Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-21

cIasseA Ol' Friday night the 1ih, wagons flied
with country people rsttleJ through thi- town ali
niEhi; and on SS urdsy iuorning Bufalo ir-elf
seemed TO be moving D. mass 10 ards the ga d
point OF attraction. TO accommodate those who
could not mud passage in carriages, steamboats,
had advertised TO leave here on SATURDAYS morning
I'd great numbers chose this -0ryeysnce: the,
were the Henry Clay, Win III Penn, Pioneer.
Niagara, and Chippewa, being all the steamboats,
on Lake Erie, except the Superior. The Chippe-
wa was appointed to tow down tie pirate schooner
as he was teEned) the Michigan; which service
she performed OK my Passage on board thu
boa and we got underway before be others, passed
hr"agh he basin Black Rock and about =
mile below the Rock ook IN TO ~ the vessel des
tined TO make the dreadful plunge As soon as
we got underway, he scene became infe,es,inr
The sun shone In full splendor the wafer. OF Enc
were placid, there being scarcely Iufls upon i,s
surface, and few miles of u.s. four steamers
crowded with passengers, and with bands of music
on BOARD, were pioushing heir way down the rap
Id oil Niagara Our little boat tuned the Michi-
gan as far as Yale's landing on the BRUSH shore.
within three miles OF the Falls, whe she anchored;
ana at this place the Chippewa landed her passe, :
gers. as well as the William Penn, and they were
conveyed from thence ~ the Falls IN vehicles of
." osscfipuoh-' ihe three O Ter steambo4,s
iancei their passenger ON the American side,
Three o'clock the hour apponi Ell 10 weigh
snchor on BOARD The Michigan. The task of tow
inS her Tor Hsie's landing TO the rapids. and a
most n z'rdo"s one 1t was, was entrusted 10 Can
tam Rough, tae oldest Cspt3i on the Lake WIN
d yawi at anu ave oarsmen, of stout hearts AMI
suonS arms, the oil Captain got The schooner mn
Gerway, and towed her to within one onarter nj \
inl!e II the first rapid and within half mile OF
the tremendous precip!cs, near as they dare an
Proach, and cutting her adf she passed. m sie,ri-
e~y on, ME the oarsmen OF the yawl had TO
pun Tor their lives 20 effect their own safety In
oeeu such were The Tears of the hands as have
understood, that on approaching near The r.piis.
they cut tbs tow line before they hid receivsJ .
ders from their com ander
Andnor we approach the interesting moments
VI 'ne exhibition. The high sr unds Oh no h side.
% 'ae american aud i5.ij-h -hores we've lined with
people, ing fu! view oil the rap.ds aud of tn
approach of the vessel and nov :, r. -. VIC
thousand fears aud expectations were iodnIys1
'ne H!chlSan unSuided by buaian agency spnroscb
ed, head on, the iirsi rapid or .ie,c-nt and -
rently Keeping the very course ,ha, the p,os III
'ai haVlsato' would have pursued, having an Ans
Tican ensign Tying l. oDI her botysur.t amt ia, o.
tIsh jack dlsplayei her stern Sh. o,-s.I ~ ~
hrsi rapid unhurt, stu head on, making a r,,,..
shipping sea and rising from 1t in beautiful ii,
anu IA hef descent ever the second her masts we
Wy ",e oo"iu' al the same moment aGo,iing those
VINO nave never witnessed -hpwreck a snari
men OF the sudden destruction OF the So -
sh'p al SEA IN case OF a wreck Expecta,i TO-
her late was now At he highest; she s,y,,n,,
an presented her br0adside 10 dasbirg ami 1o-
"S 's'shd after rema'nIng stationary 4 r,nma,,
VI W. was oy It's force s"ung round, stern fore.
most ana IA inS passed 80 the third rani5 a.
oi!Sed, ou, carried her hull apparently ,.II
tween Grass Island & the British liz, 0e
Shoe, over which she was cartel .,A,n So.
ana launched into The abyss below In bor 81,
she was dashed in'o ten thousand pieces 49,.
below he Balls imine lately after the descsr, 80,
'ne 'lVet "Shioi ed &" singular appearance from the
Thousands Of HpsIng hss nlents there bpa
many OF her ;inibers were broken NTH ,,a,, 1'''
CO. ouch was the easerness of he nul ilude rrsu
sent 10 procure piece Of her thai bef,r. -,
sre'i par OF hsr was carried away.
believe have already Informed Won or Ill.,
animal on board TLey consisted of R,.s.,o
rom me NocNy mountains TWO bears iron, c.
Bay and Grand River, two Jokes. a rsccoo' oieeh
cat, and tour seere-the tate OF thss. w., " !,
p'obaby wish 10 learn Vyhen the vessel ,..s.,'..
~ ne, ide' lhey Were lie loose on Il OK exceui H.
Gaha'o' who wa en- lose,i temporary prn
ne TWO Gears lett the vessel shortly ate, .bs he
gan To 4sscend the rapids, and SWAN a-bor. .
wHhsianding the rapidly of the currsn, ~.
,each'"S The b 'i.h shore they were talan III
DuHaio was seen TO pass over the Fuu. I'm, -
not visible afterwards What became of The -.
animals IS not known. Those who had eIasses ~,
see one OF me bears CLUBBING the mat as the
SCI 'PpIoaehsu 'hs rapids the foxes, Sc wer. al.
so running up and down, but nothing wa. .ssn
them alter the schooner passed Over IT..
I'VE animals oil the ere that passed oyer Tho Cri'
we're o geese; they were token up unhur, AZ
jo' rf~ser obtained ole and English een,Ismso
purchased the other for two dollar.
'peru.s he etigies, he nIy one T sa,v
below he Falls, was Gen. Jacks0u an,.r.,,,i'.
n"lnjured hrowing his arm abou, ,rd Tn'iy
his legs together in the eddies "a ,Lo,,oh ~
was the only one of The crew thai had &c.,
unbur, -''d ese"Peo
ihe calculations are various as 70 the nnr,,ar
81 pefs ms assembled on both shores Some .s,;,n.,
hem az low as fifteen, and Others at thirty ,bonssJ
ne greatest body of people were ON the hn.r,.o,
side. Goa island for consid .rabl. d,s,,,.a S' 80
hibiied dense column of per.ons "a ,s L'.ee ca
erected tToui @ al Island, which is bni,, -.
OF hundred feet oV eT the lis vs. aIo .I
am temporary booths, made with IN. bo.,h c
trees, -kred both shores. As we mad -. VI
tns Niagara, we had lull view the whole dis,,,,..
'oin DuHAo oil the hundreds of vehicles of all
inscriptions passing towards the Falls, and as the
weather has been nncommonlJ hot and J,v f., =
long time, The road presented uniots,,,,,-,
iumns OF dust az far as the eye could exisod T.
f4c'' SO much larger was the as-emblsee of os,,,
tina" was anticipated, that n.tTitbs,aodira ,ba
propiietors oil HE public houses had laid In o nm
rSn suppl OF TeirephmeGis, they had nor ,ro,iI,
9'~ieieh' ior one nall OF tie people, and thousands
Vr ui'ao'T 70 OBTAIN nouthiul of any thing
ou may Judge OF the situation of matters. ,vb.n
assure you, hat stopped ForsytL's ,bour fou,
lock r. W. after climbing up his ev.rla.,i,
cps rom the bottom OF the falls and was m ~
10 obtain eve" cracker or gis-s Of water. sod
M wa ihe case az Browns also. On the Ams
can side' le-ri, every thing eltabe and dr,,Ls
bic was consumed before Que half the ,,.i,o.. -,
obtained any hug
30 well pleased are be people with ,bi. Grand
and novel aquatic exhibition, that already rhs, srs
taking ABOUT getting up something more s,le,dit
mex lsa' In ihIs me tavern keepers and stage