The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-03-25

LETTER No 1f--IlNDON, req. ~, 49,
The BRITISH FLEET IN TIE PAclFIc.
Rear-Admiral Fredk. Stirling in the Triumph,
flagship on the Pacific station, sailed from Cailao
December 29th, and arrived at Panama on JAN
uary 23IG, where the command of the station
was handed over 70 the new Chief.
Rear Admiral .Algeruon NJ. Lyons, who hoisted
biz Aag On board the Triumph on the same day
Admiral Stirling comes home by the mail
steamer from AspinwaIl. II. NJ 5 Thetis was
also ut Panama at the time, and on the 18th uIt.,
Admiral Lyons sailed with the Triumph and
tie Theiis for CalIao. AT this place he was 10
meet the following vessels of the Pacific squadron:
Champion, Gannctt Ordered there on arrival
from Honolulu and Inhiti). kinghsher, Mutine,
and SIppho. With these seven war vessels un-
der hus command. the Admiral intended To form
u cruising squadron, which will probably also
pay u visit 10 Hawaii.
According to the new Nayy-List the following
vessels now compose the British fleet in the
Pacific
Triumph (ironclad), IA guns. 6640 tons, 1900
horse. power, flagship, Captain Aitcheson
Champion, IA guns, $3.50 tons, 234O hip, Capt.
Geo. r. Hope ThetIs, ii guns, 1860 tons, 2270
h-p., Capt. j. W. Stevens Mutine, 8 guns, 1877
tons. 1920 h-p.. Commander Fredk. Edwards :;
Garnet. 6 guns, ll80 tons, ITO h-p., Com
mauder E. G Bourke kinsfsher, 8 guns, ll30
tons 1920 II p. Commander R. I'll. Thornton :
Pelican, 6 guns, 1l30 tons, 1860 h-p.. Com
mauder F. r. Dicken Sappho, 4 guns, gao tons.
$50 hip, Commander b. F. Clark Rocket, 4
guns, 603 tons, $50 h-p., Lieut.. Commander '.
b. Orlebar.
The Pelican. however, has been ordered to re-
turn aud has already sailed Tor home by way OF
the Straits of Magellan. She will be replaced by
the new composite sloOp Satellite, 5 guns, l42O
tons, and $50 hip, which will shortly hoist the
pennant for the first time, and sail for the Pacific,
with II complement of $50 men.
Russia IN THE NORTH Pacific.
The Admiralty has received a long despatch
from Vice-Admiral Willes, who has recently vIsI-
ted VladIvostock in order to personally view the
reported large extension oi the Russian Naval
Station. now in progress at that place. He re-
ports that a new dock 70" repairing ships and a
slip for constructing smalled armed craft are In
hand. A factory for the manufacture oi tor
pedoes and additional batteries to strengthen the
defence of the place, are employing several
hundreds Of hands in their construction. The
Siberian hotilla. instead Of comprising as former
ly, two aged schooners, and three obsolete guI
vessels, now consists of two floating batteries
four schooners and five %gunboats of the newest
description. According to all accounts, Russ''
now seems fully determined 10 constitute hersel
the leading naval power IN the North Pacific
NOTES AND ITEMS.
The steam-yacht Ceylon arrived at Calcutti
Jannary 9th, and at Penang February 3rd, al
well. Tho largest sailing vessel ever constructed
of steel. WAS recently launched at Belfast. Sh
is named tie Garfield, 1920 tons register, 90.
feet long, "a feet 9 inches deep, and IL fee
broad, and has been built for Messrs. lSmay
Imrie & Co. Being intended for the Australian
and Californian trade, she will probably touch a
Honolulu some day. The Government of FL
having now established direct communicable
between that col ny and New Zealand, all Fl.
mails from this country will henceforth be for
warded from here by way of San Francisco, thi
being the quicker route, instead of Uia Brindis
as heretofore. The last Australian mail fror
here Ua San Francisco consisted OF no less thai
2S6 bags. The following book has just appeare
here {" Percy Pomo, or The Autobiography {
a South Sea islander. A Tale of Lille and &C
venture missionary, Trading and Slaving) i
the South Pacific. Mr.. Theo. II. Davies {
Honolulu has addres ed a letter on the subJe'
of Hawaiian labor laws to the Times, whic
and Il full copy of which is appended TO tn
was published IN that paper on January 25th.