The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-02-19

,b,, received by the bark We select the most in
,,resting items Of teIegraphic and other news trans
,,rBs from Jan. 10Th to Both.
From the Potomac Army.
Ur,DorAETEEs OF TIE ARMY OF THE POToMAC,
January 26-Tuis morning Burnside turned over
,s command % the army 10 Gen. Hooker. So soon
A. the change was known the principal officers waited
n Burnside aud took leave Of him with regret. lie
i.-lei a parting address TO the army.
WssuryGrDS, January 25-The following i the
,tlrrss % Gen Burnside to his army.
Hs.rgrAsTErs- CsNr NEAR FALMOUTH, January 2G-By
l---r1u o. tH- PRECEDENT q the United states the Command
-Gru- Hooker The short time that be has directed your
alf,arn.' hl' lt D-TH 'rliili % victory nor Of any cons'd-
Er5lu q c,urazr, patience aud endurance that, under more
aunb~ ereImsteHce-, would have accomplished great results.
C5lta.e -- exercise o. ,h-s- virtues b. true in your devotion
uylarc1aniry l"t a~ principles you haze s~or" o maintain,
All Ege o. i- brave AMI -siHfll GENERAL Who has long been
aslua-i NIs your or1autzlt1u, ant who j. now 10 command
IN i--rse slsr-s. Your Generals prayers are tha, God
nay be- EEh yel, AMI grant you continued success until the
4. i understood that Mnjor-Geuerals Franklin
and Sumner have been relieved from their commands
d the right AMI left Grand Divisions Of the Army Of
me Potomac. General Couch succeeds Sumner and
Gen. ". T. Smith succeeds Gen. Franklin.
Hr,DQU,uTEEs AguY OF THE POroXAC. January
g-Geu- Hooker has ISSUED an address To the army,
% EhIcn he says he enters upon the discharge q his
} uues With a just appreciation Of their responsible
ues. Since the formation Of this army he has been
iIeui6si with its history; he has shared in It's glO-
res aud reverse- aud has no other desire than that
these relations may remain unchanged until its des-
INV should be accomplished. In the record Of its
a.neyeuents there - much TO be proud Of, and With
the blessing Of Col will contribute something TO the
rsa3Eu Of cur arms and the success Of our cause.
To secure these ends the cheerful Cooperation Of
every officer and soldier IS required. In eguipmeut,
intelligence aui vaIor the enemy Is our inferior. Let
u. then. never hesitate To give him battle whenever
We eau Uni him.
The only movement to-day is n change of locality
dheaiquLrteTs.
A Dispatch sIys that a very important report, said
tob be Guuiet on good authority, IN reference to the
Army Of the Potomac, reached here tonight. Ii is
70 the eject that the Army Of the Potomac is TO be
virtually dIsbanded aud a greater portion Of it sent
10 the west To cooperate IN Il grand campaign soon to
he iuaugurated y small portion Of il, just suai-
cient for the protection Of the Capital, will be de-
timed near Washington So runs the report.
Nav YoRK, Jan. 2S-Special dispatches from
Washington state that a list Of more than 80 army
oi,e1s has been prepared who are TO be %summarily
dismissed from the service for violation Of the army
regulations by the use OF improper language in refer
srce 70 their superlors aud the Chief,
in Connection with the removal Of Mcclellan and the
curt martial aud sentence Of Gen Fitz-JOhn Porter.
From Richmond and North Carolina.
The Richmond Examiner Of Jan. 23d, in an
EDITORIAL on the situation Of affairs, acknowledges
tbs, LIncOln's pledges once deemed foolish by the
South, that he would hold occupy and possess the
brs belonging To the United States, have been re-
deemed almost To the letter. IL seems doubtful about
the Mississippi Valley, and says that If within the
lrAI Two months We % I hll tDsVID OF lOD,DDb
mu 70 our (rebe) forces in the South vest, we shall
cone to grief but if We do add them, We are
beyond peTIdventuTe.
The Richmond Hing Of the 18th says the enemy
tFeiertl=J are advancing from Newbern, Kingston,
mi other points towards Wilmington. IL also pub
I-Oes a Dispatch from McMiunvilIe, Tenn. of the
2itb, which says the Yankees attacked Mnrgan's
Command this morning. and after two hours hard
Sighting with superior forces, our men fell back.
\ Dispatch from GoIisborOugh, " C. the 18th,
sga that it is reported that an Abolition fleet of
ninety twO sail, including two Monitors and six
other iron clids. are IN Beaufort harbor- Also. that
City thousands AbOlitiOuists are encamped IN Moore
heal and Caroline counties.
Nav YoGK. Jan. Both A Newborn letter says
Governor Stanly's resignation was sent hence TO
Washington by the last mail. IL IL based on the
Presidents Emancipation Proclamation, which he
strenu0usly opposes.
Jan. 2S--A late Richmond dispatch says There
IRE uumistIkIble signs that the CONSUMPTION law
vii be r1gidIy executed, and the military strength
Of the Country as far as demanded by Congress will
behIy brought out In the spring we hope We will
s1ihe South one vast camp and every man a soldier.
Tie Charleston -H-TcuTV urges the speedy and
Through enforcement Of the act IN every State.
FORTRES- MOynoE. Jan. 26-The following intel
lgnce from Newborn, n. C., January 10Th, was
received to-day
From Southern papers 1t appears there has been
great condemnation IA the interior by the reported cuu-
centrttion Of the Federal troops ia this Department.
Il has been a~certainei that seveuty-Gve thousand
rebel troops have been sent into North Carolina from
the RIppahauuock, and some have been Withdrawn
thence for the Southwest The rebels believe the
Army of the Potomac 10 be completely demoralized
AMI on the eve OF mutiuy. Hence their wiIhdraWal
Of troops 10 these points.
10 the rebel Congress. on the I9th Jan. Mr.. Foote.
Of Tennessee, advocated sending Commissioners TO
the United States. setting forth terms on which the
SGth would consent to peace. He intended Offering
a resolution 10 that effect. IN order 10 throw the res
Possibility Of further carnage on Lincoln.
The Gunboat ..Hatteras."
The steamer B0arfmGH, from New Orleans, has
arrived. On the 9Th. the Unitei States sloop .Of-war
Brooklyn, IN company with six other Federal steam
es. whilst of Galveston. saw q steamer IN the otlng
All the steamer HlfterGs got under way TO Oyertake
her, and when within mailing distance asked who she
Vas, and received rs an answer " Her Mljesty's
sb1p of-War Sgffre.'' The commander Of the Hat
hras then lowered a boat with an officer and crew TO
60 ou board, when the stranger fired a broIdsIde into
ne HIHcTls- The Brooklyn got under way and
started iu pursuit, but night coming on. she lost
s2nt Of her and was compelled 10 give up the chase.
Va returning, she found the HIreTGS sunk IN nine
lHhJms water. The officers OF the BOErfmGH are
Unable TO give furthe PARTICULARS, although II IS sup
FSei that Tie steamer Was the pirate -iiI5GmG.
SEw YORK, Jan. 2S-AI letter 10 the Herald states
ee Acting Master Partridge, Of the gunboat Hut
"fa, who was ordered on board the strange steamer
~ G1vestou, says that they hadn't showed OF the
sNF a length before the -ildbGmI poured IN her first
GAisrie, which was immediately replied 10 by the
tH4teras. This occurred just at dark. As the first
o'laisUle was exchanged. both vessels steamed ahead
aIe by side, exchang ng orOadsIIes a. fast Is the
glus could be loaded aud fired, aud within q short
distance Of elcn other Partridge was Fulling ahead
al the time. euieayOring 10 reach his vessel, but did
not succeed He says that the cannonaie lasted so
MINUTES, Wheu he heard a sound OF musketry. by
NltO f hard pulling he came again IN sight OF the YES