The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-31

ne Acmtucky Campaign.
KNOXVILLE, October 25.-An immense wa
gon train Of supplies has been brought ont Of
Kentucky by Gen. Kirby Smith. The train IS
forty miles long, and brings one million yards
of Kentucky jeans, with large amount of cloth
ing boots and Shoes two hundred wagon loads
Of bacon, six thousand barrels of pork, fifteen
thousand good mules and horses, eight thou
sand beeves, and a large lot Of hogs. The
Cincinnati Commercial says, that aThe plumber
takcn by Bragg's forces is spoken of by men
who have seen it as immense, consisting Of
5000 barrels of pork, 5000 head of cattle, 1000
mules and horses, and all the stocks of dry
goods, groceries and provisions taken from the
stores Of Lexington, Frankfort, Danville, Har-
rodsburg and other places. They have -four
and corn meal in endless quantities, having
stolen all the grain in the country and impress
ed all the mills to grind it."
Louisville dates, Of the 23d inst, contain the
folowing:-Morgan made successful raid on
Lexington on the 2lst, capturing regiment
of $50 men, Ohio cavalry, whom he paroled,
keeping their horses and equipments. He
camped at night near Versailles. On the 22d
he overlook a train offs wagons on the Bards-
town Turnpike. These he destroyed. He
also captured another train late in the evening,
but the, number of wagons is not known. He
made the entire circnit of Buell's army and
joined Bragg again.
All is quiet in the direction of Nashville.
Nothing is known of Buell's movements Gen.
Bragg has been ordered to Richmond, and
left here on his way thither yesterday. Gen.
Polk commands our army during his absence.
The loss Of Chcatham's division (three brigsdes)
in the battle of Perryville was 1850 killed and
wounded, being about one-t third of the entire
division. This division bore the brunt of the
battle, capturing three batteries. Major Geo.
Lipscomb, of the 2lst Mississippi, was among
the killed.
The Conscript Law went into operation to-
day in East Tennessee. 1t will be rigidy en-
forced.
CLOTHING FOR THE SoLDIERs-DIspATcH
FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR.-The Savau-
nah Republican says: AS our correspondents
testimony regarding the suffering in the army
had been questioned, and a statement given to
the public, on the assurance of army officers,
that the Government was abundantly supplied
with shoes, clothing, and other necessaries and
comforts for the army, which would be dis
tributed at proper time, and that private in
diyiduals were making unnecessary sacrifices
under mistaken view of the case, we deter
msined, possible, to satisfy both the public and
ourselves on the subject. We, accordingly,
addressed a note of inquiry to the Secretary of
War, who promptly replied by telegraph as
follows:
RICHMOND, October 21, 1852.
j. R. SNEED:-We desire all the assistance
in supplying shoes, blankets and clothing that
can be furnished GEo. w. RANDOLPH,
Secretary of War.
This settles the question; and now, let all
the people 60 to work. Shoes, socks, drawers,
vests, neck ties, indeed clothing of every de-
scription, should be made up rs fast as posi-
BILE, and forwarded to the army.
SENTENCED TO BE HuNa.-We learn from
the Darlington Southerner that w. III. Win