The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-10-29
REHABILITATION.

Total gals. opGDll6 > iJ91ll
showing a gain Of 800 per cent, and this too in the face Of the
most gigantic rebellion that the records Of history can show.
The impor alton into California for The past nine
months, as shown by the Custom House Books
reaches the enormous amount of 321 bbls., 40,970
cases Coal Oil; 6,S71 cases Kerosene; 200 cases
Petroleum. These are only different names for the
same thing. This oil has been found here near
Santa Cruz, l learn that the Santa Cruz Petroleum
Oil Works Company last week elected a new board
Of Trustees, and that active operations will be short
ly commenced, to bring the oil from the Petroleum
Hills near that place into market. The services of
MIR. Charles Peasley have been engaged, and CON
tracts entered into for the purchase Of the necessary
articles TO carry on the production of the oleaginous
fluid. Mr.. Peasley has had a large experience in
the manufacture OF Kerosene, and informs me that
the crude oil obtained from the rock of the Hills, is
equal to any Pennsylvania crude he ever worked.
| occasionally see Mr.. n. l.. Ingols, the Secretary Of
this Company, and to hear him blow, you would
think that California would soon be an exporter, in
stead of an importer. He says he recollects in 1850
and 1852 paying 124 cts, per 10. for Chill Barley
and S45. per bbl. for Flour, and some OF his friends
potatoes at Is cts. each per potato, (that is the time
when his island friends ought to have got rich
and now how changed are the port statistics. But
Mr.. Ingols always was, what | have frequently
called him, a visionary g cuss.'' and there is not
much reliance TO be placed on his data.
Loss of the Russian Corvette "Novick."
AhAS 'NNS'N "b'Sh yoA WI ISpiaNNt dS prlus az
Honolulu with Admiral Popof, in 1859 80 or 1859
when Mr.. Wyllie made a big speech, alluding to his
having been originally intended for Russian Diplo-
macy, Sc, was lost on the 26th September, near
Point Reyes. The U. 5. Revenue Cutter Shubrick
was sent to her as soon as The intelligence reached
the city. When she arrived at the scene of the
wreck, of the whole vessel only n small piece of the
stem remained visible. All the movables were
saved. Only one Of the crew was lost-a sailor
drowned by the capsizing Of one of the boats between
the shore and ship. The Shubrick brought 100
officers and men from the wrecked vessel TO this city,
an officer and fifteen men being left at Point Reyes TO
guard the tents, etc, etc The remains Of the
.NoUick were sold by Messrs. McRuer s. Merrill at
public auction for 81 $50 in gold. The wreck and
everything on board except the officers personal pro-
perty, the sails, charts, flags, and nautical iustru-
ments, went TO the buyer.
Cards of thanks have been published, and a din
ner party was given the other evening by the officers
at the Stevenson House, to Collector Farwell, Capt.
and others who were prominent in rem
dering assistance. Admiral Popotf is expected here
with the rest Of the squadron daily. The telegraph
informs MS that II or Is Russian men of war are
looked for in New York. The reason of these move
ments, is sal to be anticipated rupture with John
Bull on the Polish question. and the Car does not
intend the freezing up and blockading game of the
b attic and Black to be played on him as it was on
his father.
Other Men-of- War in Port.
H. VI. c. Majesty's steam frigate Resolution is in
port. She is the Sag ship of Sr. Don Louis Herman
iez Pinzon. commander If the Pacific Squadron. :