, 1861-08-10

o1e hundred and foriy-GYe 6harE-shct5ter3
Fer Dsrdan's regiment 1ayi:; made the IT.
4E:rsd string il. The presence Il the Judges n
VARIOUS Parts Of Micl;s-o, thc A3j1tant Gen
eel tss G1Gs:ec them to rendezvous 1t De.
:sG!t. The to"n Of Aisrsha:l furnishes th;ss7
I'll csE:=a.eat number from ahx one place.
TEeif thirty s:1;ngs average 50 incl,ez-t.at is
ths aye'Gge distaAcs of each mans ten shots
from lEe cED!rs, :t .ha target, ar IL distance or
:Wp auI Grcd yards, WIS IS inches, or thra3
: s1.d thEes-i:ntIs irclsB tc each Eic4. TIA.
prescribed muit is 50 izchc5 70 tn2 stsinn.
A:iy rs::ea r1s51e 10 l1*ke tea consecutive
sil1!5 wi:hin five incLts e;.cEi Of tl@ eeu:rc Of
-: tasge1 :s xejccts;:.
Il: My Yc:k Ercnitg Iba thus 5e;:rire5
:1ssl ut NctlaWkzi: il wi.ica C5i B:edan
s's!:.sc:: 1raue etmc astounding shots:
IAe - 1r.:n target christeEed JEFF. D .yi5,
1es gci ii di.72ncs Of ist.Is 4oce. llma ~
f!iEcre6 sa:ds Gel. Be:tiau iEarzuratG3 +a
1i:lDr. u: IN ea5E, business li:o way he load
&: Lis rae a1s c7i:1.a1y taysst pisc., VIA :
t::..sct I:- sight, au: approached It. ''rss7.
, Ite yAsticra c.oMcLd aluGnd him in every Il.
fsc;eis. eS< clt.S, 1t cunEsr, iia occ.tIisi. IT
H. I'll zZic cf tic s'tc, 4 sk:nsc o 3,c,Spa Il
, d., ,gSr Ias=sas-a c s;;aE :.l:eaia3 there. Tie
d, s@:r.t l'tW 4N.ic hes 9ii.,
+: II vii! sss: ,cuCeIe1 that iLss2 c:rc:iulss Il
eta w..e 1sl rnT.jt'sa-:y e,:Eln::y: 10 ca. tu.
!; ;:GG 1u..i7ng au,. B,.: Col. B: ras1: is Il u,as
Q: "eIs; ltl .;;.rvs- 4s cFcsyti cid .,a:..t al!
.:sslu,D l.n Ia Tsoe1etl; Il il: fi.., work viii.
TIT ',n<':4 s:ca:':nsss. Is Bl1:cin:; Ass r,il* sc~
L n:tlT. L. flied a. lis h.;.4 OF nc figure.
N:::: tE2 *i1';te c1s .e3 a,.ay, f!:e hs;!e ,.le
y; tho NE}iei VAS s.'se,Etd " The Iii, OF :.e
! :si=sct Es-t1lt cletk I.car tic n:s;,
A:a:=i :Ic Es:oEtl leaticd III, quickly tirr.;
/, ii ;t:: .sad, ti:si.g !; ius- oy:7 lie 1fc;:is
| ii. SC &; tht car wi.:c.i WE ;.:;1,:ed l;;,oy Il.
;'s :i:.d siG: Was tired "put MS eye
cn',' r;D.:srh<d 1he Cc,.o,s.l. Tl.y o1', ~;
s:'Scs '.2ar ezsecE Il to that Lii t. as.r..; its
/ So. had ii Ect;: { real Gle
! Til: 't.:rih sl;<t hii The face.
Sl1. Try nat'l7n's rc:f,' y sold The Colonel, aaa
! III I.:t:s dec 10 i kroI rear by, aud 1;ro y.
iaz: lI.s>H Il: It's side sccain :ns,a2:cd his Ess-
So. tt. If se>: agd tok siE,, hat tt: ;,:rcus.
,in,e,;' &c X married. "W>'il t1y Aim :ea;n. =
A.o'ltr tcl, WAS provided, AMI the I'M -: 37ss
st:ut just hsow the front piece ct tic ca;,,
| itr:s;ln Was In:fc IS actu!A:3 rs inat Ii had
i iaesEus:y ;,ll::&ed.
Tae SIKH SO: lii about t:S3 iEclss icwsr
| !'.1t :Gt ii!tl.
| TIE s.yen;l, lit tic tnp OF the had,
/ Isa0l5g again, tue Cs':caci made rea;sy L,
| FIRE. "Nhet1 vii: sou have this shGf ~ h.
I !LAnli I'll 81 oIe sta1i:iiuE by. "lN the en;s nf
1he nsse,' vas Inc a6sw.r. Between tIia
eses,r sugse@ ted another. At this 1aor,ea;
! EAS 43ilE hsa3 NtSc-a:r+N 1Gu SG4hC tJD
]&tc," qu:,t]J rtm-rke. the Colonci, "tl. ha:
/ &ntther EostIil." Il Agent!=.3iao T7ls called to
N.tEGs5 the effect Of the sao:. and alter Sasls
| :ur 1tpclte-. II wac 4: tho CrlSue. ilai faid.
j TIE ncse hsa an atditiona! aperture.
| "Whsie shs;i pat tho next ~ the Coion=!
I lrqu-rtG of The gentle, an at whose Teaucst liz
had sp:lled the nose OF the image. s::rry his
| right eye," Wcs tie ons8er. NJ sooaeT sai:.
| tEau it wsE done. TAG ball entered the low.
| t: part OF the eye. The effect Of this sho: was
fully noted BY EeVsral persons through
"Win gou tel me where t., hit him again ~:
cree more 1:kltl the Co1ssnel OF TIC pc.scn
i hc l&e called the last two shafts Tast iadi-
sicua! declined. lie Was satisfied that The
celere' ccnld bit anything, a2d it WAS not
Nas 1;dd!Gd. awe Will hit him occe m-,rc,
and row IN tac centre OF the forehead" This
| Ehet, tie tenth, Was the ii1est Of tie whole,
l. tScE tfvet midway between the front i.ie2a
ol ire csp ard the roo: q the nose, an; Iii.
1tc'!S over that organ. Tae distances were
Slnicss natl.:maticafly accurate
CtL Rcrna2 sa!d he would 70 O., If ar7 one
desiset .4im to do 60. Blu. it va; aniyczsalIy
agreed that he liad fired enough, that ht. haj
ct&n inproEtd ul'c1 bis great Reputation, anu
tc proceed fn:ther Eoul1 ba simply waste ol
time.
Col. BcIErn, Lib friends aud the Representa-
t.vea Of ;he E.::ss rreaent, then p-ocseieI "a
the field and gave The target particular ex
ami1aticn. j: had been rres:oue1g fred at,
hut tie Wholss made had bean filed IN, So
that the eft.cts Of the recent ehcts were ey::.
c<nt. The accuracy Of this firing WIS re7t,
txce1itd. Col Derda1, with his characteristic
1ccdesty, Ecweyer, eaiG little about it, but a,
1argsd for tha trial of his man.
Forty sight shots were fired at tile target by
fhe members Ct his companyau but toer ol
which E;ould be ciassed "mortaI. Tn35
w.1e xithia a few 1nches cf each other, and
| aEnfraflY e:rEcE the region Of tke hn7d or
limits. During the progress Of this work the
Co:cael exhibited the greatest pleasure. S.id
Re On ere cccasoa These axe picked men.
es1nor tell how many kega of powder we
hsro wasted in getting them. They sre arss;5:s.
Ii Son wished to gel up q concert, weu.c
fon Engage hai-earric1s to make yo:ir music :
1h!s Nar with tho chels IL simply grand con
ce:t, ard wc aye go;5g to teach Davis, Bcaufe.
Ss!a sHa Conpary to app.cc:a:e Hall
CoiumSsA AID Yankee D:od1e.,