, 1881-06-20

Lilo rules lhntlg ny tito Committee hC Ar
ent; b,,t must consist Of bonn tl,lu members
enlisted for tl'at drill only. as u Enlls 10
schedule vii c'nbr,ice tlnle and i,iai,iisr of
formation; dress, without regard 10 coss;
general appearances .a,d .sotlEery henring:
tIie M al!g',nents nnl dressing III geencral, by
forward, backyard, itui sttte, In rot,ll!nli mud
quick ttne unless otherwise Indicated In the
sctgtil1le Ct by thu ludKes; the .ltrect march
u limo md COLUMNS; 0blftlues. tine nntl cnl-
mud single rink formations, movements, ETC.;
MAMMAL of nrills, utitl llntltt a,,ll,trs.
There nrt; tllreo classes Of }rtzcs, MS f0f-
lows: First r!ass--'r0 fnfnnlry c0nrai1ics
gni!es mil three commissioned officers, com.
petition npntl to nit companies c01,ling--!rst
third prize. S:ss50. SGcund cinss-I'o caGi-
sss s,"s ntsrnf n M twnyf"'r en ~ ,'s.4s ,T'"k
coiaWtitise ri ii ot,y s state To-, except % ter
9wl,-rrovitlel tl,ree cot,lranics shnf enter;
rh!ri class-To tile soi.llsr-,net,iii,er of oils
Of tho companies that :rilt-wl.u proves him
self tho 1nest expert fn tho manual Hf arnls, \
gold bndge. Tlle companies Will drill
tha best 5roatt-swortt exercise, i gold Iatlge
saint class allt1 terMs.
4 :"MEconn."
Naitonal Guard drop ti,eir harpinE upon
record" It seems to Ie r fureg,no eol'-
clnslon itt sonte s,lln!l minds TINT because u
man llas q written War record Ut half II col
i %aints tsts iita ttc @ Ms tSesf 'eee @
forth to criticism Of nlly kind, no mattcr low
nttell nf = faI!re lls may bo rs MI officer Of
tiia mllitEn; lloM 1il'iny Instances cai. DO
SssWt Sossts 5st IL SlsaS y s Me!1 sor'ps @ Te fe
ord IN the lnte War is LETT With nothing else
T., distinguish lin IN his, present Service
whcii cU,ntng IN contact with superior taleilt
care" wlut record l,o, may have n.at!e
at, sonto remote period, bit wants
To- know wlat le can 10 tu-tlay.. II n llia.,
taks eo'pary S of inii!aen @ asSlt ai Ili is tiom
properly, after three or four yenrs Of recent
uxper1cIlcc, it seems as though 1t ought tn be
rrin,n facte evidence tl,at tue fellow Is n
fSepeS Soetf s s % eo ia no?F Th ~ rse gsts G5 bs c
i'ess thny do to palm off upon recruits, bMt
old soldiers know too much about It to he
ticceiycd. Promotions IN tlae nrtlIy during
tho Var, camc III II mysterious way, * pri-
warrant Tor laying Il cobbIc-stoi1e pavement
II front or Nil officers tent, nild when te
lr3t step was lnlttte the rest Wila tissy enough,
With !ittle j..dic||nus t,aaying alld lang'ng
The n'el. W!to VIZ rcaiiy laat!s lnerlorloas
while, on the other 'ntll, It Is astonishing t,
fS s ~ ~ ts sW fa @iE If to @e t
llave, never beeil heard of. ANY mal, WHO
could be prevailed upon to accept II commits
sion it, the United Stases eol0rcd Regiments
f"ui p1ono9to9, 9io, ~ easS ty thng l there t'e
have come out Of tilo service with bnrs.
leaves, and engles upon tllUIr shoulders lad
they swallowed their rrf'ic.
FtItsr nltII.I. or THE SIXTH.
The Sixth ROgfment Ind il battalion drill
Inst Thursday night, the Cnlo1iel c0lnlnalld-
Ing. Tle coinlllis1ld was to hayu lett tho
nr1nory, ut Z O'Clock, but the departure ,was
delayed so ttat It WIS mt Until af1er:' o'GIocll
scntation Of five coiapani.:s, twelve His
eacll, single rink formation, utter the
rr1n eal Ply 9roo Ct ,n foar tho
Which movements 50 fur as could he Ills.
Gernett III the darkness, w'ls faIrly executed:
i.l:e s.leeeeulnt. movements were to brenk
intn column OF fonrs from the right to march
!lmn Of follrs atnt battalion front: on right
Into line, fnccu to tho rear, a1tl Il FEW other
lnoveinetlts, II, tha llrst snnne,tvre, column
! Of fours break from the right to lnnrch to tho
| 1I4tt &sE 0fUe tShTtd1. hNtEHEtk 81 thI 1apHt
moro tha1l co,npany distance. aud the Cnnse-
| QMence. was tint nil tho succeeding COLL
pal,ieS lost distance. anu tho colllinn lint! 20
| hn halted to cfose up after it was formed.
Ing second time the Captain af thu third cdl-
pany brought nfs men to Il support before tlia
Mext cnlnp4ny l'n.l dressed, nrd even paf.,re
# tatf rcact,ea the ffir: Very few Of the
! number when giving tllcfr cnM.nnntls. None
| of these mistakes were correctcu by tho III
struGtor. Thu command "on right. into
l!no", wns construed By tic commander IF
TI1is I'LL 8 mis~taRo ~ WIS ui,ssrved a, IL cor'ects, rec by
! the instructor, but It wins ,st1,na time before
ttle conp1n!es were stratghteneA out; IL
| leplOytng Into column, by left forward fnurs
tic cotl'Maiul right forward fonrs rlglit, i,l
nrsler tn strnlEl,ten Ills company nut, and the
Captain ut ti,, scGnnt company followed snIt,
| no doubt under tho !nl'rcsslnn tint lu llnd
Whose yvico WIS rather weak: contislsoli
structor noticed tug error md correctert
j. l'ufore Eiylns tis co,nlual.h. llisl,t!
tho instructor coMelel tile officers, but when
lie untitled tho lattyr porllon,-" f,cel to tiia
rear" However. tho etttru movement, was
sllDull not hnye 6con. fur they lln.t IN right
to prps.lluu whit WIS nieaMt, nnly wl,Mt Waa
ordered, This movement wis tnlerAbIy vel!
eSecutua, except thnt .S01Ao nf tho CnptAtls
thrae, ,,yntla :beyo,,i!, Vr to tho raar, Of tl!u
lie Gefare lialtng, tlit! others brought their
command t" u Init The instant tug fonrs loft
about was executed, atld before tho !fne. WIS
raasled' s,A':ls'' ul'on w!lc'' they should havc
TIs Sas M ts rst battalion !rll t' q .[ the see. q,
ngss. lnoxperiG{ge. Wind n'Hl \ fty 9tllur NJ