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THE SHAM BATTLE.-ltW were impossible 10 gNe any Sthing like correct picture of the sham battle at the Live Oak Plains yesterday-an affair in which some two thousand twenty five hundred wel-drill. ed and well uniformed soldiers took part. Al an curly hour tle ihoroughares leading to the plains were thronged with citizens on their way 10 see the military display and before the appointed hour thou sands had eongregated @n the field.

 The grand battle commenced about II o'clock At first there was little 'skrmmagins" by ihe dii

 rent parties of skirm slers sent out for that purpose hut in he course of some ten minute they were nara at 1t both sides, pealIng away win their small arms and booming away with their cannon until the earth fairly shook ngain. At first we could see the movements of ibe adverse parties with some dstlnct' ness-orual see the U $. regular troops march stead. and in close order 10 the attack, the dher- ani ca,ar, spuadr0ns take their positions and the Mobile and otli. artillery companies unlinbcr then guns ana prepare fer the onset-bu in a short tune we were unable :O discern anything with certainly 1 The inces.ani rating of the muskeIy and lhe uua rolling of the cannon stopped our ears while tlit marching and counter -marchiug, the advancing and retreaung, the onslaught of the cavalry and retro z, ,ade of tle gh companies all combined with the smke and noise formed picture so mixed and miscellaneous that we could make neither heat nor tail of |. Why people were mol run down ant run over, for they crowded in directly among hs combatants. is mystery To us; but so far We h ", not heard ol single acc dent of importance. Alter the grand actOn was over. the troops were reviewed by hs Excelency, Gov. Mouton, accompa nied by the old war-worn veteran, Gen. Gaines, be- sides Major Gen Lewis and staff, Gen. Davis, ant others. A cullation was then served aud after th the different bodies were formed in regular order marched into the city.

 | We have never seen d more brilliant military pa geant in New Orleans thaH that which was presented as the troops marched down St. Charles street. Al ilie different volunteer companies Of the ciy appeare' to most excellent advantage, the wel-drilled Stat Artillery from Mobile had lhe barring of true soldier while the U s. regulars, nearly three hundred i number, manifested the most thorough discipline | every movement We might mention the names Q many officers who were present; but where al so Vt performed the duties assigned ,hem il might appea | inydlous to particularlze.

 Aier reaching the First Municipality the dferen bodies separated and thus ended the military cere monies of the day. Nothing that we could hear C occurred to mar the general good feeling that pre- vailed, and we earnestly hope that al the next annI versary of the blh-day of the Father of his Country all may be able {, parcI g lin in like honors L his memory [Picavnne ol Sunday.