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??fagga- I' 1 -l 1 I I I Ml I , i.MMM, I . P il - I'll . ! ii 1,1 ,M .i i . Che Camden Confederate. , ' , ' ???- _ . ???J? _ ' ? VOLUME II CAMDEN, SO. CA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1863. NUMBER 43 tljc Cnmbrn (tonfrkrate, lj AT THREE DOLLARS A YEAR, I i payable invariably iialk-y early in advance 1 t Terms for Advertising: j For one Square?fourteen lines or less?TWO DOLLARS for the first insertion, and ONE DOLLAR AND HFTY CENS for each subsequent. Obituary Notices, exceeding one Square, charged 1 to at advertising rates. 1 m- f ? ^ ' - ' ~ ' xiuumuuc Advertisements ana Job Wont MUST BE PAID FOR IN ADVANCE. J No deduction made, except to our regular advertising f patrons. i J. T. HEI^HMAnT Editor, j{ FUIDAl , AUGUST 31, 1863. j The President of the Soldier's Rest giatc- ! \ fully acknowlddgrs the receipt of one bottle ; i oj honey Jrom Mrs. I. 13. Alexander, and $2 I from Mr. John Whitaker, sr. 1 Ooncral Price. ' Several of the ante-administration papers in j the Confederacy have wasted a great deal of their ever-ready indignation against the Presr ^ dent, an account of Prico's resignation. It now j x appears that this favorite general lias not re- j x signed, at all, and consequently, feels none of i 1 that mortification and wounded self-respect j v attributed to him, and which was so feelingly c set forth by this class of journals. Who knows 1 but that the invectives hurled against the a President on other grounds are equally base- c less;?or rather do not nearly every one believe 1 they are so ? But time and a full knowledge of 1 Wts and circumstances are necessary to evince 1 jt. . J The feeling of depression, so general upon our recent reverses, has given place to a more cheerful and hopeful view of our affairs. The . loss of our strongholds on the Mississippi is counterbalanced, by the encouraging news which we received from the West of that river, ^ where Kirby Smith and Dick Taylor, after ^ reconquering the whole of west Louisiana, are iia to nave armies with lull ranks and buoy- , ant spirits. The Yankees, also, after having . overcome the heroic garrison of Vicksburg, , arc now feeling the terrible blows of that Confederate ally, congestive fever. From the army of Northern Virgina we ^ liavc nono but the most favorable accounts. r whilst the famous Palmetto city *till triumph- j antly defies the terrible assaults of her malignaijt foes. Truly when we survey the extend- t ed field of war, while we have much to mourn j, and regret we have more wherewith to encour? i age us. * ? mciit. F The Aid Association acknowledge the re- 8 ceipt of one and a half tierce of vegitables c which were sent on Thursday, 13th inst., to * Charleston for the benefit of the soldiers. F It may be gratifying to the donors to know c how these vegitables are distributed?for that c purpose we give an extract from the letter of ^ our o >rr spondee! : a "To the ladies of Camden we return our v thanks for the donation of vecitablos to onr ? ~ - O * " | soldiers. After being properly prepared they i v are sent to the hospitals, wayside homes, and ( the harbor batteries?particularly that of * Wagner?and whatever other cases of meal we find, among the soldiers. Being on the spot I have many opportuni- \ tics of relieving personal cases of want that c come to my knowledge. Much assistance can r be rendered us by the lad:<s sending old j linen for dressing wounds, and did or new cot- c ton for making handkerchiefs and fans for the c hospitals, provisions of any kind?corn, bacon, s lai-butler, < ii?.s, and poultry will b. very ac- c ceptable. We w on Id also be very glad to pro- ^ cure old crockery and tin ware, of anv kind, t These articles would be worth their weight ( in gold to us?they are so. difficult to procure." ^ This appc.i! to. ur citizens we hope will be responded to. Donations for the purpose can t be left at Mr. Bonncy'sor Mr. Kennedy's store, I j every Thursday morning before 10 o'clock. } ^ . ^ .... - ?mp?9mm Wo are requested to say, that Dr. F. Olin 1 Dannklly, Chief Examining Surgeon, will be n Camden on Monday, 31st inst., for the purpose of examining all those liable to conscrip- ^ ion, who are desirous of nrging their claims 'or exemption. ?' A correspondent of the Memphis Appeal, a writing from Morton, says that accounts from t ,he West of the Mississippi are very favorable, c Kirby Smith is regarded as a very proper man i or the command. Thev have eonfideneo nvor t 'J ~ " * w* v here that they can carry on this fight alone, i ind are determined to do so, it necessary. Exensive arrangements are being made to supply c ;hemselves with implements and munitions of ? var to any desired extent, either by home man- t ifacture, by legitimate importation through j Mexico, or bv smuggling through the New rJ o O Mexican lines. Crops are represented as be- I ng unprecedented in yield?some bottom lands a )rotnising eighty bushels to the acre. Stock n logs are plenty, and well taken care of by the v armers, who are feeding carefully, and with a c dew of avoiding hog cholera. The Iberia salt forks have been in our possession for two ? nonths, and have been worked to the best ad- c antage. Beef cattle are abundant and in j rood condition. Take it all in all, the Trans- t Mississippi department can take care of itself, c ind will possibly sweep the Abolitiodists out 1 >f Missouri before we of the Middle Departnent do as much for Kentucky. It is gratify- a ng to know that there are no submission r v here. Like* Tennessee, some of them have asted the sweets of Yankee rule, and will have 10 more of it. ! Spy to be Hung. j A letter from Fort Gaines, in Mobile harbor, ' lated the 8th instant, gives an account of the entencc of death having been passed upon a py. He is Captain of the 23d New York cgiinent, came through oui lines at Richmond* ^ J a., and has been spying ever since. lie has c isited Charleston, Savannah, Chattanooga aad {l V lanta, as also nearly every prominent point 1 n the Confederacy. 11 is last visit was to Mo- * kil>> \vlw?r? liic inrtliov ry>v? fkiil onrt lin ition 1 indeavored to prbcure a position as substitute n one of the companies stationed at Fort N Jaines, hut the Colonel refused to accept him, c lot believing him above the conscription age. ! 3e then went over to Fort Morgan, where he vastaken as a substitute; about two weeks af- i er, he left his post ar.d started for the Van- $ :ces. Pursuit was immediately made, and our ] nen succeeded in catching him about six miles J rom the fort. Upon his person was found a ( dan of Forts Gaines and Morgan, giving the t trength of the foits and the number and size a if the guns. He was court martialed and sen- ' enced to death. The sentence has been ap- s s iroved by the President, and he will be shot ?n the 28th instant. After his capture, he <_ onfessed being a *pv, and gave the number of t lis regiment. The fact of this man being ( ible to go at large for the time he evidently ^ vas, admonishes us to be carcfuly of all strangers who may come into onr lines. If proper 1 igilance was secured, <h zens of spies would be I letected giving all the inlormation that leads ,o our reverses. j j j f From Charleston. Charleston, August 19.?The enemy's land . latteries kept pounding at Fort Sumter through- i >nt yester '?iv, chiciiy with their heavy Par- i ott guns. There was comparatively little fir- I ng against Fort Wagi er, on which the enemy j :an make no impression whatever. A Monitor j mgaged Wagner yst. rday afternoon, but was f ioon driven off. No casualties occured amongst 1 >ur troops .yesterday. La?t night was dark and | vindy, and no firiug took place, but at daylight his morning the enemy's l'arrott guns re >pened on Sumter, firing quite rapidly. It itill continues. Our James Island batteries are ? eplying briskly. How sweet are the slumbers of him who n ;an lie uown on his pillow and review the I transactions of every day without condemning s limself. ; <j rite new* from I lie Forts and Batteries?Progress and Results of the Bombardment. , The firing on Monday night had been slow, >ut early in the morning the bombardment , ias renewed with not less fury than was ex- ( libited on the previous day. Three Monitors md the Ironsides assaulted Battery Wagner, hrowing at the same time, from their position } ?n the other side of Curaming's Point, an oc- , :asional shell at Fort Sumter. This continued ! ? ill ten o'clock, at which hour the fleet ceased ts fire and drew off for a while. In the meanwhile, the land batteries of the ] :nemy, made up of five Parrett and two lighter ^ Jims, were directing their shots at Fort Suiner. They opened tire about 6 a. in., and kept rounding away for the remainder of the day. ['heir fire, however, though heavier, perhaps, | ') n t?l,n Ul lwu, w?s less continuous and Jess | ice urate than on Monday, owing, we have it tpon unquetsionable authority, to the fact they vere much and seriously embarrassed in their j iperations by our batteries upon James Island. Between two and three o'clock, p. ni., a sin- ^ dc Monitor engaged Fort Wagner, and was " O O ? O ' ' Iriven off in a disabled condition. That obsti- ^ late fort is as strong as ever; and the brave >fhcer at present in command, Col. Keitt, delares that lie will hold it as long as there is a lillock of sand upon the island. There were no casualties in Fort Sumter up to i late h our yesterday afternoon, and up to one >'cloek, p. 111., none at Fort Wagner. The firing, of course, slackened at night, j ibout one gun, being heard in fifteen minutes. ? Mircnry of Wcdnesdo>j. Progress of tin; Bombardment?Results ofllic Fire upon Milliter?Yankee Sapper*?A Purroil gun disabled. The slow but steady bombardment of Sumter ins continued without intermission night and lay since the date of our last report. Grimly md in silence the grand old fort receives the errible fire of the enemy. But still her flag '' loats defiantly from the ramparts. The end * s not yet. 1 On Thursday the firing of the Parrott guns vas exceedingly heavy, but by no means so ac- , mrate as on the two proceeding days. About wclvc o'clock the flag staff was shot away, but f tvocs caau rn?\InAA/l V nuy,. .v r.?vv-u. ] Tho missiles of these Parrot guns, which are listaiit about two miles ami five-eightlis from hunter, are two hundred pounds bolts, eight 1 nehes in diameter and two feet in lengtn, havng flat heads of chilled iron. Shells, also of ? he same dimensions, are thrown. Up to Thnrslay night about two thousand five hundied of hese missiles had struck the work. The damige inflicted has, of course, been considerable. Tevious to Wednesday all the guns on the outli face were disabled. The garrison are till full of courage. In the afternoon of Wednesday, about four >'cioek, the iron clads formed in line of battle o renew the attack on Sumter, but the fort tpened at long range, and the licet retired vithout attacking.? Mercury. Yankee: Reverence fou Gf.n. Lek.?"Kvcyn," the Richmond correspondent of the Mo- I >i!e Advertiser, relates tin- fnllmvim* - ? - - j J When the army was passing through Pen 11-' tylvania, the ladies frequently came out of their louses to show their feeling of hostilities to us j md to display some evidence of it. At one ! j >lace a beautiful girl ran down the steps of an i j degant mansion, and standing on the terrace i n front, waved a miniature United States tlag [ n the face of our troops. Behind her, ap i k dauding her act, was grouped a party of ladies, ' ill richly and fashionably attired, evidently i ^ jclonging to a family of some note. The trot ps massed hv quietly, offering no insult to the r lush beauty as she flaunted her flag in their aces. At that luotnent (Jen Lee rode up. * lis noble face ami quiet reproving look met ter eye, ami the waving flag was lowered. For 1 lnrinert she looked gt him, and then, throw- I v ng down the miniature banner, exclaimed an- ( libit, as she clasped her white hands together, ^ ' On ! I with he was ours!" The flag was not ticked up, but with hands still held tightly to- f [other, and a sad, thoughtful face, sbe went ?ack to the porch. No further attempt to how Union sentiment was made by those lalies. The Last Indignity. In the Baltimore News, a paper in the pay af the Federal Government, under date of August 4th, is found the following despatch, which is copied as it stands in that journal, the jaption included : "morgan in the penitestart. "Columbus, Ohio, July 30.?Well, the great raider is done for at last, and wiped out, along with twentv-nine co-thieves. He was incarceJ rated this afternoon in that staunch hotel, jailed the Ohio Penitentiary. They were delivered over to Capt. Marion by the military authorities, and immediately put through ;he same motions as other criminals?person searched, hair and beards haved, bathed and dad in clean suits. "Morgan and Duke submitted very quietly, out some of the younger thieves demurred oittorly, until told they must submit. Mor ;an nail his belt tilled with gold, greenbacks md Confederate note. One who had before % broken his parole, refused to strip, when it was instantly done for bin. Duke begged for bis moustache, but it was no go?it was razorcd. They will be compelled to submit to prison discipline, and gu arded day and night by the military. One or two talked about retaliation, but the rule against speaking was instantly enforced." Humors of this thing had reached us before; but these details at once comfirm the rumors and show the extent of the fact. Latest from Richmond? Latest from tlie L'nited Mates. I Richmond, August 17.?The New York Times of the 14th instant has been receivedit contains no news whatever from the Army of the Potomac. J The 170th Pennsylvania Regiment, 600 strong, whose term of service had expired, ar- | rived at New York on the 13th instant from Port Royal. A letter, <lated Charleston Bar, August 10thr says that the grand assault would take place an the 13th instant. The greatest confidence was felt that the siege would result in success. The fall of Fort Sumter and Wagner was regarded as certain within six hours after the ball opens. (! The draft in New York will take place on. Monday, August 24. No interference (says he New York Times) is to be permitted, and ionc is anticipated. General Hood contradicts the report of Ins ' ippointmcnt to the command of all the cavalry in the ariny of Northern Virginia. ! Four Steamers arrived at a Confederate port yesterday. . I There arc no signs yet of active hostilities in the Rappahannock, but rather indications >f prolonged inactivity. The local authorities i ind the people throughout the Confederacy ihonld use unremitting exertions to send back 0 the army all absentees. ~OBIT TJ A RY. DlEU, Allf. 2d. of dinthprio on ? to say 6r enquire about the , lerrilla chief. We have been asked a and one times what kind of a man 1 is, and how he looks. We would sav uelief of all concerned, he has neither >r horns, hut. IiL-r> T.i nnAln'o i ? , ?- ?...wnia in mi i, nc IS H Can. lie informed mo that his age is fl lree years, though his present appear- fl 'itld indicate forty. I presume he told H '(,rutb. His careworn countenance at H ^ is not a proper index of his age. I hre is six feet; weighs about one hun- fl ninety pounds; shoulders square and fl 'bdy straight; head common size; small fl ' man ol his size; small graish eyes, fl her deep and numerous wrinkles at the fl -'each in the skin, with an. expression fl jfulness. Whiskers and moustache fl hk auburn hair, slightly curlfcd atlhe fl Complected; red face; good looking, H ^ant, musical voice; agreeable manners fl :i hiHiftft* mon uv whb (ires&ed, H tnrod, with black soft, .slouch, broad I 'hat, gray round-about, gray pants, I 'Sn boots, pants inside his boot Ieg6. I >t dressed different from private sol heeling Intelligencer. I