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Island, as far as the river of that name, and from that river a 

 canal is proposed to unite it to the Savannah, the boundary of 

 the states of South CaroUna and Georgia. 



The whole coast of Georgia is Hned by the sea islands, 

 within which are navigable sounds, and they extend beyond 

 the southern limits of the state as far as the mouth of the 

 river St. John's, in Florida. By means of this last river, or 

 the St. Mary's the southern boundary of Georgia, engineers, 

 in the service of the general government, are engaged in seek- 

 ing a communication for large vessels with the Gulf of Mexico. 

 That such a passage is practicable is said to be certain ; nay, 

 it is said that the government is in possession of papers that 

 prove that one actually exists for vessels of smaller size, which 

 had been used for piratical purposes, before the cession of 

 Florida to the United States. 



All the canals we have mentioned, from Norfolk southwards, 

 may be constructed at small expense, as the country is low and 

 level ; even tide-locks may, in most cases, be dispensed with. 



As an appendix to the artificial navigation parallel to the 

 coast of the United States, may be inserted the navigations of 

 the Connecticut and Hudson's River, and Lake Champlain. 

 These form links of the great chain of communication from 

 the extreme northern frontier to the Gulf of Mexico ; and are, 

 therefore, more properly classed under this head than as 

 merely local enterprises. 



We have already stated that an imperfect navigation had 

 long existed from Barnet in Vermont, to Hartford in Connec- 

 ticut, which last place is accessible by the river of that name 

 for vessels of upwards of one hundred tons. This was, however, 

 so precarious and uncertain, that it has been resolved to aban- 

 don the river altogether, and construct a lateral canal. For 

 this purpose it has been proposed to leave the river near the 

 town of Northampton, to proceed by Westfield in Massachu- 

 setts, and Farmington in Connecticut, to the Port of New- 

 haven. So much of this canal as lies within the state of 

 Connecticut, is in rapid progress, and will probably be finished 

 during the present year, 1828. That part lying in Massa- 

 chusetts has also been committed, by a liberal act of that 

 state, to the same incorporated company. Lake Champlain 



