The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-01-28
PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
Ten Days
FOREIGN NEWS!


By the bark Young Hector. Capt. Chadwick. we
received on the oath, The New York mail of Dec. Sd,
with telegraphic dispatches to Jan. 9Th from the seat
OF war.
We CLEAN cur usual summary Of news, from TIT
various scenes of the civil war in America, and also
from Europe.
From Meade's Army.
Gen. Meade's army was last reported at Culpepper,
and Cen Lee at GordonsviIlc.
Jas. "A dispatch from the Headquarters Of the
Army OF the Potomac. yesterday. says: Nothing Of
interest il transporting. The enrolment Of citizens
III the army is nearly completed, and includes whites
and blacks The number subject to draft will be
very considerable
Information from the Rapid Ann this morning is
TO the effect that the enemy opposite TO Meade,
IL making no demonstration, indicating that the rebel
movements in the valley are not n part Of any general
movement OF Lees army Rgmors of the enemy's
designs and operations in the Shenandoah Valley are
exaggerated. Ftz Hugh Lees cavalry, perhaps a
thousand strong. supported by Early's three meagre
Brigades Of Infantry, with ImbOden's, and other To-
cal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. numbering, all told, 1000
or 1000 men-are near Woodstock, Mount Jackson,
AMI make occasional dashes as far north as Winches-
ter.
The Exchange of Prisoners.
Under Buffers plan, 5000 prisoners have been
exchanged ; bur all at once the rebels declare that
they will forego all further exchange unless all ques-
tons are given up about which our Government has
been contending, aud their laws in regard TO officers
and soldiers IN negro regiments are recognized. In
addition the Rebels have just found out that Gen.
BurIer is mn outlaw.
The special to the Times says our Government will
not permit Gen. Butler TO be outlaued by B~enjamin,
and the exchange Of prisoners committed TO him will
be left in his hands Secretary Stanton has enlarged
Gen. Buffers powers, By putting al the rebel prison
ers in the United States under his care. There will
be thirty thousand At Point Lookout within three
weeks. The policy is resolutely insisted on, that oil
exchanges shall take place through Gen. Butler, and
none except through him.
JED. Davis was in favor Of recognizing him, as
OuId had already done. Benjamin wrote the procla-
nation ouiiawing Butler, as Lincoln's last proclama-
ton outlawed the whole of the Richmond Government.
Through this equality in disability, there is no doubt
but exchanges will soon be re-estatlished.
The Richmond Enquirer, speaking of the exchange
OF prisoners. argues that the whole question now in
dispute between the Commissioners is the treatment
Of negroes. The Enquirer comedies that the law Of
the rebel Congress for delivering ali negroes and their
white officers captured in arms to the State authori-
ties for trial under the State laws was too wide in its
language, and covered matter that is not within the
province of one nation TO dictate to another, and
argues that no nation has a right to dictate to anoth-
er what troops such nation may or may not employ,
but that the right Of retaliation for crimes committed
still remains. The Enquirer also claims that the
eederi! Government will not dare to send negroes
into the field. but will keep them TO guard depots,
snd concludes as follows Should they be sent into
the field and be put in battle, none will be taken pris-
oners. Our troUps understand what TO do in such
cases. Ii sny negroes have been captured during
the war as soldiers in the enemy's ranks. we have
not heard Of them. We do not think such a case has
been reported. The law is useless"
North Carolina.
Admiral Parragut expects to sail to-day. on the
flag ship Hartford, to take command OF the Eastern
blockading squadron
The North Carolina Times says " So gold piece
soil at auction for $50 in Confederate notes, at
D.nviIle, a few days ago The same paper heartily
Endorses President Lincolu's proclamation, and adj
vises the people of the State TO accept 1t. The Times
also copies anil indorses a remarkable article from the
Richmond Wing, which contains the following par
sgraph Z. Slnvery has stabbed itself to death il has
sinued against light committed the objectionable
san. and must die The Raleigh Standard and
Raleigh Progress are very severe in their criticism
on JET Davis message. They publish President
LineoIn's message and proclamation with favorable
Comments.
Charleston.
Gilmore bombarded Charleston on Christmas eve
and all Christmas day. kilograms to the Richmond
pap rs say a fire broke out which destroyed some ten
or twelve ~buildings. One white man WAS mortally
and one woman slightly wounded. Three 6remen
were badly wounded by the falling walls OF burning
buildings. and three or four others were slightly
wounded. $50 shells were thrown into the city, from
Il midnight. Christmas eve. until noon, next day.
Our forces fired from Cummings Point, from Fort
GTegg, aud from n mortar battery
Nav YORK, Jan 3.-Advices from Folly Island,
received per steamer -3rGgo, state that our guns at
Cummings Point opened IRE on Charleston on Christ
Iut1 UlOIullZ. lhNinuG itO" i u1tAt - . W
Several fires were kindled in the city which burned a
considerable amount of property. The Rebel bat
ferries replied without damage.
The Tribune youches for the genuineness of the
following letter, which intimates that the city Of
Charleston - mined with powder
CHARLESTON, Dec. Dear Cousin Fred has con-
scented at last 10 let me come 10 Macon. lou may
expect me in a few DAYS. The other day a Yankee she'll
exploded just around the corner from our house, tear
ing the building TO pieces. and setting two others on
Ere {; nobody was injured. l don't believe there are
200 ladies' in town able TO get away. Most families
have gone TO Dorchester, Summerville, aud even to
WalIerboro, and every house in these places IS crowd
eI- The majority of our people have lett most OF
their furniture in their houses, expecting TO return
10 them in a few weeks, but of course they know, II
the Yankees take the city, their houses. furniture,
and all, will be destroyed. General Beauregard
caused Information to reach all, that If he finds 1t
impossible to hold the city he will leave 1t a mass OF
ruins. No one will complain Of this, as they know
the barbarians have sworn 10 destroy every vestige
Of the secession nest il they can take IL. II they
should ever enter the city you will hear of the great
est earthquake ever caused by human agency. 1t
will be a consolation TO you to know that should the
vandals ever get here they will never be able 10 reach
Macon. Beauregsrd is confident they could never
get ten miles beyond the city In any dill Action, and
equally confident they can never reach IL II IS
Tnournful TO go through the streets and see them en-
tirely deserted, with the exception. now and then, OF
one Of our cOlored people or seuahd Irish women
Tennessee.
Nothing new from Chattanooga. All quiet there.
Gen. Joe Johnston has taken commsnd OF the
rebel army il Georgia. vice Bragg dismissed.
Rebel dispatches say 90 Our forces are still around
Rutleise and Morristoun, East Tennessee. Cannon
aiding WAS heard NJ the latter place on Sunday, Dec.
10Th Lnng-treet was unable to follow up his