Before the arrival of the Loyalists vessels trading with Parr Town had to find their way in and out of the harbor of St. John to the best of their knowledge and belief. It was not until tthe 26th year of the reign of H.M. King George III, 1786, that an acr was passed regulating the pilotage of the city of St. John. This act was repealed and a new one substituted in the second year of the reign of King Geirge IV, since which time the pilotage law has assumed many changes. The vessels engaged in the pilotage since 1786 have made wonderful strides in their form, size and equipment. Open boats were then used and merely hugged the shore, a short distance from the harbor until a vessel hove in sight - about 1812 decked vessels of about 15 to 90 tons were in fashion for pilot purposes - the first of these were the "Confidence", "Teaser", "Thistle" and "Howard" - all built in Lower Cove. Among thos employed in these vessels during the war of 1812 no more conspicuous figure could be found than the late Squire WIGHTMAN. When Capt. BLYTHE of H.M.S. "Boxer" required extra help in the shape of volunteers, John WIGHTMAN stepped forward to assist in getting the ship to sea - presumably on a coasting trip - and as Capt. Blythe was given to understand that young Wightman was a pilot of the bay took occasion subsequently to avail himself of his services. The "Boxer" had not sailed from St. John many hours when she took a prize and Capt. Blythe placed young Wightman in charge of a prize crew to take her to St. John. Two or three hours afterwards the "Boxer", with a diminished crew, fell in with a powerful schooner rigged American, the "Enterprise" and at first broadside Capt. Blythe fell. John Whightman, better known as Squire Wightman, subsequently settled in Milkish. The pilot vessels aforesaid were succeeded by the "Grace Darling", "Charles Stewart", "Rebecah", all of which were built by Levi RING of Carleton (St. John). Moreover the boat builder is credited with several of the early pilot boats. These vessels were all comparatively small. The "Eliza Hatfield" was likewise a noted pilot boat in her day. David LYNCH, the builder of the "David Lynch" is one of the few left of the great shipbuilders of the city of St. John. The magnificent fleet of vessels owned by Messrs. Troop and Messrs. Thomson & Co. were chiefly constructed by Mr. Lynch. Mr. Lynch was commissioned to build the "Richard Simonds" in 1861 and the "Lightning" in 1862. His next boat was the "Henry S. Taylor", built in 1866; then the "Howard D. Troop" in 1870; The "Minnie Cline" was built at Moss Glen by Mr. MERRITT from a model by Mr. Lynch.