The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-02


eral Secretary of War, has resigned, owing to
political differences with the administration.
Matters at Corinth and the neighborhood
remain as they were. There is no immediate
prospect of a renewal of the fight The Fed
erals saem to have taken second thought at
Fort Pillow. Accounts just received from the
fort report that all is quiet.
"H1GHLY IMPoRrANT-A VALUABLE DEs-
PATCH FROM GEN. BEAUREGARD INTERCEPTED"
Under this heading the New York Herald
publishes the following despatch from Nash
vile, under date of 18th instant.
Later information from the South is of the
utmost Importance. Beauregard's army has
been terribly demoralized, and, according to
his own confession, he has now only $4,000
men. The following telegram has been inter-
cepted by Gen. Mitchell, and is full confession
of the hopelcssness of the rebel cause in the
West. l append it perdat'm, leaving you to
comment on its Importance.
CoR1STH. April 9.
To Gen. Sanauel Cooper, Richmond, Va
All present probabilities are that whenever
the enemy move on this position, he will do
so with an overwhelming force of not less than
$4,000 men We can now muster only 1000
effectvcs Van Dorm may possibly join us in
few days with about 15,O 900 more. Can we
not be reinforced from Pemberton's army {?
If defeated here we lose the Mississippi Valley
and probably our cause Whereas, we could
even afford to lose, for while, Charleston and
Savannah, for the purpose of defeating Buell's
army, which would not only insure us the Val
ley of the Mississippi, but our independence.
G.. 7. BEAuREGARD.
REPoRTED DEATH OF GENERAL BUELL.
The evidence OF the death of General Buell. is
crcumstantial, but does not admit of reason
able doubt. Among the prisoners taken by
us was Mr.. Doolittle, of Wisconsin,, farmer
member Of the old United States Congress,
who was accompanying the army in the capac-
ity of chaplain of one of the regiments. He
concurrent testimony of all the prisoners who
have said anything on the subject. On the
second day Of the Pittsburg battle flag of
truce was sent into the enemy's lines by Gene
raj Beauregard with reference to the burial of
the dead on the battle field, which was replied
to by General Grant, who wopld not have been
authorized to treat on the subject if the senior
General in command (BuelD had not fallen in
the action.-Richmond Examiner.
The Yankee tax don't appear to meet with
much favor even in Delaware. The Federal
forces were lately withdrawn from the Eastern
Shore of Maryland to go into Delaware in Or
der to put down war tax rebellion in that
State. gentleman on the Eastern Shore,
who is not considered wealthy, is assessed with
war tax of $500, possibly more than one
half of his revenue.
With this prospect staring us in the face,
what should the South not do and suffer to
avert subjugation.
GEN. SHIELDS REPORTED DEAD.-A gentle
man recently arrived here from the Valley,
says that it was reported and believed in that
section, that Gen. Shields had died of his
wound. Two eminent surgeons were sent, or
taken up to Winchester, BY Seward; but the
life of Shields could not be saved. 1t is sup
posed that modification had cnsued. We
o,;vo tho ronorf xga rnceived If without