The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-15
FROM NORFOLK,
Especial eoKREsfoxDEscs or the p,srArc
NORFOLK MILITARY ArApKxY,
HtARcrARrpRs Rrcaxosu aE.fs.

NoRtols NJ iLtTARr AcapEwY
AfanoraSrTss Rrcaxosp GKats,
'une Nth, 1851
To-day is being otsery az i DAY o. pra, er
ana iashng by opr company. D!ifs are sus
pended mort Of 'the hols'' are IT Church
ana take advantage OF, the abundance of
tei9ur" nThe ~ M d. po22i, and the wonder
iui silence in and a.ot.r,a orr Quarters 10
Write You letter, in order that the kichmond
trays may not he entirely foTEn!ten by you
ana The good people OF the city of Richmond.
yesterday VIE the Eth Anniversary of the
corps, and that il was Crlebra ted you need not
doubt, but the celebration was very different
from any heretofore had by ne company, and
during 80 r-oerrss laughed until cried -
Early yes terday morning, ard for a day
'"o previous. 1t was currently rel orted
through the quar- ters that the com pany won Id
celebrate its anniversary by the usual parade
and target practice. The boys believed it,
made mp their minds that the target should / G
riddled in Il beautiful manner, and were ia
hne spirits. At half past nine O'Clock the
company was formed for the morning drill -
The day was very warm. and the boys drilled
ahd perspired, and p~rspirrd and drilled, and
ne company was dismissed and mary time
"hs any thiLg said about celebrating the ami
versary. This dampened the spirits OF the
boys considerably, but they soon rallied and
determined TO celebrate the day on their own
nook leaving the rom missioned officers free 10
"nloy their 0ttu1H cuW diJHitGte as they saw
NJ. and tell you, they tthe boys had "gay
old time" OF 1t.
At twQ, cleck they assarlbled on the pa.
rade groand creased IN fan fantastic costume,
their bats being reade of old newspapers, and
shaped TO saIt the tts,es o, tie tTeaTers -
Some of these were cone shaped and "A yard
high, being what children called fools caps,
and have no foubt the spectators thought
them appropriately worn. The arms con
sisted of broom sticks, vermont axes rusty
old nuskrts without iothG, and one iniiYid-
ual carried frying pan, The coloTs used up
on this Cccas ION were the Stare and Htri pes
| slln fs,Fs tFN,hyN gayt
Town, and above il the " bars'' of the South
ern COufrderacy. The corps was received by
General CTumr-appOnled from the ranks
/ tor the es t"c'al puTpOee-and he did the thing
| up 70 nature III TtEu. r bIrles ne sfrle Then
| ctne mock target practice, which he boys
were determined to have IN some shape or
! other. The mt Dial, backing box top, was
| won and duly presented to Jerome BOnaparte
| Sacrey, breyet chief cook, and am in d
| hat he is the indl vidual above spoken OF as
| being armed with frying pan.
| Next in order came a SACK race. Five young
| bloods were duly entered and sacked, the race
! commenced, aud such race you never did
seq, Words can't descrlb" il The sacked
| ''nags' tumblpd. and thu boys laughed, The
| "nAgS'' rolled and the boys hurrahad, and
| knuW Won cant brgin To imagine the Intensity
| ot The fun, hirh lasted long time aIt"r the
| race was finishtd.
The ceremonies closed with a dance, one OF
| The boys being duly tctfd fiddler, and the
| anniversary celebration was over.
| The GraYs have now been in Norfolk two
| mon tbs and, with the exception Of the march
| 10 Sewell's Point, of which you have heard
| uothiHg Of q warlIke nature has occurred tC
| break the dull Samenese of 4 life in barracks
| Il is true, that their quarters are as comtorta
! bic a. soldiers can wish for, and their victual;
goC' enough, and the people of Norfolk, espe
| ci4lly the ladies, as KIND rs they can be K
| them. bnt that isn't the thing exactly
| There is fighting 10 be done, and the Gray
| wish 10 have hand in it As soon as possible
| aud when the opportunity is given them, y0I
NAV rest assured they Will acquit them seiye
| with honor The only thing that keeps then
| IN good humor, now that such glorious new
is coming in OF the success Of Southern arms, i
the hope hat the enemy viii very shortly Civ
them something to do around Norfolk, or els
that their company viii he ordered to som
point where Fight Will be a sure thing, an
no mistake But l am occupying too muc
space Hoping that befoie long ! may hav
| something glorious to teli yot-such as 81
Great Battle, yankees Repulsed," "NictO
ry Ours &c, bid you kind adieu. b.