The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-15

Cbnl'HaUuCT Ill uoUuStpu dIuly sdJS'
SHERMAN is at the end of his rope.
His losses in killed, wounded stragglers
and sick, owing to the masterly maneuv-
res Of Johnston, have been not less than
10000 men; and as the two armses now
stand, we can whip him any day in a
fair general engagement. Sherman can
come no FURTHER "
We learn, says the Richmond Eran,
i'ner, of the 4th, that Licnt. Gen. Grant
has resolved beyond the power of change
to avoid decisive engagement, and that
the army of Northern Virginia will never
haze the honor Of shooting as many Yam
KEGS in one day as it had upon the 18th
of last month, in the county of Spotsyl-
vana If he could be provoked to let
out his full length again, he would have
been 50 provoked on yesterday, when he
had also every opportunity that could,
unGcr any circumstances, be- desired by
- gentleman.
On Thursday evening, he had been
aitacScl iii his cntrcuchmemts. Three
line, OF hrca>tworks had been wrcnchcd
from him. Seven hundred prisoners had
been cap;urc! with them. An mp"rtant
position hail been taken, whi.h f"rced
him f.om the high ground Oh orr left, and
bent his own right back t" the Pamunkey.
Here WIS provocaIirn. Observers OF
Grant career anticipated glorious field
Lay on the marrow But the anticipa-
rinn wa> fulfilled in partial manner
only. There was, indeed, u sharp strug-
.i. ,e>rer,lay-thc most Sanguinary
ii.htims which has occurred since the 18th
OF Nlav-bu no general engagement in-
vulvug the wis"le forces Of either army
still less decisive battle.
ST. far as we are urw inform' d, the
aiFrir Of yesterday ~as IN attack 10y the
enemy in great force "unnr lines in front
Of Gain, llili aud Coli lI'rh' 1t was
nrrdv with ,mcrgy Il must '" admitted
thl' Grant la, impartrI "m some "cca-
si"ns, an mpeI+r :, YanEc" 'ro p which
u other Federal G urs! Ia, yet gwen
t. than. Bus nrrirrr na 'ns, nr ON any
! other "r';r'"n, has u been me ue''e' ''r
! them or Tor h'"i. n'y r,'>"c'."p yes.
tcr,!ny mogning win de"p !'ne>, ""'I sue
cr,,Iri IT, at SP','>yIranla Court il"'>e,
in hur>t,n. over Que part "f tn Cvnied-
crate hreastw"ik>. Two @u''' III "n a'-
tIilery c"ihPahF from l''',''n''"' 'c'' '"'
moment INTO tic enemy ; na''"%, "''er
fifteen officers ana m"n' "of"'ng tHe ,a'a
g'ln>, hai been hil'"" "' w"u"ne'i' D"'
the reHu'' was ''"t'' ~ ''"',' '''' ~ '"e
SlhilaF 'hcl'e"' al ,P''>!l '''"'' ''''''
House acre '"c N""'e'''r'''> fEcoc
rrcd neither i'e Guns ""' ne a"s'e ..
th' br'artw"rS when was 'aNe". Dut
bore eur 'ro 'rN Wore :" r'plo'y fai''ea
ana r'''''i''cc"' ''''' .''' "''Ne'>S,'ee'ss'
"n"i'Y vanished pc'''' '"Cy c,u"' ever
ra'>" = ch. cr. lhey wcr >'"uSh rren or
>h"l "Ht "f 10" ir'"rhe' III 'ne "r'e'cst
space ii tine; lie guns we're ccr'aIn'y
recovered, mn>p k@n, "'''aIi"' II. ana ar
u'w in C"nt''t'r'ir ha'''> Inc rcS' "l
the barr!' M rpctItI'ri "I cuaig" after
I rhIrgr-.>"n" s'y 'iH''N wrr" brought NJ
seven times tut they never cot III
! ng in, aEd th'Ir li"r> '".i Ge"d "f "'''
scattered before III" iir'. Ab"nt m".
day tha enemy + hnq i>hrI ii. struggle.
We retained al. "Hr w"iE> intact, wrh
every inch the gr"H"l gained II" TIA"
cvpuirr hriur'.