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wigh senae of benety Phe most promiment and? + the tropiry of thes department will be a eaomatrt ted by a poor onesarmed lndian, want fourteen feet tr length, and three feet at its — t breadth; it consists chiefly of the bark of ae ne t “n eewed together with pine-tree Toots, o -wrtoed compacted by the gum of the same oe The paddles- that of the squaw being some- t smaller than the ona wielded by her spouse lof a bineish colour by the bark of the white maple The whole canoe, which will garry tear persons at need, dees not weigh more than & hundred weight, aod may thas be readily transported along the shore whea the rapide are tow dangerous te aduait ite further progress by the atrean \ aris baskets construc ted af poreu- pine quills which have been dyed red, yellow, or also attract attention; and others

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in colour. “ whether living on the outskirts of the white man's city, or dwelling by themselves in their settlement

at Leanex Island—have been enabled to send |

specimens of workmanship, to which the fact that their race is sarely dying out, leads a certain me- veholy tnterest

” The woods of Prince Edward Island are of, cours’, amply represented ; many of Chem are singularly beutiful, and the exquisite gram of the bird’+eye inaple is expecially deserving of atten- tion. Amongst the manatactared articles, the post prominent ix a combined mowing and reap- mg machine, which by a simple contrivance, the invention of a colouist, can be instantly thrown out of gear and checked whenever any obstacle is in its path. The testile fabrics are numerous and well arranged—and the turmidable thickness of mittens and socks serves to remind us of the sever: ity of a North American winter, against whieh such precautions are needful. The visitor to this court shoald not ov erlook a handsome fire-screen, en which appear the dried leaves and flowers of the colony. Our own fuchsias and pansies are mingled with wild woodland blossoms, and many ot the dried jeaves, beautiful with the red flush of gatewn, are in themselves as lovely as any flowers Some handsome sets of harness, a large quantity of furniture, samples of all her agricultural pro- ducts, and of her dried previvions, complete the very creditable display made by Prince Edward jsland, a display all the more interesting from the fact that the whole of its conteuts are bona fide the produce of the colony.

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CIVIL WAR IN THE STATES.

THe news received during the past week is of great and startling impertance to the Federal Government.

federacy are thickening rapidly. The following

telegrams contain the leadmg features of the

aows (By Telegraph.)

Sr. Joun, May 8th.

A rumour coming from York states that the

Coatederates crossed and destreyed Chicahominy Bridges. MeClelian is still ia pursuit.

The rumeur of the evacuatiwn of Corinth i« re- ‘There is

doubt that Beaaregard, wiile holding his front in line of battle, is geaduaily falling back on

by every arrival of deserters.

Urand Junetion.

A Federal war steamer reports the capture of three Confederate steamers, and they have been

seat to Key West.

Io the action at New Orleans Confederate iron- clad steamer Webster raa inte Federal oa

Verona, which respooded with a volley so tive that beth sunk together.

Five rafts have been sent down the Mississippi

to destroy the Federal fleet at New Orleans.

The British Minister ix reported holding private

daterviews with General Doblada at Puebla. Geu- neral Sarragossa would dispute the advace of the Frevek forces.

Sr. Joun, N. B., May 12.

Five thousand troops under General Wool jauded at Willoughby Pint, at a place selected by President Lineola in person, met with little

ition on their march. On approaching Nor-

a deputation of its citizens termaily surren-

dered that city te the Federal army together with Portsmouth aud the Navy Yard.

Yesterday morning the Coufederates fired and blew ap the Merrimac.

The Galena, Federal iron-ciad steamer, has

captured the Yorktow a aad sunk the Jamestown, | remitted are those that accrued previous to 1858; |

Coniederate steamers.

Gen. MeLellan’s advance is within 27 miles of

ash, of willow, or of maple, are |

: } very araceful in form, and eften very attractive : On the whole, the poor Micmacs— |

‘The reverses of the Southern Con-

OT

jauXiliary than any other they can hepe for, The|

| Northerners must yet mareh many weary miles, jamd fight many desperate battles before the South \i# subdued, or its last army is driven inte the Gulf or otherwise annihilated. | The battle of the Monitor and Merrimac was a startling lesson to Europe. The capture of New ) Orleans is a lesson not less important and alarm- jing. If on the Mississippi a few vessels bound with iren chains and enveloped in trusses ef wet hay, run past strong batteries in safety, and then reduce a large city to submission by threats of a

‘bombardment, what is the safety ef St. Peters-|

iburgh, or of Londen, what the value of Cronstadt, Chatham. Woolwich, Cherbourgh, Teulon, or the |batteries on the Dardanelles ? lwar is indeed in many senses a revolutionary war. |—St. Join Freeman, May 9. . <r | Tue editor of the ‘Islander’ says he is perfeetly willing te join issue with us on the subject of the | Award; but instead of giving us one solitary ar- gument, however weak, he deals in very vague assertions, the absurdity of which we have more io once exposed, about the great advantages whieh the tenantry will derive from the Award. He declares that “ nine-tenths” of the tenants in the Island will, ere long, enjoy the “ privilege” of | purchasing their farms at “fifteen” years rental. But he knows there is not one word of truth in this statement, which is put forth for the vile pur- i, of deceiving the ignorant readers ot his pa- per. Inthe first place, he is well aware that |there are only four proprietors who are publicly | known a8 consenting parties to the Award, and ‘that there are about forty persons altogether who hold large estates in this Island. Jlew, then, ean he presume to say, unless he be the most unblush- ing — that ever existed, that “ nine-tenths ” of the tenantry will be affected by the Award? The | tenants on the estates for which Mr. Pope himself iis ageut will not be affeeted by it — Mr. Douse’s | tenants will get no benetit from it — Mr. Bruce | Stewart's will get none — Mr. Yeo’s, none — Mr. | Palmer's, none — Mr. Haviland’s, none — and we | believe that Mr. Haviland, junr. entered a protest against the Commission on behalf of an absentee landlord for whow he is agent, and who was ori- -| givally a consenting party to it,—the tenants on the estates of the Messrs. Stewart, Todd, Rennie, Cundall, Wright, J.C. Pope, and many others whose names we cannot recollect, will derive no benefit from the Award, if it were capable of con- ferring any, a8 their landiordsgid not give in their adhesion to the Commission.

In the second place, as regards another part of the false statement we have noticed — Mr. W. H. Pope knows very well that the Award does not say that fifleen years purchase shall be the price the landlords can demand; but TWENTY years is very plainly stated as their price; and as the Ar- bitration part of the Award has been very suin- marily rejected by the Duke of Newcastle — whose willis absolute in reference to Colonial affairs that require Imperial interferenee— there is nothing else for the tenautry but to purchase at the laudlord’s price, from one pound to two or three pounds an acre; aud this wonderful “ pri-

four consenting propricters. Now, we challenge the editor of the ‘ Islander’ to prove that there is anything else in the Award to give the least en- couragement to the tenantry. The recommenda- tien for an Imperial loan was the only useful thing jin it; and that has likewise been set aside by the | Colonial Minister.

Mr. W. H. Pope never ceases to remind us of | the great advantage to the tenantry of having

| their arrears of rent remitted. He repeats the | by his morose friend, the “ shentiiman,’ who had} —

jnensense in his last article. We have shown—

| Ist, that the ouly arrears of rent which can be

j2nd, that if such arrears exist to any extent, they

Richmond. It is supposed the Confederates will |" irrecoverable, as the existence of such arrears wake a stand at the distance of 15 wiles from | proves that the parties owing them are too poor! that of John Arbuckle and Donald the Fiddler?! | O® Thursday, the Sth inst., by the Rev. A. W.

Kichuoud city. Eight Coniederate iron-clad gun-boats attacked the Federal flotilla near Port Pillow. Two ot

e pay them—an opinion which has been very |

j clearly expressed by the Royal Commissioners

This American | Mockler, living at Point Brule, Nova Scotia, and

vilege” is confined to the estates of the three or

again say, it is quite unneeessarry to reply to Mr. Pope's nonsense and falsehoods on this subject. No Catholic wants, or will ever receive, any ex- pression of ¢ympathy from him on any subject whatever, and we advise him te employ his petty, | hypocritical and contemptible shuflling ia other | directions, if he is so lost to all sense of shame as | to be unable to avoid tricks of this kind,

GOVERNMENT LAND SPECULATION.

We understand that a person named John

| lately on a visit to this Island, sold to Mr. W. H. Pope, on behalf of the Government of this Colony, ten acres of land, extending from the shore at

| Pot Brule, to the main road, for one hundred dol- lars per acre, or about three hundred pounds our

| currency. An agreement of purchase was drawn | up by M. J. Wilkins, Esqr., of Pictou, and it was | stipulated that payment shall be made in June ~e We ask, now, why was not this matter brought before the Legislature in the late Session ;

j aud if it were a fair, honourable, and necessary transaction, why was not the money voted, in the

| seual and constitutional way, in Committee of

| Supply? How long must the people submit to | have their money taken without their knowledge | or consent, to enable Mr. Secretary Pope to spe-

} culate in land jobbing? | suspect, that, in the purchase of the Selkirk estate

and in that of Lot 54, corrupt jobbery was prac-

There is ood reason to

| tised, because the Government have fteadily refased jto make known the corresponderce relative to

| those transactions. Is there Lot also good reason

| to believe that in this Poiat Brule speculation a

the matter be properly ventilated?

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AN OPINION ON THE AWARD Bitis.—Alluading

| to the Acts passed by our Legislature te confirm | the Award of the Royal Commissioners, the St. | John ‘Colonial Empire,’ of a late date, says :—-

“That these Acts will be confirmed, nobody

strong taint of corruption may be discovered, if| J.

Terrmrie Traeepy wm Burrato, — On Thersday night last, Moses Menard, a Frenchman residing in Buffalo, accidently shot his wite under the suspicion that she was a burglar, who hac eutered his room, He states that on his return home late from work, he was informed that some men had endeavoured to gain admission to the house during his ebsence. She persuaded him to load his gun which he placed by the bedside. In his statement he says:—

I was awoke by some noise, and found that the light on the table had been put out. It was al- most dark in the room, but [ could see somebody standing between the little table and the head of the bed. I was so excited that I didn’t think of it being my wife — remembering what I had told her when [ went to sleep—and snatched my gun from the corner,raised it quickly,and with my back to the foot of the bed, fired atthe shape. I didn’t know whether J aimed at the oak or where. I heard a fall after 1 had fired, and getting up and slightly opening the front doer to let the light in, saw it was my wife. The curtain over the window made the room so dark before. The dis- charge of the gun atiracted the attention of some officers who entered the house. The room was a small one, about fifteen feet square. At the fur- ther left hand corner stood a bed, and in front of the bed, prostrate on the floor, with face down- ward, lay the corpse of a woman, Half of the upper part of her head was shot off, and a pail- full of blood and brains surrounded it. The wall beside the bed, about s'x feet above the floor, was spotted with braius and perforated with shot, and a chair directly beueath held tne mass of brains that had fallen. Standing just in tront stood Me- nark himself half eae and holding his trow- sers in his hand. In the middle of the bed lay an infant slumbering. Menard was taken into cus- tody.— Toronto Globe.

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Thomas MeAvity, Esq., was re-elected Mayor of St. Jolin, N.B., on Wednesday last.

>.

‘* Witt You Go West, Mary ?’’—Not very far from Central New Jersey, lived two oung lawyers, Archy Brown aud Tom Hall. Both were fond of dropping in at Mr. Smith's of an evening, and spending an hour of two with his only daughter, Mary. One evening when Brown and Miss Mary had discussed | almost every topic, Brown suddenly, and with his sweetest tones, struck vut as tullows :

** Do you think, Mary, you could leave your father and mother, your pleasant home here, with all its ease and comforts and go to

that knows the Colonia! Office will believe for a moment.”

The ‘Empire,’ it is generaliy understood, is edited by M. IL. Perley, Esqr., a gentleman well versed in Colonial affairs, and not a stanger to the tactics of the Colonial Office.

jenna coeliac adedbl To CoRRESPONDENTS.—* A Voice from the * and “a Mater of Hypocrisy,” will appear next week.

“Civis.” We publish a notice, this week, of the Club’s entertainment, and we published one last week. We think it is unnecessary to publish anything more about it.

Country,” on “ political jugglery,’

acai ealicceemenit i WHAT “FRIENDS OF THE CLUB”!

The ‘ Monitor’ of last week contains a notice of the “ Entertainment” recently given for the bene-

fit of the Debating Club, remarkable only for the mean and envious spirit in which it is written. Whilst presuming to criticise others, the writer betrays his ignorance of nearly every canon of literary eriticsm. But it was written solely with the malicious motive of attacking a gentleman who has receutly taken up his residence amongst us, and came from the same source as the underhanded and unprovoked abuse of the same gentleman ina previous No. of the ‘ Moniter.”” The thing, how- ever, is so obviously untruthful, so ungenerous and absurd that the only persons who have cause to feel anneyed are those whom the writer ridicules with his praise. It is said to be the production of the flaunting, white-feathered “ though unhorsed yet wears the spurs,” assisted

| neither the good will nor ability to take part in the evening's proceedings no more than the hero of the spurs.—Com. sicooesncgieiies ile: Gitahiuadlesaah | QUESTION AND ANswerR.— Why is James | Barret Cooper, the hypocritical Proprietor of the | | * Mouitor,’ never seen in any other company than |

|) aad no respectable man, having any regard tor luis } | reputation, would ve see6 in the coupany vi a vile |

the former were blown upand one was sunk. ‘The | themselves; 3rd, a remission of arrears can only! caiumuiator and sla — Com.

remainder retired under the guns of the forts. Only ove of the Federal vessels was injured iu the eile ?

On Sunday morning Confederates burned the olk Navy Yard and most of the steamers and r vessels on Elizabeth River.

The sbandoned works near Norfolk and on

- claimed on the estates of the three or four

proprietors whe are consenting parties to the Award; and, 4th, a remission of arrears can only

be claimed on these estates when the tenants) have capitulated.

i

purchase for their farms, and pay the purchase

thereon settled are prepared to pay 20 years’ |

THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. This great empori

eof commerce is said to Federal troops occupy the “ Crescent City” unresistingly. Whether this is | | @ triumph forthe Union, or not, remains to be seen, | No person seems to understand the matter at pre-|

Adjutant, who,

Auswer— Because birds of a feather flock together, | N

| the far West with a young lawyer, who has | but little beside histprofession to depend upon, land with him find vat anew ome, which it | should be your joint duty to beautify and make delightful and happy, like his?”

Dropping ber bead soitly on his shoulder, she answered ;

“I think L could, Arehy.’’

* Well,’’ said he, in a changed tone, and straightening himself up, ** There's Tom all who's going West, and wants to got a wile, Ll just mention it to him.’’

Pr —

te The Ivo left Charlotettown, for Gorgetown, early on Monday morning last, and arrived there about L2o’clock the same day. The Ivo made from seven to eight knots an hour on ber passige down, and herareival was looked upon as quite an event, by the good people of Georgetown aud neighbourhood, by some of the more enterprising of whom, we understand, she is owned. We trust the specula- tion may prove a paying one, and that the Ino may be the harbinger of greater activity and more pros- perous days than have been witnessed in that part of the Island for many years.—Moniror.

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HuLLoway'’s OQiINtMENT AND Pitts.— Pimples, boils, carbuncles, abscesses. ‘These maladies arise from some obstruction to the free cirenlation of blood through the blood vessels or capillaries, and the only rational mode of cure consists in remeving the local huopediment, at the same time that any impurity en- gendered by the stoppage should be filtered from the blood. Holloway’s Ointment applied to the part ef- fects the first, his Pills accomplish the latter object. The intluued skin derives softness, coolness, and ease, from application of the unguent, which grad- ually penetrates to the affected tissues, and soon re- stores the circulation and its channels to a healthy | condition, and saves the sufferer from most serious diseases, which too freqnently follow from careles -

| hess or injudicions medical treatinent.

At St. Dunstan's Chareh, Fredericton, on the 28th ult., by the Rev. T. C. MeDevitt, assisted by the Rev. John Nagent, the Hon. Charles Watiers, H.M.

vai Wallac, younszest daugl.e. of Major Viicsily Barrack Mas.er, Fredericton, i icholson, Me. Willmm Deccou, of Milton, Prince town Roud, to Hester, daugiter of the late Mr. Martin Dogherty, Charlottetown Royalty.

At Charlottetown, on Satarday,the L0ih inst., by the Kev. D. Fitzgerald, Duncan Shaw, Esy., of on to Mrs. Joseph W. Hodysou, of this

ity.

rt ee Died,

On the 24th March, at Weely, Essex, aged 66,

Sarah, the beloved wite of Me. Jumes Coates ; also.

jon the following Monday, Sarah Abbat, the third

daughter of the same, making the fourth death in

Cramey Island were of a very formidable cha-| money in regular instalinents of ten pounds a year,| sent. At all events New Orleans is a wouderful | “!s bereaved funy within a few wonths: Fan

Zacter.

Little additional received from MeLellan’s army. It was still advancing. Euemy burnin bridges, d&e., to impede pursuit. The rear guar ie seme 1S miles from Richmond.

Halleck’s arwy i# moving slowly on towards Connath, but is impeded by almost impassible cou- dition of the reads—army in good conditivn.

Hlarly, their advances may be forivited, aud their |

| ld rents not remitted. i |

These are the wonderful “ concessions” upon | t which the editor of the ‘ Islander’ strings so much |

i musrepresentation. We defy him to prove that!

lour statements are not strictly true, in accordance | !46,375; in 1962, (probably) 140, YoU.

Fiove MARKET. non the Commissioners’ Report, examined in|

Super., $1.60 2 $4.70; extra, $4.75 a $4.55. | connection with the Duke of Neweastle’s des-

Str. Joun, May 13. General W ool’s official despatch announces the eapture of about 200 cannon in and about the de- fevers of Nuriolk.

patch. There was one remarkable omission in the ar- ticle in last Friday's ‘ Islander,’ now under con-

| sideration. No mention was wade of the six|

The workshops and buildings of Navy Yard are Liberal members who yoted for the Award! How |

all burned and the dry dock is partially blown up. MeLelian’s army observed the Sabbuth. Confederates burye dthe bridges uver the Chick- | ahominy River, aud are supposed to be in cousi- | erable. farce on the other side. Gen. MeLellan is reperted io be now within 20 intiew of euek med. _ One of the Fegeral guuboats on James’ River # reported to bave been lust.

Sr. Joun, May 14, 1862.

The operéag of New Orleans and other South- ern ports ds cegarded at Waskhiugtun ae a chock tate to seleupes.af farcign interyeution to obtain | Southera staples of caunmerce.

in the flotilla Syht near Fort Paw jhe Federal gerboat Cinciunatti was seuk ; byt spe will be Tamed again.

Obstructions are being placed in James’ River, | jwelve miles from Richuwnd. |

The Norfolk talk is that the Confederates will | foneentrate at Richinend; that the Gulf States willbe abandoned before the State of Virginia | will be given up; aud that the City of Rigkuugud Will be held to the last.

About nine hundred Federal prisoners have! Jet beep released. Ninety coufederate released’

tefused to retura te Richmoud and took oath of allegiance to the Federal government.

According to the above despatches the Federal arms appear to be suceessful beyond general ex- pretation. At Norfolk it was expected a despe- Mie stand would be made, and many persons

etionns the defeat of the Nurtharuers at point. If we ean rely ow the intedljiyesive re- the main stay of the naval seryiee is gone from the Cyntagerates, not oaly in the dows of the Rae tincipal iron-elad vessels, byt ala of the

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fu the recent engagemsgte by lend the Mederals Stain equal eyecess. Gen. MeLellan in his offi- i despatch states the vietory at Williamsburg

In various letters which are published we see it dated that there is much sickness ip the Federal | Atay from the effvets of climate and bad water. diffiewity haa been experienced in getting ;

supplies for the army in consequence of vt the roads.

, Which has been reported evacuated $ dozen of times, is still held by the Confede- aad the force there is represented as ver

pele

7

The two armies are in such close proxi- that a great battle must shortly be expected. Sun.

!

———Po They who still believe in the probability of the Mecess of the South must have stroug faith. The Whole eovaat is now in the hands of the Federals. . and Macon aud other forte, oace deemed | is le, have beew reduced. New Orleans captured. and Charleston pud Savannah must Whenever the Northerners choose to attack _ The valley of the Mississippi is for great in the power of the Federals, and the de- of the Confederates ou that river have all meufficient to arrest the tide of Northern eat. The battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing was indeed desperately fought, but the ef battle remained in possession of Generals and Buell.

if

4nd now Yorktown, so strongly defended and} erejae such interest.

by the whole ape | of Virginia, has been

i many days, and just

be after incredible labour at digieultivn e Th was ready to commence his few d'enfer. » itis true, may be skilful strategy, but it is hard t. regard as on the way to success a people Whe are thus furced to abaudon territory afer ferritory, and whows strong places fall almost us

toon as attacked. The struggle is not, however, near its end as yet. In tew weeks pestilence will cowe to the

Y \ the Duke of Neweastle, who eritiaized it very se-

is this?

It would seem that their names had been stereotyped, and that they would be used every | week regularly. Is the Government organ 80 un-| gratefil as to forget; in a short time, the service | rendered to himself and his friends by six g« ntle-| men outof tic whole Liberal party ia. this Island?

bl eid i

Havixe insulted and vilified the Catholies in| every way he possibly could, Mr. Secretary Pope | has now come forward as their sympathiser. He) says that Messrs. Coles, Kelly and Whelan were | ihe means of passing a Lill last Session, under which the Catholic Bishop will have the power of | taxing the members of his Church at diseretion, and of “ exaeting just such charges as he might think proper for baptisms, confirmations, marri- ages, visilativns, burials, processions,” &¢.; and that, in faet, by supporting such a Bill, “ Francis Kelly and Edward Whelan” “ were desirous of enslaving the poor Catholics of Prince Edward Island.” No intelligent person can suppose it is necessary to reply to such false and nonsensical stuff as this. We may, however, say that no Bill of the kind was ever introduced or supported in our Logis- Jatyre. A Bail wae, indeed, before the House, copied verbatim from a New Beynawieck Act, and finally passed withouta dissenting guice, the object of which is to give the Bishop certaintcuet powera: over lands belonging te the Chureh, fer the bene-!

levy taxes on the property of Roman Cathelics,ab his discretion, than William H. Pope possesses. The Bill to incarporate the Bishop, under which Mr. Pope says the Cathalies will be “ enslaved,” was introduced in the Session of 1861 by the Hon. Joka Longworth, and passed with Lhe concurrence of all the Cetbolica and Protestants of the two branches of the Legislature; but the framing of the Bill was so defective that it was rejected by

verely. His Grace said, however, that it was very proper to have a Bill which sould embody the same principle; and he promised that if one were drawn up coreectly he would procure the Royal assent to it. Now, all that was done last Sessjow, ip refereyce to this matter, was to passa Bill free from the errors of Mr. Longworth’s act; and every intelligent Catholic knows that such a Bill, instead of increasing the powers of the Bis- hop, positively lessens them; and that, instead of, making Church property insecure, by allowing the Bishop to hold it in teust, it renders it thoroughly secure against any individual interest of the Bishop, if it were likely that he would eyer ex-

Mr, Pope knows ail this as well as we do,—he knows, moreover, that Messrs. Coles, Kelly, and Whelan, who ere in a powerless sninority,could never think of passing a Lill, if they were ever 80 much inclined to do so, that would have the effect of injuring their own numerous friends and con- stituents, as their opponents would be only too glad to have an opportunity of exposing and de-

lhesides their rent: SO tae tel ay reoy.| City, and has a world-wide fame. os Union feoling | to manifest itself in Nor- besides their reat; and if they fail to pay regu-| ©) . url -

| and the city is generally built of brick.

fit of the Ghyreb; but be has no more right tol!

It is in lat. 20) 57 -N., lon. 90 W.; 105 miles from the mouth ot | the Mississippi, tollowing its course, 00 ina divect | line; 1,040 below the mouth of the Ohio; 1,230 below the mouth of the Missouri; 1622 8. W. New York; 1,395 by post read from Washington. The population in 1510 was 17,242; in 1520, 27,- 176; in 1830, 46,310; in 1840, 102,193; in 1850, The city is situated on the leit bank of the river, a bend in which similar to a crescent, gives that form te its frontage. When the river is full the streets are three or four feet below its surtuee, the water being kept out by an artiticial embankment eaded the levee, which extends trom a fort, 43 miles be- low the city, to Baton Rouge, 140 miles above. The levee ia 10 to 5U feet wide, and 1 to 10 feet above high-water mark. ‘The length of the city along the Mississippi is 74 miles ; its width sloping from the river to Lake Pontchartrain, is 4 miles. The public buildings are on a magnificent scale, ‘There are | 40 churches, and, besides numerous colleges, there are 75 academies and schools. ‘The newspapers comprise 9 daily, 2 tri-weekly, 2 semi weekly, 6 weekly, and | mouthly. Several of the markets are among the finest in the world; the Poydra:- street market is 402 feet long and 42 feet wide. Among many cotton presses that of the Orleans is | on ground 632 feet in length, The hotels are splen- did, one of them costing $00,000. The works by which the city is supplied with water, raised by steam from the river, cost nearly $1,000,000, The capital employed in manufacturing ameunts to more than 35,000,000, and the articles produe- ed exceed $9,000,000. The river opposite the city is half a mile wide, and 100 to 160 feet deep, aud it preserves the sane width te near its en- trance into the Gulf ot Mexico, the bar at its mouth having a depth of 134 to 16 teet of water, with a soft muddy bottom. For commercial par- poses New Orleans has no superior. It is the na- turalentrepot for supplies destined to all parts ot the great Mississippi Valley, as well as the depot for those products of that salubrious region which seck a market seaward. Dy means of the Miasis- sippi river and its tributaries, an inland trade is ened to her grasp, the magnitude of which has never been equalled. The staples of the valley, cane, corn, and eotten, up to the seceding of the South, were annually increasing. Railways in every direction brought to market what was be- youd the reach of the river. The facilities for carrying on trade in New Orleans are probably un- equalled in the world. The shipping lying at the levee, in the palmy days of the city, was a marvel to all whe beheld the forest of masts and smoking chimneys. The municipality was long thought a maragun of excellence. The exports in 185] amounted to $55,000,000, since which the value has beeu vastly increased. New Orleans was found- ed by the French in 1717. Jan. 1762 it was con- veyed to ike Spauiards, who, in 1500, re-conveyed it to the French, and in 1803 it was included in the purchase of Louisiana, by the United States. On the ath of Jair, 1815, the British, under Gen. Pakenham, attacked the city, approaching through Lake Borgue, and suffered a terrible deteat. The British loss iy killed and wounded was upwards of 3,000 men, among the former Gen. Pakenham ; while,the Americans lost only 7 killed and 6 wounded. New Orleans is a wonderfully opulent city, which may account for its capitulation. At least sound policy would dictate such 4 course of procedure on the part of its citizens, as the only alternative, im the event of capture, to escape be- ing plundeyed by the Federals. Not long since it was stated that the amoynt of gold in the vaults of the Banks of the city exceeded $20,000,000, The accumulated wealth of the place must be pro- digious. Whether this wil) escape Lhe cupidity ot the parties now occupying the city remains to be seon. ‘There is both a mystery and a moral to be unraveled ip the surrender of the Crescent City to the Federal forces, as the telegram states, “ un- resistingly.”’ oo

Queen's Birtu Day.—lIt is the Queen’s wish’ that no celebration of Her Majesty’s birthday should take place this year—London Gazette, April 11.

EMPEROR OF THE /RENCH.—His Ministers, it is said, have urged the Emperor yer not to visit the British Capital during the Exhibition, as the streets swarm at that time with desperate po- liteal refugees. Jt is added that bis Majesty turns a deaf ear to this advice. :

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stated that claims which haye been made on a lete ship-owning millionaire are on behalf of no fewer

and turnips.

ExTRaornpivary CLaim.—It is confideptly | 4

ny the youngest daughier, aged 21, in July last. and George Lewis, the only sou, ayed 36, in Jan. 16th. Phe above were the mother, sister and brother of Mrs. Harry A. Compton of St. Eleauo’s. May he who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb comfort and sustain her under the sad and unexpected be- reavement.

On the Sth inst., of Typhus fever, at New Glas- xow, in his Séth yeur, Elder Jobu Sle Veusonu, sewor Vastor of the Christian Church in tiat place.

On 22d April, in Georgetown, of congestion of the lungs, Neer Mebala, infant daughter of Perry Digsou, aged three years and a halt. : On the ith May, of diptheria, James, infant son of Elisha Ding well, of Bay Fortune aged 11 months. _ April th, Robert HL} iyhew, aved 8 months, infant son of the late Robert Mayhew, Margate.

———————_—_—== — eer | PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN ENTERED, May 12— Sehr. Express, Poland, Boston; mer- chandize. Blick Douglas, Phee; do. Lady Have- lock, Kay; bal. Active, Bondroit; bal. Annie, Livingston; lumber. Pioneer, McDonally ; mer chumuze, Black Diamond, Phee, do. Sarah John- sou, Devean. 14—-G. C. Lawrence, Grant; bal. Mary Lonisa, Rodgers; coal. 15— Str. Westmor- land, Boultenhouse, Shediac. CLEARED. May 12—Schr. Annie McKie, McKay, Newfound- land; pro. Rapid, MeIntesh, Pictou; bal. Wood- bine, Robinson, do.; do. Gulnare, Davison, Que- bee; do. Lelia Adi, Horton, Bay Chaleur, potatoes Margaret Ann, Thomas, Halitax ; pro. Deaux Auynsto,LeBlanc, Mirawichi; do. 16—Sehr. see, MeRae, Cunso; pro. Str. Westmorland, Boul-

tenhouse, Pictou.

maieienaiealliaaiiainisen Sarrep, for Liverpool, 17th inst., barque Gazelle, With cargo timber, deals, oats, and pork, by W. W Lord & Co., and others. Passengers—David Mil. ler, Esq., Mrs. Miller, and Miss Miller, Mr. Morri

son, James Griflith, wife and child.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

SISA ALAIN NOD

AUCTION!

T° be sold by PUBLLC AUCTION, on

THURSDAY the 10th day of July next, at one o'clock, P. M., at Seoteh Fort, Lot 36, the lease- hold interest of L26acres of Land, of which 36 acres are under a good state of cultivation; the remainder covered with soft and hard wood, with a good marsh, a Dwelling House and Barn, being the property of the late William Fisher, deceased.

ALEX. HAYDEN, Administrator.

Ch. Town, May LY, 1862. 4 in

VOR LONDON. mpg CLIPVER Scuoonxr “MAY QUEEN,” A. Campbell, Master, A 1, 150 tons, will SAIL from CHARLOTTETOWN, forthe above port, on the Finsr Day or JUNE. She has excelient accommodations for a few Cabin

Passengers. D. G. & 8. DAVIES. Charlottetown, 19th May, 1862.

ANTED—A smart BOY ,as a general Servant about a honse, to attend to light work. Apply at the Examiner Office.

April 19.

Freight and Passage to New York. FENIK Steamer PRINCESS ROYAL,

Belmore, Commander, will leave Charlotte- town, on or about the 25th inst., callingat PICTOU, and will proceed direet to NEW YOKK.

Parties wishing to ship EGGS and POTATOES ot oe of = opportunity.

‘or Freight or Passage, apply to ' Pp: W. HYNDMAN.

Ch. Town, May 19, 1862. lin

Central Bank, N. B. (Pur subscriber will purchase CENTRAL BANK PAPER. Pp. W. HYNDMAN. Charlottetown, May 19. 6i

“Notice of Administration.

LL PERSONS having any Demands

against the ESTATE of the late JAMES W. CAJRNS, of Charlottetown, deceased, are hereby requested to furnish the same, duly attested, on or before the Fiast vay of OcroBenr next. And all persons indebted w said Estate are re- uired to come forward and settle the same ; as, trom various circumstances, legal qoenetoue nyust he resorted to immediately for collection, without further notice. $6 :

MARY CAIRNS, Adwinistrateix.

ad Of the South, yroye & wore powerfyl

feasting @ vicious scbeme of the hind Jigs wo

than thirty-eight illegitimate ebijdren.-- Court Jouryal. —

Charlottetown, May 14, 02. tr | May 19.

‘AEW. ADVERTISEMENTS

Household Furniture!

(PuE Subseriber is instructed to SELL

Staple Goods

ON CONSIGNMENT. —p UST RECEIVED per Barque “ Tur-

nes,” from Liverpool, Great Britain,

Seven Cases MERCHANDIZE,

—-CONTAINING—

60 pieces black and Coloured COBURGS

4) do CuiKCAssians

20 do cross-overs and mixed ALPACAS

20 do Brown Holland and Grass CLorus 20 de Cotton and Linen Diaren *

30 dozen TOWELS

50) do Ladies’ lawn Handkerchiefs, very cheap 30°) do Black and W. B. Tureap, No. 25 0 do gross Clark and Co’s 6-cord Cotton ALSO-—— 6 hhds De Knyper GENEVA 20 cases Do Do

40 pene English TEA 20 boxes Liverpool SOAP All which will be sold at prices to suit the times. N. RANKIN, Queen Street. Charlottetown, May 19th, Ls6v.

Fresh Arrivals.

HE subscriber has received, per recent arrivals :—

#0 hhds. choice retailing Molasses

12 do Muscavado Sugar

250 bbs. Flour, Superior, Extra, State and Superfine.

25 bbls. Navy Bread

25 do Onions

15 boxes Cheese

10 casks Kerosene Oil (best)

20 cans do o gallons each (do).

To Arrive, and hourly expected—

40 hiids. Motasses

12 do Chcice Grocers’ Sngar

150 bbls. Flour

ov sides of Sole Leather.

All of which, together with Stock of Teas, Tobacco, Cigars, Boots, Shoes, &c. Xe.

ARE OFFERED AT VERY LOW PRICES. J. 8. CARVELL.

BY AUCTION, at the residence formerly oe- cupied by Mr. Parken Mernite, in DorcikstTer Srreev, on Tuunspay, the 22d May, at 1! o'clock, all the Household Furniture, consisting of Black Walnut Chairs, Tables, Sofa, Whatnot, Pictares, Window Cartains, Scotch Car- _— Beds, Bedding, Bedroom Sets, Bovoksa, Fire rons, Stoves, Kitchen Utensils, &e., &c. ——ALSO A good Mitcu Cow, a pig, 1 track, 1 Box slei¢h and Furs. Further particulars given by handbilis. Trenms--All sums under £10 cash; over £10, 3 months’ credit on agrees Joint Notes of Hand.