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VteKVlLLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, -FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2.'), 1801.
I PAYABLE 111 ADVAHOE.
VOLUME X,-^N0. 26.
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ABBEVILLE^ S. O.
W. A. LEE, EDITOR.
Friday Moruing, October 25.1801.
"Weare authorised to announce JOHN' A.
CALHOUN, a candidate to represent the
Fourth Congressional District, in th" Confeder
ate Congress.
We are authorised to announce H. C. OK1F
F1N, Esq., a candidate lo represent ilie Fourth
Congressional District, in the Confederate
Congress.
Mr. Editor:?The many friends of E. !?()
BLE, in the lower Saluda Batallion, Would re
epectfulJv nominate him as a suitable person-to
^represent them in Congress. ? -
The friends of ED. NOW.H in Hlic vicinity
of Lowndesville, respectfully nominate him as
a candidate for the Confederate Congress.
MANY VOTERS.
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The friends of J. II. TARRANT, respectfully
nnnounen liim n? n ^nn/ti.lnfo
ting of the Legislature.
We are authorized to announce Gen. M. I?.
U0N1IAM, a candidate to represent 'tho Fourth
Congressional District, in the Confederate Con
gress.
PERSONAL.
In the absence of the Editor, ITrr.u Wilson*.
Jr., presents himself to the readers of the
Prcs?, making his lowest bow, and wishing
them all the happitfess Sr.d prosperity that, tlio
present unhappy condition of our country will
admit?hoping that tlu-dark and threat t-iijng
war oloud, which now haugs over us, may Von
disappear, and that wo may, ere long, l.ask in
tha-eunehinc of p?ncc and independence.
FROS'i.
v "We had a heavy frost in this vioiaity on yes
terday inorniug, the 24th inst.
Sec the advertisement of M. Iruael, to he
fund in another column. lie has a good sup
ply of Winter Clothing,'Dry Good.', Ac., which
he offer* for eale for casli. Give him a ca'.i.
W A QPO ronimol c/1 a1 rtt <1 ?1?A * t.^
Real Estate of W. L. Calhoun," d-cM. adver
tised for aaleday in November noxt, is po?'.?
fioned till salt day in ])ecett*berncx!, and wil!
be duly advertised hci-cafcr.
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THE EDITOR GOWE.
Our partner and editor, W. A. Lek, Esq.,
bid *ih adieu on Wednesday last, to take *u$
arms in defence.of on'r country. If rth opj" pr-s
trnity be prwntcd, we knb'w llist hfe will win
for himself and bis Crfmpativ bright laurels in
military fame. We wish liitn the Company a
Bafn retutn to their respective horass in oM Ab
beville aftcfa peace shall have been conquered.
k I IKPOBTATTT SALE. . .
W^iWfeet the especial nt?>>ntii>ii of ci:r read
ers to' the large and conspicuous advertise?
meat of the Bale of the Kstale of John Smith,
dec'd. Persons desirous of purchasing any
" article whatever will (Tad it offered Jo Ihc*
highest bidder ut/Uie j?$Je of this Folate. Ne
groes o" ev?ry description ; Utiles and Horeefi
of every kind ; a superior lot of Cntflo; and,
we presume, the best lot of Stock and Fatten
ing Hogs in the Stale, will be- offered, on the
most reasonable terms. The pale to tuketolace
at the late resideneff^of llie deceased, in Lau
em District on the 19th of November next.
For further particulars'see flie notice of the
Executors, ' * "
OAPT. THOMSON'S COMPANY.
This Company was mubtored inttf the service
of-the Confederate "Siatetf in;1our Villagk 'on
/Tuesday lust, and oh *the morning followjii';;
took tlieir dejmrtnre far. Sullivan's Island, to
oonoeoi, themselves tp 6rf*s Regiment of Rifles.
"This Company is nyide u|S of t :?" hegt men of
our District,*'hnd we ^ow th^y will "do the
District and themselyes honor in the present
struggle fjr this, our Veeonj^ independence.?
auu luiiywuig ?re me ^oniuiisaionca. viaceri
^Of the Company :
t - Taos. THOMSON/. C#pUjn. ^ "
I?, U. KERR, 1<1 : ; (
W. 1L WHITE, 2.1 / '
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Richmond-, October. .follo^'jnc
official intelligence- lias Veoh* ?*e<Mvad litre
dated Ceuterville, October 2% : --CoK iiv
ans reports that be vvna engaged most of
the day yesterday with* twelve . regiments
and'fife butteries of tUe enemy , T?car tbo
Potomac. The' enertiy, Had cr^seed the
ti^er under cover of thfe fire of" 'artillery.
lie drove them back, 'ft heavy loftsrin
killed -and the tftptuf^jaff ,.two > hundred
prisoners. ColoneJ Ev?hV h&l foiir ftflfi?
m<tou ?ijd
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Fede^Ji4k 'at the ?>!&?" i?
Ktmdw^^ tU?ri| ffb
kk ?ltcbjpl?ng to;-itaross flm ?y*?'
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NEWS THROUGH NORTHERN SOURCES.
Our reuders have- heretofore bad numer
ous illustrations of tho* meiiJacity which
seems to bo cultivated 'on principle' at the
North.?But, really, the papers lately re
ceived from that quarter bhow -that the
habit has progressed, until Munchausen
himself is jn <;a gcr of losing his laurels.
ui nines ot excuoment, a groat mauy^un
founded or "exaggerated statements will
inevitably gain currency ; and annoyance
from which we at the. South are, also, L?y
no means, exempt. l?ut the misrepresenta
tions !o which we above alluded are of
another character. What are we to think
of the poc :,.e declaration, how current at
ihe North, of the sinking' of'thrce Confed
erates 6tonners and tbo'killing and drown
ing., of many hundreds of our men at
C'hiokamaekomack ? What are we to nay
of thy 'biilliant victory' which is now claim
eel, and on the strength of officio! des
jialchts, to havefheeu won by lite Northern
! troops at (Jreengiier riffer?\\ liore they
j wttle, iu fact, severely chastised and whipped
bnck by Gen. II; 11. Jacks-on's gallant
boys ?
n low ebb, or they would not yeed such
heavy stimulation The truth is to be con
cealed from their people, in the hope that
the efforts into which they may he deceived
by glowing pictures of feuccess, will rc
; trive their present desperate foj tunes. Thcv
1 not out to subjugate the South in one short
cumpnign. That campaign is nearly en
ded. The frost has come.?The forests arc
turning brown. The holloa winds ofinid
j autumn a re already whispering of the op
\ propelling winter. What have-they done i
j TKey Jfave, indeed, epent a great deal ol
J tooney.- A million an'd a ?juailcr of dol
j l-?rs a day are still going. Sonct-.Hjj^Bfnt
i roi/s son or nephew hr.s, tl.<-y say, niftdef
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ll'IlilliC, iU?'W V* ilU WHK III f IC
mom s ante-iooi\)S are also said tohrtthnv"
ing finoly. Thvso liiiu^s have, it 111:13* bt
(heir-value in the Northern patriotism; bill
we a?~:n ask what.1ia<5 boon dene in l!i<
way of siibjugaUotj ? The * '0 rand Army
is licm!>!hi{j behind fortifications v.ilbtr
vlaw of fi.ci? e'vpitu!. " Once .they marebec
ogl, niid thc-.y got as fur as ]>ull Run. The}
ijjn'm&out one way, '.hoy went ba<;lc fibver
"V*\> ; vnd the world is not yet done laugh
inj* : ? lb.? difiaropoe'bet-ween the comirfj
. oui and the going-hi'. They ,have, fin ar
nig A tiling b^eak hills, and anii<l th<
| rains df n .season more t inhospitable thai
usual. Tlmy bold but the grcun<\. they
ttnnd-upbft. I\v tlse aid of high waH^aix
'deep Jitches, Uuy re'aln a spot atrthe moull
1 of the James, and another at Fort l'rcken?
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I Thcv are whipped in Missouri. xThey an
i losing Kentucky. Marviand they can onlj
! hold down by enormous pressure.?*Th<
j time tliey asked, ia up, aYid this ja the pro
gres?.thoy have ina^o towaids Sjputhert
! suhjugatieo !
But they must encourage their people
i *?Ilence their armies are- <^er victorious
ll.Kr.~t. .1?.. ? r ?'i- -a ?-- ?
nicy nuiwr ill uusi nil
'mark iitno'( irUlj^^own tracks, like tlu
swift charge that yet galloped all day in tin
j shade of tjbe flume troc. . '
j The slatumctitP, which rcach us frdfr
j Northern sources, living, thevefore, mort
j ihnn ever unreliable, wcr are the less will
i innr 1 r* enn/.a
! Llio Northern pnpet* flow.befoi;o us, an*
j (jonPerH ourselves v>itli tliMCJtynppsia au<
n;on<len8^t?oii to be fovind- iq ftBolber col
I limn 37? A>af4?t*<
c?Ml$uiifcj*tifbv' " .-&
MrtyEpiToit.: Ar my name lias bte"err~bei
the-pu\>!!e for sonfe'thne, as * capdjd&t<
fpr thq wfTli;c"bf Oi;dint?ryviH? Aj&a (o,jf?y
6o}f ^to'say, tii fit riffle r at^.-n^scncQ, of fofc
i moii^JiS at "llrotabeginfiiigt of- Hie year i
' Jiad.been inlentic>n^(?? if" yrould ban
j been my pleasure under olber cfhsunistan
f'COf.) to have paiWiisscd tTrtt'Bii'trict,* will
J tho viow of making:'mjflelf nioro Ihof
ou^lily acquainted' WfdK jti? VAfefrn. 13 u
^ince thu jiuIumI commen&rnofffw, lioetik
tits, th? public mir.dhdjr .bapp"*80 con
stantly engaged about weigjjtfof inatte/i
than llie respective,, ch^m jdf#nD<)idatei
fow^ifitrict office*,Hhftt-1 Jyivi' fyU
dined to pesa ?po$. tjta *
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: A"fjdi I
VmHf:* fell D^tgnU n a & my
j'^^ry-T%Vi ri j flap' i^oiact^sujrftLi;
"^angerh^frto t?ilF ife rajwTer ftfjfiT <!W
^U^rfe of Uie Julias- of lb* office. - If not
Reeled,.I aljiH wpVertbeleflp fe?t jgr*Jafui^<
* r ; John;\vj^ssta^ -
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Pkad.?QapUip of
Fi>int Iltrx,. Fairfax Va. )
October SO 1. f
- meeting t)f the "XJavis ',<?unrds,'
hold at their quarters, the following reso- i
luiious wore rtJi'animously;adoptecl,
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... Jlcsolval, Thnt our thauks are eminent
ly due, and arc lio'eby most cordially ten- !:
| dered tc the ladies,, qf these ver"nl "Lad Ics'?
j Aid,Societies,"' of our District, who have
j ao kindly remetnberud us, by their liberal
j contributions of various articles of clothing, 1
blankets, hospital stoics, .&c., have so !
gieotly added to our comfort.
11l?oJftd, That in tendering onr thanks ;
for their generous liberality, and-kind re- ;
i membrance of us, in their snnny homes in
i Carolina,. weVosayre them that whilst re .
J inembcriiig, "it is not lie lliat putt<-th on
j his arinev, bti$ him that taketh it. oil,",
should yet. we will endeavor to
! prgye ourselves worthy recipients of their
! kin<ln<&'s on the lentoJ fiehh? of Virginia.
Jicnoit W, That our tli*a;:ks are Hereby
i tendered to Tas. II. Wideinsui, and other
^?>o<l citizens associated1 witli Itini at home, i
for the interest which thrv have mamleV-1
ted in our welfare, an<l for their unliriiijr
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i zaal, activity and successful efforts in our
behalf.
.liisoloerl, Thnt our thanks are moot cor- j
dually tendered to Dr. Isaac Branch, of j
Abbeville, who has endeared himself lo i
I CompanjSj'C by his many acts of kind-J
I ness; by visiting us professionally in our j
i catnp ; in sending us medical supplies ; in
j looking up our sick eomrncVs in distant
: Ilovpit.'il-j. nnd iu applying thorn with :
i medical and other stores, essential to our!
and cor-iluri.
Jimo/Tlii.i tho :ibave. resolution? be'
published in the Abbeville J'nts, Runner
, and TiUscopc. ... '
1\ IT. BR A !>!/.",
C'apt. Conianding tJw.ssp.-.ny C.
J. W. lit-:aii.sr, Order!y ?:i*rg .
JOil M UMCATLD.
j Mk. K?iTO?: 1 take this method to
| inform thediilVrenl Aid Socifctu?, that C':u>L.
jTa^gari's Unifoiiu is-ioady for ?iistrtl>u4ioi?v
i Kvery thing will t-e cut an?l ready i"<;r dis? !
1 :rilmlion en Sn'isrdny the last d.?y of thi?(
j month.
I Tiio lVeSnJcnts <.f ca> h Society in the'
..Lower S.tvaniinii initiation, will a?hd fori
, the number assigned (liein, make them u;>'
and send theuubaelc in one week idler de
livery. Tbrejjiq^.will be put- in ejwii bundle
by. M?. Shiljilol*ruHicienl fn mako up the
amount. Tha Societies will haVe to divide
out the liiread and work. A* the company
laek^ yO lilankels, and they cannot be ob
'! turned in the Stores, I call on the patriotic.
I | ladies of the diffi-rent aid Societies to fur
1"! furnish from their own private bedding,
.j ilie following number e?wli : lloreb 1 J
} Bordeaux 3,Long Cii^pV, Golden Jiun 5,
* Calhoun's Mills 5, ltutfsdo 5, Wilirigton 5,1
; Thl.'or 5. -Jforoli will inakl^ 17 Uniforms, !
-1 Bordi^iux 10, Long CangT0?('??lden Hun
1J 10, Calhoun's Mills" 10, Buffalo 10, Wiling
ton 5,.^itbor 8. I hope tfaeh Sociclj will
! ' be, prepared and fill the requisition made
, on them. Let lis keen our men rtfilipd
And feci, if wc hajfe to lack at home, ns
this' is lbe*only vRi^-we can -ga?n our. inde
pendence. , .
A ltd I no^eall 6n"lliose gentlemen wl?o
Jiavo subscribed ostein .fo uniforip the
different companies,.-'and nfeiish1* them
wi.tb othef clothing for the wiijler, to Q?r-.1
wnrd their colfon immediately to Abbeville
C. If., and put il in tlia depot. AuA
calhon those tfhojinve i^ot }iad sm.oppor?j
tjjn^ty or substy-jbing, to 6eiid their names j
.to me<with th$ a'mount. t Wo h?ivb&275
men from thin 'tf?itta{ion, a great many of
ItMjB.pOor, and wc nlnst havq quantity
of cloth oy ffahjfc;, so' wlicn th?~ C4ptmi>9l
o^ompuuies HvanJ.ftiiy ^bantjjy. of -clol^j
r |tng,';ftie ^o^Helies .ca<j get the cloth
jji {b'acfei apd"; matte-the eiptnes as ,^?lerc
4. And llitfre ft "ho otheK^e'rt^ hut to maj
subscription in cotton, way it . % )
i cloth. I Iiope every one will fuel if a dut^i
"hud a pri\*ltege to assist in ,thi| in ifter. . T
want ev<ay man'* name for.some amount,
imove' from*
3(1 Brother,
pi?? tt
GEORCJ E i
itl tiiusp Uint;ar^ at homo work* with the !
faUjfor l awnre yo? we will liavo nbun
" flJlwP^pQrtunilv. V
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w, ^ tlri'fluprtwej
IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY.
Ad wimble and worth y-of a (I praise
from the Chisapeuke to the llio Grande
John 0. lircckiuridgo, tbrmeily Vico
r*ics?cic.-?;t of the United States from Ken
tucky, on reaciii.Jg home, nflcr his expul
sion by the threats ot the LiacLilc by the
Lincoln despotism, (hiding hi.) native land
invadt/d ;md extensively oceapictl by the
Blacks Republican army of the tyrant, im
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niuubiiuui .iL*i uu ins iiJu^AUu aim 111
llie ranks of the common soldier pro?
claimed that with them and tli>' brnvje men
of Kentucky he would peril his life and
his all in driving baok these invaders from
from their land. John C. Breckinridge
had always from his youth been the advo
cate of the lighu oi tiio people, with his
eloquent pen and voice, wielded by his
powerful mind j but he now, with all
there, nnd his body, comes fqrw?rd..i:i de
lotice.of his country and.the liberties of its
pcopl^, and siahw* his life in their cause;
and what is most admirable, without ask^
ing ollice.Jhigh tille^ir omlument. May tlie
God of bat'lei ?hicd:l his head, and grant
him tJirJ his noble fellow Keutuckians a
gloiiuus triumph ! lie says in conclu
sion of his address to the peopla'to defend
your birthright and mine, 1 exchange,
with proful satisfaction, a term of six years
in the Senate of ^lie United States for the
musket of tlie soldier.'..
Jffit read the address, every word of-it
and understand every senlenco in it. It,
states incontrovertible Jaots, ana convicts
the Lincoln politicians of Kienlticky of tlie
most jierfidious conduct over practiced by
fun bilious and Feifidj men t;pon rui honest
and confiding -people. % II crushes into
f'u<t t'iip wicked or daut;<rdly m?j*>iity 61
the Legislature of Kentucky, now carry
ing out the despotic iii?ai:ne3 of the das
tard tyrant. It is now palpable to .ill men
at all informed of tne facts, that the meas
iins oi' thcec men threaten to produce one
of the most horrible civil wars thai ever
occurred in a Christian land, ami that-then
purpose v. ill be accomplished, unless tiic
pfiopic ri.-e iu a body and denounce tlieni
and their measure.*, a'nd drive f*uiu the
S ate the Mercenary invaders whb sii^pori
Uiote. . * ...
Tlii llichmcud : Whigj' the great orgar
of the 1ielL jiiid'lOverc'tl party in the laic
.I/rcsidenta! clectcou, and the opponent o
-Mr. Bu.ehinridj;c until lie had taken hi;
stand boldly in opposition tt>-the usurpa
tions of Jjinco^, tlius speaks of his latt
movement anil patriotic address] 4
JIok. Juh.n" C. Bu!:cKiNi;ii)GK.?Tin
Louisville 'Oiyurier' of t!?? 11th,- (now
published at IJjwling (xjxeu, Ky.,) con
tains an address from khe lion. John C
l>r?c!ciiu idge to tlft people ol Kentucky
resigning hiss^at in jhe United State:
Senate, which, he says, he exchanges, will
| proud --.sati.fiieUon, hir the ftuskot* of i
soldier. The -address jj^akes a_ frightfu
array of the atroeitiflp and villainies <^f tin
Lincoj^f-Govetu menty-and Ttppjcals i*v Jpanlj
and sprring tones to tb& "ftojirage and pa
triotibin ol the people, of Kentuky.
4 TIio Whigs^>f. Virginia ask the Whig
.of Kentucky to unite with- thein in ex
pel ling- frofhi ?tlie territory of^pth tin
'States liteiy cojnyion ^encftiy. Mr. Bel
J^iinse'iff months ngo, t6oh Jfia strvqd it? oin
front nnik"#, und now exhorts- all of hi)
| patriotic friends to gird ory^oi^&rmor run
come^jyp to thc*couflr$ft -But read th<
atJJraos and circiitjrteji tlitough thVlafcd
?P [chmon&lfi' qulrer. ?
A The Ved'e e, lenri
lh.it (?en. Kousseu, with 5,000 meu ant
5?ighC .p^ea of artillery, vth'e advance o
feen.' Shopman's col&rnn, oepupi^d N0H1
undgOy eiglltfferi. miles f?>m- Munfordvilli
on X^sdSy overling. *, B o t \vOQii'Nifliui a'n<
>C-ap pears fr?m th?be?t advi
ces Shernffiihaa about mi men,?nmTc
iing his ^ntire fbvd?JSb?it llijOdo? : '? .
We are fl1|o^old that a vcrj* largwftlrci
ia corffcetttr'atfng at Lexing^n ajid hatha
po'i^h of;tfifc' ^tate^ with-a'^iew^ta l
'spqAdj adjMpB^ cm*ZilUcofferV drviiion.
1 In "adtmToft to the obovlfciire Hear tba
i ^UvpJj s^agec
) "that there j8 tiiflK^'en
thysiani a^tfjl Ttfdftu }n r^g^rjitb Ken
aiul ft* i r* rv\n&n l\n?
jfie t>apld||^OX^ '?rid dri.ve'Vhe TteBela
irottibe/ JfotcfegT /ftod
now i^fsg^rf'inr.o.rced' IS?<^K*'extcnt of on<
yprti
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^ ? -6? ^ MSj|ld?' ?. ; ^pr;
' *|fctjB?rroR: JJtovW Wen Mfcoinlc'kV)i
P? pt^l^rr^. fo redeye c(AJ^tttn#h8^|j||)
: KnU?nt Boldfcr^I MtL? J?fewiro> ftcfcnfjwl
.1o?9her ?*? if v* ' '! ::j?' ! ' . 3
From Nov.' Orleans. | |
The New Orleans 1'icayunc of the l.'Jtli j ]
says: * . .j ,
'Commodore llo'lins arrived in this city j ?
this morning, at half-past 1& o'clock, on
! board the steamer Clilhoun, \vfiich had in i j
; tow the prize retaken by our naval Jorees (
I from the enemy. i j
j 'From tlic hasty information wc^could ' (
get, it is the Vinceneis, and nut the 'J'txhle.' ,
as previausly -reporte'Jj wlneh was sunk j
j by our valiant MdnassdS. The Preble
| and the Jiichmond yot also their share, |
1 aud the latter is agrouud, in a very bail '
I fc <'11
I condition.
j 'It is expected there was a groat loss of i
j life on board tbe 1'ineenesn, as tlio scrcuni- 1
! ing and shrieks, while she was sinking, '
: were awful to hear ; but,op account of , '
I the darkness, it was impossible to tlio wit- j '
, misses of that te riblo, gratid drama, to '
i make any estimate of the Ca'niago done by 1
them.' , "f" >'
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Another acotant says:
(Juinuioduro lluHins wei.t ashore i:n- !
mediately and dros e ofl* to his home. lie
was o'cs-ssivoly l^tiguwl and worn out, '
?? <! 4 ?x ( * - ? ?--l~ -1-' -t - f '' " 1
unawiv; l\j xuiiiioTl niij UCUUi.i OI lilt?
remarkable combat he'had planned and
excnte<?, but from a gentleman who was
^all through the fight, we obtained the fol
lowing, p articuuirs : "*
The expedition started down the river
J from the forts at an early hour Saturday,
j the fire-boats ahead and the gunboats fol
1 j lowing. But the span of tire-boats could
1 i not bo controlled by the tug that was at
j tempting to guide if, and very soon it coin
j menced to slow round, and then, despite
1 ! every effort, it rail into the river bank.
r j
! The plan of firing the flout was immc
' j dlately abandoned 'by Cootnmodore' Iiol
! lins on the oi-cnirence of this accident, and
i the proceeded down the river with the
,j gun boats* for the purpose of making a
I legitimate attack upon them.
1 The vessels of the enemy found lying at
I the head of the passes, were the steam
^ | frigate Jiirhruotul, the sailing sloop-of-war
i mccmics, me sailing sloop oi-var l rcuie, ,
. ' and sLoti'n gua-boat. Wulvr Witch.
i l'uey were taken completely by sur :
[ ! prise, and.had not the steamers had steam !
, | up at the. time, perhaps none of them '
f i would have escaped. Ao it \va<, their j
j j firing, inanteuvres, an<3 general conduct, I
. s-hdfti'gd that-they were thunderstruck and !
; i frightened.
.j 'ilie Manassas led the way of our Ifttle j
j ' fleet, ami, steering straight for oue of tlie j
j slocps-of-war; ran riglit into her. The j
_ 1 force of tlTe concussion was tremendous :
j so much so as to put the machinery of tlio
f t AIu>m^S'(S out of gear and render Jier
s i perfectly useless, floating about in an un
j manageable condition on tho water,
j But the Snctny were very rpi ck in ma
1 i kilirr tlirnr nrrjiHtrnrnflnfk f/Y mnrrfl nnil ll?c.
s two steamers each took one of the sloop's
T of-war in tow and stalled down tlie river,
. making the best speed of which tliey were
capable.'*'
d They 08reiftded their retreat with every
gun they coulU brin^ to bear upon their
2- pursuers, but t^oirf aim was wild and
1 showed that, the gunners were terribly.
r aljurncd^* *
3 Tl^c McRac, /fcyfe'nd Tuscarora led
\ our fleet, anX w.ere the boats that kept up
? fllO Are ftfc our? <lrnrr?
them down*Stream. The other vessels of
'?our fleeVjiollcnvedon down ca well as they
couM. * /.
The .s^emy'a voxels tobk the South
tveafc^nte fcj? their avenue of escape,- but
"iooict of theriw got aground on the bar
there. IJoafe-of our fieei. then came up
with theiii, -nboat 9.: Vcloek, A. M; nnd
firing then coaubenCtd in earnest. Ml be
.ibg'd^yTfght, tb&y discovered the weakness
of our fleet and, theyv managed tllerr guus
in a fat* $?Ier Bttroer. ,
" ,For over'atThour th'e%uel^w!ts kop.t^p,' '
WTta\tbe mm t,.hat tinfa/ Cbllfmodoie f
flfolljn^ signaled opr boats td withdraw
from aguintq^f Vc(Jftte8t, in whiioh notli
? ' . ... * _ ?y >i l
ing more \fra8^ tp te gained. At. the Jim*
of leavin^*'th<fy;.%'drb taking the. mep off
the sjoop.bfwaT-jhat had "been mn ink) by
the Xfjnassas jy"dal>ew^ag s-Utling .
wMor in a-Htgnnicnnt ra^Qer. co Unit there
jji
J <ancU
can..weTpo 4ioijj^.or hei* lounclerj^g, und
Wtrfl^'VoM; Ou/ informant beli&rea tliis"
Vegg^hflfes *Jia* Vinctnrfcsr. an J not ike
j^fflSWrW T?A3 J'eriortcJ l>? CJntmodora
.; t
Ourrfj> tbe'riroran]
r ."?? . tlio siearrv. frigate
? VJ&^i<md\^ wbi^'^ft^rfey r>tc*fitla?pft?
' **s"**t"~i,niikOp,'tlio rrton hull thrown.
fl*liaa^ man
ji i*?y A
t rfotamaM?rMDPCTBBa?p?a iiii w
manner, except the slightest disarrange
ment of the machinery in the Afanasms,
>ut are quite ready to repeat the afrair
ilioukl the enemy give them a chance. Not
i single man on any of onr toa'a was
mrfc in the lvast. It is believed that all
>1 the enemy's vessels are some what in
ured, and that there must l;ave been many '
:ahunitics arr.org their crews, but of this j
lothing can be lcuown as yot.
COMMCMCA't'KI).
At a meeting uf thu " McCallaTVillcs," '
u'.l.l ?..i il.? i r.i. :..e? h.a-r..n....
- - ~ww. w.-3 'vnv/niilg icav |
utions were unanimously adopted:
W/icrias, it 1 ns pleased art all wise God
u his inscrutable wildonito remove from
itir midst, in llie very morning of life; and
lie beghilng of his usefulness, 0110 of our
beloved oompar.ioiis in afms, JOIIN L.
lillOWN, wlio died, IroIM the effects of i
measles in the Hospital at this ?>lacc, on |
Liie 14th inst. ]Ee was a good citizen III I
llie private walks of life at homo, lie I
iv:is a good soldier under arms, defending j
llie liberties of his country, and a true and
tried friends to his comrades of the bivouac
itnd camp fire.
.<?./ ?r.?_ .1,.: ii ii._? ii !
l>o done lo save him, the only tneloncUoly
privilege now left his lato comrades, is lo j
express their 'deep sorrow for his ut.limely j
loss, therefore
llcsolrtii, That in tlic death of JOHN I
L. 1 SHOWN, the country lias lost a good |
citizen?the at my an obe'liont soldier, and
the company a beloved companion and
tried f.imid. *v
Jit solved, Thnt we tender to the sur
viving relatives of the lamented deceased
our heartfelt sympathy add condolence.
AVso/m/, That we wear the usual badge
for thirty days, and thai these llesolutious
he published in the Abbeville papers. K*
H. II. llAlil'KlI, Captain.
John G. IIaskix, O. S.
Voi.untAltv Contributions.?The pa??
ports (iflieo in Richmond records the receji
tion of. $38,4*75 in clothing and stores for
the nrriiv ill Virnr'nin finm tlirt vnlntifnrv
contributions of the people, during the
10t.li and 20ih instant. The total amount
of such contributions through that office
alone docs not fall short of half a million
of dollar?. Among tie two days' contribu
tions mentioned we observe the following
from this r'tate :
It il). Kileibe, $200 worth o^ clothing
2d South Carolina Regiment.
J. E. Gregg, iji'/GS to 8th South Carolina
Regiment. **
Messrs. J. R. Wilson and Alien Mc -
Adams, *3,440 to 7th South Carolina Regi
ment.
Heads will recollect that this large a
niount of voluntary eontribiilion& is but ?a
portion of the liberal gifts of our people to
the gallant defenders of our soil. Largo
quantities of clothing, provisions and hos
pital stores have been sent direct to the
soldiers by friends "nnd relatives. Wo do
not believe that history furnishes, even in
the war of our Revolution, a parallel to this
patriotic libprality. v ,
OBITUARY. ^
DEPAJITKD lli is life on tlio YVtli 'Oet. inst.,
in the 27th year of her nge, SAKAI1C. WIL
SON, wife ?>f Jolin Hi I lis Wilson.''She 1 enves.
a husband nn<H[yiir small children to mourn Iter
untimely death. The deceased wns a rftthTilx-r
of the Baptist Church, ajid lived u life of a~con
sistent and pious christian. ?
A FRIEND?
WANTED,
At the "Fres" Office.
T ARD.-JWITT.pil, CHICKENS, EGGS??&?s?
_L?V <feeT, Tor which u* liberal price .win ?b?,
pnid. 'V " .- > Oct. 25, 186l." '
- ELECTION' NOTICE.
Til fv Jlanngerft of elections throughout tfce
District are hereby not, Kiel ilint in con
formity to order?.** will be.Been by ll*V l&ePtT
itive'jloiice jri t1i^?pap*r. tliey wilf open tfj*
.riblls on 'WoJae6cl(?y,tlie 6th .November next (o?_
"Election of R-mfjfll>cr^o^he. Conirrcs* of tli^
Otfnfecft'iato Sta6tC8.: .ElectionMo.b# lioW-. ojBL
d*y, ,votge cpaaled publicly At the <dose, anUl
.-ill# result r*tarn*ed next'day. Wednesday***"
Ihe CditiH- House.' >. ~ ,
Rcpl. 11(1801 10 2t
* ' * . j'
TT4$ received a-gocul t^nny ???*
X4. cIcb (tfktlip wiutfcr,;EUtir*fiUK *
Home M&tevN egn*Br<*hi
?: V - - |<m? '-?? *** |h
% tf. *ii .
l?fidics'*and ufentlcmefi
ki v : *
., ?fcj* W' *??
Q lflr^e elocl
rl "M110 Undersigned of the last Will
JL uiul TvsLauiout of * '
JOHN-* SMITH, "DEC'D:
-?:>r7-T"V-T-- ?=* -rrr-?-w- T
At Ilis Late llesideuce
a ^ ^
IX LAUKtiNS DISTRICT,.
ii\ THIS MTU DAV If
And J;u\s follow in ij, the following property,
*?'lo wit: w
HOUSEHOLD
' AND
KITCHEN FURNITURE,
PIilVTmrtl TftlM
I Willi iJIi HUM I IM/JUty
A LOT OP
V 1
A 3LOT vOF
Foi-ty or Fifty
mix ik' coito,
I 1990 BOSfflLS OF .
i bottom seed,
! nA a ' i\rniuir?* aiS ? t
p \mmu p i$p,
20,000 iBundles 'of Podder^ -
>300 Bundles Oats, .%?; )
100# tm&fflm'
* ' ; ^iSO-J v
FIVE: BOA? ^r*#3*Si
I Two of winch arc' Inr^^^.tlieTTst^QyinJ}.
3 Cotto 11 Gills, 1 ^hcffeiier,
I " " nnrl 2 J'Frtns
I IIjjll
TWO of -whom ft>e ' l3l<*ct'sniitlis j? t|jftlB, - t
or four, C'fioil ^ogoriers';:a;Vj), Scafli
wiiicii wni.fcjt exhibited-oWdny pf unlav ?l?ow?
inggfio ejnet locatidfi ??nd;Du^BeM?^j|K>^^tio-:
encvt . U?oii njjuiy'af these YnictsUyjr^ ?w0t
eionUHl ^TlJcipe?U: *.* . {\Jr .?
2to? i,' TTia^ffo rri<*&t,ca<1 cimi.^dng -MlJtJ
Acres, eituAt^tl o-a Stt1q^a^-nmP"il%py^r!i^"
anfr ifrn^feh's'tau* oT culti'valiim. .. *
wriD
f ^ qkMo ^
in? J?SO ftcjses. .auu_ situated, crtS *8
anil in :i gopihstntyjlf cillttjiT
N?, 3, TiwLiicIn Ja SaV
ing :w<> Acred mid sill)
und inilf^ffTgir state o&L
N?. '11 io. Ucurf"!
, !03 Aer^e, ^
j- No* ft, Tlie ;IU^
'. Acrea^hnd^tHjaftifl o^Mptfy "fc.e" v- tv ?y
Hit>. "^,'i'he
Aci^fc
itr good c
r no*& ,-*
320 Acft*.4uuljlM?
mfafjmi&f -
-Acrtet vSUiitfteTtrio*
*h V9hml>l^ViicUfnJsb<
'in fc .good StaU>f??TliV*