Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-06-12
Charleston News.

From the Mercury of Saturday we gather
the following:
The third Regiment, Col. Williams, was
mus stored imto tic service OF the Confederate
States on Thursday. Tie Regiment nun
hers over ?uO lreli.
MILITARY ELECrloNs.-Thc follow ing Off
Gers have been dul y elected and commissioned
for the 10Th Regiment s. c. Volunteers
Culol.el-.trlhur NJ. NJ nigault.
Lieut.. Cornel-J. +. PRESLEY.
Maj"r-R. q. White.
GuEEILLAS.-Thc first meeting for the or
gan!zatIpn Of those patriot bands will be held
ct tive O'Clock this afternoon, at institute
Hall. Let there be q lul attendance, for cur
South Caluln1 Gucrli!aS will be a valuable
auxiliary, !..deed, i'll the .uud work of dc.
stroying tho ruthless lnaraudcrs from tie
North.
The FIRST lessons in Drill Exercise, ,ci.hout
a'Ts, Will also commence under the d!rectlun
VI Compel Instructors.
ImE BLuc1AulNG ELEEr.-The sea front Of
onr iial;.ur WAS quite an object o. interest
srru;:" car citizens yesterday, itere being III
5 s!ti q! ur pert ~ o!.e i:;He go l,si thaa
iuu. @ir,c.l Vessels. During he day u party
wcnt down il the steumsr ChuricStGd, and APP
::olche,i tacyu as !iear as irlucicc would &C.
tate. q: ,he four Vessels oil the harbur, one
ni :ncm is the -iElneSti:a, which has been OF
ihlS place over IL week: ncar her WAS Il large
Steam lrig"te, apparently ut the first Class,
and, IS seen ;tJvi:; turcc niles Oft mulch
IL,
not tie i. bash, she is no doubt tie Roc1tokr
~ CU.'ar&!o. The two !r;gatcs were anchor
ed quite itcar cach other, aud apparently eS-
pcet - stay iur l time. The ether two Yes
sells seen III the morning were ships Of about
$40 10 1000 tUDS, and we're both vessels that
had been merchantmen, but are nov part OF
Lincon's provisional forces. Sum after mid
day, one OF these lat;cr had dSappeared-no
doubt goae South and, at three O'Clock, p.
~: the second was working i'll the sauie Ill
rcc1icn. The boat seen astern oi .he Mime
sota On Thursday, AID supposed to be pilot
bcat, was not in sight Yesterday bu:, as YES
sclS oi that Glass are sometimes employed as
tenutGS 10 Il fleet, she NAV be Urc OF that kind.
We are informed that the new arrivals salu-
ted the Commodore yesterday morning; and
sc think it is the order III present for IL! YES
se!s .! the Southern block;ding ileci. rs they
proceed South, to come in and speak 'hs
Coalnodore OH this station, receiving any
communication he may have TO make ami
bringing letters, papers, ETC., for the vessels
OIL here. The brIg Perry has not been seen
oil this hariGr, 20 lar Is we can .eirn; but
she Is go loaL; cruising in the lie ghborho Il.
SUSPICIOUS CIrcrMSrAScE.-A fellow nam-
ed Mlttac"S offered. on Thursday last, q ne-
gro lur sale, at IL price so low as to excite the
suSpicivnS ui' several gentlcr':n. According
l., De uiy Sheriff Hcnjricks, in order to
;l.:l;r surc OF tic rascal. became the pnrcha-
s.. al Sjga, but inslcal ni psyirg the money
do"n. l..i;ed Matthews 10 accompany him To-
sis "il;:,r. it had been arranged beforehand
sinai il.:irgr HivlS >hoI!;! lntct and arrest
ihcm nn r;,ci: way: wlir:l w;is promptly et-
i-cl Il. l!4lt;cwS made ont tin. hill Of sale
in he l..n.e oI' MYERS, which in itself: is
luitc suspicious. The nagrn turns ont 10 10
,nr property OF Mrs. j. I. McCailiY, oi Dar-
iingtuu. he examination will take place
tllS morning.