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% / * ? ' ***** *?- . .. f |)f <Cant2irn Con ferrate, AT THREE DOLLARS A YEAR, PAYABLE INVARIABLY HALF-YEARLY IN ADVANCE ?.** _ - ._ Terms lor Advertisiiir: For ouo Square?fourteen lines or less^-ONU Dl'I.. T?A R AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS fo. insertion. Oihtuary Notices, exceeding one Squ ire, ei urged lo at advertising rates. Transiont Advertisements and Job Wor* MUST UK PAID FOR, IN ADVANCE. No deduction made, except to our regular advertising j pat lone. J> T. HERSHMAN, Editor. FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1863. Special Notice. The Soldiers Board of Belief request the Committees of tho Beal; Company Divisions, wno have in charge the matter of procuring corn, &c., for the use of the families of soldiers, to make their returns to the Board 011 or before Wednesday next, the 3d of June, by 11 o'clock, a. m., when the Board wiLl meet to act I thereon. J NO. M. DbSAUSSURE, May 29 1 Chairman. A Ood-Hciul. We were blest, on yesterday, with a very refreshing rain, greatly needed throughout Kershaw District, as the wheat and corn was be- j ginning to feel the effects produced, at this season, front protracted dry weather. The present rain will save our wheat crop in this section, and we shall pray for many future like visitations, for the benefit of the corn crop, which so ; far has not suffered materially. 1 Ackiiowlctltfc'iiieail*. Franklin, Va., May 13, 1803. j To the Ladies' Aid Association : Ladies : Your kind donation of clothing to Capt. Cantey's Company, Gth Regiment South Carolina Volunteers, was most gladly received a month ago. The delay of its acknowledgement has been caused by the sudden movement of the company to the investment of Suffolk, ; two days after the receipt of the package, , which it is to be hoped will furnish a sufficient excuse for the seeming negligence. The repeated gifts of material comfort to the soldiers by your society evidences the enduring patriotism or our women and their heroic willingness to enact their parts in this terrible war. To the members of this company, these favors, coming from the wqmcn of his homo, maiks their high appreciation of his conduet on the field, and their sweet* encouragement to a continuance in the discharge of his hard, stern, but lofty duties. While the women throughout the entire Confederacy are unsurpassed in pure love of i country, it is a proud satisfaction to know that I the women of our homes are surpassed by none, i In behalf of the company 1 tender you their sincere thanks for your assistance and tangible evidences that the soldier is still cherished in the memories of the women of this broad land. Very respectfully, It. M. CANTEY, Lieu't confg. Camv Newville Inlet, All Saints Pakish' j May lltli, 1863. | Miss Sally Chesnut, Preset L. A. A.: Your kind and welcome donation of shoes and clothing, though shipped at Camden some weeks ago, has just been received. Accept again our warmest thanks for this repeated instance of your consideration for the wants of the soldier. Much that you send him, in addition to its absolute value, he cannot buy, though he may have the means, and in many eases it is literally clothing the naked. The time for idle compliment is long gone by Nothing that 1 could say would add anything to your own consciousness of devotion and sacrifice in this our struggle for existence; but we will ha o faith that with the " hearts" of our women and ihe "hands" of our niei)? ("rod will defen - ri :ht. Believe urn. ' and esteem, \ ou. . 1 : ' i .?>'( i>( YNIN, ( f ii demon. Arrival at 1 3c. 1 'errlitter says: "Th. .. . si. ^orday morning wu . r ri.. 5la was escorted out <x ;>? t r \4Uii<W steamer Santiago d! - >!.c Mttir-rtA stopped at the Moro by a Spanish guarda ccsta* to see if her harbor and hospital dues had been paid." 6 % [from o.ur special correspondent.] ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.1 Camp Near Fredericksburg, Va., ) Army Northern Virginia, } May 10, 1803. ) When I hist wrote, it was the morning; at'ter jvir moonlight Yankee chase. We drove them ;o ie ven brink of the river, and there they siurcmieied, tiiose who had failed to escape. Tiles lay morning, the day I wrote, we were marched towards Chancellorsville, in taking a road to the right, some seven or eight miles above Fredericksburg, we reached our line of entrenchments, where Kershaw's Brigade was placed. The same evening 1 was sent out with illV com nan V and as inanv mr?r? ???n ?ll 4 j J ...V.., ... about sixty, to relieve the pickets in the front of our regimental line. The night was exceedingly wet and disagreeable, raining very hard at times, and quite chilly. The General order cd our picket lines to advance the next morning, for the purpose of feeling the enemy who were reported to be leaving their entrenchments?about a mile in front of us. His instructions to me, were to advance very cautiously, which I followed to the letter. The first prisoner taken, and the only one by my company, was captured by Sergeant lluckabee. He represented that they were all gone, and quite willing tfere we to hear the news. We moved on and soon occupied their position* a very strong one on the bank of the river* protected by any number of batteries on this and 011 tin* other side. Thus closed the eighth day ot the great battle on the ilappahannock, resulting in a most decisive and glorious triumph of our arms. To the Lord of Hosts he all the praise, power and glory ! Wednesday flight we camped at our old quarters from which we had marched eight days before. Tuesday morning, the St.h inst., our regiment (4olli) was marched to this place to support Barksdnlc's brigade, which lias been much weakened by the fight Nearly or quite five hundred of their'11 timber having been kill^,J 1...1 4..-1 ! ' 1 " nuiiuucu ur uikcu prisoners. i ney jougnt at, ami defended the line immediately in my front, and from these very heights upon which I am now pleasantly seated one of the fiercest struggles took place a week ago. Our men were defeated by the treachery of the enemy. They came undo flag of truce and asked permission to bury their dead, which was grantedThey had the opportunity ot seeing the smali force at this point, and availing themselves of this, they threw a heavy Hank forward and came up in rear of our men and took many, of them prisoners before they knew of their danger. But we paid them hack that very afternoon, Sunday, at Salem Church, five miles above, where our brave boys fought them so successfully, killed a great many and drove their column hack for some distance. This morning I attended service at the Methodist Church in this city. liev. Mr. West, Chaplain 13th Mississippi, preached to a crowded house. What a contrast between this bright, beautiful, calm, quiet day, and the last, when the thundering artillery, and terrible conllict of anus raized with mad violence- nnd it in wli/.ln atmosphere was filled with smoke of ha'tie.? The dead and dying strewn upon the right and i left, and everything in the greatest commotion, j Now a Sabbath stillness reigns, save an oeca| sional signal for duty, from our or the camp of the enemy in our front, who still occupy the j Stafford Jleiglits, although it is said they are j moving hack. However this may be, Hooker will find Gen. Lee on hand wherever lie may go, ready to give him battle, and of course to whip him worse than ever. General Robert E. Lee is the greatest living General, and our late battles have added another unfading laurel to the chaplct of our great second Washington, I can scarcely imagine a more charming view than that now before me. As far as the eye can reach we have hills and valleys coveccd with the beautiful garments of spring. The luxuriant grass and clover abounds in the valley, and the cattle are brousing most vigoursly j upon it. The city, with its turrets and spires, is jufet before pie- "distance lends enchantment to the view'," and conceals the innumerable sca^s which the h-i > ' u ' n ruthless and barbafoe has inflicted upon this once beautiful mi?l lovely place. Is it not a sad and humiliaJ^.g thought to contemplate that, whilst " with jav ish kindness the gifts of God are strewn"? that man, made in the image of his Maker and i a little lower than the angels, should be the ? 0 i only being in Jehovah's great domain who persistently and contumaciously blights, ruins and destroys the happiness of his fellow man. Let l.? -I U ~ ? ,4l? ^1-4 VIIVy VUUIVII VVIIWUUV IV cai IICSllI^ 1U[' tUHIl auspicious day when "the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ." Monday, May 11.?The great, the noble, the immortal Jackson has passed to his rest, and is now free from war's alarms. Ilis pure spirit went to God who gave it, yesterday afternoon. lie had finished his work, and he did it well, and a gratified country reveres his memory. But another will be raised up to supply his ! place, and victory will yet crown our arms with glorious success. W. * ? Testimonial to Col. W. I>. DeSatissiarc. The. officers of the 15th S. C. lleigineut have presented their Colonel with a splendid horse and equipments. The# following is the correspondence: Fkkdkkicksih'rg, May 9th, 1803. Colonkl : It gives inc very great pleasure, as the organ of the otliecrs of your command, to present you with a horse and -trappings, in token of their esteem and appreciation of your ability and efficiency as an officer, and of their personal regard for you as a gentleman. We have the pi olid satisfaction of knowing that you have never shrunk from the prompt and manly discharge of duty on any occasion; and in the midst of danger, most imminent, your coolness, self-possession and courage has' cheered our hearts and elicited our highest ad- i miration. The horse is the gift of the commissioned i officers, and the trappings of the Sergeants of i the Regiment, who desired to join in the testi- j monial. * Accept them, sir, as an earnest of our well wishes, that a kind Providence which has of- ] ten ''shielded your head in the day of battle" 1 may continue, and that your life may he spared, now so necessary to your bleeding country and its sacred cause. I am, sir, very truly, TilOS. J. WAliUEX, Capt. Co. 1), 15th Regiment S. C. Y., For the Committee. To Colonel \Y. D. DuSaussuke, Commanding loth Regiment S. C. A*. Headqvautkks, 15th Regiment S. C. V., ) May 9th, 1803. \ ISiu: 1 accept, with unfeigned pleasure, the magnificent charger and equipments presented hy the commissioned officers and Sergeants of the loth Regiment S. C. V. They will be ever prized tar beyond their intrinsic value, not only as an evidence of personal regard, but also that in the estimation of the oflicers .and Sergeants of my command, I have faithfully and impartially discharged the duties of the oilice to which they elected me. Accept, Sir, my thanks for the kind and Haltering manngr in w hich you have discharged the duties assigned you. 1 am, most truly yours, W. D. DKSAUSSURE, Colonel loth Regiment S. C. V ! To Captain T. J. Warren, Co. D, loth RcgimentS. C. V.?Chairman of committee. 'for the confederate. Mr. Editor: A few days ago, an old lady, a citizen of Camden, was grossly insulted on her own premises by a pretended officer of the town. In cleainng out the Big Ditch, lie ordered the bands to throw the dirt over on her planted garden. She romonstrated with him, and objected to being thus injured. Notwithsanding this, and in her presence (she being unable to protect herself) lie ordered the bands to throw the dirt, and let her know that he would do as lie pleased. Now, sir, I am liappy to say that a gentleman of the Council, on being sent for, rebuked his insolence, and ordered him forthwith to remove the dirt that he had thrown on her garden. It is to be hoped that j such petty acts of tyranny in this understrapper, will be properly rebuked by the Hon. Council, and that in future no unprotected female will be thus grossly . and wantonly insulted. " CITIZEN. j Grant telegraphs Hal leek that "his right wing rested on Haines' Bluff." lie will have ! to take his "wings," we reckon, and fly away from that section, before cither one of them is sufficiently "rested." ^ . - :? ^ . .* vI . / , t , ? - i* *? ?"* ^r?? * ~~ r ^ Latest from the Scene off Action. Mobile, May 23.?The speecial reporter of the Advertiser and Register, at Jackson, 23d, says: The latest from Vicksbnrg is up to Thursday night. Our loss in thq late fights is reported slight; and the injuries to the batter- ^ ies trifling. The garrison is well supplied with provisions, and are confident of holding the place. The enemy failed in all his efforts.? His dead strew the ground in front of our works. One estimate of his loss is ten thousand. Firing was heard at intervals last night an<i I to-day. The enemy is supposed to be sliclling . / our works. The enemy is reported at Poncliertrain, hav- I ing reached that far from New Orleans on the | morning train. Tullahoma, May 23.?The rumor in circu- | lation of the capture of two of our regiments in front, with one piece of artillery is not true. / The enemy did surround and capture a small outpost of some forty men. All quiet in front. < Mobile, May 24.?The correspondent of the . > Rironiiur Ni*wc writinrf fmm Tonl-enn f>Qrl envu ? V VHIU^ V II Uy H living ! VU1 vnVAOV/llj 4>V/Vlj ?Jl?J 1 troops are continually arriving, and will soon have a line army. The city is being fortified. The Mississipian says on Saturday, the enemy attacked at Vicksburg six times, and three times yesterday, and each time were defeated with immense loss. General1 Stevenson says lie can hold Vicksburg indefinitely. A special dispatch to the Evening News, dated Jackson, 24th, says firing was heard tili i 9 o'clock tl.is morning, but nothing since then. This morning, the 20th Mississippi dashed into Raymond, capturing 400 prisoners. Fourteen were brought to this city; the rest were sick and wounded, and were paroled. Jacks- x, May 25.?An officer from Vicksburg Tuesday morning, at 10 o'clock, says the enemy attacked the left and centre four times. The first, attack lasted thirty minutes, the secone twenty, the third fifteen, the fourth nine* Then; was great slaughter. Our loss was eighty men. \Yc took four stand of colors.? A column of assault was brought up on Wednesday, the officers leading. The troops broke and the column dispersed. On Thursday, the enemy kept up a continued shelling. The Fed oral dead were unburied on Thursday night.? Our works towards Warjenton were not menaced. Tiie Federal line of investment was imperfect. Federal prisoners report Gen. Steele ,A killed. ^ ii'roia Elie .toa-ila. Richmond, May 25.?Advices from the North of the 23d instant have been received here. A correspondent says Grant's primary object is If ay no's Bluff, as it is regarded the key to Vieksburg. The Chronicle says a junction with the force awaiting him at the Bluff to march into Vieksburg cannot be prevented. Several ironclads are stationed at several important points on Red River?cutting off completely rebel communication with Texas. A Cincinnati dispatch says the President has changed his sentence on Vallandigham. He J O will be transported through the Federal lines, and will be delivered to Koscncrans, who, under Hag of truce, will deliver him to Bragg. The news from the army of the Potomac is unimportant. General Humphrey's division is broken up by desertion from the last nine months' regiments belonging to the fifth corps. It was rumored at Bermuda that Captain J Semmcs had resigned the command of the ' ^ Alabama, to take command of a fine Confederate ship, mounting twenty-two guns. The officers in charge of the flag of truce yesterday from Fredericksburg says, Grant has punf lirn/1 flin fircf lino ? ?* - - A kiiv uisu Iiuvi \ji cull UUUIIIIIUUIS HL Vicksburg,and that his right wing rested on liayiie's Bluff. Yankee correspondents from the Mississippi state that "Grant'sprimary object is the capture of Haines' Bluff, which is regarded as the key of Vickslnirg." If it is the "key to Vicksburg" it will not be of any use to Grant as the key-hole is stopped up, and the burglars will hardly be able to pick the lock of that strong hold. On Saturday all the sugar in Atlanta was seized by the government. The Confederate Commissioners under the Impressment act fixed the price of sugar at 75 cents. It will go very hard with mahy parties who held it from 90c. to $1 20.