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There was a Sham-fight at Chatham on Saturday, remarkable for two things: first, because the operations were conducted by the whole force against the camp itself ; and secondly, because it was cut abort by a lamentable accident which befel Colonel Dentinek, The troops turned out early and formed in a long line fronting the damp at ell pointa, The heights,abeivetim 'camp were ereilvdeci withspectaters.. :The speetaele was magnificent. Nine infantry regiments were inclines extending nearly.a mile. and alqUarter ; at one time the whole forces artillesssand all, were,firing,On the camp.: But they were -forced to _ruttiest: a moventent conducted in masterly styles every elope, hedgerbw, nod poling being defended;- now the :infantry-were in square, now-he ea.valry charged ilón their front'; ried throughout the %Aisle period the light brigade, planed in the centre; were in Ceaseless *Motion, now resitting iintiginary csivillryss then- forgiAg: back a4nc jntry, It wws 4 Ajl4t retreat that °level Dentinal, riding forward to inapecteSTnelgrelnatlislestsned for the -momentary position of the GiNgde, WM sudden/I. ilisabled.i,allia lerse planiart ones foot hole among dise1 heittinri, silairibledithroiving: and faltirig nPoiv hh -sderi The .ehgligelheani wiiilksifintlyristoppodw Lord -Seatoo,i tife's Obi ; loyd, Califoki )361it4ife1ti strPtehev, valeta,' ith-vividiy-eiatoiv,aliitte voitighalt Lodge, the residence of Lord aeatott. One of the Colonel's ribs leas broken. He has since gene on well. On the Menday following, the• Duke of Cambridge led the cavalry, and Siir De Lacy Evans a division of infantry, over the pontoons at Vir- ginia Water. In crossing, two artillery horses turned restive and fell into the lake, carrying with theta some Sappers: they were rescued safely.' On the return march the cavalry peoceeded over Blaeknest, Eridge, and theinfantxy were convoyed ,across ineafte, _ The boy Prince of Wales vieiteel and inspected the camp on Monday and Tuesday, He _first inquired for Sergeant-Major Edwards, who in- structs the Princes in gymnastic exercises; next he visited the kitchens of the Fusiliers; and finally paid bis respectsto Colonel Seymour, Equerry to rrince Albert. The soldiers eheered their jewenile inspector. On Thursday, the regiments whose period of field-service had now ex- pired, left the camp; and were supceeded by the Second Battalion of the Grenadier Guarder, the Seeond Batt-ellen of the Scots Fusiliers, the Second Battalion of the Coldstream Guards, the Seventh, the Nineteenth, the Thirty. fifth, the Seveety-ninth (Highlanders); the Eighty-eighth (Con- naught Rangers), the Ninety-seventh, Infantry regiments, and the Royal, Horse Guards, the Second Dragoons, the Fourth Light Dragoons, and the Eighth Iluaaars. Lord Seaton has issued a general order expressing his great satisfaction at the good. conduct and discipline of the retiring troops. He says that, "it could, scarcely have been expected that so few instances of irregularity. would have occurred among so large a number of troops for the first time. encamped." The cavaleyeofficers commanding the regineents_which have just left the Camp gave a dinner to the Duke of Cambridge on Thursday. _The Duke expressed himself warmly on the high state of the discipline and efficiency of the brigade.
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