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Tile War in Virginia?Gent Hampton.
The Examiner says: ,
This raid of Gen. Hampton's is one of the
boldest and most brilliant tilings of the war.
Leaving Reams' Station on the Weldon Rail
Road, ten miles South of Petersburg, passed heBind
Grant and took*liis"beeves from a position
, immediately in the rear of the centre of bis
lines. Sycamore Church, tbe point at vfrhiSb
the captures of cattle, prisoners, <fcc., was made
is about.fifteen miles East of Petersburg, and
five miles South by ' East of Prince George
Conrt House.
We are .informed that Gcu. Hampton started
for a point on James river, South of City Point,
i where he had learned the cattle"were dn pasliihn*
l,?i f 11* a ivin*nl\ K a ir,f ni?aar\f a/1 n
(MliU) uuu >vunu vii iur iiirwvai no j u tot luj/tuu a
letter addressed to Grant which contained the
information that the cattle had. heen removed
to Sycamore Churcl). The letter also assnrcd
Grant that the beeves were of very superior
I quality, and expressed apprehensions, that the
grazing in Prince Gebrge would be found insufficient..
Gen. Hampton changed his route
according to the information given him by the
intercepted epistle.
The affair on Thursday, in which the enemy
attempted a reconnoissance in the 'direction of
Poplar Spring Church, was much more inconsiderable
and insignificant than we bad been
led to suppose. If any fighting took place on
this part of the. line*?West of the XVcldon
Kail Road?it was of so trifling a character as
to be beneath General Lee's notice.From
information received Sunda} n:ght we
are disposed to believe that Grant lias cither
given up his designs on the Southsidc Rail
Road or is pretending to have done so. There
v is little doubt that he has been transferring his
troops from his extreme left.
There was sharp picket firing along the line
South of Petersburg on Sunday.
Gen. Halleck tells a curious story, which
shows Jomini's remarkable knowledge.of military
strategy, or what the French call strategio
intuition.
Having been summoned to the Imperial
headquarters at Mayence, at the beginning of
the campaign of Jena. Napoleon said to him,
ttI am delighted that the first book which demonstrates
the true principles of war has ap
peared in my reign. No work like yours is
taught, in our military schools. Wc arc going
to fight Prussians. I have called you near, me
because yon have written on the campaigns of
Frederick tire Great, because you know his army,
and have studied the theatre of tho, war."
Jomini asked for four days to get his horses
and equipage froth the headquarters of Marahal
Ncy, and added that he would join his
K Majesty at Bamberg. "Why at Bamberg I"
said the Emperor, "Who told you that I am
> going to Bamberg ?" "The map of Germany,
sire." "There are a hundred roads on that
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IHjap, 32&1U JLUJ/UieUII* J. i-c?j ^Ufc JO
probable that your Majesty will make against
the left of tho Prussians the same manoeuvre
which was made- at Donaworth against- the
right t>f Mack, and by .Saint x Bernard against
' the right o?Melas." "Very well," said Napox
' leoi>. "Go to Bamberg, bnt <3on't say. a word
about it; no one should know that I am going
to Bamberg."
"What Would You Do?"?The RepubltAMMa
no1? ?1M (tftfll W All l J TT /Ml iJ A I C ?*AM M
ruuo naik. uunt nuuiu yvu uu 11 ^uu wure
" restored to power ?" We answer in a few
B words. We could stop this infamous war, and
thus arrest the nation ih its' downward career
to destruction and woe. Within thirty days
after a Democrat is inaugurated President, this
war wii) stop.?Syracuse.N. T., Courier.
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TUESDAY MORMISG, SEPT. 27
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The Confederate Steamer Tallahassee.?Ynnkeo
papers, of the J 3th instant, tell us of "tho capture
and destruction of scvcu vessels, soure sixty miles
South-east of Sandy Hook, by the new Confederate *
steamer Tallnhnssee." It will interest our readers to
know, something of this new apparition that has burst
i.nnn Yankees iust in time to fill the place ol the t
lamented Alabama, l'lioro are interesting particular*
relative to the port at which she was fitted out, her* ,
armament, !&; wliich it is not permissable'to publish, j
It must suffice for the preseut to knew that she is believed
to be the fastest steamer afloat, and that her /
commander is Capt. J. Taylor Wooi^ as sagnciousi 1
enterprising and intrepid an officer as ever trod a quar <
ter-deck. ITo it was, it will be recollected, who, atr
the head of a small band, captured the Yankee steamers
Satellite and Reliance, in the Rappahannock,
twelve months ago. Without the intorv&tion of <
some untoward accident? which human foresight is .
powerless to avert, we expect him to rival, if not exceed
the havoc done tho" Yankee commercial navy by
the Alabama. v 1
- Hicarts from .Ucinphi!!. ;
Prirnte letters front Memphis, as well as tho ]
Bulletin, tell ludicrous stories of' tho effect of
Forrest's irruption into Washburn's domains. \
You must know that Washburn occupies the. 1
residence of-tho Grccnlanes', on Union street, I
nnrl when our cavalrv entered the citv he was i
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sleeping sonudlv on the second floor. In did- ,
habiilc extraordinary lie leaped from -the window
and fled towards the Fort. It is said a (
sinali'flag of truce floated on the midsummer
breeze just behind liiin. Hence, perhaps, lie
was not fired upon. In any efent, Forrest sent. |
him a fl-tg of trace I'cqnesting nn exchange of j'
prisoners, which Washburn, having 'recovered j1
from his fright after reaching his earthworks, j 1
declined to do, stating that he would recapture |
his unbrcaehed and lyitless stafl and other officers
within the week, The whole hateli, some
450, have gone to Andersonvjlle. Constant '
terror prevails in Memphis. The Yankee
'school inarms,' who, with uneasy consciences, I
Ijave ensconscd themselves in our Jinnies, all ,
have hired gnhrdstfieh at their doors. Bingham,
the editor of that foulest of newspapers, the
Bulletin, when Forrest carnc; concealed liimself,
half naked, in a chimney corner at his
boarding house; on the corner ?f 3d and Court
strict?. "lie came out, as hr went in, a dirty
iJlTlCIV XM'l'UUIJCiJIU Jv.lUII OUliU'Q^nc Ml^llU lO
crowded with i'resli terrors and alarms. Yankee
women frighten tfieir tow-headed babies to
silence and sleep with the name of Forrest.?
Whatever history may do for him lie will live
forever in their memories.
The navy list shows the British navy to contain,
at present in commission, 240 steamships
of all sizes, from the stately thi'ee-decker down
to the tiny gunboat. These mount between
230 and 240 guns; they are manned by about
45,000 men and boys, and are propelled by a
steam-power exceeding GO,000 liotses nominal.
In addition, there are 48 sailing vessels, mounting
upwards of GOO giyis, and manned by about
6,500 men and boys. The sailing vessels arc
naturally on'ty fit for harbor duty and training
ships. They are never intended to go to sea
again, and, therefore, should not be. regarded i
as belonging to the effective naval force. i
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Important Decision.?Judge Halyfnrton of
the Confederate Court At Richmond has delivered
his opinion in the case of John H.Briscoe
and the thirty-odd Mary landers who appeared
before him, under writ of habeas cOrpus, claim- i
ing their discharge from military service on th|
ground that their term of Service had expired.
The Juhgc was of the opinion that these men,
being Marylandcr?, and therefore not embraced '
within the conscription act, could not be held, 1
the torm of voluntary enlistment having expired, i
They wctc therefore discharged. (
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Important Notice.?Of the large number I
who went to flewbern, by flag of trace, on AVed- j i
aesday last, eve'ry man and woman had to take j
the Yankee oath of allegiance before they could |1
be received. Does not this block the game of j ]
their returning t .. |]
e learn also that all who went previous to j 1
Wednesday, had to take the oath.?Raleigh j <
State Journal. I
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
V REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Entered according to the Act of Conpress in the year
13G3, by J. s. Thrasher, in the Clerk's pffice of the
District Court of the Confederate States for the
Northern iflstrict of Georpin.
; FORRESTS SUCCESS.
Achens, Sept. 2G..?Gen. Forrest has cap
to red the gariison at this place, including about
1300 prisoners, 2 passenger trains, 50 wagons
ind ambulances, 500 horses and many valuajle
stores. Our loss only 4 or 5 killed, and
20 wounded.. Our troops are full of entbnsi?sm,
and wil) leave in a few minutes in search
?f new victories.
' FROM~GEOEtilA.
Augusta, Sept. 26.?Yellow fever is bad at
Charleston and at Savannah, Jacksonville
find St. Augustine, but not among onr.troops.
Augusta, Sept. 26.?A letter from Wheeler's
command, dated at" Athens, States that he '
has destroyed over 125 miles of Railroad in
Sherman's rear; also that 2000 Tenncsseeans
have joined Whc-eler. The people of Tennes
see are cheertul and crops tine; It will take
Slierman 30 days to repair damages. Several
liundred prisoners and an immense amount of
property has. been captured. Gen. Kelly
was wounded and left in the hands of the
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FROM RICHMOND.
Macon, Sept 26.?The Chattanooga Gazette
of the 20th savs, upon the authority of a special
despatch to the St. Lonis Republican,
the Confederate prisoners at Camp Chase rebelled,
overpowered the guard and made their
escape. All quiet along the Georgia front. No
change since the last report. ;
Richmond, Sept 26."?Private letters from
Staunton of the 24th-report that Early chastized
the enemy at New Market, driving him two
milus. The following has just been received :
IlEADQUAKTEns,Sept 20.?GcnJEarly reports
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Uic V"C'"JV (tuvaiiuuu Ullll UU III U -illl n L
Now ivJarket, when he fell back to Port Republic.
On the 26th the enemy advanced towards
Ifarrifiburg, his cavalry having probably passed
that place. '
(Signed) R. E. Lee. ,
NORTHERN'NEWS.
Richmond, Sept. 25.?The New York Herald
of the 22d lias been received. The news is
unimportant. It is reported at Pocohontas
that Shelby had been at Powkattan on the 12th,
with 1000 rebels, pushing on Chalk Bluff.
Gold in'Ncw York 221.
European news to the 12th has beeh? re
ceivea. me owner or tnc Georgia Jias Deon
notified that no interference in liis behalf, by
the British government, need be expected.?
He must defend his interest in the United
States Prize Conrt It is reported that Serames
is again afloat in a steamer with 300. men.?
Cotton market quiett with prices unchanged.,
Breadstuff's dull,
RicnMOTm, Sept. 26.?New York papers of
the 23d-contain despatches from the Valley.
They represent that Sheridan continues to pursue
Early's forces in the direction of StauntoD.
Nothing important from Grant and Sherman.
Kichmond, Sept. 26.?The lialtimore Ameri:an
of tbe afternoon of Saturday has been received.
Despatches from Sheridan claim an"
ather great victory over Early's forces at Fisher's
Hill, on the 22d. All Yankeedom exceedingly
Jubilant over the news. Gold declined
3 cents. Post Master Gen. Blair has resigned,
it the request of Old Abe. His successor is
hx Gov. Dennison of Ohio. New Orleans arlciccs
of the 16th via Cario has been received :
[t is reported that Banks will leave that De
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Jell IMIUU I llfAl "CCAl auuiuui Ugllt UCUWCUU,
Lhc French and Cortinas is progressing at Baglad,
at last aecounts. Admiral Porter has returned
to his old post on the Mississippi Rircr.
School Notice,
jqjv THE EXERCISES OE MRS. PECK'S-*
JthBL, SCHOOL for boy's and girls, will be resunied
at the Academy formerly occupied
-by.Miss LeNoon, next building to the".
<33^ Methodist parsonage, on the 1st -Monday
in October. ' *. '
TeViroij made known on application.
Sept. 27 . tf
; Election Notic& ..
T\T PTTPRTT A TJP.K Of T, 1W TOP* VnT.TS "WTT T. '
1 he opened at the precincts staled belpw, on Tuesday
after the .second Monday in October next, b<ing'
the eleventh day for the flection of one Senator, and
two tperabers of the% House of Representatives from
Kershaw District to the General Assembly. The
polls will be opened at nine o'clock a. mM and kept
open,' without intermission, until four o'ciock p. m.,
when the ballots will be counted, the result ascertained,
and a certificate thereof signed by the managers, and '*
brought by them or one of them to Camden on Wednes-.
day 12tb inst
The election will be held by the following managers:
. Camden?John S Aleroney, C A McDonald, Wo
McEaLn. ' Cureton'8
Mill?Frederick Bowen, James Team/ '
Emanuel Parker.
Flat Rock?Jesso Truesdel, Jnme3 Flclcher, Geo R
Miller. < ' *
Bufluloe?Wm Mungo. Gillam Sowell, Jesse Hortoo.
Lyxenby?Jno McGougan, Daniel McCaskill, Don-'"
old McDonald. '
Schrock's Mill?B T McCoy, Alex McLeod, Harmon
Arrants. ( "
Goodwin's 3tore?Benjamin Cook, John' B Mickle,
James 11 Vaughn.
Liberty Hill?A D Jonos, Jr., L J Patterson, R B'
Cunningham.
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7? CIRCULAROFFICE
OF AGENT OF THE STATE OF S. C.,
? Camden, Sept. 8,1864.
I THE ATTENTION QF COMMISSIONERS OF
Roads and Town Authorities is directed to tho'
following orders'frora Department Headquarters: '
" HEADQUARTERS,
Dbp't Geo , So. Ca. and Fla ,
Charleston, S. C? Sept. 5, 1864.
SPECIAL ORDERS NO. 218. '
, EXTRACT.
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Y. All Exemptions or Details of Negroes under'
calls heretofore made for Slave Labor granted prior to *
the lst'day of May, 1SC4, are hereby revoked. Impressing
Agents will respect only such details or exemptions
as iiave been issued by tho Major General'
Commanding since the date above mentioned.
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fey command of Major Gon. Jones.
P. C. WARWICK, Ass't Adj't Gen.
' HEADQUARTER5?,
' Df.p't So Ca. Geo. and Fla.
Charleston,. S. C., Sept. 2, 1864.
SPECIAL ORDERS NO. 216.
EXTRACT.
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V. All applications for the exemption or detail of
Negroes under calls for labor to work on tlio public
defences must be made to these Headquarters, and in
every application the particular work upon which said
negroes aye engaged?the number so employed, with
a certificate on oath that, said negroes are absolutely
necessary for the public service, must bo given. Kc*
Other applications will bo considered, and no exemptions
will be regarded by the State Agent or his suborHi'notaa
AV/innb ennlt na /imnnaf? fsam ?!?*???
Vt lliu vW| OKVit lO I.IUUUQIW IIUW tUCOU JlCrtUljUai*'
ters. * ' '
r By command of Major Gen. Jones.
CHAS. H &RINGFELLOW, A. A. G.
' II. All parties, whether individuals or companies?;
who own or employ more than one Slave liable to Sold
duty, are required to furnish their quota of labor when :
called on, unless relieved by thepropei detail, as above
shown, a copy of which tliey will forward to this office.
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III. Commissioners of Roads and Town authorities ,
will forthwith incorporate in their returns the names
of such owners or employees, with nhmbec of Road.'
Hand3 in each case, and they are instructed to re?pect
no aetau not in strict accordance with the orders to
which their attention is called.
, E. B. JOHNSON,
Sept. 27 1. Agent of State of S. C.
py* Each paper in the State publish once.
To Hire.
A NO. 1. COOK AND IRONER TO HIRE. FOR
CJL further information apply at this office.
Bept. 26 s 2t.
Musical InstructionsMISS
ALEXANDER WILL RfeOPBN
her musical SCHOOL the first Monday in
October, if-a sufficient nun^bet of pupils1 can be secured
io warrant her return. Terms $75 per quarter.
aii jjupno wuiujcuuiu^ a quarter, win 09 cliarged till .
the close.
Those wishing to npplyj "will leave their names witbr,
Mrs. McCandless by toe 20th of September. September
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