Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-09-19


at which point a canal might be cut from
the sea intothe river, without the dificul-
ties arising from difference Of level
This point was discoveredto be about 1870
miles up the river. This enterprise was
begun by by Pharaoh Necho. And here
| may observe, that the name Pharaoh
does not designate any particular king,
but was common TO a long dynasty OF
mooarchs who succeeded each other upon
the throne of Egypt After vast sums of
money and an incredible number Of lives
had been expended by him in the prosecu-
ticn of the work, it was carried on father
by Darius Hvstaspes, and alter the lapse
Of a century was resumed and at length
completed to Ptoiemy IL, This is that
canal which was navigated by Cleopatra
in her magnificent and gorgeous galley.
She passed along it until she came TO some
little shallow lakes, where she caused her
mariners 10 draw her vessel over the
sands, until it again c,me to navigab'e
wafer This voyage OF CIeopatra's is
positive evidence that the canal was actu-
ally completed. OF its exis.en:e | myself
have had ocular demonstration. When the
French Savans, who accompanied the cei-
ebrated expedition Of Bonaplrte, were On
the spot, they traced the fragments of this
work. When was afterwards in E9ypr,
the celebrated Ali Pacha applied TO ne, 70
know whether | would undertake to make
a survey of the country where it runs, and
furnish him with good map Of it. The
Offer was conformabc TO my taste and in
cIinations, and fell in with nv desire to
make myself acquainted with whatever
was most interesting in the antiquities and
present state Of these parts of the world
so little visited by Europeans & | there
fore assented to the pro. osI | went, be-
ing accompanied by "a company of men or
]ered on that service bY tho Pacha, and
was successful in tracing out the course
Of the ancient canal, for 50 out Of the 80
miles, which constituted its entire length.
Its bed was plainly vjsrb in many places,
so that its dimensions might b. satsGacto-
riIy asccrtained found that it had been
100 feet wide and so deep. This cores
ponds with the accoun> "t Ieroiotus, who
tells us that it WoHd admit Of the p1ssa re
Of two triremcS abreast which would re-
qure a space Of at least 100 feet.
RISE OF THE LAKEs.-A gentleman
who has just returned from the Ncs',
states that forests Of oaks have been Killed
by the rise OF the waters in the Lakes, and
that some Of the trees, on being cut down,
are found to be marked with the growth
of hundred and forty years; titus prov
ing that during that long PERIOD the
waters had not before been 50 high as al
present. The cataract of niagara has
gained in grandeur, while many Cultivated
farms are now on y to be found under
water, and city lots which had been s7Id
for thousands of dollars, are in the same
submerged condition.
Dwelling houses, barns, &C., sand Gin
the water and cut of the WATER" and the
fences which once divided estates, now
only divide "watery wasres." The rise
has been re9uIarl y going on for seven
years, and irregnIariv for seven MORE
Il is however stated in the Buffalo Adver.
tlSer, that within the last two or three
months, owing probobI V to the great evap-
GRAFTON by heat the water has fallen
few Inches. Lake Erie is now about 4
feet higher than in 1925, and Lake Onta-
rio about g feet gher.-Jour. OF Com.
STATISTICS OF EDUCAT1oN-The Por.-
Iaud Transcript contains the following
interesting satisfies of the means of edo
cation throughout the United S'atcs:-
About one-third Of the popn'a'ion of
he country are betweel the ares of 8
aud IS AMI IS; and Of course are the
proper subjects fol- school educa.ion
In the United States more than four
millions Of children ought to be under tie
influence of schools.
In Maine. the law requires that the
inhabitants Of every town paw annually
t'r the support Of schools sum equal at
least to every person in it. That amonns
10 about SI5J,O)0. Their expenditures
are more than $4,000.
In New-FIampshire, a se7arate tax Of
100000 is raised for schools, besides an
annual appropriation from tax On bank
stock Of $1,000.
In Vermont, more than $4,000 are
raised for schools from third per cent,
AK on the grand list, and as much moro
rom district taxes, besides an income Of
1eaT!Y $1,000 from btnks.
In Massachusetts, there are nearly
|O0o schools supported by public taxes
md private subscriptions.
BREAD THE STAFF OF L1rE,-Stop7inc
1t place for breakfast in Savoy, curl
Jus specimen of the fashion of the CONN.,
ny presented itself. We were startled at
eeIng tall fellow enter the room with =
bundle of rods on his shoulder, which he
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