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Hit Lancaster jtt&ger. m - __ (&O "PC^P A 1VMFTM Turn to lli?! I'rm?iu t??>miiit( Shwiu survey, I ~VT A 1 \ \r A XT/ 1 IT* w?< A Xlrf tV tli" li U u-TX Big will! Hi<> wonder* of viirli piiMiuc day. J. is 1J \ Ais \ ^ ' ' ' , 3 /uinilg oni) Mitital 3!tiB3|iapfr?Ptuatrt ta tlit Arts, icirarts, litnatatt, ftoratiaa, Sgrirallart, 3atrrnal Siuaiancmrnta,' /ortiga nail ItomMtit jCtrns, nail llit Jllarktls. VOLUME X II. LANCASTER C. II., SOUTII CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORN INC. FEB. IS, 1863. N U M B E li 2. THE LANCASTER LEIHiER Published every Wedn??lay Morning; BY W. M. CONNORS,; Editor an?l ^roprli'tor. . termsT* I* advance, - f2.(tO A? the expiration of Six Months, - - - - 2.50 At the and of the Year, .......... 8.00 | No paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except at our option A DVERTISEMEN T 3, Will be inserted at ono dollar and a quarter j .per square for the first, and seventy five cents .for each subsequent insertion. 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Be it enacted by the Senate and House ol Representatives, now met and silling in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the Ordiuan ces of the Convention of this Slate, except the Ordinance entitled, "An Ordinance to exempt overseers from the performance of militia duty," passed on the second day 1 ofjanuary iu the year of oifr Lord one ' thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, 1 which is amended hereinafter by the pro ' visions of this Act, and *H Acts, resolu 1 lions, and orders, of the Governor and ' Council, altering, suspending or repealing the Militia law of this Slate, be, and the j same are hereby repealed, and the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly C entitled, "An Act to reduce all acts and clauses of acts in relation to tbe Militia of .n:- c . - .-v * ? -- i - . t tun uinia lu uuu ACI, H[)(l IO ll'UT Si 11 < I | amend the same," passed oh the seven | .leeoih day of December in the year of our .Lord one thousand e'ghl hundred and forty one, and Acts amending the same, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby declared . to be ol full force and effect. II. That an Act entitled, "An Act to | amend aad fcuspend certain portions of the Militia and l'atrol laws of this State," parsed on the seventh day of December in the year of our Lord or.e thousand eight hundred and six'j cire, he and the ' ??me is hereby regaled except the fifth, sixth, eleventh, and thirteenth sections, which are hereby declared to be of full ' force and effect and that said thirteenth ' section be so amended that the clerk therein authorized to be appointed by the ! Governor shall he entit'ed to a commis j sion as Assistant Adjutant General with ! the rank and pay of Pi rat Lieutenant of | ' infantry in Confederate service, to date from the day of his appointment. III. AH male persons between the ages of eighteen and fifty shall be liable to militia duty, except per?ons who are ex empted' by the said Act of eighteen hun dred end forty pnp "from all Militia Ser vice." IV. Tbe following persona sliall be exempted from ordinary mintia duty, but ball be liable to perform tbe duty in timee of alarm, insurrection, invasion, or an pne of tbe poste comilalus when required and shall not be exempted from actual service in their respective districts when called out by lhe% Governor under the militia organisation: the members of both branches of tbe Legislature and their respective officers, including the Attorney General and $olicit9/y of the State, during the session, and fifteen days before 1 tbe sitting and fifteen days after the ad journrnent thereof; nil those in Coufede rat* or State military service, including the ^fficars end Cadets of the State Military ^cadetny ; end regularly ofljciating cler- j gyinen; all regularly licensed practicing phynioians ovar (lie eg# of thirty five I year#; ooe apothecary lo each regularly | established drug store whicli hna been . in uperatioo nix mouths ; the Vacuity and ^OAoera of the South Carolina College, , pnx) the Pryfensorn in other Incorporated j i College*, and Theological Schools, whilo rv laid colleges ami schools are in actual 1 set operation ; the superintendent, teachers, lio and steward of the Cedar Springs Asv ! p? luin ; all school-masters having under j or their charge not less than twenty schol- gr ars ; all hrancli pilots; one white man i iz; to eaclr established ferry, toll bridge, or , th toll grain mill, if actually kept bv such j vi white man ; the 1'iesident, Cashier, and ^ c*s one Teller or each of the several blanks < d< of this Stale, and the Treasurers of the ol several Saving Institutions of this State ; j 'the officers and men of the Citv Guard, j ai and ollicers ami fortv in?n ?<? ! | |0 panv of illo Fire Department of Charles- | w Ion nnd Columbiit ; tho officers and as J I,, many employees of eacli Railroad Com- I j, pany as the President or Superintendent M may certify to he necessary 10 the efficient (,| | conduct of its business; Provided, that |? j it is also certified that the duty of said t| employees cannot be discharged by slaves; |j the Supeiinlen Jent and Keeper of the w Lunatic Asylum, and iheir assistants ; i i < I Stewards or Keepers of Poor Houses; the Keepers cf the Arsenals of the S'ate; all persons holding < ffice under the Con ( federate States, except Deputy Post Mas- j ters; all persons employed by ihe State or hv the Confederate S:ates in the manI * ufacture of arms, munitions of war, nnd ^ army supplies; all persons actually en gaged in the maiiutaclure of salt or ilie sea coast, and all persons over the age of fitly ; and all persons belonging to the j. Hoards of Reliet of soldier's families. 9 V. That the comindiiding officers ol I j beat companies shall keep two separate rolls, one of the names of al! persons res | ( "dent in tlreir beats between- the nges of | j sixteen and sixiv, and another of the l tli name* ot all persons between the "go* of sixie?-ti and fiftv, deRii/nating in said rolls / OS w tlie ages of each person, and all persons .. reanired to he enrol ed hv this Act shall ' to immedia'ely after its passage report their ! j( names to commanding oflleeis of their j ^ beat, who shall have power to administer ; ( oaths as to the ages and residence of per- ^ sons, when they refuse to make known ' ! l,c their age or place of residence, or where Ithere mav bo doubts as to either ; and | , da iach and every beat company shall be . ailed out for drill and instruction once . n every two months. ... . .. I v,c \ I. that the commanding ofujers of I ^ ompanies, as soon as6aid enrollment can I ! or <o made, shall return said rolls to the I C:n lominanding ollicers of ilo-ir regiment*, vlio shall return the totme within teti days i , | tin o the olhco of ilio A'lj itanl and Inspec* .or Genera', an I for default in making . I * laid returns, the commanding officers of ! . I ovt companies shall bo liable to a line of liftv * j OIK Jollars, and the commanding officers of res regiments to a tine ot one hundred dol ; aat< ars, to bo imposed by a court martial or* ; ^ j lered by the Governor for the trial of J | not iucIi defaulters. . i lm VII. That all persons who now are or , . may hereafter be in actual service in the J eXr regiments known as the First Corps of ^ lieserves, or who may be in actual Slate I . ' Pe' iuiitarv servi:e, and who shall not, at the ... I H,< 'Xpiralion of said service hare been called, i . diall report t > Lke commanding oliicer of j l;M Haul ?.t.i/*l. ? ? I ?... -U.V.. mvi l^ur?.ll?ri) IC I ... . . 6X1 lide, an*] be enrolled for inililin service in , ' * liit laid beat. net VIII. That to repel invasion and sup- ^ press insurrections the (iovern>r al.all ; , I Sill have power and he is hereby authorized, ^ w henever in hi* judgement the public tafety requires that troops should be rai* eti for the public defence,- to call into ac lual service, in any part of the Stale, all ^ or such portion of the militia as he may deem necessary, betw een the ages of six- . . teen and filly years, except such persons ? as are exempie*! by the provisions of this | Act from ordinarv miliiix <luii un.i f...... I , ' ..V... actual service, exc j>t within ilie limits of the district* in which tliey reside. That Hf1 when such call Iihs heen made, the Guv A i ernor shall have the power, find is hereby j authorized, to organize the troops into companies, battalions and regiments, com I ^ forming said organization, as far as may ' ^ be practicable, to the laws and army reg illations of the Confederate States ; I'ro ^ vided, That the said troops shall exercise the right of electing their company and field officers ; and it shall he the duly of let the Governor to order said aleoiioim i>> ! ? j held hi auch times and planceaaa lie may select, and to t>e conducted in aucli man 1 i I ml uer an he may direct, and in the event of a failure to lio'd any cf said elections the Governor snail till auch ollieca hy ap- *'e poiutineut. I ? IX. That in organising said troops inly 'co1 battalions and regiment* regard shall he i...i .a fa. -? .?.-? i." - l all! no ins no "J WW uini.lH.nu.0 IU IIIQ ! i proximity of the companies. j X. That the Governor shall have (he ' ||. power miiiI is tiervhy Mulhorizfd, ?>o any ' ludden emeigency, which n his jodg nent will not adroit o! the delay mnestit- q ? in organizing troops under tlie eighth 1 lion of litis Act. to call out any por j hi of the militia ho may require to re j 1 the enemy or suppress insurrection, i to act as possc-comitotux, who shall 1 > into service under their militia organ- j st'on : Provided that such portion of j e miliiia shall not he continued in ser ! ce for a longer time "than .may he nec- j aarv to call out and organize troops uti ; :r the provisions of said eighth section I this Act. XI. That ail persons lialde to perform tual militiarv service under the provisos of this Act, who shall make defati I ! lien summoned into such service, shall ! ? liable to Mil*!) punishment short ol | sath, as may bo imposed by a Court j lartial according to ibe Articles of War . ! the Confederate Slates, said Court to p convened by jlhe ollicer cotnmai ding le Regimen', in which the defaulter is able to perform said military service, bo is hcieby authorized to ofder said ! durt, in conformity w ith the usages of le Confederate States. XII. That the troops which may be died into actual service under any of ie provisions of this Act, t^ydl, while iu tch service, he subject to the "Army .i.? i ... r. 1 fc!.-.? t I n ^mirtnunii wi viic yuiiicurihit] oi'tu's t?l i inerica. XIII. That tlie Ordinance of the Con | snlion of this State entitled "an C>r?li- | anew lo exempt overseers from the per* j rmnnce of mi ilia duty," passed on the icond day of J tiuiarv in the year of our j ord one thousand eight hundred and XIV two, lie, Mid the same is hereby ?l red and amended, and that from and j tertnc pa-sing of the Act, and during I ie present war, all applications for the leinplion of overseers shall he made in j riling to the Adjutant and Inspector enetal of the Stale *>v tl.e owner, trns e or agent having charge of the planla j hi and negroes, who shall stale on oath ! e age of the employer, the number of I groes and actual wotkino luruh under e charge ?>f the overseer <>11 the ptantam, and the situation of (In- same, which ttement shall be ii-idied I t ilie alii j vit of at least two crvdih'e persons.?r j id if it nppenrs that tho person apply ? for the exemption is absent in the ser ; 'e of the State or ?>t the Confederate I sle.s, or is above the :?_m of s x'v year*, ' is deerepid, (to be certified b\ a pliyst | n) or a femaltvor a minor, or minois , der tlie iijjk of eighteen Tears, and thaUi i number >>| woikin^ hands exceeds tif i ti, the Adjutant and Inspector (iefieral I ill issue a certifica'e exempting sinli i rseer from actual military service b-y j 1 1 tlie limits of tlie district in ? h cii be ' ides, and furnish him with a Copy of I I certificate. And that it may he I iw I i for i*ii or mote owners of plantations, j . further apart than live miles, and |< cent cm nielli lllU'tui WdrKir.g I ud*, to join in an application for such ' mption, provided the overseer result** ' I one of said plantation*. Or if it ap i t tr* that a plantation on which there I * ) fifteen or more working hand* is left : Lhout any white male person thereon I protect and goven sai<l working hand*, j rept tlie overseer, the Adjutant and ' potior General may exempt sin h over i r from actual military service, I eynnd > limits of the dittriet in which he re* e*. provided that such exemption l>e j orninended by the commanding officer the heat in width such plantation is j nale ami approved by '.lie Colonel of i 9 Regiment. That the certificate* of i sorption which litre been heretofore ?nted hv the Ailiiitiinf uml lti?ro?<*i?r literal under i) a hh;<) Ordinance of lite invention of this State, T>r which may reafur ho granted under litis Act shall , eiernpl overseers from actual aerrico the inililiH when called out Under the ovisions of the eleventh section of this :t, or from oidmnry militia or |i;tlro) ity. XVI. That lite Governor shall have, c power to detail persons liable to intli rv service under the provision* of ibis t to guard lite Uailroad Undoes in this ate, or to perform any other special rvicc, in ilia nature of inilitary service, licit lie may consider necessary to pro ;t public property, or for The public in est. and tiersons so detailed mIoIh m I'll service shall be exempt from nil litary *ervice, and from patrol duly. XV Tliat wlien tu actual service, unr the provision* of tin* Act, tile pay ?.f icers and the pay and rations of uon in in iesion* d olticer* and pfivatsa, and persons detailed for special service til be llie name as tiiat allowed liy llie a of llie Confederate States. XVI. That the olTtcers of the militia all not be required to provide them 1 ves with uniforms as heretofore reired bv law. i I XVII. That the (iovert.orshr.il have | ill power and is hereby anthorizetl lo order lei lite Sheriff's, and, if necessary, any por j nti lion of iho tnilitnrv of this Stato, to aid fot Confederate ollieers, wlio are duly ail* j du thorized, in arresting deserters Trotn the an armies of the Confederate States, or per I wi sons who ate liable to service under the ! an conscription acts of Congress, ami who, CI when called into service refuse to submit and res.st, or threaten to resist said if ollieers. pi XVIII. That all commissions held by 'It the militia ollieers of this Slate, except I lr< the Adjutant and Inspector (ieneral, who j th are not exempt from service bv tlm Con- yc sor ption Act til the Confederate Congress, re be and the same are hereby vacated as or soon as new elections can be held, which elections the Adjutant and Inspector m ( etieral is hereby instructed to order im- | 0 mediately alter the pas mg ot this Act : ami that no one liable to duty in the j i_,otile?ler;uc service, unless l?e l>e ex?*ui|?t | 'e ed fioin said survico under the provisions it of the exemption Act of Connies*, sha i- tl lit* herealt. r eligible to miiv tnilt'.ttt office, la XIX. I lint ilio Ciovernur shall have ?i power mid is I it* re by authorized to dis tl tubule HrttiH Htul ammunition to such it portions of the militia as in bis opinion may be necessary for the public saftflv, ! ami all such arms ami ammunition, ami 1 tl such as hate already been diMnluited hi it , . - - - * I oKW-r id Uih Uuveriiur hihI Uouncil, k|>nli ' hi ;?i all lim-s b*s puI j -ci to tli?i order ol tin* li (fiivernor. ll XX . 1'he Sherifi"* who shad aid the I b (Jonfederi.te oUlcers under the provisions | u of thi> Act, an well as those who have ai I y> ded, or shali aid the Slate otlicer* under b the resolutions and Kxecuttve Council, or 1 t< an\ order of the (iovernor, shall receive | lor their seivices the same lees hs are j b now allowed by law for serviui? warrants I al arid making arrests, and foi the keep of si p.isoneis, the sum of s xty cents per day m for each prisoner. . hi XXI. That ad Acta and clauses ol I I' Acts in relation to the in; 11ia of this I b Sta'e, consistent with the provisions of i ' tins Act, shall continue of lull force and 1 h elh-Ct C Mild all Al la .?i.d C.allses of Acts, a. inconsistent with the provision* of ili:- hi Act, which 1* to continue ol force during J in tli? present wi?r between the Confederate 1 ov States and the United S.ales of Amencn, a be and the spine are herei>v repealed. ; * ' D - e ' ?* ? jticsiuuuion 10 uoionei nicmaster CaMI' KkusIIAIV, ntak'Kl viron, N C * J .n. 17, 180:). * Mit. Koiion : An liiititlred* of \our rv xlcrit will b-.i inlete?U-?l i:i liejirini? froth ! lb liie 1 7ili Ktf^iuifnt, S. C. V., 1 will M;?u* j li'il \v?* me (>! iMWilly illumed n?Mr ^ IvinMon, N. C., and Willi lite liny ol in ftcrnaionnl ci?t of mumII pox, ?ir?* en \ing excellent ben it It. We Imve Ire juent rullluit of (lie advance of ibeenemy rr<>io NewUm in Una dneclion ; but a* J" lien. Foster <)i?l not ll; i<k n |>ru-lmti to ^ liolil llii* place wl.t-n lie obtained pome* ^ iioii of ii a few weeks iiiiiie, I ilnhk il * C11 hardly probable lie will again attempt to lake il The " llicer* ami aolJiem of iKis rej?i i ment look llieir Colonel with a Very a ^ grecabe surprise a lew day a Miuq. In ^ ihe bhori lime of a few minute*, lliey liini ' ' ! Ml rained the handsome mini of near eiglit I ^ hundred dollars, w'ncli lliey delernnned . nliould be applied lo I lit* pur lia?e of a ^ splendid Inuse and eqirpnienU. I lie pun lime of tin* ho|>e was committed to |(| i ?! . I ** /i * /vijumni j. >? . 'iiiior, wiio, alter riding j several davn, selected h noble iron grev, (| a Xtren and it half hand* high, a coin | rt plete annual, ami fully Worth ilie hiiiouiiI 1 paid for Itiin, (> x hundred dollar* ) | On yumrdiiy, the ldth mat., at 10 j A o'clock, a. in., llio regiment wan drawn j, uj> in three fourth* of a square, nikI C>y>i. i Hl K A. Crawford, in behalf of the mime, ' r,. preaeined the horno to Colonel M'.Matter b< in the following words t u Colonxi.: Tim officer* and nohliera of c< ill a Regiment, prompted bv tlm high re* I gard and esteem in winch you are held in by them an an i fBcer and a gentleman, cc have placed in my hand* for presentation v? to you thin home The duty anmgned w m? ii h pieaaing one, but it would l>e w doubly <?, could f but command a (low U| of language in whioli I could fully remind *< you of 11?? in 'toy acenea of dimmer miu) [ I death through which you have clonelj Hiid unshrinkingly paaaed with tie. From ?< I the t-reeii iidea of our own loved Stile to A h I in Oil the centra of down trodden Mnrv j ru land you have aliured with w, wiibout m respite, the privations of uimp, the nutlVr lo ing and fatigue of forced marches of Ma ?l< rylatid and Virginia. at? And lliefe are apola consecrated in hia wi torv. where we can teaniv in ? - / ? """ f"?*w w lo tit a nohle nrfW heroic manner in which rii yi'U Mood forth our cherished it*? *1 Yei, the "second glorious Men *??**," vho ns 4? f?Ie-1 l'l5oonnboro," and the long and < lilic struggle ??f "Sharpshurtr," with the l r>r? recent battles of "Kinston," h'I jihI vou ill vour post, discharging your i ily with calm ami determined courage, I i! blended villi courageous qualities' < e have alwava found jou llie impartial |i k) courteous oflicer, die humane and irialian gentleman. Accept now, sir, this noble steed, and destiny should decree that we must vet iss through the Sturm of bailie, may at (iod who has so often protected vou in ttie lata! shaft, still cover von with e same intintic of protection, ami permit ; >n to behold the blessing of peace, and torn to your home ami ioved ones, lion ed by us nil, as von now are, Col. McMaster then, in a verv happy anner, replied, accepting the horse ijNccrs <iud Soldiers of the 17 th lt*<iI S. V. v.: More than twelve months ?j?o you >? j cted me, a stranger to the jjreat major* , v of your regiment, and exalted ttie to ie next highest < Hi e in tour eift.' 1'he . e> ite of war hns removed him whom we j nd our Sl4t? delighted to honor, and for j ie last live months it has been my priv I eoe to be your chief commander. Darini; this eventful period our country ' as passed through the keenest throes of i ie revolution. which is to declare her i idepeir'eiice and estah ish your lights ' s Ireeineu. In the cot tl cv of arms which as moistened the lie ds of Vir.rii.iu ,n..i i jo mountain* of Mary IhikI widi patriot ! yon with tiianv other nohV rcgi J lellts l?f 11 ?.' SoUlll, have fallhtllilv done | mir ?!uiv. Moornlul and terrific have | l'i'Ii your sacrifice*, hut alike honorable ' * y outsell es and your country*. Liron the plains of Manassas, when the ligaile to which you were attached whs liiaoht litter'y '"ut l>? pieces, li\? out of , x of your color guard was shot do vn, I ml more than two thiols ftf your uuiiii*r were killed and wounded Amongst ! nine who tell thai fatal day was our no e chief, Colonel Means, whose heart J uiid, pound < til on the field, attested is devotion to the prmcip ea of Slate >vereigiilv, which through life lie had rowed. At liooiishoro one half of \oiir imin r engaged were disabled bv the ! erpowermg nuinhers of the enemy, hut ! large portion of the remainder nttil pre r?ed line of battle and presented a hold I or.t to the enen y. In these engage | t.o. oki ..f ...... ....k. i-or i ' ' - v_> V.. inimn nnr M.it'U HIM] j ouiiiicd. Redm-ed by !! * cavua't'es ul , lit ?) Hl.tl tin* privations of tin* matt ll l>i ' little l>?i.?1 of * xt v we?, v.mir raiment j ree day* af:erw nrJ*, at Slmrpsbur/, m *',e ?"etny. Reiti^ detached IroQi 1 Mil brigade on ll.e advanced line of I ncstreel's division, tbat jj*"jtiit little ' Hid, amidst the pilot and shell of the iem\, for hours ijiaslerly maintained its isiuoti, until a (tsor^ia and (Jifrohna j i^nde on the ri^bl, and a Carolina j i^ado on the left, ha I been broken am) iven back, ami they were nearly encir ed by the hostile hosts which opposed em. The accidents of battle, the toifcome arch, sleep ess i itfhts, and exposure to i*j a<d rains thinned \our ranks.? any with bare bleeding feel, with scaol It! unwholesome food, Willi bodies .alt*..*.! l.e .I. ? .-.-, -ml .... - it il.ey dropped m rank*? null tbey i mauled on. For their b>'nil% Mout | ml brave, were lightened willi the lite j r liberty. Wlitn, in a mexiiare, we had pa???ed ' trough the pen s o( the campaign and i ie<i for awhile on the bank* of the Oc >quon,our nuinhei* were reduced to the ze of m company. Hut now, thank* u> kind God for hie nierciee, lite hospitals i>ve been emptied, end niNiiy > f our sick id wounded bsve returned, and our 1 giment begins tonpproiiuMto tHe num ' rr we brought to Virginia, and perhaps ! better prepared to do battle for our iuntry than ever. It is n?t strange that ' should be prpud of comiiiandtng a reg lent which lias vindicated its lionor and on so mrny battle fields. Ad ' irmly Iihs welded our filendslnp nn?l it natural I should feel interested m your elfttre, for tour honorable deed* reflect ! 1 jton rne, And if I do any Won't; whndi de rtes credit, it is by your instrumentality M Mm enabled to perfoini mv pari. I 1 Tins day witnesses the appreciation 1 hi have placed < n my liumbie services ( 9 a test in.oinsl of your bi^li regard and 1 ufiileiice you have presented me with a jl ble nihiiihI, which I undi rsland, you j : ive ordered to lie equipped ill the l*-st > le lor my Us? l ite gift ?>f n splendid 1 m*?J any one with ordinary feeling* , 1 >uld Highly print*, but ilie eUcuinstan- 1 i which surround tin* present, the alee y and promptness with which the , ' jo'w re^iHirAl h*?n fr.terh.J into the < *t?ar, abowa it ia * beau offering winch , < would excite in a colder heart than mine ( [lie deepest platitude. To you, Captain Crawford, I return my thanks for the complimentary manner in which you hare heat owed :!.o pres j ent. You are the only Captain in the ! regiment who, w ith me, have passed through ttie battles in which the regi i inent has lieen engaged, unscathed by llje death dealing missiles of the enemy. I We have been preserved from the pesli ! lence that walketh yi daikness, and the i destruction wliicli wasteth at noonday.? ( Let us continue to invoke blessings upon i ourselves and our regiment, and let all the ends we aim at he our God's, our i country's, and truth's. My men, I thank j yu for your nolihr present. It is another strong lie to the bond which-already unites us. In future it will he one of the most pleasant recol. 1 I lections of my past history to remember this signal manifestation of your favor.? And when grim viaaged war has smothered its wrinkled front, and- peace, like an angel of gra?e, will re visit our countiy. and that country stand redeemed nnd disenthralled from the foul tyranny cf Yankee d spotism. When God once more in his g.".'".!ucSa shall say to this Confederacy : "Peace he within thy walls, and prosperity in thy palaces," I mtiII love and honor you ; and it will alwli\a be a satisfaction to not to grip bv the hand anv ineuiber of the 17.h and c.ll him friend. mi I thank you heartily tor your prrieui, nnd pray that Cod's ble-s. mgs may attend you in your future conflicts ! > At I lie conclusion s?f tlie address, three rousing cheers were given, nod the r?-gi ineul returned to quarters. > Yours, truly, L. Immense fleet at Port Royal. CitAitnesroN, February 9. ? lnf'ormHlion has been received that a Yankee fleet of over seventy vessels whs in t\>rl Royal harbor on Saturday*, 'lbe tleet comprise.P fifty two transports, six'een largu war steamers, and four or live ironclad*. Kviolently some grand nioveuient is at band. Frcm the West, * Moiiiik, Febiuary 9 ?lbe Adveriiser slid Register has the following despatch; Jackson*, Fe' ruary 8. ? A de?pai. h to the Crisis, from Grsiisds, announces on ilie authority of Northern papers, thai lbe Confederate steamer Florida hasbdeu wrecked oil Cardenas. A mi in her of deserters from the Federal army have arrived here. Some of them have taken the oath. McMis> vii.i.k, February 7.?Coi. Mar tin, of Morgan's Rrigade, wiili 100 men. auackeil Uevnwlda' division, yesterday, killing and wounding twenty live of (lie eneiuy, and burnirjj a number of "*?* oiu, Mitli provisions. Chattanooga, February 8?The Kentucky resolutions declare thai K.-u lui k\ favors an artniatice. The Journal, of the 2d, favor* a propoaiiiuii ol confer ence between the Kentucky Legislature and Northern L^oisUtures, to ?ee what ?ha!l be done. MoD LK, February 8.--A special de patch to Advertiser ami U-gmter, dated Jackson, 7th, any* the ( overnment Ordnance Agent, who escaped, reports the hederal ((en boat Q teen of the West, which pan-ed lire Vtckahuri* went iielow and up K-il li ver, capturing the steamer A. W. Taylor, loaded with sugar and molasses, having 30 Conf do rate officers on board, nine of whom es Cnpe4; the steamer More, with 180,500 lh<. pork, for I'ort Hudson ; also the steamer Berwick's Hey, with 200 blrla ll'iur ami 100 bales of cotton. The l^ueen >| the West mount* 12 riilej 12 pouCf!= J er?, and carries a crew of 150 picked men, under Col. E liott. 8be was struck 20 t inea, but being cotton clad w*s little injured Sli? haa returned to Vnksburg without her prize*, whicle are p'obsbly re CMpiured or destroyed The Yamkke8 at Baton Kouok?In the early part of this week a negro regi* inulit arrived Ml Baton llnuge which created quite a atir amofig some of the Federal officers. They held an indtgna t.on meeting and fifty of thein resigned their coiumseiana id consequence of the ?malgwntation. Yesterday morning an urder was read placing the Yankee ofii cers on an equality with the negroes and > requiring all citizens and Federal officers to respect and obey the hla.k officer*.? From all we can hear it seems great dis satisfaction prevails among the troops, and the officers are unwilling to risk an attack with such rebellious spirits. Tbey know the charaoter oPonr troops here snd feel their ability, in their present die organized state, to cope with the thoroagh disciplined and veUran troops of J'on Hudson. The E?jpx, a sloop and two transports wore at 11 Hton Ivmijja nt lant accounts.? I'ointu Coupee (I .a ) Keho. A Cactiok.? Great caie should he taken that the matter 'or vaccination should coma from a perfectly healthy person.? A death occurred in Augusta, Georgia, on Monday last, under very shocking oircumstancef, front erv Mpelas, or norne similar disease communicated hy vaccination with diseased inatttr.? Exchange P"/ter. PROSPECT US. *1*11K SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, A weekly^mirnid, devoted to llie dim-em* in:iii<>n of m?efMl knowledge. cinbra. lug ? ; Literary Novelties, Historical Legend*, Biographical Sketches, The Latest Current News. 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(J. afford* unuaunl adv?nl?g?a !o A<lverli??ra twin at home and abroad, m lh*jy command a circulating medium mf Over I'hre* 'i'k?u%and (,'?/>f* p*r Week NuTfi'li^?A* it la Wwv?({ that lly> Kalala of )!mw?II Mob:*) , duc'd , it in. oiw*nt notice iu h*ruby givan to all per. on* having ciaiuta against lliu atornaeii tinned Batata to prea?nl thein legally an. IhealicaUd within aia mounts troiu date for pro ralo distribution. J. H MOlll.KY. JT*V. Flcmant HUi, 8 C, July ?,idt*4. 4J-tf