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Charlottetown, ‘Prince Edward Ysi

and, Monday, January

20, 1862,

New | Series.---No. 2.

near prosence ; and hence the thistle became dignified as the arms of the country. With these two exceptions, we meet with

diligence to make up the inereased length of |no other reference to a matter of equal im

portance, in an historical point of view, with that of the legends in cmnection with the Voronation Stone, which a!l historians have treated on with great minuteness. However, ifany reliance may be placed on the authori- ties above given, it is quite clear that itmust have been a low growing species like Cnivus acaule; ivr, whether we take into cor sidera- tion the accident to the Queen, or the bare- footed Dane, or the configuration of the ilower-head itseif, it more closely resembles the representations we find on many of the seulptured stones then either of the othere. Some have supposed it to be Carduns acan- thoides; but this, as well aa all the rest, is less formidably furnished with those strung spiny seales with whieh the receptacia of Silybum Marianum is #0 amply provided. hiv circumstance agrees with those seulp- tured representations found on the oldest parts of Stirling Castle, Liniithgow Palace,

or Holyrood House, especially with one on the top ofa garden doorway opposite the new fountain, in front of the entrance ta tha latter, which is more like the head of Cynara Scolymus, the globe artichoke, a native of ithe South of Europe, than any thistle in the world. Uncertain as we are regarding the species of our national emblem, or even of its bemg a native, we are no more so than the English are regarding the Species of rose they have adopted. No double roses existed in England at the period it was mtrodueed mto the national eseateheun ; therefore, is

to represent. Nor are the Irish ae

a F T Y p - t ti i wi te mouth — Ten times daring the past winter had they | should endeavour to reach the colony, to re-| where poor K*nama met his fate till I should I i T FE R ius e dk a tped vent swarmed in yelling bordes around our pali-| port our misbap and ask assistance. Speed reach the Jake, and then travel along the cbt peed er : © at Lowtsy ’ : i we 1 avd ss) eT “power of . sades, and more than half as olten attacked | being of the utmost consequence, we carried windings of the shore, trusting by redoubled AL UE TT. un an L : wm nese ge, "our blockhouse —- when all other aitewpts) nothing bet our blankets and rifles, and a prcE™M a 5d, I ' } a r saturn “me . | ave ni d th ha es * al L j cs failed, assniling the timbers of our stronghold snail portion of provisions ; and with our’ the journey. Butas | proceeded, the coast acitel " 9 * ne ' he i gy a with ire; and at how high a price they had snow shoe 3 on our feet, we started on our began to swell into such large peninsulas, | ies le afl rey rai .. been vepulsed, the little mounds around its expedition. K’nama (Sharp weapon) had and retreat into sneh deep estuaries, that |

a . ‘ ratald “wots “Witt ‘then Si eral | foot too truly told. never travelled that way before in winter, verily believe my first day's journey did not

‘erp ‘ . { ut whe Ayain winter was approaching, and we but wth Indian quickness he remembered realize five miles, while there stretebed out mull ‘ e Me on ] great Were short « en, short of ammunition, and its bearings, and lis forest lore enabled him! before we a succession of still jarger pro-

a | ‘ ‘ d,the short of food; and though. tw ; hy two, ca to gujde our course by the moss upon the montories. ;

While we i Vue t ' ¢ meut but one of our frie ndly Indians had dropper trees, It was hopeless to pursue syeh a route, so 4nd the V ta lw _ ! ? ! t ! : a lown the lakes im cunoes, to appriz » the eo- As hy me freest from impediment, we J resoly d Z try a across the land KS a a oe eT 1 caret abel ayes ee “’ lony of our needs, no supplies had azrived,} travelled along the icy margin of the lake, K’nama had done. trusting to the guidance

Bodh hal date Soe : , es a al Rh mr a a and we began greatly to lear for the late of between the restless deep-water waves and of the san, across whose course I must tra-

‘dn wi i i ous "a : sag tee . or oT : a a our messengers, the wild rugged land, which at times grew vel. But the feat was more dificult than I ' re wo sone thw Dt a aie dite sate bi diaile acatededs tine Everything thet Nee —— ere almost ors in i. oe ee a ow on; the hundred interlacing , ; \\ . eur ‘ prese A te er des it | division om the devise bad been efected. Our blockhouse ting out into ity headlands, crowned with branches above my head sent the sunbeams "h let | soldiers we e acen! De \ (Democrats had led te etura of Mr. Lineoln, bad been strengthened,our palisades doubled ; | battlements of snow, rolling back into dreary | slanting in as many different directions, and

Ne nebler kuiz \ " 1 reckless d ked ev ‘ i j t ph : pu sectional, but armed parties kad hewn wvod in the forest pine forests, where the grizzly bear and the often the thickness of the towering pines vb- Tliaate for w Wily re t te ce ‘ iat t instite- for our winter store, and the water of the panther held divided sway, or breaking into secured them altogether, Still, trusting to hee i i ‘ i « the } Bes axe gemy we ' t mid rial interests of S lake been brought by a covered way within night black chasms, or vast plains of snow the oceasional beams, | strode on manfully,

ss ae ote 1s a ow ' OUP THICHG, OCRING Ue a A ane weu “a = u “ihe MOG BOF 2008 NBA- | our walle, * Teh law all was dune, our dotted with funera) larches. my eyes more relieved by the sabdued light

Deiuned | ve fair ple : vote mig ' na “Ey ee ee ee Tey. prospects for the long and rigorous winter o! With earnest hearts and rapid feet we than my feet were embarrassed by the trees None had mon ; . "F ahi WP Sane Sry, one oe aes Pier oeton hatte ene is ine o ,. the North were most gloomy and dishearten-| plodded on, in oar anxiety searce pausing and brushwood. ~pll ri. ou” bares ei dite ae Lanes cath sain a a ‘thei yoo etn ing, mat only for ourselves, bat for tie poor | tor fuod or rest ; heeding neither the intense! Suddenly the track of footsteps in the snow

His, whou wv ae ‘ eld ike to the woods i shoot | Moth i win Gothad in 2 ts women and children who must share our | cold of the frigid atmosphere, the bitter wind. | before me arrested my attention. J looked

ie eure we | “ fs his ‘ Eu Nesmin ales to id tevrowell ta thats Se § ithe; ardstips, and, if it Came to the worst, gur/ nor yet the sunbeams which flashed and at them closely, as men do in the woods, to The destth-mate sa ce, Dae oe aie t Vet few shea | fate. glowed, and glittered in a thousand brilliant | endeavour to decide who bad passed before en Samet cattee teak maiwllet nets ished and | sloop Renctngsgie Wann Gage aie’ toatcue nish wat’ took” Bixs them padee tell ned leer eee ae aaa ae ee

’ we a Ws ¥ bow) gevt AN ie on t Wite > so iuished; aud) sloop beartng the British flag glided into our | nee 0 ver, ru ie g ell, é a Dn, anc 1) ip in the yielding ele-

z sothaih ah oo eal nf a et ome Jt take fi ul-twenty Yaukee scalps, o anecrih little bay. Seme of our messengers had! we could travel no loager, how glad we were | ment the sume. Could T be on a white man’s It were no brief even less lis tlis i ; r co —oen reached their destination, and the vessel had | to turn to Jand, and throwing off our packs, track? The very thought made my heart eS a ee . : “oe ge of Ke aah ed . . a , oe dea been sent in reply — not with supplies, bat) prepare our night encampment! | beat as though I bad found a friend; and in

With all hic varied wix , ‘woman Leip recline, at soldiers in the | 2P°?S that we shoald retire from the post Ina nook among the rocks and brush wood, that solitude what white man would be other-

(tar trast and love, which on that bridal Nashe ccs: MUA edie witha ns; these were representatives of every class | 4¢ Government no longer thought worth its secure [rom outer observation, we built our wise? Moreover, he must surely be bound The daunghter of the isles fer dowry broug ge — en Gk | 1 country—planters, lawyers, shopkeepers hazards, fre, then hollowed out bowers among the somewhere, wie sil ; Qu ‘ othing but the w Fathers , und even e men. Our conversation was gene- The reeall was as unwelcome as unexpect- neighbouring evergreen copse for shelter, With redoubled zeal 1 followed on that line

oreo on Sunilicn ane Srmnncutly neem erveing in: the 1 quick ried, and questions eagerly asked ed: we would rather have braved’ every strewing the owt branches beneath to sleep of ruffled snow, heeding neither bupger nor must bave been borrowed from the French :

elt IN Ge Micteet tentnes chill wen chee is privates, side side with their sons Fcnahic ur opini pon the war danger than beaten a retrenst. Bat we had on. Afterwards we cooked and ate our sup- | Wearsness, neither the vanishing san nur the; whe even, in their turn, earnot now tell His own, where En! . sed names are seen. make seldiers’ e d trousers, 1 el ‘ But “esuspicncas’ by their abs nee” were the no choice; neither was there time for delay, | per; and then, while we sat beside the fire, darkened sky, in my eagerness to overtake what species of iris their fleur de lis is meant FS hui Ene 8 men sige. : ae cote, 7 ee - RET TEA: POR) TER ATEeR She Rew ol tie for already the wild autumn wiads were | K’nama beguiled the time by wild tales ofthe stranger. At length the track Jed me

a wn a nation’s debt, | 21% standstill; but the rapidity with which the Ne rn Ww are a _ —t no sweeping the forest bare of leaves, and the) war and romantic legends of chivalry and | over a prostrate tree. Surely I had seen it

Aud her, owr own dear ladv, who us Mast wicet her sudden woe with tear

When with a kind relief Those @ves rain tears ©, might this t] wnt em plow ! Him whem she leved v ved We shared Aud wili not be denied to share her grief —Prxct +

From DBiackicood’s Magazin Jer December.)

A MONTH WITH ‘THE REBELS.”

About the ves at New York, with a tew u m hand The satay ‘ had “dene” ihe Hudson, visited the theatres (at ai of Wich by tue OY, the E agliah ¢l vulgarised and beld up

“out of town,” Broadw ven up

« “ys ; dressed 1) ever va

one “ ks’ helicday

te ridicule te the tender mercies of “ irregulars,’ of costume, ttugestive rather of the army transpenti serve under the tremble.”

The New York Herald, a Americans read, most daiiy recounted, in glowing terms, exciting details ot great Oalties fought, Where generaliy aie mati

Was report d to have } dad twe shwhtis

te

“makes tyranny

thai of ane enlisted

that

¢ melodrama, bauner

abuse, and none believe,

wen Alued, &

Weill deal. ‘ ff} Thee sjelee t , } £ d ra pes ; “4 h - large bodies of the Confederates were daily made te bite the dust

Another bewspaper depicted the miseries which the Senthern arury was enemtuttering from pest lenee, famine, aud regs. A third assured its

readers that a efrong Lt nion ft eng Wie

wv

middle of last September we found there was impossible We

iructer was

society was

paper which all

Up mi tine Semth \ fourth was authorised to state tiem the authority of a “rexable gentleman, that the “arch traitor,” Jeff. Davis, had “ reall bern dead” seme weeks: while a triepd of ours iiermed ut one merning after breaktast. that h: had gone to the trouble of counting the vumber of the enemny killed sinee the ex , pent o the war. a vd found it ti be, accurding te a lead- tog jewrnal, 9,200,000.

Un the other hand, we learnt that Lexington had failen; that the Rebel army was nearer to the capital than it was tu onths previously :

t; that Misse ari had and thas )’resi- We there-

fore determined to judge for ourselves what th

that KRentneky was almost ky passed av ordmance of secession ;

dent Davis was in exeellent heal

eoidition of things reaily was in “the land of

Disie.’

Having been informed that erossir g the lines at Washington s out of the ques we ap- plied for a pasepert fo go we

“Where roll Misseurd and OF a ; Leneath tne dueeraye Ob eternal Wood, hoping we should gbtain access to the Souti through Kentucky To our dismay, when the

prec iis piss ports arrived endorsement, strongty sinelling of

kort Latayetie:—

te ¢, test the follow ig

* DEPARTMENT OF STATR.

WASHINGTON, I> pt., 1861 It is expected t warer will not enter any i SUIT eed sur State

WH. Servarn, ~wivetary of State

LINFIELD Avcor?r.”

We therefure returned the ducumeuts whene Plies Cuuie How te passed the Federal outposts, it is un-

hecessary to mention: suffice to sag that the firs indication we had of our approach to the Seces-

sknuet army was fuding a bridge, by whieh we

bad hemped toe croes the Green Hive n Kentus b Tdewn te the water's e ly , and the debri- still smeuldering on the banks.

The cevnutry-peaple informed na that

ent of Soytherp troups een encamped 2 for seme days, and had dene the j at 1 t . s : . ¢ .

ridge yesterdas From the was Whieb these

good folks epoke ef the soldiers, they did no harm, but paid for what in gold aud silver, it was quite | i allegianee of onr informants was not nto Mr. Lincoln’s Goveroment, and that we had fairly en- fered the forbidden “ insurrectionary States” Moreover, we were remiuded by a slight incident tuat here “ property” haa another meaning beside that te which Biackstone has applied it.

Being obliged to stop for the wight at the evt- tage of a simple-minded primitive old couple, we Were sitting reynda log fre in the room, which formed our kitcbed parlour, and host's bedroom, When a little black woolly-beaded urchin made his appearance, and began diligent preparations for our Supper, “ Sart lad that, ma‘am,” we femarked ta our hostess, “Yes, replied the old lady. “~ Wouldn't take 700 dollars for wij

"% Phere’s net avother seach ia all the country Found. A gentleman effered me 600 for him Jast Week; but dear me, ‘twould break my heart to part with ; hoy He goes with ne to meetin’ every Sunday—to mind my herse and waggon.”

7 Having reached a station on the Lanisville and

ashvile oe, we found the regular trains stopped, aud the « track” altogeterr devoted to soldiers aud munitions of war. A delay, therefore, of ie pussed

meuring ts tha

they wauted

. os iree siree,

Yeral huurs ensued, which we Host Agteeably at a small hotel ia the company of seve- Fal geuthemed of Keatucky, whose opinions made wt heeowsa ry jer them to proceed south in order te had sagrest; and whe tur sawe days previousl the eretk of Cousiderable privatious In eluding Thiw ae ; ederal authoritiers eV; af prevented os _ eldest daaghter of V irginia, the same { ‘ stranger au interesting, and at generalis “pe paluful spectacle. Her people, attungty’ sttnekad the bravest in the | hah, iret tes monk er to = national fag, refused at ‘vough a cunsiderable number of

‘ ie pat distinguished statesmen openly avowed MIP Sy pat tor the

° ‘ ‘onfederate rove Bubseg uy auth

rimeint. Sin dla uty her neatrant, was recoguised by « autberitios at Washington, which the Cm eae 2 Was afterwards violated by the Coufed ae ue North declare was broken by the . ates. WWowever that may be, an to the teeth) ; forts erown her pleasant hills, = the smoke of the cump-fire curls over her ae 2 furests, Jn gud around Louaville a dean oot of Union soldiers are quartered. Free. speceh there is at au end, and arrests are

5 the HOW spapers every moruing. ; t Bowling Green, a little ty the south, there omen Confederate camp, commanded by a ite who certainly possesses the undi- zs ction of his soldiers. In the west, ano oral Zt corps threatens Padueay ; while Geu- és cutter, in the east, is army ah 7 Oy wovemeut that tay be mtd frowe ba a fe & £ we

she ix now

sl

:

people, hitherto depends nigupen the North for

every maunuiacturea art jowever shyupic, are g carried on by slaves. This in- beginning To suppls their wants for themselves arty, Which was considered by receives at Nashville a curious exe p fication \ ereat weakness of the Conufede- lew wet ks ago a bev discovered a met] od ot ut bs } itherto proved to them a tower of making percussion-eaps, Which the arty was then | strength We found in all the States which we

much in need of A factory was established, that new tur week

Amongst the dangers which we

New York threatened th

slave population was said te be

had South, 2 i the most mn

fortiwith

8 out Some millions pe

heard at

revolt ef the

visited, agricultural operations progressing WIth as

much vigour and regularity asin times of protound peace. Indeed, tracts teraet as much as pessible the Inconvenience of

the blockade.

inept. Let us take, then, a peep at a cotton-field, But the slaves are not employed exclusively in and see what likelihood there is of such a contia- | out-door labour. ‘Necessity has taught the South gency. that she must rely upon herself for many things On the bank of the Alabama river, whieh winds | which she cannot do witi out,and which, in forme1 t llow course through dense woods of oak, as! es, if Was cheaper to import than to manu- apie, a mt pine, thickened with tangled ci pse ‘ # be ha s and } ried evergreens, lie some of most ter -wheels are ses i districts, plautations of the State. One of t we | vhich the pop ire rapidly lear to make id fage of ting Tt wi ree ved g tr ‘ im pua r whe showed ul spitality and unaffect j n th ter the unifon of fifty men, Which imvariab dist wus aa ‘ £ that had } made on h w property nan. Having mounted a couple o =, W Again, eather was so litth tarted off vugh a large pine-wood nufact mith, that hides were seldom rived t ul t i ’ ov at ‘ ® ed, and Tihieve rds were ail mf HHARNOW Hh, ent, on most of which was growing al Shoemal saddery, ond many other industrial ‘otten-crop. This was a f simple of ti tuployments, are now being quickly brought into of tue plaulatiien whieh «é sted altoge eon d allt coi appears fo waut 1s 4U00 acres hiding into ddle of the f wry to adapt if ut ess Natur pro- ve found om es #ul i ab fo luetie te the w ri The blockade has slave ‘ votre a lren, engaged ubtedly been produ of great mdividua " pie ki or Ti e} were all well lressed, lePitce { eerdihas my} ette) i seemed happy aud cheerful. Wishing to |} of F Is are le to correspr what thne ef day it was, I ked Mr. ——— I stan Inet vita every day ot the ur, Wherepul ue ot tae dark 3 by ily mice M to hear gs of ves vd But touk out a gold v ch and infor: I Mt Very i Whether it has at all x ‘ * De your labwurers ge Mey Weer. 2 ld ri ye ipple d © Daal, Willit Wibiny aS DOT waiches, sir!” T inquired 1 efieet that social separation wlieh fi a t ‘ i ° WwW Pp 1 ike iD ; a _<€ il niniets pegroes all i lots au tga Co Corie i it ed ia 1 yost « ‘ ee ird it Weft i i ‘ ‘ testuimon ‘ t) (4 ‘ ur <d ef] pau { p . - i ; 8 i bihed eS. 4 d is I K a 4 ) si i i ] Su d the i . : ' 7 M y of Loe hi ne ! | of theiz ow v] vy hed \ M na ke ‘ i 1 gi i ] ( itu ‘ ths “gl ; : i Ine ys d “£ ( pre to it into th t go hie iM { } ft Y ‘ nd ‘ si aeciis ret ui tet i , \ to fh ; “ teh ulies wa Teeny « Iu the cool weat ; em & tte handkere during the sieve, li long the daylight d rest for two er t OU ft vite! nd forme th ivouriuie pro. lady middle #? the day. of the fair and gallant cit " We he xt sited the Station u ‘ ot cot- Th ? ! T situated ubout five m) er from . re Mz. ——’s ' , e “ Bat early half-way between it and the ‘ 1 and ifertab mouth « ‘ snd mere than a mile fre ‘ and i t Vis ir rn i hern hore lt isa! t } - « lin me nb w, nut an arti wd nd re ti ‘ i : ve ers 1s. ‘ ‘ me by take i d ti gher one in en ‘ | to ire pro iy arched mo-pran arless re Baid is coverings, The a parapet eg feet big ives are t ea The yn! wtogether Is about 140 e Mot P ca eerpeat siz the Dp ti el ai te i d Ili wd, if net better, t t of ab u ‘ ‘ il } for heating ot ath wid. The masters rid The magazi are capable of containing 40,04 iol ais i he wnys i pounds of pe wder, with a j reportionat Y taAntity ‘ »”~ } tide i i at ol “ih BI , slit upon wi 0 During the siege the garrison consisted only of impos . * negre sirrectio if 1) ‘ S cupta f lie i j veant, 15 visited othe : tation A na. Se Care hoidsmen, and 55 gnnners—making total of i lrenryg ‘ if 70: on out Hick to tig teti i l ype gre soit i , i ' thi work reugi te } pS pit “es of proue d to ‘ ell eared f{ i ¢ ’ al: ‘ ery trom batteries erectes n both ug e ne ousa of e harbour and from Fort Moultrie ga « ed Ww } il i “ion the porihern shore , E ippre t | Litre I eces i to d b t} Slece et otw tanding t I ‘ ot) ny ‘ but We may mention that, op Thursda: a , a. tl egroes bear t A ‘ the Lith of April. Ge “al Beauregard made a de- i hea vy join them fo , “ mandon Major Anderson to surre which, the ister i the great atruce n WV tiey are jatier re I lied, it would be inconsisteut with his aged. wuaty tu comply with; that under the direction of plautatio may v } eee . ta President Davis General Beat ward tute rmed the upon thei, except the overseers; and Major that if he would ¢ vacate the fort when his occur daily of the fidelity with which Previsious were eXi austed, there would be ne Ss Whe have accompamed tueir biasters appeal te arnis This offer was refused, and .

te the war serve them in the enmnp and field. Further, the ! COMMMIARATIAT, 4

i va} ; , ‘ VueTe Geaertien and Consequens

negroes ttt the

id tiwen earthux< t situations

reedom worls De periectly easy, thereby showing in the slives a

' coundence which

Northern army,

Ss Justihc d My the lington bieights, find it rree? ipiorna whatis gomg ov in the Confederate camp, two

miles distant trom the Union outposts.

now ou Ar

ah onl HN pessitie to obtain ee ion al

The perfect unanimity throughout the whole South in the belief that their cause is just, strikes the stranger as one of the most formidable Ky mp- tome which the \ ithout pre-

tending to form au opinion as to whether this

Union has to tear.

universal conviction is rightly or wrougly arrived at, we simply assert the tact. The same story is tuld in the trains, in the hotels, en the plantations, in the drawing-rooms, in the camps, and in the newspapers, by youug and old, rich and poor, men and women, with a uniformity that would be monotonous, were it not for the fire generally thrown into its narration.

‘They say that the North began the conflict years

ago, in the irritating and unprovoked agitation of

the slavery question, aud have continued it from the time of the Missouri controversy to the 4th of last Mareh, when the Presideut annotinced that the platforra of his party was “2 law unto him,” aud that party had declared there was an pressibie coutliet” between the to sections of the Union. Hf we remarked that slayery was an evil about which we considered al) American states- men must teel auxiety, they replied, the Presi- dent was sworn to defend it. It is an institution which feeds and clothes the world, which protects the negro against the vicissitudes of old age, sick- ness, aud jutauey, aud keeps him in the only posi- tion where he cay be useful to society, and harm- jess to himself. That the sun fixed the boundaries between white and biack labour, in spite of arms and laws; and so sure as one flourished in Massa- chusetts, the other would prosper in Georgia.

“irre

That when the North abolished slavery, and sold |

their slaves to the South, they then turned round, broke faith, and endeavoured to disquiet a title emanating from themselves,

That the tariff laws were ruinous te the South. That in raising their revenue by heavy duties on foreign goods, which came back in return for Southern produce, the North were making the houth pay the great bulk of the expeuse of govern- inet.

That by prohibiting trade in foreign ships, the South were obliged to take Northern to the ex- clusion of foreign goods.

That, by mouopolising the European trade, the North obtaived great profits in brokerage and in freigits y

well os upon European goods brought back iu re-

Southern produce to Eyrope, as |

first Confederate gun opened fire on Friday morn-

ing the i2th, marking the commencement of civil war mt the States, Tie bombarduent lasted during the whole day d when, about nine o'clock on 2 column of smoke rising above announeed the tact that ** Sumter was on fire.” About this time Colonel Wigfall, alde-de-cump to the General, and Private Young, embarked in a stuall boat, and, entering the fort through a porthole, demanded a surrender. Major Anderson repled, * They are still firing on me!” “Then take down your flag,” saié Col. Wigtall; “they wil! coutinue to fire on you so long as that Atter some explanations, in the course of which it appeared that the small garrison were fast suffocating in the casemates, the gailant com- manuder agreed to an unconditional surreuder to General Beauregard, who, as Colonel Wigfall re- marked, “is a soldier aud a gentleman, and knows how to treat a brave enemy.” A horse was the ouly living thing killed during the bombardment. Phis is explained, ou the one hand, by the guns iu the embrasures having been searce]s worked at all; while those in the lowest tier, the only ones used, were covered with two stroug bomb-proot and on the other, by the protection afforded to the gunners in the works on shere, and from the long range at which the combatants en- gaced

few persons are now admitted to the fortress, but we were allowed to walk over the whole by the courtesy of the cominauding officer, and nist tu retore speak ot ite present condition with re- serve, particularly as at the thne we are writing some of the enemy's largest vessels of war are off the harbour, and, for all we know, may be medi- tating a descent upon Charleston. It was quite evident that the tort had suffered considerably, both inside and out, from the Confederate guns; but by great labour and energy it has since been placed in a complete state of defenee, and is now garnsoned by as fine a body of men as South Caro- hua can produce,

an oLoOWw ly bight,

Saturday mornit

the battlements

is up.” I

arches ;

( To be concluded in our next.)

AN INCIDENT OF ICE TRAVEL,

It is now many years since I formed one of the little party garrisoniog Burt's Block- house—a smal!!, isolated pest on the Huron, near the entrance tw Lake Superior. It was during the American war, and not only had the enemy several larger posts ou thesouthern shore, but the woods were filled with thou-

sands of hostile Indians,against whom despite oar defences, we had ofttimes hard work to | and it was arranged

‘hold cur own.

of laud hitherto allowed to tin waste will this vear be sown in cern te coun.

‘forms among the frees.

.

‘aad jaid there in hidden graves.

belated birds hurrying southward in clouds. love, at intervals between his recitals gliding Chree days more saw as on beard the sloop, like a snake into the darkness, to gaze with gazing regrettully on the blackened walls of bis keen Indian vision far into the northern

vur deserted blockhouse, as the vessel slowly | sky, to lay his eur to the snow, and listen if

bore us off on cur lake voyage of more than all were well on board of the sloop, then five hundred miles.

The day was soft and beautiful, as if the | to his seat and his narrations. Indian summer had returned again, bat the |

overtuken us. The wind, fresh from the nothing but an encoupter with Indians, frozen north, rushed by us in long howling which might obstruct our journey ; cutting gusts, which seemed to fill the ait with ice. aeross bays. and pushing’ over projecting

As it swept over the lake, lashing its waters | points, in our eagerness to reach our destina-,

into wild foaming billows, which dashed tion. But on the fourth day the universal and surged around and over our little vessel, silence was broken by a strange reverberat- freezing as they fell, anti her deck was cased | ing sound, which K'nama prononnced to be in sheets of slippery ieé, her ropes and yards | the voice of falling waters. tringed with iong rows of tereles, and her As we drew near, the turmoil swelled to sails rigid as glass, and shattered by the fu-/a mighty roar, and, falling from between rious guie. As the fitful sunshine flashed over the lake cent cataracts 1 ever beheld; its depth of our strugeling burk glittered und glowed! waters shadowing bluely azainst the sur- like a thing of magie beneath her frozen | rounding whiteness as they plunged deep into sheathing. Batit was a perilous beauty, the lake. casting up volumes of rainbowed fur the icy ropes were unmanageable, the spray, then rushing onwards in seething sail-lees yards use ess, and the seamen were | Waves, swept away the icy bordering of the compelled to lether d@riit along at the will lake by a space of more than a mile in width. ot the wind and waves, : This was a new and anlooked-for difficalty, For days the tempest continued, each col- the only mode of overcoming which was to der and wilder than the last, and ace yp pani- , , ” ed at intervals by the farivus snow storus of the tar North. And with each day lower sank the hopés of the unfortunate passengers, who were crowded and cramped, und alinost Sulfbeatt® between youre es batroned

slimb the adj ining heights, and follow the course of the river until it should be again bridged over by ice. The ascent was amid a muss of rock, rugged with lichens, and slippery with frozen spray, und intersected towrelr yawns ehecmrs >and wirer, atleugth,

hatches, a its diffeulues and dangers were surmouuted, At length the fifth day eame, and we were | , long suecession of rapids met our disap- still careering along with the same mad speed, | pointed eyes. Even beyond them K'nama

anil in tter i * ~ whit! fy lhe » ° . : ° » and in utter ignorance whither, for the thick | eguld perceive no ice, and indication of yet

annem ws tara. dash; Se le eee : musses of snow were dashing and whirling | pemoter rapids, and an annonncement that 2s) sj hewilderine ex IS1OT Sod. : . . arvand us in bewildering confusion. Sud-) our detour was yet in its first quarter.

denly the vessel struck, und the waves began to break more wildly over her. Aji on board beheved their hour and her's alike bad come, and each mowent we thought to hear the fatal rush of water.

Hiand clasped hand in a parting grasp, and men sorrowfully drew near the dear ones they were unable to save. The minutes passed, and stiil the vessel foated, though it seemed less buvyantly, and the roar and rush of the hurrying waveswere lessened. It was an interval of tearful suspense, lasting till the thinning snow reyealed us floating in an alinost Jand-locked bay, and showed us that we had but struck upon a needlepoint of sand in entering. Our last remaining Indian, who had accompznied us, recognized the spot as one of the Jong range of bays and bights extending ucross the Jower end of the jake, and at least ewo hundred miles distant from the nearest settlement, which wus Amhersi- burg.

None of us will ever forget the night which followed. Jt was as if the gale, baulked of its prey, had risen to frenzy, so furious and prolonged were the gusts with which itswept. like a destroyer, throuzh the woods, bending the lofty trees like ruses, and ever and anon dusding to the ground some forest giant with a crash which reverberated throégh the sur-

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ruunding hills in a thousand echoes.

After a time K*nama stopped, with a shout of delight, beside a fir-thicket, and raising the lower branches, brought to light a tiny bark canoe, which, avcording to Indian cus- tom, its owner had hidden there until he should return to want it. However, we were tuo much in need of its services to stand on ceremony, and without a moment’s delay we dragged the little shailup froin its shelter, contenting our consciences by leaving in its place a roll of tobacco and a packet of doliars

After « cursory examination we launched our prize, and putting in our packs and rifles, sprang in ourselves; thea each taking a paddie, we were soon skimming across the river with a speed whieh sent a triumphant whoop and a burst of indian song from K’na- wa’s lips.

We had about reached the centre of the stream when the song was abruptly replaced by a startled ery. { looked round hastily from the bow, to see, as it were, a fountain gushing up between the slender staves of our canoe. ither the frost had split the bark, or else an old leak had re-opened. Seizing the nearest blanket, we made a fruitless ut- tempt to stanch it; but. in Jess space than it tukes to teil, our canoe had filled to the brim, and we had but time to snatch our rifles ere she sank beneath the surface, and . : ' was swept by the current into the rapids

The cold, too, was intense. Even in the pojow. narrow cabins we ¢ould scarce endure its At onee we turned to swim to land, hold- bitterness, and the watch and guard on deck ing our rifles aloft in one hand, while we were compelled to retreat before the blasts’ struck out with the other. But the coldness which shot through them like icy arrows. ! of the water was indescribable ; it seemed te Towards morning thestorm passed, but when penctrate to our very hearts, to congeal our day broke we were scarce surprised to find | hiood, and paralyze our limbs. With an our sheltered nook a sheet of gleaming ice, {iyglishman’s strength of arm [ shot ahead. | too thick for us to push through, ‘* Courage, K’nama, courage !’’ I cried cheer-

We regarded this impediment as merely fully. He answered by a fearless yell. temporary, and busied vurselves in repairing) A minute later { glanced round to observe the ravages of the storm, and making ready my companion’s progress ; bat, to my intense | to resuine our voyage. But, as day. alter astonishment, [ could no longer see him. [| day pussed, and the glittering barrier con- | could searce believe my eyes. L looked again. | tinued to thicken and increase, until it’ [ swam back to the spot where I had seen | stretched ont along the lake shore, a broad him last. But it was anfortanately too true border of sparkling silver, the unwelcome ' —he was nowhere to be seen—he was never | truth gradually forced itself upon us that seon again. The poor fellow bad evidently | our vessel was frozen up to meet tue winter taken cramp from the cold, and sinking si-

in that desojate region, and that a season of lently, been swept like our canoe into the | is really 4 puzzler. If we are to place any | They must grow up by continual

almost polar’ cold aud unutterable misery | rapids raging so near at hand, to be tossed and hardship was befure the helpless crew/ among their innumerable breakers, to be and passengers.

No wonder we looked at each other in dis- | and finally Lorne over the brink of that stu- may at the prospect, nor that the feeling! pendous fall —a terrible journey out of the was deepened when we remembered the world! . : scanty stores in the vessel's hold, so insuffi-. No words can describe my astonishment

‘cient for the wants of forty persons, so ill- and horror at this sudden tragedy, nor my