The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-17 00:00:00

while the enemy was mai his sldnaistrers out, end
our oohs:Kos could be nee winding along the oppo-
site bank of the Avon under cover of our poultices.
At Forbin, evklently, then, we were at our our old
games, and trying to get round the lank of our oohs
goolat. One point wis bad already achieved, by WAD/
throes the river undisturbed. Brownrigg'a dislike was
seat on to occupy the banks of the river and the height'
Opposite Normanton, while Hartford connoted him-
self with drawing in his forage gradually to the left,
where they had leen making • fent, and posting them
along the hedges on Boreland sad F,,zh II sad in the
villages of Woodford and Helot). Hardly bad this
Han done, before the enemy's skirmishers won seen
Misusing rapidly towards us. Having suosseded by a
well-directed fire, in dislodging our guns from lroxhill,
the skirmishers of Park's brigade made a rub width
nothing scold racist, and placed themselves behind •
clump of trees crowning the knoll, when they Gould
sweep the slope in frost. In vain our revelry went at
them with most praiseworthy selfthariboe. The 102nd
would not bulge from a strong position thus gain. !el
and moon the approeoh of the 2204 regiroont onfansiled
the Homers to retire at • gnu gallop. Not satisfied
with Una ashlevement, Park pushed forward 'sin the face of • terrific fire from our skirmish:irk:7l74
solely sheltered behind the hedges. Too prewar of
an umpire, determined to do his duty, should have
stopped this stupid advance at once ; but no' "the on
is still Vey some'" and so we must needs retire. I
believe one of the umpire staff, who was present, had
the extraordinary audacity to remonstrate with Park;
but of course, he did not awry his firmness so far as to
order the brigadier to go beak, as be oertainly should
have dour. Par away to our right, Brown:lees artil-
lery could be still heard with those of Lord Elan Kerr,
but very weakly; and then amid be no doubt that
Stanley was pressing the main attack on Hanford, in
the hope of turning our left so as to out off our rom•
munication with Salisbury. That he Intended
to do this, if possible, at all bawds, was
equally evident, for he hesitated at no swain of
life or expenditure of powder. Slowly, loth by lath,
we were driVell from the Ledo rows Into the village.
"Dirty Half-hundred,' now bettor and more
sivpropnately Imago as the " Vighbag Fiftieth,*
keitt the village of Woodford
.agalast art
attack in all directions the most splendid way. Not
• man of their furoe could have faced that steady, well-
devoted fire, and if they had we may be sere the filth
would not have been unworthy of their better name.
They were, however, ordered to Mire which they did,
fighting stubbornly wail they had crossed the bridge.
Their retreat was eoverni by smother regiment of the
same brigade--the first provisional battalion of Volun-
teers The way in whiob the gentlemen amateurs did
this work was worthy of all the praise they have repaired
ant* joining the comp. Every bit of cover was taken
advalitoge of, and not a shot waated. Ina their lire,
however, 'mold rot then the enemy's minims • if scold
oily protest our neonate while they amid Hie bridge.
Nearly the whole of his brigade was taken by the fire of
four Wooden placed by liondord on the beijZalerorta
and it Is very yasstionable whether the
ever have been crossed in real warfare, exposed as It
was to this artillery Are and to the bullets of the rile-
oath in Wm valley. Crossed it was, however, just before
12 o'alook • but the enemy foetid us stronger Mao he
had espeeed. The delay had given Honked time So
nil up a brigade from Brownrlgg's division, so that we
had really • mush larger number than our unsithals,
and with every advantage of ground in our tow.
The "'ease fire" sounded at this point, and the last
battle of this year's manoeuvres was at an sad. It Is
always Mimic to obtain the diadem of the empires; ,
but stitatanteily I Wien it was to this effect, that the ,
Southern Army had made good its previous Tigerlike,
but at great loss, and its position at the mad of the Mae
was onaidend precarious. Tide somewhat ambiguous ,
verdict left it open for the Generals OCI both aides Sc I
take credit to themselves for having dons • =ad thing,
and may be taken a• an instance of the happy Salsa* a
the Commander-M.obn' for smoothing dowa the
feathers of his subordinates.

TIIIIIIIDAT MOIIIIIIO.

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The Prince of Wales watele:l the Dorset Bettelion
when to the fight of Monday. On that by for the firm
time regulars and volunteers wore relieved from their
packs, land conseonently did their wort with comparative
esse and pleasure. On Tuesday the third brigade took en
satire part in the day's proceedings. Lose in the battle
they were ordered through • wood deboushing upon e
ince, and betwesto which and on the line of mama
, • stream above Woodeford intervenel Cite of tn.
Aides-de-Cemp said to Colonel Man..!' He.'. • way,
It your men will take pointing to the stream.
course, the Dorset men advanced tmmedietely, end the
three first oompanies waded the ford, which was way'
deep. The others remained behind es • support part
of the 23rd foilowed. By this time • pontoon pride
wee oonstrucred, sad the nest of the battalion peeed over
dry footed. They akiratithed ia the field. on ins oilier
side thoording to order., and brought down upon theoi.
selves three battalions. With theca the 23rd maintained
an unequal fight until reinforeemente were hurried up,
sod then the 4th Battalion of the 6050, the 7th Fusiliers,
the 93th and the 88th, all ooming Into • ,
speedily overcame the opposition to the Inv re, and
the reit of the Dirtiest orossing the river, the Division
unneeded in minting the eft of the defenders and
getting into the rear of Sir R. Walpole'. Army, so that
it would only have required a forward inovemeet see I
to bave shunted the defending fore. away wessward tam
the wilds of Wiltshire, leering the road to Loodoo open.
The Dorset tistfehou then matched to sump, about two
mile. from Amesbury. On We thesis, there was a
general oleartug of LSO diet of the let ten days work,
and an inspection by the Brigadier (Colossi Bruer).
lisicod HILL, THUIRSDAT.
T morning the regiment paraded Is hew,
marching order st 9.30, preparttory to taking pan Is I
the grand display 'belt formed • fitting camas to the
autumn maw:sante of 1872. 8440011 Hill le • bold
ridge deka front the plain, emend with scanty hert
sod here and there • few trees. By eight o'sioet
the morning patties of eager sightseers began to /met
and take up positions on its broad side, from whir* a
glorious view of the gathering of the troops wed the
enteseq tent evolutions weee obtained, whilst those whole
eyes were good enough might catch • glimpse of Stew
lenge in the distanee. The Doren battuli =seethed
about three-gnarlier. of • to its posltioo In the Hee
and wee formed up in column of double compliable, '
with the With regiment on our right, sod the West York
militia on the lets, with osvalry in the rear. Bo the ,
briga les were mimed along the plain, excluding for ;
about • nods. We were posted opposite the saluting
post, and had a good view of the whole. As said-day ,
approached the hill was studded with spectators, and !
probably. souls 30,0 W were preterit Al the dote
appointed the Pnnoe of Wales, who wore Hussar
uniform, with the Duke of Cambridge, and 50 or 60
offiers In many coloured uniforms, rode down to the
saluting post, the Royal &indeed was run up and
spread out grandly In the braise' the whole Lamm,
shouldered arms, and the beads played the opening
stream of the Nationel Anthum. It was • stirring right.
Then H.R.H. rods slowly along in front of the Weary
, and then before the oavalry, followed by • great
number of diatinguithed foreigners, the most Bevel
amongst the uniforms being that of an Leitrim' Grace
who wore • gilt finnan and helmot summated by an
eagle with ontetretchei wings, which dished sod glowed
in the sunlight nolenclidly. About ore the mini pest
commenced, the Southern army (as the visitors?) lead-
ing. The infantry went put as one malt snaking
Volunteers lost • thought fearful, while to welsh the
cavalry and artillery it seemed as though the heron
were unmated by the pride of the osiossicso soaker were
their lines, so unbroken their ranks. By. and bye same
the tarn of the Donne Volunteers. The @mobbed bands
struck up "Ito ninety-five" as the Nat West 1144 100
yucle froor the point, end the men picked up the stop
and immediately got into • splendid lice arid • swirWilit
pee. Aa we neared the saluting be.., sheer after aew
broke forth from the multitudes on the hill, mingled
with cries of " Bravo Dorset,* clapping of heads arid
waving of bondkeroblefs. It was • proud time for the
Dorset bstlallon, end they had the gnitilleatiao of
knowing they were marching well. Foreigners quieted
the regiment with all their eyes, and many with the add
of binooolars, and they talked surged, ono to einether
about the volunteer,. "Cot no regiment de vision-
Mere said tee officer to hi companion tly
Austrian or Hungarian. "Lb r replied the other
"no tees beau ri*ment." And • very Gee regiment un-
doubtedly isle. AU who were able to judge add the
meth lest of the Dorset battalion was admirable, hod
Colonel Meisel was highly delighted sad sold we wait
past splendidly. The battalion then proem:lei to its
former groond while the rest of the army watt by.
This we followed by the cavalry peeing to gel& time,
oomoemeing with • trot sod finishing Ides • grand
charge. This was • glorious show. Finely the whole
infantry line advanced with colours firing and bends
playing, and the general salute was glv.. The
speotators cheered, the Prints and dietlnguleb.d
foreigners rode off, and the armies returned to their
respective camps. . .

ABISIBURT, THITBILD• T.

This was the crowning event of the autumn
manutivres, and a better day could not hays been
desired for the march peat at Beacon-hill. From thle
emit:mum the view le one which might wake utituaisism
in the °oldest bruit. Jut where the oreseent height,
grow steeped and the abruptly from the plain, thous-
ands of spectators hay posted themselves, sod the hill
I. gorgeous with numberless hum At the Wu
carnage* of all kinds are ranged on sesh side of the
.eluting point, and through the 02•11 thus farmed
graceful equestrians are o sietantly threading their
dainty way. Stretching nearly • male norms this plain
opposite, the infantry of the two armies are drawn up
in lines of columns. Boland them, snob in roar of Its
own division are the brigades of cavalry- behind tam
the green tilts rise in gentle slope and softly reanded
undulations, between the white tents clearly deal*
spinet a background of dark great foliage.
The whole of the forees on the ground were fonsed
up in line of contiguous oolunins—the let Divkies on
the right flick sad the Cavalry brigades in renal their
respective divisions. The line must have been very
bard upon • wile in length.
It w. 12 o'olock to the instant when the battery of
Royal Bores /titulary, on the *WM. right, Labia
on; the Ant sun of the @Wins. Before the last gun
was fired the Duke of Cambridgr, and the Prin. of
W. 1., the Duke of Teak, and the whole of the bead.
quarters and umpire staff rode on to the ground at the
right of the line. The brilliant cavalcade ssileped glop.
to the little swell in the °mitre of the line, and Itslisa
hers while the bands gave the " Royal Saighke This
there was another gallop back to the right a
and the porgy proceeded along the frost of the lia•
tagitry ; when at 14 left to rearward, and taking up
the inspection of the second Line, the artillery sod
meek, from left to right; then the Duke and Priem
with their followers cantered Mona the Hoe of km
towards the solut=ii on the t.O „main
which the Royal had been run up en Sleek
arrival on the assn.
Lets serial to Call • Ina "brlllibut I 'kWh that
to-day "many coloured" would 41rialalY be the rlitit
word, owing to the promotes of so bumf foreign Alters
in the fullest of full drug and all the glades orbureighid
helmets and nodding plumes. The observed of all
observers was Glows' riotasoir Baltmetteff,
splendid cuirass end beliset—the latter surnmented by
master-hose like bends/um
the eagle of his Imperial
gold in the rats 01 the September sun. The haul sober
uniform of the Pritasian Staff wee fodag set of by the
pauscAes of enow.whisis t.coehok which donood from
thou helmets. It showed of the handsome dress mid
soldierly figure of Baron de Smug in the bine pollee
and red overall of the hush Boom Nemo to which
be blimp. mai. Swaim 9oplat hos&
drum se4 !V= Ole /0/1". NNW OW