The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-20

and that Of the great Ottawa valley embraces, &C.
cordng TO the best authority, rs 900 square miles,
Il 900 OF which are excellent farming lands.
BY leaving Montreal in the morning txaia Of cars
the traveller win be enabled to take the steamer La
chine for Carlton immediately opposite which sage
coach viii be found IN waiting which win convey him
TO Original about twelve miles distant; not far from
which are the Csledonian springs, and sixteen miles
farther the Plantagenet The former is quite fash
ionable place of resort during the summer and the
wa.rs Of the latter are in very general use through
L'Orignal steamer proceeds to Bytown.
The Rideau river discharges its waters near By
town, short distance below which they descend by
very pretty cascade and on the other side Of the
town, Q very superior suspension bridge spans the
rapids in that direcio large portion Of the wa
tiers here find their way, by subteranean channel,
to the Ottawa; and it has never been ascertained
which is named aer Col By, Of the royal engineers,
who superintendent the construction or the Rdeau
canal, is divided into what al called the
upper and lower towns, which are separated
locks, by which the waters Of the Rideau
are connected with the Ottawa, and over whish
there Is = bridge. The barracks arc situated on
very commanding position, overlooking the latter
river, and the high ground on which they are con-
structed might easily be fortified 90 O. to render the
place impregnable.
The Rideau canal was completed at the expense
u the 0rltlSn government, ana COST nearly MllOn
sterling. The object was to connect Kingston with
Bytown, by route that would be comparatively 60
cure from attack on the part of the Americans; but
the construction Of the st. Lawrence canals, near
Beauharnois and Cornwall has drawn way the traffic
which would otherwise have passed through 1t, and
the works prevented from falling into decay and
ruin at the expense of the parent State which would
willingly make them present to the Cana dian 60
vernment, although they have cost about million
sterling, provided it would KEEP them in re-
para gift which the latter does not seem dis
| posed to accept. The length Of the canal IL
| 126 miles, and it has forty-seven locks, thirty
| 1872 feet between Byt0wn and what is called the
Isthmus and thirteen others requisite to descend
| l66 feet between the Isthmus and Kingston. when
was last in that part of the country the canal was
being repaired, in consequence Of which the lands
in it's vicinity OverfOwed during the summer,
| producing corresponding amount Of fever and
ague, the ravages of which extended as far as Brock
| vile, ON the st. Lawrence.
Travellers generally take the steamers on the route
up, and leave them the passage down at Lachine,
nine miles from Montreal, over which . railroad
passes; but as one Of the boats had been tempora-
rily withdrawn from the route to undergo repairs,
the time Of departure OF the British Queen--in
which / had taken my passage--had been
changed to the evening, and consequently I
rather tedious process-and it was late be-
fore we entered the Beauharnois canal, and we did
not reach Corn wall till the next morning, at short
distance below which the American line strikes the
|
the river above that point into British territory The
Beauharn0is canal Is eleven miles long, with nine
locks, forty.fve feet wide, and two hundred long.
The rapids near Cornwall are also avoided BY
means of q canal ct that place. with seven locks
and of the same length and dimensions the other
At short distance below there is cairn erected on
the river, composed Of loose stones piled up in the
Giengavy, IS q testimonial Of respect for sir
John Colb0rne, general officer, who administered
the government OF the province some years since.
There is lateral canal at some distance above Corn
wall for the accommodation of sailing vessels, but
which Is not used by the more powerful steamers.
The Long 6aut Rapids are seen to much advantage
from the deck Of the steamer while passing the up
permost lock above Cornwall, and seem to threaten
destruction to any vessel that shall attempt their de-
scent.
1t was late on Saturday evening before we reached
Ogdensburg. Since was last there the railroad has
been constructed which connects that place with
New York and Boston, and consequently l found it
much improved. In fact, so great is the change that
did net kno Y it again, and l have the bump Of
locality pretty well developed. The Roman Catho
at present occupied being found inadequate to meet
the requirements OF the congregation. The Presby
terans Methodiss and Baptsts have Retrospective
places Of worship, ami at the Episcopal church
found, as usual, 3 very respectable congregation
al beard come fine singing.
Prescott, Immediately Op oosite, which is about be
ing connected with Byt0wn by q railroad, is regu
ary laid out There are some men of wealth in i.
but as is the case in all the colonies, they wall no
employ it for the benefit Of the community ; conse
guently, all the railroads in Canada have TO be un
dtrske1 and carried on with government aid, or by
the municipalities levying tax, which has to be
borne by the inhabitants generally, aud very often
contrary to the wish Of . numerous minority The
different places OF worship are neat and sufficient
for the accommodation OF those who frequent them.
The population of the town is about 1900 and as
that Of Ogdensburg has, since the railroad was
built, increased from 5000 to 5000, whoever shall
visit it five years hence will find a corresponding
town stands stone windmill, of which the American
synpathzeIs gained possession during the rebellion
OF lS37-3S, and it was some time before they wert
dislodged. person Of the name of Van Shultzr wht
was the leader of the enterprise was subsequently,
tried at Kingston, and hung for the offence
The Difficulty between the New York Opers
Troupe and the Detroit Manager,
THE QUESTION on THE OTHER SIDE.