Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-01-23


whereabouts of The Edyefeid Rifcmsn." And
right here, let me on the part Of our Company,
return our thanks for the comfortable manner in
which We were conveyed to H"mbu'g. Had 1t
been otherwise our arrival in Charleston would
have been delayed at least twenty -four hours. AS
it was we took through ticket, and were in tho
CITY twenty hours after We left. Never can VIC
forget our parting from you all, on that holy
Sabbath day; and whatever our f'to may DO,
whether to stand as sentincls upon the sea coast
Of our belovea little Republic to ward of danger
from those we love, Or tn sorm the ramparis Of
the iusllin. foe, We will he chesr.l to do our
DUTY by the fond recollection that there are those,
we hav, left behind, whose hopes and affections
,re centred upon u.s. Bless their dear souls May
their hearts soun be gad'lsncd by the safe return
ii tho " EdseHeli Boys.
The beautiful coDrs presented b! the fair ladies
If EdscGe.d, are the pride Of our Company, and
they maJ rest assured that !. c:llcd to buttlc we
will be sure t" place them ''pcar the flushing OF
the guns IL III enemy.
On ,nr arrival in the City we were quartered at
the .im~..ieum Hotel, which was pntrio.cnlly given
,,- ;hc Use of Volunteers by the three ladies who
are The owners. aud took our meals ut the Parit-
ION. On Wednesday wc received orders to remove
to Sullivaas Island. You rrcoleet it was on that
morning the Forts fired IN the Star IF he llesf,
and as the boat. PASSED within range of the guns
of IT. Sumter, many un eye WAS turned anxi'usly
towards her lofty walls as they frowned srimly
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down upon III. Rgt ~s fsa-eed safely, And landed
On the Island, where are qunrtercd at the Moul-
,rie House. This il large Hotel used as place
oi resort during the summer months. 1t Is sItua-
ted abou, two hundred yards from Fort Moultrie,
Immediately OH the beach. have only to Look
nut TO see the broad Atlantic stretching awaya as
far as the eye Gun reach. Our quarters are pleas
mt enough, and We have plenty Of provisions.
The fare is little rough, it is true, but we rcmen-
Der that we ure soldiers aud must reconcile our
selves to it the best way We can.
There arc about 6vc hundred men in the House
=. this time, and near one thousand on the Islaud.
EIgcfeld is highly honored by Tie State, sever
\. Of her sons nre in offices Of high responsibility.
DR.. ELsERr BLAND, the Surgeon Of the Regiment
is always promptly ut his post, nnd is winning lsu-
rcls for himself by his gentlemunly department.
Capt. CICERO ADAMS, us senior Captain Is the
commander of tt;s garrison. G. A. WARDLAw
and A. p. BUTLER, son Of the gallant Col. Butler,
have 1ecci, cd commissions in the Stute army soon
10 be organized ApSEn PERRIN, Esq., has been
annotated Ouartermnstcr, with JACOB YouSGBLoOD,
Assistant; n. l.. GRIFFIN is in tie Hospital De-
Nphnu1 nil YprNl.
lc, t, on hearing that our Company was in Charles
| ton. returned from New Orleans, joined tho Com
pany aud received an oflice.
understand that our Company is soon 10 be
stationed ut the upper end Of the Island. The
Re .imcnt is now full snd one Company over, and
The cry is stl! they come.
Our situation is very much exposed, being ip
full view Of Fort Sumter, which is only one and
Lalf miles away. Should ASpERsoN be fool hardy
enough, he could soon blow this house to pieces.
The forti6cntions at Fort Moultric are pushing
r,pidly to completion. Two hundred negroes arc
now Mt work there. Other batteries are being
thrown up, in order to defend the hnrbor complete
". We are not apprchcnsiye Of an attack. Too
many OF the Southern States have and will seccde.
Gen. Sco-r says if the South is united, u war
will be absurd.
Ba. whatever may come, tho Independent Re-
public must sr,ri,.. ard it is to be sincerely
hrr.,!, that the ,iefart Gss of the enemy,
will soon trail in the Gust, before the proud Ian
ncr of our glorious lite State. More anon.
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w,i,c this amid the confusion necessarily inei-
dept to tho barracks Of volunteers.