The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, September 29, 1864, Image 1
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VOL. 1 CAMDEN, S. O., TJ$TJRSL>A.Y, SEPT. 29,1864. UNO.
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By X>. D. HOOOTT.
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Corlinas Iuvadtw Texas?Details of
ttie Demonstration.
' We have reliable information that by the latest
arrival from the Ri'q Gfdnde of the gunboat
Clinton, it is ascertained that. Cortinas has
3 aV ? :iu i.:, ...t?1_ tv n r\r\n
civaouu iuu j 'vvii w il11 1110 wxiuic iuive vi z,wu
men and sixteen pieces of artillery, and occu'wl:,
pied. Brownsville, driving ont the Confederates
uuder Col. Ford. HeJias hoisted the United
?' States flag, and has offered bis services, through
the United States commander at Brazos, to
> that Government
The cause of this movement is said to be
this: A Col. Fisher, late of the Mexican army,
who is a Tennessean by birth, had abandoned
the service and gone into that of the^jjjkrfederacy.
WTien Cortinas levied hia forced loan on
the people of Matangoras, Fisher had attempted
to interpose between them anfl Cortinas, and
? , he proposedto the Brooch commander of the
Boesto^inite "in expelling Cortinas. The French
coramhadelr Beiug weak, and not desiring to
? tmitfe-Jiis' fortunes with those of the Confederacy,
declined to do so\
* Fisher, it seems was not contented with this,
^iiULxiALtcd CQife with a message that,if any. a
, attefcpt was made - to levy this lorced
loan on French or Confederate citizens,.
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uie uameaetaie rorcc wouiu ao as tren. .Dana
. v did eopae time ago?cross the river and remove
their fcinds to a'place of safety., .
Oortinas, aroused by this, determined to take
the initiative. He accordingly left quietly dn*
ring th$night, leaving a small force of only
3000 men in Matamoras, and wernt to a point
below, where he crossed his whole force and
steteej pieces of artillery,, with which he
inarched, upon Brownsville, driving out the
force of Col. Forn, which is composed of caval.
ry only, without artillery.
Cortinas then hoisted the United States flag,
and declared that as he was born on the American
side of the river, be was a citizen of the
United States, and would hold Brownsville lor
that Government. He immediately notified
; the commanding officer at Brazos of his proceedings,
and offered through him to his Gov'
ernmcnt his own services and those of liis army.
It seems that the small French force at the
month was so alarmed at the advance of Cortinas
down the river, that they took to their ships,
but returned when it was found that Brownsville
was the object in view.?Npw Orleans
Picayune, Sept. 12.
The Oldest' Republic on Earth.?The
American Quarterly Review contains a letter
from G. W. Irv\ng, Esq., giving a sketch of his
visit to San Marino, a small republic in Italy,
but between the Appenines, the Po, and th?
Adriatic. The territory of this State is only
forty miles in circumference, and its population
is about 7,000. The republic was founded
? more than 1,400 years ago, on moral principles,
industry and equality, and has preserved
its liberty and independance amidst all the
wars, and discords which have raged arounf it.
Bonaparte respected it, and sent an embassy to
ovnrocc. Viia np.ntimenta nf fi*if?nrlshin nnrl fra.
ternity. ' It is governed by ri Captaip Regent,
chosen every sis months by- the. people. The
taxes are light, the farm houses are tacat, and
well cultivated, and on all sides,.are seen comfort,
pcacf, the happy effects of morality, sim?
plicifcy, liberty and justice.
Who'll Tav Ix.?To prevent steers from !
jumping fences, crip off the eyc-lashes of the :
under lids with a pair of scissors, and the abili- "
ty'or disposition, to jump is as effectually destroyed
as Sampson's power was by loss of his }
? -; locks. The aBiraal will not attempt a fence on- 1
Ail t,hA flvo-bishoj* are mown atr&th. A Yantpn
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stock miser recommended this singulaxworaedy
^ ^ to t. v'^Cinbat^ew Vorl.
CAMDEN, DAILY JOURNAL.
THURSpAl lOBBiMG, SEPT. 20.
Gen Cleburne ?A reliable man, wjia hsuS been
through all the fights of Upper Georgia, writoa ay a ^
friend: ''When Gen. Cleburne sees a man without
snoes, nu^ys 10 one 01 ma uioar out uu yuur uvrau
and get this man a pair of shoes ri.-ht away,' whilo
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with many Generals, it takes a month and a bellp of
begging to obtain a pair.'1
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The Washington Sentinel has been inforrrfed, on
good authority, that on two days each week the
Spirit Rappers meet in the Executive mansion it Wash"
ington City, and that Lincoln consults the "spirits"
before adopting any plfd of importance. It i3 further
said that the "mediums" are tools of Stanton, and
make only such reports as will suit his views,' Lincoln
is always present at these meetings,
Tho Goldsboro Journal, of Thursday, learns, upon
good authority, that yellow fever" is prevailing at
Newborn. The number of deaths, daily is said^to be
frnm hvnnftf t r\ (V,rfv ftnrl tKn niimhar .
This is certainly a large mortality for a place * like
Newborn, unless indeed thero bo a goodly number of
Yankee Boldiers there, or an influx of Yankeo traders
and runaway negroes, all ofwhfcli classes waildf make
good lood for fever, and we trust that a respectable
number ot them may be devoured by Bronze* Join.
. It is now, certain that yellow feverexists in Charleston,
though we are unable to say precisely to what
oxtent it has spread. While it cannot be said'to b#|
"raging," neither can it be put .down as purely apora.
die. It baa gone too far for that, we feat Indeed,
we are assured, upon unquestionable authority, that it
has already become, an epidemic. God protecl and
comfort the people of that devoted city.
Important Changes.?Genera! Forrcf^Mias
been appointed to the rank of lijcntcnau^on- j
eral OtCavaw^and placed in chief"coimnanu
of all the cavalry forces of the Army of Tonnessee.
Wheeler, who has so effectually "played
ont," has been transferred to North Mississippi
q mooonrn tviof woe nmorl nnnn flia phacj.
dent, long before Johnston's removal.
The ten days trace over, we may look out
for something "stirring."
It is understood.to have been Johnston's policy
to permit Sherrtian to cross the Atlauta.
and West Point road at any time he might
elect to do, and even to strike tho Macon road
at Joncsboro', should he desire it, and then to
cut him off from his communications, and go
up on the principle that "a plaster on the back
is good for a pain in the stomach." The' campaign
of Hood, like that of Grant around Richmond,
is understood to be a close imitation of
bis predecessor. The one organized with, McClellan,
the other with Johnston. It is hoped
that Hood will be a ljttle more successful than
those who haye from time to tifne undertaken '
the execution of the only rational plan for. the
capture of Richmond.
Wq might give the readers some interesting
particulars of the "situation"?doubtless already
tnmvn tr> moire knt ceo kneo i-lotorminorl trt
do nothing that may frustate the plans of our
leader. We beljeve, hqwever, that nothing
short of an inexcusable blunder in the execution
of plans now adopted, will prevent the de-<
struction of , Sherman's army. Patience !?
Columbus Sun.,
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Fuel.?The following from the Wilmington
"Journal," "finds an echo in this'bosora George
P. Morris, now unhappily no more, ;
made a good deal of capital by his poetical request
to a certain "woodman" to spare that
tree." Wo fear that more than one woodman
in our.section will make more capital this year
by neither sparing "that tree," nor the buyer i
of the cord wood sticks into which it may be 1
rHiM/lorl "KVir nnr noi>f ten wnnl/1 rpvpiMA f.hp
w.ords of the song, and say, "Woodman, don't 1
spare that tree, nor the other ones. Cut them
dowD and bring them to market, but ob, spare
the poor buyers in the town ! Sell the fuel for I
ft little less than its weight in Corned?let the <
saiDts and the sinners here have something to
keep the vital warmth in their bodies a while ,
longer. Let them have a stick -now and then j
to cook their victuals. It wont^requirO mnch
for thflt purpose. Upon-the whole, we may j
say?we would sing if wo knew how?Wood- <
man cut tnat tree, spare not a single Dow, in ]
winter we will need it all, wc want a little
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
HeHORTS 0? THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. t
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Entered according to the Act fcf CongreSs/m the year ,
1863, by J. 6. T6 rashes, in the Clerk's office of the ,
District Cofcfrt of the Confederate States for the
Northern District of jGeor gia: ?
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FlinIf VTTfClJXTA
Charlottesville, Va., Sept 27th.?The jj
fight near Port Republic on Monday was an s
engagement between onr cavalry and that of
the e^bmy. They came over the river and
were driven back three miles bj our cavalry.
A force appeared at Waynesboro at 0 o'clock
this morning, but went back about one mile
from town. 'Ho damage done up,.to four p. ra.
The smoke seen indicates that they are burning
the railroad track between Christian's Creek *
ancj .Staunton. No fighting has" taken place
between the armies up to four o'clock this
evening. No serious anifety felt here..
CiiAfiLOTTEQviLLE, Sept. 28.?dt is difficult
to.get at the precise facts. Both armies in the
Valley haVe moved?Early following the ene
my. It is reported that he will atta^: them
.ll? ?r o:j ti - .1.^ .-J
tir-ujijr ni/ iiiuuiib piuuey. . it is jusu reponeu
thai we whipped the enemy yesterday at \Var's ?
Cave. The enemy's cavalry are on j? raid? x
their whereabouts upknown. . , ,
NORTHERN KS WS. ^ {
.Richmond,-Sept 28.?Now York papers of v
Mopday has.been received. The war news an- I
important. ..At last accounts Sheridan fras still s
in pursuit of Early. Dennison aas not yet sc- j.
cepted the Eostmastership. The Democratic j
Ynehtffg in fnrrc6!trcotnify, Missouri; was tito-' -t
ken up by soldiers. One man was killed and a
several wounded. Winter Davis,%of Maryland, '
takes the stump for Lincoln. ' j
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From (lie Front.
Our army occupies a few position. The c
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i runt resis 011 ana across xne vvesi /roint juoaa c
at.Palraetto and th? left down the Chattahoo-. s
cln^ncar Campbellton. > fi
Sorae letter writers think Gen. Hood intends n
to move towards Blue Montain, so as to threaten
Sherman's rear, and compel bim to give up ?
Atlanta or force him to atttaok us in our fortifi- ?
cations. One thing is certain, pnr pontoon
teams have been sent forward.
If flood does not keep Sherman occupied it 8
is very evident that-the latter will occupy his 1
time in making raids. s
iW flag of truce armistice is to be extended ^
five days longer. ^
About twenty-five hundred refugees have c
come South and three thousand have gone f,
North. Sorae of the citizens have determined g
to remain in Atlanta until forced out by the ^
bayonet. 3? ii
Nearly all the young men left in Atlanta a
h?.ve chosen to go North or have gone to work c
in Yankefe shops.
All those who have elected to go North, who I
have been in the Confederate service, are to be v
Bent there as prisoners of war. ' t<
The only parties who have gained consent to A
remain in Atlanta, who have heretofore been g
residents, are two men named Markham and si
Schofield?a brother of the Yankee General.
A laige number ofnegroes left Atlanta with *"1
the exiles.
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The negroes who accompanied the Yankee w
army committed all manner of outrages upon si
tbeir colored brethren in Atlanta. * h
Some of the Yankee.officers informed Mayor it
n 11 Ail _ ? t i
uamoun inaimey wonia oe giaa 11 every negro
went Sooth. . * '
The Yankee soldiery arc pulling downfall the
bouses in the suburbs, using the materials for
camp hats or fuel. ^
A large number 9i Yankee recruiting agents
ire in Atlanta. They offer one hundred and
5fty dollars in greenbacks for negro recruits. !n
The Yankee aftty around Atlanta appears to
be divided in regard to McCIellan and Ilincoln. Sen.
Th^as is said to be in favor of McClelav.Jr;
urimn is not yet occupies by itie xanfcees? ?
ilthongh it is pretty well evacuated by an. ?
A Tictory in the Far West; . . '
The Houston Telegraph, August 16tb, givesT % <
he particulars of a gallant affair that occttrecf
jear Fort Smith, Arlc., of which we have had
10 word. Gen. Gano with abont 1,500 of hiaf
irigade, and 150 Cboctaws under Col. Folsom,*
IcteVmincd to move upon the enemy, ata
vhat followed is thus described:
We traveled Dearly all Digbt, baiting aboutf
wo hours, just before duj*,'to arrange plans/,
md giv<r the men a Jittle rest Soon aft r
unrise we drove in the enemy's pickets, passed*
iver a high mountain, and 'came down' into'
dazzaiii prairie, four from Fortr Smith;
\t the fir end of this prjfe-ie, some one andf
i half rr iles from the foot ofctbe' mountain, we
lisccfvored a beautiful telano of timber, known
is Diamond or Pic nic Grove, at the nprth pnd '
>fwhich we.spotted our. game, making Hasty
jrfeparations to give us a warm deception. Col. -*
?ulsom and Lt/Wella were immediately ordered .
? encircle the grove on the right, while Gen.
?auo, with his brave 500 at'd sweeping gallop
loahrt/j oprinn/1 in flirt loff Wn annnrtr harl (lift
lead or our colnmn come within striking disahcc
thun the enemy opened upon us with
heir Sharp's rifles. .' . W
It was but the work of a moment for the'
Seneral to form his men, and with : a " Texas , * .
rell they dashed forward. , .
The enemy were a portion of t]ie 6th Kanas,
and this is the third time our brigalie had
bngl?t them. Their force was variouslyi estinated.from
300 to 600. They had every ?drantage
of us m position, and fought desperatey,
nfore so thau. usual, as the commanding of- ^ *
ieer told ns aflwwards that ho thought we
vere all indians, and they woufd 'every one bo
intchered, sc he gave orders to his men not to'
nrrendcr, but tp sell their lives as dearly aa . ;
?m.. ?.Li .a VawQ
JObMUIUrf JtllV ZigJIL .fUMCU llllll nil li JjjMHl'Jl
lour, and although I will not say as some m:
?pey writers do, that it "was the blood <jst bat;. i ^
le if the wftrY"- yet iiriw^
ifffr'r/and reflects?credit on our gallaht comnander
and his brave men, and terminated in"
>ur complete' victory. \}fe captured Major
rfefford, commanding, a liouteuunt and 125'
nem. ,
We captured a large quantity of stores of
very description, but owing to^hcavy reinforcenents
coming up from F?rt Smith, we only
aved what the men conld carry on their
lorses. ,We wore compelled to bnrn and
bandon the balance.
Our loss was 5* killed, 7 severely, and 2
lightly wonn'ded. That of the enemy 'between
0 and 60 killed and wounded. .
Distinguished Arrivals.?Gen.* Eeaoreard,
accompanied by Col. D. B. Harris, Col.L.
G. Rice and Col. A. Roman; oftbe General's-* ,
taff, arrived in Charleston, by* special train of
be JNorth-eastern Railroad, eight o'clock bunay
morning The General viM met at the- .
cpot by a department of military offiters ami *
itizens, and escorted to the residence of our \
sllow-citizcn, Mr. Theo. D. Wagner, whoso
uest the General will bo during his stay in
tie city. The General, we are glad- to state, is
i excellent health and spirits, and expresses,
s he always has done, the most .unbounded
onfidence in our future success. ;
We learn that President Davis and General '
lea a regard had a long consolation at Barkeille,
Ya^ last week, the rdsult of which is said"
> have been highly gratifying, and will probbly
lead to the assignment o?,G,eneral Beaureard
to the command of the Army ofTennes- h*
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Ihe General will remain in onr city until
irtlier orders.? Charleston Courier.
It is stated that General Edward Johnson,
ho was among the officers captured at Spottirlvania
C. 5., and exchanged at "Charleston,
as been selected to command French's Divis>n
of the Army of Tennessee.
School Notice.
tTEE EXERCISES OP MRS. PECK'S
SCHOOL for boy'tanji girls, will he resumed
at thp Academy formerly occupied
tor Miss DaNoon, next .building to the'.
Methodist parsonage, on tho 1st Monday
October.
Terms m&tfe known on application. Sept.
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