The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, January 29, 1862, Image 2

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di'iR LANC ASTER VILLE, 8.C. ' Wednesday Morning. Jan- 29, 1862. The Editor-ill'Cliicf being too unwell to superintend the making up of this paper, the ^'Local" craves the indulgence of his readers tor any deficiency or inaccuracies that may occur in to'daya issue. ' Virginia Senators.?R. II. T. Hunter and . W. II. Preston, arc elected Confederate Senators from Virginia. Stocks.?At Richmond, ou Thursday last, Confederate bonds of the >15,000,000 loan, were sold at 101 and interest ; of the >100,000,0(10 loan at 100 and interest. North Can olina bonds at 87. Virginia at 85 1.2. In Washington City, January 9tlst Federal Treasury notes were at 4 pe r cent discount. Exciiangk ok Prisoners.?This work goes on as rapidly as arrangements can be completed for the transportation of prisoners on both sides. So far about 1000 prisoners on each side have been exchanged, leaving a balance of the Federals in wit hands, of about 5,000. The number of Confederates held by the ene> , ?uj, n i- arc nui noie 10 give. Note.?Where the taxable pepperty of any head of a family amounts to less than |600, such property is exempt from taxation. But where a man has no family his property is taxable under that amount. Persons absent in the si my, or otherwise away from home, may authon/.e an agent to make returns for them, or they can make out their returns, swear to them before a magistrate and send them by mail to the Assessor or Collector. I Federal Army Appropriation Bill. ^ The Committee of Ways and Means of the " Federal Congress, has reported a Bill making | appropriations for the support of the army, for the year ending June 30th, 1863. The handi some little amount fur this single item is only #113,333,738 08. Peimnnent Confederate Government The prrmanent (Government of the Confederate Stales will he fully organized on the 22d day of Fclnuary next. Tie new Congress will meet on the 18th, and the Presidential vote be cunriMeu on the l'JM. The President will be jnauguratt<1 on the 22d. Surplus of Bacon. The Cincinuatli (Saxrttt estimates that there will be a cut plus of 80,000,000 of bacon in the Northwest this?ycar should the rebel markets not be opened ; but if the latter event should duke place, the hog crop would not supply the demand. It is conjectured that the Lincoln army will consume 40,000,000 pounds during the year The War Tax As everything connected with the War Tax ; is at this time interesting to a lur.e number of 1 our renders, we publish in this paper the Act j of our Plate Legislature providing for the pay- i merit by the Plate of the Confederate Tax, and | ! for the after collection of the same from the i Tax Payers by her own officers. It will be seen that the Ilooks for the collection of this I Tax will be opened in June next, end again in ' November following; and that all Tax payers who pay at the first opening of the books will be entitled to a deduction of five per centum from the nmount of their Tux. We also publish the recent instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury, based upon an Act of Congress "further supplementary to an \ Act to authorise the issue of Ticnsury notes and to provide a War Tax for their redemption." These instructions, though received I after the woik of the Sub-Collectors and Ac I 1 sensors bad begun, may prove interesting and advantageous to Tax Payers in general. The News. Since our last issue, ntirrihg events have taken place. Prom accounts received from the differ ent camps of the enemy, it seems that the *day is not far distant that shall witness a grand ^movement of their* to "crush out the rebellion" and demolish with a single stroke the last traces of the gullant Confederate army. That we are now on the eve of a great struggle, desncratc?one in which is suspended the very existence of our new Government?seems to be the foregone conclusion of our people.? Whether OUr r?n ? ? - v^... Mivvv nnu unro UICK I ' the opposing legions which arc to be hurled I against them, there is but one expression of | I entire confidence, both in their superior discip> ! 1 line and bravery, uttered by our people. I Though we sometimes meet with reverses, it is no more than we may look foe. We can* I not expect to he victorious over larger conten* I ding foes upon every field of battle. And I though we have met with a sad disaster in the | defeat and death of Gen. Zolllcofler,?and we I feel it the more sensible, as our confidence had ? so much increased from the multitude of successful efforts which have crowned our arms ; yet, if reports bo correct, the defeat of Can. Zollicoffer and his gallant little army, ia more than eounteilialaticad by the Supreme Huler in scattering the mighty host of Rurnaide with (his extensive preparations. Jfall from Charlotte to lAneeeter. I I Our citiu na have experienced a great incon. tvenience, for some time, by bad management /of mail matter, from Charlotte to this place.? II the Government has established the line as an accommodation to iu citixens, and haa not made regulations by which its agenU are to be strictly governed, iU duty ie incomplete. The Charlotte HulUHn, whose coming we alwaye hail, and whose columns, in point of news mat* V tcr, when received at the proper lime, ia air wava ahead of anv other oaoer In ennv?vin? the new* to tlii* place, ha* frequently been delayed on the route from four to fire days. We are aatirfled It la no fault of the proprietor of the Hullrttn, but it haa no doubt worked to the injury of hi* paper. If we are not mlauken, the regulation* adopted by the General-Department, are rery different from tho*e practiced by the Pontmaaler at Chailotte. We have been informed, by one who ought to know, that the law require* the mail bag* to be kept open Jim til the hour of drparture, and we beliere the hour for the mail to leaec Charlotto /or tbia place, ia act down at ft o'clock, A. If. The Editor of the liutlriin, in acknowledging .notice* of complaint from hie patron* at thia place, publiahe* the following^*) of doing I burinca* at the Charlotte Po*MBc? ; The mail that leaves Charlotte oa Tueei ,d?y. Tliaradajr and Saturday morning*, fur ! l-ancnster, via Monroe,isclosed the evening j previous by 8 o'clock and delivered to the ' carrier, who removes it to his lodging*, end in consequence, it is impossible for us to have placed therein thj issue made some seven hours after Bu!, in order to accoin mod ate us and our patrons, as far as possiI ble, the carrier receives our mail if deposiI ted by 3 o'clock, A. M , at Kerrs Hotel, | where it is regularly sent for that purpose, I to be taken to the first otlice on the line for j enclosure in the mail hag. Yet, it happens ; occasionally, that the gentleman entrusted I with our mailing is locked out of the otlice I and the package of mailable matter is deI posited in the passage of the Hotel, where it remains, some times, having been overlooked. Important from Richmond. The War Correspondent oT the Savannah Republican, whose statements and opinions hitherto have always proved just and well founded, writing from Richmond, on the 20th inst, gives the following interesting information : I should have written you before this, L..i r_. ut. i?r n?e reason I tint I desired first to procure reliable information in regard to a matter of grout public concern. I am glad to have it in my power now to nay, that ; day is beginning to break in tbe east. At leant, it ia reported, and I believe it, tlial the Independence of the Confederate Stales will be conceded and recognized by Great j Britain and France within the next forty day*. It is also said, and I think truly, that an | intimation wan given to our Government ; some weeks ago, to the effect that the llrit ish and French Governments, and probably ' the Spanish Government also, were favora i bly inclined to war Is the Confederate States, Sod that they were disposed to recognize our independence at an early day. It war thought best, however, as the time Wa? short, to await the inauguration of the per. manenl government on ihe J-id day o( next February. These advices had left Kurope before information had been received there of the unwarrantable seizure of Messrs. Mason and Slidcil. This latter occurrence, and the increasing distress occasioned by thu withholding of the cotton crop, may, as already intimated, bring about our re cognition at an earlier day than that mentioned above. There is u reason also to believe that simultaneous w ith the acknowledgment of our independence, the blockade will be do dared, by the same Powers, to le inefi'cc taal nnd illegal, and at aueh, not binding or worthy to be observed. Should the United 8tu(ea resist this proceeding, then there will ho wnr between them and the maritime Powers of Kurope. Upon the raining of the bloekude, the shipment of cotton abroad and lite introduction of foreign good*, will commence. A sense of relief will then be experienced throughout the Confederacy. Money will become abundant. An adequate supply of unns and ammunition will be obtained. The occupation of the extortioner | ?the aider nnd abettor of the enemy ? will be gone, nnd the Government nnd people be placed in a position to conduct the war with vigor and success. I may mention a rumor in thia connection that a Committee of Congressmen proceed ed to Manassas yeaterday. charged with n roqueal to Gen Beauregard, that he would consent to be transferred to the military department embracing the State of Missot ri. Gen H. is almost indispensable to the Army of the Potomac, and there are many who would regret to see liirn leave it It is reported that the President is entirely willing to make the trnnafer. Of one thing you may feel satisfied?to wit : that Gen. Beauregard will do what he believes to be best for the public service. A more loyal and unselfiah patriot does not breathe within the bounds of the Confederacy. McClellan Ready, aod Promiaet an Early Attaok. Th? Norfolk Day II<mk, of tlie 2 2d in toot, any s: Intelligence has been conveyed to ue that McClellan was preparing to cross the Potomao ; and when our informant left tho point ot observation the necessary preparation* were very nen'ly completed. The Yankee* are represented as being about to make one more great effort, upon which they real their nbiiity to subjugate the South. That they may have nothing | to upbraid themselves with In case of du f iat, they have even gone ao fur as to ask the direction and bUssing of God. To this end Friday laat w?a observed, in Washington eity, as a day of fasting and prayer. We learn that the seeming tardiness of Gen. McClellan in moving forward, has been explained by that officer to the satisfaction of the Cabinet . In a recent private conference with them he made n sAtement I of (be motives by which he was actuated, and declaring among other things, that up to that time he had not been thoroughly prepared for an advance, but that now he i was ready and that the forward move vliould at onto be mads. Another Warning?With the number of ft eidenl* constantly occurring with firearms. it ia surnriainn 1I..1 ? .1 - - , r b ? Hiviv catuiiuil M not used. Yesterday, a mournful casualty occurred which presents an important fact that coat a man hia life. Mr. l'resa U. I'at teraon had a loaded piatol in bia hand, and Ilia wife begged liiin to put it down, lie Aook off the cap and threw it on the floor, playfi\lly presenting it to bia brwaat, he aaid, "it can't lire," and drew the trigger, but tome of the percuttwn pousier from the 11p adhering to the nipple, it exploded, and *ent a ball through hia heart ! The a object of thu ead casualty v??? one of our volunteers in the IJ amp top Legion, and lout a leg in the battle of Manassas ? We nw him tbe day after Ma leg was am* putated at Culpepcr Court House .and learnod that ha bore himself gallauUy in the fight. lie Im'?i a auJow to mourn her tail hereaveineot. It frequently happen*that leaded gun* or piatola ere allowed to remain *o, became Ihe cap* are removed. The aad eaan here reported nbow* that the removal of the cap doe* not exempt from di\nger ? Snulh Car oliniau. From Cedar Keys, Florida?Reported Capture of the Town. A gentleman just arrived from Florida (says the Snvnnnah News,) informs us that tho town of Cedar Keys, Florida, situated at the Western or Gulf terminus of the Florida Railroad, was taken possession of by the Yankees on Thursday last. Cedar Key* is a small town with about thirty houses, and probably one hunded inhabitants. Tho bar tins nine feet of water, and is a good harbor for small vessels.? At tho time the Yankees took the pluie there were three schooners loading nod five fishing smacks at the wharves. Our iuformnnt, who had an interest in one of the sehooners, which was loaded with lumber j and turpentine, feels confident that the owners of tho vessels in port destroyed I r?ii.u. ?i? -i > ? ? -" tllvlM ,? ?? % 11 ii i III.IV Iiivjr 9'IUIIIU 1?% 11 IIIIO Uie hands of the enemy. JSome limo since the Confederate troops were withdrawn froir. the vicinity of Cedar Keys. On Thursday night last, ns noon as it win ascertained that the Yankees intended to nttnek the town. Mr. Yulec, President of the Railroad, went down with two companies of Infantry, to protect the property in the vicinity,and check the Yankees advance. A messenger freut Cedar Keys was sent to Gainsville, Florida, the nearest telegraphic office, to telegraph to Gen. Trnpicr that the Federals had attacked the town, and asking hi in to send assistance. During Thursday firing in the direction of Cedar Keys wrs heard in the adjacent county, and a conflict had no doubt taken place be twecn'lie Yankees and the Florida troops. The Situation.? It is not like!v that our > Confederate Government would send Ma? son and Slidell as Commissioners to Eng. i and and France, while we have able men there representing us. We think they were armed with credentials as Ministers, ( and as such have presented them. As such i the Governments of England and France had either to receive or reject them. Under , all the ciicumstunces We are confident they have not been rejected. If these Govern, merits ever entertained the idea of recognition of the Confederate States, they would not reject the accredited Ministers of out Government, at a time when thev had re. Ceived a Imuo ntterupt to t' row o(T the reparation duo them for n great princplc, wliicli those Government* had a right tu require to bo recognized. These Governments will recognize our Ministers, nnd present their protests to the United States Government against the inetlieient block ade, while they make their arrangements to remove it. We expect good news by the next arrival I'm in Europe.? So. Carolinian. Another "Stone Fleet" for Charleston Harbor.? When day dawned yesterday, the number of the enemy's vessels bad still fur ther increased, some twenty-one, in all, be* ing in sight. By close observation with powerful glasses, it was ascertained that 1 the crows of the brigs and barks, the old I . fashioned build of which we noticed ill our last issue, were busily engage 1 in stripping the bulks of portions of the rigging, spars, etc. This no longer left any rooui for doubt that this was really another detachment of the famous stone fleet, by which the wicked City ot Charleston is to be "hermetically sealed." Indeed, a report prevail* ad yesterday afternoon, ttiat they lind actually begun the barbarous work by acuttling One of their ves-els between Beach Channel and the Uultlcannke, but we doubt whether auch was the fact. Should the weather he moderate to day, they w ill probably developo their plana, unless they determine to avoid observation, by sinking the old hulks at night.?Mercury. Disaffection in the Northern Army?A Yorklow n correspondent communicates the following to the Petersburg Express : There ia an underground mail train sent to us occasionally from New Port Nowi ? To give you a sketch of one of their letters, I send you the following copy written on a board. The chirography was greatly disfigured, having been buried, no doubt, in the mud for several days. It ia aa fol Iowa : SouTHF.nsERs !?The Confederacy will rertainly be recognized an Independent Sovereignty in less than six months. You have friends in the Federal army tlint you kllOW nothinL? of. We are wl.ir,A?<1 i dy, but will not own it. J. 8. .Newport News, Deo. 31, 1861. .Venn Mason ami SliJell.?The New York Heraltl, of tin* 1 *7th instant, any a : Mason and Slidell, and their Secretaries, have turned up nt Inat. Copt. Frev, of the brio Mountain Eagle, wlm\ arrived nt this port last ni^lit, from Bermuda, reports that the Biiti'h ahip of war Gladiator (doubtless the Rinaldo,) arrived at St. George, Bermuda, no the 9th inst., with (lie rebel emDairies. The ateainer eoaled and nailed for St. Tliomaa on the 10th inat , w here Maaon and Slldeli would take the mail steamer for Fngland. The friend* of theae persons will no doubt be glad to iearn that ' they were in good health at last accounts The Rank of General?The highest rank in the regular army ia that of "General."? The set ct Congress provide* for five (ten* ernla, who have, we believe, been appointed, to lake rank in lha order in which they ; ara named, viz : Gens. Cooper, Albert Sidney Johnaon, lee, Joseph K. Johnson, and Beauregard. There ean, therefore, be no further appointments except through an amendment of the law by Congress. Rich. Dispatch Stirring Metes from the Northwest?We have stirring oewa from General Jackson's command, (says the Richmond Examiner, j of the 80th inat.) At last accounts he was jn pursuit of the enemy, and had advanced to New Creek, twenty-three miles west of Uomney, where lie again touches the Haiti- ' i j al!. ? ? more nnn v/ui<? ranroau. It will be ?eeu from thie movement of Uer.eral Jacke?n, llial he haa obtained a po ailioti of great importance, wh'eh will aoon place him in the rear of the enemy at JLau; rel dill. Cheat Mountain, and in that neighborliood. WAR NEWS. ? From Kiohmond. T Riqhmokd, Jununry 21.?Notwitiiatand- * '< ing the inclemency of the weather, the fu. nernl of Ex President Tyler to day was ^ very largely uttended. The President, the ; cl members of Congress, the Governor of j ? Virginia, the State legislature, the trends J ? oi l'epnrlmcnts nnd nn immense concourse | ? of citizens nnd strangers joined in the pro- j K cession. An eloquent nnd impressive fu- I 'r nernl sermon was pronounced in St. Paul's Cl Church by Bishop Johns. The remnins of | the illustrious deceased were buried in llol Ivwood Cemetery, by tho side of those of ; Kx President Monroe. ^ Richmond, Jati 23.?Further intelligence 1 u received confirms ZollicotTers defeat nnd | o death. j w Gen Crittenden was in command with j o eight regiments nnd six pieces of artillery, j I He attacked the enemy on a strong posi- j t lion at Fishing Creek, nnd repulsed them C with a heavy loss. | c Zollicoffer wns killed nnd on his death | f the army became confused. They lost all their artillery, baggage, < equippnge, &c. * Their probable loss is five hundred killed b nnd wounded. e A dispatch from Dr. Chille of New Or- tl leans, of Crittendena staff, nays thnt the p Confederate army is now in full retreat on Knoxville. Passengers by the Cars last night report that 10,000 troops are four miles Sooth of r( the Tennessee River nnd sixteen north of q Paris, where their heavy artillery are stuck a in the mud nnd cannot be moved. A large Confederate force is collecting there from p the Bowling Creen columns. I Richmond, Jan 21?The Petersburg Ex 7 jircss Iirh the following special news from P a friend in Knoxville. Crittenden began the attack at seven o'- w clock on Sunday morning. n Zollicoffer was killed early in tho nc ^ lion Crittenden was wounded, nnd Carrol as- I' sinned command rccrossing the Cumber- e' laud. Our loss is three hundred, that of the p ' enemy's four or live hundred. nl ' We marched hire miles to ntlnrk tho m enemy, who was repulsed three times, and then fell back to their fortifications. Tliev tl outflanked us, and we had to retreat to our s: breastw orks, w here wo were surrounded g Wo determined to recross Cumberland river, which we did under fire. This was V wigjit o'clock Sunday night. p We lost all our horses, tents, i-q'iippuge | S and eleven guns. The guns were spiked and thrown into the river. ii Ilia not known whether the enemy a crossed the river. I Cols. Powell, Bottle, Stalhouse nnd 1 i' Cun;iniiigs, were wounded. Surgeons Mor ton, Dulang and t'ldf are prisoners. ! ii Our regiments wore pll engaged. N Majors Fog nnd llild* wcie vyotf^ed, tire forme? in the hip. ^ Zollicoffera kriHu r,..i I.?.A* w -?j ..?? wcj^| rccovcreir. o Our force* numbered six thouvwiJ. We are Mill fulling buck. From Petersburg. lr PlTF.RanURO, Va., January 21.?Two C< members of Wise's Legion, named Campbell and George, Were abut at the depot today for Insubordination. One of tlieui waa 1,11 i shot by the Captain of bis company, and ni the other by it sentinel. From Memphis. th Memphis, January 21.?The latest inte!- fa llgencn received hero from Paris, Ky., is to gr the effect that a large force of the enemy la at Murray, Kentucky, threatening Fort fu Henry And the Memphis and Ohio Railroad, t.<j with the object of culling ofT communion' . tion between Memphis and Bowling Green. HC There is a grent excitement at Paris, 25 jn miles fr^tn Murray. Several slaveholders lf] have already brought their negros to Mem- fe phis. There is nothing new from Columbus. The garrison there are in momentary c, expectation ot an attack. ^ From Nashville. ai Nashville, January 21.?Advices fr< m Foil Henry, dated yesterday morning, *av that three of the enemy's gunboats cams within three or four miles of the Fort on 1 'Saturday, and fired aome twenty-two shots from behind an island three miles below l' the Fort. All their shots fell more than a ^ mile short. The enemy then retired, but it is since ascertained that they landed e 2,500 troops at the Ferry, 22 utiles below 1 I the Fort. It i? n n<1 ?.r?l/*/?.! Ik.t U..?_ ' i' ? ????>< nnk uriwren 8,000 anil 10,000 Northern troops are marching from Mnylield, Ky., against either Fort Henry or Pari*. j Central Van Dorn passed through hei* e< yesterday, en rnule for Bowling Green, whence, it is understood, he will proceed a to the extreme Western Division, of which he ia to take command. cc Passengers by to-day's train reprrt that the enemy, to the number of 10,000 to I'd,- ^ 000, have occupied the town of Murray, Calloway county, Ky., about 22 miles from Paris It is said they will march in the dt l" ruction of the latter place. Nothing, how. i ever of a definite nature is known as to their intentions, in the event of their being ' ^ able to master Paria. It ie surmised that es their object will be to eeize the railroads, burn the bridges, and thus prevent cmnmaaicalion between Columbue and Bowling Green. | Cj*pt. Wharton haa been elect*d Colonel ' l*' of the Teiaa Rangers. In accepting Uie position he said that Col. Terry's death j muat be avenged before they leave Ken , ' 1 tocky. Five compan'-ea of the Unngera. ^ol under command of Col. Wharton, have ',n gone outacouting in the vicinity of Green P* River. The Miaaiaaippi troops, who weie * 1 called out for aixty daya service, have re- 10 turned home from Bowling Green. I thi From Mobile. pa, Mobilk, January 22.?The schooner i IVtldrr, from flaram. loa?UJ with rigvt | th) ad sundries, was captured on the 20th intnnt, thirteen miles below Fort Morgan.? , 'lie following is the official despatch revived here, in regard to the capture : \ Fort Mora an, JnfTunry 21.?Captain ) ottrcl, with Ins crew, had a sharp and reditnble fight with the enemy yesterday, ver his schooner, the Wilder, at the mouth f the lagoon. Thero was no loss of life n our side. The enemy lost their ship's ig nnd a number of men, but succeeded *' i faking possession of the schooner and ( argo. c Important from Wilmington. VViLMtNOToK, N. C , January 21.?A spcial F,xpress Messenger, just a-rived nt ioldsboro', atntes that, at 4, p. m , on Sat- ! ; rday Inst, there were no less than 125 sail 1 f the enetnv nt Uniterm ; of these 100 ice inside, and 25 large stenmers were ill side the bar. Private information has ieen received hero that the enemy intend o attack simultaneously Ncwbern, Hyde bounty, nud Itoanoko Island. The inmost | onlidence is exnressed in tli? ..i.;r.i.. ..< I . ?? j v/i uur orce* to maintain their position. fjatcr.?A despatch from Goldsboro', dnpd 4, p. m., says that n large crowd of omen and children, fugitives from New. ' ern, had arrived there by the train this vening. There was no news of any Turner movement, but a tight was hourly et- ( ectcd. NEWS FROM THE NORTH. Richmond, Jan 23.?Important news was pceived via Norfolk last night. Under a ' ag of truco Northern papers cf the 20lh lid 21st were received. The Philadelphia Prrtt of the 21st re- \ orts the defeat of Gen. Zollieoffer on the | 9th instant, at Somerset by the Federals. 1 ' t '.ollieoller was killed and his body is in the ^ nssession of the Federals. c Tl..? IVnf?? ?i? " 1 ...v mn -itj in aiuea nn.i | ( rounded, and deserted from the entrench- j ' tents on Sunday. The buttle lasted all of aturday. The Federals loaa 75 men out of the 10th idiana regiment. Other losses are report- i1. The Washington papers of the 20th reart that the Confederate Army has evacuted Mansssns and fallen bark to protect J D apprehended attack on the senbonrd. (jeii. Line has advised (Jen. MvClellan, tat if the whites in Missouri and Arkan* e ?s resisted, ho would slay all of them and ive the lauds to the loyal hlacks. Forney says there are public men in Vashinglon who favor a peaceful and j rouipt separation froin the Confederate tules. 4 Advices from St. I.ouis. Mo., dated 1 Till |j istant, says the Federals expect on early (, Hack from JelT. Thompson, at Pilot Kn ib. 'tie Federals have been defeated by JeflT. i a recent engagement near 1 ronton. The New York Post says funds are dull J i consequence of the Burnsid** expedition, j !o tidings hi-TP been received tr.uu it. f, (irt-at netivitv J^hvnils in Washington.? o lumbers of fielo batteries have been sent n ff. f Richmond, January 24. By the way of Norfolk under a (lag of ' lice, late papers from New York were re ived here at midnight last night. The New York Herald of the 22 says a ar tax will be levied on ?alt Lincoln iks Massachusetts and Other S'ates what imbpr of troops can be furnished within week. The Feleral Treasury is unable to pay e ordinary Drafts presented and says the ult is attributable to the inaction of Coness. The expedition from Cuiro has proven a ilure. The Boats and troops have return1 without making an attack. It is reported in Baltimore that five vesils of the Burnsido Expedition grounded \ Pamlico Sound and were burnt in order | i prevent their being captured by the Con- 11 deratesThe Baltimore South say a, a large Steamr witli troops has benched on the coast of outh Carolina and was burnt. The troops nd crew were saved. rni * * * i nroe vessels laden with coal have also cached. Advices froui Fortress Monroe state that . 1)00 troops are* expected from Perryville. The Northern papers uppenr to doubt ie Federul victory reported at Fishing 'reek. A bill has been introduced into the Fed- ^ ral House to reduce to s Territorial coniliori nine of the Southern Slates, except- t >g Texas, Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri | The New York iieiald says the battle of j J ishing Creek has been ofiicinlly confirmed J * i Washington?that 200 dead and woundi Confederates were found on the held of stile?that (Jen ZoliicofTer was found in ? wagon mortally wounded. The Federal as is not stated but it is supposed to be msideruble. Bennett, in consequence of the defeat of ollicofTer, predicts a settlement of the redlion by the first of May. ] Gen. McCJellan now favors setive opera- ' ins for the sptedy suppression of the reDion. It was stated at Forlrss* Monroe, that ? e Steamer Ijouieiana, of the Buinside pedition has been lost with 7d0 troops on ard. 'l'he Sherman Fleet.?There appears to sonic mistake about the presence of it fleet iu broad Kiver, at reported tome rt y* ago through the Morning \rwt. An *1 icer of the army, who c?m? over from >cot?ligo Ual evening, where he had been r a week poet, ioforma ut that nothing ^ d been eeen of the fleet tinea ita diet p. nmnre feem llilion Head, and the gen. wj il belief in the army it that it hat gone J| aea. ? The aiie of the Bumaide fleet ahowa it it hat received acceaaiona aince ita de- q rlure from Hampton Koada, and we have doubt a union hat been formed between } two ? S n a>\na\ Hrpuhllrtvi 23J TO OUR CUSTOMERS. t IVTK WIl.I, I'.W EIGHT CENTS per ? W pound for ull the jjood Cotton you S ill! deliver nt our Store in payment of what " 'ou owe u*. HASSKLTINK &. MASSF.Y. r January 'JJ, 18tiJ. [51-9t.] * Notice. | UU111 IN U JIY ABSENCE IN the army J ( James K. Lark is Authorized to repreent me officially. The office will be kept fi pen and the duties pertainiug thereto dls c barged bv him. II". J. HANCOCK, C:'k C. C. P. . Lancaster C. II., Jan. UJ, IHfJJ. 61tf -(| y A FRESH supply ol Harden Seed, etn- c ? A bracing nil the varieties usually sold u this market, jutt received and for sale by JUNES CROCKETT. Feb 15, 1861. llf 1000 Bales Cotton Wan- ( ted! a WK WILL BUY ONE THOUSAND . BALES OF COT TON. M. BAUM Si. BRO'S. ? Camden, Jan. 15, 18fi2. 49 -3t. NOTICE. ' rpHK Note* and Accounts of M. Aldrich V JL have been left in our charge for collec j lion. Persons indebted by open account me requested to couie forward and settle by cash or note. 1 KERSHAW SL CONNORS, Jan. 2J, 18(iJ-3*. Attor'ys at Law. Steam IVEiil Notinn i I'M IK SUBSCRIBER adopts this method ( . of letting the public know, that he , ins on hand at his Steam Saw Mill, a very nrgo lot of good and well seasoned Lum- . >er, which he would be pleased to sell to j Hinctunl customers on the usual terms? . le would also request nil persons indebted 1 o him by account for Lumber to come forvard and Keltic either bv cash or note? .. lash, of course, preferred. A competent i lersor. will always lie found at the Mill, q oady to wait upon customers. ( ? JAMES M. INGRAM. j January 15, 1862. 49tf. School for Girls and Small Boys. MISS MARV B: HAMMOND will open a School for Girls and Siu^Boya c in Monday, January 13th. TERMS FOR FIVE MONTHS : leading, Writing, nnd Arithmetic, #5 00 I'lie above, with Grammar, Geogra. phy. History, Philosophy, &c. 8 00 ((i Pupils will be charged from the lime of *j IItrance to the end of the Session. . January tilli, 1861. 48lf. ^ John Anderson. * THIS Thorough bred Jack is out " of MARENGO, ilu is 15 bunds *| " high, 4 yenrs old. dark iron gray, nd finely proportioned. He will stand the I 'all season at this place, on the following j ^ enns : For the season, #.10.00 Lancaster C. II., Sept 12, I800.-3UI". J ? Notice. | r HAVE LOS T TWO NOTES, one on j e; I F 1). Green, for $128,00, dated March : h 2t'n, 18b 1 ; and one on J.iiuck E. Cureton, i cl jr ?200,00. dated (as well as 1 remember) oi nthe 1st of February, 1881. All persona t| re warned against trading for the above, tl a they will be renewed after this ndver- 11 iseinent. It. M. SIMS. Dea. 25th, 1801, 4G-3ui. DRAKEFO FAMILY GROCERS it U. II, One door North of CAMDEI KWE BEG TO NOTIFY OUIt F generally, tliat we keep con iicnt of choico family groceries ai ALS< Grain, I Vc have now in store: 3000 Bus 1000 100 Bali AND 200 Bags Extra FAMlh >c sold low down for CASH. March 27, 1861. rCURRY S HA! SUCCESSOR TO THE LA 'Wm South East Corner of Bro&< Oamden, Sout KEEP CONSTANTLY ON 11A EVERYTHING II CLOTHING, HaT loot* and Shoes, Crockery Ware Iron, Nails, Grc MIL MB WE WTE INVITE THE ATTENTIO Vj( public generally to our stock Sht? 4111# #111 kick is complete in nil its variom Flour, Bacon, Lb or sale by M'CUR lorn and Hay, in quantiti M'CURRY May 1, 18G1. 12?ly. ? NOTICE-?-t* we have discontiaued the 'KEDIT SYSTEM entirely, all order* moat be ceoinpanied with the cath or itv equivalent.?^ pccial agreement!, or thoae to whom we ere idebted eaccpted. Dec. 25, KOOPMA.NN & SUMMERS. Lo our Friends and Customers. HAVING pone into service, we have left our business with Mr. J. J. Gralain, who will bo at the Store to attend te >ur customers. On and after the first day if January, 1861, our buaiaea! will be eon1 lucted entirely on the caah system. We ire compelled to do this, as we can bay no* hinjf except for the cash. Those persona ndebted to ua will confer a great favor by alline and aeltlitur nr. ?u..s. L ? ? ?(S %?|? kiacii accvums uy ash or note. Cash preferrod. HASSELTINE &. MAS3KY. Dec. 23, 1861. 46?6t. $7.1 KEWAKU! Iliumway from where we hud them hired, near Cheater, in June laat.our three Negro men, viz : BILL, (21LE3 nd HENRY. Bill and Giles we bought the I4t!i of last November, at the estate, sale of Ed. Leacti, hi Broad River, in York District. They icing brothers and having relations in the leighborhood where wc purchased thetn, U s more than likeley they have made their vay back to their old neighborhood. Bill is about 26 yearn old, 5 feet 8 inches dgh, will weigh 150 or 160 pounds ; Is ery black ; rather sharped face, speaks |uick when spoken to. Giles, his brother, is about 24 years old > feet 9 inches high ; will weigh 160 lha s very black, and walks with his head up md feet turned out in front. Henry, we purchased, Jan 1, of Col. G. Itives on the Catawba river. He is 23 years old, well set, 5 feet 10 inches high, and wiLI weigh 1*75 pounds ; has a heavy brow and ipeuks slowly ; has some character ae a runaway. May go to Charleston or Waafcnglon city, it is hnrd telling where he will jo as he is a gentleman of travel. They ill ran oil' about the same time. We will pay #7.*) reward for the three nen ; or 4)25 a piece for either of them deivered in any Jail ho tliut we can get them, 'liege boys may attempt to make their way forth, ns some others from this place have ttempted. PRIDE &. DUNOVANT. Aug. 7, 1861?26-tf. Bank of the State or >0 UT II CAROLINA. CTI A ni.FuTnM Kill. toe. a a VUIUMIJ, IOU1, The Legislature having, at its late sesion, author,zed the Issue of Donds to the inounl ot $'>75,000, bearing an interest of nen percent., for the purpose of providing 10 funds required to sustain the State in ie u.t of resuming her rights of sovereign. f, this Hunk is now prepared to dispose of ie Honda. They are issued in mnns of 50, $ 100, and $500. An oiu^hinity ie ius aiforded every citizen to a secure Dd profitable investment, wlW^contribung aid to the cause in which the State is ngaged. With the view of enabling citu ens in any part of the State to share in ie Ijohii, the Clerks of the Courts of the L-veral districts have been required to open ooks of subscription for the Stock. Snitble arrangements will be made for furnihing the Bonds on the receipt of the raonat nn early da/ after each subscription, as been made. Kngagements for the purtiase of Honda may l>e made at the Rank, r at anv of its Hruuches. It is probable int, at the next Session of the legislature, lose parties who desire it may have their onds converted into Stock. C. M. FUKMAN, President. Feb 25, 3tf Etl> & CO. AND PROVISION ERS\] ' E. W. Bonney, sT, S. C. RIEND3 AND THE Publio stantly ou hand a large assort nd provisions 0, " ^ my, &Ci hels white Bread Corn, 1 Feeding Corn, as of Best Hay. Y FLOUR, all of which will 7?tf MMERSLOUGH. TE WM ANDERSON, i and DeKalb Streets, gl h Carolina. lND a full supply of ST DRY COOPS S AND CAPS, , Hollow Ware, Tin Ware, ceries, &c. OTil S?M. -W N OF our friends and the of ^?Sll BS&53| } branches. trd and Hams, RY & HAMMERSLOUGH. es to rait puroh&ter U & HAMMERS LOUGH'S. fc