The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-06-20

The crew .a- a44 ueery ashore during ta- "ssS, AMI 1t IS
Rrs-s>a-. @. .. a.. Is Justice g. t.rw, while % T-.t- -
.r.rs tag c-4at. orderly ur.rutty. -.ug.g. Eri VII "' Vi"
offensive c..lae, q -s men sa shore"
We copy the above with regret from the P5!y7e-
s.l.'s notice Of the L. :. ship Lancl>'sr'> stay IN
port. That any enc engaged l. coniuc, a newspaper
which often hypocr.tically chldes is c5temporaTles
respecting truth, honesty, bearing false witness. &c
can 50 FIR forget himself as 70 make such q ~misrepre-
s@entation. we vii. not say falSehood, a the above We
aizlit Is not surprising buzz that "a government
whose credi, i NJ b,st shaky, should allow such
publications to be made. Is perfectly surprising. The
oldest inha5itant cannot point out "a week during
his residence here, which vii equal the week ending
June Is. for defiance q cur laws and rio,ous subver-
sion Of the peace and quiet # the port. Il the con-
slant and furious -aciu. of horses through our streets,
il the act o.. riding over ami nearly killing one Of cur
most worthy foreign citizens, knocking "a number Ct
teeth from 81 kauaka'S mouth, and manning others; If
allowing the streets 10 become the scene e such con-
slant horse racing and furious riding THAI ladies' and
children are unable 10 = abroad without importing
their lives,-is this state Of things, which existed the
latter part Of last week, : deserving Of commentator
from the government organ. which, with % bra
zeu-faced impudence seldom e~qua!ei. calls It
- inofTensiye conduct" deserving " the highest
credit" then. it Is time that we should raise our
voice. Selt-respect would have suggested silence
on the plrt of the organ. The government should
take a little more pains TO look after its press. when
such statements are being uttered, that the whole
commUuity unite in Stigmatizing the publication with
the only name which It merits. The governments
credit i involved in this transaction, even more
than that Of the person who may have written it. In
the long run, honesty Is the best policy with a
government - well rs with individuals.
MIND TIE CoNPAss-Capt. Clark, Of the schoon-
a- o. 81 ,----- 49, I. ---z,- .Ha s-aau,av
Suryrisc on Monday evening, about o'clock,
heading direct for Barber's Point, which she would
have run on to in twenty minutes, had not Capt c.
hailed the steamer, and warned her Of the danger,
She Immediately changed her course, and cleared
the Point. \ number Of persons were on the deck
Of the Comet, rs the Steamer started of from the
roadstead for the west, who noticed her erratic
course, and Capt. Smith remarked that if she did
not alter her course, she would fetch up on the
point. Vessels leaving the anchorage and bound
west, either FOR Kauai or China, should always
head :. W. by W. for at least one hour, or until the
southwest point Of the island is opened, then W.
FOURTH OF JULY.-In another column will be
found a communication, calling attention to the
propriety Of general celebration Of the anniversary
Of American independence, which occurs two weeks
from to-day. We ought to, aud must, have a grand
- Union demonstration, and let it be a bumper,
for every true American will respond with heart,
hand and purse. a preliminary meeting might be
called, say at - o'clock NJ. on Saturday, at some
convenient place, and the matter pushed forward.
No time should be lost.
OFF FOR THE WAn.-Hawaii Is likely to have her
representatives in the revolutionary war in America.
We hear that Nevius and Samuel Armstrong, sons of
the late DR.. A, Munson Coan and one or two other
Sandwich Islanders, had shouldered their muskets,
and marched off at . the lawful tap Of the drum"
while several others of our boys had joined companies
for drilling, holding themselves ready TO obey orders
if called upon. There is some talk of getting up a
volunteer company in Honolulu, and if free or re-
duced passage could be secured, no doubt a respecta-
bly-sized corps would be ready at three days notice.
The TUG.-The little PcIe is laid up for the pre-
sent. TO receive n thorough oyerhauling. Her boiler
has been taken out to make some alterations or re-
pairs. Il is found in pretty good condition, notwith-
standing it has been in service for about five years.
One reason why it has lasted so well, is that fresh
salt water is used, rs in most sea-steamers, the boilers
have to be replaced every three TO five years.
y Their Majesties the King and Queen, visited
the T.. :. Ship Lancaster, on Saturday last, and were
received with manned yards and the customary royal
They remained On board the ship nearly
hours.