The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-01-14
Miscellaneous.

Gen. Michael Corcoran died December %, from a
fall from his horse.
The Missouri question has been settled. Rosecraus
will be sent TO ST. Louis and Curtis to Kansas, dis
placing Ewing.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1910 A MA special from Wash
ington says Senator Salisbury, of Delaware, also
declines 10 take the anti rebellion oath, required by
the act Of last Congress.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1910 A. M-Letters from Chatta-
nooga of the 18th. state that John Morgan escaped
across the Tennessee, at Gillespie's Landing, sixty
miles above here, on Sunday afternoon. Captain
Cummings, who escaped from Columbus with him,
was captured, together with fourteen of his escort.
Gen. Howard, in command of the Athens Cavalry. is
scouting the country. Morgan may yet be taken.
BALTIMORE, December 19th.-Messengers from
Gen. Sullivan's cavalry beyond Winchester, report
Ayerill's cavalry in Staunton, and that they had
yesterday torn up the railroad for six miles between
there and GordonsviIle. This is very important, if
true, but lacks confirmation.
Boston, December 18th A New Orleans CORES
pendent OF the Traveller writes that the expedition
Of Gen. Banks to Texas is a glorious success. The
Union men are rallying under the standard of Gene
raj Banks IN large numbers. All the Texans re-
quired was n force to back them up. Gen. Banks
has recruited two regiments in that State since he
landed, and the work is still going on.
Gen. Kimball, recently in command at Little Rock,
passed through indianapolis yesterday for Washing
ton. He represents that immense Union meetings are
being held in all portions of the State, endorsing
without reserve all the acts Of the Administration for
the suppression of the rebellion, and recommending
that n state convention De called Tor the reOrganlZ1-
ton of the State Government without slavery.
NEW YORK, December 22.--The Government has
decided that the safety of American vessels leaving
this port requires that no person be allowed to leave,
as n passenger or otherwise. on any American vessel,
without first receiving n passport from the Marshal
Of this District. 1t is understood that a gunboat has
already been stationed ut Sandy Hook to intercept all
vessels leaving this port by that outlet, and another
ut / krOgg's Neck, to examine vessels leaving by the
Sound, with instructions to detain such as are with
out passes. Any one can obtain n proper passport
who can have his loyalty vOuched for. The adoption
of this stringent measure is probably to prevent a
repetition Of the Chesapeake affair.
LETTERS OF MARoUE ISSUED BY THE MEXICAN Pa
TRIoT GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE FRENCH.-News has
been received from San Luis Potosi that a Mexican
officer has returned from the United States, where he
had been sent with a commission for the purpose of
purchasing and lifting cut vessels OF war, under let
tiers of marque, AID that he reports the perfect sue
cess of his mission. Vessels had been sent. or were
already starting, for the pur pose of attacking and
destroying French commerce, more especially on the
Pacific Ocecn.
The American steamer Chesapeake on her way
from New York to Portland was captured on the Sth
Of December off Cape Cod by n gang of Canadian
pirates. Last Saturday morning she was recaptured
by a U. :. vessel in Sambro barbor. some 20 miles
from Halifax, ard all but three of her crew taken.
Uncle Sam being up to his knees in n fight for the
integrity of his farm and the perpetuation of his free
institutions, has ample time TO be courteous. So
Secretaries Seward and welles telegraph to the British
Colonial authorities that, since We have reclaimed our
own in their waters, they. the Colonial authorities,
shall deal with the steamer and the pirates on board
as they see ft. The Chesapeake was. consequently,
turned over to the Blue noses, and the pirates that
stole her went the same way. But a mob of q prom
ineut either So rescued the pirates from the Nova
Scotian authorities, and hustled them of into parts
unknown.
REBEL FISANcEs.-The Secretary says the amount
needed to carry on the Confederacy until the 30th
Of June, 1864, il four hundred and seventy-hve mill
lions. and extending the estimates to include the en-
tire year the amount will reach a billion four hun
dred and fifty millions. which, says the hopeful Sec
rotary, Congress is formally called on TO provide.
II the COnfederacy should continue until the end Of
1864 the debt will be two billions FIVE hundred mil
lions.
NEw York, December 16-A special telegram to
the Tribune. from Washington, says that a letter
received from a naval officer on board the flagship
Pensacola, at New Orleans. states that the embers
of n muiiny are gathering fast among the sailors Of
the men-of war in that harbor. Ii seems that a great
MANY of these sailors enlisted for one year. Their
time has expired, but the Navy Department being
pressed for men, was obliged TO issue an order that
no sailors be allowed to come home, eren if their
time had expired, until relieved by others. This
order, il is said. will be felt very severely, by n por-
ton of our sailors. The officer who writes the in
formation fears n mutiny may be the result.