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<% Mm?!. LANCAST ERVILLE, B.C. WEDNESDAY MORNING, Aug. 2S, 1841. Kntertainmunt.?We ask attention to a no. ticc from the ladies in thin paper, of an enter- 1 tainmcnt to come off at thin plac e on Friday evening, Sept. 8th. The funds which may be re' alized, are to be devoted to a noble purpose.? We hope there will lie a crowded house. Our Volunteers in Virginia. We are requested by Mr. Stephen Williams to state to the friends oi the two companies ( from this District, now in Virginia, that he will , I ivuvc uiis piace tor the army on Monday, and will carry any packages which they inay desire to forward to their friends in tho Camp. The articles should be brought and deposited at this place on next Saturday. This is an opportunity which may not soon occur again. A Preacher in the War The friends of Kev. T. II. Edwards, of the South Carolina Conference, will be pleased to 1 learn, as we do from a paragraph and list of names in tho last Yoikville A'nym'rrr, that he lias raised in Gaston Co., N. C., a company of lib men for the war, of which he has been I unanimously elected Captain. lie is now at I Guilford C. 11., drilling for service. Mr. EdI wards will be remembered as pastor of the CaI tawha Mission last year. I Altercations. Ou Friday last a diflicultr occurred in this District, a few utiles South-NY est of this place, between J as. F. Ballard and John Crenshaw? brothets-iu-law. Ballard being armed with an ordinary shot'gun, fired at Crenshaw at a distance of about fifty yards, ono shot taking effect in the eye, putting it entirely out. The I wound is not regarded, in any other respect, fatal. On Friday night, about ten o'clock, an al wivaHuo wok place In this town, near tlie store of Mr. Win. Mittag, between the latter ' and Mr. J. L. (>enle,thercault of which was that ' Mittag shot Dcale through the Urger part ol J the thigh, with n pistol. The wound, though I severe, is not considered dangerous 8 Att Act for Ailens < The Act which lias passed the Southern Con- r gres* establishing a uniform Kulc ol Naturalize1 t tion, for persons enlisted in the Confederate ar? , ( my, provides that non citizens engaged in the 1 j army during war, shall be under the protection ' , ol the Confederacy ; ami shall have tho right to ^ become naturalized and enjoy all the privileges of citizens, upon taking the oath to support the Constitution of the Slate of which he is a citit ten, and serve tli<* Confederate States, mam- * 1 tain the Constitution and Uws thereof and re* % . nouncc all lorcigu allegiance. I The oath may lie made by all below the rank ^ I of Colonel heiore the Colonel or Commanding f ' UIHcer ol his Iteginient. Ol and at>ove the 8 I lank of Colonel, all oalhs to lie sent to the t [ Secretaiy of War and by him sent to the I)is* < triet Court of the Slate whereof taid soldier a dcsiiea to hocoiiic a citizen. % mm ' i i'mccT or tiik Hattlk im Ki ropk.?Des' patches from New Vnrk, of the 19th 'mat., say the Imudon Tim'*, in its cditniial comments ^ upon the great lialtle of Maunassa Plains, say* r that tho Southern victory was evidently com- " plete, and that ihc Union army has lost all '' tuilitaiy Iioi ors. All the Knglish journals agree n in the opinion that the l?alllo has closed the doors to compromise or reconciliation. A letter fiom i'aiis says that the Southern victory i opciatcd powerlully there in favor ol the Se> | ccssionist*. ljuccii Victoria, in her speech, I says that the foreign iclalious of Great Itritlau | j are friendly, and ?tlial she trust* there i* no ' ^ danger to the peace of Kurope. She also an- | s noupces the detei iniuution of Knglnnd, in con- j tieclkm with other powers, to maintain a atriet j neutrality with regard to the war in America. The War Tex. (< ? W* will endeavor to publiab in a future issue the ltill recently passed by our Congress l' and approved by the President, imposing a di- <1 reel tax upon the people to support the war. A brief synopsis is all we have room for this o week. The Act ol Congress authoiizen the issue of tl Treasury Notes, and provides a war tax for aj their redemption. The Secretary of the Treas- tl ury is authorized to issue, under certain sptci- ? Bed condition*, Trc**ury notes of the Confederate Slate* of an amount not to exceed on* ^ hundred millions of dollars. Tlic Act provides for s direct tax of fifty cents on every hundred ^ dollars worth of real estate, slaves, mercliandisc, bank or other stock, and money at inter- ^ est, with the exception of Confederate Bond*. It also taiea at the satne rate cattle or horses n kept for sale, gold watches, gold and silver * I plate, pianos, pleasure carriages, Ac. Any family whose property is iess than $600 in val- w tie, ia to be exempt from taxation. Collages, ^ schools and charitabis Institutions ars also to ^ be exempt. a< Tor the purpose of ascertaining all property Included in the abort classes and the value M thereof, each State shall constitute a tax di? n vision, ovs r which shall b? appointed one chief ( collector, who abali be charged with the duty [ , of dividing the State into a convenient number . of collecting districts, subject to the rsviaal of t the Besretary of the Treasury. The said sol- e( lector shall be appointed by the President, and p shall hold his oflee for one year, and receive a U salary of two thousand dollars. t< The Chief Collector Is required to appoint a tax collector for each collection distriot, wbeee duty it shall be to cause en assessment to be nudo, ou or before the first day of November " next, of ell the taxable property labia district, *'t included In eech of the shore mentioned classes of property end the persons then owning n or in posessrion thereof; end in order thereto U the said tax collector 'may appoint isssseors, ei who shall proceed through every pert of their Q respective districts, and, a/tar public notice, b< ahali require all peraoos owning, paaeeaalug, at j" having the oarc and management of any prop- ? arty liable to the tax aforaaatd, to deliver writ ten Hats of the aame. tc The lieu are to be Made In riiirwm to the ai , value aod aiuiation of the property go the Int M day of October nest and ahaQ b# Made oat, completed and delivered into the handa af each of the tax collector* on the first da) of Dace*)- Q bar nest On the drat day of May nvxt, the Tax Col- |( lectors are raqu I red to propped to poBaet the u uias from the people, first giving poblip fiUipe oo h j; ^ a - ( a?I?- - : of the (tine and pli&a when and where they will collect It U announced that the Committee on Finance eatimalce the probable yield of the d irect war Ui at $13,000,000 The Loudon Herald denominates the blockade of the Southern porta "thoroughly Inefficient and contemptible,'1 while other Knglish papers call on both France and Kngland to unite in actiou for its annihilation, if it is not effective, as they assert it is not. for tilk i.anca8tkii i.riu1cr. The ''Lancaster Invinctbleo " 7b the Kdilor of the Lancaster ledger : Dear Snt : I'ermil me, through the medium of your valunble paper, to cull the at tertion of the Ladies of I-nncnster generally, and especially of the Lower Battalion, Lo tho necessities of the gallant band whose lame heads this article. Indies, while your fair hands are engnjud in administering to the wants of the lick and wounded of our army in general, foil should not be unmindful of the special :laims of this Company upon your kind ionsiderntion. The first from your District, ind among the very first from the Slate to liter the Confederate service, they patriotcully rushed to the aid of the "Old Dominon" in her hour of peril, and for four nontiis have occupied (as a part of the "Inrinciblo Second1' Regiment) the post of lonor and rlnnoor . ?.! i...-.1-1-5-- * ?.6v> <??i .uuniiif 111 me an" rnnce force* of th e nrmy of the Potomac riie long exposure which they have undergone, together with the extraordinary faigue, exertion and peril which they endur d in the battles of the 18th and Ulst of < luly, have scattered disease and death (trough their ranks. They need the comorts which your fair hands alone can ad ninister. The cold weather is approaching, ind as they have not been able to visit their lomt-M and recruit their clothing since they lave been in Virginia, they must needs be >oorly provided for Winter; and hod they >een privileged to come home, a large maority of the members of the company are ioor and unable to properly equip themselves In my Itnmbie judgment. there is it this time, among the srveral objects of lisrity claiming your attention, nono which ippeuls more earnestly to your sympathies han tills gsllnnl band ; and judging from rour past history, I fuel assured that there s only need to direct your nltention to hem, to enlist your prompt assistance in heir behalf. What they require specially is warm mder clothing For each soldier, two ihirts.two pair of drawers and two pair of varin woolen socks. Th?* material fur heae can be bought for less than $5')0.? | iVhat is $500, in comparison with the coot j ort, aye, the lives cf many gallant men, miong them your own husbands, sons, hro I hers, relations and friends! Iwt these nee ssaries be made up nnd forwarded through . > special deputation, nnd these gallant mer. > vill bless you and the approbation of Ilea, 'en will be yours. Other Companies fioin ho District have likewise just claims upon our nltention, xnd will doubtless in turn eeeive it. None, at this time, can be more seedy than the "Invincible*," and none, niter all the circumstances of their history, re more entitled to your regard. A Fkieno to tiik Soi.iiif.r. ? [MR THI LAXC-ASTF.lt l.tDOItt. ] Public Meeting. In response to a call made through the silver of last week, u considerable nuin..r ?. iiiit. 111 mr ouri noune on ] la'urdny l.-.M, for the purpoae of devising mai n to equip Companies of Volunteers roin our District, and to raise a fund to 1 em re Irotu want the families of ull Vuluiirrr? from our District. linn. Geo. MeCWitherapoon m as called j the Chair and \V. M. Connors, Kmj , reiicalcd to act as Secretary. The Chairman briefly ilntrd the object f the meeting. The meeting being ready for buiineas, m Secretary naked nnd received permia. ion to read a letter from Dr. W. (I. Caulen. containing liberal and patriotic uentilerita upon the subject of this meeting. Col. Rarues read n letter of like import oi| W J. Cureton, Bsq. The Secretary moved that a committee e appointed by the Chair to devise and ropose to tlit meeting a plan to provide a ind for the objects contemplated The lotion was adopted, and under it, the Chair ppoinled the following Committee : W M Connors, II II Gooch, J D Mell sine, T I' Ballard, John J Craig, Jon A lunningham, P T Hammond, Uriah Funerburk. Win Stevens, J K Hunter, Ale*, loffcy. Dr. S. L. Straite, Rev. II. 1'. Robin* Ml. The Committee retired, and after a time turned and submitted through their Chair, isin, Rev. I). P. Robinson, a Report, which, Tier being slightly amended, was adopted, 'he Report,'as amended, is ra follows : WHKRKAS, it is incumbent upon ua as District to raise a fund for the purpose of jaipiog the three Companies of Volun* < ears recently organised in the District, and > aid the eompanies now in Virginia ; and ? provide a fund for the purpose of sccur* ig the families of all volunteers from our iiatrict from want; therefore 1. Retohtd, That the Chairman of this leeting appoint a Committee of five per. >ne in each Beat to actively canvass the wpectlve Beats for this purpose. 9. Reeofeed, That the Chairman be alto quested to appoint a Central Committee > consist of eight persons, to whom the ,k.raa.miU^ . -'J .. yvwuiiikvh biihji mpuii , me Mia antral Committee to have the power ofdia ( arsing ill* fund# raised for the purpose* , 4k**ted, either through the sub-Commit- 1 e. or la MJT other way that they may see | oper , I. Bstoivd, That the aeld sob-Commit- , sa he authorised to receive subscriptions | ther in money, proviaious Blankets, Un | its, wool, or anything else that the Com- , itteea njay deem serviceable to the Volvo- < ere or their families. I f Itc?o/?ad. Th*| every olticen of the I letrlet, who la not a volunteer, be raqaes, < d to contribute a sum, equal, at least i >0 per cent of their last years general tax, I id aa much more aa they may feel able to < ntribote. I .. i, i 1 X. N C I Mr. R., on presenting the Report, made I some appropriate remarks, touching the ' necessities of our \ oiuillcors and llieir ' families) and the duty of every man in the community to libernlly respond to their re. < liet. Under the Report, the Chairman nppoin- 1 ted the Committees, as follows : ' SUB.COMMITTKE8. Ifdian Land Beat.?R C Butts, M. C. ! Heath, Or. J N Nisbet, Jas Miller, John r Ross. ( Nesbit's Beat.?J J Craig, A S Nesbit, r Rev. 0 I' Robinson, Or. T K Cureton, R I) Montgomery. Fusdkhburk's Box.?Uriah Funderburk, i ? I n i - ? vitm i ivouinson, Jere Funderburk, Kob't ; Hegler, I)r VV C Armfield. Catt. Beer's Beat.?Dnn'l llinson, VV. F Brnsington, Joshua C Small. John Cly- i *. burn. John Williams. Clyburn'h Beat.?Cnpt. T I. Clyburn, j ' Dr. VV (J Caulhen, Uriah William*, J M j1 Ingram, Cnpt. Rob't Gardner. Stover's Beat ?J W Twitty, Thon G J Bell, Columbua Milliard, Thos I' Ballard, John Montgomery. Tank Beat.?J I) Mcllwaln, II V Massey, Geo. Bell, F D Green, Andrew Mellwain. Carrey's Beat?1)1) A Belk, Dr. S I. Slrnite, Capt J il Kirk, Jos A Cunningham, J T K Belk . CBNTR A L COM MITTBK. Jns Miller, Uev I) I' Robinson, Uriah Funderburk, Rev. VV F Braaingtoo, Dr. VV > C Caulhen, J VV Twitty, .1 1) Mellwain, J I A Cunningham. i On motion of Dr S. I,. Struite.the Chair- j man of liiia meeting was addeded to the Central Committee. I On motion of Cnpt J. D. Mellwain : | Jie.ro/irr/. That the Sub Committees be requested to meet nnd report to the (Jen- . Iral Committee at Lancaster C. II.. on Sale- | day in September. On motion of Dr. Slrai te resolved that the | proceedings of this meeting he published in the Lancaster Ledger and that the meeting now ndjourn. G$u. McC. WIT HERS BOON, , Chtnn. . VV. M Connor*, Srcij I WAR NEWS. News from Richmond. , Richmond, August 20.?The Govern- | merit, I hear, has this afternoon received i despatches by telegraph, stating that the | English Government has sent orders to | Admiral Milne, commanding the powerful British squadron in the Gulf, to see that British merchant vessels he adequately protected in their ingress to and egress from the purls of the South, over which Lincoln ( claims ih.it his paper blockade extends I know thai high oliieials heie believe such to be tlie fact, and the members of the Cab inct seem highly gratified. It is currently reported here that the i French Kmpcror. on learning the news of | the llnltle of Manassas IMnins, forthwith I determined to recognize the Southern I'un I fed o racy- i This intelligence comes by the last i | steamer j The French Consul here has received n < despatch announcing the arrival of a r'reneh i war frigate at Norfolk t Congress Ims to dav had under considcrn- ] tion tlte hill providing for the sequestration t of the prr.peity of alien ? ni nties. This hill t was framed as a retaliatory measure to off' i set the "Confiscation Arf' of the Itnnip Congress. It will undoubtedly pass. Cttlonel John It Grayson, formally of r the U S, Army, has b-en appointed Brig- i t adier General in the Confederate Army, j ? and has been assigned to duty on the h Florida coast. I Cttngress has to day confirmed I'. C). s Herbert, of Louisiana, as Brigadier Ciettera! ? of the Confederate States Army. Also v John A Jones, of Georgia, and liugu Ale- r I .end. of Texas, as Majors. Also Charles * Stringfellow, of Virginia, as Assistant Ad- t jutnnl General, with the rank of Captain i Nothing else of to day's business has | j. been made public. J There is nut a particle of truth in the re port about the I?eesburg fight Tho war Depaituient received no otlieial news of it, though the impression prevailed here that such news It.nl been received ?Mercury. < Richmond, August i*J.?The President 1 has approved the following Acts passed hy Congress: An Act allowing one additional sergeant to each company in service Alt Act authorizing hint, as Commanderin-Chief of the Confederate forces, lo appoint, during the war, two Aids on his per- " sonal staff, with the rank and pay of 41 Colonels of Cavalry. An Act providing for the election of n Senators lo the 1st Congress of trie Con- I" federate States, at any special session of ? the State legislature. u An Act establishing an uniform rule of !' naturalization for persons enlisted in the Ariny of the Confederate States. An Act to increase the corps of artillery, ? An Act making an appropriation of $6U,- " 000 as compensation for the services of physicians employed in conjunction with w the medical staff of the army. The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Exchange, of the Jtfth insl, says * that two squadrons of (J. H. cavalry were J' captured by the Confederates last Thursday within two miles .<f Alexandria.? Mercury. 1,1 ^ w From Europe K MR. KUSSKl/d OPINION Jj1 New York, via Mobile, Aug. U0 Runsei's letter in the London Timet, says vv the repulse, decided as it was, at Bull's m Run, might have had no serious effect but j for the disgraceful conduct of the troops The retreat ended in a cowardly rout, and a miserable and causeless panic. Much scandalous conduct on the part of soldiers, I considered impossible. I have never, even |.among camp followers, seen the like. The North must put her best men in the battle, or she win inevitakiy full before the energy and superior fighting power of her nnlago. a' nint. in FROM THE SEAT OF WAR. T* 77/A' LATH HATTLK IN MI8HOUHI. ti A Letter from (?ex McCulloch. V Hy the way of Memphis (anys the Richluond Exatniiur,) we get the following ct brief account of the batter iuar Springfield. K' It was even more disastrous to the Federal inns than had been expected. The aceount of the battle from (Jen. McCullorh'a own 111 report demonstrates that though fighting under the disadvantage of a surprise, his heroic legions after desperate and bloody lighting, completely broke up the enemy's lommand, routed him and captured many af prisoners and munitions ; while a dispatch in rrom Fayetteville, Arkansas, report* the B< rapture ot the remnaot of hi* army by ar lien. Hardee. St. Louis dispatches deny th this statement, but in such a confused, ron- v< lrsd>ctory and fesble way as not to diminish th iho probability of its 'eorrectooas. This p> nay, however, prove an exaggeration of tn liie facts Itui no djubl exists that Siegle's f?lommud, even if not captured, ia disor< putized, scattered and annihilated. ft * H?2rr! tI mk ASTER 3 Memphis, August lfl.?Special dispatches From Little Rock this morning) bring dates protn Fort Smith to the Mth. The tiews of McCullucb's victory ia fully ta lonfirmed. The light occurred on Saturday, eight nilea south of Spriugtlcld j the ehemy took ' lie Confederate pickets prisoners and mir>rised the main body. A bloody and des- I" crate encounter ensued, with great loss 1 I >? botli aides. Five regiments of Mia- i fill inurians were thrown into a panic and Hi d. | oc Ten. l'rice made two ineffectual efforts to . ally them. The l<ouisiana regiment fought t u fallantly and suffered much, (iencral l'rice J ed the 3d and Arkansas regiments in pel- j 9r ion, and made a splendid charge. ' as A letter from McCnlloch.dated I ltli, say-: I |,ii "The victory is ours ; the battle lasted ! ad tix hours and a half; our loss was great ; mi Lyon is among the dead ; we took pieces 1 y'i >f artillery from Siegel, and destroyed his ; minmuud : captured many pri .oners ami , unall arms ; cannot give particulars. Lot j vrite this to correct reports circulated by j ni iu?ne wno ueo irom the Held " j of (Signed) 11KN McCULLOCH. j i3 General Commanding. j The Confederate loss was from 1200 to j 50U killed, -loo to ftuo wounded. The enemy's loss is estimated nt from j w 1,300 to 3.0U0 I The following dispatch was received at j ^ Port Smith : U1 FAYRTTF.Vir.LF., Allg. 13. 1 j? MeCulloch sent forces nfler Seigle's com- I ct nand. About twenty miles from Spring . pi ield, Gen llardee met and captured tlie ^ m vholc of the Federal forces and is bringing sh hem hack, thus making a clean thing of it hi The messenger is just in. (Signed.) C. II. Stikman. The Battle in Missouri Official Report ? of Gen. MeCulloch. st Tiio following is the ollieial despatch of! m Jen Hen MeCulloch, announcing the late j >l Drillinnt victory gained by the troops under i " lis command in the neighborhood of Spring ield. Mo. | Spriugtield, Mo., via l.itllo Rock, \rk ( I V August 13, IHtil. ti j-y lion. L. I*. Walker: The battle of Oait- J. ii!l has been fought, and we have gained a ! v, great victory over the enemy commanded f,, ay Gen. S l.yon. The battle was fought I ni en miles from Springfield The enemy I w aero nine or ten thousand strong ; our p force was about the same The battle las- H led six and a half hours. The enemy were !l! repulsed and driven from the lield, with the j I" loss of six pieees of artillery, several ion - ) ilred stands of small arms, eight lion Ired j j | k'lled, one thousand wounded, and three ! hundred prisoners. Gen. Lyon was killed, j and many of their prominent officers. Our hiss was two hundred and sixlv-live killed. [ eight hundred wounded, and t/iiily missing. ,1( We have possession of SpringlicM, and the | "I L'nemv ?re in full retreat towards Holla. h. Hknj. .McCullocii, 'n Urigadier-Genvral Coinmun ling. in Muxzlinii Maryland.?Mct.'lellan is rapd 1 y arranging a "military oecupation" of ' n.c ivnci luuiiiivit ??i aiaryinnn, which arc " known t.> bu as a unit fur an independent Soutli. A number nf troops luive Iicimi u-nt down tin* Marlboro' road ?one rejji inenl stationed about live miles from Wash w ngton ; another was under marching orl?-rs and about to proceed to the o! I field," y i few miles further on , another will he ti< itntioned at Marlboro*. Travel through ni Maryland, by this route, is becoming deci- ll ledly hampered. Kvcty precaution is being w akcii to prevent cominu ideation with Vir jinia, from ibis portion of the Sta'e. ''' Pressing C'oinmenc.e<l in .Missouri.?Or-: 1 lers have been issued by Major (icnerul Fre , V nont. 'hat the United Stales Reserve trovps, ! j vliose terms of service have expired, wib i (|( tot be. permitted to disband, on account of , j lie present stale of political affairs in Mis |,r ouri. The volunteers, whose limes have!,/, xpired. are to he again mustered into hit ! l i ice, when they can either continue in their all egiincnls, join the cavalry, or artillery, or tei erve in the reserve. As for leaving the an iiilitnrv service altogether, tl ;it alternative | 11,1 snot presented to them. Such is the pro * l,J tress of the march of despotism in ' ?c dissotiri ; 'V1 1 OBI l'UARY. i'1' . in wl Itev. A. II IIakmo.m, died ill Ihw r. si- t|, lelicc of ' n|?t J:is A|. logi III) III tliis I I: > ! tel rict. on Tuesday evening the tSOlli nit . in ' vc he 38ili year ot his aye. The deceased ' tn xas a native of Cleveland Co, N C. 11?- , 1 lad been an itinerant Mctholosl preneher "" ibout twelve years?a member of the South : lu 'arolmu Conference ?in wliicli capacity lie '< Wl lad been both a cceptable ami em net, 11 \ u* iseful to various charge a A great pom n , if his time has been occupied as a Mission- | ry to the colored people, both mi the lower I ^ nd middle portions of the State. As a wt nan and a gctillcinaii he w-us quiet and on- .... btrunive, but his g.nlle demeanor and gu rbane deportment never failed t>> win for \N" im the highest esteem of nil who enjoyed iiu is acquaintance. Hi At the time of his death he wns pastor H? f the Catawba Mission, \* hich charge will J"'' utVer severely nnd sorely lament his lo?* Ir. II I eaves a disconsolate widow, to ! I''" rlioin he had been married little over Helen ' lonths. All his sickness wns borne with >rlitude and resignation. His dea'h was ucli as might have bei n expected of a litliful Minister of the New Testameiit ? 1 01) le received his summons without reget,' >.? nd in triumph departed His language I hai ??, '"to me t? live is Christ, a id to die is fas niri.'' ' lliess the Lord, O my soul,and ail 1 Ya ml Is within me, bless his holy name.'? |?ai 'ruly. the chamber where the good man ' P;" leels his fate is blessed above the common I *'r alka of men. - | i"> HE WORK OF LOVE AND DUTY Sir irantl lOntrrlaiiamciit ! ! fk MUSIC, TABLEAUX, &C. ? OR THE RELIEF OF OUR BRAVE if i VOLUNTEERS IN VIRGINIA. . '"r Ytit The ladies of l,auca?ier propose to give j.h( l entertainment of Mimic, Tableaux, Ac. ver the Court House on Fridav evening, | Up( eptember 6lh, at 7 o'clock It is enough l<> ery IV that the entertainment is giv.*n to meet to < ie ubaolulu wants of our Volunteers in iusi irginia They are now greatly in nevd me T Clothes, Shoes, Plnnnt I*. Sic., for tin yon ild weather. These articles cantio* be 'nK it ten by them in Virginia for love or ni?>n- 10 1 t. Come out tlien, one and nil, and help this great work of patriotism, love nml M'wy' IMKI Mnj Aug 4J7, 1861. do' [Advertisement] ^ I have prepared n reply to a card which thw ipeared in the I.enuRK of July 17th, dur den g my absence, signed J It Mobley, K S eckhain, John II Robertson, II Wesner, re8 id 1. M Cauthcn I have since learned ' *! at the three first named individuals have ,* . 1 a J Munvcwva i<t i? compnny that will leave e District oil Wednesday, the day this re- |fcm y would appear. As I do not wish to 0f t ke ndvuiitafe of their absence, i will de- ??t, r the publication of the card at present, hop james m. beattie. Caslon l'lace, Anp. 36. J t, E a G E ? [ Ad*'ei tiseiuent.] A low weeks ago four other gentlemen with yself published a caril in the Lkhukr, conining the xubxf<tncr of some remarks made r J. M. Beanie, at Pleasant Hill, about three i-eks previous to its publication. In the r<Ujrr of the succeeding week J. It. Magill iblished un advertisement for the purpose, as thought and us I now think, of producing a Ise impression in reference thereto. I took casion to nublish in the f^tb/rr of the 31st, U, a short reply to his uncalled lor advertisecut. J. It Magill has published in the Ledr of the 14th iust, un irrelevant mass, Sic., a reply to my card, in which inav he foumi tit'ul attempts lit wit, a disgusting pretence of miration of Capt. Wylie's company, sickly unifestr.tions of patriotism and hatred to tlie inkccs, weakly efforts to appear bold and urageous. i do not (eel at all ineliued to ventilate this ass of garbage, but as it may have the effect producing a false impression, as is evidentr designed and desired by i's author, I will vc it a slight winnowing. Whatever else ay be thought of J. 11. Mugill, 1 think, all ho have read his advertisement must come i the conclusion that lie is a decided trickerit. Mr. Magill says my Card "does not indiito any friendship between Mr. Keattie and yself ; that it docs not show any cll'ort on my il l to have the matter arranged, and that the mtroversv might have been avoided il the it ties had been friendly, &c. (Mr. Magill ust excuse the '?!fce,' as I cannot copy all he iid. 1 will try however not To misrepresent in by the '&c,' or otherwise.) I stated in my other Card that lb-attic and yself were on terms of friendship. Can Mr. agill find a man in this neighborhood who ill state to the contrary '! Not one who will ate the truth. Although on terms o( coinon friendship with ileiittie, 1 did not conceive to he my duly, under the circumstances, to in after him to have the matter arranged.-'? lleattic had come to me before he went out denying what lie had said, I would have sard any explanation which lie might have dered to make, notwithstanding Mr. Magill's ef. a t to bamboozle the readers of the Lnl/cr ilh the belief that the only matter of contro* - iMj ueiwecii licullie mid the signer* of the rst Caul, was in regard to the word "desert," id therefore might have easily been settled illiotit making it public. 1 think it hardly rubab.O that they will take that view of it.? cuttle used other language quite as otlensive i that used in I efcronco to ('apt. Wy lie's Coinany, which was repeated by the signers of le Card, and wo Ileald that he h id piououncd it a "pack of lies." How often and to aw many he hail done this we had no means T knowing. As an act of self-defence we puhi died the xuhrtutir.- ol what Ucuttio said on le occasion referreil to, not a "garbled stateicnt," in tlie olloiisive sense which Mr. Magill soil the term in his first advertisement, nor to gratify personal malignity," as lie would ive the readers ot the I^'h/cr 'oelieve. but one i wliicb we endeavored to state bis real mean ig?using as nigh lis we could his precise Ian* tage. Mr. Magill says lie is still of the opinion that took advantage of lleattie's absence, as he as not here to reply. Will Mr. Magill come td tell us plainly,and not with his usual worse tan equivocation, whether or not he and lleati e were not aware that we intended to publish ir Card before lleattie left for the "sent ot ur ?" The following is another specimen of Mr. agill'sy'<i/V il'itlhtff : lie propounds this quest mi : "Does Mr. MoMev intend when he docs that his statement was garbled, to leave ic impression that the entire conversation as given just as it occurred lairly and impart illy ?" and adds, "ol course it any part of is conversation w as omitted in the card, the atemeiit was garbled." Will Tlie readers of e //.A/cr tail to discrti this subterfuge. His >ject here is plain. He wishes to produce the tpression that lie used the word garbled in s first advertisement, ii no otlensive sense ; at he only meant that we did not publish iciii'il, that lleattie said, and hence oduce the additional impression, that when I > iiinl thill ours was a garbled statement, tliat i -laimed, at the same time, tb.it we published I tliut Heultie said, if any one feels any in- | rest in this not wry edifying "controversy" i <1 will examine Mr. Magill's lirst advertise* cut, it w ill be seen plainly, I think, that he eil the w ord "garbled" in its most offensive use ; that he meant to convey tlie idea, by , use, that wo had silted lleattie's words for e purpose of picking out the worst, and J .. vnSIOII US I<? lioall I s'a meaning. It' this n'u not his meaning, | ly use I lie word at all ? Ami why publish i e advertisement at all? 1 construed tin* | riu as lie evidently intended in his first ad* ' rlis'-inent, and by using it lie uttered an uu< , nth. 1 so pronounced it in my first curi^ and s > pronounce it now. It is unnecessary lor ! u to say again, that we did not protend to peat recti/ ward spoken by lleatttie, and that j i only claimed to publish the mhttaarc o| his | marks, and for the most part, the precise lam IllgC. Mr. Magill seems to c.unplain of us for speai ng id the earnest maimer hi which Mr. Ileati ! spoke. Mr. Magill will please excuse us, ' had not forgotten the fact that there was 1 ce a serpent iii the (iardcii of Kdeii who be> liled our first parents and caused thcui to sin. , e remembered also, that there was a certain lividual in the neighborhood of Hca-ant I II who might, if it suited liini, whisper into attie's ear and have him pronounce it "all a Mr. Magill speaks of (.'apt. Wylie's coup uy as bravo Volunteers, wh * at lie sacrifice their "personal marched to Cluirles> !"&< ." Capt. Wylie's company is composed intelligent gentlemen, and will doubtless uw how to appreciate his (J. K. Mugill's) nplinient. 1 must ask them, however, to :use Mr Magill for only mentioning their rrtunal interest," as the sacrifice which they ! re made. As to Mr. Mugill's sickly niunirations of patriotism nnd hatred for the i.kens, I have but little to say. It is on a - with his great flourish about Beuttie's derture being announced from the pulpit, in . Magiil's first advertisement lie asserts that attic's conversation was with some i/erton ar tons unknown at 1'leasant Hill, in my re- j to it. 1 used the following : "I am sure . Magill knew to whom the remarks of J. M. attic were addressed ; he came to tny store make enquiry in reference to the matter i i told him who Bc.itiie wua conversing h." Mr. Magill answers this by asking me, lAi* card was ever named to him by me Ire* o or since its publication ? and says he is , of the opinion the card does not make >wn tho person or persons who were conwing with Mr. Ueattic. Slianic, shame, | w miy ? who wouui resort to such trickl>o you not know sir, (I address myself lames K. Magill) that I never said or ever muted that our card was named to you by before or after its publication ? And do I not know, that when t spoke of your com. to my store to make empiiry in reference lite matter, that I alluded to tieattira r>. rka ami not to any card ? And do you not iwn farther, that no one ever row/ewand that I card made known who Boallie was conver. ; with ? If so, and you certainly do, why you thus prevaricate 1 You did know to Heattie was conversing, and you pr?ien> not to know. You were told in my card t you did know. "Mr. Magill seems aud' ly to get into a sympathetic mood and s," it ia very unfortunate and greatly to be retted 'hat incti will sudor their passions to (none their reasons and place them in a o position before their fellow men." Now ... .LI . I- *- * * ii mm 111 iue rime, 11 la noi only unfortunate greatly 40 bo regretted, but it ia a real ca* ity. 1 have winnowed the larger portion he mn?a beforo me, a portion I have left run hed, not enough however it la to be >e<i to breed a peacilonee. J. U. MOBLEY. j tug. 28, 1861 JT5| w Spring Notice. 1861. KOOPMANN SSOMMERS, I vunwiii'iji/im I '/ ill. IMU'l lX Till lY MU v a in n k iy , * . v. i ^TTTAVE opened and are prepared to offer an unusual attractive |H and varied STOCK of IMMf Am ?&3B39ifiMI COMPRISING A FIJI,I, AND COMPLETE ASSORTMENT. Our Stock of Dress Goods comprises all trio novelties of the Season, embracing : PLAIN AND FANCY' BARAGES, MUSLINS AND ROBES l\>il de Chovres, Poplins, Punta Challics, Ginghams, Punta Organdies, Prints, Black and Fancy Silks, Full line of Mantillas, Dusters, Lace Points, Linens and White Goods, Embroideries and Notions. I Together with a large Stock of Men and Youth's Heady Made i CLOTHING. ! Saddlery, Crockery Ware, Groceries of all descriptions, Hardware, Ac., to all of which wo respectfully invite your examination. KOOPMANN & SOMMERS*. May 16, 1861.-37 if IHIAKUFOKI) & CO. FAMILY GROCERS AND PROVISION ViJ.fi.iJItS] I One door ITorth of E. W. Bonuey. I CAMDEN, S. C. BEG TO NOTIFY OUR FRIENDS AND THE Public |lh( generally, that we keep constantly on hand a large assortment of choice family groceries and provisions. AI.O, Grain, Hay> Ac. ' We have now in store: .'1000 Bushels white Bread Corn, 1000 u Feeding Corn, 100 Bales of Best Ilav. AND '200 Bags Extra FAMILY FLOUR, all of which will be sold low down for CASH. March 27, 18(51. 7?tf M'CURRY S HAMMERSLOUGH. SUCCESSOR TO THE LATE WM ANDERSON, Uf" Soutli-East Corner of Broad and DeKalb Streets, Camden, South Carolina. KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A FULL SUPPLY OF EVERYTHING IN DRY GOODS CLOTHING, HATS AND CAPS, Boots and Shoes, Crockery Ware, 'Hollow Ware, Tin Ware, I :i- /i - mm, iiaua, uroceries, die.. mm km sum mm qftPE INVITE T1IK ATTENTION OF our friends and the ])ii 1 ?1 ic generally loour stock of amm* km sbmsi which is complete in all its various branches. * < ? ?> FEoui', Bacon, Laml and Hams, For sale by M'OURUY & 11AMMERSL0UGH. Corn and Hay, in quantities to suit purohaser at M'CURRY & IIAMMKRSLOUGtrS. May 1, 1861. 12?ly. FOG A KT IKS & STILLMAN, HA SB Aft! '3 ft ft A3 H A US 1? INVITE THE ATTENTION of their COUNTRY FRIENDS to their Stock of SPRING and HUMMER n l? I T a A O /I CI l/l ^ U UUUi5? which they offer at VERY LOW RATES, for CASH, or Citv Acceptance at 30 or GO (lays. Onr Stock is fully supplied with PLANTATION GOODS FROM SOUTHERN FACTOR!MS. Together with all the Latest Styles-of DRY ROODS A MII FiNCY SILKS ! All the Various Departments of our Stock will be found full and complete. FOG ARTIES & STILLY! AN. 257 King St., cor. Went worth, Charleston, S. C. April 17t?? I8M. 36 ?1 y. During my Abwiice S F. Cl.Y-I 4 FRRSlJLMpply of Otrdea Seed, em* HIJRM will act ne my Agent, and i? i t\. bracing all the Viiri. tie* noially told fnllv nu-.horitel to represent ?ne- I In thia market,jti it received and for ealeby JOHN CA.\BURN. | JONBf*CROOKBTT. May 17, IMI. Ifttf. 1 Feb It, 1661. jjf