The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-07-08
FIFTEEN
DAYS LATER FROM THE EAST.
Arrival of the " White Swallows"

scSoei> NuiCu WAS ooiy cApcCtc1is "
the past ten days, arrived on Friday morning last, in
eleven days from San francisco. She brought the
New York mail of May goth. with dates from Europe
to May 9Th, aud California papers to the 10Th June.
Pacific Side.
The principal subject of interest is the Frazier
River Mines, the movement towards which diggings
continues-or rather increases-in volume. On the
10Th and 18th June, 1900 passengers are said to have
left San Francisco for the New Mines. These were
mostly old miners, and went evidently expecting and
prepared to meet a rough life. In spite of the glow
ing accounts which are constantly given, the news
papers seem to consider the Drawback quite equal.
At the battle with the Indians, mentioned last week,
the loss of Col. Steptoe was quite small, being only
seven killed, while the Indians lost fifteen. Govern
ment was taking measures to concentrate troops in
the Indian country. Ten dollars per day is said to
be a fair average for the miners, though the accounts
differ widely.
Mexico, as usual. is in n state of anarchy and con-
fusion, and it would he n difficult matter to say which
of the belligerent parties arc the most likely of sue
cess.
Atlantic Side.
The whaling ship Young Hero, burnt at Lahaina.
was insured for $21 900; and the Winslow, wrecked
at Honolulu, for i ,500-both in New Bedford
offices.
OuTRAGEs BY BRITIsH CRUISERS ON AMERICAN vEs-
sELs.-Several outrages are said to have been COM
mitted by British officers upon American vessels late
" arrived from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and
the West Indies.
The bark GIenburn, at Havana from Antwerp,
reported on her arrival that she had been boarded by
a British naval officer, who asserted that he had
orders to board and search all vessels sailing off the
Cuban coast.
Capt. Gage. of the bark ". Fl. Chandler, which
arrived at New York yesterday, reports that while
lying in the harbor of Sagua Ia Grande, his vessel
was boarded by the second lieutenant of the British
steamer Sty1, who made a thorough examination of
the ship and her papers. He also boarded and
searched all other vessels in the port, most of which
belonged to the United States. This conduct aroused
the indignation of the authorities of Sa 1ua Ia Grande,
and the Port Captain drew up a protest against the
action of the British naval officer. to which the mas
tiers of the searched vessels affixed their signatures.
The ship Tropic Bird at Philadelphia, reports that
she was bought to by the British gun boat .Jdspar,
who fred shot, and the officers of which on boarding
said they were searching for slavers and would arrest
every suspected vessel
Capt. Loring, Of the brig Wingoid. arrived at
Boston on Sunday night last. He reports on the
30th nit, after leaving Sierra Morena, he was fired
into by a British cruiser. One of the balls buried
itself in the mainmast, close to the Captains head.
They afterwards were boarded by a fully armed
boats crew, who Insisted on examing the briggs
papers.
In the Senate on the I4th, on motion of Mr.. Bright,
a resolution was unanimously adopted requesting the
President of the United States to communicate to the
Senate, as far as should be compatible with the pub
lie interest, any information which may have been
received concerning the recent search or seizure of
American vessels by foreign armed cruizers in the
Gulf Of Mexico or the adjacent seas, and also what
measures, if any have been taken in relation thereto.
On the 18th the same resolution was adopted in the
House of Representatives. 1t seems that, within the
past six weeks, quite a number of American mer-
chantmen have been overhauled by British %gun-boats
in search of slavers, and the odious and insulting
Fright of search has been thoroughly revived. At
Laguna la Grande, especially, some ten or twelve
American ShInS were searched dJfIe in mort by the
British war steamer Styr, and the event has created
an excitement in the minds Of our people which it
will be very difficult to allay. As most of our in
formation on this subject comes from New York, your
correspondent in that city will furnish you with par
ticulars of the offences TO which the Congressional
resolutions refer. In addition 10 the resolutions to
which | have alluded the Senate yesterday passed the
Resofrea, That the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons be instructed to inquire whether any legislation
is necessary to enable The President of the United
States to protect American vessels against British
aggression in the Gulf of Mexico or elsewhere ard to
report by bill or otherwise"
AcTIoN OF GOVERNMENT IN THE MATTFR.-The
Government was fully alive to its duty even before
these British outrages were noticed in Congress.
Correspondence was at once opened with Lord Napier,
and the latter. protesting to he equally ANNOYED with
General Cass at the inexplicable conduct of the
English cruisers, declared that he would commune
cate Immediately with the commander of the squad
ron on the West India station, and see that the acts
complained of did not occur again. But while saris-
faction and PREPARATION are being sought through the
legitimate diplomatic channel, the President has
taken a more direct and more practical course to
prevent n repetition of this injury to our commerce
and Insult to our flag. The American squadron in
the Gull has already received orders to protect our
merchantmen and to prevent them being overhauled
and searched by any foreign cruizer whatever. If,
therefore, the British persevere in stopping American
merchant vessels on the seas. they may suddenly find
themselves Sc brought to- in turn. Under the cir
cumstances, we may hear at any moment of an actual
collision between the navies of the two nations.
The verdict of the court-martial in the trial of
Major General Twiggs, of guilty of insuborlinate con-
9uct, to the prejudice of good order and military
discipline, is approved; but, in, consideration of his
distinguished services, and of the unanimous recon-
mendation of the court, the sentence that he be re-
primanded by the President is RENTED. Gen. Twicgs
has arrived in Washington.
A frightful accident occurred on the New York
Central Railroad, near Utica, on Tuesday morning Of
last week. Two trains were passing Mt the same
moment over the bridge that crosses Sauquoit Creek,
and the bridge, being thoroughly rotten, gave way
beneath the pressure. There was no doubt as to the
rottenness of the bridge, for it had been the subject
of public remark for several weeks before the accident
happened. Upon examination, several of the main
beams upon which the track was laid, were found to
be decayed through and through. The cars were
precipitated nine feet into the creek below, and the
space between the stone abutnents of the bridge was
choke1 with their wreck. Nine persons were killed,
and ~ffty-ive were more or less seriously injured by
this catastrophe.
Henry VIM. Herbert, better known as Frank
Forester who has written several works of fiction
and treatises on games and sports of various kinds,
committed suicide Monday morning. at the Stevens
House, Broadway shooting himself through the heart
with a pistol. He was born in England, aud came
to this country about a quarter of a century ago.
His father was a distinguished Dean in the Church
of England, and of aristocratic stock. He had led a
very ~dissipated life.
Europe.
We have advices from Europe, ria New York and
Panama. to Sth May. The news is not of very great
interest. Parliament was debating the new India
Government bill. and the Commons had adopted the
first clause, which declares the expediency of invest
ing the government of India in the Crown. Advices
from that government do not appear quite so favor
able as the Immediately preceding news to the British
arms. Nena Sahib is said to have received large
endorsements, SD to be preparing to act on the
offensive. Jhansi, however, had been stormed and