The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-11-15
screaming babe in my arms, was not one of
tho chosnu ~ W

who c"ntrired fo escape by falling face down,
on the road. The whole party were soon or
dercl 10 march. 'Ih"n followed hur,.r.l, ar.u
ling ia'e"ci'*, and lac victims moved forward
| we al supposed ii!rr wr".. r their WAY. ;o
liict'non''. bus only tie soldiers ne: with This
tate. !nc rl!i;:';:* We're taken Il s.o,; distance
to . pHcc "I 'vo''!s a.'l !sornn::,iv searched
ana r"".'l "i ".is'c"rr money th;.v had lcfs
and the M:t Of th,!r clothes
While standing with the Ia;iic. saw - I-unr
soldier apir"arh csU'ioi.I ; ;luny. the ftrrcc.--
Whcn c!'sr h size lis, lie. quietly ru!vJ o,Y his
coat, tlcr his p:;:,ai,",,<, AID threw them :;cro<s
til" fence, Having; hothny i,u hit hi> Shut ad
pair O! drawers. l!c then waIkt,.i fr;!, lnl,ilv
among: 'i:' nar;,ncr$ Is krd fer some clu.hrm
TO keep El:n warn, complaining that lie rebels
had taken n!l his Clothes. HE ease saved him
. from further att"ak. Then arose Il cry tha,
the "lan:s were in tin woods; tI,. oncr,ilI:s
mo"nirh ami started oti: in Il hurry. brt in five
minutes they were back, and exclaimed. "A false
ala'm : ALL they i"I'to r'unicriry It'll lnr,hcr
l'y tins time the mai rx press and ha,.,r;;.c had
been robbed, and what they general lid not
want w;s III flames, and the gentleman were
left no extra clothing, and certainly 10 surplus
, cash.
One OF the !a'lies of our party lost all her
baggage. In vain she begged pietko,ic look
ing guerrilla TO spare her clothing, and That OF
her enid. "lhrrc are no valuuhles in the
rn"k yon cerain Y cail 10 nothing with its
; contents" she plead "Pooh,' answered The
! '"ch'vary,' as lac swa"=cr"d past her. "'rhrv
will do to help on the fumes" ai.I helm the
fanl.s they did.
1T was the" anr",ln. c'l l,v onctf 81. Officers
| that every rid had place for ii woman ii,
| front OF him ON his h r>r; b;s; tbs ,.;, Iv threat
was not carried OFT. Tncy then mad Il Fl al
search AND saw TIE work was cumrk,r: the
tram was burned; the Postmaster with sG3, coo
; robbed; the passengers pintcrcd Of their hats,
! coats boots watches and money; >and locking
and burning the mail, cXhrer:; and bnr,nrc
they hade lis a hoiSrrous farewell
a gentleman iroU Ohio, who had lost s. !:
600, his coat, hat and watch, had a Mcclellan
bad dgc. pinned to his vest. Some fellow ven,
turcd to ask linn, GLOW we're tl.. Peace Dem
ocrats!' lie tore of the Badge, threw it ON
the ground, and said ,."D--n Mac and the peace
devils. am going TO vote for hinct;ln.'
| Anothcr said he always was q sound Demo
crat ana would remain SO, but he certainly
woald vote for Lincoln, So AS to give -thuS,
fcnds their deserts.
\ lady, who had recovered her spirits after
the danger was passed, Inn!tLin!y!y offered 4
premium Of twenty five cents to I'cacc DEM
oc'at'' but none were to be found in that par
~.
CAVALRY FIcnr AT LAp,cA, ALA,-Wc
learn from Sergeant Flanncry, of Boylrs rcr,
mcnt, Jacksons cavalry, who left the front on
Friday last, that brisk affair took p,ace that
morning in Calhoun county, sixteen miles morrill,
cast Of Jacksonville. The enemy being r..porf.
cd advancing, as was believed, about tour
thousand strong, from the dirccton Of Rome
Gen. fergl,on, commanding division. formed
his line on Tcrrapin Creek ABOUT !, mile uor,h
O.! i'ad's:', Ala, and engaged the U a, ten ..cocN.
The fight lasted an hour and ten minutes. the
enemy hein:, completely whipped and ~c;;rir~
in confusion. They were q portion Of Kin,i
xirk's cavalry, commanded hr C.u r,I t;,,,r,
One II mrnt WAS composed If A.:bam, tories
we captured al r.cgan, stand OF coI.rs ami
eleven prisoners, including four Wounded. The
enemy left some half dozen killed ON the field
and citizens report that their nmbuIaurrs w,rr
full of dra! and wounded. Our loss w,s ,,,
officer, OF 81 AIah;'ma, wou",cd supposed NOR
tally, and three lrralrs killed. r,rrpsn,,.
brigade, Colonel E"y'cS, c"rnu,auJirr did ,jo
fighting, hcn. posted on the :.ad. TN. hr;
gadcS on the right and left were no, cuoa,nI
--.Nobih Register, 2d.
FHEED"M OF TUE purss 1x THE .Sorr,f- On.
of the most slriklnm lhIirs j., San, I, ;,