The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-09

or, which arrived yesterday noon, that Oh
Sunday boats were sunk in Lake Pepln'
all bound for this place! The boats were
the Falls City, the st. Croix, Fire Canoe,
Fanny Harris, Arcola and Courier. All en-
cept the Falls City and the St. Croix were
sunk on the Wisconsin side, above North
Pepln; the other two were on the Minneso-
| ia side.
The cause of the sinking was by being
iammed in by the ice, and having the hulls
stove, the ice being still about Is inches
thick. Some of these boats are more injur-
ed. and sunk in deeper water than the others,
but the cargoes of all were either damaged
or totally ruined.
The NORTHERN LIGHT.-This new and
magnificent steamer intended to run between
here and Dunleith, arrived at our wharf yes
terday morning, with colors flying, and the
booming of cannon, and the cheers of the
thousands assembled to witness her arrival.
She was loaded with passengers and freight.
Among thousand others, we went aboard
yesterday, and inspected every part of this
" floating palace" and came to the unani-
nous opinion that she was the neatest, most
faultless, graceful, and elegant boat We have
seen on this river.
The dimensions of the Northern Light are
-24O feet on deck; 40 feet beam; depth of
hold, feet. She is furnished with 8 tubu-
lar boilers, 46 inches in diameter, and II
feet long, inches tubes, 2 cylinders 22in-
ches in diameter, 7 feet stroke, working 81
feet water wheels, with nine feet buckets
In complete running order, she trims 20 i'll
ches water, and will carry over 900 tons of
freight. She is the lightest draught, as we'll
as the most complete passenger and freight
steamer ever built of her dimensions, being
unusually spacious about the lower decks,
with long and brilliant cabins furnished in
the most elegant style. The Northern Light
has all the recent valuable improvements,
together with steam capstan freight holster,
steam fire engine, wrecking pumps, &c. She
is in charge of the efficient crew the favor
lite packet Northern Belle had last season.
Capt. Preston Lodwick, a thorough boatman
and accomplished gentleman being in COM
mand. Messrs. j. D. Du Bots and X. C.
Cooley are the Clerks. Mr.. Ostrander's SAL
DON is nearly fitted up. Messrs. Jas. KIM
estone and George Radebaugh are the engi
neers; Mr.. James Morrison, Chief Mate,
and X. Sanderlin, her accomplished caterer.
Celebrated as the Cincinnati mechanics and
artists are, we think they cxcelled themselves
in building and furnishing this boat. The
painting and ground glass staining, the car
peting and upholstery, the chandeliers, fur
niture, &c., are all of the most elegant and
luxurious description. The panels over the
office are embellished with beautiful paint
ings, representing the Falls of st. Anthony
and Minnesota, and the bluffs below St.
Paul. There is a faithful view of Lake Pc
pin and the Maiden Rock over the mirror
in the ladies' cabin. The state rooms and
berths are unusually spacious and finely fur
nished.
THE GREY EAGLE-This splendid steam
er arrived yesterday afternoon, from Ga'ena,
on her first trip to St. Paul. We had ex-
hausted praise on the former boats-but
what shall we say Of this most complete, ell
giant, best managed boat which has ever Wis
tied St. Paul. 1t fully comes up to the high |
expectations which the gorgeous descriptions
of our brother reporters of the press below |
had excited. We have before printed the
dimensions Of this beautiful craft, and will
not repeat them. The spacious and elegant
staterooms, the rich decorations, the chaste
and neat ornamental work, the air of beauty
which reigns throughout the whole boat, and
her faultless proportions, artistic model, and
whole contour, proclaim her the best boat of
the line. Everybody who visited her yes
terday afternoon will certainly bear us out
in this opinion.
The Grey Eagle is commanded by Capt.
Harris, veteran of the Mississippi, and under
whose management the Grey Eagle will
win many laurels. Mr.. John S. PIN is the
chief of the Office, ably assisted. The names
of the other officers we have before given
Mr.. PIN lays us under obligations for Ga
lena papers of the I'd. The Grey Eagle will
return to-day.
Capt. R. NJ. Spencer, of this city, hasjust
purchased the Fire Canoe and barge Of its
owners Capt. Force, and Engineer Conley,
for the sum of 900 cash. The Fire Canoe
will be at the wharf to-day, probably, as she
was in the Lake yesterday. She has freight
for Fort Ridgley, and will proceed on up
Every body wanting to go up, will only need
to be told that Capt. Spencer commands her,
to cause them to apply for passage at once.
NATE FRENCH, l. A. French, master, ar
rived yesterday morning, from St. Louis
Oar friend WILLIAMS, of the Dakota Jour-
nal, who came up on her, insists that the Of
ficers are the most oblging, the boat theneat-
est, and best managed that he ever met with
Our thanks are due to Mr.. Casey, clerk
of the Saracen, st. Louis Packet, for late
papers from that place, and Chicago and
copy of the manifest. The Saracen is COM
manded by Capt. Stran, and is an excellent
boat. She brought nearly 100 through pass
engers, and great deal of freight. The
Saracen leaves to-day.
THE Laclede, Capt. Worries, arrived at the
wharf last evening, from St. Louis. via Still
water Capt. V. informs us that he had con-
siderable trouble in getting through Lake
Pepin on Saturday evening, but that the
Monta,,k, Conewago,and F. Lolenz, led by the
Lacledc, forced the ice, and arrived there
late in the evening. The Laclede leaves to-
day.
THE William L. Ewing is a stranger at ou
wharf, from St. Louis, and is fine boat
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