The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-06-17
CHARLESTON.

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wharf, piled with bales and alive with drays
| before us spread tic waters OF AN ample bay
npoh tho bosom Of which, like another Venice
sleeps a historic city. In the middle distance
a gsea: ship swings idly upon her cable, @her
pride, her majesty, her glory gone" The 81.
| lent waters around are nuvrxcd With the keels
OF buss commerce and nngraced with the sails
Of lossting pleasure craft. In the moraing the
ripping waves tlasi, back the golden s,snbcams,
aud in the evening the purple flush steals
drcainily over the polished surface quietly
now, rs when siosc than a century ago. the
IIaEucnois sang their hymns in :iic sllsslcs oil
the oak and Palmetto. Occasionally .hc sill
mir IA startled with the ,s,unlcr OF canno,, and
i'ss'assly hagc pfojoci5Ic l.urilcs ih'oogh The
city. Anon cIond .. smoke hnTS,s from a
baiiiiHg. tbs 'irc bells ring IN alarm con.
fused sssutsd If rGishing cngli.ss. oF shonts aud
oil ;Fxsnpins Is heard. The smoke disappears.
and 9aisi bfopis over tho sccnc. Ics US eaIar
itie c;sy. "a frs. :,c streets exhibit stc and
activity. Ernnzed soldiers III cray Unilpym
hurry l.,: officer csu,cr> aI, dislnoeuts. and
enters q sSs,iincle,s ga;ewas; y ;cw ladies'. il,
black. ngs secn; f,w merchants sanntrr !iSt.
l,sss3y hF: rs &c advance, tic s:Tcrss i,crnnse
psosc Goic.. an.s tesn We arc surrounded by
lgs.tFiUts ibstrs. tow sl.ss ucucs Of no do;,ss*-
&c itrs; by staiclY warehouses, where no eyer
'3sessl,ssn;s congTcgatc; hY beautiful ieInp'cs,
uitayu xxsoaGis no mora Tie eTgaa swsli OF
,lc no.s- OF fraisp, All IS soiemuly s.j!i 0c.
casinnsily ;ltc facade cs a bHldiug has been,
shattered by artillery, tie slssa, bricks ard glass
being rcatiesy. on tlse pavement. WcStis
sprine mp Butiv. oar fees and n.oud gathers on
the walls, While Liacscncl ruins occasionally
a;scst ;l,e presence of devastating fires. The.
Destruction caused hs botnbaEiIDeas ss no.
gFcas, l,as tho a:i oi ,lcsolation aud ahaHdon.
snens ~ eS;'rs,se. Nature, ever ready wi;l her
generous ,uiSiara;ions secks 10 compensate
fpr 'nan's sInlcncc, flowers arc scfywhrrr; the
gatt:cus asn Haas oF hloosn. VIC arc haunt
esl sSitls drlscic'it odo7s ~ vc tread the deso-
ls;c s,FrSs% W1lh no soft eye 70 gase neon
,lscis laseirsss. a,si uo tender ea.c TO develop
Their lscs.iiies, ;lsrec hcaven SCH, messengers
haiir'w ai,h sls.r silem. ;naurntcs the Sad 3ss
nlnsa city. M 'sc sssr arct,ni ,ta the a!r sEsa
hles risi, tie dull sosr ii sstiile.y. and. wieh
strs;isA sl,ries. = shell ss.sses itself IN tlc srssxc
of nsigssbof:rg bniia;ns. Slaossssi &c sssses,
!,y slsasss. a assaeet saaisas s.i :i.s eiaee, ~a
sail fad lbs. the pssssras ,lsseiasins ASH slse
psos ss.in of slsss hsaa.siass cts. las poi pro
,ni;si il i,le hseass anyti';rss, Ut sa;s'assse OF
ss,gs. ssion oE despair; 10. sather distraction
,an shs ,ts,lattag tscsd aisl raIlisalT ,tesssiaa
,,un s.t . aa4sl eat,uf isestes llg,eaisarssn,
,i.an New nr!raa-s. Anil 81 uisi, sasEoa and
pride, No rafs sise npl,lc old risY. krrasifsag
p'sfcr Tbs, .hc Al paaesfi viii lake i. nasfeF
irss protection '''s,l soHci,saie q .sjseesly aai
eosupIe,o 'leiiYsFasss.~-+as.soa IatfeF.
GroHaG stas OK rms figasr.- sls. ssIs.
oi = I.oa,ioa paper arisea:
Tiers a's' s.s ,norr enriosss satiesss Sass,sse
alasian il'an tbs, inyoise,f in sl,r probable re.
cep,i"o which ~pua l.e snet with by tho Pc.
lasesi re!,srcs whom .as chances pf. tbs ena
ssFs sssas force, 81" long. 10 sex st as,lans in
'sreas l.'i;aia. We hsse toes. from stnsn :ua.s
nesnosiaI, accustomed 10 s1.eni frank hsap,;.
,siity 10 esilcs oEeYery sllas'u oi crcssl snl /
party. The de.ifoae.l syrsas and the escaped |
have boen eqnals wcIsoric i.cuss f'h;iIinas |
or 'Soais Saposeon: aei.ernieh or Ma.;ai;
kosasI or Jcsa do BcurSon, gl,arle. ;he /
ls:tsh OF Canssiiicrc L Is sli ono 10 Tia. We
shonla bro happy 10 barber soafoqae; NO shotla |
be happy 30 see Juasess and II IIs holmes !
sho l'ope ;urpSsi tip some iIas sassHiag Il. Hi. /
ssrs's, Escter tiall "onl1 lnave lis card npon
him and s;rsre ,e ccnrer. hirn Abraham lin
coin in London would be 4 lion, and Mr.. Be.
tcsfori Hops, tho Marqa!sio 81 Bath. and Lord !.
Robert Cecil .HosilI be prolific Of eisiliiics sof
Jefferson Davis Blt how wonA i, DC i Ben.
|smIn + Butlsr saIrr among rs Woaid there
be one spo; Il Rnglsh. az french, or Italian
ground shese hs coaii find rest 10. tho sole Of
his ieo.f | sccsn 10 hear tho sranage~ Of the
Grand Hoiel sal tho Louvre ssyng they wcrr
very sorry, bnt they had TO: F,ngle bed LEFT,
and hundred II gGesis veWiHg that they would
parL auJ L.. IL Hrtl,r /