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New Series. No. 62.

. Ha.saard’s_ G-hlifie. «Gl'9RGE T. HASZ IRD, _ Pnoprietor and Publisher. - ' ads and Saturday. tiiorujugs. i side Queen Square, P. E. lslani . it are .I—A nnual Subscription, lbs. Discount for cash in ntlvtiiire. ‘rails or abvllffldlhald. M‘ 4 M For the first insertion, in t space 'nes, , Ie.~oC “$0 *1 2|.-‘-9 lirma, Is.-“lines. Li. I ‘ _ ,ds.-M iiies, Is. 6il.—15 iaes, . ailing,’ .--$lines.Cs.—-(nil Id. for nch ailslltional ii‘ ‘ossltmt ofthe above for each continisaea. - - '* -' ' ' -illbaeoatinuerl ' mtil fiirbid. _

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50. P. 'I‘ANTON’3 Daouaisins Gaaussv,

Great George Street. opposite Mr. J. R. Watt‘s, - where Lilteneeses are taken the most improved _ Nqyéhern Sky-light-—the only light that can produce a

o re. ‘ A uud assortment of l.ocliets,Frsmes, and plain and lkricy’ Cases kept constantly on hand. Rooms o ti from 9 a. in. to it p. tn. _ Ilevnin ight is most preferable for rapid process, ' reri, fie. am.

3. . IRVHVG, No-rasv Pusuc, Corsvsmtticart, arts ccourt-ran-r. l"FlCl".—over the Bookstore of Mr. G. T. Has- ssnn, Queen's Square (South side), C_list- Iottetown. _ . -,‘j;-:47‘ Deeds of Conveyance of all descriptions, of Leeadliold and Freehold Estate, including argu- ments, Mort gel, 0.. _ pf Attorney, Bonds, Indenteree of Apprentioeslpx, Bills of Sa_le,Cbrirtcr Parties, Arbitration Boodle wards, I’clIiI0nI.&¢- : ed with accuracy and desputch; Merchants ks, Partnership and other complicated Accounts, &c., arranged and balaucetl at moderate charges.

6' JVERSHIP as G ‘ I.-3lt.AL and miteslotv iiir:acH.iN't‘s. their Bo--n,eu here- tofore carried on by them individunll , will In future be conducted under the Name and him of LONG- WORTH 8!. YJTES. FRANCIS LONGWORTII. ALBERT ll. YATES. Charlottetown, P. 3. Island, June, ldth, I853. _ N. B. The AUCTION business will at all ttrnes receive their best attention.

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' J. a. DEALEY. COIIMIBBION iir.itcuAN'r AND

p Broker, M». 7, SOUTH .s REET, NEW YORK.

Freights and Vessels procured. at short Ictbe for Europe, the British Provinces, West lndfio Alli‘ {halls and California. Bertha secured for the latter places. _____‘_A __

Summer Arrangement of Mails. HE MAILS for the neighbouring Provinces will - he made up until further Nptlce every TUES- DAY and'I‘HUll8DAY NIGH1, at Nine o clock. and forwarded via Pic-rott. Ind ll“ “Ans r‘" E"' gum will be closed upon the followms “P” "N same hour. . Tuesday, May I0, Tuesday. Mill"! 3. u M‘, 24, " Augustld.

at Jun, 1, 4' Augastsoi -- Jneeai, " Sop? 13. .. J _ « Sept. 21. as " OGIO III.

Lett rs _ mailed half an hour before the time o ostng. MAB OWEN. l‘estmaster General. General Post Otfice, April 80. 1353c

Georgetown Mails. HE NAILS for Geo etown until further Notice, up M3 forwarded every Monday at nine o'clock. ' ‘ TH - OWEN, Postmaster General.

- 9 Twelvetrces Brothers Soap Powder " (anelllnl new invention.) '

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'< (Freer . the ‘Leisure Ileuru). POOCAHONTASZ A s-roar or rm nae-r sucusu unions-rs -ro uortrri antes, routine» or; nor. arraaiv. In our last chapter we left Smith acaptive. On. arriving at the Indian settlement he was not long kept in suspense as to his fate. Two great stories were rolled before Pow- hatlnn ; and the unhappy prisoner was, by the united force ofthe attendant Indians, dragged towards them, while a fierce sa- vage, with a knotted club, waited but Pow- liattaii’s order to give the f'atal blow. this critical moment, however, Poccahon- tns ran to her father, and in an agony of grief poured out her cntreiities for the cap- tive's life. It was, however. in vain— Powhattun sternly refused. The execu- tioner of his savage vengeance grasped his club more fiercely, as if impatient to inflict the fatal stroke. It was then that Pocon- hontas performed that heroic deed which poets have sung and sculptors chisclled in marblo—a deed so self-sacrificing and so genei’oue, that it might have been deemed ro- mance, had not liistoric ovidcncc Collllrllled its record. Rushing forward in time to avert the Indian’s stroke, she grasped the captive, and placing her own head on the block, demanded that the first blow should fall on her. How wondrous is the power of tcndcriiess, even on a savage nature! The moody countenance of Powhattan look- ed dark as midnight; but gradually the storm cleared away. He gave the signal for Smith to be unbound. His daughter’s loading had prevailed. The prisoner's ifo was spared.

The sequel to this scene is related by an- Amcrican cliroiiicler :—“ It appears to have been the ititeiitioii of the savage Pow- hattaii to have detained Smith; but, from some cause, he speedily changed his mind, and in two days altci-wards sent him back to James-town with a guard of followers, upon condition that he should remit two culverias and ii niillstonc for his ransom.”

' 's cvcnl, Poccttlintittist’ career b a matter of rt-giilnr history. Shit tly visited .lumes-tutvn, and many fire the rvices which she rendered to barn. The settlers nlwayfl 1 ill: warmth. The noble ob‘ ie girl's conduct to their chief weeindeill-universally acknowledged ; not the shadow of-a doubt existed in a single breast ofthe purity of her motives, nor was her partinlity for him ever made the subject ofa rihuld jest. As for the Governor liim- self, ticed we say that he entertained the sincerest regard for Poccnhontus. ost unfeeling, had he felt otherwise, must he have been. Twice had she saved his life,

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~and preserved at the same time his infant

colony from destruction. But a dark pas- sn c at this point rests upon his memory. It is said that he promised his Indian de- liverer that she should be his wife—a pro- mise dictiited by state policy, and made but to delude.

Ifthis heavy charge be true, the reader ma well imagine with what satisfaction Smith availed himself of an opportunity that 0 cried, of cxtricnting himself from his di culties by returning to England. While busily engaged in his duties as go- vernor, an accidental explosion of gunpow- der had inflicted on him a dangerous wound, which the absence of surgical skill render- ed doubly perilous A vessel bein about to sail for England, he embarltc in it.

e had been to the settlers a gallant chief, and their tears flowed thick and fast as he bade them adieu. Nor could he himself, without emotion, look upon the spot which he was quitting, as it turned out, for over. One image, too, we may well believe, flit- ted belbre him at that hour. As the kind- ness of Poccahontas and her ‘self-sacrificing love rosc before him. mi with the recol- lection of promises brolony or expectations awakened only to be disappointed ; as he thought how she would feel when she learn- ed that he had departed ; fiere must have stirred within his breast dark and gloomy reflections. The vessel's soils were hoist- ed however, a favouring breeze filled them, and Jarnce-town faded from Smith's view.

How Pocahontas bore the gloomy intel- ligence which annoimced to her the Gover- we must leave the reader to conceive. ' It is said that, by it base de-

. oe tipn, she waetol " list he was (lead-

a raud all but too I bave_been prac- t' . Ingretitude, however, dttl not chill jg: heart. Her good efllpes towards the lnhalthettts of James-town were continued, eveii Illéit Smith's departure. Hostilitiea hgyi broken out with Powhsttan, a Cap- tain rgall, in order to re am an influence over the chief enticoQ occahontas on board his V l,,II1ll ¢.ll' '°§ he’ °|'°° "§°"° .0 the EM uh Qgtlou t. Her services were not l'orgotb§~ however I |h_0 VII di- taieed in ceptiviy; but treated with all he-

nogtlring her residence‘ at James-town, P oatas gained adventa‘ges,_\vlilch_more ggqnpensatcd lor her trials eud_dtIsap-

me. Having been careflslly metres-

- ted in the Christian religion, she renounced

the idolatory of her country, made pl'ofes- sion of Christianity, and was baptised by the name of Rehecca. Mr. olfe, a young man of rank, was so captivated by her gracioils manners, that he offered her his and, which was accepted. Mr. Roll’ soli- cited the consent of Powhattan to their union '; and, this haviu been granted, the nuptials were celebrated with great pomp. no son was the fruit of this marriage. Accompanied by her child illld husband, Poccahontns, in the your ltilii, paid a visit to England. She had made a tolerable proficiency in the language, and news of her heroic conduct having preceded her, she was presented at court, and met with the kiudct and most affectionate treattnetit from persons of the first rank and station. The English ladies and gelllllilllell flocked to offer their services to her. Their atten- tion wzis not, however, to be long required. VVlioti in the neighbourhood of Lotidori, she received a visit from one with whose face she was, alas, h.t loo familiar—ono whom she appears to have thought was slumber ing in the grave. This visitor was Smith. Long dormant emotions were recalled, and she was violently agitated. Ere long she was taken ill, at Gravesend, ofthe small-

x, and died. How fur.her frame had

cen weakened by meeting him whom slio had so much loved, and by the discovery of tho artifice which had been practised upon her as to his death, it is now impossible to say.

A few words more in coniiection with Poccuhontas remain to be added. Her fate called forth, in England, the sympathy of all who knew how much she had done to support the cause and save the lives of the early British settlers in America. Her death, too, was deeply regretted by Powhattan, who continued, however, faithfully to keep his promise of ii-ietidship tn the English. Powliattan also expressed his joy that her son lived, and hoped that. after the boy should have grown up and become strong, he would again return from hc_vn:i(l the great salt lake and visit him.

Allcr his uiothcr’s death, ‘young Rolf re- tnaincd in England, to be educated under. the care of an uncle. He llll£'l'VV'pl'll:-I went to Virginia, and rose to (listiuction and nfllucncc in his native country. By his marria c he had it daughter, an only child, from w otn have sprung some of the prin- cipsl families in Virginia. “ Anion her descendants,” says Mr. Halkett, author of Historical Notes on North America, “ is Mr. John Randolph, of Roanoke, with whom I became acquainted during a long and stormy period—in which he set as a representative for his native state ofVirgi- nia—and who, highly andjustly distinguish- ed by his conntryiiien as an orator and a scholar, perhaps estecttis liiuisclfin nothing more fortunate than that there flows in his veins the blood of Poccahontas.”

Thus ends the history of Poccahontas-— one of singular tenderness and interest. In our opening chapters we have followed the narrative of a German writer, who quotes, as his authority, the Duke de VVcrner's travels in North America. All the events recorded in this chapter are in strict har- mony with history; and although, upon comparingthe German narrative with the English versions, there are traceable some colouring of a poetic fancy, and some slight variations, yet it is gratifying to know that these differences do not affect the maiti in- cidenls. That Poccahontas saved the life of Smith by offering to sacrifice her own-—- that she swam the cold river to give timely intelligence of the destruction of James- town—-thnt she married and died as above related—are real events in her life. Justly, therefore, is her memory regarded with a tender and almost romantic interest. She has been praised in song, sculptured in marble, and emhnlmcd in history. But there is a higher satisfaction even than this. It is pleasing to know that there is good reason to hope that this true heroine was led_to I heartfelt acquaintance with the Saviour; that a disposition naturally so amiable was purified and refined by the

race of the Holy Spirit; and that her cert, so loving and affectionate, was given sincerely to One whose nature is love, and

whose service is perfect liafiels. A con- temporary account of her .statcs— " that it ave joy to the be to hotn-

and sec or make so religious hnd godly an end.” '

*,," In reference to Smith’s conduct to Poccahcntee, we may mention that, on her arrival in England, he wrote a letter to the queen, acknowled ing what services she had conferred on im and the colon . In anarrative also, which he blishe afler her death, he admits that met her at Brcntford, and that she said that she had been told that he was dead But he says nothing about himself hav caused that report to be spread, rior . his bavin

rornieed her marriage. Wl‘|l8P._nIm_e ‘Saltnon, however directly obliges him with the latter accusation. “It 00000." 0'5)" Salmon, "that behre this prince: married

Mr. Rolfe, she had been given to under- stand that Captain Smith was dead ; for be was the fit-st man she had set her affection! upon, and I make no doubt he had promi- sed to marry her when he was in her father's court ; for when he came to wait upon her, on her arrival in England, she appeared surprised, turned away from him with the utmost scorn and resentment, and it was some hours before she could be revailed upon to speak to him. She cotll not be- lieve that the man for whom she had done so much and ran so many hazards, would have deceived her; and when she ' vouchsafe to hear him, she still rcproacbed him with ingratitude.”

The account which the German writer has followed differs, we may add, from the English version, chiefly in point of ‘chrono- logical‘ arrangement. The delivery of James-town, for instance, by Poccahontae swimming through the river, is in the Eu- glish accounts made to follow, instead of precede, her rescue of the overnor from the club of the savage executioner. Ju a. has evidently, also, in the German version. been substituted fog a savage described b _ the English writers under the formidable name Opecbanltauough.

V'A.RIIl.'.l‘.‘-IE8.

Loan Euuiss-r Vsiui.—-The following case, with regard to the enlistment of a son of ‘the Marquis of Londonderry, is, we believe, substantially true :—“ A ood d of surprise was occasioned on lg:-ids by the announcement that Lord Ernest Vane, youngest son of the Marquise of London- derry, had enlisted in the 4th Royal Irish Dragoons. It appears that the noble lord has been for some time past staying in the neighbourhood of Winchester as a pupil in _the house ofa clergyman, and on Thursday last, came to town by the South Western Railway, accompanied by his room pro- cceded at once to Charles-street, where he fell in with a recruiting scrjeant, with whom he enlisted, and then tried hard to induce the groom to follow his example, but with- out effect. The servant returned to Win- chester, and communicated the extraordi- nary ncws to the family, and the electric telegraph was resorted to; but the infor- mation reached the noble marquis too late. The noble lord and a arty of recruits were regularly attested at ochcster-row police- court on Friday ; and although some of the authorities at the magistrate s oflice Keog- nized him, hesaid his mind was made up. He gave the name of‘ Ernest Smith,’ and started with his comrades for Dublin. His lordship is in his nineteenth year, about five feet ten inches in height, stout and well made, and a are at present resolved to follow out is newly-ado ted career. Since the above was pu lished in the Observer, we learn that the fast young lord has been released, and that his father has sent him to a military academy. This case, then, shows that there is a law for the rich, and another for the poor. If" Ernest Smith” had been the only son of a or widow and lied enlisted in a moment of csperation, the widow might have w.cpt till her heart-strings broke before liberty would have been granted to her son. If we remember right- ly, a son of the late Sir Bellingham Graham enlisted some years agoin the Life Guards. His wise father did not buy him off, and the son, who also b no means lacked wisdom, proved rb his condptgi that he when not unworth o bein enrol among e "Gentlemeii of He‘: Majeaty’s Royal Guards." The Princes of Prussia begin their military career as private soldiers, and We have seen one of them standing as senti- ncl in Berlin. A little such preparatory training would have done no harm to as- tcr Ernest Smith.— Church end Stats Gaz-

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Tue VVEILIYANI.--Ill a course of a trial before Vice Chancellor, Sir W. 1’. Wood, respecting the trusts of a Methodist chapel, it was stated that in the Wesleyan body there are 14,000 local preachers, who are not pastors, but who besides preaching, are engn ed in their daily ceilings and pursuits, “ cm racingtnsny members, of the senate and the bar, down to the lowest artisan.”

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DECIMAI. COINAGI.

The draft report of the seleetcotnmlttee appoin- ted to consider the subject of decimal eoiaags has been printed. It is a very int ' meet, and proves completely both the y and liability of passing out eoissge apart a nicotine fooling. We eomest osssalvmrat pssemt til the following extracts:-— v . »

oaroemioiirae Iievealsetabssevidesasaeto the diflioulty experienced in changes of the estu- age that have iaksaplaee previously’, and weeld es ' lytefertcthesseoeftbe sited States and Ireland. I -Xitry t old eye- tom of pounds, shililgeit sad panes. 'wbieb.wae eotntsientois and the metbes-cesatr . has been

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leaded the sage. _ where is Irish peace formerly made as fish shilling. for which 18 English, poses , _ mod. N a mi

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sequence eftlreir hlhvmaé our only act

soee used from enperince. that the iayory was only into teary, and the change is the coinage was I Willi“! If, thereforvfin ebyscttorl oetlie part of the poorer classes to tiles in the com- sgs bebesed upon as apprehension of ion to he sustained is consequence of aspelviag I M“! number of copper coins than beftwe for IIIIIO silver coin, as was the case in lrdesd, it appears to your committee that an alteration such aeftlllt involved in the adoption of a decimal eyatem, whereby a larger number of copper coins tba_e heretofore are gives for the same silver coin, to - not likely to be unpopular amongn those classes.

Your committee do not see the manic of deal- ing with the vagoe and undefined feeling a test any change whatever, to which they have al oiled, save by recommending that sveilty care _ taken and every exertion to fun‘ arise the bite mind to the pros ect of a change, so that w an it is actually intr need it may not be exposed to unforeseen obstacles and opposition.

The other dificulties to which your committee have referred, viz., those of a practical character. arising from the necessity of a large somber of existing contracts and obligations based upon present sysem of coinage, are not, in their opin- ion. in any way insupersble; but the preebe point of view rotn w lc to consider them must, of

to discuss this sub- ject, the consideration of which must the consideration of the means of bring g the decimal system into practical o alien. The first question to be deei ad is, that of the baieor unit ofthe new system of coinage; and our committee have no hesitation in secotsm mg that the present poondsterling should be re- tained as that basis. Considering how mach‘ the ad is interwoven with all our ideas efvslne, that it is the fulcrum on which all car exebsage transactions with the whole world turn, and that every alteration in its value would lead to la 'ite complication and uiein in all our - mereial dealin s, in addition to the taste! its being the legs standard of val ‘ ' ‘ your committee that it would be vain to propose any alteration in it,'even if it were advisable on