The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-26 00:00:00

NAVIGATION EXTRAORDINARY.

Mr. W. Sernaghan, of Chicago, Illinois, in a letter
dated Liverpool, Sept. 22, says :—" Having come pas-
senger in the Dean Richmond, from Chicago, 1,600 miles
above Quebec, which is the first ship from the Western
Lakes with grain to Liverpool, the log of the ship from
Chicago to Quebec may be useful to British owners or
shipmasters engaging in the trade now opened."
" Logbook of the fore and aft schooner Dean Richmond,
387 tons register, from Chicago to Liverpool.
"July 17. Left Chicago at 7 p.m., wind W.N.W., with
5,000 bushels of wheat.
" 18th. Arrived at Milwaukie (90 miles) at 5 a.m.,
taking in 9,000 bushels more wheat.
" 19th. Sailed at 4 p.m., light wind from E.S.E.
" 20th. Wind light from E.S.E.
" 21st. Wind light, from E.S.E., made South Mandton
Island at 5 a.m. Wind shifting to west, made lightship
at 7 p.m.
" 22d. Wind N.W. Passed through the straits of Mac-
, kinnall, entering Lake Huron at 5 a.m., making Sheboyan
Light at 8 a.m. Parsed 40-mile-point. Calm.
" 23d. Reached Thunder-bay Islands at 8 a.m. Breeze
freshening. Made Point Aux Barques at 5 p.m.
" 21th. Noon, light breeze from S.E. a-head.
" 25th. Breeze from S.E. at 8 a.m. ; passed Forest Ville.
" 26th. Took the tug. Julia Morton at entrance of St.
Clair Flats at 2 p.m. ; the schooner Live Yankee struck
us ; at 8 p.m. reached Detroit.
"27th. Left Detroit at 4 p.m. ; anchoring at 8 off Bar
Point, entrance to Lake Erie.
" 28th. Wind N.W. ; sailed with five vessels, passing
Point Pley at 9 p.m.
"29th. Wind S.W. ; fresh breeze; made Port Colborn,
entrance to Welland Canal, at 8 a.m. ; tied up for night.
" 30th. Towed to Allenburg.•
" 31st. To Thorold and 12th Lock.
" August 1. Reached St. Catherine's at noon and end of
canal at 4 p.m.
" id. Sailed at noon with light breeze from N.W. En-
tering Lake Ontario, passed Niagara Light at 6 p.m.
"3d. Made Longpoint Light at 7 a.m., reaching the
Ducks at 4 p.m. Wind from E., beat to Delloos.
" 4th. Passed Delloos at 4 a.m., passing Tippet's Light
at 8 p.m. Entering St. Lawrence, a dead beat to Cape
Vincent.
"sth. Anchored at 1 a.m. Beat down to Clayton.
Anchored at 8 p.m.
`• 6th and 7th. Lying at Clayton.
" Bth. 8 a.m. steamer took us in tow ; 6 p.m. reached
Dixon's Landing.
" 9th. Discharging grain into steamer to get through
canal.

"10th. Sunday.
" 11th. Discharging grain to 2 feet of water. 9 a.m.
towed into Cornwall Canal, and out at 4 p.m., without
trouble. _ .

" 12th. Steamer towed us to the Beauharnois Canal at
10 a.m., and out in eight hours.
"13th. Towed to Lachine Canal, and through it to Mon-
treal ; at quay at noon.
"14th. Takin,, in the wheat discharged at first canal ;
at 3 p.m. took steam tug for Quebec.
" 15th. Towing to Quebec; reaching it at 8 p.m.
"16th. Discharging wheat to put vessel on slip.
" 17th. Sunday.
"18th. On slip and examined vessel, and caulked fore-
foot.

" 19th. Hauled off slip.
"20th. Wind foul.
" 21st Wind foul.

" 22 1. Wind still foul ; started for Liverpool, reaching
Gloss Island, same tide, a feat never performed in one
before ; a dead beat ; passed every vessel, the nearest to
us 12 miles astern.

"23 1. Light winds ahead; passed. all vessels, reaching
the South Traverse at 7 p,m.
" 24th. Sunday ; light winds ahead ; beat to Kamou-
raska.
" 25th. Wind ahead ; made Green Island at 12 p.m. ;
saw ship Acme, of Glasgow, ashore at Bic Light at noon,
where we discharged pilot.
" 26th. Strong breeze ; close hauled ; made Cape de
Mont light at 9 a.m. • heavy sea ; took in gafftopsails and
reefed mainsail ; wind north.
" 27th. At noon passed S. W. Point Lighthouse of Anti-
costi, passing two barques, one supposed the Linden.
" 28th. At 2 a.m. passed East Point Light of Anticosti.
Wind, N.W. Ilan for Straits of Belle Isle, making Cape
Whittle, Labrador, at 5 p.m.
" 29t1. Passed au iceberg. Made Point Ferrol at noon.
Anchored at 6 p.m. in Forteau Bay, passing three ice-
bergs, one aground in 32 fathoms.
" 30th. No wind. Visited the fishing establishments ;
caught two barrels of cod in two hours.
" 31st. Weighed anchor at 6 a.m. ; wind, S.W.; foggy;
cleared up at noon • passed N.E. point of Belle Isle at 8
p.m. ; saw nine icebergs; 7, squally; took in gaff topsails,
flying jib, and mainsail.

S'e'pt..l. Set mainsail; wind N.W.; ther. 49 deg. ; at
4 p.m., in lat. 52.28 long., 53,28, gale increasing; three
reefs in mainsail.
" Sept. 2. Heavy gale and sea; took in mainsail and jib
double reefed foresail, lowered topmasts.
" Sept. 3. Scudding in the gale under double reefed fore-
sail and forestaysail.
" Sept. 4. Scudding.
" Sept. 5. Calm, heavy sea, ship rolling much.
" Sept. 6. Ditto.
" 7th. Ship rolling. 4. p.m., breeze from S.W. ; ship
making nine knots.
Bth. Strong breeze, ship making 10 knots.
" 9th. Strone breeze, with squalls from N.N.W., at
times logging 13 knots; saw the first vessel since leaving
the St. Lawrence.
" 10th. Wind N.E., very light; topmasts up, and set
gafftopsailsl.
.9 a.m., calm.

" " 11th. Calm.
12th. 94 a.m., breeze sprung up from S.W. ; running
six knots.
" 13th. Breeze from S.W. ; passed to barks, homeward
bound ; 8 a.m., saw screw steamship standing west. 1 a.m.
passed American steam paddle ship going west, red funnel,
black top.
" 14th. Sunday. Breeze from S. W. ; passed a schooner
homeward bound.

" 15th. Breeze S.W.
" 16th. 6 a.m.,. saw old Ireland. 2 p.m., wind N.W.,
off Kinsale Light.
" 17th. 2 a.m., off Tuskar Light, reaching Liverpool the
same night.
" Charges on ship and cargo through all canals £32
" Towage in St. Lawrence

" Total £6l
" No port charges, light dues, or pilotage on the lakes.
" Canal navigable by vessels, 145 feet long and 26 feet
beam, drawing 9l feet water.

" Dean Richmond.—Keel, 135 ; over, 145 ; beam, 26
feet 2 inches ; hold, 11 feet 9 inches ; tons, 387 ; draught,
empty, 5 feet ' • 150 tons, 7 feet ; 35 0,9. i feet ; 800, 10 feet ;
mainmast, 90 feet ; diameter, 25 inches • tops, 60 feet ;
diameter, 13 inchs. Foremast, 87 feel ; diameter, 26
inches; tops, 60 feet. Mainboom, 63 feet; diameter, 19
inches ; gaff, 36 feet. Forebo3m' 56 feet ; diameter, 18
inches; gaff, 36 feet. Bowsprit, 22 feet; diameter, 20
inches—oak. Jibboom, 60 feet ; diameter, 15 inches—ash.
Centre board, 25 feet by 12 feet 7 inches.
Incidental charges on Dean Richmond, from Chicago, ship

and cargo.
Towage at Welland Canal ... . s3s
„ Between St. Lawrence Canal
„ Through one Canal
„ Through two Canals
„ Through three canals ............•••••' 9
60
Montreal to Quebec
Pilotage, Quebec to Sea ........................ 30
$199—£39
Tolls on ships and cargo ............ $l6O-42
Chicago to Quebec ............................................. 1,600
Quebec to Cape Race ............................ . ............ 860
Cape Race to Clear ......................................... 1,713
Cape Race to Liverpool ....................................... 2,010
New York to Cape Race
New York to Liverpool 3,020

LORD ITARDINGE AT ALBUERA.—A corre4pondeiat of
the Times, sags the writ. r of the article in that journal
yesterday, is in error respecting the marceuvre which
turned the fortunes of the day. It was executed by Sir
Lawry Cole and not by "young Hardinge."
Mr. John Pringle, a native of Glasgow, who had been
remanded upon the charge of having, on the 13th inat ,
unlawfully written and sent to Mr. Benjamin Scott,
secretary of the Bank of ' London, a certain letter di-
ready offering to prevent the publication of a certain
matter touching divers persons, traders in this City un-
der the firm and title of the Bank of London, with the
intent to extort from them certain of their monies, was
again brought before the Lord Mayor yesterday and was
ully committed for trial. lie was admitted to bail,