The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-05-14
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

HARD LUcK-Et is 4 curious dispensation. and
one productive Of mental comment, that some one
either in property or person meets with a continued
series of disaster or misfortune, while another, not a
whit more deserving, and to all mortal ken not 50
much so as his less fortunate brother, wins the
strumpet Fortune at a single venture. The arrival
Of the Chilian ship Jesus Ramos pronounced, accord
ing to a newspaper authority, Iah-Soos,) in our
harbor. los days from Port Angeles, has caused this
train Of reflection. and having been permitted to look
at her log, We have gathered from it and other
sources the following particulars
hcJeSus Ramos, Capt Pedro Rossi, left Port Angeles, W.
T laden with lumber on owners account for Valparaiso the 22d
Of january. On the day of departure, had strong winds from
the southwark, which continued with rain and snow until the
26Jh, when i; increased to = gale, causing them 10 layto for II
hours. Aflr uoGeratng, the gale renewed its violence, and
they We're forced to lay TO some days, and Obliged 10 work the
pumps every hour. After this, they had moderate weather,
without any extraordinary occurrence, until the 1871 February.
III lat. TO- 10 y, long. III - W, going free with all sail set,
they discovered that the foremast was entirely gone. or broken
twelve feet below the top. This they fshed and secured as well
As they could, but soon found she would not sail As before. on
account Of the heavy spars rugged to the mast rs supporters.
Three days after filing away, they arrived at lat : IS ~
long; 1lo7 l. W, where they met with Gains and variable
winds. Here they lay .fty d1ys, rolling backwards and for
wards, constantly hoping Tor . change II the wind but the
Gains sept them nearly IN the same spot Inc saiS and gear
Wete al IN pcs; Owns T. the ram. s9ps!s ana hSaFy r 20 ~
the mizeumast was found TO he sprung, and it was decided to
make the nearest port, which was judged TO be the Sandwich
They arrived here on Sunday. Misfortune seemed to attend
them even to the very threshold of their port. When off
Kanua, Hawaii, at a distance of II miles, being greatly in want
OF provisions. in fact in almost a starving condition, having on
board but three barrels Of salt provisions, Il ba.s bread, 10 TBS.
-four, aud all else in like proportion, Capt. Rossi sent the 2i
they could purchase in the way Of recruits. Here they lay in
sight OF the place for three days. near enough to see the houses
on shore, and the boat not making her appearance, and not
being able to get any nearer ON account OF the calm in shore,
port. We shall probably get some some inttenisence Of the boats
crew on the arrival of the kjhauea on Saturday. The vessel
atvertiSes for $500, secured by bottomry: The owners are
Messrs. :. 5. suhercaseauN Hermanos, Of Valparaiso, and are
Of sin IA - m7"'S - 800 49, m ~ - Wst.r,,sr ENI
the Acting Consul OF Chill. To whose courtesy and also Captain
Kossi We are indebted tor the foregoing particulars.
SKGLLFUL OPERATIONS IN SUBGERY.-At the United
STATES Seamen's Hospital, on Thursday last, in pre-
sence Of all the medical faculty, an operation for
aneurism of the femoral artery, was skilfully and
most successfully performed by S. Porter Ford,
VI. D.. The patient, a well known whaling officer,
Mr.. Frank Warren, is rapidly convalescing and is
now entirely out of danger.
On Monday last at the same place, another
operation for the same disease was performed on the
person of a Portuguese inmate. He was very i'll
and suffering intensely, and it was at his earnest
aud repeated request that it was done. He was
sinking fast under the disease, and it afforded the only chance
of relief ana perhaps to save his life. The aneurism was stu
ated at the upper portion of the femoral artery. the sac extend
ing into the cavity of the abdomen. Upon reaching the artery
above the tumur. it was found in "A de-euerated condition.
Upon the application of a lgature I, the external lilac artery,
il gave way, and a irIEhtiul hemOrrhage set IN hut the cmsr-
who cooiy proceeded to tie the common lilac, thus performing
modern surgery. The patient rallied partly from the operation
and was free from pain on Sunday and Monday. hut owing to
his previous debiitated condition, sank under physical pros
trution. and died OF Tuesday morning. The skilfui manner in
which both these operations were performed are most highly
spoken of by the resident surgeons and physicians, and also
DIR. Morgan, late Surgeon [. :. A, who were present. Dr.
Ford was a favorite student under the celebrated Valentine
Mott of New York, and the mantle of his old teacher appears
to have fallen upon him.
ABOUT RICE.-We regret TO notice by the San
Francesca papers, that this article, under the pressure
of heavy importations from Asia, has fallen in price
to So 80 per 100 lbs. Should this low price con-
tinue, we shall be obliged to send our next crop of
rice TO Europe. We heard a good anecdote the other
day, about rice rs an article of food. to be made use
of by the natives instead of paikdi0. a gentleman
who had raised a quantity Of rice, and had it on hand, thought
that he would give it to some natives for food, so he told one that
he could eat as much Of it as he wanted. He ate one pot full
after another, but without satisfying his appetite, the same as
PaiEaio, and on the gentleman asking him how lie liked it, he
struck his breast and said "that it was no good, that it did not
make him feel good and heavy like POI" The sensation after
eating POI to funness, is said to resemble that caused by taking
opium, viz, that Of a gentle self-satsied languor-perfect
safety. -
RESERVATION AND ENLARGEMENT.-Whe trade is
slack, or there is a : let up of short duration, bust
ness men usually avail of it to paint up and clean
generally, their stores, shops and counting rooms.
Such demonstrations are signs Of either former pros
perity or undeSired leisure, We DO not pretend to say
which. We do pretend, however, to say that Messrs.
Wilcox, Richards Il Co, the agents Of the Regular Dispatch
Line. have enlarged their Office, giving their geuuemauiy book
keeper and cashier, Mr.. P. c. Jones, jr, plenty OF room to turn
sroUnd in, and lone of the desks which it delighteth an old
accountant like " Items" to look at. 1t is surmouutei by d
Monitor turret OF drawers, as plentiful as Punch's house
page, who had = broke out all over with gilt buttons" We hope
the firm VIII have business enough to afford to fill every one Of
h. drawers with 800 Z" greenhack' [. 5. Treasury notes
which are increasing in value every day. and we doubt no- viii
be at q premium.
SHIP "kATHAY.'-This ship which WIS anchored
If our port for two days, having being detained
for medical attendance, is en- route for China.
As this is her first visit to this part Of the world,
and her name is a somewhat unusual one, and con-
discussion taken place "on the corner
and elsewhere as to the proper spelling OF the word,
We give the following as our maPGO. 1t is an
and poe;jcal name for China. It is used by Milton and
Johnson, by the latter in his " Vanity Of Human Wishes"
'eunyson the poet laureate Of Great Britain uses it in the
blowing lines
" Thro' the shadow Of the globe We swept in the younger day:
n all places where we have met IL, the word is spelt Cathay,
1ut as the great Yankee nation does every thing as it takes
auan. one Of It's individual soveref.us has probably thought