The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-08-18

war, and it Cannot Ie that we will not. in this emer-
gency contribute our mite
TO this end meeting Of the citizens of Kcrslaw
District is requested to meet at the Town Hall in Cam
den on Monday next, the 22d inst, at O'Clock a. H.
A. II. BOYKIN.
/ .|NO. NJ. QESAUSSURE
W. N. SHANNON.
JAMES CIlESNUT.
y. II. kennedy.
JUS: before the fight hcgur in Mobile Harbor, on
Saturday morning. the "Redgauntlet" steamer ran the
blockade and came safely into that port.
Since The war commenced the Fedcrals have lost
ity.o one Generals Of whom thirty-sx were Killed in
battle and fifteen have died Of disease contracted in
the service.
GENERAL FoRREsr.--This gallant officer, who was
wounded in tho foot at Tupelo is in tho saddle again
and'preparing to meet the enemy advancing from
Memphis by way Of Holy Springs. General FORREST
is IN full command for this fight and the country will
expect him to conduct it to successful result
The London M'rs says that vessels have Just al.
rived at Liverpool with $4,000 bales OF cotton the
proceeds of which to SO towards tho sinking funG
for redecming Confederate bonds a,a paying the Gvi.
denas OF the coqing- Ap:jl accounts provision wing
already been made for the Septemher account.
ANOTHER HUMoREn RAID-rhe Chronicle and Sen.
tsnel says: gentlemen who arrived from Macon this
morning state that dispatch was rece;v ed in tut
city on Sunday from Mledgovle ordering ;r tho
militia and artillery Macon at once to the n.ter
place. Tho dispatch satotl that it was rumUrel that
large force had left SuEnMAS's ARMY and were ad
vanclng towards Milcdgevi!le. We give the news 10
We heard it, Tho troops and artillery have been senr
as directed Whether tho ru!nor of the raid is well
founded or not, remains to De scen.
LIE TREASURY PLAN-Tho Charleston L0urit,
says that letter from citizen ard well nE,rc,ed
gentleman no" IN Richmond, gives IFS the gratifying
ACKNOWLEDGMENT reaches us Also from other so,rccs
puh'lc and prvatc--that the accession of Mr. TrrS-
HcLA TO Tic Treasury has improved and iny;corated
the tone Of pubic confidence
The following special new measures are anno,ncol
az about to be instituted by the Treasury Department
looking primarily towards maintenance OF govern
ment without isses Of notes to swell the volume Of
currency:
l: All Foreign supplies to bo paid for in bills drawn
against our own cotton.
II! Cotton purchases to be paid by selling sterling
exchange to replace cost.
III. Do9astic purchases of all kinds, az far AZ nos
sibe, to be paid in certfcates of indebtedness and
Of loan TN hypot,ecation"
y large deot due to ono Of tho States has already
ootn q" "'"Se" W lHio way 10 mutual SatlSacL ion.
~ treasury notes now legally cxtsnt and recalled
under operations of tho loan or otherwise to be reis
sucd when necessary to meet payments not otherwise
prc"ided for in this plan
y The OLD notes to be recalled for certificates bear
ing four per cent, interest and payable on demand a
ter ninety ,tlays
W. The receipt ly anticipation Of coupons for Ger
tnin purposes of Government dues
This c1redien' has been officially announced and
promises to work we'll It deserves and demands the
consideration ofaf who have deemed themselves hith-
crto compelled to pay ruinous rates for gold
orr AcAE.-From passengers who came
over yesterday morning from Macon wo learn
that an official dispatch bad been received
there stating that another raid of formidable
preparations had left Shcrman', lines The
report places the number at ten thousand. We
trust that our people and authorities instructed
by Stoncman's late demonstration, will be pre-
pared to receive them. We should oc con-
stantly or tic lookout for such expeditions so
long MS Sherman retains his present po.ition.-
Columbus Times, .4uy. 10.