Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-04

before the majority can recuperate sufficient
ly to be induced to return.
1t has beon whispered to me that fur.
Tough may be granted to portion of the
South Carolinans Welcome as such q favor
would be, thrice welcome would they hail
final summons for the winter. We should
then see an army of veterans fighting ou,
battles on the coast and the same bold spirits
at the proper time again il the advance here.
Within the last ten days the brigade Of
Gen. D. r. Jones, consisting Of the Regiments
of Coloncls jenkins, Blanding, Winder and
Sloan, have been moved from the right to
Centrcville. The brigade of Ger. Bonham
is still sin the woods" a scrubby lac thickct,
where one has to hunt nearly day to find
them. Their main comfort is an abundance
of fire wood, but beyond this the boys have
no enjoyment save what they create for them
selves. They are away from civilization, see
nothing but the bushes around them, and
like old maids, live "on their expectations.
Most of our soldiers are now busy building
furnaces, an article as various ns taste and in.
genuity can devise. The general style is to
dig long holes in the ground under the tent,
widened at certain spot to receive and burn
the fuel, then extend the channel outside and
terminate it in stone chimney, topped with
a -four barrell for auc. Some smoke like
young iEtnas, making the disease worse than
the cure; but others, on the contrary, are
warm as you choose to make them. In one
or two instances, where the machine did not
work successfully, I saw the boys dig huge
holes, large enough to contain the "mess," :"
fill it with fire, then creep in and "snug up"
In spite of everything. however, there will be
great suffering during the winter, and many
a poor fellow will sigh for home, sweet
home"
Coming here yesterday, passed on the
road thirty four Yankee prisoners, taken the
day before by Major Martins, Adams Troop,
of Mississippi, one Of the finest Cavalry COM
paries in The State. The capture was made
near Falls Church, while the Fcderals were
engaged in foraging. In addition to the men,
VIC obtained f,rty good muskcts. five wagons
and their contents, and twenty horses. The
total value of the articles is about four thous-
and dollars. Two q; the enemy were killed,
and two or three wounded None of our men
injured.
Tie Captain was formerly Sergeant in
the United States Dragons, and made sever
al inquiries after officers under whom he has
served The whole Company, who, by the
way, is from the 3O!h New York Regiment,
express themselves confident that we shall be
whipped in less than thirty days. They cor
roborated the supposition that We shall have
a fight on tie Occoquan, but expressed great
surprise at the magnitude of our army. All
wore elegant winter clothing and by the side
Of their rough and misccllancously attired
guard looked really like gentlemen. One of
The boys in reply to y remark by prisoner
concerning his Old clothes, told him tic Yam
kccs were very like Il bottle Of four cent whis-
key. II had a very pretty label on the out
side, but was mighty mean liquor. The PHI
losophy was as good as the truth, and the fel.
low had enough ofboth. Another, in answer
70 some. enquiries as to What he thought when
lie was captured, replied that he hadn't time
10 think anything, for he was so scared he
didn't know his gnn from corn-stalk."
pERSoNNE.