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- Saint Lawrence River
- 1 The English Fleet on the St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario, 1758-60
- 2 The French Fleet on the St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario, 1758-60
- 3 The French Fleet on the St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario, 1758-60
- 4 European who accomplished the ascent of the St. Lawrence from the Atlantic to Lake Ontario was M. de
- 5 doing this they would continue the ascent of the St. Lawrence until Lake St. Louis or Ontario was reached. The
- 6 manned by hardy voyageurs, to stem the mighty St. Lawrence. After many 'a long pull, a strong pull, and a
- 7 Cobourg, Kingston and intermediate ports on the River St. Lawrence, running through the whole of the rapids, and
- 8 freight steamers the Britannia, Lord Elgin and St. Lawrence, the property of Mrs. Brown, of Hamilton, ran
- 9 Temiscouata to the Riviere du Loup came up the St. Lawrence and joined Dr. Gamble, then with his regiment in
- 10 Hibernia, Captain Mowat; Ontario Captain Stoker; St. Lawrence, Captain Savage, with the Free Trader, Lord
- 11 was burned to the water's edge on the river St. Lawrence, near Prescott, but happily no lives were lost.
- 12 Yet another fearful disaster occurred on the St. Lawrence river at a point called Carvugo when the
- 13 ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.
LAKE ONTARIO AND RIVER ST. LAWRENCE.
- 14 RIVER ST. LAWRENCE.
- 15 for Montreal, descending all the Rapids of the St. Lawrence: and Montreal for Kingston, calling at ail the
- 16 built, expressly for the navigation of the River St. Lawrence, and having low-pressure engines, afford a
- 17 RIVER ST. LAWRENCE.
- 18 the Thousand Islands and all the rapids of the St. Lawrence by daylight.
- 19 and Kingston, Montreal and other parts of the St. Lawrence, the boats of two of the companies are in the
- 20 steamer of the same name, was wrecked in the St. Lawrence on September 14th. It is scarcely to be
- 21 on April 20th, and as soon as the canals on the St. Lawrence opened extended them to Montreal. The steamers
- 22 glide from the stocks into the waters of the St. Lawrence. This firm also ran during 1863 another
- 23 passing the Thousand Islands and Rapids of the St. Lawrence by daylight."
- 24 is to retain the steamer in the traffic of the St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario."
- 25 Steamboat Company arrangements for the lake and St. Lawrence for 1864 were as follows: The Ontario and Bay
- 26 very serious accident by running aground in the St. Lawrence, near Caughnawaga, on August 27. Fortunately no
- 27 Their destination is said to be the Gulf and River St. Lawrence, where their presence may be necessary in view
- 28 "Kingston, at the mouth of the St. Lawrence, being the best, harbour for the shipping at
- 29 purpose, so her owner brought her back to the St. Lawrence, when she was chartered by Capt. Frank Patterson
- 30 floated triumphantly in every State from the St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico.
- 31 Magnet was totally wrecked while descending the St. Lawrence on August 15th. The following account, copied
- 32 when about twelve miles below Kingston, in the St. Lawrence river, on Tuesday night, she was struck while rounding
- 33 by iron ships in channels like those of the St. Lawrence. The Corinthian and the Spartan, which is also
- 34 to the steamers, either on the lakes or the St. Lawrence, and this to a great degree compensated for the
- 35 at or near the place where the said river St. Lawrence and on the north bank of the river Chippawa, in
- 36 she became a total wreck in the waters of the St. Lawrence.
- 37 a short time and is now employed (1893) on the River St. Lawrence from Montreal.
- 38 Provinces than that from Quebec to Ottawa by the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers A party of tourists can leave
- 39 on Split Rock, above the Cascade Rapids in the St. Lawrence. She had on board at the time a battery of
- 40 to that just described is that of the Lower St. Lawrence, or the
- 41 the declaration of war reached Ogdensburg on the St. Lawrence there were lying there eight American trading
- 42 (the Accommodation, though sailing on the St. Lawrence six years previously, being of American build).
- 43 She was intended for the waters of the Lower St. Lawrence, between Montreal and Quebec.
- 44 on Lake Ontario and the navigable waters of the St. Lawrence. A company was consequently formed composed of
- 45 known as the Malsham had now been placed on the St. Lawrence, between Montreal and Quebec, for on August 10th
- 46 improvement of the water communication of the River St. Lawrence, below Prescott, is also deserving of your
- 47 be the pioneer steamer upon the Bay Quinte and River St. Lawrence in its upper waters. She was built by shares of
- 48 steamers," the Loyalist adds, " now navigate the St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario in this province besides the
- 49 some unknown cause, she suddenly capsized in the River St. Lawrence, near Prescott. Captain Mosier, nothing daunted,
- 50 of rain accompanied by lightning had split the St. Lawrence of 120 guns down the centre. The props giving
- 51 to Montreal, and merchandise from thence by the St. Lawrence to any part of Upper Canada. " These gentlemen
- 52 loaded vessels to overcome the rapids of the St. Lawrence and reach the upper ports on the river without
- 53 occurrence took place in the upper part of the St. Lawrence, at a place called Wells' Island, which caused
- 54 of having used United States territory on the St. Lawrence in furtherance of his plans, he being a British
- 55 Peel. My headquarters was on an island in the St. Lawrence. I yet hold possession of that station. I act
- 56 Richard T. Johnson, appeared on the upper St. Lawrence between Kingston and Belleville in August,
- 57 LAKE ONTARIO AND RIVER ST. LAWRENCE.
Connected with the Line are
TEN SUBSTANTIAL
- 58 Kingston and vice versa, by the Rideau canal and River St. Lawrence. It goes without saying, that the agents for
- 59 Richardson, in July. While on a journey up the St. Lawrence she struck a sunken rock, which sunk her in
- 60 Of steamers on the upper St. Lawrence, running in connection with the Hamilton,
- 61 was to be established on Lake Ontario and the River St. Lawrence in the season then ensuing. They were to run
- 62 1851 in the vessels plying upon Ontario or the St. Lawrence. The steamer Comet met with an accident on April
- 63 Prescott, Ogdensburgh and other Ports on the St. Lawrence.
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This electronic edition is based on the original in the collection of the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston.
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