Brunswick advocate. (Brunswick, Ga.) 1837-1839, June 15, 1837, Image 1
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R R l \ S V* ICRi
REPORT
Os John G. Poi.iiili , Hugh Lawson,
and Moses Pout, Commissioners ap
pointed to examine the Port and Rail
road of Brunswick,&c.
MII.LEDGEVII.LF., 17 til Jlllv, 1°33.
To thr Honorable Smote and House of
lit present atm sos the State of tit or "ia.
Gentlemen :—The Commissioners ap
pointed by his Excellency the Governor,
in conformity with a Resolution ot your
body of the 17th December, ‘ To go and
examine t lie commercial advantages oltlie
Port of Brunswick and tlie Rail-road
avenue to the Altamaha, and report tin ic
on upon oath, whether or not it would be
advisable for the State to render any aid
in opening Brunswick to tnc interior,
proceeded early in the month ol Junelast
to execute the duties of their commission,
and beg leave to submit the following
Report.
The town of Brunswick is situated on
the north branch or arm of Turtle river,
near the centre of our sea coast, about
eight miles from St. Simons light house,
just above the 31st degree ot north lati
tude, in the comity of Glynn, about 13
miles from St. Simons bar. The site ol
the town is aheautiiul blufi of close sand,
the soil is perfectly dry and very eligible
for a large city, being elevated from S to
12 feet above high \vat«*r, and extending
itself up and down the river lor upwards
of two miles, affording a delightful situa
tion for a town of the largest extent. —
The beautv of its location—its splendid
river, and circumjacent islands, make it
altogether the handsomest site we have
seen on our coast lor the erection ot a
commercial emporium and naval depot. —
Though this splendid sheet ol water is
called Turtle river, vet, from its width, its
great depth and its length, it may more
properly he called an inlet or arm of the
sea, which extends about 2ft or 23 miles
into the interior. The entrance from the
ocean is between St. Simons Island on the
north, and Jekvi Island on the south. This
inlet between the islands is,about a mile
in width. The bar over which ships enter
t from the ocean, is about five miles from
-he light house on the south of St. Simons,
and is, from all that we can learn, the best
and the safest on the southern coast, with
the exception perhaps o*f Norfolk in Vir
ginia. Besides having had access to the
report of a survey made by Lieut. Stock
ton, under the authority of the United
States, we took soundings ourselves under
the pilotage of experienced men who had
been many years well acquainted with the
coast, and especially with St. Simons bar.
The experienced olhcer who made the
survey alluded to, has set down the aver
age depth of the bar at 1G lhet at dead
' r.v water, and ascertained the rise of the
lido to be, on an average, about G feet,
giving 22 feet at high water: stating at
the same time tint he was not satisfied
that he had found the. Irr-si w ater.
The object of Congress in ordering this
stirvev having lieen tilt* establishment of a
naval depot on Turtle river, it he pre
sumed tiiat the officer made this report
| with a view to the strict safety of our ships
! of war, and therefore preferred being rut h
jer under than over the depth of water. —
\\ e draw this conclusion from the fact,
j that we found the soundings on the bar to
he generally about IS feet at as near low
water as we could judge; our shallowest
| sounding was 17 feet, but we found more
! water on the same track. As we found
Stockton's report very accurate in every
respect, and as he bad spent some time in
the survey, we conclude that the water on
the bar may be set down at from 1G to
i7 feet at low wafer, aijd 22 to 23 at high
i water—striking at a medium between his
survey and our soundings. The pilots
and coasting captains on hoard the vessel
i we employed in this service seemed to be
!of opinion that there was still deeper wa
iter, as they stated that they would risk
| their nautical skill and reputation, in un
j dertaking to bring the largest class of mer
chant ships trading to the south, across
[this liar at anytime of tide. An experienc
ed pilot, w hose services wc had engaged,
j assured us that lie had been intimately ac
quainted with this bar for about twenty
three years, and that its breadth and depth
had not varied the least in that time. \Ye
judge the extent of the bar, across it, to be
about a quarter of a mile, and from half to
three quarters in width, between the north
and south breakers, to be navigable for
large vessel. One of the great excellen
cies of the bar is, that ships can pass over
. it in a direct course with a favorable wind, ■
: and if the wind should be ahead, she has
| a plenty of room for beating up. Mr.
i King, the intelligent and enlightened Sen
ator of Glynn, who lives immediately on
St. Simons Sound, assured us, that it was
by no means a rare occurrence for ships of
i heavy burden, entirely unacquainted with ,
the bar, and without a pilot, to put into ‘
j the sound in stress of weather for safety,
I and that this is done at night as well as in
(lav. This we consider as the most con
j elusive evidence of the superior execl
j lence and perfect safety of this bar, and the
protection afforded to ships that run into
j the sound in bad weather. Os the entire
S safety and excellence of this bar for the
navigation of ships, drawing from 20 to 2J
1 feet of water, we can therefore speak in
j terms of the highest approbation.
W e account for the unvarying depth of
1 this bar, from the great body of water
| which at every ebb tide sets out of Turtle*
; river to the ocean. In coming in from
' sea, immediately after crossing the bar,
j the soundings gave us from five to ten
' fathoms, and this depth was retained with
; but little variation, till we reached within
half or three quarters of a mile of Bruns
wick. We are informed by navigators,
j that the river continues unusually deep,
almost to its source. From these facts,
! we conclude that the bar will always retain
its present depth, for there is no cause vis
ible to us, or to he drawn by inference
from the character of the river, to produce
any variations in the tide or changes in the
bar. In the most of our other rivers which
; penetrate into the mountainous country of
: the interior, the great inundations fre
quently happening carry down immense
! quantities of sand and illuvial soil, which
! are continually shifting the channel, and
| affecting the depth and location of the nav
igable waters, where they empty into the
! ocean. Hence it is, that there is so much
| danger, delay and expense attending the
ascent to our other sea ports. V> e think
we may confidently say,that 1 lie bountiful
j hand ol’nnture lias entirely exempted the
port of Brunswick and its noble stream,
and will continue in all future time to cx
! ompt them, from these dilliculties and ob
structions to their navigation,
j When you approach w ithin half a mile
! of the town, there is a smail salt marsh isl
! and which di\ ides the, river into the north
-1 orn and eastern brandies, the main chan
nel running southward of this island. Be
tween Brandy Point on this island, and
Dennis's Folly on the Brunswick shore,
there is an inner liar, upon which there is
; about twelve feet at low water, and, as the
tide rises ten feet, it gives the same depth
of water that we find on the outer bar, with
Aliis advantage, that the bottom being soft
mud creates no damage to ships and may
be very easily deepened if it were nccossa
| rv. But no such necessity exists, as tiny
j ship that crosses the outer bar can run
i over this at high water, and find the best
j anchorage near the bluff along the whole
. extent of the town, in from tinnty to forty
feet water at the lowest time ol tide. This
we ascertained from careful soundings at
low water, and after having finished tire
soundings for ourselves, ascertained that
Stockton's report and diagrams confirmed
] onr own survey.
From the fact that wc crossed the outer
bar thirteen miles from town, and beat up
against a very light breeze to Brunswick in
about three hours, we can state safely, that
a vessel may pass in or out, from the bar
to the town, with the wind from any direc
tion. and with a lair good breeze, can
1 reach the wharves,’ and get to sea from
tin i, in less than two hours Tile width
ol tlif n' crniul the channel affords ail op
portunity lor making long tack®,which are
verv desirable in beating up or down a riv-
ERUEfsiyxcii, F'SOE.bizse’g, june is, ies7.
er or strait. The vessel once in port, we |
consider her entirely sheltered from any j
gale or storm, short of the most violent
hurricane or tornado, such as would be j
dangerous on the land as well as on tile j
water. The harbor is completely land- j
lurked iiy a beautiful cresent or semi-circle
of islands, stretching along the southern
branch of tin* riier, and preventing the;
heavy swell oftlic ocean from affecting the j
water in the harbor. In addition to this,;
ail extensive salt marsh stretches along to |
the east of Brunswick, which also acts as a
protection from heavy swells in the sound ]
and the ocean. The course of the river it- 1
self turning nearly south immediately
around the north point of Jekvi. w ith that j
island on the south and the Brunswick i
promontory on the north, acts as a protec-1
tion to the port ; the river making a sud
den turn towards Brunswick at a point of
high ground known as Dennis’s Folly.—
Ail this will be more apparent to your hon
orable body by a reference to a map of
Brunswick, its port, its environs, and the
position and course of the rail-road, which
we have ordered to he carefully drafted,
after a very correct model, (w ith a few al
terations indicated by us) by the countv
surveyor, to be submitted as a part of this J
report.
In the southern and principal branch of
the river is the outer harbor. In this har
bor, the w hole navy of our country might
ride, with perfect safety, in seven fathoms!
water, and moor w it bin a mile of the town.!
In regard to health, we consider Bruns
wick superior to any sea port on the south- ]
cm coast. Its high and dry bluff, the to
tal bsouce ol laguncs, swamps of stagnant
fresh water and rice fields—its broad sheet
ol clear ocean water, almost as salt as the
sea, and its pure sea breeze setting in reg
ular! v from the ocean, make it not only a
delightful situation in summer, (as we ex
perienced it to ho,) but give the strongest
assurance of the health and comfort of sea
men and navigators, and of the inhabitants
of the town. We found wells of water as
good as could be expected in so low a lati
tude. Though not very cool, we believe
it to he pure, and that which wc found in
town was better than the wells in the im
mediate vicinity. The extensive salt
marshes are overflowed at every tide with
pure salt water, and art* not considered at
ail injurious to health. The sea breeze
sweeps delitrlitfullv over them, and we
found some of the most healthy families in
the vicinity living immediately upon their
edge.
Brunswick may he so protected by for
tifications as to become entirely inaccessi
ble to anv naval force that might attempt
to approach it. The inlet between St.
Simons and Jekvi Island being hut a mile
wide, might he defended by forts on both
sides, so as to cut oil' any naval armament
that might attempt to enter it. Should
an enemy's ship succeed in passing this
strait, there are other points for defence,
on Cedar hammock, the firm marslr on
the opposite side, on Dennis’s Folly, and
on Brandy Point—all well calculated for
the strongest and most elfectual fortifica
tions. Whether, therefore, we regard the
“commercial advantages of the port of
Brunswick,” in reference to the water on
the bar and in the river, —in reference to
the short time in which a ship of large
draft may sail in or out of port, against or
with the wind, —in reference to tlu* excel
lence of the anchorage in port, and her en
tire safety from storms while there, —
whether we view them in reference to the
health, convenience and beauty of locali
ty ; or in reference to their capability of
being made impregnable to an enemy; your
Commissioners regard them as of a very
superior order ; and with this opinion,
formed from accurate inspection and per
sonal examination, we feel constrained to
sav, that it is highly “advisablefor thr slate
to /■•■ lidcr aid ft o/nnin g Urunnriek to the
interior;" and this aid ought, for the ben
efit of the state and its inhabitants, to be
ri ndored r ffit it nth/ and promptly.
j Os the “rail-road avenue to the Alta
-1 malia,” we can speak in terms equally
unequivocal and equally lnvorablc. The
distance of this avenue is but eleven miles
and a few chains from river to river. I 'rom
the Altamaha swamp to the bluff at
Brunswick, its location is as fine and beau
tiful for such ail improvement as can be
found in any part ol tlie Union. Its course
is over a campaign country, so level that
its inequalities arc scarcely perceptible to
the naked eye. It lies over a pine barren
flat, of dose, compact, sandy foundation
from river to river, and when once com
pleted and settled, the Commissioners are
. of opinion that it will he as firm and hard,
and as well adapted to rail-road operations,
and as little liable to injury from any
causes as could he selected in the state. —
There is but one curve in the whole
route, and that very gradual, to avoid the
point of a bay swamp, which would have
increased t'ac labor and expense to have
run through it. From this curve, a shade
tree of ordinary height, on the bluff at
Brunswick, is distinctly visible to the
naked eve, along the avenue, at the dis
tance of' eight miles or upwards: and it
will require but little additional labor and
‘•HE A R M E FOR M Y CAU S E
skill to render the foundation, now almost
completed, a dead level the entire dis
tance from the Altamaha to Brunswick.
This foundation has been thrown up by
the superintendent, with a becoming re
gard to the public service, and in a style
which does credit to his skill and indus
try. As far as completed, it is a road of
the first order for horses and carriages,
and is daily becoming firmer and better
from use. About the •middle of June, 1
when we examined it, the foundation was
thrown up about two thirds of the wav, j
the avenue cut the whole distance, and
the superintendent expected to complete
it in two or three months. Nothing will
then remain to be done, but to prepare it
for the reception of the rails. In the im- ,
mediate vicinity oftlic entire route, there j
is an abundance of the best cypress and j
live oak for the wood work. The lieav- 1
icst job in its completion w ill lie the jimc- j
tion of the rail-road with the Altamaha, 1
though this is by no means a serious one. !
It may be united either with the rail-road!
creek, or with the river it-elf, or with Six
mile creek ; the latter we think the most
eligible, as this creek is wide and deep i
enough for up country boats, and enters
the river in a deep bight, which renders it
very convenient for boats to enter. In i
either route, the distance will be rather
over half.a mile, and may be either exca
vated to the line bluff by a canal and ba
sin, or the road he extended through the
swamp, which is there a rice field in cul
tivation. Before it enters the ocean, the
,flt amahadivides itself into four brunches; ;
on the outhern branch, which from exam
ination and information we found to be tin:
deepest and best for navigating boats, the
rail-road w ill end.
As to the co>t ofthis work, we have only
such data as will enable us to approximate
a reasonable estimate. We have address
ed the Agent of the Charleston rail-road,
lor accurate information from experience,
j hut not having received an answer, we
deem it our duty not to delay our report,
as these matters are within the reach of
every member of your body ; and tin* dis
tance is so small as not to make the cost n
matter of great moment. We understand
that the li st estimate ot the Charleston
rail-road was3,IKK) per mile, and that the
actual cost lias been found to fall short of
the estimate. As the location of the route
j for the Brunswick rail-mail is so favorable,
j and as the foundation w ill soon be com
j pleted by the public hands, we should
think it would he a safe calculation to set
; down the utmost cost at •'*3,000 per mile,
including labor already bestowed bv the
■ hands, or that it could not exceed from
j *30,000 to >70,000, including the cost of
j the labor, materials, engine, cars and ware
j houses. We think this a high limit for the
■ cost, but that it would he a trifling sum
| compared with the immense advantages
• that would result to the State from tin*
completion of the work, even should the
State a.-sumc the entire expense; but this
will not bo necessary, as individuals have
already subscribed for stock.
The distance from the Altamaha to
Brunswick, and vice versa, may he prr
: formed with ease bv the engine and loaded
i cars in one hour. By a proper construc
tion of the etuis of the route, a boat load of
! cotton might he soon placed into the cars,
and he taken to BfiiiiSwick in one trip,
j while other cars might fie ready to return
| immediately with freight of merchandize
for the boat. In this way hut little delay
would be occasioned. We consider this
! process much cheaper and more expedi
tious than loading a boat bv dravs from
j one of our warehouses at run distance from
the boat landing. Ashy the charter not
* more than tin nty-fivr per cent, can be
! demanded for any one year upon the a
mouiv.of capital invested, should the pro
-1 ject succeed, the cost oftransportion would
; not probable exceed from 12 1-2 to 23
j cents per bale upon cotton, and so in pro-
I portion for goods—for wo believe that all
j the cotton-growing country in reach of the
; Oconee, Ocmulgee and Altamaha, would
igo to Brunswick. We are therefore of
; opinion, that the great advantages to be
derived from this work, by the extensive
region of fertile territorv, and the dense,
industrious and growing population that
trade and will be induced to trade upon
those rivers, render it advisable* for the
State to give prompt and efficient aid in
completing this rail-road, so as to connect
Brunswick with the interior oftlie State.
Perhaps the letter of our duty is dis
charged in givingthese facts, and the opin
ions founded upon them. But wc feel,
in common with our fellow-citizens, so
strongly the great importance of building
upon our sea coast a commercial town, for
the sale and exportation of our products,
and the importation of those supplies of
merchandize yearly consumed among us,
and now essential to our prosperity and
comfort, that we believe a more extensive
view of this important subject to fall within
the range of our official functions. Indeed
we should consider our commission but
half accomplished, did we fail, at this mo
mentous crisis ofour commercial relations,
to spread before your body those powerful
considerations that form the very basis of
i the opinions we have already submitted.
| Our state is second to but one or two of
lu*r sister States, in her internal wealth
and resources. Possessing almost every
variety of soil and climate from the moun
tains to the sea coast, with corresponding
varieties of mineral, vegetable and agricul
tural wealth, she may vie in these respects
w ith the most favored States, of the most
highly favored nation upon the earth. All
that our people have to do, to place us bv
the side of Ohio, Pennsylvania and N. York
in internal improvements, is to arouse from
our torpor, and direct our energies aright.
Your Commissioners can say, upon the
solemn appeal they have made, in submit
ting this report, that they do not believe
that there is in .the United States, so small
a work of internal improvement as the con
templated rail-road, fraught with conse
quences so important and so beneficial to
the same extent of country and the same
amount of active and industrious popula
tion.
Th<* first and mo: t important inquiry for
tiie people ofGeorgia is: Have wc within
our own State, an outfit for our immensely
valuable productions, and an inlet for the
foreign necessaries and luxuries of life,
that may be made to vie with the large sea
ports in other States ? that may enable us;
to command the /tight st /triers for [\wfor
tnrr, and obtain the la!It r at the tin attest
rate to the planter and the farmer ? Your
Commissioners do not hesitate to answer
this question for the people of Georgia in
ill:* Affirmative. In the town of Brunsw i<*k,
properly connected with the interior, we
con!,! have a commercial emporium that
might rival any on the Atlantic const, south
of Baltimore. The only obstacle now ex
isting to t lie connexion ofthis noble port
with the heart of Georgia, and with the
great wealth and the densest population of
the State, is the narrow slip of land, of lit
tle over eleven miles, between Turtle river
and the Altamaha: and this obstacle, we
■ have already stated, can, in our opinion, he
! overcome by the trifling sum of from >3ft,-
tK>O to $?U,(I00. But suppose it should
I cost > l Oft.01)0, the expenditure is a trifle in
comparison w ith the immense advantages it
would yield, not only to the Treasury of
i the State, hut to the great body of the peo
ple.
I The next question is: How is the itn
portanrr of opening the Port of llrtms
\ trick, to he demonstratedl The answer is
1 ready, and the various considerations rm
; nccted with it, oftlic most momentous im
portance to the prosperity and indepen
dence of the State. But look at the map
jof your State, and it will be seen bv a sin
gle glance of the eye, that our noble rivers
the Oconee, the Ocmulgee and the Aita
-1 tnalia, penetrate the very heart of the State
from the ocean to the Mountains. On
these rivers and th'.*ir tributaries, and with
| in tin* range of their trade and influence,
will be si a ii nearly half the number of our
I counties, containing the richest soil, and
! yielding the most extensive supplies of cot
ton, corn, sugar, flour, rice, stock and
I lumber to be found in any equal extent of
; the Southern States; containing the larg
j est and most growing population, w ith a
rich and new country every dav gaining in
; resources. The trade that goes down these
rivers would be derived from an extent of
|country nearly three hundred miles in
* length, and from fifty to one hundred miles
jin breadth. To all these people and this
i extensive district, the benefits of JBruns
jwick would he brought, should it he fos
tered as it might be. That w e have the fa
cilities lbr the immediate creation of such
t market, yet that we hare not such a mar
ket, must be matter of the deepest regret
and most humbling reflection to vour hoa
j or able body, and to our people at large.—
That the immense product of our soil
! yearly descending our rivers, and trans
ported in wagons, should piss by the
■ wharves of Darien and Savannah to go to
Charleston, in another State, at a heavy ex
pense, and our supplies returned by the
‘same circuitous and expensive route, must
he humbling to tlie State pride and the pat
riotism of every true hearted Georgian ;
while in the opinion of your Commission
ers, the amount of wealth that would be re
tained at home, would in one year compcn
i sate us for the whole expense of setting this
I road in operation, and opening the Port
jof Brunswick to the interior. Georgia at
■ this moment presents tire spectacle of a ro
‘ bust mm, rich in the vital fluid, submitting
to have the veins of both arms opened,
| and bleeding to death; while, by the ex
ertion of his own strength and energy, he
might save himself from destruction.—
Savannah wc 1 fear is prostrated by the com
pletion of Charleston rail-road to Augusta.
Our produce already goes Ivy her wdiari es,
because the farmer and merchant can get
better bargains in a foreign market. All
the produce on that noble river, which goes ,
to Augusta, is eventually destined to
Charleston. On the other side ofour State,
the rich country along the Chattahoochee
is draining its products into Florida.—
While we are thus losing the advantages
ofour trade on both sides oltlie State, the
body of the State is perishing, or finding
a scanty subsistence abroad, for ihc want of
that commercial nourishment at home
J. W. FROST, EDITOR.
NUMBER 2.
which the resources of the Stato and the
capital of wealthy individuals in it are am
ply sufficient to supply. Under this state
of things, for the want of our manly and
vigorous exertion, we shall soon become
like North Carolina, tributary to our sister
States.
Our system of internal improvement has
been radically defcctire. Instead of di
recting our operations to one important
point on the sea coa«t, we have been work
ing from village to village, and carrying
our improvements across the State; thus
giving facilities to. the passage of our pro
duce into other markets. By some central
operation, we should approximate the ship
to the plough, and bring the mountains to
the ocean. We have the means of avoid
ing this suicidal policy, by a very trifling
improvement. The navigation of three
rivers already mentioned, is open to the
heart of the State, to Hawkinsville, Mil
ledgeville, and Macon; and these towns
draw the trade from near the mountains.
Connect the navigation oftiiese rivers with
Brunswick, where the ship can at all
.seasons approach, and the merchant and
planter of the interior can find a good mar
ket for sale and purchase, and our failing
commerce would in a great measure revive
and begin to flourish. It is by such means
that South Carolina has fostered Charles
ton, till having absorbed the commerce of
her whole State, she is now draining Geor
gia of hers. Let us learn a lesson from
her example. From seventy to eighty
thousand bales of cotton annually descend
• lie Altamaha, besides other productions.
These will increase as our fertile lands are
opened, and our population becomes more
numerous; and our cotton, corn, wheat,
lumber, bacon, and stock of various kinds,
will seek the best and nearest market on
our coast, if such an one is to he found. —
In return for these products, very exten
sive supplies are, and will continue to be
brought up these rivers. The greater part
oftiiese products are now sent to Charles
ton and New York, and our goods purchas
ed in the same markets. The advantages
of all these transactions might, in the opin
ion of the Commissioners, be saved to
Georgia, by a sea port of our own —and
; we arc confident that Brunswick holds out
; the strongest inducements for such a sav
ing of our resources. Our capital might
'be kept at home—our merchants might
j annually save large amounts of freights,
: commissions, exchange, insurance, stor-
I age, travelling expenses, and time —a very
important item in the account current of
every man of business. The merchants
being enabled to save this expenditure,
could afford to give better prices for pro
duce, and sell their goods at cheaper rates,
and on more accommodating terms; —
while the farmer and planter would be the
great gainers in the end. It would keep
wealth at home, diffuse its comforts more
generally, and increase the revenues ofour
treasury. The merchant could obtain
supplies of articles just when there is a
demand for them, and know when he
could calculate on receiving them. He
could bring his goods into market much
sooner after he had made his purchase,
and of course be sooner able to pay for
thorn, and better able to afford accommo
dation to his customers. The price of our
lands would be increased, and all our pro
ductions find a more ready market.
Such are the facilities and advantages
that might, in the opinion of the Com
missioners, be afforded to the people of
Georgia, by opening the Port of Bruns
wick to the interior, by connecting it with
the Altamaha. This would in time, in
duce further and more extensive 'improve
ments. Trade might, in time be brought
bom the isthmus of Florida, from Tennes
see, Kentucky and Ohio— for the northern
roads and canals are chained by the ice
in winter, and the dangers of navigating
the Gulf of Mexico, render an eligible and
accessible port on the Atlantic, far prefer
able to.any on the southern coast ofFlori
dn. There is no reason why goods should
not he bought as cheap at Brunswick, and
produce command as high a price as at
Charleston or New Orleans. The ship
can as readily come to Brunswick from
Liverpool, Bordeaux, and the East and
West Todies, asto New York and Charles
ton. Why should the freight be higher,
or the goods dearer ? There would b«
no delay in running in, and putting out to
sea, and no heavy river charges, and no
loss of time to increase the price of mer
chandize, sold by the importer apd the
wholesale dealer.
Open the Port of Brunswick to thein
terior, and the enterprise of seamen will
soon bring the ships there ; and your cot
ton, your grain, your sugar and every
other article of home production will go
there, and the merchant of large capital
will soon find it to his'interest to invest it
in Brunswick. The commerce of these
rivers, and the trade of the whole interior
of Georgia, belong, by nature , to some
sea-port on our coast. Let the most eli
gible, and the best be selected. I«et no
sectional jealousy impede the enterprise
Such a sea-port, we think, Brunswick
might be made, being decidedly of opin
ion, that it affords advantages for « largo
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