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 Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 5 May 1934     *The building to protect the New Orleans was built in 1815 on orders of Commodore Chauncey to protect it. Many years later it blew down. For a more thorough, and much better documented account of the NEW ORLEANS and the CHIPPEWA (the other hull that Snider does not name) see ...

 Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 28 Aug 1948     In Search of a Sylph Schooner Days DCCCLXII (862)

by C. H. J. Snider

"GO." said the inner urge, "find the bones of a sylph."

Sylph?

A moth.

A ...

      OLD SLOOP WILL BE SUNK IN ONTARIO ____ Has Long Rested in Water at Ship House Point ____ At Sackets Over 50 Years ____ Hulk Has been in the Harbor for Many Years - She Will be Towed Out to Deep Water and Sunk. ____

The old sloop that has ...

     

The U.S. vessels at Sackets Harbor have been sold to Robert Hugunin who will break them up and remove the materials.

      Reason: capsized
Lives: nil
Remarks: Recovered

      Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Freight: barley
Remarks: Got off

 Niles Weekly Register, Sat., June 18, 1814., page 265     Extract of a letter from brigadier-general Gaines to the secretary of war, dated Headquarters, Sackett's Harbor, May 31st, 1814

"I have the honor to transmit ...

 Niles Weekly Register, Feb. 17, 1817, page 410    

Madison barracks - The fine stone barracks just completed at Sackett's harbor capable of accommodating 2,000 men on a war establishment , and excellently fitted up were named "Madison Barracks" on the 8th of January, in honor of the battle ...

 Geneva Gazette (Geneva, NY), Feb. 15, 1815     Lansingburgh, January 31 Extract of a letter dated Sackets Harbor, Jan. 11.

"There are near six hundred ship-carpenters at this post, busily engaged in getting timber ready to build two seventy-fours and a frigate of the first class. Although surrounded by spies, our ...

 Geneva Gazette (Geneva, NY), Wed., Feb. 1, 1815    

From the Watertown Adv. of Jan. 25.

Sackets Harbor . - The keels of two large vessels are laid at Sackets Harbor; we understand the one is 182 and the other 134 feet; one of which is building under the superintendence of Mr. Eckford, and the other under the ...

 Geneva Gazette (Geneva, NY), Wed., Oct. 5, 1814     From the Herkimer American, Sept. 22. FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT Sackets Harbor, Sept. 18, 1814.

Our four ships arrived in this port yesterday afternoon; and the two brigs Jones and Jefferson, arrived last evening - having left the head of the Lake in ...

 Niles Weekly Register, Sat., April 29, 1815, page 152    

Sackets Harbor - From the Democratic Press - Mr. Binns - In your paper a few days since you state that two 74s were building at Sackets Harbor when information of the peace reached there. I am, however, enabled to state, that the two vessels on the stocks at that ...

     

Six hundred carpenters at Sackets Harbor, had made great progress in the building of a ship to carry 98 guns and another for 74, when the work was arrested by the news of peace. These vessels would have been ready for service with th eopening of the lake.

 Niles Weekly Register, Sat., March 25, 1815, page 56     Sackets Harbor - Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Sackets Harbor, to his friend in Baltimore, dated March 6, 1815

"Having seen in the newspapers, various manifestations of joy on the return of peace, permit me to state what took place on its being received at Sackets ...

 Geneva Gazette (Geneva, NY), Wed., July 29, 1812     By Yesterday Afternoon's Mail. _____

Action upon Lake Ontario. -- On Sunday the 19th inst. at 9 A.M. the Royal George, the Prince Regent and two brigs, entered Sackets Harbor, came within one and a half mile of the town and commenced an attack - and continued the cannonade ...

 Geneva Gazette (Geneva, NY), Wed., July 14, 1813     ATTACK ON SACKET'S HARBOR.

Extract of a despatch from Brig. Gen. Brown, to the Secretary of War. dated Sacket's Harbor, June 1, 1813.

"In the course of the morning of the 28th, Lt. Chauncey of the navy, came in from the Lake, firing guns of alarm. Those of the same ...

 Geneva Gazette (Geneva, NY), May 5, 1813     Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Sacket's harbor, to his friend in this City, dated April 9, 1813.

A great number of our brave tars have died this winter with ...

 Geneva Gazette (Geneva, NY), Dec. 30, 1813     Extract of a letter from an officer at Sacket's Harbor, to his friend in Waterford, dated Nov. 29.

"Thursday the 26th, slipped off the stocks; the new U. States ship Madison, under the discharge of 18 guns from the brig Oneida, and the huzzas of thousands ...

 Ontario Repository (Canandaigua, NY), May 4, 1813     New-York, April 20. Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Sacket's Harbor, to his friend in this city, dated April 9, 1813. ...

     

We are informed that on Friday morning last, about day break, the British ship of war, Royal George, came to anchor off the mouth of Genesee river, sent her boats in, and cut out the ...