The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-01-21
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
Eetter from San Francisco.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
SAN FRASclsco. Dec. oath, 1863.
A glance at vessels and Gossipiana
The arrival of the Young Hector ON the Goth
placed us in receipt of dates from your place to
the Doth ult., II. I. NJ. Corvette Cordeliere, which
came in a few days ahead of her, having antci-
pated the gist of her advices. Mr.. Synge's order
for the admttance of a sick English sailor to the
Queens Hospital did not create the slightest
excitement in commercial circles, although it was
penned with an evident desire to raise furry in
our little business community, worded it so
carefully to show that the gentleman in
question was a sick u. S. soldier. 50 Tell that to
the marines,'' the s' sailors will laugh at you
The New York WorId Of 25th ult. says:
letters from Europe by the last mail their
the spring between the European powers is
probable War In Europe win at disastrusly the New York
By European bankers in preparation for it, will be felt severely
This is something to get excited about. That
sick Anglo-saior American soldier, sort of
united serr;ce representative, ought to be present
ed with "a medal by the loyal U. s. citizens in
Honolulu, for having splendidly brought to
light the private feelings towards the United
States of the late member of the English foreign
lie capacity of Ill. p NJ. Commissioner and Con-
sul- General near the Hawaiian Court / think
the - Yanks" can survive it. 1t is mt half SO
bad however as the conduct of the prominent
citizens with cerulean probosces (sometimes call
ed IS Blue Noses'') in regard to the Chesapeake,
of which 1 elsewhere send you telegraphic
counts. There won't be any reckoning for these
things one of these days-oh, no, certainly not.
& 80
day, which accounts for my g milingtary" ardor
this rainy morning.
Excuse this little episode in the commercial
report, but I've got my gun off .' this side of
Cape Horn''-see late circular from the Secretary
of the Treasury Consular certificates TO in
voices of merchandise, Tin 4 hOrn,) and now
proceed to mention the departure of the Comet,
which vessel sails this morning In the Regular
Dispatch Line for Honolulu, carrying 500 or SKIS
and IS bbls flour and other merchandise, besides
81 500 in treasure-the whole valued at $50, ,S7S.
The HGLlie Jackson follows in MesSrs C.. W.
Brooks K Co. 's line, but have not seen her cargo
reported. The Young Hector will follow her.
We have been Of late somewhat short of vessels.
but few days ago one of the largest fleets in
point of tonnage that has entered our harbOr for
MANY years, arrived from various portions of the
globe. Among the vessels are the following The
British bark Mary and Edith from Sydney, n. s.
w, with cargo of coal; the Bremen bark
Her-og Ernst, with coffee from Rio de JaneirO
the ship Winfield Sc0n from Boston and ships
War Halck Lancashire and CreynOrne from New
York; the British ship Red Deer from Glasgow
the ship Enoch Tram from Liverpool; the ship
LOch Lamar from New York, ria Rio de Janeiro;
and the Norwegian bark Heluefia from Bordeaux
The new clipper bark SmyTniote Capt. Henry
Burdett, formerly of the RGdugq, (now the 10
iGHi,) is daily expected from Rio. Upon her
arrival, hear that she will, in conjunction with
the 4. 4. Eldridge run between here and Homo
lulu, Messrs. G. w. Brooks & Co. and Mcssrs.
Aldrich. Walker Co representing the line. at
the different terrnini. She is spoken of 4 very
fast vessel, cost $50 900, and was purchased with
eye to the island trade. having suitable accom-
1nodations. Harry Burditt, the Master, and
40 your own schoolmates together, and
have battled the watch in the Pacific for the last
Is years. He's some a French horn (nOt of
brandy, but n cornOpian, } but can't blow well
/ can, or as, for the matter of that my friend
John Thomas either, when he becomes excited on
the prevailing topics of the day. For further
particulars 1 refer you To Tom M~s~E-E* of
Kauai and the adjacent Island of Nihau.
Whether there is room for another line not
remains to be SEEM The proof of the pudding
is in eating The tag. Here's item which may
interest your readers, If you have not received
the sensation article ria Victoria ere this. You
recollcct in my last. mentioned the fact of the
Z. ). steamer NdrTGganSef leaving for northern
waters. l am confident that the visit of Mr.
VIM. L.. Green to San Francisco, had nothing to
do with the sailing of the N, Notwithstanding
tbs STEEL SCHOONER AND GrSrowDER AT NIcIoRIA.-
papers poopoohed alarm expressed by
newspaper plot being hatched in
British waters against the peace of the United states Ihe
dreaded schooner DOmiIiLa built r. C.
Janion Liverpool (wo branch establishments In
this city and OnOlulu) for the Sandwich Island carrying trade
IN which business she IS now lawfully engaged and is likely TO
be for And the inference drawn from
the coincidence Of the Jasper arriving here about the same
time With powder ETC. only necessary to observe that that
Legal arising etOn and damage the
by believe that
DOmIfikG
built
Markets.
Private kilograms from New York, dated Dec.
%, quote Gold firm at l52; Sterling, 166:
Money. cent.
There l. but n moderate demand for good
Jobbers quite indifferent about making any
new negotiations until after the holiday season
has passed.
In Hawaiian produce, quote as follows
SUGAR--Hawaiian sugars of fine quality are
IN demand and bring good prices, while dark
sugars OF low grades perfectly unSGle0bte.
MesSrs. McRuer and Merrill, at their last sale,
We're obliged to retire al their offerings of this
nature. Messrs. Jones and Bendixen sold last
week goo kegs j. W. Il j. Union. 79c to SC 1t
auction. Refined sugars are lively. An excel
lent letter. signed 80 E., sugar culture of the
Sandwich Islands, has appeared in the San Fran
CISCO Bulletin, which. from my knowledge of the
subject from actual experience Is most correctly
written. and L would recommend its perusal to
the planters Of the Hawaiian Islands. enclose
copy The writer ought TO wag that pen in the
'aken, he does sometimes the rampagious