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


From the Y. Sunday Mlrcu-y
FROM TIE CAPITAL - SUCCESSFUL RECON
NoIssAECE
We are. at length enabled ta Jay before on
readers our aah ntic correspondence able re
mort Of tho recent stirring MackCr events
from which IL appears that recent attempt q
| destroy tie we'll Known Southern C0ufsd8racy,
ani capture the ancient city 0f Paris by sur
| prise, was intended merely as & res3rnoisssuee
aud has been entTely successful IS soch. There
is no reason TO despOad:
FROM wAsHIEGToE.
EDITOR T As it was fssred on surdsy
| last my boy, that the venerable Msckerel Brig
sds was sb9ut 10 commit bresch Of the peace
| by strategicsly ssssultng the Canfsderscis7
| established in tla mud ne'waau the Msckarel
camp and ibe ancient C ~ Cf Paris, mounted
my sTehiteetursl ftrsd ihe gothic Peg SOS. at
sn early boar in the morning. and rsresphbIy
/ moved toward the srsn9 ef aDpTGaehi' 9 tsut1-
logy The emsciated aspect Of ny archiiectu.
raj steed of the desert was 30 inviting to the
owls OF tie cir, my boy. that divers disEeputa-
ole crows cIcled aullsnlY around my bat as
my animsl progressed with re by mscellane-
ousiy scattering hiH legs arouni heneath him
self and st each partie1sr cav Of he winged
ministers Of famine, 8 p-Tcepiibie shudder
pissed through the enlirs framework of
the deaply-sg'tatai Pegasus AhsTactedly
~sving my urabTels, TO inspire the sable birds
for ofsicr flights, I pondeTed deeply upon ihe
lesson taught u-s bg the evident emotions of my
aged Architectural servant 20 ride upon whose
dute3 back msY be l;kensd 70 sitting astTide tls
peaked roof of s small country chapel in the
midst OF a hard earthquake, and holding or BY
the Btseple. Il this G1ihie erosion, which is
but horse, thought [, is 50 agonizal by the
mere breakfast notes of few demOTal ed
COWS in the almnsphers. how much more terri
bsI IsNst be the appuish of ihe follow beings
ksown as Smthern Coniedsrace7, who must
evsr have dreadful pTeseutmsnt Of being SUM
mariv expurRe4 from the hunsn race By any
one Of nuT brass bntt0Re1 generals who hap
pen TO board ia tiisir nsigbb1IbG0i for few
yeavs II I pity this architectural servant of
niue, Thought I. for his anguish at the pfoxim
ity Of crows 10 the abstract how much more
tender should be ny feeliH g for Southern al ow-
beings who are continually endangered bY
much louder crows ema ating from adjacent
hostile mai ~. general ROSTERS As { DondeTa7
TINS nv boy a crow of much plumage end
large sized misn suddenly sighted upon the
pamuel Of my saddle, as though impativat 20
breakfast U50n some pognds OF horsefssh. For
sn instant, my boy, Pegasus trembled through.
out his works he paused suddenly in BIS peEe-
griustioD, laid hack his eafs as though IN en-
thought, twisted his bssd suddenly about, sni
bit Of The tail Of the crow in the abstract
Simple as was the act. nv bow Il st once re-
lieved me. in my own mind, Of sll obligations
to have q more tender feeling for my southern /
fellow bsings fhau is consistent with proper
emotion Of batred against the enemies Of my
countTy. Alter all ge can iasrn m1ell more [
from brutes han from men aud as Bslsam's 1
ass saw the angel before his mgster ji1, SO The I
Angel Of Victory is likely 10 be distinctly oh 1
vious 10 any poor ass ia the country. before he j
becomes visible'to the sight oi our strategic /
great men.
4 turn pretty sharp corner iu tlst last
sentence my boy; bat that is only ssis trategy /
when you iud your argument getting shesd Of /
youl
was high noan when l reached lie Mack 1
aTei csmp, and found the spectsc'ed veterans I
hastily preparing TO cross Duck lake after the /
manner of aquatic warriors. By soms stTaUge 1
fatality, gll the p0uiOODs were IS hand iu time,
yreStly 20 the distress Of our venefasls lroops
who seemed to fssr thst such uuhesrl-of pune
-uehty must BE- sn evil omen. As thero were a
grest msny p0ntoons, and it was n0i deemed
DHst to waste snyOI thom, two bridges were bulls
instead Of one, if bsiEg considered tAat inss-
much Is tt wss puTp0Set 90 surprise the un-
'eemiy Con'eaeTatas on the otter side. two
bridges would be inst twice ss surprising to
hem IS one would be- There was logic i'm this
dea my boy-much logic and coAsummsts
,trstegy.
Gazing across ihe erpsHse Of waters 7 be-
ield couple of regi neuts of ContedeIs"i-s
llaying poker ON the bank. and says 1 20 Vii
lam Brown, who was at That moment return
ng small black bottle TO bic holster:
Tell me, my fearless blus black, how this
'su possibly be a surprise, whsa yonjer gray
,sclls are looking on an the time
All p' says William with much loitiusss Of
'emeanori you are but au ignorant clviiiani
nseck, and know nothing about gar Ths
movement, says William, placi3ly. SIS iaisn-
ei as a yurprise to the enemy, Upon the priu-
iple that amy movement Ehstover of this srmy
must surprise everybody"
l was TcAscting seriously upon this uusn-
weTable explanation Of profound strategy, my
10y, when Capt Shorty cana rattiiag no
giih psper in 1 u, and saYs be; At
ention. company while 7 Tea8 document
aleu'ated to restrain the licsntiousness of
oFrups and vicious press:
GENERAL ORDER