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_igfel, and such as is never to be heard save in some

Lo ¥he were continually

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cestors, ta have any foe in defence of Drisieh Prussian skirmishers, eu the very extreme right, justitations and Briceh rate. followed by mere infantry, ‘The enemy were,

: . : thdeed, quil® inexhaustible inetumber, dheng h B. 6 IRVING, Reporter. fetill he could not botd his own et the lef Sud. dealy an Austriag batters, galloping treat the left ceeatre, began to tiew down tite Peussidtts oa the

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THE WAR IN EUROPE,

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teon Bridges hastily laid, and sunk or burnt ere the ecolamns could cross over; that luggage trates, reseree@a nnn tion gine and prisoner bie spotle of That enernions . fell ite the katids ot the victors, Whe remained masters of thi rd fought ‘field, covered tor Hine toilea with myriads of the slain, Well onight Bened exclaim :—‘ All is

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right. They wet@ retiving Gehivd thé burning , | 9 ~—- )Trothina Dut their aridiers was at hatid again. | lost but amy Lileg Would to Ge Thad lost THE BATTLE GF SADOW A. Prem the lave above the village a hatter) epeved | that toe ! =

upee the Austelins, and at te a another batters, wheeling over the slope below the big tree, crossed its fire on the devoted Austrians. Eun Nerves fear? Lin Kreuz fiver!” exclrimed the offeers. “Good tiod! where da they come from?” Where mdeed? ‘This erubat new as- sued larger prepertions. Phe Prussians’ right

— WW. Uc Reset, the well-hoown war corres potledtid the Langdon Towres, has furntstied that) epedrmal BUS a graphic acct of the great bat- th: of Sadews, to wiich hall a uilliea of men

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CORRESPONDENCE, _

j To vue Eerrok or THE EXAMINER. Drank Sen:

more engaged. ' The Uimes editerially says of it: —* The forees engaged, the commanders of the diferent corps, the

auannver of the attack, and the vesiatance it wel

nature ef the ground, the

: While others are engaged in talking and writ- shewed in great teree. and the hills were cever- | x ed With their regiments advancing ln the most

pertect erder. All over the field were Lune! and Botherations yenerally, lum sure you will | me

dreds limping away, and piles of dead lay 1 FOWS) sow one of your down East farmers te offer

fe’

| What Austr 1 ing abotit Confederation, Atmexation, Taxation, | Daring these five days the Austrian Govern:

at anay 1

the old peren

vsiva locks The NEWS PER ATLANTIC TELRORAPy

di degding influences of the war on the | the musket with

not only to yet the better of the odds th . ; ‘: ‘ Aly ‘ is saan,

> danielle es >reome the ea nt aréghowa by the fret that intelligence yeedlecun, to be t rough y effective im its ¥ i sea

a dives 3 alee ™ “i posi, ror that of The accouchement of the Princess Levuia of if urderous firey bs.. quiet, cool ment te a re AND

dosed seal - * my with» hichagentes She. | ee a u—men | » can patiently await the! a t ’ 3 a ’ : n . se i" a — uandhe — . ‘ 3 5 ; a

woble, warlike race like tha? Austrians, Is sure toe lace at two o'clock in the moraing on the id) tlibesbuann, ouliasdatiid

to turn athay and stand

a of its Bhiperor and tu the defence of the pital. : "

THE PROSPECTS OF PEACK,

The Moniteur, which from its oftigial cha-

+h

jracter, may he coysidered reliable authority,

| | ' states that Prussia bas eazaved to abstain from all acts of hostility for five days On condition | iit would pursue i similar COUrse, | mt will be required to pronounce itt ageep- tance or rejection of the basis proposed for an armistice,

ea } ig round undet the | lit

given them by offi equally quiet audequally Gol, and with per Jud sinent al them—men who cin and! ‘ H appreciate” at it. just and proper value {tance.

: in obtaining information fur its renders ig really surprising. Mowry appears to be go vbjcot to the proprietor, Ta connection wig the telegram referred torabove, the St. July

nst., was not ade known in’ England word of comma antil Fridaymext week. A telegram received: at the Kupéign Ollice states that her royal high) gave birth ton princess at Darmstadt,

: “which we

he capital of the lithe German State of ver husband is heir apparent. every individual eartridze iu their box, and

OO ‘who will uever deeam wf taking delight in NO ELECTION YET. merely blading away. da this respect it may be ———s said with perfeet truth, the Prussian soldier i+

ing, will be found news trom Europe of the Phe intelligence is of the highest _

‘Tne Hos. J. C. Pore, Leader of the Govern- ment, left for England with the home-bound We

as admirably adapted and trained to the use of the needle-van as that marvellous weapon is

have adapted to be handled by him. From the hour

English Mail, on Thursday last.

* he hee described within a few hours alter the |

along the lanes and in the thick corn, The ene- hin» F Winnsinnin be a timebenetiinall my. Whose etrength had been hidden trou us by | through your paper, a few remarks couceruing

the hills, new displayed ummbers, which account | the rery efficient manner in which some ot the ser: ed for the retreat of the Adstriane on = 4 ‘vantsof the present Government do service in It was now wear 2 o'clock. Ou the lett and). ial : bs tla centre there could be no hesitation m declaring | this wud wf the Island where the sun rises. To that the Prussians were all but beaten. It seem | begin with the great Head Centre himself—Mr.

with, ate all deseribed by our correspondent with an exactness which assures we we have the main

*jneidents of the battle. And what a battle it was,

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Austriane had been ewept fooat the field, aud

Labuarmnistice may be s

If the reply from Vienna be in the atlirmative, and if Italy vives her assent, then izned immediately, The conditions imposed by Prussia as the basis for & truce was these-—That the Austrians should evacuate the eountey between the position held

not beard the exact length of time the Leader of it is first placed in his hands he is taught to be-

jcome thocoushly familiar with its construetion, He is not simply

the Government expectsto be away, but there is

2 . . ‘very reason to believe that his return willbe de- |. = : 7 ns its effeet, aad. its power.

O54 Speyer? tiod. Thie wit. pes ferred tua considera! ly distant period. This will trained toGNUNE WHI detnt Wie" tdlyet, to en

* courses g defer the veneral electi | . of course, greatly defer the genera ction, to deavour to (iled dé sebkiy Scatres and bull’s

morning Journal, speaking of the arrange for conveying vews between Heart's Contey and Aspey Bay, says :—

But thoush arrangements have net Vn vertected for the veneral transmission and : fr lion of eee Wwe rumored venti Qari, : important private telegrams had len hy the ayents of New York cad ta communication ty and from

bok a be bad

The enterprise of the New York Mergig §

‘white the (russians wore atill parawing thete ce) ed as it a charge en diasse of the horse deployed

i jowe! There “ i ‘ke ijt tor miles on the plateau could redll up their centre eae ce ee ee ee on the left, or pes their lett inte pieces. The i tire at Klum, in the ceatre, which had died out,

French Empire has there been auch a coutest and | broke forth with tresh vieleuce. And all the vil- such a carnage. The whele Pewssian aud A ual lage began te burn. ‘The Prussians in the centre : : made anether grand effort, aud it would only be trlsn arinies Were eng wed. All that these twa a repetition of adjectives utterly feeble at the tesilitary tienarchies, fresh from the Pe pose of x strongest, te endeavour te give the smallest cou: wT cep.ien of the tear ef cannon Which announced

in our time, and only cace in the great war of the |

tong peace, could place in the field, was there

‘The sketch ie written from several points during |

“the Austeian reiveat. We extract such portions

usare calculated te give seme idea of the aiagul- | tede of the struggle, withest cucuuberiag our

cuduuius with the details. The letter is dated

trom Hebenwanth, ou the 4th.

The first shet was fired about half-past seven

baud met this fresh attempt to change the fortunes of the day. ‘The strong wind could vot clear fuway the sitoke, Which poured its banks as agitat- ed as the sea itself over the battle-field, now con- tracted te the centre and right, ter ali tew tds rhe Prague read the fight had apparently ended lin the disewuditure of the Prussian left. As it coutracted tt heated up, and the cuissons and tumbrils blew up repeateddy. The movements of the Austrians from the right ceutre te appere the

- aed from 1230 tlh wearly 1 e’clock there waa an

Ata quarter befare cight, the King of Prussia! past effort of the Prussians, increased the open i- artived ou the Geld, aed very soon alter the herse | terval between the ceutee aid the extreme right, artillery Were very see remtorced by other theld | pediring ou the lower ground near the river, but batteries, and the Prussian guuners began tistng the Austriaus did net perceive it, or it they did. their sheils quickly inte the Austrian position. jceuld net prevent the adyauce of theenemy along mee e : . : ’ | the plateau by the big tree towards Aluw, " Between 11.30 and 12 welock the Austrians) Pie Austrian right and reserves become more were te all iatents successful oo the centre and | qusteady, but their artillery coutesis every foot of ou its Hanks, although the tary of the canuonade | gy ound. Suddeniy a spattering of musketry “and the ineeasaut cattle of musketry all along the) Greaks out of the trees and houses of Kham right trout tram the front of Nechanitz to the platean I dewn on the Austrian gonvers, and on the column beyond Kiau attested the severity of the strug: | ot infantry drawn upon the slopes below. ‘Th gle and the vbstimate resistance of the Prussians) gunners tall on all sides—their horses are disablee vrobbis, another pretty village, Was Hew in) — the fire Increases in Hs intensity —the Prussia Mawes; three villages burning at once, farm-| oy the ridge press on over the plateau; bere is au hennes adding their coutingeuts te the fire aud) ay ful cautastrophe—two colutmus of Austriaus are ‘setwhe, caissous blowing up, shells bursting, and | ted against the village, but they cannot stand the Dhe slopes and hulltops covered with grey and blue | five, snd after three atlempts tw carry it, retreat, specks—each a man in ageny er iu death. This} leasing the billide covered with the fallen. It ie time one division, in three bodies, crowned the! a terrible moment. The Prussians see their ad- ridge aud formed wear the trent line under tue | Vantage: they here get inte the very centre of the church, ow the lett of Klum, la the centre and | pest inots Lis sain the staff officers fly te the re- lett of the position, and there they wal ed eHee | serves and hasten te get back seme of the artillery mere. Bat new on the right the action awoke | from the trout. The dark blue regiments aultiply again, and, te eur surprise, a very heavy fire of) oy all sides, and from their edges rell perpetually wusketry, comparatively elese at hand, came) sparkling musketry. Their guus hurry up, and treme the direction of Suirlintz; the Austrians 8) trom the slopes take beth the Austrians on the the crest of the ridge moved mueasily, while many | extreme right and the reserves in flank. ‘They tere stragglers than cue cared to see pressed spread away to the Woods near the Prague pond down tewards the railroad. Whatever the cause | sid fire inte the rear of the Austrian guaners. et the agitation, the Prussians ou the centre andl | Thus a wedge, growing broader and driven in Jett pressed thetr attach with fenewed Viger. a04 | Wore deeply every instant, Was freed jute the the contest which cusecd was et exceeding ficree- very bods ot the Austrian aru), separating it at bees; but still the enemy did vet prevail—the | the heart aud div iding its lett and centre frow the Austrians net euly held their groaud, but repulsed | pieit, “The troops in the centre aud left are dis. the enemy, advanced against thes, took thet | wiyed at hearing the enemy's guns in the rear, geund aed made prowners. Frew the left Ob) aid wre sien exposed te the fire which mest of Alam to the Prague read, and beyond it, all was | 4 destroys the morale ot solders already shaken fire and ameke. The tumult of voices was dread- by eurprise, The right, previously broken up

.

eveh awtul agony of battle. The Austrians again advaneed a litth: uearear the big tree, and two batteries ot reserve artillery could be seen driving fast to the left te strengthen the attack. But the Prussian reserves were enee more called upen,

something like contusion, and spread alaris among the reserves of the eeutre and left. The regular lines of the columns below are gradually bulging out and are at last swallowed up in disordered multitude, order, Some regiments held together, though

artillery fire from cewire te lett for six miles 68) they are losing men in heaps every mestant The

aud discowfited, hurry toward the Prague read wi |

Officers gallop about try ing te restore |

Alivy, saving your presence, Stand aside, house carpentera—Mr. Alley is superintendant of Public Works, and is actually believed by some to be a thorough geing civil engineer! Mer. A., in a priv vate capacity, is, | uuderstand, a very good man ; asa public superintendant Taw a little inelined to doubt his competency. But then be has super- intended the butlding of breakwaters and bridges ; aud, by the bye, be built the barracks, He is vow about to distinguish himeelt in the erection Where to place the stracture appears to be the great trouble.

ot a light house at Kast Doiut.

‘Two surveys, it is said, have already been held, and wp to the latest report: the highest spot has

not yet been discovered. Mer. A. disapproves ot

Souris East breakwater ou account of its not be- fing im the right place. Wondertul discovery ! | Havers

countyy say the breakwater is just where tought

“ls of the most) intelligent) men in the r tobe. The philosophical engineer says it is net j He has, eof course, a right to his own epinion

The people are quite indiferent abeut his learned cosines asthe time is close at band when eur

| | progressive crew.

| Ju conclusion, L would wish te call attention ty the dilapidated state of West Black Pond aud North Lake dangerous state cannot be found this day on the Island.

cauvet be igneraut of the matter.

ship of state will be manned by a new ard mor

bridges. Lividges in’ & more Surely the Couissioner of the district The public demand their repair; and if the Comuiissioner Wishes te save beth lite and property, let him sec that the bridges alluded to be put at ence in at least a passable tate. : 1 remain, Mr. Editor, Yours as ever. ZINGLER. Lot 47, July 28th, 1366,

Che: Gxaminer,

Charlottetown, August 6, 1866.

LATER FROM EUROPE,

Tue R. M. Steamship China arrived at Hali.

}fax on Monday morning last, at & o'clock,

‘from Liverpool via Queeustown. We have i news to the evening of the 21st inst.

more, which could net well have beeuw exceeded in any action of which histery wakes mention That ammunitien war beeeming weeded in the

‘ndvaneed position Was evident trem the meetin |

‘ot the trams of supply and reserve, and we wateled jheedveley with intense interest, ue it seemed to be the time for them to make au hopression ‘The Prustians were wavering.

Atl o'clock the Prussians, however, recovered foie ot the greund on the right wear the big tree ‘The Austrian artillery began te tall back over the brow of the bill. and ayain battalions of the in-| lantey came in sight and moved away obliquely | towards Lie centre. Soll, ne Prussians appeared | iu that direction, but they were certaiuly toremg | tie Austrians back om the right. Dt mwight have) ‘been Oxpected that the reserves te the eight! would have been seat up te held the top of the! tlope, but E eould net see i was se. Many strag-

lett wing is arrested iu ils onward progress. The | Prussian geverals in treat of them aud oo the} The House of Commons, it was expected, aoe seeing their Liga! waver, throw their) would be prorogued about the 4th of August. battalions against thea: and encourage their artil- | . Cs aa oo age lary tua favgh e@seibe bat the Gortstapie Austrian) Efeland is again becoming Lord Derby's diffi- cavalry presents any hasty or enthusiastic de | Culty. The appointment of judges eauses the twenstrations ou the parted the Prussian right, | troul He has made Lord Biackburne, LOW Whem long continued fighting aud heavy losses | 8° yours of ase, Lord Chancellor. He is wust have somewhat enervated. (deaf as a stone.’ Wilmer savs:—To com- Eveu yet there was hope tor the Austrians!) plete the cateyory of incapables we now want There on the Prossian trout wheeled a teree ot) only a jadse who shall be blind—that depriva horse with which a Murat, er a Kellerman, or al tion being the recosnized emblem of ** Jus- Seidinz could have wen a battle and saved an) tien. empire. There, still uushaken, Were 0,000 men, | hich ure deficient, certainly beeause thes eof whem scarcely ove had ever tired ashet. The ‘e fall £ a : ; ;. : }dou't fall from her eves. Even the halt) and Hideuilable Austrian artillery still turned hundred: lees Te i site ins wl Geuzzies on the enemy "s puns, and girt their | the asrne TAY HOW ents rlain reasouable as wen ina bawd of fire. jut preferment.

To Jet slip that cavalry en | °° 2 : : beth sides of Kiam, to crash through intantry and | The Cholera has broken out in Liverpool,

| rle.

She is also represented with scales,

|

| Without opposition,

by the Prussians and the river Thaza; that the Austrian armies of the South and North, and also the Saxon army, should remain stationery , that, in turn, the Prussians would remain three miles distance from Olmutz, Prussia, more over, requived that the Prague and Dresden Railways should be open for the transmission of provisions to the Prussian army. Manifest: ly these conditions bore hardly on Austria. By their terms the Austrians could not continue to bring up their troops from Italy or the dis- tant parts of their Eastern territory, The counter propositions made by Austria were at onee rejected, and we infer that the mediation of the Emperor of the French procured a truce for five days on the simple understandins that | no hostile movement should be made on either | side.

The Times, referrins to the telegram dated

which our long sufferiag aud now vearly imipa- in § tulnutes.

eyes as he ean; but a life-size lay-tigare of a

tient AntiConfederate people have been louk- man is placed before him at short and at lons

announces that a Treaty of Peace between via and Prussia had been sigued, after ther armistice of five daya, which had been preceded by further successes of Prussia ope. img up the way te Vienna! P ost &

stated, but Austria has, doubtless, submitted

severe sacrifices.

ing forward with such profound cctictade; jdistances, and he is taught to exercise his skill The sehemers and plotters amongst the Ante in the use of his weapon upon this lay-figuee, sv where spoming fy sadke » brave Scheid « which exercice teaches him to umake every shot const (te ailats thoes! wi Se beavecty ang Gpiph- tell in the most effective manner. It is high chive to thuepyynhe P Pompe arep evel in this) training, combined with the intelli zent ewolness

It ix understood that the Times of Friday

awfully hot season; and we think we may and calmnes# of the Officers and the men, thut

imparts tu the needle-gun in the hands of the Prussian soldiery more than oue-balf of its

safely promise them the luxury of a general \

| election on some fine bracing day in winter,

when their minds will not be se excited by the

formidable power. hot weather as they appear to be at present. le i We cannot answer the yeneral street enquiry TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. PIUS

as to whether Me. Pope has gone to England

McPHEE.

. : : . ake pe » Conterences respectines last nivht from Paris, which asserts on wood | t take part in the Conferences respecting

authority that an armistice for five days has been necepted, remarks that if this prove to bee | SPT, tauren ut aoe thant! ‘hes licen lentrusted with positive official intelligence on accepted, with a view to Sizuing an armistice of six weeks, whieh period, it is calculated, | will allow ample time for the settlement of all, details _ the ene of a peace. mn sus lt vension Of arts tuples a pre concerted aseree- | ae i ‘ hid on the basis of a vise avreement, “The | opinion that Mr. Pope might, with great pro- objects of the war are virtually attained. Prussia would lose them all by a deteat at Flo- risdorf, and could win but little for herself by a Victory. Avstria, on the other hand, if de- feated, would risk being swept from the face | of Europe, while, if victorious, she could hard: | terests of the Colony. ly hope te recover her position in Germany. |

Confederation. We are not in the confidence | [Tue following Address was presented to the

of the Government—could not expect to he | Rey. Pius McPhee, lately Missionary Priest at St. Andrew's and St. Peter's, shortly previous this subject — and must, therefore, decline to| tu bis leaving those Missivns. Reluctance to appear in print On the part of the very worthy

is nuw published at the carnest request of

sive a direct answer to the enquiry above re- We may, however, state it as our} recipient preveuted its earlier publication. pricty, take part in the Conference; and as he | many friends in the Missivus, who will be re- is really not so much opposed to Confederation juiced to learn that the esteemed and popula

us many people think, his participation in the | priest named in the Address has greatly im-

proved in health.—Ep, Exn,]

To Tue Reveresy Pics McPuer, PD.

Conference micht be advantageous to the in-

tin : ! : a nanan eee aan —— Oh a Phe moment, therefore, is opportune for cya freee ar eal Reverend and Dear Sivr— Sen tides (RELEASE OF TENANT LEAGUE PRI ; * . sc te : Having learned, with unferrned regret, that Phe Post adds, we have reason to know that | SONERS. the state of vour hewlth necessitates your re- Prussia has accepted certain basis, and that linquishmwent ‘ot the Pastoral Charge of St.

Austria has expressed her disposition to secede | to them. AW that we require further is the | one Lieut, Governor, in the course of the past positive intellizence of the suspension of arms that is to precede the six week's armistice, dur- ing which peace is to be sinned,

Wilner says the promulsution of this intelli- sence produced a great effeet in commercial cireles. ly Liverpool the impression was hieh- ly gratifving., The Cotton market, which during the early part of the day had been in a listless and droopiug condition, beeame much more animated. Sales were effected to an extent which in the moruing was not expected, and prices, from being irregular or nominal, became steady.

THE ATTACK UPON LISSA,

An official account has been published of the attack made upon the fertifieations of the Is. land of Lissa by the Italian fleet ou the Isth inst. Atter seven hours’ obstinate fighting Ad miral Persano, with eight iron-clad vessels, si- lenced the fort of St. George. A) powder ma-

Weare gratified tv learu that His Excellency | \ndrew'’s and St. Peter's, over which you have had control tor the past fourteen. vears—we cannot, Reverend and dear Sir, avuid express: ing our sincere and affectionate regards for you—to which you have established an indis- putable claim—in remembrance of all the good and kind services which you have rendered to us in vour holy office of a Missionary Priest. We bear cheerful testimony to the zeal and efliciency which have characterised your mis- sieuary labours in this part of the Island. Nor would we be doing justice either tu ourselves or to vou, dear Sir, did we omit to acknow- ledze the extreme readiness with which you have disebarged the calls upon your sacred oftiee, at all scasons, and at all hours, without regard to your own personal convenience.— Your charities have been widespread and indis- criminate; and your generous hospitalities have lony since been the theme of admiration of numerous friends, who, without reference to creed or uationality, have been on many

week, remitted the fines naposed upon, and re- leased from imprisonment, the unfortunate pri- soners—Dickieson, Doucette aud Gallant—who were seutenced to heayy punishment inthe last January Court for their connection with disturb- ances arising out of the mischievous and hap- pily defunet Tenant Leazue. A petition was sume time sinee presented to His Excelleney praying for the exercise of Executive clemency,

to which the Lieut. Governor was pleased to give his favourable consideration; but the act of charity having since been humbly urged up- on His Excelleney’s attention by influential persous not directly coneerned in getting up

the petition, the result is, a most happy release

Fighting had been renewed between the Ang trians and Itelians, with various successes,

The Times declares that the laving of the cable counters imperishable bower on the great Pations concerned in the inception aud completion of the work. r j ANOTHER CIVIL WARK ANTICIPATED,

The state of political affairs in the United States appear tu be feverish and unhealthy, and fears are eutertained by many American civimeus that another civil war is impending. With view to such mu event, resvlutions have passed the House of Representatives for the distri. tion of arms among the Federal States. This supposed the sirusyle will be between the Pred. dent's party, the dewverats, and the Southerner on the one side, and the Radical Republicans on the other. Ttis said that two seéret’ izatiuns exist in the Union, one called « Kuizhts of Midaight,’ and the other + The Reds.” The former is communistic in principle, and aims at the obliteration of all religion, * The Reds” on the other hand, is conservative in principle, aud upholds President Johnson ia

his views.

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ee ANOTHER FENIAN RAID

Is anticipated in Canada, aud profiting hy past experience, the raiders intend tu be s litte move cautious in the announcement of intended movements, The Montreal Gaegette under stands that the inhabitants of St. Armands hives organized a private patrol for the purpose of watching over the safety of their property, is consequence of the reports they have lately re. F ceived trom St. Albans aud other pyiuts on the troutier.

Our coutemporary further learns that the Fenians are openly drilled at Buffalo, and stats they intend to make auother raid; and thet Fenian arms are being quietly and secretly

gazine in the fort was blown up during the engazement The Italians had but few killed and wounded. Viee-Admiral Albini joined the squadron of Admiral Persano, who was about to give orders for a disembarkation, when he was apprised that the Austrian squadron was approaching to prevent this design from being earried gut. The ftalian fleet was) preparing for anergagement with the Austrian squadron,

The Prussians entered Bruun on Friday week | In reply to a deputation who waited upon the King to request that he would spare the city and treat the inhabitant: with leniency, his Majesty said he was waging war against the Emperor of Austria's army, and not azainst peaceful citizens. As a first illustration of his leniency his Majesty quarter-

for the prisoners from fine and imprisonment. We have no doubt they will be duly grateful for thie act of charity, and that it will teach them to abstain from all seditious and disloyal

oceasions your honoured guests.

The long period during which we have been associated as Pastor and Flock have so inter- woven our affections—as we believe they have —with yours, that your separation from us, even for a time, is veyarded by us as a loss much to be deplored. We pray, however, that this loss may be seon repaired—that your health may be speedily restored in all its vigour; and that we shall azain see you amongst us—directing and instructing us 4s in former davs—and being again, as you have been, our honoured and beloved Parish Priest.

Iu the meanwhile, Reverend aud dear Sir, we humbly hope that, under the favor of God, | His choicest blessings may be showered upon to learn that our venerable and popular Mayor | you—that perfect health and long life will be

proceedings for the future.

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THE CIVIC ELECTIONS.

Tuest usually tame annual affairs will be no less tame to-morrow—the day appointed by law for their occurrence. The same Counci!-

lors will, we have no doubt, be re-elected if

they are willing to serve; and we are gratified

gathered at Fairfield, Berkshire, and other points alongthe Vermont frontier. He cennet say in how far these statements are authentic, but- they are reported to him with positivencess from various quarters,

Is the list of losses by the late great Fire in Charlottetown, on Sunday morning, the bith ult., we inadvertently omitted to mention that the Hon. W. W. Lord was one of the suf- ferers, having lost a dwelling house and ware- house fronting on Dorchester Street. The pro- perty wee vetucd at £460, bet wee wedor ga jm surance for £150—making Mr. Lord's loss therefore £250,

tlers new appeared on th railway, the fields Were | guns seemed really worth doing, theugh tailure | Che shire, Neweastle, Sunderland, aud Lianelly. spotted with them, acd new and then a shell would have wade the difference between deteat | ln Liverpool 40 cases were reported at the bursting in or over the infuotry warching alems) and a rout. It would have been a supreme deed, | workhouse, of which 22 proved fatal. la Che- ‘the slope, or the reserves, struck thea or left a! fit for euch a foree te accomplish or to perish in) shire the disease was spreading. But few cases hithe pile of dead or straggling men in the veids| attempting. And there was ne uatural obstacles veeurred in the other places. It isin localities Whack the opeumug coluvan displayed. 1 contess| visible from the tower to a grand charge. The! where little regard to cleanliness is observed

the advance of the Prussians in this direction ap-| Prussian right, separated from tts centre aud lett, peared te me, inexphealle and very serious; tur.) would have beew rolled down inte the calley although the lett aud centre of the Austrians might) ameng the Austrians and utterly crushed, and the be Victorious, this metenenut threatened by tereing | Austcian eeutre and lett have been liberated to back their right, te col (hem off trom Keniggratz | continue their contest with the enemy. Moments —-se, at least, was the situation a8 viewed trou | were precious, The Prussian fire more severe, the tower; but it is strange bow different a field! wavering of the Austrians greater. The falling of action appears trem different points of view, as of the trees ou the Prague read, the rush of tugi- one tony tind out by riding trom place to place on | lives. Ibe near approach of the Prussian shells te wfield-day. Hewever, « General whe saw what) the place, some of them bursting over the railway Was Visible to these in the tower would have fell) station, were awlul Warnings of the state of the uneasiness aud have turned his attention te fill the battle. All the reads were blocked up with re- yap in bow line at the ecutre, aed to drive back | Wreating trains and wagguns. Men were throw- the Prussians who were doubling up bis right. ing down their arms aud wading through the W hile the centre advanced slowly but surely,| inundations. ‘Lhe Austrian gunners ou the cauae-

a space seemed to be leit between the ground! way began te cateh a sight of the Prussians near they bad eceupied ana the lett of the Austrign’s | at hand in the woods, and opened on them with retiving there. The | shrapuel and shell. It was vow somewhere about Leuses burning fiereely in Kulas emitted volumes | 24 o'clock, but it was not possible to denote the ofsmoke, Which Were swept away towards the | time When such things were going on se near ight. Another villuge |) ing to the left of Prague!) Searce could the glisa be directed to ove point toad. warmed Gres Biaritz or Hiaritz. as well as! ere an exclamation trom a bystanding etficer or

that the plague has broken out. This should jbe a warning to our civic authorities to see ‘that cleanliness is practiced here. If we may judse by the * stcus of the times,” France and England are pressing heavy upon } Austria to *taecept the present condition of | things,’ and resort to an a.m st.ce to be followed j by a pacilie azreement. The position of Aus- [ua is pot to be despised, and Eusland and France, fearing a reverse to the Prussians with whom they sympathise, appear auxious to put |

an end to the war.

sence, and their difference, after bafiling ail the | efforts of well-meaning mediators, is left to be j settled by the shock of balf a million combat.

VIENNA—THE APPROACHING BATTLE. From the Times. Onee more Austria and Prussia are in pre

| uuts.

. < . ‘ ; 4 1 could eateh the wane, was now in flames. | Seconds Were of inestimable value—net only that hundreds | the seutence pronounced by the butte ou the

were falling, but they were falling in vai—that E.be. Flondsdorf may avenge Kouiggraz. all the issues fer which an empire stuusmoned its!) By a decisive trial of streneth it will be shown might and the Kaiser his people te the field were | whether a dy vasty which has viven the German

More tatbeils blew ap vo that direction; se that} thete were Gow 214 of seven villages aud lauilets= ew tire trom leit te right. ‘The battle was assume | igg 8 mere aw tal and tremendous aspect, and the

an awtul clamer carried it to another, A battle onthe Danube may yet reverse

faiot rays ot sashine which shot at intervals | being decided, and tiat the toils of generations of threweh the lilting clouds, only gave the seems) euperers, warriors aud statesmen were about greater terror, Llorsesn without riders carcered | being loxt torever. “The geuius ef the LT russian ninong the wounded, Whe were crawling all ever! was in the ascendant. the pluln; dismounted dragoons dragged them-| Phe spirit of Bisaarck or bis genius ruled the ‘elses te the rear, and ten come crawling along battle-ticld. While the Austrian was hesitating jn Ach wambers that they appeared like a torevial | the Prussian was aeting. The hues ot dark blac fringe to the edgesolthe battle. But where they | which came in sight trom the right teemed trou rMaried west Was ewer the plain, gear the big) the vales below as af the earth yielded thei, tree The retling of eueketry in the bellows ees} They filled the whole background of the awtul vend sumthered the voice of the eannen. Atlast| picture of which Klum was the centre. They jhe veeorves behind were pressed forward with) pressed down en the fett of the Prague road, tn energy. “Their artillery vulubering opened trom | square, in column, deployed, or wheeling hither 16 wanes tute the deme blae columus Which were) and thither—every Where pouring in showers of driving the Austrians betore them, aud checked | deadly preeision—penetrating the whole line of their advance, Ull the Prussian artillery, getting | the \dstrians sill they could wet force their stub- oa the seal ridge and firing down seas te get a) born enemy to fly Ou all sides they met brave _olight entilade. began to hueck over berses and) but uotertunate men, ready te die, if they could Suew. Phe Austrians, however. here, as else-) de ne more. At the side of the Prague read the Swhere, tuck to their pucees adwitably, and it! tight went on with ineredible vehemence. The ‘wae not till the Prwetan infantry. getting inte w) Austrians hind still an wumense ferce of artillery. clump of Umber, opened a rbarp bey oy thei Mank i aud although its concentrated tire swept the ‘Shat they lubered up, teasing more than one black ground Leiore it, its effect was lost in seme de- Deap te mark the position they had eecupied.! vree by reason of the rising ground above, and at Meanwhile the Austrians on the lett pursued their | Jast by its divergence lo eo yaany points to answer the enemy's canven Many Austrians aust have ‘ fallen by their own artillery. Onee an Austrian As the Austrian lett and ceutre gained ground | column, separating iself trom the great multitude ihe right jielded, and column after column et below, with leveled bayonets, led by its officers Virdsetans faye Upon the riige firing as they ad ju frewt, waving cops anid sabres, went straight vanced, while ibe puns oo thew flanks swept thei at the weed around Klaus and drove back the plowly wetreating dat ys diswtderly, Austriaus: J russian ‘Tirailleurs, but were stageered by tear- With sharpuel and shel) At tyes the Austrians ful volleys of uusketry, Theis eflicers were all halting opened a brick tires oare or twice several killed ar seauded. “Phey fell suddenly back regiments formed square to teeeise gayalry, but) Down eguie the prusgians, but they Were received could net see any Prossian horse oi the slope) ou the bayou C point wud with clubbed muskets, is them. ‘There was a hesitation, beth in the aud were driven back te the shelter of the wood Austrigus and the eoemy, whieh was wet iotelli-| and seme Were carned off prisonera in the re- ible, did several times the officers at the head! treating colamm. Indeed, ninsbers of Prussian= it the Pty -cian colunine riding tooward, firedoser| were coming into town behind us all the day. their hewsen’ fed stead up in their stirrups showing how ¢ ose the fight was. and a cousider- we it te aee tly The bellows A shell burst close able bendy of the 27th regiment, with some ptticers, overone of thea, and when the smoke cleared) are now m the Grosser Ring. uway man and he tee were down, and never stier-| Chesta and View were new burniig, go that from ed again, The bus of the gremnd must have hid | right to lett the flaues of ten villages and the ‘weet ot the Mewaeieus joa the Austrian artillery flashes of gaunt aud uushetry, coateuded with the oe they wet mew the bew tree, ter the gunners sun that pieverd the clouds jug tue hagor of ib priucipally directed their pivees agaitet the Pras- aminating the seas of steel and the Belds y4 caru- ‘ian yuo whieh received aecessions rapidly, and aye. Dt was 3 o'clock. cceipied thete tall atten im At last the Pres trians to occupy Alun and free their centre lad Duss eye perceived, aod five battalions of Aus failed, thei right was driven down in a helpless inne frog Te reserve. coming trom the extreme | mass loward heniggratz quiveriag and palpating viet, HOA iy cheek thew adeauee by a fliwhing | as a shot sud shell ture trough i ¢ dlles its hie.’ PP ride ane halted, and in an instant a cerlorea | Attillery still thaudered with a force fire of eurpricing dedapne mod sbarpuens flew alony thew frout, The Atisfriane tor a few minutes re- ‘bis A steadily, but they tel] just, and at last two! Hatistions, with great ticer, charged ap the hill tat Gere broken i the can, were shaken by a) Poilitig "tellew, wud by several rounds: trom th. artiliert io gawk, and retreated in seae disordes Jewards the deft bebind « spur ot the ridge. The} rhemy pressed on auew, aud soon gained {fiw Pte cto bf the biy tree, where they dipped Sate df didulatiow iy to reappear at the other; dude, op tien tormed'y: ie compact squaretihe | termatiinnd, pushing offf [hoes ot ehiruasbers te ards Fin trem whiel! Wey were about a mile | dhetaot “Dhe Austriante below Fiewm aod) pearer fe homie’ sz. halted wid fala) rogud to weet the i yuemy, folie Prussians ow showed wear the wilwas dad o sanguingy eucekuter took place totid witiell hotses ine wood, in whielf driillery ’