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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING "~M II Y ."V : ? . -s j DUE?S03, KEE32 & CO. SJ-H-^RtrTIONS lo thc ADVERTISER for nn.> roar TJ!?J DOLLAJUS in advance. For Six Month? FITK DOLLA Kt.?. ADVEETISBAtENTS wilt Ko inserted nt FIVE DO [.T.ARS per .Square (10 minion lines or le**) fur each \\:~ rliou. AdwrtisccK-nts without instructions cstoiho nu :iber c-f times to be iniorte.l, will bo published until forbid, a^J char?e.l accordingly. AunouucittK Candidate* f>r amy Ofllro of honor or pr-.ttt, TWENTY D:}LEATtS, to be paid before the nil li thcemuht 3 published. Obituary notice?;Tributes of Re?r>?ct, or any commu ni.Mtionr-ers'-na. 'ii \i? nature, will borated a? advrr liso-nenta nu J charged aciv<rdira^-. Confederate Cornmissiouerfrto Proceed \u-\Vashisgtcn. 'RIUIO?ONU, Jan. 28. Senator Hinter of Virginia, Vice Prcsi dent^Stepheus, and Judge Campbell of Ala bama, bav? bc-en appointed commissioners to go to lYasbi?gton lb confer with the author ities of thc United States "overninent on the question,of peace. They will leave to-mor row. Late from Sherman. MACONJ-JSU. 2.3. Private advices from Savanur.b state that. S ii-.-rm m commenced his march on South, (Jj-jlina on the 17th inst, .with three col umns. The main coiumn.is moving towards Charles ton, talcing nearly all his transportation. Tho other columns, in light marching or der, are marching by separate roads towards Branchville. ? Yankee Gunboat Destroyed. CHARLESTON, Jan. 27. The Yaukcegunboat J)::; Cbnuy got a?.-round in thc Combuhoc yesterday. Our batteries opcucd upon her and set her on lire; she ? burned to the waters edge ; all the crew ex Ct.pt one Lieut., and-five men eseppp.d the prisoners.were brought, to the city UMlay Thi>y report that the mo itorsunk off Sulli van's Island recently wa? the Pstapsco, only live out of a crew ot' 300 were saved, ali ibu rest were drowned. Nothing important from below. ?-? '. Thc True Spirit. RlCBMOSD, Jan. 27th. The 53d Va. Regt., Picket's Divison, bas unanimously adopted a series ol* resolutions.. <k-ciaring their purpose to fight for liberty und s-.df Government as long a.s !ha Southern Confcdciac}' ear. famish cartridges, and tc every disl.on?rable offer o' peuce or subiuis aion made by the enemy, will reply with the crac!; of tho rille and shoat's of defiance, .'he li?t resolution rend-; thus. . These are our sentiments] and we cali upon the people at "home and tho authorities to support and ra?lyaround us, and with God's biassing, we will b-.',?x the Southern cress through fire and blood lill each" star upon it shall glow and shine forever in Hie firmament of natiqna. Thc Pence Commissioners. 'ft will be seen, by t''o Richmond telegram published thia morning, ti; it Y*tce President -J?''phe::s. the Hon. R. .M. T. Ilunier, ot' Vu , and Judge Campbell, *?t Alabama, bavo 1 e. it -'pointed as Commissf^ners" to Wi-.-hi tinton endt?ivbr to i ogoria'e turihs bf ptaee ? th tb? Northern atttin.'itii-s. Ol [St? \"ic . President, it is useless to sp takj bis fame, is' . t.tia mom ts and judgment are coextensive with American polkius tor moro than a quarter ut a century, ate I Linter was?for many years ft Senator from Virginia in thc obi Urion and. a< Chairmanof tLie F:::a:ic* Committee, o_?e ot its tnosi j>romiu.-ni men. He is a man of em?ueht^abiiities ?nd a V'irgjuiau ol the noblest ?yf-;. VVitbout b'.-ing a violent secee slo-iis: "h-; kflei always lieon a lborough adro? cate of-State Rights arni Southern indepen dence. Judgo CSunpbell, at the opening o? the war wa: one of t';e tho Justices cf.ibo Supreme Court. lie is regarded a? tie fore'* rn?st Iftviy r in Alabama, it' n t ia thc whole SJUI'?. Iiis ccnius is moulded in th>! cast of ai Taney or Marshall. In politics he ap proximales very ckse'y to (he standard of Mr. Hunter. This trip may bo r-aid io comprise thc three calmest,'^ne?st and most conservative intel lects of our'counlry.1 Wo !<_ei assured that while there will be no lowering ol' the pi ide of the land, no impulsive obstacles will be thrown in the way ot" an honorable adjust ment ofexisticg difficulties. The very fact of. Pr?sident Lincoln's hav ing agreed to receive them ns Commissioners is clearly a vast concession on thc part of the North, evincing a return of reason which prom ises well for ibu future. It is beloved that President Davis ha* " written an autographic letter to Mr. Lincoln, io which the Southern argument is delivered. lt is very certt-.m that there is no subini^ion or dishonor in that document. At all event1;, there is to be a conffrcr.ee, and time, alono can develop its is.xe. While wo ar? far from advising cur people to bo despondent of tbx- result, we would yet ra? i#n them ngainsl undue prognostics and il lusory imaginings. Lotus po-sess our sou's in patience, boping thc beat, and ready ?br the worst. Oao gond, at .least will be echte ved in the event A?f failure-the last plank of the timorous aud weak-ki'eec! will be thrust away; if wo Eticeecd in securing all that LOIKT d - mands, tho joy tveniuatinc: will be inefTiblo. It is an omen of some significance 'kat the Commission will <>e inaugurated upon the day of the Jjord-thc day bf pence, Ileavuu go with itl In the meantime, let ns pray and- watt:':. abating none of that everlasting viyilai.ee which is tho pri-je of liberty.-Constitution alist. A corrospoudent of the Rebel states, on the authority of "Mr. Trenho?m, 1.1 at thc ig gregate d-bt ol'the Confed?rate Govern??eut; including its bonds and notes, is, in round numbers, one billion and a half; or.ttthe ratio nf twenty for one, $75,000 in gold. The bonds are interest bearing property, nnd ere stife investments so long as tho Government ran pay the interest on them. Seventy liva tniilions of dollars in gold therefore, has br on tin* ?'nth-? expenditure of the Government sincc^ts*jiiajigjiratia^i But few of the^peo* pieare^twaro of the fact that in four years of. in'ie:! '?r-: and?expeiiRive war, tboSonthr enfStates haye expended only about one third more un th?maelyes^ha^ey-'prsvious ly annually ;-aid into tho UoiiciS.?ate?.TreRR* ury. Hueh is t!i" r< ?dn-io? of figures, which ? never deceive. .W.:re it not for the price of . blood we have paid, it would be ai.nost t? ( help to fight the Yankees-as- to fraternize with them. ~ The Lincoln pres'<, is in evident tribulation from thc reportod determination of thc Cou- i federates to employ Africans in our .servie -, or, as f^tOVgphrase it, .'for their "(Yankee) deptrrjetion," bav. l ont-at thc top of their . fhroats that it in evidence bf desp^tri?n. jf i He tmiif?? of n?vrrr' M by Co?ie/'l?ra?os : ?.. : b-.-.cr-.of d'-'prt!!i'i' !iT. ?'.?'..' is iJ?? ir: ni th??m;.!?jr Yankees ?n- c^;l^c>?e*i*??f1 * They;mt!?t?hav>'h ?roriflS dr?-"' rp-^-i' -, . ?wc ?ii?5. lot '.'.< have boen e_?%i?bying f.Sem ? fi>t yaaf*;aoja ; ni6?f theif iead??rafiav?npo?> ly confessed that,'without their aid, they, oould not have carried on the war. ;TH;E ADVERTISER. J?HES T. BACON, EDITOR. WEDNESDAY* FEB. 1, 18C5. Thc Advertiser Still Afloat! CuutraTy to our oxpcotuti-in*, wo are yet a! home, having been dotiilo? by Gov^-MicitATn to continue nt our avocation. Th? Advertiser therefore will ?o? bo stupendcd fur some time to <"ome.. So send on your .' Confed," and hare your subscriptions renewed. All papers discon tinued at the expiration of tile time fer which they havo boen paid fur. Defaulters, Beware. Road thc notice of Capt. II. A. SHAW, Agent ot Impressment. A squad of Capt. S's. Company is now in our vicinity for th* purposo of arresting the slaves of nil dofr.ulters-tiro for one. If thc hands arc sent to Augusta immediately however, this will not be done. Otherwise-vcrlum sap .' Another (?leam. An intelligent gentleman i ri towu ha? allowed us to read au interesting letter just received by h'm from Charleston. Thc writer pays: "I nm satisfied, from all I see herc, that there i? much more behind the' political scenes than we arr aware of. The largest inonied mcuhcre aro rapid ly shoving off their Exchango and Coin, and a') art on tiptoe) of expectation. Tho French Consul is reported to havo told Mr. G. that the Maximil ian Government Lad been recognized' at Bieh mond, and intimated that,"'ir. return for this civ ility, France would very soon recognise the Southern Confederacy." It ia comfortable to hear comfortable rumors. Boxes for the 7th Regt. Mr. WILLIAM F. D?rusoE, ^bo is-and bas ever heen-ready to spend and bo spent in the eervico of our noble soldiers, begs us to make known that ho is novr at liberty to undorlako one of his Good Samaritan visits (ice say thal) to tho old 7th. Sovoral boxes are a'.ready lodged in tho Adver tiser OGce, for men of" thin veteran corps, and Mr 0. irniy uwRits a fuller load (o start towards the Snlkohu'chifl. The ? rave boys of tho 7th come ;'r?m other nelda illustrated by their valor, nnd bri: ian: wita victory and reujwn, to do now ser vice und win fresh laurels on the soil of their nn :ire State. Our peioplo (E?gciicld and Abbeville most especially) shi.uld cpuu their h.arts und arms to receive them. Their praycra should at eoud to llcavon fe-r their welfare, and thoir ?iai\ tudo bo ready tu.crown them with honor. Don't lot Mr. Dnr.isoi; start without* very heavy hurten. Better limn the Peace Commission! Wo mean thc arrival of Gen. SxJSPBBS D. LKE'S C>rps? of-tho-Westons Army, in Augusta. Not that we would undervalue tho Peace Commission >" for when we como lo think of the mutter, it ?c eura lo eur mind that all tho wara which have taken plfieo within our remembrance, have boen ended dud settled by Commissioners. To wit: tao Crimean War, tho late wa.- between the pre cut Napoleon and Francia Joseph of Austria, and thc war, recently closed, between Germany and Denmark. ZiicliraoAtl i'tii-crs. We are unfeignedly obliged lo WILLIAM W, Gounaax, list*, et the 14th Regt S. Ci Y., f..r u full h.afch'of llichmo'nd papers, of as lata dat* iyj thc 2?tl? ult Gen. Butler, ?mu isis Veterans. i":.-.C. i;ere:,::, wie: two P.rigadoa of hi? nublo Dividion, arrlv.ed io Columbia ven days ago. Hy has u?der his command three Brigade?, Gen, Yof.NC's, (?en. DEAKIXC'S. an?l that ol tl? '-itt Gen. D?SOVAST. Of there three, Gea. DEAEI.VG'? is loft, in Yi-gir.ia. Wo hear that thc two Brig: adi : viii :h L ive come on, havo been ordered in : Midway, tua .'irjt otati.^n thia ii io of BranehviiU j -ou thc ?5. 0. Raiiroati. Oem BUTI.KB ur.<i i bis wen are Itero?? nceralomed to victory, un?] i fully ?etaimiued to iii ri.oir whole duty towards j the del ir erotics of :'.:e .-:e:i:b. All South Carolina is jubilant with hope at Ihuir arrival. NJI?C? Ges. B's r.ppea! tor horses, publi hud ia anctht column. The ?Veather. The weather for it week past lia-- been ia every way worthy of Spitzbergen or Nova Zomhla ot ' the North Pole or Dante's Hell, or any other one ? of the coldest place* in 'he world, or under th? j world, iee. a furlong ir? depth, cia ho seen any ? and ererywbere; boiling pitch freezes in th? twiiikli?g of an tye. Ghastly ?<buddera run up mid down the vein.-: ia the mo.'t unbridled manner. Teeth chatter and ?mite together wofully from morning uutil night-and nil tbrough tho night. Ic tanas teems to fall down from the very skies ali(.ve un, like tho hand of a dead man laid upon thc spinn. Wilow ! it is ?o slinrkingly and abomi na' 'y cold, that we cant hoip filing on tho agony a little. The Kose-culored Bag. Who is the fair and friendly one, that sent us, by mail, some time ab:>ut New Year, a fairy roee eolcred Tobacco Bag ? Su beautiful a thing wo Dava never seen ! By a strange contretemps, it only fell 'nta our hands a fow days ago. If we hud u guld nigger with diamond eyes, we would ? certainly make it over to Una lovely and anony mous friend, in fcc simple-to her and hor heirs , ?ind assigns forever. Or if shu preferred our hears j or bend or band, ur anything that is ours, it i should bo equally at uer Berrico. i We do not smoke, but we will koop this l<'jou j most religiously? an.1 draw from it ever and unon memories, dreams and fancies-ail rose-colored j of course. ??Rgr?ss growing Vigorous. ;? Cougreps, in.borii l.-raRvhe?, hus by ovorwhclm sytr votes, cr .it .d ti-c ofit'o of Comm.;nder-in C; i-Jf f ?H t " .. .' .5. ra fi armies. Tho Presi dent rta? , it I, . aud it is mow a law.. Wo B!;U11 :;. ha u ; . ev: and Letter order of things. Nyiipp CftC'it yoi been m i Ao to fill tho r.tw . fllc^. Mr. Foote of Tenne .iee. Thh srlblime and ?lowing gcni-.n, not being j ably to keep witi-in "tim flaming bounds ol apace ! ?nd tiun,'' w.'s lutcly ai rusted while making his way to Abraham's bosom. Or in other and T?I:I?-:.T I word?, Mr. liasnr S. ?OOTE. Bepre.'cntativc iu ] Congress from Tennessee, croaker ana faultfinder [ gouxrally, was lately arrested while making bis way it-" tht Yaifkee linc, -and brought back tu Richufonil; What he was guiog tbilbcr for, thu.? I clandestinely, no ouokuows. l'p?n hie rc-up pCarancc iu Congres.*, he defied that budy and insulted it tb its ??iee. Ho also mudo a violont and most iu temperate onslaugh t upon tba Govorn .ornniunt in ali its departments. There was much ado over it, and great efforts wore made tu ekpel him permanently. A minority however, suflieiont to keep him in his membership, thought it a case only fur rfrt'ttrc. So Mr. Poora was only cen sured. - . . ? ?. -. ? ~ ?- - . * Gen. Brown hus i?rucd a proclamation convening <;>e Geiien-.l Assembly ?t M,:cuti on the l?th ?fc i\j!?r-i .cy .....:?!. I ?arp?se ?? .;t,wpi. . B..-.ir ha < fell C.? - :- ' - ..' ' . .''...: . - couUuct to Wftvbingiou i^r pcaccj .-.'Uialasioti? | from Davis, ii' Commissioners, Armistices, Peace Negotiations. Tho very atmosphere- is thick andJ'honTy.wilh ramersof negotiations, armistices,???ce. BLAU and Sixer.aroa aro, or have bean,, s? Richmond, fur the purpose of attempting to set on fool nego tiations b6twcon'the MU tb and North. This ii undeniably thu truth ;"the lalo <.-.' I?I.AIR Coming tu Richmond tn recover titi? deed* and other pa peri is all lon!t. He went there with the adviot and consent ol' Lincoln and hil? cabinet-and wit" a view of ?pening negotiations und seducing thi South into tome compromise. And indeed tin latest despatches from Kiehmond inform ua tba three Commissioners to treat for peace, have ac turill j been appointed-by the Confed?ralo Gov crament-and that they har? already procoedei to Washington on thoir errand. In Wasbingtoi thoy arc to meet and confer with three others np pointod by the Lincoln Government. Nor i there anything strange in all tins. Tho onl; strange thing about tho mattor ia that our ow: people ihould su immediately rcn mad with hop and ?xpeetatioD. We believe Torily that niu tenths of our population already, oonsidcr th war at cn cud. A monster oomat?B6?on dc lunv tico inqitirtndo ought to ho sued out immediate) ngaiust all such willingly deluded people. An it is true that tho war may ho near its ond, an peace near at bru..l; and all this may come ov of these incipient attempts al negotiation. Bi hotr it is lo com? wc ea CUM for th? life of us see that is, how it is to oe?ie wifb^any, honor or ad vantage to us. Are wo not fighting for indepei dence; and have we-not sworn not_ to stop shoi of independence f Docs any sane man bolieve fe a mcmont that the Yaukccs are going to acknow edgo our independence and separate tationalit; or even admit-us to raunion with, them withoi . giving up oar .slaves? Wc haye'.not .brougl them to this point yet: nor, thank God! hai they brought us to tho point of desiring r?unie with them. Kennion with . Yaokeedom ! foi oifspring of whirling cant and puritanical bigotr; bloated pride and iutonsifiod hypocrisy, lawlei ..'inbition and all-sbsorhiug selfishness, unbounde cupidity and unrivaled mendacity, unblushin perfidy and shameless meanness! i God gr?nt,thi peace and honor may como to ns out of thei negotiations; but how they are to como we rou again any we cannot seo. Union with Yankees faithlessness, persecution, contention, and despi tism. Indtpendenci alono is peace and liberty. Columbia and thc bazaar. Two weeks ugo wo left our forlorn old don i th' forlorn old town, and went ?a a tour of sigh seeing to the great city ol'tho South Carolin Lc^i?-I - turo. What wo SAW ia Columbia and wh: ?ve saw at tho Buzaar is now quito an old story .'.-jciiedly overblown ; nevertheless wc attempt very Blight sketch. Wu found Columbia a fearful whirlpool of hi mau beings-soldiers, rcfugoes, uboriginoB. livoi house, hut, uud hovel, is crammed. Wo discover* thai ino.it of thoso poople live very scantily i regards food, fire and raimont; yet they all loc (or-seem to) well, hearty, happy. Prices of pr visions ?.re pitiably an i ruthlessly high. Wo; ?3 $100 a load. Speculators and extortioners ai rifo and rampant, Inlying all they o sn as low i possible aDd selling it for just as mach as ll necessities of tho people Rill ioreo them to givi And ur,king thc poople believe thero, is no mo . in the <7or!U sn rc what thc? hav-? on hand. Y we saw no evidence of went "or wrotchednoa D.ire say however, many pcopU .-ire praying th Death may como ulong *iih hit scythe and rei ?J ii uti .-- r-.iy ont of tho. midtt-j^-'Iicir lr ubi? Hordes of men are engaged in tho liquor tram aud injuring thc cause of thoir mister, the Dev by soiling too high. Liquor hoing ons of h 1 Majesty's best recruiting agent?, should bo ?;> cheaper than anything e'.so. 1 Every imaginable bpecimen of humanity c? bo reen on the street:-and in any numbs 1 Governor* nf scvereigu Status, Adjutant and [? > specter Generals, State officials of overy grad Genera'.-, Lieut-Qeaerahi, Major-Geaerali, Brig 1 lier-1, Colonels, Majors, Captains, Lieutenant Sergsan a, Coip-irals, Prirutes, of tho Providion Army-cad Stat!' oSecrs and myrmidons generali; Quartermasters, Commissaries, Enrolling OC.ecr with their myrmidons. City Fathers, highly r sj.octable oid gentlemen beyond :he cousert] . agc. Auctioneer?, wh- iell niggers, furniture au ! OM! clothe?. l?:iifer t-yo-J, huoiuuoFed, mouuj ) adoring Jews, sumptuous in ?Iud*, chains ar li?ibordashery. Striplings from the Militai Academy, uripling3 from the schools, stripling from the alleys. Ladies of all styles, sizes and con plosions-fair and unfair, built ia the style ? Daniel Lambert, and after tho fashion of wrought-iron skeleton. Some of them pair their faces shamelessly ; carmino blushes flam on very many checks. Ministers of the gespc ?ld und shufiling, young and spruce; Lawyers an Judges, whoso occupation ia well nigh gou< Editors, Printers, Newsboys, free from war's wil alarms. Innumerable gamblors, flashy, fierc and flagrant If- Columbia is a whirlpool, tho Bazaar was terrific maelstrom. Imagine gaudy and boRutife booths arrxngedt^rouad thc Representativo Hal and Sonate ?b maher, and oountless throngs o tho ab.OTO mentioned human boinga pushing wriggling, twirling, writhing, stamping and tram piingia tho open spaces ; and you have a pictur of thc Bazaar. The arrangements were tupcrbl; beautiful, tho bc o tbs magnificent and picturesq* as any in Constantinople or St. Petersburg, tb articlos rich, rare, tasteful, and endless in variety thc viands dainty, luxurious, and fearfully tempt iog. Tho vendeuses (wily sellers in Vanity Pair! wore channing little caps upon their beads, whili jaunty little aprons flowed and fluttered ovei their middle man. Thoir tepieylerie, their rhiea ?erie woro m->?tcharming. Thoy looked as if thej wen undo only tr. love end bo loved-and to lur< thc :nonny OUT -if moss' p ickets. If you saw s lady with a little cap or diamond shapod pioce o laco on her head, she was an adorablo and wUj vendeuse; if you saw ono without this badge, slit wa? un DBOfioial member of the wriggling une writhing audience. Thc show was kopt up foi four nights and three days. The only thing want ing was music. Thc managers committed the grns?ly utilitarian indiscretion of having no mu-ic. The wliole thing notxTiihstnndiug, was a triu tihjut ami brilliant success. We could not learn th; r.tcemit realized. Two or thrco of the Lady Managers 'old us they reasonably expected to realize -$1 ?0,000. A very bandsomo sura for n?r%ick and captivo soldiers; Long livo-and 'long bc remembered-tho noble, patriotic, ?nd loving women wno originated and earned out the great llazaur ! .Noble old Virginia. Speaking for the "old Dominion," the Rieh i mon 1 Dispatch, without vaia toasting, exhibits j the ?pi'rtf of the old " mother State," which is no less true than creditable : " Reverses in tho field, the slaughter of hor young men, tho affliction carried homo to nearly every family within her borders, the loss of pro perty, tho desolation of whole districts, tho fury i of a wa* unparalleled in dimensions and ferocity, I have produced in her no chun ge or shadow of t--". '-'v.--. think : a-; ?....!?. "i" giving up-the rlay-aft*l .... l- . - ? - the dyyaftera ".. . ?? ;.,'??-.- :- ol, - "?rrtain thc >.?,?? ?*ljl?n???tS hud r r: ' J . * - .yr~ N'ow :. -uv-.. "-\y'./.u; \ii 'he affirtiia'ire T.-:jtu il i'm a ..siva yon IO iiiuu lt ul.iib, !.. said io bc ''nuKWiring a fool affording to bil folly." J A Fantastic Trick. On last Monda/week tlie South Cardinadele gaiion in Congress waited in a body upon the President of the Coufederate ?tates, as J pref ent ed a re^uast which had been furwardtd to thea? fey (Jov. M.\f.nATH. to appoint Gen. JOSEPH B Jo3*KTf>jc to the c' niuiHnd of the troops ia this d-i-'Hrtiiicnt. Thc President doclin*d to roako tho appointment ns des:red. This is-or seems like ona ot those '. fantastic trieks" that ''make th? anvil? weep"-and not only argals, hut a rast iHu'<?r of honest men and women of the Con federate persuasion. Verily, the President iajast wearing out the patience (long-suffering it bas now become) of bia most fanatical admirers, and rapidly impairing that absolute trust and confi dence necessary to the unity of effort essential to success. In the meantime the shelf on which the gallant, able, and ill-treated Gen. JoajrstoN has boen laid, bas proved to him st niche of fame And in the meantime also, more than one of our armies are commanded by ?tay*. Napoleon, or somebody elsojuft as capable of judging, said: Better an army of stags commanded ?7 a lion, than an army of lions commanded by a stag. For the Advertiser. The following contributions have been received at tho Soldiers1 Home during two we?ks ending January 30th: . ~ Mrs Elbort Devore, 4 pair woolaooks. Mrs Jai Hatcher, 1 bushel meal. Mrs Jas Rain ?ford, 2. jugs milk. Br ? J Mims, 1 load wood. Mr TN Lundy, 1 load wood. Ex-Gov Pickens, 1 loa? wood. Rev L R Gwaltney, 1 load wood. Hrs J A'Bland, half bushel peas. Mr- J M Lanior, 1 shoulder pork, 3 doa eggs, 2 lbs butter. Mrs S., 1 peck salt. Mrs L A Bartley, $5,00 ; Dr Q Hord, $??. MKS. LEWIS JONES, Pres. S. II. A. Mas. ELBERT BLAKD, Sec'ry k Treas'r. . "For the Advertiser. - Dear Advertiser.-For the information of the friends of Companies C and K, 19th 8. C. Regi ment, I send you a lirt of^afualtiei in those Companies in the late battles in Tennessee : Capt. J. B. Conrtntg Commanding. At Franklin,.Tenn., Nov. 30th.-No caanaltie? in Company C. Wounded in Co. K : Sergeant Glaze, severe, left ia hands of enemy; Corporal Haney, since doad ; Private Sam Ergles, severe in arm ; Wm. Gowans, severe, left in hands of the enemy. Near Nashville, Tenn., Dei. 15th.-Captain J. B. Courtney slight in thigh. Casualties in Co. C : Sergt. Adams, hip, sevore ; Sergt Wren, in thigh ; Elcnburg in arm, left in hands of enemy ; Privates Motes and Roberson missing.-Casual ties in Co. K : Allen Busbee, supposed killed ; Privates Levi Roon and Jack Green missing. Very respectfully, . J. B. COURTNEY, Capt. - Te tko Citizens ot' South Carolina. I will require 1,500 or 2,000 horses to re muant my command. Will it bo taxing the patriotism and resources of the peopl? of South Carolina tco much to ask them to xii their horses to my men at prices which sol dier? can afford to give ? It may be to their interest to do 60. Our patriotic Governor has givctn his earnest co-operation in this matter. Capt. P.. Watd, A. Q. M., will represent tho division in Columbia, S. Cn acting in concert with Cel. C. F. Hampton, and will take charge of all horse' contributed, and dispose of those offered for salo ut fair prices. We have a considerable number of good horses at the recruiting camp at Lancaster. They are avuil&ble for farming purposes, bul Lave been rendered unfit for publie service by cbs hardships of the past campaign. Thea?: I we woald be glad to exchange for serviceab'i j c-ivalry horses, so that the agricultural inter I cit of tl e country will not be injured by toe grrea! a draft upou the animals necessary tc carry ic on. We have n-quested to be transferred to South C?roHua and Georgia ?O assist iu the defence of our States in thi> the 1? ur oi greatest danger, it is indispensable, h. order that we may render good sorrier, that we be efficiently mounted. If this ts accomplished promptly, wo can promise at least effectually to cripple the enemy's cavalry. Better will it be for our people to come forward now with a part of their horses, and thus secure the reit from the raiding pnrties of thc enemy, M. C. BUTLER, Major-Genersl. Official : H. B. MCCLKLLAM, A. A. G. THE CABINET IMBROGLIO.-Mr. James A, Seddon, says thc Richmond Dispatch, has resigned the Portfolio of Wut. We huve not been able to learn that his snccnor has bees appointed, though several prominent gentle men are spoken of as likely to be appointed. Among these aro General Braxton *lragg, General Breekinridge, and Seuster Hill, ol Cr.?ortria. There is s report that the place had been offered to General Breekinridge, but) that he decided not to accept unless he was allowed to select his Commissary General. It i? understood that Mr. Seddon was induc ed to resign by aclioo taken by the Virgiuia Congressional delegation. These gentlemen, it appears, sent into the President an official announcement that they had lost confidence in all the members of the Cabinet except Mr. Tronholm, and asked for a change. Mr. Seddon being informed of this action, imme diately sent in his resignation. %ST The Marietta Hotel at Marietta, was de stroyed by fire oa th? night of the 36th. Sup posed to be accidental. $?r All quiet at Wilmington on the 28th. ?&* Something ovor four thousand bales ol cotton were destroyed hy ira in the town of Wil mington on the 2Bth. And a ear load ?f eottqn j on the Wilmington A Weldon Railroad was burned on tho tamo day. Major-Gon. Forrest sends frem Orixaba the report that grcat>x?itemontprevails in Mem phis on account of recognition rumors. fids?" The English Premier had notified Lin coln that he would recoge i 2e the Confederate States after the fourth of March, as he is the President only of the States which voted for. him. The English Government has ordered the seizure of all the American vessels at Nassau. ^JSS^Mrs. Robert H. Davis was recently mur dered ot Mobley Pond, Qa., by a negro woman. Tho instrument need was a balehet. Tho mur derous confessed tho crime and wis instantly executed. ??S~ A large and enthusiastic mooting has been j held in Nownan, Ga., and adopted resolutions I condemnatory of the peace meeting in Savannah, convened hy Mayor Arnold. ?S- The Northern papers report the ?onfede rate loss at the fall of Fort Fisher in killed and I wounded, about fir?) hundred, j ??f* Thomas in his official report says Hood ! lost seventy-two guns, fire thousand small arms, i Also nineteen gonerals, about four thousand in ' killed and woupdoil and about oleren thousand ' prisoner*, half of whom are wounded. A draft how going on in Washington is (w-iducted in secrecy, so that those whose names are drawn shall have no chance to run away. It is intimated (hat the enrollment law may bo so amended ns to make this mode of drafting ibo general practise. Charttctcra?ie of the Man? .Maj. Gen. D. H. Hill, ia command of the District of Augusta; has issued the following order to thc citizens of Augusta. All non-Combatanti are- respectful!/ re reqnestcd to leave the City immediately. If their removal be delayed uni il the emergency shell arrive, no Railroad facilities can be al' lorerl them, io the class of non-combatants, aie included all yoting-gentlemen who have no relish for the trenches. These are exEor ted to leave at once under escort of the old ladies. The Biarra signal will be given i>j the fir ing of three guns and the rapid and continu ous ringing of the City Bell. The-. Local troops under the command' of Brig. Gen. TV. M. Browne will rendezvous? at the Powder Works Red Tower and Gov. Shoe Shops. The two companies of Railroad employee? will assemble at their respective depots. The Oil:eera af th? Quartermaster'? Dept will see that their employees assemble rapid ly, and they themselves will report to Gen. Browne for duty with their Division. Thc Officers of the Commissary. Depti will, in like manoessee that their employees are rapidly formed and will in person report to Gen.'Browrie for duty with*their Brigade. Dr. J. C. Logan, Chiet Surgeon Post will promptly send all the convalescents to City Hall under charge of Officers, there to report to Maj. Samuel Cramp. All Officers in transita will report to Brig. Geb. Fry, and all men to the Provest Mar shal. Maj. Gen. Smith's Division will be assem bled ander arms, bat held in reserve to sup port the Confederate Troops posted on both sides of the River, at -whatever point they may need assistance. The Provost Marshal will see'that all places of business and amusement are closed, and that all men under fifty not physically disa bled'take their places in the ranks. . . r ? -*>-? ? FROM THE'FROXT.-There was some little flutter in the streets of our city 'o day, occa sioned by the presence of two Yankee gun boats at Sister's Ferry, one'' hundred miles below this on the Savannah river., It is also reported that some enterprising Federals had moved out on the road to this city. These are evidently foraging parties, sent ont to get rice, and no apprehension need be felt by our dyspeptic eitizens.-Constitutionalist 29th. * FORREST'S INDOMITABLE EMERQY.-Haney's division, formerly Cheath&xn's, was sent to Forrest, we are told, to replace Bate's divi sion at Murffeesboro. When Hood fell back from Nashville, the troops at Murfreesboro were in great danger of being cut off; but Forrest, with that indomitable energy which s^jbaracteriKtic of the man, pressed every thing rideable within his reach,- and brought off safely his own and Maney's command, and joined Heed's army a' Columbia. Tho majority of Maney's men were riding behind Forrcft's bold troopers-some rode mules aod roany oren. 'Twas said to have beena most ludicrous cavalcade, as it marched through Columbia. Nobody else save Forrest could have paved the men in that expeditions style. g5y At Island Ko. 48, above Memphis, a band of guerillas recently boardetLthS steamer 'Morn ing Star, aaehored in the stream, ransacked the boat, carried the prisoners ea shore and then ap plied the torch to the vessel and ker two bargos* all ef which were soon entirely destroyed. ~ HYMENEAL. MABBIBD, OB the 17th January, by Ber. W. A. dark, Mr. WALTER D. 8PiNTTr Co. XV 23 Reg't. 8. C. Artillery, aad Miss VIRGINIA ?. MAYNARD, of this District OBITUARY. Another ef South Carolina's sons ar* lumbered with th* already long list of noble dead, who** blood arie-h from th? ground for vengeance against the enemies of our country, and wid*ns- th? gulf which lies between HS and reeetlstruetioH and diagraee. PHILIP M. THURMOND departed this life Nov. 3Uth 1831, in the 37th year of bis age. Very soon after the commencement ef hostilities he responded te the call of hi* etuutry and marched off to tacit tba aaemy, but Ia consequence of physical disability soon re terr, ed bom?; not long M enjoy ita pleaaure however, before another call was made, to which he again responded, euiisting uuder the banner of the 24th Regt. S. C. V., Co. I. He faithfully and honorably served until the battle at Jackson, Miss., in which he reach ed a painful wound iu one leg, from which he suffered severely. Prom thence be waa taken te the Hos pital whare heat length recovered from his wound and, also from bis genural debility, became atron ger sod moro vigorous than ever, soon rejoined his * namand, und waa ever found at his .post however gre*t the danger,- until the battle of FraukJin, tenn., ia wbicb be bravely faced the enemy's breastworks in the rcry midst of the atoms of leaden bail, and was dreadfully maa glad, yielding' bia life with imperishable honor upon the altar of his country. His remaius now rest beneath the soil of Tenn., and he, though dead, yet speaketh, andcalh upon us all for vengence, and redoubled vigilance and energy in freedom's cause for H Lie h he nobly fought and died. He baa left a wife, two children, a mothar, brothers and sisters, together with uaaay relatives and frieada ko mourn their loaa. " But why ahoeld we mourn departed frieada Or i h ak* at deatka alarma ? 'Tis but the vei*e tbat Jesus Beads, To eall them to his ara*," For PBIUP waa not only a soldier in?defonoo of his country, but j ike his illustrions.ti:d immortal aamesake, PaiLir the Evangelist, waa alao a aoldier of th? cross; ae humble follower of the Captain of their salvation for the last ten yeera, -during which time, he gave sufficient proof of his heavenly calling by bia exemplary life and pious and Godly conversation ; and also in bis letter* to bis wife were many very encouraging expres sions, too oumerons to mention in this brief BO lice, giving evidence of hla preparation for death and resignation to the will of God. - For aaid he to bis wife, " sorrow not for me if I should be killed or die, for I hare resigned myself into the handa of wy heavenly Father, and should rest ia beaven. Pray for ma and for yourself, that we may meet again in peacn. Raiae up my children to love Ged." Therefore, cheer up relatives and-friends, and .specially the bereaved widow, and dear little children. Thy husband and father abai! live again. "For if we believe.that Jesus died and rose agaia, evea so them that aleep ia Jeans, will God bring with him." We tender to you oar heartfelt condolence io thia your great trial, and earnestly commend yon to the word of bia Hie grace, that you may draw comfort from the pr^ cious promises uf Him, who bas promised to . a husband te the widow nod a father to the f . . erloss. Vf. L. A. Springfield Academy. M?SS E. JOHNSON will resnme the exercises of this School OB the 2d- Monday (13th) February 1865. Grout care will be bestowed up on pupil* committed to her ehurgo. Terms $50,00 per Session of Twenty weeks, payable at the close of each Session. Feb 1 21* 6 Notice. ALL persons baring el aims ag?inat the. B?tete of Jamas Boyd, deo'd.. are requested te h-ud them to tko aadorslgned, duly attested. T. B. REESE, Ad'or. San 31 4t 6 Lost or Stolen AFOUR per cent. Certificate, No. 168,. fer $80?, drawn by Z. IV. Carwlle, Depositary, j In favor of 8. E. Freeland, and dated March 15th, I 1804. All paraos s are cautioned against trading! for the eaid Cert.floate. Application will he made at the expiration of alx weeka from thia date for ' ita renewal. J. M\ C. FREELAND. I Jam SI et S I Enrolling Office,. EDGEFIELD, 8. C., Jan. a0fh,J865. IIN aeeorda?ee with ordsr* received at thia a Office frota M ?j. G. D. M?L7os, Commandant of Conscripts for this State at Columbia, S. 0,, - all member? of the Supporting Foree of thia District are hereby strictly ordered to report la ?arson, at thia Office OB Tuoeday. n*xt, tho Ttl. ebraary, mounted and |ra?'>?.?ad fully pre pared to go inft'Oamp at tait piao*. If. They will bring with them cooking o'u? illf, bedding, Ac, and every thing that ean afford them the greatest possible comfort consistent with the duties to be performed. . P. J. MOSES, Jr., ' Lieut, k Enrolling Officor. Jan 31 U 6 Important Notice. . KNROLLIXG OFFICE, ' Bnesmu), S. C., Jan. 30th, 1865. BT virtue of an arrangement mad? between the undersigned and Maj. S. 8. Tompkini, Agent for the Tax in Kind, at Hambarg. S. C., persons in this District, who live bear thia Vil lage, and who have not yet delivered their Tax la Kind, are hereby notified that thoy can doliver tho same at this Office, whore they will be furnished with proper reoeipts therefor. - ' ? ' ? . II. All persons included in above paragraph are earnestly requested to bring forward their Tax ia Kind ea soon as possible, as it il much needed. F. J. MOSES, JB., Lient A Enrolling Ofieer. Jan SI St 6 Eiirolling Office, EDGEFIELD, S; ?.,, Jan. 80th} ISM. ITHE mep named below are barely strictly . ordered to report in person, at this Office, on Monday next, the 6th February: Albert F. Allison, Willam P. Trotter, Hill Asbill, - John W. Shiland, . Joshua B.'Cartledsje, Gee. A. Koon, ?, A. B. Watson, Gee. M. Etheredge, Obediah- Morris, Freeman B. Thomas, Henry Moore, Joseph Xominiek. F. J. MOSES, Jr.,. Lieut, k Enrolling Offiocr. Jan 21 H 6 .Enrolling Office, EDGE FIELD, 8. C., Jan. 30th, 1865. ALL Chiefs of the various Sqaads of tb? _J) Supporting Forc.e of. this - District, together with the different members .thereof, who did toot comply with the order recently issued from this ' Office to report to Capt A. P. West, at Lexing ton C. H., are hereby strictly ordered to" report in perscu at this Office immediately upon receipt of this order, and give their reasons for the eaid disobedience of orders. II. Should* there he a non-compliance with the above order on the -part of any. pf. tho persons above referred te, they are hereby -notified that positive orders will be at once issued for their arrest and forwarding to this Office under guard. ' F. J. MOSES, Jr., - Lient a Enrolling Officer. Jan 81 ... lt . 0 I Sheriffs Office, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, ,Jan. 30th, I860. ?IN accordance with the provisions of an Aei . (passed by the Legislature of this State at its recent annual Session,) entitled " An Aot to repeal all Acts, and parts of Acta heretofore passed hy the Legislature of this State oh the skbjoct of famishing Slav? Tabor on the Coast, kt." it is hereby ordered, 1st, That the several-Commissioners of Roods in Edgefield District do band.ju to the under signed, within fifteen days from the date of this tirder, completo lists ef "all owners of road bands within the respective jurisdictions, of the said Coram i a s I a nen,-s ?id lista to exhibit plainly and clearly the number of road hoads la the poises? lion, of each owner--leaving .out of such lists, however, all sueh owners as have but-one road Laid IL All Commissioners.of Boads above referred to rt ho do not comply with r,he above order, are hereby notified that it will he the duty of th? un dersigned io report thom fer said disobedience to the Agfet of the State, and that the said report will ba made promptly and impartially. WILLIAM SPIKES, Sheriff. Jan il 2t 6 - Head-Quarters, CHEROKEE PONDS, Jan. SO, lHi. ALL persons ia this Diltrict, subject to the late call for labor oa the Fortifications of Auguita, Ga., who have not reported their hands, will do so without delay at this place, or tbsW will in every case be compelled to furnish double the number of bauds previously called fer, and that wiihout pay. H. A. SHAW. Capt. And Agent af Impressment fur EJgc. Dist. Jan 31 lt ? Soldiers' Board of Belief. OFFICE OF STATE AUDITOR, CoL?vsia, 23d January, ISC j. THE following order is published for tho infor mation of all concerned: Tbe imm?diat* and imporUnt duties imposed by the General Assembly 'upon the Soldiers' Board? of Relief oanuol be efficiently discharged witboutprou.pt aud energetic actio? on tho ?art of '?.? number of the said Boards. This action is earnestly invoked in view of the serious conse quences which, in the present condition of affairs, must onsne.frcm delay or Inattention iu carrying oat the provisions of the Act fer the-'rolief of the families of our soldiers for ibo present t car. JAMES TUPPER, Auditor of S. C. Feb 1 0 State of South Carolina, E?ECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, COLVMSU, Jan. 28, 18C?T. GENERAL ORDERS. ITI?? Montier? of the various '-'Soldiers' . Boards of Relief"'ia the State, appointed under aa Act of the General Assembly, eu titled an "Aet to .provide for the reli?f of the familia of the saldier?, sailors and marines in tho servie* of this State and the Confederate States," passed December 2*d, 1S84, and their respective Beare tasies and Treasurers who are liable Xe militia service, are hereby detailed for the speeial duties to whteB they have been appelntod, and will not be required to report for militia servie*, ?tther within or wilhont their Du trie ts. until further or der?. By th* Governor. ' A.- G. MAGRATH. Official : A. C. GABIISGTOST, Adjt. and Inspect or General. F?b 1_ jj 'g Bick Cheatham WILL aland the Spring Season of 1865 at One Hundred Dollars the season. He will be at Edgefield C. H. Mondays, Tu? days, Wednesday? and Thursdays,-the remain der of the week at Harmon G oilman's. Ho will begin the season-1st February and end-it 20th June. He will remain at H. Galkaan's during the month of February, after which time he will "e olternotely ot Edgefleld C. H. and H. Gall moa's. By special contract with my Agent, Jos. M. Harriion, or myself; mares will We insured with foal for Two Hundred Dollars. Th* money will be considered due at the end of the'Mason. THO. G. BACON. Jon 31_|Qj . . $ Important Notice. AFINAL SETTLEMENT on tho KstaU ef E. B. MCDANIEL, deVd., will be mode ia the Ordinary's Office, on Wednesday, the S th ?f February next All persons havingclaims against said Estate will present th* .ame by that time, and thoa* indebted are reqoeetod to pay up forth with. Those who foil te pay by that date, or? Doti?.N? that the privilege of paying in Confed? rate money will be debarred them. ARTI MUS HOLSON, ) . - , B. F. GLANTON, j Aft orl Feb 1 . _2t_ & : Notice. TR ?TED from the Govetm't Lot at Edgefield 1 C. H., on the night of lat DVomber, one brown bay MARE .MULE, 1? hands high and ll years old. Th* said Mule was lost seeu ia the neighborhood of Mrs. Richardson's, near Chap pell's Ferry. Any information that will load to its recovery will be thankfully received. J. 8. COLES, Capt. ? Imp. Trans. Columbia, ?. J?? 3u ?. i S