WINCHESTER.
Last Saturday the 7th Royal Fusiliers and the 95th Regiment marched from this garrison about noon, and, having reached the down on the Alresford road, went through a variety of evolutions in presence of Major-Gen. Lord F. Fitzclarence, the Commanding Officer of the South-Western District. The Fusiliers were formed as the rear-guard of an army retiring towards Winchester, who were supposed to have bivouacked the previous night on the heights between the ground occupied by the Fusiliers and Winchester; this rearguard had thrown out its picquets and advanced sentries, with its right resting on Gander Down, and its left on Avington plantation. The 95th Regiment acted as the advanced guard of an attacking army, and advanced along the high roads leading from Alresford to Winchester and Petersfield to Winchester. As soon as their columns appeared, the advanced sentries of the Fusiliers gave the alarm by firing, when the various picquets turned out, and formed a prolonged line of skirmishers, covering the whole position. As the attacking party advanced, these gradually retired through the various plantations, and over the different heights in their rear, relieving their skirmishers whenever opportunities offered of concealing fresh parties. As the Fusiliers retired, the 95th Regiment (which, on discovering the retiring party, threw out skirmishers in the same manner), advanced, and one continued fire was kept up by both parties. On their reaching the table-land (Magdalen Hill) on the Alresford Turnpike, the Fusiliers were formed into squares, and were retired for some distance in that formation; after which, the whole were formed, and marched past the General Officer in quick time (the two bands formed in one), and the troops returned to barracks, having been six hours under arms.