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. ?^M?0Midis rCULlS'iEi; I:V?;!:Y v.'i't>Ni>iuy w>i:> r. v - DURI?OE, K?ESE & CO. . ST7fir'(\':n"Tl?>>?s.t'> tbe ADVE'tTI.s'-'li lb i y-tr KIT K DOLLARS Lu ul vance. Fer ,WUKE DOLLARS. - _ A1?TEKT1SE>:E?TS H?H be inserted nt Tl DOLLARS per .S'(ii?irr (lil ni!;?'m Unes (>r less) fe Insertion. Advcrtl-wKieiita without instructions a.* num*r?r ut* times to Sie.lnsorted, will be publishe turbid, and charged accordingly. Announcing CandMatci f?r any Office of hoi pro.lt, TWESTY DOLLARS, to be paid before t .nouticement I? published. . Obituary notices, Tributes of P.cspcci, or any ci nication personal in ils natura, will be rated s>P tisoiiicuts and charged accordingly. i'm tic ii tars of thc l?ottlc ht Pete burg. From the Petersburg Express of Mt we obtain thc following interesting ac of the desperate contest which tock pla Sal urdu} : SI'RikGIKU A MINC. Tor several days past, prisoners ami L tors have stated that tao enemy wa? mi und our-ofiicpCi and men have been con etY that the stukmeut was correct, but w er apprised ol thc exact locality ul whic enemy was conducting his miningopera wc liavo no means of ascertaining. All tl o-i this poi ?ti liowever, if any existed, removed Saturday hist at sui carly . About -H o'clock, a dull heavy, -sound Leard, and this was followed by i-eveial similar sounds, the enemy at the same Opening with their butteries along their! lt was then discovered that thc enemy sprung a mine on one of our s?tienfs, the centre of thc lines, and ti feT IOU ; .beyond thc Blandibrd Cemetery. The Bufferers by thc explosion, were IVgi Battery, (formerly Branch's.) from this and three companies' of Elliott's South ( lina Brigade, which occupied a position mediately to the left of the battery fu s'ttpport. The battery loat 22 men mis two commissioned officers iyc'.nded. ? vi these men, a list of whom we publish where, ure known to be killed, their b< Laving been recovered, .but others w IHUJ?.'S bavMnot been found, it is bop? <1 jJrisoners in the enemy's hands; Prise tak? :> subsequent to the explosion, fron enemy, and near the spot, stale that Pei nf our men were dug out pf the ruins a They describe one ol thc men, a Lieu)ci so minutely; and the description is'so nc Jike that*of Lieutenant Hamlin, one ol ' mis-ting, that there ate strong grounds hope that hej?s yet alive a;;d in the ene Lands. The remains ol'tho bomb proof u whim be slept, and where Lieutenant C flier was seen arousing, Lim to po oh ? are yet to be seen near the edge ol' thc cl: created by thc explosion, abd tbe pro.su ?inn is, thst he was not very deeply bui jn thc earth. Lieut. II. was a young mer of the Petersburg bar, and his many' fri< feel great anxiety regarding his fate. "Of the casualties iu Gen. Elliott's (fort ly Evans') South Carolina Brigade-, we 1 no information except that Gen. Elliott severely wounded by a bail through the bri He was doing well yesterday, and hopes ; entertained that he would recover. As soon as the nature ol the disaster m-ide known, Gen. Hiil despatched a cou :o Gen. Mahone's headquarters,and that liant o?licpr moved od' immediately at bend of his own brigade, with instruction* Saunders' (Ala.) brigade, and "Wright'*; G g ia) to follow. Arriving upon the ground, Gen"* Mab found twelve of the enemy's flags wat upon the ramparts ol that portion of our I carried by the explosion, and thc* 'vhple rinity swarming with wbite and black Y kee troops. Getting his troop; info position, Gen. I hule ordered his brigade to retake a?port ol bis works, and instructed Wright's brig: to come up iu such fruition as "would ens the recapture of the remaining portion. 1 der command ol Col. Weisiger, acting Bi tidier, Mahone's brigade formed into line, : ".vere about to move up, when the enemy lied*out and made a charge. The Conic rates reserved their fire, untjl they could the whites of the enemy's eyes, when t! poured into them such a- storm, of bulb that tho enemy recoiled and fell back in c fusion. A charge was" now ordered,-1 Weisiger's mon dashed for Wari jvith a y driving thc e?emy up to and over the brer . w?rks. On the works our men halted, a delivered a plunging tire, which proved i':estructive that the cnemynever aguin ralii on tbi.i portion of the lins, but left our ni in undisturbed possession.. Ju the meantime, Wright's brigade, co ?i?anded by Col. Hal), instead of coining i recily up, by some means deployed, and tai around, and thus failed to-reube that porti of tue Hue assigned to them. At a later hour; Wilcox's old brigade, nr. ftbly commanded by thc young and ittref Saunders, came gallantly up to their wot and by a charge drove thc enemy from t remaining portion of the works, and tb enabled us to re-establish our lines, precist as they were before the explosion. The enemy finding escape impossible, rusbi for safety into the immense bole or cbast made by their explosion, and around tl edge of this great basin our men closed ai fought hand to hand. This was done chief by Mahone's old brigade, and Saunders' Al bama men. Here the slaughter was terrili and herc, too, many a gallant Confeder.v.c fi to rise no. more. " As an evidence of the de perate nature of the contest around and i this chasm, we would state, that Gem Saut ders' men after removing a large number i wounded, buried in. the hole on Saturdr night, 53 Yankee negro troops,' and 17 withes. At a. lato bcur Saturday evening, we visite thc chasm caused by the enemy's . explosioi It appeared to bc about 40 feet in depth, an some- 200 feet in circumference, and resemble more what one would imagine to have, bee . the cfF cts of a terrible earthquakes thau ar:' thing else to which wc could liken it. Im menso boulders of earth were piled up rude ly one aborc the other, aud great fragment of bomb-proofs, gua carriages, limbers, etc. were lying promiscuously in every direction Oue man was caught between two bwulder; near thc surface of thc ground and I i tera! b crushed between them. Ile still remained ii this painful position, with only bis bead act neck visible, our men not having bad the timi to extricate him. Life bad long been-extinct but the ghastly looking ia.ee was unmarked bya scratch, aud the bead perfect, but slight iy reclining on the shoulder'. The sides and bottom of the chasm, were literally liDod with Yankee dead, and thc bodies lay in everv conceivable position. In one spot, we uoticed a corporal of infanlrv, a sergeant of artillery, and a big, ''burly liegt e, "piled ojie upon top of the other. Some had evidently been killed .willi I bc butts of mus kets, as their crushed skulls and badly mash ed faces too plainly indicated, while tb'.:great er portion were shot, great poola ol' blood, having flowed from their wounds and stained the ground. Between cur breastwork and the cnemv'a large numbers, ol'dead and wounded wcrestill ]j ?og, tr.c latter begging piteously for water, . aud praying to be cared for. Our men could not relieve tbem, as they were in fnll rango ol* the enemy's sharp shooters, who had -noT ceased (heir tiiiii*, even*nnder Fiich appalling , c:i?j.-u ninian ces as we have described. 'J:"' length (..f iliii "rap*' in;'fio l>y the ene : n y, is SiipiHrx-d?to have lieeu about 00(1 fugt, i but lin: wot ii i;; not so gt eat, as litany, ?iinc j ij iaintcd-with the appliances used lort si.cll : purposes, would suppose. Immense augers j made sp?ci:tlly for such occasions, are brought ; into renuisitiuu, auc] by this moans, we afc : informed,' ?tVist deal of werk can be accom plished in a short space of time. * Just wbere-| j the mine was sprung, and thc explosion oc j curred, the earth is formed of a hard sub stance, such as i.i generally known as " pipe clay," Hudthiu accounts for the great boul der? of earth which were rent asuuder and upturned, by thc force of thc ?explosion. The enemy's losses from all causes ar;.' es timated at ?,500 mm. We have orerl,000-| prisoners in our possession, 14 battle fla^s, '?? and upwards of 2,000 stands Q/small arms. Wc j tool? no canno", because the enemy brought I none with them. Tlie four pieces captured [ by the explosion, attached to Pegrara's But.- ? j terr, were after wc rds dug up from the rub ; ? tish uninjured. i Our entire loss is ascerrtSued to be about j SOO. Among the killed we regret to state, j are some of our very best men. I Saturday was the .first time that the Army ! of Northern Virginhiias been, regularly en 1gaged with the Yankee ne^ro troops. The I disastrous results to the er.eray, have proved j that this favorite clement of the Yankee ar my, is no tnatch-fbr Confed?rate soldiers. Thc j liegrocs rtishci? wildly forward immediately : niter lin; explosion, with thc cry of " HO quar j Ata late hour ol* thc day, tho lime for j the Confederates carne, and our brave boys 1 took them at their word, and gave them what I they so loudly called for-" no quarter." I Thc officers and men, white and black, have j been confined together. > They have engaged in this unjust and unprovoked war, and fight side By*sMe, and'our*authorities will not be. sp cruel as to sr-parate such bosom and dfeep \j sympathising friends in their captivity. THE ADVERTISER, JAMES T. BACON, EDITOR. WEDNESDAY, AUG IO, 18G4. . News from all Quarters. As far as board from, a fairs'in Virginia remain in a great measure unchanged.. .Since CHANT'S tremendous u.ini::,; exploit of thc '?(?th July, on which occasion he Inst ii ve thousand .men and gained no advantage whatever, ' he lias bein unusually quiet. During the past week, Gen. LKE has astonished and. horrified the Yankees by at-pcarin^ on their lines as a tapper-und miner. flood that-and promising! For the present, t? KANT must be sati.'Gcd to retain his prercnt po sition : thero appears little likelihood of his" ability to do more. In Georgia, tho valiant and ubiquitous raiders have been summarily laid by tbs heels, and /heir doughty leader, jSen. &TOXE MAK-, ?at to repent at leisure in the delightful pr:son at Andcrbonvillc. EARLV and BnucKtx UIDGE arc slill oporatiug on either sido of thc upper Potomac, and doing, wherever they go, a g!?od work. Io tho- Western or mountain coun ties of North Carolina, thc Tories, Yankcos and deserters uro still committing depredations, but their apostle, the-areh-fraitor Holden, has been ignominiously defeat fd in tho late gubernatorial election?and now, most probably, they will cease their nefarious operations. The energetic and patriotic VA KOK-ia re-elected Governor of North Carolina. Our prospects ar? bright-and ever brightening. Well Merited Compliment. Our gallant young townsman, Capt. JACOB j YoirxGBLOOD, of the Isp Regt, of Regulars, now on Sullivan's Island, has been detached from said Regiment and ordered to Charterten tedake com mand of thc big Blokcly C?n-one of those mon ster pieces of ordnance which arrived.in the city about a year ogo. It will be remembered that ono of them, while being experimented with iin Wdiatoly after its arrival, bursted aud became unavailable. Our friend, Capt. Y. is called to the command of the eurviextr. Of the oxnot loca tion of the Battery we -ire not informed. This is a distinguished compliment-but a profoundly woll-meritod one-to a bravo and ever-vigilant soldier who has beon continuously in service since thc fall of 1S00-with his armor on since the very beginning. Capt. Y. takes with him to his uctv post, A Lieutenant and thirty fivo picked men vf his Regiment. We earnestly wish ho could blow 10,000 infernal Yank'-cs to h-1 ever} momcnf in the day. we kuow too that ho will, if a good chance offers. To AU who were not Here to sc?' lt. Our friends in tho army, and olscwkorc than at home, will.bo.delighted to hear of thc fine rains wc aro having. On Friday evening last wo were visited by n regular-built storm-thunder, light ning, wind and rain. R^in in torrents-da.hing, driving, drenching, pouring. The growing corn j was considerably bent and blown down by thc rushing wind ; this however di,d not amount to a disaster. On the Sunday following, we Ead a livery shower, and even now (Monday morning) we arc getting it again. Tho corn prospcot is fine, But pshaw ! wo arc always making mistakes about tho crops. Not long ago wc published that the whoat crop in our District was immense And so people told U3. It turn3 ont however that the said crop is short-decidedly short-lamentably short. This is now an indisputable fact; alai! this time we aro right. To many of us therefore, biscuit* will be a thing of Sunday during thc coming winter. JUcnd Your Ways. We say to our folio .r citizens ia oil parts of the District : Work your roads! Work your roads! Wo your roads 1 Wo hear eompln'nts, loud and long, f.om all sections. Carriages, buggies, wagons, carts, harness, gear, and all those sorts of things, aro in a fearfully shaky condition. 1/ you dont work your roads, you will soon bo without any-not any mail*, but any. carriages, j ic, ?fee. Stop not your ear3 to the voieo of warning wisdom-especially when tbut voico issues from thc lips of the lor.g-hwided and ftr* sccing Editor of tho Edenfield Advertiser ! -* - Exchauge ol' Prisoners at Charleston. The fifty Yankee Officers confined for suine months.past in Charleston, bavo lately been ex changed for a like number of our Officers held hy the Yankees. This exchange brings to us tho intrepid and knightly Major Gen. EDWARD JonK !VON, Major General FAA SK GAUDNKR, Brigadior Gcnls. ORO. H. STKWART and J. J. ARCHER, and the renowned guerrilla Chieftain, Gen. .Tm THOMPSON. Increase in Our Terms. ! ? With the upward tendency of everything in tho ? way of provisions, clothing, paper, labor, Acv ! Xe., we too are forced to advance our price?, and now place Hie Aileertieer nt Dii/.'tl Dollar* per ?fiar in advance, and .loVerf/*?V/at $5 per square for each insertion. Those of our patrons who prefer to pny us-in j provisions at old prices, can have thc paper at $1 ' per annum, and have such advertisements pub- 1 lt-iied a* they may want at our old ratosn ir: $1 : per Square for the first, ami 50 els. for euch ?nb- j sequent insertion. July 20, 1S64. J Thc President ??d Gen. Jolinsto Believing Gen. JuitSrro.N of tho comma thc Army of Tenneasceand placing Gen. ] iti(his stead is an set otimmenso importar, ihc cc an try. M'hetbor for good <>r evil we ] liol. Sfiii ceii-vni.. Wier; euch^men us ? dent DAV?? and Gen'. JdsEim IiftTonxsroN i as to thelwnduct of tbewnr, wo think it not modest in th? Editor of?? newspaper to 'de Thal Gen. JOHNSTON is ftjnan of the highes most undoubted military capacity, tl?at hi patriot of the purest and mo3t devoted type, that he dejenvos the everlasting and unbou gratitude of the countrjTj wo presume no om question. W-hilo wc do not proeumo to d upon tho propriety, of. emfh a step, yet for many reasons wo mustdeeply regret the nece wkich caused the removal of such distingu? ability, patriotism and virtue from the be army in Georgia. The hloa however, of DAVIS having boon actuated in this afui. petty personal hatred towards GcB. Jossr JOHNSTON is something t3o monstrous to he sp or written. Tho President wo doubt not acted in this-mattor with afc) due tfelihcratioii caution, no has tho privilego of advising the highest military authorities uf the c?ual as well with the lcS<lin?. Generals of tho J in Georgia, ?O lately conimandod by Gon. J STON himself, as with those of the Army in ,,?,,;H-and wc have no doubt he has availed self of this privilege. To think otherwise w be Ufrsuppose that Mr. DAVIS is a fool or a i man?, And if the weight of militaTy opinit tho army ia decidedly 'agai?t Gen. Jons: then it is plain that the ?.President has only his duty in relieving Gen. J.'of his coramsn Thc President must be aware of the vory ous responsibility which he assumes In this tor. If any disaster, Should occur to Get HOOD'S army, it would afojjfi-tho enemies of DAVIS an endless Boatfce- from which to ( abuse and donunciation.'Indeed they comme this thing without waiting for any such disa and have been .keeping it up steadily- for t weeks past. Newspaper correspondents 1 Atlanta ore endeavoring ta sow thc soeds of cord, and to rtir up party feeling on this q linn, representing the President ns acting ic matter from personal enmity to Gon. Jons? Not only so, but they have the boldness to ai that President DAVIS, influenced by a maligi hatred of Gen. JOHNSTON, has wilfully with troops which it was in lils powc-r to send ! Theso ascailants lose sight of tho fact that are using a two-edged sword, now comes it that these men know tbatMr. DAVIS is influei by this base motive? Ho has certainly ni confessed it to them-or any one oise. It Ls th fore merely their inference-and why do I infer it ? Do they find anything in their hearts that suggests such a motive? What E bc thc baseness and malignity of that heart originates the suspicion that Mr. DAVIS is ac ted by such infamous motives ! Wc shall bo i to bclivo that Mr. DAVII* is such a miscreant wantonly to imperil tho' safety of too coun and to botray the trust imposed In him, for baso gratification of alow and mean malig against ono of his Generals. Do these men understand what their chi involves? It implies that Mr. DAVIS is not < a felon but a fool. Whi&h of these traduce! Mr. DAYIS is risking as- much in this war a doe? ? Do they consider when they aTe uttei these damning charges figaiusl the President1 he is lighting this war with a rope round Heck ? Does not every ono know that if cause should fail and- Mr. DAVIS fall into hands of Lincoln, that he would be hung-lite ly hung by the neok asa felon? And yet arc called upon by newspaper correspondent! believe that this man,-with everything- life, tune, and reputation-at'stake, solely to gra a mean malignity, puif?o*T. cause and country jeopardy, and is willing that all shall perisi he can only gratify his malice against Gen. Jo FTON. Wo envy not Hie man who has a hear hutch such suspicions against his enemy. It is the fato of all men in power to have kl traducers : but the wise and tho virtuous on b sides of tho Atlantic have already recognized ] DAVIS as a great and good man, and postei will erect jo him au imperishable monument. -? . Very Interesting Extract. Lieut. JEHU BURT, the gallant and youth leader of Co. A, 22d S. C. V" writes his fath Dr. Wit. Bi;KT, along and graphic letter e< corning GRANT'S- great mining operation ni Petersburg on the 30th July. On this occasi the 22d was well nigh exterminated. Co. A. ( Edgefield Company) and its brave young Lit tenant seem to have made an almost miraculc escape. As will be seen from this extract, o townsman, Capt. MCPEKBSON WEICHT (of Co. I was at thc time on dotoched service-and w thus spared thc sad fate (death, wounds, captii ty) which befell his Company : ? " Our loss hos been heavy, but that of tho cn my must far exceed ours". In the blowing u George Lake, and his cousin Lieut. Wm. Lak were partially covered up, bat tho oncmy, ns soi as they took tho works, releasod them. Geo. Lnl was not much injured, and he, with very noar all of Company C, was captured and imm?diat ly marched to the rear. Lieut. W. Lake was i badly injured by being bruised and mashed u that ho could not walk, and consequently was le by tho oncmy, retaken by our men and brougl to the rear. Ho has since been carried to Hosp " During the fight, John lt. Aiton, Sergt Co. } and Private GfeO. Coleman were killed; Corp R. T. Dean wounded severely, but ot dangerous ly, in the leg; Manion W-* ,ht slightly in their ger; and John Bryant sb .ly, but where11 ai not ablo to learn. There are now only aboil forty-eight men in tho Regiment, and I am th senior officer present, lim I aa of tho opinioi j.hat there aro forty or fifty more who will com in soon. Capt. Mack Wright, of Co. K, was oi dotailod service and nat in the tronches; conso qucutly bc did uot meet the terrible fate whicl befell bis Company. " Last night our Brigade was re-assembled ???ni now lie on the left of whero this battery onci stood. Mahonc's Brigado occupies now the posi tion onco occupiod by tho IStb, 22d and 23d. "Col. Fleming (of the 22d) was asleep in hit bomb-proof when tho explosion occurred, and hi not boen heard of since ; tho bomb-proof in which ho was asleep is now covpred with about twenty feet of earth, and our. only presumption isthat bo too, liko so many of our bravo men,, has been buried alive in thc heaps of earth and rubbish. "At the beginning of tho fight, Oon. Elliott, commanding brigade, r?ceiv'ed a severe wound which is thought will provo mortal. .Col.-Smith of the 2Gth 8. C. was painfully wounded in shoul der. A largo number of valuable officer;, and no less gallant and brave men, havo boen lost to us ; but the loss which we have inflicted on the enemy will in part compensate. I learn that eight or nine hundred prisoners have been carried to the rear, with some fourteen stand of colora. > " I had almost forgotten to stato that a groat portion of tho troops confronting us were Negro irovjis, who, as they mounted our breastworks, shouted out " No quarter for rebels.'* Their finale was an almost total destruction. About 100 were captured, and the works were filled with their dead aud wouuded. Great numbers of them I now lie in front of our works, killed or .wounded fn tetreating. Those who were c?pturod have boon made to bury the Fedora]'dead and carry off the wounded to the roar. To day all is quiet, and we are cleaning up our works and preparing again to inhabit >'ur dens in tho earth. " Private J. M. Parktnau, Co. A, was also nlight ly wounded." Thanks. *The brave soldiers who compose thc Band ot' the 2nd Regt S. C. Cavalry, requested us, before their departure,' to return to our citizens their kindest and most heartfelt thanks for tho " cor dial and uabouuded hospitality," (these ure their words) experienced by them during tUeir sojourn in Edgc?old. ?jfifce gallant fellows were enthusi astic, and bade'us say all manner of kind thing3 for them. " Tell tho good people," said thoy, "that we want to stay Hero forever ; that weare charmed and delighted with tho place; that our visit to Edgefield has been a green spot in the desert of war. And dont forget to tell the ladle? that wc admire them fanatically-that wc adore them-that we are IN love with them-that we will coree and piny for them every month in the year if we can-that wo aro going bock to tho coaft to practise diligcntlj in tho hope of being called to Edgefield again ; <te., kc, to." Well, well, we doubt not they feel all they say; (musicians are the hone3tost of people and al. ways fpol what they say) aud we doubt not that where hospitality has been tendered them, it bas been, as they say, cordial aud unbounded ;" and tao knpw too that they fully deserved it. And now., will they pefmit us to return them our thanks-the thanks of citizens, of ladies, and of the Dramatic Corps ? We have all enjoye'a their presence and their music in tho highest degree Music "is twice bloused; it blesseth him that givej, and him that takes." The village will ho forlorn without them. God grant wo may seo and hoar them soon again. Health, happiness, and good luck attend them I -? -.- ? Proceeds of the Dramatic Entertain? ments. Thc amount taken in tho first night, July 26th, was Si,400 July 28th, second night, . *. 918 . - Total, *2::iS CR-By Cash paid for Candles, $203 Pd Band's traveling expenses 2jt Pd for Printing, 60 . ? Pd Mr. Cover, rep'r'g scenery 15 Total, S597 Leaving on band a balance of g $1781 To this moy be added $723-the proceeds, in new liane, of the Entertainment given about'the Orst of May last. This latter sum has boen applied by thc Lmiios, but not. yet paid out. Tho sum, therefore, held by tho Dramatic Corps at present is $2,509. District Statistics. Oca ever-attontive Tax Collector, Capt. THEOS. DI: AN, has very thoughtfully furnished us the an nexed recapitulation of tho Stato and District Taje for Edgefield Distriot for the year 18C4, which will afford information to our readers gen erally : RECAPITULATION. 25,952 Negroes at $2,84 each, ' $73,410,6? 4,6 Free Negroes, 310,50 S1G0.700 Soles of Ooods at SS ctfl. 1,414,16 $41.100 Professions at $1,00 * 1,764.00 $48,950 Salaries, fte., at $4,00, 1,958,01? $256,760 Lots in Towns ot SS cts. 2,259,48 $2,579,470 Money at Interest at l-10th of one per cent. 10.317,?S $500,000 Bank Stock at $1,00-, ?,000,00 $99,443,70 2,050 Acres Land at $8,50 $17,425,00 4,420 " " 4,00 17,080,00 3,130 ? " " 3,00 9,390,00 20,130 " " " 1,00 20,020,00 802,940 ? " ? 40, 321,176,00 115 520 " " " 20, 23,104,00 948,080 Acres, valued at $408,795,00 at S2.93 ad valorem, ?11,977,69 ?otal State Tax. $111,421,40 oduct Commissions at 1J pr ct. . 1,071,321 Nott amount due State, ?109,750,03 DISTRICT RECAPITULATION. Road Tax, 15 per ct. on $100,645,22, * Hamburg Incorporation excluded, $15,098,93 Deduct commissions ut ll pr cent. 226,15 Nett amount Paid Commissioners, $14,870,47 Poor Tax, ll per cent on $100,646,22, Hamburg Incorporation excluded, $11,071,08 Deduct commissions at 1 j pr cent. 166,06 Nett amount Paid Commissioners, $10,905,01 Pub. Building Tax, 8 pr ot on $1J1,41',40 Hamburg Incorporation included, $8,913,77 Deduct commissions at \\ per cent. 133,71 Nett amount Paid Commissioners, $8,779,99 Total State and District Tax $1 16,503,13. The Tax in Kind. As Assessor fer tho I3th Collection District, comprising tho 7th and Q.th Rogimonts, Capt. DEXN also sends us the following stutomcnt, tho result of his labors in the assotsmont of tho Tax in Kind in his District : Total Wheat Crop, 29,?02 Bushols. " " Titho, 2.957 " Valued at $11,S91,57 Total Corn Crop, 55S.S33 Bushels. " " . Tithe, 55.S:0 " Valued at $lll,68b,(il' Total Out Crop, 47,399 Bushels. " " Tithe, 4,741 - Valuad at $9,488,50 Total Rye Crop, 7?4 Bushels. " " Tithe, - 72 " Valued ot . $517,50 Total Rico Crop, 180 Bushels. " " Tithe, 18 " Valued at $48,50 Total Sweet Potato Crop, 42,013 Bumels. " " Tithe," * 4,201 " Valued at ? ^ $3,401,00 Total Irish Potato Crop, 35 Bushels. " " .Tithe, 31 " Valued at $14,0?" Total Cured Hay Crop, ('8,750 Pounds. " ' M Titho, 6,875 " Valued at $137,50 Total Crop Cured Fodder, 5,911,770 Pounds. " " Tithe, 581,177 " Valued at-, $11,621,94 Total Crop Molassa^Cane) 65 Gallons. " ? TDitho, 6t " Valued at S32.50 Total Crop Cotton, 821,370 Pounds. " " Tithe, 82,1 S7 " Valued at -> $11,024,25 Total Wool Crap, 13,197 Tounds. " " lithe, 1,31? " Valued at $5,277,33 Total Tobacco Crop, ' 2,845 Pounds. Tithe, 264 " Valued at $H0,50 Total Pea Crop, 17,353 Bushel.-. " " Tithe, 1,735 Valued at ..^ $3,463,16 Totafflftean Crop, 20J3ushels; " " Tithe, 2 't Valued at $8,00 Total Crop Ground Peas, 2,067 Bushels. " " Titbe, 206 - Valttcd^at ?833,00 ?Total amount of Pork, 2,038.675 Pounds. *' Pork Titho, 122,320 " Valued at $366,001,50 Total number Hogs slaughtered 15,218 The aggregate of tho killed, wounded and missing in' GOD. M. C. Butler's Brigade, consist ing of the 4th, 5th and 6th S. C. Cavalry, since tho opening of the prosent campaign in Virginia, up to tho 13th July, utanda thus : killed, 87 wounded and misting, 499. Total, 677. long Delayed. & On tho*6th instant wo received a Tetter from E. K., our much valued correspondent in Gen. "OOD'S Army, dated July 2d. Thia letter, cutcr . tining ax it is, would now bc of little interest to ur readers. Some Pest Master between Atlanta .-ad Augusta-or at one of those places-ought 11 b:tvo his epidermis tickled with a cat-o-nine . I?ils. . From this" lamentably dolnyed epistle we make the following extracts-in which'the warm-heart ed writer speak? of two noble youths of Edge field-two immortal soldiers^ for whem this vexed world is now crfcer : " On Tuesday, Lieut Pier: TUCKER, CO. I, Sith' S- C. Rcg't.j received a mortal wound in ' the head, and died in troout thirty-six hours after wards. Though but a youth, ho was elected to a Lieutenancy in our Company lait March, 'lld was winning golden opinions by hb hravery, and good conduct. He was always so cheerful, atta ble, kiud and generous, that it was a pies s ure ?to meet him in .the mood social, or with a view to to business atone. But that beaming face, and those bright smiles are numbered with the things that are past. " Ho sleeps in glory's bcd." His name will not bo forgotten. Fame will claim him as one of her own, and hand his memory down lo futuro generations. " Wc were informed that PAUL .DERRICK, of our Comyany, died from tho effect of a wound received lu tho fight near Calhoun. Mr. DER RICK was u young man of gold habits; modest and quiet, and yet firm and mi.nly in every emer gency. If ho had any faults ? was ncvor able to detect them. Let us never forget his services, nor the manner of bis death. Tho tomb of ? Confed?ralo soldier slain in battle is thc temple or our young Republic'^ glory and honor !" For the Advertiser. V - Tho EJgefield Villago Aid Association acknowl edges a donation of ?10 from Mr. JaB. Callisnn, sent by thc kindness of Dr. Abney. We aro expecting tu send Hospital stores to Augusta from time to time, and would bc glad to receive half-worn under-clothing, old.linen, cen. die?, bodding, ?tc. In short, any and every thing palatable to tho sick, or necossary for the wound ed. Wc" hope all will tako an interest Mus..ANN GRIFFIN, Pres. Mrs. AV .M. GOOSMAS, Scc'ry. & Treas. For the Advertiser. LIN*: or BATTLE NEAR MILVI'.RN HILL, Julj 29th. Mrf1. EDITOR :-Subjoined I send a list of casu alties in Co. G, 1st Rogimont, S. C. V., in tho en gagement near the Charles City Road, Thursday evoning, July 28th : Killed,-Nono. Wounded.-Capt Wiley Hol loway, flei-h wound, shoulder; Corp T M Wilson, severo in right foot; J H Carpenter, severe in leg ; R P H Holloway, flesh wound in back ; E G Walker, W W Stewart and F Schwartz. Miss ing,-Corp G W Street, Copi H W Holloway, J W Bryant and G W Hancock. S. G. MORLEY, Assistant Surgeon, 1st Reg't S. C. V B3T Fifteen hundred baled Cotton vere des troyed by fire in Cotumhia, on Sunday, the 31st ult, belonging to Mr. Rich O'Ncalc, werth in the aggregate about $?O0,OOO. par Two Austrian soldiers, at Harrisburg, bu vc received fifty lasbes each for accepting some cigars from citizens while on guard. Tho Rhode Island miscegenation parti sans are urging the abolition of schools exclu sively for coloured children, and requiring thc admission of negroes imo.all the ?schools of the State. The question is beforo the Legislature. t3F A bog of marsh in England becoming .dry, tho people were surprised at the sight of a square mile of frogs moving' across the country, the old frogs with little frogs' upen their backs, and all led by hugo old patriarchs, migrating to the nearest water. ??* Tbo Central Assoo'otion will dispatch cars for Lee's and Beauregard's armies, on tho lO.h August; for Hood'*army, on the 15th Aug. $3r Secretary Stanton is said to have re marked tba other day, "Butler is admirable in catching a rebel clergymen or intimidating a secesh school madam, but bc isn't a great gen eral." ^3f* The Indiana Banner relates tho case of a mother in the neighborhood of Terre Haute who, whilst bor son was asleep upon a sofa, put out his eyes with a burning coal, in order that he might bc exempted from conscription. ?st- Tho time has arrived when the seed of vegetable arc maturing. Henceforward, letovery gardener and farmer and their " good ladies" j gather np and carefully husband their seeds. J5r? Why is Abraham Lincoln, among bis children, like a certain river in Virginia ? Because, considered with reforenco to his progeny^hc is the Ta-monkey (Pauiunky.) 83T A writer, dwelling on tho importanoe of small things, says that he always takes " notico even cf a straw," especially, -irhaps, if there's a sherry cubblcr at the cud of it. ?3?~ The Louisville Journal Eays, it is tho most.awful fact in this war, that tho President of the United Stitos considers bis own re-election tho chief purpose to be accomplished by it 1{&r A Mrs. Wonnamakcr diod at New 'Pros pect, Bergon county," N. J., last week, weighiug, previous to ncr deotn, seven hundred 'pounds. At her last dinner twonty-four cars of green com made up a slight portion of hor repast g??* An oditor in the Western part of Alabama, is in a fix. He dunned a subscriber, who refused to pay and threatened to fl o j the editor if ho stopped sending tho paper. We hope that we have no such subscriber. What would we do? Ej5r~ The Prince of Wales has a very fair start in thc world for ^rifcjfatfc-man. Hfi Cornwall estate ,has yieldeSB HBO, bis landed pro perty'gives an ?DcoVj?pT125,000, Parliament Notes bim $550,()(?0 a year, while his mother lives, besides $250,009 i^fllfrfalh to speuJ. Add to this a vory pretty wifo and a good pro? poct of being King of England somo day, and the prince cnn be considered " forehanded." There is considerable mystery about the steamer Yeddo, which left Bordeaux on the 221 of June, nominally for'Amsterdam. Her arrival at the latter port is not reported, and nothing oortain is known of her whereabouts. The Opin ion Nationale asserts that she will soon re-appear, fully armed tnd manned, with tho Confederate flag flying. It is stated that Semmes is too ill to take command of her. ??3-The Riebmond correspondent ("Tyrono Powers") of tho Augusta Con $i ?tnt iou a I itt writes : The now Secretary of the Treaiury ?3 winning golden opinions from all men, and with thc.hope of some financial chango for the bettor and tho good news, political and militar}, that is pouring in upon us, it is long since Richmond hos boen so cheerful or exhibited so gratifying a revival of public hope and confidence. Gen. Hood is effectually and radically ohmging the condition of things in the horso de partment Ho dismounted thc .command that sacked Atlanta, somo nights ago, and is executing his stringent orders lo dismount every horseman and muleman who is found absent from bis com-, mind. [We have been requested to publish the sub ji.inod.lotter, written to a gentle-man in this Dis trict by two gallant young soldiers of tho Arrajr of Tennessee.-ED. ADV.] MY DKAU FRIEND.-We arc pained to Le?r that the people of Edgefield are indulging in partios and hilarity, and we sincerely hope from this day, they will ceaso to do so. We ought to watch like good servants the conting of our M .'.>. ter, ond follow his precepts, as taught by Dim in individuarlas well as in national afflictions. While we are.battling for our rights, and stand ing as n living wall between thc Nochern inva ders and our Southern homes, it seems thu', our friends behind us, instead of imploring the mercy of our Maker in our behalf, have given them selves up to all kinds of hilarity and'goin, and for gotten the great responsibilities resting upen them. If some of our kind friends would for one moment turn to thc word of God and see what it says, in 24th ch. 3S and 39 verses of St. Matthew*, " For as in tho days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noah en tered into the ark, and. knew not until the flood came, and took'thein all away : So shall also the coming of the Son of man he." So it is with a creal many of thc people of onr dear Confederacy, neglecting to offer their hum ble prayer for thc auffering soldiera-that are now in tho field. We hum'-Jy trust that these few-words may tink'dorp into their hearts, and that all of the people throughout tb? Confederate State?., is onr prayer. , . Respectfully yours, . . . R.?K. tSF The Now York Herald says : Two hun drod and sixty-five of the most valuablo public and private buildings of Cbamliersburghavo been destroyed by the rebels. Most of the stocks of merchandize were removed before thc rebels ar rived-the lossei from Creare largely over $1,000, 000. Three thousand people aro rendered house less. PfJBMC MEETING. The citizens of the Ridge and neighboring vi cinity, exempt from active sei vice in tho field, aro requested tn assemble at Bethel Church, on Saturday, thc 13th ii.it., for the purpose ot or ganizing themselves into a Company, in order to bo prepared for any emergoncy that may arise. T. WATSON, Sr! S. BOU'KNIGIir, J. M. NORRIS, GEO. ADDY, B. T. J30ATWRIGT, WILSON IIOLS.ON. Ridge, Aug. 1, 2t 32 24th S. CV., NEAR ATLANTA, GA., july 13th, 1S?4. MR. EDITOR.-Allow us to presont to the voters of our District thc name of Capt. JOHN F. BUR RISS for tho Legislature. In presenting tho nama of this gentleman wo deem it necessary to say but little here. To all who.have.for the past three years kept up with this bloody strife is his name familiar, but to that gallant old 7th Regt. ny?re particularly is ho known, and by them have bis services as an officer and soldier been appreciated. Among the ?rst"?to go forth in defence of his .country's rights, for moro than two years, until disabled we fear for life,-until struck by the fatal ball at tho memorable battle of Sharpsburg, did he ever no^ bly lift his strong arm in maintaining that bless ing,-liberty,-which ho ever holds as thc dearest and most sacred right to man. But, Mr. EDITOR, without further comment upon thc deeds ofoCapt BU MOTS, wc, thc members of Co's. I and K, 241h Regt, S. C. V., unani mously present him to thu voters of our District, believing he will ever bc found in thc front rank of tho hal's of legislation and usefulness, os ho has ever been in the field. Aug. 9, Si . 33 Late Arrivals. JUST RECEIVED AT THE BUICK STORE Extract LOGWOOD ; .English COPPERAS ; Mason's BLACKING ; . ^ ' Coat's Spool COTTON; . * SHOE THREAD; TOILET SOAP : PAPER und EN VELOPES. For salo by G. L. PENN. AuzO 3t 23 I Tax in Kind ! HAVE received tho Assessor's Estimate for _ the Tax in Kind marked deliverable ut Aiken, Hamburg and Scott's Ferry, and am ready to take up tho Floating Receipts ancV; receipt upon the Estimate. I hope to bc able tn bc at Edgefield C. H. a I week during thc month. If I can do so I will I give notice in a future number of the Adrert>ter. S. S: TOMPKINS, Agent. Hamburg, Aug I 2t 32 ~ Notice ! IWILL be at .Edgefield C. H. on Friday and Saturday in each week, until further notice, to rcceivo and receipt for tho Tithe Tax in Wheat fur 1SC4 and the Bond Bacon. Farmers and Planters will please tako due notice, aiul govern themselves accordingly. My Odio*, will not bo open until thc 12th inst T. A. JONES, Purchasing Agent Aug 2 tf ' 32 State of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, ,IN EQUITY. Nancy Coleman, et al., ' ? 1 . vs. [ Julius Day, Adm'or. et al. J BY virtue of an order of the Court in this caso, I will proceed to sell at Edgofield C. IL, on Monday the 5th day of Sept' next, tho Real P?state described in the pleadings to wit : ONE TRACT OF LAND, known as tho Gar rett Place, containing Four Hundred and Thirty acres, more or loss, adjoining lands of Thomus Garrett Estate of Geo. McKie and others. "BERMS.-Sold on a credit o? 12 months with interest from day of salo, except losts and ex penses of sale which must.bp paid in cash. Pur chasers to give bond with at least good sureties to secure thc purchase raomv. and'imy for papers extra. Z. W.- CARWILE, O.E.EJ). Aug 9 .*> 4t 83 Administrator's Sale. BY Virtuo of an Order from Wm. F. Durisoe, Esq., I will sell in the Town of Hamburg, on Thnrsday, the 25th August inst, the Personal Estate cf CAROLINS T. GARRETT, deceased, consisting of Fonr Likely Negroes, BED, BEDSTEADS AND FURNITUBJ^ ^^.Tcrus made known on day of sale.^i ' Z. W. CAR ff ILE, C. E. E. D. & Ad ' Kag 9 _ St In the Market. fi WILL BARTER, or pay tho CASH, (ucw . issue,) for FLOUR, BACON or CORN. SAM. E. BOWERS, Agent, nau burg-, Aug 1 ' tf 32 Wanted, I7IR0M One Hundred to One Thousand Bu . shels CORN, delivered in Hamburg, for which a liberal nricc wtll be pajd. f! S. E. BOWERS, Agt Hamborjr, July 20 ? tf 30 Envelopes! Envelopes! OR rale at the Advertiser Omeo a .good supply of -ENVELOPES. . F