The Civil War in the States, Sosppe testy, The rable comme in

Wak NEWS.

We give below « selection of interesting | Federal trouys never faltered or winced. At War news from Amer.can pupers of Tuesday 54 o'gluek the battle became

hast. Gen. Barnside's army is at Fredericksburg teady for a movement,

Toe Times’ letter of the 7th from the army haye witnessed many battles during this war,

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aided by the batteries. The batteries on the mountain also kept up a terrible fire, but the

eneral, artil- lery replying to artillery, und infantry to infante , and desperation was the order of the day. Phe fight continued until darkness, 1

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Feruso or Souraern Irtsamew.—-A cor- respondent of the New York Express, with the army of the Potomac, alluding to the trip of flag of truce boat up James River, says :

**Among the visitors to our boat was Col. Moore of the First Virginia Regiment. He isan Irishman, and extremely bitter in his segegsion preeliyiti-s, though very gentle- manly io his association with our officere. Col. Moore said that he could pass by the conduct of our government in its treatment of

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ee BARRESPOMNENCE, | Pomd to hare been presant, aprenred pleased CORRESPONDENCE, with himself and with every nn elae. The ere a Y =” most pleasing feature of the day was to see

so many Protestants of all denominations mingling with their Catholic fellow subjects. However disagreeable this fact may be to certain saint/y gentlemen, it is a satisfactory proof that the Protestants of Summerside, St. Eleanor’s, and the neighbouring districts appear to have too much common sense and Christian feeling to countenance in their midst the existence of that intolerant spirit

(FOR THE EXAMINER.)

In the ‘ Protestant’ of the 28th July is acommment made upon the following paragraph, chpped from THE EXAMINER :—

“Tf at the next election any one of them” (Ca- tholie electors ajl over the Island) “should, under any pretext or excuse, vote for a inember or 8Up- porter of the Government, be will deserve to be

and to establish the pubtic confidence, which had been well nigt destroyed by the purchase some years ago of seeds. L The credit of your Society is now well es- tablished, and saan Committee trast that, by judicious management amd well directed efforts in future, it bids fair to attain a posi- tion which will entitle it to rank among the rmanent institutions of the country, and ‘hat it will continme to exert (hat progressive influence whieh, with a alight exception, has marked its operations ever since the com-

of the Potomac, says jmportaat movements bat I have seen none where the tenacious ob- are progressing on the South side of the James stinaey of the Americas, character was so river, but are of such a character us nol to) fully displayed. Our troops fought with the ndait oi diselueure ut present. valor of veterans. \ A large nuwber of persons are endeavour. | wusketry ora discharge of artillery mow down tag tw reach Canada. in order to ayoid the| the ranks of the regiment than the gaps were evascriptiva, and the suthorities are using | closed up and a new front presented. moet strenucus efforts to prevent their crossing) The firing was generally excellent, the the border. shells, bursting among the trains, ambulances Arrests for disloyalty are continually taking | and horses, soon compelling our soldiers tu place in Washingtoo. move hack towards Culpepper. A panic was

No sooner did a volley of

inarked out for the contempt and disrespect of his co-religionists.””

This extract, together with Mr, Nicholas Con roy’s celebrated speech, made on the hustings ut St. Eleaner’s on the last general election, confirms the writer in the ‘Protestant’ that the Roman

the Soath, but he could never forget or for- give the conduct of Lrishmen at the North, in fighting against their countrymen in ‘ se- cessia.’ Gen. Meagher he regarus as being a traitor to every feeling of humanity, and if he should become a privoner his satety from | Catholics of this Island are united in their efforts violence could not well be assured. The) ¢, procure the ascendancy. Now, I, as a Protes- Colonel wishes to be well understood that! tant, cannot see that the language couched in the | there is no Union feeling among the Irishmen | above paragraph, after divesting my mind of any)

in Dixie, as they make brave, reliable troops. | preconceived prejudiees that might be in it, could | j at all apply in the manner that he wishes it tu bear

mencement. .

The thanks of the Society are due to two

non-resigent gentlemen, Mesers. Curard and

DeBlois, for their very liberad ampoal sab-

scription to its funds.

Un betalf of the Committee, THOMAS KEIFFE, See’y-

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(FOR THK RXAWINER.)

sought to be disseminated by that bane of all civilized society, Urangeism, Among those resent were the Hon. J. C. Pope, the Hon. Mr. Craswell, the Hon. Mr. Anderson, J Campbell, Esq., Ligh Sheriff, Stephen Wright, Esq., Dr. Beer, J. Haszaid, R. del- man, J. Holman, J. Muirhead, C. MeLellan, Esquires, Hon. Mrs. Vialker, Hon. Mrs. Bea- ton. Very Rey. Dr. McDonald, Kevds. A. McDonald, M. Reynolds, M. Quivillon, 5. E.

A letter from Harrison's Landing says :—

** We have » report that the rebels have constructed a pemtoon bridge across the river tecween Fort Darling @ud Riehmund, and that they have 90,000 men on each sice of the river 1 scarcely beli-we the numbers, bat may have 50,000 ensy enough. This ie probably in anticipation of our ad- vance, when whiebever side we muy choose, we eball have to fight the whole of the army

There is greut excitement among the seces- sionists of baltimore in view of the coming draft. The office of the British Consyl has been crowded several days by parties eager to obta.2 exemptions. ¢ excifement among the disloyal citizens wes ipereased a day or two ago by a rumour that martial law was tu be proclaimed in Baltimore to prevent the escape o! persons preparing to avoid a draft. la the meantime recruiting is progressing ra pidly, and the loyalists are preparing to meet ¢he duties of the crisis with zeal.

The Manchester (N. Li.) Mirror hears it talked that in some towns in that State they afe threatening to resist a draft, and are | urgacizing to prevent adopted men from being | taken away.

discomfiture.

very nearly occasioned us the regiments took to their heelsto get out of the range, and

Some Cathoile clergymen. who returned from Richmond with the flag, say that much

seeing 80 many others retreating that had

people who added to the existing wis'urtunes by telling wild stories ot 4 repulse, loss and The Provost Guard were thrown across the roads and fields, stopping the stragglers and +uffering only the wounded to pass. The wounded came in on foot in great numbers,and ambulances were prom) t- ly on the spot to carry off tuose unable to walk. Most of our wounded are wounded in the lower limbs. About 4 o'clock Gen lope and staff went on the field and were greeted with vociferous cheers. The Gen rode to the extreme frontin the thickest of the fight, and came near getting into a rebei ambuscade, but he discovered his danger in time to avoid it.

Regiment vied with regiment and brigade with brigade in deeds of valor,and few instances indeed were there where even individuals faltered. With the darkness the firing of musketry ceased, but the artillery apon the mountain kept up a random fring until near midnight. At dark our troops withdrew to a small copse of wood about half a mile to the

MILITARY ,DESPOTISM.

We quote below the substantial portions of |

the two importans orders just issued by direc- tion of the President and signed by the Secre- | tary of War. They beth bear date August} Sth, and the first, authorizing arrests of teons for discouraging enlistments, is as fol- Ws:

Ordered,~—That all United States Marshals | and Superintendents, or chieis of police of | aby tuwn, city or district be, and they are | hereby authorized and directed to arregt and | imprison any person or persons who may be engaged by act, speech or writing, in dis-| eoorazing volunteer evlistments, or in any way giving aid and ce mfort to the enewy, or au any osber disloyal practice against the U. | State.

The ether erder, te prevent the evasion of Gon. Saxton is mortally wounded. The rebel |

militar lat.

duty, is as iollows ; y direction af the President of the U.

rear of the first position, where they were joined by the corps of McDowell's and Sigel who formed in the rear. At nine o’cluck, hungry and wearied,the troopsot Gen Banks

command, and tell back half a mile, resting

'on their arws in a pleagant clover field. The} over the country,

o.ght was unusually lustrous, and al! promi-

nent objects were as plainly distinguistied as| aod the domestic gooda, bemg an assortment of | tpi

in broad daylight. Gen. Crawford's brigade which bad dorne the fight, threw themselves almost exhausted upoa the moist grass Some of the men incautiously made fires, and this reyealing our position ty the enemy, they commeaced shelling us.

We took several rebel prisoners. tain that the rebel Gen, Winder ie killed.— Jackson was wounded slightly in the hand.

toree engaged in the battle was from 40,600 to 50,000. Gen. Auger’s wound is not

It is cer- |

bitterness exists among the Celts against Gen.

not reached the ficld also started torun; and| Meagher. If thie be so, it is in direct contra- soon the roads were crowded with frightemed | diction of the old assertion, of desertion and

mutiny among the rebel Irisi regiments.’

er near Gordonsville is confirmed.

men, and Ewell, with a corps of Jackson's com-

meu. His present intention is said to be to as- sume the offensive, and break the Federal lines, and if successtul to demonstrate upon Washing- ton, for the purpose of drawing off the Northern forces trom Richmond. The World publishes a despatch, which says that ‘* Ewell’s, Hill’s, Long- street's, and Jackson’s divisions of the rebel army have left Richmond during the past fortnight, most of them going ever the Virginia Ceatral R.R., and that they are now concentrating near Gor- donsville, econstitating en army of 60,000 strong. Undoubtedly an attempt is to be made on Mary land or Washington."

Rusyinc THe Brockape.—The Meimphir correspondent of the New York World, uudes date of July 28, gives the fullowing statement of the gaie on oge farcign ship which succeeded in getting into Charleston harbor :—

' “The cargo of the ship which lately ran the blockade at Charleston, with coal furnished by a Yankee Captain, was sold at Augusta, Ga., jaboaut a week since.

| eentral poin, and thus invite purehasers from all The ammunition and arms | went to the government at a good round price,

| such as are most needed by the rebels, were sold

| to traders and private individuals. ‘The cargo is said to have eost $300,000. It is sold tor over

}a million and a half, netting a handsome tortune

| to the speculators, Prices were immense. Fi

| felt hats sold for thirty-five dollars, and fine boots

| fod fifty dollars. A pair of coarse shoes bring

fifteen and twenty dollars.”

| THE DECISIVE HOUR.

| (From the Richmond Examiner, August 2.)

We are on the eve of great events. The hour

States, it ie hereby ordered that uotil further dangeryas; it is a flesh wound in the jin. | of decision has been placed by Providence in our

orders. no citizen liable to be drafted into the Genera! Geary was severely wounded io the | °W" hands. In that Providence we cherish an | oy the credulous.

militia, shall be allowed to go tu a foreign country, and ail Marshals, Deputy Marshais aud Military officers of the United Stutce, are directed, and all police authorities especial-| Jy. at the perts of the United States, on the) seaboard and on the frontier. are requested to see that this order is faithfully carried into | +ffest, aad they are hereby authorized and directed to arrest, and detuig auy person or) persone about to depart from the United) States in violation of this order, and Ww re-| prt to Major L. C. furner, Judge Advocate |

arm —Gen. Pope had his horse killed from under him, as did also the chief of Gen. Pope's stuff, Col. Rugg'cs» Large numbers of tents and hospital stures were sent from Washington to-day to the scene of action. The wounded were sent to Washington. Two pieces of artil- lezy aad a number of small arms were cap- tured from the enemy.

GEN. POPE'S ORDER. President Davis has issued a proclamation

| abiding faith and au unfalterivg trust. But we do

not believe that the Providence of God conflicts | with the free agency of man. It works for and with us ia temporal as well 4s spiritual things; but in one as in the other, we muat use ine means vouchsafed, and the opportuuities afforded, and work out our own salvation. The hand of God | has enabled us to smite back the enemy from th» | Chickahominy, but that was only the beginning }ofthe work. If we 45 not follow it up—if we de not hear Siuws—it wo perin.t our enemy again to i rally aud organize — then, indeed? shal] the sum- mer be past, the harvest ended, and the day of our salvation delayed, if not forever gone.

| their passions and feelings are similar to ours —

JACKSON'S MOVEMENTS AGAINST WASHING- the lowest menial seribbler up to the Colonial TON.—The report that Stonewall Jackson was at! S.eretary of the Island, against the creed of Ro- At last a¢-) man Catholics, sufficient to excite the wrath of counts he was at Louisa Court House with 2,600) ay sect? Let avy sect on the Island be placed

mand, is at Gordousville—making a total of 30,000 | haying the Government officials, who are the paid

upon the pablie mind. The writer, commenting upon the above paragraph, should have taken ito consideration that Roman Catholics are wen Col- stituted physically as we Protestants are — that

that their religion is as dear to them as ours To Us. Has there not been a continual war waged, from

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lin a similar position with the Roman Catholics,

servants of the people, denouncing them as the enemies of all righteousness, and picturing them as being so idolatrous that even pagan Rome would blush to witness their idolatry, and then know that these individuals thus denouncing them are paid from the publie funds, of which they bear an equa! part. Protestants, can this be meting out justice to your Roman Catholic brethren? Would vot any such similarly cireumstanced say that if any one of them would, under any pretence or exeuse, vote for a member or supporter of such a Govern- ment, that he would deserve to be marked out tor the contempt and disrespect of his co-religionists ? But the object of the writer is to endeavour to impress upon the public mind that if the Liberals be returned at the next geueral eleetion, (which

Perry and G. A. Belcourt, besides many of the most respectable inhabitants of Prince County.

After all had partaken of tea, and had amused themselves in various ways for about four hours, the doors of the spacious hall kindly given by Mr. Campbell for the Con- cert, were thrown open, and soon the build- ing was well filled. For upwards of two hours the large and respectable audience was delighted with the excellent musical perform- ances of Mr. Trudelle and his assistants from Charlotcetown. I]t is unnecessary to give a long description of the Concert, or to make particular mention of the various performers; suffice it to say that all performed their parts admirably well, and that the good people of Summerside were highly pleased with the rich and rare musical treat with which they were favored.

It is generally admitted that this Sammer- side party was the largest and most success- ful which ever took place on the Island. | understand that the eum realized by it is something about £200. Great credit is due to the Very Rey. Mr. McDonald, Pastor of

he may rest assured they will), Roman Catholicism

| Summer-ide, and to the ladies and gentlemen

will triumph over Protestantism; but 1 think thal of the managing Committee, for the well the day has gone by for impressing such ideas. | adapted and tasteful arrangements which They might have taken hold some years ago under ehey made fur the entertainment and aceom-

p It has become customary | ,| were relieved by portions of Gen. McDowell s| with them to send these cargoes inland to some |

the old aristocratical rule of the Island; but since the Liberals’ refurm, the public mind bas under- gone a thorough training in the politics ef the | Island; free Education bas been established and | worked successfully, and the public mind is now } much eulightened. It does not require very large | perceptive faculties to discover the object of all newspaper declamation against Roman Catholicism. ‘The present Government have tailed | to give any satisfaction to the people. | boon that was to be conferred upoa the ‘Tenantry |by the Award of the Land Commissioners has

Fine | failed of any success, other than revealing one |

| continued succession of duplicity and kuavery, ; unparallelled in the Listory of the Colonics,

The wrong thus inflicted upon the people, songht to be healed by the mystified Landlords’ Bill, is exploded; and now when ths mterests of the people

have all been betrayed politieally, a hue and cry | of Roman Catholic ascendaucy,shuuld the Liberais | be returned at the next general election, is the only | theme lef upon which to impose upon the minds And while the writer in the ‘Protestant’ would endeavour to make it appear that a Liberal Government would be detrimental! | to the interests of the religious majority of the | Island, he fabricates an argument based upon | premises the most absurd, and draws conclusions | whieh are alone reconcileable with bis premises. | The writer must remezober that there are a very jgreat nuuaber of Libera! Protestants who will vote

jat the next general election for Liberal members, |

| irrespective of creed; at the same time, they ap- | preciate religion as much as other individuals, aud | think too highly of it te use it to subserve the de- | signs’ of a political party. The design to separate

the Roman Catholic and Protestant votes, so that

The great

|modation of their numerous guests. Great | praise is also due to many Protestant friends for the very valuable and generous assistance rendered by them in preparing fur this most succesful, and to all parties, most pleasant social entertainment.

ONE OF THE PARTY.

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VISIT OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NOVA SCOTIA TO CASCUMPEC.

The Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, accompanied

| by his brother, the Hon. Dr. Young, visited the western part of this Island last week; and while

| passing through the flourishing and rising settle. nent of “ Aiberton,”’ the following address was | presented by a deputation :— | To the Honorable William Young, Chief Justice of Nova Scotia: We, the undersigned clergy, magistrates, mer- chasts, and other inhabitants of Alberton, having | heard quite incidentally that you were to pass through this place to-day, in company with your | well-known and highly esteemed brother, the Hon. | Dr. Yoong, have much pleasure in embracing the | opportunity to meet with you; and in doing so, permit us to extend to you a sincere and cordial | welcome to Alberton, | Your father’s name — as the warm friend, the | talented advocate of agriculture — still lingers in vur recollections; and with your own name as | an active public man—a prominent British North American subject—we are tamiliar; and as Bri- | tish subjects we feel pleased that Nova Scotia has

| done herself the honor of placing you in your pre-

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An alarming epidemie prevailed in Char- lottetown during the last week, known here as the Button Fever. ‘This epidemic ie dun- gerously contagious to certain eurstitutions, and exhibited ite virulence in oe males possessing & conformetion OF brain, which induces ipealaes dreams of dacob s Ladder, and predetermines to all B O. N.S infecting epidemics. A number of the weaker sex, tod. constitutionally suscept ble of the insinuating contagion, were violently seized and thrown into high fever and great rest- lessness. The epidemic first assaults the eye. by mystica] or material ca of a Gilt But- ten ‘This brilliant object, pressing as it does upon the optic axis, the vision becomes highly dazzled and seriously inflamed. ‘The diseased optic rapidly communicates the inflaumation to the brain, which becomes greatly excited, and violent fever ensues. The seat of mind being thus deranged, reason is dethroned, and semi-lunacy is at once superindaced.

Up to this hour death has not in any case comaiens ; and beyond mere temporary mental aberration, no danger is apprebended.

Our medical corps, by their treatment, rather fanned the fever; but Doctor Milne, who had made the epidemic under observa- tion his particular study, being bere on a visit, exercised his skill in dislodging the fever and aberration by removal of the But- ton; and we are glad to announce that all the patients ander his care have been restored tou reason, with, however, intermitting fever

of remin.scences. DEAD-EYE.

Che Examiner,

Charlottetown, August 25th, 1862.

NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL.

Tue R.M. S. Europa arrived at Halifax on Tuesday evening last, from Liverpool, G. B., with dates to the 9th inst. The Maijl for this Island was received here on Friday morning. The principal iteras of news will be found in the ipl- lowing extracts.

GREAT BRITAIN.

At home, the peculiar character of the week has been the miserable frequeney of suicide,

as to the state of Her Majesty’s health are rife in London society. Upen what foundation they rest we have not been able te ascertain. have the hearty sympathies and earnest prayers of all her subjects under any trial that may befall

We deeply regret that very distressing ramours

She will |

Majesty with deep concern and warm sympathy, mingled with admiration of the manly bearing and exemplary fortitude with which the pressure has been endured. Her Majesty trusts that the Act for ing Boards of Guardians to provide ad ditional means of relief will mitigate that distress, The Act for the better regulation of merchant shipping, Her Majesty trusts, will prove advanta- geous to the maritime cowmerce of the country. In the general trade of the sant eae is little change to note since last week, the behence at the moment being on the favorable ede; bet heavy rains have fallen since then, and @ of uneasiness as to the future of the crops ie be-

inning to show itself. This apprehensions, cnaiet with the many new schemes and foreign

loans now overloading the market, and which im- ply an exportation of large amounts of gold, is de- pressing the Stock a , hotwithstanding the abundance of itioney. e demand for ae commodation in the open market is, however, in- creasing, and rates are firin, although the business doing at the Bank is comparatively quiet. Pre- paratious are being made tor & considerable ex. port of gold; but it is vot likely that so wueh gold

will very soon be sent away ao 4 return to a iigher rate of diseownt ; market muat be liable to the covtingency so long as an export demand — : Consols for money clesed at 934 to 93§. The big ship Great Eastern arrived at England on the Sth, on New York, making the in about teu days. She fad 409 185 in the cabia, and the remainder intermediate and steerage — besides 6000 tous of cargo, consisting of wheat, flour and provisions. The passage was in every respect satisfactory, The royal mail steamer Persia, from New York, arrived at Queenstown with 142

and $377,239, and, jardée2 a porbon of ber mails and passengers, for Linerpeel, all well Another feelag and apyrogerate letter frew, thes

Queen respecting the Piinee Consent memerivl, addressed to Sir Charles Eastlake, 44s been pub- lished, and it is impossible to read it without a feeling of sympathy for Majpstz at the

public.

Meetings had been held.ir England tetate into consideration the propriety of petitioning Mer Majesty to take steps, in concert with other Euro- pean powers, to put an end to the Awericas war.

A number of workmen in London gave an en- tertainmert to about seventy French workmen who had come over to see the Interuational Ex- hibition.

The notorious Miraman, ex-President of the Re- public of Mexico, has arrived in Paria.

The accouchement of the Crown Princess of Prussia was daily expected.

FRANCE, SPAIN, MEXICO.

The Spanish journals have started a fresh hare. According to these authorities, Murat’s chances of the throne of Naples are dissipated for good; but in licu of it he is to be appointed King of Mexico. So many misstatements have been circulated regarding the Prince and the Imperial intentions towards hii, that we sre not disposed to believe for a moment this very improbable story.

Notwithstanding the recent differences between France and Spain, arising out of the Mexican in- tervention, there are signs of asimcere rapproache ment between the twe natives. Diplomatic

ions have been resumed ; and on Tursday last

‘eral Concha presented his credentials to the

as Aubassador from the Queen of Spain. Fears are entertained in quarters where the re- couciliatiog of the two Catholic powers is viewed with extreme jealousy, that a Spanish foree may be despatched once more to Mexiee to assist the Freuch in restoring erder, aad “ eliciting the popular will.” It is pretty certain thet te French concessiops is due the basis u which the two powers have resunied their old tsiendship. France is fortifying herself upon all sides with alliances; and thas pradent measure is cxplained in more | ways than one. In the event of a rising of the Sclavouian pepalaton, she would feet it ber duty to assist the revelution against Terkey. England, anxious far the maimtenence of that sensunl

sition in which she is placed by the apathy of the.

OGY eR pres

» . . aa in fe . > : I “i ny ‘ 1 at Washington City, for further instructions reference toGen Pope's order, authorizing sent wellsmerted, distinguished position, and! per,

respecting the persun vs persons so arrested | detained. . %. Any pereons liable to draft, who shall |

Northern commanders to take the private pro: |

ey of the Confederates, wherever found, or the convenience and ase of their armies,

We rejoice to believe thatour Government fully | appreciates this momentous truth, Now is the time to strike; now, while our banners are flash- ing in the light of victory; while every Southern

| the whole Protestant voters will vote for the

pre-' ho

pe that Providence may long spare you to pre-

jsent party, could be the oaly hope to sustaia the side over the Keneh of Nova Scotia.

preseat party ia power, as there Lave no Acts}

Trusting that your tour throu

gh this part of) as to renew anxiety about the harvest and already

The weather, which for some weeks had been

despotism, would, in all probability hasten to its succor; and the consequenee of this collision with

glorious, has turned to wind and rain so violent,

absent himself from his country or State be-| without compensation, and directing the wur- fore such draft is wade, will be arrested by et? Of peaceful inhabitants as spies if found any Provost Marshal, or other United States (ietly tilling their farms in the rear of the or State officer, wherever be may be found Union armies. Lle says that the Confederate within the jurisdiction of the United States. Government has issued a general order * re- und conveyed to the nearest military post or cognizing Gen. Pope and his commissioned vepot, and placed on military duty tor the Yllicers, to be in the position whieh they have term of the draft, and the expenses of bis’ chosen for themselyes—that of robbers and own arrest and conveyance to such a post or | murderers, and not that of public enemies, depot, and also the suw of five dullars as a | ¢@titied, if captured, to be considered as pri- reward to the otficer who shall make such: | "eT of war.”’ The conclusion of the pru- arrest, shali be deducted from his pay. | clamation is as follows :

2d. The writ of habeas corpus is hereby |

tor disloyal practices. | Success will atiend a savage war in which no

| quarter is to be given, and no age or sex to

THE BATTLE OF CULPEPPER. | ba sregen, Sine has oe been secured tS

. ' 8uch hostilities as are a L 4 -j

Advices from Culpepper, dated on the 12th, | lawfal by seta a lo ucla ,

eny that owing to severe injury that General) .. Poy the present we renounce our right of

Lbanks received, t!e command of the second! ..,.;:.,: : ie

bititientoda Gee. Wille Brig. | retaliation on the innocent. and shall continue

corps 5 PIES SPSS WER. WY LAME. OTE. | ty trent the private enlisted suldiers of Gen. Gen. Crawford commands ‘he division of Gen.

d w verely but not dange . tas Auger, who is severely but not dangerously | sree notice to the Government at Washing-

ton of our continuing repressive measures to the punishment only of commissioned officers who are willing participators in the crimes,

The Tribune's special despatch from Cul- pepper on the 12th, states that Longstreet,

who had advane:d from Orange Court Louse with reinforcements, has halted on the South- ern bank of the river. ‘There was no skirmish- ing on the 12th, but the tregns were under arms during the day. Gen. Pape having been heavily reinforced since, the battalion is again ready te advanee. It is supposed that the Confederates will dispute the passage ot the Rapidan. The position near Kupidan is

and if the savage practices are continued, we

shall reluctantly be furced to the last resort!

of accepting the war on the terms chosen by our foes, uotil the outraged voice of a com- mon humanity forces a respect for the recog- nized rules of war.

** While the iacts would justify our refusal to execute the generous cartel by which we

sword mirrors the bright foriuns of glory aud hope ; while the accursed foe is preparing once more tor a final spring; now is the time for a blow that shall crush this hydra-headed despotism forever, and send an electric thrill of deliverance and joy trom one end to the other of this struggling, va-! posorted te—that of erecting a-barrier between liant, and glorious country. J | Roman Catholics and Protestauts, by which the ies hr agp tha from the funit othe ya |B nyeers abt cea all the Pratesant ete

nn _ ‘ 4 +S") and thus impose upon us a most arbitrary anc oe nary | ae a _s upon — arirtocratic Government, ander the semblance ot | Without the language of rhetorical exaggeration, | 4 good religi be Me » not sc he } : mn ,a& good religious rule. en are not sent to the i se ony say ” you ra caer eee ee) House of Assembly to legislate fur the good of a

nomes the eyes o rothers, sisters, Wives an } certain religion or a certain seet, but to enact

secure their interest tu sustain a Government | which has losg since lost their confidence; and

litical means has vanished, the Jast subterfuge is g

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**Some of the military authorities of the} oyiidren ar , ; : : : jc ‘a are looking upen you—leeking upon you, | good and wholesome laws. Wwhiclt shall benefit the suspended in respect to all persons arrested | United States seem to sujpose that better! their brave aud beloved — looking upon you ie I be je 4 ble to all, m1

: vo 4 | mass, and shall be just and equitable to all, what- | their only help and hope, save that God in whose lever be their creed. No man is excluded from hands are the issties of battles, and tu whose AL paying a part of the public taxes, duties, &e., on

wighty throne arise day and night those prayers | account of his religious belief; and if every map

of faith which he has promised to auswer and t | is equaliy bouud to support a Government in this | bless. Inspired by such reflections, let our gallant | way, he has an equal rigat to the eaine suppert, sans of the South once more give their glorious | eourtesy, protectin und civility from that Go- | banners te the breeze. and let the resolve of every vernment and its officials. I cannot see, from a jleart be * victory or death.” | cluse examination of the different letters and edi- | The whole South looks on; the world looks] torials written in the newspapers of this Island,

» »* ¢ 2 > F - . ; . - . > . . Pope's armies as prisoners of war; but if, jon; the fate of future generations trembles in the | that the Roman Catholics have ever once inade| sort « f the Nova Scotian and American fishermen,

| balance. Never did such calamities visit a civi-| known a desire to usurp a power over their Pro- lized and Christian people as these which now | testant fellow-subjects, and have never claimed threaten every Seouthera home, and which ¢a0 | any more than every liberal Protestant would be

willing to secede to them—equal rights and equal privileges.

only be averted by the power of Heaven and your own strong arm! The result we cannot doubt. | Now let there be no delay, not an hour's procras- | tination, it may be now or never.

passed the Legislature for the past four years! the Island may prove as pleasant and agreeable re ice of which could in any way benefit the people, or r P ereeade | to affect the price of corn.

now when all hope of sustaining the party by po- Ms ate . ai dis. : Ai i : : y 7 . . P g party OY Pe-| We are your Lordship’s most obedient servants, | winter in Laneashire could hardly receive a mere

A contemporary | to yourself as we are sure your presence aud that | trily gays that the mere value of an abundant (of Dr. Young will be to the people of the settle-| harvest is more than that of the cotton trade ; ments through which you may pass, ‘itself; and the gloomy prospects of the vext

Freneb interests s rather obvious. England, as if advisad of the probabilities of the case, bas, it | is rumeaged, contracted anallignce with Austria, ithe peaver she se re despised, and whee frieudship she repudiate

|lamentable aggravation than by a ingh price of corn, So directly are we still dependent, despite of our boasted wealth and science, upon those accidents of weather which a Christian calls by the higher name of the Providence of God.

The people of England are asking themselves how about Canada, if the Union should be re- stered. It is well werthy of notice, that every American assumes that as soon as they are strong enough, they are te attack England, and that

re i i . | Canada is Erglaud's vulnerable point. As far as en h the Chief Justice nade the following we are aware, it is the first time since the era of me | Thucydides that any nation has solemnly avowed

4 To the Clergy, Magistrates, and other Inhabitants | it as a sufficient cause for going to war, that can, | of <Albcrion ; | or thinks it can do so, without danger to itself. | GuenTLeMeN: Aceept my best thanks for the | Among Christains, a casus belli bas always been | Addrees with which you have welcomed me to| tought indispensable. The Americans profess } A'berton. By its ancient name of Cascumpec, | to fiud it in the fact, that they will have soldiers j this place has long been known, as a fayerite re-| to dispose of as soon as peace is made. Under | these circumstances the Canadians must depend

linainly upou themselves. They are, of course, | unwilling enough to submit to the United States. | But they refuse to do anything ip their own detence beyond raising a qilitia of 5,000. They

must be made to understand, that as they govern

large establishmen. ' for proseeuting the fisheries, | themselves, they must be content to defend them-

(Signed) ALLAN Fraser, P. M.

i fionr. W. Dyer, FE. M.

j Herpert Beww, J. P. Roserv Goroon, J. P. A. M. Pappock, M. D. BensaMin RoGers,

James Reip, GEORGE W. Howtan, aud others.

| Alberton, 15th August, 1862. i

| who frecuent the Gulf, and have drawn trom the ' bosom o: the deep treasures of immense value. | Now that J am enjoying the oppertuntty of vjsit- ling, for the host time, this western end of the Is- j land, L was in hopes of witnessing upon its shores

ave st t ere the ‘atholics | * : : ; 8 rave the i is offer I have no doubt that were the Roman Catholics | Sor Whisk adtave bin ~al aeetld Graak bu haen at selves. Lord Monk gave them a hint to this effect

ph | NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. Sr. Jown, Ang. 19

| The gun boat Penobseott captured off the coast |

to gain the ascendancy in the Government, and | appoint a Roman Cathelie Colonial Seeretary, and | 3! : os ee that Colonial Seeretarv should oes eat Edward Island as it used w be with the English, and vilify Protestants aud Protestantism, they | “!e4 the Dutch caught the fisu upon their cousts, being in the winority, it would excite the anger | aud reproached them for their . capacity ee | of Protestants, and they would feel that they were | Wlence. That time has long gone past in the

Thet an inditidual whons their | name country, and in due time uv will go past | here also.

vited you. It is now , ith the people of Price

| unjustly dealt by.

;at Montreal. The House of Commons debate Hast week has made it clear enough. Iv ease of |; war the whole force of the British navy will be | exerted for their defence, but we cannot under- take to maintain contivually in Canada a tand | force equal te that of the United States. if the United States continue to be a great military

ITALY. . P Italy is stl troubled, by mmear of war, although things appear te remain en the whole wuch as they were a week beck What is be come of Garibakli no ome knows; be hae publish- ed a prockemation te which Victor Emmanuel has replied by anethber, here is, however, a wide- spread, themzb, we suspeet, unfounded belief that the Government and be uudesstaud cack vther better than thes pwredem

The alarm about an invasion of Rome by Garibaldi was caused by thesnall veeels brazing the revolutionary feg whien bad appeared o& Civitia Vecchia. Atl sorts of alarming rumedmrs bad been spread by the disatk-eted tomvigners rm Rome, aud this tended te jucmrase the eacite- ment.