The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-16
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| $e00, 900 had been transferred by the Citizens
Bank of Louisiana to the credit of the Hopes
of Amsterdam, in order that they might pay
took possession Of the offices of the French and
Spanish Consnls in the old Canal Bank build
ling, corner of Camp and Magazine-streets, and
placed guard there. The French Consul
went on board the French war steamer Milan,
and had not returned up to Sunday morning.
It is said that the guard has since been removed
from the Offices Of the French and Spanish
Consul. Butler has seized the Canal Bank
| and Sam Smith & Co.'S Banking House on
Camp street The Yankee General has also
issued an indamatory proclamation, designed
to inc,te TIE poor against the rich. by promis-
ing to distribute amongst the poor 1000 bhls.
of beef and sugar, robbed from the citizens.
Yankee recruiting Offices have been opened in
the city. The poor, it is said. will soon be
starving. The enemy have sent force to
Bonnet Carre, marched through the swamp
and destroyed the track Of the New Orleans,
jackson and Great Northern Railroad
|
= Yesterday, at daylight, the steamer Planter,
! in the absence of her officers, was taken by
four or five of her colored crew from her berth
at Southern Wharf, to the encmy's feet. She
is high pressure cotton boat of light draught,
formerly plying on the Pee Dee river, bntlatt.rly
chartered by the Government, with her officers
and crew, from Mr. Furguson, her owner, and
used as transport and guard boat about the
hartor of Charleston. Her armament was a
32-pounder and a 24-pound howtzer. The
evening previous she had taken aboard four
guns for one of the newly erected works, either
that on Morris Island or Fort Timber, viz:
42-pounder rfed and banded, an 8 inch coium-
bad, both of which had been struck at the re-
duction of Fort Sumter an 8-nch seacoast
howitzer, and 32-pounder These guns were
to have gone to their destination early in the
morning, and been mounted yesterday. Three
sentines were st"tioned in sight of her. and a
detail of twenty men were within hail for the
relief of the post. Between halfpast three and
four o'clock the Planter steamed up and cast
loose, the scntinels having no suspicion of foul
play, and thinking she was going about her
business. At quarterpast four o'clock she
passed Fort Sumter, blowing her whistle, and
plainly seen. She was reported by the Corpc-
raj of the Guard as the Guard boat, to the
Officer Of the Day, Captain Femming, one of
the best and most reliable officers of the garri-
son. The fort is only called on to recognize
authorized boats passing, taking for granted
that they have their officers aboard This was
done as usual. The run to Morris Island goes a
long way out past the fort, and then turns.
The Planter on this trip did not turn
The officers Of the Planter were Rclvea
captain, Smith Mate. and Pitcher Engineer.
They have been arrested, and will, we learn.
be tried by court-martaI for disobedience of
standing general order, that the officers and
crews Of all light draught steamers in the en-
ployment of the Government will remain on
board day and night.
The result of this negligenc may be only the
loss OF the guns and Of the boat, desirable for
transportation. But things of this kind are
sometimes ofincalculable injury. The lives
and property of this community are at stake,
and might be jeoparded by events apparently
as trifinQ as this II is therefore dne IN tho