£4-6 IMPROVEMBNT OF RYE HARBOUR. 



Adveitizement The confequence of (his was an advertifement, inviting 

 provcmcnt. im " anv g en ^ eman to come forward with plans for the improve- 

 ment of the harbour, and the draining of the upper levels. 

 On the clay appointed for the prefentation of fuch plans, a 

 very fenfible letter was laid before the Commitfioners by the 

 Rev. Mr. Jackfon, of Rye, though impracticable on many 

 The authoi's accounts, — and alfo a plan by myfelf, propofing to make the 

 dinft-uiL and P rc ^ ent cut > and to * orm a dara °f foaw or hay and faggots, 

 dam up the old as reprefented on the chart, for the fmali fum of 500/. On 

 mouth. reverting to the enormous jums that had been already, from 



time to time, expended by able engineers to no purpofe, it 

 was judged at the moment an impoffible attempt; and, after 

 politely voting me their thanks, the Commiflioners feemed to 

 The author decline carrying their plan into execution. — This, however, 



hifowTrifue* did n0t faiisf V me > a,ld therefore > confident of fuccefs, I 

 undertook to perform what I had propofed, or lofe (he money, 

 without ftipulaiing for any fee or reward (hould I fucceed. On 

 entering upon this agreement, 1 fet to work, and choofing a 

 Mr. Southerden, an active and perfevering man, as foreman, 

 to affift me, I completed the work in three months, in the 

 very depth of winter, at the expenfe of only 480/. though the ' 

 works were twice filled up with fea-beach by the tides. 



and completed But, though thus was done to the aftonifhment and admiration 

 of many, yet there were evidently an envious few mortified 



Farther feeurity and difappointed. The cut and dam being thus finifhed, it 



by a p/erhead was then thought necefiary, on my recommendation, to fecure 



andjutties, , r °. -,,,„ , •.. 



the cut from reverting to its late reduced ltate, by a pier-head 



on the eaft, and jutties on the weft fide of it; the execution 

 of which was committed to the eminent (kill of a Mr. Suther- 

 land, who performed the trull repofed in him, to the univerfal 

 fatisfa&ion of his employers ; and I believe the whole was 

 completed for forpething lefs than 3000/, in a very mafterly 

 It proves to be and workman-like manner. Of this I think there cannot be 



bk feaiy dJra " a better P roof adduced » than that il A 111 ftands fi rm > without 



the lea ft apparent decay, and maintains its firft pofition 



without the fmalleft variation: and no doubt a very trifling 



annual expenfe will keep it in its prefent improved ftate. 



and admit fhips The advantages derived from it are particularly great; for 



of hve times the mjps of 260 tons burden, and even vefiels of 300 tons, run 



tonnage before " . 



gaxpitted. in with the greateft fafety at fpring tides : whereas, before, 



thofe of 50 tons could not pome in, but with the utmofi dif- 

 ficulty and danger, 



That 



