The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-31

~, ! new lob at this time; - bas e s,e
am@y va t,s hnnds already--in dre0gibg tae
!pu ua ,ybicb mag cost more Tran tne Wv. y
Ja Ines,t a,,d never give us fifteen ieet Oh
| ~ VIZ we had better take steps 70 Sup
,hat than undertake another ior "n a5
we learn be true, the more o ,,ar, Ss,;oTs
natter this. aud worthy OF early ana oecP
thought Wing Of yesterday.
A sad picture indeed! TT the people OF
Richmond we're as respondent as the wing
they would abandon all idea OF ciey mere,
and either drown themselves, d they cou'a
find water enough, or leave for more nope
fui fleldsl Even the great railway, when
the Wing and Enquirer persist IN styi"S
"Leviathan," must 60 to the sea, since al
athc accumulated waters OF the ''A't .,'
for twclyemonth would not moisteh -! n.'
otongue." In this the Wing - n,oA
emit. That southsidc "Levithah '. .,,;,,,,
NJ, and o. has done lha' ,"' n,hinv
n;tchcd into the sea, contributing hoIh'n -.
towards building up 4 single city upon ns
r. .hot " Leyiathap," striking Tue
=. Nor,olk. cannot make city, now Is
a-,h. side 9. beast " to make one Wnere
,ho cornerstone of the first house Is not
laidy ,,,,. ,n.
Rut we are very glad that the Wing has
,rinted the article above quoted from IT,
The people of Richmond need little goad-
ing, and If they can stand the heaplng Of
contempt upon their city they are phieg'
Matte indeed.
We offer them, nevertheless, some coh.
ISOLATION concerning their river IN the iol-
lowing note from an English tar. Upon
the question of fact he completely upsets
the Whig's information, and We can add to
the captains statement that the bar he
speaks of is deepcned TO fifteen feet at low
water. No, no, friend Wing, VIC beg you
not to give it up so. We shall have all The
bars served in like manner with the bar
on which the Satellite struck last year,
and have fifteen feet, we believe, from
Richmond to the sea in twelve months, or
eighteen at farthest. Ifyou have any spare
money, invest it now in line OF clipper
ships from Richmond 10 Rio. Well join
YOU. A good time is coming for the mari
time commerce of Richmond.
But to the captains letter:
BRITISH BARK SATELLITE,
"RICHMoED DOCK. Oct. 81, 1871.
"EditorS Of The Dispatch:
clam constrained, from my own personal
feelings in the matter, and with sense OF
duty as shipmaster trading to your port,
to express through your columns To Tue
public my many thanks for what the city
has done and is still doing TO improve the
depth of water i'll James river up TO the
dock of Richmond, and will endeavor TO
give my reasons therefor
"In October, 1868. landed cargo OF
salt from Liverpool, England, consigned 10
McssrS. S. G. Tardy & Co. At that time
the upper part OF the river was pretty ful!
OF distractions, and the bar was so Shoal
that l had TO tighten my ship to eleven and
Il half feet before could get upto the city
| have Just arrived here in the same ship
direct from Liverpool, England, with Il
cargo of salt consigned to Mcssrs. Lea,
Seldom & Co., and came directly up TO the
dock without breaking bulk, drawing
twelve and half feet OF water, without
any trouble whatever.
IL trust that the city will 20 OH with
the good work of cleaning out the obstruc.
toDs and deepening the river,and when
again return to this port (Which hope to
do before very lon9) that may lind, IN.
stead of four square-rio2Cd vessels in the
dock from foreign ports, dozens OF them.
"With many wishes tor the present and
future prosperity OF your city, am, with
the kndcst regards, your obCdient servant,
"JoHN q. TURNER. master Of
"Brilish bark Satellite