The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-07-02
-OSGLET.

That Zulu diocese o. mine.
Because I've doubts about Noah's Ark,
And feel it right to tell men 50,
Is not the course for
Yours,
COLEyso.
The EUB OF THE UNIvERsE-Boston is a beautiful
city, situated on n peninsula at the head Of Massa-
chusetts Bay. Ii has three streets Cornhill, WASH
ington aud Beacon streets. 1t has a Common and a
Frog Pond, and many s~prightly squirrels. Its
streets are straight and cross each other like lines on
a chess board II. 1t has a State House, which is
the finest building in the world or out Of it. 1t has
one church, the Old South. which was built, as its
name indicates, before the Proclamation Of Emauci-
patton was issued. 1t has one bookstore. a lofty and
imposing pile of the Egyptian style land date) of
architecture, on the corner of Washington and School
streets III Ii has one magazine, the atlantic
-H0nhtiy, one daily newspaper, the Boston Journal,
one religious weekly. the (ongregationaIist. and
one orator, whose name is Train, a model Of chas,e,
compact and classic elegance n In politics, it was
a Webster Wing, till Wing and Webster both went
down, when 1t fell apart aud waited for something
to turn up-which proved to be drafting. Boston is
called the Athens Of America. Its men are solid.
Its women wear their bonnets to bed, their night-caps
to breakfast, and talk Greek AT dinner. | spend two
hours and a half in Boston and l kuow.-.4uQntic
Monthly.
CHARLEsToS.-From what we hear from Washing.
ton, 1t seems to be the prevailing opinion there that
Dupont failed TO push his efforts as far as the occasion
demanded. The Navy Department is confident as
ever Of the invincibilIty of the Monitors, and the
dispatches from Engineer Sinners satisfy them en-
tirely that all the feet except the ReohuE could
have gone into action again the day succeeding the
fight without any difficulty. Admiral Dupont's
courage and loyalty are not to be questioned-stil
there Is u feeling that he erred in not taking more
risks for the reduction of the rebel citadel. 1t is a
well known fact that most OF our naval officers have
a decided prejudice against the Monitors. They pre-
fer the old fashioned vessels, with an open quarter
deck, where the foe is met openly face TO face. The
contrast between life on board such a vessel and
being cooped up on board a Monitor. is very greatly
TO the disadvantage Of the latter. This naturally
gives point TO the prejudices entertained by old sailors
against E:icsson's ships-and this prejudice, per-
haps, influenced materially the decision against re-
newing the fight. On the other hand, the statement
that the Monitors steered badly is n very plausible
one; and, if they would not mind their helms readily,
Of course the difficulty of getting them safely through
the narrow channel between the Instructions placed
in the passage would be nearly or quite ~insurmount-
able Readers will draw their own conclusions as TO
the real merits of the case.
THE COPPERHEAD PLATFoRM.-By dint of much
e1ertion and great enterprise one of Our Young Men
has succeeded in compiling the following true and
reliable statement Of the principles professed by the
new party. He has had his hair cut, and is doing
well on low diet, since. In case our readers should
wish to know more, it is not impossible that Mr..
MahOney, and (hic) Salisbury of Delaware, may be
able to communicate. Here is the platform, 80 far
as heard from"
1.-The Constitution as it is, and the Union as it
might. could, would, should or shouldn't have been.
l--An armistice of twelve years, for deiberation.
HL-The Union at all hazards.
IVA new Confederation of States, comprising
all but New England.
Va vigorous persecution of the war.
VL-The peaceful departure of our hayward
sisters.
VIA military dictatorship Tor some man who
is coming"
VIlI-An armistice and alliance of one year, to
enable the belligerents to capture Canada.
M-UncOnditional restoration of the Union.
A.-A request for mediation from France and
England.
XL-A Commission appointed from North and
South. without cessation OF hostilities.
XH-Rs=i<Dstiou OF the present Administration
and appointment of n provisional Assembly instead.
XlII.-The Union forever. e
XlV.-AoOlition Of Anti slavery.
XV.-YigorOus procrastination Of the War.
XVL-Repeal of the Sunday liquor law.
XVlI-The integrity of the Habeas Corpus.
NNllI--The Union before the Niger.
NX--Speedy recognition of the Southern COnfed-
XX--The Union-Vantty Fair.
AFRIcA.-From the West Coast Of Africa we learn
that France has appointed a Consulate at Wbydah.
Commodore Wilmot and Captain Luce who had. been
sent to King Dahomy TO induce him to give up the
slave-trade had met with a kind reception. His
Majesty was about to attack Abbeokuta. The two
officers were made respectively Colonel and Captain
OF one of his crack regiments. As to giving up the
slave trade, His Majesty would not listen to it. He
would, he said, be Immediately poisoned if he at
tempted such "a thing. To show his appreciation Of
the good intentions of the officers and the British
Government. the King gave Commodore WilmOt two
slave girls for the Queen of England, and two for
himself. A schooner with 542 slaves on board had
been captured. \ difficulty had arisen between the
Governor of the Cape Coat Castle and the King of
A>hantee.
CHINA-1he rebels have gained much ground
lately, and the Imperial Government is evidently be-
coming weaker. The rebels have advanced very
near to Tientsin, and the lmperialists have withdrawn
most Of their forces from ShaDghae and Ningpo.
1t is confidently asserted that the Russians are to
send troops to assist the Emperor, in consideration of
cessions of territory. The Russians are to come down
the Amoor so soon as the ice breaks up. 1t is
thought, however, that the Russian forces may find
employment in japan, in case of war with England.
4 party Of miscellaneous troops, made up of China
men and foreigners, and Differed by Frenchmen,
lately, made an attack Oh the city Of Shaonshing. in
possession of the rebels, and the latter defeated them.
The latter had good rifles, and knew how to use them.
Sugar and Molasses
OF SUPERIOR QUALITY,