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'-ftft"' "^^^JRlENCE JEIAII^E6^^1^ yeareTmSoths and 7 ' ?Etf RY GREEN McKAGEN was born Marck 20,' 1838; embraced religion and joined the .Methodist _ Episcopal Church SouVh, at Cfeffi'ien, in 1854; received I a mortal wound on^the J3th of December, 1862, on . one of the battle-fields in Virginia, of which he died on the 1st day of January, 1863. ' ? Thus has another of Carolina's gallant eons been added to the long .list of martyrs which have fallen as ennriticee on.tlKi tdtar of their oountry. Young McKagen possessed all those' noble traits of character which * endear man to his fellows As a soldior*lie conducted himself in a way to command the respect of his comrnrlAa *nd tho liifflmot L!1 m" ^ ?? ?gnvav VUIUIUVUUHUUU U1 |I13 OlllCOTH. He leaves a .argo circle of friends and relatives to >. mourn their loss, bat it is a great consolation to them to know u that they sorrow not, even as others which have no hope, as they have evdry assurance that their loes is his eternal gain." In a letter written to a friend on the oveof battle, he says, " All is ready now, . waiting, for the signal to be given. I have no ferns as to the result. The God of battles is with us, and I know all will be well. Into his hands I commit myself" With ih.is testimony who can doubt his salvation. "They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abidetli forever." " The voyage of life's at an end, The mortal affliction is past; The age that in Heaven they spend, Forever aud ever shall last." Camddn, S. 0. . M. B. tsr The Sumter Watchman is roquested to copy. Change in Schedule of S. C. R. R% On and afier Thursday, 2d of April, tho raid-day train down from Camden will be altered as follows: , Leave Camden 12 30 p. m. Arrive at Kingsvillo 2.46 p. in. Arrive at Camden 5:40 p. m. Arrivo r* Augusta 3:45 p. m. Arrivo at Columbia 5:00 p. m. The time of departing from each of the above named places?with the exception of the down mid-day train ram Cnrndon?lmvn not. boon ?? ' ...?n -? - wvwm viiuii^VU, UUU U 111 tUll' inue as heretofore, until further notice. SOUTHERN EXPORT AND IMPORT COMPANY. A CHANCE FOR PLANTERS TO INVEST THEIR (fOTTON. % T A ^ I* t Shares $1000 each. IPayahle in Cotton oi* Currency. % Books for the increase of Capital Stock to this Com pany is now opened, nnd for further particulars apply to GEO. S DOUGLAS. June 5 * STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA~~~ ADJ'T ft INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE, ) Columbia, May 22, )863. ) GENERAL ORDER NO. 18. 1TIIE TIME FOR MAKING RETURNS IN pursuance of paragraphed of General Ordor No. 14 heretofore issued from this ofllce, is hereby extended to the fifth (5th) day of June next and Commanding Officers of Regiments who shall mako default liere^ in, will bo subjocted to trial by courts martial ordered for that purpose, and the penal ites of tlie law strictly enforced. II. The Commanding Officers of Regiment's aro re4$ quired to roport to this office the names of tho com_ ? 1? rvii 1? AU*: - iiiuiiiiiug uiuccib ui uuiii(niuwb will) lull w iuuivc uiuir returns as required; and to assemble courts martial for 9 the trial of such defaulters in tlieir respective Regiments, the courts to bo constituted and the trials to bo conducted as prescribed by tho Act of the General Assembly of 1841. By command. A. C. GARLINGTON, Adjutant and Inspector General South Carolina. .Juno 5 1 Papers of the State copy onco. Notice.;' The undersigned will act as agent for R. J. GARDNER and J. H. DApNEY during their absence from tho District and State. May 22 '1 JAMES. R. TIIORN. Confederate Gen. Hospital, No. 1. Columbia. CORPORAL J. F. BRASINGTON IIAS BEEN a patient m this Hospital sinco the 1st of January, from an ulcer on tho calf of his leg, and is still unfit for duty. W. H. HORLBECK, May 22 Surgeon, p. a. c. s. Strayed, ON THE NIGHT OF THE 17th ultimo, from Manchester Depot, five Government MULES, branded c. 8. Any information concerning them will be suitably rewarded. Address mo at Ruraterville. May 22 j. B. tindall. > -f-. *r< r- " frri -. proceeds of'en account be ha?beeh instructed to oollpct, wpountjug to SSghteen Thousand Six Hundred and Ten Dollars 46-190 Dollars. Edle wrote to me, dated Friday night, on board the stearaber Britannia (which left that evening at 8 o'clock) and acknowledges t^klqg the money. Edie was a member of the Washington Light Infantry Volunteers, and'was wounded in one band at the battle of Beven Pic,es*? He was seen an Saturday morning at Kingsville. He is a Canadian by birth, .about 30 years of. age, 6 feet 6 inches in height, reddish hair, florid complexion, a slight hesitaucy In speech, with a little imperfection in his eyes, well educated and plausable. He has British Consulate papers. % A reward of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS will be paid for his arrest and lodgment in any. jail in the Confederacy , and one quarter of any money recovered will also be given. Every paper In the Confederate States will publish this advertisement ouce, and send bill to me. JAMES H. TATLOR, Auctioneer and Commission Merchant, May 29 Charleston, S. C. SWEET, FIREY, AND TOBACCO. "VT O. MOLASSES, CRUSHED AND BROWN 1* SUGAR; 500 dollars worth Matches, best quality ; Tobaeco?Common. Medium atid Fine: Rice?good and fresh Rice Flour; Salt?Confederate and Turks Island; Smoking Tobacco and good Cigars: Pepper Sause, Spices of different kinds; .Tars fend Jugs, various sizes; Nails, coarse Shoes. f Way 22, 18G3. A. T. LATTA. ' AN ORDINANCE. rpO AMEND AN ORDINANCE PASSED ON THE JL 8th day of Mat-, 1862, imposing a tax upon country produce, poultry, &c. ' Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Intend ant and Wardens of the Town of Camden, in Council assembled, and by the authority of the same, that from, and nfter the passing of this Ordinauce, the following Tax shall be levied upon all Country Produce, Provisions, and Poultry herein enumerated, if bought for sale ill other markets, when the same has been purchased within the corporate limits of tho Town, by any resident or non-resident, or when such has been purchased by any citizen or transient person from any party outside the limits of the Town, who may bo on their way to this market with the intention of exposing the same for sale. Flour per bag of 08 pounds, $5.00 Corn per bushel, 50 Peas per bushel, . 35 Oats per bushel, 25 Turkeys each, 16 Geese each, 60 Ducks ench, 60 Chickens each, 50 Eggs per dozen, 26 Bacon per pound, 30 Beef per pound, 20 Mutton, per pound, 20 Pork per pound, 25 Sec. 2. Any person violating tho above Ordinance, or rofusing to eomplj' with its provisions, shall bo lined in a sum not loss than Five Dollars and not exceeding Twenty Dollars, in addition to tho tax?tho same to bo collected by Council, when within their jurisdiction,.otherwise by due course of law. Sec. 3. Free nogros shipping any of. tho abovo articles, shall be,,charged double the rates specified; Provided there is nothing in the abovo Ordinance to prevent regularly appointed agents from shipping provisions for the government, or parties front the country from shipping their own produce. Any ordinance or pari of an ordinance hitherto in force, and repugnant to the above, is hereby repealed. JAMES DUNLAP, Intendant. R. M. Kexxepv, Recorder. May I .Alabama Fir? Insiiranco C OM P AN Y. nPHE Undersigned, as Agent for tno above South.1 em Insurance Company, is prepared to issue policies of Insurance against loss by Fire on all Build ings, <fcc. November 1 W. L. DePASS. Closing up Business. Being anxious to close up my present business, the remntnder of my stock will be disposed of at low- rates for cash. Persons wishing supplies would do well to call and look at the goods. Fobruary 20 E. W. BONNEY. Runaway. COMMITTED TO THE JAIL OF KERSHAW District a Negro J3oy, who says his name is JOIINy and that he belongs to Robert Oliver, Of Georgetown, S. C. Said Boy is five feet five or six inches high, will weigh 150 or 60 pounds, had on an old black coat, and grey satinctt pants, and a Confederate hat, made o wire grass. The owner is requested to come forward prove property, pay expences and take liim away. DUNCAN SHEORN, Jailor. March 6 Council Notice. T1CVOPU1TTOM XT A T7TXTC T>fn?VY nDnm-rrurx Ij'rwjviu^ijLJiun Aui ? uiu xjauin ivnuivi v ?ij' by tho authorities, that certain partio? are in the habit of injuring, and defacing ornamental and shade trees, on the public squares and streets of the Town, by stripping them of bark, tomak dye stuffs. This is to give warning that all persons found guilty of this misdemeanor, shall bo prosecuted to the utmost extent of the law, and a reward of Five Dollars will be paid, to any ono giving such information as will lead to tho conviction of the offender. Surely there are trees enough injthe wood, without resorting to such wantonness, as the destruction of some of the handsomest oaks within the limits of the Town. R. M. KENNEDY, Recorder. Council Chamber, February 26, 1863. March 13 . I Service. STATE OF SOOTS' CAROLINA; OFFICE- OF StATF AUDITOR, iCtoi,p*BlM 1M3. THE follow ma resolutions and suggestion for the preparation and proof of claims, by citizens of this stale, for slaves .lost>while employed on the fortifications and other triilitary worka within the State, or whose loss has bean occasioned by the said employment, are made public for the infomation of all concerned: I. The following resolution were adopted by the General Assembly of this State, at the session lield in January, 1863: t Resolved. That iu the opinion of this General Assembly, it is pr< per and just that the State should compensate the owners of slaves taken by the authority of the State for the public service, who have died from diseases contracted in said service, and whose death or loss has been occasioned by reason of said service. Resolved, That tlio soveral claims now before tl?o Legislature, as well as others that may hereafter arise, be presented to James Tupper, Esq, State Auditor, to be audited. Also, that said Audifpr. be authorized ami reqtired to call for any additional proof that he i may deem necessary to establish said claims; and that he report to the next session of th6 Legislature each claim allowed, with the evidence on which his judgment is based | . II. All claims now on file in this office, or which may be hereafter submitted for auditunder the forgoing resolution, should be supported by the affidavit of the claimant, which affidavit should set forth as piany of the followiug facts as the said claims can make oath to according to his knowledge, information or be liof: 1. The namo and residenco of the owner of tho slaves. 1. Tho name, ago aud qualifications of the slave, and his condition of hoalth at the time of impressment by the authority of tho State. ? H. The time when; the agent of the State by whom; and the period for which the impressment was made. 4 The location of the fortifications or other public works on which the slaves was employed; the duration of said employment; and the name of the officer or other person having the charge of tho slave while in the public service. 5. The circumstances of the loss; ii by death, the nature of tho diseases; when and where contracted; by what physician (if any) it was treated, and when and where it terminated, if by escape, when and how tho escape was effected, and whether to the enemy or otherwise. III. The statement of the claimant as to the ownership, impressment and loss of the slave, should be corroborated by affidavit of at least one disinterested person Tho fact of the impressment should be verified, whenevor practicable, by the agent of tho State by whom tho impressment was made, or by one of tho Commissioners of Roads for tho District or Parish from which the slave wtfa taken, or by the officer or overseer having charge of the slave while in (he public service. The circumstances of tho loss should be establised iu case of death, by the attending physician, if one was employed, and his testimony can be obtained; and in case of escape, by the person having charge of the slave at the time of escape, if his evidence can be obtained. IV. In addition to tho foregoing proof, the value ofthe slave at the time of impressment should be assessed by two disinterested citizens of tho. District or Parish from which tho slave was taken, who shall be tint sworn to appraise the said slave fairly and impar tiallj*. V. If the.ownor ofthe slave is dead, or is laboring under any legal disability, the cvidenoe tending to establish the ownership, impressment and loss may be adduced by tho proper legal representative of such owner, who should make affidavit of the facis indicated in Section II. according to his knowledge, information and belief. Tho affidavit of the owner, or of his representative, unsupported by other evidence, will not betaken as conclusive of the facts stated therein, un less it shall appear that other and Jiigher evidence cannot be obtain, which fact should be ' distinctly set forth in the affidavit of the said party. And the officer i taking the affidavit should state in his certificate of authentication whether, in his opinion, the said party is or is not entitled to credit. VI. Tho following form of certificate of authentication is suggested: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, District. T. , Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and - General Sessious (or other officer authorized to administer oaths) ot said District and State, do hereby certify that tho foregoing affidavits of * , and appraisment by - , were sworn to before mo by the said parties, whoso genuine signature aro subscribed thereto; and that the said affiants and appraisers are well known to roe to bo persons of veracity and credibility. In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my numo and affix tho seal of said Court, [l. s.] (or my official seal) at ', tliis day of , 1863. [Signature and t'tle of officer.] VII. No provision has been made by Confederate Government for compensating owners for slaves lost in the public sendee prior to April, 1863. Tho recent Act of Congress " to authorize and regulate tho impressment of private property for tho use of the army and for other military purposes," applies to the future, and has no retrospective eficct. This Act, however, recognize the principle of compensation by the Government for such losses; and it is to be presumed that provision will be made by futuro Congressional legislation for their payment The mode of proof indicated in the foregoing articles conforms in all important particulars to the reqilirements of the Impressment Act of tho last' session of Congress, and agrees in its main features with the provisions of the Act of provisional Congress, approved 80th April, 1863, for " perpetuating testimony" in cases of slaves lost during tho war. This q^nformity is deemed important, in view of the character of the proof which the Stato will bo required to make, in establishing her demand against the Confederate Government for money advanced to her citizens on claims for which the said Government is primarily liable. JAMES TUPPKR, Stato Auditor. May 22 1 135" AH papers in the Stato will chpy once, and send bills to tho Auditors Office, Columbia. E- W BONNET, INSURANCE ASB BANK AGENT Broad-st? Camden, R. C. March 13 * % a ? BXOHANGB NOTIOB No. 6.?The following Con- % Jj federate officers and men have been duly exchanged, J and are hereby so declared: '.y| 1. All officers end men who have been delivdred at City Point at any time previous to May 8th,18W. 2. AH offioera captured at, any place before the 1st of April* 1866, who bare been released on parole. . jz .. 3. All ipsu captured. in North .Carolina or Virginia ^ before the 1st of March, 1663, who have been released , on parolo t 4. The officers and men captured and paroled by fgj Gen. 3. P. Carter, in hie expedition to East Tennessee, *8 in December last % < - - ' 5. The officers and men captured and paroled by '* Lieutenant Colonel Dickey, in December, 1862, in his march to tbe Mobile and. Ohio Railroad, and by ? Captain Cameron, of Corinth, Mississippi, in December, 1862. > * .'-j C. The officere and men paroled at Oxford, Mississippi, on the 23d of December, 1862; at Desarfc, Arkansas, on the 17th of January, 1863, and at Baton lA?gue, Louisiana, on the 23d of February, 1863. 7. AH persona who liaye been oaptured on the aea, '< or the waters leading to the same, or upon the sea . ..r ?i... .L_ TT. :i.J .. tuaaii ui mr wukuitbw ur viie umieu ouiies, at anj time previous to December lQtb, 1862. 8. All civilians who have been arrested at any time before the 6th of May, 1863, and released on parole, < -Vjj are discharged from any and every obligation contain- * % ed in said parole.1 If any such person has taken the oath of allegiance to the United States, or given any bond, or if his release was accoropamod with any other condition, he is discharged from the same 9. If any person embraced in any of the foregoing sections, or in any section of any previous Exchange Notice, wherein they are declared exchanged, are in any Federal prison, they are to oo immediately released and delivered to the Confederate authorities. ROBERT OULD, Agent of Exchanges. Richmond, May 9tli, 1863. II. AH persons, whether citizens or soldiers, are expressly prohibited from using, or in any manner Interfering with fuel, or wood cut and delivered fbr the use of railroads or railroad companies. It ia of the first importance that this order should be observed, and it will bo strictly obeyed and enforced by the arm}-. By order, (Signed) . S. COOPER, May 22 Adjutant and Inspector Gen CIRCULAR AND APPEAL. FREE MARKET OF CHARLESTON. To the Citizen* of Charleston and the People of South Carolina generally, and to the Farmers and Planters j especially, from the mountains to the seaboard Tho Free Market of Charleston, one of the noblest and most useful charities extant, after more than a twelve month of successful operation, is in danger of suspension and even final stoppage. ' It ia an institution, founded by private patriotism and benevolence, endorsed by the city authorities of Charleston, and recognized and encouraged by the Legislature of the State. Its great and highly useful purposes is to su{K ply provisions, free of expense, to the needy familias of soldiers and seamen, fighting the battles of their country, or dead in her service; and upward of eight hundred families depend on its bounty for their daily bread. It has become a great public necessity, and it is the * duty of every christian and patriot, male and female, rich and poor, young and old, -to contribute to its support, in proportion to means and ability?the rich man out of his wealth, the poor man out of his poverty, i tno wiaow witn her mite?every large stream should pour, every little rill trickle its refreshing waters into this great reservoir of patriotic benevolence, to be dispensed in God-blessed bounty to the wives ar.d children, the widows and orphans, the sisters and other female dependents, of our bravo soldiery and seamen. The tinal stoppage, or even the suspension, of this charity would be ono of the direst calamities that could befall our City and State?it would inflict die tress, suffering, and even starvation on numbers now comfortably fed by its bounty, and perhaps, lead to broad-Wots, in our conservative city, to her serious injury and deep disgrace. Come, then, fellow citizens, to the rescue, promptly, liberally, efficiently, and not only save the Free Market from destruction or suspension, but sustain it, in healthful vigor, as a God'blessed and man-blessing institution. Let donations in money and in kind pour in lavishly from every quarter of the City and State; and the consequences will be happy indeed. Not only will bread, and meal, and meat bo eustainingly furnished to soldier's and seamen's families, but the heart of the warrior will be cheered and his arm nerved to victorious battlo against * tho vandal and rifthless foe, by the comforting conviction that his wifo and little ones are patriotically and sufficiently cared for, by their fellow citizens, at home. Let our farmers and planters especially, in every section of the State, send liberal supplies of vegetables and provisions, from their gardens, their fields, their barns and their smoke houses; and swell to overflowing the great reservoir.of Free Market charily. Charity is twice blessed?it blesseth him that gives as well as him that receives?and blesses the giver oven more than tho receiver. . Come up, thon, one and all, to the hallowed work, and not only earn the soldier's and seamen's undying gratitude, but lay up treasure in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, nor thieves break in and- steal. RICHARD YEADON, Chairman ) WM. B. YATES, [ Committee. JOHN RHILLIPS, ) N. B.?Country exchanges are requested to copy the above circular and appeal, gratuitously. Council Notice All parties interested, are hereby roquosted not to lay off any lots in the Cemetery, on the new ground, north of the gateway, without permission of the Council, until the grounds are properly laid off, which will be done as soon as possible. By order of Council R. to. KENNEDY, Recorder. Morch 13 . Notice. The stage fare to Lancaster will be raised to $5 00 a seat, and thirty pounds baggage allowed. " * a Volunteers going or returning, will be charged $3.00. ,; , Ajiy package to or from volunteers will be taken and forwarded free of charge. All others must be pre-paid. IfcCURRY A HAMMERSLOUGH. * November 7 ' ,>