The New York herald., 1866-10-12
CITY MILITARY,
second Brigade Anraal Inspections and Re-


second Brigade Anraa1 Inspection and Re-
- - view.
Tompkins square Was yesterday the scene OF military
passart on the occasion Of the annual inspection and
review Of the Second brigade New York militia, CON-
pising the First artillery Colonel D. W. Teller; Third
infantry lendx Zouaves) Colonel John A. Bendr Fifth
infantry Lieutenant Colo mel Anton Meyer and Sixth
infantry, Colonel Joel w. Mason. The troops in
spccied by Brigader General Burger commanding the
Second brigade and Colonel Lebcnsu, Of the Governors
saG Assistant Inspector General, and the inspection and
review Of the regiments separately in the order above
named occupied the entire day from egh, O'Clock in the
morning until about dusk in the evening The weather
was admirably adapted tho OCCASION being quite cool
enough make the soldiers comfortable under the
active exercise large number OF spectators werc on
tho ground including unusual proportion OF Juveniles
who swarrncd, numberess host, abou, the locality OF
the band whenever tap OF drum or toot OF horn
gave prononiton OF music. strong force OF police
present 10 preserve order though the peaceablo
disposition Of the throng OF spectators, amid all this
"pomp and circumstance Of wer," seemed 70 require
conseryatorial surveillance. The only detection from
good order during the day was IN the care OF small
twelve year old who sce1 flying like meteor across
the square closely followed by policeman Of msgnin-
cent proportions swift the flight and swft the
pursuit, but the young fugitive, finding himfe about
TO fall prey 10 the Of authority, suddenly turned,
and sQuaring himself Ia Heenan, presented 10 per-
fecon tie poe OF Ajax defyng the lightning, bat rap
ths the heayv mace urOuE1t nm 70
cf prcprlety. and ho went on very much suhu-
gated TO hear the band
Al eight O'Clock In the morning the First artillery
regiment marched into the square IN Roodly numbers
and spent three hours In passing general Inspection and
review They acquitted themselves like veterans, and
at eleven O'Clock succeeded by tho Third infantry
l3endiys Zouzyesl- This regiment turned out about
thrce hundred and fy men, dressed IN their unique
scmimorcequc attire aud capnrson The zouaves came
out or their ordeal OF nearly three hours Of general in
specon and drill with tying coers. and succeeded
by tho Fifth Infantry Colonel Meyer brought about
hundred and hfty men into the hsd. They wore the
regular army Dress consisting Of blue army pants frock
coat and felt slouch hat with black feather They
presented very inc appearance and performed ther
evoutlons With promptnsss and prccixon. TIE Fifth
reg ment comprises eleven companies numbering IN all
nine hundred men. Tho engineer corps, commanded
BY sergeant H. Dreiegscksr led the van while march
ing Ala quarter before three o'clock while the Fifth
regiment were yet resting with arms stacked on the
square, the sixth infantry marched into the enclosure,
and took position the right OF the Ffth and IN q
line parallel with H. The Sixth turned out four hundred
and eighty uniforms exclusive Of ocers and the drum
corps and band They fatigue dress, and passed
very crcdtable nspcction going through the same
routine the others had before thsm. Tho inspection
Of accoutrsmepts was performed by Brigade Inspector
Major Church. sssstcd BY Captains Dckel Froiich and
Morss. Each regiment had is resimentai band,
numbering about twenty nve pieces each, exclusive Of
the drum corps.
Besides The Inspection OF sccou,rsmsnss and marching
evolutions The troops thoroughly drilled in the
manual Of ams and thor proficiency In this - well a.
the condition OF Their equipment elected high sncouums
from ths inspecting and reviewing onlcsra