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VOLUME 9 YORKTILLE, SOUTH-tlAROLIXA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1863. , NUMBER 5.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
/"YWING 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
t'ounell, thus publicly to notify SLAVE OWNERS, that
from and after this date (until further notice) no NEGROES
from the country, will he permitted'to coinc to town, after
6 o'clock, P. AI.*, 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 stated In writing, and
ilven, thev must not loiter about town, but leave immediate'
ly upon the completion of said errand, as the MARSHAL
lias Been onlereil to arrest and confine all thus found. And
hereafter no NEGRO will be permitted to be out upon die
streets after 8 o'clock, P. M., under penalty Of whipping
end confinement. J. A. McLEAN,
Clerk of Council.
Yorkville, S. C.,Dec. 18, 1963. 51 tf
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.
THE undersigned offers for sale, or in ex 40^
change for NEGRO PROPERTY, his very
valuable HOUSE AND LOT, situated on
tiiilB Congress Street, in Yorkville, S. C. The
HOUSE contains six rooms, with a firc^
plaee In each.
The OUTBUILDINGS, consisting of Servant's Houses,
GooS Kitchens, Meat-Honse, Lumber-House, Carriage
House and Corn Crib, are nearly new, having bat recently
been erected.
The lot 4s supplied with a well of EXCELLENT
WATER, and contains everything necessary for convo
nl<*ucc and comfort?making the property tne most aeeirn- r
tile -In YorlcviHe.
For.Terms, Ac., apply to TIIOMAS DAVIE3, * |
" Yorkvill*, 8. C.
$r??The Carolinian will please copy two weeks, Daily,
ami scad ax count to this office.
December 34 ; 52 tf
If"THE COURT OF ORDINARY.
YORK DISTRICT.
JPor Division or Sale of real Estate of John It. H. Waliis,
deceased.
James Wallls, Applicant, w.James A. WalHs, Thomas S.
Wall is, Harvey H. Wallls, William M. WaliU, Joseph
P. Wailis, Samuel W. Wallls. Rebecca Campbell, Wife
of 8amuol L. Campbell and Martha A. Waliis, heirs
of John K. H. Waliis, deceased.
If appearing to my satisfaction that
James A. Wallls, Thomas S. Wallls, Harvey H. Waliis
cud Wiliiaca M. Waliis, defendants in the above stated
ease, reside without the limits of to Is State; ft is, there- I
~ **? -1" aKIiw tn rhp /IIvJu- I
/ore, ureteral, ui? ute/ w1 *?? ??,? ?
fte or sale of the real estate of John E. H. Wallis, deceasS\f
On or before the twenty-third day of February, 1063, or
ebr consent to the same will be entered of record.
JOHN A. IIROWV, O, Y. D.
November It*, 1662. 47 3m.
QOUTH CAROLINA?YORK DISj^"TRICT.?Whereas,
Rj?J. McKNIGHT has applied
to me for Letters of Administration on all and singular,
jhegooda and chattels, rights and credits of L. H. SMITH,
hlte Of the District aforesaid, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and slngutcfr
the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be
and appear before me, at our next Ordlnarv's Court for
the salJriMstrict, to be holden at York Court Souse, on the
13th day of February next, to shew cause, if any, why
the. said Adnitnistration should not be granted. *
Given under my hand and Seal, thi*3iUh day of January'
jti the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-throe, and in the eighty-seventh year of the Independence
of South Carolina.
JOHN A. BROWN, O. Y. P
January 28 4 St
QOUTH CAROLINA?YORK DISO
TRfCT.?Whereas. R. LOUISA CARSON has npplied
to ma. for Letter* of Administration, on all nnd singular
the goods and chattels, rights and credits of FRANKLIN
S; CARSON, late of the District aforesaid, deceased.
2"Theo? are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular,
the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and opwear
before inc at our next Ordinary's Court for the said
District, to b.e holden at York Court House on the 9th day
of February rveSt, to shew cause, if any, why the said
Administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand .and Seal, this 2lst day of January
*in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-three, and the clgbty-seven*> year of the Jnde
pendente of South Carolina. V'
JOHN A. BROWN, O. Y. D.
January 23 4 2t
XXpXWAY.?FROM THE SUBJLV
scriber on tire 3d instant, my negro man JEFF. He
of a dark copper color, five feet 8 or 10 iuches high, and
140 pounds, 40 years old, has a down cost look,
speaks rather slowly when spoken to, and had on when he
fi'ft.n biuc Yankee coat. I bought him from Col. W. H.
McOurkJer.of York Wile, where he bad gone for some cloHMPSflrlieii
last heard from, he had taken the cars at that
ere and was goltw In thfc direction of Chester. He has
n acting as a HOTEL SERVANT for several years past,
ami vtftl, no doubt, endeavor to notto that capacity as a '
free hoy. lAny taformatiou coneernmg him, or tf he U
lodged in jail, will be thankfully received, and liberally
rewarded. E. II. EDWARDS, >
Rock Hill, S. C. '
January 28 4 6t
OFFICE A. Q. M.,
CHARLESTON, S. C., October 1st, 1862.
\/TR. 3. 0. MILLER is appointed
_LTjL Agent of tbU Department, for the purchase of
FODDBE and CORN for the. District* ofYork and Chester.
Planter* desiring to cell will communicate with him,
through the POST OFFICE, at YorkvlUe, S. Carolina?
Bartieulwhttentiou must be paid to the PACKJjVG. No
WATER must be used, as great loss to tlie Government was
experienced last year, by Fodder being improperly packed,
411 ?vclj wiU be rejected.
*OTT? A. PRINGLE. Capt. and A. Q. M.
October 15 I 42 tf
ko REWARD.
T3ANAWAY from the subscriber oil
X.L the 27th "of December last, his ncero boy RANIfc\L.
He Is 17 years old, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, of a copper
eomlexion, with long hair. The almve reward will he paid
for his delivery to me, or his lodgment in any Jail so that I
can get him. He may attempt to pass for a free lioy, and
refuse to tell the name of his owner or where he lives.
J. R. WALLACE, .
Yorkville, 8. C.
January 26 4 tf
QQP'Cbarlotte Bulletin will copy once a week for three
weeks and send bHI to this Office,
YORKMARBLEIAm
RICHARD HARE, respectfully Informs the citiz6ns of
YCrk and Chester Districts, and the adjoining counties of
North Carolina, that he is fully prepared to supply every arttclc
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, and specimens of his work
may be always seen at foe Yard, nearly opposite the "ENaUTRER"
PRINTING OFFICE, and a fow doors North
of "StoweV Hotni.
OC" All work wiii be delivered aI any point f?n the King's
Mountain KaUroad, FREE of charge.
He is also prepared to furnish to order, IRON RAILING
of any desired pattern, for Fences, Balconies, 8tc.
January 10^ 2 lp '
YORKVILLE PEMALE COLLEGET"
THE Exercises of this institution will he
... resumed on MONDAY, foe 2d day of FEBItUARY
next.
- Terpts as heretofore, except the contingent
charge, whicij, for the next session, is ?1 50.
<SSSr For particulars, address J. R. SCHORR,
Yorkrllle, 8. C.
J.mnarv 28 4 4t*
DR.ALFRED CRAVEN
$ksikirf j&tnjwm
YOEKVILLB, S. C.
?* Qtjh On the East side of Main Street, South of the "Palmetto
Hotel."-6()
January 6 1 tf
FOR SALE.
lbs COPPERAS.
100 ihe BLUE STONE.
*500 BUNCHES YARN.
Call soon at - W. D. k J. C. MILLER'S.
October 22 43 tf
COMMISSIONER'S NOTICE.
C^UARDIANS, Trustees and ComVX
mittees, must make their ANNUAL RETURNS to
this OFFICE on or before the FIRST DAY of APRIL
next. Rules will be issued, without exception, in every
case where default is made. WALTER B. METTS,
Commissioner in Equity.
January 21 3 lm
' > CARRIAGE SOOP.
THE Subscriber still continues the
&K&-53K CARRIAGE and BUGGY BUSINESS
at the old STAND. All kinds of cotm
try produce taken in exchange for work.
ALSO, HORSE SHOEING and general country WORK
done by W. P. McJFADDEN.
January 23 4 tf
iCfOTiCE.?WE HAVE 20 BUSH- .
it ELS of Corn for gratuitous distribution among die
DESTITUTE FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS. Also, one
nr RAI.T bv the QtTART. Annlv tn J. C. MIL
LER7at"tbe Store of"" W. D. ?*j' C. MILLER.
December 24 52 tf
WRITING PAPER. ;
TUST received, a lot of WRITING
tj PAPER, consisting of Letter, ruled and unruledJ
Commercial Note, rule# and unruled; Cap,ruled; Folio1
Post, itc., &c., all of which is offered as low as can be
bought in the up-country, "ENQUIRER" OFFICE.
October 29 44 tf
ALLOW?WANTED 5, 10, 15,
JL or 20 pounds of TALLOW for family use. Inquire
at the "ENQUIRES" OFFICE.
December 3 . ... 49 tf,
RAGS! RAGS!! RAGS! 1!
rCAAA LBS Rags Wanted at the ,
OvUU PRINTING OFFICE immediately, for which '
3 cents per pound will be paid. ? - j
September 10 37 ? tf
supply of good letter !
Envelopes for sale at the "ENQUIRER OFFICE.' '
November 26 48 f
For-sale^-two very fine }
full bred Cobbett and Essex BOAR PIGS, 10 menth
old. For further particulars apply at the , <
"ENQUIRER" OFFICE. 1
December 21, f>9 If '
Interesting History of the Opening of f 1
the Alabama's Career. {
The London papers all publish tho following
statement from the late boatswain of the
rebel steamer Alabama, now second officer '
of the British steamer Thistle :
* * * On leaving England, the 290
had a crew of 93 men, for the most part
belonging to the English Naval Reserves,
all being trained gunners, aod the majority
old men-of-war's men She was then temporarily
commanded by Captain Bullock,
who bad under him the proper complement
of commissioned and petty officers. Capt.
Bullock having learned that a Federal
man-of-war (the Tuscarora) lay in wait for
him in St. George's channel, took his departure
by what is known as the North channel,
thus eluding the Federal enemy;
though, even had he beeo intercepted, the
Northerner would have found himself in a
dilemma, as the 290 had a set of English
papers and other presumptive proofs of her
neutrality, in the face of which it might
have been difficult for hor captor to have
acted. The 290 at the time carried no
guns or other warlike stores, but consisted
merely of the bull, spars and engines, excepting,
of course, coal and other requisites
to enable her to reach her destination, which
was Tarissa, one of the Azores or Wcstern
Islands, belonging to Portugal. This destination
the 290 duly reached, after a hue
run of eight days, and came to-an anchor
in Tarissa Roads, nothing of any moment
having occurred to break the usual monotony
of a sea voyage.
Sometime before the departure of the
290 from the Mersey, a large bark left the
Thames (cleared for Demerara, West Indies,)
to meet the 290 at Tarissa, and there 4
transfer to the latter vessel the guns find
stores destined for her, and which formed
the cargo of the bark. Some reason required
to be assigned to the Portuguese authorities,
for the 290 baviog. anchored .in
the bay, and aocordiDgly the excuse far- .
nished to them was that her engines had
broken down. This plea was accepted as a
valid one, and during the week that intervened
between the arrival at Tarissa of the
9.0fl and rhfi harlr. the nrew nf tha farmer
vessel were engaged ostensibly in repairing
her engines, bat really in preparing her to
receive her gnns, &c. Daring this interval,
large parties of the inhabitants of^Tarissa
made daily visits to the 290, their curiosity
evidently excited by the warlike appearance
of what had laid claim to be an Eoglisb
merohant vessel. Many pertinent questions
were asked by the Portuguese, and were as
ingeniously evaded or met by the officers of
the 290. Among other things, the Portuguese
wanted to know why the vessel had
so many ports, and w^re told that, as sbe
was bound to a warm climate, they were
neeessary tor ventillation ; and when they
aBked; why there was suoh a numerous crew,
the reply was, that as she was going on a '
surveying expedition, she required to be ,
well manned. Many similar questions were ,
put, and in like manner answered; but it
was all in vain to attempt to undeceive the
Portuguese, and they would persist iu calling
her a "frigata Jnglesi^' (
About the lapse of a week from the arri- j
val of the "290," the bark above mentioned
sailed in and anchored, her Captain alleging
as a reason, to the Portuguese officials that
his vessel had sprung a lenk, which would
require to be repaired ere she could resume
her voyage j and on this understanding the
Portuguese at once placed her in quarantine,
(wbioh in the Azores lasts three days.) j
On the day after the bark's arrival, Captain i
Bullock, of the "290," being anxious to i
get bis guns on board, hauled alongside of I
the bark, and erected a pair of large shears <
to effect the transfer of her cargo from the i
bark's hold to the "290's" deck. This I
brought off the Portuguese iu a fury that 1
their rules should have been broken bv the t
"290" having dared to communicate with |
a vessel that had still two days' quarantine t
to run, and they angrily demanded to know i
the reason why their regulations had been <
infringed. They were told* that the bark 1
was in a sinking condition, and the erection t
of a shears was accounted for by urging the
necessity of an immediate temporary trans- t
for of her cargo, that the leak might be 1
reached and stopped, and Captain Bullock j
finally succeeded in bearing down all oppo- t
sition by feigning to get in a passion, say- c
ing he was doing no more for the bark thaD f
any Englishman would do for a countryman t
in distress. The Portuguese left the vessel, s
and'the transshipment proceeded without i
further interference from those on shore. \
' About the afternoon of the second day, 1
and when the transfer^was nearly complete, f
the British screw-steamer Bahama came in, r
having on board Captain Semmes and the ^
lato ofiicers of the Sumter, besides the re- \
mainder of the 290's armament and an ad- t
dition of twenty-odd men to her crew. On j
the Bahama's arrival and anchorage on a 1
somewhat similar pretext to those given to t
her two predecessors, the Portuguese fairly c
lost all patiende, and peremptorily insisted 1
on the instant departure of all three vessels, t
The Bahama at once communicated with v
the 290, and having hauled over to the lat- p
ter vessel everything destined for her, got li
up steam and left, followed by the 290, d
towing the now empty bark. All three s
went, not to sea, as they had boen ordered j<
to do, but to Augfa Bay," (abay in the same li
island, and only a few leagues distant from ! t
Tarissa Roads). Here they remained un- j t
molested until noon the following day, (a | n
Sunday) when, for the second time, all a
three vessels were ordered out of the Por- f:
tuguese waters. All the 290's guns being a
now mounted, and the vessel otherwise v
ready for a cruise, the order was obeyed, and c
all took their departure, the bark, as bofore, j a
in tow of the 290, which having conveyed b
her well out to sea, cast her off, aiid, with j t<
a favoring breeze, she steered for Cardiff, ; fi
to bring out a further supply of coal for the a
290's use. ! 0
. The 290 and the Bahama now steamed n
round the island, and Captain Semtnes, a
joming out of his cabin, ordered the Pirst 1;
Lieutenant to muster the crew aft' This a
baviog been doDe, and all the officers assembled
on the poop in their fall uniform?
t. e.,Confederate gray frook coat and trousers?Capt.
Semmes enjoined stance, and
read his .commission as Post Captain in the
Confederate Navy. It was a document duly
attested at Riohmond, and bore the signature
of "Jefferson Davis, PresidenfcConfederate
States of America." He then
opened and read his sealed orders from the
President, directing him to assume command
of the Confederate sloop-of-war, Alabama,
hitherto known as the 290, in which,
having been duly commissioned, h^ was to
bold the Confederate ensign and pendant,
and "sink, burn and destroy everything
which flew the ensign of the so-called U.
States of America." Capt. Seinmes then
ordered the First Lientcnant to fire a gun
and run np the Confederate flag and pendant.
The gnn was fired by the Sefcond Lieutenant,
(Armstrong, a relation of the famous
inventor,) and ere its smoke had
cleared away, the stars and bars of the
young Confederacy were floating- on the
breeze, and the ceremony was complete,
Captain Semmes declaring the vessel henoeforth
to be known as the Alabama, to have
been duiy commissioned. The next step
was, formally, to engage the crew to serve
and fight under the Confederate flag, which
having been <Lne, the men were addressed
by their Captain in an eloquent and stirring
speech, in the oourse of which he said there
were only four vessels in the United States
Navy that were more than a match for the
Alabama ; bat he said that in an English
built heart of oak, as she was, and snr?ounded
as he then saw himself,.by British
hearts of oak, he wouldn't strike his bewlyhoisted
flag for any one of the four.
Of course this effected a hearty burst of
cheering for president, State and Captainr
and when it had subsided, Capt. Semmes
said the Bahama was on the point of leaving
for England, and intimated . that If any of
his crew repented of the step they had.
taken, they were free to return in her.r?
This alternative none would accept, and
Capt. Bullock and a few of the other officers,
who had taken the 290 from England
to the Azores, finding their occupation gone
through the arrival of those who had held
similar appointments in the Sumter, havidg
gone on board the Bahama, that vessel'and
the Alabama^ amidst hearty cheering from
the crews of both, parted company, the former
pursuing her course back to England,
the latter in chase of a Yankee whaler,
which she captured hod burned. This was
her first prize, and her subsequent oareer is
now so famous as to render a single remark
thereon superfluous.
The Alabama's crew receive froih the
Confederate Government half; the value of
every Federal ship and cargo they destroy,
md each of her prew is'poiv worth several
hundred pounds. All obligations have
bitberto been faithfully discharged in gold.
The Alabama is supplied with coal from
Wales, by three sailing vessels thus conjtaotly
employed.
The boatswain of the 290, to whom I referred
above, having been snperseded by the
late boatswain of the Sumter, returned to
England in the Bahama.
From tlio Southern Guardian.
From Virginia.
Neau Fredericksburg, Virginia,
January 24, 13G3.
Mr. EditorThis army has regained
the loss sustained in December, and from
ny knowledge of the spirit pervading the
ranks, it is in admirable fighting trim.?
Gradually, but surely, steady and wholesome
discipline has been iufused into the
curious commands, and to-day Gen. Lee
las the best appointed army that has ever
[feen in Virginia. Of its numbers I will
>mit any conjectures, yet may Bafely assert,hat
they are sdffioicnt to perform the task
issigned?the defence of Richmond. So
'.)? oa nwv rwAonnrtfo no o ttoflnn nrn nAnn/irh. j
ut uo \jui ng u mwwivw uiy uvuwki?;d,
they are brighter and more encouraging
i<?ro at this time than at any period since
he war began. v
While I speak thus hopefully of the funrc,
it cannot bo forgotten that dangers
urk amoDg the by ways of our progress.?
[.'here is a oontagion abroad whpse pestileqial
breath may sweep with unrelenting fury
>ver the land, and whose contaminating inluence
must be counteracted. I refer to
he "Peace Fever" now prevalent. You
iee it blazoned iu the daily papers ; you hear
t heralded from mouth to mouth; and,
vith gaping ears, the public is ready to beieve
almost to incredulity. ~Now, In my
ramble judgment, this contains the elenents
of our destruction ; tho rock upon
vbich we may be stranded, and the disease
rbereby the vitals of the Confederacy may
>e eaten oat. I can never assent to the
imposition that it is possible for the whole
ifankee Dation tosubjugato us; yet we may,
ly being lured from the path of duty, beome
the creatures of our own destruction,
[lie .idea of peace, after sach a bloody conest,
is most inviting and alluring. None
nil welcome its advent with truer zest and
Measure than the writer; but we must not
ook to the North, and build our hopes upon
lisintegratiou and distraction there, for so
urely as our gaze is fixed upon such an obect,
there will be important measures negected
and prime interests betrayed. Letbe
false hopes of "Foreign Recognition''-^hat
breaker upon whioh the ship of Sjate
early lost its balance iq the fall of '61?be
warning to the people of the Sooth; and
rom the proud heights to which the gallant
rmies of the Confederacy have raised her,
iew with calmness the shifting weatherock
of Northern opinion. Place no reli- (
nee upon the frenzied eloquence of hp?/'
ouse politicians whose influence is liprttcd
j a very narrow extent, and wlmrtfwords
ill coldly beside the tempting/tfaits of an
ggrandized power. Itatjy^ continuing
ur trust in the G-od of Bpfues, and relying
ext upon the energie^resouroes and oourge
of the country, l^y go forward, patients'
enduring ancL&crificing all, until liberty
nd independence is wrenched from the
maddened zealots who seek to be raters of '
this fair land. Excuse me, Mr. Editor,for
enlarging upon this point, but I have seen
and heard so much of late in regard to the
proposed peace which everybody predicts is
near at hand, that my fears are aroused, aDd
as fen humble defender of my country's
cause, I would lift a warning voice against
the growing evil.
The tedium of eamgJife is relieved occasionally
by the arau9e*ments which are improvised
for the occteion. In the Texas
Brigade of this Division, (Hood's,) there is
a band of minstrels, and their concerts have
enlivened many a weary bout. I have never
visited their entertainments, bat have
heard them spoken of with oommendation
and favor. In this Brigade, (Jenkins',)
there is a company beingroganized, which
will be known by tbe-iroferiy^'of "Camp
Verities," and comprises-"mnsioal ancThlstoronic
talent of the various Regiments.?,
AtraoTT ia ronrnannfod ftnd T
gai IJ gvvtj Ul^D&lVV ?0 tVJ/iVUWU*VM^ MMM *
might name the pribcipal characters who
are industriously engaged in preparing for
their "first appearance upon the boards."
Our Union friends will recognize the initials
c f Capt. T, (J., whoso portly form will
create a furore undoubtedly j York, too,
may claim prominence in her representative,
Lieut.' WVB. S., and Anderson will be
most felicitously, in the field, with Lieut.
W. D. W. as her champion. When the
"Varieties" open, I shall expect to "be
there to see," "and will report thereon for
your columns. A large pavilion is being'
erepted for tho purpose, and J hope many
days will not elapse ore musio and mirth
shall "drive dull care away."
"All quiet along the lines t6 night."
Evermore, yours, &e.,
CLARENCE.
From the Lancaster Ledger.
The \2,t\; South Carolina Regiment
Mb. Fjditob?Since the organization
of this Regiment, and especially, since its
transfer to Virginia, it has experienced
many trying hardships and privations Its
formation was completed, as your readers
well remember, at Lightw .^ Root Springs,
by the election of R. Gv. M. Dnnovant,
Colonel; Capt. Dixon Barnes Lient. Colonel,
and Capt. Cadwallader Jones, Major.
Immodjately after its organization, it was
ordered to the coast of oar own State and
ggyrispned at $ay Point and Hilton Head
?six companies'at the former piaoa nnder
command of our Colonel and Lieut. Colonel,
and four at the latter under the command
of Maj. Jones. Things thus remained
in i\tatu quo until the formidable fleet of
the enemy made its. appearance (2d Nov.
i ce 1 \ J
JLOU-Ljj 1U1 tUC JCUUUUUU Ul UUl lUlUS ttUU
breast-works. The details of this engagement,
which has already been published,
would be of no interest at the present time,
therfore he will not attempt a reiteration.
Suffice it to say, that after two days bombardment,
we were oompelled to evacuate
both places without any infantry engagement.
Taking a North course we reached
Pocotaligo, S. C., after three days incessant
marching, suffering much from fatigue, sore
feet, and for tbo want of provisions and
ffpsh ??ater. We remained in tbo violnity
of Pocotaligo for two months in undisturbed
quietude, except the licing dispatches of the
cavalry videtts, who seemed to manifest 3
great pleasure in having infantry between
them and the enemy. However, on the
Jst day of January J2Q3, the news eame to
oamp that the enemy was landing in force
at Port Royal?a Ferry on the Port Royal
River. Xour readers ore well acquainted
with the particulars of this engagement,
ahd also the noble bearing and gallantry
Jisplpyed by ftieut. Colonel Barnes, who
was at that time in command of the Regiment.
The rare perfection,, to which this
Regiment has attained, in drill and discipline,
is attributable to the brave and heroio
Barnes.
f hortly after the resignation qf Cqlqqql
Ponovaut, we were transferred to Tirginia,
and sent to Fredericksburg, where, after
remaining a short time, we were again ordered
to Rincbmond to defend the Capitol
of the Confederacy. ""The glorious achievements
of the old 12th in the seven c^ayo
fighting around Righmond, tho bloody field
of Marassas, Ox Hill, Harper's Ferry,
Shrfpsburg and Fredericksburg are all well
known t:o your intelligent readers. It was
of Mnnfiocoo lnffonirl l^nrnoa mo/la !
the desperate charge of the cfoy, dtivihg
thp pnetpy pejl-mell before his "few brave
boys" as he oalied them. At one time, i
when the tide of battle seemed to waverdn
the balanco, and onr forces becoming some- i
what scattered, Col. Barnes rushed to the '
head of his regiment, and called npon all '
who were not "oowards to follow him," and i
gladly and truthfully can we say that- no i
hesitation was seen in the ranks of the old i
12th, bat*steadily and firmly it advanced, i
making charge after charge, leaving our I
supports far behind, until met by such over- I
whelming numbers of tho enemy, that it I
was thought prudent by cur General to l
withdraw the 12th from the field. One ac- i
customed to the battle field can readily un- <
derstand the danger of retreat in the face i t
of the enemy, and nine times out of ten if 1
turns QUt to be a rout instead of "retreat in
good order." Gol. Barnes was well ao* ?
quaioted, from former experiep*fc, with the t
battle field* and knew th/f value of well f
disoiplined troops, in tWmovementof & re- r
treat; he so qri&red this fall baok, as to r
change front five^ftfles)on the enemy before t
reaching his rcfd position, managing his t
command^ such a skilful and effective s
manners to ezoite the admiration of both
Brjgrfae,and Division Gehpntfe. Here the a
Rented Gregg, riding up to Col. Barnes, c
remarked, "Colonel your Regiment has e
covered itself with glory." I
After takiag an active part in the Bat- s
ties of Ox Hill, and Harper's Ferry, Col. s
B. fell mortally wounded at the battle of 1'
Sharpsburg, Md., in the third charge on f
the enemy, made by his invincible troops.
His last words of command was, "onward
boyB, onward!" Thus fell one of South g
Caroliuas noblest sons?he yielded bis life n
like a patriot in defence of South Carolina."
His military career was of short duration,
bat at all times, and under all circumstances,
noble and worthy of emulatipu. His acts
stand as a beacon light to guide us on to
new deeds of valor. We lament his loss,
deeply sympathize with his relatives and
and friends; yet, we tacitly' submit to an
all wise and overruling Providence, who
gnides the course of all men and mark tbeir
destiny.
The Army.
The army of Geo. Bragg is estimated at
25,000; that of Geo. Rosecrans, without
his reinforcements, at 60,000; It is generally
believed that the latter sought a battle
under the impression that the former
was too weak to fight; and this impression
was made, doubtless, from information that,
a large part of our force had been sent to
Mississippi. A large part of it was ordered
thither, hod was oo its way, but the intention
of Gen. Roseornns was known soon
enough to allow it to be called back.?
From what we bear, if the purpose of the
enemy had not been discovered as soon as
it wag, Bragg would have been unable to
stand bis ground; would have had to retreat
without striking a blow, and, of oourse,
a large part of Tennessee would have been
lost to us.
r>- This, among other facts whioh might be
cited, serves to show that our armies are
too small for the heavy work whioh is before
them; and it is this belief, in a large
measure, that controlled the onomy in making
up the present campaign. It was believed
tbat Bragg bad been depleted in
order to check the advance of BurnsftLa; it
was afterwards thought that the approach
to Vicksburg would draw the greater part
of his foroe to Mississippi; and we have no
donbt that the present threats of another
"On to Riobmond" are made to keep Lee's
army lying idle in Virginia. All these
expectations have proved fallacious, save
in the recent oase of Bragg, and in that
no great harm has yet been done.
What the Confederate force in the aggregate
is we have no means of knowing;
bat the' general belief among the most
thoughtful of oar acquaintances is, that
it does not exceed 400,000 men. Lieut.
Maury, as reported by a Yankee voyager,
puts it at 850,000?this at the when
be left the country, a few week ago. danaideriog
tbat under a rigid execution of the
conscript law the number would be at least
800,000, we may conclude. that the law
t ? i 1?i? 3 _.i
nas Deeiryery laxiy euiorceu?mueeu, uui
enforced at all in any proper and intended
tense.
This would be well enough if we conld
see the end of the war; if the enemy were
relaxing; if his hordes were not endeavoring
with all their might to ornsh us on all
sides. But as yet there i? nothing vindicate
the approach of peaoe, although it
may be near at hand. It certainly cannot'
be seen, and until it shall be, the energy
wbioh makes the Yankees formidable,
ought to stimulate us to provide the means
to defeat them.'"
Present JJavis, in ?11 his brief addresses
to the pnblio in bis late tour, alluded to
this subject. At Yicksbnrg he said that
"on any fair field we were willing to fight
them two to one; we had often whipped
them three to one; at Antietam, General
Lee whipped them foqr ,tq one; bpt this
might Bot be the oase always. As the ciemy
progressed in discipline, they app.'^cied
nedrer to our troops in efficiency. Hence
the necessity," he declared, "of providing
something like a force corresponding to that
which the enemy is bringing Against us."
These words have had very little effect
that we can see. The army is not growing
larger fast, nor are - the stragglers, whom
Mr. Davis cen9ured-so "sharply-,-in any perceptible
ddgree becoming {met.?Mobile
Tribune,
The Yankee Iron-Clad Navy.
The New York Times gives the following
information of the trial trips and experiments
of tfonjewly constructed iron-clads :
Monday morning tlje Ericsson "iron-olad
battery Weehawken made a trial trip. A
very slight pressure of steam was applied
to the engines, jndt, sufficient to move the
craft through the wa^r, the principal object
being to try how tbipgs worked generally,
and to test the power of the helm. The
first half mile steamed over sufficed to
prove the efficiency of the engines, &o.,
and, when opposite Mr. Stevens', of Hoboken,
it was determined to turn around
abruptly,^for the purpose of learning within j
mtiof omaa om/iVi a mAWrtntonf non 1A ka onn. I
TTUC*W OfVCtV? B^uu C* UiUTUUiOUV WUtU ft/V VVf?*- ;
voniently effected. There was no more 1
time, nor a larger "field," necessajry' than 1
i Wooden steamer would need, to perform a
similar evolution. The Weoh'awken came j
around as nimble as the Virginia Seymour,
the tug whiqh conveyed bor. It is* ao well '
to state that formal trial trips with MonitorSj^Ciws
No. 2 are over. _Each will j
probably make a short trip to.iest the working
of thfbgs, but the only business to be
lonoby them, which will in future involve
>oy new naval principle, is the battles ^
vhich they are about to fight.
The iron-olad battery Patepsco made her
ixperimental, trip outside Philadelphia har- ^
)or on Saturday. The singular effect of
iring with 36 pounds of powder, causing
io concussion inside the turret, and a ter- *
ific one outside, which has been illustraed
in the trials of the Ifcssaic and Monauk,
was also perceptible. The Patapsco ^
ailed to join the fleet.
The Ericsson battery Nahant will be up *
t the Navy Yard this morning at nine o'clock.
Her trip down the Sound will ex- c
ircise her engines admirably. She left i
Joston early yesterday morning, and when (
teering past Cape Cod was working in fine c
tyle. The Nahant and Weehawken will t
eave here together in a few days to rein- p
oroB those vessels gone before them. c
t
Another "Pirate" Out.?Wo have c
;ood authority for stating (says the Savan- f
ah Republican of the 20th) that the Con* T
federate war steamer Florida, Capt. Maffit,
has:passed safely oat of the harbor of Mo- 1
bile, and is now riding the liigh search of *
Yankee robbers. 1
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The Louisiana Salt Woeks.?But- \
lee's Attempt to Destroy them.?:Tbe |
Cincinnati Commercial has a letter from ]
New Orleaos, giving the particulars of But- ]
ler's attempt and failure to destroy the Lou- (
isiana Salt Works. The correspondent \
oajrs . . (
Did yon ever hear of the great salt er- j
pedition ? You must know that a great {
salt mine has been opened near New Iberia. <
It is situated on Avery's Island, in Petit
Anes Bayou, running into Vermillion Bay. t
The supply of salt is inexhaustible, and is i
taken from the earth porfectly pure, only t
needing to be crushed to make it ready for ]
use. The salt is quarried in great blocks, (
like stone. General Bntler heajd of this (
source of salt supply, and laboring under (
the impression* tbat it was an evaporating j
institution, and being opposod to the Con- ^
federates having any salt, except -s it was (
exohanged for cotton, aoross the ;ake, bag t
for bale, be ooncluded' to strike the Oonfed- ,
oraoy a blow below the Ibelt, by destroying {
the salt works. He accordingly ordered j
Col. McMillan to take his regiment on the t
steamer St. Mary, and with the gunboats c
Diana and Grey Cloud, go to Vermillion t
Bay, and utterly demolish the concern.;-? a
The Colonel, knowing that tbe works could
only be destroyed by digging up-the^ hole
and carrying it away, and, furthermore,
that it was impossible for the vessels to get c
there, wrote to the General remonstrating c
against being sent on such a hair-brained 1
errand, and at the same time informing him t
that he knew of a poiqt where he could t
load the vessels with cotton. Gen; Butler 1
does not approve of anyone in the depart- *
ment knowing of anything of which be is c
ignorant, so be telegraphed to the Colonel : a
"Your business is to make war, sir, and not *
to steal cotton." Among our ofiioers, 'to *
whom the deep rooted antipathy of Gener- I
al Butler to ootton stealing is no secret, the t
despatch was received like the; threatening F
letter of the Austrian chevalier to the .A- 0
merican Congress?with 'rpara of laughter.' d
Fortune favored the expedition. A heavy t
south wind blew for.several days, and \he c
two gunboats anchored within two miles of 1
the salt works. The St. Mary could not &
get within five miles. That night, howev- i
er, the wind buried around to the north, &
blew all the water out of the bayou, and a
the next morning found the two gunboats r
high and dry on a mud bank. In the 4
course of fifteen or twenty days the two f
gunboats got off, bat the Grey Clond again c
grounded farther down the bayou, and lies a
there still. In the meantime, the salt hole
remains. , ' .
t
Important from Texas. t
As soon as ciroumstances would permit, I
after the battle of Galvestdn, Gen. Magrm- a
der issued the following proclamation, and '
sent it out in a vessel under ^neutral regt c
ister to a neutral port}' 1
PROCLAMATION.
Galveston, January 4, 1863. c
Whereas, the undersigned has succeeded fc
in capturing and destroying a portion of the ,
enemy's fieet, and in driving tbo remainder
out of the harbor of Galveston and beyond ^
the neighboring waters, and the blockade &
has been thus effectually raised. He there- ^
fore proclaims to all concerned that the
harbor of Galveston is open for trado toall
friendly nations, and th.eir merchants are ^
invited to resume their usual commercial '
Intercourse with this port.
l^nno of rinl ooofnn f Vs I a f V? a iltK Ann r\f
vi w
January, 1863.
J. B. MAGRUDER,
Major General Commanding. ^
The Galveston News says:
..Gen. Sibley is now at New Iberia, awaitinV^&Jbrigade.
. d '
Wo leara'tha^Jie Federals at Sabine
Pass ran off every nigbt and return by day l
to tbe blockade. They have given up the C
Pass. We are in%oll possession. The s<
Dan, which they had rigged up as a'gun- d
boat, has fallen into OGr bands and been b
destroyed. Thus every place in our State ni
that has l?een taken by the onemy has been w
redeemed, and to-day the Federal flag floats ir
over not a foot of the sacred soil of Texas! ti
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Praying for Peace. y
We have received two or three communi- j,
cations, suggesting, that on a certain dayt
named, there should be inuctings held w
throughout tbe Confederac^/to supplicate
Heaven for a return of pesce. The object ^
is good: provided alway$ that a peace is
not allowed to supplanf a firm resolve to
maintain outiftdeu'endence. But the day T
inettioned is in evory case so near at hand, m
that' the call oould not reach all our praying
people. pi
We will suggest a better way. Let all ar
praying people, whenever they appear be- It
!bre God, repent of their sins, humble thein- th
ielvesfh His sight, and pray for a speedy st:
tnd honorable peace, in which the independ- pe
ince of our Confederacy shall be assured.? ra
Let cms do done id tne closets, at toe tamiy
altar, and in the public congregation, j
ind wherever it may be convenient for ^
Christians to unite in snob petions, daily or ^
veekly, let them come together, and offer QC
jrayers for victory, peace and independmce.
ke
But, meanwhile, let every one do his duty ^
?sertfo Orod faithfully, lead|otbers to the
Cross?and use every effort to "conquer a
)eace."?Southern Christian Advocate. Je
mti ?.
Woolen Factory Burned.?On Mon- tQ.
lay, the 12th instant, the large Wool Cardng
Factory, located near Lincolnton, N. ^
C., accidentally took fire and was entirely .
consumed, together with all the machinery, ^
nuoh of which was entirely new. The
iroperty was owned by Col. L. D. Childs, pe
ine of the proprietors of the Saluda Fao- ea<
ory, near Columbia, who lost by a similar tei
ause some weeks sinoe, an extensive cotton ha
actory sit uated at the same place. There th<
m no insurance. itii
"A Little More Grape."?By confession
of the enemy, Geo. Bragg inflicted
is much damage upon the yankees M they
iave probably suffered in any other battle
)f the war. The slaughter was terrific.?
rhat be was not totally routed was proba^f ." ;
)ly owing to his vast preponderance of numbers.
After all, in View of the terrible
uvoc which the enemy suffered, and Bragg's
luccessful taking off of all be had captured,
;he falling baok of Gen. Bragg is not with)ttt
alleviation. He has taken away all the
msoners and all the guns he has captured,
md is now ready to give the enemy, if he
ihooses to attack him, "a little more grape."
The "taking off" of everything he capures
is a peculiarity of this General, for
vhich he deserves some credit. He capured
immense quantities of supplies in
Kentucky, and took them off safely. Ho
> 1 i? . * 1 . <
:apturea lour tnousana men, twenty-iour
jannon, and five thousand stand of mall
trms at Mcrfreesboro, and took tbem off
tlso. We shall not be surprised if the
Yankees, in view of the spoils he is always
lelivering them of, s&onld designate him
he Cossaok of the South. In that event,
ve would respectfully suggest that they give
rim the name of Gen. Tojksmoff. This
sa very good Russian name, and it has the
,d vantage of describing the General's petaliar
genius. We trust that he ma^ coninue
to merit the title, :ud take off guns ,
.nd Yankees till tho end of the war..
Richmond Dispatch,
Re-Yacoination.?A paper on re-vaclioation
was reoently presented to the Aoalemy
of Medicine at Paris, in the name of
)r. Yipmihoks, one of its corresponding
nembers. The author gives an account of
he experiments instituted at Gaud, by Dr.
)enobole, with a view to ascertain the adaotages
arising from a repetition at vusr
us periods of life* The results arrived at
,re?that between the ages of twenty and
orty re-vaccination only takes effect upon
our out of one hundred patients, while the
troportion of those on whom it takes effect
tetween the ages of /forty and sixty is 23 ; /
ter cent.; and between, the ages of sixty
nd seventy, 54 per oent. The oonsequenoes
leduced from these faots are?1. That uu*^b
il the ago of twenty-five re-vacoinatiou is
tscless. 2. That from that age of thirty-five
t produces useful pSects upon a very small
lumber of persons, and that consequently x
t that period of life. 3. That from the
ge of thirty-five and upwards it becomes
eally prophy 1 actic, and therefore necessary.
That when vaccination has not taken efect
at a certain period, this is no reason for f
oncluding that if? wilt not take effect at
ome future period.
.
Negro Heroism ?In a Yankee raid on
ho Mississippi river, these robbers took off .
he son of a negro man belonging to Senator
lenry.. The boy was about ten years old,
md when Jenkins aaoertsinedthat his son
7as on boaid the Yankee boats, he immeliateiy
repaired to the boat,, foaming at the
nouth like yp enraged tiger. He went
in board, knife in hand, add demanded
lis boy. ''Give me baok my boy!" ex.
laimed he, in those terrible, fire? tones, J
hat electrify with fear alt who hear them,
or I will make the deck of this boat slif^a
ery with yonr blood. Yon are nobbing ,
at a set of vile robbers and plupderera,
nd I will spill the last dro?jofmy blood
at I will have my ehild. Give him to me,
r I will plunge my knife lhto the heart
f the first man I reach. The Captain of
he boat, seeing the desperate determfeh#
ation of Jenkins, told the soldiers thej^j, ^
ad betterjgive up the boy, or some of them
'ouldj^lilled,andhewasgivenap. H
Jenkins.!- He had previously toisted
all appeals to him:to desert hiamaait,
and he took his boy baok to bis opntenjd
home in trinmph. He is one aniongst
thousand.?Exchange. \
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The Southern Iron-Cwjw. in Bsoand.?A
correspondent Of the Boston
Commercial, writing from Liverpool, makes
>me interesting statement feeding the
evelopement of the Confederate navy now.
aiming in. juagiaoa. tie- says mere are
ow at tbtrteportyH Laiiy'a establishment,
here tio^Alabama "was built, three, new
on screw^etearners, one said to be 3;000,
ie other two l,6fl0 tons each; elf very
ae specimens, and expeoted.to be foraaid)Ie
vessels and of great speed. The larger
tip is reported to be ready for sea, with
rals end* stores on board, and her agents
ere shipping srcrew of picked men. It is
ported that Maury (now in Liverpool) is
have the command.
Tribune Specimens.?The New York
ibunc, of the 16th ioafc., opens its earnary
of news with the following:
Jeff. Davis' Message to his Congress is
inted in the Richmond papers yesterday,
id an abstract reaches ua by the telegraph,
s key-note is the entire independence of
ie so-called Confederacy, and ypon that
ipulation only can there be any attempt at
lace. He has no idea of armistice or arngement
on any other basis. v..
Nothing Daunted.?Negroes are aelg
in Athens, Tenn., almost in stone'srow
of the Yankee armies, at froth sixteen
indred to two thousand dollars apiece; and
itwithstanding the eoormcoa prices, large
imbers are purchased in Virginia and tan
to that region and re-sold to the far!r8?
' J *
At a democratic jabilee in New
reey, George P. Andrews said the rights
the South must be respected, or we shall
rn our artillery upon the emancipation
rroters'of the Constitution. The senti:nt
was received with enthusiastic apiuse
by the meeting.
The Sex of Eggs, according to a par
lately read by M. Genia before the Ademie
des Sciences, may aeonrately demined,
all eggs having the germ of males
ving wrinkles on the smaller end, while
e female eggs are smooth at both extremes.
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