Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-29
Telegraph,c News from all Quarters.

There is also war steamer off Ship Island
LOUISVILLE, June pa rcquisiton will
be sent to Indiana for four additional rcoi-
mcnts.
1t is believed that the Government will not
interfere with the due course of law in the
case Of the privutccr Savannah. The case of
the schooner Tropic Wind will probably be
appealed to the United States Court
1t is said Crttcndcn will offer his compro-
mise in Congress, coupled with the threat of
the secession of Kentucky, if it is not
adopted.
Gen. Bcaurcgard is evidently preparing to
advance.
The gossip of the Post states that good
Judges say there will be TO battle for week
yet. The Government will soon issue orders
for preventing the army and navy performing
service as slave cutchers.
Andrew johnson has arrived in Washing
ton, and claims that East Tennessee will imi-
tate Western Virginia
10000 Southcrncrs arc ut Fairfax Court
House.
New York, June 23.-Tt is reported that
the navy is to be doubled. Congress is to
suspend the writ of hubeas corpus at an car
ly day
There is no news from Missouri The line
has been interrupted by Il heavy tornado.
RICHMOND, June 24.-It is reported that
Maryland has passed an ordinance of scccs-
sion. | cannot vouch for the reliability of
the report, rs it is said it was passed in secret
session.
KANSAS CITY, June 24-Forty men were
drilling in II house in Wyandotte, when the
building fell, burying and killing some in
stantly, and wounding many.
TIE OPPOSING Forces NEAR WINcIIEs-
TER--TwENTY-TnREE MoRE YANKEES
KIILED.-Wc learn from Capt. M IT, Price,
the master OF transportation, and employed in
removing the machinery from Harper Fer
ry, who arrived at Richmond last evening,
that within an area Of ten miles of Williams
port there arc twenty thousand troops of the
enemy. Some estimate the number mt thirty
or over thirty Thousand. Among them there
are between four and five hundred citizens of
Bcrkely county. The rest arc from Pcnnsyl-
vanin, Ohio, and some from Allcyhany coun.
ty, Maryland. ] he bulk of the army is at
Williamsport. We have about fourteen thou,
sand volunteer troops in the ncighborhood,
that is to say, about ten thousand within four
miles of Winchester, two thousand, advanced
guard, six miles from NIartinSburg, and two
thousand in Hampshire county, watching the
movements of McClelland
Gel Macdonald left Winchester last night,
with four hundred ana fifty mounted rangers.
The militia is all called ont in Rockingham.
Augusta, Shenandoah, Frederick, Clarke.
Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan and hampshire,
and were moving last night and this morning,
in Immense force, to join the main hodv of
the army at Winchester. Every man that
could get gun was moving.
All the property. consisting of stock wae-
gons, grain. provisions. household goods and
servants, was taken on Tuesday by .hc Fc,lc.
raj troops from Dr. Allen G. Hammond O. G.
Cunningham, Jamcs Cunningham and William
Crcswcll.
Col J. B Ilogc, with 1870 mounted ran.
gers, killed 23 Yankees, and brought their
scalps to the Qnnrtcrmaster. lie soutcd the
rest and drove them across the Potomac.
Rmhmond Examiner.
ONE or TUE IloRRoRs OF WAR.-Wc
learn that on Thursday last two of the dead
bodies of Lincolns men were found i'm the
woods i'll the ncighborhood of the Bethel bat
tlc-ground, in state of decomposition. They
we're traced out by means of the buzzards how.
cring over the spot. One of the corpscs had
in his haversack a quarter of baked shoat.--
1t is supposed they had cnwlcd away from
the scene of battle after being wounded, and
died on the spot on which they were discover
ed. From their uniforms, it is presumed
they were members of the Houave Regiment.
1t is said that all along the road from Beth.
cl to Hampton most intolcrable stencil pre-
walls, and that from the appearance of the
buzzards circlings around about, there must
be numbers ofputrifying carcasses in the woods.
Noc/oih Day Book.
DARING ExpLoIT.-Two Lincoln prison
ers were brought to Manassas Junction, Fri
day morning, who were captured in the fol-
lowing daring manner: A volunteer from
Hanover County was out on picket duty,
when tho two LincoInitcs came suddenly up.
on him, and lcvcling their guns at him, or
dered him to surrender. Our picket, how
ever, Instead Of surrcndcring Immediately
drew his revolver, and aiming it at the enc
my, ordered them to surrender, or their lives
would be the forfeit. The cowardy Lincoln
ties, thus boldly confronted, at once dropped
their arms, and to save their bacon, allowed
themselves to be quietly taken to the Junction
us prisoners Of war. Wa arc unable to learn
the name of Tho hero Of this bold exploit.
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