The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-04

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Yankee Raid om the Main i'm the
Third Military District.
Vague rumors were rife in the city all day
yesterday of a Yankee raid against Pocota go.
While most of the reports in circulation were
exaggerated to ridiculous. extent, yet the
statesments current were not altogether with
out foundation. We have been at some pains
to get at the facts in relation to the affair." and
find them to be as follows: On Tuesday of
last week raiding party of Yankees, six in
number and accompanied 10y about 40 armed
negroes, landed on the Main, near Cunning
hams Bluff, west of Port Royal Ferry. Passing
up through the woods to the Pocotaligo Sta
ton, on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad,
| they crossed the railroad and reconnoitered the
position and strength of all the camps in that
neighborhood, passing completely around them.
On their way up to the Station they had left
few of their negro troops at Mr.. Daniel Hey
wards plantation. On their return, arrange
ments having been made to that end, they car
ried off twcnty-sevcn Of Mr.. Heyward's slaves,
several Of them, including the driver, being
| tied hand and foot. and in that condition put
into Mr.. HIS wagon, and driven off. The bold
Yankees composing the expedition reached
their place of debarkation in safety. A few of
our troops came up with them as they were
about rc-embarking, and fred ipto them killing
and wounding, it is supposed, several of them.
They returned the fire, woundipg thrce of our
men. 1t is not to be denied that in this raid,
trfng AS was the force concerned in it, the
enemy have gained all they expected to gain,
and that the attempt of our troops in that
neighborhood to cut off their retreat has been
a failurc.-Mercury of Tuesday.
Important from North Georgin.
CLEBURNE DEFEATS THE ENEMY IN BLOODY
| BATTLE-- ENEMY's LOSS FOUR FLAGS, THREE
] HUNDRED PRISONERS AND FIFTEEN HUNDRED
KILLED AND wOUNDED-oUR REAR BECOME
OUR ADvANCE-TnEIR ADVANCE PERMANENT
LY CHECKED.
REsCA, Ga, November 25.-General Gle
burne turned on the enemy beyond Dalton,
and defeated them in fierce and bloody bat
tie. They lost three hundred prisoners, four
flags and fifteen hundred in killed and
wounded.
After the battle the enemy retired to Ring
gold, where their advance now rests, our ad-
vance being near them
The enemy destroyed the bridges when they
retreatcd. The Confederate army is row in
position at Dalton and in front of it. All our
trains have been ordered to Resaca (which is
south of Dalton.-ED)
The enemy cannot advance without the aid
OF the railroad, and they now have 40 cars
In tact, there is no reason to apprehend an adj
vance now, if at all this winter.
The rains are heavy, roads horrible, cold,
bitter, and shoes and blankets greatly needed.
1mplore the people at home to send them.
1SooaanaA Republican.
RumOred Relief Of Gen. Bragg.
RICHMOND, December 2.-Scveral of the city
papers, this morning, mention report that
Bragg has been relieved of his command of the
army of Tennessee at his request Hardee was
appointed, but declined the responsibility.
They also mention report that Johnston has
been assigned to the command of Bragg's ar
my. Nothing official has yet transpired.