The New York herald., 1867-03-21

Competitive Drill. RiGhs and Left Wings,.
Forty-seventh ReGiment.

l Com mpe,Isise Drill. Right and Left Winss,.
Forty-sevcnth ReGiment.
Quite fashionable and appreoiatve audience Assem-.
bed at the sory Of the Forty seventh regiment corner
or Fourth and North Second Streets Drookyp, y. D..
last evening 70 witness competitive drill between the
rehf and left wings Of This superior regiment CON-
,nana >d by Colonel J. " Msserola Long before the
hour n med for the formation Of the command the halls
sqss ssowdsS ap' by an eager and anxious .hrons.
ss as.,sn Ios q cry. and comprised eight companies Il
e,cheen das Ironta total or some 800 muskets. ex-
eo sa % ,ne serony Of dress parade the drill Of the
aranrg ,..n,r, ced. Owing 10 the smailness Of the
m The ss rsro % rssucs % en
front IN order 10 "a catc eyoutons In the battalion
The right Ino ~ nr m.ry se'', scopse sns ''sSs sSs
in place rest The rigS, wing comprised companies S ,.
captain y Barnes A. Capt ne wing being drawn up By
line al close order the Col Mel commanding exercised
The men IN the manual Of en- /, hss ss,dom b.en ar
cslcd Executions might be 'aken 70 the time Of some
Of the motions Left into limo ~. s 80 sas s.v
into Sea%o osns Eosn The Sspne distance required
little OF no dressing, and recsred 10 form
s''Fss;s's, sss .xauss n Ss.s In. s:.es sas
wheeling distance e arsi company Ss fon. r,- 10 one
uninieTupted line without breaking 70 vne ,.I. s -ISs
was then ordered up while the right vi Tpr with mr."
same movements were executed by tnis ts.lp,n.
cisely the same correctness and good otors ;, ~
Widow PaxnSton considers :. comparison - ,nsn ,,
In invidous 70 euogize here On right by q. ~ % ans
ordered and executed very cleveriy Le ~ .,
panies TO rear into column, countcrmarching NJ .es
column on lfst company we're very credital IN
dered. In some Instances companies -.
In dressing, others again very correct and
The night about could be exce!led. Marching ~
dies and Ganking companies by The left, although Me
smalness or drill did not admit OF IT, still the 70
movements spendIdly rendered In the wheeiins,
partcuariy the have be proud
FOR they did II WELL Both wings executed them with
precision and auuossncsa except when the nrst
pany were at right sh0udsS shit sms, instead Of
shoulder arms while wheeling. The wings having con-
cudcd their contest tho regiment was reformed,
and executed ssvsrai other svolutons In very col.
dierly and proficient manner. Forming square, march,
ing BY the fourth nd rst fronts and reducing square
concluded this exc~s'srs drill The battalion being
formed into three sides Of square, the Coonel COM
mandIng introduced Major General Duryea COMMANDING
Second dIvsion, who was present with his slaE Cen
srsl Duryea pracd the regiment for s good dril and
military DISCIPLINE Brgadier General smith, Eleventh
brigade, followed In the same strain putting too much
2uired no such reference: The lcn wing comprised
Companies Q, Captain Lamb; Captain Irwin; " Cap
ain kenyon. and y, Captain Cooper Colonel heserole
vas greatly assisted BY Lisutsnant Colonel Banks and
Major Austin. With some triAing exceptions Company
!, Captain Bloom. Of the night wing and 4, Captain
irwin, Of the le wing, acquitted themselves par ssce
encs. social hop terminated this interesting drin,
Which closes The Fcrty-ssvsaths indoor drll season