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(E'lje Mqpi. . N LANUASTERVILLE. 8 C Wednesday Morning. Jan 15, 1862. Rev Mr. Cmig, we are requested to say, frill preach at the Waxliaw Church next ijabbath. The "Catawba Ranges." An officer in (.'apt. Mcllwain's Company of Cavalry, the "Catawba Rangers," lias kindly furnished us with a roll of this fine Compnny fo' publication, received, however, too late for the present week. We will publish it ill our next issue. The Company is still in camp near Columbia mid will piobably remain there fo*- a week or ten days to come. Acts of the Legislature. TIh? Act to afford aid to the families of vol1 xinteers, may be seen in this paper. The board of Commissioners for llie District of Lancaster, appointed under the Act of tbe Legislm turc, * To alford Ai l to the families o| Sol. slicr-s," are requested l? mwl it Lancaster C. II., on (lie Hr.il Monday in February next. It is necessary lor tin; Hoard to ascertain atnl determine the taxation to he levied upon the District, and 10 lurnisli the Tax Collector with the per cent to he collected. The names of the gentlemen composing the Hoard were pub. fished lust week. Distressing t asualty. We regret to hear of a distressing affair waich occurred neat 1'ocataligo last week, resulting in the death of one Lftncaster volunteer and daiigeiously wounding another. Pei I ter Twittv ami ??? Uradley, iiiemhcrs of Company K, ('apt. Clybuni, (Itlaii Hoards) wero sent ftom Page Point to headquarter* in charge of tlnee negros (runaways) who had heen taken by our pickets. On their way, the attention of the gitatds being diverted for a moment, the negroes rushed on them, and in the struggle which ensued, Twitty was killed and Hradlay dangerously wounded The prisoners made their escape. The body of Peter Twitty was brought home and buried at Fork Ilill Church n lew days ago . The State ConventionThe State Convention adjourned on the 8lh ilist., to meet again in Columbia on the '2d Tuesday in January, 18tfit, unless sooner com veded at the call of the President, Among the Oidinauccs made public, was one to strengthen the hands ot the Executive, by the creation of a Council, to whom, w ith the (toreriinr, important powers are entrusted Al.-o ?i> rjiumancc tit provide lor the harbor and coast defences oi the Stale, liy the uppropriation of three bundled thousand dolluts for the building of n .Muiine Halterv. or Kitin, and (or the const i notion or purchase of other vessels, I Hilupted to coast or Inland defences; and proX riding suitable hountieH to persons, not in the service ol the State, or the Confederate States, who may capture, or destroy, any mined vessel belonging to the United States, or the persons trelongiu to, oi- employed up?>n such vessels. The Pillowing gentlemen were elected liy the Convention to constitute the Kxeculive Court^ eil : Hon. Juiutf* t liesinit, jr., Hon. I. \V. line lie, I Ion. \V. II. Gist. (Sen. Harllcc is f/* "fiirio a member ot the Council. Casualties m Col. Joues' Regiment. ? The Char lesion M> reurtf publishes the following list ol the casualties in the 1 4th Regiment, S. C. V., Col. Jones, received ill the light naat l'ort Rural on 1st instant : Company H, ('apt West?Killed?Privilli * .v llart'y, F. Al Riser. Wounded? I.n ill. Jss. lio.o vv ri_hi. Serge.mi K. \. Uoneb, Corpi r.il Itobi. lirnokn. Privates K I) Alt reliiinl, Al Plyuuile, Joel Alinnick, Caleb 11 ii ru I Company Cnpt Wood ? Wounded ? Sergeant (ieofge \V eiitlier.ill t 'oii p.iiii I',, ("ipt ilrowii-Killed?l.ient J. II I'oWers, I'rivules S I- lio>d. Wiuiti f de>l? I'rivules Jno It. Jones, W. 11. Hneii?, J. !I Garret i. R. II. Ilnlk Company (j.i 'iiut Tnggarl ? Wounded ? S.unl Cotliri-n Company II, Cnpl. Croft?Killed??'*or porul Ja-on Iinbuilt.I'rivules Hurley Km Miunks, James Xetlierford. W oninled??Cor porul James uller Privates i'eler Day, (.'aIvin, 4'iisluiian, John Jonikin. |t f'oinpuny K. Uapu Tompkins.? Woiiii ded?I.I William L Stevens, Corpora) * . N?.?li J. W erts I'rivule Ransom Tiiiuner *1 rnun Total killed and Wounded 117. ? m J The Fight near Port Royal Ferry. In Ibis paper will Ire found extracts from the Jf Charleston papers, giving further particular of I the battle near Port Royal Kerry on the lal V ' instant. Kiom private sources, we have further particulars rotative to the forces engaged fiom our District : Four companies ol Col. Dunovant's Regiment were in the fight ; among them was the "UncaMcr Hornets," Capt Vanis luulinitk.n Tl... r-ll-~l..?. .1 ? act; (Uiiumilg Hit? MIC I'AJUBHICf I in this Company : I Wounded?Joseph Vanlandingham, William 1 M Bar (on, jr., Alfred Caskey. Vaiilandingham waa struck will) a shell and waa believed (o bo wounded mortally. Ho was 1 left on (lie field on tlie day of liaiile, and at tho . latest accounts his body had not heen recover1 cd. It was feared thai ha had fallen 'into the hands of the enemy. William Barton waa hit a l>y a musket ball in the shoulder?wound not 1 conaidered dangerous. Alired Caakey waa I wounded severely in the llvhy part of tho I thigh, by the fiagment of a shell. It seems that the "Blair Guards" were not engaged, they having been with (he remaining A companies of the Regiment at Page Point The four Companies of lt>e Kegiinent engaged, were under command of Lieut. Col, Barnes. They reached the scene of strife just as tho battle commenced, and pertiuipated, first in lite musketry firing and then in tire charge which drove lite enemy hack to their boats. Col. Barnes' conduct on the occasion has given additional strength u> his reputation as a commanding officer. A letter from an intelligent piivate source, aayt, "he gave his commands as coolly as if we were on dress parade." We have other particular* in relation to tha disposition and employment of the Hegiment Iter the tight, which it may not h* prudent to publish. Tm Cotton frttvx I'orl Itnyal.?Tb* Ne'V York Wiolil h.?v? : The value of the cottnit brought by the Atlantic is about silly thousand dollar*.? The greater part of the ample t?? picked 1 on the plantation of Dr. Jenkins, the re* maimler on thu adjacent plantations. On account of ll.e great haste necessary, the cotton brought by the Atlantic i* packed in bales of various sixes ; about half of it ginned, and tne other half ss it w as picked from the bolls. It is Hea Island eotton, and the samples of it shown us are of fine fibre and in good condition. The cargo ie eonIf signed to Col. Touipkio?, of the quarter* ^ master's department. Military Eleotions. After our regular issue of lost week had been published, orders wero received at this place from the Adjutant General for elections for Field and Company Officers of the 21st 1 Itegiiiiint, to be held on Saturday 11th inst.? ?j |>uiiii5|ic<1 mi r.aim on 1 nursuay, containing , | the oider, and gave it all the circulation poa aible under the circumstances. The polls were i opened, in all of the Beats and a pretty good I vote polled, considering the short notice. The I result, so far as we have ascertained it, is as follows : Col. James II. Witherspoon was elected Col onel without any serious opposition. The noi tice was so short that it was not known in sevi eral of the bents whether there was any caudii I date out for Colonel. Some five or six genile1 men, besides the one elect, received each a fewvotes. For Major of the Upper Battalion, Capt. Win. i Stevens received 140 votes, ami Capt. John J. Craig received 140 votes. I Capt. Rob't I. Gardner was elected Major of | the Lower Battalion. The Company officers elect, arc reported bei | low so far as heard from : LAMCASTKR v I LI. AO a. John B. Cousart, Captain. J. II. W. Stevens, 1st Lieutenant. John J. Graham, 2d " i F. M. Welsh, 3d Caskkt's Bkat No. 1. James H. Kirk, Captain. | J. W. A. Porter, 1st Lieutenant, H. U. W. Belk, 2d J. G. Sims, 3d ' Indian Land Bkat, ?'o. 2. J. W. Wolfe, Captain. Dan'l C. Wolfe, 1st lieutenant. A. E. Cordon, 2d " T. Barber, 3d ' Et NDKKIIt rk's Beat, No. 3. W. P. Ply lor, Captain. W. A. Funderburk, 1st Lieutenant. Aaron Plyler, 2d " Paiker Mc 11 an us, 3d " Nk-rit's Bkat, No. 4. Joseph Rodgcre, Cantnin. J. C. Lindsay, 1st Lieutenant. W. C. Nesbir, 2d " W, L. Faulkner. 3d " The 19th South Carolina Regiment was or* gsnixed in Columbia on Friday last, by the eh cctiou ol Wm. C. Mornnge, Colonel; Augustus Lythgoe, Lieut. Colonel, and A brant Jones, Major. Six of the companies are from Edgefield, three from Abbeville, one from Sumter. ^ Accounts from BelowUp to a late hour \cslerdil v evening, nil w an quiet nt the various military posts along the sen coast. The enemy have threatened to burn every house and out building iliey Hnd deserted, and nave already begun their work of vandalism, having applied the to.eh to tlie fine residences of Mr. Adams, Mr. f'hnplin. nnd Mr. NVm Pripp. The lust, 1 nam.-d gentleman is well kno.vn as having iimt intiodnced into use an excellent seed for Sea Island Cotton. Three negroes from Birnwell Island, who were taken at Page's j Point on Monday, report Mr 'Present's hou*e to have beer, occupied by a party of Yankee officer*. A few days ago, Major Jones, from York District,) of Col. Dunovant'a Regiment, S C. V.. sent three men in a canoe, to a small island off Cunningham's Bluff, to hum the cotton house and barns, which they succeed ; ed in doing. The enemv turned out as soon as they discovered the fire, hut they were too late ; the partv had returned in s.ifctv, nnd the Major merely threw n con* 1 pie of shells nt the bewildered Yankees, to 1 let them know lie was there On Mondnv evening, eight gun-boats were reported off Macksv's Point. Their object in coming there was not known ? Maekny * rmni is on run unvni mver, :it the confluence of the Pocotnligo, t'oosa whntcliie and Tulyfinny Rivers Vessels drawing twenty feet cnii come up ns high ns this point Nenr the spot where Col. Jones lo-t his men, on the 1st. just ut the side of the enuaewny, lies a t'2 inch shell, which failed to exp'ode. When discovered, it crested some surprise, owing to its being so much larger than usual. It was thought at first to be a 13 inch shall. but being measured, proved to be nearly thirtv six inches in circumference, and must have been fired fmtn no 11-inch Columbiad Tl is shows the heavy entibie of the ordnance used by the enemy. It also indicntes that they have a larger and stronger class of gun boats tli?n had been generally supposed to be in our waters The rapidity of the fire proves that the one gun-boat in view on New Year's Day carried more than a single gun. Port Royal Perrv, on the North side, ia to our armv of the coast what Mason's and Mnnson'* hills were last September to the advanced goarda of the army of the Potomac. At both points the hostile pickets j have frequently spoken to each other.? Here is a specimen of a recent conversation at the Ferry : Yankee?Halloo! over there. I Southron ? I lalloo ! yourself. Y ?So you've got Lee over there, eh t N.?Yes, "ir.ee. Y.?Right smart man he is, too. Ain't | his headquarters at Coosawhate-hie ? S.? Well, he's some Y.?Say ! ain't his headquarters at Coo* j sswhatchie ? I S.?Can't say, come over and see for yourself Y.?llow are you off for tobacco and li? quor f I N?Got plenty of both. Y.?We want aome tobacco, won't you trade aome for whiakey f H.?Dor.'t want any of your liquor. Among aome other pertinent qoeation* was the following, which effectually broke Up the atranga colloquy : S ? Halloo ! over there, flow many did we kill of yeur men in the flat ? N?Halloo! I say. What made yon run 1 gi Hull Hun T We ha?e heard s touching incident related of the light of the let inatant. A lieutenant in Col. Jonee* regiment was mortally wounded by ahull, which broke his nword io half, he survived but a few Minutes ; but before hie death, he took a gold ring from his finger, and handing it | with hin broken sword to Lieutenant Col onel McGownn, made n dying request that \ he should forward both to his fiancee. It is worthy of remark thnt three Gen? 1 err. I a of Houth Carolina militia are now in command of regiments encamped within sight of each other, Colonel Jonea, Colonel Dunovnnt, and Colonel Martin. Knch of them had previously aeon active service, ! either in Florida or Mexico ?Charleston Mercury, 8th. The War on the Coast. | On yesterday, as far ns wo could hear, ' nil was quiet below. During the entire forenoon of Wednesday, heavy tiring was heard in tho direction of Mackav's Point ? j On the same dnv, a flag of truce cmne over ' in regard to the bodv of the prisoner taken I bv us, who was mortally wounded in the j tight of the 1st inst By this flag of truce ! we nl?o received intelligence of the death of one of our wounded men, who had fal. len info tlie enemy's hand*. A thnt lasts but a few hourn, often affords u fruitful theme of comment ami speculation We have some incident* of tlie conduct of Lieut. Col. Homes' Battalion of I he l'2th S. C. Regiment in the fight on New Year's day. which are inter- | eating, though a little late The following ' are the companies of the battalion : Com patty A, Capt. MeCorkle. York ; Company It, ('apt. Miller. York ; Company II, Lieutenant Moody. Pickens ; Company I, Capt, Campbell,* Lancaster. [*Tbis should be Capt. Vaolandiogbam. Lieut Campbell was in command at the buttle, Capt. Vanlandingham being at borne on sick f? rlough ?Ki>. Ledger.] This tine battalion ol our up country j friends was posted behind a hedge and fence ou the extreme right of our line. So Well was the position chosen by Lt. Col. Harnes. thnt tliey were apparently unobserved by the enemy, who advanced obliquely across 'heir front from right to left, in the dirtc lion of the Kean's Neck Road. As the Yankees showed themselves on the cres? of a piece of rising ground, about *200 yards distant, a volley was poured into vk/wvm, ?ro uviiwv, ni inuM nguroi.?i vanneh Republican, December 91. uii ? mi. nK Miiiiiiu ? im-rourv IO J. 31. j Mason. 11 The above mimed were en route for Pro ! i vincetown, where they, on their arrival, were to be transferred to the Kinaldo ? The Starlight arrived at f'rovincetown at 4} o'clovk, laat evening, and the rebel emissaries were transferred to the British i sloop of.war then lying in the hatUir. The ' Kinaldo sailed fiom I'rovincctown at 6 o'elook laat evening, en route for England ? The rebel commissioners were on board the vessel, and at the lime ahe left the liar* J bor the wind wan blowing a perfect hurrieane. The. Panic u (Iter,?Some HO or 100 bushels of salt sold hare yesterday morn* i ing at auction, at about 94 145 per bushel, i It was first offered in lota of ons bushel, ' with the privilege of two, and the two first lots went atfi lit It then dropped down to 94.60, and finally to $4.15 in lots of one bushel with privilege of five, and the sale iin-in, aiiu ii'i' mucr m cniirgn was jjivcl) immediately afterwards Quieii as a il.i>hj tin* boys cleared the fenco and hedge, and, w'.tli a war-whoop of yells, brought iheir muskets to the charge. The Yankees lar I ri<d not bat executed the Sudle,' Ford Quick s.'ep in such splendid style that our 1 mountaineers utterly failed to overtake litem. When the enemy had reached the cover of some high ground, and within range of the I'd inch I 'ulumhiuds of the /on.bunts, thev returned u hasty volley, ! which was harmless. In view of the ene nr 's movement mill further on our right. Id. Col. Harries tiled his command towards Chaplain's house and deployed as skirmish j ers. Seeing the line extended, the enemy again advanced. In order not to shock I their nerves Ho rudely, Inil one company I \ on our side this lime tired, and (lie color hearer of the Yankees was distinctly seen ' J to fill ; il.eir line soon wavered, and then ; | again fell baek. Col. Jones' Regiment (I4'h S. C. V ) having advanced in the rear of ' ll.cse skirmisher*, Lieut. Col Karnes or- ? d-red a second eisarge. but the l.incolnites, 1 nitliout waiting to ure whether we hod l ibra or old fashioned bayonets, lied with ! the greatest precipitation. At this time I lie sounding of a bell w.is heard, and the . . 1 shell* begun to pour ir frout the gun-bouts. I , We have already reported the casualties in ' | Col Jones' Regiment. We append the casualties ill the companies of Cul. Homes' j battalion : j , Company A, ('apt. McCnrkl*.?Wound- I t ed?Private II McGwinn. slightly. i , Companv II, Lieut. .Moody.?Wounded ( -?Private l)uke, slightly. Company I, Lieut. Campbell.?Killed? | | Private J T C Vunlnndinghorn. Wounded j ? Private W. M llurlon, seriously ; Private ' A A Caskey, slightly. Total 5 ?Mercury, ' < \i>th inst I | The Embarkat ion of Mason and Slidell , A despatch dated lloaton, January J, and | published in the \. Y. pspera, gives tlie ' < following aecoiint of itie embarkation of i the surrendered -Southern Commissioners : i The liritish war steamer Kinaldo, com* I i mander Hewitt, seventeen guns, arrived at i Pruvincetown on the night of the 31st ult. j i The commander said he was ordered to lay j | there, began tit.bending bis sails, and ap. ( penred perfectly at borne. The Kinaldo Is a screw steam slotipof war, '200 horse power, mounts 17 guns, and manned by 400 men, including the officer*. Iler guns, 34poiinders, are nl! on the main deck. Tw o of thoee cannon are pivots each weighing 1 over 10,000 pounds. The intermediate deck is used for the accommodation of the officers, and comfortably titled up. Tha steamer Sturlight left Fort Warren i at eleven o'clock yesterday morning. !She i had on board the following persons : James M Mason?Minister to Kngland. John Slidell ? Minister to France. George Kustis?Secretary to J. Slidell l..?, V VI I I u ? - ? Acts of the Legislature. AN ACT TO AFFORD AID TO THK FAMILIES | I OF SOLDIERS. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and I louse of Representatives, wro met anil silling in (jeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same, Thai not lean than five nor moru 1 thnn (en freeholders, in each Tax District i in this State, ahull be appointed, as herein* idler provided, who ahull be called the , "Soldicis Hoard of Relief," who ahull con- | tinue in office during the existing war and i for four months thereafter ; and thev are } hereby authorized to fill up all vacancies in their respective Hoards, arising front any I cause, by appointment of said Hoards ; and they ahull meet upon the call of the Chairman. n?t i??H ?- - - 1 ' , ? -- -T tuvir own resolution ; It majority of each Hoard shall constitute a quorum. Sec. 2. That the said Hoards shall have i power und authority to levy a tax on the 1 tax payers of their respective Tax Districts,! annually, and lint once In each year, on the . property taxed by Ihe State, to he pant du j ring that year, and none other, to raise a | sum of money sufficient to a fiord aid and J relief to the wives and children of such persons, in their respective Tax Districts, v> ho have now, or may hereafter, volunteer in the military. Service of this State, or the Confederate States ol America, and while in such service, an may desire the same. | and whom the aaid Hoards respe Mivelv j may deem to he proper objects of this aid ; and relief; hut the said tax shall not ex- ! eced 40 par centum on the General Stale I Tax in any one year Sec 3. That the said Hoards, respectively ?hnll deliver to the Tax Collectors of their respective Tim Districts, a written order to collect such per ecu tape on said General Tax as they may decide on, at least one month before the Tax Returns of the Slate are made to the said Tax Collectors That the said Hoards respectively, shall take all proper means tn ascertain whether the applicants for aid and relief are proper ( recipients thereof, according to the true in tent and meaning of this Act ; ami when I they have decided in favor of any such applicant. they snail direct their Treasurer to oav in money to such pet son the sum so allowed, to he paid in advance, monthly or quarterly,as said Hoard may direct ; but if .my one of the said Hoards shall deem i> best to purchase provisions or cl filling, in quantity (w hich they are hereby emjnnv- j ercd to do.) then the said Hi>o<d may order and direct tile said payment to he uiadv *rom such purchased article*. Sec 4. Tliai the said Hoards sln^l each appoint a person Necietary and Treasurer of their own body, or ollierwi-e, as lliev may decide, who shall keep a record of all lrnn?nc:ioiiH. bu re-poniblo to said Hoard and give ilond, p it able to said Itoaid, in such sum and with stlell sureties as the said Hoard may direct, for tliu faithful perfor j lllance ot the duties of his otlice She. That the State Tux Collectors o| said Tax Districts shall collect the tax directed by said Hoards at the same time they collect the said Stale Tax. and shall pay the s.iino over to the Treasurers of said Hoards, respectively, when collected Sf.c. ti. That the said Tax Collectors shall pursue the same mode and manner in collecting said tax as they now do respect ing other District Taxes, and shall lie liable to all the penalties ihey now are by law respecting the other Distrii t Taxes. Stc. 7. And said Hoards shall make re turns of the reeeip s and expenditures to the Courts of Common Fleas of tliei' res p.clive Districts at the tall term thereof, lid shall he liub'e to ihc same pell 11 lies for defaull or neglect of duty as the other District Boards arc now liable according to aw. Stcc. 8 That chcIi of the said Hoards ihall consist ol not more than ten. nor less hail tivc ticrsons, to he appointed bv joint esoiiilion of the (jctierul Assembly, to iOtltiiiils in office for one year. The J.incolu Couflscatiou. A Washington correspondent of the Chisago Tribune., w ho professes to have good lolhority tor his statements, gives the following ns iiii important subject : I ain able to correct the painful itnpre-ro on here noticed wiih regard to the I'resilent of the United Stales, and j do so with ,he more satisfaction and gratitude, that I ,vas deeply grieved, in common with nine- : tenths of the loyal citizens ^ f our coun'ry, ?y the countermanding of Fremont's proe amotion, nnd bv the application of the dieckfold to Secretary Cameren's just and .vise inclinations. .Mr. Lincoln assures bis friends, without reserve, in conversation, hat tie is in favor of measures which shall ;nable us to deprive every rebel from Vir. ( ? iu i ??ni ui in* muvert, nnd. e'-'ery other species of properly, nnd that the only disagreement which can urine between hirnlelf and ('iinjjri'sH will relate to the details of the b II which may be adopted. ]f any lueb disagreement ahull arise, it will, I pre time, relate to the possible involving of loyal musters in the consequence of emancipation to thu aluvea of their aialnyal neighbor*. From Babel and Bedlam ?The Memphis Avalanche linn the followiug lute nud intereating intelligence from Washington and the Federal army : Wj learn that a gentleman connected with Gen. Jeff. Thompson'* stuff st.ited to an officer on the steamer Kentucky, a*. New M.tdrid Thursday night, that the latent papers just received at thai point from St. Ixniia, contained the important information that there ana a tremendous row in Congress, the members being divided into three factions?one party being in favor of the prosecution of the war for the preservation of the Union '.another party for the extermination of slavery; and the third party in fuvor of peace on the basis of the recognition of the Southern Confederacy. This peace party is said to be quite formidable, and is led by Mr. Vallaudigham, of Ohio. A Forward Movement.?The Cincinnati Commercial, heretofore desponding, begins to have hopes of a speedy ' forwurd move meat." It says : Aside from the fear of foreign intervention, we would regard a winter campaign as the thing needful to crush the rebellion ; and, in the present alarming condition of our foreign reluliona, the activity of our armies during the winter is essential to national salvation. And wo are happy to say ws believe that the long lethargy of those armies will be speedily shaken off", and that a simulluneou? elVorl will bo made by all the force* we have in the field to 'crush , out" the military power of the rebellion.-? There ie evidence to thie effect that we have oo right to discredit. I WAR NEWS. From Richmond. ] Richmond, January 7.?II. C. Wayne, ac the present Adjutant General of Georgia, has been appointed a Brigadier General in the ('onfederate service. < There was vigorous skirmishing last week above Winchester and towards the * Potomac. Several Yankee prisoners were l taken, and there were hut few killed nnd wounded on our aide. The regiments en. gaged were principally from Virginia and Arkansas. Congress this morning attended Judge j rt Hemphill's funeral. The business of the | j, afternoon session wus of an unimportant j n, nature. Passengers from Wilmington state that j Burnside's expedition is reported to have | been seen off llalterus. Advices from Camp Alleghany to Decern- "c ber 5, are to the elTcet .that apprehensions ol I exist that the Yankees may cut off Col. Johnston's supplies. Reports nre current u that the enemy have occupied lluntsville '1 nml Monterey, in Pocahontas county,where there are large quantities ot Confederate stores. Further intelligence from that quarter is anxiously looked lor. Richmond, January JO?The belief gains ? strength here that the Confederate Tariff will soon he suspended?the suspension to j continue during the war. The talk in well j informed circles indicates that this measure , h will he adopted within the next few days. J ti It is understood that the President favors j J", the Fret Trade policy. jj Congress was in secret session to. day.? No news from the camps. is From Nashville- ^ Nashvtt.t.k, January 8. ? A gentleman direet from l.ouisville, reports the Lincoln ( (J army between l.otiisxille and Bowling Green J1 to he 100,000 men ; of these 115,000 are i unlit for duty, chiefly on account of sick* . ness The enemy are pushing forward the ' ? work of repairing Green River bridge, ( which will he complete in a few days, when it is probable tbat a movement will l,e made , towards Bowling (irecn. A gentleman just from Padiienh says, that the enemy intend j eoncnirating a lorco of 100,000 men nt that place, li is reported here this even ; ing. that the enemy are crossing Green Biver in considerab'e force. 1,1 From NorfolkXonrot.K, January 10. ? A large portion , of the Burnside expedition left Hampton Roads yesterday, bound southward. J xinell.am ?' ll... rr? L ! * i ^ ivMiiir.ll w.i)'rin III HIC I VII 111.11., nnvo j been received here. The French Frigate Calinal ii now ill llainptnn Roads, and an I English frigate at Annpolis. The officers ^ of the French frigate Catinat reached here, k yesterday, and have gone to Richmond ? ^ The Calinat brings despatches to the Brit- (' iili Con*n! at Charleston. ar The Hohemia has nrriyed at New York with Liverpool dates t<? December '27. Two French lleets, one for the Mexican and tha other for the United States coast, were nhont sailing It was reported in Liverpool $ that an Kngliih frigate was cruising off Gibraltar. in search of Yankee privateers. m In the Liverpool market on December'27 afl Cotton was advancing. Sales of the three ?"1 days 3t,00D hales. Slock on hand 558,000 hales. It is believed that the Australasian, which *" had on heard one thousand English soldies, has been wrecked. Utah is asking admission into the "Union" as a Yankee State. A resolution has heen adopted in the Northern Senate authorizing the exchange of the prisoners belonging to the crew of the privateer J eft Davis, for certain Yankee prisoners now at the South. The Surrender of Mason & Slidell?Its Effects in Boston. Bosto!*, December 31.?When the intelligence that .Mason and Slidell were to be surrendered was first Hashed over the wires to this city, the solid nnd many of the weak men of Boston were loud in the expressions of their indignation. The Merchant*' Exchange echoed with the declnra- C\ tions that "they never should he given up." ? even if war with Great Britain were to en ' sue. The excitement, however, gradually n subsided, nnd on the receipt of Seward's letter to I/ud Lyons, the decision of the Government was acquiesced in, cordially hv some nnd doggedly by others. Steam Mill Notioe. rpilE SUBSCRIBER adopts this method A of letting the puhlie know, that he has on hand at his Steam Saw Mill, a very large lot of good and well seasoned Lum- V her, which he would he pleased to sell to punctunl customers on the usual terms ? lie would also request nil persons indebted to hiin hv account for Lumber to eotno forward and settle either bv cash or uote? . cash, of course, preferred. A competent " person will always he found at the Mill, ready to wait upon customers. a JAMES M INGRAM. * January 15. 18(3*2. 49if. | WAKTAX OFFICE. 11 Lancaster District, S. C., Jan. 14. 1862. The Tax Payers of this District will take notice thai 'li?v i-.? i<> ?> !'? ' f -- t-? ?J . . ... ...< ?? uu? written lists of nil their taxable properly immediately, so as to bo ready to hand them oxer to the Assessors when called on for the nnme, which will be snon. These instructions will not admit of delay, as the work of Assessment in this District is far behind This order anplv to persons hold- 1 ing property of n taxable nature in their * hands, as It does to absolute owner. The following is a list of Taxable property : Acres of I?nnd, or Town l?ots. Slaves, Merchandise, Hank Stock, Railroad and B other corporate Stock, Money at Interest, Cash on hand or on deposit ; Cattle, Morses and Mnlvs raised for sale ; Gold Watches, Gold snd Silver Plate ; Pianos, Pleasure Carriages ; Bank or Corporate Slock not duly returned by tha Bank or Corporation. Tax Payers will return their properly as tri it stood ou the first of October last. \ The following gentlemen have been np- ] pointed Assessors and they will be obeyed accordingly ; James K. Magill, in Division No 1. Joa. A Cunningham, M No % M. C. llealh, " No 3. Kooert Potts, M No 4. I Cnpt. Craig, ' No 5. J C L Piylet, 44 No 6. t U. Williams, 44 No 7. * Win. Robertson, M No 8. W. A. Moore in No. 9, which will include ( the Village of l<nncaater. A.J. BELDEN. | 49lf. Collector War-Tai. For Rent. rMIK MOUSE nnd LOT in LancasterL v'llle, known an the Methodist P/irsnn;e. Apply to A. MAYER. January 15, 2t. L000 Bales Cotton Wanted J fry wil I niTV r?vc Tiinnu.vm ... .. .. ..... ..w * Willi I IlV/UO/\iH 1/ i\ BALES OF COTTON. M. BAU.M & BRO'S. Camden, Jan. 15, 18G2. 49-3t. A CARIK I wish to inform my friend* that I have moved my GROCERIES to nenr my i belling House, and will be pleased to see id accommodate nny of my customers. F. K. BRUMMETT. j January G, 186*3. 48lf. School for Girls and Small Boys, i |1SS MARY B. HAMMOND will open VI. n School for Girls and Small Boys a Monday, January 13th. TERMS FOR FIVE MONTHS: .eading, Writing, and Arithmetic, $5.00 he above, with Grutnmar, Geogra. phy, History, Philosophy, &c. 8.00 l'upils will be charged from the lime of ntrance to the end of the Session. January Gth, 1861. 48tf. 5 0 U T 11 C iv 11 O L I N A , LANCASTER DISTRICT. BY P. T. Hnmuiond, Esquire, Ordinary for said District. WHEREAS, Mrs Elizabeth Robertson as applied to mo for Letters of Adminis. ration with the Will anexed on all and sintilur the Goods and Chatties, Rights and redits of I eonnrd Fleming Esq., lute of le District aforesaid, deceased. These nre, therefore, to cite and admonli all and singular, the kindred and credits of the said deceased, to be nnd appear i-t'ore inc at our next Ordinnrv's Court for to said district, to be hidden at Lancaster our'. House on the Seventeenth day of anuurv inst, to show cause, if any. why re said administration should not be gran d. i (iiven under niy hand and seal, L.S. /this the 7th day of January in ) the year of our Lord one thouind eight hundred and Sixty-two, and in ie eighty-sixth year ot the Independence I' the State of South Carolina, 1'. T. HAMMOND, o. t. u. Jun 8,1862. 48-21-p f 2 60. V FRESH supply ot Garden Seed, embracing all the varieties usually sold i this market, just received and for sale by JONES CROCKETT. Feb H. 1801. ltf (iUDO POUNDS IKON. [NCI.UDINti Flow Iron, Flow Steal, &e LFor sale *t JONES CROCKETT'S. Feb 13, 1861 ?ltf ^ovisions for the Cash. I C(; A It, co FFE E, MOLASSES. S A LT, ^ CANDLES, Fepper. Ginger, Spice and tureh, just received and for sale for CASIl NLV. Do not ask for credit on the above tides, as we would be bound to refuse, i IIASSKLTINE & MASSEV. ' I-ancaster, July 20, '61. John Anderson, MMIIO 'Pu 1- i J i ? r ? ..... nuiuujjn orpn jncK is full of MARKMUO. He is 1.5 hands high, 4 year* old. dark iron gray, id finely proportioned, lie will stand the nil season at this place, on the following rms : For the season, S-'.O.OO Lancaster ('. II , Sept I'd, 1800.-31 If. 1)IIAKEF? FAMILY GROCERS w/;. /#> One door North c CAMDE OTE HEG TO NOTIFY OUIt la( generally, that we keep cc tent of choice family groceries AL Grain, 1 ^'c have now in store : 3000 Bi 1000 100 B AND 200 Bags Extra FAM e sold low down for CASH. March 27, 18G1. i'CDRRI S Hi SUCCESSOR TO THE I 2f" South East Corner of Brc Oamdsn, Sot KEEP CONSTANTLY ON F EVERYTHING J CLOTHING, Ha loots and Shoes, Crockery Wa Iron, Naib, Q J ALL MS W. ^PE INVITE THE ATTENT public generally to our sto am m rhich is complete in all its vari Flour, Bacon, I i'or sale by M'Cl 3orn and Hay, in quant M'CUlt May 1, 18G1. 12?1 y. V NOTICE.?A* we have discontinued the CREDIT SYSTEM entirely, ell orders must be accompanied with the cash or its equivalent.? Special agreements, or those to whom we are indebted excepted. Dec. 25, KOOPMANN A SOMMERS. Notioe. | r IIAVF. LOST TWO NOTES, one on J F D.Green, for $128,00, dated March 12t'n, 18bI ; and one on James K. Cureton, for $'200,00, dated (a# well aa I remember) on the ?nl of February, 1861. All persons nro warned against trading for the above, as they will be renewed after this advertisement. R. M. SIMS. Dec. '25th, 1801, 46-3m. To our Friends and Customers. HAVING gone into service, we have left our business with Mr. J. J. Gra Iinin, who will bo at the Store to attend to our customers. On and after the first day of January, 18G1. our business will be con' dueled entirely on the cash system. We nre compelled to do this, as we eun buy nothing except for the ensh. Those personc indebted to us will confer a great favor by ; calling and settling up their accounts by ensh or note. Oath preferred. HASSELTINE & MASSEY. Dec. 23, 1861. 46?6t. mcruitst I ABLE-BODIED MEN WANW. TED FOR THE #) a r m y UJ OF SOUTH CAROLINA. TO ENLIST FOR THREE YEARS, OR DURING THE WAR* Pay of Enlisted Men. FIRST SERGEANT,.... 8 J0 per month. W ^ D /? A AIT - - kiuivurjnn l, 17 " 11 CORPORAL 13 " Artificer ok Artillery,. 15 " " PRIVATE 11 ' A bounty of $10 will be paid to each | Enlisted Man. j Apply to Lieut. K. G. HILLINGS. ' LniicikHter C. II., Dee. 9. 1861. 44tf. Bank of the State ok SOUTII CAROLINA. Charleston, 12th February, 1861. The Legislature having, at its late session, authorized the issue of Bonds to the amount ot $675,0110, bearing an interest of seven percent., for the purpose of providing the funds required to sustain the State in the u..t of resuming her rights of sovereignty, this Bank is now prepared to dispose of the Bonds. They are issued in sums of $50, $100, and $500. An opportunity is thus afforded every citizen to make a secure and profitable investment, whi'e contributing aid to the cause in which the State is I engaged. With the view of enabling citi| zens in any part of the State to share in I the Loan, the Clerks of the Courts of the i several districts have been required to open books of subscription for the Stock. Suitable arrangements will be made for furnishing the Bonds on the receipt of the money, at an early day after each subscription, has been made. Engagements lor the purchase of Hi ids tliuv be mnd? at th? flunk I or at any of its Branches. it is probable ' that, at the next Session of the Legislature, | those parties who desire it may have their Bonds converted into Slock. C. M. FURMAN, President. I Feb 25, 3tf >KI? & COT : AND PROVISION JER8\! >f E. W. Bonney, IN, S. C. FRIENDS AND THE Public instantly on hand a largo assort and provisions. SO, lav. - ? x V-/ f ushels white Bread Corn, 41 Feeding Corn, ales of Best Hay. ILY FLOUR, all of which will 7?tf IMIERSLOOGH. ,ATE WM ANDERSON, >ad and DeKalb Streets, ith Carolina. IAND A FULL SUPPLY OF r XT ? "v ? * xr xn xa xx -?- - " lin imi wuns TS AND CAPS, re, Hollow Ware, Tin Ware, roceries, &c. im"60? ION OF our friends and the ?tl* ous branches. iard and Hams, JRRY & HAMMERSLOUGH. teles to milt purohassr at RY & HAM M ERSliOUGH'S. * -Jilt MM