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The Great Fire. e We take the follwing account of the great I lire in: Charleston flou the .:rery .f that cit. Decenb. r 12. 1861. This morning dawued drearily uijeou :A night of terror and di:.aster. AuJut J o'clo k last eveuing the alarut rang out, calling the citi zein to quell th beginning vf a tire. which, in the sun-equent extert ud rap.d.ty of its ruiiju bwet p. will cuoiare wite the most terriie coii-&gratioun winlch bare ever visited t .o A:aeriea ntitinent. Bef'.re 1U u'cluck, the tire had bt gun raging in aevetai ditf.rit po.it, in the l.'w-r dart of the city. The building:< in the stricken neigh borhuods were mostly of wood, old, closely built and aurrounded by small out-iu Idings of an exceedingly i:lamnnablte ch:aracter. As tenezuetL after teuemient was ticst lip ked by and then enveloped in the flast spreading Ilaines, the paine bicane awful. T'owards mid ig:t the lire had as.iuned pro pmeri"i-s of ajipalling mia::nitu.ie. eli cir cumtlfreice which it enbraced nl a snel as to render the most desperate elff.:its of our en tire fire brigade of comparative in-igniticance. The regiments trout theItae l,:e Coots,- came down at double quick ito tuhe burning Wards, and co-operated must earnestlv and indefati g:bly in the labors of our undaunted fi. emen. But still the Northeastern gale fanned the fire with its desolating breath, and the people began almost to despair of eheckine the pro gress of the dikater. Frot the precinets of Market, East hay and State Streets, the con ii tration had now reached Meeting and Q'eei Streets. The terr r of the fatdlies (in mni:iy cases without their u-nal protectors, owing to the military exigencies of the times) 1 was e 'intaiois, and mch aitrtLer up into the city the wairk of packing up valuables and getting ready to desert their hounesen!s be eamle gc:urai. Tie tie btgan in Russeil & C...' Sash and Blind Factory, at the fIut of llasell S:reet, ani the report-though a vague one-is. that i; appeared in three phias ait the satie time. tr-.sing to lhe otaer side of Il.cell Sitret, it b~urnted C:.mer~m & C01.'s inanen.,.e .\ia--hinte Sna..ps andl, inl deLr the- iimpulae acqunir.,d a: that i..t nd tie silf bre.z- tr..mit the N:,rth east, withunt a utlie:ent uipply (.f water--f;r i? was dead luw tide-it becamue totally utnuanagea li. -1 he f.di..win, is the course of the fire from Camron's Fndalrv: n); E.at iHav the tire extender', on the East ridle ro: the ra-idencne of 1r. J. S. .;:rd to the c.r:aer .f Market street. On ti.: W.st ,ide from 3Mr. .'iorge Kotlocah's to the South we..t corner of Mlarket itrete, iincl:%:vc, was d.-troval. On'Pritcerd street the pr; p-rty of Mr. J.,hn Torrent, Mr. Tvel. Mr. Ar:ope, Mr. C .r 'a: a al o: hers was c:sonm-iiad. ():a .iri t .;re:,t, from Eart Bay' to Chureb s.r..-t, ' ati side. ryas destroaval. t ), A -asn st reet, -'ast antd WVest Side. from Clman s M 'ills Sou thi, sund.vy b'inldir+s were dc; r 'iyed, to M-trket streer. Ciamn'r %s inie F.'i" r Mills were most Itriunately p.servel. On State street, on either side. t- thL:nes spre-ad de.struction froi Market to Cuimber Land. Cunberlinl street it Meeting, iirnlu din its eiong.it ion, Hothrheek'. Alley. to K:ing stret is in rioms. Church stiert, fr..i the corner tt Market to Cumberlan:l strert, is al. e) burned. Linguard street, with its sundry hittle tenements and matny occupanits, was com lil--tily d6.tron td. Meeting street, on the E --t side, from the I.'i l use near Market str,-et, to dr. Kenne d/cs taihoring estab;ishment, opp->site the :4,iis 11,tise, andal from the Theatre on the West u1de. to the N!i. Ilouse, is in aThes. TI:ia rang~e itncluded tine Cir enar C hireb, in s'.itute ltl, Thleatre, Apprenticest' I .iary, P'almi.rtto StViings instinutiont, Art Asaia tio:), inarle:5t6.6 .rtVMl.. i,..tituLI.,n, anod tthe. line resdeces of Dr. Rodri...n:i". Dr. De Sauissure, and Dr. North. The Millk 116,nse most fortunately escaped with little damiage. Q.aeen street was laid in aseefromn Dighien's staiec't. North side. Eatst of Meeting street. to t ie --ehoo! of the Sisters of Merrcy near Ma :e.k street. and onl the.iomb side fromt ,itz 1-r'.- Gh.,he Ilotel. to Mr. Jabs- Nortaon's r, Si d :nee,. maid wav beitwecrn Mazyck and Franklin. Th:e line buldinigs o~wned1 by tine Sisters of 3Ierc" were most fortunatttely pireservedi by the tuost'strenuo1Cus effortsouf thbe firemen, who i~ew up several builditngs for this purpose. Archdale street, from the Unitarian Church,) on thze East .-ide, ar~d from Mr.'Phios. !!yan's, on the West. side, to Qacen, was destroyted. King street. from loribeek's nlik-y, on either side sonthward, save the huiblings on each curnier, were dtlryed--on the Eti~t side to the Quaker M.:etinig House, on the \est sidle to Mr. Mleihers bakery, ne'tr Broad street. lIcoatd str. et was destroyedl-comnrnicing with St. Andrew's 11ntl1 on the North side, to the residence of D~r. Wragg, inclusive, cornier of Franklin street. In this range anro inclii ded the fine residences of Bi.,hop Lynch, Genorge M. Cuflin, Mr. J. B. Uleyward, Post master hluger, Miss b'owtman, Johnw Lauirens, 1)r. Mazyck, Capt. Rutledge and John Ihmn. nell. On the South side the fire ratted from Mr. C. F. Levy's, opposite the Cathedral, to Mr. Seabrook's extensive West end. destroy ing all, save the houtse standing 66n the earner oh'~New street. andi Mr. Hiugnenin's brick resi <Loce below Savage. Mazvek street, from Queen to Broad, East andl West, is laid low. Short street, running from Ma.zyck street to Franklin, was haid in nahes, inceluditig the htandlsome residlences of Mr. Middleton, M. McK-ty. Mr. Gravely and Mr. Willianms. Logzan atreet wias enttirely detroyed~ . ecp one i.eluinig onl the Elast side', neaor Tlradd. Newl street anid satvage .street are left with (lut a land-maark, save the brick chimneys of the handsome dwellings which recently adorn ed that section. T1he residenice- on Tradd street. fro~m Logan toSr.va;;e, on either .de wth Greenihill, or two exceptions, all in ruins. Themn Mkrcury speaks as follows of the pnriu c:Ll buildirngs destroyed: s1;dndid strnetur, built only atb:.ut eight. years *.*o, wa justly rated onei ofl the finest archiattura ormanwtits of Our city. It was conistructed of brown stone, in a very massive and costly manner. All the sacred vessels were saved. The Bishop's residence~, at tatchel toa thle Cathedral, containied at very rare anal valuable library, a porti.ni of which was aaved. Tub: CtacciL a Curacw.-The site reecrit'y (iicnpierfi he the Circular Church was farimer ly, in the ninmory of mia:y of our old citizeins, ttic I.,cus inl jno of a brick church, known as 11bw- White Meeting." It had its oiigin co evailr with: the settlement of thea cityv in I 680. Ih PaIhe 25:hI May. I 9%t, the n-~w buihaling was opened~ fur the first timne with flpplrhopriate reati Us exctis~es. The new biuinime:it was c; re'h lin iirmtn, iiad Mi feet in di tmeter. ia I :;. ha. :nd-htiont of a joity . tr--, 182 fet : bigh,'added to the ap;:earance of the building. -ti: ts ccxaito.Asu) S-rnEIr (Merin-itr) 1 C i ien ni.--This was at plain, snilitantial struie t re, ailformding comntitdioiui apartments for their iareC e->ngregiation, wit galleries and banseinen:t roo~ammS f' r a very harge' slave ma.-m l,-rship;. It was swe; t away in thle great, fire of' Is:;m atid re-built soon alter. It is agam enitirely udest royedl. Laigamn street, between Iroatd atnd TJrad.d a stetwasa a necat and wtll arranged ainiee with grountd floor and galleries. The congro 5ionisquite afullaoe, and itha been for tj otne time past under the rectorship of the tev. Mr. Prentiss. It is entirely dtstroyed. THE FaiEsNs' MsrmTIots 1lot-..-Thi, un >reiemlinig sructure oL King -treet, South of lucen atrve, was Lrned to ti.x gi ourd. T FE S'i. A sm w's HALL.-this wel known Lud historie builoineg. in whLich the Conlvei iotn of the Peoile of Soul II caro lina held its ittings amtn agrced upon -he Or.inance ot eesslon, on the 2Oth of December of last ear, is now in ruins. The walls are stand rig, but the interior is entirely consuumed. Se 'earin tuat the lendid lull lengtii por rait of Queen ,i t..aia, by an endtunaj t artiat, which las ai ays been eoua-idered ,:n of the ttratctioi of the to m, a, -.%-il a, the ior .raits of Tunno, iobertson, King and others, rere renoved i:a time. ISrrlrri: IIAr.r..-This magnificent 114', .he lar-.s:. in the Sumit, is lost to us, and we eel sure that it mill be .eriuously missed :nected, as it wit-, with the pi ular heart, )y the fact tiat. witiiin it: wall, the lirst up i;rin.s of the peuple ol Charlesion im this .evolution hadt! utterance; and. more than all, jeeanse the u)riinaiLce ot Secession was rati ied there. Those who, but a short year agu, were witnesses of those sou!-stirring sems which ended in secesiofn, will deeply regret he demolition of the Institute. The office of the Southern Express Com )any was burned to the ground, and a large .uantity of miscellaneous goods was lost. The $press office will, we learn, he re-opined in 4eetiug street, opposite the Charleston Ho el, in a few days. CAuiEnox & Co.'s "PIronEax Irtoy Wous." his extensive foundry and machine shops is gain in ashes, being the second time in the ast ten rears that its energetic and popular :ropr ietors have been visited with lire. The nitire premi-e< are in ruins. including large ;uantitites of shot. shell and other ordnance stores, rendy for delivery ii the Confederate States; amongst whiclr were valuable and tin proved machinery for riling cannon, iakiiig p.rcu sionI caps, &c. The p werf ul steam fire .ngine, which was prominently at work du ring the conlag'ati-i at differenit points, was built at. ell s esttablishteit. W e sincerely trust that our atslwart friend and his co work L-rs wilil 51oonr. pihonliix like, arise front iheir ishes, atd ov.-reriming all obstacles furnish another 1 lostration of their ability to meet the most disheartening reverses with manly frtitu'ie. The entire loss is variously ostimated at from ive to Seven uillions. Congressiotial. Rtenrvosn. UDceruber 13.-In iCon;ress to ay, the fillowing nessage from President Davis was read : To the Conyrcess <f the Conferaute States : The calamity which has laid in ashes a large portion of the city of Charleston c.ls for our si-mpatby, and seeni to justify the ffering ot a1 idu the manner hereafter sug rested. hIle- State of Sntmb Carolina will no roubt desire to assist. the lept"cle of Charleston in tir hour of need, but as her resonrces are now taxel to their utmost in resisring the invason of her soil, the prompt. inetwevention f this G verinment mar riot be deemed tun uitable to the occasion. The State of South Uarlin.t, in conin with other States, has made liberal advances o:; account of the war, and this Government is umquestionably large. ly her debtor. With the existing pressure upon her resoaurCes, it is probable that her desire to aid the suffering city u Charkstoni may be rtstrainel by other dt.enuandsi upon her availah!e means. Under .-uch cirun ttances mlay we not exi.ibit our syrnipathy with her pe''ple by arn olfer to place at tiie Ccntrol (it thea 1,eri~latucre of :bat Stat'-, which is now in sessiont. :t l'"rio ot the snm we oiwe her. Tl'm- magmrtndle of thiis calarmity affords a reason for inakinag arn e-xtepit iionm her favor, and prompltnaes of action will rmani fest in the mnost appropriate muanne.r the ain erity of the regard of our people for that allant State, arid our entire symplathy in all that ctrnrns them. 1 recotniendl, there lore, that Congress make acn npprrti.t in ot 4rh ati aui~mat mrs mayr be dlemet snlth-ent or the purpose propo..'ed. to ha placed1 at. the :ontrol of the anthorities of the State of SothCaoli~. JEFFElRSON DAVIS. Mr. Ke-nner, of Louisiana. offered the fol owing recsolutions9, which were unanimrously topted : Resolve-d, That tin advance he miade to the State of South Carohina on account ol her laisi against the Confederate States. Resolved, Thart the suma of $25t,000 he nd is hereby appropriatetd as arn adivan~ce on acount of any claims of the State of South Uarolina utptmi the Conifederatte States. arid that t amc lie paid to .,nlh pe-rsorn as rmay be auitorized by the Legi~latuire of Souith Uarolia to receive the same. The following nominations have been con irmed by Congressi: Com'issioners under lie Seqiuestration A et: Geo. P. Scarborough, of Virginia; Thos. C. Reynols, of Mi.,souri; and Walker Brooke, of Missssippi. Conederate District Attorneys: John C. Nicoll, for Georgia; W. M. Randol ph, for the Eastern District of Ark-ansais. Nothing new froma the clamps at 6 o'clock this eveningr. S. L. liite, of New Orleans, was found aead ina his room at the Spotswood House, yestrday mrorninig. IHe is supposed to harve died from apoplexy. New York papers caf the 1 0th irnstnmt, anrd B~altimno re of the 11ith, have hbeen receivedl atn Centerville. It st-emrs that neCws of the Mat-on and Shdetl atl.dr had not reacthed Englatnid. The steameir Nashville was .still at Sounthiamp to, ad was err atirng di~ciens:iun. The~ Lon don Teus snys the Naslhville muist be tieated. as a sip-of-wtar, and on the same looting as those o the United States. 1h ahboin tendency is inicreasing at the TuE a Lri. SInian x:aa i at ov.I iur ssue of LIhe 'J it inst., we alluded to a col Lision be'.weeine the eanmy anid the Sooth Uarolna cavalry. It seemns to have occurared is follows: On the tith, at dar-k, a detachmnert of tie nounted regiiment, under coritmand tf Col. W. E. Martin and Malj. G. W. Oswald, crossed >ver Port floyacl Feriry, under orders to comn piete the bur-nirng of cot tori cornmrrenced ti-r Jlays previously by Capt. S. Ehliott, of the B~eaufor Volunteer Arutllery. Col.- lrrtimn, with two guide.4, onre of whom was Capt. 0. Barnwell, arid tell tilt-il prceceded~ towards B~eaufort, wvile Maj. Oswald brought on the rem airnder of the ifetachmen-rt of fifty minr. W~henr within three aiuarters of a mile of he town, in paerfect darkness, their advanced arty, under the Colonel, were fired cupon by ie ienmys pi-kets, at the distairce of about hirty yards. Of the South Carrolina trocops, .mait. Barn well was wountrded. Byv the return if the ire it is ftupposed two of the einamy were killed. Thie Svutha Carolina cavalry remainedl twern y-four hours on the ki-acd, acid cormpleted lie work which they were senat to do. There a scarcely airy cottoni left oin thre islaud.-Sa ana Newva, 12tlr. Faou Esauroaiv.-A re-port ri-ache'd hero e teray that thec Yankees- had advanted lina of t heir towrps to a po sition near Port to al Frry, act mi t t i Tuesda last, un lemr cover of wi.m.. icrrnllecry wh lich they had dacdi iia pymmi.on, thaey crossed to rhe miaim and desroyedl teoaui rIle pits which our forces ...s ....ee-acd--I-Cnaneinn Conrie-, 13th Late from Liucolindom. WAsnINGo, Plec. 10.-Seward's letter te Minister Drayton in France is out. Seward is a:nxitus to a bubsh privateteriug ; the Thou. v"tenel is chary an his reply ; an 1 Seward re jects the l-ter's plroiositiou of neutra!itv. Coml. Wilkes. in ils olii:ial star ement oft Ih atrest of es..;,b. Mlason and Sliddlf, charg.e the Briti:,h agent with complicity in their es cape and departure for Europe. In the House of Represeitatives, Mr. P-n dIlen'i, .i Ohio, Iovetd a resolut.ioni that Cont gress alone fas the power to suspend the wril of haes rupiuts. lie spoke at sotme leigtL oil the resoatlti, which was', .owever, ta bled-ithe vote being four to one in fivor o that r--sult. N ta Yoh, Dec. 10.-Cotton market firi alaes to-dov oIf .t;0 tales, Middling Uplanads quoted t ;1-.: I.h-. The Aboliuion tendency is increasing at thi Nurth. A cnrresponadent of the Piiladelphia En qtuirrr :"ay that a umitbiier of the it~aizens ' iorgetown and Alexandria openly favor thi Conferierates;.. A resolution favoring the abolition of slave rv in the District of Columbia, has beet iroiught lip inl Congress. There is no doub that Congress will Inuve in this matter at at early day. Garret Davis has been elected U. S. Sena tor from Kentucky, in place of John C Breckinridge, " the traitor." It i- believed in the federal lines that th Confedeiate foree is at least 700,0t0 men. The correspm.dent of the New York Posh tinder date of Dec. 9th, says that Thaddeu Stevens stated, in the Republican caucu. that, after Caneroti's report had been accept ed by Lincoln, Gen. McClellan went to th Presiden:, and maid that he would resign, i that pout on of Camneroi's report respectin; the eurailing and e:iaincipation of slaves, wa sent to Congress, and that the Presiden modified Se-cretary Caineroi's report. Thi statemer.t oif Stevens creates some coitfnm tion amrhontg the Black Republieans, who thini that. McClellan interferas where lie ha-: It bu::ine's. The attirs of tie Metropolis at evdently getting tan:led: The New Yor Pot =avs that. McCleliu:a should he arrestu Thie faailadelphia Inquirer ptblie, at stalt mcn:. wvhich Cvinces that the number of -ie and wounded :ner in the Federal army, i frein 40 to 50.00t. Wall street, New York, is allieted with th blues, in cotisequence of the large estinate made by the Secretary of the Treasury. A Fc nEi. t. CoLoNirI. TO DE SHOT.-Th New York 1Herald save : A rumor was prevalent in this city yestei day, based upno iiirtnatinn received froi W'ashin ton in a private letter, that Colont James E. Kerrigan, of the Fifteenth Ne, York Volunteers, and a member of Congre from this city, who was some short time sinc tried and coivct d of treason, is to be she,' his death warrent, it is said, having bee signed yesterday. It will be reimeinhere that. Mr. Kerrigan's name was mentioned i this city several nmonths ago in connteetio with a secret organuization in behalf of t.h S mth. Stbsr-qia'it ly, however, he raised regiinent in the service of the governmen but soon after his arrival at the seat of wa he was removed front commnand and tried bi court martial on charge of communicatin with the enemv. CAMPA.N Ix riE Wr.-Fron the Bow ing Green letter of lthe tl, to the Nashvill I Banner, we clip the tllowing: Our artmy is here. fortified and strongl reinforced. The Northern army is on t o:her side of U reen River, wit h pickets threw contsideracb~y foirwatrd. Eachal party is anaxi.:; to ga:in some iidtvanagace of the othart, atndi a--iv ely on the alert to secure the aidvantag' W1ahenever eitther armiyi crosses Greent Rivei or miv's in lairge naumi'bers toward thiat strean a general enigaemiemt mtay bie e;piectd. A to> wh:ch patty will first venture a general ad vance, remains to he seen. I yet believ that the force at this point under Jaohnttoc and Buckner will make the advantoc, anda tir less omtd:anke'd hv soe un tlt.'k.-- j 6r mov,~. mnentof the eneuty, I believe the advatnce ii IUe that as'it may, a battle at this place,c somnewhnere in i is region is, to all iappea anuces, inieviabl~e. If 'an atssult is miade upa theI townt it will he delbnuded to the bitteor ei it an attenmpt is im::de to besiege the place, t hi beers will be outfaeneraled aind drive back ; if tneither be attet~i~ed, then'i ourfre will moive i'wiard and offe'r the gage of ba tie, which wilitno dlotut be accepjted. '1,1 antxety of aelh army to finid out thea streng't! poaitioii aind designs of the adversary is. course, extremie. The ah-ertneass and initr, pity of our scoutintg paties catnnot b2 ea cel - atil r.suhit ina the greate.-t acdvaadtac to the armty. RrN:vlNG TilE BLo(KA DE oF iTE PoTtalk A letter dated Wacshinigton, IDecmber. ptulished in the~ B~altimnore Sun, says:a T1hue steamen~r JRdianc.e caime npl to 1I Natvy Yacrd late thic afternoi. Act ingr la tr Ilantnumt reports that at ha.lf-pacst seren th9 morninig all thme rebel bitteroiess at SIhipIn'' I .oinit ipenedi fire ' n a wood~' ladetn schaoine A bout, fojrty roiunds' were fired, but ontly on tooik effect, entting away th'e jib halyardb which brought thia jib down by the rttn. TI wind wa.,. fair ait the timeir, but the tidle beinu on the ebb wcas agaianst the schoonier. Tha dsaster to theu jib dlid no~t prevent her froi conuttinuinug her course. Sh..- pas~ed thle bal teries citholeut fuarthecr ,tiiaage. antd hats arrive safe'lv at Wa 'baiug:on. 'Th. b atteries on t Marylatnd shore replie-d to tho se of the rebel; anal a brisk ce iinonadte was kept tip ott bot sides. Sevetral of the eemy's shells wer observe~d to burst atbouit hal I a umile~ over thI Mlarland shore. Durinig the cantnoniade th Jelanec went down ptart of the way to as cetain what the rebels were firing at ; befor ste caine withtin range the tiring had ceaisei The niameu cf the schtooner has taot been a: crtained. 'lire is ino doubt thec rebeuls hatve art iller of suiflicint fo rce to reach anity of the reimtent of the brigadess ofl Gens. 1Hooaker anid Sickle; if' they ciold otnly get the p~roper ranige. Somuu of the rebel guns along the Potomac carr over foutr miles. REiroaTs riacir tiri Aiuacl.-The WVar De partmientt continues to r'eceivu reports of a aprehended at tack utponi the Peaninsula, but we are untable to give the precike informtatio uoni which they are founded. We have ir teligenrce that the Congreassmien ini Washing: ton, whon comei fresh frcom t he people, atr prssing McClellan to inacke an attack and wti a great victory somnewhere, aind the imlpat icne of the Yantkees ini conisequen~ice of his slo movemetnts be'gints to mnantifest itself in vari ous wiays. 1t mtay he that, lie will be forces to vie'ld to thle poultar pressure, aitd mtatk te long delayed acdvanice, thitugh we do nii balieve' hte will do so of' his ownl volitor Thl.re' is ito imporatanit netws froit uniy quacrtea Wet have noi conti'imttitn of the repuortesi figh be.twee'n .\ahihv's conmmanid atnidie eniemy 0 Sndaiy last -lichmiuondl Dispatch. Foneacms Ontcoi:un I' Sotr-rn C.c tiu.y. The Rtichmondui E~tcaminer, taf the 12th, st'tte that Col. Strke's Rtegimenit andl Gnt. i)on naelson's Uigade. will at onuce repair to Sout] Carolina antd report to Gen. Lee. Marioni U)strict in the Field. A writer ini thet Ch~art-stmn Mercury claimsta fi Marin District " eigy!.lcu ('dnnp~unira or'ganieu-c and in arrer." The votinig popfulationt ofr Malrior i put down at less than two thousand. Well don em.th a .m..tra of ihe sam Por. ARTHUR SI IS, EDITOR. w m ml)i) SUIY, DEC. 18, 1801. The Cash Must Come. FOR A DVERTISTNGf, SUBSCRIPTION and .OB WORK from and and after this date, the CAStE MUST Im PA ID .' ADVANCE. DIeceuber 2. 11.l. For Convention. It will be seen that our old and respected fel lotw-ciizen. Major G-totGt Boswet.LL, is the only notinee f..r the vacaney in the State Conve't'ntion. We trust the people will turn out end compliment him with its full a vote as the circulstances of the case will admit. Reinietuber the day : Jtnday ne,.r. A Good Dinner. It is nl:nost unnecessary to bid our readers mark the card of the ladies, having ref'srence to a good, big dinner to come off tn Thursday next. Cheap too,-only 50 ets apiece;-.und cl any one individual attempt to compass the nice things that will be there served up? And what is more, after getting a good dinner, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have aided the noble regiment of Col. Jotr.s, in which wo all feel so deep an interest. The " Saluda House" will be the scene of the festi'ttl, and we trust that every body will turn out and give the "Soldiers' Aid Society" a bumper. -4-. An Intprovenient. Mr. AnNR ]ISnntLL hais !eft at this oiico one of his improved attachments to the spinning wheel. We are incapable of describing such things, and hope any one interested will call and see fur him self. It is said to aseelerate the wheel very cou siderably and t. work well generally. Death of Lieutenant John B. Gregg. The reader will find elsewhere a simple but earnest ohituary tribute to this gnilant young oflicer, who, with many other brave spirits, has gone before" to his eternal reward. It was not a our privilegt to know mutch of him personally, but the voice of many devoted friends testifies to e his amiability and worth. Sweet be his repose, n until the last trump shall call the nations to the Bar of Judgment ! and glorious bo his undying heritage at the right hand of Redeeming Love ! The Fire in Charleston. The general heart of the State has throbbed with anxiety and pain at the recent intelligence of the terrific fire in Charlest-.n. The sympathies of the people of the interior flow towards the suf o ferers in unanf'ected sadness. The trial would have been he:vy at any time, but now it is ex ri tremely so ; Yet the brave-hearted spirit.i of our uetropolis ctn hear up against it, if any can. And we trust the Legislature will soon extend such a;.i:tance as the nature of the case will per. nit. We obscrse that C'ngress will pay to the State. in view of this disaster, 5'5o.tltO of the overnment's indebtedness on account of ::dvtnes by South Carolina. Sorely it will take the courso indicated by Pre.ident .vis. The render will find the principal items of this destruettrc conflagration in another colutun. Amon, the many contributions in aid of the Ci:arie:tun sufferers the following are notewurthy : $1 0 ,000 by the noble Legishtturo of Cet:rgia. S$7,100 by the generous people uf August:+, with a Iditions every lly. Sip .. .... by the l'hinte:s' Bi. k of iavantinab. A $l1i. t0t' lioan e':car of in.terest f1sr oine year' by the Merchiants- & l'ktnters' Uatnk. Satva::ntjlh. $1,1110 by the CharlotteoI it . Cotlenany. IOfJI course the cotntributh~uns iof Ci:arleston. citi :-ens have beeun numnerous auwl libteral. Surely -help wiil flow in fritm ill quarters. Li Christmats. -The nient be.-li.iniy5 lip: unchl :end will fnd the Amecricanl people'c in the mnid.-t of a eritel wvar, -tooi erttl. we fear, to :nim:it ofi bieintg mutditiu-t byhu the ustually liberalizing inlltieme' oft this hit lowed1 seatstn. Thte enem~y thatt itipiiouslv seeks to violate thu vine andi f'g-tree of 9.tuthern prs plerity, knows little of the s .bluie quality if for Cgiveness5 which should prevail durinig the festival ithst c.ommttemorates a Savi'tr's birth. Illinmd to justice antd to tr'utth, he htas let slip his dotgs of war upotn Southern soil, aind dog.~ indied they .seetm to be so far as the dictates of Chritin vir tile atre considleredl. But, even with thisi army of hnotngrels onl our coaist, why not let thte otld fashtion still go ott. Let the chtildrcn lbe happy. Let the negr~ses ha:ve a full vatio~tn. Andi et all etndev'r to cultivate pleasant reltutions, tine toward antother. "ilMonsieuri T1onsoni Conie Again." Ha ltving kntockod at the doorof our Town Coun cil chatmber repeatted-ly on a patrticular subject, we comte nc'ain to the saine iportlnl andl ask to be Feartng thait molire important atf'lir.- have diverted ytlur attentiotn from a smiallcr uone, we take the liberty aga~tin to invoke samtte actttn In your p'art relative to thle motre perfect order andtt security of this incorporated tiown. It. is suritly no unsuita ble titne to think of this businecsa. The season atnd our circumnstances alike ptoint t thle propriety of doing so. It tmay be that you~ htive attended tit whalt we indlicate ;if so, excuse tur ignotrance. If the opposite, we hopett ntot to lie coetuideretd ofl eius ill :.gaini reiinhtg yiu if it. Woutld a spoeiatl ,trdiniancte on tte subject of ptrolts, per~ m tit, i:tprtoper assembit~ages, &c., &c., lbe :tumiss ? The object is not to kill the etjtymeets itt thte seson, but to ensure them ti, ill ta decently andit -in order." S-.4-+ W '.igfalrt% ?hlag. The Virginia correspontdenut of the Aostin (Tex) (?,:tte writes thus of the flag of Cot. Wtrat.t.'s Txas regitment: It heirs thet emblem~ti uf the " Lone11 Stir," atnd th.is is o f pulre wh.ite silk, set in it luti ground: lie -ti.; tare iturpte titd white. The hearts itt talt are rivetedl tot it. It niever wilt be given up. Atn ohii wtar- wirnl warritir app~ironced it, netd nts tiis eves ga.d steadily upon01 the hantner, lie sa~d Tht star was tmade of the btridal dress of the ladity of iur galbot Coltunel! Shte wotrketd it u p iwith tier fair handsl, atal1 gave it to its t, carry thritight the bantte of lu~r counttry. HoItw oul we fail to ptrotect it with our lives ! No, wir ! I nevter failetd tot tmeet the etnmy, wheni thatt star ws our wat'ebwtird. andl noiw, when our whto'e Sooth is in datnger, 1 feel that my poor li'e cenn h e .ivenl tup easily upontt that flas~ imyi shritud." Thiu tiht feltlw, with htis gray hairs, still stands befoe m inmemoy. uchis the feelintg of Look T1o Your Seed. "'tiirdetn seed should he ererfully uverhnutled notw andi~ then tot see tihnl they are all right." So the t ;ttrdenter Ilitiku have been21 sayitng for ta quiar ter' tf at icntury. iBut (aus litre PJttery wiuld write) it is " imto icaly pttrtennt. " j u~t nit this imet. Remeetirr we are not to hitve Yatnkee Iseest fuirnishted ait 5 iettis It papter nieXt year, not at 1any1 prie. Neithnur will we wanut theml, if every onte tias done, what tie outght to haveu dione, isaveid hti owtn seedl. "' O you need'ot tialk to tme, I ha~ve saved my seedl." Ilow do yotu kntow? Have youi lookedl at thetm lately ?' Somttebodyl~ loIioked Ite it her dayt and found his heans altnaah as. Mimy lie ynurs tire too. Or the rats may be tiblltig them. hetter dl. what thte gardtuner b oks soy, overhaul youlr gairden seeda now und the.-Alsot to those who flave stirghuem seere seetd we would say exianuino them anid save all you a. Thke will lhn wanted next Snring. I A To Our Soldiers. A successifn of treezing nights luring the past reek has made winter a ixe! faet," and many wine have renealel their last. ettnal accordingly. 'he wheat that was growing off bravely has been heciked in its luxurilnnt :a:eer., and the onts that. ra euluing up has been--it's hard to reay what; re trust not killed. although the point admit' of otue doubt. What are you farmers in the army ring to eoriler as to the character of your next rop ? Allow us to hint. that the remark is nown erel ally current in this region, that turn muet nil w ill gil up considerably bef..re the next sum ncr rolls nrtntn. A nd we iIl by way (f sugges ion, would it not be well for yon to seni word some to have a good deal of giotd lant put down it onrs. Coming in about June or July next. it will enable yoi to use your corn, between this tntl that. nore freely than you would otherwise lo, in pushing on your stuck hogs, fattening bee :attie &c; ftr be narurel we r.ill have t) do this sort of thing largely to keep the country going. Dent forget to instruct your pe plo als., to have lots preparsl in due timhe for sorghum sucre. forage corn, millet, or any thing else that you cnn think f to eke out the years provisions for man and beast. Above all things, tell your managers in every letter to save, sore, savn, as much as pos tibla, in the articles of prime necessity. Make ill we can and save all we can, there will not be more than enough to supply the pressing and in creasing wants of these trying days. You will be glad to hear that the people at home keep up their spirits despite the 'tight papers that stare us in the f.ee. We have realized sev eral things already that no one could have eon vinced us of some monhts ago,-tas for instance, that corn bee' will cook garden greens well enough for all pdurptoses of diet, that plain hot-watter ten is abeout as comfortable as the best Ilyson or Java, and that lightwood and tallow etn be maLde tc supply the place of sperm effectually if not ele gantly. By a receipe published in this paper some weeks back, your humble servant made a lotit tallow tandles which should be metntionedi. The tallow was not prepared carefully, having been originally intended for Eoap, and the saltpetro wim very dirty. The old moulds were leaky too, ani the whole affair proceeded under dificulties. Tht result wets, any quantity of siim, choeolate-colored burners, of most forbiniding aspect and some. thing too brittle for rough hantlling. But fix ot of them up, in thu position of a soldier, by wrap ping4 its liower extremity with a large suflieiency of old newspaper to tuake it lit the candlestick excite the latent ctloric of its upper rend by th< applieation of a blizing splinter,-und then see Well, you would'nt see much it is true-for il burns with len itntere.-ting t r.iligh t dimnteCS as i too modest to express i:self fully; but its gren; merit consists in what you would not see, and that is its evident effort at self-preervatiun. Wt have tried them fairly by the watch, and with al its slituness and brittleness the devouring ele, ment could not reduce its existencu more that two inches an hiour. We meution this as a tri umpht~ of southern tart. Thne durability of the thing is beyund question ;-it is left to others t ill httite its more brilliant attiribiutes. As the matt r stands at present, one to every eubic til of space would :tt perhaps af'ord any such "ex ecets of light" as to blast" the visrion of the presumptuous mortal who might dare to encoun ter it. But, in truth and forsooth, what want we wit) brilliancics nocturnally in this hour and genera tion ? Steep of nights and make the tost of overt minute of day-time, is gotd advice, now if ever It saves a n:an's eyes, whether it makes hin h-athy-ane.u el:tity.and-wise" or not. It re uertte, his phlysial reuirces genridly, tit that is wa t thtle peulae nteed inow, indiviedua!l, ad collectively. Ure if he is ont the watch. ats soot needs must be. let it be donte by thes blessed igh of the stars. You are apptrised that ta newr reginLCent is fortm ing for service on the coast, havinig fo.r its neueleui the foutr enttupaits that hatve gilne -fo~rwtard fritn Etgeiehl latterly. GIen. Mont.wn: is thte ontl. adidlate fotr theii Ctolontelty we hae.. .l. herd taed .tvrai gentlemten are in the field for the othe tics, tbut thte resultt is of course int untertaint; s live or six companitties, from we krat.v tot wvhere ae yet to be unnttexed to thos~Iletno it Colum:bin The comtlpaty fromu thtis lacle will not get fotrward 11 the Cattain itnfortos us5, unltil its nlInnhler~ is full which well probally be dutritng thils week or the net aet tfurthest. 'This will drtitt our corpoeral beat below fifteen meet of tmilitary age. Witl tmen over -t5 and yetuths fromt 10 tu 18, we shni still have Some thcirty liable to ordintary tilitii dtty anti patrol .-ervice. It is not expectedl thta te draeft will take efet in Edgeleld, as thtere ter now l~arely two complanieS motre ntzeede to brin; up her .do tigent , aind these will untdoubtetly b volntetered. A bieville wil! of course lee draw: upon heavily, as shte hats outly seut thuts fatr somi 10) or Ii ctompainies, whereais her effective strengt! (acctrdintg toi the last retulrns to the Blrigtidier)i nt :100 mteni less thanit ligefleht's. It is High that the draint shotuld be equaltir~ed, antd we htavs no dosubt the gatllanit Abtbeville-innes will comae ul to tihe tmark itn hatndsomte style. TO.L.s WxAtst), jr., of the Lanetnr Artillery is up frome Charicetonil, sheewly cotnvailescenit frotmet reenet sevire billitous atttack ; lee informts usth gives it aes his opinion that "there ut ill before lon;t e stilte d' si'erate ftghttitng att undte abut Chairles tt,"' andt expressrssall earnest in epe lthaLet compa is friom tlte up-icoutlry wvill mtove rapliidly to lth resee W'e had thte piensutre of seeing Private Etttso, if thte //wtiars, a fe w days tige. lIIis fteot is mtetnd ilg l'n.,t, and ho seems to be otherwise in tine Thte Cttnfederate tax-collector for Soulth Carolimt has apponinted teled Mr. Enttsnl Pnst, of this Yil lae, a stub.collectttr fier Etieel Di.,trict,-nt exeen'rt pin~llitent . yell will :tgree with to andtt bestowed tupon a wie-thty recipientt. We utn dcr.ttnd thtat Mr. BI. C. Iinti' y. ai brothetr-mter clhnt, is teo receive lhe tapptointtmtent of Ceemmnis stary ill the new Regimtent tof whvlich we httve be feere spoken. iSnuagly fixed in bothl eases. andtt wil O oubit matkeu lieir mertanttil~e exeperience aaile ble fttr god int thte patri..tie. (and nout unptrofetuhlle btsieis before thtemt. Wttltd tht wre ut tiink tof sothing eter teiing lto tell you,. hut thti5, in the prestont condi. tlii', of the htomte depatrtmeant, is nlext to impoifl sltl. Chtrist tmas mtnv tutrn tup stomlehing trtsl and spicy,--let uts hop,;e s .. Till thten,--et/irtt I Cotme on withe ti~c limkets. Tile apeatl still comnes frirm our mten ten tht army ; "IHasteni (t thte hhmtits." AntI shall il be in vaitn ? Shtael ettr stohiers sttffer if their petl dle ean htelpt it? We donttt mteaen by their people thteir otwn palrtiutlair famttilie~s :-t his were teo littk adt mea~n a view otf thi tmt icr :-we includle ,ll who tave' nu1 interest in what that potetr utl'o: inj celdier is ftghttineg tfer: the deliveraence if tbh outh fromt hter bitterest ftes. Fotr this lee brtave: Ithe hard winetor's free:-e4 na well ats thte entemly' emight. Against thte letter lie deufetnds himtnelf, ind ill doeing Sd lie defends yeu, he defendis US, het leedes tall. Butt he asks etur tide ien wertding cil the perils of the ':goreeus senSon. Cane it 111 re 'used ? TIhere are somee pertthps whio wtoull give lankets if they~ hadh cttltton with whlichl to matke :tmforts in their stead. Whtat geneeroucs lantter nIll ptrotler tte give cottton foer thtis pturpese to al! woe will give blanetes ? Hie woudt thuas to somti From Columbia. Our thinks are due to Messrs. Moni.KV and Jv.sirsNs, of our deleg:a:iin, for various legisla tive documents of in:er..s', includ':g the proceed ings in general of both Iiouses. Another week h:al passed, and no great deal of work perfected. The present week however will tell of Acts in ,tetal of Bills. A tmong the matters of iuterest since our last, we may chronicle the following: A bill to authorize the City Council of Charles ton to issue and put into circulation notes receiva ble in taxes or dues to the city, r-eceived the see and reading, and upon the question of agreeing to the bill, The yeis and nays were ordered to be taken, and they aro as follows Yea.s.-Ilon. W. D. Porter, President: Messrs. iBarker, LBull, Cannon, leLoach, Fickling, lope, Le.esne. M:izyck, McAliley, McKewn, E. G Pal mner, and Ware-1-l. N. ys.--Meesrs. Arthur, Beaty, Itlakeney, liar rison. Irby, Manning, Moces, Robcrds, Sessions, and Watson.-1. The bill was therefore agreed to, and was or dered to be sent to the house of ltupres.ntatives. Mr. Blrist, of Charleston, introduced the follow ing preminble and resolution in the House, which was agreed to and subsequently adopted in the Senate: Whereas since the last session of this General Assembly it has pleased the Almighty Disposer of Events to remove from his position of earthly usefulness and honor. to the scenes of another ex istence, an ahle public functionary, in the person of Chancellor Francis Hugh Warflaw, whose pro founl knowledge of the law, and high order of intellect, attracted the admiration of the just and learned throughout the State. Jhe'iurcd, Tba the Legislature of South Caro lina has received with the most profound emotions of sorrow the intiliigence of the death of that great mma and most learned judicial magistrate. Mr. Wa. J. LAVAL has been re-elected Treas urer of the Lower Division, and Mr. McIves So licitor of the Eastern Circuit. Mr. Taaanot.u, of Charleston, introduced the following resolution which was cunsidered imme diately, was agreed to, and was ordered to be sent to the Senate for concurrence: lbeaolrcd, That his Excellency, the Governor he, and he is hereby authorized to ein; toy a Spe cial Secretary, at a salary of fifteen hundred dol lird per annum ; and to allow a cumpensation of tifteen hundred dollars fur the past year to the person who :erformed the duties of Special See retary for that period. The Senate concurred, and Mr. P. J. Moses,. who has acted acceptably in that position during the year, has received the appointment from the governor in form. The Committee on Confederate Relations, to c.-hum was referred the following papers, to wit: The detuand of Governor Pickens on President Seuchanan for the possession of Fort Sumter; the statement of Col. Hlamilton as to the delivery of said demand ; the statement of Mr. Wm. Henry Treseott as to the withdrawal of the same; the letter of President Bt:ehitnan to Governor Pickens, I accrediting General Cushing as an agent of the Utnited Sates; the letter of Maj-.r Anderson to Adjutinnt-Generul Thomas, protesting against y,,x-s plan for the relict of Fort Sumter; the otflicial notice from President Lincoln of hisinten tion to supply Fort Sumter with pirovisions; beg leave to report: That they have enrefully consid crel the same. The Committee are of opinion that these papers form n valuable contribution to the history of the present revoluti-n. They prove the earnest de:ire of S;oith Carolina to avoid the effusion of blood and the calamity of war, in ex I ercisi::g her cnstitutiural right to secede from the Union. They also show the deliberate inten ti.,u of the Goveruntent at Washingtou to precipi ltte the country inte rclution tin.l ,rtr, by de termining to sacrifice Fort Sumter und the small - number of troi's by which it was garrisoned. IThe faill of Fort Sumter, and the forbeatrance of of our :nuthosritiies, in alitir.inig the exhauuted end contqueredl de-f.nders to come out of their strong.. hohml with thme honors of war, is thec tirst page in thle bitory of this sen:-eless and i. ieked wnr. In or fer to pirpeltuate all the facts, and 1:hoee in .strong contrast the generosity of the Giovernmnent I of the Confedecrate States and1( the duplicity of the tiovernmnent of thme United States, the Commtittee recoinmenmd that the diocumnents he prinited inm the -*Journal of the llou..e fior this dany. Other papru r munich interest. cornnected with he er: riy datys of tnr secessiont, have been pub liahed by irder '.f the leuse,-sutne -of which we will lay before the readers of this paper next week. tMr. Uis-r utfered the followin~; resultutions: awhieh were conidiered immediately, anid were agreed to: IHend~red. That the sumi of onue hundlred and l ifty thousandl doillsrs he applroplriated fruom the tmilitary con tigint, which tray ait t he present -sesslion he- placedl at the dispaisal ufth liGouvernor, .for the immamintdite conistructiomn of an1 irona-elad unlm-biat iiaiil rain for the Ilarboir of Chuarlestoni. eIIr;dred. Thamt t he constructtion if the sinid iron el~o1 gu.hi'at and rain, he intru~iced tu a board of three naval oflicers, who shall be :typointed by -ihis Excellecey the Giovernior. The Dill to assume the Confederate War Tax was still pending andi likely to pass. It is simply thi;: The money is ti be pi i over by the hank lit the State, or 'uorrowed if thought best, aind palid over to the Confederate States Goiverinment; the same to be repilneed by collecting from the peia hiooks to lie oipened, tirst, from 3thh April to 2nd Jfune : Payments then imade to' sat e f~ re per cent; lgaiin to he oipened fromt the 15th of Au;;ust to I th Sept., when no deduction will be made. In this way same lit tle relief will he utford..:d thme peo ple, but hot very mneh, :ts the whoh" amount mnust b e paid in within nine mntitht. Thu State niau min:; the paymeint. wili ulso throw the buoiness of cillectinig into the hatidls of the pre.sent District Tax Collectors, with a compensation of n t mnore than six hiundred dollars in any of the districts, except as to St. Philips andl St. Michaels parishes, where they wrill he allowed two thousanud. The Old Resolve. The States Rughts senltiment at the head of this paptlier is am :en:;thi haptized in Carolina blood sptilt upon t.irvlina sil. .it wa.s in 18:31 that thLxi .- euh ltr ta iilitud the A ddrese .f the South Caro linti Cinvetion tio lhe other States, ini explosition Iofi our caunse :ed of ouir coure at that period. pe1uakng of the P'rutective System he said: "We have not the slightest, apprehensiun that tie tieral Goviertntnenit will attemplt to force this Iysvtt mpin us by tiit iry power. We haive wtaned ,ir f~rethuren oft the conseqguences of such an tlltehmplt. lint it. antwtithstanding. such a course iot minessi shuld lie puirsuedi, we hers solemnly delare. tha t is steim if .lppre~in shall never p:-eri ititut Cam tinn, ntil noune liut dastards ae let t in,mtir to i:. We wiould infinitely pro for thait :his t..rritory of the State shoiild be the eten-ery at freiemen thani that it sh, tild tecome ih.: hi.iititi..a f slaves. .A ctuted by these prin eiples ainI anitmu i by hrIhese sentimiuents, ,re trill ow if it u.,t julI, ,ri: ,ril p r.ah o,idet the Anud what lint ai refle~x of thlis same nobhle resolve was the lantuntige ot the .anme pa riit when, on taking a sad farewell of the Legislature of South Curolina itt Dec. l8:It6. aitticipating at the time a litg sijourn in Europe, he cloajuenitly said: W Wheriver T may ga : inito whatever diitatt reiuns oif the earth Imsy decstiy mtay etnrry tue - my heart will b e witin yoiu. atal my ptrnyers will le directed with anit unercrinig piol:ttityn to thu Hlome f my~ afctionst, anil the I ltnd uf in ttllegianuce. And it-....whih may Heaven foirbii-it shulnd so *happen that in the progress of these inanmspiciious events which are evecn now caistinig their ill-bodling shadows before thema, .itith Cariolina shiould he cntramned to sniuimon afl her Chtivalry to the deece of her haoseh bi gidlu nal donmestic at - tars : yitteintg a prompllt iiheitiencel to the sacrred ell, I will fly to her gloriiius stai~dard " swift as the templest travels o'er the was:e of mighty wa te.., rnepnared and rusolred in common with every true and patriotic son of hers, to defend and pre servo her Institutions and Liberties, or perish in their Ruins." How To Use It. hole to use bacon, is the question; .nd it in volves a duty on the partof every man in the Con federacy. The answer is plain: use it with the strictest possible economy. Many will do this from sheer necessity ; but many others will not be thus straitened in its use, and it is to these we chiefly address the remark. Those who have enough to do them, should save all they can for . the general benefit. This is patriotism. Those who have barely enough, should strive to make out with it, even thougn they are fully able to purebase more. This is patriotism too. For is it not true, that by as much as this class of con sumers keep out of the market by just so much will the poor of the country find bacon cheaper. And again, who is ho that would roll in abun dance while the country is in distress? We can. not think there are any who could do this, if they would for a moment reflect upon the princi. ple of action above indicated, and which, we sub mit, is at' once unselfiah, and calculated as far as it goes to benefit the people at large, and-by con sequence the common cause. For the Advertiser. From the Coast. GADENx's CORNEa, S. C., December 7, 188L Garden's Corner (not Gardner's Corner as it is frequently erroneously called) is situated at the head of a small tide-water Creek, at the Junction of the Combahee and Port Royal Ferry roads leading to Pocotalige Station: it is distant about six miles from the Combahee, four from Port Royal Ferry and seven from the Station. The region surrounding, is regarded the most unheal thy in the low country, and the Corner the sickli est spot in this section. At present this position is occupied by the 14th Regiment, S. C. V., commanded by Col. JAwas Joyst't, which, with its out-posts, constitute the advane forces of the Coast Army this side Port Royal River, and consequently is a point of some interest. The pickets and videttes from this com mand scour the whole country between the Riv ere, keeping a sharp lookout for the Yankee crui sers sometimes visible, but which have not yet dared,to land a single marauder on the naiN. The vigilance of Col. JoIas is untiring. He feels the importance of the position, and I believe it is generally conceded that with his extensive milita ry knowledge, experience, powers of discipline, and flattering antecedents, deserves a higher rank than he now holds. And if there is a Brigadi?. General to be selected from the South Carolina officers, with due defereuce to the claims of others, it is acknowledged that a more competent and accomplished officer than Col. dAMns Joas could not be appointed. lie would then be in a position which the service imperatively demands and needs. At night the heavens above the Islands are fre'nlcntly illuminated with Samos ascending from burning gin-houses, and doubtless the fiends who came to conquer us look and tremble as they gale. Can a people so earnes: le subdued? No, never; their sacrifices will ascend to high heaven crying for vengeance upon the heads of the brutal vandals who would blot o2t our name from among the nations of the earth. Old Edgefield is nobly represented in the 14th in the Companies of Captains WEar, Panar and Tonkins. They are fine-looking and drill to a miracle. The Idrertiasr is a welcome visitor. We love to .ee its dear familiar face. There are a few eascs of pneumonia, but the health of the Rtegimeont is generally good. B. Help for the Needy?! Tho undeersignaed appeal to the citizens of this incorporation and vicinity to come forward tp'the help of the needy families of our volunteers in the field. The fund heretofore contributed, which. ha.' been smnall in the aggregate, is ar. 'rly ox hiatsted, and the severity of the times is on the irerease. We moot provide for those our charity embraces in this instance, aecording to our several abilities, or we are unworthy the goods end com firts with which Heaven has blessed us. There are fully one half' of the male citizens of this place 'who have ctontributed literally nothing to a-lvance the objects of this Committee ; whatthey have done for the poor soldier's home otherwise, we do not know. lBut we entreat all who can spare a single dollr to brinig it at once to either of the undersignted. Our book .shall be always open to the inspection of subscribers; and sooner or laiter, if desired, a full list will be published of these cntribtutors. Now is the timo for all to lendl their aid and we earnestly ask a prompt respouse. GE011GE A. ADDISON, JA.\ES RAINSFORD, JIOHN HUTIET, ARTilUR SIMKINS, H. T. WitltGlHT, Committee. HI. T. WRIG H T, Treas'r. Notice. Tho'se who call for thu Soldier's Aid relief will please call on HI. T. WntnT~t, Esq., who is now Treasutrer of said Society. 13. C. BRYAN, Trea>,r. AUJGU STA HOT EL, AUGUSTA. G A. BY WHIEELOCK. Convenient to the Carolina side. Provided with the best the market affords. A djacent to first rate business houses. Readly with conveniences to facilitate travellers on any and every route. Prepared to accommodate all who may desire it. A good bar and plenty of ice. We respectfully tak tho attention of Edgefleld to our Card. Jane 28 tf 25 F RSaeat the AnetanOffice a good sup pl fLETTER ENVELOPES. Price, 21 Ct.prpackage, Csh. Dec 17 tf 5 g" The Friends of Major GEORGE BOS WE LL respectfully nominnte him for the seat in the Couvention of South Carolina vacated by the death of Hon. P. HI. Wanraw. Dec18 1t 50 A Lpros indebted to the Estate of Daniel .t.Preseett, dee'd., are requested to make im mediate payment: andl those having demands against said Estate are requested to present them p E LIZAETHPRE.SSCOTT, Ez'ix. Or, JAS. A. LANIER, her Agent. Oc 1, 1851. 3m___39 F ine and Cheap Family soaps. IA large supply of really good and very cheap Family SOAPS, just opened at C. W. A J. B3. H ODG ES. IOct.1, 1860 er 39 Bathin Spongess A large lot of superior quality, received by arrivals, at O. W. & J. B. HQDGES. n.,1860. 3a9. .