The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-09
Grand Exhibition Drill and Ball OF the
BROOKLYN ZOuayes.

The fret annual ball Of Company B, Thirteenth regi
ment-Bro0klyn ZOuavee-Captain Horace A. Sprague,
took place on Thursday night at the Brooklyn Academy
Of Music. Company was organized by its present CON-
mander about five months since shortly after the visit
and astonishing exhibitions Of the Chicago Zouaves this
city and vicinity with view TO redeem the good
Of New York State troops for discipline which had been
dexterousy but temporarily taken from them by the
Chicagorians How far the object of the or
ganzaton had been carried out fully demon
strated last night by the grand exhibition drill
Of the Brooklynites. The first part Of the
evening devoted to the disciples of Terpschore who
represented by array Of the beaux and ladies' Of
Brooklyn For this purpose the stage and parque Of
the Academy was foored over, presenting large and
smooth for the dancers The stage portion Of the
house artiscally arranged to represent Gre
clan state tent the boxes and upper tier Of the house
occupied by spectators The National Guard band
under Director c. s. Graffua, furnished the music.
The whole house was brilliantly illuminated, and
the arrangements Of the most perfect character
The great feature of the occasion, however, the
company exhibition drill which did until
midnight. At that time the company emerged from
GROOM the staff armed pie in their gray
regmenta uniforms and carrying their FURNISHED mus
kes, fixed bayonets formed In two ranks, according
scot's tactics, and marching in common time The com
pany halted the boxes extending their front
the STAGE position aording all present have
urobstructed view Of the performances The company
first drilled in the manual Of arms loading by de-
tail, charging bayonets and various movements in
the school Of the soldier, &c. The company was
then exercised the drill by the tap Of the drum the
silent drill formation in three ranks and the firing that
ordcrthe front rank kneeling-all OF which
oued in excellent time and almost faultless precision
The company then marched OF the stage after the
nonncement that they woad return m short time 10
the Zouavc uniform. This succeeded by waltz or
polka redowa after which the company marched into the
body of The house, in quick time and in full Zouave
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jacket trimmed with yellow braid mixed gray cloth
undershilts, trimmed with fancy braid; scarlet DOSE
pants, supported BY blue, wide merino sashes while
leather eggins conceal the lower portions Of the pants
The company were FIRST exercised in the quick and
double quick steps, making the circuit Of the floor
times and executing the wheeings in excellent order,
they then drilled in Hardees light infantry tao
tics in open ranks, in close order, in the loadngs and
frngs By company, raying BY groups Of five, ralyng
on the reserve, firing lying, kneelng and standing,
and exercise in the bayonet drill, and closing the
exhibon-whch occupied one hour and half-by rally
ing into pyramdical form around the waving American
flag while the band played the air OF the Star Spanged
cpated by the companys most sauguine friends and by
many pronounced equal TO that OF the famous Chicago
zouavee Among the prominent military men present,
some Of whom were in full uniform were Major General
Duryee and Stan Col. Duryee Of the Seventh reg-
ment Col lie Gal and STAFF, Of the Fifty fifth regiments
Lieut.. Col Waterbury, of the Eighth regiment; Major
Alexander s. Shaler Of tho Seventh regiment Captains
William Atterbury Of the Ninth; w. p. Bensel Of the
Seventh; Captain Moore, Of the Eighth; Major Buck
ngham Of the Seventy first Adutant Prime OF the sew
enty fret Capt Morgan OF the Thirteenth; Lieut. Farm
ham, OF the Seventh Lieut. Johnson Of the Eighth reg
ments.
Company Bis Offered by Capt sprague and Ieuenants
Jos. w. Hayes and W. Augustus Mckee, all Of them
complained officers. The naieriel of the company Ia
from the wealthy and oldest families in the City Of
Churches.
After the drill Capt. sprague beseged by delega-
tions of military men, who begged him to give public
exhibition at the Fashion Course, the Academy Of Music
s,me other public place, when Il ose who desire TO
witness the peers Of the Chicago Zouaves be accom-
modated. In connection with the exhibition Of the
Brooklyn Zouaves and comparing their merits with those
OF the Chicago Zouaves but fair TO state that before
the latter commenced their starring tour last
they underwent three hundred drills, while the former
have had but seventeen drills before their exhibition