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

9orst uhtfr the. disad v3tftHge 9t baylps:a'
bar placed at its ~entrancc:.- FROM tic bar
TO Be;ptbrs the. distance is about Is miles,.
better: position :lpr 'a~H*y-y yard can IL
[ouna in rtie. Hieinftyof.:B eaIfort lEsp. At.
the town: jFhe liar has On Average lep.L:
af.l7 fett wHichpermits;, with a full ride,
the.passase Of a.ffigatei I;eaaferiis!tah
ed in the line Of Observation-Disclosures
Ghb,icS1op. a1id 'Savannah, anil: hence. IL
.bidckaded by an enemy ity sea; has a.sa1y
and speedy. transport :ddi. supplies: Tin.
absence .oE.;r fresh s;ter river md l4;nsheS.
sceni to assure ps.'sreat.a dcgreG of healh,
as III any of.dhe. .ortelierR harbgris. 80.
$50. SAVANNAH, CA. -:
The par at the mouth Of Tie. Savannal.'
River. is the deepest and most accessible,
oh The Southern coast. Tlre.averssc.tE ,irA
Is 10 feet ut. low watei :. aid hcnce;, NTH.
IT full tide; a'frlyate may pass: in 'satcty:-
Bun although thus fav6Hrcd.at the. entrance.
these advantages ireas6on' lost ir ascending
tue river. .Fhe first. point of 'cfactpaI de-
lenre, si!lHhrity, and locality Tor: a: navy
yard, rs Cockspur island. situatcdiva miles.
within the .bar,: and ,Wo miles. within the
f.rivcr ; but a iriSitc. caulfot REACH this. point
y.reas0h'6 oil an extensive sHirl. bank halt
ankle. below lit, 6p' which .lut II feet nj
!oW. watsr: can be obtained: In nscrnaiu:
still turther up. 1.-The 'siroals:arc frequent. and.
OF less tlnusi,t:of. water :; and the river, lit
first. hrackiSh, becomes fresh :. and hence,
III 50 low: Il latitude, and surroulidcd:trS
marshes, is mnhoal,hy-in .,nlu,en.
: :. DARH.N.. GEOKGIA.'
.Mcrc}falu sl,Is.of heavy. blu,clE can Gu
ter the port of Qarich; but it i. unsuitable.
to .nival:purpQsrs- Try. reason OF. its n%niavor-
alk locality. hcina surrounded by syaIus.
"ud ihoraSses, and ON ~-!ccount' of its being.
placed on 4 fresh water ~rivcr,. Mlith.iu SD
loM>a iatiriidc,: must cause uilllcaiilrincss.-
The. %fnrt.of Daficn can have: no .Ereatcf
prctcn>ion; than thc:insrcss' of Il sloop OF
T,waf; and hence. cannot crinipctc with the
deeper 1Iarhhts. iii the. same State. =.
HRuNSNiCK, GEORGIN. ...:
The wjsfr;> forming Tie. port OF 'i}runs:
WICK, arc SSrttraTfy dcsigii.lc,l M turtle;
r'rtr; hut pnrerly'spcaLin@E. il is AN; arm
Of. tlle' SET which, ,.hilcring iictwcdu. the
.i,la,sls-oi'Jtkyl and St. Sumnns;. flows INTO,
E.'ilc. inferior 1i5r uVw ards-pf 20 ,4llcs farming
Ia wide, deep. aud swift column: a.. no.
resi- .wa1cr .emplies. into ibis l1asA,, it is
always s'ft, free from %frcs1lcts, and ,!i!luvial:
uPosltcs: and .h'rlti.. froi iii an. earl y:pcriui
/ Of t'mc'p" tlnaiige whatever hns::hecn per-;
Ler!nNlci III the S0lln'lingS 6rgcncral charace.
s'N-l'Si' VI. ttoTl III ltTHt j. tiltltS
OF st. simon. sand .Jekyd. which are distant.
from each 'otllcr .lbaii-ome JiIilc, aid.run-
tfiilg scawmd Tor SIX n,ilcs,. arc:fcund.. int.
!ins',wo extensive s%andrits Al low water.
l%nrtiaEs: of. then! arc laid .hirt;. and unless
tic sea is. Unusually SMOOTH, thew fhrini.; in
nearly the whole cxtent,. centintua, lines
OF .hrtakcrs. Between these lures of surf
!~sllic rIa!in!i. WHICH is%,,tf,rce quarters. 81,
a mile wide between tic spit-hrntls- and
winch. cf4prscs1 III n mix; ..sohn after enter
ing, Between tic spii-iicaAs wc:found p2
tHet.atlow. water ..Piocccding Towards the
land: by travcrsinE the whole. hrcadlli Of
the channel, tffc>oulidiugs gradually :sloal.
ed tolls feet, WhicfLis the. Irast iGausht of
water: tnnnd in the rl,annrl. way... Aloui
one iriit, itlan tlIr Spit-ilcll;, is:lIrc: mid
die gritni..,',, which is "a !.;nk of 'sHud r,ssr-
Ir@ al, HE .sruflmrl;or lr!AI sJif., and hit.
.;ln;. HHo the chalnci-way ss,iI,e 200 i,thuriS:
lu' leaving a sufficiently wide. r~i.l7tcGn tcr,
pas age towards tlie St..Smion % .murih .Yn
spit. Tor i. liIrc. ship even MiAl:an adverse
wliri;. 1l'r',r:!dlc %yound has bui.Itttrr-nt.
low Wafer Fn.r"irg sill! further Ilp,. tls:
H"I!i'Htgs gradually grow 'icercr;-sh fhi::
when lr'aytri? the islands il has ut,t4!nctI, a,
d"pr' OF i..tatin,ns: The vessel is nov.
IN. safely. on the ri@ ht: Is. st. simon.
Sound, which. together with sinii!;u wafer
e%h;'i'>rS' sill nrt!,ti .ni-rlh, Affords a, safe il,
ternhE ~naviga!joli io SLOAN boasts and craft.
10 S~hyannalr; and tharleS,oh. TO the lei,
rivera tt"n' WHICH, lS> JrlNl AMI. Eutf,b,r
land sounds IS lin inilcrual navigation .ns r,r
'a- So. MarvtS.. The course lrnni SCI, t., lin,
mouth o ..rbc .E;rf.nr:.is nearly .wr>umthWes,r
.kc"lin% ilit. northern breakers on board: III,
!: %chnth'tl ihcn. rurI.'s'hfll ;tn,( s0tilIiwr>,erIl :
| and %nr!kin" Il short ,nfn 10 HE nuriiiwcsi, =.
We ;,rriyc n .tlirmwn Of .BunEwick.-iusie 10.
1,n!iltani III. present; luir il,.sliur1, We believe
~,l.a,f"h leE rail road and canal, 10 i,in,ri. i'm:
lMrlanrr:. a Siioal of >olT miid-CfISG TO- am.
hollow. the TOW II >rcins 10 inlicalc som oiTirr
rein! in the harlinr ASA miro suitable y 81.
lien !nr Il NAVY yard. We ~i,rIiGyc BIvrJc":
i>.;nid on The OPPOSITE shore 10 be n,nsi rIi"i-
bic: ltcni,'aiirS. some hundred acres. cover
FED Wi'h ri1nhcr,:nnI. every. way convcnion,
for wl.aryes. docks. &r.. and .lnr,, Nursery
Of ,hc-li&c OAK; It isiIisla4i, from Brunswick
%Iwn.mlirs. and flas' bold. water 10 within n
few talhonfs o%tlltAn6rc. .rIInrc:is no douBi
itfl! he port may be strongly loriiiid. Tie
iSliir'S:"f ST. Silrnirti,d .jckyi present slii-
able POSITIONS for extensive Works: nnhsani
sl'";ii lw" miles wi'biu. nnurinlhr centre. OF
+: f!!r river (dry at low watrf( affords Il tllirfi
tasiS.ihr powerful '~lcf'4ier, and %sica,ii. bate
rirS @iiLeomFh,o the whole. :ri.e average
rise -f The tide isGG'cr. WHICH gives n, hi.h
water. OF lie .t;ir;; rs feet: sutitirni ar 4,
-fri&al". III is dccnrd. healthy; anf.il.G ali.
sencc of a :frrsh-watcr. ~rircr,:or fresh water
.swa1hIS, sc"t's 10 Justly III" opir;on.. =.
-" ST. .MNRl,,S.::G EORGIA:. =
TIC ljifhor Of 81. NLnfy's' on the scuth
frontier of ,f'rnr~ia,' has Il lsir sinIifar:,o
tlH,i Of .C7larl,.stnn.. III Its. e%rhctal.. fis,urc;
and dcpfl. or water. il il subject. 70 hie.samc
TICissHnlrs1ndm :crciir gales. In. u. wears
thf s'HprliAnnci h;is been biIcd io,hc ,onilr-