Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-03-29

, t-l'"'SiuiCs pgtUc2 2CtliluIiS ots
e began TO occupythe chief lhous blsof every
one. Now you could see hesmarked at
, Ienlions ofmessmates,an flie kind and
generous acts of tried friends. Among
these, every effort was madetob be useful.
Every garment that could be disposed of,
was cheerfulIv given TO make tbeAsutterlns
comfortable; and the neghborins villages
were all !ansacked TO procure for them a
suitable diet. .rle
), The Surgeons, nso, were beginning
their work. The sutfering.of many sum-
,, mon them in every direction. They are
pressed on every side. How anxiousIy the
pnnr wounded man gazes npon the excited
Surgeon as the latter passes him by TO
attend 10 tho more dangerous, or as he
approaches him To dress his woand, or TO
pronounce upon his case rs my wound
dangerous, yon think. Doctnr! warmly
enquiries the sufferer The Surgeon ex,-
-probes-hesitarcs Seriousness
and melancholy are depicted in his coun-
lenance. A tear rises in his eyes. He
answers, your wound is severe; it is dan
gcr1u9; but let us hope for tho BEST The
poor fellnw looks sad, but appears resigned.
To another. he replies, your arm must
come oft, another your leg will have.
10 be amputated' The men seem glad
the matter is no worse.
As the Surgeon approaches the slightly
wounded, quite different scene appears.
All IS good humor and gaiely. Instead Of
the somhre seriousness caused by the pros
pecl of Immediate death, the Surgeon fluids
the Cheerful smile and geeful joke.
The subjects Of his care are merry as
crickefs, and jest in wanIun jollity on the
character of their wounds, and on the
cowardly freaks Of the enemy. The rea-
sou is plain. A brilliant future is before
them. The monster death sIands nf at a
distance. They have no fears Of his grim
visase. They laugh al his imidilY. The
Surgeon goes away amused and grntiied.
tlc tells The happy sufferers, he will dress
their wounds tomorrow.
Night approaches, and the angry clouds
threaten torrents olian and heavy storm.
-Caerulcus supra capn, astlit inbcr,
Noctem. hiemque lerens.-Horacs.
The most active Efforts are made 10 Store
away the wounded in The adjoining Ha-,
cienda. The building is capaciou: hut il
will scarcely contain all for here also are
the wounded ofthn Regiments. Necessity,
however, has no laws. All are packed in
thick aud crowded. The blood of one
minsles with the blood Of another; and the
grnans uf all unite To form one deep. low
murmur that fills the house. But the
weather is cold and ianp, and there are
no beds and few blankets. The supply
train with all the camp equipage is ten
miles disrant. What is 10 be done For
,unalely a roam of The Hacienda, in
which ,bc prisoners are quarered, is half
filled with straw. With this the flnpr.s
overspread, and the wounded men laid oui
upnn it. stt a5j9
And NOW -begins properly the hol work
ofihe Surgeons. Ks Pre4;4,,inary, boxes
] Eof bandages are rapidls:opened, anJsall
i the sharp implements nf surgery arc prbu,l- J,
4 ~ ydisplaYed. Atlhe sight of these, iIrand.
y
I wounded men'oppcar moro terrified. than
they had been by The bullets oil the enemy
. But untouched, the Doctors begin Their,
work. Fhcy dress, they probe, they am
pu,ale. The Hacienia is converted inlo
very slaughter.pen. A sccnc of dreid.
ful havoc ensues, in comparison with
which. the battle ground loses moro than
half lis horror. The floors and walls are
co"cred with loud aul members of The
human body. Fingers, arms, legs, hS ia
every direction. Tho whole house is flied
with rhegrnans of the uafor ulrae sufferers.
TO "A truly sensitive heart, The scenes
above described (and-they are, we think,
Irne to nature) Cannot but create feelings
Of disgust q The horrors of bloody war.
Who that has once seen Them could ever
wish to have Them repeuted! Is tia tri-
a'nS matter to see young men cur sudden
~ of in the hey day of their existence. to
see ones hcs' friends shut down in death {!
10 observe the painful emotions caused by
surgical operation aud to listen to the
grnans ofthe dying and the suffering? We
would greatly doubt the sincerity of him,
who after witnessing such scenes, should
express himself dssi-ous OF suing into bat
tie. if we believed him to be sincere, VIC
would be compelled, also, to believe him
devoid of the proper feeling, Of our nature,
MARLBOROUGH.
Something Ertreordinary,-The Char
lesion Mercury of the 2lsi instant says;
Daring the entire day yesterday. not a
!. hale of Colon was sold in our market.
This we think is without a parallel in the
history oflle Cotton business in our city
al this season Of the year. and is one of
the establishment of the Telegraph.
Green Pens The New-York noners
, are revellug in the anticipation of Green
PoaS by The Charleston steamers. They
| are already IN our market, and we had the
pleasure Of participating in mess OF this
dcicasy, al dinncr given by the llihcrnian
! Sociely on Friday lasI, which was got up
iu Lees best styIe.-Chur. Mercury
A plant Indigenous 10 California, called
chanealagia, has been lately Introduced in.
, 10 the u. States. |, is regarded hy The
Mexicans and Californians as panacca
for all evils and distempers to which they