Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-08
The manassas Junction.

The Manassas Junction.
at this is the locality near which the COM
mand of Coils Gregg and Kershaw arc posted,
all information from that point will be read
with interest by their friends A correspon.
dent of the Richmond Dispatch, under date
Of the 9th, (Monday,) writes:
"Learing our camp at Chimborazo heights
early Saturday morning we did not reach this
place until yesterday evening. All along the
route cheering crowds welcomed our coming,
and fair hands showcrcd boqucts in copous
profusion upon US. At Louisa c. H. the cit
zcns provided us with an elegant supper with.
out any cost but three hearty cheers, which
went up, assure you, from grateful hearts.
Many swarthy son of Africa, leaning on the
handle of his hoe, waved his sinewy arms to
heaven, as if invoking Gods blessing upon
tho labors of those who arc determined to
stop the march of those who would dcsccrato
our hallowcd soil, and take from the humble
negro the dearest right he posscsscs-that of
having kind aud able protector in the per
son of his master.
There are large number of troops en-
campcd here at present, embracing the two
South Carolina regiments; another regiment,
under Col. Preston, arrived this evening.
The whole camp was thrown into great
excitement this morning by the report that
the advance guard of the federal forces were
at Fairfax Court House, about fifteen miles
distant. The wild shouts of success to their
arms which went up to the heavcns, as rcgi-
ment after regiment formed it's solid columns
into the line, surpassed anything ever heard
IN my whole life.
A correspondent of the Lynchburg Nr-
gin'am writes:
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Confederate army, is in command of all the
forces here, and looks ana acts every inch tho
soldier"
The Petersburg E.rprcss, speaking of the
difficulty of receiving news from that point,
says:
Enquiry in certain quarters satisfies us
that the transmission of intelligence Of every
kind from the various military posts had been
intcrdicted by the Government. It is no
doubt for the public veal that such rcstrc-
tons have been placed on the press, and We
feel assured that our readers will chccrfully
submit to the prohibition. If by silence on
our part we can further the cause of the South
we shall willingly acquicscc in any regulation
the authorities may establish"
Col. NOSES IN RIcnMoND.-Th Second
Regiment Of North Carolina Volunteers took
occasion, on their march through Richmond,
to compliment Hon. T. j Moses, who was in
Richmond, at the Exchange Hotel. In re-
sponsc Col. Moses said
He recognized and appreciated the CON-
pliment rendered, not as to himself, but to his
State, whose good fortune it had been to in
itiate tho event which was SO full of hope and
promise to her Southern sisters. He referred
to tho gallant and patriotic cause in which
they were engaged contcnding for princi-
pies, in the support.o which their ancestors
had pericd their lives, their fortunes and
everything but their sacred honor That
their mission was glorious one that on
the soil of Virginia, the mother of States and
of statesmen, they we're about to vindicate tho
memories of Henry and of Jefferson, and
would mako around the hallowcd tomb of
Washington a rampant which would save the
sacred soil on which it was erected from the
footprints of the mcrccnaiy foe who had threat.
cncd to conquer it. That their mission was
to free Maryland from the subicction to which
traitors had forced it.; and in such a cause,
and with motives thus impclliag them, their
triumph was certain. That the soldiers of
South Carolina would be at their side, and the
descendants of the Shclbys, the Williamses
and the Clevcnnds, would emulate the deeds
Of their ancestors at Kings Mountain. He
alluded to the scored day on which hc was ad-
dressing .thcm, and referred to the holy asso-
ciations which their cause suggested. He
continued in an eloquent md captivating
strain to address them for about twenty-five
minutes amid loud and repeated interruptions
OF cheering, and at tho close tho troops and
spectators Joined in threo hearty cheers for
the Palmetto State" <
"A LONG REACH.--In Charlestonth thcy have
Wagner's improved rife cannon, which has
been tested and found to throw shell seven
miles. Preparations are on foot to compl-
mcpt tho Niagara with fcw-E Exchange.
1t is about six miles from Scwclls Point
battery to Fortress Monroe, and probably
about five miles from Ocean Wow to tho ship
channel that leads to Old Point from Cape
Henry, and about six miles across from Capo
Henry to Cape Charles One or two of these
Wagner cannon, mounted as flying artillery,
would be sufficient to drive Old Abo's fleet out
of Hampton Roads, and from under the pro-
lection of tho guns of Old Point, as their guns
could not reach us, being of shorter range
Besides, stationed on the beach they could
afford considerable diversion to tho enemy in
Fort Monroe. A battery of these cannon on
Cape Charles and ono on Cape Henry would
effectually stop thoir supplies by water. These
cannon can bccast in Virginia, and probably
in tho. Gosport Navy Yard.
s. Estls I'll TNOrfolk Dan BOok