The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-10-31
TEN DAYS LATER FROM SIN FRAN
CISCO AND THE EAST!

On Thursday. just after our last edition. had been
struck of. the clipper ship -uooaiiyhf arrived from
San Francisco, with the Eastern mails, after q long
passage Of twenty days. She sailed again on the
25th for China.
On Friday, the brig TIaaHdrG, Capt. Turner,
arrived, after a passage OF Is days. bringing 4 small
California mail and pony aiyices from Saint Louis to
September -.
On Sunday morning. the regular packet Comet.
Capt. J. Smith. arrived, and before half our people
had taken breakfast, lay quietly at anchor beside the
wharf The bark brings the mails and papers from
New York to the lIth Of September.
The papers received are unusually interesting,
particularly the san Francisco papers, containing
correspondence and news from the East much later
than that in the Eastern papers. We can hardly
find space for half the items which We have selected,
hut give such a. we can. Our latest date from san
Francisco. is Oct 1@ih, containing adyices by Pony
from st. Louis to September 2sth.
Latest Geographic Ad,ices.
The rebel outposts are now but five miles distant
from the Presidents house, and three miles from Ar
liugton Heights.
Gov. Pickens. of South Carolina, is advanced to
Vice Presidency Of the Confederacy.
Cotton had taken n second growth in the vicinity
Of Monticello, and considerable damage resulted in
consequence.
All the physicians Of the city agree that there are
Mt least 1000 Influential citizens OF Richmond Oppos-
ell to the rebellion. Knowing ones at Richmond do
not believe an attack will be made on Washington.
Lowe made a balloon ascension from our lines on
the morning Of Sept. 2jth. He was fred upon by the
enemy, but no shots were effective.
Gen. Mcclellan has issued n general order, COM
handing "A more proper observance of the Sabbath.
Adyices from Richmond estimate the number now
in arms in Virginia at nearly 300, 900. The force on
the Potomac alone at 10000.
In response to the spirit of Gen. McClellan's order.
the rebel Generals are endelvOring to stop their
pickets from firing upon ours. They have two men
now under arrest for dsobedience.
There is an extraordinary rush of troops to Wash
ingtOn. At least fifteen regiments from the Eastern,
and Northwestern and Middle States, are Ca the rails
bound for that city.
Kentucky has furnished the United States Govern
ment IL 900 men, all told, including 1000 men now
in Camp Robinson, well armed and equipped, and
ready for service.
Russell, in another letter to the Times, says Gen.
Mcclellan in fast becoming the master OF his situa-
tion.
Spain is to join in the AngIo-Franco expedition
againt Mexico.
The gunLoat UyaEdoHe has arrived from Fort
Pickens with adyices to the 23i ult. Letters from
the fort report that the Confederate troops are desert
ing and going home.
The receipts Of the American Board. in July last,
amounted Ia SjO,2Sy ~. The aggregate for twelve
months. l. S2S1. 25S Il. The receipts for August
reached Sij,ODU, including two legacies amounting
20 SIT,CUO. The year clUsvs with X debt Of about
$4,000. The annual meeting Of the board was to
be held in Cleveland. Ohio, Oct. l.
y Richmond dispatch says that Gen. Albert Sid
ney Johnson LGen. Summers predecessor on the
Pacific coast General IN the Confederate Army,
arrived there and viii be assigned 10 duty 1T Manas-
sas.
Advices from Washington say 10 immediate action
will be taken by Government on the case OF Gen. Ere
mont lie will be allowed a ful! opportunity 10 carry
out his plan, by attacking the Rebel forces under
Price ami NcCulloch, before there will be any inter
ference with his command.
The coufscltiou business goes on apace. The COL
lectOr Of the customs at Phil1dclphia has seized a
number Of vessels At that port. owned in whole or in
part 10y rebels. At Cincinnati, the United States
Marshal has seized $4,000 worth Of merchandise,
owned by rebels
An arrival from Barbados reports the arrival at
san Euaqe, on August 10Th, Of the privateer Sump-
ter, short II coal; but the government authorities Of
that place refusel her permission to obtain 4 supply
there.
\ letter in the Baltimore .fmsricar from near
Lcesburg, Va. says that a whole Mississippi regiment
stationed there revOlted on Saturday, broke their
muskets to pieces and started home.
\ proclamation issued by Governor Mngofin. of
Kentucky, says that the Government Of the Confede-
rate States, and all others concerned, are hereby in
formed that Kentucky expects the Confederate or
Tennessee troops to be Withdrawn from ar soil, I'M
couditiOullly.
Gen. McCullcch has formed a junction with Price
I between harrtfi-IufE anu bsUTEetuNu, anu their
forces now number ia Missouri, 10000 men. Their
number Is rapidly swelling from the secessionists
along their line Of march. Muiligan's defeat ut
Lexington had given them great confidence.
Great activity Is reported as going on in South
Western Missouri in military movements, preparato-
~ to IN attack on the rebels AZ Lexington. \ deci-
sjve blow will be struck within 4 week. Fremont
has gone 20 meet the rebels n the head OF 25.OOO
troops. NcCulloch and Price are said to be in n
trap IL i though; the rebels will not be able TO
hold Lexington long.
PROSPECT or 4 BATTLE NEAR WAsHINGroN.-One of
two things = morally CertIIu-eithert the Coufelc-
rates are making a wonderful feint in Washington TO
cover operations elsewhere, or else they are terribly
scared 10y the formidable preparations made by Nc
Clelaa to receive them. Our young General j. not
losing any time in pcrfecting his plans, and the pub
lie may rest assured that there Will be 10 second for
ward movement until everything i ready. Within n
few days some very mysterious hints have been thrown
out by newspaper correspondents, which imply that
something important Is expected 10 be done, but
when, where, and how, nobody Is allowed to say.
one correspondent says he fairly aches TO tell what
he has heard, but prudence fUrbiis.
BAD News FROM MISsoUEI-THE REELS IN THE
Full TIDE OF SUCCESs.-The news pertaining 10 Mis-
souri, which goes forward by the present Pony Ex-
press, y the reverse Of favorable for the cause Of the
Union. The rebels seem TO have struck a vein OF
success, and nothing but the most vigorous measures
against them can possibly save the State from falling
into the jaws Of the Southern COnfeieracy. Having
taken Lexington, and secured some 5000 stand OF
arms, an immense amount of munitions Of war, several
heavy cannon, and, best Of all, (fOr these captors.)
some quarter Of a million Of dollars in gold belonging
10 the Lexington banks. the rebels under Gen. Price,
seem To threaten every portion Of the State between
the Mississippi and the Kansas border. This Is not
all. They got the best Of the L. :. troops at Blue
Mill. higher up the Missouri River. and about the
same time, captured 500 Home Guards in Miller
County, about 90 miles south Of Jefferson City. By
the discontinue Of the troops under the command Vi
Col. MulIgan, the balance 81 the l. ;. forces west o