The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-06-05
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

EXTREMELY ANNOYING.-Last Saturday, the clip
per ship Lotus, Capt. Leckie, entered the port, to
leave our mails and obtain what freight and passen-
gers might be had here. Soon after her arrival, Capt.
L. found it reported that his vessel was likely to be
seized on account of some alleged violation of the
customs regulations, during his stoppage at this
port in December last. On searching for the
grounds of complaint, it was found that the Poiyne-
sian newspaper was the author of it. having in its
issue of Dec. IA, inserted the following item regard
ing the Lotus.
TRYING 1T oS.-We last week noticed that the
w%haleship .noatreGl, Capt. Soule, came down to this
port and transacted business without entering and
clearing his ship according to law. Last week the
American merchant ship Lotus, Capt. Leckie, from
San Francisco, arrived at this port and took off pas
sengers, contrary to Section 65l Of the Civil Code.
We do not for q moment imagine that either of those
Captains were ignorant of the laws of this Kingdom,
having often visited this port on former voyages.
But il they were, it was maniiestly their business
to make themselves acquainted. We regret their
negligence or bravado, and hope that similar acts
will not again be tried on.-Poiyncsian
So far as the above refers to the Lotus, We are re-
quested by Capt. Lecke to say that it is entirely
false, and that he took off neither freight nor passen-
gers, and consequently considered it was unnecessa-
ry for him to enter or clear the customs, though he
had taken off a little water. When his vessel had
got under way, he observed a bag on board which
appeared 10 De fungus, but on inquiry, II proved TO
be a bag of pulu purchased here by a California
Chinese passenger to sleep on during the passage to
Hongkong. But even this could hardly have given rise
to the malicious report published in the POiynesiaR.
On Tuesday last, Capt. Leckie went to clear his ship
at the Gu toms. but was refused, and as might rea-
sonably be expected, was somewhat incensed. On
referring his case TO the Minister of Finance, a
clearance was ordered TO be given to the ship, as
there appeared to have been no intention to evade
the customs regulations, nor any evidence that they
had been violated. We very much regret the occur
renee of this misundeI standing with a Captain who
has for years been in the habit of touching and
leaving our mails. 1t is attributable solely to the
false report Of the PoiyHesida. Scarcely n num-
Der Of that paper is issued in which there does not
appear some statements of q similar character, tend
ing TO injure our port or its interest, and to lower
itself in public estimation. We have followed them
up and exposed them till we are ashamed of the I'M
welcome task. And now, as if not content with its
former efforts, it resorts to hold faced type TO
attract public attention TO its bOld-facet nisstate-
ments. So long as that paper is conducted as at
present, the public and captains visiting this port
must expect such annoying insults from IL.
FIRE DEPARTMENr-The election on Tuesday eve
ming resulted in the choice Of A. J. Cartwright. Esq,
for Chief Engineer; W. Duncan, Esq. for LIST Assist
ant; and ] Hopper, Esq, for I'd Assistant; by an
almost unanimous vote.