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V6L.-1 ;: CAMDEN, S. C,,, SATIJEDAY, JIILY 16, 1864.
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By D. D. EEC3COTT.
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* MesBCFSi Editors: The writer of {his sliorjt
preface was once, roused from a fit o( deep despondency
and listlessness to earnest and vigorona
action, by the passage quoten beloy\V He
. looks back to the day i upon which lie road.it
as marked in the hi tory of his life,., and takes
pleasure in laving it before, the. public. It is |
'.taken from a letter of Basil Montagu, to the
_..J. i.:? 1 .re:. T_. 1
?,dwm> nnu tipiiui vi on gallics lUtt^AUiiUMi.
, ' x ' "After broiikfast, we pnoceedetkto the vil- '
. lage of Weston. where Cowper once lived, and '
to mijnv of his favorite walks where, by the as- j
sistanct of onr friendly guide, and the poet's.
\i description intlio task, we easily traced the f
' rustic^ridgo, the.pheasant's riest, and, never to.
be forgotten, his favorite elm trees. To Bed ,
ford at length we reluctantly proceeded. ' With
4 Cowper's sand fate, yonr father was deeply im.
, - pressed?^hi 6 conversation turned upon ihe sub *
- ' ject of genius, ^oft hs the air to receive .iiu-, 1
. prcssions,' and jts liability to derangement; a -t
, snbject which, from his medical and mcta> '
pbysietrt-knowledge, he'waaoM! men thrmost 11
competent to explain. I atthistifne had n sort 1
4 of morbid wishtCsecInde myself from p-iblie '
life. 'Never Indulge it,' earnestly ex. laimcd ,s
yonr father, 'ittsthe most fatal of all delusii n ; I
?1. 1 -1 -1 t 1 t r* ! I <h 1
.< \ wie sa<i ueiusion ny which oowper was wrccKcu. '
Ogr happiness depends 'not upu'n torpor, not 1
ppon sent'inentality, hut upon the due* qxci>
. cises of our various faculties. It is.not iwqnircd '
by sighing for wretchedness and shunning the 1
wretched, hut by vigorously discharging our
*'c' duty to society, Heinci'iibcr what Bacon says,
with whom you seem as much 'delighted as P
am, that,.ui this theatre of man's life, God and
' angels only' should be lookers,-on.' .Let me ^
' ? implore you never to yield to thjs longing alter '
seclusion. 'This sensibility,'lie added,'if rightly
directed, leads to What is. great and good; '
wrongly directed, to vice and ,crime; but,* it '
indulged in mqwiing, puling sentimentality,'it '
\ is to me uiost'loathsqme' I never can forget '
the earnestness with which he spoke. 'If Cow- J
per,4 he said; 'had ^tended to Bacon's ndtnoni-.
tion, that 'torpid minds cannot engage toqsoon ^
in active life,h>ut that sensibility should stand '
. , back until it has parsed the meridian pb it- A
years,1 instead of being otic of thfe nx s't wretched,
bo might'hase been.oae of the happtl-st of
mwf."'
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The Engub^Park?The English Park is
one of those things peculiarly English.- which
, : are to be steen nowhere but in England ; at least
we venture to say that there is nothing at all
like it in three ont-of four quarters, of this our
crlobe: the wide, srrassv slopes, the majestic .
trees, tbe diru fliekerings of fa rest 'ground, bio {
* ken with savannahs, and crossed l>j*#many a ;
path and many a walk, the occasional rivul t
4 'or pieo* of water, the resting place, the alcove, ?
tbe ruin of the old mansion where- onr fathers
' dwelt", now lapsed into the domain of Time, ?
but carefully .guarded from any hands but his, j
with here and,there some slope of the gnmnd,
01 some tnrn of the path, bringing us suddenly
upon a bright and unexpected prospect of & !
UisiaUb i?xiu&t;npt? joi otjuuu? mi untuic nun
all art." There is nothing like it on earth, 1
And-few things ere half so beautiful' ; for it is p
tranquil witbout being dull, and calm without v
- . Wqg cheerless.
- - x The Ex-Queen of Naples is in very delicate t
Estate of health. . An endeavor,.made by a pa- t
* /- ;^.pal dignitary, to effect a reconciliation with the a
Ex-King was unsuccessful. The Ex Kipg, n
v . whoso revenue is about ?600 a .month, still ii
.% it . . . . il f .
j. Confers rovai ciecorauons on inose wno pay. n
Jiim court, lie refused an offer of a pension a
*of 2.000,000 francs from the Italian- Govern- v
, merit, od coition of bis leaving Rome. r
t Sttiii <,f VicJcvlcs. '
- A.sliort;thnc since, undisturbed ,bv hostile
rlcinousXratioris off a harmful nature, wb in this
section- of our.wa;ring countitv. were, abaorbod
hi the momentous event- that were transpOTg
in ViT>imu,and' Georgia. Jiot while the inVrest
vvhs felt in the progress of the campaign* in
ifir sister States, which has been none the less
deep and lively, our attention haa.Tjeen Jra a
measure diverted from those points, and bur
interest still more-intensely cxcitetf by flaring
and resolute attentats of the enemy in our immediate
vicinity. Those movements . tyere
marked by energy and "boldne'ss, and though
the forces.on eituer side we^e sraau, me, stase
contended for was of immense,irapoitancejVnd'
had the result beiya favorable to .the foe, that
success would have been most disastrous to our
cause.
'. The first demonstration made by the eueray
oecnred ou the night of the first of 'July, -at
which, time a lariie.force of the enemy, commanded
by'Col. 11 vines, of the 103d New Y'ofk
Regiment, ciosshd from Dixon's Island tp jhe
peninsular of James Island, Legare's farm.?
Flic next morning a fight took place bytwe.cn
that bndv pf the i-nemy and our picket guard,
jomposed. of B'ake's 1st S. C. Artillery, and a
lefachnu nt of the I'ajmetto Siege Train. Af;cf
having, been repulsed^ several times with
leavv loss, the enemv succeeded, by the aid of
- - A?. ,..*.1
jreauv superior iruiuoers, in lorciug our leeoic
iue t?? fall back, with the loss of two.guns. *
On^5atnrtlay tliyj landed aicolumn'ou Jt^n's
jland.
At the dawn of Sunday' t.lip active f<fo?V
empted ttfaet possession of Fort JobnsoV A
>ickt;d body of-inert, nnmberingnbont^qne
hotisarfd, in twenty-eight barges .under C<?1;
i^ogc. 531 Pennsylvania Kegmvonr, inn-ij h
let'Trtviued ntMckoti' ttauavork^
;ained a bloody repulsoat thl* harries of the
rave men under commadd o*f Lieut Col. J<>;eph
A. Yates. The ,engagement left 140
vrisonera and five barges in our bands, together
ivl h a lar a number of de 'd,whose fate was repealed
by iIn- receding i.n'e.
On the ssrine dar. about nine o'cieck, ther
force at -P-i^nt, John's Island, made a
timid assault on Gen. KoVertSon's lines, but
were driven buck with case..
Sfi'e enemy contented himself .on' Monday
with feeble deinoiistratuwns upon our lifcs, which
were quicklwcbecked. Ou Ttiewlav his.fijn.-es
Jl-ic again drawn up in two.lines of battle, hut
(ic did not venture tp -provoke a combat.-*-.
While those on tlie land refrain* d froni.
their rifles and .0* niton, the gunboats .hammersd
away furiously on- Jittery Pringle, buttllvir
shot and shell (lid hut tuifling damage to the
stronghold, though tHc.y had. Iron raining their
missile*upon it since Sunday.
.Nothing worthy of note oconrrtd on James'
[slaud on Wednesday. On the morning oftliai
lay a fight took place on John's 1 Island, that
,vns conductor^ on pur party by the Marion Ar
iillery and a portion of Colonel Harris* aR?'gnent.
Tho enemy severely pnuished.
Thursday afternoon the enemy on, John's Islmd'assaulted
our lines with spirit, three several
.imes. Vu{ he was hurled back with heavy loss.
Through the whole of Friday the monitors
ihd mortar boats in Stono 'throw shot and shell
,4 H..4I At>n 1 Of Ul'flt rtVllf.
II* moil iuiV i.;|iij..?g fjiVM UMi*
red effect from its Bronks'gnn.
Saturday wasnsheied il) l?y t!io roll of nfiis
retry and the d-cpey souud. of light artilery,
K'tokening a W'crc fight at John's Island.
Hie result- ?f that battle was a decisive and
rlorious victory. " The
norm of Sunday witnessed the. monitors
ind other war craft in their fonner -positions
n onr outer barhor, the enemy the night tafore
iaving reared from John's' Island.
A short time after nightfa'iI the persistent foe
nade another attempt to capture. Batterv'Simcins,
Imt their reception was so hot that but
hree of the barges effected a landing. They
eeing that their comfades Inched the needful
alor, did not tarry^Iotig :onfronting the danger.
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The man of letters, when compatvd with one
hat'ia illiterate, exhibits nearly {he sathe con
rast as that which exists between a Mind man
nd one that'can'see ; and if wo consider'how
nuch iitTntnre enlarges the rtind,and how much
If multiplies, adjusts, rectifies #nd arranges the
Jca?; it may well l>e reckoned equivalent to an
dd.itional sense. It affords, pleasure whichrealty
cannot procure and-whicli poverty cunot
entirely take away,>
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CAMDEN DAILY JliURNA!?.
SITCRPAYiffORill^G JULY 16,
The Da^h Question?Probabilitt of' GenKIvi
War.?The London Tirrtta says:
. The b juris approaching -when it will be difecplt Tor.
this* cmintry to RVf-id dfiiog tt'hat k IfliReclnfs- (IP its
fiWn .people, and nearly /ill foreign lookers' on." think
hat it ought to do. * * That oil danger of
a conflict may be avoided it will be ncfce^aiy thai, the
Germaft Powers return at length to the pftfli oi justice
and moderation. ' \
, The Loudon Morning Post, which deriv.es'occasionSl
inspiration from ti.e Foreign Office,, confidently af-"
flraW." ' "
Thejirra of Fnplend, when the war begins again,t
will be put forth in defence ql Denmark, and that with
. bitter regret, but with a flrii. determination, We shall-:
ente- np n a Eurgpean war of which the ultimate con-,
sequences Will be greater than are conterrtp'ated by
the slow tbiukitrg imaginations of Berlin and Vienna.
TheLorddh Tclegro^h says: . .
Tlie magnificent irou-elnd* which frown'at their anchor:
ge at SpitWead a>e ready to nii've, and will move'
Northward, a# sbonlil iheso of Austria Attempt to
pass the Kattegat, they will at once be oidered into
the Baltic. A . ' " v , if,
In n similar strain speak all the Liberal organs, and
Lord Derby, speaking lor the Parliamentary Opposition.
declares tliut, while li.e loves peace; he loves
honor more. The whole lone, ipdee'd. both'-of Parliament
and the presj, is warlike to an,unusual degree.
The conference, meamfhiie, is waiting, for the ai.*
swer df Dejtmark to subtoit'tre.whole case to. An. independent
arbitration. Butjt is -said, on all hands,
that England lias givgn Denmark to understand that
she miiv Meet the proposal to arbitrate, with the e'er
taint}* jof a ran to rial backing, should the Germans reject
the iririrnatum .of a territorial division on the 'line'
of the ?chlei. The assumption is, if. war- aeiually
cigp'r, tii^t England, Sw den and 1 enraark 'could ins
eemble eigldy thousand men in -Fuaen, -and .that tlae
allied fleet could land an overwhelming, in r^ar
of the Geraitfos in .>ut and and Sfchleswig, and thj/t it
would be an easy matter to teach the invaders equally
at Trieste and iu the Baltic at the same time.
This U. srArmy Kq-I, i
' The Charleston Courier has received a copy
of the N. Y. Wiiddj containing arol.l ami .fist of
Generals of the U. $. Army siti e th.c commencement
of tins war, as lately furnished ' in.
response to a r<-q'uc>t from the Senate.
The list slices that iiSU Generals have been
cortrtnissTpncd since the war qpeucd; and thai
327 of tiiem are now in eehiety The - lbllow-^
ing'is a Bimiinary recapitulation : / ^ ,
Lieut. JJtij. a>i# Bit. ? ?>ig
. . ), , Ucii. Lisui. Liens, y? Utris.
Number of p^neri)) offi-' '
;'cers }u tl?e ffeulur
' army At the com- *
ln'ouoeiuent of the
war. 0 1' ,, 3
' Number appointed in
regular army s nee .. .
commencement of the ' ' x
war. - - - - I' - G 19
* A V !!
Died - . - 0 0 ' 3
Declined 0 ' * .0 1
Retired .... 0 2 3
Vacated - - - 0 r 1 0 pi
Dismissed .... 0 ' 0 v ,1 ..
- It ? ? ?
. . < .0 3 8
In service - ~ ? ... 1 3 ' <bi "
^ .\ ': . Major frBrifidier
.1 ' * Gaieials. " Generals
Number of general officers of vol- ?
t ' unteers jipfTolnted since com
meucemeut of war -' * 103 447
a Accounted for: .
Resigned 8 4S
iJicd - , - - ' - - ... ig ; . "* 95
Vacated . ?'r... . . 1 0
fteclTi.eth ..... .l . . i ,J2
Expired by coMtitutienal limitation 3 ?19
Withdrawn - - . .. . .. . 2 0
Mustered out . I . . 6
Cashiered ' - -1 0
Appointed Major Generals*. * > ? 0 .91
Rejected 0 5
Canceled ' - - o ' 2 .
Revoked - - . i 0 2
Discharged - - - - - .0 * . 1Dismissed
. - - -t > - J, - 0 14 .
In sehdoft May 19, 186-i - - 70 257
Total ........ 1U3 477..,
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The Third Excelsior Regiment,*N. Y., has ar'
- . . . .
med at home, its time being oat. t it now
numters 112 men tfnd 26 officers, having lost
1,158 men during ita service.
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TATESf BY TELEG A Al*H .. .
TJJToU THE GEORGIA FROST.
.A^tA, J?>y H.?Two bribes
kcc cavalry crossed tiro Ciiafctahoockie near
i\f\vnan jasi nin;ni. Hiey. were, met by Armstrongs
brigade and driven back, and the
'( ridges burnt. No change in aflairs at tbo
front! '. ,
Tl\e enemy are firing 'accasionally artillery,
across the river. ' ' / ' ?
. FROM MISSISSIPPI..
Richmond, July 15.?a djspatch, from Misr
sisfcippi-savs: \Ve attapked a column of the one- - t
my under Smith, on the march for Pontine to
Tupelo, Causing them tobhrhmany Wagons.
\Ve attacked him in Ms pos^ion at Tupelo
this inurning-but could not force his position,' / 'V
the battle boing a drawn one and lasted three # 'i\ >
%ours. .* =,VJ
Rumors are plentiful to-day of Confederate *
successes in 3daryland." Advices, at Petersburg T
say tliat the Yankee? ^peremptorily refill to ? . JH
.exchange prisoners. v ' fk ^
A flag ofjtruce boat arrived at Vanoa to-day '
with Capt. Baylot df "Virginia, Capt. Coie of
South Corolina, and Sct'eral others.
, No later papers reeled by tins arrival, as'
none are allowed to come South. \
. The'Washington Chronicle of tl^e 13th coi\-'
taiup a despatch dated Baltimore the 12th saying
all is quiet. The city is strongly fortified. ,
All btiSM$fijris closed except the eating honses.
Gilmore, IloMpinan aoibotUersecessionists lwve ^ ?
been arrested. No^retals are bejieved .to bo* .
within 20 miles of Baltimore.^, Gen. Tyler was i-' ^
certainly captiiicd or killed.
The Baltimore Clippjp of Tuesday, says:
tfc have'if Certain that troops' organized for . "
the purpose are 111 h oot of the rebels? that dv- * .
ery day-the rebels remain-in the state their sit
nation becomes more perilous. '*.. '
There was skirmishing all day long Tuesday.
Tin* .Washiu-gtoir Chronicle reports that scouts. . ..
say the rebels were reinforced by the arrival of Vcavalry
and'iufai:4i v; The scout-left the point
with the conviction that tlfe rebel horde now
thundei'inVat tliegates of the national capital*
have come with the determination tp carry out
their objec t at all fcznrd*.
The Chronicle says there was regular skir-'.
misbiiig a'l day and it is believed the lebel&are* ' '
retreating to iJarpert FVrrv.
("Ouch and Hunter are reported to hive' :
firmed a Junction at Frederick, although-the. *
rebel i hofd the bases of South Mountain. .
I vaga
llie ra'H way and tejegraph coramunKation 4
wr.s interrupted between Baltimore and Wasb^ " 0
riugton. Point Branch btfdges on the Balti-!
mcfrc Rail Road'was burnt bj rtbc' '-rebels on'
Tuesday, and the Railroad badly injured in five *
different places. The Chronicle sjtys^ it tvil)
take sometime to ropare tbe Railroad. i ...
Sumner of Massachusetts,was on board the - *
trafh .with Gen. Franklin, but not being 'recogniztfd,
Escaped.
Owing to tie interruption of .telegraphic
communication, the" .Ghronicje bas'tio news
north of'Bfftimore. " , ,
Gen. Edward Jolmtoii, G. H. Stustrt, $rank * '
Gainer, j. J. A;rdierv and Jeff. Thompson*
have placed under the rebel fire* in the Forts
near Charleston. V
The Florida have capturotF'fife more Yankee
vessels. 1
. WAR TAX NOTICE. .
Assessors Office,.17tb Dist, 1 '*
. Camden, July" B, 1864.
A LI REGISTERED PHRSONS^ A{tE HEREBY : :t
notified tbut this office is now open and will con
tiuue open tor twenty mjs trom mis aate, to receive ? .*
returns ofgrpM arnounvof-their salefc, Ar the quarter < '
ending 30th 'June. Millers are'also requested tomaie
their returns this quarter. ' * ' *
v+. JOHN CANTEY, ) .
f ^ R. M. KENNEDY, J' Aesotso? *