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w : - V.-'. V * . PUl?LISnE??'BYEfiT WEDNESDAY MO?SI DUKgOE^KEESE & CO, Si;D3tT.!?TiO??S to pie ABVPIiTIBEE for' your TES. ?OLLAUS in. ntl vance. For ?ix M. ?l VE POLL ARS. ADV^KTIS?MKNTS will ^inserted a! J P ?GL Ul* r??rSjijiare il" inlaioa lines or lc.*?) fur i rion; '?.Ii',riiien3^itts without instructions s? I .. i T if times u*h" ui-fotX. w!U*be puftisked - I a '-Ii.-.rso.l ur^ir !?n?rly. . Announcing OidtdMsii-s ta any Offlce nf lionr ? T W KS TY rv.?Z.ABS. to tie paid before thc -, . : u:omi;:it.is?publis!i' d,. r>l)ituary n&iocs, Tritones of Kespvct. or anrcon alcatl.m personal in ?* najar?, wjll bo rated as at t!?emcnfs ami charged accordingly. Heavy Fighting dronud Petersburg ^?rit?tlscitr;,' Feb'. 7.-Tb-rc was he ii. ii i.iJ; ;.? M our ritfii ; ?.siuni-sy and', i&? w ?? -h v*ulr.'- i ft . i-ifdy ro'"our artas. J : i<ig a . .-? rrfc? nii.de by G J ihn Peg-ram bo.? < -n-i.. ITa'c?ier's.Ran yes: day, tim enemy ana-hod and fiireed his vivien br?ck sosne distance. Pograrn was i nf-reed by Gen. Go don's* dividion, when cn MIT iu turn was f ?reed hack. Io th's charge upon thc eneby, Gefc. S rel! of Georgia was painfully wounded. Heavy firing was heard'late"this afterm in thu same direction.." Cause unexplained Gen.-John Pegram killed. Many of. enemy were killed and woauded-but ni taken prisoners. Our loss several-hundr This thorning thc enemy advancod t charged1 our linea South of Burgess' mill i wore handsomely repulsed. A sec-md ti rae,-'the enemy having been in forced by a corp*, attacked ar.d drove ( m m until, strciigthoucd by M?thov'S jOivlsh commanded by Gen. l'irin?gan, a grand chai by tho-throe di vision?.was made, and the? emys line birken. A running fight was-k? up until alter dark, when thc Yankees tc shelter iu their new works on Hatcher's B irora which they were, not driven. * Officiai from Gen. Lee. . RICHMOI??, Feb. 7. The following was received to-day: HKADQUAkTsas, Feb. 6. T> Gen. S. Cooper: The enemy moved in strong force yesh day. to Jlateher's Ran. Part of bis infant] wirb Gregg's cavalry crossed and proceed -ott Viu^htt'a .road-the inf-in'.ry to Catv freck, .ami the-ca-valry to Dinwid.lie C. i vhiTt? its advance encountered a portion our civil'.-y snd r?tr?tL' lu the a'teruoon paris of Hill's .?ni Gc d m's troops^a^rno:!struted against the euee .on tho.-letr*of Hatcher's Rilli, 'near Art strong's Miil.- -. " m (MoDthz bira entrenched; they witbdrt after dsrfc. *- ' Du:i ig,, the' fight t?fforce that had s. Tanest, beyond the crV-k ?jf.urrx.-d to it ni w. r % rep --recd to be rc ero?* nig this mon.it '?? ' ...rr.'. u:'-* dividion mer . ": lo ttl- ritrht lat o' . -vVrvek t i. reconnoitre,-' v. i.cre it w. vi ?...dus'.y i.lti-.eketl. The. battle was obs! iv. :.v coriust?:? lor-serfcrai hpur*? but Ge P :r:.n being kiih-if while Snively cr.c nr gi .* hid me:?; . and Coi. Hoffman wonude K-i ne co.ifuM-m occurred, and tho division vr; pr - - I bick to ils oiigitml position. S /aas] dijfision was ordered by Gen. Go . nr. . to their support, when Go:i. Pogrom chtr?ed the enemy and dr ive hi sn back i turn and \va^ com yelled to wtir?. ?Vlahonc div'sskig arxrv.ing, tho enemy Wa*forced raj idly t#$is jrJgjfencW on flatcars Rita. Ot f?si ?r'tea siuan^' ~fhai of'tjie cnc'tny'iu iup?)o.-;ed to be very groat. (Signed) . - R\ K. LEBY General. Coiigre^sibnaT. RtcHMoitp] ?' J iruitry i a the llouso r. r?-?'?'>- fl: wi . a adopte^ i?*)??rHrtUi ' . tho tuembei.s . ? C . v.ti c.lr ;-i i:,d Siuar. - A re ola iou wa? ?ilere.l vi.c ling ??c C- :. ?nitteo on Afcittyj Aff'i-i.-; li i ttrjirc i:iu<'ii. ipedieney fi-.v-it'iig vP-rcfi.ient vii power to call intf? s-rrte? u'l able jiotjied ?nal .giio?.t Kl 'he C j?fh ierney to bc uso 1 .-a L :niy?h;i:k b*.?t, to a'd:n the ?ujliKry tle:'v-r.p p ' :(x-uuiry. A uVitibn'to lay-it ont: i lyle wa" iiegarivcd by a vjto of V&to 3;?. I h re^'dutTbri wis .-i.?"i>i<??l. ('h-.mb -r-i' re o4t??o : of i: '? ?i'y ns.to wheth cr lit: (V)f--'l . ? ?. rn :ij t bas th" ('r>;i K-it'lMijti 1 i ghi '?. ......vh-iscsbvc." as .-old T nud oller titem' their treed ?rn, was tiblt-o b; a vote t?fo3 t > U'i T? e lloa-e r?^ :-'.rd.it.t df ti:to 3ctr?t ?os S? >!?. . , . Rr&i??oxr?, February 7. i i t? o Stmn'.-?. ?Sc?ator Brown s'.ibuii??i .-luwyig: ^. .! j'-kc- i, 'ttt tt |h< CiKrmdtj e-Ql! MiM ;-.r :ivf ito i,s.?i! ta-:*d io repiQ't a bill, wit , .. i.'-f?C-i>raoii<tut:le?i? lay, to t -ke ?itLiii lhT :.. :. J i :tr v ?<vv>6c t'*.'.' C?nf?dcrafb Stn! rs : ..umber of negro soldiers, uoi to i ^cecd ??00 OOO, by-wluntary'f?nli.nnfenti wi h tim coi) R;-nt ot'their iaas;er*, or by conscription, may he found DCcesHary, and that the coinrnit t?-.e provide in ?lid biri for .thc emancipation o:'8aid negroes, in ali cise-i where thc j prov? loyal and tru.e to tho end bf t:ie .var, and f..i the immediate payment, tu^dc-r proper festric lions, of their present value to their owneri. Senator Brown said ho huroduccd 'his ro^ olu'i'?n to .?how, In his ??pinion, that the time had come when wo alumldemplynegro tr;)o?)F, Kow, if over wr, tho tim?*, wc were in tito very crisis of our lato-ho had soon ?iib pleasure tho revival of the war spirit, aid boped it would sweep through thc .lund, 1 ut fesred r,ux arrries wera n^t strong e;,ough to withstand the Shetny rrithuut the employment of negr ? troop1. On motion of Maxwell tho resolution was transferred to-thc secret cn>i! dar. The Sonate res;.lvdd into secret ses iou. Tho House made public the 'su1 -jer ?itie j engaged its attention iii *e?ror >e-si -n J r several days, to wit: Thc t-'X bill to tnkgt t ?? discovery of tbft t rror in the imaiedirit: tdli tie's of tho Governmontnf h?arlv 6100,003, 000. Thc Secretary of .the Tr^.i-uiy recoa ?nend? thc injprsase of the presenjt tax 100 per < ent. to meet tl cdvlicienry. He R'tv.s the character of: h's De;i-.r! i-i such fiat the pay men I cannot b-3 u< gleets ' or postponed without dauger aud sei.iou.ily" embarrassir'g the operationaoj the V/nr D? partaient. The House r.-roived it - -.'f?jTtosecret sj%ijn. Ti\& Situation. jGencral Wheeler attacked the eijemyV cav alry uder4Kilpatri ;k. a short distance be ^ ynnd Aiken at 10 o'clock y;storJ:?y morning. After a sharp c. in'es., th" cnou.y v.-crK br,j ken and precipiuuly driven u'?furas J-?b;? ' ston's.Turn Oat.. T!,e reheat of-the foe ;..-.. s in rontc nnd demoraliznlion. O.i rjeitchii^ the Turn Oat, K?patrick. tnok rcf%e b?hi< d cr-freuchrncnts where he ba-1 -sritiio rhfiTitfy and'artillery supports, the number of which - V #jifat9t nscertainc- l, but.believe! io be of no gj^Sof majnifode^. Gen. Wiip^ler re-z-irts Hut many/of the e i piny rere kilted and. wounded; Irt? ?whfj??iH ?Bight. A batch of pnHoners?rrlv? ! ber? !:-.-l evening. / At tho time of going to pro-.v thia ^s (!$ precise str.icr, pl aflhtrlS, received from ? relia- i hie source Wo would siaf " paiontheticat?^r that ihs 1 public r-uhe se?nis to havo ceased ita throbs cf fever and panic. One evidence of this, and I a significant one, is that gold bas declined from G?.to 50tand remains dall at thc latter figure.-Constitutionalist of Sunday;. THE ADVERTISER. JAUrS T. BACON, EDITOR. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14, 1805. .- -ti?- -.-S The Situation. TLo situait n of military mattors in South Carolina is wrnppcd in mystery imponctrublo to th? kon of Human experience. Knowing not&. in j, anil b>ing nMe to learn nothing reliable, it i? vain for ai to attempt tn tell anything concern ing thc affair. Wo will not repeat the thousand rumors that reach our ears. Suffice it to cay that Sherman, with his wholo army, is in thc heart of South Catalina; and the universal opinion in those parts, ig thu ho is mirchirg upon Colom bia or Kingsville Our own. opinion is that, unlors he retraes his 6tcp?, tho dey of bi? dis confiture is near at band. One of the Rest and Bravest. I Our pond and br?v? 'rir-nd, Cant. Gea TOXT KINS of Co. B -fdimnton L-'^ion. ii at Lome fir a few days ...rc^i"? hts war-worn*limbs among thc haunts of civil z t.-Vr. and comfort; His ac counts of thc spirit in the army, Mptc'aUy in Gat-jr's brigade, .to which ho be/v?g??, are ia the highest degree cheering and inspiring. Fis own -sentiments arc : "Keep your sleeves rolled up, aud the drcks^chared. In that ease our triumph is sure." Troublous Times iu Edgeitcld. During thU war, we people of ETdgeficld havo . had, compared to hundreds of other places in tho Confederacy, a very calm and ploasant wnlk on tba highway of lifo. And our walk is still com paratively calm and pleasant How long it will remain so, God only know* ! Lately however, wc have been wandering in wot .ind slippery road?, in bed times and wiutrv weather. For /our days, our wh-ilo population rr:-s in hourly expectation of heine pounced upon bj a pick of howling, ravoning, bloodthirsty wolves-of being nt at;y moment, night ?r day, gnashed, g?awoJ, crashed, and gobbled up, in tho most merciless and fero cious manner.- Women imagined all sorts of bat tle, murder aud sudden death. Children h dd " Raw Hoad and Bloody Bones" ever before their oyo?. Mira of. large property were green and follow, and grinned with horrible agony. But let us n?rrate facts. Earlv on Thursday morning Inst, it was announced among us that a largo and formidable body of Yankon cavalry, undor KIL PATRICK, had catered Aiken during tho provious night. Refugees and straggling soldiers, passing through from below, contirm-id this rumor, and ailed thai EtXPlxniCK was pressing oa to Oran geville .md VuucJado and would no doubt devas tate thc wholo country. Tho Snpp?rting Forco of Edgo?oid District being ia camp near the vil lage, our vigilant. energetic Enrolling Officer, Lieut. aiosss, itnmtdii.te*ly choue from that body a number of brave und well mounted men^and departed'with ifconi t'>?:*-.:??< Atv-r., intending to c?tal.liih a tina ?T couriers V-ctv-.-tn that piece and Edgofivld ; ibi". fa? did, i*;:d to him -.u i then tho community is not a little indebted. Al.. ut noon on Thursday, some half doren sol diers from WaEKl.EB's command, ia charge ?f 150 or -?? broken down cavalry hoTses, chtorcd ourtown-horses.and'an. On tho approach of l : . Y;-:thces, they had quitted a recruiting cum; on tho S. C. Raiirfad, and were taking their horses up the;country. They reported no Yan kees in Aiken, but a large loree twelve miles bc !ovr. 5n?e o' liare r.ud bony ehevettti de latutilt ware the Yankees that Ind entered Aiken the niglit befsrt ! By nigh tia'! on Thursday, "".r couii?rs brpught it; roli?'do intelligence that n/nic of tlio enemy v ciUAtkou ? and Unit a considerable body . . .; . . y - s between that point tU? rV*j ''. i '. monntime, our people, ,:\-\ . . ...?ii.'-: J?a: "aim and collected, we ot '. .. .'..ot- i'.-,.-. ? - iti ord-r fer tho rec.-p tr. . ' J f * : or r.titer in '.urning tlieoi top?* tur.'j i ovwtiins, furniture, clothing, wera s- nt off .t d " .?;? i in raf?? placet; .?Iver, jewelry, glavsj ci.ina, (tc, tc. ic, wi ve coo.iged to tho j .?if.vp.dM'et.tbusor.1 of earth. Ol', thr.t wp poUCSS; | ?..I ha'f -he gold and silver now hil la Edgeficld roil! We -rild j?nap our ftn?ir<i scornfully at i'oto-i. Golconda, and 0?.h:r ! Fridiv wa? c- impnra'irolc .1 i^uict dr.y, thc cou. j li-jr.- bvhil'iiig nvwS fr iu tintein timo thai Wheeler : W?i rooc-**sfal!y ii Idi" s rt.un - !... hay sonic I mi V. bel .w Alkotf. iu tho course of Friday night ? bow'tve, a c->!iricr brought UJS?gs that l1 a Yan kees had cntorid Aileen arid k?met] it. Refuge?* ?.n-i ctr ijrgl r.. rgaincomnxaied the repr-rt, nnd tffdod tnrt'iy arrange ; nd horrible items of infor ;;i t- ;j i'h;-.'cr--rt w.as-.prcmat'urc; tho canny .liri (hit p t >.; ? >. iit-tii ijutaird-.y. Kur dh} ts?ji au cu i|, an' pari ol ti. lix -.tetu-iii in Edgtfioiil vs.- n--n hi<h "r-nd wi <\. sad c n->inucd*o uniit-Saiurday night, n it was ascertdned f.ir eortaiu that the eiiiimv r-a.l been i.-ireti -.-ut ' f Aiken, t>tM ptt.-'.ied back ^tu^c utiles dowe Irji.? rn}li'Md. During the day ho Yat.kees had d.-.-h ? imo Aiken, aad Whevler's cavalry hal engaged them fiercely in the very *tr?itt? of thc town, whipping them back and Gnally oompclliog them to roiire diicomfited. On thu d .y, Saturday, Whco'cr whipped them in tare? or four different Sghtain ann arenad Aik'n. Goal. Wboclaiiinay h-v? a grant many woxthlers men la his oatnmaud, evidently ha?, hut after tbi?, let us c ai-J to taik ubottt his troups not. Ogiirlng. ' Ou Hunlt-y, a'.*cortling lo the reports of our oouricrs, tho c-;>. my retired ?rom thc railroad and i wide ni? east war?! y towards 0.-at.;;eburg. Gen. j Whfoior ?.ni ll ." i .? ?-:<:g ?.o..Mvrrii'0 ? !?rl -zn, whi-'i '. . i die Kd:.".o from Rjru- ; W_?i ins ii L ': ; bri ige is thirteen ! mt'i" i .i 1 .y :'. icc frrrni l*d:;c- ; il- ! ';'?? i. Z'H-.-? ting iatdj below A'tkyri wa? a birt ot' Kilpatn^lt'a eav.i'.ty ; it i- j said they h-.t-i a largo infantry supp ort. F-? tw? ! days pa ? W?. ! ivo L'en tranquil and fr^o fri-m | ": rd wild alarm"-; We know nut ho-r Iviig this tranquillity .viii iast. i'erhcj'SXut ?Vw days. God g?sr,t.it m?y he forever. Wander if the caria i? givia';: >j{i" ii . ttoawiroe ! _ -lr.-n - Thc militia Again. ?r> oa'i ?pet i il attontiqu to tho order: of Gk?. GABLI.VCTOS sn-3 Lieut. Col. Annii-OK, coae.erniog thc or-raiiixation of tir'c Militia. Seo aotidc ol Re-.'. >|r. SAMS,-concorning thc exercises of the Fo.-nrila.College^ Vue .Viclis. Sn Savannah thc Yankee rule ia getting gra-iu ? 11 y miro and moro rigid.' Tho poor deluded wretch i ?ii? tfi?iil ti' ni -k-j p-'.-r.-n with their foes bv a c of cvwai Hy trf ory towar-t.i their frieift'-s ani-coun'ry, ar? begittifing to CJUTT tho rcwar i thr-.v EO richly dei*errc. tild Avenid, tho I recreant u.ityoF. itt raid t? Le " utrru-ly euffering ? ' iL? lii'ter pa:ip;< of 'en,orso for his contemptible ' Cytw?rdi^. Ile ila's n<>t .*harid -jiuca ho dogr.itled J 1 tints i', nor rh?;s lie" bream ad a ??her breath 1 ho; coes totjoriag about thc ;.!rccti, and appears (oho J ab?nduiied l? de?pair.5' " Iba still small voice," j . v* tupp?'iwj l? whispering to hia erivon heart ' j night .md day. What ...n tineas .- hod-fellow is a L-ii cdsscicace ? Is uo; all lui? a startliog lesson for ns '! , ' I Exeunt Peace Rumors ? Thc little private unofficial prelun?tiery talk about peace, between our Coicmissi?pcrs on thc one 6?1I0, and Lincoln and Seward o ii, tho otner, waa " short sharp and decisive." Th?s, as w-? all knew,-ia. tho amiable Premier's wjiy of doing business; vide the " ?hort, ?harp" and dgeisire" crushing out of the rebellion ! Everybody knew* (he remit of-thia preliminary tali; and who hoped fur anything better from pseplj?. who bare ever boen io false and treacherous int their tell ings with us? Butthofe is no har? des* ; en the contrary, good. Wo have liiferlid to the? and got their cue. They only oame~|lo iniult us with atlvieo lo lay down our ?rms ajld submit to our Malters. Old Blair; wily old jack, came to Richmond to accomplish something ti the advan tage of the Eederal Government, bul, if we mis take not hil fool's errand has resulted in vast good to the. Confederate cause. For are not thou sands of our credulous people now -convinced of what they have to-expeot from our bfemiei ? Thoro i.? not * word uf truth in .iee assertion that Mr Lincoln hui been notified that tho 4th of March naxt ia tho limit of Europein patience, and 'hat Mr.'F.Iair'i object was to-forestall the in'erfcrencc which be foresaw from;j*bnad. No. Buch notice, no such interference, is going tojoome m pais. Linooln and Seward, as representatives "f thc ineffably contemptible Yankee>sation, only came in their pride and pity tojnsult* us ; sn in explicable wrong, an urrattrrahle shime, which, by the righteous (Jod 1 shou'dti ^ .J-turn-thp e--.ward'n h^ortit* steel, . Thc s'u.-.cnr'l's bbii-d *n fl;tne.'-' J Andnnw ivnb.no nothinc t'? di> Ihtsk to fighj ;t ont; or fish? 'hi<>r> intt'.'??neither pre'dtainary talk, in thc ewe '>.*, nhi.-h" ihey will hey loss proud andmore polii- T-i this course ajad thia end, all ot us-i he ?rr n.. the bravo, the patriotic and tho hopofui fir w.vk. 'ho cowardly, the selfish and the detpa--rinr--in y ..--?s .'well make up our roiuds: a?-d that at "ncc and-unalterably. Let us bc united, ci-el, firm; determined^ and as sure as thi-rt is a God in heaven; wc >hj*ll,-before another twelvo months roU away, gain.nnt>. v' lasting independence. Edgefield Female College. One of the most advantageous and: attractive features of Edgefield in those days, ? is thc large and flourishing Female College, conducted hy the Bov. MARI CN SAMS. Mr. SAMS is a polished gentloinan, a thorough eoholar, ?./jery zei!ous teacher, and.a most successful educator. Oue hundred pupils n?w attend this institution. The most determined and untiring efforts' of Mr. SAUS arc bent towards the elevation of the/standard of femalo education.' Ile is assisted by competent and accomplit-lied teachers of both sexes. The character of the school, together with tho rate? of board and tuition, the healthiness of thc cli mate, w i tho comparative quiet of our town (not very quiet just at prosent, to be sura'} but always has been in the past, and will be in the future,) rondcrs this a most desirable institution for the oducation of girls and young ladies. Where a young lady has passed through this ?ollogo and received tho Principal's certificate, they rrill be prepared, in a literary and scienti?fc lotto, for ibo reiner duties ff life. 3 This leo ib. a propitious time for parents to educate their daughters ; mn, r.y ii '.-very' abun dant throughout our coun' - ?: I wry little of it ii being . x ... - - t .. -, education of boy ? and y.u--.- ir-.-: i '-. :i?ticu fttid-;pr|tracted wer bass.- ?.'..!.. . o :.. Juciftiori of our s-iiii, ipr. it .? T.1-;- iuivoriant-lo educatp uur flan iiit-> :u..-..ii?L:... >o as to coppensato in part for th', wa::: or irv: <? i ice tuaJtAettltiyati on among tl?-mt.ie ?>z\ ; of 'vur'?ttttn?'-pSp?&tiim: ? beautiful, jet uneducated and irreligious, woman m*y ruin u nutioa and submerge an empire in thc gulf of inoral degradation ; while ?one leta beautiful, but thoroughly, educ.-.tod and eincorely pious, may giro chastity aiid moral iona to pub lic sentiment, clorato national charaeter, abd du much to rcdce.r. a world from ignorance and siu. Si nco our Confederacy ha3 boan baptised with th? richest blood of its patriot som, let its fair daughters el?aus< tho social and moral oioutcheun of public sentiment and character, with intelli gence of miud and purify of chancier. Thc Anderson Intelligencer. Tho puhliealjon of th;s excellent journal, ins- j pended four years ago, by the departure of both its editen to the field of battle, has lately been resumed j a fact which it gives ua very sincere pica ?un to chronicle. Tho Editors of ibo Intel lig-nccr are Mejor W. W. Hf MPH a* TS and Lieut. JAMBS A. HUTT, thc latter well and favorably known in ov.r cmmunlfy. For four yean past, both thc?9 bravo and accomplished gentb.inon j hare wielded their manly right arras most rigor- j ously and untiringly In tho Confederate cause, t Lient, li orr has been disabled from active 1er- j vico ia tho field, and is now in immodiato charge j o?. Ute Iccalltgenaeri Major U*wttrsRsrs is still i:L- post naur Petersburg, and will furnish bis pen r with occasional letters from the Army of Not ti: rr. VirgWu. The Intelligencer ii publish ed ii Xnlenon-every Thursday morning; price, Si.tbr six lu'ii.ths. We welcome it to our table, ?nd wish for it a brilliant iV.re of prosperity, popularity ar.d /.ucepss. --* fr t "~ What, oo ii .i ?te HW-ii. U'.?M >t *?rpn? Wi a". .: h # --.i.? -nd broadcast airaijtib, ' . ??re ?trenmiug in ?Verj i .1. . - .. .. it infection-most of W.Q.U v.. i. .. . .-. : uadiearn ef luggage, asd wort3 .- .. <v-rr, ta?ir passage through the'* m. r vc 'in. ly, and in .squads af fr?m .. ,. - 7c?rer the land like rheh-.-.i ' ~ : '? their lavages are well ni:h . 'u : Uriiig no far from the fioi.t, we are <t ii .>.: a da | .-rs'iud all tili* 'Ve :.r--- but w'uiil : J ?o iv? inca tue laVnagctij ..' r.'i discipline of dur armies, bat, judgin. co? . ? unbridled straggling, r.OBcthtng m.tM .. lavsn? ta'ly awry iu milriary matters. Mb?i M.-.? II auder era are eavilryjnon, aud ure, <T .*.rv j. ally said to b-i, Wheeler's inca." Now tie ma Jvrity of Gen. WHGB^BS'S men are, beyond a doubt, ns bravo and good and truo r.s any soldiers in tba service. ^nd??n the other hand, it i JP oquslly beyond a dnubTkbat ho bas a lurga num I ber wan, Uko C^l. JACK FAUSTAKK'S braves, "had j as lii'f hear tho ?i vii as a druin"-a set of ns j graoelws ragamuffins us eyer kept slop sinct tho hiorSdiild Col. FAi.iTAff'a regiment was disban ded. Thoso straggler*/from ali accounts, nover light, aud never bare f.>ught: and while their battjr und braver coiupauioas ?arc doing baltic nobly at the front, they aro luarautliag and plun dering through tho country iu rear of the army. Thoir outrages duri?; tho late military operations, ja S-.-ulb Carolina havo been numerous and fear ful. If a irpsjr of them were "'shot to dc.^th with mu.'ketry," this terribie nuisance would it,-.i bc nb&tcd. Cunnot be Forwarded. All persans who have ludgra boxos at' tho Ad '.??-,'(-,c . nfSoe, t-, be furwa-'5 .. i to the 7th S. C. Kegiment, ... h ' ' 't-.y tho game, ai herc u n . . ?. . la.- tkeai eff. V^rtiliae'H ;.;oy. This ii"..O? .KV. li bj is ;>t; Valcnrirt's Day. 1'bc time-hu..'. -o 1 -ia .<:, -.vo iai.iginc, U not doiua i i V'.ry ht ; i.-ruc.?-"-.lion. ?a . . . :-.T^ of Ila....- rrohibii?ag~ blacks j from iettlipg in that Stato havo boro repeatod. I I - Lu ck 1 e f s Wayfarers. For more than a' weov past, I th? road? leading fr ora Aikea to Nicety Six,' hare been lined aad crowded with hapless refuges from tb.? lower districts-particularly froia BarVwoll. The streets of our town hare, witnessed the passage of-?ara venj uf them; some "hare wagant laden with what little they #oulA got oft*; many have not a change of raiment, a meal fer the morrow, ora placo in which te lay their hoads. At the ap preach, of th? ruthless ard vindictive- fee, -they" hive fl?d their eemfortable aad ouce happy homos. Delicate and unprotected females, tender and. Loipl? f children, nged arid infirm reen, are alt' flying out into the pitiless night, into th? pitiless cold, into the pitiless raia, into the pitiless wbie world. Tho sight ii heartrending ! Let til who are still living in peace and plenty and eomfort.' be kindnndgenerous-rory kind *n-lgeuerous-to theso homeless and unhappy iugitiyer. Be not libra the Priest and the L?vite wno passed the fallon man with averted heads, bat rather imitate the noble Samaritan who knelt by- bis ?ide'and poured oil info his wounds. Ab, thanks to Heures, tr?relltr? s td I find Samaritans, as well as Priest?' and Levires, on life's hard way! If rb ese luck less wayfarers hare tears to shed sow, ire hepr kind fate will druthers quickly. Again 'wo say bo kind end generous and pityiog towards them. "As ye would that mea should do nato you, do ye even so us to theta." Asa Hartz. ?AL HARTS (Major MCEMCHT,) . who js a per fect Mercutio, whose exhilarating humor sud good tempered wit, es exhibited in his'irresistibly clever and funny letters, make ni rend our ribs with laughing, has lately achieved matrimony scoond tune. He writes a lotter abovt music, ia whicbhe prefers " tho organ and monkey" to the Piano Forte-on account of tho former being a iab-r-saving machine. He -further avows his intention ot taking lesions on "the organ and monkey." Horrid .?'grossin Aax \ Wonder what his fnir bride .hink* of it? 1'bey iel! U6 she plays and singe very beautifully. Religious Notice. Ry Divino permission, there will be preaching a Mt Tabor Church on the third Saturday and Sabbath in Feb. inst, ile tuber! of-thc Church, male-and fr ir ale, are kindly requested to ho present. T. A. BELCHER. --? -*- - The retirement of General James Jon"* from his position as Chairman o: lue Board of Visitors of the Military'Academy of South Carolina, is an event, which at.any other time than the present, would have edited one universal exprceaiou of regret from the .country and the press. Only to the s.axie ti"3 of the hour can the comparative silence with which.his r^icna'-on bas beon receiver!, be attributc-d j for among the many m this cdmrannity interested in the cause of educ ; tion,'there is doubtless not ono who h?.s n<-t heard with profound concern that General Jones has withdrawn from that' small but important body, over which he has so loug and sj ably presided. Identified as he is with the admirable institution in question-enti tled,, per haps, more than any one else, tobo regarded as its founder-gray with more than twenty years of services devoted to the pro motion in every possible way of its interests -it is very generally .felt that in parting with him, that institution sustains a loss which, withont ?ho greatest difficulty, will not soon be supplied. That feeling of pa ternity which he had a right to cherish to-i wards the school which he had created and fostered, and which helped to make him at once so tender and so wise io tho car . which h<* lavished upon it, cannot bs soared byjmy successor} and, therefore, we do no wrong to the gentleman who shall hereafter occupy bi? p'neo, if we aay that however ably they may discharge the duties of the office in their turn, lhere will alwa\> ho reason to regret that General Jones could not have beea in .iuced to ra:air? that odioe as one ID which he was entitled for life.-South Carolinian. Public Meeting in Uichmoud. In pursuance of a call of Gov. Smith aa immense public meeting w*s< held at the Afri can Church. A series of patriotic resolutions were adopt ed, thc last uf which reads as follows t Resolved, That in this presence aad in face of the world, reverently invoking there to the aid of Almighty God, we rom:W our rcrolve to maintain our liberties and our in dependence, and to this end "wc mutually pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sa cred honors." President Davis addressed the meeting for ?he s>pace of thirty minute?, lie said that he was rojpiccd to witness this demonstration, mid expressed hi? belief that rf the people would give their hrarty ami unanimous re sponse to thc demand of tho exigency, 'the rinetity would next ask for conferenos in *~hieh to make known oar demanda. Ilia li'e was bound up in the Confederacy. Under no circumslances wuuid he be the agent of a reconstruction of the Union? Ike Psesident. WZ.S frequently interrupted with enthusiastic cheering. Several other addresses were de livered! , A call for another malmoe ting fur Thurs day has been published, The weather is very inclement to-day. Thc ground ia corerod with snow and sleet. ? ? ? Interesting from Virginia. PETERSBURA, February 8 -No .fighting to day, and quiet is once more resumed. The enemy still maintains his position at Hatch er'? Hun. His lines thereby hare been ex tended, but not arl mevd. Gen. Sorrel's aound i-s in thc lung-., but not considered, mortal. Coi. Ll <!?. ?? <. Virginia, was kill ed .II the light * M ..-.i: v. Our loss wiil hot reach St'fi; ii?'* euVaiir'* ios* ' Btimated li.r.hv that! ii um;- :. l.c de.|d* (>{??? Hil been '?rie ?, ?ud the wounded OA.uj.hi truro tuc ; L MMioray :s erecting ob:;ervator?e? ........tight. The h-avy cannonading,yet uday altomoon, WHS caused by our artillery au?ffttig thc eucmv'a line. Boto aid? ? are er. gagtid tu day strengthening tho nev lines. RicffMOxn, February t?-An official dt-a patch from Gen. Lee says the enemy made r-o advance from their position on Hatcher's Run yesterday. Uisskirnsfsbeia hows** r, lime pu?hed forward against ports cf our lu.ee, hot made no a* tac?c. RICHMOND, February 8.-A oorre.?po:idvr.oc is published in the ??eidii.el, tt'is m- r.:~ g, Iii tween the President and Air.. Seddon, ?iiovr ing that ih.i laster resigned hu jamttio . .*?? Secretary of War in wn.-jeqiiSucc of a ?e.so.:: Iion adop cd by the Virginia delegation it Congress, advining legislation in t?o (Ja bi ucl - by relieving all present beads. . Air. Seddun i eays after .<nch an expression ot^bpiuionj ne could no longer lill the position with a lull measure of usefulness to the President or Con federacy. Tho President] in reply, expresses bis wat m personal regard and official confi dence in Mr. Sodden, and discusses at consid erable length the relations between the Ex-* cculivu and LegisUt ve Departments of the Government. II? represents the proposition ni the rights and privileges of the^Confede rate Congress ia .contrait with the British Parliament, Mr. Seddon, iu reply, expresses ? ^occurrence in th? views represented by the President, but adheres to his purpose to ro-| - We siocarcly regret to learn that Brig. Gen. j Winder, the Commissary General nf orison rtcrs for the Confederacy, died of apoplexy, j at Florence, S. C., on th? ?th ioflt. ' ] Hew TO M MISERABLE.-Sit by- the .win dow ?nd look o?er the way to your neigh bor'n excellent mansion which he l?a recently bail; and paid for and fitted out. ' " O h, that I "wan *-ricb man !" . Get angry with your .neighbor an?Vthinl: yon have Jiotji friend in th?, world. Shed J tear or tyro, ?pd iakfl a" walk in the burial .ground, continually saying io yourself,u When shaB I be buriad heroT1 Sign a note for a frhnd, ?nd never forget yohr kindness, and every hoar in the day whisper-to yourself; "I wonder if he.wiil cvar paylhat note?" Thiiikovarybodv.means to cheat yoa. Clow ly examine *v?rry bill you take, .and doubt its being genuine until yon have put the own ?r-to a great deal of trnnble. P;Ut confidence in Bobody. and believe every wan you trade with to be a rogue. Never accotnodate if you can possibly help it. Never visit the sick or afflicted, and sev er give a farthing to assist the poor. Bny as cheap as you can and serew down to the lowest mill; Grind the faces and hearts of the ne fortunate. B,rood over yourmUfortnne., yaurlack of talents, and believe that at- na distant day you will come to want. Let the workhouse ba ever in your mind, witk all tho horrors of distre'B and pi-overty. Follow these recipes strictly, and yon will be miserable to yonr heart's content, if we may so speak-sick at the heart, and at vari ance with th? world. Nothing will cheer or encourage you ; nothing 'throw a gleam of sunshine or. a ray of warmth into, your heart -Visiter.. HYMENEAL.. H Aaa??, by B. M. Martin, Esq., at the bride's residence, on the 7th inst., Mr, JO UN PRICE ind Mrs. FRANCIS MOKOAN, all of this Dia triot . MA RBI KD, at the Baptist Church ia this Village, on the Ith inst, by tho Ber. L. B. Oiraltney, Mr. D. P. M?EWEN, 2d 8. C. Cavalry, and Miss M AB Y A. E. DUBISOE, all of this District MABBIBD, by Ber. D. D. Branson, on tho 19th Jan., Mr. P. W. THOMAS and Miss ELIZA BETH MCDANIEL, daughter of the late E. B. McDaniel, Esq., all of this District Mi.RBI BO, by the same, on the 26th January, Mr. GEORGE W. HOLSTON and Mis* ELIZ ABETH S. SHABPrON, all of this District MAURI ED. by the same, st the bride'? residence, 9th Feb., at 2 o'clock P. M., Mr. -Ir. E. HOLMES, Co. I?. 1st S. C. t; and Hra. SARAH J. HAN SON, all of this District ? . MaaRixn, by the same, on the Otb Feb., at 6 o'clock, P. M., at Mr. W. Holuajat* .residence, Lieut. WILLI AM PARKMAN, Co. I, Wk 6. C.* Regiment, and Misa ISABELLA L. MORGAN, ail of this District - DIBS, at Staunton, Va., on tho 7th January, 1865, Capt JAMES WESLEY C HEATH AM, in the 31st year of his age, fr nra a wound receiv ed whilst leading bia Company in battle. His affectionate yoong wife had the mournful privilege of ministering to him in his last mo menta-heard his last prayer for his oonntry, and his wife and his two littlo boys. His remains were buridd in the Church-yard at Gilgal with Masonic honors. The deceased pose??sei qualities of mind aad heart which tko vicissitudes of his short life had chown to bao;' sterling worth. Modest and re tiring in his manner, determined and firm in his purpose, without affectation, ho iras strong and firm ia his attachment* Ho entered the Con federate service aaa Corporal ic Company E, 7th Begiment, S C.V., and "by regular step?.'of. promotion was ia command of his Company ; wuon wounded. ." ' -~ "* - Ho wa* bjp'.ized as a nvsmber of tho Charca of ChriKt ul Gilgal wbtiu quite a >eutb. ??cd e.xoai plifled bj a well ordered lita tb? rvligioo be pro fessed. Aa a husband and parent bc was affec tionate and kind. His death ic a loss-a loss which is felt and known to all who knew him. His family has rcoeired a wound which timo may ameliorate but never can erase. Their eensoln tion doubtless is that "ho waa guided by thc council of God and received up to glory." D. DEPARTEN this life, at his residence ia Edge fie'd District Dee. 3$(b, 1864. Mr. ROBERT QCABLES', I? the SSth year of a ?j age, J?-ving tin affcedonate wife, and seven doling ehiMren, with numerous friends tn mourn his loss, though they mourn not as fhoie who baro no hope ; for he had been a consistent MtRihrr *r the Bap i?t Church of Christ at Mountain Creek for tereral yeara. Ile was not fla'.r? upon tho battle-field bj an enraged foo, hat his life wa.? devoted to oar utrug gle for Independence. He is d^ae with the elamors and hardships of this atorld. Sometimes wa think he cannot be forever gone : aad then the sad truth tells us that ht? is sleeping in the enid and silent torob. Yes, he fills r. patriots grave. Nothing will disturb that rest, entil the great Judgement c*ay ; when ho will riii clothed in immortality. 5, i?. D. Special Notice. THE exercise* of the Kdgcfield Female Col lado ure not?Hifte$,iicd, n -r will they be mi lkia it is poritively kw tra th?.t the ?-nemy arc ad vancing npon the town. M. W. Salis, Principal. Fob l-l lt S Important Notice. ALL rori? us hiving claims against the Estate of E. B. McDanloi, d?c'd., are hereby no tiilod to present Ibo same forthwith. ARTIMUS BOLSON,.) i.vc,? B. P. G LAN TON, J ^"f Feb U _?t?_8_ Take Them Away. ALL persons haring Watches or articles of Jewelry nt mv Shop, are respectfully urged lo take them <-,way^ immo'liatcty ; a?, in eua? of an advance of thc enemy, I will not he responsi ble fur said property. H. A. GRAY. ' Fob 14_' U _l_ stolen, 07 Saturday night last, from the stable at rey Burt plantation, a valuable HOBSE. For fie recovery, and dolivery to rn?, of said horse, I brrchy offer a liberal reward. The boree is a bay, five y?nrs oid this spring, has a small star in the torthiad, aol a white spot on the hack; aleo a lump on th* hark. He belongs to .Mr. Lawrence V.'ii iiur, A >,i:-. hy old >;'.iUiot:ia'n living with mo wbi e i:i.?aons are iu th? army. For any iutelli zciic* ciiticuraing ih?? h ?r><3 I will ba extremely ?bJige? J:JH.\ RAINSFORD. . Pcb 13 2t 8 A Likely Young Negro IOU SALK ?W-ILT< se'l ?a Sale-day in March next (the P h.) J?, tho Cflirf House stops, a LIKELY" YOUNG NEGRO FELLOW. 25 years of age. A jnad field band, a very good coarse Shoemaker, and Plantation Blacksmith. XTJ3~'Vvvza% tv eist t pur oh ssurs. * A. G. TEAGUE. Fob 25. ii_8 Mules Stolen. STOLEN from the Recruiting Camp n?ar lidgc Ueld, on th? night of the o:h inst., THREE MULES, branded C. S. - Ono is a large Mack Mule, ene a gray Mulo of medium sta?, the color of the third not remembered. Any information t'aat will lead to tho recovery of acid Mulei will be thankfully received. JOTTN I?. NICHOLSON. Fob U _J*_ Notice. LOST OR MISLAID, about the S'Jth January lait, my RE TIRED PAPERS, given me br a B?ard of Surgeons at Gordonville, Vi, OD th* 2d M*y 1*0*. Aj'iy infurro ifiin concerning, ssld papers will bo thauktul*-r coiv,-d. J. B. MOOEE. Pcb 8 2t*. g State of South Carolina. HD JUTANT i) INSPECTOR GEN'LS OFFICE, COLBMU, F?b. 11th, iSft. SPECIAL OR PE HZ, FO. 43. . o '.. ?. ".?. LIEUT. COL. n. W. ADDISON, A: D..C., il charged with tbs special duty of organizing ono or more Companies In tho 7th. and 1Gtb Regi ments S. C. Militia, to consist, of not leis than sixty-four, nor more than One hundred moo. He will includo in tho organisation all male [residents between the ager of nix teen ssa sixty years, who are sot in Confederate military sor rico, except persona detailed bj Confederate or State authority. All- exemption* granted by a Board of Surgeons in tba 7th Regiment (lately organised without authority) will bo reviled by Dr. Yeoagblood, Surgeon of ?dg?neld District. No discharge will be granted for disability until theeertificates are sent to this Office for appro val. Lieut. Col. Addlaon will, if deemed by him ne cessary, order out'said Regiment? for th, purpose of executing this.order; and. ail the Officers of .aid Regiment will extend and carry oat ardors from him for the purpose aforesaid, . If on? or mora effective Companies bare ab ?ready been formed in either of tho Regiments, Lieut. Coi. Addison will not ?issolvs them, bul may assign to them a sufficient number of men to complete the maximum number. As soon as thc organization of tho R?giments has. been completed, Lieut Gol. Addison will Imaka' his report to thia Office, and order -ta? Offi cers te held their Companies in readiness for th? Sold. Tdio greatest promptness i? the ?xeeutioa of these.orders i*. enjoined. e- ' 9 ? ? * --J By command of tba Governor; .? '" - . - A. 0. CARLINGTON, Adjutant k -Inspector General, Feb H lt : ' .% -:-o--? EDGEFIELD C. H., 8. C., F?b. Mtb, 1865. IN obedience to the above orders th? 7th S..C. Mil i ti., is hereby ordered to rendezvous at this place on Friday next,'th? t7tb February. All applicants for exemption on account of physi cal disability are required to attend the day pro* vious for examination by Dr. YoUtfgblood, Snrge on for EdgeSeld District. - Thc 10th Regiment S. C.Militia will rende vous at Richardsons, on Saturday next, the I Sta. February. Applications fur exemption on ac count of .physical disability, are required to be at saki place the day previous for examination by Dr. Youngblood, Surgeon for Edgcheld' District. The names of all defaulters to' the above or ders will bc'forwarded to Head-Quarters without delay. H. W. ADDISON. Lieut CoL k A. D. C. Feb rt lr 5 Td Rent. .HE Subscriber will rent ow TUESDAY, the _ 21 st inst, at Mount Enon, Ridgefield Dis trict, A TRACT OF . LAND containing about Four Hundred Acm, on which there is -a large, comfortable Dwelling Hon Je, .a?nd ail necessary out buildings, and about Sixty Acres of Laud In . a high.ltato of cultivation, with a g .od 0robard?. I Situated in five miler of CbappcU's Depot; Grofcn vilie A Columbia Railroad. . R.W.PAYNE. Feb 7 . fl 7. . ^??.Guardian copy twice-Friday and Tnes I day-and forward account to this ofliee. - $300 Reward! AN AWAY on the 13th Jannary lost my casu . SIMON, about 19.or 20 yenrs old, weighs ao"ut 140 lbs", is near ? feet hi^h, yclViw com- . Ljkcted., as/1 blt upperTroxtt Jrtritr-rr*: nm-jr.'.; ai jd ?caye J.' ~1 tfn^+^. TU^l JyV;>d> j ?ale ir? Greenville Dia'riel, and it u likilv i-.cliaa j rcturas.l to that District I wi l pay a reward ?f $-*9? if d?livor*d tu tb? R IgefieM J*H->r, or S'JCO reward if lodged ia any jail co that I ead get him. "I J. H. STROM. Fjb 7 L's 7 ?gr?reenviUo Patriot will copy twice and for ward aeconnt to this C?JB. . . Enrolling Office, EDGEFIELD, fi. 0 , Yob. 3d, Ui6i. THE mm named below a.i hereby r-r!*r<? t.? report io person at this ?Sa? at 10 u'eioek A. M , oa Saturday the IS?.* if ?kia mo ah, f?r rerUi?n of their ccrliie?tc* *.<( ?xsaptioit hy tao Medical Beard. William Byrd,, F'tjj? Oversireet, Jamel Eidsoa, Hrephca T. Wran, Bcnj. Sheppard, Franklin A. Murr?',!. J. S. Hughes, Groote F Hendon, Jefferson Brigg*, Alfrad Whittle, Robert Stuart, R. L. McCarty. John MsManus, JatnoaeM. Riley, John Horn, Hu ur? RubcrtV-D, William G'.ff, R. R. Grigabr, J.ihn M. S tidh?ni, J. M. Donny, Madia .n R. Carver, Ephraim Cr-wit. Bcrj Kirkland, Joseph Smith, Sylvester B. Gregory, John A. Rctt.-n. A.M. Grogery, Jame? Strom. John C. Strain, Ti'man Sa'r:'c:-. John P. Strom, Adato Paagi?, Wm. B. Maya, J. T. Ga:/., v. Lewis A. Powell. ;.->' .%. .. F. J. MOSES. Jr., Lieut A Enrolling OtStcr. Fib 8 Zt 7 To the Public* TUE undersigned have secured the lorrie?! of MISS HATllS L. MORGAN, of thia Dit trict. to take eharge of a School at Liberty Acad emy this venr.' School to becta oa- the Vetoed Monday in February, the 28th. . . Miss M. ls a thorough Scholar, ?av ?ag grada ted at one of the drat Colleges in th? Stat?, wi vii the Second Honor. Th* first Session will continue four month?-. j ?A dayseieb. Th? second Session, the nm? time i Ratos of Tuition, the rame as charged in other I Sc bonis of tho same order. Sch,dur* eharged i tViira th? da? they enter to elcee of See-don. JOSEPH PR ICI, JOHN DOUGHERTY,' WASH. JENNINGS, . C. Ii. BLAIB, CEO. W. MORGAN. Feb 7 ' 3t 7 Tax Notice. WE propose to be at EdgeCeld C. H., Mon day, 20th February,-at Granit?rille oa Tuesday, 21st and at Hapsburg, ca Thursday, tb? 23d Fe h ru*-j, tv receive the rotorua and tex?l on sales n nd receipts for tba quarter ending 30th. Dec. 180*. Aa at present instructed tites* tax?! will be'receired in now onrreacy only. There sro still unpaid on the aa*. vnlortm tax books same small amounts wbioh mutt be paid forthwiyt There ar? alia some who have sot yet made their returns. This mutt be attended to at once. H. T. WRIGHT, Collector, T. DEAN, Assessor . , 12th Dili. S. C. F?h 8 _2? _7__ State of South Carolina, EDGEFIBLD DISTRICT, IN ORDINARY. ,Y W. F. DURISOE, Esq., Ordinary of Edga J field Diatrict Whoreas, Tillman Padgett, has applied to rn? fgr Letters of Administration, eu all and singular tao goods and chattels, rights and Credits ?f R. Wright Adams, lat? of the Diatrict aforesaid, dee'd. \; - The;* are, therefore, to cite and admonish.all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the ?aid deceased, to be and appear befor? me, at o'or noxt Ordinary's Court "Tor the ?aid District, to bo holden atEdgoflold Court Houseyoa* Qa 18rh day ef Fob. in at, to ?baw causo, if any, why th? ?aid administration should not bo granted. Given under my huid and seaVthii *th day of Feb in tbfr year of our Lord OB? thousand, eight hundred rad aixty-fiva, and in tho-'?ighty ainth vear of tb? Independence ?f S. Carolina. S W. ?. BUBISOE, O.B.?. Fob, 7 *. f B