Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-08

BIZ;
Oolumbs, %,
Charleston, go
sg7.
In the field at the time of report, &.o2;
Total II Oo.
The regiments mentioned here are composed of III,
various companies raised in diff rent localities vi
different names but the State regulars are in expectation
that they will b. mad3 portions OF the regular amy
of the Confederate Sstes, which is in Of ormi
ton. There are believe, ouy 80 Ol0 registered
in South Carolina. The number OF men furnished by
them IL fair indication OF the z,a for the which
aninates the popuaiOn The physjis of the troops l.
unden ably good Now and then, uhd.rsz.d d. weak men
may be with, but the great ma )rity Of the compan
consist OF rank and file exceeding tie average stature
Europeans, and very well built and muscular. The men
very large down h, re. Noting ildeed can be more
obvou' when locks at the full grown healthy band.
race which deycl0pes in The Streets 10 the BAR.
rooms and IN the hotel halls than the Of the argu-
ment, which il mainly used by the South Carolinitls
themselves, that white cannot thrive in that State
In limb, figure height, weight, they are equal 70 any
people have SEEN and their very reg
ullr and pronounced. They, GIc, indeed unlike the
deal American OF clTciturists and stage Is
the "uiler" of the Porte & Martin to the English eel-
emsn Some oil this superiority Is due . the fact that
the bull! Of the white population here IN all tu
aris'ocrats rather flgirchs The Safe is but gi-
ganc Sparta in which the h,otry marked by in
dabie difference Of color aud race from the nssess
The whe pop.l'ion which land and slay, holding
and agricultural il very small and very insignificant. Tie
masters erJOy every advantage which COuGu,e 70
the physical excellence Of people and 10 the culti.a.
lion Of the g-accs and accomplishments OF ie even
though they are rather disposed TO neglect purely ntcl-
| lec'ual eijoyments and tastes.
Many OF those who serve in the ral ks are men worth
from cjyO0 10 flOUO0 a yelr-at least so was told
and met puf man ho aatIf D..
worth more. One private feeds his company French
pltes aud Naiirs another provides hs comrades with
unlimited Champaign, most grateul the arid SAID
hills third with 4 soiierly view to their pcrna-
manent rather than occasional efficiency purchases for
the OF lis "Guard' p!ee equipment Of Eliell
hes How long the zeal and of those gentle
will last it may no. be easy say. A. present they
would prove formidable 20 any enemy except regular
army the plan and in open ID but they pro-
yded with field artillery with ad, quA,e cavalry, and
they not accustomed to in concert and ia large
bodies
Yesterday morning | waited on Gen. Beau
regard, who is commtEdiug the forces Of South Caro-
Ina. His adede.clup 81. Manning Hr. Chesuut, Mr
POrcher Miles, aud Colonel Llc4s, accompanies me. o.
these the former has been Governor Of b., State the
urrt has been Senator the third mem0er Of Congress
Tley all volunteers and gentlemen Of position tn
state Rld the fact tha. they Ouy content but
gahed to act as aids 10 the professional soldier is the
best proof Of the reality OF the spirit which animates the
state, Who Is acting eidde-camp to Governor Pick
ems Passing through the dense c-owl Which, talking,
smoking and reading newspapers fill tie largo bal OF
the Ml's house, emerge tie dirty street, stiff
crnty broad and lued With trees projected with
en shedtdiugs a. the base.
The house, very lofty, are clean and spacious and
provided with yerand4h' facing the souh far pos
sble. The trees give the street5 the appearance OF
boulevard aud the town has how other reiHi-
nscence OF the Hague about ~ which cannot explain
or account for s4,lGctorly The headq sATters
large eirv public building devoted 10 insurance
companys operations TO the accomml dIOn Q. The
publ fire conp4uie, there gurd az the door; oil
ceIs and pryates pls aud iro III tle l, part
Of which il cu oil by canvas screens, so a. TO form
rooms for the departments Of the Horse Guards Of South
Carolina.
Into one Of these we turned, aud found the desks oc
c1pied by officers in uniform writing dispatches aud
copying documents with a tue abandon Nhcl d-,n-
gushes the soldier when be ge, printed forms
aud government stationary In another moment
ushered nto smaller rocm and were presented 10 the
General who was also seated a, his Dc k Auy one
cusomed to soldiers readily detect the real ice"
from the counterfeit and when General Beauegard SO,
Up 10 welcome ~ j. patent that he msu capa
bic Of achieving far greater things than The taking OF
Sumter.
He ia fqusrey built lean man. of abcut forty yeirs
Of age with broad shoulders and legs made 10 i'll
horse Of middle height aud his head q cow red with thick
hair, cropped close aud showing the bumps which are
II lctye aud cOWp1TilYe Nlsl uNe baC ar, at the
back OF the skull the forehead broad and well yelopsd
projects somewhat over the hen, cage dark eyes; he
face is very thin. with very high cheek bones, well
shaped nose slightly aq Milne aud large, rigd, sharply
cu mouth above iull fighting chin. Ia the event
OF any mi orant operations taking place, the OF
this oi:e will feel assured, b. heard often enough
be nv excuse for this li;le ketci OF bis outward
lie was oil enough to detail lis chief engineer cic
to 90 witl lnc over the woTks, and / found in jOe
Whiting a most able guide and agreeable compai ion
Ihs author then describes Charleston Fort houltle,
toe Sand-hls, surrounding country, the batteriesn
which 10 there is nothing rev
Tn, camps are pitched most neggllrly between the
s,nd hl-tents Of all shapes and Sizes in the fashion
called hg'gedy pggl dy, here AID there in knots and
groups u Il way would drive au Indian Quartermas
ter G neral mad. Bones of beet and mutton, cham.
lgue and wine bottles obruc,ed tie sppoaches which
we're Of nature to blll!ct DR.. Sutherland aad 81 j
McNel most bitterly and to suggest the reflection
that the army which utterly neglected sanitary
ua ons could not long exist the Sun gathered
full power
They say, however, the men are not sickly and that
these sandEs the most healthy Spots about Chalts
ton. The men occupied "a enthusiastically
when they have nO,hug else to do lourgng or living
the straw and plank carpets, smoking reading sleeping
TIE oSners of the tents give them various Names uc
a. The u's Den,' a. A. the end OF the teut was
Blr where anything esr in could be bad Tor the
king though water Was nos 20 plentiful At one ci
the batteries the great Ot ct of Lttrec.on wis gun
made Cip'an BlakeIey's principle, by Messrs Ftwcet
Preston Co, Of Liverpool, which Ouy put in bat
terry the day before the fire opened, and the elect OF
which the masonry IS said to have very powerful
Il is a twelve -pouader-.he which was tried last
year thnk-and bears brass plare with the inscription,
Presented TO South Carolina by one Of her citizens
l. i remarkable enough that the vessel which carried it
lay 10 the midst Of the Untsd States War vessels at the