The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-04-24

dreadfully complete-and in our Western gun
boats, we have for the purposes of this war the
elements of power equal in themselves 10 an
army of at least three hundred thousand South
ern men, with their contemplate artillery as
compared with ours.
Contemplating all this array OF stern facts-all
these tremendous military forces, resources and
facilities, and the mechanical, financial and
commercial advantages of the loyal States, and
the significant results of our late military opera
tions, East and West-we appeal to the people
OF the South to rise up in their own right and
put down that spurious Southern confederacy of
Davis and his colleagues, and bring back our
revOlted States 10 the Union while yet the door
~ Southern slavery stands Open.-N. y. Herald.
The RAT Hole SQrADRox.-Th fleet is COM
prised Of old whalers, which have been purchased
by the Government for the purpose of effectively
blOckading the Southern ports. BY this means
the rebels will be frustrated in their little ex-
cursions seaward. These ships once in place, no
rebel Commissioner will find their way out upon
the blue waters to be caught by our gallant naval
officers.
Among this feet is the cid ship Ctrea, whose
history is well worthy of record here. She was
formerly an armed store-ship belonging to the
British navy. During tine Revolutionary war she
ZANE over loaded with supplies for the British
army \ storm coming On, she sought shelter
in Long Island Sound. IL became known to the
Yankee fishermen that she was in their waters,
@hA NhNy NNANA ulAAt1 ~ NaHAhAt " <lGCOIu-
ingly they formed a company of nearly one hun
dred stOut-hearted and hardy men, and put out
into the Sound. Shortly after leaving New Bed
ford harbOr they discovered the Britisler in the
distance. All hands save an elderly man and
three men and one boy went into the little fishing
schOOner's hold, all well armed. On the little
fishing craft stood until she reached the fishing
ground, when they threw out their lines and were
soon engaged in catching fish. The store-ship
altered her course and ran down toward the fish
a.id fired u gun, and the Yankee boys
headed their vessel toward the ship. As soon as
she came within hail they were ordered to come
alongside, which they did after some murmuring.
The fish which had been taken were transferred
10 the deck of the stOre-ship, and carried over to
the other side of the vessel, away from the side
where the schooner lay. Curiosity prompted the
British sailors To crowd around the fishermen
with their fish. In the mean time one of the
boys took n fish and threw it out one of the
ports, and il striking the schoOner's deck gave
the signal for the men in the hold to come up.
the Britisher could arm his crew OF recover from
the surprise his ship was a prize. The ship was
taken into New Bedford, where she was ~discharg-
ed of her stores, and when the war was over she
was converted into n whaler, and she has been
employed in that business from that time to with
in a year past. She now goes to assist in seal
ing up one of the Southern ports. The COrea
was a very fast sailer, and has been ordinarily a
very lucky ship. But now her sailing days are
over, and she will find u white sandy bed on
which to lie until broken up by the strong waves
of old ocean.-Hdrper's Weekly.