Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-09-03

the popufatIon OF that region. Iney Btate
that thoseswho have heretofore been loud
in their professions Of devotion to the old
Union are now availing themselves Of every.
opportunity to dodge the draft which has
been ordered M the Pierpont .realms.--
Many Of them, would gladly become oon-
verts to Southernism but that they fear
their guilt is too well knowneto admit Of
an easy pardon.
= MYsTEK1oUs.-The interest which, was
excited in the community by the reported
appearance of signal rocket, said 70 be
answered by the feet, Wednesday evening,
induced as to make further inquiries before
making public mention Of the matter.
|, We could learn pothing definite, hovev.
er, beyond the fact that 4 rocket WAS OBJ
served by several persons in the vicinity Of
the: Arsenal, and reported by the sentinels
on duty at the time at Forts Moultrie and
tsamter, An officer from Morris Island,
states that he has observed, for some time
back, a vessel stationed on the NORTH: chan.
mel, with an unusuaflight, which appeared
| to be answered from aiight In thesoity,
little to theleft Of line parallel with Castle:
Pinckney. Courier, 29M.s ia.
A TIMELY. SUGGESTION. The Whining
ton Journal warns those who have meat'to
! put up this fell, that they ought TO use st
least fifty per cent. more salt, taking the
nominal bushel as a standard, than they
formerly did Of the Liverpool or Turks
Island. .salt. There is at least that much
difference inYeight. This suggestion, says
the Journal, We are requested to mako BY
one who knows, and We know ourselves
where some as fine meat as We ever saw,
came to spoil forWant Of sufficient salt, it
having been put up, probably, with the
same measure Of sound salt that had fof.
merly been used Of the heavier sack salt.
This is we'll, worth thinking of and attend.
to. Much may depend upon it.
GoUNTERPEIYER tNa.-RIoHARDsos,
alias LOUIS NAPOLEON, the oounterfeiter
convicted some months ago futtering forged
Confederate notes, was publicly hung in
Richmond, on Friday last Previous to
his, execution, he had made full comics.
sion of his crime. he is the first usterer
of counterfeit notes who has ever suffered
the extreme penalty Of law in the Confed-
crate States, and the readiness with which
the jury brought in a verdict Of guilty in
i bis case, furnished gratifying evidence Of
the fact that the lsw against oounteyfeitinS
Treasury notes will be henceforth rigorous
ly enforced
BD- An explanation of localities will aid
the reader in understanding s'the situation"
Of the two armies in Tennessee Cumbsr.
land Gap is very neaEthe point where tkes
boundary lines of the States Of Virgipia,
Kentucky and Tennessee converge. Cum.
berland Ford is crossing of, Cumberland
River'ffteen or twenty miles North ofssas
Gap. ,Barboufsville is. the county seatof
Knox county, .Ky.,, twelve. or fifteen miles
| W. Nm of Cumberland Ford, lower
downSthe river, and on its Northern bank.
| l-CHarlestoa Courier. - -
BUTLER RECOGNIZES GUEaRILLAs.-
General Butler, commanding the Federal
forces at New Orleans, in answer to pro
test by Brigadier General Ruggles agniass
his reported detention Of two guerrillaa as
enemies not protected by the rules Of uar.
fare, and threat by Gen. Ruggles that the
Confederate government would retaIia,e il
they were harshly dealt with, brieayrepiiss
on the 23d July: "It is the intention Of
the United States Government to let these
men 60 on their parole, and one Of them
has been gone for more than week. 49,
ANOTHER ARR1yAk-The British stea.
mer Alice, formerly the Matagorda, arrived
at Confederate port last Thursday morn.
ing, from Havana. She brought $4,000
pounds of powder, 10000 pounds Of salt
petre, and an assorted cargo. She passed
the blockaders without the slightest diff:
Guilty. -
The Nashville Union says Andy johnson
has been authorized by the Secretary Of
War to release loyafTeunessee prisoners in
the North, and to exchange others for loyal
Tennesseeans imprisoned in the South
Ex-Governor Campbell is appointed Com.
missioner.
PRAYERS IN EUROPE FOB THE THRmI.
NATION OF THE WAR IN AMER1oA.-The
English diocese of Oxford, England, has
taken the initiative Of offering up public
prayers for this country, the Bishop having
addressed q letter to his arch.descons, ia
which he communicates the following in-
junction: ,ys.
"You are earnestly desired to make your
humble supplication.to Almighty God, who
is the author of peace and lover Of concord,
that He will promote peace among our
brethren in America, and inspire their
hearts with Christian unity and fellowship"
MILITARY ExEcUTIoN--The sentence
of the Court Martial on Corporal Geo. H.
Burger, Company E. First Regiment 8. O.
Artillery, who was found guilty of an in.
tention to desert, and attempted to persuade
others to desert with him, was carried into
effect on Sullivau's Island, Thursday, pre-
cisely at IL NJ. He was shot at the hour
on the open space, about two hundred yards
to the East of the Moultrie House, just
beyond the Beauregard Battery, in fuilview
of the blockading aeet.-Courier, 2Sh.
Bg- The army correspondent of the New
York World honestly confeases to every
species of vandalism and robbery under