The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-12
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| and discussed with great cXcitcmcnt.' Before
great Willie the public mind Of tho Northern people
will recover from Tie inllaticn that has slt like
night mare upon it for the last tllrec years. Such dc
| l'lSi"lS must have an end. But aC the samc time
their necessities rs we'll crimes drive them for tic
present IN the direction Of WAR. We copy the follow
Ing rs significant sign Of coming events or at least
~ an uinstakabc token Of the workings Of public
opinion i'll favor Of some relief from the oppression AM:
dcsoism OF the orr; state Of things which the abo
lItion dynasty has introtuccd:
WAsulSGroS, June 2t-Mr JOHNSON. (orp0 Of
Maryland, offered tic following resolution which WAS
adopted
Lesoic,.l That the President Of the United States
Inc requested to inform the Senate if any authority has
been given to any one, either IN this country ,esc
where: to obtain recruits in Ireland Canada for our
army or navy. and whether such have been
obtained: or whether to the knowledge Of tho Gov
rrlncnt, lrslnr Canadians have been induced
I" rlnSre to !l,S rlntry III order to recruit, aud
II So what measures if amy, have been adopted III or
der to avert such conducts
Mr. DAVIS, t'rp Of Ky, gave notice Of his incn-
ton to Introduce bill to establish peace among tho
people Of the Uuitc,l States.
During tho ,l.t'it in the House tho 25th Fer
lE'i'to Wout spoke Tor peace. Ilc said the WIS
unpopular. rs shown hv :hc necessity OF drafting: that
oulout peace President would he elected next
fall. III, speech and The ambition rroimlcrs created
great ext 'trmcnt. Tll three hundred dollar clause is
SS'Err-.auTn.X7!oN Tn iRANT's- 1tN,1Y.-t1'hc-
following remarkable statement is from Her.
att correspondent near the White House. It
omitS tho ordinary append, that. 'Lhc losses of
the enemy from the same cause, must be much
| more heavy ~
Within the last week have seen some ten
or twelve cases Of mntilasion by soldiers dc
sir"us of getting to the rear. These towards
{,t, a. d, H.
GENERALLY the second finger of the right hand
and then 80 back t" the hospital IN hopes Of
l",in.t sent to Washington with the wounded
Tie surgeons having the recurring frequency
OF these e;,scs--;,s the character Of these
wounds, burned and ,liscolorcd with powder,
was sufficiently Indicative Of their origin-thcv
reported the matter to headquarters, and the
dclingucnts in future arc to be put upon the
skrmish line. 1t is customary in ordinary
eases to put the patient under choroform but
as a punishment to the cowardS the surgeons
now pei form the ampEtation of wounded fin
gers without any anrsthetc..
The latest foreign intelligence gives an ac-
.ilobumo and the United State steamer heuy-
sugr The former was sunk in an engagement
which lasted III hour and forty minutes. The
fight took place ten miles from Cherbourc, on
Sunday, June 10. The HIcarsuyc was com
mandcd by Captain Jno..A Winston, who
sent challenge to the Aiulom", whch was
accepted by Captain Mcmmcs The IluJama
was disabled by a slot through he boiler,
while attempting to board the Hcuxsugc.--
Captain Scmmcs was slightly wounded in the
hand. lie reports lis loss at nine killed and
twcnty-onc wounded. The hcuysayc wus con
sidcrably damaged Capt. Sclnmcs left all his
chrononlcters specie and ransom bonds ut
Chcrbourg previ"ns to going out to fight. lie
was landed ut Sontlll,amton by the Groyhouud,
where he was offered a public dinner but de-
clincd it and proceeded to Paris to report TO
the Confederate Commissioner
The llfobama was in IN unscawortHy condi-
ton. Captain Srmncs' official report says that
the enemy fired at the Aiubun,a five times at-
ter her colors were struck. Her rl.l,lcr was
disabled. Durin" the action the crew display
ed the utmost bravery. The shell that did tic
mischief struck the. Iiabama just above the
water line, Knocking her bunkrrs to pieces.
The water almost Immediately put out her fires
\ steam tag wsls sent from ChcrLourG hy the
Prcfrt de Marine to afford assistance to the
Iiaban1o, bllt arrived after all the survivors had
been picked up.