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men from the load of embarrassments under which they are staggering, agd the establishment of a uniform and relia- ble currency throuzh the means cf a national bank, can again galvanize i into activity

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Correspondence,

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For ruw Exayiyea.

CURISTIANITY ANQ LOYALTY vs. ORANGEISM.

Dean Sin—Jo addressing you on the relation which the above sysiwins bear to each other, I assert for myself, by way vt preliminary, tht L will yied ty no man as a defender of gy owt Protestant faith and my own Church, and therefore 1 thin® it the mora necessary to examine the conduct of some ignur.ut men, misled by infatuated aad designing leaders, whe employ themselves in creating diseord where there pre- yivusly ‘wus, and ever should be, peace between the Roman Cutholic and Protestant population of this Colony. | will fiyst examine their conduct as connected with Christianity, and secondly as being loyal or disloyal, whilst the hateful |

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. se f J te > . : ; : ver be may, passage of a general bankrupt !aw, relieving our mercantile he may utter in the presence of such a dastard, or, e y |

be aware bis observations, no longer free, may be transferred to the coluans of the Islander, embstished and improved, so tar as the art of lying serves, in order to glut the political hatred of ite worthy brace of editors. Are we not in an enviable con-

dition, people of Prince Edward [sland, when the gag must be

forced tipon ue, ora hireling press misrepresent and abuse us 7 |

if Ings bad confined hunself to a trathtul report of what Mr. Swabey had really seid, degrading as wt was to make his paper a vehicle of tattling gossip, leas fanit would have been found with him; but, when he engrafts a false and mischievous addi- ron upon that which bears the semblance of truth, his conduct must excite av indefinite amount of pity and disgust, [et him, however, beware how he uses his peain future, or rather let

lim be caretul how he avails himself of that of the mediocre | successor of the gifted Maclean; and whom, from ius own want |

af brains, he is ut preseat forced to employ, He has already led him into many difficulties, and will, eventually, be the means of ejecting hia from tis inuch cherished position of Printer to the Queen. Yours, Sir,

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UNSET” OF THE ISLANDER, AUGUST 2, L861.

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Ghe Craminer.

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(woR THE EXAMINER.) | CLEAN STREETS.

Mx. Eprvor—The cool and cleanly habit of watering the ‘stree’s is practised in every City that requires this attention to ‘the comfort of the inhabitants except Cnarlottetown, and per- ‘haps ave or two others in the rearward of the march of improve- iment. lt would be too much to expect so extensive sn | undertaking to be aceoinplished on behalf of this City,suddenly, }but a good beginning might be made on the Market Square on | windy market days, and every body’s sensations of comfort, | cleanliness, and health mage to stand at a premium, When ‘naure raises the wind, and kickw up a dust on market days in |Charlotietown, it is an inconvenience to buyers and sellers of country produce, and might be cured by the cvo! and cleanly { rateee of watering the market site, if the sancary authorities

would gniy take thie little idea into their heads ; = if the City | caunat afford W patronise CLEAN Foon, the inhabdante at least might be provided with a water cart, and allowed to lay the | dust by subscription—a subscripron of say ten shillings per jmarket day. Why should thousands of individuals who must ‘supply themselves from this area, be obliged to buy as make- }weight drifts of feculent mater and uuwhvulesome filth? A | very little exertion, and less expense would, on windy market |daya, lay the dust, keep the au cool, and preserve the meat

pulitical motives of these promoters of discord will develop POLITICALLY PARODIBD FOR THE COLONIAL SECRETARY AND EDITOR. ‘from that fillhy clammy character it assumes when wind and

themselves ia the sequel without note or cominent from me. |

It needs mot a Mr. Fitzgerald or a Mr. Roache to explain | Christian duties, which they evidently either disregard or eannot comprehend, since they debase their ministerial cha- racter by attending, and still more by taking a prominent | pastin, Orange meetings. We have the Bibie before us—| bust Louk from which tiey profess to teaclh—and there they) might see that the Gospel of Christ inculcates peace, whilst | they couusel discord; and we know if they do not, who it} was © who, when he was reviled, reviled not again—when he! suffered, threatened not.’’ We are,ttherefore, compelled to’ believe thag they know nothing of the true spirit o! Christi- anity which they profess ty fesl. { cannot envy az Sn | who, in a spirit of ignorant fenatisism, will labour to disturh » Christias community .and set those whom it should be their duty to unite, in a state of antagonism to each other. | Alas for the Christian ministry, and the Church of England | in particular, if these should he considered samples of its | servants. As to other Revd. gentlemen whom we heard were | present at the recent Wrange display, let us leave them to! tueir own con¥ciences and their own congregations. Should | they, by the merey of God, egeape the divine wrath, obloquy | here will nust surely overtake them

Let me, howeyes, ogain remark that if this movement were! @ defensive gue, they might have even my co-operation, but, they well know themselves to be the assailants, and that frozu | the Government they have hitherto met iheir rowgrd. Had | not the Roman Catholics had better advisers both amongst | themselves and amongst the Protestantg, their evil designs. would have long azo been consummated in the destruction oi ail internal and domestic peace.

Ubudience tu the laws, however, and loyalty to the Crown | are subordinate, but not unimportant parts of Christianity. | I do, indeed, pity @ country so immersed in ignorance as to | be misled by such leaders as these. A few days previous to | the late election we heard one of these false professors of Christianity, or profe-sors of false Christianity, counsel per- | Sons to go 60 tu the poll, that they might have the means of | sequitting themselves like men. What enemies? where were | they tv tind them unless they made them? ‘Their regent | conduct is in keeping with this spirit.

In the » tw which a newspaper letter must necessarily | be limited,l canno: g» back to the origin and progress or ends | of Urange Societies. My purpose does not reguize j¢; nor do! I wish to be understood as expressing even my own gpinion. | If i felt my on faith in danger or attacked, 1 would not | shrink from bringing any combination in ita support, but to |

il that of others—uever!! We must consider this subject | » reference to the times und gut own local ciroymetances. | le vur allegiance due tg iznorant isaatice or te the British | Crown? The Crown in this matter has been advised ever. sinee the Catholic Emancipation Act by men of all political | ereeds and parties, Whigs, Tories, Conservatives, Kadicais, | &c., to get its face against Urange demonstrations. The Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, the late Earl Grey, Lord) Rerby, Lord John Russell, Lord Palmerston, Mr. D' Israeli, | Mr. Giadstune—.1] these, and collectively the Governments | al whieh they haze been ¢ongtituent parte—haze pepudjated | (range demunstrytions, and even dismissed magistrates and officials for joining in them; whilst influential men out of office, Bright, Cobden, Roebuck, and ia short all. men having | nny pretensions to sense and Jeyalty, have joined in their de-

tion.

Besides their folly Orange Societies are likewise il'oa>1 1 | Britaio ; and if not true to the law we eo weither be true to the Crown nor our full --Subjects under a‘representative Go- verament, 40r to the Gospel. Lord Roden, many years the | nead of the Orange Societies, and Lord Lorton, and thousands | of other influential Protestants, thought jt their duty to listen to the request of Hor Majegty’s ministers, and to dis- continues public Orange demonstrations. The laws of the British empire, strictly forbid them. The present heads of the Orange organization in Ireland likewise, so recently as the 12th of July last month, issued a publication to discoun- tunance and prevent the display of Oranze emblems and Orange meetings, at the very time that the Revd. gentlemen 1 have named were assembled to organize and inflame then. And let us not furget that this was in Ireland where too long fatal discord has prevailed, though now .-happily on the de- cime. In short they were engaged in promoting peace at the very Moment that these worthies were promoting discord. If tue people were let alone by designing demagogues, they are intrinsicylly loyal and obedient to the laws. Daring Sir A. Sanverwman’s tise & proclumation was issued, warning them uzainst suc» Societies,and this had the desired effect of at least — public Orange demonetratiang. Tie laws of a ree counsry Jo not pretend ty fetes priyate actions and pri- vate opinions, but on!y tg provide for ‘the public peace. Bat it ts w little wide of the mark and fay from @ just compliance with such obligations that the Lieutenant Governor and his Government should neglect to provide for too probable a rup- tare yf the public peuce, by neglecting in o similar manner, ty make the laws known, for the public peace is a sacred deposit in their hands; and how can they say what retalia- tury operations their silence may induee, whilst they must know that their indifference or connivance in this matter ig in direct opposition to the system of the Government from which his Excelleacy holds his delegated authority? It is no excuse |

tu say that no encouragement is given—** Qui non est pro | noles contra est nos." Winking at an infraction of the law is | &® participation in criminality. Our laws recognise receivers as well as thieves; and do not they suffer their organ or ser- vaut, the Colonial Secretary, by his publications to inflame | the public mind on @ subject op whion she wish of Her Ma- jeety's Goverament ig perfectly well understood and known? they should be made acquainted with the open opposition _ agit wage by their Qws authority against their own iey. Bat that ministers of the Gogpel shquld go far forget or | disregard their suered obligations, and join in a shaueless | and palpable political manceuvre, is in truth most lamentable. I rejoice to think, however, that the sober and svund por- | tions of society do nut in this matter neglect their duty either te God or the Queen, his minister. They see through the) flimsy veil which, under « religious disguise, would cunceal | political designs. Jt is but just te gon-lude that many who are the ready wols in carrying gut this, ag it were |4ying the corner stone fur the coming election, are really ignorant} | either of their own motives ur the consequenees of what they do. They are misled by those to whom they have deen taught | to took up. We counsel them to read their Bible and exercise |

their own judgmeut, loya ly and politically, and get their | ineee against s movement Whigh ig dipogtly in the teeth of | Hriswanity and of tue obediagga whi re &

we Owe to the laws. fo the Crown. I remain, Sir, your obed't servant,

AN EPISCOPALIAN. |

P. 3.—We hear that Mr. Fitzgorald, whilst going or re-| turning tothe late meeting with Mr. Arbuckle (a Government | official), reevived from a hurge a wonitery kicking, which we, are sorry t> find ineapacitated him from the perfurmaneo of | his clerical duties, by whieh it was demonstrated that politics | and nut religion had the preference in the distribution of the, Revd gentleman's time. Tae kicking reminds us strongly of Vialaam and hiv ads, vide Nuwbers, xxii. It is not the first | time that the admonition of Providence has been conveyed by | the instrumantality of an animal.

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To ruz Epitur oy rue Examiner.

Sra —That the Soy infec‘ion is spreading, under the present Adiarmetration, needs no clearer proof than is afforded by Mr. tepyee Swabey's msaly aad strawhiforward notice of the con- tenmptihle aiteck wide upon tim hy the Editor of the Islander. A wid the egcvement wiyeh usurliy attends the humaue act of Scusting a4 fire, and wnen there can be ms doubt that such fea was the work of ag incendiary, is it to be wondered at that very freq rearke sinod of mide respecting an ect of such borrivie atrocity, and that « cuaviciion that euch fearful crimes may be vray s ed OY the reading such intlaminatory matter as twesues from we pin of the Government Secretary, may be fo-civiy exuraserdg 2 I'ars deduction from words tat “ blaze.” aud * thoughts hat burda,” is nt only matural but just; and we wast cant prapired for still greater calamities than these | Bit thet sack « core ia -$eqes shuld be mide use of by a by- strader, ty tae Qerea’s Priater, to foster tie prejudices of his fererrere varty would Oe alu ret sacradinie, were i aut (ue act @ Joun hugs. ve Hese, taad of barley and of oate— Of able ships ani well built busts, * Of there's a hole in a’ your cust, 2 tows it — sa takia notes, Awl feta oe nich ite Lt the geucreeucarted pitlemtycopiet henceforth curd hee ibys Urey, we Hover weil direcied, and oe guarded a lv what

| by men of Queen’s Couny.

The night, with a noiseless footstep, Comes up with an Islander veil,

On the brow of the **Buil’’ of the Tories, Where lingers a fear they may fail.

Look at the shadows that deepen— ‘Lhe shadows of many a frown,

From the country electoral districts, And the Protestant part of the town.

No longer the ery of cleetors Comes up with a liberal scorn ; The Tories deceived at the hustings ; Their old occupation is gone.

The Clerk of the Council has seribbled What Protestants don’t want to know; And sovn he will go to the devil, Or other relation below.

Ae we turn and look at this sunset, We think how the Torias are suld

By their Protestant champion, W illiam— And Conservatiye interests knolled.

And, anon, through Conservative vistas, The Liberals take a peep through ; And see (not far in the distance) The Liberal fi:g of true-blue.

As they look at the City incorporate, And her old Legislative Halls,

The sunset Pope's letters have aided Muke shadows of death on the walls.

The Tories that rose to inherit Tue fame of their Liberal fues,

Have children who play with their title, And cut (in their spite) off their nose.

Old times to my spirit’s wild longing, At SUNRISE & moment is given,

Old tanes, with their liberal thronging, And dear old political heaven.

Say, hush! to approaching thousands, The Phoenix is there in her charms ; And, true to her certain revival, is a baby in Liberal arms.

Oh, sunset, be quick in departing— Fade out on political grounds ;

For, the sunrise, the sunrise is coming — A Liberal Phoenix is found.

t Sra #

(Por tue Examiner) GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS,

Ma. Evrror—tI scarcely ever saw of heard of s peoplé that

| were go blind to their own interest asthe mnaditantes of George-

town, evher im rogard to politics or religion, but particularly the former. It seens somewhat astonishing, too, when we think of the experience the senior portion must have hed. Let us justex+nine a few of the instances where they betrayed their filly and imcurred {he censure of every right-thinking in dividgs'. But before we proceed allow me to state that some are aw-keniag—-many sre determined that those ridiculous things which were shal! beso no longer, or at least they will not stand silently by and look on.

Let us for one instant imayine a town of eight hundred sou's choosing a person from another distrct 30 miles distant to repre- sent them in the House of Assembly. 1s not this prep-@terous in the extreme? No man sufficiently qualified for a representa- tive atmong the eight hundred!! Besides, could it be expected that he should have the same interest inthe town and people as one from their midst? Certainly not. [tis natural fora man to do all in tis power for the advancement of bis own town even tv the injury of another. If the Georgetonians hag their eyes open they would see this, Why did not the Houourable they elected try hj+ best to obtain a grant for the erection of a Grammar School House, and to yet a S:eambuat to ply across our rivers? The latter would be the making of Georgetown. 1 say if they had an able man from the town to represent them

they would have i¢,and many other advantages, Yes.and let the

Georgetonj n- beware whom theyshall eieet at the next eleet:on. Whether the town inereage or decrease regs with themselves Let them select q staunch trae man from out of their midst — one who wil! fight if needs be for the good of the community.

Ae we have elightly touched on the evil of choosing a man &3 a representative of a town that he has no interest in, we shall now proceed to show where sume of the inhabitants were again decidedly wrong. This has some connection with the other, as it relates to the taking of persons froma distant county (King’s County) Look at the keeper of the Jail, the Lighi- house, and other offices uf cons-quence which are vow filled Isthis fair play? Must assuredly

not. Some would be inclined to think that there were none in

, Georgetown capable of holding such wifices, and others would

think that those who bad anything to do with the distribution of them were darned fools,and that 1 just my opinion. They gave

| the otfices to those they thoyght wou d vote for thew at the next

electign, hut they did not fairly look mto the thing, for since they did not recompense those deserving in town—those de- serving will let them whistle when the great day of need draws nigh.

| am well aware that there are a few who govern the town— who have the myst of the politigal yugipess in their own hands

| They ape a kind gf deputies tq the grand representative ; but

stl I blame the inhabitasts—why do they aliow such things to continue ?

There are sone other instances which would show the sa- gucity of the people of Georgetown, but as my letier has grown to au uousual length, | wust conclude withoat even mentioning them. I remain yours, &e.

August 2, 1861. whe H.

(FoR TUB EXAMINER.)

THEY'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN.

It ig recorded of Henry the First that after the death of his Son, Prince William, who perighed in a shipwreck off the coast ef Normandy, he never smiled again. It will be recorded of the present Government that after the offjcigl death of their Son, Editor William, who will perish officially jn the ship- wreck of the Lopes of Toryism in the coming storm of Parties, thet they never smiled again.

The bark that holds up Rill goes down ~ While Liberal nies at < : _ He wears the Tories’ glorious crown, But they will weep their Son. They know his deeds have long been borne, Bat Liberals break the chain, And they the Tories’ son will mourn, And neyer amile again.

There stand proud forms around him now, All stately and all brave, But eneeeeny we know, Will sink them in the wave. Before him now glide visions fair— A potent Tory train— But seas will lave his bushy hair, And they, smile not again.

Revolver'd up, he goes hig round, Aad has his little fling ;

And hears some ugly thunderg saund, Some words of omen ring.

The murmuring that the people keep Uome blent with every strain—

Lhe voice of words that will not sleep Say, ** never emile again.”

And by those wordq he'll find the raca No thing to be ignored,

For strangzors rise to take his place Aad others’, now aboard.

So be the shipwreck soon or late, It comes as sure as rain;

And Tories then will hold their prate, Aud uovor smile again.

| dirt enter into an allied annoyance, ‘The market heroes of the ‘country, who have travelled their windy distance before reach- Ling their customers, deserve a better treatment than clouds of feculent matter and a depreciating atmosphere, and would be giad to find the ceol and cleanly habit of watering the Market Nquare the order of the day, when vecessary, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

The peck of dirt which every man is allowed to eat before he dies is a revolting theory, put into wholesale practice on windy market days in Charlottetown, when horses,carts, people end produce are undistinguishable, and nature dispor's hersell iu ciouds of dust. NEMO.

ADVICE TO WILLIE POPE, Ilo! Willie Pope, with your tirades so bold Against those who may follow George Coles,— All that you wish is your office to hold, And play the vile part of political scold, But wait till you come to the polls!

Trashy appeals to the Protestant mind,

To show what a care for poor souls Fills the breast of Bill Pope when to scribble inclined ; But his firebrand ietters are only designed

To stir up a blaze at the polls.

The political sky is with cloyds dun and dark, And the wayes of gpinion in rolla

Dash wildly against the political bark,

And the +traggle for life in the futare will mark The attempt to steer on to the polis.

But the fates have decreed that the vessel shall go ‘To wreck on the quicksands and shoals ;

And, Willie! ’tis vain in the furnace to blow;

The embers of etrife by your breath cannot glow Before we shall go ta the poils.

Prepare for your dooyj—the day draweth nigh When the bell for your requiem tolls ;

Go back to the filth of your Stagirite sty—~

And scoff, if you can, at the truths from on high, But never go on to the polls.

(FOR THE EXAMINER.) WHAT'S YOUR LITTLE GAME?

‘* What's your little game?”’ isa vulgar query that has taken the place of many interrogations that were formerly elaborated to draw out mysterious trath from suspicious appearances. Those four words mean a good deal, and are immediately recognised, if we may speak with paradoxical definition, as being both pertinent and inpertinent—pertinent

popular; and populax because good ; and they travel to great distaneos aed Bod friends and supporters all along their path- way. Colonial areas find them growing as soon as planted, adopted 48 svon as introduced, and used as soon as acclima- ted. ‘¢ What's your little game?’ has been imported to

paid with interest. Lt is mg yse for dry utilitapians to cui bono it out of the Island. It is a gain te our language, a time-saver to thi- busy community, and 4 teyse and sayory segment of police philology for the inquisitive. But of what consequence is a gain to language, where important informa-

Of what use 13 a time-saving addition to our stock of learning. when the community already knows jou much? And of what use to the inquisitiye iz the pqwer of a comprehensive brevity ‘in the phrasealozy uf e quiry? Our six senses say ** much ‘every way’’—besides the ordinary five se.ses, some folks have la sixth called commoy sense, and this joins the committee of | five-—and favourably vepdets for tie intr dyation, adoption, }and application of the now commen query of + Wuar'’s your LITTLE Game ?”’

Lt will be found useful when any official writes letters which would make good evidence in a court of lunacy, ap wauld create an author-ised admission to an asylum for thase who do write and do wrong at the same time—wheu the fency in reference to them is, that no suspicion of ulterior purpose is uroused—then whisper in the author's ear, with the public voice, ‘* What's your little Game?’’ For instance, Mr. Pope writes letters in the Js/ander, and qlthqugh they are theolo- gical warnings, it is evident there are three hundred and fifty solid salary arguments in bis favour—vat even insinuated. Say, ‘herefogze, to Pape in a quiet way, ‘*‘ What's your little Game?’ Again, illustrating the connection of the five, or six if you like, senses with this vulgar question—if you sce anything *‘ rotten in the state of Denmark,’ with sanatory anxiety say to the cause of corruption, ‘* What's your little game?’’ and light will break in upon your eyes with kind and quickening rays. If you ¢ouch upon ® subject that is ** duberous”’ in its proportions—such us the abserd charge against Mr. Cgles about the road money—you will find vir- tue in thig question if said to the accuser. If you heara report ahout any vexed question, say the Land Cammissian- , ers’ award, this interrogatory will fetch out the echoes of tine imposition ; or if you, as the Yankees gay, ‘* smell a mice” in the *+ lay low and keep dark’? buaineas of g political Spy— and yeu catch him, which is not likely, ask him, ** What's your little Game?” or ask his confederates, and you will find ‘the cheese.’’ If matters generally are not to your ¢aste, and bitterness shows its complicity with argument, and the thunder of the selfish sours the milk of human kindness, go ta the right quarter and say, ‘* Whats your little game?” and your common sense will generally show you the truth, the whole truth, and vothing but the truth—for this is the object to be gained by this pertinent and impertinent interro- gativog—‘* What's your little gume?”’

OBSERVATIONS OF AN OLD SOLDLER, ON BEING STYLED 4 MERCENARY STRANGER. A British soldier once was J, And honor did I fellow as my guide ; For Britgin would | freely die, As many nobly for their cquntry died.

But now, grewn old. | logk and see

Great changes come with change of time and place ; When at.iplings mimig¢ layalty,

By heing decked in fancy cloth and lace.

Then in the battle field haw grand, ” Beneath the mighty grb of day, would gleam

The polished arms in each firm hand, Svon to be dyed in human life’s red stream.

But now on the parade how gay,

Beneath the same bright orb, the arms appear, As merely brightened up for play,

Amusing the deluded Wonanaice.

Then Patriotic was the word,

As each brave comrade battled hand in hand ; For honor wielded gun and sword,

And each superior held his owe command,

But hypocritic now's the speech— Applicable ta the bombastic wretch Whe military rules would teach With bigot zeal, the source of many a fetch,

Then honoured was the soldiey hrave

Who served in arms hoth lang and faithfully ; Who'd fight to earn a noble graye,

For Crown and Country, with true loyalty.

But now ¥ile schemes win applause, And the old soldier is a mercenary With those whe hald the bigat’s cause, Viz: J. B. Cooper, Pope, Amos and Currie.

In Edward’s [slo thege wretches dwell, Upheld in all their yileness and deceit By nae feeling, which to queil vuld be the rain of the lot complete.

The first in print to public view Supports the slander that the second makes ; The third, a swindler, is as true ; The fourth each ill propensity partakos.

to the subject of enquiry, and impertinent by enquiry of the: subject. [hese little bits of valga: iuvention are good, because |

Prince Edward Island, and the duty it owes to society will be |

tion never finds a conveni-1t season for conyersion jnto use? |

VIL WAR IN THE STATES. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

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Boston, July 31.

New York money market extremely dull. Loans oa good eecurity 4 to 5 percent, Exchange on London 107.

Breadstuffs dull, with little change in quotations.

A special despatch etutes that Col. Tyler, with 8000 loyal Virginians, had defeated ex-Governor Wise with 7U0U revels, in Western Virgina, with great Joss to the later. :

The appointment of an Investigation Commitee by Congress, to look after the loyalty of employees in Government offices, has led to quite a stampede of suspected clerks, &c. Nine employees at the Washington Arsenal have been arrested.

Bosron, Aug. 1.

Missouri State Convention has deposed a}l Kebel State offi- cers, together with Legislature, and elected new State officers, strong friends to the Union. :

Prince Napoleon is on a visit to President Lincoln. |

The Gih aud 8th reguneots of Massachusetts three months Volunteers arrived home to-day.

Nothing later or specially important from the seat of War.

Bosron, Aug. 2.

Nothing important from the Seat of War to-day.

‘The Federal army is being reinforced at the rate of five re- giments a day, and a thorough organization ts being perfected. The rebels seem inclined to act entirely on the detensive.

Rebels are nearly cleared out of Western Virginia, Guover- vor Wise, in tis hasty retreat, left 1000 srand ot arms and a large quantity of ammunition, which fell into the bands of the Loyalists.

The Union men in Miseouri are makiag a brave and success- ful stand.

Breadstuffs market without quotable change.

LATEST.

( By Special Despatch to the Colonial Empire.) Boston, Aug. 3.

Army movements at Washington are kept very secret, but will be prepared fora forward movement in (wo weeks.

Gen. MecVlelian is highly extolled.

Southern letters acknowledge that the loss of the Confele- rates in the late battle amounted ty six thousand killed and wounded.

Spies report that the enemy is in no coudition to move from their entrenchments

They are making a vigilant reconnoisance in the vicinity of the Chain Bridge; but no danger is anticipated at Washington from that quarter.

‘The rendezvous of the Maryland rebels is effectively broken

1p. The President has been authorised by Congress, whether intentionally or not, to call for a million of men.

In Congress the Bill for Confiscation of the property of rebels was re-committed ; duty on coffee reduced trom five to three cents, on sugar to two cents; Income ‘I'ax altered to three per cent., on absentees five per cent.

There is every probability of a decisive battle in Missouri. The Confederates have @ large ferce and are moving on Fede- ral positions. Col. Fremont with a large force hae arrived at Cairo, naking the Federal force there 8000 strong.

A vessel has been chased ashore near Cape Hatteras, sup- posed to be the privateer ** Jeff, Davia,”

A SOUTHERN VIEW OF THE BATTLE.

From an article in the New Orleans Picayune we take the following : —

“ Our telegraphic despatches this morning tell a glorious tale for the Suuth. It is not the bulletins of our friends wlone whieh announce a grand victory for the armies of the South. It 18 confessed in all ite greatness and completeness by the wailings which come to us from the city of Wasiington,the headquarters of ovt enemies. It i told in the groans of the pani:-stricken Unionists of tyranny who are quaking behind their entreach- ments with apprehension for the approach of the avenging soldiery of the Sou:t), driving before it the rowed remnants of that magnificent army which they had prepared and sent torth with the buastful p,umise Of as easy viclory. Frou Richmend, on the contrary, come the glad sigas of exceeding joy over a triumph of our arms, so great and overwhelming as though the God of Battles had fought visibly om our side, aud sinitten and scattered our enemies with a thunderbol:.

‘‘ Our readers mast gather the detuls fron the copious re- ports in our telegraphe columns. Such a rout of such an army —so large, so equipped, and so commande: —-vas ne ver known before in the wars ou this continent. Whole corps d--- organized, regunents Cut to pieces, artillery captured in whol- batteries, end a mighty body of disciplined men converted into 4 panic-g ricken mob,—such things have not been read of ex- eevton Ulat sujallarseale where the disciplined trooos who bore Scett into Mexico encountered the races of sem -varbarians Woo wirted before hin like sheep betore a charge of cavalry. tts the same tron race which took Scott upon thew shoulders, and carned him into the capital of Mexico, which now bars his way w Kichmond with a wall of steel and fire, “The sense of guilt oalsied his arm, and the very hands winch made for tim the

head. ‘he jo-8 of tuat renown which was the passion of his life, and pride whica made hom an ingrate and a@ traitor, scarcely

he bas so basely dost shall cluacer around the brow of the man he so hates. ** Nor can we caleulate coolly on the consequences of this

eperations., In its least duubtful results it must disconcert and demoralize his whole army. Such a terrible reverse has no recuperative power—in the sense of a great duty to be mains tained at all costs—a country, liberty, and a home to be de- fended at all hazards. greater offurte for the straining of the resources of the people and the gathering of large armaments to be precipitated upon the South in a desperate hove of retrieving the fortunes of a day so deplorably lost. We will not venture to say to what extent rage, djsappaintment, baffled cupidity, and thirst fur revenge, may carry 8 deluded pgople, but the confidence of the South will rise high, that no continued and often repeated struggles can be entered voon in the face of such obstacles which have been found in the courige and constancy of the Confederate army, and the genius of its illystrious chief,”’

The Picayune concludes by declaring that this batile will convince Europe that the Southern Confederacy GanHot be put down.

RETURN OF THE NEW YORK SIXTY-NINTH (IRISH REGIMENT.)

The New Vork 49h arrived at New York, and landed about seven o'clock on Saturday morning, creating a tremendous sensation, ‘The New York Seventh and the seyeral [rish So- cieties were early on hand 19 perfurm the escort, The regiment was formed on the battery. The remainder of the proceedings are thus described in the New York Express :—

As the procession moved up Broadway, the cheers which met it were continuous and deafening. A halt was made in front of the Astor House, where he societies and military escort reformed for the march—the 7ih regiment heading the proces- sion, and ite band playing ‘l'ara’s Hail, Patrick’s Day, &c From Siewar:’s dry goods house was suspended a banner, with the inscription ; —

‘* WELCOME TO THE BRAVE.’’

All along the route to Union Square, the most unparalleled enthusiaem was manifested hy the spectators.

The 69h marched up Broadway from the Battery to Union Square, amid and througa crowds of enthusiastic compatriots. Every demoustration of approbation was lavished upon the gal- lant soldiers. Strangers offered them flowers, and brought them drink when the procession halted ; their friends grasped them by the hand, and as everybody considered himself their triend, many who had never seen them before offered them a cordial clasp; cheers, and flags, and clapping of hande, and waving of handkerchiefs, of course, constituted the greeting ail along the route. Every house was alive with those who evinced the gratitude and appreciation of New York. From Fourteenth Street down Fourth Avenue and the Bowery to Grand-street, and the length of Grand-street to Essex market, where the armory is situated, the ovation was uninterrupted. ‘The streets were one thick mass of human beings, through whicn the re- giment and 1's escort threaded their way, amid a surrounding of applauding throngs.

There ig po need to repeat the description, for what was seen at one gpot occyrred at every other.

At the armory and outside, the excitement culminated j there the crowd was denser, and asthe procession was obliged to halt, an opportunity was afforded for the enthusiasm of the people to find a vent, First approached the escort of firemen, then policemen, then citizens, and at last Major Bagley, on horseback, with Lieut. Col. Nugent, (his arm in a sling) on one side, and Capt. Meagher an the other

Afterwards the regiment, and such @ regiment! every im- aginable uniform was worn by the meu, as they had picked up off the field of Manaasay the garmen's that the combatants had thrown away. Hed and green and blue; Southern as weil as Northern garb ; weapons of every regiment ; Zouave caps and regulation felte ; turbans, straw hata, civilians’ dresses, ag well as militia men’s clithes. Dirt, toa, was a>undant, Dust covered many a garmeut, and rents received in fight had not been mended.

But the so diers loaked better in this attire than in the bravest of finery ; their tattered flags, too, waved above them ; their bronzed and blackened tages, some of them sadly scarred and singed, looked finer in the eyos of their countrymen, aye, and countrywomen, juan ever befure. ‘hie was proven well enough.

_ The women sometiines could not wait until the regiment was dismissed, and threw their are around the fine fellaws. More

thaa one wife kissed aud hugged her wan, and the lookers-on

laurel crowu of conqueror have torn it from jus dishonoured |

«vy much affects tie baffled South as the thougit that the honors |

astonishing reverse, upon the plans of the enemy, and his |

The leaders may clamor for new and |

sisters nnd eweethearts marched in the ranks by the Side of those they claimed. Here and there, alas, sorne were : earnestly for loved forms and faces thar they found pot,

And 8o pell meil the regiment seemed to be pouring imo the armory. Here two fine rooms have been prepared fer since the G9ih left New York, three months ago; one apartinent ie 190 by 40. and the ctuer 70 by 40; 1t was a pleasant to the ** boys’’ to find these rooins awaiting them, Pr were there to greet them; well known frends of the Gib brothers hugged each other without shame, old Comrades clasped hends who at one time had feared never to clasp hands again. duside, one could see were plainly sult how ureg weary and dirty the poor fellows were; but they looked heary

| and well.

a a => SSS a eae Charlottetown, P. E. I, August 12, 186),

LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM EUROPE,

The Examin

Wednesday last in the Steamship Luropa, in 124 dzys from | Liverpool. It reached here in the Westmorland on Fri ‘morning from Pictou. The Halifax Evening Express gives the | following summary of the news.

The business of winding up the Sess'on proceeds apace, ang everything i thrown over which 1s kely to stand in the E it is now understuod that the prorogation will ke place onthe 6.h of Angust.

Lord John Russel! goes to the Hovse of Lords. Lord John’s new title is ** Karl Russell of Ardsalla,’’—a tithe derived from an estate of £5000 a year in Ireland, lefi to the late Duke of Bedford by the Bar! of Ludlow, and by the Duke left to the new peer. It is seid to be the only estate which Lord Joho Russell possesses.

The changes in the personnel of the Government, cors-qnent on the retirement of Lord Eerbert from the War Office, and on the translation of Lord John Russell to the Upper Chander, furm a subject of considerable controversy in official circles, It is now clear that there is little hope of Lord Herbert ever re. tarning to public life. His health 1 constantly declining, and all the efforts hitherto made to retrieve it have been failure. His place as Secretary tor War is to be filled by Sir GC, Lewis, Mr. Cardwell absndons the Seeretaryship for bretand and succeeds Sir George Grey a8 Chancellor of the Duchy of | Lancaster, The new Irish Secretary ts to be Sir Robert Peel,