The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-08-04

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AFTER TIE RA1DERs.-A large cavalry force left
Gen HOOPS army Thursday in pulrnit Of tho
raiders. Il
Itappears, from official statement, that tho losses
i'll BUrLERs Cavalry Brigade lost mp rs follows:
Killed 81; wounded and missing 400. Total SIT.
rumor h:h, reached lis, by way of Augusta, that
Gen. HOOP has hnd another fight with SHERMAN com:
pletey cutting up his left, and driving him from his
entertainments.
1t is said that President DAVIS has teegraphel to
high authority, that if Gen. HOOP will only hold his
own few days longer, lie will be abunlnntly sup
ported in both front and rear
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GEN. WuEELER.-A gentleman who recently left
Atlanta states chat Gen. WHEELER in recent ell
gagement wounded in one of His legs between the
ankle and knee. The wound. though very painful, is
not considered dangerous 1t is said the General will
soon bo able to- resume his duties
Gen. JOHNSTON is ut Macon with his family, having
there rented house, aud entered upon permanent
resldcnce Gen. ScHoUP, formerly tie chefot artil-
lery, and i'll indefatig bic officer in all deparmcnts
has been appointed Chief of Staff, to Gen. HooD, vice
Gen. Macka, releveE as I am informed at his own
request. '. y ''.' ...
EXCHANGE OF PRlSoNERs.-The Jfercu,y learns on
good authority that, by agreement between Genorals
JONES anu FOSTER, special exchange Of prisoners is
to take place in Charleston. The fifty officers who
have been confined for some weeks past to he cx.
changed for the Confederate officers Of similar rank
now held as prisoners on Morris Island. We shall
thus recover many brave and accomplished officers.
The uows of the defeat and capture OF tho most Ia
nous Of all the Yankee raiders comes IT, like "A vel
come gcam of sunshine upon what was fast growing
to be very dark picture 1t nced not bo disguised
that the aspect ofatlars in Georgia. viewed in tho
ligl OF tho rumors and advces that had reached us
| up to yesterday afternoon far from cl,eerins-
Vague reports ofpnother battle III front of tuta had
indeed got abroad; but wo listened in vain to lear
through tho smoke Of the conflict, those shouts of
triumph wc had expected from tho veterans of Hoop
Meanwhile, SHERMAN with his multiplied bands of
mounted vagabonds was traversng the frest regions
| Of Georgia. working his will with her magnificent
Railroads and, seemingly unresisted bringing fire md
sword to the very gates Of her capital.
But the scene has changed. The Army of Tonnes-
scc after inhcting another terrible chassemcnt upon
tho foe, still stands, like wall ofre around Atlanta
and SHERMAN, baffled and disappointed, is as far as
ever from the mastery Of the doomed city" The
Grand Raid, too has come to grief lis main force
doubtless already broken down with fatigue, has
been swept like chaff before pursuing squadrons
its chief aims have all been defeated and its bold
and skifu leader with many Of his officers and men,
| arc captves in hands.
The contradictory dispatches leave us in doubt as
to whom havo to thank for this gallant and timely
achievement But Of the achievement ITSELF thorc is,
happily, no doubt whatever; No matter whose the
arm that dealt it, truly it right lusty blow and
struck at the happy moment.
ENGLISH JuDaEs.-Ofthc four Pusne Judges
of the Queens Bench, not one Belongs to the
established church. Mr.. Justice Crompton is
we'll known as belonging to the Unitarian de-
nomination. Mr.. Justice Blackburn, was born
and bred, and still remains, a Scotch Presbyte-
rian. Mr.. Justice Mcller is in like manner as
sociatcd with the English congregation of dis
sentcrs. Mr. Justice Shee is an avowed Ro.
man Catholic; SO that on Sir Alexander Cock
burn alone, himself a Scotch baronet, devolves
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