Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-01-27

Ar1cl Hology Wusox:-WW you - -
Kind - % psb,ih IN he Ssssisvi ~ felloshg !.
county d Bsssie. By dissingushsd essslsaaa h /
the eastern past q ihe State N ssses % she evss
work Tor The impsovemcnt a sosasm Moth Caro- |
lina-the Alhsmss,e and Chesapeake Csssl
Il b dse to shs Esnllemaa vho wrote u letter 10
say, that u va nos intended &c he poh,ie eye:
but &c. his friends. have takm The liberty 10 pub
lish Il withholding his nams. which viii be Gissa
to any Psuoo, BY applying to the ueasn;se.d
J. C. BADHAM..
JOS b CHERRY.
EeGssos. January :. 1859.
Nv DsAa sm:-1 sm thk moment In rscssps a
yours askiny my views - to the psacsic.hilsy. m
porsancc. &c. &C., q the Altsmaric and Chesapeake
canal and hasten TO mako such reply - ~ pes.
sonal knowlessc, information and limited ti@s uil
enable me to do lis pssrsicnbility hes been 6vus.
ably reported on BY able engineer; isrsv amount
Of stock he's been subscribed ios and psid In the
individuals who arc constructing The wosk ass ssid
to be largely Interested having invested 10 large
amount; considerably moro than ooehsh q the
entire work b completed; and though the lock al
tho Virginia end Of the canal h moi yet finished.
learn from . reliable source that freight scow o.
tow boat with capacity TO carry islesn thousand
bushels q cusn, has slrvsy passed through and b
now at Plymouth. n. G. (; and that The machines
that have cut out our brcadih Of the canal arc nos
turned towards Virginia and arc actually engaged
In cutting the other half Of the same. These hrss.
with personal knowledge Of almost every mile Of
ground through which The canal passes and The
waters with which Il coanccts satisfy nc. beyood
shade Of doubt. that the work h emincntly pssc-
ticablc. The depth Of Cuuituek sound and Of
North river h well known; and a. the waters of
thcsc two unite but short distance from the canal
and arc therefore nearly quite the same level.
tie connection by tho canal can be made o. deep
the sound and river with which L connects. the
whole country between being nearly Dad level
TIC Virginia lcvrl at the northern end IL the canal
l. attained through lock, uhirh cf course gives
the dc>ircd depth Of water. The psssssv Of the
or heat bctrc mentioned shows the capacity of
the lock and the carncstncss with which the vorx
Is prosecuted
Next, a. TO the Importance of the canal: n It he
opened Of the proposed depth and width. Il vii un-
qicstionably lie the outlet Of tho whole sSshoaTd
portion of North Carolina north and cat u Beaufort
hsrbor: and vessels viii BIC cnah.cd to leave the
North Carolina cpd of the canal and be 81 the cspvs
Of Virginia al sea. In sSs than thirty six hours
aftcr the arrival al that point under ordinary eF.
cumstancvs> Al the produce from the regions Il
the Nc,sc. tho Trent, and Tar rivers. from the
Roanoke. the Cashc and Chouan. from the AIlrSs-
tor and the Scuppcrnons. from Per1uimoas. Little
Pasquotank and North rivers. ffum Alhrrnaric.
Cruatsn and Panplico sounds on which waters sni
their tributaries horirr nearly quite onc-sosrsh
of the coan,ic. of oar State and which section cf
the corn and wheat. and Other ccrsal. shipped from
the State together with Large quantities Of e"ssos,.
naval store, shingles. slaves &C.. &c. would natu-
rally seek this outlet far number of reasons:
]. II h the shortest route nuEthward in getting
up to the c~pc> Of Virginia vcsscls will Pas. over
the hssc Of triangle instead Of passing over its two
sides.
= Il Is FAR the safest route. inssmurh Il avo.ls
outside cua.t ya>sssc. provcrbial for Il. danger
substituting therefor easier passage to the cspcs
81 Virginia, on the transit 10 which in ea.c It nc
ecssity. actual or threatened harbor c"uh be
made al any point IN four hours with orsina,!
| wind.
:. This canal when finished with the designed
breadth and depth will enable modern built sailing
vessels ii two hundred and ffty tons and steamers
Of much larsvr capacity. to leave waters and SO
directly :" without lishsrrins Whereas Of pic.
sent and without tho canal vessels Of oac hunry,i
tons compelled To lighter in order 10 get tn
!. Insurance on vcsscls and csrSovs will be les.
<cncd To large amount. inasmuch a. the distance
TO northern ports will bc greatly decreased and thc
dangers of the wrcckstrvwcd coast Of North.
Carolina viii all be avoided Twenty years ago.
since which our exports have incscssc,i more than
ono hundred per cent. and when the opening Il
Mays Head was much talked Of tho lstc Joseph Il
Skinner. Eco, and others . committee &c that pur.
pose. estimated tho tax the products from this
source and the delays In getting 10 al about ono
hundred and forty thousand dollars per snaum.
The amount saved in frrishts if the canal he sue.
ccssfully opened. will probably double this sum.
.. Vessels will get 10 sea BY the proposed canal
much sooner than at psv>cnt; our inlcts and the
xwaShcS, &c, over which vessels have TO paSs ssv
comparatively shoal and ns.ruw; vessels drawing
seven feet water arr compelled to lighter. and a.
they cannot bvat out 10 sea. they arc not unfrc
qucntly compelled 10 lay st os near our bar fcs
from ono to two weeks before they can ercs.. wait
ing for . 6ir wind. while tho cspcs Of Virginia.
being much wider apart and the waters lcssiIns {.
thcm Of much better depth, vessels going 10 s<s
through the canal can ordinarily heat out between
these capcs, even With . head wind unless Il b
also with storm wind ! am informed By josiah
Collins. Esq. that vessel which he had loaded and
which sailed on the 18th November arrived In Nsu
York, by our bar, ucrscockc OF usttrsaS on ths
eth Dccember, large portion of the time bvsas
consumed al the bar. In consequence Of tho dc
creased time and the diminished dangers Of III.
route through the canal and out Of the espcs G
Virginia II Is stated by those who arc srqusintet
with the business Of shipping. that at least ssi PC,
cent Of tho ftcishts win be saved. and really be
licvc Il to be true. When Il h considered there
Fore that the work Is practicable and single trse
l. cut through aud the work h rapidly pscuvss.n,
TO its completion; that . more speedy transit uil
be had thereby 10 the OCEAN for the vast amount O
products Of eastern NosthI'arolina that the cana
Is the safest ~ vel a. the shostrst route to sh,
occan and thence north; that such Q transit vii
avoid our dangerous coast and thus Savr larx,
amounts Of property and many valuable lives; tha
vessels Of two hundred and city tons. and steamer
through this canal proved directly to So. siikou
Tightening; that nearly or quito three hun,arrt
thousand dollars viii be saved to our shippers sns
producers In insurance and delays and probably
more than twicc the amount In dcc1vased ffvishts
and particularly when Il h coaxslrsvd that the sp
pria,ion asked for Is conditiooai-so be paid col,
as the work prosrcsscs and becomes usrful-shat ]
Il comparutivelV ANAL and h sskcd fuR Eur n.y.