The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-01-21
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The Prussians are ~fortifying their lines 81 reu'"'
between Versailles and Metz.
A. Dorrrr SuRpRIsE.-AIl the world was greatly
SURPRISED and bewildered a few months asoAHtnc
inter inability of France. With an Immense army,
TO resist the assaults Of Prussia. Now 70 Is no 1ss
surprised and puzzled at the iwo9dfrlql lrrstS; ~
herself against the power and don1nasboh Oh be'
! ostensibiy Triumphant zoe. uGibLaVLoI
STUBBORN REsIsrANCE or THE FREScH.-"A onadS
mock " writes to the New YORK Tunes: p,-~
l. Russell writes from the headquarters OF hiRB
William the resistance of Paris causes dlssauslaeS
ton in Germany" 1t is n grievons disappointmcnV'
The whole German army; from the kipg 70 tne
lowest subaltern, were sure that IN less IMAM "
week they would make a nmpbal entry glnIo
Paris. II they had made a peace after sedan they
! could have marched home With honor ana Hlory.
Two weary months have gone by: ana farls Ia
/ stronger than ever and more resolved to resist'
Germany is full of weeping wives and children who
NAV soon be orphans for f%our-hfths OF The Land-
wehr regiments are men with families. 1nose fegt
ments are wasting with disease their Small ioss's
from The Omnipresent Francs-Iireurss make up "
large aggregate, and there are bloody battles on
the Somme aud on the LONE. Paris is not taken
and if it were there are still two millions OF French,
men armed with breech-loaders. and the war would
not be ended. There would still be two-thirds Oh
France to overrun and conquer.
The Pail Mall Gazette warns Englishmen that
they cannot do worse than To persist IN the lueA
that the people Of the United States are friendly 10
England. for the fact is dramatically otherwlse'
and at any moment the Americans may inhictan
intolerable insult npon the British people
lE-LOND0N. Dec. 27-Information has Just beenge-
ceived here of O dastaI dly outrage which has lately
been perpetrated by Prussian troops upon n NUM-
Der of English subjects. 1 Six English ships which
were lying al anchor NJ Duchian-s S"" .At-s~
situated on the Seine-were fired upon ~ tne
Prussian troops, and tue crews, being unable 20
offer n formidable or prolonged resistance, were NJ
last compelled to surrender. The Russians iheh
boarded the vessels. and. after securing me crews
by binding them. they proceeded 10 ransaek lne
ship for valuables and other plumber. what prop
erty of value was found was rapaciouSly seized py
the Prussians. After their appetite for rapitr nan
been satisfied, and everything that could De dis-
covered of auy value had been seized. they turned
the ships out from the wharf into mid stream and
scuttled them. This was done with the view OF
impeding the navigation of the river, which. III Ieit
undisturbed. might have proved advantageous to
the French forces in the transportation OF war ma
terial to the. front. This outrage was committed
Notwithstanding the fact that these vessels had uls-
charged their cargoes or coal under the protecuOn
of Prussian permits. This fact, establishing as II
does a serious charge Of breach of treaty against
Prussian authorities, but aggravates the intensity
of feeling agitating this city aud country on the
matter. TepH. EGFt u Al
New YORK. Dec. 2S.-Every fresh detail confirms
the culpability of the officers In OSerloading the
steamer Mick Wall. which snagged last week In the
Mississippi river. IL seems that when she reached
Memphis, she was laden beyond her capacity, but
the officers consented to the addition oil sixty deck
passengers with their freight and baggage. AS
consequence the boat was managed with the great
est difficulty, and several times narrowly. escaped
disaster before she ran on the snag which sunk her,
So heavily was she laden. and so conscious were
the officers of danger, that whenever another. boat
approached the Nick Wall remained mouonlrs3 40
that the return waves might not jar the vesse! no
much. About 8 O'Clock in the evening the steamer
snagged, and in a few minutes thereafter ssqk,
drowning at least leO people. and seriously ininr-
ing a large number Of others Very many
might have been saved, leaped from the. de
the frightful uncertainty of the shock,
The total amount of the January interest, which
the Government commenced 10 pay to-day, Is 49,
0,000 in gold. ..aJ. uts9
AMENDMENTS OF THE MARITIME CoDE-The Cham
Der of IN of the city of New York has
Z again under consideration q proposition pointing
to the amendment of the code Of Maritime law,
through the intervention of the United States Gov
ernments Mr.. Marcy objected to the Paris treaty
OF 1856, that in simply abolishing privateerIng 10
did not go far enough, and the Chamber Is now
asked to sustain that view and at the saTe time
affirm a beneicent principle, by declaring !. that
the perfect immunity from capture of pfiyatetpro
! perry upon the ocean in time Of war 10 demanded
by an enlightened sentiment OF jnsticeaand the im-
proved spirit of civilization, not less than by q dhe
consideration of the best interests OF commerce"
The time is propitious for The friendly eohaideraiiOn
of this subject by European Powers. England
which demtrred to Mr.. Marcy's argument may be-
inclined To entertain 1t in the presence Of 6rt3n-
gencies growing out Of the Eastern, question. And
this country, which has aimed at infusing justice
/ and wisdom into the maritime code, may Non I'M
properly renew IFS efforts.
"A new step is about to be taken in the n~atterot
the settlement of the Alabama claims. The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations held a meeting
to-day at the State Department to discuss The pfO-
position made by the President TO Congress In his
annual Message for the appointment OF Comanis-
sioners to receive, examine and audit all claims or
American citizens arising from the depredations OF
the corsairs Alabama, SHENANDOAH, etc. These
claims are in "a rough state, unsupported by de-
tailed evidence, at the Department of State, and
amount to sis, 00O. 000. 1t is thought that. through
a proper examination. the aggregate as claimed
may be reduced one-half. The Commissioners will
probably frame a bin for the action Of Congress.
1 uha mn ~ n n utaah a rneuuafuufan hnnv.UAe
will have nothing 70 do with negotiations being
continued at London for the payment OF the claims
by Great Britain. f-ffP ....FEB9
The difference between the San Domingo resohl-
ton which passed the Senate lately and that now
before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, il
that the one provides for the appointment of three
Commissioners. the other for four. There IN not
much probability that the Senate resolution can be
taken out Of its order on the calendar, SO that IL
the House resolution be passed Mr.. Summer will
have another opportunity OF showing low hpprac-
ticable and how ugly he can be IL he has a mind TO.
Everybody knows, I" relatest the Lloyd, ofPestb,
in Hungary. :" how terrible is the hatred entertained
for Bismarck in the occupied portions OF France.
He has been exposed to allsorts OF indirect insults,
and nearly every morning he can read on his door
the inscription A bas Bismarck y { Down with
Bismarck ~ Bismarck always smiled at these
little attentions as he called them, only on the
9Th Of October be was evidently annoyed by one
of them. On that day the headquarters of The King
Of Prussia were removed from Ferrieres 70 Yer
sailies. The day before two adjutants bad taken
possession of the palace and selected rooms for the
King, TOR Bismarck and Moltke. On the morning I.
OF the 9Th the King, Bismarck and Moltke arrived
at Versailles, and Bismarck Intended TO withdraw
to his room. Wien the door was opened he ard
bis companions started back full of surprise the
whole room was draped in black cloth, and in the
center OF the room stood a table on which two
black tapers were burning, and D wel-known pic
ture, representing Count Bismarck suspended from
the gallows, was placed in an upright position"
DEBTS OF THE GERMAN EMPmE.-A statistician
foots mp the debts OF the new German empire az
follows: 49, $500 4aNAfH
Pnssia-..-"........4...... 4~s4,6eO,I21 thaIers.
Other States Of the North German Con-
tedefauOn IoIOOO,OOO
War neht -. an0 0oo'oOo