Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-27
Marine Items.

MARIsE.-The Buffalo Courier Of Tuesday
says: THE splendid steamer Elmira, VIM.
Thorne, master, is now loading at the foot
| of Main street, and will leave for Toledo on
Thursday next. She belongs to the Erie
Railway Line"
The Ice AT GREEN BAY AxD VICINITY
The Green Bay Gazette, of Saturday, says
that a heavy south wind sprung up on that
day, which, he thinks, will do considerable
toward breaking up the ice in the bay.
Teams crossed the ice at Escanaba, Thurs
day, and Bay de Noquet was as solid as ever.
GoopRIcH L1SE.-Tke Milwaukee Sentinel
of the 2Sd says that the steamer Planet left
for Chicago last evening, and viii hereafter
ply between Chicago, Grand Haven and
Muskegon, until the Orion is finished,
which will be about the 18th Of May. Then
the Comet will take her place, and she will
run during the remainder of the season in
the Lake Superior trade. The Sea Bird has
resumed her place in the west shore line,
after receiving a fresh supply of paint.
LEFT CHIcAeo.-The Chicago Journal of
the Esd says that the propeller Maine, of
the Northern Transportation Line, left Chi
cago on Thursday evening last, the 18th
inst, for the Straits. Two propellers sailed
from Milwaukee for the same destination as
the Maine. There are q goOdiy number of
sail vessels laden with grain that Will take
their departure as soon as there is a pros
pect OF passing through the Straits.
The bark st. Lawrence with a cargo of
| 10000 bushels of corn, left this port last
evening for Buffalo. This is the first de-
partdre this season for below.
The Detroit Post has the following items
VESSEL AsHoRE.-The schooner Surprise
is ashore on Stony Island Reef, Detroit
River, and reported hard on. She passed
here on Monday afternoon, during the
strong northerly gale, lumber-loaded, and
in about two hours afterwards vas OF the
rocks. The steamer Magnet has gone to
her relief, and in due time will have her
afoat, we trust in good condition.
MOVEMENT OF The FLEEF.-The bark
Golden Fleece, commanded by Capt HUI
burt, sailed yesterday for Chicago, going by
way OF CaELldN lOl d tdEsO - AAAAg04-
Qsite q number of upward bound vessels
are reported weather-bound near Port HUI
ron. Of those there located, the names of
the Corinthian, Transport, Lookout, Moselle
and others, are given. The schooner Swal-
low, Of Detroit, is hard aground on the St
Clair Flats. She lies in five feet Of water,
and will not easily be got shoat. The
schooner Grand Turk sailed yesterday for
ports below, lumber-loaded The schooner
Sunbury, also lumber-loaded, arrived down
Yesterday. She is bound for Ogdensburgh,
but will proceed no farther until further
news is received from the cana.
NEW ScHooxER.-A new schooner has been
built at 0swego for the grain and lumber
trade. She is called the Olive Branch, is
ITO feet in length, % feet beam, and 8 feet
depth Of hold. The Olive Branch is the
first vessel ever fitted out at 0swego with
wire rigging, which is said to combine
great strength, lightness and durability.
In all her appointments she Will be equal
to the best vessel atlOat.
On THE RIvER.-The propeller Lady
Franklin left yesterday for Saginaw and
Tawas. The propeller Dubuque arrived
down Monday evening from Tawss and
Port Austin. She was unable TO roach Bay
City, owing to the low stage of water. Quite
a feet of vessels arrived at Saginaw on
Sunday morning.
SASDusKY IrEns.-The Register of yester-
day morning has the following: The blow
still continues, and Lake Erie is in q terri
Bile state of commotion. The damage along
the lake, for the amount OF shipping out,
will be extremely heavy. From all parts
tidings Of disasters are reaching US. Sew
eral vessels are ashore at various points, and
many of those lying near the lslands are
dragging their anchors.
Tho scow General Sherman arrived here
yesterday afternoon from Cleveland, in a
! damaged condition. Noar Kelly's Island,
where she had been anchored since Mon
day morning, the scow Magdelena was
driven from her anchorage and cOlliGed
with her, carrying away the Sherman's
bowsprit, anchor and iib. The Magdslena
then drifted through the feet of vessels hat
are anchored there-narrowly escaping de-
struction by coming in collision with them,
and at length found anchorage near the
Island.
The scow Sutler Girl parted her cables
during the gale, hut escaped with the loss
of an anchor. The wind was blowing very
fresh, and the sea near Kelley's Island WIS
reported the heaviest that had been known
there for several years. Alarge number of
vessels are at anchor Of the island.
The vessel reported ashore at Vermillion
proves to have been the Canada schooner j.
P. Mack, bound for Cleveland with a cargo
of lumber. She became water-lOgged and
put in at Vermillion. II is rumored that
she first went ashore and was got of and
put into the harbor. About forty thousand
feet Of lumber was thrown overheard.