Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-21

Another record which find under the same head Is this
Waters under the direction Of b. H. Larobe, such
Of them he shall have steamboat and in actual opera
ton by January, 1915. Such shall not have the funds
raised for boat within year from May |, 1872 shall
be at the disposal Of Livingston and Fulton
"lst Potomac from Georgetown TO Potomac creek
"2d, for the sounds from Charleston to Savannah.
"3d from Pitisburg 10 Louisville
"4h, toe Cumberland from Nashville TO Louisville.
"5th, the Tennessee to Louisville.
For raising companies funds, and establishing these he
has 70 have Of each onehird Of the paten,ees rights
But enough Of this episode. Though Rock Creek may
have been the birthplace Of Fuons steamboat dea yet it
is certain that with all his fiery my command
could never ascend this beautiful without the Of
my legs and will therefore rej1n my companion and
tinue our pedestrian pilgrimage.
Our next hsl,ing place. after LEFT Kaorsma, at
old mill located in the Of secluded glen. With the
hummng music ofs wheels with the polite attentions Of the
foury miller and the rustic beauty Of his cottage and chill
dren we were well pleased bu; with the natural oveness Of
the place we delighted greater variety Of lururiant
foliage never before witnessed 10 limited nook Of the
country From point Of view presented itself
which was indeed exquisite. We completely hemmed
in from The great world, and in addition TO the mill and the
cottage had full view OF the stream, which was sPsnned
by rustic foot bridge upon which couple Of children were
standing and throwing pebbles the water while few
bev0nd man was puilniR tne snoe smah Uoh h1cn
with wood On either hand number Of proud looking oaks
lowered against the sky and by the waters edge in the dis
tance stood s,upsndous silver willow, literally white with
age and to complete the picture, had place mys
,erious brick un and in the foreground variety Of mossy
rocks upon which, in superb attitude. stood our beaufu
greyhound watching little army Of mnnows sporting in
neehboring pool And with what great does my
der imagine this beautiful place is associated None ohe
than that Of the lae Jous QuIScr ADAMS, who became IL
purchaser many years ago, and 10 whose estate beeve
il now belongs And many time, in other days, has thai
distinguished statesman spent his morning under the dome
the Capitol in political debate and the afternoon Of the same
dag in this romantic glen, listening TO the singing Of thou
sand BIRDS which had built their nests in the branches Of biz
own trees.
The roads which the channel Of Rock Creek, and IRE
quenty for long distance along its winding vae are dis
tngushed for their loneliness aud Of course well adapted
please the poetic mind Along many Of them you might wall
for miles without meeting human being, but then you wou
be sure to Fighter many rabbit and destroy the gOssamey
hammocs Of unnumbered spiders While passing along the
road which took US from Adsmss Mill further up the stream
we chsnced to overske small negro boy (who was almos
without any rags his back and whose straw hat looked
IL the had fessted upon ts brm with whom my com
| panion held the following dialogue
Boy, where you going
i "Tm gwiDe down TO Mr.. Pierce's"
And out bis pencil holding up his sketch book
snd looking very fercey the dake my friend exclaimed
"rll sketch you, you rascal"