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*. -.^r^ : : ,, -_** . .- * ? ?* - ?- 7b", ?*.,? jk * jfc? -Sgu^T**? ? aa.J3 S..? ? Tr^^-*- -. \v.v V 2^- Kp> c v . -*i 3Mfc-^ce v - ir V * >5r ?w" ^ ." * .*> " ?."'* *? * * * ' ?- ?. -* ?*-? M- '- ' -"' ^-v-- ^'A*A..<AS?5a^- >? *?&:'. ' - .**' r ^sT.*;.'- r -* ., ,. " \^--, ' jl 111 ^ ^ ^ ^?_ - '^7.: .- lewis m. geist, J Proprietor. ^.ti IjniMpnbiitf ^ifiispptf: Jor fjjc ^mutation if % ^ttlttical, Social, ^gricaftural anir (Commercial ^ittetsfs of i|c Sonf|. {*3 PEE YEAE>IN advabcb. j| JjEElF""" . ' r'~ ~~~~~YORKYILLE, SOUTFCARQLIM, WEDIESDIY EyENIN^MAY 27, 1863. NUMBER 21. "J Commissioner's Sale. I INEQUITY-CHESTER. S. Alexander, f ct. V Sale of Partnership Lands. B. Brawtey, c? ai. ) PURSUANT to order of Court in this aue, I will offer for sale at CHESTER COURT H m HOUSE, on,; tho FIRST MONDAY in June next, the real \ - estate belonging to the firm of BKAWLEY k ALEXAN- a OER, as follows r ft -* A tract of land situated In YORK DISTRICT, bounded _ *\ b.v lands of A. Shfllinglaw, J. C. Whltesides, John R. J Pnttoo, John Roddy and John Scott, containing . 216 1-2 ACRES. A lot of land in the town of CHESTER, with TV, O al WARE HOUSES thereon, bounded on the Nc.tR by lot of ( Mrs, M, Woods ; East, by iot of Col. S. W. KoWey; "West, by Jot of A. L. Buchanan. and South, by iJepot, or e ' tiftdraen street, containing ONE ACRE and 36POLES. ? Terms or Sale,?Cash sufficient to pay the cost of suit, a & and the balance on a credit of twelve months, with Inter- k - csrftom day of sale, secured by bond of the purchaser and ? pens good sureties. The purchaser will, also, have the (J prmicgo or paying m casu. ($12) giles j. patterson, c. t. crv. a Slay 6 18 4t o T ! = ?r- fc % H. r. BAKER. K. F. SWESOAK. C. E. BASER j( II. F. BAKER & CO.. " COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ; < ?< Central Wharf dfc No, 30 Cumberland St., ? "?& CHARLESTON, S. C. " ' Particular attention paid to Sales of 0 . i*. Country Produce. a # May 6 18 . 5t*_ t] NOW IS THE TIME! t< I WILL PAY THE ^ HIGHEST CASH PRICES fa '* , pojl all classes of q NEGROES. ? C. J. PRIDE, - C Rock Hill, S. C. *- ^S"11 1 I3 tf g| THE COURT OF ORDINARY, s 90 <z?- yobk district. j v ? ^ For Division or Sale o/ Real Estate of James .5. Mc Carter, . **, Deceased. I D James L. McCarter, Applicant, vs. Christopher L. II. Mc' *' Carter, el ai.,Heirs-at-Law of Junes Ac McCarter, deceased. TT appearing to my satisfaction that 8 * $?>9. Robert M. McCarter, John C. McCarter. and Harriett ? * -jrf^Wc'CarJer, widow of David- 2. McCarter, deceased, and ] JWfi children of said David Z. McCarter, whose names are Unknown to me, defendants in above stated case, reside fc -Withciutthe limits of this State. , h fe, therefore, ordereil, that they do appear and object I r ^*tethc division or sale of the-Real Estate of Jaines A. Sic- . <kuter, deceased, on or befofe the 15th day of June next, t pr tlielr consent to the same will be entered of record. j. a. brown, o. y. d. .March 21 12 3m C IN EQUITY?YOUR DISTRICT. ] " "AftO- A. Maclean, Executor,) _ - a v*. > Hilijorsale oj tana <j- stegiv. " Robert Patrick, and others. J a Tf-T appearing to my satisfaction that 2 Jt Robt. P. Bigger, John Millen and Selina, his wife, , James Bigger. Thomas Davis and John Davis, defendants l to above stated case, reside beyond the limits of this State. J "Ji is, therefore, on motion of Williams and Bcntty, ComSolicitors, ordered, that said absent defendants do appear and. plead, answer or demur "to the Bill filed in this , base, within three months from the publication of this no- t " tfese, or said Bill win be taken pro con/?*> as to them. l - .V WX) WALTER Bi METTS, c Commissioner in Equity. fi I . ?. -Bdhmaiy 18, ltt63. 7 3m CORN WANTED! _ } TTiE undersigned having been ap- t pointed a Government Agent for the purchase of CORN in York District, will nay the highest price allowed -I by law, for all that may be- delivered at the Depot or any ( statics on the KING'S JttOrSTAIV RAIL ROAD, i hopes that be may be able to" purchase the ? tjaertCtyiieeded by the Government for Immediate use, Without the necessity of resorting to Impressment. SACKS will he furnished on application to the under signed, at Yorkvlile, South Carolina. 3 W. H. McCORKLE, Agent. ,*t April 15 15 tf a mm. NOTES & SPECIE I L * " BOUGHT AND SOYD o . BY a RATCHFORD, VORKVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, 8 . ;(At the stand formerly occupied by L. Bloomberg &. Bro.) 2 Who will Pay the Highest Market o Price for the above, April 22 16 tf ' % ?ORM MARBLE *ArD. f RICHARD HARE, respectfully informs the citizens of e York and Chester Districts, and the adjoining counties of t ' . North Carolina, that he is fully prepared to supply every ar;tlcieinthe MARBLE LINE, of the highest style of finish t and ai reasonablcprices. "He keeps constantly on hand, a large supply of FOREIGN and DOMESTIC MARBLE, and specimens of his work f may be always seen at the Yard, nearly opposite the "ENOUtKER" PRINTING OFFICE, and a few doors North [ of "Sinwc's" Hotel. . OQh-TUl work will badelircrcd at any point on the. King's 1 Mountain Railroad, FREE of charge. ' , TjtCit also prepared to furniali to order, IRON RAILING J - of anydesired pattern, for Fences, Balconies, itc. ^ .'Uiijiii; y *v ^ ? -r . * '.V. 1ST OFLBTTEBS?REMAIN- 1 ?J ISC. in the Post Office at Yorkvllle, South Carolina, May 15,1863. , Mrs. H. Adktfis, Mrs. Sarah Byars, John Barron, G. R. *, "Boleyn, Mrs. Martha Cowan, Miss Mary Crowlin, Miss M. 1 A. Clarke, D- Currence, Mrs. Catharine Childers, 2; E. G. ' DodsOn, Jonathan Edwards, Miss L. L. Peathcrston, Mrs. 1 * ' M. G. Harper, J. P. Hainhrifiht, T. D. Harris, William . McKeown, Bsq., R. J. McKuigbt, Mrs. A. A. Murpliy, Mis* ' - N. MeDanicl, Mrs. Catharine Partlow, Capt. M. B. Pal ' . tiaus, F. Patrick, J. W. Quliin, John Steele, Mrs. J. J. 1 Sims, Mrs. M. S. Seaborn, A. C. Sutton, 5hs. J. M. j gWtwn, 4. H. Smith, Miss Elir.abeth Turner, Edward Thomas,Esq., John C. Wilson, Margart White, Sirs. S. Wiles, Mrs.R. P. Wood, 3. (38) , JOHN R. ALEXANDER, P. M. J ; OFFICE A. Q. M., i *f.' CHARLESTON, S. C., October 1st, 1862. 1 * .MIDLER is appointed I J.f JL Agent of this Department, for the purchase of . FODDER and CORN tor the Districts of York and Chester. Planters desiring to sell will communicate with him, through the POST OFFICE, at Yorkvllle, S. Carolina? Particular attention must be paid to the PACKING. No j WATER must be used, as grentlossto the Government was experienced last year, by Fodder being improperly packed, < ail such will be rejected. MOTTE A. PRINGLE, Capt. and A. Q. M. October 15 42 tf 1 j QTKAM MILLS FOR SALE.?!, kj The undersigned offers for sale or iu exchange for 1 . NEGRO PROPERTY, bis STEAM MILLS In the Town ! of Yorkville, S. C., directly 011 the KING'S MOUNTAIN RAIL ROAD. The Mills consist of WHEAT and CORN MILLS, and a CIRCULAR SAW?the whole driven by a j BOILER and ENGINE of FORTY HORSE POWER, . With WELLS and PUMPS to supply with water, and all J necessary building*. The BOILER and ENGINE, if desired, will be sold alone. S. J. KUYKENDAL. ' March 18 11 tf " Transient Boarding, 1 rIE UNDERSIGNED HAS L0cnted himself a few doors North of STOWE'S hotel, aud is prepared to accommodate all that may favor himwith a call. His TABLE shall be furnished with the sub- I , staurials- of lift-, as well as PROVEN'DER and Stabling for I O * *- W. P. McFADDEN. ' Yorkville, April '8,1863. 14 r>m? j FOR SALE. 2QQ lbs COPPERAS. 100 2)3 BLUE STONE. caa DtTkmura v a bv rvy Call soon at W. D. St J. C. MILLER'S. 1 October 22 43 tf | TYENTAL NOTICE.?D U RIN G XJ my absence from Yorkvillc. I have made arrange- . ment3 with Dr. LESLIE OWEN, formerly ofCh arleston, to take charge of my OFFICE, adjoining the Enquirer i i building, where he will be pleased to wait on my customers, as usual. He is a gentleman, of much experience In my \ line of business, and will, doubtless, give general satisfaction. W. M. WALKER, Dentist. 1 February 23 8 v & tf CARRIAGE SHOP. ' rM If S * THE Subscriber still continues the KS5jy-^3K. CARRIAGE and BUGGY BUSINESS w at the old STAND. All kinds of coun try produce taken in exchange for work. AX.SCT, HORSE SHOEING and general country WORK i done by w. F. McFADllEN. January 23 4 , tf i OR. ALFRED CRAVEN $itsitett Surgttra Jfiiiisi, yorkville, s. o. fig- On the East side of Main Street,' South of the "Pal motto Hotel. January C J tf A SUPPLY OF GOOD-LETTER Envelopes for sale at the "ENQUIRER OFFICE.' Novetrfher 26 48 tf . r; Places of Note in Mississippi. j a Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, con- ] ii tins about 10,000 inhabitants, and is situ-j w ted on Pearl River, about forty-six tniles! sst of Viobsburg, and about two hundred J tiles north of New Orleans. The Southern ! lissiaaippi Railroad, from Yicksburg to j leridian, Miss., and the New Orleans, J ackson and Great Northern Railroad, to e lemphis and the North cross each other ^ tjacKson. Vicksburg is situated on elevated, uneven ^ round on the east bank of the Mississippi, bout forty-six miles west of Jackson, and, v y the course of the river, about four hun- 1 red miles from New Orleans. Railroads. F re projected and partly oompleted to 8 hreveport, in Louisiana, on the west, and * ) Selma, Ala., on the cast. The latter c 3ad (Soathern Mississippi) crosses the * Tew Orleans, Jaokson, and Northern Rail- c 3ad at Jackson, and the Mobile and Ohio ' lailroad at Meridian, Mississippi. c Meridian is a small place, 134 miles west ? f north of Mobile, situated on the Mobile c nd Ohio Railroad, where it is crossed by 4 he Southern Mississippi from Vicksburg 1 j Selma. It is about 140 miles east from 1 Vicksburg, and 94 east from Jackson. c Grenada is situated at the head of steam- c oat navigation on the Yalabusha River, ' ne of the tributaries of the Yazoo, and 113 * riles north by east of Jackson, on the New v Means, Jackson and Northern Railroad. ' Canton is a flourishing town in Madi- ' on'couuty, Miss., of which it is the county ite. It is situated on the New Orleans, ? "ackson and Northern Railroad, about 25 ( riles northeast of JacksoD. 1 Raymond is a village about sixteen miles ^ oath-west of Jacksoa, and about eight * niles south of the Southern Mississippi 1 lailroad, with which it is connected by a ' iranch road, and about the same distanoe ' rom the New Orleans, Jaokson and North- ^ :rn Railroad. ( Okolona is a small town in Mississippi, 1 in the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, about ] .70 miles north northeast from Jackson, 1 nd about 75 a little north of east of Oren- 1 da, and 260 miles, by the railroad, from ' klobile, and 67 miles south of Corinth.? 1 U present the cars oh the Mobile and Ohio 1 lailroad do not run beyond Okolona. ' Grand Gulf is a small town on the east ] tank of the Mississippi River, two miles j ielow the mouth of the Rig Black, and a ibout 60 miles southwest of Jackson. , Port Gibson, is a flourishing town on the ' 3ayou Pierre, a small stream which enters 1 he Mississippi about ten miles below the * 3ig Blaok, and is situated about 28 miles 5 rem the mouth of the Bayou, about 10 1 ailes southeast from Grand Gulf and 65 ' ailea southwest from Jackson. ' Port Hudson is a town of some import- * noe in the Parish of East Feliciana, La., ' d is situated on the east bank of the Mis- ? issippi, 155 miles above New Orleans, and ( bout 250 below Vicksburg, by. the coarse ' f the river, and is distant about 130 miles 1 outhwest of Jackson by land. * Baton Ronge is the capital of Louisiana, ' itnated on the east bank of the Mississippi, 1 15 miles below Port Hudson by the coarse ] f the river. Pearl River rises in the Northern central lart of Mississippi, and flowing ia a southirn direction past Jackson, a distance of . 150 miles, passes through Lake Borgoe ino the Gulf of Mexico. i'azoo River is a deep narrow, sluggish itream, 290 miles from the junction of the , Tallahatchie and Yallabusha (which fdrm t) to its month on the Mississippi, about 12 miles above Vicbsburg. In navigable ' jnalities it is said to be unsurpassed by any iver of its size. Yallabusha River rises a little to the westward of Okalona, and pursuing a westward course, unites at Leflore with the Tallalatcbie and forms the Yazoo. In the winter t is .navigable by steamboats to Grenada on he N. 0., Jackson and Northern railroad, i distance of ninety miles. Tallahachie River rises in the extreme 1 Northern middle part of the State, and runaing first a southeast and then southerly J Jirection forms a junction with the Yallabusha at Leflore, about 100 miles by land, ; aorth of Jackson, and forming the Yazoo. Its length is about 200 miles, and it is navi- ' jable to the mouth of the Coldwater Creek, i distance of 100 miles. Sunflower River is a small stream rising near the Mississippi river, and after flowing ibout two hundred miles enters the Yazoo lbout 75 miles from its mouth. Big Black River rises in Northern Central Mississippi, (in Choctaw county,) and Sowing about 200 miles in a southwesterly jirection, passing between Jackson and V"ick9burg, empties into the Mississippi riv;r two miles above Grand Gulf. Atlanta Commonwealth. Vat.t.asdioham.?The leader of what j has been called the peace partyr?so called, i because they think that the restoration of j the Union cannot be effeoted by war?has | been convicted of free speech in a despot-, ic Government. Tried by a court martial j which he refuses to acknowledge, be has; been condemed to forfeit his liberty for two | years, and consigned to a barren island in ! the South, or to Fort Warren. We appreciate the boldness of a man who claims to exercise the privileges of a freeman, and to insist on his rights under magna charta ; we sympathize with one who is unconstitutionally deprived of citizenship and liberty, without the shadow of reason or law by a despotic tyrant, but we sec . nothing more to be extended to him than j the respect due, for boldness and bravery ! in resisting tyranny. He is not the friend j of the Confederacy, for his principle of ac- j tion is a devoted adherence to the Union j and reconstruction?wbioh we mo3t impcr- j atively repudiate. There seems some doubt whether he will be imprisonecfin the Tortugas or Fort Warren. If the Lincoln Government feels itself strong enongh, the latter will'probably be his destination, where he-will be nearer jrA * v' . ' rL'ft W& S; ' .. -4 ~ ^-'V ' nd more oonspioiously before the masses itended to be influenced, a warning to all fho dare to think and act as he has done. ( South Carolinian. I MM. J Vieksburg and the Biver. ] From a gentleman just arrived from ackson we learn some points of interest not , xactly in the nature of the latest news but j acts which enable the reader to form just , onclusions in reference to matters in that ( [istrict. . That a grand effort to reduce Vieksburg rould be made by the enemy has been beieved for some weeks; but at what precise , loint the blow would fall could not be foreeon. Whatever conjecture might be en- , ertained, it was impossible to foretell with . ertainty whether the attack would be made rom the north, sooth, or front ofVicks- .1 inrg, or from all points simultaneously.? Vben Grant, or Sherman crossed the river telow Grand Gulf, it could not still be mown whether the foe meant to approach "" oKromrhrtM hv the river under cover of j be gunboats, or whether be would attempt o circumscribe the place and cut our comDunications east. Along a river front of nore than a hundred miles, the enemy tould land somewhere; and haviuglanded, ic must move in some direction, and the General commanding deemed it prudent to rait until the enemy's plans were sufficienty-developed as to leave no chance for a sur>rise by feint. Gen. Bowen, with the 1st and 2d brira^es of Missouri and Arkansas troops, ihecked the rapid advance of the foe, and etarded his movements until Tracy's and Baldwin's brigades could arrive, and'offer inch resistance as enabled General Bowen o evacuate his.position south of the Big Black, and establish a line of defence, ex:ending along that stream east from the Mississippi, so as to secure Yicksburg araiast assault from the south. This was he work of the first few days after the enemy crossed the Mississippi. The fighting ncident to this plan was very sharp and mDguinary. We lost about 500, and the memy three times as many, in the judgment of old and experienced officers. Previously to these events Vicksburg had no iefenses on the South other than the river, ;he swauips and the hills. Now it is strong n the superadded lines of earthworks.? These extend twenty miles, aod cross Big Blaok at the railroad bridge, where a oressent line of some ten miles protects that structure. Gen. PembertoD, who, whatcapacities may be as a Field Marshal, has extraordinary energy, was instructed by telegraph from the President to hold lis position at all hazards; and he has stabDoraiy and .-earnestly addressed himself to hat work. Reioforcements began to ar ive, of whom some joined our main force it Vicksburg, to the number of seven or light thousand, were either in front of the :oe, fighting and falling back in order, or it Jackson awaiting his advance. Gen. Johnston arrived at Jackson Thursday at tk 7 r> m . whilfi soma 2.000 trooD3 leaving Meridian on Friday morning failed to reach Jackson in time, and were turned back, ind are forming a corps at Newton Station. Gen. Johnston deemed it unadvisable to riak a battle at Jackson with Very great )dds against him, for themnemy advanced n heavy-colunins, and our troops, stores, rolling stock, etc., etc., were withdrawn to wards Canton, and the eoemy took possession of Jackson Friday evening at 3 o'clock. These conditions leave the foe with a line on the south of Yicksburg and Big Black extending from the Mississippi below Grand Gulf to Jackson?at least one hundred miles long; while we hold that very strong position with our main^army, and a column 10,000 strong under Gen. Johnston is on the north, and another body swelling to 12,000*or 15,000 more, under Gen. Gist, of South Carolina, on the south of Jackson: Never did an army occupy a more- perilous position than Gen. Grant's, unless they can bring out such vast and overwhelming numbers as to maintain a line and forward supplies a distance.of 100 miles. Meanwhile our army is troubled and our plan?1 somewhat disarranged; but our army is not beaten; all our forces remain to contest the occupation of the great valley, and a braver body of men never went to battle. We now have Johnston to plan, and a host of gallant officers to execute his plans. Yicksburg is-in uo immediate danger; it is pronicinnnrl <v>r mnnllia tn n.nmft : nnd the bat tie which decides the possession of that stronghold and the navigation of the river has yet to be fought.. We now knofa that a powerfal colnmn from Vicksburg was thrown oat to move against the enemy's line forty-eight hours since; but up to this time the result has not reaohed us. The occupation of Jackson is a mere incident, and decides nothing in itself; aDd the seizure of the railroad neither cuts off supplies nor prevents tho coming of reinforcements. While the facts are certainly calculated to excite our interest and our apprehensions, there is no ground yet for despondency.? Mobile Tribute, 1 Qth. 4f#> fiS- During the last raid of the Yankees upon the town of Carthage, Tenn.', the wife of Col. Sidney Stanton, and hi3 little son aged about seven years, fled upon their approach and took refuge in Jackson coujty. Shortly afterwards a squad of the ; blue coated cavalry came to the house where : they were stooping, and an officer, notioing the boy, asked aim where be lived. "I live in Carthage," Baid the little fellow. "Oh! then you ran from the' Yankees, did you?". ^No I didn't, neither " "Then why did you leave Carthage, nay littleman?" The juvenile Carthageuian cocked his! head archly, and with ' a knowing wink replied : ' _ " Coz I didn't want to talcetlie Oath!" "Bally for you" said the ^officer?"forward, men."?Chattanooga Rebel ' ^ ? " ' *^7? V 'T": V ' >v >? .. The Vallandigham: Affair. o We find in the World, copied from the i Dincinnati Commercial, a report of the c ;rial of Mr. Vallandingham before the court v nartial. At the olose of the examination, ? Mr. V. submitted the following protest: g Arrested without prooess of law, jjjthout ? warrant from any judicial officer, and now t in military oustody, I have been served t with a charge and specification as from a 3 court martial or military commission. 1 i am not either in the land nor the naval sor- < vice of the Uni.ed States, and therefore am t not tryable for any cause by such court, but am subject, by tbe express terms of the ] Constitution, to arrest on$y by due prooess t of law, or warrant issued ly some officer of j a court of competent jurisdiction.for trial of j citizens. I am subject -t<^ indictment jtnd ' trial on presentnfent' tif a grand jury, add I am entitled to a speedy trial, to be confrou- ; ted with witnesses and. to compulsory pro- t cess for witnesses in my behalf, and am en- j nnnncul All T demand as i ilUlCU t?V UV/UUUVK yvww ? w? my right as a citizen of the United States, i under the Constitution of the United States. . But the alleged offence itself is not known to the Constitution, nor to any law thereof. It is words spoken to the people of Ohio in an open public political meeting, lawfully and peacefully assembled, nnder the Con- 1 stitution, and after due notice. It is the words of a citizen, of the public policy of the' servants of the people, by 1 which poiioy it was alleged that the welfare of the country was not promoted. It was , an appeal to the people to change that policy, not by force, bnt by the eleotions and the ballot-box. It is not pretended that I counselled disobedience to the Constitution or resistance to law or lawful authority. 1 have never done this. I have nothing fnrther to submit. (Signed) C. L. Yali^ndinqham. . The Judge Advocate simply remarked that the accosed had the privilege of counsel and of wkifases. It. did n'ot become him to epter into ?ny discussion as to the jurisdiction of the conrt. That the case had been refeired to it was sufficient. The World, in an editorial on the subject, says: , * The proceedings against Mr. VaHandigham will give advantage to the raoe men of whom he is. the r.eco&nizedj*teader.? Multitudes who disapprove of "the peace movement, but prize free disoussion, will defiantly resist this high-handed infringement of the freedom of speech, and thos be brought into the habit ;of acting with the friends of Mr. Yallandlgbam. A man who, as the premature anil indiscreet advocate of peace, tvas looked upon with dislike by n majority of the Northern people, is lifted into a high plane In^their estimation when the Admioistrationmakes him a roar-, tyr of liberty by stabbing at it through his body. If it proceeds to extremities with him, it will not excite terror but vengeance. In putting down one opponent it will raise up hundreds of thousands. The following was the resolution in regard to Vallandighara's arrest, adopted by a meeting of the Moaart Hall^Deraooraoy in New York city: . Resolved, That the arrest and detention of Hon. Clement L. Vallandigkam, of Ohio, upon a military order, as a punishment for the exercise of the right of free speech in popular discussion (which is no offence under the laws of the land), is another step towards absolute despotism. We denounce this act, by whomsoever authorized or instigated, as a crime against the people of all the states. To resist aggression, less odious, our Revolutionary Fathers of every colony on the continent made common cause; and we, men of New York, sympathising with our brethren of other States, subjected to such outrages, pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honors, to stand by them to the last. ? A Talk with the Prisoners. Onr columns show that we are experiencing some of the results of the late decisive action at Chanoelloraville, in the arrival of thousands of the hybrids with whom the ^South is contending. In addition to the 2,000 that came Saturday, 1,260 made their appearance, yesterday, in charge of Capt. J. W. Beck, Co. K, 44th Georgia, who repoits 3,500 more on the way here, some of whom have arrived at Ashland. Conversations had with all ranks and grades of the captives reveal t^ usual state of affairs? some of them are hopeful, some desponding; but you do not meet one who is not anxious, to go home and stay thero# if permitted, in order to get oat-of the' war. Said an officer, "I came for a frolic, but I find no fun. I believe you all will never be conquered." At first, when brought to Guinea's depot, the prisoners indulged the idea that they would be rescued by Stoneman, but when it was found out definitely that Hooker had recrossed the Rappabannook, their hopes of release ceased. Many said if Hooker had failed with his Herculean effort, no more need be done but to recognize the independence of the Southern Confederacy. The time of many of the prisoners would have expired on the 15th inst. They regard tbe late battle as an effort to get as much out of them a3 possible before they went home. The desire to be paroled is general. Any private will tell you, "when I get home, Old Abe will not get me into the field again." Many of the prisoners are four or five days over their time as soldiers already. The two years and pine months men, with hardly an exception, wijl go home and stay there, if allowed, when their terms expire. They eeenr to regard that as an argument in favor of their speedy release. The battle of Cbancellorsville began at 3 Vclook on Saturday, by an attaok by Gen. Rhodes (leading D. H. Hill's old division) against the 11th Yankee corps d' armee, whose General, Howard, was slain^ The prisoners assert their belief that, the notorious Dan. Sickles was also killed. The Yankees had no idea that they wonld be driven from their entrenchments at Chan* J?5 - - ' ? 1 ellorsville, which at t^.o time 01 ngat were a their rear. They had made hospitals if the tavern and ohnrch, and the buildings rere filled with maagled wretches, and the ;round covered with those who could not ;et in. During the battle, shells from our juns fired both buildings, and it is believed hat hundreds were burned up. A large lumber of the prisoners brought to Richmond are foreigners, amongst whom ire a very few Frenchmen. They are genjrally stout, able-bodied fellows, many of ,bem mere boys. Among the prisoners who fell ioto our lands daring the series of battles in Spotlylvania, is a son of Francis P. Blair, the Black Republican, member of Congress from the St. Louis district. A gentleman 1 ?L ?l>? timo Jnfnrmo n? [vno WUB jjreacui. on mo wiuu _ ~ c,hat young Blair, aftef his capture, asked permission to take the "Oath of allegiance to the Confederate Government, which was granted, and the son of one of the'bitter331 enemies of the South voluntarily became i citizen of the Confederacy.?Richmond Dispatch. Despotism at Baltimore. We learn: from the Baltimore American that the following case came up in that city on Monday for the consideration of Col. Fish, Military Provost Marshal! Miss Fanny C. James, daoghter of Mr. John James, whose wife was recently sent South upon the charge of disloyalty, was yesterday arrested at her father's residence, No. 762, West Saratoga street, upon the charge of giving aid and comfort to the enemy. Her case wrs investigated by Gen. Schenck, who committed her to Baltimore Jail, in order that she may be tried by the civil authorities under the Treason act of Maryland. ; It seems that she has been corresponding with the South, and the following is the copy of a letter. Richmond, Ya , March 15, \ Taesday, Noon. J My Dear Fannie :?Your letters have just been received,[and the pleasure it gave us you-cannot imagine. Harry was perfectly delighted with his uniform, The goods you spoke of in your last have been received, and were a perfect Go$-send. The quinine and liquors were much neoded.? Those I presented to our Government^ you desired, and the other things WBrt'sold at cost. Will you please forward goods to the amount of the enclosed order immediately ? We have great demands for several items in the list," as they are needed by our Government, and knowing your promptness in filling all sach orders, we can rely on yooc despatching the goods at the earliest possible moment. I received the carte de visite of ;*who you suspect as a spy, and hare given it to our authorities. There will be a strict eye on him. 0, Fannie I if we enly had more such as you in Maryland, how many of your brave solders would be supplied in all their wants, but you have done more than any one can imagine, but you will be fully rewarded some day, jf not in this world, you will be in Heaven. You say that you are afraid that Col. Fish is suspicious of you. Well dear Fanny, have nothing to do with him, as ho is a mean, cowardly villain. But you say you have a great deal of respect for him considering he's a Yankee. Well, according to your opinioo, ho is a mighty little Fish.?' Any man that would make war upon women is beneath notice, but I acknowledge he's right in one respect, that the Baltimore ladies are more dangerous than the men.? I'm of the opinion, that if the men were like the women, the villainous Yankees would have been obliged to make a retrograde movement long ago. 'They request me to tell you, Fanny, to keep quiet, and don't let them have anything on you, as you can do much more for us where you are, aDd if they should find you out why?take the Yankee oath three times a day if they wish it, just before every meal. Yon have taken many a bitter dose of medicine, and it won't taste a bit worse than the rest. Harry says he will write by next express as he is very busy, bat requests me to say all was right. Tho order, Fanny, I write on a soparate pieco of p'aper when Harry makes it out. How isconsin Brad? Heigho; can't you laugh at the Fish about that ? "Did you cry to him ?" If so, perhaps your tears had some effeot. I must now close, hope to hear from you soon. I am, as ever, your friend. Remember the Signal at Shepardstown. N. General Bragg. With all his reputed severity of discipline, no one is more open to a tender appeal than General Bragg, as thousands have experienced and will attest. Nor on the other hand does he lack in appreciation of a joke as the following incident which is vouched for will evince. The other day he received a dispatch from the friend of a furloughed soldier, urging an extension of his leave, on the ground that he had been married jast one week. In reply the General sent the following dispatoh:? "Dispatch received; furlough extended one month. See Deuteronomy xx, verse 7, and xxiv verse 5. B. B." On referring to the passages cited was found the following :? | "And what mao is there that hath betrothed a wife, aod has not taken her ? let him go aod return unto his house lest he die in the battle and another man take her." "When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall be be charged with any business, but he shall be free-at home one .year, and shall cheer op his wife which he hath tak$p." * It is reported-that after'the war General Rrflrrt* nrnnesea. having these verses incor ?no l r- o ?; porated in General Orders, A. and I. G. 0 , and that nothing bdt our present emergencies prevent their immediate promulgation.? Chattanooga Rebel. A Lean Trio ^-The Richmond correspondent of the Knoxville Register perpe' A ' "* "* , * .A Lri}iU3 mtJ luuuwiug piciuauujr tu? ?*pense of three of our highest officials : at If the Yankees knew to What extent tn famine may be endared, and how very lit- h( tie oan sustain human life, if they had all b< seen our President and Vice President, and tb our Secretary of War, the idea of rgsorting in to famine, as an agent of hostility to a peo- ni pie whose leaders are the very impersonations of hard times, would never have been adopted. President Davis is the shadowof a man, Vice President Stephens, who reached the capital to-day, is imponderable, and Mr. Seddon's bonos rattles when he descends the Spotswood. The genii of famine conduct this revolution. ?* ??, Illegal Seizure of British Ships. * The London Index, after, publishing the official correspondence between the British and UoitecFStates Governments, on the sab- o ject of the seizure of the Peterhoff, and the p "pass" given by Mr. Adams to an English ai ship to go to Matamoras, a neutral port, ei thus comments on the documents : d No one can read without feeling surprised tl that Lord Rusalll should have thought it t< necessary to submit the case of the Peter* hoff to the law officers of the Crown, see* S ing that the law is so certain and defined; p and it is not less surprising that her Majes*: ty's Government should appear to sanction S the doctrine that the mere allegation on the a part of the Federal Government of a legal 3 pretext will justify a palpably illegal trans* a action. Our merchants are determined not f to submit to a construction' of the law u which will -involve the stoppage of their a trade with certain ports now, hud be a pre- o oedent for interference with their commerce a in the future. 1 It h the opinion of the Index that, as e the, Peterboff was unlawfully seized on a a voyage from ooe neutral pqjt to another, v she will be given up; but the question to a be tried is, whether the British Govern- [ ment will permit Federal cruisers systemafc* f ically to violate the laws, or whether they t will by force prevent these seizures. c Even Earl Rnasell is beginning to lose p bis diplomatio temper at these outrages upon neutral commerce, subservient as he a. a vows himself to bave been to the,interests t of th.e North. His last letter in the opr- f respondence is worth careful reading: fi earl russell to mr. adams. - j .Foreign Office, March 17,186& jj.Sir : I do not wish to prolong this cor- t respondence, and shall o~hly make one re* ; mark in answer to your last letter. s If the British Government, by virtue of ( the prerogative of the Crown, or by author- ] ity of Parliament, had prohibited, and could have prevented, tne conveyance in- ( British merchant ships of guns and ammu- , nition to the Confederate States, and bad allowed the transport of suob contraband to New York and to other Federal ports, frer^ Majesty's. Government woa'd have dephrt- ] ed fromj^e neutral position they have as- \ sumed and maintained. If, on the other | hand, her Majesty's Government had pro- { hibited, and could have prevented, the ] transport of arms and ammunition to both ^ the contending parties, they would have de- i prived the United States of a great part of < the means by which they have carried on the war. The arirs and ammunition reoei- ] ved from Great Britain, as well as from x other neutral countries, have enabled the United-States to fit out the formidable ar- \ mies now engaged in carrying on the war; j against the Southern States,* while, by means of the blockade established by the 3 Federal Government, the Southern States have been deprived of similar advantages. < The impartial observance of nentral oblige- , tions by her Majesty's Government has thus been exceedingly advantageous to the cause. < of the more powerfal of the two contend- ( ing parties. I am, &c., i RUSSELL. The Late Gen. Van Dorn-A Card from ] His Staff. Mobile, May 15, 1863. Editors Register and Advertiser :?We 1 the undersigned, members of the late Gen. t Van Bom's staff, having seen with pain j and regret the.various rumors afloat in the ( public press, in relation to the circumstan- t ces attending that officer's death, deem it < our duty to make a plain statement of the 1 facte in the case. - . General Van. Doro was shot in his own room, at SpriDg Hill, Tennessee, by Dr. a Peters, a citizen of the neighborhood. He a was shot in the back of the bead, while en- g gaged in writing at bis table; and entirely r unconscious of any meditated hostility on the part of Dr. Peters, who had been left ^ in the room with him apparently in friend- J ly conversation, scarce 15 minutespfcvioos- a ly, by Major Kimmel. Neither Gen. Van a Dora nor ourselves were suspicious, in the t slightest degree, of enmity in the mind of 1 Dr. Peters, or we would certainly not bave c left them alone together, nor would Gen. c VonDom have been shot' as we found him fc five minutes later sitting on his chair with [ his baok towards the enemy. f There had been friendly visits between t them up to the very date of the unfortunate f occurrence. r Gen. Yon Dora had never seen the b daughter of Us murderer but once ; while 1 his acquaintance with Mrs. Peters was such o as to convince u0, bjs staff officers, who-haii c every opportunity of knowing, that there i a koMohon kk *' i"|| I was DO improper luuuiauj , and for out own part, we are -led'to.believ^ that there were other and darker motives, from vhe fact that Dr. Peters had taken the. o qath of allegianco to the United States Gov e ernmont, while in Nashville, about two v weeks previously?as we are informed by t refugees from that city?r-tbat ho had re t marked in Columhia a short time before, c that he bad lost bis land and^uagroes in c Arkansas, but he thought he wonid shortly t do something which would get them back'; c and finally, that beforehand having torn c down fences and prepared relays and horses t he made his escape;across the country di- t wot to the enemy's Hnes. j-i Y* ' ' i " I?S \ -J id we trust that in bare justice to the ? emorj of a gallant soldier, the -papers tbatyb * <9 ive given pnbiicfty to the false reports: I 9 )-re alluded to->?rumors iojarioua both fit*. |j te living and to the dead?will give place,,, * ?L*9 i their columns to this vindication of his a " Major and A. A. W. C. SCHAfJMBURG, ' > .*/'.^9 Assistant Adj't Gen. ;1 '"* 1 CLEMENT SDLLIVANE, J Aid do Gampi R. SHOEMAKER, -M - ... rhe Soldiors' Orphans'Educational " .-?9 Institute. -J9 Editors. Courier 'j&~l notice ia the f yesterday, of your valuable paper, a pro- ? osition from one of South Carolina's most - 1 sanmnlished and brilliant dauehfcers. toj itablish an "Educational Institute for Sol- * I ier's Orphans." I most heartily endorse I le proposition, and enclose you fifty^ollars * | >wards its endowment. ' We will.need 8675,000 in Confederate - | tates eight per cent, bonds for this par- I ose, as based upon what follows: '29 Sonth Carolina bad in tbo field up to | eptembcr last, 42,978 men, which is an j verage of 1,432 per District. Of J 'e will suppose one third, (say 477,) aipr larried men; but Uf this third, we can * "1 orm no accurate estimate now, as to how | saoy have been killed, or died from woon^i^'^jpjl nd disease, still we will suppose one fourth r 119 per District, or3,670 for the Stato^p^t t large. This number may be very largej and lamentably increased before the war nds. We will therefore place ths number 1150 married men to the District, who rill have died in tbe service from casualty-'.^^Ji , nd sickness. It is presumable that these latriot fathers will have left from one to ive children, say three as an average, thou hildren per District, who will have been ! rpbaned becauseof this unrighteous war. ' Now, suppose one half (225) of these ; ,re uDable to procnro.an elementary educaion. sdch as I presume is proposed by my riend, Mrs. Cbapiu, (who," let me say, is , econd to none in doing good,) there ] >e an average of at least three schools to he District, so located as to be available by / he'largest number. These will require 90 fnr ?ha Statu atnh Wth'fl Sillarv of VBV1IVBO *W? ruv^w?v| w-v.. M ?y>I6O0J say $1800 per District, or $54,000 iggregate, which is the interest at eight per lent. on. $675,000 in Confederate States Sonde. Thirty thousand sabecriptions of $28 iacb, will give $790,000. The $15,000 ' % vill build the school houses. V-frifil - >Vn JOHN L. BRANCH. * -'4 ? Rolbs in Regard -to Letters by Plao oj? Trucb.?We have been furmabed ?or pablication, by Gen. Winder, with the Allowing rales adopted by the Unitcifc:~J!\.'%? States Commandant, Gen. Dix, at Portress * . Monroe, and which will be enforced itfregard to all letters forwarded from the Ncr^p' :o Fortress Monroe, to go by flag of traeo "In order to secure the traniwoiSsion of etters across the lines, the following rules oust be complied with : "1. No letter must exceed one page of a etter sheet, or relate to any other than purely domestic matters. "2. Every letter must be signed with he'writer's name in full. '% - ft'" JT "3. All letters must be sent with five lents postage enclosed, if to go. to Ric?^^ ?; nond, and ten cents if beyond." ^V'3 "4. All letters must be enclosed to the Commanding General of the Departme^ * >f Virginia, at Portress Monroe. No * jjj ient to any other address will be.J ?'A11 letters sent to Fortress Monroe mhout a strict compliance wjtb these rules, ixoept for prisoners of war, will be fi&ns?' 7 . j" nitted to the dead letter office." The same identic?! rules will be applied >y General Winder to all letters sent - J he Sooth to Fortress Monroe, for parties . . C.* a the United States. Parties addicted to iorrespondence should Cutout and preserve bis notice, as a failure to comply with it in me single particular will consign their corespondence to oblivion. Ho w Old Smith SsoAi**6 .^-Qld Smith - , in old German drummer in the 16th Mis- ^ issippi regiment, was notorious for strag;ling on the march, wnether advancing or etreatin'g, he was always in thft'SpBjf *** * ' In Gen. Jackson's great retreatfrom tbV 7"alley of the Shenandoah, after whipping laoka, old Smith got some miles behind, nd while sitting on the road side, solitary. iud alone, restiog and eating his beef and >iscuit, he observed a fall regiment of Yankee cavalry approaching. He jumped int into the woods, and as the Yankees same near, be tbondered away on his drun?# mating the long roll with a terrible vim.?> The long rollistbe signal of an enemy at land, and to form the line of battle ] His rick was successful j for the Yankees, sup- ' msing, of course, that there was an infant- ' y regiment lying in the thicket, faced aiont and skedaddled in the regular Bolt inn style. Old Smith replacing his drum n his shoulder, came out into the roti$Pu'v :ain with his beef' and biscuit jaone hand ud druui slicks iu the other, and resumed lis march with his usual equanimity ,"V '' . '***!? .y'L ? , ;'w- - * S&* At Atlanta and Augusta the officers r the. robbers und marauders who were reently qaptared near Rome bv Geo. Forrest), fere permitted to go about at will, taking beir meaG at the hotel*, touting the barooms in the latter city, and in^p^jting the ooditiun and situation of jcfchrs with alooet as much froedoin {stta^sestrrint, as if bey were making their t?p .thrown our ountry a matter of busioeae or pieaonre, ir as if they were never expected to return S their .armies with all the information, rhieh it was one of tbe prime objcots heir expedition into that section to obtain.