The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-10-27
Advertiser.
Foreign Summary.

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~ snv other light in use, besides being perfect
4 y y ,-oa explosion. unlike camphene or burning
~ Jss.ses no dirty spot, ike common oil. on
- ar clothing. IL is fast coming into use.
-. ,,n,ier i that IL has not been Introduced
-,erer. The lamp and oil we purchased of
- Co. work TO our perfect satisfaction We
.s,t ali they saw OF the superior qualities of
=, I. ;rue a7d we therefore do not hesitate to
80 Il. \ friend, reently from the East,
1 II bt. used il for year or more, and he has
= ,osbiug 20 compare with It, He says also that
IA sftte coal oil manufactured Is poor and will
nm but-ReroSene is n first rate article We
I.arprissi - the difference in Eastern and Cali
u. prises, bat even Mt 81, 80 gallon here. il is
- cen,. eslkper than sperm Il is bound to be
y rrhs ior the mi.liSn- IS Prper.
sru in Philadelphia have manufactured a
| TI sewing machine to be presented to the En-
4 T1zenie, which Is thus described f: Upen
b,ss i embossed in elaborate elegance the
(.ssop of the Empire. while the whole rests upon
| siver lions, over which an eagle is perched.
r-ues Of NapoleOn's generals and victories ap-
| Tn,u one side Of the base, and at the end upon
H. statue Of the great Napoleon is standing
s done in enameled work, and l. gem in its
Az the side Of this figure the goddess of In
u q seen, and over both spread eagle IS fiy-
xbich, berding forward, forms the vibrating
q the machine, the needle being in the beak Of
val bird The plate Of the machine is of high
sbef steel, supported BY four angels of silver
rinrs Of gold, and in the front of the case is
sriotiou. The case and table of the machine
BE- male Of wood from Mount Vernon.
zyDID SgT GLAss.-We were yesterday shown
=, SOY class in California Ii IS unquestiona-
u instrument OF remarkable power and excel
The glass was presented by the British Gov
"a, to Capt. Turner Of the schooner Lelris Per-
Ii bears the following inscription 50 Presented
I Government Of Great Britain to Matthew Tur-
1nmander Of the American schooner Letris
fr the generous and prompt assistance rem
81 him TO the shipwrecked crew of the British
IL Panama, in the Straits Of Magellan, 18th
|Is56" IL was made by TroughtOn & Simms,
|u: IS about feet long and is graduated for25,
and 40 miles, at which distance any object that
b seen at all is rendered remarkably distinct
.tlI is highly FURNISHED and covered nearly the
Iength with leather. This glass can be seen at
Enlistment of Messrs. McGregor & Anderson,
nmereial street s. +. p1PsT.
EEw ISLAND IL AN OLD OSE.-" j. p.
y writes to the Providence Post in regard to
and alleged to have been discovered in the
Sy Capt. Eldridge, Of the bark -7mozen, of
sen, a. follows
|eoIlecting that Capt. Eldridge had been re-
as touching at Jarvis Island on the 30th Of
-
% that in getting North he had passed HOlc-
kiaad, which exactly answers to his dsscrip-
md not having heard Of all the discoveries
i the Pacific the last eighteen years, had fall !
the mistake of supposing his track over the 1
pEas an entirely new one My wonder Is that /
Z the New Bedford navigators- who are fami- !
Eh Howland's Island have not before this, cor
| |his error.
|I.nd's Island is n barren, uninha! tied island,
- = -. Il.
Iufhorify says o. 43.) North, and longitude
West II il about two miles long by one
af cOral formation; has a tolerable good land
the West side, and is almost covered with
! Of birl excrement. IL was discovered by
beorge T. Netcher, of New Bedford, on the 9th
trmber, 1872, he being then in the Ship IsG-
y Fairhaven, and is now owned by the United
|Eaan0 Company. Of New York. Ii has upon
q house or hut and n flag stGf-the latter
As guide for vessels-but no graves that L
y sailed by it in the course of the same
II It's discovery by Capt Netcher, but have
|Audcd upon IL. The best landing place is said
rscily opposite the house.
Island i not laid down, probably, upon any
! the possession Of Capt. EIdridge, and hence
II that he had discovered 4 new island But
= discovery by Capt. Neteher, several of our
! n have seen it, and its location. about thirty
Is north Of -Nelr .SdHfnckef, IS pretty well
nei- The latest English authority that L
zen locates il in lat O.43 North, lon- 176 AZ
|Faich IS two miles farther south and twelve
ssst than the location given by Capt Ed
srill another authority. quoted by the presi-
/ the L. :. GuanO Company locates 1t IN lon
"A difference Of only two nDiDutes This loca-
certified to by Capt. John Patty, Of Schooner
,. at Honolulu, in 1853, who states that the
Il partly covered with a growth Of vegetation
anaot be e shadow Of doubt. l think, that this
! Risl Is the island referred TO by Capt IL
SIcaL IxPRovEMESrs-TmES SELF REEFISG Top
fEIth the desire to place before our readers
that may amuse, interest or instruct theh,
} " call the attentiaD of such as take an inter
laa;ieal affairs to An improved rig that has,
! sse, for the first time made its appearance IN
nor We allude to the seif-reetng topsail and
y glllant-sail Of the clipper saip RaffIeT,
lrrisei from New NOrk, and at present DIS
z at our wharyes For such of our readers
| se enable 10 visit and examine her for them
We vii undertake description The sails OF
rlsr, instead OF being bent to a jack-stay on
J, As IN the ordinary rig, are securely fasten-
! boom or roller, suspended under the yard,
the end Of which, when the sail Is set, are
several turns Of line or g rolling hit,
! eaiing through the yard-arms, Is secured TO
p1ast head. When the yard is lowered, tins
taatenei, unwinds itself, causing the ron
to revolve and roll up the sail attached 10
rsiueing the topsail to any required dineh-
SIMPLY lowering the yard. In boistlh2'
results obtained, which causes the boom 10
dig up the rolling-lift, which TINS Is agaih
repetition Of the maneuser. The rolling
ported underneath by iron rollers attacn-
sr7s arms or brackets to the topsali-yaru,
co. allowing sufficient room to admit the san
.sei up, prevent its springing too TAR either
or doSnWar,is, under the combined strain OF
and wind. We believe this to be n French
"a, and consider it neat and well adapted 10
I'd purpose
aer mode Of selEreeing topsails We observe on
Mexican bark lying at Commercial wharf,
Are We were unable to learn This rlg'
s Cunningham's PATENT" differs from the
ms the yard itself revolves, the topsaii-"e
oeneath the yard itself and one end being
alolt acts on the yard like parouckie' the
being made sufficiently loose for this pur-
Iaov this winding; the topsail is split down 70
reef, and an apron or flag covering TINS s'i,
saii . set; the boom-irons. braces mus anu
's attached TO n light spar or stre,cnel
Dau the yard, and to which are secureo 'ne
which the yard revolves. a.,
rmeiple though much used in British VESTS,
neat nor as commodious as the one nrst
si, for Il requires the sendin aloft Of at least
q o place aud secure the apron, while tne
d "a "a board Of the ss Ratfier'' can be entirety
I'n the deck. Both systems are, however.
royement on the old fashioned manner .,
Will repay the attention OF sucn as 'ee'
those inventions that facilitate the toiis OF
ne perils Of seafaring life--S- f. PAPER
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