Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1837-03-09

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:-.NAyY D~l.PARTMENT,}.
s.FebtharsI le37;..;3.> +.
:, ,Sir-SM comPliane6 Mirh a resolution o
h c; llouse:Qf- REPRESENTATIVES, .of the. 2Ser
~lillinio, .ThaSe the. %h0noir,.ts transmit, here
with, Il copy Of the report Of. the Eotnmk.
sfoncfs clarstl win d,c ..exahJination 81
ports and Farhours south Of thee hesalaake
bay; Nirh It yie&.n Their comparative adj:
v~au,asesrlof ,tie establishment Of a Navy
ain, with great respect. -.
:. Your 0hGaient seawant, -.
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TO the Hon: Speaker Of tho ii. of Repre-
seht'llves. ...t:"..." -. ::
The. undcrsisnic :. Commissioners under Il
resniuiiou-of the !Scnaic Of tic E..StatGs
."fo.st'rvcy and examine ports sdprll 6l
the Chesapeake. with IA .viGw to their
comhafatrvg FACILITIES aud advantages for
threStMlliInmept Of a Navy Yard, y have
the: honor TO report: ...
That. they have given o the subject all
>thc rcfrcimi whi,nils national Importance
demands; Iraie' personally inspected tho
scviTaI::p Ur;s. whose' diarslr OF water gave
c.a!mto public attention and hayc. ma
fure!S weighed their relative i,rctcnSiuns to
the Favourable consideration Of tile Gov
%'crnhIcnt. ' :.
The nudcrsigntd:: in ARRIVING at a pre-
'fuencr fora particular'porL have discarded
all prejudice Of a local or sectional nature,
and. hayc solely been influenced bv: a Strict
lx-safd to lie public good. As. IL iiasiS Tor
tleI i~lrcision .ihey>. have loGkcT to 1uida-
mental principles, ahd have 'bcrn-euidtd
blythe great. dcSnlciala III Il naval Establish
mention shore. They. may he ~r!assc,! uin:!c.
Lube following heads, and, Obtain: v;lnG in
1!le order in Which they. stand. wiz. : =.
IL. \ SUFFICIENT. depth Of Witty TO perrin.
free access al. any: state b f'1idc,. Ion. 1hc
.hcaviest. c]ass. nt.sliips. of war. -.
2. .Dtfepcc by I,nd. ah!Eby water. :
%; Resources. and supplies: OF every
kind for'rtic speedy e~q,iinnGnr Of Acefs.
~ .SaiuLrify lit cvdly season Of the year.
!. ;: Ample shpply:of. fresh: watcr: =.
:. 6: Facility Tor wllhriihss and docks.
AS Nn port south of: the. Chcsapeake
Possesses alt Observation-Disclosures. lail ilidacA.
tl'tre Is hit oue-inr the; W hole Uniou wlirj,
does. possess. llem,) lit has .hccemo. .1lt
dnly of :tlic .ulufersignel,' by the rSu-
in,ioi of: the. eScnhte. o;~.dcsignate ,lra,
one Which seemed to them to- bavc The
greater liuat'er.o 'arprOSilimtiue quaBtca-
/: i: CHAR LalsroN,. Sc. -.
The port. of Char'eston,. being tile FIRST
IN u'hgnitu'a',::a and also first IN the order 81
Inspections! clai.hed their. PRIMARY al,cliti6m
This: hanl'e,ir has Been Repeatedly SURVEYED,
'fand '%receutly by cnmpc,ent officers o. :
FTniicd-States ARMY Ikc,clr!rt profcrtcU
FbN'then has hcen tcSlcd ly tic UNDERSIGNED
and the result proved il, essential accuracy:
from y iiicf: -'to&fiLrr will n~.nHv;.r S1ityc,
in 1879, and vuJnabIc ilfUullu.1.n .4,a;utt
irn;ii cXrgricuted pilots: and ntllrf sources
It would. sccir;. TO-: hG- established that ill,
karat thcnDutltpf' ihr llarl,oiiri is i!ic.nsiif
Eohstaclc'tp lis present uStlnlnGs s::s.a MAYA
station: Tor being deficient. in dcIfiii O.
water, no vessel lana or 1iEin Shops of mu
can pass, ;nldlhey only. athigl fidcss on.
with Il >IhGoih"scu.
Ililslrar. Which is OF sn,d. foIns an al
most %cdnlinHnus rilain0t break.rs, .rtllomii;
nearly :parallrl. Nth. the. coast, for uilic.oi
ten. miles The tides and fresitts..of.ta
Frirrrh hrQkrn through This haiTier, mi,
tom"cIannrls; have: l5ccn to4aaeaIoit4e dis
change ;of' h e:wa1e.s.:. Tlucc-of:ihcnl-a ar,
now incapable of being, n~ayisatc,d ly l,Mg,
vessels, and tho fourth, .ihc-ma;ih %e!!anncI
= hahletG great :chanscsir6ln lRary gales
Within: twenty years II. has,hccp cntircl,
renfoscd from its fWlhcr size, It: i .dis
placed. by more. tiIan half .a.milc.; .Ht4.
where. forincsly-passch in.Sec4rily ship. II
i .amd is. feet drauekt of. water, now roll
u dangerous breaker. -Tlic.undcrsisnel,j III
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS possible nlditern,ion u
the, present. ship channel by The. .dGpnsi,c Il
somcfufhie. gate. do not regard it as. j
Lasting injury to. the port :, fo:.tleyy hrIicvt
'lf't.a new, more cbhvciicnt, and pcirtlirs
deeper c~Iannel may Lb effected, ly' Gl,sut.c
%;tions.hi The. i;dc-wit. which Shall siTilt I,
Il given point on tile BARI the vast aud swift
:eosHiiu. III: .watcr c6,hrosingits frsicts,:an Il,
ctln Such is: observed: To. l.U. tue. :ucli6i
-prcscnleh rs the :foniifich,ion... n6,s .,ein;
erected IN fac river, which has aIsi hly Iii.
incomplete and not very eNtpiIsiyc, .c!au used
in tie opinion Of. pilots, the occr-lalI ct,a.
mel To he cons;dcrahiy drcpencd. The cf
feet Of .So-ninrh peWer, directed on sIAi I, a,
eHsy substitute. a. this har,.nl.cn. ai,led H.
I'dsefsii@ npehincs, .%taihot.f,c questioned
The 'uoI,lc. harbor. within, sutliciei, in ever,
tf:RscttQ accommodating large deer, an,
OF IN: heaviest draMiht,. tho gircat. scat Q
sohthcrn' wealth. and: southern r:oh,nicrGp
:Qll serm ~ hespcak ior 1t il. sincraus rx
pendiI"rc..oi tho national treasury. BIZ
.ihHSc- spec,dations, whether true. or oihsr
wisc,' belong to. ihr engineer, whose kGoSt
ledge OF currents and .ihSir effect: Nillhav,
unc Weight inspelt a contingency. Charles
ton. 5-Iow .c0iIsidEred :acetssibIc with.
draushI Of La. .fcel,..but viii, thj.' aid q
stcant,: sonIriLc,. avid smooth. wiitcr,.
ship drawing. Isl feet maybe safely. GO,
ducteh.. The average. rise Of THE tide is
t.fect, which is incrca.ed o r.dimn,is!od b
the. vioiehce and duration of The 'scaHsar