The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-01-18
of Clipper Ship Oracle
DAYS LATER!
CONTINUED FIGHTING-VA-
ried Success and Defeat.
OF A r
SOON TO COMMENCE. :

By the arrival yesterday noon of the British ship
Oracle, fifteen days from San Francisco, en- route for
Hongkong, with the mails, we are in receipt Of San
Francisco dates to January 2. and telegraphic news
from New York and London to the 1st-
The price of Gold in New York Dec. 81. was re-
ported at 11Ok to 1I03 Sterling, 81 to 81.
In the Sacramento Union DAILY of Dec. %. ap-
pears the following telegraphic item
The steamship Nevada having been thoroughly
overhauled at Benicia, has returned to San Francisco.
and will sail from that port on January I'd for Aus
tralia and New Zealand in Webb's new line.
This is probably an error, for we have no account
by this arrival of the Ne uada being about to sail on
the I'd, and at all events she would undoubtedly be
detained until the arrival of the Moses Taylor on
the 7th.
New YORK, Dec 23-A special correspondent of
the Tribune at Versailles, under date of Dec. 10th.
says that the feeling among the highest officers of
the ~besieging army is that Paris will hold out well
into January. Careful preparations are making
for such a contingency, and various corps i'm the
provinces are moving so as to shut out, if possible,
all hope of rescue. General Trochu is expected to
give the Prussians some more desperate fighting
about Christmas time.
BORDEAUX. Dec is now so strongly
fortified that no fears are apprehended Of an at
tack. All the works about the city are fully manned
and supplied. and there are several war vessels
AluAUk ~ hObO OCiOt u ClE1s
Cherbourg is also regarded as impregnabIe to
any force the Germans can bring against it. The
Notifications OH the land side have been completed
and the army is at Havre. Frigates are stationed
in the roads. f3
BERLIN, Dec l4.-Bismarck is to be made a Duke.
The King wishes his title to be I" Duke of Stras-
bourg." but Bismarck wants TO retain his own
name. e ia.--
BERLIN. Dec 1s-Two prominent members Of
the North German Parliament, for their anti-war
acts have hppn arrested IN the chs POA of hinh fraa-
son. by an order from Bismarck.
LONDON, Dec Pat is said that Gambetta has
announced to the See of Rome the desire of France
TO terminate her Concordat. in order to effect an
entire separation OF Church and State in France.
LONDON, Dec ,26.-The Pail Hull Gazette an
nounces to Americans, in order to show that Eng
land is heartily tired of the alabama controversy,
that she is ready to pay any impartial money
award. if an adjustment can be confined thereto.
LONDON, Dec 3O.-Thiers estimates the entire
number Of French troops at $780, 600.
Bourbaki's command is charged especially with
the duty of revictualing Paris. and has already on
hand a vast amount OF live stock and provisions
for the purpose. At the proper moment this army
will make a desperate effort to join Chausey's force,
and reunite the Army of the Loire, which will then
with great energy push on for Paris.
General Paladine,s reverse is now charged to
the meddiing of politicians, who persuaded Gam
beta to interfere with bis military operations.
Earl Granville has received an official despatch
from the French Government at Bordeaux, in
WuiCu rance declares It's determination not to
send a delegate TO the Peace Conference to be held
in London, unless the British Government shall
FIRST recognise the Republic. A despatch of a
similar tone has been sent to each of the other
powers TrQ T1qvfr
Lyons ua LONDON, Dec z4-The occupation of
Nuts by the enemy caused a panic here. Meet
ings were held at which the orators made frantic
appeals to the multitude. The tocsin was sounded
and the National and Mobile guards appeared.
Among the delegations assembled in the pro-
cessiOn were women in mourning who nassed
through the streets The Red Republicans gath
cred in large numbers before the Hotel de Vile
aud clamored for vengeance. General Cornand,
the Commander OF the National Guard, refused
them admission. He was assailed and his sword
broken in selt-deience. He discharged his revolver
at the assailants, and the mob then rushed upon
him and overpowered him. After a jury trial he
was condemned to death. and shot in a few min
utes after receiving bis sentence. The troops re-
NAMED passive during the disorders.
The Prussians will give indemnity in bonds to the
owners Of the vessels destroyed in the Seine, but de
clines indemnity TO the sailors.
RocHE-sUR-YONEE, Dec. pa balloon from Paris
has landed here. The Prussians yesterday fariously
attacked Rosny, Eogent and Mont-Avron. They I'M
masked some siege batteries, and attempted q bonn
bardment but were repulsed with heavy loss.
The moral condition of Paris is excellent.
VERSAILLES, Dec. 29.-The Twelfth Corps occupied
Mont AKRON after one days bombardment The
French left behind many gun, carriages, rifles and
dead troops 4 fEFt
NEW YORK, Dec. ga special dispatch from
the 22d, shows Paris yet retains some Of
her old brilliancy. The necessary business Of the day
is conducted as gayIy as usual within her precincts.
and cabs and omnibusses ply the streets. and the
shop windows display tempting arrays. Just as in
former times.
The sOrtie Of few days ago was a gallan. effort.
put completely repealed. 1t was bold in its concep-
ton, put feeble IN its execution. There were 100000
men engaged, besides gunboats and upwards Of 20