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cupation. But he can afford TO sell cheaper
from the fact that he ge:Sths cash, there
fore runs no risk of losing anything. do
not think it is righ, for him to buy his goods,
then, If they take sudden rise to sell them
higher than his regular profit, no,silh,tan.
ding some viii do it. Forit is very tempt
ing to the merchant as well as the producer
to sell for what he can get
The producer. the merchant and the Ia.
borer should sell and work at modera,.
profits at this particular crisis. The man
who has money II, interest wouId have the
aa'ne right TO loun it at two or three times
The interest, rs the above mentioned classes
would have to sell their articles and work
higher than in ordinary times. We should
work for each others interest, then all would
be harmony with us, and when this wnr j.,
over We would have easy consciences.
A PRODUCER.
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OBIIUA AIRY.

:, Private James NJ. Bruce, Son of James Bruce,
Esq, OF this District was killed in the battle
oeiorc Rlchmoud Oh the 27th ult
lhe deceased was about 90 years of age. IIo
was young man whose many amiable oual.
Ties had endcared him TO the hearts of all who
shared his intimate acquaintance. Of retiring
ana unassuming disposition he yet would let
no opportunity escape whereby he could ex.
tend al act OF &nduess courtesy or generosity
towards his fellows. He entered the service
IN Capt Barnes Company. in August 1861 !;
thus being among the first from his native DIG
tlct who enrolled "ior the War" From that
tune to the period Of his death, he filed ,b.
place OF Jealous and efficient soder-cy.r a,
his post, faithful and willing III the discharge OF
his duties. lie fell in charge upon th. enc
mics battery, amidst one Of those destructive
hres which so decimated our ranks on that
ever memorable day. He died gallantly, with
ms luce TO the foe, and his heart animated
with the 'ostiest sentiments OF patriotism.
A comrade who has known him from e.rlr
youth, who has sat with him around the camn.
hre, who has shared with him the fatiCues of
the toilsonc march, aud who has stood with
him in the shock of battle, pays this tribute to
his memory. FRlryp.
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WAR NEWS.
Latest Northern News

MOBILE, June "a special despatch to
the Tribune, dated Grenada, 9th, says that
Northern papers Of the 9th contain coprous
accounts Of McCIellan's defeat in Virginia.
They claim to have captured 700 prisoners
and acknowledge loss Of 10000 men, 80
pieces Of artillery, and large amount o,
commissary and ordnance stores. The fol.
lowing named Generals they confess to have
been captured Reynolds and Mccall. Gen
Rasin was killed. and Gems. Meade. Burp,
Sumner, lleintzIeman and numerous field
Off ;ers were wounded. They state the
strength Of the Confederate army TO be
900 900, and lis loss 10000. They saw ,b,.
Federal army is cncamped on high rolling
ground, on the banks of the James River,
fifteen miles from Richmond, and TINT three
transports are at the wharvcs unloading sun.
plies for tho army. Mcclellan, ,tey sav
was coniideut of his ability to meet any a,.
tack the Confederate army may make on
his present position.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
LANCASTER DISTRICT

PY p. T. Hammond, Esquire, Ord nary
- for said District
WHEREAS, B. A. CULP has applied
to me for Letters Of Administration
on all and singular the Goods and Cha,tles,
Rights and CreJits Of ID. NJ. }. Culp late Of
the District ftresaid. deceased.
THESE are, therefore, to cite and nd.
monish oil and singular. the kindred and
creditors Of the said deceased, to be and
appear before me at our next Ordipa+y's
Court for the said district. to be holden at
Lancaster Court House on the 4th day Of
August next, to show cause if anv, WHY
the said Administration should not be
granted.
~ Given under my hand and seal,
( LIS. this llth day Of July Ia
(C~ the year of our Lord one thou.
sand eight hundred and six,ytwo, and in
the eighty. sixth year Of the Independence
Of the State Of South Carolina.
p. Il. HAMMOND.
o. l.. d.
July, l6 1862. -e3-2t r f $3.50.
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Frank CIyburn manouvered his command
win notable skill and efficiency. do not
cxagerate. when l say, that there never
was braver man lived. He could be seen
IN advance Of his company with rih. in
hand' picking OFF the field officers, and hur-
rying his men on to the conflict lie Ger.
'nln'y has distinguished himself in the ewes
OF his own ncqunintances, whether the pa.
pers speak of his gallan,ry or not
We slep. upon the battle field Friday
night and fell to the rear until Sunday
morning, when We again took up the inc
OF march, re crossing the Chickahominy
river and marching fifteen miles in the ci.
rection OF the james River. There was
severe fighting all day Saturday and Sun.
day, but our Regiment was not engaged.
Monday evening We reached the scene Of
action about dark. The enemy had held
lis position for about TWO hours, and from
the sound Of the musketry i, seemed to be
close struggle. We We're marched to the
ground and ordered to lie down, as it had
been asceralncd TINT large rcinforcemen,s
had been thrown in ahead OF us that had
not yet been e"gaged. In occupying this
last position, our Regiment suffered some
lew casualties in wounded by spcn, balls,
none We're seriou, in the "llornets"
have given you an outline sketch of
The Operations Of our regiment up to Mon.
day evening. On account Of IL sight wound
by spent ball-on Your correspondents
neck ho left The field on Tuesday eveniru
in COMPANY with others, and returned 10
camp. We hear from The regiment daily.
they have not been in any other engage.
'heh'. Local"
July 5, 1862
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Latest from New Orl.ans

MOBILE July 9.-ra'sengers by the fiay.
oi.truce steamer Ndtchez, from New Or.
leans, report that the Maine Regiment, be.
ing ordered 10 leave for Vicksburp, mutt.
MED, and two Of the men had to he sho,
before the disturbance could be quelIed.
The T"xas gueri.las arc hovering about
New Orleans at distance of some eirh:
miles.
The New Orleans papers publish the
lelegraphic accounts Of McCieIlap's defeat
and say they do not believe it. They give
subsequent news without comment.
Butler has Imprisoned Mrs p. Philips,
on Ship Island, for laughing and mockins
at from her balcony, tho fuuvral Of Fed,
era! officer, which was passing by. The
language Of the order is ndecorously in
sulinp.
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ATrAIas ALONG THE CyA,r-Y,,,.ri,v

ATfA!Hs ALONG THE CUA-r -Ycsteriay
mornIn. (s"ys Charle,,on Mercury 18th
inst > all was qnic. HlIng the coast and Al,
the point near Por, Royal Ferry mcnaccd
by the Yankees on Thursday. The Sa-
Vann"h Ne'es, in giving an account Of the
threatened demonstration, noticed in our
last issue, says that during Thursday IN orr.
ing The enemy landed some four thousand
men Mt Port Royal Ferry, here they re-
mained under cover Of their punbonts. In
the afternoon they re- embarked and crossed
The river with two Of their gunboats, lrnv.
ing one gnnboat on ,hi, side, whicn en-.
p!oyed Itself in shelliug The wood, in The
vicinity.
The news Of the cnemy's movement and
the hope ofa brush with the Yankees,
created quit" lively time in the camp,
along the railroad.
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We are informed that John Sullivan and -
McCaskill, OF the Lancaster Greys, wounded in
the battle Of the Seven Pines, have died from
their wounds.
Lieut. Joseph l.. Dunlap, ]. Barber Caskey,
and w. Wilkerson have also died from their
wounds in the recent battles a, Richmond
In the battle Of the Seven Piues the 9th s.
&C. Regiment catered the engagement with 43O
officers and men and lost iu killed and wound,
ed l6O.
On Friday the eth June. this Regiment en-.
tered the fight with eS5, all told aud los, 81 in
killed and wounded.
On Monday the 3Oth June, the Regiment
entered the fight with $50 officers and men,
and lost go in killed and wounded and several
missing.
In the fight before Monday the Flag Of the
Regiment was pierced with IL balls, on Mon.
day, the Spear head was shot away, and was
pierced by about 80 bullets and shells which
tore il almost in shreds.
Thomas l.. Wight, private in the I.ascas.
ter Grcys, who was wounded in the battle OF
the Seven Pines is prisoner at the Rip Raps,
nEd is doing we'll as could be expected.
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S o u t h Carolina.
LANCASTER DISTRICT

LANCASTER DISTRICT.
RY p. T. HAMMOND, Esq. Ordinary
- for said District
WHEREAS. JOHN ADAMS has m.
piled to me for Letters Of Administration on
all and singular the Goods and Cba,tles
Rights and Credits Of Mrs. Margaret n. p
Adams, late of the District aforesaid de.
ceased.
THESE are, therefore, to cite and ad.
monish all and singular, the kindred and
creditors OF the said deceased, to be and
appear before mo at our next Ordinary's
Court Tor the said district, TO be holden at
Lancaster Court House on the 10th day of
July inst to show cause, if any, why
the said administration should not be gran
ed.
Given under my hand and seal, this lst day
- of July in the year OF our
l.. ). Lord one Thousand eight hundred
~ )and sixtytwo andinthe eighty. sixth
year Of the Independence Of tho State Of
South Carolina.
p. T. HAMMOND O l.. D.
July o, 1862. -22-aI p { 50 80
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McLAws' DIvIsIos.-The Richmond tVhig
reports
One OF the severest Of the late series of
battles occurred on Sunday, the 29,h, near
Savnge's Station, on the York River Rail.
road, which was waged on our side almost
entirely by the Division cf Gen. McI.aws.
consisting Of Kershaw's and Semmes' Brig.
AIDES. supported by Gitfith's Brigade, of
Magruder's Division. The Division Of Gen.
Mcl.aws moved in line OF battle to The
right OF the railroad, after leaving Fair Oak
Mation, where the gallant Griffith had fallen
from the fatal stroke of piece Of shell -
A vic" Of the enemy was obtained ON
reaching the open ground nenr Savace's
house, beyond which aud 10 the right they
were strongly entrenched. As soon MS ou.
administers came in view, the Yankees
opened furious cannonade from their
field guns. After taking the Necessary pre-.
cautions to protect the hnk., Gen. McLaws
sent Kemper's Battery to The front, and or
dered an ADVANCE Of the whole line, which
was promptly aud enthusiastically respon.
ded to. The enemy, apparently fearing
flank movement, sooE withdrew their pie
ces under cover Of the woods, into which
our men rushed, regardless Of the storm
and sheil with which they were received
kemPsrs Battery opened glorIously, and
in lew minutes the whole of our infantry
were engaged. For ihree hours and more
the Tight ragged, but the enemy were at last
compelled 80 succumb 10 the steady valvr
and deadly aim of our troops. ln view of
The large force Of the enemy, and the com.
puallvsly small number engaged or our
side, there Is no question that this is one
Of The most brilliant of our procession OF
victories. Tue exec ution done on the enc.
my was immense. The South CaroIioa
Brigade, under its intrepid leader, Gen.
kershaw, drove the enemy from the start,
and kemPer's Battery, attached 10 this
brigade, maintained the high reputation
which II achieved on the bloody field Of
Manassas. The whole command, in fnct,
won for itself and for its brave and skillful
General, fame that will live while the
history Of the war lasts,
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Confederate States of America.

HEADQU'S CAMP OF INSTRUCTION,
COLUMBIA, S. C., July ., 1852.
ORDERS NOs.
I BY Supplemental Orders No. 2, the
L. time for enrolling conscripts is ex.en.
ded, beginning the lst July aud closing tho
18th July and the lime of moving con-
scripts to these headquarters is extended.
beginning the lst July and closing the 2O,h
July.
ii. All persons liable under the Act will
report before the 18th July at the Court
House OF their Districts, which for the time
| is t"e camp tor conscripts of said Districts
Ill. All exemptions claimed under State
laws or ordinances Of South Carolina will
be entered by the Enrolling Officers as
! "Appeals,' and so reported 10 the Lleuteu.
ant.Colonel commanding Camp Of Instruc.
tion, the claimant being left free until tho
appeal is decided.
Nv. Conscripts will bring to the Camp Of
instruction such clothing as will be most
serviceabe in the field.
V. Cunscrpts are not allowed TO enlist
or volunteer in any military organization
whatever. All conscripts enrolled MS such
by the Stale during the months Of April,
May and June, or by the Enrolling officers
now on duty, aud who have not exemptions
granted by the Enrolling Officers or ap.
peals from tho decisions of the Enrolling
Officers, who do not appear and report ei-
ther 10 the Enrolling Officer OF the District
or at these headquarters before the 2lst
day Of July, will be regarded Us desertcrs.
BY order:
s. PRESTON,
Lieut. Col. Com'dg Camp Of Instruction,
| Department OF South Carolina.
July %, % 1t.
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STARVING he PooR Col Slack, in com
mand Of NJ ,mphis, is out Bu,lerinp Butler
lie has prohibited the circulation Of Con
feoer"Ie money in that city. The mayor
and aldermen remonstrated with him, and
asked Tor suspension of the order for six.
ty days,to allow the poor to dispose Of their
Confederate money, and stated. if their re.
quest was not granted, there would be star.
WALTON anon: them, rs Nil their money was
OF that descrintion. lie replied The cal.
ami,y "f the deprecated curreucy will come
on the people sooner or later, and | see no
reason why it may not as we'll come now
as sixty days hence"
The Mobile Tribune, commenting OH the
order, saws:
So that the plan of starving the poor in
10 submission is inaugurated, in Memphis.
II they arc to starve, better s,arve them
now than sixty days hence. Even :wo
months life IL not 10 be- granted to those
in whose behalf the authorities have made
their appeal.
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FOR THE LANCASTER LEpoER1

CLorroS iiosP:rAL, RrcHMoND Va,
July I, 1862
DEAR EDIroR.-l send you list Of cas-
ualtics Of the "Invinribes," in the battles o.
29ih of June and lst July.
Killed on the field. Private Elijah Hinson.
Womnded.-Leu, A. Nc. Perry, s,v.r.
Iy shot through the neck, Lieut.. J. F. Perry
dangerously shot through the groin, Lieut..
q. Z. Brasinglon, Slightly shot on the ley,
Sers, X Il. Hilton, mortaIly-siuce Gicd,
Sargt. w. X. Remington, severely shn,
through the thigh, CorpI. L r. Kngkt
m"rta ly shot through the lung, Corp'.
NJ c. Love, severely arm broken, Privat.s
J. d. Johnson, morially shot in the liver,
ID. Il Johnson, slightly shot on the arm,
Levi SowclI, slightly shot on the shoulder,
Jno. Phillips, slightly shot on tie shoulder.
WIN Brasinston, slightly shot in the arm,
Naamon Remington, slightly shot on the
leg.
In describing the nature CT the above
wounds, have been governed entirely by
the report of the Surgeon. | am not posi-.
tive tfat Private lIinson was kill.d-but
have been told that lao wa..
Respectfully. A. Nc. PERRY.
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Vicksburg, and all East Of Louisiana, un
der martial law, are declared supreme. Dis.
Ioy"lty will not be coun,enanced; the credit
OF the Government must be sustained
seeds Of discomfort are not to be sown
among 'hc troops ; speculstors will not be
tolerated bu, be arrested pnd fined. News.
papers will not publish movements Of
troops under penalty of suspension. fnc
and imprisonment.
Passengers from Memphis shy that Hind.
man has captured Curtis, and that :, wa.
believed in Memphis.
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lr0E TME LANCASTER LEniIR

MIR. EDtTon.-There has been n preot
deal said about spectators and diff,.r.n,
persons selling the ne,essaries, SO essential
10 life, at such eXorbitnnt prices, in th.s.
Troublesome times, and that not witbou,
good reason. We may necessarily exp.,t
'he'e contingencies in time Of war from th.
very Fact that on, ports have been Llocka.
ded and are not easily accessible to thcse
countries from which we get salt and some
few things that we cannot well do witnou,
unless running the risk Of the whole cargo
being captured bv the enemy. These arri
cies "re frequently made higher by the gree
dy and INSCRIPTIONS appetite Of The srecu
'ator' buy ing up the whole cargo and then
asking their Own prices.
l cannot see how any patriotic man can
demand high profits fo- what he buys to
sell, or what he raises for sale, from his
neighoor IN such times, because every arti.
Gle is casl', consequently no risk to the sell.
er IN losing anything by selling on credit,
There are two classes 10 our country and
always have been-the producer and non.
producer OF provisions. 1t is true the pro.
Queer does not raise every article he con.
sumes-s'ich MS snl'. coffee &c. But he has
no, as many thing. To buy as the non pro-
ducer. Therefore the producer should only
ask such prices Especially In these times)
"s will pay him reasonable profit for hi,
labor, and ut the same time for a price to
let the other class live. We are al! con
tending for the same great and glorious
cause. Therefore We are mutually depen.
dant on each other in thi, death ike s,rug.
gle for our independence.
1t Is true the producer has 10 pay from
$40 TO $50 per bushel for salt, and 81 per
Ib for coffee, Of he uses ,.) lie has also birh
taxes 10 pay. But recoll.ct the non. produ
Ger has these same articles 10 buy, the sam
taxes /" pay, and then hi. provision, to buy.
Therefore We producers should be AS mod.
crate IN prices as the necessity of the case
require: We ought to do to ,hom as We
would have them do 10 us in similar cir.
cuDstHnces.
lio" can the preacher OF the gospel live,
or the non producing soldier support his
fnmilyI II the preacher get but his usual
salary, and the soldier only SiI per month.
When We charge them from $3.50 $50
per barrel for -four and other things in pro.
portion. IL We charge them double and
tribe prices we ought to be willing TO pay
them IN proportion for their services. But
II the Preaener would require or demand
that, he would be at once denounced as
preaching for money, or the soldier fighting
for 4. Some men viii sell what they hay.
for sale at very high prices, and then turn
round and denouuce Others for doing IN.
very same thing. II one man denounces
another for selling at high prices he ought
to sell what he has for sale at moderate
prices, (that is to be consistently There Is
great deal Of this sort Of work going on
at the present. One man trying TO pull the
moe out Of his neighhor's eye, while a, the
SINE time be has u great beam lodged 10
bis own eys liza merchant buys what he
has for sale at high prices, he is obliged to
sell 90 as 70 make proat. for that is his oc.
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S 0 y T II G. i ROLIN A
LANCASTER DISTRICT.

RY p. T. Hammond, Esquire, Ordinary
ID for said District.
WHEREAS, WILLIAM ). BLACK.
MON has applied to me for Letters Of Ad. &.
ministra.ion on all and singular the Goods
and ChattIes. Rights and Credits Of Miss
Mary +. Blackmon, late of the District
aforesaid, deceased
These are, therefore, to cite and admon-
lsh all and singular, the kindred and credi-
tors OF the said deceased. to be and appear
before me- at our next Ordinary's Court for
the said district, 20 be holden at Lancaster
Court House on the 10Th day of July
inst, to show cause, if any, why the said
administration should not be granted.
[~~ Given under my hand and seal,
: LIS. this the lst day of July in
W. },he year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and Sixty-two, and in
the eighty-sixth year OF the Independence
Of the State of South Carolina,
p. T. HAMMOND. o. ID.
July ., 1862. 22-2,-p 2 30.
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ARMY CORRESPONDENTS.
The Great Battle Before Richmond.

To give n detailed sketch of the great
battle, which has just been fought in the
vicinity of Richmond, would be n consider.
able t4,sk. The brond extent Of entire op.
era'ions at the same time, and the position
which your correspondent occupied upon
the field, this attention being directed most.
ly to his own foe in front,) forbid him the
privilege Of witnessing much else beside
the movemc nts and daring acts of his own
Brigade
Our brigade under Gen. Moxey Gregg,
composed of the ist ll;h, 10Th, 18th and
l4th South Carolina Regiments, left their
camps or Wednesday night, the 25lh
June, ana marched all night in the direc.
ton OF the enemies right wing. 1t was
late Thursday evening when the frs, nj.
tack was made. The position Of the enc.
my at Beaver Dam Creek wns Of the mos,
formidable kind. Gen. Riplcy'- Brigade of
North C.olnians led the attacking column
on this evening, and storned the breast
works with rnequaled gnllan,ry. This
place is, by nature, the mos, def.nsibe po.
sl!ion ever saw-lherc was no other in
our line of march that half rquaIed it, The
batteries being on steep height, some fifty
Fest flanked Dy rife pits and infantry
works deep creek a, the foot Of the hill
covered with n heavy undergrowih that
seemed almost impenctrable.
Several Brigades soon went TO the sup
port Of Gen. Ripley's, when night coming
on and such was the nature Of the ground.
that our troops stayed the fgh, until morn
itp
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J. F. G. MIrTAG
FOR THE LANCASTER LEDGER

Captain Stewart, who has lately returned
from Richmond, expresse. lhe. belief tha,
the present wheat crun Of Virginia is sutli.
cient for the whole army Of the Confede.
rncy
This gallant officer and resolutc patriot
who was severely wounded in the battle
before Richmond is able ngain to move n
bout and intends to return in II short tim.
to the post ofduty. J. I. G.. MITrAG.
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ENROLLING OFFICE ioR
kERsHAw AND LANCASTER DI.rsIcr.

Jn'y llth 1862.
ALL PERSONS who arc liable to Con.
scription in Kershaw and Lancaster Dis
tr'cts, and who shall not have reported At
the Enrolling Offices 10 their respective Dis.
,rIct by the l4th inst, are hereby ordered
to report at the Camp Of Instruction n,
Columbia >. &. on or before the 2lst day
OF July 1863, under pain Of being arrested
as dcserters.
Discharges from service hitherto granted
are imperative under this law and must be
examined oy the Surgeon attending the
Enrolling Officers.
WM. NJ. SHANNON,
Chief Enrolling Officer for Kershaw anG
Lancaster Districts.
Juiy 10, lt-pd.
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The ARMY OF TIE WEsr.-G.nsraI
Bragg hes issued a general order assuming
the command Of the army Of the West as
successor TO General Beauregard, who has
been relieved lie concludes as f,llow..
A few more days Of needful preparation
and organization, and | shall give our ban
ners to the breeze-and shall lead you to
emulate the soldiers of the Confederacy in
the East, and with The coafident trus, YOU
will gain additional honors TO those YOU
have already won on other fields; but BE-
prepared to undergo privation and labor
with cheerfulness aud alacri,y.n
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Major General Commanding.

GEsEEAL FLoyD's COMMAND We are
pleased to learn that the command Of this
gallant old veteran, ",he nobIest Roman of
them alI,".is 10 such state OF forw ardness
as will enable him TO take the fed as soon
Nc his forces can be gathered from the dif.
frrentcamps. When he does "pileh H."
We exPee, TO hear Of speedy cleaning out
oi The country IN which viii be- his partic.
nlnr held OF operations of the Yankee thieves
who have so long infested It. The head.
9nn.vrs OF the command are now ut Bristol
fg'nia.-Lynehburg V1giniaa.