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The Great Fire.
We take the foliowing account tiof thu great
lire in Charleston from the .rery "f that
city.
Decemnb r 1:!. 18I1.
This morning datwned dtarily uonu : night
of terror and d:.aster. AugIt ' o'eio k last
eveuin; the alurw rang out, calling the citi
zelns to quell the beginning of it tirt. which,
in the surequent extert ud rap.dary of its
rutinous bwce p, will compare w:ite the most
terrii coi.igratiou which hame ever visited
t 2o A:aericau ctatinent.
Betccre l0 o'clock, the tire had be gun raging
in evera tatdiifrent pots in the locwer part of
the city. The tbuildjings in the stricken neigh
borhoods were mostly of woed, old, le:sely
butiit and surrounded by small out-iu Idings
of an exceedingly i:tatmn:ablt ch:ract.:r. As
tieutL after tenement was tirit lie keel by
and then enveloped in the f!ist srjeading
llatmes, (be panic becatne awful.
Towards mid ig:t the tire haid atsumed pro
p i- ottt aplu liing hia::nitu.ie. The cir
cutitlren(ce which it etnabracel v as snueh as to
render the most desperate eti_;ts ci o::r en
tire tire brigade of cotparaetive in-igniictiance.
The regiments from the ltace Coui s came
down at double quick to the burning Wards,
and co-operated most eacrntestly and indefati
g'ably in the labors of our undaunted fi enen.
But ,till toe Northeastern gale Caned the
fire with its desolating breath, and the people
be;:an alnost t) ds:air of checkiet: the pro
gress of the disa-ter. Frou the precincts of
.Market, Ea-t hay and State Streets. the con
11 Lration hadl now reached Meetint and
Qieei Streets. The terr..r of the faneilies (in
manry cases without their u~ual prutectors,
owing to the nihttary exigencies of the times)
was c ,attions, an1d hcic frtber up ieot the
city tUe work of packing up valuables and
getting ready to desert their hotnes:eads be
caime gen jeral.
Tie tire begat in, Russell d: C...'s Sash and
Blind Ftcttcre, at the tbot of 11asehl S:reet,
and the report-though a vague ine--is, that
it :peared in three Icles at the stme time.
Cro-sing to the oLheur sid1e of l ell , re-et, it
tburned:, C:.m:er'om & C.',.'$ immenu. se .\i,'tehine
S~p) atdh, in de.r tei icmpul.-e aneejir d at that
rt.i.t and tale still' brcz'c tr.m the N.,rthl east,
wthcu,.t a .ullie:etnt cuppi oly f w atce-!r i waS
dead low tide-tt beca:ne totally umwanagea
-1 he t.11.lwine_ is the course of the tire from
Caeer.>cn-s l'cuudlrv:
un1 E'ast Bay toe tire extende, 'ltn the East
ceide from; the re-idence of Mr. J. S. I':rd to
the c.r:er ..f !arket -treet. On tihe W.'st
,.idi trtim .1t.. reeoerge Kntieoceh to the South
West ccrner of Market etrtet, iClu-t'e, wa
dec trovel.
t):n Pritctqrd street the pr: p'rty of Mr.
J.>:n lkrrent. Mr. 'avcl. 3Ir. Ar:ope, Mr.
C ert 'ae a~nd (:hters Was consmned.
(): .iare t ite:s, frott FEast Bay to Ch;rch
s'.r.-t. S ,::tt side. was destrevoyel.
(<IM A:,i ason treet, East and1 WVest side. from
Cams ,,'s ,'liuls touth. sund.-y b-iil ;s were
d cs ryed, to '\hrket street. Clan-n,'. !in:e
F ')eir All; were mose tori:uney p-"srved.
On State street, on either sic.ie. tit-- it:nes
sprtad I estrection from Market t, Cniher
laned. Ceniberhlnd street t,. Meet it:. e.:iu
ding it., elon .Lt ion, Hortihettk', X Aley. to King
street is in ruits. Church st ert, fr.-i the
ciyner of Market to Cumberl'and street, is al
s> burned. Linguard street, with i:s sundry
little tc:eeneents and nany occupants, wa com
ph-t.lv dcstrn.cl.
Mieeting street., on the .s %t sile, from the
I.', licu-:e near .\!rarkct strc',t, to MIr. heenne
d 's tailoring estabbhshment, cppsite the
: I.lk lionuse, a.ed fRom t he Theatre on the
We'st uede to the lihis lluiuc', it int ashes.
Tu:is rangte lea 1mied the Circuelar Chatre!.. Iee
stitute liaiil. Th.ea:tr e, A pprenttices' I .ibrary,
Plahnte.ttr &~iings lnteitutiont. Art .Ass.wia
htion tUnari:et.: Savi'tt~ e,'''iu"" ""eet t'-'
line. r',dences of Dr. R~odri...emc. Dr. Die
Saugustre, antd Dr. Nort h. The M\ills Illouse
mnot fortunately escaped with little damannge.
Queen street was laid in ashes freom Dighen's
stabcle4. North side, Eist of M1eeting stre'et. to
t te .,ehcol of thle Sist ers of Mercy enear M1a
:e k .-ret and oin the Stuth side fromt Mleitz
1-rs ril,,be llotel!. to Mr. Jabz Norto's rc si
d c.:neidwarv het we'n 31azyck and Fratnkiin.
Thle line bueldings oewned by tue Sisters of
Mere-: were mnost fortuttately preeserved by the
mtost itrCteuus efforts of the firemnen, who h!ew
up several buildings for this putrpose.
Atrchedale street, from the Uniitarian Cihurch,
otu the East aideC, arnd from Mtr.'Phos. Ityant's,
on thte West side, to Qacen, was destrocyed.
Kineg stre-et. from Ijoriheck's alb-y, on
e'ither side Sotuthward, save the biuildling~s on
each cortner. were estoyed--on the E:.tt
side tco the Quaker Mletin-z Hoiuse, on the
West sidle to Mir. Mielcher's b.skery, nea~r
.Broad street.
hroicd str et waes dlestroyedl--comtmentcing
with St. Andlrew's Ilall <-a the North side. to
the residetnce of Dr. Wragzg, inclulsive, corner
of Franklin street. In this range haro inclu
ded the titne residenuces of Bishoep Lynech,
Georg~e M. Collin, Mir. J1. B. Heyvward, Post
master hluger. .\kis Uoewmnan, Jochn: Launretns,
Dr. 31azvek, Capt. Itutledge andi John Bon
nell. On the South side the tire raged from
Mrt. C. F. Levy's, oppeositet the Cathedtral, to
Mr. Seabrook's extenesive West end,. de.-troy
ing all, save thce h~ouse stantdintg cen the eatrner
of New street. attd 3Mr. iluguenin's brick resi
dctce below Savage.
3Mazvek street, from Queen to Broad, East
acnd iest, is laid low.
Shoert street, runnetinge from 3Ia.tyek strc-et
to Fratnkhnt, was 1-id itt ahes, itcludinig te
heatndsomel residences of Mir. .\iddleton, 3Mr.
Mcl{.-v. M1r. G ravely and air. Williamns.
I6c6n street wats etntirely cl.stroyedcc. cxcett
one c!.:.eliintg on i the East side, neaer Tradcd.
New street and S:cge stree~t are left with
out a land-mrtark, save the bcrick chimneys of
the batndsomre dwellings whtich recently adorn
ed that section.
The. residences on Tradd street, fromtf Lo~ganf
toe Savage, on either side, with Greenhill,
imteho~use and Council streets, are, with one
or two exceptions, all in ruins.
The JMercury speaks as follows of the priu
c;i:al butildinigs eetrevd:
'cT y C.crut:tAn. or S-r. Fcstu.---i
ipliedid structure, built otily about eighit
yeaersc ago, wasi juctly rared one of' the jicest
architectutrah orinamen~tts of our city. It was
con~tstructed of brown stonee, itt a very massive
and costly mtanner. All the sacred vessels
were savedI. The Bishtop's resien'ce, at
tached to the Cathedraic conetaineed a very
rare andec vaaib!e library, a peorii of~ which
was ,caved.
TuW C' <cL ta Ceunes.--Tiie site recently
cc.'e..ied b-: the Circular~ Churche was iermner
ly, it' t he n'emttory of mtanty of ocur old citizects,
Ue g.ci,r t ;n yno of a brick chturch, knowtn as
lhe -- White M\ectitng." Il had its otigitn Co.
eva'I wit h thle se'ttlemt~et of the city in 1680.
Ihe 5 t h M1ay,. 1I t~t he inew butilig
was opened~ for the tirst time with nprlocpriate
reliai es exer'cises. 'ine ntew bcuilutmrt was
cireeter in tarm, ated $ feet in d.tee'r. int
,:.s, the elh ndiiO" "f a [cony .pir.., 18 fee
high, -ided to thle appearanece of the build.inig.
C cc ~ifn--This was a hlatn, .zttuctanetd sIucte
their iar~ge cngrgatiotn, with galleries aced
be:semten: roomus for a very large slave mt.t
ber~bip. it was sweC t away~ in the great tire
of~ 1s: aced re-butiht soon after. It is a;;aitn
entirdy dest royed.
St. Pster's ( l'piscopal) Cheurdh, h~eat ed one
Logan street, beetweetn Broadr aned I r:idd
streetst, was a necat and wdl arraneged tjiiiee
with ground floor and galleries. The congro
aan la auite afullones and it hasbeen fr
some time past under the rectorship of the .
Rev. Mr. Prentiss. it is entit ely destrt-yed.
THE FRIENDS' METIN lintSE.-Thi un- N1
pre1imlin- strnteture ou King .treet, South of is
Queen ,tret, was Lurted to tix gi oa:rd. ve
T he Sr. AsNDwz 's HALL.-Thin weal knownt
and Listorie t boittin. itn which the Conven
tion of the I's-o.lde of Southi Carolina held its at
sittings ait agrced upon the Ur.inance of th
Secession, on tlne 0tL of December of last CH
year, is now in ruins. The walls are stand
ing, but ti interior is entirely co..ttsoed. (1]
1e alean titout the sletaed inil length t ptr- ;i
trait of Qteet Vi t. in, by :t ettinttit artist, 01
which Las ai ays been co.s-idered ,:n- of the oit
attractios of the lo.>n. a. til an the por- hi
traits of Tsutno, itbertson, King and others, th
were removed in time.
NSTITtrr 1AI.t..-t'his magnifteut Itl',
the largast in the Soht Ii, is lost to u<, and we '11
feel sure that it u ill be seriously mtissed- .
conneetesl, as it wit-, with the lituistur lwtart,
by the fact that. wit tin it< wall., the first up
rtisin.:s of the pevlie of Charleston in this t
revolution had utterance; and. more thans all,
because the Ordinance of Seessions was rati
fied there. Those who, but a short year ago.
were witnesses of those sou!.stirri:tg sce:e
which ended in seeesiotn, will deeply regret b
the demrolition of the Institute.
The office of the Southern Express Con- et
pany was burned to the ground, and a large
quantity of miscellaneous goods was lost. The t
Express (olice will, we learn, he re-opened im
Meeting street, opposite the Charleston lo
tel, in a few days.
CAm:ox & Co.'s "PoESIx iaoN WORKs-' ,,
This extensive foundry and nachine shops is S
again in ash..s, being the second time in the it
last ten years th.it its enerngetic and popular et
proprietors have been visited with fire. The P
entire lretmiCe< are in rains, including large il
quantities of shot, shell and other ordnance ti
stores. ready for delivery to.i the Confederate s,
States ; amongst which were valuable and nn- t,
proved machinery thr riling cannon, mnakiing si
percu- siot caps, &c. The powerful steam fire ti
engine, which was prutninently at work du- t
ring the contilagat-m at iitterenst points, was b
built at. h s establishniassit. We sitccrely ,
trust that our ,talwart friend anl his co work- j
ers will soton. phit(x,:,, like. arise from their
ashes, and ovsretting all obstacles, furmish n
another I lustration of their ability to ncet a
the most disheartenin:g reverses with manly t,
fbrtitude.
The entire loss isvasriuusly ostitnated at from 1
five to seven millions. i
Congressional.
RienzvosNI. Ikceember 13.-In Congress to
say, the fGliswing mess: ge from 1'resident d
Davis was read :
To the Conyre.' <f the Confedrale States :
The calan:ity which has laid in ashes a
large posrtione of the city of Charleston c.ds ti
for our sVtnpathy, and seem= to justify the
offering of aid mo the manner hereafter sug
gested. The State of Ssuth Carolina will no
doubat dhesire to assist. the people of Charleston
in tueir hour of need, but as her resonrees
are now taxed to their us most in resisting the
invasion nI her soil, the prompt. itterventionr
of this Government mlay not be deemed un.
suitable to the occasiet. The State of South
Carolin.', in cmtntun with other States, has
made liberal advances o:1 account of the war,
and this GovernmePnt is unquestionably large
ly her debtor. With the existing pressure
upon her resources, it is probable that her h
desire to aid the sufThring city of Charleston
may be restrainedl by other demtands upon
her availah!e means. Usnder uch cirm- rnt
tances may we niot exhit 'our symipathy I
with liar peoplde by an otter to pl.ase at tin c
control of' the laeislatutre of that. Stabs whtenitus
is now in seS-4t1ti- a lssirt ion oft the sumi'l
owe ther. Tn mnayttadeit o af thtis calamity
affords a reatson for tiaking an -xcept tion itt
her favor, and pt omtptssi of action will mam-i
fest in the most appropriate tu.atner the ain
cerity of the regard of eur people for thtt
gallant State, and our entire syttpathy mo all
that ctoncerns them. I recosnnnendl, there- L
sore, that Congress tmakei anritppropri.itI of
such atnttmounst ats may be sicemecit stilhlcemn
fr the purpose propss-ed. to ha placedi at the
control of the auathorities of the State of I
South Carolina.
JEF~FER1SON DAVIS. i
Mr. Kenner, of L4ouisiania, on'ered the fol- tl
lowitg resolutions, wiih were unanimously it
adopted : b
Ressoved, That tin advance he muade to the bi
State of South Carohina on account of her wi
claims agains:t the Cotnfederate States. ti
ResoIved, That the sunm of $250,000 he1a
and is hereby appropriated its an advans~ce sot p,
account of atir claims of the State of Sotuth ec
Carolina tupons the Confederate States. andI pi
tht the: samlie h~e paid to snteh persont as may: ei
be authiorized byv the Legi-latute of Southit t
Carolina to receive the samte.
The following nomnitnations have been con
firmed by Congress:
Coimissioners tunder the Sequestratiotn A ct: p
Geo. P. Scatrborough, of Virgintia; Thsos. C.
Reynolds, of Missouri; and Walker B3rooke, ~
of Mississippsi.
Confederate District Attorneys: Johnm C. n
Nicoll, for Georgia; W. M. Randolph, for the I
Eastern District of Arkasa~s.
Nothing new frout the camips at 0 o'clock
this eveuitsr. '
S. L. Ilte, of New Orleans, was fcodn
dead int his room at the Sptttswood House, o
yestrday tmorninsg. Ile is sttpposed to ha~ve d
died from apoplexy. I
New York palper.<of the 1 0th instantt, andtil
Baltim ire of the 1lIth, have bectt rc5eivedl at js.
Centerville. It seemits that neCws of the Maetn .\
ad Slhdetl atlsdr hadl tnot reached linriandts. a
The steatmer Nashtville was atifl at Southiamsp. si
tot, ansd was ert atinig discasenssin. The Loit- as
don Times says the Nash~ville mtust he ticated .\
as a ship-of-war, antd on the samte footing as lI
those of the Unsited Stats. el
The abholitiotn tendency is intcreatsing at the s
North. *1
Tus LAh seattsusn N:.ut B3airo::r.-[sn a
otr sssue of tlbe 9.i t hinst., we atltlded to a col
lisiot be..wseen the Cetmy anda the Sotsth i
Carolina cavalry. It seems to have occurred It
as f~llows:
Ot the' tith, at dark, a detachmtient of tie
tounted regim~ent, under comimand of Col.
W. E. Matrtint antd .Alaj. (1. W. Oswald, crossed
over Port Rioyat Ferty, ttnder order.4 to corn- a
plete the bursting of cotton cottnmetnced teti I
days previotsly by Capt. S. Eiliott, of1 then
Beaufort Volutnteer Artillery. Col. .\artms, t
with two guide<, onle of whomn was Capt. U. t
Barwell, ansd ten tmeni, proceeded towards y
Beaufort, while .\laj. Oswald brought on the a
r emaider of the sietachmtent of fifty ttwn. -
Whetn within three qjuatetrs of a mile of m
the town, ini perfect darktness, their advanced a
party, under the Colontel, werec fired tiponl by i
the eemtys pickets, at the distanice of abot
tsirty yards. Of the South Carolitna trooips, b
Caist. Barnwvell wits woutnded. By the retains'
of 'the lire it is hupposed two of the etnetmy
were killed. hi
TIb' Svuth Carolina cavalry remained tweni
ty-four houirs tin te islandu, and comipleted
the work which they were senst to do. There
is carcely anty cottont left ont the islaud.-Sa
v antah News, 12th. ti
Faox BEArsar.-A report reached hero C
ysteray that the Yasnkee-s had audvatnced
sole of their trops to a positiosn near Port
ltat Ferry, aint tha~t ont Tue-sday last, sun
der cover of .ssm ar-ullery which they hmad a
placed ini position, thtey crossed to the tmatin t
and destroyed someo rifle pits which our forces .is
... ......A _a..len.ot Cn.,,;e.. 1:kh. g
Late from Lincoludom.
WAsHI tNGTON, Dec. 10.-Seward's letter to
inisttr brayton inl France is out. Seward
anxitu)Is to a bulish privatering ; the Thou
ncel i. chary in his reply ; an 1 Seward re
-L the hIttLr's lupro:r ion of ieutrality.
Curn. Wilkes. in ills olfilial stateuncit ft' the
rest of Messra. Masmn and Slidell, charges
e Briti:a agent with complicity in their es
pe and departure fir Europe.
In the House of Represent atives, Mr. Pe-n- i
elio3, t.f (hiio, niov,et a resoiion Ihat Conl
e'ss alone iats theI pcwer to stispend the writ
habchs co'pius. Ile spoke at some lenigth
I tWe resolution. which was, however, ta
ed.-the vote being four to one in fivor of
:at r...slit.
N :w YohK, De. 10.-Cotton market firm,
les to-sdv sit I,S.0 taes, 1iddling Cplands,
tlted at 1 1 -
The Abolition tendency is increasing at the l
orth.
A corresp'ondent of the Philadelphia En
iir\r any- that a nubnler of t be citizenls of
.:orgetown and Alexandria openly favor the
jzfeertates..
A resolution Ihvoring the abolition of slave.
in the District of Colunbia, has been
ougltht up in Coigress. . There is nIo doubt
at Congress will nuve in this matter at an
trly day.
Garret Davis has been elected U. S. Sena
ir from Kentucky, in place of John C.
reckincridge, "' the traito r.'
It i, believed in the Federal lines that the
ontedeiate force is at least 700.00 men.
The correspo:.dent of the New York Post,
Oder date of Dec. 9th, saiys thant Thaddeus
tevens staterd, in the Republican caucus,
at, after Caneron's report bad been accept
I by Lincoln, Gen. McClellan went to the
residen:, and said that he would resign, if
tat pol tiun of Cameron's report respecting
Ie enroilineg and emancipation of slaves, was
it to Congress, anl that the President
Codified Secretary Cameron's report. This
.atemer.t of Stevens creates soic coimmO
on tmong the Black Republicans, who think
tat MeClellan imierferg ,where he ha-: no
lsine:s. The altlairs of tne Metropolis are
rdently getting tanvlel: The New York
st sas that 31eC!elia:i should he arrested.
The fnti!adelphia Inqlirer pubishesa state
Itn:. whie evinices that the number f' .sick
rid WoundeI menl in the Federal army, is
-em 40 to 30.000.
Wall street, New York, is atllieted with the
les, in consiquence of the large estimates
Lade by the &cretary of the Treatury.
A F:rejn.ut. CceLuxEL. TO BE SlroT.-The
ew Yirk Herald says
A rumor was prevalent in this city yester
ay, baaed upon informatiocn received From
iashingtone in a private letter, that Colonel
ames E. Kerrigan, of the Fifteenth New
ork Volunteers, and a niember of Congress
o:n this city, who was some short time since
ied and convicted of treason, is to be shot,
is death warrent, it is said, having been
ned yerterday. It will be remembered
aIt Mr. Kerri;.an's name was menioned in
,i., city several months ago in connection
ith a secret organization in behalf of the
)nth. Substq iwtc'ily, however, be raised a
giment in the service of the government,
ut soon after his arrival at the seat of war
e was removed frni cimrand and trie:d by
srt martial on charge of conmunicating
ith the enemy.
CAai~us ix -ri. WVFr.-From the Bowl
ig Green letter of the (th. to the Nashville
anier, we clip the following :
Our army is here. fortilied and strongly
inforced. The Northern army .- is Icn tice
her ide of reen River, withi pickets thr wni
nsriderab:;y foriwardl. Each~l p~arty is anxi.';s
>ga:in some nauvantiage omf the other, an d is;
-ieyoin t he alert to secure the adviantage.
ihenierer ei ther armyr cro.sses G;reen i ver,
r nve~s in large nrumb ers toward that stieami,
general e nigagemnem imy bee e~sxpreted. As
1 h:ch parry will first venture a general ad
aice, remcans to be seen. I yet bielieve
at the fieree at. this poinit under Johnstoncer
ad Buckner will make the advanr'e, and~ run
ssur omainked hr somce nuile' k.--I ihr inov.
ent of the enemyij, I believe the advance will
Beh that as5 it m~ay, al battle at this place, or
,mehere in this c egion is, to all apeanr
Ices, inievi tbie. it ain assnlt is made upoan
Ie townr it 'will he dlefended to the bitter end;1
an attem~pt is miaele toc besiege the place, t he
Lsiegers will be ouatyeieraled and driven
ck ; if necither be attempted, then our for'ces
ill molcve lurward arnd oiler the gage oif blat
e, which wvill nio doinbt be accepted'. TIhe
exeyo aharmy to find out thne s'tren'gth.
titioni andc designs of the adversary is. of
urse, extreme. TIhe ah-rtue.ss acid intre
diry of our scouting parties cannot beex
l..cl am.! r.:suit in the greate-t adlvatmag'es
tihe army.
Res.:-so Tiic BLo(KALDE oF THEa PoTnakc.
A letter daied Washcington, Decembier 1.
ablishedl in the Baltimore Sun, says:
The steamner Relianzec camie urp to the
avy Yant~ late thI<k afterznoein. Acriniz 31:.s
r flannumic re'ports thrat at hlall-pa~st se ven this
orinlg all the rebel battecr'ies at Shipp~ing
oinlt nopened ir'e e n a wcoodr laden schooner.
burt, forty rond< wiere~ f'''L ired, b~ut only3 one
,ok etffect, cuttting~ away th'e jib halyards,
hih brouirht the jib clown Icy the runwi.e
'indl wa~s fair at the time, but the tide being
i the ebb w~as againsat the schoonier. The
saser to the jib did not prevent her froim
.etining her ciourse. Shte passed the bat
ries wtir btiett furtheur dtamage~. aid has arri ted
dlv at Wu'::hing:ocn. Thei buatteries oni the
arlanli shore reLpliedI to those', oi thce rebels,
let ar brisk e-minonaide'I was kept up on both
des. Se veralu of the enemycn's shelik werce
.erved to burst abouat half a. imile over rice
arylanid shore.. During the cannonraede t he
'elianc went dlowin part of the way to as
2rtain wshat the rebels were firing at ; bet'ore
i carme within range the firing had ceased.
he nac e 0f the schooner has neot been as
raied.
Thler'e is no doubt the rebels have aritilieryv
sl'ict Ceor'ce to reach ancy ot' thle re.-UnenC~t,
te brigades eef Gens. lcocker' and Sickle.
thley' could onlly get the~ proper range. Sonl
the rebel guns akcocg thce Potornac carry
er fourr miiles.
RVron(Ts ratar 'lni Aitorr.-The War De
ertmenit continues to receive reports of' aii
,rhnded at tack upion the Peninsula, but
e are uiiable to give the preci-e inforrmat ion
pn which they are founded. We have in
*lencc that thle Congressmnen itn Waslincg
mn, whio conce t'resh frm the p~eople, are
essincg McClellan to taake an att'ack and win
great victory somewhbere, rand the imnpatie-nce
the Yanrikees iln cnisequnciie oi' his slow
ovemen3Itts heginis to manifest itself' ini vari
is ways. it my he that lhe will be forced
, yield to thre popjulahr pressure, anrd mainke
e lung delayed advac'e, theough we do riot
ive Ire will do so, of his ocwn v'ol~iin.
e're is nc imporfclault nmews troml 1any q~iruae.
e have nie Lcnfir'mtione tf ice repourted itight
tween A\shblv's command aind (lie enemy on
mitday last --Richmond Diispatch. '
Fo'e'js Oito:i:sn ice Sort'n CA itounN.,
Le Richnimld J',.euminer, of the i').lb, St-'tes
at Cu!. Starke's Regimnent andu Gcen. Don
Ison's Brigade will at oence repair to South
oliia and11 report to G en. Lee.
afarion U)istrict in the Field.
A witer in thl Chcarb-stoen Merencry clirnuus for
d il arrer." The -.oting pophulatiaon of Mairioni
put downu at less than two thousand. Welt doune
r.,. ........a,arob ?n e.. For.
ARTHUR SINKIIUIS, EDITOR. ,
WEEI) SDAY, )EC. 18, 1861. el
The Cash Must Come.
FOR ADfVERTISTNG, SUBSCRIPTION and
OR WVORtK. from and and arter this date, the g
ASH MUST IE PAID DI ADVANCE.
Iteemiber 2. 1S1.
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For Convention.
It will be seen that our old and respected fel
,w-citizen, Major GEonoI Bosw:t.L., is the only b
tutinee for the vacaney in the State Convention. it
l'e trust the people will turn out end cottliuctt I
it with as full a vote as the circunstanees of a
be case will admit.
Itutetuher the dany :Xaonday ne.r.. C
A Good Dinner.
It is aiznost unnecessary to bid our readers
lark the card of the ladies. having reference to
good, big dinner to conie off en Thursday next. e
hciy tun,-only 50 eta apiece;-and can any
ne individual iattenpt to compass the nice things
hat will be there served up? And what is more,
.fter getting a good dinner, you will have the
atisfaction of knowing that you have aided the r
oble regiment of Col. Jonrs, in which we all c
eel so deep an interest. The " Saluda House"
rill be the scene of the festival, and we trust that
very body will turn out and give the "Soldiers'
tid Society" a bumper.
An Intprovement.
'Mr. AnaNa 1t'sHnitLL has left at this nilee one
f his itproved attachments to the spinning wheel.
ie are incapable of describing such things, and
tope any one interested will call and see for hint
elf. It is maid to a celerate the wheel very con
iderably and t. work well generally.
Death of Lieutenant John B. Gregg.
The reader will find elsewhere a simple but t
arnest ohituary tribute to this gailant young t
allieer, who, with many other brave epirits, has
gone before" to his eternal reward. It was not I
ur privilege to know much of him personally,
ut the voice of many devoted friends testifies to i
lis amiability and worth. Sweet be his repose, t
ntil the last trump shall call the nations to the t
iar of Judgment ! and glorious he his undying I
eritage at the right hand of Redeeming Love
The Fire in Chtarleston.
The general heart of the State has throbbed
Frith anxiety and pain at the recent intelligence I
f the terrific fire in Charleston. The sympathies I
>f the people of the interior flow towards the suf
errs in unaffected sadness. The trial would
mtre been heavy at any time, hut now it is ex
emely so; Yet the brave-hearted spirits of our
netriapolis can hear up against it, it any can. I
nal we trust the Legislature will s'on extend
!uh asmitta:ce as the nature or the case will per
nit. We observe that Cingress will pty to the
tate, in view of this disaster, $250.ti0 of the
tovernment's inlebtetlness on aceount of :dvance
ty South Carolina. Surely it will take the eursu,
ndicatied by Preiilcnt Davis. t
The re:der will find the principal items of this
lestruci ive conflagration iat another calun- t
Among the many contributions in aid of the
i:aleston sufferers the following are noteworthy :
$10j,Hlt by the noble Legislature of Georgia. I
$;,tt0 by the generui peple of Augut:', with I
Ldittions every iiy.
$1p bta' y the Plaante:s' B-ank of tSavaninh.
A $l0.a0t00 loannacnear of interest f..-r aite year by
ie .ilrchants' .& l'iaiiter' Uatik. Savaan.aib.
I ,tao bty the Chiarlotto Rt. R. Catmpany.
Of cotirae the contribthins of CItar'estun. citi
ens aveir bien numnertus end liberal. Surely
acp will flow in fwm .''all quarters.
Ch ristmais.
The ancient h..liiays app onch aind will fitad
te Amnericant polde in the mid~t if a crnel war,
-too crull we fentr, to :thnai t~ 1r bingt moditie.l
y the usually liberalizintg intltnneesi of* thtis haI
owedl seat-in. The eneimy itat imipiously seeks
o viiilite the vine and fig-tree ot Sounthiern pros
terty, knows little of thte s .liie' quaility of for
;ivness which should pirevatil duritng the festival
thiat ommitemoirte a Saviir's biirthi. Ilind toI
ustice antd to truth, ho hats let slip his daigs oif
war upon Souithertn soil, nid dlog inideud they
eem lt lie so far at thte dictates iof Charistiain yin
t(ne tire coinsidlered. Baut, even witht thtis armyv of
amongrels on our coast, why not let the old fiaitn
still go tin. Let the children lbe happy. Let the
ngres have a faull vnantion. Anid let aill ender..r
to cultivaite ptleasannt relattionas, tine toward aniother.
"Motnsieuar Tonsott Come Again."
Having knocked at the dooraof ouir Touwn Coon
eil chamaber repeatedly on a particular subject,
we come tagain to the same poritail and ask to lbe
he~arl. Will you, getatiemnen, pleatse cx'ttse us.
Fearnig that more imaportant atfanir.t hatvo divertetd
yior aatwentin front a smtaller one, we take the
liberty :a:gain to inv oke sime action itt yiour patra
relative to the motre puerfect order anal sceurity of
his incorporated townt. It is sinrily no tunsuita
ble timeC to think of this busines. The seasont
and our circumsttances alike point toi the propriety
f doing so. It may be thtat you htave attended
to whatt. we iniencte ;if so, excusie tur ignorance.
[f the apposite, we latin not to lbe coidmered tfli
:ious it :gaiat remtinintg yiia iif it. Would a
pecialh irdinnnelie (an thle siubject of ptat rols, per
nits, im:proiper aisseitb!ntges, &e., &c., be iiiu s?
he~ object is taut to kill the et~joymoents if the
ctsotn, but to ensure them to all tidceently atid
n order."
Wigfalh's Flag.
The Virginia correspondent of the Austin (Tex)
%:TteI~ writes Itus of the flag of Col. WcarAl.t.'s
It beirs the emoblem of the " Lotte Star,"m and
:hiss iof litre whit e bilk, Set in ia hinet ground t:i
lie fld.; are piurptle atid white. Thoe hearts of all
tre riveted to it. It never will lbe given up. Atn
da war-worn warriitr al-pronebcedi it, and'.i n.i hiis
ycs gazoed steadily uapitn the hanner. hte saidi
'T:tt stair was madae of the tiridul drets oft the
tiy of our galhinat Culoneal!I Shte workedh it upt
vitha er fatir htatti, anud gave it to us5 to ctarry
brogh the biattles of ouar country. HoIlw coul
re fatd tit protect it with our lives ! Ne, sir ! I
lever failed to tmeet the eenmy, whten that star
cs our wa'ebword. and now, whien our whtile a
autha is ini dantger, I feel that my ptoor life can
'e iveni tilpta ca1iluon that flatg ais in:: shrouad.'
L'bo ill fellotw, with hais grayv hairs, still standis
,efore me'. in tilemory. Such is the feeling oft
wterv .esani.
Look To Your seed. I
" titrdeit seed should he entrefully overhantuled i
ow and thean ti see that they atre all rightt." So
ie tihrdeer Bhiolts htave been sayinig fur a quar
er oif a centuiry. flut (aus Ii,,re Potte~ry w'tid a
rrite) itii -itimfat icaly pturtenian'." jn tt tnt thisv
iti. Rtemaembelr, we are not to have Yantkee
etdS furntishedl at 5 tcnts a paper next year,
lot at any price. Neither will we wanlt thienu, if t
very line htas dune, whtat lie ought to hiave idone,
arcd lia owtn seedh. " O o necedulit tatik to tme, it
have savedl myt teed!." Ilow do yitu know ? di
tare otu loiaked tat thten iately y Siomebiody t
unked the ot her dayu and1 fittndl his hiens alt ash. fi
s. Miy he ynuars tire too. Or the rats tmny lie b
iblig them. helter ido what the gardener e
,ooki say overhaul your gatriden needs now andii
ben.-Also to thbose who hiare sorghum seers seedtl
a wold say examtino them atnd save all you e;
.- re.....ll ho autnenext Sp.ring.- ra
To Our Soldiers.
A successi'n of tre'zing nights during the past
eek has made winter a liac ti fct," and many
vine have oilnealel their last,.gneal aecordingly.
he wheat twat was growing o!f bravely has been
eeked in its luxuriant career. and to nts that.
as cotuing tap has been-it's hard to ray what;
e trust not killed, although the point admits of f
>tme doubnt. What are you farmers in the army
oing to order as to the character of your next
nop ? Allow us to bin t. that the remoark is now
enerally current in this region, that earn must
rl o ill go up consh!erablty Left-re the next sum
ter rolls ariound. And we avdd by way of sguges
on, would it not be well for yon to send word
ole to have a good deal of qoud land put down
1 olas. Coning in about June or iuly next, it
-ill enable yiu to use your corn, between this
nd that. more freely than you would otherwise
n, in pushing on your stock hogs, futtorning beef
ttie c c: fur be u..tured we rill have to di this
art of thing largely to keep the country going.
itent forget to instruct your pe.qoJpi ols, to have
>ts preparsl in iue time for sorghum sucre, forage
rn, millet, or any tbing else that you can think
f to eke out the years's provisions for man and
east. Above all things, tell your mnautgers in
very letter to save, aRre, RAVE, as much as pos
ible, in the articles of prime necessity. MBake
11 we can and cave all we can, there will not be
more than enough to supply the pressing ani in
reasing wants of these trying days.
You will be glad to hear that the people at home
eop up their spirits despite tho 'tight papers'
hat stare us in the face. We have realized sec
ral things already that no one could have eon
inced us of somse nhtis ago,-as for instance,
hat corn beef will cook garden greens well enough
or all purposes of diet, that plain hot-water tea
s about as comfortable as the best flyson or Java,
mil that lightwood and tallow cau be made to
upply the place of sperm effectually if not elc
;antly. By a receipe published in this paper sonic
reeks back, your humble servant made a lot of
allow candies which should be mentionel. The
allow was not prepared carefully, having been
originally intended fur Eoap, and the salupetre was
ery dirty. The old moulds were leaky too, and
he whole affair proceeded under difficulties. The
'esult was, iuy quantity of slim, chl~ocolatc-ciolred
trners, of most forbi-iding aspect and sotne
hing too brittle for rough haudlirng. But fix one
if them up, in the position of a soldier, by wrap
eing its lower extremity with a large sufficiency
f told newspaper to make it lit the candlestick,
xite the latent cnloric of its upper arnd by the
pplication of it blazing spliuter,-and then see.
Veil, you woull'nt see much it is true-for it
trus with nn interesting Ir ilight dimness as if
no modest to express i:self fully; but its great
ucrit consists in what you would not see. and
bat is its evident effort at sell-preervatiun. We
tare tried them fairly by the watch, and with all
ts slituness and brittleness the devouring ele.
ent could not reduce its existence more than
wo inches an boar. We meution this as a tri
iumph of soutbera art. The durability of the
ling is beyond question ;-it is lef: to others to
llIItrtte its more brilliant attributs. As the
att r stands at present, one to every cubic mile
space would not pterh:ijps afford any such "ex.
es of light" as to " blast" the vision of the
resumtptuous mortal who might dare to eneoun
er it.
But, in truth and forsooth, what want we with
irilliatcies nocturnally in this hour and genera.
ion ? Scep of nights and make the mest of every
ninnte of day-titue, is good advice, now if ever.
t serves a u:an's eyes, whether it makes hit
'h--a'.thy-nund-we:othy-andio-wise" or not. It re
:ueriates lhis p~hys~ial resources heuerally, anud
but is waat the p~eupie nieed now, indlividbually
Liltd collectively. Or if he is on the watch, as souie
teeds muast hbe, let it lhe done by thot blessed light
if the stars.
You are apprised that it new regin~ent is fortm
.ng for service on the coast, harving fo'r its nueletus
ie four comupaniers that have gone -forward fro~m
Elgeieldl latterly. Gen. Mon.t t: s: is the only
.adoihato for thli Coloneleyv we ha~ve heartd nautned.
S.:veral gentleutuen tire ini the lield for the other
afics, tbut tIce result is of course int uncertinty
'os Iiveo or six compan;ities, frotin we kniow nort where,
tire yet to be .anneixedl to tho'se ntow in Coluttubia.
l'he ciitniaiy fromu this place will not gio forward,
is the Capintin iniforwusits, otttil its ntt ther is full.
vhich wtill lrobabty be durinug titis week or the
est iat furthest. 'This will draini our corporate
eat below fifteen nmon of military age. With
inein ver -*'> anid yotiths fromt I6 to 18, we shall
stil have some thirty liable to ordiniary tinilitia
uty anid pattrol ,ervice. it is not expected thiat
le drauft will take elleet in Edgetichil, its there tire
towe baorey two cotmpanies more nteede.l to bring
o her cottiingent, atnd these will untdoubltedly be
-olunteeredl. A bteville will of course lie drawn
ipn heavily, as shte hits only sent thus far somec
10 or 11 compahanies, whtereams her effective strength
'according to the last returns tio the Brigadier) is
sit ".00 mten less than 1otgetich't's. It is Hight
tlat the draiin shotuld be iequatlizedl, and we hatve
so doubt the gallanit Abbeville-inins will comeut til
o the tauirk in lotitndsotnte .style.
1Tio.iN Wrisos, jr., tof the Lanitnr Artillery,
is up froin Charie:.toni, slowly conivalescenit froimt a
re-cntt severo billiious tittack ;he iniformns u.s tht
1. C. Cttra.non hi:is joinoed thrat ciommat~nd. .lle
ives it as lois iopitniin that athere n ill before long
tja sitme d.sioerate ighttinig at anid aou~iit Chatrles
it," atnd expjretis ant earnesirt hiope thatt citopa
tiets fromt the :uv-coutn try wili moive raidlohy tos theo
We hadi the plenotre of seeing Private Etinoo,
f the Huomsora, a few datys ogii. llis foot is mtenid
tg faist, and he seems to be otherwise in tine
tenilmh.'
Thec Confederte tax-collector for Southl Cairoliina
inos appointted old Mr. Enir~iSii Priss, of this Vil
age, ta sub-coollector fur Edig-'nebl Di--triet,-itn
rxl!erittuppooin tmet youii will agree woi th its,
ttdi boestoiwed uplon at wo-..hty recipient. We tin
ler.-tn.i that, Mr. ii. C. linvaos. ai brothier-mter
hant, is to receive thle apoointttit of Ciommis
nr itn the new Reginiuent if 'whiceh we hntve hbe
lire .epoken. Singly fixedl in hoth cases, and will
wo douribt make their miean tile experienece availa
>lo for good itn the pa tri..te (andi not untprofitatble)
ntisiniees boefore themit.
Wootbl thait we iouildi thinik iof somitethinig enter
uiing to tell yout, but this, in the prm-on t conodi
liim of the home dlepartmnrt, is next to impros
iloe. Chiri.-timas mnyti turn lil somtethiniig tIresh
id tjpicy,-let us hiop~e s,. Till thenm,-odirio /
Comec otn with the IBlatkets.
The appeal still coe~s fr .m our imen ini thre
rm' ; " lhasten ont thte lankets." Andl shall it
'a in vatin ? Shull ouir souldiers sitffer if their per
he can heltp it ? We dontii mien by -their poople'"
heir owni part icuitar faiieos ;-thIis were too little
nd :nean n view oil tie matIcr :-we intelude till
rhot have too initerest ini wha.t tht poor sutlie ig
rblier is fight tintg for: the dleliverainces if the
otuthi freom her bitterest froti. For this he brave.
t hrrdb winter's free as well n., thte eneimy'.s
tight. Against the itter lhe daeels himself,
ni ii doing .0 lie defendos y:otu , defendos us, lhe
efens tall. Bunt he asks ouor tuld ini wodinig ofl
:e p~erils of thie'rigorous season. Catn it lhe re
ased ? There tire somei pierlips who woul give
lankets ifr they hid ciothton with whtich to make
romforts in their stead. What genrerotus planter
ill proffer to give ti teon for this purplosie to all
ie will grive blanktsr o? lie would thuts to sonic
rtent share the credit of thes gift. We wait foar a
From Columbia.
Our thanks are due to Messrs. Mioni.Y and
Jr xtGS, of our delegati.n, for variios legisla
tive documents of in:er..s', inclutd:.g the proceed
ings il general of both lionse . Another week
I:id passed, and no great deal of work perfected.
The present week however will tell of Acts in
stemil of Bills.
A o"ng the matters of interest since our last,
we may chronicle the fonal ing:
A bill to authorize the City Council of Charles
tIon to issue and put into circulation notes receivn
ble in taxes or dues to the city, ri-eeived the see
ond reading, and upon the question of agreeing
to the bill,
Trle yeas and nay were ordered to be taken,
and they are as follows:
YeAS.--1Ion. W. D. Porter, President: Messrs.
Barker, Bull, Cannon, DeLoach, Fickling, hope,
Le.esne. Alazyck, MeAliley, MeKewn, E. G Pal
merr, and Ware-1 1.
Na vs.--Messrs. Arthur, Beaty, P1akeney, Har
rison, Irby, Manning, Mo.-es, IoeLrds, Sessions,
and Wsaton.-l0.
'rite bill was therefore agreed to, and was or
dered to be sent to the house of Representatives.
Mr. Bt'tsT, of Charleston, introduced the follow
ing preamble and resolution in the House, which
was agreed to and subsequently adopted in the
Senate:
Whereas since the last session of this General
Assembly it has pleased the Almighty Disposer
of Events to remove from his position of earthly
usefulness and honor, to the scenes of another ex
istence, an ablo public functionary, in the person
of Chancellor Francis Hugh Wardlaw, whose pro.
found knowledge of the law, and high order of
intellect, attracted the admiration of the just and
learned throughout the State.
J.eeoired, That the Legislature of South Caro
lina has received with the most profound emotions
of sorrow the inteligence of the death of that
great amn and most learned judicial magistrate.
Mr. Wr. J. LAVAL has been re.elected Treas
urer of the Lower Division, and Mr. MclIvEa So.
licitor of the Eastern Circuit.
Mr. Tar.snoLu, of Charleston, introduced the
following resolution which was considered imme
diately, was agreed to, and was ordered to be sent
to the Senate for concurrence:
RsJo/trd, That his Excellency, the Governor
he, and he is hereby authorized to employ a Spe
cial Secretary, at a salary of fifteen hundred dol
iars per annum; and to allow a compensation of
ifteen hundred dollars for the past year to the
person who performed the duties of Special See
retiry fir that period.
The Senate concurrel, and Mr. F. J. Mosas,.
who has acted acceptably in that position during
the year, has received the appointment from the
governor in form.
The Committee on Confederate Relations, to
whom was referred the following papers, to wit:
The demand of Governor Pickens on President
Buchanan for the possession of Fort Sumter; the
statemnent of Cul. 1Hanilton as to the delivery of
said demand ; the statement of Mr. Win. Henry
Trescott as to the withdrawal of the sante; the
letter of President t:ehatnan to Governor Pickens,
accrediting General Cushing as an agent of the
Unite.d S-ates; the letter of Maj'r Anderson to
AMjutnut-General Thomas, protesting against
Fbx's plait for the relief of Fort Sumter; the
olficial notice from President Lincoln of hisinten
tion to supply Fort Sumter with provisions; beg
leave to report: That they have trelully consid
cred the same. The Couqmmittee are of opinion
that these papers Turm n valuable contribution to
the history of the present revoluti'.n. They prove
tho earnest de.ire of Siuth Carolina to avoid the
cl'usion of blood and the calamity of war, in ex
ereiing her constitutiuual right to secede from
the U:iion. They also show the deliberate inten
ti..n of the Government at W:sLingtou to precipi.
tite ::he country iut rr/iddIion adil sror, by de
tern:n ing to saerifice Fort Sumter and the small
numbmier of troiips by which it was garrisoned.
TIhe fall of Foirt Sumter. and thec forhearance of
(it otur nthorities, in allow ig the exhauusted and
coqujeredl defe~nders to come out aif their strong
hohil with the honours of war, is th.e first page in
thie hiinery of' this eenseiess and i.ickedi war. In
orlier to perpetuate all the facts, andn plteo in
strong centrast the generosity of the Government
of the Confederate States and the duplicity of the
Govrnment of the United States, the Committee
reommtend that the doicumaents he pirinted in the
Journial of tic hon.-e fior this day.
thea~r paperrs af tmuch interest, connected with
the eiry days of iur secesnion, have bietn pub
lhlhed by order of the louse,-soame -of which we
will lay befkmrc the readers of this paper next
week.
Mr. frtwr u.'eredl the following resuluations:
which were considered immediately, und were
agreed to:
Ilem-ilred. That the stu m of one huandred and
ifty thomusandl do.llars beC apiproprinited from the
miliary cointingi~ent, whichl tr:ty at the present
sessiin lbe placed at the disp:,sal of iha Gvernour,
for the i:miediaite constructioni mof an irimtielad
gin-bioat un ad ramt ,r the lharbiir of Chiarleatin.
/le;,,:l, 'hat thle conit rtuctio~n oif thte said iron
eli gutn.hat andl rattn, he int;rusted to a baird of
thren naval offteers, who shaill be atppointted by
his lixcellecey the Governor.
The Dill to assume the Confederate War Tax
was still pendling and likely to pass. It is simply
thias: Thec money is ti lie pai ii veriby the llank of the
Staie, nr !i'rri,wed if thought best, and paid over
to the Cunfeideriate States Giovertnent; thn; satmo
to. he replaced by clectuing from the pieiiple:
lioks t.i lie mopened, first, frima 3itb A pril to 2nd
Jfune : Piaments then mtade toi sate five per cment;
mgain to be openeed fromt the 15th of August to
I '>th Sept., when tii deduction will he tmade. In
this way s ,me little relief will be :iffordeid the lpeu
lil, buot tot very much, ias the whal a-notuunt tnust
e pamiti in withan nine iuinths. Tihe Staitm niail
ming the p'aymnet. wili ulso throw the buiiness of
eletinig into the hiandls ef the piresent District
Tx Collectors, with a citanpensantion of mit more
than .six hundred d:.llare in any of the districts,
except its to St. Philips and St. Michaels parishes,
where they will be allowed two thonsind.
The Old Resolve. -
The States Rlighits setimzent at the head of this
paper is a: ictngth h:,ptized ini Carin blood spilt
uon~ t.a.rinatt mil. It was in i183I that GoUtw
3! ra em itdlited the A ddress of the South Care
linai Cinven:tiaan to the iither States, in exposition
of our enaise an of' ouir course at that period.
Speaking ot the I'rutective Systemt he said:
"We have nit thu slightest, apaptchonision tht
ie tieal (a mvernmtentt will at temnyt to force thtis
systetm uptn u.s by milhtary power. We have
wardd ou'r ierethuren iof the consequences of such
an alttt. in t if, nitwit ketnnding, such ticourse
'aTf a unlnes shold~t lie putrsned'i, we here solemnly
d le.ere, thaut thi~s sy ktm of' *ippreolona shall never
rtvo. in sth tt Cmieliatn, until naone lint daatards
are Iie:t tm ~inmit toi i:. We wonuld inftinitely pre
f,r h:it :his territory of the State shoutld he the
ceete:ry if fre.:mean thuan that it shn uald become
tli:h.atbi-ationa of .daves. Actuted tby these prin
iales anut animane i by these sentituetnts, ,re wrill
cnytou! the p/ilorsm of t ae teumip/e of our libertia.
mmni' if it awia..t joll, ,re irilli pe.ih uamidlt thse
And whnt buat a reflex of this samte noble resolve
was the lan-;unige of the samie pariiit whten, on
taiking a sad fairewell if the Legislatture of South
anrolinaa in Dec. 18:ti.,aunticipmatinag at the tinme a.
log sjouarn int Eutrope, he eloqjuenttly suidi:
.. Wherevir T tmay go; into wrhatever distat
reiois of I ihn carth tmy dhestiny muay earry moe
y htenrt wilt he with yiu, andit my pratyer will
ie iriectedt withI an tnitiiring pl:iUyi to thte Hlome
if moy alt :etiuimt. andl the I. and of imy allegiance.
And it-which umay Heaven tio.-hh'--it shoul so
happen that in the progress of these intatuspicioius
evets whicht are even tow enaontg teir ill-boding
shaows beforro them, Siomh I Catrlinat shouild he
cinstrna ted~ to summotin all her Chaimalry to the
defecee of haer hiiusehd4l gids nid domestie al
tars : y'ieblintg aprompl.eibedience tm the sacred
call, 1. wilt thy to her glorimius st didard "swift as
th templest travels o'er the wats:e of mighty wa
tc., pnenared anid reselved ini commonuio with every
true and patriotic son of hers, to defend and pre
serve her Institutiuns and Liberties, or perish in
their Ruins."
How To Use It.
!lure to teie bacon, is the question; And it in.
volves a duty on the partof every man in the Con
federacy. The answer is plain : use it with the
strictest possible economy. Many will do this
from sheer necessity ; but many others will not be
thus straitened in its use, and it is to these we
chiefly addross the remark. Those who have
enough to do them, should save all they can for
the general benefit. This is patriotism. Those
who have barely enough, should strive to make
out with it, even thougn they are fully able to
purchtse more. This is patriotism too. For is
it not true, that by as much as this class of con
sumers keep out of the market by just so much
will the poor of the country find bacon cheaper.
And again, who is he that would roll in abun
dance while the country is in distress? We can
not think there are any who could do this, if
they would for a moment reflect upon the princi
pie of action above indicated, and which, we sub
mit, is at' once unselfish, and calculated as far as
it goes to benefit the people at large, and-by con
sequence the common cause.
For the Advertiser.
From the Coast.
GARDEN'S CORNER, S. C.,
December 7, 1861.
Garden's Corner (not Gardner's Corner as it is
frequently erroneously called) is situated at the
head of a small tide-water Creek, at the Junction
of the Combahee and Port Royal Ferry roads
leading to Pocotaligo Station; it is distant about
six miles from the Combahee, four from Port
Royal Ferry and seven from the Station. The
region surrounding, is regarded the most unheal
thy in the low country, and the Corner the sickli
eat spot in this section.
At present this position is occupied by the 14th
Regiment, S. C. V., commanded by Col. JAss
JoNES, which, with its out-posts, constitute the
advane forces of the Coast Army this side Port
Royal River, and consequently is a point of some
interest. The pickets and videttes from this com
mand scour the whote country b'etween the Riv
ers, keeping a sharp lookout for the Yankee ctni
aers sometimes visible, but which have not yet
daredto land a single marauder on the mnin.
The vigilance of Col. JoNES is untiring. He feels
the importance of the position, and I believe it is
generally conceded that with his extensive milita.
ry knowledge, experience, powers of discipline,
and flattering antecedents, deserves a higher rank
than he now holds. And if there is a Brigadie.
teneral to be selected from the South Carolina
officers, with due deference to the claims of others,
it is acknowledged that a more competent and
accomplished officer than Col. Jtazs JONES could
not be appointed. le would then be in a position
which the service imperatively demands and
needs.
At night the heavens above the Islands are
frequently illuminated with flames ascending from
burning gin-houses, and doubtless the fiends who
cae to conquer us look and tremble as they gase.
Can a people so earnacst be subdued? No,
never; their sacrifices will ascend to high heaves
crying for vengeance upon the heads of the brutal
vandals who would blot out our name from among
the nations of the earth.
Old Edgefield is nobly represented in the 14th
in the Companies of Captains WEsT, PmnRN and
Tomkins. They are fine-looking and drill to a
miracle.
The .4drertiscr is t welcome visitor. We love
to .,ec its dear familiar face.
There are a few eases of pneumonia, but the
health of the Rteginienmt is generally good.
Help for the Needyi
The tundersigtned appeal to the citizens of this
incorporation and vicinity to come forward ti'the
help of the needy families of our volunteers in
the field. The fundl heretofore contributed,which,
hats bteen smtall inx the aggregate, is entirely ex
hausted, and the severity of the times is on the
itcrea~o. We must provide for those our charity
embraces in this insta.nce, according to our several
-abilities, or we are unworthy the goods and com
f rts with which Heaven has blessed us. There
arc fi!y one half of the moale citizens of this
place who have contributed literally nothing to
a-lvance the objects oif this C'otmmittee ; whatthey
have done for the poor soldier'st home otherwise,
we do not know. But we entreat all who can
spare a single dollar to bring it at once to either
of the undersigtned. Otur book .shall he always
opent to the inspection of subscribers ; and sooner
or later. if desired, a full list will be published of
these contributors. Now is the time fur all to
lend their aimd and we earnestly ask a prompt
response. GEpilGE A. ADDISON,
JA.MES RAINSFORD,
.J0HN HIUIET,
ARTilUR SIMKINS,
H. TI. WRiIHT,
Committee.
Notice.
Tho~se who call for the doidier's Aid relief will
plea.se egml onm H. T. Wnientn, Esq., who is now
T1re~aurer of said Society.
B. C. BRYAN, Treas'r.
A U GU STA H OT EL,
AUGUSTA, GA.
BY WHIEELOCK.
Convenient to the Carolina side.
Provided with the best the market affords.
A djacent to first rate business houses.
Ready with conveniences to facilitate travellers
on tany and every route.
Prepared to accommodate all who may desire it.
A good bar and plenty of ice.
We respectfully ask tho attention of Edgefld
to our Card.
June 26 tf 25
Envelopes!
F OR Sale at the AI'vRsemvn Office a good sup
ply of LETTER ENVELOPES. Price, 26
Cia. per package, Cash.
Dec17 tf 50.
ET The Friendls of Major GEORGE BOB
IWE LL respeatfully nominate him for the seat in
thme Couvention of South Carolina vacated by the
death of Hon. F. Hi. WaROLaw.
Dei 18t1 50
Notice.
A LL persons indebtedl to the Estate of Daniel
Presett, dee'd., are requested to make im
mediate payment:t and those having demaands
against said Esta'te are requested to present them
prprya ELZABETHl PRE.SSCOTT, Ex'ix.
Or, JAS. A. LANIER, her Agent.
Oct 1, 1851 M -3 m 39
Fine and Cheap Family Soapse
A large supply of really good and very cheap
Family 80APS, just opened at
C. W. A J. B. HODGEg.
Oct. 1, 1860 tf 39
--Bathinig Spongess.
A large lot of superior quality, received by
arrivals, at 0. W. A J. B. HQDGES.
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