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lrly aud properly known as Puget :
sound, is q fine island, about 300 miles
long. and from GO to so mile. wide, OF great
! ly diversified surface, rich in coal and other
minerals, and INDEBTED On all sides with M.
merous bays and harbors.
This island, with the adjacent continental
shore, is by far the most important part Of
the possessions Of Great Britain on this con-
tinent. Canada West, now so populous and
fourishiDg, can never attain to more than
secondary commercial importance, but Van.
couyers Island is destined to become, on
the western coast Of this continent, what
Great Britain is Gow on the western coast
Of Europe. 1t is, in fact, one OF the most
commanding positions on the globe /; for in
front it has Asia and the whole Pacific
world, while in the rear it has vast do.
main, OF which it is manifestly destined to
be The gate and emporium. A commerce
exceeding anything the world has ever seen
vail. before many years, centre in the beau.
tilul aad Tranquil waters that surround that
Island
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were acquired, under which peace can be
preserved and under which the North, South,
East aud West, can live together in peace,
harmony aud fraternity, forever. Such is
ny prayer, and such am sure, il the
prayer Of the Old Keystone State.
Pennsylvania now occupies az proud and
controlling position in the confederacy as
she did WHEN the Union was formed. She
fronts upon Atlantic's waters she stretches
great lengths she occupies middle posi-
ton. turning back the tide Of northern and
eastern fansticism, aud rolling back the
hereses Of southern ultra!sm and dislnion
Pennsylvania is an empire within herself
She has resources for great empire, but
she deserves aud must have the other States
and territories for her markets. Hence
Pennsylvania il national, Is universal, is lib
eral in all her interests, in all her resources,
and in all her policy. May that liberal po-
litical policy be preserved and may she con.
tnue to act IA the arch that holds the con.
ledcracy together, holding the north and
south as brethren, by being just to each,
and iorbi1dlng iDjastics to either. Cheers
My friends | will detain you DO longer.
| have merely given you an cptome Of the
issues upon which tho great battle was
fought in Illinois. and which. ! rejoice to
know, Pennsylvania sympathised in.
thank you for your attention. Nine cheers
for Douglass
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rhs Nsw WORK by rino
II, 81 NuNsia

An allgs.on was made some days age t.
new and curious work which was berg
published in Europe, purportiug TO be the
secret history OF Catherine H., OF Russia.
Below IS the conclusion Of an article from
The London EccH1mII on the same subject.
After giving history o! the Mss. from
which the book Is compiled it says
OF its authenticity the editor asserts there
can be 90 doubt AMI he appeals With justice,
IN couobaraiioa, 10 the internal eyilence
afforded by every page Of the work itsa,L
\ NOR curious ana li!e.like dagneyreotyle.
iudNd, o, that unfortunate class q STATE
prisoners, roy4l princesses, could scarcely
be conceived. We live the daily he Ct tie
royal captive along with Der, with such q
scnse Il reality that something Of the feIiag
which II must have inspired il her Is ,TsUs-
iarRled ,o oar mirds, AMI ~ bcg Z II per
GIVE how latuuI with woman G., Gather
lies character under such Treatment. was
toe ssbssqusn. isaoscnfIi o. the plot. Tie
miEu,euCSs sul ,riSialiy in themselves OF a
largy part Of tie iucblcuts with which those
,mo,' aye hlcd, only engrayc the more
dc ply AID permanently q he psiEd the im'
pr,SS,on OF VIA, tie v.-cGms,aBcrs really
we're under which tte,i4-Acter Of the future
CEarina WAS msiurei
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The present population cannot b. igss
than loEr millions In the order Of the
above list Of organized provinces, We began
on the extreme east and ended or the cx.
IRENE west. Between Canada West and
The new province of Columbia there i al
extensive territ ~ yet under toe Jurisdiction
OF the llldsouls Boy Fur Company, en-
oraciuc all that rgon lying between BAKE
Sapericr AID toe summit OF the kocAy
dairy. This region is not lC>' than | 200
mics in length, from cast 20 west. ard x
tend, uorihwarj'y 70 the Arctic ocaen. The
northern portion Of II is toe cod 90 admit
Of settlement, but IN the southern part. f m
The LAX Of the W Uuis 80 tbs mouulaiBs-
not ,,s thaa $50 mii.s-smtrac.ug the
basin q Lake Winnipeg api the yal,y- Of
the i ,suib0iue AMI the Saskatchewan. the
lend Is s,reyaly very fertile. and tie climate
mach Ike ID 4 Of canada Wet.
rEe province Of Columbia !, composed Of
what was formerly kaowa as British Ore.
-uu. extending ts.m ,ae sammit Of the
nocky Mountains to the Pacific. H..
are tie Frazer rive, gold mics, AL some
statements On III. ou4s' aDi On The ioWgr
part OF tr-s-r river The ohsrttr az tie
Had,2a', Bay Company w&s on'y e1;ia-
su-shtd q tbs important territory IL M!
last.
Naa,ogye-s Island. separated from Co
lambda by Aua.rov sound, kaovn OF the
maps q, tie Gsif o; nec'sia, bat Elce Pop
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IN 'b~ ~ adpieAA PRESS
Hriiieh- Amc,i,an Confederation.

The growth oil the British provinces ou
oar northern border, ron MANTLE feeble
mess TO numerical, COMMERCIAL aud poiitiea.
power has been only second 10 that OF The
tu,ed State aul al ths moment their
prosperity AID pro-r.s' are mpre rapid than
ever otiorr. "a" organized political d,ys
ions. general. Gale. proya1cs ar u pres
.nt As cs..as
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kENrJcEt --lae Democracy Of Ken
lucky bed their Cohv,u,.os st Frankfort.
On the -.h. BFRiAH MA0oysI>, a gent.s.
MAJ Tv,l known to tae people Of Minnesota
was dominated ior Governor. and I.ryy
Boia formerly SP>akef Of ihs United States
House of Representatives ior Ilea,euau,
Governor
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THE SUMMER ANGELS.

We hnd III. faliorins bssstfsi piece ~
reeeat nanbsr ofi.e New york f"Aepsn,isnt
It's tbs dark december weather,
Winds are waIllng through the SKY;
II you listen Jon will bear them
Singing Wild aud singing high.
Nov they toss the willow branches
Leaning DER the window bars.
Then their moan goes softer, fainter,
Up among the silent stars.
lis the dark December weather,
All the summer trees are bare.
See (! tbs latest leave, are falling
Torn and gbosily through the air,
Yon may search tho foros, over,
You may trace the brooklets How.
Not an ssters eye will open,
Not golden rod viii glow.
'Ta the dark December weather,
Cold tbs TIDE cTeeps down this bay
Sesguls, In their snowy circles,
Beating up The windy way;
Sailing, sailing from the Sorthland,
Bringing water on their wiDgs,
They will iiager flashing seward,
TIL the time tbs robin sings.
Tia tho dark December weather,
wind aad wood and wave are sad
It's tho dark December weather.
Yet our heatts arc bliIhe aud glad.
Aud within them II ls summer.
Ripest summer eyoryrbsre.
For Cod . sweetest angels hover,
Radiant eyed about the door,
Love, ~ tender AZ Tho moonlight,
Hope, IA rosy ~ the dawn
There can cone 10 those no winter
Whom aueh glory shnetb GU
o, Tho DARK December weather
May U'erahajow sea and sh0re
IN our hearts the pleased angels
Make Il summer CfeTmOfs
New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-29

Sardinia but to the Emperor of the FreLch: and the
Fm eror G he French makes over bis conq1est IL be
King of Sardinia. Lombardy and Ssrdnia become
therefore henceforb ooe Safe. Thus a'five at
once at snO,hei of the cardinal points Of renovated
IA'y. In oracr to secure the Confederation by the
constitution Of one master throne in Ge North of RAY,
a Fin gle State, with population Of eight millions "a
created. That State, too, s just the STATE which Is
the srchi,ype of the whole future Of Italian domestic
government. The Emperor Of Austris, cediDg the
kingdom of LOmbaTdy, retains that of Venice: or,
rather, he receives lev kingdom Of small extent, IN
place OF large Kingdom for he Il to hold hs rights as
King % Neneiia OF title atoe ether new. The old Au-
trs title IL abolished, Spd Italian title constituted
in ts place. The Austrian Emperor ia TO be King OF We
neta solely de al integral member OF the confederation
Of Italy he Is to be Austrian sovereign 10
Italy than George " William ~. felt 10 Hanover
to be an EDgsh and not German, sovereign. There
viii, Doubt be distinct administration, distinct
code Of lsws aid distnct army. the King OF
Veneta, though he will also possess the crown oil
Austria will assume his rights. "a IT were lspeakbg
from az EDglishmans vocabulary, On parliamentary
ti'le. He viii be-he must be-essentialy al Halan;
he will rule less than three mbOns of Italians and he
viii be controlled by confederation ruling not les
tnan tweniy.six millions. Finally, the two Emperor
rave agreed to demand reforms at the hsnds OF the
Pope To add to this, general amnesty u proclaimed
We anticipate b a. there will now be no Congress- the
few details remaining to be arranged are surely un-
worthy Of liz assembling. II remains to auoe a. what
France bas cone, ard tn see how are to judge OF
France il the future. She has effected al this within
three moLtbS her credit exceueDt her army Is ad-
nj able her spirit il buOyant,. All this has cost her
bu, The momeDtary nerviDg Of an arm. Yet she has
gained TO territory for herself She made sacrifices
10 war; and if doubted her sincerity then, they
tha, she practices self-denia in peace Twice
only he's Nspoleon III. drawn the sword. He drew
in 1854 to protect Turkey from Russ,, and he drew it
sesin last Spring, to nationalist and reform Italy
1hcr. has been no waged, therefore, by France
under Napoleon Ill., but where there has been sub
sartis ground for s adoption. We have then, every
reason to be COZ dent that Ersnce will never OF her
own accord disturb the peace Of the world. She nov
relspes into pease TO attend the manifold interests OF
her domestic government, and to watch the develop
Of the new c0ufedersteo government which she has
sec1red for taln.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-29

peace. Cavour was an earnest man. He believed ia
Italian independence future work of Napoleon
I'LL IL by Of the confidence he felt hns-f
and inrpred IL chers thst Mazzui aui bic emisssri-s
were directed throughout Italy. II vas C,vcur wio
gave tie Ella nal for the ssye rsiugs The smaller
italian States. IL was by means o. hs icuetce that
the revolutions at Florence Parms and ModeLa were
tloodless, and that Rcme remained tranql. Csvour
believed in Constitutional Italian Cnl'y, sud uniort1-
naely he believed tha, the Emperor Napoleon enter
tanned the sane views a. himself Narnitgs were
fhrovn away upon him. Patriots AM young laiies
lave faith 10 II eos prom ises which no exposit0ns
shake, and which LothDg but bitter personal exPe-
rieDoe can destroy. Poor Csv0uT He once had a
great career before him. for he wa honest and zeal
Gus; but he was credulous aod impsieDt, and he be-
came the tool OF crafty selhehness.
History tells what passed a. IIi-it, aud some
French memoir VII doubtless a. future Cay relate
what wss the conversation at Nl,franca. II is not
necessary however 10 visit for the authentic report
che resuts sugges, what the conversation must have
been Surely, can imagine Francis Joseph TO
have ssd "my Imperial brother cannot intend 20 rev.
"olutsnlEe Hungary, aud TO establish fOcus OF In
q nsufrection in I,siy ?" " Not the least IN the
@ world. care no more for these Italians than you
a. do This matter has gone quite far enough for my
purpose. You see Low that France u necessary 70
"Austfia. We will settle this affair, and will leave
I" you stronger in Italy than you ever were l will
90 also make everything straight between you ami
" RusSa. You shall be Of us, sud we three To-
getber sill impose law Europe Il it 10 be won.
dered at tha Francis Joseph, witt beaten army aud
bankrupt kxchequer, was not lprooi against SUCH
femltstOus
New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-29
WHAT GARIBALpI WAS DOING.

Having nothing To report about our army, think il
will rot bs without Interest for yonr readers 10 know
something about Gen. Gsrbaidis last movements.
therefore conclude this letter by sending you cor
rect statement Of Whist hss happened 10 the Nsielns
durir the last fortnight, thst you may be able 10
iudge of the husiasm those populations et Tor the
trinmnh of the national and Tor Victor Emanuel
Nsltellpa is now free and the enemy driven among
The snow Of the Stelvio. Garioadi collected al his
troops al Lecco after his return from Sao aud on the
Goth June at night the first steamer with the rsnChs
and a company Of carabiueers, went 70 Cohco. Inc
whole of the division passed on the following day. and
On the 2Sth in the evening, arrived at sondrio Ihe
reception Of the General aud his troops here WAS most
euihusiastic not only was the town here oeautiiuty
,nrmuated but the mountains covered with lh'ge
borres Halted the 29th and on the 3th mar ,Aed 10
Trsro The people bad erected trumphal arches on
tie road or which the portraits of Victor kman
uel Napoleon, ana Garibadi. 49,.
ON The "a July the ind regiment with the caTaDbi
eri under the command of CO'oue IedGl matted aoou'
D. on the edge OF the psln in "hich stauDs p2r;
mic. The enemy occupied the position az b1gui
Necchia and Nuoy', about two niles from tae to"n al
the fis bridge and tunuel on the Stelvo ROAD dep
utation arrived while the troops halted, praying
help as the Austrians daily plundenng the ace
and neigh ghboring hsmets The night beiore they hSd
sent requisii0n fer large SUN of money IL recoi'
leci right 80 0t0 lIe snd daily supply OF tweny.iour
bullocks besides they had been carrying OF al the
sbeep ofthe cottages IN the nsghborhcod that they
coud get no OF. The regimen; advanced IN two cor
nurs on the town, one by the high road, the other
through The meadows the opposite side Of the TVe
with p company extended on the hills each hsnk.
4 ns,ty of about 80 Austrians We bad seen from our
aox xauced posts enter the town TO piun'er, while we
go. halted but thew retired on appfosch. Althe
E.I,s we,s Immediately occupied AID the rest Of the
esy wssspent in examining the enemy sposition.
A. Ss,licht on the 81 the colonel with some oi ms
ofc,r advanced TO recopnoiter close to Basm Nuovi
m .,.rnx bsd withdraw their whole force computed
- -, 500 snd 6OOD across tae ravine 10 Bsgnl
V.,eSii' Here is the frs, bridge and tunnel on the
500 road. They had bsrrcsded the tunnel and
mined the bridge, covering also with ia,cinei pitch,
&c. AT O'Clock precisely the mead ol ',e COLUMN 1
into the sunshine on the plsn fromtn shadow
Of he tn1 untsns end seen BY the enemy Thsy
fred the bridge In few minutes The Ine ~. h
~ So a' a. ,', NJ, nom the dark ravlne The bridge,
whct Was st wood. burned furiOusy for soue hour
~ i, f in with tbundering crash. Early IN IN.
stenoon company sen, to occupy the nou'oS a.
Bscui Nuovi An officer and sergeant ha' oe7I ''''S
New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-29

sll the morning, 10 Observe The ereTny movements
Just before the compaby arrived the eueny sent s0u-
of their ifemen 70 try and approach cur engineer
who at work bat on being dlrcOvered they "e'e
withdrawn vithou; fling a sho,. go.
As soon the solGiris showed on The road wi'hln
range tie srcmy began 80 pepper " with balls 40 t'e
men were led uhder some bauEs out Of nre, to Toe
bsiLs. The Austrian position Ebs from the rOad hOoN
RAgLi Neclil 6lp q pre- pous rhYinr up the -1e Oi
tie mountain, about $40 feet above, aud from sW 70
coo yards distant from position. hot hre o'
res kept up through tie aiterEoOD, from which
they carried or al their dead and wounded. Ioree
were -hot desd st coo yards from th. window az
which was posted and q horse sud mule when were
drawing carte supposed to contain wounded ineh
were s!-o Knocked Al length, some Of our cara.
birier weIt up q goat path the mountain west o.
the river. and 90, NIX fire on tie enemy; this -
leuced them entirely Early 10 the night they fired
fe~ shot evi1enty 10 get rs 10 show wnere We wefe
but notice taken of II. Ia the morning al were
gore up tie road % Stelvio Our men were advanced
under tie command Of Major Bixio but sss nothing of
them. Several peasants who had been carried OIL oy
them to work upon their deienses up the pass escaped
in the night, AID came IL II tie morning.
Ire enemy have blown up tSo more bridges near
tie fr-t caIniera 20 our work hero Is done. We can
not follow them over the confines OF the Tyro though
they car come through that country with troops, &C.
Oh Us for by al odd sOrt CT logic the Tyr0l forming
part Of the Confederation, Is neutral ground, but brio
under The pro'ecterae Of Austria she pass through
il without violating tie neutrality, though she cannot
follow our beaten enemies into that country. IL sur
pr-ing tie terror the Iame of the General occa-lohs
the enemy read absurd story il one Of the s1iss
papers, that tie AustI.Hn soldiers believed u was
euCugh f,r GAR balci TO touch look al a man. aud
say Follow me-" and that he Immediately, whether
he wouc no, became DeI feet soldier Bet true II
is they have q most decided fear Of him and his
soldier. Letter IL Daily London News
New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-29
"ARE YOU ONE or THEM ?"

To ths Editor u The " Y. Tribsas
SIR: In an article in THE DAILY TRIBUNE Of the
.sh inst the foregoing question Is asked IN reference
to an alleged fact that the Fuon and South ferry
boats (W al.Stree Ferry should be Included, the mss
passengers rudey seat Themselves in the ladies cabin,
e. such an extent to deprve the female passengers
o. their rghtfn seats and compel them to stand on the
forward deck, or submit 20 great annoyance within
their cabin.
Az avn one Of the male passengers, and pass over
ore of said ferries twice every day, and usually pas
through stop il the ladies cabin, eau fuiy sttes
the truth of the said charge. But doubtless you ask
why / being a man, and aware of the improperly of
the sct enter remain in the ladies' cabin with others
whose rudeness | freely admit To which answer,
that ALI driven to t. IN measure by eidefense.
/ have used tobacco, III any form; and now, a.
the age Of 30 years the profnse election OF the smoke
Of filthy pipe rank cigar, directly into my face,
is very unpleasant and most annoying III - to
avoid such inconvenience (which cannot be done
in the ger tlemcns cabin'), that l feel myself
compelled of the two evils, 10 choose ths
les.t." to resort 10 near the laies' cabin.
where "smokiug is rot allowed IN this caba. But L
never crowd the ladies' deprive them of seat ~
mary Others DO. insist that have right TO avoid
the hlthy cabin where nearly every one from the pre-
coc, Us little rascal of ten tO the confirmed loaer ot
seveuy yesrs, IL either pulling the sickenns snd
.fensye smoke into the air | AIN compelled ~ innas:
or squtug nasty liquid secretons about the hoor, AMI
thus creating annoyance beyond all reasonable en-
durauce.
have ro doubt but that many, If not most Of ths
male psssepyers take refuge in the ladies' cabin for
that cause, aud thus driven to the necessity of
annoying the ladies' in Consequence OF the loaersh
ruieness Of portion Of the male sex. -.
Should not something be done TO correct the evh
where 1t originates7 Let smoking and chewing bs
prohibited on the boats altogether, and believe the
evil complained of will cease. Those who must
or rrH use tobacco should be- made to do il in such
manner a. not annoy those who are through neoes
sy, compelled to COME in contact with them, even tor
so short q time. PASSENGER.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-29
NAPLES.

The Indfpen6ance Beige says:
"We received to-day some precise details in rela-
tion TO the mutiny which broke ont among the Swiss
troops in Naples. The cause Of the revolt was the
withdrawal of the Swiss national insignia, which the
expiration # the treaties formally cOucnded with the
Helvetic Republic and the protestaiions recently
i.sued by the Federal Government, rendered it mpos
sible for the NeapOlan Government to retain their
barracks proceeded, "a announced by telegram, 10
the Roy Palace calling out Vue ie R0, ho"ever, At
tie tsIne time and demanded the restitution OF their
national flags or a discharge. The kirg promised 10
consider their demand and ordered them 70 await hs
reply on The Champ de Mars. On the next day II Was
ANNOUNCED to them hst they free to depsrt, but
on oordition that they laid down their This
they refused to do aud it tns refusal which pro-
duced the firing to which the kilograms alluded.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-29
PARMA.

The Vienna Ga-1te publishes the following protest
Of the Duchess Regent OF Parms, dated from 5. Gal,
IL Switzerland:
We. Les MAs q Bourbon Res~n Of the Sa,e' q Parma
t Duke Robert Berg "a from the country which W.
soNerlee win Is oye N ae sne % oar orpa,l , sss
vhicb have taken place oortrs the dscol -f by
departure sId to hs h s1d inerc'ts OF the Duke oi
Parma
In corsequ.nce compelled, in spite of oar,ye' or,e
sst o. subrc and agsrs uE boring
Cow rmeut witch intends establish s iu pace and
which without es,inae motive would rets'd 10 as s tu'
Wfer on the 81 Of MAY subject. u their icri
replaced Themselves under authority W. saw n inst fac,
- of the GOD fell z. oi The country toward - A. - Aori
W. constantly from a hs p,~ers csiuE tae BE-.
g,Tsut once, II cordial Undersndls ~1dh pesircy
Nev-rihs, h- hch have tsieu pace in trs States
Of House, hi'i At roatr' H. il,u Ia ths c,P. aad ''
re,ihs, n h"osL' T., 80 % a. bv ,bi co.i,rosp, s,in.t
the rebellion commit .d ~ the mga Pahtes q Parma
P@cei .He PoLtr' n H. II svasas in the eAe Of ths Pp
obeti.rce th.y 70 The Duks Bis .ubrc:. sni pro-
Hus the Incorporation OF h' country with the Aasiom 81
protest agan., the proceedings Of the Piedmont.
GosrumrE,-trt in ,he province OF Pontr' o ane alter
asrd IN oh.r parts OF the 1Ly sr-inE ina t. rsrhr
has the HAND excited aDd supported me revuton and
European rsstrs general sud q special res,ies with Pied
particular, p,ed the delivery made 20 II Of the
Ducby Of Psns AID toat without any Pro'oca0n or ies
rate o.
Al the sam tune reject any seu which may b- ia
motive petrS dc .sge or de tdeto 20 render rs
Jointly rr.Ior.tle with Austria th- OF that power
fednoE. when the ornr stated i'0@ the fortress OF
also pro.e., sgairs: all those who, in The course Of
political yicsirdss have made " may make any att'ck
s,-,er sg.ls, rights Of sounshts winch de-
the present ntan intact AID Ia al ther
integrity ,
W. further proe.; and dec that consider null and
all wh bave already been doLe, which msy %
cone he States Of Parma ssain't The shts OF our we'd be-
We protest se~ue against the consequences Of
OGiseyr. any tue whatever, AID oy
sl means Test.b.sh the b-fTrIue ltiuLrG gats.
We make tile ptoes, IN IA. presence II Uod aud m N
". yIot.sot ony in the interest Of but s IL that ~
b.. sublece protest be made Known 20
tho Powers whom public 1~ oi Europe We
aTp.a Lo- Powers tie fullest c0unl"Ece nat in ther
Justice, the Interest Of The nvIoabibN % the
so,tegns II State aud their magnaEilniy
will aud esCuaAy support the cause OF tae
yoJug orphan sovereign ot Parma.
GIVEN at Saint Gall, a Switzerland, the 9th Of June.
LOUISA.