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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-02-25

In recent debate in the Yankee SEN
ate, Wilson stated that they had lost TWEEN.
ty six general officers since the war com.
menced, seventeen of whom were killed in
battle.
= The spelling of Captain Ingraham's
name, D. N. Ingraham, says the Mobile
Register is divided in the Yankee papers,
at present, by dash, thus !: D-n Ingra.
ham.
- The Yankee Army Of the Potomac has
consumed as fuel twenty.four square miles
of dense forest.
- The Raleigh Progress, of Saturday, is
glad to learn that the command in N. Caro-
lima has been offered to that worthy gentle.
man and tried soldier, General D. q. Hill,
and that he is expected to accept the charge.
= The Herald says Napoleon will perse'
we're in his mediation scheme hence Bar.
on Gross succeeds Count de Flahault at the
Court of St. James. :
- John Burdell, Chief of Police Of Co.
lumbia, arrested, on Monday last, man
calling himself j. NJ. Carpenter, supposed
to be an accomplice in q counterfeiting par.
ty. His confederate is supposed to be in
Augusta, Ca, from which place it is be-
lieved he hailed.
- AT the annual meeting of the Chambers
of Commerce at Liverpool and Manchester,
several members of Parliament said that
early in the session, Parliament would be
called upon to say whether or notthe South
had entitled itself to recognition.
One of the English papers has lately
stated that Great Britain shipped about thir.
teen millions Of pounds of powder, directly
or Indirectly, during the first three months
of 1862, to the South.
The 9Th Iowa cavalry, at Davenport,
having signed an agreement not to 60 into
service at all, unless against the Indians.
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QUE SITUATION.

AS the militia of the State have been
called on BY the Governor, in certain con-
tingency, for three months, unless sooner
discharged, tits matter of moment to con-
slider the state of our supplies of bread stuffs
at the present, and for the future. On Sat-
urday last, seven or eight wagons from N.
Carolina passed through our town loaded
with corn, purchased in the District, while
from that State, all shipments of corn, wheat,
-four, &c. is positively prohibited. The ar
st;cle Of corn has been put up to 81 per
bushel, with no sufficient reason, and it is
being boarded at that-now, what are the
families of soldiers to do, should the emer-
geacy arise for the militia call? Should
the Governor interfere? or will the corn, far
more necessary than the cotton in the hands
of the rich, have to be pressed when the
bnlk Of is removed? This is subject
Of interest to the people, and deserves the
NOTICE Of the Press. Really, we have "Riae-
men IN front of us, RiAemen in rear Of us,
Rialemen right of US, Riaemen left of US,
Riaemen all around us. -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-02-25

SUMMERsEr OF JOHN VAN BUREN,
We published, yesterday, an extract from
alate speech of John Van Buren, from
which itmay be seen that he is as much for
the prosecution Of the war as Lincoln or
Sumner. We were confident that not only
be but all the apparent friends of heSouth
in the Northern States would be of that
way Of thinking as soon as they found that
the South would not agree to any further
political association with them. They only
differ from the Abolitionists in the manner
Of recoustructing that concern. They are
for accomplishing it by means of atreaty,
while the Abolitionists are bent upon sub
jugating us. Butthe Union-the blessed
iUn;on-othe best Government the world
ever saa"-is the cry Of them all. To eff
feet its restoration, they are alikeready to
drown the earth in blood, provided it can
be effected in no other way.
Let US cease to talk, or even to think a.
bout mediation, or recognition, or interven.
ton, or disruption among the remaining
States Of the Union. Nothing has grea-
ter tendency to relax the efforts Of our au-
thorities in filling up the ranks or to. In
cline the hearts of our soldiers to avoid the
inevitable hardships Of their situation. II
is natural that the men should relax in their
discipline when they are told that whole
States are breaking of from the Yankees
aud coming to fight their. battle for them.
just at this time it is especially important
for them to know that they have their own
yalor alone to depend on, and teach them
anything else is to do the cause serious
injury Richmond Dispatch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-02-25

The DEFENcEs OF GALvEsToN.-The
following extracts from communication in
the Texas Telegraph, of January 26, show
what arrangements, offensive and defensive,
were in progress in Galveston bay at the
time:
The iron ram "Retribution," / venture
to say, although assuming no professional
knowledge in such matters, has no superior
in, and upon any waters now navigated,
both in point of strength and the ease and
facility with which she can be managed
The chief merit which these vessels possess,
independent of their great strength, is their
lightness of draft and great speed. The
great difficulty heretofore, which had to be
encountered in the construction of rams,
was in controlling their direction; this has
been most fully overcome in these boats, by
the application Of certain scientific princi-
pies, which I am not at liberty, even if I
possessed the knowledge, to make public.
The armament upon all three of our rams
is of the heaviest calibre and of the longest
range. The breech. loading riaed cannons,
which constitute portion Of the arms of
offence and defence upon these rams, can
throw ball nearly four miles with the GER
tainty aud precision Of rife. The most
peculiar and remarkable weapon is the new.
ly invented ram with its ponderous bow at
tachment. Upon the ram striking any OBJ
ject, this instrument, connected as it is with
the propelling motion, strikes with the
greatest velocity and power, crushing and
destroying every object it comes in contact
with. I understand 50 successful have they
deemed this new war.like appliance, that
the other two iron.rams, "Avenger" and
63, are be supplied at once with similar
ones. We have added since the dawning
of the new year, one war steamer and two
additional gunboats to the number we had
at the time of the re.capture Of Galveston,
the Yankees having, had the generosity to
supply US with this additional number.
The gunboats have been converted into
such from the barks we captured. I can
not safely speak Of "things beneath the
waters" but rest assured that any attempt
upon the part of "old Abe's" truce boats
for his valiant navy now fight and run
under the ssRhite aag"-to enter our har-
Dor viii make them the most unwilling wit
nesses to the most wonderful phenomena
that has ever occurred in any age, and may
possibly send the keels Of their crafts in
pursuit of their decks in manner never
contemplated bp their builders. Our bat
teries have been enlarged, improved and
greatly secured.
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pRIvATEs.
Acouittal Of Gen. Evans.

It is known, we suppose, to most of our
readers, that grave charges have been pre-.
ferred against this officer, and that'a Court
of Inquiry has been held at Goldsboro, N
c., for the purpose of investigating them.
We learn by the "extract" below from the
proceedings Of the Court, that these charges
were not sustained in any particular.
EXTRACT.
The statement of the accused being thus
in possession of the Court, the Court was
then cleared for deliberation, and having
,naturely considered the evidence adduced,
fnd the accused, Brig. Gen. N. G. Evans,
P. A. C. S., of the first specification, not
guilty; of the second specification, not
guilty of the third specification, not guilty
of the fourth specification, not guilty; OF
the charge, not guilty.
The accused, Brigadisr General N. G..
Evans, P. A. G. s., is therefore fully ac-
quilted Of the charge and specifications
preferred against him.
fsignedl r. 4. COLSTON,
Brig. Gen. Pres't, Court Inquiry.
THos. G. FULLER, lst It. Co. B, S6th
Reg't, N c. T., Judge Advocate and Re-
corder.
The Court deem it their duty to express
the opinion that the author of these charges
could not have been Influenced in preferring
them, by the good of the service, but must
have been instigated by malicious and re-
vengeful spirit, and such conduct is consid-
cred highly rsprehsnsibe and prejudioial to
good order and military discipline.
There being no further business before
them, the Court adjourned sine die.
TSigned] R. E. COLSTON,
Brig. Gen. Pres't Court of Inquiry.
THos. C. FULLER, 1st 1t. Co. B, 36th
Reg't, N. C. T., Judge Advocate and Re.
corder. -
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From Charleston.

&. CHARLESTON, February 21.-Another
French war steamer has appeared off the
harbor this morning.
One of the Yankee gunboats, flying a
flag Of truce, has just steamed in close to
our batteries ON Sullivan's Island. A boat
from Fort Samter has boarded her. The
unusual event causes much speculation con-
cerning her object. Nothing known in the
city yet.
LATER.-Feb. 22.-The object of the
Yankee flag of truce yesterday was to bring
orders frem Lord Lyons to the British steam
er Petrol, now here, to sail Immediately to
Washington; also to bring letters, ETC., for
officers Of the captured gunboat Isaac P.
Smith.
The Petrol goes tomorrow. AS her pur-
pose was to be here during the attack, many
believe the attack postponed. Other indi-
cations confirm this impression.
The quarrel between Hunter and Foster
has caused much confusion in the enemy's
arrangements.
Fort Sumter to-day fred salute in hon
or of Washington's birthday.
February 2S.-The French war steamer
RenaudiD, while trying 20 enter the harbor
this morning, ran ashore off Sullavau's Isl
and. The British steamer Petrol and the
French steamer Milan have been trying all
day to get her of, but SO far uusuccessfuly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-02-25
The Negro Regiments.

The Examiner of the 9th instant thus
humorously but truthfully depicts the ef-
feets of an attack Of artillery on the negro
regiments which recent aot Of lincoln's
Government has authorized to be raised:
On the first of April fifty thousand ne.
groes, who have been previously drilled in
various camps Of instruction, will be de.
barked at Aqua Creek. Pugnacions Jos.
Hooker, foaming at the mouth from long
delay, will organize them into brigades and
divisions with the velocity Of frenzied i'm
patience But it will require six, weeks of
incessant toll to perform this simple feat.
It is at last accomplished. The pontoons
are laid safely, and crossed without opposi-
ton. To prevent accident the Grand Col
ored Division is put in the van. Greeley,
its commander, remains at Aqua Greek
uwith powerful glass;" after the manner
Of Burnside. The skirmishers of the Grand
Colored Division are thrown out. They
deploy.
The voice of an overseer calling hogs is
heard in distant field. They rally on the
reserve. No rebels being visible, they are
thrown forward. They feel for the enemy,
but be is not to be felt. They fire at moth
ing, Fifty feet in the air, and hit it every
time: Ffthe rebels being TINS driven to their
earthworks, the Grand Colored Division
advances at the pas de charge, singing
Methodist refrain, to storm the enemY's
position, and to stcarry the crest" at all
hazards. Ola sudden the artillery of A.
P. Hills command belches forth hurri-
cane of shell and shrapnell. There. is a
rising of wool, as Of quills upon tho fretfal
porcupine, under the caps Of dusky Briga.
diers and sooty Major Generals; there is
simultaneous effusion of melufuous perspi-
ration from fifty thousand tarry hides; there
is display of ivory like fifty thousand
flashes of flightning; fifty thousand pairs of
charcoal knees are knocking together, and
one hundred thousand Ethiopian eyeballs
are rolling madly in their sockets, like so
many drunken and distracted mopns dan.
cling in an ebon sky; the Grand Oolored
Division trembles like a mighty pointer dog
on an ICY pavement-there is an icy squa'l
as if all Africa had been kicked upon its
shins, and at the self:same moment scat
tering, as if all the blackbirds, crows and
buzzards in creation had taken wings at
once. To man, the Northern army lies
PROSTATE in the,@ field, asphyxiated by the
insuHerable odor bequeathed to the atmos.
phere by the dark departed host For
like cause, the rebel army is in full retreat
to Richmond. Solitary and alone, with his
nose in his hand, A. ?. Hill snrveys the
silent scene. -.
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nar a gentleman arrived here q few

sgA gentleman arrived here few
evenings since, whose name we withhold
for personal reasons, brings the information,
chat in recent trip through Kentucky and
the North western States, he noticed great
dissatisfaction among. the soldiery and citi.
zens, with the war, and q general out cry
and clamor for peace. BE states, tbatof
the three regiments at one camp Of instruc-
tion in Illinois only two hundred remain
the others taking advantage Of the reac-
ton among the people to desert in whole
squads. - Chattanooga Rebel, 20h.
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MrLlTARY.

TIE 34,h Regiment convened yesterday,
pursuant to orders from head. quarters, and
was organized into two companies, one for
each battalion, the North containing l05
{ persons between the ages of16 and IL, and
! 40 and SO years; the South Gin which the
town company, of 20, is included) contain
ing l3S leach of those embrace persons
liable to exemption. The attendance of
companies was small, and the officers elect.
ed were, doubtless, with little view of a
general representation.
Mr.. William Enloe was elected Captain
of the FIRST named company, the Lieuten.
ants not recollectcd. In the second com.
pany, R. A. Black was elected Captain;
J. w. Moore, 1st Lieutenant; j. NJ. NJ.
Gain, End Lieutenant, and Good, 3rd
Lieutenant.
We hope the officers elect will not feel
offended, five reiterate wish We heard
expressed, that they be allowed to stay at:
home and attend to business they are better
fitted for. We know they are brave fellows,
) and viii make their mark anywhere.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-02-25

JOE Hooker. w e hare heard q little
item about: Fighting Jo, 3 which, is srather
good. Some one asked q Confederate Gem
eral, whose name We do not feelsat liberty
to mention lin this connection, iflhe knew
any thing about lighting Jo." stFight-
ing He'll, be replied. ts0nce when we
Rsre as West Point together kicked him
out Of my roons, and all be said was Tut |!
Tut! what're you about =" This is au-
then tic.-Rtchn,ond Rhig.
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AFFAIRS IN TExAs-The San Antonio

AFFAIRS IN TExAs-The San Antonio
Herald, of January II, says
Gen. Bee and staff started for Browns
vile last Tuesday morning, where he will
make his headquarters for the present. -
Most of the troops that have been stationed
about this city are on their way to the Rio
Grande, where we shall soon have force
of 5000 of the best fighting men in the
South.
The Mexican company that is commit
ting depradations on the Rio Grande turns
out to be under commission from the Uni
ted States, and known as the "lst Regiment
United States Soldiers" Col. Zapatee com.
manding. This is proved by muster rolls
and other papers found with them by Cap
tain Benavidea, who whipped them on the
other side of the Rio Grande, with a force
quite inferior to his own.
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8 ApJurAsTsANp INSPECTOR GENERALS oYytoE.
-; CoLuMnIA, IS. c., February is, 1853 !.
TTNO carry into effect the. foregoing

mo carry into effect the. foregoing
Il Proclamation, II is hereby ordered
: [. That the Commanding Oficers OF each nnd all jhe
h gsass o ssis
instant All persons within Their Regitnenfs hn-
tween the nges of sixteen and esheen and between foy
ordinary militia duty and from actual service beyond the
Districts In which they reside the Of lne ct
Of the General Assembly for better of
the Militia and for other purposes - the 6thay
of February instant, and forthwith proceed 10 tho
persons ordered TO be into companies OF n
less than seventy si1 and not more Than one HUNDRED
their company officers namely one ana tree
Lieiitenanti. =
the Fourth Brigade are ordered TO rendezvous at
on Thursday, the 26h instanf those vii the Limits a
,e Tent! Regiment dssas hs Rss
ment, omngeb1rg, and tIe eenh Regiment, Lexips
ton and oranseblts viii at tle most sonvs
=, On @ e ny ~
the 26th Instant for Ghariestohj and The Copanies
ganlzed within The lmitsof Anderson Dfsthet Seeon@
s g s ssslnsst aa s sssss %
Hemt df First Corps Reserves will rendez the n0
The Blue Ridge naoad aDdthe GieeR
vile and Columbia Railroad, as TO moycoa Friday uin
ming, the 27ti instant, for Charie
= M The eomnandig Officers ofthe Companies are herr
by authorized to issue certificates OF foE
respective comnlands and The troops hereby ordefedE
pcndezyous VIII provide feseycs with ciothing blanket
md three days rations. ssSsFs:
w Amer the Companies shall have arrived In camp they
will organize into Bafalions and Regiments BY the election
OF Field Officers nnder orders hereafter to be Issued
W The remaining Companies hereby ordered 70 be or
ganlzf VIII hold themselves In readiness 70 move Of the
shortest notice. ~ vs., lEssats
VI The Commanding Officers of the Regiments WIN i'm
medtatey after the Companies have been organized cause
accurate rolls thereof to be made ouf In ana
turn one copy forthwith to this Office, together Win ros-
terof the Company Officers - = y {. z III
VII. The Commanding Olicer Of RagInenis ,noW, ih
commissions are charged with tie extension OF this oref,
without further notice, and also with tue organization of
the Companies. 5.ss5s.,s z, 8 2 z. Z 5ss,c..s-
ouired under General Order No. 8, heretofore issued
BY order Of the Governor. :. =, ,,,,,,. -, I,ri -
Adiutant and Inspector General Of Sc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-02-25

An HoNEsT PEopLE.-Harper's Keek-
y, Of l7th January, contains the following
advertisement:
aCoNFEDEnArE (REBEL) MONEY Fac
simile Treasury Notes, exactly like the gen:
uine, $500 in Confederate Notes Of the
denomination, sent be mail, postage paid,
on the receipt of $500, by Ss,s
~ ~ w. Fl. HILTON.
I'll Spruce street, N. Y"
Harper's Weekly calls itself the HJour-
nal Of Civilization" @s.5
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-02-25

WELDON are glad to learn, says
the Raleigh Register, that the works at this
important point, which have been in pro.
cess Of execution under the superintendence
Of Gen. Gwinn, have been so far completed
as (with sufficient number Of troops to-
man them) to render our railroad connec:
tion safe. - -. .......sIss.lS:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-02-25

FROM TENNESSEE We learn from the
Winchester Bulletin, of the 18th, that our
troops are within mile and a half OF the
enemy g forces, on the UnionVille pike, near
Unionville. There is skirmishing daily, but
no advance on account of the mud. Rosen-
cranz is endeavoring to effect an advance by
the Unionville pike so as to approach Shell
byville by that route, and the ShelbyVllle
pike, and likewise by a road from Franklin,
or rather Spring Hill, which is this side of
the latter place, where they have large
force. Wheeler, with his gallant troop, is
about, and will be heard from soon. Van
Dorm crossed the Teaneese river on Thurs.
day last, with several thousand cavalry, and
is about Huntsville at this date.
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A PREDICTION OF DANIEL WEBSTER.

A PREDICTION OF DANIEL WEBSTER.
the Northern papers reproduce
the follosing:
The Hon. Daniel Webster, of Massachu.
setss, in &speech delivered in Washington,
just thirteen years ago, gave it as his opin'
ion that "if the internal fanatics and Abo-
litionists ever get the power in their hands,
they will override the Constitution, set the
Supreme Court at defiance, change and
make laws to suit themselves, lay violent
hands on those who differ with them In
their opinions or dare question their infal1.
bility, and finally bankrupt the country and
deluge it with blood"
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n@ It is rumored that. Mr.. Boyce

s9 1t is rumored that. Mr.. Boyce has
been making speech in secret session ad-
vahcing cancellation towards tile North
west. Yesterday, the House, in its anxiety
to dispose of the question Of impressments,
refused to go into secret session in order
that Mr.. Boyce might conclude his speech.
What the temper of the House is in regard
to the Northwest, cannot say. The tone
of the Enquirer indicates the indisposition
of the Administration to rely on anything
but hard blows-the right view. Our policy
is the execution of the Conscript Law.
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b9r The Washington correspondent o

bT The Washington correspondent OF
the Baltimore Sun writes: -
The New York press, of yesterday, teens
with rumors Of speedy French Intervention
in American affairs. It is positively assert
ed, also, that the British Parliament, which
is to meet tomorrow, embraces large ma.
jority in favor of immediate recognition of
the Southern Confederacy. tits we'll known
that all Europe assumes as fact that the
separation of the United States is final
Governments will, of course, act upon this
assumption, and pursue their own ends in
their action towards US without fear of the
Federal Government or favor to the Con.
federate Government
1t is stated that the French Government
has arranged with Mr.. Slidell for the de.
livery to its order Of a large quantity of cot
ton, and will request the United States
Government to permit its delivery, promis-
ing that no contraband goods shall be intro.
duced in exchange. 1t is somewhat singu-
lar that an overture for similar supply of
cotton to Eastern factories has been made
by some private citizens. They propose to
obtain, by purchase in the cotton States,
fifty thousand bales of cotton, abstaining
from trade in eontraband Of war; but re-.
quire the assent Of the Government for the
operation, which they declare to be perfect
ly feasible. If these facilities demanded
by France be accorded to her, they will not
be withheld from our citizens.
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:. The :Taokaop Misstssippiian remark

nss- The Jackson Misstssippian remarks
that Major General Wheeler furnishes one
of the most remarkable instances of merit.
ed promotion of the war. He is only TWEEN.
ty.six years old, and yetin the short period
of two years has risen from Liuteuant to a
full aedged Major General. This rapid
promotion has been the result Of shining
merit alone, his extreme youth having al
yays been an obstacle in his way. -