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' /" * . ^ ^ ^ ' . ' ' ?p?ppp???????fa?IIKI? awntli nHiJiJi M^K.VJUJUIIJ^?.??LML3HI i</nm.nuii.imi i num iiyii i *1? t ' ; VOL. 1 CAM^m S C., VEDSTESDAY^ AXTG-TTST 10, 1864. UNTO.' 34. JBy P. 3D. 3E3COOOTT. Terms of Subscription. Daily p&por per month * $3.6o " ^ for Six Months - - - $15.00 "Weekly, - -- -- - $5.00 ? ? -* Hates for Advertising: 'For one Square ? twelve lines or less ?TWO DOLLARS.and FIFTY CENTS for the tirst'insertion, and TWO DOLLARS for each subseqcunt. Obituary Notices, exceeding one square, charged -at advertising rates. Transiont Advertisements and Job Worx MUST BE PAID FOR IN ADVANCE. N? deduction mude, except to our regular advertising patrons. 0 \ JOHN BROUGHAM'S APOLOGY FOR PO-CA-HOW-TAS. The deeply interesting incident upon winch this Drama is founded, occurred in Virginia, on Wednesday, Oct. 12, A. D. 1607, at twenty-six minutes past , 4 in the afternoon, flonnrdino- t-n tim i.i? 9 ?O vv M<v awmo?Yuat Xllgliiy colored and boastful narration of Capt. . John Smith, the famous adventurer, backed by the concurrent testimony of contemporaneous history* but subsequent research has proved that either lie was mistaken, or that circmpstauce had unwarrantably plagiarized an Affair which transpired at a much earlier dato; for, upon examining the contents of a wallet found in the v eBt pccket of the man in armor, dug up near Cape Cod, an entire epic poem was discovered u$on the very same subject, which was written by a Danish Poet, the Chevalier Viking, Long Fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Music, who, flourished Anno Gothami, 235. The poem contains several square yards of verso, a fragment of which is snbjoined to shaw its peculiar Finnish. 1 ^ THE SONG OF POCAHONTAS. Ask you?How about these verses ? Whence this-song of Pocahontas, With its flavor of Tobacco. .: And the .Stina weed?the Muudungus, ? With Its pipe of Old Virginny, "With the echo of thp Breakdown, ' With its smack of B'ourbon Whiskey, ' x With thd twangle of the Banjo Of the Banjo?tlio Goatskinuet, And the Fiddlo?the Catgntto, With the noisy Marrowbonum, By one Jonsmith it was written Jonsmith, the valiant soldier, Sailor. Buccaneer,. Explorer, Hert), Trader, Colonizer, Gent, Adventurer, Commander, Lawyer, Orator and Author, ? Statesman, Pioneer and Bagman. * Tears he fought against the Moslem, Tears he word the captive's fetters, Until from a fond Sultana Ho received a Habus Corpus. Then, by way of relaxation, He took passage on a steamer," With a crow of Filibusters, Each with matchlocks and revolvors, , To take peaceable possession ; Of some transatlantic region, Sailed they on, thoy kng,w not whither Until, one October morning, \?\ They incontinentaly blunderod On the shores of Tuscarora, ? Near to Werowanco, the palace Of King Po^hata, who flourished In that section of the country, WherCunto they were invited, By this hospitable monarch, And remarkably well treated; Until, fat with rice aud pumpkins, Bu'ckwkeatcakes and sweetpotatofls, Squashes, homminy anddoughuots, They began to wax audacious, And put on such airs and graces, Tkoy were perfectly disgusting. Now, the natives knowing nothing Of .the beaofits intended By this forfcign congregation, Who had comb so fnr to gbow them All how ranch they'd boon mistaken ; In what darkness they woro dwelling, And h6w much obliged they woro to Those disinterested pooplo, Who had journeyed to enlighten "" Their unfortunate condition. * ,Through theso potent triuuited Anglo-Saxon civilizers, Rum, Gunpowder and Religion, Now, the natives, as I mentioned, Didn't see the joke precisely In the way it was expected, They believing, simple creatures, ' Slioy could manage tjieir own matters "Without any interference? Thought tlio shortest way to eeUle Thoso gratuitous advisers Would be quietly to knock them On the head, liko Bulls of Basham. It was then .Tonftnitli was takon To be treated in such fashion, r Lying in.a pleasant posture . ! On the ground, his head supported, 1 By a chunk of Itusa's pavement. j IIo looked round him with emotion, King Powhattan stood besido him, With his battle-club tremendous, , Which around his head he flourished * ' . To accelerate its motion, So that when it swift descondod . Upon Jonsmith's pericranium, Thon ho wonldn't know what hurt him, Thrice the lata! club was brandished; And Jon, thbnght upon his mother, Thought upon the prayer sho taught him When.he first, a tiuy urchin, Bent his knee in simple wonder. In that moment, all his childhood' Stood before him like a vision, *And ho thought he was a "goner," When the King's remorseless purpose Was immediately arrested By a scream from Pocahontas; Pocahontas, his own daughter?She, the dove of Worocomoco, The pride of Tuscarora, llioHv l)?id !>"' 1 ^ j ?.w. AWTVIj On the pale. chock of the victim. , This mnto eloquence of natu'o To llio heart olMousinilh whispered, You have yet a squeak, old fellow. Now, &o., *&c. Grant's military abilities"and successes are beginning to.be appreciated an the. other side | of the water. The London Times thus concludes a notice of his recent campaign, j It is hard to withhold a certain admiration from such stubborn and invincible resolution, but though it is all wonderful, it is not war.? War Is not made in this fashion by skillful Generals, nor is victory likely to be won by , accident or luck if it cannot be won by purpose and plan. Every successive manoeuvre of Grant's in this eventful compaign has been made because a, former manoenvre failed. It is quite impossible to give him cfedit for any strategy except such as consists.in escaping from the consequences of miscalculation, and securing a fresh chauoc. If his position to the south of Richmond is really uiQre favorable than his former position to the north that is ..only so much evidence convicting him of uiisjudge| ment 111 advancing bv the northern lino oil I Still, for all this, tiierc ho stands, close to Richmond, Avitli an army not inferior in numbers | or bravery to that of his antagonist, anrl with j so obstinate and unyielding a will that it may I serve him ihstead"oj more perfect generalship., j ?.nd this while, howcvur, there stands Lee, too, and there is something ominous about the recent inactivity of this formidable soldier.? lie did nf?t. design to interrupt the last ''flank movement" of the Federals, though such a I movement gave him obvious opportunities.? lie had' parted every blow of the en.e'my, hut at j llic moment he strek none in return. There was uneasiness in New York about the matter. Nobody could tell where Lee \yas or what he miivlif Iwi nin.llt'iiln -' ' - ii Hi* was not, witinn O O , the lines of .Petersburg himself it is clear that he lias colleagues who can deal with Grant as successfully as their cure} and if lie and his army should be thus set free,, what might be the fate of Washington? These arc the speculations rfnd the questions which circulate in the great cities of the North in the fourth year of the war and the second month of the grand Virginia campaign. Events alone can furnish the solution, but'even the Federals themsq'lves arc now beginning to'fear that 110 turn of fortune, however unexpected, will bring this terrible contest to the desired end. Another chapter in the history of Arrtic'oxpeditfons is about to bo opened. Captain C. F. Hall, with two Esquimaux, recently set sail from New Lon'don, Conn. -* The ship which took hirh is bound to the Arctic Seas upon a .whaling voyage, and Captain Hall and hte companions are to be set aslioro at some point not named- From the place of landing they are to make their wav overfnnrl tr? cn?i. J - v. vvr OUVI1 pinVyl'9 Ul interest as Captain Hall may determine to visit. What his plans uiay be seems to bo uncertain, as meagre details of his designs are given.? With no other companions than Esquimaux lie expects to achieve results by land explorations, , which the crews of the vessels hitherto engaged in Arctic expeditions have not been able to accomplish. A I'l.ii a hi so State of Things.?A Montreal 1 paper has discovered the startling fact that two 1 hundred tons of gunpowder are stored in one 1 building in close proximity to the city ; and has ( been informed that the drivers of powder wag- j ons in the neighborhood frequently solace them- . selves with a cheering pipe, besides conveying matches into the magazine. Some day ono 1 may write "Montreal fail." 1 t # ft CAMDEN DAILY JOURNAL ? WEDNESDAY ItlORAlAt;, AUG lO. Fort Sumter'.?The Ladies of the Aid Association propose sending vegetables on Thursday, 11-th inst. to tho gallant defenders of Fort Sumter;, and requests tlioso who feol disposed, to send their contributions to the store of Mr. It. M. Kennedy, who will lake ehargd of them until shipped. An officer, belongiug lo the. Trans-Mississippi Department, who is about to return to his command, requests fis to state that he will take chai^o of an}* letters to that Department which may bo left at this .office before the 15th inst. The Mercedita .surrendered to a Confederate rani in Charleston harbor, the Captain falsely pretending J lis vessel was in a sinking condition, and after "the Confederates ceased assaulting him, and hud gone in pursintof another vnssid f.hri ..< ? -? 1 , uoui^icu unu rujoined the Federal fleet. She was not recaptured, as stated by the Yankeos; her officors and men were not considered as prisoners of war by the United Slfltcs authorities; nnd*upnn inquiry at the Exchange Bureau, wo are informed were not exchanged, as falsely stated in tho semi-official despatch from Washington.' The Yankees have not, 6ays tho Richmond Sentinel, the remotest ideu that the British will deliver up tho* Alabama's crew to thorn, and,' therefore, vq. cannot perceive why they should feel it necessary to make false statomonts rolative to the case of tho Merccditn, except it be from tho invetoraic habit of'lying, which seems to have become chronic with both Government nnd people. . , LATEST BY TELEGRAPH S REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Entered according to tho Act of Congress iu tho year "I 1 r ? ?" - . looa, uy j. a. thrasher, in the dork'soffice of the District Court of the Confederate .States for the Northern District of Georgia. * FROM MOBILE. ~ Mobile, August 8.?On Friday night, Lieut. . Col. Williams, commanding Fort Powell, evacuated it and blew it' up. The enemy have, been shelling fort Gaines yesterday and to-day. The'people of Mobile are all roady for the fray. Great * confidence prevails. Tho- people are. satisfied with the conduct of Buchanan, Murphy and Bennett of the Navy. ' still later. Mobile, August 8.?We are pained to announce th^t Fort Gaines was surrendered at half past nine o'clock this nuiVningby it's commander Col. Charles Anderson of the 21st AlabaTna. The Fort was provisioned for six months and had a garrison of six hundred men. The following arc the particulars of the surrender, as far as known : Col. Anderson communicated with the enemy's fleet, bv flag of truce,Without consulting Gen. Page. Gen. Page inquired, by signals, what Anderson's purpose was, but received no answer. He then repeatedjy telegraphed to Anderson to hold on to the fort. At night the general visited Fort Gainos, and found that Anderson was on board the flag ship of the the Yankee commander, arranging terms of I capitulation. He was obliged to return short- , ly after to the city, but left orders relieving 1 Anderson of command, anc\ peremptory orders 1 to defend the fort to the last extremity. f Fort Morgan signalled Fort Gaines this morn- 1 ing, but roceived no answer except from Yankee'officers on the ramparts. Andetson's con- * duct is officially denounced as inexplicable and i shamoful. . . c FltOMATLANTA. Atlanta, August 0??Last night and this morning passed without any demonstration on diQ part of the enemy. Some few shells were dirown into the city without damage. The c motny is evidently disposed to extend his right ( urther, which now rests near Campbcllto'n j itoad. A Captain and Lieutenant-in front of t dcCooks raiders, who deserted from our artilery last winter, were captured to-day. A 13it of Romance.?The Providence(R. I.)' Press says that a woman passed through this city eti route to New* York", who during the past three years has passed through many ex-" citing scenes, In the early part of tlie war, she, with her husband and two or three chil-dren, were residing in a border State, vVhei'V secesaionism was rampant, and during the absence of the parents one day. the children were all massacred Vv some of the cavalry. The wife immediately assumed male attire, enlisted in the same company with her husband, and fought side by side \yit.h him in nearly all of the battles participated in by the army of the' Cumberland. A few months, since her husband received a fatal bullet while lighting by her side,- and the wife, too, was Subsequently wounded* and taken to the hospital, where her sex was discovered. ? tlle "peace" cojlkespondknck?a 7stotk fiiom Geo. N. Saunders? Buffalo? July 26. ?The following dispatch has been received here from the Clifton House : "I send for the Associated Press a copy of my dispatch to Mr. Greeley : To Hon. Horace Greeley : ^ What did you mean when you remarked to mcin the presence of Major Hay,tliatyou hoped that wo wonIc} not think we (you) were all blackguards ? I certainly thought you wanted me to understand that you- thought President Lincoln was. G. N. Sauk debs." v A first class car on a Spanish railway is now a large apartment hung with damnric curtains, sofas for ..seats, and space enough to move about in. , Depot Soldiers Board of Belief. Camden, S. C., AuguBt 6^1864. ON AND AFTER THIS DATE AND UNTII, further notice n?^'regular days for delivering com, Ac.,'will bo ou Tuesday and Friday of each week. All peVsons interested will govern themselves accordingly., J. M. GA7LH, August fi ^ * 4. Agent. 335?" Confederate please copy. , STATU OF WM^^ROLINA. [CIRCULAR.] A D.I'T ANI) INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, J COLUMUIA, August 4, 1864. ) IN ANSWER TQ NUMEROUS INQUIRIES APdressed to this office in relation to tho Militia Laws of this Stato, tho following announcement is made : I. All mftle wiiito persons resident in this State, between tho ages of sixteen and sixty years, capable of bearing arms, except persons who arc exempt lVora "all militia service." are liable to militia duty, bcfth ordinary and in the field in tiuieg of alarm, insurrection or invasion. . TI. Persons who have been enrolled for Confederate service and detailed to remain at home in civil employments or pursuits, or who have been exempted from Confederate service during tho continnanco of such exemption or detail, are liable as other citizens in times of invasion- ' III. Persons who have been enrolled for Confederate service, whether general or local, althoiigh detailed to remain at liomc, are not eligible to any militia office, "and 110 onfc liable to duty in the Confederate sor vice, uulesa lie .bo exempted from said service, under the provisions of the Exemption Act of Congress, shall lieroaftor be eligiblo to any militia."?(A. A. 6th Feb ruary 1863.) IV. Detailed men who havo been organized as juch into Companies for local military servico by Conederrtle authority, will not bo held liable for milttin jAFviriA V. Militia ofilccrs in carrying into execution General DrdersNo. 8, series 18(14, from this offico, will bo govjrnod by tho foregoisg instructions, and hold in readiicS3 fur actual acrvico their respefitivo commands, iu ibedienco to Baid orders. By couitnand: . (Signed.) ' A. C. GARLINGTON, Adj't and Inspector General S. C. Official: G. A. Follin, A. A. Gen. # persons exempt from all militia duty. Tho Lieutenant Governor; tho Judges of tho Courts if Law and Equity; tho Ordinarios; Clerks ol the ,'ourts of Common Floas and General Sessions; Sher. [fs; Masters, Commissioners and Registers in Equity; ho Secretary of State; Surveyor General; C'oinporollcr General, and Treasurers of tho Slato. 255?" Daily papers of Stato publish one veok, other tapers threo times. August 6 lw