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ESCAPE OF PRIsoNERs IA few days
since some twenty odd prisoners, among,
them some, desperate chafact were STAR,
ted from here in charge Of Lieut. Culbart-
son, and small guard composed ofboys:
from seventeen to eighteen years of age,
members of the Reserve Corps. When
about. Two miles beyond the top Of the Bluel
Ridge, the prisoners suddenly, and ;in 40:
cordance with pre-. concerted arrangement,
turned upon the guard. ! desperate hand
to.hand fight ensued. The guard being.
simultaneously seized each one By s priso:s
ner, could not use their guns, except by
clubbing them, One Of the guard, named
Bledsoe, was killed, and one prisoner, name
not recoliected. Lieut gnlbsrtaon was se-
.9iereiy: wounded 10 the head. He IS now
in the Hospital at this placs. Several
o.hets, guards and prisoners, were injured
more or less severely. The prisoners sue:
ceeded in getting away and II carrying off
With them most Of the guns Of the gpasd.
Five of.the prisoners refused to have any:
thing to do With the affair, and voluntarily
returned With the lieutenant. For their
good behavior they certainly deserve some.
favor. The guard, though only boys, are
said to have fought ike tigers, and ebly
yielded when oyerpowered BY G1mbers aBdi
brute force, e,-.:A steoille, 4 n, q. Nsl0s. 3
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PERSEVERANCE, UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
illustrating what can be accomplished
towards making the country self supporting,
even in the midst of desolating war, Gov.
Vance of North Carolina, (who, by the by,
understands that the mission of a Governor
has as much to do with the material welfare
Of his people as with the writing OF polit'cO-
metaphysical messages, in q recent speech,
narrated an instance that came under his
immediate observation, where poor widow
with three children, the eldest incapable of
taking care of the youngest, cultivated,
last year. patch of rented ground, with
the assistance of little steer not much lar
ger than a calf. Afraid to leave her little
ones at home in her cabin, she would take
them daily to the field, build for them a
small pen, cover it with. leaves to protect
them from the sun, and when she had plow.
ed distance from her little brood, would
move the pen to more convenient spot,
that she might watch over them and nurse
her babe at the end ola wesry.row She
raised three hundred and sixty-seven bush:
els of corn, had plenty to support herself
and children, and sold to ber neighbOrs s
ssThe brow of that woman Continued
his Excelleucy) is worthy the gproudest lau;
rels that ever rewarded the virtue, Of the
patriot or testified to the endurance of.the
hero. - -. *, :,
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L
4 A.SoUTHsaN YANKEE .TsloK The
Memphis Bulletin, alats number ofswhich.
we have before ns, saypla cestaiul large fac.
tor of that city received a;few days since
seven bales Of cotton, from Chicot county,
Arkansas, inI one Of which, upon Iepackiug
it, hefound an ldtskillet; siuglstres, six;
iron CRATE bars from a steam giu,s an non
pulley, two hundred Sndi fifty pounds Of
cotton seed, and suDdry other articles, te-
gether with the following explanatory and
solicitory note:
ITO all Yaahssdom; 81
GENTLEMEN AFTER my regards, allow
me to- state it,afords, me much pleasure to
send you samples of opr. article. First, as
you have all the negroes, you may need ex-
ira fine prolific cotton seed to raise your:
own cotton. Should you like the sample
we send, we can furnish yan all you want
at the same price, atleast ne. over 75 cents
per pound, cost and carriage I; {;
The iron is from our best SoutherB mines.
and of superior quality. We can fnruish
you in large quantities, at from go 70 80.
cents per pound. Any other article you
find, we can send you at the present price:
;Hopiug-to hear from you soon, and With
heavy orders, we are,
Respectfully Your,
SOME aLIyE UEs. 8
= P.:s.-This packing is done by ansex-
perienced Southern Yankee. u 81 ),
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! RATES OF POSTAGE HNsTHE,
G.eSEATES OF AMERICA.

: EOR the convenience of the public
the efoowng smplided statement of the rates of post
act of Congress of States OF
Amerca has been prepared IL must be borne In mind
that the Act into effect from and after such period
as the Pm. General may, by proclamation announce:
RATES OF POSTAGE
Single letters, not exceeding half ounce In weight
Of the Confederate States shall be each 10 cents.
additional single rate for each additional half ounce
s, Drop letters Q cents each.
In cases the postage beprepaid by stamps
- Advertised letters 3 cents each.
: - on sEwspApERs.
Sent regnlar and bona subscribers from the office
OF publication, and exceeding three ounces In weight
Weekly paper, l3 cents per quarter
= SEMI Weekly paper, % cents per quarter.
. rf-Weskly paper, 80 cents per quarter.
-Four times a week, 56 cents per quarter
r. Five times week, 65 cents per quarter.
x Six times week, 7s cents per quarter.
81 ON PERIODICALS. "a
Periodicals published emimonthy shan be
charged as newspapers.
In evB each number, and one cent additional
: on each additional ounce or fraction OF an ounce.
on TklSsfEsT PRINTED MATTER.
The inland postase on every other newspaper and
each circular NOT sealed, handb engraving, pamphlet,
periodical other paper, which shall be
neced with any manuscript or written natter and not
exceeding ounce in weight shall be cent, and for every
al and books, bound and unbound, not weighing over
pounds shall be deemed maiabe matter, and the In
land postase on them shall be at the rate Of
ounce or fraction of ounce, and the postage all such
transient and books shall beprepad In all cases ex
cept when by officers, musicians or privates of Tie
army. gs,y5,s-(, (,.Lsz-E r--E
The following persons only entitled to the frankinS
privileges and In all cases strictly confined to official busi
>. Postmaster General;
z: His Chief Clerk
AuditoIof toe Treasury for the Post Office Department
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! NEW PUBLICATIONS
NEW PUBLICATIONS
BY
BURKE, BOYKIN g. co.
MACON. GEORGIA.
RTOW READY.

LIN MASTER WILLIAM MITTEN;
Or the Youth of Brilliant Talent who was ruined by bad
lack Ry Iudsc osFsfeet, arthor OF Georgia Scenes
CAMP AND FIELD. Papers from the Portfolio Of an
now now reaayp Price s3 90.
z DUNCAN ADAIR; or, Captured in Escaping, A story
oe one Of Morgan's men, BY Mrs. Jane I. ID. Cross
Nearly ready. Price 81 90.
YOUNG MAReoNERS. By Rev. Francis r. Goulding:
most en.rning hook for young persons. Pronounced
by good judges TO be equal to' Robinson Cusoe Price
bcrIdiscoant 20 the trade from the foregoing prices
For inc mount uacd reItted TO In current funds, we
will send eheror al 6 thee books, paid, TO any part
:. 'ssssS - ~ " 80 BURKE, BoYKIN & CO.,
tsE5s+ s-E - ~ Macon, Georgia.
ANY the Confederacy copying the above ad
yertisemen with tls note viii receive copy of each OF
the above books receipt Of the paper containing the
adEs1i.senent iTna fn' %, II
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cor tAe Yorkviile Enquirer.
'TSoM1ssEs -


Accept my thanks, fair donors, -
!, = , For The flowers received to-day;.- -
I'll wear them in my bosom; rs:ss
In the midst of battles fray;
III wear them in my bosom, !,
In the battles widest hours; 81 g. 90
p % $And the ball that strikes my beating heart,
Shall crush yoth witheTed flowers. -
I 60 again to meet them, q" =
~ - The hated Yankee foe, 2. ~
:. But I1l carry In my bosom, ~ &C., ~
These flowers where e'er go;,,S .E
And, II l should be wounded, -
e. IN always havethem near, W :,'
= And IN Try othink each witheref leaf.
.s :. An emblem Of a tear.
Ahi eve soldiers" Hove flowers, '.,2
They remind us Of a day
= When no naughty tyrant's foot step a
Had marked our Southern ciay;-
All! then we had a country,
=, Fair ind BRIGHT as flowers could be;
r. but Its beauty now seems fading, + z5ss,
: ~ Iu our struggle to be Free -. - 1.---,S:
We'll restore it-neeer doatfw,
~. God will yet give US the power, y
With your smiles and dowersto cheer us, :.
We WITH meet the darkest hour; -
AndtlIe night that now seemsbroodlng
:. o'erthe doubtful batile's fray; :.
Soon, soon will be succeeded
By the blessed dawn Of duy.
GurHRIEsvrLhE, June lL -, '"RUo.''
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THE WORKS OF A WATCH IN a MANS
Observation-Disclosures CAsE.-Tn. that
valuable periodical, the Medical and Sur
gical Journal, the April number of which
has just been published by Messrs. .Ayres
and Wade, we find tBs following most re-
markable case of recovery from gun
wound in the lung:
Mr., R. D. @ 20 years old, iofscrofulous
temperament, in January, was Leaning on
his gun, the muzzle in contact with his
left side, when it exploded, teafiag q hole
in the chest Of three OF foarineHes in diam
eter, carrying with the load of shot, .frag-
ments of the third, fourth and fifth ribs, and
the whole Of a very heavy English gold
patent lever watch, except the ring to which
the chain was attached which singular to
say was fonnd in thelining of bis Haiscoat,
on the right side, DE-. Sslden, found the
patient apparently abont s0Sexpire,, and,
from the impending sufocation upont the
'ipgress Of air withirso large an opening, be
could make no exploration Of the wound.
Closing the wound with a large compress
and bandage, opium and stimplants were
freely administered Reaction took place.
and in a fortnigbtsuficient sdhesions were
established to permit exposure of the cavity
of the wound and to recognize and remove
the metal face of the watch from some six
inche, at the bottom of the wound. For
.r.a ~.
severai weeks, fragments Of the watch con-
tinued &C. present themselves and we're ex-
tracted; some from upon the diaphragm,
others below the cavicle. Theelungs col.
lapsing was not torn to pieces, .:the9gh
wounded in several points. Both the heart,
covered by the psricardinm and aorta, were
exposed to view. and to touch. Suppura.
ton was enormous I; hemorrhage5 frequent.
The collapsed lung became bound. down by
adbesions. The whole side. of the throat
sank. :. -
7 Sustained by every article Of nutritious
food calculated to supply an iuordiuate ap-
petite, the patients recovery was slow, IN.
til the wound, progressively reduced, could
only admit catheter. The supervension
of the tentement metallique during the pro.
gress of the case offered the enviable oppor-
tunity Of viewing. the cause Of its sproduc-
ton.
Qrs. Andrews and Higgins, (whose pa
tient Mr.. D. was) were perfectly assured
that the bursting Of the bubble on the sur
face of the. 'pus was the rationale of the
sound. Fragments of patch and bone to-
gether, with shot and other extraneous mat
ters, continued for some time toibe elected
by expectoration with sputa. Mr.. D. pos
sesses now every parto the watch except
the hands, q considerable portion, of the
small works having been Sexpectorated.-
The openings into the Jung were Of snfis:
cient siaato allowa currentaf air to escape,
and if directed against the aame of q candle
to exinguish it. Mr., D's health continues
feeble, but is as robust as it has been du.
ring the past five years. --.
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Military Court.

I414Gd1y SouuUs
An Actto amend an act entitled "4m Act
to organizesmilitary counts.to attend the
army Of the Confederate States in the
jjfeld, and to define the po,0ers Of said
courts" approved 9th October, 1852:
Tile Congress Of the Confederate States
do enact, That so much of the said Aos as
empowers the said military courts to appoint
their clerks and marshals, and provides for
the payment of the salaries of the said off,
GERS, is hereby repealed and hereafter it
shall be the duty Of the Secretary Of War
to detail and assign persons to fill: said Off
ces from military officers and non-commis-
stoned officers and priyates. unable7;to: per.
form duty in-ths field, and the compensation
Of such persons shall only be the espay to
which they may be respectively entitled by
virtue Of their military commissions.
Approved Jape H. 1861.
1t is very difficult to oaerestiuato the ad-
vautages of such Legislation like this. 1st.
1t puts in the field nearly full company OF
strong, healthy young men who are really
seeking shady places, and deserve DO favors
from the Confederate Congress. I'd. It
puts class of men IN their places too,
Hwho limp on crutches through the land
their valor has saved" and now plead for
something to do. 8. It sayesS9O,OOO per
year to the Government. This amount in
times past would have immortalized the man
who introduced the reform, but, in these
days of millions, it will be regarded as a
mere triae. 4h. It prevents bad men from
making subserYiept tools Of clerks and mar,
shals, becaaae the formerl Law gave the pow.
er to appoint aud dismiss the same day, If
the court saw it. Of conrse, it could have
no bad effect upon hnnonble men but
young, bsaishy men, who shirk the service
and show the white festher at q time like
this, are not aasan likely TO be- spothered
With honorable feelings.
4 While Sepitor Watsop, of Miss, has the
honor Of moving the measure, it is due to
both Houses iiol that not member 10
either opposed il; although they came near
killing ii with kiaduess the lower House
deserve the credit Of ofimproying the bill but
the hour was 90 lase that the bill was really
IN danger II being lost
a. 1MIsSOURIAN.
RiSebmoad .Whag.
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A Most HORRIBLE OUTRAGE BY THE
ENEMY.-The Richmond Epdminer gives
the particulars of an act of brutal .laxless-
ness committed by the enemy id NewKent
county, which, while it tperfectly illustrates
the Yankee character, is too shocking, to
humanity and'morals for recital here, but
for desire to vindicate history, ancient
and modern, from the supposition that their
records blush with deed equal toitin the
God defying atrocity. Two young ladies,
daughters of one of the most wealthy and
respected citizens of New@Kent, were seiz-
ed by squad of the enemy who Invaded
the residence, forced into a chamber and
their maiden persons violated by the 6ends
incarnate in the presence of their parents,
who could do nothing but implore The
wretc6es to kill them and commute fate
worse than death. We would cover up shis
deed, crying as it is, and appealing TO all
the dictatesof social life, but for the consci-
ousuess chat facts SO osdamuiog should go
upon the record to be handed down as evi.
depce against those examplars Of philantho.
py who are warripg against liberty, virtue
and The social system of civilization. Is a
Christian government, such ds the Coufed-
crate States uphold, todo nothing in sindi-
cation of law, virtue and humanity when
outraged by barbarism? Cannot General
Lee make demand upon Grant for the
persons of the brutes who are the guilty
perpetrators of this great crime? We:are
glad 70 know the authenticated facts In the
above case are about being laid before the
Government for its action. Speedy, stern,
summary action is demanded; if not, virgin
purity is byword, and liberty mockery.
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DISTINGUISHED ARRIvAL.-The Colds.
boro' Journal, of the 9th instant, contains

boro' Journal, of the 9th instant, contains
the following paragraphs:
On the Wilmington train, North, yester-
terday, we saw Captain Peacock, of Her
Majesty's Queen Victoria's0 Gath infantry.
We understand he has resigned his commits
sion in the British army, and cast his lot
with the gallant CoDfederates His choice
is the ranks, but he will occupy any post
given bin. .
On the same train, also, was Mr.. Lavley,
special correspondent of the London
Times. Both Of these gentlemen reached
"a Confederate port on Monday mornisg. =
Mr.. ;Lawley saysthe English press is singe
larly upanimous in favor Of the South, and
are now directing. their; attention: to. the
question of recognition. Their experience
Of the Yankee character, hss thoroughly dis
gusted them. Z. 49s,. - = s.
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BoUNTY BoNpss i FOR Tss so1DIERs.-

+ BoUNTY BONDS FOR TIE SoLDIERs.-
sgougresshas authorized the issue of fmboun.
ty bonds, "seach representing one hundred
dollars, says the Columbia South Carolini-
ian, one of which each private soldier shall
,be entitled to receive on the first of Octo..
beF next, provided. he has been at his post
insthe.army fron4the FIRST Of April last up
to that period. g - - .
j These .sbouuty bonds" are to bear inter:
terest at six percent, aud; considering the
condition Of their grant, they will have a
certain honorary character over and. above
their pecuniary value. a special addition
.altax Of one per cent, besides che other
Confederate taxes, is also appropriated to
guarantee the bonds; and, in the case of
this Coufederacy securing its independence
-of which there is no reasonable doubt
they will be- real value for the amount on
their face, and produce six dollars annual.
ly 10 gold. It is to be hoped that the sol.
diers, whose good conduct. shall have earn.
ed this certificate, will prize it at more than
its money rate, as high attestatlon of bis
faithful service to his country during the
present great and perhaps fuatcampaign.
Spectators, brokers, and money changers
will IF course endeavor to buy the securi-
ties for a triae; and if. the; soldiers, tempted
by>a small sum in hand, should be so i'm.
provident as to part with them, many extor-
tlouers wouldmakeafortune, and thousands
of soldiers, would lose, not only q diploma
of honor, which would be deeply valued
by their. children after them, but also q
substantial fund which is toproduce each
year, more real moneysthan the whole prin;
oipsl, if. paid in Confederate paper at this
day. The abounty bonds will have been
hardly earned; we trust they will be still
harder to buy-Mont9omsry Advertiser:
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STATE OF sOUTH CAROLINA

Roddey S, Co., VS. w. B. Dualap.-ArrAcHMESr.
WHEREAS, the plaintiff s. did on
w the 18th day of October 1863, file their declaration
against t defendant who as Il Is said absent from and
without the limits Of this State, and has neither wife MOI
sadecJartion might be served II is therefore ordered
thai the said defendant do appear and plead TO the said
declaratiou on before the 18th day Of October which
viii be In the our Lord one thousand eight hundeG
and sixty four otherwise final and absolute judgment viii
then be awarded against him. O.
=. (Sl6l s.E. MOORE, Clerk
October 18th, 1863.
Ko-n Ahurd A n
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IN TAE COURT 0F ORDINARY,
YORK DISTRICT.

WHEREAS, G. F. Wallace has filed
Wv petition In my Office, praying 20 be permitted TO
prove solemn orm paper which has been admitted 10
probate in common form, the last viii and Testament
Of Susan CurreBce, DECEASED.
These are therefore toce aud adnOnish you, the said
Eliza j. Susrs TO appear AT my Office York Court House
on the first day Of August 10 O'Clock, A NJ with
such witnesses you ny deem proper for or against the
confirmation Of said WIZ - - =
Gyra under NY hand aad seal Of office. at York Court
Z House. t,fs twenty second day Of April, 1864.
e,i%s Esl2 0o) J. A. BROWN, o. Y. d.
y Arr, 81 - ...-. II 3m,m
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What WILL BE Show NExT.-The
Macon Confederate furnishes the following
apt and humorous illustration of Grants
assault on Richmond -. -5.r......,
1t seems that the enemy have enough Of
Gen. Lee for the present. Grant has tried
every portionsof his line, had tenor fifteen
thousand mpre other smercenaries slahght:
cred, and as Lee says, is now "unusually
quiet" He reminds us of the country boy
who attended a show for the first time
The boy had a very stingy oldsfellowffor q
father, who never wbuld give him money
to spend at show or anything else. One
day the boy read the. great and small bills
Of Snowman with inexpressible delight
Upon those bills it was set forth that Vor-
sderful things would: be performed at the
Court House that night. The boy went to
his father and SO persistently begged him
for quarter that the old man yielded. Of
course he wal, the first in the house and
when the show went off he gased imperfect
wonder. Among the rest of the pictures
was a miniature representation Of, the burn.
ing of Moscow, the blowing up Of its Krem;;
lin snd'palaces, firing Of cannon, ,etc. In
order to give thesbihg effect the showman
had small pop guns charged with suree.
cough powder, which elet off occasionally;
Indeed, he had keg ofpowder behind the
curtain, which 'acoidently caught, blowing
up house; audience, show and Snowman -
The boy:fell ;in,t the street, and scrambHng
up. from the dust, exclaimed 81 wonder
what the d-n fool will show next?n
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ssar TIE Losisyiiie Jou5nal 90 ices I

e@- The Louisyiiie JouSnaS 90 ices the
mortifyipg fact that .teu Of Molesas. men men
threw train off the. track near Stnithheid,s
KY, and captured 26 Federal soldiers, 70;
whom they administered an cath 20 SUPPORT
the Southern Gonfederaey They wore po4
lite to the'ladies, and dido t take any mon
;ey except Government or company funds,
except 10 asfeW instances, where they bcr-
rlosed some change from the male passsa.
gers to be returned aaflsrthe war; :; The
cars, with the exception f;the ladies coach
es, we're sbnfnsd. The conduct Of the Fso,
els, wassastrangely sparked by-a sh9s.o'
gsllsntry and, ,an exhibit of desperate
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np In the efforts of the Yankee admin
istration to take the seat of the Confederate
Government, there has been no lack of ex.
pertinent in selecting commanders to achieve
the. coveted end. Prudent men and rash
men have both been used. But no one has
yet been found wise enough to hit the
fmarkiof success. They have sought Off
eers9o energy, capacity and prudence, who
have attempted to overcome the difficulties
of the undertaking by dilligeut organisation
and vast preparation Of men and material
az cautious advance under cover of works
and fighting on the defensive with the great
est possible economy of lives, Bot the
powers of organization, the engineering aud
the prudence of Mcclellan failed, and his
fame in the campaign of '62 rests chiefly IN
saving the remnant of his men from destruc
ton by rapid and skillfully managed re,
treat. Rash men have also been sought
The Washington authorities, safter various
trials. have selected the most reckless and
determined chief of the Northern forces.-
Eschewing cautious tactics, he has staked
the result on rapidity of movement and the
weight of superior numbers. They have
been used solely with view to the grand
object, and without regard to the cost OF
life among his soldiers. But his headstrops
and persistent and remorseless courage has
not achieved the fall of Richmond His
campaign has heenmore abloody, bold, and
resoiute" than little Macs. 1t has been
much more damaging to the means at oom-
mand of the North. 4 Failure in this des;;
perate effort will, greatly ezhaust'the. re-
sources of the Yankee Government. Men
aud money will not be readily forthcoming
Hence; for us, Grant is the better General.
The wise are ours alone, according o,the
criterion of success So Charleston. Iherca'ry.