Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1862-03-15
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nd tho reverse towards tho North.

| erntes, anu everything not curriod nwny wns
burnt. Many ST tho principal houses and pri-
vaio residences ,wero nlso burnt.
! The Fcdorala, IL, 900 strong, under command
Of Gen. Pope, appeared n front Of New Madrid.
tvc miles down tho river. On Mundny after
noon. Cumm"lorc Ilullins' gun. bouts fred upon
them with shell. keeping them bnck. Tho rcd
cral lines extend Around tho town for several
miles. Up o'clock on Monday afternoon,
the Fcderals undo no responses and tho shell
| ling frnln the gun .hDnts still continued 1t il
| supposedly TINT tho enemy made an attack tbs
i m"rning4 Az atu.ek from the encmY's gun.
b'nts in mo,icrtnruy expected.
| Island Number 10 has been strongly C,rtiG-
| 1t is reported from Nashville that large
number Of negroes hnvc been taken of by the
| Federal gun-bmts.
| MEMPHIS. March 5.-The final evacuation of
columbns occurred on Sunday nfterno"n. Tho
| ! DIVISIONS ammunition and nearly all the runs
were saved. All the buildings which were not
burnt a,c occupied by the military.
Our river drnnces arc progressing rapidly.
An order was issued on N ,ndny to burn the
town "f New Madrid as II military necessity.
! In recent skrmish at kcytholcn, Missouri
! tho Cunfrdcrncs tunk ten prisoners and killri
twenty-five Tc,leral4. Thcy also burnt asi
wagons. and cnpturcd u numbcr Of horses, mules
a:,,! c!nthing.
N"ling later from Now Madrid
MEMrnls. March 6.-rhc captain Of the .tcn-
NOR Nicksbnrg. which reached here this after
noon from New Madrid states TINT scouts
which says TINT ucp. Price had fight with the
enemy in which he whipped them. killing one
thousand hnl taking many prisoners. nn,l put.
ting the lmlance t" flight. lie il n"w in rur-
suit Of the dying foo towards ST. l. us. This
ncws il credited here by many.
R,rnMoSD, March 1.-Cnngrcss hns passed
the bill creating tho Office Of Commanding len
cral. to be appointed by the President. 1t pro
yiacs that the usual Headquarters lc at the Cnp-
ital aud that he be charged with the direction
and distribution Of supplies. and when ncccssn-
ry to t"In command IN rerson of the army nr
'l"linrs per month. The general impression is
thnt Lee will hc appointed
In the House, to.lay, bill was introduced to
purg. the military service of ignorant aud in
efficient "tliccrs.
Mr.. Foote presented a bill anthorizing tile
Secretary of the Treasury to purchase as FAR rs
practicable all the cation and tobacco. paying
, nnciuurt, ofts valne III Confederate notes. the
bS.nnce in twenty year bonds. hearing interest
! at eight per cent 1t provides that the cotton
and t"hacc, heretofore burnt he paid for in
bonds ut eight per cent.
a bill wa< introduced authorizing I'M export
duty ut trrGH' ucnta per pound nn cnttnn the
growth 81 the present year, nn,l similar duties
of ---- cents on tobacco. but tho duties to cease
on tho raising of tho blockade.
bill was introduced prohibiting the cxpor-
tation Of cation and tobacco. unless in exchange
for war munitinns rnn.cln,l steamers and other
articles essential in war. but providing not tn
include cntt"n and tobacco previously purcns.
ed by foreign State. nnw in their actual owner
ship. The .ict ceases on tho raising If the
l. ocsntlr. ~
The Senate proce dings were nnimpnrtnnt.
except the Confirmation ni G.. S. Windcr, of Ma
ryland. ns Brigade -(icncrnl.
urnss hrs,, sral l,ih t,fsr I, Il;
tribnti"n "f property under miiitnry ncccs>ity.
The frat stcti"n authorizes tie military author.
itie>,to destroy all cotton, tnl,accn.. military ni
naval stores. ur ether property which mhy aid
the enemy. The second provides that properly
Destroyed Ivy owners or tho military testimo,s.
erly a.N1i~cated Org 'acq.. cstrntcd III fiSS Sinai
ierainer I" be fr"vidrd. S IS 1:
Ihs Senate coarm'd tic s'1laWins lstiga
lie Generals on Yesterday: CnrareStsyensn
"f. Hirginn; W. Is. Talaferr". Of Virginia:
.tlhert Rust of Arkansas; Willian,sW, Muck
nll. of Maryland; Diny lie I.elhc,tcr, If Aln
b,ma; j. i. lIoal. nf Kcnturky; I,,bcrt Ran
som. ir.. Of North Carolina: w S. FnathcrStnna j
of Mississippi 'rh"nns'J j. Churchill. nf .trka,-
sas Samuel .: Maxcy. Of Tennessee llamii
tm p. Bee, Of 'rcxns
NORFOLK. March S.--Our friend (thc Mcrri
macl grounded ut helf.pst l | n. m. Mt our bar
ricados, and cleared tho nbstructi"ns ut II. IL
p. M. At y. M. she passed Cranry I>lnnd in
sight Of the enemy. AZ Q >. M. she sailed H.
between tho two friga,es blnckading the river
and received their lroa'lsidcs. She immediate
lysunk one of them and disabled tho other so
that she haL t" run ashore t" keep from sink.
ing. Tho Mcrrlmac then commenced b ,mhnrd.
ing the fort ut Newport News, and ut lnf,ras
/ "'clack was fnrionsly b mbrr,l;ns it, assisted
ny two ct nnr gnn.b'nts Tie enomy's gun.
hrsis rah "p fran Fr',rc II ara, ~ aid Nrw
port News. hut they kept as u e pcrt(nl dis
tnnce. We believe, hut sn not certainly know.
tllnt General Mnsriler is attacking Newport
News in the rear.
NORFOLK. March So y. m.-Thc fight is
.til raging fnri''ns'y. The friga,e Congress
h"istcd two white flags ut 5 y. M. The Mime
sofa when coming fr"n Fnrticsa Monroe ut i
p. M, to attack tho Mcrrimnc, ran aground and
is still in that condition. ami the M.rrimar has
ever since boen pouring shot and shell into her
tho Minnesota fighting mnntmlly. We think
the Morrimac will bag her too
Three Confederate var sto;;iiicrs aa;mc frn:m
up tho James River aud arc alongside tho Mrr
rimac The Mcrrimacs smokcstnok and flag
staff arc untouched, aud she appears to be un.
hurt
Cen lIuger thinks Gen. Magruder is not at.
tacki"g Newport News today.
An onomy's schooner, n prize, hos just eRapc
up 10 our whtrf. ~
,IAtrrsro Z; NJ. - q gor lias d
Cd from The K"ads since my i,st, & SssSssss isss
Sensed &c Ut ,iia'fpasr7. P',esgongross WIS sss
iro at half'past Sand no&. lralfpast o. she is
ncarly destroyed. Itis supposed that she wns
gnited by tho ConCc.lerates to give li.ht fur the
Merrimac to attack the Minnesota as very hca
W firing has been going on for the pnst hour.
RiCnMuND MnrcI, 2-Rclinh]e ;ntaliirnnco