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Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23
BRACES ADDRESS 10 HIS ARMY
IIEADuU AHrEHs. ARMY OF TEyyrssrr
WINcnEs1 Err, Jan. s, lSG3

., j.
.So!iicrs of tie .Army If 1'cnnecsee:
Your gallant deeds have wen tie a,lmi.
ration OF your general, your government,
anI your country. For myself, thank
vo', and am pro d of You; for them ten.
der yon the gratitude and praise you have 50
noh!v won.
In Il campaign of les than one month.
IN the face Of winter, your achievements
have been unparalleled. io,i tave ca;,lur-
cd n"rc th,n 'cn thousand pri>rer-. tallcr
and preserved thirty pieces "f m;iI"ry aud
seven thousand small arms, il %ll,t,n to
MANY thousand DESTROYED. Iol have he
side cap;nrrl ci.hi hundred wagons, load
"d chiefly with supplies, which lave be u
destroyed or brought safely 10 vour line,
AMI III pitched battles v.u have driven The .
c''cmv before YOU, il!li tang ,ss at Icas'
II rec t. one greater than you have sustain
cd.
In retiring to a stronger position without I
m"Ie,'ntion from superior force YOU ilavc
l'i him a barren fell in ich T., bury
i'is E".ts OF slam, and to rally and to rccu
rcrate his shattered ranks Gu, of from
his government b"t!, nv rail and t,lcgrarh.
and deprived "f Supplies hy the Interrupt
! 'ion of Is communication, We shall yu.
! teach him severe lcsSor fu, the rashnes.'
OF penetrating country 30 hostile to hi.
cause Whilst the infantry and artiicr,
defy him i'll trout, our invincib!e cavalry
will aSsaii him in fink anI rear, un,il wt
g"a'i him 10 another advance pn;y to ncc'
; an",h'r signal defeat. =.
Your general ir!,lorcs. in common with
You. the loss Of your gallant comrades,
who have fallen in our recent conflicts.
Let thr memories lie en~hr;ucI in your
heats, as 'hey will cver'Lc t,niriiy cher
'Shc'i 10y their tountrvucu. 1.ct It be-
v.'mrs t, av"ngc t!.cr fac, and proudly to
emulate their lrc,lS Prmember that your
face l. to the foe, an that on you rests
: the defence Of all that is dear to lre.mer.
! Soldiers! the rrorlleSt rcIlrrirn Of
your generals lie is to he known as the
. c"mmani,ro' an army 50 brave and irwin
. r'"'e rs You have proven. He asks no
; h;;-'''.- '.-..... 'i'- - i...l :. ~. men r..
victory. To sAate their trials. AMI T.,
stud or iall with them vii! he tie crown
I ofhis ambition.
ID
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23
AMENDI& GEI oE THE EXEM?TroN law

.
Ia 'h" t"n!,-! "a" S,.u.,,r "a t,r l9,...
Mr.. : arrow. 90 l. ".-nr.. in: "lr..I :.
RESOLUTION iu>,r citing tie & m,r,.i,,. ru
Nj !!ia' N'iaiIs !" ,nIu :. INTO ;h" ..y:..-
d"ncy OF amend a. an arr entitled ".in
ac1 10 exempt rert':'n !"'r,'.n> !,n military
Il *, :' Il 70 report an az, 20 rxrn.p, Ger
tain persons i'll the scrv!"" OF the Conlc.l, =
rat" States:
!. BY c"n!ir'Eg 70 the exemption Of prr>
s"hs allow! FIR the 10" { ..."> t"
tho>c "a IS on'y whvr. sol. Owner
the Farm or t'aE'al!un Is IL f.n.mc soic. a
'nn"' or p"'-"n of tn uni u.i..., or :.
r"rs"' i'll the prht:" svrv;D,', :t,>r' t:nn
lions" IN H." Discharge of l;:s duties.
,. l;y Still; lrrr cr res.rlin" ,l.c rx..u,-
ton # persons engaged III the h... ,h:,.,
marIrc service and in the c,n,l.vm",l Of
railroad a!'i canal companies, t,lrrrn;,h
companies and also in liver nayira;i ii.
3. I'y rcrc"ing so much Of >a;.l n;.r -.
rXrl"rtS >h"rn krrS, tanners. blacksmith.
an' whrc.wrights. or modif, inr ,h.. sam.
so us to make lhr'r exemption dvpcni up
on the discretion o. rhe military authorizes
III view of the l,uhi:c ,ece,>i'rrs, a:,I upnu
their giving their labor or il, products Ir
fair consideration.
4'h. BY repeaiing so much OF said act
as rNcnptS artisans, mechanics and en-
poyees in the Gov, rnmrnt establishments
engage! IN manufacturing arms, ordnance
stor,', nd other U,uniliou> of VIZ, or v l.o
may he clnr'"yrI by PERSONS having c,.n
tracts with The Government for the ma,u-
taciure Of the enrric)cs, anh providing lh;:
persons skilled in such work may be de-
tailed therefor.
5th. That n" person engaged in the pro.
duc'ion or manulu. fure Of sal, shall for
that reason be exempt when ;ha price for
| which said salt is sold shall exceed six gents
per pound.
MIR. Sparrow said enc of his purposes in
! Offering the resolution was To ol.ar:. from
the SENATE, at he proper time, lis views in
relation to The bill OF cxen,p, on a. was
passed at tie past session nl Congress.
D"'lng''he recess, Senators. had ~. oppor.
tunitv OF learning The operations Of lhe
OIL, and = ere now prepared to construct n
bill more perfect in ms operations han the
I r
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23
CCIT4N C.EDS.

A machine for The manufacture IF CT
ton Cards is now in operation at M!i.clge
vile, Georgia. TIL. X or|cr states 'l,t
terms ont tw,.t four rair,
sod y, !. i lar, e. c!.
be increased as rapidly
.ndc by the ~" h:nen, I'm,
Ill about three hundred pairs OF CARTS are
finished daily. Persons ,." irrAi>h the
manufacturers with sheep and goat skins
will have the preference, next to 'hcm SOL
diers' families. The Geor.ia's are never
behind in cntecpr.cs and home industry
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23
BEAxT"N BRAGG,
Crner.l Commanding.
REAST BUTLER'S RULE IN NEW ORPHANS

: ~AS3S
! The New York lTorla publishes ..vc.
RAJ letters from Il T., sr%s"., lent III New
! Orleans, hich il says will in some sI;,,,
! '!eS'ec ind Gale the real cha, ac,er Of the
+" ''"''> doEi'''i:;m established toy Bm.tr
in New Orleans. The World continued
\" government can afford TO scrcr:,
such a dcSr"tissn from the full light Of day.
and bot: The honor Of the nation and IT,,
VOICE "i humanity demand The fullest, fairr,r
an'l most searching investigation into thi,
black ,g. "i history. The f,Ioa Ing ey
. tr CT from private letter from in old resi-
dent Of Ncv Orleans shows the state O
tc'.n% IN thar city:
rce "rte yon last great changes
! have take" place here. Gen. Banks quie "
! ;'rr'ved and superseded Butler, to his great
aSt"n;s'ment and ,ha, Of every man, wo
man. anl child in New Orleans. i, was
like visit from the angel of peace 10 this
down 'ro'lden, robbed, and ou;layrh cam
n"nIiv cannot describe to YOU the f;,l!
"t those vi'U crmorlnts irnro their feast of
plum Ter. They fell ~ S,tan and his crew
from ll"ave", and th+.ir confusion was ap.
parent rs their former insn!enre and vilIiN
any were conspicuous 1t would take u
small book TO describe tho s.ones th ut took
place between cilizcns who hal ben des
po'eI 10y 5n'ler calling on Gen. Banks for
restitution.
Mr.. Bn'kner. one Of our cottan princes
and n'I'"niarrS was rchb d bv Gen. But
Ter Of 500 900 in bills receivable. sen,
him from Natches Cen. Butler said he
could not h"d them whep called Oh to re.
turn them. $4,000 IN cash was taken frop
the same parties; he said this amount Je.5
rald over to the Government SanjeF"
S"i'h d. Co., had 100000 in srec;e toerss J.
from THEN vaults by Butler; $50, ,O0Ok I'M.
suIt"t Washington the resE was ret fncd'.
less 81 800 stolen. Gen. Butler ret Fned
th' amount in currency, thereby fixing
advantage Of thirty five per cent IN the Z
gold. !
Acros'ics and poetry la,ppoonjg him !.
were lent him in such quantities yat Gen. /
Banks had to protect him.by !, order /
No. li4 (sse New Orleans pap5.). One
verse runs thus:
Farewell and il in hell t,ere dwells !
A demon such as th"u,| /
Then, Satan, yield the scE're Up !
Thy missions over n9S.''
We are not yet be'tered b( The change
as Banks has not disclosed IFS policy fully{
But he is gentleman and man Of honodi
and approaehable by our citizens. &
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23

SUBSTITUTE FOR Gun ARABIC Gum
Arabic is nsed in some case. in nrrras. the
strength and brillancy of stnrh For fine
cot cs, the gum which exnles fr..m plum,
peach, pr cherry trees, when Transparent.
answers this purpose vel. For making
and sealing envelopes. the gum from the
common leh ch.r:, Tree is g"'h suhs,i
tnte for Gum Arabic.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23

Col. Rrharhs"n, with his regiment oI
I'arizan Rangers, dashed into Mrmphi, ON
the 25h b uI' pulled down the Lincoln flag
and p'aced th. Confederate flag IN it's stead
drove out three hunlr head of. cattle.
cap ed several prisoners and prote~trd
The streets so as to enable the ciize,s to
T. ke "ul an immense q" nifty # salt and
"l"r nr'rles:@ The Lincoln forces (which
amounted to about Two regiments) ,mme
dl re- ly ran to their Iort'fcati"ns, leaving
'h" heart of the lily enliI-ly unprotected,
~nabIi g our little squad TO do ns they
pleased.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23

Every hour of the day we may do some.
thi;ig that j, right, or something that is
wrong: conscience may co"uacf, or lie
kept void OF, some. offence, other towa,d ds
God, or towards man.--FdueeX.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23

A public meeting in Caldwell county.
Texas, lately, resolved that all persons
.3ho refuse Confederate money for debts.
or for any article they have for sale, or
who hoard gold and silver, or who, under
preience that they have nothing to sell,
Fsfnse uece sarie> Of life 10 s"Idiera, lie,f
families or the Government except at
oxtortionate prices, are enemies of their
country, worse than openfoes, and shall be
Published in the newspapers as such.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23
THE PR S.D:i..'S IIC.SSsGE.

r. late NJ "f c> -,, y. ~ ;
an able aud >,;.r-smanlikr I"cu ,rt, .!ign.
feel aud raI,u !: Clearly SHOWS !,, t. h..
the right ;nan in he ri-Ar pace w.
publish sy' "I"> "l i,s mes 9- in another
column
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23
OUR TOWN sUBsCRIBEEs.

TIL" Carrier "i IL" I'.cSx IS una. uuaini
ed with delivering pa""r< 10 town snh>cri =
be's. Those HHo iail TO receive t,..iy ,,a.
pers rs heretofore will l.lca,c inform IL,
I'll at II NAV ~ corrected.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23

Great talent renders nan famous:
great "r'''p1 u,rs respra; great learn.
ing gain" ests'P; bnt go9d breeding
aloue insuros love and affsption,
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23
Friday Morning, January o. 1863.

NNTICE-Arrangrinen hmv" been made.
with Mr.. WM. II. Wilson, formerly one Of
the Proprietors of this paper, 10 c"ut;mue the
pub lcation Of the Press during our a. ,urc
in the army. He is authorized to receipt for
oil monies due this Office"
LEE e. WILSON, rropiict"-.
Jnn'y ISL 1863.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23

hee"""s is a dy constructing rhe
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road between
Martinsburg and Harpe''s Ferry. The
road West of Martinsburg has been in run.
ming condition for The past two weeks. 1t
is with view to the protection Of this rond
that Winchester is now occupied by tie
-
Federal forces.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23
HtssAGG OF PRESIDENT D.yIs.

ih" military position of ail'urS, which is
d. >rr't"'l a very satisfactory.
lh" i"ni'h sr"at army "i invasion has
been ''"'ca'rl l. V,r:iaia, AMI CIV. Burn
>i!e has experienced the fate I'll his ,hrc.
pred ccSs"IS, Mcdowell, Mcclellan am:
Pone
IN the W"St he fortunes of war lave
, been varl'H-. &H'llcS have b.: u lnuuh
"i;h '":'rirI "ar',"" on both Sides but the.
hopes -! IL" enemy "f any decisive re-
suits hay" hc''n nnlll.l. On he Atlantic.
c";'>i ihc cmcrn, are sill rnntinc. To the
+ "'Ccii' :, .! ,!irir i'crtS
y r"vi"" Of "1r h'>,"r, .ho". rha, IT,.
war has c::t"r"liiS rf.ir! anl lust -tarc.
lh" llr>' cil III WIS to restore the Union.
an1 IL haS been a:,nn i"nI. The second
WAS 20 conquer lie u!i. AMI govern i, as
Il d"p"n'!v"' tbs 700. has prov"d i'm
's-li''', and la t"rn :,hanh EcI The.
'hnd d.. gn Is destroy and plumber
what they c"ud %. subject, If ". cen.
l'""c the S'"e 't'ri~ rs in tc fist. til
"">'*n VII! hhe"i>c be !,fr;.cd, and we
-, . Nr' '"'' m '''S j. '''e
> ,..;,n.
ti"n'ng ii 'n,o tn next YEA: on So cx,cu.
s;v. ,,..,,o
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Oar rr,.,, 10 r..o,,.i,;., :, !, L,u. h.. -,
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Of which w,.,r r,.n,r..;,.a ;,l,..,,,,,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-25
The Capital ut Columbia.

There is not a buildingin the Confederate States
THAI can ut NIL vie with the New statc House at
Columbia, whether us to beauty or a%olidity. Al
though not yet near completion, enough ni the
work is done to convince every beholder that it
will be u e, receptacle for tho archives Of n great
people. Projected by a cultivated architect, and
built up under the direction and control Of an
appellation Of Ci,piul when Columbis shall have
become the seat If Government for there ConFed-
crate States uud lever was the Capitol Of any
Government located 60 handsomely re this.
In assuming Tint Columbia will hecouc the
Confederate City, uc may lie wide Of the mark;
but there lie rcxson and iustice in the assumption.
anil VIC hope it will be rc,lized. II is II sickly Oh
lection, that we are to become corrupted ~ - State
by the establishment Of the Confederate Capital
amongst us. It insults the moral frmncss and
enlightened advancement of our penpls,-away
with it. Let Cu!un. bin put in her claims to :his
high distinction ; AMI among these claima she
may well point t" the magnificent gr.ni:e strnc-
tuye which could so sooa be prepared for occupan-
cy. Could tho Congressman of the Cunielerucy
see it for themselves, they would say vt "ace that
there was force in the claim, backed as i; isly 30
many arguments OF convenience mni lroIriety.
And then thore are such vast granite facilities for
oil other requisite government buildings, and the
arrangements are all in working order to reach
these fncilitie. what an opportunity for the new
Confsderacy What an escape for the State from
the tso-called) useless expenditure Of her funds!
And the Legislature could easily enact to hold
its sittings in Charl-ston,-s point already de-
,irod for that purpose by many portions Of the
State. Wba. says tho F'ress:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-25
Death of lion. Edmund Rhet..

South Carolina has lost 4 truo son, in eIcmrla-
ry wan, and an efficient public servant, in the
sudden death of th;a excellent gentle;fsn. But
tI,rio short w.oa. nge. 81 was n, HIS phst in the
State Senate, zea'ously lisrharginy ibis duties in
that body rnl fnii Of anxir'y-!ur the we!l-heing
o: his be!cv",l State. lie had been in that posi-.
tim for many years. and wa.rvcr tie prompt adj
vocatc nt rjyI; ana the unhiachiag enemy OF
,r,,y. 50 lar as h:s enlightened judgment aplrc-
ciaic, each measnrc If p"iicy advanced. Watch
eul AMI cnnsc;erti"u. III tie discharge Of his rep
r-sentativr obligations. he was also frank and i'm
prcssive in lis mode of enforcing his views. Du-
ring the late session of the Legislature lie wss
called To all rflictcd family for II portion Of the
terra. aud was kept away by imdi position another
week. Yet he returned with energy TO his duties
after each absence. and was ut the close Of the
scssi,n in apparently restored health and spirits,
-sceul:ns to unils with lis friends in giving a
pleasant suciml cclorins 81 tho last day of tho
Senate labors. How little was it expected that
he would so soon he cut OF from his usefulness by
the fell Destroyer. The Senate Ct South Carol
M has lost one Of its chief ornaments, apa the
cause of Southern Independence One its first
movers aud s.uunchsst supporters.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-25

- ~
Since our last We ascer:ain that nn's has been
considerably r.zcn out i" red land. We: have,
ourse!va.. one piece Of seven ar eight aces "'n,-
pletely ruined, aud Wa .'ipr 'sr lai't "f;ths fame
character has suffered generally.
You will observe that . large appropriation has
hsen made by tue Legislature for the relief Of SOL
iiers' i~aln:.ies. II ia wholesome Legislation aud
WAS loadly called for ty the necessities CT Inc war.
Eir-feIl viii receive shout thirty thousand dol.
lars 70 her ~slarc,-which SUM unlcr ;he careful
management of-uus RSliuf l"arls, vii do erest
goal AMI prevent mitch 'uhir:..G Tho nen
B"ard is how fully organized sn.i L: wnrl;.
We are glad To- to see tint in some. parts Of The
%scrvics you are ut present having comparative
vacation and we have hecn cheerei up by tito
arrival ION fYrlonsh) of CA. NJ. c. Br1LrR, Capt.
b C. BRYAN, Cnrt. TILINAS ct.aK, Lieut.. ?. N
BUTLER, LIKE and BILL BRYAS, l. o. LovELAcE,
WILLIAM Lori. W.. 7. GuIpISG, J~"bMcNEAL.-
nnl juet a. We write, JAMES BRYAN arrives fresh
from lao 0d S-r-nta bringing US the good tidings
Of AHs Ned.
The Rcse:res have all returned after an inactive
hit (tu IN. M Lightly honorable term of service.
We are glad TO tell you that Col. PAcoS. who
went off siling, ia nrurly rp again t" his Odd
heelth-murk.-elthorsh not yet recruited ne mc
hupe be will live to be.
With kind regards to MI, we bid you, for the
nonco, ddieu.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-25
III. Of thu west cspturcd.

P,nr firnsn>. Feb. l7.-Capi. Cannon,
ti,ln R,i u, yrr, hiring. information of the
c.psnrc ii ;r rr.:cI,.i staenr r Q.'ech IF tie
jE>xi, at CORRIDORS landing, F"rl Taylor, "n
I'D River. Tie Queen n ie HrSt llai cap.
ar:.d ire Confederate ua!'sl"ri Era No. ..
',,rc.i i: her plot, J.l,a Burke, tn take tls
Wheel, a:"i u;i. red ai'a to take the eanbtaf
10 our batteries. Burke iriglu1l fear, bat
f .al,y touk the alleei Under. ia:kee guard.
X aching The batteries, he lola The Yankees
they were fifteen miles below thenl, inrnedi-
atrly putting CLOSE in, when she received n
sn.,t which b,oSe her steam pipe. disabling
tie buat. The Yankees helms perfectly un
prepared for a fight, and .u>pac,ing no dan
ger, Bnrk. jnmped overheard and s"aln
ashore. when her crew made their escape,
>i'h HE exception of eighteen who fell int"
Que I'm s. The crew subs. qnently got
,,p,a-rI the Ytnkee beat De iSDto ard, with
twn hundred stolen negrurs, %titcie!l t','ir eS.
. y Tue Q",.a oi'thc iT'@ is now in the
US. ssinn o :h.: C"ntederatcs- She will he
/ well T., j llace OF safely for repairs. It's
~rrpnri.'l :hat :is Ya!ik"e gun'ho"t h.dia""lu
hes zone ~ Rcd RIVER t. r-csp'ure lie'.
rhr conduct OF Birkc elici's tine highest EN-
cnmiuus. Later intelligence" sac, that the
Confederate ) ateS steamer He6b closely !mr'
saed ~. captured >iea,arr Era. Tie Era
is disabled in nne wheel. TIL. Queen nt' the
;:ir~tis but Slightly Injured. She will soon
ne in fighting trim under Confederate colorS.
POSITIVE information states thnt the transport
de S"fo vas burned by the Federals to pre-
vent her filling into the hands of the Con.
federate..
puRr I~IrnsoN, Feb. ls.-Ihe Alexsndria
| Dcmorrot Extra is received, which contains
tue official report Of The capture Of the Queen
of the Vest, by Capt. j. Kel'", commanding
| tae forti6cariuns on Red River. He says
two guuboats made their appearance in
front OF this position at 5 o'clock last evening.
After a brief c%arionale the Leading gunbont,
Queen of.hc Hest, struck her colors. inn
nr,iintriv ordered Cap;. Hutton, Of the Cres-
cent Artillery. ard Lieut.. d. LsHunt.f to 70
.board and ,!emand q Surrender. These "ili'
GERS report hut thirteen officers ana crew u!
iaari. The Others e>capeG under cover OF
he night. The visible results at the capture
consist in one ~ p%ounler rifle Parrot gun,
.me 2i-pmr,irr. li,re. l2 p"l!nde;s, one ditto
s!ig;aly Gamagcd. besides a large supply
t urlrarce stores and quinine, five cases
ampu:a'ipg inst: uments, 'clothing. flour, ba'
OH, h",r. pork. lard. l.real and ether stores
III prupcrll"n." The Democrat nays rhr
victory was complete. grand and DECIDED
and VIZ are ready to capture all such ciaft as
| Njnkshnrn allows In nasS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-25
--latest European News.

RicHMGND. February 2).--The emancipa.
tiou demonstration at Exeler Hall wa, one %
tue n.oi. enthusiastic scenes witnessed IT
Lpnlon for a long time. The resolutions rel
tera,e tae sentiments OF the Emancipation So
clety, and express great sympathy for the
North. The London Times WAS denounced
by the speakers, amidst groans and misses sim
liar to luose given at the meetings held at
Bradford and other towns.
1t is generally believed that the proposals
for mediation by the Emperor were merely
preliminary to more important steps if re-
iec.ed. France will recognize the South.
Sir Robert Peel. in q speech, declared him,
self in favor Of separation between the Nortii
and the South, and strongly condemned Lin
coins emancipation edict.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-25
AFrsnch view of the Charleston Block
Ode.

The onestion whether or not the ClL'les-
ton blockade has been raised, co3,;:.ues IL
excite The French Curier, pub
iis.,cd IN New York, which crobably fore
shadows French ideas, r.y:ews Tie facts and
remarks
Tie code Of publ right is timely and con-
elusive upon thk point that the moment the
blockade at q port has been interrupted
through A.e even momentary dispersion OF
,he blockauiag squadron by & superior force,
the victorious party has the right To proclaim
the raising of the blockade, aud the reopen
ing Of the place thus made free 10 the cun-
10 rec Of tie world. From the moment that
.uca declaration has been made, officially,
+ .eign ports which receive such intelligence
recover the right to forward their ships. 10
, -. port tie III ,ckade of which hus been re-
,,~.e1tcd as raised; aud even if these sllias
,cn there after the blockade has been refs
!. i,iisied, they cannot be selzei nor confscs-
{: i. u. they ID left Their respective ports Tor
:. > which, a. tue moment vi their dsplrmp,
h.. he-u declared free. To stop TIE effects
= his privilege. it is not only necessary tina,
rnr hocksfing feet rp-appears tetc,c III.
T. r. from WINCH it ha- heeI, previrrhl, chased
:...y, IN. u formal declaration. o. y new
h;oek d. is ORDERED, asthe 6rst blockade cnas.
IS 10 exist til, very nonent il has been bro
e rs Hrcs.
In other words, or rather to max. the s-n-
rr4i doctrine apply to the case before Us:
ouppo-e that the proclamation Of B-anleyari
aud lng,alain, with Ike news of their vict.
r., rs1cuts Nassau the Ssh CT this mcnlh,
the ship. which are ;hsrs awaiting g rthsace
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-02-25
FL. the Advertiser.
Acknowledgements

We nrs please | to acknowledge the reception Of
tho following articles Of Clothing from the Cprrj-
ton Ali Snciety, Yiz: jh pair of Pants.
Lsdis. allow Ire. in hehulf Of my Compsr;:, to
thank yo, ipr ,our Kindness in presenting 10 "s
the above articles. Could YOU witness the happy
effect, which .uch ii.d remc-uvrsnces hsre on
tho 4nliior yon wull.l no: cease in yenr well To-
ius. Thu s~hiyerins soldier wh", hist " lew
hours before Was soincwliat dia!osed t. tnnrInr'
now. with / smiling iacc. and in his conclse s'yl''
swear. he'll h.b; for .hc ladies forever. Yes, in
the ,rsiug hour ri peril the recollection N our
m ,,hrrt, wives, sis,ers and SSce.hearts, will nerve
our hesrts AMI strengthen our arms to STRIFE
strike bcld.y-tp secure and maintain to ven the
blessings which you now enjoy.
RODT. q. LANHAM. CUpt.
Co. D. 9th s. c. Ees't.
csno near Frsdricsahrrs, Va. Feb. 9Th, 'sa.
=. s.-Mi.s }. r. will please accept my thanks
for q fn,endla Visor, sho presented to me.
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