The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-02-12
LATEST CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

recommendation that they do not pass it. No
action WAS taken OH the report.
1t is understood that tie House, in secret
session to-day, passed the Military bill and
sent it hack so the Senate for future consdera-
lion by that body 1t is sail TO have been
extensively amended and altered in tile House.
1t is understood that the Senate, III secret
session, passed the currency bill which WAS semi
to that hody hy the House some tine hgo,
though considerably amended and changed.
1t was sent back to the House for further con-
sidcration.
The Senate will next take up the Tax bill
i'll secret session.
The House is understood to be still in scs.
sion on thes,NliIi'nry bill.
FROM CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, Rb 9th, lSG4.-'T The enemy
advanced from Scabrook's Island this morning.
about daylight. with a force supposed to be
about five to our one. An effort was made to
hold the them in check, but SO far they are
still pressing us back, with artillery, ritlcd
pieces and infantry. Our pickcts. in falling
back, were forced to leave som" OF our wounded
in the cncmy's hands Captain Humphrey has
been shot in two places, and had his horse shot
under him. At nine o'clock, u IN. trues hy)
the enemy had advanced one mile and hail
from the Harlow. on John lsklnd.
LAasr rR"M ErrofE AND THE UNITED sr,TEs.
The iolIown. is SUMMARY Of the latest
European ami Northern news:
Denmark absolutely rejects the ufimatnn Of
Prussia and Austria rIlin" Inr II Withdrawal Of
The N"vcml'rr Com>tiiEtl",i, pom the prnalty Of
their joint occupation of S,hlr>wIg lIol>tcn In
consequence of This refusal the crvoys of llmsr
powers left Co "prnhagen. Austrian rr"nIrs were
on their way to occupy SchIcswig ll"I>tcin.
The proposition fnra new French loln oi
twelve million pounds sterling met with en-
traorlinary uaccss, the bids exceeding tl.ir en-
times tlr: amount required.
The London Stock Exchange WAS tcvcriSi in
consequence Of the warIikc aspect OF affairs il
Germany.
TIL" Confederate Loan was quoted at A..
Cotton MAS lower, and hrc;'lslutl> advance, d.
The Yankee House Of Representatives has
passed the hill reviving the grade Of Licutcnau,
General, and have recommended Grrrral Grant
for the position.
James B. Clay died recently in Canada.
\ New Orleans letter to the New York Her.
all, dated January 24th, says: AIN all parts OF
this city it is believed that Mobile is about
being attacked by Farragut OH the water and
by the troops under Gen. Banks on land"
La France SAYS the G. S. steamer Florida has
challenged the kcarsagc to a fair fight. The
latter having accepted, they intend to 90 a .cw
range.
The Alabama has destroyed the Yankee ship
Contest in the Straits Of Sundl. The vessel
AMI cargo were valued at Que million dollars
Gold is unchanged at l46.
LoxGsrREEr.-Wh Whatever may have been The
misfortune and folly (Says the Richmond En-
amirrr) Of ctachins Gen. LongStrcct from The
main army OF Tennessee, on TIE exc Of an i'm
por'art engagement, vet no ono acquainted
with the t:,'l< can ,Iouht that his operations in
Upper Tennessee, considered in Themselves,
have been highly succrs>fhI and vastly herc.
fetal Ia lI,r 'alSr The failure hrinrc Knox
vile WIS due to no fault OF Gen. Ion1>t.err,
lrl parity To Il train ot circumstances Otcr
wIicil he hal IN r"ntmi. AMI partly to tnr
vaclllatlng orI,r> OF the iII.s.arrei l'rarg. The
calturr ol Knoxville could have llonglt 10
I"'rIlIaurnt advantage. Since the fall of Chat
tano"ga and Cumberland Gap, it is unt"uanlr
10y Confederate arms except 1T great cost of
lr""l>. a"airI>t any considerable h"v OF the
enemy; for it is liable To attavk IN tr"nt from