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The Civil War in the States,

DARING AND SUCCESSFUL DASIT O1 REBEL CAVALRY.

LlLeapggARTRES,

kvening, June 14

MeCi.2..An's

Suluruas

The rebela yesterday, atter driving fi Fert ,ae wded te Gartick’s Landing on the Ponititikes White Llouse, where

Churetl rudrea of the Oth cavalry, pre

river, about 3 amilee from

they burnt lwo Sekeoners aud some Wagygons, ind drove off the mules. Here their conduct 4s re preaonted as being barbarous, having killed seve ral of eur teemeters without any

who failed te make their escape

necessity

were From here t

f miier from White Llouse, w

prisoners ‘ , tatior th < etall’s station ié

view of burning the railroad bridge

Con which was passilig down at the time was hred|

pen. killing two and wounding several. A Col nel belonging to t Excelsior Brigade was there taken prisenel sbut succeeded ij making bi during the night. A Paymaster jumped from the

train and bid himself in the woods until moruing, |

train neve

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Jeaving $125,000 in the cars Phe ak peed, UT dun to White House , destroying the telegraph wire at this point, they sroceeded to Baltimere Cross Roads, near New Kent Court House, on their way to Riehmond the Chiekahominy “between

erorsing

gaorniaig

The force that accomplished this was compored | on ‘Phursday afternoon of 1500 cavalry and six pwees of artillery, under | but were unable to of whem were residents] thongh the en

General Stuart, most ot this leeality, and therefore no strangers to the reads,

At White House, which is a rendezvous for}

sutlers and vendo s of small ware stamped » took place. Lient. Colonel Ingalls, the Commandant at that post,

These | taken | ey procet led to Pun-|

1] qe : a train! By Special Telegraph to the Si, John i ain | 7S

, a regalar| when the

NSS | pes one three heavy siege Pieces, managed by i freu 400 to 500 men, under the command of Col. Yrve, late ef the United States navy.

‘ About 200 of the rebela are said to hove es- Ban Qver 150 are reported killed and wound- ed, and thirty taken prisoners. Among the prisoners is Colonel Frye, who waa wounded in

au the shoulder. He was brought here by the Con- om ,

| estoga

From 80 to 100 of our sailors haye already been { buried, and over 20 are missing, Col. Fiteh re- | ports bet fow of his men wounded and nove | killed, and but forthe ynfortunate accideuot onthe i Mound City the rebel works would have been

carried without loss on our side

FIRST BATTLE AT RICHMOND.

Frenimg Globe

New Yorxk, 30th, 9 a, m. | The ‘ Tribune’ has just issued an Extra with

S escape | despatches from the battle field on Sunday mern- | of giv

Che despatch states that a severe and most de- j termined battle was fought on the right wing on | Thursday and Friday, wich is claimed by

SOOTHE

Y | of our officers as a successful and strategic move-

went, into which the enemy had unwillingly been +} drawn, and which wll soon result in the capture

> . 3 Bottom’s 1 of Richmend and of the entire Rebel army. Ytridwe and the James River abent 2 o'clock acd

ty in immense force, ahove Mechanicsville They fought desperately,

Attack was made by ene wht 1 Chickahominy

drive our mena single red, my were te The ouly sd that day was General McClellan's

1fo one. ; | joree engage | division

I'he battle lasted from 2 o'clock till 9 p. m., livision was ordered back.

*) Gen. McClellan was on the field and expressed

had all the corps! himself satisfied with the result.

ordered out and placed fn favourable pesitions,| Seeond despatch of Tribune’s report ef two to resist ory attack that might have bee As days’ batte, which the correspondent states is ne- The mail boat Nolly Baker, whieh ieft this} cessarily imperteet. mormng, was crowded with hangers-on of the There’ noon.—The enemy made attack on army and civilians, who thought Fortress Mon-| Gen. Steneman’s forers in the vicinity of Han- rve wotld be 3 more congevial climate. over Court House. Shortly after they commenced At Old Church the rebels had in reserve six | ¢igorous cannonadiag from the woods en an emi- . Fevimeuts of jafuotry, with artillery. : nenee opposite Mechaniesviile; also from two Aa moon thre ts were known, pursuit by baticrices, qne above and the ether Sclow. They envairy was iely ordered, but the enemy were replied to by Campbell's Penn. batteries, having so much of a start, only five were wie on the Mechaniesville road and the other ree rom bebind earthworks at the right of the grove tree Richmond papers of the 12th state that |" At abeut 2 p. m., the enemy's infantry and S000 prmoners, who were taken by General Jack-} squadrons of cavalry crossed the Chickshominy aon from General Banks, lett on Wednesday forj in imimense force a shert distance above the Vir- Saliebury, N.C. It also states that of the 143 of; ginia Central Railroad, making a rapid advance our wounded who fell into their hands at the bat~; in the direction of MeCali’s division, entrenched tle of Fair Oaks nine have since died, and the | on hilly woogland across a swampy ravine, about }ajance are in the Liberty Prison Hospital, jatmile inthe rearef Mechanicsville. The Ist. wre } Penn. Rifles, Bucktails and Campbell's Penn. SOUTHERN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE batteries were on duty, all of whem except one NEAR CHARLESTON. lcompany fell back behind the breastworks and (From the C'arleston Mercury, June 17.) ritle pits where line of battle was drawa up. ; 7 <. | Enemy advanced down in the rear of Mechan- A litite before noon yesterday our - = icsville, on a low marshy ground,where our forces thrown into a state of feverish excitement by the | oy drawn up behing rike pits and earthworks ae Intelligence that there had been bloody : : " , vag eergeace | . on an eminence on north side of ravine, where tavork at Secossionville, ov James Island. From) | a: t became most terrible, the first the news was of an nears charac. Company K. of the Bucktails were on duty be- ter, inasmuch as we were assured that a mere ond the railroad, was surrounded, and the last bandfid of our brave troops had repulsed a heavy! 7 on of them they were trying to cut their w : hrown forward to assault m they were trying to.cu ir way (polumn of the ening: Sse : through an immense force. Their fate is_ un- the battery at Secessionville, manned by a portion

iMMneahs

: of Col. Lamar’s regiment of artillery, South Ca- rolina Volunteers, From the zarious accounts which we have received, we. have collated the following facts in relation to the battle :—

About dawa yesterday morning our pickets in

known, but itis presumed ihe greater number were taken prisoners.

The rebels, with most determined courage, at- tempted to push forward over the miry ground, but bullets and grape fell among them like hail, until,in the words of an officer, “they lay like flies

The day after the battle the French sent to Orizaba 960 wounded, twelve of these officers. General Lorencez continued his retreat upon Orizaba, fortifying his camps each night (his ammunition being nearly exhausted), and finally aprived af that place without jurther attack. ‘The French forces now bold Orizaba and Vera Cruz, and are awaiting the rein- furcements, which they hope will arrive by the middle of July. Gen. Douai was to march from Vera Craz June 4, with 450 men to escort a train of 150 wagons with pro- visions, &e , for O izaba.

7 CORRESPORDENCE, —

MEETING AT CASCUMPEC.

Pursuant to notice, a mecting was held this ng in the Temperance Hall, for the purpose a name to the locality usually called the Cross Roads, Cascumpec. i Robert Gordon, Esqr., was called to the chair, and the undersigned requested to act as Seere*rry.

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| ‘The following Resolution was adopted :— | Resolved, That the locality te be affected by the proposed change of name be bounded on the north by Kildare River, on the south by Mill River, on the west by the centre of the Western Road, to i meet both the afore-named Rivers, and on the east by the harbour. Several names having been submitted to the meeting, choice was made of Alberton. BENJ. ROGERS, Sece’y. Alberton, June 27th, Jc62. oe Yo THe Evrror oF THE EXAMINER.

Sin,—As every thing which tends to draw forth the resources, or leads to develope the ie sta and interests of the Island, meets with a ready and warm response from you, and finds admittance in the columns of the * Fxaminer,’ L hepe you will have the kindness to give insertion to the foliowing communication,

Asif is obvious when the wilderness is reelaimed that new settlements spring up, and as it is natural that these new settlements are soon called by some respective and distinguishing ames, which names often proceed from some absurd or jocose appel- lation of an isolated individual, whieh at a subse- quent period may be found totally inappropriate and inapplicable. Just so with this leeality, viz., the Quaginire, which, in place of being a quagmire, is a thriving, beautiful settlement, with two well lardered, commedious Hotels, Mechanic Shops, Post Office and Schoolhouse, and likewise some handsome, comfortable farmers’ houses, and is situated at the head of Grand River, or Ellis River, Richmond Bay, has a junction of four roads, one leading to St. Eleanor’s and Summerside, one to Richmond Bay, ong to Egmont I ud the other to Pert Hill, Caxeumnpee and Ti in short to all parts of the Westward; indeed it may be truly ‘and justly denominated the Key of the West. There are also a number of Saw Mills, Grist Mills, and a good Carding Machine in the immediate vicinity, and a Steam Mill nearly completed by an enterprising gentleman of the name of Barlow, who has already a Saw Mill, Grist Mill and Card- ing Machine in full operation. In every sense all appear siniling aud prosperous, and. no sign of a quagmire can be seen in this charming and lovely Edenite settlement.

In consequence of an observation lately made by a learned gentleman from Charlottetown, who

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further than giving his concurrence to the action of bis Council. The latter only are accountable | for the expenditure of the publie money. It they | skirk the responsibity, they are unworthy of the ; position. If His Excellency chooses to aceept it exclusively, he practically declaros himself to be not the right man in the right place.

The ‘Islander’ will, no doubt, attempt to con- strue this plain speaking into an attack upon the Lieut. Governor, and raise a fearful fuss about disrespect to the “ Queen's Representative.” It is no attack upon his Excellency. We have a hieher respect for the Queen’s Representative than inost of his incompetent advisers. We shall aiways profoundly veuerate the office of Lieut. Governor, when it is administered with wisdom, justice and impartiality. We wish to see its oc- cupant holding @ position far above the turmoil of party polities. When he descends from that po- sition, we suppose he is impelled by an amiable weakness to do 8 good turn for those whe flatter and fawn upon him? and then he becomes not an object of hate, but a subject for sympathy and sorrowful respect. This is not the first time Mr. Dundas has been led into a scrape by his unpopi- lar advisers; — the best wish we can have for

sir

him {s—a speedy riddance of them all.

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THE MAN WITH THE « UNCLEAN HANDS” KEEPS THEM STILL UN- CLEAN.

Tue ‘Islander’ of Friday last is disercetly silent with regard to Mr. Pope’s attempt at a Libel suit agninst us. He has not one word to say in his Ho has been shown out of Court in the most humiliating manner. But what has he done since to show that he is worthy of being continued in the office of Colouial Secretary? The Leader of the Government said in open Court, that Mr. Pope could not be continued one hour unless he was allowed to prove that the charges against him were unfounded. Mr. Pope himself said nearly the same thing before the Grand Jury. The Go- vernment and Seerctary were most signally foiled in their applications to the Supreme Court and Grand Jury. Wher and where has his character been whitewashed since the failure? He has not even tried a civil action, because he knows he dare not bring such an action to an issue. He feels too painfully the fact, that his hands are “ unclean.” But what must the country think of tie Govern- ment who retain this officer, when the President of the Executive Council declared in open Court, that, under present circumstances, the Chief Clerk of the Council and Colonial Secretary is a dis- graced officer — having serious charges against him, which remain unexamined and unanswered, because the judicial tribunals would not give him extraordinary privileges over his opponent?

Sisal

FREEDOM OF ELECTION.

defence.

owing to the want of space. When his article shall be completed we may be induced, if oppor- tunity faveurs ua, to elaborate some of the hints we have thrown out, and to give utterance to other reflections on the whole Volanteer move-

ment.

A REVIEW FOR THE VOLUNTEERS. Ir there mischievious to the true interests of a country than another it is the military alarmists. If these in red or grey coats were satisfied

is any class of individuals more

monomaniacs

with wasting their own time and means in parading about in all the , of glorious war "—if they were contented with

concerning the great feats of arme

“ pomp and circumstance

gasconading which they will some day accomplish, we could afford to laugh at their whims, or moralise 02 their follies. But when these alarmists are able to draw a considerable sum from the public treasury, and thus overburthen the people with taxation, to support what are gravely calied “military forees,” it becomes the duty of those who disapprove of such things to speak against them publicly, as the great niass of men of com. mon seuse speak agajnst them in private circles. The alarmist always finds a number of persons who lend a willing ear to the statement that your neighbour is only watching a fitting opportunity to cut your throat. He thus turns the public mind, in some degree, from seeking after useful reforms to dwell upon imaginary fears. He creates enmities between persons and countries whose interest it is to be upon friendly terms. He eventually brings on the miseries and horrors ot war against which he imagines he is guarding. With all their shrewdness and intelligence, no people are more subject to fears of foreign inva- sion than the peopleof the British Empire. When Lord Palmerston wished to turn the attention of the English people from “ Refori,” he aroused the public mind to the alleged dangers of French invasion. ‘The Emperor of France, it was urged, was increasing his navy to an alarming extent, for ne other purpose than to land a large force upon

the navy rapidly increased, iron-clad ships built, the Volunteer movement inaugurated, and “ re- form’ forgotton. The men who raise their voices against these follies, asa matter of course, are denounced as traitors to their country by the wily politicians; and the British subject is heavily, unnecessarily, hopelessly, taxed for every thing he eats, drinks, or wears, from the time he comes forth from his mother’s womb until he descends into his mother earth. But men like Mr. Cobden, who have rendered important services to their country, and whose patriotism cannot be doubted, will, itis trusted, undo the evils which the alarmists would fain perpetuate. In a pamphlet recently published, entitled ‘‘The Three Panics,” Mr.

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the shores of England. The army was augmented, I

A VERY REMARKABLE LETTER FROM THE HON. LIEUT. COL. GRAY —“ THE OTHER MAN AB,” on, LEADER NO. 2 OF THE GOVERNMENT.

Tue following extraordinary Letter has been handed to as for perusal, with perntiesion to pub- lish it, if we thought it worthy of a place in our columns. It ian genuine prodvetion; the original is now before ux, and has been seen by many others besides ourselves, Omitting the name of the per- son to whom it is addressed, it bears the following

superscription ‘—-

Mr. Shahi pgiceiniibiaiailly

Sparrow's Road,

Montague Bridge,

51. Free J. Himn. Gray : Mem: Ex: Council.

Looking at the ostentatious way in which this letter is superscribed, enclosed in a great official envelope, with the prefix to the name of the writer of “Mem: Ex: Council:” marked “ Free,”

Lot 51—for whom it was intended—trom being imposed upon by the delusions it was calgulated to encourage. Lut before offering our comments and explanations, we must allow our readers to satisfy their impatient curiosity by perusing the extraordinary decament :—

INKERMAN House, 10th May, 1862.

My Dear Sir;

Tam duly favored with yours of the 5th inst., stating that the Tenantry on 5] are jn ignoranee respecting ‘the way in which the Award wae assed by the Legislature.”’ I am much surprised that this should be the case, as your Township is the property of one of the gigners to the submission.

The way in which the Award was passed was, “by the bringing in a Bill to confirm it in every particular.” It was not in our power tp | one part and reject another,—we had only the choice of confirming it wholly and entirely or re- jecting it altogether, = : ~ ‘Fhis Award, you are ayare, is the result of certain resolutions which I brought before the House of Assembly in May, 1559, praying for “a Court of Enquiry between landlord and tenant, with a view to ameliorate the position of the lat- ter, and fix a fair price at which every tenant may become a frecholder on easy terms, and for a re- mission of arrears of rent in such cases where it might reasenably be asked for.” gives every tenant the right of purchase, the rates to be fixed by three arbitrators on the spot, and remits all arrears up to May, 1558, being within one year of the day I passed the resolutions.

to save the individual writer about 4d. or 64d., which is, of course, charged against the public revenue -— we cannot but regard it as a State Document, embodying the views of the whole Executive Government, and therefore we consider it our duty to publish it, in erder that we may expose the misstatements and misrepresentations it contains,and saye,if possible, even the people of

ment? He and his brother Councillors ate thy jast men in the world who would think of such thing as coercion against their masters, the x prietors. Js it not, then, the most flagrant deep, tion to keep up a ery about the Arbitration scheme! We are confident it would de ao if it wero to go into operation; but a tew persons have been deluded by it; and the Gey therefore, look upon it as an excelient bait fop popularity. Jn the next paragraph the attempt at and deception is still mere Conspicuous Cu Gray says:— “Tf the proprietors would agree alf round ty

sell at 2s. 6d. per acre, then a loan

would purchase 80,000 acres!’ Xone rps sap uissioners might alse have stated that if sroprietors would sell at Is. 3d. per aere then van of £50,000 would purchase same Dawber

of acres.”

We were first apprehensive that the Figures wey incorrectly given from Col. Gray's letter. Bat we have carefully examined the original, and thery they are— £100,000 ix set down as the Price of 20,000 acres at 2s. 6d. per acre; and £50,000 ag the price of the same qnantity of land at Is. 34, an acrs. One can hardly suppose that a Perwop presuming to be regarded as an educated — would make such a tremendous blender, jut is is either a blunder or a deception. We are mg clined to think it is the latter. Ay person ean easily see at a glance that 80,000 acres at 2. 64, an acre would not come to oae hundred thousand pounds, but ouly ten thousand pounds; and, at js,

3d. an acre, consequently only fivethousand pounds, If Col. Gray was not labouring under one of his fits of hypochondriasis when he penned this stote. ment, jn which condition he has himself

he is apt to be plunged when thinking over the public finances — we must ouly conclude that he regarded the people for whom his letter was jp. tended as pxiremely ignorant, and therefore easily imposed ypon.

The last sentence of the paragraph under oy). sideration contains eyep still more glaring misty. presentations. The writer says that * not one pre. prictor in nearly ten years. (except one) would selj at the price allowed by the (Pyrebase) Act, the ex. ception was old Mr. Worrell, a bankrupt and luna accept | fic.” Col.Gray very oiten pra about bis bongus, and independence, and soldierly qualities, apd aj) that,—but we can hardly think that » geuthemag of honourable feeling would stigmatize Mr. Worrell, now in his grave, as either a bapkrupt or lenatie. He may not have bees, Gray, who got money fer whieb be did agt lbou —and it ig notorique that Mr. W. IT. Pope belped to keep the yenerable gentleman poor; bet we

perhaps, as rich as Cat

The Award

never heard that be was a bankrupt; and as to

his being a lunatic, we think he was’ far more healthy in his mind than ever Colonel Gray war, He certainly never confessed to ments! disease as

holds a prominent situation in the Bank, about the

Cobden shews the vast defensive expenditure of

front of Lamar's battery were dren in, and al-| on a bowl of sugar,” and withdrew. Cannonad- waest simultaneously the enemy's column jas seen | ing was kept up an beth sides until about Y p. m., when the battle ended.

By Express to Merchants’ News Roem.

some four hundred yards off, adyancing with the bayonet, at double quick, te the assault, Our; Our forces were covered by earthworks, and suffered but slightly. the evening before iu themy jog up another battery, | and were aligust worn out with faligae. The! resuined on Friday morning, but we have no fur- ther details. Col. T. G. Lamar himself. His men hastened | with alacrity to their pieces, and were soon pour- | 3 / ‘ | . GREAT BATTLE AT RICHMOND! pruacking enemy. At each discharge great gaps | ; ‘ were visible in the Yankee ranks, but still they | FEDERALS DEFEATED! afterwards ascertained that their muskets were | empty, and that they had actually hoped to earry rapid and fearful ennnenade and fusilade kept up | CuARLo! TETOWN, July 4th. against them was tee severe for their nerves, and | y : | hard fighting is reported at ten thousand sles ae eo wii : | ne £ l i ‘ paokrand, reeled, and finally fled iu disorder. It is understood that McCllelian’s right wing

troops within the battery had been hard at work This terminated firet day’s fight. Battle was first round that was fired at the Yankees was by | ing grape and canyister against the rapidly ap-| came on without firing a single volley. It was) GREAT SLAUGHTER ON BOTH SIDES!! the battery with tie bayonet alone. But the teneral Me(ilellan’ a r al when close to our intrenchments they wavered, | General MeCiciian’s less during the twe day's But a very short time clapsed before the enc-! was attacked by General Jackson, who successfully

my's columa, remmiarced by infantry and artillery, | charged the Federal artillery, sustaining 2 loss of |

_Teformed and again came forward. ‘This time} five thousand. they did not disdain the use of cartridges, but | poured heavy volleys against our battery as they! General Porter (Federal) heving been sorely advanced. But again the terrible discharges of} pressed, crossed the Clickahominy. gripe and canister mewed down the approach-| 7 img line; and notwithstanding the remonstrances | through White Oak Swamp, aéquiring an advan- of theis officers again the Yankees broke and re-! tageous position, cutting thro’ the counnunication treated peli-mell from the field. A third time | with James river, and advancing a heavy body the enemy formed h.: line and advaneed in a last! within four miles of Richmond. — é : desperate effort to gain the battery, but again in} An immense fleet is conveying troops to the new vain. The assailants had reached the ditch, and | base of operations. some of them succeeded in mounting the embank- |

One Federal Regiment captured.

General MeLellaa with severe fighting passed |

Telegraphic communications beyond Yorktown

“ment, but they paid for their rashness with their | lives; and their comrades behind, taking warn- ihg from their fate, fled once more—this time not tobe’ rallied to a direet cliarge. Our men all bear witness to the obstinate bravery of the ene- muy on this occasion.

Between the charges which proved so disas-| trous to the Yankees, a galling fire was kept up S@gainst our battery from three gunboats in the creck, about 1760 yards east of our position. A cross fire was also etceadily maintained against us from the land batteries which the enemy had grected—one on the edge of the wood in whieh | the fight with the Forty-seventh Georgia regiment } werurred last week, and another between that!

int and the position occupied by the gunbeats. | heriwan’s famouse field battery also took part in | the engagement, being divided into two sections, |

‘which played upon different parts of owr works. | add childrea, under the leadership of one Morris, | who claimed tobe the “ Prophet Moses reap-|

Tt has now becom? evident to the encmy that the men who held our battery had no idea ef) yielding it, and the plan of attack frow the front | $vae given up.

Flanking bedies were thrown forward to as-| eaalt our works from the direction of the marshes | which skirted our battery on either side. On the | east side of the battery the movement was | speedily frustrated, and the few bold men who veatured close enough to pour their fire into the post saon fell. No leas than seventeen were killed

smiside the diteh, and one who had mounted the |

parapet fell on the top, pierced by eight balls.

Ou the west side of the battery the aitack was more serious. The famous New York Seventy- ninth regiment toes up a position so as to enfilade wur guns, and kept up @ constant and effective fire ef wusketry te drive off our gunners. They were met by the Charlestea battalion and the Entaw regiment. For a time the fight was des- perate, but the Louisiana battalion, under Lieut. Col. McHenry, came up at the eritieal moment in gallaut style, and the repulee of the Highlanders was no longer doubtiul. The enemy was, for the last time, forced back with great slaughter, and the day was won. ,

Our total loss, as pearly as we can ascertain, wae about 40 killed and 100 wounded. The ene- amy’s was far heavier. We buried yesterday 140 dead Yankees left upon the field. We say Yankees, neing the designatign axene common to the whole army of invaders; but im truth, the men who did the fighting against us yesterday were — all

. vans, and in the lineathejts ot the dead the Agottuish ‘ype was markedly inant. We captured 70 prisecors. OF THE FIGHT WIvfil THE

STAI REDE BATTERIES ON WHITE RIVER.

Memremis, June 19, 1862.—The gunbvat Con- .estoga has arrived with despatches containing, the particulars of the engagement at the rebel torti-

cations below St. Charles, 85 wiles from the

mouth ofthe White River.

On the 17th the gunboats St. Louis, Mound

City, Lexington and Conestoga, and the transport New National, having on board the Forty-sixth Yndiaua regiment, Col. Fitch, which left here a «week ago to open communication with the army .of Gen. Curtis and remove the obstructions from White River, aseended that stream.

The gunboat Mound City, Captain Kilty .commanding, was about a while and a half in ad- owanee.

In the bend of the city, near St. Charles, two concealed batteries opened on the Mound City.

Her decks were immediately cleared for action,

and as soon as the range of the rebel works could be obtained, the Mound City opened her guns au them. Captain Kilty meantime signalized te Cel Fitch to land his ‘force below the fort, \whieh was suceesatully acedmplished.

‘The Lexington and St. Louis shelled the works, under eover of which Col. Fiteh gained the rear of the rebel position. At this juncture a ball from @ siege gun on the bluff struck the forward and port side of the Mound City, perctrating the case- ment, and passing trough the steam drum of the vessel, which immediately became filled with the

c@s-aping Vapour.

Nearly every one on beard of the Mound City Was scalded, Only 23 of the officers and crew

*d, out of 175.

* scene which ensued was herrible in the extreme. Many of the crew, frantic with pain, Jamped overhoard and were drowned.

*Boats from the Conestoga, which was coming up at the time te support the Mound City, were sent to their relief, but the rebels fired on the men an the water with grape and cannister from their

~ field pieces, murdering most of those who were attempting to eaeape,

Being | ised of the state of-affairs in the riversCol. Fitch, with his regiment, pushed for- ward and

earried the fort b i <a the bevenet, y storm at the point

The revel works consisted of two batteries ,the

cut off-

Dispateh received via “ Memphis,” on Monday, states that Contederates have been driven from Riciaond.

Government of Massachusetts has issued a pro- elamation for Fifteen more Regimente.

“We learn from a private source which we believe to be reliable, that Gen. Ne retreated nevess the Chickahominy, losing a great many guns tile has called on the Washington Government for remforcemeuts.”—#Halifaz Chro- nicie,

REBELLION AMONG THE OF UTAH.

Great Satr Lake Crry, June 16.—A band

of persons, numbering about 1000 men, women

“ SAINTS ”

peared on earth,” formed a seitlement 30 miles north of this city and committed numerous depre- dations on citizens in the vicinity. They refused to labor fur their own support, believing that the Lord would supply their wants. Three of their number, disgusted with the imposition, attempted to leave, but were arrested and placed in confine- ment, heavily ironed. A writ of habeas corpus was issued by Chief Justice Kinley, which was treated with contempt. A sufficient time having elapsed for producing the prisoners, a second writ, together with an order forthe arrest of Mor- ris for contempt and for the arrest of the leaders of the gang for false imprisonment was issued. For the execution of this, a posse of 250 infantry

ing Governor Fuller. Morvis and his men were strongly entrenched and thoroughly armed. Fight-

killed.

On the 15th the rebels pretended to surrender, but resisted anew as svon as our attacking party approached. In a hand-to-hand fight Morris was killed, and another leader mortally wounded. The rebels were then overcome. Several women and children were Killed during the seige, the Mor- risites refusing to remove them to a place of safety.

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Tue Lare Barrie 1s Mexico.—The battle of Pucbla was a most inglorious defeat for the French, who had been told that the Mex- icaus would run at the first fire, their march into the city of Mexico would be uninterrupted and they would be received with open arms by the entire populace ; whereas they met a brave and determined enemy, and althouSh they uiade three distinct attacks and bayonet ebarges upon the Cero(height)of Guadalou with one thousand two hundred, and at the Gate of Amozoc with over two thousand men, they were erry with great loss, and finally were obliged to retreat, leaving their killed and some of their wounded upon the field. The feree under Gen. Zaragosa, the Mexican commander, was about eight thousand in and around tbe city, but only five thousand of these took part in the batale; the French had the same number, yet only four thousand were engaged ; the others were left to guard a train of wagons, transporting provisions and merchand #e, the latter under tho protection of Mons Saligny, which extended over five miles of road. Three of these wagons were taken by the Mexicans, loaded with laces and silks. The retreat was conducted precipita- tely, yet in as good order as the Zouaves and Chasseurs, left to.t{heir own movements, were enabled toaccomplish. ‘The Zouaves d’ Afri. que and Chasseurs de Vincenneg suffered very much, aud many were cut down by the Mexican cavalry when defending themselves by threes and in squares of eight or twelve. Lwo hundred and thirty dead Frenchmen were buried by the Mexicans on the 6th, among them eleven officers, one of them the colonel, who led the charges upon the Cerro, and was killed as he leaped his horse into the ditch, followed by sixteen Zouavee, all of whom were instantly killed, sume of them falling upon the dead body of their chief. From tue French dead were taken many medals, mementoes of former victories. Tweive wounded were conveyed to the hospi- tals at Pach, and a sous-offrcer, and sixteen prisoners were taken. Ail of these also bore insignias of valor, which, in the moment of victory, were seized by the Mexican soldiers , but President Juarez, with a chivalric spirit worthy of knighthood, has ordered the medals to be returned to the French, as he considers them the private property of the brave men

Aywer one mouuting six field pieces, and the up-

who had amet, perhaps, their first dyseat.

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and artillery was ordered ov t ou the 11th by Act-|

ing ensued, and two ot the Marshal’s posse were |

ugliness and inapplicability of the name Quagmire, the inhabitants have it in contemplation to held a meeting soon, in order to change the pame, and have it called by some name more in accordance with the landscape and prospects of the place, and also more congenial with the developement and advancement of the age, and 1 may add, with the enlightenment of the times,

upoa your valuable time ard space, I conclude by | subseribing myself Your obedient and humble serv ant, J. H. FITZGERALD. Mount Hemlock, June 23, 162.

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Charlottetown, Juiy 7th, 1862.

Examiner,

GOVERNMENT

We copy from the ‘Isiander’ of the 2Uth ult., | without abridgment, the following extraordinary | defence of the conduct of the Gevernment for | their land jobbing proceedings, at the public ex- ' pense, while carefully concealing from the poor | tax payers a full knowledge of their transactions : “A Crop or Comrorty FOR THE EXAMINER.

| —It has been repeatedly charged against the pre- ixent Government that they have refused to lay

liefore the Legislature, “most important des-| such sincere regard for religion, of any form, as to | P

patches’ with respect to the purchase of the Sel-

| kirk Estate, and Lot 54. | “Wehave repeatedly explained that the pur- | chase of these estates was negotiated by His Ex-

' os . | eellency, aud thai no despatches were written on

| of his estates; this offer he submitted to the As- sembly, which body authorized the purchase.

| “Lot 54 was purchased from the agent of the Ownez, in this Istand.

“Now, if Mr. Whelan, or any member of the | Assembly, or any man in the Island, whe doubts j our stavements on thas head, will calion the Lieut. | Governor, during office hours, and express to His

| Exeelleney a desire to be made acquainted with subject of the

ALL that was ever written on the purchases to which we have referred, we truly | assure such person or persons, that His Excellency | will fully gratify his or their curiosity.”

There can be no doubt that, from the style in | which the above article is written, it was autho- | rised by the Lieut. Gerernor himself. Shameless | ‘as Mr. Secretary Tope is, it can hardly be sup- | posed that he would go freely use the name of Mr. Dundas, and iuvite people to go to Government House for information which the Executive Coun- | cil ought to afford through the Legislature, unless

he was told todo soby His Excellency. In taking | this extraordinary course. we consider that the Lieut. Governor has placed hunself beyond the line of his duty. No Governor has ever, before Mr. Dundas’s time, allowed himself to be made the seape goat for the sins and short-comings of his advisers. Then, as regards the purchase of the properties referred to, we must plainly tell His Exeellency that neither the Constitution nor his Instructions from the Queen give him power to use the public money in the purchase of large tracts of lands on his own individual responsibility. If he can use the public money in one case, with- out the knowledge of the Legislature, and refuse to give a full account of his proceedings ia the only place where it should be given, he may do it in many other instances — he may, indeed, super- cede the action of the Legislature altogether. It is true the House of Assembly authorised the pur- chase of the Selkirk estate; but when they gave the authority we presume they expected to be niade acquainted with all the terms of the pur- chase, and with every item of the correspondence to which it gave rise. It is a miserable quibble for the ‘ Islander’ to say there were no despatches written by his Excellency regarding this transae- tion. There must have been correspondence of some kind; and as that correspondence related to the expenditure of the people's money, it is clearly the property of the people. Why is it withheld? For no other reason that we can divine than this —that there was jubbery in the transaction,which, however, we do not charge upon the Governor. It is very well known that Lord Selkirk offered to sell his estate to Mr. Douse at one thousand pounds less than the Government gave him for it. Perhaps the correspondence “ventilates” this fact, and is withheld on that account.

As regards the purchase of Lot 54, no authority was given by the Legislature for that speculation. It may be possible that negotiations for the pur- chase of that property were conducted with par- ties in the Island; but there must have been some writings between them and the Governor on the subject ; and we can only account for their eon- ccalment, on the supposition, that the vendors of that estate had private interests to serve which would not bear the test of publie serutiny.

The invitation to us and others to go to his Ex- celleney, “during office hours,” and express “a desire to be made acquainted with aLt that was e-pr written on the subjeet of the purchases,” is exceedingly silly. Mr. Pope, who gives this invi- tation, knows very well that no man in his senses would accept it. We have nothing te do with the Governor in the business.