Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-07-06
late Europoa,l adyiccs,s

Tho Frcnoh Division under Admiral Reg.
maud was about to sail for America. ~
a New Orleans correspondent of the Lon
don Times says it is simpossiblo to resist tho
conviction thatith Southern Confcderary cnn
only be conquered by means ms irresistiblc as
those ioh.subjugntcd Poland
In anarticle on Italian affairs. published
in the ffttrio aud copied 'inS tho Ii0niieup,is il
n paragraph which insiuuptes that the, Snufh-
ern American States win succeed in estab-
fishing separate republic.
CAMP PIcKENs, MANASSAS, juno 27
1861. From nn excessive solicitudc to fol-.
low movements here, j have returned from
Western Virginia sooner than intended
But, returning, find nothing of especial in.
tcrest. 1T 4is all mistake that any of our
troops lave been taken. The rumor will
have reached you TINT nne have been cap
turcd, but lit is all II mistake. Two Of Col.
Cash's men were captured u day or two ago,
but they were taken by Col,s kcrshnw' s mon,
and sustained no dannge, therefore. They
were seen to cntcr II hOnsc<in tho ncighbOr-
hood OF Germantown, and the evcr.vigilant.
scouts of the Second Regiment touk them
ptivc. ,tIls.-. .s..,.a
The most important facts find IRE that
the cnrmy is retiring from Falls Church,
and are being concentrated again within the
liaits Of the District of Columbia. There.
arc. in fact, Indications that they are with.
arnwing from, this side Of tho river. 1T is.
certain that there, .lre few IN Alcxrndrin--
but few companics---and it is possible,
therefore, that to avoid the possibility Of
fight, Which is now being urged upon then,
they may accept tho alternative of the foot
race suggested
There is also a movement from Washing.
ton, the Significance Of whicl, is nuc|, ron-
sdered. For some time past they have boon
sending off cars sealed up, SO that the con
tents cannot bc seen, and from this and the
other circumstances Of security and care, it
is suspected that they may be taking the ar
chives of tho Government beyond the rcach
of danger .5 JS l.. w. S.
-.
IlIE SouTiI CAROLINA TROOPS. "A cor
respondent of tho Winsooro Rcy,ster, wri-
ting from Fairfax, 9th inst says:
The advance torces OF the lirst corps Of
the army of the Potomac are now stationed at
this place, seven u,les from the entrenched
posts or tho encny at Falls Church. where
there are supposed to be about 1000 OF them,
including cavalry and artillery. II is not
usual or advisable to state the position of our
forces, but us it is not likely to remain tho
same until you sec this, | may add that the
infantry here consist of Grcgg's, kcrsnaw's
Bacon's and Casii's Regiments, about 500
cavalry, ana two companies of artillery, all
under tue command OF Gen. Bonham. Just.
above US is Col. Cooks brigade, ii portion Of
when occupy our late ground at CentrcvIlc
the schialndcr bclng posted between this point
anu that, consisting vi Preston sand Witilcrs
Virginia Regiments. Thcu ut Fairfax station,
about four miles south, | learn that Gcn. d.
Il. Jones (Adiutant to Gen. Beaurega,d at
Charcston) brigade is posted, consisting OF
two Alabama, one Mississippi and Jenkins
South Carolina Regiment. Sloan Regiment
s. q. ", aud WiIians' Regiment, S. q. ",
(wncn tho latter arrives. 80. to Lccsb..g,
Which brigade is commanded by Col E:.l4k.
Gen. Bcaulrgard is steadily advancing 144> as44e
forces, and the roads arc covered with wtn,vns
and troops moving forward. suppose the
ilrst attack will be made ut lnlis Church
and thence to Alexandria, but this isupinion,
and cannot tell when Il vii! b. ;n;t;.tud''
FROM THE NoRrll AND BALrlMon..-
Ohc OF our citizens returned from IA brief v,s-
1t to the North and the cit, oI Baltimore.
yesterday, mud kindly favored l., with Batti
more papers OF Thursday, from which We cx-
tr"' much that will interest our readers this
morning. 1t will be seen that the chicken
stealcrs, in their recent raid in Lar,castcr
County, on tho Rappahan,ock did not get
OFT with a whole skin. They confess to one
man killed and six wounded That helps to
ply for Mr., Grcsham's house :
Marshal Kane, of Baltimore, who has been
tor some time thrcatencd by the vassas and
serfs OF Lincoln, WIS or'rhursd,v morning
arrested on the charge Of trN,spa s>ms I've -
ty two hundred sollnra !,.vi.,:s ,bnei, o.i i
out Tor the purpose. In w,s arrested IN III,
bed and conducted to prison rhc lay.c
force was called out t, oycrAwe tho bc,nr
VINO, 1t WAS feared might rsc III tlleir' md "
nation aud rescue tn. .pvistncr Narvlnd ~
under the !icei Of the tyranr and Baltimore il
"rrnrfd ~ ssnic ,wohty thn,isand of ms
myr'niinns But day if racA,m;u.s i, IN
Stnvc tor them nnd sor i,it,I ,h.
Cur intelligent infor1,ut stut.s tL,t i :,
utterly impossible Tor the people OF the South
20 conceive t;!c btterpsss ,nd'1n,liyn;,v ~
NN,"rtHctn populations towards them rIe de-
clarrs that we cannot justly hope fornn
thinns like kindness or humanity from them
tint they are utterly llcartless and ,nrrcj.
loss, and our own strong arm and uni1auo,n,
spirit of resistance and Independence ulne
can protect us from, the subjugation and mai
Yersa desolation which they would ysit,,n.
on us and our homes. Fortunately .tor'thu
South, VIC hope for % mercy from. ,he,n, snl
our people, strong in their c,iusr And mi,
own self reliance, defy them