Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-11-24

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snd Newton. IN boohs. We have the
choicest tbougats Of the sblest meu. in
their best dress. We cas- ss pleasure On,
clude dullness, Nad spen eur doors % food
sense alone. II 10 needless 10 repeat the
high comweadatisos that have been be
slowed o. the stsdy Of letters, By persons
who have had free sccess % every other
source Of eradication. lsstead OF quoting
Cicero 10 yeu, shall in piaia terms give
you the result Of my own experieece on
this subject Without books, have never
been sbls 10 pass . single day to any entire
satisfsetien: With them, no day has been
90 dark - net to bsve ice pleasure. Even
pain and sickuess have for time been
charmed away by them "Swees plisbili.
" Of man's spirit" cried Sterne. on relat-
Ing On occurrences Of this kind in bis Sen
timental Journey, 'sthat Gao at once sur
render itseifto Illusions, which cheat ex-
Pectation and sorrow Of their weary mo-
ucuts."
Such occurrences have Afforded me full
proof. both Of the possibility Of being che o.
ly pleased, and or the cousequences 10 the
sum OF human felicity, not to neglect mi
mute attentions to make the most ellie as
II passes.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal The
President and Directors Of this Canal
met on Saturday last, in the packet
boat Charles Fenton Mercer, and nc.
companied by their Engineer in Chief,
MIR. Benjamin Wright, the Engineer Of
the Second Division, Mr.. Nathan S.
Roberts, and several other Engineers
and officers Of the Company, proceed.
ed up the Canal, from The old locks
next below the Little Falls Of the Po-
tomac, to the first level above the
Great Falls. passing in this space over
twelve culverts, and through sixteen
locks. each of eight feet lift. They net
IN their ascent, . boat which had lust
descended from the Seneca feeder.
eight miles above the Great Falls.
twas highly gratifying to perceive,
that the side culverts Of the locks, each
Of which is provided with three inlets
Tor the water at the bottom Of the lock.
caused the boat to ascend readily from
one level to the next, and to pass thro'
the chamber Of the lock, in less than
three minutes; and this, notwithstand :
ing the lock tenders and draft horses
were new to their occupations.
The passage through one lock was
accomplished IN two and half min.
utes and the Engineer in Chief was
Of opinion that, with prompt exertion,
the passage through q lock might be
accomplished in two minutes.
No effort vas made during this voy-
age to try the speed Of the boat, which
Is II feet inches wide, and rs feet
long, being three feet narrower, and
fifteen feet shorter, than the lock
chambers vii; admit. but the same
boat was some time ago, when crowd
ed with passengers, propelled by three
horses, along single level Of 9 miles
and a quarter, at rate very little
short Of eight miles an hour.
Nat Intei. Nov. IS.
RaI Road 10 Hiashinyfon.-The CT.
tizehs of Baltimore, we believe, are
much disposed TO comply with the sug-
gestion made some time since i'm a
Washington paper, "to construct a
lateral Rail Road from the Baltimore
ahd Ohio Rail Road To the City Of
Washington. Tho Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road Company have full
power, under their charter, TO con.
strucs such 4 Road as far as the line
Of the District Of Columbia; and there
Is no doubt that Congress would pass
law 10 extend their powers and pri
vileges to any part Of the District. The
cost of such Rail Road could not ex.
coed 10000 dollars--its benefit would
be great TO both cities. and indeed TO
the United States, and its profit 10 the
Stockholders ample. This IL n sub.
ieSt worthy of attention, and we hope
wilt not be neslected.--[ Bali. Gax.
The Liserpool and Manchester Rail
way appears &c be interfering with tie
business Of the coaches plying between
these cities. The following appears
IN a Liverpool paper Of the 9th slt.-
I'VE understand that several of the