The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-15
The News from Richmond.

OH iasI wednesday. lhncoln was present, and
made speech. He referred to the quarrel
bctwcecn Mcclellan and the Secretary of War:
and said the dispute was not so serious as was
supposed, and arose simply from the question
as to how many men Mcclellan had-many
supposing that the Secretary of War had not
reinforced him to the extent that he might
have done. This is not so; the Secretary War
had never withheld any one thing that it was in
his power to give, and he was not to be blamed
for giving when he had mono to give. In
conclusion, he referred to Mcclellan in comp-
mcntary terms; he believed him to be brave
and able man, and took upon himself what had
been charged upon the Secretary of War,
the Withholding of men from him. Speeches
were also made by Gen. Shields, and Hon. r.
j. Walker, Senator Harlan, and Ex-Governor
Boutwell,, of Massachusetts,, General Sheplcy,
the Military Governor of Louisiana, and others.
On the conclusion of Shcpey's speech, it being
announced that he was the man who hung
Mumtord in New Orleans, for hauling down
the Yankee FLAG, the meeting gave three cheers
for him. Shcplcy discamcd the credit of the
act, and said the honor belonged to Butler.
The Northern papers of the 18th contain &C
counts of the skirmish at Malvern Hill. They
represent it as great victory, and say that the
rebels were put to flight and pursued to within
ten miles Of Richmond. They claim to have
taken 100 prisoners and set down their own
loss at three killed and eleven wounded.
Tho Editors oc fln TJ,rr;e Iur,. /D0,,\ D.
triot have been arrested for the publication of
scditious articles and sent to Fort McIIcnry.
KNOXVILLE, August o.-The enemy's loss in
the battle Of Tazcwell was 3G killed, 100 woun-
ded, and so prisoners. Our loss was killed.
! and SO wounded, which fell mostly upon
Naughn's Third Tennessee Regiment, who be-
havcd heroically.
Gen. Forrest arrived hero to-day. On We'd
nesday, two hundred of the Federal Second
kentucky Regiment left Rock lsanL, Tennes
sec, and came over the line. Dcsertions from
the Federal army arc continually taking place.
The Federal officers have no confidence in the
troops in Middle Tennessee. Buels aud Mel
sons forces arc at McMinnvilc All the turn
pike roads between Murfresboro' and McMinn-
vile are strongly garrisoncd.
Observation-Disclosures of the brutal pro-
cecdingsaof the Yankees in Culpcpper county,
Va, accumulate daily. The latest case report
ed is that of Miss Ella Slaughter, an accom-
plishcd young lady, who was grossly nsulted
by Yankee soldier, when she drew pistol
and commanded him to leave her presence.
The ruflian Immediately took his departure,
but soon afterwards returned with an officer
and file of men, who arrested Miss S. and
imprisoned her in the county Jail, where she
remained at last accounts subjected to the fare
and treatment of the most hardened criminal
The high-handed deeds of Butler in New Or
leans will hardly bear comparison with the
atrocities Of Pope and his men in Northern
Virginia.
CURE FOR WHoopING CoUGn.-Dissolvc one
ounce of Assafndita in one pint of Jamaica
rnm-mix with a little honey OF syrup, and
take teaspoonfnl after each paroxysm OF
coughing until three or four have been taken
during the day.
Tie TYRANNY AT MEMpnrs.-We learn that
three white men and sixteen hegros were shot
by the Federal guard at Memphis on FRIDAY
last. Their crime was refusing to work on for
tifications The sad affair wac cooIIu +roo.1l