Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-08-03
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4 iithoir defeat @ithfmore inanlnoss tliA, usual
3 Eandnro making preparations to retrieyt thci,
7, ,Imistortunos. Threo hundred regiments lavc
u Just been accepted but itmust be consi$Sra
8 bio tinlo fore,boy can drill and equip another
army. The one destroyed contained ...a,c w
their scction--l0.0O0 mon of thc;old Uni,A
States army, with batteries of flying artilcr\
which thoy cannot soon.posscss.
/ Ihe Confederate army pressed on, after the
battlo, to within u few miles of Alexandria.
C'ngrass will doubtless authorize large nddi
toms to be made to the Southern army, and /,
higher state of cfhcioncy will be attained.
Another Sront batllc will be fought near Ma.
nassas before tho winter sets in. Let us BE prc.
pared for it, aud tho result cunnot be doubtful
Then to- tho work!
VoLuSTEERs!-S the order Of Col. IIERp.
Good speakers will be at Mrs. BARToN's on tho
18th. The public generally arc respectfully
invited to attend, especially those who desire to
serve their country in this her hour of pcrl and
| danger
WELL MrR'rrp.-prcsidcn Davis has raised
Gen. Boanregard from Briayailicr to Major
General. lie deserved it.
TREATMENT OF SOUTHERN Prisoners ny THE
AANKEEs AT WAsnlNGToN.-W learn that on
! tho arrival at Washington Of the thirty or forty
prisoners taken by the Lincolnitcs in The early
part OF tho battle of last Sunday, they were ns,
sailed by an abolition mob and narrowly rs.
capped nnnihilaton.
| II. MEAumER.-It is stated on reliable in.
formation that 1. f. Mcaghcr, the celebrated
! lris'mnn. who volunteered to fight against Vir.
s'n'a which led the way in defending tho rights
of foreigners against the Know No,hngs of tho
North, was killed in the battle of the 2lst. We
rejoice to lear it. lie deserves his fate.
TIE Rch""'M Di%pu'rA snys: we arc re.
qncstcd to state Tint any articles Intended for
our soldiers ut Manassas, should bn sent to tho
store OF Mcssrs Snotts lIurvey, on l4th street,
South oil Cary vho will promptly attend TO
their transportatln"
! THURSDAYS FlNIr--Raymond, of the New
1ork 1'meS, and oNcr gentlemen of the press.
were at the light OF Thursday 4 shell from n
hH'tcry whl%zed bfwccn two nf them, when the
o"'re party icft' 'and did not stop till they
reached Wnshingtn.
EDMUND KCrEl Tho venerable Edmund
h"l"n' who Tired Ho first gun at Fort Sumter,
WAS a'So ht inc iatg,atlc OF Manassas. Though
near eighty yenrYof age, MIR. II. has all the
sPr' ana energy t young soldier.
/ ~ Fowl Day lbout ten thousand ,clcn.
worc received IN lcmphls. Tenn on Monday
| last.
ELECTION OF lElNTER--ltichard Nj. Smith,
''S'l'' formerly odihr of tho Alexandria Senfiacl,
ana now connccteI with tho Richmond Eugui-
rrT mas been clcctd Printer to the Confederate
Congress. 1t is NJ uldcrstood that Mr.. Smith u;n
| accept.
CoiSclpENcEsTtfhc battle of Waterloo was
IlAss,a w Tho battle of New Orleans
Vista commcnccdton Sunday, The battle Of
Monterey was Et sht partly on Sunday
And last, and md important Of all to us, the
hattie of Bulls Mn, was fought on Sunday.
Tho battle Of SaMacinto which decided tho
;ndenendoncc Of 'H5kNs wns fought on the olst
| Of April The b9fil( Oh Monterey wns fought
rnr,lv ON the 2lst M&epcmbor. The battle of
| Bucna Vista was fSsikhlt purity on tho 2lst of
February, and the hafNo OF Manassas was fought
on the 2lst Of July. ~
The YANKEE NEwsp&ERs- -So'ncboly seems
hurt among the journalN OF the North. Tho
! Buffalo Commercial .idrrFSer says Durine
the past six weeks no lcssW loo papers have
suspended publication. &
TIE Terror IN WAsIusG2N-Fwo gentle
men, who left Washington Na9ay night, have
reached Richmond. The talas@ tell sawiul.
They say that no words can SFibc the terror
confusion and dismay whclJENade the Rump
authorities. All the oatskerTomoved from
tho south side Of the river "a tfN draw the
Long bridge wasfaiscd gprcrSt the arn,y
from this side l'hp'yng s4 on Washington.
But for histfccautPn. thcf would pot now be
Yonse,on this sip tho n stomac.
W Sr'Rtr ~ rf 'uTllwssT-PSscngcrs
fyai tho Sou'hwc1 report an ilsenAcxci,c. !
Lnont among all clai csof citizcns. Al(oe tho !.
4 railroad routes cro1s are collccloI askh, r,, Q
a chance to 50 to NEginia Tho Glcis. l. no v
Governors Of tho 81 hcrn States Mppl co,son, T
to it. tho rush for frsi"ia wou'dSirc ah,he /"
railroad co'npanicsin tho South y mucAos Ii
A thoy could do for Eo next six MONS H., "
smell Of ynnpowdcks invigorating. q
IIoSek TO Ex.sk,KER onR OF SouN Cana. =,
MxA<The Rumpkpeakcr of tho asseAI.sa cl
nof in tho Washi Aton Capitol called thd,s,
sfcss of tho "UnEl States" has, we 81, O,
fatatetl orlcrol hbnarblc bust of ES.Spca. d'
Orr to DO rcnoyeafrom tho Chamber of N j.,
Representatives. ahis is high compliment t,,x
hlr. Orr, for we Yuld rs soon have u marbGa
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