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Ihitfssy B1ssess---ln accordance With pro-
vioas arrangement, Military Barbecas va.
held e Lsssowu. Ia this county, On Saturday
ias'. siz Volunteer Companies. an IN hsnd-
some aniforms. and sasbsr Of the citizen.
Of this and ths adjcining eouusiss, attended, -
AZ ~ early hour. he ssverai companies, viz /.
The chsriessews ARTILLERY. Capt G. W. Sap
pingson; tAs fO,omse rise Company q shep-
hsrdstown. Maj. Up. EIamtrsmek; n. Smith
hsis Blues. Capt yehn 2. sassth; the Lafsy-
cite Guards Of Berkeley. cspt Ed. p. Hunter |;
the Jsasrsea Cavalry. Capt. J. =. Abell, and
The Berkeley Cavalry. Cap, John Boyd, were
10 attendance. Col. TulxY. tho highest or
Ger In rank present.. took command Of The Bat
'alion. assisted By Maj. Th. Briscos. An APP
propria,s addrsss vas delivered By Col. John
.. D. Smith, Of Frederick, IN which he re-
viewed. IN humorous sad sarcastic STYLE. IN.
present Militia sysisn Of Virginia, and gave
ell PRESENT. No believe. . high opinion Of his
powers - popular orator. The dinner I'm,
served sp By Mr.. John r. A. Rsdman. Of
smithheld; sflsr which, and a free lntsr-
change Of friendly sonti@sni, The several eem-
Panies forned. AID uaaFeAsd Zoe shsis re.pes-
tive head quarten-and the guests and eiiI-
zsns generally retired 10 their homes. Tbs
most eommsadabls order prevailed through.
out, and saihihg occurred to mar the fe.,i,i.
ties Of the day.
ThstisFPers-Fsrry and sAspAsrdstosn Ma.
sical ssads were present. and added much 10
the pleasures Of the company
Several toasfs were druak on tbs occasion.
bat Ne have been able 10 obtain oaIy the fol-
loving:
BY Lieu. Reed. Of the ARTILLERY. The Ora
By Maj Bsi.eos, The oaieers Of the ssh
ksgime",-Their delinquency to-day. death TO
BY Captain Johs P. Smith. Of The smi,hse,d
Biues. The HighIsnd Blues Of winche,tev.
now ahssns--Msy they b with ~ AZ cur Asxi
festival
BY Col. Tulsy. The Nssiou's Bulusrk-
TIE Member who has The Independence 10
move IN the Gsoeral Assembly of Virginia, and
aoeeeeds IN eaiabIi4hiaE ghe Brigade systsm.
deserves the gsssiisds Of his STATE.
The most distinguished odsesFs Of the Bri-
gaze had special isvitstIoaa 70 sitsod The sss-
Oval The following letter from Gen. Elisha
Boyd. o. Herksiey, viii explain lie cause q
thai gsnslsmss's hos-aitenAaoes.
BoiDsHLs, sept iesh, 1855.
Aseasrt- Bsajamin = Welsh, A. q. chanhsss.
RSber1 w ANylos, John Resd, w. l. wsb6
and y. u. Lee, co@nittss Of Arrange.
msBl. &c.
GEaSSenRR--t have dsfsFFed until this sins
replying 70 yOur polits iayttation, received on
Ne StA Inst, 70 . AfiliiaFy Bsrbssos. 70 be g
ven 81 Lsetowa, an Saturday he i7th Instant,
~ the di6eFent Voluntser Compaaiss Of he
oos5nties % Berkeley. JsfEarsss, and Frs5s-
rick, hoping should have had Ne pleasure az
seing with you. u - with considerable re-
sFss an eOmpslisd 70 fosegD lhsa plsasurs.
- seeOunt e ny ii,dispositioa. can asasrs
PED - oBe eDa moss ccrdiaily caste h the /
PFoPosed military eEhihiiiss than Do. Yoa
VII pleass "a ozsr 80 ny bshaif tbs suhioln-
u toast
les, esans@sa. vita crest rsspses. yours.
ELISHA BoYD.
Nsisatsv Asstific, ~ PySas IF YIyxsnis--ln /
he hour q nssd. they viii pross . safeguard |
b De eiiizens agaiasi domesais fos o. - ~ |
padiag snamY.