The New York herald., 1845-09-20

April 9th, bound to China
LOWELL, Mass, Sept, II, ls45.
Brigade Muster Grand Military BaH-Grand Display
Factory Girts-Mddieser County and the Military
Gamblers Rum seilers-The Last Of the Soldiers, &c.
Verify Lowell is great city, and these exciting
times for Lowell. Yesterday glorious day for US
the grand muster day OF all the volunteer uniform militia
own soil, ofthe whole county of Mddlesex. Hi
therto musters have been generally by regiments
yesterday, account Of the Texas war or for some
other reason, whole brigade called together in
Lowell, some of the companies coming twenty five miles
On Tuesday the several companies in and marched
through our city, almost every attended by first
rate band In the evening grand military ball was
given at City Hll attended by soldiers and officers in
full costume and fair share of the upper ten thousand
males aad females among them most worthy Mayor
The music superb and the display in the hall grand
Our beautiful mill girls out in all their glory and
glanced his eye upon their beautiful dresses and
still more beautiful faces they threaded the may
dance, he felt such damses could spin cotton yarn
into good linen cloth The evening passed off delightfully."-
and the soldiers fingered so long amidst the enchanting
that they hardly had time to reach their be-
fore the drum beat for the morning parade. The sun
rose about as early as usual and to his astonshment
found the beauX OF his last evening sundown turned
brave soldiers, and all drawn up in battle array.
Wednesday morning was decidedly warke morn
every Quarter horses ali bridled and sadded and
cd, too, by first rate officers were flying about town
music was heard in every street and the pomp and pa
rade Of war was in our midst Nineteen full companies
OF infantry finely uniformed, and fsur full companies Of
artillery, with eight good pieces, were the ground
numbering in all about thousand men, The lines we re
formed in the streets early by regiments and marched
by their respective officers to the battle feldn about
mile from our business streets where they were formed
into line and inspected Brgadier General Dana of
Charlestown attended by his staff nded the bri.
gade At ii o'clock, Major Gen. Adams, of Chelmsford
attended by his staff escorted to the field by the
Lowell Mechanics Phaanx, and reviewed the troops
The display the field grand; more beautiful ar
all that could be asked The whole line was sight
worth looking upon. The mounted officers made grand
the States Colonel schouer Of the artillery regiment
rode the highest meed fellow of the daya noble gray
yon know the Colonel lie loves the big guns Of the
artillery amazingly and though not very stout is good
soldier and capital fellow His horse the lion of
the day, and what is wonder the Colonel did not dis
mount during the whele day, only when he chose Sc.
nator Wilson rode in his staff
After the review there short recess and then the
lines reformed and the firing commenced The
infantry fred WELL and the made the neighborng
hills ring again Towards night the brigade again
marched into the city by Brig Gen Dana and there lis
missed without any acciden; that have heard Of
We never saw more strangers in Lowell at one time
The number could not have been less than ten thousand
passengers all day. to render il difficult TO get
along, and the field was filed to overiowing so as
almost to interrupt the movements of the soldiers and
all seemed delighted and proud of the display
There is the old spirit in old Aiddlesex yet Concord
and Lexington and Bunker Hill, all within our borders
are daily infusing the true military spirit into young
men. Under our volunteer system our county has the
best military the State, Boston not even cspted
though, suppose that little city is getting SO am
bilious she will think otherwise.
Gamblers were plenty enough here during the day
but effective Police of fifty ofthe strongest men in the
city somewhat disturbed the tranquility their amuse
ments Their implements erected early in the day
in woods near the field when the Police accom- panied
by the Lowell City Guards marched upon them sudden
l under the words charge bay onets," and smashed
their implements INTO atoms scattering their loose chang,
around The gentlemen fed and two three attempts
their part TO renew their innocent amusements and
make bold stand in defence Of liberty and their rights
followed by like results It poor muster for
amblers.
Rum sellers of quite bad. City Marshal Chas
j. Adams, clever little fellow ever breathed but
real tiger in every thing ne undertakes do follow
ing orders give him. issued notices in the morning that
all rum sellers and about the field would be prosecut
ed. Some money loving Yankees did believe IT, and
brought out the crtter for sale The result was that
ferocious Charley had of them in Jail before night
and this morning they taking their legal doses before
Police Court What will your brandy smasher and
mint julep-loving Workers say to this 2
Several Of the companies paraded and fired about our
streets last evening and the streets filed to late
hour but every thing passed of very peaceably This
morning there are few scattering soldiers about and
one company, from Cambrdgeport, has officer and
about dozen left and they have lust taken a turn
through the city to the drum and fife show that hey
were not all used up.
have no room to give you further particulars Take
II all and IN all II was as great military display as we
have had III this State for many year. and proves that
Notwithstanding tho numerous changes our military has
undergone for the few past years nothing can qench
lsry OF Middesex county.