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0Mn^y6uh WnvntsrooTr- - to report' gftir d|t${ *ith |A$ Oofotnano, to Gen. Bea?.^ jtAft, ?: Charleston. Three other regihieuts hare also been ordered to report?the 2d, 3d, ?nanth. . Governor Pickens* Proclamation. \ flis Excellency, Governor Pickens, lias issued a proclamation?which may be found in another column?putting a stop to the further distillation of grain. We think this is emi neatly just and proper. Corn will be'much needed during the coming seasons, aud tho supply is not so great as to leave no room to fear that theVe may bo exliorbitant prices do tndhded in consideration of the immense quanlife rliafilln/l inta onlrUnnno li/niAro A ? in viv^ uiovuivm iuvv o|/i? il?uvuo xxii 111" creased quantity will be required to fatten bogs, and nearly every family will have to use corn, from the fact that the high price of flour has almost amounted to a prohibition. Let every good citizen, then, sustain the efforts of the 1 Governor in this* matter, as affecting the interests of every one in the State. "We would say something relativo to the unprincipled abuses and advantages taken of several of the recent licenses granted by our Executive Couneil for the distillation of grain, in this is*..e, but wo have neither time nor space. A gentleman recently returned from a four through tho State, assures us that there j are both preachers and deacons engaged in the fraud, and insists that no garb should cloak the iniquitous offenders. # jf The * Wateree Mounted Riflemen? ' Capt. E. M. Boykln. This gallant and effcient corps of Mounted Rangers have been in camp at the race course daring the past two weeks, perfecting themselves in the rudiments of warfare; that they may be able to act well tbeir part midst the din of battle. Wo had the pleasure a few evenings since, of being present during an afternoon |lrill of this Company, and feltourself agreeably disappointed at the rapid and perfect execution of orders. Tho occasion was graced by the presence of many of the fair daughters of our town and District, who arc always animating our cause by their kind ministrations, and wishing it God speed. Capt Boykis is especially favored in having associated with him a corps of officers and men. whose intelligence and ouick nnreent.inns. ... 1 O - 1 I . " i ? alone, if from no other consideration, is well calculated to render them an efficient soldiery. Capt. B. himself having had the experience of some twelve months in active service in Virginia is thoghtfnl, prudent, deliberate, judiciously cautious, brave and determined; and being in possession of such qualifications, to an eminent degree, cannot but reflect renown and glory on himself and his gallant officers and men. The Company will leave for the coast during the early part of next week. We would be pleased to furnish to our friends a complete roll of the company. Clothing for the Soldiers. The inquiry is frequently made by those who have friends in Virginia, bow they may * safely send on bundles to them. The distances from railroad, where the army now is, makes the difficulty much greater now than during last year. We would suggest that all who have clothing to send, make one common place of deposit-?have each package distinctly marked, with name for whom, the company, regiment, brigade, and division to which they belong. Transportation can be had, in such cases---wo are assured by the best of authority?free of charge. Most any of our merchants, we doubt not, would receive packages of this character. As far as possible, let the boxes be filled for those in the same regiment, and sufficient notice be given to the friends of the soldiers, who have made underclothing^ socks, Ac., to send them in. From information received, our men are tolerably well supplied with uniforms and shoes; but underclothing, < I ? 1 # . Ml . . Dianaeis ana comiorra win coninouie greatly to the relief of our brave countrymen, who have to endure fho hardship! of another wintor.' Let all give their mite to this praiseworthy object. I ssfk-- 4 V ' & * ' . 'V' V' ..S . jt. ..., ? fronVfolldwing thffoOs any further. |j Let us bo assured thati ut0 Jealous powers of D Europe tiav^ Tloidqaof lnterfeting in i^rnqricap ^ trqnblea ac^loeg as tb'<^ auy qvideutei of ^ strength <ffr' either sfcter Wor believe thlt, ^ neither their'waity of edttotj ftor their profesed ^ humanitatjm l^vk of peace will induce thepi j to put a stop tdrtbis War, until they see their Q natural rftdps crippfoU hhd their fresohrccs ex- ^ hausted. 1 ' Now certainly there are no signs of weakness ^ or failure at the South?whilo at the North the war pnirty is more rampant than over, ind j their nattbnal credit still well bolstered hp. ^ That it will eventually tumble, wo doubt i\ot, ^ and that with its downfall wo may look f^r v ^ termination of the war; but that day is not yof. ^ Our independence is not yet won. We have ^ yet to put forth our greatest and final- effort. , Let us not, then, bo misled by tho hope of ^ foreign recognition and intervention, but rely n on the God of Battles and onr own strong arms ^ to give us victory and independence. Now, more than over, before, does it behoove us to A. ti stretch every nerve and put forth our strength. Let us not be lulled into security through foreign speculation?determination, vigilance and untirimg zeal is necessary on the part of the ^ government, the army aud the peoplo at homo j to consninatc what has cost so much blood and Si treasure. We have a wily, cunning and un- ^ scrupulous foe to deal with, and one who is determined, if possible, to inflict upon, us the most condign punishment. In the words of the Petersburg Express: The South has got to fight out the war. We have j got to conquer a peace by hard licks laid on our enemy, Abolitionists and Conservatives ^ aliko, for they are both equally intent upon . forcing us back by the bayonet, if they cam into the accursed Union which wo have abandoned ?? r?The Very latest from Europe. v Momlk, November 4.-?A special despatch a to the Tribune, dated Grenada, 3d, says that d the Memphis Bulletin, of the 1st, has bee* 't received. The Liverpool Journal, of tho 21sty r says that Mr. Gladstone's speech ha? convinced S nearly everybody that Lord Palmerston, v/lio ^ is at tho head of the Government, is about t<i ri recognize the Confederacy. It is said that * Y memorial, signed by twenty-one members oi o the Chamber of Commerce, is to be presented tl to that bedy, urging tbem to send a deputation fci to the Ministers, requesting Her Majesty1* v advisers to recommend tho recognition of thq k Confederate States at once, that it is the opinion J of the memorialists that there is no cause foil ^ further delay. The Chancellor of the Ex-* c chequer had emphatically announced in public o that Jetf. Davis had not only created a large a army and small navy, but a new nati' n. Mij. ii Gladstone avoids active intervention. Mr, Pack)- C mgton asserts that the time has arrived wheh p Iler Majesty's Government, in conjunction wi'.h i other Governments, ought to offer mediation J in American affairs, on the basis of a separation a between the contending sections, with the un. 1 dcrstanding that the non-success of such effort I will be followed by an immediate recognition b of the Confederate States. Eqaully strong views 1 have been expressed by several prominent e men. s The Liverpool Post, of the 20tb, says that b two of the highest class houses have received b telegraphs from headquarters in London, tha* ? the British and French Governments lost no t time in announcing they were resolved on the < policy of perfect neutrality. Army movements * unimportant. s Terrible Railroad Accident. ' ? C ri -1 n 11 r x/iia i i nnv/UU A| vi/wuci w.?v>oi. ii<. jtvauay i 1 surprised a Federal camp of 600, at Chcrokce? 1 on the 2d, and killed three. Our loss was one 8 killed and two missing. The enemy lied to ^ Corinth. An accident occurred on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad last night, ^ killing 17 soldiors and wounding abont 50# . Cause, breaking of an axle of one of the cars. Large Fire In Auguata. ' Augusta, November 6.?-A large Arc took * place here last night, destroying Stoavall'swarehouse and stables, six thousand bales of cotton, ' some produce, <fec. The loss is estimated at < over half a million of dollars. < omo, to see a copyof the^ paper, and I hav<o mood the abrence of my exchanges-very r#atjy, sinae tecteefnr the WfaP. ?*>#eiglly o'w, thatwc arc afrtost jsplatecl, ar<f smi^off ora direct communication with our. friend? at ome, except at long and provoking intervals.! bad the pleasure twolor three weeks ago of leeiingmy old friend, Capt. A. M. Ivennkdy, 'ho came en to see his son, the young and allant Col. J. D. Ksnnsdt, of the 2d S. CRegiment, who was wounded in Maryland, and hq, I am happy to say, is now at his post of uty. Our Brigade?Drayton's-?is now in en. McClaw's Division, and I have the oppormity frequently, of seeing many of rhy old lends from Camden, Kershaw, Ac. General [srbhaw is locking remarkably well, and stands | igii as a courteous gentleman, and as an able nd gallant officer. I have always thought tiat the General was peculiarly fitted for the military, and experience has shown this to bo rue, Sinco we left Richmond we have had a rongh ime of it?forced marches, often by night as rell as day?with very short, and sometimes* o rations, we have plodded our weary way, topping only to skirmish with the retreating >c, or halting just long enough to snatch a litle rest or appoase the demands of hunger for a sason. At Rappahannock we had a severe kirmish with the vandals, who tied before our rmy, as also at Thoroughfare Gap, and at other oints of interest on our march. Passing through tho gorge of the mountain t Thoroughfare we had a brisk fight for a liort time, the enemy having preceded us long nough to plant their butteries in a most comlanding position, raking tho pass and scatterag shot and shell hot and heavily over and round our troops. They . were drivon, as sual, before us, with considerable loss. At Manassas our Brigade, under Longstrekt^ fas posted on the extreme right of our army, nd an most, if not all tho heavy fighting was one on the left and centre, wo had but little o do except to picket and hold our selves in easiness to move at the point most needed, laturday afternoon at the close of the fight re were doublo-quickcd and led into position* endy to charge a villainous battery of the 'anks, which had been doing great harm to ur cause. Soon after getting into line of bat" le, Lieutenant C. A. Fisher was struck with a mall fragment of shell, immediately behind rhorc I stood, at the head of my oompany? le was but slightly wounded, as was alsoSergt,. . W. Young, privates S. J. Yates, W. D. Vakkkn and J. L. Gardner. Some of our scapes were truly miraculous. The -history f Manassas is written. Its bloody page adds las but too largely to the anguish of bleedtig and brokon hearts in our dear and beloved Confederacy. South Carolina mourns her do artcd sons?Ex-Governor Means, Cols. Gadierry, J. Foster Marshall, Thos. Glover, oiin V. Moorr, Dixon Barnes, Ledbetteri ind many other noble and gallant spiritsLias that our victories should cost us so dear lost in that terrible conflict my youngest Tother-in-law, Thomas Edward Maxwell, of 'endleton; as pure and unselfish a spirit as ver dwelt in human besom. The youngest on of parents verging towards old age?of mothers, sisters and friends loving and devoted, le left at the very commencement of the war i home of comfort and affection, and entered he army to serve in defence of those principles, learer than life, and he has sealed his devotion vith a christians blood, and now is, I trust, a ainted one ''around the Throne of God in leaven." I heard of Eddie's death whilst >assing over the battle-field on Sunday mornng, and having witnessed a part of this terrible cene my spirit was well nigh overwhelmed vithin me by that "Gloom v. hich throw it? mantle o'er my heart, J And sunk my soul in sadness" i Passing by the slain of friend and foe, was t strange that amid the carnival of death, the lead and dying?'I should most earnestly pray ,hnt mine eyes might never again behold such i horrid scene? ?? ?' . 1 .11 Poor Jimmy M'Gee, my cousin, was also imong the victims at Manassas. Many crush* id hearts will rnourn their dead friends bn/ried | mt of their sight. Oh what a scourge this war { .jL* ^ r. "v > * ?% * "v ' ' s' ? ', AtC.lia ma ^ul a. '^tiLi^ifao Kearney, was kU!cd^^t*^lfgade ^SlQSI^ini | Picket that afternoon in a dreiichingTwnTan^ 1 at rijghfrwo llept qjh our arms On V^j^et J ground. m Two days after I wasobligedto sfc^, frori?.in_ I disposition, and was not with ipy company when the army crossed the Potoroacr^^j,opt* Fisher being the only Commissioned officer present, led the company gallantly in the Batles of Boonsboro and Sharpsburg, in the lat~ tcr of which lie was severely wounded, causing amputation of the left log above- thfc knee. When Ilastheard from him he was^oipg well. _ I Ch*rlik is as true as steel, andjust'as brave as gm there is need for. My relations with him have ^ boen pleasant and agreoable, and I can bear j atnplo testimony to the readiness with whifch J . ? . ; . " I bo has at air times assisted me in tho.dischargc of duty. I trust bis life may be sparied to bis family and country, Lieuts. Schrock and Burns were detained from Manassas aAd Maryland by sickness. . I rejoined my company, after tho array r?_ crossed tbc Potomac,"and since then we Jiavo beoti drilling and waiting for the enemy to advance. Gen. Lee, I am satisfied, is avorygrpat General, and history will record him among those who will rank with the bravept and tho best that have ever lived. Several of my cpip_ pany were wounded at the battles in Maryland, a list of whom has been forwarded and I trust published in the Confederate, VV. II. Capbll, j I ain afraid was killed on the field. He. was i a 'JU*e soldier and a brave man, one of the best J in my company. Sam. IIornsuy was badly ' woupded, but 1 learn is recovering?Columbus fl Watts and others fell in the hands of the en- ^ ciuy, aud I fear may be jlead, but I will hope * for the best. Occasionally, one is dropping in, and whilst I am writing, one of my men, Frank Watts, who was wounded at Sharpsburg, has como in. Hope others will soon be with us. Wm. C. Dutton, of Capt. Leitner'b company? ? was killed in Maryland, and his Captain re- 4 marked to me that as good a soldier fell then^ ^ as there is in the Confederate service. There wore otliors belonging to the different companies from our District whose names I cannot now remember, but who fgll gallantly defending their rights. . AVe. mourn their loss, and trust that they will be ever remembered among the braveones who deserve the gratitude and faithful remembranco of their couutrymen. -ijoi mo juuroio page unioM, All their daring deeds again." Wc returned yesterday From the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, fifteen miles distant, which lias been torn up from Iledgcville to svitliin some five or six miles of Harper's Ferry?say twenty miles. It is tho best built road I have ever seen, and it looks hard to bo obliged to destroy such a great public benefit as a Rail Road, but is justified on the ground that wo must do all the harm we can to our cnemj' when at war with him. " i "1 What a wicked and inhuman thing is war, and yet in the sight of my Maker aDd final Judge I feel that we arc right, that our cause I is a just and holy one, aud that we will prevail 4 in the end, if true to our trust. ^ The cold weather is beginning to 89t in, and j our soldiers arc as yet badly prepared for it. . j Scanty clothing, without shoes and blankets* J our poor follows arc obliged to suffer if relief J does not come speedily. It is hard to sfee oar men forcod to march for days together, bare- t footed over rough rocky voads, and wade streams* 1 Our people at home jnust work to feed and I cloth the army. Our men are willing to do ^ trie ngting ana sutler on, it others will provide | the ways and means for them to half live. \ m The prospect for a long war is rather strong* B and we must look tho danger right in th^face fl and prepare for the coming eVHT"*w I I had the pleasure of seeing Gen Jackson, th? B great Stonewall of the war. Ho is plain and unpretending, yet one of our greatest h'v|ng \ fl Generals. If wo do not have too much, toqrm fl work to do, I will try and write you again. \ fl Brucetown, Va. W. V fl General Pemberton was on the down train \ on tho occasion of the rccont terrible accident near Grenada, Miss., but escaped unhurt. \ ( .49