Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-25

front or in the rear, and giving him no choice
of any other operation save flank movements.
Our plans being thus perfected, Captain William
Brown, with company 3, regiment ., was OF
dered TO charge into 0 wood near at hand, with
q view TO induce some recently arrived reserve
eonfederacies TO take position ia our center
while still Others would be likely to flank US on
the right and left.
You may remember, my dear boy, that it has
heretofore been our misfortune to fight on the
ulnlerence of 8 circle, while the coniederaey
had the inside, and this great strategic scheme
was intended to produce result Utee 0eTsd.
1t was q great success, my boy-a great sue
cess aud our troops presently found themselves
inside the most complete circle on record. IL
liam Brown not only charged INTO the wood, put
staid there and when one of the Orange county
howiizars was discharged with great precision
at a reporter who was caught sneaking INTO our
lines, the reporter was heard by Venerable tam
mon at Washington, causing that reverend man
to telegraph TO all the papers, that no one neeo
iee alarmed as he was perfectly safe, and that oui
victory was very complete.
What particular danger the Venerable Gam
mon had incurred | can't say, my boy MOI
what he knew about the battle; but his dispatch
esused renewed confidence all over the country
and was a great comfort 10 his friends.
Having pot the Confederates just where he
wanted them, the general of the Mackerel Bn'
gade now dispatched ten veterans under Ser
geant O'Pake to attack few hundred toes VINO
had inirenched themselves in an unseemly man
ner right among our wagons. The Asckerels
were well received as prisoners of war and pa
rolled on the spot; proceeding which 50 greatly
pleased the idolized general, that he at once
issued this second
PROCLAMATION.
It must be understood, that in his recent proc
lamation directing the Mackerel Brigade to
dine exclusively upon Southern Con.ederaclesr
the general commanding did not intend that
such a thing should take place without the free
consent of the aforesaid Confederacies
1t must not be understood that the order con-
cernino The confiscation OF Confederate gar
ments is intended to authorize a forcible conis-
cation Of such costume, in opposition to the Tree
viii of the weaTers.
By mo lines of retreat being kept open, is
meant: no lines Of which the general command
ing was at that time eognizant-
The GEN. OF THIS MACKEREL BRIGADE.
This admirable order, my boy, produced great
enthusiasm IN theranks, as no Contederacles had
yet been caught, and there was some danger Of
starvation ia the corps
And now, my boy, occurred that magnificent
piece of generalship which is destined to live
forever on the annals of fame, and convince thu
| world that cur military leaders possess geniu;
eminently fitting every one of them for the mex
presidency, or any other peaceful office By
skillful maneuvering, the gifted general OF th'
MackereI brigade had succeeded in cutting th'
enemy to pieces, the pieces being mixed up witt
/ our own army Then came the words " For
ward, double-quiekr
Pacing toward Washington, our vanguard
! forced the Confederaeies before them TO mov'
right ahead Swiftly following the vanguard
and evidently fancying that it was flying betor'
! them, came regiment Of CoBfedeTacies. Pur
/ suing the latter, as though in triumph, appeared
the Comic section, Mackeral brigade; closely sue
ceeded in its turn by a regiment of Confedera
cies in charge of our baggage. wagons racini
after whom was regiment OF Mackerels; an'
so on to the end of the line.
You may ask me, my boy, with which sid
rested the victory in this remarkable movement
That question, my boy, cannot be decide'
yet, as the whole procession has scarcely reach
ed Washington; but the answer may be said I
depend very much upon whether the last reg
mens coming in is Mackerel or Confederate.
The contest, my boy. has assumed protoun
metaphysical aspect, and the development Of
little more military genius on our side will ten
to utterly confound our enemies snd-eyery bod
else. Yours, ponderingly,