Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-10-31

SLOWLY, Wneh neariy Ill she tOucneu tne nOrtn
bar, payed off and dashed ashore near the
Two Charles. The steamer Ottawa, Capt.
Dalton, next made the attempt; but on
nearing the harbor and witnessing the dam
gerous struggle she must encounter, stood out
again to get up a heavy head of steam be-
fore making the attempt; part of her smoke
stack had been blown off-a kind of reef not
to her advantage in a struggle for life-soon
she was pointed to the harbor; twice she was
deluged to her pilot house, but she made
straight wake into smooth water, much to the
credit of the Judgment of the commander.
The Henderson, Capt. Peterson, Gan old SALTY
and the New Hampshire, Capt. Tart, Zone
of our boys) made for the Harbor in compa-
ny. They were both managed skillfully,
making port in safety. Captain Peterson af-
forwards said, "an old Salt like me, should
not receive credit; but when boy can han
die vessel as the New Hampshire was ham
died, he deserves it." The Illinois, Capt.
Burke, came next; CALAMITY she dashed along,
came over the BAR struck, payed off and was
hurled against the Two Charles, carrying
away her stanchions by the action of the sea,
endangering both vessels. Being in deeper
water, by timely setting sail as the sea lifted
her around, Capt. Burke brought her in with
only the additional loss of the topsail, that
being blown from the bolt ropes in attempt
ing to set it. Schooner Frances, Capt.
Mathews, was too far north, and could not
fetch, and was piled up near the Lady Jane.
Schooner Home, struck about half way in,
paved off and went ashore. Schooner Ocean,
Capt. Miller, with his usual good luck made
good weather Of 1T, and went flying up the
river with "hurrah for Harry Bluff" The
schooner Falcon, too far north, could not make
the harbor, went ashore near the Frances,
and broke in two. The Little Belle, Capt.
Payne, found he could not make sure thing
of it, stood out, and though carrying heavy
press of canvass could not weather the beach,
went ashore near Point aux Sauble, fifty miles
north of this place. Schooner Telegraph,
Capt. Mcnamara, came on to the bar, struck,
and by skillful seamanship her topsail was
set aback when she paved off, heading out
into tho lake, and slowly worked off into
deep water and stood down the lake, coming
into port in the afternoon. The Lizzie
Throop, Capt. Furlong stood out and down
the lake and came in all right next morning.
Well done, Capt. Furlong. 1t has been a
fearful time for sailors. AT this port there
were no lives lost Seven vessels now lie on
the bar. Seven also at Muskegon, twelve
miles north of this place-their names we
have not learned. Two vessels have cap
sized-the brig Racine and schooner Kitty
Grant; nothing is known of the fate of
their crews.
We learn from slip from the office of the
Milwaukee Sentinel, that ON Saturday night
following the disastrous storm on this shore,
one equally severe sprang up on the shore OPP
positc us, a heavy gale sweeping from the
northeast. The propeller Allegheny, with
large cargo of goods, bound for the port of
Milwaukee, went ashore near the wreck of
the Sevastopol, and will 90 to pieces, part
Of her cargo will be saved in a damaged state.
Several schooners were beached, among them
the Orleans, and J. Douglas, Captain, Chas.
Brock, first mate, and one of the hands were
drowned in trying to reach the shore.
NEW ELoURING MILL.-The new steam
Touring mill of Messrs. CoMsrocK d Co., at
Steers Landing, is now in successful opera
ton. We congratulate the farmers in this
county in thus being provided with the ready
means of converting their finer grains into
bread material, and the removal of the incon-
venience which they hitherto experienced in
being under the necessity of taking their
wheat to Grand Rapids, or some other dis
tant point, for Touring the same, for want of
proper facilities therefor nearer home. The
expense and inconvenience attending this, has
much retarded the raising of wheat by many
of our farmers, though they possess soil that
can not be excelled in the known world for