Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, May 13, 1863, Image 2

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YORKVlLLEaS. C. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1863. F~~~ to otjbTpatrons. It becomes oar duty, however long we have straggled against the necessity that has now come on us, to make such new terms as will secure the continuance of our publication. The high price of paper, and the difficulty of procuring it at all, has been felt throughout the codntry, and now it beA , A 11 *i _ comes necessary ror us to ionow smc witn the other papers of the State. The price of subscription to the Enquirer will hereafter be Three Dollars per annum, in advance, and of advertising $1 per square, of ten lines, for each insertion, and nothing counted less than a square. Clubs of five " or. ten will be received at ?2. The size of our paper is as large as any in the State, and our columns are not cumbered with ' useless advertisements?the matter is studiously chosen with reference to the times; and we have spared no labor to make the paper what the District requires. We have held on as long as j ustice to oursel ves would . allow it, to our old terms?now we rest our I claims on- the friends of the paper for continned support, assuring them that none are so anxious, as wo will be found, to return ?i __r? i _u J: io oiu prices, ttuu oiu UIUICUHUUD. These terms go into effect for the future; the faofc may not be known, but it is so, that the unprinted sheets costs us almost the price charged for the paper, and the arti?? < ? die is not falling in price : under such cir- 1 . ' cumstances, an increased subscription might not be sought, but we are willing to labor , for the public who have encouraged us heretofore, and as our advance is but email, we still can urge our claims on public favor. Suspension would be our only alternative. ' April 22, 1863. 1 THE CBOPS. ( The weather having settled most beauti- . . fully, we can now promise more fully of our j wheat crops, which are the finest ever grown in this section. Corn and Peas have also been abundantly planted, and the fields ^ " are beginning to show their keeping. The j fruit crops will be an average one, exoept i the apples, which are said to be short, if not a failure, in most directions. This last ? is rarely the case, and it is straDge that it should oocur now, when the distiller had j been buiidine ou it the latest calculations ; . as it is, dried fruit will be rare next season < ?the pumpkio will best be substituted, as i we learn they do well dried, though we confess "punkin pie" is rather Yankeeish. j SALE OFNEGROES. 1 At an Estate sale in the upper part of this * District, on the 4th instant, the following negroes were sold (S. G. Brown, Esq., Auctioneer,) at the prices annexed, on a credit ( to the 1st .Tannary, 1861, with interest from i date?they were the property of Charles r Hopper, deceased: g Judy, (unsound) 51 years old $ 125 j Betty, 31 ? 1,260 s Dotph, 25 2,425 Griff, 22 ? 2,300 Vhilo, 28 2,175 1 Brace, * 12 1,700 n Dave, 14 2,010 Bill, 10 1,800 t >. Harriett, 18 2,700 Beid, 7 1,200 ! Oely, 2 560 ( -As the average is about 81,800, from ^ nnfiAnni) fn nrAniftno 9 tiro mm ]T7 I M WCVU MV4 V* H/ amy tl V VMM mmvmm+maj attribute the high prices to a plethoric our- y \ rency. 1 ''' DEATH OP GEN. T. J. JACKSON. Ng Though the public mind was not altogether unprepared, the news of the death of this t distinguished man has fallen most startling, ^ and paioful on the general ear. He died ^ at Guinea Station, some fifteen miles distant - 3 -^v from the bloody.field so recently the scene u of his prowess, at a quarter past 3 o'olook, . y, p. m. on the 10th inst.; he died from the combined effects of his wound, and an at- , tack of pneumonia. ^ Among our many great and distinguished ^ Generals, there are none who so completely filled the public heart as "Stonewall Jack-1 j son." The enemy, even, were forced to \ _ esteem as they had been taught to fear him, and it will now be their boast, as ifc is our misfortune, that a great and shining light j has been extinguished. It is a terrible J ispensation of Divine Providence, one that ^ calls for the exercise of all our philosophy, ! iu these trying times. The patriot soldier j ^ has fallen with the notes of worldly triumph ! sounuiugin bis ears, auu tue uouuuj nuuas | idol be was, feel assured from his past life, I t - that a greater triumph awaits bitn in anoth- j er and a better world. i t Gen. Jackson was, we think, a Virginian i t by birth, we have not the material at band c for'any lengty sketch of his life?his scr-' ^ vices arc too fresh to be yet forgotten? ^ to other sources wc leave the mournful duty.,A . ? ? yti - ? - - . our Bounded officers. The Carolinian is indebted to i'rieudsfor ^ the following casualties of Sotkh Carolina c volunteers in the recent battle near Frede- 3 ricksburg: t, Killed?Col. James AI. Perrin, Capt. C. i Boyd, Private T. J. Perrin, Lieut. Pinck- t ney Sea brook. Wounded?Arthur Wardlaw, seriously ; ^ Gen. Edwards, Gen. JlcGowan, Col. J. L. * Aliller, slightly; Capt. Cuthbert, severely; * Capt. A. C. Haskell, painfully in foot. J We will doubtless have fuller returns in a few days. i 1 GEN. VAN DOEN MUBDEBED. Tullahoma, May 7.?The following dispatch was received here to-day, dated Columbia, Tenn., May 7th : To the Provost Marshal:?Gen.. Van Dora was murdered to-day by Dr. Peters. Peters is about six feet high, dark complexion, dark iron grey hair, black eyes, and whiskers on the ohin a little grey. Arrest him. S. W. WHITFIELD, Provost Marshal. The ink is not dry in oar pen, when we are called on to announce the death of another of our Generals?Earl Van Dorn, and that by the hand of an assassin. Like Gen. Jackson, he, too, filled a bi^h place in public estimation, though his field of glory has been mostly confined to the far West?yet his name was a terror to his ennmiao o ngfnhtsnr^ for nf llflhlft VUiiWj UUVk W II uwvu l? V? V .V> ? ? ? ? daring. We doubt not that Yankee gold has been employed in this hellish business, for they have ignored all civilized warfare; yet we await, impatiently, further particulars. The above turns out to be a sort of "Sickles affuif." The Biohmond Sentinel says Van Dorn died, it is understood, the victim of a man, whose conjugal happiness he has ruined. It is said to be his first similar offence. His fate will excite no sympathy, while a cause such as ours will sustain no loss. ( The Chattanooga Rebel confirms the above in the following remarks : Dr. Peters, who killed him, was formerly State Senator from Hardeman County,in this State, and is a gentleman of wealth, position and influence, whose family connections rank with the first in Tennessee. Ho is said to have approaohed Gen. Van Dorn in the street, and presenting a pistol shot him in the head. THE GENERAL*ASSEMBLY. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States, met in the Presbyterian Church, at Columbia, jn the 7th instant, at 11 o'clock a. m. The spening sermon was preached by Rev. J. L. Kirkoatrick, D. D., Moderator of the ast Assembly. After the sermon the Assembly elected Re?. J. A. Lyon, D. D., )f Mississippi, Moderator, and Re?. John W. Baker, temporary Clerk. Thread Without Carding. The Columbia Guardian, of Friday, W' * "We have received from Dr. John Walace a broach of thread which was spun by i neighbor of his in Newberry, from raw, mcarded cotton. The thread is tolerably :ven, and etrong. It suggests the possibilty of dispensing with cards, altogether.? Will our lady friends experiment upon this dea, and report the conclusions to which hey come ? We believe that the old faskT oned spinning jennya dealt directly with he raw material." , , EDITORIAL ITEMS. ?In the fall of Col. James M. Perrin, i says the Charleston Courier) this esti- 1 cable young citizen adds another honored israe to the roll of "martyers" from the J louth Carolina College ! Este Perpctua ! I ? The hail storm elsewhere mentioned, ' eems to have been very general, in secions?though narrow; in some pigs and < imbs have suffered, but the wheat crops I ot materially. j I ? Among the casualties in the late bat- ? le, wc find recorded the deaths of Captain ' iVm. J. Kerr, and C. S. Alexander, of Charlotte, N. C. and Col. Wm. Srowe, of Jaston county. The 4th Regiment -was al- < ost annihilated. 1 /?We are not indebted to oar immediate ' iepresentative, Hon. W. W. Boyoe, for I ny favors during the late session of Con- < ;resg. 1 ? There was a heavy hail storm at Cheser Court House on Wednesday last, which i lid considerable injury as far as it wont.? dr. Sheriffe, Engineer, of bur rail road 1 howed us some in a bucket be had brought 1 ip, which was quite large after a transi- < ion of twenty two miles. 1 ? Col. Samuel N. Stowe, of Gaston coun- ' y has been promoted to the Lieutenant- 1 Jolonelcy of the 28th N. C. Troops, vioe lajor Spear, promoted to the Colonelcy. i Confederate Bonds of the ?16,000)000 < oau, sold in Richmond last week at ?200 < ?that is, a Bond of 8100 brought 8200. ? A member of a Pennsylvania regiment, { in picket near Falmouth, on the Rappn- 1 lannock, one night last week, complained < if illness., The soldier turned out to be a voman, and a fine little boy also turned out, vith the assistance of the regimental sur- 1 ;eon. 1 ? H. C. Bronson, a merchant well known ] n Columbia, committed suicide on Wed- 1 lesday, under mental derangement. < ? Congress, previous to its adjournment, inanimously adopted "a joint resolution of ' hanks to Gen. G. T. Beauregard and the > ifficcrs and men under his command, for ! he signal repulse of the enemy's iron-olad < pecfc before Cbarlostou, on tie 7th April, j .863." N ji ? FJoc?toood Lauuoau lias beeu clfccted fax Collector of Charleston, by a majority if 129 votes over T. L. Hutchinson and J. ?. DeVeaux. 1 ? There were four suioides in Newbern j n one week, of Yankee soldiers who were 1 ired of tbfl war. J ? Tho Grand Division of the Sons of < Temperance of North Carolina will meet at j South Fork, in Lincoln county, on the 12th < proximo. ? Brigadier-General E. F. Paxton, of 1 Rockbridge county, Va., whose fall in bat- 1 tie is announced was formerly Gen. Jackson's Adjutant-General. ? Gen. Bragg, our best disoiplinarian, and in many respeots one of the best of Generals and soldiers, has issued an order against Sunday reviews and inspections. ? A private dispatch, dated Port Hudson, was received in Macon on Saturday, announcing that Brigadier General E. D. Tracy has fallen in battle. ? George E. Ellsworth, Morgan's telegraph operator, was not captured at MoMinville, as reported. ? The New York Herald says nothing but stupidity can prevent Jeff. Davis from being a prisoner in three months, and the rebellion subdued. ? The Wilmington Journal has increased its weekly subscription prioe 84 per year.? Up the papers must all go?or go down. ? Aoting Paymaster W. W. Payne, of the First Georgia Regiment, was robbed of 89,800 government money, in Florida, on the 22d April. A trunk containing the money was taken from a wagon in which Capt. Payne was sleeping, on the road from Crawford's Ferry to the Arsenal at Chattahoochee. ? We regret to learn of the death of Captain R. Boyce, of the Maobeth Light Artilery, Union, on the 2Gth ult, after the short illness of ten days. His disease was typhoid dysentery. ? The Yankees, since their visits "down South," having discovered that they are not considered fit to associate with Southern gentlemen, have conoluded to affiliate with their servants. ? Now that Gen. Jackson is wounded and cannot take the field for some time, .t. r>:_i a v> .* i,; luo AVlUlililuuu JJiit?Utrcr uuuiiuaiuo uiui ivi Governor of Virginia. ? An artiole in the Atlanta, Ga., Intelligencer of Tuesday, virtually announces that Gov. Brown of that State, will be a candidate for a fourth term. ? The guns of the famous iron clad Keo? kuclc now lie on South Commercial wharf. They consist of two long 11-inch Columbiads, and will soon be mounted for our defence?valuable acquisitions, no less than handsome trophies of the Battle of Charleston Harbor. ? Capt. George G. Wells, of Greenville, bas received and accepted an appointment to a professorship' in the Citadel Academy at Charleston. Captain Wells graduated at the above institution with the first honor during last year, and since that time he has held a professorship at the Hillsboro' (N. C.) Military Academy. ? Is the peace spirit of the Northwest, of which we faavs heard much lately," represented by the thieving Hoosiers engaged in the late raid in Mississippi. ?? The Montgomery Advertiser states that the Bill to organize a Confederate States Supreme Court fitted in tbo House of Representatives because of the apprehehiion that, if the Bill should pass, John A. Campbell would be put upon the Bench. ? The Court of Inquiry charged with the iircumstances attending and preceding the all of New Orleans, at the request of Gen. Lovell, after making some progress at. Jackson, Miss., bos adjourned to meet in Charleston, S. C., on the 15th. "Lord Lovell he stood at his cottage gate," &c. ? The Charleston papers suggest, in view )f our entering the enemy's territory that ?Wheu oor Generals decide on advancing, we hope our editors will not bo too industrious in telling the enemy before band the ;sact time and mode and force and direction of the movement." ? Cheering acconots of crop prospects reaoh us from all quarters. ? It is now reduced to a certainty that ;he late raid iu Mississippi was guided by dories. It is said by the Jackson papers ,hab there are secret emissaries in that city o give the Federals information?indeed these spies are said to be in every part of the State. ? Lincoln has issued orders for the drafting of 500,000 men, and remarks that this :all of the nation in this great agony \hould reach every heart. ? Richmond seems to have recovered in ?reat part from the hysterical fright caused ay the late 'battles. We hope soon to receive some intelligible details from the Richmond papers. ? The Richmond Enqxiircr strenuously [lrges a movement into the Yankee territory is the only effectual eourse to an early peace. If editorial campaigning could settle the war, it would have been settled long jioce. ? The despatches and letters from the aeld in Virginia all represent our officers and soldiers as in the highest spirits. One received on Tuesday in Richmond, laconically 6ays, "All right!" ? Tho World says wo learn by special messengers that a great battle was fought on Tuesday. Hooker with his army was driven back across the Rappahannock. ? Daniel E. Sickles is reported to have been killed dnring the late battle. ? The Richmond Sentinel says: Bacon has fallen considerably in priee within the last few days, and those in moderate circumstances will soon be able to enjoy it.? Molasces has also come down two or three 1 dollars per gallon in a week. ? The old story of surprise is repeated at < Fredericksburg. A Company of one of the i Regiments in Mahoney's Brigade was sur- < prised and captured while on picket near Chancellbrville. ? A creature in Virginia lately bought a little'farm for 5700. About one half of the wood on it was taken for army n9e and the creature aBked and received 52000 for compensation. ? The two great gnns of the Keokuk (eleven-inch Bahlgrens) have been relieved from their very useless position under the salt water, and have keen brought to Charleston. ? The Jackson (Miss.) Appeal learns that Gen. Mouton destroyed 175 of Banks' wagons, compelling him to fall back. ? The 46th Georgia regiment (Col. Colquitt,) and the 24th South Carolina, (Col. C. H Stevens, left Charleston on Tuesday, ?L. ?.!_ l .L ' W.i.1. me <jlo inst., ior ine ? est. ? The Atlanta Confederacy learns that Noble's Iron Works, 20 miles below Rome, and the Rouod Mountain iron Works, in Cherokee county, Ala., were destroyed by the late Yankee raid before it was brought ,up standing. ? Right Rey. Joints H. Otey, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of.Tenn., is dead. ' '"*> ? The Tfortd soys Seintzelman is on bis way to Hooker with 30,000 fresh troops and 18,000 are coming from another quarter (Suffolk of course,) and the reporter hopes these will enable the Federals to retrieve their disasters. ?The Richmond Examiner is of opinion that Gen. Stoneman, with hie cavalry force of probably ten thousand, has safely passed over the Rapidan. ^. WARNEWS. From the Bappahannook. Richmond, May 5.?The following dispatch was received this evening from Guinea's : Near Fuedbricksburq, May 5, '63. To Bis Excellency, President Davis:? At the close of the battle of Chaucellorsyille, Sunday evening, the' enemy was re* ported advancing from Fredericksburg in our rear. Gen. McLaws was sent back to arrest his progress, and repulsed him handsomely. That afternoon learning that his force consisted of two corps under Gen. Sedgwick, I determined to attack, and marched back yesterday with General Anderson, and nniting with McLaws and Early, in the afternoon, succeeeded, by the blessing of Heaven, in driving GPP- Sedgwick over the river. We have re-occupied Fredericksburg, and no enemy remains South of the Rappahannock or its vioinity. (Signed) R. E. LEE, Gen. Com'd. Richmond, May 6?An offioial account of the destruction of two barges and a tug at Vicksburg, on the 3d instant, says :? "Twenty-four prisoners were taken, including a correspondent of the N. Y. World, two correspondents of tho N. Y.' Tribune, and one of the Cincinnati Times*' A packet boat arrived at Richmond this morniug from Lynchburg. Passengers report that but very little damage was done to the canal by the Yankees. Several farm bridges over the canal were destroyed, and one loc-k gate damaged. The wounded iu tho late battles are coming in. Our viotory is decisive and promising of further results. The South Carolina troops goffered mostly in wounds; but a 6mall proportion of thew being killed or mortally wounded. The Dispatch issued an extra this aftorDoon, giving the first details of the,battle of Cbanoellorsville just received. Tho correspondent of the Dispatch says; "The fightin.many respect3 was one of the bloodiest of the war. The loss is heavy both in officers and men. Tho Gnemy bad thrown up entrenchments and constructed batteries,, which, after severe fighting, were carried by our troops. Among the prisonrrs is Brigadier General Hays, who commanded n LvtMa^A in hon flnlinvt'a vonlfflfl ^TDIQIATI U un^auo iu viuu? yvvtyu ? 4. u?V|U?VM. Prisoners report some forty regiments, mostly foreigners, 00 the left cod of the line, whero General Early commanded.? There was some hard lighting on Sunday afternoon. Marye'c If eights were carried by the enemy and a number of Mississippians captured. Six pieces of the Washington Artillery were taken at the same time. ".Mouday morning the fight was renewed, the heights retaken and the pieces re captured, with a number pf others. Five Yankee batteries are reported captured on (ho upper line. From another goufco X learn that about six thousand prisoners iu all have been captured. Gen. A. P. Ilill has resumed command. Gen. Heath was not much hurt, aniif&still iu command. GeoLoriug was slightly wounded. The 18th Mississippi killed more of their own number through mistake. Col. Stafford, of the 14th Louisiana, was killed; also Colonel Walker, of the 10th Virginia, and Colonel Mallory, of the fifith Virginia." From Fredericksburg. Richmond, May 7?10 p. m.?The following dispatch was reoeivod to-night, from Chancellorsville, May 7.?To His Excellency President Davis: After driving Sedgcwick across the Rappahannock, on the night of the 4th, X returned on the 5th to Chancellorsville, my inarGh being de' ^ ^ U AAn^nncr] oil flin lixyuu, uj a siuru* iruiuu tuuuuuvu uu ?MW night following. On placing my troops in position this morning, the 6th, we encountered no attack: General Hooker waB ascertained to have abandoned bis fortified position. A line of skirmishers pressed forward until they came within range of the enemies batteries, which halted.North of the Rappahannock, which, from configuration of ground, completely oommanded this side. His army therefore escaped with the loss of a few additional prisoners. [Signed] Gen. LEE. The correspondent of the Richmond gives farther details of tfie fcattlp of Chancelloraville and Fredericksburg. The correspondent says: "Hooker accomplished the capture of Marye's Heights by a ruse. Saturday evening he sent a large force to his right, recalled them during the night and threw them rapidly aoross the river en pontoons. The battle commenced at daylight Sunday morning, Barksdale's Mississippi brigade held them in obeok for some -time with volleys, bayonets and clubbed muskets, but were forced to fall baok by overwhelming numbers, not, however, until the ground was filled with the Yankee slain. Our loss was about one hundred. All but two companies of the Tenth Mississippi were captured. Col. Griffin, Adjutant of General Stuart, was killed, and Major Campbell wounded. "All but seven of the first company of the Washington Artillery were taken prisoners, including Captain Squiers. The Yankees showed no quarters to the rebels. The guns of the Washington Artillery were not retaken. Most of our casualties in the battles around Chancellorsville are slight wounds, in the hand and arm; but a few, comparatively, were killed. The loss of the i a. _ 11.. i _ ? : i a. enemy is equal in cuai 01 any previous ubstle of the war. The fields are literally strewn with their dead. The prisoners captured are mostly two years' and nine months' men, whose time of service soon expires.? They say that they were pat in front by Gen. Hooker at every point. The main body of the army having been driven to the river, remain hemmed m by our army, afraid to advance, and yet fearing to attempt to reeross. Gen. Lee has remarked that the present position of affaire in the field is entirely to his satisfaction." On Monday morning the fight was renewed ; the Heights retaken and the pieces recaptured, with a number of others. Five Yankee batteries are reported to have been captured on the npper line. From another source I learn that about G000 prisoners, *iu all, have been oaptured. General A. F. Hill has -resumed the oommand of his division. General Heath was not much hurt, and still commands bis division. General Loring was slightly wounded. The 18th Mississippi Regiment killed more than their own number. Richmond, May 8.?-10 p. m.?Passengers report all quiet at Fredericksburg to day. Several ambulance trains arrived this evening, and more are behind. Crowds of ladies are at the depot dispensing refreshments. The weather is damp and chilis V* HEADQOARTEIIS, ABMY NORTHERN VA,, - May 7, 1803. General Orders No. 69.?With heartfelt gratification, the General Commanding expresses to the army bis sense pf the heroic conduct displayed by the officers and men during the arduous operations in which they have just been engaged. Under trying vicissitudes of heat and storm, you attacked the enemy, strongly entrenched in the depths of a tangled wilderness, and again on the hills of Fredericksburg, fifteen miles distant, and by your valor triumphed on so many fields, and forced him once more tp seek safety beyond the Bappahanuock. While glorious victory entitles you to the praise and gratitude of the nation, we are especially called upon to return gratefully our thanks only to the Giver of Victory for the signal deliveTence He has wrought.. It is therefore earnestly recommended to the troops to unite on Sunday next in ascribing to the Lord of Hosts the glory due His name. Let ns not forget in our rejoicing the brave soldiers who have fallen in defence of the country ; and while we mourn their loss, let ns resolye to emulate their noble example. The army and country alike lament the absence for a time of one to whose' bravery, energy and skill they are so much indebted for success. The following letter from the President of the Confederate States is communicated to the army, as an expression of appreciation of your services : "I have reoeivedyour dispatch, and reverently unite with you in giving praise to &cd for the success with' which he has crowned our arms. In the papie of the people, i oirer tneir cordial tnanirs to yourself and the troops under your command, for this addition to the unprecedented scries of great victories your army has achieved. The universal rejoicing whlpb has bpen produced by thjs happy result will be miogtcd with general regret for th? good and brave numbered among the killed and wounded." ' (Signed) R. E. LEE. Ricgi^OND, May 8.?The trains to Fredericksburg have resumed thpij- regular trips. Five trains arrived hero last night tfith the wonnded. The storm in Spottsylvania on Wednesday was the severest that has beenejppgrienpcd for twelve months. We have oapturcd about tap thgpsand prisoners, many valuable horses, wagons, a large quantity of ammunition and small arms. All is qniet at Fredericksbnrg. Barksdale rooccupies the towo, amf the enemy afe on the opposite.side of the river, as before the fiattlp. fJpl. Griffin was not killed, as reported, feiut captured. Gepej;aJ. jj*u. ^fries is reported killed. Richmond, May 9.?Stoneman'soavplry broke oamp on Thnrsday, and started for the Upper Rappahannock. After stealing all the horses they could find, they out the throats of two hundred of their worn-out horses.' Gen. Imbodeu has destroyed the great Cheat river bridge, on the Baltimore and Qhio railroad, bniltat an enormous cost, and which was regarded one of the greatest triumphs of science. Richmond, May 9.?Brig. Gen. Barry is reported killed; Ned Howard and two others wounded; the Medical Director of Birney's corps was also killed?-all Jankers. Two thousand prisoners arrived hsre this evening; the same number will arrive Here to night. The mail train from Fredericksburg arrived at 8 p. m. Passengers report Prank P. Blair, Jr., among the captured. The path of allegiance was administered at his request. * . 4m*. * From the West. Tullahoma, May 5.?-Opficial.? "Gen. Forrest, after five days' rapid marching, without provisions or forage, captured, on the 3rd instant, a party of the enemy, sixteen hundred strong, near Rome,.Geo., with several hundred Enfield rifles, horses Sag siflp ?r?ps." . TpptAHOM4, 4-pril 80.?Pn fifopfay last, Woodward's Gsvaljry and Ring's Missouri Battery attacked a fleet op the Cumberland, . sinking two transports, rOPPJOg two aground, disabling four, and killing and wounding a considerable -number of 7?nk??. ""' mmstnmt Js >- -V' " Atlanta-1, May 5.?Soventeen hondre f prisoners, captured near Rome, Georgir I arrived here this evening. Theyareabod( r of Stalwart men.? Commonwealth. Vigksburo, May 9 Nothing new fron the front. The enemy has been landinj ' troops to-day below Young's Point, sup ; posed to be destined -to reinforce Grant. Banks Defeated. Jackson, May 11,?The Natchez Gou rier has information from Port Hadson tha Kirby Smiiu, from Tennessee, with 10,00( new troops, whipped Banks?whipped hitx badly, driving him to Washington, La. fgyThe JSnauirer savs : An tn th? rials of war, we have heard no estimate, bat are informed that as for knapsacks, hav ersacks, overcoats and coats, the grounc was literally covered. Tbonsands of armi were scattered over the field. Fifty-thre< pieces of artillery were captured. Th< prisoners are said to number ten thousand The condition of the wounded broughi to the city is most remarkably good. Th< very large number that walked to the hos pitals, apparently bat slightly wounded, wai most gratifying. ? t , The estimate of oar loss has deoreased from 10,000 to 8,000, and many that we have conversed with do not think it will reach 8,000, including killed, wounded and missing. % 4?-The battle is considered one of the most desperate ever fought, as the slaughtei on both sides will attest. Daring the eue myjs retreat our artillery had a fair sweep of them while crossing a.ford, and added greatly to their disasters. Our entire lose is estimated from eight to ten thousand ] that of the enemy from twenty five to thirty thousand, including eight thousand prisonn t 7 1 jrr mm era.?Kicnmona M/zamuier, im. Peg Away.?A Washington correspondent says the President is not at all pleased withrtbe results of six months' preparations being wasted in two boars' fighting in front of Charleston, and that the iron-clads are again to do what they left trodone the other day. And instead of a "reconnoissance," they are to fire while one of them can bold together, or else take Charleston. ? : Hooker's Plans.?We learn from the United States that the object of Hooker in sending his cavalry to seize Ashland and to interrupt the railroads near Biohmond, was to cnt off Gen. Lee's retreat after he (Hooker) should have vanquised him at Fredericksburg ! For this grand achievement on the part of "fighting Joe," the cavalrymen who palled ap a few rails here and there on our railroads, Seem to have been waiting. Why does not Hooker come along, driving before him the fiyiog remnants of Lee's great army ? In vain his expecting troopers tarn their eyes towards Fredericksburg to catch the eight of his advancing banners! RichmondSentinel From Europe. The Australian, with Liverpool dates to the 26th, has arrived: I A spirited debate took place in both Houses of the British Parliament regarding the seizure of British vessels by American 'cruisers. Mr. Roebuck made a strong war speech, asking Lord palmerston if the Government had come to any determination in the matter, and if it had, whether he can tell Parliament what that determination is. Mr. ftoebuck did not know the consequences of the action Lord Pal merstoo may take. It may lead to war; and, speaking for the English people, be should say we are prepared for war. [Load Cheers]. Justice most.be done to the honor and dignity of JUogiand, and toe commerce 01 tne country must do longer-be subject to the sneering insolenoe of an upstart race [Cheers }. . ++?#* r, Oun Fleet in England.-?We have received a most important and gratifying statement, if it be only true. It is no less than an announcement in the London Times to the effect that ttpelye steam ships of war, together with one iron olad ship and one ram (fourteen vessels in all,) have actually issued out?escaped?from English porta for the Confederate service* A gentleman of Norfolk, of great respectability, has stated to us that he saw and re^d these things if? the Ti^es, bpfc the New ?ort newspapers dg gpt copy it, by order from theif Government. Such is the story as it has reached us; we vouch for nothing but the respectability pf ptjr informant. We add, however, that we do not as yet feel safe in crediting the fact. But lately, we pointed out the strong pressure now pat upon the British Government to oblige them to stop our ships in the dockyards, together With the well known malignant hostility of the English foreign Secretary, as grounds of serious apprehension thht the war vessels intended for ptjt service (if any) might never be permitted to reach us. Since then, by the very lateafc arrivals from Europe) we know that the authorities had aotually seized one gunboat at Liverpool, said to bo in-' tended for this Confederacy, and had instituted a close surveillance over the vessels in preparation at all the dockyards. Richmond Enquirer. Organization of wie Shelby and Broad River Railroad Company.? A meeting of the subscribers to the capital stock of this enterprise was held, agreeable to public announcement, the works of the Magnetic Iron Company, at Cherokee Ford, Union District, S. C., on the 29th April, 1863. The Commissioners from North and South Carolina renorted the amount of subscrip ' " - _ tions reoeived op to that date, which being more than sufficient for the organization of the Company, as reauired by the pberter of the two States, an elcotion for Rectors to serve for the ensuing year was hel<|, with the following result: President?-B. D. Hassel. Directors?G-. S. Cameron, A. ftf. Latham, T. D. Wagner, A. IU Homesly, D, Froneberger, W. J. T. Miller. A report of the surveys as far as they had been made was read, which promises a very satisfactory route at a moderate cost. The location will goon be coqiplptedj Whop thp Company will be prepa^t to rei ceive proposals for contractors to execute the graduation, masonry and bridging. Charlcstoh. WnbMr'j May 6th. ?* W , d A friend in Richmond writes.|j||; i, .the foreign storekeepers in that city refused y in very many cases to. enroll themselves <Mf to do service for defence, when all oitizahs Q and residents were called on on the 3d and v 4th inst., in view of the near approach of . ? the Yankees. !How long shall we extend the privileges of resideooe and domici! and trade to creatures who recognize no interest in the soil or the country or its In* stitotions ? These.crea tares, we suppose, t have votes or influence, and therefore poli) ticians are disposed to accord all indulgence i to them.?Charleston Courier? The Flag and Seal at Last.?A cor' respondeat of the Richmond Examiner ) proposes to relieve the Congressional Com raittee on a Confederate Flag and Seal.? 1 He suggests the following, which we ap3 prove of, till the close of the war, at least. 3 It is intelligible enongh and simple: i n ii - j-jU- ? ? jscsujn.?man paaamg nis own canoe. Motto.<?"D?n England and France." | V ' . ! Upttwal. ' Married?On Wednesday, the 6th of May, by the Re*. Mr. W. H. Hanckie, Brig. Gen. STATES EIGHT GIST, Confederate States Army, to Miss J AN IE M., daughter Of 1 the lata Ex-Governor James H. Adams, of Snuth-GaroUna. > ? Died?At his resldehce, in Augusta, Georgia, on the 28th ultimo, Mr. ALEXANDEH H. HEMPHILL, a native of ^ this District, in the 52nd year of Ills ago; ' ' 9 CENTS REWARD?PAYABLE . U In G/\0 TAB?win be paid for the delivery at Ifeftd. quarters, of the Hack rascal who Ale my BLACKING ? SIGN. CfflDBGE SCHORB, I - : YorScviUs, - , 1 May 13 19 ; r ' 1 HE AD-QUARTERS, MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, Strrn Conorbssional District, fl. C. A LL persons holding exemptions . XJl from the MEDICAL BOARD of the 6th CorgreeelonaTDistrict, or of any SUBGEON, prior to the 1st of APRIL, 1863, ore hereby onleredtd report themselves ?t YORKtILLH, lor cxnminntion, between lira90th nndSMlh of MAY, 1863. In other, wonw a complete BE-EXAMt- ? NATION Is to be nwde. P. OLTN DONNELLY, Chief Medical Shard, Sixth Congressional DU. S..C: May 13 ... 19 . It HEAD-QUARTERS, MEDICAL DEPABTMENT, CONSCRIPT OFflCTf, Vtjbv.noiA, ? v., m?y <ui, xPR?t I THE Medical Board will meet at YORKVJLLF, WEDNESDAY,the 5?th MAY, 18B3, f?r the Examination of Conscripts In York District, and remain in session until the 31th. If. All persons wishing Exemption from Conscription, fox physical disability, will report during tint time, "-. y'~ l |JI. Former discharges will be revised- Thefttot thata 8ereon has been discharged from service for physical disunity, or other cause, does not, of. itself, Exempt from Enrollment as a Conscript. f. 01,IN DONNELLY, Surgeon P. A. C. 3., Cljlef of Examining Board, fltli CongrcsalojMil Dist 8, Ci ^ May ill ;u . COUTH CAROLINA?YORK MS KJ TEICT.?Whereafl, H. C. HARRIS has 'applied in mc for Leucrs of Administration, de bonii nan, on oil and . singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credit* of Cpf. ' JA8. M. HARRIS, late of tlie District, aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to citn and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to he tptd appear before ipe at pox next Ordinary's Court tor tbw 8Ula District, to be hidden at York Court House, on the 1st day of June next, to shew cause, lf nny, Why the said Administration should not bo grantedGiven under iny hand and Seal, this 7th-day of Majr, tn ihe year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three,and in the elgftiy-eeventh yearoftheIndependence of South Carolina. JOHN A. BROWN, O. Y. D.' 'May 13 . Ifl - . - ; v StProclamation by the Governor, ' <01 1- .^COTIYE D^RTMENT^;-^*. r'- ; CpwjttiA. WayJ^i?a:; TA7HEREifS information has' be# W received at thia Department tlint "TERRELL" a slave, the nronnrtv of C. F. Hinson. of Lancaster District. convicted By a Court of Magistrate and Freeholders, on Saturday, the l}3tb day of April lost, of burglary and rapo, and sentenced K> death, did, on hi* way to tire jail of the said District, escape from the Constable who had' him In charee. '7- ' "The said TerreD is six feet three inches high, well proportioned of block complexion, and his trout toe til much . decayed; quick spoken, with heavy beard under the chit); _?' the whites of bis eyes Inolined to a yeliowlsh past; and was dressed lri a frock coat of n.dajrk color, with pantaloons of similar material." Mow, know ye, that to the end that justice may be done, and that the said negro, Terrell, may he brought baefcrtn confinement to await the execution of theXsnlence, I MIL LEDGE L. BONHAM, Governor and Coromander-lnChief in and over the State .aforcvaid, do issue this my r reclamation, offering a reward of THREE HUNDRED jUOj-LAUS for hjs apprehension apd deliycrj' Into any jail Given under my hand and the seal of the State, at Gor. i.lumbla, thlsthe fifth day of May, A. D'.jJ883. j * v " J M. L. BONHAMW. R. Hortt. Secretary of State. Mny 13 l'J it;-' IN EQUIT Y-CHESTBR, B. Alexander, ) ?. > Sak.of Pirrincnhip Lands. H. R. Brawleyi H aL ) * "PURSUANT to order of Court in X this case, J will offer for sale atCHJBSTERCGURT HOD8E, on the FIRST MONFAY In June next/therea! * * estate belonging to the firm of BKAWLBY & ALEXA1?BBty, qa foIUrward "V-r C by^ffi WhSE Pattou, Johu Roddy aajraplm Scott, containing 31TO-3 ACRES. ' . A lot of land in the town of CHESTER, with'TWO WARE HOUSES thereon, bounded on theJNorth by'lof of Mrs. M. Woods;.East, by lot of. Co]71. W. Mobloy; West, by lot of A. L. Buchanan, add South, by Depot,"or ffad.deR (MM, pootaialng ONE ACRE and 36POLJJS. TKXKS o? Balk.?Cash sufficient to pay the cost of ?Mlt, and the balance on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by bond of the purchaser and two good sureties. The purchaser will, also, have. the privilege of paying In cash. (?13) GILES J. PATTER80N, c. a. c. d. May 0 18 .. -4t COUTH CAROUNA?tOREDISQ iwca%m?Wt^a)iB.<a#ng M. .ppiM (Jt-AIUt, into of U)c. District aioiesaja, uecensen. ^ jjja klrjti^d aodore4lltoof^?afd ^eeeaecifta'tc'fo^^ pc.v br.tqic jne dt oaraest Or^Jnwjr^ Courtfbr theWH District, to be bOlden ' at Fork Court House on the 23th day of May Instant, to shew cause, If any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and Seal, this Sod day of May, In the year ol* our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and atarar-mree, and la the eighty-seventh year of the Intfc pendeaee of South Cardina^ ^ BROVVTf 0 v. D u. r. jukbjT " H. F. BAKER & CO., Central Wharf*. So. ?0 CnmberhindSt., CHARLESTON", S. C. Particular attention, paid to Sales of ; Country Produce. May 6 18 ; ; ? . V $t* SOW IS THE TIME 1 I WILL PAY THE .,HIGHEST CASH PRICES ?;PGR ALL CLASSES OF NEGROE& AprJTl- * 13 KAAA LBS Rags'Wanted at the t/V/\y vy PRINTlNGQFFfCE immediately for which FDR SALE. A LOT of SHEETBRASS, CAST JTjSl STEEL, and MAHOG AN Y V l^TICir-BACO^ ANP PEAS wanted for the QOYPRNMHHj'- .' Apr?39 Agent. A SUPPLY OP GOOI) LETTER JrL Envelopes foesale at the "ENQUIRER OPFICE.' * v * ' *tr V. laL-if' , .