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7" - "W ' fthc jtecaster Crdgtr. JtO 1^ 14^ A NNITM Turn to the Pnm?It* teeming Sheet* survey, I XT 4 I\\r t \T / \T? s fj$4 1 IJj K\ U 1Y1 BU w4th ihe WOu?ler* of each passing day. liN A U \ AlM^JJi. . 3 /oiuiig aab political Jiiuupaptt?Bnottii to tbc 3rts. srirotts. litnntnrt. <fttnratinu. 3yrirnltnrt, 3ottrnol Smprnntiutiits, >ortip anil JPomtriit Jims, nil tt)t JKarktts. VOLUME X, . LANCASTER C. H? SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY MORN INC, AU(i, 21. 1861. N U M B E R 2 8. THE LANCASTER LEDGER Published every Wednesday Horning BY W. M. CONNORS, Editor and proprietor. ~~r TERMS: Id advance, - $'2.00 A.t the expiration pf Six Months, .... 2.60 the end of the Year, 3.00 ADVERTISEMENTS, IVill he inserted at the following low rates: One square (of 16 lines o*- less,) one insertion, or, if continued, 75 cents for the first in* sertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent insertion. The Confiscating Sill. The following is a copy of an act which hus been passed by the Federal Congress : /*.. :# i... 11.- o 1 ? ??. cuuttcu i/y uic ocnwic uriu liuiise (if Representatives of the United Stales of America, in Congress assembled, That if, during lite present or any future insurrection against the Government of the United States, after the President of the United States shall have declared,by proclamation, lhat the laws of the United States are opposed, and the execution thereof obstruct ed, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the power vested in the marshals by law, any peison or persons, his, her, or their agent, attorney or empi^^e, shall purchase or acquire, sell or give, any property of whatsoever kind or description, with intent to use or employ the same, or antler the same to be used or employed, in aiding, abetting, or promoting such insurrection or re-istance to the laws, or any per son or persons engaged therein ; or if any person or persons, being the owner or owners of any such property, shall knowingly um or employ, or consent to the use or employment of the same as aforesaid, all such property is hereby declared to be law ful subject ot prize and capture wherever found ; and it shall be the duty of the President of the United States to cnuso the same to be seized, confiscated and condemned. Sec. 2. Ami be it further enacted, That such prizes and capture shall be condemned in the District or Circuit Court of the United States having jurisdiction ot the amount, or in admiralty in any district in which the same may be seized,or into which they may be taken and proceedings first instituted. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That the Attorney Genera1, or any District Attorney of the United States in which said property uiay at the time be, may institute the proceedings of condemnation, and in such case they shall be svholly for the benefit of the United Stales; or any person may file an information with such attorney, iu which case the proceedings shall be for the use of such informer and the United States iu equal parts. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That whenever any person claiming to be entitled to the service or labor of any other person, under the laws of any State, shall employ such person in aiding or promoting any in aurrection, or in resisting the laws of the United States, or shall permit him to be so employed, he shall forfeit all right to such service or labor, and the person whose la?J>or or service in thus claimed shnil be thenceforth discharged therefrom, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Patriotism and the. Cotton Power.?The New Orleaus Christian Advocate says : The South lias always said that cotton Was king, but no she intends 10 crown him. Our readers will recollect (hat last week we published a circular of the New Orleav cotton factors to the planters, recommending that no cotton be shipped from the plantations until the blockade be en tirely raised. In uddition to this the Board of Underwriters have resolved to lake no river insurance on cotton bound to this port, nor tire insurance on cotton in this pity, until the blockade is raised. Cotton on the plantations will be insured for threefourths its vidua, under certain specified conditions. This morement will be heartily sustaiued by the planters, and thorough work will be made of the matter. The North is now Hbout out of cotton, and Eng land will be needing a supply before long The former cannot get it at all, except from Liverpool, and Liverpool can only get it when the independence of the Southern Confederacy is recognized and the blockade abandoned. If the English do not need cotton, we can afford to keep we suppose, uulil she does need it If they should be such fools as to side with the North, hoping to get the cotton through the North ern Government, we shall decline, unless we get in a tight place, and then we can burn it without much trouble Cotton is king, let him be crowned. Joshua commanded the sun to stand still upon Gibeon, and the moon to remain pendant over the valley of Ajnlon, until he should conquer the enemies of his God and Ids people. Thus say we to the manufacturing interests of the civilized world, thank God for tha power of cotton ! It is the true sceptre of the emEire of commerce. The South has the no. lest elements of constitutional liburty, the grandest cause efer defended by arms, the ptost chivalrous people, the bravest fighting men, the most beautiful women, the lineal climate and labor aystt-ni, the greatest com mercial power, and the unreal Christian civilization, in the world. Let us be thankful! Haw Kershaw's Keg I. Made Heady ?It is aaid that when the Ud 8. C. Regiment, Col, Kershaw's, was drawn up, waking for or. ders to make it* entry into the fight at the Htone bridge?our Bro. JJeynardi", ita Chaplain, cauie to the front and **ked, that ' he might once more pray wjth thepi. To | thie propoeition they rpapondpd cheerfully, fiod the entire regiment bowed before the J<ord of Hoete, while he led them in prayer, pflerfng an en meat and touching aupplica tion for their eupceaa and protection. The prayer wae anaeprrd i *"d tfcey had aparpe . entered the meiee, before the fortunee of ! the day were tamed.?Christian Advocate. Taa Smmhv 8 am. an.?General Mehtfcngnrd, Who certainly haa the beet right W decide in the matter, haa determine d to eall the great pat'leoi Juif tlft. "The BatiJe of UanagMW * 18th will be cafttd , Constitution of the ''Home Guards.'' Adopted, July 4, 1861. .Motto : "Prompt oil Duty." | Art. I. This company shall bear the name of the "Home Guards." Art. 2. The number of the Homo Guards , shall be from ten to live hundred, or more, i I Art. 3 The entire company shall consist , i of officers?each member boing entitled to , j select his own office. Art. 4 This company shall repudiate all j military rules and usnges Every member i | shall arm himself ic his own way, for nc. : I live service and hold himself in readiness to j do as he pleases at an hour's notice from j ! his commander. Art. 6. The Home Guards* shall be ! | commanded by each member in rotation, | j but it is left entirely at the option of mem- i , bers to obey the orders of the neli'ig com I j mandcr or not as they may please. Art. 6. The Guard will parade semi occasionally, or ottener, provided they have nothing else to do. Art. 7. Each member of the Home I Guards shall, while in actuul service, draw the following daily rations: One bottle claret, one bottle champuigne, three lingers i cognac, six fingers Bourbon, one dozen ci gars, one boned turkey, one dozen boiled oysters, two dozen oysters in the shull, one basket full of knicknacks, assorted. Art.'8. When on marching orders, each member of the Guards shall be allowed one boot boy, one barber, one laundress, one enrringe with two horses, one set of fishing tackle, one pack of dogs, (at option,) two double-barrel shot guns, one portable two j story dwelling house, one library of select novels, one dozen selected periodicals, arid j one travelling billiard table. Art. 9. Members are expressly forbidden . to pertorin auy duty contrary to their wishes, and any order wheih shall he given by an acting officr without its having pre viouslv been discussed by the entire corps, | in debating society assembled, shall subject . the officer giving it to be lined as much as ' lie is willing to pay. ,, Art. 10. Members who have musical in- | struuieuts arc required to briug them into the lield, but no two members shull pluv at ^ (he same lime nnlfKx tlmu .1" Art. 11. Tlie active duty specially as ^ signed to this corps by their own direction shail be to treat and retreat. Art. 1*2. Absent members shall be considered as present at every drill or roll call and respected accordingly.?Exchange ? * What shall be done with them T 1 Judging by what we have read and heard, there are a cluss of persons in North Cam. J" lina, as well as elsewhere, who, By-the-bve, ' never have, and for aught we know, never " will volunteer to light the battles of their 11 country, are, nevertheless, seizing every topportunity to denounce both our otlieers v and the men who are lighting, because perhaps, what they may have done or prooiul ' ged, does not suit their peculiar notions. As one of the conductors of the journals " of the State we do not regard it improper to express our opinion and suggest what " ought to be done. v Our military, those who have sacrificed all for the good of their country ought not ' to submit to the reproaches of those who ' remain at home yet are physically able to ^ serve in the army. When the regulations ' or movements of their officers or army is 1 abused by scribblers for newspapers or street corner Generals, a detachment ought " to be detailed immediately to arrest the offender and bang him until his body is dead. Those who have determined to remain at home and criticise and abuse our brave volunteers, (who have left the ease and com forts of home, to say nothing of their pa rents, wives or children,) ought to be regar ded as their most implacable enemies and p treated as such?they ought to be speedily tl put out of the way.? Charlotte Bulletin. ti The Visiting Prince I'rince Jerome Napoleon, second heir to F the French Crown, and the confidential hi agent of the French Emperor in more than M one of the most serious and thorny trans actions with foreign nations thut have been it epochs in his reign, is now at Washington a under circumstances of considerable mya* F tery. It is a trait of the country and the b period, that this singular conjunction bus o attracted scarcely any public attention.? <>: Vet, among European nations, accustomed | w ana acquainted with the signs of" diplomatic work, it will be observed with absorbing in- v\ tereat and considered an incident of prepon- a derating importance. This man has not ni been ordered hero for nothing. Two nations are enged in deadly hostilities ; and i < a member of the Imperial family, according { ci to diplomatic usage, could visit one of them ' e on two grounds only: first that France tl designs to uiake common cause with thnt tl one against the other; or, secondly, that k she offers her mediation between the bellig' H erents. n Tho first of these suppositions is clearly c impossible in the present case. That great s and politic Government has no motive to ' take up the quarrel of the North with the tl South, and everything to lose by that step '1 It is, indeed, evident to common sense that 'I the visit of the Prince cannot signify alii- ! nnce. It must mean mediation. This war i p cannot continue longer than thin year with n out ruining large classes of French cili- p Zens and creating the greatest embarrass- b menl in the financial and political affairs of that country. The Kmpft-or would natu 8 rally deaire to do all that he can towards the conclusion of this war by diplomncy, without resorting to the extremities which must follow if negotiations fails and if the Mi war continues after the European supply of fi Cotton and Tobacco is exhausted. e France ia the only great power in eondi- ? lion to net at present ; for England ia bal- o a need between Exeter Hall and Manchester. n Official denial of all political significance in o the Prince's visit to Washington will of ? course be made ; they were also made in i b the atroogeet form when he contracted the u Italian marriage that wm the signal of the if Italian war.? Richmond Examiner D ? ? ' A Female Spa.?Thp correspondent of t< the Cincinnati Commercial, writing from o Western Virginia, aaya a female apy haa been diacovered in tha firat Kentucky Keg- b icnent. She ia from Georgia, and enliated h at Ciooionati. bhe waa detected by wri- d ling information in regard to the movetnenta tl of our troopa to the eueiuy. She ia a mem- if ber of the Knights of the Golden Circle, It naya she knows the punishment of a apy in n deatii, and ia ready for her fata. She ia to . o b? aent to Colotnbua. j p News from Richmond Richmond, August 10.?Co'>gre*s will certainly adjourn on Munditv, the 19lh inst., to meet again in November Tho question of placing an embargo on cotton, tobacco, &.c, is said to be now under discussion in Congress Tho measure is likely to be defeated, owing to the want of nerve. It is feared that Fngland, France and Spain might think it impolite in the Confederate States not to allow an arrange inent between the United States and them selves for obtaining these necessary articles Therefore Congress will probably not pro Itibit '.he exportation of these articles. The question of laving dUvrimiiiut'iig duties upon imports brought South from Northern ports, lor the purpose ofeneotira ging direct trade with l?,uio|>c, ui I also, probably, be decided negativelv. i'he ti<>v eminent is said to be opposed to both these measures. Richmond. Aummi I ->.?I imm r..li..i.t.. information that Lieut. Col. It. S Itiplov. ' now commanding Forts Sumter ami >l"in trie. will soon rci'i'ivi- in - ? Hrigadier General in i.,e Provisional Aim of tile Confederate Slates, ami lli.il In* vvnl be placed in eoiuin old ol tin* sear* .si de , fences of tint Siule of South Cioolina The movement of Cietnrai vlaguidci. predicted in m\ letter*, occurred on IV. i ncsdiiy. lie advanced with -..one lone on I lampion. 'i'lie Cnilcd Sta.e- pi.- * Were surprised and driven in. Five ol tne , ttleniy were killed, while Old) one ol our men was wounded Tne Northern .roup, immediately abandoned liampio , I'm* place was then loirned t?v the V.rgmi .ti . , Ihe llamptoniaiis themselves being nr? .o apply the torch to '?iuir own *1.1 g, I'lie colill.titration vv.is complete .1 1 eve he Coloniel Church, 1 ve dd. a. on o:> .* * ; inerit, having been spared , ( Since then G. n. .Magruder's at my '.a* 1 , iceri encamped before the loriilicaiint. a Slew port News. The enemy, lantfter, ! 1 howa no sign of a desire to conic out. ? ! I'hua matters stand, and vve know not what , ^ fill be the next move. \( bile the eiiclllCs t easels command Newport \<->\ s, it would j ( e useless to attack the entrenchment*, lor ^ re could not hold them after they u**re ken. From Washington. 'J \V AslllNUToa, Aug 13 'a (jen. Mel low ell's report says notwiih ] s lauding the hereuieaii efforts of tile <4. >->r , ermaster General aim Suhaisteticies, tnv 11 or-es for Ids artillery wagons did not ar- 1 i\e within a w eek of tne lime appoi act.? ? ['tie Monday's attack was to Ituvv been vi nade on Saturday lie concludes, "I could u ot push on fustier, nor could I dclav Ion. s ' The best portion of 111) three montb- n rs* time expired on the eve of battle The j th Pennsylvania Regiment ami New York ' t Vrlillery whose time was up, insisted that ! u hey be discharged 1 wrote to Cameron n Iter urging litem to stay, and on tne field i I Jr. Cameron urged tliem to sl.iv at least I,] ive day, when tlo-se troops marched for { n card to sound the eiieinv j li Mr Cainernn nssined me, dav hv dav. : 1 hat ill tile tieXi 10 :av - t should have *1 | eaa* |O,l)00 ot llle lies alllled, dolled, olh 1] red and disciplined troops in the Army? j, u other words, overv day added strong: h 1 r ? mr ennui nuu IllilUO US MCilSeil. || lit* represents the loss of tin* Grind Ar j s iiy to have boon ns follows : c Killed 19 officers and i'pJ pr'Vales. ' | Wounded?64 officers nri'l 947 private*. j v lie asserts that there were only |H,U(JO a Jnited Slates troops engaged on his -ide L Holding Back Cotton 'J'he cotton factors ?>l Charleston liavr ublished the following to the planters of thi* State. We irost their recommends- I " ion Mill be complied with, und not u hale " e sent to the seaboard from any plantation " "We the undersigned. Cotton Factors of j V 'bnrleston, in view of the existing block* j " rle, beg to present to the planters of this J* date the following considerations : "Cotton, if sen I to the seaports, could j M ot be exported ; it would, therefore, accu- | J* iolate in ilie stores and on the wharves? i *' or this the want of aceoinmodatioi, would I' a soon felt, increasing the ordinary ri-k* j f damage from exposure, of rohbery and , ' f lire, and insurance would i>e obtained ith difficulty,and at high rates "An accumulation of produce in our ports i '' 'ould lie a constant temptation to our ene* , '' lies to attack and gain possession of il, j I' lid could be of no benefit to ourselves "Il has been suggested that Foreign Gov- j rnments might interest themselves suffi luntiy to indoee the United Stales Gov " rnmenl to relieve the blockade at one of ie Southern ports onlv, so as to permit '* lie export of cotton from that port \\ e now that the planters of the Confederate l' dates have patriotism and love of the com- '' ion cause too neur at heart to permit their " iitton to be exported under such fir.'urn " taiicea. "We therefore recomiiiend to our fiienls, ie cotton planters of this and other States. w 'O SEND NONE OF I'll F.I it COTTON O MARKET (JNTII. TtiB BLO< K-M'K " rt EXPRESSLY REMOVED trom at. the oris of the Confederate States; but to **' take arrangements to store it carefullv and *' roperly under their own shed- and gin ? ouaes" ' tateraent From Gen. Pierce of the , Late Bethel Fight, tl Boston, iVtonday, Aug 5 b Brigadier General Fierce publishes a |i tatoinent in regard to the Great Bethel u ght, in which he asserts that he acted under p xplicil orders, but that the plnn of attack I rid ordera accompanying it Belrsv ed a waul n/?..u.U.,u ..r ' J . ~ IfV ?v? ?nr ennu i ? pil IblUU nil(J umber* ; that his command w.?* cuinpoard n f raw rec uia with only lwei.lv rounds ol <1 miuunition, inn small artillery (nice having i ut twelve r?umin, hardly Miitticienf (or five iutilea' lire thnt the cnu-e of 'he finny t, ito friendly regiments m hi nwir.g to the eglect nl Gen Butler to notif, the delac i lent winch joined It I in from Newport News > > wear or recognize lt>e while badge worn > n the arm. M Gen I*. in c->ncln ?ion, ?uy* ) ? After the U utile had taken place, and public opinion ?i nd fastened on ine the opprobrium of the efeat, I applied for a Court of Inquiry that ie facta might be *?t aright and the hUme. ' there was any, reat on tne proper officer i answer to my application, on/, my d? mud, i received but one reply, (hai a Court f Inquiry would reveal far too uiuch tuai ould injure the servies." , el w .aJfefc^i 3 . ? - Prisoners of War in Irons. The New York Daily fieto*, of Hie hih in-l. has llie following idiloria!, which we commend in the attention of our authuii'icw : Tnirtv more privaleersmen, sailing tinder the commission ol Hie Confederate Slates, and captured upcn the Enchantress, off Charleston, have arrived at Philadelphia, and lie in Moyninensing Prison. vVe regret to see it staled, in the Philadelphia journals, thai, like the prisoners taken on the Savannah, uini u >a contined in the New Yoik l onilis, these men are kept in irons. We ha\v heretofore demoiisirated, with out con", radio'ion, as a proposition of law, that i<\ evert la a, usage, dictum, decision and precede il of toe United States of America?from tin* lime when the Con cress ol i776 authorized nrivaleer fcoin iniogioii.-*. lo liit* latent uul.ifiilic record of (In* lining* nt* < ur court*?pi ivnicciiug ii.-is been u'cognized ami aaiiclioncd ; llitii our i-nurla ha* i* ?nil'* rill y recognized privateer l!oll|ilii>*>lo*i<? ev.ii vvht'll l*?ueil hi titlark ii,.<\ .e.iai-.i .nut ? .ir. i'ly de facta go*ern hi it t*>' hi iiii'ii* rt*i o.niuniury colo mal juntas, in revolt ay.iiiiii llit* mother: .iiii.iiri . ami. lin il'i'. .h t h. ihe law* t natio pi ua.eeiin. i not pi. act a.ideiin no h, ili*i*l.iri*il in 'n* puaev ; lliut (lie I're.ii 01 i'.. i- i.*1111y (.loiiibiloiv; it, and ill.i ii*ii ,*i*ij*o.% l?i .In* are il piracy . aiul in >1 |ijr *t i.. p*.b .* .. *i i? .i *it'i ii roobery, hi in*** i**e n*i* ill go *riuiniil ti n I linn I y j nil I .*! (in11 in lli *! * ii lio |*? ipclralc il, a* ii ,*.irrii >1 ...ini? llie vi*h?oi? and pmperlv J i ?il> *'. inn nnliM-riiii i, iii'ii ii**l, a*! iri i . i* ,i*ii ikeeiino, against a a njjlt* , ? . *i_ci ? * W iller Clothing for our Soldiets I *| . ** oi - |}*|> . mg 1*111 troop* , ?; >i * oi ling b giiiniiic to nilnici I 'Oiiai.it h i* attention I* i? nn.\ evi.hnl mi* t'i H.iolli inn I ii**|)iini inalnly oil bcr n*ll I*-* i-**>li*llig in.* . n.ii lur ng lint war. , ler intg.iii'icwni i r*}i- wi:i "*pp*y a lirge inpn* ol brca<i*i nliV nub looil, above tlit* I eio.O'd lor toll<*irii|*ii*in nllionn* (In) h,,'Ini'k.nU oi oil' | *nlii 'i*.ii ro|>| ill in* ii|i In I'f hi*., a* iii IV ..**.. Our 1.1 l| lira III tin* liflti *"h I* tjiiiri* i.e.11 i wo,tie. goon* *o pi olet'l I e.n a.in*.-I la** iiicieim ncy ol w inter l.ifi I****iii ii lli** ('oillederale Stale*. i iiif I ti< lie iiiiNi, I?i xopp V tills ni'i'i'Holirt : maud W r xlioild not sutler I In? shame ! il<i iliifi>iiT < ! seeing these hrave in* 11 1 .iiijcir.i < it suih-i.it,;. 11 i*ii want .il l *r. ! ig ..i, ei.e: . y, .. lid |i ili iuliblll nil tin' part "I Inc.- <ii.i r in ill at untile. Wee ill W.ik i>r our eiiuiiirv iix well at the plow iiaiull.- 1 mi at l ie I...nil ax la the l ilt, d field, ? >ur in*ilen factories .it i.-ii' i> depend u|i> ! ii li.eiu Inr II.e fabrics dial wd. lie neces- j itry l>. xtipp.y tae demands t..ul are no a ! "r .it ! ....t I .very private loom ami every fair Irtml hat euu direct, nli.iuid tin a ply u ; unceusllg ear.' until We are natixlied i.iat there IX ot a soldier unclad among our gallant men. t ix mi net of |intriotixin which may lie one. hi main |nrt, by our lair country wn | iien, loat we are xure they will not neg? j ret. v lien their attention ix propelIy direced a ' I'ne i llieieiiev, nav the safety, j I our mui' ii >y depend upon it. Tiie lit- 1 y v* In. lur.iinii^a llo* largest quantity ol | faux and linse x lor service, 'lux year, is ! it tilled to a gold medal eouimellioruliiig I er pioriulixiii W e would suggest that | ueli a texiimomul he offered by the liter- j liai.tx of our city, to the lady who brings i a llie : 'urk. l the largest quantity of ser ' iceuhle goods lor wl..ter clothing. On no j ce.iiinl ongiit In ix mailer to he neglected i y 11.use who ha> t the material and the ma- : hinery. ?Nashville Vnion. '1'tnuetsre tlltxlvm.?liov. Harris ix re- i leeted ti .vrriii.r by a very large majority, j ml tlie I'onfedeiate t '.institution adopted | y mite 80.001) or 90,000. The only vote ' I any consequence against the Conatitu on Wax in f.ust Teiiliessee, though there was much less than -x pec ted. The mem e.a elected to Congress are thoroughly , oulhern !n Kusl Tennessee, illegal pods j ' re held hi three districts for Nelson, Slay , ard and liridgex, who were candidates for I .inc.lii's (.'.mgresx As they had no op* | uxition. they were elected, and it is report i lin y l.ave vniusiied through (.'umherland ! lap to join their friends in Washington? . 'lie hope is strongly indulged that they i 'id never return It is said if three olh- i in would join them fr>nu the same region ; would afford great satisfaction to the . II Idle. ? ^ M 'The Sacred /tight of Petition"?We mi toe lollo ?lug hi the leported proceed ; ig- of Congress : "Air V ill uid'ghuin, of Ohio, asked leave 1 i present a number of petitions from sev- i nil ^VlateS, asking I peaceful adj osl lilellt ol le national difiicu.iies. The reason why > e asked -neir presentation in open lloune , as. tlia the oi.grexsbiiiiil (jtnbe does ol contain the record of the petitions prefixed hi dm i r rule. "Mr. lilske, of Ohio, and oti.ers otij. cted, ; hen "Mr Vail..ml.^ nam >nked wh.it hit.i be Jul.- i'l M.i i gli uf (> iti'iiin " mi itl.ike it. t>d al> i uioiusl. uiiil ne i.im% n<>w n hi* appreciation uf luv rignt uf pcliun. .in.i developed hit own hypotn*), bv i 'fjfi'iui/ i.i i)i?' introduction of pence f' non?. An Incident ? In u skirmish near Wil* .unapoii. Vh , where Jtpkaon w.?a combat ii^, fHia-uiin't advane* lowitfiii .Marlins org the men had mm-d their cannon loo ign, mid ii Hhoi above Hi*. advancing col iuii Seeing tins, a Kevereml gentleman reaehi. (.llr. F ) who li.*d been a "West 'oiiuef" before i e entered the ministry, looped down and aimed I fie call lion hiiu* ell, and a? he rose n said " I'lic laird have leu-y on ti.eir ou.?! -Fine!" The ahol id terrible execution, opening a viaiblu lane .roug'i the eiiMiuy*n ranks. 1'he bo.aamd liiose iiuial Im> good words," and wished i hear them said ag.in Silt of the Confederate Prtxet -The iew Or mans M,e says the Confederate lame Marshall s-dd it public outeri, on niordav lh? following named prizes, capiired by our privitMra, at the aiinia oppot? I lleir nmiaa " Mt.liooner Mermaid, $8,300,00 U?rk Ocean Eagle, 6.800,00 Ship Milan, 8,000 00 Salon ner John Adama, l.ifiooo ' ?"K ? 'alialitM. ? 1.41 Mi OO .NShooner Klia, I.OoOOU | l ot ilAOO MHvk* of anil, cargo of Hit* lip Milan, wara sold at f 1 66 par aaek. | dti. a Thf Steam (Sun ?A correspondent of tin Richmond Examiner thinks the late appropriation of $tftOOn t?y Congress for tiiu construction of a steam mm u waste of money, illustrating "the eHeeis of pertinncity in presenting a claim " lie says : The gentleman who has been engaged in pushing the ciaiin of this invention has pre* | scntcd it to private individuals, who are u eager to make a profit by anything ; but he failed to make its value apnear. and they *1 have declined having anything to do with ^ it. The title of stteam gnn is a misnomer which is calculated to mislead those who ; think that the power of steam lias anything - - " ? .? ?UIUIU|i!M ! gun Any kind of power would produce j the name ellect. The same sort ol weapon | has been tried years ago at Went I oint ; and vvliile it was eviuetit lout the balls ' V could l?o thrown with a force proportionate to tiie velocity with which the barrel tinned, yet no practical man ever thought of . recommending it to be used in warfare. A I steam engine being the most "outeiiient j I' force it! which the power could be applied, c it niiist be nse.t to work the gun ; and wo l) need not tell auv one what would be the I result if a bull from the enemy Were to strike the boiler. Heeetil experiments have I { shown tint a rilie ball can be shot through j a steamboat boiler, and a t> pound shot ' would no' only dca'.roy the boiler fur tiiis j a pun, but the scalding water and stenut woii!?J be more destructive ttiati a ID inch hIicII. Skirmis'i on the. Peninsula?fifty Jon vs kris Reported Killed ? The Norfolk Ihit J, liooK ol tSutunlav la-t gives the following: (i W e learn, from tin Peninsula, thai a skirmish look pi ice titer there on .Moiid'ty last. < )ne hundred and 'weiilv of our cnv. j Z ii.i t w ere out on n reconnoiteriiip expofliti jii, i and fell in with a compact of 06 Vankees | on James river, between Smith's and Lee's | places, aliote Newport News, when a hplil ensued, w hich resulted in our coiuplctu sue . '' cess. <)ut of llio sixty lite \ ankecs enpa * ' peii, there ivere otny lifleeii of litem left ?'?i alive to tell the tale of the slaophter It is m .id that a pleat deal of successful I'l -kirii.isi.iiip is pomp on, on the Peninsula, by (>eii .vlngrndcr's forces, accounts of w lile.il do Hot reach till' press. 'I'ke I'rosjncts of Recognition.?'Ion,' the j Washinpton correspondent of lite Haiti i more Sun, Aim Is a thorough Lnplislimm . lit hirtti. ass.iciiitn.il, and feeling, writrs : yy 'I'1.. London Tunes has arrived the conclusion tti<?t the war must icruiin it.? in j Southern independence I'll si independence ' 1 ' 111 it V11 ft I _ clftiti il ?l ? \ I -I - .L I I. ?I .. I - ; * , lit*.* wai. It i? clear that tI'tmcs will ad voi'uli' rta?*?>|fiiii kiii, I>v Kti_ land. .it nit i*.irI > .. il.iv Advice* r.i'u v.il at Havana Imm j v hum};* Mint* ... .. i.iiK>iii'.in ( .. iiin *fti? will probably soon reeii).'ii!Z? the Cmilcdc* rates. Dispatches to I'...stern paper* nunii<*?* i tlie destruction ol tin* I) niDcratic Siumlm >1. J at Concord, N II , by tl.o return nl three I mouthers. The proprietor* fought, w mind- , 5"g lwo , p, Il'iin/jluti's I mi'inn?The Mercury *i\* ? it lias Oeell decided to ell iiijfe the t roil* , lion of this command The infantry hat- I In lion is to be increased to a regiment of ! ten companies, the cuvmry will comprise live companies, and there w ill he an in- rw crea-c of field pieces in their compuny of | llyino artillery. With these numbers, Co'. Hampton will be doubtless raised to Hie V*1 rank of lliij^ndier. and the infantry regiment will have u Colonel, I.ieuleiiunl-Colotiel and Major 'J'he officer* of eavalry and ar- | '' ttilery will be the same as formerly A small artov in itself this "Hampton's Legion" will be, surely STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR OKNKRAL'S ! office, 1 ciiaklkstos, jitlt 26, 1801. 0 EN ERA I. ORDER NO 94. 1 LI. PERSONS NOP ATTACHED 1 V to any Existing Organized Company, who niny be in possession of snv I'llIU.I<' ARMS, are hereby ordered to deliver such r. Arms to some Commissioned Officer of the I Heat in which they may reside. Otlicers of . Heat Companies will report the Arms so ' returned to them to this office Hy order P' of the Coventor : CHARLES II SlMOM-oN J f< Acung Aflj't ami mapecloMiei eral or M C in Aug 14 1861 -2*7-21 l? $7.1 pwStT a. ji. At Mint \t ny from ?lnr? w? had litem AT Itiirrt. near 'heater in June la.t, our .?L three Negro men, vix : Hll.l,, (JII.K.S ami I1KNKY Hill ami title. we bought the 14th uf l.u*t g November, at I he eatale ante of I'M I .each, ' on liroiul Ri*er, in York Di.t.ict. They s being brother, and having relation* in the ?i neighborhood wliere we purcha.ed them, it |>' ia more than likeley they have made their t? way back to their old neighborhood Hill ia about 26 tear, old, 5 feel 8 incite* ? high, will weigh 15o or 160 pound. ; ia . very black; rattier .harped face, .peaka quick when apoken to. I ?. (rile*, Inn brother, i. about 24 year, old ; , ft feel 9 i.'iche* high ; will Weigh I bo ll>., ' i. very black, and walk, with hia head up I M and feet turned out in front. Ilenry, we purchaaed, Jan I, of Col. C. _ Rive, on tiia Catawba river, lie i# 23 year, old, w ell *?;, ft feel 10 inohea high, and will weigh 115 pound* ; ha* a heavy brow and apeak* alow ly ; ha* come character a* a ' runaway. May go to Charleelon or Waahinglon city, H ia hard telling where lie fkill gu an he i? a gentleman of travel They all ran oil' about lh? aatne time. _ We will pay gift reward for the three ' men ; or g'26 a piece for either of them de- ^ livered in any Jail ao that we can get them, k. The*. I.nya may attempt to make their way Hi \or.h, h* aome ollo-r* from thia place he * O km Ac pled ar HRIDfc dt DUNOVANT. | R Aug. 7, 1861?86-tf. mMI BUSINESS CARDS. KERSHAW \ CONNORS. COT A KTN KH.1 IN TIIK PRAOTICK OP L A VV A ND K Q U I T V LANCASTEllVlLLS, 8. C. Will attend promptly to nil buaincM ntruated to tlivin. . H. KERSHAW, | W.M.CONNORS, lamdoii, S. 0. Lancaster, C. II. Aug. l(), 1859. II inrirriiD JL lirwr Trt uunaiUQ IX n attorneys at Law AND solicitous /v equity, Vill practice in Lancaster ami the surrounding Districts. OKKICK IN Til* COURT HOU8K AT I. A N C A S T E R v I 1.L B, S. C. articular attention given to collecting claim*, j DL. TIIOS. N. HAWKINS. M A J. JOHN I). WTLIK. j nion, ('. H., S. C. Lancaster, C. 11., S, t! March It, I860, 6?tl I chambers, Barnes 8c Co., FACTORS ud General Commission Merchants, ' *oiitli Atlantic Wliai*!*, 1 CHARLESTON, S. (J. Uktkrko to ? A. M It It. Kennedy,!'. Math* ; ion \ Co., ami K. \V. lionney, t'annlen, S. C. j ts. S Ciiamiikk*, Charleston, fs. 0. ko. \V. Kahnkn, Kershaw District, S. C. mi. W. till a m n t. its, Charleston, S. C. Sept. tilltli, 1800. 811?I y?pai l j "V AT Tl rs T, l-v rs ? ,? - - /i. xiux n.XjJLJ uilii V ijlN, It 4-si<l?-ui llmiti*!, YUKK V11 I.K, K. Iters lite I'rolessional r\ ices l" the ? ?ti us ill' I ainciiHlcr Village Mid surrounding >itti Li v AKTIKIClAl. TKKVII ii.M-rli.ii m. Gold | ate, from one to .1 loll sett. June lllli, |H,'iH * Hi.| v MELTON & WITHERSPOON TTUftNKYS AT LAW! A NO Solicitors ia Equity. ill |iriirlic? ii. Lancaster .111 I lin- surmnu . ding District* I) Mki.io*. I ii J. \ViriiKK-.ro.in, Chester, S. IJ lutncaslcr I' Ii. 1 ii'inrv 11. I *l?i > JH - II W IVll.l.UII-. / S Itolir K Vl.MMoK 1 'orkvii f, S. I, \ / I .aiie.-istf rvil!.-,S I' j WILLIAMS St ALLISON. T T U U N l? V S T Ii A W ANl> Solioitors in Equity. 1.am: \si*kh. L* ii . s c Will practice in (lie district of lutncu-ler. rgnipt attention given tc Collection!. I J ill V "Ii IxftH JI ? if A Regiment to be Raised THE undersigned propose to mlw a egiincut for Confederate Srri in*, 111 > I Mill ceive companies from ?my pari of ilnLate. We do hot deem il necessary al lis time, to appeal to I lie patriotism of tlie j >11111ry lo respond Alien our brethren are tlie light ntid need Kelp We propose timl Gelt. Javik* Jonks, of oliiiubia, lie lite Colonel, and ar-j allowed 1 say In- will accept the command Ad* ess either J. J IIV A \, llsrowell c. II .or O It PAUdT, lUuiiH-rg. S. C Aug. 17-31 MULES. pilK ftUIJSCKIIIER OKKKKS A KINK L young JACK to those desirous of rai ng their own Mules. He will nlami dur- j g the season at It I). M. Dun lap's Hen j 1 is the Groom and will use every elfort to 1 revenl accidents, but the aubsenlier is not isponsihlc if any should occur Terms, $10 insurance, due the lime the { ure proves tu be with foal. In all c Nit cm where inure* arc I r.nled. llie Aiit-r nt the lime turned. responsible fur irvii'c* rendered T K CURKToN. I^wrwrtf, April Mi 1861 ?8 ?if Oopartnership. CAMDKN, 8. C. rllK FIRM uf C. MATIIRMON Sl CO , j being liiit day dissolved by it* own inltation, the undersigned have formed a irtneiship under the name of XATHE80N & CO. >r the purpose of continuing the business all ita departments, and hope by strict at niton to merit a continuance of the patmage ao liberally bestowed on the late rui. C. BKl.t* J AS. D. M A'l'UKSON. July lat. 1861. U3-'Jin. John Anderson, fc. _ THIS Thorough bred Jack ia out of MARKNGO. lie is 15 hands high, 4 years old. dark iron gray, I id.finely proportioned, lie will aland the all season at this place, on the following uma : For the season, $30 00 Uncaster C. H . Sept 18, 1860.-11 If Notioe. DURING my absence George McC. fitherapoon will art aa my Agont and Atirney in fact, and in authorized to rrpre. int uie. JAMKS II. WITIIER8P00N. April II, 1161. lotf. Baoon 1 Baoon'1 ?AAA LBH.PRWB NORTH CAR-' MX/ OUNA BACON tor uli low r uxh ONLY, by IIAMMKLTINK dt MASMKY. I July 10. I8QI. Provisions for the Gash. JUCIAR.OOFKKK. MOLAMHKM.HALT, ? CANDLKM, Pepper, Ginger, Mpiee and larch, joat received and for tale foe CAHIt NLY Do out .><?k for credit 00 the above tide*, a* ?i would be ix>er>4 t? refoee. iiahhkltink a kahhky. i LanaMtfr, Joly 90, *61. . &> Notioe. Andrew Nelson, nppli'nt. ) In matter* of *s. > Probate of Nan John Nisbet, Exeedlor. Jcy Belk, dec'd. Will. To parlies in I-sncaster District?to Abel Nelson, Win. Nelson, Esq ,nnd the children of John Nelson, dee'd.; to wit: A. Nelson, John Nelson, June Stripten nnd Win. T. Nelson, of Georgia, l.ctitia Stewart, wife of Col. J. tM. Stewart, Klusbctli Stewart, wife of William Stewart, Nancy Nelson, i widow of llobert Nelson, in North Cnroliini, distributees in Ijiw, provided, the Testatrix, Mrs. Nancy Belk, dec'd.,had died in > testate. The above parties are hereby cited to be ] and appear before me on Friday, the 27lli day of September next, in the Court of Ordinary to be hulden at Iaincaster Court ' House, then and there to shew cause, if any I why the said W ill should or should not be' proved and established in due form of Law, or for what cause the same should he set aside or established, and to such other and farther shewing and proof, ns you or either , of you, the said parties, may devm necessaj rv, proper and advantageous for your re| aperitive rights and interests in the premises. Given under my hand and seal of oltice at Lancaster C. II , S. C., this J5lh day of June, 18()l ( i? i" 11 v vi \w ivn (i i ik i i June iMilh? 1 uin3 n. 2U-p! <j> 12 Bank of the State OF S O U T II (J A 11 O UNA. j < haklkhto*, l*Jlii February, ISbl The l,egi*lattiro Inning, nl its late *r*. ; uiun, authorised the lasoe of U<>ii<U tr. tIt*uintiiinl < I $<>75.0t>U. bearing tin iiiteienl of skccii percent., for the purpose of providing tin- fund* required to HiiaUtl i t ic Slate in llu- uel of ic*uoii.:g t;? r ri.liliol sovereign ly, tlii* Hank is no a prop .?red to dispose of tin- Itouda. Tltey 'ire i**ned in hoiii* of j $50, SI(10. and ?50U. All opiioi tunity i* lliun uliordoil evert cliiseii to make a secure and pmiiiuble investment, vvhi'e contributing aid to tin* eau*e in which the State I * engaged. With the view of enabling cili* /.en* in any purl of tfie Stale to share in I the I man, tin- Clvrk* of tiie Courts of the several d nitric 19 have been required to open hooka of subscription for the Slock. Suitable arrangement* will be made l<>r tarnishing the llond* on the reei-ipl of the iiiun* ey, at an early day after eaeh subscription^ ha* been made. Kllgngelllcut* lor the purchase of I'oiids may be made at the Hoik, or ut any id it* (tranche*. It i* probable that, at the next Session of the legislature, Ihone parlie* who desire it ill ay nave lio-ir Honda eon verted inf't Slock t.\ M. KU It 31 AN, l'rr*i l"u. I VI. 35, d f $50 REWARD. 4m:\.\W \V. from theSuliie.rilier,liv iiig near While Plain* t .'heal el field District ft. C? a hoot lOtli of Augu*t hint IIIV Negro fellow Itell. He I* 24 year* of age, ol a' y ifnit i*h *o iiplexiou, alnio*! black, ha* iio bom 1 wnig ,* about Ihu . pounds, about ti f-et I i'.ca nigli. lie walk* with a lit in Hlep anil e.trrie* l.i n*. if erect It i* likely that Iten will citd. uior to make hi* way to a fieo State. Any person who will arrest the *?id Negro and lodge him in any safe jail *o that t can g.-t him or deliver | him to meal my residence ulial I receive the above regard I will al*u give $loo reward for proof aullieieiit to eoov u-t, any white person or person*, of harboring the raid boy or trying to etfect hi* escape. W3I 31 UI.AKKNKV. i Feb 13 I8HI. |-tl. 1 Charlotte Democrat an-l S*!*bitiy Watch* J ninn will please Cope, ?:,d in*eit until for. ? bid and lorvv aid bill* to thi* ulKce. OUU 111 L?.'VUU1JI*N A. I. \ NO AT I Kli DISTRICT. S J. (}mibl?. who ii in the custody of the Sheriff of lAiiuklvr District by virtue of u writ of capias ad respondendum itt thesuit of Thomas It .Mayill having thin day liled iii iiiv office together wiib a schedule on oatli of Iii* entitle and effects, Inn pelilion to the Court of Common Plea*, praying thai lie in ty he admitted to ildfeenvtit < f lliu Acts of the (ielier.il An-rUiWf Miulo j for the relief of Insolvent debtor*. It in | ordered, that the said 'l'uiin. It MagiU MI<1 I all other the creilitorn to whoiu toe Hid S J. (fallible in in any wine indebted, be and appear and are hereby summoned, and have notice to appear before the said Court nt Lancaster Court 11 nine ou the third Monday in October next, lo show csu*e if they gam why the prayer of the , petition shall not be granted J. A. MTKWM AN, Clerk. Febunry J7, IHfil. *J4-3iii. pf #10 M> A HALES, 6 cSmoa> RESPECTFULLY OFFERS mflL HIS SERVICES AS 8UR,1JUXLU CKON DENTIST TO THE. Citizen* of IjsncnstervHIe and District.? All operations performed in the beat possible manner. ciQQQOn Artificial Teeth inserleu on plate from a single Tooth to a FULL SETT. Charges reasonable and all work warranted. NMV'l'CH Repairing proutply attended to and all work warranted. Not. 7, I860. 3Gtf. ROPE AND BAGGING. A SUPPLY on hand of the best quality. ' for sale at JON KM CROCKETT'S. Feb II, 18C1.?1M I ^TOTICK. ? ALX person* Indebted to L i 1 the Ratal* of John W. Be Ik, deceased, 1 are requested to msks payment to my At- i torney, w. A. Moore, Req, at Unoaaler Li C. II, sad all creditor* present their claims to blot properly sttStted WlLMUTH IWI.K. Adin'trix. Aug. 7, 1861?86 fr>. .. , 6000 POUNDS IRON. f NCUJDING Plow lion, Plow hieel, in I A For nit u JON ?8 CROCK KTT8. 't f??> it. iMi?itr I