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<l1)C (Cnmbcn Confchcvotc.1 VOLUME I CAM DEN, SO. CA? FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1862. NUMBER 39. :{ <* ? /- - ? <ioe MLatttHcn (Con ff&f rate IS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY J. T. SCEIHSSMAX, AT TWO DOLLARS A YEAS, PAYABLE INVARIABLY HALF-YEARLY IN ADVANCE. ?> Terms for Advertising: For one Square?fourteen lines or less?ONE DOLLAR for the tiret, and FIFTY CUNTS for each subsequent insertion. Obituary Notices, exceeding one Square, charged lor at advertising rates. Transient Advertisements and Job WorK MUST BE PAID FOR IN ADVANCE. No deduction made, excentto nnr r^miW , r -~0 ........ patrons. ADVERTISING TERMS PER ANNUM. One Square, 3 months, - - - $5 " 44 6 44 * 8 " 44 12 " 12 Two Squares, 3 months, ..... 8 44 "6 " 13 44 "12 " 18 Three Squares 3 mos., 12 " 44 G u 18 it u 12 44 ..... 25 Four Squares 8 mos., ' 1G 41 44 G 44 ' ... 24 44 44 12 44 - - - 30 Eight dollars per annum tor every additional square. Business, and Professional Cards Eight Dollars n-ycar. All advertisements for leas than three months Cash. If the number of insertions is not specified in writing advertisements, will be continued till ordered out, /?#?/? ? f % ? ? yci* u.uof/7 unujiy^ Announcing Candidates, <fcr?e months, Five Dollars over that time, (he usual rates will bo charged. No advertisement, however small, will be considered loss than a square; and transient rates charged on all tor a less time than three months. TO TRAV,ELLEllS.~ :o: OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RAIL ROAD. *iuaiu&an nuuifi. DAY NIGHT TRAINS. TRAIN'S. Leave Charleston I 7.00 a in 8.15 p in Arrive at Kingsville, the . Junction ofthe Wilmington <k Manchester It. R.. 2,45 pm 3,15 a m Arrive at Columbia 4 00 pm 6.0C a m Arrive at Camden 4.40 p m j O Leave Camden 5.20 am Leave Columbia 6.15 a m 5.30 p m Lfr.ive Kmjfsville, the Juno .r i.~ nr:i ?: a ? IIUII Ul WliU >1 IllUlll^tUU A Manchester Railroad..J <145 a m 3.25 p. :n Arrive at Charleston I 3.00 p m 2.30 n. m. AVE8TERNT ROUTE. _ I DAY I NIOIIT STATIONS. TRAINS. TRAINS l.ravo Charleston j 1.00 am j >.30 p in Arrive at Augusta J 2.46 p m |4 30 p m I.fa vo Augusta i S.00 am | 1.30 p m Arrive at Charleston I 3.30 pm i 4.30 m in IIIROUGH TRAVEL BETWEEN AUGUSTA AND KINSGVILLF STATIONS. ^ NIGHT" _ TRAINS. TRAINS. brave Augusta j 8.00 am 1.30 pm Arrive at Kingsville | 2,45 p ni 3.15 a in J jt'u v o Kingsville I 6.45 am i 3.25 p m Arrive at Augsta I 1.15 p mj 11.15 pm MID-PAY TRAIN BETWEEN CAMDEN AND KINGSVILLE, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, down. j up. Leave Camden,'11.40a. m. | Leave Kingsville, 8.5 a.m. Leave Boykin's, 12.12p.ra LeaveClarkson's 8.20 41 Leave Claromout 1.248 u Leave Manchester Juno* Lea^ Middleton 1.10 " tion 8.38 a. is. 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 1.60, Arrive at Camden, 10.20 Nov. 8?tf H. T. PEAKE, Gen'l Sup't. Oats and Cow'Peas For sale for cash, at the 'old corner.' November 1 K. W. BONNEY. GuanorpWO TONS PERUVIAN GUANO. ALSO A X small lot of Patagonian Guano, for sale by February 28 E. W. BONNEY. Seed Oats. SEED OATS FOR SALE AT THE "OLD CORnor," by F. W. BONNBY. February 28 # Letter from Gen. Butler 111 Explanation or his Order Beguiling llie Ladies of Hew Orlea its. The Boston papers publish the following letter, written home by Butler, explauing his reasons for issusing his infamous order reerardinsr ? Q O tbc ladies of New Orleans. The scoundrel assumes that he is a gentleman?his soldiers are all, every man of them. Gentlemen always pass by "common women" unheeded, except to call a watchman, if annoyed. No other way of treating them was ever heard of among troops. Therefore his orders meant no more than to confer upon his soldiers the privilege of giving the females of New Orleans in charge to a watchman at discretion. Pure Butler, innocent Butler, ignorant Butler! Transparent hypocrite and unblushing liar, as well as beast, that he has lived to edite this precious epistle, is certainly a marvel: Headquarters Department oe the Gulf, ) New Orlcaus, July 2, 1862. My Dear Sir: I am as jealous of the good opinion of my friends as I am careless of the slanders of my enemies, and your expressions in regard to Order No. 28 leads me to say a word to you on the subject. That it ever could have been so misconceived as itthas been by some portions of the North crn'prcss is wonderful, and would lead one to exclaim with the Jew, "O! Father Abraham, what these christians are, whose own hard deal < l.i . - ings teacn uiem to suspect the very thoughts of others. What was the state of things to which the woman order applied? We were two thousand five hundred men in a city sever? miles long by two to four wide, of a hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants, all hostile, bitter, defiant, explosive, standing literally on a magazine; a spark needed only for destruction. The devil had entered the hearts o* the women of this town (you know seven of them chose Mary Magdalen that residence) to stir up strife in every way possible. Every opprobrious epithet, every insulting gesturcr i- i ii i ? i i i ??s uiauu ny uicsu oejewcieu, Dccrinoiined and laccd creatures, calling themselves ladies, towards my soldiers and officers, from the windows of houses and in the streets. IIow lone: do you suppose our flesh and blood could have stood this without retort? That would lead to disturbances and riot, from which we must clear the streets with artillery?and then a howl that we had murdered these fine women. 1 had arrested the men who had hurrahed for Beauregard. Could I arrest the women? No. What was to be done? No order could be made save one that would execute itself. With anxious, careful thought, I hit upon this:"Women who insult my soldiers are to be regarded and treated as common women plying i their vocation." Pray, how do you treat a common woman I plying her vocation in the streets? You pass i her by unheeded. She cannot insult you! As '< a gentleman, you can and will tako no notice ] of her. If she speaks, her words arc notoppro- ' brious. It is only when she becomes a contin- < uous and positivo nuisance that 3^11 call a watchman and give her in charge to him. 1 But some of the Northern papers seem to think that whenever one meets such a woman, one must stop her, talk with her, insult her, or hold dalliance with her; and so, from their own coir 1 duct, they construed my order. The editor of the Boston Courier may so deal with common women, and out of the abundance of the heart his month may speak; but so \ do not I. Why? These sheadders of New Orleans themselves wcie at once shamed into pro- * priety of conduct by the order, and from that day ( no woman had either insulted or annoyed any ( lire soldier or officer, and of a certainty no sol- * dier has insulted any woman. When I passed * through Baltimore, on the 23d of February last, members of my staff were insulted by the f gestures of the ladies(?) there. Not so in New * Orleans. One of the worst possible of all these women c showed disrespect to the remains of the gallant young PcKay, and you will sec her punishment; a copy of the order, which I enclose, is at once a vindication and a construction of my order* I can only say that I would issue it again under like circumstances,, Again thanking you for your kind interest, 1 am, truly, your friend, Benjamin F. Butler, Major General Commanding. Numerical Slrciistli of McCIcllaii's Army. The army correspondent of the Cincinnati Cojnmcrcial enters upon the following statement of the numerical strength of McClcllan's c? army. His figures arc far below those given in Congress, during the debate, as the real strenth of his army: It would not be prudent to attempt to state definitely how much it has been reduced numerically. But there can bo no impropriety in stating that Gen. MeClellan was never able to carry over eighty thousand effective men into battle. When he landed at Fortress Monroe his muster roll exhibited one hundred and fifteen thousand men of all arms. A considerable proportion of them, say eight thousand* were cavalry, of which two thousand were serviceable. The remainder would have served their country better behind their plows at home. Others were necessarily detailed to keep open our communication and protect our Hanks? leaving about one hundred thousand to be disposed of. A very large percentage of sick were then to be subtracted. It is not very ex travagant to say that wounds and deaths at Yorktown cost us one thousand men; Williamsburg, eight thousand; West Point, two hundred and fifty; llanover Court House* five hundred; Fair Oaks, so say official bulle* tins, five thousand seven hundred. I wish I could believe that were all. Skirmishes and affairs before Richmond, one thousand at least; Mechanicsville, three hundred; Gaines* Mill, seven thousand five hundred; Savage's Station, one thousand; White Oak Swamp and Turkey Creek?oh, how many! Where arc the stragglers? To be sure the enemy have lost full as many, but they could afford it. Without attempting to estimate the average number of sick, I will give one exceptional fact, which may cause you to shudder.? When General Casey's division landed at Fortress Monroe it numbered thirteen thousand men.?When his division was routed at Seven 1'ines it r.tombeied less than six thousand. 1 All were dead and in the hospital. But no other division suffered as muchAfter Seven fines it was no -division at all. Many of these losses were compensated by reinforcements?seven regiments?say six thou....... J* I.V.I *f > r\ i aauu men iiuiii ruriresss inoiiroe, nnu urenerai McOall's division often thousand effective men ! I from the Rappahannock. But even with all ihcsc reductions the army could sustain itself 1 against attack if it had requisite rest and supplies. I state these facts because the crisis | seems to have passed. Reinforcements and supplies have been forwarded. 1 < Tlie Bombardment of Vicksburg? ' Success of the Great Ram, Arkan- k sas. Jackson, Miss., July 17.?The cnefuy con- 1 Linucs to shell Yicksburg, apparently with the , /icw of ascertaining the position of our troops. ( rhc lower fleet has moved up about a mile. ^ rhe Ram Arkansas has proved a troublesome mstomer for the enemy's gunboats, and the { Yankees declare that they will capture her if , ,hey lose half their fleet in doing so. On Tues- j lay night nine gungoats are said to have sue- , needed in passing down, but not until tboy \ lad been very badly damaged. It is supposed ^ hat the enemy will make a desperate effort to ^ :apture the Arkansas. The loss on board the \ junboats during their recent encounter with < he Ram is believed to be at least 500. Captain John Kerr has been assigned to omniand the troops stationed in Jackson. ' ~ = Address off Gen. Pope to the Yankee j Troops In Virginia. Gen. Pope has taken command of tho Yan kce "Army in Virginia," thus outranking McClcllan, who will, however, retain the command on the Peninsula. Pope has issued the following boastful address to his army: Washington, July 14. To the Officers and Soldiers of the Army of Virginia: 11 !.l i . 11 m?? " xjy special assignment 01 uie j rcpiucnt 01 the United States, I have assumed command * of this army. I have spent two weeks in learning your whereabouts, your condition and your wants; in preparing you for active operations, and in placing you in positions from which you can act promptly and to the purpose. I have come to you from the West, where we have always seen the backs of our enemies ?from an army whose business it has been to seek the adversary, and beat him when found ? ? ?whose policy*has been attack and not defence. In but one instance has the enemy been able to place our Western armies in a defensive attitude. I presume that I have been called here to pursue the same system, and to lead yon against the enemy. It is my purpose to do so, and that speedily. I am sure you long for an opportunity to win the distinction yon arc capablo . of achieving. That opportunity I shall endeav- JS or to give you. Meantime I desire you to dismiss from your minds certain phrases which I am sorry to find much in vogue amongst you. I constant ly hear of taking strong positions and holding, them?of lines of retreat and bases of supplies* Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which he can most easily advance against the enemy. Let us study the probable lines of rotreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of themselves. Let us look before and not behind. Success and glonr arc in the advance. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear. Let us act on this understanding, and it is safe to predict that your banners shall be inscribed with many a glorious deed, and that your names will be dear to your countrymen forever. John Pope, Major General Commanding. Africans in Washington.?A correspondent of a Cincinnati paper, in describing the Government African Hotel at Washington, says: ^ t The poor devils?ignorant and indolent?} almost without power of thought, and no taste for labor?of both sexes and of every age? arc crowded indescriminatcly together, no pains being taken to keep the males and females apart. There is no restraint put over them. They come thrice a day, as the animals do, for tlioir fnivt?(i nvi>riunnnt roiiAnD Knd ?????* " "! x^.vi v? IIIUVIIOJ M(IV? llivat miu liard bread?and having disposed of it, retire Lo sleep away the rest of the day in indolence. Talk to them, and some fanatical abolitionist intrudes and engages in the conversation, till :>ne disgusted both with contraband and abolitionist, retires from the revolting scene. General Exchange of Ppisoners.?The Yankee Government has at length agreed ipon a general exchange of prisoners, and i\caaures will be immediately taken to carry vu>wiv?ii?ug\.iu&llh XX II tlSUJIIgblMJ UCB]JBtCU to a New York paper says: The Government has agreed upon a general ixchangc of prisoners of war, and arrangements vill immediately be made to export the large lopulation of our seaboard forts to their homes, %nd receive in return the thousands of our ?j >rave and loyal brothers who have been languishing in Southern dungeons. This news vill create a feeling of intense joy throughout ? ;he country. (j i i For Sale. A NEAT TWO-HORSE CARRIAGE, ON REA* C\_ gonahle terms. Apply at this Office. June 13 J I