Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-02

4.C. A. Seabrook, for which $50 has been
raised and Sl00 or more can be if necessa-
ry. This will be simply token of the
confidence of all our men in their captain,
as a spirited and efficient commander and
high.toned gentlemen.
"Our Corporal" employed all his leisure
time during the day, in sightseeing. He
went to the picture gallery of the Carolina
Art Association, where he saw splendid
painting of Sergeant Jasper raising the fal-
len flag over the palmetto log walls of the
old Ft. Moultrie fine bust of Mr.. Petit
CRU, the great barrister of Charleston a
Hmagnifcent effect of light and shade" in
picture of some Circassian girls being
sold as slaves to Turk by a Greek mer-
chant, and many other good specimens of
this noble and useful, though commonly
called, for distinctions sake, "6ne" art
This gallery is to US one of the leading at
fractions of Charleston.
The City Hall, however, is we'll worth
the visit we paid it, just to see Mr.. Powers
excellent statue of Calhoun. You will
remember that this masterpiece was in
jured at sea, in its transportation from Ita-
ly. One arm was broken off just at the
elbow. 1t was repaired, well. The left
hand holds a scroll inscribed with the
words, "Truth, Justice and the Constitu-
ton; ;" the fore finger on the right hand
pointing to these magic words-the inspi-
ring motto of that princely. statesman and
patriot whose spirit though departed years
ago, still sways the South in this hour of
her peril and destiny.
We made visit, too, to Quinby's gallery,
and purchased some photographs Of the
venerable Edmund RuAin, one of which we
send you. Is he not a very patriarch p
Then think how active, how unambitious,
how unassuming and pure and great, be
has been, and still 10, in the cause of South.
ern liberty! We know not exactly why it
is, but there is something in the personal
history and "status" Of this sold man elo.
quent," that fills our heart as with stream
of light. Amiability, witness, courage
and cheerfulness are, we think, the tenn
pering and toning elements Of his nature.
Quinby has some of the finest stenographic
views we have ever seen. We pored over,
or rather eyed over, the rural scenes Of the
British Isles, until our time was complete
ly wasted; and we took up the "double
quick" to the boat landing, only to see the
"Osiris" steaming its way around Castle
Piuckney! There we were on the wharf,
seven miles from our camp, with all our
luggage, and our "permit" out at Gre
treat" A fishing smack was at once hired
for five dollars and with wind and tide
both against US, We set out on the tedious,
though romantic journey. At one tack we
actually lost ground; at another gained
but little; at a third lost again &c.; and
we should have been a-sea till after "Tat-
too," had it not been for the accommoda-
ting and courteous commander Of the "Ccf'
tse," who in passing US, hauled to and tow
ed us to Mount Pleasant, when We had the
wind under our thumbs. Captain "Red
JACKIE" t"-as genuine specimen Of the
ebony as ever left the shores of Africa
brought US over; diversifying the trip with
an occasional jig and boat.soug, and crying
every now and then to the wind, "Blow,
you son Of a gun?'
The trip from Mt. Pleasant to Moultrie-
Vile was made after dark and We had the
pleasure of witnessing the splendid sight
of millions of "medusa" glittering, like
SHARKS of fire from an anvil, on the waves,
as the little skif cut through the waters
The medusa are phosforescent insect, or
animalcule, iuhabiting the ocean in many
places, Gas thick and populous as the notes
that people the sun-beams." The agita-
tion of the waters brings them to the sur
face, and tossed hither and thither, the
waves appear to be on fire. We lay across
the deck, and dipped our hand into the
water, to sec them trickle from our fingers,
like "small fry" Of shooting stars.
As delightful as our return was, we
reached camp just in time to have our minds
occupied with sterner thoughts. A rumor
which had been circulated during the day
in the city, had reached the Island with
the evening boat, that two war vessels were
off the bar; and an extra guard was de-
tailed, and our soldiers ordered to assemble,
if the drum should beat at any hour of the
night. The fire of cannonry and musketry
both, had been heard at Stono Point about
sunset and this gave some coloring to the
-umor. We wrapped up in our blankets
with shoes on, ready to rise in an instant;
but nothing happened to disturb our sleep,