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Mammoth Armada"

Charleston or Savannah, or both, are now
awaiting, breathless,' the onslaught of the
greatest war feet ever seen in our hemis.
pbere. The crisis is upon them. Many a
beating heart longs and burns to be with the
envied defenders of those cities, under
command of the heroic and devoted Beau
regard, this day. Many Confederate SOL
dier would make present of ten years of
dull existence in exchange for "one crow
ded hour of glorious life" under our flag
upon those forts and batteries, sand under
the eye of such chief. r.
Charleston hasenyied Richmond ;Savan.
nah has been kept from her sleep by the
fame of Vicksburg. Their garrisons, lying
idly in their quarters, have pined that they
were not sharcrs in the passage of arms at
Fredericksburg, when the Georgian Law.
ton stood the battle.brunt with his brigade,
and Maxcy Gregg poured out the last drops
of his noble blood for the independence of
South Carolina! At last those sighted
cities have their turn; those injured soldiers
receive attention. Do not their hearts leap
up at the summons to the battle? Will
they not make the names of Charleston and
Savannah names of terror to the craven
Yankee heart from this day to the ending
of the world
We know not accurately what number Of
iron. clad ships the enemy have got in their
"mammoth armada; but they will have no
use for anything short Of iron.clads in face
Of our forts Charleston and Savannah both
had time for preparation. They have both
long known that they were coveted objects
for the foe. Charleston, above all, that first
in the hour of Fate struck down the felon
flag of the Yankee, and rung, through the
throat of cannon, the death-knell of a foul
and rotten Union-Charleston is the choice.
est morsel to glut the dearest vengeance of
the Puritan heart. May God fight for the
gallant city! A smashing defeat Of the
ssmammoth armada" in those waters now,
would almost-We think-make the affec.
tionate soul of the gentle Northwest turn
little more to the thoughts Of peace. Every
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Gen, johnson and Judy Paxton,

We heard of a little incident yesterday
that may profit some of our Northern foes
if this paper fall into their hands, and they
will take the trouble to peruse it.
General Joe Johnston was receiving his
friends at the Lamar House on Sunday. He
was surrounded by many gallant officers
who had called to pay their respects, and
conversation was at food tide, when there
came smart rap at the door. An officer,
shining with stars and gold lace, opened the
door; and there stood venerable negro
woman with coarse sun bonnet on her
head, and cotton umbrella under her arm.
nIs this Mr.. Johnson's room ?" asked
the African descent.
The glittering officer nodded assent.
"Mistsr Joe Johnston's room ?''
Assent again being condescended, the
swartby woman said, ~ want to see him. "
In she marched, sans ceremonie, and fami-
liarly tapped the great military chieftian
on the shoulder. He turned and clasped
her ebony hands in his, while she for mo.
ment silently perused his features At
length she spoke:
sinister Joe, you is getting DID,"
What followed? We cannot record the
conversation, but we do know that as the
General affectionately held his old nurses
hand, and answered her artless enquiries,
large tears rolled down his soldierly cheek,
and among the dashiDg and reckless officers
who witnessed the interview, 'salbeit, I'M.
used to the melting mood" there was not
"a dry eye. We may say in tue words ola
well known plaintive Ethiopian d;tty-"the
tears fell down like rain"
The venerable negress who made the
commander of the Armies of the West cry
like a baby, was Judy, slave Of DR.. Paxton,
who had atoted" Joe iD her arms when he
was not aGeneral, and nobody knew that
he would. be.-KnorviHe Register.
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sg The wife Of Gen. John G. Breckin.
ridge has had prepareda a magnificent stand
of colors, constructed from the silk of the
wedding dress worn by herself upon the
day of her marriage, and designed, through
her distinguished husband, to be presented
to the most gallant and brave regiment in
his division. We understand that this ap-
propriate and valued present has been be-
slowed upon the Goth Tennessee regiment,
commanded by Colonel Tom Smith, and
we'll known as the famous Battles Regi.
ment, that did such gallant seryice sin the
disastrous battle Of Fishing Creek sapan-
nah NeDs. IS 49, - II ~ ~ .sSs$$ sssssi ssa
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[they have penetrated the bark, and this
without ipjuring the tree ~ t ~

SINrEREsrINa 'FRONT.' BEA UFoaT-A FIsr-
IoUFF BETWEEN HUNTER AND FOSTER.
We have some late aud trustworthy tidings
from Beaufort, which fully confirm the
news heretofore published, Of q personal
difficulty having occurred between Major
General Hunter and Foster. The quarrel
related to precedence in rank, and concluded
by General Foster informing General Hun.
ter. that sooner than fight ander him, he
would fghtagasnst him !; and auitingthe
action to the word, Gen. Foster dealt Gen
Hunter a blow in the face. General Hun-
Ter was not slow to assert his belligerents
rights, and replied by striking Gen. Foster
on the head with billet Of wood, drawing
blood profusely. Before fostilities could
be resumed, the combatants were separated.
Foster, after ordering the debarkation Of
his division on st. Helena Island. left for
Washington to have his position defined. -,
Meanwhile, tits currently lyreported at Beau
fort that Hunter will try Genesis Point and
Causten,s Bluff, as preliminary steps to the
attack on Savannah, and at the same time
march against the railroad at Pocotaligo; /;
and thus, if successful, get the inside track
from his rival. The attack on these points,
it was thought, would take place about the
first ofMarph ESQ that We may hear some
stirring news in few days from the coast.
Ofcourse, every clad in grey" is perfectly
delighted at the prospect of getting India
rubber clothes and blankets, to say nothing
of waterproof boots, SO. :
We learn from the same source whence
we obtained the above information, that
there are over30,00o troops at Port Royal,
and more expected Charleston Mercury.
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. BRITISH CONSULAR,
.AH Decemhar 6 e1862

SAVANNAH, December s, 1862. q
My LoRD:-As at this period of the
year tolerably correct estimate may be
formed of the quantity of cotton produced
the last season in the Southern States, /
beg to submit to your Lordsbip, for the in
formation Of her Majesty's Government,
the result of my inquiries respecting this
important question, and to report more par
ticularly on the production in the State of
Georgia.
In former years Georgia was the chief
cotton producing State of the Union, but
as the cultivation of the plant became more
extended, Mississippi and Alabama, from
the rich quality of their lands, gradually
surpassed her; Mississippi now holding the
first rank, and Alabama the second.
According to reports made to the Comp
troller General of this State by the tax col
lectors, the amount, Of land planted in cot
ton this year in Georgia is about 100000
acres, yielding in round numbers 10000
bales Of cotton Of 500 pounds each; ordi-
narily the production is 100000 bales, re-
quiring an area of about 100000 acres.
am, of course, unable to report as accu-
rately respecting the crops Of other States,
but the best information at my command
strongly induces the belief that the entire
crop gathered this year did not exceed
100000 bales, proving the correctness of
the approximate estimate transmitted to
your lordship in my despatch, No. l6, Of
the 10Th Of May last.
The crop of 1861 was estimated at A.
500, 900 bales. Deducting from the crops
of 1861 and 1862 the quantity of cotton
which has run the blockade, the amount
destroyed to prevent capture by the FEEDER
alists, and the quantity used for home con-
sumption, which, since the commencement
of the war, las enormously increased, being
now fully 500,0 bales per annum, it will
leave in the South not more than 3 $500, 900
bales. The urgent necessity for the cult
vation of breadstufs since the Federal oc-
cupation of Kentucky and the best grain
growing regions of Virginia, Tennessee and
North Carolina, and the consequent strong
popular opposition to the planting of cotton,
together with other causes Of hardly less
Importance, such as the entire want of bag
ging and rope necessary to put the cotton
into merchantable condition, will tend here
after to prevent any increase in the stock,
possibly to diminish it; while, should the
Federals succeed in making further adyau-
ces into the interior of the cotton growing
States, the cultivation Of that plant will be
entirely abandoned, aud the negroes re.
moved to the mountainous districts, where
breadstuffs alone can be raised.
Z. MOLYNEUX.,
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A New METHOD OF AMpuTATIoN =
DR.. Chassaiguac, Surgeon to the Hospital
Lariboislere, has published a paper in the
medical journals on a new method Of am
pntating limbs without the aid of the knife.
For this purpose he uses what he calls a
caustic bracelet, consisting Of a ring, round
which are placed little chrystal oups Of a
rectangular form. The ring is applied to
the exact place where the amputation is to
take place; apledget of lint, impregnated
with a solution Of perchlorride of iron at
thirty-fve degrees, is placed above and un-
der the ring, and the cups are then charged
with fragments Of Ethos caustic. The
member to be amputated issubjected to a
considerable degree of compression, which
removes some of the liquids Of the body
from the diseased part. As the caustic
proceeds in its action, copious bleeding
might occur. to remedy which the operator
or his assistants exercise digital pressure
on the principal artery until the operation
is completed. There ls considerable differ
euce in.the behavior of muscle separated
by the knife or by action of the caustic.-
In the first case it contracts, and large
interval is left between the two parts that
have been divided butunder the action of
the caustic the muscle does not recede ell
ther way. Dr.. Chassaiguae has tried his
method twice in cases where the patients
were so feeble as to render ordinary ampu-
tation extremely dangerous; in both cases
the operation was successful. The bracelet
inGoue case was applied Eve times, fortwelve
hours each, before all the soft parts could
be eaten away by the caustic. As soon as
the bone became apparent, it was cut
through by means of the chain-saw.
y Galiqnani.
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Desertion Of Substitutes.


The Richmond Examiner has letter
from dan officer of Gen. Jackson's Corps
detailing the serious abuse to which oul
system of substitution is liable. At The
conclusion of the letter the writer gives
some statistics on the subject connected
with Gen. Jackson's Corps, the accuracy o.
which he vouches for, as they are diree
from the official reports of the chief sur
geons of each division, prepared in confor
uity to special orderf for such information
He says:
From these reports it will appear thai
1873 have been received in four division:
of this corps, Of whom but 692 remain in
service. Ofthe number received sos have
deserted, SO have been discharged as Who'll
ly unfit for duty, 81 have died d@of disease
and 104 are absent on sick leave, or so fal
disqualified for service in the field that il
has been found necessary to detail them fol
hospital or other light duties.
Looking farther into the details, it will be
seen that in the division now commanded
by Major General Trimble 449 have been
received as substitutes, of whom but 154
remain in service; 20l have deserted and
7S having been discharged, or are absent on
sick leave, or have been sent to hospital du.
ty or have died. But 16 were killed.
In Brigadier General Paxton's brigade
191 have been received, and but 81 remain
in service, one half having deserted.
In Brigadier General Jones brigade III
having been received, and but Al remain
in service, one half having deserted.
In the 18th North Carolina Regiment,
Gen. Stokes brigade, forty two received at
different times, all deserted the night of the
day upon which they were accepted into
service. @-.... a..
In some instances minors, who in short
time would themselves be liable to military
service, have been received as substitutes,
and the principles thus discharged from fur.
ther liability to the conscript law. In 9TH
er instances men over fifty, and some near
sixty years of age, have been accepted, who
soon nanifssting the infrmities Of old age,
were declared unfit for duty. t
It will thusbe observed that in this corps
alone, we have less than proper effective
force by some eight hundred men, and the
just obligations oflaw and patriotism which
require every able bodied man between Ger.
tain ages, in such crisis as the present, to
contribute his, services to his country, are
cancelled and set,at naught by a law capa-
BILE of being perverted to the basest pnrpo-
ses of fraud and disloyalty. * -
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a Handsome Trick.

Capt. T. Stockdale with iseavalry CON-
pany had provoked the intense wrath Of
some Of the Yankees about Baton Rouge,
by his constant forays upon their foraging
parties. He is always annoying them 10
one way or another. Sometimes His men Sc.
cure themselves behind theleyee and quietly
pick ofth guu.boat pilots as they hover
near the hanks, and at other points, hasty
batteries are put up for the especial bene.
fit of Yankee transports. In this way he
has sent quite number Of the free navi.
gators to Davy Jones' Locker, and crippled
some Of their steamboats,. -
About a week ago, the captain accident
ally heard that a number of wagons were at
the house of a Mr.. Pierce, Louisiana tory,
and living some four miles from Baton
Rouge, for the .porpose of hauling cotton
into that city. He detailed three Of bis
men, dressed himselfi the style Of q Yam.
kee officer, (by the way, the captain could
easily impose himselfupon the unsuspecting
tory as Yankee, being a Pennsylvanian
by birth and education, buta stannch Mis-,
sissippian ia all else, and rode upto the
house, at a late hour at night, Of Mt. p,
with his detail.
morning, Mr.. Pierce, z says the
captain. s s5.;s: s5sS.Ss
aGood morning SIR responded that in;
disidual. &
"You had better have your wagons sent
away immediately" says the captain, "the
woods are full ofthe id rebels, and they'll
be on you before you are an hour older;',
The frightened old tory jumped around
with amazing nimbleuess, had the negroes
woke and the mules harnessed IN an inaredi.
bic short short space of time. This done,
the captain directed three Of his men to
mount each by the side Of the driver, to
act in the capacity Of guides. At daylight
the wagons were quietly driven into the
odd rebel" camp, and the wagons and
teams properly appropriated. There were
timely acquisition, as our troops we're in
great need Of just such articles. .-Jackson
Mississippian.
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CONGRESSIONAL PoETRY..Hon. Mr.
Cox, of Ohio, delivered avery strong apeecl
in the Yankee Congress, last week, in fayol
of peace, and closed it Yith the following
poem. We rather think aCaroline" won
find it convenient to ssremember the:path
way:
She hos gone-ahe has left In passion, In pride
Our stormy y-browed sister, so long OF our side
She has torn her own star from our frmament's glow,
And TUNED on her brother the face offa foe az
o, Caroline Caroline child of the sun, " N ~
We never forget that our hearts have been one;
Our foreheads both sprinkIed In libertys name,
From the fountain Of blood with the river Of flame.
=. ir-i - 50 .z-,..v yssss-sf, e.gts-,
You were always too ready to fire nt q touch;
We have scovve when you uttered some turbulent threat
But friendship still whispered eForgye and forget
Has our love all died outl Have Its altara grown colda
HIS the curse come at Inst which the fathers forefo
Then nature must teach us the strength OF the chain
Thather petunnt children would sever In twain.
They may fight till the buzzards are gorged with thei
TIL the harvest grows black rs It rolls In the soil
TN the wolves and the catnmounts droop from their caves
And the shark tracks the pirate, the lord Of the waves
In vain 10 the strife When Its fury Is past,
Their fortunes must flow in one channel ut last;
As the torrents that rush from the mountains of snow
Roll mingled In peace through the valley below.
Our Union Is river, lake, ocean ald sky, -s-.,s -
Man breaks not the medal when God cuts the die
Though darkened with sulphur, though coven with steel
The blue arch will brighten, The waters viii heal.
o, Caroline! Caroline child Of the sun
There are battles with fate that can never he won
The star Towering bannor must neuer be tnrled, -
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LETTER from John Mitchell.

Among the scorrespo ndence captured re.
Gently blythe Yankee Government from Ma.
ior Saunders was letter addressed by
John Mitchel--one of the Irish rebels Of
1850 Dublin paper. Il commences
by telling how he escaped into Virginia.
lie arrived siacog. i.sa atSNsw York, and pro-
ceeded as fast as possible to one Of the
Southern counties, Whe,e, .iufcompany with
two officers of the Confederate army, he
crossed the Potomac, ,"close BY four gun.
boats, and under the bow Of a Yankee rev
enue cutter" eextols the people of the
lower counties of Maryland, says they are
loyal to the core to the Gonfederacy, and
that they are constantly smuggling CONTRA
band goods to their friendsin. the South
Mr.. Mitchell says that north Of the Poto-
mac there is no law, and be was in doubt
all the time whether he was in. America, or
Poland, or Venetia The people Of Mary
land engage great portion Of the writer's
attention, and be cannot find words enough
to extol them for their patience and South
ern patriotism. Richmond he finds very
little changed, and that the Irish citizens
are giving a hearty support to the Govern
ment. The letter concludes with the fol-
lowing -
There are, as learn, about forty thous.
and Irishmen 10 the Southern army, but
they are distributed, as they ought to be,
through all regiments and all arms of the
service, and have never been formed into
an Irish brigade. Theysdo not pretend to
fight this American quarrel as Irishmen,
nor do they desecrate the name nor prosti.
tute the flag Of Ireland at all. As for the
northern Irish, who seem to have got them
selves persuaded that the enfranchisement
of Ireland is, somehow, to result from the
subjugation of the South, and that the re-.
peal Of one Union in Europe depends on
the enforcement Of another Union in Amer
lea. Our friends here do not we'll under
stand the process of reasoning which leads
to this conclusion nor DO L. They call
those Northern forces, BY the one general
name, Yanbees; and indignantly protest
that the green bunting under which ssIrish"
,brigades have chosen to march to the inva-
sion and subjugation Of the South, is not
the banner Of ireland at all---merely one
of the Yankee insignia. To all this Iagree
with them entirely Nobody has the right
to unfarI the colors of Ireland 10 war of
invasion, and plunder and coercion. These
Irish at the South have never pretended to
mix up their native country in the struggle;
they indulge in no Fontenoyism they
Aaunt no sunbursts; they display on their
banners no round towers, wolf.doss, or
crownless harps; but go ahead quite simfA
under the stars and bars Of their adopted
country, to defend their own homes and
hearths from host of greedy invaders. If
they should ever be overpowered and de.
feated, Ireland at least will not be dishon-
ored in their persons. But they have no
thought of being defeated; and l will sum
up my impression by declaring my convic-
tion that this Confederacy can never be
conquered. -
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ship of the aarmada'.. a'..sunk, will give. rise to
constitutional scruple in the Democratic
conscience. The disgrace Of their striped
rag will make them feel tbatlour friendship
must be cultivated, and that their own war
debt is thing to be repudiated. Diplo.
matize for ua, then, ye! bullets Of Sumter
.soothe our Great Northwest forus, ye bat
teries of Beauregard III edmond Eng,
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Important FROM MEXICO -THE Cry
TAKEN.-The Galveston Nevs, Of the %

IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. THE Cry
TAKEN.-The Galveston Neps, of the %
ult., says:
An official letter from the French Con.
sui at Matamoras, states that the city Of
Mexico had been captured by the French
troops Tampico was occupied by 1900
French and some ..reaOtionary troops, on the
22d December, and that there we're at the
time Of writing 5000 troops in the city
Matamoras may at any time be occupied by
the French, and will certainly be soon
The French army numbers over 10000
men, four times the number necessary for
taking the whole of Mexico.
The Neps thus alludes to this interesting
information: ~
We look upon this as very important
news; The conquest Of Mexico BY the
French, or, which is the same thing, the
absolute military control by Napoleon, pla-
oes French power ia coutiguity with the
Confederate States on the South, as Eng
lish power is in contiguity with Lincoln s
Government on the North. II is worthy Of
note that while France has been steadily
and noiselessly establishing her power in
Mexico, by large fleets and armies, Great
Britain has been equally iudefatigable In
sending SOME forty or fifty thousand troops
and immense army supplies into Canada.
These military operations in Canada and
in Mexico, have been going on simultane-
ously, and, apparently, with a like determi.
nation by both Governments to avoid at.
tracing much observation. Under such
circumstances, it is difficult to believe that
these operations are being carried on With
mutual understanding between those Gov
ernmeuts, and without predetermined pur-
pose to be accomplished.
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sF At Norfolk, on New Year's night
after the great negro procession, therssWas
an equally magnificent negro bali, which was
attended by Gen. Viele and lady in fall
ball costume The Gen. opened the bali
leading dance. with Harriet Mitchell, q
well.known negro -makerof Norfolk,
Our informant does not state whethsr the
Mrs General inflated her august husband,
by choosing negro partner or not, but: IT;
presumed she did. These facts are commus
nicated to us by an officer 10 our army from
Norfolk, who has communicated with q lady
who recently came through the Federal
lines. - ~ - -
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OFFICE A. q. M,

MIR. J. G. MILLER is appointed
lS1 Agent of this Department, for the purchase Of
FODDER and CORN for the Districts of York and Chester
Planters desiring sell viii communicate with him,
through the POST OFFICE, at Yorkviie, s. Caroina-
Particular attention be paid to the PACKING No
WATER must be used great to the Government was
experienced last year, by Fodder being improperly packed,
all such will be rejected.
MoTTE A. PRINGLE, Capt. and A. q. NJ.
O. October If A2 If
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IN EQUITY---YORK DISTRICT

- -. 2 : Is. Bia for sale Of land 3 Negro.
Robert Patrick, and Others. )
TT appearing to my satisfaction that
Il Robt. p. Bigger, John Milen and Selma, his wife,
james Bigger, Thomas Davis and John Davis defendants
In above stated case reside beyond the limits Of this State
u Is therefore, motion of Williams and Beatty, Con-
claimants Solicitors ordered that said absent defendants DO
appear and Plead answer demur TO the Bill filed in this
case within months from the publication Of this
flee, said Bill will be taken pro eonfesso to them.
(s7H) WALTER B. METTS,
Commissioner in Equity.