The New York herald., 1860-09-19
Military Intelligence.
FOURTH BRIGADE FIELD DAY.

The Fourth Brigade, New York Stale Militia, Brgadier
John Ewcn composed Of the Warrington Rites, Eleventh
regiment $500 ries) Col Homer Bost ~ck; National Ca
dets, Sixty ninth regiment GOO muskets) Col Michael
Corcoran the Highland Guad Seventy ninth regiment
1oo muskcts), COL McIeay, paraded on Monday last,
and proceeded East New York for field exercise In
utous Of the line preparatory to the October inspection
The forenoon occupied in battalion drill. At q
reepe granted Tor dinner AT O'Clock the Briga
des Geuera and sa appeared the Geld and ordered
the formation of the brigade The Eleventh and Sixty
ninth regiments appeared IN full uniform, and the
Seventy ninth in fatigue dress, plad pants, polka
jackets and small caps. The drill was In the
annual course prescribed by the Adjq,snt ee
rera ard consisted OF twenty four cvolutions We DC
not purpose, however, To speak in detail but simply
advert to the drill in general We say, with Nil
csndor that attending circumstances rendered this dr
the fi NEST one oereyls that have attend
go. ihe hes Highland regiment appeared 10 tue brigade
line Tor the nrs tmc And We were therefore prepared l.
many ltte overtghts committed the of
the various evolutions but utterly ssoundci
10 witness throughout the drill az sruss hunders
by total deficiency Of knowledge
part Of the 1eld officers Of the regiment a per.
feet farce allow this regiment or rather rAgment
of regiment, 70 take part in . brigade drill,
until they skilled IN the rudimebts OF school
the soldier Had II not been that they made the
dr, and been deprived OF the invaussie services Of
Brg.dier Nsior Taylor, could compare W nothing
inah ufil Oh al AwKwnrd tQuai.
The sixty ninth regiment a ane body of citizen
soldery rhsy compssedof that material that
good soldiers and cannot pass their
without sdverng 10 them The iuc officers were very
eetcsrt In directing their companies In the movements
n ty frum want of apprehension Of the nands
when under stood, too spasmodic manner Of cxecatug
them. In all justice, ho~ever, 70 Colonel corcoran,
must state that his ability Q good In.
nructcs ard tactican s beyond . dispute; and these
qualities ~ere fully exempacd Monday while dvcct
irg tac movements a. his regiment Lieutenant Col
Nngcnt, the second IN command displayed a very
thorough knowledge 10 The direction d his wing Of
bsttalop.
Tue Eleventh regiment, during the first part Of the
dy, executed the movements IN very prompt manner
but aer the tenth tho course several mis-
akss committed, by failure Of the Colonel TO com
prskepd the Brgadicr Generals ORDERS
Taking In tke ranks, most unsodierly habit Vas
prsctsed 70 considerable extent during execution
of the most important movements creating Babelc con-
ufon. In the Eleventh. regiment this partisuIarly
noticeable.
The general feature of the drill exhibited great def
cicIcy cf tactca knowledge the part Of the saoa
erIs and guidesa tact which should be treated too
lightly by the Brigadier General Ia regard the latter
officer must say his duties Monday we're disc aarred
with consummste skill, judging from the manner Ia
which he observed ana corrected the move
mcnis of the drill
The day proceedings closed with . review by Gen.
Even.