The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-04

Villipigue's camp had just reached that place,
bringing the news that Jackson's Confederate
cavalry last Thursday made dash on the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad, burned the
railroad bridge eleven miles from Memphis,
captured seventeen cars laden with commissary
and quartermasters stores. and over forty Yam
kec officers connected with the departments
WONDERS WILL NEVER CEAsE.-The New
York Journal of Commerce furnishes one ofthe
most remarkable items of the present re-
markable times. We could scarcely believe
it, if we did not know that the Journal of COM
merce wouldn't lie about so serious a matter
"Last Sunday, (says the slourmal,) the Unver-
sast Church on Broadway, presented the up.
usual sight of the Editor of the Tribune, Horace
5reel!, Esq, Of white hat and greasy coat fame,
in the pulpit. Mr.. Chaplin, with his gouty leg.
was too unwell to preach, and Horace officiated
in his stead" This is what we call literally
stealing the livery of Heaven in whicllto serve
the devil.
IMPORTANT, IF TRUE.-The Tallahassee Flor
idian of Saturday says:
Reliable gentleman who arrived in Tallahas-
see on Thursday, bring the news that English
and French war vessels are not only blockading
the entrence to the ports of Fernandina and
Jacksonville, but are actually capturing North
ern merchant vessels which attempt to enter
those ports. This, we suppose, is what diplo-
matists would call an armed protest against the
course OF the Lincoln government-or, as others
would term it. hostities without an actual
declaration ofwar We give the report as we
heard it.
: One hundred and two Representatives and
thirty-seyen Senators have signed paper, start
ed by Wilson, of Iowa, asking Lincoln to make
an arrangement for releasing, by exchange,
all Federal prisoners in Confederate hands.
--O.-
IHE CoNscR1PTIoN LAw.-We may state for
the benefit ofpersons claimed by the Govern
ment as conscripts, that the enrolling officers
have been instructed by tho War Department
to pay no attention to certificates of disability
from physicines at home, or surgeons in camp.
or discharges from the service prior to the pas
sage OF the Conscription Act, (except from
wounds received in battle.) Conscripts will be
ordered to the camp of instruction, where thew
can be examined by surgeons detailed COR that
special urpose.-Richmond Examiner.
ANOTHER YANKEE MuRDER-A CASE FOR
KETALIATIoN.-Th New York Herald. of the
18th, says:
Col. John Owen, notorious rebel bush.
whacker, was taken on his farm in Monroe
Comfy, Missouri, on the 7th inst. and in ac-
cordance with the orders of Gen. Schofeld. he
was fastened to stump, and the contents of
eight muskets found their way into his BODY.
de begged hard to be treated as prisoner of
war.
Dempsey Phillips of Lancaster District has
the honor of having ten sons in the army of
the Confederate States. Dempsey is beat.
Mr.. Wilson Brit, of Barnwell District, is the
the father of fourteen children-two daughters
and twelve sons. Three of the sons are in tho
Seventeenth Regiment, S. G. ", and the other
nine in companies elsewhere.
Lord Russelps Impromptu, sent to Uncle
Sam in reply to the demand for the Emily St.
Pierre:
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