Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-09-24
TIE ADVOCATE.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER "a.


Ger Home Affairs. We would direct the
serious attention Of the reader to the follow
ing article from the Pittsbug Gazette. 1t is
u matter which comes homo to our bust,
ness and bosoms' sand ought to be iuspirit.
ing to our citizens generally, as It shows
them IN n conclusive manner, how yery
practicable, and even easy it is to effect an
important change in the entire face of things
enterprise, the same means, and the same
spirit, which accomplished tho important
event adverted to, if only emulated here,
will secure us advantages of incalculable va
luc in the improved navigation Of the Rivan.
ma. The land transportation between this
place and Richmond is destined to cease
even tho Stage that now runs between the
two places, must give way to the increased
expedition, ease and elegance of Steam
Boat navigation; and the ponderous mud
rollers IN the shape of heavy horse teams
will be speedily superseded by our steam
boats eclyp'd" Walk.in- the Water" "Non.
SUCH Lady Washington" President
Jackson,' DC. in tho transportation Of pro
duce and goods. a new field for ingenious
and useful enterprise thus created must lead
to results surprising the speculative views
OF the most sanguiuc. This is no idle fam
tacy-no wild imagery, but the sober deduc.
ton OF actual ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that
demonstrates to the most scep,ic how per-
fectly easy it is to establish 4 steam boat
communication between this and the metro
Poiisas soon as the contemplated improve
ment in the Rivanna navigation-whch is
being effected-is successfully completed
Let every man then, who sincerely wishes
70 see his county and section of country rise
In tho scale ofimprovement, and in blessings
10 his fellow beings, evince n public spirit
worthy of the object attainable and the proud
character he ought TO sustain-a character
alive TO the permanent interests of his neigh.
sors, county and country, and no one can S.
limit to our prosperity as town, commer
cial Importance, and advancement as PEG
pie, possessed of all the advantages of inter
nal navigation. The results would be as
founding, grand and dazzling and who car
doubtit! Who SO base as to throw cold wa
ter on the laudable effort. Who SO impu
dent as To doubt its practicabiIity The
work is feasible and must be accomplished.
The following is an interesting account of
the hrst passage of steamboat from Pitts
burg to Orlean Point in Cataraugus county,
in New York State. This is an important
extension of steam navigation upon the wa
and L. L. ~ch Il
From the village of Hamilton, situated near
Orlean Point,it is but % miles to the Genes
see river, and from point on the Allegany
about 10 miles below Orlean, the distance to
Buffalo cannot exceed 53 miles. The steam
boat by which the passage was made, is 80
feet long and Is wide !; having two cabins on
deck OF 80 feet each. She is propelled by a
dlstincti double engine, and has two stern
wheels extending ~ feet behind the boat
drawing with wood and water about l2 inches
and stemming the current at the rate of three
miles an hour. The following particulars Of
this novel and interesting voyage are given
by a correspondent of the Piltsburg Ga
Zette;
The boat left Pittsburg with Ga passengers
and % to 80 tons freight; and after ascending
Patterson Falls, lis miles up the river, by a
very useful improvement to aid the engine
polling machine, worked by the capstan or
windlass in the bow of the boat--which drew
her over with ease, and Montgomery's falls,
five miles farther, nearly as bad we reached
Warren beautiful village, situate at the
outlet of Conewango creek, near 200 miles
above Pittsburg, in three and half days run.
ming limo. 1t requires from IL to % days
for canoe and keel boats, manned in the best
manner, to perform thus trip. This is the
highest point on the river that ever had been
made by steamboat, and to this point only
by this boat.
We found many rapids, and generally very
strong water, until within % miles of our
destination, at the Great Valley. Here the
mountains decrease fast, and the current be.
comes easy, until gradually we had seemed
tn reach the top of the mountain. At III a
NJ. on Friday 2Ist, we landed safely at Orlear
Point, nearly 800 miles from Pittsburg, mids,
the loud and constant rejoicings of the citi
zens of the village. Here we found ourselves
on the highest ground ever occupied by a
stoam boat, 600 feet above Pittsburg, nearly
400 above the level of, and $500 miles, by
the course of the river, from the Ocean.
The trip from Warren to Orlean was pei.
formed in about 20 hours, and returned in
hours.