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VOLUME XII. LANCASTER C. H? SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPT. 10,1S63. N U M B E R 3*71 .LL" ?. ' THE LANCASTER LEDGER t*ubli>h?d every Wednesday Morning I BY W. M. CONNORS, Editor and proprietor. TERMS: Im advatuut, - 12.00 At the expiration of Six Month*, - - 2.60 At the end of the Tear, - - r 8.00 Ho paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, execpt at our option. ADVERTISEMENTS, Will be inserted at two dollars per square for the first, and one dollar per square for each subsequent insertion. A square to consist of the space of 1*2 lines, Brevier type. No advertisement considered less than a square. [for the lancaster ledger.] Orange C. II., Vs., August 29(h 1863. Mr. Editor:?Twice have I taken my pen in hand and aoated myself beneath the shady oaks in camp, to write you something for publication, but each time I have grown disheartened at the prospect of news before uie, and give up ih dispnir, thinking that perhaps something would turn up worthy of notice before long. In this, as all other expectations in the army, generally, 1 was deceived, and I have concluded to give you a few lines, though my subject should be "nothing." ? in r...t ? J- : ? .. u ?<*?, wo inc uuiug uuLinugi ine enemy are doing nolhing ; our Generals are doing nothing ; our Commissaries are doiug less than nothing, and our Quartermasters worse than nothing. By the way, perhaps it would not be out of place, just here, to tell you who those Commissaries and Quartertnaa. tars are. You, no doubt, recollect that our last Congress psased a law abolishing the office of regimental commissary, the law to take effect the 1st of August, 1863, throw, ing all the duty of that office upon each .. regimental quartermaster. Well, those who are well acquainted with matters generally consider that A nise Act of Congress?n neat way to get rid of a nuisance. In consequence, we have but one Commissary to ihi Brigade, who ranks aa . Major?pay 9^0.00 per month and rations?he doea nothing himself but look over and correct nil errors that his dorks may make; fly around with the General on reviews, Brig ade drills, and other extra occasions. Next in turn.comes the Brigade and regi mental Quartermasters?this class are generally camped far oJT to themselves, so < we donMiH so much ?I tlieui, they eel- ' dom, if ever, having aoy business to trans Act with the regimenta or Brigades. Front I what 1 learn through others, the regimental quartermasters see a pre'.ty hard time of it < in keeping up the business of their office,? to give them their just dues, they enrn what they get. But hare cornea in the Brigade Quartermasters, to tell you what they do, would be to resort back to my subject above?' nothing." Thay rank as Major,? pay $160 00 per month?wears a star on his collar, fancy confed uniform, at his side hangs (on eitra occasions such as enumerated above) his maiden ?icord glistening in the sunbeams of its own glory. Such is war with some, what acontrast to the rank and tile! "Raise the black Aug" was uttered by one of these courageous desperadoes in my hearing not long since. Oh, how I long to see that fellow's courage tested. Those who advocate the Black Flag will take good care never to fight under it. ft has been said "bully" for conscripts, but ft can never be said "Bully" for Commissaries and Quartermasters. i na army >a id tolerable good trim, though a good deal of dissatisfaction exists among aouie of the troops from different States, our own included. A great many desertions among the Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia troops, and some few isolated cases from our own Slate, have tasen place lately. We regret this very much, though it does not materially injure the efficiency of our army, JJut there ia a spirit Manifested among a good portion of the .soldiers of this army, which will, if not checked in time, evidently reduce its effetv tive strength. While jt ie the duty of every jgood citizen and soldier to frown down upon everything that ie in the least calculated to do ua harm, we would urge upon them the neceeeily?the all saving necessi ty, of favoring the granting of furloughs to private soldiers. Let the | apere of every Mtmte inaiat upon aud encourage the ayatem adopted by Congrua*. Let Congress aae to it, that ber laws are carried out, and we aa ure you our army will be larger and al. waya invincible. The HoepiUl "rata" will .crawl from their dea apd join the raoka to await their turn for home. Much haa been the caae in Jenkins' Brigade, and if auch a ayatem waa inaugurated In Lee'a army it would have the aame effect. It ia atrange, very, that among ao many amart Generals id ibe arm/ pf Northern Virginia, that i , ?ome system has not been adopted, similar, held if not the same, a* the one inaugurated bv tired Gen. Jenkins. His rnnks are always full ; iuoU lie has but few inen in the Hospital* lest. The misfortune in our ease seems to be, thus that our Coimmindur-in Chief has forgot- was ten that we are men of families ; that we the | have mothers, wives, sisters and relatives glidi at homo which we crave to see ; -tou that we have business interests to attend to cond which is of the highest importance to the ll> v< welfure of those loved ones we have left at wha home, nod from whom we have been seu- ditiii arated for over l*vo yeura. Are we, (who ed it huve fought na men for our country from lire; the beginning of the war,) to resort to the mint disgraceful, and shameful plan of deserting It w our colore, in order to visit our hornet?? the.l Shall we be compelled to take such n mid coarse ? if no, nllrihute it not to cowardice, I'he to a want of aelf devotion and patriotism, gnu No, give theae men, w ho have stood bj at U their colors through every bntlle, their just fuse due ; there is not ntoie willing hei-rts to fort, submit to all etidurublen, than throbs in 1) these men's breast. And even if thero wus not a necessity for our presence here now, (we up a mean those who are entitled to furloughs) gi-s not a murmur would be heard, all would Mor be submissive. men "Whut a sad mistake to suppose a man and a beast " There is such a disease as home- one, sickness, and many brave men lia^e died of men it dtujng this war. I.et us all have a fair T understanding that we will visit our homes The at slated periods, and what a happy effect my'i it would have upon each individual's mind; defe what a cheerful spirit would reign through- far I out the cnnips. How much better the ays tirat lem of furloughing, than compelling honor- held able men to do-grace themselves by deser- com tion, when it has been clearly proven that T the furloughing of two per cent, may nave gle I the deaertioo of five per cent. aboi The Richmond Sentinel has a very able The article on the subject of furloughing, which 6.00 1 am in hopes may bo copied and published the throughout the Confvderate Sutes, 1 send undi you the following extract from it: ing i "VVe have in our mind two opposite ex p ample*, which we will recite, by way of I making each illustrate the other. When y|or our army w*a punning on to Maryland, its y.j,, inarch lay through a county of Virginiu, |i!W from which there Were several companies yj,,, of aoldiers w ho had not been home for a |flu. long time. O'eneral l.ongslreel issued or lt.r dera to let tfioae men scalier, llial they (|IM| might go by their homes. Ilis only injunc. tioi) was that they should meet fuin oo a given day, at a point ahead. The Soulier* . were thus enabled to enjoy a pleasure tin- ^ dearest that oarLli yields, and at llie reudei- |( vous (Jen. i^ongstreet fjund every man of them, except one, and he had a good " excuse. ... The other case to w hich w e refer was on , the return of our army after their blood v? ' battles. Other soldiers, ol another county. |(| desired a alniilar indulgence. The c.iiiini.iii . der refused. They were thus put under a . teuiptalion which was too strong for many u ^ of them On their return to camp, the commander ?>f ihe re?rimI /C..n I L - fun h'H name) lind them "bucked " Gentlemen '**" of churacler mid inlelligt uce, soldiers from " principle, had their feelings mortified and their just pride insulted, by being subjected to thia ignominy, under auch circumstances " ' Now which of these two commander* ac led as a wise man, More anon. bunnib:' Evacuation of Morns' Island T Toaum up the event* through which we Any have just passed, Battery Wagner haa been Mpri subjected during the last three duys and ther nights to the moat terrific tire that any tain earth-work haa undergone in all the arioala ion of warfare. The immense descending force do of the enormoua Parrot and mortar aliella Unn of the enemy had nearly laid the *o.,<J work man of the botnb proofs entirely bare, and had do i displaced the sand to so great a degree that the the sally porta are almost entire'* blocked hie up. The parallels of the enemy, yesterday opp afternoon, hud beau pushed up to the very live mouth of Battery \\|*gner, and it was no the longer possible to distinguish our tire fruui ted that of the eneiny. During the entire uf *uei ternoon the enemv shelled the sand lulls in -.? the rear of liatlery Wagner (where our the wounded lay) very vigorously, r*!a Under these circumstances, and in view com of the difficulties of communication with ges Cuiutuiogs's I'oint, the impossibility of crpl longer holding Morris' Island became ap- if at parent; ?nd it was determined that strenu aha! ous efforts should be made nt onco to re- vou lease the brave garrison of the island, who it is seetped to be almost withlu the enemy's optt grasp. This desirabU result was accoiu que plished with the most commendable promp be f titude and success. net! At about 6 o'clock, yesterday afternoon, com the orders for the evacution were delivered you to Col. Keitt, commanding our forces on pali the island. Kvervthiog was at once tnade cedi ready for the abandonment of Hatleries ths VYagner and liregg. The dead were buried, ol 1 aod, at nightfall, the wounded were care- aa h fully removed in bargee 'o Fort Johrwon.? not The guna, which for ao many weeke had ean Hi* toe <il but, were double shotted mid spiked; the heavier piece* were di<Died, und the carriages rendered worthThe preliminary prcpiirntioim being completed, the work or embarkation noislesaly bc^un, and the brave nien oi (iirriiun, in t'ortv barges, were ami hit from the beach tliev had helil so (I, and so Ion-; T'n? vueu ,iion was lliuted by Coi l\ tt, aSHi-led In .Major ill, A A. tind l e Hiieei-sa with which I hn< nlvniin be-n en ?ired one of most ml feats of >vi'i re ha* teen peiform i woiihv of tiij;he-t praise. Hallerie* gg and \\ agiier hud both been carefully lvI. with a viuw to blowing them up ? ua about I o'clock this morning when la-t three boats ? containing Col Keilt a number of nis officers?left the inland slow match was I allied by Capt. till . tl) ? ? '? mi 111 wanner, anu (?y * upl. Iifiwunc '" liK but owing to nonie defect in the a. no e>plonion took place nt either tiring the evacuation, the enemy was jille. A onnsirtiH tire of ?hel| wau kepi gainnt Wagner, and hit howitzer bur were bunily plying about thin aide ?>t ri*' inland, in prevent the retreat of our . Bui lurtiiiittlclv the night wan murky, all our barge*, with the exception of containing uboul twelve or til'leen , pa*8cd in Nntely liu* ende the defence of Morri*' Inland inane Iiuh been foreaeen nine* the rue i limt mice en* on th? 10.h of July. The nee of the inland had been prolonged jcynnd what no deemed poanible at , and the brave garrianna who have it denerve the udiiiiratiou of their ilryuien. tie aggregate of cnaunltie* in the atrug for the inland have been, on our aide, it*7U0 killed, wounded and mianiiig ? eneuiv'a loaa i* estimated at about 0- The aiicce*kfiil evacuation, after glorious deteiica of forty eight dnya, in. tt all the circuinalancea, u moat gratify* military event ?Mercury ~tk insl lie luvrem of Gen. (Jillmore in having last gained possession of the whole <>t rls's Island ?ri ins in Imve stimulated liral Dahigren t<> try, with his fleet, to '111 p 11-ft something Oil Ilis OWII honk.? ut IU o'clock in i b>* morning, a Mag of e boat was seen approaching Kurt >"111 It whs quh kiy not by u b>>al from post, ami -ooii .literw.?r?ls lie lollow lei eg rait i was received ni headquarters: ' FoKT Sumtf.R, September 7 ting of truce Ir nu Admiral Ihihlgren. andiiig the surn nJer of this tort, has | received by Ijeut Brown, of the Pal0 suie. STEPHEN ELLIOTT, .Major Couiinnnding. ii this, the following reply was iniine ly r?turned : Hf.ALQ'iis, ChaRLFuiToN, Sept. 7. form Admiral Duhlgien that lie may 1 Kurt Slimier when he can take nn<1 it; that such deinaiidn are puerile and rooming ; also, that no further Bugs of ? will be received from nun or from . (jilmore, until they satisfactorily ex1 their tiring on B>gs of truca from e headquarters on several recent occaa. l.goed,) THOMAS JORDAN. Chief nf Staff. Merruru, tith trut. A'Letter from Mr- Llnoola. he Baltimore American of the Jot I. [uat, publishes Lincoln's letter to thr ingtield tuuas meeting, in full. He says e are but three conceivable ways to ob l'..-,. - prnco I Iin , I II HIJ JlJirii'* * lilt* rvii.ll. oy force of nrma Tliia i ? i* trying i? >s?oon<l: The wn? In give up the (in. Me i* iigiiinat Ih|e it unit re i* fur some nit ijjiiiurt totii,>roiii *e I igj. believe iiti. .n . i>llll*ii fin. r ,<> in linien.inee IJ to im-? ( >- , .Ml ili.il I ie.irn V.i ' * eirertly t c nail# belief \ lllprot|ll-?- o be rtlec niual be made miIh n.oae whoeon-rol army or with the people to be hbem i front the dominion nt thai army, hy the era of our rni v Now allow me to ire you that no word or intimation from rebel army, or ihe in?*n controlling it. in lion to pe o e or a coiitprouii-e, h?? e''er u* to my knowledge or bedel. All charor intimation* to the contrur. are de li?e and grouiidlea*. and I proniiae vou, ty auch proposition hereafter cornea, it I nut be rejected or kept aecrtl from In regard to tlia negro, Lincoln anya quite likely there in a diltercnce of HOU between you and uiyaelf on that align I certainly wiah all uicu could re*; you, I aopposr, do not; yet 1 have her adopl< d or propoaed any ineana not iaUnt willi even your viewa, provided are for Uoioii. lie thinka the ami mL oh proclamation rooatilulional. Con ng alavet ait property, he arguea that laws of war authorize the dealruction ha enemy's properly The proclamation aw i? vulid or not valid ; It valid, It can be refracted any mora than Ihe dead be brought to life. The remainder of ttie letter is ii ju*tificulion of the employ, men 1 of iiegr<i> troop* Hiid glorihcstion of the success of the Union armies. The fol lowing is the closing sentence;?"Still let us not lie over stioguine of speedy sod finnl triumph ; let us be (jui'e sober ; let us dilieotlv npplv our mentis, never rloublinp 'hat a j' si (bid, ir. Ids oaii good time, will gne us a riu'hifu' result. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Charleston, AugtMi'i.S, 1863. layilEREAS. THE PRESENT CONDITION AC OK the country require# the organization ol an active and elticieul body of troopi win may take the field upon a moment's notice U meet with prompters# any audden incursion which may be made by the enemy into oui State ; and whereas lor the put pose of defend ing our homes and firesides, it is deemed advi sable (hat the entire arms-bearing populatioi over 16 years of age, not in or liable to Coir lederate service, or exempted therefrom loi public purposes, should be organized into com (rallies : Now, therefore I, Ml I.LEDGE L. HON II AM Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and orei lull, will bo luruistied to all lite Companies.' 11J COIIIIUalld. A C (^ARLINGTON. Adjutant and Inspector General ut 8. C. No. 28.?AS A f.T TO AUTRoRI^K Till KOKM ATION OK VOLUNIEKK CO Ml* AS IKS *OK LOCAL OKKKSCK The Congress of the Confederate States oj America do enact, Dial fur Otis puipoee ol lo cat defence in any portion ol the Confed?iaU States any nuiul>er ol pereona, not leaa thai twenty, who are over th* a^e ol forty livt yean, or olherwiee jiol liable to military duty may associate themselves aa a Military C'ompa uy, elect their own officer*, and eslabaah rulei and regulations lor their own government, aiK shall be considered as belonging to the Pro via lonal Army of the < onfederale States, serving without pay or allowances, and entitled, whet captured by the enemy, to all the privileges ol pruMMiere ik war : Provided, That such Coin pa uy shall aa soon aa piatucnble, transmit Uieii muster roll, or a l it ol the uanies ol the officer 11 111 DriVMlMd ihUMMtl Kt !.? <1 -* -1 g ? -w., -ur HIV uuforiior ui Mil SUU-, ttie 6'ufiiiiiaudiug tie >eral o< (ho Depart uieut, or any Hriga neitfoneral lit the Suus 01 Couledaratc Service, U> tie loivvarOed Ui tb< oecretar/ of War, but lb a President o: Ut< luf Malt; ul Jsouth Carolina, call upon the peO pie <>l tlie Sin to to at once organize ihcininrlvei hi accordance with the order* hereunto an nexed from the office of the Adjutant and In apector General, so art to iitlbid our owu and the wotnen anil children ol our brethren it aims, the most effectual protection and securi tv. The second oiganization culled for is ii accordance with the recommendation of tin l'resideut to the Governor, and ia approved at the best organization (or all who may not b? included in the organization ot "Volunteo Stale Troops." M. L BONUAM. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. \ Adjutant and Issi-hitor Ua>l's. Orrtcx, > Charleston, August '24, 1668. ) [O EX Hit A I. OHUKRS XO. 86. J ? TO CAKKY INTO EFFECT THE FORE GOING Proclamation of Ilia Excellency the Governor, it i* ordered that the lollowiuj Volunteer Stale Troops be accepted into aci vice, vis : One Regiment of Mounted lufanir; to consist ol ten Companies, two Companies u Cavalry and oue Company of Flying Arlillary The Companies ol Mounted Infantry to consia of not leas than seventy-eight and not luon than <me hundred men, exclusive of comuiia sioucd officers; ol Cavalry, to consist ol not lea than sixty (do) and not more than eighty (do men, exclusive of commissioned officer*; ant the Company of Artillery of not leas than eight; (do) and not more linn one hundred (Too men, exclusive of commissioned officers.? When the Companies of Mounted lulauliy am Cavalry have been organized and accepted Field Officers will be elected under order frou this office. 1J. The Companies authorized to be raiser under the preceding paragraph of this ordei will be composed of effective men who are ovai the age ol sixteen yeais, who Aic not suhjec to, or who ere exempt Iroiu G'onl'edcrale Con atirijition, end who do not belong 10 the organ nation lately 01 >lei cd of troops tor local defeiict and aix months special mm vice. These troop: will be aruicd by the Slate?the .Artillery n have a llsllery ol four pieces?but they wil Iirovide themselves with horses, Their pay (U >egiti when they are ordered into actual set vice) will be the name a* that allowed in tin G'ouledeiate service, including toity cent* pei day lor each horse. They will hold themselves in readiness lor the held at a moment's notice, and to do service in any pait ol the State, uu. der ll J Onieis of the Coventor. The G'ouipaniet will be accepted in the order In which theii roll* and li?u of officeis are presented at tliii Office, and 'hey will Imj attached to the Militia Regiments in which they are raised, until or dercd into actual service. ill. in addition to the above organisation Companies organised in accoi dance with tin Act of G'ongiess ol the I lilh October, Ittdli (Herewith published,) will be accepted on foru mhing men rolls as implied by s:nd Act, And one ol said Companies in each Judicial Llistiict consisting ot not less ih,in eighty men, exclu aive ol oiti era, and having its rendezvous a toe G'ourt Mouse nl'the Lhsuicl, will be aruiet h) th * rente. Tne leui iiuder ol the G'oinpau us win provide Uieuise.vus witn sum Amiuu union, as lai as the means ol the Stale will per Commander of the Military District may, at at; time, disband such Companies; I'rovidrd, Th* in the States and Districts in which the Ac entitled "An Act to further provide for thi public defence," approved yfpril It, 1802, ant the /4oU amendatory thereof, have been sut pended, perrons of any age, resident withii | such States Or Districts, may volunteer ant form part of such Companies, so long as suet suspension may continue; /'roritM, That nt ' i person shall become a member of such Comps ny until be shall have first taken the oath of allegiance to the Confcderate'States of sltncrica ill . ?,? nf ? .k.tl 1? fil.J ... - w|tj vi ? iiivu ( I Uf lllVU "IIB I the muster roll of said Company, as above pr? ' scriped. Sept. 2, 1863. 80?31. ^ Estatfc of Rebecca Truesdale, ( * deceased. The undersigned having applied to tho Court of Oiduiary (or Ismcaster Ristiict for permisaion to make a final acttleiiiont and distribution of the Estate of Rebecca Truosdtlo, deceased, the Legatees, and all others interested in said Estate, are hereby notified to appear at the aaid Court, to be holdeu at Lancaster Court House, on the 10tb day o( October next, to show cause, if any they am, why the applies* lion aforesaid should not be granted. THOMAS J. CALTHF.N, Executor Rebecca Truesdale, dee'd. 1 | July 8, 1863, 22?3in j IN EQUITY. > LANCASTER DlS'1'UICt. , William Belk, and olhera. ) a. v Bill for Parlilioa. ' Anna Belk ami olhe>*. ) It appearing to (lie aatiUftion of the Commissioner, that J. Green Fundorburk, and Martha Jane hia wile, two ol the dctetidsnM to the 1 above bill, reside without the limit* ol' this | Slate. It is ordered on motion ol Williams It Allison, solicitors fur complainants, that aaid^L J G. Funderburk and wile Martha Jane I'mi* f derburk do answer, plead or demur to the oill ? in above case on or before the -Ulli day ol Oe? tober 1863, otherwise judgement pro confesso y will be ordered against them. ' J, 11 WITURRSPUON, C. K. L. D. x' July 8* 1863. 3tu. e _ 11 Fine Stock. ) My though-bred lloratf ) . DAPPLE JOHN > will aland the enaning Spring Season, comj tneiicing toe lira! week In .March, at my reai tcoce near Hangntg Kuck. ; UAl'HI.K JOHN is full-blooded Jenua mid Canadian. He ia an well knu.vn iu turn I aeclion that it ia aearuely ueceaaary to aay r iinylhnig in uouunendaliori of hia alienor r qualities. Hia Colts apeak for theuvwlvea, t and they are unhesitatingly pronounced by good judges to be among the best stuck of our country. For fineness of fonts, spirited ' appearance nod activity of motion, he is not excelled by auy horse in the Statu. ' Mar,-a from distance can be ucco'Umo* dated with Blablintf Bad (mature*. Terra* : for the Inaurauce $J0i)0 I JAMK8 M. INGRAM. \ Fab. 25, 1863, 3-lf | WILLIAMS A ALLISON. h ATTORNEYS AT LAW and 1 Solioitors in Equity. | LANCASTER. C. If.. 8. C. Will practice in Ilia Diatricl of Lancaster. Prompt attention given to Collection, Mr. William* may be cooaulted at York rill*, S. C., and Mr. Alliso* at lit* oJice ia U* t'/ourt House, at Laucaater. July 1th 1668. 31 ?tf MKLTQM A WITHER8P00N. ATTORNEYS AT LAW ard * Solioitors in Equity, ' Will practice iu l**nua?l*r and trie aurrou** ding IJiatricU. ' C. I). Msltor, I 1). J. \ViTHEitaroo!), Cheater, 8. C. | Lancaster C. II January ||, -4H ? I 1 CRHORTHROP' Attorney at Ijaw f AND HXJcrroR ix I:RI ITV, > Will practioe in Lancaeter an J tho neighbor, ing Dialricu. OKKIOK AT LANOA^rKKVILLK. October 41 at, 1841. *7-1/ ! VILLAGE LOIdFOR SAU Ottered, al private Hale, a Tract of Laud, [ coaiamiug aixty-oeveo acre*, fort* or forty* 1 live adfea of wmoli ia in wood*; eiluale in ' ibe eoutheru auburbe of the Village of Lao* caster, a portion being wituin the incorpor* [ ate (nulla Tne l'raol eiubracea the old J iiuator u?i?i U u tdtoopUOU ol being ?!> itltfJ into n.itj uiiiKling Lit*. r t'ui |Mrticamr?, ?* to lorn* &c., , to tV. jJL. CONNOR J, Aft. i April 14, l*6i. lv>-i? m