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: Virginia salt. Works.

A letter from a correspondent from
'Sa1tville, Virginia, gives us (says the
Columbia Guardian some information
with regard to, obtaining supply Of
salt from the works there. .t. 80. {
+ a wagon is entitled to two bushels
and half fol-: each horse or mule, at
one dollar per bushel, and receive their
supplies in their turn according to their
number, and may be delayed from one
day to four, but can be employed dur
ing that time hauiing wood for the
works at the rate Of one dollar and a
bushel of salt for each cord. Salt can
be procured from outside dealers at
higher prices. y. ~. ~.
The distance from Columbia via
! Limestone Springs, Rutherfordton and
Morganton, N. &C., is 269 miles, and
those wishing to make the trip are ad-
vised to take 80 days supplies, as feed
cannot be obtained at many places on
the route. ;.
;, g@ .A.letter found on the battle
ground, addressed to q Federal Soldier;
admits that "McC Cle1lan is getting out
generalled very often, and goes. on to
say: q, suppose You heard about the
beating Banks got? The rebel Jack
son has Beat Banks, Fremont and
Shields. You may be sure to be in the
army; three years-it is proved nowthat
the North can't -suhdne the South in
less time. You see now that the rebels
can fight better than the, Yankees
Caseys Division made q fine run, but
they cant begin to run with Banks
men. "-RicAnond DispatcA. -
). BaE The New York World, states
that among the killed in the,recent bat
tle-before Richmond was Lieutenant
Frank, of the 18th Regular Infantry,
well known as having killed Jackson in
Alexandria at the time Col Ellsworth
met his death. He was given the .ap-
pointment by Lincoln for the deed.
D@% A Beaufort letter asserts that
Com. Dupont says,he cantake Charles
ton with five gun-boats. He can run
by Sumter and the fortifcations without
the loss of more than two, and with the
others shell the city. - -. =, Is. .
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MEMPHIS, June 26.-The first train
on the Memphis and Charleston Rail
Road for Corinth, with number Of Farms
and wagons, and one company of the
56th Ohio, besides several officers, were
attacked by a large force Of rebel cav
airy yesterday, about twelve miles from
this city. The rebels destroyed the To-
comotive and burned the cars, killed 10
Of our men, and captured several Off
GERS, including Col. Kinney; Majors
Pride and Sharpe, Rail Road Superin-
tendent, Capt. McMichael, Of General
Grants staff, who was taken prisoner
at Shiloh, and had just been exchanged.
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THE % SOUTH CAROLINA BRIGADE

The 2D SOUTH CAROLINA BRIGADE
Miraculous EsoApE.-This brigade,
attached to Longstreet's Division was
under the immediate command of Col.
Jenkins, of the Palmetto Sharp-shoot-
ers, in the bloody fight of Monday even
ing, June 80. In brilliant charge
upon Federal battery, although EMILIA
ded for more than three hundred yards
by battery of twelve guns, which dealt
death and destruction throughout their
ranks, the brigade never faltered, but
obstinately pressed forward, routing
and driving the enemy and capturing
their guns. The gallantry of the Pal
metto Sharp-shooters is especially COM
mended. Col. Jenkins made some al
most miraculous escapes. His horse was
twice shot, his bride rein cut in two at
his hand, part of his sword carried a
way by a grape, broken close to his
side by a Mimic, his sword knot cut, an
India rubber blanket perforated fifteen
times, and his right arm disabled, but
happily not to such an extent as to
compel him to retire from the field
The following is a recapitulation Of the
casualties in this brigade:
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CAMP NEAR RICHMOND, Va.
.Jnlv 9Th 1862.

Editors Enquirer The following is
list of casualties in Company B, 5th
Regiment, S. G. v, in the battle of
the 9th June:
Kszled-Corporal John R. H. Wal
lace. Privates Isaac NJ. Thomson ;
Samuel N. McFadden.
Wounded-Lieut. G.. A. Patrick,
slightly in the leg; Lieut.. S. E. Car
rol, slightly in the shoulder Sergts.
J. H. Barry, slightly in the face; John
H. Ashford, slightly in the hand; 7. P.
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: FROM NAsHvnLE.-Yeste morn

FROM NAsHvnLE.-Ye esterday morn
ing we had an interesting interview
with gentleman recently from Louis
vile and Nashville, who give us an in
teresting account of the. condition Of
affairs. The feeling Of hatred to the
Yankees and the United States govern
ment is everywhere, in Kentucky and
Tennessee, intense. Those who have
heretofore been lukewarm towards the
Confederacy are now ardent in our fa-
vor, and many thousands who were at
first hostile to the formation of a sepa-
rate government, are now equally hos
tile to remaining any longer with the
abolitionized despotism of Abe Lincoln,
and ready at the earliest possible mo-
ment to join their fortunes with us.
Our readers will recollect that we re-
Gently published an account of an inter
view between Andy johnson and the
clergymen of Nashville, IN which Andy
demanded they should show their ap-
probation of the religious liberty, (Hea-
ven save the mark y guaranteed to them
by the Constitution of the United States,
by taking the oath of. allegiance to that
government, and that time was allowed
them to make up their decision. They
all, with one accord, when the day came,
promptly refused, and have been thrust
into the penitentiary. Among them
are the weh-knSwn and eminent divines
Revs. 8. D. Baldwin and 3. W. Sehon.
Between the time of the first interview,
and the day appointed for them to take
the oath or go to prison, DR.. Baldwin
preached sermon, in which he unspar-
ingly denounced the Federal govern
ment, and the invading army, and sta
ted that he would go the stake before
he would pollute his soul with a foul
and ungodly oath Of allegiance TO the
Federal government. A number Of
Federal officers were present to hear it.
They suffered him to get through with
his sermon, but he wassoon after lodged
in the penitentiary y.--Atlanta Conted-
eracy. -, -. ~
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McClellan's Army---Its Present Posi-
.,. tioil. -

A gentleman who came up yesterday,
says the Petersburg Ezpress, states
that SO far as can be discovered by OBJ
servation on the South bank of James
River, no important movements have
taken place in McC cClellan's army during
the past three or four days. Many of
the wagons have disappeared from view,
and the tents have been extended up
the bank of the river almost to the very
doors of the family mansion at Berke-
ley. By the smoke of the camp fires
Tuesday evening, it was generally sup
posed that the enemy had advanced
somewhat from the immediate banks Of
the different water courses by which he
was at first almost completely surroun-
ded. It is positively known that heavy
reinforcements havereaehed the Yankee
Mcclellan, and it is believed that his
army now numbers nearly or quite 100,-
900 men.
We have reason to believe that an
important movement has been made by
a portion of our forces, but the partic-
ulars will be known in few days, and
we refrain, for manifest good reasons,
from giving them here. In this con-
nection, we subjoin an article from the
Enquirer of yesterday, entitled the
sEsituation:" ....
The movements of our army, for the
past two days, have been entirely STRAIT
egical. No fighting of Importance has
transpired, and at least for some days,
so far as our advices indicate, none need
be expected. It is sufficient for us to
know: first that Mcclellan has been
defeated before Richmond, and second,
that his immediate plans in changing
his front have been frustrated through
the superior ability of our Generals
1t will require a Herculean effort for
him to retrieve his fallen fortunes, an
effort which will require time, patience
and increasing energy. 1t is consider
ed physical impossibility for him to
recruit his army in time for an early
and earnest resumption Of his son to
Richmond" march. His status at pres
ent, though not an idle one, is not and
cannot be as active as our own. At no
period in the history of the war has the
Confederate Government manifested a
more dashing and energetic spirit than
that which is now permitted to inspire
the commanders of the army, although
that old temptation, '''foreign interter-
ence," looms up even more brilliantly
and seductively than ever. The war
has at length become an earnest one,
the Confederate Government has ceased
all parley with the rest Of the world,
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Coast News.

At 3p. M, on Friday, 18th instant,
a steamer from the Yankee feet came
to the outer breakers on our bar. and
laid there. all night, standing off a lit
tie at sunrise on Saturday. =.
Boats from the feet were engaged
on, Saturday in sounding and in placing
buoys. :
There were eleven vessels in sight,
including five steamers and three ships.
Charleston Courier, 14th INST.
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Localities and Distances.

: Route from Richmond to, Yorktown
by way Of Richmond and York River
railroad and Y ork river. :
Fairoaks Station, seven miles east Of
Richmond, and at the intersection the
rail road and nine-mile road, Whichcon-
meets country roads crossing the Chick
ahominy above and below the railroad
crossing. York river railroad crosses
Chickahominy Swamp, (stream being
only fifty feetin width at this point,
Hithsvery little fall, } just twelve miles
east Of Richmond, over strestlet work
six hundred feet long and sixteen feet
in; height. sy, Is, ~, %, ~. s,
This bridge was burned by Gonfede-
rate forces in retreat from Yorktown.
TunstaRs Station, twenty miles east
Of Richmond and four niles1west Of
White House. At this point General
Stuart crossed the railroad in making
the Circuit of the enemy - ~. -. {,
u White House (owned by Col. VIII
liam Henry Fitzhugh Lee, son Of Gen.
Robert E. Lee, is twenty four miles
east, Of: Richmond, at the. crossing of
the Pamunkey, whichais here crossed
over apple bridge seven hundred feet
long, With a Nc Callumt draw 10 the
centre of.stream.s,ss.g- IS 2 sIs.>5$ sa:s,ss :.
:, This bridge was also. completely de-
stroyedby the Confederates. 49, ~ II
: Vessels fourteen feet of waterEunn nnp
the Pamunkey to this point. ~. ii
West Point terminus ,efEthe York
River railroad thirty-eight and ahaf
miles east Of Richmond, at the head OF
York River, the confluence of the Mat
taponi and Pamunkey. y, :; ::
g York river, carries eighteen feet OF
water at low tide to. the 'wharyes at tins
: Yorktown; twenty-five miles below
West Point and sixty-three and a half
miles from Richmond. j. ~ ~ 4 ~. 4s:SSs,.s
AT thisspomt is the deepest waterin-
side of the capes of Virginia. sufficient
to float the combined nayies sof all the
world. .,,::a .,rgqee - i,ts tsssll = ,ss7.g.
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LADIES OF YoRKvIILE.-It gives me
much pleasure to acknowledge the re-
.ceipt4 of box Of hospital stores, q,
mounting to several hundred dollars,
for the use and benefit of the sick and
wounded soldiers of Yorkville and sur:
rounding District, who may be sent to
this Hospital. ,..-. - -. .,.
e Allow;me, in the name and behalf Of
those for whom these stores were in.
tended, TO return you the most grateful
acknowledgements. - ..s....
Arriving at that critical time, when
our brave York boys were being brought
in from the battlefield with limbs torn,
bodies mangled, and garments stained
with blood, it proved indeed 2 timely
and appropriate donation. Consigned
to my care, it shall certainly be dis
tributea according to your instructions,
and I trust, that the real comfort and
pleasure, which our soldiers shall de-
rive from the use of the articles therein
contained, will tend, not only to con-
sole their minds and soothe their pangs,
but also to nerve and stimulate them to
still greater deeds Of ,valor, until the
last one of Lincoln's fanatical hordes
shall be made to bite the dust or driven
from every inch of southern soil. Such
noble deeds Of charity and patriotism
on your part, are thestrongest evidence
of your devotion to the cause of the
Southern Gonfederacy, since the COM
mencement of this unholy war. And
we feel assured, so long as our motives
and acts are so tempered in this war, as
TO secure to Us the aid and protection
Of an overruling Providence. and the
ministering comforts Of our Southern
Ladies, for the sick and wounded SOL
.diers, that the day is not far distant,
when the tyrant's heel shall not be
placed upon our neeks, as he SO boast
fully and confidently expects, but when
we shall have the proud satisfaction of
looking upon our enemies begging anx-
iously for peace, our country relieved
from the presence of these vile and
ruthless hordes, and our people the hap
piest. and most prosperous Of all the
nations of the earth. .....
With my best wishes for your future
uninterrupted happiness and pleasure,
Iremain with the highest respect,
r@ Your obedient Servant,
J. R. BRATTON.
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CorToN Come Up.-We learn from
number of the New York Herald,
now before us, that on Saturday week
last, the cotton market was again firm
er and higher, with sales of 1900 bales,
closing at 38a to 80 cents for: middling
Uplands. Fine qualities were measur-
ably out of market, while supplies of
all kinds were extremely light. "
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Picsyune Butler at Baton Rouge.

. Picayune Butler at Baton Rouge.
Last Saturday morning Picayune
Butler visited the city Of Baton Rouge,
on board the steamer Mcclellan. He
left again Sunday. - = - - :
He Immediately went to work, upon
his arrival, arresting the citizens OF that
place. How. B. F. Bryan, the mayor
Of the city, was called before him and
required to take the oath Of allegiance
or be consigned to Fort jackson. Mr..
Bryan very properly viewed the oath ;
as not worth more than the paper it
was written on, took it, and is now on
his way to Chattanaoga to join SCOTS
cavalry regiment. '.. -: 80, :. {
Mr.B. has kindly furnished us a
statement Of the conversation which he
had with the Picayune, whose whole
spite seemed to be against the guerrillas
of Louisiana. he boasted that hecould
put down the guerilla system Of war
fare, that he could do it in fifteen min
utes, and this is the manner which he
proposes to crush the guerrillas'::
ssWhat do: you say, sir,'' says he
ssto my issuing proclamation offering
freedom and a thousand dollars to: any
negro who viii bring me in the head of
a guerilla. 1t is true mistakes will hap
men bnt what of that. intakes Of that
sort will occur. As, for: instance, my
men have wrongfully, destroyed the
property Of one man, George Kener's,
but I mean to pay for that. AS for
Capt. Budd's property, he was an off
Ger in the Confederate army, and left.
his property where the guerillas could
get hold of it, and for that reason his
men, we're perfectly justifables in de-
streymg it. ~.
he stated that the only chance for
the Confederate cause was foreign IN
tervention. ':But supposing France
and England should interfere, we have,
already whipped England, and as for
little Johnny Crapeau, he can't whip the:
little Mexicans. But before these States
should belong to any other government
than the United States, sue can and sos1
make second San Domingo. Il
He took an old Methodist preacher,
named Cravens, with him, to be con-
signed to Fort jackson, because be
prayed too often and too loud in secret.
:. Prof. Magruder was a. also arrested for
having remarked to a gentleman in
Baton Rouge, who had Been very con-
spicuous in hunting up cotton for the
Yankees, that he ought to be hung.
Harry Hymes, ofthe Sugar Ptan-
ter, was arrested for having advocated
in his journal the burning Of cotton. I.
Various other. arrests were made up
on similar frivolous charges. .-Jaeksom
Msssissippian. -. =. -, -
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= = -. =, .
+:o',. SgssiaF Notifss.
- RELIGIoUSLNOTICE.
Rev. THOMAS L. ALLEN wfIpreach at Philadelphia
Church. at 10 O'Clock A. NJ on Sunday, the 2h instant
0Mamp:

WIN. W. EAST, son Of William and Bethiah East, died
at his fathers residence In Laurens District on the tn
June from wound received at the battle of Seven Pinea
aged 26 years The few the many who knew and loved
the deceased will hear with aching hearts this sad nte
gence. Society never know the full extent Of Its loss
in his DEATH for he taken away In the beginning OF bis
useful career but the heart the soulof love and friend
ship his loss Is rreparabe. Nature had gaed him with
the best endowments of mind and heart and both were
beautied and ennobed by the rarest culture say nres
because his was scholastic training, this added
to an extensive acquaintance with general literature Dut
every life and nature, their quiet under current
their more hidden forms ane lay before Ills pure
mind and mastery intellect, from whence he drew the
largest and varied experience. This experience he
eagerly imbibed not only because II was his nature and
habit to think and Ievove thought but also om an intense
" conscientious regard for his duty To know himself
to be true his God were the holy principles which guided
him through @ and for this end he schooled all the ener
gies of his beingschooed them not by lash and spunot
With worldly ambition exce vastness of beauty
filed his sou and like star, vvifed its own halo His
was calm SPIRIT very calm, ever reposing In Trust and
and heart with mnd he kept the truth best be could,
and when he failed poor erng human nature that
mustfail all know the little children will miss and mourn
him. Those Of Saxon Solitude, of Hopewel and York
Vile You know best perhaps how Kind and gentle he was
how carefully he taught You Nor did he forget to speak
most tendery Of you in his iness-repeang 81 want 70
all friends, especially the children" You VIII re-
member grief Of his own could seduce him from an IN
tcrest in your pursuits, joys sorrows Remember aso
how he fingered upon the good and lovely traits Ia ah ana
worked queyto correct or Try to correct the ev ds
friend and teacher, dear Children was recovering rapidly
from his wound till the Goth, writing the most cheerful
and happy letters and also several for his pape-at tha
time he took chill which was followed by lingering fever
He reached home the 25t having been accompanied BY
kind friends He died he had lived In all the serenity Of
that uncouded faith which had filled bis soul for years.
Spoke of death while In Its 3 with the same unawed
soemnity Us he did while In perfect health He fell into
its embrace asquiety as he would into sweesleep We
buried him in the rural graveyard at Hopewe one Of the
places his poet nature loved There within mile of his
boyhoods home among the deep, stilhadows and lued
by the earnest ripple Of little stream he rests from all
strfe.. szg.a. -. E--, =! go D..
In this District on the 18th Instant Mr. J. BRIsON
VENABLE, aged 49 years. '' ''''' - - ''''
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BoMBARDMENr OF. TAMPA, FLORIDA.
The postmaster at Savannah on Fri
day last received the following note
from the postmaster at Tampa, Floridc.:
ga gun-boat (propeller) commenced
shelling our town yesterday ats p. mo-
and quit at dark, after throwing in a.
bout twenty-five rounds. We answered
them with our 24-pounders, but could
not reach them. To-day, 10, a.: m.,
they have re-opened the ball. Nobody
hurt so far" .,
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ne The Richmond Daspatch has !

B@r The Richmond Dispatch has in
formation of a reliable nature that Nc
Clellan and his staff have been ordered
to report to the Secretary of War at
Washington. The career of the "Young
Napoleon has come to an inglorious
end.
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AFFAIRS AT v1cKsBURa.-The Vicks-
burg Wing, of July 1st, gives graph. .
ic description Of the bombardment Of
the city day or two previous. Women
and children were flying through the
streets, endeavoring to- avoid the shells
which were falling thick and fast. One
lady, the estimable Mrs. Gamble, was
killed. Another lady tainted and had
to be carried in her husbands arms. A
she'll burst in the midst of several chill
dren, the dirt knocking some of the
little creatures down, but not injuring
them. Even the animals were seized
with panic and fled for safety.
1t seems to US that those women and
children who were unable to pay their
way out of the city should have been
provided with the means of transporta-
ton at the expense of the authorities.
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From the West.

" MOBILE, July 10.-A special des-
patch to the Advertiser, dated jackson,
10th, says the enemy are throwing oc-
casional shells into Yicksburg. It is
that they are busy digging a
canal across the bend Of the river, a
few miles from town. ~.
The crops are suffering for want of
rain. 4 z.,- - -s.s-=f .-A-
There is no truth in the report that
1,500 Federals were, captured at Baton
Rouge. ~, = ~,
- A special despatch to the Tribune,
dated Grenada, 10th, states that pas
sengers from Memphis last night say
that intelligence was received there on
Monday last that Hindman had cap
tured Curtis, with six thousand prison
ers. Fitch being unable to reach Cur
tbs with reinforcements, returned to
Memphis with his command on Sunday.
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Advance in Specie--suppression of
.- ,.- Do News. -. -. - .
RICHMOND, July 13::-Gold advanc-
ed in New York on Wednesday from
ten to sixteen premium. Exchange on
London twenty-eight. A gentleman
who arrived here from Baltimore this
afternoon says the advance was caused
by unfavorable news from Europe, the
publication of which had been suppress
sed by the Lincoln Government.
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re- RI ANTERs AND FARMERS.

HtHE .SEbscrlber desires to- inform the
public that he s prepared to finnish 10 any one that
wantssuch thing, the BEST COTTON GIN that Is made
anywhere and heis still making improvements on his for
mer Gins and has fear IN challenging any other Gin
Factory TO produce equal in performance or speed.
nor made to spew oYerwbch be said Of any other
en His gin also has advantages and Improvements which
no other haye these hive been regularly patented,
such as the exclusion of from the brush, &c., by the
peculiar construction Of the GIN which no other has
right TO make he aiso makes THRASHERS Of different
construction TO suit the wish Of any one the spie beaer
combined the smooth drum with fingers and no spikes
anddierent other patterns. He hasaiso therg OF the
celebrated Darlington Yrashers which are very mich ad-
mlred by every one thar has seen OF tried them.
ANY one wanting asupenof Gin or Tasfer can be sup
piled by sending his order to NJ Chester c. H. So. Ca
Work VIII be carefully shipped to any place desired
g Repairing done at short notice. JOHNSlMPsON.
u5-To House Builders, VIII say that / am constantly
manufacturing Sashes Blinds and Doorsof every descnp
don, of good material and Of the very best workmanship
Aiiwork carefully packed and forwarded to order
Januayy5 20. y <-.L. z So E--fsE-. u
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sRMoBrLE, July 14.-Aspecial dispatch
to the Mobile Tribune dated Grenada,
18th instant, says the Memphis papers
of the 18th contain an order from Gen.
Grant, banishing from the city Of Mem
phis, after five days notice, the families
of all persons connected in any man
ner with the Confederate army, or hold
ing any Office under the Confederate
Government, or holding State, county
or municipa! Offices, and claiming that
they owe allegiance to the Confederate
States. The same tyrannical rule is
applied to families of those who have
come south. This order will expel full
ly two-thirds of the families from
Memphis.
The rumor of the capture Of Curtis
in Arkansas is yet in doubt.