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^W<>.^' ~r *?^ payable Ao^ yearly tn advance, invariably. ' iWi i/iifiif^'^iTtwiii^^fffr ^iiiif wqnarej w by.charged at other ordinary odwrtimng. ^JTo tr*hjient*Jv#?pfa&jfrMvrit&mt the money accompanying it. ?.? ' ??1?. *"?*s?iup nuu n?>|vip To-d$y being set npartyby President Davis, for Fasting and -Prayer, of course ail business in oor community will be suspended for tbe day. Sendee at tbe Presbyterian Church in the morning, at the itaptist in the afternoon, and Methodist at night At the Episcopal Chnrob service will be beld at the usual hour* The Tafelesax Exhibition. We were pleased to see the exhibition so well attended, it beintr for the benefit of the ' C7 soldiers, and hope we may b? privileged to attend another sncb before long, as all were delighted with the delineation. Much credit :s due the management, as well the personation. P'anter'a Lena Association. The following gentlemen have been appointed by.the Executive, commissioners to open books for the subscription . of cotton, in' Kershaw District: Mr. A. M. Kknvedy, James Dunlap and J. H. McLeod. The books to be closed by the 18th inst. W _ Jl- .. arm * WMT ?_ iivwa vi iuv run nwh. Tbe public mind has been anxiously looking for stirring events from tbe great armies on tbe Peninsula and the valley of the Mississippi. Some pretty heavy 'fighting occurred, which appears in our columns as far as we have room. Our gallant soldiers have, in most engagements, repulsed the foe, and we hope this is butf the beginning of a series of victories that will crown our arms with success. Of those from our district engaged, wore Capt. E.B. Cantey's company, of the 6th Regiment, and (/apt. Boykin's Rangers. That so many escaped, their friends have reason to be thankful. The dispatches to tbe Adjutant-General from Gens. Beau regard and Jackson, are rich models, characteristic of these distinguished officers. Gen. Kershaw's Brigado formed part of the rear guard on the 4th inst. The only casualB ties occured to the 8th Regiment was one man killed and two severely wounded} the 2d Regiment, to which the Camden Volunteers and Flat Rock Guards belong, were uninjured. The retreat of Gen. J. E. Johnson in the faco of Gen. McClelland's great array of mortar guns and tremendous force, is represented by odo who was present, as the greatest strategetic movement performed during the war. Oflr men are in fino spirits, ready to meet the enemy on Chickahowing Swamp. Gen Pendleton preached to the army on Sunday last. It was no doubt an affecting scene to witness a general preaching the gospel to his soldiers. With such officers in the field and the prajer of God's people at home* we must he successful. #? Extortioners. Dr. Baohman h|i8 recently been addressing himself to this, we regret to say, rather numerous class of citizens. The spirit of getting g, all you can, upon the old plea used, that an article is worth what it will bring, has been on th$ increase for some time. On the breaking oat of the war there was a general disposition ff to aid each other; and we are of the opinion that the first, indications of the growing thirst I tor gain was manifested by some of the j, Charleston dealers, when thore was little ex1 - cose for the advance made on articles of prime necessity. Had the doctor brought his artillery to hear npon them, the contagion which f has since sprung to the country towns might not have assumed so malignant a form; but | now many in the country have caught the infection, and are getting extravagant prices. j . . This spirit should be checked. It may exist i unconsciously, in many instances, but we make the assertion that he or she who makes*t their tody to amass wealth, tbrongb extortion, out of the necessities of his fellow citizens, is no real iriend to his country, bnt is effectually giving aid and -comfort to our enemies. Let us not bite and devour each other, when, all , that ia soar and dear to os is threatened by an I t invading foe. '-CjMif Mook^'JU., May 13. fli Butler, on tho 11 inst. took forcible possession of the office of tjhe.CortfwUte of the Netherlands in New Orleans, searched the pereon of the Consul, and took from him .the key of his vault, where. 000 had been transferred by the Citizen's Bank of Louisiana to tbe credit of the Hopes of Amsterdam, in order that they might pay tbe interest on the State Bonds. Butler also took possession of the offices of the French and Spanish Consuls in the old Canal Bank building, corner of Camp and Magazine-streets, and plaoed a guard there. Tbe French Consul went on board tbe French war steadier Milan, and had not leturned up to Sunday morning. It is said that the guard has since been removed frqm the offices of the French and Spanish Consul. Butler has seised the Canal Bank and Sain Smith <fc Co'* Banking House on Camp street. The Yankee General has also issued au inflamatorv proclamation, designed to incite the poor against the rich, by promising to distribute amongst the poor 1.000 bb1*. of beef and sugar, robbed from the citizens. Yankee recruiting offices have been opened in the city. The poor, it is said, will soon be starving. The enemy have lient a force to Bonnet Carre, marched through the swamp and destroyed the track of the New Orleans, Jac-kson and Great Northern'Railroad. Disgusting Treachery and Negligence Yesterday, at daylight-, the steamer Planter, in the absence of her officers, was taken by four or five of her colored crew from her berth at Southern Wharf, to the enemy's fleet. She is a high pressure cotton boat of light draught, formerly plying on the "Pee Dee river, bntlatt< rly chartered by the Government, with her officers and crew, from Mr. Furgnson, her owner, and used as a transport and guard boat about the harbor of Charleston. Her armament was a 32-pounder and a 24-pound howitzer. The evening previous she had taken aboard four guns for one of the newly erected works, either that on Morris Island or Fort Timber, viz: a 42-pounder rifled and banded, an 8 ineheoiumbiad, both of which had be^n struck at the re duction of Fort Sumter, an 8-inch seacoast howitzer, and a 32-pounder. These guns were to have gone to their destination early in the morning, and been mounted yesterday. Three sentinels were stationed in sight of her, and a detail of twenty men were within hail for the relief of the post. Between half-past three and four o'clock the Planter steamed up and cast loose, the sentinels having no suspicion of foul play, and thinking she was going about her business. At quarter past four o'clock she passed Fort Sumter, blowing her whistle, and plainly seen. She was reported by the Corporal of the Guard as the Guard boat, to the Officer of the Day, Captain Flemming, one of , the best and most reliable officers of the garrison. The fort is only called on to recognize authorized boats passing, taking for granted that they have their officers aboard. This was done as usual. The run to Morris Island goes a long way out past the fort, and then turns. The Planter on this trip did not turn. The officers of the Planter were Relvea Captain, Smith Mate, and Pitcher Engineer. They have been arrested, and will, we learn, he tried -bv conrt-martial for disobedience of a v standing general order, that the officers and crews of all li^bt draught steamers in the employment of the Government will remain on board day and night. The result of this negligcnc may be only the loss of the guns and of the boat, desirable for transportation. But things of this kind are sometimes of incalculable injury. The lives and property of this community are at stake, and might be jeoparded by events apparently as trifling as thin. It is, therefore, due to the Service and to tho Cause, that this breach of discipline however innocent in intention on the part of the officers, should be dealt with as it deserves. Without strict discipline, no military opperations can succeed.?Mercury of Wednesday. Hunt's Hotel, Columbia.?Tho Carolinian of Shuday morning says: "The veteran Hunt yesterday sold and transferred to Mr. T. S. | Nickerson, of the Mills House, this hotel, so long under his care." I of beverage, on top of wbich we dimly remember to have seen strawberries floating, their pleasant fragrance mixing sweetly 'with tho J more pungent aroma of a vegetable production i somewhat of the color of grass; the whole blended and amalgamated into a perfect 6 liquet, by ! the flavdr of a liquid said to have been impoil; ed from France, where it is put up by sundry ' eminent chemists, among others by that celeI brated savant, M. Otard, of Bordeux. The compound had a pleasant gurgling sound, produced by small and transparent lumps of ice, causing a delightful coolness, blandified l>y a ; saccharine infusion. Drawn into the mouth ' by moderate suction applied to a straw, one end of which should be firmly but gently held between the lips, while the other is inserted into the glass vessel known as a tumbler, in which the ingredient-* are usually mixed. We have known people to swallow a considerable quantity without any very marked expressions of repugnance. But this was long ngo. The compound is said to have been a sinful compound, and martial law has been declared against it, and there has been a blockade placed upon it, and the places that used to know it, know it no more, but not forever, for the natural man is strong, and the old Adan that would eat the apple still survives in his descendents, who, in times long away after this, when we shall havo all passed from the stage?when our bones are dust, and our swoids arc rust, and our soulsarc with the saints, we trust, will not onlv make, hut will take mint juleps, not only by sucking, but by sipping, drinking, gulping and swallowing, for man is weak and julips are powerful. The SituatioiB of offliiri at Corinth Corintii, May 12.?The enemy is steadily drawing nearer our right, centre and left, as if preparing for a general and simultaneous advance upon every portion of our lines. The weather is dry and hot. On the 9th inst., Col. Woodward, with the - , rr i /-? i % % ~ isi jvcniucKy cavalry ana a uctaciinient ot Texas Hangers, attacked the enemy at Elk River, killed several and captured two captains, two lieutenants, forty-three prisoners and eight negros. The Confederate loss was five killed (including Capt. Harris of the Rangers) and seven wounded. This is official. Larue Fire in Atlanta. Augusta, May 12.?A destructive fire took Place at Atlanta yesterday in Wallace's warehouse, containing 800 bales of cotton, 200 tierces of rice, 250,000 pounds of pork, bacon and other stores, 200 barrels of sugar, besides a I..I./VA aC aII .../I \T 1-- in nn/1 ini^g vjunutitj u11 mill inui's. 1 U^l/Uv pounds of bacon wero destroyed. The warehouse was completely tnrrcd and the adjoining buildings badly damaged. Total loss, $100,000. Insurance, 835,000. The Augusta Insurance and Banking Company lost 816000. Two men were seriously injured, one of them, it is supposed, mortally. A Dry Summer.?The probability that a dry summer will succeed the tremendous rains and freshets of this winter, must occur to every reflecting agriculturist. In this view, it will be important that every prudential measure should be adopted in arranging for the crops. with a view to tnect this more than probable contingency. Planters should select lands best adapted to drought and plant at different times, so as not to risk all upon the chance of one dry spell. Every one of them will know how to improve upon this point if they keep it in view.?Macoii Telegmph. Important Movement at Cumberland Gap.?A correspondent writing to us from Knoxville on the 5th instant, says: "I have it from good authority that our forces have already commenced entering Kentucky at Cum. berland Gap. Day before yesterday, 1,800 reached Cumberland Ford, in Kentucky. Gen. Kirby smith is at the head of our column. This shows a new programme." From China there are reports that the people of Nankin were in a state of starvation and eating human flesh. John T. Monroe, the spnnky Mayor of New Orleans, is a native of Virginia. \ *50,000 damages. LUt*i in OUT resident and extensive brewer of Chicago, and, bis wealth is estimated at $500,000. A Mr. Kellogg, a brothci^ifi-law of thd Pfresident of the United States, was arrested- in itiebmond a day or two since and placed, in the Confederate Stite's prison. He has been residing with his-wife (formerly Miss Lincoln), in the South, and affirms that be is a "strong sympathiser with the Southern cause. i. . Jggg _ OBITUARY. DIED, on the 29th April, 1862, Mr. JOHN MICKLE in the 76th year of his age. The deceased was a consistant- member of the pritneiive Baptist church. He held a commission in the service of the United States in the war of 1812, and was among those who suffered so many privations while situated on Siflivatrs Island. Intelccttially ho was much above ordinary?ecrnpulous as to his honor and integrity, and of unbending will. A vexatious law suit of seventeen years duration so affected his nervous, excitable temperamont as to seriously effect brs mind for the last twenty years. He brought up nine children, six of whom, and a wife, ar'e slill living; with a large circle of relatives and friends, to mourn his death and remember his virtue. ^a^Charleston Courier and Sumter Watchman. please copy. N Announcements. " FOR THE LEGISLATURE" T Mr Editor: Please announce Capt. D. I). PERRY a candidate to represent Kershaw District in the House of Representatives at the ensuing election, and oblige May 16 MANY FRIENDS. Mr. Editor: Please announce Maj. J. M. DeSAUSSURE as a suitable oerson to renre (? ? -- I sent Feishaw District in the House of Representatives at the ensuing election, and oblige May 16 HIS FRIENDS. FOR TAX-COLLECTOR. Ma. Editor : You will please announce Mr. JOSEPH S. G VRPNl^K as a candidate for Tax Collector, at the ensuing election, and oblige . N May 16 MANY VOTERS. Mr. Editor: Plense announce Mr. WM MoKAIN as a candidate for Tax Collector, at the ensuing elec" tion, and oblige HIS FRIENDS. May 9 Mr. Editor: The friends of Mr. JOHN A. BOSWELL announce him a* a candidate for Tax Collector of Kershaw District, at the ensuing election. a ?.:i flJJI II 1/ Special ISTotices. NOTH E. AS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY I should collect a portion ot the debts due me in order to meet current expenses, I respectfully request all those indebted to me by note or open account, to pay a :r *1 ??* -11 t ? ^ . fjtiii., 11 uic/ uiuiriut (hi/ mi. in 111/ present position I am unable to attend personally to collecting these claims, but Mr Doby, at the Branch Bank, is my agent, who will receive payment and give receipts for any accounts paid him. T. W. SALMOND. Virgiuia, May 9 substitute: wanted. TO WHOM A GOOD PRICE WILL BE PAID, by imn.edia e application. He must be either under 18 or over 35, so that he will not come under the head of 44 Conscripts, ' as provided in the new Confederate law Information can be given, by apphingat the office of The Confederate. 2 May 9 ? ' t\v/1 a v m-% a wm if* I I/IVAU VAUV< DR. R. WILSON BEING DESIROUS OF RESUMING the Practice of his Profession, respectfully offers his services to the citizens of. Camden and Kirkwood, on and after Thursday, May 1st, he may be found at the DeKajbk House. April 18 4 DUK1NO MY ABSENCE, MR. JAS. DUNLAP- will act as my Agent. March 21 TffOMAB J.. WA BEN. . port ArrirR lOTirc. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, THE HAILS WILL be closed daily at 8 p. m. The office will be opened from 8 a. m. to 12 m., aud from 1 to 3 p. m., and'fee oue hour after opening of the mail in the evening. For the mid-day trains, the mails to Richmond and Charleston are oloaed at lj.,% m.; and /or all the other offices at 10 a. m. Letters dropped into the office for delivery, roust-be prepaid, two cants each. No letter is delivered uples* so prepaid. v T, W. PEGUKS^ ?. |f. January 1 {>. tf