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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-15
An Affair at Winchester.

We have an interesting account of re
cent stampede of Yankees through VIM
chester, which occurred last Sunday A de-
.achment Of the enemy, one'hundred and
three men, were out on scouting duty and
proceeding towards Strasburg, when they
were encountered at Cedar Creek by twenty
FIVE Confederates, under command of Cap.
tain Ssurges Davis. The Yankees fed at
sight of our men and "a most amusing race
ensued. They we're chased through the
town and their leader captured, certain
"Captaiu Bob," said to be fat and IA
nous lager beer restaurateur il. New York
city. Captain Bob being hard pressed, had
taken range through the back yard in the
house of Mr.. Joseph Brown. He was dis.
covered under a bed and dragged out, to.
gether with Yankee sergeant who shared
bis refuge. Licutenant Cross seeing boot
peeping from under the bed, took hold of
it, when the Dutch Captain squa'led, eyes,
me oone," and readily gave himself up as
a prisoners of war.-Richmond Examiner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-15
Extraordinary Torpedo Doings.

We learn from a well.informed CORES.
pondent that on Friday last the Yankees at
Newbern sent out to Bachelors Creek four
large torpedoes to be "planted" in the
Neuse, at Spring Garden, ten miles from
Newbern, to guard against any rebel gun.
boats likely to be sent upon them. Atthis
point they were removed from the oars to
the oommiassry building. Three of them
had been safely deposited, but the fourth,
on entering the building, was struck SO
violently that the "machine" exploded
The explosion "set off" the other three, and,
as may be supposed, the four "set off, the
building and its contents at, Q rapid rate
through the air.
One hundred men, including twenty me-
groes, were "within range" Of the missiles,
of whom sirty three aoere instantly killed,
the rest wounded. Amongst the killed is.
q notorious Yankee william, Lieut., Willis.
We learn, also, that Hezekiah Davis, an
old citizen of that neighborhood, was pres.
ent and got killed.
At the scene of the disaster it is said tbs
Yankees had erected tall tower or look
out, in the top of which Yankee was OF
the time posted. The tower suddenly dis
appeared and if the sentinel on that tower
has yet been found our infofmant has not
heard of it. ~. -
The explosion. was heard tweRsy miles,.
and created great CONSERVATION in the gar
rison at Newbefn. The long roll was beat
en-, signal guns were fired, and every prepa-
ration was quickly made to meet the rebels.
Such scene Of wild confusion is said to
have existed in the good old town as has
never been exceeded, except in the imme-
diatc vicinity of the explosion.
We regret the whole internal race was
not within easy range Of the torpedoes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-15
RATES OF POSTAGE IN THE
C. STATES OF AMERICA.

E0R the convenience of the public
II the following smpied statement of the rates of post
under the Of Congress of the Confederate States OF
America has been prepared. II must be borne In mind
that the Act TO go effect from and after such period
as the p. NJ General may, by proclamation, announces
- RATES POSTAGE.
Single letters, not exceeding half in weight to
any part Confederate States shall be each 10 cents
An additional single rate for each additional half ounce
less.
= Drop letters cents EACH
In the foregoing cases. the postage prepad by stamps
or stamped envelopes.
4 Advertised letters cents each.
on NEWSPAPERS.
Sent regular and bona dc subscribers from the office
of publication and exceeding three In weight
Weekly paper, l3 cents peEquarter .
Semi Weekly paper, 26 cents per quarter
Tri- Weekly paper, SO cents per quarter.
Four times week, 56 cents per quarter.
Five times a week, 65 cents per quarter
Six times week, 7S cents per quarter
ON PERIODICALS.
Periodicals published oftener than semimony shall be
Periodicals published monthly not exceeding IL
In weight each number, and one cent additional
on each additioaslounce fraction Of nm ounce.
on TRANSIENT PRINTED NATTER.
The inland postage every other newspaper, and
each circular sealed handful, engraving pamph'ot
PERIODICAL magazine other paper which shall be uncon
nected with any manuscript or written matter, and not
cxceedinsI in weight shall be cent, and tor every
additional fraction of ounce, cent addition
al: and books bound and unbound, not weighing over
four pounds shall be deemed mabe matter, and the i'll
land postage on them shall be the of cents
ounce or fraction of ounce, and the postage all such
transient matter and books shall be prepaid In all
cept when sent by officers musicians or prvates Of The
army.
rEAYKISG PRIVILEGE.
The following persons only are entitled 10 the ranknS
privilege, and in all cases strictly confined to Official bus
ness.
Postmaster General.
His Chief Clerk.
Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-15

nWHoM TO LOVE is DEATu."- There
is said to be in Paris at this time very
lovely, very charming young lady who is
destined, by an extraordinary fate, to go
through the world without being married.
She is dark beauty, with magnificent eyes,
a glowing cheek, lively expression, grace
full figure in fact, all together, endowed
with every attraction, even to that of haV.
ing in her own right, fortune Of $1,000
and being an only daughter, with prospect
of inheritiug millions. This lady is now
about twenty years DID,, and has been en-
gagged to be married twelve times Each
time the seemingly fortunate lover has died
within few weeks of the time appointed
for the nuptial ceremony. Yetno suspicion
Of dagger or bowl can be cast upon the fair
one; dark, mysterious fatality has carried
them away. Several died of typhoid fever;
one was killed in a duel one was thrown
from horse; two were drowned; two were
killed by railroad accidents, and one hung
himself! The lady has survived all these
shocks. Thirteen. may be for. her the for.
tunate, and not the fatal number. Who
will try2 .4g ~, -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-15
Yankee Armies to be Concentrated

Yankee Armies to be Concentrated
The cry of concentration is being got up
in the North in the hope that in the union
of their forces they will be able to carry the
two greatest points in the oampaign-Rioh-
moud and Atlanta. The Philadelphia In.
quirer in urging the policy says:
A, dispatch to: the Cipcinnati Gazette,
from Meadow Bluffs, West Virginia, states
that Gen. Crooks command has started on
its second expedition, this time, it is be.
lieved, to join the army Of the Potomac.
It also announced that General Hunter, in
command Of Seigeps army, is moving in
the same direction, while the army Of the
Northwest, under General Pope, itsis said,
is on the way to reinforce the army of the
Potomac. All these movements show that
concentration is now the order of the day,
and that the strength to overthrow the re-
bellion is 10 be. found in. the union d. .eur
armies. General Grant will soon have an
army which it will be impossible for Lee,
with all the forces in the South at his oom.
mand, to resist, and abort work will be
made Of the siege of Richmond. This con.
eentration, we apprehend, is the true .prin.
ciple Of determineb vigorous warfare. It
gives strength, and strength under the com.
mand of such a general as Grant must bring
victory, as surely as effect follows cause,
General A s. Smith, with his command,
it is also said; is en- route for Chattanooga,
perhaps to'yeinforce Sherman, while at the
same time the latter is being strengthened
from every available source. The rebels
are no doubt pursuing the same policy and
in a very short time the contending forces
on both sides will be msssed at the two
great objective points Of the campaign,
Richmond and Atlanta, and the defeat of
the rebels at both places will be- Waterloo
uc!Sato.- ~. 4 asE.s .-,,.-f- ~ ...s--
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-15
Propositions for Peace.

We sincerely regret that any of our State
Legislatures, or any of our people ony'ohere,
have recommended that propositions fol
peace should be made at any time, by the
Confederate to the United States, whilst any
of the soldiery of the elatter are in the terri.
tory of the former. Weare in the attitude
of weakness. We are the invaded party.
The evils of the war have been ten fold
greater on US than on our foes. In such a
condition, all cries for peace, from us, will
be construed, very naturally, by our foes, as
indications of exhaustion or of subjugation.
Such impressions must produce, not peace,
but prolongation of the war. Peace can
never be the result of humanity in the pop.
ulation of the United States But the 9th.
er day, deceived by Secretary Stanton as to
the battle of Spottsylvania, Governor Sey-
mour, of New York, leading Democrat
and professor of peace, ordered hundred
guns to be fred off and Bishop Potter, no
abolitionist, orders day for thanksgiving
and praise to God, in commemoration OF
their 'fancied victory. The peace party at
the North is a party of despair. They have
the sense to perceive that they cannot con-
quer the Confederate States. They are,
therefore, for making virtue of necessity,
and seek peace, to avoid the greater rnin
the continuance of the war must produce
over the United States. Any thing which
will quicken this despair, it is our interest
should occur. Signal victories on the part
of the Confederate States deepen, as they
have created it. 4 resolute, confident and
unfiucbiog trout helps to produce it. On
the contrary, failure of our arms, or any
Indications of weariness or weakness, or NJ
too great eageruess 10 end the strife, biunts
the edge OF their despair. It tempts them
to tign, on, upder the hope that there may
be syme internal discomfort which they may
not see, or some turn in our affairs which
they cannot now discern, favorable to their
hnal success. On the contrary, all PROPOSE
tions for peace on our part, amidst the cru
elites and desolations our foes are intiictlng
on our people, must tend to disgust all men
earnest in the great cause Of independence
aud liberty, and to dishearten our noble SOL
diery in their stern warfare against their
barbarous and remorseless foe. We look,
therefore, upon the whole movement for
peace in the Confederate States as unseason-
able and unwisc (although We do not sup
pose it to be treasonable), and calculated to
defeat the very object they have in view, by
a prolongatio ton of the Ear.
Charleston Mercury.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-15

The SoUTH CoMMERoIALLY IEDEpEN.
EEar OF The NoRTH.- Conmerriiall h con-,
sidered, the South has aof@colfse. suHerea
more than the North. With "a blockaded
seaboard, the trade of the South became
almost extinct In one respect, however,
the war has not been unproductiYe in good
effects in the South. Instead of being sim.
ply the exporters Of a raw material pkicha q
colored population prepared fer the market,
the Southespers have now become mannfsr.
turers. q necessfsies Of f7ths prassse var
compelled them todeyelope their industrial
resources, and they have now learned to-
supply themselves with those articles for
which they were previously dependent On
the Northern States. The Southern pop6.
lation desired political independence, -blt
the experience4of the present war hare
taught them the necessity Of equally making
themselves commercially Independent of
their Northern neighbor. - Lo'sdoa 1Sra.
ing Post, april 26ih5 -. s. 3
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For the Yorkville Enquirer.


The nep Yankee propasandsm, OF .4be Lineoln's Ia
Ye sons of Africa come forth,
To youis delegated
A noble missIon-for the North
/. Must be rcgenerated.
CuoRus-Let Miscegenation be the toast,
From the Eastern TO the Western coast,
I, Abram Lincoln, want q host
OF Mis-ce-gen orators.
Our Yankee blood grows thin and chill,
And colder grows and weaker,
We want your blood our veins to fill,
To make us strong and braver -.
CHoRus-Let Mscegenatlon be tue toast sc.
And Cupid, you must change your facts,
You mischief loving rover,
For Northern Bellies and sooty blacks
Henceforth will live in clover,
CHoRus-Let Mscegenaton be the toast, &c.
Stand back, you nice white dandy chaps,
Make room for sons of Congo, .'
For Yankee girls will set rlelr caps, y-
For Cufree and for Sanlbo,
CnoRUs-Let Miscegenaton be the toast, &c.
Hurra for Colonel Sambo now,
And gallant Maj. Cuffee,
Andsolders soc TO them you bow,
And hand them tea and coffee.
CHoRUs-Let Miscegenation he the toast, SC.
And darkies take your pick and choice,
OF Yankee Bellies and lasses,
And Soon wc'llhear the pleasant voice
OF copper headed Yankees.
CuoRus-Let Miscegcnatlon be the toast, 7
From Eastern to the Western coast,
|, Abram Lincoln, want host
OF Misce-gen-e -ra-tors.
CAMP WtSpER, Va. &c.. l.. n.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-15

DEATH oFA SqogNDREn.-Col, Andrew
j Butler, brother Of the Beast, died sud-
denly in New York onshis return from New
Orleans. He left8ssg very large personal
2 50 the. New York Herald tells
us, valued at two millions Of dollars. This
he got by stealing and robbery 10 New Or;
leans, in which the Beast was doubtless bis
partner; in5proof Of which is the faotsthat
be ieft.balf Of bis property tosthe Beast,
one quarter to his own widow, apd'oneauar.
tar in trust for his OWE. son. Such nnhIesh.
ing rascality has rarely been acted in the
face of tho world 3 @s''
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-15
l MUTnATED REaIMENT.-There il

A MUTrLATED aIMENT.-There is,
perhaps, no regiment in the service which
presents such evidences of the havoc of
war, as the second Louisiana. ltleft home
over eleven hundred strong, and after suf-
fering heavy losses WAS recruited and ap.
peared at Gettysburg Numbering one thous-
and. There it lost seven hundred and fifty
of that number or just three.fourths. 1t
was on hand, however,, with organization
complete, in the receht battles in. Virginia,
being attached to StaH@d's s brigade, Ewell's
corps. Itwas prominentin the Wilderness
fight and again at spottsy!vania Court
House, in which last battle it lost its Colo
mel, Williams, and other officers, coming out
with but fifteen mnskets left. Thus stands
the heroic band at present. What q sad,
but glorious spectacle it presents.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-15
THE MAILs OyEa THE GasESNsBoa

The MAILS OYER THE GRREHsBoa0
RAILROAD. We learn that Immediately on
the completion Of the railroad from Dan
vile to Greensboro, N.NC., on the 2lst Of
May, the Postmaster General teiegnphsd
to Mr.. johnson, the President Of the Go
luubia and Charlotte Railroad, and 70. Mr.;
Webb, the Presidential tbe. North gasoiisae
Railroad, to meet him and Mt. Harsie, the
President ofthe Piedmout Rsiboad, atonce,
50, as to agree to q close and quick aschedale
for mails, seven times week from, Rich.
mond to Columbia, s. G. The presidents
Of these three roads met the Postmaster
Geperalon the 25th May, and agreed son q
schedule with close conusetions ffou RicET
mond to Columbia, s. O., fors daily
trains, will, further understanding thai they
would run double mail trainsifs mot prevent.
ed BY the necessity for military stfausporta-
ton. By this schedule the mails are TO go
from Richmond to Charlotte, M O., In
twenty.four hours. 4
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-ss Total killed In nMayc....".......Y..... 7oOOo
Both armies have suffered severely in the
loss of officers. In Virginia alone, since the
commsncsnentof fthelong 6ghswith Grant,
We. have lost nineteen Genersls--seven
killed, ten.Bounded and twp captured. The
names Of the killed are Stuart, jenkins,
Stafford, Jones, Julius Daniel, Gordon, Of
North Carolina, and Perrin, Of South Caro-.
lima. Those captured are General Ed
ward Johnson. and General Walker
The Yankee loss in Generals is equally as
largo as ours. The N. Y. Herald itself
admits the following loss:
Killed: Major:G General James E. Wads-
worth, Major General Sedgwick, Brigadier
General. Haynes, General Webb, General
Taylor, Bailey. Wounded General Josh
T.. Owens, (siuce dead,) General T.. G.
Stevenson, General James G. Rice, (dead,)
General Getty, General Talbot, wounded
in bowels, Gen. Robinson in leg. Cap
tureds: General Seymour, General Shaler,
General Neal and General Hickman. Re-
capitulation Killed, 6; wounded, 6; cap.
tured, 4: Total, l6.
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+.
1@ The Generals @ho do NOT favor the.
press are often favored by it with diGnte..
rested and generous testimony rs 81 3 Z
J Gen. Bragg owes much Of the confidence
still extended towards him to The Mobile
Register and one of the Atlanta Journals
Gen. Whiting is indebted. TO the Soak
Caroliniaa for defence which ma clear
case Of rendering good for evil, five had
space to state it:in full !.
As q matter Of fact, and without any
special or personal a2plicasion, We beg
leave tolpropose to any frisndss Who have
been under fire as reporters, and CORES
pondents and observers, these questions. 3,
Was there eveta clearly admitted case Of
drunkenness in an officer on the 6sld, ,or
whenh he should have beenonst The field
Does any amount ofsliquor produce IN.
toxication or temporary incompetepoy in3 {
an officer? -. g s. ], !.
What is the difference between oficers:
audiprivates, as to liability 'tos sintoxication
and to conviction, therefore, before q coustf
Charleston.t Courier. ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-15

s8 Parties just through the Ines from
the vicinity of MurfFeesboro' reptsssnenueh
upeasiness by the authorities inthat 4piaee-
aud Chattanooga, in consequence :of the
great distapcei eintervsning between Sherman
and bis base, ,'snd the reported proximity of
the ubiquitous Forrest on one side and Nor
gan on'the other. AFsderaf offcerin COM
maad at huntsville expressed the upidiouI
that if Sherman should meet xith disaster
near Atlanta, Tennessee would have tosbe
evacuated at once, from Nashville Eastward.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-15
Anecdote of Gen. Loring.

The soldiers in the Confederate States
Army have acquired g sad habit of giving a
subriquet to such persons as they see fit,
with whom they come in contact. If the
individual takes any offence, so much the
better, the fun becomes fast and furious,
and the nickname attaches itself to the eparty
long after its. origin has been forgotten: =.
One fine summer morning, Gen. Loring
was seated in front of his quarters, when a
quartermaster approached him evidently in
q great state of excitement. y '-''
"General," mmenced the officer, 81
have. stood it about long enough, the whole
regiment belong to are insulting me day
after day, and I won't bear it any longer. ="
: "Whatis the matter ?' blaudiy euquired
the General. {. - ~. =,
Ono one, has ever. complained ofme4 as
an officer" resumed the angry gentleman,
whose wrath seemed at the boiling point,
"l've done my duty faithfully, but the men
are insulting me, sir"
MAh.!' said the General, chow is that 2"
"They call me Brick Top said the en-:
ragged quartermaster, "and He'll, Fire, a
very common expression, as soon as they
see me. 1 know that I've got red hair,
very red, perhaps, but that's not my fault
"Certainly not" said the General, po-
litely.
"WelI, the fact is General, l can't stand
it, indeed can't. The army regulations
demand that all officers shall be treated with
respect, and if you'll issue an order"
"My dearsir," interrupted General Lor-
ing, "I'm really sorry for you, but an order
would be useless. I love my men, and do
all can to promote their happiness, and I
believe they all love me in return, but in
spite of the good will existing between u5,
do you know they, call me Old Blizzard;
and what is far worse, although I am their
commanding General, | cannot help myself:
Grin and bear it, my dear sir, as have to
do. It's the only way to tire those fellows
out, depend upon it." '
The name may sound anything but. NELL
Hous, but no. braver man or courteous gen.
tlemen can be found in the Confederate
States army than the one Southern soldier
recognized as "Old Blizzard"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-15

YANKEE ATRoo1T1Es.-Mr. Caperton,
of Va, from the Committee of Foreign At
fairs, to whom was referred the resolution
of inquiry relative. to the atrocities of the
enemy, presented the following report
Your Committee are Of opinion that the
exposition contemplated in the resolution
cannot fail to elicit the notice Of every civ
ilized nation to whom the same may be
communicated. 1t will furnish to them in
a form not to be questioned list of atroci.
ties and outrages upon the rules Of war, for
which no parallel can be found in the his.
tory of modern contests. -.
The attempt of justification upon the
part of our adversaries, on the ground that
it is not regular war but a rebellion, cannot
succeed. A contest which involves whole
communities and States: with their entire
legal representatives. caunet, be brought
within the definition Of srebellion. Be-
sides, they are preeluded from that position
by their own acts They have entered into
military conventions with us they agreed
in the early part of war to an exchange of
prisoners upon the usual footing Of regular
war, thereby admitting before the world
that we are no longer to be considered or
treated as rebels.
Your Committee conceive that, by the
course upon the part of our adyersaries, we
have been placed in possession of the law
of nations, and that we are entitled to in
woke its application. We know of no bet.
ter forrl in which that can be done than
the mode suggested by the resolution which
we have considered. 49,, .
Your Committee, therefore, recommend
the adoption of the accompanying resolu-
ton:
Reso1ved, That the President be reques.
ted to make an exposition Throughout com.
missioners abroad to the various European
Powers to which they may be accredited,
of the violations of the rules Of civilized
warfare, and of the atrocities committed by
the Government and the armies of the U.
States in the prosecution of hostilities a.
gainst the Confederate States of America.
The resolution was unanimously agreed
to.