The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-13
Sos IFRox OUR SPECIAL LscoRRssPoNDENr.1 2 .
A RMY COR ESPON ONDEyCE.
RICHMOND, Va, March 9 1853


pecting to find my. Brigade and Regiment at, or
near Petersburg, have been disappointed
lit still being at, near fredericksburg, My
trip to this city of magnificent distances has not
been very expeditions one, as you will discover
when tell you that left Columbia on Friday last at
II O'clock and did not get here until yesterday even
ing, Sunday ate. We had to lie over at Weldon
Saturday night and need not tell you what sort
a time we had at that place. Passengers complain of
our Kingsvle- my experience is, that the South
Carolina junction is King to the old North State
arrangements not aoelLdone there-bad
pun, eh9 But the worst bie think have ever had
was one dollar and fifty cents at Wilmington for the
poorest breakfast ever tried to eat. 1t was worse
than the old woman's whskey, Tor she could manage
to worry little of the critter down
On Saturday passedIthe battle ground near Colds
boro, where the Yanks held temporary possession Of
the Rail Road, and destroyed the bridge over the
Neusc, about two miles below the town. We saw the
unmstakable evidence of the fight. The trees were
shot and in many instances cut off. Gen. LoNGsrREET
has his Headquarters at Petersburg for the present
met my young and highly esteemed friend, Captain
DoBY, of the Kirkwoods, at Wilmington, on his way
home-furloughed for thirty days 1 do not think
that fight is expected very soon as there are so many
officers and men being allowed furloughs to visit their
homes, which think is right many of whom have
not visited their homes for than year. and in
some cases for nearly two years do feel at lib
erty to speak too freely of military matters here al.
though have nothing of very great Importance, yet
newspaper scribbiers may and have done our cause
serious harm by their anxiety to get their names in
the papers. spent several hours in Petersburg on
Sunday, and had the pleasure Of attending the Me,ho-
dist Church, Market street, and heard an excellent
sermon from the pastor, Rev. Mr.. PRoorER.
Last evening enjoyed rich treat at the Broad
street NJ E. Church in this city, where meeting of
the Soldiers Tract Association was held Services
were opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. DUNCAN, Editor
of the Christian AdUocate The pastor, DR.. DAGGETr,
introduced Rev. Mr. BENNETT of Washington CITY,
general agent and colporteur of the Society,
who read very able and interesting report ofts trans
actions for nearly year past. DIR. RAwLs, member
of Congress- from Alabama delivered very interest
ing address, followed by Dr. SEHoN, the venerable and
able Missionary leader OF the Methodist Church South
recently bastled at Nashville because of his fidelity
to his home and her Institutions. Whata noble spe-
cimen of noble and patriotic christian we have in
this distinguished servant of God lie was very hap
py in his remarks and at times thriingly eloquent
l wish could report his speech, but this cannot
do.
very large collection, amounting perhaps to two
thousand dollars was taken up to supply the soldiers
with tracts and useful reading in the army. What
noble and benevolent work. worthy of our cause and
of our country.
l expected to leave Richmond this morning, but the
cars did not leave, as the bridges some of the
streams swollen by the late rains have rendered the
road impossible may get off in the morning. The
City is full of people, and tn ink there are too many
young men with White shirt collars on loafng around
who ought to be in the army doing something for their
oppressed and bleeding country. I wouldn't give q
sixpence for any ho is able 90 and yet shrinks
from his duty. hope the women will give all such
cases due consideration.
Board here at the principal hotels, is only six or
eight dollars per diem, and nothing boast of at that
visited the Confederate Capital this morning.
The Senate was in secret session. was in the House
for short time and had the pleasure of meeting our
immediate and distinguished representative, Hon. w.
w BOYCE. saw several the notabesofthe country,
but none impressed to any remarkable extent.
"All quiet on the Rappahannock," as far as am
able to learn. w.
Wilmington Journal learns that on Tuesday, the Sd
inst, Capt Galloway, commanding Coast Guards cap
tured Yankee boat Little River in the vicinity
of the South Carolina line. The boat contained eight
, men and eleven Enfield rifles. The men and rifles
were also captured. It. would seem that the Yam.
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