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YORK VILLE, S. C.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1863.
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and charged accordingly.
April 22,1863. .. . .
CONFEDERATE TAXES.
^Ve invite attention to the advertisements
of the Tax Collector and Assessor in our
columns to-asy. j^ariy attention win conduce
to^ublio as well as private interests.
THE WEATHER
Has been quite cool the past few days, rendering
fires comfortable. It seems a precursor
to the Equinoctial storms. May He
who "tempers the witvd to the shorn lamb,"
abate none of ii^fury on our cruel invaders.
PUBLIC MEETING.In
our advertising columns to-day,
"Many Citizens" make a cali for a meeting
od MONDAY next, (sale day) which demands
the attention of the citizens of the
entire District. The occasiou will be made
interesting by Addresses from several prominent
citizens, and we hope, will be well at
IVUUCU.
GRATEFUL.
We are requested by Mrs. Marcus
Derreb, to return her heartfelt thanks to j
the good people of Yorkville, and her own !
immediate neighbors, for the liberal assis-;
tance afforded her, in her late calamity. Id
the absence of her husband in the army, '
she has found the community warmly into-1
rested in the welfare of herself and little1
ones; she can only repeat*her full apnrecia-1
tion of the kindness bestowed, with the
prayer that every blessing may attend'them
aod theirs.
LABOR FOR THE COAST.
The Governor ho? beeu compelicd, by the
iuactioo of many slaveholders, to resort to
strenuous measures to secure the labor nc-1
cessary to our coast defences. There can
be no excuse now, as the crops have nil been ,
made, so we trust the labor aud more than
requisite will be at odcc volunteered, and
render impressment unnecessary. Every'
preparation.lias been made for the comfort!
* of the hands, while we are assured that the
1
greater the number the shorter will be the
time their labor will be required The
' commutation" is no object now?men,!
able bodied men, is what are wanted, and
must be ba?l. See advertisements."
YANKEE POLICY.
Jn anctner column wo puonsu :: siatomcnt
made by Lincoln as to hi* future policy,
which he now avers to be "emancipation
and confiscation," by which lie means
to pay the expenses of the war. ] f we had
even looked to reconstruction, this might
have surprised us, but now wc only wonder
that the declaration has been xuadc. No
doubt the Yankees are glowing desperate, j
for they really have no cause for hopefulness
in their fifty days bombardment of
Charleston ; so far from it, difficulties thicken
around him, and lie is compelled to enforce
his conscription by military power,
while his vaunted opening of the Mississippi
has proven anything but an advantage..
He has spolten boldly, however, for one
time, and it now becomes us to take him at
his word, heretofore worthless, and while
he is piling: up a debt he truly does not
intend to ]>aj/} renew our efferts by every
means in our power to strengthen our I\x- i
ecutive with men and means; pay our debt
to c.ur country, and when peace is conquered,
we will iiavc that to show will ensure
our credit fur the future without repudiating
the past. The veriest coward must
now sec the necessity of ? combined rcsista:
ce, and means should :o once farted
to, to place'all able bodied men in the lieid,
without regard towage or exemption lews.
EDITORIAL ITFMS.
? We regret to find among ibo casualties
at Charleston, on the 20th u!t., the name of
Lieut. \\\ E. E'.wiii, I t S. C. Artillery,
of thi? place, lie was wounded near the
nr.kle, rendering amputation of leg necessary.
? Head the correspondence in our paper
day, between Gens. Beauregard and Gillmore.
Comment is unnecessary.
? Col. -T. II. Williams, of the 5th Regiment,
S C. M ;s nominated as n candidate
for ti.e Command of the Brigade.
? General Ilardee has assumed command
riftbr* Dpnjirfinpnf of iff West, of course
under tho command of Hen. Johnson. We
have not hvar*i wh.it has become cf fi^n.
Periiborton, though h ?; said lie !i;-,s been
relieved at his own request.
? The ] .!: V:u:e militia, (.'olV?*ithfrs})oon,
Las been o;d> reu to tleorgekivvn.
a" i wiii rendezvous at Kingstrce, tomorrow
? Flour Ins been procured, and is beinp
furnished by the Council Committee to the
citizens of Chu;le. ti>ti at ?2Q per 100 lbs.?
luce, S12? per 100.
? A Yankee train of ears iull of soldiers,
was blown up on the Memphis train of cars
recently, by shells placed on the track.
' ?A telegram from Abiogdon, Va., announces
the death at that place on the 26th
ull, of Gcd. John B. Floyd, Ex-Governor
and United States Secretary of War daring
President Buchanan's administration,
j ? The bills of the Augusta Savings Bank,
! which have been largely circulated here,
arc called in on acoount of spurious issues,
ft is suggested that they be discarded alto:
gether, that they may be sent to the bank
I for redemption.
' ?We see that the city of Charleston bills
1 are received by the banks of Columbia, and
I are consequently "good as wheat," notwitbi
standing a few runaways in Columbia would
have disparaged them.
1 ?Maj. Gen. Wilcox, of Alabama, has
i been assigned to the command of the late j
Gen. Pender's division, in which is Mc-!
1 Gowan's S. C. Brigade.'
. ?Corn meal aod beef is said to be abunj
dant and good, in Lee's army,
i ? Alabama and Georgia have called'into
service all their citizens who have famished
i substitutes in the Confederate army.
? On the 21st, during a violent gale, the
I U. S. Brig-of-war Bainbrhhje foundered
while ou a voyage from New.York to Port
Royal. Every soul on board save a negro
named Smith, who was picked up in an o- i
i pen boat went to the bottom.
? The Yaukee ammunition steamer Citj
: of Madison, was^blown up at Vicksburg
through the carelessness tff a runaway negro. ,
One hundred and Gfty six lives were lost.
? Q-en. Sherman says if Gill more has ta- :
keu Charleston and fails to lay the city iu
ashes, he will be sacrificed by his troops. - j
The Northern people demand the utter de- :
struction of Charleston. " '
? The Richmond Examiner, of the 27th 1
says the situation remaios unchanged. Both
armies are quietly resting on the banks of j i
the Rappahannock. The Commaoder-in- i ^
Chief of the Confederate forces was in that
city on Wednesday. I
? Brig. Gen. Roger A. Pryor has resign- <
ed his commission in the Confederate army, 1
aiid it has been accepted by the War De- 1
?* *. rr o V?oa rinno info thfi Mnl'fl 51Q 51 I
pm (.LUCLI U lie ua: Qiiuv. iutv ?.?w >.?? ? |
private. j
? We learn with regret (says the.Shelby ^
N. C. Eufflr) that the fine Mil Is of Mr.
Saratt, of South Carolina, on Broad river, t
were consumed by fire last week, together
with a large quantity of wheat, flour, sugar, '
coffee and bacon. -The loss is a serious one
to the proprietor, and will be of groat in- j
convenience to the public. . I
? Our armies may Deed better clothing. 1
rations, and couDtless other necessary things,
says an Alabama cotemporary, but high above
all, they ueed the .unwavering moral <
support of the people at home. Let' the '
cry be "down with despondency?on with J
the traitors," and all will be well.
? We are informed, 6ays the Raleigh j
State Journal, that Governor Vance re- <
ceived intelligence a day or two since, that *
the steamship Advance had arrived at a j
Confederate port with a valuable cargo ou ^
State acoount. I <
L. I
FROM CHARLESTON. 1
Headquarters, ;
Charleston, S. C. August 27. ]
1 have relied on the laws of the State of !'
i i (
South Carolina to furnish the labor needful
for the defence of Charleston, against the | j
immense mid unstinted resuurces of the
United States, brought to bear for its reI
/? ^
duction. The labor needful has not been ,
furnished.
I called for voluntary contributions of
labor, and many patriotic persons have sent
1' - - -1 -t.a Kama Jama t'ntuilttnUn i '
me meir siavvsj hhu umc uuub au>u>uuu.w ,
service; but even in this way no permanent
force has been placed at my disposition adequate
to the juncture and the work to be : (
done. i
Voluutary labor will be gladly received ; I.
but, relying on that no longer, 1 am obliged j '
to send ..gents to impress, with directions to i
apply us far as practicable, only to those | j
who have not heretofore furnished their j
quota.
I must rely on my countrymen to afford j J
| tht.-e agents all possible facilities in the j
speedy discharge of their duty.
Planters may be assured that the true j
| way to serve their own interests is to do : {
what they can to enable me to bold Charles- i |
ton.' G. T. BKAUJIEGAIID, |,
General Commanding. j |
News from Morris' Island.
We have received but few additional particulars
of tbe aflair of Wednesday night, j
iu which it is reported some sixty of our
men of the Sixty first North Carolina were j
: taken prisnucrs.
The reported recapture of the rifle pits
was incorrect. It appears from those who j
, participated that our advanced picket force '
of eighty uieii occupying the rifle pits were i
; flanked and surrounded by an overwhelm- j
iug force of the cneuiy, who had been mass ;
ing all day for the purpose. About twenty :
( only made their escape. The Yankees ad- j
! vaoccd with three regiments unexpeotedly. i
Our men fought gallantly, but were over- ;
powered by superior numbers. The enemy,
iiuwcver, suffered severely. Our howitzers j
' kept up a steady fire, raking the enemy's i
columns vvirh grape shot and doing much
| escc'il/.uii.
i A severe musketry fight also occurred.? j
, 0-.c of our men who escaped after being ta
ken prisoner, reported that the enemy itnme- ,
diately on taking possession of the rifle pits
i eouimenced to throw up more sand, &c ,
j for strengthening their position.
The firing between the land batteries was
very slow yesterday, that of the enemy being
diiected principally on Battery Wag- ,
j oer. Firo was also kept up od Fort Sunij
ter, but with little effect. It is believed
the enemy's guus are wearing out from the
j severe ordeal to which they have been sub-!
!jcctcd.
, The fleet kept quiet yesterday. The Ironsides
aDd four Monitors were reported moving
up, but they had Dot opened fire up to
a late hour. Nothing authentic has been
received in relation to the number of casualties
at Battery Wagner on Wednesday
night or yesterday.
Gen. Colquitt is now in command of the
force3on Morris' Island.? Charleston Courier,
28th.
News from the Islands.
Since our last report there has been but
little change \yorthy of mention in the po
sition of affairs. The artillery fire continued
Thursday night without intermission.
On Friday morning Fort Moultrie opened
an effective fire for about an hour o? the
enemy's rifle pits imd lower batteries On
Morris' Island.. Batteries Cheves, Haskell
and Simpkins, on James' Island, also continued
to pour io a heavy and well directed
fire on tho Yankee works on Morris' Island.
Early in the morning tho enemy opened
a steady fire upon Battery Wagner from his
*tncknde defences in front of Yankeo Bat
tcry No. 2. and coDtioued it throughout the
day. A slow and irregular fire was also
kept up against Fort Sumter, with little effect.
In tho afternoon Battery Simkins opened
fire on a party of Yankees discovered working
ou a new fortification ueur the rifle pits,
causing a stampede among them and driving
them from their works. From twenty
to thirty shells struck directly in the vicinity
and among the party, exploding and
throwing up clouds of sand and smoke.?
Battery Simpkins also kept up a rapid and
effective fire yesterday at the rifle pits.
The fleet yesterday remained quiet. A
supply schoooer was observed alongside the
Monitors, transferring ammunition. -The
fleet of vessels inside the bar consisted of
the flag ship Ironsides, five Monitors, four
gunboats, five mortar boats and a number
of smaller vessels, such as brigs, schooners,
river steamers, &c. The usual number of
blockadcrs are off the bur outside, ami a !
9eet of vessels in Stono.?Mercury. 29th. |
? Charleston",
Aug. 29.?All quiet to-,
night. Ooly occasiooarfiriog.
August ?50 ?The enemy's fire to day
lias been much heavier than this past week.
It was chiefly directed at Sumter during
the moroiug, but this evening it was direc'tjd
at Wagner. Casualties at our batteries
flight. It is expected that the Monitors
nay auy night attempt to run the gauntlet
if our batteries into the harbor.
Prom the West.
Jackson, Aug. 28 No further news
tias been received about the advance of the
ruDkees towards Raymond. The report Is
supposed to have originated from seeing
iTankee wagon trains East of the Big Black
jogaged in hauling cotton to Vioksburg.
Gen. Grant has issued the following or
ler for the government of the negroes, bearing
date August 10 : First. Camps will
be established for such free negroes as
ire out of employment. Second. Officers
if the army will superintend the camps.?
Nations to be drawn from the subsistence
department. Third. All negroes will be
employed in every practicable way to avoid
becoming a burden to the Government.?
Planters and others may hire tliern, giving
issurance that they will not he tud out of
ihe lines. Fourth. The Provost Marshal
is to see that they are employed by some
white person, or sent to the camp.* Fifth
Citizens may make contracts with the negroes
by the month or year, finding them
with olothing, providing for the infirm and
jiving not less than one-twentieth of the
eommcrcial part of their crops in payment
for such services. Sixth.' The negroes to
be employed under authority of the Provost
Marshal and local commander of the post.
Security will bo required that the negroes
will not bo taken out of the liocs. Seventh.
Nothing in this order shall embarrass the
employment of negroes by Government.
Jackson, Aug. 29.?Persons who have
lately arrived here from across tlie Mississippi/
report the river strictly put roiled by
the gun boats. No important movement ou
foot.
Montgomery, Aug. 29.*?The Alabama
Legislature adjourned to night. The act
For the re organization of the militia provides
for the enumeration of ail males from
sixteen to sixty, and divides them into two
jlasses. The first class embraces from sixteen
to seventeen and from forty-five to sixty;
those to constitute the counjy reserves.
The second class comprises from seventeen
to forty five. Three districts in North Alibama
are exempted from the operation of
:bc law, as regards the first class, on acjount
of the presence of the enemy. Stale
md Confederate officers, and others deemed
iimecessary to tlie community, regardleES
)f age, are included in the first class.
.. ?>?>? ?
From East Tennessee?We batfc !
lothine additional from Ghattanooga. The
train thuc left there yesterday morning,
iue here in the evening, did not nvrivo un;il
morning, and tho trqiu duo to-day has
Dot yet arrived.
From Knoxvillc we hear stirring news. J
On Thursday it became known that Ilurnsidc
w:>-> advancing ou the city in such
force that it was deemed prudent to make
some removals of stores, etc. Tho report
was that his advance was ouly eight miles
A'\cfnn* ulmrrnnli nnrl r.ncf r i fTi ivnrn
U131UUU. 4 11V lbiv.^iup>? UIIVI |/v>.vVui?vu .. V. v
closed and moved toward Dalton, and the
exprpss company moved its office eastward.
A fi?bt was expected without much delay.
We can icarn nothing of the probable force
of tba enemy or by which route his advance
was made.
To meet the movements of the Federal
commanders we are aware some movements
are going on, and we earnestly hope they
will be pushed expeditiously, so that we
shall not be called upon to record the announcement?
tv?o late ; the mountain fastnesses
arc lost!?A/fitDin Ajijteul 29th.
The Vandki!hilt Sunk.?Great Loss
of Life.?The despatch announcing that
tho Federal Steamer Vandcrbilt had been
sunk by the Confederate steamer Georgia,
Capt Semitic?, has been confirmed by a
passenger who recently arrived at a Confederate
port from Havana. It seems that the
Vandcrbilt chased the Georgia for some
hours, and npou nearing, -hailed her, with a
demand to surrender, which was answered
by a broadside from the Georgia, which disabled
and finally sunk the Federal steamer.
Her crew, consisting of about 500 men,
were all drowned except thirty.
One thing only was wanting to make this,
a complete success?the notorious Commodore
Wilkes was not on board the Vanderbilt
when she sunk, he hqviug been removed
from the command some time previous,/
and consequently was not drowned. The
Vanderbilt was the fastest and most dangerous
vessels of her description in the Fed- J
eral Navy.?Tallahassee Floridian, 22d.
Northern accounts state that the Vanderbilt
left Pernarabuoo, on the 7th, in pursuit
of the Georgia. This fact tends to confirm
the accounts received of the destruction of
the Vanderbilt, and there need be no longer
any doubt, we think, that she has gnc to
'the bottom.?South Carolinian.
Programo of the Lincoln Government.
Much had been said and written by both
Southern and Northern citizens about the
recent Cabinet meeting in Washington upon
the question of the differences between
the sections and the basis of a reconstruction.
In this meeting, Seward was reported
to favor what he styles a liberal and conciliatory
policy?the recall of the Emancipation
it?i ? __ i .u.
1 rou ill Ilia U Uu J UUU Hit* ^UUIUUWJ ui LUU ;
of property to Southera rebels; while Lincola
aod his adherents clung to the proclamation
and confiscation laws.
We have information of a reliable character
coming directly frotn a gentleman late
from Ivcotucky, who is well posted on tbe
subject.
A delegation of prominent Kentuoky
Unionists went to Washington and sought
an interview with Lincoln's Cabioet to lay
before it a plan for peace upon the basis of
reconstructions. In the discussiou upon
the subject, Lincoln and Seward, and, indeed
the whole Cabinet, took the ground
that a war with Europe was inevitable, af- j
ter the suppression of the rebellion; regarding
the accomplishment of this little job
as a foregone conclusion.
Seward was rather disposed to favor the
plan proposed by the Kentucky reoonsrtuctionists,
and argued thnt in view of the af-'
ter claps?the war with Eoglaod and Fraooe,
the policy of the United States was to con
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that war from the border States at least,
and perhaps from a large portion of the j
whole Southern' people, in whose bosoms
a latent love for the Union still existed, and
would burn brightly if a magnanimous
aod liberal policy prevailed with ths Gov- !
eminent. He gave it as his opinion that
this was the true way to save the North from
the power of European armies.
Mr. Lincoln disagreed with him. lie
feared that no leniency would make the
rebels loyal to his Government, and whatever
treaties they might be willing to make,
now. that their armies were in a fair way of
being crushed out, they would not do to
truat in a foreign-war. They would not bo
bound by treaties, and when a European invasion
of tho North ocourred, they would
be found ready to take up arms against the
North again. ' The only plan to ward off
danger from the South, in that event, was
to break the spirit of the people utterly, to
rJIenrrYi thnm frnn llinrrt frpo nAnrrnOfl
UIOUIIM ..WW ?..W "^.WVW,
and confiscate all their property, leaving
them entirely subjugated imd powerless, after
which they would be ready for the war
with Europe.
The President's programme prevailed of
course, and vt is now the programme of the
war. It will bo seen that the ideas of both
these dignitaries arc set upon saving themselves,
and it appears that the South most
he destroyed in order to save the North aeainst
the threatening power of Europe.?
The South is a mere cats paw, to be conciliated
or crushed as their relations may
require. Mr. Seward offers his conciliation,
not through aoy love of the South, but
through his fears of Europe. His magnanimity
is stimulated by his alarm-Tor his
owu Government. Southern people know
how to appreciate such maguanimity.
The above information comes from a gentleman
who hud an interview with n memberofthe
Kentucky delegation. ? Miss is* ipplan
21s/
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Another Prize, on the Rappahannock?Wo
learn that our daring forces,
operating on the Rappahannock, have since
their last report of the capture of the gue boflt-s
"Sattelite" and'-Reliance," captured
,i i t ??
uiu ?uu uum "^uuuauiuuu, ui cLtu increased
armament, mounting eight heavy
guns. Itsecms that our foroes., after taking
possession of the above mentioned steamers,
manned them, and proceeding to the mouth
of the Rappahannock, took possession' on
Sunday night of the steamer "Cjiuckatuck."
Sixty two prisoners were socured with the
steamer. The capture partook of a surprise,
and we lost none as for as we have
learned. Further than this, concerning
tlio operations of the expedition, the "deponent
saycth not." Tife prisoners from
the steamers "Sattelite" and "R,eliagce"
arrived in Itiohmond yesterday. They numbered
forty-tlfree white and thirteen negro
prisoners.?Richmond Examiner, 27th. .
An I>1 portant Legal Decision.?The
Atlanta Inicllir/cnrrr, of the loth, publishes
an interesting decision, made by Judge
Hook, in a case brought before hitn by U.
F. Jones & Co. of Augusta, who filed a bill
against W. F. Howell, Captain Commissary,
' praying fur an injunction to restrain the
I lT?tr?nll frnm tnlrinnr ntrntr o Aitnnflf?i
j rum jiynuii **\^?*? \u?>u^ hiimj u "juiiiimj
, ufsugar seized by him under the impressI
merit law, until" a full and fair coropenJ
sation, according to tho market value,
1 should bo paid. The Judge, says tho hi
! h/hi/mcer, held that the price agreed upon
j by the Commissioners under the law was
I fair and just., and as "to the position assum'
cd that the seizure was unuecGssary, it was
! sufficient reply that "the National Legislaj
turc has declared in favor of its necessity |
j by the passage of the law."
-
j Vallandioiiam is to he Brought j
j Back, if Elected?The friends of V>l!
landighani are laying down the programme j
! fur Lis return, in case of his election. In
a speech at Toledo, lost week, Mr. Cox
, said :
"In case their State ticket was successful
J Pugh would appear at the proper time and
Lc installed as Lieuteoant Governor, when.
| from the State House steps, he would call
j three times for Vallandigham, the Governor
elect, and if he did not come, he (Pugh),
: as acting Governor, would call out the State
militia, and,, at the head of two hundred
J thousand men march to the Canada line
[ and escort Vallandigham to the Capital."
LATEST NEWS,
PROM CHARLESTON.
Charleston, August 31.?Last night,
while the transport stoamer Sumter was returning
from Morris' Island, with the 23d
South Carolina Regiment, which had been
relieved, she was opened upon by mistake
from Battery Bee, and sank. Several soldiers
were killed and wounded or drowned.
Latest.?About noon to day, two monitors
approached and opened fire on Sumter,
but were soon driven off by Fort Moultrie
and Battery Gregg. At 2 o'clock p. m.,
all the monitors stood in close to Fort Sumter,
firing briskly at that post, Fort Moultrie
and Battery Gregg for an hour. The fight
was severe, Moultrie andi our Sullivan's
Island batteries firing very rapidly. Soon
after 3, the monitors withdrew?some having
been struok frequently. Occasiohal
firing from the land batteries is heard to^.
night."
Prom Virginia.
Richmond, August 31.?Perfect quietude
has prevailed here for the last two
days. . ^
The Fredericksburg correspondent Examiner
says the main body of General
Meade's a/ray is massed in three divisions,
respectively stationed at Warrenton, Manasas
Junction and Centreville. 4,000 infantry
from this army has lately been sent
to Gillmore.
Moaby made a successful dash on a waggon
train, near Anandale, on Monday night,
and captured a portion of the guard and
forty one wagons and teams.
From the "\Vest. ,
Jackson, August 31.?A letter from
Port Hudson reports that the negroes have
revolted against their Yankee brethren, and
a number of Yankees were killed before the
negroes were overcome. At Baton liouge, |
a similar event took place, in which the
Yankees came near beiug overcome by the
African gentry.
A gentleman of "undoubted veracity,"
just from Yicksburg, says the Yankees sent
3,000 negroes to garrison Richmond, La.,
when the Confederates tnado a descent and
annihilated the whole oommand?the Yankee
Captain only escaped?all were killed
outright, the Confederates giving no quarter.
*
Guerillas sunk two transports below Natchez,
ten days ago.
Fall of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Passengers state that there is no doubt
but that Knoxville, Tennessee, is occupied
by the Federals. We have ho particulars.
It is presumed that Parson Brownlow will
at once resuscitate the Whig-?South. Carolinian.
'
General Pemberton's Old Department.?The
Department of Mississippi and
East Louisiana has b2en assigned, we arc
informed, to the command of Lieot Gen.
Hardee. The soldiers of the Violrsbarg
garrisoo, when they are exchanged, will be j
placed under the command of this gallant j
and superior officer. Gen. Pemberton will !
probably retain command of the paroled
camp at Demopolis until the prisoners are
exchanged, but in no case, we think will lie
be again assigned to the cotumaad of the
troops in the field. Soldiers who have been
laboring under a moral fear that they were
again to be plaoed under the leadership of ;
Pemberton, may dismiss their terrors in
this regard, as that officer Will not again be
plaoed ovor them.
. Miisissij-jpiun, Aujust 14.
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The Assessment Act.
Richmond, August 24 ?A circular from '
tlic Commissioner of Taxes, issued to day, |
gives the following construction of the 44th |
section of the Assessment Act: When a j
holder of a credit is unwilling to receive
payment of the amount it represents in
Confederate notes, and values it at a higher
rate, the Assessor shall value it accordingly. ;
All credits worth a premium in Confederate '
notes, or so valued bj the holder, should be !
valued and taxed at the premium it bdre on
the first of July. Another circular allows
farmers to reserve, in addition to articles
speci.-ed in the forty three instructions of
the 15th of May, only one hundred bushels '
of corn or fifty bushels of wheat, or any j
proportionate quuntity of each, in accor- |
dance with the 1st eectionof the Tax Act. !
? 4??*r
f^-QeneraT Cooper has issued a general
order that all discharges for disability shall
be held as-conditional, uepcnaenc upou me
disability, and valid only duriu<j its continuance.
If, on examination, the disability
is at any time found to have ceased, the
holders will be liable to conscription, to
serve the uuexpired terms of their enlistments.
This regulation applies to substi- j
futes, whether under or over the age of conscription.
Their services are due for the :
war, aud the Government should not be deprived
of them, for what proves to be a
tomporury disability.
fipcntal.
Married?On tlicSSlh ultimo, by Rev. 3. i.. Wat?on,
Mr. P. VV. A. NEEL, of M'tcklenburg County, N. C., and
Miss C. M. ADAMS, of this District.
On Tuesday, llm 1st lii'taut, lie J. U. Wallace, Esq.. Mr.
JOHN J. ADKINi? ami Miss AMANDA, daughter of Wm.
Hoggs, all of York District.
For sale.?a four iiorse"
WAGON, a BOGGY nml a HORSE. Persons wishing
to purchase will please apply early to myself, or to Col. '
Mrl'orkle. J. SlONROE ANDERSON.
Septembers 3a Jt
A DMINISTRATOR'SNOTiCK?
J jL All persons having claims against the estate of S. K.
GILL, deceased, arc requested to present them properly
attested. Those indebted to said estate will make payment
immediately. J. S. DAILY, Administrator.
September 2 3a 3t
"VTOTfCE.?IN OBEDIENCE TO
Jul Orders No. X>, from the Adjutant ami Inspcctorti-j
i?? ,,r n..n, r?..>n,uw ...... r,!n,,!,..,i
to report llie name* of nil person* between the ago.- of -10
and !."? years, Uy Monday, the 7th instant, who are enrolled
for local defence. JOHN T. LOWKY.
September 2 35 . It |
notice to cok8cbipt$.
headquarters, enrolling office.
ToiIkvime, S. C., August 20, l?>3.
I ALL white male persons in York
District, between the nges of IS and 45 years, (except
such as have heretofore reported and been exempted, and
those rejeeted by the Examining Board oftlie Congressional
District,) are required to report fortlnvith for Enrollment.
ii. Persons having substitutes in service under forty-five
years of age, are liable to this cull.
iii. Militia Captains will furnish to this office, a list of
the men In their respective Beats, who come under the
above order. I. N. WITHERS, Captain .
and Enrolling Officer fur York District. I
! tJnptcmber 3 35 St I
[ PUBLIC MEETING.
rIE citizens of York District arc
earnestly requested to meet at tlin COURT HOUSE,
on MONDAY next,"tit Instant, to take Into consideration
the adoption of some general plan of organization.for home
DEFENCE, and also for tile purpose of making some appropriate
nnd efficient provision for the DESTITUTE FAMILIES
of oitrgalinntSOLDIKRS.
This call Is made with the full assurance, that it will
meet with a hearty response from every patriotic citizen
within the limits of the District. The exigencies of the
times demand self-denial, sacrifice and effort on the part of
those wlm tire tit home. .And if we he faithful, we have nn
abiding conviction, that those who arc In the jicid, will he
true to their country in tills the hour of Iter extreme peril.
An Address or two may he expected on the occasion.
MANY CITIZENS.
September 2 3j If
UOUTH CAROLINA?YORKDISO
TRICT.?Whereas, SARAH JANE GUILDERS has
applied to me for Letters of Administration, on all and singular,
the goods nnd chattels, rights nnd credits of
WILLIAM HARVEY RAMSEY, Into of the District
aforesaid, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular,
the kindred and creditor* of the said deceased, to be nnd
appear before me at our next Ordinary's Court for the snid
District, to be hidden at York Court House on the Idth day
of September next, to site w cause, If nny, why the said Ad
tnhilstratloiyshould noHic granted.
Given under my hanVaml Seal, this 28th day of August,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-three, and in the eighty-eighth year of the Independence
of South Carolina.
JOHN A. BROWN, O. Y. D.
September 2. 3.1 2t
DOTt'TTT OAROLTNA?YORK DTS
0 TRICT.?Whereas. Mrs. S. E. HENRV lias npplied
lo inc for Letters of Administration, on nil ami
singular the goods nnd chattels, rights nnd credits of
T. 1). HENRV, late of the District nl'orcsald, deceased.
XItese are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular,
/(fie kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear
before urn at our next Ordinary's Court for the said
District, to he holden at York Court House on the 14th day
of September next, to shew cause, if any, why the said
Administration should not lie granted.
Given under my hand mid Seal, this 28th day of August,,
In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty three, ami In the eighty-eighth year of the Jnde
pendente nt .South Carolina.
JOHN A. BROWN, O. V. D.
September 2 35 ut
HEAD-Ql'ARTERS.
CAMP OF INSTRUCTION,
Coix.Miy,\, S. C., August 29,18G3.
GENERAL ORDER.
I BY .request of the Commanding
General, Enrolling Officers are required to act. In their
respective Districts, ns Agents to IMPRESS NEGRO LABOR,
under Ins order, to work on the defences at Charleston.
II. They will, as far as practicable, Impress only the
slaves of those persons who have not heretofore furnished
their quota. With this view, they will ascertain from the
Commissioners of Roads the names and quotas of all such
persons, and at once proceed to impress the hands and semi
them forward.
III. They will call to their assistance as many nctivc and
cftieient agents as may be necessary to execute this impressment
promptly.
IV. Voluntary contributions of lalior will be earnestly solicited,
and tlicy are authorized t> receipt for and send forward
the negroes so tendered.
V. The necessity f<>r this labor is urgent, that the city
enemy. * "" a D.^MeY/tON'
Commandant of Conscript*.
Septembers 3.") It
PROCL^MATIOy.
nniiE ACT OF THE ASSEMBLY,
JL passed with the view of enabling the Executive to
furnish such labor as the Commanding General of this Department
might deem necessary for Coast Defence, having
proved inrtit'ctual lor the aceoinplishment of iuobject; ami
the danger to Charleston, at this moment, being so imminent
ty tj" impel him to Impress the labor of such persons
as have not heretofore-furnished their c-tota.
Now I, MILL EDGE L. IJOMfA.VH Governor and Com .
mniider-in-Chief, regarding the labor called for of the last
importance to Charleston and the State, and also to the
siiccesy of the great .cause wbich-all Uawaothueb at in-art,
<tn mornirn At' tlin stco/. taken bv the Comuandins General
to oiitalri the lahorneecssary fnjr tin preservation ofahe
country, and call upon all Commissioners of KooiIh to afford
the Agent" appointed by liiin every fncility In ascertaining
and applying to - net) person* a* have not heretofore furnished
their ipiota
The thanks of the country ate due to those patriotic citizens
who. have sent down voluntary lal*/r. Au earnest appeal
is again made trrsttch ns have 'already1 furnished iahorf
whether voluntary or under the law, to send forward now,
and promptly, all that they can spare.
*1 have, in addition to the eall of the Commanding General,
the as.-iuancc of the Chief J-ingineer of the Confederate
Army, now in this Department, that he deems a large
increase of labor cMcutial to the completion of works uccessary
for the defence of the city.
Given nndcr my hand and the Seal of the Slate, at Charleston,
the 27th 'day of August, In the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three,
f l. s.] M. L. noNHAM.
IV. 11. Hcwr, Deputy Secretary of State.
Septembers 35 It
STATF OF SOFTII CAROMS A.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,.
Cn*RLE?T0?<, August 95,1863.
YT7TIEREAS P^sent conditio^
f J of the country require* lite organization of an active
and cffielrut body of troops, who may take the field
upon a moment'.; notice, to meet with promptness any .-ml
lien ii.eurslon \vltlcb may be made by the enemy into our
State; amf whereas, fnrrhepitrpose of defending our home*
and.firesides, it is deemed advisable that the entire ariushearinc
population over 16 year* of age, not I t?ur .liable to
Confederate service, or exempted t herefrom for public purposes,
should be organized into companies:
Now,.therefore, i; MILLBDGE L. BONHAM, Governor
and Cqimnandei-ln-Chlef in and over tfic Bute of South
Carolina. call upon tlic people of tlte State to a, once organize
themselves in accordance with the orders hereunto
annexed frAm the office of tlic Adjutant and Inspector General,
so its to atford our own and the women and children
id* our brethren in nrtns, the most effectual protection and
security. The second ofgrvnlzatirm' eailed for Is"In nccordance
with the. reeontmnndaUon of the President to the
Governor, and Is approved as the best orranlzatton -foe-all
wlio may not he included in the organization of "Volunteer
State Troops." "* M. L. BONHAM.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Adjutant and Inspkctor-Ou.seral'.h Office,
Ch xiacsxofr, August 21,1863.
GBXFJUL ORfiRltS XQ, 36.
I TO carry into effect tlie foregoing
proclamation ??f his Excellency tfic Governor, it Is
ordered thru tire fp> lowing Volunteer State Troops be accepted
:nto service, viz: One Kegimcnt of Mounted fn
fantry, to consist of ten companies, two companies of cav
nlrv. and one company of Flying Artillery. Tin companies I
of Mounted Infantry to consist of not l<-~s tlinn seventyeight
and not t;io- >han one hundred men. exclusive of
commissioned olli. Tr"; of cavalry, to consist of not less
t'.un six'v and not more than eighty men. exclusive of coniiiii-i-ium'il
idfieers: nail the company of Artillery, of not I
le?s than Hairy and lot more than one hundred men, ex- ,
clu ive of commissioned ollicOis. When the companies of |
.Mounted Infantry ami Cavalry have been oraaillzeil and I
accepted, Kield (ifi'ieers will lie ciccteil under orders from I
this oltiec.
II. The companies authorized to be raised under the pre- |
c, liuit! put.sgraph of tlrfs order, will lie composed of iil.et- i
ivc men-who arc over the age of sixteen years, who arc not
subject to, or who are exempt fruin. I'onfcderote eouscrl|s
lion, and who ?! not belong to the organization lately ordered
of troops tor local defence and six months', special service.
These troops will he nruu-d by the State?the Artillery
|o Imve a battery of four pieces?but tlicy will provide
themselves with horses. Their pay (to bcitin when they
are ordered Into actual service) will lie the some as that
allowed itt the Confederate service, Including forty cents'
per day for each horse. They will hold themselves hi readiness
ror the field at n moment's notice, and to do sendee in
any part of the Stare, nailer the order* of tile Governor.?
The companies will.he accepted In 111" order lit which their
rolls and lists of officers are presented nt this ofl'toe, and
they will be attached to the Militia Kegiuicnts in which
ii..v an- raised, until ordered Into actual service.
III. Ill addition to theabove organization, companies organized
in accordance with the Art of Congress of the 13th
October, 11-63, (herewith published,) will be ..accepted on
furnishing their mils as remiircil by said Act. And one of
said rntiij>.,iiics in each Judicial District, consisting of not
less than eighty men, rxc'luslvo of officers, and having Its
rendezvous at the Court House of the District, will be armed
by the State. The remainder of the companies will pro-*
vide" themselves with a fins. Ammunition, its far as the,
means of the Stale will permit, will he furnished to all the
companies. Is v command:
A. C. GAHLINGTON,
Adjutant and Inspector-General of 3. C
No. tje.?.hi .let to Authorise the Formation of Volunteer
Companies for Load Defence.
. The Gangrra of the Confederate Stater of America do
enact * That for the purpose of local defence lit any portion
of the Confederate States, any number of persons, uot less
than twenty, who are over the age of forty-five years, or
otherwise not liable to military duty, mnv associate themselves
as a military company, elect their own officers, and
establish rules and regulations for their own government,
ami shall !? considered as belonging to the Provisional Aimy
of.the C<mfeder%te Status, serving without pay or allowances,
and entitled, when capttired by the enemy, toall
the privileges of prisoners of waf: Provided, That such
company shall, as soon as practicable, transmit their muster
roll, or a li.-t of the names of the oiiieersand privates there- |
of. to the Governor of the State, lie: Commanding General }
of the Department, or any Brigadier General in the State or
Confederate service, to be forwarded to the Secretary of
War; hut the President or the Commander of the .Military
District may, at anytime, disband such companies: Provided,
That in the States and Districts in which the Act ontitled
"An Act to i'iii tlu r provide for the public defence,"
nppmvfil April 10,1 and the Acts amendatory thereof,
have lieeti suspended, persons of any age, resident within
such States or District.-, may volunteer and form part of j
such companies, so long as such suspension may continue: 1
Proridal, That no person shall become a member of such ,
company until he -hall have.first taken the oath of nllegi- I
aace to'thn Cuiifeilerate States of America In writing, n |
copy of. which shnll ho filed with the muster roll of said !
company, as above prescribed.
September 2 3.", 3t
I a OUTH CAROLINA?YORK DISk3
TRIGT.?Whereas, JOHN DICKEY has applied to
| me for Letter* of Administration, tic konii ttou, oil all ami
I singular, the goods nnd Is,right* and credit* of IX'OAII
HARMON, late of the District, aforesaid, deceased.
Tlitiw arc, therefore, to cite and adrifoul?h all and singiilar,
tlie kindred and (^editors of the Mild deceased, to lie
and appear before trie at our next Ordinary'* Court for the
said District, to lie holden at Vnrk Court House, on the Mtli
day of .September next, to *het* cause, Ifany, why lite said
Administration should not he gr. ntfd.
Given under tnyffand and Hen. this Q9;11 day of August,
in the year of onr Lord one thousand eight hundred mid
sixty-three, and In the eighty-eighth year of the Independence
of South Carolina. ,,
JOHN A. DROWN, O. Y. f).
September 2 35 St .
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS7
To the Tax-Payers of the 31st Collection
District, York.
A UCTIONEERS, Apothecaries, Bnil
Iters, Brokers, Billiard Room Keepers, Brewers,
Hankers, Butchers, Cattle Brokers, Circus Exhibitions,
Commercial Brokers, Commission Merchants, Confectltmnrle?,
Dentins, Distillers. Eating House Keepers, Exhibit
ors of Shows, Hotel Keepers, Inn Keepers, Jugglers, Lawyers,
Photographer*. Physicians, Retail Dealers, Showmen,
Surgeons, Tavern Keepers,Theatre Owners, Tohaeeimists,
Wholesale Dealers, and nil other persons (If nny there he)
who arc required by the Tax Art of the Confederate Slates
to register u true account of iho name and residence of
each person, firm or corporation engaged or entrusted in
nny busiiicstitfiatncd In the fifth seel ion of^tlie said Act,
Willi a statement of the titne fur which, nnd the place and
manner, hi which the same is Ushc conducted, ami of all
other facts going to ascertain the amount of-Tax.upon such
business, for the past or future, according to the provision-,
of the said Act, within the District above mentioned, ore
hereby notilleil that unless uiey mane inc registry "nil pay
tlx; Tax required by the Act within tliirty day* froin the
date of this advertisement, they must, In addition to nil
other Taxes upon their business, imposed by the said Act,
pay double tho amount of the specifir Tnx on said business,
nnd a like sum for every thirty days of continued failure.
To enable persons to make such registry and pay sir h Tax,
I shall attend daily, at the store of Adams, .MeCorkle &C?.,
Yorkvllle, (Sundays excepted). Tor the accommodation
of all those who reside In the Eastern portion of the District,
I will attend at Bock Hill, on Tuesday. 8th Peptembcr.
proximo. J. A. Mel.lSAN,
Collector for York District.
August 26 34 tf
ASSESSOR'S NOTICE.
I- WILL receive returns for Taxes at
Yorkvllle, on next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
I will also, for the same purpose, attend' at the following
times and plaees:
At Bethel, Thursday,3rd of September.
At Clay illll, Friday, 4tli of September.
At Fort MHIs, Tuesday, 8th of September.
At Itock 1111!, Wednesday, Oth of September.
At Coale*s Tavern, Thursday, 10th of September.
At Westhrook's, Friday, llth of September.
At Itrnttnnsviilc, Saturday, 12th of September,
At MrOonnellsvtile.Mnnd 14th of September.
At Younghlood's. Tuesday, loth of September.
At Fecmster's, Wednesday, 18th of September.
At Gilfillln's, Thursday, ITtli of September.
At I.uke Smith's, Friday, 18th df September.
At Hickory Grove, SaldrJny,*10llioF September.
At Hugh Love's, Mouday, 01st of September,
At,WhltesldC's, Tuesday,OOhrt of September. .
At Boydton, Wednesday, 23rd. of September.
At Buffalo, Thursday, atoiOT September.
At ^in_ltli V, Smordny, ^th Efcpu^ber. ^
The following articles-owned orMjei'd otHst July. 1863,
which are tho growth or proiluctlon.of any -"previous year,
nml nut necessary for family consumption tlic present year,
Naval Stores, Salt, Wines or Spirituous J.lqnors, Tobacco,
Cotton, Wool, Flour, Siigar,M<dassesrti.'.i "Syrup, Kiee
anil nil other agricultural products.
All money on hand on 1st July, 18fi3.
All notes, bonds or credits must returned tvith the Interest
calculated up to 1st July, 1863.
Profits from 1st Jotiuagyto 3JiU December, Iff"3. on Floor,
Corn, Bacon, Ikirk, Oats, Hay, Rico, Salt, Iron, Manufacture
of Iron, Sugar, Molnsse's, Leather, Woolen Cloilis,
Shoes, Boots, Blankets'and Cotton Cloths. F. M. G.
A nuuvl OK H
STATE Of- SOITII CAilOLlitA.'
AojItakt and Inspector Gexkrai.'r Orrice
Charleston, S. C., August 20,1603.
GESER.1L ORDER NO. 34.
I A CARD under the signature of
Col. J. L. Black, 1st South Carolina Cavalry, having
appaqrmi in the pnper^bivltini; boys umlrr conscript age to
volunteer lor mounted service in "Hampton's Cavalry
Brigade," it is hereby ordered that no one between the ages
of sixteen and eighteen years shall enter tile nrgqaiznuna
proposed, or any other organisations, except met! as. ar>authorized
and called for liy the Governor and Commanderin-Chief.
By Act of the General Assembly, persons between six
teen and eighteen years of age, as well as those between
forty-five and fifty, arc made liable to military service
whenever the Governor deems that the t xigenev requires
uihijw iur iii?- ui-ii'iitr hi uxi; oinu:. 111 ui/.aiinn
nt' troops for local defence lor-six month* service,
the Covenor luw thought pro peg not to Infinite persons
under eighteen years, but they may be soon nee<l?*il
lor service in the Stale.
For these reasons, anil the additional one that the Con-,
federate Government has not embraced pen-otis under
eighteen years of age in tiic provisions of the Conscription
Act, the above prohibition ngainst raising troops from this
class, hy volunteerlngYor Confcrterate service, is announced.
I)y order of the Governor and Commander-iu-Chicf.
A. C. CAltLINCTOK.
Adjutant and Inspector General of S.
August *23 34 .91
^OUTH CAR OL INA?YOll IvP I ^ O
TKICT Whereas, J. to'. HOPE has applied to
me for Letter* of Administration on all and singular the
goods and chattels, rights and credits of ROBERT A.
LOCKHART, late of lite District afyosald, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish an and singular,
tilC kindred and creditors of lite said deceased, to be and
appear before mc at our next Ordinary's-Court for the said
District, to he holdeu at York Court House on the-7th day
of September next, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration
should lint lie granted.
Given under my hand and Seal, this 24th day of August,
hi the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty three, and in the eighty-eighth year of the Lids pen
deuce of South Carolina.
JOHN A. BROWN, O. T. I).
August 2C . M 2r
$5TEOUNDRED LBS,,
IN CAfcll, WILL EE TA1D lUlt
COTTOX OR LIXEX H AGS . .
AT THE
.ENQUIRES OFFICE.
June 10 . . 83 if
1 WASTED.
rPHE Subscriber wishes to Lease or (
JL buy a plantation within fire mile* >!' tin- Town of
YorkvilJe. On the premises must he a good DWELLING
HOUSE, vrltli from FOUR in SIX comfortable ROOMS,
and all nccensary OUTBUILDINGS iittiiehei). He n 1 -
desires that there be Seventy-five or n Imudu-d ACRES i f
tillable land belonging to the same.
Fur further particulars apply to G. 1!. II.VIT1IFOUII,
Yorjtvillo. S. C. ' A. J. TERRY,
Charleston, s*.
Augit.-1 '36 ' III tf
SOTpS WSALE.AS
Administrator of Capt. R? AP.
C. JONES, deceased, I ^-ill sell at his late-residence
mi- the f>TH day of
SEPTEMBER NEXT,
five HORSES, a lot of WHEAT, and lib HOUSEHOLD
and KITCHEN FURNITURE.
The HORSES are sulttblefor CAVALRY SERVICE.
Tnusu?CASfi. CAL). JONES, Administrator.
Attgast W 33 3t
i:mhYat! e> property.
A IMPLICATION will be made at the
J. A next sitting of the Legislature, to vest hi the children
of WYLIE GRIFFIN, deceased, the personal estate of
WILLIAM M. RAY, deceased,"late of York District, liablc
to Escheat for want of heirs. August 7tli. lSfill. WILLIAM
R. GRIFFIN,
NANCY ANN GKIITIN,
In behalf of themselves and brothers and sisters.
August IS 33 tf
FOR COAST DEFENCE.
ALL persons within the limits of the
Incorporation of the Town of YORKYII.LE, are
hereby notified that they are rci|ulrori to fitrtiNh ONEFOITRTH
of their HANDS liable to ROAD DUTY, at the
DEPOT, on the morning of the l.'iTH SEPTEMBER p.-ovIiiio,
provided with three days rooked rations and trenching
Implements; to be conveyed to CHARLESTON for the
purpose of working upon the FORTIFICATIONS in ami
. ?_.l .1?1 ll M* Wll I lilts
August 19 " 33 3t
STOLEN.
TAKEN out of the subscribers' st;il?l?
on the night of the nth instant, a dark chesr.utaorrel
MAKE, about 15% hand. lii;th, 8 or 9 years old lit-t
Spring, left eye blind.
A reward of ?-25 will be paid for the delivery or infonna
tion so that I can get her. Address A. R..EKW1N,
Raunlestmrg, P. c
Mecklenburg County. N. ?'
August 19 33 tf
Dental notice.?durpna
my absence from Yorkville, T 1iuve made arrange,
incuts with Or. LESLIE O'WEN. formerly ot Charleston,
to take charge of my OFFICE, adjoining the Exqeuita
building, where lie will be pleased to ? air on my ru?t?iu> is,
as usual. lie Is a gentleman nf much experience in my
line of business, and will, doubtless, give "moral satisfaction.
VV. M. WALK EH, Dentist.
February 2.1 rt tf
TV^TICE.? PERSONS HAVING
1* demands against tiro pstate of ("apt. R. AP. C.
JONES, are requested to present them to me for payment.
CAD. JONES, Administrator
Augtist 19 33 3t
"VTOTICE.?CORN, BACON, RYE
i. A and FLOUR wanted for the GOVERNMENT.
W. H. McCORKLE, Agent.
April 29 17 if
A SUPPLY OF GOOD LETTER
Envelopes for sale at the "ENQUIRER OFFICE.'
November 2G 48 tf