Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-01-23


whereabouts of the "Edycfeld Rifemen." And
right here, let me on the part Of our Company,
return our thanks for the comfortable manner in
which We were conveyed to Hamburg. Had 1t
!cen otherwise our arrival in Charleston Mould
have been delayed at least twenty -four hours. As
i, was We took through ticket, unl were in the
Civ twenty hours utter We left. Never can We
forget OUT parting from you all, on that holy
Sabbath day; and whatever our E'te may be,
whether to stand as sentincls upon the sen coast
of our belovce little Republic to ward of danger
from those we love, Or to s.urm the ramparts Of
the insulting foe, We will he chesr.l to do our
lu,v by the fond recollection that there those,
we have l.f, behind, whose hopes and affections
,rc centred upon us. B;ess their dear souls May
their hearts soo. be gladirned by the safe return
If tho :. EdseAeli Boys"
The beautiful co'rrs presented by the fair ladies
,f EdscGc!i, nre the pride Of our Company, and
they may rest assured that 4 called TO bnttlc we
si,l be sure to place them "a near the flushing of
the guns ,r: tle enemy.
On ynr arrival in the City we were quartered at
the imr,icn" Hotel, which was patrioeully given
,,r the Use of Volunteers by the three Indies who
are The owners, and took our meals ut the Parit-
; ion. On Wednesday received orders to remove
10 Sullivaa's Islnnd. You rrcolcet it WAS on that
noruiu. the Forts fired un the Star "f he West,
and as the bna,s PASSED within range Of the guns
of 1t. Sum.er, many IN eye WAS turned an&l"usiy
towards her lofty walls as they frowned srimly
down upon III. Rut~s raseed safely, ahd landed
On the Island, where we are quartered at the MoHl-
trio House. This is large Hotel used as place
of resort ,lui s the summer months. 1t is s.tua-
ted about two hundred yards from Fort Moultrc,
Immediately OH the beach. I have only to lo"k
| nut to see the broad Atlantic stretching awaya as
far NJ the eye cum reach. urquurters are pleas-
mt enough, and We have plenty Of provisions.
The fare i. little rough, it is true, but we rcmenl-
Der that we are soldiers aud must reconcile our
selves to it the best way we can.
There are about FIVE hundred men in the Houte
=. this time, and near one thousand on the Island.
E1ceGell is highly honored by Tic State, sever
Al of her sons are in offices Of high responsibility
Dr. ELBERr BLAND, thu Surgeon Of the Regiment
is always promptly ut his post and is winning isu-
rcls for himself by his gentlemauly deporement
Cupt. CICERO ADAMS, rs senior Captain, is tho
commander Of this garrison. e. A. WARDLAw
and A. p. BUTLER, sun Of the gallant Col. Butler,
have recei, cd commissions in the State army soon
to be organized. ApyER PERRIN, Esl., has been
! annotated OuarterInastcr with JACOB YOuSGBLooD,
Assistant; ~ L. GRIrrls is in the Hospital De-
,rhn
le. I, OH hearing that our Company was in Charles
ton. returned from New Orleans, joined tho Com
papy and received an oflicc.
understand that our Company is soon TO be
st.tiuucd ut the upper end OF the Island. TIE
Regiment is now full snd one Company over, and
The cry is still they come.
Our situation is very much exposed, being in
full view Of Fort Sumter, which Is only one and
enough, he could soon blow this house to pieces.
The forti6cntions at Fort Moultric are pushing
r,p;dly to completion. Two hundred negroes are
now mt work there. Other batteries are being
thrown up, in order to defend the harbor complete
". We are not apprchcnsive Of an attack. Too
MANY OF the Southern States have and will seccdc.
Gen. Scorr says if the South is united, u war
will be absurd.
Bat whatever may come, tho Independent Re-
nuhlic must sr,ri:c. ard it Is to be sincerely
hur.L, that the row ccfart Tag of tho eremy,
will soon trail in the Gust. before the proud Lan-
ucr Of or glorious lite State. More anon.
r.
1 lite this amid the confusion necessarily incl
deut to tho barracks Of volunteers.