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THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT, -- . . the same name, near its entrance into the lake. This is a thriving place, inhabited by an intelligent population, estimated at 3,500. The harbor of Ashtabula is two and a-half miles from the village, at the mouth of the river, where is a lighthouse, Famport stands*on the east side of Grand River, 155 miles from Buffalo. It has a good harbor for lake vessels, and is a port of considerable trade. This harbor is so well defended from wind$, and easy of access, that vessels run in when they cannot easily make other ports. Here is a lighthouse and a beacon to guide the mari- ner, 2 : Parnesvituz, Ohio, three miles from Fairport and 30 miles from Cleveland, is a beautiful and flourishing town, being sur- rounded by a fine section of country. It is the county seat for Lake county, and contains a court-house, five churches, a bank, 20 stores, a number of beautiful residences, and about 3,000 inha- bitants. CLEVELAND, " THE FOREST CITY," Cuyahoga bo dhey Ohio, is situated on a plain, elevated 80 fect above the waters of Lake Erie, at the mouth of Cuyahoga river, which forms a secure harbor for vessels of a large class; being in N lat. 41° 30', W long. 81° 42'. The bluff on which it is built rises abruptly from the lake level, where stands a lighthouse, near the entrance into the harbor, from which an extensive and magni- . ficent view is obtained, overlooking the city, the meandering of the Cuyahoga, the line of railroads, the shipping in the harbor, and the vessels passing on the lake. | The city is regularly and beautifully laid out, ornamented with numerous shade-trees, from which it takes the name of ' Forest City.'"" Near its centre is a large public square, in which stands a beautiful marble statue of Commodore Oliver H. Perry, which was inaugurated Sept. 10, 1860, in the presence of more than 100,000 people. It commemorates the glorious achievement of the capture of the British fleet on Lake Erie, September 10th, 1813. Cleve- land is the mart of one of the greatest grain-growing States in the Union, and has a ready communication by railroad with New York, Boston, and Philadelphia on the east, while continuous lines of rail- roads run south and west to the confines of settlement in Kansas