The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-01

Lake Eria and her Steamboats-German Emigrants-
Ere jy Moonlig ht-Clepeiand and her Resources.
We left Buffalo on Wednesday evening, at about 6
O'Clock, in the magnificent steamer Hendrck Hudson
Captain D. Howe, u gentleman and a scholar with
about $50 cabin passengers and any quantity of deck
and steerage who travel cheap and eat Themselves
The most of the latter Germans, bound to Mwau
ke and parts Of Illinois, whose descendar Is will at a
future period not only be the lords of the soil Of that
noble State but its representatives in tho councils OF
the nation. AL aboard" cried the first mate and
Ross G. Tiffany, the enterprisng passenger agents,
responded -"Wait a minute here come seventy
Ave steersge-au Germans ~ and sure enough the
Eastern train had arrived, with q large addition
Of both deck aud cabin passengers. All ashoren
reverberates through the main deck, the band
of music on the promenade strikes up enlivening
tune the pilots bell rings 30 ahead" and of moves
the Heating palace with Its thousand souls It's des
tined voyage The night was clear and mild, and
slight breeze famed the surface of the water this e
vathan of the west cleaved the element before her.
had rounded the light house when the music
Of cotillon reached our and the magnificent
loon changed to the festive ballroom In which the
and the ookers-on appeared to have full enjoy
ment The night was beautiful the moon exactly as
tDvs Of tSs itself striking contrast 70
the sparkling waters Of the East and North rivers
Little cotsries formed into little private parties,
and as the padding monster rolled on with Time,
after one dropped into slumbsr, until all
was silent except the rattling of the tiler
not against wind tide Morning came, and with 1t
q delicious breakfast, prepared under the drec
judgment viii sooner or later enttls him to the COM
mAnd Of some deck, instead OF portion only we
but how sSsy BE- viii ssy With
Captain Howe In command And, sure enough, how
AZ about eleven A. NJ, we arrived at Cleveland Ohio
distance Of iss miles from Buffalo, and entered the
Cuyahos. river that forms an excellent and capacious
necessity improving and clearing out the entrance OF
this harbor which. In his opinion, could be accom-
Cleveland s" ,s one Of tho thriving cities of the
wes,, and it possesses natural and artificial ad
.tIon While the agriculture Of the west continues to
exist. The Ohio and Erie Canal commences ut this
point and terminates at Portsmouth on the Ohio river
distance Of SOC miles, and cost completion SO 800,
600 This with the lake navigation, forms the great
prosperity Of the place the exports oosstwise
lara and the imports for the period reaching
i've millions In che same year there arrived per canal
97o busbes OF corn bushels OF oats a. 9S6 bar
res Of pork ls05 do Of beef 49l l pounds Of bacon
lo7s4t4 Of lard and l34l sss Of butter besides other
sshss
These statistics will gre partial idea OF the rapid
growth Of this extensive country and Its prospective
resources Cleveland has rival In saudusky but there
is and business for all the enterprise Of both cities
But few short years and the loo Of the Erie canal
DO enlarged to allow the products Of the west to
ind It's outlet and New York city receive the bounty
thus thrown into its lap TO supply the world with the
necessities Of life.
We shall remain here until O'Clock this evening,
aud then depart route for Detroit distance Of l9i
miles whore expect to be at breakfast time to-
row, Saturday morning.
Among our precious cargo have George w. Clinton
Esq Of Buffalo who will at some future day, be seated
in the executive chair Of his wise ancestor and from
New York, Lewis Gaylord Clark and family, Newton
Hays, Of the Franklin &c Sc Nearly half our cabin
passengers ladies'
From present appearances, Chicago will be as much
overstocked on the day of the meeting Of the convention
New York on the Fourth Of July; and where all the
thousand and one delegates and ten thousand vsters
and spectators, TO hnd rest and comfort cannot
divine Those who leave Buffalo at late date will pro-
badly secure berths coming and returning and thus be
sure Of all the creature comforts while lying at the port
Of destination.
The splendid steamer Baltic Captain Kingnan, will
make trip 10 the upper lakes early In the month Of
August so all those who desire Of the most delight
ful excursions Of the season. prepare In time and
your tickets through his agents Ross Tiffany, Of
Buffalo.
My next will be from Detroit, Michigan. c.