The tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-01-20

THE TIN sc. .BATFrAIloN neighbof of the
Confederate has favored us with the pordsalo LETTER
received from Capt. VIM CGYBuRN dated from cForE
Anderson, in which it s stated that Che "od Seventh
is vet safe, but came very near going up with Fort
Fishor as it was supposed The grounds for predica
ting the fate Of the battalion was such as to leave The
impression that the Whole HAGooDs brigade bad ar
rived at Fort Fisher prior to tho capture oftat strong
hold The only nterposition, and that no doubt OF
kind Proyidencewas, tAt on the arrival of the bat.
talon at Fort Anderton-three miles from Fisher.
the seug became SO teri ifc, as to deem it advisable
to remain for the tpe at Anderson, which place they
yet remain up to the date Of Capt CLYBURss letter.
Tie portion Of the brigade that had succeeded in land
ing at the illated fort were all taken prisonersbut
the battalion was not amongst theft: The letters
states that where they are Fort Anderson they are
far rombeing sae as The. enemys boats were moving
up the river and the point where they are stationed
weak one ). Gut all are determined, as they have
ever been, to con,estevery inch of the sacred so-
Carolina ayc the Coniedcracy can boast of no ruer,
nober chiva1rc sons than compose tho 7th South Caro-
lima Battalion 1t is, for thsmost part COMPOSED of
tie .yeomanry-the bone and siiew-the stalwart
sons Of our beloved state-four large companies of
Which hail from Kersllaw District, and lead BY Off
GERS having the interest of their country always at
heart and knowing no fear where the cause Of their
independence is the stake.
A LITTLE PLAIN TALK.-Adrop6s Of the
complaints. that have appeared concerning
drunkenness of officers and soldiers as q chief
cause of defeat and disaster, we offer the fol-
lowing comments rs continuation of our. re-
marks on drunkenness ais a eNatipnal Sin."-
The Mpbile "Tribune" says: .,.
ut ia declared overy where on the streets
F>that#ey yhave,los something in Mississippi from
no lack of yalor, but actually from drunken
ness-men resolvod-rcady tot and eager to
meet any danger which menaces-yyet these
ready and willing men have, SO report says
been whipped, aud all owing to drunkenness.
"To speak it not protancly, the country may
after awhile go to he'll drunk. 1t cannot 60
thilher sober. And if there be- any power any
where in Congress or in the President, or the
legislatures OF the States, or any where else, it
is now the time to use it. The man who goes
Einto battle so drunk that he cannot escape if a
retreat were sounded, ought to have no com
saand. lie ought to be put instantly into the
ranks and end time there to repent of his own
disgrace ard the evil that he has done 10 his
country. -
ut is said that Congress, knowing that this
is disgrace to our army, is afraid to provide
the proper remedy for it. We trust that this
is not true, for # it be we shall have TO-, bend
our necks to ths yoke Of a mastcr-we shall
have to abandon all those notions which we
have entertained of superior valor, and fail
down at the feet of the encmy-lost by drunk.
enness-druuk like Alexander after his victo-
res but Alexander too strong'in his purpose to
be drunk when it required sobriety to win
them. =
at is shameful, pitabe,- makes true man
hang his head despair, when he goes about the
streets and listens to the stories which are told
every where.
Reynolds, the 1lramatist, once met a free and
easy actor, who told him that he passed three
festive days at the seat Of. the Marquis and
Marchioress. of -, without an invitation.
He had gone there on the assumption that; as;
my lord and lady were not on speaking terms,
each would suppose that the other had invited
him, and so it turned out.