The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-02-27

would receive China ~ = sister. France bad hith-
eric enjoyed all lc privileges accorded by China
I" European powers. China now took upon be-seif
the dniies q! civilization aud international couTteEy.
The Emperor. Ia reply, said be vas pleased 70 sees
China take such a great step. aHd that hc would bo
pleased "a cooperate with her. when the MARQUIS
DE Sayill" personally introduced Mr. Bnriingane.
the Emperor expressed biz astonishetvB, At finding
an American acting as Ambassador Il CbrBa.
NApHr". fcb- :. 1t is ~probable that Marshal
Iriin, Gen. SeirJno aud Scuor REVERB will eonstis
tutc the proposed Directory.
Al hose opposed 10 monarchy ba=e hopes on the
permanence Of the Directory when ones cstsbIisheJ
As a Government one thousand reinlofceaients
sailed last week for Havana.
LGNpoN. Feb. 2-Despatches from the continent.
%. day report that a bloody battle occurred there
between the Turks aud The Montcnegrins, near
Nikzhisga. NJ particulars.
\ heavy gale and rainy storm prevailed through
ont Great Britain yesterday. Much damage was
dome by small streams OVERLOOKING their banks.
Severaaxearine disasters ar" reported, but no lives
lost.
The Grand Jury has found true bills Of indict-
ment against the Directors of Osereud, Quincy i
Co.. (imi;sd.) for conEpiriny TO defraad the share
holders OF the Company.
LoSDoN, Feb. 3-Mr.A shbury. the owner Of the
British yacht CIabTia. accepts the challenge Of Mr..
Douglas 10 race with the New York Yacht .S1spAo,
and suggests that the race be from Cowes, aToand
the Iale OF Wight TO Cherboarg, France, and back
20 Cowes.
There is no doubt that the Greek Government
has agreed to the resolutions of the Paris Conference.
LoNDoN, Feb. 3-7:3e z. M-The third despatch
just received from Athens to-day, conveys the I'M
expected Intelligence that the Greek Ministers have
refused 10 agree to the protocol OF the Paris
Conference, and have rendered thsir designations
TO The King.
PARIS, Feb. "a formidable instruction has
broken ont in Algiers.
PARIS, Feb. "a revolt has broken ont among
the natives in Algeria. 1t is confined TO the wild
tribes IN districts remote from the French settle
ments. The Duke of Magenta has been ordered Ia
Algeria.
PARIS. Feb. 3.-News is received that the Algeria
insurgents have been defeated and the revolt sup
pressed The disturbances are now quoted.
South America.
NEW YORK. Jan. Z2-Ihe steamship South -Ame-
lea brings Rio dates to December 22d.
On the 9th of December Marquis Caxias perform
ed "a flank movement by throwing 10000 Allie,i
troops above Nillet;a. \ battle near AngostuId
cnsued, which resulted in driving the Paraguayans
ont of their works defending the place. and larg..
captures. The Allies suffered severely in thes.
operations, but they were Immediately continued.
The attack on Nillettii was made on the lIth Of
December, when the Paraguayaus were again
routed, and only 200 escaped. The capture of war
material was large. The Allies occupied Nilletta.
and their feet was reported on the way TO Asun-
cion.
New YORK. Jan. PA Rio Janeiro letter of
December Esd confirms the account of the rout of
Lopez and his army at Yiiletta. The Brazilian
loss is placed at 2.O00, but il is understood that the
Emperor admits il TO have been much heavier. An
gostura has not yet been attacked, bat a division
was marching against H. l.. - Minister MCMAHON
is reported to have come TO an understanding with
Lopez. The steamer Wasp had returned TO Buenos
Ayres.
LONDON, Jan. 2s.-Iater news is received from
Paraguay, via Rio Jareiro. The town OF Angostu-
ra, to which the Paraguayans retired after the
battle of Villetta, was soon aiterward captured by
the Allied forces.
Lopez fled with the remnant of his army.
Gen. Mcmahon, U. S. Minister, accompanied
Admiral Davis to Bue1Os Ayres.
Cuba.
HAVANA, Jan. 2I.-Advices from Port an Prince
state that the steamer SdtadCe had seized Two
French vessels in the harbor OF st. Marie for run
ming the blockade. The French Admiral compelled
the Government to surrender the vessels, declaring
the blockade OF the Haytien coast Intellectual. hold
ing that the occasional calling of a man-ofwar at
the port was not sufficient to establish a state Of
blockade. and that Hayti has no right to seize fol-
elgn vessels running into port under q blockade
which it could not maintain.
New YORK, Jan. Pa Havana letter of the 14tli
states that the i%nsurgent chiefs are reported not 10 b.
in accord. Two strong parties are forming, Gen.
Gensoli is working hard to be made Generalin-
Chief.
HAVANA, Jan. %, via Key West. Jan. Pit is
reported from rebel sources that Gen. Negada has
captured Puerto Principe on the 10th inst
NEW YORK. Jan. 2S.-The HerGld's Havana
special says intelligence is received here that
Puerto Principe was captured by the Patriot forces
under Quesada, on the 10th.
On the same day Count ValmaZado entered Ba-
yamO. The excitement in the city is intense, and a
feeling of enmity between the Spanish volunteer
and the Cubans is manifesting itself. \ number o.
persons are killed nightly. y memorial has been
presented to Gen. Dulce by American citizens here
asking protection. An engineer corps Is now
mounting guard, and the officers of the volunteers
are ordered by Gen. Dulce to meet at the palace
for consultation as TO the course to be pursued
Gen. Dulee being unable to control the Spanish
volunteers. has sent 10 MantanZas for regular troops.
He informed the volunteer commanders that he
would bold them responsible for their men, who
threatened a movement tonight
HAVANA, Feb. 4-Rumor has been current for
several days that the revolutionary Generals, Ces-
pedes and Agatha. have surrendered to Count
Valmazado. but it is untrue No news has been
received from the Eastern Department
Journals in Havana have RETAINED for the past
week from publishing news from the seat of war
1t appears to be the understanding not TO inform
the people of the situation of affairs.
The Didrio to-day says that revolutionary Gen
eral. Aranyas, has been assassinated by his COM
panions-
Miscellaneous.
Programmes of the music are distributed in some
London churches.
The tax of one cent. a box on matches last year
netted the u. 5. Government a revenue of 81 800
coo.
Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer is engaged upon the
- Life and Correspondence of Lord Palmerston-
Fashions latest novelty is a necklace made Of n
band of black velvet. fitting tightly to the throat.
and on which are seen small gold or gilt bells
TIE pews in the Fifth Presbyterian Church Of
Cincinnati are free. The pastor says he believes
that the Lord never intended n man should Ora n
pew in church.
During the recent election, in England. a voter
in Wiltshire was applied to several times for his
vote. This. however. he resolutely refused To give.
For" said he. directly after l voted last time
the price of bread rose. and I made mp my mind
from that time that I'd never vote any mere"
It is very difficult now to find anywhere at the
bookstores in Belgium. Germany or England. n
copy of Victor Hugu's Napoleon lie Petit in
French. the agents of the Emperor having bought
up every copy they were able to lay their hands
on.
In Belgium a new mode of dressing wounds has
been adopted. 4 sheet Of lead one fnieth Of an
inch in thickness is applied to the seat Of injury.
and made IN assume its shape by pressure. By