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ERIE, (PA.,) Jan. 8, 1850. Statistics of Erie-An Old Veteran Turned Adrift Railby the Cabinet-The Northeast and Eric road, &c. Seeing you had no correspondent from here, I have picked up a few items, hoping they may valu- interest some of the numerous readers of your able Herald. This place is beautifully situated on the south side of a large bay, capable of holding the whole lake marine three times over, with an average bar depth of 16 to 20 feet of water, except on the the entrance, which has 10 feet at the shoalest at with a population of 10,000, ten churches, blast turplace, woollen factory, two cupulo and one manufactoone three tanneries, and many minor private nace, and some very splendid public and Reed, ries, buildinge-particularly that of Gen. C. M. at a cost steamboat proprietor, estimated superior to the great seventy thousand dollars, and The marof about private residence west of Albany. still stands, any Branch of the United States Bank ble monument of the impoverished thousands governa grand town having its share. The general custom ment -this now owns it, and occupies it as a house. Erie Bank has resumed, but does not seem alThe well as it did before it suspended, that Gen. Reed though, to go as the general impression here is, backs this it. place that Com. Chauncey the selected brave It build was the gallant fleet which, under them ours, on to Perry, met the 10th enemy September, and made 1813. The adjacent Law. the memorable Niagara still slumber in an action; inrence where and they were sunk after the their remains bay, are made from Daniel numerable canes resident of the town, (Capt. and The oldest was employed by Com. Chauncey, fleet, and Dobbins.) commence the building of the first stick ordered 10 did cut, with his own hands, the He is a subactually that went into the fleet. reads it with scriber of timber to your paper, He and afterwards says he was appointed great satisfaction master in the navy, and but ordered was not to in the the Failing of the schooner Ohio, ordered by Com. command having previously been for supplies action, (then Capt.) to proceed to Erie a very hazardPerry the fleet, at that time considered he performed to for important duty, which officer, ous and satisfaction of his commanding after the the perfect safely at Put-in Bay shortly of and arrived He resigned in 1826, in consequence the Lakes, action. force being discontinued on in the rethe naval was appointed Captain with honor and afterwards marine service, where he served who dismissed venue election of Gen. Harrison. by President until the afterwards re-instated Presidential him, but immediately was after taking the the advent of this chair, Polk, where he continued until who dismissed party" let administration, it be to their shame, to office, dismiss who, an him. And officer from a paltry between the old and faithful Taylor himself, stood the frontier; who like General and the inhabitants of Lakes, and savage fee navigator, living, of the of 20,000 and has the lived oldest to see cities where of nothing a population but the hut occupant, of the trapper in opposition to the 20,000 grow and Indian up, were remonstrance then the sole of a large and majority Northeast of his political and Erie opponents. railroad, with which the is Buf- to connect The at the New the York New State York and line Erie railroads, to fale and Erie and is being vigorously pushed done in has been let, which and I understand letting, must (1st be October completion, months from the time of charter. sincerely last.) 18 in order to secure should the they not, it will Phila- be hope they will succeed; New York, as then the have been very disastrous will be to able to do what they 18. "to delphiens for the last twenty years-that as they trying to do back-door of Pennsylvania," the Lake. shut up the the state bordering on shut up term this strip of that if they do not extend They are fully New aware York and Boston along will the souththe their door," iron arms through borders here of and the Lakes, and conern and western Ohio and Michigan roads. transports- thereby neeting with the of the great travel lines and when once depriving them be done OR these in the stock tion which will contractors are paid completion. completed. of the company, The and New may Yorkers retard on its their discount, guard. This Let them should buy put up which the stock would at immediately a small I give am paying cash in for it it, and insure its completion. it will not be confidence it the charter is once circumstances lost, and satisfied obtained under as present favorable one. The road the will out- not advantages as the thousand dollars at much less. cost more and if than done with fifty cash, would two cost tracks, one of side, They have three the rails other making six, to accomodate have escaped both four feet and As this seems these to suggestions eastern roads. 1 have thrown out that chose to interest your you notice, and other matter city presses can do so, knowing your As that themselves in the the interest of our city. The reediness to advocate not pass it by silently. out of New Yorker, [could the road would be entirely consideration a productiveness of when we take into throughout the place the United productiveness to States, question, where of their other natural roads advantages are not half as good.
