The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-02-24
rorE OF rIIE WEEK.

NOTES or THE WEEAs
w.or a. HAvAuAu EEAnEx-n . number
=. ch;.a MIL publisAed It Hong Kong. sept
On =. notice reported It length the trial Of four OF me
.a..s Of the American ship Staghossd. capf-- nus
q. h.sbre the American Vice-Connl. 0Nhoee
.s,n,.int - b sikhtssa Of the eeswsnnd
.s--d fbe o6csrs Viii .crael snd nnusuA rseAs-
~..t ,ouudins. beating. Sc" Six Of DE CON-
-s.;..n,. v.re sandwich Islanders. and. ays the
LII uhibted frishifhlsappearApees Of mssrsAt-
-, seven natives. unable to stand the image any
lorcer ;u,uped overheard in Hong Kong roads; ana
49, - ,hs;r number was drowned before reaching the
.hore The other white men, to the number OF eleven
also deserted. In summing up the evidence the
Consul observed:
.I am sssatis6ed', that the deserton Was caused
nv cruel and unusual trestmept, and By : Pr1nclpae
az maritime Law the contract between the otneE cvef-
plainants and Captain Hussey OF the Stnen0sse -
been dissolved by the cruelties Unlisted oy nus - 4
CHARGED. and 1 hold Captain Hussey responsaoie' IN
eytrs wages. to the extent Of 1850. l have no
power to make this penalty less III wisoeo 70
The Law prescribes my course with precision. ana m
6exibly demands three months pay ana TINS u
r;ght for rheu the wages are high, the temptation to
drive men out of the ship Is greater than usuai, anu,
ON conviction, the punishment 10 greater too H
unnecessary to comment at length on these crue.u0
There has evidently been 2 wanton ana = .ss.s"l.-
utterly irresponsible on the lonely seas, and Sondiy
dreamed that their cruelties would never De or's<
ped to light, and made . mark for the nn&er Oh
scorn. The long tragedy winds up With the drowning
of ma of the desertes-and CAPTAIN SAMUEL b.
HussEY. ,cho is responsible for all has Officers, n'usf
pov the penalty of FHTEES HUNDRED and THIRTY
DoLLARs."
In commenting on the above case, the editor Of the
Mail says:
The yioe-Consul, in his decision, very carefully
exposes the true aspect Of this case; ana u Is ngnt
that our contemporaries at San Francisco should un-
derstand why il is that American Captains have taken
to sending them letters denouncing Mr.. Roberts as
unreasonable and tyrannical. These are the last NC
cusations to be brought against him; and the HUMANE
ty and hrmness he has displayed in dealing with the
free and independent shipmasters OF his country, are
worthy of all honor.
STILL ANOTHER FREsHEr-The third freshet OF the
season in the Nuuanu stream occurred last Sunday
night. The rain fell mostly in the upper part Of the
valley. and the first rise of water was from seven to
nine, p. NJ; the second from ten to twelve, midnight
The temporary bridge at the foot of Beretania street
known as Smiths bridge was again swept away.
making the third time that communication has been
interrupted at that point The water rose to within
six inches of the mark Of the December food To-
wards morning. the water again came up to the same
height as at midnight The remainder of the spars
moored above the bridge with the exception Of an OLD
b~owsprit,) got loose,-some say were unfasfened Pur-
posely by natives-and came down below the bridge,
some drifting out on to the reef of the harbor. One
man says he was standing on the abutment OF the
bridge and distinctly heard the hammering caused by
knocking out the key of the chain shackle by which
the spars were anchored. 1t is q pity the parties
could not be found out and punished. We cannot
ascertain for = fact that the spars came In contact
with the bridge this time, but it appears certain that
the water rose high enough to carry away the tenn
porary planking without their assistance The up
per bridge near the reservoir, which has heretofore
stood firm, has in this freshet received damage which
viii require at least two thousand dollars to repair.
We understand that the attention Of the proper au-
thorities was called to the state of this bridge some
time since. and to the danger which was apparent
that the next heavy rush of water would undermine it
TwExrY-sBcoND OF FEBRUARY.-Last Tuesday, was
the one hundred and twenty-seventh anniversary of
the birthday of "Great George,"-the immortal
Washington, whose memory latest ages viii delight
to honor. At 8 p. NJ. the Consular and other flags
on shore were displayed in great profusion, our
neiehbor, CutrelI o: the Merchants Exchange, with
his usual patriotism, taking the lead We noticed
also, that Capt. 7. Speneer's store on Queen street,
was connected with the Consul's Office by a string of
flags. The shipping in port was decked fore and aft
with ensigns. jacks, pendants and signals. Conspi-
cuous among these was the little United States sur
veying schooner, the Fsaimore Cooper, which, from
jibboom end to the end of the mainboom, displayed
all the colors of the rainbow. At u O'Clock, noon, q
salute of thirteen guns was fired with great regularity
from the American brigantine Josephine, Capt.
Stone, followed by a similar salute from the American
whaleship Cararan, Capt Bragg We heard Of .
number of dinner parties and other social gatherings
in the latter part of the day. the general observance
of which in one way and another testified that
Americans, though far from the land of their birth,
do not forget the father Of his country"
ANNUAL PARADE OF THE RHLH-Monday next,
February q, is the anniversary of the organization
of that very useful and deservedly popular corps of
citizen soldier+ssTh Honolulu Rifles" They will
parade at 9 O'Clock, and after marching through the
principal streets, will proceed to their camping
ground, makai of the Stone Church, where the tents
viii be pitched, fatigue dress put on, and the regular
routine of camp duty be gone through with. Some
good target practice may be expected. as we hear that
several of the Sc high privates' have been getting
quite familiar with their MINES of late. After the
various exercises and e~volutions are gone through
with. the Company will sit down to creature comforts,
with appetites undoubtedly sharpened by the exercise
and open air. -
A SEVERE WINrER--It may sound odd to our
readers in the Eastern states for us to speak Of winter
in the Sandwich Islands, in latitude 21e north, but
the weather all over these islands during the past
two months deserves the name. A constant success
sion of cold. stormy weather, with copious rains has
been the experience from Hilo to Kauai. At Kailua,
one Of the dryest spots on the islands, o correspond
ens informs us that it rained constantly from the
10th to the 18th instant,-an unprecedented spell of
vet weather for that place. Capt Bragg, Of the
Cdrarun. says that in sailing along the windward
side Of the islands. hundreds Of silvery streams were