The New York herald., 1851-12-05
River and Canal Navigs sson.

River and Canal Naviga tton.
LARGE NUMBER OF BOATS AaRoUSD IN THx HUE
SON RIYER-THE CANALS CLOSED FOB THK SEA-
SON, ETC.
ALBANY, Dec 4-A M
The weather is more moderate this morning and tho
river filled with floating ice The Isaac Newton srrvsA
at eight O'Clock ON Cuyers Bar where she got aground
The passengers brought up by the steamers IoA
and American Eagle The pilot of the Isaac Newton 70
ports the ice to be heavy between this place and
Kingston In some places he found 1t extremely din
cult to work through The water Is quite low and wind
north. west
The steamers Cayugs Commerce, and Indiana is1s
here Wednesday afternoon with the following bArs
in tew, namely-Cbsrles T. Colt, Buffalo, TonpkinS,
General Wool, Henry, Richard Hubbard, Faminso, =
suydam Atlantic, A. K Hadles, D. L. Seymour ChisAg"
Splendid, Insurance. and some others, whose
not ascertained. The feet succeeded, after much
trouble in crossing Cuylers Bar and reached Oasston
at eight p NJ They encountered large bodies Of aoat-
ing ce Of the barges grounded The steamers
continued working and the barges are lying betwesn
Castleton and New Baltimore The Illinois: Oliver
assist them They far from being safe st present.
and much anxiety their account rs felt BY our for
warders. All the barges had full cargoes.
There now lying at the docks ready to be towed ths
following barges, william Cole Ellis, Charles Brs-
the following canal and lake boats v1-H g. Voorhees,
Radical j. Earle, H. M Barker, Benjamin Franklin,
p.Ss, n B.r11 1VnV pGx RANSOM .y;s
Mac, Nebrask, Colonel Armstrong Thomas Jones, Oy-
clops, Washington, w. R. Hopkins Major Humphrey,
John Arnott Mary Fallcott and half dozen naM0
not ascertsned These boats all laden with valuable
cargoes
liable that between this city and Utica there
at least six hundred boats all loaded with down freight
and that the aggregate value Of their cargoes will not FAD
short ofa half million Of dollars
There about thirty sail Of vessels in port desirousH
being owed down. and offer Of six hundred dollars
made to-day to tow six Of beyond the reach lee
ALBANY, December A M.
The steamer Isaac Newton arrived ct her dook st
noon, discharged her cargo, and is reosding with
immense quantity Of freight Of every description She
will leave for New York tonight
From below learn that the Cayuga with six barges
at II o'clock, was at Oak Hill, under full headvay The
Commerce and Indiana New Baltimore, with
ting OF before midnight.
The steamer aasee, with the following line tosts In
tow, left here ON Tuesday morniny:-C. W. Robe l..
Burhydt, p. L. sternbergh President, A. H. Hand.
Canister, and Camden On Wednesday, within q mile
Of Coxssckie, the boats blown the east shore
and lie ice bound on Coxsacke Flats This dazeils
left there without assistance and to New York
Two Of the barges loaded with bonded wheat
signed to New York.
learn from Fuionvie, and along the canal to Utica
just returned says there two hundred boats Pull
tonve Level sixty OF the Level and inuumsrA-
Ss yspy s. % on tho r
bonded wheat An Oswego firm have 900 bushels
sgned to New York hou,e and the Waterford house,
1900 ushels Of State and Western wheat 1t will take
400 to transport the property the canal TO
this city The orwarders in trouble and those vho
bsye m sde advances will feel it severely
The wind II now north west The barometer ig rising,
and the thermometer stands at 20
The Canal is firmly closed, and the weather u very
Geld, but there Is no snow.