The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-08-29
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

The AMERICAN MAILs-Our readers may not be
aware that on the lst of July, the mode of transport
ing the American mails between the Eastern States
and California was changed-the entire mails, news
papers as well as letters, being now carried overland
from ST. Louis via Salt Lake 10 Sacramento, the old
mode OF transportation by steamers via Panama,
which has been in use for twelve years, being now
dispensed with. This change will cause much ire
guiarity in the receipt Of our American and perhaps
English newspapers, as the mail contractors are al
lowed t~tirfyJiUe days to carry the newspaper mail
from st. Louis to Placerville in California; and add
ing one day for transportation from Placerville to
San Francisco, and four days from New York TO St.
Louis, our Eastern newspapers are all liable to be
forty days in coming through from New York TO San
Francisco. Mails can ONE through by overland route
inside of twenty-five days, and the letter mails will
probably be delivered in that time. The consequence
Will be, that our Eastern weekly papers will for the
present come irregularly, some later dates arriving
at san Francisco before prior dates have reached that
place. Of course, there is no remedy, as we are de-
pendent on the United States mail service, and will
have to share with those residing on the Pacific coast
in the inconvenience which the change will cause.
Moreover. as the Eastern mails now arrive at San
Francisco srery day, we shall probably receive a
mail by erery ressel leaving San Francisco for this
! HOAt- ~ tHC mans WIZ VI NpulS w LluSu oAiiIASAs
PACTIC PRIvATEER.-The steamer Santa Cruz.
shortly to be sent 70 China, it is confidently asserted.
will be Immediately fitted up by her owners on her
arrival. as a privatcer, and that, armed with letters
Of marque from the jefferson Davis thievocracy, will
scour the Pacific Ocean for prizes. On the principle
that might makes right, the newly converted vessel
may capture a few whaling vessels. but in retaliation
therefor. the Federal feet on the Pacific may not
prove TO be a pacific fleet, if the metamorphosed
steamer General Sumner should he caught.
We fld the above in the -fitI, but doubt its cor
rectness, though it is reported that letters Of marquc
had been received in San Francisco. The steamer
SaHta Cru- viii be remembered rs the vessel which
was talked of some three or four years ago for our
inter-isIaud trade. She Is Il smart steamer, about
the size OF the KiIauea, ana formerly had a brigan-
tine rig. Well armed with riaed guns, she would be
a dangerous craft in any sea. But where is our War
and Navy Secretary Why has not our position been
defined in these warlike times: Is the Secretary
mapping: Or has he been waiting to see whether it
would not be a masrer-stroke Of policy to recognize
the confeierates; We hope the Secretary will keep
his powder dry" if his quill doesn't keep so.
THE &" DICTATOR. fine clipper had a good
passage Of thirteen days from San Francisco to this
port. She belongs 20 Koopmanschap's Black-Ball
Line Of Hongkong Packets, which have already earn
ed a fame for speed and regularity far surprising
any other line of Pacific merchant ships. The YES
sells selected are generally fast sailers, and have thus
far been fortunate in making quick passages. The
route usually taken by them, on the passage to
China, of passing through this group, (most of the
vessels touching at Honolulu is acknowledged by
the most experienced captains 10 be the very best
track that CAP be followed, the islands lying In the
mcia current Of the trade ociQds. China-bound
ships taking other tracks seldom report so good pass
ages. -
EFFECTS OF THE WAR-Oue of the results of the
war in the United States Is the discontinuance of a
great many and long established papers. Through
out the South, more than half of the papers and
periodicals have stopped, mostly from want Of paper
and support. At the North also many have been dis
continued. We notice the following changes:
CrnrnuHsxr-The New York Journal Of Commerce has
been obliged to reduce itS size by four columns on account Of a
decrease o: advertising patronage.
SUSPENsoN.-TEe New York Spr5t Of the Times announces
the present. to he resumed probably at the close Of the war.
CoNSoIrD rIoS-On the lst Of July the New York Courier
united With the TariI. the two journals becoming one paper.
The New York WorlI is now one of tine very best
and most popular papers published in America, and
we trust may long continue in favor.
WHAT'S N A NAME:-We find the following in
one of our exchanges. The q native" has evidently
lost his original name. and taken n foreign one; so
that no clue can be had as 10 who he may be. unless
our - consul" in New York should take the trouble
to inquire into his case
\ native Of the Sandwich Islands, John Myers by
name, recently one of the crew Of the ship Monarch
OF the Seas. was brought TO this port New York; on
Sunday, from Havana, and committed TO prison. He
was arrested in Havana 1t the instance Of the Ameri-
can Consul, the crime with which he Is charged being
murder on board Of that vessel.
-- o. L. CL,--T T--.- g III
received a few days since the following note. which,
if 1t does not show that the s~choolmaster is abroad,
shows that a cook may practice as keen diplomacy in
the pursuit Of an object, rs any diplomat. The
IN. E" Is the point.
HoxoLuLu. August 9Th. 1861.
Mr.. J. CoLy-Ds1r Sir II must take upon me
now to inform you \ little about your former Cook
who is \ Spaniard and \ very wicked man, he is
now in the employ Of the English and declares :
ne viii kill you the first time YOU come 10 Honolulu,
he declares he will stab you the first time be sees you
here. Yours truly, -
y. B.-lr. Coly-haye you \ Cook At present
FEcuxDuY.-The san Jose Mercury Of a recent
says: On Thursday last. q COW belonging TO
DR.. George McCrackin, at Pike Canon, in this coun-
gave birth to i've living male calves. tact
Beat II who can.
The above instance Is certainly remarkable. II true.
Capt Cummings. Of South Kona, has q COW given to
producing twin calves occasionally, but, fire at q birth
takes the palm. -
y We arc under obligations to Capt Phillips, of
the Dictator, J. ". Sullivan, Messrs. c. W. Brooks
Il Co. and Nlessrs. M'Ruer & Merrill, of san Fran
cisco. and Capt. s. c. Woodruff, Of HOngkOng, for
favors in the newspaper line.
Due To-DAY-The steamer Santa Cruz was to
have sailed from San Francisco Aug. Is, with the mail
and passengers for Honolulu. She viii make the pass
age in about twelve days. and is therefore due to-day.