Complained of.
--The delay in forming the First Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, on occasions of public parade, is attracting the attention of officers of companies, some of whom complain of the tardiness manifested in getting things ship-shape. We do not wonder at the grumbling of men who have to stand in active, holding heavy muskets in their hands. When the evolutions are being performed, the excitement consequent there on makes one forget his burthen, but when standing at a ‘"support arms,"’ doing nothing, the case is different. Though the companies are ordered to assemble at a certain hour, and obey the orders, and the Colonel is present to command, and ready to do so, we cannot forget that the Adjutant of a Regiment has a good deal of work to do in laying it off in exact proportions, so as to make it conform to military rules and regulations. Even regularly organized volunteer companies are sometimes ‘ "discordant elements,"’ which takes considerable time to harmonize and get into shape.
