The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-05-22

General Mitchell's division (Federal) has arrived
at TuScumbia, Ala, and has now possession of 200
miles OF the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
ST. LoUIs, April 70.
A special dispatch to the ST. Louis Democrat from
Cairo, states that passengers who arrived there that
day from PIrtsburg Landing, report that an engage
meut took place on Thursday, between the advance
guards of the National and Rebel armies, and the
latter were driven back towards COrinth. Gen. Hal
leck was pushing his whole army forward vigorously.
CHICAGO, April -.
A dispatch from Cairo says that deserters from the
rebel army are coming into our lines at Pittsburg
Landing. They assert that Besuregard has with
drawn u considerable portion of his force from
Coriath for the defense Of Memphis. The report is
doubted.
1t is thought by those who ought to know best
that the majority of the Southern people are ready to
throw down their arms and return to the Union, if
defeated at Corinth. The leaders, however, are as
desperate as ever.
The FIVE rebels who fired on the steamer Mime
hGhG, on her recent trip to Tennessee, have been
arrested. They will be shot.
Is CoNGREss-Ihe Select Committe TO whom was
referred the question OF the loyalty of Senator Stark,
Of Oregon, reported that he is disloyal to the Gov
eminent Of the United States, they having found
that for many months prior TO November he was an
ardent advocate Of the rebel cause, and that after the
formation Of the rebel Constitution, he openly de-
clared his admiration for it and his sympathy with
the rebel cause.
y special dispatch states the OBJECT OF the + rench
Minister to Richmond is to assert the right of French
merchants TO large quantities of tobacco in the hands
Of the rebels.
Reliable information places Gen. Lee in command
of the rebels at Yorktown as Gen. Johnston did not
remain. All the rebel stores, ammunition. etc, have
been removed three miles to the rear Of Yorktown.
The Savannah (Ga-,) Republican Of the 18th,
announces the unconditional surrender of Fort Pu-
laski on the previous day, at = p. NJ. Seven large
breaches were made in the south wall by the Federal
IAs.n-,ng IS Dnrrntr .nna aF EsnrES nn1In~ All
the barbette guns on that side are dismOunted; also,
three of the casemate guns. \ breach was also made
in the magazine. The balls used were cOnical, and
propelled with such force that they went through the
walls nearly every fire.
Col. Olmstead. the rebel commander, signalled on
the day previous TO surrender; that our fire was so
terrible that no one could stand on the ramparts a
single moment. Over one thousand shells exploded
i'll the fort.
The latest news from Fort Wright is unimportant.
The bombardment continues. The rebels have cut
the levee on the Arkansas shore. opposite the Fort
for miles around. The residents are greatly exas-
perated at the outrage.
Correspondents from the battle field of Shelah
(Pittsburg Landing report that the work of bury
ing the de d is completed. Returns show over
5000 killed, of whom 1000 were rebels.
miscellaneous.
The new iron-clad vessel Galena has reached
Fortress Monroe, and is considered as formidable as
the Monitor.
There was n doubtful report that a steamer built
in Liverpool. armed with 30 Blakely 100 Founders,
had gone 10 Gibraltar to encounter the IuScdrOrd.
The President sent n message to the Senate yester-
day touching the arrest of ex-Secretary Cameron Mt
the instance of Pierce Butler. The President avows
Buffers arrest to be his act, done under his authori-
ty, and AYERS State necessity justified it.
The new gunboat Port Royal has been put into
commission.
The engagement reported to have occurred above
Elizabeth City was between 500 Union troops aud
the 81 Georgia regiment. The rebels lost Is killed
and So wounded. They were poorly armed and
equipped, and ran on being attacked.
Late Richmond papers contain editorials exhibiting
considerable fear for the safety of that city. They
intimate that the Monitor, .hGRgdRtuck and GGienG
all might easily come up James River, and by their
invulnerability and power. keep possession of the
city. To prevent such result il is proposed that the
channel of James River be obstructed by stone.
The Rebel Senate passed a bill raising postage on
single letters to ten cents. Their House bill prOhi-
bits the sale of cotton. sugar or tobacco to the enemy
(Federals.)
Dispatches from Madrid of the 9th say it is off
cially declared that the Spanish Government has
most resolutely determined not TO attempt to infringe
on the sovereignty or independence Of Mexico.
SusPESDED.-The Postmaster of San Francisco has
received orders to suspend the Overland mails for the
present. and TO send all mail matter by steamer I'M
til farther orders.
The Atlanta (Ga.) Confederacy acknowledges that
" QItneTu RIlDhIDl anu hSSIeTn ueOTRIi L GULL
pletely at the mercy of Gen. Mitchell. and says that
his present position is such that he can easily cut off
achievements and means of retreat. Gen. Kirby
Smith is alleged to be marching towards Huntsville.
The re-opening of the tobacco trade between Louis
vile and Northern Tennessee is one of the first
fruits of success Of the Federal arms on the Cumber-
land and Tennessee rivers. No less than forty flour
h~ogsheads of the staple were received from the Cum
berland at Louisville in one day last week.
The entire State of Florida, except Pensacola, is
NOW in pOSSpSSiou of the InIOn fDrcpS md tlp
people Of st. Augustine, the largest city in the State,
had hoisted the American flag, with their own hands,
and returned to the Federal allegiance. Commodore
Dupont had visited the place, and was welcomed in
the most friendly manner by the citizens.
The MISUNDERSTANDING the engagement between
the .Nerrimac and Monitor, the .Merrimac fired
Armstrong balls, conical, spherical, grape. and even
chain shot. 1t was n waste of ammunition. In
return the Monitor put in her $50 pound balls, with
terrible effect one shot raked the .NerrimGc through
the portfolio forward to aft another plunged through
her iron roof. while the PROV of the .Herrjmac was
broken by conclusion with the Monitor.
WROUGHT Iron aSD STEEL SHoT-In the next fight
between the Merrimac and Monitor. n new kind of
ball will be used in our ship, which must add greatly
to the destructive power. The Monitor had among
her ammuni ton, some wrought iron shot. These
lay idle in her action with tho Merrimac, Capt.
Dahlgren fearing 10 have them used in battle before
certain trials had been made with them. All doubts
will be settled before the Monitor goes into action
again, and tn n we shall discover If the Merrimac's
sides are invulnerable against this new bullet. Cast
iron shot, fired against a really shot proof iron side.
are found to br~eak-sometimes to crumble away. A
hundred pound ball, made from n piece of forged
iron, turned to the proper shape in the lathe, will
not break, and its impact, is. of course, much more
destructive. Wrought iron shot are expensive, but
if they will sink the enemy's ships, the expense is of
little consequence. Those made for Monitor, cost, we
have heard, S4S each.
MExICo-Later news from Very Cruz has reached
Havana, After an unsatisfactory conference between
the allied commanders, the French General decided
to march his division against the City Of Mexico,
and had taken upon himself the responsibility.
The English and Spanish plenipotentiaries there
upon decided TO withdraw their troops.
Ii is said that the Jnarez Government was ready
to give every satisfaction TO the allies, i'll the matter