The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-19

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Important from KnoxvfIIe-News
from Gen. Kirby smith's Command.
KNoxvrLLs, September 12.-Licuts Colonel
Hart, with detachment of cavalry, belonging
! to COL SD Smiths Georgia Legion, has just
returned from Cumberland Mountain, where
he encountered Col. Cliffs brigade of renegade
Tennesseeans, near the Junction A desperate
fight ensued, in which our men killed fifty of
the enemy and took thirty prisoners, with tri-
fling loss on our side. Col Cliff was taken
prisoner. a., g.l.....,.
SEPTEMBER IA Courier from Genera
Kirby Smith arrived this morning from Lex
ington, which place he left on the 9Th inst.
Our army had not, up to that time, reached
Covington, but is now moving forward The
people of Kentucky arc rising enmasse. Three
thousand men were recruited in twentv-four
hours. Gen. Smith calls for twenty thousand
additional stand OF arms. Ten regiments are
being raised, to be commanded by General
Buford. Gen. Smith entered Lexington tri-
,umphantly on the 1st inst. The people of the
surr ounding counties rushed spontaneously to
receive him, and kept pouring in all day long
While this demonstration was going on, the
ladies cried with JOY and gratitude. Colonel
John Morgan arrived at Lexington on the 4th
inst. and was received with boundless enthu-
siasm, Col Scott with the Louisiana cavalry,
took Frankfort, the State Capital, on the Sd
nst., and planted hls battle flag on the dome
OF the State House. The streets were thronged
with men and women from the country, and
grand ovation took place. The enemy had
evacuated the city on the night of the 2d inst
On the morning after his entry Col. Scott went
IN pursuit, and had, at last accounts, sent back
number of prisoners and 800 mules. 1t was
reported that he had overtaken the cnemys
rear and would capture their entire train, with
vast quantities of property. The Lexington
state'manj OF the 9th instant contains STIR
ring address from Gen. Smith and Buford.
Gen. Humphrey Marshall was expected to
reach Paris, Ky, on the night of the 9th inst,
and would camp on his own farm, near De-
Caussy's Bridge. The Federals left the north
side of Cumberland Gap on the 18th inst
with large number of wagons, on foraging
expedition. A skirmish occurred on the 18th
at Baptist Gap, three miles from Cumberland
Gap. The enemy was driven back, but we
have no particulars. SD.
IHE NORTH TO BE CoNouEREp.-ThcY Yam
KEGS are taking new view of the war. Har.
per's Weekly is shaking about tile invasion
and says that the South promised long ago to
conquer the North. 1t concludes an article on
the subject as follows: r.a
6 Well, fellow w-Northerners, they will make
their words good unless we believe in ourselves
as heartily as they do in themselves. Thev |
have ranged their civilization against ours. 1t
is useless to disguise the scope of the contest.
Their system must be annihilated or ours mast
We must conquer and subdue them utterly or
they will absolutely overcome MS. After six
teen months of war they are flushed with hope
and confidence; but their purpose is no strong
er now than ever. They have always meant
conquest Of the North. They hoped it would
come by peacable secession, and then peaca-
ble surrender Of the North under the name of
reconstruction. But they believe now that the
same practical restilt can be- achieved without
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