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Buddhist MSS

Original literary monuments written in the old language called Pali, used by the Buddhists in their sacred books, are exceedingly rare in Europe. The Imperial Library here and the Royal one at Copenhagen are the only establishments possessing a series of MSS. in that tongue. This extreme scarcity is owing to the great reluctance the Buddhist priests evince to intrust their religious writings to Europeans, or to allow them to copy them. Two years ago the Imperial Library succeeded in purchasing a series of MSS. of this kind, and valuable on account not only of the number of volumes, but also of the contents, which are extremely curious.

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July 23, 1861 – Two Days Fighting!

Terrible Slaughter on both Sides

The Federals Defeated!!

Special Dispatch to the Western Democrat.

We are indebted to Mr J A Selby, of the Columbia Carolinian, for transmitting to us by telegraph the following:

Columbia, Monday, July 22.

Fighting has been going on near Manassas Junction for the last two days, (Saturday and Sunday).

Yesterday (Sunday) the battle raged from 4 in the morning till 7 o’clock in the evening.

The slaughter was terrible on both sides, but the Federals were compelled to retreat.

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July 22, 1861 – The “Daughter of the (Sixth) Regiment” in Uniform

Lizzie Clawson Jones, 6th Massachusetts Militia Regiment's "Daughter of the Regiment" (Source: Library of Congress)

The non-commissioned officers and privates of the Sixth Regiment have presented to Lizzie Jones, “daughter of the regiment,” a bright girl of ten years, who accompanied them, a handsome uniform, consisting of a dark velvet jacket, or basquine, trimmed with gold lace, with a skirt of red, white, and blue silk, and a jaunty white hat, trimmed with tri-colored plumes. They also presented to her a richly embossed canteen of solid silver, and a sword and scabbard fit for the daughter of so gallant a regiment.

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An Obituary Note

A recent English paper, in an obituary notice, states, with solemn gravity, that the deceased was notable "for the active part he took in the management of the society for…
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Letter from a Member of Hampton’s Legion

Hampton’s Legion.—A friend has sent us a letter written by a member of the Beaufort District Troop, attached to HAMPTON’S Legion, from which we make the following extracts. The letter is dated Headquarters, Camp Fisher, October 5, 1861:

Our Legion is now encamped on the Potomac, about twenty miles from Fairfax C. H., and near the batteries on the river. In a few days we will have effected, I trust, a successful blockade of the river. Several steamers opened fire upon a battery manned by the Artillery of our Legion, a few days since [25 September 1861], which was returned and continued for some hours. One small tug boat was sunk, and two of the steamers injured, when they retired from the contest. We went with the General [Whiting] to the scene of action and witnessed the whole affair.

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American Locomotives

The best manufactory of Locomotive Engines in this country, is the establishment owned by Baldwin, Vail & Hussey, Broad street, Philadelphia. Since this company began their labors, few short years ago, they have manufactured one hundred and twenty-nine locomotive engines. Of this number twenty-six have been for the Columbia and Philadelphia Railway, twelve for the Utica and Schenectady, and ten for the Georgia Rail Road.