The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-05-31

FROM Iue new OTlelDS iineS>
Democrats Nashville special, we ex>
tract the following report of the
drill of the Crescent City Riff s and
the Mobile r has. on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week:
CRESCENT RIFLES.
At exactly 4:19I the drill was
started, beginning with the forming
of the company by the first sergeant,
who did it badly. Then the company
went through poor inspection
Their knapsacks were then inspected
the men stacked arms and going
through a regular knapsack drill.
taking them off, placing them on the
ground, kneeIing and opening the
knapsacks in regular time. This was
done very well. Then the men were
ordered to take off their gloves and
went through the rest of the drill
without them. Their manual was
one which any ordinary drilled com,
pany in the Crescent City could SUR
pass, some OF the errors being very
bad. Their marching was better.
They got through the ordinary
marching movements well enough,
and their obliquing in double rank
was good, Tue gu des aud lieuten-
ants didn't know their business, and
the captain himself did not appear
to be femiliar with his position. He
was so slow that when the bugle
sounded at 5:049 there were a large
number Of the principal movements,
which he failed to execute.
There is no doubt of the position
this company will occupy. 1t would
appear that they came to the drill
ignorant of what a competitive drill
really is. They are a fine>looking
body of men and their captain and
officers are clever men. and it was
regretted that they made such a
poor show.
The next company to come on was
the Mobile r hes, Capt Price Will
liams, in their new dark green uni>
forms, white cross belts and plumes.
This command presented splendid
appearance and they at once caught
the popular favor. The cadence of
their step is rather fast, but they
move gracefully and well together,
seeming to catch the grace and easy
carringe Of their gallant captain. The
first sergeant formed the company
well, but made several errors. The
detailed inspection was well gone
through with In their loading and
firing in double rank a number Of in
dividual and tactic errors were com
mitted. This was the only very de-
feciive part of their drill. The firing
by file aud kneeling in double ranks
was loudly cheered. In their wheel
ings from fixed and movable pivots
they were magnificent, not a flaw be-
ing found in them Their double
time wheels were excellently done,
bu! in the left thru they lost distance
and failed to finish the movement
Their wheeings by fours and Oh
liquing in single and double rank
were bang up. Some errors were
made by the pivot in the platoon
movements in wheeling into line
Capt. Williams finished the pro-
gramme and hnd eight minutes to
spare, during which time be executed
a number of difficult double>rank
movements, for which he receives
credit, and is scored according to the
manner of performing them. The
drill of the Mobile r fas surprised
every one. A number of tactical
errors were committed, but they |.
were not bad breaks. They drilled /
to win from the jump, no doubt they .
will prove dangerous competitors,
The members OF all the othor com.
panies saw the drill, and were very
much pleased with it.
NAsHyIlLE, May 24.-Another henutis
ful day favor d the military and improv-
ed the condition of tue ground. The |
drill began at 10 o'clock in the morning,
with the Tredways AS the first company.
Only a small crowd was present. The
formation Of the company, which is re.
qured hy the programme, was credta~
bly, gone through with by the first ser,
g2ant. The Hredwuys presented n fine
appearance, and went through very
good inspection. The cpptain was care.
ful throughout, and seemed determined
that If any errors were mnde it would
not he his fault. BY the numbers seven
or eight men dropped their bands in
coming TO au order. In untixing bayonets
there were n number OF iudividun'
errors; on resuming the carry from the
stack several bands dropped Their
unfx bay yonets was good An individual
srror WAS nude Ia rest on arms without
the numbers. The stack Of the first four
was slow aud defective; their secure was
uneaven. The rest on arms WIS excel
lent.
Firing in double rank was good Dis
tance was lost IN common time march
ing. La the manual one man failed to
close the cham er and three others
asked permission to close after going
through several movements. In their
dress m ny men stepped off with the
right ot. TnGr common, quick and
double time was v r. good. The march
ing gcnetdlly was excellent, although
the ca, tin made an error in forming
the company from coIumn of fours by
lot dress ng the company.
The wheelings from fixed and movable
3ivot md 10 double time were very iuc
The oblquiug was good. distance was
oss in forming single file from