Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-11

Public House stands, and along which the r., =
runs, for a considerable distance on a wba,s hoa:
upon solid piles, 10 convey the cars 10 The ST.. 'Sn.
which carries you up to Washington in ,,on ''I"'0cs
hree and a half hours. With The exce,,on '"te d
low grounds, the whole landscape is b s,,,s,, "rss
high grounds on The upper portion OF the Aqua Crsst"
and those which run along the margin Of The pa,'A~
on the right hand, in Stafford this nohl I""
stretching several miles below, and the view - ,Fsi
rection bounded by the fine land. in KIN, Gu
county-then the river which sweeps around Ma
Point, out OF ~view-then, to the left, the shores - -"'
sister Maryland (Cbarles county)-and las, ~ =
the Potomac stretching of towards the North. son. aH'
ing you TO Alexandra and to Washington. =!
Our "pisca,ory amusement" consisted in ca,eb;,.u
ring and white perch-and in Grabbing with "'
cord, extending some hundred feet from buoy 10 ~
with bats attached al short intervals, and, when ill.,!
the line from the bottom of the creek, catchip, ,s
crabs, that followed the bait, with the scoop ne, s.
times thay catch many dozens IN ID minutes. A. ~
creek aud at the river, al this point, grows a, The haiti.
of the water, the peculiar grass, upon whose roor. ~ -
Canvass back, of Epicurean memory, feeds in the ~.
ter-and here, hundreds of thousands are seen n, , ~"
season, whitening the water with their canvass wiz"
or coming over the sun like a cloud. II will be b,,ts
we do not visit Aqua Creek in the month Of Novan'
Der, for the purpose of witnessing these phf norrs,
and again participating OF the bounties of the Po,om,,
We cannot do Justice to our feelings, in passing or..
the refined and h~ospita5!e attentions of our lanclo,4
(Mr. Bowen,D who occupies the comfortable pub Locs,
built by the Company-and who spread his table 49,
such varieties OF fish and crab, and made every cent.
more comfortable, by his gentlemanly Vrgrnia ate,
tons. Nor can we pass over our friend DAVIS, ~,
can "hsh so well, and crab so well, and farm so wei
and raise such a patch of water melons, a. We n.,.
witnessed before. He was kind enough TO preser, ~,
with some specimens, which have 'a,toni.hed the n,
tives' in Richmond
1t is impossible for Us 10 pass the noble and en-.
berant %eourtesIes of MIR. williamson, our Host Of n.
Junction House-"always hospitable, always .ber.l
HIS dinner on Tuesday was excellent, and SET of wrs
that free spirit which gives a zest to every thing. Tls
whole Company thanked him in a Toast, which =,
pressed their warinest acknowledgements, and DIS
from him a very handsome reply.
But IL is time 10 terminate our excursion. We >.
commend 1t 10 our good friends IN Stafford county. q.
profit by the resources which Nature has put with,
their reach, and, above all, to use the mari winch
spread along the road. We almost blushed for them. n
see such s%pindling corn growing on their fields, VIII
beds of mari wllhIH a stone's throw.
We rejoice al The benefits which the Rail Road Cor
pany has conferred upon the State. The complrt,r
of the last link has brought Washington and R,chmor
many miles, as it were, nearer to each other. The Ca.
leave Richmond, (say al SIX, frequently earler.) sr.
the passenger arrives at Washington at two. Whs,,
wonderful improvement in the age! What as,oaisap,
velocity acquired IN 20 years, since the ancient n,
stage was wont 10 trudge through the muddy road
10Y 1919 $1,000, VI ollFt INlIs DfFE
already fulfilled. We understand, that they expect. i,
a short time, to bring US the Northern mail ,hree and
a half hours earlier, say at twelve o'clock, and 10 have
RIchmond al a more convenient hour, (say eight o cloes
IN the morning
Success begins to crown the jrdicious labors Of til.
President. When MIR. Robinson took Command of the
ship, It's finances were in a wretched condition. Bc.
within the last two years, they have cleared sbo..
$50, 900. They deserve great credit for their per,e.
verance in finishing the LAST Link, - without any O..
sistnnce from the State. The debt, which they has,
n Cured for The purpose, is in a rapid state of e.,nc.
tion-snd ofcourse, the worthy stockholders sail t,
enjoy some comfortable dividends.
The Fare from Richmond To Washington was oro
Sl0-then reduced to s, and now to 81. And q,
soon as the Baltimore Company will reduce thu.
fare from Baltimore TO Washington, the Rrchmor:
Company will reduce theirs. From Richmond 10 Free
ricksburg and back, 1t IS but So Tie number of has
sengers has recently nearly doubled.
We wish them all the success TO which they are q
titled and may their cars be every day crowded sn
passengers, as happy as The visitors Of Monday la.itna
Richmond 10 Aqua Creek.