The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-15

CiScINsATI, HILLsBoRouGH AND PARkERssuRS
Rhnwsy-The surveys Of this important link in
the great chain Of railway-lad down in the last
annual report Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
ConpaDy-are rapidly progressing under the per
eonal supervision Of Colonel Elwood Morris. the
chief engineer.
uel Linton. esq. has advanced twenty or twenty.
hive miles west Of this place; and the eastern party
under Nathaniel r. Jones, eco, is now beyond
jackson, Ohio, coming east.
These gentlemen (late Of the Hempfeld Railroad)
are both accomplished engineers, and will unite
their fret line through at Wilkesyille, in yinton
county, Ohio, about the first Of May.
The confidence Of tho chief engineer strength
ens-as his acquaintance with the topography of
the country becomes more Ininu,e--in the opinion
that this iuo can be put through from here 10 Gin.
cinnati in about one hundred and seventy five
miles.
We are glad 10 announce the probability Of this
extremely favorable result without exceeding the
limits Of grade and curvature prescribed by Mr.
Latfobc Tor the Northwestern Virginia Railway, of
which this important line is the legitimate contn.
uation.
These examinations arc daily confirming our
long-stsndng opinion that Parkcrsburg is the only
true point upon the Ohio for the passage Of the
grand line from 1t. Louis 10 Baltimore.
The efiOrta Of our enemies, on both sides Of the
Ohio river, having failed TO mpart vitality TO the
Middle leland scheme, even 20 alarm the friends
OF our own line, we have only 10 continue our ei-
ioris IN avor OF this great through route TO crow
In evidence Of this, we submit the following state
meDt Of the distances from 81. Louis TO the sea
coast at Baltimore, now determined, or rem.
dcrcd probable by survey:
~. LOUIS 10 Cincinnati, (survey made) .325 miles
Cincinnati 10 the ScscoasL
Cincinnati, via Marlborough, to Parkers-
burg, (suryeys IN progrcss) ..........l75
Parkersburg To Three Fork, (surycy
made ..t....... ..............4.......lU los
Three Fork 70 Baltimore. via the Knobly
cui-oh, railway made, except the cut
on ............- ...............I7
From s.. Louis to the seacoast .......s SIS
We would like to the line that bcats this, from
81 Louis TO the sea. - P~ke,sJu'g tpa) Gazene
NAvAL-The United States stoam. frigate Mis-.
sssipp sailed from the navy yard yesterday morn.
iDg for Boston, Tor the purpose Of towing the
STEAMER Princeton from that port 10 Baltim re, 10
receive her boilers and machinery. The following
is list II her Ofncers; Csptsin-W. J. McCIu.
ney; Lioutenanu Alfred Taylor, Thos. A. Budd
J. II. Brown, G. =. g. holland; Purser--Wm Spci
den' surgeon Daniel : Green; Passed Assistant
sWgeoP.L } williams; Assistant surgeon
Artbuf VI. Lynch; Passed Midshipmen w r.
Jones, y e.. Wstmough, W A. Webb, A. r.
Monroe, !. u March, j. W. Shirk; Midshipfnan-
w New Armstrong; Boatsysin-Amos Colston;
saiimaser--J Shipper; Carpenter ~ NJ Lowry;
Gunncr-E. &. Hine; Chief Engineer Jesse Cav;
LEI Assistant Engineers Dauby, w. Holland:
p Assistant Engineers Geo r W. Logan, w
~ Rutherford; 81 Assistant Engineers %. w.
Alexander, r. ID. Rohic J u: Mercer
The brig Perry, which has been fitting out al
this port u nov ready for She il destined Tor
the coast Of Africa. and is only awaiting the arri-
val Oi her purfcr.--N. y. Jour. Com I3h
Tvs FaIoATE CUaBEaiAsp, bearing the broad
pennant u Commodore Stringhain, has called
from Boston Tor the Mediterranean, where che
will relieve the Independence, under the com
mand Of Commodore Morgan, coming home
captain GoldsborouRh commands the Cumbcr-
land.
TIE following il a Lat Of the CuInberland's Of
hcets. CommOdOre--S. IT, Striugham, command.
ing the Mediterranean squadron; Csptain--I VI
GOldsbOr0ugiG Fleet captain Charles e. Turner;
LIcuienanis ~. l.. Tucker, VIM nckendotG
J. ". Marcband, John X. Worden; flag Lcuten.
ant-H. A. Wise; Surgeon to the Fleet Lewis B
Hunter; Pnrser-Geo. y Sawyer; Complain Yer.
Eskrdge; MASTER. ~ Creighton; Passed
Assistant Surgeon Philip Landsdalc Assistant
Surgeon--A. a. Franklin Hail; Commodore Sc
cretary--W sshington Riddle; Lieutenant Of Ma
rines-A J. Hsyes; Passed Midshipmen--A Nc
Laughlin, Thoo l.. Walker, g.. II. Hare, Geo. II.
Bier, Edmund shepard, Edw l.. SeIden; Captains
Clerk Rice; Purscr's Clerk-A. II. Thatcher /;
BOatswain-- Robert Dixon; Gunner Thomas NJ.
Croker Carpenter Patrick Dec; Sailmaker--B.
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