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national* intelligencer.CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.According to otir promise, mnde some days a^o, we avail ourselves of the earliest opportu-Jrr to lay before our readers the Report of the President and Directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company to the Stockholders at theirannual meeting.THE REPORT.At no period since the organization of the Chesapeake anJ Ohio Canal Company have occurrences transpired so vitally involving its interests as during the past year ; nor has the Board ever been called on for the exercise of moretow-path next the river, to afford the best protection which, under the circumstances, could be devised.The tow-path on the pool of dam No. 4 was under contract when the last annual report was made, and is now nearly finished, and will soon afford the requisite facility for navigating with safety that extensive sheet of water. Additional security has been given Vo the works at points where any weakness was indicated. These comprise the chief improvements on the line of the canal from Georgetown to dam No. 5, the whole being in a stqte of good repair.Of the twenty-seven and a half miles between dam No. 5 and the Cacapon river, a large proportion of the sections and masonry is completed, and the final estimates paid. The remainder of the work is in rapid progress ; and we confidently believe that this important addition will be opened for navigation in the month of May. For a full description of this work, and of the plan of constructing the embankments and masonry, we again refer you to the aforesaid annual report; and will here only add, that the execution of the whole is highly creditable to the skilful andenergy and fortitude, encompassed as it has been by dan- I l ®n8*ne€r» Mr. Charles B. Fisk, who planned, ami. » i ’ u . 1 b*8 assistants, who superintended the work, which willgers wh.ch could not be untiapated, end by pecuniary em- | compare faYorl,iy „nh the beat work. in uTu country orbarrssments so pressing, as to have threatened for several months the suspension of the works on the entire line, and the ^ispersion of all the laborers. But those hours of despondency and trial have, we trust, passed by, and we now have the pleasure ^Coffering our congratulations to the stockholders on the brighter prospects which again cheer and animate us in our onward course.Although the measures agitated at Annapolis daring the late sessioo of the Legislature, fur a time, struck a deathblow at the credit of the company, and have seriously retarded the prosecution of the canal, yet we are flattered with the belief that permanent benefits will result eventuallyto the cause of internal improvements in the Stale of Mary-vailand, from the discussions which took place, and the final action of the Legislature on thespbject. She has reiterated her fixed purpose of adhering to the pojicy of prosecuting to completion her great works of intend improvement. She has Bought and obtained from this'company^aU-the information she desired in regard to the progress ofits^voiks, the sufficiency of its means for present Operations, and its probable future wants ; and, moreover, has adopted measures in reference to her own liabilities, which place her credit on as firm a basis as that of any Slate in the Union.It is not our purpose to go at large into a history of events, which are of such recent date, and excited so muchinterest, as not to be readily forgotten ; yet it is proper to refer briefly to them, from their connexion with, and influence on, the operations of the company. We, also, for the information of the stockholders, append to this report the proceedings had before the Committee of Ways and Means of the House of Delegates of Maryland, of which but few copies having been published for the use of the members, it a presumed the stockholders have not seen them. Theirattention is invited not only to the interrogstoriespropound ed by the committee to the president of the company, withhi« answers to the same, hut also to the statements submitted by Charles B. Fisk, Esq. chief engineer, in reference to the several estimates which had been previously made of the cost of the canal from dam No. 5, eight miles above6 wW ® TT illitixuapa distnnr*» m*near to mout^ °f Great Cacapon river,S^e°nuT,'y:TCn aDd tU “ ' °f ‘h!WihiamMBort w Pr°greB8 between Georgetown and wimainwort. Wishing to avoid nnnMMuw nrnlixit*Europe. IndecWilliamsport, to Cumberland, and also of the pgobablecost of completing the work between those points, by adopting existing prices of labor and provisions. This information Wtt elicited in compliance With the request of the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, contained in the following extract from a letter addressed by him to the president of the company:a tetter from T. S. Alexander t Esq. to G. C.JfoaA.\ngtony Esq. President qf the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company.Oar inquiry into tho condition -oC your eompeny would Ite greatly facilitated by the preparation, under your direction, of a tabular statement or comparative view of the several estimates which have been made at various times, of the coat of constructing the several sections of your work, and of the actual cost of construction, so far as it has boeo completed, and of the cost or price contracted lo be paid for constructing the unfinished portions of your work. The committee desire to test the value of the several estimates which have been from time to time prepared by your authority, or adopted by you, io order that they may form some estimate of the probable cost of completing the canal lo Cumberland.Respectfully, yours,TH. S. ALEXANDER. -The information given by the engineer is highly inte-resting, in reference to the particular inquiries on the part of the committee; and his views on other subjects submitted to its consideration will be found important and instructive.As tbe State of Maryland holds a larger interest thanany other party to the charter of the Chesapeake and OhioCanal Company, we have deemed it incumbent on ns(though not so required by law) to keep her Governmentapprized of the progress and prospects of the company ; and,with that view, the president dia, at the last and precedingsessions of the Legislature, address communications to theExecutive of the state, which were by him submitted to both Houses.The latter communication having been made since the last annual meeting of the stockholders, it is proper that it should be laid before them ; and, as it contains important information in regard to the prosecution of the canal to that date, (23d December, 1837,) we shall, to avoid unnecessary prolixity and repetition, adopt it as part of our ref*ort, B^ing, io continuation, a statement of such occurrences as nave subsequently transpired.Office of the Ches. and Ohio Canal Co., s Washington, Dec. 23, 1837.om : The last annual report of the President and Direc-t0ttkl Chesapeake nod Ohio Canal Company was madeia J^kholders, in general meeting, on the 12th of June • 1 had the honor of transmitting, at that time, a copy : excellency ; but, as the Legislature was not thenl n “'JJJ1* bas not been officially communicated to that law^ Although not required by any existingtn th*. t Cm any ot^er *ban quarterly tabular statements tn fr°m a high sense of our obligationscu . a e ***1 Aspect for its Government, we deem it io-imr a at ?n U8 to ant*cipate the wishes of both, by furnish-onr showing the progress of the work underquest v niOD 8IS°e l^e ^ate lha-t report; which we re-nexioif ® ncy to present to the Legislature, in con-^is fetter. That report gives all the informa-work« 'i desired in relation to the state of theNo c°arfcter of their construction, between damNo. 6* bk!!5 eight miles above Williamsport, and damwe bea *«„ _I8lun to avoid unnecessary prolixity,ZXoT^jfz r10 Mij -p-1’and *» th«this company at the I ?U* exc,inency *y the president of Asd” foeLh1 *r 8688,00 of the Legislature, line and as the pmh conse9uence have occurred on the ry day we rn an^ruents are becoming more solid eve-rTre LTrr^cp b°[,eVe 8Uch «cent. be ofquentlv decrAAflJ the cost of repairs will conse-e*t lecotnmprul.i; very year. Indeed, it is one of the bigb-art, their sirfin_,L,°8 canal., that, unlike moat works of ofwhich th^r™ Cre“e* Wlth,thEir age- The materialsexception of the f constructed arc imperishable, with theis a few pWot-bridges; and,k“® ''wpP'eted, the annual expense of rebe inconshler.1.1. ' l“e !innuaI «pense of repairs willand will «Vwln„. ^.„C.0“Pared w,th u magnitude and cost,Forrru°ibot rmaI1 amountPath oem.^77 of P^80113 and horses travelling the tow-!»*«» 1, M bave been erected at the dangerousiWlTat Pd. ,WiU below the Qreat Pn'la- The lift-centjon 8 ^ey. for ,he accommodation and re-Sr^tenCanaJ 0fthe Virginia Uade* are completednafci^aCt of ^une* ^8^6, the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca-ieaae thp^Uir W8t Wi ^^it'ODS, required to retain ohlilt;T f^111107® *nd Ohio Railroad Company from cer-gaid raillS^ seated by a previous law, that required fied plai^ 1 lt;XIinpa^iy t0 eIect Rnd keep in repair, at speci-ihkTk t11*® .t5ard* or °tber materials. In rran^Ubt?“‘aCt ««»* bas been given, and™at?-al7.8a*“^c*ory.10 tbe companies haveependent of the intrinsic difficulties of construction, other causes, not within the control of the company, have occurred to retard tbe completion of this work. Of these, your excellency was apprized by the aforementioned communication from the president of this company. (Vide page 5 of printed form.)Until the recent embarrassments of the country had forced the suspension of many of the works of internal improvement, and the consequent dismissal of their laborers, our contractors found it impossible to increase their effective force, even at tbe high prices which they offered ; but, within the last few months, a sensible change took place, not so materially affecting the price of labor as the facility of obtaining it; and the amount of work done within this period has maintained a corresponding ratio.Deeply impressed with the necessity of an early completion of the canal to Cumberland, on which event so many important interests are dependent, the President and Directors, so soon as they felt authorized by the actual subscription, on the part of the State, of three millions of dollars lo the stock of the company, and the compliance on their part with the requisitions ol the law, proceeded forthwith to made the necessary arrangements to place the line from tbe Great Cacanon river to Cumberland under contract. And as soon as the revised examinations and estimates could be made by the engineers, and the prospect of obtaining sufficient labor, withoul abstracting it from their works tnen in progress, could be relied on, the Board entered into contracts for all tbe heaviest sections and masonry between those points. These contracts have been made with responsible and generally experienced men, who are commencing their operations with great spirit. The last annual report (vide page 7) presents statement of the operations, up to its date, at the tunnel and deep-cut near Oidtown, and of the policy which induced the Board to commence in advance these heavy parte of their work. And if this course had not been adopted, it is now apparent that they would be at least one year behind the rest of the line in tbeir comple-The receipts and disbursements of this company since the general suspension of specie payments occurred have, of course, like those of the Government and people of Maryland, been made in current money ; in that currency we have punctually paid to the Treasurer of the Western Shore of Maryland the interest that has accrued upon two millions of dollars, the sum of the State stock that was issued in aid of our enterprise, as a loan, with the right reserved to the State, at its option, to convert the same into a 6ul scriprion. Out attention was not called, at the times of payment, to the necessity or propriety of our handing the sajd interest to the treasurer irvspccie or its equivalent, nor until very lately, when we were informed by tbe commissioners appointed to negotiate ftirthcr loans for this Slate, that unless the interest on the existing debt lt;*f Maryland shall be discharged in specie, or its equivalent, the deserved high credit of this State will be impaired. But now it seems fit that we should volunteer the remark, that, with reference to said subject, this company will cheerfully satisfy any requisition which that officer or tbe Legislature ot Maryland may deem necessary 01 proper.Many difficulties have encompassed us in the prosecu-rion of this great work, which we have encountered with untiring zeal and fortitude, being sustained, as we have at all times been, by tbe just hope that we would be cheered in our onward course by the approbation of the Legislature and the confidence of the Public.tion ; whereas it is at present the decided opinion of the chief engineer and Board that the entire canal from Cacapon to Cumberland will be opened simultaneously by the close of the year 1839, or, at the furthest, in time for tbe spring trade of 1840.Tbe commissioner of the company, Majot^eorge Bender, who has discharged the various and highly responsible duties of his office with distinguished ability and zeal, aided by intelligent counsel, has happily succeeded in obtaining from a majority of the landholders the right of way and proper conveyances. When such arrangements could not be effected by private contract, we have bad to resort to inquisitions by furies, and regret to say that, in most of these cases, the awards for damages have been heavy, and, in some instances, so excessive as to force tu to appeal.There has been no material change in the receipts of thecompany from tolls since the last communication of the president to your excellency ; their increase being, as yet, chiefly dependent on agricultural products, which for the last two years have failed to a lamentable degree throughout the whole extent of country -bordering on the Pote-mac and its tributaries. These, and the various other articles for transportation on the canal are considered as on-lly auxiliary to the main source of revenue to be derived trom the mineral regions of Maryland and Virginia. But the opening of the canal in the spring to Cacapon will, no doubt, add greatly to its resources, as at Hancock it comes in coutact with the gTeat Western road to Wheeling and Pittsburg; and it may, therefore, be reasonably believed that conaiderable portions of the products of the valley of the Ohio, which now pass down that river and the Mississippi, will seek the nearer markets of the Atlantic, and be transported to Hancock by wagons, and thence by a cheaper conveyance on the caqnl. Beside?, the line of the canal to be opened in tbe siiring passes tbe anthracite coal region of Virginia, lo wnich it will be connected by a short railroad a few miles below Hancock. A coal com' pany, incorporated by Virginia, has been actively engaged in opening these mines. Several veins have been found of very superior quality, and promising an abundant supply: and should the expectations of that company be realized, the day is not distant when from this source a vast accession to the revenue of the canal will be derived.But what, we respectfully ask, can limit tbe coal trade on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal when finished to Cumberland, but its capacity to convey that mineral'! In quantity it is inexhaustible, and by tbe analysis of the most skilful chemists it is found to be of richer quality than any coal with which it has been compared, either of this country or England. Its excellence will surely give it a preference, as it can be supplied not only as cheaply, but we believe much cheaper than from any other quarter. And it is a notorious fact, that, notwithstanding the great annual increase in tbe quantity of coal brought into market, there is no diminution in price, but, on the contrary, an advance; the supply not keeping pace with the demand for consumption. We are informed, from authentic reports, that 1,700,000 tons of coal are annually transported on the Monkland Canal to tbe town of Glasgow, in Scotland ; and from the capacity of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, four times that qaantity could be conveyed on this. The population of that town but little exceeds that of Baltimore and the District cities, and the amount of coal transported on that canal, if conveyed on ours, would give an interest on its cost of eighteen per cent. But we do not conceive that the market for it is to be confined to the cities of Maryland and the District of Columbia, but that it will be shipped to every Atlantic State. The fact cannot be controverted, that the roost profitable investments which have been made in works of internal improvement of any extent, either in this country or in Europe, are in canals leading to mineral regions. It is not reasonable to suppose that the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is to stand as a solitary exception, for this would be a violent presumption, in the fucc of experience and facts. And we would resoectfully invite the attention of your excellency and tbe honorable members of the Legislature to the probable extent and value of our coal trade, as set forth in the abstracts made from the report of George W. Hughes, Esq , United States Civil Engineer, published in our last annual report.—(Vide pages 11, 12, 13.)Maryland, though in extent of territory inferior to many of her sister States, yet in geographical position and natural resources may proudly compare even with the “ empire State/’ She holds within her bggom that which now lies almost useless, but will soon be made worth more than mines of gold, by her rulers adhering firmly to the liberal and enlightened policy which has characterized her measures ; and we are hannv in the belief that its consummation is now near atand the commissioners of tbe State for the purchase of the bonda designed for their use, it is hoped tbat they will adopt that course, and relieve us from the obligation to supply their wants, when all our means are required for the active prosecution v.f the heavy works we have under construction.The Legislature, at tbe late session, directed her treasurer to pay to the holders ot her 6tocks, or certificates of debt, all the interest which had accrued thereon since the suspension of specie payments, or which may hereafter accrue, in sjiecie or its equivalent; and has required the same terms of this company, on ihe Joan made to it of32,000,000. \Ve have complied, and paid over to the Treasurer of the State the amount ascertained to have been the difference between specie and the currency of the country at the several periods at which our payments of interest were made.It was confidently beDrved, when the communication toFthe Executive ot Maryland (above recited) was made, that the canal Troin dam No. 5 to the Cacapon would beouenedusing the CimaT1, f°* th* “****? of persons and property o »tna , a strong fiance has been constructed on tbehappy i _____ hand. ’If the State should, as she has reserved the right, elect to vest her loan to the company of two millions of dollars in its stock, after the completion of the canal to Cumberland, she will then be a stockholder to the amount of $5,-626,000: the dividends on which, we firmly believe, will yield to her an annual income that will not only discharge all the interest sbe may have to pay, but bear all the expenses of her Government. We would not attempt to abuse the intelligence of the State or of her representatives by the expression of any opinions that we did not conscientiously and deliberately entertain. And the opi-vnion that we have expressed has been formed after much reflection and an intimate acquaintance with the resources to be developed on the completion of the canal to Cumberland .I have the honor to be, most respectfully, youT obedientservant, GEORGE C. WASHINGTON.President Chesapeake and Ohio ('anal Company To his Excellency Thomas W. Vea7.ey.For some time previous to the above communication, the available means of the company had bcpotne exhausted in the prosecution of tbe heavy line of canal on the twenty-eight miles between dams Nos. 5 and f, and in the payment of debts of the company, including interest to the State. We had been compelled, also, to resort to temporary loans from banks, obtained with difficulty, and to issue the notes of the company, for the redemption of which it was necessary to provide funds.The act authorizing the subscription of §3,000,000 to the stock of the company had passed as far back as June, 1836; delays had occurred in the appointment of the commissioners to negotiate the State bonds issued to meet her subscription, as well as in their departure for Europe and return to this country ; and although tbe con.pany had entered into a provisional contract for the purchase of the State bonds to the amount of her subscription, yet they could in no wise be made available for present relief.Under all the embarrassments incident to this state of our finances, the Board used every exertion to press forward tbe works below the Cacapon, as well as those at the tunnel and Oldiown. Anxious to hasten the completion of the remainder of the line, and to meet public expectation, we advertised to let the heaviest sections and masonry to Cumberland, and in September entered into contracts for the sections and aqueducts, being the works requiring the longest time to execute.We were emboldened to take this step, from a firm reliance on the good faith of tlie State in regard to her subscription ; and having full confidence in the validity of our contract with tbe commissioners, we believed, iu the event of their failing to negotiate the sale of the bonds elsewhere, that they would soon come into our possession, and that we should be able to raise money on their hypothecation to meet present exigencies, and until a more favorable time for their sale might arrive. The contract with the commissioners was not. however, fully consummated until a few days before the meeting of the Legislature; and in the mean time the demands on tbe company and its difficulties had been greatly augmented, by the additional contracts on the upper line. Still, neither the confidence of the contractors in the company nor their exertions were Telaxed, believing, as they did, that we would, in a short time, realize some portion of the State’s subscription.Under these circumstances, and at an eariy day after the meeting of tbp Legislature, the House of Delegates instructed its Committee of Way* and Means to inqaire“ whether the State is bound in law or equity, by any subscription on her behalf, to the capital stock of any of the internal improvement companies mentioned in the act of the May session, 1836, ch. 395, made under color of the provisions thereof? And whether this General Assembly can lawfully repeal or modify the provisions of that act ?”The same committee was further instructed to inquire into tbe validity of the contracts entered into between the commissioners and the companies, for tbe sale of the State bonds by the former to the latter, and whether tbe same should not be annulled.The consternation which this inquiry was calculated to produce, may well be imagined. The company had entered into contracts covering nearly the whole line to Cumberland, with the exception of alluvial sections, and exceeding in amount two millions of dollars. The line below the Cacapon was then about two-thirds finished, and dam No. 6, near its mouth, raised to half its intended height, and presenting an impaBsable barrier to ail tbe trade above it. The contractors naturally became alarmed and distrustful, and declined entering into heavy engagements for labor. The consequence was, that laborers, in lar^e numbers, when dismissed on the works as they were finished below tbe Cacapon, would seek employment elsewhere, ami among them were many stone-cutters and masons, a class of mechanics not easily to be replaced. The discussions in the Legislature on the subjects of inquiry were very protracted, and its final action not bad until near the close of the session, when both the subscription and contract were confirmed. During the whole of this time the State bonds were tied np, the credit of tbe company prostrate, and, indeed, we were in daily expectation of having to suspend, from necessity, the whole woik, though determined to avert so deplorable an event as long as possible. It must, however, have occurred but for tbe constancy of tbe contractors and our success in obtaining temporary loans from tbe District banks, and a small loan in addition from two banks of Baltimore.Operations so extended as ours, to be prosecuted with despatch and vigor, require not only the supply of ample means, but that they should be at all limes available; and, being debarred for months together from the application of funds designed for our use, may well account for any apparent delay in the prcsecutivn of the woiks.The canal has been urged on with all possible despatch, with all the means at our control, and often when largely in anticipation of them; but, from the causes recited, under great disadvantages, and necessarily involving additional cost, and the delay of months in its expected completion.The fiscal arrangements of the company, since tbe adjournment of the Legislature, have engrossed much of the time of the President and Directors. An immediate resort to temporary loans on a pledge of the State bonds, (at length placed in the control of the company,) became indispensable to meet existing engagements, and accordingly loans were effected with the banks of Baltimore ; but, as these sources of relief were but temporary and precarious, we deemed it advisable to advertise for sale, in this country, the certificates of debt of the Slate of Maryland for 1,-500,000, and to send a like amount to an agent in London,to be disposed of in the European markets, either by sale ‘or hypothecation. On the I5tn of May, the day fixed forreceiving proposals in this country, nooffer was made whichfelt ithe Board felt justified in accepting. Tbe accounts received from Europe of tbe state of the money market induce the belief that favorable arrangements will be made of the bonds which have been sent out, of which we expect to be advised in the course of the present month. The course of the Board in regard to the bonds retained in this country will be influenced, it is presumed, by the information to be received from the agent of the company, George Peabody, Esq. one of tho commissioners of Maryland,resident in London, a gentleman of high character and intelligence.By resolution of the late Legislature of Maryland, this company is required, out of any sales or hypothecations of the State bonds, to pay over to the Treasurer of the State the amount of any requisitions made through him, by the Eastern Shore and the Annapolis and Eikridge Railroad Companies; the same to be refunded lo us by the Treasurer from the sales of the certificates of debt of the State created for their use, and now in the hands of the commissioners of the State. In compliance with this resolution, and of requisitions made on us, we have paid to the Treasurer of the State for the Eastern Shore Railroad Company $10,000, and for the Annapolis and Eikridge Railroad Company $15,000. As it is presumed that no difficulty could exist in a negotiation between those companiesvusfMi uuiu uaut vo me v/acnponwouiu ue openi'ufor r-avigwion by thlt;* 1st of June ; but it has been delayed, from tbe causes above stated, and over which it must be evident ffic Board could have no control: in addition to which, the river has continued so high during the present spring, as to render the completion of the dam near Cacapon impracticable ; although, upon its subsiding, a few weeks only will be necessary to accomplish that object. Occurrences, too, of an embarrassing nature with the contractor and laborers at Prather’s neck, have temporarily suspended the completion of the work at that point ; but arrangements are in progress by which it is believed these difficulties will be adjusted satisfactorily, and the work be speedily recommenced. This line will be opened in tbe course of the summer. The intervention of a military force has been required on two occasions. In the one instance, to suppress a riot on tbe line at Oidtown, to which place a large body of Irish laborers trom the tunnel had repaired, with the view of attacking their countrymen engaged on the works at I hat point; no lives were lost, but some private property was destroyed. Several of the ringleaders were arrested and committed to jail at Cumberland for trial; others implicated were dismissed from the works.In the latter instance, the military was called out as a measure of piecaution, and for the protection of the works at Prather’s neck against apprehended violence. We have invited the attention of the Executive of Maryland to the expediency of authorizing the commanding officer of that military division of the State to embody a corps which canact promptly and efficiently in suppressing any future riots, and have no doubt but that the course recommended will receive his favorable consideration, and be directed accordingly.1 he works at the tunnel and deep-cut at Oidtown are progressing rapidly, and we have every assurance that they will be finished as soon as the oLHer works between Cacapon and Cumleriand.The character of all these works having been fully described in the last annual report, we will not trespass on your time by a repetition of the statements then made. Wc still believe, notwithstanding the many unforeseen delays and difficulties which have beset us, that tbe entire line to-Cumberlond will be finished in 1840. Improvements bave been in giadual progress on tbe line between tbe District of Columbia and dam No. 5, above Williamsport. Tbe tow-path above dam No. 4 has been completed, and affords every requisite facility for navigating the slack-waierprincipal ott-uocmc «« iue iuu was at me i^acocun aq duct, one of the wings of which gave way and occasioned a breach. A temporary trunk was thrown over it, and the repair is in progress. A new organization of the engineer corps has been made, which it is believed will add greatly to its efficiency.The returns from the distant collectors for the quarter ending tb* 31st of May have not been received ; but from those in the office we are satisfied that the receipts from totls for the year will not fall short of $30,000, being an increase of about 36,000 over tbe preceding year.That the receipts from this source have not been larger is to be attributed to tbe well-known fact of the almost total failure of the grain crops, for the last two years, in the rich agricultural country bordering on the Potomac and its tributaries.The prospect of a considerable increase of revenue from tolls for the present year is highly encouraging. Thegrain crops are. unusually fine, and promise an abundantharvest. In anticipation of tbe demands for transportation, the means for meeting it have been greatly enlarged in the number and size of the boats navigating the canal.Many new sources of trade, heretofore unknown or inactive, are in progress of development. The completion of the canal to Cacapon will, it is believed, induce the shipment of a considerable quantity of coal from Cumberland to this District in the fall, when tbe waters of tbeupper Potomac admit of navigation ; and we. may reasonably calculate on a transportation trade by wagons between Wheeling and Hancock, to be transferred at the latter place to conveyance by the canal.The usual tabular statements of the treasurer of the company are appended to this report.Signed in behalf of the President and Directors.G. C. WASHINGTON,President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company.Washington, June 4, 1838.PLEASURE EXCURSION ON THE £ FOURTH OF JULY.—The steamboatSIDNEY will leave Washington at 9, and Alexandria at 10 o’clock A- M., on the Fourth of July, on a Pleasure Excursion, 53 miles down the Potomac, to Sims’s Point, where arrangements have been made to procure fresh fish and crabs, dineat the Point, and return to Washington in ihe afternoon. A spurious upper cabin having lately been added to the Sidney, lovers of ilancit'g will have an opportunity of erljoying ihe amusement. Good music will be provided, and every exertion made to render ibe trip pleasant and agreeable.Fare (dinner included) three dollars. Lady aad gentleman five dollars. Tickets to be had at the Steamboat Hotel, Bradley’s wharf, and on board the boat. W. QUEEN.june *20—6tFOR NEW ORLEANS.—For the. last timethis season, the brig UN CAS will sail positively front Alexandria, D. C. for New Orleans on the 26th inst. For freight or passage, apply to the subscriber, of this placo, or to Stephen Shinn, of Alexandria, D. C. Carriages or furniture can be shipped with perfect safety.jime 21 — dtd WM. H. WILLIAMS, Washington.CASH FOR NEGROES.—1 wish to purchase a number of set rants, for which I will give, in cash, tbe highest price the Southern market will justify. Apply at my place on 7th Street, south of the canal. Communications through the Post Office will be attended to promptly.june 21—dtf WM. H. WILLIAMS.Mfor rent.—a most excellent and convenient brick house, having several back buildings ofbrick in the rear, in the most respectable neighborhood of the west end of Washington city, on G street west, near the residence ofG. W. Goldsborough, Esq. The said house has every necessary and convenient uppendnge, such as family house attached to the main building, with back kitchen, smoke-house, wood house, Ac. with a very large and well-enclosed garden,all fitted up io good style, and will be rented for one or more years to a punctual tenant at a modorate rent. Possession may be had at once.Please apply to Win. Waters, Esq. who has the keys, or toM. SHANKS,june 20—eo3t At his China Store, Penn. Avenue.ffl^URPENTlNE.—48 barrels Spirit of Turpentine, forJL sale by J. L. PEABODY,june 21—3tCentre Market Space.CAME to tbe subscriber’s enclosure (supposed to be an estray) a RED BUFFALO COW, with a calf; her marks are, crop off the right, and a crop and under bit off the left ear. The owner is requested to prove property, pay charges, andtake her away. JOHN McDUELL,Near the Spring Tavern, (so called,) BUdensburg road, june 20—3l _W ASHINGTON WHITE LEAD MANUFACTORY#—The subscriber having got his lead worksinto successful operation, is now prepared to furnish white lead, cither dry or ground in oil, in quantities to suit purchasers.Orders from a distance will be thankfully receivod, and the subscriber pledges himself to furnish a good article at the Eastern prices, and in any quantities.JOHN PURDY.N. B. The Balt*mare American will publish tho tbove six times, and forward their bill to this office for payment, jane 20—d6t
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