The Camden confederate. (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, July 18, 1862, Image 1
VOLUME I C AMDEN, SO. CA? FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1862. NUMBER 38. 1
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NORTHERN ROUTE.
DAY NIGHT
STATIONS. __,
TRAINS. TRAINS.
Leave Charleston 7.00 a m 8.15 p m
Arrive at Kingsville, the
Junction of the Wilmington
A Manchester R. R.. 2.45 pm 3,16 a m
Arri ve at Columbia....... 4 00 pm 6.0C a m
Arrive at Camden 4.40.pm
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Leave Columbia 6.16 am 5.30 p m
Leave Kingsville, the Junction
of the Wilmington
k Manchester Railroad.. 6.46 a m 3.25 p. :rt
Arrive at Charleston 3.00 p m 2.30 a. m.
WESTERN HOUTE.
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STATIONS. TRAIN& TRAINS
Leavo Charleston 7.00 a m 6.30 p ra
Arrive at Augusta 2.45 pm 4.30 pm
Leave Augusta i 6.00 a m i 7.30 p m
Arrive at Cnarleston I 3.30 p m i 4.30 a m
through travel between augusta and kin6gvillk
iztzz7i day night
stations.
trains. trains.
Leave Augusta 8.00 am 7.30 p m
Arrive at Kingsville 2,46 p m 3.16 a m
Leave Kingsville ....! 6.46 atn i 8.26 pm
Arrive at Augsta I 1.16 p mj 11.16 pm
MID-DAY TRAIN BETWEEN CAMDEN AND
KINGSVILLE,
Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday,
down. j up.
? Leave Camden, 11.40a. m. | Leave Kingsville, 8.6 a.m.
Leave Boykin'^ 12.12p.ra . LeaveClarkson's 8.20 "
Leave Claremout 1.248 u 1 Leave Manchester Juno
Leave Middleton 1,10 " tion 8.38 a. m.
Leave Manchester June- Leave Middleton 8.43
tion 1.18, p. m. Leave Claremont 9.08 "
Leave Clarkson's 1.38 u Leave Boykin's 9.48 "
Arrive at Kingsville 1.50, Arrive at Camden, 10.20
Nov. 8?tf H. T. PKAKE, Qen'l Sup't.
Oats and Cow Peas
Ij>OR SALE FOR CASH, AT THE 'OLD CORNER.1
' November 1 E. W. BONNEY.
Guano
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Seed Oats.
SEED OATS FOR SALE AT THE "OLD CORner,"
by . E. W. BONNEY.
February 28
Important from Washington?Meeting
of the Members of the (J. S.
Congress.
On Sunday last, a meeting of the conservative
members of Congress was held in Washington
city. Mr. Crittenden presided, and
thirty-five members were present and signed
the resolutions, which were adopted, in substance
as follows:
1. That the Federal Constitution should b?
maintained intact.
2- That the relations of the States to the
Federal Government are undisturbed by the
war.
3. That the several States shall bo re-vested
with all their rights and privileges under the
Constitution.
4. That the doctrine ot State necessity is
arbitrary and tyranical and subversive of all
Constitutional Government.
5. That no man should have his property
confiscated, except by trial, and convictiou in
a court of law, with all the rights and privileges
of a trial by jury.
G. That the Acts of confiscation passed and
mediated by the present Republican majority
of Congress are wholly unconstitutional.
V. That the emancipation of slaves directly
or indireet.lv. bv CnnaroKs. bna nr? warrant in
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the Constitution.
8. That the Acts of Congress this session,
in this behalf arc illegal and void.
$. That to administer the Government on
any other principal is to establish a new and
dangerous system?in fact, a despotism.
Tlie Yankee Loos in the Recent Battles.
The Northern papers are engaged in estima.
ting McClellan's loss in the recent battles about
Richmond. Their estimates vary considerably,
but none places his loss at less than 25,000.
From what we have been able to gather from
Richmond, McClellan's loss is judged to be
from 40,000 to 50,000?10,000 prisoners, and
from 30,000 to 40,000 killed and wounded.
35,000 muskets and rifles have been collected
from the battle fields, 40 cannon were taken
at once, besides those spiked and thrown in
the Ohickahominy, and others buried in conspicuous
groves by the retreating Yankees.
McClellan conceals the truth on principal, and
it is uot likely the North or Europe will get it.
The New York Times says:
In all the engagements, Mechanicsville and
Gains' Mill included, can hardly fall short, or
much exceed, twcnty-fivo thousand men. Our
loss in prisoners is heavy. We have left thousands
of wounded in their hands. Included in
our loss there were many of our finest officers*
the number of line, company and staff officers
killed and disabled being unusually large.
Gen. Marcy,/Chief of McClellan's staff, estimates
the entire loss of McClellan's army at
30,000.
A Magnificent Present from our Friends
in Liverpool.?The Columbus, Ga., Times
says: A gentleman, residing somewhere in the
Confederate States, and * who has conversed
with passengers who came on the Thomas L.
Wragg (formerly the Nashville) in her recent
vieit to a Confederate port furnishes, by letter,
the following welcome intelligence to a friend
in this city:
"The Nashville has arrived with thirteen
batteries of light artillery on board, a present
from the merchants and citizens of Liverpool
to the Confederate States. There are 78 guns
in batteries, all rifled, with carriages, harness
and everything complete. Besides this she
has a valuable cargo worth over $1,000,000.
She was chased and hemmed in by eight Fed
oral gunboats?the chase lasting 17 hours
She came across a schooner loaded with coal,
bought the schooner and her cargo and came
into port with only one ton left. She was not
seen to enter when she did."
The passengers also reported to this correspondent
that the sympathies of the European
world are decidedly in our favor and mentioned
that the boys in the streets of Liverpool
were lustily hurrahing for Jeff. Davis and the
Southern Confederacy.
News from llie West.
Jackson, Miss., July 11.?The enemy was
vigorously employed shelling Vicksburg during <
yesterday, but with little effect. The Yankee <
trooDs are nillairinp the. nlantations alone the <
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river, of horses, mules and everything valuable. <
The negros are seized to work on the canal '
which the Yankees are endeavoring to cut ^
across the bend in the river opposite Vicks- i
burg. The Memphis Union Appeal (Grant's 1
organ), states that Butler has confiscated 3000 ]
slaves and put thera to work on the canal. <
The Memphis papers state that Andy Johnson i
was daily expected in that city. Gen. Chal- <
mors' brigade of Confederate cavalry attacked <
the enemy's forces at llipley on Monday last,
dispersing them in confusion.
We have Northern papers of the 7th inst.
The New York Post fears that conscription or <
drafting will have to be resorted to, if the 300,000
men, callod for by President Lincoln, are
not speedily raised. Northern despatches claim
a victory m the battle which took place near
Richmond on Tuesday, the 1st inst., and say
that McClellan has since removed his headquarters
five miles nearer to Richmond. Our
forces are represented to be retiring to their
former positions.
We have New Orleans dates of the 10th
inst. The (bogus)Delta contains the following
with sensation headings:
"Glorious News?Great Battle Fought?
Richmond Fallen?Fifty Thousand Rebel Prisoners
Taken?The Last Ditch Captured!
"The steamer Tennessee, just arrived from
below Vicksbirg, brings the following important
intelligence: On the 6th instant Gen.
Halleck sent a despatch to Com. Davis, commanding
the American licet above, announcing
that he had just received a telegram from
Grant, stating that a great battle had been
fought with immense loss of life ou both sides.
Richmond had been captured after a desperate
struggle, and 50,000 Confederate troops had
been taken prisoners, with a vast quantity of
stores, ammunition and guns. We have no
reason to doubt the authenticity of this great
news, as it comes through a semi-ollicial channel,
of most reliable character. Three cheers
for McUlcllan and tbe army of the Union!
It is a matter of congratulation with every
friend of freedom arid the South, says the Petersburg
Express, to know that the present
position of McClcllan's army is one of the hottest,
"perhaps," 011 the soil of Virginia. With
a creek on one side, a shallow mill pond on
another, and the shoal water of the James
River on another, not the vestige of a shade tree
immediately near, and the aun's rays pouring
down with an intensity that sent the thermometer
up yesterday to the close of the nineties
in Petersburg, the Yankees at Bcrkly Point
must have suffered to an almost indescribable
extent. Persons residing in Petersburg, entirely
familiar with the locality, say that out of
Tophet, there is no place to compare with it.?
There is but little sympathy hereabouts for the
invaders, and if the sun could roast the rascals
to a crisp, no tears would be shed in the South
at their fate.
Opperations in the West.?Our Western
exchanges come to us full of mysterious hint8
of secret military operations of glorious promise.
The Jackson Mixsissippian, of the 5th
instant, says:
"We are in confidential possession of a bit
of news, that is (as far as it goes) as good as
the thrashing out of McCIellan, it will not
be long, wo hope, before we will be at liberty
to chronical another glorious and crushing victory
over, the invaders."
An Advknturp.?A daring Guerilla Chief
is out on an excursion, from which we expect
to hear in a few days. Wo cannot say whether
he will tufn up at Nashville, New Orleans,
Memphis or . But if his adventure should
turn out as successful in execution as it is bold
in conception, his onterprize will wake up Yankeedom,
and several thousand Yankees will
skeedaddle.?Atlanta Intelligencer..
Congratulatory tMrmi of Gen. Lee.
Richmond, July 12.?Gen. Lee bas issued a
congratulatory order to tbe army, dated bea<T
i ? lL _ C-1J T?1? IT *1.
quarters iu iu? uviu, juiy u. xxe says vue
Sen. commanding, profoundly grateful to the
jriver of all Victory for the signal success with
which He has blessed our arms, tenders his
warmest thanks and congratulations to the army
by whose valor such splendid results have
been achieved. Oh Thursday, the 26th, the
powerful, thoroughly equipped array of the enemy
was entrenched in works vast in extent
and most formidable character?within sight
of our capital. To-day the remains of that
confident and threatening host are upon the
banks of the James River, thirty miles firom
Richmond, seeking to recover, under the protection
of his boats, from the effects of a series
of disasterous defeats*
After briefly referring to the defeat and position
of the enemy, Gen. Lee says the immediate
fruits of our success are the relief of Richmond
from a state of siege?the route of the
great army that so long menaced its safety?
many thousand prisoners, including officers of
high rank?the capture or destruction of stores*
to the value of millions, and the acquisition o^
thousands of arms and fifty-one pieces of superior
artillery. The service rendered to the
country in this shert but eventful period can
scarcely be estimated, and the General Commanding
cannot adequately express his admiration
of the courage, endurance and soldierly
conduct of officers and men engaged in these
brilliant results, which have cost usmany brave
men; but, while we mourn the loss oi our gal- ,
hint dead, let us not forget that they died nobly
in defence of their country's freedom, and
have linked their memory with an event that
will live forever in the hearts of a grateful
people.
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From Vicksburg.
Jackson, Miss., July 10.?Van Dorn has issued
a General Order (No. 9), placing 15 miles
of Mississippi, contiguous to Vicksburg, and all
East Louisiana, under Martial Law. Disloyalty,
he declares, will not be countenanced; the
credit of the Government must be sustained;
the seeds of discontent are not to be sown
among the troops; speculators will not be tolerated,
but will be arrested and fined; and the
newspapers are not to publish the movement?of
troops under pain of suspension, fine and im
pruouuiuuk
Passengers from Memphis confirm the news*
of Hindman having captured Curtis. They
say that the statement was fully credited by thev
Yankees in Memphis.
To Makjc Hard Tallow Candlss.?
To one pound of tallow take five or six leaves
of the prickly pear, (cactus opuntia,) split them,and
boil in the tallow without water,-for half*
an hour or more: strain and mould the candles.
The wicks should have been previously dipped*
in spirits of turpentine and then dried
If the tallow at first is boiled in water, add.,
the water changed four or five times, it will b?
onrl rnnrlnrnrl frAA frnm immiMfiAo
U1UMVUVU (?UU IVUUVIVU 4IVV 1IVU4 1UI|/U1 1 vivo*?
Then prepare, by frying with prickly pears, to
harden it.
In this way we have made tallow' candles
nearly equal to the best adamantine, and, at'the
same time,.have the consolation of knowing
that we are independent of the extortioners,.
who are next of kin to the villianous abolitionist
makers of stearine candles in the North..
Pomariay S. C. Wm. Summer.
Salt.?We are pleased to say that this most i j
indispensable article is being manufactured in
considerable quantities around our city, . some
twelve boiling establishments being in opera-- I
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tion id and near tins place, me yield is or.
soon will be abont (30,000) bushels per annom,.
which can be increased to almost any amount;
The great source of expense is the fuel,. but
experience will no doubt soon suggest many
improvements in the mode of boiling.?Mercury.
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