The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-04
Military Affairs.


The annual military inspections of the various regi-
mens comprising the First Division ~ Y s NJ will com
menco in this city next week. and will be continued I'M
der the direction Of the various Brigade Inspectors until
each regiment shall have been inspected The First dvi-
sion district comprises the of New York and
Richmond This inspection 10 ordered conference.-the TO the
militia law Of the State, which makes incumbent upon
the commanders of br:gadcs to parade their commands
once a year for the purpose of inspecting their
arms and accourements, and for military discipline
and review, at such time and place, be
tween the first day OF Nay aud the first Jay of Eovenbr
as they shall order and direct The retarns OF the Bri
gade Inspectors forwarded to the Adjutant General
the state before the first day December as the
duty is devo,ved the ler officer BY laws 81 the
United States, to make the active militia with
their arms. accoutrcmcns and ammunition to the ,'res
dent of the United States before the first Monday in
January in each year
Until within a few years these inspections wrva
merely formal, and gone through with in slip
'h"d manner, without amy public utility, and be.
neicial only to the Brigade Inspector, who received
his per diem ofeight dollars. Since the present Adiutan
General assumed the duties % his office entire revoiu
ton has taken place in relation II these inspections by
the enforcement Of rigid rues they conducted
very carefully combined with this fact it has been
noticeable that quite esprit dn corps has manifested
Itself ia the First division and at present each regiment
instead OF being composed of companies with motley
dresses as under the old rcsine they neatly
uniformed IN true martial STYLE and each Of the
vice classified by Itself
last year the inspections created considerable interest
ana were attended by thousands OF spectators OF both
sexes suboned table giving tho exact figures Of last
years inspection
firS brlcddc-Brigadc staff, 10; FIRST regiment Of
VARY, 49, Second regiment, 222 Third regiment (hs
sars 2Gs Seventy first regiment, AL Seventy third
giIncnt, 1856. Total ,230
Second B,igcdeRrgsde staff, 8; Fourth regiment Tar
tiery), 255 Sixth regiment 27s Total--s33
Third B11gadc-Brigade staff, Z; Seventh regiment ma
siona Guardl, s54 Eighth regiment, $780, Fifty nth regi
ment, 4o4 Total 624
F6s,th B,feadeBrieade staff 6; Tenth regiment 2o2:
Eleventh regiment, 2e6 Twelfth regiment 1862; Sixty
ninth regiment, 323 Total ees Add to this the Major
Generals staff and the total force inspected 695
50 far as announced the inspections this year will take
place as foiiowsThe Fourth regiment will be inspected
on Tuesday, the 18th instant; Fifth regiment Hamilton
square, Tuesday, Oct II, ut 10 A Sixth regiment Ha-
milton square, Monday, Oct 10, at 10 A. M Eighth regi
meni, Hamilton square, Monday, Oct 10, alto A. NJ.
Ninth regiment, Hamilton square Friday, Oct u at az
A. Nj Tenth regiment Hamilton square, Wednesday, oct
49, at 10 A. NJ Eleventh regiment Hamilton square We'd
ncsday Oct H. at 10 A. NJ; Sixty ninth regiment Hanil
ton square, Wednesday, Oct 8, at A. M Seventy ninth
regiment Excused must uniform by Dec 90 1880 In
dependence Guard Gate Twelfth regiment IL expected
at Hamilton square on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at IL