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 Niles Weekly Register, Oct. 19, 1816     Steam boats. We lately mentioned the launch of a steam boat at Sackett's Harbor; a second, for Lake Ontario, has been launched at Ernest, U. Canada. - The Kingston Gazette observes - "the opposite sides of the lake, which not long ago vied with each other in the building of …

      A boat large enough to accommodate 20 passengers, has lately arrived at Montreal from Schenectady; having ascended the Mohawk, to the little canal at Rome, which connects it with Wood Creek; thence into Oneida Lake, Oswego River and Lake Ontario, &c.; When we consider that a cut of 15 or …

      Kingston, U. C. Sept. 14 Melancholy Circumstance. On Saturday last, the 7th. inst, the scow was coming from Adolphustown, at Barker's ferry, to Sophiasburgh, with 11 persons, two men, three women; the other boys and girls had a span of horses and waggon on board. In ...

      Kingston, U. C. Sept. 14. A NEW STEAM-BOAT ON LAKE ONTARIO On Saturday the 7th. of September the Steam-Boat FRONTENAC was launched at the village of Ernest Town. A numerous concourse of people assembled on the occasion. But, in consequence of some accidental ...

      Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: Indian goods Remarks: Got off

      Reason: aground Remarks: Total loss

      for sale, public auction

      launch, Kingston

      launch, Bath

      launch & first trip

      launch, Black Rock

      rebuilding, Erie

      1816 KINGSTON GAZETTE. (available on microfilm at Kingston Frontenac Public Library, and at Queen's University - Stauffer Library) p.2 Late Sailing - Arrived, on Thursday last, the 4th inst. from Sacket's Harbor, the Schooner Woolsey, Capt. Chapman. ...

      p.2 Timber & Spars Wanted, to be delivered at the Naval Yard, rafted for the Quebec market, and to be of the quality sent there to be exported to England; a long list of dimensions of white oak, white pine and red pine. Naval Yard, 11th Jan.

      p.3 a letter to the editor disapproving of petition to be presented to Government - ..."The object to be gained by this memorial is, that the owners of the Steam Boat here, shall have an exclusive right of navigating the waters from Prescott to Queenston...." A True Briton, ...

      p.2 a letter to editor disagreeing with previous letter ..."The petition they presented to Parliament was for the right of navigating by means of steam the waters of this Province between Prescott and Queenston, to the exclusion of all other Steam Boats, especially of the ...

      p.2 a further letter by A True Briton - mentions that Molson applied for the same privilege in the lower province and was denied. "... Here, Sir, a number of gentlemen have joined in an adventure with a capital for the purpose of building a Steam-boat, 150 feet in length, …

      p.2 Communication Mr. Myles, Sir; Feeling some degree of interest in the success of the proprietors of the Steam Boat, as every other good man must, who anticipates the advantages to be derived from such an useful improvement in this Province, I ...

      p.2 a letter from 'A True Briton' says that the Steam Boat petition has been rejected by the Legislature as being injurious to the interest of society. p.3 Public Notice - The Subscribers to the Kingston Steam Boat are hereby requested, to make an immediate ...

      p.2 another letter, signed Candidus, discussing steam-boat petition; mentions the duties which Canadian vessels are compelled to pay in American ports, and a Bill now before the Legislature which will make American ships pay a tonnage duty equivalent to that imposed by them on ...