Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-09-18
Correspondence Of the Indiana State Sentinel. ]

WILMINGTON, (Del.) Sept. 8, 1851.
Mr.. Edit0r:-Perhaps short letter from me will be
OF interest TO your readers.
This quiet city contains about fourteen thousand inha-
btans the largest and most business place In this
State and has ia and aroun, il splendid manulae-
turing establishments The Brandywlne FIGURING Mills
in the notherh part Of the city, noted for the guam
tity and quality Of the -four they produce
The long established and justly celebrated powder
mills wooden and factories and possessions OF the
Messrs. Dupost's commence up the Brandywine river
about three miles from this place. and extend up the
river for about and half miles, the whole distance
being series succession Of falls, which afford an I'M
mense water-Power.
In the same space there is nowhere TO be found per-
haps greater evidences of enterprise skill and industry
For the extent CT two and half miles Isl as AZ were
a village, built in the Forest among cliffs oil rocks ana
waterfalls About two hundred persons employed
in the powder works alone producing about ten thou
sand pounds of powder daily, being the largest amount,
perhaps produced by any one firm in the world. The
business has been carried on, under the same rmrst
by the father and by the sonsior period oil hlty
years. They began poor, but are now immensely veal.
thy They not only manufacture powder Tor Uncle Sam
and the rest OF mankind but they manufacture large
numbers Of blankets for the Government and also man.
uacture broadcoths, cotton and wooden goods oil va
rious kinds. e. sr-l .aa
One would suppose the above would give them quite
enough employment, but they among the best and
enierprising farmers the country having tins
season some four hundred of choice and highly I'M
proved land in cultivation. noticed their posses
sons two magnificent stone harms one of which went
through and examined minuely and found superior to
any building of the kind 1t is one hundred
and sxty-eght feet in length by seventy eighty
feet in width built Of the finest stone and cost between
seven and eight thousand dollars. The lower base.
story used for stabing Of horses and oxen and
the whole of the building above is supported by
massive iron pillars 1t is said be the best barn in
the United States, and in all probability such the fact
Near the barn stands Clay liberty pole hundred
and fifty feet in height planted there in the memorable
days Of lS40 Their private residences are small paa
ces it were situated in beautiful groves at the brow
Of the hill and surrounded and furnished with every
comfort and convenience.
few days ago this quiet place was thrown into great
commotion from two young ladies making their appear
ance on the streets in the Turkish costume. The old
and the young alike curious to the sight The
boys seemed be in perfect exaces and the enhusi-
and cheering became great that the young ladies
forced take refuge in the house OF friend.
The boys then thought they had them reed" bat the
young ladies passed the back way and went their
way rejoicing
The first Church in the Western world dedicated TO
Christ is s standing the banks of the Brandywine
in the part of the city It's antquated walls and
obliterated and time commissioners that surround it.
impress with the thought of years passed away and
of times neverfaililg changes. G.