The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-01-01

eyinced no disposition to charge, bat kept up
| running FIRE with reviewers.
The retreat was conducted with consum mat
| sk;ls and success. Lieut.. Pointer, Of Genera
Wheeler STAFF, wss indebted to bis eourag
1 and GOODNESS for narrow ESCAPE. Two of ,h
enemy had their sabers drawn over his hca,
and demanded bis surrender when be dcliber
asely drew pistol. killed one, and the oshe
fed sitter disehargeing his revoiver, the aho
passing shroagh shat officers ovcrcoas- On
casuaii,ies sasn up sswo killed, Eve siightl!
/ sounded and six taken prisoners. The lass OF
I The part oil The enemy sas six killed aBe ,el
or twelve taken prisoners.
.t4EsT ysoa TEXAS, ARKANSAS AVID IoUisiAx.A
/ 4arEasTa, Decensbcr ss.-La;er ia;sIligese,
| from Houston, Tcsas, December Sd. vi
Shreveport, La- December 18Th, hssjnss beer
received.
General Kirby Smith has iakea the GsIs
against the Yankees in Arkansas. The cncsh,
] hold Little Rock With force supposed 80 b
| fse shpssand strong. under The command o
Steele. The season u drys and tho country /
| III excellent condition for military movements
Tho rivers are loScs than they have been knoHs
sor years.
In Tusas she Yankee Invasion Is the sols
TOPIC. ii Gang and old are pressing TO ihe
scene Of acaioD With unprecedented nnanmi,y
TIE pecpie afc moviag their negroes and dri
ving their cattle into the iuserser, stripping sl'
eeast and isasing an opcs belt OF Ely aiiIe'
wide.
Tho enemy as Ma,agorda Pass are preparing
10 advance along sase beach 10 The mouth o
! tho Brasoe .asrr. The Yankee masiae batter
;es on the steamers On she Mississippi. hav,
! committed great iaaroc on the West side Of ID.
river. The eaesny have been saiiing sorue ,c'
miIss ;nland. stealing everything. even down 4
aegro Blankets
LATEST grRoFEas sEws.
ncHsosp, December Give have sslsiec'
from Liverpool TO December 10.
The Confederate steamer P0mpeSo has bees
| formally seisei By the Cassofns, anshoritiea
THE Rapg~kaaasek 10 rapidly approaching com
ples;ee as calais.
Rassis, in her reply 10 she prpposlslsa sos
an European Congress. expresses ga ardent de
sire fes ,he pseifea,son Of Europe BY 40 nader'
standing bciwesa the soycrigus; hsIsays Il .
! Indispensable thss tho Emperor pf the French
| sAoald define the assiS apen which Tho under
| standing should hc established.
| Tho sala6oaaG was expected st Madras. Ihs
Ccu6ejcsasa Loan was quoted NJ SO . ss. I'll,
i.isrss,oo! Cotton Market uas 6rsncr, ssd prs
Goa l.si. higher. con.ais oil.
A~g
| The condemnation Of British bark Ssgi1gbei
by tho Nsw York District goars Illegal ana
| .oxA,ieas. and Lord Lycns d 10 resaoas,ratn.
Tie baltimore Gsssiss says shas The tws
| s.eamers built al Glasgow fos .he Coafsserate'
| hare been pnrshased By sse Rissaiaa Gorcra
| wssas.
0sasas C.. IT., December 26.--Gen. Rcssel
| made i esscnss Of che entire Yankee arm,
Iaring tie past wsck. Starting from Fsesies
iek.bssg and entering The Valley as Conrad,
Store, he burn. ,hc bridge oves pcpch Heaa
Ran. sear laags,oa Station. just cot from Alsx
| andsia, capturing and destroying the troop
| left as guard. Uwing 10 The high wafer a,'s
bad weather. he wss prevensed irosn dom
| more. Gregg YANKEES cavalry pursaea ba
did no. osertaks him. RosseF wss forced 10
sx i'm The Ball Ran, Our los was vefy siighs
If any.
Tho saefay. while in pursuit. desssayed sss
saauerses containing leather, as Spersysil!e
.,appahaaaocE eean,y. Also.. swo taaacF'es
deas mill, and sosuc Government werkshoa
| a, Tusa, in Page ceinsy. They coassaistet
mass other cxessses. including she sakins
axas as aegrocs. and shos coafedsssie naH'ss
smesl!er. MT Washington, aappahsHaeek cssn
~. aAes ssssscsdering.
Parties ius. from Colpoper report slse sHean,,
20 bc pulling dawa all tho sacaas aud cs'.hosisss
is .hs.s bnes. iac.adiag all the churches 7
| eaas,saes wiasss quarters. The eaesny ~