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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-08-12
From Morris Island---Capture of a
Yankee Boat and Crew.

The lull which has of late taken place
in the progress of hostilisies around us,
continued with but slight interruption du-
ring yesterday. The enemy's land bate.
ries were firing with their smaller mortars
in the direction of Battery Wagner for a
short time but, as their shells generally
fell short, it is supposed that their fire was
intended mainly for our sharpshooters, who
are posted considerable distance in ad!
vance of our works, and who are believed
to have caused great annoyance to the Yam
kee working parties. We heard of no cas-
ualties at Battery Wagner. At intervals
yesterday and last night our mortars at
Shell Point were playing upon the enemy's
position. There were but three of the
Monitors in sight yesterday, and they were
apparently. receiving ammunition from small
sailing vessels which lay alongside.
On Tuesday night, before the moon had
risen, spirited little affair took place in
Schooner Creek, between James and Nor.
ris Islands, resulting in the capture of q
Yankee barge with its crew. For several
nights it was known that the enemy had
been posting some picket boats in the marsh
near the hulk of the old steamer ManigauA,
for the purpose of observing our movements
at Cummings Point, and giving notice by
rockets to their Morris Island batteries when
to open freyon our transports. The militia.
ry authorities having determined to capture
or drive off these water pickets Of the ene-
my, an expedition was formed with that
view. About 81 o'clock on Monday night
Captain Sellers, with detachment Of thirty
men from the 25th S. G. V. (Eutaw) Reg.
iment, left Fort johnson in two boats and
rowed into Schooner Creek. About the
same time Captain Marley, of the Navy,
with two boats, manned by mariners from
the Confederate States steamers Cttcora
and Palmetto State, also approached the
position in which it had been correctly sup.
posed that the Yankee boats would be found.
Captain Sellers men having left their boats,
deployed as skirmishers, wading knee deep
in the marsh. They soon encountered the
enemy, who took to their boats (two in num-
ber) with all speed, and rowed rapidly off
under sharp fire from our men. One OF
the Yankee boats managed to escape, with
the loss, it is believed, of several men the
other, fine barge, was intercepted by Capt
Warley's command, and surrendered. 1t
contained Capt. Payne, of the Tooth New
York Regiment, with Sergeant and ten
men. Two of the crew had been killed; !;
the Yankee Captain aud four others OF the
prisoners were wounded. Our only casual
ty was one man, B. Furwick, of Orange
burg, member of Captain Sellers Compa.
ny, killed.
The prisoners ware brought to the city
last evening. Among the spoils of The
capture was fine field glass belonging to
General Gilmore.-Mercury.
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Commissioners Sale.
In Equity--York District.

In Equity--YorkD District.
William p. Berry, ct al. } BM Jor Partl-
rs. tonGnd Dpision
Susan Ann Berry and Thomas l.. Berry, Of Land
IN obedience to the Order of the Court
l. Of Equity, made in the above case nj June Term, 1883
Will expose TO public sale at YORK COURT HOUSE,
on the FIRST MONDAY In SEPTEMBER, next, the
real estate of WILLIAM BERRY late Of York District,
deceased, as follows:
One tract OF land containing
iSS ACRES.
lying the Of Caks Fork, and bounded by lands
OF ID. r. Byers Theodore A. Moore and others. Also
other tract containing ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY
FIVE ACRES, and boundedSby lands of w. p. Berry,
Moss, John Hempll and Others These lands in
high ofcuvaton, having every necessary and pro-
per FIXTURE and well worthy the attention of buyers
will sell above lands credit of and two year,
able in equal annual nstnlments, with Interest from
day of e except much money rs will pay the costs OF
these proceedings which be paid in day of sale.
Purchasers will be required TO give bond with two good
surees the purchase money Possession of so
much of said lands In cultivation not 10 be taken
by purchasers until the first of November next.
(SlO WALTER B. METTS, c. L. y d.
Aput
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From Gen. Lees Army.

Advices from Gen. Lees army, brought
by the Central train last evening, rendered
it certain that the bulk of the army has
been Withdrawn from the vicinity of Cul.
peper Court House, back in the direction
of the Rapidan river.
1t was also understood that Gen. Lees
movements were necessarily governed in
measure, by the movements Of his oppon-
ent, Gen. Meade, and that eventually-cer-
tainly within few days-the Rapidan or
Rappahannock would become the line taken
up by Gen. Lee. Further than this, tits
neither necessary nor expedient to partic-
ularize.
In the neighborhood of Fredericksburg
the situation was not materially changed,
though the enemy were higher, and our
pickets had taken few prisoners.
The whereabouts of the main body Of
Meade's army was a subject for copjecture.
The scouts located it in Fauquier, on the
north bank of the Rappahdnnock, along TO-
wards Warrentou Springs. Aqua Creek
is again depot of supplies.
No further fighting had occurred since the
cavalry fight of Saturday afternoon, noticed
yesterday, and few further facts concern
ing that engagement had transpired. The
enemy, it is said, repulsed our cavalry for
several miles on that occasion, but were
whipped back by the cavalry and infantry
supports which came up. The Yankee
loss is put down at 200 killed, wounded
and prisoners, of which about twenty are
prisoners. They retreated in good order,
carrying of their dead and wounded, and
only some six bodies were left on the field.
Lieut.. COL Baker, of Hampton's brigade,
Col. Black, Lieut.. Col. Lipscomb, and sew
eral others, wounded in that fight, are at
officers general hospital, Baptist Institute1
corner of Tenth and Marshall streets.
About dozen Yankees, capturedat Dunn
fries Station, came down on the Fredericka-
burg train yesterday afternoon. Richmond
Eraminer 4h.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-08-12

CAPTURE OF A YANKEE LAUNCu.-Ou
Wednesday night between II and l o'clock,
Captain Tucker, Of the steamer Chicora,
with the steamer Juno, Lieutenant Phillip
Porcher commanding, set out on recon-
noiteriug expedition around the harbor.-
The Juno, whose crew consisted only of ten
men armed with rifles, ran down near the
feet with orders to run into any barge she
might encounter on her way. Upon ap.
preaching the fleet she CHANGED upon the
first launch of the U. S. steamer Wabash,
with q crew of twenty.three men, and a
twelve pound howitzer on board. The
Juno was Immediately turned upon the
Yankee launch, and as she drove upon it
twelve of the Yankee crew threw themselves
into the sea. Ten of these are supposed to
be drowned. The remainder, including
the Acting master, surrendered. Lieut..
Porcher took possession of the launch, and
brought the prisoners up to the city. While
withdrawing with his prize, he was pursued
and fred upon without effect by one of the
enemy's guuboats.
Ofthe prisoners captured, there were one
officer, one petty officer, six seamep, two
ordinary seamen, and one landsman. Their
names are as follows
Acting Master K. L Haines, U. States
steamer Powhatan, Robert Armstrong,
Charles Felix, Alec Waring, John Katchi-
bal, John Haumon, Henry Hacklan, Ed
ward r. Clarke, Nathan A. Bailey, Charies
Salisbury, James Daniel, U. s. steamer Wa
baGh.-INercury, 7M. ....
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Interesting from the West.

MORTON, August 3.-A large number Of
Chiefs and Braves of the Ghootaw tribe
passed through here yesterday, on theirway
to visit the Great Father in Richmond.
Grant has established garrison Of about
5000 at Natchez. 80.
Writ Adams scouts bring Intelligence
that Banks attacked Dick Taylor at DON
aldsonville, on the 22nd ult., but was de-
featsd, with loss of 5000, including f.
900 prisoners. Taylor's and Magruder's
forces have since united on the Teche River.
which, if true, will enable Taylor to place
in position the siege guns captured at Thi-
bodeaux, and blockade the riger-below.
The. latest intelligence from the Missis-
sippi river represents the river above Yicks-
burg as Swarming with gun.boats. Ten
transports were counted below Vicksburg
and Natchez, last Friday. This doesnos
prevent communication with the Trans-
Mississippi Department.. Accounts from
that side are cheering but oontraband. The
enemy have placed garrison Of s, 500 men
at Carthage, which is a prominent point;on
the river. Logan is watching the NOSE
ments of the enemy, and We will hear from
him soon. No troops have gone. up the
river save McPhersou's corps, q part of
Burnside's command.
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Commissioners Sale.

In Equity Y ork DlStrlct.
John H. Adams, BiHt'r sale Of
j. A. Mclean, Admir-, Arabela Crops, House and Lot
JNobedience to the Order of the Court
4 of Equity male In above cause June Term 1863,
| will expose public sale at YORK COURT HOUSE
the FIRST MONDAY in SEPTEMBER next the
HOUSE LOT described in the plcadngs in this case,
situate end of Madison Street, adjoining lots
of JOS A. Mclean and DR.. Crcnshaw, containing frac
ton over ONE ACRE, and formerly owned and occupied
by WESLEY CREPS.
Said HOUSE AND LOT will be sold credit oftwelve
months with interest from day of sale except much
CASH will pay the of these proceedings, which
be paid In day of sale. Purchaser will be required
10 give bond and good surccs and mortgage of the
premises the purchase money.
CSlD WALTER Il. METrS, c. e. D.
Aupusf5
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while his command was passing through

while his command was passing through
Mobile:
Surgeon was dressing wound at the bat
tie of Murfreesboro'. Soldier came BY on
Yankees back, actually riding him to the
rear.
"Doctor," cried the lucky Confederate,
from his novel perch, eff I had them spurs
you went to bed in, at Mobile, I'D give this
fellow Hail Columby-get up here you
whey-faced Yankee SON of a gum" and he
drove his heels into the sides of his jaded
sanimal,' and pushed on, amid the roars of
laughter from the surgeon and his corps of
assistants.
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OFFICE CHIEF COMMISSARY.
.. CHARLESTON, 5. c., JuLY 81, 1863.

HAVING been appointed CHIEF
4 l. COMMTsSARY for the State OF South Carolina,
with approval of Secretary Of War; with instructions
IN divide the State Divisions for the proper collection
and distribution Of supplies have divided the State Into
five Divisions for each OF which Divisions Division
Commssary has been appointed by the Commissary Gen
ersi.
Division No. Capt. X. l.. SIMONS, Division Com
missary, embraces the Districts of Pickens Anderson,
Grcenvillc Abhevie, and part OF Edgched adjoining.
Division No 2--Capr. S. c. MEANS, Division Commits
sary embraces Districts Of Spartanburg Lauens, Union
Ncwberry, and part of Edgefed.
Division No. 3-Capt. !. ID. WITHERSPOON, Division
Commssary embraces Districts of York. Chester Fair
field, Lancaster, Kerslaw, md Rlchland.
Division No. 4-Capt JOHN F. RILEY, Division Com
mlssary embraces Districts of Lexington, Orangeburg
Ramweii, Colleton and partof Edsefeld.
Division No. 5-Capt. WM. NETTLES, Acting DHi-
sion CommSsay, embraces the Districts of Chesterfield
Marlboro Darlington, Marion, Sumter. Williamsburg and
Clarendon.
Phe Division CommisSaries will publish list of thes
CommsareS and Agents a. soon Us they are appointed
Each Division CommisSary Is furnished with the power
of mpressnent and WILL when for the susis
of the army impress subsistence stores within their
Divisions bought for sac paying according 10 the rates hS-
ed by the Schedule of the Impr'Ssnent Commissioners
Spccntoys warned not 10 otcr tor subsistence prices
beyond those fixed by this schedule.
No Commssary or Government Agent from any quarter
authorized under any preeI TO make purchases of sub
stencc this State except under the orders OF the
Division CommssareS above named j being the des:n
Of the Secretary OF War prevent competition between
CommiSsacs of the different States the Division Com
missareS are instructed therefore, 10 prohibit interference
within their DvisiQns prevent the shipment of supplies
purchased y COmmiSsareS or Commssary Agents, under
other than their authority, and TO Impress The stores II ne
ccssary. H. y. GobhlN,
Major and c. S.
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NUMBER 80:

the Ohio first appears in the field as bar
bar and jailor... He orders the, captured
officers first to the city prison Of Cincinnati,
and afterwards to the Ohio penitentiary,
where they are subjected to the indignity
of having their heads shaved! Such pzo.
ceeding is as unworthy Of great natiSa or
its representatives as it is unwarrantable by.
all the laws of war. It is perfectly right, of
course, that these officers shouId,be detain-
ed as hostages for Col. straights party,
captured in Georgia, but Col Straight isin
the Libby prison, treated asall other off.
GERS are treated. The cases are 'sosnearly
alike that they are naturally suggestive eff
fects of each other.=zAnd if we mistake
not greatly, this cruelty towards Morgan
will but inanguzats a fresh and painfurre-
taliation upon our prisoners in Richmond.
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CroakerS.

A frog or raven are said to cT0dk, and
those who murmur or complain are called
croakers. Editors and others who were the
chief instruments in bringing on this cruel
and bloody war, complain or croah against
those who murmur at the way matters are
managed, or who complain that there is no
effort made on either side to end the war,
except by the sacrifice of life apd the utter
ruin of the country. All things consider
ed there has been very little complaining or
croaking in the South.
The crcaking in the South is but gentle
whisper compared with the thunder tones
in the North uttered by the mobs in New
York and elsewhere. In the North it is
Ethe erich mans war and the: poor mans
fight" and hence the poor are, beginning to
croak vociferociously. 1t is the poor mans
fight in the South too, to considerable ex-
tent, and yet the poor have complained
very little. Before the war commenced
they were living comfortably at home, en-
joying the fruits of honest toll, but when
the wealthy leaders brought on the conflict
these poor men went into it, and have
breasted the storm-the storm of iron hail,
snow, raiu-have wadad through rivers,
and regions of mud, have been poorly clad,
and poorly fed, and poorly paid, and yet
they have scarcely complained unless it was
against the merciless extortioners at home
who are grinding their poor families to the
dust. And these poor families at home
have given up their fathers, sons and hus-
bands to fight the battles of their country,
and they have received them home again
dead it may be, or without an arm, or leg,
or foot, or hand, ruined for life, and yet
they have murmured very little. Who,
then, are the croakers ? Nodoubt the most
of them are the men who were rampant for
the war, and who expected their property
and families to be made more secure by it,
but when they find everything in jeopardy
they begin to croak, they begin to find fault
that things are not we'll managed. Anoth-
er class of croakers are the spectators,
blockade runners, who, while drinking their
adulterated Ohio whiskey, smoking cigars
and counting their money, find fault with
Davis, Lee and Beauregard, about the man
agement of the war. To this class may be
added some slick. haired, heavy bearded
Editor, or the able bodied patricians who
have managed to shirk the war by getting
in for oVerseers of negroes, or salt.works,
or who have mill or lanyard, and like
the frogs around their ponds they croah.-
Well, just let them croak, who cares? If
they murmur atthe way things are managed
let them shoulder their guns and face the
music of the shells, and march day and
night without bread, sleep, or rest, through
mud and raia, as in the retreat from Penn
sylrsnia, and they will have cause. to croah
as some bleeding hearts have in this Vicin-
.ity. H.-Due Vest Telescope.
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nd- In the Mercury we find the follow
ing sensible editorial remarks, under the
caption of mIpjurious Rumors :"

awhile the officers and soldiers Of the
Confederate States are exerting their ener-
gies and risking their lives to seeure the in
dependence of their country, there are per-
sops, not in the ranks, who employ them.
selves in either getting up or industriously
circulating injurious rumors, which have
no reality, except in the perverted imagi-
nations of those who start them, and in the
weak credulity Of those who hear, be-
lieve and retail all evil reported or suggest.
ed. This disposition to spread injurious sto.
ries has beeh signally manifested 10 this
city and State within the last three weeks.
Its tendency is disheartsning, demoralizing.
1t can only produce harm. It is unjust to
the soldiers, and damaging to the cause
We, therefore, earnestly call upon every
citizen who has soul in his ribs TO dis
countenance these false, foolish and.often
malicious reports. They may serve person.
al purposes and prejudices. They may
crafty the morbid proclivities of some peo-
Pile for excitement and sensation. They may
furnish matter for the pleasant occupation
of foregone fault finding But they undoubt-
ediy damage the cause. In this crisis, there
fore, We beg that for little while the su-
perior claims of the country should over
ride the inferior pleasures Of idle tattle and
injurious assertions withoutany foundation
iu truth. Let the eoncoctors and oircula-
tors of all such tales be subjected to GROSS
examination, and frowned down as mischief
makers of grave character. 1t is high
time to put a stop to this evil in our midst"
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Ia The Lynchburg Republican record!
Remedy.
the following affecting incident

the following affecting incident;
In the fight with the Yankee raiders at
Wytheville, was Methodist preacher who
made himself quite conspicuous for gallant
ry. During the melee he singled out his
man and fired, and at the crack of his gun
the Yankee fell. Horrifcd at shedding
human blood, the preacher rushed to his
fallen foe, and graspiug him by the hand,
with toars in his eyes, iuplored his pardon
for having shot him, and finding the man
was mortalls wounded, fell upon his knees
and offered up solemn and fervent PRAYER,
during which the spirit of the wounded
Yankee winged its final flight to the bar of
God. The incident was affecting in the ex.
treme, and it is worthy of record.
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YORK MARBLE YARD.

RICHARD HARE, respectfully informs the citizens of
York and Chester Districts, md the adjoining of
North Carolina that he fully prepared supply every
tre In the MARBLE LINE, OF the highest style of finish
and at reasonable prices.
He keeps constantly on hand, large supply Of FOREIGN
ami DOMESTIC MARBLE, and specimens of his work
may always the Yard nearly opposite the GEN
oUIRER" PRINTING OFFICE, and few doors North
of "Stowe's" Hotel.
n5- All work will be delivered at any point the Kings
Mountain Railroad, FREE OF charge.
He Is asoprepared TO furnish Grer IRON RAILING
OF any desired pattern, for Fences, Balconies, ac
T,nu In
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A STRONG APPEAL TO THE IRISH -
The New York Metropolitan Journal has a
long article addressed to the Irish, the oc.
casion for which is the disappearance of the
Irish brigade as an organization:
Citizen soldiers of Irish birth, you have
been massacred that the negro may be E.
maucipated-you have been slaughtered for
the enslavemenb of the whites While you
have been shedding your blood, the tyran-
ny at Washington has been engaged in q
war against the freedom of the press, against
the liberty of speech, and against citizen
rights. 1t has been their aim to convert
the South into another Ireland, and to rem
der the Union Of the North and the South
as accursed as that by which your native
land-the land of our birth as we'll as yours
is bound to the British Crown. Surely,
you have no sympathy with such despot.
ism as prevails at Washington surely, you
can have no feeling in common with an Ad-
miaistration that silently sanctions the hel.
lish outrages committed by Puritanical
soldiefy in the sanctuaries of our most holy
religion. No, fellow citizens of Irish birth,
you ut least have no cause for hatred to the
South, whose SONS are fighting for the SOW
ereignty of the States, and to save their
property from pluuder BY set of men who
are acting in defiance of all law, and every
right that is sacred to freemen. Remem-
Der that the sacking Of the Catholic church
es at Winchester, at Jacksonville, and the
desecration of your sacred edifces in other
places, have not been even rebuked by the
authorities at Washington. Remember,
while your wives and children have been
suffering destitution for want of that pay
which was withheld from you for months,
the negroes have been taken under the pa
ternal care and patronage of our abolition
rulers (apd put 10 the forefront of battle
with bayonets behind them.) Why should
you allow yourselves to be- made the tools
of the men in power? What quarrel have
you with the men of the South Have you
not been taught lesson under British rule
that you should never forget ? Is it not
time that you should refuse to be made the
instruments for the enslavement of q gal
liant, noble, and e ohivslsous people p
Let there be no more Irish brigades form
ed to aid the subjugation Of the South
But if you are to fight, devote your brave
hearts and your strong arms, under the
guidance and DIRECTION Of our regularly con-
stituted State authorities, to the preserva.
ton of your citizen rights in these Northern
States when those authorities ahall call for
your services.
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s~ Gen. Hood, Of Texas, has been ap-
pointed Commander-in Chief of all the Gay-
airy in the army Of Northern Virgiuia, snd
Generals Stawart and Wade Hampton
will rank as Majess Generals, undee him.
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AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE.-It seems
that the Capt. Paine who, with his boats
crew was captured on Tuesday night, is a
scout of some note and dash among the
enemy. The New York Heraa's CORES.
pondent thus notices his services: "Is is
not improper now to mention the distin-
guished services of one of the most skilful
scouts our army affords-Capt. L. s. Paine
of the Tooth New York. Hc secuted all
around Morris Island before we took it, and
landed in several places. Heseems to have
a faculty of knowing just where all piokets
and troops are, and his life is evidently
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charmed, for he has been fred on many
times at very short range. He has COM
mand of all our picket lines. ."-Aercuy,
til instant.
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Commissioners Sale.

In Equity York District.
J. J. Roach and wife, Petition for sale
Nsase,sA steele s wife s ". Il. Steele. of Negroes.
IN obedience to the Order of the Court
Il of Equity, in above petition, will expose 10 public
sale nj YORK COURT HOUSE on the FIRST MONDAY
in SEPTEMBER next, two young and
LIKELY NEGROES.
EMILY about p years old, and her child MACK, five
six years old.
TERMS SALE.-Cash enough 10 pay the costs Of these
poceedings-he balance of the purchase money be
credit of twelve months with interest from day of sale
purchaser giving bond and good surec the
purchase money-or he will have the option Of paying the
whole bid In CASH. WALTER B. METTS, c. E. Y. D.
Juy (SlS1