New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-27
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dawn IN on the wharf 10 receive them, farming ont
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70 receive III Zouaves and their escort, WITH
,h invited guets and TO tase them to West Point for
purposes of oriu and miscellaneous recreation.
The TauiDeno is not bTilhsntly rapid vessel she
would be vel adsp ed for fishing excursions, where
good deal of standing sill is de iraole. Starting al
O'clock. she reached Cozzent's Dock in five hours,
with much labor. The trip, however, gave those on
board an ex elsnt opportunity Of inspecting the river
craft for everything the stream went by her. The
eornpauy was not too numerous for comfort though
approsctine a crowd. Coils DTyee, Pinckney, and
Iefercs were present, the latter kapiug ON board at
Workers There were also many members Of the
Naticoal Guard, in tina: species Of undress Uniform
which copsists of glazed covered fatigue cap super
added TO the ordinary clohing of the day. tels appS
rently being considered becoming and supposed 70 I'm
part military bearing to the wearer. winch 1t aoes
not. rE >
Shortly after starting breakfast was ser'ea
under the direction of Corporal Ratz, aud many SAND
witches were eaten by those who could ind no place ~
the tables, At me COnCiUriOu VI sHN ANfe~~1
foru., presentation occurred. Col. Lansing of the
New-York State Military Association gave to Capt
Sbalsr light Infantry steel scabbard and sword the
former Of novel construction being the first specimen
of a new invention. Capt. Sbaler responded WITH a
few words of thanks bayonet of improved con-
structiou was exhibited by the donor Of the sword
The VOYAGE up was spiced with variety of ars from
the baud of the 9TH Regiment, and the passengers De-
guided the time with the sports 10 which men are ever
prone when freed from the restraint thrown sOout
them Nv the presence Of their wives and famieS an
became boys again and practical kes had their Gay.
few, eager for knowledge Of new things devoted
themselves with assduity to acquiring prohency III lne
different sty les of cheering now in vogue Inc HousNe
cheer. the 7h Regiment cheer, the New-fork eheer'
the Coney Island cheer, and some others not yet
named received hattering attention, ana must even
now haunt the memory Of the listeners. lhere was
also an agreeable amount of handkerchief waving 10
be done in response to the greetings Of those VINO
passed the boat on their way up or down
Al - O'Clock the party reached Cozzenss, and all
weu, q. once 10 the grounds in front of the hotel,
where arms were stacked, and those who bore them
were dismissed till p. There great crowd OF
vsiors AZ the hotel and all the available space was
saS With representatives both Of the country and the
town. The question Of dinner pressed heavily upon
the minds Of the throDg at first and, as s usually the
ea,e mare them apathetc to all else However, some
at the tables in the dinng-ha, and some with Prov
ender brought from hoIue the apPetes OF the hungry
were appeased, and then for while the surrounding
groves were made lively with loving faces and cheerful
groups A sudden and heavy fall Of rain occurred at
2oelock driving all within DOORS only for short time
though and BIZ hour iae1 for the drill the sun was
out again. rather hotter than before. detachment OF
the 7h Regiment I'D guard duty, and cleared large
parade ground before the house. The Zouaves,
being brought into position, were photographed
by an operator who went from this city for that pur'
pose. Then was performed the i'll which has been
frequently described The picture presented at this
time was very brilliant; larger proportion of ladies
than have usually attended the ZOuave exhibitions in
this vicinity were upon the ground, giving an air of
elegance TO the desirable as rare. The con-
trat and blending of colors shown n the heavy black
elouds, the rich green of the foliage and the bright
uniforms of the soldiers, most effective. AS the
exhibition went on, the usual variety OF ex-
prtssions sienifying delight and appreciation
were uttered and the lips OF beauty
were often parted with hatteriDg ordinations. The
skirmisbing tactics especially the operations when
lying on the grass excited the loudest enthusiasn.
After a comparatively short drill, the Second Company
of the Seventh Regiment took the field and were exer
cised in the manual and in some company movements
The natural feeling OF vary, aroused by tue presence
of the Zouaves and by the praises showeret upon
them, bad certainly caused the New-York men to show
their best side 1t must be said that their exhibition
took all who saw it by surp Use, excellent as the
National Guard has long been known to be. There
was precisi in their manual which cannot be sur
passed and is to be equaled by only few The COM
pany did themselves and their regiment credit and
plainly showed that the boosted excellence of the
Seventh really exists. After sOmefurther movements,
after much Standardization and outsde compliments,
and after refreshment Of kinds all returned to
their steamboat and set out for home, where they
arrived at late hour, all 10 good humOr with each
other and even with the Tamnend, which, Ikea horse
goir to his welfled crib sped along at pace quite
unexpected. The Zouaves were escorted to their
quarters by their entertainers who will to-day attend
them to the cars in which, at o'clock they are to de-
part for Philadelphia.