Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-26
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The OCEAN FLEET FOR 1859 From present
indications there viii be full delegation of the
Lake vessels which viii spread their white wings
for the Old World during the coming season. There
Is mo reason why the ocean commerce of the Lake
cities should Otyearly increase, and extend until
the arrival and departure Of foreign vessels shall
be an event of less import than were the move
ments Of any sail craft forty years ago upon these
inland seas Our vessels need by no means be con-
fined to voyages to England and back, but the
routes wiz ultimately and that before many years,
run to France Spain the ports Of the Mediterranean,
South America, the West Indies, lhe Pacific coast,
and even to China and India. Perchance one Of
our Cleveland schOoners may yet stumble upon an
antarctic continent not laid down on the maps and
itmay be reserved for one Of them to rush through
the northwest passage which Parry and Franklin
searched form vain. But in all seriousness there
Is but one single drawback and obstacle to the in
definite extension of our ocean commerce and to
the question of the prosperity of such enterprises,
and that obstacle will doubtless be removed ere
many years. This hindrance is the size Of the
canals which must be passed through on the
way to the ocean. Atpresent no vessel Of NOR
than FIVE or six hundred tons burden can pass
through the Welland Canal. Were this increased
to adraif GRATIS nf ma fhouaond fonq or ,nora the
trade would be vastly more remnnerative, for while
the increase in Iading would be larger. there would
be but little additional expense. This will prObs-
bly, be done ere long
There will probably be ten or twelve Cleveland
vessels on the ocean thissummer. Mr. 7. P. HANDY
proposes sending out the E. b. Harmsn and the ].
F. Warner; Mr.. HARMAN will send the ]. G. Desh-
Ter; Messrs. QUAYLE & M4zTIN are rehtting the D.
C. Pierce; Mr.. n. C. WINsLow is having the York
town made ready for sea; Messrs. JOHNSON & It's
DALE have vessel which they propose sending out;
and the Black Hawk and Chieftain are contracted
fol by Messrs BARNkY, ,5CoRNINe 4 Co, for the
foreign trade. We learn also that Capt TREAT, Of
Euclid is intending to send ont vessel 10 be load:
ed with lumber which he isnow engaged in cutting
auu BcttlnB Oub- luS mOshOE Oil VI bucSS NeS7CAo
will be loaded with lumber and slaves. The Har-
man and Warner win proceed to Cork and await
orders from there. The feet will probably be sail
ing during the month Of May. .-.-f -
Meanwhile other cities and'ports are preparing
vessels for the ocean service. The Detroit Tn
bEne says that the brig Caroline and schooner
Grand Turk, both remarkably staunch vessels
newly rigged, painted and reitted, will clear from
that port for Liverpool in April. The former i
sent out by q company of gentlemen, and the lat
ter by her owner Mr.. EDWARD TRowBRIDGE.
The same paper says
Messrs. Aspinall Son have chartered th'
schooners Dousman and Walker, Of Cleveland fo
q voysgefrom Detroit to Liverpool, making, will
those previously named, seven vessels chartered
by the above firm"
There will alsobe several vessels from Port Gin
ton for Liverpool. iThe Ottawa Democrat say
that Capt. TRowBRIDeE of Toledo, has complete,
q contract with Mr.. JACOB ScoTT OF Port Clinton
for $4,000 feet of oak lumber, to be shipped fron
the latter port about the 10th of April, for Liver
pool Some three other vessels will load at Por
Clinton during the season for England.