The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-29
The Yankee Raid into Alabama.

annexed account of The Yankee raid into Ain
bama -.
The raid was commanded ly Rosscau, and
was composed Of about $500 picked men, clc-
gnntly mounted and equipped They came
through Dadevil'c from the direction of Tai
ladegI', where they burned only the public
property belonging to the Government.
kuinors arc conflicting. whether they, burn
ed the factory and Government works at Tai
'asscc or not, rs we'll as of the reported fight
at that place. They struck the Montgomery
and West Port Railroad near LoacLapolsa and
tore up the track in the direction of Niontrom-
cry. until repusef by our forces near Chel,aw.
They then turned in the direction of Auburn,
burnt Camp Watts, after a gallant resistance
hy Maj. Reed, with small body of men.
They burnt the stringers and bout the iron
OF the railroad for AT least twenty.ti five miles.
We understand the iron can be used after.
Strengthening again, without being re-wroueht.
They burnt the Government property, but
respected private property, except sufficient for
subsistence, and took such horses as needed.
indeed, they acted as if they were out on an
! clect'onecring tour, as it is said they distrilu-
ted vario,'s papers in Tallapoosa, and at One
! lika and Auburn and other places, SUPPLIED
everybody with all the provisions thew would
carry oil before turning the balance. They
stated they came with full expectation of bcinr
captured, and were willing to risk it in. order
| to cnt communications West This accounts
tor their courtesy, as it is an anomaly to Yan-
kcc character.
| They burnt, of con,s., all watcl-tanks and
depots there being few if any bridges and
| little trcstlcwork on the route We under
stal:d VIC had iom o to II, 900 lbs Of sugar
with large quantity OF leather and some meat
and cereals at Oreli]sa, whirl, was destroyed.
We iind'im an exchange til, following sketch
Of the literary iii. OF Mrs. Maxwell, better
known in this country Miss. Br,l,on
She WAS originally in ACTRESS at Hull Thea
tre, England. playing Under the namc of Miss
Scvton. She WIS also employed by the mail
aycr to write int,v'luctions to the p:rto,pimcs.
! In 1860 her fist comedy. c.titlrd "'rhc Loves
! Of Arcadia" was performed at tI,. Strand The
atrc. IN 1861 she published Il volume oI
poems. This induced Il Mr.. Eml~on, /, Hull
puLlishcr, to cortlact Will, her for the r,bca
ton of Il romance, entitled "Thrcc Times Dead.
or The Secret of the Heath" which, by the
way, ruined the poor fellow. It seems that
Miss Bra.ldun (Mrs. Maxwc---wr be-. her par
don) docs not acknowledges "'Threc Times
Dead" as in a note to Il friend she speaks of
| her writings as follows nowhere mentioning
the unucky book-"the comedy and this vol
ume of poetry were followed, firstly, by "lhc
Trait of the Serpant;' secondly, Lady Lislc -
thirdly. "The Captain Of the Vulturc;'' fourth
ly, 'EaIph, the Haiff;" filthy, "L,.dy Aud
leys Secret" and sixthly, "Aurora Floyd;p all
OF which made their first appearance in period
icals. Besides these novels, have at the same
time edited monthly review and weekly
review and wrote, anonymously, many ar,i-.
ces for the latter. / am now writing. rs you
know, John Marchnont's Legacy and .Elean-
ors Victory" Since this letter was written,
she has written "The Ontcasts," and two more
novels, the names Of which we do not remcm-
Der. The popularity of her writings may be
|judgcd from the fact that $4,000 copics of
"Iady Audey's Secret" were sold in London.
In February, 1864, Miss Braddon married Mr..
Maxwell, the proprietor and editor of the mag
azne in which most of her novels were origin
ally published.
1NrEREsr1NG INcIDENr.-The Atlanta Ap-
peal, of Tuesday, says that when the order of
the President relieving Gen. Johnston and
placing Gen. Hood in command of the army
became' known, the three Lieutenant Generals
Hardoe, Hood and Stewart, united in sending
a telegram to the President, representing the
nnproptious effect that might he produced bv