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* 0 . ' I i .. _ ___ i.?.?.?g i i gg-B lewis m. gkist, .J Proprietor. Jitlitpcitlrcitf Janttlj fitepaptr : Jor ijjt '^promotion of Ijjt |JoliiitaI, Social, ^gricaltitral anb Commercial Jfateresfo of fjje Soafj}. | $3 pee teas, in advance. VOLUME 9. ~ YORKVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1863. NUMBER 31. OFFICE CHIEF COMMISSARY, CHARLESTON, S. C., JCI.Y 24, 1863. HAYING been appointed CHIEF ,COMMISSARY .lot the State of South Carolina, Willi approval of tlie Secretary of War, with instructions to divide the State Into Division.-", for tin: proper collection and ilisirihutiou of supplies, I have divided the State into five Divisions, for each of which Divisions, n Division Commissary lias been appointed by the Commissar}- General. Division No. 1?Capt. K. L. SIMONS, Division Commissary, embraces the Districts of Pickens, Anderson, Greenville, Abbeville, und part of Edirefield adjoining. Division No. 2?Capt. S. C. MEANS, Division Commissary, embraces the Districts of Spartanburg, Laurens, Union, Newberry, and i?rt of Edgefield. Division No. 3?Capt. I. D. WITHERSPOON. Division Commissary, embraces tbe Districts of York, Cliestcr, Fairfield, Lancaster, Kershaw, and Richland. r.?. I/MJV V- Ifll VV nirlilnn rnm. ui visum nu. i?v?|k. -v?h- ? . inlssary, embraces the Districts of Lexingtqp, Orangeburg. Barnwell, Colleton, anil part offtlgpfield. Division No. A?Cant. WU. NETTLES, Acting Division Commissary, embraces the Districts ot" Chesterfield, Marlboro', Darlington, Marion, Sumter, Williamsburg and Clarendon. The Division Commissaries will publish a list of their sulk-Commissaries and Agents as soon as tliey are appointed. Each Division Commissary Is furnished with the power of impressment, and will, when necessary lor the subsistence of the army. Impress subsistence stores within their Divisions bought'forsale, paying according to the rates fixed by the Schedule of the Impressment Coiiuriimdonerio--Spec'ulators are wanted not to offer for subsistence prices beyond those fixed by this schedule. No Commissary or Government Agent frotn any quarter i< authorized, under any pretext, tq make purchases of subsistence stores iu this State, except under the orders of the Division Commissaries above named. It being the design of the Secretary of War to prevent competition between the Commissaries of the different State-, the Division Commissaries arc instructed, therefore, to prohibit Interference within their Divisions, to prevent the shipment of supplies purchased by Commissaries or Commissary Agents, under other than their authority, and to impress the stores if necessary. ** II. C. GUEItlN, Major and C. S. July 29 30 * 3t SATTE OF SOITH CAROLINA. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,. Coixxma, July 2,1863. YTTHEREAS information has been ? T received at this Department that WILLIAM T. MOSS, who was In the jail of Richland District under sentence of death for the murder of James Phillips, did, on the nlsht of the 27th of June, make his escape l'roin the said jail. * Now, therefore, I, MILL EDGE L: BONHAM, Governor of the State of South Carolina, do hereby offer a reward of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS for the apprehension of die said JVui. T. Moss and his delivery into any jail in this State. Said Moss is about 28 years old, o feet 19 Indies bijrh, wcl?hc about 140 pounds', dark hair, wears a moustache and is rather ffood looking. He is from Wake County, N. .4 'arolina. Given under my hand and the seal of the State, at Co[l. s.l luiuhia, this second day of July, A. D., 18G3. M. L. BONIIAM? Wm. R. Hcstt, Secretary of State. JulyS " ?27 ltn DRUGS. MEDICINES. &.C. I HAVE just received a choice assortment of DUUGrt aud MEDICINES, whicli I offer for sale at tlie lowest CASH PRICKS.viz.: English Chloroform, Aloes, Rhubarb, English Calomel. Blue Mass. Sulphur, AnUTatlda, Caitor Oil, Pearl Ash, Valerian, Extract Logwood, Chalk, Opium,Black Drop, Epsom Salts, Magnesia, Nitre, Camphor, Rotten Stone, Yellow Ochre, Spanish Whiting, and many other articles, i ? *r?? ..ninrt.it.i nr.Ar?ir rvtr shop BLACK nud SOAP. Blacking BRUSH ES and MATCHES fWr-sate try - A. CRAVEN. May 27 81 , tf LESLIE O'WEX, M. !>., SURGEON DENTIST, T>ESPECTFULLY requests the atV> (cation of tilt! cltiaen* nf YORK DISTRICT, to the following notice from Dr. WALKER, resident "Dentist of Y nrkvillc. OFFICE HOURS from 8 o'clock, A. M-, to 6, P, M. TAENTAL NOTICE.?D U P. IN G I * mv absence from Yorkville, I have made arrangements with Dr. f.ESLIE O'WEN, fonnerlv of Charleston, 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 in my line of business, nnd will, doubtless, give general satisfaction. W. M. WALKER, Dentist. February 85 8 tf IX THE COURT OF ORDIXARY, YORK DISTRICT. G. L. McXeel, Administrator of Margaret Dowdle, deceased. n. James I'laxlco and Wife, ft ul. WHEREAS G. L. McNEEL, AdT T mlnistrator.of MARGARET DOWDLE,deceased, hath died a petition in my office, praying to be permitted to make a final settlement and distribution of said estate, and ' whereas, it appears to my satisfaction, tlint two of said distributees, viz: Allen Dowdle nnd James Plaxlco and Rebecca his wile, reside licyond the limits of this State.? It is, therefore, ordered thai said J. Plnxico and wife ami Allen Dowdle, do appear at the Court of Ordinary to be held at York Court House on Monday, the 14th day"of Sep cmlicr ii..vf m kIww cause. if anv fliev can. wliv the nrav cr of said petition should not lie granted. Jtinc 8. 186'li. (?33 40) JOHN A. BROWN, O. V. 1). Juen 10 HA 3m ? STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. YORK DISTRICT. In the Court of Ordinary. To Janics filler*. Hairy fif/ivj, Samuel Filers, Josey!i filler*, Daniel fillei'-. Joint Francis .V iri/c, Li/din. flint Jack sou Gibbons 4' u ife, Hekcc&t. Heirs-at-lav af {'hitliji fil. (cr?, decerned. V0U are hereby required to appear JL at the Court of Ordinary, to he hidden ?t York Court House, for York District, on the second day of Novetnlier, 1663. to shew cause, if any you can, why the proceeds of the sale of the real estate of Philip Ktters. deceased, sold for partition and division, should not l?e paid over to Andrew Utters hud .11. Hambrlght, Administrators of the said l'hilip fitters, to he applied by them to th payment of the debts of the said Philip Utters. (ilven under my hand and seal, this 28th day of July, 1863. JOHN A. BROWN, (.?28) Ordinary for York District. July 29 30 . 3ui THE ROLL OF IIOXOR. To the Families of Deecirscd Soldiers : rPIIE undersigned would a^ain call _JL the attention of families or relatives of deceased soldiers to the fact thai, under appointment from the State, he j is engaged in recording the mines of nil soldiers front Smith Carolina who have fallen during the war; said record to lie placpd among tlie archives of the Ktate. Tlie name of no gallant son of this State who has given his life to hi.- country shoahfbc omitted from this "Roll of Honor." Tito desired information concerning the deceased soldier is .as follows: Name, rank, number of regiment, letter of eonipany, date of death, cause of death?whether killed on the field, from wounds received in battle, stating which battle, or from disease contracted in campAddress me at Columbia. WM. 11. JOHNSTON, Recording Agent lor tlie State. July 22 29 It YORK MARBLE YARD. RICHARD HARK, respectfully informs tlie citizens of L York and Chester Districts, and the adjoining counties of North Carolina, that he i- fully prepared to supply every nr - tide in the MARBLE LINE, of tlie highest styic of finish and at reasonable prices. He keeps constantly on hand, a large supply of FOREIGN' and DOMESTIC MARBLE, and specimens of his work may tie always seen at the Yard, nearly opposite the "EN 'PCIRER" PRINTING OFFICE, aud a few doors North <M "?u?we'S" rtoiei. fjtj- All work will he delivered nt any point on the King's Mountain Railroad, FREE of charge. , He W also prepared to furnish to order, IRON RAILING of any desired pattern, for Fences, Balconies, itc. January 10 2 lp NOW IS TIIK TIME! I WILL PAY TIIE HIGHEST CASH 1'KICES FOR ALL CLASSES OF NEG-ROES. . J. PRIDE, Rock Hill, S. C. April J '0 if OFFICE A. Q. Mv CHARLESTON, S. C., October 1st, 1862. MR. J. C. MILLER is appointed Agent of tills Department, for the purchase of FOIIDBK and CORN'for the Districts of York and Chester. Planters desiring to sell will communicate 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 he rejected. MOTTE A. PRIXGJ.E, Capt. and A. Q. M. October 15 42 tf SUPPLY OF GOOD LETTER Envelope? for sale at the "ENQUIRER OFFICE.' November i6 43 tf From the Petersburg E*presi=. J How to Enlarge our Army. ? 1 Atnid the gloom of the preseut moment,1 people become irritable in temper and aba- j give in language, and as in danger and dis-1 tress, everything but self is forgotten, and j the better principles of human nature are invisible and become subject to their uncontrolled whirlpool of passion. .This is too apparent at the present time, and while one portion of the people through the press abuses President Davis, another portion selects the unfortunate generals of our arqiies. No one has the omniscience and omnipotence of Divinity, and therefore they should j think soberly about all things, and looking more hopefully of the future. After a thing hns happened, everybody knows what ought not to have been done?for instance ?the battles at Malvern Hill, the 3rdday's battle at Murfrecsboro, and the last day's battle at Gettysburg, ought not to have taken place. It is worse than useless to censure the unfortunate. Under the circum stances our officers havo dooe what they thought best for their country, and their bauds should be strengthened for the future contests with the enemy. If all the newspapers wero to call upon the people to realize the crisis of the country, and in the event of the Yankees subjugating the South, every man would lose his property, and for generations to couie would bo hewers of jvood for their conquerors; white slaves toiling hopelessly for their daily bread at the commands of Yankee task masters.? And if the whole people don't see their condition in time to prevent it, tl;ey will soon learn from experience the miseries of a subjugated people. Now with all duadefercuce to the wisdom of our legislative and executive government,^ it *may be safely asserted, experience has proved that the principles of substitution and large exemptions, have been injurious to the success of the Confederacy. Instead of large portions of the country being overrun by the enemy by the want of soldiers, it would have been avoided by calling all men (except those engaged in manufacturing army implements) into the field.? * ~ j i- i.:r_ it.. ~c ,1. n.uu IU icuiiijr tue UHM-UHUS ui IUC puai, Congress ought to be called together and puss laws to increase the array from men who have furnished substitutes, from doctors, honorable bodied government officials, from overseers, and the whole people from 16 to 55, put on a war footing. In regard to substitutes, meu who have furnished those now subject to military duty, and who have deserted, shoirid be called out, and their money returned to them by the government. It is not a very bard thing for men who obtained substitutes under 31,000 and been exempted from the service to be defending their property. As the law now stands it is worse than the Federal law. No poor man now can furnish a substitute, the money required is too much for him, and be is compelled to fight the battles of men haviug all the negroes and landed property. This is particularly hard for poor men now beiug called out ? Tho Ofinorp rtf nnnr mnn fnr oliilftrnn r?nmp? " ^ c rui ^ v homes to themselves in deeper feeling than it did before. * There are probably 50,000 rich men who have gotteu substitutes who ought to be fighting for themselves and their property. There are from G, to 8,000 doctors who might be spared. There are 50,000 governmont clerks, whose places could be easily supplied by females and wounded soldiers and by old men. There are thousands of men selling whiskey and ruiaing their unfortunate patrons?thousands occupying stores, whose places could be supplied by females or invalid soldiers, or old men, hundreds of printers, printing novels aod too many newspapers?(by the way, what is the necessity for five daily papers in Richmond ?) Every branch of business can spare a nnrtinn nf Ws rinnnlntinn nnd it. ntiwhf tn r - n -- -be done, and done now or never. When Lincoln drafts Lis 300,000 men, and buys 300,000 others of tho hardened miscreants of the old world, the end will be too near to be prevented, and thousands, now content to count their gains and smile iu safe I security, would be willing to give their last ceut, if the opportunity were again of' fered theai. Iu conclusion, Congress ought to be call-* ' cd together without delay, and omitting ' their usual buncomb speeches, act for their | ; unfortunate country promptly and wisely, ; : now or never. And if such a vast country like the Confederacy, should be overrun by j the Yankee race, the people deserve all the ! ! degradation add barbarities held in reserve | i for them by their diabolical enemies of the i | North. . < ? Affairs in New York. The New York World earnestly urges a suspension of the draft until its constitutionality can be tested by the Courts. It ' says the people will submit to this The i Liucolu presses, however, all clamor for j j force. The World says : i With one voice the presses which have f j done more thau all other causes combined i ! to briDg about the Southern rebellion, and 1 j to provoke Northern riots, now demand of j the President a declaration of martial law I ; and the enforcement of the draft by armed ; cnlniprq S.ivs the Tribune : "The niilita- I ! ry power of the Government must enforce | the draft. * ' * Martial law and | j the means of enforcing it, soldiers and a i j General of courage and capacity, will se-, l cure the execution of the draft, and they only will secure it." So say all. The World j however, argues that the! draft cannot be enforced : We repeat, the conscription caused the) | late riots. We greatly fear its enforcement j : will cause their recurrence. The riot here i helped on riots elsewhere. A renewal of the cause must be expected to renew the effect. A calm patriot must perceive, in 1 such widespread shaking cf the foundation of society, danger to our national Govern-, ment more terrible than that which has ( menaced it from the rebellious South. Nor is it danger to the Government and to the Union alone. It is danger to society itself ?peril to the very bonds of human fellowship. It cannot be denied that such awful peril is imminent. Vicksburg After the Surrender. The following interesting description ol scenes in Vicksburg, after the surrender, is copied from a letter in the New York Tribune, dated the 5th instant: What a near view of Vicksburg would disclose, after beitg so long subjected to a rain of shot and shell, has been a theme oi much speculation in our army and elsewhere. Those who have witnessed the siege cannot fail to be surprised that there is anything left of the town but ruins. But we have, it seems, yet something to learn of the endurance of a town as well as of men. Bat few buildings in Vicksburg are totally demolished. None have been completely ruined by the bombardment. On one of the principal streets near the river, aad run. ning parallel with it, there are remains of a block of buildings whioh were burned about - / a. r i? r.t tt:ii_ toe lime 01 me Dgui hi uuampion inns.? In the blo'ok was a mill and u storehouse, in which were stored a considerable quantity ol' flour?two hundred barrels and upward?which was burned at the same time. The buildings were fired by a crowd of incensed rebel soldiers and citizcus, us n punishment due to some beartless'and extortionate speculators who had bought up the flour to be enabled to get siege prices for it. . . There are a few other houses scattered about tbat are but heaps of rubbish. The great majority of the buildings, both publio aud private, can be by repairs made "as good as new." The 6treets dre barricaded to a limited extent, and have been ploughed up by shells. In walking along the pavements one must be careful not to tumble into a pit dug for him by a projectile from a 13-inob mortar or from a Parrott gun; The yards, gardens and open lots are also cut up with shell holes. A profusion of beautiful shrubbery has heretofore rendered Vicksburg a very handsome town, but the broken and torn fencing, and havoc incident to the presence of an army anywhere, have greatly diminished the beauties of the place. Nearly every gate in the city is adorned with un expioaca xo-incu saens piacea atop 01 eacn post. The porches and piazzas (nearly ev. cry house has one) are also adorned with curious collections of shot and shells that have fallen in the yards. It is said that there are some houses in the city that have escaped unscathed; bat in my rambles through the streets 1 could not find them. ? I entered, perhaps, twenty buildity>s in all, aad found frightful looking holes in the wallsjind floors of every one. The house occupied by General Pemberton as his headquarters, has a hole in the first room you enter, op the left side of the hall, whioh a mule could crawl through without difficulty. The publisher of the VickBburg Citizen invited m^into his residence, and interspersed hiwrcmarks, while showing me around, with frequent cantions not to tread here and there, for fear a shattered piece of flooring would let me through into the cellar. And so it is all over the place.? The northern portion of the city suffered most, and I cannot convey any idea of the damage sustained better than by sayiag it has been smashed. . ' Notwithstanding the evidence everywhere visible, of the terrible ordeal through wbioh the people and city have passed, the Vicks* burgers persistently assert that they have not been much damaged; that shells are comparatively innocent thiugs?"nothing when you . get used to them that they could have held out a year if they had had provisions, &c. They also claim to have learned how to dodge shells, and say that those fired from the mortars had beooine favorites with the people. Shots from Parrott guns were not so popular. The most uoticeuble feature of the city is the group of caves on every hill side. ,In these caves the Women and children were sheltered during the nights, and occasionally in day time, when the firing was very severe. The excavations branch out in various directions after passing the entrance. I should not imagine them very desirable "bed chambers, but they seem to have answered a very good purpose. In one or two instances shells entered them, and two women and a number of children were thus rlnvinrt lliA crnrra Morgan's Expedition, The dispatch which appears in auothcr column of the Courier, acquaints us with the fact of the capture of the gallant Morgan's command, numbering twenty-five hundred men. We would have been much betterpleased had that energetic soldier made good his retreat from the multitude that were sent out to pursue and capture him. But we are far from blaming him for rashness, or charging him with want of vigilance. He ventured so far into the enemy's territory, and there were so many thousands after him from all directions that escapo was impossible.? Notwithstanding the expedition has come to grief, we rejoice it was undertaken, aud most lieartilv commend and aDDlaud the J - 1 t spirit that inspired movements so bold and splendid. In a short time these valiant men now in the hands of the foe, will be exohanged, and again encouraged by the great success that attended the daring raid, under their gallant leaders, will go forth to visit swift veDgeance upon tho arrogant foe. . What matters their capture ? Shall we grieve because wc have to do without his services for a short time ? We look at the bright side of the picture. We consider the extent of territory they have traversed, the damage they have inflicted upon the foe, the immense amount of property they have destroyed, the terror and dismay they occasioned, the inconvenience and loss they visited upon the people of the two States they | passed through, and pronounce the expedition a splendid aucceBS. Would that such Movements might become common. It is the spirit the crisis calls for, and exactly suited to the nataro of the Southern soldier. Let others imitate the example of this renowned partizan chief,, and the results will be glorious. Well done! Gen, Morgan !?Charleston Courier., . . i I From the Raleigh State Journal. Highlylmportant from the North. Richmond, July 28.-r-1 he .New York Herald of the 28th contains a lengthy dis patch from Washington, of which the following is the substanee. It is now admitted by the most sanguine ; members of the Administration that never i were onr foreign relations in so menacing a. - state. England, so the official advices indicate, id determined to fnrnish the South with an iron-clad navy; and it is equally certain that the Emperor of France has made np his mind definitely to interfere in our domestic affairs. The fall of-Vicksbnrg and Port Hudson, and the rebel defeat at Gettysburg, will not, it is believed by the must sanguine friends of the Administration, alter the character of the aotion France and England are determined to adopt. On the contrary, the moment there is a danger of the North overpowering the South, intervention will be tried to oompel a separation, upon whioh "England and France are determined?Engi land to cripple the power of this great Republic?France to preserve its dominion in Mexico. With these indications before them Soward and the President are convinced that this is the most critical time, as far as regards our relations with foreign powers, since the commencement of the war. From what I hear I am inclined to believe that measures are now on foot to put an end to the war. It is not impossible that we may see a sadden change of parties next month. [second dispatch.1 Richmond,'-July 28.?The correspondence relative to the seizure of. the Will'o-tho Wisp, by the U. S. ship Montgomery shows that the British Government is dissatisfied with the decision of the prize conrt. It is considered that some' compensation should be granted to her owners. Seward replied that the owner mighti carry the case to the Court of Appaals. Lord John Russell expressed his regret at this answer, and hoped Reward would reconsider the matter, as the case presented so clear a case of unlawful seizure. Seward, ia a long reply, says it is not incumbent on tho part'of the United States to withdraw their confidence from their Judicial tribunals. The London Times is glad that Seward's peevish letter was not Veplied to. Henry Ward Beecher, in a speech in London, charged the Abolitionists of Great Britain with beiog false to their principles and inconsistent, and deficient in backbone. [third dispatch.] Richmond, July 2&.?The Baltimore American of the 25th has a telegram dated Cincinnati, 24th, whioh says that Morgan crossed the Central Ohio Railroad, at Campbell's this morning, closely pursued by Gen. Shackleford. The depot was burnt and some of the track torn up. At 9 o'clock be reached Guernsey, did ,a great deal of damage, plundering, &o. When last heard from, Morgan was at Winchester, moving towards Steubenville, on the Indiana Railroad. The German Democratic organ at Cleveland, has taken the name of Vallandighain from its eolumns and raised Broug'b for ! Governor. N Five hundred rebel officers, including Generals Archer and Jones, arrived at Pittsburg on Monday en route to Johnson's Island, where they wiH be detained until exchanged. Ten thousand prisoners are confined at ! Fort Delaware. i Charleston.?The siege of Charleston is still progressing. And this time the Yankees are probably in carnes'U They intend to take Charleston if they can do it with all the vast resources at their command. "They, don't expect to succeed in a few days, probably not in a few weeks.? They are preparingfor a long struggle, in which their pertinacity and almost unlimited means of attack may enable them to suej ceed. For days, weeks, months, we will I hear the roar of heavy guns and the sullen j boom of ^mortars in Charleston harbor, and i be told of Some assaults and terrible repul! ses around the beleaguered city. But we do not fear the result. A city defended by unconquerable men, is impregnable. And Charleston has such defenders. The people of Charleston would see it in .1 i.! ?e it.- v.t_ usiiea mi lit'r wuuii iu puaocoaiuu ui iug xaukces. Her fair women would themselves apply the torch to their ancestral homes to save them from desecration by the Northern barbarians. One spirit actuates every Charlestonian?the spirit of resistance to the death' in defence of their firesides and the churches of their fathers and the graves of illustrious and heroic ancestors. This spirit is shared by Gen. Beauregard, and inspires the men under him.Charleston cannot be taken. The siege may be long and determined, the assaults frequent and bloody, the bombardment continuous and destructive ; but the war flag of the Confederacy will still bid defiance to the foe, from Sumter and Moultrie and the countless batteries that will face the besiegers from every commanding position. The garrisons may be reduced to the greatest extremities, the citizens may be called npon to endure the most terrible sufferings ; but ' no soldier or citizen will ever propose to surrender while there is one man left to meet the enemy, or, in the last extremity, to lay in ashes the object of Yankee hate, and Yankee vengeance. Chattanooga Confederate. Proclamation by the President of the Confederate States. Agaiu do I call upon the people of th'c Confederacy?a people who believe .that the Lord reigueth, and 'that* Hjs overruling Providence ordereth all things?to unite in prayer and humble submission under Hif chastening band, and to beseech His favoi on our suffering country. It is meet that when trials and reverse* befall us we'should seek td take home tc our hearts and consciences, the lessons they teach, and profit by the self examination foi which they prepare us, Had not onr sac| cesses on land and sea made us self conff deDt and forgetful of our reliauce on Him \ Had not the love of lucre eaten like a gan greuo into the very heart of the land, con vertiDg too many among us into worship j of their duty to their oountry, to'their fellow ineD, and to theii God ? Who, theo will presume to complain thaftge have been chastened, or despair of onr just cause ami the protection of our Heavenly Father? Let us rather receive in humble thank fulness the lesson which -He has taught it our recent reverses, devoutly acknowledging that to Him, and not to our own feeble armB, are due the honor.and the glory ol victory ; that from Him, in His paternal Providence, oomes the angnish and sufferj ings of defeat, and that, whether in vi'ctory or defeat, our humble supplications are due at His footstool. | ' Now, therefore, I, JEFFERSON DAVIS, Presideut of these Confederate States; do issue this, iny Proclamation, setting apart FRIDAY, the 21st duy of August ensuing, as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer; and I do hereby invite the people of the Confederate States to repair, on thai day, to their respective places of public worship, and to unite in supplication for the favor and protection of that God who .hat hitherto conduoted us safely through all the dangers that environed cs. In faith whereof, I have hereunto set mj hand and the Seal of the Confederate States, at Richmond, this twen("seal] ty-fifth day of July, in the year ol our Lord ODe thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. JEFFERSON DAVIS. By the President : J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State. Letter from Gen. Lee?An Important , Correction. The following document speaks for itself. As to the question of veracity raised, the people of the Confederate States will feel no solicitude about the verdict of the respectable part of Christendom: Headq'ra Army Northern Va.v 21st Joly, 1863. Gen. S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General, C. S. A., Richmond, Va.: General : I have seen in Northern papers what purported to be an official despatch from Genera] Meade, stating that he had captured a brigade of infantry, twe pieces of artillery, two caissons and a large number of small arms, as this army retired to the south bank of the Potomao, on the 13th and 14th instants. This dispatch has been copied iuto the Richmond papers, and as its official charanter may cause it to be believed, I desire to state that it is incorrect. The enemv did ? - - - , y not capture any organized body of men on that occasion, but only stragglers and such as were left asleep on the road, exhausted by tbo fatigtife and exposure of one of the most.inclement nights I have ever known at this season of the year. It rained without cessation, rendering the road by which our troops marched to the bridge at falling Waters, very difficult to pass* and causing so tnuoh delay that -the last of the troops did not cross the river at the bridge until I p. m., on the 14th. While the column was thus detained on the road, a number of men worn down with fatigue, lay down in barns and by the roadside, and though officers were sent baok to arouse them, as the troops moved on, the.darkness and ratn prevented them from finding all, and many were in ui icmiuiu^ %.\j x auuwv. iv,u,wu and executed by the Austrian Government to intercept them and seize their papers, and to this outrage was added, at the instigation of the Queen of Naples, the murder of the Ministers themselves. The Szekler Hussars, an Austrian regiment, were the instruments of the'crime. The sequel is thus related by the Duohess d' Abrantes : ?<I do not now recollect at what battler it was that the Szekler Hussars were in such a situation as obliged them to capitulate.? Their consciences told them, however, that they oqght not to expect quarter. 'Will you make us prisoners?' demanded the commander of the oorps. He received for an answer an cxolaqiption of rage and indignation?'Defend yourselves, wretches V The whole regiment'was exterminated." There was no lack of nerve, no timid dread of retaliation with France, when the Question was one of vengeance jipon crimnals, albeit io the garb of soldiers, >[ Alabamians to the Eescue?An Elo. quent Appeal, i We find the following eloquent appeal to i Alabamians in the Mobile Register, of the j 11th : i While the sad news from Vicksburg falls i upon as like ^thunderbolt from a.clear sky, it also admonishes as to emerge from the cload of despondenoj which woald envoi) ope us, cramping onr energies and render) ing us unfit for the coming contest. The r heart of every Southron mast throb with r anguish as the unparalleled suffering of the heroic garrison is recounted; but this is no time for vain lamentations. We must brash aeido the tear of sympathy and grasp the sword, whose death blows shall tell that every bleeding wound, each pang of hunger apd thirst, and every holy monnd that rises frpm rhe crimsoned hills of the fallen city, shall be remembered! The enemy are upon us. Let no man be oontent with grasping his own musket, saying "1 have done I my dutj?He has not," until ho has aided in Dusbing into the ranks each laggard in - our midst, whether he sports his unsoiled i uniform in bar-rooms and gaming saloons, ; or skulks behind<counters to drain the shal? low purses of the poor; or worse still looks F complacently upon the blood-stained banner I floating over the land that gives him bread, with the oath of allegiance to another flag in his well filled pocket. i ( "He who is not with us is against us." Shall the streets of our beautiful city be contaminated by the tread of so insolent , and barbarous' a foo ? Must we fold our hands and wait their approach 'I God for bid ! Before we surrender, learn its meanI ing from the women of VirgiDia,<who, wan! dering homeless amid last winter's show, I tore off their tattered garmenfe to warm the ) stiffening limbs of dying soldiers and per> ishing children ! Ask those who died of ) hanger in the swamp? of Louisiana, and t the orphaned children who cower over the ashes of their homes, among the blacketfed ' fields of North Alabama ! Come ! brothers! sisters! l'riends!" By the memory of the hillocks where onr loved ones sleep, and by F the chains that clank in Northern bastiles, let our cry "For Home and Right" ringout ? ? . ^ j 1 trom the tops ot oar mountains to tne aeep-, voiced sea. before we bead beneath the heel of Tyranny, let oar mothers breast grow red with the blood of her sons and daughters! Come! Wemus<be free, or "die as men and fall like princes" upon the bosom of Her whom we adore ! To arms! and God be with us! A Woman. [ An Editor in Luck. The six feet of original humanity thatj controls the oolutnns of tbf Cleveland Man/ ner, thus describes a streak of lack be late* ly encountered An Agreeable Surpbise.?The other . day we were.standiog at. "these presents" pitching into our compositing stick "brevier," at tbe rate of 2.40?bad the blues as ODly editors have them--not caring a conti, nental d?m for the world nor the "balauce , pf mankind"?without a red in our "wea! sel skin"?considering whether we would commit suicide or be a candidate for Congress. While thus ruminating, a friend approached our window aod poked something in our pocket?-we supposed it was an infernal machine, and as we were indifferent about being blowe*d up, we just let it stay there. After the gentleman had retired, as the thing bad not exploded, we concluded to examine it jmote minutely.? - 1 . 1 L._ J this way left behind. Two guns were lett in the road. The horses that drew them beeamo exhausted, and the officers went forward to procure others. When they returned, the rear of the column had passed the guns so far that it was deemed unsafe to send back for them, and they were thus lost. No arms, cannon or prisoners were taken by the enemy in battle, but only such as were left behind under the circumstances I have described. The number of stragglers thus lost I am unable to state with accuracy, but it is greatly exaggerated in the dispatch referred to. I am, with great respect, Your obedient servant, It. E. LEE, General. ?? fill A Scrap from History.?In 1799 white, the Congress of the French Ministers and those of the German powers were in session at Rostadt, war broke oat between Franco and Austria, and the French Ministers found themselves under the necessity ??tnnnini? f.? VtMinda A nlnf mna P/\t?rr?nrl we very cautiously sup]tea in our uauu, drew it out and unrolled it. Conscience ! what pretty pictures?four of them?we could not diviue 'what sort of scenery they represented?never had seen the like before. We called in the '.'old woman," who pretends to be of a literary turn of mind, somewhat acquainted with hieroglyphics I and the dead languages, to tell us what sort of ^'pictures" they were. She fir?t looked at the "pictures" and then turn upon this "beautiful boy," and at last exclaimed, "Why, old. mart, that is money?four $20 bills!" "That can't be, because'they never make i but 1, 2 and $3 bills; or at least this is our 'experience." "They are $20 bills, and^ old man yon have been bushwhaokingsomebody, because that is too much money for an editor to have to come by it honestly." "Nary time, old woman?a friend give it to us." "Who was it.?" ? "Mighty clever man, and it is none of your business, nor Dobody else, what his name is?we are not obliged to tell everything if we do print the news. Go offy we don't like to talk to poor folks." "All right," as railroad men say. JJ311>AivUU UN XXLiUUilAUfi SJUBlNUSb and Blockade Goods?The Secretary of War has promulgated :tn order which puts a hoal*e9topple blockade running back and forth from the North. No more passports will be issued to persons wishing to pass the lines for the purpose of bringing goods into the Confederacy; and if they are detected in the lines without a passport, their goods will be confiscated aud themselves imprisoned.- It is a fact notorious that the depreciation of our Confederate currency is due in a measure, by the great premium blockade runners are willing to pay over it for specie,. State notes, or the greenbacks of Yankeedom, for which they have a particular partiality. Some months ago, the Confederate Government appointed ! an agent of customs, located in Richmond, | to whom parties introducing goods into the ; city through the Northern blockade were j instructed to report,-and pay over into bis , i c i. ii.:. ! ijhuum uvtj per ceiib. ui iueii giuaa biuu&.?? ; We would like to see the statistics of the ageot of customs. Not oue io one hundred of the blockade runners have paid the least regard to it, and the Government has thus squelohed the whole of them. Moreover, j we have au overstock of Yaukee fabrics in Richmond, and experience has demonstrated that tbo more plentifal the stock is, the higher prices go??Richmond Examiner. The Prayer of the Extortioner. We have sometimes wondered Whether the extortioner ever prayed. We should like to hear his prayer, or rather to read the . secrets of his heart, while ostensibly engaged in the holy exeroise; Bis words, interpolated with his thoughts, would be something like what follows : Oar Father, which art in Heaven?-I wonder what will be the price of wheat, this season. My crop is fine, very fine. I think I mast get at least four dollars for it. I should like to get ten?Hallowed be thy name?If the season continues, I shall make a tremendous orop of corn, and as my oribs are now snffioient to last me two yean, it will all be blear profit?Thy kingdom come ?chickens are a great institution. Before the war I used to sell them for ten cents, now I get a dollar. I can scarcely find it in my heart to pray for peace?Thy will be done ou earth?I believe I won't tell my oorn to tho soldier's relief society. They don't give enough?as it is in Heaven? " That old 6teer brought me in 5200?Give us this day our daily bread?My poor neighbor who haB a husband ia (he army, and six little children at home, mustfiod it bard to get along. The Lord blew her and hers ?Forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive them that trespass against us?My old friend Smith, 'was rather hard on me, when he said I gouged the poor, but I forgive htm and lead us not into- temptation?I am afraid onr pastor's prosperity will prove- a snare Jo bim. Why brother Jones sent him a cow and calf?bat deliver us from evil? I wish oar pastor would qnit.preaohing on extortion. If he don't I will stop snbserip* tion sure. He is really an evil. He won't let a body be at peace?for thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, forever and ever?I believe 1 will send somtf milch \ cows to Columbia. I hear they are bringing tremendous prioes. The merchants there .do charge awfully for their goods.? T ?3 I ..a nnA Otarra no from jjuru imvo iiiciujr uu uoj ?uu o??v ?? such extortioners.?Amen. Confederate Baptist. Encouraging.?The follpwing lines are in circulation among our exchanges,- and contain food for refleotion to those of oar lady readers who begin to wonder why "nobody comes to woo": "There never was a goose so grajf, But some day, soon or late, An horrent gander came that way And took her for hix mate." Don't despair, girls; the war will be brought to an end one of these days, and the gallant fellows who are fighting the Abplitipnista and bard craokew w 11 come to l|laim their bonnty. Every girl is entitled A a husband, and if sbe fails to get One, it is because there is none worth her Laving? otherwise he would "come up to ibescrateh" and pop the question. We never see an "old maid" as they are scandalously called, without thioking that some man has neglected his duty. "Girts to the right of us. ' Girls to the left of us. Girls to the front of As, ? Waiting nnd wondering.'' . But, under the rules of society, it is "Theirs not to question why. Theirs not to make reply, Theirs but to wall and sighHome vounc in-in has binedemi.'' ' ^ "iJmn" * ^ : The Cause .op Despondeitoy?The Richmond Dispatch revives the well known aaecdote of Paul Jones. We copy it.? Every man with blood io his veins can ' make the application.* Upon others, exam* pies as well as precepts are thrown away: While Paul Jones, in the wretched old hulk of un Indiaman a hundred years old, (the Bon Homme Richard,) was engaged in his desperate conflict with thi Serapis, a new English frigate of the first class, just out of port?after a single broadside had riddled her so completely that W was com* pelled to lash her to the Englishman to avoid sinking?when nearly all bis guns * had borsted, and half his crew had fallen'? a momentary cessation cf firing induced his % adversary to hail him and inqnire whether he had stjuok. "We have not yet begun to fight," was the laconic and pithy reply, and after two boars more of mortal combat, he had the p'roud satisfaction of walking the Englishman's deck a victor, under eir* 1 ' . .1 i I cum stances so desperate mat at one uue there appeared oo chance of escape. Such is the reward of valor when allied to con. stancy, and directed by an indomitable will. <mi -* Counterfeit Enterprise.?The Atlanta Confederacy, of Thursday, says: We beajr that quite recently one of the vessels engaged in running the blockade between Charleston and Nassau brought through a small box or package, addressed to a firm in Macon, Ga., to the care of a commission house in Charleston. By some means the nature of the contents was ascertained or suspected, when it was opened and found to be some $200,000 of counterfeit Cgnfederatc notes. We have seen one bill of this lot. It is a counterfeit $20, of the Duncan plate, and is by far the best executed and most dangerous counterfeit we ever saw. We could give the points of difference, but prefer not to do so?thinking it best for the public good. We say this, however, don't take any more of the Dancan plate $20's, unless you know them to be genuine or get them from a man whom you know to be reliable and responsible. We hear the members of this firm in Maoon have been arrested. The War Tax.?One of -the mysteries of Government, saya the Richmond Whij, which we are unable to oomprehend, is the great delay ia putting the war tax law into operation. ' The machinery mast be yery complex, or those who have the matter, in hand are very "slow coaches." We had calculated upon the war tax to bring a measure of relief to.the people, who are suffering from the high prices, but the issue of paper money progresses at a rapid rate, and things are getting no better fast. ome, Mr. Memmioger, let us have the benefit of the tax levy." Money is plentiful, now?too plentiful, and depletion at this time will have a wholesome effect on the body politic.