The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-10-08

As an evidence of the revival of commerce on the
Mississippi, we observe that the St. Louis papers
now contain an abundance of advertisements of
steamers to leave for Vicksburg.
Official statements show that the total public debt
of the United States, on the lst of July last, was
81 ,O97, ia 366-less by over 5000 900 than an
ticipated by the Secretary of the Treasury last
December.
The steamer Metropolitan arrived at st. Louis. a
few days ago with a portion of Gen. Grants captured
spoils from vickshurg. She had on board Is 200
rebel muskets and 20 field pieces, which were deliv-
cred M the St. Louis Arsenal for repairs.
a colored man named Johnston, having been
drafted in Sco, Allegheny county. n Y. offered an
able bodied white man as a substitute. The white
man was accepted, sworn into the service, and is
now in the barracks.
Returned prisoners who have lately arrived at
Washington from Richmond, report that in less than
twenty four hours after the issue of JEFF Davis pro-
clamation, a wholesale CONSUMPTION had commenced
in that city.
The Navy Department has awarded the contract
for building the fifteen knot sloop of war to ship
builders Messrs. Cramp s. Son, q Philadelphia. for
the sum of S94O 600. to be completed in twelve
months.
The skeleton of a man was found standing upright
lately among the cargo of An Australian ship on her
arrival at London He had evidently tried to get a
free passage, and was walled ~ by the cargo.
Stockings - to suit the teet'' are now sold in Lon
don. Tney are, like shoes, " rights and lefts.' The
inner edge of each is quite straight 10 the extremity
of the great toe. while the outer is rounded oil to the
shape Of The foot.
The great pearl fishery of Aripo. in Ceylon. which
has been IN allegiance for some years, Is about 10 be
renewed under very promising auspices. The bank
producing pearl bearing oysters is seven miles long,
and two ana a half broad, aud is calculated TO con-
tain between two and three million oysters.
The rebel Gen. Johnson sivertises in the .Hissis-
sippiGa, recently, that AL Of the Fourth Mississippi
cavalry 80 have disgraced themselves by 5asely aud
cowardly deserving their posts at q time when their
services we're most needed Among them are
eighteen non commissioned officers and two lieu.
tenants.
At the breaking out of the war. Gen. (then Cap
tain) Meade was stationed AZ Detroit, in charge Of
the Lake Survey. While there he was requested by
a self constituted committee to take the oath OF
allegiance, but he Indignantly refused, and was
branded in Consequence by these ge-,ry as a " rebel
sym pathizer."
The Undertook Rough Notes tells of a Dutch
baby in the village. killing a rat which had boldly
attempted TO rob il of its bread and butter. The
baby had a piece OF bread in one hand AMI a hammer
in the other, and when the rat seized the bread, the
baby hit 1t on the head with q hammer, killing il
Instantly.
Major-General D. II Maury, commanding at Mo-
bile, issued a proclamation TO the citizens of that
place on the Sth, warning them that the calamity AZ
Nick>burg had a peculiar significance for them, that
Mobile might be attacked in = short time, aud that
the troops must be Immediately armed for protection.
aud that able bodied slaves must be sent to work on
the defenses Immediately.
The emigration westward is immense. A letter
written near Omaha City. Nebraska. to the MiIsau-
kie .NeIcs says There are 800 wagons going
escort of one hundred cavalry going through with
them. The roads are covered with wagons most of
the time, some going TO Pixies Peak aud others 10
Washington Territory. California and Oregon. Most
sisting of about twelve hundred wagons. is about 300
milss ahead.