Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-17
INTERCEPTED LETTER.

1.-THE following purports to be letter written by the
i,nerabe and truthful Baron Munchausen 10 his init
,te fr end George Paalamsnche in reference to the
scraive market he has found in Lincondom for his
hodlctions:
AZ DEAR GEoRGK:
am in great luck. | find myself among people
Fho are not only wiling but anxious to believe the
EIdes. stories | can veuE have only to devise the
Lost udicrous or obvious fiction, aud pre5ce it in the
naners with at is aid," Of "it Is reported" "a
naciI despatch from Washington states" or I'VE have
confirmation from peri ely reliable source, or rs
4, norf civ well understood and this delightful people
fubs It's hands and goes TO bed cont n'ed.
Daring the disastrous seven days fighting on the Pc
h1sula Isl year. greatly comlortei the puoIc by say
A. "privaie" and perfectly Ieiabe, unquetionl-
Ren intelligence from gentleman in baltimore, that
en- Buell had arrived there with 10000 men, TIE day
ter the battle of Anieam the incredible day OF total
,action which stole success from me 'icory o. Ios
overnuant | cousoled them again by perfectly relia-
Sle "autbentc" ETC. etc, accounts from Washing Gn
tb. Gen Siege With 10000 men was moving al5rs Tie
or,b shore Of the Potomac TO cut off Lees retreat
And inst now when Hooker was hard pressed auoch-
"a the same old story that Henzeman was reinfoIei
him wish 10000 men, to my unspeakaoie anu ,I n,
and 10 the Infinite comfort OF the most accommodating
people ever knew. r,.. ~
last summer TO try tho Geph Of guhbii,y there
isbt no IN this amiabe folk declared tha BE disas-
cs,s seven DAYS light end retreat on the Virginia pm
;,spla was mAsJery change OF base. That upon the
whole Was the most coOs- aud complete cory hau
eser achieved up to that time. hy dear George, you
viii not believe Iae when say that 1t was gcavely &C
cented for some tim and that the Secretlryot STATE
Actually wrote it in his dispatches to his foreign agents
Bnt iaverately doce better things, and avn sure Of
vour prde in my performances General Hooker Iatey
made a movement tia was unfortunate. Alter Q
dvs hard fighting and exposure, and risk OF commu l.
a1;on he fell back and occupied his old camp. II was
happy result for the rebels, Tor It was lie re-
nnIso Of the amy watch they most feared. What do
pou tbok did, With Sublime alddcity which you will
snn,ecate announced that the rebel army were great
10 darorslizod by their-signal ccess And his
neone swallowed it, George aud they thought 1t tasted
eoodl And loved them for 1t that the next day
told them the stars aud stripes waved over h'cn-
mond and when they have sufficiently enjoyed that
sm going 10 announce that Prof. Lowe has DESCENDED
on. Richmond in a small balloon, has then reascenueur
having attached to his car the rebel State House, con-
tanipe Jeff Davis and his Cabinet, and from alotty
height dropped the whole concern INTO OhesapsaAe
Bay And TO crown the whole, am gong to say ina.
~ storv came from Philadelphia. And THIS wonderful
peope will publish extras about it. and playeaIa on
bulletins and print il ia enormous capitals WIN VeIy
onep lines of comment and details; and VIC shall have
ters from the We sss in the bay saving that the
rocking rom the waves made by the great splash was
nerecv percephle snd the evening editions "l na
snecial dispatches informing us, upon unimpeachaOo
authority that Prof Love has already deieended on
Charleston 10 ihe way, and has efectualy blocA
AIDED the harbor by dumping the city into it, ard, my
dearest George, do not continue 10 beat me deVI
TATTOO on the back cft5a paeut people, it viii be only
because there no newspapers leit OF because my
name Is not MUSCHAUsEN.