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VOLUME 9. : YORKVILLE, SOOTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1863. NUMBER 22.
EXCHANGE NOTICE NO. 5.
Richmond, May 9th, 1863.
T^HE following Confederate officers
JL and men have been duly exchanged, and arc hereby
so declared :
1. All officers and men who have been delivered at City
Point at any time previous to May 6th, 1863.
2. All officers captured at any place before the 1st of April,
1863, who have been released on parole.
3. All men enptured In North Carolina or Virginia before
the 1st of March, 1863, who have been released on parole.
4. The officers and men captured and paroled by Gen. 8.
P. Carter, in his expedition to East Tennessee in December
last.
5. The officers and men captured and paroled by Lieut.
. Col. Stewart at Van Btiren, Arkansas, January 25th, 1863;
"Aiv Cnl. Dickey, in December, 1862, in his march to tho
^Mobile and Ohio railroad, and by Capt. Cameron, at Cort
n tli, Mississippi, in Decern tier, 1862.
6. The officers and men paroled at Oxford, Miss., on the
23d of December, 1862; at Des Are, Arkansas, on the 17th
of January, 1863, and at Baton Rouge, La., on the 23rd of
February, 1863.
7. All persons who have been captured on the sea or the
waters leading to the same, or upon the seacoast of the
Confederate or Uuited States, at any time previous to December
10th, 1662.
8. All civilians who have been arrested at any time before
the 6th of May, 1863, and released on parole, are discharged
from any and every obligation contained in said
parole. If any sucb person has taken any oath of allegiance
to the United iJta.es or given any bond, or If-his release
was accomplished with any other condition,lie is dis
charged from the same.
9. If any persons embraced in any of the foregoing sections,
or in any section of any previous Exchange Notice,
wherein they are declared exchanged, are iu any Federal
prison, they are to be immediately released and delivered
to the Confederate authorities. KOBE If' OULD.
May 27 21 6t
Confederate newspapers will Insert the foregoing notice
alx tithes and send bills to the War Department.
hut nun hits in ivr
To Growers ill Georgia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, or any Southern
State.
r3E Board of Directors of tho "S.
Carolina Institute" will award premiums for specimens
of the crop uow maturing, as stated below, to be for
warded to this city in merchantable order, and nor later
than the 15th of July next. Samples will be carefully taken
on receiptnf the respective specimens, and be submitted
to impartial and competent judges for decision. The
Flour and Grain will then be sold without delay, free of
commistion, for the benctitof the owner, viz :
For the best 5 barrels of Wheat Flour, or that quantity
in sacks, ?50
For the second best 5 barrels of Wheat Flour, or that
quantity in sacks,.,.. 25
For the best single barrel ofWheat Flour, or that quan<
tity in sacks, premium.... 10
For the second best single barrel ofWheat Flour, orthut
quantity in sacks, premium.... 5
For thd best ten bushels of Barley, premium.... 10
For the second best ten bushels Barley,, .premium.... 5
rortne oesi ion nusneis uais premium.... ?
For the second best ten bushels Oats,.... premium 5
For the best ten bushels Rye, premium.... 10
For the second best ten bushels Rye, premium 5
The barrels and sacks to be distinctly marktd with the
name or brand of the farmer. His Postoffice, County or
District, nnd the Mill where the Flour was prepared, must
be stated by letter, when the shipment Is advised ; nnd, if
convenient, a description of the seed planted and the product
per acre, is desired.
The consignments and letters to be addressed to WM.
KHIKWOOD, Esq., Vice President S. C. Institute, Charleston.
WM. M. LAWTON, Pres. S. C. institute.
* wiufot <2. DeSacs.hcre, Secretary ,
May 27 21 lp
IX THE COURT OF ORDINARY,
YORK DISTRICT.
For Division or Sole of Real Estate of James Jt. Mc Carter,
Deceased.
James L. McCarter, Applicant, rt. Christopher L. H. McCarter,
ctal..Hclrs-at-Law of Jnmcs A. McCarter, deceased.
IT appearing to my satisfaction that
Robert M. McCarter, Jolm C. McCarter, and Harriett
MeCantfr, widow of David Z. McCarter, deceased, and
the chilifren of said David Z. McCarter, whose names are
unknown to me, defendants in above stated case, reside
without the limits of this State.
It Is, therefore, ordered, that they do appear and object
to the division or sale of the Real Estate of James A. McCarter,
deceased, on or before the 15th day of June next!
or their consent to the same will be entered of record.
J. A. BROWN, O. Y. D.
March 24 12 3m
CORN WANTED!
rpHB undersigned having been apJL
pointed a Government Agent for the purchase of
CORN in York District, will pay the highest price allowed
by law, for all that may he delivered at the Depot or any
station on the
KINO'S MOUNTAIN RAIL. ROAD.
The Agent hopes that lie maybe able to purchase the
quantity needed by the Government for immediate use,
without the necessity of resorting to impressment.
SACKS will be furnished on application to the under
signed, at Yorkvllie, South Carolina
VV. H. McCORKLE. Agent.
April 15. 15 tf
YORK MARBLE YARD.
RICHARD HARE, respectfully informs the citizens of
York and Chester Districts, and the adjoining counties of
North Carolina, that he is fully prepared to supply every article
in the MARBLE LINE, of the highest style of finish
and at reasonable prices.
He keewfeanwmUy on hand, a large supply of FOREIGN
and DOMESTIC MARBLE, and specimens of his work
uiav be always seen at the Yard, nearly opposite the "ENQUIRER"
PRINTING OFFICE, and a few doors North
of "Stowe's" Hotel.
All work will be delivered at any point on the King's
Mountain Railroad, FREE of charge.
He Is also prepared to furnish to order, IRON RAILING
of any desired pattern, for Fences, Balconies, Stc.
January 10 2 ? lp
Ln^T~OFL^TTERS^^EMAIN:
ING in the Pout Office at Yorkville, South Carolina,
May 15,1863.
Mrs. H. Adkins, Mrs. Sarah Hyars, John Barron. G. R.
Roleyn, Mrs. Martha Cowan, Miss Mary Crowlin, Miss M.
A. Clarke, D. Currcnce, Mrs. Catharine Childers, 2;.K. G.
Dodson, Jonathan Edwards, Miss L. L. PeathTston, Mrs.
M. G. Harper, J. P. Uambright, T. D. Harris, William
xr.ir n I .Mm A. A. Murnhv. Miss
N. Mc Daniel, Mrs. Catharine Partiow, Capt. M. &. Pal
tiaux, V. Patrick. J. W. (iuinn, John Steele, Ma. J. J.
Sims, Mrs. M. S. Seaborn, A. C. Sutton, Mrs. J. M.
Swann, J. .H. Smith, Miss Elizabeth Turner, Edward
Thomas, Esq., JnhtvO. Wilson, Margaret White, Mrs. S.
Wiles, Mrs. K. P. Wood, 3. (38)
JOHN R. ALEXANDER, P. M.
OFFICE A. Q. M?
CHARLESTON, S. C., October 1st, 1862.
~VTR. J. C. MILLER is appointed
ItJL Agent of this Department, for tiie purchase of
FODDER and CORN for the Districts of York and Chester.
Planters desiring to sell will conimunieate with him,
through the POST OFFICE, at Yorkville, S. Carolina?
Particular attention must be paid to the PACKING. No
WATER must be used, as great loss to the Government was
experienced last year, by Fodder being improperly packed,
all such- will be rejected.
MOTTE A. PRINGLE, Capt. and A. Q. M.
October 15 42 if
QTEAM MILLS FOR SALE.?
The undersigned offers for sale or in exchange for
NEGRO PROPERTY, bis STEAM MILLS In the Town
of Yorkville, S. C., directly on the KING'S MOUNTAIN
RAIL ROAD. The Mills consist of WHEAT and CORN
MILLS, and a CIRCULAR SAW?the whole driven bv a
BOILER and ENGINE of FORTY HORSE POWER,
with WELLS and PUMPS to supply with water, and nil
necessary buildings. The BOILER "and ENGINE, if desifed,
will be sold alone. S. J. KUYKENDAL.
March 18 11
Transient Boarding,
Tie undersigned has located
himself a few doors North of STOWE'S hotel,
and is prepared to accommodate all that may favor him
with a call. Ills TADLE shall be furnished with the substantial
of life, as well as PROVENDER and Stabling for
horse.
W. P. McFADDEN.
Yorkville, April 8, 1863. 14 5mJ
FOR SALE.|QQ
lbs COPPERAS.
lOO fits BLUE STONE.
500 BUNCHES YARN.
Call soon at W. D. St J. C. MILLER'S.
October fK 43 tf
T^ENTAL NOTICE.?D URING
roy absence from Yorkville, I have made arrangements
with Dr. LESLIE O'WEN, formerly ofCh arleston,
to take charge of my OFFICE, adjoining" the Enquirer
building, where he will be pleased to wait on my customers,
as usual. He is a gentleman of much experience iu my
line of business, and will, doubtless, give general satisfaction.
W. M. WALKER, Dentist.
February 25 a tf
CARRIAGE SHOP.
THE Subscriber still continues the
CARRIAGE and BUGGY BUSINESS
at the old STAND. All kinds of coun
try produce taken in exchange for work.
ALSO, HORSE SHOEING and gene/al country WORK
done by W. P. McFADDEN.
January 23 4 tf
DR.ALFRED CRAVEN
?ttsiirrat Surgeon ?entisi,
YORKVILLE, S. C.
(KJ- On the East side of Main Street, South of the "Pal
metto Hotel.
January 6 1 tf
L"~OST?A FEW WEEKS SINCE,
a pair of GOLD SPECTACLES, the left temple of
which was broken at the joint, and confined with a string.
Auvinformation respecting them will be thankfully received
at the ENQUIRER OFFICE.
May 20 20 tf
A {SUPPLY OF GOOD LETTER
JrV. Envelopes for sale at the "ENQUIRER OFFICE.'
November -2C 48 tf
Important Meeting in New York?A
Demand for Peace.
It appears that another meeting besides
that whose resolutions we published has
been held iu New York city, on the subjects
of the proceedings in the case of Mr.
Vallandigliani and of the war. The resolves
adopted by this meeting are the boldest yet
put forth by any Northern community.?
They are unconditionally opposed to the
war, and in favor of immediate peace.?
They denounce the Administration in unqualified
terms, and reprobate in the strongest
language its invasion of personal liberty
in the proceedings against Mr. Yallandighara.
They further disclaim the action
of the leading Democrats of Albany in putting
forth an address whose sentiments on
the subieots of tho war are obnoxious to
those who adopted these resolutions. The
speeches on the occasion were bold and defiant.
They contain none of the cant against
the rebellion which has been indulged by
prominent Northern politicians disapproving
of the proceedings against Vallandigham?and
they show no truckling to the
despotism at Washington by claiming credit
for helping on the war! The resolutions
and speakers were for once consistent and
manly. The reader will be struck with
the brave and telling speech of Mr. James
Brooks, who entitles himself to our admiration.
The resolutions were as follows:
Resolved, That we reiterate our opposition
to this bloody, relentless, unnecessary
and fruitless war. In our opinion, it is
time that the whole American people North
and South should demand of their rulers
its immediate discontinuance.
Resolved, That the arrest and detention
of the Hon. Clement L. Yallandigham, 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 toward absolute despotism. We
denounce this aot, by whomsoever authorized
or instigated, as a crime against the
people of all the States. To resist aggres
sion less odious, our revolutionary fathers,
of every colony on the continent, made
common cause, and we, men of New York,
sympathizing with our brethren of other
States subjected to such outrages, pledge
"oar lives, our fortunes, and our sacred
honors," to stand by them to the last.
Resolved, That the conduct of our foreign
affairs by this Administration has been
a series of blunders} at times blustering
and ae-ain timid : now not-valiant, and then
"o ' * ' # !
oowardly?has at last placed us in a position
where even England dares to bully us.
While we deprecate and shall continue to
oppooe the prosecution of the civil war
pending, we require and demand that the
Administration shall submit to no more insults
from Great Britain. To resist that
insolent power we pledge every man and
every dollar required in a vigorous and
successful effort to maintain the honor, the
flag, and the interest of the country.
Resolved, That the paper lately issued
at Albany, purporting to be the address of
the Democratic members of the Legislature,
has no binding effect upon the Democracy
of this city or vicinity, because our members,
*whose name were without authority
attached to it, did not sign and do not concur
in it, and because said paper advocates
a continuance of the war under the policy
of the Administration, with all its objects,
outrages, and unconstitutional purposes.?
We call upon the members of This city to
publicly disavow it, or we shall disavow
them.
Resolved, That in view of this attempt
at Albany to place the Democratic party of
the State in a false position as favoring a
continuance of the war, we are glad to learn
that the masses composing the Democratic
party will meet in State Convention at an
early day, to the end that they may express
their own opinions upon this great question,
independent of the selfish clique which has
so long ruled and ruined the party organization'of
the empire State.
These resolutions were followed by a
number of able speeches, denouncing the
Administration in the most unmeasured
terms. It is enough to give a sketch of the
most prominent of them :
Hon. James Brooks said he thought a
nnoic VtorJ nrioon in nnir? oflFotra in toVmoV*
it is necessary for, every man, as often as
possible, to show himself in public in order
to rebuke the existing Administration.?
When a distinguished public man whom he
knew well, whom many of them knew well,
whom we all loved and revered, distinguished
for his eloquence, his learning, his high
attainments; distinguished above all for his
moral heroism?physical heroes are abundant,
but moral heroes are few aud far between?when
such a man had been arrested,
he had felt it his duty to appear here
and join in a general expression of public
opinion. Mr. Brooks related the circumstances
of Mr. Vallandigham's arrest. The
doors of his house had been battered down
at three o'clock in the morning by a company
of Abolition soldiers, armed with
muskets, and he was arrested, kidnapped
from his wife and house, abducted, carried
off to Cincinnati, and incarcerated there
lawlessly, tyrannically, wickedly, by the
minions in power. No outrage on earth can
be so great 39 that. No King in Europe,
not Napoleon on his throne, or the Czar of
Russia even, dare violate the sacredness of
a private citizen's home, and the principle
is 60 high and holy in English law, that for
five hundred years the King of England
has not dared to violate it. A man's house
is his castle. The Henrs nf this man's house
have been broken into by a lawless soldiery
in the hour approaching morning, when
man slumbers most heavily, cruelly alarming
his wife and family. If such a thing
were done in England, not only the peasant
and laborer, but the aristocrat himself,
would rise in indignation to overturn au
Administration that dared be guilty of such
an outrage. [Applause.] Here, and here
alone, has the thing been attempted, in order
to affright and overawe the Democracy
f of Ohio. Twenty-five years ago, when Na!
polcon was laying out the beautiful garden
| of the Tuilleries in Paris for the gratificai
tion of the French nation, a miserable hut,
j a dirty shanty, was held some two hundred
! yards from the palace of the first and august
j Napoleon, who had sis hundred thousand
: bayonets under his control, by an humble
I Frenchman, who, on being asked to sell,
j refused, and the august Napoleon never
dared to break open the door of that little
hut, so sacred was this right even in France.
[Applause.] If we do not resist this now,
it will soon be too late to resist it. If we
do not protest against it from the beginning,
and on every occasion, the manacles of despotism
will be so enchained upon us that
no human power can bear them. We
should carefully, within the bounds of law,
create the system of agitatiojv-continuai..
agitation, which will arouse the people and
awaken them to resistance. We should
present petitions, as well as remonstrances,
fKo nrVif r\f nofifmn ia
IU IUC X iCJIUCUb 1V1 Vliw tl^uu VI pv.v.VM *v
yet left to us poor subjects of Abraham
Lincoln ; we should petition our fcrovernor,
if necessary, to use his influenoe for the liberation
of our illustrious fellow-citizen,
Mr. Vallandigham. [Cheers ]
Mr. Brooks said he had received a letter
this afternoon from a Brigadier General in
Indiana, General Haskel, in which he
speaks of an article commenting on a most
extraordinary war order he bad issued, and
says it is lucky for him (the speaker) that
his paper was not published in Indiana, for
he would have suppressed it very quickly.
The audacity and insolence of these miserable
creatures in straps and lace, the speaker
would resist and denounce at every occasion
and at all hazards, llepublican liberty
is never to be secured but by continual
watchfulness. Tyranny and despotism we
should resist to the utmost of our ability in
and under the law. As long as they leave
us the ballot-box, our victory is sure, and
if they do not leave us the ballot-box, said
Mr. Brooks, by the eternal God, I will be
willing to lead any attny, if you will trust
to my leadership, to resist all such tyranny
in active oppression.
How to Make Syrup from Chinese
Sugar Cane.
W. Toney, Esq , of Eufala, Alabama,
communicates the following interesting and
instructive article to the Southern Oultivator.
By-the-bye, every farmer should take
that journal and study well its contents.?
It will be found to oontain thousands of
dollars worth of vnlnable information for
one dollar a year. Address D. Redmond,
Augusta, Georgia.
But read the following:
The Manufacture of Sorgho or Confederate
Syrup.?My directions are for
farmers and planters who have not, cannot
and would not get the elaborate apparatus
of a sugar hduse; but there are essential
fixtures, &c., which must be had, to wit: a
mill, boilers, a boiling dipper of wood, of
five gallon capacity, with a long handle, a
common dipper, and perforated ladles or
skimmers.
The Mill.?Get one Mill for 50 acres,
and two for a hundred acres or more; the
size, 18 inches in diameter, and 24 long, for
the cylinders. They should be cast iron ;
the foundries will make them to order.
The Boilers ?They should be proportioned
in size and number to the size of the
crop; say one for 20 acres, two or three for
50 acres, and five or six for 100 acres more
or less. As many as five or six can be put
in one battery, and operated by one furnace,
running under all. The capacity of the
boilers can be greatly increased by fastening
a wooden rim 8 or 10 inches high around
their tops. The brick work of the
furnace should not reach higher on the inside
than midway of the boilers, otherwise
the syrup will be burnt by the fire.
The cane should not be cut until ripe,
which may be known by the seed becoming
of a purplish black, and the stalks streaked
with red on a yellowish ground. It is well
to know and recollect that the canes, if left
standing on the land where they grow, with
all their leaves or fodder on them, will keep
good until the crop is manufactured, if you
will barely cut off all the ripe seed. If you
pull the fodder the canes will dry up, it
being the mouth and lungs of the plants.
The gathering of the Canes.?Pull the
fodder as you do corn fodder, each day as
you grind your cane. Cut the stalks close
t.n the arnnnd with shnrn hnes. and haul
them to the mill with the seed on, with a
small crop, but cut seed off in the field if a
large one, dry the panicles in the sun one
day and house. The seed will equal or exceed
corn on the same land, and containing,
by chemical analysis, 66 percent, of starch,
is about two-thirds the value of corn or rye
for feeding stock, or "horresco refer ens,"
for making whiskey, and will command SIper
bushel in the market.
The juice as pressed out by the mill
should run through cloths fastened over the
receiving tubs to clear it of all trash.
To Clarify the Juice.?Put the juice in
the largest boiler, nearly filling it, and start
| a gentle fire under it, and put the juice to
simmering?not boiling?and keep it so for
about thirty minutes, until clarified. This
is to be effected by administering some alkali
in solution.
The best alkali for this purpose is the
super carbonate of soda. Put one heaping
teaspoonful in a pint of water, dissolve it,
and pour it into tbo boiler of simmering
juice, stir it up, and a violent effervescence
takes place, rising four inches high, and fi
nally settling: in a thick greenish scum all
over the surface of the juice. Skim this
I off, and repeat the process every few min;
utes, for about thirty minutes, more or less;
! but stop it as soon as, but not before, all
! effervescence ceases.
The process will neutralize the sulphuric
and phosphoric acids which abound in the
Chinese sugar cane juice ; and the super
carbonate of soda is the purest and best alI
kali for this purpose, as sodium, the base
; of the paroxyd, is lighter than water. The
j pressure of the mill forces out with the
juice a great deal of green feculous matter,
which the alkali takes hold of by the attraction
of its acids, and brings to the surface
a scum. These constant skimmings
will soon give you a clear juice, capable of
malring a clear, thick, acidless syrup. This
use of soda I discovered in 1857 by^experimenting,
and experience has fully confirmed
its superiority over all other alkalies.
The Louisiana and West Indian sugar
planters use lime to purify the juice. It '
will neutralize the acids, but I doubt its purifying
agency. The lime will readily
unite with and neutralize the pbosphorio
and. sulphuric acids, but. are not the compounds,
the sulphate of lime, or plaster of
Paris, being one, too heavy to elevate the
green, woody matter to the surface? I
think so, and for thift- Jeaeon, unless yon ,
-wish to eat piaster-of Pitia^ in mechanical j
solution in your syrup, do not uso lime in {
your cane juice. j
I am fortified in these views, against the
use of lime to clarify and purify syrup, by ,
Dr. Robert Battey, one of the ablest prac- (
tical agricultural chemists in Georgia. He says
deliberately?"Lime answers no use- j
ful purpose so far as syrup is concerned, j
save to neutralize the free acid whioh exists ]
naturally in the cane. Lime darkens the \
color, and, to my taste, detracts from the ,
grateful flavor of the syrup." I regret that
Dr. Battey did not go farther and give the ,
reason why lime does not clarify. I have }
already suggested its specific gravity, as a base,
as being too heavy, as the reason. j
If soda cannot be had, have ready strong ]
lye from green hickory ashes. This alka- ,
line solution is the next best to that of soda, j
and apply it in the same way.
After the juice is both neutralized of its |
free acids and purified of its feoula, which ]
may be seen and known by the cessation of (
effervescence and the transparency of the
juice, then boil down to the syrup point. |
In the absence of instruments, whioh ]
J I L.!l L.
ciiuuui uuw uc uau, uusure yuu uuu euuugu. .
It is safer to err by boiling too much than j
not enongh. As a general guide, you have ;
to go by eye sight, and as but few in the j
South ever paid any attention to it hereto- (
fore, I will give certain general rule9 which
should be observed. |
If Boil down until the syrup is about
one-fifth of the original quantity of juice, |
for it is true that five gallons of juioe will ,
average one gallon of syrup. (
2. Boil down until the syrup, being re- ,
duced to about one-fifth of its original quan- ,
tity, will hang ia flakes on the rim of the ,
dipper as you pour it out, and suspend it in j
the air. (
3. Boil down until all water is expelled. |
This may be seen and known when the ;
syrup, beiug reduced to about one-fifth its ,
original juice, throws up jets some six 1
inches high; this latter is the water esca- <
ping as steam ; continue to boil until these
jets cease ; then strike off your syrup into
tubs, and when cool barrel it. {
The Barrels.?Put up your syrup in cypress
barrels; white oak barrels will not
hold syrup. Several large platters put up ,
their syrup in poplar troughs. These will ,
hold the syrup, but the oxygen of the atmosphere
will certainly, as it has done, acidify
it, as it thus has so muoh surface to act
on.
In conclusion, the Chinese sugar millet ,
is an industrial plant of great utility to the
South in these our times of trial, blockade .
and war. Its fodder is.-eqnal to that of ,
corn, its seed is equal to two thirds of corn,
and its syrap nearly equal to that of sugar
house molasses, yielding as many gallons of j
syrup per acre as the land can pecks of
corn.
I
Gon. Bragg and the Tender Passion.
A correspondent of the Mobile Adverli- ;
ser, writing from Shelbyville, says : i
An officer in Gen. Bragg's army had ob- 1
tained a short leave of absence to permit i
him to go home and attend to personal in- j
terests demanding bis presence. JtSeiore i
bis time of absence bad expired ho request- I
ed a further leave of absence for thirty
days, and promised to return a better sol- 1
dier than he had ever been before. His i
request was approved by the various offioers
in command over him, who knew him to be i
a tried and faithful man, and finally by i
General Bragg. Before the thirty days' i
time granted had expired, he again for- <
warded a communication desiring a still I
further leave. His officers were astonished I
at his impudence and audacity, and each I
one in turn, through whose hands it passed, !
marked it''disapproved." ., - i
Before the communication reached army J
headquarters, General Bragg was the recip- <
ient of a letter from this officer, who stated
that he had made application for further i
leave, and gave as his reason, that while 1
our army was further advanoed he had be- 1
come engaged to a young lady from whom
he had received a letter, which he enclosed, i
This delicate missive contained a sad and '
touching farewell to the young officer who ]
had gained her affections. She explained '
that since the enemy had gained her home- i
stead they had destroyed her property, taken 1
eveL'ything from her, and well nigh made t
her penniless. When she had engaged
herself to her lover she was the possessor
of property, and was in different circumstances,
Withthis state of things existing, ]
hard as she felt would be the trial to her, i
she had determined to release the object of c
her affections from an engagement made in i
b.r prosperity. This noble missive was 1
couched in such loving and gentle, though i
prudent and touching language that it might ^
well have drawn tears from the iron warrior (
to whom it was presented. The officer ad- c
ded that the misfortunes of his affianced t
had only the more endeared her to him, and i
this manifestation of her disinterested lovo j
and spirit had only inspired a stronger af- (
fection for so noble a woman. He desired a
a still further holiday that he might go to s
her and marry her, proving that his love c
was as pure as her own, and by making her c
his wife endow his property upon her in case t
he was made the victim of a ballet. Gen. {
Bragg sent directions to his bureau officer ?
:o send him the communication so soon as
t should arrive, and regardless of the eniorsement
of "disapproved" made by offi'
sera unaware of the circumstances, he mark)d
it "granted for thirty days," and enlorsed
upon the letter, "The lady is worthy
)f the best and bravest soldier, and from
ivhat I learn, I believe you are worthy 'of
;he lady." BRAXTON BRAGG.
The Yankee Occupation of the City of
Jackson?Terrible Destruction of Property.
In order to ascertain the amount of damige
done by the Yankees during their forSy-eigbt
hoars oooapation of the city of
ToAVann rrrn manf r\rrai? on/1 fnrtt O norflfnl
/auaouuj rvw nwui v? vi huu wvi* m vw?v*wr
mruey of the place yesterday morning, and
?ive below oar observations. We could
iot - get a complete list of the property
burned and otherwise destroyed, - owing tti
\ great confusion in the city. The following
buildings were burned:
Green's Cotton Factpry, together with all
the machinery, 300 bales of cotton, and all
the buildiogs connected with the faotory ;
Phillips' faotory, and all the small buildings
connected therewith; J. A. Stevens'
foundry, Bailey's cotton shed, containing a
large quantity of tar, lime, cement, &c.;
Catholic Church and parsonage; Mrs. Bakewell's
house, and contents; Confederate
House, together with furniture, &o.; Bailroad
Depot and all the buildings immediately
West and South of the same; State
Penitentiary, with all the machinery; flouring
mill, near Phillips' factory; all" the
houses on State street, from Shaw's store
to Graves' corner, including Green's Banking
House,, Ambrozier's grocery, Allen &
Ligon's store, and Graves' large brick
building, with a number of small intervening
bouses; all the houses on ' the South
jide of Pearl street from State street to the
Mississippi Baptist office, inoluding the
Confederate Quartermaster's office ; a namaP
okfl/la A M *T?r? Wnk AttPAO DCAV til a nl/1
Lfvt ui Diicuo vi naivuvuocoj ugat vtiu viu uvpot
of the Southern Railroad, containing an
immense quantity of cotton, sugar, molasses,
&c., and a number of old cars, belonging
to both railroads; all the houses in front
)f the City Hall and market house, except
Mrs. Sanders' boarding house and one or
two small shops; Lemley's hat faotory,
Robinson's warehouse; all the buildings
belonging to fair grounds, rope factory and
saltpetre works; the railroad and city bridges
across Pearl River, and all the bridges and
trestle works on the Southern Railroad for
several miles; all shops where Government
work was being carried on. All the stores
in the city were pillaged, their contents
either carried or thrown into the streets and
burned. The Missistippian office was broken
open, the type thrown into the street
and the presses and furniture broken up.
The Post Office was rifled of its contents.
The Governor's mansion was broken and
pianos and furniture destroyed.
The Episcopal Church was entered and
the whole interior defaced. Nearly all the
private residences were entered and trunks
broken open, floe dresses torn to pieces,
and all jewelry, silver ware and provisions
taken. Dr. Koapp's office was broken o
pen, his dental instruments carried off and
his furniture destroyed. Capt. L. Julian's
bookstore and bindery was deslroyed. Jo.
Morgridge was an extensive sufferer by the
depredations of the vandals.
E. Yerden's loss in sugar, molasses, &o.,
is estimated at 9200,000. D. W. Busick
lost heavily in bis tobacco and commission
store. Allen & Ligon lost all their books,
papers, money and merchandize. Dr. S.
C. Farrar lost his horses and mules. J. M.
Rawlins lost his carriage horses; almost
Bvery horse, mule, cow and hog in the city
was taken. Watches and breast-pins were
forcibly taken from the gentlemen on the
street. Negroes from 300 to 500 were ta
ken from the city and adjacent country, and
as an inducement for them to go they were
promised commissions in the Yankee army,
and about 100 of them were armed before
they ltft the city.
Intelligent gentlemen estimate the total
loss of property in the oity at fire millions
af dollars.
On Fridoy morning, a squadron of cavalry
came over to Rankin and tore up the
railroad about four miles, and a few rails
it other places to within two miles of Branion.
They ransacked the private dwellings
for arms and ammunition, taking away a
few negroes, horses and mules. Among
the chief sufferers in the raid were Mrs.
3. M. Hamilton, 14 negroes; A. Neely, 14
negroes; A. J. Necly, 6 negroes; A. P.
Miller, 4 negroes; G. W. Rains, 2 negroes;
Sen. P. Henry, 1 negro and 3 horses, &c.
It Is asserted and believed that in the
retreat between Jackson and Clinton, many
houses were burned and nearly all the
horses, mules and cattle driven away.
We could learn no particulars of the fight
it Raymond, except that our loss was about
200 and that of the enemy from 400 to 500.
tt is reported that wo whipped the enemy
rery badly at Edwards' Depot on Friday,
ind that we captured his immense wagon
;rain. We have no doubt of the truth of
;he report.
Brandon, (J/i'ss.,) Republican, 18tA.
Important Events at Hand.?The
Richmond Examiner, in the course of some
'emarks about tbe situation of the armies
>f Johnston and Grant says: "There is
eally no occasion for panic about Vioks>urg.
Whatever may be the result of 'he
nilitary operations around it, their interest
vill soon be eclipsed by greater events
slsewhere. Within the next fortnight, the
/-> C r\ ? f rt rt r? U?il\ J J n n J otvfrr
{BLUpaigU Ul ci^uiccu uuuuicu nuu diaijhreo
will be pretty well decided. The
ost important movements* of the war will
jrobably be made in that time. If the
Confederate standard is again victorious,
is may be hoped, with muoh and solid reaon,
although mere victory will not immeliately
end the war, it will destroy the effiliency
of the enemy's army for the rest of
his year. If we gain all that is now fairly
>ossible, an entirely new character will be
;iven to future operations, which will re* j
neve the country ot naif the suffering it
has hitherto endured. Now is the noble
day, the fortunate hour for the Confederate
army.' At' this time, if ever, every man
should be at his post/'
Public Meeting in Greerrwood.
Greenwood, May 22, 1863.
At a meeting of the oitizens of Greenwood
and vioinity, ladies and gentlemen,
called for the purpose of taking steps towards
the erection of a card factory, Rev.
S. Donnelly was called to the chair, and
J. R. Tarrant, Esq., appointed to act as
Secretary.
Tbe Chairman opened the meeting with
prayer, and then explained tbe object of
tbe meeting. That it was to devise Borne
.plan by which oofcton cards.may be mabufactored,
and -furnished to ?thfi families around
as at a much cheaper rate than at
present; that it was to be a ladies enterprise
; and that it was to be free from all
speculation.
After some remarks the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, That the factory proposed shall
be an entirely benevolent institution, the
object of which shall be to famish cotton
cards at cost.
On motion,
Resolved, That a Committee of Seven be
appointed to ascertain the probable expense
of putting suoh a factory in operation, and
the probability of collecting Sufficient fands
for this purpose, and report to this meeting
at an early day.
Said Committee were instructed to report
a draft of a constitution and by-laws for the
future government of the institution. This
committee were also instructed to publish
the proceedings of this meeting in the daily
papers, and to solicit contributions to the
enterprise.
The following persons were elected to
constitute said committee: Rev. S. Donnelly,
Chairman; J. R. Tarrant, Esq.,
Gen. James Gillam, James Creswell, Allen
Vance, Dr. Charles R. Moseley, L. D.
Merriman.
The meeting then adjourned, to meet at
this place on Friday the 29tb instant, at
10 9'clook.
The committee would call the attention
of the public to the fact that this is to be a
4i? i i. J
Bvriuu^ ueuevuiuuo iusihuuulj auu a pauiotic
enterprise, whose object it shall be to
famish cards to families at the simple cost
of production, the capital being alj furnished
by voluntary contributions. And now
that the enterprise is found in an organized
state, with a Committee to receive contributions
and make arrangements for patting
the establishment in operation, we, the
members of said committee, do hereby invite
all the friends of the cause to send in
their contributions at once to the Chairman,
or some member of the committee, giving
their names and postofice address, distinctly,
all of which shall be carefully recorded,
together with the sums received.
We would here state that Mr. E. L.
Kerrison, of Columbia, a gentleman very
favorable to the enterprise, has already ordered
two card making machines, with the
view of furnishing them to this association.
Whafr will be the actual cost of such machinery,
now that freights and exchange is
so very high, the committee are not now
prepared to say; we feel assured, however,
that when the capital is furnished to buy
and import the maohinery, the cards can be
afforded at a very moderate expense. Come
then, one and all, lend a helping hand at
once to this enterprise, that we may be
ready to go to work as soon as the machinery
can be gotten from Europe. Time is
money, and especially so in this matter
when the cotton factories cannot possibly
supply tho demand for cloth, and when
cards are from $25 to $30 a pair.
J. R. TARRANT, Secretary.
Death of an Indian Chief at Washington.?The
Washington Star, of a recent
date, contains an account of the death
and burial of "Yellow Wolf," who was
sent to that city as one of the delegates to
see President Lincoln. The Star says :
The Government furnished the coffin,
which was a very fine one. About half an
hour before tho breath left the deceased his
companions commenced to paint his face,
hands and feet with red naint. and then
f /
securing new clothing and new blankets
they arrayed the dying chief in them.
A few moments before expiring, Yellow
Wolf sent to Major S. G. Colley, the Indian
Agent for that and other tribes, and
taking the agent's hands, said to him : "We
have come a great way to see oar Great
Father and make peace. I have seen the
big Father, and am at peace with every
one?with the Great Spirit and with the
Great Father?and I am now going to lie
down and sleep with him here."
As soon as the chief expired, his companions
took his bow and arrows and broke
them in half. They were then made np :
in a bundle, together with his other effects, j
and will be buried with him, as also will his
buffalo robes and blankets, and all that he
owned at the time of his death. A large
silver medal, a present from President Jefferson
to Yellow Wolfs successors, will be
buried with him also. This appears almost
ridiculous, as it has been handed down from
father to*Bon since the days of President
J., and is a connecting link between tho
present and the past, which should be put
in charge of the Government. But the
Indians insist upon its interment with Yellow
Wolf, and the agents do not desire to
offend them by a refusal.
Yellow Wolf was nearly fifty years of
age, and Maj. Colley, the agent of the tribe,
and of the Indians in their section, says he
is a serious loss, as he was always disposed
to peace, ana ruiea ms people jnstiy Dat
firmly. Another strange fact conneoted
with his death is, that when the delegation
was about leaving their Western homes,
the family of Yellow Wolf implored him
not to leave, and were so persistent in their
efforts to induce him to remain as to follow
the delegation for miles, and, with tears of
lamentation, vainly endeavored to dissuade
him from going.
' ?
Morgan's Fight near Montioello. .
A correspondent of the Knoxville Register,
writing from Montioello on the 16 th,
says: . r., . . <v:. ...
On the 8th instant, we about faced from
Clinton, Tennessee, and moved again for
oar old '(stamping ground"?-the'beautiful
plains of Monticello. In the meantime,
Gen. Morgan bad been ordered^#,the. same
place, to co-operate with Gen. jre^ntm,.and
drive the Federal force oocqpjingthecounty-across
the Cumberland river or captu.d
them. Notwithstanding the celerity of
Gen. Pegram's movements, Gen. Morgan
arrived here first, and succeeded in driving
the enemy from the country, killing, wound*
ing and captnring 125. 3 is loss was 40
"killed and Wounded. This is hfa official *
report. He attacked them at Greasy Creek..
There are no Federals this side of the Cumberland.
Gen. Morgan sent over a dispatoh after
the fight, to the commander of the forces at
Somerset, asking to exchange prisoners for
coffee, salt, and the like; so many prjhpatee
to be given for a sack of coffee and silgar.
fin Vi AUTATrni* romevlrn/1 tn tlin Ai ar?o t/oV> fkof
kUlUOIAVU IU vuv UM^AWU &IHW
he did not suppose they would give much
for them, taking the disgraceful and cowardly
manner in whioh they deserted the
poor fellows in consideration, when he attacked
them.
P. S.?I have jnst been informed that
Colonel Chenanlt's and Clark's regiment
were the troops of Morgan's command that
drove the Federals across the river. Capt.
Chenaultwas killed. Those two regiments
have distinguished themselves for" gallant
conduct. * '
The Knoxville Register of the 23d says ;
Twenty-five Yankee prisoners, (including
one lieutenant,) captured by General J. H,
Morgan, in bis late fight on the'Camberlaud
river, beyond Montioelio, Kentucky
arrived here yesterday from Chattanooga
aud will be sent to Richmond to-day by
Colonel Toole, the Provost Marshal. .
The Yankees on Folly Island.?
The Yankees Beem to be quite busy with
their preparations for a lengthy atay on ^oily
Island. They have olearedouft ail:tbfe
brush and bushes uoder the tall pines,
which extend nearly to thn North end of
Big Folly, and have pitched their tents
underneath its shades. Large fires are to
be seen daily, showing that they are extending
their clearing operations towards
tbe .Northern end of the inlet. immediate]j
in front of their oamp, they have
thrown up sand fortifications as a protection
against any attack upon them, and ia
front of these again appears to be a heavy
abattis. From the midst of the pines arises
a tail observatory, recently erected, similar
to the one at Secession ville, bat somewhat
higher, overtopping the tallest pines, and
giving from its summit an extended view.
Their pickets are still stationed at Little
Folly, separated from ours, on the Southern
end of Morris' Island, by the inlet, across
which frequent conversations have been
held. They have also a flat in the oreek
baok of Folly Island, with a tent pitched .
npon it, used doubtless at nigbt by an outlying
picket. They seem to be on the alert,
and use every precaution by dayand night,
to prevent a surprise.?Charleston Courier.
A Brief but Expressive Letter
from a Yankee Girl.?In a skirmish
Saturday on tbe Rappahannock with the
95th Pennsylvania, in which the latter got
the worst of it and ran, one of the knapsacks
of tbe flying Yankees was captured,
and in it a letter from "Martha," his sweetheart,
who lives in Philadelphia. We
copy a portion of it, spelling and all:
"John, if I cold see you 1 think I cold
amuse you a while. You spoke of seaing
lots of fan running the Rebels from the
Rapperhannock, but 1 don't think It is
much fun when half that went off in the
95th is killed and nearly all the rest is
wounded. You said you did not get hurt
in RaIMa?vnu had hetffir watnh for
Rebels will shoot you, they have kill lots
of our Friends that you use to know.' I
heard that they had killed onkul Joseph
and nearly all of his regt is kill and wounded
and missing. The regt will be rained.
John I bant got any fresh news to write,
times are dull heare, and no fun for us
girls at all. I want you all to come home
and let the Rebels alone for you cant whip
them no how and we can live without them.
You will stay theare until you all get killed
I am afraid."
An Era in Horse Lite.?The Petersburg,
Virginia, Express has the following
paragraph about the dodges put in exeoh-.
tion after the horse impressment began. It
will be interesting in this city, (Richmond,)
where similar manoeuvres were executed:
The stable?that haven of rest for the
horse after the toils of tho day,?wherein
he was always accustomed to eat his daily
meals and lie upon bis bed of straw, was
entirely too unoertain and.insecure on the
day of impressment. No stable escaped
espionage, and consequently no hone found
therein was allowed to remain by the insatiable
officers. Therefore, we understand, "
favorite animals were iutroduced'into the
cellar and dining rooms of private residences,
and into kitchens; even the church,
we hear, opened its doors to receive a<neiigious
horse, while those more rurally inclined,
concealed themselves in the budding
woods around the city. Nor was the
tobacoo factory forgotten. But in many instances
the retreats w^e*discovered, and all
was over with owner and animal. Wcisentare
to say that on this occasion a, new intelligence
dawned upon these horses. For
the first time they gained some view of the
manner of man's living, and of the construction
of his house, and mapy other matters
which they took due notice of. . Who
shall reveal their impressions ?
How TO LAY OFr A SQUARE ACRE.?
Measure 209 feet, on each aide, and you
have a square acre, within an iaoh.