The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-07-31
ADVERTISEMENT I
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| Mr.. In justice to myself, | de.
sire through your paper 10 make "A few
statements to the public. | had scarcely mr.
rived at home before | hear that hav, de.
serted. Next, comes a second dispatch. sta
ting, that i: may be doubtful about my huv.
ing deserted, but most unquestionably, |
had robbed my company of its stores, for |
had brought home from camp. goods and
things which no one could tell how CAM.
in possession Of and as | was Commissarv
OF the company, must have taken theirs.
| This last report may have originated from
The following circumstances: Two or three
days before we were paid of and discharg,
ed, got permission TO 90 To Charleston
while there ] borrowed some money from
Col. Barnes and some from Lieut.. J. N.
Crockett, with this and little had of NV
own, ! concluded | would prepar. n little
Tor old Abcs blockade. | therefore bought
| Tour or hve bolts of calico, n bolt or two of
shiriing, box raisens, ladies dress or two.
demuohn of old rye, aud Several other liz.
tie things for my family, | brought them
up TO camp un.il | came home. uIso
! Oought at camp some bacon for a nrirhbor
lady who weaves for my family, and some
coffee for myself II any one is curious 10
Know why bought the bacon and c,ti.c n,
The camp instead Of some other market. il
was because could buy it ut about half
| ptIce, viz 1T for bacon and I5c for cof
lee. As this statement may seem 4 little
strange To some who do not understand, I
VIII explain the mystery here By our
camp were tour or hive groceries and grop
shops, lhe men OF the regiment drew RI.
lions once or twice II week, a great many
sold their bacon and coffee or bar,ered il
l tnT NIL Nlsh, h,-ta
bles, coffee at Is aud bacon l2t per pound
This the g:ocrrS proposed TO sell at the.
same for cash, aud could have bought, on.
ough of both at thpse prices to h,y. don.
me aud several other families for the mex,
twelve months, and | engaged a thousand
pounds OF bacon ut that prise if could
raise the money. Some who did no, pre-
fer to sell or harler their bacon. &c, boxed
it up and carried it home. wish ;he Grey,
may plways fare as well for rntions "a they
did While | vas Comnii>sary, for know /
have thrown away enough 10 have fed sew.
ernl families for months, because il WA, not
eaten before it spoiled. TO avoid paving
freight, put what did buy into some old
coffee or bread sacks which had Used To
put rations in aud brought them with the,
rest OF the baggage of our party up home.
In their transit or after they arrived home
they may have attracted some junndi,,d
eye, to which even this appears afflicted
with the sa'ne disease, and rather than
make any enquiry. preferred circulating th.
above report.
As TO the irst report, suppose il origi.
mated from language made use o: by Air
}. VI. Beattie, which he has in a positive
manner both verbally and by certificate de
MED 10 me, but which other persons both
verbally and by card equally affirm, tha, he
did use the said language. For what pur-
pose these reports have been circulated
know not. | am no candidate for olhre. |
do not claim any great honor or fame for
having volunteered, that was nothing but
my duty. II those who are so fond of Try.
ing TO injure others Mould volunteer them.
selves, and II those VINO assist in circulating
news Tor the same purpose would spend
their time in procuring subscriptions for
the support Of the families of those who
have volunteered, they would confer u dou.
bic benefit on the country.
lnSEpII ADV