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?tar fflumstet jttHtx. $3 PER ANNUM 1N ADVANCE. % /?milg nil Datitiral Utaipaiirc?Ptnnltii It tit irti, Atitarti, litnotntt, OwtiHii, Jgriwltin, Satmal S?pt?nem?ut?, /ntigu Hi Bimitit Stmi, null tbi HJorktts. TOLDME III. LANCASTER C. If, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCT. 14, 1363. NUMBER 26. CUE LANCASTER LEDGER " r?Mi*M4*jrtry WodnonUy Ikwinf * W, M. dOUTNORS,!, B#M?raa4 ^r?pH?t*r. TERMS: For ?i* Monthe?ip ed**Q?e, #1.50 For Three hlonthe, in edvence, 1 00 When not paid in edvencr, fifty per rent, .upon the nbove rptee nil: be.charged. Fey. jaeal within one toupth from the dnte of ' enhoeription *r!H be considered an advance. Snhferiptione will ?ot be received In ad < ture fer > longer term then nix month*, or for n ehorter time then three lannthe V n inner iUn*AmllnMorl itnfil ell ?>>?'? i ' . jkM P^C.pt ? Q+r option. r * ADVERTISEMENTS, WW b? i<WMt*ii at two dqlUri per aquare , i#or the Int,. ?ad qne dollar per square far each subsequent insertion. A square to consist of the space of It lines, Brevier type. No Advertisement considered laaa than a square. The number of Insertions mutt be written on eeeh advertis snasnt, or they will be inserted till ordered oat and charged accordingly. ? Bsml-Monthly, Monthly; or Quarterly AdverBeemeota, will be charged Two Doll arc par square far each (oaartlon. Liberal deductions will be made in favor ,nf advertisement* of three mootha, or long- < ,or standing. Announcing Candidates for Office, Ten iDoUnfi. . gy Communications recommending candjdataa for office and all others of limited r lodl'Mnal .Interest, charged at advertising ratnn. , CUtUwM |i. Jnaolvcnt Debtors notices mutt be paid tor in advance. AttachmanU, Rulca to plead and other legal notiose must be paid far by the Attorney In the case, or ether par- . nan banding in the advertisement. Announcement* of Marriages or Deaths; Notices of Religious Meetings published (WATIS and solicited. Obituary Notices exceeding the annoupceIbOBt, will be.charged for the overplus at reguar advsrti ring rate*. Tribntea of Respect, rated as ad- , vnrumneots. Him^' Si^-ecTsp rox mt Friend "Jennie." "God Forsaken the Righteous RsTsr" "Pilgrim o'er life's weary way, >l It thy pathway .dark forever ? //ope thou for a brighter day, g tied forsakes the righteous never. F? J* thy once uuvleaderi ejty Veiled in gloom and dsrkneaa ever? .p| ,f ytcsrd lift thy tearful eye, iCod forsakee*the rightrou* never. j Roth the rathleee haod of death >p| All agecction'a bright chorJa taver ? {Stilt deapair net, though 'tit dark, '.pi Gad forsakes tke righteous never. ffila Ihou'lt leave thia land of wor, ? High in lleaveo to da all forevqr; Faint not, then, bat onward go, Oed farpakee the righteous never. Oeteber 7th 1S63. [PUBLISHED ?T RXQL'KHT ] ^ To tho Flag ofitko Florida Battery. i Tat marioh light aktillert ih the rat. TL* or mCHMOMD KMTUOCT, Hi. r ye ' r of Iki flif, which ? proudly w *** ho 8J fa the raakaafthc brsve, on that bright ^ Sanaer mora nt Whea the word r.aelitd oar land, "on to Rieha?ond wi go !" 61 And fiercely opr "battery" waa hurled on 01 the foal w Whea wa created the hill top aa round aa re aa arch, jr * W. heard "forward into battery, left oibli- a] qua march," j (Opened tbea their artillery, quickly and y fast. .J And their eloaa serried cohorta, upon aa in we/a e|al-r That flag waved above aa, ia erimaon and " u V< - And leaked atnilingly dew# from each P graceful fold, Oa that gallant coaMnsnd, ia that tempest a. f bell, t, Where there the atfai* ball hihsad and whera , ; kartled the shell. If a Atilqe beat the faster or quivered a CI A glaave at that Hag forbade any to awerre m fnp the which each soldier had ai- l'] lastly ewern, si X* gesrd safely that baaaer, though ehat- th tared aad torn, p( What though John,on and Tidwdl ware gj, alala ia the strife ? ()| They saw that flag safe, with their last look M> U(?. . Wbrt though gallant JJoUhauser and Bor- ^ log went down ) Our flag eheeriiy waved and looked amil- ^ ugly ou, pi It saw they had freely aad willingly given of Their blood to the grand aaaae in whic^ er they bhd atriven. ih - s I wrmmm wvafn wpr i loiif ' (j( or #? iwor 4 t g j TfciilM tfcroof h oo ?o mora tya o^courof tog word. m wa?o4 ??K flof. Mi olwoal M?m to wl Mr. * # "Wo ooo #000 loot J?Ud, ?nd coo y?t win do 4a jr t U r* |M dot Mr dlW 'IH4, m tfao troypw in cboorod no on, M Kir^t wrni tjj" ^ j>r dlMl m When we in eve to tlje front, "The battle's m begen ! C Of Florida's none yon alone are here now ; Ut our State have ou shadow pf thsrae ? on her brow." ^ fet stormed fiefcely still, that terapeat of bell, 11 iVlirre the minie ball biased and where ; hprtled the shell. ****** T Too severe waa our fire, for in sight of that ! <1 ! * Not pne heart e'er grew weak, nor did one ' * muscle lag, { 'Tim f?v? >? i.. ? v.? ? .1 - I _ ?w .~v ?w ? % tiun vn iiivcii mo |j hv*?.! j, 'Let no wt>\] atricken blow bring its given (| remorae!" And our nobU.chief inid, wi'h voice clear ^ and loud, ^ "You ha\? won ue the battle, our Florida'e proud!" That flip which amiied on ua when that ^ fierce thunder rolled, t That flip hac a atory, which now ahall be '1 told I * The women of "Marion," the loved once c we've left, c To furniah that banner theuiaelves had bereft Of/naatle acid brooch, of rich comb and ol ring, * 5 With aoft uttered oravera. whi.h to k?ir?i I took wing ! Those folds of rich crimson, from far diatant I tuT, Had scree mod beauty's form from the U rough blowing wind ! r a Those broaches from fair bosoms so earn- (l eatly given, e Which devotion to country, alone, thence a Itad riven ; m rhoae rings from fair hands, so soft and no light, ,n iVhicb tremblingly gave, at the thought of c/) the fight, Jy the artisan'* ajcill bound the fl ? to the i " lance, lade its spear head to gleam and our raot. to to glance, cu God and our rights," 'taws the brave Norman old war-cry. th t'hjch the puritan etrikca at, but for which to wo will die; an ur soil gave the R?d Day, fit eniblcm ef 4;, pride, in or the staff* whence the eheen of our bnni-i ?u< ner gleams w ide lis comb, which had held a bride's tree. see restrained, Pr< ? guard e'en its haae./n its bright silver l'" deigned ? fiai len thanks to the loved ones, who pray (hi ;f>r u* now, B(K licy never nerd fear Isaat we fail in oar w|: TOW ! del W. T. S. P?< Col roll THE LANCASTER LEDGER. , pic CAAM' NRA* MCI'HERSONVII.LE, I. C. t%{ September 18th 1803. Dear Ledoer.? War is certainly a vo rest calamity, but the lost of national tin onor and individual degradation is much As lore to be .deplored. We are now en- 0rj igtd .in a war for our independence ; pU e are struggling to be free from a Gov an nment that bad become odious to us in |,A reryssr.se; a Government, which, in tin ead of protecting our pqwons and prop vi<; >ty was endeavoring to humiliate the an ie and destroy the other, either of which ro| at too degrading to submit to, and the rjz suit was a conflict of arms. That we eH ill gain our independence must now be NB yparent even to the dullest of minds. es be most stupendous follies and gigantic a , under* aver committed both in General- j,;| lip and Statesmanship have been com |ja lilted and may. again be committed du eD ng this struggle, but nothing can pre ?nt our final triumph and ultimate inde ro| endence. i jM I desire (o say a word in reference to ! f?i >ecu]*tors and croakers. They have an rer appeared in all parts of tha world or uring a war and it did not surprise me 1* ) find the Confederacy filled with such th ittle. The fact*ia these Leeches are do- ea ig the country immense harm, am-king be ie life blood of the Confederacy from its pi r*ij ?inrj , iu?y u?ve dhiij rendered er i? OoTtrnm?nl iuun worthless by <J?- *l< eclating its value, and have run provi. be ?ns up lo such an extsnt (hut the sob era' wives end children roust suffer or th srve for the common oecessities of life, th ol evec satisfied with the present eior on tant prices, they ere even holding on to us >ir grain and demanding still higher th ices for it, placing i? beyond the reach those who in better times were consid> sh ed good livfrs. Now this is a state of G< tog* wtdoh ipuet Jue remedied,either by fei jvernmeolor by the soldiers themselves; th left to the Setter it trill tpeet with sum sry punishment when they return, th rich may be ft no dieta#t period. That tb ia jrary ?l*aa liaa dapraciaud tb? Con c* l?rtU curraooy it fact too plain to tit daniad, for tlvo r old (art art paid off wi ttoaaa Uilla at $11 par .nor.tli and thay nd tbia monay to (hair faoiiliaa to buy for oviainna for (hem. Tha fart ia I ba?a 1 of sver beard of a soldier refuting to take , v onfederat? l?illa for bit wage* and I ^ I oubt if there i? nti isolated cats in 'lie * lonfederat? Suies. l\?or men are not 1 :arce in the army au<l alien tbey bear | 1 tat their families are in a starving con- t ition and without either clothes or slices i j > cover tlieir cold and famishing bodies, j I rhat will the result be! lleduced to I esperation, they will desert, go home ( nd seek summary vengeance on those rho have withheld provisions from them. , 'ersons at home may ntlect not to be < eve tbes? things, but the day of reckon- , itg is fast appfoncliing. ] can hear its ( uutterings now. I hope Government | i ,.:ii .. - - - i >iii buuii 2>u?. h11 uitmi into ine nelO, Iroiu j i G to GO \?>ti?, iucii^crimiiintely, and | j siive the women nt home to take care of hetnaeWee, which.they could do much , letter lliho with the protection extended o them l?y those who ere nt home.? ( 'hen epecu'etion would cense, for its , uuee would he remedied ; Confederate j urreiicy would rise to per, and desertion* ease. Yours in haste, TAR KILN HKANC1I. An Act 1 Ho Provide for Volunteer Companies of ' Mount al Infantry, and fur other pur 1 ftOSCS. I Sue. 1. lie it enacted ty the Senate nd House of Rept etentatives, note met .?,/ n* > a >.? . ?t ... uiiiriui . n.irm?iy, ?nu uy ; \e muthority of the tamr, Thai the | 1 roor bo and lie is hereby authorized lo * ccept aa many volunteer cornpauiea of H louoted infantry ns may be offesed, to * insist of not less than ejity-foor nor * ore than one hundred men, exclusive of' onmissioned officers, who ball be or t knifed by him into battalion* or regi I c< ents, by the election of field officer*, if i II e number of said companies be sufli- p Mil lor that purpose, and said compaii- o i hall be called out at the discretion of fc e Governor to suppress in*uriec'i< n, or l? repel actual or threatened raid* of the tc ictiy within this State, and shall be K charged from actual service whenever, *t Ine judgment, the actual necessity for | ia Ji eervice lias ceased. , C Skc. 2 That for the purpose ol sup tl saiug insurrections and repelling raide, et Governor he and he ia here\>v autho fc n] to enroll all while male |H?r?on* in w a State between lite ages of eighteen ir J forty five year*, including all persona in to have furnished substitutes in Conferee service, resident aliens, and other j, raons who have avoided Confederate (| tacription by reason of any civil em- a kvinent, contract or engagement, and *lndirig all who have heen declnred g snip! from actual military aervice he (, nd the limit* of the District* in which (' tv reside, l?y the Act of tlie General n embly. entitled ' An Act for the better j, sanitation of the militia, and tor other #l rposea," paased the 6th day of Kvbru- a I ln?'. -?.? -> - ? ? - '. , ?v.u? inp PUCII ff ve fo'.uutefrd, or may volunteer, in |, k companies of mounted infantry pro f| led for by tlie firat section of this Act; |, <1 for the purpose of making dak! an- ^ Iment, the Governor i* hereby antho* ed to appoint one enrolling oflicer in (| cli Judicial District in this State, and many surgeons aa may he neceaeary to i amine persons claiming exemption from ^ -vice on the ground rj physical diaa ! ^ ity, and the militia officers shall report ta of audi persona aa are liable to be ! , rolled aa aforeaaid, whenever required. ! Sac. it. Tluat the effective men ao en* I lied ahail be organised into companies, ttalions and aa niant regiments of in | ^ utry aa they are sufficient to conetiliita, | *' id l?e placed at the diapoaal of the Gov* ; nor for the purpose aforeaaid, and l?? 1,1 pt in the field at long aa he may deem *' e aame to be rece*sarr for the public | w fety, the company and field officera to | e' i elected b\ the men, at audi thrice end > *' acea anj in such manner aa the Got ,r Uor may direct; and on the failure to "! ret aaid officers when ordered, the) ahall ' i appointed by tlie Governor. l' Sec. 4. That the Goveraor ha al-o an k< oris*!, from (ha persona enrolled under ^ Mcond section of this Act, to organise ** e or mora companies of artillery, to be ' ed for the purpdtoes provided for by the w ird taction of this Act. I* Bsc. 5. Tbat nothing herein contained *< nil be conn rued ?o a* to prevent tbe r< jrernor from eierciaing tbe power* con* f" red upon bim by tbe eighth section of * e Act of tbe General Assembly, entitled L li Art ft i? ike KaI lev AervnaiieatU* i aI e militia, And lor other purpoaea/' puMd C #1)1 day of February, ISM, or from ill rryiwg into execution any of the pro* bj ikupa of aaid Act which pre couaiatent ' ^h the prapUhyia pf thj* Act. lo Siec A. That all perxopx liaise to par m military aeraice under tha proriaiona ?? thin Act, and who thill mnta default ati vlien summoned into *uch *ervice, shall >e subject to lite pains and penalties pro- { dded tor l?y the eleventh potion of the A?t of the General Assembly, entitled 'An Act for the belter organization of he luililia, and for other purposes," >stsed the Cth day of February, 1663, to ?e ini|>ore'J l>y acouit martial appointed >y the Governor and Commander inJhiaf. Sue. 7 That the troop called into ?er rice by the provision* of thi* Act ahall, whilst in actual service, be subject to the Article* of War and Army Regulation* of lie Confederate States of America, and thai! receive the sains pay and allowance j ?s v/Oiwe?ieraie troops ol lh? same class are entitled to receive. 8kc 8. For the putyos* of equipping ?n<l supp'ying said troops while in actual service, the mm of $500,000 bo And the mine is hereby appropriated from any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise ap preprinted, to be Iraxti t.y the Governor. Sr.c. 9. That sucli persons hi,J employ* sea in each paper mill and newspaper or printing esiab'ishinent and iron tnanufac Lories as the Adjutant and Inspector Gensrsl, with the approval of (he Governor, may see fit to exempt from time to tiuie, From military service, be exempted. The Field of Battle. We lind additional details concerning lie battle of Cbickaiiiauga, which, by the ray, was not fought in North Georgia, * tins been stated, but in Tennessee, ss e are informed, the batl'e ground being fount a mile North <>f the State line? ( d90" writes to the Atlanta L>Uli><jtnctr: There is no probability of a speedy en J , muter with Itoay's army for some days, j , loth arunes confront each other, our j | ickets beinc within a f<w hundred var<ls o J I f tli* enem t V O if nrmy lira in a valley irming a semicircle, extending on the tfl from iho base of Lookout Mountain ( > thai of Missionary Hidge on the tight. 1 i rotn the height* of the latter ridge, | < >nic 000 feet high, a commanding view j j presented of the valley and town of i haltanooga, and of Walden's llidge, on | le opposite side of the Tennessee. The I ieiny't position ta very strong mix) wall , t >rt)tied, they taking advantage of the i orks we had constructed, he*-de* hav. i t g since erected three lines of entrench- j t tents front in if South. i . A large encampment of the enemy it j ? I win I v to l>e seen on the opposite ride of I ie river, and i( is supposed that there i* i>l a force of ovir 15,000 troops in the ?yrn, which is sufficient to hold it against J reat odds. As wi hold Lo okout Moun tin and command the Nashville and haltanooga road to ltridgeport, the ene> ty's communication is cut off for obtain >g supplies, except by the rugged road , cross \Yaldeu'* Hidge, across the river ml opposite the town, lie is no doubt < ireed to send a heavy escort with all bit ains, for fear of being cut off by our 1 valrj, which it aaid to l>e already in is rear. To attempt to carry Cbattan >ga by storm at this time would only e attended with great com, of life, and leief >re will no doubt resort to startegy , ir its accomplisbment. Last night the enemy pressed down a our pickets, when a heavy skirmish . < isued. but which lasted hut a fww mo- i lenta, the enemy being driven beck and adly puniahed. Tu* Strt'AiioM?The Uiehinoiul Km tirer, in en artic'e on the condition of | Taire in Tenr.eeaee end Georgia, any* : ''The aapert of affaira at preaent ia , mat encouraging to the auceeaa of our 1 rmy. The enemy, defeated end die* >uraged, ia cowering within the forliff* ( ttione of Cliattenooga; the Government 1 \ Weahingtoo ia alriving by every leena to reinforce ll ?aecr?na and bolster p the fallen eloef; newapapera, by falae atemeota, are end?-avonng to mitigate , le force of tlie diaaater that baa overla ! rn their greatly lauded hero of Kick lountain. lifhgg'a army, Imuyant with icceae, beleaguae the beaten foe; bin car* ^ Iry are in "the right place," but where e are not Informed. Chattanooga may ( ? the Yorktown of thia revolution. The g rmy of Koaecrana will, if poeaible, he e linforced from Grant, liumai.U >?<< - - ' """ r >iliN|<i from Meade; Bragg haa already very large army, but Johnston o ut rein- * rce him still further?thus the ermiee ' Itoth nstions msy be concentrated ia ! hattstiooga. Should such he the fact, e result will end in pe*tre, by a victory t Bragg, of io prolonging the war to i indefinite period, by his detent. We ok upon the situation st Chattanooga f of the most momentous importance, * involving fay mors than was ever yet * tired upon a battle in this war.** Excitement in IllinoisThe contest between the Republicans j and the Copper-heads, in Illinois, is be | ginning to assume a physical as well as a moral aspect. We make the following extracts from the Springfield correspondence of the Democrat: Accounts front all parts of the Stale continue to represent its condition as a ' arming. The Union men in ntanj pla CP* aru at llie mprri- of srniAil and ilrill<ut Copperheads, who, as iu the case of Van* dalia, Fayette county, ofieo triumph over the authorities, In that caae the force of the rebels consisted of the three arn? of the service?foot, horse aud artillery. They were provided with two pieces of cannon, which were planted in the Fair Ground, so as to rake any force attempt ing to take possession of it. It was evident from the manner in which the affair was managed, that the insurgents or rebels were undec command of skillful officers. Tltey were well handled, end appeared to have arr'ved at a fair perfection in drill. The Union men, (hiding they here powerless against this armed mob, gave ep the prisoners claimed by its leaders, who then ordered their legiona to disperse. This is an alarming state of ef fairs tn the State, which is thus left at the mercy of men opposed to the existing Xational and State Governments. There is not a musket at this moment in the possession of the Government of the State; while on the other hand, I hear of its enemies arming end preparing for an eventuality which their speakers assert is sure to eome. When members of Congress, recently elected encourage this arming * 1/1 ilrillinnr an/) fall il.a nmsevla sl.ai sI.?m - ?- ?" I f" *" * ",r7 Mill yet be compelled to do u their f.-itbrr* did in the Revolution, the public may te ?ur?.there i? something dangerous in he wind. Hhaou's Pirkokal IIbkoiam.?While Jlel.?>rneV Division wu making a de&pe ate charge upon the earthwork* of the tnemy on Supday, Cen. Bragg came ri- , ng leisurely along the line*. Shot and i ibell whistled* and shrieked around him ' >ut he stood for a moment calnty watchng movements of the sertied rank* a* hey moved up the ascent. When they 'ccognir.ed the Commander in Chief in he midst of the danger that environed ;hem, thev raised a loud shout for the reteran hero, and rushing upon the eneiij'n work* drove thetn in utter confusion rotn the field.? Atlanta Rrpittfr. IH:st Hiuiit to tnk IJf d?One night s udge. a military officer and a prieet all applied for lodging si an ion where there wae tint one apsre hed, and the landlord wee sailed on to decide wliich had the better jlaim of lite three. I hare lain fifteen yeare iu the garrieon jf B ," said the sfherr. "1 hare sat as judge twenty years at R laid the judge "With your leave, gentlemen, I liars stood io the ministry twenty-five year* in IN anid the | heat. "That settle* Ike dlnpntf," amid tlie land' lord. "You, Mr. Captain, have lain &tw?n years ; you, Mr. Judge, have Ml twenty rears ; kut tha aged pastor kas Hood lire and twenty yeara, an he certainly ha? the beat ri|>lit to the bed." SOUT II 0 A U V L IN A, LANCASTER IM9TKICT. BY P. T HAMMOND, Esquire Ordinary for an id District. i W II EKE AS. \V, P Pl.Yl.KK has applied to me for l*-Uer? of Administration im nil and singular ike Goods and Chaitlva, Uighta and Credit* of A. M Pl.YLEK late of the District aloreauid. deceased. THESE are, therefore. Id cite and admonish all and singular, lite kindred and creditors of the and deceased, to be and appear before ine at our neat Ordinary'a Court for the anid Ik-trict, to be hnlden at l^ineeater Court llouee on the U'ld day of Dctober ins*, to allow cause, if any, why the said administration ah-?uld not be granled. (riven under my hand and seal, this 6th j S?i day of (Xtlnbcr in the year of our 1 L. 8 > l.ord one thousand eight hundred J.md ais'y three and in the eighty, igthlli year of the independence of the (tale of 8outh Carolina. P. T HAMMOND, O L. D. Oet. 7. I8t>. ? ?t Dr. ALFftBD GRAVEN Beaideut Kiirgeeii Deullal, . Toatvikta, . o., HI era his Professional Services to (he eltl j ena of Lancaster Villiage and surrounding I ountry. AKTIFICI \L TEETH inserted <Whold Mate, Irom one lu a full Mile. June llth, IIM, 16 ? ly WILLIAMS * ALLI80B, ITTOKNEVS AT LA Wl ABO Solicitor* in Equity. LANCASTER, C. II., H. C. Will pnMiM la ih? DlKfiti gf l^tfiUf, rMipUIUlti*! |iTM UOoll(ftjM lr. william* imy t>? otfqwdud at . U., w?4 Mr. Allimm |i lit* oCc? ;g |h, art Uomm, at Unc|M?r Jaty in. MU9- 31 ?4f J Conscription Notioe. CAM 1' OK INSTRUCTION, COLUMBIA, S. C., October 1, 1863. tAl.L overacer* and ownera of plantation* % to whora certificate* of examption bare heretofore been granted, under Act of C'oin great, approved October 11, 1862, are hereby ordered to report to the Km-olling t fficer of their rcapective District*, to ku enrolled for aervice. AI*o, all peraona who have hitherto been withheld from conacription by reaaon of claiming exemption under the law* . of the State. m II. Peiaona liable to enrollment for arrrice undrrtha foregoing order will be allowed to | go forward aa *o7unicer recruit? : Provided, | They report to the Knroltiug-OfBccr of their ' respective Dialricta, indicating the companica of their choice, and go forward 6y the 2ufA day ! f Oetsbtr instant. All person* so reporting ill be furnished with certificates by the Enroiling Officers, staling that they volunU4red and selected their companie* before enrolment. ! III. The privilege of volunteering hereby ex teodrd is, under the order* of the War Depart' j meat, subject to these restrictions, that no one > of conscript age. shall volunteer into any con* 1 pany organised ainco the 10th day of April, j IMS, nor into any company which may be al' 1 ready full. And the Commandant of Conscripts ! is required to make requisition for the return I to the Camp of Instiucliou of every person who j shall go forward without first reporting to the Enroll ing Officer of his District, and for every , person who shall he mustered into any company which is already full, or iuto any company organized since the 16th day of April, (Iff. IV. Any overseer who was employed and acting as such at the date of April Id, 1H6J, and has continued so to act, but is not now engaged pn a plantation which entitles his employer to claim the oteinption of such overt see 1, will be permitted to uke employment on any plantation which, under the piovisiona of the Act of Congress, approved May t, 1663, is entitled to the sxamption of any overseer; and on tha compliance by hi* employer with the provisions of said Act, such oveiscer may ba exempted. V. By section III of the Act of Cpngreaa, approved May I, ISC3, the exemption i* authorized of such other p*r*oii* "as the President shall he seddisd ought to be exempted in Distiicte of countiy deprived of white or alavt labor necessary for the support of the popula* tion remaining at home and on account ol Ju?> lieu, equity and necessity." I. Applications for exemption under the section recited should be addressed to the Keci relary of War, Seitipg forth all ilia material facta and should be sworn to by the applicants and verified by the oaths ol at least two res I'WWOIV vnuviw, wuvarv v*?j^m*ain ui HIV IICU to which ti.ey aflimi. When w Tfriltd, tlmy should be felt Willi lb* local Unrolling OfBcer for iiircati Ration, wbo will forward them through there < Headquarter*, with In* report on the facta. VII. All applications for information in r?> terence to eieioptioua, or to matters pertaining to tha conscription. or to tlir going forward nf volunteer -rc-uiu should bo made to the ! local Kurollirg llttirrt. _ | C. 1). M KI.TON, [ Commandant of Conscripts. j ( Lancaster i-adge* Trial.) Oct. "I, 1843. 3?-*t. SOUTH CAROLINA. LAXCASTKR DISTRICT. BY I*. T. I laut'imnd, Keqnire, Ordinary for ukl District. WIlKKKlS, JAMK8J WILLIAMS haa applied In m? for l-atler* of Admioia trutiqn on all and singular tlir Goods and Chatties, Rights ana Credits of la VV. IM?l?r late of the 1 Metric I aforaaaid, da erased. 'These are, therefore, to cits and ad*o.?aiah all and singular, tha kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before tne at our next Ordinary's Court far the said district. In be boldeu at l^incaater Court tiouae on the IKib'day of October next, to show cause, if any why the aaid adujimat ration nhnuld not be granted, t i Given under nay hand and seat, ? 1-8. > this the *011? day of Sept. it. ( )lhr year of aur l?rd oue thouannd eiglit hundred and Sixty-uiree, and in the eighty-eighth year ol the ludepeiidonca of the Siate of South Carolina, P. T. HAMMOND, o. l. a. Obi. 7, I8?J. -St. inn n mi.imiii << i ii ft dKivrmfiijTKKMH OF dOlMOKIPTIOX. Tikms are Urietly in mlranee, m follow* : Daiij Hiotiokl, ona /ear, $10 <>0 ' . " montha, |0 0<? " I montha, | oo " " per mopth, 1 00 Senti-Weekly, anc yaar, 14 00 " 4 montha. 1 OO " S month*. 4 OO Weekly, <? > year, 1 00 " fl montha, 4 00 " 3 month*, 1 Ml TKKMS FOR A l?V EKT1HISO. Our dollar and tofty rout* |>?r *quar? of ton liao*. I.*** than K*? Intra $1 par iu*a<toa, Addrc**, HliirM. MAIL.Y * CO 8*iilin*l Office, Kichmoad, Ti "thT^UTTTET IN. ?T K H^klTTOM. TntMM roa auHHCRirr;os; PA ' IT MLllTia : For ait nwiU, 7.0o " m>* year, ? 11.00 Tat-wiaaLT avaiTi* : For aU month*, 4.00 " on* year, S.00 rtTtwit iovaaaL?waaKLT : l'or. on* yaar, ft 00 Charlotte*, N. 0, Rapt. It. VILLAGE LOTS FOit SALE. (MTarrti, at pri?al? 8al?, a Tr*?l of Laitii, coataiDin# ?i?ty aavon *cr??, fort* or fortytivt aercs of wkioh U in w?ho1?| aim it* to lha aouthern auburb* of tlia Vula^a of l-aij canter, a portion bai| witnin tli? mcorporat# limit*. Tit* Tract tiubrmtot ih? old Maater-Hald. It i* *n*o?plibl? ol being ?li vidad into aavaral line ^Hiding i?ol* Kor parliaylnra. a* te ter.m dtc , apply to VV VI IXJNVO**, AgU. April 15, IteJ iu.tr cTil Troarujio? Attorney at Law III KOLItrrOK 1* K(|U1TV, Will prMtm lyUnMUr ?uii ih? ??i|kkor> mg |>i#tri#U. ornoic AT LANCAdritVILLB. October tlto, IM1. tl-ly THE DEFENCES NEAR CHARLES TON?DIVISIONS N08. 4 AND 2. 5 TO supply tha rcqi'udtion of the ft?ner*| 14 commanding the Department, and ia par. nance ?f tho orders 6f hii Kicellency ftorernor lionham, the Obroir.htsioneiw of the ltoad? M the aeveral Parishes and the authorities of the cities, towns and villages within tha judicial Districts (if Charleston, Colleton, Ileaufort and Georgetown, includir.g Lower All faint*, ar* hereby required forthwith to auniinoii all per on* in possession of slsres liable to Koad duty . within the limit* of thiir authority, to E one fourth of their s!av'S liable to such Uu^ i at tne Depot* nearest their owner#' residuuc'*, I on WEDNESDAY, lltit day ol October pros, 1 at 10 o'clock a. m., there to await transport*, tion to Charleston, for thirty day*' labor ou tk? A . .!C a! iuniuciuoni. II. The Commie-do.er* of the Road* ami the authorities of the towns and village* within tin judicial District* of Lancaster, Kershaw, Cher U'rferld, Marlljoro, Darlington, Marion, Sumter, Clarendon, Williamsburg and Horry, including ' Upper All Saints, arc hereby required forthwith to summon all persons in possession of slave* liable.to lloud duty within the hmita ot their authority, to deliver one fourth of their slaves liablwto such duty at the Depots nearest their owners' residence o:? KIM DAY, lCth <>c. ? tober proa., at 10 o'clock a. in., there to await transportation to Charleston, for thirty day?' i labor on the fortifications. HI. Under this call, the C.immissiouirs of Hoads and Town Authorities will allow credit to all owners lor the labor they have furnished above their quota, whether the same was vet* ? > i? .1 * uuvrtrrru i>j uio owner unarr the request o{ the (Ajiifedorate authorities, uuder tht Proclamation of the llovemor, or, a* ?u lb* case is July.call upon Second Division, wu iVtahwi iii service beyond the thirty d-?y* required^ IV. Owners wIiom sltvca have recently bee* impressed, of whose slave* iimt bne Ih>ui inprcsed before tlic day when tliia Imltur ia re. quired, are not entitled lo credit under this rail for audi impressed labor, unices they her* hitherto furnished their respective quota*. >V thoae who hare hitherto boon in default, it U ; troth legal and ju?t (hat the intpree?ed laber should go to the credit of tne paal a?IU which , tliey failed to reapood to?not to (he present i>. call, tor thia would give them the advent*;* ^ over lho?e who have answered lo all the calli. V. KecalpU, will he given lor the negroes at the Depot*, and a sac*.orient." in duplicate art made of the value of the nrgioe* b sfort th?y arc put to work. VI. Ownera are requested to furniih (heir negioea with apadea or ahuvula and th-ee dan* ration!. , VII. Parties who hire substitute* will furnish, me with a copy of lha receipt taken tar such substitute, in order that ail parties may he preterm I VIII. The Acta of the Legislature have no* been distributed, and the Ototniasioiicra ef the Koade and the Town Authorities can now thoroughly inform themselves ol their important , duties in connection with thia subject. WM. M. 8IUNN0.V, Agent of State of South Ca oliua. Camden, 8 0., Sept. t, l ?t [Lancaster Ledger Priut.j i epl. U, IS?S. ?{-lm. STATS 07 SOUTH CAROLINA EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, CaaaLiarox, Rtpt 10, IMS. WDBRIA8 information Km been rareivaa (I this Drpartateut iHil, on or about tba 1 ? ? day f July laat. In (ha village ot Clintoa,. in laarwi Diauict, a man by the nam* of L i, THOMPSON JOHNSON waa .narderad by | aonia pareon or peraona up to tbta lima ua. 1 known: Now, tharalora, I, M. L. BONI1AM, Govar. nar of iba Bute afortaaid, do iaaaa tliia my praa* lamation, offering a reward of k'lVK HUNDRED1 DOLLARS for tbt appraherainn and delivery of tba raal tnardtrrr of I Ha aaid L. Tbompaoa> Johnaon into any ona of (ha iaila of tbia Hula. and, if mora than oiy, an additional reward af * ftra bnndrad doilara lor aach or.a who ahall h? proved to ba an aeoom plica Given under my hand and tha aaal-of iba [l. a ) rttalo, at Cbarlaaton, thia (anth day of Sept., A. 1>. 1863 M |. DONIIAM. Wm R. 11URTT, Secretary af Mtate . Kept ft, IMS, ?S-l? Fine Stook. Mjr though-brad lluraa DAPPLE JOHN will aland the eneuing Spring Seaaen, earn* utancoig tne Aral week In Muck, a', my reai.letie* near Hanging Koek. IMI'PI.K JOHN ia full blooded Jaaaa and Canadian Ha ia ao wall known ia tbia eeelion that it ia aearealy neaaaaary te aay anything in commandation ?f ti? qualities Ilia Cults apeak fur tftemealree, and th?jf arc unhesitatingly pronounced by good judge* lo be among thi beat a toe It of our country. Pur fiaanaaa of form, epiriled appearance nod nativity of motion, b? ia not aicellad by aay horse io ths Statu. Merea from a distance can ba aceomma. dated with etabUa/ and pastures. 'I'urina : for the ln?uraao? |J0 00. JAMKH il. INGRAM, Pub li, V?fi3, 1-if ,s IK1IHAV * OOIlOtl.' ATTOKVITt AT LAW aao Solioitore in Equity, LANCASrKRTILLI, fl. C. Will attend promptly u? all b.a?iiiesq ftniruAUJ to iksil. j ij. fc.;asii/vw, | \r . m . com mor s CftiuJcn, 4. 0, Uuttmr, C. 51 A?|f. IU, M.vj MILTOM * WITHSHPOO*. ATTORNEYS AT L,A W AND Solloitor* in Will frialMi in l.?n?A*Ur aai iKa iwrreaii ? dinj LNatriaU. l! It Utl.TO! I M I W." ?. ?- ? ?? -?I | ?. fvian?n?rvWi UIimWk, 8.C. | I*4.id4?l?r C. II January II IMty. 4f ? 1 ILftfi! Eaj[I.!! w. Will pay 7 aanta par poand far *1 *I?m HUoa ar liuaa fptf 4?<irar*4 al lk?