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

mouth. Va, June -, says IT Two o'c,1ck ysS-
terday the sioop ofwar GsrurstJrH was success
fully RAISED. The damages 90 this hue vessel are, It
l. said, much les- than o. either the .N.rrilIr or the
Plymouth. since these three ships aiorn the sur
face 81 the river, matters begin o. look very much -
~ the d4v. o. yOre. The Org Teipli. l. still. under
water. Il T. not ye' t~certa:uei with precision what
rrut.r- viii cost. or the length Of time requisite 20
eject them, bur employees Il the secsss.on.-'- mt
mate that both tire GsrmrHt9-- and F.-W1Hit viii
he DO readiness for service all too soon for these who
s.ugat @, destroy them. Ten large guns were rec9v-
er-I from the river yesterday. part If the battery Of
tie GsrmaatgirH. IHey were perfect, though "a 1T
tie rusty
Pieces Of ordnance are Manufactured in Ta'iaieca.
Alabama, Is C..iuE iron wire around q cy.laler Of
wrought iron until the required SIZE and shape are
obtained, and then iumersIug the whole IN melted
brass.
French nEFv,-oys-T clerical journals have
been violently attacking the Masonic 5oly, and de-
m~auiing IT, suppression IN virtue q the provisions q
the constitution against secret societies; the liberals
are turning the tables upon them by demanding the
suppression, in virtue u the same constitutional pro
visions, Of the various religious corporations which
exists in France In defiance q them, anu constitute
80 many secret organizations OF the most dangerous
kind. They show tIat the enormously powerful So
c.eiy of It Vincent dc Paul, for instance, - numeT-
Gus ia France, counts 1000 80 conferences. scattered
ali over the g,1tc. AMI has no fewer than 10000
members u both sexes; its revenues last year. accor-
din. 20 the organ Of the society itself, amounting 10
4.-oJ.2il francs
Co>GEEssIoSAL-A bill has been introduced into
Congress 70 prohibit the sale OF liquor to the soldiers.
The Senate has adopted a formal resolution ezpell-
Ing T.Jmbs. JEFF. Davis. Wigfail and all others who
on account Of the secession Of their States have with
drawn from their seats.
The following bills have been PROPOSED in Congress:
l. A bill 10 ratify aud conErm certain acts Of the
President FOR the suppression Of instruction and re-
b-.lion. , \ bin 70 authorize the employment OF
volunteers for enforcing the laws and protecting pub
lie property. 6. y bill 20 increase the present mill
tarv establishment OF the United States. 4. 4 bill
p~-cyiiinC for the better organization Of the military
establishment. 5. \ bin 10 promote the efficiency Of
the army. .. \ bill for organizing a volunteer mill
tia force, To 5e called the National Guard %! the
United States. The Senate elected George i. Brown
Sergeant-at-Arms
Also = bill 10 couisclte the property Of governors,
Judges. and members OF legislatures, and of all mill
and ahet treason against the Government, and 20 dis
qualify all such persons FOR holding any Office Of
honor or emolument.
The Committee of Ways and Means Of the House
Of Representatives have been devi>jn- for the pUr-
nose Of raising $50. 900, 900 additional revenue an
nuallv. The bill proposes 70 tax each State in pro-
portion with It's population and wealth. 10 divide the
States and Territories into convenient districts, each
Of which shall have m assessor and collector uOmin-
atei hy the President, and confirmed by the Senate.
l. j. proposed 10 tax apparatus used in the djstill-
ton II srirituous liquors. and all carriages except
those used I'm transportation Of merchandise; the
owner Of "A vehicle worth 500 Will have 10 pay a dol
lar annually; for one worth 500. 81; for a carriage
worth $1,000, so. In the apporJ.oumeut given
California j. put down for 4G2,32l. The Southern
States are in like manner assessed, and We presume
there viii be q great rush for collectorship in thatre
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