Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-17
Extracts from II Letter lately Received
iruin EnirlpX Cuurt UuuSc.

Extracts from II Letter lately Received
ircin Fairfax Court House.
% F,irGa& i Il s,aaii place, has Il dngy and di-
lnrd ,;ed Hotel. soiac three or four small stores
l Il sl,re:sh"p about the sizc Of dry goods
'"X: also, that Indispensable arl,cn'.a:e ta tu:h
! town, II vrr:ahc baT.r,,u:: sut C"l. t;.LGG rt-
vcrsei tie decree Cl tl.t council and inliiLi:-
FL the safe OF thr "nr,lcn!:''- The rcd"utuL!u
Knight Of the Decsuter ;lisrcgaric' lie ma. date,
and had The proud satisfaction II" 'e:Gs ts. i:i.-
iee liquid -rol. dawn HE srs;s Ike an:u:ate,l
y,pi. d.rt thinxit made !iic rpcks drunk, for
tlcy all remained straiE.<t, though tie perfume
mrLt u he n1ou ',:y air i'll s..a; rrulusier,
.;l nj! youii >ani If IL. IL: cc::a:y went fer
i;sLI in the late prrsilrr;a election, consequent
Il they a-r I'll Cni'n uca. aud .re very shy 1T
~ tl;nng ui item profess 10 Re on our side
This is srrut grazing Country, (s:ass and clover
in abuudance) and mammoth looking Cattle roam
ayer the tLou.uEd hilis tha, lunn up o"e after
:;;u,'lcr until ti.,y merge in tho distant H:ue
aiige. The fAlmers are harvesting their ,rain
l:li hay and :ec,n to be well satisfied with their
tich rttrin. The region is Admiralty adapted to
onr wants-Iile,ty of forage fur man and horse.
Tie wca,I, kcrr is Irl:ghtfn!. surlG Lree>s
flowing all the time, anil We iuagnc y1u arc
.eekins ljrpm bent while we are using heavy coth-
ing and find fires comfortable, it not indispensable.
To-day nhi!c am writing, it's c.ll eEoush i"r
an over coat We mad heavy rain anil wind
yesterday which rendered lraky tent: uncomfnr
- q
ihlr, and NIT fewnf them were l,rc'rratcd be-
.irc Bnrcas, to the great enjoyment Of those more
fortunate 10 keeping theirs standing square to the
strunt. -
We are enjoying ourselves 6ne and there are
but few sick considering the great change Of cl:.
mate. The cold nights are ra her. dangerous TO
weak Lungs, but the exercises Of the next day
.liss;pste all phlesm in that region.
1t is NOT worth my time to write you any thing
about the war Us you get all the news by telegraph
rs SOON as We. Gut one thing can say, that We
will not long remain inactive. The movement Of
trnnrs tothi; rhacr indicates something Ike tie
. lash of steel Battalion of Cavalry arrived
here fntely from Lynchburs, and Il Company Of
Inrauiry from The Pee 1)oo Country, :. G., oEe
hundred strong, joined our Regiment; they are y
line looking body OF men und will do good service
with their Minnie Rifles. The country between
here and Mannassas Gap, distance Of fifteen
miles is pretty well studded with troops.
"From heath and glen
:. Spring un ten thousand men
With banner brand an,l bow
As leader $crks his mortal ioe. =
Ii is said to day that the enemy is advancing;
that he is pny four miles OF and an attack is daily
expected. Tha, Is just hat wc want, and my
wntl fnr il. i: ;rill c devil tsks the hin'lm' t. 1t
is sail We can concentrate thirty thousand tr""l's
ut Fairfax in tscnt y-fuur hours; bat one hing IL
certain, We have five South .Ciro!'Ga Regiments
hsTc That can whip any fifteen thst Tankeedom
Jan bring irlo the field. Bat why write any more
ut lhi. timc, as short letters are easy read and
more easily written. especially amid the L"s'!c Of
a camp.