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Ocl-iber 'J 3, 18(31. j
Since ray last communication much
of interest hua occurred, our marches have
been numerous and fatiguing, partaking
somewhat of the countermarch, bordering
uu tha z'o3,<o? probably would give the
belter idea cf the line of the march.?
uiunv grand strategic movement* hare
beeu made, which cannot now be sta\ed,
and which in fact, cannot be eeon by
lho*e not ported. Time, it is said, will
display the beauty and exhibit (be ap
propriateuess of the move. The reader
will recollect, that iu Juno last, Harper's 1
Ferry was abandoned somewhat abruptly <
and certainly unexpectedly to those not |
in the army ; that Gen'l. Johnston made *
several zigzag marches when biily Pat '
let sou was about?all of which at the <
time was thought to be strange. It was <
a tid then by those into the secret that ?
they were grand strategic movement* and 1
time would prove them to be so. The I
result of the b stile of the 21st July shows I
that it was well, that Geu'l Johnston was !
on the left wing ; rather, it was the cul 4
ruination ol those strategic movement*
that he was there. The programme bad '
been laio down and every movement had 1
to be made, so as to work up to the pro 1
gramme. With many, these strategic
movements are nut understood at the
time ? not. appreciated. in fact, with
maAV.tlies a-e never understood, ne\?- 1
appieiisled. This is not owing to the
obiusene-'S of their intellects, but often to
there being no sort of 6tmsa between
the straiegic movement and the result.
The ' GhOsl will sometimes come io at the
wrong door." For mv part I am dispo
?ed to regard the marches and moves
that I do n >t umleisiard and see no rea
sun for, (and there nre not a few,) as
grand strategic movements, and trust to
lime to doveiope tlicir be?uty and fitness
In h vh.ii army, whiob makes a line of
baitle for tl i ty miles, it is inr possible to
d'tcover tliu propriety of the various
mores, the "whys nnd w herefjree." Ii
is neeJIes* to inquire, for if you could
fin J an officer who did know, he would
not communicate; he would be slow of
speech, and if you listened to those who
thought they were in the secret, you
would receive as m.i:iv difiFeront reasons
as Miss Betsey can give for not having,
up to this lime, accepted any one of her j
numerous lovers. Now do not be alarm i
ud Miss Uetsev, I sin not going to "ien i
tales out of school" Works have been I
written and published on the s'.rateg c i
movements of armies. It is now a pari i
of the military education and knowledge i
of a scientific officer. To be master of I
ali such works i*now indispensable to the i
success of the stio esjful and brilliant gen
#rnl. With the smaller fry and with the i
rank nod file, it is not so essential ; they |
do sot originate, conceive or plan out,
but execute and carry out. However
conceding to the sc'eniifiu com.mandeis.
full credit for tlie discovery of all strategic i
points in the lines of attack, defence and
retreat, and all honor for the conception
of the many and necesssry strategic
movements which large armies inu?t make
in every campaign, still the "smaller fry" I
nnd the rank and file are entitled to
equal, if not more, credit and honor.?
Tney do the hard work, dig pits, throw
up iirenciimeriis and breastworks; build
l?ri<Iur *, cut road*, ap? n 1 the (iky and
ni/ht in ilie sleepless wai-L ; travel as
ordered, in the beat, cold, rain, i> id and I
mire ; alaap on the we; ground ; eat
-what is famished ami whan that gives i
out, do without; and whan lha day of <
arrivaa, limy send forth the dead) <
ss luuii tba killed I
of llio enemy would fuof up (
; tliev are foiamonl in |
iwnSBIl^Hto'l,,B hindoioa; in the to I
movement*, strategic t
ra'cscuiit words, goori re ;
"i IHTrK x WF*uy rHtA> '' ' wero called up t
my
^JmNHp^t'tiieiit to a.?y it was "taking a I
hlj?jflfHjK>oini" ; and if asked ;o account t
nts for the pas'. ten c
Ul^ ?
i "vuiu r?piy, tney were "grand strategic
movements" which a little time would do
relope and illustrate as being wisely conceived
and originating with scientific Torecast.
For the present, it is the most satisfactory
answer I can give, rather it is
the best reply I can make for two good
reasons ; one is, if I knew all about it, I
would not be at liberty to toll, would sub
j-ct inysolf to a court martial and cen
sure ; and the other is, that I do not
kr.ow. 1 once said to a g->od, honest old
sinner, almost in a state of nature, that
he was very old and must soon die, that
he should go t > preaching and try to be
C>ine good and prepared, and 1 asked
him, very seriously, that if he was to die
what would become of him ! With
equal seriousness and great earnestness,
lie replied, "God Almighty only knew
for he did not." You can draw your in?
feronce. The truth is, most of us are as
ignorant of what is before us, as to cur
army movements, as this honest old sin*
ner was as to liis future state. lie had
implicit confidence in the knowledge of
his maker and was willing to trust in
that knowledge. We have every confi'
dence in our generals and are willing to
leave that knowledge with them. Every
one knows the reason "Jack would not
eat his supper." There you inay draw
another inference.
Since my last letter, the Oih has been
engaged in picket duty at Mills Cross
Roads. It was a four days service. This
place was then one of our advanced posts,
it is about five miles this side of Mum
son's Hill. It was apparent we had fallen
back, fcr we knew our former ad van
ced position in that direction. On both
o rcsssons we occupied outposts. On the
tatter, we had the 20th Georgia Regiment,
Col Smith, as our neighbor. Wo relieved
the 8th Georgia, formerly commanded
by the gallant Gen'l. Bartow, who fell in
theBaltleof the 21st. That command
suffered severely in that engagement,
their Flag was struck with fourteen halls.
We were relieved by Col. Sloan's, the
4th Regiment. It was supposed we oc
cupied a critical ami somewhat dangerous
position, hut no person was hurt save
a thorough and peifect welting from a
irenend >us a'l night rain.
Ou Tuesday night, the 15ilj, we were
vrdered to strike tents at 0 o'clock at
Frerisantown. By that hour all was
lacked, down went the tents. The sick
ind tliotc unfit for duty were sent to the
ear. At 1 o'clock the wagons were loaled
and line of battle formed on the col>r
line, then the order to stack arms and
vwRit further orders. About daylight
lie order to fall io was given aod the
ine of march taken up by the entire
lirigade. Gen'l. Walker's Louisiana Bri
>ade, and also Gen'l. lionham's South
Carolina, were in motion in our rear.?
We had not got quite out of sight of our
Former encampment before we were halt
ad by a courier, bringing orders to mainlain
our position io case the enemy were
advancing with a disposition fir fight.?
It was rumored they were about two
miles from us in strong force. Our wag
ous with provisions had gone on, and
ibere we spent the day lying on the
ground, many sleeping, as no sleep had
been enjoyed the night previous. Late
in the evening an order came to resume
the march. About 9 o'clock that night
we ha|t6d and bivouaced in the neighborhood
of our present encampment ; our
wagons had taken up with our provisions
and we pitched into them with the gusto
of hungry men. We hnd been ?n--amp
e l Mt Germantowu since the 12th August.
Many of our comrades had there sicken,
ed and suffered ; many had there died.
No very pleasant associations lingered
ahout the parting?all were willing to
lea*e D the hope that the leaving would
he for a forward movement, hut we were
not consulted, and therefore had do voice
I have no doubt it was a strategic move,
and lime will show it.
Ou the 17th, near night, whilst it was
raining and before our tents had been
pitched, our Regiment was ordered out
for a three days picket duty i i the direc
lion of Makeley House, on the (Jolt-lies
ler Road. Wet, tired and hungry, the
March was taken up by the 9ih and con
tinned to<><)ur former hospital, w here the
remainder of the night was "sorter' spent
bv a wet, hungry, fatigued, worn out, half
asleep, and half alive command. There
it was known was no enemy and all ex
cueinent was gone It r< quired more tin
Penuitv than I nosaesaed in Hi* *** -
tratfgie move in that march, in that lime
of night, to that point, with such weather,
so I was excused by Col. B., who lias
ever been kind and indulgent, until the
next daj. Besides, the "Commodore"
had gone in search of a spring enrly that
in >rning and had not returned. WIihi
had become of hnn was d fti nil to tell.
Some suppose I he had made for the Yankees
; other.*, that lie was lost and taken
up in some of the adjoining regiments or
brigades; ctbers, lliat lie might be Rick
Mv anxiety was not relieved until the
nt-xt day, when lie "turned tip" with hm
bucket in hand. He found a spring but
lost Ins road returning. Before lie c?me
back, I hail made inquiries in two adjoining
brigade* for a lost boy with a bucket
f water, nnd was told of several similar
Msec in which the "spring boys" bad not
unied up. However, lie persists and
iticks to it. be was lost ; took the wrong
jatli in returning. The spiing lie went
,o was a long wavs off and bis cireula
ions mado tl still further, too far to de
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From the the picket aerviVe ? f
} ? Regimeut WH? directed to Makeiev'* |
rlivie 1 rejoined tt. A Confederate R?v. ,
nsent wae on our ri*V, we lit'] keen told
? ' i
there was none of the Uui.federates on
our right. Shortly after a portion of our
pickets had taken their posts, they were
fired at by Confederates who did not
know we were on theii left. Capl. Wy?
lie's company were immediately sent out
and deployed. They were out all night.
Near day they discovered a party of
about ten or twelve which they took as
prisoners. The promptness, coolness and
gallantry of Capt. Wylie and his com
piny was highly commended. It was
moonlight, they had to pass through an
open field to deploy, the supposed enemy
saw them file through the open space and
fii< 4, (hut nobody was hurt). After get
i ting into a valley they were lost sight of
l?y their adversaries ; they then silently
, deployed, getting up near to where the
tire came from and within hearing of
(lie reserve ol the regiment, and there
remained until near day light, when a
Lieutenant was seen to come out. A her
he was captured, he said he had been
wa'c'iing all night and could not tell how
Capt. Wylie and his company had taken
such a good position without his seeing
them. The Confederates supposed we
were enemies, had tired at us as such.?
After the mistake was discovered, a good
laugh was enjoyed. Capt. Wylie remarking
that he would release the prisoners,
but they must admit that South Carolina
had out generaled .
In advance posts the pickets are informed
by the videttes and couriers where
other picket friends are stationed, lu
this case our regiment was informed that
we had no friends on our right, they of
course expected enemies. It was a new
position and Gen'l Stewart who was in
command of that line, had fortunately
instructed and ordered our officers not to
(ire before hailing. Without this caution
the unerring aim of the Knfiehl Kitle in
the hands of the "Greys" would have
made friends bite the dust. The coolness
and gallantry of the Greys on that occa
sion is an earnest of what may be expected
when they meet the enemy in an
open conflict.
This is long enough for one letter. We
returned to camp Sunday evening. Stir
ring events Hre close at hand. The ene
my in advancing. In a few days we will
nee the culmination of some of our strategic
inurements. LONG GliABS.
He-organization of the Army of the
Potomao.
Manassas, October 24, 1861.?The
force* of which General Johnston is the
Commander in Chief, have been re organized.
They have hitherto been known
as the armies of Shenandoah and l'olO'
mac. As a substitution, the Department
of Northern Virginia has now been created,*
hicb comprises the armies of the "To
toiuac." the "Valley," and the "Acijuia."
The first is under the command of Gen.
Beauregard?the second under the com*
mend of Gen. Jackson, familiarly known
as "Stone Wall Jackson'1?and the last
under the command of Geu. lloimes.?
Gen. Johnston, of course, remains Comi
rnander in-Chief of the whole. "The
army of the Potomac," under Gen. Beau
regard is apportioned into four divisions,
which are commanded respectively by
Major Generals Earl Van-porn, Gustavius
W. Smith, Loiigstreet, aud Kirby Smith.
To say how many brigades are contained
in each division would be to furnish an
approximation of the strength of Gen.
Beauregard's force, slid hs this might be
us* ful to the enemy, it is better to otuil
it. I may state, however, thai Geu VanPorn
commands ail the cavalry in the
army, as a part of his division ; and the
ilampion Legion is also attached to the
division commanded hy that General.
The troops are to be brigaded according
to llieir Stale origin, and placed under
command of Brigadiers likewise selected
from the Stales w here the troops
belong, as far as practicable.
Generals Johns'on and Beauregard
have long fell the necessity of placing
the forces in a higher state of organize
tion, which has thus been happily accom
(dished. The changes will no doubt give
satisfaction In the whole army as well as
in the citizefs of the ditTcreul Slates.?
Richmond l)i*patch.
Affairs at the North ?From an intor
view with ugeLilemaii who has just ar
rived from the North, we have learned
some facts relative to the existing slate of
affairs there. In New York the whole
sale merchants are literady doing initio
ing, except those who have goods in sell
lo tlie tiovernment, for winch they re
Ceive in reinm Secre'arv Chase's "prom
Ixes to pay." I'll?9 iNilorN mk| shoemakers
art) lo some extent employe*! upon wmk
for the armv ; but tbe mechanic* gener
ally are incensed in consequences of the
Hciion of the A?Jiniletr>? i<itt hi Mending
to Europe for many eriiil.-* of supply.?
in 1'liilMlelphia there are thirity-one
h >u-?n I "one' nli" can find no am
plovineot, and charity alone will keep |
i hem from starvation. There i* not a*
much hn#niea* iIoiih hi that city in a
month aa there ia in Richmond in one
day. This can scarcely he calieJ a cheer
nK prospect at the ou'set of a lor.f and
dreary winter. 1 he Germans and Irish
in the cities, who are generally winking ,
people, enlist in tlia armv for the sole
purpose of getting something to eat ; \
hut the country poopie have ceased to j
feel any enieie?t in the w>ar, and it has !
passed into a pr verh among them that
no decent man joins the army. Kvenla
| point to increasing discontent among the
I lower classes ol the population, and it
would not surprise us to hear, at nnv
moment, of the breaking out of a fearful
civil war on the sot! of abolitionism.
? fit(\mond Di*patck.
Shall South Carolina Escape f i
The New York Times is soroly troub. 1
It'll lest South Carolina shall escape her '
due portion of the terrible punishment
which the Yankees are about to inflict i
upon the rebels. Under the caption a- i
bovo given, it has the following blazing '
editorial :
Although the loyal public is not per
milled to know upon what pari of llie
Southern coast the immense naval expe
dition now about sailing is to be precipi,
tated, we think we do not mistake in say- '
ing that it is the almost universal wish of I
the people that Charleston, South Caro' 1
lina, if it receive not the present, may 1
not long await a similar blow. If the \
Government would arouse the liveliest 1
sympathy of Unionists, in the South as 1
well as in the North, let it be seen that *
a clear and distinct memory is kept of 1
the origin of this war, and a resolute purl
pose held, however the conflict may oth- '
erwise go, and whensoever it may larmii 1
nate, not to fail administering a fearful 1
rebuke upon that accursed city and Stale, '
whose crime it is to have originated the '
war. 1
South Carolina stands out preeminent
in the unhallowed work of sedition and '
treason. It is South Carolina that inven' '
ted the words "nullification" and 'Wees' 1
sion," which have wrought such mischief, J
unsettling the ininds of men in regard to
the rights of States under the Federal '
Union. It is South Camlina that has for 1
thirty years been a malcontent in the 1
otherwise happy family of States, aud an 1
industrious preacher of disunion. It is "
South Carolina that incessantly muttered '
discontent aiul threatened secession, until {
the national mind became familiarised '
with the crime and ceased to regard it F
oi?iti w on ki imve to in tie sympathy and i
so little support from the other Stales? *
In nitml erle*s wava the feet has become li
ki.OMti in the progress of the war. A c
lew dava hjo, the picket* of a Penney!- t
vafiia regiment had a friendly interview *
with the pickets of a Virginia regiment, li
on the upper Potomac. A discussion of 1
tlie rtuiri of the war closed bv an ax t
preision cf regret on the part of the Vir- it
giniana that they had not a regiment of J
South Carolinian* to shoot at in place of a
these Pen nay banians. And this is be ' w
lieved to he a wide spread feeling among s|
the Confederate aohlier*. I* it wiae to g
overlook Mich an advantage na this in | ci
planning offensive war movometit* f Let q
Charleston he assailed, and a feeling of ; a
gratification will ponses* the henil* of ft
tliree fourtha of the Confederate aoldiera tl
who, for South Carolina's wr<?nga. now it
suffer linrdahipa in the field And. even it
if orders were given to go quickly to the , r
relief of that original scat of rebellion io 1 -
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with tliMt horror which it* enormity would v
have inspired. And, finally, when the H
poiaon of thirty yearb' stealthy and trea- H
sonable teachings had corrupted the South 11
and prepared it for an insurrection, it is 1
South Carolina that led the way in the P
overt act of disloyalty, ller Senators 1
ai d Representatives were the first to va- ?
cate their seats in the National Congress, 6
and thus to proclaim to the world a bro- ''
ken and discredited Union. It was one "
of these recreant men?a true represents 1
live, however, of South Carolina treason *
?that proclaimed the infamous sen (intent v
in a public speech in the city of Charles 11
ton, while the Slate Convention there was '
sundering the popular allegiance from the H
National Government: "Let us seize ^
the pillars of this Federal Union,as Samp* u
son did the pillars of the temple, and '
drag it down, though we likewise perish n
in the ruins." Such was and is the true *
spirit of secession. It is infernal and de- 11
structive; ready loinvoive thirty millions ?
f I % * --.i
oi nappy nnu prosperous people in strife, 11
rapine, bloodshed and woe, to satiate the 11
malice or subserve the ambition of a nest ?
of disappointed and disaffected politicians ''
of South Carolina. c
And when South Carolina's desperate l'
treason found imitators, sud one after an- *
other State threw off its lllegiance, till r
seven had gone, even then there was a
hope of a peaceable recovery of our na> 11
tional unity. The bordei slave Stales re
sisted the fanaticism, and the seven sece- '
ded Stales would have been crushed un- f
der the odiuin of their insurrection, if the '
evil had stopped with them. The wicked
plotters of secession knew this, and a con- *
diet of arms was decreed, in order that "
the How of human blood might madden c
and overturn what judgment was left in t
the border slave States. It was found fit
that South Carolina soil should be the 1
scene of this crowning outrage; and io '
Charleston harbor tht ensign of the Re- 1
public received its first wound, in being 1
lowered to armed ingrales?their coun 1
try's parricides. The seat of treason's '
birth was thus made the scene of us guil- '
ty triumph. I
Now, is it not desirable?is it not a 1
duty?is it not more than poetic justice /
that South Carolina**-) flagrant in sin,
should l-e made to feel the earliest and r
heaviest penalties of war F If a Southern |
cilv must fall, let Charleston be razed to (
ibe ground and salt sowed ot. its rums. ]
If Sou'bern fields rnu-t be desolated by j
the Invasion of Union armies, let South t
Carolina's cotton and rice plantations be }
marked by the conquering advance. If t
slaveholding insolence and tyrranny must t
l?e f umbled to a dependence on the Con {
suiuiion and the laws, let South Ceroli |
na's aristocrats learn to tremble for their ?
serf* in lh? presence of martial law. e
There is not only just retribution to be
rendered in visiting u|K>n South Carolina
tliH heaviest blows of this war, hut there c
is excellt-n' generalship to tie manifested <1
in s r-king at that State. South Caroli- I
na is cordially hated in the South. No t
o 1 J i ? ? - i ?
its strait, many a mishap would occur to
track and train, known to the common
toldier, if not to engineer and waymaster
to retard the expedition of the relief.?
Let the prayer of Unionists in all the
thirty-four States be heard for the early
and unsparing chastisement of South
Caroline.
The Battle of Leeshurg.
Position of the Forces? The Casualties
on Both Sides.
The recent victorv of (Inn E??n?
Lho enemy near Leesburg continues the
prominent topic of conversation, and every
new fact or incident is received with
ihe utmost relish. Dr. Geo. W. Stewart,
>f AJadison county, Miss., has placed us
n possession of some interesting infor.
nation com acted with the battle, galh
?red from soldiers who participated. It
sppenrs that a report reached General
?vans that the Federals were crossing
the river at Edward's Ferry on Monday
morning, and the 13th Mississippi regi
ment whs sent down from Leesburg to
keep them in check ; and under the be
ief that the heaviest portion of the ene
mv's forces would cross at that point, the
18th Mississippi followed. It turned out,
iowever, that auotlier place whs chosen
5y (he enemy, some two miles higher up
he river, where the channel s from 176
o 200 yards in widlh, and not foidnhle.
I'hey crossed in fiatiboats end skiffs, end
he first engngement whs between the 8th
/irginia regiment and the advanced col*
mm of the loe. The skirmishing com
iuued with considerable severity for
oine hours, and the 18th Mississippi,
tearing the firing, marched in double|uick
time to the scene of action ; the
Uth remaining at Edward's Ferry, to
ireveut the enemy's crossing there and
fecuting a riank movement. The grand
nd closing fight of the day took place
bout 4 o'clock 1'. M., when the Federals
riade a desperate stand on the hank of
he river. In a clear space between two
;rowibs of forest, our three regiments?
he 8th Virginia and the 17th and 18th
>1 ssissippi?had the enemy partially
urrounded, forming a sort of semi circuar
trap, from which the victims had no
neatis of escape by the river, oi through
he woods on sillier side. The latter al
ernative was adopted by some, who
rere afterwards captured. The fighting
ow became terrible. The contending
jrces were in close proximity, and we
re informed that not only bullets and
ayonets, hut even bowie knives wore
sed with fearful effect upon the enemy,
'he latter finding they were overpowered,
oade an effort to reach their boats,
rbich a large number -succeeded in do>
ig ; but the ruth was so great that sev
ra! boats were overturned or sunk, and
he panic stricken soldiers were drowned
ft large numbers. We have no means
f ascertaining how many reached the
iland in the river ; but it is not so ditfiult
to ray how many failed in the aterupt.
Those who were left on the
hore then laid dflwn their arms and surendered,
and this terminated the battle.
The entire casualties upon our side
nav he considered definitely ascertained,
ince a dispatch was received yesterday
>y l'residenl Davis fro41 Gen. Heaure*
rard, based on a report froin Gen. Evans,
n which the Confederate loss is stsled at
17 killed and 120 woundtMl. Tli?
iral lost ia set down by the iam? high
luthority at 1,200 killed, wounded or
'.aptured. We have no doubt of the
intire accuracy of this information.
A* we alated yesterday, liters ia no
ruth in the ruinor tliat Gen. Kvana has
alien back from Leeaburg, though it
ems to be the general impression that
lie enemy crossed the river subsequent
o lite battle and again retired to a more
ecure place. We have reports of reinorcenteiila
being sent up to Gen. Kvanr,
tut not in a form aufliciently authentic
o justify publication.? Iiichtnor,J Ditto
tch.
Richmond, October 28.?No ofBc al
eport of the battle at Leeshurg haa yet
teen received at the war Department,
tut Colonel Featheratone, of the 17th
4i*?ia?ippi Regiment, report* the follow
ng 'prisoners taken : Total number 720,
me piece of artillery, four horses, si Keen
lundred stand* of arm*, *nd a quantitv
if clothing. The Confederate force en
raged was fifteen hundred, while the
federals had at least seven thousand.?
I'll* ( uitifu.lnrulo Ia*? *w?a 1 1 1
, ..v w?Mvwv>n?v txtan v* nn una IIII Ii<l TCS?1
in ) fif.y, killed and wounds I ; the Fed
iral los* near one thousand.
We I, ave received, from Mr. J. L- June*,
if Friendship, Clarendon District, one
lollar, given l?y Jerry, a servant of Capt.
il. ii Connor* and a pious member A
lie Calvary (Hxpiiai) Churh, to aid in
be defence of South Carolina. The fact
md tlie attendant circumstances, as ex
libiting a trmh wbicb the outside world
anno*, too dearly comprehend, are worby
of notice. Jerry desired murli to do
nmething in attestation of bin loyalty to
iin master and the cause of the country. 1
ieing possessed of a<une capabilities for
lie business of basket making, and Lav
fig no other me tns immediately at band,
eiry went to work, and after diligent
pplication, at night, for a period of two
ieeks, completed a very teat and sub
tantial ba-ket. which be took to the
entleman through whose hands the
Dntrlhttlion has reached us, with the reuest
that it l-e sold and the proceeds )
pplieri A* apecilled Above. A gentleman
otn North Carolina. happening to see
lie product of J<<rr\*? Ul??.r and to learn
.? design, lionght the banket and carried
i home with him, ea a memento of Jer
y'ft love for hi* muster uud hit couutrjr.
-Sum(er Watchman.
Designs of tho Confederates?Position {
of the two Armies.
The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun writes under date of the
23(1 :
The movements of the Confederate
foraea near us taken is connection with
the blockade of the I'otomnc give rise to
(be speculation that their objects are to
secure the roads to Richmond, to defeat
any attempt by the Federal army to
take possession of Acquis Creek and the
Northern neck, and also to threaten lower
Maryland with invasion, if not actually
to invade it. Though their right wing
has been much strengthened for these
purposes, still their lines are not so much
extended as to prevent a concentration of
a large force at Manassas Junction, in
case of an attack upon that point. Two
months hence transportation upon any
of the country roads in Virginia will be
impracticable, and military operations
that are to be conducted in thia quarter
must soon be commenced.
It is just three months to day since (he
Bull Run nfTnir. For sixty days two of
the largest armies ever assembled in
modern limes, and provided with all the
means and appliances of war that mod
ere invention can supply, have stood
face to face, without attempting any de
moustration beyond a few reconnoitances.
This inaction cannot much longer
continue.
Getting Alarmed.?See tbe circular ol
Seward, id another column. There car.
bo no mistake in the matter. The Yankee
Government is thoroughly a ariued
at something it baa beard relative to tbe
disposition of foreign powers. It ia true,
Seward says, that the chances in favor of
our succeeding abroad in our attempt to
secure tho co operation of foreign powers
are leas than they ever have t?-en. llut
nobody can be deceived by ibis declaration.
lie has heard something, and be
it frightened. At first be said nothing
to tbe Yankee Governors. Tbe inaurreci
lion was a small affair?be could put it
out so easily, it was hardly worth thinking
about. Now, however, bis tone is al>
tered. He calia upon all the Governors
to fortify their harbors I Why do it now
rather than at an earlier period t Depend
upon it. he hae heard aomatliing
which has greatly alarmed the Govern*
menu
Tho effects of this circular in New
York ?ii tremendous. Slocks of every
description tumb'ed at ouoe into the very
dirt, and thousands upon thousands were
ruined. Some are uncharitable enough
to believe .he report* about Seward's
habits, and think ha was drunk when he
wrote the circular. It baa been said that
he has not drawn a sober breath since.?
Richmond Dispatch.
Who are tee Fighting f?The term
''Yankee" ought no longer to be applied
to the enemy. Such a term is cot juet
to the fighting men on the other tide,
nor to ourselves. We ere. in point of fact,
literally and truly, iovaded by a Euro
pean army. That armv ia made un of
Irish mid Germans, with a small* pro
portion of Yankee*. Whilst the Yankee
Government depreciates bitterly the
sympMty of European Governments with
the South, its own main reliance is Euro
peao soldiers The prisoners just brought
in are chiefly of this class. If we call
them Yankees we not only commit an
error in fact, but give the Yankees credit
for fighting their own battles. We have
just whipped an Irish and German army,
whose bravest leader was a depraved
Englishman ; and it is an army of for*
eign mercenaries which still remains for
us to whip on ilia borders o( the Potomac.
?Richmotul fitipatck.
A Renegade.?Among the prisoners
who arrived here from Leesburg, on
Tuursdar, is an individual whom some of
our citizens are confident of having recognized.
A mso named Cooper, who,
hy a curious coincidence, was a cooper
hy trade, departed from Richmond in
May last, leaving behind him a wife and
seven children iu destitute circumstances,
lie has now turned up, they aay, as an
ex member of Baker's California Uegi
merit, with m%ny of his comrades, in a
tobacco factory, in this city. This is not
an isolated case.?Richmond Dupatch.
Among the prisoners at Richmond,
several were recognised as workmen recently
employed on our State Capitol.?
We understand stnong ths prisoners at
Castle Pincknev are *ev?-r?l t.J
bred in Charleaton. The individual who
(Ji>l>eiifte<l "Me^ic Oil" to our citir?na *a
"Tht Good Samaritan," ia in that batch.
? South Carolinian. ?
Our Balltritton tht i'otomac.?Noth
ing aeema to annoy the Yaokeea ao
much aa that the "blockading" batter y at
KockfWh l'uint, on the Potomac, ahould
he manned by South Caioiiniana and
unmounted by the Palmetto Hag. A
Washington correspondent of the S. Y.
Tribunt, apeaking of tbeae batteriea,
aaya:
It ia important to open the river early
and at on^e. Fire milliuna of army aup
nliea carr.e un the Poiom?? iKi? ?-?
'The tingle track lo llaltimore it insufficient
All feel that double track should here
been Isid long ago. Tbere is shout ten
day's forage on band. An iinmente
stork it under war, to arrive * lion the
river is again opened.
ROPE AM) NAGGING.
I SUPPLY on li.md of the beat quality
il for sale at JOSKH CROCKET T'$.
y*h 19, 1SC2.? ltt
BUSINESS CARD8.
KERSHAW * CONNORS. i
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Solioitors in Equity.
LAN'CAdTEfiTILl/B, 9. C.
Will attend promptly to aM biw'mcs*
entrusted to them.
J. 1). KERSIIAW, | W. M. CONNOU*.
Camden, S. C. . Lancaster, C. I/.
nug. iu, ioo?.
c b no&thkopT
Attorney at Law
AND
SOLICITOR 1N EQVITY,
Will practice in Lancaster and tha neighbor*
ing District*.
OFFICE AT LANCASTEKVILLE.
October 21at, 186J. 37? 1 y
Dr. ALFRED CRAVEN,
Keiideut durgcou Deiillst,
VOKKVII.Lt, 8. O.,
Offers liia Professional Services to the citizens
of Lancaster Village and surrounding %
country. *
ARTIFICIAL TERTH inserted on Oo'.d
Plate, from one to a full aett.
June lHh. 1846 16-1*
melton * wither3p00n,
ATTOftNE VS AT IA W \
ANp
t?
tjuiiuiiiuia in riqmcy,
Will practice in l,aricaater ami the aurroundin^
Districts.
C. D. Melton, I U. J. WiTiiEitaroo*.
Cheater, S- C. | Lancaster C. II,
January 11, lHfiu. 48?tt.
WILLIAMS A ALLISON,
ATTORNEYS AT U W 1
AMD
Solioitors in Equity.
LANCASTER. C. II., S. C. |
Will practice in the District of Lancaster.
Prompt attontion given to Collections. f
Mr. Williams may be consulted at Yorkville,
H. C., and Mr. Allison at his oGicc in the
Court, at Laticaatcr.
July 7th 1858. 21? tf
PR A- HALE8,
6 QliryiflQ^ 1
respectfui.ly offers {
his services as surgeon
dentist to the
Cilitena of Lancasterville and Diatrict.? j
All operatiooa performed in the beat pnssi- '
bit manner.
caoor Artificial
Tooth
inserted on plate from a single Tooth to a
FULL SETT.
Charge* reasonable and all work warranted.
WATCH Repairing prompty attended to
and all work warranted.
not. 7, 1860. 39lf.
$73 REWARD!
a Rta nuwn^frum where we had them t
*% hired, near Cheater. In June last, our
31 three Negro moo, viz : BILU GILES I
and HENRY.
Bill and Giles we bought the 14th of Lai n
November, at the estate sale of Ed. Israeli,
on Broad River, in York District. They
being brothers sod having relations in the
neighborhood where we pureliaaed them, it J
ia mora than likeley they have made their I
war hack to their old neighborhood.
Bill ia about 26 years old,6 feet 8 inchea
high, will weigh ISO or 160 pounda ; ia
very block; rather sharped face, speak* *
quick whan spoken to.
Giles, his brother, is about 21 years old
6 fast 9 inches high ; will weigh 160 Ihs t
is very black, and walks with his bead up L
and feel turned out in front.
Henry, w* purchased, Jan I, of Col. C. I
Rives on the Catawba river, lis is 23 year* I
old, well set, 5 feet 10 inches high, slid wilt
weigh 175 pounds ; has a heavy brow and
speaks slowly ; has soots character as a
runaway. May go to Charleston or Wash*
ington city, it is hard telling where ha will
go aa he is a gentleman of travel. They
all ran off about the same time.
We will pay #75 reward for the three
men; or *6 a piece for either of thera de. p
live'ed in any Jail mi that we can gel them
These boys may attempt to make their way
North, aa soma others from this plsce havo
attempted.
PRIDK A DUNOVANT.
Aug. 7, 1861?26-tf.
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