The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-11-25

WAsHISeroN, Oct. GA number of delegates
have been sent from the Fenisn Congress 10 Wash
ington with reference TO the unconditional release of
John Mitchell. whO is q prisoner at Fortress Monroe.
1t is reported that they have been successful, and
that an order for that purpose Will be issued.
BEHEADED-Gener Bnrgevine, who has figured
prominently in the Chinese civil war. has been be-
headed BY the Celestial authorities. A demand had
been made for him by the American Minister, previ-
Gus 10 his execution, but had been met with refusal.
The affair may lead to difficulty between that country
and the United States.
Dick Turner. the notorious turnkey of Libby Pri-
son, is still O prisoner in richmond Notwithstanding
the statement that he succeeded in getting to Europe
at the time OF his escape, about two months since.
He was recsptured. and has been confined ever since
in n cell eight by twelve feet. seen by and seeing only
the surgeon, who daily visits him.
Capt. Hall, the Arctic explorer. has recently been
heard from. His letter is dated in lat. 64 46, long.
81 90 w, at Snow House, on the coast line Of Roe's
Welcome, and was sent a hundred and fifty miles
over the ice by dog sleges, to reach the sea. He has
acquired much valuable information about Frank
Inns expedition, from the natives. He expects 10
spend a part of the coming winter, the whole of the
summer of 1866, and nearly all the winter of 1867
on King Williams Land and Boothia Felix Peninsu-
la, and in the spring of 1867 to return to Repulse
Bay.
JOHN blITCHEL's RELEAsE.-Some Of the journals
are very bitter against the President for releasing
John Mitchell at the suggestion of the Fenians. Two
facts in mitigation Of the Presidents conduct in this
case S0OUlU DC DOEut III LubI- IL AES \ II puOllC
know nothing of the cause of Mitchel's arrest, or
whether it was made at the instigation Of the Presi-
dent or not. The next is, John Mitchell never held
an Office under the Rebel Government. or filed a
place in the ranks Of its armies. He therefore was
nor, in one sense of the word, a prominent Rebel,
and had in reality afforded no more aid and encour-
agement to the Rebellion, though q citizen OF the
South, than was afforded by Ben. and Fernando
Wood, Long, and other citizens of the North, who
| have never been molested by the Government. Real
ly, there seems to be no more reason for Furnishing
Mitchell than there is for furnishing the Woods. and
thousands Of others of that class Of Rebel writers.
In fact. to punish Mitchell and allow the rest to 60
tiality-S. +. Cal.
MEXICAN MArrERs-New York, Oct. 22-To-
morrow the Republican Government of Mexico opens
an Agency, at No. 55 Broadway. and places in mar
ket n loan of thirty millions OF dollars interest pay
able in gold. The Agents are John ". Cortinez s.
| Co., and ]. y. Tift, Financial Agent of the Repub-
lie. 4 large sum il is said has already been pledged
and the bonds will be ready for delivery tomorrow.
They are in sums OF fifty, one hundred, five hundred,
and one thousand dollars, payable in twenty years
from the first of October 1865, and bear seven per
cent, interest, payable semi.annually principal and
interest) payable in gold payment secured by the
: pledge Of the faith Of the Republic. and the States Of
Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi by special pledge,
having the effect of a national mortgage Of five mil
lions OF acres OF agricultural and a half n million OF
acres of mineral lands in the States above named.
The agricultural lands pledged are estimated 70
value from one ts FIVE dollars per acre, and the min
eral lands ut one hundred dollars per scre, at govern.
ment prices.