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J. T. HERSHMAN, Kditor. FRIDAY, SXlU II 'it, llttH. envelop* it! i;?iv? i<.!?( .:! A small quantity of extra fine envelopes on hand, and may be had by making application at this office. ltccruitliig. Our streets liavo been somewhat enlivened. during the past few days, by the presence of a large number of our country friends, who visited Camden for the purpose of enlisting 111 the service of their country. The requisition for five Infantry Regiments, so far as the number required from Kershaw is concerned, will no doubt be furnished without the unpleasantly attending a draft. Speeial \o|iee. We are requested, by Capt. J. D. Kennedy, to say that he will accept twelve more recruits, to whom a bounty of ?50 will be paid?also, nAtn inntuf mil i<ir rut moc 111 \ tn lli<? limo rn. qui rod to leave for service, which will ho in eight or ten days. lie may he found at McKain's Drug Store, hv any who are desirous of enlisting, hv making immediate application. Capt. Kkxnkdv has received instructions from the Executive Council to secure such reel nils, to the time of his leaving, as ahove stated. Formation of a !\'ew Heal Company. It will he sects hv an order troin the Execu- i tivo Council, that all persons (not having \ol- I nntcered) oetween the ages ot sixteen and mx ; ty vears, are required to enroll tlieir nanus i with the Captain of their respective heats, for local and reserve duty. Captain llt oiisox requests all such, including those of the old heat, to meet at the Market at 10 1-2 o'clock, a. in., (Saturday) 22d inst., for the purpose of forming a new Meat Company for reserve duty. Spiimiii^ send WVsivine;. We trust, all who can will not tail to make clot li lor 11 km r own use. Wo are assured thai many farmer's wives ami daughters, in Kershaw, are at work in the old-fashioned wav. Not tmlVequently we see our friends from the country dressed in nice substantial suits home made out and out. This is as it should be, ami is one of the indirect benefits of this cruel war. We have not. factories sufficient in South Carolina to supply our own people. Let the deficiency be made up, as far as possible, on every plantation and in every household. IVtitioii 10 lite llxecialivc 4'outsell. We are much gratified to see that our eiti- ! zens are petitioning the Executive Coum-il for i the privilege granted the c ities <>i" Charleston and Columbia, t<> stop the sale of liquorin the town of Camden, where its injurious effects are as visible as in cither the oilier places. Our soldiers are constantly passing to and H*?. They need to l>e shielded from the inlhu'tiees of the all-pervading destroyer. In no action of those in authority has there heen a more general acqniesencc of our citizens than in shutting up the distilleries. Let it he followed by closing the streams as they have shut up the fountains. I'liintiiig; Time. The time has arrived when many have begun to plant corn. \\'c would urge upon all. as has been suggested by the Governor in his Proclamation, to he found ii. another column, I to give attention primarily to the importance | of a largo grain crop. Patriotism and interest & I | l.^.i ii... . ? ? - - * I nunc III Lllf IICCCSMIY ??1 IIIUKIIIg corn III | the hitherto cotton growing regions. The J large number of those in the army who raised their own provisions make it more important, their families to be provided, the government to be supported, and those in the cities and j towns, heretofore getting their supplies from parts of the country now occupied by the enemy, are sufficient reasons to weigh with those who would be free from the Northern a oke. Barbarism.?The Little Rock True Democvut asserts that when the enemy invaded Renton and \\ ashington Counties, Ark., the Federal commanders took all young men they could find, put arms in tlieir hands, and then placed them in the front ranks and to!d them they must fight. They were compelled to take the oath. The Atlanta correspondent of the Charleston Courier says that that city is the great hospital station of the Southern and Western armies?' there being 3,600 sick soldier" there. Tlio Soldier's Kcst. The following has been handed us for publication, by the ladies of the Camden Aid Society. We think every good citizen should respond to the call, as the cause in which they arc so zealously engaged, is a noble one, and well worthy the heads and hearts who have instituted and are now perfecting their good work.: ? 44 The ladies and gentlemen of Camden have established a 44 Soldiei's Iiest," next door to the PeKalb House. Many of our brave volunteers, when returning home on sick furloughs, .1 i . n i? . i pass mrongn our town, ooiiic 01 tnese nave not means to procure a night's lodging, and, perhaps, (as has several times happened) they are too ill to leave the next day, and have need of careful nursing tor weeks. Surely it is the duty of those, in whose defence these men are willing to peril their lives, to procure proper accommodations for them at such times. All will agree that it is not light to leave the burden of providing for them upon our hotel keepers, when it should he equally shared amongst us all. Mr. IiOdukrs, the kind and obliging host of the DoKalb House, has engaged to take charge of the establishment at very moderate rates. The ladies of the Aid Society, assisted bv a Committee \?f gentlemen, will have a general supervision over it, and will provide nurses whenever they shall be needed. They earnestly request donations, either in tnotiey or provisions, from the citizens of Camden am I Ke rshaw J)i>triet. 1 hose iuav be sent in :it any lime to Mr. Unix; hits, at the i JeK.dk House. Camden, March 17, 1802. ? The IS;ifll<> in At'ktiii*si*. Fort Smith, March 12. ('apt. lingers has arrived h re in charge <?t" the ammunition train, ami the official account ot' the hatlle at Elkhorn. The fi??litini*1 was terrible. The Confederates were mostly armed with rifles and shot guns. They charged the enemy again and again, clubbing their guns, and driving them back t'.iom their first position. The enemy had taken a second and stronger position. When it became known to his troops that lien. McC'ulloch had fallen, they were frantic with rage?fighting like demons?charging and putting to flight five times tln ir number. IVarful that McCulloch's tloops would be disorganized. Van J >orn deemed it advisable to withdraw, lie renewed the attack next day, ami retired in splendid older, under rover of his artillery. The attack was considered a brilliant manoeuvre. Mcintosh, at the head of his command, fell early; also Herbert. Prisoners report the Federal loss at six thousand. Our loss was two thousand. The Confederates attacked the enemy on all sides, passing around them. Van 1 torn says he is not whipped, and cannot be. We will soon have the Confederate train on llvston Mountain out of reach of the enemy. I'iii'IImt Detail* of I lie Itattle at \evvhern. Wii.minotox, March 17.?-The reports vary materially in details. The most apparently reliable are that our forces constituted five skeleton regiments of infantrv and a few artiI lory companies and a hatallioii, which came just in time to help cover our retreat. The force of the enemy was 22.000, with formidable gunboats on the flank and formidable field batteries in front, with a heavy reserve. Our entire force was about o,000. Our troops held their ground five hours. The militia first gave way. Our loss in killed and wounded is estimated from 100 to lot). The enemy's loss is variously estimated at from 500 to l,0o0. The only troops engaged wire from North Carolina. Col. Avery and Maj. Ilokc were both killed. Lieut. Col. 11 a} wood was not kil'ed, as formerly reported. A llag of truce has gone down and will return soon, when a lull report of the casualties will be obtained. ? Carolinian. ? In H i ed inc from flie WH, LYNCiim'.RO, March 18.? A gentleman who arrived here this morning from Kast Tennessee I states positively that the enemy have crossed Cumberland mountain at Wheeler's ( Jap, and are now at Jaeksonboro, about forty miles from Knoxvillo. The country, however, renders it difficult to advance further, ami it is not inipos sible the whole force of the enemy will be captured. the report of the capture of two of out cavalry companies is untrue.? Carolinian. Capture off Three Federal Officers. Charleston, March 17.?Three of the Frog Level Scouts?Kibler, Sbcely and Carson?of the llolcombe Legion, on Edisto Island, yesterday baggad Lieut. Col. Bennett, of the 55th Pcnsvlvania, Lieut. Kirby, of the 47th New ; York, and Willis, a cotton agent from New ; York. I.vsiruatioii of Hew Madrid. Augusta, March 17.?A special despatch to the Savannah Republican, dated Memphis 15th, says that New Madrid was evacuated bv the Confederates on Thuisdav night. The small arms and ammunition were saved, but the artillery was lost. The Confederate troops went to Island No. 10 and Tiptonvillc. The rabinet. Richmond, March f8.?The Cabinet is formed, the Senate having confirmed the appointments this morning. (J. \V. Randolph of \ irginia, Secretary of War; Titos. II. Watts, of Alabama, Attorny-t Jeneral; J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State; C. G. Memminger, Secretary of the Treasury; S. R. Mallory, Secretary of the Navy; John JI. Reagan, Postmaster-General. i Tito ..i' <1... I.' ..2 .w m .. 14 jm mm-%. m?m%Bun if I | Biv Mil PI AidllM J* From a late Northern paper we learn that the Ericsson was armed with balls of wrought iron. The article taken from the Scientific Aim dean is short ami we give it entire: Em'knsivk Shot.? The Ericsson iron plated lloating battery, at (been Foint, has been armed with two 11-inch eolumhiads, which have been furnished w ith -100 wrought iron shot, each ball costing ?4 7, and weighing 1<S4 pounds. These balls were made l>v forging square blocks of iron at the Novelty Works, then turning them at the lathe. The cost of the 400 amounts to ?18,800 and their total weight is 73,000 pounds. Cast iron shot are liable to break in pieces when fired against thick iron I... ... ti i . i 11in(?.:>. j iicm' >vnniwiu imu siioi arc ior sniasiiing through tlic sides of such secession batteries as tlie Merrimae at Norfolk, and Jlollins' Turtle at New Orleans. - ? Exclusion of Northern Mkn from Citizenship in Florida.? The Florida Legislature lias added the tollowin<r important aineiidiiieiit j i ' to t lie State < oust it ulioii ; /)'< if <tr<I<tnnd, <( < ? That no citizen of any ' of the States ?>r Territories ol tlie I"nited States | wliieli an now at war with tlie Confederate States, shall ever he adinit ted to the rights of eitizeiiship in this State; no sueli person | shall vote at an election, be eligible to c.llicc, | hold real estate, exercise any profession or trade, be engaged in mechanical, niai.ufactur- j , int?-, eomniercial, banking, insurance, or other ' business, under pain of confiscation, to the use : of the State, of all property held by such persons as shall violate this clause of this Consti t u t ion. Our Citizens will doubtless be startled to j learn from the Augusta CoHstt/u/iouufist (the ('/rinii'lc has also a similar statement), that "an iron-elad llritish steamer has arrived in a Con federate port, loaded with muskets, lilies, powder, blankets, shoes Are., all tor the CJovernmeiit, and under the eh a rue ofI.ieiit. Fanntleov, of the (\mfederate States Navv. A part of the eaiyjo, 4(',00(i JCnliehl rifles, .*>< tons of powder, and a ijnaiitity of pistols."?Mercury. LlQl'OK 1 >KSI I5OVK0 IIV I.A 1)1 KS.? SoillC twet'tv ladies ot Statesvilh* N. < proeeeded in a l?odv to the railroad depot of the tow n, a few days ajjfo, and with hatehets and hammers destroyed five or siv lenreU of ul.lctni- - ? - ... . - .. ' i ?? ii I.-iw i jlllU poured tin* liquor poison upon the ground; m fitting lihratiou (>;i\s tin* Iredell J'.xjticss) to the ihvil and his imps Iroin the hands id' patriot ie women, whose mission, pending the war is ''to go about doing good." Change Bills.? The city of Charleston has, says the Macury, at last commenced to issue the small hills, the privilege to do which was I granted at tlie last session of the Legislature. The hills have hoen executed l>v Messis. Evans & Cogswell, and arc of the denomination of five, ten, twenty, twenty-five and fifty cents, and ore and three dollars. The three dollar lull is ornamented with a truthful likeness of the Mayor, I Ion. Charles Macbeth. Gov. Letcher, of Virginia has given notice . in his call upon the militia of Virginia, that substitutes will not be accepted. Federals In possession ofMueksonvillc Flu. Augusta, Ga., March 15.?The Savannah News of this morning learns from reliable sources that two thousand Federals occupied Jacksonville, Fla., on Thursday last, and are throwing up breast works. They have pickets out two or three miles, who captured four guns near the city. The Republican learns that the Mayor of Jacksonville issued a proclamation advisiug the citizens to stay. The steam mills, lumber, foundary, and Confederate girnbort were burnt bv the citizens. The Mavor escaped. The gnn factory at llolly Springs, Miss., is now turning out 40 muskets per day. It will soon be able to turn out 100 per day for the Government. Muskets are the best weapon for three fourths of'.he army. It shoots strong, far, accurate, and never gets our of order. The cheapest of lawyers?keeping one's own council. BY LAST NIGIIT'SUIA 1L. Tlic Casualties in tlie ltattlc near Newbern. GoLDsnoRo', March 11).?A flag of truce boat brings information that the Confederate loss in killed, wounded and prisoners during the recent battle, was 500. Burnside admits that the Yankee loss in killed, wounded and prisoners was 1,500. Major CarmichacI, of the 20th X. C. Regiment, was the only field officer killed. Col. Avery was made prisoner.? Afercury. Affair* Below Suvamiuli. We learn from the Savannah JYews, of yesturduy that the enemy have erected a battery on theMartello Tower, on Tybee Island, which will throw shell over Fort Pulaski. They have also ereted a battery on Descent Creek, Southeast. of Fort Pulaski, near Lazaretto Creek, on an old hulk, which it is thought will also throw shot on the fort.?Mercury. ~ OBITTJARY. DEATH OF BISIIOP MEADE. The Right Rev. WILLIAM MEADE. D. D., (lied in Richmond, Va., on the 14th. in the T.td year of his age. lie was a most exemplary and conscientious minister. I lis last ecclesiastical sermon was on the occasion of the consecration of Rev. Dr. Wilmoiik to the Episcopate of Alabama, lie was then in such feeblehealth that he could with dillieulty get through that portion of the services which fell to his lot It was e' ident that while the consecrating hands of the presiding Rishvpot the Episcopal Church in this country were laid on the head of a new leader of the Christian Ik'twt til/, a/.i.L .ill./. I.o^.l.. ..C .1.,. \ ^I* Tt .il n,..-,. 111v VV i >11 iiijl; lulling ?i| niu .V II^CI Ul iJC'illll were descending on lii.sowu white locks, and preparing tin in lo receive tlril crown of glory winch is the reward of him who is faithful to the end.?Richmond Difjmtch. zVm i < >iu icements. Mu. Kiuroit: Please announce tho following gentle- x men, as most suitable, (in those trying times, when every interest should bo taken in tho welfare of our town) to till the offices of Intcndant and Wardens of Camden, lor the ensuing twelve months: Fur Intendant.?J A MI'S DUNLAP. Far Wardens.?C. A. McDONALD, a ti ii iinrnri' ROBERT KENNEDY, " ;i W. 1). Mc DO WALL, And obligo MANY FRIENDS. March 7 A Special jS^otices. ?l!l(l\?i ,1V AISMiXK, MR. .IAS. DUN LAI' will act as my Agent. March 21 THOMAS J. "WALREN. NOTli;E~ ALL THOSE WHO HAVE JOINED CAPT. CAXTEY'S Company,are required to be hereon Saturday, 20th inst.. at f? o'clock, by order of Capt. Cantey. March 21 3 M. BAUM &, BROS. lltlKII 1'OTATOES. A FEW LUSH EDS OF FINE SEED IRISH POTATOES, For sale at the POST OFFICE. March M COTTON WAKTTBD. oOO Bales OF GOOD COTTON WANTED, for which tho highest market prico wili bo paid in CASH, by MATHESON & CO. Camden. March \0 <