The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-15

nomination of the Cleveland Radical
Abolition Convention, declares that
Lincoins Administration has been
military dictatorship, without its unity
of action or vigo- of execution. He says
that if an acceptable man be nominated
at Baltimore, he (Fremon) will not re
main candidate; but that if Lincoln be
nominated, there will be no alternative
but to organize every element of oppo>l-
ton, to prevent the misfortune af his
reelection. The New York Herald
thinks that thi@osition taken by FIRE.
mont renders 4Tpcoln'a defeat Ger,
tain
A Washington despatch, dated June
21, says that 300, 900 wounded had been
brought to the hospitals there.
News From Johnston's Army.
SENAroBLl, Miss, June 9.-Canhy
has been appointed a division comman-
der in the Yankee service; Banks, Steele
and Rosecrans retain their respective
commands. 1t is reported that Mower
defeated Poliguac on the 18th ult., near
Yellow Bayou. Confederate loss 500;
Yankee loss 1000. Shelby is reported
moving on South Western Missouri,
with 2400 men. Six hundred infantry
have been ordered south from Missouri
to reinforce Candy. 1t is said that a raid
ins party has left Memphis for Cor.
inth. Gold in Memphis 225 for green
backs.
News From Europe.
RICHMOND, June l0.-European ad-
vices to the 25th ultimo have been re-
ccivcd.
Pclisser, Duke of Malakoff, is dead.
The news of Grants battles in Virgin
ia had caused great sensation in Eng.
land. The Times a.d Star regards
Grants success as indecsve. The
Pbst expresses the conviction that Grant
had sustained crushing defeat. The
MroM and GIobG pronounce the adj
vance on Richmond 4 failure.
From the Georgia Front.
ARMY OF TENNESSEE, near Kenasaw
Mountain, June 6-Midnight. The
enemy occupies our front, three miles
north of Big Shanty. They are gradually
moving to our right, with the supposed
intention of striking the Chattahoochce
near Roswell, twelve miles northwest Of
Marietta. Our line is I'M pepper posi-
tion.
There has been slight skirmishing
with some artillery firing this after
noon.
Battlefield near Marietta, June Ill
a. m.-John Morrnu, the notorious
Yankee spy was captured in Confedcr-
ate uniform yesterday, in the vicinity of
Rome.
From Kcnasaw Mountnin several hun
drcd Ct the cncmy'S wagons can be seen
packcn near Big Shauty.
Prisoners report that Bair's 18th
corps Joined Sherman on the 9th inst.
Ali quiet during the night aud up to the
time of writing.
From. the West.
MERIDIAN, june Lice and For
rest routed Yankee column near Bald.
win, North Mississippi, capturing 200
wagons heavily loalcd with stores of all
descriptions. Forrest made forced
march to meet the enemy. The Yam
KEGS are more destructive than ever be-
fore in the State.
Nlarmaiukc has erected another bat,
tc%y on the Mississippi, at Sunny Side,
below Grecnvile, and has number OF
forts. lie had hcmmcd up and destroy
cd three steamers up to the 7th inst.
MOBILE, June ia special dispatch
to the Tribune, dated Baldwin, llth
says Forrest made q forced march and
threw part of his command between
the Yankee advance and Baldwin, where
he held them by''scvcre and gallant fight,
ing for five hours, when Buford struck
them in the flank, driving them fonr
miles. An official note says the enemy
was routed and we captured over 200
wagons loaded with stores, aud many pris'
oners. The dcstructon property on the
Yankee line of advance is unparalleled
The negroes are vindctive.