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Affairs In n1cClellan's Army.

This morning Mr. David A. WTay. SuIlsr Of
the One hundred and.secOnd PennsylvHnia call
ed at the Bulletin Office. and gave some inter.
esting details of the late NOV sments on the
Peninsula. lie describes the removal of the
stores and Heet from the White House as per.
fecIIy successful, and as attended with eompar
sIively small loss. Some Of the suffers were
considerable losers, but the deliberaiion Of the
movement at that point allowed msny others
TO save their property. The troops began their
great flank movement with perfect order and
in excellent spirits. ConidIng absolutely in
Mcclellan, they kept up their march, day after
day, towards the james RIVER, without finch
ing IN the iaintest degree. McCall's division
of PenOeylVanlG troops was especially exposed,
but they fought and marched ell day, and slept
upoR the battlefield calmly and braVely. This
KIND OF movement they kept up day after dav,
growing frmcT and Drawer with every battle,
Until they reached the james River. DUung
! The movements Penney lvnnii regiments. which
had camped side by side for months, would not
see esch other for dsys, and would have no
| idea of each Others condition. Suddenly they
would meet and rush into each o.her 6 arms.
delighted once more to see their comrades, and
eager 90 exchange the news of each others
experiences. No amount of exposure seemed
| TO dlsmay the mon; their sleep was as sound as
taat Of infants; on fields drenched with blood,
and when the morrow might hnd them swept
away by the enemy's artillery. The troops
came out on the James river at Harrison g
| Landing, after Ihoir bloody progress, IN squads
aud companies, exhausted and foot sore, but as
| firm as Aisa rock, and az confident of their in.
vncblity as any troops who ever stood in lins
Of battle. On Thursday, July Sd. torrents Of
rain fell al HarrisnD's La nding, and every thing
looked inexpressbly dreary; but tho undaUOted
soldiers were as confident and calm "a if the
muddy ground was a fowery bed of ease"
The camp was in a large wheat field at hsr.
rlson's Landing, and such a war-worn sight
never greeted American eyes. The troops
which had ia all their beauty of arms and uni.
forms flashed at the "gtand review" near
! Washington. last fall, were decimated. dirty.
bloody and foo,-sore. But the grim dstsrmi-
nation to enter Richmond was visible 10 every
.sys and heard in every vOics.s "T'hoae; troops "
| said our Informant, CAN STAND ANYTHING"
They are ten times moro determined than evRr
to enter Richmond no army on earth can
whip them. They idolize Mcclellan, They
regard his movement TO the present location
as one of the grandest aehievements of military
genius ever accomplished o. you should
have seen that army on the Fourth OF July
They had dropped down in the mud The night
before and slept they were still sleeping when
the bright and beautiful SUI rose on the mora.
ing of the Fourth Mcclellan then rode aIons
The entire line. As he osae along, the cheer
ing begaA away off on the left then the mex
i brigade took up The cry aud as ne passed each
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Moral Character of our NAVY

we gave last week an article on the s,reROth
OF our navy as lntsiy augmented. Much miSbt
nave oeen SAID respecting it's moral improve.
heni within few years. We doubt. indeed
whether any part Of the public seryies nYs.
seats better moral character than this in
which II has been common 10 expect the great.
esl amount OF Decentralization The life Of ths
sailor has always been considered mos, unf..
V0raole Tor personal virtue; iIs conditions. how.
ever are nor lI''le congenial with good Ia bite
| especially IN the naval service. He is under
'he most rigid restraint; his life is methodieaI:
and he is seldom exposed 10 the temuta,ions NJ
The land. The worst liability of The mercantile
| sailor. With exemplary officers we know no,
why our ships Of war should not be GxorshIs
TO virtue and even pieiy. |, is an ip,eyes,iuo
TACT that many OF the best of our naval officers
are now decidedly religious men, and a similar
improvement, It is said. has taken place in the
| BRUSH navy, once notorious for it's prohiSacx
| we nave been lead TO make these remarks
oy letter IN the New York Observer from
Rev. Mr.. Stuart, the veteran Naval ChspIaio.
he has long been an intelligent observer OF the
moral condition OF the service, and gives lhe
result OF his observations for thirty years-
! IhIr'y years ago. he says. grsss and profane
language was common with officers on The
quaTier.deck; now il is the exception he has
naFdiY heard in ten years an oath from sueh
ofhcer': Thirty years sgO arden, spirits were
generally used by officers. and in,oxicatioa was
Venial offence. Now the use Of tucb liousrs
10 rare, and inioxeatsn would be disgraesTvl.
Ihes' an avowsdly religious officer was seldom
met; Aow II 10 not uuusual for half OF The ward.
room mess and large numbers Of the crews to
DO profsssedly religious and church nsmhers.
Them religious service was unknown in ,hs
ship. except on Sundays; new, daily p,,ysy
meetings are act uncommon on shipbsaId.
We are 10 have a great nsvy-ons Of The
greatest 10 the world; let US hspe and prsy
that 1t may be as distinguished for good meTsis
&c for skill and valor.-Methodist,
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regiment OF the grim but glorious warriors
rose r'ght cut Of their sleep and OUT ofth
mud. and made the hills and plains ring uith
0cetamotiens for Mcclellan! 1t was tbs
gFandest sight ever saw"
The ground at Hsrrison's Landing j, biob
and healthy, and the various reRImeats will
soon be IN good condition; their slck men will
nearly all be well in a week, with good wafer
to drink and dry camps The gunboa Is which
protected them on "Wednesday and Tbursdav
are available at all times, and their eD,reneb.
men's are all they desire. The soldiers frmIv
and earnestly await the word Forward 10
Richmond"
Our Informant speaks warmly of the pre,t
! value OF the services Of MT. Clemen, r Har.
clay IN the army of the Potomac. He asv.
maj red tape has little power 10 bind MIR Rar.
clay's energies; He does his work so nobIv
that he has WOO the admiration of eve,vbodv
on the Peninsula, and they have to lei him d.
pretty much as he pIeases in the way of helm.
ing the sick and wounded. The Sisters Of
Charity are also very useful, aud there are
many volunteers nurses who are doing a vast
amount Of good, amid the confusion of The hos.
pitfalls, transports and camps-Bulletin.
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Senate Debate on Aiming slave.

The question of employing negroes ns sol.
diers or ss military Isborers was sRaia up in
The Senate Thursday, and the debate upon 10
was very interesting. Senators Grimes, Shsr-
man. FresseHden. Rice and Wilson spoke
strongly IN favor Of arming the slaves; Sena.
tors Salisbury and Garlic opposed; Senator
CollameF argued that the laws confined the
militia 10 white men; Senator Davis opposed
employing negroes ae soldiers. but would use
them ss lsboFeTs; and Senator King, Of New
York. proposed 10 receive into the service per.
sons OF African descent, "tor the purpose of
constructing intFenchmeais or other camp ser.
vice or labor for which they are fitted" The
question was treated entirely in its practical
bearings; and with q view to Legislation toe
hl!Ing up the new reqaisiion Of troops called
tor by the President. The speakers were very
serious; and tharr views were evidently great
y affected by the reesnl rebel doIngs on the
Peninsula. There was strong opposition to
what was called tho "white. kid. gloved,"
"rose. water" mode Of conducting the war
and ME-. SherHaa argued that we "eould not
hight against savagss unless we became UarI
savage Ourselves" aud that "raIher than that
the Union .tonld be destroyed, he would organ
ize q great srmy OF black men, and desolats
every Southern State" Other speakers were
not behind thus in strength Of expression or 10
determination to adopt any and every means to
put down the rebellion. To the proposition Of
the Senators from New York and Kentucky,
there certainly can be no reasonable ObjecI ion.
There is a vast amount OF military labor on
which the slaves in I:e districts occupied By
our army might be employed, and the doing Of
which by our troops has in some places terribly
affected their health sud genera sanitary condi-
ton. and quite unified whole regiments for the
proper duties ofths field. The lines upon lines
prodig iou arihworks, constructed be fore Co.
rinth by our gallant Western soldiers, and the
hard labor of which sent Ihousan ds Of them 10
their graves in those dismal swamps, should ell
havs been built by the slaves Of the insolenI
rebels OF West Tennessee. who were within
easy reach, but who, by Halleck's Order No. 8,
were excluded from the lines. SO in South
Carolins, so 10 New Orleans. on the MISSISSIPPI
pi, in the Valley of Virginia, aud elsewhere.
There is enough military work, other thau
fighting to be done, TO employ all the rebel
slaves we now have, or are likely TO catch for
soma time. We believe that Just now, il
would be better TO employ them in this work
than to use them as soldiers, for which plenty
OF far more efficient men can be found. This
would be a good point to begin with. and to
stop at, at present. And to use them in this
way our military commanders should be
| promptly authorized aud ordered. s-..-
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Grounds for Encouragement.

No one can yet know the extent Of OUT
losses or OF our gains, in the recent fearful
week of batlles around Richmond. TheresuIt
may be lbs disorgap cation and demoEa llzation
of the Confsderste-army, so terribly have their
regiments been cut to pieces; bot the more
probable effect is that both armies will lie on
their arms for weeks TO come, recruiting the
soldiers and re- forming regiments after thsiT
great losses, and that the next stroke will be
some new military combination on our part, il
which sur powerful reinforcements. aud the
great nayslfoses ontbs Jamss River, mSy have
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morning, a. O'Clock. o. get under way aud
attack the VIcksbnrg batteries. Very soon the
whole heet was seen moving off and taking pO-
sNlon according TO previous arrangement. Ac.
cord'"g to the programme, The Brooklyn and
henne6ecE were to bring up the rear. and Capt.
CtaVens orders were 10 leave no batteries IN
his rear uuslleHced, while the other ships aud
gunoosis were to fight their way up, and it the
batteries were not sIlenced, they were to drop
down again. keepng up a steady FIRE on The
enemy, but tor some reason they did not dTop
down as we expected they would, but kept on
around the bend of the river without making
any signal TO us that the programme WAS chang
ed which placed Capt. Craven in s0mew h0t OF a
dilemma 10 consequence OF h,s orders to leave
no batteries 10 his rear, and after consulting
with some OF his officers, he decided that he
would obey strictly his orders. and continue TO
tight the Uns'Ienced batteries, which kept US
under FIRE for three hours. We ,ured several
oroadsldss OF shell and strapped into their wa.
ter battery which made the rebels sEedaddls
pell.mell up the hills, and then nothing was
lett US TO fight but the batteries high up on the
hills, Che FIRE which never slackened in hi
least until we were out Of ranger which we
could not reach only with our pivot gun. We
fought them for some time, however, while
those that run by were at brea kfast, but finding
that we could do but lIiIle with them, with My
Que gun, and the rest OF the feet being out of
sight, Capt Craven concluded TO drop down
out of range, and wait for further srdeFs.-
The rebels dropped shot and shell enough
around us, besides many that passed over, about
ten feet above our deck, to have sunk Us hall
dozen times, but out Of all they fired only
hall dozen struck us--they cannon fight great
guns. 1t is very easy sometimes 10 run by bot
IefIes when there Is anything to be gained by
II, but what is 10 be gained in this case! The
batteries are as strong aud formidable as they
were before we engaged them. | think tina
Capt. CraVen's imperIursble GOODNESS aud dar
ing excels anything that | ever saw. Unwel
come missiles may be flying thick and fast
around hun, and mon aud officers may be sho
down BY his side, as was the case at Fl. Jack
son, and yet II does not appear TO excite him il
the least. This bravery and skill IN working
his vessel in fight is unsurpassed. He Away
wants to lay his ship as close to the enemy a
he can get her. and then If there 10 any chanc
wha'eVer of getting at Ghe beggers, he is sur
TO make them skedaddle away. I must nov
close this lengthy epistle, for we are going L
send mail via Memphis, and it 10 the first op
Porunity have had of sending it since com
menced 1t. and If hold on 10 il Until the mex
opportunity, it may be slill more lengthy.
+ am, very respectfully, your friend.
]. ). KNIGHT.
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Very lIIIle OF the cotton crop has lately been
destroyed, aud there are immense quantities
still on the plantations. The growing crop,
however, is very small one. The military
authorities take il upon themselves 10 destroy
cotton, sugar, moIasses and tobacco, when
there lie any danger of the Union armies reach.
ing il; but, Of course, il is not touched inland
throughout the South. Our informant confirms
the report that the planters themselves do not
touch their COTTON aud all the destruction is by
the array.
Chattanooga could easily have been captured
by our troops, had il not been for the timIdIy
OF the officers in command of the expedition
against il. The Iebels TesorIed TO the ruse of
sending down cars as if Tor reInforcemsnie, and
kept them running day and night, 10 lead the
Union General to suppose that there was a
large army coming up for its defence. There
were never more than iouF thousand troops de
Tending The place. and the six Thousand sent
against 1t could easily have taken ii had they
known the true slate OF the case.
The feeling with regard 10 Mr.. Lincoln is
very much changed in the South. He was for.
merY stIgmalIzed with all manner of opprobri.
Gus eFithels, called an ape, babOon, fool and
| drunkard, and no words were too strong to in.
dIcaIe their disgust and hatred Of him. The
conduct OF our public officers, his revocation OF
FTemonts and Hunter's proclamstions and The
success that has crowned the campaign sgainsl
the South, has wonderfully changed the opinion
OF the people with regard to the Federal P:esl.
dent, and he is now considered as man OF no
little ability aud we'll disposed, though as vel
too much under the influence OF the abolition
faction of the North.
For obvious reasons the name of our inform.
ant is Withheld, but he states that he 10 one o
many Unionlsts IN Northern Georgia. He say
that If our armies now possessed thai pl&ce
while they would not 6nd much ppaTsut UnIor
feeling, this would only be because the people
would tear the recovery Ut the country by III,
Confederates again, but if they were assured
thai there was no danger Of that the UnIOI
sentiment would soon be strongly marked.
The South is f led with sick Al AtlaRtt
there are over six Thousand sick soldiers, Ill
confirms the report OF the Decentralization Of
RnOd portion OF Besuregard's army il III
West; he believes that the sick and democrat
lied are SO many in it that no great danger
may be sppFehended from it in the West q
present. but everything has been siaked upo
the possession Of Richmond.
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FLATTERy-the hOcus pocgs nonsense with
which our eyes are sometimes cajoied, in order
that we may be more etfectually bamboozled
aud deciveds a3 Sc
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'n' There is no, time enough ia life for mau to
be very suspicious. s'9's
Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1862-08-23

81 Self-defence is the clearest of all laws; and
for this reason-the lawyers didn't make it.
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The French Navy.

| The following is an enumeration Of the IRON
cased ships which the Minister of Marine has at
his command, and which might proceed to on
the receipt of dispatch from Paris Four frigates,
each of 900 horse power, carrying from "a to 40
guns, with crew of $50 men-the corvette is of
one hundred and fifty horse power; the IRON
cased frigates Magenta and SoLferino might If re-
quired be prepared for sea within three months
they each of 900 horse power they carry SO
guns. and a crew of 600 men. The Prince hnpe-
RIAL frigate of equal force, is not far advanced.
1t is expected that she will be ready for be-
fore the end of the year, There likewise on
the stocks in the various ports of France 10 ron-
cased frigates Of 900 horse power. each carrying
SO guns and crew Of $40 men, and likewise six
irOn-cased coryettes of $50 horse power, carrying
IA guns and $50 men. In case of necessity, all
these might be formed into line of battle within
eight months. There is likewise the Plongeur,
whose special quality is to sink an enemy's ship,
and which is armed for that purpose with q
wrought iron spur. And. finally, there are sixty
gunbOats covered with an iron mask. These boats,
which draw very little water, are intended to
descent on an enemy's coast and to protect the
French coast.
A Paris letter says that according to the
Budget of 1862. which has just been laid before
the Corps Legislatif, the following is the strength
Of the staff of the French Navy, together with the
amount of their salaries Two Admirals, each Of
whom receive 30 ,000f. per annum twelve Vice
Admrals, l5000f. "A Rear-Admirals. 10, ,000f.
65 frst-cass Captains. .5OOf.: 27O Capitaines de
Fregates (commanders). 3,500f.; 375 First Lieu
tenants, 2,5O0f 600 Mates (enssgnes de vdisssau).
l,50Of. 200 first class Midshipmen. .O0Of. 100
second-class Midshpmen, 6O0f. When employed
ahOat considerable addition is made to the pay
of Aag-offcers By way of table money. But, look
ing at the amount of remuneration, some surprise
may be felt at the competition which exists to en-
ter profession admission to which is guarded BY
strict examinations. and whose rewards are so un-
certain. may add, however. that the navy ia
considered an aristocratc corps, and that the Off
cers-never being taken from before the mast-en- .
JOY as body higher social standing than those Of
the Nster service"
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
WHEREAS THE UNDERSIGNED HAS BEEN INFORMED on
w good authority that irreguarity taking
and killing of the wild cattle the mountains Hawaii
longing His Majesty and the Government, parties
claim claim right under bills
from the Government and whereas from the
the and other almost
agents guard the interests of His Majesty Svern
ment, and whereas all parties having legal claims
wild cattle have already had time sufficient,
due diligence to remove the
Now therefore, the undersigned hereby gives
who purchased wild running
wall previous the s day Of January 1851
IL already removed before the 1st
after which time, parties taking wild prosecuted
Interior Office, [ l.. KAMEHAMEHA.
Jan. "a, lS5S.
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PAYTSe ToLL-The principal avenue Of our city,
writes learned friend in Detroit. has toll-gats
just by the Elmwood Cemetery road. As the Gem
etery had been laid out some time previous to the
construction of the plank road, It was made one of
the conditions of the company's charter that all
fuueral professions should go forth and back free.
One day, US DIR. Price, a celebrated physician,
stopped to pay his toll, he remarked TO the gate
keeper
Considering the benevolent character of our
profession think you ought to let pass free Of
CHARGE
we couldn't afford it. You send too many dead
heads through here as it is.''
The doctor paid his toll, and never asked any
favor after that.
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All letters to and from foreign countries France
ish North American Provinces excepe charged
single rate of postage if not exceeding the weight Of half
double if exceeding half exceeding
ounce quadrupe if exceeding exceeding
two ounces and changing for
fractional part OF an the first ounce
To France and Algeria.
Foreign postage above countries IS cents
not exceeding the weight of double
ing ounce but not exceeding
al rate being charged for each part
ounce, with the addition of Hawaiian postage the of
cents for each fractional part weight
with cents postage added to the total amount.
By Sealed Mail TO Great Britain direct
Hawaiian Postage only collected the cents for
each Il in weight.
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Minority Report Of Committee fhe Bill 30
Legniize Distiitation.

As Minority on this bill. the undersigned has
been prevented by circumstances, which it is un-
necessary to state, particularly from reporting
tain amendments, which would, in his opinion,
render il seryieeable and progressive in the de-
veopment of the material and moral well-being of
the people.
House, appears to the undersigned to consist in the
fact that it contains provision for collecting an
excise duty the spirits, the product of stills
it being now full late in the session to undertake
an efsctual provision for the omission,
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Pamphlets and Bound Volumes.
Hawaiian Postage only collected pamphlets and
umes to all foreign countries.
For each pamphlet containing 40 less,
d" - from 40 TO $50 pages
For bound volumes cents fraction of
Newspapers and periodicals foreign partcu
tcularly the Continent of EurOpe be
bands the sides otherwise
with letter postage. A. X. CLARK, p NJ. G..
Post Office Honolulu, Aug lst 1889
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The Asterk indicates that prexed unles
the letter be registered the prepayment Foreign Postage
OPTIONAL the Hawaiian Postage be prepaid an all
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