Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-14
Rather q poor letter from OFphe Us
Kerr Of tho Maekerel Rrlgade.

Rather = poor letter from OFpheHS
Kerr Of tho MGekerel Brigade.
[ IhGys Just returned, my hoy, from Wit
Messing one ofthe most Tremendous battles
Of modern times, and shall see star.Spangl.
ed bannsFs'In every sunset fol. .slx months
TO come.
Hearing that The Southern COnfedefaey
bad evacuated Yorktown, for the reason
that the last Ditch bad moved on the first
VI May to place where there would be
less rent from our cannon, started early
10 the week for the quarters Of the vAlor
ous ond sapgdlnaFy NRckerel Brigade, ex-
pectiug that Il had gone toward Richmond
foe life, liberty, and the pursuit. Of happi.
ness.
On reaching the Peninsula, however, !
learned that the MaCkerel "coFpS dSmmesH
had been left behind 20 eaptare the city Of
Paris in cooperation with squadron.
Reaching the StAmpinE.gfOuud, my boy,
bshSld RSeene a. once unique and i'm.
prsISiye. Each individual Mleksrsl was
seated on the ground, With sheet Of pa.
per 6eross his knees and an ink. be.
side him, writing like "a Inspired poet,
I approached Captain William Brown,
who was covering some bare spots on bis
geOme.rica stSed Euclid viii pieces SCiss.
0red out Of 40 old hair.truuk, and says | (;
''Tell me. my noble Hector, what means
this literary scene which mine eyes be.
hold2" .ts
aAhf' says VilIiam, setting doWH hiS
gIue-p0t, I've are about 70 engage In y
Sktimmage from which not one may come
out aIiye. These heroic beings" says Wiz
liam, aAEs ready 10 die for their country At
SiEhi, and yoa now behold them making
their wills; We shall march upon Paris I
says william, tIas soon as bear from Ser.
PSauI O'Pak6, WIN klSbSsu sent t1dSsirOy
| 3 miil!dam belonging 70 the sGuthsrd Con.
IedUrhgy. Come with me, my nice little
boy, and look at the squadron 70 take part
Ia lhe attack
ThiS squadron, my boy, consists OF one
tWeaty-elght.lneh rOW.bOat mounting I
tWSIye.iuch swivel, and commanded By
Com 8 etd, late efthe Canal boat Service,
| Il e iron.plaled Aflsr 4 peculiar manner.
Whan the lngeaiOus chap Who WAO 70 IFOu.
ulhte Il comWeaesd bic work, Commodore
HEAD ordered him 70 put tie iron plates ou
the ipSids OF the boat, instead Of outside,
as ID the case Of the Monitor and Galena
aWhst do you mean n sayS the contFac'
tor.
HWhy, says the Commodore, "ain't
them Iron plates Intended 70 protect The
crewp M
"YeS,H tRye ths contractor.
,'Wtll, thsp, you poor iRu0rAut cuss,
/ sSys the Commodore, ID gteEt passion
WWhat do yOu Rnat 10 pat The plates Of
the uutSlae lOFl The eep1 wont be OF
I the outslSd-Will III The crew will Be OF
the iasids-Won't'Il And how are yoE
feSiaF to'pEplPetths Grey % Tie iltldo b
\ plttiug iroa plates on the outSIds r
Such reasoning, my boy, was convincing
land the AISbkeIol Squadron i plA:sd 10
A NSSil1 4 VI 65 lif.l D lalll8i-
Y While I VAS contemplating this new til
Pumph Of American architecture, and WAn
ldeEipg WhRt they would Say About Il Il
Ent6pe, 40 orderly rode np und handed
,tSstaplO Of paper % William! ,nsnid Z
aha ~ Siys William 4psruSiug the mes
lSlge. and lhep pAlNng Il 70 me, "the vet
erau o'Paks has not deceived the Unite
States Of america