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      Another extensive maritime list from the Detroit perspective compiled by Detroit Free Press marine reporter Capt. J. W. Hall.

      A Faithless Pair. -- Last fall, soon after the close of navigation, a man and woman of respectable appearance arrived in this city, and engaged board at the house of a respectable widow lady who resides on the east side of the river. The woman had with her a certificate …

      Launch of the "Fred. Wheeler" - The new tug boat built at Goble's Ship Yard for Mr. Morgan Wheeler was successfully launched this morning in the presence of a large crowd of spectators. She slid gracefully off the ways, and sits the water like a duck. She was christened "Fred. …

      The KNIGHT TEMPLAR, a new vessel built by Geo. Goble, was successfully launched today. Her dimensions are 136 ft. keel, 26 ft. 2 inches beam, and 11 ft. 6 inches holf, and she will carry about 18,000 bu. of grain through the Welland Canal. She is owned by Geo. Goble, …

      The schooner Sardinian, which was driven against the Island in our harbor last fall, and lost at the time a large portion of her cargo of peas, has been on the Dry Dock of George Goble during the season, and undergone thorough repairs. She will be launched tomorrow morning at …

      Launch of the "Sardinian." - At 9 o'clock this morning another vessel - the third from this yard this season - was launched from the yard of Messrs. Goble & Macfarlane, the affair proving in every way a success. A goodly number of people witnessed the launch, and the "Sardinian" …

      Charge of Embezzlement. - Virgil G. Page, a canal boat Captain, got $177 advance on a load of lumber shipped by Messrs. Smith & Post, and afterwards abandoned his boat between this place and Syracuse, taking away with him all his movable effects, including four horses and left for ...

      Launch . - Yesterday afternoon at 3:30 the new and beautiful schooner "Rising Star" was launched from the yard of Messrs. Kitts & Chandler, her builders. A large crowd of people assembled to witness the launch, and at the time appointed she gracefully glided into her native ...

      A New Steamer. - We had the pleasure of viewing the new and elegant Propeller "Lowell" which arrived at this port today, it being her first trip. She was built for, and is now owned by the Northern Transportation Company, and they may well be proud of her. She is, …

      New Tug. - The fine new tug Maria Melvin arrived here to-day, and will remain in this harbor during the fall. She is one of the handsomest and staunchest crafts of the kind that has been seen in our waters. She was built at Buffalo in June last, and is …

      Loss of the Propeller Buckeye - By a telegram received in this city this morning, we learn that the Northern Transportation Co.'s propeller "Buckeye" struck a rock in the St. Lawrence River yesterday, among the Thousand Islands, and sunk in 70 feet of water. It is also stated that ...

      The Canal Boat General Slocum cleared for New York this morning, her cargo consisting of 1,030 bushels of barley - weight about 242 tons - the largest cargo paying the heaviest toll, ever cleared from this port. Captain Penfield expects to re-clear at New York for Philadelphia. The splendid ...

      A Gale On The Lake. - The most severe gale of the season was experienced yesterday. It sprung up from the north-west about 6 o'clock in the morning, accompanied with rain and snow, and increased in fury with the progressing hours. The lake was lashed into a perfect foam, the …

 Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 15 Jul 1865     Launched - There was launched from the yard of Messrs. Goble and McFarlane, this morning, a fine clipper schooner, to be called the Sardinian. She is owned by Capt. Robt. Richardson and Capt. J. V. Tuttle, and will be commanded by the latter. Her dimensions are length of keel 95 …

 Daily Journal (Ogdensburg, NY), 12 Sep 1865     Our Marine Railway ____ The Marine Railway, at this place, is not dead. Mr. H.C. Pearsons, its present proprietor, is becoming favorably known abroad, as an excellent workman and a most worthy and reliable man. He has just perfected contracts for two new vessels. One for ...

      We hear that the Northern Transportation Company has purchased the Marine Railway property, in this village, with the intention of establishing here a yard for building and repairing steamers for their line. This is a matter of considerable importance to the prosperity of our village. ...

 Oswego Commercial Advertiser, 29 Mar 1865     The Tornado on a Cruise. Our citizen will remember the wreck, last fall of the schooner J.S. Harvey, loaded with grain, and also that the canal boats taken out to bring in her cargo, were also stranded in the vicinity of Texas and Port Ontario. This morning the Tornado was …

 Oswego Commercial Advertiser, 29 Mar 1865     Boat Building - Kitts & Chandler's Yard Wherever building or improvements are in progress, the journalist finds a ready field for his pen. When the engine has performed its labor, when the hammer and the saw have been thrown aside, and the paint has dried upon the hulk of a …

 Oswego Commercial Advertiser, 13 Apr 1865     Northern Transportation -- This company is as closely identified with the prosperity of Oswego as any business or branch of business in the country. It is in fact a part of us, and we should get on poorly indeed were it to be taken away. Consequently it deserves mention at …

 Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 16 Jun 1865     Northern Transportation Company. -- This well known line of Propellers, which is advertised in another column, is running daily both up and down the lake, stopping at this point and carrying both freight and passengers. Under the guidance of their gentlemanly and obliging passenger agent ...