The Visit of the Prince of Wales to North America - the Government House, Charlotte Town, Prince Edward Island, 1860. ....Prince Edward Island...will be honoured by his Royal Highnesss presence during his brief stay in that dependency of the British Crown. Charlotte Town, the capital of Prince Edward Island, is situated on Hillsborough River, near the south coast, with a good harbour. Its population is about 4000; and its principal edifices are the court-house, episcopal and Scotch churches, several chapels, the barracks, and a fort. It has an ironfoundry and a manufacture of coarse woollens. George Dundas, Esq., is the Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island. From "Illustrated London News", 1860.