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BURLINGTON:
FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 10, 1853
THE GENERAL MUSTER.

most gratifying and successful military ex
hibitions ever witnessed in the State, wa.
held at Brandon on Wednesday and Thurs
day, September lst and I'd.
Nine companies responded by their pres
ence to the invitation of Gov. Fletcher, "A.
follows.
The GREEN MOUNTAIN GUARDS (of Swan
ton,) Capt. G. NJ. Hall, 1st Lieut.. F. y
johnson, I'd Lieut.. 7. B. Marvin, Sd Lieut.
\. B. Brooks. Their uniform is yer,
tasteful one of dark blue with white cpaulets
stripe and trimmings. They were accom-.
panied by the Swanton Cornct Band. of l:
pieces, and numbered, including officer,
and Music, .fony.drc men.
Ransom GuARps, (of St. Albans.) Capt
I. F. House, lst Lieut.. G.. G. Stannard, %
Lieut., a. o. Braincrd, Sd Lieut.. G. p. Con.
ger: Uniform Of gray with red cpaulets
stripe and trimmings ,andwhite and red plum,
the most showy uniform ON the ground
They bore the beautiful colors presented tc
them by Hon. John Smith of St. Adams
and numbered with their music fo,ty-t,rc
men.
Howard GUARDS, (of Burlington,) } Capt
l., B. Bowdish, lst Lieut.. Edward Lyman
I'd Lieut.. G. \. Blodgett, Sd Lieut. l.. W
Page. The staff officers of the Ninth Rcri-
ment, Quarter-master ID. W. c. Clarke
Pay-mastcr d, Roberts, Chaplain Il. ".
Smith, Surgeon B. lIcincbcrg were attached
to the company Uniform, dark blue
coat, light blue pants with blue
stripe, white and green plume. The
Staff were in black with gold stripe down the
leg, and with the exception of the chaplain)
military chapcau and plume The Burling-
ton Cornct Band, of Is pieces, James Rice
leader, in their tasteful uniform of dark
blue and buff, accompanied the Guards. who
numbered, all told, (including Commissary
Armstead,) siuy men.
MIDDLEBURY LIGur GUARD, Cant. f.
Hayward, lst Lieut. Orrin Abbey, ID Lieut.
A. 5. Tracy, Sd Lieut.. II. H. Nichols. Uni
form, dark blue with white tacings and trim
ings.-Forty men including music.
ALLEN GREYs, (of Brandon Capt. Bush
lst Lieut. l.. Forbes I'd Lieut.--Knapp. Uni
form, gray and white, with white plumes
They numbered with the Brandon Cornct
Band of l3 pieces, forty three men.
ROCHESTER GUARDS. Capt. S. G. Ilaskins
lst Lieut.. W. Tinkham. ID Lieut.. F. Fales,
Sd Lieut.. j II, Cooper. Uniform, blue
coats, white pants accompanied by the
Rochester Brass Band, and numbered, al
told, .ffty men.
GREEN MOUNTAIN RANGERS, (of Roches
ter and Granville, Capt. j. B. Richardson Is
Lieut.. j. W. Campbell I'd Lieut.. f. S. Jack
son, Sd Lieut.. j, A. Ninton. Uniform
black coat, white pants. Eight pioneers,
in red hunting shirts and cap with blacl
plumes, bearing battle axes, headed their
ranks; they We're accompanied by thu
''Green Mountain Brass Band, and numbered
in all si1ty men.
GREEN MOUNTAIN GUARDS, (of Below
Falls,) Capt. W. W. Cochrane, lst Lieut.. f
p Cook, 2d Lieut.. S Perry. Uniform of darl
blue, with scarlet facings. This compan
showed the fullest ranks of all present, mus
terng 40 muskets. They were accompanic
by the Bellows Falls Band, of II pieces, in
snowy uniform of light blue, with high beai
skin caps, and numbered sirty men.
WooDsTocK LIGHT INFANTRY Capt. =. I
Washburn, lst Lieut.. f. NJ. Brown, % Lieut.
j. f. Taylor, Sd Lieut.. w. W. Pelton. Tn
form Of dark gray with white trimmings Fol
W-agM men, including their martial music
The forenoon of Wednesday was occupie
by the reception Of the various companies
who, as they arrived, were received at I'll
the Depot by the Allen Grcys and larg
concourse of citizens, We're saluted by tt
firing of cannon, and marched, escorted /
the Greys, to the parade ground, where th'
= disbanded.
, In the afternoon, all assembled on IL
f Parade Ground, a spacious, level field on Il
S east Of the village, surrounded by beautif
: wooded hills on three sides, and were plac
: by Governor Fletcher in command Of ADJ
e TANT GIN, STONE, Of Massachusetts,, who W
IL present by invitation, and to whom, we M
II remark here, the affair owed much of its st
l. cess. The Companies having been formed
p line, with the officers in front were address
l. by Gen. Stone He informed them that
" was aware that they had not been organi,
as a regiment, and that they labored unc
IN many disadvantages from the fact Il
ne they had never met together before, and
o. never been drilled in battalion, and that
be should, therefore, attempt only simple mo
to ments. lie then addressed himself energetic
it ly to the work of organizing them as a Re
ment. The United States Colors (of
r. Howard Guards) We're selected as the Co
Of the Regiment the Bellows Falls b
was appointed the Regimental Band for
cd day; portion of the Bellows Falls C
rth pany were detailed as color guards
lk- other necessary arrangements made, a
lue which the Regiment was drilled by
,ou M for several hours. OF course more or
vas
tn. confusion at first was inevitable, but
lay companies, composed as they were of int
gent young men, interested in the W
eager to learn, and finding themselves in
an, hands of man who knew exactly wha
ing was about, improved rapidly from hou
on hour, and at the close Of the day were
,ws. plimented by Gen. Stone, with the assur
idea that they already appeared as well as
Me regiments which he had known, after ii
me, ,,aars ov;stanoo and animal drill
At sundown the regiment was dsmi
The Howard Guards and Bellows Falls
o,l,