The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-04-02

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this time. (says the MarysyIie .4ppeGL,) he woul
conclude that the mining interests Of the State hac
not yet q full developement; in fact, that the mine
were just now being discovered. We do not remem
Der having seen a paper in a month, published in tn
mining region Of the State, which did not RECORD
some new discovery Of gold, silver or copper bearing
Ieiges. The country Is full Of 1t. Everywhere the
most valuable metals are being discovered. and i
one-tenth Of them turn out as well as they promise
the prosperous days of California are ahead yet;
Plumas and Nevada counties particularly, seemed &c
be ribbed with valuable metals.
Mr.. Vallandigham says if the North wishes to re.
store the Union we must stop lighting, make an
armistice, withdraw the army from the seeded
States, recall the feet, break up the blockade, open
railroads, restore travel, establish the telegraph, visit
the South. buy and sell, let slavery alone, and in fine
give all the natural and official causes which impel
US together their fullest sway.
The Richmond Dispatch says If the whole Yam
kee race should fall down in the dust Tomorrow and
pray US TO be their masters, we would spurn them
even as slaves. Our only wish is to be separated
from them finally and forever-never to see the face
Of one Of them again-never to hear the voice of
another Yankee on the south side of the Potomac or
the nOrth-tO have no traffic and 10 intercourse of
any description whatever with them. We are fight
ing for separation, and we will have it. if it cost the
life of every man in the Confederate States.
A BLAsPHEMER STRUCK DUMB-A startling in
stance Of terrible punishment for a thoughtless oath
Is thus related by n correspondent of the Salem
Republican. writing from the 10th Ohio regiment ::
Quite n strange affair occurred in Company K, a
few days ago. One of the boys got out of humor
because he had to prepare for n dress parade. He
sTOre about il a good deal and declared he wouldn't
60 out; he hoped God would never let him speak
another word If he went out on a dress parade. He
went out on dress parade and the next morning was
unable to speak. The poor fellow cried bitterly, but
II was too late He prayed and was answered. Some
said his language was, al hope Jesus Christ will
strike me dumb, if 60 on another dress parade or
battalion drill" Some say that he did not go out
that evening. But all accounts agree on the main
point, that IL. he wished TO be made n mutp and ia
nov a mute.
SrAPPORD's PROTECTIVE This is a rihed shot, 90
contrived that the body Of it is smaller than the
calibre Of the cannon; for example. in the trial made
Mt Washington. January ?. rifed shots of three
different weights were used in the same gun. 4
sub-cnlibre shot Of 81 pounds weight was thrown
from a so Founder Dahlgren rifed gun. with 10
pounds of powder, penetrating six inches of iron.
During the experiment a target, composed of s one
inch plates of iron, and u inches of oak. was
pierced, breaking the timber to splinters, and break
ing all the bolts. Whitworth and Armstrong were
all distancei, with one-sixth OF the charge which
they use. Ii has never yet been equalled. With
these results. Captain Dahlgren is prepared to bid
the rebel iron-clads n happy time, il they come
within hailing distance.
PRoGREss OF EMANCIPATIOS.-Mr. Marvin, n con-
emancipationist of Missouri, in a speech
made a short time since in relation to the Senatorship
from that State, and abiding especially to the
alleged radicalism Of Gratz Brown, said Mark
the prediction La less than two years. we conserva-
tives will be where Gratz Brown is to-day. This
has not stopped. 1t is moving on, and it
stop. IF it is stopped, it will be a good deal
easier to start it than it is to stop it. = Do you
expect that good and evil can be made to harmonic
No, sir. Neither can freedom and slavery. God has
made that truth-not you or ], and you might as
stop the heaving ahd ebbing Of the ocean Itself,
md say. thus far shalt thou go, and TO further
has the start of us, sir. We may as we'll accept
'hese facts o-day as tomorrow. We have got TO
accept them and hew out our destiny"
C,~or,, rrr.or. o-Uoo,. w.
A communication from Toulon. France, in the .3fs-
'0ger du Midi, says "The laying MP of the frigate
La GIOire in the Castigneau dock has disclosed
hree unexpected phenomena. First. that the con-
act of the copper lining and the submerged iron
,lates had established n galvanic current, which
the effect of n volatile pile, and was COM
,letely deteriOrating the armOr of the frigate in the
ARTS below the water line: secondly. that n species of
hell fish, hitherto unknown, was afterwards discov-
among the millions OF molluscae by which the
lull was covered, apparently produced under the
the hold of the vessel y, 900 litres of wine were
to be transformed into vinegar, it is not known
what influence
Loss BY WAR.-The Commercial Advertiser of
York. has compiled from the best obtainable
ecords, the losses by the civil war. during the year
S62- There were l6S engagements, or one about
very other day. The Federal losses were n
Klleli
Wounded. !
Ate1Aa -sHH JUL
he Rebels lost in
hiIlsd;.
Wounded. -----..---- 5l.O3l |
Prisoners -.3O,SO2
0.35I
IN both sides 128 1858 have been killed and wounded
4 battle. 1t is safe to say that in both armies a
lumber Of men equal TO all the killed, wounded and
risOners Of both parties, have been either disabled.
lost their lives by disease contracted in the armies.
his will swell the mortality list mp TO near SAC, 900.
terrible tale OF blood and slaughter for one year.
FURTHER ABOUT THE QUEEN OF THE WEsT-Full
ispatches regarding the expedition of the ram Queen
{ ihe UeSt to Red River have been received. The
rev consisted mostly Of negroes. Her artillerists
20 experienced men, detailed from the 18th Hi
DIS Infantry. DO Thursday morning, before the
apture, the ram ran down Atchafalya river, Il few
Iiles, captured and destroyed n rebel Quariermas-
train, consisting Of II wagons. On returning
he was fred on by guerrillas at Simmesport. The
ext morning Col. Ellet landed and burned all the
uiIiings in the vicinity in retaliation. destroying
Ired the rebel steamer Era No. 5, with n cargo of
At dark. the same evening, she came within
lnge of Fort Taylor, only 500 yards distant. The
am engaged the fort, and the third shot from the re-
struck her, crushing through the deck. Her
len fired once after this. and then deserted the guns.
n shis emergency Col. Ellet ordered the pilot to back
and in attempting to do SO, ran hard agrouni.
he next shot from the rebel fort broke the lever OF
ne engine, and the succeeding one cut her steam pi-
es in two, ccnpletly disabling her. 26 of the 81
-hite men aboard, escaped. The steamer De Soto,
-hich accompanied the ram as n tender, was blown