Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-02-15
rroublous. Times in Edgeffeld.


Troublous. Times in Edgefeld.
During this war, we people of Edgefela have
had, compared to hundreds Of other places in tho
Confsderacy, q Tery calm and pleasant walk on
tas highway Of life. And our walk is still COM
paratiyely calm and pleasant. How long it will
remain so, God only knows! Lately however VIC
have been wandering in mct and slippery roads,
in bad times and wintry weather. For four days,
our whole population ras in hourly expectation
Of being pounced upon by pack Of bowling,
ravonns bloodthrsty wolrcs-of being at any
monent. night or day, gnasled, gnawel, crashed,
and gobblcd up, in tho most mercilcss and fero-
cisus manner: Women imagined all sorts of bat
tie, murder and sudden death. Children had
",Raw Head and Bloody Bones" ever before their
oyes. Nfen of lerge property were green and
yellow, and grinned with horrible agony. But
let us nnrra,s facts. Early on Thursday morning
last, it was announced among US that alnrgo and
formidable body of Yanken cavalry, undcr Kill
PATRICK, had entered Aiken during the previous
night. Refugees and struggling soldiers. passing
through from below, confirmed this rumor, and
aided that kLrArRIc1 was pressing onto Gran
i,erillc and Vauclaso and would no doubt devas-
tate the whole country. The Supporting Forco
Of EdgcGcid District being in camp near the vii
lage, our vigilint ;nd energetic Enrolling Officer,
Lieut.. Moses, immediately chose from that body
Il nuln5er Of brave and we'll mounted men ,sand
departed with ticm tgwarSs h;ker, intending to
ESTABLISH, ne Of ceutiers tetycea 'ha! piece
and GJigea@id; ;5i. l.e dill, snd 10 him. cud then
the community is not g l:lt!c indebted
Al,out noon on Thursday, some half dc1cu SOL
diarS from WusELEas command, in charge sf
l59 or 200 broken down cavalry horses, entered
our tosn-horscs and. nj. On tho approach of
Inc Yaakccs they had quilted recruiting camH
Oh THO S. c. Rsir"al, anl were taking their
horses L? the country. They reported no Yan-
KEGS in Aiken, but q large force twelve miles be-
low The bare and bony cAerdur dc latuiiie
were the Yankees that had entered Aiken the
night bsfare
BY nishtf.'l on Thursday, c'.r couriars brought
II; reliable Intelligence that none of the enemy
i o1.efedAilev aud that a considerable body
,a-.#....,:. ;-.a..y ,rrs between that point
g, L.. g'4'ry In ira meantime, our people,
.s,,;- 81. ,..> Res, l.. -aiIl aud collected, We
.sy y.c;ja -; .ioe horses in order for The recsp-
;;,a II ,i;c Ca; o. r.rher in arnil.:: them top;y
tur;y iiuyisiJns, furniture, clothing, vera ssnt
OF AID ly.:.,a IN rais places; silver, jsWslrg,
glass. china, DC. &C.. &C., were consigcd to tho
sarsa silent huso Of earth. Oh. that we possc:s
ell ha,f l:e gold anl silver row hill in Elgefsld
COLL We xSnld snap our aaSeTs sco.rfully at
po;o.i, Go!csnaa, and oihr
rrit.y .ras comparatively auic! day, the COW
rars b.ii i.,; nsssir ,ir.e Il tino that Whealor
was succ .ssful!y hal.iRs ,ho c:cm~ ut bay some
vi O. b.. Ai!;oi:. III .ao csarsc OF Friday nigh!
ho.:rc- courier brought tidipgs that lie Yam
KEGS hal entered AIKEN ana burned it. Refugees
an. s;rteglr r; agiiu confirmed the report. and
..lo.l ,nauy strange and horrible items of infor-
IN Il: ~ rE;, rc?oTt Was premature the enemy
: Ii, :at G. Atm un;i ealaraay. Eor d
t%c5 .aru il, ., Ill, par Of IL
Ixstcm.nt in Eigtieil We: nrw high &ad
Will snd ninuci 10 p;ilSatuf!ay might, whvn
i, vas :.scert,ine f,r certain that tho enemy Rad
fbeea driven cut If Aiken, an,l pushed back seme
VI Hes u"sE Lue I"inVtt' tu.i"S t"s e"J 80
Yankees had da,h> into Aiken, AID Bhesler's
cavulry baa engaged them fcrcsly in the very
streets Of the town, whipping them back and
fnaiiy compelling them to ra'ire discounted On
thi; dry, Saturday, Wheeler whipped them il
three or four different .ightsin md srsund Aik'n
Genl. Whcclsr may have great many worthless
msn ia hi, command, evidently has, but after
,ais lie. us ago to!4ik about his IrOups ros
dzh'ing.
On :rniry, according TO the reports Of our
oo,,rer., tAo enemy retired from The railroad AMI
Ii ale of eastward toyards 0saasebuFg. Gen.
whsoe, Lad .vil1z j ji.css sr;ug to ,Merrit'S
ny; 70, shir!f 49,. tc Edis:o rrco Barn.
wei ini..s.i W. T.; hriigo is thirteen
. lai:e, i as i'.'e.'iy iy-!arccsircm Edge
Goa 10 2a3S .f.sss o:Srating iatel3 hc!o5
\ il:co was apaeto isi!rat,isk'S cava.i;; ii is
saa they ha,l large infantry support. FaT t'fD
| days pas, Gavo been tranquil and free from
wars wild alarm. We know not ho' long this
tranquility sill last. Perhrls.tutfew days. God
gr.at it may be forever. Wonder il tas earth
ii giYi: G;' it, treasures
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