The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-09-26

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Nana the Jac1sday,le Ne,cs Eafs SEPT ] ST..
- Great Excitement -9The steaner w elaira
= Fired Ihtc. ..z'Ehe Engineer Reported to be 8
Wounded. g s
Ii, anticipation ofthct steamer w elaka at,
tempting to Tu,S ablished by
the Town Council, tie following resolution Of
sSferedsby- Gonacihnpn Cab, rwasss unanimously.
adopted b. fire 9onilcit:
Resotrea, hat tic tlhtendlnt b, ,sards he is
: hereby authorized and requested to- take such
forci5se steps as he may: deem necessary to pre-
syeRt future ihfraetions of qai quarantine laws
ana sreSai; tons. tt sAeiass = Ss1ss
tsers were
rolled, anda battery consisting OF q twenty
four, aud a brass sly Pounder,Was planted on
the bluff nsatl open lot, between tue mill OF
~ roster q Stevens, ard aIessfs. ooney & Goo
kin S fopnslf X aud nlacllinc woFks...a ..5>, :
The P5fts Ilstt sicisul tNvas then despatched
ysto.thes Quarantine ground, ,at Dames's Point,
- with the 8arning TO sCaptdiu, kiug, that if he.
IS ATTEMPTED to pass Jacksonville lie would be
::' fred mt order that the passengers who
might be on board should not be exposed tothe
sddngerof the fire, another messtnger,was dcs-
s patched to May FORTHWITH akcHwarriug The
passengers, if tlereSwer any, were advised to
sashore5at botl ofthese points. The Port
Physician, andsmessenger were sent down. by
rs the steamer, Meyers. Weaso learnthat Mr.
Bisbees& Canoya, agents Of the -Weaka, ae
scompanied by Captain Shay, Of the steamer
500 CASTOR went down in. the Meyers and earnest
y saal lysentreated himsnot toendeavor to pass Jack
sgssenyille issansweF te9theni wasy that he
was bound for Piatka, andintendetl to- go there
-.t-. D. - IN ,lE-
was: : You have done your duty, but |
81 bound sGorsP Palatka. nssaa - Il g. s5. Is
fsass AT eight 'elockson Sunday mornipgslhe vo.
@ lunteers assembly, according to orders; estab
1ished asmAitary camp. planted sentinpls: and
smauglea their batteries. look out was post.
~ asfbs q dock oG tMessrs Stevens q Fosters
Mill, whoawa to- announce the approach ofa
. s.ssteamBoa blythe, discharge ofhismusket - s.
ThesdayS passed of, ,cery quietly, very little
sexcitements being gsexhibited byAeither. citizens
oluateers, @but-a firm determination was
eyinced by every Scounteuapce, to uphold the.
laws which they were called.uponto defend at
e3any rlicesss Uiis. determination was not the
sTesuat fasssdden ebhlliton ofpassion, but that
Observation-Disclosures ,thatthey werecperforning
their ddtyssand insfull view oftle responsible:
Ssetysoff ffhehs positiou. 81 At sun set an evening
free, ,and ii wasfendty hoped that the
ssass Yelakawsald notmake herappe ppearance-tbat
she had ,breaglauR at theA quarantine ground,
8 and Wo9ld respect the laws of tlel town. Those
dissolved by the report of a
sInIsket tfrom the. lookout station, and soon the
W asmolse s.eamer. became visible over the
So point sAszfhe5 steamer advanced she was as
seertainedto tosbe the Welaka,. and the batteries
5s swefesmanned aad:pert fires lighted ready for
ssasdisehargea she came abreast ofthe bat
terry asblans seatEidge was fred to bring her to
but MS she disregarded the warning the guns
sss.Meres then &shotted and commenced fire upon
sssssherssal IL was now growing SO dark that the
sssajmsof the,gans could not be certain, and the
stesnnet passed onSnp the river. ltyis suppos.
ed, however shat she Was struck, anda report
zhas5as cciuesin thather engineer was wound
* Led by splinter and carried ashore to the resi-
dence of Df2 Afhurst. near Phillips point.
-, - gfhe PoWa Gouncd are in session this morn
ssiug l8thinst:) and what further measures will
- ssbe resorted steEhaye not yet transpired, we
- ssswais7 the result.
The following isffroni the charter of the
q sfo%n. granted BY tie Territorial Legislature,
g endorsed by Congress npon its passage through
& e.seSthat body, and Subsequently confirmed when
80 Floridas sbecamea State:
- sFhey ,shall have authority to guard against
heintroduetion: of infectious or malignant dis
sease, and for this purpose may prohibit and re
gulates esthesingress or.approach Of vessels into
tfie waters thin the'limhs Of said corporation,
s. and whenever necessary may compel them. un-
der 6xedand certain penalties, to perform quar-
anfine and to observe. snohother rules and re-
gulationss sasathe said Council may deem proper
II 5 sby ordinance toscstablish.'
ss = sBslowsMiB be ..fonnd the boundaries of the
~ town, which, itss@aE be observed, takes the
.ssiswhelesof, the divert - a fTs
Ea4s An Aetsto amend an Act to incorporate the
= = town Of jacksonville
$50. Ist.s Be it enacted blythe Governor and
I;egisla Council ofthe Territory of Florida.
That soetauchSo the,act entitled an act to in
corporate the Town of Jacksonville, approved
l0th4of Feb. "a lsas deines, the boundaries OF
Is said tewnzbe, and the same is hereby repealed:
Iostake effect from and after the approval of
thissact teand sthat. from and after said approval
S s the boundaries Of said townshal be as follows,
g to ,sit Beginning at n pointon the south bank
- Of ST. Joha's river directly south from the
mouth, Of. Hegans creek, thence north to the