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. # I IIIt Cflncastcr Ceijgcr, $2 PER ANNUM " IN ADVANCE. 3 /tmilg toil Mitiral Jgrmspaprr?Pmntrt to tb( Arts, jrimrts, XTitrratnrt, ifinrotioo, Igricolttrt, 3ittntal Srapmutratnt!, /trrigi itl Domwtir Mtm, tii tbt Blttkils. VOLUME XI. LANCASTER C. H? SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 11,1861. . NUMBER U. THE LANCASTER LEImEK Pnblished every Wednee *ay Morning BY in W. M. CONNORS, i* Editor mad proprietor. te TERMS: ~ In advance, $2.00 At the expiration of Si* Month*, .... 2.10 g< At the cod of the Year, *.00 ADVERTISEMENTS, * Will be inserted at tho following low rate*: One square (of 16 lines or less,) one insertion, <>| $1: or, il continued, 76 cents for the first in- ~ aenton, and 60 cents for each subsequent inseron. Y The number of insertions must be written on ^ each advertisement, or they wiil be inserted till 1 ordered out and charged accordingly. O The following deductions will be made in ^ favor of atuuding advertisements : 3 MONTHS. 6 MONTHS. 1 YF.AH 6 One Square, #5.00 #8.00 #10.00 h Two - 8.00 13.00 16.00 r Three " 10.00 15 00 20.00 Half Column, 16.00 32.00 30.00 c One " 30.00 45.00 60.00 t Announcing Candidate^ for Office, Five , Dollars. c 1-dT"Commuiiioationa reeoinuje iding can- ' didates for office and all others of /muted * or individual Interest, charged at advertising rn f ah ?8r Obituary Notices exceeding one ' |uare in length (16 lines) will be charged t for the overplus,nt regular advertising rates ear t ribules of Respect, rated as ad Vertiainents. 1 No paper discontinued until all arrearages t are paid v The Capture of Hew Orleans- v We have been favored by an interview ^ with an intelligent gentleman of charac- ^ ter, who has just come from New Orleans, c where he was at the time of its fall.? g From him we obtain the following parlic ulars of the capture of the city : The Yankee fleet consisted of seventy boats of various descriptions?gunboats, q mortar boats, steam fiigates, Ac. The I? defence oi New Orleans rested upon two n. forts, Jackson and St. Phillip, a few iufe r< rior batteries above the forts, and a fleet of twenty boat*, the strongest of which (Q were the McRh? (carrying seven 32-poun- j)( dera and one 9-incb gun,) and the Man* |-( asses Ram. The Louisiana (carrying gt eight large guns) was a complete failure. (|| She had to be towed down the river and cr used as a floating battery, for the two lQ large wheels workiug in the middle of the M boat interfered with one another and ren> dered her unmanageable. She was an M| old hulk roofed with iron. The enemy's or fire waa concentrated chiefly on Fort | Jackson, until the work was only a bat- lj] tried shell. The officers and garrison were said to have behaved with great fcf spirit and fortitude. Three of the enemy's j|( boats are said to have passed by without ^ the knowledge of the forts. The riser is g| about a mile wide, and covered with lies* n) vy fog at night. The uaval engagement ^ .extended for some miles up the river.? ^ Exchanges of broadsides and collisions -( were continuous, until but one of the Con- C) federate boats?a steam hulk with one |(1 gun?returned to the city, and was burn ff ed and turned adrift. A Galveston steam er sunk one of the best of the Yankee ,, gunboats after running into her three (j times. She was soon sunk herself. The / McRse was seen gallantly exchanging broadside for broadside witn two double bank frigates. Site was commanded by Capl. Tom Huger, of Charleston, and was ci sunk. Her commander is said to be iu tl New Orleans, wounded, having saved his is life iu one of the small boats, it is suppoe hi ed. The Manasses, commanded by Lieut. d< Warley, of South Carolina, disappeared, sc but it was not known whether she betook ci herself to one of the bayous, was captured ce or sunk. The conduct of the Confederate ni Navy was desperate in the gallantry and in devotion displayed. But their fight was Tl hopeless from the beginning. The great Is Mississippi steam ram bad just been cu launched a few days, ar.d would not have be been ready to operate for forty days more, cli She was a propeller, with three screws d< and sixteen engines, to carry twenty guns tic ot the largest calibre. Iler projection, or ca ram, was twenty feet of solid timber, to be shod witb an additional steel point.? eq fthe was tbree times as large and power wi ful as the Virginia, floated beautifully, and was sea going. All the naval officers ofi who saw her say that she was the finest th< ship in the world, sod it is confidently as* 001 sertsd by officers of high rank, that with* 8b vui ? gun ene could have destroyed tbn tlx ?l?ole Yankee fleet. Sbe ?u to have by been reedy by the lei of February. Tl* f?r contractor wee a Mr. Till, a brother io? io? law of Mr. Mallory, The woodwork wae ool fioiebed long ago, and there baa been dr? great anxiety nud impatience about the noi dilatory manner of completing the iron rail work and machinery. The people of Mew eee Orhane and the surrounding country ofi fared the Government and it# agdtkta all ba< tbeir mechanical resources, aod workmen, cor Tbey were deolined, until tbiye days be- tbr fore 'be eueok. Up to thai time oifbt tbt # ? - Br in* nhq noi ueen pui upon the boat.? 00,000 bounty was, some time nince, Fered to the contractor to get it ready time. Reward* were offered toothei*. ovell said, to the remonstrance* of citi ins, that his hands were lied, and that i could do uo more than he was doinu. overoor Moore said that matters were oing on well, and that the city was safe, le could do nothing. The citizen* offerJ money and labor to fortify the levee et ween the city and the forts, but their fTers were declined as unnecessary.? hrea days before the appearance of the ankee ships at New Orleans, Governor loore quietly departed with his chief ounceUoru by way of the Carrollton, aout dark, having a steamboat and pickt of soldiers at that point. Anonymous utters probably caused it. Two days bei ore the surrender of the city an excited rowd, prepared with a rope, appeared at be ship yard in search of the contractor >f the Mississippi. He was gone. The dississippi was burned and auuk by the kuthoritiea. Our informant states that there is a eeling of profound exasperation against he Administration and its agenta. The teople feel that they have been gyatemat* cally trifled with and sacrificed. When he Yankee officers landed, five Sivilians, rko cheered them,were shot down by the rowd. All who showed any signs of fa? or were knocked down as traitors. The aeling was intenae. All the cotton was j urned, and the tobacco, except that J laimed by lbs French Government. The ugar and molasses remains in the city, s private properly, in immense quanties. Much, however, is on the plant*oos still ; the crop being very large.? fen. Lovell carred otf, by railroad, the tachinery of the workshops and iron tills, and all the rolling slock of the rail >ad. The machinery is important, and Hides him to credit. In preparation r the defence of the city he has either sen permitted to do dale, or baa done ille of his own accord. Ilia forces are a camp of instruction at Jackson, Mis* wippi, protecting the railroad where it osses Pearl River. lie is not expected reinforce Beauregard, excepst as a re: rve, corps. Ilis forces are said to he >out twenty thousand. Twelve tbousid foreign deiiiset.s in New Orleans had ganized to fight in defence of New Or* ans, but declined going off to fight in ie Confederate cause. Recruits have been pouring in to Gen* al BeauregarJ, who fully possesses the saris and the confidence of the Western aople. To the extent of his capacity of rining them, it is supposed he will have >en. It is believed in New Orleans that is army numbers otie hundred and twem thousand, but many are sick from lime one water. There is a feeling of perfect rrlainty of defeating Buell and Ualleck i signal manner. Corinth is far enough om the gunboats to give opportunity >r capturing 01 deetroying them. Hence has been selected as the battle field.? eneral and troops are alike csofident.? 'harlt?ton Mercury. A Singular Incident. There is a popular superstition that a it, if allowed the opportunity, will "suck ie breath of a child," though how lb s accomplished is not apparent. Cats re subjected to much suspicion, and, in Bed.xio animal netted l>v man is at once > much admired and detested. A eir imitHnce came to our knowledge re-oil/ which seems to indicnle tbnt tbe unerous cbargea made againat tbe fel g race are not altogether unfounded.? lie otber evening, at a residence only a w miles from tbta city, a cat waa dia ivered sitting upon tbe cheat of a little >y four years of age, ber moutb pl*etd oee to tbe child's lip*, aad tbe cat evi intly very mticb absorbed in tbe opera >n. An effort was made to drive tbe t away, by speaking sharply to her. She paid no atleotion to this and was ually unmindful of a aeries of blowa tb a atick. Tbe cat waa finally fairly ished off of tbe body of tbe child and r tbe bed. She was then pushed out of e room and down the atairs. She uld not be driveo in tbe usual way.? e bad a bewildered and wild look all i time, and axbibited a sign of faroelty aprtnging on tba servant, who waa clog ber down atairs. The eat was tantly kiiled at a warning to all cats t to ba too intimala with sleeping cbil I >n. The little boy woke up duriog the u which made, and wet netu i ly tome what frightened. lie did not t m to be injured. . , I rhough no barn: waa done, evil might I re eaeued bad not tbe cat been die- } r 'e?ed and removed. IIer weight on t i ehild'e cheat would aeceeearily reduce ' i > quaouty of ak inepired, aad te?o to , t chusq suffocation, while ilie child would iuspiie only carbonic acid ens hb taken from the mouth of the cnt. These two causes might produce death even. They may have originated the superstition that a cat ''sucks the breath of a child." The case is interesting and novel, and may serve the purpose of eliciting inquiry and putting some parents on theii guard a gainst the trencherous and a etlihy pets with which their children play. [iV. Y Commercial Adverlittr. Proclamation. BY TIIK PRESIDENT. To the People of the Confederate State* of America : An enemy, waging war in a manner violative of the usages of civilized n? dons, liru invaded our country. Willi presumptuous reliance on superior nutii l?ers, lie has declared Ids purpose to re dnce us to submission. We struggle to preserve our birthright of constitutional freedom. Our trust is in the justice of pur cause and the protection of our God. Recent disaster has spread gloom over the land and sorrow sits at the hearth stones of our countrymen ; but a peop'e conscious of rectitude -and faithfully reiving on their Father in Lleaven, may be ! cast down, but cannot be dismayed.? They may mourn the loss of the marty rs whose lives have been sacrificed in their defence, but they receive this dispensation of Divine Providence with humble sub mission and reverent faiib. Ami now dial our hosts are again going forth to battle, and toying bearts at borne are irrTi^tJ mi ?uo pihuoiv wuu did inrin uii .lie lOih of April. The next, to till up ,li? regiinania and companies with man 1 labia to military duty under the acl, bv eplacing tlioaa man on aarvico who wilt ? nxainptad from age, with llioae who tot ribw on eenrice, not to exempt, and boa to All and keep full tfca exietiog oorpa tilted with anxious solicitude for their safety, it is meet that tlio whole people should turn imploringly to their Al mighty Father and beseech IJis all |kjw* erfu! protection. To this end, therefore, I. JEFFEIISPN DAVIS, Piesident of the Confederate States of America, do issue this my prt*lainaiion, inviting all tlie people to unite at their several places of woislop, on Fri day, the 16.b day of the present month ol May, in bumble supplication to Al. mighty God that lie ail! vouch safe IIis blessings on our beloved country ; that lie will strengthen and protect our ar> ime* *, that lie il 1 watch over and preserve our people from tlie evil machinations of our enemies; and that lie will in ibis, our good time, restore to us the blessing of peace and security under 11.? sheltering care. Given under my hand, and the seal of the Confederate States al Richmond, on the 3d day of May, A. D. 1802 JEFFEIteON DAVIS. From the Charlotte Bulletin. The Conscript Act?An Erroneous Inv pression. M ary persons are under impression that the Conscription Act puts an end to vol. unleering. This is a mistake, as will be seen by the following letter from the Set* reiary of War to Governor Clark, which -was laid before the Convention on Tues* day : THE CONSCRIPTION ACT?A LETIKK FROM TilK 8KCKKTAKY OF WAR. F*ifri!Tivi Orrtr* 1 Raleigh, N C. May 5, It0'2 \ lion. Weldeu N. Kd wards, President of the Convention : T have the honor to enclose to the C<?n vention, through you, it copy of a letter address to me hy the Secretary of War, in answer to some inquiries about the con ?truction of the Conscription art. This letter contain* all the information I hat* of the Law, except publication* tjial have been authorized by the War Impertinent, and published in the newspapers. I have the honor to be, Most respectfully, 4 lis: sky T. Clark. CONFEDERATESTA~ES OF AMERICA, War Uxpaktmkrt, Richmond, April 30, 1962 IIis Excellency, Go*. Henry T. Clark, Raleigh, N. C. Sir : Your letter of the 25th inst. was received yesterday. In reply, I have the honor to say, that the effect of the Con* ecriplion Act ie to suspend calls 00 the States for quotas. The number of men between the agee of 18 and ie aasum ed to be precisely in tbe ratio of popula lion. The first affect of the act is to retain in to the maximum allowed by law. If any | Mates linve not enough Keuiment* in tlie service, or heretofore Miiihorized by thede- ' pmlineiil to he rained, to ahm rl> the malerial between the age-* of* 18 and 35, ihr excess will he collected in (JhIiiUs of In* Hirnction, disciplined, and brought into I service, pursuant to MC'ion 9 of the Act. I will accept the Sia'e troops in their i I present organiz <tion, to be teceiitd ?n tl 6 I same footing ?illi oilier regiments alienj dv in llie L-'o' federa e service, the II.en j uvei 35 and under 18 to be oischargeil ' within 90 days Irons i lie lUlli of April, ! and their place supplied from the enroll* | ed CoiiM-npla. '1 lie nghl to re organ z> . 1 lloli lit election.|ieloiii/M olilv lo 12 nuinil,. ' ' O - men. Those *lio enlist lor m lunger or shorter peiiml, remain in iho service on their exislu g oigamziiions. These gen eihI remarks are supposed to answer sev eral ol \??ur specific mijmr.e*. Tlie enrolment of Conscripts Mill Iim made as ( j toon hh the rnpti?.ie regulations cnii he IjifepHreil, in order to tel'eve the mtii now in service wlio are over 35 \ ears of age. 2 The state troops will b-i received as I Slated ? la?ve. 1 3 Men over 35 years of age now in I the service will he discharged within 90 days Tliey ur other* nut i,u* in the service will ho ?l liberty to ?erve by vol. tin'.niy enlistment but not in lieu of (Jon scripts, -xcept mb substitutes. 4. Volunteering is not stopped bv the Conscript bill, by section, 13. person* liable mk Conscripts in My volunteer in Miiy compHiiy now in service. You are referred specially to Regulations 8 to 11 in* clusi>o. Tue net approved December 11 :li, 1801, providing for the payment of bounty to voluuteer* tor llie war con Unties in fore#. . 5 Mililiit officers between 18 nud 35 1 are einbrMCed by the Conscription Act. The quota of each SiMle, under exist ing law*, will be mII linble t<> luiliinry duty under the mcI of Aprd 10 h. I elicloBe h cupv of the Act nnd RegnUtiotiB esmblolied for carrying it into eh feet. Very respectfully, Your obeJienl servant, C to. \V. IUsUOLI'II, Secretary ol War. Symptoms of Yellow Ferer in the South | The Savannah correspondent of the i R i in:- - ! . --- " <*"j ?nti meie Mrw ceria'n premonitory signs which clearly mii<I uiii erringly herald die approach ot the y?l i low^jver. One in the appearance ot h j certain My, mii insect dint never visits | that region without being followed by h j severe epidemic, li is known as die yel ! low lever My, end ha* made mii unusually , early aJveiit tins year, in very large i??ri|ii. A}{Miii, it lims never failed to | be die case tliMi die poultry lis** been | visited widi mii epidemic of some tort piej ViOiis to the MppeHraiice of die ye'Iow fe' j ver, Mini die mortnlity w.?? never greater among die fowls, (Iimh it Iims been t?.r die last ei^lit or ten ilMys. Last year die &oudi etcMprd entirely tins feaifnl scourge, but two yeaia of exemption are not to be anticipated Irom anviliing we li*ve heard of in tlie history ot tlie past. Under these circumstance*, it would seem tlie dictate of prudence to remove from tlie Southern coast ti use of our troops ' wlio IimVU Hot beell MCclllUMled, mid trwuxfer them to some region wheie they will not be exposed to hii eneiiv more deadly than ilie bailie. Should the pre* m-iii indications of n yellow fever Benton be realised, the Yankee* will be entirely utiable lo push their Southern incursion*, or even to hold the |?oei ions they have occupied. We shall have an ally in thin pestilence more terrible than m hundred thousand armed men , an ally who does 1 not stop lo ditch aud trench, and only f?l s back when lie has no more vicltma to |?uraue.? Richmond liispatch. I>kkknck or UiiAHLksioN?We extract ine following from the Charleston Courier : THE HEWS OF THE WAR. The Greet Battle Imminent?General Beauregard'* Addreaa to hi* Troop*. (./Vkintii. to i>s., May 3 (via Mobile).? The enemy advanced toward* our line* thin afternoon, with a force of aeverai t iiiUANtid, nopported hy two b?t'crie* of artillery. The\ enuaged the brigade un der General Martnaduke, which wa* per funning pcketduty. The skirttiiahing began at 2 o'clock p. in , and at half paat rive the artiller) wa* brought into action. The right lamed about nil hour, when our forcea retired. The *cene of the engage tnent wns Farinington, four and m had miles truii) Cutmtli. Ii it now occupied l?y tlie eneiiiy. Our Ium ?m .*Ih>ui twen iv killed and wounded. The enemy's lues in unknown. A grand battle in expected within three days. Our army is confidently awaiting the attack. General Beauregard has issued the following address to Ins troops': S0LUIKK8 OF SHtLOIl AND El.KIIORN ! We are about to t.ieel once inure in the slioik of battle the invaders of our noil, the d?n|Miilers of our homes, the disturb* ern of our families lace to face and hand to h?nd. We are to decide whether we are to be fieemen or the vile elavee of those who are Iree only in name, and who hut yesterday were vanquished, al hough in largely superior numbers, in heir own encampments, on the evsrineinorable field of Sl.iloh. Let the impending battle decide our fate, and add one more illustrious page to the history o! our Involution? t ne to which our children will point witli prid?, sax ing :? 'Our fathers were at the battle of Corinth !** 1 congrstulste you on your timely junction. With your mingled banners, for the first time during this war, w? ?hall meet our foe in strength that -hotild give us the victory. Ko'dieis. can the result lie doubtful f Shall we not d>ive back into Tennessee the presumptuous mercenaries collected lor our subjugation ? One more manly etfbri, and trusting in God snd the justness of our cause, we shall recover more than we have lately lost. Let the sound of our victorious guns be re echoed by those of the Army of Virginia on the historic battle field of Y?o ktow n.. [Signed] O. T. Bkaubeoard, tieueral (Joininaudi From Hew Orleans. Acousta, Mm 6. ? The Jackeon Mittittippion of tlie Iai inat, acknowledge the receipt uf N. Orleaoe papers of Tun dav last Nod furniabea the following par* liculara : The aulhoriiiea of New Orleana held out to the last in their rtublajrc and he* roie refusal to loner the Flag ol their adoption. The guna at Fort Jackaon were apiked before the Garriaou aurreudered. Fort Pike'was evacuated and every thing it contained abandoned. Farragui [the Federalist,] aeot a com* iiiuuicatiou to the Mayor and Couuct', on the 28 b ult, complaining of their foaal to haul down the Confederate Flag, etc., and notified lliem to remote the women and children within 48 hours. whereupon the Mayor convened the Council who decided ool to recede from their position. The King of Louisiana still float* to the breeze. Mnyor Moproe replied to Farrigut by saying. "We will stand your Uoiubard inent unarmed and undefended as we are!" Fnrragut on the 20ih again address- U the Mnyor, saying Forts Jackson and Si. I'hillip have fallen, and I wilt now pro cced to rnise the Flag on the Cusiorn House. You must sea that it is reepec led with all the civil power of the city. The HvtHing Del la * of Wednesday rays all the Confederate Flags in the Ci-y have been lowered end Federal Ftage are flying from all the public buildings under the protection of the eneinya guns. All of the C'ny papers are still pub lialitxi but confined to local topic*. Tl>? Federal* were eipected to take military poaaneaion of tb* city oo Wed D*ed*y. TUo commander of tb? French itMmer Milton, anchored opposite llie city, notified Farrago I that only 4b boura notice of liia intention to boint>ard wmrn ridicu loua mid demanded atity daya. Frop Ooriatk. Savannah, May 0 -1'. W. A. telegmplia to tha Republican from Corinth on the Alia 5 Tim roada art ahockmg front tbn Unary .- inn, but it w (mpuMiblw to poatpuaa a ganatal angageioaut. Tba muijr m m king a inovaiuaat oa oar rigkt, aappoaad to k# ii) nod ad afaioal tka MtririKt Bali In conformity with, if not by reason of our suggestion, Martial Lhw has been proclaimed Miid labor, white mid black, bond and free, without *11111 or measure, will aoon give ua an iinpnasible sea wall, against bostiles gunboats and mortar lleel*. All honor to Gov. Pickens for the brave and timely declaration. General I'eml-erion, we are delighted to lea?n, haa declared hi* determination ' to defend the city to the la*t extreniilt. ' Honor to the gallant commander for the >' bold and patriotic resolution. We propose that Ida Honor the Mayor shall forthwith call a public meeting of our citntans to pledge tbeir support to our noble general, and to tell iiiio that our sear cry and our war action will be, i_ n .a. ?? f vr i road. Arrangements have been made to meet lorn. Capt. Morgan defeated a body of Federals at Pulaski, Tennessee, and took 209 prisoners. He alao captured trains load ed with Federal propery. From Bichmond. Kiciimond. May 6. The Legislature met j esterJay'in Ex. tra Session. A message from Go*. Letcher, receive J to dav savs it is his delibetaie opinion thai the (Jcnscription Act ia unconatitu tional, hut in consequence of the peculiar condition of affair* existing at the time of ila passage, lie forbear* to debate the question, lJarmiHiy, unity and concilia tioti are indispensable to su:ce*s now, and urges the people to prompt and cheaiful response. The (Government aaya there ia no occaaion for despondency. Our aucceaa, far, baa been more brilliant than those that attended our anceatora in lite origin of their great struggle. He urgea a vigor* oua proaecution of the War. That it must be made a war of invasion. That Mary laud must he redeemed ai.d the Norih inuat be made feel ibe'evils of the war before we can hope for a permanent peace. Tbat the fall of New Orjeana reii dera a change in our policy necessary, and that it ahrtiilri la n?H? wnL.?i lay. He mti the CountiM in Virginia over* , run by iba enemy contain a slave popu- i iatioo of 80,COO. which, at a moderate 1 i valuation ia worth #45.000.000. | Ue aaya be baa been informed that the Constitution adopted by the Traitors who ( constituted the Wheeling Convention, has been rejected by the people to whom it was submitted. That the clause providing for gradual Emancipation were j also rejected. We clip the following paragraphs from the Knoxville (Tenn.) Register, of May 1: StampilDkrs Kktuhnino?We learn that 180 of the people who stampeded from llawktns and Hancock counties, ' sat is tied with their experience of wander , tug through the mountains, have return- : ed to tbeir homes and expressed their determination for the future to remain, and to deport themselves as loyal citixens.? ' We commend their example to others | who may be tuoveJ by the same iufatua* t ti.m. Cwmubrland Gap.? In'eHigence was received in litis city yesterday that the Federals had, the eve-iug before, attain made an attack upon Cumberland Gap, but had been repulsed by our force there. We have not learned the particulars of the engagement. The enamv ara aaiH i.. be twelve r?giuitoU in force on the Ken. ( lucky side. and the indications are that I ihe* will shortly make another desperate i attempt to taka the Gap. Oar boys are < prepared for tliem. 1 The Yankees at Uuntsville.?The ' following is the oath of allegiance which the invaders are adtuinisterii.g to the cititeoe of Uuntsville. The penalty for ?k>? laliog it, as will be seen is daath. Our people can see front this what sort of dee* potiem they will have to submit to from the Union,saving despot who now men* ace us. The oath is a literal copy from a pass which 4 gentleman had to procure to leave Uuntsville : ebdk a a l oath or alleoiancc, I solemnly swear that I will true allegiance bear to (lie United Statee of Ainerica; and that I will not, in an? way, give or tiansmil to the so called Confederate Government, or its officers, any information I may get of the movements of the United States troops. For lh? vioalanon ombuu of ibis oath ibe penalty will b? death. Tha Eight Spirit. Tba Southern Christian Advocate mvi : Lat im not b? discouraged Vj rtrtrtw. Tbsy call im to fur'bar humiliation and rapantanea. Tbay ara not merely public but personal afflictions, and abonld have the effect of meh ia purifying our hearts, and making ua bat tar servants of God.? If tbay bate tbia effect on the nation at large, ib?y will pro*# blaaaiog# in dia> guiee. Oar rsveceee, too, should axeita o# to mora mtmmm efforta to secure our Independence. Wa cannot afford to fail.? To lo#a our canaa ia to Ions a*ar*tbina. leapt our tout*, Md to many thU lorn aWo would bu inmiiML It would bu to luM *H on aarth *a bold dunr. To ?ay nothing of tb* ignominy of tbo ?ul>jugation, n thought that no iiifhmiodod nwo can aodura, avary wltdi aa well m wtrj patriotic ioatiaot woiu at tbo tbougbt of failura. Tbo patriot loaoa bia ebonabad country sod in lodipndift^ tbo Obrio linn freedom (o worrhip God, nn Inn con- j science dictates, tl.e father ilie lio|ie? fce I has entertained for Inn eliildren?(lie mnn of wesllh hir pnaeeraiottn- (lie Gov eminent fund* become worthless?(lie banks fnil?(lie wealth of ili? land in al? eorl?e?l by our enemies to pay tbe |-i ice of our siibbigntioo, end we nil logo lie* become miserable nlnven and paupers? crushed '""'ir (Le heel of n brutal an<4 tyrannical mob. We end not afford to fail. Better that we go (ii??D to Ilia grave, in uiiu common ruin $75 KE%VitKI>! 4 It till U \VU)' fro III where tie liud tlliMO hiird, near t?'heater in June la?t, our three Negri, unto, viz : UlLI* (ill.KS ami IIKNKV. Hill mill tiileft we bought tlie Mill of last Ntiveinlter. itt the eslsle wile of Kti lameli on Itroad Kiver. in York IMst.ict. They being brothers and having relation* in the neighborhood a here we purchased them, it ia more than likeley they have made their it tat Irnck to their old lit ighborhuod. Bill ia iibout 'J6 tear* and. b leet 8 iuchea high, will weigh 150 or lt>0 pound* ; ia very black ; rather aiiurpcd 'ace, apeak a quick when spoken to. iiilea, liia brother, ia about 'J4 vearn old & feet 9 iuchea high ; will weigh 160 I ha ia Very black, anil walks with hla head lip and feet turned out it, Imni. Ileiirv.we purchnaed, Jan I, of (Nil. I,', Kivea on the Catawba river, lie n> 'J3 \eara old, Well eel, & leet 10 inches high, slid will weigh 176 pounds ; has a heavy brow uiid speaks slow Iy ; has some character as a runaway. May go to Charleston or Washington city, it la hard telling w here lie w.ll go as he ia a genileman of travel. They ail ran off about the same time. We will pay $75 reward for the three men; or yio a piece lor either or Ihrin delivered in any Jail ho lliat wecun gel theiu. I'lieae boye may ailempl to make iheir way North, as eouie ulliere from Huh place have attempted. PRIDE Zl dunovant. Aug. 7, 1861?JG-tf. SOUTU CAROLINA. lancaster district. (In the Common Pleat ) ^ Dudley M. Uaeery,et al. J Declaration va. > in Samuel Spenre j Attachment. 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