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TTTHEREAS the present condition T T of the country require* the organizaUJti of nn active and efficient body of troops, who uiay take the field upon a moment's notice, to meet with promptness any sud den tncursiqp which may be made by the enemy into our State; and whereas, for the purpose of defending oar homes and firesides, it is deemed advisable that the entire arrnsbcaring population over 16 years of age, not in or liable to Confederate service, or "exempted therefrom for public purpose*, should 13 organized Into companies: Now, therefore, 1, MILL EDGE i,. BONHAM, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State of South Carolina, call upon the people of the State to at once organize themselves In accordance with the order* hereunto ? annexed irora me nmcr 01 nn-aiijuum ami uwpvciui ucufetai, so oj to afford our own and the women and children of oar brethren In arm?', tne most effectual protection and security. The second organization called for is In accordance with the recommendation of the President to the Governor, and ia approved as the best organization for all whomav not be Included In the organization of "Volunteer State Troops." - ' M. L. BONHAM. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Awotant and Inspector-General'* Office, Charleston, August 94, 1663. GENERAL ORDERS NO. 36. I TO carry into effect the foregoing proclamation of bis Excellency the Governor, it w ordered that the following Volunteer State Troops be accepted Into service, viz: One Regiment of Mounted Inttatry, to consist of ten companies, two companies of cav alrv, and ono company of Flying Artillery. The companies of Mounted infantry to consist of not less than seventyeight and not more than one hundred men. exclusive of commissioned officers; of cavalry, to consist of not less than sixty and not more than eighty men, exclusive of commissioned officers; and the company of Artillery} of not loss than eighty and not more than one hundred men, exclusive of commissioned officers. When the companies of Mounted Infantry and Cavalry have been organized and accepted, Field Officers will be elected under orders front tM* office. II. The companies authorized to be rained undertheprecediag paragraph of this order, will be composed of eflective men who are over the age of sixteen years, who are not subject to, or who arc exempt from, Confederate conscriptloo, and who do not belong to the organization lately ordered of troops for local defence and six months' special service. These troops will be armed by the State?the Arttt-. lejy to have a battery of four pieces?but they will provide themselves with horses. Their pay (to begin when they are ordered into actual service) will be the saute as that allowed In the Confederate service. Including forty cents Kday for each horse. They win itold themselves in readts rar the tield at a moment's notice, and to do service lu any pan of the State, under the orders, of the Governor.? The companies will be accepted in the ordcr ln which their rolls and Us* of officers arc presented at this office, and tbey will be attached to the Militia Keghnents in which they are raised, until ordered into actual service. III. In addition to the above organization, companies organized in accordance with the Act of Congress of the 13th October, 1063, (herewith published,) wlJl be accepted on tarnishing their rolls as required by said Act. Aud one of said companies in each Judicial District, consisting of not less than eighty men, exclusive 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 provide themselves with arms. Ammunition, as far as the moansof the State will permit, will be furnished to all tbe companies. By command: A. C. GARLINGTON, Adjutant and Inspector-General of 8. C. : o: No. 28.?An Set to Authorize the. Formation of Volunteer Companies for Local Defence. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That for the purpose of local defence in 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, in ay associate them' selves a military company, elect their own officers, and establish rules and regulations ibr their own government, and shall be considered as belonging to tbe Provisional Army of. the Confederate States, nerving without payor ulBBhce*. and entitled, when captured by the enemy, to all tbe privilege* of prisoners of war : Provided, That such company shall, as soon as practicable, transmlttbeir muster roll, or a list of the names- of the officers and privates thereof, to the Governor of the State, the Commanding General of the Department, or any Brigadier General in die State or Confederate service, to be forwarded to die Secretary of War; but the President or tbe Commander of the Military District may, at any time, disband such companies: Provided, That in the States and Districts in which the Act entided "An Act to farther provide for the public defence," approved April 16,1862, and the Acts amendatory thereof, have been suspended, persons of any age, resident within such States or Districts, may volunteer and form part of such companies, so long as such suspension may continue: PrmidM, That no person shall become n member of such company until be snail have first taken the oath of allcgt- c ance to tlie Confederate States' of America in writing, n copy pf which shall be filed with the muster roll of said company, as above prescribed. " Septembers 35 - 5t NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS. To the Tax-Payers ot the 31st Collection District, York. A UCTIONEERS, Apothecaries, Ba-l\. ker?. Brokers, Billiard Koom Keepers, Brewers, Bankers, Butchers, Cattle Brokers, Circus Exhibitions, Commercial Brokers, Commission Merchants, Confectioneries, Dentists, Distillers, Eating House Keepers, Exhibit or* of Shows, Hotel Keepers, Inn Keepers, Jugglers, Lawyers, Photographers, Physicians, Retail Dealers, Showmen, Surgeons, Tavern Keepers, Theatre Owners, Tobacconists, Wholesale Dealers, and all other persons (if any there be) who pre required by the Tax Act of the Confederate States to register a true account of the name and residence of each person, firm or corporation engaged or entrusted in any business named in (lie fifth section of the said Act. , with a statement of the time for which, and the place and manner, in which the same is to be conducted, and ot oil other facts going to ascertain the amount of Tax upon such business, for the past or future, according to the provisions of the said Act, within the District above mentioned, are hereby notified that unless they make the registry and pay the Tax required by the Act within thirty days from the date of this advertisement^ they must, in addition to ail other Taxes upon their business, imposed by the said Act, pay (J"libit- tne amount or tne specinc i nx on saw Business, and a like sum for every tiilrtv days of continued failure. To enable persons to make such registry and pay suclr Tax. I shall attend dally, at the store of Adams, McCorkle &Co., Vorkviile, (Sundays excepted). For the accommodation of all those who reside In the Eastern portion of the District, I will attend at Rock Hill, on Tuesday, 6tli September, proximo. J. A. McLEAN, Collector for York District. August 26 34 tf "ASSESSOR'S NOTICET I WILL receive returns for Taxes at YorkviUe, on next Monday; Tuesday and Wednesday. I willahm, for the same purpose, attend at the following times and places: At Bethel. Thursday, 3rd of September. At Clay Hill, Friday, 4th of September. At Fort Mills, Tuesday, 8tli of September. At Rock Hill. Wednesday, 9th of September. At Coate's Tavern,Thursday, 10th of September. At Westbrook's, Friday, 11th of September. At Brattonsville, Saturday, 12th of September. At McConnellsvllle, Monday, 14th of September. At Younshlood's, Tuesday, 13Ui of September. At Feemster's, Wednesday. ICtU of September. At Gtltillin's, Thursday. ITih of September. At Luke Smith's, Friday, IStlrol' September. At Hickory Grove, Saturday. 10th of September. At Hugh Love's. Monday, 21st of September. At Whiteside's, TuesdBy^iBiid of Bii|iiouits.T. At Boydlon, Wednesday, 23rd of Septemhcr. At Buffalo, Thursday, SMthof Septcmbor. At Whisonant's Friday, 25th of Sejftember. . At Smith's, Saturday, 28th of September. At Allison's, Monday. 28th of "September. At Ebenezer, Saturday, 3rd of October. After attending at the above pi arcs, I will be at Yorkvllle until the 3rd-of7?cU'lier. F. M. GALBRA1TU, The followiog articles ownecl or held on 1st July, 1863, which are the growth or production of any previous year, and not necessary for family consumption the present year, ore to he returned. Naval Stores, Salt, Wines or Spirituous Liquors, Tobacco, Cotton, Wool, Flour, Sugar. Molasses and Syrup, Rice and nil other agricultural products. All money on hand on 1st July, 1663. All notes, bonds or credits must he returned with the interest calculated tjj- to 1st July* 1863. Profits from 1st January to 3!st December, 1862, on Flour, i Corn, Bacon, Pork, Oats, Hay, Bice, Salt, Iron, lilauufuc- | ture of fron, Sugar, Molasses, Leather, Woolen Cloths, | Shoes, Boots. Blankets, and Cotton Cloths; I\ M. G. August 26 34 -A = tf STATE OF SOUTH GAROXJXA. YORK DISTRICT. In the Court of Ordinary." 2b James Etters, Hemy EU-rs, Samuel Etterj, Joseph Etters, Daniel Ettei s, John Francis srife, Lydia, ana Jack con Gibbons fc srife, Rebecca, Heirs-rJ-law of Phillip El." tert, deceased. ? . , YOU are hereby required to appear at the Court of Ordinary, to be holdeu at York Court I House, for York District, on the second day of November, I 1663, to shew cause, If any you can, why the proceeds of I the sale of the real estate of PbHIp Etters, deceased, sold for partition and division, should not be paid over to An- , drew Etters and M. Hsuabright, Administrators of the said j Philiplitters, W ue ai>|>ueu nv mem lo uic puyiucui vi ui^ debts of the said Philip Etter*. (liven under inv hand and seal, this 28th day"of July; I8W. JOHN A. BROWN, (A28) Ordinary for York District. Julv 29 39 3ut OFFICE A. Q. M., " CHARLESTON, S. C., October 1st, 1362. j MR. J. C. MILLER is appointed Agent of this Department, for the purchase of FODDER and CORN for the Districts ofYork and Chester. Planters desiring to sell will communicate with him, through tlie POST OFFICE, at Yorkville, S. Carolina.? j Particular attentiofi must be paid to the PACKING. No ; WATER must be used, as great loss to the Government was experienced last year, hy Fodder being improperly packed, all such will be rejected. MOTTE A. PRINGLE, Capt. and A. Q. M. October IS 42 If I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. J EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, - Charleston, 8cptcmbor 10,1863. T\7HEREAS, Information has been ' f T received at thiB Department that, on or abont the 9th day of July last, in the village of CIlDton, In Laurens District, a man by the name of L. THOMPSON JOHNSON was murdered by some person or persons, up to thitr time unknown. Now, therefore, I, MILLEDGEL. BONHAM, Governor of the State aforesaid,'do issue this my Proclamation, offering a reward of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for the apprehension and delivery of the real murderer of the said L. THOMPSON JOHNSON Into any one of the jails of this State; and, if more than one, an additional"reward of Five Hundred Dollars for each one Who shall be proved to be an accomplice. Given under my hand and the seal of the State, at Charles [l. b.J ton, this tenth day of September, A. D.1863. M. L. BONHAM. Wm. R. Hc.vtt, Secretary of State. September 15 37 . lm Commissioner's Sale. In Equity?York District.' John McCarter, et al. ) vs. > Bill for Sale of Land. Samuel Barber, et al.) IN obedience to the Order of the Court of Equity, made In the above cause, I will expose to public sale at YORK COURT HOUSE, on the FIRST MONDAY in OCTOBER, next, the real estate of ISABELLA MeCARTER, late of York District, deceased, consisting of THREE tracts of land, situate In ibe District aforesaid, and lying on the waters of Clark's Fork, to wit: One tract containing 356 ACRES. and bounded by lands of George Barber, William Oates and others. One tract containing ONE -HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO ACRES, and bounded by lands of William Robertson. Andrew Robertson and others, And one other tract, number of acres not known, bat which will be surveyed and Plat exhibited on lac day of sole. I will sell above lands on a credit of one and two years, payable in two equnl annual Instalments, with Interest from day of sale. Purchasers giving bond and two good sureties and paying In CASH the costs of these proceedings. (?13) WALTER B. METT3, c. e. t. v. Septembers 36 4t Commissioner's Sale. . In Equity?Chester District. E.A. Neely, etal. ) rt. Bill for Partition 4'c. J. J. McLure, etal. > BY virtue of the decree of the Court of Equity, made in abovo stated case, I will sell at YORK COURT HOUSE, -on the FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER next, the following lots and parcels of land, to wit: one LOT in the Town of Yorkville, on Congress Street, bounded by lots of E. A. Neciy, J. A. McLean and lands of I. D. YVltherspoon, and containing THREEFOURTHS OF AN ACRE, more or less. One tract of land on the KING'8 MOUNTAIN ROAD, bounded by lands of E. A.. Neely nnd others, and containing 555 ACRES. And one other tract on said KING'S MOUNTAIN ROAD, bounded by lands of E. A. Neely and others, and containing ONE HUNDRED AND SIJtTY-FIVE ACRES. rnomia mnrtfi Irneu-n On HflU nf cnlp. . "ftli 5bJ GiVesT PATTERSON, c. e. c. n. September 9 . 30 4t DRUGS. MEDICINES. &C7~" I HAVE just received a choice assortmcnt of DRUGS and MEDICINES, which I offer for ale at the lowest CASH PRICES..viz: Eagllih Chloro&rm, Alon, Rhubarb, English Calomel. Bine Mass, Sulphur, Aiafoetldi, Cantor Oil, Pearl Asls, Valerian, Extract Logwood, Chalk, > Opium, Black Drop, Epsom 8 alts, Magnesia, Nitre, Camphor, Rotten Stone, Tel*, low Oehre, Spanish Whiting, and many other articles. , I am Manufacturing a splendid BLACK INK, SHOE BLACK and SOAP. BlackiDg BRUSHES and MATCHES for sale by A. CRAVEN. May 27 21 tf NOW IS THE TIME ! I will pay the HIGHEST CASH PRICES FOR ALL CLASSES OF NEGROES. C. J? PRIDE, , Roc* Hill, S. C. April 1 13 .. tf ^ "? ? * * rtt t n -n at? n a T "n WTJiiAM MiijLiO run oalih.? klT Tlie undersigned offers for sale or in exchange for NEGRO PROPERTY, his STEAM MILLS In the Town of Yorkville, S. C., directly on the KING'S MOUNTAIN RAIL ROAD. The Mills consist of WHEAT and CORN MILLS, and a CIRCULAR SAW?fbe whole driven by a BOILER and ENGINE of FORTY HORSE POWER, with WELLS and PUMPS to supply with water, ttud all nccewary buildings. The BOILER and ENGINE, if desired, will be sold alone. S. J. KUYKENDAL. March 18 11 . tf JUST RECEIVED, Pure FRENCH BRANDY, PURE MADEIRA WISE. Chlorate of Potash, and many other Goods. ALFRED CRAVES. Yorkville, Ju'y 81, 1863. 29 tf WAITED. T^HE Subscriber wishes to Lease or JL buy a plantation within five miles of the Town of Yorkville. On the premises must be a good DWELLING HOUSE, with from FOUR to SIX comfortable ROOMS, and all necessary OUTBUILDINGS attached. He also desires that there be Seventy-five or a hundred ACRE8 of tiUnblc land belonging to the same. For further particulars apply to G. R. RATCHFORD, Yorkville, 8. C. A. J. PERRY, Giiarieston, o. v/. August 26 _ / 34 tf ESCI1EATED PROPERTY. A PPLICATION will be made at the J\. next sitting of the Legislature, to vest in the children of WYLIE GRIFFIN, deceased, tho personal estate of WILLIAM M. RAY, deceased, late of York District, liable to Escheat for wut of heirs. August 7th, 1863. WILLIAM U. GRIFFIN, NANCY ANN GRIFFIN, In behalf of themselves and brothers and sisters.. August 19 33 tf ENTAL NOTICE.?D U RING my absence from Yorkvilin, I have made arrangements with Dr. LESLIE O'WEN, formerly 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, ana will, doubtless, give general satisfaction. W. M. WALKER, Dentist. February 25 8 tf FOR SALE. JO0 fts COPPERAS. 100 a>s BLUE STONE. 000 BUNCHES YARN. Call soon nt W. D. &. J. C. MILLER'S. October 22 43 tf CARRIAGE SHOP. THE Subscriber still continues the tSSEzgjS* CARRIAGE and BUGGY BUSINESS \I\? xlv at Uie old STAND. All kinds of coun try produce taken in exchange for work. ALSO. HORSE SHOEING and general country WORK done by' " W. P. McFADDEN. January S3 4 tf DR.ALFRED CRAVEN giesibtnl J&irgtim ? enlist, YORKVILLE, S. O. On the East Bide of Main trect, South of the "Pal metto Hotel.'N^H) January 6 1 tf HIDES AND LEATHER. July 15th. 1863. HPHE subscriber having leased his i TAN-YARD to JAS. POAG k D. MAY, foraterm of THREE YEARS, would say to bis-old patrons to bring In their hides as usual. assuring tbcin that no is well acquainted with PO.\G & MAY, and tha: everything will be attended to properly, arid justice done In all coses. . JAS. B.'HEtfKEL. July 22 .. 20 ; - 9t G-. R. RATCHFOHD, " CAYS HE WANTS ALL PERsons who are indebted to the firm of G. R. RATCHFORD Si Co., by open ACCOUNT, to como forward "immediately or sooner," and close the same by CASH or NOTE, Immaterial which. The business of the firm requires that it must be settled up. July 22,1863. 29 tf JACOB'S CORDIAL;?A~SURE PJ Remedy fur DIARRHOEA, DYSENTERY, and FLUX. Sold for CASH at THE ENQUIRER OFFICE. July 11 88 tf Ironsides and two Monitors "Taken"? A Bold Peat. During the heavy bombardment of Forts Moultrie, Sumter and Battery Bee, which took place on Thursday last, one of the most remarkable acts was porformed ever recorded in the history of war, resulting, among other things, in the ('taking/' as above mentioned, of the frigate Ironsides and two monitors. * The heroes of the incident are Mr. George S. Cook and J. M. Osborne, of this city, and the manner of its occurrence was as follows: It' being desirable to preserve a faithful delineation of the ruins of Fort Sumter, and to show to future generations -what Southern troops can endure in battle, General Jordan sought to obtain the servioes of a photographic artist for the purpose, and making known his wish, Mr Cook and his associate- volun- teered. Provided with their instruments, they reached the fort, under fire, then coolly ascending to the parapet, "planted their battery upon a gun carriage, and commenced work. The enemy, meanwhile, were throwing their eleven and fifteen inch shells against and into Snmter, rendering personal exposure hazardous in the extfpme. Under these circumstances scene after aoen'e from the interior of the dilapidated old pile was faithfully transferred to the plates, notil nearly every portion of the ruins?picturesque even in their deformity?bad its "counterfeit presentment." This done, the artists turned their'attention to the fleet, and had the good fortune to secure, amid the smoke of battle in which they were wreathed, a faithful likeness of Jhe Ironsides and two monitors. Mr Cook requested permission to go outside of the fort and take a pioture of the exterior from the water, but it was thought that this would draw additional fire from the fleet, and the projeot was abandoned. Thus our citizens and oountry have bad preserved to them a valuable memorial of a defence almost unequalcd in its obstinacy? one worthy to bo transmitted to the future generations. The feat itself is unparalleled, as far as we know, and no little praise is due to the gentlemen who bad the hardihood to risk their lives for the purpose of securing ajt heirloom so precious. The wonder is, that in an operation requiring so much nicety of judgment, any individual eould maintain a sang froid sufficient to do the necessary dodging, and at the same time, to carry out the various details required by taste and art.? Charleston Courier. Execution of Clark and Taylor. William Clark and James Tajlor, privates in the Seeobd Regiment South Carolina Volunteers, were, in aooordauce with the sentence passed uponrtbem last week by the court martial now sitting in Petersburg,* shot dead, in Griffith's field, one mile Southeast of the city, between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday. The execution took place in the presence of the brigade to whioh they belonged, and a large concourse of spectators drawn thither to witness the sad drama. The prisoners were removed from the jail between 11 and 12 o'clook, attended by the several chaplains of their brigade, who during their confinement were constant in the administration of religious instrno tion and comfort, who after their arrival apoa the fatal field remained with them in prayer and exhortation. Through their efforts, we understand, aa also by the efforts of Mr. John D. Kelly, the religious condition of these men was rendered comfortable and eTen,hopeful?one . of them, Clark, professing strong hopes of a happy hereafter. At the appointed hoar, the prisoners were marched to the respective places designated for their execution band cuffed, where they addressed a few words of solemn warning to their comrades standing around. They acknowledged the depth of the crime with wbioh they were charged, and for whioh they were then about to offer up their lives, and bowed to tho justice of the law. They besought theircomrades to stand firm in the path of honor and duty, and to pray unceasingly for their own welfare and the welfare of our sacred cause. When everything was in readiness, they wfirs hlindfftldfld. fttoimr thn irn&rd dfitnnh. ed to shoot theui. Id the midst of their appeals for forgiveness and aid from on High, orders were quietly but rapidly given tQ the guard, and at the almost simultaneous peal which broke upon the air, they fell to the ground pieroed each by several balls. Their death was sodden and apparently easy, for when approached by those around, they were dead. We cannot, while commending the justice that has overtaken these unfortunate men, help appealing to others in the ranks or our army everywhere, to take warning from Iheir fate. The Government is at last aroused to its duty, and deserters will hereafter be rigidly dealt with. Clark and Taylor had twice deserted their commands?once since the President's late proclamation.?Petersburg Express, 12th. Poisoned Bullets.?According to the Troy. Whig, the United States Government is engaged in manuiaoturing poisonea out* lets. This is what the Whig says : "We have before us some speoimens of the miiinie bullet now produced at the United States arsenals. One of them is made fatally poisonous by the washing of the indental portion with a solution of copper." Another is the rninhie ball in three sections.? The heavy part is the pointed or forward end?this evidently intended to penetrate farthest! Next to this is a washer of zino. Behind this comes thedbutt/with the cylinder, on which are joined- the three sections \ of the bullet. Suppose a man to be struck by one of these bullets?the surgeon on probing the wound, would be apt to get at the light butt and cylinder. The zinc washer would still remain, oausing inflammation and death. Should the victim survive the extraction of the cylinder and washer, a third operation would still remain for the heavy part of the bullet. Chicago Timet) 22ndidt. From the South Carolinian. 'Who is'to be Blamed? Mr. Editor:?It is a matter of deep an<J bitter mortification to the middle-aged and old men of oor oity to know that so many yonng men of the age of servioe, stroll onr streets by day. and night, many of them often drank, and wearing, at. the same time, the uniform of the Confederate soldier, wholly careless of duty, honor, and the incessant cry of their country for help in her unequal and 'sanguinary straggle for independcnce. Some of as have sons who are thns behaving, abusing the privilege of furlough, yielding wildly to the seductions of the bottle, and other ruinous alhxrements, and smiting, with consuming ?priof> the hearts of their friends and parents. Who 19 io do oiamea lor too prevalence 01 mm horrible loosefiess?- UoqnestiotuWy*, they are responsible who have in their bands the legislative and military power of the Confederacy. They, and none others, are to be censured, if oeosare properly lies, and that it does no one oan deny. The plain truth is, those whose dnty it is to enforce the jaws against all skalkers and biders from military service, and who are paid and sworn to perform that duty faithfully, fail to do it, from laziness, carelessness, favoritism or timidity; or, if it be from good nature, or a disposition to oblige, the delinquency is not the less reprehensible. It is to be hoped that greater energy and sternness will, for the fa'ture, mark the administration of-the law in this respect; and that the loafiug, dissipated 'young men who belong to the army, or, at least, shonld be in its rankrf, whose habits abont town mortify their friends and parents, and dishonor themselves, will speedily be seized by the strong arm of pnblio authority, and forcibly placed in that position to whioh duty, honor, patriotism, and. the emergent condition " i ii . 2.'. m. : oi meir country, so loaaiy can tuem. xu the young men who are thus dereliot we would appeal, and, as fathers and movers, beseech them to fly from the haunts of vioe and infamy, to which passion and thoughtlessness have unfortunately conducted them, to the camp and battlefield, there* nobly and gloriously to aid is winning the independence of their native land. Have they not loved ones Bleeping in death beneath its soil ? And will they permit their graves to be polluted by the foot of a marauding, thieving and cruel foe ? Can thoy allow this foal thing to* be done?this vile.Bacrilege to be perpetrated?without an effort to prevent it, and still live ? Shame, a double shame upon them, if they cau. A WOUNDED HEAET. * ? "*"i Gan. Hampton's Address and Order. Columbia, August 24,1868. RmMak ' SInhlitrva -^.ThnnoK vnn hftVA received the well-earned praise of your officers who were so fortunate as to share with yon the dangers and the glory of yonr .brilliant Qgbt on the 1st of August, you will not on that account, I trust, regard as valuIcss, the heart-feit and proud congratulations of your old Commander, on your heroio conduct on that occasion, Ybnr career during tjie past made me feel secure that you would always do honor to yourselves and to yonr States; and whilst your conduct on the same battlefield, your courage bad already illustrated, filled my heart with pride and gratification, it was only what I had confidently anticipated from yon. Go on in thV noble coqrse you have pursued, and prove yourselves worthy of the high r epa tfc t ion joa?hoyo- >rou for ecu rage, for discipline and for soldierly qualities. 1 sympathise with yoh in all your hardships. I congratulate you on your brilliant acbive .- t r ii?* menis.. X mourn wuu yuu lor yvur guiiaui dead, and look forward impatiently to the time wheo I may again share with yon your hardships, your dangers and your glory.? With earnest wishes for yoar continued saccess, and in the hope that I may soon again have the honor of leading yon, I am Very Bipoerely and traly, Your friend and brother soldier. WADE HAMPTON. The South Carolinians under Gen. A. P. Hill.?A" correspondent of the Columbia Guardian writes from the Camp of the Pee Deo Artillery, in Virginia: Since the promotion of Major Mcintosh the battery has been commanded by Capf. Bronson. It and McGowan's brigade are the only representatives of the "Old Palmetto State" in Gen. A- P. Hill's corps, bat they have shared with that Aistingnisb* ed chieftain the hardships and perils, both of the march and of battle,--from Mechanicsville to the bloody heights of Gettysbufg. The brigade has won for itself, on many hard fonght fields, an enviable reputation for courage and gallantry, and its name shonld be inscribed in characters of light - ? ? fx- a ?_ t_*_ I upon tne rairest page OI us country s nistory, as a part of her jewels of which she may justly be proud. Id the late battles it fought with its accustomed obstinacy and firmness?worthy of their former leader? the brave and chivalrio Gregg. It captured and secured two pieces of- the enemy's artillery, and was- highly complimented by* Major General Pender, a soldier of the "Old Roman School," who said it bad saved the oredit of his division. As he was riding by the 1st Regiment South Carolina Volunteers, which was resting after the battle, the warrior reined up his steed and waved his bat to their colors?a large bine Palmetto flag?'in token of respect and admiration. - ISP* An interesting discovery has lately been made with regard to grafting fruit trees. Instead of the usual method, a slip is taken from the tree, which is desired to propagrate anew, and planted in a potato,* so that a couple of inohes of the slip remains visible. It soon^takes root, developes itself, and finally beoomes a handsome tree, bearing fine fruit. The method was discovered in France. ISP" General Sohenck has issued an order forbidding substitutes in Maryland. Another turn of the sordw! ; Correspondence. . The following correspondence speaks for itself. The letter of the Yankee officer is an additional illustratian of the infamous character and conduct of those who are vainly attempting our subjugation. The atrtwer of Gen. Stewart has the ring of the true metal, and, as we trust, as he knows whom to hold responsible, that he will mete out to this valiant warrior upon women and ohildren a just punishment, both sure and speedy: Headqb's 2d Division, C. 0. September 1, 1863. ' Sir : My patrol was fired upon last evening by a concealed party of Confederate troopff, near the mill between Corbin's and Newby's Cross Roads, and one man wounded and four captured. If the same should again occur, I will hold the inhabitants of the country in the immediate vicinity responsible, and cause all hoaaes, barns, or -other property, to be destroyed. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, J; Irvin Gregg, Colonel Commanding. To tbe Officer Commanding Confederate Troops, near Gaines' Cross Roads, Va. Headq'rs, Cavalry Division, Army Northern Va. Sept. 3, 1863. To Col. J. I. Gregg, Commanding 2d Dir. Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac. Sir: Your communication of the 1st inst., addressed to "the officer commanding Confederate troops near Gaines' Cross Roads, V.," has beed referred to me. It caused no surprise. I expect Such from those who, baffled in legitimate warfare, seek to torn their weapons against helpless women and children and unarmed men. ?Your threat is harmless; For anyjmts such as you propose, twill now know whom, to hold responsible. My Government knows how to proteot her citizens, and justice, though sometimes slow, will tie sure to reach the perpetrators of such barbarities as you desire to inaugurate. Our citizens are accustomed to your bravado. Oar soldiers know their doty. I am, Colonel, .Yoars, with dae respect, (Signed) 'J. E. B. Stuabt, Major General Commanding. ^ ? > How the British Captured Charleston.?"Ora" of the Mobile Tribune writes from Charleston: During the revolution of '76, when the British attacked Charleston, they came up the Siono River and North Edisto Inlet to DantouTs, which Ib one mile from the Savannah Rail Road, and twelve from Charleston. They, surprised Gen. Moultrie at ?tono, at whiob battle the brave Col. Lawrence was hilled. The British headed the Ashley River at the ferry, nine miles above Charleston, and attacked oar fortifications at Charleston Neck, which they carried->fter a siege of five weeks, and compelled the city of Charleston to capitulate from famine. This portion of our present fortifications is called the Second Military District, and protects the communications from North Edisto to Charleston. Should the Yankees attempt to approach from that direction, they would find it a bard road to travel, as we have a line of fortifications at this point protecting the passage at Bantoul's Creek, and a second line covering an inundation from Siono -to the Ashley, the stiaogth-of uliiah the enemy, willfind out on exploration. A third line covers all the bridges communicating with Charleston, aod all the ferries above are guarded, with powerfal tete de p&nts. These works have been constructed under the skillful ' supervision of the valiant Beauregard, which is a sufficient guarantee of their invincibility. < ?? ? * Something all should bear in Mind. Every loyal man should remember that this war is not a war for conquest, nor a war for the gratification of ambitions men, but a war merely for our just lights, a war upon whioh hangs the destiny of every inhabitant of the Southern States. If we are eon-, quered in this conqnest, then, farewell to civil liberty upon this continent," for the present, and probably for all time. We, with future generations, will be doomed to live, under a despotism worse than any in the Eastern world. ??s&Si??--^i; We must not wait to count cost?all that we have is at stake. If we are victorious, and have lost oar money, we are independent, bat if we have oar money and are conquered, then we are slaves. There are doubtless a few toriea and traitors in every portion of the Confederacy, but with these exceptions, oar people are all true, brave and patriotic, and will be found filling the measure of their doty to the country. It is gratifying to learn, as we do from our exobanges, and through other sources, that thousands who have been oalled deserters are returning to their posts and that thousands more who have not yet been in the army are volunteering and swelling the ranks.?Carolinian. From the West. Atlanta, Sept. 16.?No communication is allowed between Bragg's army and ' - mi Tv_ K mi tne rear, xne crams run to uaiwa. x nree hundred Tennessee refugees met in this city yesterday and ; . 1. Resolved, That however deeply they regret to view their State and friends exposed to Yankee brutality, that our confidence in General Bragg and the officers-and soldiers under his command is undiminished. 2. Resolved, That we recognize in President Davis, wisdom, firmness and statesmanship and are proud to present him as a Southern gentleman and Christian patriot. 3. Resolvedy That we deprecate croakers and reoommend that our military citizens place themselves oloser under our distinguished leaders ; to our friends behind we say be of good cheer, the bright sun will beam on our homes; trust in God and we will be sure of ultimate success. i | M. F. Maury on the Rebel Pios-f peots.?The London Time* publishes a letter signed M. F. Maury, on the *pros- t pects of the Confederates. He asserts they were never brighter. The North, he point* | ed out, is fighting for conquest, and makes. ) the attaok. The South is fighting to be let i alone, and acts on the defensive. The South / therefore, cannot Stop the war, bnt the North can. The Union, the bond of which was volantary fraternizing, cannot be restored by the force of arms. The Union is gone. Neither party can sobj agate the '< other, and it follows that the warrvnot to be ended by the sword. Other agencies must be called into play. The war is be- t coming more and more unpopular in the North. New York is threatening armed resistance to. the Federal Government ? New York in beooming the champion of State Rights, and to that extent is takine the Southern ground. There, are, besides, disseneioDs in other quarters. Evefr-OOW, i Mr. Lincoln lies to keep an armed force not onlj in New York and Kentucky, bat I also in Ohio, Indiana and other States. He is even now marching upon Iowa to pot : i down there a cry of peace. He is likely to have 'occupation for all the reoraits his conscription will give him. in keeping down his own people. The writer concludes by say- ; ing that all we (the Confederates) have to do is to maintain the defensive, watoh our chances/and strike whenever there is an opportunity for a good blow. Mexico and the United States.. The Mexican qnestion is a fertile scheme of disonssioQ in the United States, and the dilemma in which they find themselves placed by the pew condition of affairs in that oonntry causes great uneasiness to the Yankee Administration. A recognition would be a virtual abandonment of the Monroe dootrine; a refusal to recognize wonld cause the new empire to cultivate friendly , relations with the Confederacy. Should they make this a casus beUi,.Ynnoe and" , Austria canbot fail to interfere in the qnarrel. Again, the Mexican Emperor may? and they^fear he will?send embassadors to Washington and Richmond, and it wonld i.iw **. > ,i. TT . ' L oo aimoajt xoc loe uuiea estates to raise a plausible objection to this course. If they object to this recognition of the Coofederacy by Mexico, that Government could reply : .'^We only do by the Confederate States aa we ask' you to do?and as you would do but for this lnoideot, by the Mexican Empire." If they tolerate suoh recognition, they oan^object to a like recognition by any Edi^llan power. Here is a complication of policy, the Gordian knot of whioli Seward's fingers will find difficult to untie.?South Carolinian.* Decisive Work Wanted.?-A battle | on the Tennessee river line seems to be inevitable ; indeed, to us of the South one is necessary. To fight it, and fight it valianti lyr our soldiers seem determined. And no other idea but that victory will perch opon the Confederate banner whenlihe'conflict does come} is entertained. But more than a local victoryrou the battle field, must be obtained.. The ground recently lost must' be re occupied, if no greater result is ob. j? oil . lainea. xas eaamj ucickku, puvuv vj?u> ion Will be satisfied with nothing abort of i his annihilation. This victory mast not be j unproductive., A barren one, like many i that ha.su been won, will be little betta* i than a defeat. The popular mind' of the i Confederacy expects that' oar army, once 1 victorious,-will not teat on its arms. i Memphis Appeal. I ? ?". ' i Commencement op a War Between i Japan and the Treaty Powers.?News ( from Japan, of a highly important character, to the 24th of July, is received by way ] of San Francisco. Aotual hostilities be- I tween the Japanese and the.treaty powers ( had commenced. On the 15th of July, an I English ship, bound from Nagasaki to K&- 1 nagawa by an inland passage, was fired on 1 by the Japanese forts and vessels, which t had previously fired upon the Amerioan ship i Pembroke. * She was much injured/ and bad four men killed and six wounded. . Subsequently, the American ship Wyoming jvisited the 1 place to punish the Japanese for firing upon * the Pembroke. She blew up one Japanese < steamer and sunk" another, and silenced 1 nearly, all the neighboring forts. She re- 1 ceived twenty shots, and had fiyemen Killed 1 and sit. wounded. The forts were after- 1 ward attacked by two Britiah war vessels, 1 and after a bombardment, a detachment of J British troops were landed, who destroyed ' the fortifications and an adjacent village.? The Japanese showed, very little fight. i ..t9T < A Now Method Of Divorce. | In Berne they have a novel method of dealing with matrimonial disputants. Di- 1 vorces were freely granted, bat the first ap- ^ plicants mast go through the following test: . A small room was prepared, in which husband and wife were put, the door being closed, to remain, so for six weeks,, except t it should be be set in motion at the urgent request of the wedded pair. There was iu f the* room one stool, one plate, one spoon, a unity of all requisites, and the solitary bed t was of snoh dimensions that if they choose q to use it together they most needs lie very g olose. Of one thing,'and one only, was n there a duplicate, and that a little treatise p od the duties of husbands and wives toward t each other. No visitor was permitted to go t near them, and they bad only a glimpse at a intervals of the grim face of the janitor, as ] he pushed their food through a hole" in ihe c door. It is stated that the test was attend- E ded with the most wholesome results. In p most cases the parties were excellent friends in a few days, and very few oOnld'staod out for more than a fortnight. Another very gratifying circumstance was that they t had scarcely on record a case in wfaioh a a second application was made by persons who p had already gone'through the ordeal. i Bishop Burnet, jo i . 1 . A Joke 011 the Quartermaster. , . A correspondent of the Mobile Triton* rvs? f* v:* *- . The following good story if told on my , l$ood looking friend, Maj. M., Chief Quartermaster of the Department of Missisdppi and East Louisiana. Shortly after the 4racuation of Jaokson, Major M. was ordered'* to DemopiliS, and on the oars m route, lie * was showing to some friends * magnifioe#. :>\-J watch which he had lately parchased. All were load in their praise of the datoftip * chasings and general appearance of the watch. ?* ' m ?' "What did it oost yon ?" asked one of the party. "Fifteen hundred dollars," replied the Major. A dilapidated looking Georgian, who had his "foTlougb" in bis pocket, and waa ma- . king traoka for Hall County, bad been sitting quietly listening to the conversation, spoke up, saying: ' * " <f Mister. will von nlease lot me eee that watch ?" ::?" I <&* "Certainly," replied the Major, handing it over. lUrtnTH ^ ^ ' After looking at it very attentively, n* * if loet in amazement for some time?which had caused the Major to nndge several gentlemen and call their attention to the. manner in which he was examining it?^ * Georgia, suddenly looking up, askod: "How much did <youans' give for it* . did you say?" ; J "Fifteen hundred dollars," replied the Major^, :.^i5Sw "Then *yonans' must either be a d?d fool or a quartermaster," replied. Georgia, handing it back. If the Major did not stand the drinks, we shall always think he ought to have done 90 Why Methuselah got so Old. We were upon the streets a feweveniogs sinoe, and heard a most novel explanation of tho astounding great age of the above 7 named character. A number of men were talking of the recent conscript call and. i|r I" effect upon the people, when an old worthy remarked? , "Well, Mr. , I have stndjed a long while ybont it, and jost now determined why Methuselah got to be'so plds Ton see, in his day there was a conscript law, and merj time a.oewoall ma imdeuld Met*; * selah ran his age up a hundred years?jj|* enough to beep him oat of the conscipt A heap of mep in tbese days are playing the same d<rfge&? We conld not help thinking to ourselves that the old gentleman was quite right, and that men in these days grow old alarmingly fast. One or two of oof acquaintances that www only 30 two yum ago, ate now 46-4grown ten years in two! Verily, the war has wrought oat great wonders, each as were not seen under the jpu before. Wp very much afraid sow# of these gentlemen Will din of old age before they have a turn at at second wife. * w t&* The Boston Journal has the following about the shelling of Charleston: Our readers will be pleased to learn tfiaf- *#" Gen. Gillmore has no Iess thanihirty-iP^f rott guns mounted that will throw shells Dlnmn into Charleston. Also, that the new of Gieek fire shells to bombard that rebel stronghold was personally ordered by Prosl? deot Lincoln. The Greek fireb<3qj$tifc ' twenty minutes. It will burnon the water as well as on land, and each shell covers a surface of 100 square feet with flame. The shell bursts into about 120 pieces, or ten times as mapy as tbe ordinary shell. 0$; * joarse, the effect of these shells will he to In addition to the Greek fire shells, a large quantity of improved shrapnel shells, nade by inventor of the Greek fere M, and containing From otOO to 1,1100 jolleta each, have been sent to Morns' Isand, to be transferred tnec-e into the rebellious city in a manner not very pleasing o the enemy. These shells are fired '' j ime fusee, and are very destructive of life.. ~Thev Won't The report having gained extensive cir:ulatioD, that two sonsof-tbe famous UnioniK riot or UvataU. who were draft- ->> J >d into Lincoln's amy, had entered (be -anka fts privates, the Boston Qaxette deiiea the troth of the report and states that bey paid their commutation money and vera released from servioe. Wendell Philips Garrison^ son of Win. Lloyd Garrison, he great New England abolition agitator, 'commuted'* likewise. Thehoptfnl youths ire willing tfud anxious to see the war arainst the South carried on to tho bitter md-j bat the bitter end to them, comes just t little this side of thepoint of exposing heir preofoua carcasses to the dangerous dm of Southern sharp shooters. If tbey vho- make the wars were the only ones to ighfc, what a small "skrimmage" this would >e ! , \w-4_ Patriotic -*?A street conversation overleard by oor reporter: , u . "uruwi luurmug vx xvcauy h or the draft?" ' ' * ' fl G:?"Ready I If my distracted o<mn- ! j ry needs me?'if she requires the sacrifice f my life?if the tottering edifice of oar loriotifl Union needs to be aemented with ay heart's blood?if it is necessary for her [reservation that she strides ooWard to vie ory over my dead body?then, sir, the vie j im is ready! With a heart prepared fur ay fate, and with a firm trost in Divine Providence, I shall, with a lively feeling of foitfg my duty, and 'nothing bdt my doty, oaroh boldly on to tbe Collector's office and ay my three hundred dollars." Haverhill (N. J5T.) Gazette. Boston Pluck.-i-A correspondent of |R be Boston Advertiser says: " I have good H u thori ty for stating that over, one thousand H lersons whose names have been poUisbed fl n tbe papers as having been drafted ia this {U ity, haye loft for the British provinces." jig