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We would eel) the attention of our readers
to General Order No. 17, issued frotu tie Ad*
jiUaufc and Jiwp^tpi.Gtnera* office, to be
found in another column.
' Tlrant,?
r> Hie patriotic young Indie* of Camden pro*
pone giving a Tableaux exhibition for the ben*
ofit of the soldier*," this (Friday) evening. ?t
the Town Ball I tool* open at 7 1-2 o clock*
Trice of admission AO Cents; Children half I
price.
froa RIcIibm nd.
Kiciimoko, May 7.?Official letter from
Gen. Johttaon mvh they lied an affair at Williainabnrg
on Monday. The enemy attacked
our rear guard pickvta in great force, and &re
driven t?ack to Woodrille. The troopa principally
engaged on our aide, were Longstrccta
srd Stewarts. Reports are current in the
at recta this morning, that in the above affair
the enemy were completely repnlaed, with a
!oa< of aevcral hundred priaoncra, who arrived
here this morning from below.
A letter from Gen. McLawa to Gen. Cobb,
Was read in his hearing aulmtaiitiating the
above. A letter received by the Secretary of
War, from Gen. Mngrudcr, by way of l'etcrabtirg,
alatet, that ho heard the loan of the cue*
Itiy waa heavy, including 900 primmer*. and 10
piece* of artillery. Our loaa in killed and
wounded reported to t>e 500. The deapatch
aye the enemy were preaaing forward.
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From ? oriitih. *
Savannah, May 6.? rllie correspondent of
the Savannah Republican, tehgiaphing from
Corinth at 6 p. m. on the 4th inst., savs : All
quiet here. Both armies mai*-tain their threat*
ening positions. It is now raining. In a latei despatch,
dated May 5th, he says : The roads
re in allocking condition, owing to the-heavy
a^ rains; but it ia impossible to postpone a gene*
^Mal engagement. The enemy is making a
' movement on our right, which in supposed to
be intended as a demonstration against the
Mobile Railroad. Arrangements have been
made to meet him. Morgan has defeaied and
taken prisoners 268 Federels at Pulaski, Tennessee.
He also captured some wagon trains
loaded with Federal military stores."
Htgtflj Important fro us the Penliisula?The
Enemy at West Point.
The Richmond Examiner of Monday says:
despatches were received in the citv last nicrht
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stating that three of the enemy** gunboat* IihcI
ascended the Yoik liver, passing with success
the shore battery at Gloucester Point, and had
appeared at West Point, which is the lead of
navigation on the York, and about thirty five
miles distant from this city. One of the gunboats
fired at the last train which left West
Point. We had three or four Confederate
gunboats building here which were destroyed.
Our forces ou the Peninsula are falling back
in tbu direction of Williamsburg. MeClellan
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is rvponea w? d? mi ring.
It is understood that the evacuation of Norfolk
l?y our troops whr commenced yesterday.
Tliis step involves tlio destruction of the Navy
Yard and the likely consequence of the jnnoj?'
lure of the forces of McClellan and Burtiside.
The IIahd Fighting at Shiloh.?A Louisville
d< spatch says:
Col. Y\ illicit, who was wounded at the Shiloh
battle, says: "That was shnst as hard fighting
as 1 want.** The following incident of tho
battle is related by an eye and ear wituess:
Two Keotuolcy Kvgiiuenfe* met face to face, and
fought each other with tcrrihle resolution, and
. it happened that one of our l*?ya wounded and
captured hi* brother, and, after handing him
hack, liqgan firing at a near tree, when the captained
brother called out to Imp, and raid: "I >on*t
ahoot there anj more?that's fatiierP The
preaa of JMrotaekjr ineieta that some OP# ought
to be held to an awful reaponeilulitj for the
deplorable and -well nigh fetal tcfrprUe on the
norning of the 6th.
come np on4bel/ni^ n prisonor
of we?.?lie |ins 'own relented on hit parole.
A timUar disposition bxt.lieeD nv?Jo f of the
other officer* ?ud men of the forte which Have
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vuuviBvvivy %m* ?uv rvMvrniii
The Louisiana whs blown up by her commander,
the officers nod men on board of ber
having escaped on shore.
The authorities of the city held out to the
Inst in their *tul?orn and heroic refusal to lower
the flog of their adoption, And hoist in its
stead the, hateful emblem of impression.
The Delta congratulates the city in the preservation
of its dignity and honor, and exclaims:
"Fallen, hut not disgraced."
We learn that our guns st Fort Jackson
were all ?*>iked beforo the surrender.
Fort Pike has l*?en evacuated by the Confederates,
who abandoned everything it contained?provisions,
munitions, etc, etc.
After the enemyV fleet arrived off the city,
an attempt was made to taise the United
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omit'tt u?)j ?vcr nit* .tiiiil uuilililig, wiiic'II kwikif
near the levue. A frigate wm? warped in near
the shore with her broadside bearing np tlie
street, and a file of men were then sent ashore
and a fiag hoisted on the Mint. No sooner
had the Yankees left, than a crowd of citizen*
hauled down the flag and running down on
the levee tore it to shred* and trampled on it
in full night of the enemy. A number of shot*
fiom small arms were fired from the frigate,
chiming the crowd tod'sperso, without damage,
and one shell from the howitzer, which passed
through the wall into the hou?o of a colored
man near the Mint, hut did not explode.
The following commit nitation from Commodore
Farragnt shows that he wishes to impress
upon the city authorities that he is bent upon
either the suijugation of the City ot New Orleans,
or its destruction:
Ul S. Flag Saip Hartford, )
At anchor off the city of New Orleans, V
April 28, 1802. )
T'i Hit H* nor the Mayor and City Council >f
the ('Uy of New Orleans.
Y< ur communication of the 28th inst., has 1
been received, together with that of the City
Council: 1
I deeply regret to see both by their content*,
and the continued display of the flag of Louisiana
on the Court Home, a determination on
the part of the city authorities not to haul it
down. Moreover, when my officers and men
were sent on shore to communicate with the i
authorities, and to hoist the United States flag <
on the Custom Ilouse, with the strictest order <
not to use their arms unless assailed, they were <
insulted in the grossest manner, and the flag i
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which nail noun uoisicu i>v my orders on the i
Mint win pulled down and dragged through <
the streets.
All of which go to show that the fire of this i
fleet may be drawn upon the city at any i
moment, and in such an event the levee would, j
in all probability, be cut by the shells, and an
amount of distress ensue to the innocent popu- ]
lation which I have heretofore endeavored
to assure you that I desired by all means to ,
avoid. j
The election therefore, is with yon. But it j
becomes my duty to notify you to remove ,
the women and children from the city within j
forty-eight houts, if 11, u re ri(,h,ly un er&tood \
your determination. \
Very Respectfully your obedient servant,
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i/. u. rakkagut,
Flag Officer Western Gulf Blockading Squad- 1
ron. i
The Mayor Conv cned the City Council, and j
we learn that it was decided by hem not to
recede from their position, and the Louisiana 1
flag still floats hi the breeze. i
Mayor Monroe nobly replied to Farragut,
and said : "We will stsnd yoiirbomhardiueiit,' i
unarmed and undefended as wo are."
On the 20th inst. Farragut again addresssod
the Mayor, saying: "Fort Jackson and St. IMiilip
have fallen. We will now proceed to raise
the flag on the Custom House ; and the Mayor
mint see it respected with all the civil power."
We learn from the D*h that the Confederate
and 8tate flags have been lowered in the
city, and the United States floats from the public
buildings, under the protection of the
poblbM. bat epaflnadto bag
topics. The Fcdttabwora^pfcted t? toko
militaiv occupation^ thf% ? WiMiv.
Th? Drita paUbbct tho tattooing, purporting
to be protect of the CvMOnuMMinnt of the
French sloop llilan, now in tbe'port ef New
Orleans:
Commander of the United Stake Squadron
now in the port of New Orleans;
Sin: Sent by my Government to protect the
persoos and property of its citizen*, who are
here to the number of thirty thousand,I regret
to learn at tliie moment that you have accorded
forty-eight hours for the evacuation of the
city by the women and children. I venture
to observe to you that this short delay is ridiculous,
and, in the name of my Government, I
oppose it. If it is your resolution to bombard
the ci?y, do it; but I wish to state that you
will have to account for this bartmrons act to
my Power which 1 represent. It; any event 1
demand sixty days for the evacuation.
Da Olouxt.
Commandant of the steamer Milan, opposite
the City of New Orleans.
Forts Jackson and St. Philip surrendered at
11 o'clock on Monday, the garrisons rvf. sing longer
to continue the hopeless struggle, being
midleg deep in water, and their aimaincnt lev
ing incompetent to damage the enemy. The
Garrisons numbered fifteen hundred men, and
M-ame prim- tiers of war. Other prisoner* were
made Mow the city, near Jackson's battle
ground, where a regiment of the foreign legion,
commanded by Colonel Symauski, {aid down
their arms.
The Confederate naval force in the river
acquitted ilself gallantly. The Galveston, it is
aaid, sunk the celebrated Yankee steamer Iroquois,
which she ran into three times, though
on fire herself. The Confederate gunboat was
then beached in the marsh, and her crew all
escaped ashore, but her Captain, Grant, who
was captured.
Many of the Volunteer militia State troops
of the city, were quietly returning to the city
tO look after their f?iinili.?? I a"?"
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down to the city on Sunday, and had a conference
with the civil authorities. His estimated
force at Camp Moore it would be improper to
state, but it is very considerable. *
A few days before the Yankcos came to New
Orleans, three of the banks in that city?the
Bank of Louisiana, the Canal Bank and the
IJuion Bank?resumed specie payments.
8till later prom new orleans.
Mobile, May 7.?Despatches from Jackson,
Miss., say the post office at New Orleans is
r>pen, and guarded by marines. The telegraph
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omoe cioseii. j lie mutiny nt the fort was
caused l?y false reports that the city had surrendered.
The Delta says 38 men mutinied,
and marched out of the fort, aud off to the
enemy.
An official despatch says: A deserter from
the enemy reached Camp Moore, and says Porter
has left the river for the purpose of attacking
Mobile. We have faith in his statement.
In answer to the Council of New Orleans,
Farrignt said he would allow provisions to
reach the city in fiatboats and skiffs, hut no
steamboats would Ikj allowed to come. FarriDfut
notified Mayor Monroe, that he would
hold no further communication with the city
authorities as he had been misrepresented.
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oimtmi iiihu'^eii. oiiikt was expected soon, and
lie would throw over the command of the city
to him.
The CUpitclation ot Fort Macon.?The
terms of cipitnlation agreed upon for the surrender
of Fort Macon to the Federal forces, are
as follows:
Ai?t. 1st. The fort, armament of garrison
to he surrendered to the forces of the United
States.
Akt. 2. The officers and men of the garrison
to he released on their parole of honor not
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IV inn' ??!' niuin n^tniPb Ul? t Hlll'U OlA'CR Of
America, until prope rly exchanged, mid to
return to tin ir home*, taking with them nil
their private effect*, such a* side arm*, clothing,
bedd'ng, book% <fec.
John G.O. Parks,
Brig. Gen. Commanding 3d Division.
Department of North Carolina.
W.J. White,
Com. Commanding Fort Macon, N. C.
beta in towq for a number of days* and |w
been waited upon by many of |ifc old. friends.
The general is naturally somewhat sensitive
respecting the criticism made in certain quarters
upon his conduct in South Carolina*
Ha liaa lia/1 on intoiK<iAiv witk llto Pafinsss
MV MM wnu ?U auivnivn vtjvwm fuv
Clonal delegation from Rbodo Island, and satisfied
tbem perfectly that he is not, responsible
for the nonreduction of Savannah. He states
positively, I understand that he was eaplicitoly
ordered by Gen. McClellan to desist from all
operations against Savannah; and this was after
a regular aiege-trsin bad been sent to him for
that specific purpose?General Sherman's
friends feel somewhat sore upon the subject of ,
this transfer, and especially because tt given
color to the idea that he was uot so efficient as
he might have been.
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New Remedy for Neuralgia.?The Joural
de Chimie Vedicole contains an account of
the discovery of a new and powerful sedative
in neuralgia just discovered by Dr Field. The
sulmtance used is nitrate of oxido and glycile.
and is obtained by treating glicerine at a low
temper iture with ninety-nine drops of spirits
of wine which constitutes tho first dilution.
A case of neuralgia, in an old lady, which had
resisted every known remedy, was completely
cured by this new agent.
Trk Greatest or Atx.?The greatest of all
Yankee ''sells" to keep np the war feeling in
the North is the following, which appears as
a despatch from North Carolina (via Fortress
Monroe) in all the Yankee papers, of the 25 th
intsant.
A flag of fnicc was received on Friday last
l?y General Burnrido from the Governor of
North Carolina, the purport of which was said
to l?c the surrender of the State to the Federal
authorities.
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We learn that Co!. Corcoran, now confined
in prison here, has l?cen appointed to a lucrative
Government office in New York, his wife
to receive liia sallary during his imprisonment.
We suppose this has been given Corcoran as a
sop for his martyrdom in the Lincoln canso ?
Richmond Ex I miner, May 2.
Martial Law is this day proclaimed in Charleston.
This is a measure designed merely to
strengthen the hands of our military commanders
to enable them the better to provide for
our security. No well disposed person need
have any apprehension of being interfered with:
needlessly.? Mercury of the 5th inst.
Coffkk Falling.?The Savannah Republican,
of Thursday, says:
Several bags of Coffee were sold yesterday
at auctton, in this city, at prices ranging front
61 to 66 cents. fk
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The steamship Nashville brought twenty
tons of powder, seven thousand Enfield rifles
and a Great, number nf bloel-efn o?./1 ..V.
?v? vanunvbO Cltl V4 OlIUV. D.
Military.?It is provable, we understand,
that two additional regiments will be ordered.
from this State in a few days.
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An army of 600,000 men carry on their
shoulders 15,000 tons, and eat 600 tons of provisions,
and drink 1,200 hogsheads of water
per day.
Announcements.
Ma. Editor: Please announce Mr. WM McKAIN
as a candidate for Tax Collector, at the ensuing election.
and oblige HIS FRIENDS.
May 9
Mr. Editor; The friends of Mr. JOHN A. BOS
w r^LiLi announce him ax a candidate for Tax Collector
of ivcrahaw District, at the enauing election.
April 25
Mb. Rwtor: Please announce Mr. WM. M. BILLINGS
a candidate for Tax-Collector of Kershaw
District, at tlie ensuing eleotion, and much oblige
April 18 MANY VOTERS.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, THE MAILS WIU*
be closed daily at 8 p. m.
The office will be opened from 8 a. m. to 12 m., and
from 1 to 8 p. m., and for one hour after opening of
the mail in the evening. For the mid-day trains, tha
mails to Richmond and Charlestoo are closed at 11 a
m.; and for all the other uffioea at 10 a. m.
Letters dropped into the office for delivery, nwet be
prepaid, two oenta each. No letter ii delivered snleee
to prepaid. T. W. P0OUKB, P. If.
January II , tf