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?CXIS?E-J KVKRV WKD.'iES?AV MnRXi.N/?. i. siiaxrss, a- B, D'JRISOS- ?- E.-XEESE PROPHti. t*!"*~H * " -From Lre'tt AI:HV. 0:'?r car?rry hud R severe skirmish with ih<"v enemy on Monday, near Bra v'y %. which thc <?:iemv lost .twei?ty kii^?y nzd' wunded. and tifteeu captured. Our"loss Wa? thr? Wounded only. We ?OrpmeH th* ene my, which acc-.mnts for our ama!! lo?*, as the Yankees retreatedimmedia'ojy. Geh. Meade was in beavy'f Tee at Waifed- a, a?'d h's'ar.' rey was gradually approaching its old " sfantp inggrouud,''Stafford, and Falmouth, heights. '. The enemy have made two attempts to pass through Brock's Oap, which is 'a passage in the ii'>rth Mnunt^tn'.tn Rockingham c JU n ty, about twelyo mijos.northpf "Eianisonbnrg. On Mondaf-they made ?heir appearance, at^ the gnp, b-.:t wg?e;.easily aud soon driven ' off by a portion of*Gea. Imboden!s forces.. On Tuesday they resewed their attcmp'.to forje their way through fhe mcuntain pasa and this time io g'reater force ; bat th&y wera " a sec ond time repafseS, >jth ' 'considerable loss. This force of Y?nkee* i" believed to be un der command of General K?lly, aud tlfat they*' have marched down-/through Hardy cotinty .from the ucigbborhood cd NW :.Creek and'. Cumberland. . Tb^y are doubtless' aiming-.to* reach Staunton. A hattie is inevitable in ' September, bnt it will not be fot^rtefore^. urif?ss.,General Lee will? it. He iVnow" ?trudiatteally master of the " .Mtuation/''*- "* ' 'V Soldiers who c?fca?'dbwto bn' furlough, be . eau-* of aickjie^a 5)r^?^ndV elcprcss sniT>ri?r: k that any but raost^w^ should be Tell} for the-araVy of Ntjfth?rn Vir-' ei ri nia. Its rfilks. were never.-In?er, nor thc men-more buoyant in the prospect of a light. This much is aufiicieht; -.? ? <--,, ; ? . ? Nortljie^i?fetws.. ..,.,-'. RicHKo.vn, Ang, H.-The Baltimore Gaz ette of tho 13th say? : The response of Sey . mour to the reply of Li nob?, is- distinguished from bis funner latter not lesaby brevity than greater boldness in its lone. Seymour cito, tho fee* tbat, in nine Democratic districts " thirty-three thousand conscftptrare called for,. while in nineteoni'jReptiblican districts only thirty-mue thousand are called for. .*' ^ ?' Under sach^mrcum'st'?ncei?,' he remark*, yoe cannot and. w?jl not fail, to ri^lir, those gross wrong?.- J?c speaks of .the draft as a schema to fc-*ndu4eaUy loree a porti:?t of the community iutoT?tlHary service by dishonest perversion of1a,w." e-V. Lincoln replies^th*"-- the drawing viii be made upon tb.?"?.t^ta a^'n?w. fixed in the districts iit^which t?fe draft is completed; iii" oth\.-r di-tricts .aJSew enro?lmer? .will take place. He Trishes lt understood - that no part of bil former letter is rfc-pudiiued-. . The draft, therefore. Ts i^be pushed t forward in spite ol Seymour's t-erncnstraifces.' The Daily News says Lincoln's edi?t created 1 tb? most intense excitement in the communi ty. The pr.b!ic mind -is intensely a?itp.red nt the threatening aspect of affairs, and if the draft ts commenced again, ir. violation of tin' protest of Seymour, revo'iuMHi-is in evitable. The New York Herald ha.s>.puhl?H?ied a list of the member* of tba .Federal -Congress elecr ted,.showing a majority df* six adverse lo the Administration. The Herald* says that, in ci.i^cquenco thc opposition w"1l elect a Speak er, and the committee1 appointed by him wili investigate tbe conduct oil th*; Adri-iiuUtratjpit bir.ee bis accps^.on to office.' . 0? ?ill questions . relating to the wj&x, the ^ab^savH^hem favor tts? vigorous ^Scu?mn^FtTi?T^ The Hera? pronounces the draTt ine-'pe dient, unnecessary and unp-ipulr.r, and urg?t= Lincoln to interfere befW. it is too late? From Itichmond. OKANCEC. H., August 12fh.^-A convention of North Carolina troops, of the anny of j Northern Virginia; met at tile 'Court ilouwr to day. Col. Bryant Grimos selected as Chair mat?, with nine Secretaries, anda'committee of nine on resolutions, Gue for each brigade. Col. Garrett was Chairman of the commit tee. Evolutions w*r? adopted unanimously pledging thc loyalty of North Carolina and army to the . Confederacy, and * denouncing the Staudard and .its suppprten-: c-xpressi:.g con fi.' ci.ee thaw Gov. Vance would sustain our good canse.-; A resolution appointed Cols. Garrett, Jones, Cox and Grimes a committee to write an a/i *dre??, to tbe"peopfe'oT fb? State.'. * The Convention was unanimous and enthu siastic. *fW:[ '* r- '. " .? ... "JPrdoi Atissis'sijppi. MORT?N, August 14..-Several persons just arrived from Vicksburg state positively that Grant was intbatcity-last Sunday. No troops, save McPnersons corps and five regiments who went to take the place of troops in Bank's army, whose term tof service had'expired, have loft-eS^kftbnrg^ They 'assert positively that the disease which-bas" been sweeping off Yankees ia^'Yeliow Jack. Confederate Success iu Tenneasee. CHATTAKOOGA. August 14. Col Dibbrel', commanding Starnes' oIcT brigade o? Forrest's divisioli, was attacked by four thousand mo.outed Federals, at Sparta. Tbe enemy waa dri^^ back to^McMinnville ba.'.ly whipped. ., . Parties from Weqt and Middjn Tennessee report rxieniiTe-reuuitinf for ihe.Cbnf?deratB aarvice. The crops 'ar? fine,- and tho enoaxy conciliatory. c * Capt Frank Battle, of Carter's scouts, was captured near Nashville -c-u' tte 5ih, and- con fined in prison, -.".y * - From Charleston. 'CHARLESTON, Aug. 14.-The bombardment for the last ten nights hasTbecnJncessant and spirited. ;T^ monrh^and one-of. the bat teries on M?rriw* Island were firing at Fort Sumter yc?t?jrday,'"?t 4,'000 yardrt diitant. There are?ign? that another ..terrible bom bardment wjll speedily begfn. THE LATE TRIP UP. JAMES RIVER.-The Petersburg Expresa lear as from a party who has seen an individual just- from Forlress Monroe,- that the laie Yankee gunboat expe dition np James river suffered Very much in damage of "craft as weil aa loss of- men. The Wooden bout is said to have l?eeii riddled by our field-pi?ces "from tbeslore, and many lives -were lost. The Captain of tho boat, whose name We did not ascertain, fearing she Fas about to sink, roadman'.effort to^ascape to the ironclad, arid while in -the act was struck by a solid shot and cut completely in *wo. Some eight or ten of the invaders are said to nave been killed, and many woundwd. The boats, too, were very much damaged. . GEN MOKOAN.-We baye publt.-died states mente n^ade by Northern pa per.', that Morgan had been-Udg?il in the Ohio Penitentiary and treated asr;a fb\m^ having- hi? Lend shaved and suff?nng other irrtignitltg. On the otber hand, a letvcr bas been received.in this city irora Mrs. Morgan, statin* that she ha? io telbgence/rom her busbUrid;~i?- which he states tnat be is kindly treated, and'hemes to be with ber on his parolo.m a. short time_ Constitntionalist. . . _ .' ."* j&Sr- During 'Lee's .trip-,lab? Mnqgand and Pennsylvania all the archivos, at "Washington City woro packed, ready to bo removed' at a niwacnt'a notice. ' ac JASES T. B/ICON, EDITOR. _ W li UNK SUA Y, AIJ^OST ti?, 1*83. Increase in our Price of Subscription'. Fr?w de.J ftff?r ?i? 'lalo, until further n?i:cc, j ?ar'tcnni of f?nscr?ption will be ZZ/J? per.4imum i |*?n advance, fue high price of paper, and ?Very- 1 V th^? clip, coiupo's us to. maha this advau.ee. A hg ist Beb, I8C3. .- '.. j^-?bittisry notico* of the gallant young P. O. RANSOM, and rbe brave L. DrSHIBLET) both j of whom fill struggling for.tho b?n*r of thc C?n *f*ler?"*y, wi-ro rtceivod too late for tbis issue, hut l^vill bc attended*%?) in our next. Senatorial Election. Col. THOMAS G. BACON was elected, on Tees d*y but, Sonator from Edg? ?cid District-tv fill tho vacancy dittoed- by the death of the late lion A. giMxuts. JS?"The tribute of respect passed by the Mt Lebanon Church to toe memnry of Rev. A MATHIS; will be published nox{ week. "The Liberal li ca M tleriscth Liberal Things.?? *% Col. JOH? IICIBT, 'Treasurer of" the Board ? Relief for Edgefi??aV District, requests ns to ac I fcuo.wledgo thu rcoeipt (fruin the hands of Maj W. CAKWIIE) of Five Hundred Dollars-the am nifiveot and' patriotic donation of Mr. BARNBY S p ? .s ?A i:,.of .%Le vicinity of Ham burg. It. gi rt?? as tho weit profonntl pleasure to reeord such a high*-a?u*lcd act of charily-and to bold'up to the eyes of Edgefield such a noble example. It is an example which we hope will "leaven tfie whole I uiimpi*- we moan " tho whole tn wp'' pf riob men in Edgefield District. ?' . . Tableaux and Concert. Oh the livening of Monday, the 24th of August, I will bo given in tho Masonic Hall at Edgefield C. IL, a varied performance-tableaux,, charades, nuseic, fnnining Ac.,-for the benefit ^jfrthe Sol dier*. Tho object is ono which .app?tits by all the ties of patriotism-by all the love and honor anil ?id we o wo orr? galiant and glorious Soldiers-to tho hearts and sympathies of ocr people. And tho claim ii presented through a bevy of the fairest ot the fair, Ccino one, come all J Jou will *'e much that is boautiful, and hear much that is beautiful. Never lo?o an opportunity of. scei'ig or hearing'anything beautiful. * Beauty is -God's handwriting! Arid rnouoy is shoes, and blankets, ?Dd clothing, for Confoderate Soldier?. 5?2?f~ Admission -fli. Childran half prico. . ?-.-? -i? jpgrV.'* return our" thanks' to Dr. FjtAKKXIK (I oifriN-'-inr his courtesy iii prosenting ns a copy of tho OliarJeston Mercury ot Monday. . Organization 'of u itelief Association for Soldier's Families. Wo are roquested to arate that a meeting will b* held at Dry. Creek Church, on Saturday tho 29th instant, for the purp -se of organizing an As.-ocisticn for the aid .-.nd relief of Soldiers' F. inilies. The people of that vicinity cordially invito all ?ho maybe in forested in this good cause, to meet with them. ' We. earnestly hope there will he iv J ur j; o attendance-and un abundant manifes tation of spirit, ensrgy anti liberality. The cause i.* ?Von mori holy than that of relieving our Sol Miers themselves. What wrts done tit the .Railroad Meet ins on tlie Kidge. We^all special Mutation to ibo report of the .proceedings of-thc Ra?road nie*.tirig hel.d.on tho Ridge or. tho 14th instant, published io our i**ue I xif to-d-?V. ?ur ottorpriting asid pubiic-fplrhod igbbcrs of the Ridge haye done well in this mailor-exceedingly will-and hive acted sj be n,".t -lil'cr.'ii, oiilighient-d sud patriotic int-n. They aro cvldontlj dciormiuod not to be left be hind ii. Sleepy liollow. At this inseting, Oae Hundred and Eight thou sand Dollars was subscribed to thc Augusta and Columbia Railroad ; and tiiuy have hut little doubt of being able to sw ell-this, in a short time, to One Hundred und Eifty Thousand. They cull upon Edgefield Village to co-operate with them; certainly Edgcli^d Village ought to do a.- much as the Kidge. . . What eau wc say to rouse the 'apparently dor mant euuls of our townsmen? Say what wc m-iy howovor, or leuvu ail unsaid, this is vory plainly th?ir lust chance for a Railroad ; 'UP now or never with them. And in case they do uot take tho tide at its present flood, Edgtaeld will doubtless'be left, forever and a day, a mere pitiful spock be yond the outer walls of the civilized world. Read the following incontrovertible facta opon tho subject under consideration ; -they aro. from an admirable lotter to tho Augusta Comlitution aliet. If tho wealthy tnenVbo wish to benefit man kind with their immense treusurcs will act prompt ly Uud quickly, tho road will be made: They will not'give tbtfmouey away by buirdi- g the road They will put it out at compound interest. Th road win be ono o!? the most profitable in th. Soulby It outs off 100 mitos in 160, and {hen will couuact tw.. enterprising cities in less than three hoar? time, where Lt is now uoarly all day. If things; wer? r?versed-T-if editors-and writers were onlycapitaluts-they would invest their money j,ad timo in the luattjr, and delay no longer; It Will Cyst?nore tho longer delayed. Success will be the reward," and-substantial good producing wealth and prosperity. Railroad stock in auch localities, as between Augu.ta and Columbia, is the samo a's gold. The itoek from Columbia to Charlotte pnys the highest- kind of dividend, and tho stock thru* limos tba original cost. * Let Co lu m bra* and Augusta bo united in the cause like " Two ?ouls with but a single thought-two hearts that beat as ono," till the communication hf com plete. .No chics have more liberality, patriotism or wealth thaa Augusta arid Columbia to their populations. We will closo by saying delays aro liangerous. ?No time to wait. Act immediately. Bestir .'youreolveS, mon ;of_ Edgefield Viljago ?nd iii vicinity-mon of .Edgefield at large. Call % meeting-and that right soon ; open sub.crip ioiftists, raise money, bring the Railroad to your loors. Do' your duty to thc genoration iu-which roa Hvo, and to the generations which arc coming iftcr you. The cause of humanity, the civilization of the ige, thc onward march of enlightened opinion, di the g?nerons impulsos of manly nature, appeal o yon in this molter. Southern r'iei? & Fireside. For tho quiet home circle, tho Southern Field ? Firetide is the best paper publish od in the outh. It has something apropos for all agea, lasses and conditions-"young men and maid ns, old men and children." With perfect con tentiousness we recommend it to our readers as mino of wealth! Tho last number, beside a iirioty c.rnsoful and ontortuiaing reading-matter, na two vrcll executed engraving?. .Thepublisher tya that it is bis Lntonlkm to present the readers ' the Field <$. Fireside with a Bories of ongrar rgs ;l!ustrating original t iles or Southona scene ' (C?oi'oderftto scenery)-with a portrait now id then of some distinguished military chiof or vi! ofilcial, V?'e kopo the energetic apd tasteful iblUher may L'c rewarded nn hundred fold for s troublo in sonding out to all classes, such an ifying victor. Th^p Field <C- Fireeide is pub bed at Augusta, Ga,, by JAMES GaRUNan, Esq., Seven Dollurs per um.uni. . ' . 1 thc flt tal rcq rt p Mi Lit day fod one i to brai mn] How sweet aro the slumbers of him who u lio down on his pillow imd review the trans- j dons of every day without condomniug himself. \ ?0 , * Priyateew?*' " ' In July of \h&.jtMj,'l1X, ju*t, ono year thc Declaration ot In dopenden ca pf iliCvlaJ tod States, th?, e?'.p Reprisai, cotanu.nd.jd by; V/?ke3, aVoou:paniad by two cruisers, ? 'j& tho coast of Ireland. Sheep small bea ?51. ?, bo tb in England ?nd Auitrioa, PrivaMfira sud uluboagb .julie inaigliifioant as regardaImjt: siio, .'peed; euength er armament in eilf-paji??n j with lue aplenuid War SLir?>f England,'limier magnificent fijercbautuien, still tbo inkVintariffof Groat Britain wre Girowa inte tfcc olmo ?n>rnation by Ihcir aadaoity and saccera fiii^ng their cr?Uings' off lae British const*. Tnsoj?ieh that it fs now a watter of astonishment''to ?.'2? a. few of the extracts frpm'tho English Prejtaof-^aat period. We annex the' following is an ituej^f thc public ?ind at that day :. ^**?V.? V Dublin ho;! been thrown into the utmoikann .otcrnationby the appearance of Am^lcon-*?^?ar teers cn this coast. A ?top hat bren put tittil! trude. Kot ono vf "the Liueu Ships that hare bean loaded for Ch'sstwTirr arc suffered to 'tfepirrr, npon which ?ceo un t-tie Fnir must be postpoied, if any Fair be bejd. No insurance can W/pru curtd, and linen hw already fa?len* penny a yard.-LadittwMayattne., July? WIT. .- . . On the 12!h July, tame year, the Secretary of tho Admiralty informed the. Mayor of Liverpebl that four ?loop? of war had been dispute bed to " tho waters between tire? t-Britain and Ireland in quest of American Privateers,.and for the p?dfec tiun of trade iu .those part*" A. list -?f^bSttle ships cruising in tte Eogliat? Channel, pnb?jhed July 177?, numbers 28. Th? sam?:,M*?C?.oe, under ?ale of 16kh J*ly?l7.77, says; "Dnrini no time since the jyerj have tbe people op this ?6* st been itlf ?0 a ucb frightened aa lately, ' by the appearance of American Privateers. Ah.express, T.as'seDt off to our Lord Lieutenant of the county of Cumberland to, call .otit.Jtbe vrf liria Jorifi^s^e fence of the coast, us it was apprehend ed that tho Americans w?uld land."' Independent: of .vast preparations on tbe par? of tko -Eagl?h Gorern-' men!; *' te prevent the future o^eratijus of Ameri can Privateers,''' thc greed shippers apd Merchants in the commercial towns vf England, Ireland and Seetland, fitted out armed' vesechv at tb,cir-own expense, for thTS?r bettor security. - .?^.?y ' .. ? We have- copi sd the jp/->yn extracts' bocadee of the singular and forcible expression pontjifned tbereiu of .tho strong-fears entertained, hjr, tho British Government and people, of Prir?leiring. Nor does thia Privateering seem .io liare |b?on. shortly forgotten by tho English mind, for at.tb? very next treaty of tho Qreat Powers of Etyopo at Paris, England iusialod. npon inset tin;; therein an article abolishing^.Privateering; and to' ?hieb all tho'Mariiiujc Naltona agreed,, with tSeainglo exception of the United States of America.- -And it is somewhat remarkable that since the'bogin ning of Ibo war between tho people of the-North and South, the former, stimulated hy a desire to conciliate the favor of England, aa wen tu?other European Powers, and terrified at the auccosscs of tho Al ab am a-and other Privateers, haf& con sented to recognize the principle aad tho righi of the aforementioned article of the Treaty of Paris. The Privateering of 1777 ought to. bara "been botter remembered by tho Confed?ralo authorities and people in tho beginning ?of tho present.war. The paper blockade of English Perts by~N?po leou wttainsigoificabt indeed whencomparcd'with the capture o? Freneh Mercbantnient by Ag ich I'rivateors. Aod wc vunture ' the assertion that; tho Y .-.ii kee block ide of Confederate Porta would havo been equally SJ,-had. the Confederacy,-imme diately upou tati. commencement" of bostiliiies' fitted out fifteen or twenty, well armed ?nd weil manned Privateers. The capture cf twow three California Steamers, currying each a million iii specif., would Lave been thc almost iaoritahle-cen - M-q--k.:;e<v and. ^ould.-lntvp fnrn?lisd^.a^iohius apon which to ostabluh a currency wueheurierior te th.-.t we now enjoy, besides taking so much From the vaults cf the Yankca banks. 'A?; it is, Irco or three Steamer's, rigged and armed as Pri vateers, have carried fear and terror to thc heart of Yankee commerce. Yankeo w - steamers ate constantly on thc oui vive for the Alabama; Yan kee vessels are r<.tiing nt their wharves f?r dread A Confederate Privateers; and Yankee trado ex periences a wondorful lethargy on account of tho terrible Capt. San UBS. There are no rights or immunities of winch nations are so tenacious as those of the llitrb Seas, uono which aro guardod with so much jeal lusyl The laws ard regulations of Confuioroial Marine, and tboto governing neutral Hags and icutral bolto cs, .ba ve always .beau guarded with decplcss vigilance; while the property value of He commerce of any great ?nation, being for the nost part, in fact almost entirely, owned by indi ridualis, makes z. ps.rtionl&r rn well as g?n?ral in orcst throughout the land. Insomuch that a loss ir injury which affects one, carries fear to another, f/o take money fmut the pocket of ono engaged n a certain pursuit) is not only to bis individual oas, but tende to the detriment of alL others fol owing the samo avocation. To deprive a man of tis moucy is, according to tho English Satirist, ie greatest evil you can inflict upon him. 1 Take a man's wife and he'll bryok it, lat keep your banda ont of his breeches pocket And so it is >\ ?th rations ;/"tripped of money is o bo stripped of power-and nothing so. tends to he transfer of money from tko. eoffers -of one eoplf to those of another as Privateering. This 'rivatcoring should bo vigorously and energetic ally-encouraged by our Confederacy aa the surest nd swiftest means of injury to tho enemy, aud f profit to ourselves. Much has been dobo with nly tbreo or four Steamers, yet mach'remains to e done. . . , The motte of the great Gorrera! and 'Stetosman, esorvea te be adopted in this regard : " jiihil dum credent, dum quid tepereuet agendum." The Crisis. The people of our State aro, we trust, (saya the onfodorate liapliet) prepared ipr tho worst. A me may bo near, te try our manliness, and test ir faith ic God. Lot us nof give place te des ^ndency. Between temporary defeat and fin ni ?bjoration, there lies a wide interval ; abd that ust bo siled by the heroic doods of men, who e dotormin?dito be Hree. If wc aro true to our 1 vos, thc enemy can; J a conquer us: Let riot g and chambering, sp?culation and extortion, ase in tho land ; and let-as ell unite, as a band brothers in the firm determination, that tbe ot? of South Carolina shall never be tho spoil a vandal foe. A breath of submit sion we breathe not The sword of defiance we sheathe not. The Charleston Couria of the*14th, ekyg : Ye hWe received through Mr*. R.B/8,, from ? ladies of Edgeflold Villago, 9144, for the here of the sick and wounded soldiers in tho hospi sintl'is city, and Lavo applied the same as .-osted." SaCT* Tho Jtichmond Sentinel denies tho absurd ort that Ex-Governor and Senntor Brown, of Bsissippi, bad taken tile oath of allegiance to icoln. Gov. Brown was "in Richmond the other ->.looking woll. llb has a eon, a gallant Con-^j Brate officer, who was wpuuded und taken pris r at Gettysburg. .. -. IS?*- Mrs. Patterson Allen, arrested for treason tho Confederacy, ft :apw daagerpusly ill of in fevor, nnd fears* aro entertained .that she f not recover. She is Haid to be much eranoia andliaroly takes food enough to sustain life., j jjj wye tho Richmond Ditpateh: " { For the Advertiser. SACRED TO THE MEMORIES ? . . ; ? of i * Cxookcr, Wallace anil Dun soe*. Ta? wjexth of ?. Immortellos" is scarcely with ered, which inonrnod lia less' of our gallant coun trymen at Chunccllorsv ?Hu, er? ils faded leaves j ?re to.bo rCnewcl bj fr-sh t^^'eringrU?h.e^*,^','*.'0' ??M.l'br?^who baVif fallen un the field cf Gettys burg. With feelings ol "deep Badnesx, we protea t to the view of 'theft felioaSoitizens, the- nam?s of j ihebold-and Jatre'pid ?oldlori who hare sealed' with their blood, .their devotion te ' their- country.' tu men who will ?ot remain, neglected, and w.fo-,f corded, .whiUt a gratefal hut .afflicted., country ch?risbes the recollection of ih,ei- heroism. -,. At the ccmmeBcement ef tho . .c. CROOKER, WALLACE aid DURISOE volunteered in; the. EJrjrjidr! Itifln, a Company rnlsedin this vicinity hy Capt." Cicano Anair?, went thro' the- campaign .together, Nmd upon the disbanding of that Cim-r' pany, sab'sequcntly volunteered'in Co. D, 14-Regt. S. C." V., Capt. Ptni?N. ,W?th ibat galUnt and veteran R?gt. they rtoad shoulder to shoulder" ??aid the trying, ordeal through which it parsed, ?rid fell together nn tbe bloody field of Gettys tfurg, inseparable in dc??a ?? in -Ufe. . . .LisuL HARVEY DRAKE CROOKER died on tbe 2d Jnly from wounds received on-the 1st, at j the battle of G?tyeburg, in the 32d year of his aga. ID his bold and gallant conduct on'that bloody V.attle-fiold, ec illus'tratod tho heroism ef | the fsmily.from wjr?chh? sprang^ ?nd renewed in his daring intrepidity,- Che gallantry of a patriotic ?ngestry. Te the beloTed ?nd widowed mother, vhora.no bas left to bewail bia untimely h>g?,.'tbe proud reflection tb at be. nobly fell iu defence of | his country, whilst it may not dry the tears which, gush forth from the ?eVot?ft heaft hf-a mother, m*y yet temper with - consolation the grief that saddens the anguished bosom. ; ,8?rgU J. REAA/FO^I WALLACE, died on the 2d July, from wound ^received on'the lat, at the W?Ue of Gettysburg, rn the 25th year'of his age. ?n thc spriug-limo oflife, with everything to make life desirable,.'the spirit of this gallant sol dier has passed, from the battle-field to the judg ment of his God. Filial in bis domestic relations, exemplary in his inoraHty, correct in bis" deport ment, a withns/ed mother alone .jn.ib-e sanituary of ber affections can only estimate his lsss. May Almighty 0<*d pour the" oil.of consolation upon her afflicted and bruised heart, and OIOBO up tho wound which the enomicB of our country?have opened. ' "* . ScrgU CHARLES L. DURISOE, died at Da vid's Island, New York from wounds' received ou the lat July at the .battle of Gettysburg, ~in the '24tb - year of his agc. . The last, though not tba least of this gallant triad, warm and inrpetuens in his feelings, and devoted in his patriotism, has given his life to the cm te of his country. Idcn .iiGcd with, tho war frotn its commenc^i^t, en gaged iu its campaigB8" in the camp and in th? -field, bo illustrated tbe character of tbe Southern soldier, and has left to his countrymen, fur imita tion, tho unspoltod character of a y ou th ful 'inn r tyr. Though thc family hearth may have a va cant soat, and sadness bang around tbo homestead, yet in the .reflection that their " 8'<n bas don* his (rduty." let. his parents find refuge from regret. Thc hand of friendship pays Ibis humble tribute to three brr.ve Soldiers, who ,-lucp far away from their nativo Hind. May som?'gen tie Bpirit kindly watch over tboir graves, and preserve over verdant the mound that marks the spot of their last re poso.- M. For tho Advertiser. ' Coi tun bia- und Augusta Kai I rofid. .At a mooting, held at the Rjdgei on the 14th Inst., ioTakolrit? consideration the construction' of the Columbia and Augusta Railroad, via thc Ridgo, Maj. TILMAS WATSON was called'Mo tht Chuir, and Dr, A. W. YOCNGBLOOU requested.to act as Scc'ry. 1 ? ? The Chairman, in a few pertinent remark.*, ex plained thu ubject vf the meeting, and urged upon the peoplu the advautago.i of, as woll aa tht military nccosity for, the construction, of the Uoadt On motion of Capt. A. D. B>TBS, the books were then opened /or subscriptions, whereupon stock to the amount of Ouo hundred* and eight thousand two hundred nnd fifty dollars (103,251)) war subscribed, seventeen thousand dollars of this amount baying been taken by a ferr subscri bers from the vicinity of Leesville, Lexington DLirict. .' .-. The following Resolutions were then offered ly Dr, A. W. Ye"SGSLooD, ?nd adopted : Iitiolvcdf That this meeting earnestly request the oitinons of Lexington and E'lgofietd Village, rad all others upou tb line of ibis road, to o?.ll meetings, open books, >nd co-operate with them, in oorryiug forward this enterprise. Revived, That the proceedings of this mooting, together with the amount ef Stock.taken, be pub lished in tho Edgefield and Columbia papers; and that the> Chairman'of thfs meeting repoTt-tn lbe President of the Road, aa Boon as practicable,'tue' amount of Stock taken. Ketoleed, That a Committee of so ,-en be ap pointed to solicit inrtbu-r subscriptions to che'Rood, and report the amount at tho next meeting. On motion, tbe meeting then adjourned to meet on tbo ?ll ih of Auga?t. ' ( TILMAN WATSON, Chair. A. W. YoirxGBLobD, Eec'ry. :?--. Proclamation by the Preuido>nt cf the Co ale de rate S tut rs. 'Again do I call upon tho people -of the Con fed eracy-a' people who believe that the- Lord roign eth, and that His overruling ProYidence.ord?/eth all things-to unite 'iu prayer and bumble sub mission under His chastening hand," and to be ecech His favor on our suffering country. It is meet that when trials and revorios befall us we shonld seek to tako homo to our hearts and cbs soie a cos - the lessons which they teach and profit by the self-examination for which they preparo ua.-lied not our successes on laud and sea nmde us self-confident and forgetful of our relianoe on Him: bad hot love of lucre eaten liko*a gangrene into ?be very heart of tho faod, :onrerting too many among us' worakipperg of rain aud rendoring'thcin unmindful of their dury, io their country, to tboir fallow men and to heir God-who then-will presume to, complain, hat} -we have beon chastened or to despair of our ust cause and the protection.of our Heavenly ?athot? ? - L6t us rather receive in bumble thankfulness he lesson which Ho has' taught in our recent everses, devoutly acknowledging that to Him, ,nd not to our own fceblo/arms, are due the honor nd the glory, of victory; that for. Him, in HU aternal Providence, come the anguish and-suffer aga of defeat, our humble supplications are due t his footstool. Now, therefore, I, JEFFEBSON DAVIS, President r these Confederate States, do tisuo this, my roclamatien, sotting apart Friday, the 2lst day f August ensuing, rsa day of fasting, hum i lia on, and trujar; and I do Jrtr?byInvite the peo te ?of tho Confederate Slates, to repair on that iy to their refpoctivo places of public worship, id to unite in supplication for the favor and pru ction of that God whohas hitherto .conducted i safely through all tho dangers that environed i. ' -, In faith wheroof, I have horounto set my hand *-*-'-\Y and the Soat o? tho Confederate State?, SEA T>* I? at Richmond, this twenty-fi feb day of '-< J July, in the your of our Lord ona ousand eight hundred and sixty-three. ' JEFl'ERSON DAVIS. % r tho President : ' v J. P. BENJAMIN, Seo'ry of State. "A G C( G o? al ot ol ?I j. ar. pu un co yo MB. EDITOR : You will oblige by published in your paper tbe accompanying complimentai no-' tine ol otu* g.ilUm fellow citizen Ooo. R- G. M. DuxovARI; which appeared;.irj^the Sent^ ,.g'?ro.^ H?UH ul ibo. 12th August, and also tbs cn-io.cd copia? of letters "rom disHeruslwd. gentleman .a*, j ?dd'i??iinl ci idenco of tbe senrioe which the .Gen eral bas rendercd'tbe St ?to. io thc trying hour of | peril; aud ot their high srppreciatiou'of his UJ?I? Ury churr.c?or. " EUUHII???; Ge?. K. G. M. Dnnovaut. Mn, EMTOR : The.' citizen ahoy? all others whim tao sentiment.. of- the- npfier and .middle, country selects for the -crisis- through which ^we are now passing Ts the gallant aud ex??er?en?ttd j a?ldier; Geu. R. G. M. TTnnovant, 'bf Ed^oficld. As ? military man, there w no . onein tho C'n federaey, outsjde of the" ?Trad?aUss of Wo?* Pointt j ?ho'caiijoljiim g'roator knowledge_aad exporlooco in military affairs; and ibero Ja certainly u? one within tho Confederate, States who .possesses in ? higher degree that lofiy Stete' .pride ?ni persis tent courage which alone can protect us front mia .rable surrenders to a base-and malignant enemy. Cen. Dun oran i parsed through the Mexican? oampaign as Captain of'a company in thu Pal metto Regiment-the favored and appreciated .friend ol*Colonel Butler.. Prom bis high'milita, ry s? ?nd i og and. popularity in the regiment, he might hare been elected, itt Colonel, after tba deaths of Botle/and Dickinson, but with mor>?> ty only equalled by his generosity, he yielded ?tbe position tobie ?curer, Gladden, anti, returned hume M Lieutenant-Colonel of Gie regiment-. Some y eura Titer, he wis elected Adjutant and Inspeotor-Oeaeral of the State, in- which capacity, aud in the language of Gov. Picken?, " of great experience," he was ordered' tb take command of Kort Moultrie upon the o vac uation of that post by .the Federal troops, and the apprehended re lief te Fort Sumter. He.waa ?n_eomman?" o? Moultrie when the "Star of ?he Weat" was.fited into, and boldly and defiantly confronted almost certain destruction from Sumter; and ainu was in command when the latter fortification surren dered to the arms of our State. Eic was nub.o queotly appointed bj Gov. Pickers Brigadier General ol the*forces raised by the'State, and re - mined his rank and command until the* State troops, by order of th*. Convention, were transfer red to the Confederate Goyorpment. A* arliene*, of* tho high, appreciation of th i? distinguished body fur Ibo officers of that command, lt resolved that, in such transfer, justice .'. require* ? mat all ?the officers should receive commissions of. tho same grad?, for at lout the period of ? enlistment of the troops,-" Ac. In the face of such high recem d at ion, th? troups were received by the "President, but Gen. Dun c-y an t lost ' his command. Ardently d?sirons of serving his country, Gen. Dunovant obtained the command of the 12:h Regiment 8. C. V., raised and organised under .a subsequent . call for troops for the Confederate sorvice, and gallantly defended Bay Point aa long as human pry wes?, could do sa. His* defence of and retreat from that position, with a more handful of man,' met tuc 'approbation of G cu.?Lee, and was highly commended by military critics. Ile remained lu command of his regiment; the President appointed another tor-tbe rank of Brigadier-General, who . did not, iu the opinion ot Gen. D. and*, others, posse.s tho sajue righf. to Gie position, either from *utiliiary knowledge ur experience, ?nd to which Gen. D...considered hisclaim paramount. Believ ing th?t thu President wa3 -disposed to ignore his services, which ho is proud to acknowledge.his Stato always recognized, ho resigned his com-, mission oiidor feelings of deep mortiiicuiou aad disg&st/ati every military man would have dono under similar circumstances.' ?* ~Wu-have--now had. b?Ksw.>T pneieneea<yf..?'??jL President Davis', appointers, aud the people of. the upper aud middle eountry desire a m iii cary leader, vt bo' knoWs no such "word ra eurrcuder< Wo presout, therefor?, by request of very many persons, the name of Gun. Dunovaut as ? proper otfracr to command the forces ordered to be raised for thc defence of the State, and trust.bat Ex eal Iriicy the Governor, and the respective Colonels of regiments, will-uso all proper exertions to ob um from tho President the rank dne to. this gal lant but neglected aoldier. CARNOT. Letter from Gov. Fichens. STATU OP SOUTH CAROLINA, ' .Head-Quarters, May 16th, "lGoX' My Dear General.-I hare just received your resignation, and cannot forbear to express to you ay slnoere thanks for -your brave and.patriotic Services at a cri-ica] and perilous time... You. wore Adjutant and Inspector General of the State, and I had tu call on you to discbarge deli cate and responsible duties. You wore over ready -and wilfing to take any part, no matter how dan gerous;. . I sent yon to Fort.Moultrie whoo ft wafs generally supposed to be untenable fr ?ia the fire of Sumter, and yet you did nut hesitate a mo ment. And there hal been no period, when I could not have relied on yen to execute anything when bravery and patriotism were required. I return you tho thanks Of the Sute-.for your steady and-decided Support under ?ll difficulties^ | and I deeply regret that any polioy 'of the Con federate Goveroment-should hare ever ina.de it necessary for you to resign. Aa* far as thffStete is concerned, it would always afford me groat1 pleasure to c*ll you into service at any. tune.if there should bo ..ar proper pisa? fi.r.yuh. You hayo my best wishes for jour bappin.es,. and I know yeo will experience ev<ry rauidaction in the consciousness of haring discharged-your du ties to year State faithfully and bfcaraly. With great regard, yours truly, . F. W. PICK ENS. GBX. B.. G. M. Duxori?jr. Letter/rom .Jadge'MagratJiJ My Dear Sir ;-It gives me pleasure to eom> ply with your request, ?nd briefly ?tate tay Knowledge of your conduct in the- early move nents of thia 6tatc. You wo? ' at that" ?me tb,*'] idjiHant and ?nspe?t?r Genetal of the Stabs.' Difficulties, which I need hot do moro than el ude to, rendered it necessary te place you in lomxaand of Fort Moultrie. It wu ooo of great j Ulicacy and refponsibility. Personally to you t involved pocuniairy stcriltep, for it caused you" 9 vacate tho .office yon held, Yn.u did so Willing, jr, .and assuming'tho command of ForkMoeltrie, eleivtd tho -State Government of the di fil col ty. nd embarrassments with which it w?? trotrbjo.d. know that yo?r'admiafstration of ttie duties of | ia Fort were entirely acceptable to the GQTO? len't of the State./ _> This was ovlncod, -when soon after you were ppolnt?d under tho.law of tho State a Brigadier cneral of its'foroes. Tho -organuatbn did not ?rxjsjpond with that provided by tho Confederate orernmcnt. It m'ght lurro-beon a new source confusion; but again yoe withdrow your aims, and at your own loss; became the maths, ' satisfying all. -, . I have alwaja-uuderstood that io nil your dis large of tho military sor vice, which bas been put f." .un you; yon boje exhibited. su*I, earnestness - id ability. fkfioyr that so far as an honett ' irpoee is e-ncernod, moving one Vnmdor with r-m stinted measnreall he can to' the service of his J antry, no one could be more distingnlshfd than ? u? Yoars,' very truly, . : rf A. G. MAGRATH, jj ' Marou 20th, ISt?i? 1 Col. R, G. M. DUKOVAHT. KILLED" BT*L rrmT .vWu.--"VT? regnfcJfa? learn th?t Kev.' D'.X/Edward's .wa? struck by lightning ou the afternoon .of the 4;h ?n.?tr and instantly killed, hissh?rs?-whic"?; betraft, H af?uru?rinntrnjr w*s. ?tnrhted -hut recovered - in a hbort'time, while ?ll tim ex*rtion?'of ho> manfty *tu.Te?tnre iHe to the deoaaseri. vr.ere unavailable-. Sue!? H mortality-M*riun Star. MARROD, oh tie ?th 3nly, by Rev. J. Trapp, Sergt W. R. DORN, Co. B, liasnp?h Legion,. ah*a Miis BETTIE C. HOLLOWA%*>L thia Uli-. trYeC' - '. " "* J 4 J * DEATn OP CHARLES HENRY -C. WATS. AT ike early ago of sixteen ynara-an?* a . half this gallant youth attached, himself f*-- Co. G, Capt, A. P. Buller, 1st Reg't. 8. C. Vi, Col. Grejjg, subsequently Col. ll?icilum,' iii" AdgmtlS*!. * Private WATS was the eldest son af -Mr. DA VID'Vt'ATC and Mrs. A. A. ?Fi.T*,.o? tbh^istjrlet. In bia thirteenth year be professed convertien, ; and tu his sixteenth year he united"with the Bis- ' ?er Springs Baptist Church, of which he eontin ued a Brilliant ornament io thc day of bis death. 1 . At the battle of Mcehaoloeville ht: rfeelVed-a--' slight wound in the' neck, and waa requested by , son? vf his comrades' to retire from .the Regi men t, which b? refused to do, saying that he-'wiaj "' able and' willing to remain at.hia poStrbf duty, wb ich be did and performed his ?--part- faithfialLy, fearlessly and nobly. . ,, , -He passed unscathed through to? battles of Cold Harbor, Savage Statin?, Malvern ItTII^ Bei * coed Mananas, Ox Hill, Shnrpiburg. Sheppard? town, Frcderickslmrg and Chancellorville. Both" officers and .mau.testify ti) his unflinching courage in all of the?: groat engagements* But iu tho. battle of Gettysburg, July 1st, b? reeeirajd ? ?aj vere wound whioh termluated bis earthly exist ence thu night. .-: " - ' "' . We, hazard nothing in saying, that- a.bea'tsr . soldier,, purer patriot and -nore, devoted Christian baa not*descended to the tomb.at the bandi cf oaf . relentless foes since .the eoinrneueeneui of this unhappy war. To-kncw him waax?"h?v?7 [ . " * To name bim waa'te'praise?" ..." Would to God that all tko "youth ..<f our cona-: try wi>uld'emulate. bia bright ex? in pic, b-? tb-, of piety and of p?iriotieia. Hit admiration of tb? Christian and heroic character of the lamented S tono wall Jackson waa unbounded. A* highly. reep*ctablo gentleman of "th is D ia tract., -ri > i ted tho , army of Northern Virginij. last winter to whom Captain Butler said, "Tell Mr."and Hrs. ffat? t-;.ifc they have two ftople boyr fC"srRL*r and1" THOMAS) fh my Company; they give me na trouble, j 'tbey are two ot my best'soldiers, and are alway? at tai ir post ready.-efid>?lin#. tcnestceutst any%order." , - , _< . . Such was Charley's firm reliance in tho Ged Af Heaven and Earth, that he prayed daffy with his mess, invoking thc Divine blessing on the glorious cause of our oo un try.* .? . Before joining the Army .he told bis mother tbat be wished tat do So, but at fi rat uno opposed' it on account ot'bis youths Ha hinvevfer rtusoned' .-too case dispassionately and sensibly, ?nd said " I de not thin ic it rieht to-remaic at home w.biR - .'others are fighting the haltlos of my injured country,"-aud mad? other ahniiar remarks. Bis argument prevailed, and his mother consented. U* then said to her seriously, ." JDo yon think I will ever return." Sae replied-'; I don't know," " Well," continued he, "1 do not ?apeo?.verte return again/but if I die'in the camp, - mr fall on - the batu? Held, you must, L-t, weep ..r grieve for nie. I will cheerfully and. -willingly give my lifo for the achievement of Sou thorn independence."- Ha then madomade a statement, on paper what dis tribution h? desired m*d? .of tho ( little" property be.possessed, in due time. bude. the. family fare well, and Started on his patriotic minn on 'never nenin t<- return to the borne of hi? ehildhoDd. Whilo in tho army ho wrote many :?rt'ectiomUo let ters to his" father, mother , and youngest brother, in one of 'whi?i be .-tated That bc bad rather peas safoly through the war. and return to ju"* native State, but if tho reverse, waa the w.ll of God, he bad r.i.thc'r die in the anny of^?rthe'fn "Virginia than auywbero else. lu" another letter to his pa? rents he says, "When I left you .and came out bereit was to savamv country, or ?;ivo my ire in uer duien.ee>'and if I must die, and could have my choice, I would rather it would lo 'lA-ibe fluid uf haiti*.'', . * ^VvW^dwSsSrXi 'W .'eu p?j-,UU^-v-u-4-a?^vcialu?^with. ' one ?f "etd,-'* Wo wjjuld not .'exchange oar dead . son for any Utiug une in Cnristeud-nu." . It laney with propriety, bo sai l of thia?' youthful -Hiurlyr^ be fall a gallant soldier if his country indur?se a triumphant soldier of .tho. Cross ; he fell'in the - sacredI eau se of freedom, and his noble memory is embalmed in tho u CT? rt s of bis numerous friends. " Weep not for him,-be passed aw?y Like music on.the sea ; . * When w ro to answering wave imparta The dying melody ; Like rainbow hues that leave the carib To -rt-lt the fount that gave thom birth, Or tho sweet cherub forma tint b?re . Thuir bright wings to'tho l?wo'r air. ' . 0 ! rather giro thy tear? to- those * O'er n bom long life its shadow throws, * Whefocaros and griefs" a nd follies must W?igh down their spirits to tba du?t." . . * J.MoC Eead^iiart?rs,. . - ENHOLLIN? OJfFICER, - EfctiEyi?tT), Aog.: 17th, 1863. COMMANDERS of Beat Companies in this District ard requested te return to-me forth with tbe names of all man in their respective Bsa's between the age? of 16 and jo, excepting. su?h Who are moinbecs of the lata 'organization fer lo* col defence. ' fl F. M. SCHIBM?KT-' ' Lieut, i Chief "E. 0. bf EdgeDeVd. Aug;!!) " ' y- "' '- ' ' "tf ? . " ?L Head-Quarters, BXROXLIHG OFFICER, . EDGitritLb, Au* lSt-b, -1S6J. \ - SIXTY DOLLAR,; REWARD will be paid /or ' the cp pre 1. err bien aud-de-ivory (nt Head-.-ju Br iery Conscript dcp.irtm?nt. Oluaibia,} of JACK .SON-JSOlejtfES and. LAPAYETT?T FRIDAY, bulb formerly members nf tba 1 'Jth* Regiment 6. ,C. V.. A^iy'pnrV?n arresting either* of tbd' said? deserter^ will inform this orn?e' cf -the same ha tero delivering them-to the department io--Colum bii. ..F. M. SCHIRMER, ' Lieut. L Chief E. 0. of Edgefle?d. An; 19 ff ? *% N?tice. : A SPECTAt'm?eting of tb*: Board' of Oom- , A. missidnersoKRoada fer the U{*ar Bsttalieo of the 7th JtoginrentU hecoby ordered to irieet ai t lia Pine..H ou.>e on Tuesday, tire fir? t.day. of ??pt. next, by JO o'clock, .A.. M. All ^defaulters that have neglected.or refuaodjo respond ti. the last cafi-for Sands "to work en the , Coait| fortifications ' from tho l ith at August inst, to the T-ith Septem ber next, Mc lief eb y warted te ap pea r'b ?fore tho laid Board, for tba ?aid Battalion, at-the limo and y ; lace afores?!'I to show oauae for said. d?f ault, or pay- up their tines, so that tho money may bf sont "on to the Ageai immediately; te hire hands for ?aid work". .. .? ' A. JONES, Chair. Board. : Aug 18 . ' * ' 2t r ' 33 For Saltij. jk FINE CAVALRY SADDLE and BRIDLE OL for sale. Apply fo> . - : T3I0S. KERNEGAN. _Hamburg, Aug IS . . ... 31? , .33; . ? For Sale. A, HOUSE AND. LOT ia Edgeflold ViUage, CoV conveniently and p lo? s an tl y located. Room lUf?cicnt for A large family. ' H. T. WRIGHT. Agg 1? ' %t_S3 . ?' Notice. " : EHE Exorcises af Mrs.- McClintook's Behool will be roaumed on TnoSday, 1st September. ' Bates of Tuition, 1st Class, $12,00; 2d Class, 8,0t*; bVLChus, $5,00."" ? Aug 19_lt? 33 I AA SA.CK8 N:- CAROLINA-mfsT'T LtrV 50 BARRELS VIRGINIA S A ET." . 8. E. LOWERS, A gt Hamburg, Ang 18 .- - Im . ' 33; " $5 Beward. '. OST oe Monday, th? 10th iust., a SJX BAR ? REL POCKET REVOLVER, .fufiy;eadtd, ^the Weaver Rpad, ^otw,een. Press Bland'?, old seo end,0ol. Jaa. 8fflyly,s> (think near th? for ts* placa.) I-wltyjrJvo- the abovo reward fot thb ; iii?ery of iU$S?H * ^ *l -ru ADC IO "4t 83