The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-12-05
INTERNAL IMPRoyfaaFkTls.

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There tslrR hal latte aslc. III IN ii...e
ir,Vers sflei lessMg lhr g'sa fsll.. s,uslly
found near Die commeneea,n, Of Ito
allu,isiIegion. buifea da;ns would bs re-
qai''ls % nsks lh. N Psfasn.nd, n.siga-
ltlr.
Take he Cape Far. for ip.isres-I
an, not i, E..med a. 10 the dssesn, Of ne
rhaaosl B, ios F.yei,es.I;e; hui beg nni.s
., that poia, on Tie liver Which can. II III
,t,g 8 Of the wsur. be rsnehrd D, .,ese-
b"aas from. wiIaineion-snd sh,ak il
,sry pr battle ihs, L.lf dpz,n eams iih
llc,kr often feet IL. taeh. aaIll Isuasf
The river ~ I'll llme nssieabl~ for sieeui.
boa,. 20 Fsyeit lille.
Il With pefmsnt nj steam boat navigation
f'om our exesll-n, ron OF Wilmington, 10
F., eiIe,ilis, and good Turnpike lom
theme 20 rome nav,gabif pun, or The no
be Ysdkin. xho can t,iiaale The vas, sd-
vsntagss 10 The Siaiei
Take TIE Ntus,-sllt ady las . slese-
boat assembled il. IN II. present. ulimtfoy-
I'd condition, a. Ear ~ Smilfsld, within
isenIy eigh, mile Of Rsl.ish.
u liis card. by those better acquainted
with the river than myself. 10 be vi a'l
times nssifsblr from Aewtern II within
shon di,tsIce OF hsyntsbnteupi.;
come ,fiiiy mi.Fs disrani from Raleigh.
Alloxing foot or Two d-scenI Ii evsrv
mile nscsssUy 10 give 10 any stream .
currcnt. can doubt be en'etisiecd that
e Oh, or ten dahs with locks OF len
fesi LIT each, ovid gire permanent .,eain.
bost navigation 10 Tie immediate vicinity
ofR.lish!
!. Again, the course Of THE river In soma
place. Is sxtreuely circLi;nu,; af,ei Wind
: ing ayou' for mft. il returns 10 within
. very short distance Of lis own tbannrl.
/ Across The islhmrs at those points of ar
prnximaiion. shorl nsyigahie canal. migh,
be cut. with locks sttleir lower leraina-
iiuns,-'llus al oGce asoId,ng the expense
Of any d 1.-shoitsbing lie navigation,
and osercoming whatever ascent there
night be in the neutral channel.
\, Thi.improrement wrIld give perman-
eni sls,nbrai navigauoD ffong Newbera-
~ any poin, on lht Neuse 10 witch il
might be carried. aud tie fscilny Of ns>
v,galian would be greatly iocresed BIZ
Gtatenins The curensand making nepu,l
g slack water nsrig.iion. Boats Uf bur
then could be easily nwei be sIean bosis,
or propelled bJ other power.
/ Immediately connecled with this in.
provemeal Of the Neusr, Is another SOB.
jec, Of importance altogether worthy Of
con. ideraton.
Our Harbour Of Bsanfort is believed 10
be equal, ifnot superior TO any other on
our coast, south &c the Chesapeake.
| In my last message drew lie ..en
ton Of the Lcgisla ure 10 ihe pfopriety Of
pressing upon Congress The necessity IF
making a ship. chsnntl from Pamlico
Sound 10 THE Harbour: as we'll as ,he ne.
I cessiiy and il,ty Of opt ming ship ehsn-
mel 81 or rear Mays Head, between tbs
Alhemsrle Sound and the Hlantc Ocean.
l now ir,ie your attention. likewise.
10 those subjects, eilh a Recommendation
that YOU press their consideration upon
the aiention OF lie General Gov ernm.nt.
Bu, to the connection between the ns-.
vigalion Of the Ntuse aud Beaufort Hav-
bopr-wha ever connection there may be
between Beaufort Harbour and Pamlico
i Sound, theFrtighl boats. on The Neuse can
no, avail themselves Of .ts benefit.
/ Such craft as will navigate the river
csunoI live in stormy wealher in The wide
\ waters az the Neose below Newbern. aud
al the Pamlico Sound. The river boats,
therefore, vii have TO put their cargoes
sbosrd OF larger cralt at New bern 10 be
taken to Besufntt This transsllipmtnt
it s desirable 10 avoid. and il is more Than
.nrohable il can be avoided.
The stc,ion Of country between New.
bern and Beaufort, distance Of some for
~ or City mile., is comparatively PLAN
but little elevated above the Neuse al New
bern, or The Ocean at Beaufort, with a sol.
admirably adapted 10 the purposes Of con
structing canals. A canal may be ca, from
Beauior, to some p aini.on the Tent and
Neuse a, or near Newbern, so as TO avoid
I sny wide waters TIA, might make the nssi-.
CATION dangerous, and the river boats be
locked into this canal. and thus deliver
, their cargoes from the upper country di.
. rect on ship board 10 one Of the BIS, Har>
bours Of the Union. ~ 81
II The prsc,icsbili,y OF This Improvement
q is stionabls, if there be streams be-
I tween these two points Of sufficient mag
q ni,ude and elevation 10 serve Tor feeders
: IA the canal. Upon this poinlI am uo