The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-09-04


rebel Breckenridge formerly Vice President of
the United States) to take Baton Rouge, on the
Mississippi, there is nothing very important. In
this engagement, an account of which is given
in our foreign news column, he is reported to
have lost his right arm, and suffered a bad de-
feat. The following about the Arkansas ram
is authentic and settles her fate.
New YORK, Aug. 1s.-A letter from Baton Rogue
says the ram arkansas grounded at a distance Of
six miles from the city, on the 9th, and was engaged
by the Federal gunboat Essen in a fair stand up
fight. Capt. w. d. Porter, commander of the Essen,
lay three hundred yards distant from the ARKANSAS.
pouring solid 9-inch shot into her until q breach was
made. when an incendiary she'll exploded in the
breach, setting her on fire. The rebel crew then
left, and she shortly afterwards exploded.
The call made by the President for 800 900
more troops was being responded to with all
the alacrity desired, and they were arriving at
Washington at the rate of 1000 per day. New
York, Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania and Maine
had raised their full quotas. Missouri had
raised Is 900, which was more than her share.
Maryland, Kentucky and Western Virginia all
promised their full quotas before the time set for
them to report, August Is and what is more
singular, as showing the change of public senti-
ment, FIVE regiments of volunteers had been
enrolled in New Orleans, where Gen. Buffers
rule was becoming more popular. The difficulty,
which threatened to be an important one be-
tween him and the foreign consuls Of New
Orleans, has been settled and harmony restored.
The trouble appears to have been that the rep
resentatives of foreign governments there desired
to side a little too freely with secesh to suit the
General.
The French Princes, who were on Gen. Me-
Clellan's staff returned to Europe in the steamer
of Aug. 9. Reports have been circulated that
their return arose from want of confidence in
the cause. But a Philadelphia paper gives the
following explanation. sit is perfectly I'M
derstood that the reasons for the departure of
the French Princes and the English officers are
entirely personal, and do not relate TO the mill
tary situation of our army. The representatives
of French royalty have been summoned to
attend a meeting of their family, to be held in
London about the middle of the present month,
on business of vital Importance to themselves as
claimants of the French throne. They had
announced their intention some weeks ago, to
leave at this time, and have made their arrange
ments accordingly. The furloughs or leave of
absence of the English officers have expired and
consequently they return"
The news from Europe is very favorable.
Queen Victoria, in her address proroguing par
lament, distinctly takes ground against any
Intervention on the part of England in the
American muddle. This is the position which
the British Ministry have all along taken, the
cry for intervention being raised mainly by the
Times and its provincial echoes. 1t is the press,
not the government, nor the people, which has
been loud for intervention. Russia is as strong
ly opposed to intervention on the part of any
power as ever, and so long as these
powerful nations preserve the attitude they
now do, there is no danger of France carrying
her prqnnsed. nearefnI mnditntinn'' nr
Thurlow Weed, in reply to a letter from the
New York Common Council, has written a very
clear exposition of the present state of feeling
in Europe towards the North. 1t appears from
letter that he was sent by the U. s.. Govern
nent in the capacity of commissioner to visit
the various European nations, learn the state of
public feeling and confer with the leading men
IN their governments. He explains the cause
md origin of the prejudice and antipathy
existing in Europe against the North, and says
he does not apprehend Immediately any
Intervention on the part of the leading powers.
The subject has however been considered by
hem, but as they determine all questions by
military measurement, the success OF the United
in the prosecution of this war will give
hem nothing to fear from Europe. Mr.. Weed
avs that the English Government and people
eally believed, pending the Trent affair, that
he Americans desired to embroil themselves
England, and he commcnds to : the gov
rnment, the press, and the people OF both
o~untries, by enlightened counsels, large tolera-
and wise forbearanco, to soothe rather than
Emulate existing irritations." lie asserts un-
~ualifiedly that the Queen and House of Com
lons {" modified harsh dispatches and resisted
.nfricndly legislation" The real sympathy
f the Queen for the United States has been
claimed, and more than one proof has been
iven of her kindly feelings towards them. Mr..
Weeds statement is a valuable correlation of
ne fact so generally believed, And we may
id that the recent address of the Queen, and
ne renewed declaration of the Emperor of
lussia against Intervention sustain the views
zpressed in his letter. By the latest telegraph
lvices, we see he has been again despatched by
lie government to Europe.
e Capt. M'Intyre, late of the tug-boat PeIe,
IS been appointed a pilot, and Capt. S. James i
splaced. The latter gentleman has been acting
pilot for the past year under Capt. Howland's {
mmission, and has given great satisfaction to s
l. Though he long since applied for an 6