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ftp irpfypt. XANCASTSRVILLR, 8. c. "Wednodgy Horning. Jane 85.1868 The mt-wbera of the Lancaster Bar and the Officer* of Court will assemble at Uio Court Uouie ots^atuiday nest, the Mth lost., si 11 o'clock, A M-, to show respect to the memory of the lamented John William.-, Keq., deceased, and the public generally are requested to be present and participate in the object of the meeting. Dur.RRKD.?An able a tide on "Oorernment," and another in relation to the sale of cotton, will appear neat week. Good Cotton ii"worth 1 SCceots per pound in the Augusta (da.) maiket No CourtThe present it the week for the regualr Term of die Court of Equity for thia Diatrict; but tlia < Chancellor, leaniitig that thcro was no business /for Lancaster, did uot attend. The Court eon* . Annd in York on Monday of laat week and .vontinucd in session about thirty minutes? long enough to uiatk eeeiy case on the Docket . continued CasualUeatn Capt. Hilton* Company A portion of Capt. Hilton's Company, 4Jud Regiment S. C. V., were In the fight on Jauies Jalaud, on tlie l&Ui ineC TVe f? Lowing are the repotted casual tie* in Capt. 11.' Company : Killed.?Jeff. Spray. Wounded ?W. K. Coonell, ankle, vtry ae< ere, leg amputated ; F. Connell, ankle, alight. Postage. For the infnriiiB'.iou of tha public we in aert the annexed which interests all who u-e mnil facilities for the trauapor'aitun of Mailable mat er : Sec 1. The Congress of the Confederate folates of America do enact, that from and after the firu day ol Jul) neit, there shall bo charged the following rate* of postage, to w.ity For every aingle letter sealed, and fur very letter in manuscript or paper of any "kind, upon which informs ion shall be asked for, or communicated in writing or by eigara or marks, conveyed in the maila for any distance within tie Confederate Stwtro iff America, ten cents ; and ete. y letter i-r parcel, not exceeding h..lf an wonce iu weight ahall bn deemed a single letter and -every additional half ounce or additional of leas than half ounce, ahall be charged .additional single postage. Approved April l9lli, 1861 Fr.oti JamCb' IfLAUD ?We learn from private letters ("ay* the South Carolinian,) that the enemy's lose on Janiea' island ia .miu h larger that at first reported. Up to Wednesday evening two hundred and fitly one Uvdiea had b??a Interred by our Men, .and their mnbulsiicea were a.lowed to re .move their aeunded. The probability ie that their loea in killed, wounded mud prie oners will rvaeh one thouaaud. Uatti.k ix Aiiahas-iri Ehlmt Root id.?The Jackson Miasiaaippiun ia inform ed that lellera have been received in that vicinity w hich leave no doubt that Governor Kuuti attacked the Federula I'd milea from Little Rock and routed them, and lliuduinn pursued them and routed them again at Jackaonporf. The dale of Ihia cngagetnenl j? not given, but it muel have tranapired quite recently. Mc' LtLLAx'a IliroKT or Ilia Loeeits.?Geu. McC>e!iaii'a official statement ot the Federal l"sa in the battle below Richmond ia aa follow # : Killed, eight hundred aud bturty ; wounded, three thouaand ail hundred aud twenty-ae?en ; aliasing, one thou, aand two hundred and twenty lwo, making grand total of killed, wounded and aliasing of fire thouaand aavea hundred and thirty nine. Jacxaoa'a Axrar?The Richmond IMtpatcS of Iftili inat., aaye : It ia uo longer a aecrat that heavy reinforcements have been sent to "Stonewall" Jackson, in the Valley, and that he now haa an army sufficiently larga to cope with any force that can be brought against him by the enemy. What the elect number of theee reinforcements are we are unable to aay, aa they have all been carried over the South Side Railroad from Petersburg, and thence to Staunton, via Lynchburg. Al * 1 , though just on iiom the nouth. these uteu arc uot raw recruits. Many of them have Men servioe on the Southern coast, and ware withdraw only when their posts were occupied by others taken from the diflbrer.t campa of instruction. They are in a tn*a> re voUrana, and burning with ardor to join their companions in arms, to share with them the glory of the brtlliaat cam. paign in tha Valley. Jackson now has as tuany men as ha wants?aa many as can bo managed anereaafuily in the mountainous district through which ha will hae# ta march in order to reach tha territory of the ....... a i..? u.A?t. .11 ?.. ..i.r.?. CIITinji ? ? I VVV?H>? Mil IIIIIIUIIV mints had reached him, and ha Wit ateadily pushing forward after Shield* and Freiooot who w'era retreating before hi* advance. Qummmtj. Rich Mono, June 30?Tne Ceert of In* quirjr, convoked by order of the Navy Department, to investigate the caaaee of the deelruction of tSe aleamer Virginia, (Herri lac.) report that Ike deetractioo of eaid ateamer waa, io the opinion of the Coert, unneccaeary at the time aod plane it waa effected, it being iu evidence that the Virginia, with very little mere, if any, leeeeaiog of draft coold have been taken np to Hogg ialand, in Jamee River, where the channel is narrow, and eonld there heve prevented the larger veeeela and traneporf of the enemy from ascending. The Court ie of opinion lliut auvh di-poeilioa eeght le hate been made of her. The finding of the Conrt of faqeiry in the ease of the doatruclioa of the itieeievi' that the deatrtMtiee waa eeneeeesary M prevent her ttmm fh'Jteg iate Um heed a tf the taeny. [roa run lj.nca.stu lkdosr ] Jobs * llliamt Esq Mr. Kuito* Your beautiful, and wall merited tribute to the memory of our la> mooted soldier and atate>mao will find a responsive chord in Hie breast of all our people. In these trying times, it is pleasing to contemplate that fidelity to principle and unwaveiiug consistency, which alw*)s characteii/ed the scions of this candid, honest hearted man. And it is a source ol deep regret he was not spared to nsri>e from his giatrful nod appreciative country tuen such testimonials of mnruval. us i.i* ............. whs> mi; want auo?, pntiuut lu Hi* day mentioned for aiurtuig. JAM. l>. MclLNVAiN. iroa tub LAHCABTBa lbookb.j England U starving fur the want of a_>iiod. hailing cotton to bar now would hurt ub severely, becauee it would prevent her frooi recognizing our independence. and from co operating with ua to bring the war to a eluee. Our government, or at loot our people, abould hold the right 10 the cotton and then they couid lawfully bom it I abould they conclude that patriotism re quired it, but ahuotd the cotton paa? into the hundn of Lincoln or foreign agenla they would refuee to do on. Bnould it however be burnt when claimed by foreigu agehta, If might bring ub into colliaion with the Government* of thaae agerte It U important theo for the people to be legally ... eurvd that whatever cotton tuey may eell ie not to pane Into the hand, or to the right, of agente of foreign governnieala. The n?rehant in Charleaton might tranefer hia right to hia cotton in the country to foreigner.? nod thus they could get our cotton and no nctning for our independence. i. r G. MI I TAG. (rot tmi lancirria umil] M?. Kdit<>k : I m? id your papar, U?rlog data of Juua lha 11 h 1162. a paragraph autiog thai Uampaoy Plnliipa of LaucaaUr Dialrict, haa Ilia honor of having 10 aona iu iba amy of tho Coof?d?-rala 8u?aa.? Pvoipaay ia boat. Mr. Wilaon Birl of Uarawall LHalrict ia lha falhar of 14 chiidrao, 2 daaghtar* and 12 aona ; ijwpa at lha aona ara ia lha I7lh Kag'l. 8. C. V. and lha athar ulna ia auapoiM rlaawhara. (Thla information ia front oaa of in? 12 aona aoar n oj author of Uapl Raj'a ooui pauy ) Can aoeh paopla bo countered | II. J. HANCOCK, liaal Cos. J. ?1t? Kag'l. 8. C. V. [ Iota IB, UN. _ _ -r, ? ? * conduct no jus.ly nieriied. Hit patriotism wm not of tnat order, which induce* some to offer ilieir service* provided ln?y are invested with prerogatives of an honorable And lucrative office. When tlie rights of our eouutry were diet egardrd, and Iter tionor disrespected the language of nie conduct was?"Here aui I, ready and willing to per. foriu just such service u? my country muy tired " A rifle was placed in It to hands : and he used it its Inilhluliy und cheerfully aatfa Division had been put under In* couiutand. Iliatory due* not furitiali u* with an example of more disinterested pa. trioltaui. In the ariuy, if you wished to find Esq. William*, it *a* only necessary to inquire where duly had pluced hiui And in tlie legislative councils of toe Slate the aaute principle* regulated hie conduct. lie waa always in hie seal at the calling of lite roll ; uud his tune was not employed in tiuie.kilhng conversation with tlie members near?bis ailet.tiou was given to the buaiheae belute the house And lie was always ready to give an ialeliigent mud judicious Vote on all questions under discussion The order of his mind seriurd uot ao much adapted to originating scheme*, as expurgating and prrfeciing tnum of ulner*. As a member of the -Military Commutes in leGO-til, lie rendered iuiportMiit service to the Sluts in the organization of the militia and perfecting those plnns, which resulted in the recovery of the stealthy seized Sumpter. The to teresl of the Diairict were never entrusted to a tuore attentive, energetic, faithful Kep. ?w tentative. | As ft (.axxyer, it ia only necessary to aay, hia deadnt-sa to a* 11, and incorruptible id* tegrity cau-?*d liim lu t>e exert where known a* "honetl Jack " Aa ail advocate he wa# peraweriugly devoted to the intrreata of hia clival. Aa a cmii. actor the "Hoard* and committees of ti<? District ?*au bear honorable and grateful testimony to Hie valuable inatruciion and uureinuneratcd aa* aialancft he *aa alwaxa willing to give when deaired. At such a time a* thi*, tne Diatricl deeply deplores the loaa of anch a brave aoldier, audi an honeat l.aW\er, such an able alateaman. And the ailent wish of every heart ia, "Rrquiescat ?n pace " hVl.VANUA URBAN. [roft ths LaftcaaVaft Lanoaa.] Mr LdiTuu ? A* the scarcity ol ball ia eo great iu our Uialrict, unleaa something ia dene by thoae who arc able to *e?d their wagoua te the Virginia ball Work*, the poor people and the fuuiiliea of llteeoU diere who are in the army froui thia District x*ill greatly suffer. | would suggest tin* plan?let exery lutrj who ie able aend a wagon and team and thoae who cannot apare a wag- n and team joiu together I. 'J, 3 or 4 and make up a team ; for every wag* on aud teem let there be five bu*hela ufaalt nroiighl and depoeited iu oor Ifiatricl lor the benefit of the families of the soldiers, who are not able to go aPer it, a..d for tne i beiiifit i.f tho poor of the District. The amler of thla will alart on neat Wednesday I week, id of July, and will bring fixe buah ele for the purpoae aboxe named ?i will also attend to gelling salt for ail thueu w ho | may be di?poaed to aen i their wagons and | team*, who cannot go themselves, pruxided | -hey will tend a good, truaty wagoner and a small boy with I heir teams All thoae sending wi'.l be required to furnish aaeka or bags. Tli# teams slioilld be Well shod, and good atroog wagoua aa the roads will be partly across the mountains, and *pr.i visions for one month should alao be sent. All those wishing to send w ill see me and give I Ai.? tl.... ? - [tor the lancaster ledoer J | Mr. Kdxtur.? It appears that the spirit { of speculation which prevails to an alarming client throughout the country is calculated to produce almost aa greats calamity as the war; and we think requires some legislative interference to prevent its distructivc influence. It is, and will be, seriously felt in almost every branch of trade , and train-, tiud is calculated to protract the | present war, while there remains such a j large clues engaged in filling up their cof! iers nt the expellee of llto laboting and proj ducing class ot tli? country. We will inI stance one branch of speculation, to wit : | Cotton, which at present appea-s to excite ' n general feeling of inquiry Ther# are ngeuts or persou* traveling over the coun| try bu)ir,g it up. l.urge capitalist* have a ; (]ii:uiiuy of money on I.mid and not being I hLW to nee the effect this war may have : upon the currency or our government, they I prefer making an investment in Cotton; and 1 it in urged us u rea?oii for celling that lliu ! proceeds put in circulation would afford | in en n n 10 pay tiis Confederate or war lax, and discharge many oilier demands Admitting thin to be true, wind muni be the Oevenaiiry collar qnetice ? It will undoubtedly lime a tendency to destroy confidence in the currency ol' the government. It' not why invest in cotton ill preference to C--u federate llotidn vl 8 per ceni intereai ! The reason, in niy opinion, in the want of court deii.-e in Coiiledcrale uioney ; it ia there fore not difficult to divine lue result, fc'up pone f.inculn declares the blockade raised in all ihe Southern ports, which in not alto geiher improbable, eapecivllv if he should tint) that those ha lias u trendy opened (New Orleans. &.c ,j will not furnish to foreign importation the reading article of trade? Cotton?without which the Uritiah and French O'overunients would feel but little interest in our commerci.rl intercourse ; and ill the event tllnl lin.-nl.. i A this policy, he would collect Ilia revenue out aide of tke liar, or nt some auitable point. Hi he did before the blockade waa made; and the importing merchants would not lieaiiate to pay the duly both to the Federal and Confederate Governments, for lie want of competition in manufacturing ill the Confederate Stales. The)' Would then add all expellees upon their merchant, dize and thus the consumers ? ould be m?dr to indirectly contribute to the support of the *?r of the North ngsinat the South.? And if the Cotton apeculaiera buy up the Cotto.i, which ia to be deliver*d when the blockade ia broken up, they will have obtained Ilia complete coalroi wf the financial and cutuMtcrc.al interests of th? country, tliua peepelua.ing tne war and furnishing fuel lu lite i line. I*. T. li. roa tbb lawcastkb ladoek. Foreign countries ara claiming Ihs right io trade through our pot Is now ia the poe Messioii ol tiiu enemy*. Now why do llie> do this? Tlio) roust expect our people lo buy frcui them, arid the more we puichaar of Ihvil gooda llie mure thev iloel.d lo make olf of us. i'iiey ate men iotercaied in re. viviif trade wiln the Old Union, and, ol course, interested for the present at leasi agnliiai our cause The duties paid by for e.gn cneiilnea ou the gooda iniroduced into our porta, ure paid lo the Government of the United Stales and the greater the trude the grea'.er will be the aiuount of revenue derived from this commerce to the Federal Got eminent. Tuia Government nnd for eign governments, have tht-n in this reaped the same interest uguinal our caus# It up, pears now no re thud ever our policy to p.o* ducc and mauutacture within our own ter rilory our iiece?auri?s, arid to live wiilun ourselves Unless we do this we must, by oegreea, full buck agitiu in o the Old Union. It would be better that all our eca|>otl on na should lay in ashes than that tney should ulTord arcomuiuiaiioua for trudir.g with our enemies. J F. G. Alll'TAG Kx tracts of private letters of Cupt. It I< (/raw ford. James' Im.asd Juno 13. 186J. We left Charleston lust Alouday night ... _ ? i, ?,..t i..,m i^I~. a about twelve o'clock at night. After *e got on the lalaiid, wo worn halted mid ordered to real until morning. I inarched m. company under a large live oak, and w..? J 10 hopes to linvo got a good nigh.a sleep. I but unlor.uuately lor me, .Mr. S., Mho wm , neil to tiiu, tnougot he felt a snake crawl under hiui?this you know wai aotlicient to drive all draire for aleep from my u)ea ! ?-consequently, I got no aleep. Next morning it waa raining, ar.d cootinuad to raio a:l | day. About It o'clock we neard heavy tir- , ing to the lr?nt of u?, we listened to it for ! huif an hour, when orders came fur our i KegluKlit to advance. In u few uiomeiils we were on the march, sitn no other eX ' peclation than tnat in a few momenta we j were lo meet the enemy face to face in deadly conflict. About half a mile lr<xn the held we met the ambulance bring.ng o r s ounded to the rear?it was Very touching | to hear the niuatta of the poor fellows an j they puated ua?it niude my very blood boil. I wee delighted lo see how cool my boy a were, they eeented to be satisfied that we had eerioua work on hand, yet I saw no disposition on the pert of any one to shrink from it. Fr kin iKa ft> inx# I mes ? ? - ~ ? our n?n were gelling the better ol them, and that Ihe enemy were giving back. We gel u|k>o lli? Held juet in time to ir? Die enemy leave. Kidding that the gunboaie were about to open on ue, our Itegiment wee taken back to a roa?l, and ordered to aecrete themeeWes Behind a thick hedge, eliiirli eklriad tl.a rtimA tV? ?- - ? *? ?? ? ? - *? iruiiinva in tliia nituAiiou for nbout halt' an hour, wh?a oo? of our nun contrary to erdcra ateppid out from brhiod U>? bvdgt, thu eoaiuy mw him, and immediately opened upon aa a Crfevt ?h??wer Ol nteell. The place bream[ loo iioi for aa, oar Keftmanl waa U|*o ?la k about a qoarlar of a mite io'.o a loick kin of woode?j>?at aa we were leaving, oae man aaa ki'lrd Ti e ruemjr ri.nttaead la abeil aa all day, bat witbaat any farther daamge te aa, thiaktag that they bad aaa- j n- . t .'a. . t i aggsBBggfe^'gei ceeded to driving un off, they befall to lend agnln about four o'clock In the even log. Oar regiment wot then marched through ? euro field which wen about head high, and which nhut ua out from the view ot the enemy. Having murched about a quarter of a mile we were drawn tip io line ot battle, j ist behind a large dwelling which belong* to a Mr. Rivera. In this position we were in hopes to give lite enemy ? surprise should iio advance. After remaining here for about two hours and seeing dial they were not going to advance, we I ad two pieces of artillery brought up, I was looking at Iheiu a* the first shell fell amongst them, you may depend it caused a scattering of them The enemy went bark to their boats and then we were visited with niiiti?? --r -1 11 ? ..... ...unci vi arieii. vv e *trv ordered to lie down tint on the ground, and although the enemy continued to ahell ui all night, * e sustained no danmgn The ouly thing I hated, wee lying on the Wet ground all night. It ?>? un> thing else than pleasant. Next morning finding that the enemy iiad withdrawn, we were taken back about tou mile* and eatubliahed our camp, in rear of our breast work*, 'the breast Wnrka are extensive, I am auiiafi. d, if we could eat the light here, we could whip them li e to one. 'J here is no doubt but that tnev will hate to light Us here, uoless the) cuii puaa Fort I'einbi rlon with their gunboats, which e' er) body thinks will be impoaaible. I aiu unable to give vou an) i opinion about the strength of the Fort as I i have never act n it. laiat Saturday my company and Captain Ktrklnnd'e were sent down to a rro-a road* on picket, w? were to act aa a support to some companies that were in advance of us Col. Caper*, who was in command of the out p<>?l?, waa at the croea roads with uh It rained very hard all day. In the evening about lour o'clock we were utterly surpris ed by aeeing the companies that were in advance of ua, coming back without having tired a guu. As they cauie up Col. C jump ed up Mid uskrd them what wm the iiwlt?i, they replied the Yankee* are down there about Tour hundred yards in perfect swarms. Col. C limn ordered Opt. K and myself to form our companies iuiiuediately As we marched into the road it wii* black with the enemy. Fearing that they might be trying to flsnk us, to cut tie off. Col. C. ordered my company to deploy an akirmixhere ? a held to our rglit, vv hich ftan e 111*t nut froin the I rjud by a thick hedge i had but forty nun with me. Juat us I entered the field i saw aome fifteen or twenty of the enemy at the edge of a pine thicket, as they sutv me they dodged buck, when my boys fired upon ihem My attention wu next attracted by a Volley from a company that was drawn up ou mv left, as as i saw them I half wheeled my otopany to the left, so ae to face them, and commenced to ti.e on them by rank?I so managed it aa to keep one rank all the time with u load on Lund. I was fearful that I m.gir. be charged from the thicket ou my right, and in thut event I wanted to be ready for the id. Alter fir* itig several rounds into theuithey give way and retired into a thick voids. I am satis, tied I oiuat have done them considerable damage, as a ucmbcr were seeu to lali at my first lire. Col C. and one of the couriers who were in the road on their horses, and who had n much belter chance of seeing what wus going on than myself, (tliey not having any arnokc between Hietn and the enemy,) say, tits.y saw a number fall and could see ihetu being earned back to the ambulance in the rear. Having driven the campauy on my left out of the field. Col C. ordered me to deploy as skirmishers and let uiy right wing drive the pine thicket, whilst my left could advance along the edge, and fire aa they advanced. I drove through the thicket, driving before me that portiou of the enemy w hich was in it and put Ihem also into Ilia woods. 1 succeeded in cutting off one fellow who was taken prisoner by a party of our men who ware in the mud. 1 Inw they unused killing aome of us ia more than I can u?e, as they hud a fair open tire at u-; Lut thank God we e*ci>prd without one being hurl. I wish you could have seeu how cool tho boys wrie under fire They fnr surpassed my most sanguine ex pee utions In fact the greatest difficulty I li.vd wus to hold then. tuck. 1 think thry I at-urea Him Tinker* Uy tneir )e,la After! tlie tight wm o%??r, Oul. 0 drew u* up and complimented um (liignly fur our behavior lie .ud il hm io our coolness and promptnear of action that he saved Iroiu lite disgrace of a surprise aod complete route, lie on however very severe upon tlie cvu* duel of the couipauiea who were ir. advance, ila wound up by saying that we had proved uur?eivea worthy of the advance, and that he Would give it to us for the night, (eel ing confidant that wa would hold the toemy >n check with tha aams spirit that wo bad driven him back Next looming, when I got back to camp. Col liagood sent for me, and told me th it he was proud of tb# vary flattering account which the com man ding othcer had given him of th? action of uiy company. Day before yesterday we attacked ths anamy in a thick woods and fought him about two houra. I was on tha right wing, where we mcceeded in driving them back alter about an houra fighting, and with s loss of only tome four or five killed, and about a dofen wounded. My company eaOiped unliSfl, although we were about ths eenire of the right wing. Unfortunately lor u*, one of Uis Georgia regiment*, on tne left wii g. came upon the enemy in ambush ; they were in ten etepa of the enemy when lliey were fired iulo : two of their ceinpaniea wrrs badly hart. On# of them Weill into the fight Willi thirty men, and Mutt out with ?nljr ail. About thirty of tha wounded m*de their aernpa. 8u?h waa tha ahock given in the Georgia regiment by lhla ?t mining fire, that tbay were obliged to fail back leaving tbeii dead upon tha field. I am aaii?A- d w e d>d the enemy considerable d-?in<>g*. That night I waa oo pieket. a?J cow Id hear their * ewhdod ? kg bo eta greaatag very dietfootly. Om? of the picket# from Capt. Kirk lands eoifipan' told roe bin {xiat wa* Id twenty yards of Yankee po?t, and that lie heard one say t lite other, that we had cet them ep badl] f waa on picket laat night, and could hea them working all oigbl; they roada tb axes fairly ring. Aa I write, I aee a eer large beige goa pausing, drawn by alati* horses, for our breast, works. I do hep and pray we may be able to give then sound thrashing here, and I think we wil if we meet with no accident. The troop ?r? nil ia good spirit*, ami keen for * fight I am uouble to say w hat i* our force o the Island, though it muat be eonaiderabl* The prisoner wre took the other night r? ports that the enemy hare about fiflee. thousand troops, two atlge traios, and let or tw'ulve pieces of light artillery ; say the have all the liiltonilead force eXcer enough to man their trcnche*. James' Island, June, 17, 1863. We had a hard battle yea erday Th battle lasted some three or four hours. Th enemy lost be swr. zuaud four liitcdrw killed. I counted one hundred and fou myself. I do not know the number o wounded, but underalaud it ia very large We got between fifty and sixty prisoners Our loss was couiparuiiwly small. I thinl twenty killed will cover our dead?we hui * good many w ounded. I had but twelv of uiy men in the fight. I was officer o tho dsy. My company were all on picke except the old and new guard, who were a cauip with me. About dsy light! receive* an order from Col. llagood to turm all ni; guard an<j to pu?h forward ua rapidly a: possible to where the figbtiog was then go ing on. I had tho long roll beat and iti i few minutes we were at (he double-quick <i.. >j? ?? ? en .. - - I ?ii*> " / ?rc iru in Willi in# ami iiuor [ g;u Regiment and were ordered to tn*nccu< ?r?, with it. VV# entered th# fight on lh? ext.cine right. Finding that thu enemy Aero giving back, we were withdrawn anc ordered down a road with the view of cut. ting off tl.eir retreat. They however croeee< the iwnui|> about half a utile above ua, anc then made their escape. The only casual tie# iu uiy little sqjad were two men woun ded, oo# in (he urui and lbs other in th? leg. It seems that the enemy after trying f**i two day a ami nights to ailence our battery at Secession* illr, finally came to theconelu aion to take it by atorm Juat before day they aent out a large force, which com plctely swept ofT our out posts. l'hey thei marched forward under cover of a thicl woods, and were nearly up to the battery before the aen'ioel >aw them 1 um toll that before Col. Lamar oould get tile Regi went forward, aoroe of them had gained at entrance into the Fort. Tne fight at tlx Fort, which waa a hand to hand fight. mua< hare been deepernle?this I judge from the number of dead I raw ut the Foil. The enemy had (I am told) fifteen Regiment*, we got prisoners from six Our men her# are all in good epirits, and no one believe# they can ever take Charleston by way of Jamm' 1 aland. WAR NJEJW3. Beauregard's Movements MosiLC, June 17.?The following diepatch will b? published iu the Mobile paper* this afternoon, dated Moktodmcht, June 17 ?Gen. Beauregard and etafT are here, on their way to Richmond We hear that a large portion of the army of the Mieaiaaippi will eoon fob low the General. A sufficient force will be left with the invincible Bragg to check any Irp towarda the interior ot the State by the vaudala under Ilalleck. Recognition. Richmond, June It?Letter* reseieed here from a highly re>pectabl* aource ir Baltimore, aaya a gentleman who ha* jua returned from Uoaton report* that in all ti t Northern citie* through which he travced it i* believed that France haa recognised thi Souiher.i Confederacy."but the Preaa ia no1 allowed to publiah the fact. From Richmond. | Riciimohd, June 111?Ou W#dnaa<5?< ; Kerahaw'a South Carolina Brigade waa or d?rt<d forward by Gen Milawi to feel tin enemy on thn Nine Mile rnad. Thev ad tranced but a short distance in the wood* when a hnak fire commenced along the line The enemy waa driven back aod our met preened forward and took their camp, am brought otT over coats, arma, die. Kigh Confederate!* were wounded in this aflaii including Capt Culhbert, of the 2J Swutl Carolina Regiment, who wae wounded i the ertn, and Capt. Walker of the 3d Sou' Carolina, in the shoulder. From CbntUnooga ChaTTASocoa. June 19?There was alight engagement yeaterday evening i Shell Mound. The Yankees ?h?!lsd ot pickets without damage. A part of the first Florida cavalry rsg ment, under Capt. Kooiman, croaaed tl r \ er and diaparaed the enemy, taking thn : prisoners. A largs fores of the snemy is expasM ' to reach Jaapsr very aoos. All is quiet at the Gap. L*U European Iutolltgeneo Richmond. June >9.?Northern papers < the 16th have hern received The l<nndu correspondent of the Philadslphis Inquin say a the ralu?al of the Uriiish Govrtiimvl to give ap the ship Kuilio St. I'ierre souchod iu terms approaching, if not road ing. to insult. Tils asms corresponds! says a poremtory demand will bs mads, not already dons so, for ths release of It steamship Bermuda. Toe feeling of tl English people, he aaye, Is almost who!! j with tho South. Liverpool dales to tho ilk loot, have bei rocslvsd. I'ha summary of oows ouhli.l I I II !! I III?H?P r BCADOVABTZKt a QT^flSfiSlw /fEwRSflB^k ih^^BS&V JRSBA iUv lj|l^^9LgKBHK ^C3HSES3C*3Bwi5^^ ' CAMP OF INSTRUCTION, * Columbia, S. C., June IStti 1862. 1 SPECIAL ORDER NO. 1. - ; | AL.L persons who are subject to the 1 provision* of the Act of Congress, entitled "An Act further to provide for the q public defence," approved 16th April, IKS, and generally known aa the "Conscription 0 Act," are hereby order??d to. appear at the y Court Hoaae of the District in whieh they t reside, and report to the Enrolling Officer there on dulr, on the Istduy of July, 186S. | II The Enrolling Officer will be prrpar- i ed to grant exemptions under the law of | e Congress hereto appended. I , III. The Conscripts will be prepared, af | j ter enrollment, to report at this Carno of , Instruction ao Tuesday, the Slh day of Jar Iv, proximo. f By order: J.S.PRESTON. Lieut. Col. Com'dg Cauip of Iuatr etio i. 1 Tha Commandant of the Camp <? 1 , atruction informs tbn parsons rmbr? ed n the above order that ihoae who repot M>1 ( promptly will aecuie a choke of the . irps and arte of service to which thay deaue to f be attached. * I WAR DEPARTMENT. J Adjutaat and !n?peetor?G*?*rara Office RlCUMohD. May 1?, I8M. [ GENERAL ORDER NO. 11. I. The following Act sod Regulations in reference thereto are published for the in1 formation of utl concernad : An Act to Exempt Certain Persons from Enrollment for Service in Ike Armiet af the Confederate Slates. ? Sxc I. Tke Congress of the Confederate i Slates of America do enact, That all paraotis I who shuil be held to be unfit for military eervice under rulea to be prescribed by the 1 Secretary of \V?r: All in the sen ice or 1 ' employ of the Confederate States ; all judi- * I cial aod executive officers of Confederate 1 or Slate Government*; the members of both Houses of Congress and of the Legia- < Uteres of the ueverel States, and their re 1 1 apeetive office,* ; all clerks of the Slate and j ?.oefederute Gt vyrnments allowed by law ; r all engaged in carryiug the mails ; ail f?r* rymen on post routes ; and pilot# and per ' I sons engaged in the marine service end in * actual service on river and railroad routes t of transportation ; telegraphic operatme and ministers of religion in the regular discharge ! of ministerial duties ; all engaged in working iron mines, furnaces and foundaries ; all 1 journeymen printers actually employed in ' priming newspapers, all presidents and pro1 feasors of colleges and academies, and all lescheia having as many as twenty scholars; superintendents of the public hospitals, 1 lulalic asylum* aad tha regular nurses and ? attendants therein, sod the teachers emt ployed in the institution for the deaf aad , dumb and blind ; in eacu apothecary store now established and doing business, ooe 1 apothecary in good standing who is a prac> ticsl druggist; anperiniea<!ente and opera- ' tivea in wool asd cotton factories, who may be exempt by tiie Secretary of War ; shall * . be aud are hereby exempted from military ; aervice tu the armies of the Confederals v Staiea. * Ari'ROVKO April 31, 1663. * II. By the above Aol of Congress the ^ follewing clit*??a of person* are exempt, from enrollment for military terries : Justice of the peace ; sheriffs aod deputy sheriff* ; cterka and deputy clerk*, allowed by law ; moUri and cotntaiaaionera io cliaucer> ; d strict and dUU attorney a; at orneye geoeial ; p< m mU ra i-od deputy J pu t.na-tera aud clerk*, alloWedoy law ; f coinmiaaioitera of revenue, and fore gnera, d who have not acquired domicil io the Coo* t federate State. III. The following are not exempt: c Militin oflicera not io actual aervioe ; per- 1 eona exempt by Stale lawa, but not by the i above Act ; foreigners, who have acquired domicil in the Confederate States. IV* No pereon other than thoae expressly named or properly implied in th?4ibove Act, can be exempted, except by furnishing ( a aubalitute, exempt Iroui military service, ' iu conformitv with Hegulationa already * i published, (General Orders No. 39;) and t nuch exemption ie valid only oo long aa lha t aaid aubeiitute la legally exempt. V. Persona who have turuiahed aubeli' tutea will receive their certificates of ex? # rniption fr?m the captains of companies or t the cornuiandaula of campe, by whom the eubetnulea have been accepted. Other cer> ulicatea of exempt ou will be granted by the enrolling otticera only, who will receive full ineiructioiie in regard to the conditions f and un?de of exeinp.ioii. Applications for 1 exernp ion cannot, therefore, be cooeidered by the War Department " By command of the Secretary of War. S. COOI'Ell, i, Adjutant and Inspector-General. I [ STATB OF SOUTH CAROLINA. I ' Adjutant and Inapector Umerar^lMfice, | Columbia, June 17, Itb-j. t GEM ERA L ORDER MO U r, I Tne Prwi.i?ol of the Confederate {, Slates having made a call for all peraoas a coming under * Au Act to further provide lor toe public dateoce,n generally knoarn aa the "Conscription Act," all peraone liable to euch conecripiione will promptly report, purau.nl to Special Order No. 1. of Lieut. Col. John 8 Fr?au>n, Commanding Camp of Inatroclion, and herewith pubitahed. * II Officers commanding regiments ef the it militia of thia State u ill forihwltli extend ,r thia order to officers commanding eompao a> in their reepte ive regiavnta. t Kfice a couiniaading oomp mien of the *" militia of thia State will for>bwith give le publicity to thia order within their reepeera ine companie*, and warn all peraoaa liable to conaoription to a prompt obedibnee te the above mentioned Special Order Ne.,1. By order . WU.MOT G DnSAUHSURE, Adjutant ana m?paeior Uaaaral. .JunaSA, SO St Notion. 4 I.L peraona inriabled to lb? EaUta of >n x\. Jaiii?a Faulkner, daceaned, ara harabv tr r?t|uaal?d to aalllc lha aaine.and thoae h?*. lt tug dvtnauda agaioat tha aaid E?UU?, ara boraby notified to preaofct litem aa Iba law '* dtrecla, to Iht^indereigoed, 6* A J KIBUSt. I Em'/Q it L. M. FAULKXEK, f vt m if Jaaa Ik. 90 If > m? ?(aa?r r * dentist"" HAVING nm?*?d from CbtrUeUa, a*4 located ? <J*?d?o, uad?r? bU mmM~ cm v* the rliiccae of C<mi4m?,m4 tke ( ?? ? ib il*? ffeiekjr. M. jUcell will ?Wi U ?. If ^41 I ?MjMlfrl mill u Notioe to TaZ'PaytHi. The books tn open for the reception of I he CoaMerilc War Tax. I will be at Lancaster Village oc kooda; 7th Jvlr (Seleday.) At AlathiM Creaahaw'e,Friday Jal;Illh. At Neleon Rell'm Saturday - tflth. At J. W. Twitty,e,Nt?r* Monday " Uth. At Jetton* B. MobleyV Teeeday 1Mb. At Hortaa'a W?tr?<! ? 11 - , 1?UI. At Taxabaw, Thursday " 17th. At Georgs M. Funderburk'a Friday " 18th. At John >S. Small's, Saturday " 19th. At 6Ira M. C. Hucy'a, Monday M Slat. At Craigaville, Tuesday " SSd. At T. R. itagill'* Store Wednesday " SSd At Beiiair, Thursday " S4th. At Ross'Store, Friday *' S6tb. At Tha Village, Saturday * S6th. Tha ta^ hooka will be closed on tba Slat day of July. Thoaa who pay on or befora that day will hats five per'cant deducted from thair taxes ; tha books will bo reopened the 15th day of October and closed the 16th of November, tbos* who pay then will pay the full amount of their taxes. No bank notes will be in received pay moot of the Confederate War Tax, except notes of the banks of this State, and confederate notes utd bonds. J. R. IIUNTER. T. C. L. D. June 35, SO 6t. HEAD QUARTER*. Slat Reg't. S. C. 61., Lancaster C. II. June 33, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS NO. 7. la obedience to orders from the Adjutant General ol this Htate?officers commanding sompaniea in the 31st Regiment S. C. M will forthwnh give publicity within their respective companies ? !. That all persona subject to the previaions of the conscription act, are ordered to appear at (.ancaaler C. If , on the 1st day of July 1663 and report to the enrolling officer there on duty. 3- That the enrolling officer will be prepared to grunt exemptions under the said act of Congress. % The eonscri pta will be prepared after lb* enrollment to report at tho Camp of Instruction in Columbia on Tuesday the 8th July 186?. The conscription act embraces all per* tons between tha ages of 18 and 35 years, officers commanding companies ara required to warn a!l said parsons to appear and report as above. Hee special order Na. 1 of Lieut. Col. John 8. Frsston commanding camp of in* ttruclion, and genera! order No. 34 of Ad* jutaat ti?n*ral. By order of: Col J A8. II. WITrlERSPOOM. J. H. W. Stxveks. Adj'L jana 95, 30 It. BTATS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. AJj'i. and Inep. General's O f?ia, J Columbia, June 16. 1832. { GENERAL ORDER SO. 33. | THE ENROLLMENT UVOKR THE L? Con federate Conscription Act having wen completed und turned over to the Confederate officer, no Certificates of Ex* mption will hereafter be issued from this ffics except to petaona who are subject to llato service. Mv command: WILMOT G. DeSAUSSURE. Adjutant and Inspector General. Jane 30. 30 11 Notioe. 4 LL pcrsaos indebted to the late John LX A. 8tawman ara reoneated to coma award and settle, and all persona having emanda against the Estate will present hem. legally at tee led, to the undersigned. There ere a number of deeds for land in lie mikiMiien. rufAritwl K? ik? rh? owners thereof may g?l tbsm by pay. of ths usual fas. JONES CROCKETT, ?J*V. Jans 4, 1863. 17-41. WANTED? 2,000 BALES OF COTTON. For a food article the bifboet price will be paid in CAS//. Apply to J. A. IIA88ELTINE. May 38, 1863,* 16-tf KKE8H & ? I CORMOEI, ATTORHEYS AT LAW ? "? Solioitort in Equity. LANCA31BKV1LLE, 6. C. %gT Will alieni promptly te ail oaenteee et>trusted te them. J. U KKRSIIAW, | \T. M. CONNORS. Canaden, S. C. Laneaster, C. II. Aug. 10, 1889. C R ioRTHROPAttorney at Daw AND SOLICITOR L\ EQUITY Will praoiioe hi laneaster and the neighbor* ing Distriots. OniCK AT LANCASTKRVILLI. October 3let, 1861. 87-lf 4 Or. ALt'AfiU UKAVtUV, RmMchi lur|?M Dcaihl, Tounui, I. o., Oflura l?ia Profaaaional Horviaaa to tkaaiti* sana of Ijuuaator Village aad aurroundiag country. ARTIFICIAL TKKTH inaartad oa Gold Plato, from ouo to a fall aett. Juno 11th, 1866 l?-ly ~ MBLTOV * WITMMPOO*. ATTORNEYS AT LAW ARD Solioitors in Equity. Will practie# in lnncantar and lha aarroan ding Diatrieta. C. D. *?tToa, I B. J WiTMftaaroaa, Cheaiar, 8..C. | Lausaalar C. H. January li. t#80. 48?If. WILLIAMS 4k ALLlBOlT ATTORNEYS AT LAV oliottora in Equity. I.ANC ?*TXR. C. H.. a. C. Will AMJiliutc iLa fL'ainii of f anniHir Froitpt atuntlom fir? uOolUetloat. Mr. WauyiM to ?nhIM it T?rk*0to. s. cu m km 41m to to* OfmtmnmfBtarnmr.