46'1 SmnsNotermilheRideauCanal.
gear, af~rwsrds aRiitioued i?sther to bo dii.eolod to tlie
ralley of tbe St. ~inai?snen.
Tlie consti~octioo of a ?anal to couoe?t ihe nivor OLta~a
imith Lake Oowri~io Lrmed tbe su~,jeet of diacussil>ii fi?o~?m
timo to time arter Iliis, bot it~Pas not until tlie b~eiiking
outof tbe iaui? betwoen tbe ~niled Statar niid Grent Dritsiii,
in Julic, 1812, that Lhe ui~g~nt neeee*it)? for aocb n earlal
?ecime spprent I>oth to tbo Bi~itiab (iovci.nmentnodto
the Canadian leedo~~. The trnnrportation of 81?ins nnd
suppliea fiom 8.ebeo niid Edonvesl to Lh. Iippel? Inks. L>J.
wnJ~ of ~he St. LIarenoo Ri?ierinvolvoi ~ii?snt o*poaui?s tu
Iho oliemy along the ericodod fi?ontier of h'~a Yoi?Ii Strt..
The ~xpeoae nriaiiig from ths Go*srnmonl'x eodeavor to
ii?roid thiJ orposui?e WG8 811UImoU8i TbB ti?nnlp0rtation of.
s ?Cpoun<ler oannon fi?om Buebeo to I(iiipston alonc oost
nsilrly one thooxaod <lollals. Tho eai?lia~.i.;m?inl document
deuliiig practioally ~\?itb tha Rubject of B uin>il apponred on
tbe e!ith De:einloi,l814. in Lbe Rhape oP a lottei? fiam Sii?
GBoiBB PI~V<Ydti in uOmmnnd iii Ul>poi Ciiliiidii, to Lielit.-
Gen. Sir Goidon Di?ummond, at I(ingaton, on~loeingr Bomr
plios and reports, iind naLinE hi? opinions thei?Bon nnd 10i?
furtlier informnlioo. 8ii? Guidon'R ieplg, t,?aliamitline i?k
P0'`'8 fi~m tbree of the locslot~ooiaigavo his oiari opinion
tbst Lbe difflcultiaa would be imnieose rnd the enl>on.e
enol~moua.
On thei?estoistion of penL~, bowevo(?. Sir<ioidon Drum?
mood aBs inatruoted 4i? Lord Hsthorst, uudor ?ate oE lOlh
Ootobei, 181o, to FL " estimatea oF the enpense of tlie ~n?
obioe Caoal, nnd of Lbe Ottaws snd Kidouu beinO mrida
navigable, io oidsr that Hia Ii~jeaty's Goveioment msy
decide *s to the pro~iulj? of unbeitah-ing tlicee aorks,
either seppintcly oi? simult~ineoualg." Scoordingly Liout.
Jeb(> wuJ, oarly ie 1816, ?il9otad M aseund ths C1Uiiwqili
Rivei? to rhe ohnin o~~ lrkse an<t tben~o aootiouo <lo~Fn tbe
Rideau BiPei (o the Ottiiwa, aod lo raturn bytho same
oo*, reporting on the Ii~nd asailshle for milioi~y xeul,
ments and oo tbe nrvigatimi for batleaor. Hia ~apo~t