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

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Troublous. Times in Edgefeld.
During this war, We people of Edgehcla have
had compared to hundreds Of other places in the
Confaderacy, a very calm and pleasant walk on
tas highway Of lifs. And our walk is still COM
pa,atiYcly calm and pleasant. How long 1t will
remain so, God only knows! Lately however, VIC
have been wandering in wet and slippery roads,
in bad times and wintry weather. For four days,
our whole population Tas in hourly expectation
Of being poancea upon by pack of bowling,
ravonins, bloodthirsy wolvcs-of being at any
moment. night or day, gnashed, gnawcd, crashed,
and gobblcd up, in tho most merciless and fero-
cieus manner: Women imagined all sorts of bat
tic, murder and sudden death. Children had
'"Raw Head and Bloody Bones" ever before their
oycs. Men of large property were green and
yellow, and grinned with horrible agony. But
let us narrats facts. Early on Thursday morning
last, it was announced among US that largo and
formidable body Of Ynnken cavalry, uudor KIL-
PATRICK, had entered Aiken during the previous
night. Refugees and struggling soldiers, passing
through from below, confirmed this rumor, and
a. led that kILrArRIcH was pressing onto Gran-
i,evillc and Vauclaso and would no doubt devas-
tate the whole country. The Supporting Forco
OF Edgcfo;d District being in camp nsar the vii
age, our. vigilnt and energetic Enrolling Officer,
Lieut.. Moses, immediately chose from that body
a nulnter Of brave and well mounted en,sand
departed with thsm .owaras h;k.r, intending to
AMI isylgcd..d; .si: lie did sad &c him. cud then
the community is not c :lt.c indebted.
About noon on Thursday soL,c half dozen sol
diars from WusEIEa's command, in charge sf
l59 or geo broken down cavalry horses, entered
our. tosn-horscs and. M. On tho approach of
The .Taakccs, they mad Quilted recruiting caT;
son THO S. c. Rsiiroad, AMI were taking thei-
horses e., the country. 9hoy reported no Yan-
KEGS in Aiken, bat large force twelve miles be-
low. Tie bare aud bony caerdnr dc lataille
were the Yaukees that had entered Aiken the
night before!
BY nishtfal on Thursday, crr couriers brought
II; reliable Intelligence that naue Of the enemy
i o1.acal Ail;eu; aud that considerable body
20 ~. 1.a@y @as between that point
: Ifh.sav In rs meantime, people.
,.,,.. -. 80 ocSt l. -ai-l aud collected, were
..1 sc;i -; .aoie hQt:-a: in order for tho recsp-
;:;.a Il te Goa; o. r.ther in ;arni!.z them top;y
tur,j iiuyisiJrs, furniture, clothing, vera s,rt
oil AID iya:.;i IN safs places; silver, jewolrE,
glass china, &c, DC. &C., were consigcd TO tho
silent bosom Of earth. Oh, that we possc's
Ell haf lie soli and silver rOw hil in Elgefsd
coil. We s,.ld snap our GaSeTS sco.nfuy at
po:o.i, Go'csnaa, aud orhr!
yri.:sy was comparatively quiet day, The cou-
tiars t.ia .;y; sir m;ims II tiuo that Whealor
was succ ,ssfal!y hnlaies ,ho c#cm~ Ut hay some
hi g. be.se Ai!;elf Iu .Ao curse OF Friday nigh.
hoasrc-. c"arier brought tilisgs that tie Yam
kcas hal eui@rsl Aiken anl burned it. Refugees
snd .;raegl r. agiio confirmed the report. and
,.s,ol ,napy ssrarse and horrible items of infUr-
IN :, rE;: rc?nTt was prr1la;ure: the enemy
.l;3 nat ct; s;s..n uni saiaraay. Sur did
t@c5 ;.ari' il, .s':, pac OF ii.
I.x:iem.n, in Eigtf;eid We. nrw high md
ri Il, snd niuucd 10 uu;il Saturday night, w::,n
i; vas asrcrt, t,.ne E,r certain that tho enamy had
been driven cut ef Aiken, on'l pushed back some
miles dny.n iup railroad. During the day 'hs
Yankees had 'da. b ID into Aiken, AID HheYlers
cavalry had engaged them fcrcely in the very
streets Of Tie towa, wtifp;rg them back and
Gna;ly compelling them to ro;:re discounted. On
this d.y. Saturday, Wheo'cr whipped them in
three or four different Sghtsi and areunl Aiken.
Genl. Wheeler may have a g-,a; many worthless
m.n ia hi, command, esidca.ly has, but after
,ois, lc. u age to!aik about his trcops ros
Gzf.ins.
On srnir!, according 10 the reports Of
oo,;r;crs, tAc enemy retired from The railroad ani
IL aAe off eastward toyarda osaasebu:g. Gen.
Thso.e, Lad :oilYw ii:e,n s";rs to o,Mr.rii'S
ny; 70, rhi.tte's l.v Edis.o freq, Barn-
wei intel s4s l.: briige is thirteen
ri;e. i ., 80 y-,Arcc,frcm Edge
lrl 80 4l,, .s.9 oasritiag iatelY hc:o"'
: .i:co W., apast Q! I.i!ratirk'S easa.iy; il 10
sa;a they had iarse infantry support Fas tsD
days pas ~ aave been tranquil and free from
wars wild alarm. VIC know not ho,' long this
tr4n4u:.;.y.sill ast. Perhals.tutfew days. God
graat it mry be forever. Wonder Is tie Garth
Is sy... ~ it- treasures
Tie Militia Again.
Tc cal spscli attention 10 ;he orders of Ger.