The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-21
Exploits or THE mAcxEaEl BRIGADE
Triumph Of Naval Architecture.

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Correspondence Of the NJ Y. Sunday Mercury. ]
have just returned, MY boy, from witness.
| ing one of the most tremendous battles OF
uoaer, times aud shall see star sI,,nglesi ban.
nt:rs in every sunset for ak lp0ntlls to eoae,
Hearing that the Southern Coutedeiisey had
evacuated Yorktown, for the reason that the
| last ditch had moved on the first Of M,.y 10 Il
| place where there would boAIcae rent from ou,
cannon, started early in the week for. the
I quarters ofthe valorois and sangnnary Maek-
ere. brigade, expecting thai it had gone toward
Richinand for life, Liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness,
| On reaching the Peninsula, however j i;car,,-
ed that the Mnckefei "corps daul.mee' had
! been iet. behind 10 capture the city of Pasis,
| in cooperation with a squadron.
| Reaching the stamping ground, my boy,i be
| held scene s.: once unique and Impressive
Each individual Maekerei was seated on TIN.
| ground, with shee1 of paper across his knees
| and an ink bottle before him, writing Ike IN
| inspired poet.
| approached Captain VILLAIN .I1pwn, who
! was covering some bare spots on his geomet-
rleal steed Euclid with pieces scissoresfout of
an old hairtrunk, and says |:
! TEL ME, my noble Hector, what means
this literary scene which mine eyes beholdt'
| 'Ah.' says William, settin. down hE glue
| pot; we are about 10 engage in q skrlmnlaee
from which not one may eoa.s pts alive. These
/ heroic beings says William. ''are ready to die
| for their country ut sight and YOU now behold
! them making their wills We shall march up
on Paris, says VILLAIN, ;as soon as hear from
| Sergeant Opake, who has been sent 70 destroy
| a mill dam belonging to the Southern Confei
, eraey. Come with nae, my nice little boy and
| look at the squadron destined 10 take part in
| the attack
| This squadron my boy. consisted of one %
| inch row boat, mounting l2-ineE swivel, and
| commanded by Com. Head, late of the canal
boat service 1t ~ iron plated after q peculiar
! manner. When rhe Ingenious chap who was
| to iron plate it coinlnenee, his work. Com
| Head ordered him Eo put the iron plates on the
inside Of the boat. lnste:td of ghe outside AS in
| the case of the Monitor and Galena.
| What do you mean!' SAYS the contractor.
! Why, says the Commodore ''ain't them
IRON plates int tended to protect the crew.
| Yes" says the contractor.
We'll then, yoai poor ignorant ci.ss' saws
the Commodore III 4 great passion. ''wha; DO you
! want 10 Iui the plates on the outside for1 The
crew won't be OF, the outside-will II 2 The
| crew will be oa lhe inside-won't ii And
| how are you going Ia protect he crew ON tho
| inside by putting iron plates on the out-:de!'
| Such reasoning, my boy, WAS convincing,
and the M:ekerei squadron is plated inside
! While WAS contemplating this new tri-
umph of American naval architecture, and
| wondering what they woald SAY about it in
| Europe, an orderly rode up and handed scrap
! of paper To William
Hal says William, rerusng the message,
and then passing if,D me; ''the veteran O. Pake
has ,iot deceived the United States of Anleri-
| ca.
| The message was directed to the General Of
the M<ckerei brigade, my boy and read as fol-
| lCws
GENERAL: fa accor5anct ruth yoar orders,
| hare destroyed tie mil ia.
"OPAEE."
And now, SAYS William, returning his can-
| teen to bis bosom and pulling cut his ruies.
| ''the United States Of America will proceed to
| capture Paris with great slaughter, Let the
| brigade form i'll marching order, while the
| feet proceeds around by water after the man
l ner OF Lord Nelson
! 'Che MackereI brigade waa Quickly on the
march, headed by the band, who PLAYED an en-.
| ,ireiy new version Of Hail Columbia ON his
! key -bus:e- Tramp, tramp, tramp! and we
found ourselves in position before Paris,
| Paris, my boy, was Il city of two houses pre-
/ rious 10 The recent fire, which destroyed half
| OF it, and we found it fortified with !; strong
| picket fence and caanterserap earthweYks,
I from the tcpot which ti"wne,l guns of great
| compass
The MnckereI brigade was at once formed
| in line ot-bat.le order-the line being not quite
| as straight an ordinary Pennsylvania rail
! road-whie the fleet l.ienaeed the water front
| You may not be able 10 find Duck lake on
the maps, my boy, IA ii is only visible after q
| heavy rain.
Previous 10 the attack, ;.'balloon, containing
a Mackercl chap and :; telescope shaped like Il
| bottle, were sent mp Ia reconnoiier.
Well says William to the chap when he
came down, 'yN hat is the force of the Confed
| eracy?'
| Il conld only see one Coniederacy, which is
an old woman.
"ScOrpioni' saws William, his eyes flashing
| like the bottoms Of two reversed tumhiers, II
| believe you to he an aecursed ahoiitionisi. Go
! instantly to the rear says William herceiy
land read the report OF the Van Wycke inves
| ngatlng committee.
II was u terrible punishment, nv boy, hui
! the example wa. needed for the good of the
! service
The Orange County hoWtZersn now advanced
/ To the front and poured terrible fire in the
| direction of a point about half way between
| the nearest steeple and the meridian, working
he rrible carriage in a lioek of pigeons that
! F.appened to be passing at the time.
| splendid my glorious Proochials!' says
William Just escaping a fall from las saddle 10y
the convulsive start of Euclid, that noblt
war horse having been suddenly reused irons
pleasant doze by the iiriIg-"s splendid, my ar
tllery darlings Only says William, thought
t fully, las the sun is a friendly power, dom
aim at him SO accurately next time.
Meantime company 3, regiment ), had al
/ vanccd from the right, and were just about L
make o splendid bayonst charge by the Oblilue
over the picket fence and earthwora, whel
the concealed Confedcraev suddenly opened
deadly fire of old shoes, throwing the Mack
erels into great confusion
Almost iHstantaueousy a large potato siruel
the fleet on Duck lake on the nose $50 ntelrse
ly exciteing him that he mcontinently touch
ed off his swivel, 10 the great detriment OF ti
surrounding country. This was critical mo
would have turned the scale, and given III
. victory to either party. William Brown ha
: Just assumed the attitude in which he desire,
Fsank Lesles Illustrated artist to draw him
when q familiar domestic utensil came kissing
! through the lnrid air from the rebel works
I and exploded in two pieces at his feet.
"TTa!'' says William, eyeing the fragmen
: with great pallor, "they have commenced l.
throw shells.
was ut the head of storming party; and q
, tue feet opened fire on the cabbage patch Il
the rear Of the enemys position, an impetu
: GUS charge was prsspitaied in front.
Though met by n perfect hail of tnrnips
stove> covers and kindling wood, the Mackel
els went over the fence like fourth proof nv
; alancl,e ard hemned in the rebel garriso
with walls Of bayonets
Surrender to The Union Anaconda and th
United States Of America, thundered William
You're Il nasty, dirty creetur,' responde
the garrison, who was an old lady of venera
ble aspeet.
"Surrenier, or you're dead man, ruy +.
VEINS, says William, malesticaliy.
The old lady replied with look Of scorr
my boy. walked deliberately toward the roae
and when last seen was proceeding in the d
rection of Richmond under II green silk an
hreia and IL heavy nress of snuff