The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-02-04

tCau AlOcpidip nav z cao ~ hC' = NhOns
for the purpose of opening a Boarding School. The
location is a very good one, and the rent (s1OO per
annum,) quite moderate.
= Passengers from Hawaii state that one of the
small crsters near the summit of Mauna Lea has
recently been emitting FIRE and smoke. indicating that
there is a high pressure of steam inside the noun.
tain. which may be followed by an eruption ere long.
NEARLY DuE-The schooner Alice was to have
sailed from San Francisco January Is. en- route for
China, to touch at Honolulu. She is therefore due.
The Yankee sailed about January 20. and is also
now due....P. S-The Yankee is reported in the
oaing this morning, and her mails will therefore
soon be ashore. -
COULDN'T SToP.-Tbe clipper ship Wdr Hark
was telegraphed on Tuesday. Feb. ?, and was in
sight for several hours from the town, though a long
way of. Capt M'Intyre endeavored to reach her,
but was unable to do so. before dark. There was no
wind during the afternoon and night. and next morn
ing she was deserted hull down on the western hori-
xon, heading west. She was about l6 days from San
Francisco. and probably had papers for this port.
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FROM VICToRIA-The bark ". s. Perkins arrived
on The I'd from Puget Sound. and we are indebted to
Capt. Robinson for a file of Victoria papers to Jan.
9th. We End in them but little of special interest to
our readers. The Constitution had a quick passage
over. as appears by the following from the COionist:
FROM TUE SANDWICH ISLANDS The bark CoHs:itu-
tion, Capt. W. r Pomroy, from Honolulu Dec. 9th.
arrived az Port Angeles on the 22nd ultimo. having
male n fine run of only thirteen days from port to
port. We have received through the courtesy of the
master. files OF the Honolulu Advertiser TO Dec. 3,
which contain nothing however. later than We pub
lished on the arrival Of the " S. Perkins. The
Constitution encountered heavy weather
Town DESTROYED BY A tLooD-The town Of Port
Angeles. Puget Sound. has been nearly destroyed by
q torrent of water which burst upon il from n ravine
which opens At the back OF the place. The Victoria
Chro7icis says. the calamity occurred about six
o'clock in the evening Of " ednesday. December 18th.
danger was n rushing, roaring sound proceeding from
the gorge On turning their eyes toward it they
discovered a great body of water, several feet in
height, bearing upon it's surface and before il, logs,
trees and stumps rushing down upon them Before
they could even realize their danger the food was
upon and over the greater part OF the town. The
CustoE~HOuse, a large two-story structure, stood eI-
actly IN The path Of the vast torrent, and was over
turned and swept away in a moment. The food next
carried away the dwelling house of Victor Smith. ex-
Collector. His family narrowly escaped with their
nses- Ii also swept clear into the harbor the dwell
mug house OF T. Stanton, whose family were rescued
Win difficulty. Both the front portion of the Rough
and Ready Saloon an6 a portion of the wharf and
several thousand feet of logs we're also swept out TO
sea three or four miles. Behind the town. in the
fertile valleys, several farmers have settled. and IL is
feared that they have been overwhelmed by the food.
A person who visited the town on Saturday, says that
Inc picture Of ruin and desolation presented is indie
scribable. The fragments of houses and hundreds Of
trees and stumps lie scattered about in every direc-
uon, aud IN some places they are piled one above the
'fner to the height OF thirty feet.