The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-11-12

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The hvorite bark n 4. EIdridgs, Capt. Bennett.
arrived at noon Oh the Sih. 16 days passage, with
Eastern mails
On the 10Th the ship Oracle. en- route for Hong
kong, arrived. II days passage. with mails.
Our dates from San Francisco are 10 the 10Th, and
from New York TO the 18th October. The war news
Is very melger, the public attention being conferred
On the election which took place Nov. 8.
We CLEAN the following from the various quarters
in which the armies are fighting.
From Grant.
There appears 10 have been no fighting around
Richmond, more than picket skirmishing. aud Gen.
Grant appears 10 &c waiting for GONE special object.
NEW YoEK, Oct. 2I-The HeTaid's Washington
special says the opinion ID openly ayOwCd by the
highest military authorities here. that Grant can, at
any time he pleases, with q few hours lighting, oc-
cupY kichmoud, and force Lee either 10 caPitulate or
hastily evacuGte the rebel capital The only reason
assigned for the delay is the desire Of the Lieutensnt-
General TO obtain the same result without the serious
stcriice Of life that would attend the capture OF this
stronghold By direct assault at this time.
From sherman.
Sherman hal had a battle with Hood near ALA
toona, in which The latter found it convenient to Te-
treat.
NEW YORK. Oct. IJ--The importance Of our vic
tory over Hood ut AIIatOOna was not made apparent
by our first report. Ii appears that there were ] 800
600 Tations there, of which Hood was informed by
female spies who had ascertained the fact. Besides,
AIlatoOna is so situated that with 10000 men Hood
could hold the place against ten times his number.
New YORK, Oct. 25-The HerGid's Chattanooga
correspondent, writing on the 18th, says " Sherman
il not pushing hood, but rather managing, If posi-
bic, 10 coop him up in the Valley, and siarve him TO
death. Hood has WOeiully failed in finding or cap
turing supplies. He is trying his best to avoid Il
sght- lie attempted 10 sneak back through Snake
Greek Gap, but finding that outlet blocked up he
abandoned the attempt. This morning he is recross-
ing. a mile and a half below Fayette. Sherman is
perhaps six miles from him"
shenandoah VALLEY.
On the 10Th Oct, EwelI attacked Sheridan. and
was defeated with great loss
NEW YORK. Oct. 2o.-The CommsrciaI's special
SAYS the details Of Sheridan's brilliant victory on the
18th, are now coming in. The pursuit has ended for
the present. The prisoners are being sent 10 n place
Of safe custody ia the rear. The trophies OF war
sdorn the camps Of the gallant yictors- General
Custer has already brought to Washington the flags
taken from the enemy.
a Harper's Ferry letter of October 9th contains
information from several sources that 3, 600 prisoners
have already been captured. 500 arrived at Har-
per's Ferry on Monday, 200 more were le, at
Winchester. Our cavalry are still engaged picking
up rebel stragglers and de.erters, who are glad to
escape from the rebel army. These prisoners candid
ly admit that sheridan - the best general against
whom they have fought /; that his dashing tactics are
more than q match for even Jubal Early
It is ascertained from rebel deserters, prisoners aud
other indisputable sources, that the loss of the enemy
will reach ten thousand in killed. wounded and pris-
ouers. Among the guns taken were twenty new
brass pieces, which were recently turned out from
Richmond. and with which Early had been supplied
onIy a few days before the battle. Twelve Thousand
small arms have been picked up OH the field and
along the track Of the flying enemy, exhibiting a
state Of GENERALIZATION not often witnessed among
veterans such as those with whom Early was provided.
News from Rebellion.
New YORK. Oct. 25-Richmond papers of the 22i
are received. EarIy's defeat by Sherman is ackaowl
edged by the rebel press, as we'll As by Early, who
admits that he lost thirty pieces OF artillery, but
claims that the Union pursuit OF him did not amount
20 much, az only cavalry were engaged in it. Our
infantry, whom, he says, 50 suffered more severely,
being too badly demOralized TO follow"
The Richmond Enquirer says that all the camp
squiPage captured in the morning was retaken BY
the enemy, aud that Strasburg wa. captured. Th'
artillery becoming mixed up IN the street with somt
other own. through the Generalization OF the drivers
was abandoned By night.
The same paper says "Our army was in New
market, worn out with fatigue, p~erplexed and mOrti
ted with the results Of the days operations" Only
1000 III killed and wounded. and a small numbel
captured, Is the estimate Of rebel casualties by thi
veraci0us sheet.
An order has been issued by the Richmond Wa
Office 10 conscript One.hith the employees in the Ord
nance and NltTe Bureaus, which would secure 4,O0I
20 the military force. This order is considered
breach OF faith, and gives great dissatisfaction, bu
shows the serious condition to which the rebels ar
reduced.
From Mexico.
NEw OsLNASs, Oct I6-The alliance iom Yer
Cruz. brings Intelligence that Cortinas has submitte
20 the Emperor Macmillan and surrendered all hi
forces, his cannon, arms and ammunition TO Ger
Meja, who holds command under Macmillan. Col
luas has accepted q commission in the army OF ID
Emperor rs Brigadier General. The rebels for som
time had agents 1t Matamoras Offering large sums
money to C0rtnas for his rifed cannon. He refuse
20 sell to them, .s they were not only enemies 10 ID
United States, but to a republican form Of govern
ment On this continent, and If IL had not been for th
rebels. Mexico would not have been invaded by til
French. A large number Of Mexican officers had al
rived, to seek an asylum in the United States.
The Pennsylvania EIectiou-Latest.
A despatch received by Mr.. A. J. Bryant, Chair
man Of the Union State Central Committee, from e.
Governor E. ID. Morgan. of New York, Chairman
the National Committee, dated the 10Th. says tbs
the vote OF the Pennsylvania soldiers is not yet il
aud that there Is little doubt OF the fact that III
State has gone FOR the Cnionists by a small majorit
on the home vOte--7iG, Oct. %.