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VOL. 21.

CHARLOTTETOWN,I’RlNCE' EDWARD ISLAND, TUESDAY, NOVEMBERSZ5, 1851.

N0. 1130.

lBA%A&It3.9

IN AID OI‘

Furnishing the New Temperance Hull. (Under the Patronage of Lady Bannernian.)

HE New Temperance Hall in this Town being nearly completed

I it has become necessary to provide the requisite Funds for

suitably furnishing the same. A Bausur will therefore be held, for ghiy purpose, in the said Building, on

Wednesday and Thursday, The Hills and 17th days of December next.

’ re of this Bazaar deem it essential to the rosperily of ||;.Teh:usPt'a°i’:cit?hich they are engaged, to render the Hall as comfor- table and attractive as ible--to make it at once a rallying point for the Sons and their riends, and a credit to the communit . 'I‘o uccomplish this object, however, from the Funds of the severu Town Divisions, was found to be totally impracticable, Without causing serious embarrassment thereto. An appeal to the liberitlity of the public has, therefore, been determined upon ; and it is hoped that those friends who feel dis osed to furilicr this object, but who have

i not yet commenced their ubors, will do so without delay. Ladies

h’ 5- _ g i 5 wk‘ r r ‘i themselves, but

y°:‘l:::ItiIIl‘. l'I’|OJelcl.l.Glll‘l‘l0:: thdir lt()’\\'tlIl‘tI! it. and solici- ' ' id.

‘m'I‘|:I.mr:.|iowiag isa List of Ladies who have kindly consented to

receive contributions :- Mrs. Fitzgerald,

Mrs. Young.

_. Yggeg, Miss P. Duvios, ._ Lydia.-d, Mrs. Cundull, Miss P. DesBrisay, -- W- 3- |’||“'|°||- Mrs. Owen, Miss Chuppoll, _. Oflebaf, Ilollld,

—— G. Hasztird, —- B. Moore, J. J. Pi py. ‘ w- C- T'°‘V||n. — A, [L meg, —- M. Butcher.

Articles may also be sent to the Rev Mr. Fitzgerald, Meurs- W. B. Dawson, W. Heard, J. Rider and B. Moore.

N. B.—Every parcel should be labelled, I-‘on ‘nu: Tuscan- Aiscs: Basaan, with a list of the Articles, the name of the contri- butor and .the price set upon each Article. As it uide to those who may wish to contribute, the following is a List 0 such Articles as are most likel to be useful :——Ornameritiil neetilo-work of all kinds, Millinery, nby Linen , Toys of all sorts, Dolls dressed in the costume of difl'erent nations, as the peasants of France, Italy, \Vnles, Scotland, &c., Miniature Articles of Furniture, as chairs, tables, beds, &e.—-Models of Public Buildings, ships, dLc.:-—Basket. work, Turner's I, Engruvings, DIRWIHSI. of all ‘kinds, Paintings, Curious Mineral specimens, Dried Botanical specimens, as Hentlis, Moeses, &c.—Sliells, Prepared Insects. Choice Plants, Books, Sweetineats, Cakes, &c.—-Materials for Needlework, and Money to

buy Materials. On the Evening of the 17th, (immediately after the Bazaar)

A Vocal and Instrumental Concert

will be given in the Hall by

Several talented Vocalists and Mmirianr, who have kindly volunteered their services for the occasion. Tick- ets to be bad at the Bauer.

By order of the Committee, _

W. B. DAWSON, Chairmen. October 0, I851. (I iew.)

NOTICE. _ OWNERS of Farm-uteadings or Pro rietors of had for Sale, and to Let or Lease. in Prince ward Island, are solicited to communicate with the Subscriber, us to terms and particulars of arms, for the information of intending settlers of pmttl capital, and of the Scotch Agricultural class. An early notice, per Post

(prepaid), will meet attention. WILLIAM LA'M0NT' Geiteral Com. Agent.

— H. llaszard, — I. Smith,

2 Howard Street, Glasgow, 5th September, 1851.

M A 1 L s. , HE MAILS for the neighbouring Provinces, together with the correspondence for the United States, will be made up. at this Oflice ever ’l‘uesday and Friday morning, at 9o'clock precise- ly, after the it October. _ _ The Mails for Newfoundland _will be made up every Friday morning. at 9 o'clock; and the Mails for England, to be_ forwarded via Halifax, will be made up at 9 o'clock on the mornings of the days following : Tuesday, October 14. I! II ' ,, November II. II II ,. December 9. THOMAS OWEN, Postmaster General. General Post Oflice. ¥Ihurlottetown. Sept. as, IBM.

NOTICE.

I _ HE Members of the Georgetown Branch of the Royal Agri-

cultural Society, who_se Subscriptions for the present year are not paid up, are hereby notified. that_unless the some be paid on or before the lat January, 1852, they wtll_not be entitled_ to any of the privileges of the Society. Persons desirous of becoming Members, are requested to signi y their intention to the Secretary, and pay theirSiibscriptiens on or before the same date. _

By order of the Committee. MARTIN IIYRNE,

Georgetown, Oct. at, 1851. Sec'y. 6: Treasurer-

To the Tenants on Lots 9 oi 61.

BI Subscriber having, by Power. of Attorney, dated the 6th (In of March, 180 , been a inted Agent to take charge of 11.71‘! 0 st, in this Island, the roperty _ol' Lawrence Sulioan Esq., uotfiea theTenunts on those Townships, that all rents, and Arrears of Rent. due on the said Property. are required to be paid

to him forthwith, he alone being authorized to receive the same.

JAMES YEO. rm iiiii, April 9, tan.

WHEREAS h Power of Attorney, hearing date the Seventh

day 0f'JiI y. I851. I have been appointed the Agent of

Miss Charlotte Alice Lisle Coin _ meat of her przperty is this and. This is to

hrpsrsons inde t tcths said Miss Compton. for ent, arrears of

tor othsrwiss,to pay the same to ins. who am also am wered

sell or lease Lead in this Island, belsugilg to the aforesaid Mill

oiliptctl. ' HANNAH COMPTON.

, cfI"rance, to take the.man ivs Notice to

St. Eleenor'a,Nov. 4, 1851. s having any legal demands against the Estate or J.;.._ , to of Georgetown, uire.deoeased,

are reqsuted to furnish the aaine i.ii:i'_ .-‘tested to r- -404"!!! 4- .U'Dsssld, of Georgetown. within is ealeiidlt‘ Iwllllfi ||“I_|“ pisses to the said lhtate are requested to malts immediate cm of their respective Aeoosats, Promissory Notes, &o.. £0»

. I'_Dessls. THORNTON. nn'.‘?ll‘ 33% am. Itst 0str.. tut. '

A _-Be Dilflilailwg Bees tosalicitthsputsaspsafi 3- and o..’,.i.ue la

ialrsttsatlsa is the Sale offiessss of trial issue -blusslf well ssqsalatsil withthut aisrk.:zi-lag lallsw test.

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DESTRUCTION or A star or A WHALE !--EX'l‘IiAOR- DINARY escape or THE CREW!

}Ve copy the following singular account of the loss of the whale yliip Ann Alexander, from the Boston Courier of Tuesday last. It is stated,.that such a circumstance has never been known to occur but once in the whole history of whale-fishing. and that was the destruction of the ship Essex, some twenty-live years ago :-

The ahi Ann Alexander, Captain John S. Deblois. sailed from New Bed ord, l\lass., June lat, 1850, for a cruise in the South Pacific for Sperm whale. Having taken about 500 barrels of oil in the Atlantic, the ship proceeded on her voyage to the Pacific. N othiog of unusual interest occurred. until when passing Ca ilorn. one of the men named Jackson Walker, of Newport, N. ii, aged 24, was lost overboard in a atorin. Reaching the Pacific. she came up the coast and stopped at Valdivia, coast of Chili, for fresh pro- visions, and on the 31st of May last, she called at Paita for the purpose of shipping a man. The vessel proceeded on her voyage to the South Pacific.

On the 20th of August last, she reached what is well known as the “Olf-Sliore-Ground,” in lat, 6 ° 60 South, lon. 102 ° West.

In the morning of that day, at about 9 o'clock, whales were dis- covered in the neighbourhood, and about noon the saute day they succeeded in making fast to one. Two boats had gone after the wha|e—-the lnrboard and the starboard, the former commanded b the first mate, and the latter by Captain Deblois. The whale which they had stuck‘, was linrpooned by the larboard boat. After run- niiig for soino time, the ivliale turned upon the boat, and rusliin at it with tremendous violence, lifled open its enormous jaws, an taking thepbont in, actually crushed it into fragments as small as it common sized ‘r-hair ! Captain Deblois inimediutoly struck for the scene of the disaster with the starboard boat, and succeeded against all expectation, in rescuing the whole of the crew of the demolish- ed bo:it—-nine in number ! Hoiv they esca ed from instant death when the whale rushed upon them with suc violence and seized their boat in its ponderons jri\vs,'is a mystery known only to “ Ilim who holds the waves in the hollow of His hands."

There were now eighteen men in the starboard boat, consisting of the captain, the first mate and the crews of both boats. The fiiglitful disaster had been witnessed from the ship, and the waist- boat was called into readiness and sent to their relief. 'I‘lie dis- times from the ship was about six miles. As soon as the waist- boat arrived, the crews were divided, and it was determined to pursue the same whale, and make another attack upon him. Ac- cordingly they separated and proceeded at some distance from each other, as is usual on such occasions. after the whole. In a short time, they came up to him and prepared to give him battle. The waist-boat comm dod by the lirst mate, was in advance. As soon as the whale perceived the demonstration being made upon him, he turned his course, suddenly, and making a tremendous dash at this boat. seized it with his wide spread jaws, and crushed it into nloms, allowing the men barely time to escape his v geance by throwing themselves into the ocean.

Captain Debloi , again seeing the perilous condition of his men, at the risk of meeting the same fate, directed his boat to hasten to their rescue, and in it short time, succeeded in saved them all from it liorrible death, little less horrible than that from which they had twice, so miraculously escaped. He then ordeifl tbfi bottt to put for the ship as speedily as possible, and no sooner hsd'1be order been given than the discovered the monster of the deep making towards them with liis jaws widely extended ! Escape from death now scented totally out of the question. They were six or seven miles from the ship—no nid even there to afl'ord them necessary relief, and the whale maddcned by the wounds of the harpoon and lances which had been thrown into him. and seemin ly looting with the prospect of speedy revenge, within a few cab es’ ength ! Fortunately, the monster came up and passed them at a short dis- tance.—The boat then made her tvay to the ship and they all got on board in safety.

After reaching the ship, about was despntched for the cars of tlie demolished boats, and it was determined to pursue the whale with the ship. As soon as the boat returned with the ears, soil was set, and the ship proceeded ufler the whale. In it short time alie over- took him, and a lance was tlirotvn into his head. The ship passed on by him, and imiiiediritoly after, they discovered that the whale was innking for the ship ! As he came up near her, they hauled on the wind, and suffered the monster to pass her. After he had fairly passed, the kept olfto overtake and attack him again. \Vhen the ship had reaclied witliiu about fifty rods of him, they discovered tluit the whale had settled down deep below the surface of the wa- ter, and as it was near sundown, they concluded to give up the pursuit.

Captain Iieblois was at this time standing in tlie ni bt-heads on the larboard bow, with crafl. in hand ready to strike I e monster is deadly blow should he appear, the ship moving about five knots, when looking on the side of the ship, he discovered the whole rushing towards her at the rate offifteeii knots 1 In an instant the monster struck the ship with tremendous violence, shaking her

from stem to stern I Shequivered under the violence of the shock,

as if she had struck upon a rock ! Captain Deblois immediately descended into the forecustle, and there to his horror. discovered that the monster had struck the ship about two feet from the keel, abreast the foremost, knockinga great hole entirely through her bottom, throu h which the water roared and rushed inimpetuously! Springing to the deck, he ordered the mate to cut away the anchors and get the cables overboard to keep the ship from sinking, as she had a lnr e quantity of pig iron on board. In doin this, the mate succeed in relieving on y one anchor and cable c ear, the other having been fastened around the foreinast. The ship was then sinking very rapidly. The Captain went into the cabin, where he found three feet of water: he owever, succeeded in procuring it chronometer. sextant and chart. Reaching the decks, be ordered the boats to be cleared away and to get water and revisions, as the ship was heeling over. He again descended to t a cabin, ‘but the water was rushing in so rapidly that he could procure nothing. He then came upon deck, ordered all hands into the boats, and was the lust himself to leave the ship. which he did by throwing himself‘ into the sea and rwimniiii to the nearest boat I The ahi was on her beam and. her topga Innt ards under water.—-They then pushed ofl‘ some distance front the s ip. expect- ing her to sink in u very short time. Upon an examination of the stores they had been able to save. he discovered that they had only twelve quarts of water and note mouthful of provisions of any kind ! The boats contained eleven man each; they were leaky, and night comiiig_on, they were obliged to bale them all night, to keep t em from sinki ng .

Next day. at da -light, they returned to the ship, no _one daring to venture on boa but the captain, their intention being to cut away the masts-—und fearful that the moment the masts were cut away, the ahi would go down. With a single hatchet, the captain went on board’, cut away the masts, when the ship ri lited. The boats then cameu , and the men, by the sole aid_o spades, cut uwa the chain cable from around the foremast, which_ got the ship near y on her keel. The men then tiedro round their bodies, got into the sea, and cut holes through the rice s to get out _provisions. They could procure nothing but about_ five gallons of _vinegsr and twenty pounds of wet bread. ‘ The ship threatened to sink and they deemed it imprudent to remain by her any longer, so they set sail on tlieii boats and lsli her.

They were then in a dreadful statu of anxiety, knpwing that in a very few days, unless a kind Provid_snoe should direct them to fall in with seine s_liip, they must all dip b starvation, and t.hiI":: or that to sustain life the would be oblig to eat each other sh d dies as soon as life hitd epsrte_d ! However, as long as they ii strength, they knew it was their duty to wait and watch patiently, and trust to that Good Being who had twice so signully_ saved them from the jaws of the _nioneter of the deep, the_ da prsvicssf. Thai! only hope was in trying to reach a rainy lautu e, that, rent I 0 raise that might fall, they could sustain life. H" d

- ' .4 ho‘ north an on thewlllidi 21”" "ii’.iiiu'i°iv. ii’ell<isl:.o°i.rii.. they'liad ytlis inde!- uiublsjo discerning a ship in the tunes. _ They made I signal, a wussosuauswerrd, and in a short time, the were reached by the gocdsiilp Nantucket, of Nsatselist, Msss.. sptsin ems, who took thssiall on board, clothed and foil tliepi. and extended to them is every way the greatest possible hospita ity.

, BRITISH DOMINIONS IN AMERICA.

Bouchotte, in his well-known work on this subject, states, that that their magnitude is nearly equal to the whole extent of the two Russian; it is almost double tlitit of the totality of the European continent, and is more than twofold greater than the Persian em- pire under Darius, or the Roman empire in the plenitude of its power. The crown of England extends over an aggregate surface of 4,100,000 square statute miles. The provinces in America, which form but a section of the aggregate British possessions in the Western liemispliurn, occupy nearly four hundred thousand statute miles of land, of which uiiperficieu scarcely 9,800 miles have been as yet brought under cultivation. The population, in round num- bers, amounts to nearly two millions of souls, and doubles itself every sixteen or eighteen ears. The trade of these provinces em- ploys annually upivnrtls o 1800 sail of British shipping, exceeding 470,000, and requiring more than 20,000 seamen. The value of the exports to them from Great Britoin, amounts to more than two millions sterling. It is coinpnted, that in less than half is centur , the number of inhabitants spread over the British ossessions in tthis Ileltllifipllefu, will not fall short of sixteen mil ions.-Boston

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filisrtllaiicous.

llIINIS'I‘ERlAL TACTICS.

It is well-knmvn. tli.tt when the late Rev. Rowland Hill. of Lon- don, commenced his ministry, some eighty years ago, there was in many parts of England it settled aversion to evangelical religion, so that, notwitlistanding his position in life and his eminent talents, be was not unfrequently the object of persecution. On one occa- sion, ho Ii.-id intended to preach at it large sea-port on the western coast; but a considerable number of sailors, under the influence of the ecclesiastical leaders of the district, assembled together, swear- ing that he should not preach —In the very height of their threaten- ings ltearrii-eil on the spot, and inquired with all the indifl'erence of an entire stranger, wliitt was the matter. Ile was informed. that no preaching could be permitted, and that an attempt to introduce it would only call into use the bludgeons wit which some hundreds ofthem were armed “ Well, well, gentlemen," said he, with the most perfect good temper, “ if you say there shall be no prezicliing, of course Ish.-ill submit to your wishes. I did not intend to say My thing to offend you, I only meant, if I had preached, to have said something from [naming a ten.) and then just to have remarked—" By this time his cominnndiiig person, gentleinanly nddress, and ii voice combining music and power, had awed llieni into silence, and for lliree uarturs ofan hour or more, he went on to tell them what he ivoul have said ifhe had preach- ed, till his whole autlionce were in tears. We need only add, that their prejudices were subdued; he proaelied again and again. and thus laid the found.ition of it very large and prosperous church. How much better was this than either scolding them, or appealing to the arm of the law for protection !

At another time, while he was visiting his father and family at

Hatvkstone Hall, he was earnestly entrcatod to visit a neighbour- ing town, where the small meeting house had been closed by the hand of violence, and whose inhabitants were entirely without evan- gelical instruction. On his arrival, the house was crowded, chiefly with enemies to the gospel. and his friends entreated him not to preach, as among other plans, the opposing party had obtained the presence of a most notorious prize-lighter, on purpose to annoy the minister personally. But Rowland Hill was one of the last men in the world to flinch from an encounter like this. Ile declared that ‘he would preach, even tbougli he died in the attem t; having obtaino:l an exact tlescri tion anti dress of the prizn- ghter, he mode his way, unguiirdei and alone, to the pulpit, as he never failed to do, his eye caught the pugilist, whom he beckoned to him. The man, apparently full of fury, ascended the pulpit stairs, when he told him that his n:iine was Rowland IIill. that he was the son of Sir Richard Hill of Hawkstone Park, and a clergyman, that he had come to the toivn to preach, and had been told that some bad men had intended to disturb him; that be had full confidence in his talents as n prize-lighter, and therefore put himself under his pro- tectioii as it gentlem.-in; that if any disturbance should arise, he should rely upon him to quell it; and at the close of the service, he should be glad, if he would accompany him in his carriage to dine at Ilawkstono. 'I‘lie fury oftlie man was entirely subdued; he promised his best efl'orts to maintain quietness, which he did secure, and went away at the end of the service apparently ashamed that ho had interrupted so complete a gentlemnii in his wishes to do good. Dial not this con luct sltow that Mr. Hill understood human nature ?— IVatchman and Reflector.

THE ROSE AND THE BREEZE.

Night lind kissed the young rose. and it bent softly to sleep. Stars shone, and pure dew drops hung upon its blushing bosom, and watched its sweetest slumbers. Morning crime with its dancing breezes, and they whispered to the young rose, and it awoke joyous and smiling. Lightly it danced to and fro in all the loveliness of yotttliful 'nnocence. Then came the ardent sun-god weeping from the east, and lie smote the young rose with his scorching rays, and it fainted. Deserted and almost heart-broken it droopod to the dust in loneliness and despair. Now the gentle breeze, which had been gambolling over the sea, pushing on the liome-bound bark. sweeping over the hill and brook, turning the old mill, fanning the brow of disease, and lri.-ilting the curls of innocent childhood, came tripping along on her errand ofmercy and love; and when she saw the young rose slie hastened to kiss it, and fondly bathed its forehead in cool. refreshing showers; and the young rose revived, looked up, and smiled in gratitude to tho kintl breeze, but she hurried quick awn ; her generous task was performed, yet not without reward, or she soon perceived that a delicious fragrance had been poured on her wings by the grntcful rose; and the kind breeze was glad in heart, and went away singing through the trees. Thus real, true clinrity, like the breeze, gathers fragrance, from the drooping flow- ers it refreshes. and unconsciously renps a reward in the perform- ance of its oflicea of kindness, which steels upon the heart, like rich perfume to bless and cheer.