The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-11-07

THOSE CooLIE PTRATES-By the schooner J. III.
Roscoe, from Hakoiadi, Japan, we learn that the
bark CdyaIiT, referred to in last weeks paper, and
which was captured by the coolies off Callao, arrived
at Hakodadi, while the schooner was there, having
been successfully navigsted into port from the
Ochotsk Sea, where she was seen by the whalers-
When she arrived, there were only ~forty-two out of
the fifty original coolies left on board, and the bark
was almost a wreck, with no sails left. The Ameri-
can Consul made complaint, and claimed possession
Of the vessel, while the Chinese were taken posses
sion of by the japanese authorities and placed in
confinement. Letters were then sent to different
ports in China inquiring if anything was known of
the vessel. In the mean time, the pirates were
spending their money very freely, and will probably
make way with most of the twenty thousand dollars
they stole. The owner is expected here in the whale
bark Sea Breeze, and has only to proceed to San
Francisco, and thence TO Japan, to claim both the
bark and coolies as his property. The whole forms
rather a checkered adventure, and when fully writ
ten out viii prove among the most remarkable pira-
cies on record. -
A Coon CHANGE-A late Bulletin says: 1.-The
Labor Exchange has won the first fight with the sail
ors' boarding-house men, and a ship has obtained
her complement of men mostly from the Exchange,
and all of them against the wishes of the boarding
house people. The result is Il saving of several hun
dred dollars to the owners of the vessel besides all
the advantage TO the sailors. In the first place, the
crew had the pleasure Of going on board sober, with
a decent kit, instead of drunk with a few worthless
slops. Secondly, they had the advantage of hand
ling and expanding their own advance money. in
stead of its all going into the clutches OF their old
iaskmasters. The battle, however, is not over, but
only beginning, and this is merely the first skirmish.
Ship captains and ship owners may expect further
trouble before the trade of shipping seamen is freed;
but 1t can be accomplished"
ALL FRESH AND NEw-The Rifles have had a new
undress uniform recently prepared, which is now COM
pleted and ready for use. 1t consists of brown Hol-
land, trimmed with green, and exceedingly appropri-
ate for our climate. The custom of burdening SOL
diers with heavy WOODEN uniforms is not the thing for
hot weather-linen is much better and healthier.
THE NEXT MAIL-The Idaho is due on Monday
next with the American and European mails of Oc,o-
Der LIST. She will leave again on Saturday next, the
18th, arriving ut San Francisco on the 18th, in time
to connect with the Panama steamer, leaving on the
30th. Letters by her will reach New York, overland.
December 10Th, 81 days from Honolulu, and passen-
gers, via Panama, December Goth, SO days from
Honolulu. -
y Strangers and others, in search of fun. should
not forget that Martin the wizard holds forth tonight
at the Theatre, and promises new attractions at
each performance. The wonderful spectacle of the
. floating head'' will be exhibited tonight. Don't
fail TO see it. -
Liberal PAY.-The crew of the bark Peru were
yesterday paid of ten thousand dollars in gold, as
their seasons earnings. This does not include the
pay of the officers and others engaged on the island
in sealing, which amounts to a much larger sum.
- We would specially thank those captains who
have taken the pains to prepare and hand in the fun
reports of their voyage. No news that we publish
is more eagerly read by those interested in whaling
than these reports. -
q The Boston Post says a sailors definition of
comet would be "'a star sprung a-leak.'' That may
be a II merchant sailors idea; but a whaleman would
hail a comet with " thar she blows"
SCHOONER AT AUCTIoN.-The schooner Mary of
Hilo will be sold to-day by c. S. Barlow, Esq.
LAND AT AUCTIoN.-On Monday. Mr.. Barlow will
sell eighteen acres of taro land situated in Eva.