Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-02-13

Second. That the proper State authorities have
refused or unreasonably failed, or are unable to
take action needful for the protection Of person or
property; or,
Third That there is good ground for believing,
upon facts shown, which must be preserved Of re-
cord, that impartial justice cannot be secured in
the State courts by reason of prejudice on account
Of race color or former condition.
Confederate Priyateers. .....-.....- .a-
-Avast amount of discussion has been wasted,
between England and the United States, on the
subject of Confederate privateersmen fitted up IN
English ports; the one party claiming that Con-
federate war vessels were entitled to belligerent
rights, and the other pice versa. The Supreme
Court itseems, from the suboined extract is about
to give an opinion on the matter:
"An important case, involving the question
whether the rebel Semmes acts were piracy or not,
il now undergoing argument in the Supreme Court.
The case is that Of the ship Golden, Rocket, the
first vessel destroyed by Semmes in his career as
rebel privateer which was insured under an ordi-
nary marine risk, including dangers Of piracy. The
owners brought suit against the insurance compa,
MES to recover on the ground that the act was one
of piracy. The Supreme Court of the State OF
Maine, where the case was carried, decided against
the owners and in favor of the companies, on the
ground that the act was one of war. The case Is
now appealed to the Supreme Court of the United
States. An important fact brought forward to sus-
tain the cause of the appellants is that the procla-
nation of Great Britain which conceded belligerent
rights to the rebels, provided that their prizes
must be brought into some neutral port and dis
posed of in the prize courts of such country. This
was never done by any Of the rebel cruisers"
Indian Battle in Texas.
"A private letter from San Antonio, Texas,
published in one our exchanges, gives the follow
ing account of battle fought at Camp Lancaster,
Texas, on the 9th of December last, between q
company of United States Colored Troops an1a-
bout one thousand Indians ......
Scamp Lancaster is two hundred and forty miles
northwest of this place, on the Rio Pecos and is
garrisoned by company of colored cavalry BE-
longing to the command of General Hatch. The
Indians about one thousand strong, attacked the
camp at o'clock p. NJ, while the company were
watering their horses. In the dash three men
were killed, number wounded, and thirty horses
captured but the colored soldiers retreated in good
order to the post, where, getting their Spencer
carbnes they furiously assaulted the savages, dr-
wing them into the old post works near the camp,
where the fight lasted until late in the night when
the Indians gave way in confusion On the night
of the 18th the Indians renewed the attack, but
were repulsed with great slaughter, leaving. the
ground strewed with bows, arrows, guns, blankets,
coats pistols and knives, but carrying Oft their dead
and wounded.
This is the first pitched engagement the colored
troops have had with the Indians, and it is not
likely the savages will bother them soon again.
The negroes fought with a savage desperation that
astonished the red men, who, no doubt thought
they could easily capture the post and its small gar
rison."
ssSam Grant"
The Galena (Ill) Democrat, publishedin the
town from whence General Grant arose to fameand
fortune, contains pleasant little biographical
sketch of his earlier career in the backwoods. As
his name is likely to remain before the country as
candidate for the Presidency, We extract para
graph or two showing by what sort Of happy acci-
dent, "Sam Grant," as be was then called, became
the hero of the great rebellion
ut is generally understood that there is and has
been for some time past, in fact, ever since Gen.
Grant loomed up in the political horizon, quite q
contest or rivalry as to the particular individual
who first lent Grant helping hand-both Il. b.
Washburne and Dick Yates claiming the merit Of
being his benefactor.
It appears that on the breaking out of the rebel
Sam, f6F short Eaads4ed to sphhssS i 6t a ssd @ SD
tanned temporary employment as a clerk or peace
adutant in the Office of that moral, sober, and ex.
emplary chief magistrate Governor Richard Yates,
then busily attempting to organize the militia o.
Illinois. 1t was here the first stroke of good luck
occurred to him. A regiment was being organized,
and Dick was about to appoint certain A. B.
colonel thereof, against whom the officers of the
embryo corps rcbelled stoutly "Who then, shall
l appoint?'' said his Excellency. Anybody but
a politician" ," responded the captains and leuten.
ants present. There's Captain Grant how will
he do-he's West Pointer?' says Dick (Sam was
writing at u table in the room). Content an
swered the officers; and Grant was Immediately
commissioned, by the Governor, colonel Of the
Twenty-frst Illinois regiment and who, probably,
in that capacity was the best appointment that
Dick had made. r.:
Ulysses Sam or Sam Ulysses, after bis singular
y accidental fortune in getting the regiment, had
next to raise the funds to equip himself His pres
ent admirers were not the men to assist him they
stood aloof, although many of them, at the time,
were making money out of army contracts. He
was poor-thcy were rich His own family refused
to aid him and had it not been for the kindness
of a gentleman who was Democrat, and had been
at one time connected with his father in business,
he would not have been able to purchase his out
6t." ..