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      FRONTENAC. 1816 Side-wheel Paddle Steamer. - Schooner Rig - Lake Ontario Ian L. Morgan c1974 Ships and Small Craft of Canada

      A Plan of the Town and Adjacent Fortifications of Kingston Surveyed and Drawn in August 1816, by Lieut E. A.Smith, 70th Reg't

      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 …

      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 ...

      p.2 another letter from A True Briton on the steamboat question - "...- Did not the proprietors of the steam-boat (independent of those exclusive rights which they have prayed for,) petition the Legislature for money to further their plans? Do they not expect to have the iron ...

      p.2 another letter from A True Briton - "Did not the proprietors of the steam boat apply to Sir Sidney Beckwith, to interest himself with the Government, for the purpose of having the necessary iron work exported from Britain free of expense? Did they not, on that account, ...

      p.2 a letter from Honestus - "...before the building of this great steam boat was agitated, a respectable person of this town anxiously solicited some of the proprietors of the said boat to join him in building one, but alas! they were possessed of so much of the great spirit, …

      p.3 Tenders called for timber to be delivered at Naval Yard, rafted for the Quebec Market, and to be of the quality sent there to be exported to England; not less than 12" square, one-third 30' long, one-third 35' long, one-third 40' long. Naval Yard, April 20th. ...

      p.2 Schedule of Acts Passed 1816 - an act to enable the Governor or Lieut. Gov. to appoint one or more additional Port or Ports, Place or Places of Entry, within this Province; and to appoint one or more Collectors at the same respectively. [St. Davids Spectator] ...

      p.2 An Act passed in the last session of Provincial Parliament of U.C. to regulate trade between this Province and the United States of America by land or inland navigation - gives Schedule of Duties - ..."Every ship, boat or vessel, exceeding 5 tons Burthen, belonging to ...

      p.3 Public Notice - The Subscribers to the Kingston Steam Boat, are hereby required to make immediate payment to the Treasurer of the Money which is still due on their several subscriptions. Geo. H. Markland, Secretary. 8th May, 1816. ...

      p.3 Packet - The Schooner Perseverance, J.G. Parker Master, will continue to run as a Packet from Kingston to Sacket's Harbor. May 15th, 1816.

      p.3 Charcoal Wanted - 20,000 bushels, or 700 bushels weekly until the end of March, 1817. Naval Yard, Kingston, May 15th.