Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-17
WEDNESDAY, JULY IL, 1855
THE REVIEW AND THE BAIL.

THE REVIEW AND THE BAIL.
The Review Of the troops under Maj. Sher.
mans command at Fort Smelling, was very in
teresting and exciting occasion. The day was
cool and pleasant, and upwards OF one hundred
and ten carriages, averaging four persons to the
carriage, We're on the ground. making with the
troops, nearly six hundred individuals present.
The place chosen for the Review, was the same
as last year, being situated about one mile from
the Fort on the beautiful prairie. In conse-
quence OF delay at the Ferry, whereby TIE re-
viewers could not reach Tie Fort at the hour
designated for the Review, the troops did not
move until after four o'clock, and then such a
s;ampeling never witnessed leore except
on tie fl Id OF battle. Our readers can imagine
tie scene when we tell them tat t. ere were
rising ole hurried horses ana carriages, dart
ing off in every direction, while eig .ty soldiers
with fifty prancing s,eeds, were endeavorng to
make tLcir way through them. Tie ground
Icing reached, tie scene lecaine more interes-
ting tlal Lc o.e. Tnc soldiers were a!lno- t
entirely en- .onrasscd by line OF carriages
Stretching along up Oh tie brow oi the Lill
which overlooked tie LATHE ground, and gave
the Ia. ties ,air opportunity 10 witness the raw
ayes o, "grnn-visag. war.' Here We were
delayed again some fifteen Or twelty minutes,
WHEN Genera Shields, dressed in white pants,
LACK coat and citizen Lat, and Gov Gornan,
in light drab pants, blue coat and citizens Lat,
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dressed in regimentals, and riding very spir-
tied horse, made their appearance. They ad-
vanced to within short distance of TIE troops
and were receiv, In regular military style
Falling Lack TO respectable distance, the bu-
giles sounded, and the troops under the com-
mand oi Ma jor Sherman, commenced their evo-
lutiolS, at first slow, but increasing in rapidiiy
ca n time until the reality OF "A genuine battle
forced itself upon the mind. Their charges
and retreats were made with great precision
and beauty, AID could not have been excecd
even by these brave veterans under the com
mand oil the brave Ringgold, whose Flying
Artillery perhaps was never surpassed. There
were four guns on the field all OF which have
seen service in the Mexican war. One was
Bragg's lavorite Rifle, much esteemed by that
officer, for Its unerrins destructive GuIltes, and
all were in excellent order, git,ering in the
sunlight, and apparently conscious OF their own
power. In less than one minute and quarter,
from the time the order was gwen the guns
were disnounled and lying upon the ground,
rs well as the wheels and the trucks Of the car
riages. In less tl.an two minutes they were
replaced and thirteen guns were fired in one
minute, which is equal to nearly one gun in
four seconds. Ii tie reader will stop and think
a moment, he will see that this is very rapid fir
ing, we think rarely If ever equalled where the
guns are reloaded. -Four guns which were al
ready loaded, were fired in seven seconds, and
it should be lorne in mind ti.at these guns are
never fired withou; the order of the officer,
which OF itself would require almost as many
seconds as necessary to fire the pieces
The retreat and firing were beautiful, and the
firing from various points was beautiful. This,
TO us, appeared to be in the heat OF the battle,
anl we Judged SO from the fact, t!at six guns
wer. fired IN eg.t toids; eleven guns inside
o, for'y:,fpc seconds, and ten guas IN eighteen
seconds, lu, one minute elaps.ng irom tie time
o. ulalichng until tie tenth gun was fired.
Tie as-rn, Oh TO tie LIll, was perhaps tie
most exciting and tie Most interesting. There
the guns aid tie men and horses saowed to
b tier advantage, anl there 1t seemed neces-
sary TO Tut ,orth tie greatest eiots, as 1t gave
us Il .aLt IL. u oil tie sloiming oil fortress
Tie Charge down the hill was animating in I'll.
extreme. Tie parade lasted ior an Lour, wler
grand run was IN de, and the field was clear
cd, leaving no dead or dying, tut spirit o
satisfaction pervading the boSons Of all over The
happy termination OF so desperate fight
In the evening music, and dancing, and beau
ty, and wit ruled the hour. Gay military coat
and shining epauletts were there-talent wa
there-joy was there-and the Ma jor was their
himself presiding like good genius, over hi
hot OF happy friends. Among the notatles w
Observed Hon. Charles Sumner, whose tail iorr
was quite conspicuous amid the bevy Of ladIe
wLo surrounded him. The Review was on
long 10 be remembered AMI those who witness
ed it are much indebted to Mai. Sherman 70
TIE fine sight
AccIDESr.-At Davenport, Iowa, the hors
attached TO the tuggy in which Mr.. Sumne
was riding, ran away. and upset the vehicle
which falling upon Mr.. S. injured him som,