The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-06-26
Foreign Summary.

means of sustenance TO hrndreds.
The Memphis -9roianche Of May 9Th, says ssThe
telegraphic news from Richmond is painfully signi-
6cant that Mcclellan seems pre- pairing the same fate
for Richmond, that Butler and Farragut got up for
New Orleans"
OF affairs in New Orleans, the same paper says
that the Mayor and all the Aldermen have been ar
rested and sent to prison, on their refusal 10 take
the oath Great distress prevails in the city, food Of
all kinds being extremely scarce.
The Atlanta Confederacy states that in its judy
ment, Beauregard is well nigh fanked on both sides.
He has a large army, but not so large as the enemy.
'sIt were idle," it says, to conceal the fact that
We have fears for the result"
CoMyoDoRE PoRTEn's FLEET OFF MoBILE.-The
Peter sburg Express confirms the following dispatch
from Mobile, May 9Th {. The advance of Commodore
Porter's mortar fleet, consisting of seven vessels, is
OF Fort Morgan Ten more are off Hern Island,
moving eastward They FIRE occasionally. and are
apparently feeling for masked batteries"
More wAsHINGroN, Nav 22-Spe-
cial dispatches to the N. Y. Tribune say il is not yet
precisely determined as to what number Of volunteers
will be called for, out it will not be far from q hun
dred thousand, including those needed to fill up the
old regiments The Herald says the President has
decided TO accept $1,000 volunteers. TO Gil the ranks
which have been thinned out by wounds and sickness,
and to form a reserve under drill for the future,
which may be ready at a decisive moment.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS first of the sea-
son-were selling at the fruit stands in San Francisco,
May 26, at the rate of two pounds for twenty five
cents; straw berries, for three bits a pound, and cher
rieS, u luieriOr Quailtvs o u cen apiece zine
apples, brought by the last Panama steamer, sell at
the rate of seventy-fve cents each; small ones can be
had for fifty cents.
EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENTS RECOMMENDATIONS
INGToN, May 19.-rhe special dispatches to the New
York papers are as follows:
The Times says the universal topic is the Presi-
dents proclamation, repudiating the unauthorized
conduct of Gen. Hunter. 1t was understood, yester-
day. that the President would wait for an official
copy, but it was too obvious that the mischief would
be irreparable if immediate action be no. taken.
The effect in Washington has been most happy and
reassuring.
The Herald's dispatch says 1t is stated that
Governor Stanley is grieved at the course Of General
Hunter, and until the prompt and emphatic procla-
nation of the President. to day, was unwilling to
undertake the office assigned to him in North Caro-
lima.
GOVERNOR STANLEY's PowERs.-WAsHINGToN, May
20th.-Edward Stanley to-day received his commits
sion as Military Governor of North Carolina, and
will soon leave for the scene of his duties. He is in
vested with all functions pertaining to that office, in
Guiding the power to establish all necessary Offices
and tribunals. and to suspend the writ of ha6eas cor
pus, during the pleasure of the President, or until
the loyal inhabitants shallOrganize the State Govern
ment, in accordance with the Constitution.
The BoMBARDMENT OF THE FORTS NEAR New Or
LEANs-The Navy Department has received full
reports from Commodore %Farragut, at New Orleans,
accompanied by an elaborate plan of the Forts as
they appeared after the bombardment. Out of I, 500
shells thrown, 100 were counted on the solid
ground of the Fort. 100 exploded in the air. over
tue Tori, O,oUO III the ultCueS anu Overu0WeQ
portions of the Fort and drawbridges The hot shot
furnaces and cisterns were completely destroyed, and
oil the casemates were filled with water, the levee
having been cut, and the platform for tents burnt
up. OF the casemates, from end to end and roof,
many were broken in. and four guns were dismount-
ed. Eleven gun carriages and traverses were injured.
REBEL PRIvATEER-Advice from Nassau, N. P,
TO the 9th May, have been received. The steamer
Orerta. from Liverpool, was arming there as a rebel
privateer.
THE FRENCH REFUSED IN MExIco.-Dates from
Havana to the 18th, and Vera Cruz to the 18th,
and from the city of Mexico to the ID, have been re-
ceived. Private letters say that n battle had taken
place at Acultizingo, which was a drawn one. the
French losing most in killed and wounded. The
Mexicans retired. The latter directed their FIRE prin-
cipally at the officers, knowing they could not be re-
placed except by fresh importations from France.
Gen. Prim and staff arrived, but were not received
with much enthusiasm.
CAIRO, May pa tug, which was cent down to
Fort Wright to reconnoitre, was fired on from the
Fort on Wednesday, and subsequent; demonstrations
by the rebels prove that they still occupy the place.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The latest advices received
by the War Department, state that our army have
been within four miles of Corinth for several days.
Considerable skirmishing has taken place.
All was quiet in Fremont's, Banks and Mellow
ellis Departments.
No official dispatches have been received from Nc
Ciellan since We terday.
1t has been ascertained from an authentic source
that the expenditures of the Government from April,
1861, to the present time. have not averaged one
million daily. This may be regarded as q refutatlon
Of exaggerated reports Oh the subject.
CAIRO, May 23.-Two mortars opened Ere on Fort
Wright at l O'Clock on Thursday and continued to
FIRE at intervals of a few moments until q o'clock in
the evening. The fire was returned by the rebels,
but their shot exploded wide of the mark and no
damage was done up TO the hour the boat left.
Yesterday the firing had not been renewed.
THE BLOWING UP OF THE MERRIMAC.-The follow
ing from Fortress Monroe, May 18th, gives the only
account received of the destruction of the .Merrimac.
1t says At four o'clock yesterday morning, a bright
light was observed in the direction Of Craney Island,
and half an hour afterward an explosion took place,
which made the earth and water tremble for miles
around. In the midst of the bright flames which
shot up in the distance, the timbers and iron of a
steamer were seen flying. One of our tugs was sent
towards the island to reconnoitre. and ascertain the
cause of the affair; it was discovered that all the
earthworks had been abandoned and the yMerrimac
blown up. The forts OH the island, which were con-
structed with the best of engineering skill, are left in
excellent condition, as were also the barracks, which
had accommodate during the winter a garrison of
over 1000 men. Forty heavy guns we're mounted at
different parts of the works. There were also six
guns not mounted, On the main post Of the island.
The works commanded the approaches and the river
channel. Four men were found on the island. 1t
was ascertained that the .Merrimac was run ashore
du; ing the night by the officers. The crew landed. a
slow match was applied TO the magazines, and she
was torn to fragments by the time the crew we're out
of danger.
On the line of the river, from Craney Island to
Norfolk, are not less than six heavy earthworks,
mounting in all 60 cannon, all of which are still in
position. Two or three tons of powder were found in
the magazines. Fixed ammunition can be enumer-
ated by the cargo.
The Secession spirit was true to itself, and on
Saturday the Navy Yard was destroyed by order of
the rebel oommandant. Scarcely anything was left
but black walls and chimneys. Even the immense
dry dock was ruined. 1t is said the engines and
pumps belonging to it were removed to Richmond.
B, F, SNOW