The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-12-10

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ing topic that has transpircd during the week.
is the settlement of the salvage on the oil and bone.
saved from the ship .NatcAez. This vessel was
stranded and in danger Of being totally wrecked in
one of the bays of the Ochotsk Sea in the fall Of 1856.
By the assistance of the whale bark Harmony, she
was extricated from danger. and placed in such a
position that her oil could be saved for recovery in
1857. The parties who owned the Hareony sent the
bark Italy to wreck the vessel and recover what
might be Of value. About 1900 barrels Of oil and
$4,000 lbs. bone were thus saved and brought to port
ON the bark Rally. The case was carried in to the
Admiralty Court for adjudication and settlement, the
owners of the Italy claiming nineteen-twentieths of
everything saved. 1t has occupied some ten days or
more, and the testimony on both sides was very full.
Chief Justice Allen has not been able yet to give his
decision of the case in full, but has given the result,
in order that there may be no unnecessary delay or
expense in shipping the oil. His decision is that one
undivided half of the oil and bone shall 60 to the
owners of the Watcher, four-tenths to the owners and
crew of the Italy, and one-tenth to the four sailors of
the ship Watches, who remained by her during the
winter. The total value of oil, bone, and other effects
saved amounts TO about $4,000. The decision gives
much dissatisfaction to the owners Of the Harmony
and Haly, as a matter of course.
"A OESEhTEh-@le steruay U Seaman DeiOn&iu8 10
the American whale ship Condor went on board HI
Is. NJ. steamship Ttren, and represented himself tn
have been a deserter from the British Navy in tie
West Indies, and claimed British protection. AFof-
fcer was sent from the Viren to the Condor to ask
(or demand as the mate asserts) the sailors pay and
clothes, which was refused. On the facts coming to
the cognizance of Capt. whiteside of thf1whale ship,
he addressed q note to Capt. MeachaA ksAe Viren,
requesting the return of the man, which was refused.
The case was then laid before the. American Consul,
who addressed an order to the N rshal of the Islands
to arrest Gas is customary in gases Of desertion) this
seaman wherever found. Al officer was Immediately
sent ON board the Vsren to demand his return, and
the matter ended by the delivery of the seaman into
the custody of the government officers. Whether
there is any truth in the sailors story has not trans
pired, but whether true or not, it is supposed to make
very little difference in the case, as according to the
United States laws he is an American seaman, having
shipped in New Bedford some fifteen or eighteen
months ago. was but recently that the British
government admitted the maxim that the flag under
which a seaman sails, fixes his allegiance for the
time being, ithout respect to his birth-place.
Acc1DE& AND DEArn.-A sad accident occurred at
Koloa, K}hai, on the 2Sth ult. A native girl, abou3
10 yearsbf age, an adopted daughter of Judge Lii
kalani. Eas leading a horse to water near the sugar
mill ~ some means the animal took fright and
ran off at full speed, when the rope becoming entan-
gled about the child's neck, she was dragged some 30
or 40 rods among the stones and indigo, and received
a severe fracture of the skull, of which she died in a
few hours. -
IN the sailing of the Yankee, there are in port
81 vi t1ers, 2 war vessels, and 9 merchant vessels.
The Gladiator and Bhering, which are the only
-oo,alor oc,alc lnaI,nn. oil aro poa1v Elo6 ond
will sfl next week for New Bedford.
CoApLIMENrs.-The Polynesian complains of a
poor compliment We are irresistably reminded
of the old adage-" Half a loaf is better than no
bread.'' Be satisfied, Pol.
II The fine bark Yankee sails this (Wednes-
da4 morning, at IL O'Clock, under the command of
Ca{tain D. p. Penhallow. She takes a full cargo,
consisting of oil, sugar, and other domestic produce.
ala has a large list of passengers.
- PARsoNAGE.-we learn that the parsonage for the
.fhodist Church, for the erection of which the pre-
Seeds of the late fair were devoted. will be built and
completed by January LIST. 1t is to be located on the
1T adjoining the N. L. Church, in Nuuanu Valley.
ENEw BELL--The bell recently put up in the tower
Xthe Fort Street Church, was rung for the first time
for service on Sabbath last. 1t gives a pleasant
sound, but appeared to have a new hand at the rope.
a Q~UARrz--Specimens of quartz crystals were brought
up by the dredge last week, found about II feet un-
der a bed of lava. From the depth at which it was
found, it could hardly have been imported among
ballast, as has been limited might be the case. Quartz
crystals have also been found on Molokai.
RAREsEING-That very superior soda manufac-
ture&by Mr.. Kinney. He is prepared to serve par
ties with it at all times, in large or small quantities.
Look AgT for CHRIsTMAs.-A large collection Of
fancy arti1 suitable for presents, will be sold by A.
P. Everett oASaturday evening.