Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-03
A Dcsidcratum.

A lady Of the District has placed Mt this ounce
tor sale Il quantity Of Collard Seed. They arr
perfectly esb, having been gathered within the
mast month. Purchase of these seed aad SOW
them carefully. You viii TINS obtain plants with
which to fill out every vacant place in yoar rege
table gardens. Coards are better than Cabbage
in several respects. They stand the winter better
nnd nrc really better article Of diet, certainly =
more wholesome. Now is the very tine to SOW
for winter use. Come and buy. Summer vegiia-
hes will be conc before lung, a:lsl you will hel
think Cuilar,lS great deal better than nothing
From CoIumbiu--Thc Legion in Camp
..Companies Learins--The Edge
field uussars. &c.
The following letter frum The brightest brunette
in the State will be read with interest.
CoLrMDiA, .Inne -, iSGl
DEAR CoL-If have failed in my ihtel;ioi'
,f giving you the ncws, you mus, not blame NE,
but lay it entirely to the 10; w.theT, and distract
ing nrc:e ce of So many bowld sogGr boy.
both Of which combined to keep It's in - melting
mood" How .ur inir bellies viii Lc able 10 sur
vve the departure OF the gallant members 'i
lIampton's Legion, is yet ~ be proved. 81 man!
delicious Airtaiio:,. under cover Of drt.@ parade
80 many pleasant meetings in the Camp! SicI
II culstan. interchange cf EiuH!y ieclin: 1t vii:
REQUIRE II Tremendous ninnuat If ,r;'r"':m I" l.,
reconrY.! To their departure.
The FIRST ('o:rpa:irS to lca:r, were tie Wash.
in:;,a ;r;llgry. Washington Light lutan;r'. a'''
Davis Rifles TN immense crp%d accompanied
them to the prrot an ic.t:i!:! their appreciation
ni their wurt; aEd gnliantry. Ly liberal roatr.u.
;.I.s uf gifts that miEiSirrc'i tn icir taste aS well
a. culn9ui;. While solne als lrc.rnie,l baskets
If }ruysi"iiS, others n,!.inr.i ,Ecir flags viii
Srcmlls u! flowers. ard s;!an"Iler party fastened
white l.avrlurks .rer their 's,dcr hats, thus il.
great measure protecting them from The burning
tay$o os tic su,i--;,nl if r"t adding - The ccga:;c
III their uni; rnr, ~, ~ decidedly To their coin':t
The Rev. Mr.. EsEywELL delivered ,m"st i;i.
prcssivr prayer, and men, whom the alrUach u;
t!aascr but filled with vxul;ai",. h.mt their hea'
:i were not ashamed iu let their tcarS attest liz
ep:hs of their c..otnls. Il was u touching sccue;
and as the Inst words of the minister 'i;c, away.
each man raised his head with II chaS;vIed face,
bearing upon il the iYm determination to Ito or die.
Tn III Col. Niarruy in few Sou.s.rng and ap-
;rupliatc remarks, thanked lhe men for ti;eir
pat.rre during Eis *;rknrSS, Promised to :niio% !
them in few days, and r.Gyed himself worthy
of The trust rcpt Scd in him, and ,ne gl"ri'n dee:
tiny that promises to avail: him. lie locked deli
cate and weak from his reccLt illness. hut the
s;,iri, of the man is uLqncucLed, and It ever
trge luan ard Il brave soldier existed, il Is Col ,
WADE HAMPTON.
Thursday morning Tie Eds, field I[us.ar<, Capt .
Br7Lrr, come b"und;ng through the rwn. us il /,
;Ac kusrs were n$rircd by the summons to vir.
:,nia 50 artlcntly desired by their mns;cr<; am
even the servants belonging to the officers seemed
To eel that they We're about reaching the "t!csti-
nation 20 iryouily wished TLey are u gallant
looking band, and if there wns u shrinking hcun
nnicng them, surely his countcnancc bclicd Lin,
snr ever saw III. liter "r drawer ln"hing set !
lis Fyc.Ilvncy tie Governor addressed u few
words, and lien the call was again made for their
ilol, Col! HAxrruS, and even as the train nlaved
GiI, the cheers aud st"nts were heard until lost /
u the distance. Ey Monday it is surpusrd tie
entire egiun will have loft.
Tie list novelty out, the Caiieord Ri!cs, camp
ed out near B;.lha,uylic. The company is COM
posed Of youths aged from fourteen to eighteen,
conn npan,.cl l'y Capt KArrLlvFE, Jr., furnished
with l;ass by t..e ciy, anl s"ing through the
avo.atous with astonishing accuracy. On visit
ing the camp we were brought to hat by Il scn-
,:nel carrying gun s"me~h"' taller than himscif,
but nevertheless seeming quite competent, to ll"li
his own. In the night, hear, hey were attacked
by n Company of rangers, who were re!.ulsea
seven times. ah'l Mt last compelled incUnI.E'Lily
to retreat ui:der heavy fire If sal. aud cas-
&c c.tiout the flag. which still floats proudly in I,
breeze. should not he n; MI surprised If after
a few months drilling. the C!ii''p" R::a.A march
pn to Virginia, with or without Leave: Lut have
a very strong impression, TIA, by ,ha, time there
will lc no .iYhi"? 'Dtmg ic:i. L.
For the Advertiser.