Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-04-25

COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE ALLAN
TIC AND THE LAKEs.--A very important
prospective event, is the completion of an
enlarged communication between the At
lantic and the Lakes through the British |
Possessions. The public works on the La |
chine Canal, are now in a rapid state of
progression, and when finished, vessels d.
rectly from the Atlantic sea board, and |
from Europe, will be enabled to come d.
rectly to the commercial towns on the lakes
The revolution which this channel of COM
muncation will occasion to the trade of the
west, may be far greater than is at present
imagined. Vessels from the commercial
cities of Europe, lying at the wharfs Of
Southport, Racine, and Milwaukee, would
indeed be a novel sight; but is it unreason-
able to believe that such will be the case in
few years? As soon as the Lachine ca
nal is finished, what will hinder the passage
of vessels of 800 tons burthen from the At
lantic, to the towns on the lakes within the
jurisdiction Of the United States, except an
Introduction of the British Government
Any such Introduction, however, cannot be
apprehended- The productions of the
West now find their way to Europe, either
through the Erie canal to the Atlantic, or
the Mississippi river. Within the last two
years vast qantities Of lead have been ship
ped from Newly orll to China, and it is said
that the trade has been found a profitable
commercial business. More than three
fourths Of the lead in the United States is
produced within the limits of Wisconsin:
as it is visionary therefore to suppose, that
the produce Of the lead mines Of the Ter
ritory, will at no distant period be shipped
from our lake ports, directly to some for
eign market! The following article in re-
laton to the trade and business of the west,
in connection with the anticipated compile
ton Of the public works in the British Do
minions, we take from the Troy Budget:
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS IN CANADA -
We are informed by gentleman who re-
Gently travelled along the line ofthc Lach;ne
canal, that 6, 000 Iaborers will be employed
upon that work during the coming season.
There can be no doubt. therefore, of its
speedy completion, and that in two or hrec
Vears' time, ships of 800 tons Of burhcn
will be enabled to ascend from the ocean to
the great lakes: with ease and expedition.
In that event ii is hardly necessary to pre-
dict, that very large amount Of the pro-
ducts Of tie West will reoch the ocean bv
the Canada route, and a large amount Of
the merchandise consumed by the West
reach its destination by the same route -
Vessels not only from Great Britain and
her colonies, but also from the seaports of
New-Engand and New-York, unless ex-
cluded from the Canadian canals by high
tolls, will then be found at the wharves Of
the lake ports, delivering foreign and do
mestic manufactures. and groceries, and
taking in wheat, flour, pork, lard. tobacco.
ashes, and other Western products. This
is inevitable.
Bv the last arrival from Great Britain it
is rendered morally certain. that the duties
on American wheat imported into Canada
will soon be reduced to merely nominal
rate. We learn also that it is the intention
Of many of the leading British manufac-
turcr to establish agencies at the principal
ports on the Canadian frontier with the
view OF supplying the demand Of the Wes-
tern States. And the eXte nj of our from
tier is so great that smuggling cannot well
be prevented, it may reasonably be antici-
patcd that the country will, no distant dav,
be delngcd with contraband goods. Oral
lowing lhnt smuggling can be prevented,
it is highly probable that many Western
merchants will make their purchases Of
British goods at Hamilton, Toronto, and
Montreal, instead Of New-York, Boston
and Philadelphia.