, 1863-12-22
TIM CLOSE or NAVIGATION,
Vessels Laid Up In the Port OF Chi
ca.o for The Present Winter.

Navigation has closed. No more this season
will the muddy waters Of the Western Styx be
naoved with the sharp kecis Of the va.io1s propel
iezs. barke, brgs and achooucrs which al summer
long have transported to and from the city tho pro
ducts Of the Great and the manufactures OF the
East. The tugs, which all summer dlsported thcm-
selves in the inky waters Of the 1az-famed Chicago
River, lie porpoises In PassamAquoddy Bay, havo
laid up for the WINTER and, like Otheo, their "oc-
cppation Is gonc.'' The lazy bridge-teudera will
no more be wakeued from state Of 1ethargy by
The sbru sc1eech Of their whistles; and the bridges
arc now closed to the delight Of thousands of ctti
xene, who have many time and Oh mathematical
them as = confirmed nuisance. The river IL now
covered with an icy band, and the only signs Of
fend activity 1t will exhibit will be the countless
numbers of the Great Unwashed. who will hayc
skatipg park without naing!ing with the upper
ten,'' Strangers can now visit the city without
detecting that odoriterous perfume which has for
GONE time past been the ''watchword and battle
cry" ot our people,
The past season has witnessed greater activity
than ever before known in the annals OF Lake
Commerce; and had it not been for the almost
COMPLETE destruction Of the corn crop by the Sep
temher froets, there Is donbt that there would
bare been much larger increase. Our harbor has
been visited by 1arge number OF new vessels,
which in sfze beausy Of model and appointments
have not been surpassed BY anything On fresh
water. Among these are the propellers Idaho aud
| Winslow; banks Western Metropolis, Chicago
Board 0. Trade, D. r. Dobblns and Champion;
| schoouers c. j. Magi]l, Prince Alfred, Aoatauk,
t Dick somets, and others whose names We hare
forgotten. The Straits OF Hackinaw opened On the
10th Of April aud the first vessel to get through
was the propeller Hunter, which arrived here on
| the a0th o. April: The bark Northwest WAS the
first to make the round trip between here md Buff
falo On the 18th inst, the schooner Fisher, from
kalamazoo, ar1ived-the last Of the season.
There has been but few disasters this summer
the most serious being the explosion Of the tug
| Crawford, (eincc 1ebui1t by which three persons
met M nntiznelS end, ut the mouth OF the river;
| the laundering Of the steamer Sunbeam On Lake
| SUPERIOR OF whom all On board save one found
wate1y grave; and the sinking Of the propeller
Water.Witch in Thunder. Bar, Lake Huron, from
which none were left to tell the tale.
Below We give the names Of ali vessels laid up
| in this port for the winter:
Rrepsa<ss Geve7ana: i 1sna, 1na5abcr, Ght Ght
sdy E1snk DO; n1a: nmnSa e.
AasspSeh pShesg5 ars bao Mss
Chicago; Bay State, Buffalo; Neptune, do; Onto.
nason, chicaso; kenosha, Buffalo. Totals.
sasss ssn'e
/ s, q, Chase, Little Giant, Dan'l L. Bahcock,
S5s5E Pssl Fnae Afa f. Fsai a9 &s1s g. WosS
IS. C1awfosd-Tota' 10: al Of Chicago except
f. as5e::ss ssss' az e9fefs PsS Ass ss9ess a.
ssa wa;tf3eses 9nen, dhieaso Robsst Gampbeil DO;
Ms;T;s fc e1 ass
Oswego; EaseI, Chicago 9. Purington, 20 !;
Clipper Gt do kai1 sqs1 ReiFol' o Bon.
niisp ne pooh, Do; Kebeesa, Badale; flshhaWE, CHI
caso;:. Heugoiana, Kenosha; Magtss. Grand L H. =
Man as3s5 ao 1tsas s sasfss
bers ; islsad 4 >: Hubbard, sapkusky; Ps.a1,;;,
% Sat1oss, ae; Tcmpss:, DO; Titan. de !. / RIB, Do
Speed chissg9 n{aheg Do; Hels4 RI B!o9a ,ao
gs:'Fe 20 Re:eaom DO ID do Iewis G. Twin, Do Ks.eha@
Charlotte, Mauitowoc; Blue Belle, Chlcago;J j. @.
ELI &hioop aeRpa a4Pad 9ave4 81
5B I. 5. Fortier Grand Haven Golden Harvest Ghl:
isnd Beleit, haclns; Auskeeoq, Chicago; Dane.
9sTSsSf 3ySsSg;p dPean da cnaIIsngs. % bay. ssfb
. Northe1ner,. Chicago; Ellen pi5e, chtcsGo
Grand Haven ; Geo. +. Foster, Chicago; Supply
To,%12g 6ass4e;s 6Sassse %.as Sdaa
ae a: pi1ot' "s 90; ANa, Hszoa Ebsneze9 Fe:t bow
Xsnus 5eiot so
ct sa'SsS1 SeGn, ehiesso; i estes 90; Msiidisa
do; do;5n; Tboss ~ 7. 17eIy, do Maln. Do; l. zesi
5sss:! s. esidiei ei,ead f5d I'll B.e, En-
feae e. ahpFs Fo1f III PeSss An sfSs Re;t Hope
! Matthew MeHa!r, oswe.o; Lewis Ludington,
ms3s 1iae So: seneea e chief, Bn6aIo 11eo, chicaso
+ Fisher, do; Pcoria, do; Fortar. DO: 0apan Grand
Haven; Telegraph, Dol Little Belle, do; Tempest do
Vricht. Erie: Twin sisters Chicago: Enen Kent do
Sultan, 81 DetzoEt; IunoIs. Chicago St. James. DO;
saa s,E do
: Leader. L. sandusky; Montauk: 0aweso; Allegheny
da cb.s HneSs aso: ao Ge0
c do: i. Rand, chicago; Trenton, Detroit; E. 6
oes!, ocfs;is cHSsfGsih so shsneRs Baalo Tots 10
.B1igs-:Fashion, Ch1sago' Hampton, Daaslo
| Denver, Manitowoe; 8. +. Gale, Milwaukee
1S% KSee5e e! nq5s, Mes,nos @ do; w. L 81 Wiz Rsce
Appleton, % Mii1saKee: !: Wshe5. do: foThat}an
Gheo aafdne
!: J. s. iarvey. Buffalo; Pilgrim, Detroit: C, B
It Blair, Buaaio: Banner Chicago; Algonah, do
masoni @ieo. 4 ). pousman, Cleveland; ssbsssapol
II Grand Haven; canopus' 90; hoseans' do; Te
Il tai. 80.
b ~ LTnbelsna1, Grans Haven; s. F Dobbini
Dpdaio: Wm. Jones. c1eTel4nd; Northwest, Ch
Fo; + 3; Aorgao3 ae;; :,1a. =; G0shssne' do
E9ssa l,sa 9aaslsen assSfs Psshtige. chssso VIM Ao,
>t d.: Pr,dc Of Ame1ica, t.Cathe 1nes; Acorn, Pa
bsao.sie; T; hd7anee. d.; Az, Do: 3 q Wins!o,