The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-05-13

The following circular has been issued
from headquarters

NO S3AkO N2hahtatys
The following circular has been issued
from headquarters:
OFFICE OF ApJurANr-GKNERAL
STATE or FLORIDA, TALLAHAssEE. May :, 1854
eucsmpment Of the organized uniformed and equipped
volunteer millia companies OF the state commencing on
the absence Of any State appropriation to defray the
expense incident TO encampment the attendance OF
w De sn sh Of this letter
is 10 ascertain The number OF companies whose sieho
can be relied upon.
Below yon have outline Of requirements and arrange
ments.
Companies participating consist of not less than
sixteen exclusive officers and must be fully uni
formed armed and equipped and must furnish raons en-
Colonel ". D. Chpley. Vice President Of the PensA'
cola and Atlantic Railroad. has 9oureonsly onersd 70
transportation the line of the Pensacola and Attain
tic Raj road between River junction and Pensacola
The best possible will be secured other lines
Rations will be furnished while in camp. but each
company should be provided with COOK ana cooA'ns
utensils
Officers and men are expected to serve without pay
You viii notify the Adjutan General at as early Gay
possible later than 9Th OF June whether or not
your company will attend, also the namber AS near Is
possible including officers and men that VIII attend
Very respectfully
Cox.rnor and Commander in Chief
j. f. loNGE. Adjutan General.
We find in the jacksonville Herald the
suhjoned letter from Superintendent Chip
lev, of the Pensacola and Atlantic Rail-
road:
Major ". b Young, jacksonville, Fla:
SIR-An encampment will be held at Magnolia
Bluff, commencing Saturday, June 18th, and con-
tinuing five days. Magnolia Bluff is delightfully."-
located on Escambia Bay on the Pensacola and At
lanic Railroad, where the troops can enjoy salt wa
ter bathing boating aud fishing during hours OF re-
creation. premium Of $75 will be given to the
best drilled company $50 to the best drilled soldier
To hes eDCamDmeut
tournament will be he Id with premium OF $50 to
most successful knight, and $23 to second The
hrSt Knight viii crown the queen OF love ana oeanty
N ball TO be given on night OF tournament. The
second ana third knights will crown the first and
second maids of hGrbr. Visiting knights can secure
horses here. RuleSa2f tournament will be furnished
y match game of baseba will also occur on the
grounds during the encampment for $50 between
4 home team and foreign one.
Arrangements Will be made to have tents ready for
the troops arrival. and 33ls cents per day per
man will be allowedfoT rations which will pay mess
account. Nothing need be brought save mess
equipment. Soldiers in uniform will be ticketed
from
Jacksonville and return at.................$5 90
GAINESVILLE and return at.................. $50
Oclla and return at 6.25
Live Oak and return at ................ $50
Monticello and return Observation-Disclosures. 800
Ialllhasse and return al Observation-Disclosures. $50
/ trust your battalion tthe companies of which
have been invited will arrange to be present You
cordially invited to participate in the encamp-
mcnt which trust will inftlse life into the mill
tary spirit of our State troops. Yours truly,
w. d. CHIPLEY,
General Superintendent.
The Herotd heartily favors the plan of
the Encampment, and properly says the
propositions are very generous, and all
the details Of the plan are liberal and at
tractive." 1t states that the Jacksonville
" military are quite in love with the idea,
and it is quite probable that a detachment
of them will 90 over at the time APP
pointed" Doubtless there will he atten-
dance from various other points in the
State, and from other States, "a we learn
from the Pensacola -4druncr- Gazette that
companies from Georgia and Alabama
have been invited to attend, as we'll as
the following:
Metropolitan Light In 'antry, Capt. W. j. L'Engle
Jacksonville: Jacksonville Light Infantry, Captain
K. VI. Call, Jacksonville; Wilson Artillery Captain
George G. Wilson. Jacksonville; Clay Guards
Captain X. W. Davis Green Cove Springs Govern
ors Guards Captain A. Mosecy, Tallahassee; Su.
wa nee Guards, Captain A. l.. Woodward, Live Oak ;
Jefferson Rifles, Captain Samuel Pasco, Monticelo
E>camhia Rifles Captain d. G. Brent. Pensacola:
Cadets East Florida Seminary, Colonel E. p Cater
Gainesville; Cadets West Florida Seminary, Colo
mel Rivers, Tallahassee; Ocaa Rifles Captain Y D.
Lancaster, Ocaa; Gainesville Guards Captain J. A.
Carlisle, Gainesville
A more enjoyable programme could
scarcely be devised than that Of this grand
military picnic in the delightful locality Sc
lectcd, and we hope it will be fully carried
out. We are apprehensive, however, that
the commencement exercises may prevent
the Tallahassee boys from showing their
almost perfect drill on the Encampment
grounds.