The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-12-24
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addressed you, Dut am now ashore IN the queen
City'-whal boast! Ii is well for her Impe-
rial dignity that she is located West of the
mountains, Tor by a contrast with her Eastern
sisters her sparkling uiadem could not fail to be
Shorn OF its brightest jewels and her nobility
lost among the pebeian cities of the Union.
In point Of maenicence she is luile plain but
is decidedly the most respectable # any of the
Western cities that have seen, and believe
have Seen the best OF them.
But | mustn't anticipate my letter. in
tended, when set out, TO give you sketch Of
the most prominent objects that met with in
my waytarng; consequently am compelled to
sketch oisomc Of its principal towns, characters,
scenery, etc.
was delayed considerably, in getting pas
sage from Wheeling to this place, on account
Of the low stage Of water, but this difficulty of
travellers will soon be overcome, by the rail
road that is now being constructed from Gin
cinnali TO Wheeling. 1t is finished part OF the
way and car, ruGnin" on ii; the remaining part
of the route is under contract. By referring
to an excellent 'Rivcr Guidc," which picked
up al Wheeling, | am enabled to give you a
sketch OF the towns along shore, II few Of the
prime ipul ui which, will pick out Tor the cdi-
cation your readers. The first town Of any
note below Wheeling, Marietta, sixty three
miles below the form er place at the mouth Of
Muskingun River, is the county scat Of Wash
ington county, Ohio, and place of considcra.
BILE Importance in the history OF the State.
Near this spot, on the right bank OF the Mus
klngum, at its junction with the Ohio, the
second military post in the State was built,
in the autumn OF 1888, by party Of troops I'M
der the command Of Major John Doughty. They
erected here tort called Fort lIarmar. On
the 7lh Of April 1883, party Of iorIy-scven
men under the direction of General Rufus Put
nam, landed al this point having been sent ont
by the Ohio company TO form permanent set
l"menl on It's purchase. This was the first
permanent settlement in Ohio, and from this
time her history is generally dated
Marietta is built on a level plot of ground
and the greater part OF il Is liable TO be over
flowed by The rise Of the Ohio. This has, in
great measure, injured its growth. The III
habian;s are not"G for their morality and intel
igcncc. The town contains seven churches,
mali, and female academy, n college, two pub
lie Libraries, one bank, two printing Offices,
several manufacturing establishments, about
twenty stores, and three thousand five hundred
inhabitants.
Bannclhassctt's Island our boat past in Tho
night. and missed getting sight OF this classic
pot oI ground.
pumcroy the ccunty seat Of Mciss county, o.,
is noted fer It's coal mines, opened in 1892. 1t
is situated on a narrow strip OF land running
some distance along the river. Immediately
hack of it is rough picturesque hill and the
county in the interior is wild and romantic.
The most of the coal-ands for four miles along
the river are owned by the family OF the late
Saml. ". Pomcroy. The company employ
about three hundred hands, and large number
of na,-boats for he transportation OF their coal,
of which they dug during the last year about
two millions of bushels. Pomcroy-ana this
mart OF the description will answer equally
well with Sigh, notifications for any oi the
considerable towns along the Oho-conlaIns a
good courthouse, six churches, one printing
Office, fifteen stores, two machine shops, two
countries, one -four and two saw mills, two
cargiiny machines, one rolling mill, ropr-walk,
and Two large tanncrcs. Ten steam engines
are cmployed here. Population about two
thousand.
Point Pleasant is situated al the mouth OF the
Great kanawha River, Is the counly-aeat o.
Mason county, Va. 1t is the site of the blood
,cst battle ever fought with the Indians in Nir-
uInia-lhe "Batle Of Point Peasant'-oi the
tenth of October, l77l, when about eleven
hundred Americans, under the command OF Col
lewis, were attached by large body OF lndI-
ans, comprising the flower Of the Shawnee
Delaware, Mlngo, Wyandotte, and Cayusa
,bes, led on by that famous warrior, Corn
stalk.
The battle continued all day, when about
shutdown, the Indians finding themselves about
to be completely surrounded by different de-
tachmenls Of the army, reiterated across the
| Ohio, to their towns on the Scioto. The NIr-
slna army sustained a loss Of seventy-fve kill
ed and one hundred and forty wounded. From
the facility with which the Indians carried oil
their dead it was impossible to ascertain their
loss. The bodies of thirty -seven were, however
found the next morning. fort was erected al
the mouth of the Kanawha after the battle.
Co,nslalk was murdered al Point Pleasant in
the summer Of l777. A reward was offered by
the Governor for the apprehension Of the muir
derers but without effect.
! II was about o'clock in the morning wher
,,r hnot:hleu whistle ranu her hell ant