Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-12-01

AIlau,ic aud Pacific Oceans, have com
plr,ed their surveys, made a road owe
The ls,lnis, and are procrrdin. Ia maxi
The Canal. An authentic account NTH,
Cincinnati Chronicle says:
The company having completed II pro
visiottal or iciulurary road from the ba,
of Charcra, On The Pacific, to lllc toni
al Charres on the Atlantic Ocean, is no
,tIlv freed from the nrc"ssity OF requiring
additional time, but The Republic "i New
Grenada could not refuse II without viO
lailng lis engagements, s'nce ihe com
pauy have completed lis contract before
"vclhlhc expiration at the time limited
for tho construction of any coniinunirn
ton whatever Besides ihis, II ha,
caused the whole country through whicl
the projected canal Is Ia pnss, ~ well u,
the rivers and water courses which uii,
contribute to it, To BIZ Thoroughly explor.
ed.
These explorations. conducted with
great talent by the Engineer, Nmel
have demonstrated that The l,lhniis al
Panama, instead of being II ridge oI
rocks, ns many eeographels have des-
crlbrd It, Is on the contrary Wiley,
! from 1 10 l3 miles in idih, and scattered
over with conical heights "i from 20 IA
q } feet elevation, which on the east aud
west, rest upon low chains varying from
| iOto 40 feet in height. Among these
small conicial hei hts, wind in all dircc-
tions various streams and rivers which
descend from the termination OF the An
des aud unite in two principal channels
The one which is the river Cha2rcs,
throws itself into the Caribbean Sea the
other, called the Rio Grandr, flows to-
ward the Pacific Ocean. The dividing
country between these rivers has an ele-
walton of only 81 feet above the highest
known level "f the SEA, ar Of CT feet
above low tides the flood Of The tides
sometimes attaining n hci2h, Of % feet.
/ The excavation or cutting necessary
to unite the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
hy means "t the rivers Vine Iint", Brr-
nardine, and FnZian, is only twelve
miles aud haff the fall will be rcgula-
ted by four double lnckn of 1873 feet in
length. Tn" wh"I. of the projected ca
nal will be- ~ miI"s ~ length, l3J feet
N breadth ni the surncr oi the water,
and % fee, at the bottom, 20 feet III
depth, and viii he nnviguble ior vessels
from 1000 to 400 tons. All the rivers
which are Ia serve as pats IN the canal
have, ai the lowest water, depth vary
% 4 tl ,u,ll ho
and rXravaicd to u depth OF 90 feet,
and kept ut that depth by means of two
guard locks. The country through which
The canal will pass, presents a Clayish
aud c,ialy soil, with no rock except ai
the mouth ol the Charges, where the
formation is so sla'y ,la, 1t will present
no obascle.
Although tho construction of the canal
AT pana ma will require no purchase ol
land, and nn outlay Tor stone, lime OF
cement, all which materials arc to be
found un the spot, still the company has
not hcsuated tu estimate It's cost ut the ,
his shrst rates -! constructing such works,
lis th"sc, Tor example, oi The Calcdon,an
Canal oi Scotland. and the Louisville
Canal-ihc Ialc ol 3j2 800 francs, or
about 500, Ijl per mile 81 that The ~
miles oi canal property so called, VIII
cost 1851 800 francs, or about ST.
1I9, ,GlJ. Ia these estimates are inclu- Il
folding hrIdgcs ul cast iroA, 10 ieei III
length, and several smaller ones. Il
MS junction of the two oceans, by I
bringing The islands Of the Pacific, Chl.
IA, Japan, Australia, Borne", Suma,ra,
Nc, some 1000 leagues nearer 10 Us, by /
rendering The navigation OF the Ocean
less dangerous, less expensive and more
eApedllIous, VIII effect Il great revolution
lu The commerce. OF the whole world, Il
revolution ui winch America will expert Il
/, nee The benefits before all other nations i
TnE pgIZ. FiGnr TgIAL.-'rhc trial OF
Three ul the persons who mcIe concerned III
Iur prlzr Ugnt between ldlly aud Mccoy 4
IN winch the latter was kucd) has Just been
tuuciulcl al " nltc Plains. The ". York h
Iummrrcial Advcrli>cI mas received from
Il.cIr c"rlcs pondcn, report OF the charge oi
Judge kugglcs un submitting the case ui \
SULLIVAN, McLlccsicr ana kcusrii, to the lu- I
~. til, quite long, aud contains nothing oi Il
public interest. ! hc Judgr, after II lew
general remarks uOOut The character Ot HE /
,iirncc and the impoilancc oi The verdict
bout tu be rendered, went INTO an eXainlna-
lul. oi 'hc statute dchnlng murder, Stating
hat II did not properly reach tins case uur
.ould The crlmc proved upon The prisoners,
u hls Judgment, be deemed mansnughtrr ~
hc lIst Grgrtc, because 1t would not have
IL InuIdrr at common law nOi
hd II hrppcn strictly III the COMMISSION "
~ unaN Iul act,
II dld nnt appeal, he said, that prlZc'hshl
i Uscli, ,iaGulug alone, aud without any
dACr rlirunstancrs al, ndrg u than tllnsc
lSualIy urcpIiing NJ piU -hghI, Is regarded
Is u ru', Nor md thi, d"a ID occur ~ the t'I
uU'ar ui lIic prosecution u! lbc rIptuus pm
uscs IT the ass, mbIupc. il did not happen
II the allrny between one oi the parties there
nd The "ihccrs endcayurng To keep The pub
IL l"art,
Nor, u2aIn, did he tIIIk 1t maislaughtrr
Il the second d,gIcr, because 1t was not
umulitcd IN rhc hcal Ui passion. II was
ui cont, udcd that Tie uiicucC was man.
Iau. h,cr ~ The lhud drgIcc aud The Judge
urn ndduccd reasons WHY he thuu.ht II u-
lud,d ~ lhr drIiuillUn ii mnlislau.htci ~
Ir fourth drgirc. -