VOLUME I. CAMDEN, SO. CA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1861. NUMBER 5.
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SOUTH CAROLINA RAIL ROAD.
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I DAY K10I1T
stations. J trains# trains.
Leave Charleston I 7.00 a 111 6.30 p m
Arrive at Kingsvillo, the
Junction of the Wilmington
Sc Manchester It. It.. 2,45 pm 3,15 a m
Arrive at Columbia 4.30 pm 5.2C a m
Arrive at Camden 4.40 p m J
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Leave Camden 5.20 am
Leave Columbia 4.50 am 1.40 p m
j Leave Kmgsville, the Junction
of the Wilmington
& Manchester Railroad.. G.45 a m 3.25 p. m
Arrive at Charleston 3.00 p m 4.30 a. m.
WKSTKItX ROUTE.
DAY NIGHT
STATIONS. mr... a ,
TRAINS. TRAIN8
Leave Charleston 5.45 am 2.30 p m
Arrive at Augusta | 1.15 p m 111.15 p m
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Leave Augusta j 8.00 am | 7.30 p m
Arrive at Charleston 3.30 p in i 4.30 a in
i'h rough travel but ween augusta and k1nscvillk
, day night
stations. train's. tra (n8.
Leave Augusta S.00 a m 7.30 p in
Arrive at Kingsville 2,45 p in 3.15 a m
Leave Kingsville I 6.45 am i 3.25 p in
Arrive at Augata I 1.15 p ni| 11.15 pin
MID-DAY TRAIN BETWEEN CAMDEN AND
KINGSVILLE,
Monday, "Wednesday, and Saturday,
down. j up.
LeaveCamden, 10.20a. m. | Leave Kingsville, 7.30a.m.
Leave Boykin's, 1.08 p. m LeaveClnrkson's 7.-16 "
Leave Clarcmont 1.45 * Leavo Manchester JuneLeave
Middlelon 2.10 " tion 8.10 a. in.
Leave Manchester June- Loava Middleton 8.20
tion 2.20, p. m. Leave Claremont 8 45 "
Leave Clarksoii's 2.43 " Leave Boykin's 9.20 "
Arrive at Kingsville 3.00, Arrive at Camden, 0.50
Nov. 8?tf H. T. PKAKK, Gon'l Sup't.
Oats ail aw Paai
For sale for cash, at this old corner.'
November 1 15. w. bonnky.
Election Notice.
An election will be held on Tuesday
tho 17th of December next, for a Keeper of the
Poor Houso.
Applicants will hand in their proposals, sealed, to
the Secretary. Tho Commissioners will meet on that
day at 11 o'clock, at the Counting Room of Mr. 15. w.
Bonney. w. iiimheson,
November 8 3 Sec'ty. C. 1'. Kcr. Dist.
-Agency
Lynchburg Hose and Fire
Insurance CompanyLYNCIMUIIG,
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Merchants' Insurance Company,
OF RICHMOND, 1V1.
Policies in the ubovo Companies issued at usual
rates. \\\ i). McDOWALL,
November 1 Agent.
A PROCLAMATION
iiy 'i m: uoviaixou.
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I> KSOLVEP, TIIAT Till? GOVERNOR, IN Till?
V event of the invasion of llie Slate, or if, in his
judgment, the State should he in imminent thinner ol
invasion before the next meeting of this General Assembly,
be authorized to eall for companies of volunteers.
and organize them into battalions and regiments,
in such manner us in bis judgment may be most expedient
for the defence ol the State.?Jtcsoluliows of (he
hint General Awmbly,
ST ATI? OF SOUTH CAROLINA, j
1 1eai?ji'autki:s. November 11, 1SG1. (
Under the above resolutions 1 will receive companies
of infantry, with 7<! men, at the Fair (J rounds in
Columbia, and form them into battalions and Regiments
immediately: Provided, they come with arms,
such as they can procure, lit for active service, (as 1
can promiso no arms,) and supplied with four day's
provisions. Xono need present themselves unless thev
have arms. They will he ordered to report lor uuty to
the Confederate General commanding at or near
Charleston, and will he considered as enlisted' for
special service, as a reserve, for the defence of the
State. Although they may he received into Confederate
service, yet it will he under a special act. passed
August 21. 18(11, entitled "nil net to provide for local
defence and special service."
In the present emergency it is hoped that every
man will do his duly and act immediately. Col. P. \Y.
MeMaster will he assigned the duty of receiving these
companies and organizing them at the Pair Grounds.
All com pa i lies ready to march for this rendezvous
will immediately notity him at Columbia.
P. \V. PICKENS.
November 15 2
STA1T OF SOUJ'fl'EI CAROLINA.
HEADQUARTERS, 1
Commissary Gkxkhai/s Di:i?'t., S. C. M., JCharleston,
S. 0.. November 15), 1801. )
IT HAVING BEEN INTIMATED THAT PKRsons
in the upper districts of tho .State are desfroux
of donating supplies to this Department, this is to itioil
!... ... 3..1...S..4 o. ..
v,.... .in nm,ii iii.il un\ onumniviicu oioros 11 icy may
contribute, will be gratefully received and issued to
tlio troops.
Shipments should he directed to Commissary General's
Department. Charleston, S. C., all expenses on
which will he paid by the State.
JOSUPII Wai.KKK, C. (J., S. C. M.
per J. It- C1IRIETZBKUO, Assistant.
November 22 1
Companion for the 'loilct.
C CONTAINING Four Bottles of essential articles
J for t he Teeth, Hair, Complexion and Uaiidkerchict
Prepared by Burnett, and nently put up in a compact
Box. Sold by J. J. McKAlX.
Save tho Pieces.
SPAULDING'S LIQUID GLUK is invaluable to
every household. Will mend Wood, China, Glass
and Metal. One small bottle will save ten times its
cost. For salo by JOHN J. McKAIN.
SANCHEZ SPECIFIC
CAN bo sent by mail and will etfeet a cure sooner
than any other medicine, is safe, pleasant and
reliable. Sold hv .1 .1 AIN
BURNET'S TOILET CASES.
1,^ AC 11 containing one liottlo Cocoaine, for tin* hair;
j one liollle Kloriinel, a new anddelightful perfume
lor the Handkerchief; one hottle Kalliston, or ('osmetic,
for removing freckles, sun-burns, kc.\ one hoitle
Orental Tootli "Wash, for preserving and beautifying
the Teeth and gums. All put up in a neat and compact
Case, costing very little, and would make a handsome
and appropriate present from a gentleman to a
lady.
A supply just received and for salts l>y
JOHN J. McKAIN.
Bid-well's Bituminous
COAL OIL GL'EASE!
rI*HI K cheapest: most convenient and best article
1 made for Wagons, Carriages, and all sorts of running
Hear. Tut up in small wooden Boxes. For sale
by JOHN J. McKAIN.
! From (lie Con*!?TIse HiioiiayN Movei
hioiris ait B'orl Koyal?l?4*strii<*lioii |
of (lie S<*;i OsBaiul ( ollon Crop.
Our tidings from Port lloyal, says tlie
Charleston Mercury of the iilid inst., arc meagre.
The distance of Hilton Head from the
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mainland, and the hazardous nature of all
navigation i" the neigh l>oi hood, render it dillioi!
t ( , 'i?u s to approaeh near enough to
form any \ery delinatc idea of their number or
movements. The Savannah Jii'/mhltean states,
on good authority, that the enemy have aban"
i doned Beaufort and Port ltoyal Island, on
which it is situate*!, ami arc now confined to
Hilton Head, and Pinekucy Island, iininediatcly
west and seperated from the former by
Skull Creek, and the point known as 13ay Point,
on Jenkins' Island, across the Sound and opposite
Fort Walker on Hilton Head. It is said
that they arc throwing up extensive and formidable
works on Hilton Head, thus giving
evidence of an intention to make a permanent
lodgment on the Island. Skull Creek is now
' completely under their control, and the woiks
| at J h addock's Point, on the south end of the
j Island, command the cutrei.cc to Daufuski
Sound.
A party of two Yankees ventured on the
mainland a day or two since, when being discovered
by our men, one of them was captured;
the other got to his boat in time, and made
l . .
i good his escape. The prisoner states that the
I fleet landed 1 .'1,000 of the 20,000 with whom
! .1 -_:i 11 - 1 i *
: wiuy set ami. iic couiu give 110 accoum 01
; llio remaining 7,000. lie was brought to
Charleston on Wednesday.
The Columbia Carolinian publishes the following
interesting cxtraet laoni a private letter:
Edisto Island is nearly laid in ruins. Mr.
J. J. Mikcl, Mrs. llopkinson, and Mr. I. Lcgare,
have all burned their entire crops, negro houses,
barns, Arc., and at a meeting of the planters
this has been universally determined on.. The
same spirit actuates the owners of all the Sea
Island plantations. 1 fully expect to hear that
the entire Sea Island crop of this State will
meet a similar fate. None will be saved, for
all is in the fields or gin houses; thus twenty
thousand bales, the product of this State,
amounting two millions five hundred thousand
dollars, will be destroyed by the hands of the
proprietors themselves, rather than it shall fall
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ill LV^ mv; 1'uo.ivwivu ui v/u4 t (\IKKU i;nviiiii;^ auu
I have no reason to believe that Georgia will
pursue any other course. Her people arc as
self-sacrificing ?s ours. The Sea Island crop
of last year was estimated at forty thousand
bales, and this year the favorable seasons made
the planters calculate on forty-five thousand
bales.?Should the vandals over-run Florida,
and make any demonstration on the Sea Island
producing portions of that State, you may expect
the planters to follow our example, and
thus will the entire line staple crop of this
Confederacy be totally destroyed, estimated in
....Kwx C? 1 GA 4 1 ^0 n lmlr? to
till III; (It v X VV iu v A tw u t'iiivj ii viii iviii IV/ in u
millions but tbis is not all. The cultivation
of tbis article will not be resumed while the
war lasts. It is known to you that the seaboard
of So. Carolina, Georgia and Florida, are
the only regions of the earth where extra fine
cotton, termed Long Staple, can he successfully
produced. Now, the production of this
article is ii.di>p* u>ahle to the manufactories of
Bolton, Lancashire, and many other of the districts
in England, France, Germany and Switz
erland. There is no substitute for it.
Unceremonious Treatment of John Hull.
?The British ship Storm King, which arrived
at Quebec on the 1 Oth inst., reports that the
F.S. ship Portsmouth ran into and tried to
sink her on the 14th September, in the Irish
channel. The only re 1*011 that the Captain
can give for his conduct is, that a ship oi the
same name cleared from Liverpool at the same
time for a southern port, loaded with military
stores.
Matches of an excellent quality are being
successfully nanufactored in -Petersburg, \ a.
Tlie Eueni),N Account of the Battle
of Belmont.
The Cairo correspondent oi' the St. Louis
Jhnwcml writes as follows pn the day after
our victory at Lelniont :
The gloom which saddened all our hearts at
; the news of our defeat at Columbus last night
' is somewhat dispelled l>y tbe light of thisbcau!
tiful morning. Although there is no disguij
sing the fact that we were defeated, and badly,
too, the result is not as bad as first reported.
Belmont is a secession camp with a few
dwellings, on the Missouri side of the Mississippi
river. The gun boats advanced and opened
fire on our batteries near Columbus, diverting
the attention of the rebels, while our lleet landed
the soldiers above. Our troops made a
short march, met the enemy, drove them back
on Belmont, captured it and burnt the tents.
The rebel loss was severe, and the ground
was literally covered with rifles, revolvers, &c.,
which our soldiers, finding them superior to
their own appropriated.
Had we retreated when we had captured
Belmont, we should have gained a splendid
victory; but being so elated with success, we
got a little careless, and before wc were aware
of it, reinforcements were sent over from Columbus,
in overwhelming numbers, which
flanked our little army, and it was obliged to
Vitf f t ll/t liAilfe f rtf ? *1 . 1 v. d ?
n-iil.ii hi i'vinio nn Hint on jiurmuil'j uiiui'l <i
terrible lire from tlic enemy. It was here
that the gun boats did such admirable execution,
in covering the retreat of our fleet.
The rebel cavalry pursued us along the banks
of the river, doing us great damage until within
reach of our gun boats; which scattered them
like chaff with grape and canister.
The rebels have better guns than we, but
not as well served; they shoot over, invariably
They have better arms than we have, and arc
well disciplined, and thev willJight.
"Waking Up the Wrong Passenger."?
The Richmond Disjxilch sav*: Our spirited
contemporary, the Yieksburg JSun, it seems,
has excited the deadly ire of some of the
speculating vampires of his section. Conscious
rectitude makes him a host within himself, and
we doubt not that the detestable class of extortioners
who has been so severely and justly
denounced by the will be chary how they
undertake to eary their threats into execution.
The dnv of retribution is modi. and those wnrsn.
than Lincoluitcs who infest all our towns and
cities will not much longer be allowed to prosecute
their damnable trade of preying upon
the necessities of the public. The Sun says ;
"We were called upon yesterday by several
persons whom the 1 cap appeared to fit,' as re_
gards our leader o( yesterday. We say now
to one and all of them that if the article they
complain of fits them, if they are to l?e ranked
among the thieves we have denounced, we arc
ready to sustain our position. The Sun has
,.i it. .1,..,^,, :i
jlivx iiv-"> uuun in u^iiuiiijv;iii^ auj' viilainy,
and we do not propose to tarnish its reputation.
We openly proclaim our hostility to'
the entire set, and if they choose to 4 mob the
Sun oHiee," as we just now have heard lias
been threatened, we trust that we will be enabled
by the strength of our right arm to send
a few of them tc their 'master, the devil.'
AVife of General McClellan.?The Boston
Courier is responsible for the following:
i i> * /"< i af.ni 11 ir t
a icw years since vieneiai ivicv_,ieiiau oiiercci
his hand in marriage to Miss Ellen Marcy, a
beautiful and accomplished lady, a daughter of
Col. Marcy, of the United States Army. Col.
Marcy objected to the union on the sole
ground that lie could not consent to the marriage
of his daughter to any gentleman belonging
to the army. McClellan at once resigned
his commission, and accepted the placo
of Chief Engineer upon the Illinois Central
Railroad, at a salary of $8000 a year, and
three years since lie was married to Miss Marey,
and now, having re-entered the army, is 1
General Coininanding-in-Ohicf.