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^ $lu Canrastcr CebQfr. HMggA--1 1 lu'i-Ji m !*?-? w. ageBBB. JSgqwg- J jj "?JU m. -Li? _ _._j. n_jj 84. PER ANNUM Big with the wonder* of ?nch pawing dAy/' IN ADVANCE. k% /flinilg nab Political ?rn?paptt?Bwiotrt ta tjjt Irti, ariratti, litKata, <?bnretiaor flgrirsttnrr, Sutrrnal dmprBoimtnts, /nrrign sub Ifamrstir Mtmt, nab tbt Hlitkfti. T tLUMl 1111. " LANCASTER C. H, SOUTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 31,1864. NUMBER16. fll LANCASTER LEDGER! J j 9WPJJ T?Mday II *T H W. Xr OOIfJfORS, ^ /> MlUr aM ^jroprfeUr. T1BMI: V*r Six Months, in advance, #2 00 For Three Months, in advance, 1 26 When not paid in advance, fifty pc cent. np?l the nVove rates wil', be charged. Payenent within ene aaenlh from the date ef 'ooheeriptjien will he considered in advance. I Mabaeriptioaa will net he received in adE vapeefera longer terns than six months, ^ ||0r for a shorter time than three naentbs. Ho paper diecontlnued until a? arrearages 19n eptoa. ABTEHTISEMENT8. 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Attachments, Hulcs to plead and other legal noticos most be paid /hr by the ^jtterpey id the .case, or other Jter Bsiiying io in? aaT?r(i8 incni. %jg~ A nnouncemenUi of Marriages or Deaths; tfptice* of Religious Meetings published GKAT0 and soticitod. Obituary Notices exceeding the announcejlaest, will be charged for the .overplus at regu#r adrerti sing rates. (V" Tributes of Respect, rated as adVertiamenta. From the Richmond Enquirer. From Gen. Lee's Army Yhefollowing official despatch concerning Wednesday's operations, was perceived . yesterday morning: SroTTsyLTA!tiA C. H., May 18?7 p. in. - via Milford, 19lh. ft<MU 1* A. Sm>oon, Secretary of War: The enemy opened hia batteries on a portion of Ewsll's line, And attempted an assault, bat .tailed. lie was easily re pviUed- Subsequently, he cannonaded a portion of Bill's lines under Early. The ?ssufUies on our side are very few. R. E. Lee. WS "learn froui passengers down from Millford, yesterday, that tbe enemy raAdo M raid upon the Fredericksburg railroad, Wednesday .night, and destroyed Guinea's Station. We had notbiog there, and no troops except a few pickets in tbe irornediate vicinity. The station is not within <our Jin**, nor would it be of service to tbe enemy. The/aid was inerelv a cav little di?er?ion, vjbicb did do harm to MJ tbody buttbe railroad company, and . ery J.ittJe Jo i>. AH was quiet there ou -yesterday.morning. Deserters say liiat Grant bas lost ninety thousand of bis ibeat men, and that they cannot be replaced. Jhe woods and country in the Tear of bis array, and north of tbe Rappahannock, are said to be populous with Yankee deserters and stragglers, who are trying to get into tbe Confederate lines j pr back to their homes : AIanqvek Junction, May 21. Great commenced swinging bis col enns aeound en our right on tfriday.? > Yesterday morning Grant's forces occupied IftHford Station and iiowliog Green. Yml nrrf *j evening, aJbout dark, Geo. Wilcox, in fropt of Spotujlfatfi* <iouri jSouae, threw fo/ward a portion of his forces and entered the enemy's breast works nod found tbetn held bj a lioe of ^Itirmiabiri. Grant's whole ariny ia being rapidly put .iu (potion on our right JJa?k. This necessitates a coupler movement on our aide, and an abandonment of the battle ?Stt<eod >a -Crcuit .of Spottaylvania Court House. Grant seems msDceuvaring for a po aition naarsr Richmond : The enemy is reported to have cut : Jooee from Fredericksburg aa bia base, | nd bee eetaJbUtbed bit depot at l'ort JRoyal and Tappabannock. Spottstlvania, May ip. Xantecday enorotng about day, the namy, with a considerable force of picked troope, assaulted our left wing. The at- < tank, however, wae quite feeble, aod we < aeadfly repulsed them with ejigbt loee on { our aide, out with considerable slaughter i . ft the enemy. j L- |^e fight 4 as ted about one hour and a < L Paring the engagement, we cap- 1 kV *0 prisoners, aod the enemy left < |K 0*r 300 dead on the field. jA^ibat night Alt* . 7 cpoved -koto ,ow ^VB^Meaving their dead up buried,. They c h? Mll^MLoa our right either I I ULL ?.4 us again oj ^ p After the fight of yesterday on our left, J l the enemy opened a vigorous cannon*.- | j ding on our right w.iog, to which we res- j i ponded, and a fierce artillery duel was 11 kept up for two hours. Qu,r Bide, how- | I ever, losing very slightly. < pjr men to-day have been busy ?ol- ; iecting arjjia un lb at part ol the field abaudoned by the enemy. Many arms I are being "obtained, which were buried i by the enemy. I Yesterday evening there was ionic 1 cavalry fight near Guiuea Station, but it j amounted to very little. i To day mattets have been quiet. Ydlleiday Meade stnt a flag of truce < to Gen. Lse, thanking him for sending bin) VVedswortb'a body, for which he applied by flag of truce during the \VilderUOSS fight. On the 13ih instant, Meade issued a congratulation order to his troops, lie claims that Lee baa now abandoned his last entrenched positions so tenaciously , held, sufi'eriog a loss of 18 gun*, 24 col ors and 8,000 priaooers. i Meade says the fight is not over, and i that he expect* reinforcements which Lee cannot possibly get. Up to 3 o'clock to-Jay there has been no fighting. Weather warm and roads fast drying. . I Army Northkrn Viroinia, May 20. i Up to 3 o'clock yesterday nothing of < interval occurred. About that time, Gen. I Ewtll moved forward in force on a recon i nuisance towards tbe enemy's riglit flank. | About 6 o'clock, our skiraishers engaged < those of the enemy a little weal and I north of the road leading from Spottsyl i vania C. II. to Fredericksburg. The euemy breught up a heavy force, < consisting of Hancock's 2d and a large i part of liurnside's 9th corps, and the I heavy artillery troops, drawn froin the j defences at Washington, and aruied as i infantry. Li- ** ? - uuudueiHuie ngniing ensued, and Jit one time, our line of skirmishers had pot session, of the enemy's wagon train, but I were obliged to relinquish it, not, however, 1 until we bad brought otT some of the i wagoos. I The fight lasted until 9 o'clock at < nigTit, when Gen. E well returned to his | original position, having lost in the engagement, about 150 wound?d and thirty < killed?few misting. i i'risonera repert the enemy's loss much i greater. We captured about *100 pris I oners. Not a gun fired to day. It is supposed < Grant is wailing for reinforcements irom the West in order to renew the fight. I Hanover Junction, May 20. The latest information represent the bulk of Grant's arnn- n??r Mitir.?-i t ...J ?...... pot and Howling Green, with pickets i some five or six miles this side. The impression is that there is no chance of an immediate collision. Grant will probably require some time to get ready to move upon us. [From the Petersburg Express, M?jr 21.] THE SOUTH SIDE. Heavy cannonading and infantry firing, were heard at intervals through all the night of Thursday. About 11 o'clock Thursday night, the iofantry firing was very rapid, aud continued for an hour or more. We learned yesterday, that it was brought ab ut by an effort of the Con federates to throw up an advance line of fortifications, which the Yankees regarded as coming too close for comfort. 1 Yesterday morning early, alight firiOg commenced, and eootiuued with increasing severity, until ten o'clock, when a < charge was made by our forces upon the enemy's breastworks, and the engage i - uw unvnum ^nuerai Hiong IDS line. M arlin's and Clingmau's North Carolina, and Wise's W brigade, participated, i and altbouge aubjected to a gall ng tire, i aucceeded in driving ibe enemy from hia i breastwork*, and takiug posaesaion. We < loat heavily. It could not welf have been I olherwiae as the enemy's works were ol the moat formidable kind, and eur men 1 charged across an opan field of soma i thirteen hundred .yards in extent. The t enemy were well poeted, and beeidea oc t copying an advantageous position behind < their breastworks, bad one or more regi- I ments posted in a thicket of pines, which i poured a very severe enfilading fire into i :>ur charging celumo. The eharge was I ligbly successful, despite tbe advantages 1 >f the enemy, acd again illnsUated tbe <1 ralor of Confederate arms. c Our column was under the immediate t ommand of Oen. D. II. IJill, but Gen, r ieauregard was on tbe field, and his su- a erior military abilities, of course, con p ilmted Ivgely towards tbe sucoeee of c< the movements, while his presence in ' spired so enthusiasm which renders our | men irresistible. - 7 '1? ?ceu$ of the Oghl-I ing was about V miles from Petersburg, ; between l'ort Walthall Junction mid' Chester, in the county of Chesterfield,' am! some two miles east oi the railroad. At the breastworks, the fighting is said to have been furious, our men bayonet- ! ing and heating such of tho enemy as j bad the temerity to remain, with the butts of their muskets. An attempt wag j imoifl to rally the fleeing fo.e after we had driven him out, which was successful ? The enemy unused all his forces and ruade two desperate efiorts to retake the works, but were each time most bloodily repulsed, and sent off howling to their rinvl lino f ? *' 1 " * * vol VII vui/i:^n.;ii)ir'iM?; >? e capilireU many small arc)*, and secured three pieces 0/ .ce.3n.0p. We now have the invaders under llie lead of Butler iu a very contracted neck of land, not mora than five or six miles either way, and are gradually and surely closing on him. It is estimated that we drove him two miles yesterday, and we may hare the pleasure of announcing froiu our bulletin board at an early hour tins morning that we drove liira some mile or more last night. Gen Beauregard, we hear, has said, that the con traded space Between the Appomattox and James, and east of the railroad, is sntirely tog small for two armies, and that one of the other must vacate. The movements 0/ the two armies during the past five days indicate too clearly the vn :aung party, for us ta be more explicit liere. The Yankees are bound to move, tnd that solum the letter for them. Our casualties yesterday are estimated it between tivs aod sit hundred, of which iu miser, probably one hundred were tilled. Many sevrely, but the greater rortion are slightly wounded, and chiefly n the hand. ltlCHMOXb, May 21. ' A telegram from Hreauregard dated headquarters, this morning, says all quiet ait night. We remain in possession "f lie enemy's rifle pits, and the ground gaiued iu yesterday's fight, which was pnte severe during a part of the day, principally near Ware bottom Church. , The efltemv are busy eulrem lung to lay, 800 yards distant from the entrench ments we res ed froin them yesterday,, under fire f;o)0 our sharp shooters and Held pfeces. (ten. Walker accidentally rode ioto the enemy's lines during the fight of the 20th. lie wna find upon ?nd bis horse was killed. lie was wounded in (he foot, which has since been amputated Kiciimoku, May 22 Last nii/ht tl>? V.nL<.?? -- -killI ou our right towards Petersburg, to retake the position and battery lost hv them on Friday. They were easily repulsed aitbaheavy loss. (Ftoiii Atlanta Confederacy, COlb ) KltOM OKN. JOIINSION's ARMY, 'lhe last information of the movements of the enemy in front, brought oy Col. Thrasher, Chief of ths Press Association, estimate* the Federal force at upwards of one hundred tbonsand, advancing in seperale columns, one by tbe Lafayette road, (tuning to strike the line of railroad at Kesaca, and the other from Cleveland by Spring l'iace ar.d the old Federal road to Fast Tennessee, to tlrike the railroad a'. Caasville. w The Federal plan was evidently to advance upon Johnston in three columns, converging towards the rear of Dallon. The orders were ntnued and the heavy machinery was put in motion. Sherman with the centre column tries Kocky Face Kidge, and feel* and avoids it, and- goes through the gap nearest Keaaca and the railroad. lie might, it is true, have hern checked at Una gap, but would have ac complished the end anywtfy, by flanking farther to the left. r\ t i - - - - u?n. tfuitnttioa was, or course, fully adri*?d of nil these movements of the enemy. That his course was most judicious, tnder the circumstances, in anticipating jberinan, and thwarting the design to mtrap him, is admitted, while all will tgree that the entire retrogade movement waa admirably conceived and skill ully carried out, with but little risk or oes, and with disastrous efldcl upon the Yankees. The Federal commander, no loubt fujly advised of Johnston's strength, onclodes that he must give fight at Daloa, and ' unprepared for a retrogade novemant on the part of his sagacious dversary, which disconcerts his whole 1 Ian and throws all his movement* into oofution. The leaden of lite separate columns are too far apart for immediate consultation before the design is defeated ?nd Johnston master of the situation. Thus the situation appeals to the uninitiated, and the impression is general now that Johnston will hurl his forces i upon the enemy at some point between ! his present line of battle and the Etowah ] river, upon the result of which, with our knowledge of that army and its great commander we are willing to stake our hopes of independence. Adairsville was quietly left in our rear Thursday night at 12 o'clock. Yesterday morning after a sharp engagement Jiome j whs evacuated. The armv, at this wri ting, or the greater portion of it, is at j Kingston and this fide. The happiest spirit pervades the entire army, and there is no straggling. With the exception of occasional skirmishes there has hecn no fighting since the repulse of the enemy's advance at Adairsvilje Monday nigh', in which about one hundred of our boys were wounded, who were brought here last evening. From persons who readied this city by tbe train from above last evening we learn that our army yesterday morning whs io line between Chss Station and Kingston. Both armies were within two miles of each other yesterday, and it was reported were advancing. There has been no fighting within the past twentyfour hours, and the rumor of the capture of twenty two hundred Yankees by Cleburne on the old Federal Head turns out to be canard. Kingston had not been occupied by the Yankees up toyesu-iday morning. Tbe utmost confidence prevails throughout (he army and the troops inarch into line with as much liveliness of spirit as if going out to a review. Atlanta, May 20. A press reporter who left Cass' Station last night, brings intelligence of heavy skirtnisbing near that place, which continued till night. Our loss was comparatively small. Cleburne's division field the enemy in check. The report says that Fighting Joe Hooker was, killed and his body fell in our hands. Gen. Johnston i.-sued his battle order yesterday, lulling the troops our cominu location with the river was now safe, nnd asking.thetn to imitate their brothers in Virginia and the Traus Missinsippi. Thin was received with the wildest enthusiasm. Our forc<> are in hue just beyond the Ktowali River, with the left reeling on tiie uream. Atlanta, May 23. Reporters left the front at noon to day. There has been very little skiriiiiohing I for two days, mostly on the left of the main body of the enemy. They seem to have abandoned the line of railroad and are attempting to move our left to support lie flanking column un^er Mcl'ber run, which is moving on Dales. The development of the enemy's plans renders it necessary for ibe further change of position on our frout. These have been made, and Johnston is no* master .l? ui iu? itunnuu i i>ere la uo atrangling and our troop* nre'in fine apirita and coo f.Jent, The Msyorof Atlanta iaaueJ a proclamation f >r all citizen* not in organization*, to report for ordera, and advising oon combatant* to leave tbecity. SOUTH CAROLINALANCASTER DISTRICT. In lh* Court of Ordinary. Wtierena Samuel Hilda hstb by hie Attorney, er I'rwetor, filed in thia effie* a oo. lice, requiring the Will of hie father, Hiviu Hnue, deeUHvil, to tie prwvan in eoleuin or due term of law : Theae are therefore to cite nad require you and each of you, to wit: Elizabeth Si ma, the widow of the aaid Krvin Suns; the children (if any are living; of Joaepli Sieaa, deceaaed, (their uaMiea not known); the children (if any ere living) of Nathaniel Hiina, deceaaed, (their name# out known) ; the children (if anv are living) of Middy Koine deceaaed, (their namee not known) ; Jarret Hinio; Frankey II Keevea, and bum band Jamea It Keeve , Mary Sartio,daughter of p?lly Hartin, deceaaed, Rebecca Canthen wife of Jainea Caulheo ; eome of whona are supposed to reside beyond the limit* of thie State, arid all of w hom would i urcu iowmt?i in me miuk or aaid deceaaed, an distributee!! and beira at law, provided be had died inieatate, to be and appear before me in the Court of Ordinary to bo holdea at Lancaster Court llonse on the 9th day of Jane neit, then nod thero to ahow tauM, if aoy, why tho aaid Will should or ahould not be proved and eatabi liahed in duo torra of law, far what eauee the aama ahould beeet aaida or' established, and to aueh other and 'further showing aod proof no you of either of yon, tho aaid per* tioa, may deem neooeeary and proper and i advaatagoona for your reepeclive lighteaad i interaata in tlio preipiaaa. Given under my hand and aoal of Qffiee, i at lsincaater Court Houae, thia the 4th day | of*March A. I). n?-4 i P. T. IJAMM,OKJ>, O I* D. ,1 lUfob ?, 1S64, 4-ln I HEADQUARTERS. COMMISSARY-GEN\S. DEPT. S C, ) Columbia, S C., May 4, 1864. r?"M!E below named person* having exeX ruled and filed their bonds in this Department, in compliance willi the rcquisi- I lions of an Act to amend an Act, entitled "An Ac} to suppreaa the undue distillation 1 of spirituous liquors in this Slate," passed j ntli December, 1863, are appointed by his , Excellency the Governor Agent* to umnu facluro and sell a limited quantit y of Alco hoi and Whiskey, in llie Districts named. Id regularly practising phyiit'uni and reg. I ivtcred druggists of said Districts, (or uicd icul purpose*. All wilier persona distilling in this State are doing so in direct violation of the law, j and are auirhnblo to <ta penalties. It ia the duly of all leaders of patrol to report all such person*, and of ail mugis tratea to seize and auppreaa their atilla. All peraona to whose knowledge a violation of the above named Act, by agents.or others, may come, ars requested to make affidavit of the facta before any magistrate, and far- ' ward the same to llila Department. ( Persona desirous of being appointed genta to manufacture nnd sell spirits In any of the Districts in which no appointmenlM have been made, will send their applications, recommended by the delegation of their District, to this Department, when ( the same will be submitted to his Kxcellency the Governor for approval and coDtirmation: ' Titos, Kakins, Abbeville District?I'oat Office, Abbeville (J. II. A Campbell, Anderson District?I'est Office, Anderson I". 11. N. (?. VV. Walker, Barnwell District? l'oat Office, Barnwell C 11 , Henufurt District?Post Office, It. I). JSchur, Charleston District?Post Office, Charleston. , Colletcn District?Post Of- . lice. Jus. Massey, Chesterfield District?Pont , Otlice, Jefferson jiiiut s Kcid, Chester District?Post Office, Chester C. II. VV. S. Mitchell,Clarendon District?Post Office, Plowden Mills. J. J. Nttcky, Darlington District ? Post Office, Durlingtoa C. II. NV. II. Dorn, Kdgetield District?Post ^ Office, Ictyymire's K. lis Sober, Kairhed District?Post Of- . lice, Siroilie.r'a. J P Pool, tirsenvills District?Post Office, Creenvi'Io C. H. , Cieorgetown District?Post , Office,? J R Cooler, Horry District?Post Office, . Con way hero. 1). D. Ilocott, Kershaw District?Post Office, Camden. II N Carter, 1 -iu re a a District?Post Of- 1 lice, Cross Hill. . U A Culp, I jini aster District?Post Of tics*, Uscsilrr C. II. H J Kpttog, Islington District?Post Otlice. Doom si?ii?n W I. Deceit, Marlboro District?Poat Oltice, Ueiinelluville. . 8 8 Smith, Marion District? Poat Office, Muliina' Depot. ^ , New^errjr Diarricl?Poat Office, 1. \V' l)a?h." Oriogrburg Diatrict?Post Odk?, ()nn(Aiur( H. Wut. Couch, Pickens Diatrict? Post Office Pickens C. It. K A Weav*r, Kichlaud District?Post Oilier, Columbia. J K. McKlvin, Sumter Diatrict?Poat Of fice, Shiloli. i C I) llammett, Spartanburg District? * Poat Office, III vmyaville. J K llix, Uuion Diatrict?Post Olfice, I Union C. II J I) llnrper, Williamaharo Hi.iii-i ft*o?t 1 Kingslree. ( It A Black, York District?Pull OtFiec, , Yorkville. . | By order of the Governor. HU IIAK!) CALDWKI.I. I Lieut. Col. una Com. lien ,S C. , M*J 17, 1864. 14?11. HEADQUARTERS. ! commissaky-gen'b. debt, a. c., ' Columbia, May 4, 1864. < riA|IK attention of the public ia reaped' i JL fully called to tbe following notice : < Under the Ad of 10th April, 1863, a i central dietjllrry wiu established at Uoluin I bia, aid the below nnuied agents, all of whom have hied their bonds in tliTa depart i menta, were appointed in the several Die- I irictn and l'nrishea to aell apiriia to appli cr.nla under certain regulations, viz :' I at The spirits nre delivered by thia de- I par l men t only to regularly bonded agents, I who alone are authorized to aril and dia- f tribute the name, for correal funds. 'id The apirile are te be aoid only for t strictly medicinal purposes, and only on the n certificate of a regular practicing physician ti that thev are required for strictly medicinnl t purpose*; and the written pledge of the purchaser (which must in all caaee l>e Inki a en) thai they are ao required, and will be I eo used. 3d Agents and others are not allowed to charge an advance of more than 25 per cent, on 'the coat of the spirits, (which is $6 per gallon for whiskey,at tho-diaiillery) as p.-f section 3, Act 1 oth April, 1863, tbe f language of which ia: , That it shall not be lawful far apolhe- . who shnll purchase or procure any portion of the alcohol or spirituous liquor* distilled by the authority ntorcMjii.l, to resell or dispose of the mine, in any quantity, to any person or persons, for any other than strict* % iy medicinal purpose*, or at an advance of more than UA pewcenluni on iia coal; and any person who ?hall violnta the provision* of Ibis aeqilon shall be deemed guilty of a p, misdemeanor, and, on conviction, be imprisoned for any time not exceeding ail * months, and fined in any lum not exceeding c five hundred dollar#." Ath. Agent* are recommended to eel I in small quantities, r.ot exceeding one gallon to any one peraen at a time. , Agents are informed that they will be supplied with spirits, in turn, as fact aa the ame is received from the eentral distillery, on application to this department and pay- g meni ef ro?t, including expense of pecking for shipment, freights, die Net more than ^ one barret of forty to lifly gallon* will be Mot la any agent any one lima. All pagsooe to wfcosa knowledge a vtala . 4 lion of the third section of Act 10th April, j 1863, as quoted above, inny borne ara re- I guested to mo Ice.affidavit of the facta betore I any magistrate, and forward name to thi* I lepartment. Persons deairons of being appointed a. t jents in any of the Districts or Parishes in | which no appoiiitmenta have been made, I will send their application to this-deparU i ment, recommended by the delegation of 1 their District or Parish, which will bo submitted to bis Excellency the Governor for ipproval and continuation. 1.1ST OF AGENTS. Edwin Parker, Abbeville Diatrict?Post Dliice, Abbeville C. II. , . Anderson District?Post Office, , Barnwell District?Post Office, Samuel Solomons, Beaufort District? 1 Post Office, Uobertsville. , Charleston District?Pott Office, Jelui May, Colleton District?Post Office, St (ieorge's. D J Mcltae, Chesterfield ^District?Post Office*, Cheraw. , Chester District?Pest Office, - -?.?, Clarsudon District?Post Office, Flinn &. Hart, Darlington District?Post Office, Darlington C II. (i 1, Penn. Kdgefield District?Post Of fice, EdgHield C If. W K Aiken, Fairfield District?Post Office, Winnaboro. R D Dong, Greenville District?Post Office, Greenville C II. It G Whits, Georgetown District?Post Dlfico, Georgetown. J II Norman, llorry District?Post Office, Conway bers W McKain, Kershaw District?Post Office, Cauiden. Jones Crockett, Lancaster District?Post tftice. Lancaster (! if J li I Ivory.and J Ward Motto, laiurens l)istricl-v-Post Office, Lauren* (' H. li J K|iling, Lexington District ? Post Mhce, Hope Station. J A Sutherland. Marlboro District ? Post Jffice, lienneltsville. W C MrMillun, Marion District?Post Jlfic.1, Marion C 11. J VV Orierson, Newber^ District?Peat Jllice, Newberry C H. J A K ilolnmn, Orangeburg District? 'oat Office, Orangeburg 0 li. , Pickens District?Post Office, C li Miot, Fisher At ileiuilxh, arjd P ti dcliregor, Hichland District?l'oat Office, Columbia. 1 B lieioitsh, SparlatibXirg District?Post )llice, Spartanburg C II. MeCagen &l Richardson and John Tornpon, Suiuter District ? Post Office, Sumter. F II Gioru, St liarllieloiuew'e Parish? 'osl Office, SValterbero. ' ?, Uuion District?Post Office, J S Ilroelrifinton tV'llll.m.l.?? * I ^ inHlll'l ? Post < )Micr, Kmgstree. 1) C Koddv, York District?Post Q:Tice, Uck Mill. " ' * J I) Allison, York District?Post Office, t'ork ville Hv order of the Governor. * ItlCMAltD CAUIWKLU Lieut. Col. sod Commissary.Gen'l. M. C. [ l.osi-iister l.tdgur Piint.^ Mav n ??? * - ... 14 11. "THE MERCURY," \'ew Merles-*-Vol. IV, No. 1. BEAUTIFULLY ILLU8TEATED. On or about April 16th, 1864, I ahall re- , uinu the publication of The Mkkcury, vhich was published at Tarboro' N. (J , unit December llib, 1861. It will bo published weekly in Raleigh, NI C , In quarto form?eight pages?site of he Magnolia Weekly, Illustrated !S'e\ct and Southern fxeltl and ft reside?and will be gotten up iu the very beat manner that the facilities and press resources oT the country will allow, and will be devoted to a dignified stnndaid ot I'olUe StauherH Literature Uurruiil avonIs will be dulv fhrnsi"'-'i --- y MUU I iik umjualitied aupporl of a vigorous proae ution of the War will be given. To atoch ( nailer* aa I may derm 1t encumbent lo re | Ter, editorially, I shall do so independently ? being neutral in nothing? -alwn\a keep ng the two great hind utaika of Southern Independence and Southern Literature ileadily In view. Each number of The Mercury will be mndaonialy ILLUSTRATED with beautiully eaecuted engravings of aubjecta taken rom the beat original contribuliooa. 'the uioat liberal price* will be paid for Jonlrtbuliona of N?v*l!?tlea, I'oetry, Honance, Kaaaya, (>iilciam?. Sketches, locitenia and Aneedotea of thn War, Williiaina, dtc. Thoae deairing to begin with the Aral ia8e may remit aubacriptiona at once upon iie following TERMS^ I Habaerlplion G month*, $10 6 * 6 60 I . * ? 6 No aubsciif-tion taken for a ahnrt?r 1 ? r-~ ioa than tbrse months, nor for a longer *riod tiian ail months. The trade supplied t $35 per hundred. WM. B. SMITH, Editor Sl I'ropriitor. Raleigh, N. C. April 36, . |1 lr. ALFRED CRAVEN ResUeNl lur^fleu D?Mll?t, YORKVII.LB, ?. O., iffers his Professional Herviees to the elli. ens of lanoaaUr Villlage and aurreur.dieg oontrr. ARTIPICI AL TEETH inserted on'Oold i late, froir one te a full telle. i Juno lllh, 1856, l'"> ? ly C B BOBTHROP. 'Attorney at Law AND 1 or i err ok iv ' riU practice in Lsnoastcr and the neighbor. in( Districts. OlflCK AT I.ANCASTCKVlLI.lt. I October 11st, 1M1. 1 A NEWSPAPER FOR TI1E TIMES! SOUTHERN TCOMHEIttClf ' In one of the largest News Papers p iblisl ed in the South, and has nil the udvatagea that eligible location,good Arn>y correspondence, and an able Editorial corps can offer. ll ia an Inobi'cnof.nt News Journal designed to give the News of llie-day, review public meaaurea, and maintain the righte and intureats of the South, without retfer> ence to party politics. Thr Pailv contains twelve columna ef fresh reading mutter, well printed en clear white paper, and is publiaheJ al $ 16 (JO for three months. Te News Agents, psr espy. !6}c*ata. At Counter, Jo " The Wrrklv i> l...... ... r w?j some sheet containing tliw gMii?r*l \?ws af the country, and particularly liia War New*. The Telegraphic news of the whole week, nnd other choice selection* I'rom the columns of the Daily are embraced in the matter of the Wceklj. Subscription pries 50 per quarter. Weekly, for 3 month* $5.o0. No per cant, or deduction* to Club* can I be ottered. No subscription* received for longer period than three month*. Daily Paper at the counter Twenty eanla par copy." ^ Rates of advertising: One square (the apace of 10 lines, or lean in Nonpareil) will b* charged ou for first insertion, and $2 for each subsequent insertion in tho' Daily and $i 50 for each Insertion in the Weekly. Advertisements or Notices in the loeal column, 50 cents per line for each insertion. Oblluariea 25 cents per litis. money may l>? mailed il tha rink of the publishers wln-re uertiiic tU-a of mailing nre taken. Address, CAM I', VVlTilKRS 4- CO. 1'ubiishers, Atlanta, Ga. Not. 18, 1863. 4l-3.it. THE SENTINELTERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Terms mrt Urietly in ad'.inet, at follows: Daiij Srntimkl, on? year, f2) 00 " " 6 mouths, 10 00 " " 3 mouths, A 00 " " per month, J 00 Semi-Weekly, one jaar, 14 00 " 6 months, 7 00 " 3 months, 4 00 Weekly, one year, 7 00 " 6 mgnths, 4 00 " S month*, 2 00 TERMS FOR ADVERTISING. One dollar and fifty cents per square of ten lines, l.es* than fire lines 81 per msei ueu, Ad.ii cm, bM 1*111, DAILY ii CO. Sentinel Oilier, Richmond, Vs. " THlE b U L L E TI N~ ' BT 8 W. WHITAKER - -s.^m-*. TERMS FOR SUBSCRIPTION : I'AILT BBLLXTIN : For six monts, kl0.0? For three months, 0.00 TR1-WIUUT BCLLKTIM : lor ?if month*, x 1.00 For tUicu month*, 0.00 ? CATAWBA JODBKAL?VinLT : For on* rear, $? 00 For ail months, 4.00 ir Our advertising rate* ara fi.OO par ?<|iiare, (ten linen, or le*a) lor sack puhlitalio Chailottee, N. O , Sept. 23. 'Kates of Postage io the Confederate States of America. I the convenieree of the public th* following ?impliried atalvment of the ralea t.f puiU|{? under the act of Congress of the Confederate State* of America, baa been prepared; * rata* or roaTAGR. Single letter*, not exceeding a half otitfee in weight, to aoy pert of the Confederate SUlea, aha 11 be each 10 etnl*. An addilionol single rate for each addi* tiooal half.ounce or leea. .1 ? 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The inladd postage on every other new** 1 paper, and on each circular oot sealed, I handbill, engraving, painplet, periodical, 1 magazine or other paper, which shall n?? uo- | connected uriih ?*? ?? ' or wriiiea mallei, arid not exceeding I ounce in weight, halt be 1 can*, and fur e?ery addlm- nal ounca or fraction of an eunoe, I cant addi* tiooal; and book#, bound and unbound* not weighing over four pound*, uhall bu deemed mailable mallor, and the inland poataga on them ahall ba at tha rate ot t centa an ounce or fraction of an ouaca, and the poataga on all each tranaieot matter and buoka, hall ba prepaid in all caeaa ainept whan ant by officer#, muaiciana or privatea oftbt nay. riAKKinO FBIVILKOI The following pereona anly are entitled Iha franking priviledge, and in all eaaaa itrietly conhned to official baaioaea. Foalmaetcr General. Ilia Chiaf Clark. \ Auditor of lh? Treaenry for Ibo Peat Of \ tea Department. Deputy Paatokikfi.