The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-08-06
FRoM BLUFFToN, 8. G.
respondenoe Of Southern Eh,srpri.s.

- CAMP OF Co. a, j. b.. Ia. ~,
BEUFrroN, s, c.; July "a, 1888. (
Aessrs. Etiitors-'As you do NOT Of
ten hear from this part Of the world.
perhaps q brief account of our whe:e.
Hbouts and surroundings, may mol he an:
acceptable 10 some Of your readers.
Some six or eight months ago, oAr bat
tery left Vaudeville, where IL had been
located for some time, and went into
eau p liz the neighbofhood Of New Riy.
Ter B,idge. a point about half way be.
tween ua-lsseiile and Savannah. One
seciion Of the; battcTy.is still Ihere; The
other, some six weeks ago, was ord orcd
To this place " hereit row r.. cannot
say mach in favor Of ,he former camp,
for the vicinity Of New RIVER. Is rot the
most delightful spet on earth ; indee1I
am consNaineG 10 say il is anvthirc
else. 1t is true, that for those WHO see
beauty in n apine- e-bnrrsn, and hear with
pleasure The oroaking of frogs and the
humming of mosquitoes, the place is not
without its charms, for these Sights may
be seen all the day these sounds MIA,
be heard all.he night. But 7, unfortu.
Aately, not icing among those who du-
ly appreciate these advantages, have
found, confess, littleto admire in Camp
Alien. The hum of the moeouitoe,
Though soft aud sabdoed as the CUR.
Cling or p gentle stream, is invariably As
soeiated with ar accompaniment by no
means comfortable with quiet medila.
tions and tho croaking Of the frogs,
however deep their base and .well-sus.
tanned their treble, is necessarily aug.
gestire of those small stagnant emerald
lakes, where they so love 10 oeongregate.
The conrtry IS desolate too ;.ise iphab,
i;ants--1f Il ever had ,any--haviDg la
ken TO fight, and you may ride,a day Z
journey without seeing any one, except
q stray negro or an overseer WHOSE duty
eompeis him TO remain hefe-or 10 into
the army--a greater evil, as some Ca.
roliniana think, than any other TO which
they may, be exposed. But after all,
Camp Allen is regar5ed. 70 compars,
lively .heahby--mueh more so than
James kland-and this goes 4 great
way to make its unattractiyeness bear.
able. But IN spesking Of Biufton, /
must adopt a different tone. Tiis Is
truiy . most agreeable. spot, The Hide
town which once stood here, must have
been one of hs pleasapiest on sorr. Ca
roIioa coast. .Sjtuaied immediately on
May River, a broad strcani afforChpe
the finest facilities for bathing and fab
ings emLowered among laxurisnt trees
enjoying 10 the full the delightful sea
| breeze. which blows for some hours es
teryo day. BhAton might have been
jastly pronounced . most agreeable
tpiaees of resit.ence., The hosses were
pleasantly situated, ,-eacb = hderemoved
from is neighSor. .snd surrounded by
lees and howers, thds giviQg the place
that appearance OF frurals retirement With
eut isolation. wJ,ich constitutes the
I chnrN. OF tho. country village. -,lts po.
] siiiop. more elevated thah The surround
ing country. as its name implies, renaef
ed il pesssctly herring. IN sbort, 81 vSs
| the beaa-ideal ,of what. ss,maoer re
trsst shobld be- Such was Biua ,ou tss 1
months ego, when the Yankess pad n
. :v;sii. fhss ,tef il in, ruins, Tws
tbirds ,oftke besse., pndthpss she finest
ARE u ashss. There were no tsoopa il
fthsS down; d Gid not sfford a'shslftr fo
I the Ricke,s; I; w'was 4 position Of lpl,
9r NO stfstsgse value, what eoul ;ahas,