The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-02-04
Late Telegraplic News
s~herman's Spoil.

~Sherman's Spoil.
The Richmond Examiner of Dec. 30th, speaking
Of the capture OF Savannah, says that all the rice on
the plantations IN the vicinity Of the city fell into
the hands Of the Yankees. The amount Is estimated
at 800. 600 bushels. The Confederate Government
had succeeded 10 removing most o: its stores. The
main loss sustained by 1t was the siege guns. The
pontoon bridge across which the troops passed was
also lost.
Demonstrations Of a Rebel Pirate.
The new rebel pirate Sea King, whose name has
been changed 70 the SheRGHdOGh, was reported 10 be
actively At work on the Atlantic. Capt Hanson. OF
the brig Susan, reported the destruction Of his vessel:
aiss, the blrks Elena, T. e.. Godfrey. 81 CLAIR.
Charter OAK, and the ship Robert Bruce, which
were captured and bonded. The Shenandoah carries
4 6S FOUNDERS, snooth-bpEe guns; , , Founders,
rifles.
Granger approaches Mobile
New YORK, Jan. 2-The CGtaLC5r has arrived
from New Orleans with dates to the 23d December.
On December 9th, Gen. Granger was 1T Franklin
Greek. Miss, 8 miles from Mobile, having met little
opposition. The rebels are busy night and day, en-
deav1ring 20 blockade the water front Of the city.
The rehel ram BienriIie vas expected DOWN the Ala
bama from Selma.
Dutch Gap Canal Completed.
NEW YoEK, Jan. 5-Tbe Herald gives "A complete
history Of the Dutch Gap Canal. 1t was commenced
in August last, and uD TO the day Of the explosion of
The %buikheai. three regiments Of white and colored
troops were detailed for this special work. An aver
age Of 10 10 $40 men were emplu yed daily on an
average for two hours. The canal is 522 feet long.
The greatest width Of the excavation Is ~ feet, and
the depth 40 feet. The width Of the canal proper is
GO feet AT the top and As feet ut the bottom. At high
water there will be n depth Of is feet. From these
facts some idea may be formed Of the immensely OF
the work. Surprising that the canal. in consequence
of the heavy batteries bearing on 1t. cannot be COM
pIe,ei at present, the work, as far - il has heen car
riei, is go much gained. Ii is az enterprise which.
when il shall have been completed, Will always be Of
incalcu!able Importance TO the commercial interests
Of RichuCui The pyplgSigD of the iJlkbead of the
canal, Oh January lst, was witnessed by IT large
number &c officers, and Il strong body OF troops were
under arm TO be ready for emergencies.
The TTi6UHe'S Army of the james special ~dispatcl
says The Dutch Gap Canal is regarded As a com
plete success, the result of the explosion Mt the bulk
head being all that was expected. The dredging
machine will nov finish the work. Sixteen feet Of
water has been in the canal since the 10th of last
month.
From Virginia.
New York. Jan. 1.-THE HeraIi'S Army OF the
James correspondent says - All in camp. except
Gen. Butler himself, appeared greatly surprised at
his removal. Ii the removal vas caused by the
Wilmington failure, il was inquired why It was not
sooner made. The answer To this was that Gen. Ord,
who temporarily succeeds Gen. Butler, vas absent,
and the authorities only awaited his return. Gen.
Butter received the order about ~halfpnst eleven
o'clock on Sunday forenoon. and before three in the
afternoon had made all his farewell preparations,
turned over the army to his successor, and taken his
departure for the North
The HerGId's Shenau,lolh correspondent says
" The inhabitants are suffering from r scarcity Of
food, and the rebel troops are quaTterei upon them,
rendering their condition still more depIorable. No
new active military movements OF Importance have
taken place recently IN the Valley"
Hoods Retreat and Losses.
Nav York, Dec. 23.-Ihe Times special dispatch,
dated franklin Tenn } December 22l. SAYS: The
rebel retreat from Franklin to Duck river begSGTs all
description. Hool told his corps commanders 10 get
Of the best way they could with their commands.
The rebel army is now beyond Columbia. The rail-
road j. f4r lfs4A iuruaT~4l Trains RIM To SDIlnO
Hill. TelegrapEic communication Is all right IN all
directions. Joinsonyile Il not destroyed. The rebel
loss during the campaign amounts 20 seventeen thou
sand men. iiiy-CHe cannon and eighteen general
officers. The number killed ut Franklin was 400,
the wounded 800, ami 600 were taken prisoners.
Before Nashville, and in the retreat 10 Columbia. the
rebels had 5000 killed and wounded and 5000 were
made prisoners. The Union loss at Franklin was
>. OG, and before Nashville less than 1000. The
total Union less will not exceed 200, With two gene
rails slightly wounded. Hood has pontoous above the
shoals on the Tennessee river, where our g%uu6oats
csnno, reach them. Hood marched on franklin
with 10000 men and 50 pieces Of artillery. lie will
have lost nearly half his men.
From RebeldOm.
NEw YORK., Jan. 1l-Late rebel papers contain
an interesting detailed narrative OF the late Union
raid Of Generals ~Sionemau, Burbridge and Gil,eu in
Fast Tennessee and Western Virginia, so damaging
to the enemy IN the destruction of the salt and lead
works, As well as a vast amount Of other property.
though an effort IS made 10 represent the extent OF
the injury rs much less than II really is. The writer
cannot avoid acknowledging that it was very great.
hut derives some consolation from the fact that - the
Yankees have now done all the harm in that region
they are capable of, some rest FOR the rebel troops
may be hoped for.
Effects of Union Raids.
NEW YORK, Jan "a Heraid correspondent
gives 4 full account Of the recent raid through East
Tennessee am Southwestern Virginia. under Gen.
Stoneman. Burbriige and Gillem. The injury effect
eli by il 10 the rebels WIS Immense, and to them
probably irrepaTable. Lead mines. salt works, fifty
foundrias and furnaces, one hundred miles Of rail-
road, fifteen locomotives, Two hundred cars, and q
vast amount OF other property we're destroyed. One
hundred and twenty pieces Of artillery and many
prisoners were captured from them.
Ths Richmond Hhis Of the 10Th states that Stcne-
mans command has captured Saltyille, IN Southwest
Virginia. The valuable salt works which supp led
nearly the whole Of the Couiedercy we're situated
there. and they have been defended with great per-
sistency by the rebels ever since the commencement
Of the war.
The Richmond Sentinel contains an account of q
rebel cavalry expedition into Southwest Virginia,
where. it says the people generally are disloysl, and
the mountain passes infested with bushwhackers add
swamp Dragons. Il Is n very rich grass country
and abounds with iue fat stock. They secured i've
hundred head. and undoubtedly made the people still