Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-22

The s'Esn, style 10 s.a these ys'.els AZ: fitted up,
cannot tail TO render this line OF conveyance, 10 and
fIom HUI. very popular"
Erraet from aietter Of gentlemen in Manchester.
ent ia -dierandria.
COnioi rnabiy to promise, now send YOU plan Of
the ts boat and her engine. which you will perceive
10 on the locomotive principle This boat, (whith we
are now constructing, and which will be ready for
launching in few wseks) 10 built Of thin iron ribs
ADD covered with sheet iron No. Is, wire gage abou
LIS n oil an inch in thickness. The engines Will e.
qna twelve horsts power, snI will propei her, the
Forth and Clyde canal at rate iaccorjng our ex
permeus with the swift tw,n-boai,) OF 10 10 IL miles
per hour. The Union canal, which is narrower ana
oi>less depth than the Forth aud Clyde, will admit
OF the same rate of progression but will probably
duce the speed TO or 10 mile per hot r. Consequent.
y, the rate Of speed on the two lines Of navigation.
hats, 'he For'b ~ni Clyde and Uuion canals which
The Lancashire Witch is Intended to ply, will be ne ar
ave age OF 10 miles per hour, exclusive Of sorpsg-s
In the present siege Of our proc ceilings, il is im
poss BILE Tor to furnish data as to the
otn or build r-qu site TO- quick speed canals, par
ucuarly when steam is employed as propeling pow.
-r. u IS nevertheless matter OF much In portance,
and great desderatum in iron boat building, hat in
dicous and proper arrangement OF the metals should
b. src iy attended TO that ligh ness combined wi
strength aud the proper lines should never be To-,
sight OF in the build OF vessels of this scrpcn 10
my report on the subject Of the late experiments on
the Forth apd Clyde canal, purpose to take an en-
iatg.d view OF this subject which rus, will not on
ly Introduce the Of ion generally, in the con.
strncon OF canal boas, but at the time ellie such
practical information, as will be Of ben, fit to the
public"
PENNSYLVANIA IMPROVEMENTS.
The bill making additional sppropr ions for internal
improvements, passeJ the H Of r. Of Penn on Friday
Yeas So, Nays 3S. The following are the sporooria-
ions made by this bill, as finally passed the House.
The amount added to previous expenditures, will
make an aggregate OF about fifteen millions of dollars
which tha, State has applied to the purposes OF i'm
provemen by canals and railroads. within the last six
years. The present bill spprcpr iatss to
Philadelphia and Columbia railroad 5000 600
Canal from Middletown 10 Columbia ll6 10
North Branch canal 100 600
West anch canal 2sO Don
Lswisourg met $4,000
Canal from Huntington west, and railroad
over the Allegheny 100000
French Creek feeder 60 600
Beaver and Shenango route 100, 900
Sou h-Western turnpkes 1875 900
So 026. 10
The annexed tables will shew the estimated costs
OF the improvements recommt nd d, which the commit
ZEE are confident will be found te, low:
James river 70 Lynchburg by lock and dam $3.50 600
From Blue Ridge canal to Coving'on zoe 900
Road from Tennessee ne TO Harper's
Ferry $40 600
Rvid from Kanawha Turnpike to Point
Piea-sn, 27,5oO
Road from Winchester TO the Ohio river l25, 900
Road rom mouth of Fishing Creek to
Road from Staunton TO the Ohio river
Not sscsrtained.
Road from fredericksburg to Winches-
Road rom Fredericksburg to New Mar
ket 80, 900
Uaon aud Sandy road 10 400
New river from X, + Ills to Bowers
F-rry 80 600
10 relation to the of raising the funds n-ces
a'y TO cary tito execution the foregoing schemes OF
i'm provem-n', your COMMITTEES wouId recommend
l)an, Tor msny reasons Ii avoids tax alton Ii Judi
cously invested the stock is equivalent money, and
can always be disposed of 10 raise it, Aided this,
your committee peri cty saiise that the sggrr
be equal to the emption Of the interest so that no
injury can possibly result to the public: and in ord.r
10 test the capacity OF the improve e nde
TO pay the interest on the sums your committee mu 4
az am refer to the report Of the Engineer upon that
ubject aud beg leave accompany with il,
Ihey believe these calculations accurate ar
as estimates can be, and exhibit the fact that James
River, II improved either by lock and dam or canal,
viii not only pay he interest the necessary
for construction, but will leave surplus, and in CIV
years large one, TO be applied TO the redemption Of
the loan. Your committee recommend loan for an
other reason. The States which have executed the
most ex'enve public works. have raised the funds by
loan, which have always been eica cious Your COM
mit'ee are at loss 10 account Tor the objection to
loans. when they to be nves ed in iudcious publ
works, thereby creating valuable interest-payipg
stock.
Your committee, in conclusion, would recommend
That the public works hereby nded, let out
by Sections so that the profits of each section shall con-
sttute sn inierespa fund, Tor the prosecution oi
he succeeding section, until the whole be couple ted,
80 that there viii be no necessity for taking a loan for
me whole SUN necessary for these Improvements By
this means, each scheme will develop its profit before
too heavy sun is avished upon il to make the loss
severely felt 10 case OF failure Your committee would
therefore recommend that the loan be taken up four
dnEGal ms ailments