The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-08-03 00:00:00

TIIE REVIEW OF SAILORS AND MARINES AT
WEYMOUTH.

The long- expected reels; —of- blue-Jackets and marines at
Lodmoor came off tar Thursday morning. About
hell-past nine, the reports ef VIM were heard in the Bay, and
looking seaward the stroller. on Um Iteplanade, observed three
trees of bate each headed by a stereo launch. proceeding
1110.101 toward' Preston. The good folks Immediately began to
flock northward, but before the main body could arrive, the
IMOD& of boats hod arrived at the Greenhill. They were full of
Tailors and marines, and appeared to hold the principal portion
1,11 the rails In the Met "ley took op positions all along from
the Greenhill WI nearly opposite southdown. and speedily din
euilarked their guns. Under cover 01 these, large hallo of
men-of.war's men, attired in white canvas trouser,. with blue
Jackets IINI draw hate, nod armed with rifles and cu 11...,
keot out of their bore on the beach, and immediately formed
In companies along the beach, and the road, and t sik possesion
of the spacious plain at Lodmoor. They numbered about 1.000
adlonr, and were aocompanied by about 120 red Jackets or
marines, and About 40 of the purple-costal marine artillery.
t fter going through some preparatory movements,
they formed in • grand line in front of the o aort-
ClVshako, Mid stretching nearly scree Lodmour,
ed on the natitt by two guns, and on the left be four.
They then retired, and after mammy movements, which the
marines executed with great precision, and the Fallon with a
dashing min ity and some inattention to details, charecteridic
of the British tar, the review might be .upposod to be Inter-
rupted by an enemy appearing in the wooded glen at South-
down, bettearn the Preston hills, and the green Pekin that
stretch away to the Dorchester road ou the left. The Belle-
rophon., under Commander Brent, were 011 the left, flanked by
two Ansedrongs, the Minimum, under Ounnery-ileutenant
Blake, In the centre. amompanied by the marines and marine
artillery, and tarrying their eilken flags ; the flen.elo men,
under Commando. Lord Walter Kerr, on the right. with four
Sold pieces, dimeted by Lieutenant Hutton- Grantee OM&
enougt commanded the whole. The force looked exendingly
pkturesque as they formed In grand line all along the
greenreard of Lodenoor, and by this time • lair ntunher
of spectators had arrived. The line threw out skinn ahem, who
fired rapidly Into woods and hedges in front. and on their
being re-adW, the line opened a terrible furrilsde, supported
by the Are of the gun. The front rank knelt, and the nh,,10
inured two or three eplendid toile), into Southdown. Those
were returned In reverberating echoes from the Mlle, and seemed
to have crushed the enbetory for the time. The ammilants now
axed bayonets, node barged. ineresaing their mice to the double,
till they arrived at • hedge bounding Lohnoor on the wed, of
which they took poemesion, and were Joined by their reareves.
After " falling-out" for • short time, the awiembly wended, and
the enemy Wog suppceed to be reinforced, the battalion com-
menced to retire, covered by Its skinniehers, who no they lay
down fired at the deeming enemy, and kept Mel brk, until
the nein body ware °lithe moor and on the road god heed.. The
marines retired by • read to the left under the earat-guard
elation, for between the main road and the moor nue • long
ditch, which they seemed to have found it too bard to cram
The skirmlahers, however, were driven inch by inch back till
they were clone on this ditch, over which they had to leap, or
crone a. they beet could. The guns protected their retreat and
at laat they rushed across and retired behind the Met of the
beach, where the enemy did not venture to follow. Doulalon
he on, motored to remember that the ironetads of the fleet
were in command of theme, and could crush Mot with their
heavy guns, without giving him a chance to reply. The
men were then drawn up In companies on the shiner:. and the
re-embarkation menmeoced. The guns were dragged with
difficulty over the atingle, and hoisted Into the launcher, piece
by piece, making the boats heel over pretty well no they came
on board. Home of the Jolly tars jumped Into the water,
wetting themselim through, while others clambered in
over the Noma It one a lark to see the =Hors ambling io the
marine, occasionally let one drop into the water, to the detri-
ment of hi. uniform. 'The Bellerophon launch with six or seven
boats got off first, followed by the Munch and ex boats of the
If ereules ; but the Minotaur launch tried to tske their lamed bent
in tow by • rope over the beam, which of course reamed, and
they were much delnyed, three or four of them, in fact, rowing
off to, the fleet without her id. At length half-a-dozen wend
fellows put their aboitiltiern to the loot-of the boat and puoherl
her od. At length all the 1,000 sailor. arid 110 marine. wore
lately renaming serves the lay., end the spectators retuniol.
The inhabitanta of Weymouth are obliged to the Admiral for
the review but If noUce had been given, prob•bly ten Unseats
many would have been present at the eight.