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m'- IL- r Iv'-: W s E^cS '{^% ^ y m • ^ - 'f#?? .’fc '■V 's > 'o '' ■J'- c; ,.t. '/• '' '■< - H Q M E S M U . A Winter i n H e ^ - Y o r k k)aity A d V e f t i s e a M e i i k t m e f i t l y , the steam boat Chaneellor JLivin^^ stobW ^spAsteCaldlwOlPs Landing, b l r . JFohb S U iw o rth? ne«itk»l(MkMl4<!fpe hon«e, i ^ , % K »®c ' v\^ yt* jdmpOd ovetboaro, id » mentsd derangement. Oreat epferts ^ e r e made to save him fromb's isink- |ng .state, hut without success. At. this critical mOruent, Mr. John LUi^r sUb-captam of the Chancellor, seeing his perilous situation, jumped over- hoard, and at the imminent hazard o f his life,^ rescoed Mr. Ellsnrorth from immediate death. The ririter states that thisis the second instance hi which Mr. Ellis has rescued a fel- lovr bmng The Westchester (Mount Pleas ant) Herald adds an interesting and similar instance. A few days since, a boy o f that village who could not swim was wading in the riverl, and suddenly stepped beyond his depth A son of M^. John W. Mulligan, COTP 66 . u ili!^ cbai!l^ botli silfetit iritnos^S of the power, of T arrived a^ the house to imnute|, ana 1 entered the door, I was auiioBt petrified with astonishment. ‘ There lay the slain I there lay .thefr f^Teetionate chadren. all (ei^eept one who rantO'teU theheWsyhurt seaa to he^unable to tell thenewsi ’TW m the hniazing mercy of God that they wem not killed. There ly as ahouse of mourn ing ! There truly was the mansion of sor row ! [Prom the Berkshire Mass, Star, July 21.] Dtaih by Lightning»~^Oa T u e s day night the 12th inst. the house of Mr. Isaac Alden, in Otis, was struck by lightning and considerably injur- But the most distressing cir- ;ml!itance is, the wife ofM r. Alden was. instantly killed. Mr. A. was in bea with his wife, and received com siderahle injury, but is now out of danger. The house was fired, _ _____ daughter o f Mr. A. with wondejrtW supporting them, presence of mind extmgmshedlne [ h ;„ dames— being the only person Esq. a youth'of about 14 years of hand, save a littld br^^^ who was them<! feb boV, ttod^’ra^e sat a irhhibly miny^ndMadua?* who h l y f ^ d e it ait ohyeet to' decry them, withlrideM ^:to th^ir own advanceraenti. are ngf cans. ^Teither are they Jcdcriilii#* / that aiune k » »> appliWon now, 4 p‘« « age, haippened to be bathing at some short distance. -Hciring the outcry from the shore that a boy was drew ning, vrithout hesitation he swam to the spot, and fortunately reached il just as the boy was sinking the third time. The attempt was very near proving fatal to them both. The boy having sunk beneath the surface seized young Mulligan by the leg.— With perfect presence of mind, how ever, he disengaged the hold o f the hoy and rose with him to the surface. He then placej the boy’^ hands round his ^oung Mulligans’s) neck and, in this wayi thou^ much em barrassed by the weight o f the boy and the pressure of his grasp, he swam with him to a place o f safety. During the heroic periods o f ancient Rome, whoever saved the life of a citizen received high civic honors. Our laws decree no rewards for such noble actions. Public sentiment, however, largely supplies this de feet; and particularly in every in stance like the pre.sent, if youthful courage,, in the face o f die most pal pable danger—-rushing, reckljess personal consequences, fO the rescue of a fellow being from certain de struction-—&e sentiment o f the com- jnuni^ will not fail to reward with its high approbation the geiierous deed—and to follow with its bes : wishes the youthful hero who darec to attempt it. On Thursday afternoon, say’s the Boston Patriot, a lad fell into the water near India wharf, and was near drowning, when a respectable citizen bravely plunged, without hesitation, into the water, and at the hazard of his own life, saved the child’s. New-Yofkf July 23. Warm Weather ,— It is with ex treme regret that we mention the sad occurrence o f twenty-five cases of sudden death yesterday, produced by’ drinking cold water, and other causes resulting from the extreme heat. The coroner had not time to examine more than eighteen persons — ^the remainder were attended by the Police Justice, whose business it is to disdharfe the duties o f the coro ner during his absence. . Unfortu nately the weather to-day is quite as hot and insupportable as it was yes terday. JVezo way of-roasting eggs ,—^We understand, says the Editor of the Boston Commercial Gazette, that a stone cutter, eraploypd at tho south by placing them exposed to the sun. The BaHstoh Spa Gazette ipen tibns, in speaking o f the heat o f that place on the 12thinst. tliat ^t gteat Slumber o f be^rhives in that neighbor-' hood were entirely destroyed by the melting o f thej ^m ^ i whereby the boney was entirely lost, and great also in the house with his parents and sister. T B E m u s s . BATAVU, SATURDAY, |bGUST 6,*1825. ^ ^ h m h e m ^ f bees drowned Juiy 2d« On Saturday^ fhe coro and PoUcg Justice were jalmost f§tant!y employed in taking in- its b h f ersons who lost thejr lives king eold water. .Thei whole ’^pf^eath&jfor tbe.la^t four baa probably been from 6,0 to w b e suffered, spasmodie at^ Were fortunately relieved. r* PA^ (Pend. Bjfi ff. C.) June 25. tw< . . . - TJbeel Orth w ept, batw ien 2 M janjicariewithgiSiat y ci^tiy I tnubdera rolled acrosef tbe atmos m Siu from pole to Dole with iji elo*6 of the rtuu thfe^^tidng strack iho , . . . ^ i « r . m ^ W e are under the necessity of defering the publication of A S e t t l e r ” to next week. The great quantity of mailer which we are obliged to insert in this, number pre cludes U3 from pursuing yet the subject of the next election. It shall not be for gotten. _______ BATAVIA ACADEMY In this paper will be found an advertise ment of the Rev. James Cochran, an nouncing that he is about to take charge 'of this Seminary, as its preceptor. The talents and literary attainments of this gentleman we hope will be appreciat ed by this commuhity ; and we hope also, that the “ parents and guardians o f youth” will avail themselves of them, for the im provement and cultivation of the rising generation. _______ The Tonnawania Canal .—The, Times complains of secrecy or at least the want ofpvhlicity in the proceedings relative to the Tonnawanta Canal. If the person from whom thePe remarks i emanated had. taken ds much pains to be in the way of this transaction, as he has in many others, we venture to say he woUlc have found no jupt cause of complaint oa the scere of secrecy. And if he begrudg es those who have taken the trouble of investigating and promoting this great object, either the personal honor 'or pro fit to be derived from it, we pity^ him. The Editor of the Times in his last Week’s paper say®:— In any future no tice which the Editor (or Editors) o f the “ People’s Press>* may take of remarks contained in our columns, we ask them in all courtesy to separate the present from •the former character and course this pa per may have taken. W ith what is past we have nothing to do—for that which is to come we stand responsible. If the presenti Editor of that paper dis< approves o f tb? course formerly pursued in it, and is dis|msed to take a different and a better cofirse, we should like bis own avowal pud explanations, that we may know whereto find him. W e shall certadnly y a n ta better species o f evidence qg^||j||;:point,thanthe same old cant about ublioaJUH-Repblicanism—Republi y” s3|d j‘ all that sort of thing, e goes on to support and oppose the. SiBd# ,doctrines ^ d objects, that its fprin ier||ditor did. . ' Biles the youpg gentleman believO the fe. h f tM s.^tate will give him credit greater quanlUy or better quality of ifiblicanism than his neighbors, be cause he is Btraiimig with all his might to “ rafee the ghost of departed controversy,” and renew the '\Vajf upon Governor Clin ton ? Does he think to perpetuate the power of the immortal, seventeen, by plastering over their disregard to populat rights, with the specious name o f an hon est difference o f opinion ? W hen he triks about the “ F e d e ralparty^dtheir allies, tve wish him to ^be a little ihore explicit, and tell us what h e means. H e knows, or at least a gentleman that we could: nanie, (who has access to the colvimns of that paper in-at lehst ns hear a relation as a correspondent,) could tell him, that JUy,iujq geMletnen dissolved rite « Bederri party,” and leade i t « null ahdyoid,” several years a g o ; resertring for their own special *u^^ behoof, the nopae t4 b e t a kind o f a raw^head- ahd^blOTdy-bqnwiLtp^fr^^ the people with> a n d u frj^lkem iuppori for the of fices of*piofit im^'hpnor,'r#o? repoblicaha, snOhaq fkeni«e/i}^, tor uiBtance. iW e w o m e t i ^ ^ ' Of one thing .we can teoertam— suOhimenjmibe Seventeen bdt la tW clccail of tbi^ iHe di viding fjclge, betw e # tb f jtjlter* o f t b t and Genesee there m uuiweptna largd and aPrib^* ihb fi|hic wh,o write forthe Times wOft know U—Ti’ They are the same s o rt^the unvarying omniprespntyew, who demiMt their p: ivi- ege to govern the many in allcountries, by “ divine right,” the right o f the strongest, or the republican jjofenf right. They are A ristocrats — they care no more for the leople any where, than their catfte ; [and both are cared for so far only as to n|afce the most out o f them. W e do not Pre tend that any “ party” in this countW is exempt from this sort o f republicm ^ ; noi that any partyis composed entirely ofsnehr W e protest against them and their ride, under whatever fair name they mhji at tempt it. W e do not believe our young neigjibor is one of these ; but we fear he is very in: nocently laboring for their pene.fit^ | and as “ republicaas.” j His correspondent “ T ,” seems l|o be “ chagrined and surprised to find ekeep.. tions to the opinions and doctrinei^ ad vanced in a former number of the Titpes.” “ W hat let me ask,” says T. “ is there said about the republican party to Which any republican and well wisher of the party could take exceptions ? Does the editor of the Press at this late day expect to be believed when he claim® fo^ the multitude that helped to swell the jpajor- ity at the last fall election, the character of republicans?” We would ask in our turn ofM r. T. what he calls this “ m u l t i t u d e (by the bye this word is used in this place much as the European Aristocrats use it)-r-and wheth 6 r-he is serious about outlawing, or the, of S f e I S f t i m L r f R sufficient quantity of|w a tef to turn ap undershot MilljWUh » ipoderptehead They then, proceeded th® Cat- iraugu$,to Hinkley’s, M od-^jence to line Lake in ,the town lof yorkshire, attaraugus county. T|his is u eep lake of about 150 bcres sjirface, the outlet of which is sumcient at this ry season, to turn a Tun-^iniil. The Ischua, creek keaqs in two prin- dipal branches, on the eastland west sides 0 f this lake, which form a |unction about pne mile and a half fromj the head^ or south end of it, and on nearly a level With its present surface. T h il lake may Ijje increased perhaps ijoo acres, by Raising it three o r four feejl, which would mingle its waters with the'Wcfii|a. The Ischua runs theiicp southerly < ^ r a ve ry level region qi|^bbttonj land, with sluggish stream,'altout 2 p nriles to 01 an point. From Lime Lake, the b a rty proceed ed easterly to the outlet o f Beaver Lake, Iwbtch is nearly as large hs that of Lime Lake, and the lake itself now covers a- bout 100 acres, and maly be made to flow nearly as much more. They then went to Fish Lake, the nutlet of which is called Clear Creek) nna is the largest of any of the outlets of these Lakes.— Its surface covers nbout 100 acres, and may be easily increased to 2 5 0 h y dam ming. it is very deep, Sz ike all the rest, evidently fed by suh|irrhnean springs. There are strong reashns for believ ing that ail these Lakes may be brought to bear upon one level, which may be made to pass from the head of Lime lake to the head of Cattaraugus, with but little deep cutting o r embanking.— ’Re^ff^lowing wei*upi?ntoted^ t i ^ L . ...... ... . ____ Rndmake a ffie chmposiritm- to'be riemovedjlf^^^ clay. Mm, sdnd, gravel, I beiil thus disfranchising them ? Does he intend to “ S r tude ?” pit the“ republicans” against the “ multi- W e here.“ take exceptions” to the claim he sets up, to be a member of the} republican party,” to the exclusion o those who bear better republics fruits, (and by these we have the safest wiay o judging, after all,) while he spea,ks ii this maimer of the people ; and wei hav no doubt but he thinks as contemptdoUsl as he speaks. Does T. sincerely think there is!mor€{ republicanism in voting for a set of menj or a “ party,” (ifhe will have it so,J whd set the wiriies o f the people a t denaned and refused to indulge them in th e j^ e r i else o f a clear right, distinctly and a[lmo^ unanimously demanded, than in Voting them down, and putting men in: their places who would give them this ri^ht ? Does he believe that the majority c f last fall are less “ republican” in pridciph, than the minority, with the “ seventeen ’ at their bead ? i He says “ the reputed editor i f th > Press is a republican, and a long aisocia- tion| with federalist has not corrupt{ed hi s principles,” &c. | This is a concession we did not e^x peiit from that quarter. W e supposed that a 11 who had dared to claim the right o f vo ing for electors, of any thing ^ e j n o t ii- greed on by the regency in “ caucqs co i vened\-tor especially; who. had daired ;o vote or efeak in favor o f (jovdrnof Clip- ton, were /cdcrafMfr—not merely sociatea” of federalists. ' But perhaps Mr. T. can tell better ho far “ fedenft association” goes to corru political principles than we c a n ; ijnd we thank him for the privilege o f h^ipg republican after the hazard we have run of being corrupted. And if at list we should actually become infected, and evm get initiated into the Washington qenei o. as- and become a real republican. he eye, to oc- that probably y-‘. I 3 * ' « l They certainly seem to t cupy a range of country was made a ielvel by some general cause. And in fact the whole of this region has the appearance of an extensive level, with, hills (where there are any) rising upon it. The eastern Termination of the Cattaraugus valley i|s upon this lev el, at the foot of the ridgt^, or hilts, which part the waters that flonj east and west, to Genesee River and Lake Erie. In its progress westerly, the Cattaraugus' creek seems to have sijooped out the valley which it occupied, to the depth which it falls Delow the |;eneral level.— If this theory should prove correct, a level commencing at Lijme Lake, may be maintained to Cattaraugus Lake, by bearing to the right or lielt with the dd- clivity, which descends fijom the dividing ridge into the valley. Six feet cutting will carry the level through from C atta raugus Lake, to the s^am p in- which the Toiinewanta creek head. From thence to Batavia the rpute would be an inclined plane, whh an almost uni form, but gradual descent, mostly oVer bottom lands, where the stream is slug gish. Theie are no perpendicular fails in this'space, nor any in terruptions of a- ny kind, either to impede or render ex pensive the progress of!a canal. T h a t IS consider ible ascent from the Grand Canal to thiii summit, there can be no doubf; but tiiat it is not in surmountable, there is ; s little. The quantity of watG exceeded the expectations of all the barLy j and the gteat facility o f converting those Lakes into reservoirs, satisfied all , that no ap prehensions need be entertained on that V score. S. pU M lN G S , G. B. R IC H , ^ J. q ’C L U E R , P. ADAMS, H . JOxVES,jr. P. VV. M A R SH. Resolvedy T h a t a Ccimmittee be ap pointed to-attend upon the Engineer who may survey the pr<|iposed route, for tie jffinciplq UBWllli:; k of peefle ih iq constittit# * « |«t+; tyi ’ wrq sltot8d'S^4to | n d # of thdjK ri lent Society^ he can tell us how to y j t*’® p u rpose^f affording him such facili ties as may be in theii power, and to take all necessary mea: ores to promote 4 he prosecution o f the o iject we have in view. Resohedj That the following gentle men compose said comiitiftee;— Ebenezer Lpekwood. Samuel Barras, «David B^ckeA, Glean; Israel Curtis, HinsSale; Jos. M’Cluer, Isaac Searle, Franklinville; 'Daniel Hodges, Peter Ten Broeck, Farmers! illf; Samuel Gl Sutton, Benj. Felch, Yorkshire; Enoch Bowlei, Lot Crowell, F reedom ; Hora tio Jones, Jf. Abiel W. i^hsign, China ; P. W. Marsh, Joseph Bhttricki, Shel don j James Richard, Tjruman Lewis, Orangeville j Strong Hjiyden, ' John Newell, Bennington; ClhihsB. Rich,G- wen Cotton, David.Scoi t, f armenio Ad- >ams, Morton, C|ot|[e Cooley, Tirtipthy Loomis^ Attics ii| Cyreiius Wil ber, Josiah Newton, Jo ijathan Hall, H. Haifvkinsj.Alexandei ivliohn Waitb, J. ■K. Barlow, Bethany; voel S. Smith, J. GoodspeedVWethersfit Id t*Josehp Pe- tera,Slepbkn Kihg, Jariw ttyde, Pem broke ; Sitoeon ChtmrtKLlT. F. Talbot A U e i,D , H .C h ^ ld | ban, D. C. Miller, and Batavia, i I the ahove Commit to hjiri [|iht from among thclnielvtfj a seleet can toritee to atlond at Albany, for thq. purpose of prosecu ting all prjapeiJ i*ieasjur<>ii jo obtain the lotjiltioh bf ihk tho route should be roportqd pciwlffiable T O N N E W A N T A CANAL. A T a Meeting of Delegates frojra several towns through which the pijo- posed route for a canal, by4h4^TG neWanta Creek, passes, held at t house o f E. B eldsn , in BataVia, i Tuesday, the 2d inst. the toil|owii|)g persons appeared, viz;— Ebenezer Lockvoqdf of Glean t Jd$. M*Cluer, of Franklinville; DanielHo\ ge$ and Peter Tm Broeck^ of Farmeif*- vijle J. BoHitio Jones j r . and Ai Enstgti, GbimtJ Ckauticey Sad And W, marshy Sheldon j Paunsnio .^an^s. Qaius B. Rickf Owen Cottony meorge Cookyy Eleazar Mortoriy Sz Odvi^Scol^tj A ttica; Josiah NewtOny Cyr< .............. $sr, and Jonathan Hally Alexand than B , AlUny Daniel H., Chandh Brisbane Tyuoddre F. Talbot Cumings, Batavia, ; j TAKHEriict A dams was appbinted Chairman, and S. C umimos Secietary. ^ h e party which lately explor id the fainmlt of this route, cbmmiinicafed | 6 the hieeling the result of their e x ainm ationr, which was road by the Sicreja- ry, av foIioWs-T- , ' j ' ' , r T h e subscribers, whb went on!to the sottonito'f the routctopfatod Tbh4ewifc- t» e i « . r r s ! m ^ o n i h ^ .*ViU®|x,toYin8tancev ^ ar^n erolonng party, commenced Ifl^ r e IS aiiy di%Meq cffpoUrici) cxiuniniriiDit ul th? itorth end q( Catth- rauguf Lhhk, ift thu topn of l^b|nav m Groes#cpunfyii\ which now eoverii bubflOO atsres, ihd would, if u i ^ h t frieti extend lo ktlualt ’■ O V 5»' ,'■> •_ ' ['i ' Tv ' m im iiiiiiArfii ' if r ii'/., } P . A D A M S fC l^r^ ^ *■ S. C omi I ng S, JopOE R oberts , the Engineer as signed to take the survey of this route, politely attended this convention a t the special request of the exploring pariyj and has determined to commence the examination early in September next. , I f O. 2 . ER IE CANAL. M r . B lod gett , * As every circumstance in^tegard to the commencement, prosecution, and com- plefibif of the Erie Canal, has become an object of hiuch interest, in relation to the variouftlpersons who took any part in that g r e a f ^ j t h ,'! shall make, a few brief re marks, ^ p lanatory of the intervening pe riods between the dates o f the principal documents and correspondence, so as to trm something like a connected series* ommipionefs were appointed in the ses sion of the legislature of I811, to make examination and report to the legislature a plan for effecting that noble design.— The Commissioners traversed the water communication from Schenectady, by way of Mohawk River, Wood Creek and Onei da Lake, to Ontario; and then by various roads which lead to the Niagara River and Lake E rie; and after directing engi neers they had employed in making some disconnected levels in various places be tween the great W estern Lakes and the Hudson River, they made a report o f con siderable magnitude, to the legislature; without designating therein any particu lar site for a canal, and continued malting reports without defining any distinct plan or route; they however, in IbUseteports, were in favor of an inclined plane'canalj which would render it an aitifidiaF river from Lake Erie to the Hudson, riie source of which would be Lake Erie. ' The late war put a stop to ftie prosecu-' tion of this project,—^indeed every thing which the commissioners had done up to the year '1816, was merely preparatory; at which time the following correspon dence commenced between De W itt Clin ton, Esq*'aad-J<iseph EUicott, Esq. on the subject; and as this correspondrace, (which has been obligingly furnished,) marks a period when the first efficient ex ertions were made, and practical datagiv- en, I shall lay it before the public. . YourB, A. A. Jlhc-York 6th Jan. 1816. D ea r S i r ; ^ I have sent to the Pqst Office, with this letter, a pamphlet, contuning the me morial of the citizens o f New-York, in fh- voi of a canal from Lake Erie to the Hud son River. It is highly important that the west should second the efforts o f the south in this great question. I will thank you for your opinion as to the best course to be pursued, in addition to that already taken. Yours respect&Uy, DE W IT T CLINTON. J. E llico t t , Esq. ^ Bataviay Jan, D e W it t C linton , E s q .; Dear Sir:—I with’^easuyq^fdtoow- ledge the receipt o f your letter o f the 6 th instant, accompanying the memorial o f the citizens o f New-York, in favor o f a cana navigation between the great western lakes and the tide waters o f the Hudson. The exposition the Citizens of New- York have given o f the general direction the canal ought to b e carried, for the pro motion o f the most possible advantage to this state and American community, ' think must be conclusive to all unbiasse< minds. StiU, however, from reports' now which would attend its w h ich,, a-succeeding legishtU’^ JudgCj whether the ability of& 'S j was competent to the uUdertakL ^ My in^ressiottis, thajttMs,pljfjjJ id at akinj «s. (I solely, and RvOidingl fomiL know very thal in circulqtidn in this quarter,it woidd sefem' that the Lake Ontario route is in view- I will do myself the pleasure to fianijish you. with my ideas of the easy practicaliil- ity of this immensely^ important object, in preference of the L^tke Ontario ropte, &c. &.C. - . . W ith my usual r e ^ r d and esteem, I am, Dear Sir, yonr ob’t serit f JO S E P H EL L IC O T T . ®snctoj 5 Jsi%l Md^onduBtin^oC in this country ; andithetmffi ig, tliejJ, ing out a path for a cahrirnqnirKil l ther Conjurors R w v ?izza^ - ■ tu te is every thing ftikt as aecjssaq. t While I make theserem a ils^. much freedom and candor, it is iKny with a view to obtain for my self, jj,. will perceive, any .profitable jaployg*’ inTits prosecution. I haven([t asys object or wish than that the pi aject^ be pursued in a p ^ t i c a l wap, coa» surate with aft the pmqioies f n hhls are used for TBonve|’aiicisMd lift ppriAtion, with the least posi He esp^ Your friend W . Rumsey, wfi); csi exertions to promote the gracd olsj^i My avQftatiohs in the dischar ge ties wMch are involved in cond«ctiii|| agency are so. m.any that jit is aible for tne to vMt Albany, but I am{( suaded Mr. Dumseyi: who w ^ one efi committee appqihtqd to draft our rial to the leg^ature, on tie sabjedj the grand c a n a t and who.is the beiR!| the memorial to h e handeff 1 o that y able body, will more than sn pplymjifea were I present. That complete success msy exertions in an object so henetosi v mankind as a complete wate r con tjpn between the great jWesieraiaiesa the Hudson River wofild b>, is thes cere wish 'with g reat respect and esteem, yo nr most obedien servant, JOSEPH ELLlCOHl T h e followiiig is a copy o f the al prelEmted. to ihelegislature, citiZent o f thes Conner ^ 6(snesee, < guisheff alike for its Iticidi ess and i sense. ^em b y conyfnedfs—'fhejl£3li R1 A L o f th e soljseri aets^ptd.] fully 5 h e w e th , ' That a t a generafme=rii#ofthe<&v of the county o f Ge nese s, at House in th e ^ llags of Batavia, on tfe| 31st day o f Januarp, thet signed were' appokted i^aomnnttee,! behalfofthe said citiz* i s, to pre^ij your honorable he dy tieirsenti in relafron to the p ropo sed canal \ lake Erie to the tid j wat are of theHi son river. In perfc nninTthisd^;^ themselves, and in behjJfof saidf zens, they beg leav^e respectfullytoi present. T h a t your petirioijers have pert® with emotions cdrrespoii ding wit^ magnificence o f the desigp, a disposia in roe people « f the ea#eni pait S|;ate to unite the greatflalies vfitii' waters of the Hudson-^'i of immense inWrtaipce to thisfi ahuthe union a t large, pWch is itj sent heyondthe|KQi^^ oicalcnlatiiB,* we can. form but\.im jinattuqnate com ti:^ of itbe extent^bf Its utility. 'The Lakes'mayrionsideiedriH Amefican'-Me^terKroetm which if? nectedwitb the HuSkom would line of navigation npwams ofthri sand miles in extentJ with which tsi| riouslaterdlbrfmche^of havigahle i would be connected, f o il^ g ta thei an' extension o f n a v i ^ t i f e not le»l infies iBlel Mw~ York, 3d of M b. D e a r S i U: i th tak you for your letter—I feel not y , little plea;sed with youn favotoble opiniomof pur proceedingsmuramotidutof is well knosTO they ate thqgraM e a n a l. C * ^ • s i m he |heye> W e are aU,unitei on; haps than sight thoti interior o f the most fdrtilh Unions globes, rapidly increasing M pop^ in the greatest abundance o f maB^'l Fully appreciating the Elrvantif5| be derived from this nnlipked^ soiirKj treasures, the British gove^nineiit'’^5 cessarily direct its early attend®® canalHng o f the rapiqs qf Sedee, the eonsfructitb ffiierakes, and the bther fociiity q ftraB ^ 4 fi® a t o t ^ tensive lurndti^ebrapch qftiade,'WEia ................... emelyt indeed to^onopolize. it t^oulp torimnate i n the ex||mi4®> nheid' I have endeavored to correct* -*8 easeeq clear. Signed, DE W I I ^ ^LIHTGN; Ratoria, F e b r u a i^^S^ 18S6. D e W itt C linton , E s q .^ : Dear Sir J with pl^t^tfre aoknbw* ledge the receipt o f yonr lettoy of tofefd instant. ’ ' ■ f , ■ I belieye there; is but ode voice in this country iuielation to. thoMviru^Ss that WQuXd4o|w from a captd^, UjMgafrbfr ftoto; - ------- Lake Erie to the ^ I ^ H O r s o a ® ; rxR i ^ t l i e ; andqucbablythejciqn^ ed as the kiatUi^tVen^ prod®** ofour ]Boft‘ 50ready bay the cor 0 ^ .Spirifemriur citirona b e g w a to poffli fretMlrCa =of the %esterii country. lap o f foroignem, w ith whom this ^ tiveJrade w 3 l aerve' i s bond nexion, and the cement of a socid r course j \s^ile on the ojher hand * mercisd eyclujricmfromnar owfls^ may tendto rit o f diSnnion,.to aJlenate the of tbepeopleftini toe;|goyeri^e3^^^ country, and to creato ^ •qnr llhei^ee ind mdetoei^^^ time to ditoolro tito AmqricaR cc counti^ct 4 o Ib^er :tonne4mw; to feiOfifOOSikud to unit M ' S blonde Of inteies^ an 1 \ gi^feeSatoifr'M d wtoi ;oi Ameridito‘con%de)i*o toislunftm i$ wmthy itl^e iatMtim K- ' w m m IM : . n ^ ■ r-:-v - A t-'m. _iirroE 'ifEliECtr ' t o t \ ^ . . e f f e c t \ iiM s ^ vnot , l&iwrencey (jountry t:an ey K t e n r e a h W l te r Montreal a t ;1 l ^ m r o ^ e d ^ ■ - J is long been I p o o r Sfre t o t e l To youi-petit/ E|tecommerfid^- i-m M % ^ j S g t i o n : c f . t ^ p e j# tly im p to e following for ent and coni(l intaiio route ; ' ■ t,iThe distance ^^“tnoint o f n a v igi ir , t o I i ^ t Q b i a i ie r r o ^ a ^ c t e t m l Hmukhiuptiy dtiecliyity oft »fOj#timatnigj( to ascent and dtoquire the cor 10 dmtance of i tslope o f rocks the shore o f L ^ rriver, whereto lUOunter another ffict^ies in asCte river into the le other hand th« onto, which h?s t Ontario, wonli try, free from tpe iVation, and aboui 'ulated to supply^ t)| iy computed tfiat :e|mile o f rock, will i IS as much as id of earth- Hepce y to construct a,ca [Lewiston thro’ a sf rifbeks in ascendir ^ego river, togethe ^ t i t y of lockage route, would through thei th o f Lake O n tarl ie. Oswego river- The certainty th| Id* enrich the tef g%ttiieexpense 4 increase to toe dtotanfee. I d | ;pion Of|3Umil{ :The adffitionri ®i |boats and men. The more freque itog of cargoes. I.T h e unmterrupt |e Ontario in Ithe ;%t Britain. • T h e probability! imrked on Lake Of ed to Montreal, tc advantages in the Lawrence would: T h e certainty tl! ItoV which., womd |e route, would n | f e l f e p r u j e c t i 1 have the same iej'as'w a s ably illil |753^ to detailing d isonfiver, wbichl iu e d : 'High; roads, whiJ ejftrei IR-Oontlnual atf i^^demand, fre iiig, scarce anyl i whole provincej ow pblongs, ext j told\ north, havj ritoe extremity tocetof one bunc Ij^btoerr; and, fcUlatiqnv,, has not.| timtesiof land car lohrektent. ThisI [ motives to toe ifry, as it affordsl tody conveyance I ^ o e ^ gnd at tl fcaSbets of this ad [iaii:We usually obtl ^-TUoisUfficientiy B, abounds wj J vast inland ^inconsequence . R great ext! I^ ^ c a r r iag e * u * ptoalaf^towdedl their dri| |ntot%a|3rance, P ^ '^ l jto u g h f bj ntoSjfRfleasri;i,q show'anl ^m eur rivers is Ktotoor^three] ‘“*agthi^'5tortsj |?»W ^ |B s tl5 ito o expense mail o f I .-— iiiTiii - ...
