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<5jlf Mqet. LAHCA8TBR VILLB, B.C. "Wednesday Morning, March 25, 1863. Lieut. J. C. Rolling* requests us to state that <h? will leave Tor the army in Virginia on Monday next, and will take letter* to member* of (he companies from this District in the 12th Regiment; also to Capt. Clyburn's company in the 2d Regiment, Letters may be left, either at Tleastant 11111, or with Mr. Jones Crockett at (his place. Faat Day. Friday next, the 27th instant, it will be re. niemberod, has been appointed by our worthy Chief Magistrate a day for lasting, Humiliation and Prayer throughout the Confederate States. *mis myyt vp I l?VV srilLIO Ull Ullfl iuujcvv, |?uwliehed on another column, will, we truat, meet with ready attention from our readers. ~~The^MaJkeuT A very interesting report of the atate of the Markets in different sections o( the Confederate States, copied froin the Richmond Examiner, may be seen on the first page of thin paper.? The prices of articles vsry materially, according to locality While, for instance, Flour is worth only thiity dollars per barrel in Virginia, in Alabama it is worth seventy dollars. Other things vary in greater or less proportion, but all range high enough, In all conscience, everywhere. This variance at different pointa is caused, ws presume, by the greet difficulty of transportation upon the Railroads. The Enrollmeot ft will be seen by the notice published elsewhere tbst the enrollment of conscripts in this District is now in progress. Cspt. L. M. Grist, of York Title, hss bssn detailed for this service. Cspt. ii commands s company from York District in the 12th S. C. Ilegiinsnt, and is now recoTaring from a sever* wound received at the sacond battle of kfunaaras. lis appears to be veil posted in regard to Confederate military law, and will no doubt ably and faithfully dis charge the responsible duty to which he has been detailed. KxclusiTe of those claiming exemption, there are but few persona in the District to enroll, nearly all baring prcriously selected their com psales. It will be seen that all white males between the ages of eighteen and forty yeare are required to report, irrespective of former exemptions or discharges from lbs service. To the Flan tors. Governor Uonhani publishes on address to the planter* and farmers of the Slate, urging upon them tha duty and propriety of planting no more cotton the present year than is necessary for borne consumption, or may be required fer seed another year, and to direct their energies mainly to the production of grain. This ia indeed au important subject, as we have more than once endeavored to impress upon oer readers. The Legislature had the ruatter under consideration at the lanl session and the result of their deliberations was a law restricting the plauter to three acres of cotton to the wot king-baud. Circumstances have changed, somewhat, since that law was made : and were the Legislature iu session now the area allowed lor coltou would probably be atilJ further abridged. Then, there wan eouie proapact of a'epeedy peace?the country, upon the strength of certain eigne then visible in the Northern horizon, looked lorward with eouie degree of confidence loan early deliverance troin our troblee ; but now greater unanimity, apparently, prevaila among our enemiee, and itucking ia to be reen but energetic preparetiona for the Spring campaigns. Thia necessitates like preparation on our.part, and there ii no preparation to be made that ia of more coneequenco than the meaeuree lor aupplying out arrniee and country with-food. Proviaiona afe now exceedingly ecarce in Mine Iqpaliliee, notwithstanding the heavy crop mad# laat year.? There will, of neceeaity, be leae planted the prevent year tlian there waa laat, in conaequence of the number of laborers now being called intc military aarvica. Under theae circumatancea the Governor ol our State, being uu willing to put the State to the expenee of an extra aeeaiou of the Legislature, elequently appeals to the planter* to discharge their duty in the premises without the authority and lores of law. lie euggeata thai meetinga be held by the planters at the Court Knuihi nf th*ir r??n*rtivA histpirta nn iha Ami inrwtaaont, iri horaby uilhoriMtl to Istmc til* (MM iu bonda of tha CuiWtdartu Btotoa of AmHm : Provided, That m to Maatora tnf Oommiaaiouar* Ur?r? b? no orda^f Uta Court 4ir*CliBf diffarant mrtiUptni " 4? Mood*J in April and torn* uniform regulation in regard lo thin matter be agreed upon. Wn hopr the auggaation will be met in that npirit of lib rality and patriotism which ahould govern an on lightened people in thin aoleuin crieia. Bread Riot A correepondent of the Charlotte Bulletin report* a bread riot in the town of Salisbury, N. C. A number of women, principally aoid. ier'e wives, armed themselves with hatcbetr and proceeded in a body to demand dour in cer tain quartern where it wee known to be kept, either for the purpoee of speculation or hoarded, Bj threats of violence the mob succeeded in storting enough from the owners lor theii presents wants, when they had it coaveyed u the market bouse end divided. Such Lawlessness is, of course, greatly to bt condemned ; but it abouid, never theism, servi as a warning to thoso who selfishly withhold their surplus supplies from the market, and u Mioae who buy up provisions with the view ol peculating upon the necessities of the con earners. It osnnot be expected that the peoplt will starve when there a:# provisions withiu reach of them, to be had, if not by fair, than bj foal moons. Confederate Bonds. At nom enquiry bee lately been made by persooe holding funde la Uuet for others, la regard to their authority to inreet the same la Confederate bonds, we publish below, for the beoeAi of all ooooerned, an Act of the General Assembly of Booth Carolina, paeeed in Decern, her 1M1, entitled ''An Act to authorise Truelee# to inreet foods is the Bonds of tbo Confederete Slates." "I. .8* U nuuUd by the Senate end House of Representatives, now net end sitting in General hnembiy, and by the authority of the seme, That Guardians, Trustees, Administrators, Riecutora, Masters sod Commissioners )n Equity, sod ell other persons holding funds In trust for Excinptioni. We find that an impreaaion prevail* to soma extent that Coagreaa baa pasted a bill modifying the Kxeiuption Act ol October 18M. Thia, however, ia a mistake. A bill to repeal all former exemption laws and to declare who shall hereafter be exempt Jpasacd the Senate a few weeka ago, hut haa not yet been acted on in the Houae. The Act of October 1862 iaatill the law r>f th. l.nH Worthy * xamplee. It was announced a abort time aince that the Hon. K. O. Palmer, of Fairfield Diatiicl, bad old to tba Soldiers Helief Hoard for laid District, several hundred bushels of corn, at one dollar per buahol. A member of the Relief Hoard for Abbeville District, writes to the South Caroliuian as follows: "Mr. Editor: 1 have already received pledges froir eight gentlemen, iraiding iu Hogakiii Heat Company, to furnish four bundled 1 bushels of corn to soldiers' families in that beat at $1 per bushel, the tegular price now >>eiog I have alio the promise of pledges Ironi other gentlemen, in an adjoining beat, for the same purpose " J These are indeed commendable examples and call for imitation, by the able, in every portion of the country. Sacrifices like these are cheering, and encourage the belief that the ' planters of the country, in this solemn crisis, will unanimously, ere it becomes too late, re- 1 pond to the urgent demands upon their means i and patriotism. I froa ma lascastxr liooer.J I A Nation Called to Prayer. Mr Editor ?We are again culled, us a people, by our Chief Magistrate, to humble ourselves hefi>r? Almi?lii? 0_A . .l - uuu , 111 uh ?c* knowledging ourselves dependent, upon him at all timea, and especially in these times of calamity and peril. The time has couie when profound humility, penitence and prayer should engage, not a few only, but all the people ot these land*. It is a mat* ter in which ull. ere t'pinlly interested, though alua, comparatively few keep the eolemn humiliation day. While the mora devout throng the hou?e of worship, the gieut muaa of our citizena and country men ara a* ltd do hs and reckless as in timea ot pe ice Wiieti Jonah, M'tit by the l.ord, proclaimed the coming deal ruction of au cient Niuevah the King descended from his throne, clothed himself in sackcloth and aahrs, and proclaimed a fast no universal aa to extend to every one, even infanta, and the very beast* were not allowed lood for the apace of a day. God spared the city. And is our cauae less important ! At leaat there ia enough at aUks to cauae ua to come, one and ull, who are bleaaed with reason and bewail our aiud before our Maker. Close your stores and placea of business, ceaae all wordly pursuits, let the sound of temporal strife and enterprise be hunhad ? th?naflock to your sanctuary and^let lbs ( w hole congregation, aa the voice of on* man, send up a volume of incense to the I throne Dial God would help ua in our prtH. enl troubles i Th* war ia not yet ended !?ead reflection i after two year's dreodful carnage. Much of - our charlahed territory ha* been laid wait*. 1 Our towna and citiea have beau dialurbed, 1 and aome of thero alill writhe under the brutal reign of a oiercileaa foe. Our coun1 Iryineo have fa'.lao by tena of lhnusar.de, ' and now lie in massive heapa to b* awoke ouly by the trump of Judgement. Our land haa been atained with the blood of our | eone, brothers and fathers, and still the war rages on and God only knows when sod where it will end. The past may well ad , moniah ua of life future. If ever there was a time for devout humiliation of soul belore the l?ord that time is now upon ua. Men i may acotT aud hiss and jest at a serious ' view of our position but it ia even true that the reckless will do this on the very brink ' of ruin lie aot teo sanguine, if we have 1 peace aoon it will be because our vices and ' wickedness will be soon corrected, (tod ia ' shaking the nations of lha world to aumuu>u 1 man to the practice of virtue and*righleoua 0**a*, and yet we learn not the lesson it t teaches. Slaughter and bloodshed, rapine L and death have been doing their dreadful L woik in our bordera for lo these uiany t months, and who will presume to say what , course the great Ruler of tha Universe , will take next to send a thrill of horror to every heart in our Confederacy. O! my i countrymen the shock of mourning and an* guish which we have?already felt may only D? a prelude to the dreadful etorm that iv I t yet to cooia. I<et all bow in eubmiaeien, I confeaa their aina, and implore the divine mercy and aaalaUnra, and who can tall , wha^wondera the God of battlea may do for ua. a a WAR NEWS. _ r From Charleston. > ('HASLtaTo*. March 17.?Thie morning, seventeen transports, moatl) achoonera, die> appeared from Hilton llaad. They are aup1 poaad In Us carrying negro troop* to Fieri' da. ' The New York Tribune, received from Naeaau, eaye the insurrection io Florida ia t praparad and ia only watting for troop* to ! protect the movement. Hnnter'a force* oecapy Hilton Head laland. Fovter'a in force at St. Heleoa laland. Fourteen war v*e**l* and eeventyfive transports are at Fort Royal. The steamship Rnby arrived her* this . morning from Naaean. 8he bring* new* i of tho aafe arrival there of the aleamara 1 Wagner and Douglas, whiah loft hrr# a I waek ago. All qoit to-night Ckablsstor, March 18.?All quiet tonight. If no atteek bo made to-morrow, it it auppoeod the enemy mill wait fourteen day# , longer, for the aeit Hpring tide. ' Tha ateamahip Calypso arrived from Naaeaa thi* morning Khe wao.cheaed leet night by Ihe blockader*. .who hrsd ' adly. On* thall burst oy$r bur deck, burl* tag nobody. kirmUll oa tba Eapjrehanuoek Hichmurd. Mnreb IS.?Information tin* booa raeaivad horo that a abirmUh occurred yaatarday afUrnooa, at Kallj'a Fafd, oa the upper Rappahannock, bet wean Gen. Fits Hugh Ia-c and Pel ham's horsa artillery and the enemy, about 12,000 strong, under Gen. Ntonohall. They auccaedad in crossing late in the afternoon- Our force didnot exceed two thousand. We have lo lament the loss of Major Pelhnm, of Alabama, and Major I'ullrr, of Virginia. The enemy were badly crippled, and retreated to the North bank of the Rappahannock, leaving their dead men and horsea strewed in the roods; they elaa left a hospital. I .a tick?The engagement yesterday, near the Rappahannock, occurred at Jamison Woodx, within six miles of Culpeper oouri nouae. The enemy ?n? driven acroaa the river, with heavy loin. Our Ion* will not exrfad two hundred and fifty wounded and explored. The cnmiv evidently con tamplaled a great expedition, but were coin, pletely foiled and discomfited. From the West Chattaxoooa. March 19?No n?wa of mi/ importance received from the front.? I'lie enrim hu?e fallen back fiom Murfraea. bond, but our force* have not advanced ah yet The movement ia thought to be a feint by Uoaencrimtz. A gantiamnn fiom Kentucky aaya that ten th< iitan J reinforcements from I.ouiavill* and five r?gitnent? from Clarkaville have been avnt Roaencrantz. A Yankee column of fifteen thousnnd ia reported to be creasing the Tennessee, at Savunnah to inarch by way of tluotaville. Atlanta, Gn., March 19.?A apecinl dia patch to the Atlanta Intelligencer, dated ChAttauongn, March 19th, eayn that the new# of Ihe evacuation of M urfreesboro' by the enemy it positively confirmed. Our picket# extend four mil## the other side? It is reported that the enemy ha# changed base, making Columbia his Utt wing, extending toward# 'he Tennessee river, and tlint Grant's army wan coming up via North Alabumn to effect a junction with llcseo* crantz. Van Dorn is still on the north aide of Duck River. A portion of Cox's division, from West. Srn Virginia, is advancing from Woodbury and Carthago towards McMiunville upon Wheeler's cavalry. t olcock'a regiment, of Morgnn's comnsnnd, captured sixteen picket guards in front of Lexington. Kv , and brought out large supplies of stores. The Currency Bill Richmond, March Id.? lit* Currency bill was perfected and passed, the Senate having taken final action on the House a. mcndiurnts to duy in secret session. The first section provides Hist nil Treasury notes not hearing interest, issued previous to ths first December lust, ahull be fundable in b per cants, until the 2!id April; thereafter, un'il the first Au 'iut. in 1 m*r f??i< it>-? uficr, i.o longer fundable at the pleasure of the holder, but payable six months after ratification ot a treaty of peace. ' The notes issued sinee ll.e first December and within ten day* front the pannage of lliie Act, are fundable hi "7 per renin until the first of August ; thereafter, in 4 per cents All call cerliticnres outstanding on the tirot July shall be bonded, bearing 6 per cent., payable at a date not exceeding thirty years.? The second section authorises monthly issues of Treasury holen, bearing no interest, iu amount not exceeding tilty millions, fundable during twelve years from the first day of the mouth on Una issue in 6 percent, bonds; thereafter, in 4. The Latest News. The following Despatches were received from Cauideti on Monday evening: Mobile, March 21.?The Advertiser and Register has an official dispatch, dated Fort I'einberion March 20: Fort Pcuibert-n has whipped the enemy back, and they ale in full retreat for Yiuuo Fans. The Memphis Appeal nays the sue. my have abandoned Memphis and 1,'harleatow'it 600 cavalry have crossed the Cold Water sou moving towards llolly Springs .Bauks has fulled back to his fortified cau?ps. Deserters are continually coding into our lines?all r present great diaafiVction in the Yankee army. A party of Yankees landed and cut a lew miles of Telegraph lines, but they were soon repaired. 1 .on mis. ESTATE NOTICE. The notes and Books of aceouot of tho Kslale of the lata D*%id Billings have been left in our hands for collection. Parsons indebted to said Katate will please make immediate payment to the ucderaigned, and those having claims against the same will present them, legally attested, within the limn prescribed by lew. KUKSllAW A CONNORS, Alty'n lor*. (J. BILLINGS, Ad'm March Hi, 1863. 7-6t. to kent Until the firet of Janeary 1864, the dw el. ling houee, with the Lot and Workshop aU lached, belonging I* the Fetate of Ihe 1st* David Hillings Apple to KFK8HAW A CONNORS, Ally's for K. t? U1LLI.NGS, Ad'm. March 3d, 1663 7-3t for sale. An sicsllent house girl, about 18 ysara of age. For further information enquire at this office. March 18, 18 ;S, 6-Jt for sale, 1 Good Family Carriage J. B. BOY I). March U), 1883, 6-31 fur 8ale. I Good 3 Horse Wagon. J. B. BOYD. March 18. 1863, 6-31 'for sale, I Good aecoud hand Buggy and llarneee. J. H. BOYD. March 18, 1863, 6-tl Hides Wanted. I will pay the highest price for llidss in Cash or Shoes A iwt of alios* of er?ry description on hand. W. H. BURNS. U.^sL ta I see A aa ? **??? iv, it??, v-?i I ENROLLING OFFICE. Lancaster Distriot. . Headquarter*, Lancaster, C. H-, March 18th, I8K3. I. The undersigned having been detailed as Unrolling Officer for Lancaster District, hae established hi* Headquarters at Lancaster C. II. II. ALL WHITE MALE RESIDENTS of l-aocaster Distric., and transient persons, citizens of this State or ot the Confederate States, not in Confederate Military service, between the agee of It and 40 years, are hereby required to report promptly, in person. ai these Headquarters lor enrollment. III. All eiempts, or persons claiming ez empliou, for any cauae whaiever, will renivrl Ik.t ikJ. - 1 * 1 I? -I ??rn cnuari ui exemption (1 If*y l>* considered and certificate* i??urd. All applications for axemption (except od the ( round of pliyaical disability) laust be submitted in writing, in duplicate. No tpplication* need be made for the exemption of pernona not declared exempt by law, aa the Enrolling Otiicer ha* no discretion outaide of the Inw. IV. < Commanding Officer* of Militia Boat* are required, by Oeneral Order* No. 43 of th* 8late Adjutant nod Inspector (ieneral, to furniah to Enrolling Otiicer* roll* of ALL male white tersoii* in their respective beats, between the agea of IS and 40 yearn, not already in the military aarvice. Such roll* they will prepare and forward to uie at the earliest day. V. All exemptiona heretofore iaaaed by Confrderut* Enrolling Officer* will be revised All discharges from service will alao be reviae-i. Th* holder* of auch exeoip' lion* or certificates of diacharge will report promptly. VI It will be noticed that, aa th* name* of all white man, resident or transient, between the agea of eighteen and forty, whether exempted, datniled *r discharged, without regard to exemption, will be returned to the Krrolling Otiicer*, by the commandant of the respective militia corps, nn iivrann i-?n -I? ' -- r- ."- ? j of ill* fact that he it Individually included in above order. VII. All lli* law* nnd regulation* applicable to de-arter* will be applied to auch conscripts n* fail to report at th*ae Head Quarter*, in obedi*nce lo thia notice Per. aona knowing themeelvea lo be liable will wuil no further notice. VIII Officers, non coniniia*ion*d officers and private* in I*ancaster District, absent without leave, or on expired Ivcve, or fur lough, are required to report promptly at th**? Headquarter*, prepared lo mov* i in mediately forward to their respective command*. IX Public notice will be given of th* day* on which the Surgeon will be prea*ot nt the rendezvous for th* examination of Coneeripts X The Offi-e will be open on Friday, March '201h 1883, and will thereafter open daily until the I at April; at which titue thu opportunity for voluntary enrollment will Coan*,nnd all defaulter* be proceeded againat a* deserter*. XI. The Surgeon will be in attendance at the office, on the 2d and 3d of April, for the purpose of Examining person* claiming exemption on account of phyaTal disability No one will be examined at thnt lime w ho ha* not been previously enrolled. U M. GRIST, Capt and ~ Enrolling Officer, laincaater Dial. March 26, 1863, 7-tf "headquarters 21 ?t REGIMENT, S. C. M. Lancaster, C. H. March 23, 1863. GENERAL ORDERS NO. 8. Captain*, or Commanding Officers of beat Companies in this Regiment will forthwith cause to be made and returned to Capt. !? M. Grist, Enrolling Office for l?ancaster District, full and complete rolls of all whit* male person* in their respective beats between the nge* of 18 and 40 years, not now in military service. lly order of Adjutant and Inspector Gen?,l iki. fll.l...* <!..? I o. l? *J - - cimi vi ?im? miiu unirniM/rurr itu. JAMES H. WITIiKgSPOON, Col Slat Kagt. 8. C. M. March 25, 1863, 7-11 PHOCLAMATIOH. STATE OF BOUTH CAROLINA. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Columbia, March It, 1863. VIJII ERE AS 1 ain credibly informed T I that large quantillea of proviaiona I are being exported from this State for the purpose of speculation, by reaaon whereof the price of proviaiona haa been much enhanced. to the great discomfort of the citizroa of the Hlnte ; and whereas the present supplies deemed important for the aubeia1 tence ot the people and ike soldiers of the Confederacy : Now, therefore, I. Ml 1.1.EDGE L. BON. HAM. Governor of Soath Carolina, by virtus of the power vested in mo under the Conatitution of this State, do issue this my proclamation, and foihid ail persona, fur the apace of thirty days from Ihia date, from exporting beyond the limits of this .Stale, nnv NalL lliuim. Pork. Itaaf. I'nm \l??l Wheat, F our. Rice, I'tm, Potatoes or j er provisions of any description whatsoever. The following persons are excepted, viz : Quartermasters, Ceuioiiseariea and other agents of the Confederate Government p#r chasing proviaions for the army, who mint exhibit ealiafaciory evidence of their official character and authority ; peraona from other Statee who purchase I'er their own pri rate uee and consumption, and not for re eale, who eliall make oath to that effect before the neit magistrate previous to the removal of thearticlee perchaeed, which oath the magistrate ehall preaerve and furnieh for the uae of the Solicitor of the Circuit when required ; agents of countiee, town a, corporatmne and Soldiers' Hoard* of Relief oi other Hlates, who exhibit aatiafaclory proof of their authority to perehaae ouch previaiooa in behalf of auch rountiea, towna, corporationa or Holdiera' Hoard of Relief, for public uae or for diatributioo at eoeta and chargea, and not for reeale or profit. Halt mada by non reeidenta and oargoea entering our porM from abroad, jue also exceptedAny of said articles that may be atopped in iramtiu will be confiscated to the uee of the Htate. It U eniitSna^ iirw\n mil mawieli-K militia officer?, and all food ciiiseoa ara appaalod to, to aid in th? enforcement of thia proclamation. Given aoder my hand and the aeai of the Htate, at Colombia, thia eighteenth [l. a ] day of March, A. L>. one thooaand eight hundred and ality-lhree. M. L RON HAM. Wm. R. Hum, Secretary of Stale. | Mar eh 19, 1MI. In. STATE 07 SOUTH CAROLINA. Aw'r, aid IisricToa Gkkbral'i Orrici, Columbia, S. C., March 20, 18M. GENERAL ORDER NO. 14. JIT appearing that in many of the regi menU there haa been a failure to or ganize the militia, in accordance with Gen? era I Order No. from thin office, either by not holding election* in {birauauce of end order, or by returning aa elected peraona who are not eligible under the Act of the General Aaaembly, it ie hereby ordered that the eomi?*nn<tim? ..ffl.... ..f ?ii -..-1- ? wmiwcis " OMVII I 1 inentn do forthwith order elections to be held, (after giving proper notico,) in all ca sen where audi failure has occurred or where persons who are not eligible have been returned as elected, in pursuance of said General Order Nr. ft. II. The Act of the General Assembly declares vacant the commissions of all officers between the ngea of eighteen and forty-five years, as soon as new elections have been held, and no person between said ages is eligible, or will be commissioned, to any otlice in the militia, unless lie be exempted from Confederate service under the Exemption Act of Congress. III. In addition to the returns required by the third and fourth paragrapha of Gen eral Order No. 8, the commanding officers of rsgiments arc hereby required to return to tliie office a roster of the field and company officer* of their respective regiments, including those whose offices have not been vacated, as well as those elected under thia and General Order No. 8, and also the strength of their coDipnnien?a form for which roster and return will be furuiebed from thia office. IV. In all cases where persona have been elected to offices under General Order No. 8. but w ho have refused to accept eaid offices, the commanding officers of brigades and regiments will appoint fit peraona lia ble to ordinary militia duty iu the regh menta, battalions and beats in which the pereons have so refused to command euch regiments, battalion* and baals, in pursuance of the 33d and 34lh aectiona of the Act of 1841. V. The captaius of beat companies are required strictly to enforce faction 5 of the Act of the General Assembly, entitled "An Act for ths better organization of the militia, and for other purposes," passed si its last session, herewith published, and Jo see Hist no resident of their respective bests shall escupe enrollment by reason ef his temporary absence. VI. The commanding officers of regiments are responsible for their complete organization. and their special attention is hereby called to Section 34 (herewith published) of the Act of 1841, the enforcement ot which is required. 11? instruction of the General Assembly. A. C. G ARLINGTON, Adj't and Insp'tr Gen. of S C. V. The commanding officers of the beet compnnies shall keep two separate rolls? one of the names of all persoue resident in their beats betwssn the ages of sixteen sad sixty, sad another of the names of all persona between the ages of sixteen and fitly ?designating in said rolls the ages of each person ; and all persons required tp be enrolled hv this Act shall. ?fi?. J ..... its pasAage, report their names to the com mandiog officers of their beat, who ahall have power to administer oalha as to the ages and residence of persona, when they refuse to mnke known llieif ages or place of reaidence, or where there may be doabta aa to either; and each and every beat com. pany ahal! be called out for drill and instruction once iu every two mooths. XXXIV. If any bent company ahall Dag. lect er refuse, for two tuontha, to elect sd officer to fill any vacancy which shall ocaur in it, or the person elected shall refuse to accept of euch office, it ahall be the duty of the coloflel or officer commanding that reg* iment to which such company belongs, to appoint and commission some lit person, liable to ordinary militia duty in euch beat, to till such office, at d he shall be compelled to serve in audi office for twelve months, under the penalty of thirty dollars and fifty per cent, on the amount ol hie lust general tax, unless he ahall bo sooner promoted, or from bodily or mental infirmity, become in* capable of performing the duly thereof, or remove out of the limits of command, or unleaa the company shall noouer elect eome fit person, who shall accept such commis. sion ; and it shall be the duty of the colonel or officer commanding the regiment, to appoint and commission as often aa the sp pointrueot ahall be refused; and in every cnae of refusal to accept, the penalty be en. forced ; but no person appointed by the colonel to an office in n bent company shall be compelled to uniform himself or serve in euch office longer than out year in threa. March 25, 1861, "7-2t I . HEADQUARTERS, COMMISSARY GENl/S. DEI'T, 8. C., Columbia, 8. C., March 16, 1883. rpilK following regulations hate beer I JL 'adopted by the Governor of the State I to carry into effect the Act of the General 1 Assembly, ratified December 18, 1862, enti. ll?d "All Act to suppress lha undue distillslion of spirituous liquors from tha earcal grains of thia Stata , which authorisaa tha (iuvernori whan satisfactorily informed that a supply ofapirita ia absolutely necessary far medical purposes, to contract with a proper nuBibar nf skilled and responsible agents, in any one or mora of the Districts, to manufacture a limited quantity of pure apirita, at a reasonable price, strictly for medicinal purposes. Contracts hare been and will be made with agents to diatil a limited quantity of pure apirita, of 50 per cent, proof, at not orer two dollara per gallon, whoae namea will be pubtiahed in the Cwlumbla papere and District papara in which the agent re* aidaa. No other par eon, except thoae ao publiahed, are authorised to diatil ; and it is the duty of every captain of patrol, end they are required, to report any rielation, and aleo tha duty of all magistrates, to aee that the provisions of the Act are carried out. All cilixens are earnestly requested to report any violation of Una Act, aa the object of the law is to prevent the nndue consumption ef grains for distillation, there* by raising the priee of the absolute neeee earias of life to the families ef our brave soldiers, who are in the field battliog far our independence. The agent shall net convey or cause to be conveyed hay end the limits of this State, end ahail dispose of the spirits distilled by him, ander his bond, in quantities of flvn gallons and under, to any person, on thelt written pledge Unit they require and will use it only and strictly for medicinal pnrpo* and w ill nol convey or raoae to be eon. veyed beyond the limits of (hi* SUte the pirite pureheeed nod attached to eoid pledge I the certificate of * regular practicing physieian, that tha purchaser actunlly require* and ha believea will ate it only and atrictiy for medicinal purpose* Whan any drug? giat, physician or nthet parson dselres to purchase over five gallons of aplrfta fioui 1 tha agent, they moat first give a band, pay* 1 able to the State, with two or more good 1 securities, approved by tba Clerk or the Court, in treble the amount of purchase, 1 and lodgs the same with the agent, condi* 1 tisnsd that thev will not convey, or cause 1 to I* conveyed, beyond the limits of this * Stats tha spirits purchased, ifnd that they 1 will not reaell at a greater advance than 60 I per cant over the aganta price, and only to ( auch paraons an will giva a written pledge a that they actually require and will use it * only and atrictiy for medicinal purposes, accompanied by the certificate of a regular practicing physician, that the spirits are needed, and he believes will be used strict* I lV for m*dli*in?l nnrnAaaa *nit ?l,*f Ik* *?V. purchasers will not ressll the spirits or con- " vey, or cause the same to be conveyed, bey. J ond the liiuitH of this StateN By order of the Governor. JOSEPH WALKBR. Commissary General of S. C. a March 18, 1863. 7-lt. tl STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. [ EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, h COLUMBIA, S. C., March 18, 1863. k O RED time ia at hand, unaccompanied " O with the proapect ot a speedy peace.?. Our foea hnve given absolute control of their ptirae and aword to the tyrant Lincoln. ? Another year, and perhaps more, of fierce war ie upon ua. From the enemy's fleets , and armies we need fear but little; from c the unwise produciien of Cotton, much.? With the supply on hand, its production now is not necessary to the success of our cause, and can be diepenaed with for yeara to come. The States not in poateeaion of the eneifiy roust produce supplies for themselves, our armiea in the field, and the fain- t| ilies of our soldiera : k Now, therefore, I, MILLEIKJE L. BONHAM, Governor of South Carolina,do iaaue this my ProsUmatioo, and urge all the good citizens of the State, dismissing all considerations of mere gain, to plant and raise all the provisions of every description in their power. Let hiro who has cotton seed f enougn lo plant another year and lint enough for domestic consumption, plant not ooe seed. This ia a time to try our pa- V triotiam. A great people will rise ?o great occasions. We claim to have descended from a race who won independence against P immense odds aft-r a eevea years' war of ' hardship and privation far greater than we ^ have yet endured. Let ue enact history worthy of auch an ancestry. Our gallant ' soldiers have won imperishable renown in ' the tieid, and will do so ngain mod again.? P Our women aro making sacrifieet worthy of " any age. If we but do our duty, all will bti v well ; and we shall, with the blessings of God, wear out and prostrate oar osalignaut and hateful foe. In order to secure concert of action. I recommend to the citizen* of the Slate, to assemble at their respective Court lioueee, on Sales Dny in April next; and in that spirit of patriotism whieh has heretofore characterized them, reeelve to carry out 1 these suggestions. Other States are taking J etepe to nttmin this object, let it not be said that we will not make every sacrifice which a patriotism demands. o Given under my hand and the seal of the F State, at Columbia, this sixteenth day h [t. a.] of March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and aixty-three. M. L. BONHAM. c YVm. R. Ht'xrr, Secretary of State. a March 17, 1463. 7-It. C NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS. \ The Tax Books will be opened as toon t, aa they are received. I will be at the usual places of receiving taxes on the following < days, viz: J At Malhina Crenshaw's, Friday April 3d. I At Nelson llell'e Saturday * 4th m At the Court House Monday (Saleeday) y April 6th. At John S. Small's Tuesday April 7th. At George M. Fnuderburk'e Wednesday April 6th. At Taxahaw, Thursday April 9th. At Morton's, Friday " 10th. At I'leaaant Hill, Saturday April llth. At Mrs. Huey's, Monday " 13th. At Craigaville, Tuesday u 14th. At T. K Magill'a Wednesday April 15th At Belair, Thursday M 16th At Koss' Store, Friday " 17th And -? Ik. II O-l 1 ? ?? ? WWM i ivusV uniCVUAY in . M?y. Jr The Tut Rooks will be eloeed on the c first day of June ; all returns must be made on or before that day. A late Act of the Legislature requires all owners of slaves, or employees to give in on oath to the Tax Collector, the number of hands owned or employed by them (in agriculture) between the ages of twelve and fifteen, aud fifteen. < and fifty-five, and fifty-five and sixty-five, under a penalty of one hundred dollars for ' euch hand. J. R. HUNTER, T. C. L. D. March 18th 1863, ? -6t NOTICE. All persona having demands against J. R. l.ynn, will present them within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted will make payment to r JOHN W. TWITTY, i Adtn'r. | Marehll, IM3. 6-3t ^ TAKE NOTICE. ! The Books and accouots belonging to the ( late firm of J. L. Duclap &i Co., are left in ray hands for settlement. Also the sale bill of the goods lately sold at auction, on which are a few bids still unadjusted.? Persons knowing themselves indebted will please oome forward and settle. JONES CROCKETT, . ( Agent for J. L Dunlap St Co. . Marsh II, 1863, *-3t , NOTICE i Persons icdebted to the Estate of the late A. C. Dunlap are hereby informed that their uvtv* vi avvwuut* mW ? ?IIV oiore UI flMtfl liasatilline At MuMjf, where ell who wish to set lie may avail themselves of the op- i portunitv of doing eo. And all peraone having demands agaioat mid Estate are re* ?|oeeted to prevent them at the same place or payment. 1 8. B. MA8SEY, Adm'r. March 4,1863, 4-81 | Fresh Arrival. J Writing paper, Eovelopa, Steel Peae, Spelling Book*, Ane Combe, Tack Combe, Side Combe, Shaving^ Soap, Pina and Spool Thread. Under Ledger office. i J. B. BOYD. i Marsh 4, 1888, 4-tt I WANTED. 000 pound# of COTTON R.AQ8. J. B. BUYD. In I, I Ml f I if Fine 8 to ok. if y though-bred llort* DAPPLE JOHN vrill stand the ensuing Spring Season, sour* nenciog the first weak In Marsh, at my residence naar flanging Rock. DAPPLE JOHN is full-blooded J ansa ind Canadian, lis is so wsil known in this lection that it ia scarcely necessary to say aything is commendation of his superior qualities. 11 is Colts speak for themselves, 10d thev ara nnhMiitllnol* nrnnaa?e?<t ha food judge* to b* among the baat stock of >ur country. For fio*nase of form, spirited tppsarance and activity of motion, ho is not nee I led by any horse in tbs Stat*. Mares froin a distance can be accommoisted with stabling and paatursa. Terms : for the Insurance $30 00. JAMES M. INGRAM. Feb. M, 1949, *-9f iAST CALL TO CONSCRIPTS TO EIVIJIT. THE andersigned ia again ea reeraitiog arvice in iaocuttr Diatrial. Aeeording to he Regulations of the War Department, all eraone liabla to eoaeeriplien aro allowed o volunteer in any company Ibey may oo?ct and will reeeiveall the benefits allowod y law to volunteers. if they do sot velnlaer thay will be raportod to the enrolL )g officer aa conacripta. I will pay Fifty-Dollara la eaeb and any ble bodied wan who will aaliat in lha Firet Legiraent or Infantry, atationad in Fort loultria, whara aoldiara are wall fad, wall lothad and wall paid. K. G. BILLINGS, Liant. and Reeraitiog Offiaar. Fab. 4, 1862. 4b-tf. Estate J wen Clark, deceased. ALL peraona having drmanda against le Eatute of Jaaan Clark, deceased, aro eraby notified to praaant them, legally atsated, to the undaraignad for payment. R. M. Clark, Adm'x. March 4, 1863, 4-41 "NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS JABLE TO CONSCRIPTION. The undaraignad will remain in the Dierict but a few duye longer, during which ime he will euliat peraona who wiah ta aner tho regular aervice, giving tham tha rivilege of a aubaequant examination by he Confederate Enrolling officer for thia )iatrict, with tha chance of being dischargd by him for diaability or othar csuaa.? The Enrolling Officer will ba here within a sw daya,after which time there will ba no oportunity of aelecling coaopaniea. Peraona imble to Canacription had belter choose, rhila they have the privilege, the eompany n which they prefer to do service. K. G. BILLINGS, Lieut, and Keeruitiug Officar. March 4, 1863, 4-tf nouin uaroiint, LANCASTER DISTRICT. BY P. T. HAMMOND, Esq., Ordinary for ssid District. WHEREAS, K. G. BILLINGS, has pplied to mo for Letters of Administration n all and singular the Goods and Chatties, Lights and Credits of DAVID BILLINGS tie of the District aforesaid, deceased. THESE are, therefore, to cite and adlonish all and singular, the kiodred and reditors of the aaid deceased, to be and ppear before me at oar next Ordinary's lourt tor the said district, to be holden at jincaater Court House on the 26th day of larch ioet., to show cause, if any, why te said administration should not be gran* id. iiven under my hand and seal, this 11th Jduy of March in the year ot our ' L. 3. > Lord one thousand eight hundred ; - ^ ) and sixty'thres and in the eighty* eventh year of the Independence of the Itate of South Carolina. P. T. HAMMOND o fc. n. Mare 18, 1863. -2t. KERSHAW 4k 00 II01I, ATTORVETS AT LAW Solicitors in Bqnity. LANCASTHRYILLS, 8. C. tW Will attend prempdy te all hesiasss n trusted to theia. * . B. N.ERS1IAW, | W.M.CONNORS lamden, 8. C. Laaeaeter, C. Auf. 10, 1S59. C B. H0RTHR0P. Attorney at Law AND SOLICITBR IN HVITY, Will practice in Lancaster and Ike aelgkker* ing Distriem. OFIICB AT LANCABTBBTILLB. OaUAer Slat, 1M1. It-ly WILLIAMS A ALLI80B. ATTORNEYS AT LAW amd Solioitors in Bquity. LANCASTER, C. H., 8. C. Will practice la the Diitrict ef Lancaster. Prompt attention given toOollootiom* ir. Williams may be consulted at Yorkrille, I. C., and Mr. Allisox at kit oSse in the /ourt llouse, at Lancaster. July 7th 1868. 11?If Dr. ALFRED OAATBH BMi4Mt targtM *MlMt TOMTtUI, I. o.t IJffera his Profaaaional Barman to Ilia aiti* tana of Laocaatar Vlllaga and aarroanding -onntrr. ARTIFICIAL TEETH inaartad aa Gald Plata, from oaa to a fall aatt Jane 11th, 1856 111? MELTOE * WITHSESSOOV. ITT0RNEV8 AT LAW an Solloitors Will praatlaa in LaaaaaAw and tfca aarraaa. dinf DiatoUta. G. D. Msltob, I B. J. VHRaMi, Chaatar, S. C. | Laaaaatar C. X Innvary II, 1M0. if?< Estate William Rom. ALL paraona iadaWtad to War Raaa, 4meaaaad, ara notiflad to naka payaaaot, a ad ?U paraona kaaiag elaimt or aaaaada ara uniiMt^l In 1 iK> the 1th April next or thin notiee will plee4 in Ber te snjr demsnd net ee presented, *s the RaUte must be settled. J. II. McMURflAY, Adwieietrsler. lea ftth I tit, (Mi .A