Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-10

Of tho may representing The wei known South
ern4 CaniederacT, accompanied by q spec
of soft, lrickIir z sound After sn interval %
7 some ten minu1es, Che operator saw, By thi.
oonirivauee. ist double he number OF Con
fsjeraces he had 10 contend with II only 70
manned, then for him TO divide ihe number
/ thus escertained by two, and ho knew exactly
/ the number Of bis foesl
You viii observe my bay, that this singu-
( larIy ingenious device at once revealei 20 ihe
uelq General Of The Mackersl brigade the true
strength Of his greatest enemy, and inspired him
I with strong spirit.
1 1t was Immediately after this. that the Grim
/ Old Fighting Cox issued the following
GENERAL ORDER
% The msuner in which the crossing Of Duek
lake has been. accomplished, proves that tbis is
iha d-est array ever seen on the pisn it, and is
likely to prove eq1aly fi1s on the doit ] have
Row got the well known Southern Cor lerscY
where ! wished 30 have her, and she must either
iguomiBiously retrest OF come out Of her works,
and be aunihilated BY ms on my own ground,
which is ground arms
R'uo Seal
THE GENL OF THE MACKEREL BRIGADE.
Having LET Nv this General oder, nv boy,
the Grim Q f Ching Cox proceeded 70 COM
piete lis surprise Of ths enemy BY les3ing
bavouet charge from his side Of tha tna1gle,
and Immediately .el-graphsd TO he base Of the
triangle that the enem es Of human frsrd0m
gere TaTestng before him. Tfis was truly the
eas Tor tho uusesmly Coulcderecies not only
-etreaiei bfFe him, but retreated with such
impsiu' Of fight Ep0u Captain VlIiam Brown
ss tbs base Of the triangle, that they actually
drove him clear ont of his plsee, and pr8eee3ed
% occupy ths ta5s themselves Thus matters
stood At The conclusion Of tbs f-st dsv
EsTly on the 'ec1nd day, the Grim Old Fight
ing Cox chorgei again upon sons fresh repi-
mants OF COuiedeTscies, W7O returned with
such violence that they ComDlAte'y pressed CAP
tain Bob Shorty from be tight line Of the Triangle
and rems'red in lbat lire the mselves This was
the second daY's bsite.
y ths iollowif & morning II was discovered
thar fresh Canfsderacss rad come up fron Paris /
These were attacked irrssiatby by TIE wbals
3ackerai brigade. AMI only succeeded la n sking
q stsni when hey found, as it we've, the LETT
line Of he triangle.
6u viii perceive, my boy, that a great piece
ot geometrical strategy hai been thus achieved; I
bnt now turnsd out th.t ihs General Of the
mackeTei brigade bad made q mistake aud 8
most serious one. WhiS taking his 0bssrva !
tions with his inReniegs glass instruments, hs /
had seen Just double the number Of trisHglss I
~ that might be formed by cerssjn grass stra- I
tagicsl evnlations, es hs had seen iast double 4
haste he had neglected 20 divide tbs ascsr-
taiued number Of iriangles by tRo, as he should 4
have done; nEd now no discovered tbst only 4
one triangle wes formed sud lhat by the IN
seemly and chuekliug Coufeicyacies. Such q 4
nice fhitg is strategy, aud 50 fasily is it Dc. {
ranged
Owing To this error, Of course nothing more {
could be donH sod on Tnesasy e7e7iug tie /
Mackersl brigade re.urrcd. fuI of enthusissu1.
10 their original side o. Dack Lake The fair 4
had been Herely o ar7c0uuoissaucB
Last evening, my boy, I was talking 90 The (
Ascsersl Chaplain about this 7ingula. siresegi 1
sal stftir. ami SAYS he:
" Gsd help u.s. The skeleton regiments We
have le't standing are scarcely more thsu the
keletou regiments we have lett sleeping aud .
)plTthe sleeping oHes esD 10 upward"
Lst gentle charity, my 50y, silence our
ongues % the dread mistske that is past; for BE
Eho msds g lost BY t tie glorious immortality
his meenest soldier slain has won
Yours, gently,
ORPHEUs c.. KERR