To -rns Entroa or run Rout. Gaza-rrs.

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By a Resolution published in I1uszcrd'r Gaz- me, wtflefiglral ,~. sssd at a public meet" he -‘in tin Dpffiolllfltb take into consi eratIoraV.‘the"lofl,o he ‘Fairy Queen," and the ' choly’ ualties attending the fatal accident, I pe 'e a censuro is levelled

'nstjtbe fiecutivs Government, for bavin

,, to,,cart-y the mails; an some gentlemen of the community have thought proper to im ute to the Executive still more unworthy an selfish motives, namely, to de- prive Mr. Peake of the contract. his demands a refutation, which a statement ofa lbw facts ‘¢iil,,.I feel Iullx carry out. When thensresent Government came into olfice, they fen that no contract had been entered into with Mr. Peake for running the Rose or carry- ingrthe mails ;aoooi in a v ' time were pu ilished, calling for tenders for conveying the mails y a steamboat, 0 equa power to ’ vessel. To this advertisement no afip " ' had been responded. A letter from r to the Government, olering to carry the mails, butrefusin to enter into any contract, was received and accepted, without an contract, thus leaving Mr. Peske quite unshac ed.

'l‘he reciprocity entered into by the two governments this year (l8lil), gave such a stimulus to trade, that ' scanie obvious that more competent means for transporting our produce to the sister Colonies and States should be supplied, sad suggested the propriety and necessity of pie ' a competent stsarn power at the disposal of our farmers and trades, and led to the introduction of the ailbatross, which vessel, however, iubaequsntl proved too large and ex ensive.

In the fal of 1852 I induced the Government to advertise for tenders for running a competent steam- boat of not less than 100 lmrsa power between Charlottetown, Bedeque and Shediac. lnde eudeut o or own conviction of the necessity of p acing a ,vessel of rent steam power and carrying capacity than the gate upon the station, I was urged by parties in Piotos and other places to carry out this measure, the utility of which became every day more apparent. It must, therefore, be evident to every person of ordinary intellect, that hostility to Mr. ‘Peaks was altogether out’ of the question. As well might Mr,

HASZARD’S GAZETTE. OCTOBER 26.

nisgogues, nit destitute of fine feeling as they are of “rm figtgningfyfiggg ghe h principle, who presume to ascribe the calamity to the ,]|..t N,’ Report '“ ‘hem c cvernment, I despise, as all the world must. and ‘.8, been 05,,“ '5’ "my, . doogggng was not lyourown astute and enquiring iiiirid, aiidiiiduee rdason., -you to luring tlrqinqina more impressive manner hlio under the not‘

save them to crawl into that retirsmciit best suited

to conceal their deforuiity, unpflfmiiie tutors occasion No

(not steeped, build sllliction) iiiav pe- ssnt to them an opportunity of sporting the gall and rsloour which pervades their constitution against the government and its supporters. ‘ I remain, K‘, _ Your most ob‘t. Servant. GEORGE CULI-IS Charlottetown, 2lst 0ct.. I853.

To Tris Eni-roii or I{ssssirn's Gsxsrrs.

Sir-I notice is the Royal Gdsstls of Ills 241“ itiat., a letter signed Guano: Conirs, evidently not written by that important itidivitlqsl, however much it may embody his sentiments and those of his Colleagues. Every body knows that he can- not say a doseu words without his interminable “as bows," and l have heard it stated by one of his own Crew, that he is unable to answer an invitation to Government House witlzout first uiusulling the Ex-councillor. However I will pass over these things just now.

'1‘ a letter says, lliat a censure is levelled against the Government for having ennllteil “I9 Fairy Queen to carry the Mails; Mr. Coles has attempted to evade that censure, but csrtainly‘l)l|8 not in the least cast ofl' the blame, either lrrun himaelfor his colleagues. for having employed In unseaworthy vessel. When the present party csnis into oflice they thought only of, the en_io|u- msnt and petty power which they -hud gained. they never thought of the weighty tesP0l'5ll'll“Y that rested upon them, and which is always inseparable ln men in authority

e first Advertisement for lenders in I851 was. a cut at i'vlr. Pealte; it ran fora vessel of 50 horse power. and also for a vessel of 80 horse power, Mr. Peake declined entering into stiy contract, I think I have heard him say, because the renta- nerstioti was not euflicient to induce him to put on another host at once, if anything happened to the R

“ In the fall of1852," sass Mr. Coles, "lin-

Pope, w buds vcsselemplcyed between liedsque and Bhsdisc, turn round and say, this is a conspiracy against me, and you should not play otfsucli a trick upon a member of your goverunient. Thus a liberal and necessary measure of the government, producing benefits upoti the community, has been construediuto a desire to gratify a private grudge. The advertisement for leaders continued in the pars during the winter. without inducing an otfer from a contractor. or eliciting an objection from any member of the House or from an person out of it. About two or three weeks after t s time for entering into I contract had expired, Mr. Whitney arrived from St, John, and otferedthe Fairy Queen. I told him that the time for entering into a contract had passed by, independent ofwbicb Mr. Pealre had put the Rose into proper order, and it would be an act of injustice to that gentleman to interfere with him, alter expending so much ‘mos upon her boilers, Src. However, as there would be a meeting of the Council in stkyor two, he was at liberty to make a pro . cquettt, while talking wit the ‘ the market‘ square, Mr. Owen, agent

Governor

for the" ltose, came up, and stated that he was T

requestsdb Mr. Peaks to say-,'tbat having learned that Mr‘ Whitney was here for the pur se ofotfering ii steamboat for the government use, e hoped that Mr. Whitney’s offer would be accepted, and in order that no inconvenience should accrue, he would continue to ply the Rose until replaced by the Fairy Queen. An offer embodying such liberality ofsenti- inent demanded to be met bya reciprocal feeling, and determined to wait upon Mr. Peaks immediately, and tolmprass upon him, that it was not the desire of the gnvsrusu_s_nt ternaks any alteration in the carryin of the mails for that season, particularly as he had ‘an launched into a good deal of expense in refitting is vessel. whereupon Mr. Peaks opened his ledger and showed me that it did not pay anything like a hundred a year over expenses. and it would be better for him to sell her, now that he had her in good re-

ir Now, Sir, I cannot discover in the course of the negocistions between Mr. Peaks and the government, that s sentiment of dissatisfaction emanated from that gentleman , or that be evinced the slightest manifesta- tion of having been badly used. All iuipcdinients being thus amicably removed, arrangements were made for entering into a,contract with Mr. Whitney , and he was accordingly requested to bring round the Fairy Queen, and make a trial trip to Sbediuc. In the course of her psiisage round she encountered very stor my weather. The triple Shediuc and back was per- formed in good slyle,'ulthongh it blew rather stifl'— the vessel mskiii nine to ten knots an hour. A num- ber of the Executive and Legislative Councils were on board, many of whom are thoroughly acquainted with ship building and nautical matters, and all or- ressed themselves‘ perfectly satisfied with the vessel, liar performance, equipment and uccorninodatioo. Mr. Cairns. a qualified‘ engineer, also accompanied on tbs trip, and tatilied his up rovnl of her muniti- nery. Qhe was only four years old, her boilers now. After an additional trip ,to Plctou and back, it can- tractjvss saterediuto with Mr. Whitney, by which he was bound under a penalty to keep l| good and etiicient boat. at all lllllel, darn? the continuance of his contract l,Jer,t,hrss years, wel manned and found, and to bavstwe good eats. 'I'hcse latter requisites were dccidedlj'auppl' d in the true spirit of the con- tract, as they were fu ly competent ‘to take of!’ man more persons than were on board of the ill-failed ves- sel, hsd they been put in requisition. During the four months the boat was in commission, she never lst‘r'a' mall due; and it‘ was only about four weeks before lismlissslctlea. that l,in company with mover or the resolution censoring tho gsvsinrnent), and ssvcvalothergaaslerrisn and ladies, went to Sbediso, on route to St. John. Having en-

countered a. wind. yet no necessity for qpplyiggwtl the purnps occurred, and after remaining several um sit we proceeded on the voy-

B°»4°‘l"‘.' . . . ago, apd,prr,ivsd.at 8h_edis_c wiihsuunythrng having occurred to pause the slightest complaint. every person saprsssiag sat'nfactiou at the manner in, whic ' ssage becubperformed, and tho comfor agommpdation enjoyed by the pnsssggers. ,a remainder o the nrnsy frorri the end to St. John vrIs'pI'sWm_i in I c "Comm ore," and here an op rtunity presented itself for contrasting the lrunllt as of the isspectlve vessels ; ‘nor was the 0 or- tunity lost,for'all testified their approbation of the Fairy Queen, even sassy of those. the Doctor inclu- sd, who are now most voelfcrsus in crying down the lost ill-fstadvvuhsl, were men siinent-is contri- hutiig their -used of approbation. During my tent- ry sbusitss. laad shs crossed from ,' on twsgosssuons, w no thought up gopld hag; oatliysst the gals, as several vessels ‘snagged ' its ceutiausucs. n cos those onacipivsnlrfeslted a good deal, wliith retard- qd bar pa’ss'age. and caused alarm to some rstuis, who threatened to report her condition to the govern- ment ; but up to the time of her being wrecked, govssnrnsst or

sfhoisdeisscy. in her slncs, and dosbtlssawsstl bad he , «$0 rsva cf the stormy element. H. -I i ' ii

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- ‘ 'iliil"'il.a'i-tirm ' “ltIlhin1ty'|ias am daily dragged before ths- us I 'er about a rssdsissysyssr-rosy on»srvtlisrs- “""°"" °' “..".tfl‘i":'i“.t.‘.‘s"‘a‘."-.:'.°";. -"'°“s'e

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duced the Government to advertise for a vessel of I00 horse power." On looking over a file of the Royal Gazette, I find it was the tom of.lsnuary, I853, that such tenders were advertised for—i see Mr. Coles is not particular as to dates or facts at any time—this,l presume, was soon after the accounts of the profit and loss of the government sailing packet had been-made up--the loss ha been found greater than the profits. and the oppo- sition grew stronger, instead of abalinlz. He acknowledges the Hon. Mr. Pope the owner of the sailing packet-—no wonder he got the station in preference to his opponents-—but with all the government favoritism, the speculation did not pay,—Mr. Pope was glad to give it up, but what did he do! lie advocated a smaller grant in the House of Assembly, as he did not intend to run the ‘ Grafton,’ and later in the season induced Mr. Whitney to come here with his Boat. There was no use in Mr. Coles drawing the comparison be- tween Mr. Pope and Mr. Peaks, the circum- stances. as I have shown, are widely dilferent. lrus, i do not think, that opposition to Mr. Peake was the sole and only cause which brought about the engagement of the ‘ Fairy Queen.’ From unmistakable evidence, it can be relied upon as a fact, that the owner 0 .lhe government packet

tween Bedeque and Shedisc, was desirous, in some way or other, to get up an effective oppo- sition against the packets put on that station by Messrs. Dean. Weaiherbe, and the Wslshes ; and it is well known. that when this man stteiripled any design, he cared not how much his friends suffered, as long as he compassed his own ends. No tender list! ever been put in by Mr. Whitney. and could not be thrown over the wharf, as stated by Mr. Whelsn, in the Gazette of the ‘-'0th June. By the way—how truthful is that same Editor, and how watchful must his colleagues be when they allowed hits to make statements which they now contradict. Sticli a man is worlliya Com- mission in the Pesce—if his ears be cropped—l have no doubt. 'I‘lie iiwner of the ‘ Grafton’ found she would be a losing speculation, and, at his instigation, Mr. Whitney was brought here. this they cannot deny. I will let Mr. Coles tell the rest of the story in his own words :-

“ The advertisment for lenders continued in the papers during the winter. without inducing an ofler froiu n contruotor.or eliciting an objection from any member ofthe House or from any person out of it. About two or three weeks after the time for entering into a contract had expired, Mr Whitney arrived from St. John, and ofi'ersd the Fairy Queen. I told him, that the time for entering into a contract had passed by, independent of wbicli Mr. Pealte had put the Rose into proper order, and it would be an act of in'ustice to that gentleman to interfere with him, afler expending so much money upon her boilers, &c. However, as there would be a meeting of the Council in a day or two. hawss at liberty to makeii proposal.

It was the Treasury Councillor that induced the owner of the Fairy Queen to offer her for the route, but she was willingly seized upon by other Iimwrrililr councillors who were jealous of t e government Packet mooring to Mr. Pertke‘s wharf, and thus their ready concurrence in the scheme shut their eyes to her unsuitable- ness for the station. Well they Mr. Coles say “that it would be an act of injustice to Mr. Peake after fitting up his vessel for the season to All must. admire the spirit Mr. Pealre chewed, when he came forward and told them, when he heard Mr. Whitney was here—nnd knowing that he had been sent for- thnt the need not consider him in the matter, such “ iberality of sentiment," certainly did “ demand a reciprocal feeling,” but was it so met? Mr. Peaks cerhinly showed less recent- ment, than any man I know of, in similar cir- cumstances, but I doubt, whether he felt their ingratitndo any the less.

would be glad, if Mr. Coles would name the rties in Pictou who wished to see another tin place of the Rose: I know that the com- munityygenerall , were very much displeased, when r . Fairy was on the route, and several said, our Government would suffer for it.

It is well known, that Fairy. Queen took a Ion time to get round from St. John three times, as long as a sen-boat w_oul have taken, and the poop e that came in her declared they would never make such a voyage in her again. I believe the tri to Sliediac was cre- d tably the

performed by vessel--that it was boat trip she made while on thrronte-—and vrh I Whilst Mr. (bios and his party, were plying themselves with Champagne, the stokers were lying .all kinds _of combustibles tot s fires‘ ‘ boilers were well canlked up, and t e machinery was clean a for the occasion, besides, she kept either before the wind, or bow on, so that she was not so liable to’ roll and eonsequsntty, gcntlsisen d imbibed jostsscaach asslie could soavcnlsatl isasags elt of course u to comfortable. Ike did tnrs-—thsynsvsr istenéoed to

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the initi- ilrawn up! But we may guess the rsou could be found on whom the u could rely, who would give a bvoura e Rs-

rt. Mr. Andrew Mitchel would have under-

ken it, I do not doubt. but would the pu trust themselves in a boat of his ins ctionl The very fact of his being appoin to the l duty. would create suspicion a person of his standing being required to act in the capacity of-Steam-lioat inspector would be suliicient for the nerves of most people. It has been quite enough to give character to the Report we are to et from the commissioners, without the ad- dition of the name of the agent, government‘ inspector of the boat and member of govern- ment. But liero was an rmgineer on board. it whom some confidence might be placed. Where is his report which might take some responsi- bility ofl' the overnmentl None in existence! [suppose he id not like to give one in wri- ting! The test commendation I have ever heard him give was that the engines were better than he expected ! Likely the were ; he could not ex ct aiuch,wheu the airy Queen was the third vessel they were in, and were only half of what belonged to the N. America. Mr. Coles says, her boilers were new, it is like- ly they were once, but it must have some tiing ago, or they would not have required caulking so soon. r. M‘Ausland stated in the meeting that they were tubular, but that several were plufiged up, because they leaked so badly, thus ren cred them an impediment to the heating instead of an assistance.

The contract has been entered into for three years, sotlist Mr. Whitney can put another host on the route, and ma yet cause more trouble to the people of the slsnd ; and yet it has been said by the Government and their so porters, the County meeting has been held too ate, but for that meeting, who knows but that another of Mr. Whitney's stsakiers might now have been plying on our waters‘ the originators of that meeting iiitenderl toms‘ such an impression on the pre- sent, and all future Governments, that the public required the lives of the community to be cared

or as well as the mails, and that the government that did not make every provision for their security was not worthy of support or countenance.

Mr. Coles savs, she never left a mail due, this is incorrect, although she had a remarkably fine summer, she was often behind her time. after the first few trips. she seldom exceeded 5 knots and ' was often detained to repair the leaks in her boiler, Mr. Coles could not have been ignorant of this, and Mr. Lord acknowledged, he knew her state after Dr. Evans came over, yet in neither of his capacities as agent, government inspector, or councillor did he take any pains to remedy the evils complained o .

l have exceeded, Mr Editor, your limits, and tres- pnssed too much on your readers, yet lmust not omit the Government cry of Political movement; it originated with them, and I hope it may terminate with them. power they possess, to the injury of the eomrnnni- ' ty, in order to further their own private ends, it is likely many of their friends will desert them. Their condemnation was passed in Nova Scotia before it was mooted here. They feel guilty, but like the criminslat his trial, while there is a chance of escape by s quibble or a pretext, they will plead thciajiinoosnce. ,

You will, I doubt not, recollect the address to Capt. Matheson, signed by it number of his passengers, I therefore subscribe myself

Oxs or run Firr'r-until!

_..fI!o suns know or l'Iaszsiw’3 GAZITTI. Sir,-—I am delighted to observe, by your iper of the 1st inst, (which. I regret to say,

ins missed my address on one or two occasions) —that my native country is really beginning to make some very perceptible progress in the cultivation of the nor and gentler arts. lain not ii. very old man, but I can distinctly re- member the time when neither Charlottetown nor the country for miles around could of any thing having pretensions to the dignity of an orchard or a rden, where one could fill his cheeks with luscious fruit, or stoop in fondness over some fairy flower not “Burrito blush unseen.”

Rapid, beyond comparison, has been the change from that a parent sterility to the sin- ulur y attractive ructification of the present ay, as most have been evident to every person who had the good fortune to witness the Hor- tiuulturul Ex ibition described in your paper of the ate above mentioned. You seem to think, that the flower department was not so brilliant as it might be, but that this was com- nsated b the presence of those other bri ht reathing owers roinenading the Hall wh ch have given Prince Award Island, in my humble estimate, preeminence over everylother lacs I have visitedin my various wanderln . es, it may well be gratifyingto our prirf: that we can in all seasons present a choice displa of those flowers without waiting for the sunshine to nurse them into beauty, or labouring to en- ‘ rich the bowels of the earth.

It is not creditable, however, to the corn- munity, “ that straitness in the Society's fund,’ should have prevented further en- couragement to the tiornl department of the Exhibition. Iti_s said.that the character of the poo le ma be Judged of by their songs, but I won d pro or to form in estimate of my fellow- bcings by their rcgar for. or indiflereuce to, llowcrs. Wherever they become the aim and pride of a people, you may be sure that virtues which in many cases they so henutiftilly illus- =trate,‘fiud an abiding place in their affections.

l observe the Legislature session after ses- sion, votin large sums of money in aid of Agricultura societies, to moon;-gag tho bngd. ing of cattle-and the importation of seeds- lsrgo sums are given for flghin pufpo 3.. for sup rt of upers and of_'n ii-and ‘fin a blind!‘ Other 0 50°". of far less consideration, but not a shilling is appropriated to onooumgg an art that ministers to man's finer tastes, and by stimulating his love for whatever is Beam‘ ful in the creation, lessens the Incentive to, and the opportual for vicious inclinations, and consequently diminishes the necessity for ja and for pauper relief. It 919 mm gnd man loo (for they understand tlienurscry of those things as well as others, much ‘getter L than the man could be eneoungghby flfid. some prizes our Horticultural tss,hnd ' generous contributions iron thQ"£:fI[}‘t\ifg, co“ ' embellish the front or rear of 2 dwglnh yyith "flower beds, wliers pmigg, fofi|,’m’: