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DISASTROUS OCCURRENCE ON LAKE ERIE.-
The Buffalo Advertiser Of the Cd inst. has the
following account of a disaster on the Lake:


The schooner H. H. Sizer capsized in a
squall at4 o'cPk, p. M, on Saturday last, when
some ten miles east of Southport, on her way
down to Racine, and that Of family of ten
who were passengers, all were lost except 8,
girl Of Id, and two boys Of the ages Of 10
and i2. II appears that the heads of the fami-
" were English, and had resided in Utica, in
this State, some seven or eight years. About
O'Clock on Saturday, while the passengers
were below, a squall struck the vessel and she
Immediately capsized. Every effort was made
bv Capt. Martin and his crew to rescue his
passengers. but Unfortunately they only sue
ceeded in saving the three mentioned, one ol
whom, the girl, was dragged out of,he cabin
window. Capt. M. Immediately cut away his
main mast and constructed a raft, on which
himself and two of the crew endeavored 10
reach the shore to obtain assistance. The schr
Knickerbocker, however, hove in sight aftel
the lapse Of some IL hours and picked up the
captain and two men, and then took of the
remainder from the wreck. issl
Shortly afterwards, Capt. MeFayden, OF the
steamboat Madison, spoke the schr. Knicker-
booker, with colors at half.mast, and immedi-