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failure Of Banks to carry out his part of the pro-

failure Of Banks to carry out his part of the pro-
gromme.
Dispatches from Cairo dated Friday state that
a Union train of two hundred and forty wagons,
while returnins to Pine Bluff, was captured by
the rebels on the 25lh ut, together with the es-
cort under the command of Col. Drake comprs.
ing the Twenty-sxlh Iowa Regiment, the Seven
tyseventh Ohio Regnent and the Forty-third
Indiana Regiment, with four pieces of artillery,
Zen. Steeles advance Of cavalry reached Little
hock on the LIST inst. His main body was great
y haTaSsed by the rebels during his retreat from
Camden, and he was compelled to destroy his
trains and every bridge behind him. On the 30th
ne crossed the Saline River but before crossing
he was attacked by the rebels under Gen. Fagao,
ana during the eveninga portion Of the rebel cav
airy crossed above, and proceeded within eight
m'es Of Little Rock causing noder4be alarm
mere Latest reports from Little Rock assure Us
That both that pacoand Pine Bluff are SAFE, Gen.
Andrews, with three hundred men, had arrived
to strengthen the force at Pine Bluff.
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We omit our Congressional summary this
week Tor wan, Of room, though Congress, like
everybody else, has done little beside seek for
news from the war.
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Wounded Vermonters in Hospital at Wash
ngton,
GREGORY SMITH.
Governor at Vernon
CARVER HOSPITAL

NNNNiaN ilNNA ithls
John Clifford, B, Sd VI, Frank Sponyo, do.
Merrill Shougo, do +. b. cream, 10. G. c.
Wheeler, ID, 9th VI.
MOUNT PLEASANT HOSPITAL
Second Regiment ia, ratro, Co K Matthias
Devoid, c Henry Il Bushy, 4 Thomas Cor.
ham, D Francis Ranan II AT Patch. = !,
John llayitt, b a 5 MayfcId, II PS With
orally, II y b Watrous. IL.
Third Regiment John Lamarst, + Cbas
). Brown, G 5. g. Phillips, A John Noyes
A Sleans, d; Jas Shambo, | r Olena
G w X Blanchard, +
Fourth RegmsnL-E NJ Cook, G. II Free.
man, c Michael Lene & / Peck, G, I Gro.
nan, X Freeman Roswell, c.
Fyh Regiment e II Spadne, | + c
Hatch, X Ash paaer, A 6 Cunningham.
ii Pat Waters, G Ebcneaer W Hill, X,
John Hogan, b
@rth H'sims't-A D Briggs, c; JSCuk,
Ebrsnh Regiment solomon Oterwies, |.
S,renis nth Regiment. George NJ Hunt, f.;
Peter Divine, d j j Temple D 6 W Rey.
nolds, u.
FINLEY HOSPITAL
S'c1nd Rsgimai j Ryan, Corp. A { Hum.
phrey, L c Bellows, DAbiel r Brown, John
Becky, Corp Il " Conroe, Daniel Ilauloy, Seret.
james ) Spalding, all OF Co. e 4 ? Pot
ter U Corp, Geo N COLI, { / b Twins, /
Geo u Knight, W Malholm, EW Phillips,
Geo W Pierce, all Of Co. {.
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oh' EN hhNlh ANaflhtNl H~ 100. ID tAL lUNlIN
yitc letter
Is ma MuDLRNtss NEAR
Srl3INlyANM e.. H.,
sunday. MAY
Ins l7Jh Nsfmoa, sen, iatl the hsht Fncay
morniug, May On, without dnil and without
discipline Ia tIc loreuoou So were opposed to
i skifm sh !no and artillery We lost cIptain
and "a meu. 3 % killed, an1 TIE balance
wounIed. 10 thc afternoon 1cwere iu the front
me on 'ae 'e't' and vrposed TO- Lone'treet'
~ s s".' ,, ,,'' t 'uV "u'S''.y
o., ,.,-..,.',I ,'.,t'. t 10y 'O' rrP'
- ,bo sor,.. ,.,,,,. - im w
uo,nd5 nd,,.,,,3 any,, ,.,.t VI
the 3I2 man ,l,,, WENT ,n,, r.,,,l. ''''''
''I o'o "'," ''@' "'''' .'o ''''''
Lieut.. Col Cummings. s.,lp wound.
CAPT B0wu, Co \. lc't af.n. ampoated at
shoulder; .,,
~ Ea,gI5 T. , ,'''' . &,'',1 ,.,, e.,.
~ E, -, ~
wounded
Lieut.. Martin. r. shot inte ie, sevorslv
This is only A u,rtlal list. shall nat INV
uar ,cul,,, unti se, the Ai;n,,ut "
,,
Tue ttHHdn Is egrtgi1usy wrong when Il
believed ,b., or. ,", t',Jin u sA{'ns ne
assail slavery. and when he did as~aiI !, he in
Inmates that he knew be was doing an uucou.
sutuuonai OUT lawful act. The plain direct
ta,ns M ,ronna or snob ~ nn ouss SOu
are surprised to see the FREEMAN make it Ere.
Press.
This is just what MIR. Lincoln did say
al feel that measures, otherwise uuconstitu-
'onai' msnt Deco nc laWlnl, by becoming ndis-
n,@n tbso ea ~. '"e psosar,H'.on Oh ,ne cons-
L iht or wrong, assumed TN. ground, and now
ayow it,
II that is not saying that the higher law of
necessity authorized him to override the lower
law of demonstration, we are unable to under
stand the force Of language
80
IL h'aIN JAIL w nopei 70 get so9d
" ebterpri.Ing estahli.bmen,s nn,rcJ ror;od;'
c.lly hr 49,, L.,,..,.,. -. -. A. y
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NEWS OF TIE WEEK.
THE GREAT CONTEST

We continue from our first page, the account
Of the series Of great battles N Virginia between
Grant and LJe
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Casualties in the Fourth Vt Regiment.

COMPANY A.
Killed Lieut. " II Martn-tataly
wounded, died III the forenoon Of May Slh.
Prlyates. --Geo BraCY, j aseph Legacy
Wounded Corps VIM Paul, James Mos
bas Prigates stephen CApron, Chas Bates
Harry Fales Ewing Gibson, Geo Is Godfrey,
\ B Hil, Sylvester Little, CALVIN Harrins.
ton, lsaa Norton Geo. u Parker, Chas. Quind.
,eo. Rice, DAVID Wood, Wm II Wooiworth,
Nathan We5aer, Herman York
RecaPitulaloH Killed 3, wounded Is
aggregate 81
COMPANY c.
Kiaed -Gpt b. " FAIR, Lieut.. j. A. Pat.
nam Pryates K burt, Grlswold, Ilaskius,
Peck, Beck
Wounded Lieu. Lafayette Richardson
arm amputated, Sergt Dunn Corps Wait,
Merriek, Elgar, Wyman prlyates A. Allen,
L. Byous, blanchard Cook, Crosier. Croker,
Carpenter, DAVIS, Dunbar, Darcy hgar Full
ton, Fulton, Harliyer, Lockwood Larabee
Miller Marcy, K. Wlekvare.
Recdpitulatiou Killed Z, wounded 25,-ag-
greeate 81
t0NrANT u
hHHed-Lieut Thomas Ellsworth Sergeant
Griffin Joel Strceier.
Wounded Sergt W. T. Cutting Corp. |. II
Hurburt; Privatts + F. Blodgett, Joel Ball, Zel.
ates Drown, 5 II Dove, John Esdon, Luther
Knapp, !! G Lease, Robert Rodger, c. NJ
Suoil, \ K. Smell {. IL, Thatcher, C. b. Smith.
y. p. Walker.
Missing. II. Rabue, Peter Farrell, Loren
/ Harrison.
ecsp'tuiation.--killel 3, wounded 5, mis-
sings aggregate %.
COMPANY b.
khed. =, Eastman L. Spencer.
/ Holmded --tapt Amidon, It, Scott Serets.
Gale, Martin Corps. Morse, Stevens, Kiusman.
/ Bullard, Cunningham Priyates Alexander, Al.
drlehi Barnard, Ii Fay, c. Fisk, Ii. Jones, r.
Lille, |. Kelly, Mlcken, Newton, Paige, l.
Spoonor, Sellt, 4. Adams, +. Grover, l., Taylor.
l.. Buchanan, " Myuck
Recapuuiatlon Killed .. wounded 27.-ag.
gregate 80
COMPANY J.
hdied.-Sergb. Luke W Kendall, Lewis
H. Lynde Private VIM II Roberts, Geo. A
+ Wells
Uomded.-Serst II, E. Taylor, Corp's
y - NhAPlui W bstY, Ohas. Story PTlvat6a
Phlcas Brms, A 5 Boutelc, NJ c. Chapman.
Geo. W. Hill, VIM II. Ilaradon, John Hack.
EFT, thas IL llluis, Joseph Huntington, VIM.
Jones, 6eo 7 Joy f r. Keplngct, H. knight.
Leon LlcOl, LOWS Laeor ALVIN Parker.
Missing -Jam,s Woods Geo. D. Marsh.
Reap m.atioa. Killed /, wounded 10, miss
los >, aggregate %,
COMPANY G.
kdled j. " D. Carpenter priyatos, II. n.
Dantan, Pat Sullivan. $ Webber 4. w. 0rms
bee.
Wounded .-Serg c, II Newton, NJ. y. Hall;
torts' ". II ii. Marsh, james Marsh; Privates
B II BrockSay, Amariah Cox, Chas. Dawson.
Asa Dowdse, Jacob Dodds, Trefy Josyn. Mi.
ohael LAue, II O. Marsh, Joseph Morrow
John W Preston, " +. Parrish, Lewis simon,
Chas. Sllioway, Joseph W lsou, Ezra Williams.
Msan Milton Gordon, Henry {. Maroon.
RtcapauiaiioH. Killed 5, wounded ~, mis-.
sug aggregate %.
CsAfANf n.
hilied. -Corp Byron Wilson. pr,ates W.
W. Heath, Lewis Paquei, D. o. Perry, Arson
Snow, w. 5. Aiken.
Wsaaded.-Lie W Morton, slightly
Screts. David skinner, b. II. Stone, doing well.
Z d. Palmer, doing well Corps Henry Ne.
Gale, John Wiimot. Moses Clifford Private,
N. Bailey Nathaniel Batohelder, slightly, 10.
~
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G he freeman.


Mass Convention Of The Freemen Of the Third Con
gressonsl District Of Vermont without d siincton Of Par
ty will he held a. Hydepark, Thursday the q day Of
June, 1864, at 10 U'co X M TO nominate acandidatt
for Con ress for said district to be support at the ensu
Ing elections also TO appoint District Delegates 10 the
National Conv.ntio to be hsd a. Baltimore the 7tt
day Of June, g. 20 nominate candidate for President
and Vice President Of the United states to be supported
a. tne ensuing election All who in favor Of sustain
ing the Government It's efforts suppress the rebellion
and mantain the Union ID .lts integrity are cordially
inylIei to att nd.
WM HARsOE
". Z. SKIN, ni.t
0 @. NHEELLR, D'"'o'
=. n, PEssncE, Z Committee.
john sAkrLE,
r, n GILKn
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NiSra REomESr.-Csptan Joseph II. Brooks,
Of Go. ?, has been promoted to the Majority Of
the Ninth Regiment
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GEN snERMAN's ADVANCE.

Cincinnati, May l4.-lnlormation has been
received here that Gen. Schofelds army lett
Bulls Gap on the "a. and after four hours fight.
ny io'ced the rebels t. retreat. Our forces have
pos esslon OF Dalton, and have captured 5000
prisoners, and u guns lett by the rebels in the
works
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BurLER's E1rTDiIIoN

From The James River and Butler expedition,
we have nothing decisive, except what may ap.
pear IN our column OF news by telegraph But
Ter bad planted himself firmly within fifteen
miles Of Richmond, cut the railroad between Pc.
tersburgn AMI that city, aud was 81 threatening
the rebel capital as t, render it impossible to re
niorcc Lee from that quarter. Tie has had
several engagements with the rebels, in which
he was unllorny sue 'esslul, ani at last accounts
was ready 10 make an attack On Fort Darling,
one Of the strongest delences Of Richmond
From TnE REp RIVER.
CAIRO, May II. Gen Candy and staff passed
through Memphis yesterday, en.route for Red
river.
ST. Louis, May IA The Democrat has news
from the Red river to the 9Th inst.
Porter was at Alexandria with his iron olads
Ten Grover commanded at Alexandria There
was no communication with the army at Grand
Encore
McClernand scorps was rendeyousing AT New
Orleans for the purpose OF reinforcing Banks.
ten, Smith was TO return with his troops 10
Nckshurs
Magtueer with u 900 men was reported 10
hay JOINED Kirby Smith at Saline Gross Road.
Price had detached 5000 men working upon
he iurthcatlons seven miles below Shreveport
Mr. Dsrty, Surgeon in thiol with Banks. re
ports the Federal loss at Pleasant Hill go killed
l2i0 wounded, and 1860 missing aud prisoners
Brighten. C,nby was on Saturday appointed
by the President halorGsnetal and assigned
To he command Of the Department OF Western
LouIsnnt aud Arkansas, Ills appointment, wa,
Immediately confirmed by the Senste. He SUI
ptr.tdes Gen. Banks anu Gen. Steele
The latest accounts from Arkansas represen,
the return Of our forces under Gen. Steele to Lit
tie Rock, as an exciting race with Marmaduke for
the possession Of the city. Marmaduke approached
Little Rock, throwing shells into the CITY. on the
afternoon of the lstibst Shortly aitefwafd, Cars
Casilfl came ny, aud these Joining the troops at
the post, compelled Mirmaduka to rehnauish Nj.
undertaking. lie made ll,lt resistance. a. m,
main body Of s,eeles army vas rapidly arriving.
Sleelts expedition vas failure by reason N t6e
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worth, J,bn l.. Hosslord Samuel Laightoo
A,-4oJu k.u DE, slightly, Clark W. Powesr
j. 5. Rider since died, Edmund Robinson since
died, Samuel Scales, VIM. Stetson, slightly, Ed
mund SlSco, slightly in hand, VIM. Status, Al.
gustus Wood, Charles Price
Missing SNOW, Chauncy Goodale.
RccapIlulaHoH.-KllIel 6, wounded a mis-.
sing aggregate 81.
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toEfIClAL.l

OFFICIAL.
WAsuINGToN May I'LL COP NJ
TO MAJ Gen Dir
Dspatcn from Gen Grant da ted at 3 o'cock
this morning, haycJus reached this depar tment
lie says;
" We have now ended the sixth day Of very
heavy lighting. The result to this jme is much
in our layOr. Our losses have been heavy al
well as those Of the enemy. think the losr Of
the enemy must be greater We have taken
over 5000 prisoners IN battle, whilst he has taken
from US but few except sragglers propos.
to hight il out on this line, if it takes all Sum
mer'
The Government is sparlng no pains to support
hun. EDwlN NJ STANTON,
Secretary Of War
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h,lied. corp. Byron Wilson prl,ates W j..
". Heath, Lewis PaqOei, D. o. Perry, Arson
Snow, w. 5. Aiken.
Wsaaded. Lieut. W. Morton, slightly /,
Screts. David skinner, l.. II. Stone, doing we'll
E d. Palmer, doing we'll Corps. Henry Ne
Gale, John Wiimot. Moses Clifford Private.
N. Bailey Nathaniel Batchelder, slightly, 10.
seph Burns, Horace A. Cook, slightly, F. Cud.
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IIounded.- Col. Geo, p Foster AdJt Geo.
b. French.
The foregoing let If as accurate as could
be made out Of the casualties in the ith Yer
mont Regiment on the 9th INST
D. l.. ROBERTS, Chaplain 4th w.
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a, . "AshiNoioN, may lo-9 a NJ
To MAJ G,a. D,r
A. uih1lal dispatch from the battle field al
Spotlsyvana yesterday Saturday. morning at
o'so states that during the preceding night, d
movement was mate by the 9TH and 6tn corps Il
our lelt aud an attack was to have been made Al
daylight, bu, TO sound OF battle has been heard
IRON that quarter This movement, it is said, il
successful, would place our forces ia Lees rear
aud compel him to retreat towards Lynchbure
No cannon or any sound oi battle was heard
yesterday at Belle Plain or fredericksburg whicl
affords ground Tor inference that |. a had r.
Treated during Friday night and before the ad
vance OF the osh and 0th corps Nothing aiei
than a til Of yesterday has beBn receives
IRON the army by the department
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The Vermont Killed and Wounded.

Governor Smith sends he following dispatch from
Washington last evening
WnmS4ros, MAY o.
send you list of killed aud wounded Of our soldiers as
fun as have been able to obtain IT, Tho Vermont troop.
behaved splenddly and won high comnlendation from
Gems. Grant and Meade tor Their high sll5ntp They
not eIce.cd by any uoops 10 The Army Of ue Potomac.
leave for ifedeucksburgh this afternoon, with Surgeons
ThA'ersud Woodward, 20 cook after Che wounded
GREGORY SMITH
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FROW MOBILE.

MOBILE, August 4.-Yestcrcay and last night
the enemy sa'rcw an infantry force on Dauplin
Island, miles fiom Fort Gaines.
"A large fleet is outside this morning, and a
Federal mortar opened on the transport
Dick heys, and then the fort, which is reply.
ing.
Gen. Maury calls upon all Tor duty. Great
confidence prevails.
\ Federal force estimated at 10000, OCCUPY
Holly Springs, Mississippi.
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FROI HANTd.

ATLANTA August 5.-1hc enemy have bee,,
unusually active during the past Is hours.
About 4 o'clock Yesterday afternoon a heavy
assault was made on the works held by our
sk'r'nIshcrs. After heavy fighting they sue
ceeded in gaining possession Of them, but were
subsequently, driven back, aud our lines re-es.
tablishel
'rhey made another assault last night, but
wee repn!sed with heavy"loSs.
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ron GE.ORGL.i.

AutusrA, August 4.-Nothing known here
regarding the raiders through Ebert County.
23o Yankees and 300 horses wore captured yc.;-
tcrday near Athens, Ga
Our cavalry arc in active persuit. More
prisoners arc reported captured.
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Depot Soldiers Board of Re.
lief,

CAMDEN s. c., August g., 1861
( IN AND AFTER THIS DATE AND UNTIL.
~ further notice my regular DAYS for deliverint
corn, DC, will be on Tuesday and Friday leach week
All persons Interested will govern themseves accord.
ingly. j. II. GAYLE
Ia. nusuSI,o 81 4. Agent.
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH:
REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSnCIATIoV

Entered according tile Act Of Congress- in ,ha vo,r
1858 by j. s. THRAsuER in tho Clerk $ office tho
District Court Of the Confederate States Gr tho
Northern District of Georgia
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wanteG1-A Printer.

sseAAS4A-<A A-iAHASf.
"Wanted-a printer" says q CO.
temporary. Wanted-a mechanical
curiosity, with brain and fingers
9 thing that will.set so many type a
day-a machine that will think and
act, but still a machine-a being who
undertakes the most systematic and
!nonotopous drudgery, yet one the
Ingenuity Of man has never sup
planted mechanically-that's q prin-
ter.
A printer-yyet for all his some.
times dissipated and reckless habits
"a worker, at all times and hours,
day and night; sitting up in a close
and unwholesome Office, when gay
crowds are hurrying' to the theatres
later still, when the street revelers
are gone and the city sleeps-in the
fresh air Of morning the broad
and gushing sunlight some printing
machine is at his case with its cter.
nal unvarying click! click
Click! click! the polished types
fall into the stick; the mute integers
of expression are marshaled into line,
and march forth as immortal print.
Click and the latest intelligence
the simple idea a living sentiment
Click! click! from grave to CAV,
stem after item-a robbery, a murder,
a bit Of scandal, a graceful and glow
ing thought-are in turn closed by
the mute and impressive fingers Of
the machine, and setadrift in the sea
Of thought: He must NOT think of
the future, nor recall,the past-mu
not think Of home, of kindred, ofwife
babe-his work lies Before him,
and thought is chained to his COPY.
You know him by his works who
read the papers and are quick at ty.
geographical errors, whose eye may
rest on the mute evidences Of cease.
less toll; correspondents, editors and
authors, who scorn the simple mcdi.
um Of your fame, think not the prin.
ter IS altogether a ..machine-thin]k
not that he is Indifferent to the gem
of which he is but the setter-a SUB.
tie ray may penetrate the recesses of
his brain, or the flowers he gathers
may not leave some Of their fragrance
upon his toil.worn fingers. But when
you see a friend, companion, adviser
when you would elevate one who
for sympathy, may represent either or
both-when you want Judges, Leg.
1slators, Governors and Presidents
O,ye people, advertise: "Wanted-
a printer"
A negro committed violence ubon vouno
lAdHin the nol6hhorha ocG l. e
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Siege OF Cl.Arlcx1<>n

THREE HUNDRED AND NISETY:sECoSD DAY.
The hombaldment OF the "oId fort continues
Ilve y. Two hundred and nincty.thrrc shots
we're tired at the fort from six T. NJ Wcdncs-
day t" six J.. NJ. Thursday. aIni sxtv-fivc. shells
at the city. Ten fuse shells were fired at the
city thursday afternoon doing no damage 4
few sh"tS were exchanged between Sullivan,
Island batteries ahd the cncsy on Morris
Island
propeller gunboat Thursday afternoon
towed Il Monitor ronad into Stono The rest
of.the fleet rcnainef unchanged. -.
1t is generally believed in the army, and 50
reported by laukcc ri:oncrs, that sjaior Cen
eral Frank Blair was captured bv our forces i,
the light of Friday, aud that he is now conceal
li@ himself III the disguise Of private with
the view, probably, Of getting an earlier ex
change than he would get if his rank was
known. The crowd Of prisoners should be
thoroughly searched and the rascal fcrretcd ont
n" one VINO has ever seen his face conld forget
1t, tor 1t is the embodiment OF hrasSy inpu
dence and assurance. Hon. George W. Jones
and Col. John II. Savage. now in this place,
we we believe served in the old Congress with
i''n' and would be abe to identify his hang
uos countenance. The prisoners, we are in
- o''", ",' pass throngh griffin on their way
ooath to-day. For want oftransporta:ion they
are on loot Chonanooqu Rebel
COLLISION AT SEA-S1NKINe OF THE STEAMER
LOCUST PoINr.-On the morning Of sunday. al
instant. at one o'clock, between Barneeat and
Ahsecombe lights, on the New Jersey coast. the
steam ship Locust Point Captain Hoffman
which sailed for New Orleans on Saturday.
came in collision with the steamer Matanzcs'
captain Lc'segang, from New Orleans for New
lork causing the Locust Point to'sink in seven
minutes III fourteen tathoms Of water The
Matanzas struck her amidships, cutting her in
two.
The Locust Point had on board crew Of
tWenty-th:ee men and eightcon passengers.
Nineteen were lost.
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1C1ECCI.AE |

i CoLrMBl.s. August 4. 1861.
IN ANSWER TO NUMEROUS INQUIRIES AID
Il dressed to this Office in relation to tho Militia Laws
OF this State, the following announcement is made:
l. Ill male white persons resident in this State be-
tween the ages Of sixeen and sxty years capable Of
bearing arms, except persons who arc exempt from
aii militia service" are liable to militia duty. both
dnars and in the field in times of alarm nFurrection
or INVASION
II. Persons who have been enrolled for Confederate
service and detailed to remain homo in civil en-
poyments or pursuits, or who have been exempted
from Confederate service during the continuance of
such exemption detail, are liable other citizens in
times Of INVASION
III. Persons who have been enrolled for Confeder
ate service whether general or local. although detailed
to remain at home not eligible to any militia Of
flee, and no liable to dcty in the Confederate ser
vice, unless he be exempted from said service under
tho provisions of tho Exemption Act of Congress- shall
hereafter be eligible to anyanllitia Ca. A. 9Th Fob
ruary 1869
": Detailed mon wlio have been organized as
such into Companies for local military service by Con-
ederate authority, will not be held liable for militia
service
'. Militia officers in carrying intoe1ceution General
Orders No g. series 1864, from this Office will bo gov
erned by tho foregoing Instructions and hold in read
ness for actual service their rrespectiya Commands in
obedience to said orders
By command:
signedl A. c. GARLIN GTON,
.Adjt and Inspector General s. C.
Official: G. A. FoLL,N, A. A. Cen
PERSONS EXEMPT FRoh ALL MILITIA DUTY.
inc hletteAant Governor; the Judges of the Courts
OF Law and Equity; the Ordinarics; Clerks of the
Courts OF Common Pleas and General Sessions; Sher
ms Masters Commissioners and Registers In Equity;
the secretary Of State Surveyor General; Compo-.
troller General end Treasurers Of the State.
1- Daily PAPERS Of State publish ono ycek, other
papers three times.
August 6 lw
The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-08-06

The English public were astonished at se, lug tho
Queen, at the last grand reception at Buckingham
Palace wear the Prussian decoration Queen Louise
at time whom that country is unpopular among
them.
The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-08-06

lae quantity OF cotton destroyed in the late colo'n
of these were insured
The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-08-06

The annual Convention Of the bible Societies of
South Carolina will be held at spartanburg G. h., on
the third TUESDAY of September. 1864. Tho opening
sermon will be preached by the Rev. Dr. BAcnMAx Of
Charleston.