New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-06
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
DOVER.

THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW Al DOVER
From our Special Correspondent
DOVER, April "a, 1861
The ancient City of Dover has put on holiday attire
with u vengeance on this Monday 1867. Never In
the records Of It's ancient history have so many human
beings mustered upon white cliffs. The two lines of
railway which have made this seaport mere pier upon
which travellers land in passing TO and from the continent
have been bringing down load after load Of pleasure
seekers ever since Good Friday morning and to say that
Doger is FULL when she contains ten times the number OF
her own population. would be absurd The whole
neghborhood is fun there Is not town within 20 miles
81 Dover which has not brought into requision It's every
bed and its very oldest knife and fork The southeast
coist h. the rampage; IL has turned ont 10 give
hearty welcome 10 the 5000 London volunteers VINO
arr holiday humor Ia take its old foitrsses by storm
can give YOU but very faint idea OF me appearance
sOr across the Channel u could not LOOK org Joyous ana
NY The harbor contributes not little Ia nc grandeur
81 the quite little fleet have gathered here.
There - the Terrible te Sirag9 tne LIZARD be mhsheI
the Feret aud the MaIen and these are all 10 take part
IA the sham attack which We SHAH witness ana Try to
reached headquarters Just IN time the maneuvers hav
the Coinmandcr-n-Chef. H.R.H The Duke OF Cambridge
He accompanied by the herapparent to the British
as hear, received such an ovation from Doyerlans as
we'll as from their French visitors AS he WIN not ready
French called him. loud and tremendously enhis.
astic even for trenchmcn and make Que almost credit
the idea that these long time enemies whose coasts
divided but by narrow sea, are friends indeed
The Prince Teck, who habited in gay Austrian
uniform and accompanied the Prince of Wales from
town looked remarkably handsome and received
with tremendous enthusiasm lie - no doubt personally
popular but lie must certainly attribute this enthusiasm
10 the fact that he is husband to one who second to
none u s bn ss 81 he G pnses Of Wales tine aco
of English loyalty; aud perhaps additional cheers were
to-day Tor this Imperial husband from the Tact that
he will soon he the father OF an English Prince-or
But the troops upward Of 2oO OF the infantry OF the
Regular Army, been furnished by the garrsons OF
Dover and Fokestono 10 head the cavalcade, aud OF
their tread has the precision Of machinery du
heavy measuring tread which only he acquired by
constant drill, governed by strict discipline But Who
ever witnessed last years march past at Brighton
must have been struck with the marvellous improvement,
only IN the march OF the volunteers hut IN her mode
lct il march ever so we'll is destroyed unless the men
trail their properly 1t is in this that our own Ith
Regiment of New York excel and In this particular the
London volunteers were 50 nearly perfect to-day
that can md no fault with them They were All SO
lie. may, however, say that while the London TITLES
the queens, and the Louth Middesex seemed bard TO
beat they certainly did march better than the London
Scottish, the London Irs IL had Deeh feared lhat
ndposon would have Kept LORD Geeo at est
popularity aud he marched at the head Oh ms pet ieg
ment the London Scottish looking as proud OF MS clan
as Macgregor should IL seems am to see all the
show" before the mail goes Now II IL taking place earlier
than intended, in order that the Prince may return 10
one nnaccustomed to Judge of numbers would have said
that 100000 men had marched past tins point
The fact is however that the number under 10000;
there about $4,000 OF Volunteer Infantry ana Arl
Royai Artiefy with IL guns. The Volunteer Artillery
had about 1000 80 guns, and more than 500 horses
without guns these as soon as the most part Was over
proceeded 10 the Castle and the western Hishts 70
man tho guns m the works. Trey VIII De
accompanied by brigade OF Royal Artillery lreguia
The military maneuyers were founded on the assumption
that an invading force had landed at Deal and had sent
out strong detachment TO reconn0iter before Dover
naval force-Tepresened by the ships before named
meanwhile threatening the town. To meet the invaders
an equal force advanced from the castle the c0nend
bodies being represented by infantry divisions with Held
guns each side. TO repel the sea attack when was
then commenced the guns OF the fort opened nre, anu
there were therefore, two distinct engagements going on
AT the time. should have said that when the at
tack commenced the field divisions drawn up III op-
posing lines, nearly at right angles with the coast
The British force advanced TO the attack and tried 10
turn the left flank OF the INVADERS who thefeupon tneM
that flank back, and retired TO line some distance III
land and facing the The British then malie cor
responding movement throwing their right toWhrn Tue
quarter mile, and when the engagement terminated the
two lines were thus opposed. To say that the move
praise do not believe that the regulars OF TINS OF any
other country would have evneod more peIieSt
troll, and more ehtire ana perfect suJec'ioh VA '
The Duke OF Cambridge and Prince Teck who arc mill
tary men In fact ana the Prince OF Wales, VINO ~, VI
course only ornamental soldier all agree, not only IN
saving they were satisfied but that they were
and gIatihed >, -. ,,o,o has heen
strong wind from the which has been blowing nv
very unpleasant gusts OF smoke from the stehless 80,
has, however rather added To than deuac'eu ioi" Wv
warlike aspect OF affairs. 4. 49,. hoor
Every place about this fortress seems 60 have oeeg
thrown open to the volunteers. As rue ine Sn',
and barracks underground not shown 10 Tue Pu"
Their value, indeed depends much upon te iact '' ,o
PRECISE point where some thousands 81 men chI We w
realed and from the enemys fire shOuiu not M
accurately known. But with the volunteers no oohunt
ment Is thought necessary, and accordingly many - 49,,
might have been seen yesterday Ia the very hh ~
citadel singing and making merry with tner pio'"''" "
If seems that the actua, number Of volunteers VINO
particpated IN 10 n 0j4. The Day hus uo90i'' INV
The next position taken mp by the invaders was al
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