Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-10-28
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
CHARLESTON, October rs, 1868.

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CHARLEsToN, October rs, 1868.
Yesterday we had a very heavy storm Of
rain, WHICH has replenished the cisterns,
and created quite change-in the weather,
making fires necessary, and adding to the
camp complaints of colds and rheumatism,
heretofore prevalent.
There is no change, otherwise, in the as
pect Of affairs, though the Yankees are re-.
ported ready for conflict, having put the
finishing touches on their massive forti6ca.
: tions. Whether the cards are stocked op
US, or not, remains to be seen, the same
confidence of security prevails here. So
there is nothing ost of the ordinary routine
Wherewith to interestyour readers.
Auction sales of furniture come off daily,
and the high prices articles of that descrip-
tion bring, shows that there are still some
people determined to, liue through the war
-a carpet, about ordinary, Is by Is, and
sold without warranty, brought the other
4 day 81, 10! The necessaries Of life. are
! proportionately high, but scarcity is not
visible, asthe market seems very we'll sup
piled. Apprehensions as to the coming
grain crops has led the heads of depart
ment to adopt system of furloughs, by
which one.third of the two Regiments of
State Troops now here, tshe lst and 5th)
will be allowed to 60 home for twelve days;
on heir retGra, another third, aud so on,
tothe lst of December. Company B. sends
home twenty.one Farmers, and Company K
"a larger number, from the fact that the
members of the last named have generally
reported for duty. Remissness may prob
ably be attributed to the rascality of specu.
lasors at home, but many absentees may as
likely be charged with being paEticeps
criminals. Our officers are inclined to ex-
tend every privilege to their men in the
way of furloughs, and they would be bet
ter enabled to carry out their intentions, ii
the tories in the woods were made to do
their duty to the country. Those who are
not for Us, are against US in this struggle,
and the sooner the country is rid of the
asskulkers, IN any soay, the better.
In my next, may be able to give you
some news for the present public opinion is
divided, as to whether the Yankees will be-
gin with an attack from the feet or laud
deuonstration-if the latter, you will prob
2 ably hear from US in othera and less comfort.
able quarters.
The 17th and 18th are still on james
Island, doing picket dusy-I learn that the
health Of the men is generally good, while
ON Mount Pleasant, their Brigade Head
quarters, the mortality among the negroes
has been quite alarming.
The Charleston Battalion has been united
to another, making a Regiment, under the
command of Col. Gallaird. "Charleston"
is misnomer, SO far as the first named
battalion is concerned, as it is composed
mostly of the Reserves from the up.country
last winter, many of whom were wheedled
out of their rights to choose their compan.
les, BY officers whom they say they still
gratefully remember. --
Tell the good danes. whose husbands are
not privileged to see them this week, to
hurry back the more fortunate, and believe
that the cold men" are as anxious to get
home, as they may be to see tAea--they
promise, also, never to find fault with the
kitchen department again, as it is woman's
province, and there they are determined
she shall reign hereafter, after their expe-
rience in baking dough-for it cannot be
called bread at least qoeH.Lrea folks won't
do so. Tell the good danes of McConnells.
vile, their butter is we'll relished by Mess
No., /, their syrup sweet remembraucer,
and the time may not be long when we may
send for some Moore of it. E.
FROM THE l7TH RECT, S. G. v.
SEcEsSIoNvILLE, James Island,
0otobor 01,t 1000