Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-13
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Tor Dsnosauc Prs,iIsa. ia 1865 va,
beautiful.
The meeting Nigh, aare lasted another
week, my boy, thereby rendering the uuiot
cause utterly ihrinciule. but for the impru.
deGce OF an insane chap, who prupasru
that some OF the young men present should
tn.isi. This mAl,propos aud sugularly to-.
consistent suggestion broke up lhe a.srm.
OlagC at oucc, 10 great dislrder-yoluh.
teering being jus. the last Thing that an,
one thought Of doing. Greatly rlihra
and encouraged by what bad heard. NJ,
boy, made all hssie for Paris. where
found the Mnckerel Brigade and Comno.
dore Heads ieet 10 great excitement over
the case OF an Irish gentleman who be-
licycd this 10 be white mans war, aud
bad started for Paris, just fourteen miu-
uIes after landing 10 this country, for Ihs
express purpose Of protesting against an,
laoos being performed by negroes, Whil,
there were whie men 10 do It. Colonel
Woberl Wubi0son, OF the Anatomical
Cavalry, quiesd him by saying that al
though number OF negroes were then
engaged in digging trenches, new line oi
aoles IN far more uoheNlIhy place would
be commenced Ia the morning. and thai
none tut Irishmen shOald be permitted to
dig them.
Un the night prcrious to my arrival, my
boy, while all tue mackrrtls were watch
lns the stars, With view TO preyeut any
surprise trom that quarter the Southern
Couirderacy on tue other side ol Daek
Lake trained four large fowling pieces up.
on their peaceful camp from bcaind wood
pile, and commenced ieroeiOns aud ear.
splitting bOm6ardmeul. 1t was some
hours before our men could get into posi-
lion TO return the fire, as Capt Bob Shorty
had forgotten where they had put the Or
ange County HOwiEers when last usiug
them. Tue fleet, too. Was somewhat de.
layed in getting into action, Ms Commodore
Head experienced some officially 10 un.
locking tue box into which he a!ways
puts has spectaeles and slow match before
retiring at night Finally however, the
hOwl2ers were discovered behind some
boards, and the speCnsles and sluW.mGteh
was forthcoming, aud our troops were
pouring not ire across Duck Lake before
tue Conirderncy had got more than two
thirds OF TIE way back to Richmond Nrxt
morning, tbU comic section crossed the
Lake and choscd away everything on the
opposite shore, except the buiore-men,iin.
ed wood pie. The latter contains the
same kind OF wood that WAS burned ia The
time OF Washington, my boy, aud twenty
men were appointed To guard 1t from the
proianation Of our troops We must pro
teet such property at all hazards, my boy,
UT the Consultation becomes a nullIty.
Having CROSSED the trcachrtOus element
To view the immediate scene OF these pro.
eeedings, and learned from Captain william
Brown that our pickets were within tea
miles OF the Coatederacy's capital, vas
about 10 make some remark, when II tnes.
senger came riding forward ia u great per.
sptratou, aud says he:
"Our pickets have beeu driven i'm
"Ha J! says William, sis the ContederA.
cy again advancing upon the UuIted States
Ot America p
Our pickets,' says the messenger i'm
prcsslveIy, "have been driven Ia they
have been driven into Richmond
"Ah" says William, pleasantly, "thtz
send out some more pIcEers'
lstrolIed away from the pair, my boy,
rejecting upon the possibility OF enough
MnekrreI piekets reicbing Richmond s.
this way to make the Union sentiment there
stronger than ever, and was looking list.
lessly TO my footing, whrn chnnced to
espy paper on tue ground Picking il
up, found it to be note from the wife
OF tue Southern Coniederacy TO her cousin,
dropped, probably By Que Of the Conirde
racies ofthe wood.pie. 1t bore The date
of April the First, aid read as follows:
"DEAR JrLEYER:-I have juusl space of
time to write ypu these few lines. hopinp
that these few lines will find you tue same,
and in tue enjoyment Of the same blessing,
y my unhappy couutryl how art thou sui
ferlng at the present writing have not
hal n single new bonnet for two weeks. nv
beloved Juleyer, and my suffering gloves
are already discVlored BY the PRESENTATION |
have shed when thinking Of my poor, dear
South. Ny husband, the distinguished
Southern Contederacy, is SO reduced by
trials, that he is u mere skeelon skirt
Oh, my Juleyer, how long is this to con,in.
ue? Ere another century shall have pass.
ed away, the Yankees Will have approach.
ed nearer Charleston and Savannah, and
the blockade become almost effective
Since the Mackerel Brigade has changed
its base Of operations, even Richmo nd
seems doomed to fall in less than City
years. Everything looks dark. Tell NE
the price OF dotted muslin, for under
sleeves, when yoG write again. aud believe
me,
mYoar resnected consin.