The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-13
From Richmond

RICHMOND, July S.--Intense exotic
ment prevails at Washington, from an
announcement that 10000 rebels were
approaching the city.
Lincoln had called out the militia of
the adjoining States.
A telegram from Harrisburg says the
excitement there was intense, in view of
a rumor that Breckenridge was moving
in the direction of ghambersburg. One
report says he has 10000 men, and has
whipped Seigel.
P,rERsDURG, Jnly 9.-The Washing
ton Chronicle of the 9th says great e1-
.citement exists at the North, in .couse-
ouence Of the rebel raid. Martinsburg
had been captured with large quantities
of supplies.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had
been badly injured.
A line of couriers has just been estab-
lished bceweeu Danvil4e and Dublin De-
pot, on the Virginia and Tenncssee Rail
road. This line was established for the
purpose of opening communication be-
tween our forces in South western Fir-
ginia and the authorities at Richmond.
BY having relays Of horses the distance
is made in twcnty-four hours.
Cavalrymen in Johnston's Army.
\ correspondent of the Savannah
News witcs as follows:
Thc cavalry of his army, as it is with
all our cavalry, is composed Of the better
classes of our people. As men, they are
brave and patriotic, hut their horses, III
! the scrvic ;, afford wondrous facility for
quick movemen; to the rear, and their
tcndcr car. for safety Of their horses of
ten,ime induces brave men too speedily
to clad their vulnerabilty with that
safest of all armors, distance, which, in
war; most emphatically "Iends enchant
ment to the view" This accounts for
the cavalryman's silence Swhen the
sturdy footman jcers him for this inn o.
cent trick of skcdaddling. But the cav
alry is not in every case obnoxious to
this charge. Unhorse him and give him
no care but for his own personal safety,
and as hard and stabborn zig ghtiag as has
ever been done in this army, he has
done and will do again. Que instance in
particular came under the Immediate OBJ.
servation of your correspondent. On
the 2Stb of May, Col. luge, Of Missis'
sippi mounted regiment, was ordered to
the support of the line OF infantry skirm-
ishers on the right of Bates division
The Yankee sharp.shootcrs were becom.
ius unusually bold, aud were pressing
our lines. with impudent persistence.
No sooner had Col. Ingc taken his pos
ition in line than he called to his AIju-
tant for four of his best marksmeu to
report for duty at once to him. Prompt
ly responding and with a manly ex-
preston of fixed determination in the
counteuance of each one, they were
ready for the dangerous task before
them. Said the Colonel with smile
"Boys, these Yankees are getting to be
Just little too saucy. This place lie
getting too hot for comforta BILE sleeping
to night. Go out and make their ac-
quaintance. Let EN- know, in short order
that we are from Mississippi, where
Stephen G. Lee taugt US to fight, Show
EN- that this is none of Johnston's sked-
adding cavalry. Go! and bring in a
few of the rascals." The underground
was very dense, and the whole woods
seemed alive with Yankees. But nothing
dauGted, these brave Mississipplans
moved forward with defiant, but eau
tious tread, and we're soon hidden from
the view of their anxious comrades be-
hind. The firing increases in rapidity,
the whizzing bullets fill the air with
their deadly sound--loud groans are
heard as of dying man. The firing be-
comes more and more distant, and in
less than ten minutes, silence regains
her ancient sway where the leaden rain
lately dealt death in accents so loud and
furious. And this was the work of four
expert and determined mcn-cavafymen
at that. They brought in three prison