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VOLUME I. CAMDEN, SO. CA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1802. NUMBER 11.
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Arrive at Kingsville, the .
Junction ofthe Wilming- 1
ton A Manchester R. It.. 2.45 pm j1 f> a m
Arrive at Columbia 4.SO p ni 15.20 a m
Arrive at Cauidcn 4.40 p m |
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Leave Camden 5.20 am
Leave Columbia 4.50 a m 1.40 p m
Leave Kingsville, the Junction
of the Wilmington
& Manchester Railroad..! 0.45 a m J.25 p. ni
Arrive at Charleston j 3.00 p m 4.3rt a. m.
WKSTKKN ItOL'TK.
?? DAY NIGHT
8 ' TRAINS. TRAINS
Leave Charleston 5.45 a in 2.30 p m
Ar rive at Augusta | 1.15 p m 111.15 p m
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Leave Augusta ! ft.00 a m | 7.30 p m
Arrive at Charleston 3.30 pm i 4.30 a in
through travel between augusta am) kinsgvillk
day nigllf
stations. t ra1n8^ trains.
Leave Augusta 8.00 a in 7.30 p in
Arrive at Kingsville 2,45 p m 3.15 a in
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Leave Kingsville I G.45 am r 3.25 pm
Arrive at Augsta I 1.15 p mi 11.15 pm
MID-DAY TRAIN BETWEEN CAMDEN AND
KINGSVILLE,
Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday,
down. i up.
LenveCamden, 10.20a. m. | Leave Kingsville, 7.30a. in.
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Leave Manchester June- Leave Middleton 8.20
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Leave Clnrkson's 2.-12 " Leave Boy kin's 0.20 "
Arrivo at Kingsvillo 3.00, Arrive at Camden. 9.50
Nov. 8?K II. T. PKAKK. Gen'l Sun't.
Oats and Cow Peas
I^OIi SALE FOR CASH, ATT1JK 'OLD CORN Kit.'
November 1 K. W. BONNEY.
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Notice.
Ill AVK THIS DAY, OCTOBER 24, SOLD OUT
my entire stock of Goods, Wares and Merchandise,
in the town of Camden, to J. M. Springer, Esq., who
will continue the business at the samo stand I have
occupied heretofore in tho said town. All persons
who are in anywise indebted to me, will please make
payment of tho samo to said J. M. Springer, at an
early day; and all who havo claims against mo will
present them to him for settlement.
December 13 It. SPRINGER.
IMPORTANT FROM THE >011111.
Formal Sasr aider of the Southern Commissioners
bi/ the Lincoln Government.
Seward's Correspondence with Lord
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TIIE NEWS FROM RICHMOND.
Richmond, January 2,?The Baltimore Sun
of the 3()th ult., contains the demand of the
English Government for the surrender or Mason
and Slidoii, the answer of Secretary Seward,
and the response of Lord Lyons.
The English Minister is short and pointed in
his first communication.
Seward, in reply, surrenders the Commissioners
without hesitation, but closes in a multiplicity
of words, and argues by " first I vV
and a secondly'#" that the Southern Commissioners
were contraband and liable to capture,
lie says, however, that the laws of nations,
while justifying the capture of an enemy's
ministers, as contraband, do not, as would he
necessary in the present ease properly provide
formulas for adjudicating the capture. This
might have been obviated, he says, if the
Trent had been retained by proceedings against
her, which would have been morally a ease
decisive of the character of the Commissioners.
The moral certainty of the character of
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.uason anu oiiucu wouiq liavc uccn sufficient
in the eyes of the law ; but the Trent having
been dismissed, this resource was lost. Seward
says substantially that the capture of Mason
and Slidell was in opposition to, and that
their restoration is demanded bv, all the principles
which ever obtained in American political
administration, and to vindicate whioh the
Untted States went to war with England.?
Declining to surrender the Commissioners, he
would violate the long maintained dogma of
the country, and which he approves.
A summary of the points of Seward's reply,
to be published in the Richmond Enquirer of
to-morrow, says :
1st. The capture was right, when tested by
justice, law and decorum.
2d. Its advantages must be surrendered
upon an assumed technicality in a court where
there are no pleadings.
3d. That the capture was wftmg, as judged
by the principles always maintained 111 the
United States, even to the extremity of war.
To Seward's labored effort Lord Lyons makes
a brief reply, and with regard to his argumentative
points, merely says that lie has sent his
words to England, and will sec him soon and
receive tho Ministers.
Tlw. 1 MiiloJnlnlii'i llnlli-tin <snv<a tlmt \v1?ntnvr?r
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lias been yielded, is only owing to the imperative
necessity of avoiding a foreign war while
we have a domestic one on hand. Better not
stand on principles and run the risk of the
Union being destroyed by an alliance between
the rebels and the leading powers of Europe.
The New York Express says tliat "this surrender
to a necessity will soon impose on us
other necessities in connection with Great Britain,
to which we must cither yield or tight.?
Ninety days will not elapse without some
further insulting demand from the English oligarchy."
The Express advises instant preparations
for war, to the extent of 1,500,000 men.
It says that the " Administration has given up
Mason and Siidcll not to law, equity or right,
but to ncccssitiy. The American Eagle, in
its trials and troubles, is humbled for the first
time to the British Lion. The rebellion on
hand drags down a flag, never before humiliated,
before England. Let us, Americans, hanging
our heads because of our humiliation, dismiss
the subject with as much silence #as pos
siblc.
The National Intelligencer says that Seward's
course was approved by ovory member of
the Cabinet, and that his policy alone has
averted a war with England and France.
In Congress, to-day, Daniel P. White, of
Kentucky, qualified and took his seat. The
proceedings otherwise unimportant. It is reported
that the Committee of Congress will
report measures and suggestions taken from the
j French army system.
Another private despatch from Centrcvillc
to a prominent military officer here says that
" indications point to an early attack by the
enemy upon our lines at Evansport, and probably
a simultaneous attack on other points
filnnif t)iA PnfAirinA
I |?l?f 11^ VliV VVV1IKIV*
The Richmond Theatre was burned early
this morning, a portion of the walls, only remaining.
The aJjoining building, occupied by
David A. Brown, saddler, was also burned, and
the Marshall House was much damaged.
Important from Mobile.
FIRING RENEWED AT PEN8ACOLA OPERATIONS
OF PICAYUNE D.lTLEIl's EXPEDITION ON TIIF.
guif coast the enemy in posscssion of
diloxi, etc., etc.
Mobile, January 2.?This morning, as a
Confederate steamer was going into the l'cnsacola
Navy Yard, she was tired upon from
I Fort Pickens. Gen. Bragg's batteries iimncdi|
atcly opened upon the Fort in reply, and, at
the last accounts, the tiring was still going on*
Later.?Gen. Bragg sends an ofliicial despaich
stating that the firing began yesterday,
by Fort Pickens opening on a Confederate
steamer, which was replied to by the Confederate
batteries, and continued during the day
j until night. No casualties on our side. Gen.
Anderson was in command, Gen. Bragg being
absent. The latter returned this morning.
Fort Pickens did not renew the tiring this
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morning, and no further operations took place
on our side.
There is sudden activity among the Yankees
on the Gulf coast. On Sunday and Monday
22 war vessels and transports were landing
troops at Ship Island. Picayune Butler is in
command there. Expeditionary parties have
also landed at Biloxi and Mississippi Citv,
opposite to Ship Island. They now hold Biloxi,
which is 100 miles from Mobile and about
85 from New Orleans. In occupying the place,
they captured two cannon, but no small arms.
i he 1 ankees probably mean to plunder all the
villages which dot the neighboring coast. The
people of the exposed localities are much aljarmed,
being altogether defenceless. Butler's
foroe consists of from 5,000 to 7,000 men.
Some think that lie may attempt to force his
way to Jackson, Miss.
From Nashville.
THE HOSTILE ARMIES RETREATING FROM EACH
OTHER THE CHANCE OF A FIGHT GROWS
SMALL MY DEGREES, AND HEAl'TIFl'LLY LESS.
Advices from Bowling Green say that the
enemy, after making some cautious advances
with their cavalry, ljavc finally withdrawn to
Mnnfordsville. The Confederate forces have
also fallen back towards Bowling Green. They
arc now near Bell's Tavern, and arc still moving
South, destroying the railroads as they fall
hack. The tunnel near Cave City was blown
up on the 27th instant, by order of the military
authorstics. The railroad track has been destroyed
for a distance of several miles. The
enemy arc removing the rails from the track
north of Cave Cit v, and are obstructing tlie
different roads leading to Munfordsvillo, with
trees and other obstructions. An early engagement
is now considered no more probable
than it was three months ago. Tom Crittenden
has fallen back to Calhoun, where, it is
reported, lie is preparing to go into winter
quarters.
The Bayonet the True Weapon.?A gentleman
who participated in the glorious battle
of Grcenbriar river informs us that he hiraself
heard the Yankee General repeatedly
| call upon regiment after regiment of his
valiant heroes to "charge the d?d rebels,"
and that they declined to budge an inch. He
| singled out particular regiments, invoking them
I to charge, but they repeatedly declined, and
lie then called upon select companies in those
regiments, but none of them had a stomach for
the job. lie called upon the officers, with a
volley of oaths, to lead their men to " the imminent
deadly breach," but the officers replied
that unless they carried the men on their
shoulders, there was 110 way of getting them
there. At last, he offered to pay them if they
would "charge the d?d rebels," but even that
all-powerful influence failed to bring them to
the scratch. AYc understand that at Drancsville,
where they numbered fifteen thousand to
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uur siAieuu iiuiiuiL'ij, hiiu uu several vuier occasions,
they manifested a similar disinclination
to eoine to close quarters. At the battle of
Alleghany, outnumbering us five to one, they
took to their heels incontinently at every
charge of the bayonet. These fact9 should
impress upon our men the value of the cold
steel in Southern hands, and impress upon
them the importance of bringing the enemy to
close quarters whenever it is practicable.?
Richmond Dispatch.
Rk Arrest of Parson Brownlow.?The
Knoxvillc Register, of the 27th ultn rays *
Brownlow was arrested and remanded i#o pnson
by Colonel Monsarrat, Commandant of this
post, immediately on his discharge by the civil
authorities.
A gentleman was once praising the personal
charms of a very homely woman before Mr.
Foote, the comedian, who whispered to him:
"And why do you not lay claim to such an
accomplished beauty?" "What right have I to
her ?" said the other. "Every right by the
law of nations, as the first discoverer.
Inactivity of Planters.?In years past
says tlic Vicksburg Whif/y the planters manifested
great anxiety about gathering their cotton;
but this year there appears, to be great
apathy 011 the subject, and planters do not care
whether it is gathered or not. Heretofore,
with fine weather and a fine picking season
like the present, the cotton on the hill lands
would be very nearly gathered by this time.
We are told the fj^ds remain white with the
staple. This indifference is no doubt, caused
by the want of a market, and our enemies
may learn from it the firm determination of
the people never to allow them to profit by our
crops.
TEREBENE
LIGHT.
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TIIE SUBSCRIBERS HAVING INVENTED A
1ST" i
X V V V CCXXV-t. 'AJ-V/CUJ^ vy JLX
FOR B URNING,
offers the same for sale in any quantity. It will burn
in any kind of Camphine Lamp, without smoke.
The public are invited to call and see the light, and
judge for themselves. An ordinary sized Lamp, filled
with tho Terebeno will give moro light than ten sperm
candles, at a cost of not more than two cents per
hour.
IIOCOTT &. SUTHERLAND*
Camden, S. C., Dee. 13
Notice.
rpHK UNDERSIGNED INTENDING TO MAKE
L a chance in his business on the first of January
next, will dispose of his stock of goods at exceedingly
low prices, until that timo. for cash, or to punctual
customers. My object is to turn as many goods as
possible into cash, giving the purchaser a LIBERAL
bargain for his money. K. W. BONNEY.
1ST otice.
T) EQUIRED IN ALL CASES TO PAY CASH
A\ for purchaser and the utter impossibility of
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niaKlIlK euiiet'viuiin, i am vuiiija.ijuu iaj iuiui 111 iujr vuos
tomers, that if no special arrangement is mado for
short credits on call, 1 will adopt the cash system exclusively
on tlio llrst day of January next.
December 6 6 W. D. McDOWALL.