The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-11-26

d IL SO gay, all so gay lie coui1n I Hsee II, ana
had some correspondence with General Wright on the
subject. The General supported the course taken by
the officer in command, and pending the correspond
ence between the high contracting parties. the Admi-
raj left Perhaps the matter will be referred to His
Majesty the King of the Hawaiian Islands for adjust
ment. If so l know of one happy man. and one IN
happy one. The former, His Excellency r C. Wyl-
lie. and the other the Secretary of II. II Majes,y's
Minister of Foreign Relations The Spanish officers
had a magnificent ball given them by the citizens.
Our citizens are also determined that the Russian
Admiral shall not pop of in u huff, as the English
Admiral did, without a show, and a preliminary
meeting of a Committee of Arrangements on their
behalf for the forthcoming entertainment to De given
to Admiral POpoff and the officers of the Russian feet,
now guests in this port. has been held, and Tuesday
evening, November 18th. has been fixed upon a. that
on which the festival il TO take place. The ball will
be given in Union Hall, Howard street. The affair
promises TO be the grand gala entertainment of the
season, and = you bet,' it will be. | have seen the
subscription book, with the names of our most promi-
nent merchants, bankers, and lawyers, and $1,000
was raised in about three hours yesterday. The AFFAIR
will cost upwards of $4,000. The minutia is ire
mendous-hower pots, canary birds, japonicas, and
oil that sort Of thing. The New York papers are
filed with glowing accounts of the ietes and courte-
sizes shown the Russians in that city. Coming
events cast their shadows before and if We ara
going to sail in for a fight on the Monroe question,
the Emperor Macmillan. and the Mexican Middle,
although late Geographic adyices state that Uncle 4 be
has concluded to act as if he " did Mt see it," while
his hands are so full with the rebels down in the
Sunny SOUTH (not the residence of c. p. Ward
Of Honolulu. near Waikiki We might as well do the
handsome thing for our future allies IA; the start. |
have always liked the Russians, ever since | was
book keeper for Messrs. Hackfeld s. Co. of Honolulu.
and had the pleasure of shaking Admiral Popoff by
his dexter fn, and drinking a glass of champaign
with Baron Dusterlow, who, poor fellow, has been
blowed up since in the Baltic. The Admiral don't
recollect me as 1 pass him in the streets of San Fran
cisco, but | have improved SO since | have been here,
and dress so much better, it's no wonder. and as L
don't drink, (not even champaign now,) | forgive
the apparent slight. The Emperor of all the Russias
is an ally not 10 be sneezed at, for here is a list of
the Russian Navy
The Baltic fee, consists Of o. vessels, sail and steam, mount
ing about 200 guns the Black sea feet has - war steamers,
.n I'LL ~ aooI' -Oo san,, .s nset ,at.oI gu III ue hn,oor I.
taHs q vessels, mounting together about 100 guns the White
sea feet consists of . steamers, carrying about 60 guns the
Lake Of Aral contains = steamers, with but small armamenis.
Total, AS vessels, with about $50 guns.
Join this to the present navy of the United States,
and it would not make a bad showing. Prentice
says We are likely to have all sorts Of ships upon the
water, but, unfortunately, little or no craftsmanship
on land. But Prentice must have his joke.
United States Public Debt.
The public debt on the LIST of September was ST.
232, I'll 900. 1t takes a mere twenty in millions 10
pay up the soldiers now in the field. Notwithstand
ing this pressure from without. telegraphic dispatches
under date of Washington, Nov. 4, state the United
$1,000 "' NSNHN ''H H'N'NSN ~
date, all the gold bearing certificates of Indebtedness
falling due between the present and the Both of
March. The amount OF interest on these certifc .tes
is over four millions OF dollars. On the other hand,
the Richmond Wing says:
1t is nothing unusual to see a stout negro going through the
streets Of thus city with "a load of Confederate treasury notes
fresh from the stamping press. lie is accompanied 10y a clerk,
who superintends the transfer OF the stamping office to the
treasury. However painful this sight is in a poltico-economi-
cal point OF view, it does not equal the narrowing feeling pro-
dueed by the never ending sound Of the stamping presses at the
We viii begin to look for that time coming in our financial affairs
which We all hope to see"
This is almost as bad ns the issue of mining stocks
on Montgomery Street.
The sinews of war are certainly on our side. and
if, to use an old Virginia phrase. g it is the tallest pole
which knocks down the most persimmons." I think
just at this writing, the a blue-bellied" Yankees, as
We are derisively styled by the "chivs,'' have the
best show.
Notables in the Lecture Line.
J. Ross Browne is lecturing in the city on Iceland
His audiences are immense. | have not yet heard
him. Why don't you get him to go to Honolulu : I
do not know but what he was there in his whaling
days. He is a "big Indian nowadays, but 1
think when you get the new public lecture room
done, (the brick for which. l am told, go down in
the Yankee.) that he would accept a $500, invita-
ton for two lectures. Then we have a Ward,
Snowman coming, for Charles F. Browne, alias
Artemus Ward-the great American Snowman, and
funny mans expected to arrive here from the East
by the Panama steamer. He proposes to deliver lee
lures IN this city and throughout the interior. Im-
mense placards are ported up about town. perfectly
black. with white letters, stating that ."
WARD WILL SPEAK \ PIECE" Nothing else is
On the bills.
The andwich Islands Firemen.
The following is from n late Daily .4ita:
The IIawaiians do not believe in having a superabund-
citizens Of Honolulu organized a fire department, which
already has done go,d service. BY the arrival Of the Darid
lulu fire department a splendid hose cart, trappings- and all
the paraphernalia requisite for a fire company. These are now
and will be shipped to Honolulu without delay"
| saw the - machine in the Central Warehouse,
marked ]. 4. Hassinger. and l suppose it goes down
on the Yankee.
Odds and Ends.
The following piece of gossip is floating arounl,
and I insert it for tn e benefit of the curious. There
is very little chance of the throne of England, like
that Of classic Greece. going begging for an heir
It is semi-offciany announced that the Princess of Wales
may he expected to become a mother in March next.
Uncle Abe is showing his independence of his
cousin Louis in Mexican affairs. He has lately re-
ceived n plenipotentiary At Washington from Juarez,
and now we have this item
WASHISGTOS, November 4.-The President has recognized
VI +. RoiereEues as Consul for the Mexican Republic at san
Francesca thus giving another official acknowledgement OF the
Mexican Government, without regard TO French Intervention.
The ". Y. Herald says that the President has de-
termined not to take any official notice of the French
invasion of Mexico. until our own domestic affairs
shall have been adjusted.
Here is q nut for our transatlantic rebel-sympa-
thizers to crack at their leisure
The people OF the Northern States have sent within the past
year $685. 900 in mOney and provisions, as charity, to the needy
operatives Of France and England.
Personal.