Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-02-16
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Regular Service of South Carolina

by his Excellcncy Gov Pickcns:
Artillery, 1st Company-W Calhoun,
Captain; Il NJ Wagner, 1st Lieutenant w
G Preston, I'd 1st Lieutenant; S Sitgreaves,
I'd Lieutenant.
I'd Company-Stcphen Lee, Captain
Ormsby Blanding, 1st Lieutenant; James
Hamilton, I'd 1st Lieutenant; John Mitchell.
Jr, I'd Lieutenant.
3D. Company-Georgc S. James, Captain
w III Gibbes, 1St Lieutenant; III S Farley,
I'd lst Lieutenant; j McP Washington, I'd
Lieutenant
4th Compony-J II Hallonquist Captain;
Alfred Rhctt, LIST Lieutenant; G. n REYNOLDS
Jr, I'd lst Lieutenant; G Fleming, I'd Lieu
tenant.
Marine Artillery Randolph Hamilton,
Captain; Jos A Yates, 1st Lieutenant; Il II
Harleston, I'd lst Lieutenant.
lntantry-1st Company-L w O'Bannon,
captain; Warren Adams, First Lieutenant; y
Is llaync, I'd Lieutenant; VIM Barnwell, Sd
Lieutenant.
I'd Company-Wm Butler Captain; A
Huguenin, 1st Licutenant e S Mowrv. I'd
Lieutenant; Mitchell King, Jr, Sd Lieufcnont
3D. Company Corley, Captain; r De
Trevilc, Jr, lst Lieutenant; j III Warley, I'd
Lieutenant; Willis Wilkinson, Sd Lieutenant
4th Company-B + Sloan, 1st Lieutenant:
John r Blocker, I'd Lieutenant; ID G. Cal.
houn, Sd Lieutenant
9th Company G Simkins, Captain; c
/ Haskell, Jr, lst Lieutcnant II Press Smith.
I'd Lieutenant; Allen Wardlaw, Sd Lieut..
9th Company-Thomas NJ Baker, CAPTAIN;
l. Black, lst Lieutcnant j III Powe, I'd
Lieut.; a Butler, Sd Lieut..
7th Company-S w Ferguson, Captain.
w Davis, 1st Lieut.; w T Tatom, I'd Lieut.
9th Company-Scbastinn Sumter, Captain:
T S Mills, lst Lieut.; G Rivers, I'd Lieut.
9th Company-A e Latimcr, Captain; J
ST. Pringlo, 1st Lieut.; r G Billings, I'd Lieut.
10th Company--Gco T Andrews, Captain;
Jacob Valentine, lst Lieut.; Barnett, I'd
Lieutenant.
Cavalry-W d DeSaussurc, Maior--1st
Company G Evans, senior Captain; Is III
Read, lst Lieut.; S d Shannon, I'd Lieut..
I'd Company-John b Villepiguc, CAPTAIN;
Jas Adams, lst Lieut. Bartlett Withcr,
spoon, I'd Lieut.
TIE Work ON THE SoUrn CAROLYN,
BArTERIEs.-A letter from Charleston gives
an account of the progress made in preparing
the defences. 1t says:
a word with regard to the forts or batteries
nov being prepared for the defence against
Fort sumter and all hostile demonstrations
Z by the United States government AS no boat
was running regularly to those on the right
hand side of the channel to wit Fort John
son, Cummings Point, etc, and, moreover, per-
mt to thoscplaces not being granted, we could
not visit them, but understood they were pro-
crossing with all possible speed at the several
places and strongly fortifying them by every
available means, several hundred hands bcinr
employed thereon.
On Wednesday, however, we obtained
permit to visit Fort Moultric, and having done
so, found it under strict military discipline,
and things progressing bravcly-so much of
the wall as was commanded by Fort Sumter
was being rapidly mounted with sand bag bat
tcries, from nine to ten feet in thickness, and
the same in depth, and was almost completed;
all the guns were mounted but two, and those
were to be during the day,
Maj. Ripley thought that in the course of
day or two he could withstand heavy bat
terry from Sumter, which it was supposed could
: be readily taken by an attack simultaneously
from the several points, though with some
sacrifice. Two mortar batteries were being
erected on the island without tho fort and
about two hundred yards below it. Bltteries
were also being erected on the far end Of the
beach for the protection of the light infantry
companies.
1t was estimated that over one thousand ne
groes were employed on the island. On our
way to and from Fort Moultrie we touched at
Castle finckney, which was likewise in a state
of strict military discipline, and on which all
necessary preparations were being made.--
We were informed that there were about 800
soldiers on Sullivan's island, 300 at Castle
Pinckney, and about 1000 at the different
points on Morris Island.
AN ACT of the Legislature, passed at the
last session thereof, to prescribe the form of
Permits for shves to be absent from the ow-
ner's premises"
/. BE it enacted by tho Senate and House
OF Representatives, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority of
the same, That no permit shall De considered
as authorizing the absence of slave from his
or her masters premises, unless said permit
shall designate the place or places which said
slave is allowed 10 visit and the time during
which he or she is permitted to be absent :
Provided, That this Act shall not apply to
slaves resident in any incorporated city or
town, while within the corporate limits of the
same, during the hours when the municipal
regulations do not forbid the free passage of
slaves.
NgyEn do that by force which may be af.
,fse By fair means.