New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-29
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General Military Items, etc.
THE MILITARY SPECTACLE YESTERDAY.

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THE MILITARY SPECTACLE YESTERDAY
Yesterday was a.lovely day, bright, breezy ant
bracIrg- There could not possibly have beef
II better weather for a grand turnout of the popula
8 ton.
Ihe grand review of the military took place o,
Canat street. The line#of the review was nearly q
mile in length, reaching from the levee to Rampa,,
street. Some three OF four thousand of our cit,
soldiers made up the long and crowded lines thei,
& uniforms Of varying eolors and their Furnished
and aceantrenlents, with their flags. civ
& ing fhefn 2 gay and most imposing appearance
Ontaiae OF the space cleared for the review The
crowd vas perfectly coinpaet through the cour.
fesT 81 the ssorekeepers, ladies had admission ia
tiielf windoWs and yerandaIs; the street was
never, On any occasion, more greatly crowded or
more splendiliy efnbeliished by the presence Of
the soldiers aud the fair sex. There must have
been about tlissyor forty thousand people on the
street when The review took place.
n Is useless Forn til to attempt to enumerate tbe
whole Of the companies that formed the long and
splendid line Gen Trndeau's brigade, from down
town. consisting of the Orleans battalion of Artil
iery, the Chasseuraa Pied, the Orleans Guard bat.
taiioni thu Esplanade Guards, the youthful Louis
lana Cadets, the GarihaIdi Rifles, and the German
q 40 other companies, were ont in full force, the
whole presenting the most splendid appearance. az
they rested on Canal from st. Charles TO the leyee
& len iracy's brigade rested on Canal from ST..
ohaFles 70 Rampant, and made an equally limos.
ing display, The Washington Artillery battalion
the Continental Guards Louisiana Crews. ChoI
mette Guards Calhoun Guards, sarsfield Rifles
Desoto Rifles, Delta Rifles, Southern Cadets,
second Company Orleans Cadets, Bienyille Guards,
II Bengile Riies and other companies CONSTITUTED
4 tins brigade. The Bienve Guards, Bienyille Rifles
and splendid looking body Of men from Aleiers.
fAqse title we did not learp) appeared in citizens
4 Dr. their uniforms being not yet ready though
n they mud tbeirkepis and guns, and they were none
Fl the less admirable for want of their uniforms. Buf
4 Tor Waatof their uniforms numerous other new
II companies would nave been out to swell the
ri already large and splendid display. company
in blue from Garrallton made an excellent show
a The cavalry, q mounted companies, eight in all
doar companies heading each digsion) also made
gay and beautiful show comprising, as thew did
many Of the aesGand braVest citizens of this citv
and parish, and Of Jefferson and ST. Bernard par
4 ishes, well mounted and elegantly equipped One
of these companies was from Plaquemines
Had those companies which did not turn out for
want Of uniforms, and the twenty or thirty quar-
/ tered and eucanped companies abouttown. Joined
+ in the review, il would have been about twice as
large The country companies especially would
have given it more length, breadth and solidity.
The Orleans and Washington Artillery Battalions
had each eight ortef Of their brass pieces along,
each piece attended by a squad, and the rest of
the battalion marching as infantry. These two bat
talfons, and the Orleans Guard Battalion, were the
Largest and most splendid features Of the turnout
7 The Orleans Guard turned out no less than AIT
guns
The battaiions and companies being ranged in
aet tile right 10 the river and the left on Rampart
street, The review took place. BIS Excellepcy,
Governor Thomas 0. Moore, attended by Mai Cen
Joha i. Lewis and the usual full corteee of staff.
81 officers rode past and inspected the long line the
Il companies presenting arms aud the bands playing
s#as they passed. Many persons amid the dense
throHg of spectators cheerea the Governor as he
Spassed.
N The feFiew oyer, The brigadeB formed in process
slon, and marched around Canal street. up town to
4 Julia street. and as far down as Espaaade street.
The immense multitude on Canal street dispersed,
and divisions Of the multitude focked to meet the
Il procession and q nearer view of it as it wound
III way through HE city Between2 and o'clock
the march ended and THE companies separated and
proceeded to their esneetiye armories.
q The day, though Sunday, was regular military
gala-daF, in which the greater part of the popula
ton took part either as actors or spectators The
combination ID Louisiana is q dspersing'' beau
ltfuly.
S THE GREAT MILITARY FAIR.
VI The fair was largely visited during Saturday, and
sat night, notwithstanding the bad weather, there
was great and brilliant multitude in attendance
All the tables seemed to do a thriving business
As the fair far eeIipses anything of the kind yet
in this city, and as visitors spend their money
with more than usual liberality, in view of the pa
triotic object Of the fair, there will doubtless be
very large sum of money realized for the equip
s1nent of our brave volunteers.
B Many Of The ladies connected with the fair stay
there daily, from 10 in the morning till u at night.
During the leisure hours of Saturday some forty or
fifty of these ladies, in their plain dresses assem-
bled in the grand hall and Joined their labors in
putting the finish to the uniforms of the Louisiana
Guards.
We were there late in the afternoon, when Prof.
Vegas (haVing kindly sacrificed his rooms and
business to the fair while tlass) treated his pretty
pupils to an hour or sosSdancing, to the admira-
ton Of the crowd Of ladies and gentlemen present.
The public will remember that Prof. Vegas is q
large contributor to this fair having resigned his
rooms and stopped his business in order to give it
the largest possible scope.
In our extended account of the fair, published
IN Saturdays Crescent, we made some errors of
EMISSION which we hasten to correct. 1t was I'M
hardonable in us to omit mentioning that Nine. A.
debert one of the first and most industrious ladies
/en2aged in getting mp the fair, presided at the
I e Georgia stand. We should have said that Mrs,
land not Miss Delesdernier was at the ssI7ort
sPickens stand. We omitted mention altogether
Sof the Southern Rights, beautiful stand in the
main hall, presided over by Mrs. @. NJ. Hancox
and daughters; also of the t' Florida,,' another
charming stand, attended by Mrs r. Macbeth, Mrs
"a. j zollers, Misses Margretta Macbeth Clara Cal
AsYert, Marian Calvert, Jeanette Nicol, Mary Will
z5son, Alice Goteeey and likewise the " Magnolia
an exquisite little temple of stand in the supper
Balloon, presided over by Mrs. Delgado and Miss
ii layezae. We hope none of the ladies will fancy
I re neglected them purposey. The truth is, it is
Impossible for any man. in round of this extern
8sive and magnificent fair, to get his information
/ either fully or correctly.
II Shortly after the brilliant throng began to crowd
The fair on Saturday evening, pleasing incident
1took place, in front of the South Carolina stand.
pit was the presentation by the ladies of beauti