The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-18
News from the West.


troops are piagipg the. plantations along the
river, of horses, mules and everything valuable.
The negros are seized to work on the canal
which the Yankees are endeavoring to cut
across the bend in the river opposite Vicks-
burg. The Memphis Union appeal Grants
organ), states that Butler has confscated 5000
slaves and put them to work on the canal
The Memphis papers state that Andy Johnson
was daily expected in that city. Gen. Cha-
mers' brigade of Confederate cavalry attacked
the cnemy's forces at Ripley on Monday last,
dispensing them in confusion.
We have Northern papers of the 7th inst.
The New York Post fears that consumption or
drafting will have to be resorted to- if the soO,-
600 men, called for by President Lincoln, are
not speedily raised. Northern dispatches claim
victory IN the battle which took place near
Richmond on Tuesday, the 1st inst, and say
that Mcclellan has since removed his head
quarters five miles nearer to Richmond Our
former positions.
We have New Orleans dates of the 10th
inst. The (bogus) Delta contains the following
with sensation headings:
"Glorious News-Great Battle Fought
Richmond Fallen-Fifty Thousand Rebel Pris
oners Taken-The Last Ditch Captured
"The steamer Tennessee, just arrived from
below Vicksburg brings the following impor-
tant intelligence: On the 9Th instant Gen.
Halleck sent despatch to Com. Davis, COM
manding the American fleet above, announcing
that he had just received telegram from
Grant, stating that great battle had been
fought with immense loss of life on both Sides
Richmond had been captured after a desperate
struggle, and 10000 Confederate troops had
been taken prisoners, with vast quantity of
stores, ammunition and guns We have no
reason to doubt the authenticity of this great
news as it comes through sem-official chan
mel, of most reliable character. Three cheers
for Mcclellan and the army of the Union!
1t is matter of congratulation with every
friend of freedom and the South, says the Pc
tersburg Express, to know that the present
position of McClean's army is one of the hot
test, perhaps" OH the soil of Virginia. With
| creek on one side, a shallow mill pond on
| another, and the shoal water of the James
River or another, not the vestige of a shade tree
Immediately near, and the suns rays pouring
down with an intensity that sent the thcrmom-
eter up yesterday to the close Of the nineties
in Petersburg, the Yankees at Berkly Point
must have suffered to an almost indescribable
extent Persons residing in Petersburg, en-
tirely familiar with the locality, say that out of
Tophet, there is no place to compare with it.
There is but little sympathy hereabouts for the
invaders, and if the sun could roast the rascals
to crisp, no tears would be shed in the South
| at their fate.
OPERATIONS IN THE WEsT.-Our Western
exchanges come to us full of mysterious hints
of secret military operations of glorious pro-
mise. The Jackson Miss;ssippiam, of the 5th
instant, says:
1--WE are in confidential possession of bit
of news, that is (as far as it goes) as good as
the thrashing out Of Mcclellan, 1t will not
be dong, We hope, before we will be at liberty
to chronical another glorious and crushing vic
tory over the invaders"
AN ADvENrrRE A darinp Guerilla Chief