Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-15


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less energy; yet there is a very mani
fest lull in the storm, as IL the two
enemies, now almost in charge bayo-
nets" distance of each other, were
postponing the deadly onset, until al
ter the 4th of July. We do not now
anticipate a pitched battle soon; for
Mr.. Crittenden, who was reelected to
the United States senate from Ken
lucky, will be prepared with batch OF
compromises which will exhaust the
first month of the session. The news
venturous individual deeds have come
to our notice since we last wrote. And
the general plans Of our military chief
tains are kept locked up in the secrets
of their own minds. 1t was indeed said
yesterday, that Beauregard had tele-
graphed to President Davis to permit
him to march on Alexandria, and that
Davis refused: but we do not believe
it. It is not like Beauregard to let his
secrets leak out.
Here is an anecdote Of him that il
lustrates admirably his way Of keep
ing counsel with himself. The other
day a man came all the way from
Louisiana to get information. He went
to Beauregard and asked for enlight-
eminent. Beauregard replied IF l
thought the coat on my back knew my
plans, I would tear it off," You need
not wonder, then, if our letters possess
but little military interest.
We have one resource left, however;
and that is speculation. While many
in camp are beginning to express the
belief that there will be no war; we
are led to retain the impression still
that there will be short, sharp and
decisive" conflict. Gen. Beauregard
has the south side Of Washington
girdled in with semi -arch Of over
10000 bayonets, reaching from miles
in the rear of Arlington Heights down
to Mt Vernon. 1t is somewhat prob
able that Maryland will secede, if she
has not already through her legisla-
ture; and that she has agreed, or will
agree, to close in upon the north h-side
Of Washington. These menaces to the
northern capital, If they are made, will
cause the concentration there Of all
the available forces for it's defense. We
hold, the opinion as probable, there
fore, that there will in month or two
be a fight with some 100000 on each
side, at or near Washington. They cam
not stand it long, however. Next fall
or winter, will we think, see the end Of
this wicked crusade against our rights.
The commercial Bit must restrain
our enemies even though the spur to
drive them on be a treaty in which
the right, if they wish to exercise it,
of peaccable secession. shall be guar
anteed to all the southern states.
Our fare is only so, so'-that
is, what we get from the commits
sary department. Our bacon and su-
gar are both very inferior; our bread
was so until we commenced drawing
flour a few days ago. We have fire.
uuent permission, however, to go out
into the country and make additions OF
mutton, chickens, ducks, eggs, butter,
buttermilk, etc. to our cuisine. OF
course the farm houses cannot supply
the immense demand: but they do
enough to make our tables quite pala-
table We draw too, occasionally, beef
as succulent and rich as heart could
wish.-Withal then, in spite Of the
sorry bacon which we don't need much.
and the dirty, heavy brown sugar
which, as the boys all say, would
spoil the best cup Of coffee ever made"
we are living well enough.
Good spirits and better health pre-
vail. Some regiments have suffered
severely from the measles. We have
had a few cases: but every precaution
has been taken, and it is hoped they
will not break out generally.
Col. Williams regiment is brigaded
with ours now-Some say only for the
time being, others say permanently.
Col. Greggs regiment has fixed upon
the 10th of July as their day to return