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/ IIit Canraster CeDQtr. viiO P 1? P \ XT MI T IVf Turn I? th? ProM-iU t??mint shccu *urv?T. A IA\/ A Xf 'P I ililv U lTl Biff with the wonder* of cnoli pawing day. Ill ?\1J > ^\1> V 1j. A .family nail political Ufuispajirr?Drnnttli to tfar Arts, smarts, litrratnn, ^tinratinn, Igricnltnrt, 3ataal Snijirantnmiis, /nrriyu nutl ItauirBtir jtas, null ttjt Blnrkrts. VOLU M E X . LANCASTER C. H, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 31,1861. N U M B E R 2 5. THE LANCASTER LEDGER' Published every Wednesday Morning ; BY W. M. CONNORS,, Kditor mid proprietor. TERM S : In advance, - 92.00 . At the expiration of Six Month*, - . . 2.5o , the end of the Year, 8.00 \ A D VERTISEMENTS, Will be inserted at the following low rates: j One square (of 16 lines or less,) one insertion, j |1 ; or, if continued, 76 cents for the first in- ' ertion, and 60 cents tor each subsequent insor- I t ion. The number of iiinni'Lions nnml he wiif.Lmi mi I osch advertisement, or they will bo inserted till ! ordered out and charged accordingly. The Battle at Manassas OUR ARMY VICTORIOUS I JEFF DAVIS AT PI IK SCENE OF ACTION?TAKES COMMAND OF THE CENTRE?HIS OFFICIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS, etc., <to Manassas Junction, July 22?9, n. 111.? Aa yet very little more is known concerni ng the great hnttle of yesterday than I lele graphed you in my despatches of last u ight. As soon its it became pretty evident that Die enemy meant to give ua battle, l'reai- ! dent Davis hastened from Richmond to the scene of action, arriving here about noon, in time to take part in the battle. He immediately nn-umcd command of the centre. (Jen Heauregard commanded the right vying and (Jen. Johnston the left wing It wns against (Jen. Johnston'acommand that t ho enemy concentrated his best troops, and fought most obstinately. At one time our left was pressed so severely that the issue of the conflict iri that | direction ueemed doubtful, tt was here that General Harlow's Georgia Regiment was I posted, which was so terribly cut up. A j large body of our troops from the ceutre were scut at the critical moment to the assistance of Johnson, and this turned the lide nf battle 'I'lm umniiv t.n.L-.. ?t..a I before the impetuous charges of the Southerners, aiul the battle soon became n rout. The Victory Announced in Congress. I Richmond, July 2'J?Congress met at noon to day. After prayer hud been offer- I ed up, the following deapntch was read oe* 1 fore the body : j Mam ass as Junction, Sunday Night. To Qen. S. Cooprr, Adjutant (Jtneral : Night has closed upon a hard fought field. Our forces have won a glorious victory. The enemy was routed, and tied pre- | cipttately?abandoning a large amount of arms, ammunition, kuapaacks, and baggage. The ground was strewn for miles with those killed, and the farm bouses and the : S rounds around were filled with his wouiicd. Tho pursuit was continued along several routes towards l,ee?burg and (Centre viile, until darkness covered the fugitives. We have captured several lield batteries and regimental atund of arms and one United States flag. Muny prisoiom iiuie been takto. Too high prniso cannot he bestowed, whether for tho skill of the principal officers or for the gallantry of nil of the troops.? The buttle was muinly fought on our left. Our force was fifteen thousand ; that of the enemy is estimated at thirty five thousand. (Signed.) J&FF. DAVIS. The following Resolution* were offered by Mr. Mcinminger, and unanimously adopted : Resolved. That we recognize the hand of the Moat High God, tho King of Kings and Lord of Lords, in the glorious victory with which lie huth crowned our army ut Manassas, and that the people of these Confederate States are invited, by appro priute services on the ensuing Sabbath, to offer up their united thanksgiving and praise for this mighty deliverance Reiulicd, That deeply deploring the necessity which haa washed the soil of our country with the blood of so many of ber noblest, we ofTer to their respective liuni- j lies and friends our warmest and most cor- | mm synipsTiiy, assuring them llmi Hie sac | rifiee made will he consecrated ill tho heart* of our people, nnd will tlieie euslirine the i names of the gallant (lend mm the champion* of free and eonntilutional liberty. Kctohed, That we approve the prompt ! and patriotic efforts of the Mayor of the city of Kichinond to make provision for the j wounded, nnd that a committee of one incur ! her from each State be appointed to co operate in th* plan. Richmond, July ii3.?At a large public meeting held thia afternoon, n committee wnn appointed to go to Mnmissss to receive all the wounded who are in a condition to iwar the journey to Richmond. Another committee wiu appointed to ascertain the j number of families in Richmond who will i receive and attend to the wounded. Also a committee to aolicit subscription*, and ' obtain comfort*, to alleviate the aiiiTerings, nnd aupply the wants of the sick and wounded. The battle ground extend over a apace of about ten miles. No detailed report* of the action ha"e been received. Hurial of 'I sidy Davit."?A volunteer in one of the Kentucky Regiment* in Vir ! giiifs, relates Uie following incident: yesterday afternoon, during a lull in the Storm, quite an circling and notable little io^ident occurred. latdy Davis," a j pet kitten of the South lacking Rebel*, who we fuund in Harper's Kerry, and who on all our long marches and dreary bivounek* John Kennedy has carefully uuraed, was buried with all the honor* of war.? ! Three volley* were fired over tier grave, and tb* little lady whoso playful prank* had ao often amused the boya, wm left to di*eo"er the whereabout* of a Cat's Paradise. Nami - ..t D.? (Kl llltr mi IVCUUipilMIDU nil* v> * loaiuvill UrU, ?li? vm not unworthy of the cogtiontrn, but being graceful, winning, bountiful, mB?1 not n Tittle proud ol' the elegant coral necklace that wan Nuapended about b?r ne?k. Lot tia any fareweII, and ropoat tho hunoua and somewhat threadbare l^atiu j joke; Rtfuitt oat m pact. NORTHERN ACCOUNTThe Yankees Admit that they ; were Routed. Ellsworth's Zouave Regiment and the New York Sixty-Nine Cut to Fieoes. FRIGHT OK THE YANKEES IN WASHi j INGTON CITY. FROM BALTIMORE Baltimore, July 23.?The New York militia have re-en hated tor three years. Great excitement exist* here. The Houlhernera uro overjoyed, and their frieiida ere exerting themselves to keep quiet their delirium of joy. It is said that considerable military will be required to keep theui down. The likenesses of Gen. Beauregard are being sold through the streets. A heavy rain prevents the congregation of the people. Tire defeat of the Federalists is attributed to tha inactivity of Gen. Patterson, who had received a dozen official dispatches instructing him to engage Johnston at any odds. Thirty arrests have been made in consequence of an attempt to incite a revolt in Baltimore. The New York Herald'? apecial correspondent aaya that the retreat was nothing more our less than a stampede?that the defeat was, in a great measure,' caused by Patterson's delay. Gen. McDowell allows great bravery btit!| he ia unable to arrest panic. The New York *7l?t, 14th, end 27th, and the Maine Regiments were mowed down like grass. The list of killed nud wounded rmbracs a large number of OtKeera. Col. Corcoran is thought to be dead. THE MI880URI COHVENTION. Jeefkkson City, Mo , July 13.?The Convention was organized to day, 61 members presen t. Gen. Wilson has been elected President ot the Convention. Prisoners En-Route?Lieutenant Heldeo ,1.. it..;..a u.SI 1 I VI iiiu u uivou im-r j nuu mooiOVU inon, recently captured off Hie Florida coaat, were brought on yesterday in charge of the Florida Regiment A mnn supposed to be anpy. from liia action towardt then* prison' i era, also accompanied them, having been i?r rested nsar Wilmmgtos, N. C. Lieutenant > Hsldsn is a Virginian [via the west.] Washington, Monday, July 22 : Noon. ?Our (the Northern; troops, after gaining n great victory, were eventually repulsed, and commenced their retreat on Washington. After this information was received from Centreville lust night, n aeries of events look place, in the highest degree disastrous, and very many confused statements prevail, but enough is known to warrant the statomuut that wo have suffered to a degree which casts u glooui over the remnants of the Union army, and the deepest melancholy among the Abolitionists who now rule in Washington. The carnage was heavy on both sides, and ours is represented to have been perfectly frightful. Our column wns advancing, taking masked batteries nno after another, and slowly but surely, driving the enemy (the South, crn troops) towards Manassas, when the enemy seemed suddenly reinforced by Gen. Johnston. We were immediately driven back, and a panic among the Northern troops suddenly became general. A regular stampede from the field took place. It is understood that Gener.J McDowell made an effort to make a stand near Centreville ; but the panic was so fearful that (lie whole army had become demoralized, and it was impossible to check them either at Centrcville or Fairfax Court (loose. A very large number of the troops in re treat fell on the wayside from sheer exhaustion. Scattered along the route all the way from Fairfax Court House on the road from Hull's Hun, were strewn the guns and knapsacks discarded by the il\ing troops, in or der the better to fscilitate their escape. Gen. McDowell kept in the rear of the retreating column, constantly endeavoring, but with very little success, to rally bis men. Only 205 ol the New York Fire Zouave Regiment, raised by Cllsworth, Were left from the slaughter. The t>9th and the oth cr INew VnrK liegiments Buttered frightful ly. Sherman's, Carlisle'*, iiriftiu's mid the Wc.-t I'oint Batteries were all taken by the Confederate troops ; also the tight siege 32 pounder ritle cannon. Col. Wilcox, commander of a Yankee Biigndu, and Capt. McCook, were both killed. Col. lleintzlemaii was wounded. Washington is now the scene of the most intense excitement. Wagons are continually arriving, bringing lliedead and wounded. The feeling is the city is awfully distressing. Steamboat communication with Alexandria lias been resumed to sutiafy the public. Tbe greatest alarm prevails throughout the city. The fortifications have been strongly reinforced by fresh troops ( en. Mansfield takes command of the forlicntious on the other side of the river. lairgo rifled cannon and uiortars are being rapidly sent there. Tbe Rhode Isinnd Artillery, their retreat being cut ofl', were captuted at ltulls Hun, when the engagement ceased. Their horses were nil killed. The 71st New York Regiment lost half of their men. Offickiis Killed.?Capt. Gordon, of Massachusetts; Col. Storm, 22d,and Lieut. Col. Fowler, of the 14th New York Regiments. Woumded.?Col. Tompkins of N Y. 2d, Col. Cochrune. of GSUh ; Col. Clurk, of Massachusetts 11th ; Capt. Ricketts. of Artillery ; Col. l*Awrenc? of Massachusetts 6th ; Cspt. Kllis, of 71st N. Y. Reg't., aud Mnj. Losiel, of N. Y. Zouaves. The lowest estimate made of tbe killed and wounded ia put down ut from 4 to 5,000 Federalists. The English Premier on the Battle of Bethel. [ From the Ix>ndon Pott June 26.] It is, however, bolieve<! that the Northern j army, under command of General Scott, , amounts to sixty thousand inen, and that j ' the enemy has in the field u force w hich in : supposed to range from seventy to ninety j thousand men. The former, if w e may judge ! from the recent affair near Fort Monroe, ap- j peared to be ill disciplined and inefficiently | commanded. The regiments which were ' despatched, under the command of Geuerul J Pierce, to attack the intrenched camp at ! Great Bethel, wure speedily rojfulsed, and : in the darkness of the night fired upon each ' other. This disaster is attributed to the j mismanagement of General Pierce, who it it is stated, "lost his head/* or to the disinclination of the raw Northern levies to face ; masked batteries and to stand the galling lire of rilled cannon." The military opera ; lions which hitherto have taken place in \ America seem to European notions to be uiu'riy incxpiicauio. 111 wns country we j know comparatively little or nothing of the organisation of lite Southern force*. We j are obliged to form our concluaiona from | the not very trustworthy accounts with j which the New York papers favor the world. It is, however, clear that both in the attack upon Fort Sumter and in the recent affair at (ireat Bethel, the secessionist# wero well provided with artiliery, and that their troops were sufficiently well handled to secure success. We suspect that the delay and hesitation which hnve marked the policy of the Federal Government are to be attributed mainly to the circumstance that Gen. Scott, in able and experienced officer, known that militia regiments cannot, in the short space of two months, be converted into well trained and efficient soldier*. Gen. Butler, who directed the disastrous movement from Fort Monroe, was the other day a practicing lawyer, who, of course, cannot be expected to become u general by iuspi- ( ration. The Northern army appears to be i in greut want of officers, owing to the cir- i cuiuslance that the great majority of the of i licers of the regular army iiaie thrown up i their commission* to take service with the , Southern insu.gents. In a few dnys we ; may expect to hear that Manassas Gap lias t been the scene of a greut struggle, upon i the issue of which the fate of the Federal Capital must depend. Hitherto the pre*- | lige of success has been altogether on the ? side of thu South?it matter of the greatest importance at the commencement of a cam. puign. Mr. Jefferson Davis appears to have i a well supplied, well officered and well organized army ; whilst Mr Lincoln and Gen. Scott have under their command raw levies < more formidable on paper than tliey are to un enemy in the field. Actual warfure, however, is a sharp, quick Instructor, and i ii.- M...ii..?... ........1...0.. ...I., i.. t lute the energy and activity of tlie Southern insurgeants, to learn thorn- lultiis of discip line and to collect thorn? resources upon which success depends quite ns uiucli as upon etidnriug courage and a good and righteous cuumc. The two armies were approuching each other, and the light which neeuied itmninent at Munu-ts.i* (hip will, in all probability, decide not the fate of the campaign, hut whether the North or the 1 Mouth Is to become the invading party. [FOR THE LANCASTER LKDOKR. ] Miscellaneous Enigma. 1 am composed of 33 letters My 3, 13, 18, 1, 30, was an ancient order of architecture. My II, 1H, I'.),33, 31, 4, 18, is n written document gruuling immunities to a compu- i ny or an individual. My 5, 33, I, 10, I A, 6, is a scion of royal lineage. My 15, 3, 3, 31, is an American coin. My 14, 18, 17, 7, II, 33, is a leading country in Europe. My 30, 16, 19, 5, 31, 13, 33, is one of the principal divisions of n book. My 5, 6, 8, 17, 10, 31, is a man who stimulates leurning but is in reality destitute of it. My 31, 18, 19. 1, 31, 13, 33. is one who proves recrennt to the cause which he professes to espouse. My 3, 17, 3, 31, 4, was one of the moat sublime of Italian poets. My I, 7, 3, I, 17, 3, 19, is a Western State. My whole is a strength and manliness of principle, which it would do well for all to imitate HASTINGS. tiritfadirr-Uerural I'olk.?The Raleigh (N. C.J Register has the following in rein, lion to Brigadier, late Bishop, I'olk : "Bishop I'olk is a native of thia city, a grand sou of Col. Thomas I'olk, one of the signcre of ihe Mecklenburg Declaration, and a sou of Col. William Polk, who died here ubout tin yenr 1830. The latter entered the Army and served through the Revolution. lie was with Gen. Washington at the battles of Brandywine and Uerinantown, in the latter of which he was wounded,? He was also with Gen. Gates at Camden, and with Gen. Greene at Guilford, and was severely wounded at Lutaw Springs. At the close of the wur ho had attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In Town.?Several companies of the Sixth Regiment of South Carolina Volun. leers reached this city yesterday. They were accompanied by a full brass band.? They are from Morris Island. Their eteady step and the precision of their movement# betrayed the presence of a thorough acquaintance with the details of drill. It is useless to prai?e them, aa .they aland in no need of it. Suttice that they came "on purpose for a place in the front rank, rive hundred more of the anine regiment was expected yesterday evening. Wo learn that Col. John II. Winder, Inspector General of Pus'*, has been appointed commanding officer. Col. Winder is a .tlarylander, and hie enthueiaam and bravery will be appreciated by those with whom he ie hereafter to be ao intimately associated?Richmond DieP"** The other day a British ship came into Mobile harbor under the Confederate flag. While passing Fort Morgan the band of the Fort played "God save the Queen," and the j liritloa'e erew eang "OI?i?." Daring Feat of Lonisianiana. *\Vs have heard from a source entitled 1 to the fullest confidence, (aays the Petersburg Express, of the 'J'Jd inst.,) that one of the most daring feats of the age, wan consummated near Newport News on Friday last, by Confederate noldiera. Ever siace the killing of the much lamented Lieut. Col. ('has. Dfeux, four of his men have resolved to avenge his Inking off.? j With this view, they obtained permission to leave their camp, and providing themsel- i ven with several days' rations, proceeded ; stealthily through the forests until almost j within sight of the camp at Newport News "They laid in ambush for live days await- j iiig mi opportunity to avenge the deulh of their Colonel, but nouo presented until Kri- > day4lust. Oil that day they espied a party ; ^ ol seven Yankees, three of whom wore | evidently officers, engaged at a small stream, ! measuring with lines, and seemingly pre- , paring for the erection of a bridge. They were all unarmed, and the lamiainnians re- ' solved that the pray they had so long and | perseveringly sought, should not escape them. Knowing that the report of their ' guns would alarm the cuuip not fur distant, ' they speedily deteruiined to rely so ely upon ' the use of their bayonets, and crawling upon their hands and knees to within aeonve- ! nit?nL . IlifV Miuiilfii I v sornnp fur* ! House, then and there to shew cause, it'any | why the aaid W ill ahould or ahould not be , proved and established in due form of l*nw, or for what cause the same should be set aside or established, and to such other and farther shewing and proof, as you or either of you, the said parties, tuny deem necessary, proper and advantageous for your re- 1 speclive rights and interests in the premises. Given under u?v hand and seal of office ' at laincasler C. 11., 8. C , this 36th day of June, 1861. F. T. IIAMMONl), O. L. D. June 36th? laiuSm. 30-pf $13. ST ATI or SOUTH CAROLIBaT ~ HKADQIMKTKKS, July 19, 1861. MY PROCLAMATION,dated July 17th called for three thousand men to ( form encampmeuts, to I* received in com panics '-for the war" Now, this is to givs notice thai in rnie. ing these three thousand wen, I will receive ten compnoies to form a regiment, and they may immediately elect their field officers, or i they may do so after they assemble at the encampment. The rolls of the companies, signing distinctly "for the war," and the ! nriiiicawi iu m? ntcuon vi company officers, must first be returned to the AdjuUnt Central's Office. The first thirty companies offered, according to the require* uients of said Proclamation, will be received. One Artillery Company and two fall Cavalry Companies, to eaeh encamp* 1 meat, will be received ; bet these will be attached, at any time, to any regiment or regiments that the pnblic service may require. ' P. W PICKKNS. All paperii in the Stale will eopy and publish the above for foar weeks. i Jaty !?,?34-4t. ward, each mini delecting hid victim. Two officers were killed, but. one of iliem, n Mn- ! ' jor, nut dying at the tirat trust, was struck j ' over llio head with a musket, until life j ( wan extinct. The other five men were so- | cured, one of them severely wounded, nnd j J carried into catup at Yorklown. The i j wounded man proved to be a Captain, nnd j ( when our informant left Yorklown. it wni j thought that he would certainly die, having j ^ received n severe bayonet ?tab in liid breast, f and other cuts in different portions of his ! ] body." Arrital of Arms from England.?New j i Orleans papers informs iih that the ('unfed- ' crate States war steamer Sumter had ur- | ? lived at that port with 55,000 Knlield ritles, j I together with other accoutrements and a I i lumber of rilled cannon. (Jul at sea the | i Suinler met an Kngiish vessel with these j < irius bound for New < Menus They weie . t .ranaferred to the Sumter and safely landed I | n New Orleans. What of the blockade ! t We hod Ibis intelligence from a Mem- i phis paper several dnys since,but now it is I :onhrmed?Charleston Courier. < Col. Char let E. Either?That noble spir- \ I ited.nnd patriotic gentleman is no n?ore ? i lie fell upon the battle hold ou Sunday i last, uobly lighting ill support of the rignis I of the South uud the liberty of her sons.? A truly good man has fallen.? Charlotte i Bulletin. , The Rulcigh Register says it is conceded < by everybody that the wheat crop just 1 reaped is the finest in quantity uiri quality ' ever made in the Slate. Tribute of Respect. White I'lahu, S. C., July 'JO, 1861. 1 At a Regular Communication of Mount , Moriah l*odgc. No. 58. A. F. M it wns re- I , solved . i Whereas the Divine Kulcr has ae?*n til to ! , remove from anions; us our much respected , and esteemed Brother Leu is Blakeney, llint we humbly submit to tlie Will of Providence, we deeply luuieut the death of our worthy Brother. Resolved, That a page on our minutes be dedicated to the memory of our deceased I Brother. That the members of this I-odge I wear the usual badge of mourning thirty days ResolveThat n copy of these proceed ings be furnished the family of the deceased Brother, and that we tender them our sympathy in the sad bereavement of the , loss of a devoted husband and lather, and we a good and faithful Brother. W. A. EVANS. See'y. Notioe. Andrew Nelson, appli'nt. J In matters of vs. > Probate of NanJohn Nisbet, Executor. Jcy Belk, dec'd. Will. To parlies in i-Attcnaler District?to Abel Nelson, W m. Nelson, Esq ,and the children of John Nelson, dec'd.; to wit; A. Nelson, ! John Nelson. Jane Slriplen nnd Wiu. T. Nelson, of Georgia, l^litir Stewsrt, wife of Col. J. M. Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, wife of William Stewart, Nancy Nelson, | widow of Robert Nelson, in Nnrlb Caroli- | na, distributees in laiw, provided, the '1'ea- I tatrix, Mrs. Nancy Relk, dec'd.,had died in testate. The above par i?s are hereby cited to be J and appear before ine on Friday, the J7lh day of September next, in the Court of Or- ; riiiiArv In Iim lit I ??r (!attrl 8TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. HEADQUARTERS, July 15, 1861. By the Governor of 8onth Carolina. A PROCLAMATION. WIIKitEAS, THR PRESIDENT OK j THE CONFEDERATE STATES JF AMERICA has made a requisition up. { >0 the State of South Carolina for three j thousand men. that being the quota of the State in the additional force now being :nl'ed out; and whereas, it is required that : the Volunteers offering for this service shall I be received "for and during the continuance ' ?f the war and whereas, it is right and j proper that such rt-auisition should be ' promptly complied wilii. Therefore, I, F. VV. IMOKKNS, Governor | tnd Commando r-in.Chief in and over the | State ?>f South Carolinn, hy virtue of au- | Ihority vested in me by law, do hereby pro- ' lain) that Volunteer* for thin service nre iexired. and will be accepted, in companies, for and during the continuance of the war," to the number of the three thousand men ; Bach company to be composed of one Captain, on* t irst Lieutenant, two Second Lieutenants, four Serjeant*, four Corporals, two musician*, and not lea* than sixty-four, lor more than one hundred privates ;tli4 offers to he elected by the companion re*, icctivcly. No men will be reecived, except :hoae of prouer age and heulth. And for the purpose of organization and j nstriietioD, I -do hereby designate "Lightvond Knot Spnugs," near Columbia, and mule proper place at or near Aiken, aa points 'or the establishment of camp* ; and each minpany, after a full and accurate roll of t* members, and certificate* of the election* if its olHcern, shall have been returned to he Adjutant Generai of the State, will re inir to the camp nearest to it, there to lie I mistered into service, and to be organized nto Haltnlliona or Regiments. It will not >e a pre requisite in the aceeptnnco of the*e nonparties, that they shall In- armed, nl- { though it is hoped that many of llicin will j ?e. And I do further proclaim, that nil the Men or companies who volunteered under the Act of and who de? lined, for direr* reasons, mustering into Confederate lervice. and whose Regiment* hnv? gone to Virginia, may now volunteer into this scr rice, and in eertain ease, where cavalry Eompaiiies have been disorganized, their member* also iiiav voluntrer as infantry tinJor this requisition. And I do further proclaim, that no oilier t inn uii i.iiiinin ??r ivrjjiiiirni"* win be received until 11>i * lorce of three thou. ?ni:d tuett l>e raised 'l'wo additional Regiments "for the war" ure n!*o culled for iuinu-dixtely : mid I have iufignnlrd the Regiment now raided by Colonel Orr "for the war," a* one, and Intr r?tiered tile other to Colonel Clreoj liiven under my hnnd, at Governor and Cominandet in Chief and under the ?enl of the State, nt Columbia, this, lite lit' teenth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty one, and in the eightv ?i\th year of the Independence of S>?uth Carolina. ! '. \V liCKKNS. | Jnlv 19?24-41. PROCLAMATION. STATE OP SOU I II CAROLIN A, J i Executive I )kca t.tmknr, July fi. 1861. ( 1 VCCORDING to nil Act of the Confederate Congress, entitled nil "Act to put into operation the Government under the Permanent Constitution of the Confederate Statea of America," it is required that each State shall vote, on the FIRST WKDMKS. DAY IN NOVEMBER NEXT, for Pr.sident und Vice President of the Confederate States, which oflicern are to be inaugurated on the twenty-second of February next ; and whereas the existing law of the Stale provides that the Electors for President arid Vice President shall lie appointed by the legislature ; and whereas the legislature of this State will not tie in regular session at the time prescribed by the aforesaid \ct | for appointment of Kiectors : Therefore, lie it known that I, F. \V. j PICKENS, Governor in and over the State of South Carolina, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution, Authorizing the Governor, on extraordinary occasions, to convene the General Assembly, do insue this my proclamation,calling upon and requesting the Senators und tiie Mem bars of the House of Representatives to convene in < GI.IIM III A, ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER next ensuing, that they may be present in the House ot Kepreet-nUlivea, on that eaid l?r*l Wednesday in November, lo ippuiot F.lectoia of President ami Vice President of the Confederate States uf America, in conformity with the Act of the (Confederate Congress afore aald. Aa the I'ermauont Conatilulinn ia lo be organized, ao election will be required'of two Senator* fr;i? *hia State, and alao, in all probability, eoi*idoring the peculiar alate of the country, other iniportaul inn 11 era will be acted on at the aamc session of the lalatore. (iiven under my hand and the seal of the State aforeaaid, at Columbia, thia the aixlh day of July, in the year of our l.ord one thojeand night hundred and aiaiy-one and in tha eighty-sixth year of the independence of the Slate of South Carolina. v W. IMCKKN8. Isaac II. Muii, Secretary of Stale. July nth,?as?aumtd. All papera in the Stat* will copy twlea a month till day of election. Copartnership L'AMDKN, S. C. fpilB FIRM of C. MATHBSON Sl (JO, ; X being thia day diaaolvad by ita own limitation, tha noderaigaed have formed a | partoviehip under the nam* of XATHSSOV A 00. for the porpoee of ceatiuuing the boeiaese in all iU departmanta, and hope by atriet attention to merit continuance of the netronage ao liberally bestowed on the late firm. U. BKLU JA8.D. MATHBHON. 1 July l?t. IWJl. 22-am. | STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. i IlF.ADguARTr.Ks, July 16, 1861. The Camps of Instruction I WILL receive two full Companies of Cavalry at each of the Camp* of Instrac* lion. None need offer unless with full ranks, well mounted, and then 'Tor the war." F. W. PICKENS. July 18,-34-31. Provisions for the Cash. DUG A It, COFFEE, MOLASSES. SALT, lO <'AN 1)1,KS, Pepper, (.linger, Spice and Starch, jnat received and tor mile forCASIl ON l.i. l)o not an* fir credit on tlie above article*, as we would be bound to refunc. IIASSKl.TINK d-. MASSKY. I .nncaater, July 20, 'til Baoon ! Baoon!! / AA/\ I.IIM, I'KIMK NDllTII CMtOvUU OI.INA MACON for nnle low for eanli ON I.V, by IIASXKS.TINK *V MASSKY. July 10. 1861. Notioe. DUMI \"t? inv nb?enee (ieor^e Met'. WitlierMpoon viili net an my Agent and Attorney in fact, and in nut iorif-d to repr.-scnt rue. JAMKS II \V| I'llKILSFOON. April It, If61 |inf ROI'K A.N I) i! A(i(lli\(i. ISUI'I'IjV on h ut I of the b-nt ij riliiy lor nalu nl JO.NKS CIIOCKKT f"S. Feb 13, |86|.?1*1 mo I'OUNDS I HON. JNCI.UDINCJ I'b.w Im?ii, flow Stool. Ae Formic at JONIKS CHOCK KTTV*. Krb 13, 1861 ? HI* John Anderson. THIS Thorough I.red Jack in out of MAKK.NC-J. lie i-i 16 baud* high, I il ira old. dark iron grav. und finely proportioned.' Ilr will ntanrl the Fall neanOh at II.in place. on tlx- following I el llin : For llie neNnnil, $.S> Mil I a.lie oO or Oil. Sept I 2. 1860.-3 III Notice. I > 0 S N W from the nnlmeri'ier. on I lie 1\. .Kith June, t'oloiubun MeMaiiu? n mulatto bo\, boilial In me. t lorew.rti any and nil jier?oil? Iroin li.nrhortog or leeviintf the a lid bov. I v\ 111 give .? lib-rd rev* ilil lor bin deliver}, or eontitieinent. no tli il I van if el liim. JullN SINtiS. Ijnieulcr C*. II . J ilv 10, U'Jif. BUSINESS CARDS. KERSHAW Ac CONNORS. cui'aktnkiu i.x tub ruictilk <>r LAW AND 10QUI T V I.ANCASrKKVII.I.K, S. t\ Will attend promptly t'? nil liii<!u--?a entrusted to them. J. II. KKKSII.WV, J \V \l CliSMtkS. Camden, S. C. I.irnomtor, C. II. Anjf. 10. IH&'.t. DAWKINS & WYLIE, Attorneys at Law a 5 ii SOLICITOUS IX E(jl IT?\ Will practice in lwtnc.AAter atnl the .nirrounding DUlricU. orrtca ix tiw court hook a? I. A N C AST K II V I I.I. K. S . C. Particular attention given in collecting claim*. COL. TUlM. X IIAWKiaa. Ilii. JOIIX l?. wtlir. Union, (!. H., 8. C. I.aiicaater, C. If , 8, U March 11, lHrto, ft?ll Chambers, Barnes &, Co., F A C T O 11 S ana uenerai commiuion Merchant*, Mouth Atlantic Wharf, CHARLESTON, S. C. ltk?kHci> to?A. M & K. Kennedy, C. Mailt* i*?ou a Co., and K. W. Bouuey, Camden, S. C. Jam. S Ciiamiikiu, CharttMlou, 8. 0. Uko. W. lltNNkA, kerali.tw District, S. C. Jmo. \V. Ciiam ham, Charleston, 8. C. Kejit. 2?ih, 98?1 y?paid. Dr. ALFRED CRAVEN, fturgaoii lltniMM, VOMIVIi.LS, a. c.( Oi1*m Ilia I'rofeaMinnal Services i<? Ilia citit?nt of Isincaater Village niid surrounding country ARTIFICIAL TEKTH inserted ???i Hold I'late, from one to a full aett. June 1 I ill, 1858 18-ly MELTON * WITHER9P00H. ATTORNEYS AT LAW AMD 9 olio it or a in Equity, Will praelM* in lanrHlrr and lite aurronn* ding District*. C. I). ulltoi, | B J, \VtTRBit?rooii, Cheater, S. C. | l*aiicaaler C. II, January II. I860. 48? if. G. VV. William*, ( V Korr. B Allison Yorkvillo, 8. C. { ( l<ancaatervil!*,8.C WILLIAMS * ALLISOS, ATTORNEYSAT LA W and Solioitors in Equity. I.AN0A8TBU, C. H , 8. C. Will pr**tlc? in Ut? Diatrtct of LaneatUr. Prompt attention given toGo'lectione July fib ISM. LATEST INTELLIGENCE ! I FORT SUMTER TO RE i EVACUATED!! , 1 IIERKRY INFORM TUB CITIZENS of l,ancurtlerville nnd the (Jialrlul in general, that I have removed to one donY went of \V. I?. Ilowie't Carriage Pitctoryt 1 where I tvonld he pleased to See mv ulrf t customers nnd the bnlni.ee of mankind. I nm manufacturing Saddles nnt^ j Harness ot nil kind* nnd rfunlhh<d nnd Itnre constantly on linnd everything id 1 mv line of business., i I fnrlher mty that the NA 1)1)1,KM I man' u facto re, I will warrant to last longer than J two Northern made, nt the name price and 1 in na workmanlike m inner. Nothing but the Very Beat Material U?e<ly nnd none hut good workman to MANUFACTURE IT, Her- A I.I, REP AIRING DONE Al' Silt HIT NOTICE "A stitch in time saves nine." I nm truly lli.iiikfu! to the Public for tlio very liberal patronage heretofore b?<lnivud, and iru"t by faithful work ami living |?rie*>? I to iiiciil your further favor*. \V. H. DUItNS. J ' March t?, 1661.?4-i y. Bank of the State I or SO U T 11 C A II 0 L I N A. t *11 a it l.K*T"jt, I-Jib /'chrtiarv, 1861. Tile I ,i o|?l.ilore haling, at it* Into sen- f ion, nuthor Zed the lasue of If-n I* to the amount n| f'iTj.Ouli, bearing an inlereit of | s'ce/i percent., I'??r ihe purpose of providing ; tin- fund" nipiirt-il to *i-*taiu t'ie .Slate in tin- act of lenimiiio her right* of novereijji*. i ly, thi* llniik i? lion prepared to di*po?e of tin- lioud*. 'I'hey "ire i?.m-d in miiiu* of : blot). Hint i)5uu. An oppoitunity i* | ill it < ntforileil every citixen to make a ?ceuro ; mid proliinhle invcHluietit, vvhi'e eonlribn> lino aid to ilie r mn- in w hich the State i* ' engaged. Willi the view of enabling eitl it'll* iii miy purl ??f (lie Slate lo aliurt* ill tlie lei.ui, lilt* lliritt ul llic ( Ulirla til* (lie ' several ill sine is have keen reipiireil In open * hook* n|" aiiliseiiplinti f<>r (he Sinck. Sui. lalile arrangements will he lllatle l"f turn* is.ihig (lie iiniids mi Iiie reeeipl of thy limit. el, at an early day after each *nhscriptiui'% lias heeli male. Kllgagftrieiits Inr the pur* eii.it.i 1.1 |tntiii|t may lie nia.ie ul the II ink, I nr ;.i any nl it* ilrntiflies. It is probable J that, at the next Session tiflhe 1.1 gisl.ilnre, , tints.' parties whn dcsjje it ma) nave their ilniiil* eniiverteti into Sleek. a t: ,M. Fl'UM.W, I'retil'fU Feb *3, Sif $50 KB WARD. it, II I. N.\ U ,\ \ . ituin the Subscriber, liv.. /|f inn near White Plains I 'huslcilield i". I >i?|fiet S. I"., hIhmii i iii Ii nt August I nisi mi Negro lelltitv llell. Me is g 4 Je.tr*. of age, ol It y etlnvv I til uoiliplf\lnti, almost . hi.teit, h it mi I.earl w'eijf'iv ahmit JriU j pounds, nhnnl ti |i-?| | incn high, lie walks Willi n Iirill siep ami cvrrie* l.iinself ereel. It is likely that Iten vtill endeavor In 111 ike I his way In a free Stale. Any person win* 1 will nrresi the ?ni.| \rgm and lodge luiii in * any ?ale j til -n thai I can g.-t him or deliver him In me at my rtutih nee shall receive the ! alnne reward I will also give &liltJ re* t 'tartl Inr prwuf ullieieiil to ennviet, any white per? .n or pemoim, of harboring the aid hoy or Irving to ell*.?t hi* escape. ww >| im.akk.nk v. Feb Id. IHiiI. |-tt. t'liarhdie Ue.nneral ami S.tlnhn.y Watchman will pleatt* t'npv.a.nl insert until for. Inil and forward hiils io ihi- olliee. Notioo. VI.I. Persons liming de list.d* ng iili-t ^ the fiat ale of Kalcigli I lailllltOllil, late* of lancsstcr District, deceased, are hereby notified In nlii n.I, either |M-r?orially or by i their Ail..rill'., ill Ihv Oriliniri'* ' oiirt l? In* lioMvii at l..nei?ter Ijmirl lloii-e (ill Ibe Alll day of Annual next, In cat tblinh their ' rif|)?-liVf ('luliiia, mi areepl or object In I lllc pfOvinlollS llindc bv til0 an ill li. I I.UUhi..ml. dec' !., in bia I ilc Will mid TeniaIIIcmI, for Ibc |iu) incut of all of liia junl debt*. In default all aiibx-qiicol clatiiia will be debnred bv the 1 no- intention of" tliia notice, this the .t?i June. IS6I. I'. T. IIAMdONIt, O. I. I). x v Julie .">. 1861 llir DR. A. HALES, 1 CbsmCj U 0QQQ00 RBSPRfJTKtILLY OFFERS IIIR HKHVIOKS AH HUR(J EON DENTIST To TIIE. i Cilizeiia of lAtimalrnillii and District.? ! All operations perfurinv J in the bent poasi! ble manner. qQOQOn Artificial Teeth inserteu on plate from a aingle Tooth to * FULL MKTT. f CkargM roasonabU and all work warranted. WATCH Repairing prmnply attended lie and all work warranted Nov. 7, I860. Wtf. DON ZACK. PKHHJNH DKnlKINU THK of a large and well formed JACK, wilt I itft aF^ltntlftllHatiaW lav t^fanluUa ?f ika AaaW. I eeriber'* residence, five mile* 5outh of !<* raster C. H. i'srm* |IU insurance. Persons living at s distance will be accommodated with good pastures without additional charge. W. J. Mcll.WAlN. March 6, 1801. 4-6ra. | MULES rpilK SUIWCKIBEK OKPBRS A FJNK I X young JACK to those desirous of raising their own Mule*, lie wiR-Mond dosing the aeaeoo at R DM IHisUp'a. Ilonrj is the Groom nod will one eeery effort toprnvoot accidents, hot the eebaenber U not responsible if nop should oeser Terms, $10 insurance doe the time the ; mere proven to be with Ami. la nil eases where oorve ore traded, the j owner at the time termed, responsible for ' ssreices rendered. , | T. K CURBTON | UuuUi, April M, IWi??? If.