Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-09

:'it was great success, my boy-a great sue cess and our troops presently found themselve inside the most complete circle on record William Brown not only charged into the woot but staid there and when one of the Orang, County Howitzers was discharged with grea precision at reporter who was caught sneak ing;into our lines, the report was heard by thu Venerable Cannon at Washington, causing that reyered man to telegraph to all the papers, that no one need feel alarmed, as he was per. fectly safe. and that our victory was very com. plete.
 What particular danger the Venerable Gam. mon had incurred, can't say, my boy nol what he knew about the battle; but his dispatch caused renewed confidence all over the country and was great comfort to h:sfriends.
 Having got the Contaderacies just where he wanted then, the General of the Macksrel Bri- gade now dispatched ten veterans under Ser geant O'Pake to few hundred foes who had entrenched themselves in an .unseemly manner right among our wagons. The Mackerels were well received as prisoners of war and paroled on the spot; proceeding which so greatly pleased the idoized General, that he at once issued this Ed
 PROCLAMATION.
 It must be understood that in his recent proc. lamation directing the Mackerel Brigade to dine exclusively upon Southern Confederacies, the General Commanding did not intend such dining shouli take place with out the free con consent of faforesaid Confederac;as:
 It must not be understood that the order con cerning the confscation of Confederate gar. ments is intended to authorize a forcibIe confs- cation of such costume, in opposition to the free will of the wearers,
 By mo lines of retreat being kept open," is meant DO lines of which the General Comman. ding was at that time cognzant. ,,;
 THE GENERAL OF THE MAcKEREL BRIGADE.
 This admirable order my boy produced great enthusiasm in the rank 8, as 10 Confederacies had yet been caught and tn erewas some danger of starvation in the corps.
 And now, my boy, occurred that magnificent piece of generalshfp which is destined to live forever on the annals of fame, and convince the world that our military leaders possess a genius eminently fitting every one of them fer the next Presidency or any other peaceful office By skillfnl manevering, the gifted General of the Mackerel Brigade had succeeded in cutting the enenly's force to pieces; the pieces being mixed up with our 0 VII army. Then cam, the words: |" Forward, double quick!' Facing toward Washington, our vanguard forced the Confs,leracies bsfore ghea to move right ahead. Swiftly fsllowingt the vanguard and evidently Annoying thet it was before them, .sne a regiment of Confederacies. Pursuing the latter as if in triumph appeared the Comic Section, Mackersl Brigade; closely succeeded in it's turn by regiment of Confederacies in charge of our baggage- wagons; racing after whom was regiment of Mackersls and so on to the end of the line.
 You may ask, nay boy with which side rested the victory in this remarkable movement ?"
 That question, my boy, cannot be decided yet as the whole procession has scarcely reached Washington but the answer may be said to de- pend very much upon whether the last regiment coming in is Mackerel or Confederate.
 The contest, my boy, has assumed' a profound metaphysical aspect, and the development of little more military genius on our side will tend to utterly confound our enemies and-everybo- dy else.
 Yours, ponderirgly.
 oRPHEUs c. KERR.