The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-04-09

OF THE SCHOONER
"DanieI Webster.

hIaasEAcd ~ SDSseEs
BY the arrival on Thursday last, of the pilot boat
Daniel Webster. We have advices from San Fran
cisco to March 10, and Geographic news from Wash
ingtOn to the anne date.
We CLEAN the following summary of news by this
arrival, embracing dates from March l to 10.
THE IRoN CLADs AT WORK Five of Ericsson's
batteries are now assembled at Port Royal, viz the
.NOHtauh, PaSsaic, HehGrhen, .Nahant and Pa
tdpScO. These are soon to be joined by the Sanga-
mon from Hampton Roads, and the SangamOn is to
be relieved by the CatSbiN, which left this city on
Friday last, making eight of these vessels of war,
with the Nantucket, which has sailed from Boston
for the Southern coast. The above list includes all
of the first Monitors. except the Lehigh, which is
ahOat Mt Chester, Pennsylvania, and rapidly ap-
preaching completion. With such a powerful squad
ron of irOn-clad batteries in the neighbOrhoOd of
Charleston and Savannah, active operations cannot
be much longer delayed.
Hilton Head correspondence, dated the 9Th, states
that the pirate Nashville endeavored during a fog to
run past the blockaders, but got aground. Com
mander WOrden discovered her and ran up within
100 yards with the .nOHfGUE. Fort McAllister
opened a furious fire, but Wordeu took no notice
thereof, leaving the wooden guuboats 10 reply 10
that. The fourth she'll fired burst in the Nashville,
setting her on fire. Another went through her side
into the powder magazine, which blew her up with a
great explosion. None Of our vessels We're harmed.
Washington special dispatches say the President
has received dispatches announcing the capture of
III VIC iLStcT III III MOUTH Ul me ORCGcUee IIlVer,
near Savannah, by our iron-cads.
New YORK, March 9.-The UorIa's Port ROYAL
correspondence states that the .HOafauk, when re-
turning from destroying the .NashriHe, ran over a
torpedo, which exploded. lifting the vessel two feet,
but not iniuriug her, except by a slight disarrange-
ment of the machinery.
From the Potomac.
WASHINGTON, March Inflammation has been
received that the rebel captain MoseIy, with his COM
mand, stealthily entered Fairfax Court House this
un,rufur NJ > p-clpcE Thau ~ A the Provost
Marshal, the patrols horses, etc, together with Gen.
Gloughton and all the men-detachei from his brig
ade; they also took every horse to be found, public
or private. Col. Johnson. commanding the post.
escaped. The rebels searched for men in every
direction. All our available cavalry force, Mt last
accounts, was pursuing the rebels.
Twelve deserters from the Army of the Potomac,
arrived here to-day; about sixty more have been
tried and convicted by n Court Martial. They are
now on their way to the Rip Raps, where they will
be punished at hard labor.
Loss of the Federal irOn-clad .IndianoIa.'
CAIRO, March 4th.-Memphis papers Of the ID con-
tain the following in regard to the capture of the
IadianOla. 1t seems she was lying thirty five miles
below Vicksburg, on Tuesday last, when the rams
Queen aud Webb approached, and an active engage
ment ensued. The rams had the advantage on their
side, the IqiidHOid moving slowly. They butted
her broaisiIe aud stern; the I1dianOlG changing
guns from side 10 side; but her ASSISTANTS as quickly
gained the opposite side and buttei again. The coal
blrges OH each side the IqdiaHOia quickly sunk, and
at last Capt. Brown announced that his ship was
sinking, and she surrendered.
She was then ordered ashore, and all the crew
taken prisoners but one man, who escaped, and
made his way to the Federal lines. The action lasted
fifteen minutes.
\ flag of truce for the exchange of prisoners, re-
ports that the IadiaROld had sunk, but many seem
TO doubt the truth of this st itement. thinking il only
n ruse. and that she may yet be used against us.
The latest report is, that the Queen Of the Hest is
lying under the Confederate batteries at Warrenton.
FORTRESS MONROE, March S-The Richmond
Dfsufgrb of March 6rh saws the punbOat IDIIg UOil.
captured from the Yankees, was blown up last
Tuesday by the rebels. Her guns fell into the hands
of the Federals. The Queen Of The Hest left in such
hurry that she left part Of her crew on shore.
Later dispatches state the IHdianOIa was not de-
and they are endeavoring TO raise her. The
Federal gunboats are making great destruction on
Lake Providence. An attack is daily expected on
Port Hudson by Banks's forces.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 9th has been re-
ceived at the headquarters Of the army, and contains
the following dispatch:
the destruction of the HtdiGROiG was a most
unnecessary affair. The turreted monster which
recently passed the batteries at Nicksburg proved 10
be n hltbOat. with sundry fixtures to create deception.
She passed Vicksburg on Tuesday night, and the
officers of the IqdiGROla, believing her TO be n tur-
retei gunboat. blew her up, her guns falling into
the hands Of the Federals.
Congressional
Congress dissolved on the 4th OF March.
The President convened an extra session OF the
to act on nominations of public officers.
The closing hours Of Congress are marked with
very important documents ON the foreign policy in
relation TO Intervention. The question the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations had under consider
alton during the last week. Is on the current resolu-
tons on the subject of mediation. These resolutions,
which had been reported unanimously, declare that
while Congress may have accepted foreign mediation
on international Affairs, it cannot receive it from
fOreign powers in arrestiug domestic troubles. and
siII regard a proposition OF foreign Intervention as
unreasonable and inadmissible.
The second resolution sets forth that the United
States are g%rappling with n rebellion which Is seek
ny the destruction Of the republic TO erect a new
power whose corner stone shall be slavery. and that
interference can but aid this undertaking,
md will consequently be looked upon by the United
States as an unfriendly act. \ resolution directs
he transmission of these resolutions to the Ministers
f the United States in foreign countries, that the
declarations and protests may be commune ti by
hem to the Government to which they are accredit-
d.
All the usual appropriation bills passed, and were
igned by the President. These. together with other
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