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YOLUM|l 9. i YORKYILLE, SO011H 0AR0L11A, WEDNESDAY Ey&TO, JA1UARY 21, 1863. NUMBER 3.
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ItSIHU) XVSRY WEDNESDAY EYEfG.
i AT J
Two Dollars a year, in Adwce.
frrtRKB COBICS, ?3 sis I 10 COP1Y ?*?!
AnAanTSxtwrCopy to the person making afb or
Ten?money to be paid in Adrancj
ADVERTISEMENTS
Wlli be inserted^ ONE DOLLAR per square f<?e first,
and Piftt Cents for each subsequent inseja (less
than three monfljs.) A Square consists of, space
occupied by 10 lines of this size type ;100 word' ONE
INCH sr u'v. No Advertisement considered lajban a
J5P* AiJAdvcruteinentanot having thonumtflnsertions
marked onwe margin, trill be continued ultorbid
aad-^feayged*flyrdiagly. 11? <
Commissioner's Sale,
Il^EQUITY-YOBK. j
P. A. Tboinaa(rm, ef al. ) ' ?
WisCA* J f- |
TS obediehcc to the order of the (tot ,
IfiKSS^I wlUcipodctopnbll^. at
7 UKf HOUSE, on the first MONDAY FEBBHAKY
nest, apportion of theEEAL ESTATE op^VID
JACKSOJf, lateufYork District, deceased, coif^1? of
j 512 ACRES f
of fkadjj situate litlork District, and lying on the"??*8 of
^?LiS W CitEIJK, hounded by lands of the ?e of A.
o'i i 3' A"Wfl?on? Sam rl Hemphill anthers.?
^aid ltodt have be? recently surveyed,and wit offered
Imcontains ONE IIUNDp AND 1
; V, V ^?2?s5?Si^ OflES, Plat D, TWO [XnRED
imrSfD FnSrzStve Kes1 ?)at E" HUN"
SaidI lands are tp a high state of CULTIWon? are
vreu adapted to thoyiultare of QQTTON an/lArN' a"d
TWO YEAKS, in e&ial annual lnstalnienf^rlll> lntera*"
from day of sale- Pfirchasers will be reqi? t0 f*ve
nntl two good sureties and pay In CASH7c??sof these
proeeodings; and CortUl necessary papers'_ _ _ _
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PUBLIC S4^U
WILL SELL / YORK C.
l ? House, ortthe first Monda/ February next, the
' following. proSny, belonging estate of F. II.
Wmril, deceased, 87.: J
One Mouse/6d Lot
tn Vorkvine, sltnajA on maln/^yw occupied bv W.
D. & S. C. Miller, a?a Grocery"1* * W. Beard, as a Book
IN THE COURT OF ORDINARY.
YORK DISTRICT.
For Division or Sale of real Estate of John it. It. Wallis,
deceased.
James Wallis, Applicant, ?. James A. Wallis, Thomas S. i
Wallis, Hamy H. Wallis, William M. Wallis, Joseph
F. Wailis, Samuel W. Wallis. Rebecca. Campbell, Wife
of Samuel L. Campbell and Martha A. Wallis, heirs
of John R. H. Waiiis, deceased.
IT appearing to my satisfaction that
James A. Wallis, Thomas S. Wallis, Harvey H. Wallis
and William M. Wallis, defendants in the above stated
ease, reside without the limits.of this SateIt Is, therefore,
Ordered, that they do appear and object to the division
or sale of the real otaie ot'Joiui R. it. Wallis, deceased,
on or before the twenty-third day of February, 1863, or
their consent to the same will bo entered of record.
? -- w- , ^u--JOHN A. mouat, O. Y. a?*
November 16,1$62. 47 3m.
FOR SALE OR RENT, /
iiiimmfm :
i THIS House Is a godd THREE STOKV
BRICK BUILDING, nearly new,
well finished, with VERANDAS In
front. It contains 34 BOOMS, some of
tlie Rooms are large and as well finished
as any in the State,-,and la
LIGHTED WIT? OAS.
In the Building Is a large DRUG STORE, now rented.?
This property Is located on Main Streety and U in the centre
of the TOWN, about fourhundrcd ytrds from the RAIL
RL AI) DEPOT, with GOOD STABLES, a fine
WELL OF WATER.
ar I all necessary outbuildings. Termg made to suit tire
P i re baser or Lessee, Apply to tW. E. ROSE,
.Yorkville, S. C.
December 2-1 X 52 tf
HOUSE AND EOT F<$R SAEE.
w THE undersigned offen for sale, or in exjxHSSKA.
change for NEGRO PROPERTY, his very
' - ' valuable HOUSF, AND LOT, situated on
J12JB| Congress Street, lu Yofcville, S. C. The
ilUjW HOUSE contains six ibora?, with a fireKZsEsaB
place In eaeh.
The OUTBUILDINGS, consisting of Servant's Houses,
Cook Kitchens, Meat-House, Lutfllxr-Hou.se, Carriage
House and Corn Crib, are nearly new, Saving but recently
been elected- .. . - t ??
The lot- is suppnca wun a wcu oi iu.iv. cogens 4
WATER, and contains everything necessary for convenience
and comfort?making the property the most desirable
in Yorkville.
For Terms, &.C., apply to THOMAS DAVIES,
Yorkville, S. C.
(Xf- The Carolinian will please copy two weeks, Dally,
and send account to this ofncc.
December 24 .?, 52 tf
OFFICE A. Q. M.,
CH.VRLESTON, S- C\, Qctober Is, 1862.
MR. J. C. MILLER is appointed
Agent of this Deportmejti, forfthe purchase of
FODDER and CORN for the Districts ofpork and Chester.
Planters desiring to sell will communicate With him,
through tlie POST OFFICE, at Yo*?yilie-, 8. Carolina?
Particular attention must be paid to ltd PACKING. No
WATER must be used, as great loss u> tin Government was
experienced last year, by Fodder being improperly packed,
aii snch will be rejected. v s
MOTTB A. PRINGLE, Cape and A. a. M.
October 15 42 1 ? tf.
Stole. The uonm Art or .kJHM contains r ive uooins.
On th ("premises aria Rood JfCHEN, SMOKE HOUSE
and STABLE. 7
The TRACT OF L ANBWlininSthc vUlage, lying within
thWllnrfta of the incorpfion tra? contains
124ICRES,
and Is hi a high state Tlierc are several
acres of GOOD MEADr land. Terras made known '<
on day oLsalc.
/ T. C. NEAL,
/ J. M. HENDERSON.
Jmtiuay-T, 186.7. / 1 4w
ROSp HOTEL.
YOXliVILLE. 8. C.
I rir~ ^/RIS Ihrge brick bnllding to still open
* the reception and accommodation of
ie travelling public, under the snperWt^MBwjJLiinte'idc
nee of the owner himself. With
^HjJIBi^tii^Wsxsunuice to all who patronize him,
that they will fu*R his house, rooms equal to any in the
State, and the mv supplied with the best this market will <
afford, the Pxofl Jfrr returns thanks for the liberal patron I <
age extruded tolltodathe past, and hopes by strict atten- 1
tion in future, tqoake thl?4iou8C as heretofore?comfortable
to thc Travoer and profiinble'to himself.
kMMIBVS
will be found /the SAL ROAD DEPOT to convey pause
risers and Air baggfce to this House, FREE OF
charge, r r*
Good STAGES attaaled to this Hotel. Carriages, Hor
scs, and auei?vc serraw. always in readiness to convey .
travellers to 3y part orlne country. . W. E. ROSE. j
JaaBary ~-f 4 tf ;
> AN OMWraAICCE '
7*0 raise stspfties for tbf To ten oj Yorkville,for the year
1862, andfo impose Aax on thc citizens thereof.
1st. Be ii Ordain?4$by thc Town Council of Yorkvtlie
now met aifl by tlie awbority of the same, that for the pur- ,
pose of rajuag supplies for the Town of Yorkville, the fol- !
lowing tax:3 arc lmpoied on thc citizens and inhabitants \
of said Tfvrn to be n#d on or before the second day of i
Februarvnext, viz: ofc-fourth of one per cent, on all real i
' es tate within the corponte limits of said Town, to be paid
by Jlie owner thereof olpereon in possession on tire first ^
day of January, 1363. five dollars on each Hack, Omnibuj,
Dray, Cart, Wago? or other vehicle kept for hire in
the year 1862; ten cciA on every huncred dollars worth of
aMstocte'owned by an\cltlzen of said Town In the year
lsffc!, either in his or her?wn riciit or in mat lor anouier
(rail and plank road stocltt excepted); ten cents on each
ItOmired dollars of tbe value of aft stock in trade, on hands
oo ibri first day of Jatiutjy, 186? ; two dollars on every
pleasure carriage, drawn b' two pr more horses, and one
dollar on every carriagerBggy, rpcknway or other vehicle
drawn hy one horse and Apt tof pleasure; one dollar on
every dog, more than oneikept within the limit* of said ,
Town, to be paid by the pdreon Occupying the lot on which
such dog is kept; ten cents on each slave kept within the
limits of said Town, between the ages of sixteen and fifty
venrt. jf
Done and ratified in Council, January 12,18H3.
G. W. WILLIAMS,-Wcndonf.
J. A. McLesn, Cleric. ,
Jaunary 14 . f 2^ . 3t
Commissioner's Sale.
IN ^TTITY?YORK. 1
Administrator of Lamuel Beid,deceased,!
7w. } BUI for 1
Charle.4 J. Sbanngp, Trustee, and Chan. }
L. CJawson, Adajinistrator of David E- Partition. ;
vander Re id, deceased. J
IN obediafece to the order of the Court
of Equity* above ohse, I will expose to public sale
at York Courthouse the FIRST MONDAY in FEBRUARY
ne# SEVEN
PRmt A5D LIKELY \EGROES, :
to wltjnPONEYI NED, DYLE and child, and MONY and
her two children?sold for Partition and Division among the
beis at law in above case.
Said negroes/will be sold on a credit of TWELVE
MONTHS, wify Interest from day of sale: Purchasers
giving bond and good personal surety and paying the costs
fL'~ of these proceedings in CASH.
(?5.) \ WALTER B. METT?, c. e. y. d.
January 14 J 2 ' 3t ,
PUBLIC NOTICE.
OWING to the proximity of small
pox to our town, and the prevalence of the disease
In different sections of our District, I am Instructed by
Council, thus publicly to notify SLAVE OWNERS, that
from and after tills date (until .furthernotice) no NEGROES
from the country, will be permitted to come to town, after
5 o'clock, P. M., with or without a pass, neither will they
be permitted to come through the day, unless sent by the
owner on special business, and so stntcd in writing, and
then, they must not loiter about town, but leave immediately
upon the completion of said errand, as the MARSHAL
has been ordered to arrest and confine all thus found. And
hereafter no NEGRO will be permitted to be out upon the
streets after 8 o'clock, P. M., under penalty of whipping
and confinement. J. A. MeLEA\,
Clerk of Council.
Yorkvillc,S. C.,Dec. 18,1862. _ 51 tf
YORK MARBLE iARBh
RICHARD HARE, respectfully Informs the citizens of
York and Chester Districts, and the adjoining counties of
North Carolina, that lie Is ftilly prepared to supply every article
In the MARBLE LINE, of the highest style of finish
and at reasonable prices.
He keeps constantly on hand, a large supply of FOREIGN
and DOMESTIC MARBLE,jind specimens of his work
may be always seen nt the Yard, nearly opposite the "ENQUIRER"
PRINTING OFFICE, and a few doors North
of "Stowe's" Hotel.
XS&- All work will be delivered at any point on tbs Ring's
Mountain Railroad. FREE of charrrc.
He is also prepared to furnish to order, IRON RAIL1N&
af any desired pattern, for Fences, Balconies, &c.
January 10 2 Ip %
YORKYIEEE MALE ACADEMY.
THE Exercises of the Y0RKV1LLE
MALE ACADEMY will be resumed oil
MONDAY, the 19th of January.
HnKS Terms per Session of five months, as follovn :
Jar Reading, Writing and Spelling, $ 7 50
Arithmetic, English Grammar and Geography,
.. 12 50
Latin, Greek, French, and Mathematics, . 20 00
Contingent expenses, per session, 1 00
Students charged from the time of entrance, and no deduction
made for anything but protracted sickness, except
by special contract. it LATHAN, Principal. v
December 24 52 tf
DR. ALFRED CRAVEN
gUsikitf Surgeon ?tirfisi,'
YORKVILLE, S. O.
5(7- On the East side of Main Street, South of the "Palmetto
Hotel. "-65
January 6 1 tf
FOR SALE.
J00 fts COPPERAS.
100 fin BLUE STONE.
500 BUNCHES YARN.
Call soon at W. D. & J. C. MILLER'S.
October 22 43 tf
CARRIAGE SHOP.
THE Subscriber still continues the
SagSaK. CARRIAGE mid BUGGY BUSINESS
V?^ at the old S1&ND. All kinds of cofln
try produce taken in exchange for work.
ALSO, HORSE SHOEING and general country WORK
done by W. r. McF ADDEN.
January 23 4 tf
"VTOTICE.?THE BOOKS OF TEE
J. 1 Secretary and Treasurer of Board of Relief for the
year 1862 wUI be closed on TUESDAY the 28th JANUARY,
inst. All persons are therefore hereby notified, that
any accounts or claims against said Board, not presented
for payment, on or before that period, will be debarred
payment of tno same. By order of the Board.
JOHN A. BROWN, Secretary & Treasurer.
January 14 2 2w
$20 REWARD.
"PANAWAY from the subscriber on
II the 22nd of December last, his negro man named I
TOM. He Is 22 years old, 6 feet high, of light complexion.
The above reward will- be paid for his delivery to me,, or
bis lodgment in any Jail so that I can get him.
JOHN M. THOMASSON,
Yorkville, S. C.
January 14 2 2t^
Administrator's Notice.
A LL persons having claims against
JL~Jl the Estate or Mrs. nancy MESHEAU, are hereby
roUCed to present the some to the undersigned, properly
inested. And thaso Indebted to said Estate, are required
to make immediate payment. "
F. M. WALKED, Administrator. H
January 7, 1663. 1 jhv
A DMINISTRATRIX NOTICE.? =i
XJl All persons hating claims against the estate of M.
W. WILSON are hereby notified to present the same to
the undersigned, properly attested; and those indebted,
must make Immedinte payment, as the estate must be
around up. LA VINA J. WILSON, Mmiuistrotrix. 1
A January 7 1 3t
LIVERPOOL SALT. ~
A few sacks^afc Gharleston prices.?
For Sale by
B. T. WHEELER.
De.c 17 51 tf
"VTOTICE.?WE HAVE 20 BUSHX
x ELS of Com for gratuitous distribution among the
DESTITUTE FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS. Also, one
bushel of SALT, bv the QUART. Apply to J. O. MILLER,
at the Store of W. D. St J. C. MILLER.
December 24 52 tf
WRITING PAPER.
TOST received, a-lot of WRITING.
tf ' paper, consisting of Letter, ruled and unruled ; y
Commercial Note, ruled and unruled ; Cap, ruled; Folio
Post,\kc., &c., all of which Is offered as low as cnu he
bought in the up-country. "ENQUIRER" OFFICE.
October 29 44 tf
Tallow.?wanted 5, 10, 15,
or 20 pounds of TALLOW for family use. Inquire
U the ' "ENQUIRER" OFFICE.
December 3 40 df
^ RAGS! RAGS!! RAGS! !!
PfAAA LBS Rags Wanted at the
PRINTING OFFICE Immediately, for which
5 cents per pound will be paid.
Scptenibcr 10 37 tf >
A SUPPLY OF GOOD LETTER
1JL J^hveloges for sale at the '^ENQUIRER OFFICE.'
Auvyniuer ao to ? I
T70R SALE.?TWO YERY FINE
X. full bred Cobbett and Essex BOAR PIGS, 10 me nth
old. For further particulars opplv at the
"ENQUIRER" OFFICE.
December 24, 52 , ~tf
FOR TAX-COLLECTOR.?THE
friends of GEORGE W. COBB, Esq., respectfully announce
him as a Candidate for TAX-COLLECTOR for
Pork District, at the next election.
November 8,1860. 45 tf
t?OR TAX-COLLECTOR.?THE
JL friendsof Mr. PETERSON JACKSON respectfully announce
him as a Candidate for TAX-COLLECTOR of
JJork District, at the next election.
] November 22,1860. 47 ly*
TTOR TAX COLLECTOR?WE
jl_ are authorized to announce SMITH SANDERS as a
Candidate for the office of TAX COLLECTOR of York
thn annnlag nlaclion .. -r~_ . .
. November 19 47 te
"CTREE SCHOOLS.?THE TEACHX?
ERS of Free Schools, will please present their accounts
to James Mason, on or before the ist day of Febru
ary next.
R. S. MOORE, Trcciturer.
January 7 1 5t
TUST RUN THE BLOCKADE.?
t) A Lot of GUNNY BAGGING and a Lot of SOLE
LEATHER. For sale by B. P. BOYD. ,
January 14 2 - 2t
WANTED.?A FAIR PRICE
will be paid for SUGAR CANE SEED.
B. 1\ BOYD.
January 7 1 tf
JACOB'S CORDIAL.?A SURE
tf Remedy for DIAKRIICEA, DYSENTERY, and
FLUX. Sold for CASH at
THE ENQUIRER OFFICE.
July 11 - 28 tf
JACOB'S CORDIAL.?A SURE
Remedy for DIARRHCEA, DYSENTERY, AND
FLUX. Sold for CASH at
THE ENQUIRER OFFICE.
July 11 28 tf
JACOB'S CORDIAL.?A SURE
Remedy for DIARRHCEA, DYSENTERY, AND
FLUX. Sold for CASH at
THE ENQUIRER OFFICEJuly
11 28 \ tf
JACOB'S CORDIAL.?A SURE
Remedy for DIARRHCEA, DYSENTERY, AND
FLUX. Sold for CASH at
THE ENQUIRER OFFICE.
July 11 28 tf
JACOB'S CORDIAL.?A SURE
tf Remedy for DIARRHCEA, DYSENTERY, and
FLUX. Sold for CASH at
THE ENQUIRER OFFICE.
July 11 ; 28 tr
JACOB'S CORDIAL.?A SURE j
Remedy for DIARRHOEA, DYSENTERY, AND j
FLUX. Sold for CASH at
THE ENQUIRER OFFICE I
July 11 28 tf (
JACOB'S CORDIAL?A SURE j
Rjmedy for DIARRHCEA, DYSENTERY, AND
FLUX. Sold for CASH at ? |
THE ENQUIRER OFFICE.
.... j. v r
Full Account or van uorcrs januiam.
Eaid.
Grenada, Sunday, Deo. 28,1802.
The town is in a furore of excftembDt at ,
the return of Major General Earl Yarf Dorn
and his dashing oommand, from the .bril- ,
liant raid upon Holly Springs, which has
been so stupendously disastrous to tHe enemy,
and bo importantly successful'to our
own arms- General Yan Dorn stared from
this point thirteen days since, bavjng first
supplied bis cavalry command of 2,700
with fifteen days' rations, fo sajpjjort and ]
satisfy the inner man, and a bottle of turpentine
and a box of matches each, to enable
them the more perfectly ,to carry out
tkoti. irnrlr dpsfrnotion hnon Abolition
property. Striking out North-easfr, thd
command passed through :Pdnfc>toc, and
having no time to devote to t^e Yankee ,
marauders who were at the rime". South of ,
them on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, J
having muoh more important work on hand, .
Yan Dorn's forces marched on through. New .
Albany and started out on the Ripley road, ,
in order to perfectly deceive the enemy.1?
Two hours after the force passed through ,
Pontotoc, 1,100 Yankee cavalry, which had '
been on a raid down the Mobile and Ohitf
road, returned with a train heavily, laden !
fith the plunder they had, stolen- They
were informed that Yan Born had passed 1
only an hour before, with fifteen thousand
troops. Taking a few minute3 to destroy 1
their train, they took the shortest joute for ;
Oorinth and left on fear-impelling wings.-?
Meanwhile, Yan Dorn left the Ripley road
to the left and tcoka by-way and meander- j
ing route through the awamp, and came \
within eight miles of Hplly Springs in the ;
eveniog, where he bivorjacked his force unr j
til two hoars before day, when be moved
oantioasly into towD, leiaving the Texas '
brigade upon the heights outside as a re- 1
serve. As our forces dashed in from all
cidon fho ontmnofl nrovcd a comnlete sur- '
* r-- : *prise,
and breaking streaks of daylight
showing the Yankee tents with their yet
undisturbed slumberers. A charge was
ordered upon them> and the torch applied
to the canvas which covered them. To
paraphrase "Belgium's" picture?
''All, then, and there .wa? hurrying to and ?ro,
And running in hot hastu ;
And check* till pale and blanched with woe,
Exhibiting Yankee Cowardice.'r
The rapidity with which the tents of the
enemy were vacated was marvellous; and
impelled by burning torches and rapid disobarges
of side ariqs, the Yankees took no
time to prepare tbejr toilets, but rushed nut
into the cool atmosphere of a December
morning, clothed very similarly to Joseph
when the lady of JPotiphar attempted to detain
him. The scene was wild,-exciting,
tumultuous. Yankees running, tents burning,
torches flaming^ConFederates shouting,
guns popping, sabred clanking. Abolitionists
begging for metcy, "rebels" shouting
exultingly, women ?jt dishabille clapping
their hands; frantic with joy, crying, "Kill
them, kill them,"?a heterogeneous mass
of excited, frantic, frigtened human beings,
presenting an indescribable picture, more
adapted for the pencil of Hogarth than the
pen of a newspaper correspondent.
The surprised camp surrendered 1,800
mcu and 150 commissioned officers, who
were immediately'paroled. And then commenced
the work of destruction. The extensive
buildings of the Mississippi Central
Depot, the station house, the engine houses
and immense store houses were filled with
supplies of clothing and commissary stores. 1
Outride of the depot, the barrels of flour,
estimated hjijf a^mi|e in Irmgtihj nnn hnw
drcd and fifty feet through and fifteen feet i
high. Turpentine was thrown ovef this, (
ancl the whole amount destroyed. Uptown," ]
the court house and public buildings, livery <
stables and al\ capacious establishments y
were filled, ceiling high, with medical and
ordnance stores. These were all fired, and
the explosion of one of the buildings, in
which was stored ono hundred barrels of
powder, knocked down nearly all the houses
on the South -side of the square. Surely
such a scene of devastation was never before
presented to the eye of man. Glance
at tl?o gigantic estimates :
1,800,000 fixed cartridges and other ordnance
stores, valued at $1,500,000, including
5,000 rifles, and 2,000 revolvers.
One hundred thousand suits of clothing
and other quartermaster stores, valued at
$500,000; 5,000 barrels of flour and other
commissary stores, valued at $500,000.
$1,000,000 worth of medical stores, for
which invoices to that amount were exhibited,
and 1,000 bales of cotton and $600,000
worth of sutler's stores.
As there was-no time to remove these
immense stores from the buildings contain- |
iog them, they were all destroyed, compri- ^
sing the Mississippi Central Depot, engino (
houses and store houses, the most elegant
and rapacious in all tho South, the court ^
house> livery stable, and the largest build- ^
ings on the public square.
While the capture of the oamp, paroling (
of the prisoners and destroying of the store
houses;were going on, the Texas Rangers, ,
comprising the 9th, 6th and 3d legions, be-,
came engaged with the Michigan Cavalry,
and dhve them pell-moll through town and .
run them off North, with a considerable *
loss-th the Abolitionists, and a loss of thirty 1
killed and wounded on our part.
Tfce ladies rushed out from the houses,
wilcty with joy, crying out: "There's some (
at the Fair Grounds. Chase them,jkill them, 1
for God's sake!" One lady said: "JThe 1
Yat-kee Commandant of the Post fa in,my 1
house; come and catch himj" and^.s^irch
was instigated, but without success^ifhen 1
the noble woman insisted that he w<ist there \
concealed; and finally, after much a<fofthe 1
gallant (save the mark !) Col. Murphy, the
intrepid Yankee Commandant at' Holly 1
Springs, was pulled out from under his bed, 1
and presented himself in his nocturnal ha- 1
bilimcnts to his captors. . /
The Provost Morshal was also taken, and t
addressing Gen. Van Dora, said t Vf'Wellj 1
General, you've got us fairly this time. I
knowed it. I was in bed with my wife i
when,! heard the firing, and It# onoe said,. ]
1 w en, wire, ics no use closing oar eyes, or
hiding under the cover j we've gone up.'
Oar attention was-giveb to Grant's headquarter?,
which he had left twenty-fonrf
boars before. All his papers, charts, map#
eto., were oaptnred, together with hiB splendid
carriage, which was. burned. Anpng
his .papers was found a pass to pass the bearer
over all railroads and steamboats in the
United States, at Government expense; to
pass all pickets and squads; and other papers,
at once interesting and valuable. Mrs.
Grant was also captured, hut no indigility
was offered to her. { i
Nearly every store ou the public square
was filled with sutler stores, and after our
men bad helped themselves, the balance of :
the goods were burned. \
When onr force first reached the depot,
^liorA ?to ft fnin aKmit ImsIikt ?n.
gineer jumped off! and run away, 4uid one
of our men took his place, shot the throttle
valve and stopped the train. Sixty ears ;
and two locomotives were then/ fired and 1
destroyed. j
After the complete destruction 'of all public
property about the place, and/after eaoh
man had supplied himself with' a suitable
quantity of clothing and boots/at 6 o'clock j
in the morning, the march was renewed, I
and Davis' Milt was the next' place attack- '
sd. Here the enemy were entrenched, 8nd, 1
sheltered themselves in a block house and 1
fort formed of cotton bales. The cavalry j
were commanded to charge, and attempted
to do so, but the swamp agfa intricate Ikgoons
breaking off in front t>f the enemy's *
position would not permit it. The-Tan- '
kees opened fire with some effect from their
fort, and were supported by a 9 pouncf ri- ]
lied gen mounted on an ijfon-clad railroad
uar, forming a railroad battery. The Tex- '
ans were again ordered to /charge, and Maj. 1
Dillon, of Van Dora's staff, whose galftntry !
during the expedition was particularly oon- !
jpicuoos, attempted to lead tbem to the attack,
but the men refnwfd to follow, believing
the way iojpassable/and tbe position too {
:trnnrf fnr nsviilro ftnmnnofw?firm ftlnno _ '
Ool. McCullough, of the Missouri cavalry,
was ordered to get in the rear of the raily
road battery,' cut the track to prevent itf
ascape and capture it. I believe he sua1
seeded in outting the road, bfit our forces
tvere compelled to Withdraw, and the st&m
battery was not i^ken. The forces then.,
poshed on to Middlebnrg and Bolivar, and
attacked, both peaces, but found them too
strongly defended and garrisoned to sncceed
in taking eitljbr of the points. The g4llantry
of Col/ McCnlloUgh ^nd his ^command,
the 2d Missonri cavalry, Pibson^
ind Saunders' Mississippi battalions, is especially
mentioned, by- Maj. General! Van
Dora. tMaj.
Frank Armstrong.and Maj. Ehifer
;ontributed much to the success of tpe expedition,
both being dashing cavalry/eaders
ind members of the old army, \ylth the
rank they now hold. It is a greatr piece of
njnstice that the Government /does not
nake these daring and experienced officers
BrigadieriGenerals of cavalry/ whioh this
irmy is sadly in need of. Maj. Armstrong
vill be remembered as the successful leader
)f the expeditions against Decatur and
Bolivar last summed, and Phifer as acting
Brigadier of an Arkansas brigade at the
jattle of Corinth. Maj. Kimmell. '
Schaumberg aoi lien.
Van Dorn's slpff,'are highly oomplimented
:or their gall^jkLconduct.
When the eedmBftf^Nacj^ack after its
meueueSgftri nttack,upon Bolivar/the-ciy*1 r
ny sent a force, ofj 10,000, oomprisiug tlm"
ihree branches of the service, oat after Yan
Doro, and made great efforts to flank and
jut off this force/ bat this dashing officer
vas too wary' for them, and succeeded in
etarning with 400 head of captured horses
and moles, laden with spoils taken from
,he enemy. ;
The presenco of Gen. Van Dorn with
he cavalry expedition the Yankees could
lot understand, and they believed that he
vas advancing at the head of our whole
irmv.
' g
The people of Tennessee are represented ^
is having been almost frantio with joy at (
:he appearance of oUr forces once more
lpon their borders. They fed our soldiers
with a bountiful hand, and wept for joy.?
'Thanh God, you have come at lastI" one
md all exolaimed. Their hospitality was 1
sot a little surprising to our soldeirs, who (
save been so uniformly swindled and ex- 8
or ted from in Mississippi. The people of
Fennessee had been induced to believe that 8
jren. Grant's headquarters were at Jackson,
Mississippi, and that our whole army had
jeen captured. Judge then of their sur- t
prise, when they were visited by Van Dora's 1
sommand. !
Yan Dora did not form a junction with *
Forrest, as we were led to believe, but their (
forces were at one time within a mile of j
,?aoh other. Forrest captured Trenton, and j
jompletely destroyed the railroad conneo- {
ion between Columbus and Humboldt, and 8
Van Horn did the same between Bolivar j
md Grand Junction. " ,
mi i i 4 LI * ?
j. ne enemy are now, ueyunu uoudi, iorc- ^
;d to fall baok to Jackson, and Forrest, in t
ill probability, will accelerate their move- j
nents towards Columbus, Kentucky.
Gen, Van Dorn's raid proved entirely sue- 6
jessful, and is to be regarded as one of the f
nost' important, if not the most important, {
javalry demonstration of the. war. He has
jaused the enemy a less of Stores whicl)..it r
will take months to recover from, and haa j
lepriyed his command of everything essen- ^
dally necessary to the placing of his forces t
in the field. s
It is to be regretted that he does not re- <:
main ia command of the cavalry of the t
irmy. We learn that he has been ordered ^
io report to Jackson. j
The entire number of prisonersj?ptured t
ipd paroled during the raid isx^lOO pri- \
?atea and 175 commissione^ltifficera. ^
One thousand of oui^flen supplied them- r
selves with new revolvers. Truly an im- 1
portant affair, t-w. Mobile Register. 'c
panties pi Eichmond.
On the Heritable.j;lobe there is no place
so deligbtful\the Qapitol of the Southern
Confederacy. l?t*apermanent residence, it
will compute with the cities of Arabian romance.
Haroun AVaachid would go mad
with joy if he could \ci somo a citizen of
Riohraond. A six pJOiuhs residence in
one of otir hotels or^oardiW houses, would
affbrd Scheberazada inatern4 for a story
that wddld keep the Sulton a^ako for the
remainder of hig natural life, eW supposing
that life-to be prolonged btfjond the
brief days of Methusaloh, or more exuded
years of the gods of Hindostan. TherWe
people of rude,Pastes who talk eloquently if
mat nf lilnmnA ThflM RTft
"*u ~rf ? -r? -
men who loye to live even in Paris. Ha-,
m sonata re is very strange. Bat persons
of refinement tad of culture, the world over,
could they only be apprized of its incompatible
attractions, would fly with the speed
of. ravenous eagles to Bichmond, as the
most desirable residence in tbe whole Universe.
/
We speak calmly, for we desire to excite
do anticipation that cannot be superabundantly
realized. Consider tbe innumerable
delectations of this Metropolis. It is the
seat of the Confederate Government. So
j&refifl has the President been in the selecdon
of his associates, that there is not a
membdr of bis Cabinet who is not profound!y
versed in tbe sciences and in anoient
anguages, while many of them speak Copdo
familiarly. The lowest messenger in the
most obsoare Department has history at his
lagers^ ends and the philosophy of abstraodon
in the palm of his hand. A parity of
iifbjfa dignity of manner, an elegance in
conversation, a depth of thought and urcanity
of disposition, mark eaoh and every
Member of the Administration and all of
(heir subordinates, to a degree which has
iever been approacbod in the annals of poitical
society, and which renders an acquaintance
with them a happiness almost
jnspeakable. Free and cordial association
with natures so lofty and so endowed canlot
fail to ennoble all who come in contact
with them. It is enough tQjMw-ime-to- >
ears to think of the uaapproaohable sujremaoy
of tbe morals,and manners of Bichnond
in the great future which awaits us.
But it is not in high official circles only that
ihe delights of Ricbmbqd life and society
ire to be found.. The effete, vapid and
conceited race of F. F.'s has beetreuhmer-- ;ed
under an inundation of fresh adventu ous
spirits from ail parts of the Confedettoy
and elsewhere.. The Fantastioal days
if the Wickhams, Gambles, Randolphs,
jeighs, and Wirts has passed away forever ; .
ve rejoice in a new era and a misecellaneins
population, troubled with none oftho
idiculous airs of the so-called gentry.
The olden time# have passed away, .
And glorious are the new.
iere is the sweet Baltimore ping, adorning <
he corners of our principal thoroughfares, i
3ere are the usefal and indnstrious exuviae
if the Departments at Washington. The !
tew man, the garroter, is here; though we i
iee him not, save in prints of hiB fingers on
he throats of unarmed -ifitiiens. In the
lalatial stores on Main street, once inhabited
>y Yankees devoted to the Union, we find
irawny Italians vending apples at half adolSHl
piwafvAfld nondesotipt Southerners
lelling minntepIn^B of wretched tobacco at
wenty-five cents. Stout Mnrylnn^oM ,00
iupy rooms on the cross steets, and there 1
brow away blockade boots and shoes with 1
eckiesa liberality.' Able-bodied refugees,
XQoaGod knows where, swarm in oar eel- 1
are and abandon themselves with a noble
elf abnegation to the traffic in putrid oys- i
ere mixed with mean whiskey. Substitute 1
igents follow' their unremnnerative vocaion
in nameless places; extortioners roll in 1
he wealth accumulated from everything 1
hat the earth produces or the band of man
tan fashion; bawds, arrayed in the silks of 1
Poro ?nd Sifinn nnrt in thfl ifiwels of Sam*
J * w *"***" " " * *t " . \ ~~ "*
ircand, illumine and perfume our sidewalks;
jam biers erect their sumptaous towers on ,
ivery hand; whilst, as if to crowa this
plendid concentration of social ornaments, ,
he verminons deserter parades his rags in (
istentatious defiance alike of civil and of ,
nillitary authority.
The variety of our people is not their ony
charm. We are told that the worn out i
ace which onoe inhabited this city were ;
lisringuished for their gentle manners. No h
inch effeminacy characterizes the lusty and
interprising population of the new era. The I
pirit of freedom is broadly manifest in. the 1
Italian fruiter, who with difficulty refrains i
rom kicking you out of doors if you refuse <
0 pay him a dollar an ounoe for his peamts.
The small tailor, suddenly becomes i
ioh, is speechless with indignation if you j
lore ask him to unbend his dignity in the 1
lontemptibie operation of mending your j
ilothes. The cobbler, onoe too happy to j
lalf-sole your shoes, scowls at you furiously i
fyou approach him on any such mission, now j
hat leather is worth its weight in gold. The i
laddler, the gas-fitter, the grocer, the tal- ]
ow-ohandler, the merchants in coal and in j
rood?in fact, all who have to sell, indulge, ^
he insolence of pecuniary independence'to j
1 degree which makes intercourse witfrthem i
nfinitely exhilarating. The/entire absence I
>f obsequiousness on thrpart of our modern
ihop-keepers is oner of the most encouraging t
e&tures.oftbe new times in this Confedera- i
1VU
Aa exceedingly low estimate of the fasci- ]
rations of the lifeftn Richmond would be j
'orjmed if the account should not include--i
he nominal prices, ef provisions, the as- I
ounding health&lness of the air, an'cl the I
abundance of the precious metals.' Space
loes no>permit us to dwell at length upon i
hpserengaging features of Richmond ex* I
stenoe during.tlfe Second War for Inde>endenoe.
When a poor man is compelled i
o buy offal from opulant millorp at a price ]
vhich would stagger a millionaire, and '<
rben beef at sixty or eighty cents tbe pound <
emoves every molar in the jaw of a man's <
lead and reduces his bicuspids to the cir- <
lumference of a cambric needle, (if he has i
I>1**3 uatuiuuvu IV w VMWTI ?J Ml V?^
candid mind must confess that the journal' fi
ist who is generally presumed to be indi- d
gent, has little soopefor. the exercise of
his powers beyond the mere' recording o? h
the markets and the-latest sales at auction, p
The eloquence ot bare quotations traccends o
the abilities of any editor, however gifted, b
and throws him at-onc? into that vast herd, b
whose empty stomachs are an ample excuse p
for their gaping astonishment at the unpre- tl
cedcntcd attitude iu the charges for the h
commonest necessities'of life. And if it tl
were possible for the half-nonrished body 1
to withstand the encroachment of disease, a
it would be a consolation to the citizen of n
Richmond to know that he dwells in a per- u
feet storehouse of maladies, and may take ti
his pick at any hour of the day or night of b
th\ deadliest calamities that afflict the ha- tl
man\frame. To be the.prey of the most p
lingering and loathsome contagions, is r
snrely nht altogether desirable, but churlish e
?!3 ?,t__ __/r |_- i_ it.
mueeu mu?$ pa toe sunerer wuu, iu iuu
midst of his neatest agonies, cannot find abandant
solace* in the reflection, that he V
can pay his incompetent doctor in sbinplas- a
ters, and that whence dies, as he certainly
will, he will be bumd in the suburbs of
Kiobmond among a countless throng of one ?
logged soldiers, conrtesa^, garroters and /
blacklegs. \ . ?
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Message of President Sjavis. , n
Eichmond, January 14.?TbeKMessag'e a
of Presfflent Davis wsb delivered to-day.? *
It opens with a view of the military ^osi- t(
tion of affairs, which is described ?3 very 05
satisfactory. The fourth great army of in- tl
vasion has been defeated in Virginia^ and ^
Gen. Burns id o has experienced the fate of 0
his predecessors?McDowell, McClelland fcl
and Pope. In the West, the fortunes of 81
war have been various. Battles have been a:
fought with fearfnl carnage on both sides, 8
bat the hopes of the enemy of any decisive
results have been baffled. On the At- ^
i an tic coast the enemy are still confined to e
the protecting cover of their fleets. Are- *
view of oar history shows that the war has t,
entered its third and last stage. The first r<
effort was to restore the Union, and has
har*n nKari^nnorl tha cof?r>nrl waa fn/>nnnnni* .
; ti
the South and govern it as a dependency, Q
but thisVtpo, has proved impossible, and
has been abandohed; the third design is to . j!.
destroy and plunder what they, conld not
Bubjecfc/ If we oontioue the same efforts 0
as in' the first, this design will likewise be
defeated, and we confidently expect that
this is the closing year of the war. The .-t
enemy will possess neither spirit nor resonroes
for continuing it into the next year ^
on so extensive a scale. We desire peace, w
but will continue war at any sacrifice, until ^
oar right of self-government, and the sov- S(
ereignty and independence of the States are
vindicated and established.
Foreign relations are - then reviewed.? Odr
right to recognition is shown by refer- b;
ehce to the past history of oar States, some -si
of which were recognized as independent by hi
Great Britain in the treaty of peace of 1783, 0
and had beeir previously allies in' war with tl
France. When our Commissioners de- p
manded recognition, they were told that m
foreign Governments could not decide be- tc
tween conflicting statements made by oar it
Government and-that oHfio United States, tc
in respect to our mutual relations, and that ei
Europe would sitnplT' T1
ligerenWf - and^pfesefve a strict neutrality.' lc
Ihis apparent refusal to deeide was in reality
a decision against us, because we were
thus unjustly deprived of diplomatic intercoarse
ou the same footing as our enemies. J*1
The question of the blookade is discussed' Jj1
at length. Its invalidity is-shown, as test- &
ed by the principles of the Congress of
Paris, in 1856, and the Whole conduot' of ^
the neutrality of nations is summed up, so
as to show that they have enforced all neu- i
tral rights that affected us injuriously, 01
aud refrained from asserting those that ^
would iDjare the United States.
The correspondence between the Courts CJ
of France, Groat Britain and Russia is ad- ^
verted to. The languago of the French
despatch is constrned as a formal admission
of our ability to maintain our independence, e:
and iustifies the hone of an earlv recoeni- tl
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bion. ai
The barbarities committed by Northern w
troops are referred to, and the aotion taken m
in relation to the atrooities committed by m
Generals McNeil, Batler and Milroy ex- io
plained, and'the opinion is expressed that m
the infamy of their oondnct must be shared a<
by thek superiors, who have in no one in- fr
stance punished the perpetration of these vs
2rimes. .pi
In regard to Lincoln's proclamation, h$
says our detestation is tempered by pfoFound
contempt for his impotent >rage.?
rho aotion of the Government, will be conlined
to delivering up all commissioned of- "
Seers hereafter captured in the ten States to
named in the proclamation, to be tried by a*
bbe States undep-'Iaws whioh punish those
that excite semle insurrection. The proo- "
lamatioa^s treated as possessing jjreat sig
nificanoe in a political point of view. It
proves what were the designs of the Repub- PJ
iican party from- the beginning, notwithstanding
their efforts to conceal 'them by
False declarations. 10
The proclamation is next considered as. se
igaarantee against the possibility of re-constraotion.
It is alpdTtreated as a confession ^
)f inability tp, subjugate the South^ which er
r? /mi i i . 1 . .
Kiurop(TWiil DO Donna co aousiaer as josh- p?
fying^ur immediate recognition, and as an 0j
intimation to the people of the North that ^
;hey mast submit to a final separation of gj
:he States. v
Adequate taxation is recommended; al-. ^
so, the issue of bonds, to be guaranteed by
the States.''
The message, which is the longest yet re
ssued by the President, embraces a com-.?hi
prehensive review of the whole internal anif of
5xternal relations of the country. It i? m
jonfident, evon triumphaut, in tone and hi
closes with a tribute to oar women, without pi
whose sublime sacrifices it declares that our tb
success would have been impossible. ai
dancial article of the New York World,
ated January 8th, contains the following:
The gold market is active, and the premim
is advancing steadily. The dosing
rice 136 at the second board, bat in thj^ ~
pen market dealers are more anxiottg to
ay than to sell at that rate. The financial
ills before Congress, which arc likely w
ass, propose to swell the paper money ?
ae loyal States to $1,200,000,000 (twelve
nndred millions), against 9156,000,000,.
he largest amount they ever held before
861. This is an inflation exceeding in
mount and rapidity that of "continental
loney," whioh depreciated till 928,W0
'as the price of a barrel of floor in Conneccut,
and the end was repudiation. The
usiness community are fairly alarmed by, '
n? nwimo/if kafrtM fTiam in fViA nnM j?A_ -
aw j/tuo^vvv i/vtvtw kuvma vuv
reciation of legal tender notes, and are
ashing into gold, stocks, and other prop?:
rty to hold instead of paper money. ..
"It is a significant fact, noticeable in .
arious episodes of the war, that the bailies
nd blackguards are invariably the
awards, and the first to ran in battle. Ou
le contrary, the modest, retiring men, with
o apparent force of oharaoter, from whom
ttle or nothing has been ezpeoted, are the
est fighters. Why islt that the "ahooldor
itters," "bruisers,"' "wharf rats," and.ien
of desperate renown, who have lived
mid scenes of excitement and personal ad?J r
entare all their lives, thos prove recreant
) their reputation far reckless daring, I
id not explain, but it is emphatically true
lat the gentlemen ofj the land, those
hose career has been confined to the hosts,
of their families, their professions *
radim and even to idle end enervating
aita, have shown the highest moral conrafety."
??-*? ?*.
NEwSPAXBhj? AND THE WAR.?No fllt^
E men seem so indifferent to their own pe-.
nniary interests as newspaper men. While
ae meachant sells his wares at from five to
in thousand per cent.'advance on the old
Ues; whilst the farmer is raising upon his
redacts- in proportion, and whilst everyling
necessary to sustain life, as well as *
nvamnnr. io qnllin at <?n nnd toman tar
.? U ? --- ?- -- 'jr
rices, publishers are still furnishing daily
npers at a vary slight advance on the old
ites. We believe it may be safely awuied
that there are bat two olasses of men
i the Confederacy, not in the army, who
re not "speculators" or "high price men,"
l some way or other. The parson still
reaches to his congregation, at e salary
hieh barely keeps soul and body together,
hile publishers of newspapers are working
ir the publio gratis and boarding themil
vis.?Columbus Sun.
WW?
cotton puechasio^bt govjeenment.
-The total amount of'eottoa purchased
7 the Government in the State of jMiwisppi,
reaches about one hnadred thousand
lies, and mnoh mora is in negotiation.?
>ur planters cannot do bettor' than offer
leir crops, which mil be taken at a fair
rice, and the bonds will soon be at t preiium.
Bat little of the Government cotin
has yet been burnt, and none has feiien
i to the bands of the enemy. If there is
> be any loss of the kind, however, Govmment
is better, able. to jMg.it-Jtri "!ti'
iwtitcr. ~HU&l Remains win reimburse the
88.' - * 7 ' ' - '? w 'i'
The Yankee F^i.mcrs,?The Commitie
of the Yankee Congress has reported
ill authorizing the issue of ?900,000,000
onds, 6 per cent, interest, payable after
0: yearn; $800,000,000 Treasury notes,
.471 per cent, interest, payable in three
jars; and $300,000,000 in legal tender
otes, without interest, and $50,000,000 in
actional bills, and proposes a tax on the
IrcpUtion of State banks. The sum total
r paper money authorized by this bill will
a $1,550,000,000.
nit. v?i TV
J.UU JLttuacca aig a yvujssv* x? ??v/ *
moot conquer as, they are determined to
mkrupfc their posterity.
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Substitue *oa Coffee ?I find from
iperioients I hare made that the teed of
le sugar oane, or (Sorgho Sucre,) parohed
id ground as coffee, prepared, in the. usual
ay, but by being boiled jriittle longer,
akes an exeellentaubstxthte for coffee, and
y own impression is that if it was brought
i to general ase thousands would adopt it*
;e, instead of coffee, even if eoffee should
;aia be'offered at its former lo# prices,
om the fact that ail could grow and cultiiteit
with-so little labor, end from its sp:oaching
so near to the bait Java.
Christopher Oer.
Pontotoc County, Miss., 1862.
i . <|>ll "lk |T ** - >.r?
Christian Industry.?-Karamsin, the
ussian traveller, having witnessed Witt's
diligence in study, visiting the sick,
id relieving the poor, greatly surprised at
is fortitude and activity, said to him.
Whence have you so much strength <X
iod and-power of enduranoe ?" "My
iend," replied he, "man rarely wants the
yyet to work, when he possesses the will;
.e more I labor, in the diaoharge of my
ities, so muoh more ability an&inolinatioa
labor do I constantly find within myIf."
Warm Doctrine.?A minister of West
nstrnther applied to Sir Bobert Anatruth
, who was an. extensive heritor in that
irish, to assist in patting a stove in the
mrch, which, he. said, the oongregation
and .very cold. "Ganld, or 1 oaald I"
r Robert exclaimed: "then warm them
ith your doctrine, sir. John Knox never
ked for a stove in his kirk."
The Chattanooga Rebel mentions a
tmor in army circles, that Gen. Bragg
is asked to be transferred from the armj
' Middle Tennesse to some other depart*
cat, and thinks'it will be creditable to
im if it shall prove true. It says that the
:ejudice against him, both in and oat of
ie army, renders the change both politic
id necessary.
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