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      ORLEANS Schooner. -- We learn by the Conneaut Gazette, that the Schooner ORLEANS ashore near Conneaut has become a total wreck, and has been broken up and sold by the Underwriters. She belonged to Oswego. The Gazette represents her a frail craft, built of worm eaten hemlock and ...

      THE PROPELLER HERCULES. - This propeller met with an accident by starting a leak near her shaft. She went into Amherstburgh, from whence she will come up to Detroit, says the Advertiser, to go into dry dock.

      THE ROMAN. -- There are various rumors afloat in reference to the schooner ROMAN, which has not been heard from since she left Detroit, but none reliable that gives us much hope for her safety. There is a probability that she may yet turn up somewhere about the Canada shore …

      DISASTER. ---The Oswego Times says a severe thunder storm passed over that city on Friday noon, and the schooner PRINCESS ROYAL, lying wind bound off the mouth of the river, was dismasted. The steamer LADY OF THE LAKE went out and towed the disabled vessel into port. ...

      An Old Resident Found - A boat resembling a common Durham boat; was sometime since found in the Pymatuning swamp between this place (Mercer) and lake Erie. One end of it was near the surface, and the other was several feet deep in the mud, and a tree about two …

 Buffalo Daily Republic (Buffalo, NY), 16 Nov 1857     NEW STEAMBOAT MOVEMENT .--We understand a numerous meeting of the principal mechanics of the city of Oswego, and a portion of the stockholders in the old Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company, was held in this city yesterday, for the purpose of considering the propriety of ...

 Buffalo Daily Republic (Buffalo, NY), 27 Sep 1848, p. 3, column 2     COMMON COUNCIL.-- ... Mr. L. Barker was denied permission to occupy a portion of Buffalo creek with his floating elevator -- and certain suits against him for obstructing the creek were ordered to be continued. A communication from the harbor master informed the Council that the ...

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      A new steamer, the QUEEN OF THE WEST was launched at Oswego on Saturday. She has been sold to a company in Canada, and will run between Hamilton, Toronto and Oswego next season.

      First Boat A meeting of the native inhabitants of St. Catharines and its vicinity, and all others who feel an interest in the proposed undertaking, is requested at Mr. Dyer 's Merchant Exchange, ...

      Another Canal Boat Notice is hereby given, that a Meeting of the friends of the Welland Canal , will be held at the Merchants' Exchange, in this Village, on the evening of Monday the 22d inst. for the purpose of taking into ...

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      New Schooner. - Another fine vessel is now on the stocks at the lower end of our village , intended for the lake and canal naviagation, and to be ready for sailing early the ensuing spring. It is erecting on the same spot where the schooner ...

      On Tuesday last [April 14], at half past 2 P.M., the elegant schooner Peacock , 60 tons burthen, was launched from the stocks, (on the same spot where the Welland Canal was built last season, at the foot of our ...

      The new schooner Peacock , partly laden, was towed from the lower lock to the harbour, on Monday last [April 27], a distance of 3 miles, in 1 hour and 5 minutes. A few gentlemen and ladies went down for the purpose of taking an excursion on the lake, but …

      Ship Building The subscriber, having had many years experience in the Ship-wright Business, in various parts of the U. States and Canada, (of which the schrs. " Welland Canal " and " Peacock ", ...

      Journeymen Ship Carpenters Wanted immediately, 4 good steady workmen at the above business - to whom constant employment during the winter, and liberal wages will be given. Apply to Russell ...

      We inadvertently omitted in our last, to notice the launch, at this place, of a fine schooner of about 50 tons burthen, named the " Erie & Ontario ", which took place on Saturday the 14th instant, from Capt.

    We inadvertently omitted in our last, to notice the launch, at this place, of a fine schooner of about 50 tons burthen, named the " Erie & Ontario ", which …

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      Ship Carpenters Wanted immediately, by the Subscriber, three or four good faithful and steady Journeymen Ship Carpenters, to whom liberal wages and constant employement will be given through the season. R. ...

      Another Canal Boat Notice is hereby given, that a Meeting of the friends of the Welland Canal, will be held at the Merchants' Exchange, in this Village, on the evening of Monday the 22d inst. for the purpose of taking into consideration the expediency of building a Packet Boat, ...