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\ <!)? mm. LANCASTERVILLE. 8.C. j! Wednesday Morning, Dec 4, 1801. i The following gentlemen wore admitted by the Court of Appeals, now iu session, to prac- ' j tice as attorneys at law: Joseph D. llaile, , Win. J. Singletary. (Commissioner in Equity, I( Col. James II. Witherspoon was on Wodnes* I day last, re elected hy the legislature, with- j ' out opposition, CYnninissioner in Kuuitv for this ? District. Arrival* from the Army l Wo have been pleased to moot in our office | Col. James il. Withcispoon, lately Iroin the c Army of the Potomac. As indicated in the j t letteis of "Long Grabs,'' he lias resigned his t position as Adjutant of the tfth Regiment, and ( expresses himself as prepared to share the for- ^ J tunes of his own native State. Wo regret to ( see liim slightly indisposed, owing to recent ' j exposure. I)r. R. L. Crawford has also reached home within the last few days, direct from the Potomac. I.iuct. Col. Barnes, of the 12th S. C. Regit j c ment, was here for a few hours 011 Monday.? | J He is temporarily absent from the army in at, f tcfUance upon the Legislature as Senator from < this District Military ( The "Lancaster Troop" paraded at this place f on Wednesday of last week, and also on Sat- j urday. They presented quite a lively and spirited nppenrance. The Company is composed t of a fine body of men, nearly all of whom are ? well mounted. If they can be supplied with the necessary equipments, they will compare ^ favorably with any Cavalry in the service.? j Their first appearanee on the field in the school B of Cavalry drill, was highly creditable, consid< ering the novelty to most of the men and hop ses. Capt. Mcllwain, an old Cavalry officer, t was pcrfecily at home ; his Lieutenants also v appear to have bad some^xperience in Caval- 1 ry exercise. They will paiade again 011 next Saturday p Capt Caskey'a Company of Infantry also met * for drill on Saturday. This company, we are informed, now numbers ninety tuen. It is i well officered and ptomisca to be a most effective company. Lieut. Xeabit repoitcd the t company to the Adjutant-General last week; q tliay were received for twelve months serviee, as an independent company, with the right to ' join any of the twelve months Regiments now forming, they may select. They will be armed by the State, and as Lieut. Nesbit saya, with guns warranted to kill a Yankee three hundred yards. The best guns are reserved for the ( troops "for the war" that are now forming and v to be hereafter formed. It is said that Gen. u Lee requires six additional Regiments for the I1 -war fiom this Stale. , |J Capt. Caftkry'a Company will leare for the | rendezvous in Columbia in a few days. As the ?. citizens have very properly aided in equipping the Companies that have preceded it in ihe j, service, it is of course expected that they will ^ in like manner, aid this one. None other stood in greater need of assistance, many of this j, company being u.iahle to provide themselves with the necessary equipments. We presume, however, that the "Kiecutive Committee" al' h ready have this matter under consideration. a Other demands are being tnade upon the lib* o erality of the District: a correspondent in this 11 paper makes an appeal in favor of the "Lanras' ' ler Invincibles." and it was recently announced ^ that the "Hornets" ami "Illair Guards" needed o help in consequence of their losses at Port a lloyal. Sonic of our people mav conclude that U tM-se demands, iu a time of general scarcity, are beginning to press heavily upon them; n but they must nevertheless be met if we are to carry on this war to a successful termination. ( The game at stake is a heavy one, and if we I are resolved to win it must be done by large * sacrifices to be made at home as well as in ihe * camps. The Governor's Message A -I * kf " - - - " s*. miuri m-nsage was delivered by Got. Tick* ~ ens to the Legislature el (he opening of the ? Session. o lie tells the Legislature (hat the first measure P of great importance ia the thorough re.organi' 1 zalion of all the reservo military forces of the " State. That the old militia system has been ( entirely deranged by the officers, in most in- ^ stances, having accepted serrice in other or* p gani rations, and recommends that field officers I in all the regiments and battalions of the Bute 0 be forthwith appointed, in order to effect as speedy an organisation as possible. v fie adverts to the recent landing of troops d upon our soil, and says that the channel through which they entered ia two milea and a half wide, snd ia the deepest on the Southern coaat. '' in Uie asrtii worka tkat had been erected, 1 they were reaiated by brave and herote man, 0 but such battcriea were not calculated to resiat '' J a bombardment of four hundred guna. They were constructed to turn marauding parties ^ embracing a limited number of vessels. ' Ha refers to the way in which our people on 11 the Islands are harassed and recommends that in *' certain districts or parishes of the State, that may bo designated, Provost Marshals shall be nnfltlltoil emlll ? J ?, n>lu win luiiiinwia in Um over- " r* ? seers on til plantations in lli? district or ptriah, tad organise t systeo. of local police, with * S trlct accountability. a The VviMg? urge* upon the Legislature the ^ adoption of tuch measures as will place our '' resource* upon a permanent footing, and aaya that for the proper support of every thing con- b nected with the military wants of the Huts, , m at least Allecn hundred thousand d<dlara will * requited for the year. It recommends a stay of esecutlon on all i ? debts due by troops in the service of the country. Also the taking of early ateps to secure the manufacture of small arms Powder, j( Ac., in our State. ^ The lleaaege concludes with an earnest exhorUtion to every man, high and low, to come ^ to the alter of his country, and sacrifice upon P it every unhallowed aud aelfiah aspiration or ? thought, and, laying their hands upon the L tar, swear allegiance to the country, and nothing but the country, and that it shall forever ^ be free. Tib Pbicb or Nswararxaa.?1The CbarioUe ' Drmnrrnt, speaking of ths hfgh prteea ssksd l? fbr articles in North Carolina, says : "In fact, di everything has advanced in the State, txctpi tl th* prie* of n4??p*p*r$; although the price of ! at - priutfjif hu tdv^nc*! gr?*Uj,* j H L * ^ ^ ? m i The Arreat of our Commissioners. Much Iim been said as to the probable aci lion of England in reference to tho recent arrest of Messrs. Mason and Slidcll, on bosrd of p)( her mail Steamer. "Ion," the corresp M.ieut n)l| ?f tho Baltimore Sun, who ia said to fell ?0. posted in English circles, writes as follows on ^ >his subject : * "The arrest of the Confederate envoys on (|,j >oard a British packet will serve as a test of yOI lie disposition of the British Government to- i sards the Federal Government in the present on contest. They can, if they please, make it a iretcxt for a quarrel, if their policy renders a upture desirable. Tlie British journals show ' hat the public mind is deeply agitated by the ^?' listrcss which threatens, if it hns not actually "el nvaded, the manufacturing districts, and a '?' wpular clamor for the restoration ol the Amercan cotton trade will probably arise in the v'e course of the winter. A mere recognition of set he Confederate States would neither arrest ear he war nor raise the blockade, nor derive a roc mpply of cotton. England, therefore, must the iszard a war for a cotton supply, unless she 1 f0| ran obtain it by a more convenient and direct j,^ >rocesa. _ civ The Legislature. err Our Legislature convened in regular Session hi Monday, the 18th ult. Very little ol imlortance has yet transpired. Wc compile 'or roin the reports of the Carolinian a few items , aru >f interest : i rai Mr. Price introduced a bill for the relief of i bit lebtors. Also, a bill to permit fres persons of ( tin rolor, who have left the State in the service of nyi uilitary companies, to ruturn without penally, ^el 3otli passed their first reading. ng. Mr. DeSaussure introduced a bill to afford wj, tid to the families of soldiers, which passed its no irst reading. B an< Mr. Cook gave notice of a bill to provide for j ^ he clothing of volunteers, and also for main* aitiing their families while they are iu active * ? wil crvice. Mr. Pope offered the following resolution : ??' Resolved, That extortion in trade, in the ac- ou ual necessaries of life, is a proper subject upon die rhich to legislate, and that the Committe on rjel he Judicary be instructed to inqure into the . iccessity and expediency of taking some ac- 1 ion to meet the unrcasouab'e speculation now is I irevalcnt, and that they report by bill or otherrise. cat The following resolution has been adopted ? n both Houses : Resolved, Thnt the Board of Visitors of he State Military Academies are hereby revested and instructed to receive two ea- UP lets, who inay be designated by Gen. (]. T. we tenurcgurd, as to whom the regulations era xcltidiug non residents shall be dispensed villi. th The following offered by Mr. Buist, passed he House : off Resolved, That it is the sense of this '? eneral Assembly that the pay of the pri- nt ate soldiers in the service of the Confed- Sc rate States be increased to at least ?15 bel >er month Resolved, That a copy of this resolution >e enclosed to our Representatives in the M p 'rovisioral Congress of the Confederate me dates. tin Mr. Palmer gave notice of a bill to author* fur te trustees to invest funds in Confederate r>u| ond*. cut The following resolutions were adopted unan- wjj nously in the House, and with only one die- ^ cnting voice in the Senate : . Refidied. That this General Assembly . as fuli confidence in the ability, integrity ,nu nd patriotism of Jefferson Davis, President *ou I the Confederate Slates of America, and tioi i the wisdom and statesmanship of his ari(j Ldminiatrnlion. CU[ Resolved, That it is the sense of this eneral Assembly, thnt the Adiuinistralioo * t President Davis is entitled to the earnest l UH ltd vigorous support of the good people of OUl hit Commonwealth. tioi Mr. Black offered the follow in g, which wax pnr >ado the special order for Saturday : CO(l lirsuhtd. That it is the arnm of thia wr; ieneral Assembly that the Governor of he Stale should forthwith cauae all the alt in the Slate, held on speculation or for ale by merchants or other persona, to be to sized and held, so much as may be necrs. t.ep nrv for the public use, to be paid at roa- ^ ^ unable rates?having a reference to the out actually and bona fide puid for the "I" aine by the persons from whom it is seized; ' nd the balance for the use of the citizens f the State generally, to be placed in de< ositories at the several court housea, owns or other convenient points, and sold "*r nly to the citizens of this JStule, by agents the ppoinied by (he Governor for that purpose, out i qusuiilies proportioned, as neur as may W(| >e. lo the necessities of esch individual urehsaing and supply on hand, the same o be sold for cash, at prices that merely over the coat lo the Slate. is g Chancellor Dunkin has heeu elected lo the ami acancy of Associate Justice of the Couit of |ert Lppcals. | Tus Karat on the Msin Land ?An official I ' ispatch, (says the Charleston Courier) dated ' he f4th, received in this city, slates that two oat loads of the enemy have landed at Buck> r<" igharu, ahout sit miles from Bluffton, on May iver, and connected wita the Bluffton road.? ' * 'his is coming directly oa the main land. Our A jrevs have mads a forward movement to meet ' Item. We may therefore expect stirring news are hortly from that quarter. as Bacon, Antra am> Halt.?It is said that aolJ uring the Kevolution a tory of Albsrniarle, pn, 'irginia, was refused salt to curs his pork; fln, nd his wife msde ss good bacon that year, ^ hUi one peck of salt and an abundance of , | ickory aahea to siz hundred pounds, as the miily ever had. cha "In applying the ashes, it is wall to have a ^ ucket of molasses, and apply a portion with a ' 'hite-washing brush to each joint. When 'ell spneered. rub on the ashes, which will 1 >en adhere firmly ami make an impenetrable mn anient." CM Ma axial Law.?The Mayor of Charleston | (t ss given notice that in conformity witli the . istruclioos of Usn. I*ee, no person will be ab >wsd to leave Charleston witiiout a permit. m m ? Wo Thanksoivino Dat.?Gov. Clark has ap? Ted tainted Thursday, the 6th of December, to be the beerved as a day of Thanksgiving in North I l? srolina. qu A Hkibmish at Buckingham.?We laam t?i a Might akirmiafa look place at Bucking- '' un laet Saturday, batwaoa mm of our troop# P?' ad a party of the Invader* who attempted to nd at tka above place. Th? enemy were M? riven off, o?v men pouring on thorn a deotruo- mi" ve volley of rifle (hot. Xbe enemy threw ooo aun tell among our aai, wounding one, but not ing irioueiy. t Winiie And E H?C i for 1iic lancaster lchocr. ] Camp Camden, Nov. 20, 1861. Dear Ledger:?As tlie I'ngan philoso- i cr (Seneca) once said, thnt the wnnt of | Liter was no excuse for not writing ; and i day being so wet and ruiney as to pro - j tit us from doing duty, we will occupy i tw leisure inotreuls in penning some | ngs that may, perhaps, interest some of t ii r readers. I We are stationed at a place near, in fact, i the battle-ground of the 18th July, close i where Col Jenkins captured a portion of ( crman'a fine Buttery. Froin my tent >r I can view the whole ground. A gen. j neas, which I nover thought could have i lowed a hard fought battle, pervades the i ole scenery around. But the second ( w MelU a tale." On bolli Hides can be ! i n the graves of the martyred dead The 4 th, the trees, and even the adamantine ks, have been shattered, torn nsunder by | > almost impedeless balls. All this un- | ds a tale not only of sorrow and suffer but demonstrates to the passer by, that < ilized as well as uncivilized nations, can i and plunge their country into the deep- < depths of war, famine and misery. j We had quite a severe storm in camp not i ig since. It commenced about midnight i i lusted the butter part of next day The n fell in torrents nnd the tents were twn down and scattered in every direc- ( n. However, we soon hsd them pitched uln, but had to aland sentinel tho remain* r of the night to keep them from falling xin. That night and the next day was int soldiers call n lively time. Kvcry w nnd then could be heard a keen nhrill, I i the inference was that some poor fie Ivs tent had gone over?that being the n of distress in camp that night. Not. thntnnding such times as these are, it is t so trying as a person unacquainted with 1 r mode of life woul l imagine. We sol. I rs have learned, bv dearly bought expe- i nee, to bear it with patience, and so we ik upon it as a kind of amusement Who le that wnuld'nt be a soldier ? I Vesterday morning week ago, an order | no from head Quarters thai a Rri,rn<la ?? i w would be had that evening ut 3 o'clock. < ery one rubbed up their gun, sword* 1 re briglt ened, horse* saddle I, all fixed 1 to the notch for u grand display. We i re expecting to meet our new Major-Gen* I (Vnn-Domj for tire first time, and owing that the lirst impressions are often , I best and most lusting, we were rigged ( to ll.e best of our opportunities, hoping make a favorable opinion or the General 1 the start. Hut what a disappointment. { nrcelj had we reaehed the parade ground fore the frowning elements poured down :h a drenching column of water, that were forced to mnke a retrograde movant to camp at t tie expense of a good Wetg and without seeing our General. Ilia uier reputation is sufficient. Wo are L anxious to ace him until the Yankee* 1 ae, then we know we will be honored li hi* presence. So the rain changed ' piogrammo, arid next morning by way substitute, an order came for the Ud Reg- r snt to go on Picket duty for three or ' r days After tho necessary prepara J is were made, the Regiment was formed I off we started for the post we now oc y. Picket duty is now performed by ? intent* instead of companies, as was the e some lime back. A regiment is seut ; some three or four mile* in tho dirsc j i of the enemy and halt*, and then com- | lie* ure sent out in advance of litis Our npnny is on post to day I ain now 1 ling from the advanced po?t of the ar- ' .no if I am surprised by (lie enemy while ' ing here neglecting uiy duty, in order I write that which avails me nothing ex- I it the pleasure it afford* other*, I must d you, Mr. Kditor, or somebody else re* 1 msibie. iVhile I write, a Federal officer i* pass- | 1 by?a prisoner. He reports that the 4 itny are not nearer than Falls Church in ' ee, hence the reports time and again that enemy were advancing?had driven iu r pickets?causing us to build breast * rka and strengthen our outposts, ure like * i majority of camp tales?fabulous.? akeapeare says, "Kgad ! how this world | 1 [iven to lying." Now everything is quiet 1 I ne fight expected soon?for a week ul , 4 St. j Friday morning we could see the beau* il snow capped heads of the Blue Ridge 1 uulains, presenting a grand and pictures* ' i appearance. Mo you see, when we have ( i and wind in the vnllies, we have snow the mountains. I will here remark, that aw u piece of rich pine this aioruing, tlio t I have seen in Virginia. | \l_\? - I.I ' i. incjimiill M V* III) US IK>W. WB | glad ho linn returned, especially myself, r lie will take a great deal of responsibilu [ and duty of! of my shoulder*, on ac- } int jf l.ieut Clyburn being sick in Ho*. / il at Charlottsville. lie wm getting on f ly at lost account*. Hi* fever had bro- v I. laving henid that a report had reached c lie that I had lost all the baggage in iny rge to thi* place, and knowing the value ^ it and the intereat manifested by those ogave It, i ftel it my duty for the beneof myself and some of your reader*, to ' ke a true statement of the facta of the " e. For want of transportation, I waa upclled to leave the boxes at Weldon. " ft them in care of the Agent who promI to forward them a? soon as possible. >i r depot being so much crowded that hu ? uld have to wail my turn. After ) arri* hare the boxea earn# to Maoaaaaa, but j t expectation of battle waa ao great, that t ft all the baggage in charge of the artermaater al Maoaaaaa, knowing that would eland a great chance to loose it, J we did on the 3lal July. Hence the re- I I that it waa all loat. I have aince re- b red it from Maoaaaaa and distributed it. a waver, there ia one bos (a ?0iajl one) e aing, but! suppose it ia at the Junction p >ng the other baggage?the plaee be- ti so crowded that a single box is hard to r I. 4 ASTER Just here I would tender the thanks of the compnov to that interesting class of beings who have been so diligent in allsviating the sufferings of the soldiers,; whose names will ever bo remembered by us with Teelings of the most profound gratitude, and whose benevolence, self-devotion and patriotism,cannot besurpnssed. That their iweethearts and husbands will return safely home, and they may bo happy, not only n this but a better world to come, is the most sincere wish of the "Lancaster Irvin:ibles." The health of our regiment is not so [jood. A great innny of the men have the mumps. Camp Fever is still ragin g to an farming extent. lint a short time since Lwo more good and brave soldiers were itricken fr<>tn the roll of the '"Invincibles" by death, Mr. J. T. Williams, nnd S. l'\ McManus. The first died at Orange C. II , the latter at Munasaas. In them We have lost two faithful comrades, who were always ready, willing nnd prompt to do their July. Deeply do we sympathize with their distressed friends and relatives, for truly lan we estimate their loss. May they enjoy the blessings of Heaven set apart for the righteous, is the prayer of a comrade in arms who loved them. ENSIGN. N, B. The weather is very cold and changeable here?many of us nave but one blanket and cannot get any more, either by muking n requisition on the authorities or paying the money for thein. Will not some of the good Ladies make a lot of cotton comforts or home uiude blankets and oblige the COMPANY. roa tiik Lancaster lkdokr. Centkeville. Va. Nov, 16, 1861. At a uicotirig of the "I>ancuster Greys" Company (A.) 9th Regiment S. ('. Volunteers, held to-day, the following Preamble and Resolutions were unanimously adopted: Whereas, the Soldiers Relief Society a' l-anenster C 11 , and the Shiloh Aid Socio ty, of Lancaster District, having freely and generously contributed to our relief and ;omfort for the ensuing winter by frequent donations of clothing, theiehy shieldng us from many privations and exposures, o which otherwise we would have been subjected, therefore bo it Resolved l>it That th? ^r i - - . ...? \J 1 linillS | jvei ll ?v\ ing with gratitude be presented to | ,he kind UdieM of the two Societies for j .Iw manifestation of liieir desire for our ' :omforl and welfare. Resolved 2d, That the lively regard for Lhe honor and reputation of this Company which has at all times been evinced by the two Societies, baa given tliem a place in our hearts nr.d memories which time can never efface. Resolved 3d, That amid all the privations, hardships and dangers to which this cruel war may subject 11-, the fact that we are still remembered with kindne-s and regard by the dear Ladies of our native District, will nerve onr arms and inspirit our hearts in the darkest and gloomiest hour. Resolved 4lh, That these tangible acts of kindness will constitute the brightest gems n the wreath of associations Resolved 5th, That tj.-.pt, Wylie be requested to forward copies of the foregoing esolution* to the presidents of the respec ivc Societies, and thnt the same be pub. ished in the l>ancaster Ledger. JOHN I) XVVI.IK, Captain. I'lloMAS M. Wyme, Act'g. O S WAR NEWS. From RichmondKichmonk, Nov. 27. Congress to day refused to pass a law an. horizing an advatice to be made to planters >n their crops, either in Treasury Notes or Jotifedsrate Roods, arid there vvns much sur< | irise expressed at the absurdity of the pro* i >osition. Congress has admitted Missouri as one I if the Confederal* States. Reasons exist here of an early engage* uent at Manassas. Perhaps a battle may icciir simultaneously at Kvanaport and | Jent Seville. A lurge force of Federals are opposite ivansport with bridges prepared for coneying troops across the Occoquan creek, ivideneing a determination to land. The Federals are advancing slowly, and | he right of their armv reaches Fairfax, and : hey advance within six miles of Centre- j ille. They fortify and entrench every half utile i liey advance. The wttr fi..g is waving in every Confednte regiment. Capture of Thirty Yankee Cavalry? j MeClellan will certainly advance. Manamai, November '27. Thirty prisoners, belonging to the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry .legiment, were enpored yesterday, near Vienna, by a detach* j nent of Ransom's North Carolina Cavalry. I n the akirmiah which ensued, two of the ' r'ankces were killed and aeveral wounded. V member was also wounded by falling torn Ida home. None ot the Confederates vere hurt. 'I he prisoners say that MeClellan will ertainly make an advance shortly. Kiciim imp, November'38.?The Presi- j lent to-day signed the bill for the admission if .Missou i into the Confederacy. The iroclamntion announcing that Missouri is iow one of the Confederate States, will ppear in the papers here to-morrow mornn i\(UHMo.id, November ?The proceed- i r?ge in Congress to day were not important, o far aa known. Brigadier General II. R Jackson, from reenbrier, ia here, tn route for Georgia, to ake command in that Stale aa Major Genre! of Georgia troop*. A despatch dated Washington, November i'i, says: The steamer Stepping tone ran the 'otomac last night, bringing up 75 "contraianda." A poalotfice has been established t Beaufort, S. C. Gen. Butler is here reeiving instructions with regard to his ex* edition South. At a supper given to Prenice by Forney last night, Secretary ('nine on reiterated hU opinion that the Yankee /wernmont mutt, ? a last roaurt, arm LEDGER every nan who desires to strike for humaD J liberty. It ia believed thnt Assurances have been given through Adams, Lincoln's Min ister At I,ondon, that British vessels shall hnve freo Access to tho cotton ports. Du. ! pont's immense powder mills at Wilrniog! ton, Delaware, exploded to day, destroying three mills, and killing three men. Burning the Crops. Charleston, November 29.?The patri, otic planters of tho sea board are wisely ! applying the torch to the crops of cotton j nnd rice. Some of the authorized military I authorities destroy crops to prevent the } ravages of tho enemy. The pluntutions on ; North Kdisto und tha neighborhood and elsewhere on the coast of South Carolina, j are one sheet of flame nnd smoke.? Caro . iviutn. Kentucky Independenti HuiiELVii.le, Ky., November 2fi.?The I Sovereignty Convention, which has been in j session here for three days, finally adjourn* j ed this evening, after the transaction of business of deep and vital importance to the , freemen of Kentucky. A Declaration of Independence nnd an Ordinance of Separation were adopted. | A Provisional Government was organized 1 nnd consists of a Governor, Legislative ! Council of Ten, a Treasurer and an Audi* l"r' Attention to Orders| THE new Volunteer Company -LI under Captain Caskev, is ordered fjj to assemble at Lancaster C. 11., on f?ynk Friday next, at 10 o'clock, A. EMU M , for the purpose of making nr* U 710 rnngeinunts to g<? into service.? 1 I | The company will leave on Monuy day next for Columbia, in obedienco to orders from Headquarters ' It is earnestly desired that every man will be at his post. By order, ('apt. J. I). CASKEV. Nov. 3d, 18GI.?It. ESTATE SALE. BV PERMISSION of P. T. Hammond, O. L. 1). I will sell at the late residence of Caswell Mobley, dee'd, on Friday the 20th inst., the whole of the personal estate of the said deceased, consisting of com, fodder, about twelve thousand pounds of cotton in the seed, stock of cattle, hogs, (? few pork hogs) horses, 1 gin, household and kitchen turniture, one negro woman &.C., die. TERMS.? All sums under live dollars I cash; over five dollars, a credit of 12 | months with interest from day of sale ; i purcuasers to give note witlt two or more good sureties. J. 11. MORI.KY, Adm'r. Dec. 4th. I SGI. 43-3t. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. I ADJ'T AND INSI?. GEN.'S OFFICE, Columbia, November 25, ISG1. HAVING been specially charged hy bin Excellency the Governor with the or* gumzntion of troops for State or Confederate sorvicc, 1 herewith announce the fol* lowing instructions and rules, which will be unalterably adhered to : I Troops will he received by Companies, j llattalions or Regiments, to he mustered I into service for not less than twelve (12) I months. I II. Troops offering for nud during the war w ill be supplied by Confederate Gov. ernment with improved Enfield Rules.? Those for a shorter term will be armed by the State with tho most available arms in her arsenals. ill. A complete roll of officers nnd privates must be filed tn this o'lice before a company can be accepted and receive marching orders. Company officers take rank from dale of such acceptance. IV. Timely notice of the arrival of Companies must be given this office, in order that necessnry arrangements may be made for their reception nnd comfort. V. Companies, upon arrival, will be mastered into Confederate service, and as soon ns organized into Unttaiions or Regiment, will be sent forward, in accordance with instructions from Confederate Commanding General. VI. Companies first renorting in camp, with full numbers, will be first supplied with arms and equipments?those "for the war" getting the most improved arms. VII. No Company will be received without the requisite number of officers and privates, and for n shorter period than twelve (12) months' service. VIII. I jeut. Col. F. VV. Mc.Usstcr, having been ordered to report for duty in this Department, is herewith announced as Asinstant Adjntant-Guneral, nnd will be respected accordingly. STATES R. GIST, Adjutant and Inspector-General of S. C. Nov. 27. 18GI -at-it SOUTH C A It 0 L I N A . LANCASTER DISTRICT. (In the Common Pleas.) Dudley M. Ussery.el ul. ) Declaration vs. ? in Samuel Spence. ) Attachment. Whereas the PlnintitV did nn the second day of December 1861, tile hi# Declaration against the Defendant, who (as it is said) is absent from nnd without the limits of the State, and has neither wife nor Attorney known within the same, upon whom a copy of tho said Declaration might be served. It is therefore ordered that the said Defendant do nppear and plead to the said Declaration, on or before the third day of December next, which will ho in the year of oui Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty.two, otherwise final judgment will then be given and awarded against him. II J. HANCOCK, GTJt. Dec. 4th, 1861.? 43-1 v. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Nov. 21, 1861. ALL Conductor*, Engineer*, and necet ary workmen on the Railroad* of thj* State, are hereby exempt front Military drill and bervice, n* the energetic management of our Railroad*, at thi* period, i* e*. ential to all military and definitive movement*. F. W. PICKS**. Nov 22,1801?4-2-'Jt. j % ?wqp??wrnmrnmrnmrnm^mt^mmmmmmmmmm????wpw?????mm ? n mmm?** m Spring Notice. 1861. jr n n rv u i ht *t a ? ^ - RUUPMANN S S U M M K H S. (SUCCESSORS TO M. DRUCKER&CO.) V A TI D E N , S . V. HAVE opened and are prepared to offer an unusual attractive and varied STOCK of I MUSJ ??9339!t MI w COMPRISING A FULL AN'I) COMPLETE ASSORTMENT. Our Stock of Dress Goods comprises all the novelties of the Season, embracing : PLAIN AND FANCY MR AGES, MUSLINS AND ROBES Poil de Chevres, Poplins, Punta Cliallies, Ginghams, Punta Organdies, Prints, Black and Fancy Silks, Full line of Mantillas, Dusters, Lace Points, Linens and White Goods, Embroideries and Notions. | Together with a large Stock of (Men ami Youth's Ready Made ! CLOTHING. i Saddlery, Crockery Ware, Groceries of all descriptions, Ilardi ware, &c., to all of which we respectfully invite your examination. KOOPMANN & SOMMERS'. May 16, 1861 -37 If DRAKEFORD & CO. I FAMILY GROCERS AND PROVISION n tj. /#> e a s:! One door North of E. W. Bonuey. i CAMDEN, S. C. TOPE BEG TO NOTIFY OUR FRIENDS AND T1IE Public generally, that we keep constantly on hand a largo assort ment of choice family groceries and provisions. ALSO, Grain, Hay> Ac. We have now in store : 3000 Bushels white Bread Corn, 1000 " Feeding Corn, 100 Bales of Best I lav. AND 200 Bags Extra FAMILY FLOUR, all of which will be sold low down for CASH. March 27, 1801. 7?tf J'CURRV S HAIMERSLOUGH. SUCCESSOR TO THE LATE \VM ANDERSON, I South East Corner of Broad and DcKalb Streets, i - Oamcten, South Carolina. KElil* CONSTANTLY ON hand A FULL SUPPLY OF EVERYTHING IN DRY GOODS clothing, hats and caps, Boots and Shoes, Crockery Ware, Hollow Ware, Tin War?, Iron, Nails, Groceries, &e. mmm am iMiii mm. TOfE INVITE THE ATTENTION OP our friends and the public generally to our stock of ' smita Mm mmmm which is complete in all its various branches. ! Flour, Bacon, Lard and Hams, For side by M'CUIUtY & HAM11KR3I.0UGH. Oorn and Hay, in quantities to suit purchaser at M'CURRY & IIAMMISRSLOUGH'S. May 1, 18C1. 12?ly. NOTICE | Bank of the State committed as a runaway i to thb Juil of Kemhaw District, S. C. j /\ rr rn tt n \ t> r t \t a I ?Cl.i negro man slave, named FKRRY, ! & U U 1 11 UAIIULIWA# who eays thut he belong* to one Burrell Ciiahlmtoh, 13th y?bru?ry, 1861. i einple, a resident of Wake County, North The Legislature having, at its late seaCarolina. The owner of said negro slave (lior)| aulhorized the Issue of Bonds to the is required to come forward, prow property, nui(,unt ot $675,000, bearing an interest of pay charge* and take htiii seven percent., for the purpose of providing o. w. johnson, Jailor. n,e fund, required to sustain the Slate in October 2d, 1861. 35tf. the act of resuming her right* of sovereign. John Anderson l?' llii8 ,Ja"k.i?l nOW prepand to dispose of ' the bonds. 1 hev are issued in huuis of this Thorough bred Jack is out $5u, g 100, and 3500. An opportunity is wmq of markngo. Ho is 15 hands thus afforded every citizen to make r ai-enro | high, 4 years old, dark iron gray, nnd profitable investment, wlii'e c <i ibn* ! and finely proportioned. He will stand tli* .: -j - ? ung aiu io ine cause in which the SL.tc is Fnll season at this place, on the following engaged. With the view of enabling c'lliterms : For the season, $.10 00 zens in any part of the State to share in l>ancnster C. II., Sept t'i. 1860.-31 tf the Loan, the Clerks of the Courts of the NOT II' It' several districts have been required to open m,,r, oTTnoru JVij T)a wir T bo0,<* of ?b*?rip?on/or the Stock. Sui. 1 ULi oil DobitlljLilvo >1 Hj.j (nhlo arrangements will be made for furnj RECEIVE CONFEDERATE ishing the Bonds on the receipt of the rnon! en Drvvnc TT? I? a CT71? V ey, at en early day after each subscription, i Alb dUIN US, I IV lb AS U tt I hM beun mnde F.ngngernents lor the parI NOTES OR COTTON in PAY- Chase of Bonds may he made at the Bank, MENTOFALL DEBTS DUE V R">',nf il<! Srunfh*"'r.J!11? PrVb"b,c . . that, at Die next Session ofthe Legislature, lLiEM. those parties who desire it may have their K00PMANN A SOMMERS, I Bonds converted into Stock. Camden, 8- C. C. M. FUR MAN, President. Sept. 35th. 1861. Mif. ' - -- -- reoxo, ;jir 6000 POUNDS IKON. Proviaiona for the Cash. INCLUDING Plow Iron, Flow Steal, &ic IrrOVlBlOllS IOr tllO O..SI1. For ?.Io at JONKS CROCKETT'S. o UGAR.COFPKK, MOLASSES, SALT, Jjk 1S..S6I ? Uf ^ < WNDt.KS, I'epper, (tinker, Spice and A FftKSH mipply ol Gordon Sen J, em- Starch. jrtat received and for Hale for CASIl bracing al! the varieties usually aold ONLY. Do not ask for credit on the above in this rqarket.juU received end for sale by articles, aa we would bu bound to refuse, i JON ft) CROCKETT. IIAWBLTINK it MAMMRY o 1 . . - - - - j /H ij, i?qi, lt/ i July JO, *61.