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ug pntpons. . . ;
Cessation of the'Shelling'of Petersburg
?Interesting Estimate.?The Christian Sim,
published in Pctcrburg, says in'its last issue: ,
Our cruel and barbarous foes seem tg have
tired in their effort to destroyed the lifes of.
helpless woman and child'en in Petersburg.?
For three or four weeks past scarcely a shell
has been thrown directly into the city. The
number of shells thrown into the city during
the tjine the shelling was progressing was truly
astonishing. Some approximation to the number
inav be arrived at. when we state t.hnt. siv
hundred thousand pounds of Yankee shell hitvo,'
been collected hv parties-.in the city and vicing,
ity and sold to the Ordnance Department. The:.
department lias already paid out forty-eight;
thousandtdoliars lor these shells. Many of;
tlyi shells buried themselves in tho ground top
deep to he resurrected, and have npt 'becn
fouilcL;.. We may safely pnt dc~? '
Band shells as the number p? . 1
helpless non-combatants oftet
strange to say, only four '"whit
been killed, and not.more than
colored :;ttorsoV)S and :<?
woninicu? ? ?
We look back upon the seen :: ....
and weighing all the facts and * u.-hi-, T'"/?
our mind, can only ascribe the i
casualties to the. special lho.vi- .
We have been saved in answer . :
est and fervent.
If ever a people had cauiSo fa
ever a people should trusDin th' . ; . :
dently and unwaveringly, it shoi i.
pic of,the city of I'etersburg. < , 1.
should overflow with.gratitude l?
goodness and mercy.
Thdreis nothing of interest f?- ' > -
c* or
Texas. There is ouc difficult; ?
the Mississippi, a sharp lookout
being the. only necessary proc. >.
land is thoroughly patvoled by S .it 1
gan on this side and by Leo 011 tl \
last heard of sejon of the'Lec family, is a :
ilia chief, who does for the West bank of the
Mississippi what Mosbv is doing for tlic South
bank of the Potomuc. lie is young; height
several inches over six feet; and every 011c of
them n soldier. Gen. Smith has been trying
to put }ii 111 down or break him up by conscribing
his men, some of whom belong to other
commands, but lie swears that lie will not submit
to it, and that if he cannot have his. way
he will declare himself a public enemy and
cross tlic lines. As it is. lie keeps all t he Vankce
plantations stripped from opposite Vieks1
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uurg 10 licci mver, and is the only protection
to the loyal people, who arc understood to
have petitioned Gen. Smith to let him ;>louo.?;
Mobile Register.
Among the latest arrivals is that of' Captain
Mowllot, a French cavalry officer, who has
. come to the Confederacy with a view of offering
his services in a military way. He has left
Richmond to tender his services to Gen. Beauregard.
This gentleman 6ays that the sympathies
of all classes in France are tvith us in our
struggle, but that Franco and England arc both
too much "compromised" with their own affairs
to warrcnt intervention just vet.
Col. Witcher"has just returned from an expedition
into the enemy's lines in Western Virginia.
lie destrtyed three forts, two blockhouses,
two steamboats, captured many prisoners,
about 100 horses, 000 or 400 fine beef cattie.
one niece of artillnrr n low*,. -?*
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stores, and brought out three or four compa-1
niesjif recruits, besides many absentees, and!
^ lost only two men.
CAMDEN.. DAILY JOURNAL ?
?aTU355>AY IffiOBSMitNO e?kc. ;io
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Tlio Charleston 'Meicury of yesterday says: Itis j
certain thatlSiiERMAX's ndvance yesletday jjnd oncoun- j
tcred our forces, under Gen. Harder, at (h* near sta- lu
tion No. 2$ on tlio Coiitrnl railroad, about twenty miles un
from Savannah. ScVbre lighting was going on yc?tor- r?
day forenoon; but wo havo no trustworlh : ":geneo (G
whatever in regard to the^result. Yariou ;>n
cerning the cngagemont?some favorab . <1 :
ijtberwisc?were afloat yesterday; but as < .
fiod that tho^wcro merely sensation slot n
from-repeating them, and await'more ......
counts. .
Thii Battms of TJoxky 11 iu,.?A fi le 1 r,- . r.hmnvillo
informs up thai there have been I: * ii .
near the recent battle ground lit the vlpb .
place, two hundred and four black and whi ' '
and this number was lioiug still added to^t>
flight;of the Lu/.'/.aids indicates the spot to v v,
fchof tliceo-wretches had crawled and dice. '
$8 recolicctod that the fight lasted fromelrvt' a .t?
til dark, mitl that the enemy had ample tin:. >
fo<| the removal ofdcad.aud wounded, it i.t . 1
to estimate their loss as at least fifteen hundr: i.
sunt total of our casualties is eight killed an. llr ... : ''
wounded. . 7 ; V
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. vii .aionuny niternoon tho "gun-boats lie i
.fyhutcliiq Bridge commenced n furious shclli
jinttcry near that point, under cover of v
threw forward n column of infan try to utlad
Our gnllnnt artillerists losolulciv stood to
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and promptly repulsed tliern. A mtrtiber .
o fall,i but were carried oft"by their -coniiij "
asunlties were throe wouiulcd, none ;ef tlutf.i .'.o. *
Tut Fight at CbosAiiATCiiiK.?"Wo lyhrn from" n
Send who was a pai ticipnnt.-iu tlini c-ng>;>?<*i>oiu ''c.o~ <m
iVrtnmrnie, wnic particulars Hint will no doubt prove n
iteresling to our readers, as the accounts received. Js
trough the Charleston press arc very meagre up to ^
is time.
-it'
adohi lUi o'clock c?n Tuesday morn^/' i^^fjcmj*, ' '
ilh live gunboats, entered the mouth oV.<^o Coosa w- ^
tehie river, one of which v. as a three-masted frigate,' J
. vitig under their protection several barges and transrts
ii'.lcd with troops. Some of them furiously
died the works at Dawson's Bluff and lice's Creek;
era advanced up the river with their transports
I bargi-s as far as Gregory's Point, where they land- s'
ibuul 11000 troops. Tiny then ud'':?rs*vl (o.vaids ^
Pocotnligo and Coosawlialchic road, where they. I!
e prbmptly met by i ur troops, under Gen. Gahtl,
consisting of bis brigade of Georgia Reserves ji
the 5lli regiment of Georgia Confederate troops;
, a section of I >K Pa si' Battery and another of 11
iixiak s Battery, commanded hv Cnpt. PioPass.?
v engaging the enemy for near three hours and a G
our troops fell back in good order to their works'
at Coosawlialchic, with a view of inducing the enemy
to advance where tho ground was considerably adyantagous
to our troops, ni\d whero tho enemy would
have easily been defeated. They, however, declined
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w ..tu.-jii/ oiu uivuiinan, anil 110111 all tlio herniation
\vc have been able to gather they wero 1V110 coruli- fti
tiou to do so. Our informant is of the opinion that
their loss was large, as they were busily engaged until
u Into hour conveying their dead and wounded to the
boats. Our less was slight. The troops, as a general
rule,' behaved well, though some straggling was oh j
served. Our* informant tells us thai rpeeial praise is j NV
due to Lieut. Simmons, of Bachmax's Bail lory, and to ! tb
Lieut. AIanoet, of DkPass' Battery. j w
There were no casualties among tlio artillerists ex- ; a,
ecpt Cupt. W. L. DePass, who received a very painful
wound in the arm, whilst leading 0110 of the infantry
iegimcnts into the engagement. The fight was re- ?1
sumcd by our troops on "Wednesday morning, under iri
Mnj. Jexkiks, but no particulars are known as to the til
rc9ult.
Many of the renders Qf the daily Journal have been .
complaining recently in consequence of tho non-appearnnco
of tho-usual amount of press despatches ; and in- F<
fiist that the city dailies have a greater variety of tele- cc
graphic matter than appears in the Journal. It is an p(
evil over which we hnvo no control at this time. The ^
proprietor of this paper pays promptly in advance every
month for the privilege of receiving all despatches '
emanating from tho Press Aasocinlion, and if the pt
era that ho seize and monopoiizo tho lincsnndsut press ' W
the publication of war intelligence that might he .ihcly j ot
to prove advantageous to our foes, we, as good loyal '
citizens, should not complain. The operator at Kings- j
ville, Mr. Millkk, informs Mr. WiTilEltst'OOii that tho i CJ
hues aro used by tho military authorities, almost to the I
[.elusion of every tiling else. The only press de.spatchrecoived
is Northern news, an occasional one from
jtersburg and the proceedings of Congress from Jtichand,
ami that has to come over the express lines by
ty of Charlotte. He informs us that the government
s doubled the forco of operators in the main offices,
10 arc eligogod day and night, and when an oppornity
is presented to transmit press matter it is not
itil after midnight. Of one tiling we can assure our
adorn?there is no blame or neglect can be attached
th Camden office, as there are few, if any, genllongaged
in telegraphing who con fine themselves j
losely to their office, and who takes a greater i
t in presenting to their peoplo' the latest tele- j
; intelligence, than Mr. Witiikuspuon* ; and we
p o doubt but that as soon as the present ditficul(.leorgia
are over, and we have bagged Siiek<1
his whole army, that the usual supply of press
es will be received regularly, , twelve liours in
i? of I lift, oil}* iIm:lio
nee, friends?don't allow yourselves lo ecnsnro
crnment and its authorities who arc engaged in
gout our salvation asu nationHurd wlio, through,
mus and-I'.rowoss as leaders will bestow on
i- ivrily an inhoritnjre to ho envied by the univer\>
'.Id ; and cause our children's children to rejoice
?j tho immortal deeds achieved by their noble
nil ric sires.
' TEST BY ilLEea&PH OttTS
01-' T1IK ritl-ISS ASSOCIATION".
according to the Act of Congress in tho year
by J. o.'Thkasuku, in tha Clerk's oflico of the
:t COUit of tho ('oilfr?doi'nt? Klnt-oc <?? H.?
.m tHslriot of Georgia.
. Fii OM rETEliSlWna.
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Piii'fcnanyi.'G, l)fcc. 8.?-The enfemy's raiding
1)mil, oonsi-g ingrot' the ?d n?vl flth orvrp-L with.
large cavalry force, advanced and crossed
fottaway River, at I^cvtiiiui'sloddigv, List night
nil this morning, and sii nek on through Sns!X.
Some skirmishing oceured to-day between
10 enemy's cavalry and ours in the vicinity, of
arrotts Depot.
FliOM 'JFFNFSSFIJ.
TusciMutA, Ala., December 4. viaTallahas e,
Madison and Doctorlowu, December 0.?
lie followingis the statement of ;ho Rev. Mr.
downing, just from the Army of Tennessee.
A light took place on the 00th ult., botw.oen
[arpclh Creek and Franklin, in which the enny
were routed from his breastworks, loosing
000 killed and wounded and 0000 prisoner?,
on. Cheatham,s coips was principally en
ajjed. o"The
enemy arc . falling back to . Murfrccsoro\
Forrest, is reported to be at J>cnt water, bc,vcct?
the enemy and Nashville. The enemy
re sa'ul to be concentrating at M m frcesboro'.
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FROM VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Dee. 8.?The General Assembly
f Virginia met yesterday. The Gov. message
as received today. J Jo protests against the
actrine which w ould give able-bodied jnen to
alls about untouched amid the general suffering
ul desolation. lie urges that the entire male
filiation of the State may be embodied for
)crating in our great struggle. lie rccomicnds
the authorizing a proclamation, warning
ic citizens of Virginia in foreign parts to re,??n
n.itli xnt .. ?? '' **
in. nuiiuui, uvui;-, miner penalty ot contisca
on of their property, lie discusses Uic <picsou
of mining our slaves for service. lie
or my part, standing before iny God and
Mintry, I do not hesitate to say: arm sucli a
ortion of our slaves, able-bodied slaves as may
) necessary, put tliem in the frold so as to
we tliem ready for the spring campaign. If
resulted in their freedom thus organized, ho
ould employ them to light negro forces of the
lemy. With the Yankees themselves tlio
icstion is, shall they he used by us against the
iciny, or l?y the enemy against us. The
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iMv?uui luvuiiiujuiius uiaip me dtato* borrow i
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the gold of the Banks to purchase Confederate
currency at 20, the gold to be reiurncd^at the
end .of llic wai\ Also recommends the regtilF^
tion of all c om m odi lies'Jhy law, residue of the
message devoted to the constitution of the
State.
NORTHERN NEWS.
Richmond, Dec. 9.?Northern papers of the*
Oth has been received.' Late Nashville tele1-*
grams, say there is no change in the situation'
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....i.j tiiums. xnsoners say Generate
Stalii and Granliy were killed at Franklin.?>
Gen. Soli on was wounded. The destruction of
rebel property to facilitate the^dcfences of
Nashville was immense.
James "Watson Webb, Minister to Brazil,
lias assured the Brazilian government that the
seizure of thu Florida was unauthorized by tlfe
United States governniant, and that all reparation
that honor*affd justice demands will bo
niade. .
The Yankee Consrces assomhlpil nn
u Vi?
day. Credentials were presented from* five
representatives from Louisiana, which was reIcrrcd
to the committee of olcctions. Davis
presented a remonstrance against the admission
of the delegates Lincoln's message would
be delivered to-day. Gold in New York
231 1-2.
Special USToticesjTO
'w'E?E Pg. A a T EBISIOfcMlini* May ?' -* '
FOR AGP. riSTltlOT OF SO.. CA..GA. &. FLA. >
I.OI.UMBIA, S. 0., November 3D, 186-1, \
Till? ENEMY IN THEIR IlKKTKAT THROUGH
Georgia have severed all railroad communication with
Southwestern Georgia, llic largest grain producing
section of that Slate," from which wo have bcon[gathcfing
largo.quaniilies of com, the armies in Yirginia and
at and near Charleston are for tln> present dependent
upon Souih Carolina for their supplies of this indispensable
cninmouiiy, and T appeal to you, Planters of Carol
na, to come promptly to their aid with an nmplo
supply of corn.
The emergency is great. What yon do must bo
done without delay; and 1 conjutc you, by every considortion
of patriotism, of duty, of'present hopes and
f'.ture expectations, as you value all lliat men hold
dear, to pnl aside every other occupation and devoto .
yourselves and your resources to supplying these gablant
self-sacrificing and defiant armies with the sup-plies
necessarv for Iheir *
vuiviL-ijcy IIIKI IlfCIUfUOSS.
Tlio tithe oflicors are prcp?red$o receive your tithes
of corn"; niy oilicers and their agents are ready to^jo
ceive and pay foryonr surplus.
The responsibility is upon yoi\ and I trust and believe
you 011I3* require to bo informed of the fact to bo
equal to the emergency.
Shuck, shell, sack, and deliver at depots, all over thoSlatc.
every pound of com 3-011 can possibly spare, and
thus prove to the country and the world that Curoliutiat.s
will never falter in tho cause of tbe Confederacy
and thai the 0110103-, hy their destruction of supplies
and cutting ofrailway's in their retreat through Georgia,
have 0013- determined a bra\e people to make extra
exertions to successfully baflle all their designs.
Aiy ollieers and agents?and thoso of the Tax in
Kind Bureau?will supply you with grain sacks, and
give you all possible facilities in delivering your corn.
GEO. W. GRICE,
dec 9?21 Major and Quartermaster.
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For Sale,
At magazine hill, shanks, livers,
Hearts, Heads, and other oll'ul IVoiu slaughtered
catllo. dec 9?(it.
Negroes to Hire.
WO LIKELY NEGRO WOMEN, BELONGING'
X to the minor heirs of James Click.
?also?
Two likely women, belonging to the minor hoirs of
Daniel Wilson, deceased, will be hired on tho 1st day
of January next for the year 18G5, in the town of Camden,
before tho Court House, at the usual hours for
hiring. ' E. G A SKIN,
A gout lor Jus. T. Truesdcll, Trustee,
dec 10?ld2w