Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-08-12

ment occasionally, but the last article we
fear is stMborn, and the few We MUNICH
give US but little hopes of appls.toddy this
winter. Blacks government juicery hardly
supplies the hospitable demand, and the
suckers find it hard to tell where the fruit
has been spirited to. Dry time, very?
- Hon. A. G. Magrath, Judge. of the
Confederate Court, is Captain of a company
of militia in Charleston; Capt. J. T. Lowry,
of one of the York companies, is member
of the Legislature how many "exempts''
throughout the State will follow such hon.
orable examples?
- Gen. Pemberton has issued o circular
order granting furloughs for thirty days to
the Vicksburg army. At the end of that
time they are to assemble at Demopolis fol-
reorganization. We hope and trust this
ends Gen. P's connection with them.
The richest item of intelligence we. have
from the Federals this week, is one in a
Cincinnati paper, to the effect that Albert
G. Brown, Governor of Mississippi. "went
to Snyder's Bluff, after the capitulation Of
Vicksburg, and took the oath of allegiance
to the United States W. This beats the tel.
lie.grams.
Has any thing been done around Char
lesion towards making salt by solar evapora.
ton? Is the present supply of salt, and
rice, and sugar, and SO forth, to be kept in
the city as better place for security than
the interior? 1.-THE city should be taken,
there is not specnlator in these articles
but will take the oath of allegiance, and
save their stock Let them be sent up the
country, at once.
- The Telegraph department is getting
quite chary of its favors. The Carolinian
has "copy-right secured" over its depatches,
so we presume "hands off, is intended for
small fry like ourselves. If it is, We can
only. console ourselves with the reflection
that the system has been SO perverted OF
late that We look for truth to other quarters !;
though, these. times, some folks think a
little lie Is better than no news at all.
Secretary Chase has given orders to clear
boats and cargoes from St. Louis for New
Orleans, except prohibited articles, giving
bonds not to land goods at intermediate
points, except under permit. We have an
idea that our "privateers' on the river
banks will do good business on the "open
Mississippi" for season.
- The Baltimore Gazette Of the 4th says
that when the Federals reoccupied Brash-
ear city they found that all the immense
stock accumulated at that place by General
Banks had been carried away by the Con-
federates into the interior.
- Communication by telegraph has been
re.opened with Jackson, Miss so we sup
pose the Yankees have left it, or secured a
copyright.
"A captain and ID Lieutenant of the
22nd S. G. Regt. Evans brigade, we see
advertised as deserters.
-Dunt, brother.in.law and partner to
Grant in the negro apprentice business, was
captured, near Lake Providence, La, by
Col. Matt. Johnson's guerillas. The Con-
federates recsptured several thousand slaves,
with Dunt.
"A Court of Enquiry has been called to
meet at Montgomery on the 18th inst; 1t
is charged with the duty of enquiring into
the events of the campaigns in Mississippi
and Eastern Louisiana during May, June
and July, and especially to the surrender
of Vicksburg and Port Hudson. The Court
will report the facts, together with its opin'
ion on the merits Of the case.
-Lincoln has issued an order declaring
that the law of retaliation will be fully car.
ried out, and for every soldier killed, in
violation of the laws of war, rebel soldier
will.be executed. If black soldiers are ia,
ken prisoners and sold into slavery, rebel
soldiers taken will be confined to hard Ia
Dor on the public works, there to continue
until the blacks are liberated.
- There is no longer doubt but that
General Grant Immediately after the sur
render of Vicksburg, reinforced General
Meade to the extent of $4,000 to 10000
troops. The troops were sent on board
transports at Vicksburg two days after its
fall.
- The last accounts from Capt. Mafitt
state that he had sent S15O,000 in geld to
England to the credit of the Navy Depart.
ment, and had forwarded to this country
quite number of chronometers, coMpasss:
and other nautical instruments.
The Yankees state that their artillery