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(<% Mijet. LAH0A8TS&VILLE. 8.0. Wednesday Morning, Nov 27, 1881, A Word to our Patrons It is not often that wo have felt obliged, as wo do now, in this public way, to remind our friends of their indebtedness in this office.? I The necessities ot the office arc such that wo are compelled to call upon all persons indebted for subscription, advertising, or job work, to couio forward and settle up the same in some If * * ??;. nuucj, wcunowr, is exceedingly scarce; but the amounts duo us arc generally small, and from this fact can, no doubt, with few exceptions, be liquidated without serious inconvenience. From the farmer* In tho District with limited means, who cannot pay the mon< cy, we propose to take provisions : this in many cases will answer an well as money, as we have provision* to buy and are dependent upon the income of -the office to procure them. Tho grain erop has been a bountiful one, and those who have it to spare and refuse to pay in this way, or what is equivalent to a refusal?ask a price beyond the market value?should not feel aggrieved if we swsort to other means, as we will be obliged to do, to make collections. Wa should regret to be obliged to suspend for the want of that support which we are persun* ded our patrons can furnish with little effort on their part. Personally, it might not ho to our disadvantage to suspend, as the newspaper hui siness is far from being a paying one now; but we have perhaps three hundred subscribers iu the District who lake no other paper than the Linoxn ; some of thcac have paid in advanco and are entitled to the worth of their money ; the District in general needs a local paper :? Under these circumstance* we feel bound to make soine effort to insure its continuance. When the paper was reduced tonhalf sheet, tn consequence ol a part of our force going into the service of the COUutry, we intended to resume tho publication of a whole sheet within a short time ; hut this is now rendered impost 1 aible from the high price and scarcity of labor and material. Subscribers, howsver, cannot justly complain ; our advertising patronage is usarly all gone and they gel as much reading matter on two pages as they got formerly on four, with a laige advertising patronage. The terms remain the same?$2 iu advance and |x at the expiration of the year. a rroiNimknts .?The Richmond Dupmtth { v> tl... n? i The Meaaage report* en abundant yield of agricultural products during the paat season, for which our thank* are due to a kiud Provh denee. New branch** of industry are sustained.? Manufacture* and the coinforU of life bar* been iucr*a*ed a* the conflict continue*, gradually making ua independent of the world intheaupply of niuniliou* of war. The operation* of the army will *oon be partially interrupted by winter. They hare aflbn <1*1 protection to the country, tod their **rvicee and bravery entitle theui to iu praiaae and gratitude. The con diet now extend* lion the Ch*aa< paake to the confine* of Mexico and Aritona, and the Confederate State* are much atronger *??? Uian when the war commenced. J... . .voiuvio Miin JO*. It. Tope, of Soutli Carolina, Chief Collector of the war fax for that State. Mr. A. J. Heldcn, we le.trn, hai received the appointment of Collector for thia I).strict. Volunteers on Furlough. \v? are glad to meet in our office our young jrieml, John C. Wilhcrspoon, who has obliged us with some late Virginia papers. He, with Lieut. Cioclcett, arrived here on Saturday last, j direct from tlw Camps 011 the Potomac. They report the heaJih of the ''Greys" aa being gem orally good. AImj Mr. Thomas Duncan, who left the Camp at Pocalaligo on Friday last, tie reports the "Hornets" as having quite recovered from the late disaster at Hay Point, and that tha men are generally well and in good spirits. The Butter Monopoly The Raleigh Rtgi*trr complains of the high rates at which butter is held in that vicinity 1 and advises consumers not to buy until the ar< tide comes down to a reasonable price. It aays : "Let us cease to buy, and let the butter remain in the bands of the holders until it b< comes as stale as their consciences, and aa stinking as their carcasses." We are informed that butter is selling in thia market at rates unprecedented!/ high.? Wonder if it costs any mora to inako it thsu it did last year f There is no blockade tariff on turnips, cotton seed, or pea-vines. Northern Account of the Battle of Port Royal According to the Northern Official Reports of the Rattle of Port Royal, the Yankee loss was eight killed and twenty-three wounded.? Commander Dupont'a report says that our batteries on Hilton Head and Bay Point were admirably constructed works; that they (the Yankees) captured 48 pieces of cannon, most of them of the heaviest calibre and of the most imi proved description, together with a considerable / quantity of ammunition, camp stores, Ac , Ac. As it is not often that they gain a victory, they ahould ba excused for hoeatiug a good daal of this triumph. Tha "Lancaster Troon." The Cavalry Company referred to laat week, waa organised at thia place on Wednesday by the election of the following officer* ; Jamas D. Mcllwain, Captain. 8. K. Mansey, 1st Lieutenant. W. J. Mcllwain 2d " D. W. Drown, 2d " The Infantry Company An Infantry Company waa alao organised on the Mine day by the election ofjAe following flic or* : James D. Caskey, Captain. A. 8. Kisbet, lat Lieutenant. J. f. Steele, td ? , II. J. Hancock, 3d " Jluth the Cavalry and Infantry Companies have more than the minimum number on their diet*, but each will receive further addition!, if reported noon. The roil of both Companies 1 will be published hereafter. The precise time when they will leave for the seat of War is not yat ascertained. The President's Message W'e are indebted to the Charlotte Bullttin for the following synopsis of the Message of { President Davis, delivered to Congress now in Ssasion at Richmond, on IVth inet: ? h ; The Message refers to the result of the tri- wil uiuph of our arm* and operations in Missouri net and Kentucky, advises the completion of a rail* i way route Iroiu Danville to Greenville on the JV ! Char lotte Road, thus forming three line* to ^ | Richmond. It says all idea of reconciliation mo has passed and our people shrink with aver< he aion from the idea of renewing a connection inn I with the Federalists. ! Not content with the violation of our rights ' under the law of uations, they have extended . I these injuries unto us within other jurisdictions rjp4i | and refers to the capture of Mason and Siidell hei on board a British steamer on her way from a ser neutral Spanish port to England' The Fede' f?r rals thus claiming jurisdiction over the high J1."?, seas, and entering a British ship and violating | tho rights of embassy, held sacred even a- B^ri uiongst barbarians. p:li | It concludes thus : While tho war which is dis waged to take from us the right of solf govern- inf! | ment can never attain that end, it remains to J\rc bo seen how fur it may work a revolution in I the industrial s&yleui of the world, which may jnv I carry suffering to other lauds as well as our of I own. In the meantime we should continue the eta i struggle in hnmble dependence upon l'rovi- Th | deuce, from whoso searching scrutiny we can! not conceal the secrets of our hearts, and to whoso rule we confidently submit our destinies. For the rest wo shall depend upon ourselves.? |)ll( ! Liberty is always- won when there exists the hn| i unconquerable will to be free, and we have j reason to know the strength that is given by a J I>nl ??..ov.u?o ma uiuy 01 i nc maguiltiilo out of tlit" righteousness of our cauw. News from Port Royal?Yankee Raid ^ on Dawfuskle Island. lhe The Savannah AVica of Friday last, publishes 0f the following : 1 k "On Wednesday last, Mr. John Chaplain yo tfiok with him seven negro?, and went in two fu' boats to the plantation of his aunt, Mrs. Dunn, on Dawfuskie Island, for the purpose of bring) | ing away such property as could be transport' j Yc ed. ? n Wednesday night, he with the negros | sh; occupied Mrs. D.'s dwelling, intending to leave j "h; when the tide favored in the morning. About I ' two o'clock yesterday morning the door of the j ^ bouse was broken down by a party of ten Luu j colnites, wlio captured Mr. Ctiaplin and live of n8, the negros, and conveyed tbem from tfie island yo in a boat. Two of the negros escaped?one, les who w?- in the cellr.r of the house, fled to the woods ; another, who was sleeping in one of tn; the chambers, jumped from the second story window, and running to a point on the island, j,r where he obtained a boat, cantetotho city yes- mi tcrday morning, lluforc leaving the island, he f.v saw the Yankees leave in their boat, with Mr- ,n' Chaplin and the five negros on board. "This is the manner in which Oen. Sherman ^ proposes to give protection to private property. ^ The Distinguished Prisoners ol War, cho sen by lot to be treated as hostages for the safety |nj of our privateersmen, have been transferred to from the Richmond tobacco factories to "cells bu received for prisoners accused of infamous Ini crimes." Tlieir's will be a treatment and fate, precisely similar to that which our gallant, . ' though unfortunate, seamen inay receive from ya the Yankees. ed 1 ?j)U Largo Supplies of Salt, coming in from Wcs- lrv tern Virginia, are bringing down the pi ices of that article in Richmoud and4Pctcrshurg. iron nut lancastku i.kuosk. j 8tay Lawa. on; The subject above indicated nttrnct* conaidernble attention at the present time ; and various vie?vs are presented and different * theories advocated?the parties no doubt " often biassed in their opinions to some ex tent by their individual interest. As thu u legislature now in Session will doubtless UD, have to deal with this question, we deem it necessary, to eall the utteution of the v>" public to their interests involved in the is (UI> sue, in order that they may discuss the ex* ",e pediency of the proposed relief; and that J" their Representatives may be informed of their wisliea. We have ejected a revolution of Gov. ,W' eminent and are now engaged in a fierce and terrio!e wni to inuintain our new gov- '.? eminent. Our foes out number us two to '* one, and have seized upon the entire naval j*3 force of our old Government, thereby, in " a gieat measure, depriving tia of a market c*j for our aurplua produce iu this great enter* gency. The people of these Confederate .. States have proved themselves adequate to 141 ( tho necessities of their situation ; na one .. man tliey liuve arose and ? ith a firm reli* ,or ance in the justice of their cnuse deterniin ed if necessary, to sacrifice their all in dofence of their Government in this great ^ struggle. Our new government unrecogni* ^ , zed by other established governments, must ^ rety mainly for the sinsws of war upon the , A i :? al. 1 rt',( i jjn>|>io. iv wm ma people wnn in.Klo , ^ the Government nnd nobly have tiny sua* 1 lairied bar in nil bar trinla. Our Armies are composed mninly of volunteer* ; necessity ,( required an immense force to be rained in Jf) ' a short period of time; thin force ban been ^ raised from amongst our bent citizens. Wo a have but few large cities and those wo hare ^ [ me not filled with the cast of population of Kurope nnd inmates of her prison, hence j onr present uriny has no pnrnllel, each indb a|n( I vidua) feels his honor nnd the honor of his l)ic State and District must be maintained by * , his nets. 0 nut this great army was not raised by l)(* the Government. It was raised by the pen- t() ( pie?it was in s great measure equipped by ^|e the people ; hospital stores, clothing, arms, w() commissary stores nnd other necessaries lor j % [ such nu nrmy, linve l>een furnished by tho people to n considerable extent. This has exhausted thy funds in the hands of the J farmers, and they have, from necessity, left ?I their merchant", doctors, and other hiils nn- (an paid. Now the question is, how will these exp l debts be met T The farmers under all the wei embarrassment* surrounding tliem, in many cini instances one, two or three sons in the ran army, 01 nn overseer, or perhaps himself in so the service, eliil he has made an average ruc< crop, but he cannot sell his cotton ; nnd Cn| ? ?v. Ill k. ~ - --? -!- ? I ii'?w vi micio wiii iic yrv ni'Micy iu |?njr niw | ii|'U debta ? The Banks will not tonn him * ' one dollar. If he asks them todiacount a note, to J they tell him they are not discounting? ene have no funda. Yet by nrt of hocus pneus the or leeerUemain. lliey declare annual div?- Coi deoda of 10 per cent. The uaual credit* roy are oo longer given by the holder* of mon- Liv 7. P roviaiona, or groceries <'a*h muat be ! < paid for eboee, clothing, provision* and oth< por r neeesaariea. The families of tho volun by trers most be fed and clothed, or the vol- d*-r un'eer* cannot remain in the field. Thin p<>* can only be done by elrict economy and a 1 del! judicious distribution of the proceed* of j l?ro the bountiful harveat with which we have wh been hieaeed by a kind Providence. One ce* act-li*mi of the country mnai exchange it* it i< surplus for articlee needed by it and more of ahuudant in other sections ; and many ar- on ticlec we have heretofore regarded aa nee Km canaries muat ho dispensed with If the res faru>*r? can feed and cloth* themeoJvea and of ihe d??tiluto fauii'.ive of volunleo", not ern s & a ? Lhstanding tho blockade. they will hn ed well tliuir part. Hut tlio Merchu dor, or capitalists, to whom tho farm indebted, sowing the opportunity of dot ? Ills money by speculating in salt, e , bacon, or something else, ho wants I >noy, and if the farmer does not pay hi will sell his property, and as there is mey in the country, will buy it hiins one fourth its value, thereby reduci i farmer to penury and depriving him i means of paying bis other crcditr 0 have had humanity enough not to si ce his property. The evil does not at e. Perhaps this debtors son is in t vice of bis country and has left a fntn his friends to support, and this Shylo 1 deprived all of thnu of their means ng, hence their patriotism and his avar isted by the laws of tho land, has i oyed their happiness and brought the ,riotie and worthy citizens to want a tress. The people have and are suppn ; the Government with their lives, th ipcrty and their all, and they expect th vernment to protect thern. lo -I r __ J . Hon- i> nnutiici unss ui creditors w nrinhly wmit their money for the purge hoarding it up, whenever n crisis in mi ry affairs occur, for fear they lose it. is class never want their money unit ir debtor has not got it, and then th rays want it. If they could only tint n who would look it up in his safe a >w it to them frequently, to prove 1 it, and pay them annual interest, p j?s they would be satisfied. There I another class who loan their money I rty purpose*, and whenever money I uea scarce, then is their time to ins s of their power, if their debtor w >y have wheedled into their clutches tea of prosperity and plenty, refuses ay their mnndutes and implicitly fulh >ir dictates in all things. Then this eh creditors sny, "pay me what thou owr now you hnvo not got the money, I u have the property. I know I can la ly become the owner of it for one fou value, and if von will not obey mv I its and conform your actions to my wi or caprice, then take the consequence >ur innocent wife and helpless tliildi til suffer for your disobedience ; tl \ll be reduced to penury and starvali possible, to punish you for becoming i utor and refusing to become tuv slave ic distracted state of the country fuv< f designs and the laws of the land v list ine in executing mv vengeance up u and your family in your present he is condition." This is r.o fancy sketch, it is n faith store of the reality. Money is power, r in loves power too well lo possess it i t exercise it. Unless some means avided to protect debtors, much suffer 1st ensuu from the present state of ira If capitaliats who have loaned tli wey to merchants press collections, jrchunt must press his debtors, which iocs nearly all tlio farmers in the count >ne oT whom liuvo u dollar to pay tl bis il* they have done their duly lo tl unlry. Their present resources are lu up by the blockade, yet they are del ined, if necessary, to sacrifice everyth nsliibliah a just and liberal Goveriuni it in the mean time would ask the Lcj lure to protect them from tShvlock: une who would deprive them of serv eir country and paying their just de sacrificing their property nnd taking ntnge of the scarcity of money, oceasi by our struggle for independence, ilJ up their own fortunes on their coi 's and their neighbors ruin. CITIZEN Volunteers for the War. The invasion of South Carolina by I miiv and l'ort Itoynl in their possessii th no doubt the intention to make i ?o of future operations, entail upon I ite a conflict until the end of the war have n substantial and permanent li/ntion for the defence of the Slate, ure volunteers should, therefore, bu v leers for the war. They thus can be mustered into the P ional army of thu Confederate Slat I receive their arms, pay, clothing, equ nts and medical attendance from I nfederate Government. So long as I my remains and the contest is carried the State, those now entering the sc^rv II remain to take part in the contest r young men who dcairo to light ine and who volunteer, may rest assur irefore, that they will not he taken hi 1 her borders. By Volunteering prom for the war, they will bo instructad perienced officers aud made ready et the disciplined but unprincipled hoi 0 n<>w threaten the hearthstone and li c of every family in the Slate. Lien. I,ce, we learn, ha* made a requisiti six regiments for the war. lie ia re* arm nnd equip this additional force in as they shall be mustered into I nfederate service. We leel assurec 1 be promptly tilled. Let such a fo organized as will make the blow eft e on our foe at whatever point he ir >w himself As our beloved State I in made u theatre of operations by I rtnv, all our nvniiable forces should r once lo defend her nnd it can he acco died by volunteer# now coming forwi lhat spirit of patriotism which has et ned brightly in the bosom of Caroliniii I preparing for tneeling the enemy a ring liiin from our soil. The organization of Confederate re nts to be employed in thu Slnte, v a he in conformity with the wishes Kxecutivo. IVhat we most need now are permani anizaliona for the war for the defence State. 'The militia we know are ren io their duty iu any emergency, t y will alwnys prove doubly -fted en acting in eouncction with those w u had the advantage of steady drill a ;ipline ? Charleston Courier floW our ('it)ttrnKllnnrri ?/vr? -iilo intelligence which wo have receivi jra the Charleston Mercury 2UI inn ilains how ^lexar*. Maaou and Slid re taken by the Yankee frigate Sun J lo, The CoramiasioneriT nirival in II a, and the nature of their luisaion * far from being a aocrel there, that th rived the marked hoapilaliliea of t tain Cieneral of the Island. Inimedlitt? in their arrival, the Consul of i.inco Shofcldt,tenia faat yacht, the .\impart Key Weal with the n?wi Thut I my hnd abundant time lo mature i ir arrangement* for the coup. T nmisaionert hnd taken panaage on t ul tnnil strain packet from Havana erpool. >n the 9th intt., ahortly after loaving t I of Havana, the atenmer wn? board the U. S. man-of-war -Van Jacinto, u command ot Capt. Wilkea, for the pt e of arresting Messrs. Mason and S I, who, with their Secretariat, wc light forcibly olf The party of ladl o accompanied the Commissioners pi ded on their way, arid look with the ? said, the olticial letter* and despatch the Commissioners. The San Jacin the evening of Saturday last, reach rtress Monroe, whence, it la aaid, the i led Coinmiaaivoers, will, by permiaai Hen. Wool, aend a dispatch lo cur Oc iiiKiit ou thu ubjecl of Ui*;* ^upturn. i a s t as a : v? WAR NEWS. From Richmond Richmond, Nov. 10.?Another skirmish !,is took place near Fall's Church hint evening, in, our advanced forces taking 10 prisoner*, no and killing 5 or G Federals, elf Two of our cavalry were killed, nnd two .... nr ihr... ..........i...i ? I? - 11 ^ vi iiiivv UIIC llUUIt'U Xyllltllt'Slfr, I of and the other not known. >r? The Lynchburg licpublirun wiU publish no- to tnorrow n loiter from a reliable ollicer in oj) Floyd's Brigade, dated Raleigh C. II , Nov. lie 17, in which it is stated that the Brigade is ily now about four miles from Raleigh, ck The Federal a have been largely reinof forced. ice Brisk skirmishing has been going on the le past week with but little damage to our ise side?two were killed arid one or two woun. nd ded, and soin-j captured. The loss of the rt- enemy is not known.? Charlotte litilleiin Proceedings of Congress. Richmond, november 22?congress met ho B'is morning, Vice 1'reaident Stephens in ,<m, the Chair. After prayer, and the reading ' in. of the Journal, the body went into secret session. In secret session, vesterdav, Congress ! 1VV confirmed Hon. Judah I'. Benjamin of Lou- I 1 *,i isiacn, ns Secretary of War, and ex-Cov. nd Bragg, of North Carolina, as Attorney j he General, to succeed .Mr Benjamin. The nr. now Attorney.General enters upon his ?iu IH tics to-day. f()r | There is no news from any of the camps l,e. I in Virginia, lit! j h0 Highly Important from Pensacola. in ? to THK BOMBARDMENT OPENED, uw ? aas FOLK HOURS' CONTINUOUS FIRING. iat. Id f v Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 22?10 A. M.? I rll* At nine o'clock this morning, Col llarvey | Brown, commanding at Fort Pickens, open- I ed lire trom his batteries ii pint the < 'unfed. | erate forces at Warrington, and the butteries on the mainland. Gen. Bragg is re | turning the lire, but slowly and cautiuusly. | ion SECOND DESPATCH. " y I Pkmhacola, Nov. 22. ?I 30 p. ni--T!ie I enemy has been firing continually for more ***** ! I h all four lioura vi." i 11? t I ... , ; . h"-"\ >?|?i?lt.v . OUi. j k'" their aim it. wild ami uncertain. 10,1 So far, there lias been no loss i>f life , 'l'" whatever oil our side. Wo are returning the fire slowly,but with the utmost coolucn* i fu' and deliberation. uid The Steam Frig-ites C )!nrail-> aud .Van;a- I ">d ra have opened their broadsides up oh Fort I ,,r?' McRne. in?I ftf third Drsr.vrc:i loir Richmond, Nov. p. m?L'|> to | the liiiH time no additional despatches nave i>em in received here with regard to the light g bug try, on at Pcnsscolu. teir [Wu urn informed by the Manager of the leir Telegraph ollice that a terrildo hurricane j was raging yesterday afternoon along tl n jug coast of Alabama. This, probably, is ti e rnt, reason why our despatches are so meagre. ?'** ?1-1 d. .Mercury I i at jn>Jr Latest from Fort Pickens. l?th Camden, November-Jt " The Fort ceased firing last night nt 7 o'- I J?* clock. Our battery made a breach in one I of ttie liastions of Pickens and damaged 1111 the Niiijjara so badly, that she had to lie withdrawn out of range of our giuu. Wc lost two killed and several wounded, (ten. liragg says he is well satisfied with Untight no far. the on, Another Victory in Missouri - Formal t a Secession of the State. I ho Memphis, November lb.?The \y\>?al publishes an extra,announcing that another "r* great battle lias taken place at Springfield, a" Mo. The Confederate troops were victors?'* ous, ulthongh the enemy's forces were vastly superior In numbers, including Fremont's ro' celebrated body guard. The loss of the es, enemy, in killed und wounded, was very P' heavy, (isns Price and McCuiloch are condie fident of h?* in if I ; I-' - - - & IJMII'I/I II 1 14 r I t mien oul ot' Missouri, on j '1'he Legislature of Missouri, sitting nt I ,ce I Neos'no, lias unaiiiinouHlV passed the (Ldi- : j nance of Secession. There was, at the al I time, n full (juoriini present in both houses j This Hewn in authentic, being brought by a T* bearer of despatches from Neosho, on his l?t- way to Richmond, by 3 to The War in Kentucky, rde Memhi s, November 19 ?Great approre ! henaion in felt anion}; the people of CcluruI bus. A public meeting1 will be bold toion moirow, to devise measure* for the defence idy i of the city. The enemy are concentrating ho i an immense force at Cairo, and an attack is the hourly anticipated l it A participant in the tight at Ihketori has rce ' reached llowitng Green. lio declares Irom ec- his own positive knowledge that there is lay ' not a word of truth in the Yankee account i.is | of the tight. He confirms the statement Lhe telegraphed to Richmond, [already pub- I iso liahed in TlIK Mercury] and stales our I an Iohs at 5 killed aim! wounded. The one i trd | niy's loss was 'J',9 killed and I5U wounded ' rer ) Gen. Johnson, in \ie# of the threatened j itia invasion of Tennessee, has called on Go. ind I Harris to send into toe tic Id such a forco 1 as can be armed by the Statu- In obedigi. eriee to this requisition and to repel the infill i vaders, Gov Harris, this morning, issued j i of; hit proclamation calling out 30,0u0 o( the ! j militia of Middle and West Tennessee.? 1 >nt | The i(dicers in command of the ltd, 3d, nnd | of | -till divisions Tell lies u-e militia, nmniiir I dy | which lite requisition is apportioned, are no tut titled to hold their coinuianda in rtodinrita ive to receive marching order* Sty the 'i.tlli tin' hit leaa, in the meantime, a sufficient number of nd t volunteera aliall have tendered their sc'\ i! ces to till the requisition. I About forty of the bridge.hiirncm, from "J* ; K.mt Tennessee, were brought here this *" morning for safe keeping. e'h Public Meeting in Memphis - Men and Money to be sent to Kentucky. i Memi'HH, Nov. 21. ? A public meeting Cy was held here on yMlerduy, mid the people he resolved to send men and money to Colum* dy bus, Kv. An address was issued cnlling In, upon our winter States to send forward men I til, and guns lor the defence of tho Mississippi he Valley The address says : "The long threat* ' all ened invasion is at hand and the enemies he . of our rights and liberties are moving upon ' he us by land and water in overwhelming ' to I numbers. In the next live days a great ? I battle will be fought at Columbus, and if i he ' the Confederates arc overpowered, Mem- j ed phis is lost to the South, unless Alabama, | in Mississippi and Louisiana help us. Our ir- friends in the surrounding States must look 1 Hi- the facts sternly in the face before it is too I ?re Isle " ies 'o Ittx Talioni*?In retaliation for the eru- " m, cities thus far practiced upon our privnea teersmcn, the Ysnkco prisotiera oonlined in i to, I this city have been placed in separate cells I ed | Col. Corcoran (who is the hostage for j I ir*1 Smith, one of our private.rsmen, already < on ! convicted nf ni?MPO in l>liil...l?l..l.>?V l I r . r"?-r ? ?; ??- I??en committed to thu condemned ceil. I Mercury. \ eu mm & as m. hews from l*>nl Hoy tl ? Wh'il the lm<idm <irc iiniii>?.?Tho Savannah llepulilican ol venter.!?y nave : TIm> enemy have nnulo no movement nineo the capture of Fort Walker, but seem (|iiietlv waiting for reinf<?reeinciitn or eonntthii.^ elao to turn up. I'rom tho best information 'vc can gather, thoy have Ian?led some three thousand men at Fort Walker and about one thousand at liuddock'a I'oint, on tiio South end of the Island, and while thu I'eot is ?'.! 1 M?ir -ti " > -a.. Sound, a few of them occasionally make a day visit to Itcuuforl ami return at night. At lust accounts the Yankees ha I prosed all the ttegros on the islands which they hold, into mtv ice, and were liar J at work picking out and ginning tho cotton crops. Of oar own movements it would, perhaps, fl he prudent to say but little On both sides , the Savannah, however, a commendable au- ! tivity prevails, and we shall bo ready to rc? -] ceivo the enemy whenever h.? shall lake a . fancy to a fnntludd on the mainland. Nor are we exactly content with his possession of an inland on our coast. For the present, however, thut p >sse->i".on must remain quiet an ! undisturbed, 'l'ne Charleston and Sa- J vnunuh Railroad i, thoroughly guarded . from the Savannah to tho Ashley. J to Planters. The Ceorgi.i Planters' Convention recently held at Macon,-recommend to planters that should the war continue and the pus-1 cut crop remain unsold, not to plant any , cotton next spring except enough for hotno I consumption The Secretary or the TroHSury suggests that th < Planters shou'd take immediate measures for planting for winter crops to meet the demand for grain ami provisions. These are doubtless good xug gestions. It is not too i.ito tc seed a largo crop of wheat, rye and winter oats. Arrangement'! should be made for i large crop of corn, peas, potatoes, white beans, <Sc next spring. Our mountain farmers hould seed largely for Irish potatoes. Flax I should also be sown more largely than | heretofore. let the present crip be well J husbanded ai ' used |?r 'pcrly, nnd let it be j sold at living prices. I:i tho mean lime let the utmost care lie tnksoi for the preservation and tanning of hides. I.el every farmer turn his atti uiioti moru particularly to the raising of h igs, sheep, cattle and hor? hcs, I,el our women gel up their old cards, and spinning wheels ami looms. OurSoulh ra lactories ci.iiiiot siipplv the demands of the country if t!?o war should continue, and if t'if farmer* would return to the manufacture of their own clothing as in former yearn, it would go largely to lessen the do m tnd for cotton nrrt woolen goods. Cot us not act upon tiro supposition that lliu war will so >: be "ii ieii. We i.;nsl bestir ourselves if we won' ! clothe and feel our armies and our poopl.t?.V. S'ltwlir l. ? ; STATE Ob SOUTH CAROLINA. mmMm JpMvfllf. kxkcc nvK office. nov. at, isci. VI .1. Conductors, Engineers, and nieces. sury workmen on trio It ail roads of this .State, are hereby exempt from Military diill and service, as tiro energetic managemcnt ol onr Railroads, at tins period, is essential to all intiitary and defensive movein.Tls. b'. W. IMCKE.VS. Nov. 2 J, 1 i ?42-Jt. state of south carolina. Msm&mXm wia-?*3p HKA!)(}!'ART Kit*, I CoMitlSSX R V (i^SaRAI.'s DkI* VUT'tKNT.S. (J. M. (Charleston, S. C., November l'Jtli, 1861. ) | IT HAVING I1KEN INTIMATED & that Persons in the upper districts of Uiu Slate are desirous of donating supplies to this Department, this is to inform all such that any Substance Stores they tnay con* tribute, will be gratefully received and is. sued to the troops. Shipments should be directed to Commissary General's Department, Charleston, S. C , all expense." on which will be paid by the State. joseph wamcrr, c g., s. c m. per J. It CM K IKT7.UKKG, Assistant. Nov. 22, 1861.? 42-11. A Proclamation?By tho Governor Kesoived, That Hit- (iovernor.iu the event j of the invasion of the State, or if in his I judgment the State should be in imminent ! danger of invasion boturo the next meeting | oi thin General Assembly, t>e authorized to ! rail for companies of volunteer*, and or- | gnnizu them into battalions and regiments, j in Much tn toner u< i i in* judgment may be , most expedient for the de'enee of the State. ? llrxnlutioil ?f the last General Assembly. State or South Carolina, Headquarters, November II, 1 Hti 1. Under the above resolution I will receive companies of infantry, with 7t> men, at the i Fair Grounds in Columbia, and form them : into battalions and regiment* immediately : Provided, they coinc with arms, such as they can piocure, fit for effective service, (as I can promise no arma,) and supplied with four days' provisions. None need present themselves unless they have arms.? They will be ordered to report for duty to the Confederate Geocrnl commanding at or near Charleston, and will be coasidcro t as t enlisted for s|?ecinl service, as a reserve, for the defence of the State. Although fl^y ' may lie received into Confederate service, yet it will be under a special net, passed Aug 21,1861, entitled "An Act to provido for local defence and special service." in inc prcaon;. emergency it is hoped thut every nturi will do his duly and net ironic iiately. ('<>1. F. W Mv.Vlasler will hens- | signed the duty of receiving these coin panes and organizing them nt the Fair (irouiiJ*. All companies ready to march for this t rendezvous will iiniiiedialely notify liitn nt l.'olumbia. F. \V. PICK UN & Nov. -iOth, 1801 ?41-St. Provisions ^or tho Cash. CtUOAR.rOFFKK, MORASSKS, HALT, ^ I' W l\l i? - < ? winder, o|Hce nnil Starch, j'i*t received and tor sale for CAHli JNI.Y. l)o not nnk f >r credit on llie ubove irliolce, as we would bo bound to refine. II ASSKI.TINK ?t SJASSEY. I/aucavler, July 'Jo, 'til. I Spring Notice. 18 *1, KOOPMANK & SOIMBRS. (SUCCESSORS TO M. DRUCKER&CO.) v A N ai to * , s . c. 1*7 AVE opened and are prepared to offer an unusual attractive IJ, and varied STOCK of mmi km arairais M COMPULSING A FULL AND COMPLETE ASSORTMENT. Dur Stock of Dress Goods comprises all the novelties of the Season, embracing : PLAIN AND FANCY BARAUE3, .MUSLINS AND ROBES Poil de Clievres, Poplins, Punta Challies, Gingham3, Puuta Organdies, Prints, Black and Fancy Silks, Fall line of Mantillas, Dusters, Lace Points, Linens and White Goods, Embroideries and Notions. Together with a large Stock of Men and Youth's Ready Made CLOTH ING. Saddlery, Crockery Ware, Groceries of all descriptions, Hardware, &c., to all of which we respectfully invite your examination. KOOPMANN & SOMHEES'. May 16, 1861.-37 If FAMILY UR0CSR3 AND PROVISION DE* lit EM SJ ! Ouo door ISTorth of E. W. Bonuey CAMDEN, 8. C. r?7i-: I1KG TO NOTIFY OUR I'll!ENDS AND TUB Puulic SO*, generally, that we keep constantly on hand a large assort inent of choice family groceries and provisions. ALSO, Grain, Hay? &c. We have now in store : 3000 Bushels white Bread Corn, 1000 " Feeding Corn, 100 Bales of Be3t Ilay. AND 200 Bigs Extra FAMILY FLOUR, all of which will be sold low down for CASH. March '27, 1301. 7?tf fCORRY A HAMMERSLOUGH7 SUCCESSOR TO THE HATE WM ANDERSON, South-East Corner of Broad and DeKalb Streets, ,_A?l Oamden, South Carolina. KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND V FULL SUPPLY OF EVERYTHING IN DRY GOODS CLOTHING, HATS AND CAPS, Boots and Shoes, Crockery Ware, Hollow Ware, Tin Ware, T ?V\n Kf.i I 1 Aiijtt, 1.1.111a, vj HAUUTIUS, OCC. ^^?n/n|f>(rprri3TRi driiiLVj ItbiJaihunferi. iiyy.UA "O^E INVITE THE ATTENTION OF our friends .and the t* public generally to our stock of 'mm which is complete in all its various branches. -4 ? Flour, Bacon, Lar?l and Hams, For sale by M'CURltY & HAMHERSLOUGH. ? - Corn and Hay, in quantities to suit purchaser at M'CUIUIY & UAMMKItSLOUGH'S. May 1, 1861. 12?ly. COMMIT^0/A runaway i Bauk of tee State rS to thb J nil of Kornhuw District, H, (>, J ^ tt fP i T n a i"> a r t x.t 4 JE\ i negro man sluvu, named FKIUIY, u U U 1 11 vy A. It (J L 1 N A who says thai he hetonyt to one Burrell Charle-tox, 12th Pobrunry, 1861. 1'emulc, ft resident of Wake County, North The Regulate re having, at iu late sea. Lftrulioa. I he owner of *.ud negro ntnve nj0,|f authorized the Isfttio of Bond* to the is r*??ii?iri.-a to come forward,prove property, H?)0Uhi ()j fij75,000, hearing an interest of pay charge* and take htin away. seven per cent., for the purpose of providing <f , HHNSON, J hi!or. the fundi required to sustain the State in October 'Jo, 1861. 35tf. .the act of resuming her rights of sovereign* T 1? /i ~ jm lYi thid Hank in now prepared to dispose of John Andorson, the Bonds. They are issued in sums of ^ THIS Thorough bred Jack is out $50, ?100, nnd ?500. An opportunity i* of MARBNUO. Ho in 15 hands | thus uiTorded every citizen to make a secure liiffh. 4 vcara old. dnrk ir,,n err,... I and nrofllilhlo inVMtinr.nl nnd finely proportioned. Mo will stand llie l'?K ??'* to l,": use >? which t!io State is FnII neaaon nt thin place, on the following engaged. With the view of enabling cUu terniH : For the scaaon, $.\0 00 zona in any part of tlio State to shore in Lancaster C. H., Sept 12. l860.-3ltf. tho Loan, the Clerks of tho Courts of tiie ?--- Mferal districts have b nil r tqolrsl to open N011(!l!i? books of subscription for tho Stock. 8?ii. THE SUBSCRIBERS WILL I*}'}0 "rangemeD!* will l'? made for furn\ 1/1? i fnn j .Hiiinjf Hie 1'ofiui on Hip roccipl of tho nion* Itovrji \ L J1 LiU i jIu A. i 1 j cy, at an early dn/after each subscription. STATE BONDS, TREASURY han been modo. Engagement* for the purV7 yPL'c / ?ri fi/ iTTHV P A V chase of Bonds may ho made nt the Bank, V, UK C(JI 1 1,1 1 V\: or at any of its Branches. It is probable MENT OF ALL DEBTS DUE that, nt t|i? next Session of the legislature, TllEM. those parties who desire it may have their K00PMAHN & 80MMER8 Bonds converted ????>< PresuUnl Camden, 8- C. ., , M- URllAN, / resuknt. Sept. 35th, 1861. 35if. 1 eb 3lf 6000 POUNDS IRON. , Jkafc TO R8MT. f NCLUUINO Plow Iron. Plow Steel. Ac mvpiiiM#- nniisir 1 For sale at JONES CROCKETT'S. Ej^jyfc TIIK DWhI.UNO HOUSE Feti 13 1861 ltf n I-nncnntervillo, lately occui)/ll)IM WIt O \ iTi \ ! v.? l,iud by Mr* tsM"Or?, deceased, tor parItOI 1'i AMI) i)A(l(fiM(l, liculara apply W I SUPPLY on hand of the best jualitf. W. M. CONNORS, jfor sale at JONES CROCKETT'S. Agent for tho licira at Law. I. lO i out ?.* 1""