The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-09-28

THr Oarrn.-The lCouli Of Arbitration in the
case Of the two seamen who applied Tor q discnales
from the Orestes, decided that there was no valid
reason for such discharge, and that the men must 60
in the shin. just as the ship was again about to
sail. however, the Captain was arrested for debt. A
compromise was subsequently effected, and yesterday
morning the Captain returned to his ship, which was
living of and on, and the unlucky craft was finally
SQUARED away before the wind with some prospect OF
eventually reaching her port in Australia. Misfor-
tune appeared to hang about the bark and her Cap
tain to the last moment. Some think that he was
only the object of a conspiracy and is a model master
and worthy of being canonized as a saint; others think
the evidence produced in court did not allow of such
a conclusion, and that, had the same evidence been
broupbt against one of his foremast hands, he would
have now been at work on the reef However. where
there are doubts, the accused should have the benefit,
of them. and we trust that the Orestes will safely
reach Melbourne without further mishap, but don't
believe it possible.
The OCEAN ExP8Ess.-This fine clipper left San
Francisco on the 9th inst. for this port but owing
to IN accident which befell her while beating out was
obliged to return for repairs. 1t is not unlikely now,
that she will bring the next mail. The San Fran
cisco Herald gives the following account of the dis
aster
MARINE DIsAsrER.-The clipper ship Ocean Err
press, one thousand seven hundred tons, Capt. Will
lis, struck on Punta Diablo, yesterday noon, during
the prevalence of a dense fog which enveloped the
head-land. The ship was beating out, the pilot,
Captain Abbot, together with Captain Willis, and
the officers and crew being upon deck, when the look
out shouted Z" land, no ~ and it was suddenly de-
serted looming just over the lee bow. The sails
were Immediately thrown back, but the ship was
under SO much Roadway that she Sided her bow
high up on the land. The pumps were sounded and
the ship found leaky. Whereupon she was brought
back to this city and will leave to-day for the United
States Dry Dock, Mare Island.
The MARKEr.-We understand that Messrs. Chas.
Brewer g. Company have made arrangements for the
lease of the present Market building-designing to
remove their place of business to this more convenient
locality. The market will be moved to the vicinity
of the -four mill. --
- Among the passengers by the achilles, we no.
tie with pleasure the name of Richard Fl. Dana, au-
thor Of Sc Two Years before the Mast, . who visits our
Islands on account of his health.
y The clipper ship Charger or the Black Sea,
was to sail from San Francisco for this port about the
18th, with the passengers of the Ocean Express. and
the U. s. mails, and will be due here in four or five
days. -
~ We are indebted to Messrs. j II. c. Richmond
and George Clifford, passengers rescued from the
burnt ship .Nastif, and also to Capt. d. c. Water
man of this city, for copies of the latest California
papers. =
Mr.. McDUFFIE's LECrURE-The repetition of Mr.
McDufie's temperance lecture, in the Bethel, on
Saturday evening last, attracted a numerous audience,
and the lecture was listened to with undiminishe6
in terest.