The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-02-25

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snesanssr ne delay and expense o. ien@
srars. This bill proposes 20 ssessn.n
whsshsr u be not Prseiiesoie 70 sse's
shsss impedlmsnts 10 the nss'fasian ana
conmeres Of that region By re-opsninf
Rosnoks iales. and sdofding direct pas
sage into The AIbermsrls from we sea.
To form an .d.qasis conception OF hs
ex,enl of that eammsres. and me shiP
ping .hleh a employs. il 10 nseesssfy 70
glance 81 the adjacent isEriiofy. Asos
marl- sound slrelehes wesswsfdiy. ron
me site OF the proposed inlet. iof ~
miles. 10 generally from 10 70 ~ nl'ss
aide. and IRON 20 70 rs Irs1 in depih.
Bssides several nssigable rivers o. es'u-
ares Aawing into IL on The northern ann
sou.hsGn SIDES. 10 receives Al the wesssfn
end The chowsn and Roanoke. the later
Of which .siers q greater extent OF ief'
mls. arabic soil than any river between
The Mississippi and The 81 l.awrsnss-s
coil whose productions would and their
natural and direct route 10 The markets
OF The world through Rosnoks inlet.
True IL 10. that eommsnieslions BY rail-
road have bssn established from The up
per Roanoke 10 Pelsrsburg and Noriolk.
in Virginia; bur Il 10 we'll known iaes
that ifsnspnrlsIioa for bulky ARTICLES .
Car cheaper BY wafer Than on railfosd. snd
thai many Of The productions OF sgsieul.
lure eapnol be sent 10 market Al all by
The latter mode which would 90 by The
Iormsr. No sselioa Of the Atlantic
states, Of The same dimension. furnishes
annually greater supplies Of agricultural
products ier market Than the northern
eosn,ies" on Albenarle sound. Those
sn ils souihern margin and tributaries
| are. perhaps. fgs,lly fruitful. and are
lnkely 10 have . great increase 10 shslr
production, BY the reelsmstioa Of near
Zoe. 200 acres cf so amp land, nov 10 The
course Of drainage work prosecuted
By The state Of North Carolina, which
has appropriated 100000 10 objects Of
this kind. In addIuon 10 which and cot
ION. the common produci Of the southern
states. immense qusnliues Of Indian corn
are sent from this section 10 New York.
Prosidenee, and Bosisn. 81 the North. 10
chsrles,sn and Savannah, ~ the South.
and 10 the West Indies. The exports
from sgricnllure, however. are greatly
agumenled from ihs fisheries aud ioresls
laf The AIbemarle country. Besides
,housands Of barrels of 6,h. The quanli
.les Of slaves, heading. shingles. pine
Humber. and ihs productions Of The pins
use. ship timber, and naval stores. ex-
ported yearly, are incredible 10 those who
haze not had their attention turned par.
iieularly 90 the subject. There are %
means Of lesrnlng the exact value Of the
aggregate, but u 10 estimated by those
most familiar wiih that trade 90 exceed
| %. 000, 900 per annum. and 10 furnish
employment, 60 more Than 100, 600 ton,
If shipping. IL such be tie value ant
importance OF tina, trade under ito mul
upl,ed present disadvantages, ~hat nigh
. u mol be expected 10 be II relieved IRON
lie smhsrrassmen.s by the improvement,
} proposed A . school aud nursery 10
. seamen. i, eminenily deserves The foster
: ing care and friendly consideration o
D Congress. IL 10 from ihs commercis
: that recruits are furnished 10 the military
Nssy; and al q ,ime ~hsn there seem
10 be q general disposition 10 enlsrse an,
strengthen this arm Of The ns.ionsl dc
fence. policy ss well % humanity re
quires .hs, they shall be shielded ss "a
- possible from the perils OF ship wseek
) and encouraged 10 embark in The msr
, chan, service. ....... .--
RI Mr. g said he could no, better illns
: ,rale The necessity Tor opening ills inle
; and lie advantages 10 trade aud nasIgs,lnl
, Than BY reading q Few paragraphs irou
The report Of = distinguished civil tngi
lneer. (Msjor G~ynn) to which. an
D to the report BY has respected collsagu
J In The other branch Of Congress, (Nr
]. Rayaer.) s,tbe las, session. he vas main
J. lly indebted for the facts already narral
= ed: promising. merely. tina, " Roanok
q Marshes Light.house." mentioned in th
. report. il sltua,rd On the passage be
: tween Albemarle and PsmIlco SOUND,
e M>ior Gwynn states that .
IL, . The register Of Cap,ais Pew. keep
e er OF the Rosnoke Marshes Light houss
!. numbers 1850 vessels passing and n
. passing during the year ending Deceu
Is Der 81. 1899. making The shipping sbo,
,l 100. 900 tone; the amount assumed b
,. the committee, which. although remalr
. ing The same, shows for that season
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