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VOLUME 9. YORKVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1863. ' . NUMBER 38
STATE OF |
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
^ Charleston, August 25, 1883.
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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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