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. WLstntSLtft?*a?* ! VOLUME XII. LANCASTER C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, WEONESOA V MORNING. SEPT. 23.1863. NUMBER 33. TUB LANCASTER LEDGER hWiM Miry Wadnaa lay Morning IT W. M. CONNORS, Mlttr aa4 |ir?prlelar. TERMS: I? advance, |S.UO At tk? eipiration of 8Li Month*, - - - - t.10 At A* end of tho Tear, 1.00 Ye paper discontinued until all arrearage* ar4 BAlil YtfAhl at ADVERTI8KMBWT8, Will b? inserted at two dollar* per square far Iks Aral, aid one dollar per square far aaak subsequent insertion. A square to consist of the space of IS lines. Brevier type. No edvartiaement considered lass than a square. Sow to Boko Synxp from tho Chinese Sugar Cane. W. Touey, Esq., of Eufaula, Alabama cnu>monica*esthe following interesting and ioatructiva article to the Southern Cultivator. By-the-bye every farmer should take (bet journal and study well its contents.? It will be found to contain thousands of dollars worth of valuabts information for ane dollar a year. Address I). Iledmond, Aaguata Georgia. But read the following: "My direction* are for farmers and planters who have not, cannot and would not get the elaborate apparatus of a sugar nooae ; but there are essential fixtures, &c., which must be had, to wit: a mill, boilers, a Wiling dipper of wood of fire gallon capacity, with a long handle, a common dip* I per. and perforated ladles or skimmers. Tht Mill?Gat one will for 60 acres, and two for hundred scree or more: th* dta. It inch** in diameter, and 'it long for the flinders. They should be cast iron; the fouadariea will make them to order. THt Ituileri ?They should be proportioned in sixe and number to the size of the erup; say one for 20 acres, two or three lor to acres, and live or six for 100 acres, more er leee. As many as live or six can be put in one battery, and operated by one furnace, ranniog under all. The capacity of the bailers esn be greatly increased by fastenlag a wooden rim 8 or 10 inches high around their tops. The brick work of the farnace should not reach higher on the inside than midway of the boilers, otherwise the syrup will be burnt by the fire. The egie should not be cut until ripe which may be known by the seed becoming of a psrpliah black, and the stalks streaked with r?d on a yellowish ground. It is well te know and rscollert that the canes, if left Standing on the land w here they grow, with all their leaves or fodder on them, will keep good until the crop is manufactured, if you will barely cut off all the ripe seed. If you pall the fodder the canes will dry up, it being the mouth and loogs of the plants. The gathering af the ranee.?full the fodder as yon do cord fodder, each day as you grinc your cane. Cut the stalks close to the ground with sharp hoes, and,haul them to the mill with the eeed on, with a small crop, but cut seed off tn the field if a lam oea. drv th? n?nl?l? ? ll? s IM ?ll? ?UU WUC day and houee. The Mtd will fqul or eaeeed com oo tho time land, and con* Uininf by chemical analyeia 81 per cent of at arch ie aboat two tbirda the value of corn or rye for feeding otock, or "Korrtsco referfor makiitf whiakey, and will coomend 91 per buehel la the market. The juice when preeaed out bp the mill eheald run through clothe faetened orer the receiving tuba to clear it of all traah. To clarify the juice.?Put the juice in the largeet boiler, nearly filling it, and atart a gentle fire under it, and pat the juice to eimmering?not boiling?eod keep it eofor about thirty minutea, until clarified. Thie ie to be effected by adminlotering eome alkali in eolation. The beet alkali fur thia purpoee ia the eepeaoerboeate of eoda. Put one heaping teeepeoaftil ia a pint of water, dieaolvo it, aad poor it ioto the boiler of eimmering J nice, etir it op, and a violent efferveecenea I llkM plw*, rising four inches high, sod AmIIj settling in s thick greenUb scum sll for the surface of ths juice, tikira this off, end resent ths process every few mm' lee, for shoot thirty tnlootss, tuore or lees, bet slop it ss soon se, bet sot before, nil pffervescesce resses. The process will osutrsliss the eoiphsric sad phosphoric ncids which abound in the Chinese sugar cans juice; and the superb *Vb. or soda is the purest s?d beet alkali for this purpose, aa sodium, the base of the parotyd, is Jiyhter than water. The pres. are of ths milt forces out with the juice s greet deal of grean feealous matter, which the alkali takes hold of by the attraction of 1 Seiita end WSIMSMS IA ?> -/-aa ? ? ??? ? iw ?nt vuiinco mm whim, i flifrM constant akimminga will aoou giv# J you a clear juice, capable of making a clear, thick, acidleea syrap. Thi* u?e of aoda I discovered in 1857 by esperiaienting, and eiperience hat fully confirmed iia superiority over all other alkalies. The l*oui?iana and Weat Indian sugar planters uao lime to purify the juice. It will neutralize the acids, bat I doubt its purifying agency. The lime will readilt unite with aed neutralize the phosphoric and aulphuric acids, but are not the compounds, the sulphate of lime or plaster of Paris, being one, too heavy to elevaio the green, woody matter to the surface ? I think ao, and for thia reason, Unless you wiah to eat piaster of Paris, in inechsnical solution in your ayrup, do not uae lime in year csns juice. If soda cannot be had, have ready strong lye fiom green hickory ashes. Ttiia alkaline solution is the next beat to that of soda, and apply it in the same way. Alter the juice is both neutralized of il? free acids and purified of its fecula. which tnay be seen and known by the cenaaiion of efervessncs and the transparency of the juice, then boil down to the ayrup point In the abseoce of instruments, which cannot now be had, be sure you boil it enough. It is safer to err by bailing too much than not enough. As a general guide, you have to gn by eye aight, and as bat few io the South ever paid any attention to it heretofore, 1 will give certuin general rulea which should he observed. 1. Itoil down until the ayrup is about one.fifth of the original quantity of juice for it is true that live galloua of juice will j average one gallon of syrup. tit. noil down until the avrnn. h?in? ??. ! ?y * ~r? " w dticed to about one fifth of ita original qunntily, will hang in flakes ou ths rim of the dipper aa you pour it out, and suspend it in tbs air. S. fioil down until nil water la eipelled Thia may he seen and known when (lie syrup, being reduced to about one-fifth ita original juice, throws up jets aome six in chea high ; thia latter is the water esca| ing aa steam ; continue to boil until these jets cease ; than strike of your syrup into tuba, and when cold barrall i?. The Barrels?l*ul up your ayrup in cypraaa barrel*; while oak barrels will not hold syrup. Sevaral large plunirrs put up lhair ayrup in poplar troughs These will hold the ayrup, but the oxygen of the at moaphere will certainly, aa it has dune, acidify it, aa it thua Itaa ao much aitrlace to act on. In conclusion, the Chinese sugar millet is an industrial plant of great utility to the South in these our times of trial, bliwkude and war. Ita fodder is equal to that of corn, it< seed is euual to two thirda at mr? and ite eyrup nearly equal to thai of mngnr houaa molaaeea, yielding aa many gallon* of ayrup per acre, aa Iba laud can prcka of corn. Prof rata. Two montha ago our enemiee, by over whelming numbera and aoperior artillery, took poaaeaaion of tbe aouth end of Morria laland In Ibeir vain iinaginaliona. Charleaton waa in a few daye to be theira ? They triad to take Port Wagner by two *?aaulte, and wera repulaed with great alnugter. They than determined to reaort to mechanieru. being unable to auccred bv valor, to deatroy Port Homier and drive u? out of Port Wagner. By their auperior and heavier canuou, planted at a dialance beyood the reach of our artillery, day after day, and for weeka together, they have carried on the work of demolition. They have at laat aucceeded in demounting every cannon in Port Humter, and redeeiog it to a maaa of ruina. They have alao (the lire of Fort 8umter'a gun* being no longer availiablc for tfie defence of Port Wagner) compelled ua to evacuata Morria laland.? Their eucceaa haa been a mere affair of mechanics. not of valor In ni:_a:? - -- ?r-.?.ug their objects they have lost about 8000 umo, killed mod wounded, end we have loet bout 800. They have only got at the cruet of our defeocea?the heart ia yet untouched; whilet nil their war veaaela and gunnery are seriously worn and impaired in their ef ticiency. In every aaeault they have made upon ua?where man nan meet man?they have been repulaed easily, if not igno mioioualy. Their laat aeeault was night before laet on Fort ttumter. Fort Hvmtcr ie no longer a fort, but an infantry elation, garrisoned by the Charleston Ilsltalioo of Light Infantry. Tbey attempted to take it bv barges. Our gallant riflvmen were aligned around the top of the ruina, and opened upoo them with a few volliee ? TIUU ?i-' -1 " ...... ... ? mmmwmm it/ Mte artillery are Ol the Chicora eud the distant forte. And the eoemj, leaving officers sod private*, boat* aod colors in pAaseeaioo of tha garrison, beat a speedy aod ridiculous retreat. Whilst our enemies have made acme ma terial prngreis in the siege of Charlastoo io having Morris island, wn have made a preaier moral progretJ. We hawe jtregrtttcd io the ealimauon of the world and our 0*0 elf confidence. We have ahown our ene mie? and the world that to conquor ua la not an (My matter; whilst we ere stronger thie day, by the high spirit the struggle he* engender*-!, then when the siege com. mrnced. The siege of Charleston is hardly begun We suppose ih ?t the nextthinp our ene1 rnies wi'l tie, will Ims the shelling of our rite in suite, from Morris Island. We are l>repare?l for t*>a< t- o ?Charleston Mercury. NxWs rt.-M THK l-LAlttn ?The Onfinued tiring from Kurt M<oilirie hii<! '?ir In* teries elicits hut li'*ie ie |> nrr from ti<e eDfrny All indication* however, point in another attack un<! brisk boninnrdmeiit in a short time Yesterday, the Ironsides ap pears tn hive finished receiving supplies ? The schooner that l ad been laving along aide proceeded lo one of the mo tiiors, ana again commence*! *! charging A few shots * ere fi?ed by the enemy yesterday afternoon towards Fort Johnson, while Ihroughou the dav an occasional shot I ... n'.c?i miHw n if in mat Iuneer ll.il I teries No*. I mid 'J at Fori Moultrie and Sullivan'* I* and works. One of the monitor*, about 4 o'clock ye* terdav afternoon, moved up and aleanied around Cumrainge' Point, aa if on a revonnoUaance. Fori Moultrie opened upon her checking further program* and cuuaing her to retire. A very ead accident occurred ..t Battery t'li*ve?, Jam. a' l-laiul abou* Itr ..Yhw-k, l'ue*dav morning. A magum* riplodcd. killing five men We have not Umi ik. 1'iuw of the ripkiMon. oor how m-.ity were wounded. The following are the naraee of thooe killed : Second Lieut Uhin|f?r, Co. K, UVth Georgia ; Sergts raham nnd Whitworth, Corp. Scott and Hrirktr Giiffiaa, *Jid Georgia Ilat.alioD ?Charleston Courier, 16th lortbern Ntwi Bal'tmore papera of the 13th contain a despatch from Knoxville of the 6th, which eava the grea ci.uip n^n of tin- war in ovet and we nre in luil jh> m-miiiii ot Kant IVnn eaaee. We got but a bh-ndlena ticlnry, the whole march of our uruiy wna a perfect ovaiion Thoiiaan.ln of peop<e loied the wav, with ahoula >ud teara. in'erioingled with martial muaic. Joy reigned aupreioe llurnaide. in hia addreea to the aoldiera and ! pi ople, jibmred them of protection, aod while juetice ehould be dealt, revenge wae no pail of toe poiu-v of the Go? eminent. ? < 'oli.iiel Gilbert hn? been appointed Military Governor and General Carter Provoat Marahal Genera' of Emi Teniieaaee Official repnrla from Bornaide at Cttiaber land Gap, 9lb, aayr the garrieoo here, eon . aiating of over two thoaeand uiro and fourteen piece# of artillery, made an unoondi. it..in, I an r?-uder at 3 p ui today, wilheut a fight Kecriot.ng having tailed to fill up the quoin n INim an order hit been received trotn Washington '<> en I'- rce the dr.. ft. A Battle ir Kabt Tenrx*see ?(ten Jackaon, with a force ol ab iul i fto<1 hi- | fantry and 604) cavalry, under ('ol Uunford, net the enemy o?? Monday evening taut, at Tolfotd'a, live no I en lieyond Jooeaboro, arid after a abort engagement, the etirmt were badly whipped and rapidly retreated. No particular* of Una fight had r.-achrd I.ynch. burg Wednesday. The Republican aaya it I ia supposed that tne enemy returned to | Knux title for reinforcement a, which they could eanilt do, being in poaaeaaion of the train captured there. U.-n. Jackeon ia pre | paring tor them, and if they return he has fixed a trap 1-* catch thetu. The Republican aaye on Tuesday morn ing. (the uext day.) a train, containing 400 Yankeaa and I(X) renegade rentie-aeeana, waa captured by our force*. We loat two men killed and fifteen or twenty wounded on that oceaaion The priaonera were expected in Bristol on Wednceday. Kirc CotVor ?The Lrmdon eorrrapondent of the Ne* York Timee eays: "The harvest continues good, but the cotton proepect ia bad. It e?n?ld ?? ?1 - be worse. Cotton will Dot t ome from any where, no matter how much it ie wanted. India and B|fypt do not increase the t?ro* duel even it the high prices. What hng land wan I a is plenty of cotton at six peace a pound. What ean she do with quarter au(>ply at double or treble price! It will uot do, and taineaahire and the w hele great to lion interest aland on the brink of ruin. Two yesra of ?i|er ener goes to prove that I America alone van anpp y the world wiih | cotton." Tha Atlanta ?pp~ai thinks Koaencranls will not figi<t tin lent forced to, bnt will retreat to Ci-stunooga and tortifv that plaea in such a way thai it will be hard for us to retake it. Then he will make the place the future bate of operatione ; guarding hit linea of railroad from Neah*ille ; gather bis ...rwvll.,. r.~... V-? ?a w. . , ~.rr<iv> xuai HHI oug jflHHll* i WUHHttr, and Mild oul nutnefoua raiding p?rti?? into North (iworgia and Alul?-uia wtjvncjvr Ui? opportunity otTura. TH? DBFBRCE8 MBAR CHARLE8TOM-DIVI8JOK8 M08. 4 AHD 8 A TO supply the requisition of the General {4% commanding the Department, am) in pur. uauce or the ordeti ot his Eicellency Governor Bonbam, the Commissioners of the Koad* of the several Parishes and the autliorities of th. cities, towns and villages within the judicif Districts of Charleston, Colleton, Bvaufoit am! Georgetown, including Lower AU Saints, sihereby required forthwith to summon all per sons in possession of slaves liable to Road duty within th# limits of ihoir ? sj:.? ont fourth of their slave* liable to such duty, at the Depots nearest their owners' residence, on WEDNESDAY, 14th day of Octolier piot , at 10 o'clock a. in., there to await transportation to Charleston, for thirty days' labor on the fortifications. * II. The Commissioners of the Roads and the authorities of the towns and villages within the judicial Districts of Imucaster, Kershaw, Chesterfield, Marlboro, Darlington, Marion, Huintcr, Clarendon. Williamsburg and Horry, including I'pper All Saints, arc hereby required forthwith to auiniuwn all persons in possession ol slaves liable to Road duty wi'.hin the limits of their authority, to deliver one fourth of thvir slaves liable to euch duty at the Dep.ua nearest then owners' roideuce on FRIDAY, 16th Oc. tober prut., at 10 o'clock a. iu., there to await i transportation to Charleston, for thirty days' lalror on Uie fortifications. III. Under this call, tho Commissioners of Roads and Town Authorities will allow credit to all owners lor the lalmr they have furniehsd above their quota, whether the same was volunteered by Uie owner under the roqueat of the (bnf'ederate authorities, under the Proclamation of the Governor, or. as was lbs case in July-call upon Second Division, ?u detaiucJ in service beyond the thirty day* required. IV*. Owuera whose slave* have recently been impressed, or whose slave* may hare bttu iuipreaaed before the day when lliia labor in required, are not entitled to credit uuder thia call lor auch impressed labor, unless they have hitherto furulahcd their respective quotas. For those who have hitherto been in default, it is' both legal and just that tlio impressed labor should go to th* credit of Uie past calls which they (ailed to respond to ? not to the present call, lor tins would give tliern the advautage over those, who have answered to the calls. V. Receipts, will be given lor the negroes at the Depots, and assessments in duplicate are made of die value of the negroes before they sre put to work. VI. Owners a?o requested to*fumi?h their nerioet with spades or shovels sud three days' rations. VII. Parties who hire substitutes will furuish me with s copy of the receipt taken lor such substitute, in order that all parlies inay be protected . VIII. The iris of the Legislature have now been distributed, and the Commissioners of the Roads and th# Town Authorities can now the1 roughly iufo.ni themselves of their important duties la coooeclkxi with thia subject. WM. M. SHANNON, Agent ( State of South Cwoliua. Camden, 8. 0.. bept. ?, U?S. [Lancaster Ledger Print.] apt. ! , IM?. 11?lnv. S 0 U T H C A R O L I N A. LANCASTER DISTRICT BY P T HAMMOND, Require, Ordina ry for said District. WtlKKK \N, MargareU Gleon and J II. MeMurry base applied to roe f?r l etters of Administration on Mil nod aingular the U?<hI? and Chatties, Kigula and Credile of John D Gleon, late ol the District nforeanid deceased. TIIKSK are, therefore, to eita and adtnouinh all aud singular, the kindred and croditora of the said deceased, to be arid appear before ma at our uoit Ordinary "b l)uurt for the said District, to be holdeu at luutcasUr Court House on the tWlh day of Sept. inat., to allow cauaa, if aoy, why the said administration should oat be grantad. Given under my hand and anal, this 14th S-w-iJay of Sept. iu the year of our L S. > l?ord one thousand eight hundred J sod aiaty-three and iu the eightyeighth year of the independence of the State of South Carolioa. P. T. HAMMOND, O L I). Sept 16, I66S, ?-it I LAIC A8TER8TEAMMILL a T a ? a IN U1AUE. AUK aubacriber reapectfully inform* hit friend* and U>? public, that bioStaaiu Griat and Kkhii Mill* arc la coiupiela operation.? Particular aucalkxi ia paid to Uie cleaning and grinding of W boat, the auinUer, acreaua, and other machinery, are titled op oo the moat iml proved principal, and ca.in.H tail to gift aatira aatia action. My than a a lor paat patrouge, and liope a ooatiuuance of the aaino. 0KO. SINCLAIR. Sept S, IMS. SO-!?. Dr. AXjFAjSD OAtLVBH HaildMl iNrgeaa OomIM, VOHUYILLU, . 0., IMTera lata Profaaaioual Service# to lha cili zona of l/ttocaeler V ilHage and surrounding country. AKTiriCI ll. TKlfT.I i ' - ' * ? . w.? ? Mia?riea va uoid I I'Ule, from one in it full sell*, | 1 June llih, M?lj ? "*? I Estate of ftebecca Truesdale; deceased. I Tha undersigned hating applied to tha Court of Oidiuar; for lancaitcr District for permit- I sion to make a final Mttloraent and distribution of tha Estate of Rebecca Truesdale, decaaae<l, tha Legatees, and all others interested in said Ksute, are hereb; notified to appear at tha <aid Court, to be hohlen at Lancaster Court House, on the lOtb da; o( October nett, to | show cause, if any the; can, wh; tha applies f lion aforasaid should not ha granted. THOMAS J. CAUTHKS, r,i?.i ?> ... _.uv.~< ivruevcs truevuaie, dee'd. A July 9, 18(13, Sia ^ IN EQUITY. LANCA8TEK DtSTHICT. William Helk, and others. ) Ti. > Dill for Pat titioa. Anna Helk and olbera. ) It appearing to tba atifactiou of lha Commissioner, that J. Green Funderburk, and Mar* tba Jane bia wife, two ol tbe defendants to tlie above bill, rcaide without tbe liiuiu of tliia State. It ia oidered on motion of Williami A Allison, aolicitora for complainant', tbat sail J G. Fundei burk and wile Martba Jane Fun. derburk do anawer, plead or demur to tba mil in above caee on or before tba 2'Jth day of 0<< lobar 1863, otherwise judgement pi-4 conl?im> | will Ix y "N'v"nu krsi?(MJ S , f. k. L. I). July 8, 1868. J'J?a?. Fine 8 took. My though-bred tlnraa DAPPLE JO a INT will atan.l tliti entiling Spring Seaaoii, oiia* mancing Ihc lira! wreak In Alarcii, at ray reaidence near Hanging Rook. 1I.M?I?I.K JOHN la full.bl.mdad Janaa * and Canadian. lie ia an well known in tliU Meet ion that it ia acarc?i, nacaaaary la aay anything ia c.nniiiend.iiinii of nit nperior quaiiUra Ilia Cullr tya u for WiaoKalve*. and inay ara uuhaaitaiingly pronounced br good judgee lo ba anions the beat etock of our country, For liuenee* of form, aptriud appearance and aclivuy of motion, ha ia not eicelleO by any hura? in tha Stale. Mare* I'roin a duUnoa can ba aceniume. dated with stabling aud paaturaa. 'i'ariua: lor tba inaurauce AiU.OO. JAMK.S 51. INiiltAM. Fab. 2b, 18?J, 3-lf williams * allison. ATTORNEYS AT LA W aau Solicitors in Equity. i.ancastkr. c. a. WUI practice in tha Dieirici el Lanoaaier. Prompt ittMtioa fivts to Collodion.. Mr. WiLuana utay ba ooanaHad at Yorkville, S. C., and Mr. iuuoi at Ida uJica ia tia Court lloueo, at Laucaatar. July *7tit IhOd. 21?tf XSLTOtf * WITHKESPOOir~ ATTURiMEf S AT LAW Al? Soiloitor* in Equity. Will practice in l?ancaatar and tiia aurroua* ding LHatrieU. D. Mkltom, I II. J. Wirxtiteroe*. Cheater, M. C. | Laucaatar ('. II January II. I88U. 48? t K SASH A W * C0I10R8. ATTORNEYS AT LAW U3 Soiioitorf in Equity. LANOAdTKUVILLK, & C. Will atlaad prtxnp'Jj to til basiaats ?u(rail*4 to Uim. J. B. .e*R*H.\W, | VT. M. CONNOkS OtiadM, D. C. I,tacuur, 0. U Aug. 10, 1869. r cVlOAT&ROP. Attorney at Law AND ftOLicrrou EQUITY, I Will practice la Lancaater and Uie neighbor* |m District*. omCI AT LANOASrKKVlLLK. October 11*, 1881. 31-ly V1LLAGK LOfTMt STLT OlUrwl, ml private Bala, a Tract of Ltod, coutaioiag eialy-aaveo acre*, fortv or fortyliva acraa of wbiaii la io wood a; eitaale ia the aoulharu auberb* of Iba Village of Lin. caater, a portion baiog wluio Ilia tocorpor. ate Itittiu. Tb* frail ambraCa* the old >lactef>lield. Il la aaaeeptibi* ol beiug divided into aavaral liaa building Lou. Per particular*, a* to teruta Av ??"' to w. M. OWNOjuT April 16, idea. to-if Rags! Raj?!! Wo will p4v 7 i?nU (Mtr po<io<J for ?1 ?l(?ii wilun or ii.ma 4. iii?r?<l 4i 111 M*,'rr < litee.