Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-15
Another Raoy Letter from Orpheus
.--.stC G. Kerr.


Another RnOy Letter from Orphe us
u. herrs Hsta
From the letter of our unsurpassed
correspondent, it will be seen that the Or
auge- county HOwitzers, attached to the
Mackerel Brigade, have reduced rebel
and RECONSTRUCTED" him. The battle was
conducted on strictly Constitutional prin-
ciples, and is said to have given great sat
istaction to the Democratic party:
FROM WASHINGTON.
EDITOR t. T.:-The stirring times are
come again, the maddest of tue year, and
am beginning to believe, my boy, that
what is to be will be as what has been has.
Thong 81" still without my gothic charger
Pegasus, that symmetrical racer having
been borrowed for writing desk by 4
Secretary of the Froutierior, am una6led
to keep up communications with the Mack.
erel corpse dqnlHee down the river, and ten
thousand star-spaDgled banners flash
through my veins as 1 relate the recent
great artillery expedition of the Orange
county HOwitzers.
1t seems, my boy, that an intellectual
member of the MackereI' Brigade got tired
OF tnVestiug Yorktown, ,.and wandered away
in pursuit of adventure. AS he peregrin-
ated in the neighborhood of rebel domi-
Gil, he beheld what he took for the bird of
our country, stalking out of the baruyard,
and was taking measures to cOnfscate it,
when the proprietor made his appearance,
and says he:
"Hessian, spare that goose''
The Mackerel chap gave tragic start,
and says he:
F" "'Tis the eagle would rescue, Horatio;
the bird celebrated by my mother, the
Congressman, in all his speeches"
"Well, says the foul traitor, "it is un-
doubtedly what the Congressman takes for
an Eagle, as l am aware that Congress-
man generally treat the American Eagle as
If it were goose; but as that gander hap.
pens to belong to be one of the very First
Families of Virginia, aud cost me four
shillings, it becomes my painful duty to
resist your habeas corpus act" And with
that, be drove the beautiful bird into the
baruyard, and locked the gate. H
Fired to fury by this insult from one of
those whom our army had come to protect,
the Mackerel chap went Immediately back
to quarters, and appealed to his comrades
for vengeance. @
That gifted officer, Samyule Sa-mith,
heard his burning words, aud says he:
"The cannon of the Union shall speak in
this matter. Let the Orange county How
itzers getready for action, and will lead
them against the Philisttne."
Instantly arose the notes of dreadful
preparation the guns were mobilized, six
English gentlemen in the hosiery business
were invited to view the coming battle,
aud just as the moon rose above the trees,
the artillery started for the rebel strong
hold. H
Arriving before the offending house, the
HoWitzers were placed iu'I line, and all got
ready for the b0mbardmeut. 1t was just
possible, my boy, that two men might have
marched into the house and captured the
misguided Confederacy without slaughter.
You may be unable to see what use there
was, in bringing artillery and forming in
lineo OF battle; but you are very ignorant,
my boy; you know nothing about strategy
and war. 90 ss-rIS-a I4s4gFECf ~
"Soldicrs," Gays Samyule, Iremember
that the eyes Of the whole world are upon
you at this moment, and eadeaYor, to hit
tue house as often as possible. We will
FIRE one round without ball." says SAM
yule, ito see if the powder is first
class" la -54s' 1a d,
Now it Glanced that while the loading
up was going on, the gallant Lieutenant
Lemons got hislegs wonderfully entangled
in the lanyard of his piece, aud kept turn
ing tho howitEer around in manner
strongly expressive of nervous agitation.
Suddenly he stepped; across to where
Samydle was standing, and whispered in
his ear: g.a..I 81 ,.,,,,s9 II
"oh. 1 see,'' says samyule, kindly,
s,you were educated at West Point and
want to know which end of the cannon
ought to be pointed ut the enemy. Well,
says Samyule, instructively, you'd bet
ter point the end with the hole in it"
Everything being in readiness,N my
boy; the combined battery launched its
thunders on the mir, creating great sen,
sation in the neighboring hen-roosts, and
causing large rooster to fall from 9
branch in the midst of his reaching sluIn
bers. 2IlA2ITsa
'tNow, that the powder has sustaineG
It's reputation" says Samyule, impress
lively, "let the tyo-inch balls be hurled a
the enemy's works. -.
AS the house was 2 full ten yards of
i this second discharge failed to hit it; bu
it brought the Southern Confederacy h
the window in his nightAcap, and say
hes raug oEEIa aEEBte U2EdyRan
'sThere'ssno use Of my trying to sleep
If you chaps keep mai making ing sda'1 such q nois
lia"Unhappy man, ,sssays Samyule, sol
emnly, 4t!sFwe come here to reduce you, an
Il will listen to nothing ,,but nnconditiona
surrender. : . % ,' ..,s., 's1..' ~. ~ 4
The Confederacys gaped, and says he
ltlIm "a very sleepy and, can't talk to 20
I lIiow; but I'll call oyer in the morning:
And he shut the window and went bac
Ito bed "A froWn was observe ed to atea
over the face Of Samyule He has p'
cdliar Countenance, my boy, and arrow
u afeotseis sEFahgel5. k6. This tmput
= ana m6ustdche together, and they Il
mind you of a mouse summing himself Q