Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-05

clear case of treason.
1t behooves all, at the present juucture,
to be vigilaut. Guardian.
CHESTER CORRESPONDENCE.
CHESTER, &C., June 4, 1861.
Editors of Yorkville Enquirer:
Believing that Chester, its doings and
sayings, are entirely too important to
go unchronicled, your friend 'Damon'
once more resumes his pen to enlighten
and edify the readers of the ENQUIRER.
The brave "boys'' from York passed
through our town on yesterday morning
en- route for their Head Quarters at Or
angeburg, to rendezvous, as I learn,
preparatory to their departure for the
seat of war in the Old Dominion. The
sorrow of parting with mothers, wives,
and sweethearts seemed to have subsi-
ded during the hour which brought them
from York to Chester, and with high
hopes of a victorious march upon the
enemy and triumphant return to the
homes they had left, they took leave of
the hundreds who had assembled at our
Depot to do them honor. The Goths
and Vandals of the Lincoln dcspotism
will, doubtless, fall before them like
noxious weeds before the mowers
scythe, should conflict occur. With
a hearty prayer for their speedy, safe,
and valorous return, we babe them a.
dieu.
I am happy to say that the wheat crop
in this District is remarkably fine, and
is now almost secure from the casualties
to which wheat crops are incident. -
Oats will be good if the showers como
soon; otherwise the yield will be mea.
gre. Early corn looks well but that
(which was planted later has, to a con
siderable extent, been cut down by the
worm, so thai it has been difficult to get q
stand. Cotton, last md least, in these
provisioA-needed times, is as promising
as usual at this season of the year. Il
is really surprising that, although near.
ly FIVE hundred of the young and strong
men of our district have been in the ser
vice of their country almost ever since
the planting season commenced, yet the
fields are as green and as prophetic Of
plenty as on any former year. A peo
Iple who are advocating just cause
and who can successfully carry on agri
cultural and war operations at the same
time, can never be conquered.
1t is my sad duty to record the deatl
of Volunteer belonging to the sixth
Regiment,-a Mr.. Reid, who resided
on Fishing Greek a few miles distant
from this place. His demise occurred
at his home on the 1st instant, from dis
ease contracted in camp.
A private letter dated May %, from
N. c. Lieutenant in York Town
Virginia, says:
1--WE are encamped on the very spot
on which CORVALLIS surrendered, but
that is something We never will do they
will have to kill the very last man thai
is here from the South, and when they
get through with us, there are Others
coming who will give them showing. II
throwing up breastworks our boys foune
some relics one found an old muske
yesterday-dug it out of the ground
There is monument here erected to thu
memory of Cornwallis-small but very
neat. shall have to close this letter il
a second or two, as l am now keeping
my ears pricked up, eyes open, swort
and pistol by my side, listening for th'
long roll. The citizens have all lef
the place in fact they are leaving tn
country. Here we cat corn bread an'
fat meat, which manage to cram dow
with such ease and grace that you woul'
think it was pound cake. The enemy
r fol ces arc more numerous than ours
but we have erected Notifications mil
in length, and feel confident of victory.
Yorktown is 70 miles from Richmond
/ situated on the right bank of York riv
er. 1t was founded in 1705, and wa
formerly much more aourishing than
now is. 1t is now scarcel ly to be calle'
;. town, containing only about fort,
r houses, and these marked by decay. -
G. The York tavern in this antiquated vii
e lage is believed to be the oldest in Vii
ginia. The ruins of a church are point
. d out to travellers which Was built on
r hundred and sixty years ago, and wa
d destroyed by fire in 1911.
MARvrr REpol .:.--Cotton.---N
sales worthy of mention.
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