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St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1862-08-28

az 80 ~ = -. 0099 P,,a had at hi.
coi.;.an'i a IO,ce vIrl.u>ly estimated al
FROM T.. $50 - u 200 men UT h.
failed Ia ronccntrat" them. or even 20.
600 IF tLo.I. against tie -. 600 of the
enemy while he permitted General jack
sou to throw forward %, 900 trUcps from
Orange to the Rapidan. and from the Ra-
pidan to Ccdnr Mountain LIT it be re-
memtcred L+re that, as lately as Angus:
3, he trlvgraphcd 70 the War Department
that he (pope) had crossed the Eapidan.
aud taken possession OF Orange on the , |.
The rebels had 20 drive liz out of Orange.
and back across the Rapilan. before they
could cross. Ii looks very much now a
ii Gen. Jackson was maue lveriny 30 as
to draw Pope across The Rtp;Iau.
The rebel General is rep ,rted 10 have
recrossei the stream with ~. 900 troops,
and to be now on its ri ght flank Pope
telegraphs to us here th.t bis cavalry and
artillery are i'll pursuit This is just villa,
General Jackson wants. unless Popc's in
fantry are close at hand 10 act as supports
The rebel General is full OF wilc> and STRAIT
rgems: he knows every iuch o. the ground:
and, /. Pope gets tue advantage of him
be will be grca; General in iced. 1t is
probably General Jacksou'> plan to make
u feint OF retrea;ing to draw Pope across
the Rapidan. and then to fall upon him
suddenly, while part of the Union forces
are still on the north SIDE Of the stream.
At;all eyents j, is lin that thI battle,
bloody as it was, is only the prcl6le to the
great and decisive action which must take
place between Pope aud jackson. In
weighing the probabilities Of this coming
ii jackson finds Pope stronger than he
supposed him he can instantly be rein-
forced from G"rd"n,viIlc to any required
amount 1t IL not supposed that jackson
has on the line OF tho Raplcian, and be-
tween that aid Orange, over zoe
troops. Bat IT Is known that there are
more than that MANY at 'iordousvillc.
VERY CiD.-TEat valiant wit. Or
phrus G. Kerr, of the Mackcrei Brigade,
after describing Il fierce equestrian COM
bat b,twccu VILLAIN Brown, of the United
States of America, and Capt. Munchausen,
of the Southern Co.tcdcracy, closes as
follows =
'Ila::" says William, gazing severely at
Company ), Regiment .. as it came pour
ing forward, has the Southern Confedr-
racy concluded to submit TO the United
States of America ~
What the answer was, my boy. | am
not allowed to say: but y'u may rest salts
fed that thing has been done which
am not permitted to divulgc; aud should
this lead, a hope it VII, to 4 movement
am not suffered to make public, it can
not fail TO result i'll contamination which
am forbidden to make known. Bat it,
Oh ,hc other hand, the Strategic Increment
which | am not at liberty to describe
should be followed by stroke | am res
trained from explaining. You will find the
effect it would not be ju;ici"us in me to
set forth will produce a consequence which
the War Department denies me the priv
l"ge OF developing.
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FOR RENT.

MY estate. known as the "HEBD
VI FARM located Oh the Potomac rivel
in the Factory district, is for Rent. Posses.
sion given Immediately. FIR terms apply t.
,!ie undersigned
J. II. MADDOX.
August 2lst, lS62-tf.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1862-08-28

WILL reopen 18th, September.
w Board and English tuition per ten
months Sl25. Music, French. Drawing,
Painting and Fancy Work. extra. Ad-
dress Mrs. NJ. f. Burke, Horse Head
Prince Georges Co. Md
august 2lst, lSj2-2t.
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between the hours nf > and o'clock T. VI.
the following property. that Is t".say. all ihc
interest "fthe said Thomas II. Pay nr, III and to
the following real estate, t" wit.
PIT. OF ASHFORD"
containing l9i acres. The MANOR,' 1919
acres. "DNAR BOUGHT" 30 ares. and
"B:tIAN'S or Rlt.NS VENTURE" so
acres. situated in Claiico district Also ne
gro woman LUCINDA aged 20 and child
a."i years. and negro cir aged -. Terms
will be made known "n the LAY of sale. In.
sale to be ratified by the Judge of the Circuit
Court.
DANIEL j. PAYNE.
Committee.
august 2sth, 1SG2-td.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1862-08-28

THE CoNFT-This new celestial visitor
has been visible to the naked eye for more
than week past. 1t may be seen few
degrees west Of the polar star. TIE New
York Commercial describes it as follows
An Object of unusual interest has male its
appearance to the naked eye in the North
crn section of the heavens The second
comet of 1862, discovered at the Dudley
Observatory and at Cambridge on the
night Of the 18th ultimo, has, within few
evenings. become quite conspicuous OBJ
| ject.
In brilliancy it resembles a star of the
third magnitude; but when examined
closely has hazy appearances; while the
tail may be with difficulty perceived
streaming nearly in the direction Of the
pole. As the comet is now approaching
the earth and sun with great Iapidity
both the nucleus and tail will probably
soon become not only visible but quite
brilliant
This body is known as Tu.tlc's comet
When first discovered IFS motion appeared
to be very slow, but this was owing doubt
less. to is great distance from the earth
l35 900 ,0DO miles IT. then resembled a
uebular body. Subsequent Investigations
showed that it was approaching our globe
at the rate Of two and half millions OF
miles daily. The embryo Of Fail was
first observed on the 3lst uIt About tie
10th Instant the comet is expected to at.
tain its greatest bri,liancy. Up TO tina, date
at least 1t will shine through the whole
night.
Hon RFvRRpr JOHNSON The Hon
Reverly Johnson. Of Maryland. has made
Ills report 20 the Government here upor
the points in the administration Of affair.
} in New Oreaus ne not long since wen
thitLer to investigate, aud tire Presiden
has approved its conclusions, one and all
Mr.. Johnson recommends the return t.
the Consul of the Netherlands Of tn,
$3.50. 900 seized BY General Butler in hi
hands: also. that the S7l6.l97 detaiue,
by Gen. B. in the hands OF tue Freucl
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PUBLIC SALE.

EbY virtue "f an order Of the Circnit Court
Ipfrr Saint Mary's county, the undersigned
rs con. mi,tee of Thomas H. PAYNE a Lunatlc
will offer at public sale at Chaptico on
SATURDAY, the 18th, of
September,
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SAiHxi ~: An : tEAvUS
LEONARD TtswN s1D.

THURSDAY MORNING. AUG. %. 1s =
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-09
Cotton Seed for Hogss

We are informed thss an intelligent farm,
er of this county (says the Athens ( Ga }
Ranner,) has tried the experiment of feed
ing his hogs on cotton seed, and has been
successful He commenced last December
thus, and so continued until after harvest,
and then .uraed the hogs into the fields
They fed the whole time, except when in
the fields, on the seed. His method Of pre-
pairing the food was to boil the seed until
of soft nature-mashing when pressed be
tween the fugers. Let stand thirty-six
hours after boiling, and then it is ready to
put in the trough for feeding He tried
the experiment this year for the first time,
and although an old planter, has now as
good, or perhaps better hogs than he ever
raised before.
We would strictly call attention to this,
reiterating the fact that this planter has
been successful If hogs can be raised 90
cotton seed, We DO not see why the cotton
States cannot make their own bacon, for
there are thousands of bushels Of seed on
every plantation that cannot be worth to
the planter more than 6fte,n to twenty-five
cents per bnshel but when turned iuto ba.
con would be worth thrice that amount.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-09
Report Of the wood,onyilie Firht.

The following order Of Major General;
Hardee, giving a report of the recent fight
near Woodsonville, is 10, most admirable
taste Itexpresses much 10 a few Words,
and is as modest assit;is eloquent: s s
HEADERS CENTRAL ARMY, KY., as
Bowling Green, Dec al, 1851. 8
Special Order No. 81.
: % the 18th inst our forces under Brig.
Gen. Hindman partially engaged . superi.
or force Of the enemy near Woodsouyilfs..
10 the action We sustained loss Of four
killed and nine wounded. The enemy
were driven back, and lost about fifty killed
and seven prisoners The conduct Of our.
troops was marked BY, itnpetuous valor. On.
charging the enemy. Col. Terry, Of the
Texas Rangers, was killed in the moment
of victory. His regiment deplore the loas
Of brave and beloved commander--the
army one of its ablest officers.
The general commanding returns hin
thanks to Brigadier General Hiudman and
his command for their conduct in the inf
tiative Of the campaign in Kentucky, and
he halls the brilliant courage shown 10 the
affair as bright augury Of their valor when
the actual hour comes for striking q deois-
i've blow.
BY order of Maj. Gen. Hardee. s
D. Fl. WHITE, A. A. "A. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-09

WELL DoSE.-Some days ago one of ths
Texas Ringers in Kentucky, whilst out on
a scouting expedition, rode suddenly aud
unexpectedly into the presence of a Feds.
raj picket. Before he had time to cock
his trusty rife, the picket broughthis Min.
lie to bear on him, and ordered him to sur.
render. The Ranger felt that be was in .
6x-he was fairly in for it, and could not
do anything more than to throw down his
gun with best grace possible. Having
done so, the picket stopped to get it when,
in 40 Instant the Rangers lasso vas thrown
around him, and he felts himself dragged
along as fast as horse atfull gallop could
carry hin. The picket yelled, but it vas
no use-the Ringer had him to his hearts
the Ranger returned, got his own
and the picket's gun, and proceeded with
his prisoner into camp. 1t is not ofteo that
a mau escapes under such circumstances.
The Yankee Was badly hurs 10 the drag
ging, but it taught him a successful les
sou. When he gets, loose, aud meets .
Ranger again, he will know something Of
the "ropes. "-NushoiNe Putriot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-09
Confederate Victory,

MEMPHIS, Jan. "A dispatch has been
received from Little Rock containing off.
cial intelligence from Northwest. Col.
Mackiutosh's command Of four regiments
had fight with Apothayobolo, the Indian
Chief, seventy FIVE miles northwest Of Fort
Gibson, on the 26th, which lasted four
hours, and resulted 10 the total rout of the
enemy, who los. two hundred killed, woun-
ded and missing, and one hundred taken.
prisoners. The Confederate loss was IL
killed and 20 wounded.
Macintosh is still pursuing Apotheyo-
holo, who is fleeing towards Kansas.
The Coufederates captured large uum-
ber of wagons, and one hundred horses.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-09
Official Suggestions.

COL Harvey Brown, the Federal COM
mander at Pickens, gives the following as
facts elicited in the bombardmeut of the
22d ult, iu report to the War Depart
ment at Washington:
l. That with the most efficient guns of
the largest calibre, and served in the best
manner, no serious injury cau be done to
stone or brick walls, or to guns in sand bat
teries, or to troops serving them, unless
probably by riaed guns, if properly protec.
ted, at a distance of from two thousand
to three thousand yards
2 That shell aud hot shot ar. not to be
depended on for firing even wooden build
logs, unless having in them incendiary
composition.
g. That pieces of port fire are nearly
useless as such iucendiary composition.
i. That brick buildings covered with slate
cannot be fred by either hot shot or shells
at the distance named, unless by. accident,
unless the shells have rock fires
S. That the trouble and expense incur.
red in protecting forts by sand bag traverses,
&c., is far more than repaid by the saving
of the lives of the defenders.
6. That no dependence is to be placed
in James rife projectiles, either as it res
poets accuracy or range. If had guns to
be depended on could have sienced most
of the enemy's sand batteries and the guns
10 Barrancas.
I. That ships with their present arma-
ment cannot for an hour contend againat ri
fed guns, and that if our navy is not at
once supplied literally with good riaed
guns it will be very likely to be disgraced
8. That on service here, and believe
the remark applies with equal force to eve
ry river and harbor 10 the gulf, gunboat
drawing six feet of water and WILL armed
with good riaed guns cau do more and bet
ter service than forty gun ship, or than
such ships as the Niayaro and Richmond
9. That sal! vesse.s are utterly useless 10
enforcing blockade.
10. That Parrott's rlaed guns are eff
cient, and that forts should be Immediately
supplied with them and with full supply
Of ammunition.
Ills report concludes with the following {:
l would strongly urge that dozen OF
PARROTS thirty Founders, or. if to be had,
Of larger caibre, be sent to this post, with
good supply Of ammunition, as early as
possible. had one which found to be
excellent, but when the navy met with such
mishap in the Mississippi, was CON.
PEELED to let flag officer Mexican have it and
one of my twelve FOUNDER Parrost guns to
put on one of his ships, to save them from
being driven out Of the water by little
steamer having riaed cannon on board.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-09
General Price.

A correspondent of the Montgomery I'D.
vertiser gives an account of the personal ap.
pearance of General Price, when he was
President Of the Missouri Convention which
sat in Jefferson some months ago. u Here
it is, and very pleasant picture it is:
81 never saw man who came nearer to
my idea of Roman Senator than General
Sterling Price. He is over 6 feet 10 height,
of massive frame aud handsome face. Il His
silver locks add dignity to an. elegant and
distinguished appearance. He is afable,
courteous and refned-a man who would
grace the Senate Hall with as much ease as
he would the battle field. As he passes
along the streets with his gold.headed walk
ing stick, the spectator would involuntary
ask his name. He is beloved by all who
know him, aud has the Unlimited confidence
of every loyal citizen, from the Governor,
10 the executive chair, to the poorest herds
man in his camp.
One of the papers shows as follows how
Gen. Price feeds his army
1t has been puzzle how Price, without
Governmental resources, has managed to
subsist considerable army in country
almost desolated His system is not known
10 the "Regulations." He never complains
Of want Of transportation, whether he is a.
bout to move ten or a hundred miles. He
pays for what he takes in Missouri State
script. His men go into the corn field,
shuck the coru. she'll it, take it to mill and
take it into camp ground into meal. Or
should they have no -four, they take the
wheat from the stack, thrash it themselves,
or with horses and oxen, and as with the
corn, ask the aid of the miller to reduce it
to -four. Such an army can go where they
please in an agricultural country.
My informant compares the devotion OF
the men to him, and their confidence in
him, as equal to the regard Of the elder
Napoleon's armies for the Little Corporal" "
This is a high compliment, coming as it
does from professional soldier, an elsve Of
West Point. ,..., !.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-09
Another Case.

Our telegraphic dispatches this morning
announce another violation of the eyneutrali-
ty of the British flag. Mason aud Slidsll
have been surrendered, but just on the
heels of the acquiescence to the demandsof
England, two private citizens, passengers
on British bottom are forcibly arrested
and conveyed tolone Of Lincola' forts.
Under the present temper Of the British
Government and people, this second insnlt
to the "meteor flag" will unquessionsbIy
arouse the ire of the nation to such point,
that mere disavowal or apology will scarce.
ly allay it. The English are proud pso.
pie, and have never yet tamely submitted
to an insult to their flag The fst Offences
has kiudled the war spirit to almost an un-
precedented degree, and in this fegerish
state Of the public mind, repetition ofths
offence must be productive Of serious con.
sequences. ,sss 81
We are not conversant with information.
al law, but it strikes US that this repetition
Of an Insulting offence will be regarded ir
England as the evidence of the truth Of
the assertion of the London Times, that
Seward has determined to provoke s:Har
with England. Naval officers are consid.
ed, 10 questions ofinternational maritime
rights, to act upon some code Of general
instructions, aud it will be difficult to con.
vince the Governmeutorp Of; ;Eaglaod
that the United States naval officers have
not had orders to board and search their
vessels. -
OF course Seward will say thar the rais
has been established 10 the Trent case
that the commander of the vessel makiags.
the last capture Was ignorant of it, and viii
apologize and deliver up the prisoners. Be
this as it may, it will be regarded 10 Ed.
rope as another blunder of an imbecils
Government, and 10 this way will hasten
the recognition of the Southern Coafsdsrs-
cy.-Souttern Guardian.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-09

SINGULAR STATR FLAG The flag of
the Texas oaup, at Camp Wigfall, near
Dunfries, Va, is made of the bridal dress
of Mrs Wigfall Says the correspondent
of the Austin Gazette:
1t bears the emblem of the Lone Star,
and this is of pure white silk act in blue
ground the folds are purple and white.
The hearts of all are riveted to it. 1t will
never be given up. An old war-worn war
rior approached it, aud as his eyes gazed
steadily upon the banner, he said: "That
star was made of the brida! dress of the
lady Of our gallant colonel. She worked
it with her fair hands, and gave it to US to
carry through the battles Of our country
How could We fail to protect it With our
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-09

RICHMOND, Jan. 2.-Gen. Bragg COM
municates to the Government that the firing
commenced yesterday by Fort PickeDs firing
90 Confederate steamer was replied 70
by the Confederate batteries, and continued
during the day until night. No casualties
occurred on our side. Col. Anderson was
in command, as Gen. Bragg was abseut,
out returned early this morning. Pickens
did not renew the firing this morning, and
no further operations were made on our
side. "
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-09
ROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY 9, l8|

the South who have stood the shock, and
in bringing common ruin upon Kentucky
and her kindred people. Will you play
this unnatural part, Kentuckians ? Heaven
forbid The memories of the past forbid
The honor of your wives and daughters,
your past renown, and the fair name of your
posterity, forbid thai you should strike for
Lincoln and the abolition of slavery, a.
gaiust those struggling for the rights and
independence of your kindred race. Strike
with US for independence and the preserva-
tion of your property, and those Northern
invaders Of your soil will soon be driven a.
cross the Ohio. ..... ........-.
F. K. ZoLL1coFFER, Brig. General.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-09

lives? No, sir I! I never failed to meet the
enemy when that star was our watchword,
and now, when our whole South is in dan.
ger, I feel that my poor life can be given
up easily upon that flag as my shroud. -
The old fellow with his grey hairs still
stands before my memory. Such is the
feeling Of every Texan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-09
zollicoffer across the Cumberland.

Gen. Zollicoffer has crossed the Cumber-
land river to advance into Kentucky. The
subjoined proclamation has been issued by
him since his forward movement:
PROCLAMATION.
BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS,
Beech Grove, KY, Dec. 16.
To the people Of Southeastern Kentucky :
The brigade I have the honor to COM
mand is here for no purpose of war on Ken
tuckiaus, but to repel those Northern hordes
who, with arms in their hands, are attempt
ing the sabjugation of sister Southern
State. They have closed your rivers, EN-.
bargoed your railroads, cut of your natural
aud proper markets, left your stock and pro.
duce on hands almost valueless, and there.
by almost destroyed the value of your land
and labor. We have come to open again
your rivers, to restore the ancient markets
for your produce, and thereby to return to
you the accustomed value of your lands and
labor.
They have represented US as murderers
aud outlaws. We have come to convince
you that We truly respect the laws, revere
justice, and mean to give security to your
personal and property rights, They have
forced many of you to take up arms against
us. We come to take you by the hand as
heretofore, as friends aud brothers. Their
Government have laid heavy taxes upon you
to carry on this unnatural war, one object of
which is openly avowed to be to set at lib
erty your slaves, and the ensuing steps in
which will be to put arms in their hands,
and give them politica! and social equality
with yourselves We saw these things in
the beginning, and are offering our hearts
blood to avert these dreadful evils which we
saw the abolition leaders had deliberately
planned for the South. Gall men must
have the ballot or none--alI nen must have
the bullet OF none," said Mr.. Seward, the
present Federal Secretary of State. How
long will Kentuckians close their eyes to
the contemplated ruin Of their present
structure of society? How long will they
continue to raise their arms against broth
ers of the South struggling for those rights
and for that independence common to us
all, and which Was guaranteed to all by the
Constitution of 1887? For many long
years We demonstrated against the epcroach-
ments against those rights, and the inseeu,
rity to that property thus guaranteed, which
these Northern hordes 30 remorsely inflict.
ed on US. They became deaf to our remon.
strances, because they believed they had
the power, and fe in every fibre the will to
"whip US in." We have disappointed them.
We have broken their columns in almost
every conflict. We Lave early acquired
rrsatisa Of success which has stricken ter
ror into the Northern heart. Their grand
armies" have been held in check by com.
paratively few, but stern-hearted men and
now they would invoke Kentucky valor to
aid them in beating down the true sons Of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-01-09

PocorAL1Go. Jan. 3-All quiet at Port
Royal Ferry. The enemy has left the main
land. There has been no otightiug since the
first inst The casualties on Wednesday
we're two killed and four wounded 10 Duno-
wants regiment, and six killed aud seven
wounded in Jones. The enemy stanpe.
ded at the FIRST fire. No indications at pres.
ent Of an advance on their part. The gua.
boats have left. 49, ~ ---