Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-04-26

THE RAlL noxx
It's srsifyieg = se1as> - svi1ssees Of
iaersasang srads spos - sasisssss work.
We sssss that, sse,vst - 49, e shs next
ssass., IL sAxsssssss wiIl be sxsspaed a.
far a. lIarpsrs-fery-ond that eur Balti-
nero flsknds may. be met at that point by
The ssersetis es~Psny engaged IN tho Win
chester and Potomac Rail Road. One ef our
snterprising merchants has made arrange
nsnts 10 have his spriog supplies forwarded
on the Rail Road 10 the Point Of Rocks, and
from thence to IIarpcrs-Fcrry in boats. The
cost psr hundred viii DO about forty cents.
Our Maryland ncishhours appear to BE- In
great aPiriss on tho occasion. We copy .
few Of their graiulasory paragraphs.
Tie Ra0 Rood. THOUSAND
DoILAns worth Of eseds arrived st the
Dspst On Moodsy last, in one train sl
vaeoes. They esssist ef groceries,
dry gssds, lu1ber. hides, &c. aud are
csssigusd - merehsnts aad ether per.
seas IN Frederick, Middletpwn, ha.
gerstewn. Harpers-F srry. CharIestovn,
and other towns west Of ~.
tFredsjck Erasipcr, .1pnais.
aArrioai from tie Point of Rocks. u
We>were apprised . day or two ego Of
the opening Of the Baltimore add Ohio
Rail Road 10 the " Poiut Of Rocks. Is
This uasruisg we had the pleasure Of
witnsssing che arrival Of the fret train
81 cars from the Point. laden with be.
tween 500 and 400 barrels Of Aour.-
IL was in excellent condition, appar.
ently - fresh - IL just delivered from
the milts.
We heartily congratulate the public
At large, and especially the farmers and
m,llsrs from those parts Of Virgins and
Maryland, contiguous to the present
termination Of this great work. upon
this suspicious event. They will now
have the benefit Of 4 speedy. econo.
miesl and uninterrupted conveyance
to eur city.
We learn that arrangements are now
10 train TO run Passenger Cars between
baltimore and the Point Of Rocks dai.
~, in eonnexiep. with regular lines oil
stage coaches through various direc
tiops IN Virgins. a daily mail Il else
to be csta6lished betw cen -Daitimvre
and the Point Of Rocks.
Baltimore Pat. April %.
The Baltimore Gazette says-Ths
facilities which these arrangements
will afford TO the public, will be found
to be highly important. BY this route
passengers will be conveyed from Bal.
hmore to Leesburg, Harpers-Frrry
aud other neighbouring places, in ten
hours, as soon as the regular channels
will have been established between
those places aud the Psint Of Rocks
aud passengers will readily be convey.
ed from Baltimore to Winchester with.
in one day.
The connection Of the Rail Road
With the Potomac at the Point Of Rocks.
opens new and extensive commerce
to this city, which heretofore descend
ed that river; whilst il will afford "a
the farmers IN the fertile add highly
cultivated counties Of Loudoun, JEFF.
terson, Berkeley, Morgan and Hamp
shire, In Virginia. and in the upper
eoonties IN Maryland, O choice Of mar.
kets, and thus be beneficial % them.
The transportaiions on the rail road,
Of dry goods. groceries, sc. from Bal.
timore, dsring the last week, have
greatly excesded those fur the same
period since the road has been opened.
The business air which the leading
OF wagons gives 10 the depot, is quite
refreshing, and the forwarding agents
appear % have their hands foil. On
Wednesday last tfse house Of A. III.
Brown & Co forwarded the first train
Of cars Laden with -four from the Poinf
Of Rseks 70 Baifimore, AID in all next
week The forwarding business from
and to "the Point" will regularly
commence. Arrangements are also
making to run passenger cars ihi,her.
to De connected with Q line of stages
runsihg. TO Lessburg.
AS soon IS the ''leafy month"; puts
on its livery, hundreds Of our fellow
eitzens will cmbrace the opportunity
Of Witnessing the beaatiGsl scenery
which the neighbOrhoo1 Of 'the Points
presents; q mere delightful excursion
we cannot isnsgine, and We recommend
those Who have no love for the genius
loci, bot are inclined to gentie melsn
ehoiy' to visit the Hermit's cave, re-
censly discovered, and gaze upon The
sk.ll Of its last esd tensnt--. IL NAV
peint . neral" though connected viii
: tale which mHst be ssadosuesI'' bv
fancy. EIsderick H.vold
NssO POsf- Coashss. Mr.. Humrick
house has pat upOn the lins 70 shep
herdstswn, = superior Troy coach,
equal 10 tiRish and in comfort 20 any