Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-07-11

'RSDAY MORNING, JULY
know, he is somewhat below the middle
height; but his appearance betokens health
and vigor, and you cannot feel that you are
in the presence of small nan in any re-
spect, when in his. His face was composed,
his eye serene. He had never studied the
military stare affected by some officers of
small calibre. He converaed freely, and
without the faintest tone of professional
dogmatism. In word, he impresses one
as an accomplished gentleman and accom-
plished commander.
"One of our party manifeSting indirect
ly some curiosity to know when the great
fight would come of, General Beauregard
caught the hint at once, and remarked,
smiling, that the inquirer had better tele-
graph Gen. Scott for the information
For two things, said Gen. Beauregard, the
enemy have sovereign dread-masked bat
teries and the lariat. This was suggest
i've hint, thought. There are numerous
Texans here now soliciting the President to
accept their services asrangers, their weap-
ons to be the double. .barreled shot gun, the
revolver, the bowie-knife, and the lariat
and when organized, have no doubt they
will commence work on Gen. Beauregard's
line. As for masked batteries, you may be
sure that he will have plenty in store for
the enemy when the time comes"
s@- The following notice (says the Rich
mond Dispatch) from the Secretary of War
to newspaper correspondents, is timely and
appropriate. Warts new thing to US all
especially such war as that now in pro-
gress. 1t is natural enough that in its in
cipienoy there should be such acts Of indis.
cretion in the press, and such mistakes in
crediting false rumors, as inexperience in
such a war would occasion. We have,
however, had some experience, aud the mis-
takes and indiscretions of the past should
be a warning for the future. There is
decided change for the better already per-
ceivable, and we are sure the digni6ed and
gentlemanly appeal of the honorable Sec
retary of War will have the effect Of indu.
cling the press to be still more guarded in
what it has to say about preparations and
events:
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,
WAR DEPARTMENT,
RICHMOND, July l, 1861.
To Newspaper Correspondents.
GENTLEMEN While 1 have not with
held permission from any of the representa-
tives of the press to visit the camps in Vir
ginia, and while am as much the uncom-
promising advocate of an unshackled press
as am of the freedom of speech, and of
the Independence Of the Confederate States,
yet I have thought it proper, under exist
ing circumstances, to make an appeal to you
to fcrbear from the transmission and publ
cation of such intelligence as might be det-
rimental to the great cause in which We all
feel so deep an interest
You are aware of the great amount of
valuable information obtained by US through
the medium of the enterprising journals of
the North, and we may derive profit from
their example by discriminating and ju-
dicious reserve ia communications for the
Southern journals.
1t must be obvious that statements of
strength, or of weakness, at any of the
points in the vicinity of the enemy, when
Reproduced in the North, as they would be
in spite of all the vigilance in our power,
would warn them of danger to themselves,
or invite an attack upon US; and, in like
manner, any statements of the magnitude
of batteries, of the quantity and quality of
arms or of ammunition, Of movements in
progress or in supposed contemplation, of
the condition of troops, of the commissia-
rat, &c., might be fraught with essential
injury to the service.
To gentlemen of intelligence and of un-
questionable loyalty to the cause of the Con-
federate States, do not deem it necessary
to be more explicit; nor can I doubt for q
moment that you will appreciate my motives
in making this frank appeal to your patriot
ism and discretion.
L. P. WALKER, Secretary of War.
Board of Managers of the Bible Soci-
ETY. of Charleston.
At meeting of the Board Of Managers
of the Rihle Society of Charleston. held on