Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-04-10
For the Advertiser.
MORRIS ISLAND,
Nurrh 1I.t 1871


DEAR COLONEL Since last wrote to you, the
Ridemep have moved their quarters, by order Of
Col. GnEcG, from the lnrar- -honse-I use no meta
rhor-in which they burkcd, nbout two miles cast
ward, and one mile this si,lc Of the channel Light
I house. There ure other Companies here besides
the R;femcn, ard, in short time this spot is des
tined for the Head. Quarters rf the whole Rcgi
mcnt, with perhaps the exception of the Rheh
Gnunis, Capt. WALxaR's Company, which il ut
present Stationed Oh James l,lSri. The boat
landing too, presume, will be moved higher up,
for the cake of convenience: and, in fnct, tug
has already steamed up the crooked inlet to Vine
gar Hill, and is engaged in inserting piles for the
purpose Of making quay. When we irst re-
moved, grudly amount of confusion resulted
from the neglect Of the Quarter. mnster in not
measuring Of the space properly for the pitching
our tonts. This difficulty, however, was speedily
ubviated. The water here VIC find rather better
aud closer ut hnnd lhnn that which the Island af-
fords ut the West end. The moduS operandt 10y
which it is obtained may be stated thus, promising
TINT no knowledge of Rhabdumancy is u desdcra-
tum in this case. A round Fit is eIcavated from
four to five feet in Depth in tho nesbborhood of
cluster of myrtle bushes nny number Of which
/ and the ssrried palmetto flourish On this part Of
the Island, and into this pit is sunk tub or bar
rel with both ends Knocked out, into Which,
through the sand, the water soon ooZes to the
depth of two or three feet, and in little while
becomes indnrrenily potable and pleasant tasted
Tho snnd apparently acts us II filter by which the
water is deprived of lis saline properties. AS for
the site itself un which our tents are planted, the
only idea can give you of it is, that it is sandy
| campus uf no great extent covered all over with
sand knobs or spurrs, lku 20 many mammoth ant.
hills. On und between these spurrs are the tents
In this place, for the rest Of our term of enlist
lncnt, or until such ,mo as the Convention shall
deem ezpedient to disbuud the Regiment, do We,
in all likelihood, remain.
III connection with tho foregoing remarks, it is
due to Capt. DEAN to state that be approves him
self worthy in every way Of the position which ho
fl., and deserves much praise for his zoalous
efforts to umc'urate the hardships incurred by
the mcmLpra Of his Company in tho service. The
same language, um proud to declare, may be
c1teudci to each and all the Officers in the Com
rany.
Yesterday VA, day Of jubilee. 1t was pay
lny, and the money disbursed was the first funds
Of The public TIL that the Volunteers have re-
| ceyed. Even the uniforms were not distributed
ant . few days ago. Each Volunteer (privatc)
received the amount of twenty-five dollars for
two moaths' Servce-n sum which seemed terri
bly, disproportipnatc to the services rendered and
the prirations endured. One dollar per month Of
tho above sum was withheld for contingencies, to
he pail ut tho expiration Of the service, if seen
proper. The delay in the payment Of the HuluE-
teers was orcasioned by exertions that were made
to have the pay-rolls made out by the Army
Regulations ind not according to the Act of the
Legislature in the premises For private, ac-
coTding to the Army Regulations, the pay per
month is eleven dollars, while the Act only makes
provision for ten. The hurd-earned psy Of the
boys will quickly 60, as Robert Browning says,
for the
"Chucest Gates, and the fagon's best spilth."
Yesterday the Members of the Convention Wis
tied the leland. Tho various Companies were
formed on the shell bespriuklod beach several
rods above the Dahlgrcen battery for Dress Pu-
ride. The long array of glistening hnyonetS
made very imposing and warike appearance
The Secretary of State and General BEArREGARp
were present. am still of the impression that
Gen. BEArREGARp, is tho needed man. The
French, you know, haven saying: "H n'ya point
dh"nr,n~r neetasaire~,'-therc is such thing .s
L Ii ccssury man. In the main. believe this TO !
be true. But think BIAuEHGARD is nn e1ccp-
tion t" the rule. think Lc Is necessary mnn.
At MI events it cannot be saiusaycd that lie has
20 fortified the harbor that any attempt to rein
force Anderson will bo signally chcckmatcd. !
agree with Ben Johnson, " II the bell have nny
sides the clapper will find en-" The evacuation
of Fort Sumter still remains riddle to which
none can play the Edipus. Will that tn-morra,r'
never conc: The Baltimore San il confident that
Anderson has been ordered to the Newport (Ky.)
Barracks tn make recruits. 1t is also rumured
that the term Of enlistment OF twenty of Andcr-
sons soldiers will expire in few days. Should
:his intelligence prove true it will ultimate in the
evacuation of the Fort as a matter Of pure noccs-
s!ty.
Coils A. l.. DEARISG and \. J. HAMMOND ouked |
in upon us this morning Such Kindness we are |
MT backward in approaching. Our best wishes
attend those gentlemen. May their shadows never
grow less. Truly! W. II. A.