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      [From the Watertown Jeffersonian] Shipwreck. - The lives of but few persons furnish incidents as appalling as that given below. The account may be in some of the particulars incorrect, as it was penned in a hurried manner, from the lips of one of the sufferers. ...

      To. Capt. Smith, Steamer Oneida: We the undersigned, Cabin passengers on board the Sir Robert Peel, Steamer, which was destroyed this morning by a band of Pirates (calling themselves Patriots) at Well's Island, within seven miles of French Creek, avail ourselves of the earliest ...

      MOUTH OF SALMON RIVER - AND PULASKI Extracts from the report of the superintendent relative to the improvement of the harbor at the mouth of Salmon River, accompanying the report of the Secretary of War. "The importance of this point as a harbor to the maritime people of ...

      Niagara Ship Canal - The report of Mr. Grant, from the committee on roads and canals, with which the bill hitherto published by us, for the construction of a ship canal around Niagara Falls was introduced in the House of Representatives, will be found on the first page of this …

      New York Legistature - On Tuesday, Mr. Ogden introduced a bill in relation to the Niagara Ship Canal - giving the general government the necessary authority to construct the work.

      Welland Canal Navigation We regret to observe, in the report of a committee in the U.S. Congress, on the subject of constructing a ship canal around the falls of Niagara, on the American side of the river, that a very erroneous impression prevails, even in that august body, in ...

      Grand River Navigation Notice is hereby given, that a meeting of the stockholders of the Grand River Navigation Company will be held at this office, on Monday the seventh of May next, at twelve o'clock, noon, for the purpose of electing directors, to serve for the ensuring ...

      Louth Harbour Notice is hereby given, agreeably to the act of incorporation, that a meeting of the stockholders of the Louth Harbour Company, for the purpose of electing directors to serve the ensuring year, will be held at John Wismer's Inn, (formerly G.H. Kerr's,) 20 Mile Creek, ...

      40 Mile Creek Harbour Grimsby, April 3, 1838 Publick notice is hereby given, that a general meeting of the stockholders of the Grimsby Harbour Company, will be held at Mr. S.S. Moore's Inn, on the second Monday in May next, at 12 o'clock, noon, for the purpose of electing ...

      Raising A Schooner I hereby give notice that I shall be ready to receive sealed tenders, from any person or persons who may be willing to contract for the raising of the schooner Nehemiah Merritt, now lying sunk, between Dunnville and the mouth of the Grand River. The schooner to …

      Unclaimed Vessels &c.; Notice is hereby given that the undermentioned vessels and craft, lately employed in Her Majesty's service, are now at Chippawa, waiting to be claimed, viz: - 3 Schooners, 3 Scows, and 2 ...

      The mails are to leave this city twice a day for Hamilton, by steamboat; also daily to Niagara by steam. - Toronto Herald

      A small establishment has been ordered for the dock yard at Kingston, under Captain Sandrom [Sandom], R.N.

      Great Speed - The schooner Charles Crooke, Capt. Pierce, of Mr. T. Winan's line, loaded and sailed from this port, April 12, in the morning, bound for Cleveland, Ohio. She took in there a full cargo of wheat and flour, and arrived here on the 3d inst., in the morning; …

      The steam boat Milwaukie, on her late trip from Buffalo, ran foul of the steam boat Cincinnati, and sunk her - the Milwaukie sustaining but trifling injury. A similiar accident occurred not long since, by the collision of the steam boats Buffalo nad Perry, near Erie harbour, by which the …

      There are 50 steam boats and 160 vessels employed at Buffalo on Lake Erie, valued at four million of dollars. The canal boats engaged in passing to end from Buffalo are numbered at 1,030, valued at one million. The total capital employed in the forwarding business from New York to …

      Port Of Cleveland - Arrived schr. Congress, Throop, from Oswego, with 389 packages merchandise. What kind of merchandise? Grindstones, or salt? Buffalo Daily Star. The schr. Congress, from Oswego to this port, brought neither salt, nor grindstones, nor ballast, but 389 packes of ...

      Malicious Proceedings - Some malicious persons, on Tuesday night, set fire to, and sent adrift, the new wood scow belonging to the Canadian steamboat Traveller - the result of which was, she burned to the water's edge. Loss not less than $400. At the same time, two wagons, the ...

      The Welland Canal - Our correspondent at St.Catharines informs us that the Welland Canal is in first rate order throughout. The schooner Charles Crocker, from Oswego, passed St.Catharines on the 12th April, laden with salt, for Cleveland, in Ohio, and was in Lake Ontario on her return ...

      Welland Canal - This important line of communication by water, between lakes Erie and Ontario, continues in its first rate order, and schooners are daily passing and re-passing, with perfect ease and safety. Captains of American vessels generally appear to be highly pleased at the ...