The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-06

| AN AFFAIR OF HoNoR-We learn that n
hostile meeting took place on Wednesday az
ternoon at the Sand Bar Ferry, ON the Carroll
ma shore, between Mr. c.. H. Red, Of this city
and Mr.. Richard Copeland, of Maryland, re-
sulting in the death Of the latter. The parties
fought with Colts repeaters to fire at the word,
and to advance and fire at will after the first
shot. Neither party, however, availed them
selves of this privilege, but each kept his origi-
nal position Copeland was struck at Reds
second fire-the ball entering the body at the
upper end of the breast bone, and passing out
under the left arm. We are told it WAS fair
stand up fight, both parties evincing great cool
ness. Mr. Copeland fired two shots and ex-
ploded one cap after being struck. He expired
IN few minutes after he fell Mr.. Reds first
ball passed through his opponents nat. We
90 not know the origin Of the difficulty. There
were about seventy five spectators of the scene.
Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
Gen. SCoTr ON OUR GENERALs-The Wash
ington correspondence of the Cincinnati Ga.
zette says that Gen. Scott was encountered the
other day 10y a leading Washington official,
with whom the ola veteran fell into very un.
reserved talk about our Generals. 1t will not
surprise any one to know that he pronounced
Lee the greatest General of the war; or that
ne declared that he was more disappointed in
Gen. McClellan's performances than he was
ever before with those of any officer in our ser
vice. Gen. Grants operations he spoke of as
displaying more military skill than any other
General had exhibited on our side and could
only remember him in the Mexican war as a
young lieutenant of undoubted courage but
giving no promise whatever of anything beyond
ordinary ability.
"MoNsIEUR ToNsoN COME AaAIN"-The
immortal Parson Brownlow has turn up again
this time in letter to the Cincinnati Conn.,
"e"cial breathing fire and destruction upon
the "rebcls" Ho says:
For my part, have every confidence in our
ultimate success. Let Rosecrans be reinforced
and he will whip the Confederacy. The me-
diation | advocate is that of the cannon and
the sword and let there be no armistice, on
sea or land until all the rebels, front and rear,
North and South, are subjugatcd or extermna-
ted. Anc then let condign punishment be
speedily meted out to the surviving leaders in
this unholy crusade against civilization. NV
motto is, Greek fire to the masses and hell fire
for the leaders. And none but the loyal should
be consulted in the great casting up of these
accounts. w. G. BRowNLow
GEN. d. III. HILL AND THE Musrc1ANs.-A
correspondent, writing from General Bragg's
army, tells the Columbus Inquirer good joke
that was going the rounds of the camp rela-
tive to d. II. Hill and band of musicians.
The leader of the band made application,
through his Colonel, for furough for himself
and band. The application took the regular
channel, and was approved all the way up un-
til it reached General Hill. The General cis-
approved it, and returned it with the endorse
ment, "ShoOters before TooterS." 1t smacks
of his characteristic aversion to every class but
that which carries the musket and the KNAPP
sacks
"PossUMs HAS RIs."--Good crops don't
bring down provisions in war times; an evil
dence of which is, the 'possum crop is larger
Al l1f~.