The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-06-05
but we will intercept and cut of the rebels, unless
they escape across the james River.

FORTRESS MONROE, May l.-Com. Farragut had
proposed terms of capitulatiOn to the Mayor. which
terms the latter accepted. New Orleans, at the las,
accounts, was held by the battalion OF marines from
the federal squadron.
The Petersburg, Va, Express, Of the 18th April.
has a long editorial regarding the loss Of New Orleans.
Ii says The city was captured by federal gunboats,
they being encased i'll wet hay, so that hot and cold
shot were of no use" The louisiana, (rebe) mount
ing u guns, was sunk, the Express says, by federal
steel pointed couical shot. Their cotton was destroy
Ell by fire. and the sugar was emptied in the river.
The specie in the banks was all removed, when Gen.
Lowell started from the city.
CAIRO, May 5.-A refugee from Memphis a week
since, reports that the Memphis papers Of Sunday
last published a dispatch announcing the occupation
Of Baton Rouge, by the federal forces.
Buffers army had landed and occupied New Or
leans. 4 large number of citizens bad held public
rejoicings, which were attended by hundreds who
INDUCED in enthusiastic demonstrations of joy.
In the passage of our %gunboats up the river. no
opposition was made. At Baton Rouge, the rebel
troops lately enlisted were stationed they all fed at
the approach of the feet. Publication of news in
regard to movements OF the federal feet was forbidden
by the Southern authorities but the informant
learned from persons from below that the gunboats
had passed Fort Adams, and were near Fort Dana.
AT Vicksburg. the f~ortifying, which had been in
progress of construction last week, was nearly CON-
pleted. Guns of heavy cahbre had been sent from
Memphis and mounted for its defense. The rolling
stock Of different railroads had been concentrated at
.NletDpnlS 10 TAX away clIlZtns Oh u upDTOiCu vi III
enemy. In all the cities and towns along the river
there was great terror at the unexpected capture Of
New Orleans. Great indignation was felt towards
Gen. Lowell, who was accused OF cowardice and I'M
becility.
LOUISVILLE, May s.-Two thoroughly reliable Ken
lucky gentlemen, just arrived from New Orleans,
report that all along the Mississippi. from Memphis
to New Orleans, there was one general bonfire of
property, particularly of cotton, Of which from IL 900
to l., 900 bales were burned in New Orleans. The
people of the river towns were all retreating inland,
destroying property along all the tributaries of the
Mississippi. The planters in many cases were apply
ing the torch to their own property. Among n great
number of planters. but one man vas found who
objected to the burning Of his cotton.
MATTERS ABOUT CoRINrH.
CAIRO, H., May 6.-Intelligence from Pittsburg
Landing says that on Sunday MAY 4th) Gen. Pope
by placing a battery of artillery in the open field,
near Pennington, in sight of three regiments of re-
bels, succeeded IN Turing them on 10 take the battery.
He took the whole force prisoners. numbering 1000.
MONTEREY, Tenn, May Grain has fallen in tor
rents during the last "A hours, putting the roads in
a horrible condition.
General Halleck moved his headquarters to this
place yesterday from Pittsburg. Our pickets can
distinctly hear the drums beat ut the rebel camps,
and the locomotives whistle at Corinth.
Huntsville and Bridgeport, Ala, were occupied by
our troops May 3. Two six Founders and all the
rebels ammunition were captured. The inhabitants
report that the enemy fed in great confusion.
M correspondent Ol tue COWHeICEIl, Will uen-
eral Halleck's army, gives the following official figures
of our losses AT the battle of Shelah lPittsburg Land
ing j 1875 killed, 1883 wounded, 1858 missing.
About 900 Of the wounded have since died. Our
burial parties report $500 to 5000 rebels found
dead on the field.
Up to May 8, there had been no engagement, the
armies being but two miles apart.
Congress-.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-Dispatches to the New York
papers say that the Select Committee OF the House
on the Confscation and Emancipation bill have in
structod their Chairman to report. the two bills,
the first is agreed to by NOEL (Mo.,) Elliott, Hutchins,
Beamin and S~edgwick, and opposed by Mallory
(Ky.,) and Cobb IN. j. 1t confscates all real and
personal property of leading classes of the rebels. who
shall continue in rebellion after the passage of the
bill. By another section, the property OF all others
who continue 60 days lin rebellionl after the passage
of the act. shall share the same fate. The President
is to seize the property, but the Courts are to insti-
tute proceedings. The claims of loyal citizens are
made liens on the property taken.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The House to-day adopted
a resolution for the impeachment Of w. III. Hum
phreys, Judge of the u. S. District Court of the State
of Tennessee, for high crimes and misdemeanor.
The Pacific Railroad and Telegraph bill has passed
the House of Representatives by 35 majority.
Miscellaneous.
The Herald's dispatch says that the Administra-
ton is fully satisfied that the road to Richmond is
open and that the rebel army of the East is utterly
routed.
NEW YORK. May 1O.-The steamer Oriental, from
Port Royal, 9th, has arrived.
The rebel steamer .NashriILe has got into Will
mington. The sailing sloop-Of-war Jamestown, was
the only blOckading ship there, and the pirate slipped
by.
The Times dispatch says that :he main road of
retreat up York Peninsula is close on the bank Of
York river, which will bring the rebel army in range
of our %guDboats that are conducting Franklin's
transports to their rear. This division doubtless will
be able to intercept the rebel retreat and force them
to give battle or surrender.
Mcclellan has transports sufficient to forward
200, 600 troops from yorktown to West Point imme-
diately. and it will not be surprising if he captures
the bulk of the rebel army and takes Richmond with
in n week.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The New York Times
dispatch says, that the French Minister has gone to
Richmond. TO assure the rebel government that the
Emperor does not recognize them a. a power among
nations. England and France by recognizing them
rs belligerenis did all that could be expected on the
part of neutral governments. Continued hostiities,
by the threatened destruction of the cotton and to-
bacco crops, would only be n wanton injury to the
commerce of the world, injuring France and England
even more than the United States. That the resort
to a guerrilla warfare, as proposed when their armies
were destroyed, would demorahze society and would
be simply a return to barbarism. The rebels have
been admonished, therefore, that the cessation of
>ostilities is a duty to themselves, and which all
civilized nations will unite in requiring of them.
Gen. Lawtou, commanding the rebel forces at
Savannah, Ga, has formally communicated to the
City Council his determination to surrender. The
City Council resolved to sustain Gen. Lawton.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The Navy Department has
just received dispatches from Com. Dupont. ANNOUNCE
ing the capture of the rebel steamer Ella Harley
by the Santiago de Cuba, deeply loaded with Enfield
rifles. 1t is supposed she has cannon in her fore
hold, which had not been looked into Mt the time the
steamer bearing dispatches left. The Santiago de
Cu5a also chased the .Ndsuriiie, but the latter was
too swift for her. The Nashville was also 10 AIDED
with arms, intending TO run the blockade.
The United States steamer .Nercidifz, on the eth
April. near the q" Hole in the WALL captured the
steamer Bermuda. with 1920 pounds of powder. Z
field carriages. and a number of cannon. swords,
pistols, shells, etc. She has been taken to Philadel-
phia.
CAIRO, May A refugee from Vicksburg. Miss,
who left Memphis on Thursday, says the particulars