The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, May 21, 1862, Image 2

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tyt Mqer. LANCASTSavrlLS. I.e. Wednesday Morning. May 81.1868 Rxuaious.?Tho W.ixh*? congregation will please take notice tliat Mr. Craig expects to preach in their Church on next Sunday, (25 th of May,) instead of the day ahendy appointed. ' Rev. Douglass Hairison may be expected to preach at the Douglass Chinch no the same day. Mr. Craig also expects to preach in the 1 Village on the 1st day of June, and at Doug- i lass on the 8th of Juno. A late number t?l the New Yoik Express ?r hiv iiiciiiifi, iroin wimt we hear I from Washington, to Iwliere that there i* i ' aoino truHi in Hie statement* of llie New , Vnik 'I ilUi'S," relative lu a stampede of the j border Slate* C(Hi|[rc?MDvn on nrcount of | .'tie radical measure* of emancipation and a^onfntculion. T?k FltcNtH ihtekvtanoM Stort.? I.ate Northern patera contain a telegruph c . dispatch from tVttuhiiigtAn. slating that there ia lint a shadow of Inundation for tlie I story in eireulalitin relative to Ficnvli in'erVeiition in uffair* on thi* cmninent, and a j proponed armistice vvith the Confederates j A Washington correspondent of a Yankee paper says: "Tlie Hun Kdvvnrd Stanly is iii#w on hia way from (.'uiiforniti, and will he here (ill Washington) in a lew day H ? |l ia knoan that lie c JUles at tlie requenl of the President for the purpose of taking the otliee ot .Military Governor ut North Cul olllin, I.is uaiive " Yax*i:r Rllk ir NotfnUt ?Gin Wool nftlt a ll.iL' of truce inln N. ' morning, Informing the citizen* that they | would be allowed 48 bourn to take the , ohIIi of allegiance to the Lincoln Govern* incut. In the event of refusal, they were coolly iiiforinci that they would be treated as prisoner* ??f war. Tiif. Spii.it in Nashville.?The Nash ville correspondent of the LouUviile Dctn ocrat say* so sure na Grant ai d liuell are defeated und have to puss through Nasli? ville in retreat, "just so aura will eery house have n eoneealed weapon?every woman will glut her revenge in murder"? The mime writer says it ia impossible to convince the people there t'mt the Sooth will be defeated at Corinth. The citizens remain finu and true to tl-c o.use of the Confederacy. From Gf.n. .Ucksor'n Command.?From pa\s?ngi r? bv the Central train Sunday nf teiiioun, the Kiel nio^t Dispatch lis* some fuitber pftrticulsrs of the tight at McDowell on Thuiaday last Up to Saturday evening, the enemy were still retreating, and Gen. J.ick-on pursuing them, hut with not nine tv prospect of coining up with thein Ti ey hail taken ihe Franklin road throu gl? the county ol I'-ndleion, which* is the moat di reel rou'e to Cuinberlaiid, Md Prisoners c plureri represent that Gen. Fremont wua xpecied to reit force Muroy on the day the lit occurred. Our ios? in the fight was 300 killed and wounded, principal y in the I2ili Georgia regiment, w hich suffered severely. V* e captured in the engagement about 100 box* ei lived ummuni ion, from 400 to ftoo Kn. I field rifles una Minnie muskets, fiO to 70 cavulry sud.lle-, unit from I6oto '200 bead OI talUo These latter wero Mllerwurda claimed l>y the citizen* of lite county of Hghlnnd from ubuiu they bod been stolen by tlio enemy. Citizens of the neighbor hood state Unit tlio lots of the ene.uy in the fiylit of Thursday am Very heavy ; and believed to bo from 1.3U0 to 1,800. ? Battle of miiloii? Cowahdick? A diviaou of Iboenvui), commanded by Gelt, liu'lbut, was in llie brunt of ibo battle on ihc held of Mbiloh. llis official report gives the casualties as follows: Killed 303 | W ounded 1 *41*7 j Missing, 175 Total v 1,985 I,o?s of Myers' und Kosa' bnlloriea: Horses, 1*24 Guns and cession*, 4 1 ii tlio official report of Gen. Hurlbut wo find lb? following: *-1 recommend :hut tbs officers of tbo 13th Oliio battery bo muatei" sd out of service, and the men und material remaining be applied to filling up the ranks of smuo battery which bus done honor to the service." Tbe reason for this we And in s former portion of tbe report, ss follows: **A single sbot from tbe energy's battery struck in Myers' battary, when officers and men. Willi a common ImnuU ?>' a..~ r..i ?f ft cowardice, abandoned the eotire battery, boreee, cuiaaona and gun*. and fled, and I aaw thcui no more until Tuaeduy " lh?n.\out tun VlMToaa.?The amiable and ealimable lady ef Preaidtnl Ifavi*, with her young and inlarrealing foully of four children, ia at preacnt reaiding in our city. ' We understand it ia contemplated by the family t<? make Raleigh their home for the preaent. Several lad<ee and gentlemen accompany the I'eaident'a family, amongat whom w? notice Senator Gwio, of Callforn a and liia aoo. At preaent they *11 occupy room a at the Yarburo' llouae. lira Davia haa already become quite * favorite amongst us. There u <? oaten tioua display about her. bar Unity or bar eoin( nnioua. Mb? moat worthily represents liar'distinguished husband, who at this mo menl filla at least one lialf lb* vision of the utilized world. We need not bid Mr*. Davis, bar family and liar friends a hearty walcoMte to oci quiet little wit/. Wo understand it is the intention of President D?vT* to lead an army against the hosts in seei ng Richmond, and that ha haa dee lured its elreeta shall aun blood before he yields U. May (Jvd be wub him.?R?l. fee* /vmrntkl 0 ? I . 4 Important Ordefr. Gov. Rrowu, ol Georgia, by nil order i ! the Adjutant General, has directed aii.'it j ollicers not to report for the ''conscription i Tne following is part of the order : j V. The Inngange of the Conoeript'.t Act lately pissed by Congress is g?tv?r:i 1 and embraces the officers of the militia ! the State* iih well as the privates Dot tl Stolen having by the 16th pnragraph of tl 8th Section of the |nt Article of the Co atilnlion of the Confederate Slut en expren ly reserved to themselves not only the a pointment of the ollicers of the miiit when in the service of the Conlederu States, but each State having also reserve to herself the authority of training hi own uiiiitia, according to the dtnviplir prescribed by Congress ? which cannot I done without officers?and there being I vacancy thnt can be filU.t - ? - - "J case nn ollie^r of the militia in curried ni of tho Stute ns a "conscript" without li consent, which, if dors generally. won entirely destroy the military orgnhizntii of the Stale, and prevent her from exerci ing Iter reserved authority of training hi militia at n time when the safety of Ik people absolutely require* tha< thin shun be done to prevent internal Insurrection that nitty occur at at.y moment wilhot atrict military police regulation*?therefor the Commander ill Chief, ufier careful coi aideratiou of this question, bold*, that tl Coimciplion Law,so fur a* it inierferi with the ofltrcrs of the militia in trie di charge of their duties, by a.templing to ri ducu llieiu to the rank* and place them ui d,-r officer* iu Coi.federate serviee, (by svhii a Major-Ueiierul of the militia, lor in*tanc tnigni be forcibly taken from lit* comniar and placed under the iowenl subaltern u| pointed by lite President, under the peiuili of death if t.e reluse* to serve,) is Hot in subversive of the right* and sovereignly i the Stales, but i* a palpable Violation 4 the Constitution ol the Confederule Slate *ud to '.hut extent. void and of no bind in force upou the officers of the nnliiia i Georgia. lie therefore command* every militia o fleer in commission in this Slate to repoi by written communication, directed t i ll....... i v\r . . . J ? ti ?)uc, m.j i.mil utn.1 luspcclu (ieliernl, lit Mllle dgc i lilts apecify iug i hm report hi* rank, the number of hi* tii Inct, liiv tliiits of hi* coin mission, tne count Ol 111* residence, and ill* post office. The who Hi u* report are directed tiol to en re theuiaeivt-a a* conscripts," but to coiitini actively in the vigilant discharge of the respective dulir* n* officer* of the militi Those wlio report a* therein directed, im only, will be protected bi the Sin's again the operation of the Cotlncriptioh Law. The De>trmclloa ol the Virginia. New* of lite destruction ol ilip lion vl? steamer Virginia, w hicli wus u toner i length within hereelf, and Which it wi hoped Would contest Inu entrance of li enemy'b gunboat* into the inontli of Juno river, reached this city yesterday niormn, We need not any that tin* intelligence ere led a profound aciisaliun, and thnl it Wi received with feeling* of unminglcd regri by our people. We give auch ineiden connected with her destruction a* we hat been able to obtain froiu the mod reliub source* On Saturday, order* were r celled by hsr comuian-ier to run Iter u J une* river, if practicable ; and it not, t evacuate and blow her up. A consul hi lie was hud with her pilots, who thought she wa* rid need to an Id feel draught tin they could bring her up aa far aa (Jit I'omt. Her draught was accordingly r< duced, but It wa* found that thi* brongl her vulriurnbi* partaabovu the wu,er'* edg and exposed her woodeli keel to the ell oi/'a lire. To attempt un engagement ui der theso circumstances and in tin* coiiO lion, would have recklessly hnzurdrd ll lives of bei gulUnl ciew, all of whom ?ei willing and anxiour to cling to lo r to ll last, and even desired that ?he should I run out the Itoad* by Forties* Monro and engage the enemy w lierever found.Against tins, however, strict order* In been issued, and a* her pilots had concl oed, after uiu'ure consideration, that it wi impracticable to make tbe pas-ugu of tl James, no ulleriiative was left licr ottice una crew lliau lo acquiesce in the stent ru puinlul tiece?aiiy lor nir destruction Tina wua done, Uwefrr, deltbt-nlel anil without precipitation. 8ne un> lin ubuul 11 o'clock on iJaturd'iy night, and e p I oiled ut daylight ob Sunday morning.' From lite amount cf au.uiiinilion in li m igaaine il ia certain tiiul her desiruclii w.i? thorough and coinpiet?vund that scare ly a Vestige ia now |*f, of the proudest enlevement* of naval science known to tl worid'a hialorv. The explosion of her niu anno am distinctly In-a'd at a distance twenty 6v? utiles. Ac fore the torch w. applied aha vaua beached near Craney I i.ind, and hor crew landed. Nearly all Iter olliceia and crow arrived in thia cil yesterday.?Richmond Dispatch The Der arrets of ink Hives?W know nothing of llicra We hear a gre< deal We are aaaared both way a, via : tin they are elfectuul, and lliat they not. Or thing we do k/iow-and Hut ia, that if tl dvfences of James Uiver are not autficir to keep ba.'k the Yankee gunboats, tin i ia inexcusable incfticiemry on the part i thoae whose duly it was to see lit tl the w?re substantial and complete. A few day will develops what has been dune, an whether there is any stop and detention t the invader's floating butteries or uot. W are ignorant of what the iulemions of tlroi who control aflahs are. Ho late as Sunda evening eight or nitre hundred Federal prn oners paroled, were sent by steamer dow Jauies ttiver lo earry the news mat cp I that liuie at least the channel was open ITtiere may be some policy unknown to ill public in this; but on lite face of it the fu< ia alraiige It wirl bu to all the ir?oel grstif ing news, that the gULboul* rarmot pai our batirrirB, and tne greatest credit wi be awarded to thove woo hive hunt then If thie proves so, however, it will have be? a aatter of very recent ecb eveuieot.0 ~AR*Y CORRESPONDENCE in Camp Cummikgh Poibt, May 7, 18b2. " Mk. Editor.?'l'he greut inconvenience to which i have been subjected?being >11 nenrly two weeks upon the road from Poll, cotu'igo to ttiis point,?has prevented me of from complying with my protniM to the i* readers of the l.edgtr Our exact location, te at present. f nui unable to give, being unit acquainted wi'.h the geography of the coun? try ; but can any thin much, tli.it we are a[> | bout egiit miles south of Fiederickebmg. i t j upon tlie Krederickabnrg and Richmond tc j Kaitroad ? about sixty miles from the latter id named city. vr | Our Brigade, under Gen. Gregg, is the j advance guard of tlie army. Our Pickets ?e j extend three miles .North, and occaaionly, to we bear of skirmishing along the line. It is in | beliaved and expected by some, that a batut ' tie will wen lake piace in this neighboris ; hood, but upon this point, I ul.vaxs confess Id j nty perfect ignorance. We have n large hi I uruiy, and can give tlie enemy n good light a ?mostly -South Carolinians Several thou tv ; aand troops passed up loom left yesterday rr i in the direction of Munus*ee. Id j Yesterday was Brigade rexiew, and after s. pciforming tlie vurioua cxolutions, our old l?* | General, iu whom we all tia\'e every coi.fi e, | deuce, ine\ery respect, nd.lr. ???;d us in r II- I spirited and manly style. Candor seemed e to be attached to eVvfy syllable Utteied. I is \ have often lieaTd ttie name of .\i?.v..?i J ?>,.s i denominated among the reckless cbarac *- | ler? of our State, but I utii convinced that >- | litis appellation to his fair nume i* wrong, h | unjust. from what 1 have seen, I judge e. | iiiiu to be cool, fearless And prudent at all 'd I true v I' I Tne fill) still hold* the name of being y 1 the b'"*i drilled Regiment from South Car '>' olitia. Col. linruca lot* been spoke of . lid "I clu**ed ulllOl.g llie first Colonels of lUe Coll. "I | tttderacy. ile I ma the confidence of his h I command. 1 Imve written tin* letter in u 1 limry, and have not time to write more at present. '"LoCAl." f j "Waxhaw Qaarda" t, I Muster roll of Cnpt. Crawford's Compalo I iiy * I> " lat Raiment of South Carolina r- j Volunteers.?I'ol. Ilugood, commanding : in Kodert L. Crawford, Carr. ?- I James II KlnX. I?T Lieut y | fit a net* M. Welsh 'iD Lieut. ?e Lewis J I'erry. Jtn Lieut ill John C WiUierspoon. 1st Sergeant. ie Joseph U I IIItoti, 'id " ir Owen Or. gory, 3.1 , Robt. Ijiinglev, 4lh " id James K. Crockett, 5tli " ?t j James K Beiinctte, l*t Corporal. I. T. I<jit Imn, 3J " William C. Sing, 3d " ^ Thomas J Welsh, 4th " j( 1 privates. John Adams, Seburn J. Hilton, ! James W. Adam*. Donivor Morton James A ran t, y. 8 ii Johnson, ^ { Samuel Arsnt, Thomas A. I.nihan, ! VV. G. Bailey, Jo* A Moiiigmuery, ' John II. Uailey, John MrGuirt, , | J S. 0 ackinon, J I'. JlcAtecr, ct j Simpson lllnekiuon, Rubt. II McAteer, Si.niuel J UnM'ert, Franci* M McAleer, j William Cauthen, General W. I'lyler, o 1 Jefferson J Cuakcjr, J.*tlir?i I'ilman, j JrSscu Cl\burn, Drnne.te I'ilinnn, o ; William R I'uskey, Wylie A Richardson, |( Tii-nnn* I*. Gaskey, John T. S*?it, f Ju* M. Crenshaw, Kdwar.l Swell, ^ S.ndford Dsn*, Michael J Sims, ^ James FlynnJP* R M. .'Sullivan, I l.omai Fly n#, Ananias Small, Manuel Fuiley Andrew J yisiar, Samuel Failed Zicuii.il> Suilon, m , W. II. Gregory, Andrew J. Taylor, ( I). J. Greg oiy, Alexander Ta) lor, j_ Jiek-mi Ganl, J R. Tailor, e Franklin Get lis, S M Ussery, Jitinoa I'. Graham, l.even A. Watson, re ' jtJ Fiancis M. Gurris, Thoniis Wilkerson, John I) Glenn,- Mane* Wallice. >e *' 21st Regiment 8. C. Militia. Ti.e recent enrolment of this Itegiment under the resolution* of the (>o?ern^r ami u Council of the 'Jltn April, exhibits the fol. "* lowing strength nf each beat company ::n< of the entire regiment?of all n:ule* be r* Sween the ages of 10 an I 65, not in service ! Beat No. 1 Upper II .t. (la-Ill. I'oiler,) 8j * * Si 14 * (Lieut. Wolfe.) 8*. " (Cspt. I'lyler.) 8' " 4 " " (Capl R.idger*,) 9< * ' " 5 Village, (Capl. Coilsnr'.) 41 ? " " 1 Lower Bat. (Capt. I'nifer,) 13 M M ?* f (*uliL Sou-oil \ If.' _ v?r * "1/ *" J" - ? 3 " " (Capt Bell,) 41 " 4 ? " (C*pt. ilagill,) 4; a I l.e 1 . ? Total liel w een 18 and 65 yenr?, 7T ^ When ciimntied inlo I lies respective cnrpi k.ld according to Hit) ages specified in a?i< "* revolutions, (he remit shown, lie l w ceii the iigea of 18 and 35, including e vein pi a, and vulurfleen nJnce order, 2I( l,f Deduct exempts by Hit) board, prifuanioii, employment and other cauaea, 38 e ~~~ Liable to conscription act, 178 (l Deduct volunteer a who liavo gone to companies in sarvjeo, aioco order ol en* rolinent, 28 it , Reronluing aubject to conaeription, 15CJ Between Ilia ngea of 35 and 50, conslilu y ' ting I lie tirot corpa, to be Held for active ^ aerviue, whenever required by the Slate nu' g Ihouiitiea, including example, 271 u Between the :.gca of 60 and 65 ycare. matiluiing the second.corp?, to be held fur w the performance of Patrol and Police duty, and fur the iolei nil dulence of the State, 244 Between '.he agea 16 and It yeara, n likewise included in thie eorpe, 68 n ? ~~ Number of aecond eorpe, 290 its cl Home of the enrolment* were made on the f. lOlh^^^^ie nlliera on the I'iift of May ? a peraniBrere allowed until I7lh to eeleel " their respective cotnpnniee nnd volunteer ' ibereitK It ia believed thai aeveral have in _ volunteered amoe, who are not reported end ioeltaded in tbe dad pa tod thie will farther * ? ' ju' ll'l - -^*1 diminish the number lirble for conscription ?nil who were reported its volunteers, or i Mho have ennte to my knowledge since, j have been ine'utbd? besides several linve i applied sime to the Adjutant (Jenernl for exentptioti, if granted, it will still further I diminish the number (15") subject to coo < acription. JaMp.s ii. WiTHtnsrooH, i Col. 3lst Regt fcl. C. M i May 19. 1863 I WAR NEWS. i Later from Corinth. Corixth, May 6. ? (.'apt. Cross, of the ' 154th Tennessee, litis just come in from ! ' Bethel with three prisoners. I Thn? IK ' -? I . .... ..,.v>v >nc riirui; lurcr ai ninety ; 1 thousand, and that Fremont's division lias j ' ( come up The enemy in liard at work on | , the roads, and are furnished w ith ready built I i bridges, and are throwing up works of dp. | ' J fvPce uk they advance. The priaonera also report groat disnfTy-ct* I I lion in ilie Federal army, that the WeHtern i | men refuse to fight against the South to | i put the negro una pir witii the whites. There hun been considerable skirmishing j ' between the pickets in front to day. j It U reported that the enemy is throwing i j up untrenchmenta, making plunk roads, and ; building bridges over the swamps and ditch ?s as he advnncea All is quiet in front Generals Beauregard and Polk were ser- ' refolded lust night by Gen. 1'iiee's excel, j lent band. The former made a speech, in ! which lie said lui hoped soon to be in pos- j i seasion ? f some Nortlrern cities to couipun | sale for the Iohh of New Orleans. 1 From Pensncolfc. | [Special Ehipatih to the Mobil* Adi-ertitcr J ) I'k.s-ACoLA, May 10?At twelve o'clock : ^ i last night llio PciisscoU Navy Yard and I Forts were set on lire and destroyed. Fori Pickens, when lite enemy discover- j ed what was going on, opened a furious | bombardment, which was kept up during ! the couflragrutinn, bnt without doing damago to tin) body at I'eosacoln. All the public pronerty. excepting the Custom house, incapnblu of being moved, vv u? burnt; but it 11 moveable Confederate j pioperiy mis ueen saved. Tito Rjiilri ad truck lending out of the city towards Montgomery was lorn up tliis morning. A Federal ves?el will, n flag of truce cntnu up to lite city to day, denim ding its mil render Muyor Bubo refused to comply | with tile demand, but slated th.it ull the i military forces had lefl and lie had no power to oppo-e the Federals. The Federal i officer replied that they would occupy the j city to morrow, but thut Hie iuhubiUuls | need not be alarmed. Another Viotory. Mobile, May 13?A special dispatch to i the olliee of liic Advertiser, dated Corinth j May ti. -ays : 'I'll* enemy is drawing nearer our right, j centre and left, as if lor a general advance upon our position. The weather is dry nnd hot. On the9lh inst., .Col. Woodward with | the 1st Kentucky Cavalry and a detach? . meiil of Texas Hangers, attacked tha Federula at Kih River, killing several ami cap | luring two Captains, two i-iru'eiiants, forty | lliree privates and eight negroes. Tlie Confederate loss was live killed, in' eluding Cupl. Hani-, of the Texas Ranger*. Seven were wounded. I The above is otficiul. The Latest from New Orleans?Inci(Liits of Yankee Rule Richmond, May 13.?The following is a copy of a despatch received by the Serrelu' j ry of Statu to-day : Camp Moore, La , May 13. J To Hon. J. I*. Benjamin: Gen Butler, on [ the 1 11 it iiixt , took ftucible posse-siou of j the office of the Con-ulale of the Nether- i ! iutiiis in New Orleans, searched the per-ou : j of the Consul, and look fiora him the key I I of III* Vault, v* llffe ftSOO.OUtl liliii traits I I - ' ! ferred by the Citizen'" Bank ol L<iui>iiin? j to litts credit of ilie llorKS of Amsterdam, j I in order (tint tliey might pay the in'crest on [ tht) Stale Bonds. Boiler look pna*e?" | i sion of ilie oflice* of tiie French and Spun* ] i.tli Consul* hi ibe old Cuiiiil it.ihk building corner of Cainp und .Magazine *1 reels, und placed a gourd lUeie Tlie Flench Consul 1 I w viH on board the French war steuiner Mi- j j Ian, arid bud not returned up to Sunday ] 1 runnin g It is said tli.it the. guard luia since I been eiuovcd from the offices ofll.e French | and S^ahitdl Console. (fuller liua seized I the Lurnii Bank arid Sam Smith At Co.'a I ^ j Bunking (louse on Camp street. 'Cue Yan- ' Kee General haa also issued nil irtfl.itmtiAiory proclamation, designed to (Ticite the poor againal the rich, by promising to distribute amongst the poor 1.000 bbls. of beef and ! sugar, robbed from the citizens. Yaiikt e recruiting office* have been opened in the city. 'Che poor, it is said, will sot ii he slur- { ving. 'Che enemy have sent a force to Hon- | net Carre, marched through the swamp and I destroyed the lrack<>f the New Orleane, Jackson aud Northern Railroad. From Richmond. ENGAGEMENT O.N JAilES RIVER Richmond, May 15 ?The following ie | Bulletined ly the Cress of this city, this morning : The Federal Gun Boats (supposed to ^s the Monitor aud the Galena,) opened upon ' our batteries si Wilton about 8 o'clock this morning, at a distance of live huudr. d ' ' yard*. Tii? ehemy fired with great rapidity and ;! violence. Our batteries replied deliberately. I o'clock, P. SI.?We have juel fired the i Uulena arid al.e hat retired with the other gunboat*, down ihe river. Our loan ie four killed and eight wounded. The Oalena wan -on Are when the retired. Our troop* are iu high apirite aod voofi* . dent of N?me. $ Proclamation of the Gov of Virginia. Richeoxo, May 15.?Tiie following ia n j proclamation i-sued to duy by the Governor q uf tliit Commonwealth, Virginia : I J Having resolved that the capitol of tho ; H State ahull be defended to the last oxtreuii- "j ly, if it ?? in accordaoeu with th* views of ( | the President of the Confederate Statea, j J, and ha* ing declared that whatever deetruc* | ^ tii<o nnd loss of property to the Stale or | ^ individuate shall thereby result, will bo j ^ cheerfully submitted to, and tlii* uction be- J ing wnrinlv npproved und acconded bv tho .Y Kxecutivn thereof, I do hereby request all 1 ^ uflrcers who are out of service from any ; y .suae, and all others who may be willing , j to unite in defending this State, to nsneiif , 1 trie this evening at the city hall at 5 o'clock J una proceed forthwith to organize a fwicr, J ^ itc. | v I'rotnpt and efficient fiction is nbsoiutely j N necessary. W? have a gullanl nrrny it: the 1 \ tield, upon whom we fully and confidently , *| rely ; but no effort should bu spared which I j( ran contiibute to this noble object. j p The Cupitol of Virginia must not be sur- j J tendcied; Virginians must rally to its res- "! i*tie, ! A (iiven under my hand and under the seal of the Coiiunonw Q-iih at Kichuiond. this l&ih day of May, 1802, and in the GOth year of the Common wealth. v (Signed) # Jao. LKTCNcn. In accordanco with the shove proclnnin- j lion, n large assemblage took place at the j IJnll. Fine spirit prevailed, and (ioveri.or ' Iwtcher and Mayor Mayo addressed the as ^ leinblsge i ^ Uolti declared they would never eurrerr ' j J?r the city. The announcement was ro- j is ceived with loud cheering. ^ Resolutions were adopted for the organixation of a regiment of volunteers to defend I ^ Ilia city. I r( The latest report front the river, state e llin .Monitor and Galena wvre steaming a I 11 down tae rtvor. I n, Thi Latest ? (The following was received from Cum- | " d.-n on Monday evening:] We Itnve a report thai a great battle has ! been fought in Vtrgmiu, resulting in a bril- j lianl victory for our aruts. ' q It vmne Into Inst niirht. bv wav of Colum- I bin. We have no particulars, and its truth i i it doubted by runny. ; j D aguitiog Treachery and Negligence E YeaU'tdny, ul daylight, tlie strainer Finn- '* U-r, in the nb-once of Iter o Hirers, wan turfed I i< by four or five of her- colored crew from ! o Iter berth ul Southern \t liuif. lo the enemy's 1 . licet. Slie in u high pre*suie cotton boat, J' of light drmnjlit, formerly plying on the ' y, I've Dee River, but latterly cliurtored by tl lio Goveititueut, with tier officer* and crew, G fioui Mr. Ferguson, her owner, and Used an 11 u u transport and guard bout about tlio bur- / bor of Charleston. iler nriiiariieut HAi a r 32 poii'.dcr and 21 pound ImiYitZi r 'J lie ( evening previous shu n.iu taken aboard s. four gont for one of the newly erected 0| woiks, eitlie.r tout on Morris' Isiutid or t'oit riiisbei, vir .? -11 p.. ;t.f!rr, rifled and . bainlid, an 8 inon coluiubiud. botli of which had be?*n struck si the reduction of Fort Sumter, an 8 inch sea-coat I howitzer, and r 32 pounder These guns Wero to have gone to their destination early in the morn lug, urui been mounted yesterday. Three sentinels were stationed in sight of her, sod a detail of twenty meu were within hail tor too reiiui of the poth Between hail'pas', three and four o'clock, the l'latiUr steamed up and cant loOte, toe seiitiuula i having no suspicion of foul play, and thinking she was going about tie r bdsihcas. At C q.inili-r-p i%t tour o'clock, she passed Fort ] fsuniter, blowing her w histle, and plainly | seen, fihe was reported by the corporal of j p the gun id as the guard bout, lo the officer a1 of the day, Cupi. Fleming, one of iho best e and moat reliable otliceie of the risen, j p The fort is only called on to recvtgnizo am : ll.O/TZf.l LiiuLtf li.IaNlilC ftiL'inir fi.r ,rr .ivt4. i ! m thai limy have llmir officers aboard. This ' was done hi usual. The run to Morris" Is* |j land U'><-n a loi'jj w ay out pus' llie furl, and (] then turns. 'Hiu I'lunter on this trip did t nut turn. The officers of the I'lunter were * K-lyea Captain, iSunih Male, and I'itclier 1 hngmeer. They have beeo arrested, und will, wo learn, be tried i.y court-murliuJ for disobedience o! u standing general order, that the otficere and crews of all light-' draught nteuniers in the employment of the Government will remain on board day und flight. The result of this negligence may bo only the loss of the guns ami of the boat, desirable for transportation. Out things of tins kind nr? sometimes ot tntalctilubie injury The lives and property of this whole Community are at stoke, und might be jeop.irdi d by events apparent ly aa trifling as this. !l is, therefore, due to the service and to the cause, that this breach of discipline, however innocent in intention on the ( part of the officers, should ho dealt with ns | it deserves. Without strict discipline, no I military operations can succeed.? Charles ion Mercury, 13ih Reliable information Iron) the command o! Gen. Jackson stales that the fragment of Milrov'a aruiy, which escaped destruction st the ba'tle ot Suilington 11111, had been reinforced by Fremont with four additional regiments, und had taken position four imien norm 01 r rmiKiii), in I'endleton coui.* ty. The advance of lien. Juckson'a nimy | w.i? kix mile* Month of .that point, and atili , advancing on the enemy, it ia thought u battle was imminent yeaterdny. The Hurguoii-General of the Federal army of the Fen insula, acknowledges a loaf, I in killed nnd wounded, in iho engagement at Williamsburg, of thrte ikout'tud. From the llernld'a account, four hundred Confed - ( rate* who were left wounded on the held of battle, w tre captured. ^>ur Iom, there- i fore, being admiited at three hundred 1 killed, and five hundred wounded.and miae log. doea not com* op to one third of the low of the coeuiy. Reoeipts. j V Rlnckmon. Oct. 9, '62 ; lr \V C Cntithen, Aug 12, '(IS | Williams, April II, '62 i Yaulandinghnm, Jon. 10, '63 I II Stogner, Feb. 19, '_63 ohn J McAteer, July 18, '62 luev MvKibbon, Nov. 28, '62 , A Wataon, Aug. 7,- '62 am?a T True*da!r, April 7, '62 V M McMulUn, Oat. 13, '62 na F Ballard, April 16, '62 brnm Nun', Sept. 30, '62 ' lias Ellen Hub)*, Oct. 23, '62 I N Dunlap, Jan. 1, *63 1 IcCurry &. Hameralojgh, Aug. 14, '62 1 Hen Morrow, Feb. 19,'63 j ?rny Morrow, March 2. '63 I Sim*. July 1, '62 j T M*?-key, Feb. 12, '63 i W Hunter, Ma) 16, '60 I ] Gardner dt W II Blackmon, Dae. 18, *02 , Ira M C lluey, Oct 30, *62 : Ira II j Cuskey, Sept. 19, '62 I V \V Ellis, Dec. 21, '61 ! King. May 1. '62 ! Irs Slur* E Bou1 .vara, Jan. 23, '63 > nines Miller, - Oct. 18. '02 1 I'm ItoWB.l, Nor. 28, '62 | ' ?hn M Crocktt, Augt. 4, '62 ; eubvn Bailey, May 1, '63 j Funderburk, June 27, '61 C Ciddwei], Juno 3, '62 I t M D He Ik', May 9. '62 ' j Carter, Feb I. '63 ; i FOR RENT. j I THE HOUSE AND I.OT in Uncaster. illo, known aa tho Methodist I'nrromige. Apply to A.MAYER ! Mav 21. 1862, lb?tf j Last INTotioe to TaxPayers. A large amoun t of the Taxr\. ES of this District ie yet unpaid I . iu?t nmke my return in about two weeks, will have to carry the money with me, or itue execution* and leave them with the heriflf, take hi* receipt and deposit it with te Treasury. I would be glad if I was aSe to do as I have generally done before, ndviinee the money foi defaulter* ) I boriwcd money l ist year, to advance for othrs, which has not b?en paid buck to m? et; bill I have to pay w hat I borrowed,? us prevoi.la me from being able to advance | gsin this year. 1 will be nl tiie Court Motive on the 26th j 1st., to receive what is yet unpaid. Alter int time I will lie compelled to issue exe. ons. J R. HUNTER, T. C. L. I). Lancaster C. II. May 14, 1862. I5tf HTlTth u a. it oi/in a, I LANCASTER DISTRICT. [>Y I'. T. Ilaminorid, Esquire, Ordinary ! 13 for said District. WHEREAS. WILLIAM AND JOHN I jlk's have.applied to ine for Letters of Ad linist ration on nil and singular the Goods nd (Jhattle", Rights and Credits of Robert Irlk, lute of the District aforesaid, deceas* ] d These are, therefore, to cite and adinonih all and singular, the kindred and credits of the said deceased, to lie and appear efore me at our next Ordinary's Court for he said district, to he holden at Lancaster lourt Mouse on the 2d day of June | ext, to show cause, if any, why tho said 1 dministration should not tie granted. 1 Given under my hand and seal, I ' I,.S. / this l/ic l9 h day of May in ! ) the year of our Lord one thouimt eight hundred and Sixtytwo, and in i to eighty .*<xUi year ot the Independence f the State of South Carolina, / P. T. HAMMOND, o. l. n. Msv 91. 1S?J. 15-'2t-n f 2 fto ? STATE OF SOD i'll CAKULlN a. j Adjutant and Inspeetor-Gen-rai's Office, J Charlkhtox. Mhv 10, 1862. j 1ENERAI. ORDER AO. 18. I TDK Ordinance of the Convention of ' La the p?*opie of South Carolina being re. I ardcd l.y the Executive Council ut the j nrnmount law of the State, and the ncce* itv of maintaining a police through the exinptiori of Over?ecre being considered of iUl importance by the Executive Council, I i* Ordered. That all exemptions of overeers property granted by the Adjutant and nspector General, upon certificates cotnilying with the requirements of "An Ordiisnoe to exempt overneert from the perforuunce of militia duty," shall he regarded iv the Adjutnnt and Inspector-General as xempling overseers from the opeiation of he Conscription Act. By order . WILMOT ?. DeSAUHSURE, Adjniant and Inspector-General of S. C. May 13, 15-11. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER. Columbia, May 14, 186J. RESOLVED, Thai the Governor and Council consider the Conscription Act uf Congress as exempting from conncrip lion all persons at the time legally exempt by the laws of the State, including, in South Carolina, the exemp iona made Dv the Convention, and those made by the Governor and Council by authority of the Convention, and those made by the Iwgis iHuirti nnd retained by the Council ; the Governor nnd Council holding that the Exemption Act of Congress does not repeal the Conscription Act, hut is concurrent Willi the existing exemption laws of the Htate. By order of the Governor and Council. II. F. ARTHUR, Secretary. May 15, I It-It. STATE OF 80UTH CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER, Columbia, May 14, I8*a ^ RESOLVEI), That those constituting V# the First Corps of Reserves, when formed into companies, shall elect their company officer* ; and when formed into regiments, the field officers shall be appoia led by the Governor and Council. And 'f iIio*h constituting the Seeond Corps of Ke serves nli a 11 be organised into companies and regiments and placed under the command of the militia officer! of the Htate. who may then be in comtniaaion. But this resolution shall not apply to the city of Charlsstoa, where the reserve force is atready organised and officered. By order of the Governor and Council. , B. F. ARTHUR, Hacrstary. May 10. 15-11. BUSINESS CARDS. KERSHAW A CONNORS. . ATTORNEYS AT LAW APD Solioitors in Equity. LAXC.19TERVILLE, S. C. Will attend promptly t<> all bosiueM entrusted to them * J B. KERSHAW, | W M. CONNORS Ctiu?d"n, S. C. Lancaster, C. H. Aug. 10. 1859. C B NORTHROP. Attorney at Law AND SOLICITOR IN EqCITlf, Will praotioe hi Lancaster and the neighbor* ing Districts. OFFICE AT I.A.SCASTERVILLE. October 81st, 1M1. 87-17 Dr. ALFRED CRAVEN, Kcildvul Kiirfooit K>eull?t, T OK K VI ILK, S. 0., Jffofft 1.1m Professional Services to the citn? tens of 1 .nncaaler Village and surrounding :ountry. ARTIFICIAL TEETH inserted on Gold I'late, from one to a full sett. Juno 11th, I860 16-1y MELTON & WITHERSPOON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND Solicitors in Equity, Will practice in Lancaster nnd the surrounding Districts. C. I>. MkLTOK, | II J WlTHERSPOON, Chester, S. C. | Lancaster C. II. January J I, I860. 48?tf. WILLIAMS & ALLISON, ATTORNEYS A t L A W AMD Solicitors in Equity. LANCASTER, C. H , S. C. Will I.. .1-- r?:? * ? ? f "wiuci an ano i/i.^iriuv vi Li&ucasier. Prompt attention given to Collection*. Mr. William* may bo consulted at Yorlcvillo, S. C., and Mr. Allison at hit office in the Court House, at Lancaster. July 1th 1858. 21? tf John Anderson, THIS Thorough bred Jack ia out ?r MARENGO. He ia 15 handa high, 4 year* old, dark iron gray, and finely proportioned. He will atand tho Fall aeanon at this place, on the following term* : For the season, #20 00 Lancaster C. H , Sept 12, 1860,-31tf. Notice. DURING MY ABSENCE IN the army Jainea R. Lark ia authorized to repre* acnt me officially. The otfice will be kept opeu and the duties pertaining thereto dls. charged bv liiiu. IL J. HANCOCK, C:'k C. C. P. Lancaster C. H , Jan. 22, J862. 61 tf NOTICE. { 1 U AKDlANS, Executors, aud Aaru.nia. OT trators, who manage estates in the Or* linnry'a office, are respectively notified to nrike their return* on, or before, the 1st of May, next. 1'. T. HAMMOND, o l d. March I2lh, 18G2?Hf. HANGING ROCK MINERAL SPRINGS. XM1C SUBSCRIBER IS DESIROUS of renting out for the season the waering place, known a* the HANGING ROClv MINERAL SPRINGS situated on iho Stage road, running from CamJen to Lancaster C. H ; about twenty-seven miles from the former place and eleven from tho latter. The water i* well known as possessing highly valuable medicinal properties, being etrong'y chalybeate. The situation is as beallny a* any place in the Confederate State*, and it has the advan Inge of good society. Country produce and provisions may be procured, within convenient reach, at com. paritively chenp rates. The place is ready supplied with all no. eeasarv household and kitchen furniture and will ntlurd ample accommodation for seventy five or one hundred persons. 1 prefer to rent the whole to one person; but if that is impracticable, I will rent cabins or single rooms to fumilies separately ; ready furnished as above stated, j The terms will be easy and reasonable. | Persons may communicate with roe At | my residence near Hanging Rock, or 1 may be addressed at Hanging Rock P O , S. C. JAMES M. INGRAM. April 23, 1WJ, 11-tf Charleston Mercury will please copy I twice, notice editorially atid send bill to the I undersigned at Hanging Rock. J. M. INGRAM. .South Carolina, LANCASTER DISTRICT. BV P. T. HAMMOND, Esq, Ordinary for said District. Whereas, MISS R. M. CLARK lias applied to mn for l/Otters of Administration on all and singular the Goods and Chatties, Rights and Credits of JASKN CLARK, Esq, late of tiie District aforesaid, deceased. THESE are, therefore, to cite and ndI inonish all and singular, the kindred and I creditors of the said deceased, to be and appenr before me at our next Ordinary's Court lor the said district, lo be hotden at Lancaster Court House on the 36th day of May inst., to show cause, if any, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my band and seal,this 12th day i i of May in the year ot our ? L. S. ? Lord one thousand eight hundred ( ).and sixtytwoandinlheeighty-sixth rear of the Independence of the Stale of South Carolina. P. T. HAMMOND o i. d. May 14, 1862. * -14-31. p f #2.60 Notioe. I have left my book* of account io tha hand* of Wjo. A. Biggarl, who it authorised to make auliiemeitU for tne. Peraoita* knowing (IisiuimIvm indebted to aa, will plea** make payment to him. L. A. WATSON. April 30 th 1862. I Aft 6000 P(HTNDS^IB()NT INCLUDING Plow Iron, Plow Steal, &a t or aalo at JONES <*R'V'KF.TTS. Fab IF 1861?ltf ' /"