The Camden Journal

CHARLESTON OBSERVER.

The Office from which this paper was issued, was destroyed by fire on the night of the 27th ult. and almost its entire contents lost. The Editor, the Rev. B. GILDERSLEEVE, has issued an extra, for which we regret that we have not room. We publish such parts of it however, as states the wishes of the Editor, so that those interested and who may not otherwise see the extra, may have an opportunity of complying with his request and thus serve the cause of religion, and morality.

The work of demolition was rapid, and principally over before we reached the scene. Our friends—for their efforts we sincerely thank them—succeeded in saving a part of our books, our desk, and a portion of our types. The types, however, are in such a condition that they cannot again be used. The Press is destroyed—the Mail Book burnt—the Day Book badly charred—the chief part of the Furniture consumed—and we are left to commence afresh with scarcely an article of our former materials that will afford us the slightest use.

The consequence is, we are obliged to suspend the Paper till a new office is fitted up, and till the new Press and Types, which we ordered on Monday, from New York, shall be received.

It is important to us—and never more important than now, that we may meet this exigency which we have been called upon suddenly and unexpectedly to encounter—that those who are in arrears for the paper, be it much or be it little, should forthwith pay what they owe, we hope to be forgiven if we urge our claims with unaccustomed importunity. It will be little for them. In the aggregate it will be much for us—and the quicker done the better. New Subscribers who shall send us their payments in advance, and old Subscribers not in arrears, who shall do the same, may all confer upon us a favor which it will be our pleasure to acknowledge. The Post Masters, we presume, will freely act as Agents in the transmission of any moneys that may be paid them on our account.

As our Mail Book is lost, we have another favor to ask of Post Masters, and that is the list of the names of the Subscribers at the respective offices where there is a misdirection or failure in the reception of this Extra. From the Ledger and memorandum Books saved we can make but an imperfect list, and therefore the request. The friends of the Theological Seminary—of Missions, Foreign and Domestic—of the Temperance and the Education cause—of Oglethorpe University, now under the Synod's care, and of those other objects which the Observer has endeavored to promote, will confer an obligation on us—and we think also upon the cause of the Redeemer and upon the best interests of man, by co-operating with us in efforts to resuscitate the paper—make it better than ever—and greatly enlarge its circulation.