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      The West Pier. - The winter storms and the late heavy lake winds have made frightful inroads upon the West Pier, on which the Oswego light-house is built. It is threatened with utter annihilation, and with it must go the light-house and the harbor, one of the most important on …

      Spring Walk I "A Walk Along the Wharves" There was a time when the Spring Walks of the British Whig were read and criticized; but that's a long time ago. Railroads and Propellers have destroyed the Forwarding Trade of good old Kingston, and a newswriter might traverse ...

      Spring Walk III "The River and Lake Line of Mail Steamers" As the several Boats belonging to this well-known line are now on their respective trips, the opening of the Lachine and St. Lawrence Canals having set them in motion, it may be as well to refresh our readers' ...

      INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS WITH CAPT. OTTINGER'S SURF-BOAT. - A series of experiments with Capt. Ottinger's surf-boat and other apparatus to be used in saving the lives of shipwrecked persons were made at the Erie Basin yesterday afternoon, in the presence of a few invited friends. Capt. ...

      "C. McNeil" was Cornelius McNeil; his wife's name was Priscilla. The Napier mentioned in the article was Jack Napier, a brother to Nelson W. Napier of "Alpena" wreck fame. Jack was killed when he fired a cannon to celebrate the 4th of July and it blew up.

      Good Time. - The steamer City of Buffalo arrived here at two this morning, having left Buffalo at eight 8'clock last evening. Considering the fact that the steamer called at all the way ports for freight, and was detained an hour at the Locks, this was first rate time. She …

      SUDDENLY WRECKED. - On Saturday morning just before daybreak, the schooner Andover ran ashore near Braddock's Point, a dozen miles west of the mouth of the Genesee River. The Andover is owned by Mr. Hudson of Detroit, and was bound for that port with a cargo of 1,200 barrels of …

      Wreck of the Schooner Twilight. - The small scow schooner Twilight, owned by Capt. Ouderkirk of Charlotte, and used chiefly for transporting wood, was lost on Tuesday night about fifteen miles east of the mouth of the river. A telegraph dispatch from Charlotte gives the particulars ...

      LAKE SUPERIOR PASSENGER AND FREIGHT LINE The sidewheel and screw steamers which compose the several lines from Cleveland and Detroit to Lake Superior are as follows: Steamer Illinois, John Fraser, Master. Steamer North Star, B. G. Sweet, Master. Screw ...

      The Excursion to Oswego ____ With some hundreds of others, we participated in the enjoyment of an excursion to the city of Oswego on Thursday last. The day was all that could be desired for such an excursion, and nothing occurred to mar the enjoyment of the trip. Starting ...

      Lightning strikes of sail vessels on the lakes were fairly common, with several a year being reported. Most ships just suffered the "shivering" (i.e. splintering) of a mast, but a few strikes - like this one - had somewhat bizarre effects.

      The brig Black Hawk, Capt. Alexander, left this port to-day for Liverpool, with a cargo consisting of 25,507 West India staves, 21,024 pipe staves and 1466 ps heading. She is under charter of Messrs. Aspinall & Son and is owned by A. T. Barney, Esq., of Cleveland. She stops at …

      ANOTHER CANAL STEAMER. - The Utica Observer of last Friday notices the passage westward through that city, of the canal steamer G. W. Paddock, propelled by side wheels, which fold up like a fan to the side of the boat.

      At his port there is a great demand for seamen, the supply being light. $16 per month are the going wages.

      The schr Toledo, which, about a week since, was run into by the steamer Cleveland, on Lake Michigan, was subsequently towed to Grand Haven, where she was again run into by the steamer City of Cleveland, and this time nearly demolished. She was owned in Milwaukee. ...

      The brig Black Hawk, Capt. Alexander, left this port to-day for Liverpool, with a cargo consisting of 25,507 West India staves, 21,024 pipe staves and 1466 ps heading. She is under charter of Messrs. Aspinall & Son and is owned by A. T. Barney, Esq., of Cleveland. She stops at …

      VESSEL STRUCK BY LIGHTNING - The scow Sea Star was struck by lightning at half past two this morning near Grosse Point. The foretopmast was carried away, and the foremast very badly shivered, one bolt passing into the center of the mast, traversing almost its entire length and coming ...

      The United States Revenue Cutter, Aaron V. Brown This vessel arrived in our harbor on Friday last, upon her first cruise around the Lakes, and sails this morning to continue her voyage. She is the handsomest craft that ever entered this port. She is 70 tons burden, and carries ...

      In the heavy gale, on Friday last, the schooner Enterprise, of Wilkinson City (near New Buffalo), ran ashore in making the harbor at Grand Haven, and broke in two. She was heavily laden with plaster for Michigan City. The gale struck her opposite this port, and forced her back to …

      The Launch On Saturday - The launch of the steamer built by Messrs. Malcolmson & Co., at the City Wharf, took place on Saturday. Owing to the east wind blowing very keenly, there was not so large a number of spectators as we anticipated. At twenty-five minutes after two o'clock, …