, 1860-08-11

in the EesHfnE.
1Frou1 The Cincinnati Enqulrer. 9.h.l
About nine O'Clock Yesterday morning The
Xuusyes were escorted TO the oIpnah Asylum
Lot On Em.street, above the canal, the place Sc
lectcd fur an exhibition Of their skill in military
tactics. A large crowd Of people assembled on
the grounds md every available spot in the VI
cinity fram which they. could see: anxious to
witness the display, aud endured the rays Of
troil;ng sun for mora than an honr, wlthout
apparently being inconvcnienced in the least.
The drill Of the Zouares is,, Of course, re.
markable. No company could have marched
through the land as This bus done, everywhere
commanding the most unqualified praise, with
out possessing unusual mtrit. We much doubt
if ,hclr peer can be found upon The continent
-certa,nly nowhere amoug the volunteer mill
tia, and We do net tbiu< the regulur army it.
Eeif can turn out as we'll drilled corps.
Tho display upon the Orphan Asylum Lot
Was highly satisfactory to all present; indeed
it could not we'll hare been more 50. Tue sup
port, present, shoulder and order arms and the
stacking elected loud applause. Their move
ments, ia the language Of 4 contemporary, "were
as simultaneous as those Of automata liked on
pIrots. aud moved By single wire, or the Ger
man TOYS. represcnt,ng files Of soldiers, now 50
1.esrly obsolete" The loading aud firing we're
Us perfectly executed, evety arm raised and fell
at the same moment, and the click OF the locks
ture of this drill was the Grlug Ut will, which
thev did when ordered as perfectly and regu-
tar,y ia though each order was given separately
bv ths commander, continued till ordered to
ceass. This was repeated several times. in per-
feet silence without music. They also tired by
plutoons. and as comrades at rms.
Almost any soldAr knows that the simple
movements Of the manual are not difficult to exc
cute with great perfection, since the pe1for-
NANCE consists Of but two or three divi- ions,
and the cadence may be SO well preserved that
every hand must fall At the same time, and every
musket be ut the same place in The hand Of
every soldier during the execution Of the move.
meut. but when any purt Of the manual OF
arms is more complicated than the two or three
subdiyisops enumerated, Of course more perfect
drill il requisite, that the cadence be not lost
and uniformity Of movement result. such are
tn loadings aud frlnG4, more particularly the
former, which consists Of number OF short
movements, Ia which the space passed over BY
the hand is uncomfortable, while the execution
is compound, in the sense Of not being IL simple
carving the hand to the side. OF to the front,
or the shoulder. Ii kny citizen soldiers, num-
bering even six, will undertake TO 90 through
tue manual Of loading in nine well-defined
movements, as required by the tactics, and
with no other command than load, they will per-
criye that to execute each movement simu!taue.
ous!y, 60 that there shall seem to b. but one,
instead Of six, requires more patience and per-
faction OF drill thau We fear they will give.
Now, not only did the entire Xouave Company
do this, without any percePs:bte lrIeRularity in
the mo moven,erts, all arms starting ut one and the
sane moment Of time, and arrived ut the end
with entire concert Of action, but The firing WAS
appended to the loading, and the perfect ca-
deuce continued without the least blem!sn Of
irregula.ity. More wonderful still, the entire
company loaded aud discharged their pieces
some three Or four times-thus going through
tn rtv M tho
most difficult Of the manual, as We have said,
and no departure from first to last Of concerted
action Of length and breadth by any msu i'll the
company. we regard this as the most wonder
ful movement which the truly wonderful snd
brilliant corps has accomplished; and We give
Of the Zouaves that be has brought his men TO
this most difficult but perfect attainment.
COLLATION. AND PRESENTATION Ar THE ARuoRr OF
TIE GUTHRIE GaAIs.
When the Zouaves returned from their MORN
ing drill, they vera taken in charge by the
Guthrie Grays, and escorted to the armory Ct
the latter corps. where tempting collation. llaa
been spread. Captain Aseck Chri~topher wei
coined the waiting corps to the arnlurE in neat
5 :psse99 b s G'sHfs eos he
Zouaves gave "seveu and tiger" for the
Grays, and the Grays returned the compliment
by g,ving three cheers and tiger for the z3u-
ares. Ranks we're then broken and the visiting
corps, with sharpened appetites, attacked the
sandwiches, ctce era, in the most vigorous
manner.
After the collation., pair Of epaulets woEn by
Captain Presley y. Guthrie. the founder Of the
Guthrie Graye, in the Mexican War, were pre-
scented to Captain Ellsworth ~ CAptain Eny art,
On behalf of the Grays. Colonel Ellsworth re-
piled that be would not presume to wear them
himself, but would leave them With the corps,
aud would safely promise that SO long as the
Zouaves maintained their organisation. the
epaulets would occupy u conspicuous position
N their armory. lie promised that should any
o! the GraYs ever strny West, they would ind
them there, IA well as hearty welccnle. More
Zouave cheers were given, and the company
dispersed.
EXHIBITION At THE orERA. HOUSE.
The promised entertainment at the Opera
house came off according to appointment, in
the evening, in presence Of large audience.
The drill Of the company WIS eTen more perfect,
if possible, than in the morning, and was fre-
Of General Bates, who had found in the band IN
oId companion in arms during the Mexican
War, the audsepce were favored with the re-
rtillt. which called forth more applause, aud
handsome bouquet for the man who so skil:ully
handled the ear.pielciug dfe.'
at the conclusion of tue drill the Rover
Guards marched upon tue stage. and then the
band struck up un air, and beth companies
marched into The street, aud the audience rap
idly followed, and the exhibition was orer. The
G1thrie Grays, whu had been present during
the evening, retired lew minutes previous to
the close Of the exhibition, aud received the
Xouaves as they pussed out. All three COM
pAnies then repaired to the Melodeon, where
leave was reluctantly taken of the gallant
Zouayes, who leave at four o'clock this morn
lug for st. Louis, whence they visit Springfield,
Illinois, md then return home, weeping, like
Alexander, no doubt, that they have nc more
military companies to conquer
From the Cincinnati Ga1ese. 9th.1
4 CHALLENGE.
Dr. Charles De Tiiers, the Surgeon Of the
Zouayes, is ao old soldier, one Q: the corps OF
the Chasseurs d'Af1ique Of the French army:
lie was for eight years in Africa. His old
companions in arns, Capt. Scherer, gare him
reception yesterday afternoon. at bis rooms
on Fourth street. The Captain embraced him
with much warmtb, aud afterwards presented
him with fine pair Of foils- The Doctor. who
also ranks us Major, has accepted q challenge
from an adept at fencing in the city Of Pitts;
burg, to = tljal of skill. The "match :" will
coma of probably some time this fall. We fear
the man IN tho smoky city will come out "sec-
oud best.'