The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-06-04
Correspondence of the Pacific Com. Advertiser,l

DEAR SIR:-We left Valparaiso February 1Ith,
,onching at africa, Islay, Callao and from there to
This place. Peru, as you may know, is in a state of
revolution and are are haring an ege 10 things about
in these parts. Vivanco's party have possession of
tho Peruvian Navy, and a ruse or treachery lost to
CastiIla the best vessel in their navy, the frigate
4Drrimac. This was a sumner to Castillo, who de-
cIarel her to be a pirate, authorizing ships of any
nation to seize her; and, finally, finding they didn't
all take her, offering outsiders, flibusters-any par
~. s2jO,G0O, then $500, 900, then one million and
,Ieir expenses paid, to retake her. We heard at
VALPARAISO that these offers had induced adventures
frnm California to undertake the effort, and that they
uara going to charter the .Northerner and Oregon and
with m armed force do the thing; but, as yet, they
bovn't done it. The .Apurimac defes all South
American powers to take her, and lays off San LO-
ronzo. in the harbor of Callao, saucy-able, as she is.
She Is . fine frigate (screw). To keep the men from
getting rusty, they take an occasional sweep round
the harbor, defying the forts and singing her shot
and she'll about with q perfect loOseness, regardlessOf
life and limb. She keeps the inhabitants, residents
and citizens in great fear and terror-and well she
NAV. She has directed most of her demonstrations
against the only naval force left the government-the
steamer Ecayali. She has been moored near the
mole, and these practices in gunnery have, besides
putting several shots into her, and killing IA or Is
Cholos aboard, pretty essentially frightened the peace
able inhabitants on shore.
Lamb, of Honolulu notoriety is there, keeping q
sailors GROCERY, and he showed me a 32-lb. shot that
drought up'' in his bedroom, coming within o foot
Of taking off one of his wife's feet, breaking the bed
post and soaring them both some. Yankee Sullivan's
wife is with him and brags on her young kanaka girl.
SUNDAY, March 15th.-At sea.
e left the 'dung piles yesterday, P. NJ. There's
American force enough there to take care of them
selves. Just before we left, the .%4purimac steamed
I'D and anchored near North Island, where most of
the English and foreign feet lay. The American
feet lay between North and South Islands, and such
q forest of shipping, with their tall spars, l have not
seen anywhere, nor can be seen in any other part Of
the world. There are at these Islands now about $50
gail, and all of them large vessels. 60 of these are
American ships-most of them fine clippers. [ am
told there have been 40 sail here at a time. We lay
at the Chinchas 8 days and held a levee-a feed-and
gayethe ssroughs'' an Ethiopian entertainment, which
appeared to please them very much. There are about
fifteen or twenty captains wives who are accompany
ing their mates (hymenial). They have to stick TO
the ship, as there are no accommodations ashore but
for coolies, and consequently a good deal of " gam
ming'' is constantly going on. They most OF them
lay here sixty, ninety and sometimes over one hum
dred davs. Great traffic this, and it seems a wise dis
DenSatIOQ or / rOVlQeQc6 CQaC III DlTuS nave III OrHler
times contributed so much to the f~reighting business
of our mercantile marine. l don't know what our
ships that bring so much into the Pacific would do if
it we're not for this article of traffic 70 carry back.
Vivanco's party have possession of the Islands and
he is raising means by allowing outside parties to
FREIGHT n their own account. Heretofore the Peru
vian Guano Companies have had the control and
mononolv. by chartering vessels on their own account
and having agents in France, England and America.
Thus far. all contracts made with the government
have been respected by Vivanco's agents and they are
allowed to load, but more despatch is used in loading
Up cash customers than others. The great trouble
appears to be want of laborers.
Can't. Napolean Collins is waiting to take command
Of this ship at Callao, where we shall probably be In
a few hours. He came down in the steamer from
Panama, that touched at the Chinchas yesterday and
brought US dispatches from him and the Commodore.
This rauther puts Capt. (prO tenn De Kraft's nose
out of Joint, besides disarranging the locale of some
other ward-room officers.
Speculations are rife regarding whether this ship
will be, like the ST. yMarys, relieved across the 18TH
mus. IF not, allowing five months, the usual time
allowed to a man-of-war to get home, from the Pa
ciic, twill be soon time for her to start as her three
years cruise is up the last of October. My private
opinion is that the old John adams will never so out
Wthe Pacific again. The government at nome snoulo
act up to Secretary Dobbin's recommendation and
have two souadrons in the Pacific, and instead OF
sending any vessels home, send more out. 1t would
crafty a national pride of mine if they would send
out the Niagara or yMerrimGc round the horn, and
show the conceited South American powers evidence
that we are " some pumpkins" The English, how
ever apparently favorable to us on the other side,
bolster all p~rejudices against us in the eyes of these
powers that they can. and give ocular demonstra-
ton of their power by keeping a formidable squadron
IN their ports.
The Monarch was at Valparaiso when we left, and
Admiral Bruce came down from there in the steamer
to Callao and is waiting for her to join him there as
soon as she recruits and refts. Rumor saws. hut no,
with much foundation, that The English are going tc
seize the Chinchas for debt. At any rate. affairs
looked SO squally about Callao that he concluded that
his presence was wanted there.
This "Peru" is always in hot water. Internal
revolutions, rebellions and what not, paralyze hel
commerce and agriculture, and retard all CONNER.
clal prosperity. Some party or other is always kick.