The Camden confederate. (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, May 23, 1862, Image 2
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FrMay Lut
Was observed by our citizens with that regard
which is felt for the high authority from
whence the request eminated. And a deep
sense of our dependence upon the Almighty
Arm, to deliver us as a people from, the hands
of onr enemies. Daily prayer meetings continue
to be held. They are well attendedMay
His blessing, who alone maketh rich and
bringeth no sorrow therewith, descend upon
the community and the cause of our bleeding
country.
From the Army.
It is gratifying to know that the fine spirit
^ a -
mat animates our men, from tlie correspondence
we see published, and from private letters,
we have the strongest reason to believe,
that in no time since the war broke out have
our prospects been brighter. Let the croakers
at home cheer up. The great mass of onr
people have an abiding confidence in our success
; still, occasionally, we come across a desponding
individual?but, we are glad to say,
they arc not to bo found among the ladies.
Viro
We regret the loss by fire, on Monday morning
last, of the Tcrebene Distillery of Messrs.
Hooott & Sutherland, near this place. One
of the firm, Mr. Sutherland, was present
when it occurred. It was purely accidental.
They succeeded in saving nearly all the barrels
of Terebene and spirits in the building. The
loss was principally in the injury to the still
and the building, which will amount to between
400 and $500. The proprietors have gone to
work'with renewed energy, and will in a few
days, have the damages repaired?and Tere
bene, which at this time is an article of necessity,
ready for the use of those who burn it.
They request us to return thar ks to the
neiorhbora whn Uinrllxj ?>nt
s ?? .j ovim aviTnun IU lUUir
assistance.
Sensation Reports.
On Sunday night last a report come over the
wires, announcing a great battle near Richmond,
V irginia. It reached the congregation
of the Methodist Church just before dismissal?
and soon spread through the community, caufeinCT
much anxi??t.v nmnrinr flm i?;
0 y VUV KUUICI V/llff Iltllir
lies who have relatives there. It was a wicked
and wanton fabrication. The author of it de~
serves pcnishmc-nt, and could he be known'
should be expelled from the service of the
company. All connected with the telegraph
should be careful how they lend themselves to
such miserable hoaxes.
If the perpetrator of that rumor could have
been found out, and been within reach of our
citizens, on Monday morning, he would have
received a traitors doonb
Tbo Wheat frnn. .
Sinco we mentioned, a few weeks ago, the
fair prospects of this crop, much of it was taken
with rust; though we are glad to hear
that in most cases it was in the blade only,
and recently there is a visible improvement,
which we hope will continue until the time of
gathering. Within the past ten days we have
had good rains, with fine growing weather,
which has changed, for the better, the appearance
of the corn?our most important
crop. As to the cotton, but little interest is
felt in his majesty this year. Several who had
planted not half their usual qnantity, have
crossed that and put in corn; still we fear
there are planters so selfish or regardless of
the welfare of their country as to have put in
nearly the same breadth of land as usual. To
such we wonldsay, how dwells within your bosom
the love of Southern independence? You
either Jove snprevneJy the almighty dollar or
have a latent hankering after old Abe and hi8
dominion. Those at home can show where
their patriotism lies as effectually as the brave
men who have taken their Jives in their hands
and gone to battle for their rights.
ihlBated in thi election oflfefl^wing named i
gentlemen a* fiddfofficers S J&pVt, J- D. Kin i
vut, for Cdlonelj Major A.vJ>. Goodwut, for <
LieutrColonel; and Franklin Gaillard, for t
This regiment has boon in active service
some fifteen months, near fourteen of which j
bare been spent On the soil of theOldDoroin- 1
ion, under the command of, Col. Jos. B.. Kaa- ?
shaw, and doring that time has been engaged
in all the battles fought and won by Confederate
arms on the ^otomac and Peninsula, and
nobly and gallantly have they sustained the
reputation of our State for heroic deeds of
valor.
The Camden Volunteers was organized and
commanded by our esteemed and talented
young townsman, Gapt. J. D. Kknnbdt, and
was the first in South Carolina to tender the
services of bis company to the State for active
dlltv. Wo cnncrrftt.ilInto thn nffienrs nnd anl
?J. ... p, -? ? ,
diers of the 2d Regiment in their choice of j
snch a leader.
At an election held for officers of the Camden
Volunteers, the following gentlemen have <
teen elected : ]
Captain?W. Z. Lbitner. ?
First Lieut?E. Niles.
Second Lieut?J. D. Dcnlap.
Third Lieut?J. J. Drakkford. j
Since the above election was held, we un- <
derstand Lieut. E. Nilks has been appointed
Quartermaster of the Regiment.
Officers of Flat Rock Guards:
Captain?J. P. Cunningham.
First Lieut?Jesse Truesdale.
Second Lieut?Samuel Benton.
Third Lieut?William Patterson.
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The rnemy in Stono River?Bom- i
bardmcnt of Cole's Island?Evacua- (
lion of our Position. l
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During the forenoon of Tuesday a courier, ^
from Battery Island, brought the news that ^
the enemy was making a demonstration in that
neighborhood. In the afternoon the steamer ?
Marion, Capt. Flynn, reached the city from t
Stono river, bringing the details of the move- ^
ments of the Yankee gunboats in that stream. (
It appears that the gunboats, four in number, r
and all being small and schooner-rigged, having (
sounded and bouyed out Stono Inlet, crossed t
the bar about ten o'clock on Tuesday morning.
One of them while passing in, got aground, and t
remained so; the three others succeeded in en ^
tering the harbor, and immediately opened a j
vigorous fire of shell upon Cole's Island. Pre f
vious to the appearance of the gunboats, our
defensive works on Cole's Island had, by order
of General Pemberton, been dismantled; and r
the guns removed. When the enemy had
opened the attack, Colonel Capers, the com* *
inander of the post, carrying out his instructions,
burned the barracks, cut down the flagstaff r
and with his forces evacuated the Island. t
The enemy's gunboats, finding that our men
had retreated, steamed slowly up the river, i
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keeping up a rapid fire of random shells on
either side as they advanced, and finally an- f
chored near Battery Island and Legareville.
Upon the approach of the gun boats, our positions
on Battery Island were also evacuated t
and the quarters were burned. c
Other rumors are afloat in regard to this raid ,
of the gunboats, but the above comprises all the t
authentic particulars that have reached the
city. The distance of Cole's Island from
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Charleston, as the crow flies, is about twelve t
miles.?Mercury.
Important Naval Nkws.? From late North- j
orn papers, which we have received, we get
the important and gratifying news that the
Captain and crew of the fine British ship Emily
St. Pierre, which was captured off this 0
coast some time ago by the blockading squad- e
ron, rose upon and overcame the Yankee prize ^
crew, during the passage to New York, and r
p<u)tr?vafl flin vaburl tn i.ivornnal a rlnma 1
vv ? VW.'V? JUf> ? V?|/VVIt xiunui^ tu tj
Yankee Minister, had, at last accounts, de- *
manded from the British Government the res- *
toration of the Emily St. Pierre, for adjudica' 8
tion in a Northern prize court. We have also c
information that the pilot boat John C. Calhoun,
lately known as the schr. Mary Theresa, c
has been captured near this bar by the Yan- 1
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Kee DIOCKHCHT8.
The blockading squadron off Charleston bar
yesterday consisted of ten vessels.
It is generally stated that some boats from
the Lincoln fleet were sounding ont Stono bar 1
on Friday last.?Mercur*/ 19 th inst, t
It ^tTS* ?m& |rifl^M09 to ?or advert*
ling oolDinna, tbefcMr. A. M. Kknrsdt hi*
te?*> appointed Ageif^ . in Camden, for the
?b<m named Company.
rue Crtele eftke James ?lver?Inlcr- 1
estiny from tbc Norih.
PvTRnaniTDd Mav 1 O a. n A P tl>A
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Monitor's crow came ashore at Ci^y Point, on
the James River, at three o'clock this afternoon,
rhey were surprised by our pickets and order- 1
sd to surrender. Nine of them, including four
officers, laid down their arms. The others
ushed to their small boat and pulled for - the
Monitor. Eight of the fugitives were killed,
uid the other had his arm shot off. The Montor
opened lire with her heavy guns upon our
men, and prevented the capture of the boatand
unarmed survivor. The nine prisoners captured,
reached here about half past six o'clock,
nod marched, surrounded by a great crowd,
through Sycamore-street to Gen. Huger's headpmrterB.
One of the captuaed officers was a
Paymaster and the other three Midshipmen. J
None of the Confederates were hurt
Late Northern papers report that Jeff, j
Thompson's cotton-clad fleet had sunk the Yankee
gunboats Mound City and Cincinnati.
The Benton (flagship of Commodore Foote)wns
dso badly damaged. * <
The Yaukees acknowledge the loss of 1000 <
killed, 2500 wounded, and 600 prisoners at t
Williamsburg. <
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Important from Corinth. 1
CoRiNvn, Miss., May 18.?Heavy skirmishing 1
;ook place on Purdy Road, yesterday. The j
inemy attacked the pickets thrown out in our J
centre. Manigault's and Lytbgoe's S. C. Regi- <
ncnts were engaged. None were killed. In
he latter regiment John Ilcnry Gherkin, of i
Charleston was dangerously wounded in , the <
'orchead. Our cavalry had forty killed and I
wounded. We took several prisoners. A t
reneral battle is imminent.
Captain Avery, of the Georgia "Dragoons, 1
mcceeded in penetrating the enemy's lines
,wo nights since. He discovered that the <
whole Federal army is moving from the river i
tpon our position, fortifying as they advance. 1
They are also bringing up siege guns of im- <
nenso size. There wa9 a considerable rnovenent
of the enemy on our right last night. 1
One of Morgan's men, just arrived, reports i
hat Morgan lost 20 killed and wounded and
10 prisoners in the recent at Lebanon, <
?y. Morgan's force killed 60 of the enemy (
icd captured 140, but toas compelled to retire \
? a heavy force of Tfankees being near by and >
ipproaching to the attack. Morgan's missing
ncn are coming in.
rhe Enemy's Gunboats atVicksbury.
V ick8buro, Miss., May 19.?Five of the eneny's
gunboats arrived here about noon on yeserdiy.
A boat bearing a flag of truce was
topped by our batteries a mile and a half bcow
the town. The ferry-boat was then sent
lown, and returned immediately with a sumnons
to surrender the city. The Mayor redied
that tho city was unprotected, but that
ie would never surrender it Colonel Anthony,
he Military Governor of the city, and Gen.
Smith, commanding the forts, answered that
'Mississippians never surrendered." Later in
he afternoon, two additional Yankee gunboats
irrived, when the fleet moved over to this side
>f the river, behind ihe Point. All is quiet
his morning.
k Success In Sonthwestern Virginia? 1
Eighevn Hundred Prisoners Captured.
Richmond, May 20.?The Lynchburg Virginian
of to-day says that about 5000 of the
>nemy were caught on Sunday between the
brces of Generals Heth and Marshall, near the
larrows of New River, in Giles county, Va.
The Yankee troops, seeing their predicament,
>roke and fled without making a fight. Eigheen
hundred prisoners were captured. They
urrendercd their arms, and .were then released
>n parole. f
It is believed that this news is confirmed by
>fficial despatches which were recei^d at the 1
^ar Office this afternoon. f 1
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The Lateat Northern News.
Richmond, May 20.?The Enquirer of this
norning has extracts from Northern papers of l
he 16th, bringing European dates up to the 1
Anting on tho 29th of April, says: "Jfotcshave
Mien passing between t^s two Governments
^ithin the past week uitipelation to this matter.
There is no doubt thaMhe Emperor still says
No."
The Enquirer says, editorially: ,4Our extracts
From tftfe last European intelligence received'at
bhe North, indicate on tho. part of England and
France a disposition to interveno for tho restoration
of peace on this continent. The feeling
Bxbibited is altogether in favor of acknowledge
ing the claims of the Confederate States."
Lincoln has issued his proclamation^ declaring
that the blockade of the ports of Beaufort,
Port Royal and New Orleans shall so far cease
and determine on the 1st of Juue9 that com*
mercial intercourse with these ports, except as
bo persons, tilings and in^ymation contraband
ot war, may from that time be carried on, subject
to the lawsof the United States.? Charleston
Mercury.
Important Ifews from Corinth?
Atrocious manifesto of the Yankee
Commander in New Orleans.
Corinth, Miss., May 19.?A general order
rf General Beauregard was read at the head
>f every Regiment of the army, at dress parade,
to-day. The order includes an atrocious proclamation,
dated May 15, and addredled to the
adies of Now Orleans, by Benjamin F. Butler,
.ho Massachusetts General commanding the
"orces in that city. General Beauregard adure9
our troops to avenge the insult which
Butler has offered to their mothers, wives,
laughters and sisters, in the brutal threat that,
"If any female shall, by word, gesture or
Movement, insult or show contempt for any
jfficer or soldier of the United States, she shall
>e regarded and held liable to be treated as a
voman of iho town."
General Beauregard's order, after reciting
die proclamation oi Butler, closes as follows:
"Men ot the South! Shall our mothers, wives,
laughters and sisters be thus outraged by the
uflianly soldiers of the North, to whom is given
die right to treat, at their pleasure, the ladies
)f the South as common harlots?
"Arouse, friends! Drive back from our soil
diesc infamous invaders of our homes, and diaLurbers
of our family ties !"
A heavy skirmish took place last Saturday
ivening on Purday Road, between a portion of
jreneral Smith's command and the Yankees
inder Sherman. Our loss was six killed and
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vounded. The enemy's loss is not known.
rhe eneiuy is busily entrenching on our right,
ilong the Monteray Road, two and a half miles
rom Corinth. It is said that ho is erecting
uortar batteries. General Mitcliel's column
rom Huntsvillo is reported to be this side of
Florence, Alabama, marching towards Pittsburg
Landing. It is also reported that the enemy's
savalry are within nine miles of Pocahontas,
which is on the Memphis and Charleston Rail oad.
Yankee prisoners say that the men of
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ueir army ureau our ianing oacx more tnan a
>attle, as they cannot stand the climate further
South. They hope to starve us out by a long
liege, and thus compel us to surrender. A
ikirmish took place at one o'clock this morning,
n which a number of Yankees were killed and
rounded. Another shirmish took place this
ifternoon on Bridge Creek, a mile and a half
rom our lines. Several of the enemy were
dlled; no loss on our side. Forrest's cavalry,
Kennedy's Louisiana, Benton's and Mississippi
egiments displayed great gallantn.
The New Orleans Cresoent has been suppressed
by the Yaukees because the proprietor,
]. O. Nixon, is in the Confederate service, as
Lieutenant Colonel in Scott's Cavairy Regiment.
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Latest from.. New Mexico.
Richmond, May 21.?Our army in New
Mexico have met, whipped and entirely routed
he enemy. Reinforcements sent by Oen.
Uanby were all kslled and captured. We capnroH
nvpr KOft r*ri?onp.rs. Thft battle took
jlace 23 miles east of Santa Fe, which place
s now the headquarters of the Confederate
irmy.?
MARRIED.
Married, on the rzth inst, by Rev. T. F. Davis, jr.*
It. RICHARD T. WALKKR, of Charleston, to Mrs.
3. M. HOWARD, of Camden, S. C.
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