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SEI ISLAND LANDS. ST. HELENA PARISH AND ITS ?1X1 SS ZEN 8. A Few Chapters from a Fait hf al Un yablished History of the War of Se ' cession. * CHAPTER L On the 7th November, 1861, the Federal fleet, under Admiral Dupont, entered Port Royal Harbor, or Bay, In this State, in spite of such . .opposition as the two little sand batteries, one on each side of the entrance, could offer. This fleet was large "In all respects, well appointed, ; and tilled with soldiers and marines. It was the most efficient navsl armament at that time ; at the disposal of the United States Govern? ment _T The bay, running northward from the bar, toward the Town ot Beaufort, some twenty miles above, is at its narrowest place three miles across, opposite which were these bat? teries. From thence, to a distance of at least eight or ten miles beyond, the entrance widens to five or six miles, out presents a straight 'and beautiful sheet of water of great depth, and without a single obstruction then or now. . The batteries were of earth, thrown up In a hurry, and manned by inexperienced and un . practiced garrisons. It was the best resls .rance which the Confederate Government "could then present It ought, at this point, to have offered none. For many hours, how _ over, against this formidable fleet, these two litle sand forts held their own. Had the Con? federate authorities not withheld from these gallant men the means which were fre? quently asked, to prepare themselves by practice for ?>e conflict, Admiral Du . pout's glorious dispatch to his chieftain at Washington might have been pitched; to another key. To those acquainted with the . localities, lt was weU known that a fleet mov . tag with a strong flood tide, under a good bead of steam, determined to pass, could re? ceive no effectual check from these, or even much larger, batteries. Had Admiral Dupont, With his knowledge of the bays, rivers and in late-the accuracy of widen Bqutelle stood - ready to vouch-instead of stopping to show his superior means'and efficiency, by silencing ...these little forts, passed rapidly up, in less than . one hoar, without firing a gun, he might have placed his fleet beyond the very longest range of the guns of both batteries reversed, and captured their garrisons; threatened Savannah by the way of Caiabogue Sound, and spared Bf? nw therirr?--g risk which they tn 5rj?[ mvw t- . .-Z-_ " curred from the* continuous fire of these ?actr Tiefl. That he did not, would have cost him Mg commission had be been ol the army or "navy of-Napoleon.HI. But he belonged to tte -neat Yankee nation? It was enon?rE^g^e ?i? opened ? way up to the Town of Beau? fort Bud be was glorified A History has done bim Justice, lor he was on the winning side. .Will history do equal justice to the noble men -Who behind these imperfect defences so long and unflinchingly defied his power? No! .for-they fought lor the losing side-the nobler 'cause-but lt was lost Such is human jud nient and human justice. Atthetime andbefore this battle, the Town of Beaufort was one. of the most desirable resi? dences on the seacoast of Sooth Carolina. Its Inhabitants, about twelve or fifteen hundred wMtea, were as a .whol? extremely well edu? cated, and many ofthemmost honorably iden? tified with the past glory of the old State. They were hospitable and unsuspicious, and as a society distinguished by a very high degree of refinement and elegance, Intellectually- and morally. More than one hundred and fifty >years back their ancestors had settled lt, and : these their descendants had known no other gace than the little old Town of Beaufort'as elr home in life, their final resting place in . deaih.- It was endeared to them by a thou? sand memories and traditions. With a few exceptions they were,* as bad been their . forefathers, planters living on the productions .- of their lands;. 'Their residences were tastily located and handsome, some of them, expen . sive and luxurious. OnAhe day of the battle, orrlho day after, the Confederate authorities y commanded ;-these people to abandon thelr pleasant homes and fly to the main land. It was not with them a matter of choice. Whether tho order was wise or not, they obeyed it be? cause they were forced to obey. They left v- their weU stocked plantations, elegantly fnr - rushed dwellings, all their personal property, lp the -cars of their slaves, (until then faith? ful and attached,) intending to return when clrtumetarce? would permit and repossess ' .themeelvefi of them. The acts of Congre?*, -therefore, which speak of 11 abandoned Janus," ? can scarcely have been Intended to apply to '..those lands, unless those who prepared these most-atrocious laws were ta profound jgnor ance of facts or profound hypocrites.. The lands were hot abandoned; their owners fled from-'tnem as they were ordered, ' many never to see their bornes again, 'for ' among them were the aged. and . infirm; 'kvhen, therefore, Dupont reach? ed the town1 not one white soul was to be found in tte limits of the whole parish except an infirm old Yankee, Thoa. Neaker, who bad ' been there for more .than thirty-five years, a - descendant perhaps of the "Mayflower" stock. This man-and the negroes of the town. . and such other negroes as had abandoned their plantation work to witness the spectacle, constituted the whole of the population which, 'on that occasion, assembled to honor the successful chieftain. There was. not a rebel within fifteen miles. But things were slightly changed. The port was tbrown open to the vessels of ?fi nations. A customhouse was es . . tahUshed at Hilton Head, and a postoffice, and a newspaper called the New South established In the town. Then the "loil" citizens of .'Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod. Bostlng and ; Providence, descendants of the glorious Puri? tans-true and fervent worshippers of the al rnighty dollar-rushed in with tnelr codfish, and onions and molasses, to trade with the half civilized negro, on the fairest and most hon? orable terms. Cuffee, In the hands ot a real ' "D?wueaster !" From this until the end ot the war, lean only speak of what I have heard . as having transpired in tbte place. But I have ^neard and know enough of Yankee cupidity to believe that unless the generous friend who had come all the way irom New England for nd other purpose than to elevate themoral and intellectual status of the poor, down-trod? den African, was allowed to fix the value of the article offered by Cu flee, o? which of course he was the better Judge, as well as the price of his own goods to be given in exchange for Coffee's, there could be no bargain. This was a fundamental rule, intended to insure fair and honest dealing. But the truth te, with the Yankee trader and peddler the "abomination and desolation" also-entered. The negroes took possession of and- occupied the finest houses in the town, either for themselves or Jointly, and on terms of equality with the Yankee scalawag and his family, or Che escaped convict from the peni? tentiary of Boston or New York. The most .costly furniture was recklessly destroyed, or sold to the shopkeepers and shipped North, where, even now, some of lt may be seen. In some instances the windows, doors, wainscot? ing, and even floors of the very houses they occupied were torn off for fire-wood, because, negro like, they were too lazy to gather fuel. Low and feeble as was the moral and religious sense of the poor negroes at that time, lt was above that of the wretched Cr?atures selected. by the Over-righteous people of New England to teach them and the poor deluded rebels manners and morals. Fearful demoralization ensued from this intermixture, and extended itself even to Hilton Head, beyond the parish. Many a school marm, chosen for her virtue and devo? tion to the moral and intellectual elevation of her idol, the- negro, returned from thence to the land ol steady habitB to deplore her credu? lity and Infatuation, a wiser if not a better woman. Even the wretched missionaries and their families, whose purpose from the begln nlng.was plunder and not the religion of Christ, shared in the contagion and guilt, but Justified their thefts to their deluded tollowers by dedi? cating their ill-gotten wealth, as they said, to enrich the Church of Christ Very few es? caped even the physical consequences of this licentious career.|Thlngsthus continued, going oh from bad toj^vorse, until the end of the -war, when some of the former Inhabitants were one? again permitted to look at their old -homes. But how changed ! Where a garden had been, not a rose was left to mark the spot. All was ruin and desolation. It la not to be denied that they had not been driven by the actual force ol the Federal arms from the town In November, 1861 ; but it is very certain that being once away, they were never ?emitted to return. How much their unwil ngness to encounter the rudeness of the ex? ultant soldiery, the wrongs and privations of captivity, and insults to women and chil? dren, may have had to do with their flight, it is impossible to say perhaps a great deal; but one thing la certain-when they left their wealth and fine estates, they knew they would soon fall Into the hands of the officers of a civilized government, and that by the laws of . modern warfare the property of private Individuals, captured on land, ls not the subject of confis cation and forfeiture-lt was always respected. The battle of Manassas had demonstrated that the rights" of "belligerents were theirs. T3iey knew this, but they did not know their enemy. They did not know that their love of the Union (for Union read almighty dollar) was stronger than their love of libe>ty. The people of Beaufort, with a few exceptions, were se? cessionists-honest, outspoken secessionists lovers of the Union according to the constitu? tion, but lovers of liberty rainer than the con? stitution or the Union. They held no Federal offices, and Bought .none, but they were not indifferent spectators of the encroachment of the avaricious spirit of New England. They remembered the prophetic saying of their great statesman, William Lowndes, uttered more than seventy years before, "?That the Constitution of the United States was ruinous to the liberties of America." Thereiore they watched ito operation. Certainly, among the very first to warn the States o?" the danger of consolidation, they were not likely to oe la vorites with the party which elected Mr. Lin? coln to office. Their political influence .was not much, for their State was small and their position isolated; but their honesty, vigilance and great Intelligence were not to be despised. Now, whether Dupont or his successors re? ceived any specific Instructions with r?sped to the people of Beaufort, is not known. Pro? bably they did not. But this is certain, that upon no other portion of the people of the State were the.disasters of the wax made to fall so heavily. For more than three years they were exiles, with scanty means, some of them in utter destitution and want; but all of them encouraged by the hope that at the end of the war they would repossess themselves of that which was honestly their own. They were doomed to be disappointed. Their per? sonal wealth, which a civilized and gener? ous enemy ought to have been glad to save for them, had been, the most valu? able part, their cotton, seized as confis? cated, and sent to swell the national treasury, and the other part deliberately appropriated by the negroes and Yankees, and their houses and lands held by strangers under some pre? tended official sale, the validity of which they never believed in. What had these people done more than their fellow-eitlzens, who lived out of the Parish of St. Helena? Was secession or the advocacy o? secession, a crime ? If so, there are tens of thousands who have not yet had tneir eyes so opened as to see it.* And if a crime, whatever difference of { opinion may exist on many points ot constitu? tional law, it may safely be affirmed that no one ought to be punished for crime, even by the confiscation of his property, until he has been fairly tried and convicted. Were all of these people equally guilty? Were they guilty as individuals, or as a political or mu? nicipal corporation ? Assuming them to have been all equally guilty, have they all been equally punished ? A very interest ing ques? tion. For the sake of convenience I here end my first chapter. In my next I will continue the subject-uThe wrongs of the plundered.1 exiles o'f Saint Helena Parish," and perhaps say a lew wordsJoJji^?YFTA. Sawyer, who ?S5f^trin the Senate ol the United States the Interest of New England in the little Province of South Carolina. Messrs. Brisbane and Wording. United States direct tax com? missioners ai Beaufort, may come in lor a word or tw\ out I desire to deal with them tenderly now!, for I Bhall have use lor them perhaps before another tribunal. . _ ASMODE?S. THE NEW OEZEANS DEFALCATION. A Cotton Broker Absconds -with Ono Handled Thoaaand Dollar?. The New Orleans Times, of the 4th instant, says: We leam from Superintendent Badger that on Saturday last George B. Shute, a cotton broker, quite well-known in business circles, absconded with a telegraphic letter of credit ani cash in his possession amounting to over $100.000, and variously estimated at between that sum and $260,000. It appears that for ten days prior to his departure be bad been around among business friends borrowing check?, draftB, and, in fact, everything that could bo converted into money. 1'nese wer J deposited in the Canal Bank, and we are told that Shute, just before leaving,- drew a check for the full deposit, amounting to nearly $100,000, and aBked for a telegraphic letter of credit on Messrs. Morgan & Sons for tbat som. On the same day ho drew from the Citizens' Bink $40, 000. and either on that day or the day previous? ly sold to Messrs. Voisin & GaineB $25,000 wr-rtn ot sterling. Who the others are from whom money waB obtained, bas not yet been developed. With these amounts be left on the Jackson train, with the hope, it is thought, of | reaching New York and drawing the money belora the information of his flight became public. Tbe loss of the Citizens' Bank, it is said, amounts to $20.000. A telegram was sent to Messrs. Morgan & Sons, as soon as sus? picions were aroused, but it is not yet known whether it reaobf1 them in time or not. Su? perintendent Badger telegraphed to Superin? tendent Jourdan, giving him the names ol' J Shute's business friends, and the locations he would probably visit. As information of the affair was not received until Monday, when Shute had nearly two days the start, it will be a day or two before it will be known what can be done in the premises. It IB believed that Shute will take the steamer to Havre, persons who know bim saying that he would not dare to land in Liverpool. The defalcation will of course be the chief topic of co: versa tion on the flaes for several days. Probably two or three will pass before its full extent can be known. It is believed that the estimate of $260 000 id exaggerated, but this was the sun. stated to our reporter by one of | the sufferers. __ INFALLIBILITY EXPLAINED. An undress was mids in St. Patrick's Cathe? dral, New York, on Sunday last, by Vicar General Starrs, in explanation of the dogma of infallibility as now ?rmally incorporated into the Catholic creed. Father Starrs said : He deemed it necessary to give a cou eise description of the dogma of iutallibility, and tba reason for its promulgation; and that this could easily be done, because the doctrine is so simple and comprehensible. Many entertain tbe erroneous opinion tbat the Pope cannot err in anything he says or does; but that is not so-that is not the meaning ot Papal infallibili? ty. This is no new doctrine: the great cere? mony at Borne was only lor its more distinct enunciation. It is as old as the church itself. The dogma of infallibility does not teach tbat the Pope cannot err in what he says or does. He can make mistakes-he is human just as we are. The doctrine does not mean that he cannot err in discussion or preaching. He is truly fallible as a man. Infallibility means this, and no more or leas; that tbe Pope, speaking ex cathedra-officially from the chair of St. Peter declaring anything as to matters of faith-is infallible. This at? tribute belongs to all the successors of St. Peter, the visible head of the church. Christ prayed for St Peter that his faith .might not' fail, and said, "Peter, thou art the rook; aud on this rock I will build mv church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." "I give thee the keys of tbe kingdom of heaven. Feed my sheep and lambs " Ac. All tbat Chi ist gave Peter belongs to his suc? cessors. As Peter could not live always, the power given to bim as bead of the church could not be perpetuated except as deleted authority. This doctrino is, thoo, very sim? ple aod plain, when rightly viewed. So many false ideas have been uttered on this subject, it is necessary to test plainly just what the doctrine is. It is well illustrated in Borne human affairs. For instance, in the United States we have a Supreme Court, with a chief justice and associate justices. Many cases are referred from tne lower ooorts to this. But after a case has been decided in the Supreme Court there can be no appeal. These final decisions are as near like those of the Pope as any secular matter can be like a spiritual one. When the Chief Justice is not on the bench bis opinions only pass as those of an ordinary citizen, when he presides in the coon bis decisions are Aaa), and tho whole country submits to them. And so in the church, now that the great dogma is announc? ed from the Papal chair there is no appeal from it. LATEST COS?MEBCIAL. Exports. BARCELONA-Per Spanish brig Nuevo Rayo-210 bales upland cotton. NEW YORK-Per steamship South Carolina-5 bags sea island cotton. 298 bales upland cotton, S?? bbld roBln, 102 bales domestics, so bales moss, 18 bales paper, 24 bales waste, 9 packages bees? wax, 23 crates fruit, 803 bushels wheat, 1174 mel? ons, 53 packages and 6 bbls Bundries. PHILADELPHIA-Per sehr Irene E Messervey 120 tons old iron, 13,000 feet lumber, 270 tons phosphate rock. ORIENT, L I-Per sehr Frank Jameson-300 tous phosphate rock. Tl?e Charleston Cotton, Klee and Naval Store* Market. OFFICE CHARLESTON Nows, l WEDNESDAY EVENING, August io, wo. j COTTON'.-The limited inquiry runs mainly on the lower grades, the market showing no im portant ehange. Salea about-?2? hales-say 6 at 13 ; 6 at 13K ; l at 13X ; 28 at 18* ; 8 at 14li ; 20 at 15 ; 4 at is%, and 38 at 16c. Wa quote somewhat nominally. LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION. Ordinary to good ordinary.io @10 Low middling.i~X? Middling..18 @ Strict middling.IBU? RICE.-The transactions were restricted to a few small parcels, which were Bold about on the basis of previous figures. NAVAL STORKS.-There is some inquiry for these articles, with the following sales : 6 bbls extra pale rosin at $4 so; 16 bbls extra pale at $4 25; 230 bbls pale at $3 75; 130 bbls low pale at $3 25; 22 bbls extra No l at $3; 227 bbls No 1 and dull at $2 50a2 75; 64 bbls low No land opaque at $2a2 25 ; 43 low No 1 and extra No 2 at $160a 1 60; 81 bbls No 2 at $1 36, and 264 bbls No 3 at $130 per bbl; 93 bbls spirits turpentine at Sic. FREIGHTS.-To Liverpool, by steam, direct nomi? nal, via New York, 7-16d on uplands; ll-16d on sea islands; by sail we quote nominal on upland cotton, and nominal on sea Island cotton. To Havre, by steam, nomi? nal; by sall, nominal at ?4'c on uplands and l% on sea Unas*. Coastwise to New York, by steam, Xe 1> ft on uplands and xe on sea Islands; by Bali, %o 9 ft on up? lands. To Boston, by steam, nominal; by sail, X @.S'c 9 ft on uplands. To Philadelphia, by steam, Xe ? ft on nplands; by sail, somewhat nomi? nal. Tb Baltimore, by steam, X?Xc ? ft on nplandB; by sall somewhat nommai. EXCHANGE. - Sterling 60 day bills nominal. DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-The banks purchase Bight checks at par to -, premium, and sell at Ki?% premium. GOLD.-18<?>20._ Markets by Telegraph. TORSION. LONDON, August io.-Noon.-Consols 905;. Bonds 86. Stocks steady. Turpentine 303 Cd to 30s Od. Afternoon.-Consols Eonda BW?. Stocks firmer and higher. LIVERPOOL, August lO.-Noon.-Cotton firm; up? lands 6}i?; Orleans 8?id; sales 15,000 bales. Red Wheat 8s Od ; winter 10s 5d. Flour 25s 6d. Afternoon.-Cotton buoyant. UplandsS'iaS.Vd; Orleans SJiaed T.ard 73s; Cumberlaad cnt 53s. Evening.-CJIton active; middling uplands ???d;-Orleans Od; sales l8,ooo bales; speculation and export 6000 bale?. Flour 24s9d. Lard fiat. HAVRE, August io.-Cotton, on the spo*. quiet md weak at 95c. DOMESTIC. NEW YORE, ?ugnst 10.-Noon.-Flour dali, 5a 10c lower. Wheat dull, la2c lower. Corn drill and aeavy. Pork quiet, $29 75a 30c. Lard dull, bbls l6?0'al6Xc forstralned. Cotton quiet; uplands 19%\ Orleans i9?,"c; sales 200 bales. Turpentine unset? tled, 39X&40C Rosin firmer, $175al soc, strained. Freights dull. Stocks very strong. Gold IV.','. Money Sal. Exchange, long 9j?c; 6hort ?o.^c.? Bonds 12>?c; Tennessee ex-couron9 62}?c. new co >-'; Virginia ex-coupons co,'4'c; new 60; Louisi? ana old, co; new 65; Levee sixes 68,1-;; eights 82; Alabama eights (9; fives 70; Georgia sixes 83; sevens !X>v, North Carolina old, 4P.U; new 29. South Carolina, old 82; new 70. Evening.-Cotton firm; sales 1000 bales: mid? dling uplands 19,'ic. Flour, State and Western ami, Irregular and unsettled; 10a25c lower; super Bne $5 05a5 80; Southern dull and lower: common to fair extra $6 30a7.25; good to choice $7 30alo. Wheat very dull, Irregular and unsettled; 2a3c lower; winter red and amber Western $160a 154. Corn heavy and lower; new mlxea West? ern 93a03>ic. Beef steady. Pork heavy and lower at $29 50a29 62. Lard heavy and lower; kettle 17al7?ic. Whiskey heavy and lower; Western free 90c; City 08c. Groceries dull and steauy. Turpentine steady. Rosin a shade firm? er. Tallow dull at O?ialOJ?C. Wool unchanged; domestic tleece 45a31; pulled 40a42; Texas l7a3Gc; California 24s32c. Hides a shade Armer. Freights lower;jwheat by steam 8?{d. Money 3a5. Sterling 9X&97?. Gold l6>?al6X. Governments advanced li. Southerns firm, butfdull. BALTIMORE, August io.-Flour quiet. Wheat unchanged. Corn, white $l l2al 15; Yellow $l 08a 110. Pork firm at $31. Bacon firm; shoulders 15%al6c. Whiskey dull at ?lal 50. CINCINNATI. August io.-Flour dull; family $4soaflco. Corn dnll and decltnioK at S0a85c. Whiskey 95c. Pork $30. Lard I6i?c. Shonldera 14XC AusrsTA, August io.-Market quiet but Arm; sales 1S5 bales; receipts 75; middlings 17al7>4c. SAVANNAH, August io.-Cotton quiet but Arm ; low middlings 17c; sales 6 bales; net receipts 00; exports coastwise 16; stock 3230 bales. MOBILE, August 10.-Cotton quiet hut firm; middlings i7>*ai7>sc; sales 100 bales; net receipts 3; stock 1382. GALVESTON, Angustio.-Cotton, the stock is be? ing held In anticipation of an advance; nothing offering and market nominally good; ordinary 15Mc; stock 6828 bales. NEW ORLEANS, August io.-Cotton stagnant; no price; sales loo bales; net receipts 39; exports to Liverpool 1319; stock 38,868 bales. Sugar prime 13c. Molasses 76c. Whiskey 92;,caji 05. Coffee-prime ltjtfa?TJtfe. Sterling 29. Sight % premium. Gold lix- . New York Klee Market. From the Journal of Commerce, August 6: There ls no change to make. The market ls steady and the demand moderate; 350 bags Ran? goon sold at 7J?S7XC currency. From the World: Prices about as before, with a fair deman-1 current and not mnch stock avail? able, except at extreme figures. Sales of 320 bags Rangoon at 7??a7>?c. From the Herald: Carolina was dull but un? changed In value. Small sales were made at 6??a 9'?c. Rangoon was quiet and steady at 'Ut,"Xe. Interior Cotton Markets. MACON, August 8.-Receipts to day 26 bales; sales 75 bales; shipped 45 bales. The offering stock was vcrv light. The market was stupid. Hardeman A Sparks report a sale of 13 bales of mixed at 16c. A clean lot of middlings would have brought X or % above that figure, but none, such was offered that we heard of. ATLANTA, August 8.-The market closed at 10c for middlings; 15 for low middlings; 14c ror good ordinary; 13c for ordinary MONTGOMEKY, August 8.-Our market 1B steadier; low middlings 15%al6c. Receipts by Railroad, August IO. SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. 146 bales cotton, 25 bales goods, 320 sacks flour, 336 sacks bran, 8 cars wood, 8 cars lumber, 3 cars Btock. To Knobeloch A Small, J N Robson, Pel? ze r, Rodgers A co, W A Courtenay, Rhodes Bros, G W Witte, G H Walter A co, Graeser & Smith, W 0 Bee A co. Sloan A Selgnioua, A B Mulligan, W W Smith, L Elias. J C Mallonee, and H E Grainger. Passe it sera. Per steamship South Carolina, for New York J F Sutton, A T Riols, J A Riols, Mrs J H Murrell, A L Tyler and family, Mi and Mrs Rook, Prof C u Sheppard, J 0 Marlin, L A Dodge, J M Brown, S Wa9smaD, Mrs E Marshall, Miss Cleveland, Mrs Kendall, M Solomon, W Wlthan, W M Scott and wife, Mrs Frank, children and servant, Dr King, wife and ehhd, H Falkner, J W Maguire, and others. Per steamer Starlight, lrom Beaufort, Pacific Landing, K:li*to, ftc-Miss F Ohland, Master W S Purler, R Graham, W G Christy, and 25 deck. PORT CALENDAR. MOON'S PHA8B8. First Quarter, 4th, 3 honra 31 minutes, morning Fail Moon, 11th, 3 honrs, 53 minutes, morning! Last Quarter, 19th, 2 honrs, 30 minutes, morning. New Moon, 26th. 4 hours, G minutes, evening. s CN. MSES. 81 Monday. 9?Tuesday. 10 Wednesday. 11 Thursday... 12 Friday. is Saturday... UlSnnoay., 5..19 6.50 5..20 B..48 5..21 6..48 5..21 6 .47 5..22 C..40 5..2.3 6.. 45 5..23 6..44 SDN SETS. MOON R. & 8. 2..20 3..19 4..18 5..20 rises 8..37 9.. 7 HIGH WATER. 4..59 5.. 59 P.. 50 7..38 8..18 9.. 0 P. .33 MARINE NEWS. CHARLESTON, S. C., AUGUST ll ' ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Sehr Matoaka. Fooks. Baltimore-14 days. Corn and mdse. To Street Bros ft co. P P Toale. Hart ft co. T J Workman ft co, Bollmann Bros, Clacius ft Witte, Dowle, Moise ft Davis,-Mautoue ft co, W H Chafee ft co, M Lohrs, R M Butler ft Son, T J Lilienthal, C N Averill ft Son, and T J Kerr ft co. Steamer General Manigault, Conics, Peedee via Georgetown, SCI bale cotton. MO bbls naval siores. To Shackeirord ft Kelly. J A Quack-, eubush, J Marshall, Jr, Barden A Parker, Good? rich. Wlneman ft co, and S 1) Stoney. Steamer Starlight, Coste, ?avannah, Beaufort, racine Landing, Edisto and Enterprise. Md.-e. To J D Aiken ft co, W S Henerey, Dr D Sams, S B Wright, F J Porcher, Walker, Evan3 ft UOjmwell, D B Vincent, Jr, C U Glldden, aud 13 C Adam?, AT QUARANTINE. Sehr Robert Painui-. ? ? CLEARED YESTERDAY. Steamship Sonth Carolina, 'Adkins, New York W A Courtenay. - . Spanish brig Nuer> Rayo, Marlstany, Barcelona -WP nail. Sehr Frank Jameson, Jameson, Orient, L I-H F Baker A co. Sehr Irene E Mess;rvey, Wall, Philadelphia-H F Baker & co. SALLE} YESTERDAY. Steamship Sonth Cirolina, Adkins, New York. Spanish brig Nowo Rayo, Mariatany, Bar? celona. ., LIST OF VESSELS UT, CLEARED AM BAILED FOB THIS PORT. F OR"E1 G N . _ _ LTERPOOU The Kathleen. Lester, cleared.Jnne 18 The R B Cove, Harktess, up.July 12 Bark Annie Klmball,Stlnson, up.Joly M D O li E~S TIC. KOOirORT, ME. Sehr D Talbot, Amesbury, sailed.Joly 25 BOSTOH. Brig Fanny H Jennligs, Noble, cleared...July 30 Brig Minnie Abby, Hirding, up.August 1 Slipping. F 0 B N " W YORK [CABINS ALL ON DECK.] The Al Side-wheel Steamship SOUTH CARO? LINA, S. Adkins, Conmander, will' sall for New York on WEDNESDAY, August loth, at 4 o'clock P. M., from PIER NO. 2, UNION WHABVBS, con? necting with Day Passenger Trains from Colum? bia and AnguBta arriving at half-past 3 P. M. The SOUTH CAROLINA will make close connec? tion with the Liverpool Steamship IDAHO, of Messrs. WILLIAMS A G DION'S LIKE, sailing August Insurance by the Steamships of this line y( per cent. For Freight engagements or Passege, having very superior State-room Accommodations, au on deck, and newly fcrnlshed, apply to WAGNER HDQER A CO., No. 28 Broad Street, or to WM. A. COURTENAY, No. l Union Wharves. angS-3 F OR NEW YORE [ON SATURDAY.] . The superior first-class side-wheel, steamship CHAMPION, R. W. Lockwood, Commander, of the New York and Charleston Steamship Com? pany's Line, will leave Adger's South Wharf on SATURDAY, August isth, at fl o'rtock P. M. jea-The "CHAMPION" is handsomely and com? fortably fitted np for passengers, and her table Ls supplied with ali cf the delicacies or the New York and Charleston markets. *v Insurance by this Line half per cent. AS" Cotton taken to New York, Liverpool, Bos? ton, Providence, and the New EDgland manufac? turing towns at lowest market rates. 49- Tlie Side-wheel Steamship "MANHAT? TAN," follows on SATURDAY, August 20th, at 12 o'clock M. aug8-6_JAMES ADGER A CO., Agents. BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA, BOS? TON, AND THE CITIES OF THE NORTH? WEST. The fine Steamship "MARYLAND," Johnson, Commander, will sall for Bal-, tlmore on SATDRDAY. 13th August, at 12 M. ?ta* Philadelphia Freights forwarded to tba; city by railroad from Baltimore without addi? tional Insurance, and Consignees are allowed am? ple time to sample and sed their Goods from the Railroad Depot in rhliadci ?ala. PAUL C. TREN*HOLM, Agent, angfl-5_ No. 2 Union Wharves. ?pOB PHILADELPHIA. THE REGULAR STEAM LINE-WEEKLY. The Screw Steamship J. W. EVER-^fjSaa< MAN, Hinckley, Commander, will BRi:*AU&fifc for Philadelphia direct, on FRIDAY, August vSEa, at 5 o'clock P. M, from Brown's Sonth Wharf. ?- insurance by the steamers of this Line S' per cent. For Freight engagements, or Passage (cabin $15,) apply to WM. A. COURTENAY, Agent, angS-mtnihf4_No. 1 Union Wharves. -pACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPY'S THROUGH LINE TO CALIFORNIA, CHINA AND JAPAN. FARES GREATLY REDUCED. Steamers or the above line leave Pier, No. 42, North River, root or Can ai._ street, New York, at 12 o'clock noon, or the ?un and 21st of every month (except when these dates fallon Sunday, then the Saturday preced? ing. Departure of the 21st connect?t Panama with steamers ror South Pacific and Central American ports. Those of 5th touch at Manzanillo. Steamship COLORADO, Captain Farnsworth, leaves San Francisco for Japan and China Sep? tember 1,18*0. No California steamers touch at Havana, but gr. direct from New York to Aspinwall. One hundred pounds baggage free to each adult. Medicine and attendance free. For Passage Tickets or other information apply at the COMPANY'S TICKET OFFICE, on the wharf foot of Canil street, North River, New York. F. R. BABY, Agent. jnlyl6-lyr JpOR EDISTO, PACIFIC LANDING, BEAUFORT AND SAVANNAH. The Steamer STARLIGHT, Cap? tain N. L. Cost?-, will leave as fol-, lows daring the motth of August: On TUESDAY, 9th August, at 2 o'clock A. M. On THURSDAY, lltk August, ai 4 o'clock A. M. On TUESDAY, 16th August, at 8 o'clock A. M. On THUHSDAY, 18tt August, at 8 o'clock A. M. On TUESDAY, 23d August, at 2 o'clock A. M. On THURSDAY, 25tr,'Aagnst, at 4 o'clock A. M. On TUESDAY, 30th August, at 8 o'clock A. M. Fine stateroom accommodations. Passengers can come on board in the evening and be comfortably accommodated. To Savannah on tte Thursday Trip only. For Freight or Passage, apply to J. I'.AJKEN A CO., Agents, aug8 Sonth Atlantic Wharf. F OR FLORIDA (ONCE A WEEK,) VIA SAVANNAH, FERNANDINA, JACKSON? VILLE, PILATKA AND ALL POINTS ON ST. JOHN'S RIVER. The Steamer DIC7ATOK will sall r ?apfrwn'it. on and after the 5th July for ?i>0Ye^^uL~-^ piaces every TUESDAY EVENING, at b O'CIOCK. Fare from Charles;on to Savannah, including meals and berth, (3. _julyl rp HE ONLY INLAND ROUTE. I FOR EDISTO AND ENTERPRISE, VIA JOHN'S ISLAND PERRY, CHURCH FLATS, YOUNG'S ISLAND, BEAR'S BLUFF, Ac. The Steamer "ARGO," Captain r ?nTT^w II. Prue tor, is DOW receiving is&awLabU Freight at Accommadation Wharr, and will leave as per the following time table, until farther no? tice: CHARLESTON. I EDISTO. Monday, Aug. 1, BM A MjTaesday, Aug 2, 7 AM Thursday, Aug 4, io A Mi Friday, Aug 5, 9 AM Monday, Aug H IP M'Tnesday, Aug 9, 1 P M Thursday, Aug ll, CA M Friday, Aug 12, 5AM Monday, Aug io, 8A M i Tuesday, Aug 10, 7 AM Thursday,Augl3,10 AM.'Frlday, Aug 10, 9j? A M Monday. Aug 22 l I' MjTuesday, Aug 23, 12 M Thursday, Aug 20, 5 A MjFriitay, Aug 26, 5 AM Monday, Au* 29, ifi A M.Tuesday, Aug 30,6>< A M For Freight or ramage, apply on board,, or to DOUGLAS NISBET, Agent, Accommodation Wharr. N. B_Freight and wharfage payable on the wharr. _aup4 T7ESSEL6 SUPPLIED WITH CABIN AND V MESS STORES ON SHORT NOTICE. Captains and Stewards are respect- jg^SStu fully Invited to cVJ end examine tl'.e^MSK quality and prices of onr GOODS. Frfl : weigin guaranteed. Delivered free of expense.- : WM. S. CORWIN A CO., No. 27D King street, opposite Hasel, Charleston. S. C. *?" Branch ot No, POO Broadway; New York, jansj E i^ljiiters, Castings, ?"r. B I C S S O N'S CALORIC ENGINE. SAFE, ECONOMICAL. DURABLE. USES NO WATER. REQUIRES NO ENGINEER. Having made arrangements for manufacturing this ENGINE on an extensive scale, we are now prepared to furnish to all desiring a light power, the best and most economical Engine ever offer? ed to the public. DELAMATER IBON WORKS, FOOT OF WEST 13TH STREET, NEW YORK. BRANCH OFFICE: JAS. A. ROBINSON, may30-3moa No iso Broadway. Railroads. T^^A R^LJNXB^JLR O AD. gov NOTICE.-On and after TUBBDAT, the 9th mst., the Summerville Train will leave Charleston at 0.20 P. M., arriving at Summerville at 6.40 P. M. A. L. TYLER, ang8 Vice President. J^ORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. mr mr tsn SBB^BBH' ilill i I ???wn w *5tf ?TfyAI rjUTI^jV*^Bj Trains leave Charleston dally at 9.30 A. M., (Sundays excepted,) and 6.30 P. M. Arrive at Charleston 7.30 A.M., (Mondays ex? cepted,) and 6 P. M. Passengers for all points North, by leaving at 9.30 A. M., can go via Weldon and Richmond, or by leaving at 0.30 P. M., can go via Weldon and Bay Line, or via Richmond, and thence via the Aqula Creek or Gordonville routes to Washing? ton. Passengers for the Virginia Springs, leaving by the 9.80 A. M. train, will reach Richmond at 11.15 A. M., and leaving by the 6.30 P. M. train reach Richmond at 8.15 P. M., in time to connect with train leaving for the Springs at 8.45 P. M., or can lay over until the following morning, at 8 A. M. This ls the cheapest, quickest and most pleasant ronte to Cincinnati, Chicago and other points West and Northwest, both trains malting close connections at Washington with Western trains of Baltimore aad Ohio Railroad. S. S. SOLOMONS, Engineer and Superintendent. JP. L. CLEAPOR, General Ticket Agent. july26 S OUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. OENERAL SUPERINTENDS li > Or FICE, 1 CHARLESTON. ??. (X, t'-'Xj ll, 1870. J On and after Sunday. May .oth; the Passenger Trains upon '.he Soatn Caloona Railroad will run as follows: FOR AUGUSTA. Leave Charleston.8.30 A. ll. Arrive at Augusta.4.26 P. M. FOR COLUMBIA. Leave Cnarleston.8.80 A. M Arrive at Columbia.4.10 P. M. FOR CHARLESTOM. Leave Angosta.8.00 A. M Leave Columbia.7.45 A. M. Arrive at Charleston.3.30 P. M. AUGUSTA NIGHT EXPRESS. (Sundays excepted.) Leave Charleston.8.20 P. M Leave Augusta.8.00 P. M Arrive at Augusta.7.05 A. M. Arrive at Charleston.6.40 A. M COLUMBIA NIGHT EXPRESS. (Sundays excepted.) Leave Charleston.7.30 P. M. Leave Columbia.7.50 P. M. Arrive at Columbia.'.o.oO A. M. Arrive at Charleston.0.45 A. M. SUMMERVILLE TRAIN. Leave Charleston....6.20 P. M Arrive at Summerville.0.40 P. M. Leave Summerville.. 7.10 A. M Arrive at Charleston.8.25 A. V CAMDEN BRANCH. Camden and_CoJumbla Passenger Trains on MONDATB, WEDNESDAY'S and SATURDAYS, and be? tween Camden and Kin g viii e daily, (Sundays ex cepted,) connects with up and down Day Pas sen gera at Ringville. Leave Camden.s.85 A. M. Arrive at Columbia. :.11.00 A. M. Leave Columbia.1.00 P. IL Arrive at Camden.6.40 P. M. H. T. PEAKE, may 13 General Superintendent. ITlisccHancons. pAVILION HOTEL STABLES, SOCIETY, NEAR KING STREET, P. LEE, PROPRIETOR, Has just received a supply of first-class Car? riages and a Hearse. He ls now prepared to answer Railroad, steam? boat and Funeral calls at the shortest notice. July28-thstuc?_ fJIHE GREENVILLE ENTERPRISE is THE LARGEST NEWSPAPER, AND HAS THE MOST EXTENSIVE CIRCULATION, OF ANT PAPER PUBLISHED IN THE CITY OF GREENVILLE. Contract Advertising Low. Circulates also in Anderson, Pickens, Spartan burg and Western North Carolina. J. C. A E. BAILEY, july ll Proprietors. T HE FOUNTAIN SYRINGE. SELF ACTING.-NO PUMPING.-NO AIR INJECTED. Tlie best universal SYRINGE In the market. lt ls recommended by the first Physicians of the country. It ls so simple that It cannot get ont of order. There are no valves, and nothing that will cor? rode. One will last a life time. Dr. JOS. H. WARREN, an eminent Phlsician, of Beaton writes to the manufacturers: "From the fact of its simplicity and correct principle In the structure of your 'Fountain Sy? ringe,' and for the easy manipulation, practicable result, and comfort to the patient, 1 have recom? mended this Instrument extensively." The Profession are Invited to call and examine the apparatus. For sole, wholesale and retail, by Dr. H. BAER, No. 131 Meeting street. may30 Agent for Soath Carolina. "pRENCH PATENT MEDICINES. Prepared by Grlmault & Co., Paris : SYRUP OF HYrOPHOSPHATE OF LIME, a Bov? ert gn remedy In phthisis-relieves, Coughs, Nlghtsweats, Ac. Guarani, for headache, neuralgia, Ac. PeDslne, ;'or indigestion, loss of appetite, Ac. Iodized Syrup of Horseradish, invaluable foi persons unable to take Codliver Oil-especially recommended in cutaneous affections, and as a most powerful depurative. Marico Capsules and Matlco Injection, a sure, quick and harmless remedy. Digestive Lozenges of the Alkaline Lactates, a pleasant and effective remedy for functional de rangement of the digestive organs. Troches of Perslne and Pancreatine. ALSO, PURGATIF LE ROY. Pharmacie Cottin. VOMITIF LE ROY, Pharmacie Cottin. Dragees de Sautonlve. Dragees de Morphine. Lancelot's Asthma Cigarettes. For sale by Dr. H. RAER, aay30 No. 131 Meeting street. fJIHE GREAT GERMAN REMEDIES. Professor LOUIS WUKDRAM'S BLOOD PUR1 FYING AND PURGATIVE HERBS, (In Fills o: Powders,) Tor ttie rare of nil Acute or Chronic Diseases, resulting from Impure biood and Imper feot digestion.! Also, the following Medicines by the flame (Pro? fessor Louis W'.indram, Brunswick, Germany rf GOUTTOWDEHS. Rheumatic Tincture. Epileptic Remedy. Toothache Drops. Herb Tea (for Dyspepsia and Nervousness.) Rheumatic Herb Tea. Gout Tincture. Eye Water. Wundwasser (thc German "PalEkii er.) For sale by Dr. H. BAER, maySO No. 131 Meeting streit. J Jnsnrance. rJ?HE POLICT-H O "t^D EB S ' LIFE AND TONTINE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTH No. 39 BROAD STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. WM. MCBURNEY, President. E. P. ALEXANDER, vice-President and Actuary. J. F. GILMER vice-President, restdent tn Georgia. E. NYE HUTCHISON, vice-President, residen: tn North Carolina. GEORGE E. BOGGS, Secretary. JOHN T. DARBY. M. D.. Medical Adviser. AUGUSTINE T. SMYTHE, Solicitor. JAMES CONNER, Counsel. R. A. KINLOCH, M. D., I Local Medical Exanv R. LEEBY, Jn.. M. D.. ( iners. TRUSTEES. William McBnrney, william C. Bee, Robert Mure Andrew Slmonds, John R Dukes, fj George W. williams, James R Pringle, Lewis D. Mowry Wm. K. Ryan, J. Eil Gregg. J. Harvey wilson, E. Nye Hutchison, Z. B. Vance, M. McRae, J. F. Gllmer, William Duncan, John Screven, John L. Hardee, John B. Palmer, R. O'Nea'.e, Jr., John T. Darby, M. D., Wm. M. Shannon, D. Wyatt Aiken, Giles J. Patterson, Rev. James P. Boyce, Robt. L. McCanghrin, George H. McMaster, Henry Bischoff, Wm. G. Wanden, A. S. Johnson, George H. Moflete, James Conner, George E. Boggs, John H. Devereux, E. P. Alexander, E. J. Scott. FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS deposited with Comptroller-General for protection of Pollcy-Holders. More than ONE MILLION DOLLARS of Assurance applied for ! This Company, having complied with all the conditions of Ha Charter, is now prepared to issue the usual forms of Life and Endowment Policies on the Cash system. CASH PREMT?MS! CASH DIYTOENDS! CASH POLICIES! All Policies non-iorfeltable after the payment of ONE Annual Premium. Paid-up Policies issued on surrender of the original for an equitable amount. Purely MUTUAL I No Stockholders ! All Profits DIVIDED among the Pollcy-Holders. Dividends declared Annually. r Dividends once declared are non-forfeitable, and may be nsed to reduce the Premium, to increase the amount of Assurance, or to make the Policy self-sustaining. Dividends left with the Company, however applied, may be used, in case of need, to pay Premiums. Investments confined by Charter to the most solid and reliable Securities. 93- Patronize the only Life Assurance In the Stato, and keep your MONEY AT HOME. july4-3mosD&c JOHN H. SIMONS, Local Agent. Sasr), Slinb ano Door ifactorrj. ?<ASH, BLIND AND BOOB FACTORY, MOULDING- AND PLANING MILL. ^DRESSED FLOORING, CEILING. WEATHER BOARDS, SHELVING, BOX BOARDS, Ac, AC. Over a hundred different PATTERNS of MOULDINGS, making over 100,000feet on hand, for sale af NEW YORK PRICES. * MANTEL-PIECES, DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES, made to order, at short notice. STAIR RAIL, NEWELS AND BALLUSTERS of Walnut and Mahogauy. on hand and made to order. GOOD and SUBSTANTIAL WORK made as CHEAP at this establishment as can be made in the Unlted States. We have on hand the largest stock of thc above Goods south of thc City of Baltimore, all of which we guarantee will give entire satisfaction to all who want GOOD and SUBSTANTIAL. WORK. The subscribers can refer to gentlemen all over this State, Georgia, North Carolina and Flori? da, as to the character of their work for the past twenty years. W. I*. RUSSELL & CO., EAST END HASEL STREET, Opposite Wando Fertilizer Works, and In the Immediate vicinity of Charleston and Pavilion Hotels. mayll-w3mos _ MARENGO FEVER AND AGUE CURE. A certain cure for CHILLS AND FEVER-a gen? uine Southern preparation, purely vegetable; a tonic and fever preventive, highly recommended, and stands unequalled by any preparation now offered. To persons residing In unhealthy sec? tions lt ls invaluable. ?Warranted-No Humbug. . For sale by all Druggists, and by 0. J. LUHN, Agent, Druggist, southeast corner King and John sts., iuni8-tmoaD.,-c_Charleston, S. C. GEORGE PAGE & CO. . MANCFACTUHriS OF Patent Portable Circular Saw Wills, Stationary and PorUblo STEAM ENGINES G MST SlILLS, ?c No. 5 Schroeder Stree t,y BALTIMORE, MD. ~&~Scndfor Catalogues and Price-Lists. junel8-3m os PAW___ ?gNOCH MORGAN'S SONS' (?STAELISnBD'lfOP.; ^ _ _ 1 ' (2U Washington street, N. 7. Xi Better and Cheaper than Soap. mchltnthCmos _. TRISH ROOFING FELT THE BEST. CHEATEST AND MOiT DURABLE Material for Roofing known. For. sale by CAMERON, BARKLEY & CO., Corner Meeting and Cumberland streets, m?h"?mo Charleston, S. C. U^NLY INFALLIBLE REMEDY \J KNOWN." ..FREE FROM POISON, NOT DANGEROUS TO USE." "COSTAR'S" RAT, ROACH, Ac, EXTERMINATOR Destroys them effectually and Forever. -COSTAR'S" BED-BUG EXTERMINATOR Certain, sure and quickly Prevented. "COSTAR'S" INSECT POWDER (ONLY PURE) Instantly kills Roaches, Bed-Eogs, Moths ac/.l InsectB. 93- For safety use only "COSTAR'S." Special Wholesale Agents at Charleston, GOODRICH, WISEMAN A- CO. Sold by ail Druggists. may4-wlyri>4C , Sitters. I F P M A N ' S GREAT GERMAN BITTERS THE PUREST MEDICATED CORDIAL OF. THE A G E I ALTERATIVE, ANTI-BILIOUS, and INV1GORATLNG PROPERTIES. LIPPMANN GREAT GERMAN BITTERS i? pre pared from the original German receipt now in the possession of the proprietors, and Is the same preparation that was use J la Germany npwards of a century ago; and to-day It ls the household remedy of Germany, recommended by its most eminent physicians. LIP PM AM'S GREAT GERMAN BITTERS Is composed of the purest alcoholic essence of Germany's favorite beverage, Impregnated with the juices aud extracts of rare herbs, roots and barks; all of which combined matte lt one of the best and surest preparations for the care of Dyspepsia, Loss of Tone In the Stomach and Digestive Organs, NERVpUS DEBILITY, LANGOUR, CONSTIPATION, LIVER COMPLAINT, GENERAL EXHAUSTION, AND AS A PREVENTIVE FOR CHILLS AND FEVER, AND MALARIOUS DISEASES GENERALLY. FEMALES Will find LITPMAN'S GREAT GERMAN BITTERS the best tonic known for the diseases to which they are generally subject, and where a gentle stimulant ls recommended. MATHEW'S ELOFF, S. C., June 2, 1670. Mi'SRS. Ll rm AN & BRO.: Inclut"'! please lind money for one case of your German Bitters. Persons who have bought them from me exrre?s having been greatly benefited by their use. Yours, tc, C. R. FITTS. ORANGEEURG, S. C., June 4, 1870. MESST.S. LirPMAK A BRO.: Inclosed rind $50; send us more of your Bitters; thev are taking weil. Years, Aa F. H. W. BRIGGIIAJJ A Co. Depots In Chariestcn S.e.: W. G. TROTT, ED. S. BURNHAM, A. W. ECKEL A CO., G. J. LUEN, W. A. SERINE. tTfcolesale Agents: HENRY BISCHOFF ? CO. STEFFENS, WERNER A DUCKER. DOWIE, MOISE A DAVIS, Druggists, CLAC1US & WITTE. aprl8-5mos Q?PERIOR COLOGNE WATER. Manufactured and for sale by " Dr. H. BAER. octe No. 131 Meeting street,