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he first i, that instead of it being a! their lands than they themselves were inclined to Land Question, which was ask! Well, if thetenantry of P. E. Island choose i of by the Royal Counnis- | to submit quietly te all this imposition, we can

so hemte 7 ode fur settling the

nally disposes } we 8 . as ever, and is} have no sympathy for them when we see the!

it leaves if open as wide

e bate of disputes | proprietary yoke fastened tighter than ever round |

caleulated te give rise tea fa most eexations hind

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gaanet fail to entail very heavy expetises oF e| ein wee (ties Ge the arbitration if the Award should

sat the landlord — whieh it not very

would natarally consider it &) papers, for several years,to regard Te EX aMiner

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Ir has been the practice of the Goverameut PT wgalé

jhely it would—he j di hip to have to part with his land at perhaps|as an ally of the Proprietors, and as a journal cds ‘

. j a figure, and pay a heavy bill oF costs | dreadfully opposed to the interests of the tenantry.

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- If the teuaut should be the loser, he) We have laughed at the absurdity of the ae-

besides. night be rained b :

have a poor chance of having his expenses | but the tane is now entirely changed. We are would have

y the contest, and the landiord | cusation, without thiuking it worthy of refutation ;

funded. Lawk at it trom whatever pont we | uo louger a fread to the Preprieiors, but an re .

. and it is only by a close examination We | euemy,W he would incite the tenantry te violate the may — y % i ,

can waderstand it thereughly—we are quite vineed that the arbitration scheme has been wisely cot anide; aud that if an attempt were made to put it ia penctice, it would lead to greater agita- tion thaa kas ever yet prevailed oa the Land Question — iavel vung, perhaps, the ruin of the pour tenants who might have the temerity te try it as a pauacea for the evila which surround the

con: | laws, and would ask the Government to connive

at the vielation! In our issue last week we in- timated, that the only real, safe, and practicable policy te pursue, in order to convert the leasehold inte a freehold tenure, is, te extend the operations

of the Parehase Bill by the aid of either an

linperial or loca) loan; and that if the proprietors will not sell, under that Bill, on terms such as

THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.

The war in the States, although the military prospects of the Confederates have been darkly clouded by the recent events on the Mississippi, and the destruction of some of the seaboard forti- feations of Charleston, S.C., presents no prospect

jof a termination conducive to ths beneficial or

indeed practicable reeonstruction of the Union. ‘That the “dark hour” bas come to the party of the South must be admitted, The death of the lamented Jackson, followed so soon by the fal! of Vicksburg and Port Hudson, caused not only a great check to the previously brilliant series of victories which had attended and illustrated the career ot the Southerners, and necessarily inspired their Opponents with renovated spirits and a de- termination to pretract the unhallowed conflict to its biiter end, but has added to the violent spirit of antagonism, which is a peculiar charac- teristic vf civil war, the acrimony common to a tong bated foe, who has it, at last, in his power to lord it as a conqueror over the enemy who had repeatedly shown himself his master. The most serious, and, in our opinion, most melancholy re-

jeaschokd system, and certainly embittering the relations, net the west cordial at present, which eubsiat between theaselves aud their hiadlords. Now, is there auytuing else in the Land Com- wissioncrs’ Report, besides those twe things we have noticed, which favours the interests of the tenant! We cannot discover one

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were given for the Worrell, Selkirk, Lot If and} geetion that is sugvested by those eveuts to which Lot 54 estates, the Government should withhuld | we have alluded, is, that the late successes of the protection from them in the event of any disputes | federals will probably have the effect of prolong- arising between themselves and their tenantry, 48 | jpg a murderous and unnatural stragyle, which regards the collection of rents, &e. Our words | might otherwise have been terminated by the ex- were: “ Let the Government visit the tenantry haustion of the Northern energies, and the gloomy with vo harsh measures should they feel inclined | feelings excited by a series of terrible reverses.

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salitary concession to the tenantry, but many to the propricters, who, the Protestant says, “ did vet get enough” under the Award! Why, they got everything. They would undoubtedly have

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to forget their obligations to the landlords.” | The depression iu the value of Confederate funds j any ene could misconstrue these w ords, we are at! in the Eugiish market, consequent upon the dis- a loss to imagine — their plain and obvious! astrous defeats of the Confederacy, must have a

meaning is, to let the landlords aud tenants settle | tendency te depress the hopes and limit the re-

THE CIVIL WAR IN THE STATES.

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

Bancor, Aug. 25.

Newspapers in North Carolina and Virginia clamour loudly for suppression of Raleigh ‘ Stan- dard,” official paper of State, which bids Jeff. Davis defiance. Its course is endorsed by publie meetings mn different parts of the State.

Coutederates destroyed 57 locomotives, and 400 ears at Grenada, on approach of Federal Ex- peditioa.

This wakes 77 locomotives and 600 ears cap- tured aud destruyed as direct result of Vicksburg emmpaign.

Previous reports of desertion from Bragg’s army fully confirmed.

Estimated that a thousand comes into Rose- erans’ lines weekly.

Reports from Richmond are that Conseription is being rapidly enforced.

Three iren-clads “ Lady Davis,” “ Chickaho- winy,” and “ Richmuud” completed — three more building.

By Telegraph to “Examiner” and Reading Room. ByyGor, Aug. 27, a. m.

Col. Woodson's (Fed.) Cavalry raided to Po- cahontas, in Arkansas, routing several bands of guerillas and capturing 100° prisocers, among them Jef. Thomsen and staff,

One hundred and eighty-three bodies have been buried at Laurence, and 7 more found, 132 buildings burnt, 85 widows, and 255 orphans, the result of Quantrell’s inassaere.

Gen. Lane reported to Laurence having kilied 41 of Quantrell’s meu, among them Chiefs Dele- ware, Sax, and Fox. Indians have offered their services to Lane.

Rumored a building in Cass, Missouri, been fired, and over 100 sy mpathisers killed.

Plymouth, England, papers say, two British vessels of war, “ Hida” and “Merlin,” out of service, have been sold to London Company, supposed intended for the Contederates.

Correspondent of “ London News” mentions

the best of the bargain ia the matter of the 20) their affaire the best way they can, without years’ purchase; they would have it again under any interfereece on the part of the Government, the arbitration clause, if they did uot shrink from | should the the trouble, expense, agitation and eiuatiel acai: of the The Islander whieh it would produce; and they bad very fand Monitor both labour to make it appear valuable concessions, besides, as regards the | thst in writing thus we are counselling re- Fishery Reservea, Loyalist Lands, Quit Rent | gistance to the laws.

the landlords obstinately resist

Legislature.

They seem to be greatly arrears, together with a confirmation of their | alarmed tor the Proprietors; and the Colonial defective Gtlea under the original grants. But! Secretary, (the editor of the Islander), who, in his they fancied they tiad all these things betore; and| pew character as Atwbassador for the teuautry, they rejected the whole Award, as they had a} must be expected to teel great sympathy for them periect right te do, since the settlement it pro- — cautious the teuantry against our advice, and posed was wery far frow being a final one, but hints that if they de net pay up their rents with caleulated tu keep alive forever disputes between | the utmost peactuality, a detachment of troeps themselves aud their tenantry, adding litigation! wil) be brought from Halifax to force them. All aud expense te them, with intensity of bitterness | this iv in perfect keeping with

te the icelings of the litizanta.

the character of W. H. Pope, who has been always one of the TH E DELEDATI N. most inveterate enemies of the tenantry, and who now

No one will be surprised to learn that Mr. W.| England tor their especial benefit ! EL Pepe has beex appointed one of the Delegates te England, to coutinue there the deceptive | tain coutingeucy, Government should withdraw schemes which the present Government have thei® protection from the Proprietors, it was practised, during thew terw of office, in connection | wroug for the Duke of Neweastle to make a si- with the Land Question. Indeed, there is every | milar suggestion. In the Despatch of His Grace reason to beliewe that the Delegation has entirely} of the 2nd January, 1861, regarding the Land origimated wrth that individual, who is of a roving | Commission, be says that the nou-consenting pro disposition—whe finds that he can neylect bis | prietors must not rely upoa the support of Her ofSee with the mest perieet impuutty, allhvugh be | Majesty's Goveroment, in cases of disputes with i« gaid a large salary for attending tw it, and can} their tenauts, owing to the refusal of the former travel about all the summer aud autumn at the

hypecritically proposes to go ou a missiou to

If it be wrong for us to suggest that, in a cer-

to refer their estates to arbitration. The follow- poblic expense, alteuding to his private affairs, ing «* the language used by the Duke :-—~ aod speesdatiug iv anything that may serve to put) “ While assuring the proprietors that the Award money in hie purse. Perhaps be han some wew | of tha Commiaioners will not be enforced by Land Ageney ia riew,—or sowe large and incon. | whe ia not either caamenalieran: te their aoa wenieut bulaeces against old Laud Agencies to be | Seutatives, couseuted te reler their elaims to whitewashed away, according to the English | arbitration, I should Wish you also to observe suude. Perhaps thece se 2 Borvugh Bank that them, that their refusal te concur frankly in aay be Sietimised—or 2 lite interest ia the} differences, and which, so far as it bax yet pro- shipping trade lw be advawced tur self aud fellows. | ceeded, lias been usseuted to by a large portion of , ‘There ia owe thing very certaiu, that an interest | their body, may nuaterially influence the conduct | : ; j j of her Majesty's Goverument, if called upou here. iu the wellare vf the tewsutry dues uot impel Mr. | afer to support them in any future disputes with Pape upou this mission. Hie extreme views as to | the tenants.” the rights avd Guims of proprietvra, in whose ane ao a ee Jt oo acavies bo bas spent the beat years wf hie life-—bis| THE BAPTISTS OF NEW BRUNSWICK hostility to every measure that has, heretutuce, ON ORANGE SOCIETIES. heen advecated in the Legislature for the relief} We do wot know what amount, if aay, en- wt the teaautry—his hatred of the Tenaut Cow- | egy ragement is giveu by the Baptist denounnation pensatiog, One~ninth aud Rent Rall Bills—his! of this Islaad to the Orange fraternity, but we are Propeusity to speculate im the purchase of lands! keppy te kuow that the Baptists of New Bruns- mith other people's money, tor purely selfish} wiek entertain very decided opinions opposed to wbjeets—bis very bareh treatueat of the tewantry | the organization. We are indebted to thy politeness wn the several estates for which he was Agent be- | of a frieud for a eupy of apriuted “ Address frou fore tis ewployers touud it esseutial ty theic owe | the New Brunswick General Conference of * Free interests tu disuixa hiua—ius outrageously extra- | Christian Baptists,’ in Session at Studholm, N. B., vagaut charges fur leases—-all these tacts, apart | Qet. 15, 1849, to their Brethren composing the! frou the geweral reputation whiek he bears, point | Churches of that name throughout the Prevince,” out Mr. W. H. Pope a the very last person that in whieh we find the following bold but truthful should be selected on a wissou of the kind pro- |teatimeny to the evil deeds of the infamous proused, aulese the real object of it be, to bind still | Orange Association :— Cloner the letiexs af the wilortuuate tenautry, | «We regret tu hear of agything being intro- Mr. Edward Palmer is to be the other delegate. duced among us, which would war or check that We have not much tw say in reference to him I) unity Of the spirit—that charity, ar love, which is is well kuwwa that be is 3 Proprictur hiseclf— the boud of perteetuess. (Col. tii: 14.) We are

surry to know that some of our brethren have Luat be opposed the femsat reliet ueasures of the | fellowship with au institution which we believe hate Goverameut-—~that he ia quite as extreme in| #! Y God. And we should be remiss in our

aed aie ; : . duty tw gurselves and you, and chargeable before = aed wf propaetary digits as his culleague is ; j the Most High, if we did not speak on the subject aid it appears te ua utterly absurd that a person jiu @ manuer not to be misunderstood. We do ot Mr. Palmer’ santecedents and principles ean be | Uwst solewuly believe, as we shall answer at the

: . . . ar at God, where every secret work will be tried, aa pected oe advocate at the Colonial Office — } that the tatroduction of Orange Societies into our broad and liberal measure that will give relief to) Prorince should be regretied by every lover of good any portion of the tenantry. Mr. Palmer is one order and peace; and we appeal to yau, brethren, ai these whe think yee: , iveg’? Lf thetr ceil comseguences are not known from the bev ; ~ oe ue has out apvived | party spirtt which they hare engendered—the riots

waking any alteration ia the existing state of ‘which hace followed —the hood that has been shed things. He mopes through the present, but he | —and the unprepared souls which have been hurried belouga to the t ceutury; and with into eternity, O, brethren, is not their spirit op- the eo 8 a os ade Oe Cages te posed to Hus gospel who hag said, * If my kingdom © rights of iaudhulders aud teuaute, be | rere of this world, then would my sercvauts fight’ might serve as 4 fitttug representative of sucicty | (Jobo xviii: 36,) and is not their declared object

oo rather than the gift. a | measure whieh was intended to compose existing |

five kuudred years ago. The ouly negative praise | that cau he aceerded him, ia, that be is not a) trickster like the Colonial Secretary, aud that

whatever be takes mi haud tu du he does with au) ow

the aceamplishineut of that which God bas de- clared shall be accomplished by very different meaus. (2 Thea. ii: 3.)"

The General Conference further says :— « confess then, dear brethren, that inas-

absurd belief that be is always doing right. It is | much as any of you hace identificd yourselres with

not necessary tu say how far this negative praise must be diminished by au assvciatiou with the Colonial Secretary.

The two delegates fave, we waderstaud, voted themselves vue Luudred aud fifty pouuds a piece, bo begin with. “This ita very handsome allowance, aud, with further heavy droppings from the Treasury chest of this Island, wil) eave a suitable yrovision lor private pleasures and private specu- lations.

Our readers are already aware of the terws, Which, seewrding to vue vf tie Government papers,

the Delegates will be instrueted to propose to the |

the Colowal Minister as the basis of an adjust- sient of the Laud Question. These terms are merely the right to purchase at 15 aud 16 years’ reutal, with time to pay the purchase moaey, which will, of course bear iterest yutil paid; and & regiission of back rents up te 1856, We have

shown, in a previous No., that these old arrears!

do net now generally exist; and that in the few isolated cases in which they may be found unse cured by bouds and warrants, their remission would be of no use, for they are practically irre- eoverable, and the parties against whom they atand are not likely to be ip a position to buy their farms at the high cate of 16 years purchase. Io short, the terms offered by the Proprietora in Sir 8. Cunard’s Vill, forwarded by the Duke of Neweastle before the last Session of the Legis- lature, aud which the Island Goverment pre heuded to reject, are nearly analogous to the terme whieh the Delegates will be authorised to offer. Sir. Samuel Cunard proposed ty sell at 15 years purchase. The Delegates will ask leave for the Senants to buy their farms at \G years, ow time, We have ne sesitation in saying that the tenantry will, or at least should, treat this huckerstiug on the part of the Government with supreme cou- tempt, and make their own terums with the land. lurds whenever they waut to purehase the freehuld interest of their farms.

But behold, gentle Public, the issue of the Great Land Commision, whieh, it was promised, Would procure free land for every tenant, and bring peace and plenty Wo every farmer's door! }t has reavived itself into a Delegation to England, in order to proyide a pleasure trip for two pembers of the Guverument et the public ex- pense, and to givw the Colonial Secretary an op- portunity of picking up some private jobs; while Hie proprictors are to be offered better terms fur

| Orange Societies, we are wounded and pained.” The doctrine laid down in our House of As- sembly, last Session by Pope and other Orange- men, was, that no persons were opposed to the | Orange Suciety but Rotan Catholics, and that all good Protestants must, of uccessity, be Orange- We shall uow be told, no doubt, that all the Baptists of New Bruuswick are very bad Protestaute, or Roman Catholics in diaguiae. - or - A TrowPE of Negro Melodista, styling them- | selves “ Wood's Minstrels,” gave several per- | formances heve during the past week, at the

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| Tewperavee Hall. With the exception that | some parts of the performances were exceedingly coarse and vulgar, they were iu the peculiar style of art which itinerant vagobonds of the elass | usually affect. A seleet party from Government | House honoured by their presence the last ap- | pearance of the “ Minstrels” on Thursday even- | ing; and the distinguished artistes left the next /tiorning, em route for New Brunswick, vainly en- | deayouring to evade payment of Hall rent for the jlast night; but a Policeman, sent by express to | Summerside, set that matter right there. We | wonder that our friends of the Vindicator, who | are death upon humbugs aud imposters, did not notice the little incident on Friday. ns —_—--e @po-—— a

ry” His Lordship the Right Rev. De. Rogers, the popular and talented Bishop of Chatham N. B., is now on a visit to this place, and is the guest of his Lordship the Bishop of Charlottetown.

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We are happy to aunounce that the publie Tea and Bazaar, held at Alberton, Cascumpee, on the 13th instaut, in aid of the new Epiacopal Chureb, was well attended, and patronised by kind friends of all denominations. A commodious tent having been erected alongside of the new Church, all parties were enabled to sit down comfortably and enjoy themselves with good cake and tea. The Lazaar, too, having been well supplied with many valuable articles from Mrs. Dundas, the Misses Wiggins, Mia Heals, and otber kind ladies, looked very well, and though a number of the things re- mained unsold, yet we realized, from al} sources, the handsome sum of thirty-tive pounds.—Com.

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Major General Hastings Doyle, commander-in- chief of H. M. Forges in the Lower Provinces, aud Major Nugent, Assistant Quarter Master General, arrived jn Charlottetown on ‘Tuesday morning last, per stasmer Westmorland, from Pictou. Both these gentiemen are the guests of His Byevllency the Livyt Geveruor—Jsl,

| sourees of the struygling republic. But notwith- | standing all those sdverse circumstances, we do | not nor ever have had the idea that the South } ean be conquered, The North may hold the sea- } board from Maine to Texas,—Great Britain had | the same vantage ground in the war of the Revo- yet the then sparse population achieved | its independence of the greatest naval power in ithe world. The sea-port towns are not the South. As well might it be maintaimed that a man is not lin possession of his house because a policeman | guards the front door, preventing all ingress or

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j egress, while the owner is inside, and his farm, on the front of which the dwelling is erected, supplies with the means of living, as hope to con- | quer a country of millions of miles and millions of ! people by occupying a few towns on the coast. ‘There is another, aud to our belief, a most impor- | tant elemeut about to be introdaced into this mis- erable war; and in the interests of civilization | aud of humanity, we hope that our belief may be | proved te have been well founded. | ‘The recent occupation of Mexico by the French will, we suppose, gain ready récoguition by the | Confederates, in return from the French Em- peror of an acknowledgment of the Southern | States asa nahon. To ail who reflect on the | character and antecedents of the Man of Decem- | ber, it is evident that he has, with his usual pru- dent audacity, availed himselt of the most appro- | priate tune and combination of circumstances to make Mexico in reality au appanage of his Crown ; jand theugh he may offer to an Anstrian the | sovereignty of the newly acquired country, the recipient will be duly tangbt to adopt the kind and generous principle of esteemmg the giver If our surmise be correct, the recognition by France will, of course, induce

that of other European powers; and the uational explode inside, some of them passing ihrough the

pride and susceptibility of the French uation lave beeu so far wounded by the braggart and insulting course adopted by the Federal press, that his people would probably be far more will- ing to risk and undertake a quarrel with the Northern fragment of the once United States than they would have cared to assume had they not been offensively aazailed.

The Monroe doctrine, that no Eurepean power should, in all time to come, acquire avy portion of territory on the American Continent, we have always considered a most impudent assumption. Had the prowulgator and supporters of that dec- trine adopted it on the ground that no territorial changes were to take place from Passamaquoddy to Cape Horn, we could uaderstand their mean- ing, tha: they were determined that no disturbing | influence should be suflered to impede the Arcadian happiness which was to wark the mutual progress of the varied amiable, civilized, lutelligent and intimately associated peoples of the country on which the Pilgrim Fathers had landed as to an asylum from oppression. But alas for Puritan human nature, as illustrated by Presideut Monroe |

Their whole history is a record of aggression on|

their persistent expulsion to the West, to their

and their unsuccessful attempts upon Cuba, they have been verifying one portion of the saying of a fate eminent luworist, that the mission of the Anglo-Saxon race was to make calico and steal land. It France eauuot invade and retain Mexico, by what right have the misnamed United States acquired, and still retain, Texas and California? Florida, it is true, they purehased; but we are strongly inclined to think that that exchange must bave been very much against Spain at the time of the operation.

We have referred to the Puritan pioneers of the Commonwealth ; and their descendants in the Northern States have shewn themselves imbued with the spirit which justified to those fugitives trom oppression the seizing the lands of the original owners. This conclusion was expressed in a preamble aud resolution, the terseness of which it might have been as well for the descendants of the Pilgrims to have embodied in their subsequent oficial documents, wherein they try to disguise the same features under a mass of enveloping verbiage. Their more honest sires decided iu solemn conclave :—“* Whereas the earth belongs to the Saints: Therefore resolved, that we are the Saints, Carried nem. con.”

ahi alates LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.

Tue Steamship Persia arrived at New York ou the 26th instant, with English dates te the 16th; aud the Hiberuia, with dates te the 18th, was intercepted off Cape Eace on the 26th. There is no very important news. Maximilian's aceeptance of the Crown of Mexicois announced. The Polish question remains unchanged. The Russiaus suf- fered another defeat at Searzyne, with a loss of 200,000 roubles. Lord Clyde died at Chatham on the 14th inst.

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The United States Sailing Cutter “George Manguin,.” Capt. Collins, came inte the harbor ef Georgetown on Tuesday fast. She is schr. rigged, carries 7 guns and 40 men. The “ George Man- gum”’ anchored opposite the town, the stars and stripes Bying at ber stern. Capt. Collins came on shore shortly afterwards, aud was received po- litely by the inhabitants. He intends remaining for some time iv the Gulf, for the protection of the fishing vessels. They have not seen the Alabama ; and do not believe the Vanderbilt was sunk.—

Com. to Mon. entail iia

HoLLoway’s ViLLs.—Enfeebled Existence. This medicine embraces every attribute required ina general and domestic remedy; it overturvs the foundations of disease laid by defective fuod and impure air. In obstructions or congestions of the liver, Jungs, bowels, or any other organ, these Pills are especially serviceable and emineutly successful. They should be kept in readiness in every family, as they are 3 medicine without a fault for young persons, and those of feeble con stitutions. They never cause pain, or irritate the moat sensitive nerves or most tender bowels. Holloway's Pills are the best kuown punfiers of the blood, and the best promoters of absorption and seeretion, which remove all poisonous and vbvoxious particles from both sulide und fluids,

: ; women and children. their weaker neighbors; and from the time of} went up on Friday night for another assault on } Sumter.

their first spoliation of the Aboriginal tribes, 1 time was lost in vetting her off that the expedition

acquisitions of Texas and California from teal discover her position, though she was within half

the launching of aw iron-clad at Birkenhead, aud another building for same service.

AUGUST 27, p- m.

Mosby’s Guerillas from 60 have inereased to 200. On Wednesday they captured over 40 Sutler waggons between Centreville and Bull Ran. Mosby is believed fatally wounded.

Latest from Charleston is that Fort Sumter is but a pile of ruins. Gen, Gilmore was turning lis whole attention to Ferts Wagner and Gregg, determined to have speedy possession of Morris Island. ‘Twelve 8 inch Parrott shells fel) in city trom five unies distance.

Reported 1000 Kansas men will be in Missouri border counties within @ week to retaliate des- truction of Lawrence. A fearful retribution is contemplated.

France's Mexican plots are reported on foot against Texas, aud au arrival of forces expected at Matamoras, which, it is beleved, will work serious Complication

VERY LATEST To the “ Examiner” and Reading Room.

August 29.

Genera) Gilmore on Thursday notitied Beaure- gard that ii be did net surrender torts he would shell Charleston in tweuty-four hours, No notice having becutakeu, ou Friday night Gilmore threw some shells into the City, charged with Greek tire.

Beauregard protested against (he missile, asking more time. Gilmore refused. Shelling renewed ou Saturday night. Ruins of Sumpter now held by tort Moultrie and Guns. Only sufficient men in works to keep flag up. Gilmore's advance works reported within stone's throw of fort Wagner.

Pursuit of Quautrills’ wurderers in Missouri continues; eighty of them reported killed. No prisoners are taken, and none of their plunder recaptured. All houses of Kuown Guerilias des- troyed wherever pursurers baye gune.

——-— LATER FROM CHARLESTON.

New York, Auy. 26.— The following interesting letter is from Mr. ©. C. Fulton, editor of the Balti- wore American :—

‘Orr CHARLESTON, Faipay Noon, Ang. 21.—| Fort Sumter still thes the rebel fag, but its west | wall is a mass of ruins. Shells go iute the fort and

exst wall, goluy mm on one side and coming out of theether, Au easterly storm prevailed on Wednes day, but broke away on Thursday. We now have fine weather, and it is expected that the Monitors will go in force to Samter this afternoon. The lronsides and our wooden vessels have shelled Wayner and Gregy every day, keeping them qniet while our shore batteries’ are bauumering Swuter. Seven North Carolina deserters from Sullivan's Island were picked up in a boat hast night by the Montank. ‘They say that the rebels are preparing wo abandon Sumter aud blow it up; that they have | been taking the guns out of it ever since the attack upon i iv April last, which demonstrated their in- ability to hold it; that there are not more thun five or eight guns in the fort, the remainder being * Qua- kers; that the cordon of beer barrels are merely intended to sustain the telegraph line between Sumter aud Moultrie, and ace no part of the obstrne tions ot the harbour; that the North Carolina troops are anxious to go home, and are almost in a state of mutiny ; that the rebels all anticipate the fall of ¢ harleston ; that the walls of Sumter were ex- tensively brencbed in April, and that there is great scarcity of provisions among the revels. The flay} of Sumpter hus been shot away tour tities, and now there is no faz up, The rebel batteries on James Islund throw sbelis night and day into our lines, but do not cause more than one or two casualties daily. Admiral Dahigrenisanxionsto letthe army and naval batteries finish Sumpter, expecting to have plenty of work for the Monitors in taking the interior fine of defences of Charleston, <A flag of truce was sent to Wagner on Friday moruing, and firing ceased during the interview, when it was re- newed again. Gen. Gilmore notified Gen. Beuure- |

within 48 hours, and reynesting him to remove the | The whole Monitor Heet |

The Passiac got aground, and so munch was abandoued for the uight. The rebels did not

| a mile of the fort.”’

Orr Cuarceston Saturday Aug.22.—Suniter this ) morning is an immense ruin, The rear wall is bat- | tered down, and the interior of the fort is open to | view. Our shells strike ayainst the inside of the | front wall, which is greatly shattered, aud at tines }shells puss entirely threagh the fort. The flag of Sumter wus shot away four times on Friday and a new flag up this worning. The weather is very hot, and no ice is to be had ; nething but warm condens- ed water. Should there be no accident to-night, the old flag will float over Sumter to-morrow (Sanday).

— ~~~ - ~ THE POOR MAN’S FRIEND.

Dr. Radway may truly be called the poor man’s friend. His medicines secure to the poor health without loss of time, or any liability to the expense ef a ductor, Let every man keep a bottle of Radway’s Ready Relief in the house, and on the | first experience of pain use it. Pain is a pre- monitery symptom of disease, and if the Relief is used promptly it will in a few moments stop the pain, and break up the disease. There is no oc- casion for a man, however exposed to sickuess,

to suffer one day if the Ready Relief is used when pain is first experienced.

Died,

On Thureday, the 20th instant, of Dysentery, at the advanced age of 80 years, Mrs. Mary Mullally, wife of Mr. James Mullally, of Dog River, Lot 3t. The deceased bore the character of an affectionate wife and mother, a kind friend and a good neighbor, and is sincerely lamented not only by her immediate friends, but also by all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. She emigrated te this Island from Coanty Tipperary, Lreland, in the year 1830.

At Tryon, on the I4th inst., in the 22nd year of her age, Emily, youngest danghter of the late Rev. Benjamin Boulter. The deceased endeared herself to all who gained her acquaintance, by her unas- suming deportinent, integrity and ca,

At the saime place, ou the same day, in the 4th year of his aye, John, the beloved and only son ot James and Maryaret Boulter.

At Alberton, on the 3rd inst., Mr. John Graham, shoemaker, a native of Scotland.

On the 23rd of July last, at St. Bravels, Glouces- tershire, England, im Matilde Byrne, wife of Captain Byrne, formerly a resident of this Island, leaving four dangliters and two sons to mourn the loss of a beleved parent.

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SHIPPING NEWS.

cneosineiiiinitts as-is PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN. ENTERED:

Ave 21—Schr. Western Packet, McPherson, Halifax; mereh. Enterprize, McDonald, Anti- yonish ; limestones. Feme, Matheson, Richibucto ; juniper and deals. 22— Ploughboy, Robertsou, ictou; coul. Three Sisters, McAvoy, do.; do. 23—Bee, Ogden, Bay Verte; deals. 24—Trial, Wolfe, Port Hood ; limestone. Woodbine, Kolert- son, Pictou; coal. Heetor, Healey, Yarmouth ; swves. Cherub, Campbell, Canso; limestone. Venus, Braddock, do; limestone. 25— Magyie. Caftray, Canso; do. Pearl, Turnbull, Pictou; coal. “26-—Leader, Pushee, Antigonish ; pluister. Carrie M. Rich, Dority, Boston; merch. 27—La Rooka, Davidson, Pictou; coal.

CLEARED:

Auc. 2i1—La Rooka, Davidson, Picton; bal. Feme, Mathesou, Shemogue, bal. 24—Brigt.Polla, Salmon, London; degjs, preserved salmon, and fuss. Bee, Ogden, Bay Verte; bal. Venus, Brad- dock, Causo; do. 25—Ploughboy, Robertson, Pic-

bal. ‘Three Sisters, McA do.; do. 26—

ton; why, do.; do. Pear}, Turnbull, Pictou; do. Lender, Pushee, do. ; do. Yoodbine, Robertson, Bea

Pagwaah ; do. Breeze, Pow, Bay Verte; ballast.

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Iu Steamer Westinorland from Picton, Aug. 25—

Mr. aud Mrs. Trenaman, Mr. and Mrs. Elson, | Major Geu. Doyle, Major Nuyeut, Messrs. McKeen, | Burns, Hays, Fraser,

prisoners :—

“It is directed that immediately on receiving official or other autheutic information of the exe- cution of Capt. Sawyer and Capt. Flynn, you will proceed to hang W. H. Lee and the other rebel

officers designated as herein above directed, and

that you notify Kobert Ould, Esq., of said pro- ecedings, and assure him that the Government of the United States will proceed to retaliate for every sioilar barbarous violation of the laws of

civilized war,” _ —~o oo

Hose Hiwseir ro Escarz tux Drart.—A German shoewaker, named John Frichents- cher, residing in St. Louis, hung himself in his cellar, on the 11th inst. He was healthy and prosperous, but greatly troubled about the draft.

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Kentucky Be__es APPRECIATE.—Mres. Anne Nauts, of Louisville, Ky., says in a letter:— “When in New York, this suaumer, I purchased, by way of experiment, sume ot Mrs. 8S. A. Allen’s celebrated Hair Restorer and Zylobalsamun, which [ have found valuable. 1 now write te have you send me a dozen of each by express, fer the use of my friends.

Sold by Druggists everywhere. Depot, 192 Greenwich-street, New Yerk.

The following is the language of Major Gee wera) Halleck to the agent for the exchange of

7s

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PPPUERE will be a TEA PARTY, at

SOURIS EAST, on THURSDAY, i0th of September next, at 2 o'clock, p.m. There will be a Lottery of a Lady's Fancy WORK BOX, ina. mediately after the Tea. Should the weather on the L0th prove unfavorable, the Tea will be held on the next fine day afterwards. Tickets Is. 6d. each, to be had at the Store of the Hon. P. Walker, aid of Mr. John Gahan, Charlottetown; at the Store of the Hon. A. A. MeDonald, Georgetown ; at Orwell, at the Store of P. Stephens, Esq. ; at Rolo Bay, of Messrs. Davidson & Dingwell; and at Souris of the Hon. D. Beaton, Edward Kickham and James MeWade, Esquires; and also on the ground.

Souris, Aug. 24, 1863, vin & rw

Mill Stones, Steam Engines,

Carding Machine.

(PRE subseriber has for sale Two Puirs of MILL STONES, for oats and flour, with all the Gearing.

TWO STEAM ENGINES and BOILERS, of Six Hore Power each, to be worked connected or seperately.

Atse — One of MORRISS CARDING MA-~ CHINES.

The whole will be sold together or seperately our terms.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

"Lea, Sugar, Flour,

Candles, &e.

Te be sold at AUCTLON, on WED- NESDAY, the 2nd SeprempBer, at Il o'clock, in front of the Subscriber's SALE ROOM, Queen Street :-— 25 chests TEA, 12 boxes PIPES, 20 half-chests Do, 20 de SOAP, 100 barrels FLOUR, (supertine extra,) 25 do Bright SUGAR, 10 «do Crushed Do 50 boxes LozeNncEs, 25 boxes Canvtes, 10 do Leacher Starch, 25 Keys White Lead. 10 Kegs BLACK PAINT, Terms—Z£10, 3 months; £40, 4 months. J. & VT. MORRIS, Auctioneers. Ch'town, August 31, [8u3. lin

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AUCTION! AUCTION!

MO be SOLD by PUGLIC AUCTION, on THURSDAY, the lth day of SEP-

TEMBER next, at 11 o’clock, a. m., at the

Subseriber’s SALE ROOM, Queen Street :-—

20 Chests TEA,

(uglish Importation, ) |

100 Boxes RAISINS,

——alsu—— A Quantity of DRY GOODS, consisting of White and Grey Cottons, Striped Shirtings, Linings, Threads, Cotten Warp, &e. &e. WM. McGILL, Auctioneeer. Ch.Towan, Aug. 31, 1863.

Leasehold Farm for Sale.

7° be sold by virtue of a power of Sale contained in an Indenture of Mortgage, dated the 27th day of June, 1861, and made between Ber- nard Shannon of Township 35, farmer, and John Shannon of the same place, wail carrier, of the one part, aud Jolin Knight of Souris, merchant, of the other part, ~all the unexpired term of 999 years (mentioned in a certain lease from Roderick Charles McDonald to the said Bernard Shannon, and made the 74th day of November, 1841 } of an end to that tract of lund situate in Bedford Parish, in Queen's County, commencing on the north side of St. Peter's Road, and running from thence North one degree ; East, seventy-one chaius; thence West, one de- gree; North, five chuins and five links; thence North, one degree ; East, seven chains and thirty links ; thence East, one degree ; South, six chains and fifty links; thence South, one degree; West, seventy-one chains and eighty-six links to the Kioud, uforesasd ; and thence alony said road to the place of beginning ; beanded on the North by lands in the oeenpution of James E. Wood and Alexander McDonald; on the East by Peter Phee’s land, on

| the South by suid road, and on the West by lands