The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-02
VOL. I,a5i'. i55"'& .,:5z { ,:S:':.= IL:

CrOSS-Dcltst,'o NShfty SfEA ttSVVsastStty. VIC
com piimented by the, nigh friends d the
son cam psny Who IS siSessed fheif perfors stnanccs.
Thefr.st stack sraf1sp was. Seues ded lbf alto
be hard to. beat'ss shSsfsds, ;npts one pf the
other cotnpanies attempt It. q Theirmarch--
'it1S was EtHstfy, firm, 'ail dresl d when
fReY, ,weht troa, the. field, at "a doHb} 2:auick
a,Yeh ex presslons rs these might ihaResille cen
heard of all, sides, i;,etTNeH, ,sth Hash!iR9ton
,boyswili ,havve . hard jtins 8: teat;ngl that ~;
or, " They viii certainly tai get the seeead. z
not the Erst pr7ze' ""' 1s. ,s..f;:i 10
w1,xER ErHT TEywp, lcoKPAST :
since tie 'tfnie when this company lass
coyppeted .for ias prize It. has changed caf :
ta;ns, and many new men, men baye ,e become
his ane rrbanY 10 the ifooIiit,, 3 boTSye:s and
presented h'mse'f 70 The iudyc be ,ahd his
men were welcomed rby rtDanyr 9! the old
friends o, the camnnpanf who Witnessed, v III
NO much pleesuretheiS drilling, ,seyero' years
ago. They drilled 1iihoutb baYepets, land did
not 90 entirely through the. manual o. arms!
Their eyolu. ions were all b;gblE creditable,
and Sue company would Doubtless nave
stood higher. ,in the score had she first
movement of -'!iours fright fpto. line"
been snccessful, but ibis sfioht faiIufe " as
owEag to The fact that Ciptain B:Dfo.d DID
not have room ID the hol'ow-cq dare from
the point where he gave The command TO
ceunp1ete the qroyement,:! The movements
Of the cotbpany " ere no: a RAPID ID the
dSin az some, OF The ton1panie>>, but they
were all wen executed. aud the boys may
well feel proud OF their palt n the intertst
ing ceremonies Of ye'terday, ID gaze ,,aG
GUARD OF TIE COMMONWEALTH COMPANY g.
Company e, the successful company ct
the competitive dr:Tl several years ago. he
also changed capIdins,' and many OF us
| for.per members Bre now :" 0ut'of sers ice."
They d. 1led with fixed bayore :, C.p;a \
NJ. F. Spotswood commandipg. Tue very
first movement OF tiie COMPANY created s.
vorable impression on we jrdoc", IS well
as fhe vast gable. Dg OF People who wit
messed The Grill. They came 'p,- PFC
sentedi arms. End jfeu ft tHD2aia Spo =
wood marched them a, oupd the en-. e
hollow square, in g double, lime" TIE
people were delighted. 4 Cheer a. ;er cheer
gree.ed the soldiers, aud now. many per- prs
had grave doubts as 'to.'whfch com pa1p
would get the medal. They weot tbrot d
the entire manual OF arms With the ex"el.
ton OF one or two movements. Their fEre-
verse arms" and loading and firing eVolu-
tiops were particularly we'll executed, and
MANY OF the movements were very fine and
all OF them creditable. -.
WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY COMPANY Az.
The last company competing was Com
pany A, Washington Light Infantry, COM
manded by Captain W. G. Moore. They
appeared in their beautiful ul8orms and
striking-Iookirg "Shackos,' and were the
observed OF all observers. AT the ron OF
the drum the company was brought to the
front. The men moved out ike the work
ing Of q beautiful piece Of machinery, and IT.
there was any doubt before asst the dispo-
sition, OF the first prize it vanished long be-,
fore the Washing gionians finished their dr'n.
The drilling :, Of this company was the
finest ever witnessed in this or any other
city in Virginia. Their movements, it ls
true, were very slow, but steady, precise,
and graceful. ...,.. .-,....,. :"
They returned to Washington last night.
THE SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES.
The drill was concluded at O'Clock, and
the Federal officers left the portico for con-
sultation. After an absence Of probably
half an hour they. went down to the drill-
ground with the result, which WAS as fol-
lows: ...'.' '.' .' '''''.'''' ' ,