Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-05-12

| L ne passage Ol tnc OIltiS Wouiu ho'C
been a to 6 days less. but for the heavy
gales, shortly after leaving Cork, and the
Constantly westerly winds for sall Athe
first half Of The voyage, with q dead,
heavy confused, sea on, and especially
during the two days severe weather on
the Banks. N 7, Evening Star. gni
Ono PuBDI1c WoRhKTss.. The new Ca
nal board, we learn by the Courier,
are taking active measures to forward
the different works, under their superin-
tendence. The Canal Fund Commits
soners are in New York negotiating
loan for the state of about 81 300, 900 |;
of which it is proposed 10 expend some
$40, 600 on the Pennsylvania and Ohio
Canal $500, 900 in the Muskingum and
| Hooking Valleys $500, 900 on the Maui
mse and Miami Canal, and 40 or SO
tlieusaad on the Maumee and Western
Deserve tRoadj b.oEi"--mis5 ti9surteie,
IA number ofsurveys are 10 be made,
and among them one for canal from
Wooster to the Ohio canal through the
Chippewa Valley, TO terminate near the
Akronsummit.,a s sss1 ,tQHol ,>.}pay5
The lMuskingrn river isto be impro-
yea byscanal and slackwatei navigation
so as to- makei it naviaahie Vfc, .earn,
boa.s'.irom g from its mouth TO the Ohio canal
al al 9 Dresden, about, IA miles above zanes-
ville. '''' .t....--...,5.
The work on the PENNSYLVANIA and
Ohio Canal will be prosecuted wjaifplg-
or the coming, season, and il is expect
ed the Canal will be made, nayigablc
from the Pennsylvania Canal near New
Castle, Pa, up The Mahoning as lars.as
Warren in Trumbull County,, before
winter. 1.-The western section from Ak
ron 10 -Cuyahoga Falls, as well as the
side cutto Middlebury, will also be fin
ished this season. The Maumee Swamp
Road is to be Macadamized, and a be-
ginning will be made this SUMMER
Cleveland HeralS90 WoE }D o1aHi srli
STEAM SHIP SIRIUS AND GREAT IVES
TERN.--,Splendid sight from The Battery.
Yesterday was a day Of unusual joy
and excitement in this city, it being al
most universally. considered as a begin
ming of a new era in the history Of At
lantic navigation, The steam ship Sri
us having arrived Sunday night, thous-
ands assembled TO see her as soon as the
news spread about the city. She was
anchored but short distance from the
Castle, and the crowds upon the Battery
had a fair view Of her. from that prom
enade., The sun shone with, unusual
clearness.and the weather was as fine as
could be wished. ,,-,5 o5T 6,,.cro@r
The Sirius sailed from Cork, on the
eveniDg Of the 4th. inst, and made the
Highlands Of N. York at, g O'clock, p.
I'M. on the 22d, thus making the passage
lin Is days, and having on, board AZ pas
ssengeis. During the, day, her sides
were ihroned with small boats filled
with passengers 10 view this fine vessel
from The old world, as curiosity seemed
to be highly delighted with this visit Of
1.-THE stranger over the deep, It was
announced about | o'clock, by telegraph,
THAT the, steamer Great Western was off
/ The hook, when, additional thousands
;poured down, Broadway, and the Bate
ry at D i. M, presented q most brilliant
appea In ma rance. u.e The crowd reminded one
Of The landing eo the Nations GUEST
.La Fayette, and there was an increase
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