A line of battle ship, and a frigate of 44 guns, are. ordered to be built at Portsmouth, N. H. Connecticut.-The votes for governor have been

might have been loaded, and the contents acci-p dentally discharged into the magazine. The whole of the vessel abaft the main mast was literally blown to atoms, though both masts remained un-officially counted. For Mr. Wolcott 13,655; Mr.

moved.

We regret to add that the pilot (the elder Thomas of Hampton) and four young men, residents of this town, were on board at the time, and are among the number of the killed.

Smith 13,119; scattering 202-majority for Mr. W. 334 The legislature is in session-Charles Denni-. son was chosen speaker by nearly all the votes of both parties-but the choice of clerks was made a party matter-the republican candidates had 98, the federalists 95; 3 rep. members absent.

Commodore Chaytor has very humanely made a present of the remains of the schooner to the widow Rhode Island.-The legislature of this state is in of the unfortunate pilot, and his men are now em- session. The ascertained majority of votes in favor ployed in saving whatever is of any value for her, of Mr. Knight, (rep.) for governor is 68. Republiwhich will amount to something handsome.-Herald. can senators, lieut. governor, treasurer, attorneyMontreal, C. April 23.-Persons supposed to be general, &c. are also elected by an average majority dead are frequently buried with a haste that is of about 80 to 90 votes. highly reprehensible. This blameable precipitation The steam boat, built at Sackett's-Harbor, suc-, has often been followed by the most shocking and ceeds on lake Ontario, according to expectation. disgusting consequences; it has frequently happen- The first vessel, a schr. of 60 tons, arrived on the ed that persons supposed to be dead (but who in re- 21st ult. at a new port and village on the lake, calality were only in a state of lethargy,) have come led Carthage. How great will be the commerce of to life without being able to obtain light, and perish-these inland seas, when they are united with the. ed in convulsions and despair, as the subsequent in- ocean!

spection of their bodies has proved. Repeated re- Internal resources.-About a mile from Cumbermonstrances have not had the effect of preventing land river, 80 miles above Nashville, after boring the pernicious custom of burying the dead, the 60 feet, an abundance of water so saturated that it moment that the breath is supposed to be out of will not dissolve salt, is found. It rises in the wells the body; it is customary to wrap up the corpse to within 4 feet of the top of the earth; 10 bushels. with a sheet which is sewed from head to foot in of water make 1 of salt. such a way as to prevent the admission of air. The following is a recent and terrible example.

Monument to Washington. Measures have been taken in Virginia to carry into effect the resolution A man named Tessier, of the parish of Saint of the legislature for erecting a monument to gen. Anne, in the district of Three Rivers, supposed to Washington. Gentlemen have been appointed in be dead, was carried to church about twenty-four the several counties of the state for the purpose of hours after, where his funeral service was perform-receiving the voluntary subscriptions of the citied, he was then placed in the charnel house, which zens-no person in his own name is allowed to subis the ordinary custom in the country during the scribe more than 208. winter. About eight days after, it became again necessary to open the charnel house, and the coffin was found open, the feet were out, the hands were torn, the left hand grasped into the right shoulder, and the body was turned upon the right side.

Almost every vessel from England brings more or less passengers-the current of emigration is steady, and of very respectable classes,

The distinguished Frenchman, who arrived some months since at Boston, and supposed to have been marshal Soult, is now said to have been the duke of Vicenza, Caulincourt, who has taken up his residence at New-Orleans.

Savannah. By a late census, the population of Savannah is ascertained to be 7624-about one half more than it was in 1810.

Bank of the U. S.—The 3rd instalment, payable on the 1st of July next, is called for by the president and directors of the bank of the United States. Col. Croghan has recently married Miss Livings. ton, at New York.

The following is the result of the election for representatives to the fifteenth congress, in Virginia. Those in italic are reputed federalists, the rest are republicans. Those with are new members.

FOURTEENTH CONGRESS.

P. P. Barbour

Wm. A. Burwell
Burwell Bassett

The arrivals of vessels, from England, France and the West Indies with "lots" of specie are dai James Breckenridge ly announced. We cannot suppose there is any Peterson Goodwyn real scarcity of the precious metals in the United Aylett Hawes States at this time. Though our banks ostensibly John P. Hungerford pay specie, it is almost as rare as it was some John G. Jackson months ago to see a dollar. "Paper does the bu-James Johnson ness" still; and yet the banks are said to be "pull-John Kerr ing and hauling" their customers to the utmostfrightened about something.

Naval-The Spark was at Gibraltar about 35 days ago. The Washington and the Dutch squadron was on a cruise off the Barbary coast.

The U. S. brig Prometheus and schr. Lynx are ordered from Boston to Philadelphia, with a crew to bring the Franklin 74 to the former, to be equipped for sea.

*The name of Charnier (Charnél house) is given in this country to a large common grave, where the dead are put during the winter, so as not to dig a grave for each body.

Joseph Lewis
William M'Coy
Hugh Nelson
Thos. M. Nelson
Thomas Newton
James Pleasants
John Randolph
WM. H. Roane
Daniel Sheffey
Ballard Smith
Magnus Tate
Henry St. G. Tucker
John Tyler

10 new members.

*

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.
P. P. Barbour
WM. A. Burwell
Burwell Bassett
John Floyd*
Peterson Goodwin

G. F. Strother
WM. Lee Ball*
James Pindall*

James Johnson.
William I. Lewis*
Chas. F. Mercer
William M'Coy
Hugh Nelson

Thomas M. Nelson
Thomas Newton
James Pleasants
Archibald Austin*
R. S. Garnett*
Alexander Smyth*
Ballard Smith
Edward Colston*
Henry St. G. Tucker.
John Tyler.

4,752,642 88,459) 115,155 1,103,892 181,0401 997,804) 19,596,577 251,463 1,259 41,331,226 2,606,260)

132,160 130,367 397 139,345 5,579 69,675 2,145 1,420,614 987,510 581,894 77,660

88,669 796,964 101,355' 89,092) 231,122 494,6901 39,622)

AGGREGATE OF IMPORTATIONS-continued

AGGREGATE OF IMPORTATIONS-continued

FROM

Quicksilver.

Total

516 1,003 2,716

24,810,548 1,577,085 98,398 16,401 1,195 1,435 2,971 15,128 6,114 1,751 1,316 4,703

230

63

16

12

4

395

10,466 1,309 31 5,604

41,12225549,7432,092

31 6,890

JOSEPH NOURSE, Register.

Treasury Department, Register's Office, February 26th 1817,

Delaware and Raritan canal.

[PASSED FEBRUARY 13, 1817.]

The commissioners, appointed by an act of the legislature, for ascertaining the most eligible route for, and the probable expence of a canal to connect the tide waters of the Delaware with those of the Raritan,

REPORT

That in ascertaining the most eligible route for a canal to 'connect the tide waters of the Delaware with those of the Raritan, they have examined the plans and routes of canals heretofore proposed, and have considered the advantages and disadvantages which would respectivley attend them.

Fourth. From the locks being placed in low situations, and therefore subject to injury and decay. Fifth. From the cuts in the low grounds being liable to be filled by freshes, with sand or mud, or to be washed to an improper size or shape.

Sixth. From the unequal currents of the streams, which in some places, would require the labor of many men to stem their force.

Seventh. From the inconvenience of eight mills in the route, any one of which could at any time during the summer destroy the navigation, by using and exhausting the water of their ponds so as to occasion shallow water above, and to prevent the use of the locks.

Eighth. From the great distance of the route, pré The first and most obvious plan heretofore pro- venting the dispatch so necessary to ensure a preposed, was to use the beds of the streams interven- ference of conveyance and transportation. ing between the Raritan and the Delaware, to ascend Ninth. From the varying quantity of water at difthe Raritan from the tide water to the first obferent times of the year. In dry seasons the water struction, and by deepening or widening, or by con- near the dams being spread over the wide surface of fining the stream to a narrower channel, to proceed the bed of the creek, or river, and in some places as far as practicable on that step, and then, by a dam over the adjacent grounds, great quantities would and lock, to raise boats to another step, to be pur- be lost by evaporation; and on the streams becoming sued by deepening, widening, narrowing, or clear-low, the navigation would be obstructed by either ing, as before, until another dam would become permanent or shifting bars, and shallows, which necessary, and in the same manner to continue the would be often impassable for several days or weeks; process until the navigation would arrive at the and in wet seasons the torrents of water after heavy mouth of the Millstone river; to proceed from thence rains would totally stop the navigation, displace the up the Millstone, erecting locks in the several mill- stones and walls constructed to widen or narrow dams, and deepening, widening or clearing the parts of the water-course, fill up parts of the chanchannel, and placing other dams and locks where nel, and sometimes destroy the dams and locks, and Recessary, to the mouth of Stonybrook, and from perhaps the boats. These contingencies would octhence up the Stonybrook in like manner, to the vi- casion great losses to the navigation, not only from cinity of the great meadows, in the township of Law-the expence of removing sands and obstructions, rerence: here a connecting cut would be made through placing facilities, and rebuilding dams and locks, the meadows of Lawrence to the Shippetaukin but also from the injury to the boats and their carbranch of the Assanpink creek. This connecting goes, the delay and loss of time, the consequent cut would, on this route, be the lowest part of the loss of toll, and the diversion of trade to other chan. ground dividing the waters of the two rivers, and nels.

would form the summit, or crown level, of the oanal. Another plan has been suggested, by digging a caThe boats would be raised by locks to this level, nal in the valleys, and along the banks of the streams which would be supplied by a feeder from the near-above mentioned, pursuing the level as far as pracest stream of elevation; they would from thence de- ticable, and constructing locks where necessary: scend by locks into the Shippetaukin, where a like thus rising to the summit level, from whence the na process would be used, to enable them to navigate vigation to the opposite tide water would decend in to the Assanpink, and down the Assanpink, by Lam- the valleys and along the banks of the other streams, berton, to the Delaware. In this route it would be by the same process. necessary, in some places, to make cuts through in- This plan is also liable to objections: tervening low grounds, and to depart occasionally First. From the frequent occurrence of deep rafrom the beds of the streams; the elevation of the vines and gullies, conveying small runs of water to summit level would be about forty-six feet above the stream of the valley, occasioning expensive the tide water, and the whole distance would be aqueducts, culverts, walls, and embankments, about forty miles. The route was viewed and le-which in wet seasons would be subject to injury. velled by several gentlemen, in the year 1804, who were of opinion that a communication might be opened between the tide waters of the Delaware and Raritan, of at least three and a half feet in depth.

This plan is liable to objections:

First. From the difficulty and great expence of removing obstructions in the beds of the Raritan and Millstone, which are formed, as far as Rockyhill, of red sand-stone, and its accompanying red shell,

or wack.

Second. From the adjacent stream overflowing its banks, in some situations filling the canal with mud or sand, and in other places destroying the locks and sides, and washing deep holes.

Third. From the irregularity of the valleys, high promontories and low bottoms often succeeding each other, rendering the crossing of the stream frequently necessary, by expensive aqueducts.

Fourth. From the red stone and other hard mat ter difficult to excavate, forming the banks of se

veral of the streams.

Fifth. From the circuitous route of the naviga

Second. From the precipitous, marshy, or cavernous banks of the streams, preventing the construction. tion and continuance of towing paths, thereby ren- Sixth. From the number of locks which would be dering the labor of men necessary for propelling required at irregular distances and in ineligible siboats instead of the draft of horses.

tuations.

Third. From the dams across the streams occa- Seventh. And, above all, from the almost insusioning back water on the adjacent ground, destroy-perable difficulty of procuring a sufficient supply ing the finer species of grass, and generating a mi- of water at the crown level to answer the demand asma, affecting the health of the intrabitants of the at the locks, for the passage of every boat to or country. from the summit, and from thence to the tide water.