The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-08
NIOrgan's Expedition.

KNOXVILLE, July 31.-Morgan's official re-
port of his expedition into Kentucky has been
received. He states that he captured twenty
towns, twelve hundred prisoners, destroyed an
immense amount Of Federal property, took
twenty thousand stand of arms, together with
a large number of mules and horses Colonel
George st. Leger Greenfelt of the British Army,
greatly distinguished himself in the expedition
by charging in front on all occasions He
was slightly wounded.
THREATENED SUPPRESSION OF THE New
York HERALD.-The New York correspondent
of the National washington, d. C.,) RepubH-
can says:
The suppression of the New York Herald is
a good deal talked Of That sheet is out this
morning with reasonable declaration that
this war has resulted from the invasion of
Southern rights by the Abolitionists. This is
the wholesale and point blank justification of
, the rebels, and it is really wonderful that it
should have been turned upon within two days
after the magnificent demonstration in Union
Square.
The opinion gains ground that the jefferson
Davis Cabinet employ secret service money in
subsidising Northern newspapers to distract
and deludc the Northern public mind, by
culogics upon Generals from whom the rebels
fear nothing, and by assaults upon every body
who favors an energetic prosecution of the
war;
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ER.-Capt. j. p. Scales, of Starks' cavalry, and
his company, left Jackson last Sunday mornings
looking as game as fighting cocks, and since
that time have given abundant proofs that their
| looks did not belle them. 1t is with profound
pleasure that we record most gallant feat
achieved on the Mississippi river by them, on
yesterday morning The facts are reported to
us to be as follows:
At Grecnville, about forty miles above
Vicksburg, Capt. Scales discovered a Yankee
steamer, unattended by gun-boats, steaming
up in the direction of Memphis, containing the
Northern mail from the fleet at Vicksburg
and below, and many stores, all of which he
captured together with twenty-cight commits
stoned officers on furlough, and a United States
flag. The steamer was then bnrnt. There
were many letters containing descriptions of
the various engagements of the Yankee fleet
at Vicksburg, and particularly that portion in
which the Arkansas figured. All honor to
Capt. Scales and his gallant band-Jackson
Mssippian.
THE EXCHANGE OF PR1soNERs.-The Wash
ington Star says:
We take great pleasure in saying that we
have been authorized to state an agreement
for an immediate and general exchange of
prisoners has been consumated between Major
General Dix, on behalf of the Federal author-
ties and Major General Hi on behalf of the
rebels. The detailed terms of this agreement
are not yet known at headquarters here, but
the Government is prepared to carry them out
without the least delay.
The cincinnati Commercial of the 18th ult.
was filled with accounts and kilograms in re-
gard to the movements of Morgan and Forrest
Great excitement existed in the city, Mass
meetings were being held, &c. 1t also con-
tains an editorial commenting upon the fact
that several of the citizens were arrested for
cheering for jeff. Davis and Jack Morgan, and
asserts that no doubt there are thousands of
secession sympathizers in the city.
Owing to the scarcity and premium of specie
in the North the Yankees have resorted to all
manner of means for circulating medium.