The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-09-03
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3.
The Foreign News

down 70 August 18th, and from the seat OF war,
by telegraph, 10 the 10th. Nothing could Dc
more suspicious and Indicative of final success.
than the sure. though slow, advance Of the
Union arms in regaining possession Of the rebel
territory. Ii is Z steady advance. without any
serious drawbacks. The destruction Of the AID
5ama of Cherbourg, may be received only as an
omen Of what IS awaiting the rebel cause. Like
Semmes and his crew, the leaders Of the rebellion
viii eventually have 10 b saved from capture.
death and drowning BY some kind lo0keTS-on-
The success achieved by Admiral Farragut AZ
Mobile Is equalled only by that won by him 81
New Orleans. Forts Gaines and Powell. ST the
entrance of Mobile hay, slccumbed only after
the most sturdy resistance. and after every hope
had fed. The account Of the engagement, IS re-
ported on the next Tage, Is very interesting.
Fort Morgan. located at the opposite side Of the
entrance of Mobile bay. and about q mile from
Fort Gaines, annOt long hold OUT, when attack
ed by land and SEA as the latter was. The cap
ture Of these forts Is Z great victory, and Will
stop the blockade running. and allow the forty
OF fifty vessels usually KEEP; hare IS blockadeTs,
70 be relieved for other service. II does not ap-
pear from the adyices whether Farragut intends
70 attack Mobile city or not. but from the fact
tina: Il would require Z large force - hold it,
more than can Be spared at present-it Is ques-
tionable whether be viii do so. Its possession,
however, would facilitate the river navigation
into the middle Of Alabama and Georgia, 10
where Gen. Sherman Is. For this reason, It's
capture may be deemed By Government as Of 50
great importance 81 this time as 10 lead 70 lis in
vestment by the land and sea forces now before
il.
The fight between the rebel ram Tennessee and
the entire feet Of iron clads and wooden vessels
no less severe than that with the forts. She
fought ike q bulldog, aud only surrendered
when completely corTalled by them. and her
commander had lost his leg. Tom. Buchanan
i the same person who commanded the MeTTi-
in the famous iron-clad fight of Fortress
He was 81 Honolulu q few years since.
Respecting the defenees Of Mobile, We find in
the 5. F. Bulletin the following:
4 oorrsPoisa; OF the Loatoa Times. writing lately firm
= scr. % he SsG.h . .:sdy ,ae Ear frcn sea,asra aspSs.
he insists thz; bo;h EnEzDd and Fr4rce have made = mistake
soro--: q rs alleged inferior rso1ro=s He th-nss they have
.-thiaz farther % learn foa TIE North; t.: a inside vis= q
Charleston and Fc-t Sultsr, - Inspection q tie ez-thvcrks
-Toaa5 R5ehDoad, al i-;a= Z TeI system Z defensive ~oEks
Eary engineer his alusoa % Mails d=tuss would give
E rlTSH: q rsrTasa:s PT5rTs.s : s1s kicaHaa5 : psP~r.
sem 70 Justly Ih= eIy : bllt q q sandy T2ia
-
.ner hos.n= Era.-inzu-ht f-et lad o-,e el:e--d ~ tT ard !
sssed the flTls TIA; Command the channel TIE bay. hoEever.
.-9sls y=Ey sooa 9tieT passing IL eatr2ooe- aid vess=is drs=iag
1o-e TIA. 5 OF 10 feet % =z-sr c4nno: approach within Is
1i= q th= city Charleston WuninEt1n snd Mobile are
s5.ion zni receives b bl5cEzie-Tunlns IL f5r-i-a sappHeS.
IEs eaPszIe q eitAsr 9: ;h=n VII iaeic' ! serious blow On ;he
i,h=r Il The o:As cities named
From Grants army we DO not get any very
definite news. The General had been 10 Wash
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his visit there, was the sending Of q large force
the Shenandoah Valley. Il is supposed
here are 10000 Union troops under Gen. Sheri-
who has command there. and who had ad-
-aneed up the valley IS far as Staunton. From
he following items in the latest papers received,
: may Be inferred that Grant Is making some
hange Of tactics, but what it Is, Is not known
Nc. Yozz- 4aE- 1Mh-ns ~Ceaaeref5-s Washington
. .2.15 81 : -, - :: : : ss Pr. : . -
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Ibz Ric.noos Ss-tiHeI G: ;h= Ioh says ts=-e H:I= dous:
a. G-zri : DoT5aE Arz5 eo-ss q Is i-EF= e-1:l.1siy -r3
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We bis s;aos-s- lscs1 =EE I11p- have t7S- -. within
< As. ~ days 00Ei-s c.
The removal Of Generals Burnside and Hooker
their connand=. the former from under
rant. and the latter from Atlanta. viii surprise
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sen want Of cooperation with their supaTiors,
sere6y disa-ranging the movements Of The armies.
ID e~ntailing defeats which, II Is charged, might
ave ben avoided had they obeyed orders.
Respecting Gen. Grants knowledge OF the
ovements Of the rebels, We find the following
en-, which shows he has not been ignorant all
ong as 70 what they were about:
Il Z ssz;ed @ The les; a1,ho-ity TIA: % days prsv--s 20 the
D. nd Gen Grant Et1--d The War D=Fz--e1. G IL
= that certain troops had ben 81; D. L@ ia:o th= Valley. =
= orders 70 erS= re Pens 9o1 Do Ehzt dz1zEs they
q wzr q Lees iut=1tio2. TOD h- =az; -1-c= - erp4ct-
/ sA-=zd. n sho-. thzi - kn=x VA: vas gong o.. :: - .
a. q Re rc-- Sinoz Ia ;ue GRAM h= sz-c=y r1rue5 =
ick over rs se0113=- ~ EhA- TIE -eb=is might q a'o-t- L =
Ne GO gsoe I'D uESa In a. V.zss.E C ss@r-iaSa
:. aid Gran; EI carry hs po5z; = Virginia - L Mlszss.p- =
b rs pluck AID ot=inzt= yzI5-- I
The number of rebel prisoners now held by
e American Government. is very .arge. On !
{ 20th of July, an Official statement reports it /;
over $1,000, Of which about 5000 are officers. t
Il exchange OF officers goes on slowly, but that :
prisoners is stopped, because the Government Z
that no distinction shall be made be- :
zen white and eolored soldiers. To this. Q
2 rebels will not accede hence. the number Of :
on both sides IS constantly increasing :.
number. Ii is TO be hoped that the Govern :;
mt will adhere to Its decision not 70 exchange :.
l the principle Of equality Is conceded by the :
tels. C
From Europe we have a report that terms OF !
ace has been settled on before the Convention Q
Vienna. IF this be correct. the basis Of the \
2 new treaty viii probably be that Denmark b
aims all Of S~chlewig north Of the river Shiel. .
q that portion south Of il. as well Is Holstein, !
be united 70 the German Confederacy. :