Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-11-27
To Our Soldiers.

The therm omcter stands this morning al 80
and ice haa been visible on the pud-muddlcs and
in tho horse-troughs. Weran imagine that it is
cold enough for three blankets of night in tents,
even with our coast soldiers; ;-how much more
so with those Of you upon the border.
What timo for killing hogs, to those who
have them And they are not SO scarce us they
might be. You may be cure the corn is going
iborally to the hog:pens all over this country.
Every bushcl that can be spared will be converted
into bacon, if the framework OF skin aud bones
can be procured to meet the demand. The con-
sequence may bo, that meat will not go to very
extrayu CANT figures, while corn will be in high
demand again next spring. We learn that It's
getting blck to the dollar notch already. Ger
tainly, flour has ceased to full for some weeks,
and is now fairly on the rice.
There is very little local news this week. The
new companies for the coast are progressing
slowly bit we believe surely, Tho Adrertiser
gives another man 10 the ranks in the person Of
Mr.. E. KgEsE, who is member Of the Company
forming by Dr. L. B. VIEWER. Having dismissed
his school, be is in readiness to obey the summons
to arms wbcnever it may come. LAMAR and SHAW
hare united their commands, and have left the
Cuptaiucy to an election. Whichever moicty gains
the chief officer will also take the 3rd Lieutcnan
cy, leaving to tho other moiety the 1st and End
Licutenancies We hlvo not hoard the result as
yet.
Our Concert for the soldiers, last Thursday
night, was honored by nm elegant though not
very large attendance. 1t was pleasant evening
to all concerned certainly 10 thesc of us on the
boards, as we were greeted and applaudcd beyond
our deserts throughout Major BUTLER and Capt.
GARY craced tho occasion with their presence,
and were the observed Of ell observers They are
now in Columbia in attendance on Legislative
business I'VE are not apprised Of their further
movements.
The health of the District is very good, SO far
as VIC can henr,-and every thing goes on pretty
much after the same old sort, except that it is e1-
cossivey dull both in town and country. Tho
only rolicf is to be found in partridge-hrnting,
souirrcl-hunting, and the like. Last week We
had the pleasure Of taking The field along with
DR.. WK. BURT and Mcsira. J. A. DozIPR, PATILLo
BLALocK, JOHN L. NICHOLSON and JERu BURT
six guns in all. The result was 49 partridge,
ono dove, and sundry rabbits. We hunted over
Col. BAcoxs ruce-track fields among other places,
and our thoughts naturally reverted to many #
you who used to visit this spot on cGol November
mornings to sec the horses exercise BY tho way,
the Colonel seems 10 have made very good crop
of cotton, corn and peas; we have seldom seen
better corn-stalks on pine land.
The Fort Pickcns fight is now absorbing attcn-
ton here, oven from our own Port Royal affairs,
although there ceases not to be felt the keenest
desire that the enemy mny bo made to luugh on
the other side Of his mouth for his imnudent oc--
cupation of that fine harbor. Iut how this is to
be effected, docs ne. aprcar. In the mean time
VIC are hoping that BRAGG will give their pride a
fall ut Pensacola, while we reserve our dcmonstra-
ton on the coast for n time when We shull be pre-
pared to make clean work Of it.
We should have mentioned last week, in speak
ing of the military movement progressing under
the call of Gen. MoRAGSE, that Captain JOSEPH
ApSEr, who unites in that CALI is similarly en-
powered by the Governor. Two better officers
and soldiers than these heroes Of CharuhuscO are
not 10 be found in the District and we doubt not
that sufficient nuulcr of companies will soen
ncck to their standard to enable them to lead
forth another Regiment to tho field before the
Ch rs,mas holidays. In this connection Wo should
by TO means omit to meitiun that Capt. CROWLEY
and Col. JSo. QrATTLEDrM have each Company
nearly ready :or this purt Of the service. This
will be bringing Old sauda up towards her full
proportion of the great work in hand, and we foel
assured that she will in like manner continue to
respeud while she has man to send out in her
behalf.
Capt. 3. NJ. TALnEnT was in town the other day,
bu: left before nc were aware of his having been
! here.
Capt. j. F. EAcoS has also just arrived, and
we arc uiT to hear what nows lie brings from 'ir-
giuia. Adieu
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