Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-05-10
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H9:e':fafBportlpt communication: -~i+
.Meaane indebted TO tss Exeolarcy tho, Cover
nor {saysthc oolunSbi. a1aeni;t foS Tho foapSih:
dsspatfh. #iic5 le has received from Gen. Jchi
stans Tl,cgpeat anxiety WITCH is felt though
oiir The State, induced the Governor Go give fu6
Lefty Without delay TO tie information it conveys
lis oflieial snnenneeueht viii appear In esr neg
issue, in; the.proelamatiqn of the Governor -.tl
which will appear the, iette-. of Gen. LoFsll apo
Other. papers os interest scopneOtsdlwith the;com
mnnicati6n bstweenG ems Johrsnaand Sherman
,.. ~, u; . -lRp=ssaono; N. >c:,.Aprif 30. :
tfss wariedylrUm Cluster Maysl, 1865. :.
| His. .Ercsllency Coz, A. g. Magrah4.:. -. -.
| ,The disaster in Virgiuiay tho capture by The
encfny OF all our .Tofk-sh6ps fyr.ths propagation
Of ahtrhnilioh and rGpaiiing Of Arms; tieSm.
possibility of recruiting our little army opposed
| by ten-timessis lumber; Of supplying it'es-ept
by y-ruhbng our own oitizcns.s destroyed I'll hopes
Of successful var. Iahaye, therefore, maae;a
military convention with q ell. Sherman To rer,ni-
nate T,stilitiss IL, &oirfh and South Carohpa
Georgia, amt Florida. I imade this convection IL
spare tie blood of The gallant litlo army cjn,-
uiittel to mes to prcxcnbiurther suffering Of oar
people by.;the- devassIrion .aud ruin. mafitable
frpm the marches.. 9f inyaaing n.mios, ani to
AVOID the ;crine of, waging bppele.s wsr.
GI|ssnsdl |s ST.: +. i6aNsToS, aslggIal. g;l :.
How an old Lady iscused.:a Regiment.
The aas77-zse.is nptoriQqslx. one Of tuetworst
eaKalry, regiments in the, ,ssrvice, Theys had
always depredNed without mercy or feeling,
on,eyees one Yhe ...happea eaea NJ. their path.
One eyenlnlg, oflast fall they. stopped sou tie
piaa,aiion: Of Mrs 80. aa old ladNiiying IN
Ghef0kee county. ,Sae.haa.aalways.bsen one
ofthe.tr9est patriots md kindest near!ed no
men to- our .sick and needy .asoldiers, pakiug
her hou.a, n welcome honIs to. them, bnt rhe
is. easily arou:e:l and ysngeful on those who
steal from her. or attemps.,,ta impose. .un...her
goud .psture. :0n the evening mentioned,
wnilst siie. vas: preparing sl Per t.rasnumber
Of four. .wuril-out and struggling taretouts .aHd
sick. hsr. negro came into tic huuSs and told
her. hat,the lot Was tuil OF cavairy, who we're
taking. .all her cornAnd E,Ider. Su1, :hurrisd
out and, witnessed in u. tpp;ilent the extent
of tho pillage. The fellows were ecurslng and
staggering about, riding ,furionsly, mere and
there's and despoiling her of the last prtice
other forage. Instantly she took up;a large
s,ick-ufi fat pine and ighted 1T, then dashed
into thslr midst and began poking it into
the'fodaer; the men ha6 fastened on .:their
horses. Ing few. minutes tie; singed aud
maddened animalsiand .seorched riders were
miaglipg iu Wild caufusion, knocking each
other ever, jumping and rearing, and. setting
FIRE to ,!ia others, whilst. their. rider, .:were
curaias api yelling, and shouting and burn
,ug in Nil quarters. IA panic rack .ikem,
AID ss they; rushed fuTiosly y down ,ths,road,
tie blazing folder aadsa5.drepp!ag 'frc G1ipg
beiliud them they audbeside them, presented a
fesrtul, ,,Jet most ludicreus scene, ,,-..,,.. -
Inn few moments the oldlady. .retnrnsd to
,heeht.uss. cunyulsed with laughter,,and pro-
c-eleG s.i.h her dnties. with an air of sati:'ae
tpp that words oeuid not Nxprsss. Nexl
,nn.ning Gencrai--y,s VISITED her, and told her
she had done So handsome u :deeu. the night
before, thai he owed her his many thaaks:
THAT shei,sd attacked, dispersed and ronlsi,
three hundred oi the bigses, rascais and dsre
devils IN his comlnail. liz t,li her tbs
numbers of the hur>es had tier AR cor,-
pietely Staged oil, ard tnai \ great many OF
theinen we're badly burned-some had only
4afl4a whisker; others were completely scurch.
Il, the hair,ou their heads ATT faces Con-
t;ately gon-; others with their .lathcs fhali
osrnel. AUD "hedellow ha,, .nr less aud sal
oi ais lreecyes:eniiTely ,harnc-t off, snd thr
man hinisoli was-unablo t.. sit. lie Thanked
Ter, hoping the lesson would be Il 2. od ore.
She ANSWERED -haS she hoped it would; That .
soldier was always wecometo. the. hospital.
tie..,of: her huae, and could lhayeall she, had,
if they asked for it; but for thciyes she had
nothing. alll did noteregrct thas she bad
taught them the lesson.