New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-17

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IA very slight differ between the COSTUME Vi
,h cadets and that Of heir famous French ProtoyPes'
Tho c,eristic Gz, always worn by the hter, ~
emn,oy ed BY the Chcago corps, although, Tor clnVen'
enee IN travel the palmer Gao was adopted Tor h'
while the uowser of The Freucbmsn extends only 70
,he knee. and IL there securvd tlat Of the American
;re,os. by the CATER over which 1t laps. Inc COM
,o,v now In New York is but fraction OF the rps
whose role contains lis ames, including 30 active
m, mbers. There are but - muskets on travel.
An escort Of the 9Th Regiment to the drill ground
If bs 6ay wa. declined by the Zouaves and about q
o,ek thew took carr on the Fourth avenue for Mad-
,ou souars The police force at THE place tconfsnns
- sf.en nstoops under direction OF Snp rintendeDt
Kennedy and deemsd large enough for any energen-
evil lad been in possession of the square some tme'
and b fore the arrival Of the soldiers had cleared tue
entire area with the exception Of the marginal Pateh
only reporters being allowed to in'rude upon the
ssnctity of the scene The crowd that early collected
nnop the ground were held in check by the officers sta
oued atshort intervals on the crcn task that taxed
their vigilance more severely the multitude was IN
creased by constant acceseions from every quarter.
The music of tie band which accompanied the Cadets
was head about q O'Clock and the corps presently
entered tie square at the Twenyfourth street gate
tv abreast aud marched TO the central avenue. Al
this moment there was array Of spectators winch
sncb an occs sion, with such slight and undecided no.
tice could command in no other American city Inc
number Of hose surrounding the field in the outer pain
were vaIously ettimsted from ten to twenty tnoa'
sand: they were certainly within the latter Inquire.
The windows of the Fifth Avenue Hotel and oil all the
houses overlooking the square, were occupied oy men
and fair women and several hundred sought the roofs
for sweeping vision.
The eyolu ions Of the Zouaves began at once, ana
we've continued, with an iniermisson, for about TWO
hours. The mt nual of arms executed on the main
road Of the square, and here also were made the ma
o,itv Of the company movements. The oblique move
mepts in company, covered the entire northern sec
ton of grace and the diminishing, with which tho
exhibition ended, was confined 10 no particular point,
Int leo The men all over the ground Madison square
il well adapted to the purposes of drill and compares,
with much similarity of size, of the fields used
by the COTS at home although the snrace OF the latter
il far more irregular The natural distractions OF the
park Il, ally failed Of effect. The only real impede
mens ere the benches and the people both OF which
at certain NONE nts bnderedthe progress soldiers
| Deflrg up the grand avenue, the Company formed
in rosti n, each movement accomplished as if by the
touch of handspring filing the audience with aston
ishuent, and manipulated their arms in every pre-
| scribed way. The mimic loading of the guns was as
10, thodical and sympathetic that of common troops
ia irregular The ramrOds and fell with metallic
rhythm, and TIE at ude assumed when they had been
restored TO their places wa picturesque as any OF
all he beautiful D. stns Of the Zouaves The 0eap-
ops seered inspired with tie grace which aDi-
mated tie soldiers limbs, and never disturbed each
Others sy IL metry The intermittent shouder-iiring
vas illustrated with exquisite precision, the attach.
ment of tie bayonets was almost as exact, and each
command was fulfilled before had fairly left the lips
| Of Colonel Ellsworth. The successive evolutions
| were hailed with enthusiasm by the crowd, whose
pauds oke along the line as at a race-oourse. The
| obrlue movements in company exceedingly diff
cult demanding urerrDg exaetDess of step and the ut
| most agility. They were accomplished with entire
tuecess While they were in progress, the threats OF
IT, sury clouds which had been totally disregarded
by the sss, mblaee for hour were violently full
filed Tie first big drops brought panic the people and
soitened Tie resolution of the guard, whose vigilance
was instantly reaxed in amoneotth the squsre was filed
| with flying squadions with whom the Zouaves, who
bad not in the least degree slackened their PAGES, be-
| came uDiavorably implicated The position of Mr.
Pickw ick upon certain memorable martial OCCASION
was realized by more than one bapless intruder and
the unprecedented detours Of the soldiers were bar
TO the citizens no scrambled and plunged in
blind belpestpess away tornado Of respectable
magnitude added TO the confusion; the dust whired
along the paths and envelopeA the soldersi large
branches of trees were borne the ground with
goodly bnmsn fruage; and the EXPLANATIONS of de-
fenseleis females blended with the inexlble orders OF
the Colonel and his Leutenants. With their avorlte
foe, the public charging full upon them there WAS
fine chance fora display Of the Municipal zouaves and,
by a series Of e-diTecied ovemepts, The police
CO. died. with the tim. y assistance of the heavy
rain, in regaining lost ground and compr ssing the
multitude within the Limits assigned them.
The Zoua, es suspended drill when the storm became
furious and covered themselves with their great red
blankets; thus shielded, curously resembling lost
tribe Of Indians Injured 10 all sorts Of exposure and
fatigue, 1t was not 10 be expected that sumner
shower would give thu gallant fellows serious discom
fort and they awaited tae end with calm hearts under
the trees responding to the final summons, Fall in
line" with cheerful alsery, and guiDg through the
sbrmishes that closed the drill with ardor that the
contents Of many clouds could not have dampened.
These evoutions were for the general observer,
attractive and extraordinary Of all. No professional
sgst could surpass the propptnefs, precision, and
har6i God of the advance and retreat. Tie prone
movement elected shout Of admiration from the spec
Ia ore, and the pyrsmida NOV. msnt the Many
Of tie wonderful gymnastic exploits still held in
reserve; the exhibition closed before the heavy
cie bad begun A large crowd unterrifed by the
smm c eered the corps they filed away. with mu-
sic from ,be square into Broadway, bearing Other
arks Of their exerion than tboe which the rain and
moist soil bad attached TO their garments.
Several invitations from citizens have reached the
commander officer of the Cadets 10 dill TIE corps in