The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-04-23

Prompt as q steamer, the packet Yankee arrived
On Tuesday afternoon, April 10Th, within the time
that had been set for her april 18th to Doth She
had q passage of 10 days down, having left on the
morning Of the 4th. to which date she brings news.
The brig Halle Jackson sailed two days ahead of
her, and quite q number Of vessels were to follow,
among them the clipper ship Lookout, to sail
April 10th, to load oil at this port ; the brig
-fngenette, on the 10th, for Japan; and the ships
Jarracan and Galathea and bark Smyrniote, about
the 18th. All these will be due before the LIST of
May.
The papers received are extremely barren of news.
We select, however, the more interesting items:
Plan of the Rebels.
The Baltimore correspondent of the Uorid pre-
diets that the rebels will abandon the defensive and
assume the offensive this spring. An invasion of
the North will be made in two columns, one under
Lee, into Pennsylvania, and the other to strike for
Cincinnati The correspondent of the same paper
says that Forests present raid was planned in the
North, and that supplies of clothing, ETC., from New
York and Cincinnati were shipped to Paducah, for
the express purpose of being captured by him.
The Attack on Paducah, Ky.
The rebels 1000 strong under Forrest, attacked
Paducah. Kentucky, on the 25th. Colonel Hicks,
(National,) held the fort with 800 men. Three thou
sand people were conveyed across the river on the
approach Of Forrest. After severe fighting and sew
eral Intellectual attempts to capture the fort, the
reDelS retired. lhe city was destroyed by Hicks
orders. as it is stated, he having sometime since
warned the citizens he should destroy it if the rebels
approached. Previous to its destruction Forests
gang p~lundered extensively. Cairo dispatches say it
has been determined to give up places back Of the
river which are held by small forces, and hold only
such places of Importance as are necessary to insure
the safety of river communications.
In connection with the Paducah affair, a cores
pendent says "a detachment of Forests force,
under Falkner, to the number of twelve hundred,
attacked and captured Union City, Tennessee. They
afterward rejoined the principal command, number
ing in all sixty five hundred, and marched on Padu-
cab, reaching there at one O'Clock on the afternoon of
Friday, the 25th. AS the rebels advanced, entering
town near the depot, the Union troops retreated to
the forts. The garrison of the place consisted of
three companies of the 122d Illinois, a few Kentucky
cavalry just organizing, and about three hundred
soldiers-numbering all told, about six hundred men
under Colonel Hicks. The rebels sent a flag, de-
manding a surrender, which was refused. The rebel
sharpshooters then occupied the houses nearest the
fort, and commenced to pick off our men. To drive
out these O fire was opened on the buildings by the
guns of the fort and two %gunboats lying in the river.
Owing to the exigencies of the situation but little
time was given for the removal of women and chill
dren, and in the fight that followed several were
killed and wounded. A large number of them were
sent across the river, but the ferry boat, in returning
for another load was fired on by the rebels, and could
not land. The rebels made G gallant charge at the
fort, but were repulsed with great slaughter. They
subsequently sent two summons to surrender, each
being refused. The rebels then scattered themselves
through tne Town ana contenteu themselves with
plundering and destroying property. The Quarter
masters buildings were destroyed. and also 8 guam
tity of commissary stores; nine buildings, including
the railroad depot, and n steamboat on the stocks
were burned. The houses nearest the fort, which
sheltered the rebel sharpshooters. were all destroyed
by our guns. The rebels remained in the vicinity
until Saturday morning, 26th, and then left in the
direction Of Columbus. The gunboats fired six hun
dred rounds. and had three or four men wounded.
Mexico.
A Aaat If nine Prancb frioaias onpaorad eff tho
mouth of the Rio Grande, and an attack on Matamo-
ras is expected.
Particulars have been received of the capture of
Guadalajara by the Liberal Mexican forces under
Gen. Uraga. Thirty four cannon and seven hundred
prisoners, French and renegade Mexicans, were cap
tured.
The traitor Mejia is at San Luis Potosi with 5000
men, expecting an attack. Puebla is said 10 be be-
sieged by the Liberals, and must fall, the invaders
having no reinforcements that can reach them in
time to aid the garrison. Vidaurri has positively
declared for the French. and Cortinas and Doblado,
with q strong force, are marching to attack him, the
former from Matamoras, and the latter from Saltillo.
Cortinas is very popular in Tamaulipas, and the Lib
eral cause is brightesing.