The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-15
EVANSVILLE, IND. MONDAY MORNING,

recently-arrived reserve Confederacies to
take position in our center, while stu
others would be likely to flank us to the
right and left -
You may remember, my boy, that it
has heretofore been our misfortune to
fight on the circumference of a circle,
while the Confederacy had the inside,
and this great strategic scheme was in
tended to produce aresult rice rerSd- se
1t was a great success, my boy-a
great success; and our troops presently
found themselves inside the most com
plete circle on record. William Brown
not only charged into the wood, but
staid there; and when one of the Orange
County Howitzers was discharged with
great precision at reporter who was
caught sneaking into cur lines, the re-
port was heard by the Venerabl Cannon
at Washington, causing that reverend
man to telegraph to all the papers, that
no one need feel alarmed, as he was per-
fectly safe, and that our victory was very
complete. ~ a 81 Ls
| What particular danger the Venerable
Cannon had incurred, can't say, my
boy; nor what he knew about the battle;
but his dispatch caused renewed conf
dence all over the country, and was
great comfort to his friends. E - sHa'
Having got the iConfederacies just
where he wanted them, the General of
the mackerel Brigade now dispatched
ten veterans under Sergeant O'Pake to
attack few hundred foes who had in
trenched themselves in an unseemly
manner among our wagons. The mack
erels were well received as prisoners of
war, and paroled on the spot; proceed
ing which SO greatly pleased the idolized
General, that he at once issued this sec
/. ad PROCLAMATION. aF 4aa
1t must be understood, that in his re-
cent proclamation directing the Maeker
ell Brigade to dine exclusively upon
Southern Confederacies, the General
commanding did not intend that such din
ing should take place without the free
consent of the aforesaid Confederacies.
1t must not be understood that the Or
der concerning the confscation of Con-
federate garments is intended to author
ize forcible' confscation of such cos
tune, in opposition to the free will of the
wearers. gi r efl ff e
/ BY no linhs of retreat being kept
open" is meant, no lines of which the
general commanding was at that time
cognizant. ae N sNs si'shA---
This admirable order, my boy, pro-
duced great enthusiasm in the ranks, as
no Confederacies had yet been caught,
and there was some danger of starvation
in the corps. 6ail s-
And now, my boy, occurred that mag
nificent piece of seneralship which is
destined to live forever on the annals of
fame, and convince the world that our
military leaders possess a genius emf
nently fitting every one of them for the
next Presidency, or any other peaceful
Office By skillful maneuvering; the
gifted general of the Mackeral Brigade
had succeeded in cutting the enemy S
force to pieces, the pieces being mixed
] up with our own army. Then came the
words Forward, double-quickp'
Facing toward Washington, our van
guard forced the Confedcrates before
them to move right ahead Swiftly fol-
lowing the vanguard, and evidently fan
ewing that it was flying before them,
came regiment of Confederaeies. Pur-
suing the latter, as though in triumph,
: appeared the Comic Section, Mackeral
Brigade; closely succeeded in its turn by
regiment of Confederacies in charge OF
, our baggage wagons; racing after whom
was a regiment of Mackerals; and SO on
|. to the end of the line
You may ask me, my boy, with which
side rested the victory in this remarka
4 bic movement?
f That question, my boy, cannot be de
5 cided yet, as the whole procession has
= scarcely reached Washington; but the
answer may be said to depend very mucl
4 upon whether the last regiment coming
4 in is Iackeral or Confederate
The contest my boy, has assumed {
profound metaphysical aspect, and th'
D development of little more militar,
genius on our side will tend to utterl,
confound our enemies and-everybod,
| else. Yours Ponderingly, snir
OBPHEOUS c. KERR.