The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-08-24
FROM VIRGINIA..

fROM PlRGLNIi
PETERSBURG, August 22.-All quiet along the
lines to-day; there is less picket firing and
but little shelling. Tie enemy still hold his
position on the Weldon road, and our scouts
report linn strengthening Lis, fortfcations.
The Baltimore Gazette oftle Goth says that
Grant captured 500 prisoners on the north
bank Of the James. The object of the expcdi-
ton WAS to prevent the rebels from drowning
our mon by cutting canal across the Dutch
Gap.
The same paper stat es that Sheridan had
rctreated from the Valley, making his escape
along the border. lnnumcrable runors. arc in
| circulation in regard to the fate of Sbcridans
expedition. lie is said to have lost 500 men,
captured at Strasburg, and 70 wagons, near
Perryvil!e, forming the larger portion of his
supply train.
kilograms from Wheeler arc confused, ono
account states that he whipped Hall at Dalton;
another that lie whipped Stedman, eight miles
from Chattanooga.
RICHMOND, August 22-Ohicial dispatches
state that Gen. Hil attackcd the enemy, on the
Weldon road, on Sunday morning drove him
from his advanced lines to his cntrencllmcnts,
and captured 800 prisoners. Our loss was
principally'in Hagood's Brigade which noun
ted the oncmy's entertainments, but, not being
supported, were captured. Dispatches from
Atlanta state that the cncmy's cavalry lost two
stand Of colors and one piece of artillery in tho
fight on the Goth, mentioned in o,lr dispatches
of yesterday.
\ Burial AT SEA.-A Nassau paper of June
4th publishes the following:
melancholy incident occurred on Eriday
of last week upon. the steamship Fannie, while
being chased by Yankee man of war. One
of the passengers on board, Captain Frank Du-
Barry, late Chief of Ordnance on Gen Beaurc
CARDS Staff, G. S. A.. died that morning. Pre-
parations had to be completed for his burial,
which took paceSsmid all tho excitement OF
the chase. 4 burial at sea Is q ceremony at
all tmos full Of solcmnity, but it is when cou-
Piled with such events us this, that war assumes
its most rcpnIsive aspect. In that frail little
steamer, quivcrng with her efforts to cscapc
tho relentless fate bearing down on her with
trowning guns, and the >tcrocity of tiger,
while every living heart on board was throb-
bing with anxiety for safety, they were sud-
denly called upon to render the last and most
solemn rites known to our existence No
time then to stop in mid,ecean, while words
that consigned "dust to dust" "ashes to ashes"
went mp in presence Of the grim DESTROYER, but
still dashing onward through the wavcs-a
short and hurried servicc--a heavy splash
and body sank to its eternal resting place.
in the broad oceans bosom, while all that was
dear to it in life sped from 1t on its way like
the arrow from the bow.
Some years ago, rich banker in Berlin was
robbed to very great extent by one of his
clerks, who fled to America with his spois.1
"A few days ago, the banker received letter,
and with it the entire sum of money of which
ne had been robbed. The theft made a large
fortune in America, and being mortalIy wound!
ed IN an engagement with the Confedcrates, he
desired that he might be carried to the hospi-
tai to make his WILL which he was enabled to
accomplish before dying. In the will he left
his former employer the money he had taken
from him.
Poetry is the flower of literature prose j.
the corn, potatoes and meat; satire is the aqua
forts; wit is the spice and pepper; lovc-lct-
tcrs are the honcy and s,rar. lotters contain