The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-12-10

II LuRHSu uaTNSsl = worth only S1OO,OOO,OOO
or so more this year than usual.
Greek FIRE is pronounced by an exchange as electric.
He judges by the shock it gave Beauregsrd.
The two Englishmen who discovered the source Of
the Nile should visit the South and discover the
last ditch"
\ lady who drowned herself for love near Paw
tucket was recently borne to her grave on a bier
carried exclusively by women, and one hundred
other women followed in procession.
On the anniversary of the independence Of the
Republic of Chill, September 18th, the Gillian Min
lister at Washington, Mr.. Asia Buruaga, was greeted
by the Marine Band with the national hymn OF Chill
and the national airs Of the United States. This, IL
is understood, was done by direction Of the Govern
ment in return for q similar compliment given TO the
United States Minister in Chill, on the Fourth Of
July.
RAISING A SUSKES VEssEL-M. Bauer, an eugi-
neer. has, after long preparatory labors. succeeded
i'll raising a Bavarian steamer. which sank two years
ago in the Lake Of Constance The engineer In
order 10 raise the vessel, which was lying at n depth
of 10 feet, made use of an apparatus OF his own ill.,
vention. By means of divers he attached TO her two
large balloons, made Of waterproof linen, which he
filled with air. When the expansion had become
sufficient, a movement was observed in the water,
which looked as If boiling, and the vessel gradually
came TO the surface.
The Voices OF THE BATTLE FIELD.-fn his report
az the Cbickamaupa battles, Il. F. TAYLOR records the
following fact - If anybody thinks that when our
men are stricken upon the field they I'LL the air with
cries and groans, till 1t shivers with such evidences
Of agony, he greatly errs. An arm is shattered. a
leg carried away, a bullet pierces the breast, anu the
soldier sinks down silently upon the ground. or
creeps away, if he can, without a murmur or COM
plant; falls as the sparrow falls. speechlessly, and
like that sparrow. | earnestly believe, falls not with
out note by the Father. The dying horse gives out
his fearful ut:erances of almost human suffering, but
the mangled rider is dumb. The crash of m~usketry.
the crack of rifles, the roar of guns. the shrek Of
shells, the rebel whOOp, the Federal cheer. and that
indescribable undertone of grinding, %rumbling, splin-
tering sound, make up the voices of the battle field.
FRENCH NAVY ARMAMENTs.-Accounts from France
indicate unusual activity, and the use of all availa-
bic ingenuity in the Navy Construction Yards OF the
Empire. Al Toulouse the Department of Marine
had just contracted for an immense quantity" of
steel plates for the plating of vessels already on the
docks, and to be completed during the present year.
Ar .. enormous sum- say the French journals, is to
be directed to this purpose out of the Marine Budget
of 1868. Al Toulon, metal plated vessels of still
newer model are building, of such supposed superior
power, both of action and resistance, that they are
called = Napoleon Bull Dogs" These are supposed
to be principally for coast defence. Another writer
speaks of them as " floating batteries after q more
formidable model than hitherto known. The plan is
reported TO be the result of a critical comparative
examination of n dozen different plans submitted to
the Minister of Marine, and 10 combine in one the
individual merits of each.
Mr.. SUMMERS SPEECH.-The London Star pub
fishes a very full sketch Of the speech of Senator
Sumner on our : Foreign Relations, )" and has a long
editorial on the subject. The Star says - The
Hon. Charles Sumner has not belied the confidence
inspired by q long and illustrious career. He is as
firmly as ever the friend of peace between Great
Britain and America. His speech at New York Oh
the 10Th of September. is indeed heavy with charges
against France and England. But it is an appeal
for justice, not an incentive to strife. 1t is a COM
plant of hopes disappointed. of friendship withheld;
Of errors adopted and obstinately maintained. 1t is,
however, an argument which does honor even to
those against whom it is urged, and which aims to
establish future relations of the closest alliance. Sen
ator Summers chief reproach is this-that we have
acted unworthily of ourselves; unfaithful to our
deepest convictions and best memories. We can
afford to be az severe in our self judgment as he is
in his sharpest accusations.
The TELEGRAPHIC WoNDER.-The following account
OF an extraordinary French telegraphic invention is
given by the Paris correspondent of the London Star:
80 The Able Casselli's pantelegraph is taken up by
the Government. a project of a law was recently
presented TO the Corps Legislatif, which proposes
that il should supersede the Morse apparatus now in
universal use. The pantelegraph is one of the great
est scientific wonders of the present day. 1t is pro-
perly enough termed here an autograph and amateur.
A dispatch written at Paris is reproduced without
the assistance of any clerk at Marseilles with the
most rigorous fidelity, az IS also a portrait, or sketch
of any kind. Nor does the Casselli apparatus need
so great a supply of electricity as that of Morse, and
is much less affected by the condition of the atmos-
phere. The Empress has lately had her likeness
telegraphed TO some Of her friends in the provinces {;
and, last week, Casselli telegraphed a painting of a
full blown rose from the Observatory to the bureau
of the Geographic administration. The petals were
of a beautiful pink color, and the leaves of an equally
good green in short, were exactly like the tints of
of the original. ROssini, also, not many days ago,
telegraphed to Marseilles, by this apparatus, n
melody which he improvised in honor of the inventor,
and which has since gone the rounds of the Paris
HIS CoNDIrIoNs.-The Vienna Presse, published
in the city where Macmillan resides. said in its is-
Of September 18th
1.-The Mexican DeputatiOn which will formally
offer Archduke Ferdinand Max the imperial crown
voted by the Assembly of Notables, is expected to ar
here in a few days. 1t is asserted that the
is greatly disposed to accept the offer. but
it is a mistake to suppose that he will embrace it un-
conditionally. He is firmly determined only to as
cend the throne provided the Powers interested in
holding the balance of power by the erection of a
in Mexico, the dissolution of the North
American republic, and the prevention of the sub
~jugation Of Europe by America. will fulfill such con-
ditions as shall afford the Mexican throne warrants
of permanency.
These conditions are
/. Guaranty of the throne by the Three Powers
originally undertook the expedition England,
France and Spaln,) that it is to say, that they shall
to support the monarchy by arms in case
Of danger from within or without.
2. That all the Mexican municipalities shall declare
themselves, by free vote, satisfied with the establish
ment of a monarchy and the choice of an Austrian
prince.
Upon these conditions, and, as we are positively
assured, upon these conditions only, Archduke Fer
,tinand Macmillan will set out for Mexico"