The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-01-14
Foreign Summary.

The Prince of Wales is about to erect q new palace
al Abergeldie. Scotland.
The late Tom Marshall. OF Kentucky, had n genius
ike Greek fire, and be was always trying TO quench
it with whiskey.
Gen. Sherman gave Hood a laundering blow with
his sword. but has run him clean through and
through with his pen-Prentice
Prince Humbert, Of Italy, walked oil through the
sewers OF Paris to indulge his curiosity.
The splendid United States steam frigate Franklin
was launched last Saturday, 18th Sept, at Ports
mouth, Kittery. Maine. She is 200 feet long between
perpendiculars. aud 306 feet over all; extreme depth.
463 feet; capacity. B..G6l tons; weight OF vessel
about 2 500 tons; propeller u feet in diameter. She
is pierced for fifty guns.
The rebel ram Tennessee, captured by Admiral
farragut in the Mobile Bay, and now known as the
United States iron clad steamer Tennessee lies in the
Mississippi, off New Orleans. She has been over
hauled, and new ventilators put in which renders her
a comfortable vessel.
people may say what they will about the coun-
try air being good for en-" said Mrs. Darlington,
land how they can tat up on it; for my part, | think
it is owing 70 he vittles Air may do tor camOmiles
and other reptiles that live on it, but mankind needs
more Furnishing food"
PRESIDENTIAL MAJORITIEs.-In three OF the States,
Mcclellan received an aggregate majority of 32,5l3
votes; ia twenty-five States, Lincoln's aggregate
majority was $40. 296 votes. Lincoln's preponder-
ating popular mGjUrities in all the States voting,
sum up 3O1, l05.
Keeping OUT THE DEVIL.-BrighaIn ! Dung lately
said i'll n sermon "A gentleman said to me, L
would like to establish Il billiard table and drinking
saloon in your city; you must have such places here
by-aud-by, any how May be We will and may be
We will not; we will see whether God Almighty will
reign among his people, or whether the devil will.
shall keep such Christian Institutions out Of the city
as long as | can"
WAsHINGTOs. Dec. IA bearer OF dispatches
from Admiral Dahigren arrived this morning with
the following dispatch to the Secretary of the Navy
Flag Ship Philadelphia, Port Royal, December II.
To Gideon Welles, Secretary 1t is my happiness 10
apprise the Department that Gen. Sherman, with his
army, Is near Savannah and | am in communication
with him. In view of his probable arrival l had
stationed several steamers at different points, and
had come from Telapeuuy yesterday in order to be ut
hand. Captain Duncan states that our forces were
in contact with the rebels n few miles outside Of
Savannah, He says Sherman's army is not IN want
Of anything DAHL0REN.
GEN. GRANT ON THE RESULT OF THE ELEcTIoN-The
New York Tribune Of November l4th afhrms that
the announcement of the result OF the Presidential
election produced universal delight in Grants army.
That gallant General himself sent the following con-
gratulatory dispatch TO Washington
CITY POINT, Thursday, Nov. 1O-l0:30 p. #.
Hon. EdtUia II. Stanton, Secretary Of Udr.-
Enough now seems to be known to say who is to hold
the reins Of Government for the next four years.
Congratulate the President for me for the double
victory.
The election having passed off quietly, no blood
shed or riot throughout the laud, is a victory worth
more to the country than a battle won.
Rebellion and Europe will co1strue II go.
u. ). GRANT, Lieutenant General.
The rebel President has received considerable con-
domination for his unfortunate Macon speech. which,
says the Budget of Fun, may be the ua-.ffGCOn Of
him. The Charleston .Nercury Mt first declared it q
forgery, but when the Richmond papers copied it
and commented on it, the South Carolinians were
unanimous in their blame-the .Mercury saying that
he must have been mad. The most singular thing is
that the Rchm9nd press indOrse it. This evidently
proceeds from the fact that jeff. Davis delivered the
l .--;,;N, ..,,. IS ,;~- c,.on :. = F.,ri
Ell on the idea that every State ought to send troops
10 save Richmond, since If that goes all. is gone.
! Governor Brown, whom Davis called a scoundrel by
implication. says that Mr.. Davis remark is founded
on his ignorance OF State rights.
THE DuTCH GAP CANAL-The Richmond Eram-
liner Of November 9Th says
1t becomes every day more likely that the Dutch
Gap canal will shortly be finished; that iroDclads
can pass through it; and that an immense feet, fir
ing on Drewry's aud Chafin's bluffs, with the view
of clearing the banks of the river, will be the most
important feature of Grants last EFFORT to take Rich
mond. This canal, at Dutch Gap, Is n self-imposed
toll. During the passage Of Grants army TO the
south side, he or Butler found that our Confederate
ironclads would come down and attack him. To pre-
vent this they sunk vessels in the river near Curles
Neck. The Coniederates planted batteries on the
bank; the enemy were unable to take up their own
distractions under the fire of these batteries, and
he river has been closed TO the enemy's feet from
that day 10 this he has been compelled TO dig a
canal to pass his own distractions. Such is the
va ue Of distractions in the channel of a river.
With good batteries in the neighborhoOd and sharp
shooters on the banks, no feet, ironclad or otherwise,
can pass by them nor get them out OF the way. The
. lesson was learned at Sebastopoi harbOr, repeated in
the Peiho by the Chinese. aud again at DreSry's
Bluff in 1862. The distractions hastily sunk in the
river saved Richmond after the .ierrimGc was blown
up. If the Instructions IL the river below ChaGin' 8
Bluff are iii proper condition aud properly situated,
the labor on the Dutch Gap canal will be a labor lost.
But by Instructions only, such as vessels sunk in
channels. can rivers be successfully defended since
the invention OF ;ronciads. Even wooden vessels can
run by stationary batteries, and no batteries are Of
avail against ir0nciads, when there are no such OBJ
structious TO bring them 10 a halt under ere. Torpe-
does may be effective, but they are new inventions
and not fully proven. They are also uncertain
things. They get wet; they get rusty. Often they
fail to 60 Of at the right time and the right place.
But distractions formed of sunken wrecks are proven.
! Their effect is well known. and they are the things
which sensible men. who wish seriously to succeed 10
the defence Of the city, will never forget or discard.
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