The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, December 17, 1864, Image 1
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Hood's Ahu> at Florence?A Gay
Time?Speeches of Hood and Forrest.
Ocr Southern exchanges contain various letters
from Florence, Ala., dated prior to tbo
movement of Gen. 'Hood's nrilly from that
' K'."- plaei towards Nashville. A. letter in the
/ Montgomery Advertiser, dated the 11th alt.,
after, describing the crossing of tbc river,
Savs;
" ' It is impossible to de&'ribd the delight and
. apparent "rapture with ' which our presence
. caused the fair Florentine* Ladies lined the
streets m every direction,- beautiful in the excitement
of agreable .surprise, cheering -the
- o*?mo wlfli An/lop tv'ntt^e oti/1 rrnnflo I/>AITA 1
. t oiltiJ n jvu vwuvavi nuu ^vuviv jvvat^
s ^ , clasping husbands, brothers, sons,, in such a
jS y gush of joy aud love. Never was there a time.
BBHtafetaJ&y. <>{Icorc real enjoyment. The tired army grew
WF-' sprightly and bouyaii* under.the patriotic im- :
K pression^and there was not a soldier there who
did not inwardly feel a pride in lifting such a
P"_ - - . people from tfie hu mijiatjon of Yankee presence.
After.passing-through the city wo came to" a
S.j halt near the outskirts^ threw up breastworks
K . and here, pleasantly encamped, we have re
mad tied for the past week. All ? life, gayety
and festivity in our little city now. A few
nights ago the officers of Lee's corps- gave tin
o.ntartammArit in the. eolletro. Tt- was siiifulHr
Pto notice die friendship that existed between
Ma're and Cupid, as, side by side, "they swept
the floor of the building with fantastic fcetl.
While music rapturous, on wildest wing, ?
Went floating on the breast ol joy.
. Another letter in the same journal, dated
Florence, 17 th, gives-an abstract' of a speech by
Gc-n. Brown, of Tennessee, on the occasion ofa
6eranade to Gen. Forrest. Gen. Hood also made
a speech. 11? remarked that hehadsctout for
* . Tennessee, and there be was going, let Sliermm
even go to the coast. lie was confident
that he would be successful.
Gen. Forrest gave a short account of his
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Bp manoeuvres smce ne letttnc army, a little over
a year ago. Since that time he had fought the
enemy ,every 25th day; had killed and captured
1,600 tory Tcnnesscans, And 16,000 Federal
troops. As for gunboats, be rcgardeJ them as
small fry, they made ognsiderable'noise, bnt
? that was all. fie regarded his late fight with
fck-y them at Johnsonville as a minor affair.. Warm
work was ahead, he said, but the chances for
j - success were good... .
The speeches were well received, and the
speakers retired amid the cheers of their audi'v'
% ence^V v.-v ,C :
A Hunter Attacked by Crows.?A gentleman
of this city went hunting a few since,*
and-not finding any better game, he "took a
fet shot at a- lot of crows that wOro cawing in tjie
' woods. He wounded one of the birds in the
Hp.i _ wing,and when it fintterd.to the ground, the
gentleman picked it up. The hurt bird flutterHp
ed afi)3 cried icostpiteopsly^whefa suddenly the
f - whole flock came to his assistance, and made
"V/ an attack upon the hunter. They fluttered
about his head and picked and scratched him
Pi with sucK rio'encc that be was obliged to de?
II |f| himself with d stick, and was Anally
compels to kt the wonnded bird go and beat
a retreat.? Wheeling Intelligencer.
/lTtvrsd. Twenty odd Yankees, captured
by some of Col. Thomas' men, in the Smoky
^ ' Mountains, ware .brought here this week.?
Among them are two Majo^ six-Captains, and
twelveiawitenants.. ^They escaped from the
gtswt^at ^onimoia, a. v;^ ana were making
their way to the Federal lines, when Thomas'
"logins" gobbled them np.?AthviUe Newt.
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CAMDEN DAILY JOURNAL.
SATURDAY JffiORXIKG DEC; IT
A prominent gentleman arrived at. Bristol; Tenn.
oVi the 9tb iin.% and stated that BrwwxLoW^dmftsitt
Lis paper?having read tie article?that ton. Hood
had whipped Thomas badly, and that sstgpran is in
a terrible straight.
A Hew Confederate s^der^-TIio london Index _
says that Lieut. Waddell, of the Confederate States
Navy, has hoisted his flag on a new steamer, the Shenandoah.
She received her crew, armament, Ac., on
the high seas, far from'any neutral jurisdidiien, and is
said to be a bettor vessel than 'the. Florida.
News From she Coast?Tho Couriex Myesterday
says: The flag of tfucc boat brought rsp Thursday
one hundred and four paroled Confederat&fcSeers frofn
Fort Pulaski. The Yankee officers . in tfo fleet re*
pofted tiiat General Sherman' and Staff bad arrived at
Hilton Head; also that it was rumored llsrt Savannah
was to capitate bt 12 In. Thursday^ Tbey had
learned of tho fall of Fort McAllister. bntj* could* givsno
particulars. Another thcusonil Yankee prisoners
will be ia?n down this morning. This completed the
exchange, *?nd makes the Dumber thus ftp tort&iover
by Oolodel Hatch elsfen thousand. "*
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From Savahsah.?The Mercury ot ywlfda/ jays: i
We hare little additional from Savannah.] Tho dldnster
at Fort McAlister, announced ip our /last issue, la
fully confirmed. A thousand rumors wejro afloat yastcrdry?none
of them trustworthy, jto our mind "
however.' the aspect of affairs about Sata^ah is not
particularly 6hedring. i
Wheeler's cavalry la at Hardecville." Tho enemy
have constructed two batteries withinrrat^ of tho
.raiiroaa noar ^oosawnatcnio "nun continue? to shell
every passing train.
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Tfce'ltaw York Times' special corresponden
on the flag of trncc boat in Savannah River,
writes under" date'of JSovember 27th, as follows
A rather remarkable incident occurred yes-.
terday. Early in the morning a small schooner,
painted lend -color, with her sails set, was
discovered adrift in the river, about a mile in
tiic rear of the flag of trncc fleet, and two miles
abovo Fort'Pnlaski. The vessel was boarded
from the steamer Gen. Lyon, and forfud to be
abandoned.- She proved to be a blockade runner
from Nassau, with a cargo of '500 sacks
nuu zu uorces or sugar, o craics or caockery,
and a number of boxes of lemons and oranges.
Sub&qncntly it was ascertained that the schooner
bad. passed the mouth of tbe_rh'er, unperceived
by the gunboats ori-bbK-kado arid-lyftlio
lookout at the fort;: but'on getting up to. Col.
Mulfoid's fleet, was deserted by her crew, on
the supposition Lb at the transports were a.fleet
of gunboats, llnd her captain not made this
mistake, he would have passed on to Savannah
unmolested, as it would have been a violation
of the flag of trace for Colonel Mulforcf to have
seized the vessel. But finding the schooner in
a derelict condition, stie was taken possession
of in behalf of the United St&tesP Government,
and towed by the dispatch steamer Eliza Hancox
to Port Royal, and deliverd to Major Gen.
Fbster^coramanding the department. The vessel.
is qnite new, and her cargo valuable. * .
The Old Tssuz.?We rejoice, to see that
Congress is about to extend the time, for the
redemption of the old issue to the 1st of July
next. This is riffbk Tho people submitted
with general cheerfulness to the tax of one
third on these nctes, butthe repudiation of the
remainder is nnworthy of the Confederacy, esm
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T.UVIJ linuu t UiimiUU&l ITUU1U UC IVIIII Vi {
to be in the hands of the more ignorant classes.
Better impose a slight additional tax np-'
on them for each month until returned, since j
it is important that they should, be returned
and withdrawn from circulations?FayetteviUe
Observer.
" ' An Aerican Copperhead.?A dorrespondent
of the New York Observer states that a
short time ago. an old African, in one of the
ncfrro meetincrs held in Washington, rose anfl
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said: .
"Brcddrcn, I docs'want tb see peace flowv
down our streets liko a ribber; yea, breddretij
just like a libber; and, breddren, I does want
to see sugar eignt cens- a ponnd 1"
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i Ifrtfftrrvl t/\ iKi-Aot nf HAnmiDfl in 'tli* ?m<ih
?wvui "'i-i-. w vi?? v^- v/VWJ^iW ?ro m ,iuo jt?l .
1863, by.J, 6. Thrashkb, in th? Clark'i o?tr ofth?
District Court of the Confederate States for the
Northern District of Georgia.
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' FROM TENNESSEE.
HEADQPJUtTER8 ARMY q*' TkKNESSEE, )
6 "miiips from Nashville, Jdcc. 8, 1864. j
i/on. ?/. A. Scitdon, Secretary of War :
About 4 p. m. yesterday we attacked the
enciny at Franklin and drove the centre line of
temporary works. They evacuated the place
during the night, leaving tlfcirdead and wounded
in out hands. They retreated to Nashville,
cliwely pursued by our cavalry. We captared
hevoral stands of coTora?many prisoners.
Our men fouglit with great gallantry. We
have to lament the loss of many brave officers
and men, Major General Ciebarn, Brigadier
Generals John Williams, Jist, Strabl and Gran.
bnfy were killed; and Major General John
Brown, Brigadier Generals Carter, Manigault,
Quarles^ Cockerel 1 and Scott, woundediJ.
B. HOOD,
General Oommanding.
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~ CONGRESSIONAL.
i Richmond, December 10.?In the House,
! Turner offered a resolution requesting tbe Pros-*
ident, with the consent of -th$ Senate, to appoint
thirteen Commissioners, one from each
Slate, to confer with the .Government nf the
United-States to negotiate an honourable pcacej
failing in this, to use all p?f>er efforts for the
immediate exchange of prisoners* and to_come
to some understanding with the enemy regarding
the future conduct of the war, as may in
some degree mitigate its horrors and airocttics.
Barksdale submitted a substitute, the preamble
setting forth that the Government of the Unvi
ted States repeatedly rcfusod to listen to psace
nmnAcitinno liAltni'dliln nn?n? / ?f miuK.tin.
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and have thus far manifested a determination
to prosecute the war. The first resolution';.'
whilst reaffirming onr readiness to rfegotiate for1
peace whenever'the enemy is so inclined, we
will pursne, without faltering, the courso dclil)erately
cbown for our liberties./ In liio.&cccmd
resolutjon, the modc'prcscribcd in the Constitution
of the Confederate States for making
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treaties of peace, offorcd ample means for attempting
that end whenever the Government
of the United States evinced a willingness to
enter upon negotiation for terminating the war
After the resolution was read, morning hour
exnired."
The House resolved into a Committee of the
Whole, and resumed consideration of the Currency
Bill. Perkins offered a substitute; while
under consideration jtke House adjourned.
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It is a foolish thing that one can't only not
live as one pleases, but where and with whom
one pleases, without money. Swift somewhere
says that money is liberty ; and I fear'money is
friendship, too, and society, and almost osgry
external friendship. It is a great; 'though illnatured
Oomfort, to see most gf those who havo
it in plenty, without pleasure, without liberty,
and without friends.?^Gh-tzy. . , ;
ehv Beaureovrd.?Passengers by the
Charleston train on yesterday informs, us that
K3en. Beaurfegard~ re turned from a short visit to
Savannah on Sunday* He went up the river
to the .vicinity of the railroad bridge and ran
the gauntlet of the batteries which command
the road, on the special train which had awaited
his arrival, and whlfeh was the last that haB
left Hardcevillc.? Chronicle <& Sentinel, 13/A.
The Yankees claim to' have burned the
PocotAligo Bridge and largo quaijtitica of' cotton.
on'Broad Rivet. ; . - i
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A la Yangb*.?The following ie an extract from
a despatch, dated :
St. Paul, Miss., November 14,1864.
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C'apfcun ?m*ic;Iir8 avnvod tyirej JHe refcotta
having killed a namber of Indiana witlr,tj nllcef,1
and one hundred men, women and children
with hard tack saturated with strychnine.
The Augusta* and Savannah Railroad, so
called, extends from Augusta to Jlillen, a distance
of fifty three-jhiles. At Millcn it intersects
the Georgia -Central Railroad; extending
from .SavAnoatuto Macon. Milieu. is scvenly- /V'v,
nine miles from' Savannah, and one hundred*
and eleven miles from Macon.
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, special jn otices-., ,Office
Commissary Deft,
CAMDEN, 1 December 13,'" 1864.
TO BONDED AGRfCVLTUBISTS.
YOU ARE REQUJRED TO FURNISH THIS OFJTCK
with answers to tho following questions prior to
How many acres of land bad vote planted in corn
t?isJe?r, . . How
many planted in wheat and other small grain t
How many, planted in sorghum ?
How manybogshave'you raised this year f . r " .
How many hogs have jou killed?
How manv hoes will you kill this season ?
How many head of cuttle hove yon now?
. How many horses and mules have you T
W hat amount of provisions havu your tamiahed R> _
the government over and above ywir Tux in Kind ?
"What amount of provisions" Have Ton" said to .eol-'
diet-steadies ? ,.
"What amount of provisions'have you now on hand ?
"Whatamjunt of siwphm have you?
" "Sow mttayahrrcm^rtvia jro?"
How many whites iu family T
i. All bonded n.etrfailing to answer. theJ>8 qneatiaaaf . ,
by^tho time above specified, wilf Be reported to'tlia
Conscript Department J. H. DKVKRKDY,
r dec 11?3fcd.2t.w. Cflpt. and A. C. iS.
~ NOTICE.
OAK AND HXE WOOD FUR SALE. APPLY
to . JOHN' CASTEY.
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Auction Sale.
JW1LL S10JL IN FRONT OF-111K U/LVtflS&ffii '
Saturday-the lltli inst. A pood borec', ouo' mare
sftd one mule,, nud other article!?.' A So. 1 oflk'O
stove will he'sold at the same time' and |dnce, and en a
be seen at ilio ntordcf J. M. (Sajrte. Terms
chslt.
J. K. WITHERS POON,
flee. 13 . ft - ' - 'Auctioneer. : " * '
Negroes to Hire.
FIFTEEN T-TILELYNEGROES?FiELD OR TUBPEMTNE
'x'ticls?will be hired on the first Mon?
day in Jui uaiy next 'Jerms will be made known on
day above imi.Uonei JOHN K1BKLAND. 9
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Liverpool Salt.
t^IFTT SACKS GEliUINE'-LIVERPOOL SAL?
an Consignment and for sale by
Dee. 11?lOt. MATHBSO* k 00.
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notice.. "
ALL PAHTIES RAVING CLAIMS A(&?fST'
tfio Commissary Department for H IDES wili'domy*
forward and faceivetliem. I am now prepared to eottie
all claims. * Apply to '
J. ESUTfliRLANDr """
dec 14-3td:3w. Supt. C. S;, at Mtfgagjg^IUl.
For Sale, A
NO, 1 COOK WASH ER'AND I RONE R. AlA
J\. 80, another supenor, if po53iMe, to rho other.?
She has one child.- Tor particulars, aoolr to- V"< . A
December 1G?tf ' 5D".*P'. HOCOTT.1'
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South Carolina? ftenliaw .District
BT L. MCDOKALD, JC8QCIft?i OBDINABT _
Wf HEREAS, ELLRlf ;HLLIOTT applied to ma (or.
it Lettres of Admin istralion on all^and singular*
the goods and chattels,'rights and credits of Thomas
Elliott, jr., lato of-the disti ict afoWiBfe'deceased : ' . , J
These are fhoreforc to cite and ^raiiionish oil and
singular, the kindred and creditors'of said deceased,' ' ^ r
to be and appear before me at our. nextOrdinary's
Court for the said Cistricf, to be holden at Kershaw
Court House on Tuesday flVO 3d dmf of Jnnnni-ir
lo-ehow cause,, if any, why the said administration. V-: -
should not be granted.
Given under my hand* slid seal, this 17th day of
December, in the year ofour Lord one thousand qight _
hundred and Bixty-four, and in the eighty-eighth ;
year of the independence'- and sovereignty of the
State South Carolina.
A. L. McDONALD, G-K.D.
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