The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-12-22

All rrecAlents seem to fail in California Inc wln-
..r AZ one wear affords no criterion by which % Judge
~h.t that Of the i ext will be. For the past zen days
ne have been visited by very heavy rains,+ young
de,upe pouring down almost incessantly during that
time.
.ose nm the evening of the 24th Thanksgiving
Nav, and continued with great violence until nine
O'Clock of the next day. The wind blew a periec.
hurricane from the 8. w., and if the storm EXTENDED
far along the coast, the damage done to shipping
must he very considerable. The ship SalradoTd'
bark Emilu Banning. and steamer Ramoier' TO
cetber with a whole feet of smaller craft, were driven
ashore in different parts Of the bay, and have been
all more or less injured. The schooner General
Morgan was sunk-the Flying Dart badly crippled
and a great many vessels dragged their anchors ana
received minor injuries, by collision, &c. govern
ment dock ut Fort Point was carried away by the
force of the waves, and about 2OO, OOO bricks upon IL
precipitated into the bay. Houses and gardens IN e1-
posed parts of the city also suffered considerable
damage. The roof of the brick building NO lou
street, which is fat, burst In by the ac-
weight Of water on top during the Storm
thereby damaging goods in the dry goods store'
known as g Vile de Paris" to the value OF S7ooo.
This was by far the severest gale we have known here
for several years.
The SAN JUAN DIPFICULrY-RECALL OF GEN. SCOTT.
Gen. Scott and suite returned from San Juan In
the steamship .Northerner on the 10th inst. The
difficulty is settled, for the present, IN the following
manner: The United States troops are to be re-
moved from the island, except one company. All
further work on the Notifications is to cease, and the
American guns mounted ON them to be taken away.
The island is to be virtually under the joint occupa-
ton of the English and Americans until the dispute
is definitely settled.
On his return to this port, where he intended to
await further instructions from the home govern
ment in regard to the subject of his mission, General
Scott found peremptory orders awaiting him to re-
turn to Washington Immediately, as his counsels are
needed in the Cabinet. He left next day (2lst) in
the John L.. Stephens for Panama.
The GREAT FREMONT CLAIM SETTLED.
The celebrated case of Biddle Boggs Us. the MERGED
Mining Co., which has been 80 long before the courts,
was finally decided in favor Of the plaintiff, last week,
by Judge Field of the Supreme Court. The follow
ing are the facts of the case, SO far as we have been
able to gather them The MERGED Mining 20. en-
tered upon a quartz vein in Mariposa county in May,
1851, which they supposed to be located in govern
land. Col. Fremont had a Mexican title to ten
leagues of land, not the surveyed, in Mariposa county,
within certain boundaries. He was entitled to select
his ten leagues anywhere within the prescribed
limits. In 1S49 he made his selection, and pub
lished a map of the same. Under this selection the
quartz mine was MT included. Before going to work
upon this claim, the MERGED Mining Co. inquired of
Fremont if they were on his claim; he said they were
not. They then commenced, and up to 1856 had
made tunnels, roads, &c., to the value of 100000.
Col. Fremont's Patent was issued in 1856, and en-
a different tract to that which he had selected.
The MERGED Mine was included in it, under this
patent. Then Fremont leased to Mr.. Boggs the
whole MERGED Mine-works, machinery, &c., &c.,
and occupied by the MERGED Co.-for the sum
Of $12, 900 per annum. Mr.. Boggs-as the lessee of
Col. Fremont-bringss suit against the MERGED Mining
Co. for possession of the whole property-veins, tun-
nels. machinery, buildings and everything thereon.
The matter has been decided in his favor, and the
MERGED Co. lose the whole labor of eight long years.
Such is the disastrous effect of the uncertainty of
titles in California.
THANKSGIVING DAY-THE REGATTA.
The rain, which had been pouring down so copi
,usly for several days, ceased on the evening before
Thanksgiving Day, the oath, and it proved to be a
ovely day. All regarded it as a general holiday.
some went to church-others went into the country
out by far the greater number went to witness the
yacht race, which was the great feature of the day,
n the way of sports. The race was between the
Pride of the Bay and the George Steers, for $1,000.
The former was again victorious. The steamer San
aatonio and .Neur World were on hand to convey
and a large fleet of small boats, of every
followed in the wake of the contending
7ashts.
The STEAMER CoRTEz re-.
The long expected steamship Corte=, with 600
A porSo pd tho IT g moi1o uhicb loft Nau XorL
N the Goth October, made her appearance on the
morning of the 26th inst. 1t was feared her name
would have to be added to the list of lost steamers,
md much anxiety had been felt for her safety. Her
detention was caused by an accident to the steamer
IN the other side. The North Star sailed from New
FORK on the 10Th Oct, and when FIVE days out,
truck upon a reef in the neighborhood of the Bahama
stands, where she remained more than six days.
finally, after throwing overheard $50 tons of coal,
nd otherwise tightening tbs ship, she was e1tricated
her dangerous position, with no very serious
injury. Owing to this accident, the mails have been
6 days coming from New York-13 days behind
ime.
SUSPECTED FILIBUsTER MOVEMENT.
1t was rumored about town last week. that a party
+ adventures, consisting OF about two hundred men,
lilly armed and equipped, sailed for Guaymas-hav-
ng embarked during the night, when the vessel was
# North Beach. We give the rumor for what it is
rorth. 1t is not q little remarkable that a great
lany vessels have sailed for Mexico lately-more
nan the necessities Of trade would seem to demand.
t the present time there are not less than FIVE or six
essels advertised for Mazatlan and Guaymas.
A New PACKET.
Your readers will be pleased to learn that a new
clipper bark Comets about to enter
,e Regular Dispatch Line between San Francisco
nd your port. The Comet is an extreme clipper, of
so tons register, and will be under the command of
apt. James Smith,. This line enjoys an enviable
'putation for promptness and dispatch. The Yam
re and Palmer are about as reliable as steamers
far as making good time is concerned.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The celebrated libel case of Hon. Gilbert A. Grant
4ho DALI E.aasan R.lIa4:--c e. or 0oA lI