The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-08-15

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eI a bark from Ieewarl Of Lanai. which proved to be
the bark Uareiet. bound for Shanghae from san
Francisco. bringing - Whitney, Express but no
u. S. Nail the reason no mail was brought, was
that the captain had orders to 20 by the port unless
he ptsseI during the day. The Comet and Kathleen.
hence. arrived in san Francisco on the morning Of
the 22I July. having had long passages over-the
Comet y days. tine Kathleen 30. The steamer
Pac5i- vent ashore just below Portland, Oregon, on
che III Of July and would be = total loss. We give
the teIegraFhic news below
ST. Lcrrs. July 5th-Washington dispatches Of
yesterday give the opening Of the House. The Clerk
called the names, including those from South Car
oIina and Louisiana. Some Of the members were
objected % on account Of being sworn into the militia
~ service Of the United States. The Clerk announced
80 members present
In response to the roll call, Colfax declined being
considered 4 candidate for Speaker.
Hickman nominated BLAIR Stephens nominated
Grow.
\ ballot wus then taken, resulting in no choice.
Blair then withdrew his name.
The second ballot resulted a. follows Whole
number Of votes. $50 4; Grow, % Blair, IL Crit
teuien. Il rest scattering.
Grow, On taking the chair, made an address and
took the oath administered by Washburne, Of Illinois.
The members were then sworn in, passing over
those objected 10 until duly qualified.
Emerson Etheriige, Of Tennessee, was elected
Clerk.
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into Congress To prohibit the sale Of liquor TO soldiers.
The bill which passed. the House OH the 10th author
lies the Secretary of the Treasury to borrow within
twelve months S2JD,O0O, OOO. payment to be secured
by duties on tea, coffee, sugar, spices, wines and
liquors, and other duties and taxes.
NEW York, July 1O.-Owing to General Scott's
interdlctiJn, the news in the morning papers il
almost barren of special dispatches All facts not
conflicting with important umOrs will be furnished
by authority to the Associated Press thus journals
will be better informed and insidious rumOrs pre-
vented
Gen. Fremont hal an Interview with Gen. Scott,
and expects TO leave for st. Louis in a few days.
Kit Carson will probably accompany him.
The rebels have a camp near Great Falls, and are
supposed to be trying to plant batteries.
The friends Of General Lee report he has resigned,
AMI will be found on the side of the Unionists in
Virginia.
1 severe quarrel is reported between Lee, Letcher.
Wise, M~agruder and Pryor. JEFF. Davis was called
in to settle the matter, and laid Lee on the shelf,
which enraged Letcher. Lee is now in Western
Virginia raising a force to sustain the Union.
Gen. Buckner Is in Washington, trying TO recon-
mend an armed neutrality for Kentucky.
AbOut two O'Clock on the morning Of the 10th,
$50 Feleral troops, under Col. Smith, 10th Illinois
regiment, e~ncamped near Monroe Station, Hannibal
and St 10 Railroad, were attacked Ly 1000 rebels.
under Jackscn's Brigadier General, Thoman \. Har-
ris- The rebels were driven back to the railroad
station, with tine loss IF four killed and several
wounded five prisoners were taken and seven horses.
Capt. McAllisrer, OF 10th Illinois Regiment, was
mortally wounded, having five balls shot through
him some three or four other Federalists were
slightly wounded.
While the fight was going on, 300 rebels burned
the railroad bridge, station houses, and some twenty
cars they also tore up the track
The whole rebel force was pursued to Monroe by
Col. Smiths command.
In another Eight ut the station, the rebels were
again repulsei with some loss.
Col. Smith took mp n position in and around the
Female Seminary, and sent a messenger for REIN
~forcemeuts. At IL p. NJ, he was surrounded by the
-ab.tz ft fuII fprcp Uuf ne fhOughr no Could holI sur
till reinforced.
\ special dispatch to the ". Y. Herald Of the 1Ith,
states that the arrest of Col. Thomas by the Union
police Of Baltimore, has n pDei in the bud a scheme
for tine seizure Of one of the steamships leaving New
York, IN the anne way as they captured the 81.
Nichols Others Of -he steamer pirates are at
liberty
ST. Lov1s, July ia special messenger arrived
last evening with dispatches f-om Col. Sigel 10 Col.
HartIing, at the Arsenal, and % the Missouri Demo-
cr1t, which We're written at ROlla-
On the morning Of the 9Th, Col. Sigel, with n pOr-
tiun Of MS AMI part Of Col SOlOmOn's and the artil-
Icry Of his command, about 100 or 1900 men, at
tackled . body Of 5000 traitors, unier Rains and
P1rsOas, seven miles east OF Carthage, Jasper county,
Southwest Missouri, on the prairie Many Of the
enemy were mounted, and they had five pieces Of ar
tillery. The attack began at $50 \. ". with artillery
He broke the euemy's centre twice, and silencei the
artillery after Al hour and a half firing. The enemy
tried O. outIIuk the Federal troops with their Cayal-
". ami cut of the baggage, but Sigel made a retreat
Ing movement. keeping up the FIRE all the while, and
NTtEEftZ LAs Dl1EA-G nam ~ d4NllGe- III tLtLAF
then tried % cut off his communication with Car
thagc- Sisei's artillery was placed so as TO give
them . cross IRE and made sad havoc among them,
which opened the road, and Sigel fell back on Car
thage, where another stand was made. The traitors
being IN possession Of the town. Sigel surrounded 1t,
threw shot and greuades into their cavalry, and used
the infantry 10 great advantage. The bOldest tight
was when the traitors tried 20 prevent Sigel gaining
4 piece cf woods, where they could not use their
cavalry.
The rebels were forced to withdraw, and Sigel fell
back on Mount Vernon. Sigel's loss i eight killed
and thirty-fve 70 forty wounded aud missing. At the
smallest calculation the enemies loss i 500. The
Federal troops captured 50 horses, and picked up %
double bIrrelcd shot guns. On Sunday morning
General Lyon vas ut Leesville. and Major Sturges IN
Clinton, Henry county. They expected 10 form a
junction ten miles south Of Clinton that night, and
march on 10 aid SigeL.
BALTIMORE. July 11th.-Mayor Brown OF Balti-
more, slys the railroad bridges were burned with
the consent Of Gov. Hicks, and by his (BrOwn's)
directions, to prevent more b~lcoished, after the affair
On Pratt street, on the 10Th Of April.
Thomas has been indicted by the Grand jury for
piracy and treason, AMI IS now in jail
\ gentleman from ShelbiuI reports that the Home
Guard Of Hannibal held their position in College
Building, Monroe, against 1900 rebels, up 10 .
O'Clock r. 81 on the lIth. when the rebels broke and
feL. Some rebels were killed and % Of their horses
were captured None ofthe Home Guard were killed
or taken
The Quaker Cify, this morning, captured the brig
-4aH:e Uarricf, Of Richmond, bound from Rio to
Hampton Roads, with >, 100 sacks Of coffee.
Orders were received on Monday to send immedi-
ateIy % the seat Of war the First Artillery, which
was = part Of the Fort Sumpter garrison now at Fort
Hamilton.
The brave fellows were under arms and ready for
the road in a few minutes. The old Ensign Of Sump-
ter went with them for luck.
Sr. LOUIS. July 12th.-It IS stated that on the 9Th,
the P0c1AoHtls reported of Matthias Point, would
bomblrI the rebels the moment they mount guns on
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