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* . ' - ''' f; - . ' . ' . ? ' ' , /. , . ??wgTi???CTK<li??ii,MUiM?i mi !! I - ----- i?^i.'?i?n[mli..niMi?<mjii? L jmiSw mMnuiiminmUmmi*! ?* ? i^a?IMmjmmm?m?imi > .^Qfc'.'l1 OAMIDEHSr, S. p., TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1864. N~0. 15. TerAi- <of Stfb s crip tion. Daily paper- per month - - - - - $3.00 " 7fwH^ for Six Months - - $15.00 .lAl.1,. C I v.. I*V " " - ?. w**kly. - - m ^ - - -'m ? .^at^/^9^^.yertisiiig:. .For one -Square ? twelve ,lines or. less?TWO jDOLDAJt^ Top tho Aral insertion, artd QN1$ DOLt?AR for each subseqeuut. , ' ' Obituary Notices, exceeding one squarp, charged * at advertising rate*.. - Transient A-dvortisekionta and'Job Woric MUST BE PAID FOR IN^DW&NClfi. No deductio^ modW, except-to our regular, ndvertis. Sacrifice of the Polish Ladies. Tf he patriotic 1 adies of Poland, find- ing t^t. renewed sacrifices were ne<jessar^iij ^var wit h Russia, have sent .xlieirjewels.ito England for . sale, the proceeds to be devoted to the relief of those poor s' and wounded Poles who now, almost.i bereffc of hope, are slowly languishing in secrecy and suitering. Tlie jewels.were sold-at the-Cheswick Taansibti. of the Duchess Do.we; / gar of Sutherland. ' * i jn ' They numbered almost; seven bum diftd, and wero.yalued.at five thousand pounds." vThe" number would have been greater had it not been for * the difficulty ottoid .'ini Removing ' ' them. As it is, many valuable articles . .-were confiscated ypn^ .iflie Austrian frontier, and. have- vnever reached England. Among tlie. jewelry sold was a large collection of wedding rings and' * love tokens.belonging1;1 to the rolikh -. widows who had lost their husbands -t . % r auring tiie insurrection, and.who had nothesitated to sacriffce there relics, in the hope that the an^punt obtained fdr^em would lessen the suffering offth'ose who had Struggled and bled *in t^e eause for whicli their husbands , .. had fallen. Many of these rings bore the joint initials of husband and wife, and some of them were also engraved with appropriate mottoes and quotations. There were also' four bead - necklaces sent by nuns who,having nothing else to offer, had given up the only ornaments they < were per/ mitted to use. 'In one of the galleries were two beautiful shawls valued at^SffiryVuineas each, and in the room ki*<|wg$as the fox room, adjoining 1 the small chamber in which tlie great' English statesman died, were two fine oil paintings, the/property ;of Polish families, which were offered at the price of $3,000 each. Awmncr the miscellaneous articles ' forV'gale were , three silver snuff "boxes, whicli v . had heen sent hy Russians with a of benefiting their oppressed Mow subjects." Some of the rings dates which* showed that they worn in some cases fifty > in . ^wo or three years. %/!5t&^-(^PPpB sales were at exceedingly low ^prices, the love tokens and rings goi?g often, for only .a few shillings. ^ ' * -V" . ?. It is reported that General McClcHan lias fallen heir to a large fortune. Sir Colin Carop# heft?LordCly.de?left a. great portion of his property to his kister, Miss Alice Campbell, or ' Mclver, who died intestate in the latter part of December last. Gen. McClellan's father was 1 .consin to Lord Clyde, apd it is said that th rouglt liim the general tabes tlio property left at the death of Miss Mclver. ? \ ? A I * A Ht CAMDEN I DAILY JOURNAL. TUESD'AY MORNING, JULY 19, Lincoln has appointed tka 4th of August as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayor x The Ladies of the Benevolent Society are earnestly requested to meet on business of importance at 12 o'clock on Thursday ?lst instant. " All the military, policy fcenrs to.be concentrated in two words?strategy and reticence?the first of which means that officers don't know .what to do. and^he last, they don't know what to say. Tlie Macon Confederate understands that thh materials of one or two of the Atlanta netvspapers t have arrived in that citytan'd that iu the event of Atlanta being taken they will resuraq publication at that point. The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, of Saturday, copies, from Yaukee and European papers, lull accounts of the fight between the Alabama and the Koar* HaCP- tvhinh in uionr ^ 0-, , ? wi hid uccp interest everywnere excited by tlio fato of tho famous cruiser, we should liko to republish. But they aro too lengthy; they would fill our littlo sheet twice over. So wc condenso the most interesting particulars for tho benefit of our readers. The Kearsage \vas a wooden screw steamer of 1,031 tons, built in 1862, at tho Portsmouth" N. H. kavy Yard, and carrying four broad-side thirty-two pounders, and three rifled guns,'one of which was a thirty-two pounder and the two others eleven inch guns. The Alabama was also a wooden scrcAv steamer, of about the same tonnage as the Kearsage, built, in 1861, at Birkenhead, by tho MesBi's. Lairl, and. carried six broadride thirty-twos, ono sixty-eight po under, and one hundred-pound rifle gun. The Alabama carried one gun m^e, than the Keursago, but tho ordinance of the latter was superior in weight of metalThe sides of the Kearsage were also temporarily protected by heuvy^chaitf cables suspended* from tlio bulwarks. _.<e Alabama arrived at Cherbourg on the 14th ult ftnd the Kearsage appeared off the port the same day. On the next duyCnpJain Semues addressed a note to the commander o( the Yankee cruiser, a renegade North Carolinian, John A. "Wiksvjw bj' name, requesting-him to remain n(Y tlm imi-l f.?. o - : ...v X/V? V (WI (I VJ??J \Jl tn-V, |/1 UU115iifg to come out nnd engage liim. This lit did on tfto following Sunday, the 10th ult. On the appearance of the Alabama, steaming out of the harbor, (ho Kcarsnpe stood out to sen and gained an offing of six or seven miles; when she founded to and awaited Skmmes' attack. Semmes opened the light, which lasted about an hour, when, finding his vessel disabled and in a sinking condition, be attempt eel to.draw off and make for- the land. Finding it impossible to do so, he Struck his flag, nnd, almost immediately alter, the Alabama went down stent fore1 most. ' ' Mr. Mason,,has sent to tho Loudon Time-i, a cop}* of Sem?iesj official report from which wo make tho following extracts: Jn an hour and ten minutes'the Alabama was found to bo in a sinking state, tho onom^'s shells having exploded 011 her sides and between docks. 1 . For a few minutes I had hopes of reaching tho French const; but tho ship filled ranidlv nnd the furn I a6o fires were extinguished. * I now hauled down the colors to prevent tho further destruction of life, and despatched a boat to inform tho enemy of our condition. Although we wore now but four hundred yards from eueh other, tho enemy fired at me five times after the colors had boen struck. It is charitablo to supposo that' a ship uf-warof a Christian nation fcouldnot have done this intentionally. Some twenty nnnutos after my furnace firts had been extinguished, and tho ship being on tho point of sinking, each man, in obedience,to a previous order which had been given to tho crew, jumped overboard and endeavored to savo himself. There was r.o nppoaranco of any boats coming from the onemy aficr the ship went down, i was fortunate myself in escaping to tho shelter of the neutral flag on board Mr. Lou castor's yacht Docrhotind, together with forty others. Capt. Semmes was received with great enthusiasm at Southampton, and the pnpers claim hiin as tho" guest of tho English nalioft. A subscription, linfitcd to one giiincn, and headed by Admiral Verkon of tho British Navy has been started to. purchase a sword for Hnnf a?tr*iT?n */> " vutiu. ucjiuao, 10 luinjicp mo one lost with tlio Ala; bama. Arrangements havo also been iriade for furnishing him another ship *lnrgor nnd^moro powerful . than the Alabama. The Ijondon correspondent- of tho N. Y. Herald, who claims to havo seen tlio vessel, writes as follow8i'.\?' o ; ; In a few (lays n ;now: Alabama, and part of a new and part of the old crow, will ho cutting the salt sbn foam at a speed of sixteen knots an hour, sinkiiig and burning what merchant vessels "3ret remain uuder the Stripes and Stars," and fitted out, aa before, with urit4 iah gold, mounted with British guns snppliod withBritish shot and shell, and accompanied by the malignant joy of ninety-nino hundredths of Englishmen. x Jt is stated that not a singlo relic of the Alabama is in the possession of the enemy. Capt. Semmes, his officers and the crew are said to have oxhibited great bravery during tho light, sjnd a large portion of the ne\Aj is made .of interesting incidents for .which wo have, unfortunately, no space. We append tho French official accouut, and a letter from Mr. Lancaster, who rescued Semmes. THE IMPEUIAI. OFFiCIAL STATEMENT. [From' the Paris Moniteur, Juue 21.] The Confederate cruiser Alabama, carrying out the design it had announced several days beforehand, left Cherbourg Roads yesterday at ten A. M., and advanced against the federal corvette Kearsnge, which hovered in the offing, at a distance of aV>out iifteen miles. The ironclud frigate Couroune left her nioorings simultaneously with tho Alabama, and accompanied her five miles, in order to prevent hostilities from takiug place in. French waters.- The action commenoed . at about eleven, Tar bc.vond that limit. Tho firing was gal immjr up oh note smes tor two Hours, alter .which tho Alabama was compelled" by tho severe injuries she had sustained to make fof Cherbourg, The* Koarsago immediately gnvo chaco, but a letv minutes later the AUbanyi sunk. It wns then one o'clock. The steam Uur Var was sent from Cher*, burg by tho Prelect ffiiritime to afford assistance to tho Alabama as soon as sho appeared to be in danger, but ynly arrived alter all tho survivors had been picked up. i.ktter from the owner of the yacht deerhousd. To the Editor of Hie London Times : llerQwith I Send you a copy oP my log respecting tho engagement 'between tho Confederate steamor Alabama and the Federal steamor Koarsago: Sunday, June 19?9 A. M?Got up steam and pro-, ceeded out of Cherbourg, 10.30?observed ?fio Alabama steaming out ol the harbor towards the Federal steamer Kearsage. 11.30 ; the Alabama commenced firing with her starboard battery, the distance between tho contending vessels being about one mile. Tho Koarsago immediately replied with her starboard gpns; a very sharp, spirited firing was then kopt up, shot sometimes being varied by" sholte. In tho manoeuvring botli .vessels made seven complete<circle3 at a distance of from a quarter to a half a mile. At twelve fi slight iutermission was observed in the Ala bama's iking, the Alabama making head sail, and shaping her course for tho land, distant about nine miles. ' . , A?t half-past twelvo observed tho Alabama to be disabled and in a sinking state. "We immediately maflo towards her, anil o'h passing the Ken ran go wore requested to assist in saving the Alabama's crew. At ten minutes to one, when within a.distance of two hundred yards the Alabama sunk. We then lowered our two boats, and, with "the assistance of the Alabnma'ts whale'boat and dingy, succeeded in saving about forty men, including Captain Sennnes and thirteen officers. At one P.- M. wo steered for Southampton. ' I may state that, before leaving, tl\e IvoarSago was apparently much' disabled. Tho'*Alabama's loss, so. far ast at present ascertained, in killed ufll wounded, etc., was as follows, viz: One officer and ouo inan drowned, six men killed, and one officer and sixteen ! men wounded. Captain Seinmcs received a siight wound in tho right hand. The Ken range's boats wore, *nfler some delay, lowered, ami with the assistance ofa French pilot-boat, succeeded in niekinc im dm mnwiii. ing survivors. John Lancastkk, . Steam Yacht Deerhonml, oil' Cywes, June 19th, 1804. . . " End of IIyek tiie-Pugilist.?A Ne<v York correspondent of a Philadelphia paper writes : T saw a crowd on tlio steps of the Astor yesterday. Thoy were watching tlio attempt of the great pugilist, Tom Hyer, to ascend into tlic house. His tall l'own was bent by disease"; his on20 firm step tottered ; hisgreat^ strength had departed. With- crutches and the aid of a strong arm of a, friend he slowly and with anguish took one step at a time, as -an infant would 'go ujj. It was gall and bitterness to him to cast his eyes around pn that crowd, and sec how unlike their greeting *wns to the crowd that cheered him on in his great fight with Sullivan. By a singular coincidence Morrisscycame along. But how unlike Hyer. Morrissey is a professed gambler. It is bis trade.? lie has taken care of himself and keeps within bounds. lie is temperate, for his callimr do ? * o mauds it. lie dresses in elegant taste?is full jewelled?and would pass for a well to do banker with the, upper ten, or a professor in a college. Morrissey has. tftken Saratoga under bis special charge, and intends to drive this year 41 larger business than he did .the last, lie has taken his headquarters already. Ato \ our Wheat.?*Wo are requested by a planter to. ask his brother planters who have stored away wheat in the sheaf, under the impression that it is rlry enough, to examine it again?tutn it over and give it a little air.?r ' Some wheat in this region has been spoiled for , the lack of a little timely attention (if this, kind.?Macon Telegraph, i? V . ; , LATEST BY TELEG5APHFROM RICHMOND. Richmond, July 18.?Gen. Johnston was re-' ' Iievcd to-day ol* the command of the army of Tenness'ee, and Gen. Hood appointed' in his- ' place. v Geo. A. Trenholm has been appointed Secretary of the Treasury. The oath of office was administered. The Confederate forces have crossed 4the Potomac. ? Richmond, July 18.?An official despatch from the War Department thi% morning states that the Confederate forces which appeared in front of Washington on Tuesday, re-crossed' ' the Potomac on the 14th, bringing off every tnmg sRiciy, and in good order. Our loss was ; slight* BALTIMORE NEWS OF THE \?TH. Petersburg, July 18.?Northern' dates oe the 15 th and 16t,h has been received. Des_ ; patches from Nashville, says Gen. Johnston has retreated from Kennesaw Mountain, and Sherman has picked up 35 prisoners. The Washington . Chronicle si i'? the Rebels aro so flattered because th r 1. . e pi.r I Washington and Baltimore into s. !: i < iij motion. The CAronic/e says editorially t f;: ? < has crossed the Chaltahpochie. I T^he Washington Chronicle f . biat if Johnston failed to arrest Shermans ; ? </.i a fortified mountain he will not ' < aI. r? lo. ; check him long on an open country. ^mblc :>} . ! on all sides. He says the danger .lolui- v<i ,.,;n ?i? J? .jxvju nil! guc. li|J Hit: pmue JU uusp . .H Ml' \ Lng his supplies and munitions thnk' 111 .?.<i li ' removed, and retreat farther to tin ^ ujm >v ??. towards Augusta or Savannah. E ;ys . ! ably Sherman will anticipate any i . i, the kind, and cut off every facility ti by theft destruction of the railroads The World's correspondent say . .! -u :'.i be no importaritmovcnicntof Grt. nv- ; a week or two., The capture of Petersburg is a . f time. Enough siege'guns are i sweep tbe city from tiic face of th The rebels had captured I ^ a, 1 Seigal's commissary stores," which u < : \ uable. * * ' A considerable portion of Hag ; w > \ 1... i i.... ii._ ..-.i ji mi uuinuu ii)' uiu rencis. J-iH'y are . ! _ groat depredations. Their forces led to be at least {>0,000 Or ^,00i An Incident. The following incident from an article.-in y thc^Uianta Register, on the situation iti Home and vicinity, is WortlT'recording : A straggling Yankee armed with an Austrian rifle, was seen to pass an<j>ld- gentleman'shouse early one morning, cruising his way towards Koine. The old man was informed that the Yankee had jnst gone by, and that lie was all alone. IJe 'says that cither patriotfsufl, or the devil, or some desperate-thing took posses sion of him, and lie vowed tffat no one Yankee should go by his house. Ho had neither gun, pistol nor pocket knife, ?Xnt mounting his horse started in pursuit. Getting up pretty nearhd halloed "stop stranger?fctop for, the Lord's snko letonc'havc your gun for a* few minuts?-the dogs arc jn.st killin' my^hcep over the hill like blazys." The old man's earnest manner at once disarmed the Yankee.of all suspicion and of .his. rifle at the same time. 'Says the old man as her took it, "is it loaded "Yes." "Will it shoot 11*" "Yes." "Well, it's all right iny friend?you'.are the.dog I wns.looking for'?'bout face,' and-^bo marched him nine miles without popping, gtfld delivered him to our Soldiers. This incidcut iii literally and strictly true, / % -?#? Quoth a little jboy; "Grand-ma, which would you rather have-conscripted, grand-pa or tb:o distiller?" "Go awpy, boy, and don't ask Stifth' hard questions." ' ^ t ?