The Camden confederate. (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, June 06, 1862, Image 1
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VOLUME I. CAMDEN, SO. CA., FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1862. NUMBER 32.
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Nov. 8?tf H. T. PEAKE, Gen'i Sup't.
Oats and Cow Peas
FOR SALE FOR CASH, AT THE OLD CORNER.'
November 1 E. W. BONNEY.
Guanonnwo
tons Peruvian guano, also a
X small lot of Patagonian Guano, for sale by
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Seed Oats.
SEED OATS FOR 8ALE AT THE "OLD COR*
ner," by E. W. BONNET.
February 28
Jackson Crosses the Potomac.
The Richmond Examiner says:?Intelligence
received in official quarters yesterday leaves no
doubt but that the line of the Potomac has at
last been crowed, and that; a portion of General
Jackson's command is now at Williamsport,
in Maryland. Thojarmy having once been
mobilized is in a. condition to make rapid
marches. It is reported that in Raltimnr*?
there were recently hut three thousand Federal
troops, and - :;?rce!y as many in Washington
and vicinity.
The Potomac I liver opposite Williamsport,
at thisscaaon, is about a quarter of a mile wide,
and possibly fordablc; if not, rafts and scows
are at band up and down the river. Hagerstown
is distant from Y\ illiamsport about hfteen
miles, and.Frcderick about forty-fi^e miles, both
reached by excellent turnpikes. It was the
street report yesterday that General Jackson's
vanguard of cavalry had entered Frederick,
Maryland; but the report yet needs confirmation.
Frederick is, or has been, the subsistence
and hospital depot of the Federal army of the
Valley second in importance to Winchester.
Frederick from Baltimore is distant about six- ,
ty-five miles by railroad, with two junctions on j
the Baltimore and Ohio?one at the Frederick ;
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Junction, and one at the Washington Junction,
at the Relay House, nine miies from Baltimore,
where the Washington branch shoots off in a
southwesterly direction.
The Relay House is one of the strategic
points seized by the Federal Government after
the occupation of Harper's Ferry by |he Confederates,
and before the seizure of Baltimore
by Federal authority. A battery of two guns
was placed on the road above the junction,
commanding the bend in the track from the
Avalon Iron Works, and two camps established I
on the bills, but these have been removed some
time since. If the Yankees have not destroyed i
the track of the railroad in their retreat, there
is nothing to prevent Gen. Jackson, with the
aid of Ashby's cavalry, from taking possestion
of tbo railroad from cither Harper's terry or
its Frederick branch to the Belay House, dis- j
tant 6ixty-five miles from the ferry and twentyeight
miles from Washington by railroad,
thus allowing them to operate in either direction.
Jackson's army is said to consist of some '
thirty-two thousand picked troops, well armed,
and admirably disciplined. His command includes
most of the Maryland regiments in the j
Confederate service; also the Louisiana ''Tigers,"
and other regiments which have already, made
their mark in this war. Thousands of Marylanders
are all said to be ready to rise and join
Jackson's column. Manv of thpRfi omllant. m*n
have arms hidden, and those who have none
are ready to fight with scythes, sticks or brickbats.
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Another Fioiit with Gcn-boats.?Is is reported
thatCapt. Stevens, with his company of
sixty men, engaged one of the enemy's gunboats
on the St. John's river, did considerable
damage, as the boat was aground at a short
distance, and the decK was full of Yankees,
when our side fired a volley of sixty shots the
first fire. The enemy, it is supposed, burried
their dead at the place of Mr. Cole.
Since the above waa in type, we learn from
one of the men engaged that the fight lasted
one hour and ten minutes. Two of our men
were wounded, and our side claim to have
killed sixty of the enemy.? Guinsville (Fla.)
Cotton States.
An Original Portrait or Washington.?
Caleb Lyon, of Lyonsdale, N. Y., in the prose- ?
cution of his researches, has discovered an orig-1
inal portrait of General Washington, by Poole,
an English artist, which was painted jnat after
the battle of Princeton. It represents Washington
with the Lieut-General's three stars
upon his shoulder, the battle of Princeton forming
the background of the picture. The features
and bearing are very like those of Hoodoo's
bast of Washington.
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From C??rlntli.
By an arrival in this city, we have intelligence
from Corinth and vicinity, which, if true,
is highly important, and may ere this have hastened
matters to an issne in that direction.
When onr informant left it was reported that
Gen. Beauregard had succeeded in cutting off
Halleck's supplies by railroad, and his only
means of communication was by the Tennessee
River, which was falling very rapidly, and
would soon be nunavigable. It was snpposcd
Halleck would be compelled to fall back, in
which event Gen. Beauregard would attack
him.
The railroads accessable to Halleck are the
Mobile and Ohio, to Columbus aud Hickman,
Kentucky, and the road from Louisville, Bowling
green and Memphis, connecting at Humbolt
with the Mobile and Ohio, which is the road
probably severed. Hallcck's army is on the
Tennessee and Pittsburg. Wo await further
news from there with interest.?Richmond Examiner.
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Faithful Servants.?Two men servants,
Aftles and John, (the property of Mr. J. F. Butt,
of Norfolk, Virginia,) who remained in the city
when it was taken possession of bv Lincoln's
troops unexpecdly, kept possession of their masters
carriage and horses, made their escape to
Suffolk ami have arrived in Charlotte, prefering
to serve their legal master than to enjoy
the name of free-men under Yankee domination.
Mr. Butt is now a resident of Charlotte, and
we congratulate him, for the conduct of his
servants is conclusive evidence that he is a
good master as well as that his servants are
faithful and wise men..
a VATU VD o * Ql? \f r \f
wiviuan wnoiM lull iUi X UllkCI| lU IUO VUII"
federate service, residing in the Eastern part of
North Carolina, invaded by the Yankees, lost
all of his slaves, as he supposed, but the entire
gang made their escape and conveyed word to
their master to meet them at a certain point,
where they rejoined him and came on to Charlotte.
These servants?men, women and children?are
hired in this community.? Charlotte
Bulletin.
The spread of destitution among the Cotton
spinners and other "mill hands" of England
in consequence of the closing of some manufactories,
and the "short time" economy of the
capitalists, was becoming wider in its range,
and more aggravated in its character every
day. It was quite evident that the Government
and aristocracy were sorely puzzled to
know what to do with the "fearful mass" of
pauperism? as the tho London Times terms it
?which stands behind the unemployed heads
of families. The savings, credit, and, in many
C A. 1 1. -1-1 ? a - -
iiisimiuus, uuusiioiu properly 01 most ot them
had disappeared, and they had no alternative
but the work house or pauper emigration,
provided Cotton could not be had from the
United States more abundantly.?H. Y. Herald,
1th inst.
The Steamer Nellie.?The shell from the
enemy's gunboats struck this steamer several
times on Tuesday afternoon last, and about
dark several of their launches made an attempt
to reach the lar d, no douht with the expectation
of firing the Nellie, but they were driven
off by a battery on Sudiean's Island, a shot
from which struck one of their boats whicj?
had a howitzor in the bow, and from the confusion
on the launch at the moment, it is
thought that "somebody was hurt." The boats
then retiied. They alio attempted to shell the
Sullivan's Island battery, but only succeeded in
knocking over a sentinel box.?Mercury of la si
Saturday.
AuouBfA, May 20.?The Memphis Appeal,
of the 2Sd inst, says that it was reported at
Corinth that large reinforcements, under Gen.
Seigle had arrived on the Tennessee River.
The enemy's gun and mortar boats opened
a furious, hot harmless, bombardment upon ,
Fort Pillow Thursday afternoon.
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Destruction or President Davis* Residence.
Augusta, May 29.?The Vicksburg Citizen
says that the enemy have battered down and
completely destroyed President Davis' residence,
also, that of Joe Davis. The De Soto
Depot, opposite "Vicksburg, was burnt Thursday
nigbt?supposed to have been fired by the
Yankees. The Federals are committing serious
depredations below Vicksburg.
Valient Exploit op the Yankee Gun_
wr i .1
boats.? w e learn mat on Tuesday last two
Yankee gunboats passed up above Harris' Neck,
and shelled the dwelling house of Mrs. Miller.
Our pickets, who were near the place, in thoir
eagerness to get a chance at the enemy, discovered
themselves too soon, when the gunboats,
at a safe distance, opened fire on the
dwelling of Mrs. Miller. They fired some nino
or ten shells, four of which struck the bouse.
One shell exploaded in one of the rooms, doing
much damage to tho building and furniture,
but injuring no one. After this gallant exploit
the boat again passed down the river.?Savannah
Newt.
Glorious News.?Another illustration of
the inefficiency of the blockade has to be recorded.
One hundred barrels of powder just
imported, reached here on the Macon train
yesterday morning, and two car loads of small
arms were left at Macon, because of the inability
of the engine to pull them. They will
come on in due time, and will be sent where
they can do good service. An additional proff
that a Confederate port has-been recently entered
by some sea-goer, is found in th6 fact
that yestetday morning's mail contained a num- t
ber of letters from our cousins across the water.
"D I /t. t ? //v v m. - - - -
j_>mvu:?\soiumous, l imes, 'lltti ultimo.
Collector for the Port of Charleston.?
The Warhington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette, in his letter of the 13th* says:
"Mr. Merriman, the Georgetown, South Carolina,
Collector, is now here. He is in favor of
the moat stringcnt-confiscation and emancipation
law. Ge will probably be Collector at
Charleston. He was imprisoned a year and
twenty days."
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The Growing Crop.?The prospect of the
growing crop, as seen from the South Carolina
Rail Road, between Charleston and Columbia,
is encouraging. We recollect, too, to hare
seen but a single field of cotton, of any extent,
along the line. The planters of Sumtar have
generally pursued this policy, and we learn the
prospect for and abundant yield of grain is
good.?Sumter Watchman.
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The Post?8 Washington despatches gives the
following startling intelligence: "The city is
full of excitement consequent npon reported
battles; also the report that the Governor of
one of the New England States flatly refused
to call for more troops until the government
agrees to arm and employ the slaves where it
is dangerous for white men to perform military
duty."
A correspondent of the M emphis Argus,
writing from Corinth, u nder date of May 28d,
says: "You need not be disappointed in the
two armies never fighting at Corinth?such is
the impression here."
A report of the Federal lose at the battle of
Farmington, shows a lose of 133 killed and
wounded.
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