Polynesian., 1861-08-17
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FOREIGN NEWS !
Arrival Of the bark "WaVelet."

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By the arrival of the bark Warelet, Capt. Hasty in
l9 days from San Francisco, route for Japan, we
received few files of later dates from the United
States and Europe San Francisco dates to July "a;
St. Louis, teegraphed, to July 12; and, Liverpool,
do, to June 81.
The barks Comet and Kathleen, both from this place,
arrived at San Francisco on the 22d ult, the former
27 and the latter 80 days out.
The steamer Santa CrUE was to leave San Francisco
soon for Japan and China, and would touch here.
The Comet would probably leave on the 9TH inst.
The news of the civil in the United States is of
the most unsatisfactory character contradictory and
so apparently exaggerated that unable to arrive
at any result No general battle has been fought, but
a number of skirmishes in various directions in all of
which the Northern journals claim to have obtained
signal advantages over their enemies. The news from
Europe had somewhat calmed the feeling of dissppon
meIt and resentment with which the Northern States
received the information that England would consider
the Southern seceders as beIligerents.'
We make the following clippings from our foreign
exchanges:
ST. LOUIS, July 5th.
Washington dispatches of yesterday give the opening
of the House. The Clerk called the names, including
those from South Carolina and louisiana Some of
the members objected to account of being
into the military service of the United States The
Clerk announced $50 members present
In response to the roll call, Colfax declined being
considered a candidate for Speaker.
Hickman nominated Blair, Stephens nominated Grow.
ballot was then taken, resulting in no choice.
Blair then withdrew his name.
The second ballot resulted as follows: Whole number
of votes. 159 Grow 9S Blair, IL Crittenden. u;
rest scattering.
Grow on taking the Chair, made an address and
took the oath administered by Washburn, of Illinois
The members were then sworn in, passing over those
objected to until duly qualified.
Emerson Etheridge of Tennessee, was elected Clerk.
BosroN, July f.
terrible conhagration occurred in East Boston to-
day. The wharves and salt warehouses of the Suffolk
salt mills in East Boston, iron foundry and machine
shops, sectional dock, marine railroads, nearly 100
dwellings. and marine and mechanics warehouses, as
well rs an immense quantity of lumber, timber and
marine stores also the models for the gunboats
contracted for by Paul Curtis were burned Four
sells totally destroyed, and five badly burnt also
twelve dwelling houses elsewhere in the city burned
The Augusta ConSttutionalS thinks it certain that
the Confederate Constitution will be defeated in the
State.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows in that State have
invited the Southern Lodge to meet at Montgomery to
dissolve the connection with the Grand Lodge of the
q. S.
The Tri5ures special dispatch says the Grand Army
will advance in three divsons-the right led by Gen.
Tyler of Connecticut and the centre by Col. Hunter,
and the left by Col. Hentzelman-the whole by Gen.
Mcdowell There will be q fourth corps of reserve.
Each will not be far from 10000 The three col
umns will combine beyond the Fairfax Court House.
The Worlds special says Attorney General Bates has
pepared opinion fsOPs length concerning the power
&haD of Jokaa
special reference being made to the Miramon case.
He holds that the functions of the Executive, Legs
lative and Judiciary branches of Government are
distinct and final that neither clash with the other,
and that the previous judgment of the Supreme Court
against the Executive right Of suspending the writ of
hdJeas corpus would not continue precedent.
The action of the President is fully endorsed in the
document
The relations of the Government with foreign pow
understood to be satisfactory that the Senate
Committee Foreign Relations will report resolu
tions having reference to foreign affairs.
1t is believed that compromise proposition will be
presented either in the Senate or House during this
session. Mr. Breckenridge will, no doubt, make q
compromise speech at an early day.
WASHINGTON, June 6.
No volunteers will be discharged upon a surgeons
certificate until the certificate shall have been submitted
to medical director, and shall have been approved
and countersigned by him.
The following is joint resolution to be acted on by
Congress Resolved, That all extraordinary acts, pro-
CARNATIONS and orders of the President are hereby ap-
proved and declared legal and valid to the extent
as if ordered by Congress.
The proceedings of the Virginia State Convention of
the oath thus reviewed by the Richmond Dispatch
of the 25th:
An ordinance reasoning Winfield Scott and annul-
ling all heretofore passed in his favor by the Leg
isature, and changing the name of Scott County, to
Davis County, and of Buchanan County to Stephens
County, taken up. promiscuously discussed, and
finally laid upon the table for mature considera-
ton.
The Convention then adjourned till the first Tuesday
in August. The new Legislature will meet here next
Monday
The Virginia Convention has been passing or report
ing some noble and honest ordinances One of these
authorizes the organization of guerrilla force, and
makes all their acts legal another relieves the banks
from specie payment third proposes to repudiate all
the State bonds held in loyal States
Father Taylor, the we'll known seaman's preacher,
on Sunday came down on q disloyal Christian ike q
cellar door on boys thumb. 1t in this wise
conference meeting was being held at the Bethel, in
North Square, when Of the brethren to free
his mind relative to the unjust war; and that
he could not sustain the Government in its course.
Deep agitation ensued At the venerable pastor
arose. and addressing the freespoken brother told him
that such sentiments could not be uttered in that
church. that he must go South if he wanted express
them, and that man could love the Lord Jesus
Christ who did not love his country The rebuke
couched in Father Taylors peculiar style, and was
listened to with evident satisfaction by all the
fortunate subject of it. The venerable preacher served
on board the national ships ordinary seaman in
the last war with England.
The Norfolk correspondent Of the Richmond Examiner
thus writes The work Of raising the sunken vessels at