The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-04
Got Back.

"A Colored boy named Sam, buL generally
called Dick, servant of Mrs. Catherine Alien,
OF Brunswick County, captured by the Yam
kee boats crew which made dash into Smith
vile about the first of March, and carried of
Captain Kelly, General lTcbcrt's Chief of En-
ginccrs, arrived here this week from Nassau on
board of the steamer Alice Sam civcs the
following account OF lis trip:
The Yankees carried Captain Kelly, alorg
with the two colored boys whom they had
seized (Sam and boy named Josh Howard),
on board the blockading steamer Monticello,
where they were kept thirteen days; at the cx-
piraton OF this time Sam was carried to
Fort Norfolk Grip Raps), where hc remained
for three weeks, after Which lie was sent to
camp Hamilton, near Fortress Monroe and
kept there until the goth April, when he was
turned loose and sent to Baltimore From his
capture till his arrival in baltimore was pre-
ciseiy two months. lie docs not know What
became of the other boy after lis arrival at
Fort Norfolk. Heard that Captain Kelly was
carried to Point Lookout, Maryland.
Arrived at baltimom, Sam, by Il summary
process known to persons lc met will, on his
travels transferred his allegiance to the British
Crown and his birth place to Turks Island
found out that he had been captured on
British steamer, and sought the assistance of
the British Consul to have him returned to his
saline home The Consul at baltimore sen.
him on to New York, and the Corsul at New
York sent him 20 Nassau on board the schoon-
or Mary Harris, Captain Dennis. He staid IN
baltimore only one day, and in New York
less than week. Got to Nassau on the 25th
May, and found one or more persons from VIII
nington or Smthvilc, who helped hilr. Ma
jor Hyligcr, Confederate Agent at Nassau,
gave permission to'comc here and he got Il pas
sage on the Alice. Yesterday morning he yot
apassport from the Provost Marshal and went
over to Brunswlckt to report to sold Misslls'
Sam is an intelligent boy enough, and
showed his sense and snartncss hy working
his way home; but it is not to be presumed
that he could have much chance of seeing
things North, nor be capable of forming any
Judgment worth quoting. One of the things
that we think made Sam unwilling to be Il
Yankee "nigger" was, that he found the AL
KEGS would be sure to clap him in tho army
and Sam don't like to be shot ut, If he had
to take that chance, he would rather take it
"lor his own folks" but, upon the whole, nc
would rather not take it at ALL Judging by
hls looks and talk, we see no reason for s,ls-
pccting him of having gone of voluntarily
Win the Yankees, nor of returning now as Il
spy. The boy seems to be sincere and on the
fSASch
claimed to be born on Turks Island, l,c was a
Turk, and ought to have at least three wives.
Sam don't seem to know about that.
Wilmington Jouynol.
VERlTABLE PROPHET "A few months aro.
while in command on Morris Island General
Seymour said he would celebrate the coming
Fourth Of July in Charleston. Amon~ the
many dreams and prophecies which have been
going the rounds of tho press recently, We be-
lievc this the most likely TO be fulfilled; but we
doubt whether the details Of the "cccbration''
will be quite in accordance with the Generals
wishcs.-Mcrcury.
lady friend who has been very successful
in making blackberry wino has furnished the
following recipe for an exchange.
Bruise the berries thoroughly, and add to
each gallon of berries (which must be meas
ured before bruising) two quarts of hot water.
Let this set all night; then strain off the Juice
through CLOTH To each gallon of strained
juice, add one and half pounds of sugar, and
put in a vessel loosely corked to fermcnt. At.
ter fermentation, it must be corkcd tightly.
u Some persons put in powdered charcoal, tied
! ina cloth, to purify it.