, 1862-01-13
Expedition of II Comic Section of the
Mackerel Brigade fnto Accomac.

Mackerel Brigade into Accomac.
[Orpheus {. Kerr. the humorous Washington cor |
respondent OF the New York Ns'eN7y writes /
Ep1ToK 7. T.-'Twas early morn, my boy |
The sun rushed up tho eastern sky in i state /
Of patriotic combustion, aud US the dew fell !
upon tie srassy hillsidcs, the mountains lifted
up their heads and we're rather green. Far on
the horizon six rainbows appeared, with an
American eagle at r0Ost on the top one, and as
the translucent pearl OF the dawn shown be-
tween them. and 4 small pattern Of blue sky
with tlljrty-four stars broke out at one end,
saw-yes, it ees! it ces, our Bangor IN the
Skec ii!
If it aiu't so, what's the use Of having flag.
The reason why the heavens took such an
interest in the United States Of America was
tile fact, that Captain William Brown, of Com
rany A. Regiment 5, Mackerel Brigade, was
TO make ! great expedition into Aceomac
county OIL the morning. Twelve years was
the period originally assigned, my boy, for
the preparation Of this great expedition; but
when tie Government heard that the Acco-
mac rebels were making candles Of all the tat
Boston men they took prisoners, it concluded
to do something during the present century.
| William Brown was assigned to the command
| Of the expedition
| Previous to starting, William Brown called 4
ing such officers only who had slept with Har~
d; dee, and knew beans
"Gentlcmcn,' said VILLAIN, seating himself
| at table on which stood the Oath and clean
tumbler, II wish to know which Of you is
| the greatest shakes in sacred skrimlnage,"
| his hand upon his bo2zum.
| <sBcing native o" Philadelphia" says he,
II am naturally modest but only yesterday,
when two rebels pitched into rue, I knocked
them both over, aud AIN here to tell the tale
William Brown gave the speaker a piercing
! Ink my hDV and SAWS he
"Imrostor! beware how you insult tho
United States Of America I fathom your
fa1senood," says he, "by my knowledge Of
Matthew Maticks. 1on say TINT two elisal.
both over. Now, Matthew Aaticks distinctly
| says that two into one goes no fi"ks and
nothing over. Speaker Of the House remove
this lsitenant 70 tue donjon keep He's Ana
MAS Number ="
The officer from Philadelphia being re
moved to the guard house, wherc there i
weeping and wailing, and picking Of teeth
another lcttenant stepped forward:
81 deal with technicalitics,' SAYS he, All
| con post you in the law.'-
"Ha1' says William, softly slipping tn
Oath, then will try you With an abstrac
. question, MY beautiful BelsideaTy. Suppos
:, ing Mason and Snden were your friends, hot
j would you work it to get them out Of For
| Warrcn:n
l. TWIN said the leftcnant pleasantly, Il +
, sue out q wit Of Habeas Jacknss, and get th
New York Herald to advertise the goycrnmcI
= not to let them out
"Ies," says William. meditatively, ii;
would be sure to do it.: II! use you to bel
Y Now, ecntlcman,'' said William, II vi
saw 4 few words to the troops, and then ?
win march according to Hardee."
The section Of the Mackere1 Brigade beit
mustered in line against r:i}-fenee, my DO
a Captain William Brown shut one eye, balane
d hiIoseT on one foot, and thus addressed ther
ssFellow Soldats! (Which Is French.>
was originally intended to present yon vi
stand Of colors; but the fellow-citizen ri
e. was to present it has only got % far as t
hundred and 1fty-second page q the 1ew
and it is a military necessity not to wait
him. {Sce Scott's Tactics, Vol. III. ?. 2
have but {ew words to say, and these :
them: Should any Of you happen to be Kill
in the coming battle, let me imp!ore yo1
tory, as well IS in the great, heart-stirringg
mances Of the weekly palladium of freedo
sid How wcli it reads, that Private Muggins
ctiyed . shot in the neck, and died tolthos
u 1,pap' Soldats! Bullets have been knoxn
~ pass clean through lie thIekest q frses, sno an,
K, ity befall our distracted country, / shall
soilAout gsoan, even though I am gro
0, I nersou. Therefore, fear nothing. The G
- Of the whole civilized world are upon J.
aud History and domestic homa4lce EAPee'
write-that you died withouta q g7oaH."
At the conclusion Of this touching and
n propriatc speech, my boy, all the men
- claimed: ssKe wfll!'' except . young per
from New York, who said that he'd raj
s'Groan without die" for which he was
fenced to read Stewards next Letter.
J, The army being formed into grand qua
lateral, tsee Rayfnond's Tacsies1 moved
ward at double quick, and reached Acco
:, of Just Us the impatient sun was rushing %
With the exception Of q mule, tue only
ginfan to be seen vas solitary chlya1ry,
bad strained himself trying to raise som
}, terest from Confederate treasury note
- didn't get away. ..--
rhs Observing that only one man was in 81
CAPTAIN Viliiam Brown, who had stoppe
,,sza, tie his shoe behind large tree on the
made a flank movement on the chiyalry.
=. "Is these the borders Of Accomac r
a1'' he, pleasantly.
aWhyr' says the chiyalrgy, giving
4est nvsu must be Lord Lyons
III ..What makes you think that r. asked
=: Iialn. .....-...--. :,
tle9 aoh, nothing-only your grammar, v
uea Isasg This made William very mad, my boy,
tc ordered the bombardmcnt to comm
= q n Immediately: but Is all the powder bad