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CuEsAPEAHe AND OHiO CANAL. A letter
pub i'hed in the National IntelIigencer of Sat,
urdsy last, from Mr.. w, S. Egin, superinten.
dent Of the first aud second divisions of the
Canal, says-''the recent heavy rains caused
the Potomac river to rise within fourteen in
ches ofthe highest Freshet of I94S; thereby
causing some slight damages and nall brea.
chas in the embankments which all could be
repaired with a small force in one week, with
the exception of the Broad Run CuIvert,
which was taken away about thirty miles above
Georgetown. This will require about two
weeks to repair, owing to taking some time for
the collection of the materials. But the navl-
CATION of the lst and Cd division, extending
from Georgetown to Dam No. 4, "a distance
of IS niles,) will be restored by the lst of Au-
gust, including the removal of all the sand bars
and other distractions, &c."


We were apprehensive that the damage sus-
tanned by the Canal from the late freshets.
was much greater than is here stated, and are
glad to find that we were mistaken.