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PUBLISHED EVERT WEDNESDAY MOUSING ? BY DlTRIS'.'?.. KEESE tc CO. . SUBSCRHTIDN? o the ?ADVERTISER for one year FITE DOLLA I 3 m advunce. For Six Months T1IREK DOLLARS. ADVERTISEMENTS wilt be inserted at THREE DOLLARS p^r S^uar.- (io minion lines or te?*) for cacti insertion. -Advertise -ncnts without instruction* as to the nuinoor of times to Ix inserted, will De published until forl?d, and charged accordingly. Announcing Candidates for ahy Oillco of ltonor or prallt, TWENTY .DOLLARS, to be paid before the an noanccment Is pitb'ished. Obituary notices. Tributes of Respect, or any commu nication personal a its nature, will berated as adver tisements and charged accordingly. Thc Fignting on John's Island. Thc Courier of Saturday says : The euemy, since our last report, has kept up a heavy fire from the mouitors and mortar boats in Stono, upon Battery Pringle. The latter replied, doing, it is reported, consider able execution. The effects of our lire from the Brooke gun was plainly visible on the nv m i tors, the latter Laing compelled to re tina behind a point of woods. Skirmishing on "ooth Janies' and John's Islands has also been continuous. Tho report of casualties in tho light of Thursday afternoon, given in our last, received late at night, was, we are glad to state greatly exaggerated. Our entire loss was not over twenty or thirty killed and wounded, and were principally from Col. Lipscomb's regiment of dismounted cavalry. Some twelve wounded were brought to the city Friday morning. A Yankee Second Lieutenant, named J. E. Spry, of the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment, was brought up badly wounded. Ile states that he waa cn duty with the 2'J-.h New Yor? Regiment, and admitted that he had been fighting with mixed troops of black and white .soldiers. Capt. Dean's and Capt. Clark's- two com panies ui the 2d S. C. Cavalry, are said to have acted with great spirit and distinguished gallantry during the action. The enemy advanced about (our miles this ?ido of Itaulover. On their way they burnt Mr. l-'ripp's.house. Un coming up with our lorces they immediately threw out two fines of skirmishers and advanced three times on our lines, but were as often repulsed. The force of the enemy on John's Island is es timated at between three and four thousand, His Hoe of operations appears to be between Legareville and Haulover. The position they occupy has always been considered as neutral ground. The bombardment of ForbSumtcr continues without intermission. During Friday, from eight in the morning to six in the evening two hundred and thirty shells were tired at the fort. Twenty eight shells were fired at the city Heavy firing was still going ou in Stono ci (tbe closing of our report. - ? -?- ? Lincoln's Letter ol' Acceptance. . The following is Lincoln's reply to the let ter informing him of his nomination by th? Baltimore Convention : EXECUTIVE MANSION-, WASHINGTON', June 27,1 SGI. Hon. Wm Dfnniion and oilier?, a ?outmiUet vftltcNr on&l Union.Contcntiun. ? EN TL?: .M. : Your letter of the 1-lth in Etant, foi niau ?:ji<tyiogme that, 1 have beer nominated liv he Convention you represen! fur the Pr.sidc.. :y of thc United States, foi four years from tie 4*.h of March next, hat .been received. The nomination is grate'-iliv ?Accepted, as tbr resolutions of the Convention, sailed th*? platfo :JI aro heartily approved. While the ?e? . .ilion in regard to the sup piantis ->f Beti .->l)o:in Government upon the Wettern ic?w ^eutis?p?li neurred ir, there r..ight.be :>? MidiTstaTniiri;. were I not lossy'hattie j >.:ion of thc Government ia relation to th- .dion of France in Mexico, . ?LS assumed thro;, ra thc State Department, and endorsed by t?e Convention among the measures and act ; of the Executive, will be faithfully mainta:ned so long as the state ol facts shall leave that position pertinent and applicable. I am espcciall;' gratified that thc soldiei aud.the seaman were net forgotten by the Convention, as they forever must and will be romemberod by the grateful country for whost l?leation they '?evete their lives. Thanking you for the kind and complimen tary terms in which yon have communicated the nomination arid other proceedings fifths Convention, I subscribe rny.*?lf yourobedieu .servant, ABRAHAM LINCOLN. .?? ? ? Raid on the Baltimore and Oblo Rail? road. On the 27th ult., Col. Mosby, with a por ?ion of his battalion, surprised a Yanket camp at pufUVs Depot, a station on th? Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mile: above Harper's Ferry, and captured th? whole command, consisting of thirty-nine in fantry, including two Lieutenants. Thc cap tors proceeded to take possession of the de pot filled with army supplies, as also of som? autwr'e stores in the vicinity, which they dis pofod-qf in their usually expeditions siyle The booty was plenty and valuable. Whilsi engaged iu bringing off the ?poils, a force o ibrty or fifty cavalry came up and charged c detachment of Col. Mosby's command, and succeeded in leaving twenty-six of their num ber, including a Lieutenant, prisoners in oui hands, besides several of their dead on the field. We suffered no casualties, The pris oners were in Qordoosvillc yesterday. FROM GE.V. FORREST'S COMMAND.-From persons who left North Mississippi on Wed ne?day last, we leara that the lorces of Gen, Forrest were concentrating at Ripley, Mis sissippi, in order to meet Washburn, who was at and East of LaGrange, with a force of eigfreen thousand men. It was not known with what force Gen. Forrest would be able, to meet the enemy, though it was felt that a severe chastisement awaited him, as Forrest . does not know the meaning of the word de feat. He was dismountiuj, every man whe was not well mounted and thoroughly equip< pod, It was thought by many that WaBh burn would try to eludo Forrest, cross the Tenuessec river at or Dear Hamburg, an<3 push on to the relief of Sherman, but it was not thought-that the "War Eagle" would permit him to pass through thc country un molested. t^^F.eliablo information bas been rcoeired that a Yankee fleet of gunboats and monitors ii ready and about to sail from New York to attack Mobilo. fy Over 100 men, ucrerters from the Yankee army, have bean arrested on their way to go to Mexico to join Maximilian's army. ?33* The Herald, of the 1st, says Secretary Chase bas resigned. Various causes are assigned. (C^ase^s friends claim that he aeteraiined.a month A&> retire the end of tho fiscal year. Fes seudec hi .. bee1, appointed in his place. ?S&- Tho Ccu: fen Journal rsgrets to loam that Col. P. M. Nelqpc, .at the 7th S. C. battaliou, has been wounded anti taken pri.'pner during one of the recent engagea "nts near Petersburg. Five oscapr' ? Yankee prisoners were lata ly eapturcd near S; t'sylv^uia Court.Housc. Ya. -Ihey revert lLnt tb y jumped from tho train while the guard was asleep, and say that about j .Ifty menjot away Rt the time. I THEAByER'f? SER. JAMES T. BACON, EDITOR. ! WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1804. Acknowledgement. Wc return our kindest, .thanks to Mr. J. F. j Sc ii : ii v Kn for a Charleston Courier, of Monday, i 11th, from which wo copy accounts of tho light ! of Saturday on John's Island, and the evacuation j of that Islaud by thc Yankees; Our Friend of thc Courier. This morning (Tuesday) we have Leen honored by a visit from Major MURRKLL of thc Charles ton Courier fraternity. This intelligent and estima ble gontleman brings us news from tho City up to Sunday morning. Goneral Beverly Robertson whipped the Yankees off John's Island on Satur day. Reinforcements-whenco and how many we say not-began to arrive on Thursday lust. Formidable Brooke gun lately mounted at Battery Pringle, which will successfully keep tho moni tor* nt bay and nullify their attempts upon that position. With tho arrival of the said reinforce ments thc Y'ankcc operations about Charleston wiil soou he brought to a close-and to naught. Casualties. Wc h.-ar from different sources of tho following casualties ; they aro *f very recent occurrence Lieut. P. L. Tanker, 21th S. C. Regiment, son of Mr. Atticus Tucker, of tho Dark Corney killed in North Georgia. Yancey Dorn, Hampton Legion, sou'of Capt. James Dorn, killed in Virginia, And William Frazier, 2d Regiments. C. Cavalry, son of our townsman Col. M. Frasier, very se verely wounded in tho hip while doing picket duty on J hn's Island-(ired upon by a whole cohort of dastardly Yankees. Truly tho brave sons of Edgcfield aro falling like autumn leaves. Company I, 2d S C. Cavalry. We publish bolow an extract from- a letter of our townsman Mr. S. B. GRIFFIN, now with Col. LIPSCOMB'S Regiment, on John's Island, con .j turning thc casualties in that command during j. the fight of Thursday on that Island. This ac C'iunt can be relied on : " Thursday was a sad day tor our Company. It occupied, as I learn, thc right of tho l*.ne, and ibo enemy advancing, .?uceocJe?! in turning both our flanks, nnd a sevc:c fight ensued, .n which our Company lost five killed, one mortally wound ed, and nine wounded,-tiftebn in all,-nearly cno half of the Company that wer? engnged. Thc casualties Fo far ss I have heard are: Johnny May?, Thomas Crafton,. Moyes Bruce, Andrew BJ tes und William Bolton killed. Jas. Taylor mortally wounded, sinco dead ; Johnny Goode severely wounded in,side, though not dangerous ly ; Lamar Starke, S. Parkman, J. Forrest and J. Green wounded. I have not heard tho names of the others." Thc Mirror again to bc held up to Nature. Tho Lady Manager of thc Histrionic Perform ance- authorizes us to givo notice to the public thai on 'he overing of Tuesday, the 26th of the present tn: fc, Bulwer's LADY :>t LYONS," and Duckst one's . Dt: AU SnoT" will be performed in thc Masonic Hall,of our town Nothing w/.s over written moro beautiful and eloquent than this world-renowDcd molodraioa of, Bulwer; and as for thc fiirec. it is actually side-splitting. A great and delightful novelty of this coming dramatic entertainment will be a well-trained and superi or Brass Band. Tho occasion bids fair to bo an unusually brilliant one. TLe.-c performance.- aro far tho benetit of disabled soldiers-supplying artificial limb*. One ol' thc Bravest and Best Gone! Poor TOM^CRAI-TOX, whom wo know so well du ring thc first ycar-of t/he war, who bai marched and picketed and fought for three years and a half, who was decidedly thc mest unflagging and uncomplaining soldier we ever saw or heard of, has at last fallen-and fallen as might have been expected. His memory deserves all tho honor that could be paid to that of tho proudest Lient. Goneral ! ?* The Golden Daggers." Send to EVANS A Cous WELL in Columbia nnd get tho above thrilling sinry ; it will beguilo a fev hours delightfully. This tale is written by Paul Feval, u sensational French novelist, and translated " by a gentleman of Lonitdana." It is published by Messrs. EVAKS & COGSWELL, a firm which ought to be, and ir, a souroe of great ? j pride to our State, in a stylo which would bo t j beautiful at any time, but which now-a-dnys is absolutely wonderful. A Vision- of the Nights A much ralued friend sent us at midnight late ly a magnificent and ethorially dolloate Night blooming Coreus. We had never seen this rare " flower of an hour" before, ar.d when we were awoke in tho still midnight by nn Ethiopi.tr, holding in one hand a flaming candle and in the ether a quaint glass vaso containing the shadowy and Eastcru-looking boauty, we really imagined for A moment that wo wore nt* *ctor In gomo gor geous an? fairy scene of tho Arabian Nights. A more beautiful and pootic t.ffvrihg we havo rarely seen laid before the shrino of friendship, than this palo and fleeting Night-Bloom of Mrs. M. Pestered with Vermin and Medicated Whiskey. Friend BE*. CLARK, of the 2d Regiment S. C. Cavalry, in a lato lotter from Gre?n Pond, writes us pleasantly as foliowi>: D'or Mr. Editor : Knowing your fondness for and appreciation of noveltios, relics, .tc, I send you enclosed a-Two Dollar Bill of the "ol?on timo.'' This bill, with many others, was found in a crevice in Castle Pinckney. How it ever carno thcro, or why lt was put there, surpasses my knowledge or power cf guer?ing. We ?re resting here ns quietly as the horse flics, house flies, s ind flies, dog Bios, lnttsquilocs, flea3, ?tc, will let Us. As an illu*tra.fion of the numbers of the Hens, I will state that a few morn ings since a couple.vf my messmates on nrising concluded to examine their blankets. Result on first blanket examined: 45 caught end ma?a cred, to say aothtag of those thnt ionkx tho hint and went " without standing on tho order of their going." Tho health of .->ur troops is pretty good Tor this connery, but wo aro having some chills, Ac. As a preventive che Surgeons have commenoed giving out rations of Medicated Whitkey. Dog wood, wormwood, gall, quinine, ipecac and' Coc culus Indicus seem to be tho ingredients. Somo of tho men who prefer whiskey alone have im provised filters so as to extract tho whiskey from tho drugs! Judge of their chagri? when they find a little colored water in place of whiskey ! Rend mo tne AcfcirfiVr for all timo to como. Very respectfully, BEN. F. CLARK. Mr. itt (.malinger not Resigned. The Barnnnah Republican has ?pip t> lotter from Mr. Memmioger, written in hts official ea I p&city, as Secretary of tho Treasury, and dated j Juno 27,* from which it infers that the statement j that he has resigned is either premature or untrue. A Good Thing for next Week. Wo have received an amusing letter, somewhat i in the Bill Arp styl?, from "PATJIICK DREAD. KATTI"-and will give it to our readers ncxtwotUr For Virginia and Gcogia. The Central Bureau, Columbio, will despatch Car? for LEE'S army on July loth, and for Jons- j STOX'S army July i tah. Address Dr. M. LABORDE, I Chairman, Columbia, S. ,Q. I ? To. our Soldiers. DEAR SoT.niF.ns.-'Tis lang since we have w; ten jon a letter. In the meanwhile however, hove boen thinking of you all tho time, and ai all circumstance*!-hy day and hy night, in w and in woe. This latter ire is not ?n egnlisti editorial we, but means all the ".?ld folks" s " loved ones" at home. Is if not so, all ye " folks" and "lovod ono"B ?" And not only do think of you, but we?ee you; wc are many, nj|i miles apart 'tis true, but, as Cowper so beautifu sings: "How fleet isa glance of the mini Siuce we wrote you last, mnoy, yes, very ma; of your comrades have fallen! in thc day of bal and gone to sleep ou honor's- heil ; they pcrforu their hero ?tarts jgjjj; and ha-Ws passed away fr earth. 'Thoy bled for'all that is dear to mar for Cod and native land; and their names gu make up the immortal martyr roll of Frccdi . Peace be to. their ashes, and may'a grateful coi try remember their noble deeds. Their bb has bcon sprinkled upun theialtar of their coi try, aud their noblo livos offered up for tbeircoi try's good. April, May,.. June--three months preparation-nay of bard fighting-three mon of expectation so lively that each week has bi suro the following week would bring on tho cri -and yet no great and. decisive battlo. T great,' God knows, but not decisive.^ The gra trial for the freedom of the ?outh is still te made in Virginia aud Georgia. The sooner t grand trial comos, tho better; A great hatti! certainly a thing to bo dreaded, and avoided consistcut with hauor, duty and ic'ernst, cspeci ly when we picture to ourselves tho incvita results-the manly forms prostrate and fore1 dead on ploughed up fiold?of mud nndgoro, th bright patriot souls winging an untimely fligl the legions of. wounded and their we?ks n months of untold agony within the hospi ?walls ; and, saddest perhaps of all, the mourni that must fill tho once happy abd late hopo hein&s, for tho loved manly faces that shall nei bo soon more. Yet, muchas these things m ^oppress our sensibilities, both rccsen and feeli tell us that when the issuo 'is unavoidable, mi somer or later be met, procrastination is not ot wearying and enervating, bat actually unendu: hie., Thc pei-ple at home feel this, as well as t soldiers whose blood is to seul the issue. But when wc say not decitive, we do not say complainingly; our successes during 1S61 ha boon too sigual and triumphant for any feeling doubt or complaint. Wc aro. besot with no foi or misgivings as to the end bf tho struggle. H tory records no example of h peuple like us numerous., so unitod, so determined-being FI jugated ; and we' feel that the people of thc SOD uro not rosorved by fr.tc to form this sad prci dent. j But we are talking too much of the war te yt who live and move and hara your being in it. Now were wo a little bird, i/o would light arno tho leaf-y boughs above you} and pipe and ti into your ears an airy song ??oncoming old Ed| field-and those you love. 'But alas-worse lu to it-wo aro not a little bird; so wo must e'en satisfied to chant you a very prosy prose poi on. tho above inspiring subject. Bah t as o Edgeficld sow finds itself, prose is decidedly t style to suit it. Lonely streets, closed doo fathomless dust, and implacable heat are its pr< ent characteristics. Ono-?rmod and one-lcgg soldiers, " horribly stuffed with epiihets of wai aro often to be seen on thc deserted walks ; thc always serve thc good purpose of arousing I half dozen tqrpid Kalitun of the public squat who generally beckon thom to. a cool scat, ai there liston to their talcs of perils, dongers, ai battlo?. In the meantime the stray chickens ai itinerant pigs wandor about, almost too much in bued with tho gonoral listlessness to illustra their family mottoes of "Scratch chicken" ai " ropt hog or die." TK? tjUf&ti?sts fr-y-nt tl park very much, and. refresh themselves ofn with Adam's ale from the public pump, whi< has fer twelve months been broken and uselss but is now in a stato of integrity. 'Tis well has been placed in this stato, for guzzling co water is now our chief amusement; the heat bi roached it; Ultima Thule-that is in thia world and every body drinks as much water daily ; Job's behemoth. Soon however tho public epiga triam is to be astonished and delighted with tl taste of watermelon; of this heavenly^ luxury M are told tbero will soon bo an abundant suppl; Abundant or not though, we may safely pred'u that ono will have to pay fearfully in Conf?d?ral fodder for the enjoyment. As to our streets and roads, they are in a atai which would cause a community of Choctaws t blush and hide their faces. There is literally n - describing our lamentable condition in this r< g*rd. That the Town Couaoil cannot better titi is all boih-mero want of vim and energy. Ito dieu I if they cannot get tho necossary jum'bc from the mills-and why can they not?--wb then let thom have lt hewn. Tbcro aro tb o to i our midst still who remcmbor when all lumbc was hewn, or fashioned with the hand saw. An certainly there is among ns no want of ipa.de! eho/els and niggers. For tho s?rcate aud road to be in their present condition is simply a bur ning disgraco to tho Council, and a gross want t reepect, courtesy, ?cd punsid'-ution toward.- th ladies of the community. Were our peu acudgr -and we were as much at liberty to usc a?0gt as a pen-we would rap tbs offenders over luci unworthy beads from this day forth soundly am roundly until we heard no rrro from fair woroei of daily and hourly peril to life and limb. Wi .have heard it suggested lately that the charter bi taken away from this wretohed Council, and tb< powers vested in it referred back to tho Commis sioncrs of Hoads. Is such a thing possiblp ? I so, let it bc done immediately. But you must not imagine, soldiers, that Edge field ?3 without ita agr?ment. For irstanco, we have charming dramatic entertainments cow and then, for tho benefit of soldiers, on which occa sions our poople may sec beautiful plays aB well performed and as well put on tho stage ns nuy where iu the Confederacy. Wo mean exactly what wc say. A beautiful aud intellectual woman, whose ?avoir-faire is only equaled by her ??e*iV vicrc, and tbeso only by her exbaustlcss energy, presides over these entertainments j and as long us she presides, so longhill they be tasteful, clo gant, and odifying. A> 1??*" ?-3 the sun sbinos, so long will nature be lovely ! Marrying and giving in marriage is still a popu lar divertUstment-if W# aiay apply so light a word to so sorious a businoBS-among us. Two noble soldiors have lately lod to the altar two of Edgefield's fairest flowers. On both occasions thore was mirth arid merriment and light and joy and flowers and music and tullo and tarletane and cake and wino and the " fatted calf' and the " stalled ox" and boauty and bravery and love. "None but the bravo deservo tho fair." Wo w?6h them all the happiness a poet could dream or siug. Our last salo day was in every respect a miscra j bio miscarriage. There was not a Corporal's guard out; an old gentleman who drovo a cart I laden with houuy was decidedly thc lioM of the I day. For weeks past the sun bas been merciless j -merciless to mnD, beast, and thc fruits of the i earth. Thc weather is as hot ns in that Tophet of which good old Jubu Bunyan nnd bis Pilgrim speak eo often. Tho farmers arc murmuring loudly and accusing Providence of jill manner of shortcomings. Let thom boar in miud thc caso of thoBc lunnuring Israelites with whose discon lent God becamo so outraged that ho sent " liery serpents" to bite them. In fact though, thc drought is telling seriously on tho forward orr-, and gardens arc literally Imming uti ; cv-ry after noon however for .?oute days past wc have had u promise of ruin; wo will certainly get it soon. Of course you all know by this time that thc present wheat crop in Edgoficld is abund int, mil the grain of good quality. And so probably will bo the corn crap i.f wc get rain in thc courso of the coming week. Blackberries ure evorywhorc, but peaches ncrrbero ; apples arc few and inferior. The ladies of rheEdgefiold Village Aid Associa tion, who bavo worked far tho soldiers JO long, so' faithfully; and so efficiently, have lately hud under consideration tho establishing of a Hospital in our midst; they boped to have pnfu-ns sent thom from thc sometimes too crowded hospitals of Au gusta-and al so contemplated making a sort cf Wayside Home of it. After thorough aud very careful deliberation and investigation however, they have well nigh concluded to abandon their noble, but almost" impracticable design; imprac ticable on account of the inaccessibility of our village, and thc long^ time it would requiru to Ct up any vacant premises in proper hospital style. But they will continu? to work in your behalf. AVr feel assured that every womanly heart throbs with oaruest aymputhy, and that every womanly bund will bc lifted in the attompt to relieve your urgent wants. At all ere/ire, avery womanly hand might to lc lifted in-th e attempt; and if this sentonco ineot thu tyo of any whoso hand is not thus lifted, let it be to her an exhortation and a warning. What else can wc tell you of tho people at home ? lu spiritual matters, we feur they arc far behind you of tho Army. ' In tho Methodist Church, on Sunday last, tho Bcv. Mr. SMITU read from tho Christian Advocate extracts from several very earnest and encouraging letters, concerning thc wonderful progress of the work of grace among tho soldiers of tho Confederate Army; he .also on this occasion solicited contributions for thc purposo of Ecnding the snid noblo Christian paper to thoso soldiers. Although tho congrega tion was most tinurually small, some hundred and twenty or thirty dullard wero immediately con tributed. Uut Rrnco ia not abounding among the people at borne. Tho mighty worldly issues and inter ests that have absorbed public attention for the past threo years, have lowered the standard cf Christian morality, Christian conscientiousness, and Christian fidelity. Pastors have lost none of their earnestness and zeal and faith and power; but nevertheless their Church members are be coming intensely secularized ; tho things of mam mon have got hold of their hearts, and their hearts aro beginning to whisper, "these be thy gods." We are unworthy, wc well know, to cast a stone ; but'the mott unworty may sometimes give a note of warning. Dont con?oive howovcr that wo are quito equal to. thc Sodomites and Amalckites of old ; you must look across tho linos to your friends the Yankees for that par allel. . But let us conclude our lengthening letter. We send our heart's lovo with it-and hopo it will make you think of "home, sweet homo"-that it will cause you to look with hopeful and trusting gaze through the dim future, and greet the old mansion?, the i>hady bowers, the green fields, and the longing, loving eyes,athat aro smiling to sec you ?nco again. TJn'wouted ami Patriotic Liberality. We heard casually the otbor day that Mr. M. A. RANSOM of Hamburg bad again presented tho Edgcfield Village Aid Association with another hundred yards of-cloth. If we mistake not, this is thc.Jilth. time this eslimablo gentleman has done the like good deed. Nor is this all Mr. BASCOM has given to thc cause of Southern lib erty ; hie ?oiy- ?err felt -rn -Virginia, doing, and having done, his duty nobly and manfully. Wc cannot forbear recording suoh admirable liberality as tho above, though wo bear of it merely . by chanco. EST Thc Medical Board for this District will meet at this piece on thc 1C th inst. Soldiers at IXolne. Within two or three days past we have had the pleasure of meeting Capt. LAFAYETTE B. WEYER of tho 24th ? Dr. CALHOUX, Assistant Surgeon ol thc same: Dr. JEFF TEACUC now stationed at Ml* Pleasant, in thc neighborhood of Charleston ; and Mr. JAMES DJ.V of the old 7tb, who has been transferred, to cavulry, and ia at home for the purpore of fittjng himself out. All there ircntlc mcn are well and hearty, with tho cxeption of Capt. WEVER, who, wc deeply regret to say, is in a very precarious state of health-looking wem out and used up. ne shonld not soon again risk the hardships and fatigues of Oen. JOHNSTON'S army. For the Advertiser. Wo hopo all concerned will meet with us en Wednesday, tbi ICth inst., ai wc wish to como to a final decision in regard to tho Hospital. MRS. ANN GRIFFIN, PEES. MRS. WM. GS OOM AS, Scc'ry cfc Trcas'r. Jor the Advertiser. MR. F.piTor. :-Itv.asmy pleasure to attend, ott the 1st inst., an exhibition near Mountain Creek Church. It was well attended by the fair sex, as well as t. good sprinkle of boys and old men. Tboro wore also some soldiers, who par-j ticipated in tho enjoyment and festivities of the day. This Academy is conducted by Mis3 S. A. SEOO, of Edgcficld,-who has been employ - od for several years in the instruction of childron. She is well qualified for for tho educational train j ing of the yputbful miad. Her long experience j and talent in the instruction of children, is such j as to give perfect satisfaction. Why cot thc la* ' dies of the South, make as good tcaohcrs as any other? Nay, better,-for they ar? natives and understand thc euston's, usages ?tc, of our peo ple. The affair was one of delight, especially to the patrol.: of ihc School. It wa? astonishing to see how these little boya and girls could face the au dience and pass through the ordeal of the day. "'herc were a number of young ladies belonging to the School, who participated in these e'xercises, all of whom did credit to themselves, their teach er, parents, and their country. The young ladies delivered several select pieces Buitablo to tho oc casion. One on tho " Munassaj and Bull-run fight, the retreat, io." Anothor " An Address to the Soldiers." Thoro wero twelve young ladies participating in theso pieces. They bud them arranged so as to make them beautiful. Thc last and most affecting piece was " The Farewell Ad dress," !*y Miss EMMA W. At the close of these exercises, the crowd wore invited to dinner. And a nice dinner it was, pre pared by the good old matrons of that vicinity. All hearts seemed to enjoy the delicious repast. Thus the day was spent in social quietude " made up of innocence aud love." A SPECTATOR. ?&~ The New York Daily A'eics is clamorous for peace upon any terms-any conditions. Fer nando Wood lately made it very bold speech in the United State? House of Representatives, and said if he over bad ?ny design in aiding to wiso troops for such purposes ns thoy" bad been em ployed in, he boped that God might consign him to eternal punishment. V LATEST NEWS. From (ien. Lee's Army. I'EinnsDcnc, .Inly 10.-About fha o'clock or Friday cvor.ing.our artillery ulong thewhole linc: opened upon ibo enemy and at times our nier mounted thc worki; and defied thc enemy, wli, sought thc cover o' his intrenchmcnts. Thc' ene my replied with artillery firing, which lastet about thirty minutes. Tho cuomy have made nc\ assault on our linci for tho week passed. Tho impression is that th? enemy have drawn off their force frum our front For r?verai nights tho rumbling of artillery and wagons ha." been distinctly heard all night. Thc ononiy, however, still keep up, a show of force nlojg our ontire front All ie quiot to-day. From Richmond. RICHMOND, July 9.-Nothing further has beei received from thc Valley to-day. It is reported that another large force of Tan kees are crossing to the North side of the Jamel river to-day. A number of citizens of Frodorioksburg wh< wc?e parried off by Grant's orders as hostages fol Yankees captured in the tewn after the battle o the Wilderness, have boen exchanged^ They loft Washington on Wednesday, and ar rived at Frcdcricksburg thc same day. Intense excitement prevailed at Washisg'on from thi announcement that forty thousoi; 1 rebels were ap proaching tho city. Lincoln had called out thi militia of the adjoining States. A telegram from Harrisonburg says, thc excite ment there was most intense, in view of the ru mors that Breckinridge WAS upproncbing in tb? direction of Chambcrsburg. The report soyi Breckin ridge bas? twenty .thousand men, and hui whipped Seigel. From Charlctton Courier of Monday, Wth. Saturday's Fight en John's Island. .At an early hour Saturday morning heavy ant rapid discharges of musketry and light artillery in the direction of John's Island were heard ir the city. News was soon after received of a se vero fight on John's Island, and the.cheering an nouncement made that the enemy, after a bard a-jit stubborn resistance, had been driven from uti bis posilions. About Dine o'clock thc following dispatch was received at Headquarters from John's Island : " MAJ. J. STMXCFELLOW-I attacked the ene my, who was expecting me, at daylight this morning, and am driving bim at all points. Wc have passed the line of works he occupied yester day. Our ca snakier; beary. . (Signed) B. H. Rosr.uTso:-, Brigadier-General." From au officer who particip&Ud wo loam th? fellowing facts : The enemy, after the previous day's skirmish ing, had. taken up a position about a mile and s half in front of Burdcn'.i. Causeway. They . had thrown up a very heavy line of inlroncbment?, a mile long, which was strongly fortified with their artillery. Tho force of the enemy behind tho intrench mcnts was estimated a? about three thousand men, A dessrtur who*came in said that it consisted ol nine regiments, and were commanded by Gens Saxton, Brown and Hatch. Gen. Hatch wa: wounded in the fight. The negro troops wen placed in the enemy's fror-t, white troops bringinr, up the rear. Our own line was not moro thai throe hundred yards from that of the enemy's. About daylight our forces, undor the commanc of Ooncral B. IT. P.obertson, moved forward t< thc attack. . The infantry were commanded ty Col. Geo. Harrison, of tho 22d Georgia, and th< artillery by Lioiit. Col. Del Komper. Our ad vance troops consisted of tho 32d Georgia, li G Borgia Regulars, 47th Georgia, Bonnoan's Oeor gia Battalion and part of tho 4th G corgi a cavalry together with th? Marion and Washington Artil lery. Our mcu steadily and gallantly pushed forwan to tba storming of the enemy's position under i terrific fire of musketry and artillery. In leap ing over their works many of the brave Geur giana were wounded in the head, breast and stom acb, principally the latter. A desperate hand t< hand encounter also took plaoe behind the forti fications. The fight lasted about an hour, wber the enemy gave way along tho whole line, and were gradually driven back to their second linc of intreachments, behind Burden's Causeway. Luring the fight tho onemy were reinforced by two regiments of infantry. We took but few pris oners, the fight hoing a most obstinate one OD both sides. The musketry firing ceased about nino o'clock. The artillery firing was kept up till towards evening. Our loss was estimated at about seventeen killed, and ninety three wounded. The following dispatch waa received at Head quarters about balf-past twelve o'clock Suturdayi " Fonr PEUMEnrox, July 8, 12 M. Light artillery firing with occasional Tellies ot mucketry is slill heard on John's leland, steadily receding Southwards in the' direction of Legare ville, where the Yankee gunboats ar? stationed." A later dispatch from* Gen. Roberteon was ro rc ired about six o'clock, which stated " that the U erny was supposed to bo abandoning John's 7 land. A Urge -number of transports could bc seen at the wharf at Legare ville, and men ob served passing to and from thc boats, whether leaving r.rth their grounded or landing more troop?, was not definitely ascertained. Our cas ualties were estimated at about enc hundred kill ed and wounded, the latter being principally in 1 the stomach." Tho enemy abandoned bia position on John's Island during Saturday night, burning the bridge after thom? At 10.11 A. M. SunJay morning, thc following despatch was received : Sioxat, STATION-, # "l . Cn YitLESTOS, July 10th, 1?G4, ' J By Signals from John's Island. J To General Jone* :-Tho enemy retreated last night. I nm following. (Signed) Goncrnl ROBERTSON. Several transports loaded with troops from John's Island left tho Stono Sunday afternoon, and went round to Morris' Island. k A largo transport filled with troopscamein from tho South Sunday, and anchored behind Morris Island. Unusual activity waiTobscrvcd among thc troops on Morris' leland Sunday, und it was believed that ; unothor attack was meditated on our James' Ia. I land batteries. The wounded arrived in the city about six o'clock Sunday.morning, and were received at t and distributed around from the Louisiana Hos pitals to the vari?os hospitals of tho city ATTACK ON BATTERY SIMKINS. About 9 Relock Sunday night, the enemy in barges attempted to surprise Battery Simkins, but was again gallantly driven back, only three of tbeir.-baigcs effecting a landing. The others could not bo brought up to the effort. Shortly after ten o'clock tho following official dispatch was rcccivod from Lt. Col. Yates, commanding post : ? . . "Four Jojfssov, July 10, ?ECt. Tho cuctny, iuimadiatoly after dark, expecting not to find us cn the alert, mudo an attempt to tike Battery Simkins. Wo oponed upen then, heavily with artillery and infautry, driving thom book: Three of their barges tffeoted a landing, but finding Unit tho balauce of the expedition could not stand up to it, they took to _ their boats 1 and made off." On Kunday 242 shots were fired at Fort Sam ter.. "Our batteries on James' and Sullivan's Is lands kept up a brisk Jire in ropiy to Gregg and Wagner. Later Yankee News. PCT cns JIU RC) July 9.-r-The Washington Chroni cle of the Cth inst., hu,'? been received. Intense excitement exists in ibo North in enn sequence of the great rebel? raid; Martinsburg has been captured with large quantities ef sup. plios. Thc Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Canal wore badly injured. Ransom is supposed to command the rebel cavalry and Early the in fantry. The rebels wero believed to have roach ed Hageretowu, Pu, by the 6th instant, bound on un extensive raid in Pennsylvania. . Governor Curtin bad issncd a proclamation, saying that the enemies of the Government in desperation are threatening the State with an armed force in the hopo that General Grant may be withdrawn from before Richmond. The rebel force was not knowa. " Scigel is again safe by timely flight The latest foreign intelligence in the Chronicle gives an account of a great naval engagement botween the Alabama and the Kcartage, in which the former was sunk. The engagement lasted an hour and forty minutes. The fight tgok place ten miles from Choi bourg on Sunday, 11th of, June. The Kearwje was commanded by Capt. Jxo. A. WIXSTOX, who sent a challenge to the Alabama, which was accepted by Capt. SEMMES. The Alabama was disabled by a shot through her boiler while attempting to board tho Kear saye. Captain Semmes and a portion of the crew of the Alabama were saved by the English yacht Greyhound. S emmes was slightly wounded in thc hand. He reports his loss nine killed and twenty-one wounded. Tho Keartaye was con siderably damaged. Captain Scmmes left -all his chronometers, specie and ransom bonds at Cherbourg previous to going ont to fight. He was landed at South ampton by the Greyhound. At Southampton Semmes was offered a publia dinner, but he declined, and proceeded to Paris to report to thc Confederate Commissioner. The Yankee Congress ?djourned tine die on tba ?th inst. Ex-Governor Reeder, of Kansas notoriety, is dead. Ricn?ioxn, July 16.-Tho Baltimore Gazette, of tho 7th instant, says: Martinsburg, Harper's Ferry and Point of Rocks, have fallen into the hands of the Confederates. They obtained a*$cry considerable amount of booty from thoso places# Hagerstown was occupied by the Confederates on Wednesday. Thc Yankee troops retreated to Ure cn ca .-tlc, Pa. Gold in Now York, on the 6th instant, was. quoted at. 259. e ? ? j29* Lt, Gen. A. P. Stewart has boon appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by tho death ef Gon. Polk. Gen. S. is a graduto of West Pointy and is said to be a worthy successor of the la mented officer whose place he fills, whether as regards piety, skill or valor. $33- Qon. Johnston's headquarters aro at Snijrna Church, a little old country meeting house, with a dilapidated graveyard, six miles this side of Marietta. Lient. Gen. Stewart on the right, II (.od oh the left, and Hardco in the centre, with a lino extending across the rail-road, is the ojganization of the army. ?St" We learn that a telegraph io despatch bas been received from tho Postmaster at Wilming ton, stating that mail communication with Rich* mond has been resumed-tho rail road betweon ?\\ eldon and Petersburg having been repaired. %ST Brigadi:r General W. S. Walker is doing well and is treated with kindness by the enemy. A Situation Canted AS TEACHER in an Academy or School by one of several years expeiier.ee, who has been permanently disabled by a wound. Address H. C. L.( Adetrtieer Ofiice, Edgefiold C. H.,S. C. July 13 2t 29 Notice. ALL work done at my Shop must be PAID FOR ON DELIVERY, from this dite. Re member that. ' H. A. GRAY. July 12 2t 29 Executor's Sale. BY Order of W. F. Durisoo, Ordinary of Edge field District, I will sell at tim Into Mal vern Resideuce, two miles from Hamburg, on Saturday, the 23d inet., at ll o'clock, A. M., tbo personal estate of Mrs. Catherine F. Hammond, doe'd., consisting of ONE WAGON AND HARNESS, COWS, HOGS, Ac.^Ac. jSTTerms made known on day of sale. ' M. C. M. HAMMOND, Ex'or. July 8 - 2t 29 WM. KETCHAM, GENERAL AGENT, No. '?50 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA., WILL givo personal attention to RECEIV ING, FORWARDING AND STORING. Also, will buy aud sell on Commission, TO BACCO, Country Produce, Blockade Goods,' and all sorts of Merchandize. Orders afcd Consignments solicited. IN STORE? COFFEE, SUGAR, SYRUP, SALT, SODA, Starch, Soap, Rice, Candles, White* Lead, Win dtfw Glass, Whisky, Shirting, Yara, Nails, Hoes, and a large assortment of Chewing and Snicking Tobacco. All of which will bc sold low foro-.sh, or will be ex banged for Bacon, Lard, Flour, Grain, and all Country Produce. Augusta, July 12 dt 29 Slave Labor for the Coast DIVISION NO. 3. 1COMMISSIONERS OF ROADS and the e town authorities within the Judicial Districts of Fairfield, Richmond, Edgefield, Lexington, Ba! nw ell and Orangeburg, will forthwith sum mon all slaveholders within their rt sp ea ti va limits to deliver ONE-FOURTH of their slaves liable to Read duty, at thc Railroad Depots nearest their residence, at 10 o'olock, a. m., on TUES DAY, the 2d day of August next, there to await transportation to Charleston, to labor on the for tifications for thirty days. II. Tho military authorities at Charleston hav-v in - made a reasonable concession to thc demands of planters, by. suspending tfce requisition for Labor until August 1st, it is hoped that allin Division No. 3 will respond fully to this call. III. All negroes delivered on the call of the Agent'of the Statu, er voluntarily, will hm prompt ly discharged at th* expiration 0f thirty days' labor. Those delivered under arrcit-, will be 'de tained for a double term, as the law provides. R. B. JOHNSON, Agent of tho State of South Carolina. Camden, June 21, ? 8t 29 A Good Saddle TO Exchange for a portion of a Buggy Har ness. Enquire at ihis-Qffice. I July 13 . lt 29 Lost, .ffbN last Thursday evoning* between Samuel ! Vf Marsh's and my house, a BUGGY TIRE, for which a liberal reward will be paid. J. WESLEY BARR. Ju]y 12 \t_29 Notice IS hereby given that application will bc mado to tho Legislature of this State at" ita next Session forachorer of the Bath Mills Company in Edgefield DI Uric U' July 13 Sra 20