The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-02-06
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
NEWS I!
BY BARK "COMETY

BY BARK "COMET!"
In our last issue. we we're able merely to announce
the arrival Of the Comst, with the mails, bringing
very important intelligence.
From the paperb received, We have the following
summary. besides The Death Of Prince Albert, which
occurred Dec. 18th. and the release OF the Rebel
Commissioners, NJ son and sIideIl, announced in our
last.
The telegraph brings Washington advices to jar
uary ID:
Latest Telegraphic Dispatches.
News OF 25rH Dso.-A telegram from Charleston
states that four Federal gunboats assembled the Edisto
on Tuesday last, and anchored opposite ROchevill,
and St. Johns Island, 80 miles from Charleston, and
sheIIed the camp Of the First South Carolina Regi-
ment. Under cover Of the fire they landed a large
force, and the Carolinians retreated to the brick
church.
BY the steamer Persia, news comes Of tine death Of
Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria He died
suddenly, Of gastric fever.
NEWS OF 26m DEc.-A deserter from the rebel
lines near CentreviIle, says the rebel army has gone
into winter quarters 1t numbers 100000. The
rebels on the Lower Potomac, numbering $1,000,
have also built winter hufs-
Gen. Sumner fell from his horse. Mt a review, two
weeks ago, and injured himself so severely that 1t IS
though he will not be able again to mount his horse.
He has been relieved from the command Of his divi-
sion.
Prince Napoleon is using all his influence in favor
OF the Federal Government
In the Senate, yesterday, Hale made a speech
against delivering up Mason and Slidell, and advo-
eating a war with England rather than sacrifice our
national honor
The rebel steamer Bermuda has run the blockade
Of Savannah. and is on the way to England with
300 bales Of cotton
The Banks of New York, Boston and Philadelphia
have taken the Government o per cent. twenty year
loan for fifty millions dollars which was intended for
the foreign market, and have had extended TO them
the option of the remaining Fifty millions Of the 1870
loan until January LIST instead Of December lst
The FEDERAL forces are entrenching themselves at
Beaufort, South Carolina The invasion has created
great CONSERVATION at Charleston and Savannah
At the latter place all the inhabitants commenced
n stampede, when the Government interfered, prOhi-
biting able-bodied men to leave. The Federal Gov
ernmeut is about to open the port to trade
The Uuionis,s in Tennessee have risen and destroy
ed the bridges on the railroads., so as to cut OF
the rebel troops in Virginia from succor or supplies
from the cotton States
jeff. Davis. the President, and Stevens. Vice
President, OF the rebel States, have been unanimously
reelected for ~six-years-
The Federal feet Of thirty old vhalers, loaded with
stone. Is now on the Southern coast for the purpose
Of permanently closing certain rebel ports. The
harbors Of Savannah and Charleston will be included.
The British steamer FTngaf which left Liverpool,
loaded with arms and munitions OF war valued ut
$40, 900. and which cleared for the Coast Of Africa,
was taken by q U. S. Frigate and brought to Key
West.
Gen. Dix's expedition to Accomac and Northamp-
ton counties il meeting with decided success. The
yirginiaus are everywhere raising the stars and
stripes
The citizens Of a large portion Of North Carolina
have met in convention, repudia'ed the rebel author
titles and established n provisional government. A
proclamation issued by the Governor is eminently
loyal and calls for regiments Of State troops to defend
the Union cause.
QUINCY, December SIP. M-The steamship
-Haa, with dates from Liverpool to the 2lst Decem-
Der. arrived at Halifax to-day. She brought 500
troops. warlike preparations [of Englandl continued
undated The .Adriafie and the Persia have mr.
rived with troops The Cleopatra and the Parma
are looked for to-day.
There are runners Mt Paris that the lFrench1 Gov
erumcnt has sent n note to Russia, Prussia ond Aus
tria suggesting q common action by the Great Pow
es Tin the mstter) between England and America.
The OrISIox NAuoSALE-the organ of Prince
Napoleon-says that France has no enemy but Eng
land, and France should not weaken the United
States.
Commissary stores (rebel) in Nashville. Tenn. were
destroyed by Ere on the I'D of December. Loss
$1,000. 900.
Quincy, January 1.-The following additional
European news comes by the .Eina which arrived at
New York yesterday :
A telegram of 10Th December, from Berne, Switz-
erIanj, saws that the Federal Council and received a
circular addressed by the French Government to the
European powers, declaring that the arrest OF Mason
AMI Slileil was contrary to the principles which are
regarded rs essential to the security of q neutral flag.
Tie French Government deemed il necessary for the
Cabine: at Washington to make CONCESSIONS
HALIFAX, December 3l.-Passeneers by the Asia
report that the blocking up of Charleston harbor with
stone is likely to lead to difficulties with the Euro
pean powers
The surrender Of Mason and Slidell is not the
whole of England's demands.
Paris correspondence generally says that If HOSTILE
ties between England and America be not arrested,
they will become general
PEovIpExCE, January 1.-The British steam gun.
boat RinafdO left at 5 =. VI. with Messrs. Mason and
Slideil and suite on board
FoRrnEss MONROE, January lisa prisoner.
were exchahged tor an equal number sent to Rich
moud last week. They are expected to- morrow-
ST. LOUIS, December 31.-France has addressed
note TO the American Cabinet, proposing that Russif
and Austria shall act as mediators between the Uni
ted States and England IN relation to the arrest o
Nascn and Slideil, and other mattersof dispute
Crhis is probably only n surmise Of some one writing
in the United States, based on the latest European
nexs-as stated in our dispatches given above
Ed. BULLETIS-)
Sr. LOUIS, January 2-0n the 18th of December
the Spanish feet appeared OF the Castle Of San Juar
de Uloa Vera CruZ) The Mexican troops stationed
there retired without firing o gun. The Spanish
forces Immediately Occupied the fortress.
General Santa Anna and General Miramon hav'
both returned u Mexico.
IL il n remarkable fact that some prominent com.
manders Of the naval expedition were ether born OF
raised in the Southern States. The commodore, Du
pont. although born in New Jersey. was appointed e