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thouldor should not publish the communication of mr ha- sermidft bully it would hhve bocn more prainworthy to bve enquired into tbw facto a visit to the commercial motel might havo onlightened lumalitllc and spared bim the tiuf- niuon of being actuated in ins publication by personal fueling he waa perhaps apprehensive that his journal might lone its mendacious tcpijiaiinn if anything like tnth appeared in it there are but ftw occasions which would justify the pro prietor of one newspaper bringing an action for libel against nnolhci but ifwoarcnul incapable of judging by bcin a par- ly concerned u- should say lhat wo shall bo justified in pub lic opinion in any action we shall think propei to instiluto against the proprietor nf the chronicle to injure the reputation ehanulcr of an individual with whom they had nothing but a political quarrel ilicy broke through the tulnsnf editorial tour- tcsv and published what they cither knew to be fitlse or what they had hq easy opportunity of ascertaining to be such wc might if wc fell inclined publish ihe contents of a letter received somj weeks bark dated ulira refloating upon ihe conduct ofa certain gentleman but we shall not retaliate with abuc if we dp anything it shall be an appeal to the laws of the country an editor s not to he published as a scoun drel because lie refuses to disgrace himself by fighting in the street canal no 2 s not a canal properly so en- rideau the rideau canal led but rather a succession of raised waters by means of dams with natural lakes interspersed one end of it empties into the ottawa haifa mile above the falls of the riileau iniersecting the up per and lower villages of bytown and the other end terminates at kingston mills six miles above the town of kingston at the head of the bay or piece of water known by the name of the great ca taraqui in tracing the canal from the st law rence to the ottawa it may not be uninteresting to the distant reader tu give a slurb t description of the towns and villages through which it passes kingston is said to be the oldest town in upper canada it is well situated for commercial purpo ses at the foot of lake ontario and also at the foot of that extensive inlet dividing prince edward from the midland district called the bay of quinte it is built on the lake or more correctly speaking on the river aide directly opposite the large island in the st lawrence named wolf or long island that separates upper canada from new york state from which kingston is distant only eleven miles in commercial importance it is the second town in the province and were it blessed with a population as enterprising as wealthy and respectable it would soon have mf equal the town including the su burbs of french village and barriefield contains over 5000 inhabitants exclusive of the military and thoir families of whom about 1000 souls are quar- ikii1 in llw ftrvrhil imrrnrkq kington can boner of six places lor divine worship an episcopal and catholic church a scotch kirk a reformed pres byterian and two methodist chapels four news papers one cmtweekly and three weekly publica tions contribute to the intellectual amusement and edification of the inhabitants while during the sea son twenty steamboats are in the constant habit of trading to its harbor of wb ch nine are owned in the kingston is situated equidistant between and toronto and is remarkably well a- daptcd in case of a union between ihe upper and lower provinces to become the seat of govern ment being rile only place on the frontiers that is capable of being successfully defended against an enemy the harbor is formed by a low peninsula called point frederick running into the bay to the eastward of the town at about half a mile distant onwhich is situated the kings dock yard the whole well commanded by the cannon of fort hen ry at present in a stale of erection on an elevated prnmanotory still further to the eastward the luwn is connected with point frederick and the su- lunb called isarrieficld by a long wooden bridge over ihe great cataraqui the drawbridge of which may be termed the entrance to the canal on the of money place montreal ail miles higher up yet as large sums of moneytiavc been expended in perfecting this part of the navi gation as in other parts of the canal which for want of n better term must still be used to designate the rideau navigation upon leaving the bridge the channel of the ca- nul iaun tin eastern side for about a mile until hells ittlmtd u smitill woodrd blof appears to block the paiwigo further up pawing on the eastern rod of this uland the channel soon becomes so crouk- tle as to defy any description of its course but still winds it srrpchtinc way to the northward with a uniform de th of water not exceeding five feet at the outside- it is oil both sides flanked by low marshy lauds covered with water in spring and fall but yielding quantities lif coftwc rank grass during the course for a vessel to steer h stuck in the soft mud but render it almost impossible to route during the night unless so i run the nob i perfectly as to this part of the maimer months is maiked by km with lofty granite rocks on both sides con- all the way to the first locks which are con- the original fall was not so high but the has been raised 20 feet to overcome two small the moon shines brightly about a mile below the locks the channel is excavated fur about 100 y ids through soft mud and piled on both sides to pre vent lilhng in this was done last winter on ac count of a urge rock lying in the centre of the ro ller bed of the water upon which there is seldom inorc than three feet of water it was this obstacle which retarded the progress of the larger steam boats last summer and compelled them to stop at king ston mills until die present channel was dug on passing this obstruction the shores immediately nar row and the motilh of the cataraqui creek is seen turning btructed not far from the spot where the cataraqui was wont to tumble down a precipice of some thirty feel high- during this distance the creek is not more than 120 to 130 feet wide but the shores are bold and steep with six feet of water in the shallow est parts on the whole route from kingston to bytown there is no natural pan of the canal which impresses the beholder with more fearful delightthan this portion of the cataraqui creek the awful su blimity of the towering rocks inspires a species of pleasure difficult to describe and although the ct nerv on the rideau river and on some of the lakes is hardly to be surpassed both for splendor and love liness yet it yields in point of grandeur to this spot the lift to be overcome at kingston mills is 46j feet divided into equal portions of 11 feet 8 inches each- water rifts between this place and brewers lower mill the locks are four in number and being the first on the canal require a short description which may serve for all the rest as they are built in nearly the came way- they are composed of cut lime sand stone a speciesof freestone of ahnosteternal durati on which arc the only building materials used on the entire line they are 110 feet long clearof the gates 34 feet wide with 5 feet depth of water over the sills- the gales are framed of oak and are put tip in a most substantial manner the tdlasses chains and other iron works were manufactured in eng land of the very best materials and are of the most approved patterns between the third and fourth lock is a capacious basin built in the same manner as the locks sufficiently large for the largest sized steamboat to turn or pass the time of passing the locks will occupy twelve minutes each upon an ave rage so thai if a steamboat has a barge in tow near ly two hours are lost in detention the locks them selves are situjted on the western side of the old falls and the vaccucm they now fill was blasted out of the solid granite rok- to dam the waters at this place two extensive embankments are made one to the eastward extending 2000 feet and the other to the westward of about 3000 feet in length the height of these embankments is various the hiehest parrabout34feet and lowest not exceeding so many inches they are well built with atone and clay and are perfectly water tight over the locks is thrown a long and lofty wooden bridge the high road to montreal pacing through the vil lage the probable cost of these works which arc third in point of cxtensivcness on the line was a- boiil 60000 the last estimate given by lieut colonel by amounting to 52274 the sole con tractor and architect was r drummond esq of kingston during the period of erection the place was very sickly and 500 laborers are said to have lost their lives the works at kingston mills and for some distance on the canal are under the su- superintendence and personal inspection of mr john burrows who oyaktea on the spot to whom the writer is under obligation for much valuable infor mation particularly for the geological description or the country through which the canal passes the village at this place is small comprising two taverns and about a dozen scattered houses the country round is not thickly settled nor is the land general ly called good the only difficult part of the navigation on the entire canal route lien between kingston and kingston mills the channel of the canal from the time it leaves the locks at the latter place until it comes within a mile of kingston is remarkably nar row windingand in many partscxtremely shallow so that it is with much trouble that vessels drawing about five feet of water pass to and fro without grounding this difficulty may be entirely over come by throwing a dam across the cataraqui waters either at bells island or tete dc font and raising the waters ten feet for the hindrance of such a project no natural impediments occur the shores on both sides are bolt and rocky all the way and if the dam were erected at tetede pont over to point frederick two small embankments only in addition to the lock would he necessary a small one on the low ground immediately above the bridge on the point and a larger one from tete de pont to the western shore from opinionsgiven by experienced engineers the whole expense of such an undertaking would not exceed 25000 a sum comparatively trifling when the important ad vantages arc called into recollection and which suffl upon proper application the provincial parliament would be inclined to grant the advantages arising from such a plan are fourfold in the first place the navigation of the rideau canal would be perfected secondly the low marshy sedgy lands which are now partially overflowed through which the canal winds its way and from which durins the hot summer months a poisonous miasma arises pregnant with disease and death would ue entirely covered this ought to be a matter of great moment to the inhabitants of kingston when they reflect upon the excessive mortality of the year 1s33 occasioned by bad air thirdly a great water power would be brought in to the heart of the town the privileges of which could be let for an immense sum since twenty mills could be turned with the superabundant water and lastly a large piece of land would be recovered from the water between the western shore and the bridge which if sold in town and water lots would materially contribute to defray the expencc of ihe undertaking the difficulties in the way of this project are nei ther few nor trifling lstly the home govern ment whose properly the canal is may neither feel inclined to expend any more money on the canal nor allow any other persons to do the same they may object to the circumstance of any independent control existing over any portion of the canal at present die canal ends at kingston mills should thp improvement take place the canal will then end at kingston and if the province or individuals should build the dam and lock they must also keep it in repair at some annual expense which to provide for and to maintain lockmen it will be necessary to lay on a toll the two interests may then clush the only remedy in this case would be for the pro vince o others building th lock and dam to pre- ment to become an integral part of the rideau ca nal 2dly the cataraqui bridge company may not like having a dam placed near their bridge this is a chartered company and may stand upon its vested rights this obstacle may be overcome in two ways firstly by allowing the company the exclusive privilege of passing the dam as a bridge when completed which coftiaeriiiff the delapidated condiion of the present bridge and the imperisha ble nature ofa well constructed dam will be an ex change much to their advantage and secondly in case they should prove refractory by making the dam at bells island and lastly the owners of the marshy sedgy lands which would be covered and from which they at present procure some twen ty tons of coarse hay annually will be claiming ex travagant sums of money as compensation for inju ria dune v flurff propwfcy am tct ofeft fvuvui- cial parliament must pass if this scheme be carried into effect and in a clause commissioners might be named to determine the fair demands of the claim ants perhaps nothing can he of more vital importance to the prosperity of an inland commercial town like kingston than the possession of water power the inhabitants of the adjoining state appear to be widely awuke to this truth rochester ia a remarkable ex emplifying instance long after kingmnu had be come a place of some consequence the trees where ruchester now stands were growing look at the present contrast between the towns little falls and watertown their name indicate owe their existence to their local situation and oswego is as much indebted to the mill privileges arising from its canal as to the canal itself were kingston a ma nufacturing town no reasonable hounds could be placed to its increase and that it can easily so be come has been sufficiently shown to make its in habitants lake some steps to ascertain the act to bo continued livea mr mr mr mr d mr mr mr and voyages of early navigators by other gmumm donald urquhart millwribht guide 1 vol keith on the uae of the globes wilham s harper dixs surveying 1 vol john spenoe southfiys life of nelson voltaires charles xii humes poems stephen bourne powall on the colonics ureviiu ghristin factum oxford 1673 a commissary general scobcll several rep tiles of sierra leone preserved iz chame leons liards scorpions centipedes ircen snake venomous kenneth mackenzie cowiirga queen annes shilling fl71i wm craig- a queen elizabeth do 1566 jaincs black a rotnm coin copper kingston july 22nd 1s tttan inquest was held in pittsburgh on thursday last on the body of a young man named dewall who was killed on wednesday by the falling of a tree verdict accidental death 05 if we thought that ihe correspondent was sincere in his belief of the construction he has put upon mr humes letter we would reply to the notice with which he has honored us but as we have loo high an opinion of his understanding to fancy for one moment that he has duped himself into the belief of what he wishes we must decline any al tercation upon the subject list of books presented to the kingston mechanics institution i0m june 1831 by john macau fay esq mechanics magazine 6th and 7th vols renwicks treatise on the steam engine 1 vol nicholsons mechanical exercises 1 vol expedition to the orinoco 1 vol flora brittantca 3 vole europe by a citizen ot the united states 1 sutclffcs observations on cotton spinning 1 vol paleys philosophy 1 vol reports on locomotive and fixed engines 1 life of fulton i vol account of the great loo clioo island capt hail j 1 vol history of ihe spanish inquisition 1 vol wonders of the telescope 1 vol taylors trades 1 vol poems by t- h- farmer m d 1 vol pleasures of imagination and memory 1 vol the works of the rt hon joseph addison 1 vol snblime and beautiful 1 vol howes greek revolution i vol lamouts poems and tales in verse i vol a sketch of the united states i vol cobbetts grammar of the french language 1 vol- banks of wye lvok brewsters hie of newton 1 vol demonology and witchcraft i vol vol ok to the editorofihc tfrjrliti whig sir as mr stewart of perth pretends ignorance of my being the author of tht letters in your paper signed 9 true blooded irishman and hihcrnicus a fact that was currently knuvn in kingston 1 beg you will forward the iufornution to him that he may plead ignorance no lonjer wx t kennedy kingston july 21st 16j for the briti whig to marshall s biuwjxl and lrtii pzrut esqutms gentlemen the countcnano and support you liavc ul- ways afforded to mr william ljmfl mckenzic necessarily cre ate an impression in tlic public n that you approve of his political conduct had your exerions in his favor been confi ned to resisting his unconst initio m expulsion from the assem bly the disgrace that now attach to bis name could nut in any w sully the fiir furao of l- representatives of lenox and addinglon the principle wid have been every tiring the man nothing but troth muti that your support mr mckenzie neither began nort yoihavebuen supporters of his acurrillous newner from its first establish meat and when heithcr the privi- 0 domestic life noi ogr nor mx nor character nor eet tho grave itself was sacred from ins attack one of you becac uie chosen advoratc toco zenajuryout ofaverdict ofmu than ten times the value of the printing material that a few misguided young mm in n moment of natural indignation destroyed in his office when in the winterof 1632 hccommeiu atarccr of agitation un exampled in the history of this peccable country yon appear ed to cooperate with him by a your constituent as if you looked on them ad the va 0 your will and used your utmost endeavors to goad ib the wake of the leading agitator at york a petition to the king prepay j b jqu n c all over ili country under your su appeared iimittncrm ly with the celebrated one of mr mckcnzie and ditfcnng in expression agreed in sentiment what he openly prayed for a violation flfoi constitution ytffl covertly would press on the royal mind as the wish of the people of upper canada the people complained of being dtveived by you your friends ascribed your support of mr mrkenzie to infatuation ami for a time at least the triumph of your enemies wu complete if his conduct both here and inkngland since that period did not receive nny marked proof of vour approbation it is cer tain that your influence has never been exerted to expose ins true character if he succeeded jwi were rilling to share tn the success and claim the merit of assisting in the cause if he failed you were prepared to stand aloof and iran your hands in innocency gentlemen appearances ate certainly against you butsus- picion is not proof and equivocal as your conduct appears your intention fray bavo been purer than is generally ima gined the time has arrived when if you have hitherto worn a disguise you muft throw i off and appear iti yomuie lors and if you have been unjustly suspected yourlftcenre may shine forth with the greater itaslre that it has for a lime been obscured by a pawing clout it is known to you thai mr mckonzte has lately publishefla letter from joseph hume a member of the british house oftcomraoos avowing and in- calculating principles direclly at vuiaree with the sworn alle giance of british subjects not sdifrficd with he mere publi- tjmwi ui mis jiivf w wiff e nut ifvatait vk- presfl bis approbation of its contcitv and at this moment both the writer and the publisher stand convicted at the bar of pub he opinion oftreason against their king and country i know not whether the profusion of which one of you in a distinguished member would designate the offence by the name of the highest crime known o the law i merely tell you how the common sense of every man in upper canada itu defined it public opinion i a tribunal where if justice be iras formal her march is unimpeded by quibble or chicane willi the ex ception of the cvrrtspondud at toronto ogrady and the hcjormtr at cobourg uadcliffe who havo vainly muhav ed to explain away the letter and give an innocent meaning to what cannot admit of it the camduetutl of the public pre without distinction of paity have hieeu unanimous in dcnoiin ciog hume for writing such a icltutr and mckcnzio for pub lishing it men of all parties as well as of all religious deno minations have hastened to express their abhorrence of its wntulu0ihl cilhorthtouli the pressor m kiwwlw told us what they thought of it you gentlemen are prominent character ilkc1 you arc candidates for the favor of the pooplr y jiiv largely of their confidence and owe no j portion of your coiisequeuce to the support they vc hilheilo afforded you tliuy have until now been disposr trust conscious of their own loyally thra suvpect yours and liavo been willing to lo ttof zeal in the etwq of the people what to o liad lr lif- ancc of enmity o your sovereign and liis ivernnieni it has been remarked to your prejudice llmecftu iiously avuided any expression rfjnoumf m fttdlub soibing topic of the day j that while alu a oslur l c open mouthed on ihe subject your lips arc -i- d v iiouslj believe that you can prt ierve this much lunger and at the same time retain any influence a l1 llc p f l you do i can only lell you ymi are ruita ll s frith mr hcetnzio which i trust you aro fro mng better stani forward like men bad mei and traitors if y will but still with something of honesty cn in mmp than mainly shrink from the repoi lt caches to one less prudcnbul not more guilty ilia yourselves if on the other hand and as i wnild fain impc i viljw wilh de testation and horror any attempt to excite u 9 people to re volt and to cover this most happy land wi lj00fl anrl daugh ter then in the name and on the belialf il r 1 to you to come fottfa and fell us what think y0 of ihe letter of joseph hume i have the honor to be gentlunlo your bumble fcrvint bpmuxo burke kingston july 17th 1831 remarks convinced tliat nothing cai be said by any wri toi however plausible it may be which will hav the least weight in prejudicing the minds of the honest electors of le- nox and addingion againm their wciutrie representatives we have admitted ihe above letter to our rvhimns by making ehoiccoftho whig in preference to the rftwrieft or hrsum edmund burke mut have calculated mikh upon the effect his specious reasoning would have upon iho niind of the aup poller of meisis bidwell md perry among whom our paper has a wide ciiculalioo if he has done nu ho is egrcgioijsly nitaken tiktc is no frccliulder in the united counlic but capable of silling the mfl of dross from llic single giain of ore and in offering the following remarks upon thec gentle- men conduct with regard to mr mckenzic we do it hot fir the sake of their constiluents who require no vindication of their respected representatives out foi iliepurpoin f comaer- acting any unfavorable impression which a reader less interfil ed might form eitmund burke accuses messrs biiurcll ami ptrry ufhtiitg supporters of mr mckenzic newspaper of this support he brings fir ivard no proof allowing that they have rvceivtu tht advoca te the mere takingi of 4 newspaper does not imply political support and unless it can be shewn that either of lhec gentlemen contributed literary or pecuniary assistance or la bored to spread its circulation the accusation of supporting the advocate falls to the ground the writer next reproaches mr bidwcll for having ben counsel for mr mckenzic io his celebrated action against the miscreants who destroyed his press and types und term a lawless destruction of 0 mans properly by a band of educated ruffians ihe action ofa few mirguijed vnung men in a mo ment of natural indignation a charge so preposterous as this is unworthy of refutation as edmund btnke himself confesses that the petition got up in lenox and addingion was different from that originated by mr mckenzic and as he also declares that since the latter gentlemans return from england neither mr bid well nermr perry has taken any part with hirrj it will bo needless to go into tho dofonce upon these points ho might havo had the canlorto have added that both theso gentlemen havo had oc casion to express their disapprobation of mi mcketizt con duct if noi in public at least pretty generally to their ftenu these accusations aro but preliminary to the great cauje of offence messrs rijwull and perrys not having publicly an nounced their detestation of the principles inculcated in mr ihnnos letter vo tax one man with participation in anothet inansopinioits hocausc he does disavow them is an absurdi- ty has mr cartwright publicly express his opinion of the contents of that lelterf is he suspected of treason t list mr ilagcrman expressed his opinion is he suspected of treason if these questions are answered in the negative why suspect messrs bidwcll nod perry t mr bidwell is a man whose very enemies have confessed their admiration of the constitu tional mtntlof in which ho introuuees hu political views and changes mr peny is the son of a u j loyalist and as a relative of his lately asked at belleville where was there ever a perry that was not loyal to his country and his king wi for one should bo happy tu sec these iwo gentlemen come tor ward and express their detestation of mr mckenzic princi ples but wc contend that neither we nor ony other petsoii have any right to request an opinion upon z public maiuer un til the proper opportunity presents itself the hustings u ihe place to put question tn candidates for the peoples favor and we make no doubt if edmund burke asks the same question tire voce that ho has done in writing bin that s will be an swered to his entire satisfaction disinfecting fluid a guonlily of the above exccllen chehicali compound jp prevent contagion and destroy the jl emell from bick rooms will be ltept constantly on ham durjng the miiiumr at the baxtibh waioorncb price in quarts two ehilltngs pints one shilling and three pence with directions for use to steam boats and retail dea- owance uill be made fre ntw ajtn past sailing steam boat black hawk capt weeks ill leave sockets harbor cverv taesday and turday morning at 5 oclock for ogdcnsburgb iouliing at kingeon french creek alexandria brockville and mbrristown passing the 1000 la- lands in the river st lawrence by daylight july r7ih 1834 will 48 1834 lake ontario the new steam boat frontenac election for ihe british whig mr editor having seen an article in ihe kings ton carmfce reflecting upon the character of jacob shiblcy esq of portland 1 take the liberty of sta- tinsj that the accusation against him of having acted disgracefully ns a magistrate and a biitih subject ot the late meeiing in loughborough is untrue mr shibloy at the meeting spoke at large and de- clured liiasaivfeciion with the constitution of die country but objected to some part of the provin cial administration and so mildly did he speak that ut the conclusion of lira speech he received the ap plauses of all present both whigs toiic i forward to you for publication the enclosed to which 1 heff your early attention yours inily b waters loughborough july 19ih 1s3l memorandum i george ruiledge who acted as secretary at thf ltc meeting held at john swltzersxnn lough- burougli altered a rmdtttion by order of the chair man as they stood at the hose of the meeting allwcrc lost with the exception of that relating to mr clark nichols and by ihe chairmtvs orders 1 wrote carried to that which related to robert drummond esq the others if altered were not altered hy me george hutledtie loughborough july 18 1834 for ti wtiit wc the undersigned freeholders of the county offrontenac having attended the late county meet ing held at loughborough mills on the 11th insi and having seen a statement in the britjsh whig of the 15th insl copied from the kingston chroni cle purporting to be an account of certain resolutions at that time passed we do hereby publicly state with the exception of the resolution relating to mr clarke niekojs they are alt incorrect the very contrary to the resolutions having passed the meet- ing by a majority of at least two thirds present we also declare our wish to have no members who are desirous of buying rote with whiskey 14 ii i ii m cl ll 9 a m 6 a ff 13 u 9 p m 1 a k 8 a m 9 p 4 r m 8 a m 2 p m 7 a m 2 p m 8 p m bulkly waters john ferguson r il styles s simkilis henry wood seitr j f walker charles joiner c swiizer j tu tabu you upon uavu been kiw iu jacob shibley henry shibley frederick ruck donald nicholson peter amey u spafford nicholas amey peter rattan j stqcnson lorenzo switzer james wilson henry ruck john shibley junr loughborotight july id 1331 to mk clakk mckols of loughdorough sir j address you publicly because i admire your general ktiod conduct both as a man and as a reformer yon are prominently occupying a situ ation which if persisted in will materially injure the cause of reform that of being a candidate for the county of frontenac if you oppose mr campbell you will both lose the election if you are opposed to mr shihlov vou will surely jok jtflvr mwtin and perhaps endanger mr campbells one ol you must retire and yon are the man in ihe first place you are bu imperfectly known to tint county with the exception loughborough portland hardly any one knows your name l kingston and pittsburgh no man will vote for you which in itself ought to be a ftufficeent reason o du ce you to remain at home in tht second place you will be edged on and supported by the tories in order to defeat the cause by dividing the reformers tins is evident from the conduct at the late meeting as you are known to be an honest reformer i am convinced you will do what is now required of vou in the name of vour brother freeholders frontenac west loughborough july 10th 183 remarks upon the above documents itisltard- ly ncccseary to say nuc word they speak fur them selves we wondered not n utile when the requi- ttifionitts had their bills printed at the w mo office when their notice had beer published gratiouslo bv us that the report of the meeting had not been for warded to our office the cause is now explained it was nccessarry xo otter some of the resolutions and it was thought that the chroniel was best adapt ed fordoing work ofthat kind in jusiiee to jvesr oiummond mrkeuzie it is recessary to state that neither of these gentlemen attended the meet ing- tories thouirh they be they would scorn at much as the best whig in the country the commis sion of an uncntlemaulv action i- at hallowctoiitucta july 11 by ejtcrmt alncdownj mj9 plurbcllcmjnislrof catvip pcr 10 m oharlr b obbtrl 33zh3 at dciroii on hie cui instant ponr governor of the territory of michigan ojn 45 years king- a caltd mr editor after staying thrre days in lon we took passage in the steamboat jpim avery for niagara on sunday morning last the 13th ju ly dining our stay in kingston we heard every thing said to the disadvantage of the boat and her captain and were agreeably disappointed to find that the reports proved in our case to be void cf foundation we found the stcmnboat highly com modious and capt n johnson a gentleman and a skilful navigator his kind treatment of our wives and children sonic of whom were sick will ever be remembered we therefore cheerfully recommend this vessel to all emigrants as the treatment we received was far superior to any experienced since we left quebec john livingston ireland dennis bkllon do steamboat wm avery july 15th 1834 jovernment houc 8ihjuiy 1834 his excellency the lieutenant governor has been pleased to grant a licence to practice physic surgery and midwifery within this province to john ferguson gentleman licentiate in surgery of the university of glasgow capt i boe will on the 23d of july commence her trips be tween qgdensburjjh and ftiagara a fallow going vr leaves ogdensbnrgh tuesday at lfc iimjninn wednesday sackets llurbor wednesday oswego do sodus thursday 4 rochester do toronto late york thursday coming down leaves lewiston friday rochester saturday sodus do oswego do s harbor sunday kingston do m touching at french creek alexandria and brock ville on her way up and down june 26th 1831 49 the subscriber liereby foibids all persons purciia- ins stone bottles stamped with his name us he will claim ilium wherever found john belonge kingston july 19 is31 48 a hkbsh sukplv 1f groceries the subscriber begs leave io tender hia sincere ilianks io his friends and the public in general for llw support he has received since he commenced business ill kingston also to infonn them he has juslitrrived from montreal with a large and choice assortment of wines jamaica spirits spaxisw and jojvac braldy hollands gis pkppbk- hint and siiaun worth the notice of tavern kecp crs also groceries earthenware among which arc a quantity of figured flower puts glass and a larsje qdaniity of west india rice of the first quality a large assortment of salt water fish table salt cheese butter oatmeal cornmcal honey flour pork oat sole and upper lea ther constantly for sale w p cook store street kingston july 10 1834 description of the new steam boat blltidinq at pre8cott a gentleman who has recently visited prescott and minutely examined the boat now building in that harbor by mr sanford upon a principle simi lar to burdens but exhibiting many important im provements has supplied u witlrsome information on her construction and probable powers of success in ascending and descmidinp the long sault rapids the length ofthis boa is 179 feet by 36ft- 6 inches in breadth supported hy toeliptieal cylinders 177 feet in length and 9 feet in diameter flatter io the bottom than at the top secured with wrought iron hoops placed 8 feet apart and planked with 21 inch plank the ktsl i formed of oak the planks are secured to the hoops vy screw bits driven from the outside and screwed within with nuts the two jmiiis are placed 12 feet 5 inches apart and these am ii it beams placed within the hulls 2 feet 9if4mt afliwh ibhfl within uic nulls 2- icet apart and bolted through the top of each hull with screw bolls and braced with iron braces from the beam to thcbulse of each hull which crve suppoit- ed with nn arch framing fore and oft braced with diamond braces from the top of each hull to the underside of the arch and an iron rod is pushed through at the junction of the braces continuing to the keel and secured with screws and nuts the wheel is placed 65 feet from the stern and the deck ex to nth 3 feet at each end over the hulls the after cabin is 53 feet in length by 22 in breadth con taining 32 berths with a removeable partition which sfiperates 3 lengths of berths for ladies we have been informed by the architect of this enterprising experiment that it will require 15000 pounds weurht to sink this boat one inch her bearings being 60 feet in length by 18 feet in breadth she wil draw with a on board wood and water included 24 indies and will be propelled by two engines of 30 horse power connected with one wheel the shaft of the water wheel is placed about 8 feet above the deck to give a 25 feet wheel the engines arc upon the deck for the purpose of fastening them bet ter this produces an angle of 10 degrees the air pumps are within the trunk of the boat worked by a lever beam through a hole in the trunk the boilefs arc built upon the milroad boiler principle the outside of a cylindrical form of 5 feet 6 niches diameter with 23 rfues of 7 incites diame ter and 13 feet long a furnace is formed the fall size of the outside of the boiler the whole length of the boiler is 19 feet they ar- placed forward of the wheel side by side so that obcwbilto pipe wtvm for both the engines are outside the boilers and the wheel baiters and engines are within the space of 46 feet in length by 20 in breadth the whole of this beautiful machinery is worked in mr hulberrs founderv at preccott and the skill and ingenuity of the young artist exhibit many improvements in the construction of steam engines which have received the unqualified approbation of mr avery of syra cuse mr liulbert has also a circular engine for the use of hisfoundery which makes several thou sand revolutions in a minute the machinery is simple and by its power the several lathes employ ed in moving the brass copper and iron works of the machinery are set in motion besides the various grindingstones necessary for the sharpening of tools c the beam of this engine resembles the shape ofa cigar and is of extraordinary strength bemg entirely composed of wrought iron untouched by a file but highly polished by the hammeralone the number of machines engaged in the foindery alone varies from forty to fifty and all of the most scien tific class the most sanguine expectation of her success is anticipated an event which camut fail materially to change the principle of navigation hitherto subser vient upon the watersol the st lawrence todil- ficulties dangerous and apparently insurmouotaoie mr sanford bus secured a patenter his invention which appears to justify the utmost public confi dence we omitted to montion that the diameter o the l wheel if 85 feet 6 inches men jftrom