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The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-19
Evacuation Of Norfolk.

lhe ieicHthohu ExaInlner OF tuesday
says:
We have learned from what we consider
reliable authority that, since the late bat.
ties before Riclnnond, the Yankee forces
have beea evacpaiing Norfolk and Ports,
mouth, and d1AxoyinG the public property
and works at those-plasss, with view Of
reinforcing McGicilau's Army on the Chick.
ahominy. The d,y dack. at the ma.
W yard had been completely DESTROYED.
and the government workshops razed TO
tho ground. The Notifications on Craney
Island, Sewcll's Point and Pigs Point we,
all blown up and levelled with the earth.
We lean further that the track of the Not
folk and Petersburg railroad was torn op
sixteen miles south At Suffolk and Ports
mouth arc said tosAmUer' between eight
md ten thousand, and supposed to have
embarked ere this on transports for their
destination.
Onr informant states that the occupa
ton OF Richmond by Mcclellan was Yead
ont four times ON dress parade to the troops
who began to inquire how many Rich
monds there are in the Confederaey. Rich
ard the Third m the battle scene OF Bosi
worth field exclaims, "Methinks there are
six RichmoadA in the field. Five have [
already slain - &c.
Mcclellan has demolished more with his
pen than Richard claimed to have done
with his sword
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c.se4lities On our side. ~ 4
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OF Coptederste scouts, consis&it1 q. : ss1SS
tam and f0nr privates, WHO So36Sa ~ !
for the purpose, went ont ei,ekf ssifes a.
the CAsrles CITY road, hpt disootsSo3 -
8 Il 10 believed tlat the. q, .irnet;s.. -,
Jsnos river below DruyyS Blaf bsve -,
made stronger by; the ffsshst. .{n sfi.s 49,
washing down the send and rcfsss ia6is1s
them. = : $
Harly ye4tsrdsy morning /. was n.ss;
evident % oar pictsts thsf the sneny h.d
erected rife pens nesr ths xooas on Dx.
Gsrnett's tarna. Two 81 oar pickets 16sfs
wounded By their sharp shooter EArtsiia
kirkpatrick's artillery. from INnch6ntx.
was ordered mp within range. ma -
cleared she woods sd pens u ffhe YssFsss
by rapid discharges Of shok "a ~ n
anougst them, but witk what si<i;usiGa Ss
the enemy wss nnkpcwn. No one ~ -
jtred among the artillerisla.
Sevefai dsys since : couple Of pseists
ofa Texas resinaents on duty on tke Cfick- :
ahoFiuy, cav ! ehofF disfsnce ID aasance
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RicHMoSp. juno 1G-~Occasionally
cannonnlins ard picket skirmishins along
tho lines today, engagement at an
esriy day deemed no; improbable Weash
OF clear aud cooi for tho season No.news
ffam th. Valley
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4 country of Lewis, IN - year 1926, OF
h'ghty resp pectab biee pfAA both whom
dIed daiFing h;l iniAt Weaving him
|! w1thout cont - 80 VOL During his
early ell.td hood he yIth his uaoie,
i-wisosc name 5wc' utd' tiot H. and at the
] age " stxtcen ne econdactest himself so well,
and produced such favorable Impression
OF his cuergy and integrity, that ne was
CHOSEN constable OF tnc county. In the
year lot1 caaes nad pecn appointed from
ms aissrict 10 west poant, VINO decli''ed
20 SO, Jacksoa imihedlateiy conceived
snc ;saea OF ninhs inc pace he mad lett
sacnn'. Our Informant says that one day,
whiie is vas tA'ning eScceatngsy hard, he
Durst sqddeniy unto ms oihcc, the rain
streaming rom ms c'o.nes, ano t9ia hin'
he must Stvc nl'n 'ettor % Mr. Hayes,
AZ tnat ume representative IN congress
rom .ne i'ew,s;. lewis, uis.lice,e Upon beng
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nc ns. iep.icu nc "ished 20 go % west foint.
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seeing taashe Vas very achc'ent IN educa-
eion' anu therefore, prooao'y net'be
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The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-19
The Fight on .iImcs. IsIand.

CuARLEsroH, June ll.--Thcrc was
sharp fight on James, Island five miles
from the city, last evenins. in which,
though our troops fought gallantly, they
were repulscd, with loss vf about seven
y. The enemy occupied very strong
position, fauked on every side by mar.
shes
The Forty seventh Georgia regiment
hore the brunt of the fight Company X.
suffereds evereiy. The rnemy loss Was less
than OURS. Ho was protected By follcd trees.
After our troops retroated, the enemy KEEP,
shcling the fold, preventing US from re-
covering orr killed and brily woanaed.
No firing has heen heard today, but at
eight o'clock to-nseh: the ctrnonading
has recommended aud continues steadilvs
BiT rHs Mrs --On wedaesda% he Rish-
riond GrSys, Oap,-, and a company feoai sbe
ilst Virginia were detailed to scout theSsoads
in front 90 'llpr piokcts. They pne sp-eseiis Z
como within range aud under cover Of S.nkee
outpost, when one otthe tlreys psrcoi~ed onr n
theii sentinel< taking dead aim at HIM A.
there WIS no time 20 say anything. he l.eietea
his piece and blaIea away at his Adversary.
killed him, and half dozen Yankees spranr
ap from theie amhuseade and attempted 10 Az.
Bur the uuAksts of some ten OF twelve Of the
greys were already upon them. aud in the
twluk'ing Of an eye every one Of thsm felT
Ricifaor1 Esyst'r-
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-19
Tar LocAIIrY OF rnK LATE BArrLr.

~ NAsH - Asht 70 D<NtA AbET
Tho Northern newspapers hare mani
Tested noble, degree Of facility for giving
names 10 the various battlefield, aud the
Southern newspapers assimilar facility for
adopting them. The recent two days en-.
gageinent before Richmond has been de-
nominated the "Battlc cfthe Seven Pines.s,
Whother there in spot So named or not
in that direction NC have nc. means of as
certaining, but the exact locality Of the
battle is known to haze been iirc miles
from Richmond the distance varying sli sht.
ly OF course With the movements oftbe
two armies was chiefly conducted on
the farms of Mr.. j II. Mounsenstle and
Mr.. Turner, on the williamsburg road.
The main battery Of the Confederate army
was placed upon the former, and that 81
the enemy on the latter. What name
should be applied TO the 6eld is a matter
which should not be left to the fancy OF
the enemy. Every spot which may here
after be pointed out ON Southern soil to
mark place sacred TO Southorn glory de-
serves It's name from. Southern lips alone.
Ricdwoua Engr,yey,
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-19

The Msbiss TfArst i issbsnss A.
Camp sfsrc. to whseh our ,txspps srll1Sl
frcm New Orleans, was evi1 = @ 81
forces on the "a inst, Il was = fl5ee ~
had gone u yickshurg
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-19

All thc reports from Europe are highly
satisfactory fSr slIc Confederate States
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-19

Mrs SuE DoxxLr, Mount Vernon, Illinois
By the poIieness OF Mr.. Allen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-15

Mn. Eur lag:-Since haze arrived iu
town which was on the 10th inst, l have
heard reports which have astonished me
for instance one man approaches me and
says what is the matter with Col. Raukin
! heard that he has great deal Of trouble
with Eis meng And another says |
heard that be is very diasipatsd and is
drunk all the time. Such charges are as
false as they are malicious. perpetrated
BY some foul mouthed slanderer, who
who dare not face me and make such
charges
/ will say that have been in the Cols,
employ and with him the most of the
time since have been with the Regiment,
which / left on the end Of July, and that
he has had no trouble whatever with his
men, but on the contrary, he asgainsd
their confidence und good will. And as
70 being dissipated, / viii say that have
not since ! have been with the Regiment
-l.
seen the Col. taste ol,e drop Of iato1iea-
ting liquors, and viii say furthermore,
that one Of the Generals remarked to the
Col. one day 'sCol, how does it happen
that you have So little swearing and pro-
family in your Regiment Why says
the COL, / will punish my men quicker
for swearing than ! would for disobeyiug
orders. for where they swear they not
only disobey the regulations Of the army,
bat they also disobey one Of the com
mands Of God.
Again there have been various reports
in regard to the arrest of Col. Rankin.
The facts are simply these In marching
from Bonneville Miss, to camp Hills 8
miles south Of Corinth, one Of the Gener-
ais came to him to place his ambulance in
the rear of the Brigade. The Col. repor-
ted to the Surgeon the state Of affairs, and
the Surgeon told the Col. be would take
the rspoasibility Of letting .he anbulan-
ces remain where they were. The Col.
reportedto the Aid, and the Aid reported
to the General that the Col, refused to
obey orders, 50 his command was taken
WAS taken from him for day or two saly.
and the verdict Of the Court Martial wa
dlsobedience Of orders unintentionally
The objecs Of the Col, in sleepiag thu
ambulaDcsss next 70 his Regiment was te
pick sp g'vaa.out and sick sddisrz, tAa,
dropped by the wayside from the intens,
heat. and his men all universally sym.
rsth.-e -ish him IL th:. ...a.s.:r.
SELBY 8. GRIFFITH,
Go. X, I7th Iowa.
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II n n IGHTE

60 # R CHIT s..
BY tB!afoafc. FrsEhts OF all desc criptiop can be
forss rdsa ffom Philadelphia, New York Boston or
baltimore, 10 or from apS POINT the Railroads
Of Ohio, k1Asucks ipsilans, Illinois, Wiseunsin,
Iowa or Missouri, BY RAILROAD DlRECT =
burg with Steamers, By which Goods can be forward
- ~ Az petp oA No Ohio, Ausktngum, kantneky
Tennessee, Cumberland, Illinois, wisconsin III iaats
sipTS NfeeAprks kans6A AIknna6s O and Red ktvera,
and - Cleveland, Eandn4ky and Chicago wishst Is
srxton1t Dosts on the \ NUSth- sstsrs Lakes.
Asrehsnts and Shippers entrusting tbs raDsporta-
confidence ON It's speedy ransit.
The laates - Fr0ixhs
To and from All poAnt lu he sas 81 tAs Psansyl-
vania Central Raflrosd, are q al time. AS Pa
yokns4n yo 4s ips 4kE cHARGED BY oTHERRAIL-
TFBs Ea1yeal...o mark packages, ..v1A Psss.
CssTRAL 4. R."Lu
For Hrsigh, oosiTsesof shippiar sDirsesions, ..
ply TO Or address either Of tue following ofths
R. SASS, st. Louis, Missouri.
y. A. .sTEWAkT, Freight Agent. Pittsburgh.
~ CLARKE u 90. ,Transfer Agents, -
III. W. BROWN d CO., Cinci nAli, 10.
R.c. MELDRUM ACo., Madison, Ind.
J. E. MOORE. Lousvjlla, Ky
w. ". ATkNAN h CO., Ev ansville, Ind
CLAkkE 4 CO., Chieass. III. ;4.$ III
W.H. 4 r. l.. .LAEGLEY. Gnliipoiis 20.
n g. p. notwithstanding, Va
HALL CO Marietta, O.
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X. AkkAlE, Msysv nls,ky sN
J. r. JOHNSON, Ripley, %.
JOHN ToDD, CoyiIgton Ky. l
Il. 4. HEAT0E, ClesslsHd, o.
K.L.MELDkuA, Cent Travelling Ar,tfo
the South anaWest.
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The Msxican Slue esstsn.

II appears from the Enrppean intelli-
gence, received BY the Kangaroo and Hi
bernisn, that the withdraw OF England
and Spain from the war against Mexico,
and the exposure of the selfish project. 81
France by the press Of all Furope,= has
not becn altogether without influence a
the French Government. Il il IN peaar.
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al terms asserted By that Government
that it, no longer entertains any design to
establish in Mexico monarchy, but that
the war will be solely prosecuted for the
protection Of the French residents. No
intimalion is as yet given, what demands
il will make, nor il the idea Of !. French
Protectorats as ) ct openly disowned. But
The unanimous opposition OF the Aexi-
cans 70 the abandonment Of a Republican
form Of Government, and the putcry of
the Liberal party in all Europe against
this new, development Of French policy,
have evidently induced the. Emperor to re-
consider his determination.
In the Corps Legislatif the policy Of
tue French Government has been at
tackled by Jules Favre, the eloquent
leader Of the small Democratic Opposi.
ton, and who advocated the Withdrawal of
the French troops and the opening of. ne
gotiations with the Mexican Cove rnment.
Mr. Blllauit, IN his reply. dcfouded the
policy Of tue Government, on the ground
that il has the right Of ayenging past in
suits and securing protection for the in
tercsts Of the French residents. 1t is for
this purpose the Government declares
that it will vigorously pursue the war
Sufficient re-enforcements were 1T once 10
be sent of, TO force way " The Mexican
Capital, aud strong concentration OF
French war vessels Was 70 take place in
The American waters. The French, then,
IT seens, are determined to ayenge first OF
oil their defeat ut Puebla, and 10 seize the
Mexican Capital Then they may be
found wiling to make propositions for
peace, which, it may be safe to assume,
will not be too lenient. Their precise
character has not yet, probably, been de-
cided by the French Government itself,
but viii depend on the resisting power of
ihe Alezicans, Oh the fnrtlG develop
Aenis Of the war in the United States.
and--to very considerable extent---on
the progress or decline OF the liberal and
democratic teadeuciea In Continental
Europe. which just now are again claim
ing 70 large degree the attention Of the
Freach Emperor.---N. x. Tribune.
STRAWBERRY CULTURE--Atnm meeting
Of the Brooklyn horticultural Society,
ono Of the members remarked:- Some
varieties grow best In stools, the Wilson,
inr inatapcc, and others do best when
they Gil run together. ] have great faith
IN lightly stirring the soil among straw :
berry plants. ] believe it would pay to
rake the ground among the strawberry
plants every day. 70 cut off all the run
ners. can grow straw wberrics hy this
process upon poor soil. without nauuse
| am satisfied that surfsce soil stirring i,
the most important of All modes OF culti-
yation. But in strawberry bed you
must bc careful not to dig too deem"
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CoffeeI Coffeel -Coffeel

4 ~ ha,s hst rsseissd sapriy n stsvk kr0u1 yavs
and Rio Coyce put sp In tim csns for f11nlly no -
sN1esrsaio1 q gse sestsgaetion. fryH R6rGulo W
is7-d ROBxRTHONA MCQUEEN.
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4 RRIvALS AND DEPARTURES
~ @ OF
RAILROAD TRAINS

AortteraTrsin leaves daify .srntays excepted d. a,
sbsfa. m. asn aTrfvrs at ss5t p n.
Western Train leaves daily tsnDdsrs exe~pse.,D at
200 m and 500 p. u aud arrives IL oa and
300 y. M. NET
AtAsmiton Depot, IT rains on the WHbssh vahsy
RAiiroadar rive ealg EXCEPT Sundays. p.
m,and d~f'srt daily rsundeysesre pied, nis:30 r.
Dusses con eel wftbfhis ely
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DOST-OFFICE DIRECTORY.


Arrival 81 the Mafls.
EAaferA liaAiarrisss daily tsundsys excepted 5vta
Piymoath. ats o'clock. y. M.
II Louis and Southern all arTiyssdaiiy Non days
sxcspted) st6,p.m.
Western MaiIsrrives daily eIeeptsnlaay .)atie:eo
o'eloek, n.
Burlington hAilasrive e. daily (erssI sunesy att
Cp.m.
Carthaseena Plymouth Mail arris. lat, sxliAJs
e1csptedj at s,p. m.
Charleston Mall II trI-seeais ARRIVES Tasgilys,
Thursday and Saturdays, ,At7p.
Closing ~ the Mails.
Rasserp Mail ieloses daily texcept tEsturdsya1atep
N.
81. st.Louisapd Southern NaiieIoses daily tsaturdays
ercepted) ~ q p.
burlington Mailcioses daily f.xceptsaturdays al
tp.n.
Western Mail closes daily te1eeit Saturdays ate
steioekp.m E
CarthAEeand Piy mouth NJ yfS SataYdays
excsptedla tsp.m.
Charleston Haiittri-vetiiy} cioftr Mondays Wed
1esdsys and Fridays, st6A M.
III This Post othce will be open on Subdivisions
ssoss'e4est sa. ag J.H. hoWELLsF.h.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-08-09
Southern Hatred OF the yankees. ;,

Southern Hatred OF the "Yankees "
ltrom the Richmond Dispatch Of Jnne 10TH
1t is not to be expected that a
Government, destitute alike OF faith and
humanity, will exchange the gallant South.
ern men, taken in our privateers and At
Fort DonelsOD, for creatures like these
"n"m 'ney 90 not want, and who they think
are renuerlhg ihem service by remaining
~ captivity, where they assist in consuming
Southern provision, aud bringing ON. as
they hope, famine in the South. This il
the way in which the gallant Yankees hone
TO suodue us, not by hard fighting. Now
the state of affairs would be very different
were we, wheneveT We have occasion 10
send prisoners of on parole or 10 exchange
ths N ior other prisoners. 10 give prefer.
ence always to the Irish and Germans. Let
us keep the Yankees especially the Massa
chuselts lankees-tO the very last extrem.
iiy. Let us always have reserve of them
on hand. We should be glad to hear that
all Irish and German prisoners were parol.
ed on the spot; but by no means, for any
consideration whatever, parole Yankee.
Keep them all Keep every one, If IL cost
half the provisions Of the South 10 feed
them. Ii this policy be strictly pursued for
any length OF time, Onr word for il that
there will come up cry of distress from
Yankeedom that will compel their Govern.
ment TO act with honesty, however much
against their inclination.
We would reserve the Yankee DoOdles
for another reason. The scOundrels whom
Lincoln has placed at the bead of his plun.
dering hordes, threaten 10 shoot our parti.
sans for defending their own country
against their aggressions. We must retail
ate severely for every murder of this kind
they may choose 10 commit. But Il will not
do TO hang Irish and German soldiers In re.
taliation. That will have no effect what
ever. We must bang Yankees and the best
among them that we can get. We must al
ways keep supply Of hostages on hand,
aud they must be genuine Yankees. Hith-
erto they have scarcely felt the effects of
this war. They have cOntIived TO put for
eigners and all the scum of their cities In
front, while, for the most part, they have
remained at home, entirely out of danger.
Since We cannot, as yet, carry the war to
their own fresides, let us make them fee il
as much as we can. They will feel II Sc
verely enough when we shall have hung
dozen or so genuine Yankees in retaliation
for The murder Of our partisans. Keep
supply Of Yankee prisoners always on hand
is our maxim. IL il the surest way in the
world TO bring the Yankee Government to
it's senses.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-08-09

CASE OF THE EMILY ST. PIERRE.-In the
British House OF Lords, recently, Lord Brough-
am asked for the correspondence which had
taken place respecting the capture Of the Emily
st. Pierre by the Americans and her recapturc
from the prize crew. He understood that there
had been some correspondence upon this sub
ject, and he wished to know from the noble earl
Lord RUSSELL whether there would be any OBJ
lection to produce that correspondence.
Earl RUSSELL have no objection to lay the
papers before the House. as the correspondence
is now closed. and Lord Lyons, in his last let
ter, promised TO send it home Immediately. The
opinion of the law officers was taken upon this
question, and they stated that there was no
power in this country to surrender the vessel,
or to give it up to the United States Govern
ment. 1t was at that time supposed there was
no precedent to refer to, but ! have been in
formed this morning that there IS precedent
regularly enough, when the British Government
demanded from the American Government the
surrender ofa vessel which had been recaptured
by the crew after being seized as prize. Mr.
Adams, the grandfather Of the present Ameri-
can Minister in this country, was then Presi-
dent, and he replied that there was no prece-
dent for such demand. The result was, the
British Government failed to obtain the redress
then sought from the American Government.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-08-09

MOUNTAINS OF SLvER.-The Silver Age
says: From pretty reliable source we learn
that the Ophir Company are shipping weekly,
from their works in WathOe county, the sum OF
not less than 100000 in bullion, and some
weeks it amounts 10 nearly 100000 in value:
This we call pretty good. At this rate the yield
Of the mine will probably reach the enormous
sum Of three millions Of dollars this year There
are hundreds of mines in our vicinity equally as
good. which are undeveloped, but which only
requires the capital to make them yield simi-
laTly.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-08-09

POLITICALLY CLAssIFED.--The Sacramen.
TO correspondent Of the Placer Herald,
writes thus:
The best evidence in support Of the as
sertion that John COnness has taken the
Republican patty Of Sacramento, is In the
positical predictions Of the nominees for
the Legislative ticket. The SeDatOr( Booth)
is Conness; and Estee, Adams and Dun
cOmbe, on the Assembly ticket, ditto. The
other two AssemblymeD. Barton and War
wick are Republicans. The Douglas mem
bers. after begging into this body, were
truly generous.
Pve been saying all along that COnness
would have a dead thing in this county, as
the Union Democrats, with one ticket, and
the Administration Fusionists with another
would both he favorable to him. But
1nd was too fast, and that another Rich
ard is in The field.
Since Senator Latham has arrived, poll
tics bave,taken a new shape. The legisla-
tive ticket 10 he nominated by the party
known as douglas Democratic" will be
the supporters Of the Hon. NJ, S. Latham.
So the contest here Is now definitely fixed
between Conness and Latham. II the
douglas ticket (Which will be supported
unanimously by the Breckinridge mem car
ry Sacramento, then NJ. S. Latham gets six
votss for reelection. II The Conness-Fusion
ticket carries, then Conness gets four votes
If be needs them, or Phelps six, provided
COnness cannot use his four.
The Legislative ticket is a strong one,
and has The elements Of success. Nobody
but Latham cOnld tackle it with the least
hope Of success. Booth, the Senator. is a
hest in himself. There is no man in the
city or county who has such bold on The
confidence Of the people. He is competent
10 meet any one on the siump-even Mr..
Latham himself. Dr. Duncombe ard Messrs.
Adams and Estee are also strong men.