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. *yORKVIb.LEj S. C.
WEDNESDAY EVEN ESQ, OCTOBER 14,1863.
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April 23, 1863.
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
( Charleston, October 11, 1863.
The greatest qaiet prevails throughout
the city to-night, notwithstanding occasional
shots are indistinctly heard from the several
batteries. Last night two Yankees, in an
open boat, were brought to by our water
pickets, and this morning turned over to the
tender mercies of Gen.- Ripley; they say
they lost their way, and it is said^ were not
over communicative. The new bridge constructing
between the city and Mount Pleasant
vicinity is nearly ccdfUeted, and thus a
safe connection between the two places and
Sullivan's Island will be secured, at least
until the bridge between the two Islands'is
destroyed; the "big gun" will then be rolled
over, and -probably will report loud enough
for your readers] to hear at a propitious
time.
The 17th and 18th Regiments are again
on the move, not far this time, being only
to the other side of the oity, on Jame's Island.
The trial of Gen. Evans is. progressing
here, at the Military Hall, which is the
occasion of Assembling many of the Military
Hot and Co^d-sgurs. It seems Gen.
Evans was the^cting Major General, and
Col. Keitt was appointed by Gen. Jtipley to
the temporary command of his Brigade J
this the General (Evans) would not allow,
contending the position of right was due to
his own Senior Colonel?hence a charge of
disobedidnoe of orders. However we may
sympathise with Gen. Evans, we- must remember
that in these war times, it is the
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There seem so little prospect of the Yankees
running the gauntlet of our batteries,
at least for some time, our two Regiments,
First and Fifth, are clamoring to get hoipe
to sow their wheat, and, indeed, they are
warmly seconded by the Charlestonians,
who also seem to look upon them as intruders.
In one sense, at least,'some of us j
are, for several companies who were quartered
in stores with no convenience,' have
taken possession of better quarters, sans
ceremonie. Captain Dowry's Company (B)
anticipating a frost, have moved into a fine
three story residence, 44 Society-st. The
owner was a little nettled to find us there,
but he made no fuss, and with the urbanity
of manners that always distinguished Dr.
Henry R. Frost, he handed over the keys
with a request that his walls would not be
soiled, or his property otherwise injured,
which was promised, of course, and for the
good'name of old York will doubtless be
folly complied with. Other Companies have
followed our example, though Captain
Bowen's Company (K) still remains in expectancy.
The late conscription order of Col. Melton
was quite an interesting topic among us
for a day or two, but the Secretary of War
having telegraphed to "make no issue with
the State of South Carolina," attention is
turned to other matters.
We f know not how the many young
men in the country avoid doing military
i? duty, but we do think that if they could
see the grey-headed men of the country going
through the fatigues of the battalion
drill, some sense of shame would come over
them ; and if the speculators who rest night-1
ly on beds of dowD, would reflect on the
hard pallet and course fare which is the-soldier's
lot, they would cease to prey on their
helpless families, but pray to God to turn
away from them the wrath that mu9t follow, if
they persist in their evil ways. Aside from
this view, they should remember that a
time of reckoning may come in this wotld,
for some of the soldiers will assuredly return.
The health of the city is very good, that
of the soldiers better than could have been
expected, from the change of habits, water
and ease to which middle age men accustom
themselves at home; to say they are all
in good spirits would not be true, but that
they are willing to' do their duty may be
vouched, and that they will, occasion will
prove. Companies B and K send greeting
to their friends. E.
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From Charleston.
Charleston, October 10.?The enemy's
batteries on Gadberry Hill were shelling
Fort Johnson heavily yesterday. Our batteries
were firing at Gregg and Wagner.?
The enemy has mounted a heavy Parrot gun
of flnmminM' Point. Verv littlefiriner last
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night or this morning.
Charleston, Oct. 11.?Oar usual regular
tire was kept up to-day, the Yankees
not replying, but continue working. They
have no guns at Cummings Point except the
one mounted on Wednesday.
Alvin Lloyd, Esq., publisher of the
Southern Railroad Guide, was shot, and
it is thought fatally wounded, in a street
recoatre at Mobile, on the 1st inst.
EDITORIAL ITEMS.
? The attention of oar lady readers is calledto
the advertisement of Mr. Johnson,
in another colamn.
?The Charlotte and Sonth Carolina Rail
Road has refused to oarry to Columbia wood
for any person who sells for more than $10
per cord loaded on the cars.
? There are now 500,000 names on the
muster and pay rolls of the Confederate
army, and the President has declared thut
if all the absentees without leave would return
to their regvmgnts the Federal army
would be outnumbered by our men.
? The Yankees fear that the sea will take
Morris' Island from them. Fifty yards of
beach have eone since the 15th of August.
Gen. Gill more has changed his headquarters
tent to Folly Island on this account.
? Lookout Point is seventeen hundred
feet above the level of Chattanooga, and about
two miles and a quarter distant from
it in a straight line. This position commands
the enemy's works.
? Punch is growing severe on whisker
nuisance. It says "Four legged asses are
known by the length of their ears?two
legged asses by the length of their whiskers.
Whiskers over an inch long ought to
be taxed?in some countries a tax on hair
looms is levied."
? A meeting was lately held in San Antonia
whioh passed resolutions that any person
depreciating the Confederate currency
should receive warning, and for the second
offence should be dealt with summarily.?
The example will be followed by every town
in Texas.
? Lieut. Col. W. K. Beard, of General
Bragg's staff, arrived in Richmond one
day last week, with twenty-five United
States regimental colors, taken at the late
battle of Chickamauga. They were deposited
in the Adjutant General's office.
? It is stated in a private letter that the
amount of the first olaim (l,000,000f.,) a
gainst the Florida, now at Brest, has been
arranged by Mr. Slidel), and that other
claims would be satisfactorily adjusted.
? Hon. Robert Toombs*has published a i
letter declining to be a candidate for Congress.
He is now in the' field at the head
of a regiment of State troops.
? We regret to learn (says the Charleston
Courier) that in .consequence of the occupation
of Knoxville by the enemy, cutting
off its paper supply, the Field and Fireside
is foroed to suspend again.
? Charles. Halleck, son of a former proprietor
of the New York Journal of Commerce.
who came to Augusta, Ga., about a
year ago, and was employed for some months
as assistant editor of the Chronicle & Sentinel,
has gone back to the North.
? Sugar, vinegar, beer, and brandy may
-be made from persimmons.
? A destructive fire ocourrcd in Hillsboro',
N. C., on Saturday, 26th ultimo, desfrrtwinr*
cnmo frmrfcflftn bnildincS.
? A Mrs. Wannamaljer died^ at New
Prospect, Bergen county, N. J., lately,
weighing, previous to her death, geven hundred
pounds. At her last dinner twenty
four, ears of green corn made up a slight
portion of her repast.
? The estimates of the value of the husbands
killed during the recent riots in New
York, vary from ten thousand to as low as
'two thousand dollars.
? The Yankees say we only played a good
game of "Bragg" and "Polk-cr at Chicamagna,
but Cheatham out of Wills' Valley
into the bargain.
? In New Orleans u white man is considered
nearly as respectable as a negro, if
he behaves himelf unusually quiet, orderly
and submissively.
? The celebrated Frenoh painter, Ferdinand
Victor Eugene Delacroix, died recently
in Paris, in his 66th year. His career
was a brilliant one, and at his death he
ranked as the chief of the "romanticist" or
dramatro school of French art.
? D. B. Maroney, who is 58 years of age
is a member of the 1st Georgia cavalry. He
has two brothers older than himself and
seven sons in the army. He also has a sister
who has nino sons in the army. His
father, w?lo is still living, besides these three
sons, has htty-tbree grandsons m inc service.
Is there a family iu the Confederate
service that can beat this ?
? The Paragon flooring mills in Augusta,
Ga., were totally destroyed by fire on the
night of the 28th ultimo. Loss about ?20,000;
insurance ?10,000. It was the work
of an incendiary.
The Monster Gun at Charleston.?
We undferstnd that the second monster gun
in Charleston has been tried lately Under
the direction of a board of officers with entiro
success, throwing its huge projectiles
over two miles at an elevation of only two
degrees, the gun being not yet ready to fire
at a higher angle. This is far beyond any
thing ever done by artillery before. These
immense rifle guns are constructed on a
dcw principle, which permits enormous
j charges of powder to be Used safely, and
i tlma imnarts the required momentum to the
r
ponderous shells and solid .bolts.
The injury sustained by the first gun was
an oversight, and it is understood from good
authority can be effectually repaired. The
power to be used with these guns is now being
manufactured at the Government Pow:
der Works, and is quite a curiosity, looking
like anything else than gunpowder; the
! grains?if* they may be so called?being
| solid blocks looking like ebony, one inch
: square; it would be supposed that they
; were projectiles themselves by their appearj
ance, each grain weighing about one ounce.
! For thc-Yorkville Enquirer.
BIBLE SOCIETY.
Pursuant to adjournment, the York District
Bible Society met at Bethel Church,
on Friday, the 18 th of September. The
annual sermon was preached by Rev. W.
W. Carothers, from Psalms 43 :3; and
was brief, pointed and appropriate. The
Society was then regularly constituted with
prayer by the Vice President,. Rev. S. L.
Watson. The reports were read, received
and adopted. The Officers were continued,
on motion. A collection of fifty-eight dollars
was taken up, and a friend, a member
of another society, gave ten dollars additional.
The next Annual Meeting will be held
in the Presbyterian Church at Yorkville,
on the Friday preceding the Fall Communion
in that Church, Rev. Mr. Wood to
Dreach the sermon, with Rev. Mr. Lathan
r .?. / -
as bis alternate.
Tho Society then adjourned to meet at
the time and placo above mentioned. The
meeting was then closed with prayer by
Rev. W. W. Ratchford.
The Executive Committee would embrace .
this opportunity of giving information, that
they have now on hand five hundred very
neat oopies of the New Testament. The
Auxiliaries can obtain twenty copies each,
by calling on Esq. Jefferys, our Depositary
Agent. These Testaments are intended almost
exclusively for our soldieirs. M. E.
Prom Virginia.
Richmond, October 9?Commissioner
Ould had another interview yesterday at
City Point with Meredith, on the subjectof
the exchange of officers. No conclusion
was arrived at, but it is believed that the
Yankee Government will ultimately agree .
to some equable arrangement. The Surgeons
will probably bo exchanged at an
early day. The Yankees hold sevetf Generals
and nineteen hundred other Confederate
officers as prisoners.
The report of an impending battle ndar
the Rapidan is renewed, and it is now believed
that an engagement will take place '
this week.
Gordonsville, October 9.?The news
to-day is mostly contraband. A line of
wagons about eight miles long was seen
yesterday, going from Culpeper towards tne
Rappahannock. Six prisoners arrived today,
five from Hazel river, and one'from
Leesburg.
Prom Gordonsville, Va.
Gordonsville, Va., Oct.. 7.?Three
prisoners, oaptnred at Cedar Ran, Tupper
county, were brought here to day. They
are Englishmen, and say they don't wish to
be exchanged. They report that the 1st,
5th, 11th and 12th corps of Meade's army
have gone*to the assistance of Rosencraz.
The 3d oorps thejk report guarding the rail
road. They also state that all the commissary
stores have been sent off, and. that the
army is falling baok. The news from above
brought by oitizens confirms tho report
that Meade's army^ is falling back to
Culpeper Court House. ;
Gordonsville, October 8.?The report
yesterday should have read : "The enemy
are falling back from Culpeper C. House."
They were yet there in apparent force this
morning. The main body has moved above
that point, it is supposed between Madison
Court House and Sherryvillo. Seventy-five
prisoners, taken by White's Cavalry near
the Chain "Bridge, four miles from Wash- J
ington City, and ten prisoners from Robinson's
river, were brought here to-day. J
Gordonsville, October 10.?Gordon's j '
cavalry attacked the enetny'sjjicket guard
on Bobinson's River this morning, driving
them to their camp four miles beyond, on
the Culpeper Road, where, after a short resistance,
they fled. We captured 100 prisoners,
including two surgeflse and one captain
; also, their camp, &c. Wo were still!
pursuing the refagees when our guard left.;
Two negro prisoners were brought in this
morning,- belonging to the homo guard of
Fairfax.
From the Wost.
Mobile, October 8.?The Tribune has
late news from the Trans-Mississippi department,
through Maj. Tom Ochiltree, just
from the West. Gen. Price was falling
back from Arkadelphia with.a largely superior
force of the enemy in his front. Gen.
Taylor's army was being concentrated near
Alexandria, with the exception of the brigades
under Tom Green. On the 16th ult.,
General Green attaoked and defeated a superior
Yankee army near the mouth of Red
River. His force comprised two brigades
of cavalry and one of infantry. With these
he engaged two-divisions of the enemy, and
his victory was completo. He has command
of the river against all tho efforts of the.
Yankees to drive him from k. The last
reports from below represent that Banks,
with 2,500 men, was camping near Bfashear
city, Berwick's Bay, and Taylor was
watching his movements closely, and it was
supposed he would give him battle about
Vermilion Bridge, in Attakepas.
The victory at Sabine Pass was complete,
and without a parallel in this war. The
official report shows that the enemy, under
Gens. Franklin and Woitzel, with 28 transports,
12,000 men, and 4 gunboats attempted
to land.' The whole Confederate force
at the fort and Pa$s, was about forty-two of
;the Jeff. Davis Guards, mostly Irish, and
, the nearest reinforcements were at Houston,
i This little band fought the enemy several
hours, disabled three gunboats, drove the
whole fleet ingloriously away, captured two
i of the best boats, the Clifton and Sachem,
! eighteen guns, and three hundred and eigh'
4 : ? - ? in/iltirlinrr tVin mo n/1/>r
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of the Crocker. The gunboat Arizona is
supposed to have sunk as they put to sea.?
j General Magruder was soon on the spot and
: issued orders from the gunboat Clifton.?
Active preparations are being made to meet
the invasion of the enemy. The people of
Texas aro rising from the ages of fifteen to
sixty.
Beast Butler is canvassing Pennsylvania
in favor of Curtin for Governor. He
made his first speeoh at Harrisburg.
Prom Bragg's Army.
Missionary Ridge, Ootober 9, via
Chickamauga.?The enemy opened a heavy
fire, yesterday afternoon, at Lookout Moantain,
from a-battery on Mocoasin Point, for
the purpose of ascertaining whether our
mortar battery had been removed. After
firing for an hoar, and failing to elicit a reply,
they abandoned the idea. A 20-pounder
Parrot, at the Btar fort, also threw shells
in the direction of oar siege pieces for a similar
purpose, bat failed.
. The Moccasin Point battery opened again
this morning, at 11 o'clock, firing very
slowly at onr pointers on Lookout Mountain.
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Arrival of Flag of Truce Boat.
Richmond, October 8.?A flag of truce
boat arrived yesterday at City Point: Shebrought
seventeen prisoners, fifteennf whom
are Chaplains, captured at Gettysburg.?
Col. Robert Alston, Gen. Morgan's Chief
6f Staff, and another officer, arrived with
the boat. One of the Chaplains states th&t
about seventy-five of our Surgeons are at
Fort McHenry.
* Northern News.
Richmond, October 7.?The Baltimore
American 01 tne otn instant nas Deen received.
A correspondent writing from Chickamauga
to the Evening Journal, under date
of the 29th ultimo, says : <?A large portion
of the Army of the. Potomao is going to
Chattanooga. The eleventh and twelfth
corps, commanded by Generals Ho.ward and
Slocum, from the Rappahannock, are by
this time well on their way to Nashville.-^It
is said that the third army corps of
Meade's army is also on its way Westward."
On Tuesday morning the steamer Robert
Campbell, from St. Louis, for Vioksburg,
with troops on board, was fired near Miliken's
Bend; The flames spread rapidly and
the passengers were forced to jump overboard.
Beforo the boat reached the shore
forty lives were lost. The Bteamers Chancellor
and Forrest Queen, at Cathoola, were
also fired on Saturday afternoon, at the levee
at St. Louis. The last two were entirely
destroyed.
A terrible explosion took place at Bridgeport,
which destroyed a vast quantity of
ammunition.
It is stated that a French frigate is now
on her way to Charleston harbor, but for
what purpose is not known.
.' Gold in New York, on Monday, was
quoted at 143 to 1444.
Thefc steamship City of London, with
Liverpool dates, has arrived at New York.
The report, by. a previous steamer, that
Mr. Mason had withdrawn from England
is confirmed. The London Tfrnes says that
"the Confederates are offended with, the
British Government for trying to keep in
the right. We are sorry for it. The loss,
however, will be theirs, while the relief to
the British nation is great. She will have
nothing to repent."
The * London Times warns the British
Government against going too far in stopping
the building of ships for the Confederates,
while it is furnishing monitions of
war to the Federals.
The London Times assumes that Maximilian
was to asoend the throne of Mexico,
and that the British Government will acknowledge
and favor the recognition of the
new Government of that country. ,
The American ships Express and Anna
F. Schmidt were destroyed by the Alabama
off Rio.
The Bight Spirit.
The subscription list below was handed
to ub the other day for publication. It gives
us pleasure to do so and to call upon those
to whom the paper has not been banded,
and who are willing to subscribe to it to do
likewise. It is gratifying to jecord such
instances of patriotism, and to find that
though the demands of the Government and
its agents upon our farmers are almost exhaustive,
yet tbey are not dead to the claims
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It will be a comforting assurance, to those
brave men who are fighting our battles, to
know that the people at home will not allow
their families to suffer. The corn will
b^jriaced in tbo hands of the Soldier's
BdlroW Relief, for distribution. The list
will be left at this office.
We, the subscribers, do 'promise to turnish
the Soldier's families, of the 26th Regiment,
S. C. M., who arc fighting our country's
battles, tho amount of corn opposite
our names, at 61 per bushej.
II. S. Hope, 100 bushels; Jas. G. Lowry,
100 bushels; E. H. Able, 50 bushels ;
Joshua D[. Walker, 50; J. C.Lipford, 50;
G. H. Smith, 50; John J. McLure, 100;
E. C. McLure, 100; I). N. Hardin, 50;
J. S. McLure, 100; Adam T. Walker, 100;
lid. Woods, 200; A. D. Walker, 50; A.
W. Smith, 25.
Smut in Wheat?A Sure Preventive.
Dunklin, Greenville, S. C.,
October 5, 1863.
Mr. Editor:?I saw twelve months ago,
in a newspaper, an article taken from some
old German or English paper, on the use
of chamber lye as a preventive to smut in
wheat. Blue stone being very dear, and
difficult to obtain, I resolved upon trying
the lye with my seed last fall, which I did,
the result proving it to be a certain and
sure remedy; for, of a yield of some 300
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lye, I did not find a single head of smut,
though my seed was not free from smut.?
A neighbor and friend of mine, made the
same experiment, giving it a fairer trial,
sowing the same kind of seed, using the lye
with some, while the rest ho sowed without
it?that he used the lye with resulting as
mine?the other seed badly smutted.
The directions as to using the lye, in the
article referred to, was, to put the seed in a
basket and sink it in a barrel containing the
lye, not allowing it to remain but a few
seconds; then, after draining it over the
barrel, to roll the seed Qn a floor in slaked
lime or strong wood ashes. I, however, lot
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my SCL'U rcuiliiu HI IOC JIlJUiu oumu WT1V/ Ui
three minutes. I would further st*e, by
keeping it several weeks does not injure the
strength of the lye.
Wheat sowing being near at band, Mr.
Editor, I give the above information as rendering
a service to the country.
TITHEMAN.
Mysterious Ship-Building.?Nantes
has its maritime mysteries. There are now
building in oar yards two steamers, the appearance
of which exoites the more cariosity
as their owners and futnre destination
are unknown. The smallest gig cannot be
built in secret for regattas which are accessible
to every eye, and a fortiori vessel of
large dimensions cannot escape notice. The
practiced eye of our nautical men readily
perceives that those of which we speak are
not intended for ordinary navigation. Every
one asks for what they are intended,
and, as no one can answer the question positively,
the field remain's open to conjecture.
The fineness of their lines is extreme; they
aro almost flat, narrow and with bows as
sharp as the blade of a razor. Their length
is 260 feet; they will each have engines of
/ton ?.i a 90
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guns. Their guaranteed speed will not be
less than fourteen knots an hour. The
plan was famished to the builder, who had
only to follow it. The hall is in wood, bat
there is a quantity of iron ased which will
give them great strength. What exoites
considerable cariosity is the fact that they
are to be delivered to their owners at sea
twenty leagues off Bell Isle. There are
two similar vessels bailding in the yard of
M. Arman at Bordeaux. The order was
given by a house in this plaoe for one abroad,
but no one knows for whom, and the
builders are no wiser. These vessels cannot
be intended for carrying freight, as the
firmness of their build makes them loss one
third of their tonnage. Acoording to some
persons, they belong to a company which
intend the'm for the China packet service;
while others think that the preparations for
armament is not consistent even with the
conveyance of despatches, and therefore
consider them built for war purposes. The
most generally credited version is that they
may, when afloat, take their place among
the Confederate fleet, of which the Sumter
was the pioneer. For our part, we give no
opinion on the subject; we confine ourselves
merely to reporting those of others-.
Phare de la Laoire> Sept. 8.
Gen. D. H. Hill on Exempts.?An
army correspondent of the Atlanta Intelligencer
is responsible for the following :
Application for leave of absence, in Gen.
W. H. T. Walker's Division, of Gen. Hill's
Corps, Walker endorsed the application,
"Disapproved, but respectfally forwarded
to headquarters of Gen. D. H. Hill."
Gen. Hill endorsed it, "Approved npon
the ground that the brave men of the army
should be permitted to. go home whenever
practicable; otherwise all tne obiiarei to
be bo*n daring the war and the usual period
afterwards wilfbe the offspring of cowards
at home who have substitutes and arc otherwise
exempt." Gen. Walker, upon the
return of the application, obeerfully withdrew
his disapproval, and permitted..the
brave soldier to go home.
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Patrick Henry Paraphased for
1863.??There is no such thing as reconstruction,
if we were base enough to desire
it. Our chains are forged, their olanking
may be heard on the streets of New Orleans
and on the plains of Tennnessoe. Is life
so dear, or peace so sweet as to be purchased
with chains and slavery ? Forbid it,
Almighty God! I know no( what course
others may take, but as for me, give me
Liberty, or give me Death !"
See Lincoln's letter to the Springfield
(Illinois) meeting, in which he declares in
effect, his purpose to reduoe the South to
tho condition of St. Domingo, and to .confiscate
the property of her people to pay the
Yankee debt.?Savannah Republican.
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Are We Doing Our Duty??Are we,
the. people at home doing our duty to the
brave men in the field ? The -unrelenting
blasts of winter will soon be upon us; the
enMior in thn fiftld is exnosed to the Deltiog
storm by day and by night, and bis bed is
the cold, damp path. We know that-those
at borne are called upon to suffer many privations
and hardships; but we have a thousand
comforts unknown to the soldier. We
know that, many of our people have done
much for the comfort of their brave defenders,
but there is much more to do.? Char.
Courier. - *
*? There are some thirty-five or forty
negroes in Fort MoHenry, all of whom were
taken at Gettysburg. They profess an undying
attachment for the South. Several
times Gen. Schenck has offered to release
them if tbey woi^Jd take the oath of allegiance
to the Federal Government, and
join the Lincoln army. They have peremptorily
refused in every instance, and
claim that they Bhould be restored to their
masters and home in the South. They say
they would prefer death to liberty on the
terms proposed by Schenck.
A Good Bargain.?Gen. Neal Dow, of
Maine daw fame, and more recently of piano
stealing henroost robbing notoriety, in
Alabama, passed through this city again on
yesterday, on his way to llichmond. Rulino
if. fKftf Ka ia fn Ko frtr I
muv u?o it ?uu, .... bwGen.
Morgan. We hope this is true. We
can afford to give Dow and the pianos and.
chickens, "and a heap of other truck,"
said to have been taken by the redoubtable
cold water man in exchange for Gen. Morgan.?Augusta
Constitutionalist.
The Chattanooga Rebel says : "There are
to-day a hundred thousand efficient exempts
speculating on the needs of the soldiers,
who ought to be in the army. These men
alone, distributed in different quarters, are
sufficient to change the whole aspect of the
case."
William J. Grayson.?This beloved
and esteemed citizen has been gathered to
his rest in ripe old age, and after years of
gentle preparation. He died, as we are informed,
in Newberry on the 4th inst., after
illness following a paralytic stroke." He
*n liio o/JWflnfw.fiffh T7Pnr
Viao iu uio uw tvmvj ^ w?.
A Good Plan.?Salt has fallen considerably
at the Alabama Salt Works.. It is
in consequence of the law recently passed
by the Legislature, which places any man,
Without reference to age, who sells it for
more than fifteen dollars a bushel, in the
second active class of the militia.
We learn that the Southern Express
Company will transport to Bragg's army
provisions free of charge. ' . -
LATEST NEWS, ;
From Charleston.
Charleston, Oct. 12.?A small boat
containing two Yankee soldiers was captured
early yesterday morning in the harbor
between Fort Samter and the city. They
were probably reconnoitering, but professed
to be bearing dispatches from Gillmore
to Dahlgren, and that they had mistaken
Fort Sumter's light for that of the Ironsides.
The firing has been more rapid than usual
last night and this morning.
* cci.? :?u _l.it ?- n?
IX 1IUUCULUUU. BUCllj ucttl VJCUi JL?i?J4<sj a ,
headquarters, was exploded by some boys
to-day, killing two negroes and two boys
and wounding others.
Prom Virginia.
Gordonsville, October 12.?-The Yankees
appeared not to have known General
Lee's movements until lost Friday, when
they commeuced falling back from Culpeper.
They finally retreated yesterday in
such haste as to prevent them from burning
the Roppahannock bridge. Their force
from all accounts, was small. It is sported
that they burnt Bull Run bridge, but not
in time to prevent the capture of their
trains. More prisoners, oaptured by Mosby
at Arundel, were brought in to-day.
Northern News.
Richmond, Oct. 12.?The Nashville
Press of the 7th says: Wheeler crossed the
river at Washington last Thursday, thirteen
miles above Chattanooga, and passed dowq
the Sequatchie valley. The rebels captared
fifty wagons near Anderson's Cross
Roads, burning a. namber of then), and
killing about three hundred horses and
mules. The train wa? loaded with ammunition,
clothing and rations. Forty wagons
carrying medical stores, and about fifty
sutlers' trains, were also lost.
Oo Saturday the rebel cavalry attacked
MoMinnville, capturing the town and garrison,
consisting of the 4th Tennessee Infantry.
The rebels burned a train of' oars
__N J ?a J *1 21 J J A-1
ana aeuirojeu me raurusu auu usicgrapu.
A special Washington dispatch to the
Herald says: For two months the question
of settlement of the impending difficulties
between the North and South, without farther
bloodshed, has been under consideration
at Washington and Riohmond, but the
negotiations have not reaohed any definite
proposition
A considerable foroe of rebels, from Marmaduke's
command, under Colonel Shelby,
have entered Southwest Missouri from Arkansas.
i
A Crumb.
The. Richmond Examiner says that the
Frenoh Government has asked for its fcpbaoco,
long stored in Riohmond, and that our
authorities have consented to deliver it pn
board French vessels. It goes farther, and
says the French Government will accept the
terms. If so, what then ? We will see.
niiia
Letters for any of Bragg's army .
should be directed to Chattanooga, as H".
T. Phillips, the head postmaster, is at
Chickamauga, where they will be stopped
and distributed.
ASted?TO EMPLoy 4(TQR
T V 50 LADIES to work on GOVERNMENT WORK.
LIBERAL WAGES GIVEN. Apply to
MILES JOHNSON, Government Contractor.
October 14 41 3t*
A GOOD WAGON FOR SALE.?
_?jL Tlic Subscriber offers for sale A GOOD 4 HORSE
WAGON. Terms reasonable. Apply to
WM- LAWSON BROWN.
October 14 41 3t
nam a hi i_i o atv
liSiaxxi onnri.
TA7ILL be sold at the late residence
M of JOHN CHAMBERS, deceased. two miles and a
half South of Yorkvlllo, on TUESDAY, the 17TH day of
NOVEMBER nt'xt, the whole personal estate of Testator,
consisting of
16 LIKELY NEGROES,
Horses, Mules, Cattle, Hogs, Wagons. Corn, Wheat, Oats,
Fodder, Farming Utensils, ate. BANK ana S. C. R. R.
STOCK. Also his whole real estate, consisting of a tract
containing over
EIGHT HUNDRED ACRES,
situate within 2,& miles of Yorkville?more than 500
ACRES of which is in WOODLAND, heavily timbered,
with ONE HUNDRED ACRES of valuable BOTTOM ;
LAND, with
DWELLING HOUSE.
Negro Houses, Gin {louse and all necessary outbuildings.
Lands as desirable,' or of eqaal value, are rarely In market.
Persons wis 111 n ft to examine said lands or Negroes
can apply to Mr. A. H. CHAMBERS, on the premises, or
to myself at Yorkville, S. C. '
Teams?Made known on day of sale.
S. J. KUYKENDAL, Executor.
October 14 41 ' 5t
The South Carolinian and Charleston Mercury will
copy once a week until day of sole and send bills to the
Exqi-irek OrncB.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Adjutart a\d IssPECTon-genbral'a Office,
Columbia, Oct&ber 10, I860.
' GENERAL ORDERS XO. 38.
T PERSONS notifying the Adjutant
A* and Inspector Genera] of the State that they have
claimed exemption from Confederate service under the law
of the State, before the Confederate Enrolling Officers, In
pursuance of the proclamation of his Excellency the Governor,
of the 4th instant should not only state that they
have made their claim of exemption, but that It has been
denied, and that they have been arrested for sjld service.
The object had in view is to take the necessary steps to
brine any cause, in which the Issue has been made, befgrc
the legal tribunal for trial and decision. *
liy command. . A. C. GARLINGTON,
Adjutant and insncctor-Gcneral of S. C.
Oe tubes 14 41 2t
Dental notice.?d ur i n g
my absence from Yorkville, I have made arrangements
with Dr. LESLIE O'WEN, formerly of Charleston,
to take charge of my OFFICE, adjoining the Exqczrkr
building, where he will be pleased to waiton my customers,
ns usual. He is a gentleman of much experience in my
line of business, and will, doubtless, give general satisfaction.
VV. M. WALKER, Dentist.
February 25 8 ^ tf
FO R T A X^JOLLECTOR.?W E
arc authorized to announce Capt. J. W. MITCHELL
as a Candidate for TAX COLLECTOR,"for York District, (
<tt the ensuing election.
September 30 39k te* .* J
F|OR TAX COLLECTOR.?xWE 1
hate been requested to announce Col. ANDREW <
JACKSON, ns a candidate for the office of TAX COLLECTOR
for YORK DISTRICT, at the ensuing election.
September 0 36 * tf
OhT T 1?firpAR_WT?
I 1 'VJIA JL lYSL V ViiJJOJW ju \j M JU I
F are authorized to nnnounce SMITH SANDERS as a
Candidate far the office of TAX COLLECTOR of York
District, at the ensuing election.
No vein Iter 19, 1862 47 ly* I
TAC OB'S CORDIAL.?A SURE
fj Remedy for DIARRHOEA, DYSENTERY, and
FLUX. Sold for CASH nt
THE ENQUIRER OFFICE.
July 11 28 tT ;
rP0 GAS CONSUMERS.?THE! i
X price of GAS from and after October 1st. 1863, will '
be $35 per 1000 feet. T. TANNER, Supt.
October 7 -10 4t
IVrOTICE.?CORN, Bacon, Wheat
i.^1 and FLOUR wanted for the GOVERNMENT.
W. H. McCORKLE, Ageit. .
April 29 17 tf
South Carolina Military Academy.!
By order of the Governor.
A PPLICATION& FOR APPOINT- \
JLjl. mcnt to the South Carolina Military Academy, un- _
der the annexed resolution of the General Assembly, must
betransmitted to General JAMES JONES, Chairman or
the Board of Visitor:), Columbia, S. C., before the 25th of
November next. H
The applicant must state the District of his residence ; <fl|
his age and height; (If the son of a deceased officer or sol- JjJ
dler,) the services of his father, and when and how he died. fj
If tlie applicant claims appointment for his own gallantry A
on the field of battle, the statement mif3t be supported by fER
the certificate of the officers under whom he served in bat- JB
tie: ?9
"Resolved, "That bis Excellency the Governor be and he
is hereby authorized to select one youth from each Congres- CM
sional District In this State, sons of officers or soldiers of N3
the army or officers or men of the navy of the Confederate
States, who during the existing war have died In battle, or
who have died of diseases contracted either by wounds or 2&aH
exposure ; or who, not being sops of officers or soldiers, are
under the age of twenty years, and have behaved with gal- {9
! an try on the field of battle, who shall be placed In one or
uie inner ui uie military institutions ot uns auue, to n?educated
at the. charge of a grateful country." * St
Columbia, Oct. 5,1863. sE
October 7 40 3w B
SHERIFF'S SALE, 1
James L. McCarter, Appllettnt, i Partition of 3
Christopher L. H. McCarter, etaL) Real Estate. W
Jleir?-at-Law of Jamet Jl. McCarter, detected.
BY virtue of an Order from John A. a
Brown, Ordinary of York District, I will offer at pub- ?
He sale at York Court House, on the FIRST MONDAY in 3B
NOVEMBER next, the lands described In the summons, in ' JB
this case, lying on the waters of Allison Creek, bounded Q
by lnnds of D. Currcnce, George Turner, deceased, D. P. . II
Boyd, G. A. McCarter and others, containing n
.201 ACRES, - 1
Sold to makepartltion among the licira-tu-lqw of JAMES SB
A. McCARTER, deceased. xRj
Tames or Sals.?A credit of one and two yean with h
Interest from day of sale. Purchaser to give liond and good W
security, and a mortgage of the premises If deemed ncce*- .SB
sary, to the Ordinary, for the purchase money?the Costs to ^8
be paid In CASH. JAMES MASON, s. v. n. gj
Oetober 7 (810) 40 4t ,. 88
UOTTHCAROLINA?YORK" DIS- |
Q TRICT.?Whereas, ALEX. H. CUAMBERS has H
applied to me for Letters of Administration, on all and sin- fl
guiar, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of ma
MARGARET CHAMBERS, late of the District aforesaid, IS
deceased, i Sjj
These are therefore to cite, and admonish all andaingular. ? *
the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and ^B
appear before me at oar next Ordinary's Court for the sold ^B
District, to be bolden at York Court Bouse on the 23rd day ^B
of October Instant, to sbew cause, If any, why the sold Ad .
ministration should not be granted. . S3
Given under my bond and Seal, -this 6th day of October. to!
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and B
sixty-three, and In the eUhty-elghth year of the (ndepon- fla
deuce of South Carolina. 09
JOHN A. BROWN, O. Y. D. 9S
October 7 * 40 3t SB
T 1ST OF LETTERS?REMAIN- 8
JLj ino in the Post Office at Yorkvllle, S: C., October Sj
1, 1863: W
W. 8. Adams, W. C. Allen, Esq., Mrs. Margnret RIack,
W. W. Price, Willis CnmpbeUfC. G: Corcoran, Mrs. Mar- JK
tlm Cowcu, Narclssa Cook, MUs M. G. Carroll, Robcft n|
Crowder, Mrs. Nancy L. Carroll, Miss Henrietta Dobson, tC
Miss Jane Davis, Robert Douglas, R. V. Gist, Mark Gal- ?9
bralth, Catharine Garvin, Mr. Johnston, Edward Jenkins, .
A. W. Jones, Henry Joiics, Miss Sarah Jones, Miss Sarah
Latham, William Murdocli, Morgan Martin, Miss Jennie M
MlClaln, Mr. Matthews, Wlllhim Mom, Nat. B. Morgan,
Joseph Roach, 3; Mrs. Mary Sheriff, John B. Shuman, Rev. JQ
J. J. Sams, Miss Dianoh Smltli, Robert Starneo, Mai. L. P. ?9
8adler, W. D?8teele, Mr. R. Wood, Mrs. M. Wood, Mrs. QM
E. E. Wallfcc, W. H. Ward, T. S. Wright M
JOHN R. ALEXANDER, Pott Matter.
October 7 40 3t. 9H
IfOW IS THE TIME! |
I "WILL PAT THE M
HIGHEST CASH PRICES |
FOR ALL CLASSES OF ?
NEOEOE8. I
C/J. PRIDE, ry M
Rock Hill, S. C. I
April 1 13 , ^ " tf |
SPELLING BOOKS, ' 1
TUST received, a lot of the
"HOME 8PELLISG BOOK 1
MOTHER'S ASSISTANT." 1
This work Is published in Greenville, 8. C., and for sale at W
the ENQUIRER OFFICE. Jfi
August 13 33 ' .tf pR
$7 PER HUNDRED LBS,, 9
IN CASH, WILL BE PAJD FOR OLE AN" g
COTTON ORLIIVEjr RAGS, I
AT THE \ ^ . 8
jsjx?ui?us?t ujrjrujjs. r sy
June 10 23 tf 9
OFFICE A. Q.* M., 1
* CHARLESTON, S. C., Oetobor 1st, 1862. M
"VTR. J. C. MILLER is appointed M
iVA Agent of tJils Department, for tin* purchase of (H
FODDBR and CORN for the Districts nf'York and Chester. . j^B
Planters desiring to aell will communicate with him, J^B
through the POST OFFICE", at Yorkville, S. Corolinn.? jg9
Particular attention must be paid to tbe.PACKlNG. No * ifflBj
WATER must beused. as great low to the Government was ?j?j
experienced last year, by Fodder belrij improperly packed, W
oil such will be rejected. - ' : '
MOTTE A. PRINGLE, Copt, and A. Q. M. 9
October 15 V '42 ~ <'1 . tf ^fl
DR. ALFRED CRAVEN, M
DRUGGIST AND APOTHECARY, J
YORKVILLE, SO. CA. 1
PURE DRUGS, CHEMICALS, |
MEDICINES, fee., constantly kept on hand. . S!
Physicians' Prescriptionsand Family Receipts accurately m
Dispensed. ~ fit
.September 30 39 i.- . .< ; tf ' 2n
QTEAM MILLS FOB SALE.? i
The undersigned offers for sale or li> exchange for IE
NEGRO PROPERTY, bis STEAM MILLS in tiie Town 13
of Yorkville, S. C\, directly on the KING'S MOUNTAIN Kg
RAIL ROAD. The Mills consist of WHEAT and CORN M
MILLS, and a CIRCULAR SAW?the whole driven by a jg
BOILER and ENGINE of FORTY HORSE POWER, jB
wltli WELLS and PUMPS to supply with water, and nil - pS
necessary buildings. The BOILER and ENGINE,if dcsl- 29
-cd, will be sold alone. S. J. KUYKENDAL. fin
March 18 11 . tf |?
1000 lbs. BLUE STONE,! I
JUST RECEIVED, S
And For Sale, by S
G. to. RATCOFOBD. |
XorkVillc, Oct 7. 40 tf
Wanted--5000 lbs. RAGS. 1
THE SUBSCRIBER WANTS TO 1
_L nurcliase 5000 nouods of clean COTTON AND * idfl
LINE& KAGS, Immediately. ,
G. R. BATCH FORD.
YorkviHc, October 7 40 If
POCKET BOOK LOST.?ONSATURDAY
night, 2Gth ultimo, a POCKET BOOK or
PORT MONIE was lost or stolen from the subscriber at
PATTER8 ON '8 SPRING CAMP GROUND, containing
about SI75 in CONFEDERATE BILLS, also one NOTE t
op. TH08. J. BELL, for between one and two hundred doi- ? ;
law, date not recollected, which has been paid, also other
papers of no value except to the owner.
M. A. HAMBRiGIIT.
October 7 40 2t
JY TOUR SALT.?X HAVE
been credibly informed, by an old distiller, that persimmons
will make Brand)', which I nut willing to distill for
one-third of the spirits. Every family by gathering them
Into small tubs or barrels, until they get enough to till i?
hogshead, may make enough to buy their salt. Half runs
may be made out. if you fail to do'tliis within ninety da> s
don't blame ine for it J. L. BUTTON.
October 7 \ 40 3t '
"ESCHEATED PROPERTY.
A PPLICATION will be made at the
_/jL next sitting of the Legislature, to vest in the children
of WYLIE GRIFFIN, deceased, the. personal estate of
WILLIAM M. ll-AY, deceased, late of York District, liable
to Escheat for want of heirs. August 7th, 1863.
WILLIAM R. GRIFFIN.
NANCY ANN GRIFFIN, *
In behalf of themselves and brothers nnd sisters. c
August 19 33 ?'
FOR SALE.
JQQ fts COPPERAS. .
100 fts BLUE STONE.
.ion nuNciiEs YARN.
Call soon at W. D. k J. C. MILLER S.
October 22 ' 43 if
CARRIAGE SHOP.
fyJB [(A/ THE Subscriber still continue* the
RaSSK. CARRIAGE and BUGGY BUSINESS
at the old STAND. All kind? K coun J9
try produce taken In exchange for work. '
AX.SO.HOR.se shoeing and eeneral country WORK
lone by W. P. McFADDEN. \
January 23 4 tf
DR.ALFRED CRAVEN
gltsjirtirf Sttrgemt Jieitfof,
yoRkville. s. c. . i
3(7- On the East side of Main treet, South of the "Pah
metto Hotel. "-?0
January 6 _ 1 tf
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE ?
J4. All persons having claims against the estate of PHILIP
SANDIFER, deceased, will present tlicfti properly attested
to Philip 11. Sandiler; and those indebted will make a
payment to the ""J!?; J _ |
PHILIP R. 8ANDIPER", | Administrators. M
September 30 . ' 39 3l* t^H
T~sdpply of good letter I
XX Envelopes for sale at the "ENQUIRER OFFICE.' j
November ao 48 if Jfl
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