The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-02-03

Arrival Of the Black lIasf,
The New York Mail orr.

HAWK IA
The New York Mail orn..
The ine clipper chip Black Houk, c,,.
arrived at this port on Friday morning y, ~
markably short passage Of nine DAYS and
from San francisco. She brings the Me-
of Dec. 20, and dates from New Orle.n. 'et
European dates are to Dec. 9. We ,;r""Ds
usual summary Of the news. which thouss
ing is not important. ~s
Pacific Side.
Thos. s. King. who has conducted tho @
ing BULLETIN for the last three years b..
he says, ssto the quiet of a country life n
management the Bulletin has main,.;,.s
character for independence and ability-M.s
ton, formerly one Of the editors of II. y
Times, succeeds Mr.. King on the Bull,;.
From the North we learn nothiu, :,
Mining operations we're being resumed. 81
The Oregon Times says: An exnea;;.
Papuan Islands is about to leave our sboraa
Der of respectable and capable familips
with it. Its destination is one of the Sou,t''@
of the New Guinea group. Here it is ,ba
of the colonists to cultivate coffee, sugar. {.
From the Mazatlan correspondence Of n.
National we cut the following =
"Tbe Merrimac should be here fro,
but she is. perhaps, opening the port Of M
to the expectation of eagle dollars in the s..
co steamers, months after the blockade has
drawn; and we should not be surprised -
again steered for Honolulu, or Hilo, c"wbm
ing nymphs gambol in the sea, like pufSDs
tide some of our young gentleman's conue,i
to the Eastern prints-to recruit; but We =, /
the Department, if We cannot convince the
commission, that we have here as secure h.S~
rs healthy a climate as can be found in n.
and, if not the case on this side of the Gulf y
a few hours sail distant on the opposite coas :
California. i
Atlantic Side.
The Pacific Railroad has been before ii. L
and no definite action has been had upon i, +
The Central American question is ever
coming more important, and must soon clai,
settlement. /
The subject of inducing Peru to open be-
trade on other basis is being again agitatr i
United States.
1t is understood that an appropriation for,
line to the South Pacific, will not be brourbt. !
until 1860.
MIR. Morris Of Illinois, who gave no,ic., u
that he intended to report a bill admitting ssl
salt free of duty, is understood to be the e,s1
the views of Judge Douglas.
The Senate yesterday passed a joint rx
creating a temporary brevet grade of Admin J
Navy with a view of comforting it upon Cant Al
Stewart, on account Of the harsh and unjust I'm
he received at the hands of the Naval RetiHn,
THE ATLANTIC CABLE STILL ALIvE-ys. \
Dec. u. The superintendent of the Trinity hi
ton of the Atlantic Telegraph has ~telegrapSs /
directors CT this city that he finds an electrc y
passing through the Atlantic cable to-day, Il
been able to get ineligible signals from n
station, as also one or two distinctly recognizes
STARTLING DISCLOSURES CONCERNING THE Al
CABLE ExPEcTED.-Boston, Dec. 10. A ueI
the merchants of this city is to be held here j
row, at which, we learn, that most astounding, !
ulent representations of the working of the y
Cable will be exposed, and measures will be !
to defeat the scheme of a grand telegraph nd
in the United States, by the construction II
cable line to Nova Scotia, in Pursuance Of NJ
borne's proposal, and new ines extending nd
York westwardly.
We learn that the most conclusive evidena l
that the whole representation made in the ~
this country, and simultaneously in the Lal1
pers, on the 17th Of August last, respecting tr]
mission of the alleged first message of the n
given, +" Glory to God, - &C., and of the Qus4
sage to the President of the United States, vi
and q fraud upon the public Of the two czj
and that other no less fraudulent represents
the working of the cable are susceptible Of p1
exposure.
Congress will be called on to invite from TIL
dent information of the time when the Que.
sage was first informally. and subsequently u
alledged transmission of it over the cable, Cd
Gated to him.
both the United States and of Great Britain
the people of the two countries rich develops
forthcoming.
The money is all subscribed for GisbCrra
and it will be completed to Halifax earl!
spring.
To CALIFORNIA IN TWENTY DAYs.-A dispE1
Washington says:
Certain parties experienced in mail convss
maturing n proposition to transport the en-
fornian mail-newspaper and letter-oEsl
twenty days, within the limits of the Uniisi
asking no extenuation for any failure ton
within the given time, nor special protectAGI
the Indians.
We hear from Mobile an explanation Of III
ner in which the one hundred and forty fAl
IN board the schooner Susan effected their
from the revenue-cutter Nc Cieliand. 1t SD
the cutter, by some means, got ashore-veg
niently, it must be confessed-and by the I
got off again the Susan was calculated 10 |
hundred miles away.
1t is stated in Mobile. on the best ~authOul
the Susan sailed from Nicaragua with thefn|
mination on the part of the leaders of the eFi
not to allow the British, or any other foreig
to stop them without resisting until blood HsI
their purpose being to test the disputed !
international law, or compel England to 4
early exposure of the grounds of her assasl
teetorate over the San Juan River, and tffs
territory. 1t is thought probable, hOssz
they will not fall in with any vessels Ofsr
ever.
A letter from Havana, by the Black "
reports the adjustment of the difficulty betE1
and Mexico.
1t appears that General CARA. commas
Tampico, efunded all the moneys obtans
Spanish subjects by forced loans, that the
Government acceded to all the demandsd
and that the forts Mt Taupico salutel the
flag with 81 guns.
The a!l-engrossing subject in political eir1
present condition of Mexico. Ii is veT
that q few days will devel pc n joint nov
both Houses of Congress authorizing the re-
dispatch a Commissioner to Mexico, with u
to negotiate a treaty of amity and alliance
present Liberal leader, supporting him u
ton with the whole power of this Governs
treaty looking TO reciprocal relations OF :
and the acquisition of territory Mr- %
most likely to be the man. In the mean o.
Mata, whom | wrote you about. some time :
returned, and it is stated has full power
with our Government, even to granting
way for n railroad through Sonora and '@
On dit. it is mentioned that a private comp
already received that desideratum.