The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-08-07
Foreign 7teiEss.

VrcK-BruG-The Grenada (NIiss) .qppsaI Of the
9th has n ispatch from EIck-burg Of Il late date.
which says Porter's fleet opened the lower
batteries at r. " yesterday and ceased at 7, but
recommended at o'clock This morning the bat
teries replied, with but few shot. Our loss was
killed aud wounded 10 Is reported tha; the enemy
are landing troops at Wlrrenton this morning At
noon to-day twelve transports came above the gun
boats aud landed troops at Brown and johnson s
place. the Louisiana shore
THINKS To NR. GEORGE PE,BoDY.-The Dublin
Corporation has passed resolution thanking Mr..
George Peabody for his gift Of EljO 900 10 the poor
Of London and expressing regret that II has the
legal power confer the freedom Of the city upon
him
THE Property or TIE LATE Col CoLr.-The
appraisers Colonel sam Colts estate make the
whole amount Of his property foot up three mil
lions Of dollars His property in the Western
States and Texas, ia England. and his lead mines
IN South America, will probably add another million.
SurryrExT OF Corrov EoRTH-The shipment Of
cotton from Arkansas North has commenced lot
left OsceUI IN that State time SINCE and more
will soon follow.
Charles Montague Of Hartford. has invented md
put IN successful operation pOlychrOmac jJb press,
which Will print 4 sheets per hour IN four cOlOTs
HoEsE< AND SHEEP FOR ACsTRALIA.-A number of
choice horses AMI sheep have been shipped from Bos
ton within the last week, to the order OF parties in
Australia
AN ESGLIsH DEoNED ARA female dromedlry,
belonging to a menagerie exhibiting at Stirling,
ScotIIud, has lately given birth Il promising infant
dromed1ry, the first ever born ON English soil.
TuErE yALUE.- Confederate money Is quoted at
Richmond at -, and gold aud silver at 50 per cent
premium. This would make JET Davis Treasury
Notes worth about Il cents on the dollar.
The Westminster bridge crossing the Thames,
the British House cf Parliament i NJ last
plstcL lt J. $40 feet long. - feet broad and has
several arches, the two largest with spans Of l1j
feet.
~ ELECTION TrAIy.-George Francis Train has
elected trImwIy cludillte Parliament. He
the voters 90 the polls, and gave the E7ssh touch
Of the style Iu which We manage elections in the
United States.
BLOOD WILL TELL Capt Bcggs, Of the United
States guubolt TrTuEG who sank SIX retel steamers
the Mississippi, aud fought his vessel until she
sunk. Is "a nephew Of the gallant Lawrence,
whose - Don't si'e up the ship has become historic
- In passing through Of the wards in the he's
pjtaI IN Baltimore says letter writer my atef-
tiou cIIIcI poor soldier from one Of our New
York regiments. who experiencing great suffering
from wound IN the shoulder and one III the head.
The tract woman came along, put down a tract, told
him she had come 80 his soul good. The poor
fellow rose UP, looked her a moment, saying,
Tracts. madam, l can't eat tracts, I can; drink
tracts, but you make tracks soon n you please
The tract woman may hive meant well enough, but
Onehaf of female distributors DO not understand
how % administer true human charity
E,crvG on Board THE GREAT E,srERx.-On the
late trip Of the Great Eastern from England, some
sporting gentlemen board iuauguratei n new
school Of amusenents at called the " Grand At
lantic Rtces-" The bill read thus Big sheep meet
ing At SIX o'clock this evening. Foot race, twice
around the deck, for - Cd; sack race, round
winner 10 have - 6- steep.e chase, around the
deck three prizes, chief winner have - Cd. cock
hght, spurs allowed. best Of nine throws. js foot
race one half mile; walking match, one mile, &c.