The native American., 1837-09-09
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CON-
TINENT OF EUROPE.

Switzerland notwithstanding her moderate resources,
and her supposed difficulties Of territory, has opened
roads, or at least improved her old ones; amongst
the last would particularize the magnificent road
Of St. Goihard. A number Of steamboats, already
plough the lakes Of Geneva and Constance. and keep
up prompt and regular communications with the prih-
cpal harbors Of those small internal seas. Within a
brief period two railroads with doule tracks have
been projected, to Ball. Zurich, and st. Gall,
markets Of northern Switzerland, with the most pro-
ductive cities of the south Of Germany.
Belgium, placed opposite to the coast of England,
between Frances Holland, and the Germanic confeder-
alton. filled with popnlous cities, long in iourishing
condition., from its high state of agriculture, and by
its innumerable fabrics and manufacturers has already
commenced line Of railroads, which cannot fail to
regain 10 her principal cities, great part of that
camille importance, which made her, in the middle
ages; the market of central Europe. The extent Of
the system of rail roads, for which the nature Of the
ground well adapted, must connect with Brussels,
not only the ports of Antwerp. Ostend, and Bruges,
but her most distant extremes will be joined to the
opposite extrenifcs Of the railways, which have been
projected in France. and in the Prussan monarchy,
and by which merchandise and travellers may pass,
with wonderful celcrity. from London Antwerp, and
Ostend, to Brussels, Paris and Cologne.
The railway which will connect Cologne, the great
market of the Lower Rhine, with Antwerp, which is
the first port Of Belgium, is already commenced, is
also that to connect the capital Of the kingdom of Sax
ony, with the fourishing city Of Leipsc.
In the southern Germany, King Louis Of Bavaria has
already authorized the construction Of the grand canal
which is to bear his name, and which will unite the
Danube with the Rhine by way Of Athmul and Red
ntz. Other railroads projected, which will con-
meet the principal cities Of this part Of Germany, and
facilitate the transport ofmerchandse towards the lake
of Constance which is the of great commercial
activity. Such will be the roads from Munich to Lin
dau by Augsburg and Kempten; besides that which
will lead from Stutigardt to Frederickshaven by Ulm
and Bbeych, and that from Mannheim, which will ter
inmate at Constance by means Of a branch connect
by Basle with the other similar roads projected m Swz-
erland.
The empire Of Austria, situated nearly in the mid
die of Europe and traversed through it's whole length
by the second river Of that part of the world, is des-
ned by its power by its position, by the diversity Of
It's products, and by the industry (already brought 10
high state of perfecton Of of its Provinces
assume considerable part in the commercial re-
iatlons shortly to be opened with the East. The Co
vernment has followed the progress Of the great
merciai revolutions now going on, and has not ne
elected measures by Of which the subjects Of
the empire may rival the most industrious nations Of
Europe The low prices for the transportation OF per
sons and merchandsethe facility the safety and the
Iceerity Of communication being the first bases oI
the prosperity OF commerce, the astonishing orks
Mount Gems, and the Simplon have been Initiated al
different points of the chain Of the Alps, from Mount
ST. Go,hard to Villebch. Recently considerable sum.
have been expended to facilitate communications be
tween Switzerland, Germany, and the Adriatic sea
Among the most beautiful constructions Of this de
scription, may Justly comprise the magniicen
roads from Milan, by the lake of Corno and by Collico
one Of them by Spaaen and the Grisons the other b,
the Stelvo, in the yrol Chat of Val-Arsa which lead
from Vienna by Asiero To Rouredo; the road which
from CoDegliono, by SeIavolle, LonqaroDe and Hen
pezzo, leads 10 the Pezertal in Tyrol then the new
roads from Poneba and from, Optehina; finally, tba