The facilities which this metropolis affords for reaching any accessible portion of the world, particularly all sections of the union, are not excelled. Steam and sailing ships of the first class, hold commercial intercourse with almost every nation. Steamboats, with accommodations equal to the best regulated hotels, are plying through every river and bayou. Four to five thousand miles can be achieved, in those floating palaces, with perfect ease, and comparative safety.
The principal routes between the north and the south are here given, as also the intermediate places, together with those inland most frequented by the traveller and the man of business, and the distances carefully noted as they diverge, in their various directions. Beside the four annexed routes to New York, there are several that lead to favorite watering places, and other points attractive to travellers of leisure, which it would be quite impracticable to lay down in a work of this kind.They can always obtain information of these resorts, from intelligent companions on the road, that will prevent their deviating much from the point they wish to attain. The distances on the river have been corrected agreeably to the latest survey. The other routes conform to the most approved authorities; and, frequently, have been corrected by personal observation, with the utmost care and attention.
Miles.New Orleans to Carrolton,6Red Church,2026Bonne Carre Church,1642Jefferson College,2264Donaldsonsville,1983Louisiana Institute,1295St. Gabriel Church,12107Plaquemine,10117Baton Rouge,23140Port Hudson,25165Bayou Sara,11176Tunica Bend,27203Red River, cut off,33236Fort Adams, Miss.,11247Homo Chitta River, Miss.,10257Ellise Cliffs, Miss.,26283Natchez, Miss.,18301Rodney, Miss.,31332Bruinsburg, Miss.,12344Grand Gulf, (big black) Miss.,10354Carthage, Miss.,25379Warrenton, Miss.,19398Vicksburg, Miss.,10408Old River, (Yazoo,) Miss.,12420Tompkins' Bend,46466Providence, La.,15481Bunch Bend,19500Princeton, Miss.,10510Columbia, Ark.,45555Bolivar, Miss.,53608Napoleon, (Arkansas,)12620Victoria,20640Delta,66706Helena,10716Sterling,10726Peyton, Miss.,12738Commerce,33771Buck Island,6777Memphis, Tenn.,21798Devil's Race Ground,34832Randolph, Tenn.,33865Fulton, Tenn.,11876Plumb Point,10886Ashport,12898Needham's Cut-off,8906Walker's Bend,31937Riddel's Point,18955New Madrid, Mo.,10965Mills' Point,421007Columbus, K.,151022Cairo, (Mo'th Ohio R'r.) Il.,181040Trinity,61046America, Il.,51051Caledonia, Il.,31054Fort Massac, Il.,231077Paducah, (M. Tenn R'r) K.,81085Smithfield, (M. Cum'd) K.,11097Golconda, Il.,181115Tower Rock,151130Cave in the Rock,51135Battery Rock,91144Shawneetown, Il.,121156Raleigh, K.,61162Wabash River,61168Carthage, K.,71175Mount Vernon, Ia.,131188Henderson, K.,281216Evanville, Ia.,121228Owensboro, K.,361264Rockport,121276Troy, Ia.,161292Cloverport,211313Stephensport, K., and Rome, Ia.,101323Fredonia,341357Leavenworth,21359Mauckport, Ia.,141373Brandenburg,31376West Point, K.,181394Portland, K., and New Albany, Ia.,201414Shippingport,11415Louisville, K.,31418Jeffersonville, Ia.,11419Westport, K.,191438Bethlehem,61444New London,61450Madison, Ia.,71457Port William, K.,141471Vevay, Ia., and Ghent K.,81479Warsaw, K.,111490Rising Sun, Ia.,201510Bellevue,21512Petersburg,71519Aurora,21521Lawrenceburg,31524North Bend,71531Cincinnati, O., and Covington and Newport, K.,171548Columbia,81556Richmond,131569Point Pleasant,41573Macon,41577Neville,31580Mechanicsburg, O.,31583Augusta,71590Levana, O., and Dover, K.,21592Ripley, O.,31595Charleston, K.,51600Maysville, K., and Aberdeen, O.,71607Manchester, O.,111618Vanceburg, K.,161634Alexandria,181652Portsmouth, O.,21654Concord, O.,81662Greenupsburg, K.,131674Burlington, O.,231697Guyandot, Va.,71704Galliopolis, O.,351739Point Pleasant,31742Letart's Rapids,301772Belleville, Va.,281800Troy, O.,51805Belpie and Blennerhassett's Island,121817Parkersburg, Va.,21819Vienna, Va.,51824Marietta, O.,61830Newport, O.,151845Sistersville,271872Wheeling, Va.,401912Warren,91921Wellsburg, Va.,61927Steubenville,71934Welleville, O.,201954Georgetown,71962Beaver,131974Economy,121986Middletown, Pa.,81994Pittsburgh, Pa.,102004Warrenton, by Canal,472051Blairsville, do282079Johnstown, do292108Hollidaysburg, by rail-road,372145Alexandria, by Canal,262171Lewiston, do572228Newport, do362264Harrisburg, do262290Philadelphia, by rail-road,1012391Trenton, do282419Brunswick, do272446Jersey City, do312477New York, by steamboat,12478
Miles.Mouth of Ohio,1040Elk Island,81048Dogtooth Island,81056English Island,151071Cape Girardeau, Mo.,121083Bainbridge, Mo., and Hamburg, Il.,101093Lacouse's Island,311124Kaskaskia River,151139River au Vases,101149St. Genevieve, Mo.,91158Fort Chartres Island,101168Rush Island,101178Herculaneum, Mo.,101188Harrison, Il.,11189Merrimack River,111200Carondelet, Mo.,131213St. Louis, Mo.,71220Alton, Il.,221242Illinois River,151257Monroe,51262Guilford,101272Montezuma,201292Augusta,151307Meridosia,231330Beardstown,161346Havana,271373Pekin,341407Peoria,71414Henry,101424Columbia,101434Lacon,41438Hennepin,181456Chippeway,161472Shippingport,21474Dresden,461520Mount Joliet,151535Lockport,61541Chicago, Il.,291570Michigan City, Ind.,521622New Buffalo, M.,121634St. Joseph, M.,281662Detroit, by rail-road,2001862Fighting Island, by steamboat121874Amhurstsburg, U. C., do61880Middle Sister Island, do201900North Bass Island, do101910Cunningham's Island, do101920Sandusky, O., do121932Cleaveland, O., do541986Fairport, O., do302016Ashtabula, O., do322048Fairview, Pa., do282076Erie, Pa., do112087Bugett's Town, Pa., do172104Portland, N. Y., do182122Dunkirk, N. Y., do182140Cattaraugus, N. Y., do132153Sturgeon Point, N. Y., do102163Buffalo, N. Y., do162179Williamsville, by rail-road,102189Pembroke, do162205Batavia, do142219Rochester, do252244Canandagua, do252269Geneva, do162285Waterloo, do72292Seneca Falls, do42296Cayuga, do32299Auburn, do92308Skaneatelas do72315Marcellus, do62321Onondaga, do82329Manlius, do122341Oneida, do182359Utica, do222381Herkimer, do162397Little Falls, do72404Caughnawaga, do332437Amsterdam, do102447Schenectady, do152462Albany, do152477New Baltimore, steamboat,152492Kinderhook Landing, do42496Hudson, do92505Catskill, do52510Clermont, do92519Redhook, upper landing,22521Redhook, lower do32524Rhinebeck, do72531Esopus, do12532Hyde Park, do92541Poughkeepsie, do52546New Hamburg, do82554Newburg, do72561Fishkill, do12562New Windsor, do12563Cold Spring, by steamboat,32566West Point, do32569St. Anthony's Nose, do72576Fort Fayette, do52581Stony Point, do12582Haverstraw, do42586Sing Sing, do32589Tarrytown, do62595Phillipstown, do102605Fort Independence, do42609Fort Washington, do22611Fort Lee, do12612Manhattanville, do22614New York, do82622
Miles.To Wheeling, by steamboat, (see route 1.)1912Cumberland, by stage,1312043Hancocktown, Md., rail-road392082Williamsport, Md., do272109Frederickstown, Md., do272136Poplar, Md., do202156Ellicott's, Md., do172173Baltimore, Md., do102183Havre de Grace, Del., do312214Wilmington, Del., do362250Philadelphia, Pa., do262276New York, (see route 2.)882364
Miles.Point Pontchartrain, by rail-road,5Fort Pike, by steamboat2126Bay St. Louis, do3359Biloxi, do3190Pascagoula, Miss., do20110Cedar Point, Al., do26136Mobile, Al., do28164Junction of Alabama andTombigbeeriver, do65229Claiborne, do72301Black Bluff, do46347Dale Town, do35382Canton, do14396Portland, do29425Cahaba, do21446Selma, do18464Benton, do35499Vernon, do39538Loch Ranza, do6544Washington, do16560Montgomery, do12572Chehaw, Al., by rail-road,40612Covington, Ga., by stage,155767Augusta, Ga., by rail-road,121888Charleston, S. C., do1361024Wilmington, N. C., by steamboat,2201244Weldon, N. C., rail-road,1701414Richmond, Va., do1241538Washington City, do1221660Baltimore, Md., do401700New York, (see route 3.)1811881
Miles.Arkansas river, (see route 1.)620Arkansas,62682New Gascony,71753Pine Bluff,25778Little Rock,150928Lewisburg,66994Scotia,501044Morrison's Bluff,331077Van Buren,721149Fort Smith,81157Fort Coffee, Mo.,101167Fort Gibson,841251
Miles.Battle Ground,5English Turn,611Fort St. Leon,516Poverty Point,1834Grand Prairie,2761Fort St. Philip,970South West Pass,979South Pass,281Pass a' l'Outre,283Balize,487Gulf,592
Miles.Mouth of Red River,236Black River,28264Bayou Saline,20284Alexandria,56340Regolet de Bondieu,18358Bayou Cane,36394Natchitoches,24418Bastian's Landing,40458The Raft,40498
Miles.Mouth of Yazoo River, Miss.,420Satartia,66486Liverpool,5491Manchester,25516Tchula,88604Marion,37641Mouth of Yalo Busha river,33674Cochuma,38712Pittsburg,27739
Miles.Cumberland river,1097Eddyville, K.,561153Canton,201173Dover, Tenn.,301203Palmyra,311234Red River,61240Harpeth River,201260Nashville,401300
Miles.Tennessee River,1085Petersville, Tenn.,711156Reynoldsburg,361192Perryville,421234Carrollville,271261Coffee,261287Savannah,91296Waterloo,251321Bear Creek,121333Colbert's Ferry, Tenn.,141347Florence, Al.,241371