The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-11-18

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OF terminating life; yet, rapid as it is. the
body has leisure to feel and reflect. On the
first attempt by one of the frantic adherents of
Spain to assassinate William, Prince of Oranuc
who took the lead in the revolt Of the NetLrr'
iards, the ball passed through the bones of the
tace and brought him to the ground. Tn the
instant preceding stnpefactioh he was able to
frame he notion that the ceiling of the room
had t'licn aud crushed him.
Inc 'ann"n shot which plunged into the
brain OF Charles XII, did not prevent himtfrom
sHz'ng his sword 10y the hilt TIL. idea Of an
Hattack, and the necessity tor defence WAS nrcss-
eu on'hlm by blow which we should have
supposed too tremendous In have an interval
thought. .l'n' it hy no meal S follows that the
i"nct'ng OF fatal violence is accompanied hy a
pang. From what is known of the first effect
OF gun shot wounds, it is probable that the i'm
presSl"p Is rather stunning than acute. Unless
death be immediate, the pain is hs varied as he
nature of the injuries, aud these are past count
ing up.
But there is nothing singular in the diving
sensation, though Lord Bryon remarked the
physiological peculiarly that the expression is
invariably that of langor willie il death from
STAB, the countcnamcc reflects the traits of NAT.
nral character, OF gcntlcneSs or fcroctv, to the
last breath
Some OF these cases are Of interest to show
with what slight disturbance life may go under
mortal wound, till it finally comes to a sud
den stop. A foot soldier at Waterloo, pierced
hv muskct ball in the hip, hcggId water of
trooper who Glanced to possess canteen of
peer: lhe wohndtd man drank, returned lis
heart'est thank>, mentioned that his regiment
was nearly eXt:rlnlnateu, and having prorcclcd
dozen yards on lis way to the rear, fell to the
earth, and with one couvulsive movement of
his limbs, concluded his career 'Yet his voice
says the trooper, who himself tells the story,
gave scarcely the smallest sign of @c!kness.'
captain BASIL Hall, who in ra,ly youth. was
PRESENT at inc hatl" OF Cornnt'a, has singled
out from the confusion which csnsipns to OH
!'v'on the woes and $aantry Of war, another
instance, extremely similar which occurred on
that occasion. An old officer who was shot in
the head, arrived pale and faint at the tempo
rary hospital, and begged the surgeon to look
at his wound. which was pronounced mortal.
Indeed, fear So he responded witt, impcdel
nttcra"c", 'and yet should like to live a little
longer, if it were possible lie laid his sword
upon stone at his side, 'as gently says Hall,
'as II is >tce had been turned to clasy,' and
almost Immediately sank dead upon the turf
LARGE YANKEE FLEET IN HAMPTON ROADS
Ram UP NANsEMoxD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
November 6.-l'he enemy have an unusually
large fleet in Hampton Roads, among it several
Monitors and other peculiar looking specimens
OF naval ar hitecture. Lardncr is IN command
in James River, and y. D. Porter has been Sc
lcctcd for an attack on Wilmington, whether
part of the fleet has sailed.
Two gnnboats asccndcd the Nanscmond
River on Tuesday last, and landed party OF
about sixty men, who made dash in Chucka-
tuck, and arrested all the male citizens but
thrce.s Learning, however, that Nausemond
county is free from conscription they released
their prisoners, witt, an admontion to keep ont
of the rcb'.l service. They made severe threats
against Sn'ithfcId, and it will not lie matter of
surprise if they burn it at any time.
From THE FRoNr.-At last arcount-up to
the ,4th-thc main body of the army was in the
vicinity OF Tuscu'nbia, whore headquarters were
established. Two divisions had crossed the
Tennessee, to protect the laying down of pom
toons. Cheatham's old division had been or
dcrcd to prepare extra atons, but fof what
purpose not oven s,lrm ed when our in
formant left.
The depot for the relief "fthc destitute South
Carolina soldiers, will he opene lsoon at Selma.
correspondent from the armv of Tcnncs-
sec reports that durluo the first inu,t.cn d,rc