The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-04-24
Arrival of Bark Comet !"
FOURTEEN DAYS PASSAGE.

our marine Column.
The Comet brings San Francisco weeklies OF APRIL
5th anil Di;lie4 to tie 9th. The news does not appear
to be very startling. The following significant teIe-
gram explains Why nothing more is published
ave are not allowed to telegraph OF contemplated movements
At present"
The government has thus stopped the Geographic
reports q intended advances
Gen. Beauregard. with 5000 rebel troops, was at
Corinth. ba; a deser,er reports them in q state
BORDERING On insuborlination, and that z attacked
they vii stampede
Gen. Eeaurtglrd has ordered Gen. Price and his
troop, in Arkansas, said to number 25. OOG. to join
him at Corin,h. evidently for the purpose OF making
n last desperate stand. Corinth is n small town in
the Northeast corner Of the State Of Mississippi. about
5 miles south of the Tennessee boundary, and on the
Memphis and Georgia railroad.
The SlIoving is the most important news received
II. LOUIS. April 2, 1862 Colonel Roberts with
fifty men surprised the upper battery Of Island No.
IL, ye5terfsy, drove the Rebels before them and
spiked 10 OF their guns They then returned, hav-
ing accomplished The object Of their expedition.
The cabinet of the Rebel Government held a pro-
trnetef council a few days since, at which they deter
mined % burn Richmond on the approach OF the
FeleTa1 Army. This shows that Richmond not1ith-
stindi, the extraordinary time. labor. aud expense
devote: TO its ratification, IS considered by the reb-
els fhesgselyes as entirely untenable.
The: has been considerable skirmi-hing in Virgin
in. the 5urposis Of both armies being in sight Of each
other. Desul;ory Cavalry charges are very frequent.
CoIo.el Geary yesterday captured n number Of
rebels. after n spirited skirmish, in which several
Of the enemy were killed.
Fort Pulaski has been invested during the past
thirty days and Is hourly expected to surrender.
There ARE five hundred rebels in the fort, and as they
have been cut of from all supplies since We surround
ell them. II is presumed they have endured consider
able sufering.
General Sherman has held n parley with n flag OF
truce He was asked to state the terms Of surrender
nni he replied il must be unconditional. Should
the rebels not accele to these terms fire was to be
openel on the fort Immediately.
Our troops must have taken ThunderbOlt and now
occupy it. IL IS n town situated about five miles
from Savannah. When the fort has surrendered, that
city mus; fall an easy conquest to our arms.
The utmost CONSERVATION prevails ut Charleston.
The people are leaving in crowds and the city IS con-
srantIy agitafed with the most alarming rumOrs.
They have heard Burnside is approaching South
Carolina from Newbern and they are certain that
Charleston will be attacked by Sherman as soon as
Pulaski has fiilsu-
PEovIDEScE. r l., April Gov. Sprague, with
the rest OF the present incumbent State officers, we're
Reelected to -day without opposition.
LOUISVILLE. April 2-ReliahIe information from
Memphis reports Gen. Sidney Johnston a. saying
that the Qualifications were useless, as the Federals
could ourhank them by any position they might take.
He thinks the only chance for the rebels Is an open
light in the field. Our informant says the retels had
so. 900 troors in n line between Huntsville and Mem
Phis. which were being daily reinforced.
The citizens Of Memphis say they would yield forth
Win, " nssuTtft Oi lGeiT Iet-Onhl stetl hHl security
20 properly from con6scation by the Federal Govern
ment-
KANSAS CRY, APRIL 3.-Advices from New Mex
leo report that Col. Candy had captured a train OF 60
wagons and 400 Texans. Communication between
Fort Union aud Santa Fe was cut of.
An advance was TO be made on about the 221
March, by the Fort Union troops, assisted by two
batteries. anil when e~xpedieat communication with
Fort Craig wall be restored.
wHEELISG. Va APRIL 3y-The vote of this city to-
l. Al -..--.r. =. = nn- zsTs
mlJlrity Of $50 in favor OF gradual emancipation.
The interior counties, so far as heard from, give the
same ratio.
Governor Harris is making great efforts to bring the
Tennessee militia into the field. He will command
them in person.
Rebel accounts say that the Union feeling in n
portion of North Carolina prevails TO an alarming
exteur. and is Increasing
Letters from female correspondents Of rebel soldiers
show n feeling OF discomfort at the continuance Of the
war. which Is confined to no particular class.
The Worh says. information from n reliable source
says Beauregard has been out-flnkei At COrIn;h,
anI compelled to fall back, and that a heavy body OF
troops se between him aud the Mississippi.
\ large amount, Of property has been abandoned
~ the rebels Mt Mnnassns,- including wagons and
other articles which were considered cumbersome.
Previous to the adjournment OF the Senate to-day,
Mr.. TrumbaIl gave notice that he should call up the
COn6-cati0u bill NJ an early day, and press II daily
until disposed of.
wooDsrocK. Va. April 3-Gen. Banks advanced
from Strasburg this morning When approaching
this place Ashby's cIvalry disputed his passage inef-
fectuaIIy, and his force passed through town. the reb-
els frequently stopping to throw shell. TO which We
responded with effect. Banks pursued the rebels to
Elinburg. five mics beyond here. Ashby in retreat
ing, burned two turnpike and one railroad bridge be-
tween here aad StrasbGrg. One man was killed on
our side. Our men behaved admirably. Oar skir-
mishers were frequently fred on by the rebels rear
guard.
\ late intercepted letter from n rebel officer speaks
significantly of anticipated open rebellion in Mary
land. The letter Is regarded, however. as one ct the
means resorted TO by rebel leaders to dupe their fol-
lowers.
At fredericksburg there we're few troops, and they
were falling back toward Richmond. Citizens stated
that the Confederate Government intended to aban-
don Virginia.
WASHINGTON. April 5.-The Senate bill to estab-
lsh u steam line between California and China was
INSIDE the special order for April 10Th
II is stated that the rebel commander Toten has
been assigned to the command Of the .Herrinae.
The latest aivices from Norfolk leave no do1bt that
the .Mrrimac has been thoroughly repaired The
delay in her coming ont is believed to be that she is
waiting ammunition for her new guns As 10 the
loss % life on her in her engagement with the .Hont-
tor. IL Is nov positively stated by n contraband who
was n nurse in the general hospital, at Norfolk that
before is departure he helped to shroud 81 OF her
crew. Both Commander Buchanan and Lieut. McRae
were killed. The cOutrahand also states that IL = re-
presented that the last two shots fred by the Monitor
were the only ones that seriously injured the -berTt-
mae.
The military stationed at Norfolk from the Gulf
States has been very severe on the Chivalry since the
defeat at Roanoke. Gov. Wise has so fallen in pub
lie opinion that he is proclaimed in Norfolk n coward
and poItroon. 50 he has retired TO his farm in Prin-
cess Anne county.
TnE CAR5xpELET RUSs THE GAUNTLET AT ISLAND
No l0-CArRo, April CHA special dispatch TO the
Republicans says quite an excitement was created
this morning arnCng knowing ones, by the arrival OF
n Messenger from Island No. 10. bringing the news
OF the gunboat CaroadeLst taking leave Of the feet
and passing by the rebel notifications. and paying a
visit to Gen. Pope's headquarters She went down
about twelve o'clock on Friday evening. They cover
ed lie. sides with bales Of hay, and de6ed the whole
rebpI dees of ouu-boats and land batteries. They