Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-25
The Confsderate Foroes.

anu apprOvCQ Oy- -Er96lueut
Davis; It is a6 iihportaiit law. which; fhough
not az iirss popular, MillAbo the most effective
md beneficial TO the service OF tho country:
Wherens. war exists between tho United
States aud tho Confederate Suites and whore.
Of voluhtocr forces into the service If tha' Cun.
Efeuerate States without the forMality and delay
at tho call nroil The Respective States. <, = ~
I SEC. II Tho Congress- Of tho Confederate
States Of America, do cnnot, That tho President
be. authorized to reoeyc ntoiservice such COM
ed$ or on foot, MS may tUnder themselvea, md
hc mny require without the delay 6f formal
cnfl upon the respective States, to servo for such
time as he may prescribe.
? SEc, q. Such volunteer. forces as may be no.
copied undcr,th net, except as herein differ.
entity provided, ,sfall 10 organized in accord
nncb with md sui hiect all tho provisions of,he
not entitled "nn act to provide for the public
defence" and be entitled to all tho allowances
provided therein; and when mustered into SER
vice may he attached to such divisions. brign,es
or regiments MS tho President mny direct; ;.or
ordered upon snoh Independents or detached
service as Ire President may deem cxpcdient:
iaocided, howeuer.; That battulionsr 'und regi
ments may dc enlisted from States not of tho
Cqnfcdcracy; and tho President may appoint
all or any Of tho field officers thereof.
SEC 3. The President slull he authorized to
COMMISSION uil oUnccfe. cnlltleu To commissions
of such volunteer forces rs n,Dy he received un.
dor tho provisions of this not, and ufon the re.
quest OF tho officer commanding such volunteer
regiment, battalion or company, the President
may attach q snrernumcraiy officer 10 chcb com.
l'any detailed from the regular army !iir TINT
purpose and for such time ms tho President may
direct.
From NoRrolI. Tho people Of Norfolk are
fortilying cvory approach to the. city aud troops
are pouring in daily. They havc declined Ill.
lowing any steamers to; enter their port not
even to bring the mails,as ccnemy will there
by gain a knowledge Of their purposes. All
communication is now cut off by the bay. No
visitors nro allowed ut Fortress Monroe, but its.
garrison is very strong numbering about seven
thousand men. ,e' ~
HARDsnlr.-Col. Coccornn's Rcgiment--the
-Ninth-had II hard time going to Annap.
oils, there being .4S7 men abonrd the Adccr.
which can only comfortably transport ono half
TINT number Five mon jumped ovcrboard o,,
the trip and two were drowncl. Five were
brought into Annapolis in irons. AS result
OF change Of diet, climate, and being crowded
10 suifocation the mon bcchme literally crazy
The marclrof the 7th was also, accordingto
>'o A'"""'' h"Iu oHc--IUU men foll from
sun;str"ko the heavy knapsaoks, weighing
men came lmck with the Baltic from tho cfIect
of that march. &
TuE LoNDoN TlMEs.-rhc New York Lerahl
is dlssnstcd with tho views of the London
Itmes aud its correspondent. Mr.. Russell. IN
American affairs The Times and Mr.. Russell
are beginning to got aglimpse Of the real state
OF things in this country, and hence tile pcev.
ish complaints of the Herald, which tho Times
VIII probably regard about as much rs n first,
class locomotive does the yclpng of a Scptcl,
terrier.
= POWDER MILLS IN SnuTH CARoLINA-In an
swer to question in tho Charleston Courier.
=" whether there is powder mill in South Car
olina?" Mr.. G; II. a. Woodin announces the
mct thnt there are two good ones in operation in
Plckens District, one ut the eastern entrance of
stump House Tunnel, on tho Blue. Ridge Ruil.
road, and tho other three miles east of Pickens
Court House. Mr.. w. states that he hns used
tho powder from both these mills, and knows it
to be of good qunlity
PROCLAMATION OF LINCOLN SurpRrssrn- 10
stated from Washington that tho proclamation
OF martial law in the District Of Columbia and
in Maryland was suppressed. from motives
Of oipolicy." Immediately after it was posted up.
The proclamation divided Maryland into num-
Der of military districts, which were also to he
under military rule, and tho offence this gave
Is said to have bccn tho cause of the suppression.
The SotTnERN Foers-Thc Now York Dai2v
Ne'cs says tbs tho opinion Of the ablost officers
in tho Federal Army that the frtaon,ions
seized by the Southern Stntcs cannot be re-
taken; that the defences Of the Belize are inn
prcgnnble, and that Fort Pulnski cannot be
reduced by any fleet or army tho United Statos
can send against it.
Destructive llURHioANE IN TssS ssssE-O On
Saturday evening lust, Dycr County, Tenn,
was visited by ono of the most destructive har-
rioanes known in tho history of Tennessee
The hurricane extended through the on,ire
County, from South to North, in some placcs
fifteen miles in width-prostrating houses md
every thing before it. The damage to property
is Immense, and tas far us asccrtainod five per-
sons hnd been killed. 1t is almost impossible
toitravol. from tho blocking up of tile roads by
the fallen timber .fe ,|
CANT STAND 4 LoHo Wharf.-The New York
He'uM significantly 'rcmarks: The business
community demand that tho war shall be short;
and the more vigorously tits prosecuted the more
speedily will it bo closed business men can
stand a. temporary reverse. They Gun easily
n In orrut, -, g.,