Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-22

p8- TaE RIvsR.-There are abou, eiyb,
feet water in the channel OF the Ohio and
falling. There was very little business do
ing about the landing on Saturday,. The
weather was warm, clear and rather nIs,.
SAINT.
river correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, who signs himself "Buckeye y
writes some personal aud not very compli-
meutary things about Wheeling which an
pear in that paper of Friday:
made my advent into Wheeling, Va.
on the 10th inst. Found the mauufactur.
ing interest in the full tide of SUCCESSFUL
operation. Three contracts for new stean,.
boats have been made IN the last same
number of days, and boat called the Lib
erty is receiving the finishing touches
preparatory to entering the line Win
Captain Sam Mason's Saint Patrick: A
citizen of Wheeling invited me to visit the
Liberty, and on the the way, in very SER
ious aud confident manner, told ne she was
superior boat in every particular to We
Ancient Mariners Saint. see the veteran
Captains laugh at this assertion. He who
knows Wheeling, aud her mechanics, and
their capacity, particularly in the boat
AANl NNAASNAAB DIS
ancient home to Cincinnati to build boat.
when there were such superior mechanics
in Wheeling, ready and willing to execute.
wheeling is too closely cramped by her
hills, too small space for mind aad mat
ter to reach great eminence, in comparison
With Cincinnati. Wheeling builds snug
forty. from that TO a one hundred and fifty-
ton steamboat; makes good glass ware
ditto nails has fair reputation for rail-
bars can, when it p1eases to do so, boast
of her Virginia GiAnt,n and the general
morale of her citizens but there she ends.
except it be in the valuation of her real es-
tate. In this particular point, che excels
all other places. This, of course, is regu-
lated on the principle that valuable pack /
ages are done up in small parcels.
As to the merits of the two boats, ST.
Patrick aud Liberty No. 2, that is mat
ter to be tested when both are aaoat, and
we hope both boats may realize the sxpsc-
tations of their owners. As to Wheeling
not being much in the boat building way,
We think "Buskeye" sees through glass
darkIy. We have turned ont some Of the
best boats that ever aoated upon the Ohio
aud we can do it still.
The J. B. Ford aud Hazel Dell were load
ing with cotton for Cincinnati, ut Cairo on
the 18th. The Ford was to have left the
same night, with over one Thousand bales
aud fine passenger trip.
Capt. o. c. Williamson has sold the
Moderator to Capt. Walker and others for
sl2, 900.
We also hear that the little Piketon hiss
been sold to parties belonging to Memphis
for $3.50.
The Parthenia was aground at Bufang-
ton, and the Navigator laid up at Pomeroy
awaiting water, on Wednesday.
P.S.-The ST. Patrick, Capt. Sam Ma
son, arrived on Saturday night, and was
Immediately boarded by large number of
the Captains old friends who wished to in
spect and admire her. She is a splendid
boat and moro than deserves all that has
been said of her. She went to Pittsburg
after dischargtng a small quantity Of
freight. She will leave this port on Tues-
day evening for Cincinnati.
The Ben Franklin, Capt. Morrison arri-
we'd yesterday and will leave for Cincinnati
to day.
The river yesterday was full Of floating
ice, which having only been formed the
night previous, was not sufficiently heavy
10 seriously impede the progress of boats.