Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-28

DALTIMORE,M May Zl-Thi< dtV T. DfOud and mann.
oFable day in the annals OF Baltimore. O, this day
onr citizens enter iNto the enjoyment of IN. f,s,
fruits OF their toll, enterprise and perseverance,. in IN.
construction OF their great work, The entire line o.
me trst division OF the B,lfimore and OHIO r Ill Road.
between thi+ city and Ellicou's mills, having been fin.
ished and put into a state for use, the necessary ar
engagements have been made TO commence operations
ana 10 undertake the general transportation of goods
and passengers on that part OF III route, which will
be continued daily hereafter without Interruption. We
congratulate orr fellow citizens upon hi. interesting
occasion, so gratifying TO he ju.t pride Of Il ,ltimor--
am, in the succe,ful accomplishment Of The mos,
diifirui' and expensive portion OF the greatest en'er-
pre- vet uu leriakcn in this country. and upon the ar
rival Of an era from which We may safely date thu com.
mencemeDt OF an increased and incre a,ing prosperi,y
to The city and the state aI ta. -
On Saturday the road waavi.ted by the Mayor and
the members Of the two Branches Of the Civ Coun.
Gil; rhe ~Presiden'. Directors, Counsel, Ensineprs and
other officers cf ihe B ,itimore and Ohio r iii Road
Company, the editors of the different papers of the city,
and a large number of strangers.
There was not less than seventy FIVE or eighty per.
ons who we're c'rried along in tour cars. each drawn
10y a single horse, with perfect ease and much RAJ
pniiiy. In the splendid car Pioneer, which headed the
rroc"s'lon. road among othe-s, the venerable Charles
Carroll If Cdrroilfon. No attempt was made to
test The velocity with which the Cars could be pro,
PEELED, the object having been merely, to survey
The whole ron'e. and 10 give a fair opportunity of en-
joying wi.hou, fatigue or exertion, the beau ifl and
romantic scenery, through which the rad masses. n,
we'll "a the specimens Of ruccessful science and art, dis
payedi in the construction of the work. A pause was
made At the Patspsco brid ge, anil the passengers a.
lighted to examine IL, al lei'ure, and to express the adj
m'ra'ion, which Is generally tit, al the picturesque
manner with which II hsrmonizes with the SUI rounding
scenery. a change Of horses was made about ha'f way
when il was ols-rved. that moi IS itb .tsndjn, ia. ,nor
nous weight which had bsen drawn along Al % con-
siderable a speed, the rate having never been l.ss than
nine and = half 10 ten miles an hour, the horses did no,
sppeir IN have suffer ! a., all.
Alter spending scme time among the beautiful scene
nv which makes Il ii,ti's mills 20 d.sirnble a place
oftesort,a large part Of the company returned 10 the
city, and arrived about one O'Clock. II is stated, that
the leading car traversed the whole distance OF thir.
teen miles in the short space Of one hour and four min
u,es.
The remainder Of the visitors remained and bayirg
%pariakpn OF an excellent dinner, returned 10 he CITY at
i've o'clork. nAli were delighted with their excursion.
and sat.hsd, bv psr.oual inspection, OF the immense
value of the Riil- Road 10 this community, as wei
as OF the excellcncs with which it has bscn consirnc
ted.
The last car which came in. was vc-y large and
heavy, and contained tw snty.six passengsrs, the ag-
gregaie weight OF he car and passengers being not
much less than three tons. which wa, drawn by one
horse, with as little trouble or apparent lobonr, az
a snky in one Of our streets AMI with more speed
al.N IRepu6!icdn.