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The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-23
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The Cht'ion gives brief military. biography Of this
'ii'c' recently appointed Lieutenant General lo is
Il native Of South Carolina aud graduate Of West
foiil', wreie he Was ionOred with di i;lOma in 1854
i'c was cl'ssnIa;e OF Generals j. E. p.&SruAEr j.
o 'iLLEPiGIE " ID fE&DER and HORACE RANDALL.
Alter leaving West Point. lie entered the regular SER
vice as 2d Lieutenant Of the 9TH artillery and WAS
subsequently promoted lst Lieutenant Of the lst ycy
ment uf regulars. Shortly after his native State left
the old Union. General LEE resigned his position in
the service of the United States and repaired TO South
Carolina, where he entered the army OF that State as
Captain early in March, 1861. Ho served with
bEAUHEGiRD III the taking Of Fort Sumter, and alter
the STRIFE was fully nauguratcd hostile army on tbc
soil OF th" Old Dominion, he repaired to Virsiua with
battery Of light artillery and there with the legion
OF HAMPTON, figured conspicuouSly and honorablv in
many OF The Sahsul'llry engagements. lie was soon
hohorcd with the rank Of Major, next lieutenant Col
olci ana then COLONEL lie commanded battery on
INC roomac tor some time; was in The Battle OF Sew
ell Pines and the Scven Days fight around Richmond
was next assigned to duty Colonel of the .4th Vir
gina cavalry and subsequently to a battalion Of ort
lcry that gained distinction in the second balo If M,
nassas and at Sharpsburg. When a,commauJcr was
needed for The dcenccs Of Vicksburu in the fail NJ
lSd2 frcstcht DAVIS, sent him d ind the stru,.-
hold OF Mississippi, having conferred upon him Inc
rank o! Brigadicr General. lie commanded nj tlc
battle Of Chlckhsaw Bayou, above Vcksburv where
IN December lSi2 he whipped SHERMAN and Nor
GAN SMITH who brought large force against his he
r"'c l'ttc bahd. AT tho battle of Bakers Creek no
co'nmandcd brigade Of Georgials; and during the
siege of Eickshurs held that portion of SrEvExsoS's
line so riously assaulted tho 10Th and 23d Of Nav.
Shortly after tic surrender, Cen. LEE was appointed
to the rank OF Major(icl,era, and assigned to tho
command Of all the cavalry in the Mississippi Depart
mont
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How Gen. Polk was Killed.

The Louisville Journal ofthe 2sth ult,, states
that "thc death Of Gen Leonidas Polk, which
took place about noon on the 18th inst, was
under the following circumstances, as detailed
to us by correspondent: Gen. Sherman had
been riding all along our lines the entire .lay,
from right to left. He has keen, quick eve,
ever watchful, and with the aid Of pow eriui
glass, he discovered three general field officers
OF the enemy. with their stat1s making their
way, to the crest OF Pine Mountain, where they
could obtain comprehensive view orthe loca-
ton OF our line Of battle, and. our ARRANGEMENTS
tor 10, rmaklngnttncks and repclling assaults Gen.
Shernau watched their movements and saw
some OF the gronp,on the mountain taking OBJ
servatlons. The viGiIant general rapidly rode
up 10 the battery best located to REACH Tc reb-
cl officers and found it to be Sirnontou's. tLc
ever faithful AS it was noon, the men had
near y all let the guns fortheir meals. Gour
up to one OF the pieces, Gen. Sherman asked
Tor the officer i'll charge and bcn~ told he was
summoned to rctnyn instantly. When the
lieutenant arrived under the generals personal
directions shell WAS sent on to Pine Mountain.
1T has fallen abon twenty five feet too sL,rt
ah'tIe more fuse and YOU have it, said Shcr
man, after watching its effect The mex; sLo,
a!r'ck some one, OF course not known a, the
time That will do,' said the general in ;,
quiet cool tone, and then rode off, followed by
single orderly, the usual numerical strenrth ~
his field staff
The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-23

'e, writing from Atlanta, under date
OF the 18th inst, thus sketches the personnel Of
the Governor of Georgia
Take deicatcly constructed human form
robe 1t IN summer suit of black with th ,t
careless grace which so well becomes q Sonl,.
ern gantleman; give it light, quick step, and
an easy motion, which betokcns at once tho
Peacefulness of lamb, or the leap of a tieer !:
let there rise from the reccsscs of a rou@hl,,
turned shirt collar long muscular neck, on
Which there sets handsomely shaped head.
not too broad across the oycs, but long from
front to rear, and high from ears to summit.
little too large for the body below, both as
regards motive power and proportion: sur
mount the whole with not too thicklv GROW
ing mass OF iron grey hair, which is brushed
we'll back from the temples, revealing 4 ta
expansive and expressive forehead, marked with
lines OF mental toll set under a brow nd;ca-
've OF the moral strength of the man, a pair
of keen dark eyes, mild or niorc;nn nc f;s his
thoughts may chance to flow, whose var;ahIo
color may be either gray, black or brown; fast
en III '.s proper place one ofthosc solid looking
noses by which Napoleon used to choose his
"thlnk'ng" men; close the catalogue offcaturcs
by the addition of a large Henry Clay style Of
mouth, with an under jaw that can work with
the force and vehemencc of a trip hammer and
lips SO pliable that, like his eyes, thew cxnrcSs @
every feeling, and you have the tout euScmb1c
OF the not ungracefu form and clean sbavon
face of man whose name has gone the rounds
OF every household circle in the Confedcracv-
ms Excecncy Joseph E. Brown, Governor Of
Georgia. .!
The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-23

"APrAlS SENMFs' NEW SITP.-A Paris ioNrna La
l'oace' winch seems to have received special informal
t!on '"ont this ship says she is a SMALL beautifully
lormo" corvette iron plated inside and provided witt,
powerful artillery Capt skMHEs has ordered three
pivot guns ca' able Of throwing hollow oicctles of
one hnhdfed and seventy, and solid procces Of two
huh"rcu and twenty English pounds. Her crew.
which n'tsle old Alabama consisted Of QUO hundred
ana forf1two men. iso be augmented to one hundred
and Scnvanty-two
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trouble Among the .HIormlons-Aui
Elder Expelled. &c

The Dcsefet News (organ of Brigham
Young at Great Salt Lake City, has Z. long
story about the expulsion Of Mormon Elder
from the company Of the "Sants." The Elder
IN question is Walter M. Gibson, formerly
known as Captain. Gibson, and we'll known in
South Carolina. ltscems that lie arrived in
Utah, on his way to the Malay Islands, in the
'''' "' s59.' Lie was ont offunds, and managed
Il St VI" them by lecturing upon "Oceanica,~ ~
- coll OF time he sought baptism, and was
80" i.' r Gibson. He went down to the Pa
u t''a' lectured at San Francisco and was
AZ I.'.,' # being q Mormon, but denied it.
y"s'a - reached the Sandwich Islands. and
5'"r "'@>!e his presence felt among the natives
'''a ~: 'apldly making 4 ''good thing" out of
H''!i: en- committee from Utah went on to
?2yoS his acts.
Ii.sl ound him living in clover, possessino
.'2g"~ : nds by thousands, his sheep by the
"An'~ D.. res, and his horses and cattle, geese
a'd tN''; Us, in droves. But, more than all
,1.", ne spensed Norman offices and titles
''e h.' :dained hosts Of Kamehamohas sub
lc+:S " 'ostles, high priests, seventies" elders
'nd ~. thing else; and even the women re-
:"'yec IN bis hand the honors OF pries1esscs,
iH@ 'F,~' titles that his cunning could suggest
- ouc1 ;helr veneration, while he touched
1h'! pr"ferty. Our Mormon delegation visit
"" nm I'D. demonstrated with him: but hc
soa:'' se 1t, and suggested to them the pro-
PREY . speedy departure. A few hints of
'y;t;' ..'" by the newly converted natives ac-
os'"~' " heir departure
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fR or PETERSBURG

FE'EksHrno, j." y .22.-- Brisk artillery firing:
was kept up all last night. Also rapid skirnn-
's''tn9 this morning. bnt it slackencd at noon.
There is almost perfect quiet along the lines
now.
The enemy brought scme new, and very
heavy mortars into service last night. Our
loss Is very few from the whole nights affair.
The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-23

Madrid advices state that the Spanish gov
ernment, IN consequence of the difficulty it
hnds IN putting down-tho insurrection at ST..
Dannngo has decided on sending out an cxpc-
dictionary corps of large amount, some say as
many as $4,000 men, who will embark in SEP.
tember next
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arrivals ill the Soldiers Resf
ON FRIDAY EVENING. JuLY 90

The following isa list of sick 9nt wounded soldiers
stopping at the Soldiers Rest in Cunden. 1t is .our
intention hereafter to gvo tho names of all arrivals at
'l'e hes'' with tic Regiment and Company of which
they are members, whether sick 0: wounded and the
district to. which they belong:
Josiah V'ncent-7th S. c. Battalion-wouudca-
from Lancaster
d. +. Balard--7th S. C. Battalion-wouu,cd-
Lancaster. -
" Belk-White's Battalion: Desauss1iro r. ar,;,
Lancaster.
james A. Blackman-White's Battalion. noc,rc
sure 1t. Ar,illery-sick-fro Lancaster.
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CAMDEN DAILY JOURNAL,


we arc anxious to procure couple of copies of
fAsouEtLEs French Grammar, for which we will
pay any reasonable price. Can not SOME Of orr
friends who lave copies for which they lave no pres
ent use, obhge us in this matter?
The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-23

THE ENEMY MINING Ap PErERsDuRG-The
E."m'n"r has it upon the best authority that
Grant is at work attempting to mine our posi-
ton in front of Petersburg. The infantry that
the Petersburg editors miss from tho front of
our centre arc no doubt busy under ground.
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Siege OF CsllarHcSt0n

THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVENTH DAY.
No shell have been thrown at the city since.
our on last report. Battery Gregg and the Middle.
45attery have kept mp the continuous lombard
ment OF Fort Sumter. During Wednesday night
and up to six o'clock Thursday evening four
hundred and three shots were fired at tho FORT.
The fort has sustained no material damage; and
no casualties have been reported since Wcdncs
di'y'cvcning. Sullivan's Island returned the
fire OF the enemy slowly yestarday. Battery
Wagner for the past two days has remained
quiet, and it is believed our batteries have sue.
ceede4 in disabling some of its guns :.
No movements on the coast arc reported.
The fleet remains unchanged,
The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-23

"A floUs DoG.-rhcre is dog in tlis city, sa, ~,
CO'otinian which, if there be a heaven for doc.
serves to be Immediately translated to that r.,,
place. 1t is beautiful little Italian greyhound -,
Tile ooistero''s spirits peculiar TO his species.
week day. he may be seen rompiny in the Usual
tractct canine way, with the children of the tami
which he belongs; but on Sunday, no sabbataria"
the strictcst surt could possibly he more grave
dcmure in his department. One would think, to :.
him moving soberiy about the house on that Gay :,
he had b cnquite tlroug!. the catcchsn and had :ro
the fourth commandment by heart No pains having
been "ke'l however, to teach him these things tho
dogs piety remains to be explained by those who un
dcrstand the metaphysics OF the brute creation
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
FROW RTCHMOND.

R1cHMoNn, July % Nothing additional
from. the Valley since Wednesday.
1t is reported that We captured four guns,
and 500 PRISONERS in the fight at Smokers.
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BcLTED AND UNpoLTED FLouR-ruE LAT

lt""' VA -'4.'L i.io.. ..,~.. :. ti 80
tho pills in the Confedcracy. 1t has been fully
demonstrated that no animal can live cAcu-
sively on tine flour; aud also unholted -four,
with water, will sustain the animal. frame, in
good health and spirits indefinitely. Give me
unbo1tcd bread, and.I fcef safe from disease
under any ordinary fatigue and exposure and
L feel ti'at am pleading for Humanity as we'll
as csono,mN when ask you to help me beg
for Il portion Of Government bran for the war
wor: veterans OF this hitherto invincibIe army.
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Late Northern papers announce the death
OF Gen>Goc. +. M"rriss, the song writer, best
known in connection with the ballad, "Wood.
man, spare that tr'e.' We do not know how
old ne was. lie was a printer by trade,
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The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-23

YANKEE lMpUDENcE REBuKED.-Thc impu-
dcncc Of some of the Yankee prisoners brought
to Richmond is unhcarablc. Friday, as the
last instalment was passing along Gary street,.
one Of them, true to the instinct and nature of
the whole race, made remark disparaging Of
the character Of several Ia0ics standing on tho
sidewalk. The brute was instantly knocked
down hy blow from musket in the hands of
one of the guard and ad to. be carried along
hy some of his tomralcs. Served him right,
though the contents of III .mnskct would have
been n better dose than the butt Of it.--RicA-
mond Etu,,inrr.
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NAPoEEoN TOO CAUTIOUS TO BE Po1soSrp

NAPoEEoN TOO CAUTIOUS TO BE Po1soNEp.
a Iar's letter writer tells the. following
was IN circle, few days back, composcd
OF ooth native french and newly arrived Par
'S'alS. At last the conversation tnrl,ed upc n
'ne EMPEROR and the late arrivals were full of
"'I'%elo"s % stores OF attempts upon the Empc-
,orS me: One yarn ran as follows: A
oe'"'n"' young Italian girl was requested to
make hlm drnkn which she did. As if ac-
c'de"'asly' IN receiving the goblet, he contrivcd
TO drop into It small silver knit,. with which
ne mad been toying, us he sat The knife al
''oSt 'n'lhed'a'e y turned black. from the pres
e"'e OF some poison which the Italian had
dropped into the bcvcrngc-p probably as' a "na-
vor. She WAS quietly sent back to the Or
lcanlSt tribe, whence She came el;snrarod
Another danscl offered Napoleon tho jarocr.
piece OF an APPLE which she cut before hi, rycs
and while III conversation with him. (Shc
was French. and 4 privileged member of the
household With true poencss he request
cd an exchange, he to eat tn. smaller piccc
and she the other. The lady dcm:rrcd she
could not eat so much. lie seized both pieces
ami "owlnG'y retired. Next day the laly con-
sentcd to waste her sweetness on the desert
ar OF = convent, where she can reflect that
the very first trouble which arose in the world.
III the year one, came from Eve. otfcrinr Adam
al apple not tit for his justification ut that
time.
ENcoURAGISG AND ISrEREsTlNG.-A friend
has furnished the Guardian with the fol]owino
letter from tho trenches at Petersburg The
author IS one of the most distinguished of onr
officers, ana his views may lay claim to the
weight which an experience second to none in
this war entitle them:
I'VE are finishing the war in a slow, but sure
way. The utter exhaustion of Grants army
l consider certain. and the North is not in a
condition to rccnperatc, especially if Sherman
continues to be baflled in. the West, as think
he will be. We shall sec general breaking
mp OF Grants combinations lie is now cnnao
ed in the lardable .bui>ineSs of shcling this
deserted town, but beyond that, he man:'csts no
energy. The desperation to which they arc
driven is apparent from the brutality which
attended their recent raids the half of their
tinedish conduct is not published. a Just re-
trlbutlon must be near at hand. The raids, I
think, arc at an end for the present, thanks to
the energy, galartry and ability of IIampton's
MANAGEMENT OF the cavalry, and the good con-
duct of the militia. Our troops arc doiny weN
"nd are atoHhY, eager ond tuN IF hope"
--- <r,u----s
Late Northern papers announce the death
of Gen>Goc. p. Morriss, the srnr writer. b.s,
known in connection with the ballad, "Wood
man, spare that trrr.' We do not know how
Ola ne was. lie was a printer by trade,
The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-23

The communicating Of the cx-Sccrctary of
the Treasury, Hon. s. =. Chase, which he sent
sot of ""c' says tEgIvrcgar ] rcvcn"c Of from c'o
all sources for the year clos ng with the 3Oth
uItimo will rcac!, 1912 100000; the expense,
excluding two months paw Of the army. due
July i, is $3.50 OG0: The amount in excess
Of the rcvcnnr Is th"rcinr" 500 .OO0, 900 Ia
kin" t'" highest amount estimated: assuming
miscellaneous receipts. which will reach S35,-
600, 900, tn" whole amount of revenue for next
year cannot be set down at more than 3 ,OOO-
600. The expenditures are likely to reach
sS5o,o0o,0oo; and $45a000, 900 is to be raised
by loans
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1864-11-16

- President Davis in . late
speech stated that two thirds of che
existing armies were absent from
their commands. What plan is pro.
posed for their recovery7 Will
Congress resdjust the conscript drag
net with a view of draining the resI
of the last old man, the last sick wo
man, and the last squeezing baby,
or will they devote their energy with
greater profit to the collection Of the
scattered forces-to the recovery Of
the missing twothirds What will
the President recommend in his an
nual message, discipline in the army
% as to prevent the remaining third
from deserving, or will he fslI into
the ad eo1 tandam cry Of put every
body in the army" except tho missing
two thirds and the retinue Of officials
holding siisecure positions7
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1864-11-16

SLAvERY IN The NoHrR.-Hayips
put all the able bodied contrabauds
into the army to do their fighting for
them, the Abolitionisfs are now en-.
gagged in dividing the women and
children among themselves. General
Butler is at the head Of this CHARGE.
teristfc scheme to supply domestic
slaves to rhe favored philanthrupisss
Of the North. The unfortunates ses-
arated from fathers and brothers. are
sent out into Abolition families, where
they are TO work for their food
and clothing. This. with "education
and religious privileges" - to be their
compensation. No wonder the "col-
ored citizens of Williamsburg. New
York, have held q meeting Condemn
ing the movement" Veil did the
Angin-African say in bitternss: at
would be far better to be in the bouda
OF aIsSery. than to breathe the breath
Of freedom IN such whitening st
mosphere. It would be better to be
in the State prison than to be soldiers
gu staining the banner Of q country
that has always kept US for it's union
aggrandizement-that has always
used us only because the stuff Vas
genuine"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1864-11-16

WHo EXPECTED BErrhaf-"Umbra, ="
tn the Memphis appeal, spanking Of
the late battle South Of RicAm6Aa,
says:
II SCENE did great injustice u
our artillerists on the iptermediate
line. The enemy were in our front
IN force two brigades Of cavalry
and division of infantry Our big
guns saved the city. 1couId tell you
Of scene of that eventful Saturday
evening which would Gil you with
pity aud amazement The Lieuten
ant Colonel commanding eli the
heavy artillery north of the Jamea,
(late LieutenSnt-Gene ct vicks.
burg was taken quite aback. He il
much and, from all I can scar, Justly
censored. Even tie Sentinel, which
always praises when it can, limited
severely at his work of prepsrasion.
and his furry in the hour of trial
Gen. Lee wrote him scorching le,.
ter. He called to see Lee and Wa
refused admittance.
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A sFrke.A u Cs.rt,,

We find the following IN the for.
eigp correspondspce Of the Charlesson
Carrier.
There is one man in England who,
though, not . Confederate by birth,
nor personal or political interest, has
identified himself % thoroughly with
our cause, aud has labored for il 40
strenuously in season and out of Sea-
son, that his name should be known
throughout our land, and our children
taught to love it. Iallude to Mr.. w.
S. Lindsay, Member of Parliament.
From the very commencement Of our
war he has been iaboring for our
cause with . zeal which has entitled
him to a nations gratitude. He 10 .
Scotchman by birth. and has amassed
by businesses, very large fortune.
l had the pleasure, in company With
Mr. Mason, of speeding several days
at his Estate ON the Thames, about
two hours ride from London, and
though an entire stranger TO him, my
being Confederate was enough to
ensure the greatest possible kindness.
OF course the Introduction by Mr..
Mason would have ensured that, hut
there was genuineness about his
manner which showed bis sympathy
for our country was that Of the heart.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1864-11-16

SrALLKD-A market wagop which came
in yesterday with load of garden sass,'
after selling out, started back home, but got
.stalled" 10 going mp the hill near the Dirt
Bridge, from the weight Of Confederate
shucks for which the struck" sold.-[Lyneh-
burg Republican.
We have not heard Of any disaster Of this
kind in and about Alexandria. but would ad.
wise the wood, pumpkin and later sellers not
70 make any further advance in prices fer
fear Of an accident.
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"A Juust rrfSafe.

We have Been furaishi
the following corresp0ndel
with pleasure give it roo
columns. En-. passa~e We
/, ardoned il we agree in the
maie by DR.. Ssruggs e. on'
emily ct to be made. We are
those who envy 0es. HAYS
our struggie for iads1sndsn
j. . bright snA glssteas vsss,
10 prosdes - nse3ss TO-
|sny ore eovet ohaa = hOVo -
eomms1des q o0O Ge1ao 1na
Brieades = VirDfnlA, GeAsuU
roes. Glory enough fbf 60 1al !
ClocflEavll&s, Nss. - ia
M DEAR GExssAL-1hsosgh yfhss
DR.. J. G, EGAn, / bee 70 present. 40 With =
pair Of spurs, which, Tor over = III Seatnsy
have been an heir loon in NY A0ily, ~
having been wos n by ay Snnsdiaas 1885,
tors. In the Revolufisa and IL he var Il
1912. Since the eomnaeneeDeat ~ 60
present struggle. dsternnef to psesept
these silver spua to the one ! coasidered
the most gallSot, Of an the sons d L6u1aiaaa,
who inst " marcbed TO die tsatsd ia 81
seemy.s Ippeessatfag ,the1 y yos. 0eessgl
. hofsl d - ~ 3ysns1a1s AeeNEl
PataA;SA - 4AsAsy,slb - ! Algo 81. ~
:" little gift = pcoinpaed lton . frn epDsje
ton Of yoor eellantry, deeds Of yalos. and
chivalric dsring, maeren5snt Of thos klnt
feeling Of pessOnal regard, whieh1 Aaxs en
With . holy desire thaa ~ sps.s sita
their new .pos1e0os aay pa0 - trisophent
y through each coaipg Stosn - tlsy I'd d
yoes. I beg to sabsestbeSymif
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