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$50 REWARD

4 RUNAWAY, fsom the Subscriber, liz .
81 ing near White Plains Chesie,firId
-A District y. g., about 10Th OF August
last my Negro fellow Ben. iir is ~ year,
of ngc, OF u ycl,"wi,h .onplcxiou, almost
black, ha, no Guafi wcsI- abput 100
punnis, abnnt u feet iucn hish. lie walk,
with firm step and carries himself erect
IL is likely that iirn will cndra, ar ln make
his way To a FREQ State. Any person who
will arrest the sald Nvgr" aud lodge him in
any safe Jail 80 that trau gct him or deliver
him 10 ne at my residence shall r.cri>. the
above reward l viii also give SIOU re-.
ward tor proof sufficient to convict, any
white pernon or persons, OF harboring the
'aid boy or trying Ia effect his escape.
WM. VI. Bi.AKENEY.
Feb 10 1861. I-tI
Charlotte Democrat ani Sa.sbury Watch
mnn will please Copy aad insert until for.
bid and forward bills 10 thi. office.
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Statement From Gen. Pierce of the
Late Bethel Fight.
BOsToN, Monday, Aup


Brigader. General Pierce publishes a
statement in regard to the Great Bethel
fight, in which he asserts that he acted under
explicit orders, but that the plan of attack
and orders accompanying it betrayed want
OF knowledge Of the enem, = pO .ition aud
numbers that his command was composed
OF raw rec uiis With ouly twenty rounds OF
ammunition, his small artillery force having
but twelve rounds, hardly sufficient tor five
minutes fire that the cause Of he firing
into friendly regiments WAS owirg TO the
neglect OF Gen Butler TO norifS the dei,cn
ment which joined him from Newport News
TO wear or recognize the white badge worn
on the arm.
Gen. p, in conc!u sion, says "After the
battle had taken plaee, aud public opinion
had fastened on me the opprobrium Of the
defeat. applied for Court Of Inquiry that
the facts might be sct Alright and the blame.
" there was any, rest on the proper otfiesr
ln answer TO my application, nay, my dc
mand, received but one reply, that Court
of Inquiry would reveal far loo much that
would injure the service"
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The Visiting Prince.

Prince Jerome Napoleon, second heir to
the French Crown, and the confidential
agent Of the French Emperor in more than
one of the most serious and thorny trans
actions with foreign nations thut have been
epochs in his reign, is now at Washington
under circumstances of considerable mys.
terry. 1t is trait of the country and the
period, that this singular conjunction has
attracted scarcely any public atteDtion.-
Yet, among European nations, accustomed
and acquainted with the signs Of diplomatic
work, it will be observed with absorbing in.
terest and considered an incident Of prepon. q.
derating importance. This man has not
been ordered here for nothing. Two ma
tons are enged in deadly hostiiilies and
member of the Imperial family, according
to diplomatic usage, could visit one Of them
on two grounds only: first that France
designs to make common cause with that
one against the other; or, secondly, that
she offers her mediation between the beilig,
erents.
The first Of these suppositions is clearly
impossible 10 the present case. That great
and polite Government has no motive to
take up the quarrel Of the North with the
South, and everything to lose by that step
IL is, indeed. evident to common sense that
the visit OF the Prince cannot signify aili-
ance. II must mean mediation. This war
cannot continue longer than this year with
out running large classes OF French citi-
zens and creating the greatest embarrass-
ment in the financial and political affairs of
that country. The Emperor would natu.
rally desire TO do all that he can towards
the conclusion Of this war by diplomacy,
without resorting to the extremities which
must follow if negotiations fails and if the
war continues after the European supply Of
Cotton and Tobacco is exhausted.
France is the only great power in condi.
ton to net ut present for England is bal.
anced between Exeter Hall and Manchester
Ohicia! denial Of all political Significance 10
the Princes visit to Washington will of
course be made they were also made in
the strongest form when he contracted the
Italian marriage that was the signal Of the
Italian war.--Riohmond Eraminer.
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From Washington.
WA>HINGTos, Aug. l3


Gen McDowelrs rcpur, says uo,w,i!.
standing the hcrcuran efforts Of tn. Quar-
termastrr General aud Subssenclrs, tue
horses for his artillery Aag"uS did not ar
rive within week OF Iuc tinc app"I .,t"d. -
The Sundays attack WAS to hav. been
made on Saturday He concludes, II could
not push on faster, nor could delav Ion.
so The best portion Of my tire" u"nth.
ers time expired un the eve of battle The
4th Pennsylvania Regiment and New York
Artillery whose Time was up, insisted that
they be discharged wrote to Car,rron
after nrging them To stay, and on the field
Mr. Cameron urged them to stay nt lea,,
hve day, when these troops marched for
ward 1" sound the enemy
Mr. CamrrOn assured me, da, by dav.
that IN the mex 10 lays ! should have at
least 10000 oi the brs ARMED, duIl,d, OH
ccred and disciplined troops in the Army
In other words. every day added streng! II
to the enemy and made Us Weaken"
lie represents the loss Of the Grand Ar
my to have been ns follows:
kILLED --i9 officers aud 462 privat-~.
WOUNDED -64 officers ami 947 prlYuteS.
He asserts that there were only 1900
United States troops engaged on his -ide
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IIID,DiDu'S I,Diou Tn, lJsrr,J,.

HamPionS Legion The Mercury SAYS
II has been decided 10 ch ,nge The f na.
ton of this command The infantry bat.
talon IL To be increased to II regiment of
ten companies, the cavalry w.ii comprise
hive companies, and there will b. an in
crease OF field pieces in their company of
lying artillery. With thcse numbers, Col.
Hampton will be doubtless raised To the
rank Of Brigndier. aud the infantry regiment
will have Il Colonel, Lieutenant. Colonel
and Major. The officers Of cavalry and mr..
tuIery will be the same as futmerly A
small army in itself this champions
Legion" will be, surely.
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Bank of the State
5 y u II III g. a X . l. | n a

CHARLEsToN, l3th February, 1861.
The Legislature hn,ing, at its late scs.
sion, authorized the Issue of Bonds t. the
amount oi S675 900, bearing an interest OF
Seren per cent, for The purpose of providing
the funds required tn sustain tIr State in
the act at rcsuunitg her RI hts "t sovereign
~, this Bank is now prepared I" dispose of
the Bonds. They are ISSUED IN sums Of
$50, SlO0. aud $500. An opportunity i,
thus aii"rird every citizen TO make II secure
and profitable Investment, While conttlbu-
ting MD To the cause in which the State il
engaged. With the view of enabling citl.
zens IN any part "f the Stale 10 share in
the Loan, the Clerks Of the Courts OF the
several districts have been required 10 open
books OF Subscription for the Stock. Sui.
table arrangements will be made tor fnrn
shing the Bond, ou the receipt uf the mon
cy, at an early da! after each Subscription,
has been made. Engagements Tor the pur.
chase Of Bonds uiay be made at the Bank,
or nj any of its Branches. II il probablr
that, at the next Session oflhe Legislature,
those parties who desire il may nave their
Bonds converted into Stock
&. NJ. FUtMAN, Presii.m
Feb 25 3f
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The Stedm Gun "A correspondent Of
tho Richmond Examiner thinks the late
appro ,'riation of $4,000 by Congress- for
the construction Of steam gun. Il waste of
money, illustrating 1.-The effects of pertinaci.
ty in presenting Il claim" lie says:
The gentleman who has been engaged in
pushing the claim of this invention has pre-
sented 1t TO private individuals, who are
eager 10 make IL profit by AN ythibg but he
failed to make its va.ue appear, and they
have declined having anything TO do with
1t. The title of stteam gun is II misnomer
which is calculated To mislead those who
think that the power Of steam has any thing
to do with it. 1t is simp n centrifugal
gun. Any kind of power would produce
the same effect. The same sort Of weapon
has been tried years ago at West ioint !;
and while it WAS evident that the balls
could be thrown with Il force proportionnte
10 the velocity with which the aarrel
moved, yet no practical man ever thought of
recommending it TO be used in warfare. A
steam engine being The most convenient
force In which the power could be applied.
II aust be used To work the gun and We
need not tell any one what would be the
result it bali from the enemy were tu
strike the boiler. Recent experiments have
shown tAat rifle bail can De shot through
n steamboat boiler, and II 8 pound shot
would no. only destroy he bUI!er for this
gun, but the ~caIdlng Naier and steam
wVu.d br more destructive Than II 10 inch
shell
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s75 REWARD!


n hired. near Chester in June last, our
IN. three Negro men, viz : BILL. GILES
and HENRY.
Bill and Giles we bought the lIIh Of last
November, at the estate sal. Of Ed Leach,
on Broad River, IN York Dist. let. They
being brothers aud having relations in the
neighborbood where we purchased them, 10
Is more than likeIey they have made their
way back To their old ncighborhood
Bill is about rs Years old, S feet 8 inches
high, will weigh $50 or 100 pounds is
very black; rather sharped face, speaks
quick when spoken to.
Giles, his brother, is about - years old (;
b feet Inches high will weigh l6O lhs,
Is very black, aud walks with his head up
and feet turned out 10 front.
Henry, We purchased, Jan !. Of Col. G.
Rives on the Catawba river He is 23 years
old, we'll sc;, feet 10 inches high, and will
weigh i75 pounds has heavy brow and
speaks slowly has some character as a
runaway. May go to Charleston or Wash.
Ington city, IL Is hard telling where he Will
60 as he is gentleman of travel. They
all ran OF about the same time.
We will pay S75 reward for the three
men; or S26 piece for either OF them de-
live-ed in any Jail so that We can get them.
These boys may attempt To- make their way
North, as some Others from this place hars
attempted
PRIDE g. DUNOVANT.
Aug. 2, lS6l-26-tf
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Notice.
Andrew Nelson, appli'nt. In matters Of
vs. Probate of Nan
John Nisbet. Executor. ICY Belk, decd.
tV;ll


VS. Probate of Nan.
John Nisbet. Executor. ICY Belk, decd.
Will
TO parties in Lancaster District--to Abel
Nelson, VIM. Nelson, Esq and the children
of John Nelson, decd; to wit: A. Nelson,
John Nelson, Jane Stripten and VIM. u.
Nelson, of Georgia, lciitia Stewart, wife
of Col. J. NJ. Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart,
wife Of William Stewart, Nancy Nelson,
widow Of Robert Nelson, in North Carroll
ma, distributes in Law, provided, the Tes-
,a,rix, Mrs. Nancy Belk, decd, had died in
testate.
The above parties are hereby cited to ne
and appear before me on Friday, the 9th
day of September next, in the Court of Or
dinary to be holden at Lancaster Cours
House, then and there to shcw cause, il any
why the said " i'll should or should not be
proved and established in due form of Law.
or for what cause the same should be set
aside or established, aud TO such other and
farther showing and proof, as You or either
of you, the said parties, may deem necessa-
rv, proper and advantageous for your re.
spectiye rights and interests in the premises.
Given under my hand and seal OF oliir.
ut Lancaster Z. II ). G., this 25th day Of
June, 1861.
T.. Il. HAMMOND, o l.. ID.
June Doth lam3'n. 2O-pf Sl2
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The Confiscating Bill.

The following is a copy of an act which
has been passed by the Federal Congress
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United .Siaies Of
America, in Congress assembled, That if
during the present or any future insurrec
tion against the Government of the United
States, after the President of the United
States shall have declared, by proclamation,
that the laws of the United States are op.
posed, aud the execution thereof obstruct
ed, by combinations too powerful to be sup.
pressed by the ordinary course of judicial
proceedings, or by the power vested in the
marshais by law, any person or persons, his,
her, or their agent, attorney or empIo0ee,
shall purchase or acquiro, sell or give, any
property Of whatsoever kind or description,
with intent to use or employ the same, or
suffer the same to be used or employed, in
aiding, nbetling, or promoting such insur
rection OR resistance to the laws, or any per
son or persons engaged therein or if any
person or persons, being the owner or own
ers OF any such property, shall knowingly
use or employ, or consent to the use or
employment of the same as aforesaid all
such property is hereby declared to be law
full subject OF prize and capture wherever
found and it shall be the duty of the Pres.
ldent OF the United States to cause the
same to be seized, contiscated and condemn
ed
SEC. 9. And be ii further enacted, That
such prizes and capture shall be condemn.
ed in the District or Circuit Court Of the
United States having jurisdiction of the
amount, or in admiralty in any district in
which the same may be seized ,or into which
they may be taken aud proceedings first in.
stituted.
SEC. 3. And be IL further enacted, That
the Attorney General, or any District At
torney of the United States in which said
property may at the time be, may institute
the proceedings of condemnation. and in
such case they shall be wholly for the bene-
fit of the United States; or any person
may file an information with such attorney.
In which case the proceedings shall be for
the use Of such informer and the United
States iu equal paris.
Sec. 4. And be IL further enacted, That
whenever any person claiming to be entitled
TO the service or labor OF any other person.
under the laws of any State, shall employ
such person in aiding or promoting any in
surrection, or in resisting the laws of the
United States, or shall permit him to be 80
employed, he shall forfeit all right to such
service or labor, and the person whose Ia
-bor or service is thus claimed shall be
thenceforth discharged therefrom, any law
TO the contrary notwithstanding
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w uter Clothing for our Soldiers

a ." OF >nppn ng "uI troops
~. " "tr,"g l. b, g'uminC To atlrnc,
con>".c be a'ic"'ion L. II n"A evident
Inai u. .>"uIn ms depend mainly on her
sell - r'"t'Lng m".rrIn! during thus war
iir' mag ''I;lc@nt crpP> VIA -nppn q large
surplus ui breadsluit> and food, above ,he
de,na"d for con sumption mt home iiul me
hl"ck"ie al ou t'"rt, NAV c"ul,nuc up to
'"e >"'~"" """" oar -. n.ccr- IN the field
"'h "q"ir" "e"N """ieh 2""Us =" protect
'"e" a-"">t IN" inci-m'mcy of winter
n'e', '""m N tn" Confederate States
"ug"t l" ne ""s', 10 supply this necessary
demand We sho"Id not suffer the shame
and dIsg'Hrr IT seeing ,hr.c brave men
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Tennessee EleciiDn n-Go,. Harris J., re-.
elected G"'rrno6 by very large majority,
ana the Confederate Constitution adopted
by some 10000 or 10000. The only vote
ot any consequence against the Constitu.
ton Was in East Tennessee, though there
II was much less than expected. The mem
oe'a elected 10 Congress are thoroughly
Southern. 10 East Tennessee, illegal polls
were held IN i;.ree districts for Nelson, May
nard and Bridges, who were candidates for
Lnc"ihs Congress As they had no op.
position, they We're elected. and il is report.
ed they have vanished through Cumberland
Gap 1" Join their friends in Washington -
Ine hope Is strongly induIged that they
will never return IL is said if three 9th.
ers would join them from the same region
u would afford great satisfaction to tre
pnblic.
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Patriotism and The Cotton Poper-The

Patriotism and The Cotton Poper.-The
New Orleans Christian Advocate says:
The South has always said that cotton
was king, but no she intends 10 crown
him. Our readers will recollect that last
week we published circular of the New
Orleaas cotton factors to the planters, re.
commencing that no cotton be shipped from
the plantations until the blockade be en-
iirely raised. 10 addition to this the Board
Of Underwriters have resolved to take no
river insurance on cotton bound to this
port, nor hre insurance on cotton in this
city, until the blockade is raised. Cotton
on the plantations will be insured for three.
fourths its value, under certain specified
conditions. This mo vement will be- heartily
sustained by the planters, and thorough
work will be made Of the matter. The
North is now about out of cotton, and Eng
LAND will be needing supply before long
The former cannot get it mt all, except
from Liverpool, and Liverpool can only get
II when the independence of the Southern
Confederacy is recognized and the blockade
abandoned. IL the English do not need
cotton, we can afford to keep we suppose,
until she does need it, If they should he
such fools as ~ side with the North, ho,
ping to get the cotton through the North.
ern Government, We shall decline, unless we
get in tight place, and then we can burn it
without much trouble Cotton is king, let
him be crowned. Joshua commanded the
sun to stand still upon Gideon, and the
moon to remain pendant over the valley Of
Ajalon, until he should conquer the enc
mics OF his God and his people. Thus say
We to the manufacturing interests Of the
civilized world, thank God for the power of
cotton 1t is the true sceptre Of the en-
pire of commerce. The South has The no.
blest elements Of constitutional liberty, The
grandest cause ever defended by arms, the
most chivalrous people, the bravesi fighting
men, the most beautiful women, the finest
climate aud labor system, the greatest com
mercial power, and the pnrest Christian
civilization, in the world. Let us be
thankful!
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Skirmisr on the PeninSuLa-FVty Yam
KEGS Reported Killed The Norfolk Dn
BOOK oil Saturday last gives the !olowlng: ::
We learn, from thC Peninsula, that II
skrmioh took place over thero on Monday
last One hundred aud twenty of our cav
AIRY were out on II rcconn nolterlug expedite III,
and dell IN with company "f 90 Yankees
om James river, butweva Smitn's and Lees
places, above Nc~port News, when II tight
rnsncd, which resulted in our complete sue
cess. Out of the SIXTY five Yankees enga
ged, there were oniy fifteen of them left
alive io tell the tale of the slaughter.
II is said that a great deal OF successful
rkirmIshing is going on, oa the Peninsula.
by Gen Magruder's forces, accounts of
which do not reach the press.
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Constitution of the Home Guards. :"

..
Adopted, July 4, 1861. Motto :"Promp,
on Duty"
ART. l. This company shall bear the
name of the "Home Guards
ART. 2. The number of the Home Guards
shall be from ten to five hundred, or more.
ART. 3 The entire company shall consist
of officers-each member being entitled to
select his own Office.
ART. 4. This company shall repudiate all
military rules and usages. Every member
shall arm himself ir his own way, for ac.
tive service and hold himself in readiness to
do as he peases at an hours notice from
his commander.
ART. o. The Home Guards shall be
commanded by each member in rotation,
but it is left entirely at the option of mem
bers 10 obey the orders of the acting con-
mander or not as they may please
ART. 6. The Guard will parade semi oc
casonally, or oitener, provided they have
nothing else to do.
ART. T. Each member of the Home
Guards shall, while in actual service, draw
the following daily rations One bottle
claret, one bottle champagne, three fingers
cognac, six fingers Bourbon, one dozen CT
gars, one boned turkey, one dozen boiled
oysters, two dozen oysters in the she'll one
basket full of knckn acks, assorted.
ART. g. When on marching orders, each
member of the Guards shall be allowed one
boot boy, one barber, one laundress, one
carriage with two horses one set of fishing
tackle, one pack Of dogs, (st option,) two
double'barrel shot guns, one portable two
story dwelling house, one library of select
novels, one dozen selected periodicals, and
one travelling billiard table
ART. 8. Members are expressly forbidden
TO perform any duty contrary to their
wishes, and any order whcih shall be given
by an acting officer without its having pre-
viousIy been discussed by the entire corps,
in debating society assembled, shall snbject
the officer giving it to 5e fined as much as
he is willing to pay.
ART. 10. Members who have musical in.
struments are required to bring them into
The field, but no two members shall play at
The same time unless they please to do so
ART. IL. The active duty specially AS
signed to this corps by their own direction
shall be 10 treat and retreat.
ART. IL. Absent members shall be con-
sldered as present at every drill or roll call
and respected ordingly.-Erchange
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The Sacred Right Of Petition We
lind Toe following in the rcported proceed
ing "t Congress
mir Vnilmdigham, of Ohio, asked leave
10 present n number uf petitions from sev.
er"l States, asking p"acefui adjustment OF
the national difficulties The reason why
he asked 'neir presentation 10 open House
was, thai the Congressional Globe does
not contain the record of the petitions pre-.
,eHtrd VI d-r tie rule
"Mr. Bake. of ONO, and other, objected,
when
"Mr Vnliand.ghnm asked what had be-
'omr "i ihr rgi OF petition
~ BlIks q, an AbpIilIonIsI ami he mas
shown his appreciation of the righl Of pc
t''ion, and developed his own hypocrisy, bv
olject'ng To the introduction Of peace
pei IOn-
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The Prospects Of Recognition. -'lon,' :he
Washington correspondent of the Balti
more Sun, ah" Is thorough Esgishm IN
by birth, association, and feeling. writes:
"Tn" London Tunes has arrived Il, the
c""clu-ion t'at the var must Icrmlnrtc in
Southern 'ndrprrdrnce. That independence
may not, even II II exists, de tiicto terminate
the war, II is clear tuat the fines " i'll ad
'or"lc rccogntunn, by In land. at M earl,
day. AivicrS received At Havana from
Europe -'",v So. i."S"pcan Governments
"IH pr"oaUly soon rec"en:ze the Couirdr.
rates.
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A Female SPy.--The correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Commercial, writing from
Western Virginia, says q female soy has
been discovered in the frat Kentucky Reg
iment. She Is from Georgia, and enlisted
Mt Cincinnati. She was detected by wri.
ting Information in regard to the moyem ents
OF our troops 10 the enemy. She is men,
Der of the Knights of tho Golden Circle,
says she knows the punishment Of spy is
death, and is ready for her fate. She is to
be sent 10 Columbus.