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TRU#tSDAY MO M 8, "66 gg"'We n e Weekly Fe r Um o the subsoril 14 *AVr and if any of our friends wish it lef at their re' c until the Nzws is again . established vhich will be done as soon s mail faci1tiea will allow,) we will- be pleased to receive their orders and post - up their names. To THE P4TRONS OF THE DAILY N4WS. - a The visit of the enemy to this section p of country and his wanton desttuction of our mail facilities, has coM?pel.4N nto suspend the issue of our , daily edition a A until the eAils are again. established, daily. Those who have subscribed for t 'the DAILY N'aws will have the paper r sont 'to them, without the loss of time -during its suspension, as soon as mail fa. cilities are again established, and the paper resumed. Those who wish the weekly FAIR .FIELD COURIEtr sett them, in the mean time, v}llk,please sena in their orders, with the money, and we will be pleased to deliver the paper. O U8PAP.RR, We commence, with this issue, the a publication of our weekly papet "THE k FiltrtnLD CoeBiR" aad until the muils arp established daily, we cannot i r'e-publish our daily editiom Those of our friends who may desire to subscribe will And us ready to- receive their sub scriptions, and deliver the paper. Our terms are .5 per month, and we will endeavor to keep our patrons posted -as to transpiring events. Having made arrangements ror a mail supply we are prepared to furnish the latest news. s All inMportant news that, may 'be. re fi coived will ,be posted, on our bulletin I board for-the benefit of burpatrons. -. THANKS. - ' We'return our grafeful acknotoledge. c menis to tife Grand Un,ion <a-mny (bali I) 'fbr sparing our printing stablishiment, t The infernal scoundrels, after destroying on impoense amount. of property in our town, and tearing up our railroad, and reducing the citizens of this bistrict'to glmost, utter starvagion, 'did us thR favor of leaving in tact, our ofi.oP. This, of eourse, will place ua under many obliga tions to them,- (over' the left,) May their eshadew ever grow. less uItil every mothers son of then $9o9mes so poor C that tltey. wi)L ,1ve to lean against, a iineo to breathe. - SUPPLIE$ FOR OUR OIIZ"Ns. We learn that attangetnents- have been made; is' f as posaibte to piocure them, ,Dy lwhcp ,our citizens cara be sup. plied with provisions at cost and oarriage pfice. Every-one. ought to lend his bea energ9es todipply the needy. "'In 'this' conftction, the citizens of c Winnisboro are under lasting obligations to Zf. Y A TT., AsniKE, Esq., for his our tpwn supplies. lIe haa .proven. to theuniafriend indeedr and, lby his gener -eibyf aad--kindtiesi has prevented suffer: th -l obri.e6thnunity. 4s. one who1 t'&hve seinesuppliga, we roturn chim ogv egr4ial thanksfor favoring us. N1E 4M1L CAS4OW2I4N. This,p#pers wibih .ha .been herote. .fore issu.a at Ce.lumbia, a. 0., hds been -fbied, 'W the tfeent raid of'i~ heemry t;hfoughx o it'e,t i'e'more to (h 1 , .), ro espw being pub as 4a subitis well filled 'with in tsig*tt. We wish our neigh. ba (et it-msy l>efbread t, ptuin to its old~ We ses p ~*oe iisen o Qqpksablh 1W nser aoos Ing~ to otette ,~ t #he Rpe af uiiiM Are due and are hereby tendered to t~Pplies n ' ott ., h Pph e f r' no mente > br. F. Soa4a, for a saok of.flour and side of middling; to Messrs. KAHN rEILER and Bro. for two iacke of flhr, nd to Mr. JNo. Mn.Datu, for a lot vi n cups, &c., which, we assure him, came i -very handsomely, as the' enemy play. 1 smaeh with our -glassware. Mr. ALLEN CuEsa, will also please cept our thanks 'for his kindness in lacing at our disposal one of his dray. agons, which, indeed, benofitted us a reat deal in hauling our supplies for fipment per railroad. To all with whom we had transac ons in Charlotte, are we placed under iany obligations for their kindness, and re hereby render out thank:. FREE TRANSPORTATION. We return our special acknowledge. rents to Co]. Wx. JOI1*STON, the affa le and gentlemanly President of the lharlotte & South Carolina Railroad, >r transporting th. provisions, under ,ur care, for the citizens of Winnsboro, ree ofall cost. ' We ippreciate the lib. rality and kmdtkess of Col. JOHNSTON, nd take pleasure in making the ac :nowlodgement. To A. H. MARTIN, Esq., are we, too, adebted for kindness in giving us assist ,nce; and to all the gentlemen connected with the C. & S. C, Railroad we return Jur thanks for their favors. 'WE ENEMY AT -FAYETTEVILLE N. 0., t-. The Daily South Carolinien, publish d at Charlotte, N. C., says:' "IP'ayetteville, N. C., is in the pos. esion of the enemy. The.' distance rpm that point to Raleigh is about 55 siles." 4 geitleman who passed through his place to Columbia, informs us that ;on. HAMPTON attacked KILPATRtdKS avalry in, front of Fayetteville, drove a his pickets, and caused CILPATRICK o skedacldle for life. Gen. HAMPTON ook 450 prisoners, and released 157 .onfederates, who were confined-as prie oners bF. the Yankee a'riy. Ge,n. IAMPTON also captured 'large numlper d wagons and horses, but bad to burn he wagons, as he could not bring them if the field. Subsequently, as our informaant says, len. H. was compelled to fall back, tnd he enemy took possession of Fayette The gentleman also stated thatOolds oro,. N. C., is supposed to be in the ahds of the enemy, and ihat they were nakng their way towaidb Raleigh, N. i., and that there wte likely to be a ght between the two points,--that is, holdsb<Vo and Raleigh. Our informatit gave us this news as orrect, he being near at hand and 'ouches for its authenticity. jCOxxUNIOATEDh, ACKNO WLEDGEMENT8. 'r'he Committee appointed by the esti ens of Wiunnboro' for thre pui,hise and istributiot 'of provibiouk' to #hode in eed, gretefully 'ac no,wiedge the recoipt f the followipg 'kontdibutione, threugh fr. J. EI. Ba, T~eN to aiim1 this desirable nd nesessary object: A. W. Aikdfi~ Esq., $1.000 A.- Laughlin,- ' 500' J.'T. Brce, " 350' Gen'1 R. J. Ripley, ' 100 Rev. G. D. Berinheiru & Lady, 501 KTev. F. M. Kn'nedy,5 H. .W. Jones, Esq. 20 Cash, 20 $2.000 AlsothbefQh1owing contributions in pro 4sions; .* H. Carepng Eu 2 bush corn meal W. M1. Mathews, E.q2 "pa EYm. Treloaar' Esqw. 60 Ibs Rat,. .aeRae, -Est.,. 2busloeaa aug) ha*iks fbr thyfollow'ing ~D44% 0. & S. C.. R. ., - ~n.,tIdoiston, Esq, . .f ~.one gg our. ~ 4 4n6! T O OUR TOWN. 4e. 94 I * 4rR ously evaeuated Columbia, S. C., and on Monday afternoon, Feb., 20, 1860, the aA fdur biave arniy id oooipleted their paeeage'througkr." F.Iewing this, of ,consA, we were expeCting the columns of the.enepy, ae they had no opposing ffre kedp then back, Accordingly, on. Tueedy morn ing, Feb., 21, 1865, about. $ o'olgok the advance f /he Yanlee army.(bwnd merr, as-tley are called by-their treds -but we designate them ah thipues house-bufnets and cut-thrats,)rpd,ipjo our towd and commonoed the worlk p pillaging and destroying every :thing they could lay hands on. Of the dnmage done our 'citisens, ad the destriettoni of property,. it would take a more grapIlic pen than gars, tc describe thoroughly. Private dwellings were entered -ruthlessly, all kind of nee" essaries of life and~luxuris erq aclen; and, in some cases that. wp hesrd Qf helpless women were cursed and threat ened to be shot if they did not deliver up keys of apartments. 'TPhe fireids act ed as if they were a deputation sent from Hell to destroy the earth. r Bar bariatis could not have.;corppleted their work tvith more saiiafaetion than did the Ufnited States troops--dghting ud der a- flag sat we once honored and loved but 'now made more cursed to us than the vilest reptile that inhabits this globe. Our once beautiful town irekents now a most pitiful sight. Rsidences and stores that once fted theia,proud heads to Heaven ate now numbered among the things that were-hatred rdins noW meet the gaze where once t6 busy fedt of man passed in the daily ptuuits o life. , And all this is done, by i people calling themselves men--they hAve be. 'lied their title, not being eten fit for an association among the brutea tHey hpve slain, whose carcasses meet the @ye on our public roads. For awhile after these "bmm.rs" came hito our town, pillaging seemed tc 'be t}ieir only intent, and otr opiniop was that we were going to escatps from scenes of fire, -but we were -mistaken in our calculation.. Perhaps about 'ani hour mad a half after the bntirnco of the f&st troops we were, aroused by, the ,cry of fire, a , \thpn commenced a scene whcl, begg*rs de*cription The enemy were not-content with stealing' from us our provisions and valuables, ' brt de stroyod, by burning, prfvate' property. The store belonging to, arld oocopied by Mr. D.. ,LAtTDE a thA irst to receive the torch. The- buiking, being eld, soon ignited, and- the f amua spread rapidly froth house' to bo'ua, ezteading north to the store foruuerly.,oecupied by Mr. LEvEINTR ITT and south to. and in. eluding the store of Mr. A. D). HrLTArDa'; thence crossing to' the residenlce of that esteemea'ly, Ifr. C. ?AD1' burn ing on her' right an4 left-on thjs left pp to the buSding of.J6 D). AIKEIa, Esq., on, of the lokeriladrapoV'wllIch is kndwn ail the Banid of Fairfield. Anid on' the' rlie to and i ydn hOdelw NTall,~ the aam~ .saged withe terrigo fury, bid' ding hair te destroy sary hose id' eu tow. 'this coourreg vw Tuesday! reb. 21. ' EvryMzh, t4o$e f con4kgratrqn .had ,spentsits leyy, :eeemed .t9 tak& a ail --bvery euie being af&aid& even to dr breath, fbr fear 'of rett'seh uien$s as met themyrr'tWmoafIg af tzod grtulating themselvesshawo ouldbe allowed to ietuIa what was let.- Btm rwe were doomed' & t ent ip tile nor -$ae 6 .q( r Aga calld or.aM.t0 that the work Ubf sand om t edtieos tbish build inugs itn ~ftda sad ed.t ad i EtoN's resI$ssit d tii4 ('/W0ps albeforelt ' ,a It woutE%be bite jiuSf *.W l* by . F P. BLAIR,. h t n. This rn1 troops at er rps. the moeg ; ey d got into our row arsaer huae would have been-ma Th .iwas q, ubrt h ,thaipart of tfle oin,,ter etrdne east, howQe ;being fortunsat enough to escapb from the- helliis wprk of the Yantceed ih 'bu'nii hbe.' " There *ere;liut ' il s gbirb in i'ng w alid porea. he YUkeessdid not seem to oare whether.a builditrg was ooeupied oy not,- buopieked out howdd , whre; ih tlietf buftnng ' Woid comninicate' ea:to ber promises.' Facry paFic g 9 lproperty burnd.beoongd to private individuals.. tIo" public property.was desttoyed. Th?di?positiot bf the ibie, mitheir or kr'f marc4 46 a's otloe: -.!he 2Oth cgrps, commandq lUy Gen. GA.sx, having reached otu town mk", .4 Aletao & O:; was put upon -guard fot the,pt? p6se bf affording ebme ptttlort -to the pr?oprty of citizens e1i1tli' corps comi:panded ., er 13LA5, pagsd through pur town, via the old State read fron Columbia; thb ltl'eorpi, commnai did'by Gen. St.0 k, ,psebe 'tpon the left, and the 18tl corpi, '4diimeded 1b' Gen. LooN, passed upop ,t4ie right of our town. As we. were. informed by the Yankees, --their whole foree is put dotn'at 60,000 but we, and thbse we liavo converspd vi,tl, qalculata their orc, at ths. ghest estit ate, to be 40, 010o, rank:and file. On Wednesday hfternon -the last of the grand Thion a y, ( s thef tity? thewselves,) to op' light, ook Ocii departure *nd loft up to,a 4~ potou of our positi<p, ,SOm: oE. our eitisens have been left inr alno't " destitute ebn. ditidri All lost thh horfs, rnute,, cattle, sheepr &c., whic.yere ,odp, idr dru,anu .. very small portiomawhiqh latter escapedt Bpaab doet aslitheir-pro" visionh, not'a-dayi s iYf'bb1ig'lR#oi entire fAmilies. 'dthh a ivre ixkure''or tunate, in, gettyneg,rto })o power of for, aging parties which were lready glut ted. .Somelost all theiporsonal cloth. ing-othets only 4 periion, ' China, glass and.erockery we're' deetroed *in tonly -spme famios.lQosingl ther supply. The enemy's trais alid per. sons - were . loaded iaith thet p er, and what little his begn ,lpft arises frpr their intlbility to remon, it, -o) ther ex haustion iethe work of,distrsotion. If a sentiment of sornethiliglifke mecy appeared to in uehce bfie'arty, a' due cee4ing o4. eo nsteal,pr 4etoy had been su0'ered to reatain. W<) ng rings ando mementosof deceasedhtbsadg or parente*ere stoitl 't Asm ' gold coin 7"uld'1 ' i es and ,ewe'y were cut uol tlpo{ qnq of ladies,, and, .ins someo instanooa, -their shoe. remoTed On the prgtougg'oFgeavel, ingfer'rings... ome/at-we hawke stated lost ainnat eihr$tlink eOnpbs.essef, *bife otiers suiffe ceppaugtively litie, 1which, ye ,a en.ely .etrjeigpAo. the different localities audito the'keIlent of thefiaraetit of the j&rtIits bands of plunderers *lbmado their be . Eaving ochasion tq as s dgya nAerwarda, the route taes bj the eneumy,,we a give asktb fhd vastation' ooeaiged' bytIttuModen. ? route theissoad cambseasldiitghk.a edhby. tall thpi 'olia' -were, tayiiig atlt . *~ g gp redids,e all oas4 SR)O-hoisses,. oettogiws4be 'e6ndbya epaoe f od h ~that position to' of ~ Others agair.. o w4nd around ther n'a a positloa. that, itt j end of the .wire would penetrate th4 t t, as d so they died by slow tor .n. -.scIpeo. The raa ii to aout fo fi tn t fier side of Blackstoake is.eneas.e:ofrnins, pecept about four milesip As hei hbor. hood eof,M s Oooaaruts "T'i sebn dreli tore 4 the tCq ;, ,eid ,4ig the wood worll of it, piled it up andt'laded tlae irOn. raii Ag inpo' 4a4dthen'set.tho pile on fir- -heatfh' the ro t et .79 .I9oi e4 "1 tln4 ohding and twistiagt ,jn . oTery conceivable shape. ;'here trees and telegraph polls were close they; wound the iron' around theni aorpe fbtir or five times, iliuig'-it utterly imssible ever to be used again. Lea .aeto the enemy turn ed o' to- the right, taking the road to Caniddn,.. ., 4:aM thence to Cheraw, 14ed. #d*n thb had rtty sevblb .cs'r.mishig vrith our cavry. ho , ur uIn .who ived in, the count:y,fattd a. great deal' worse than did those In tt*v. -In tofne instances We hrd' of lalies beli duised sld tl re, I' toe 'la, 'ut ip. o case bavq. ve ieari. of' life. oing,,taken from any one. Some ld. ant venerated citi" Sons wore;hung ep ifi 1d again, to i*tort ooffei6 gphlalbe supposed t Q, ddeu or where slaves represen ted, t$pgm.to lbe poseseed oft ooin or the In' many insteates artic1l burled es capd,'lit In the large hitiber 'of cs4 a *s,gh , artj9)s ws,e fo nd anq atoleI'. bpiDsons di.r apng out citiaens on 5hopoinethethp-this stobe-.atrbuted twoh traotised ki1lI Iiah p'dsl1ihe,. oii tho tl'eaohsry of'slklt. 'W' pt trttf theii;ces to Bet forses. and .mules that were hid in dase forests wele fotnd ard taken. C6tny fodder and shucks that the etiemy cihld' hot litdae byrnhd';' entlemen were robbed, f what fuds they had about their person, watches were jerked from- the pockets of both mile"and fe ma1t h-iT trith, e!ety indignity and' e'p$rs is .thkt Cquid' be offered to. 04,0. oittaes:.wee pespetrated.. Wh bulfew, oigeptior.saone escaped' the vile tbnoh.of a meelleafbe. Thaloegroes in thik iichiity sd the counIr rig w;pa thirugh,,suf'er eVaccorAing to capacity. a great deal worse thr 4id the, 'vhite Opulation. Wo hate .een several' thatha,d not a. stiter lefthte.: 'rheir boxe er Okn oppn, trunks pJ ndfad, ,the .p.esons searched-. c10teqa n ye,,taken from their very back an., Por oroatAe, the. have felt the friendship of their friend, and 'will know -how-to appreciate 'the ftM~omu oded them by the N'o thman.. Sthl, a god inglny wonz o e GoJain ieery, wil r letsocM-ipe.ple pros ampng tlik osnaik~als,. * ~pntpfORe omnitted fa our~ repost x@h vit othe Yan~k.elte Woas of th6ibfnigeth Epia ~ ~od,iA~pljal~ ao 46 en l ue very per ast th.ea arff thew drdmp sible-fr e p ee4dea eEth4I66 eb