The Camden confederate. (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, October 19, 1864, Image 2
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LATEST ARMY NEWS ]
J.'lCHUOND. (
IT.?'j'lio.' foLlowinrj official,
telegrams Ufis boon-received at the War Duj>artir)eiit
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To the JJorr. J. A. Sal don :
On iho Ht!i Col. Aiosby struck the Baltiinare
end Ohio Railroad-lit.IlufSeld's, and des- r
trojod the mm] Iriiin; locomotive t.nd 10 cars j
?securing 20 |)fisoubre and Id horses. Among
the prisoneis wore two paymaster. ile secured
one hundred and twenty-eight thousand dol >
lars of United States fund*..
(Signed) Koirr. E. Lee. {
FROM~muYL\XA. : j
CLLVToxjUi'ij.Oct, 17.?Orr.lHst night our f
scoutsI?uruesf3d0-bales of coU0?' insight of Baton
Uouge. Otirihv has scut 10,Oilmen to *
.Little-'Kock, 3000 to X-.itc!i"Z, and 1200 to J>a- 1
. on Kogi:r.: . h Legislature at" New 1
O^etms eic-'crciJ King, Builer and Oaar'cs Smith t
of St. Vafyai.'tJ. S. Senators. -..(Jm'rMoore, Sli- 1
dell, JTenj. and ail tile' ih m.-Oijis of the
secession;cunveutiot) are to tried 'Tor high 1
Ja treason. . v
PKOUTIJEICK X?W& }
Richmond, Qct 17.?Tin* Ifctxi I of the 1 "tli J
has been received-. It shows J" Uiocritic gains
da Pennsylvania ; and ij Ohio rhuws.de mot-rat-'-,
ie gains fur Congress W^e.r, thirst returns In
the IOth and 11th 'districts the. Ib-pn^iieans *t
were defeated. The'IluaUi nays Mpsfc' got *
' ./'over $200,000 in Gry^fnbacks at Duffierohitiofi,'"
and thinks the Roanoke has been captured in ^
\ trie Cjiessapcake, by Jeff Davis' naval. officers.
Nothing bas been heard from Sherman or Slier- j
idah.j Price is reported at Boonville ' v\ itli a ^
portion of his forces. Butler has put Confed'eratc
prisouers to work on the Dutch Gap Ca- ^
<? *nal, bcpa'usc wc have negro citizens at work.
. Gold in X. Y. 212 1-4.
Moijile, Oct. 17.?Special to the Register
- Senalobia the 16th. The St. Louis Re
ixfyiiftwn of the 11th and 12th has been re- j
ceived. Price retired without attacking Jof- t
"fcrsdn and went westward in the neighborhood 11
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! ' of Boousville. 2000 of his men had crossed
Slisanin-i-river a'nrl whs sunoosed to ODcrate OH .
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\ the llanibal and St. Joseph Pailroad, and will J
-probably make a elertn sweep of tlie Pacific o
'Railroad. Tlwy burned a. splendid bridge over, 11
"Lemorne, anil burned two bridges over Califor- Jj
nia liailioad. This force estimated at from ,j
> 15000 to 23000. The situation of affairs in
t Missouri is threatening worse for the Federal Ii
I than at any timesiincc the commencement of Sl
the war. .Some papers are advising the' abnn- ^
'donment of Arkansas to save Missouri. San- .v
' born is* sliirtnishing with Price's rear. The v
'Confederates arc repotted clad In'ucvr clothes, F
. {.haiuJoning the old ones, and .throwing away -n
their worn out horses,, and mofmted on .fresh
. , "and grtbd ones. Several rtiil road trairs has t]
. i been burnt by Prices-forces, near tlie Caiifor- a
nia Railroad. The Memphis Argus of tlie 14-tli
* lias later date>, which confirm the destruction ^
r r. t _ A ?_ l *r L .:.l^ \i ''
OJ vxusconiuu'j v/ssage anu . iuoro nrwgea. ,*u t
' ' jjorti that Prictfhas 15,000 cavalry ami 10 pieces t,
ofqftilleyy. Burbridgc has arrived in Cincin- f
V injti. ^TlieP Gotttnicrcidl admits lfis expedition t
^ . v tinsiiccjSsful.' The passenger trains on tin?
' / Kentucky Central Road yas. destroyed by ,
^Ueri41a;=/ Fl^tiotyrctidns from Ohio and In \
| V, \diannu show< the success of the Republican i
tiqk&t. Morton's majority probably 20,000,? 1
* Reptibliean^ongressmen jvastlected in place of 4
Cox flnt?Feudjcton. Washington despatches 8
! ofjfiefOth ami 12th put Cook's loss at 3000 <1
71 thjj assnalt on ChaflSu's Farm, on New Mar- ^
* -ket Road. The 5th and 9th corps lost over >
2000 jn iho advance on the South of Peters- i
. " biirg.' Sheridan's losses in the Valley 3,400.
Sheridan is Strassburg, closely followed bv *
Earlv. . The . Rtrpublidon 6avs' affairs* look c
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" > gloomy. Says Staunton's fhbulous dispatches i
tyte &ade to effect Oac efcctidn's. 1
' ' -MOVEMENTS OF HOQlfS'ARMY. \
Oxfprd, Oct. 10.?Co!. Barky, SStli Missis- 1
sippi, of Sear's Brigade, has just arrived. lie
. /was wounded ot Altoona on Wednesday.?
French'a Division attached that phice, and car- 1
Tied everything but t,wo redoubts en an enii- |
nonce. Our loss about fbii'r hundred; the ene'
rny's more, ae we captured in the earthworks
between three and four hundred prisouers. The
place had been largely reinforced" the night
. - before the attack.
Hood's army was moving North, in the finest
$f spirits, and no doubt crossed the Etowah, or
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[Iightower, on Friday. No, troops but French's
livwion were en&agcd at Altoona. Sherman's
c* o . ,,
idvanccwns reported at Kenncsnw Mountain 1?'
>n Thursday. su
"Forrest is on the Nashville and Chattanoora'Railroad.
Three hundred men, under Buord.
Lave taken Iluntsville. The Yankees ^
vould not surrender the forts at that place.?.
I'he Nashville'and Chattanooga Railroad has
>een torn up from l?e5*ond Shelby villi* to Win- th'
ihestor. The Memphis and (.'harleslon Rail- Rr'
oad has been"torn ub from Mooresville, twen- ^
VV1
y miles south of Iluntsville, to Poiht Rock CQ
Station in Jackson cojinly. It was torn up co
hrough IJuiitsviric, where tho machine shops sn<
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iverc destroyed. The lankees returned to the p
orbs after n portioaofthow'were captured. The jjS
Sat-bvilfe and Decatur Road lias*been torn-lip m,
rom Decatur to.I)nck River. Forrest has cap- sn
ored in all ten thousand . prisoners, induing C'1
wo companies of tones, commanded^ by Cap-,
.ains Harris tinjjil Dlc&oy, deserters from our ar'
. . Or
I consider the abovb semi-official and in the po
nain true. W. C. F. ,n(
' Cherokee, Oct. 10.?Generals Ros>cflu and
riioinas are follon'ing me with about. 12,000 t.
3 ; i 1>i
pen, and are attctiipting .to cross below here. ,c<
have still 500 men on tho north side of the Ins
iver. who have gone to thfc lulls. 1 think ri"
hem safe. "j*
Three gunboats and fotir transports came np
he river, to-day,-as far as East port, and landed
000 men, and i5 pieces of artilleiy. Lieut,
>bl. Kelly, with "Forrest's old regiment; and tlio [f?
2tli Tennessee, attacked and drove them back,
apturipg the three pieces of artillery and ^
[orses, and setting one transpnrton fire. Waslinirno
is reported in command of the river cx- t|,t
icdition. tw
I a'm.moving my command to * * * rc\
. . ' N. 15. I* okuest, Mini. Gen. .w'^
Ion
SKicide in Europe. Pul
A paper was received a few days ago bv th
teademie.de Medicine, frourM. Lcgott, Diree PP
or of the Office of Statistics, of France, on the N lc
umber of suicides fn Europe. From'lhis la- lu'
icrous work, it appears that suicides increase S("
u a more rapid ratio than population and mor- 110
ulity in general in Jjavaria, Denmark, France, an'
Iaudvcr Mecklenbiug, Prussia, tho Kingdom ,l"
f Saxony and Sweden. Suicides are most P"'
ipqncnt in Northern Germany, and in various u
arts of Denmark. Sweden and Norway, p
liougli belonging to the same race, are proper- ''
ionately inferior to Denmark in that Tespect. ^
Contrary to a generally adopted opinion, '1
Ingland stands nearly at the bottom of the
ile; and so do Belgium, Austria and Spain; lWl
rtncc holds an intermediate position; she,
,oiild rank with the tInch Inst, named countries, "J?
ore if possible to eliminate the suicides of l'aris, VK
. liich are one seventh tff the -total number in
'ranee, lienerailv, for every 100 snicidcs of \
iicn, there are from 29 to 30 of woinen. 1'he w''
lumber of suicides increiise with the ago ?!' ,l '
to
idividuals, at least, until the age of GO: The
lumber of suicides is generally lowest in Jaim- lct
ry and highest in July. '
As to the causes, insanity and physical suf- 1
eriug arc about as active in producing suicide 1'8
thong men as atilohg women ; as . to the rest ,0.
he latter yield more to grief occasioned by
noral causes tbait men; who arc chiefly affected !'n<
ty material affection, such as loss of property, "\8
lankrnptcy,<kc. Drunkenness and debauch- .
try only form an insignificant item among tne
;auses impelling vioinen to suicide. In l)cnnark
, Spain and Saiony; the only countries. ?
vhcre it has been possible to obtain reliable
nl'ormatioi! oi^tlie subject; married people are _
lie least subject to commit suicide, and widow,
:rs, on the contrary, are most "liable to it; but
uicide occurs rfi'oSt frequently among married
leopfc that fiavfc been divorced or separated. 1
I'll Russia, in tlie course of two yenrst there re^
ver&u>3'8riicide? of Protestants 'per million, Wt
51 of Israelites, and only 47 df Catholics per 20t
billion each. . - the
Suicides are much more numerous in capital
iities. than in the Country. Thfe general re- iillt
of all these investigations shows a univcr* aec
>ili and rapid increase^of suicides. The author- bot
tics is Of the opinion that is attributable to un- (
imitcd competition; to the immoderate thirst |
iftcr wealth; to the progress of public instrnc
tiou, which excites ambition; to polittibal agitation
aiid to speculation.?Qaligmmi Mcxscnge.
ft is reported iti Military circles that Lieut.
Gen. li. II. Anderson is tO( he assigned to the
command of the troops aiid the department
frcm which Gen. Beauregard lias recently been ra'
called by his appointment to a new and im- Wfl
portant field in the South. Gen. Anderson
rtficcnccjoa t li rx nrrf/?/*?fi/lftn/ia nC 4-1,/x ?%/vawU th(
^swvwuvo VUI/ VUI/I1V Ul'llliucuuu \Jl bill? |JUU^IC
and the army, and if the report be true will ^
be greeted with every mark of honor and res
p6ct the troops of his new command *nc
evince.? "Petersburg Express.
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to F?rii<,riicr<?. ?
Tire following letter, from the British Minisr
at Washington settles the status ot British
hjects within the Confederacy :
British Legation, )
Washington D. C., 25, 18G4. . J
Sir: I have now received instiuctions from
ur Majesty's Government, concerning the poion
of British $flljjects a? Memphis,
ller Majcsty's'-iovdrnmcnt thinks, under all
e circuinstftD-' that if British subjects who
a domiciled -teident at Meioj his have a
le i?? ?
ir option if J- ivsi\ my iit ui luuiiii imijj it
thouwhc privilege of'carrying an trade or
mtperatfpiud if the military. authorities really
ladder it necessary, for military rea>ons, thrt
cl? aii election shall be made. Her Majesty's
>vcrnment can not insist upon British subjects
ing relieved Irom it, however serious the
rdsbips may be.' Her Majesty's Govcrn nt
cannot undertake to secure, to British
bjccts, who voluntarily reside in a foreign'
y in a time of civij war, the same rights
incident to their tiii&ral statu-, ill
jnffi^jjjir'ace^ti their own iKlttry. Such ;'
mnuvHs, in the opiuiof) <Wlier Majesty's
ivernnient, unreasonable in theory, aod iriissible
in practice. Her Majesty's Govcinmt
have, therefore, directed ine to apprize
itisli subjects resident at Memphis, that if
ey wish to put themselves effectually under
nisli protection they must discontinue their
ifdenco in that place, which is ^bvcrnod by
irtial law, the operation of? which Jjiw, diiig
civil war, a foreign State cannot^ in ordiry
cases, interfere with. I am, sir, your
cdient servant, Lyons.
Adj't ani> Insp'k General's Office, )
Richmond, October 8, 18U4. J
' encral () iters iYo. 77.]
The following will supercede General Orders
>. 7b, present series, which arc hereby revokI:
All details, iieretofurc grSntcd, under au>rity
of the War Department; to persons beeen
the ages of 18 and 45 years, are hereby
oked ; at:d all such detailro men, together
th. those within the said ages," who hold fur
o
ighs or temporary exemptions by reason of
ruling applications for detail,will be promptly
em bled at the Camps of insttuetion and nj> priaU'lv
assigned among the armies fur sert>;
except that men detailed rttid how acdly
employed as artizans, mccliahics, or peris
of scientific skill and those detailed and
w engaged in the manufacture, collection
1 forwarding of indispensable supplies for the
liy and navy, will be continued in their preit
employments until their respective details
revised.
II. The Heads of Departments and Chiefs of
reaux will immediately forward to the Genlie
nf IxiicDPt'MO in !?/? uufnpol ^DjIhq little 11
iailol men in their employment in the said
ites, certifying in each case of a persons, liepen
18 and 4j years, those who are experts
J absolutely indispensable for the public scre,
specifying the employment of each indilual,
and all detailed employees, who are beeen
the ages of 18 and to years, and so cered
within the prescribed period, will be forthh
assigned to tlie army. A duplicate ot'the
Live lists will, at the. same time, be furnished
the Adjutant and Inspector General lor the
ion of the Secretary of War.
III. All persons called out by these orders
o claim exemption on account of physical
ability, will be examined by select Medical
ards at the Camps of Instruction.
[V. All men found for light duty, and who arc
ussigned, will at once report to the camps of
truetion, under the penalty of being forth,h
assigned to the active forces.
By order. S. Cooper,
Adj't and Insp'r Gen.
Special 1ST otices.
CE\TKAL A^OCIATIO?
Central Bureau. )
Columbin, Oct. 1, I8G4. f
I ERE AFTER, CARS WILL BE DISPATCHED
ularlv lor Lee's and Beauregard's Armies on overy
.diKssday; for Hood's Army on the 1st, 10th and
h of every month ; for Charleston and the Coast on
1st, 10th and 20th of every mouth.
M. LaBORDE, Chairman.
It is agahl requested that boxes bo properly
ured by woodon hoops; and that molasses jugs and
ties bo excluded from tjie boxes.
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Papers of the State please copy.
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION. ~
ckxtitat. Bureau, Sept. 24, 186-1.
Prisoners of War.
THE UlSNTftAIi ASRUU1 ATIQJf WILL FORARD
packages, containing Clothing aud Tobacco,
PRISONERS OF W\R, to Colonel Jones, Cornssioner
of the State of South Carolina, who will forird
them to the point of exchange below Richmond.
1 chnrges on this sido of the line, will be paid by us;
5 charges on the other side, must be paid by the reiver.
Also, all open letters of one page for PRISOERS
OF "WAR will be forwarded by us.
M. LaBORDE,
Oct 18 Chairman Association.
P. S.?Boxes milst be securely strapped, .
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on consignment,;
<2 TEJRCES SALT; '
^ 10 BOXES TOBACCO; ' \
J cases Smoking Tobacco; v
10,000 Segurs; - t
100 doz. Fine Tooth Combs; . v ; " *
20,000 Fine Needles; ? * . ?
80 great gross Hone Buttons ;
80 small boxes Tobacco *
uO doz. Colored Sewing Silk; . - OV!
1 ease of Hoys Jackets ; do. Sacks:
Four per cent. Tax Faying Bonds, for sale.
Apply to S. A. BENJAMIN.
October 19.
.Headquarters,
RKSKVK F jRCKS, P. C.,)
COLUUKU, Sept. 30, 1804. f
SPECIAL OR&E'iS NO. 7.
XPL'RSi'ANT TO GENERAL 6RDEU NO. 73,
Adj. .id Iiim. jOeneraFs Office, current series,'
(hereunto appended) the Brigadier General command'ing
"Reserve Forces of South Carolina hereby assumes
Control and direction of the eonscrtptiou terv:ce in the
1$^?* -r,-. . ? ? id.A ...? v'i ^
T il. iV-\LI?JJI us iiuruiunitci cj/cuiiiuw, tuo uiijiiiiiMiuuii
of tie Conscription Department iu the State." including ?
the Examining Board's will be preserved; ai'id all existing
orders, regulations und instructions of the Com-'
manoant of Conscripts will be continued of foiee until
otherwise ordered. , .
III. .Local Eurolling Officers and Examining Boardst
will report immediately to the Commandant of Con-,
scripts, and through him communicate with these.
Headquarters, ucd will, through him, receive ordeis
und iostruetKr.ts. " '
IV. All comnnmicitions in relation to the Conscription
service in the Stato, and all applications for exemption
und detail, irtust he made through the """in-,
maudanfcofConscripts; communications on all o..ier
subjects w.ill continue to be made tltrough the A. A.
General of the Keservo Korces S. 0
V. The office of Congressional District Enrolling
Office being abolished, all officers heretofore acting in
that capacity will Report by letter to the Commandant
of Conscripts for assignment to other duly, setling fortfi
their runk, corps, position r/njl present assignment to
duty. Competent officers will be assigned as ''Inspectors
of Conscription" ih the several Congressional
Districts.
VI. With a view to compliance of Par. III. of said
" ' '' " ? VT MM ,t _ <1 1 A. r\
lieiKMil iyru>-r ino. i .s, me c>o(iiiiiunuuui> ui vouscnpin
will, without delay, order the medical examination of
all commissioned o-Jicejs and other persons (except
tho?e of tlio "Invalid Corps") employed in the enrolling
sorvicouf this State. commissioned^ officers, us to
whom no disability is found to exi^t," will hold themselves
iu readiness to be assigned to duty lti the field
as soon as practicable.
VII. Application for assignment to duty as Enrolling
Officers, Assistants, Clerks, and to other positions
in the Conscription service ip this State, will be received
from officers, non commissioned officers and
privates belonging to the Reserve,,Forces, and from
retired and light duty officers and man," and from persons
not'linbie to service in the field. Such applications,
enclosing testimonials of character, intelligence
and fitness, will be addressed to Mnj. C. I>. MELTON,"
Commandant of Conscrip\ Columbia, S. C.
By command Brig Gen. Chesxdt
ED. h.barnwell.
Oct 4 3 - . t A. A. General.
fig" Slate papers copy three times.
STATE SOIJTI1 CAROLINA;
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT"; ?
. Coi.i'MHi'A, S, C., Oct. 12, 186-1.,
TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTIONS
I of ilit* General Assembly, the following persons *
have been appointed by the Governor to:the Militaiy ,
Acadeiii}'. and wiy report at the Arsenal Academy in
Colnmbin, to C??pt. J-. 1*. THOMAS commanding, on
tho first day of January nexi:
First C>*igrtmonal Dish id.?cergt Jfdngusn,
Co. F, S. C. V., B. H. Owens. Pee Dee Light Artillery.
Second Coixji essidna I District.?Sergt.A.F. O'Brien,
Co I, IstS. C. V.
Third Congressional District.?Bciijamiti J. Johnson
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Fourth Cowjre&iunal District.?L Yancey Dean,
Co. B, Hampton Legion, S C. V.
Fifth Concessional District?Theoilore 0. Ward,
Co. D. 22d S. C. V. . . v
Sixth Congiessit-.ial District?Sergt. Madison F.
Hawthorn, Co. F, 12th S. C. V.
The applicants who have hot, been appointed and
who may desire to renew their applications for the
next year; should give notice thereof to this Department.
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By order of tho -Governor. ' **
B. F. ARTHUR,
Oct. 18 1 Private Secretary.
52T* Columbia and Charleston papers publish tri-..
weekly for two weeks. All other papers in the State
publish once. .
Commissary Notice- ...
PARTIES ARE N0TIFM)v THAT IF THEY
will sell their syrup to tho government, I will
pay $3 per gallon, and furnish the barrols.
' ?also? . .
First quality of sugar, exchanged at two of bacon
for one of sugar.
* J. H. PEVEREAUX, '
Oct. Ill 2 Capl.AA. 0.
Sorghum Syrup Barrels for
Sale- . : 13
HE UNDERSIGN ED HAS ON HAND AND '
. for sale a large number of a fine article of Syrup :
Barrels, which can bo.had by making application at
the Court House, at Camden. > * Seytember
1 tf D. D. HOCOTT. , "
RAGS! RAGS!!
THE HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR WHETJB :
linecor cotton raps delivered large or smaj _
' nadntitiej at this offick ,
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