The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-09-21

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cret ofthe surrender of Fort Morgan is that the rebels
were really starved out autographed you two weeks
ago that it had been the practice to supply the fort
ly for fortnight at time and that the claim Of the
rebel commandant that he was provisioned for six
months, was all humbug The event has fully borne
out the statement.
The CONFEDERATE WAR VESSELS IN FRANCE 1t
may be remembered that not long agot two war ships
destined for the Confederate service were ordered at
Nantes The Phare de Ia Loire now tells US that the
San Francisco and the shanghae yet in the docks
there and that they are in mysterious manner being
armed. label, in large characteristics is posted above
the coupe ordering stranger to enter either vessel
1t is said that in the interior Of these ships on the one
side armed the machinery hooks are being studded,
on which to hang chains in. case Of ah attack. NJ.
Voruly, we are assured has been authorized by the
Minister of Marine to test these machines; but N.
Chasseloup Laubat demands that only one ship at
time shall leave the harbor The day on which. expe
rments are to be made is not yet fixed.
CAPTURED BY NEaRo.-A Yankee priso-
ner who had managed to make his escape from
one. of the trains, was captured below Grahams
Turn Out, &c., on Thursday. The circum-
stances are as follows: The prisoner went to
the negro informing him who he was, and asked
for food; he was told to remain in that place
and food would be brought to him. The ne
gro at once went aud told his master. He re-
marked that he would 90 with him ssnd cap
ture the Yankee. The negro objected to this
and said that the man would run if he saw a
white person approaching; and also advised
that he be permitted to take him some, food in
company with another'negro, and that his mas
ter approach cautiously and arrest him. This
plan was agreed to. While the Yankee was
eating he discovered the gentleman approach
ing through the woods, and started to run
But the negro was toe smart. he at once
grabbed him with the remark "No you don't"
and held him until his master came up.
The boy, we think, should receive hand
some present for his shrewdness and fidelity
augusta Chronicle. -.
The final scene of melancholy deama was
played to an end to day.
The last chief Of the celebrated Polish Ma
tional Government and four of its members
died this morning upon the gallows. +,
/ The unfortunate victims were Romuald Tran
quit, discharged Russian Colonel; Krajew-
ski, an architect Joseph Toozyski,. book
keeper; Zulinski, teacher at the gymnasium,
and John Jazloranski, a tax collector, all young
men, none over thirty years of age. Original
" twenty two men and four women were SEN
te6ced to death by the military tribunals but
the Viceroy pardoned seventeen Of the men
and all the women. 1t must not be imagined,
however, that the objects Of Count Berg's Gle
mency have much reason to congratulate them
selves for their sentences have been commu-
ted partly to shorter periods of confinement in
fortresses in the same bleak and inhospitabe,
country.
The five persons wereo executed upon the
glaois of the fortress this morning, although a
pardon was hoped forto the last moment-
They stepped upon the scafold firmly, and un-
derwent their fate with perfect resignation and
composure, in presence Of an immense crowd
Of. spectators.
Thus perished the latest victims of the i'll
judged and ill-fated Polish rising Of 1865
Var Coy. Of The London Times.
Extract from the. Chicago Times Of August
31st: IS
4soLD.-A negro child was sold by its moth
er at auction at Hudson, N z, recently, and
was bought by a lawyer at $1,000"
Verify, negroes are looking up in the North.