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THE DEFENCEs NEAR CHARLES.
TON-DlVISIONS NOS. 4AND2
Sept. l6, 1868.

f TO supply the requisitou of the General
AA commanding the Department, aud in pur.
suance OF the orders of his Excellency Governor
BonhaIn, the Commissioners of the Roads of
the several Parishes aud the authorities of the
cities towns and villages within the judicial
Districts of Charleston, Coleton, Beaufort and
Georgetown, including Lower All Saints, are
hereby required <orthwith 10 summon all per.
sons in possession Of slaves liable " Road duty
within the limits of their authority, to deliver
one fourth Of their slaves liable to such duty,
at the Depots nearest their owncrs' residence,
on WEDNESDAY, l4th day OF October prox
at 10 o'clock a. M, there TO await transporta-
tIon to Charleston, for thirty days labor Oh the
Notifications.
III. The Commissioners O: the Roads and the
authorities Of the towns aud villages within the
judicial Districts OF Lancaster, Kershaw, Ches.
terheld, Marlboro, Darlington, Marion, Sumter,
Clarendon, Williamsburg and Horny, including
Upper All Saints, are hereby required forth.
with to summon all persons in possession of
slaves liable to Road duty within the limits OF
their authority, to deliver one fourth of their
slaves liable TO such duty at the Depots nearest
their owners residence on FRIDAY, 10th DC.
tober prox., at 10 o'clock a. m., there to await
transportation 20 Charleston, for thirty DAYS
labor on the Notifications.
III. Under this call, the Commissioners of
Roads and Town Authorities will allow credit
to all owners for the labor they have furnished
above their quota, whether the same was vol
unteered by the owner under the request of
the Confederate authorities, under the Procla.
nation ot the Governor, or, as was the case in
July.call upon Second Division, was detained
in service beyond the thirty days required.
Nv. Owners whose slaves have recently been
impressed, OF whose slaves may have been i'm.
pressed before the day when this labor is 70.
quired, are not entitled to credit under this call
for such impressed labor, unless they have
hitherto furnished their respective quotas. For
those who have hitherto been in default, it is
both legal and just that the impressed labor
should go to the credit of the past calls which
they failed TO respond to-not to the present
call, tor this would give them the advantage
over those who have answered TO all the calls
" Receipts, will be given Tor the negroes at
the Depots, aud assessments in duplicate are
made OF the value OF the negroes before they
are put TO work.
negroes with spades or shovels aud three days
ratious.
VII Parties who hire substitutes will furnish
me with copy Of the receipt taken tor such
substitute, in order that all parties may be pro.
tected
VIII. The Acts OF the Legislature have now
been distributed, and the Commissioners of the
Roads and the Town Authorities can now tho,
roughly inform themselves of their important
duties in connection with this subject
WM. N. SHANNON,
Agent Of State of South CaI olins.
Camden, S. G., Sept. s, 1868.
Lancaster Ledger Print
Sept. l6, 1853. 32-In
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Northern Items.

Lincoln says he will not make the release
OF officers Of negrOe regiments indispensa
bic in connection with the renewal Of ex-
change.
The Herald copies an article 'from the
Times favorable TO the nomination of Lin.
coin for second term. and says it was ev.
identity written by Seward.
The fears Of an imbroglio with Europe
have increased largely of late, and the con-.
plica,ion with Mexico 10 considered very
threatening. Large but discreet prepara.
ions are made TO prepare the Canada from.
tier for all emergencies.
General Mende has scarcely more than
10000 men, having been ordered TO send
three corps to Gen. Gilmore, at Charles.
ton His orders are'to act strictly on the
defensive, and, when attacked. to fall back
into his entren chmenis near Alexandria.
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Confederate Victory.

RICHMOND, September IA special des.
patch to the Dispatch, dated Iiyuchb burg,
10Th, says that on Tuesday morning n fight
occurred at Telford Station, on the East
Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, in which
the enemy was driven hack six miles to
Limestone. IL was there our forces came
up with him. After severe engagement.
we captured several hundred Yankees and
about one hundred East Tennessee tories,
who had gotten into block house, from
which they were delivering a pretty heavy
hse on our troops. Our casualties slight !;
loss Of the enemy not known-their dead
and wounded were taken to the rear and
put 10 train on the railroad. 255 of the
prisoners arrived here this evening. The
rumored capture Of Crowley, Montgo merry
and Nelson 10 unfounded.
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Organize for State Defence.

We direct attention to the following com.
cnuaication, from we'll known gentlemen Of
this District, in relation to the formation of a
Mounted Company, under the late Proclama.
tion of Gov. Bonham, calling for "Volunteer
State Troops" In our issue Of week before
last we urged prompt compliance with the
Governors call, and suggested that every arms.
bearing man connect himself with either one
or the other OF the proposed organizations.-
The necessity for this becomes every day more
apparent; our hearthstones are threatened viii,
ahe desolatIng tread Of the invader, both from
she seaside and the mountains. There is, We
should think, material enough in the District
for two companics-onc to be mounted, aud
ahe other to have its place of rendezvous at the
Court House, ss contemplated in the orders OF
the Adjutant General. Will not our senior cit.
izens, with military capacities, lend their: iniu.
ence and direct their euergics to this matter !!
The most pressing need, perhaps, Is for the
mounted force referred to in the con,munica.
ton below, to which We invite special attcn.
aion:
FELLow CIrIzrSs-Baggin and Buckner have
retreatet before ROsencrantz and there is dan.
ger that a raid may be made upon the y. ". .
Border Of our beloved Palmetto State. Under
these circumstances Gov. Borham is very de,
sirous OF Immediately organizing force suiii.
-cient to oppose any such raid. Said force will
be composed OF 10 companies Of mounted rae
men. = companies Of cavalry and battery Of
infantry, 10 act a. minute men. | want Ian &.
caster to do her share. will receive volun.
teers for such iorce Of able arnls. bearing men
between the ages Of ls and Is years and above
4S years Of age. Nov is the time for every
man TO put his shoulder to the wheel. to push
the car Of State out Of the mire These ire to
be volunteer State Troops, and the safety Of
the State actually demand that tbise force should
be at once organized. s. Ii, Massey.
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The Clarendon Bsnner states that at Infant.
in that District, and that a cavalry company
for State defence. under the recent Proclama-
zion OF the Governor, is in process of forma-
tion. In otSer portions of the State we per-
ccve that the few males left st home are or
Proclamation and accompanying crdcrs Of the
Adjutant General.
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TnE TRASs-MIssIssIPPi-Gg HOLMES.
The Mobile Tribune, OF the I'd instant, says
It is assured, by Major +. l.. Sheater, of the
Trans Mississippi Department, who has just
passed through that city, that the most ener
getic measures are being adopted to infuse new
yigor into the department OF the West Gen.
Price is aboriously engaged In the work, and
10 having an immense influence on the people.
His prestige among the troops Is increasing in'
stead OF abating,
Gen. Holmes wss recovering from severe
attack OF illness, but IL was supposed that he
would not again assume the command Of the
army Of his department.
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Casualties.

Among the late casualties IN the lat Reg.
imenI of s. &. Infantry, reported in ou'
Charleston exchanges, we find the names
of the following nstircs OF this District -
Sergeant w. Z. Snipss, Go. A, killed on
Morris Island Private A. J. Bennette, Co.
e. killed at Fort Moul,rie private w. She.
hane, Co. a., wounded.
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New York paper, OF the 9th. state tha

Nf" IUrK PHFtTHl OF The Jth, State thaf
a correspondence between Lincoln and
Fernando Wood on the peace question, IN
December last, has hecn published. Wood
says he Mas advised by the Southern States
tHai they would send representatives to the
next Congress. provided full and gene raj
amnesty was made to permit them to do so,
and q cessation Of hosthiiies. Lincoln 70
plies that il the people Of the Southern
States would cease resistance, and would
re ihaugurate and maintain the national au .
thoity within the limits Of such States, the
war would cease on the part OF the United
states; and IL within n reasonable time am
nesty were necessary 10 such an end, il
would not be withheld.
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lowed it to be carried away by Maj. Apder'
son, as compliment to his gallantry in de,
Tending it. Having from that time been
constantly dishonored and desecra,ed. it is
em'nently proper that it should be restored
to the keeping of Gen. Beauregard, as the
earliest trophy Of the war We hail the
fact as the presage Of "a good time coming"
TO our arms
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GooD OMES.-Admiral Dahlgren was
80 sure OF the possession Of Fort Sumter,
(says the South Caroiinian) that he sent
the original United States flag, which An.
dsrson was allowed to carry of, by the re-
cent assauiI'ng party, to be raised again on
The Tort. but by the humiIating failure Of
the expedition, the flag has fallen into the
hands Of the generous Beaurcgard, who al.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
To the Taxpayers of the 18th Collec-
tion District, (Lancaster.)

sAoh NAooSooSOA'
a POTHECARIES, auctioneers, bakers, bro
~ kers, billiard room keepers, bowling alley,
keepers, brewers, bankers, butchers, cattle bro.
kers, circus exhibitions, commercial brokers,
| commission merchants, confectioners, dentists,
distiIlers, eating house keepers, exhibitions Of
shows, hotel keepers, inn keepers, jugglers,
lawyers, photographers, physicians, retail deal.
ers, showmen, surgeons tavern keepers,
theatre owners, tobaccopisis, wholesale dealers,
and all other persons (it any there be) who are
required by the Tax Act Of the Confederate
States TO register a true account of the name
and residence Of each person, firm or corpora.
ton engaged or Interested, in any business
named in the fifth section of the said Act, with
a statement OF the time for which, and the
place and manner in which, the same is to DO
conducted, and of all other facts going to as.
certain the amount Of tax upon such business
tor the past or the future, according TO the pro-
visions of the said Act within the District
above mentioned, arc hereby notified that UNI
less they make the registry and pay the tax re-
quired by the Act within thirty days from the
date OF this advertisement, they must, in addi,
ton to all other taxes upon their business i'm.
posed by the said act, pay double the amount
| oi the specific tax on said business, and like
sum for every thirty days of continued failure
aud that for the purpose Of enabling them to
uahe sueh re6istry anu pay such TAX, 1 snail
attend daily, Sundays and Wednesdays e1l
cepteG) at my residence, and Wednesdays at
Lancaster Court House, from 10 a. M, till 2
| o'clock, p. IN.
The assessor, WIN. Robertson, Esq, will at
tend at the following places on the days men.
| toned below tor the purpose OF receiving re-,
turns for the War Tax.
lie will also receive returns for all agricultu,
r. products of the year 1863 which have been
| ha.v vested and is now ready for market at the
times and rlnceS
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lroR THE LANCASTER LEDGER.
Religious Notics

The Aoriah Bapts, Association will convene
on Friday the I'd Of October next, with the
Flat Creek Church, about go miles East OF
Lancaster Village and about 26 miles North Of
y. r. from Camden. We hope the Churches
and corresponding Associations will attend and
hinisterng brethren generally are cordially
invited " meet with us.
PIT. HAMMOND. Moderator.
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The Ashevills IN. g. Ness says that de-
plorable state Of affairs exists inaCherokeo
county. The militia are under arms. but great
CONSERVATION prevails, and loyal men will be
compelled 70 leave the country unless some
thing Is speedily done 70 protect them.
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Il is believed that the Presldent will cal an
extraordinary session Of Congress, as soon as
she elections IN Georgia and Mississippi have
been bold.
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We ask attention to the TAX Notice" in this
paper. As there are heavy penalties for delay,
it Is the manifest interest Of all concerned to
render prompt returns.
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Tax payers will please report promptly At
the times and places above stated, as the time
Tor receiving returns will expire the lst Of 20.
tober next,
JAMES r. MAGIIL, Collector
18th Collection District, Lancaster s. G..
august 2sth 1868, 2Sru
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DR.. ALFRED CRAVEN
kesideml Surgeon Demtist.

YoRKvILLE, 8. O.,
Offers his Professional Services to the oIti.
zsns OF Lancaster Village aud surrounding
country.
ARTIFICIAL TEETH inserted on Gold
Plate, from one to full settle.
June llth, 1856, l6-lv
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Rags! Rags!

We will pay cents per pound for all
clean cotton or linen Rage delivered n the
L'5.'r Otes
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Matthias Crenshaw's, Monday Sept. 7th 1863.
j. w. Twitty's Store, Tuesday a. 9Th "
Nelson Bells, Wednesday " 9th "
Mrs. Mary A Perrys Thursday, " 10th "
James Shave,'s. Friday " llth "
Pleasant Hill, Saturday "l2th &"
Thomas Clyburns, Monday, 18th "
John K. Welsh's, Tuesday, "lbth "
Taxahaw, "Wednesday, 10th d"
Robert Hasler's, Thursday l7th "
Stephen I. Small's Friday "lSth "
James Baskins' Saturday "l9th "
Mrs. T. w. Huey's Store, Monday " 2Ist "
Craig Taylor's Store, Tuesday " 22d &"
T. Il. Magilrs Store, Wednesday " esd "
X. q. Potts Store, Thursday " 2ith d"
DR.. 7. l.. Johnston's, Saturday, " :6th &"
At home, Monday " 2Sth L"
Lancaster C. IL, Tuesday - 2ath
, 1863-10-03

country. as made NJ By Messrs r Scott Son tss3,
SIS bass. viz: 70 sls bags hers and 900 at Baltimore
sraAR-The market for Ieaw siuce orr last has
Agnn presente considerable activity, and prices
one-QuaEteE OF 2 cent mxhef than on Fr4ay last.
Fatr to Good RefifEE Cuba bclrg now current ut
advance gol1 yesterday tenfFa oiarTease tae
rmhess Of fo: and the atyf:cs from Cu,a Of tho
absence Of American yesaels md small shjoMena
II cnce. Induced s0Mc speculative inquiry. Et1net
eontnuos active At improving prices.
with ue advance tn law ano the whole pro tdchan
teiE LoafI6Hr. Wstse l5tst, and Yellow l5x the
rr1ee Of sc1ners 16r for rnrt. 15sa51c
for soft Nhfe. nnt 1i@1sEc cash, f,r yotlo1. Tea
Es1es Of Raw vre 80 hHcs Cuha at lot312kc; 50 Ind
Pott kieo. 1x@ lsXc; +sa hhcs New Orleaos 11Ka
tart TO nr7lve. 1DE@1oH, &mos.
MoIAssES The market is sextrtnely firm aud buoy
ant, p11res 6ay1aE advanced S35c Eal1on the great
eet tfmpr0Vcmemcnt being the better qualities Tue
stock is light nnn scattered aud there Il good de-
siderable aovanee II saluee The sales 5os LII
Porto Ihco at 5a@6kc. the latter higher sate t,an
hn8 been ohtane3 here for many yearg paas: = do
aonr, 50 9 hhue a. cs and 69 brls Cuba MuBccva TO-
alH@51 moetly 455o: 53 hhda and 81 tcs Clayei Gu.
Ss pa;t inel.MsiE vi sasSe e T. sss,Ee COAST
sete bI9
New Orleans cold at ats8@iokc; and 50 hhds Cuba, 36S
TScThe market continues very strong, Influenced
IN Fart BY the rise gold yesterday and holders
any thing offering fom first hands, and
ness much restricted n consequence: notice 80
hfchests Ezeen 16 do IN English order. s. uncooIcd
IHcE~We notice sfai1 demand for home use, aud .
50 PatnB S. 73 Ii bond aud 16o do duty paid 81 pIi.
Fate terms
, 1863-10-03

The adyaGce in gold yesterday evening aud to-day
caused another reaction in the produce markets. and
PRICES have again IN upward tendency.
There was more Inquiry for Flour and the market
.as toe1aby active and at the close asmer but not
quotably higher. About 5000 bz1s changed hAhds At
$6@8.s5 for faiF to very choice white winter extras
S55@5io for red winter extras; $i9o5sb for spring
extras for wnter Bupezs; and $3.50 for spring
supcTs.
wheat opened active and buoJunt, hut became more
nufet on Change and closed Em at advance yes
ttrny Of fully q buthelwith Ba1cs OF about 17o0
bushels. ut $1ta91t5 for No. Red Winter; 9s4c for
Kccced Winter: II csk@t OK tor No. Springs COX
@l o. for No. Spring; and 9:99eHc for Rejected
Spring, At the close the market rallied from the low.
est quotations and there fair demand at for
No. and s1!ot for No. Spring.
Corn advanccd 1k@2c 2 bpshel, md Was more active
sales amounting to about 16o a,o bushels at zaauc
for Canal mud River Mixed ahoat: H@7sc for No.
Corn in store; 772c for No Corn in store; and ioc
for Rejected Corn In stoEethe market closing firm at
1sxc for No. and Ike for No.2.
Oats were also In better request and We note I'D.
rnnce In prices ofl@1Kc buahel-wit sales Of about
10000 bushels at 51<@s2Hc for No. and Sic for No.
in ato1e-closng firm at exc.
Rye was dnn at 1@1Ac low es, wttblutaIng sa1es at
Mh@s2xc for No. and &c for No. 2 Ia store.
Barley was also 1@2c iowet-with light transactions
at slCeal O. for No and Bic for Rejected In store
demand and active at q d2h32s3 Butter is active
and ns-xih limited sales lor shipment at l7K@1sHc
Timothy Seed Is lE1n and steady at s225 Flax Eeedis
still In good demand and active at &, ,1s@2.M.
The Salt market Is excited anu unsettled, aud We
poto m advance oi s910c p brl On domestic. Foreign
Is also nrm.
F1eights were &c lower-wlth engagements ut Axe
for corn and DC for oats to Buao &c for oats to Cere
land and 1oc for wheat 10 osweGo.
In Beef Cattle there has been brisk demand to-day
nnd larger amount Of business done. The receipts
at tho various yards amount to about o8 head. aud
the eu,ered sales to 2e5 head. There several
lots Of good shipping STEERS most Of which sold
At prices ranging from $3&9E25. A few lots are held
by owrers TO DO shipped through unless they get
the price they asking here The principal amount
Of busIness done for shipping and packing with
few good sales OF Stock Cattle. In Hogs there has
been received about 1870 aud the entered sales arc
heavier than for some time past, amounting to 7223
For prime qualities there Is fair demand, but for
medium and lower grades the market Is dull and tn
active.
, 1863-10-03
FINAkCfaL AND COMMERCIAL.
= --~-%
THE nInNEI ni1fKET.

FGfoxf EvxsfSd. Oct =. 1885,
The general money market Of the city is mora quiet
To-Day though Of fccnrsc an immcnse volume Of tuai
ucss is doing. The demand NIL round does not seem
to he 50 pressing: Currency continues cfosc
but not quite 60 much 50 ycserdy as the wants Of
country correspondents and city customers do not
sppcar to be imperative. The range for discounts
Is usual ea1D per cent, the former figure BY the
Merchants Savings Loan aud Trust Company and the
Bank Of Montreal. The President Of the Loan aud
Trust assured Us that on undonbted collatmals for
large loans, per cent. would be readily accepted
Far ali legitimate business purposes customers vita
The right Kind Of collatere's readily obtain about all
tha money they want. -~~ ~
New York exchangeis steady at former quotations
viz. pa. OK discount buying, nominal selling u, but
seyctpl Of the banks make concessions all the way
dovn to par to best customers for round lois. We're
not the demand tor currency 50 heayy the market
awo,;ld be lru'. =
ate sn.tches as follows: 1ss 1ss55 1s2, closing at
s1tpk The ienge here Was HIGHS; the upper nguEe
na,d only by few parties daring the middle Of
tue day after The second dispatch was received
snver 1sca1S, Treasury notes uominnt. selling
Ex@A.
! ANOTHER CouxTKRF11T.-An extra from AcE1roy'a
Reporter, issued todaJisays:
Since our issue Of the 1s yg female seated shlge
Txeatg ses II sesa centre wen
cxes uted; Il would deceive The best Judges
Refuse all bills Of this denomination On this Bank.
Il Ar rHuwArkrE.-Banks complained Of scarcity
f currency yesterday, but tho market WIS easy Tor
Rood business paper Per cent. Exchange wns very
la,rc sums having been sold In some instances
fas low as par.
At sr, Lou1s.-N+ :. Exchange In good supply and
hhe rates arc par buying and 81 &8tso rer thousand
|er,esniun selling Government vouchers dnA- Union
rdu n DGffUSA
, 1863-10-03

Barley buyers do 10. appear to bo they
were week ago and 9E + re- ~ lat thsee asys there
receipts 1T osssgs saake Il The
advices the amount Of the crops ln Caaada aad
the northerly portions Of this State Although the
stock bas been slead1lS accnmulatinE. and somo
receivers OF car lots have .pecn obliged to store
Barley slight decline in prices have occurred since
our revew but the masket closed steady to day ai
+ q for niaed state: q ?o@i for tMgoroxed " 40.
Easl. ana s2al forao Veal xita eales 1itoo
eaes Of $ $50 bn CTR nade Sl.5o@lm and 25oo bp
WAyue county at $l.45.