The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-06
The Mackerel Brigade..Attempt to "Bag"
ComHt dcrate Raid BIZ Strategy.
from tae Ssw York Sunday Mercury

Confederate Raid By Strategy.
From tae Hsw York Sunday Mercury
And now lot year mind fy, like a wsaried dovs,
10 the celebrated Arabian scenes OF festive Acco-
Iaac. where the Msekeeel brigade continues TO re
oonnoiter IN force and awaits tha death OF the
Ccnfederacy by old age. Men. my boy, who
tered this strategic in the fnll bios Of youth,
row 60 with stopping shoulders and tot.eripg gait
when they have q barrel Of hour to carry, aud the
bloom has srted from every part Of them
tho extreme tip Of that handle OF the human coun
te1anee y hich hrst meets tha edge Of a. open 90
n The dark. Even the Eackerel brass band begins
10 grow fe ble often making pitabie sttsu ulpts to
execute stirring strains on hss nigh key hugie a.
though unconscious that, by long disass in Iii,
pocket. it had becoms closged with bread aud
ohease.
There l. On this Soatharn border Of Accom- sc IN p
boy, p solitary house, containing furniture end the
necessa-!es Of life, which the Comic Section Of the
MackeIel Brigade had heen ordered to gus,d IL
stands Immediately on the verdaut banks of Awl.
kwyet river, whers that atream must be G. ieas,
ten inches deep and ~ the first regular bridge is
ton miles below H. OF courss the Como sec:ion to
guard the house. X ss placed at this end cf the
bridget being "a principle Of national strategy
never 20 gnize any Confederate raid not made
across a regular 5.i6se.
Now. it chsncsd that wkiis the COMO Section at
the bridge was taking short nap. having been up
very late the night before, and whils the baovsd
General Of tba Msckere Bri yaie WAS whiting a
portion Of his beautiful home circle In Paris Shat
very dirty Canfederaey, riding il s. sedy go cart
maze nts appearance ON DSGa OF Giis TIveF 0p.
!osite the hoUse Rad commenced to make raid
right through the water to the shore on hs side -
his gsoet ics stsed wet hs feet taereb by, and the
wheels CT his squeakiDg vehicle were dsmpen.d by
this barbarian way OF offering irregular opposition
to tbs Government; but wha. cared he FAR the
rules Of civilized warfare, which tho only au-
thofz I'D Wess Point editions Like eli his intatu-
s.ed ryraon, he rendered iess than s.rate-
tic by the demon Of secession and he crossed by
The unmil'sary ford ins.ead Of by The military
bridge.
This is indeed, heart sickening.
Ihere Mackersl chap who slep. IN the
when he heard the 60 cart driving Ip b.lore the
do;r, he stuck hts head ont Of the window and
says he:
"What Is It which you would have in these irreg-
ular proceedings, Mr. STUART
The Coufederaey dismounted from lis chariot,
tied bag of oats over bis chargers head, end says
he:
TN making a raid"
says he:
''Youll aud the bridge just below. Don't stay
here" says the sackere!. earnestly or you II
perats tho North 10 fury
Here the Confedsracy made some remark, ia
which the name Of the North and protsrs exple
tive were connected very closely and proceeded to
bring from the house hobby horse which stood in
tie Eal After placing this valua Gle article In bis
GO cart. he next brought out cooking stove, close
~ following this with some chaiTs q diuiag tsbIs
feather beds. a tea set, four wine glasses and
:umbiers, q locking glass four sheets tive
cottage badsteads, BRUSSELS carpet, and Aaless
Cat. With these and a few other exceptions, my
boy, he rlsda attempt To disturb private proper
ty; thereby proving thst Tie Presidents procIama
ton has aire ady produced a Whoisaorls effect L.
the GegeEs rate South.
White this was going on the viS:lsnt asekerel
guard descended privs1ely from & beck window
and made forced march to where the Comic Sec
ton weFo watching sonl cthing which looked Ike
IN tho southern horizoa-iustantiy making
kJ.e tha n 9n< n-
racy, aud asking whether ths ievies under the
Executives last cal were likely srfiye early
enough TO ta1o measures for TIC preventian Cf ;he
capture of Washington,
While the question was in Is0hee ny boy tta
beloved General &C the Mackorci Brigade arrived
with his trunk and umbrella, from Paris and hay
iI caused 1t to be tslegraphed 10 all the reliable
morning journals, that the Confederacy was now
in fsir way to be captured alive, he al once took
measures 10 cut o ths retreat Of the latter Capt.
Iiilsn Brown, with company J. 3.regiment ;, was ut
cncs ordered 10 construct po1toon bridge across
the river miles below and watch ii yiyilantly
day aud night Captain Rob Shorty and Colonel
Wotert Wo5inson, with the Anatomical cavalry,
were dispatched 10 taxa possession OF a railroad
seao;ng TO Manassas; whilst Captain Samvuie
Ssrnith, with the balance OF the Comic Section
commanded to make Il 6etour of three hun
drei miles -dendeayor to reach the invaded house
before midnight set in
All :hesa 10, emeEts woso i as10It..:i2e with
S!otouad strategy, my boy, ag, cut OFF the Confed
eTscy from Retreat by overy route il the world SIX
cspt the ms glih cant one he came by.
Sstisiicd that the wsr was going TO end II bcr.t
SIXTY Gays, after which should have time to da-
feat combined f;rope, the Isckerel guard hasten
cd back to The domcil, which ho reached Just ;n
tirce 70 fad the Confedersey topping his socsr.
VIII e-nd ing W, cd iToui tbs eeliar
reg-et Q say, my boy blush Tor my spscieB
a. make the Incredible feceiatioa--thst upon re.
ceiViG1; the information OF ni3 .urro1s ding snI
probaLi. strategic capture By the valiant aacke e
Isl igade. the irreTerent ConfedarRey burst into
hiaeous toE5e laugh, and at once proceeded TO az.
prcpriate tie poor Macherel chaps own shoes and
aiocki- 80 win the deepest hosro- record tha:
hs also eweaked Tie &Gckerel's nose.
81 di nat intend this ss perTnanen. Invasion -
says the impioas Confe3eTacy, IS he rsmeunted his
i,5-c32t aaG turned his gaometreal Arabian toward
the water again, " but l have just married s
daughter If South Carolina -oDe oi TWO twins--;.nd
leckoaed thss needed som8 things TO set up
hoUseA coping. Farewell, foul de. sIan," says TIE
Confed2racy, as ne splashsd through he water
to tie opposite bank, ta:e thee well and tell your
dendish ruler that it is souisIhG impossible 10 con
qU3r the sunny South
Tbs Msckorel cnap gsxad thoughtfulIy after the
go-eart I'd Il disappeared the other side of the
baimy AikEyet stfeaia, and ssys bs: Rsii on
my erriug brother; but you'd only stag ed here Or
uoro We ek, you misIt not have escaped thus fo,
seven whole days. Had the army been insufscien
to secGro yoT, says the Mackere! to huls elf ha,
the ggmy been insuffic iclent to secure yeu WHY
there's the police" ORPHEUs O. KERR.