Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-04-15

The Hour CT trial.

% .f Enc ktour CT lf1Ris
The crest stack upon. char!c.:en progresses.
We ma. h.Gr mach rexs Of mtivc: tons inpof-
ture. .0 .he ". a. Of South Cafniina ard rhe Con.
fed rs-y within rho usA, few days. II may posi-
be ali, erse, for NO neaus o. making the "nact
navs ;:.-n spared Iot have We faith
that our b,svs troops undor BEAuaEe.np will b.
the blessing Of Il6arsr' como III victorious in the
strife. Let us Look TO thcri truStirgly and lift
our prsysts 70 tie God "f :stties in thsir bvhaIf.
The Zoo feels that hi, exuse i, Il lust sno if Char
lesion docs not fall, and It IL TO be supposed that
be eus~rs tho fight with Lis best troops. Should
the combet approach the city In hot e~rresi, "'i
may, the blood OF thousands will pour forth in
her defence. May tho hands of those who hate
u. he powvrls,s TO -pcu the way to a position
whore Ike struggle shall assune this desperate
conrlox;cn. Ard yet we ere to suppose that the
effort ia do 50 will be no slight une. Great is the
hour of our trial, and greatly will 1t BIO met. It
10 u turning point In tho war, and hundreds Of
thousands Of hearts are ysarnipg to know the
issue. Let our confidence DO calm in the sight Of
men, and our humility derp in the sight Of Gea
Praise to HIS nane, the %riet,ry Is not yet With
the invader. Our hopes ara ehsered With Tho good
news Of ontinued,suecer Nay tho i~nseloncs Of
tyranny fall discomattsd!
The above was written while Jet the news came
that tho invaders were IN progress of attack. The
latest intelligence shows that they have retired
suddenly to parts unknown. Instead Of a tragedy.
they have performed a farce. Thank God that II
i, so. The miserable failure to them, is to as
glorious ~tils alno,, bl.odl,ss victory.
s:s" Tho Atlanta Isssiligenesr learns frsn an
army officer that tho estin atod ,oIesss Of prison
ers on eur side 4, Rirhmosd is over forty thous-
and ~privs,es.
&- To make room for as much news as pos
sible in cur reduced sheet, NC eurtail editoria
natter. political, literary and general.
Gs- Passing taraugh Lexington village on
s,le-day lsat, we saw very few aan-thoy Of
course ar. g"ne TO tho vars; but the other Sax
we're out in numbers, before the stores, on the
streets and around the Courr House portico, in
full hons-spun, and . great deal OF it very nest
aud pretty hcmespun at that We supposo it ia
their. custom tu turn out on .alo-days in. 6axo
G,th., and we don't advert to it in tho way Of
%arilicism but only to note it IS peculiar.
@ds- Intelligence fr,u Washington, N. c.,
statos that General LII has the town completely
Inverted, and if not surrendered, it was thought
i, would be speedily attacked. The enemy arc
500 strong, ard have two block houses and q
fort. hut 70 long range guns. Hill command the
river with his suns.
ase- Tho horses, mules, harness and arms cap
turea by MeNsila Rangers, in their recent dash
upon 4 Yankee train, near Rom,ey, were sold 10
Harrisburg. yirGin'x, and brought the handsome
amsunt or tkLty-s;Y thsusand dollarl; the share
Of e1eh m.u,sr bsias nina huutrad dollars.
;es- .rhs expenses Of the FEDERAL Government
are so" ..s:.. ~ Ct .vsr s., oVt, 900 per day.
~ The wheat crop in the counties of Virgin,
is sdjacent TO ki'hmcnd is in = very promising
condition An utu,cally large quantity has boen
Planted.
Sc- Ike wop,.n have a'so b,co,r. rampant in
CulHa5cs, Ca, h wing Attempted Gu Thursday
last To appropriate sh"pksepa'.' goods to their
rrissr usa. Two or ;hree az re ripgleaders
wsro arr.ss.d, and lac rest. likr the Yankee aect
at Charleston, abandoned further effort for The
present.
Jsy> The Augusta papers, in consequence Of
tho uncertainty Of procuring supplies ST paper,
oaing to tho destruction Of the Bath Paper Mill,
have determined, for the rre,en,, to furnish their
paper Ct The rate II five dollars for two months,
and have fixed tho rate Of advertising at two dol
lars per .quare of ton lines.
Ec From tho New York Times We lenrn that
tho original plan of The attack upon Charleston
Was to take tho batteries a. Stone, which being
done, it WAS believed that the city ooald DO reach
cd without >ssauliing Sumter and Moultrie at all
while these forts owing to our occupation Of the
city would soon fall Into our possession without
the loss Of a man or ! vessel"
20 Tho Richmond Exsniner states that Senior
M .ncada, Spanish cOnfui q. Charleston, just re-
turned from the North, brought official dispatches
If au important nature to the Confederate Gov
eminent, tho purport Of which MAS not m .dc pub
lie; but the enor said it was "good news," and
would bs announced in q day or two.