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THE SEAT OF W AR IN THE STATES. ceeded to the right (our right wing), and after) ing one, then fled across the line; seven of ther TUE BATTLE OF CEDAR CREEK —IN-) advancing some distance eame up withand drove} have been caught and $50,000 recovered... .

ow mae s OF eee in TekesTIFG SUPA OF EER FLOR. Central or Darbytown road, running up to Rich-| was burned by him off Bermuda.

Wank Dapsacuens Washington, Uct. 20. To Maj. Gen. Dix.—Another great battle was fought at Cedar Creek, threatening at first a great disaster, but finally resulting in a victory for the Union forces ander Sher!- dan, more splendid than any hereto/ore|

achieved. The Department was advised yesterday morning of the commencement ol

| fore they were met by opposing skirmishers, and) Gold 299. | pressing on, they found themselves in front of a} aew and formidable line of rebel works, strongly | garrisoned by Hoke’s and Field's divisions was an important discovery. Lhese works bad) pepeis is now proceeding before a military con ‘been built sinee the battle of the 29th ult., and were designed to supply the plage o1 those taken from the rebels on that day.

“The enemy opened ov our men from these works, and a severe fight ensued. Gen. Terry made an assault on the fortifications, but deeming

. . y : it impracticable to take them with the force at

we tate ty Se ro —— pe i ulediepennl aed having satisfaetorily accomplished Hanran’s Sener. Va. } the design of the expedition, returned to camp.

84) p.m., Vct. 19. | As soon as his troops commenced to withdraw,

To Hon. £. M. Stanton: The enemy et- the rebels sallied out and attacked, but they were tacked our army with great impetuosity this| repulsed, their dead and wounded thickly strew- morning at deylight. The attack was made | ing the ground. After that our forees were wn- wn the left of the 8th corps and wua success- | malested. Our loss 1 killed, wounded aud miss- jul, they capturing some guns, prisonere and | ng was about 400. The enemy suffered to an

gons . fequal extent. A portion of the Army of the Po- s bein , lee eel Rinne soe tog tomac is so near the Southside railroad that they / and Curtis. There has been heavy skirmishin ae : : y-—

New York, Oct, 2]st. The trial of the parties recently arrested in Ba

vourable. Hood's attempt to cut his communice

Quebec tor uniting the British Provinces is sti

that his cavalry had driven Longstreet frot Fisher’s Hill, where the latter attempted to mak

and 1600 rebel prisoners have been brought i:

nor of Sheridan's victory..... Gold 203. New Yoru, Oct. 22nd.

BY TELEGRAPH TO COLONIAL PRESS.

Quebec, Oct. 17th, 1864.

The Conference progresses slowly. .--- Th

reported settled as follows :—Seventy-eight meu bers for the Canadas, twenty-four each of Nov Scotia and New Brunswick, and ten each of Prine

dinner on Saturday. ance. A number of speeches were made. ...

by the Delgates from Montreal, Toronto, Hamil ton and London, to public demonstrations in thei honor. They are unaceepted as yet, as the dat of the rising of Conference is uncertain.

Sneridan was reported at Winchester this can hear the traine moving.” | but no general battle, Price is endeavouring t ag pe oa tone epee lyr dina force in our front is being rapidly replaced by | Atlanta... .. Sherman has recovered Dalton an Jt could be seized in Richmond. The prisons even papers predict speedy advance by Grant on bot

. D. STEVENSON,

James and thea south of Petersburg, and the unconditionally... .- Quebec Conference agree represented by the foregoing telegrams, un- constructed as to completely enfilade each other. | Number to be one hundred and ninety-tour.... reporting the great victory won by Sheri-| ment of this army, but it will be a hard job.”

9-30 a. m., Vet. 20. | reconnoissauce on the 13th, were three officers prised our forces yesterday morning, driving) The rebel firing on Duteh Gap Canal has ceased Sheridan arrived in the field and reorgan-)} et down by the rebels, to obtain a better view piceee vf artillery, 100 wagons and ambu-} the position gamed by the reconnoissance on the This is net official but J think reliable. massing cavalry on our lett, who it was thought “Though Grant is quiet, he js not idle, being QueBec, Oct. 18th. A few minutes later the following official

the rebel pickets, avd continued on to the) Federal steamer Roanoke, captured by Braine, Crew landed anand. They had not gone up this road far be-| in boats, Braine arrested by authorities. -.--

This) timere and Washington for selling goods to the} miasion..... Advices from Sherman continue fa- tions has utterly fuiled, and his retreat Southwest was becoming a route...-- The Centerence at in session... .. Oficial advces from Sheridan state a stand, and were continuing pursuit. Fifty guns

....Gen. Grant had ordereda salute of 100 guns from each of his armies, before Richmond, in ho-

Price is being severely pushed by Rosecrans

Town surcendered

Total

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constitution of the Federal Legislative Council is

Edward Island and Newfoundland... . The Que- bec Board of Trade entertained the Delegates at ‘There was a large attend-

Report says that invitatious have been received

miles from Canada line, robbed Banks of $150,- the cargo she was beached near Wilmington.

l-/{t is announced that Mrs. Greenhow was ni drowned. The Hon. J. P. {laleombe, who - | was also a passenger, escaped. An account of the disaster is suid to be contained in the Richmond papers of the 4th inst. We have heard it atlirmed by persons well informed upon such matters, that there is no truth in ! the report of the loss of the steamer Con- “| stance.— Nova Scotian, Oct. 17

“| Che Examiner,

: Charlottetown, October 24, 1864.

n *| INTER-COLONIAL CONFERENCE i. AT QUEBEC. No. 2. QUEBEC, Oct. 11, 1864.

ReSUMING my narrative at the place I left off when the last Mail for the Lower Provinces was . about closing, there is only one fact to notice con- ,.| nected with the proeeedings of the Conference ©} to-day. The resolution declaratory of a desire : for a Federal Union was put to the vote, and (| carried by acclamation, amid loud cheering. bh | 'wo members were absent—Mr. Carter, of New- | foundland, owing to illness, and Mr. Whelan, of q} P. E. Island, preparing his letters for the Mails f| The Conference adjourned shortly after the vote was taken, no other business having been done.

A grand Drawing Room and Levee were held at the Parliament Buildings this evening by His Exeellency the Governor General, in honor, it was understood, of the Delegates from the Mari- time Provinces. There were about six hundred ladies and gentlemen presented. The whole | building was brilliantly lighted up—the Assembly Room and Council Chamber being quite gorgeous al|in that respect. ‘The reception took place in the €} latter Chamber. His Excellenoy arrived at half- past eight o'clock, attended by the members of The members of the Executive Council,

his suit. - | the Lieut. Governor of Nova Scotia and his Lady, L. and the Delegates, were the first presented. It y| never before occurred in any Provincial City, I e| think, to see 80 many public men assembled in one place. Whether the event will be worthy of re- membrance, depends very wuch on the result of

‘ t “ 4 : ae — t! 18th | inake his way out of Missouri. Hie has accumu morning and went out fo the Stops. Phe Mates re hed ith. or, The mea lated much plunder..... Telegraph is working t particulars received are not official, and are | ’ 7 !

Lee's veterans. At first it was composed entire- other places, lately occupied by Hood... . -Cané could Te oe direct news) \. of impressed material of all descriptions that at Duich Gap nearly completed. .... Richmon from Sberidag. espectfully, : re

; ; mae a staal seat were emptied to defend the city. Gen. Lee is 2 teaming Avene took possessio Brig.-Gieneral. | kept constantly on the move, first nerth of the) °°" . Matters equt'seed ip the doubifal otate strain upon bis physical endurance is very great. | UP°? Constitution o Lower House on basis « The rebel works in front of Fort Harrison are so representation according to population. i t half-past nine, when the ch sages ge e wee se : . : ial? Directly in front of them is a swamp. The tak- Gold 206. tollowing telegram was received, unofficially ing of these works appear to be the next move- dean's erey : ‘ , New York, Oct 17.—The Herald's corres- Danper's Fenny, Va., | pondent with Gen. Butler says our losses in the News from Sheridgn’s headquarters at; aud 30 men killed, and 14 officers and 296 wen midnight ig to the effect that the enemy sar-} ounded. One officer and 23 men are missing. the command in some confusion tis side of | since Gen. Butler placed the rebel prisoners in it. Newton, capturing artillery and prisoners. he trees in front of the 18th corps have been ized cur furces, drove the enemy beyond of our ree. : Strasburg, capturing, it is reported, 43 Gen. Kautz's cavalry on the right still holds junces, and some 2000 prisuners. Le route — * ge ene eee 4 : rebei viclory. ¢ atest ace ’ he rebe' “re of the enemy is said to be complete. i A would make a dash on the Weldon Railroad. d. Wet ne \ The Richmond Lvaminer of the 12th says:— rig.-General,

busy night and day rendering his positions inm-

report ef his victory was received from Maj. General Sheridan :

Ceoar Creex 19 p. m., Uct. 19.

To Gea. Grant: I have the honor to re port that my army at Cedar Creek was at tucked this morning before daylight, ard my jeft was turned and drivep in con usion.— da fact, mogt of the line was drive in con- fusion, with the loss of 20 pieces of artillery. I hastened from Winchester, where | was on my return from Washington, end found the army between Middisten and Newton, hay- ing been driven back about four miles. | here took the affair into hand ani quickiy united the curps, fermed a complete line o! baztle, just ip time to repulse an uttack of the enemy, which was handsumely done about 1 p. m.

At 3 p. m., after some charges of cavalry from the left to right flank, J attacked with great viger, driving and routing the enemy, capturing according to last report, +3 pieces of artillery and very many pris ners. l don’t know yet the number of my casual- ties. Of the losses of the enemy, wagon trains, ambulances and caissions in large | numbers are in our possession. They also! burned some of their trains. }

Gen. Rosmear is a prisoner in ovr hands, eeverely and perhaps mortally wounded. | have to regret the logs of General Bidwell, kilied, snd Generala Wright, Grover, and Ricketts, wounded, Wright is slightly wounded. Affairs at times lookei badly, but by the gallantry of our brave officers and men, disaster hag been turned into a/ splendid victory. Darkness agyin in ervened to shat off greater results.

I now oceupy Strasburg. As soon as ob- tained | will gend you turther part:culars.

P. U. Sperrinagy, Major General.

The battle was fought on the same day (19th) of the month that witcessed Sheridan's victory in September. What the number opposed to Gen. Sheridan has not been re- ported to the Department, but the boldness, vigor aad success of the attack strongly in- divate that heavy reinforcements bad been pent from Richmond, with the expectation of falilling Longstreet’s bosst to smash up Sheridan. Longstreet was known to be iv the valley, and had assumed command of the rebel army, and confident hopes of an over- whelming disaster to the Loon army were boastiully expressed for several days, backed by rebel adberepts in Washington and Balti- guure,

Epwin M_ Stanton, Secretary of War.

RAID FROM CANADA.

Sr. Arsansy Vr., Oct. 19.—An invasion of this town took place to-day. Some twenty or twenty-five desperadves, supposed to be in rebel employ, from Canada, made ea assault on the several Banks, abuut 4 0’elock this afternoon. The National Bank was robbed of wbout $50,000 mostly in bills. The St Albans Bank was robbed of between $70,000 and $80,000, and the Franklin County Bank vf @ considerable amount. Some twenty horses were also seized apd carried uff by the desperadges. Several citizens, who resisted, were Baliperately shot; two were wounded periougly, end, it ia feared, fatally. E. J. Marrison, @ evntractor, U. H. Huntington, o ote: and several others are injured slight-

y. The raiders threatened to burn the town and left in the direction of Canada. A large party baye gone in pursuis.

Lazsr.—AMr. Morrison, who was shot through she bady, has singe died.

INVASION OF KENTUCKY.

Cayno, Li., Oct. 19.—{jreat excitement

revaila in this section in consequence of the aid into Western Kentucky by Forrest's force. Gen. Merredith, commanding this District, has issued a proclamation calling on all citizens to suspend business, rally to arms aud drive buck the rebel horde. Forrest himself is reported to be at Corinth with a strong gavalry force, and expresses the inten- tioa to free Western Kentucky trom the hand of the op rand allow the peaple tq vote as they please at the coming election. The rebel force left at Eaetport, Miss , is estima- ted at 500.

There were about one hundred arrests of

rehants and their clerks in Baltimore on

onday. They were all sent in « special train fur conflaement in the Old Copital at Washington. Pheir branch houses in Wash- jngtoe were aleo closed, end the proprietors and clerks there ligewige imprisuned. All phese parties are suepegied of contraband trade, esther ag principals or accomplices with the South, and being extensiy: ly enga- ged ip blvekade rgnning.

FROM THE POTOMAC ARM¥.

New Yor. Oct. 11.—The Herald's 9th Carp- correspondence of the 9th inet., says, Gen. Wil #ux's division this morning made an adyayee, with (6 Intention of advancing our po-itign gud Teconneitering thet of the enemy. Over a mile wod a half was marebed under slight «k rmishing, when the 57th Masggchusetts regiment was fired pon by the euciny. Seime fitteen nen were lost. Paptain Twitchell, with the 4th Mas-achusetts Dattery, ocgnngneirs the party ; but ne epportu- maty wae offered te use the pieces, so voll known fur their destructive powers. ‘The deduction from: the reconnuisegnce was that tle enemy were wut in force this side af Petergburg or the Appemattos. and any effort on our part would oe thew te a new lige on tle Appon atox.

ashiIngTay, Oct. 11.— Informatio 1 from the Army of the Potomac tonday states that Sunday Mgtt, between 52 and J o'clock, the enemy opeu- ed fire towards the second corps, auc eoutinued to tire for twenty or thirty minutes, !

( Jur tro did not reply- ig not known w an . pf inflicted any dawage on * ey

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Sue esterday every thiv.; wag eom-

pregnable. His next point of attack will be Boyn ton read, over which the rebels wagon their supplies around the positions held by Federal troops ou the Weidoa Railroad.”

siiiainien FROM SHERMAN’S ARMY.

CHarranooga, Oct, 15—9.15 p. mM. — Om forces to-day re-vecu pied Ringgold and the block- house, three miles in advance, and tound the rail- road and bridge sate. It is generally believed that Dalten, with the 46th colored regiment, surrendered to Hood's army yesterday, but no thing official has been received.

There is noe eomumunication yet with Gen Sherman.

Abundance of supplies have been calleeted in Atlanta in anticipation of such a movement by the rebels. Maj.-Gen. Steadman bad arrived and resumed the command of the District. Six mouth’s supplies are on hand, and the officers ot the army feel that Hood is making a movement which will certainly prove his ruin.

CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 16.—Gen. Schofield ar- rived here to-day, and assumed the general direc- tion of affairs. The enemy are reported to be in ferce at Dalton. Col. dohnson, of the 44th U. 8. Colored Regiment, was making a determined de- fence at Chattanooga, which is strongly forti- fied and supplied with troop: enough to make a protracted and successful defence. Gen: Sher- man is close on Hood's rear, and undoubtedly will make bis situation too warm for him.

The rebel papers of Monday have official des- patches that Rome, with 3,000 negroes, had been

captured, but Sherman's despatch of the 9th inst., one day later, dues not mention it.

A correspondent of the New York Times says

Gen. Forrest captured 2200 Federal soldiers, one

half of whom were negroes, in his last raid north

of the Tennessee river. He escaped from Rosseau by feigning a movement toward Chattanooga rail-},

road, while he really was retreating.

Cairo is full of rumors of a threatened attack on Columbus, Ky., and remforeements have been sent there. A large rebel force at Mayfield threateving Paducah.

FROM MissOURI.

Sr. Lovuts, 16.—About 3,000 rebels, with two pieces of artillery, under Jeff. Thompson, attack- ed Sedalia at 2 o'clock yesterday atterneun, and drove the militia out of the place.

A few of the militia in the fort resisted the at- tack, but finally surrendered, and were parvled or shot. The citizens were released without parole I'he rebels left during the night, aud the Federal infantry arrived this morning.

The rebels robbed the stores of seyerai thousand dollars worth ef goods, and burved the water sta- tion, but did no other damage to the railroad. | The rolling stock had al] been sent to Tipton. |

Price is reported to be moviug ou Lexington Bill Anderson eut the North Missouri railroad at High Hill. He aise visited Florence. Anderson says his ouly orders are, “ To raise bell in North

Missouri. —_———-<>-- -—-

LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.

New York, Gct. 17, 1864.

On Saturday gn extra trajn carrying nearly 300 sick and wounded saidjers fiom New Haven hos- pital te the general hospitals at Readville, Mass, tao off the track pear New London. Twelve soldiers ani two brakemen were killed, and thirty soldiers more or less injured. .... Late advices from Gen. Grant report av advance on Tuesday by two divisions under General Terry, who dis- covered new and strong fortificatious; the works were found too strong to attack, and the Federals retired, the rebels following, when a severe fight took place, resulting in driving the eyemy back to his entrenchinents. Federal loss 300..... A large side-wheel blockade runner had been sunk by our fleet at the entrance of Charleston harbor. Ano- ther steamer which was trying to rua out was driven back ....Gold 222.

New York, Oct. 17th, Pp. M.

Steamship Damascus with dates to 7th has passed Farther Point. Coutederate loan bad de- chned to 59 a 58. Consols 83 a 834 for money. Bullion in Bank ef England had decreased £123,000. Breadstuffs steady, with slight ad- vance in Wheat. Provisions dull. Political news unimportant... .. lt was rumored at Havana on the I2th that steamer Roanoke from that port for New York had been captured by 25 rebel passengers, among whom were Lieut. Braine, alias Johnston, who captured the Chesapeake, and the Engineer of the Harriet Lane, who would take charge of the Roanoke.....Advices from Sher- man are te Saturday, noon. He was in close purayit af Hood, who was making a strong dewon- stration to cut kj (Sherman) eff from bis com- tnumeation with Chattanoyga and Nashville. .-.. Che rebels coutinue very active and destructive in Missouri... -. Gold 214.

New Yor, Oct. 18. . British steamer Hat, from Halifax, was captured off Wilmington on the 10th iusiant, while aitempt- ing to run the blockade... .. Maryland has adopted the New Constitution, which makes ber hereafter a Free State....- Nuwber of business houses in Baltimore and Washingtan have been closed and their proprietors arrested by military autharity on suspicion of running goods through blockade. - . - - Advices from Sherman are te 16th. Hood, after dertroying 15 mnles of railroad north of Resaca, fell back betore Sherman without fighting, and retreated towards the south west..... Sheridan has again deteated the rebels in the Shenandyih Valley, capturing 4 guns from Mosby, and com- pletely scattering Longstreet’s toree. - . . - Gold 235. New York, 18th—p. M. Scotia arrived. Bell's Life says neither Coburn nor Mace ean elaius the stakes of the recent in- tended prize fight, and recommends Coburn to accept Mace's challenge te fight in England... -. There was continued uneasiness in fiuancial and commercial circles 1n Evugland, and several addi- ST ee New York, Oct. 19. Advices from Sherman coutinue favorable. He took Ship’s Gap on the 16th, capturing the 24th North Carolina Regimeyt. . - .. At latest accounts Gen. Hood (Conted.) was fifteen miles south of Lafayette and regreating..... The Richmond Whig of the 15th says that Gen. Grant has largely rein- forced the army on the north side of Janes River, and a beavy engagement is probably near at band. When figit'ing commences it will be at both ends of the line... .. 210.

New York, Qet. 20.

The Conference holds two sittings daily, and the discussion continues on the constitution of the Upper House... . 4 An English Company has made favorable offers to the Governments of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to construct a railroad unit- ing St. John and Halifax, forming a part of the Luter-colonial Railway.

COLONIAL NEWS.

CANADA.

the Conference.

I noticed that the etiquette observed at this brilliant presentation differed from similar dis- plays in Charlottetown, in so faras no name was announced when the person was presented. The Card of each was handed to the Aide-de-Camp in waiting—the bow was given aad returned, and the party passed to one side ofthe Chamber. The Governor-General shook hands with a) whom he

The weather has been unfavourable for the securing of the part of the harvest re-| maining uncut. A great quantity of the | grain crops had bene rendered worthless by long-continued rain. ——The Grand Jury 0! | Montreal have acquitted conductor Birney | of the Biloil railway accident, but in 4 lengthy presentment on the subject of that) terrible catastrophe, reflect on the manage- ment of the Grand Trunk Company, in reter- | ence to the treatment of the emigrant pas-| sengers. They attribute the accident to! circumstances within the control of the com- | pany, and say that * the Company is mainly | responsible and to blame fur the accident ”’ | Itis rumored in military circles that two | of the three batteries of Royal Artillery now | stationed at Quebec will proceed to England

attempt to desert was made by two soldiers} of the 17th Regiment, at Quebec. They} succeeded in eluding the military pulice for | some time, but were subsequently found hid in the cellar of a house in Champlain street.

Mr. Cornish, the Mayor of London, C. W, has been charged with bigamy before a Magistrate’s Court. The complaint was made by Mrs. Victorine Cornish, now separ- ated from her busband, who charged him with having since married Anne Fortner, 0! the township of London, and with living with her as his wife. The case was dismissed, on the ground that the wile cannot give evidence against her husband, and that ac- cording to Jaw the second wile is the aggriev- | ed party. Anne Fortner was in the Court during the trial, but she did not appear, from her silence, to endorse the statement in the deposition of Mrs. Cornish. No further evidence was brought against the defendant, and the proceedings terminated.

A soldier of the 47th Regiment, at Hamil- ton, C. W., deserted and got as far as the Suspension Bridge, at Niagara, on his way to Yankee land, where, after one or two un- successful attempts to puss over, he finally succeeded by a novel expedient. He got into a barrel, and found an obliging friend who ** headed him up,’’ and tumbled the barrel into a wheelbarrow. ‘This friend in due time presented himself at the bridge with the wheelbarrow, and on paying the usual fee. of course, was permitted to pass unquestioned, the ‘look out party’? pot paying the slightest attention to him or his barrel. Ip crossing he rested once or twice, but on reaching terra firma on the ‘ other side’’ he threw up his cap end gave a loud bugza, then knocked in the head ot the barre}, when out popped a soldier, little stiff from the cramped positon he bad occupied, but lively enough to go to the front to fight for Uncle Sam.

Two Women Kicxep to Deatn —At Strat- ford, C W.,a horrible affair has occurred. Two men and their families dwelt in a sort of pigsty fy which was a rendezyous for the werst eharactere, The ather night a gang of rowdjes assembled there, and all got drinking and fighting, and in the disturb- ance the wives of those who kept the houses received such brutal usage that they died, | one immediately, and the ather after giving | evidence at the inquest ; the Jatter’s face was then swollen with erysipelag, and it turned | out that they had been kicked to death. The brutes wha did it are caught.

The Kingston British American says that a citizen of that place, of hitherto unim- peachable character, has leyanted, carrying off large sums of money horrowed from friends and a young married woman, leaying his credivors and fawily to mourn.

onessconmiaiiiie NEW BRUNSWICK.

Important To CoLonraL SpipaviLpEerRs.— Several gentlemen of St. John, N. B., inter- ested in shipbuilding, while recently in Eng- land, bad an audience with the committee of Lloyd's Register of British shipping, with a view to procuring at Lluyd’s a higher classifi- cation tur certain kinds of Colonial ships Spruce ships are now elassed 4 A 1, while it is held that the materials used in them, and styie of construction and finish, entitle them to a higher grade. Tne Committee received the St. Juhn gentlemen courteously, and promised to give the subject their attention and in the meantime wouid communicate with their Surveyors. Should Lloyd’s Register Committee determine to grant an additional year to the classification of Spruce buiit ships. and raise them to 4 A | grade, the result will be most beneficial to our Colonial shiphuild- ers. The extra year, if granted, would be equal to an adyance of ten shillings per ton ; this invests the matter with very special interest. -

Marks, of St. Stephen, N. B., won the Prince of Wales’ Cup fired for at Fredericton last week. Ile scored 27 points at 200, 300, and 400 yards.

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A St. John paper says that the largest ox probably in British America, is awned by Deacon Elipbalet Reid, of Sackville, West- morlaud County. Ie was seven years old last May, and now t is measurewent in height is 6 feet, length 12 feet. girth & feet S inches, and weight 3500 pounds. He has used for

Official Bylletin from Secretary of War states

that Sheridan wor splendid yictory over Long-|

street at Cedar Creck yesterday. Forty-three pieces of artillery and two thousand prisoners

: captured. Federal Gen. Bidwell killed; Wright RE kICHMOND—\4 FEDE-| 224 Rickets wounded. Longst tacked at

L REPULSE. \ FEDE dasts a ne Federal ites andor tine

t ppareut success. Sheridan reached the

ae rawtae Held about noon, took com aod achieved

a great victory..... Yeste:

Feconpoissance | eupposed from Canada, cuteted St. Alban's, §

food the jast year 100 bushels of potatoes, 50 of turnips, 60 of barley, 10 of oats, 2 of ;flax seed, and | ton of bay, custing in all not far short of $100,

A special despatch contained in the Boston Courter of Monday confirms the report of the loss of the blockade running steamer Condor, which satled from this port a few days ago. It is stated that she was chased by a Federal gunboat, and with the intention of saving |

knew, and with all the Delegates, I beheve. J felt apprehensive that the wortliy gentleman would feel something like a kink in his neck the next morning from the great uuinber of bows he had to make.

It will be expected, perhaps, that I should say something regarding the personnel of the Levee Well, I was in a good place to see everything, and to pote every countenance, and I availed myself of the

—of the ladies more particularly.

position. Amongst a collection of, say, three hundred women—for fully half those presented were of the gentler sex —one would suppose there ought to be many beautiful ones; bat I aw

inclined to think the majority were pot entitled

. | j f t i q os i ) i ‘sig Z i ay vey * et i. . before the closeof the navigation. Another} to that designation. I] haye seen more pretty | proposed, should have thirty-two members. New

girls at a Goyernment Hoyse Ball i:

Building there ~ than I witnessed at the great | Edward Island, it is supposed, will not be allowed Drawing Room. 1 have certainly seen a larger) ty pave more than 10 between them, which the re-

number of beauties jn Granville or Haljis Street,

, -as able pe | uy TF AOUS : : than L was able ta ees amongat the gorgeously | very difficult te say whether the Convention will dressed belles of Quebee. But, perhaps, I shall be | not becompelled to break up prematurely, Mat-

able to form a diflerent opinion of this fair City’s animated loveliness afterer at the stuoning Ball which is to come off at the Parliament Buildings on Friday next.

One remarkable feature about the Quebec ladies is the ulmost universal tendeney to cor- For one of the lean kind, I think it would be easy to count ten “ fat, tair,’’ and under

puleney.

as well as over “ forty;” and there appears to be no compromise between rotundity and height; rotundity appears to have the matter all its own way. saw at the Drawing Room ; and [ shall not easily forget the cheerful, pleasant, “jolly ” expression

Of course I speak of those only whom I]

of countenance which characterized them all— the easy,well-bred manners which marked their in- tercourse with strangers, aud which went very tar to compensate for the want of that delicacy (not of manner, but of blood and muscle), effiminacy, regularity of feature, and symmetry of body, which we, in the Lower Provinces, are too apt to suppose to be the chief attributes of beauty. In short, the Quebee ladies—and particularly those of French origin~appear to be the most healthy, vigorous and good natured daughters of Eve whom I have ever had the pleasure to meet. As for their modes of dress, it appeared to be eminently graceful, so far us | may be permitted to form an opinion upon such a tupic—silks and satius blazed with jewels aud precious gems ; and gave one the idea that the busbands and fathers of the fair wearers were as substantial in their pecuniary means as the sulid fatness to which millinery and the jeweller’s art had lent so wany attractions. But I must not extend this account of the Drawing Room, lest I should lead iny fair readers in the Island to suppose that 1 ain hopelessly smitten by the fair dames of Quebec, notwithstanding the small drawback to their beauty at which I haye briefly hinted. I return to my Hotel with an enhanced appreciation of my liumble Island home, and witha keen recollection of its attractions made all the more softening in its influence by the comparison. Weoxespay, Oct. 12, 1864.

The Convention met at 11 o’clock—all the members being present—Messrs. Carter, of New- foundland, and Mr. Whelan, of Prinee Edward Island, briefly addressed the Conference, account- ing for their absence at the taking of the vote yes- terday, in faveur of a general Confederation. Both those Delegates gave their adhesion to the principle, and wished té he ¢ggnsidered as having voted for it, A record was made on the Minutes to that effeet,

The forenoon waa oceupied in discussing, ar rather adverting to, a mere skeleton outline of the Federal constitution,which the Attorney Geyeral for Canada West briefly indicated. Jt was agreed that the Canadian Government would submit their views to-morrow in the form of re- solutions, and the Conference adjourned early to enable them to prepare them. The Delegates from the Lower Provinces had then a lung die- cussion amongst themselves as to the amount of representation in the Federal Parliament which each Province was eutitled to from its area, trade and population. But the discussion was in- formal, and bu ccuclusivn could be arrived at.

Tuurspay, Oct. 13.

On the assembling of the Conference, a reaolu- tion was submitted by one of the New Brunswick Delegates, declaring that all the preceedings ot the Convention, and the new Coustitutions to be framed fur the local as well as for the general Go- vernment, were done with the view of perpetuat- ing the connection with Great Britain. I do not pretend to give my readers the words of any re- solution submitted. Indeed, I could not, for I have no access to the Minutes. The information I communicate to the EXAMINER is only such as might be gathered by any person in Quebec of an inquiring wind, but it is nevertheless quite correct. The resvlution above noticed was strongly objected to, on the ground that no one in the Conference ever contemplated separation from the Mother Country —that the connection

| » Constitution for the Federation, the action of the Pi have no doubt—(of couree J don’t write from Conference ought not to be trammelled by too close experience) —must find it hard te resist their attractions. But it is time te close this notice of

an adherence to the forms ofthe British Constitu- | tion. The debate lasted for a long time-—was | characterized by much warmth, and ended in the adoption of a resolution, somewhat the eame im | spirit as the ove first preposed—being a declara- tion, to the effect, that the Constitution of the Ge- neral Government should be furmed on the mode! of the British Constitution, as far as is compati- ble with our Colonial condition, and so framed, likewise, as to maintain British connection.

The remainder of the day was devoted to the discussion of a resolution which proposed to de- fine the number of representatives which each Province should send tothe Upper House of the Federal Parliament. The numbers are yet blank, and the discussion has been postponed until to- morrow. It has been agreed that Canada shall be regarded as two Provinces—U pper and Lower —and the number of represeptatives which she claims is greater than that which all the Lower Provinces would have. Well, ber population is more than double that of the whole of them put together ; and the claim does not appear to be un- reasonable. But the incomplete state in which this part of the question resis for the present, prevents me from saying anything more about it.

I haye just returned (11 o’vclock, p. 1.) from dining at Spencer Wood, the residence of the Governor General. It ia hardly neces- saryto say that the dinner was a superb one — lacking nothing in the departments of the cuisine and vintage; but rendered especially charming by the ease, affability and good humour which characterized the intercourse of the nume- rous guests, which included many of the Dele- gates, several of the Canadian Ministry; and last, but not least, several of the fiir daughters of diffe- rent parts of Canada, one or two of whom I should like to particularize, but dare not.—The Governor-General is very easy and accessible in his manuers—is not past middle hfe—is govd- louking, well built, middle height, neither too stout nor too thin, wears large bushy whiskers of the same cut and colour as those which adorn the physiognomy of our friend Major MeGill; and his Lordship might, indeed, be regarded as an im- proved hkeness of our friend the Major. He has a keen relish for humour, and converses in a free audeasy matter-of-fact style, same as avy sensible man would ; so that if his companion in conversa tion is not a bora fool, he need not be oppressed by any of that stupid awe which fools sometimes feel in the presence of a live Lord. So much for the present. Lbope tu know more of Lord Monck befure I leave Canada, and I have no doubt my appreciation of his character willbe strengtheued and intensified.

Fray, 4 p. m., Oct. 14.

The Conference has just closed, and as the Mail for the Eastern Provinces will also close in a very short time, ] may as well tell the readers of the Examiner sowe of the talk about tewn in regard to its deliberations. It is understood that the resolution regarding representation in the Upper House of the Confederate Parliament was debated all day with considerable warmth and ability, but no agreement come te. Lower Ca- nada complains that in the nuwber proposed for her—24—she would nut be fairly represented—it being proposed that Upper Canada (against whom there is great jealousy) should have the same number, while the Maritime Provinces, it was

1 Charlotte Brunswick and Nova Scotia claim 22 members | town—more at the late Banquet in the Province! out of the 32, while Newfoundland aud Prince

| preseytatives from those Islands will not agree to ali . j *rince Till siree ~ ; . . au . : Halifax, oy in Prince Wiliam Street, St. John,| 4.4 with so much diversity of opinion, it is

ters do not certainly look very promising fora completion of the deliberations. I hope there may be concession and reconciliaticn, but I have very grave doubts respectiug a satisfactory result. I hope to be able to give more cheering accoynts in my next letter.

The mail is just about closing.

E. -W. INTER-COLONIAL UNION. No. 3,

Sr. Louts HoreL, QuEREC, Fripay, Oct. 14, 1c64. “There was a sound of revelry by night, And Can'pa’s capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The camps shone o'er fair women aud brave men.

A theusand hearts beat happily, and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell

Soft eyes looked loye to eves which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell.”

—ByRon.

The great Government Ball) for which the most extensive preparations had been in progress long before the arrival of the Delegates from the Lower Provinces, was given to-night in the Par- liament Buildings. There was evidently no ex- pense spared—nearly every room in the buildings appeared to be filled, and every room was well prepared for the reception of the guests, whe commenced to assemble about 9 o'clock — Lord Monck. the Governor General, and Sir R. G MeDonnell, Lieut. Governor of Nova Scotia, and his Lady, being amongst the guests. Invitations, I understand, were issued for about 1200, but not more than between 700 and 800 were present The Dancing was of the same character as you find in every fashionable Ball Room: Lancers, Quadrilles, Polkas, and Waltzes ; and I assure you that the string and brass bands of the two Regiments stationed bere were not allowed to have auy idle time upon their hands. Grave and venerable Ministers of State contended with the youngest and gayest votaries of fashion for the possession of the floor; ancient matrons, who have long since passed the aytuma of their lives, and cast their sere and yellow leaves along the high ways of Time — were not insensible to the seductive pleasures of the dance.