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TonoxTo, bt l\Inrch, 1811.
Srn.-1 hnYc the ho1wr to enclose n report of th<' mo,·cmcnts all!! clnly performed bv the Gunhonts " Prine" .\lfrecl" nrnl " Hescnc" (!ming tin· season of 1871. · Tht' followin~ hattcrit>R of artillt•ry pc1fonned thC'1r n111:11~d d1·ill on. hoan~ the Oun-
hont "Prine(' Alfre<l ": The Rt. ('athcrinc':; 1htt1•1-y1 two othccrs nml forty-e1ghL men; the C-Olliugwoocl Hi1ttt•ry. two jofticcrs antl tweuty-tiv1' men; and tlw ~arnin . .Battery three otllc~r~ antl thirtv-eight men.
Tho'' Princ..-c .\lf1:ed ''took part in the \\alcr ckfrucc of the c·1unps stationrcl at Goderich, OwCJ1 , 'ound, ~nrnia, and was also attllchrcl tn th· t•amp at Xiagara, being st..'l.tioned nt Fort. E1·io during the time the Xiagarn Camp was hc·l<l.
Tho Honomhle the 'Minister of :;'lliliti:l nntl D.:fenc · Yisite<l the '· Pri11c..·t1 Alfred" at Fort Erie, on the l uth .J unc. and Lieut.-Ge1ll'rnl f'ir Hastin~l! Doyle, with the AdjutantGeneral of :Militia went out into L.'1.ke Huron on the 22nd Jun<', t-0 inspect t.he Gunboat "Prince Alfred," ruul tho :--arnin Batter.\· (doing duty on hoanl) :lt their gun drill and target prncticc.
Durin.., the month,, of Odobcr 1t1lll X oYemhrr the Gunboat •· Prince .\.lfrccl" rendered vah11~1lc :;cn·icc t.-0 sc' c1, I ship-wrl'Cke<l Yesscls on La kl· Huron and Ueorgian Bay. .Among those ns:-.isted were •he, chooners '~I. Thompson,"" Ontario," Phn·bc Catherine," and '• Golrl H untcr.'' In com in r dov n Georgian Bay in n. gale of wind and hea.vy sno" · storm the latter vc~ el hccarue ~rnter-logge,( while in tow of the " Princr .\.lfrecl," and umnanngeahle, nn1l, to r<n,·u the ,gunboat and live~ on hoard, was cut ac!rift, and atterwards went ashoro llt '\Yinglield Point, Cabot:; H ead, where tho hull now h es.
Owing to her pnwerhtl rugine, and weight of hull, this gunboat is eonsidcrcrl tho best wreckillg stcam<:r on the 11tk .. s, and I wo11l1l strom;l,r r<'com111encl some necessary applinntt'l; to he kf'pt 011 hoard, such as hawi-ers, 11loch1 < ll'lins, nnrl spare p1u11p~, which would cht>'rfnlly ],11 paid for when U!5Cfl hy lhoso nssist<-d. . .
I mn'· mention that iluring tl1t' ti1rn' tlw .. Prinr1· .\lt11·d 'w.1'! l'rnt1ln~·l· t l wl·eckm;. no cxpcns~ '111.'< im·11rreil lty th<; Dcpiu-tment, as all "·a!.(~. flll·I. &1;., wcrr paid hy tLe lru ur.uu.-c Cornpani<·s.
This gu11bo11t is now hauled 011t at l~odcricli . t.-0 mak<' goo<l :-.01111• r··pairs. nccc~-.ary partlv from a"e nud }r.lrth- from the severe "ales slJP h:ul to <•m·ounkr while wrecking
. " . "' l la.<it November. The "Prince .\lfrod" carries two "_\.nnstrou~" an1l four iras~ "howitzer n "11118 nml ltas lJet•n much improved by the :iltcrntions mndc in Sarnia hlst
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winter. On the !lth June I 1-ccei, ed orders to placr. the flnn-boat '' Hcscnc," lying i~l Kings
ton, under the orders of.'. Fleming, E,,<1., C.:hief Engineer oft he Uaruuli:m Pacific R. n. Snr'"·ey, and ncconlingly, the "lfoscue" procc1·de1l to C:ollingwootl, aml 1•mharkPd nwn and store/l for the differt!nt !im·veying point.'! on Lake Superior, :i.1111 rcmain~d in tlia~ ~mploymcnt until th<' Gth of,' ·ptembPr, when the "1l1•sc11c" 1·etu1·11ed lo E i11~'!!to11, arnvrng there on thti 17th ~<'ptembcr. A report of the senicc rendcr1:cl ii; cnclosr.d.
Thi~ gunboat hnving been examined by fom· ccm1pct<ont Hliip-u11il(~!'1·s a.111! w~~cl OV.'ll<'rff, wa11 found to he perfPctly i;o111HI below light-w:tkr mark ; :incl tl11•11· 1·c•port, winch I hnd tht> honor to forwarcl to von recommeml£' l ccrtai11 rPJ•ait'H :incl ultemtions, to mnkc
. ' I . her strong and a mor<· auital>le gunhoa.t; and :~ contmct will lw forwanled short y tor your approval from pnrtics willing to unrlcrtnkc U11• altcrationfl \\ l1i1·h will rcmlcr lwr a 1>0unrl boat for se~c11 or eight yi:nrs. The f•nr.:in<.> aml h<1ilcl' arc in goo.I orcJ,.r. .
~\econnnodnticm for office1-s an1l crmv ·will be made liclow deck, t he sp:1c1• hern:; not now 11scd, am! n. i;lron" lmlwnrk r:iis< l from thP 1l1·ck, gh in~ i; ·c11l'ity to t 11.,,,. 011 I,. in I'll. -the i'IC1:iCllt up}tt: I <i•.ck ICl1l!.>\\.;.J 1 \ l1id1 i, UV• \I n)1 t0 1i11aL rifl• l1•JL.
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NmnuN· of miles mn !luring the. c:i <111 of !Sil l1y the log is $,S7J , nntl th" pl • 'i-.it1•1l werl' b\ 1•nty-01w.
I 11aH1 th!! honor to he, .'ir,
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Y 0111· olictlie11t sen ant., G. H. WYA'r'l',
Cu11l•03l ,\ gP11t 'l'he Minister of Militia and Defrnc,..,
Ottawa.
The Clunboa.t "Prince Alf1·()(l "-.:\fov 4.- Li.ft Sarnia for '\Vindsor on trial trip.
· 5.-Retnrned from '\Vin1hor to 8:1111ia. " J wnc 7 .-Left Sami:i for Port ColhomP, t-0 emb.u·k artillery.
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l 0. - Received St. Cnthcri111·'s lhttcry, forty-eight men nn<l two olliccrs (' '11.t:11 1 Osw.ll<l nnd Lient. Hohn1·-;) Cll ho~ll'tl; rPmain~d :1.t Port Colbom<• for rltill Ulltil 30th June.
13.- Left Port C-Olborne for Fort Eri<.>, and inspccte.1 on 1 Ith inst:mt. l 7.- Disembarked St. C.ltherin<:'s Batter), an1l l>l"oceodcd to :-:nmi 1.
20.-Embai·kecl Sarnia Battery, tliirty-ei~ht men anrl thrne otlicc1'S (C •}'!. \\·rn l and Lieuts. Vidal and Kenny), and left i-:,u nia for Go<l•'rid1.
22.-::>teamed out to Lake Hnmn for t:ll'g•·t p '1CtieP. with Genrml ~ir lfru i 1 '" Doyle and the .Adjntant-Gcnt'ml.
~4.-Target practice. 27.-Left Goderich; into Lake Huron fo1· night rp1::ntt'rs; rct11111f'cl lo :-:~111il!,
ancl disembarked Sarnia Battery. 11 28.- Prncecd to Goderich.
Ang. 10.- Left Goderich for Wind!;o1·. ,, 12.- Left Windsor for Goderich.
8f'(Tt. 12.-I~eft Goderich for Collingwood, to take on artillery company._ 1.3.. Embarked Collingwood Battc1 y, twcnty-fiyc. mm ancl tw~ olli_cP1 t I ':tl' ii11
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Hogg and Lieut. DoMl<lllon), and left Collingwood for _(•_och nch. 17.-Left Goderich fol' ~amia, with the A<ljutnnt-G<'ne1-:iL to JOlll the c:unp tl,ri 18.-\Vant into Luke Huron, for practice. 19.-Lcft Samin. for Moore-town, to drill. ~0.-In River St. Clair, to fake p.ut in the 1m' al cn!.(agcrncnt. :!l.-I,eft Sarnia for Owcn Soi 11<1, with Brigndo-)Injor Deni-;on nnli nrtillf'1) 011
board. 2'.?.-.Arrived at Owen Sound, and joined camp. :!3. - '\Vent from Presquellc to Collingwood, and landed artiller) :./ 25.-Left Collingwood for Goderich. 2G. -.Arrived in Goderich.
Remained in Goderich until 20th October. Od. 20.- L('ft to assist Amcrie;m Schoon.er " l\f. Thompson," ;1.'>hOl'l.l al Port J\ lbe1 l,
L'l.ke Huron. V csscl not lightened ; rcturnl'd to G0<lf'rich. :! 1.-W cnt out agi.iin to Schooner "M. Thompson."-He:n y ~c·1 : co11l1I 1'£'11.Jt•1 no
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broke cable chuin ; retunwd to port. :!4.-At C:ode1·ich, lookiu~ for lc:.t. cLaiu. !!5.-TO'>'l'U Sl•hoo1wr •·~I. Tht>t!l}•~on," 1lis:1liktt, to ~.u11ia. 27.- Retm n<'d to GoJ('ri(·h : ~1 s1~tt-1l 1•rt·\\ l>f ~ .. houuc1 .. Out.tu io gt:LLin , li~1 oil
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:t ' \ 11 i' cd and "orkcd at • hooner. 4. ,; .t- G. \\ orking nt ;:; hooner. 7.-'l'o,\"cd schooner off. nnd mTh c<l nt l I\\ <'ll ~m111tl with Ju r. :1t In 11.111.
, .-\VPnt to P1-Psq11clle for \\OOd. !l. I ..i.ft (),\, n ound nt G:::o n.m .. fm· ~111) t h's B.1.', to n. s1 t ~,·110011111· . : G{llJ
J { nntcr," n.<ihure t het ('. ] (l to i ·~.-'l'nking off srhoo1w1·. mHl to\\ in~ 11('1" fro111 rPPf. 14. t:otschooneroff, lrokin~ l1:ull). Procrrdc<l ttt :l p.1u. 1lm'n c:,•orgian B:ly _;
\\ ht>n passing J...011C'ly Isl.m<l lw:wy sen. with s11ow-stor111. t'lll!lt' on; l1oat rnnking ''ntcr, from the hC'a,·y s('as hrr11ki11g O\ <'1' her.
1 :, \ t I n.111. hlo-.\-ing ~de of "ind fro111 north cast ; gunboat. l:ihoring l1111d, f1 orn the schoonf'r, '' ntcl"-}o~gcd. not strt·rin~. .At ~ 11.111. couhl sre 110
hooner: mni.i.'1 cut awuy : fo11111l water gni11in~ 011 fires. The ollice1"!l on hoarcl gunbont uppo ed scl100111•r hnd parlP<l tow-line, antl cut the line o 1 1 o.ml, to p1"C'vcnt it ~ettiu~ into the pro;icllcr wheel. ~t'tl. Rtill hrcaking rlcsm O\el' ; hull eo,·e1td with ill', :u11l th1·pc foet of watN· in the hole!. "ith two foct on deck. Rnn for {h\ en 8011rnl. to .S:1\ P st£>am<'r; snow clrored up nt 4 n.m. : "'''' sh01·e. rn:tcll' harbor nt !1:31) a.111.
1 G. ('learin~ up <leek • nncl rumping 11oat; rep:urCll juint,; in ('ll~i1w pipt>R. 1 ;-. \\~ <'nt to l'rnsquelle for wood. arnl p11t off sclwo1101:is clt•ck-loatl of lumbe1-. l~. \\~.-.11t in scm'Ch of Schooner'" Uol<l Hunter:" fonn<l ltull in \Vingfiel<l Bay :
Cl"C\\ of \'l'SSl'l lmd gone to Owt>n :::011wl h.\ laJHl. 1 fl.- \ t (),, t'll ~0111111 nncl1oretl. !.!fl. \\'e11t to l~i; f;,1y for w00<l: took fifty cl)nls off ;;uon• i11 ~mall hoats; frerzing
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0 I>rng!.:C'<l nncl1ors: ''ent fmthcr up bay: Llo\\in~ hard, ''ith RHO\\'.
~~. w, iglwd nnchor at ~:30 a.Hi. : went to \YingliPld Hal'l>or ; sent boitt aahore to C'xnmine '' Gold IIunkr" wreck : proceeded to "Tolil•1· 1Inn:1y" Bay at 1 :30 p.m. ; nnchorcd; blow in; half gale wiml.
~4. \t nnclwr; blowing hard, nnd snowing all day. ~5. Left nt 9:30 .10. procec<l~l pn::;t Cove lsl.lrnl inw l.akP Hut·on; rC't.nrnetl
uud r tl10 i Janel 11t l 2::30. Heln y sea nmnin~ on lnkt-. and 1mow-ston:i. 2G. Bio\\ ing 11ard; "cnt under Tober ~1 urmy for Rholkr from hc·:1 ,·y sm . :?7. \\"t•ighed uncl or; 111"0CecdG1l <lown Lake H111Xlll fo1· <lmtl'riclt. ~8.-1\irhe<l at Oodcrich at 2 a .m. ; jce in harbo1·. 30.-lce too hen') to proceed to \Yindwr: l:ti1l ho::it up i11 '' inl<·r lfUarlers .
i\lilt:'S run, 4,2~0.
I11c dunbo-..1.t "Hcscuc" Rnlle<l from Kin;sst-0i1, :-;11111by. 11th .J 11nC', fo Colli.Jigwoollt pn S<>.d through \\'cllnnd f'anal on 1 Hh; coa!NI Hhip nt Wimls•)l' on I Gth; arii.vr.d n IJ-Ollin~\oocl 18th; l!.lth and 21)th L'mploy.-.tl taking 011 mon and store, ltt>longing to the <' mada 1'.tcific. ur\ey, and houn1l to different points 011 L·1k1•. 'nperior.
20th .June, 11 p.111. ""aifod from <'ollingwood. 21st. At LittlP C 'tttTl'nt. 22n<l. -Bn1cc i\I ine • nnd nt Ste. Tnrii-, (' nrulian and ~\ 111f'1·ic.·m si•l<'s of 1·i vrr ; c:onl1'<.l i;hip 011
A rur•t icau aide•. 23rd, n. m. <'all d ut llI ichi .. opotert l{i H!l' ; l1111dr<I 1101110 Htorc>s anti l' 1 t\ of men 24th. C' lieu at. Pi\! lti vc1 ; b11.J.,d 111<Jrn 111P11 •llll 11tore1o i lawle•l
1r1!'11 nnrl 11t.o1·00 :i.t Nl'epigon Ri,·cr. :!~tlr.-C..:.dlcd nt . ih el' Jslnnd; arriH'rl nt. Piincc Arthur'i; :Umcliug :~t midnight. :!Gth.-I~1ndccl rmnnindf! r of rn •n a111l 11tore~. 2ith to :211d .July.-At anchor Priuce .Art.h11r',.; J-.'l.ndin~. waitin~ orcl,•rs.
,July 2ml.- Sailcd frorn Priuee Artl1ur's L'l.rnling, bo11n•l to Colli11gwoo1l; cnll~l ut :->ii TM· 1Rland; coalccl <1ltip. 3rcl.-Called at l'ir• Uh l'r an<l MicLipocvt.cn Hh 1 r. ·itl1.( 'o:dt!1l Hhip at • 'ault Ste. ll:uiP, American i;i1lc•; calle<l nt Canadian sid", nl!l(l nt Hnrce ~lirws. !ith.-Calle1l at Little C111-rl'1,t. Gth.- AniH•d nt Collingwood.
ltPmainr.<l until 3rd of August waiting fo1 11toi CIJ :11111 men for J~ke Sup<'t·ior. 3ril. G p.111. Sailed from ('olliugwood, r.'llling at Little CmTPnt. On th(' 4th, llt. , 'ault. :-lie. \lal'it', Cannrla sido; took 011 n. pa1·t.y of men for Can:ula Pacific Railway f;urvey; crns1wd to Amrrirun siclc, t.ook on board con!. Gth. - C;tl11•cl at l'oinL aux. Pirni for co<lli11g. 7th.l~'lnclcd pnrty of •rnn nnd stor<\<J :it 1\Iichipocolt'll l:i H~r. Sth.- Anchor. GrO!i Cap, fur Hhelter ; lilowing h:u d. !>tl1.-Procee1k•<l to Pi<' Hin·1·: landP.cl mrll n11<l .ston s. 10th._\ t anchol' in IT <'rring Bay for shelter. 1 lth. - A ITin~l ut X ccpigon Jti,·cr : l11n1l111l 1111•n :111<) ~LOl"f'R. l2th.-0allecl nt .foc·k-fi . .,h Uiwl': lruulc·d 1111'11 and storN. rnth.- 'allNI 11t
~ih e1· 1Hla1ul : 2:30 p.m., nni VE'd at P1incc Arthur's L'lnding ; lamlf'~I rc-111ai11der of 111 11 :11111 stot"C:S. On thr. 14th and 15th at a11ch01· Pri11cc A rth11r':i Lamlin~.
lGth. ·• '>lilecl from Prince Artl1111·'i; I Au11li11~. l10un<l to Collinrrwood, callin~ at f\ihc-r lllliuul fo1· coal. 1 ith.-.\t Xcpigcm Rh e1-. 1 Sth. --.\t .Jack-fish Ili,·er. J 9th.- A t J :~ck.fish llirnr, waiting Mr. Rowan ·s return from 'isitin~ ~m'\·eying party. ~Oth.-l'ic lhvc1-. 2ht.-At anchor in Herrin!! Day until 31st. \\Uiting ~fr. Row:m·ii return from visiting suneying party on Pie Iliw;·. i!it .'.-pt.- ..\ l n11chor at Gros Cap. "aitini fo1· wcath1"1· to model'at<", so as to allow )lr. HO\\flll aL ::\lirhipoc:otcn RiYer. :!wl.-A t Gm, C 'ap. 3nl. - L'l.nded )fr. Rowan, nn1l proceeded to Point aux Pins, awl t'Oale<l ship. .j th. Pnssc<l through Sault Canal: <'~'lll!'d nt ":um•l.t sid1• t() mail letters. :ith.-.A 1TiH!!l :it Collingwood.
Gth.-At C'ollingwoo<l. 'ith.- Ttcceivctl m·llers w l't•turn to King•lon. ..,th.-f n 'l'ober Muna.y for i;heltcr. !>th ancl 10th.· .\rl"iYin~ at ~arnin at ll ·30 ]J.m. 11th.At \Vindi;or, coaling. 13th.- .Arrivc<l in \\· cllancl Canal. 1 ith.-ArriH I at Ki11~to11, l1aTing l>C"en t>mployecl for C:4nacla Pa<·ifi • ll:iilwtl~ ~nn ey from !>lh ,Jun<' nntil 1 th ~C'ptemher. "Re11c11e" moored in N:l\')' J1ay from lith ~rpt. until 2'ith .i;·o,., wh1·11 procc<'lled to ~t. Catherine's, to ;;o into \\inter cprnrt ·1-s, l1y ord»r fr11m G1111ho.lt .I nspt'Cl01'.
'l'otal distnnco mn b~ "Hcscue" <luring st•!\s tiu of I il, four tlton'iaml five hundred and ninetv-one miles................ . .. . ........... .. .. .... 4 . .ifll
' l\1bl di!llance rn11 hy "P .. i;tC!' .Alf1'C'1l " ...... .. .. . ..... . ......... ..... ....... ·L:! '"'O
Totnl .. ........ .. ... .... .. ~. ~il mile!i.
J:."ort l<~ric, Port Colborn<', AmhP1"Rllrnrg, \Yinds'll", ~arnin, Moorctown, (J0Je1id1, JGnc.'l.nline, Collingwood, Owen t-iouml, I ittle Cmrcnt . Bruce Mines. )fo•hipocoh'n, Pie n.1ver, Ncepigon River, 'ilwr lslet. ~:111lt ~t". Murit', Fort \Yilliam. Pri11c1• A1t.l1111'~ Landing. nn l .Jnck fish River-.
1 ~1·~pl'<'tfu lly ~nhtnitl<'<l. G. 11. W'\A'f'T.
Gunhoal .. \gent .
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0 -
l\llLIT.\l{ 't n1:-:;TIUt'T ~o. I.
Dt:rl t'Y ..:\ n.1 l l'.\:\T-C g;rnn ~ 1.',.; u~ 1't1•1:,
Lo:-; 1>0~, 0:-.T. , :iOth Od11l11•1·. 1 !:'i l.
~rn.-1 n 11h111ittin, my :mm1•\l rl'pot·t of the distriet undi·r 111y 1·0111:i111111l. I i.:~rn the honor io U1t thnt. nlLhough the :mtlwrizl'<l :-;tn•ngth of th<· 1lis tri1·t 11p to ti .. ht Octob<'r, lSG , w. s r.,51 i m0n of \''ohmt-0er lllilitin, lltu pres nt autl.c•ri eel s•rPngth ld I 'j 10, cornri in~ of
3 'f1 OOJ C. 'alQ 1-!- Otlic<:rs :! B t •· ri c; Field \ rtiller) l 0 '' ,. Gani on . \ rtillr1.\' G ,. 11 r t.-.lio.1 Infantry, .'··ith ~WO 1 ... '
Ju epc J<'nt omp".l11t s. h<'rng ,. ::?::-7 i ' mp:uuc . J
Total
135 .N'. l'. 0 rm\ ';\Jt·n. l f)
I l
4 'jj I
Th('I coq me nominally full , but the number who turnccl 011!- for lltc;r a•mu·d drill t•1u \C, r which is the rC'al tc.'>t of the actual strrngth in tit~ clistrict , arc ;)11 otlicm; 3u1l :l,!l.J~ non-eommi ioned ofiicer,.; :uul men, leaving a dt>ficif'Ill'Y of R:::o 11011-commis~inncd officers nml men, wanting to cornplete.
'With reference to the desirability or necessity of C<lmplt•ting tl1is <h•fici ncy by lll''" ns of the ballot. I nm of opinion hat. presuming it is reqnire'l tlmt O\ Lry coq>'i s!rnll a;srmhJ,. for :innu'll drill in tlie full nuthori..zed strength -tlv· ai<l of tho lmllot will he ncpurc•l to cffi ct this. ns I do not think that every corps can be kept up to its full sb·c11!.!th otlic·rwisP.;
n<l, therefore, Yiev. in~ tho qucscion solcly on ?11ilit.ary qromals, l lielim·1· tho h licit to lio lesimble; I mu t, howen•r, state that tlie commnnding o li<'m'S of the three s~ronges,
b:ittnlions (nud who arc second to none in point of etliciency. in drill, :mil 1lisciplinc in th.ii district} nll report thnt tlicy can maintain their corps in an C'fii i nt u to\\ ithout the : 111 o f the LaJlot.
The whole of the coq>s in thir; <listl-ict performed th pr •ril <' l course of tnr~ct I rocticc in camp Jurin" their aunual drill, mad all, with lie 1 XCf" tion of I 0 comp: '11 s, were not le than 40 non-commi ionccl oflicersaml lll n. Tlw he t I ootin" h·1thliou iu th" district is th£; 2ith Lnrubton Bnttnlion, twurc of merit hcin~ l~J.i:!, m •1 tlw best ,,Jiootint;
tnj nnv in the di trict. i the •' \Vid•ler"0
or Xo. :1 co op.un. 2ith 1' t tlion. fi.,::11ro ot m rit ::!G.57. .Aud I hnvc tho honor to ntlllPX a retum of ali th win1111·s of prizes i 1 foe tli trict, together \\ith tho fi~ll"C of merit for shooting of OVCl')' c·on1pa11.\.
'.l11c Ull""Ct }H clicc nn l in tl'llctio11 in muskctn· wai; ca1Ti(' l on .tt both e.unps un<lrr ~ .
th very efiicir•nt uper\ision of Lieut. Colonel 111 ofht, l:r·ig:ido :\lnjor, t 1 who c 1 xrrtious are due tho accompli luncnt of thnt portion of the :mnu l training o 11uti fa ·torily.
111e whole of tho men who performed annual drill were bona.ficltt onrollul rncmlicrs of tho corp , but o. gr at portion of them lto.vo join,.<l since the m cnrollmout which w.ts ord red to be made wi hin t11rc • months from tho 1st C >ctobcr, 1 GS.
I find it impo iii t 1l ', '\ ith any attempt at accumcy, whit numbers of men nro r - I: to I ir di h m· on completion of their thrco ycan!, lmt from t!~e
l · · I h d uo hinl th'lt more than one fourth will lea vo the force, if 11 d ~ bri · de camps is coutinuc(l for all corps.
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3
Thero '\ crt'l two hri ado c: n of c'<: r<" this y<'nr in the di'!trict, nt wl1ich nil t P
!'Orps pcl"formod th ir annual fl rill. 'l'lt • fit ~ \\. f, r ix n <IB' , conunen iaw c 11 ti lG th Jun , nt Goderich . an l '\<IS ionnoo of the following coq , ,j;-_: •
0
T..onrlon l'idd B lLtery 3 Ollicc 78 Men and 1 Gt t 7tl1 Battalion 2 Oflic •1 341 .. '. 0. 0. nud .ii ., th Battalion ~r; '.!iLJ ,,
" :!!Ith Battalion l "
238 " :>Uth Battalion :n
" -1 G!?
" :12wl lhttalion '27 "
:l'.?O " :!3rd llatt \lion :l:i
" 4.'.!LJ ..
8.1111i·t Gar. Art. (011 C nnl.ioal) .. :r; ,, " ,.
n eil'g Total of 170 "
2,18 l " -
The other hdga. lo can1p was for oight days only, commcncin~ on the 15tli. "<pt ml r, ut Saruin, a111l Wlh fvrmccl of tl1e
St. Thomas arnl Lon Ion C n·nlrv i Otlice1-;; i\Ioor1•town C.l\·aln· · .. .. Loudon Fielrl D ittcry, with detach-}
rnent from ·wellington l'ield :> llatten-.
2~nd Hatt.~lion :n :! Ith lb.ttalion, wit:1 \\ i111lsor ancl) •r
Leamington Uompanics. f -·> :!.)th Battalion •1-1
:2Gth Ihttalion :.!:I :!i th Hatta! ion
B inc; a total of 111
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'j 1
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I, IG,
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'l'hnsc camp,.; were the tfr.~t opponunitic the force h·1d •It lt>·trnin~ the new iii ill, n 1d I foe·! gre:\l prid,. in hcin~ abio to report t 110 mu-kc l irnpro\e>111ent wh1ch \\a:; "' i l •nt i • their drill at. the dose o. the camp, the !..'l·Mt intc1c3t which ull mnk~ apJH' lrt I D t kf' 111 th ·i1· drill and clnt'c , and their ,!!!ne1-. l Yf'l: gO\)(l conduct in camp.
Both at (: I rich nncl :-ils > at S.1rni ., the h i.!Hl s h I s \ t>ml ti hl d \ con11 llUJ I. at om• of wh!clt Lieut.-G •uernl :'ir !Ia tlllg'i l., lo "a ... pl"<'' n , n 1 I, ha\ in ' i ispc.:tetl th ' IH-i-"' lt', expreqc l lti111 elf ' -y much ple1 1 '\ ith Ute •ip tr fore .uul th· ca..i l'tnblt! rnmuer in which thy drilll'l, uud parti('nlnrly , 1 1! m I 1i<'nt.-('olo11l'l ~hanly oa . s()hlicdik' app r 111 • nu I cfiicicut -tat.e of tla•] 1 •
un.11 r h · s co nmantl. }'rom tlw ad lition Li c·.;p ricncc· ti i year of bl'ir!tlllt• c.unps. l nm <'Olllirm l :11 11~
opinion, which u; snpporte1l hy lh·1t of the l'Olllm.uulin,; officer~ of corp . thnt th1• ixt{ 11 1l 1~H brign<l • 1• imps :ll'C tlll' only 11wans of gl\·in;:! the forl'C proper in,..fr11l'ti on in th 1 •
1l11tws, llllll tlnt d1t•y al°' th<· lillht popular ntllOll r the force. and also that .lune is thr bt • and 111osL coin·cnicnt 11wntl1 in th y •ar fur th•• co1·p~ to go into l.ri!H•l • c.:Imp i 1 t 11 ti i~trid ..
I \I onltl rMp"1Jlfnll.1· 1>'g t > 1· C(la1men1l th \t tho two inclepcmknt comp3ni<'S in tlu• 0 nmtv ot' C,s '\: 111~v lo.: n n ti •.im 1La l with th• n ·a ·ost hattnlion, 'iz.: th• :.! Ith K ut. ll11 tt di1111. .
4
nn l effi ctunl mann r \\ill be to grant n ~·early bonus ~f a.bou~ t\~·enty dollnr~. n te·1m to those owners "ho duly enrol nnd r~ister tlwir hors -~for sernl.! 1!1 the hntt~ne~.
I ,\Ould beg t-O dmw attention to the ncce ,..ity thnt woul1l ex~ tfor an Engmcc1· com-
11..'\UY in roeh brin-n le (Ii' i ion in 0,·o.nt of wnr, ns nt prt.>sent there is no nrm of thnt forco • 0
in this di trict. . 'l'ho c:wnlry force in the district is n1so undl'r stron~th, there bemg only three troor~.;
nml I woul l, thert for<', Sllt!~est the fornmtion of three more troops so ns to make a. regi-ment of cavnhT. .
I nl 0 be("f'to cnll to yom· notice the many applic.:tio~1s wl11~h I .h:n-c forwarded fr~m ~entl~mrn otlerin.! to rnise new romp:rnic.-i in thi~ d1stnct, wl11ch 1s so mn?h bel.ow its ori~innl ,1uot.n for tlw populntion. There :u·u. nO\,. n~ !Pss tha\1 four ~>nl!ali~n~ viz., the :!4th, :!5th, 27th, urn! ~!lth, whid1, heing finl comp:\111cs stron_g, nre <J~ntc rnefuc1entas re~nrdc; 1111111lK'rs, nJJjl 1 most r•'"pectfull~· nr~e tla' dt>pnrlmcnt to nnthor1zc thnt tho strength of thc,..e hattnliou" m:w he iucrca.sc.l to thcu· proper quota.
I nm lm]'Jff to ,,t~tc thnt tho :wcmgc of officers n111l mc1~ pe.· comp.1~y, who pcrforme1l th ir nnnunl ti rill thi,, yenr in cnmp i,; in Axce ·: ot: nny p1:,'v1ou~ .Yen;·. ';1z. :-
A vern!:!C strcn'.:!th p r company in 1 / l 1,; 3 ~fficcrs, .d ..1. • ( • 0. nm! :\Ien. .A ,·ernge ~trendh in 1s10 w:is :l otli.ccrs, 10 i\. C. 0. nntl }fon. _,\ vcrncrc ,,tren.:th in 1 G9 wa" :> officers, ·!'i "N. '. 0. nn1l ~le~. .
ln conclu i~n. I b ·..: to hrin!.( to your notic" the hearty co·operahon and, ns~1sbmct~ which I Jia,·e receh·ecl from otlice1., of nil rank', anti p.ll"tieulnrly from the st.aft othrers of the di,..trict under my comnrnnd.
I hn' e the honor to Le, :::-ir,
Your lllO:>t obc1liPnt ser\·ant,
JOHX B. TAYLOll, Licut .. ('ol.,
l>eputy \djut mt ne1wml, G.11nm:uHli11g :\filit:ny District, "N"o. 1.
The Acljntant (!!'neml of )filitiu.
)11 LITA ({ Y JH~TltH T ~ 'o. ·>
< )1,0 Fo1n, TonoXTo,
13th Xoveml1er, 1 ~il.
rn.-1Jn, in" nlrc:ulr fonrnrdcd for yo1u·-i11formntion, ngrel':i1,Jo to the in:>t~·11ctions contained in \Our comm;mication of the Ith . \tl"ust l.ist. the 1'nhnlnr In. JI d10:1 . aml 'l'ar<!Ct Prnctie"e Hcports, Hcturn of Prizu \Yinner-~ of tho \~ ol11ntct'r ..\I iliti:t in ::\hhtary
. . · I · I I ·11 J' ti I ~I - ·> I now he" D1stnct No 2, winch ha Ye JIC'rfonned t ieu· annua c ri or w ) ... ir • • • -· . . .~ leave to ~h·e th<' information 1Nptired, in acconhmco \\ itla 1.1 • qt11 ril's contame l m thfl abo' e communication.
lst.-'l'he rnq11irt'tl c1uota, or establishment of corp!-! of V vh111t~c·1· )I ilitia, in :'.\Iilititry Di trict No. :! is us folio'\ s : -
Unvalry ............................. . ..t\.rtillen·.-ri .. Jd nuttcrfos ..... .
,, .. Garrison 1lo
Otliccrs .. :.n l .'i
!)
I nfantry.-1 i Battalions, 5 irulc· penrlent companies ........... . 412
Total... 4,,..; All a11n11 n.nd ranks, 7, 112.
N.C. 0. a111l mc11. :l'1.i ~2;) } lj!;
G,210
I. 'l"-,,. ~I
!iS 7 11 Or!!C9
l lor,;rs. :3 IG 111
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21111.-Actu al strength of corp ,,h.ch h p .form l nnnu'll drill, I il-i2 ·-Olli 1 N.~.O .. d men. Ho
C ' lry ......... ... ............... ... :!2 273 2 2 A 1 lillery.-Fiold ihtt ric, . . ... . l4 200 1 iO
,, (; arri 011 clo ."i 12 lufantry ....... .. ....... .,............ ~iS
Total... 41 !) All arm<; and m11lrn .............. G,Oll Estalilishrncnt. .,\ II n1·111s ancl
ranks ........................... i, l12 Oflicori;, non·co111. oflicc1'8 a 1'1
men, all arms am! 1 1nk , p"rfu11uerl thill 181 l-i2 ..... G,011
Wnntin_g to complelc c t.abli h-ment .......................... 1, 101
Deficiency,-< Hlicers . ...... .. . . . . . . GS
;";20
!i -'
520
(;-;
.. N.<J.Ollicerskmr>n l.333 f.i
4,U 2
.i,5::l:! J Ion;
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The caYnln· and fielcl hatt<ories mustered well the two 1 attcri . Toront-0 nnd IIrunilU:m were full. ·Tho infantry requires. nccor<ling to the nbow, 1,333 nonooCommissioued oflicers nnd men to compkte th<'ir estnbli hment. Althou!!h tho above number nppcars Jnrge, still, when distributed amon~ 14 battalions, from G t-0 10 comp::mies stron", it will not appear so he:1ry-; the aYe1~1g1• muster of 9 hlttnlion-. ont of 1..J.. l>ein~ nearly :iO per company; tho remaining ,; bntt~dion a\ emgiug :l per comp:my,-decidcdly too weak.
The honor and crerht of the 1>~ro11g<' ;t mu,,t<or in c.amp thb ycnr. is due to cJ1e :l th 11attalion, county of Bmnt, Lieut-colonel Patton connmmt!ing .. i men unly l1ei11g r.~1uirecl to complete its full estnblislnncnt,-H'r~· crcditnl1le to t11e nliOh' corps.
:lrd.-Cnn the nboYe deficiency lie maclc up in the fotur<.' 1.y ..,·ohmtcering1 If not. hy b:-illot, in accorclnncc with tlie militia In w.
The opinions of the ollirers commnnding corps 'nry ns t-0 tho motlc, ns ·will hes n hy tho onrloscd co1Te,,pon1lence. of filliu! up 'nro1wi1 s in their respective corp~; nltl10u h n majority of them clc ire to fill up •I ficicnci s in numbers b~ mNllb of tl1e 1.Lllot..
Tho cxistiug militia lnw 1l1)C not nuthorile the h llot in fillin up comp mic Lt>! 1 in~ to' oltmtee1· militil\ corps. 1fofieiont in i,trcrl d1, in the rnmm r <l ired l1y some of Uw co'l1mancling oflicers; still, even if it clit!, T 1 mch qu lion tl1e proprict~ or u pfuln of such a proceeding.
I nm i;trongly of opini•l'I that a 'ohm er militia. lX'giment. compo l'cl of p:i.rt voluntcPr lllfll\ nnil part hnllot.ed men, would not work wtll or efficiu1tly. Thero \\ ouhl oo n coast.mt jnrrin~ or iil-v>ill hetween the t\\O cla <;. Hettertohtnt'1ilJ1crnYohm er militin re~iment, or the re •ulnr militia, nccor.lia!! t-0 militia lnw.
It i'j not for me to deci1lc ns to the merit of '\ hich force tho cou11t1·.'· r quire! ; Im ha Ying 110\f" been <'.<mnectcd "ith the fore• mnny ~oars, I mny be pardonc I in S.'l~ in,., u few wonls upon the subject.
f m11d1 qnestion whcthrr a rcgula1· militia. or hallot<:'d f1>l'l' • "onl•l tum out ns i11·0111ptl.\', n111l muster ns wdl :is the present forcP hns don1'. whl'n c•allccl npon in the r Yico of the country. I tl1ink that it will Iii' a lmittccl on nll luu11l-. th t tho\\ illiug nm nlwa~·fl more n.Ynilnhlc> than thP mrn illing.
'l'hf' 1 c·cM<l of the pnst, slaowil that th · cxi tin.! fore h \S checrfnll .. '· m t nll tl10 ncth c ser\"i<'C duties roqnirll 1 of it nnd thn , too. with no ordinnr\" sn rifk~ ton In pto
1K>r
tion of the mcmh-rs compo..,ing the fo1 C'. 'l h I • t, then, is no b. d guni n for th future.
T nm in1 line<l. t11C1n, to tho opinion, 1111tle,. c i ting ch-cum t:tnCCJ, that th t hli Ii mcnt of ii.' ohmtcer militia fo1ce, would U" moro in nccor lnnc with the wants nn l '"i lw uf the Dominion nt l:u c, th:m n bnllotcd forco.
G
ll c hi0 h<:' t nv 1
11Qint •
m:ly deem
comp:my must
of this y•'·ir's
fi m·.: of m rit is .11' :JI t B\t uliu11
i Troops of C:n d1 y, ;) Field lbtt<:ric<-, !11fat try (1 1 lhtt:,.) 1~rigac1c F., fr,
Totnl.
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33U
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4,4.j6
l iit j •• o. 6
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uut! ·1 t 11 comm u1 l lf C1pt. 'mith. llnmilt n
lcs fo · d1 ill pmpo . nnd ofli rs :ipJ oiu c I to
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for t!10 above
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77
'!'ho .Adjut..rnt u n r ll of !\Hliti
1rn POHT OF BHJ({AD.E MO>:lKETRY LT:sTnucron., 3IAGARA c n1P.
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The l1uality of tl10 • pcnccr ammunition was 'c1·y lm<l. 1 n_ one froop there were 32 mi fire ; n portion, ho" ever. of these were c:mscrl by ~lc_f1•d!! 111 the weapou .. :Many of tho box I ,~hi h should co•1bi11 4 ~rounds wm o dcilc1eut to tl.o cxtcut <lf from '.! to;, or G in C"'~h 1.' .. " . I rog rd tho ..,pcuccr c:n uine l\ most d· ""t•rous \\ f' PC'" in the h , l of r .. r0-01~ but t fl e moo.t thorou!!h• • trninc<l in its u e. md 1' n then linblt to
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1 , urc of danger to it.-. user :- ..,,· his co111rn1le . 'l' io best core 111adc with it (2i " siblc 40). does not spenk mPt~. ~i.ir it~ HCl'ttracy. .
The 1• nge ato ,· .• 11111, ~ ~ia~m 1,' ns 1.uost. 1ln11r:i.uly s1tunt?.:!!.out :~ mt!o from thP ci~mp, upon the 0r,ln1mce lnnlls l.\ ing north of th!:! t-uwn and 'n~t of ~or~ ~h susru.1~n:1. J t i.l!ur1b the nlh nntncres of safety, Jew! ~ronud. s•iliicii>nl roo~n, and a. pos1~1<.m \:li ch P.1al~lc~ tho m n to fire townr<ls the north, thu,; placing t11l' sun rn rca1· of t.11 ... !mug ~qnn1l. ch:nng the most of the day. Its tlis:uh ant.ages arc exposure to tl11.:yre,·:ulmg '" l'ste1:ly wrnds <jl\ rtn·. er"ng from tho ricrht (11 dir<·c~ion the most 1mf.n·ornblc fur accurate shoolm:,!), nut! a '\atcr b:i..
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k "round. whkh, nn n sunny afternoon, renders the targets almost im isil.ile f~·om v':in•, nn 1 tl~torts their form and a ppuentdist~mce. 'l'hc lnttcr 1lefoct couhl bt remedH~d hy the erection hehin<l tho tnrg t.:; of woo1lcu ~creens pninte<l hlnck. . . .
The tnrrrets were ere<:tc 1 in sets ot three to each of tl1e p1·cscnbe<l rnngl"<, 01· nme m . U. It would have be<>n bettor if each set had Leen placed in tclic/!01'., thus l1rill6n~ tl1c firmg parties nt eac11 mngo in closc:r proximitr aml more under the s1,;ht an<l cont1~ol of th bUJ)('rintendin~ ollicer. 'fho shorter rnngcs shoul1l haYu ~J.c~n. Pl.aced on the l~/t :ind t e right. in~t ad of tho rc~ers" as they were atT1m~e1l l_1cre. l l11s _is for_ grea~r satct~·. a~ r 'co t balls, on account of tho ' ·spin" of the bullet bem6 to the i:i.~ht mrnnal'.ly deflect in that direction, nnd thus arc tlnngerous t-0 any part~· of men Gtat1011ed to the l'lght front.
The butt..; used wern tho-.e known as "lllnncls," antl with a fo" precautions ancl alterations proved commodio11s nnd snfe. If dr:i.wings nn<l spccilic.ltions of. this butt. w~re appended to tho .Militia report, it would prove Yery ncccptablc tu tho.,c interested m rifle range!:. .
.. ·eveml sli~ht ncci<lonts to the markers o~curre<l, cl11e1ij: frcm c~rcles~ness :it. th~ firincr point while the di c was up and the tmp m the Lntt root opC'n,or from ''cross-finng on the wron~ target. 'rhe S) ,,tem of marking was tlut known ns "Iiiils," Ly means of discs. I rf't!nrd it by nll odds tho mo:st accurate and satisfa,·tory. Jn no ~ase \\:as. I ahlc to <l t ct an~· l'ITOr in tht• mnrkiiw. The c.1se of tht· lnw:h in rear of the thsr. pomtm~ unt c ch shot ''Lile ns the smne time c-its exact position nnd Yulue is inrlicatecl, almost ent1rcly 0 u, in res ~rror and conduce much t-0 the accuracy of the shoot in!!.
n,- your 'permission I intro<lnce<l a new system of firing, l>y which each man firctl his fh eshO'ta cousecutively at each rnnge. A large saYing:of time. parti<'nlndyat tlw long r.mg1:,, \\, lhu effected. nnd some confusion obviated. In mhlition, inst111ction w.a: m1m: e~lccth ly imparted ns tho recruit fire<l his five shotr; in suc<'cssion. c1 r?rs of po 1.t1?1~ or .s.1g.h:· inn- '\ere more rcadil·; correcte1l, anJ tho marksman l1n<l then<•' antn{!e ol imng h1,, ino sh~ts ns much n.s posSlble under equal conditions uf wind, '!L:ither .• t:c. . . . .
I also adopted the plan of forming , the S<\t.iad.~ well m rMr .of the1~· respecll \"C ~r~11;:; points, making th? men ·'ground a~·ms,' and rct~re a few ]~aces hcl11lll~ ~l1cu· w_onp~m•," h~ch they La 1 no occasion to hanclle until called out m s11cce..,s10n t > th_n fu·111-? p~mt, at winch plnce tl10 access of any but the mnrksman an<l the scon•1· was stu·?tly forlmlden. Thc-;o p~n~1tio1lS pro,·ent the po:;sibility of any such larnr ntalilc .t• eulcnt as occnrrecl at L:l
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. · i. tl sr. The linties devoh ing upon the Brigade Tnstructor of musketry, m ru 1 1t1011 o . 10,
l i l down in the cnm11 re•mlntions were !lB follows. (I) To snpcriutc;IHl tho collect1on of .
0 · · "t' ('1) '1' select mat rials reqUired for tho ranges and the 11ln<'mg of tlw tnrgeis m post 10n. - o ,
' . f h . 1 . (3) 'lo and org nize a taff of efficient markers, and arrnngo tho di tut! o t mr 1 ut1cs. rran<•e the "enernl and daily •letail. ( 4) To rcceivo tho Ynl"ious corps as tlicy c:uno upon tho
o o . . . • l 'ti fi . f ·eturn~ um! g roun I f. rm them into qu d furnish the othce1-s m l'onunnm '~ l 1 1>1 ms o I · •
' · · ' · h f k' (-) 'J' nrrnnge the j n1 t th m rn t 1 • r u , and also rn t c system o mar mg. <> o · . . 1 d t il o"' e ch c mp 111) n1 l fURll nt tho Ynrious rnnges. (G) 'l'o collect nnd e.xnmme '\1 l 1
c: 1 th· r turns lumdcd in. (i) Toeopy tJ1e same fairly. {8) 'l'o analyze the scores, clnn
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IL'i?e~tnin tho l1ighcst, nnrl. finaJly mnko up therefrom the camp abstract. and report co ltunutg, run<mgst other tl11n33, thr• company nnd battalion figure of merit.
_l_fo1m1l i~ ue.cessa~y t-0 1crn11in co11t~11uo11 ly on tliogrou11cl fro1115.30 a m.,to G.30p , the fmng contmumg without any cMsnt1011 each clay during thir~n hours. '.l'he mal. · 1 • 11p of the mt.nrus and a.'18tmct, h·l\"e iuvoh·ct! O\er n. wook's continuo ts l 1hor in h,·eaking up of tlw cnrnp.
The l1iglteist 1igure of merit obtainn<l by tl10 Yarious lm.ttn!ions is luw. Tim l 1
nurnhN· of 1vcruits who lire la rittc for thP. first tim ·in their liv1•-; on this occasion n. 1d tl ' JH'u\•alcnco of w1 ather extn:nnch· unf1n·omlJlo to accurnte shootinrr will in f>:trt accom
j • I . 'r ,.. • "' , ' or t ur;. v e1·y 1cw conntrv r:inrres nro to 110 found ovnr 500 or <.n-en .j.0(1 Yards in le•1n Ji
whid1 will form an a1!1litio;ial reason for tho very low average at GOO yimls. ' l ~omul that .n. very hrge proportion of tho officers in cb:u·gc ofsqun I , w r l L
plct~ly I~11om~1L of cnm the first prirwiple.<i of muskct1·y inc;truction, Ute formation of qu'l l , fi\:0~·111g, 111arkm!f a.n 1 othnr.' details of tar~ t practice. Those comp:mic.11 in n:ich hat 110 1
winch h:l\P 0Ltame1l tho l11ghost figure ot' rnerit, will nlruost invarinhly be found und · ihe co!llrn•mtl of ofiiccrs who ta~-e an inte1-est in rit1e practice and are aLlo to instruct th · men .
T~tc wh~le end nr.111 air? of nil niilitary drill and discipline is to enaL!e tl;e soldil'r to 11s ' w 1t!1 skill n1~1l 111tell1genc' the weapon witl1 which he tight<;, so ns to render it d •3trnct1.ve n'> p'1~s~J,Ie to the enemy. To place n riHe in the hands of a recruit "ho h 110 prcnou'! tl'ammg,mul send him out for ball practice, 1 bc•rinnint? a the wron e11d. There i~ no more important or necessary feature in the tminin!r cof our Militia th. n th fact tha~ <'.ach m:in, to a cert.'lin extent, should become familiar witlr the weapon upoa "hi h he has, m ru:t1rnl war~fare, to depen 1. Tiu.: 1-ecruit 1•\ en li:is leame1l souwthing. ll' en if l scores all nnsses fur ln>i fifreen shots, he has to that extent b~omo familiar wiLh it. 1'h • cxpen1liture of the annual allowance is insnretl, instentl uf the latter bein~ fire1i uwuy, often the caso by a few crack shots in each corp<:. Homethin!.;' fort her, howc\'er. is nee nry t~ be done in order more fully to carry out tho ol(ject in view, arnl render this anuunl }1,mctt.ce of mor'C practi~,tl Yalue. nntl the sequc•nce of formur in~trnction nn<l Jll"pnrntion. lo ~Ins e1ul each l.:~tt;thon sl10uld l11wc it<; own mn-;ketry instrurtor, who l'Oulrl put hi; re~rnwn~ through ;;omc sort uf tr:ii11h1g, an1l a fiord it ~ome instruction hefo:-c it put'> in it 1tppcnra11cc at the hntt.s.
To supply a competent stall of such oliiccrs. the fonnn•ion of n i;chool of mu ·etn· ii:; nc ·es<>·~~·y, nnti conl1l be ea.sily efft.lCteil thI"uugh tllf' rnachinery of tho 111ilit.:11y school.· If a s1unll ammnl allownnce "ere ~l'l.dc to l'ach unttalion mnsketn· instructor, offi~rs woul l ~p1ickl.~· b ·found '1 ho \\"Oniel gra<l11·1t•' nt ~ucl1 school : eYen ns it.is. much coul I be rlo e b • 11n1~nrt111~ some knowlccl~ of po-<ition drill, kc .. to the militnry !' hool ,:acl , nntl ta~mg th~'nt 01~t for actual taI"..!et practice. ,,\ greater nmonut of knowlecl.!c amo111; the 01licl'!-;; 'nil qmckh· raise the fi~ni·e of llll!rit n1nonrr tire men. The..;e hnttnlion mu ketn· i11s.tl'll_cto1·,,. '\ 01.tltl ·form most va!nablo nirl t-0 th; Hriga le ",fu,kctry Instructor, nud b) 1·ch<'\ Ill~ l11m iron1 attentiou to many details. wou!tl t'Jmule him to .. i,·e "rca er atkntio 1 to the mo1·c import-tut of his <h1ti~s." .~ "
1~nlil somt.' snch sy,.,tcm be or~:i.11i;;ed which woul<l fumish tho cln;.s of officers in lir:.1to 1, it wonl_cl bo. a gr~'at n1lrnutn!:'e if tho Briga1le )luskctry Instruct-Or h·1 l a;,-.ignc I t lt11n tlll'"e or 10111· rntt•lligcnt no1H·ommissioned otli..:crs to al't n,., :;crgeant-instructors :i.t ea h l'llll.'<" , 1~ wakh th" fo·ing, arHl to h' r1·~1w11sibl<• that the ordcri of the commaurling ofiil' r :Ll'I' 1 ·11·1w 1 •ml. J. fo11 •1d it, impos~i!ilt>, 1 \-(•n with the closest att~ntion. and in spit-0 of 111 .. \· c~n.tinu.tl J•l"OsL'nce on the grournl fnr thirt<>cn hon rs of each <ln:', to prc,·ent in nncc~ ot ]>WHtl\ o n<'glect 01· clisolPclienrc of my orders n111l instructions, :md I much folt th "n 1 t of some 1;1w h nssisiirnce.
For tho n ·n targ1>i, in u" • at <'"llllp ·h..;arn. the I 1t- t n11mb r ul r;Ji,,11] l bl• furniRhocl is fifteen, which "011 t nclud ·us t '" nt ii' c1. 1 ~e • r ll1"a sh ml1l h' fu nislw l \"th t.<.'nt or h:irm • uccomo l tion in .,e '-icinity if 11 ~ •• 11 nnd 1~1tio11. i .te: to th ...... ,;ep.tr.1tely. In Hifio .AS'ociRtion matche 'ho u 1mb r deemed 1tc rs '.lry i t"'O t c "leh hutt. with a rclio ·of L\\Q mo1'i'; tlti '\OnJ.I gi\ ~I int". l f
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c ch 1'I1r. nctnal
nmmtnition, form\ nr' on; squads shonl<l
comn 11ce th ir 1cr reg lution of
utcd Lo each 1·('gim nt, 011 the
I h:wc t,hro ho~or to I ',0 Sir,
Your oh('di n sen°£mt.
To Lieu .. (' l. D f 1 •
D , u \ 1dj1 an 0 c • l Milit:.1, 'l'oronto.
GEO. L }) \.ll'l'N"ELL, .Majol'.
'VEi.T11 n DrAr.\, during T g • p-nc•:c'"' nt C1mp ... il"'nn, .JunC', 18il. D ii.
... !l comp:i.ni 3 G.O.U. ... ,,\
J ne t!. .............. Vw ind ......... m. N'.W. p m.-N., s iff br z .
D co' of 1 ) i Uoy ta ..... ,Yc h r .... Cl u ly, cl ring up to\\ r<lM C'\" ning; le , ghrc i n. er d y fo · 1 till''; much cool r.
l 11! 9 !. ............. 'Vin l.. ....... m.-cal n. p.m.-lir ht br zc f om N. T :w.
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l 2lh York. ing sultry, and great glare. ' No. lOco., 10th Hoyuls} WCJ.thcr .... Cloudy lllld c:ilm in tl1e forenoon; p.m.-urigl1t · C\Cn-
Go\·. Ocu.13o ly Gunr<l.
Jww 1 O.clt ............ \\Tinrl. ...... n m. high "incl irom "'· p.m.-h If ::;nle.
5th, llh, 8th nud 1 ::?th ... \\° catl1c1· .... C'lottrl), Yiol nt thunder show 1· in th pm. 'J'nr-1 nth... g ts con t:.11tly blov. n over. c .d p c :ieo nt
Yo1k ll'!Uadron......... ... 3.1.J p.w.
June I:'!tlt ...... ...... ,Vi1vl. .. ..... n.111.- l .. 1. k · l f "T ..l ti r u '1 \HIH l'Olll .;.~. uOW'll ·c nmg .
p. rn. <i, 7, n11d St11. J!ltl1 ..... \Ye1th(',· .... Clo111ly nt t'1:i "· I> t {hy yet fhooting much im-.All. :3Uth.. ... pro'' d .
.Tn111? 13th ............ \Vincl ........ IIi~h from the \Vest nll 1lay. 7 companies 31th ......... \V 1.:11ther .... Clear n111l r.old ; not so good n <lay aa on l :!th. 3 troops Cn,·nlry on 1 ~th
.Tune 1 itlt ........ . ... \Yind .. . ..... T.ight. from -T·"°· No. 4 ccmpany, 31th .... \ Veather .... Cloudy. ~l10w<'ry tow:ml,; p.m. .:\. fa,·011111hlo dny.
June 15th .... ..... .. . \Vind . ....... :i..m.-lightJrom N. W'. p.m.- .. E.
37th ........................ \VcatllC'r .... Ole.'lr; n Yory farnumhlo day .
.Juno I Gth .. ... .. ..... \Vind ..... ... Light, from :N.~ ~.E. 38th . ... .. ...... .. ...... .. .. \Yeathcr .... :Fi11t'. Rlight hnze during most of tho day ; othcr-
wi,,c clt'·1r. Yt'l'Y fayomn!.>lt' .
.T111ie 17tli ......... ... \Yirnl .... . ... South. or II}' tl10 mug<.'. Hth ............ .... .... .. .. \V cnther .... Y('ry l-limilnr to pn .. '<'e1ling day. l'n' omulc. 0asuals, 2rnl and 10th,
nnd Cavafry ........... .
.lune 1 !:ltlt ............ "'iud ., ...... Brisk. from "T· Cas11AIR ()f remnining\·rcatllC'r .... Uright nm! clear. A fa,·orniilo <lay.
corps .. . . . ....... .. .... .. .
J\IF~10.-The r:mgo is assumed to bo North n.rnl ~oulh ;.tho lnrgels facing f:outh, n11cl the firing parties North.
G CO. II. D..1\ TI'fXELL, )fajor, Tit;Ii,'lldO ~J. l.
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-i\IIl,11' ~HY DI:-. TI I l'. X "· 3.
K1xa rox, October 11th, 1 Sil. "" IR -In for"· rdini? mv Annu \1 Iuspec ion l~ 'tnrns for th' yc:i.r ontling :\tJth .Jun",
1 72, [ im, th honor to r p rt tl1 t tho quota authorized to go into Ua111p in .\Iilitary DtStrict ... o. 3, '\ , :?,50:> m 11, :i.nd in compli1:1ce with Gt·u ·ml Ord •r ->th 'i'hy. l~i l, th folio'' in, corp,,\ nt into Bri0 ·1 I I '\Ill 1 at ring t'> l 0.1 th\) '.!!st .Juuc, nntl t•Cl'for111e1l th ir ixt n th) drill.
... .fS "' In <'11mp. \ 1:lual ~treJ1 th. 1
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. . f."g-] i .; ... !'.! i:: -..:> ~ " ~ ::,, ~ ~8,g :J ~ ~
I~ .-; ~ ..... ;..., 6 ,..... ;::
X rthnmbcrbnd :ind Darh!lm Sqnndron •...•... ~~ -;~-l~l~ --G-1-l-l-,~ ~ Fronten Sqlllldrou ................ . ........•.... ]0 110 1:?1 ••••• ··j lU 110 114 ~inh~ 1~ J .1eld JJattcry ........... · · · · · · · · · • · · · • · · • · .,~ 72 · · · · · · _;i ..,~ I .. ~~ ti~ ll•.h.uattal1 n ••...•.....•..........................• :;, 2.;,~.~ .· .. ·.·.··1 t~~ I 3-~ ~~,',; ~I .. ,, ······················ ............ ... ......
~~~ :: : : : : : : . : : : : : : : : . : : . : . : : .. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : I ~~ ~~ : : : : : : ... ~ ~j ~Ji 1 -titb ., . . .. .. . . . .. . • . . . . • • . . ••. . . . . .. . . . . . .. '.!!J ~:it r.1 I :!:!
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4ftfh ,, . . . . . . . • . • . • • • . . • . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ~:; 24'1 . . . . . . . . ~O ~S~l !'i 57th .. . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . :!Ii :!iii :;.i I :.!4 I :?iti 5
I 1 :!iJ.J 12w2 310 The 14'h Hat alion join I the Ilri;;ade nt drill onl HI I 114 .....
Tul!Hdny nnd Wcdnt>Sdny. 27th nail~ th .June.··· · .. · 18 I 16:! J · · · · · · j I J
----Tho duties in ca111p wore carried on in accorclance with the general order, 5th ~fay,
l ... ; I, the mornint: an l 10 o'clock drills of corps under cor111na1ul of their respµctive officer::;, and a hrignde parade C\'ery nftemoon at 3 o'clo1:k, untfor the com111:rn1l of the officer commanding the ca•np. when t11e.whole forl!c mnrche•l to Ihrriefiel1l Common and went through a brigade field day of about two hours <lnration.
On tho ~Gth .Tune, the camp was Yisitecl Ly the Adjnt:mt C:ennal of .Militia, who mustered the whole of tho ofiice1 , men, and hor:;es in camp, and on that afternoon arnl the two following, tl10 brignde was inspecte l by l1im, when fifte"n 1·01111tl'> of bh11k c.a.rtrid~o per man, and twenty rounds per fidd !!Un were fire•<!.
On the compl ·tion of the inspection. he called the comm'LlH)ing officers to the front nnd expresi ed him elf a...ci much pl · 1sed with tho app<>aranco and nfiicicncy of tlw scvrral e-0rps composing Ute briga,le; h<' also i SU<'d a crm1pli111entary ordi·r to the brigade.
Th two squ:ulron.ci of cavalry \\"ere formed into a provisional n•gi1 11f·11t ullller the command of J,t. ( 'ol. Boulton, tlw seuior ofii1:er, and worked vny wpll togl'ther.
All the corps in camp (<'xccpt tho cavalry) went thro11!!h ilu•ir hrget prai.:ticc, and at the last brignde pnra<le r pre ntccl tl10 lll<Jlley pri7."S to tho hcsL shot in P:~c ·h h:cLt:Llion ttll<l comp:lll), amounting to $305, and a 1><1.dge to tho hcsb shot in e:wh lmttalion, company La lg Jiad not b n n; •ived.
E ch corps h s a 1ooc1 l):tnd, T <letnil"d two of thetn to play in camp cvt•ry aftcmooa from 4 to G o'clock, tlwy were al o pra<'ticc<l tog(•thcr as a l1rigade h:mcl, an. I playP1l the brigade past at tho in pcctiou.
'l h nnn , nccout."cmcnlci, 1 uu clothing of all corp$ wr>re in goo•l or.lcr, except the clothing of the c.·n airy which "as v:om out.
The condu t of th m n in camp was ''<'ry good, no "Ompfoints were nm I~ to 11w hy con m ncUntt office , nor by tho ch ii nuthoritiea of tho city of Kingston.
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The uu<lcr-mrmtiuncd gan·i on battcri 3 of ~rtillery wc.nt in:O l<'ort Heurv at Ki1wston, on tho tth September. nnd performed t~t<'lr annunl :lnl_l of ~1ght dn) unde~ tho comm:md uf Lieut. Col. Fr••nch, In pector of Artillery and \\ a.rhke , tol'<'3.
( '<1111'8.
Act 1 Stren :th. In }'art.
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---- -- ------- -Garri on Hatterv Trenton, •... . ........... •. · · • · · • · · · · · · · · · • · · · · · 1 3 ;.r, I·••· · · · · 3 I {iv
<lo ·' Xapnll<u ................. . ........... •· ........ · :: :lG l!* 3 3!1 clo ('obour-.;. . • ...•... • ..• ' •...•.••... • •. • • .. ' •... • :: I 4i 8 .~ 4 • tlu .Port Hope.................... • . . . • .• • . . . • • . . . . . . 1 4i 8 1 4i
To~ .•••..... 110 I~ -as-w l~ They were muste1·e1l hv mo on the Gth; tren.:th us above stated. The;·<· was also a can;p at ( 'obour, on the 12th ~ptember, "here tho unden11en
tio1w1l corps pel'formeJ ci~ht days drill in nccordnn".le \Yitl1 the general order 4th Augu t, lt>il.
Conr!I.
11.ctual Strength.
I Nap:mee Troup Ca,•alry ....... . ................... ~~=-.-1~1--9---!-,---;--;-45th Battalion : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . • • . :.'9 ~ I Sli 2(; 2 r:l Ci
Nh "" . . . . .... ;.~~;:::::::.1+ :: L'~~ ~1-~h ~ The c:unp Wfi.<; iuspccte1l uy the .Adjut..'l.nt..~~ener.1~ on the :!1st ~eptcmbcr, \\hen t.11~
wa-; a l1riga1le tieltl d1iy, tho rnen b ing prov-Hlo I "1th .ten rounds of bla1~k amn~umtion per man. The infantry complete<! their t.-1.rget prncuco; nml nfte1~ t11t> 10 pecb?n, tho ~\djutnnt-Gem:rul prrseutcd tho prizes and bndgr to the he~t shot:; m C.'lch bnttahon and company, . . .
'l'hl· camp hroke up on t.ho e,·l'11~g. of. the 111s1:ect1on. . , " r.
'flrn hest shooting corp:> m tho ch t1"1ct 1s tho 4~th b:ittnhon. l'. of _,f. 14.a3. '!'he he~t. shootin~' compaiff is X o. I of tl10 48th battalion. ' l'lw best i,hot in the di tri~t is <.'\)rp. Frod. IIoblm, ~ "o. 1 Company, 4fith butfalion.
.X o. l Company, :.! 3 4 5 6
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J.l t/1 llattaliou. Figure <!f Jf crit. Be~t hot iu tho Hatfalion.
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15th Battalion. Pigm·c oj ..ilcril, 8. i L
JJcst shot in the B.1tt Lliou, l'. D. Bolnapp.
F . .M. _,,. o. 1 Co1npnuy ............... .............. . l)rivnto .T. Beckett, 8.7:! No.~ ,. . ........................... . . ,, I>. Hehmpp, 11.1 G ~"o. 3 N"o. 4 J..-0. :> No. 6
,, ,J. Shaw, i. 4 ., \\T. J uhnson, ~.5;)
" ,, Drum l\l1jor 8t:mgcr, 11.15 1>1frntc ll. llf iug, 4.50
l6t/, /Jattalio.1. Pig.mJ of H cril1 13. 5.
Best shot in the lhttalion, St:1jennt N. O:;tr:mder.
No. I Company ............. . .... . . . .. . . . . . . . No. ~ ,, ............................. . .r -o. 3 .................... . ........ . • TQ. 4
I'
No. J ,. No. 6 ., No. 7
" ... ·o. 8 .,
Private R. Gillispie, ,, B. Palin,
Sc1jcant .A. :\Iursh, ,, • - . O:;t1~m<ler1
Prirnte \Y. :Miller, ., l>. Cam po,
D . .l\1 i11:1i~, ,, A. lf:u t,
40!/1 naitu.lion. Fi:JUre of J/, rit, l ~- 7 4.
Uost shot in the l~attalion, Sc1jennt E. Nix.
No. 1 Comp:my ..... . ............. . ... . ..... . No.::! ,, ............................. . No. :l ,, ...•......................... . No. 4 ,, ............................. .
'T .... CJ. 5
" TQ, G ,, •:r ....... o. j
... ·o. 8 " No. !) .,
Prirntc J. :McNutt, Corporal Irwin, P1·i vatc 'f. Ogilvie, Se1jcant K Nix, l'rivatc E. Yeaman, Corpornl \\·.Peck, l'rini.to \V. Fo" ler,
,, H. D0p ·y, ,, ,J. \Yright,
MW~ f}aitalion. Figure of Nerit, 11.:37.
Best shot in the Battalion, Corporal Fred. lfohhs.
No. 1 Company ........... . ................ .. .._TO. 2 11 ••••••••••••••••••••••• •• •• ·•·
No. !3 ,, fo. 1
·" No. 5 " ·o. G " No. 7 .,
Corporal l•'rcd Hobbs, l'riHttc \Y. fisher,
,, \ 1l. Sn11dcrs1
( 'orpo111l .A. Ekligc, l'livato S. Elle1·y,
,, 1'. \Villi,u1111, Uo11>ornl T. IJe\ er,
F . .ll.
] 2.02 12.00 13.:lG i:>.34 13.0G 10,05 1 Ull 1:-5.10
r . .lt. 9.83 G.33
13. 90 20.96 11.0!l 13.G! 14.13 10.85 13.!J5
F. ?·l.
lG.2:] 10.51
!l. 7:; .·.~3
10.l::iU l '.?.91 10.V!
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Mit/1 /J11tt clio1 . Figure 1f Jf, rit, l 0.1 ~.
n t
.._,.o. 2 Co1npany ............................. . No. 3 ,, ........................... . J\o. 4 ,, ............................ . No . . , :i ............................. . No. G ,, ............................ .. :N°IJ. 7
" 17 tli Battali 1 • ry lr o.f If, I it, 11.03.
Bc>st shot in tl10 Batu lion, s 1jc>m1'" .T. lhilliC'.
J. ·o. 1 Con1pn11y ............................. . No. :! ,, ............................ . ~\o. ;J ............................. . No. ·1 ,, .. ........................... . No.:; No. G No. 7
II
II
Prirnt<' .J. ~I oou r. ( '01 po1 I r. Lyo , P1 i mt \ \'. D 1 vli;,
, Al>bott, Serjc. nt .I. Ihillie, P1i' ate C. Dtn·ic:.
., \\-. A :;el-.ton,
18t/1 Batt11lio11. l'igu1· n.i Jferit.
Best shot i11 the Butlnlio11, Primte R Peri~-.
}. !.
13.3, 12.G6 l.J.!>7 l l.32 23.30 l IJ.71 11.30
r. ll. "!<\o. 1 Comrany .............................. se1jcant J. Lo\Sl, :!4.01 No. '.? 11 ............... ............... Pri\ate H. l\lilli~nn, .iO Ko. 3 :. ............................. ~erj~nt 0. Humph1ies. Ll.!lO :So. 1 ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . ... . . . . ... PJfrat • \\'. Ulen. 16.:!~ X o. 5 ,, . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . ... l '0111ornl .Ame~. lJ.00 No. 6 ., ............................. P1fr.1tc It. Pe1Ty, 14.u:?
!9th Battalion. l'igl•re q.f Jfei·it. l:l,41i.
Best shot in the n.ittalion. Primtc E. J 01111 on.
}".M.
:'.\ n. 1 Comp:i1n-............ ... .. .. .. . .. .• ...crje:int D. Cunnini?lmm. 13.3G \o ~ .. ·.......................... ,, Dru11, 12.10 \ o. ;3 ., .......... ..... ............ Prh, t • S. '1'1 ell 1 'Ai ::So. 4 ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., K .J olm:-.011, l l. is "\o. 5 ... . .. .................. ... ]~ .• •Ic'fagg:u·t 1~.63
5 itli 1Jattalio11. Fiyurc of Jlfcrit, 10.3-.
Best shot in the l' ttnlion, , rje nt G. H. Leslie.
:N . 1 "' m11n.n~ .......................... . ~o. !:! ......................... .
n ... o. ,) ... :ro. 1 Ko. J ... ~n. G t-:J
" ., l :?.:14
,l.3:!
l ~
'1'11. 11 . rnndC1 by thC' troo1 sin the i;ixtcf111 1la\ camp ' as ,·cry sutisfoctorr, anil l1oul_ I, 1f Jo 1L1c In continu d ) • rl). hut th' l'ight 11 ) cnmp is obj<'ctionnl, ns there i
too h ti • tim · to ti 'ote to in ti u tiou in di ill nu I 1 if' pr. die•, to he of l'<'.nl value t~ tho' oh nt r.
l don t think that<' ip c:.n Lt k1'pt up to tlw:r .t. 11!i l11J nt b) the jll'csc11t snil'm of 'olm rin". I beli H: the time lin arri\ tl ,.hen th• b:i.Jlot 111n L he rci;orlc1l.t-0 to fill up. '
'l h • \\}1olc of th!' men "ere repo1 tee! &o11a .Ii.le lb 111e111h·1~ of' t·v1·ps. 'L'hcrn wcrn a t!OOC~ m ny bd from tlftcu1 _yi;:ir,, old." lw woultl I c peri'c 'tly 11selc•1s if or1lrn'd on nethc sen ICC', L:1 n~ ·npti ins nre unxious to h:we t Ill ir conwnnic:-. as SLJ·ong as po:-;~ililc nt the :umunl dri I. tlwy \nk1 rne>n tint would not lie ncu•pt<•tl "1" 01 the· b.1llot in force.
l h:n<' not h <'n nb)P to n~cctt .• in from com111:\111li11~ t 1iicl'1,, lhc prohnlilc 11111111.>er of men ''hu ''ill tnkc tli. ir di. c11nrgc liefor<' Jl<':d :mm.al clrill, bnt from all I ean learn the numbf'r "ill h lnrl:>c. tl1is is a.~ it ought to he, tlll'r · ~houltl he new 111e11 at each 'new enrolment.
'1'11. di.,,b ict paymn tf'r nttcndetl in !10th cnrnps, arnl p::irl all tlic corps b.:fore thev left for hon ·. •
'1111'.rc will b~ no tlillicult • in horsin!.: the Kin~slon li'icld Ibttcry, it is composed o fo1 mers 111 th ne1ehl ourhood. nnd tlw~ hrin~ tl1eir own l101'1>cs.
The _\.cJjut:mt b"nernl vf ·'lilitin. Uttnwa.
ha' c tl.1' houor tn he, ~ir,
Your most 011 ·client scrnmt,
ALEX. PATIERSOX, Licut.-Colonel. Actin.~ D. A. General of :.\Iilitia,
:.\J ilitnry District, :X o. 3.
• 1 f lh D1ockville an 1 Ul.lawa It 1ih-:ny, JI. ALhott,
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J.:•11-i co11vey<'<l (thi11 hein~ the 11econ1l time), nll volunteers to nud from P rtb frc , nml tl11' r~>rpomtion of that town in n lik{' lioe>r:l 111nm er, prm id I .JI with o. 11 nti 1 climwr. 'l'hc men "c·rc vc!l Ii Jrn.v" l, nn I ill r 11111 ·.d t:> th ·ir l1om \\ itho 1 1 1 I 1
Now that t11• 111mu ii drill nr p rform I in n·np, I <p1r tion th propri t) f h these p riodical 11111.<;t rs. wliich one iilo; muc 1 Jul, 1r 011 tie compan olli 1 , h lllL'n, 1111d results iu but little, if anj. henetit.
On the l Hh .Jun', I ins1' ctf!tl the PPmhroke lnf:mtn· (' rup::my, (' p• in D 1 which parad~d two oi'ficers 111111 :is non-cornmis~ionc 1 uffi('(trs ncl r 1. Tl ncc·outrcmont ·, clothin,!{ and ot,her E>'Ore v or ci• an ancl in !!<JOO n l"ti n. Si nplo hat talion 1110\·e11w11ls 1tt111 company drill \\"Pro wr·ll execnt J. 'I hi skirmi .. hir • nu firing could 11ot wl'll bi• 1·xcc·llerl. 'l'ho efJir·c1"l! am Pfficicm awl z1•:\lc111 •
On the 20th .Ju1w, T iwip ct~l tho whol•• of tho force at <>ttnw:i. Tito H lei B1ttery, C'<Lj·bin l-'01·.,ylh, hail just cc,mpl ·t ·I th•' n1m11 ii drill, anti 1• 11.1 led : s ui;•11l lllO t. er litahly, Hm11hr·rii1g :l otlh:• 1·s .. i I 11on-cou1missio11ed ofl:iccrs. j!llllllCl'S md dn\••r:, nwl ~!) horses, those horses are '.!C 1crally owned by the dri\ cm. "ho are faru1• 1i; in t 1c vidnity of Otl:\I\ a, arnl arc the ordinary work h11rses of th.-. coumry.
Thi· 1lrill consiste•l of the usnal fi ·11 li11 t<'• y mo\ m nL!, '' ith f rin , \\ I ing n<l trottin, past, all of vhich C'l"I'.' s111n1tly au I wvll <'X cu I.
TIJI' Ottawn. Bri_ 1 I of ('.111·i on ~\rtill t\• J.i ut. I. F rr rs and :.! tC 11 lll <:onmds-·one I ff(' :1.1 J • 11 n 1 • ti i of llllll, n.wl, ha\ing :! ·tee! up to thi 1m 111 • l II.) li,,;ht iuforitry drill' ry fair!.).
'flw iJ'lud 1 f a'1ou :.!6 pe1 form 11:; tu w iTa11t the :,p'·ed~ i.cq11i1iu ti t 1 •
X os. 3 and 5 batti;rie.., ot' thi~ ur1!.!a I• h·in..: c Jrp·,, h·Ld, iu l'<•mpli Ill e with gcne>rnl orders, l>een encamped for ei~ht tlup 011 Major's Hill, tlnrin!.'. ,..,.J1icl1 p riod. l1ig gun chill hacl been carried on at the drill l:ihc I. The tonnc1· 11u111l,.,.1·l'<l 1 wu officers nwl 34 non-com111is~ioned officer8 :m<l men. nud the laltet· three otlicl'r". a111l .i:! nono{'0111rnissio11cd ofliccrs and men. ·
'!'he Ottawn. Hi fie Company parthlr.11 :~ oilict>rs aiul 3tl non-com111ir.:-.ion1 11 ofiiccrs nwl lflE'n, and pe1·for11rnclthe us1wl rifle company lllO\'t•111enlo.: crt•ditalily and e!liciently.
Tlw Ci,·il ~er•; ice Ritlc Comp.in:,< 'apt.nin Whit(!, e,ompos{'(l e.xcln inJI) of cmploy61 of thr- go\ e>rnment, pa;:adoil ;) utliet·h :uul :I:? 11on-co111111i"si1H1ed o!lic h nnJ men. Arm~ :md clothing clean nnd ~0011, 110 accoutl'e111C'11t.~ i11 po,,..,c, ,ion cXN'pt ,~·:ii. t licll'-, fro:rs :u1d small pouchc:s, which are uf poor 1p1nlity. l\l 11ch improve1l in <lrill duriu:.; the ycar, mnnual :mtl lirin~ exercise>::;, company d1 ill :m<l nkirmishino; 'cry fnirly executed.
In the cwnt of the 01xlinan· force h in~ all call ti rnrny from the dt,· 011 frontier service, ns on seYeral previous oeca.«ious. the '.llue of this co;npau~· would then ho np1 ~-1 m1t. The p.·otcction of the pulilic Luildi110., nncl city 1 ropc!·t~· woulcl ·ol ly <le' ohc upon the111. consequently I \'."'Oniel .,u~~cst tlw issue of the complete eq11ipm0 11t, nud such n urngc:ment ns ~o Cll>;nrc n full comp.'lny of 53.
The ann>;, :.1ccoutrc111ents, aud ot11cr :;tore of th "hole of th o ht r ih k1'pt in c11n.rgo of :~resident cm·etakc·1·. ni '" ns n rule, to I l' fonrnl cl nn :.11d i; tiuu, which. O\'. ing to the leaky roof, iHI 01 en condition of th~ amwri . c11tuil labor on thl' l':1rctak1:r, m11l :-;unwtimt"" uot'' itlistnndi110 l1i~ care and a«<1id11ity, it h \\ ith clitlic11lty the arms nrc pre"~n ul from rnst :u11l tlcteri01.\lion.
'.I'ht• i11s11flieie11c\· 01' the",, :\111101 ic,, as well ns the <ll'ill . hc11. ·11-c such n to " ll rout 111,v calling) 0111· ntk1~t ion t!h rcto.
In '"i111ling11p tht• opr-mtions ofth<' ~c.r !.'1Hlin!!: :10th .Inn•'. th<.' "ho\ of Hie d1ill pa,\·, nllow:mc,·~ for tl1·ill ins!r11ttio11. c.111• of nnns. ,h: .. we1"t• prompt]\' p.1id, co1 l'<}U 1tly there m-c :w l'Ot11plai11ts frc111 :Ill) 1.1rt of the district.
I now beg le .. \'C lo <'o:nmu1cc my repl:li for the prc..-.ent )·ear. n reqt1iro l l) ) our instruct ions.
l. The quota for tJij,, di"trict. assho\\ll 011 png1 17, Jn...,L~cn1:- l"CJlOrt,.i 3,0G4 o ic 1 :11111 111<'11. net 11nl •111ot1• or uo111i11al sh •1!!tl1 n nuthur! ~ by th•• numh\•1 of co 1 n 1 ir.ed1
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< lt '' ,\ fi, lei Bntre1 ' Olln\\n Brig.l le lfar;.i-..011 .\ nilkry C: .mnnoq uc l ~ ttcry I 1oquoi:s 1 ~th Bnttaliou tlst t 2ucl 131 I
nGth J~tlt
,, . ,
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Total
liG
Cnckr our prl::.ent 'olunker ,,y,.,tem. I fear iltis lnrgc 1leficic•11cy e;;nnot be mn<le up in the loc'.lli•ie,,' lwrc companie-; ure now Ol'!!ltniztil. Tl1f•n• Lt•in~ hut a i;m:tll percentage of the popul tion '' lto "ill. throu!!h th Jon• of thP "orvieo or patrioti:rn. 'olunbwily sene, mnny of' hom 1 11• t kin!! clisclt. l'l.!<'S on completion of their rcsprcti ,·c terms; and, although we ha\ c m 111\ in the i mkfi '' lio h we sen eil from six to twt:l vc n•ar!'. there is no clisgui-.in~ the fad. that ea h uccec ling year shows the force to li~ co111p0se<l of a larger proportion of the t!t>nting populntil•ll or inclifforent citiz<>n, who arc sPldom present at more thnu on nnmml I eriod of <11·ill; while the mt•n "ho have n stake in the country ref·nin from voluntcc1ing them lves. an•l frc<1ncntly clisconrngf' other,; from doing so.
In me counti , nrh ns Pre~cott for instance, the volnnt,..cr clement seems to have ecome cxlum tc 1, nn I cap• ins find w much ilifiiculty in recniit.in'?, that, they think the
Jabor too 1ea to undertake to ma0 nhin their c:ompauies pm ely hy the 'oluutnry system. Had th· b 1llot uot bePn a. hoc:tted, I ha\'c no doul;t tht• fow• could hiwe l1een kept
up t-0 its I res nt clcfici nt numbel's 1,y the cxtrn exe1iio11sof tl1c captaias: lmt the frequent 1 ignations of th · offic 1 ho\\ • h <l ire b cscapl• o lul>orious n ta k. and many harn c n lu l d to I t tl cir c 1 ipaui • •o down. unless nuthor·izcd to fill vnc. ncies as tl1ey occur, 1 y I ortin, to the ball t. A1 i ..,. re tl1is ]>O\\ r givrn, l belie\· w]ur.tecrin!.( woukl be mo brisk th 11 at p 'C nt, as th hole popnlntion wonld feel inter tf'<l in encouraging the movement.
L The hooting firrme of merit of the corps in this district is : follo" ~,viz. : Disri t average 1 Ull. B t ho in district, S 'lJC,lllt William 1\lcI11ty1,., :So. 4, Company,
4 1 t B lt hon, 1\1 rri k\ ill , ore 51 r ci 1 •
·o. i Bntt 1y ... o. ~
Ottiwu J'ield J!attory.
C •nptnin J'ot'fi_\ t Ir. :-:crj•·ant IL <J. 'llillnr.
Ult wa !J,.i9a1l flm·ri n ,frt i/lc1·y.
1; •ut. C'ol ncl F01·1 e t.
, 'c1je:mt ,J no. , c;ott. ( 'orpoml .J ,\S, JI ugh .
r
No. ~ No.·! No. G :No. 6 Xo. i
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r;aw 1 oque But y.
Unptnm McKenzie, Gunner, .Tno. Jlaiskp.
fro'luoi Battery.
<'aptttin )[l'Don<ll, <:muter, '!'ho . Ht,.· 1 l.
'VJ::i:-i'I:H'l OF INFA~11n· Pmu·' \ J) lJ T ~JI TS l t 'om •
No. 1 Xo. 2 Xo. :3 Xo. ! No. 5 No. G
l Stk JJatt£1lion, Yankl kl.ill.
l.iPut .. Coloucl, Hig~nson. f'ommanclecl in camp hy 1\fojor Shieh.!~. . \, em.;e figure of l\ferit, 1 l.G4.
'VrxxEn or· BATTA! 10x I 11mrn.
f.:01jennt .r. 1foKerd1nr.
Company, 10.f!!l S •:icant J, Mdfohou. ,. . , " ,.
1:3..t7 S. l :3 13.~n 10.!'18 1:?.9';'
., G. Ligl1thnll. ·w. Humilt·m . \\'. )I oon , ..
Privnte J. Gor<lou. · Serjc:mt J. McY rchnr.
-l 1st Battalion.
Liout.-Coloncl Cole. Brocb;llc. .A' em~~ 1i!!Ure of Merit, 15.:.G.
\~ INN r. OF B \T'I'Al ION PRIZE.
Se.j :mt \Ym. Mclnt~ re.
No. 1 Compau. , 12.il Prirntc II. Fitz,.,immons. No. 2 j.~(). ~1
No. t No. 5 No. G .i. ... 0. ;
. , l l.3G J. Wilkinson . 13.2G .. R Gnrdinct-. :! l.30 S 1jeaut \Vm. Mcintyre. i ·1.30 l'l'iw1t.c .T. Wilson. Hl.2 l .. R. l3oale. Ott:twn Hitlo Oompa.ny. 10.70 'c1jrout ,J. I'ear-.ou.
4~11d JJcutalio 1.
Lieut. Coloncl Bncll, fl1'0Ck\ illc. .A n•1 1 <' li~m't' of ~lerit, 13.44 .
\\·ni'iEli or BATT.AI,10:;- Pmzt;. • 1:jeant .r. L.'l.nsknil.
-o. 1 Comp m5 , U.:l~ ;... :i nt H. J;(l khn\·t. _"'o. 2 ,, l:i.O:i ., .r. L'.ln !.:nil. Xo. 3 l~t:!9 .. A . :ir..r.eod. _ ·o. 4 15. 'l Pri\11.t{' .T. Youn!~. Xo. 5 ,, 12.::!~ Corporal\\'. Dixon. ~: o. G fl.9~ Pri,·ate ,J. Tomlinson. .Xo. i Pcmhrok~ Infantry Company,
1 :l. l ' Pri' at<i If. )fc( '·\he.
No. I No . .J Xo. 3 No. 4
• r: , (}, , I
Xo. tj
No. 7 Xo. ~ Xo. fl
J.iem.-Colonel lkarmnn. _\ verngo figure of ::\Ierit , l:J.!ll.
\\·1xxER OP lJATT.\J.ro~· I>mz··. Privat \\-. H.i.milt 11.
Company, 12.4 1>1 ivaoo R Griffin. 1 G.33 :-..; rj ant J. B ;.de. 13.11 Pri' atu \V". Howe .
,. 13.Go ,, J. G .• ult. ,. 8.ii 1
" w. Hamilton.
H 15,"0 ,, \V . . Fetherston. 14.20 ,, . \ . Collins . JG.Pl Corporal J. G. ( 'raitr. 1 t.50 ~e1:ieant .\. ~tcwart.
;.G11i !J!1lf<1lio11. Lis:1111· J.'ij/,.6, Pns·~off.
I.i1mt.-C'olonel ,J e!lsnp.
A \"t.'l'llZf' ti~nre of :.\forit, !'I. I !l.
\Y1:sxEn OF B.\TT.\LIO'i P nizE.
Corpornl .J, L:mdon.
No. I Company, • o. :!
1.:;s Bandsman P. G luglH!r. i.14 Serj£>ant ~I. B rue. (No ptize.}
- 2 - o. <> No. 4 No. 5 No. G No. i
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IJ.66 \.. Young. G.42 Private H. Lniug. -..1 ~ ,. D. Hartwell.
15.61 . 'erjeant n . .!:'. Chccolley. 14.92 00111011.ll .J. Landon.
59t/, "Starmout rtntl G'lcn~1arry,'' JJaftrili, n. Li ut.-Colonel Burgin, Oomwall. .Average Jignrcnf .!crit, S.!?J.
W'1:onm OF !3.\T'f.U,HJ'i P1uz1:.
• "erjcant ;J. C. Donglns.
• ·o. 1 <-Omp:my, G."'1 Private D. KorI"ign11. - • o. :.: ,, 7 .~!J ,, \\". ~. Keith.
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Xo. :1 " 8.GO ( '01·poml .J. Uarnlinrl.
J. To, 4 :• i.:10 Private .J. ~lcH011~nl I. . C), Ii 10.75
" No. i ,. , ' rjront .J. l\fcI>herson.
l~ ~st r lost .r. 1 •. l>ouglas.
'Tho wholo of the nlwni co111p:miPc; fir~l fifteen rounds per man. while in C.'lnlJl. 'l11e following which wrr,. 11n1lcr two-thi1-ds of their tl'C'ngtli. W• 1'<.'not entitlc1l 10 priz , ,;,. :
No. 4 'omp:my, llst. lhtlalion . • ·os. 1, 8 and ti l'ompauies, J3r•I Ratt.'llion. • ... o. 2 Companr, :iGth il Lttalion; :in<! ~ •os. L <i an 1 i Co111pa11ie."I !;9th Battalion.
The i1e.-.t shooting liatlalion in the 1listrict is tl1 · J t~t. 'l'hP b<.'8t i;hooting r.omp:m! i!I No. ·i, 4 lst )T cnickv illc.
5. ~o far as I conltl lc:tru, tho '\\holn of the 111c11 were "1'o11n jid,.'' 1mmhcrs of lhe iiovcral CJrps, lmt T ratlwr. nspert tl.nt mu11y '-:ere }'rC cnt who c ll:rm of s<:1 \ice lin1l PXpirccl, ancl 'vlto came out mrrcly to fill up tl1c companies.
6. It is qnito impossible to fom1 any estimate as to tho number of men who will clnim their cli~charge on romplction of their tJ11-cc y~ s r,·frc, somc of the C4plnins a 1y that nuno of their men will rc-enlii;t, others am! nearly all say, tliat n largo proportion will claim their 1li . .;cJurgc aft"r the co111pl1•tion of this year.
i. The nin" b:i.ttcrics of t!'trri3on artillen· from tl1i, district, went into l'vrts Henrv and}; lw.ml :t~ Kingston, an<l pcrformNl sixt-Oon clays clrill n..; artillery under 00111111n111l ,)f Licut.-Colonel FtPnch. In~p,,ctor of Artillery arnl " 'nrlikc • 't-0l 'C''-
Bein~ cng~~e<l with the hrig,uJe camp at Prescott at the time, J '"'lS unable to visil the artillery while performing their clrill.
On the 12th September, a hriga<le camp ofexerci~c wasfonncd RL Prescott, compo•cd of the following corps, which arc more fully <lctaile 1 in the huular inspection report here with enclosed, Yiz. :-
Ottawa Field Batt~ry, C'a11tai11 Forsyth. 1::3th Battalion, ..)fojor • hielcll!. 4:1st ,, LiPut.-Colonel Cole. 42ml ,, ,, Bnell. 43rd ,, ,. Rearmr.n. 56th ,, ,, ,J essnp. • 9th ., Ber!.._>i.n. Ottawn Rifle Company. Captain .Mowat. Pembroke Infantry Oom:mny, Capta.in Dickson.
The Ottawa Field Battery, four gnus ancl .'i.3 hors~ . with the Ottawa Ritlo Compnny as an escort, mr.rchecl from Otttrnn t-0 Prescott, a di ... t:mco of .:;~ mile.~. The: e corp., cnrril'd their 1mpplies. camp e<p1 ip:·~c. ::ml a111m1111itio11, an1l were properly cq11ippc1l for fidd sen·ice, and with the exception of 011c horse I t•ing ki{'ked while 011 tLc wny, the march w:v; 1~1fornwd without at·dclent, nll co111i11g into camp iu excelll•nt condition, the march occnp~ ing thrt:e .md a cpmrt< r 11 ) '· l'Xch1 ... in• of Snnda!, wl1ich w11.~ a day of icst.
The other corps wero all 111on cl h;.· wn~~on, mil !UHl ::.tc.unho. t. 0" iu~ to n change of timt' in t.Jw l'llllllill~ of the Uo,ltS On the ·pper Ottawa. the r cmbrokci ('omplll,Y \\llS
<lct.ninecl two dn.ys on th<' 1·oa1l <o:wh way. Thl' other corp~ all r<':U'lic-tl UH' C".nnp nwl w11l"t'
comfortalil~ 1mder cnnYas in good time on ihc day of le:wiu~ th..:ir htnd q1mrtcrs. 'I li1• nnmbcr of hours l'l'lJUirl!d to assemble the I rigadc is shown iu the n.ccoml'au~ iug tnl.ulnr r eport.
'l'l1c Ryi-tcm of >:i·d, en 11.1~ s drill in liri,!!n•le camps of <>xerci. c·. is mud1 to 1 n COin· 1umule11. The "ornlcr now h•ing thnt :in~ thing l'OHld hn' c been accornplM1ed in dgl1t dnys.
'l'h is hl'ing t lie fi l'SL ~ . r the 1ri • ", r. mt irned hy the' lcpart111c11t, tl1c ":u1t of J rop r ncalcs. nnd n usil ti r .. arr. ing nppli<'s ".t much fi•lt. I'he u in~ of lilnuke ior the co11\'l') flllce t f brc.ul from th· supply oflic rs' store i ' cry oltiectiouabl<', :md th ''enr m d tear thn!'> caused, will in a few )C:ll"li. c t tl1u gmcr111ncnt rno1t> than to prmiue uitabl~ l>nskcts or di IHJs for that purpo c.
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'l' o l l t nn l 12nd b::it lion hnve mnnngod to pro,·idc these nrtirlcs in a wry scnicenblc nnd ('Omp c form, the fonn r corps having addr.cl picks nnd sho,·els all of whid1 al'e store I '~ ith their resp ·th • qu i term~ tero.
D rinrr the encampm nt th g nernl or<ler;i of th 5th '\In.~· Inst, WN'c C;'l.rrie\l out with ns um h p1~i ion rs po ~ible.
1lw t u-g t nnd: rtillery pro fc wcrc kcpt up i •ttlnrJ_,., nod, with Y ry few exceptions in lce<l, th "hol of tho m n fii l thc allottc l . llo" nuc.,
T y m of ·' ing mon v p ·iz to the- best shots, Ju s resn ltecl mo~t beneficially, nnd oo Id the nnm r in ed, it \\ oul I further stimulate the mcn to acf1uire a. thorourrh knowled.;c of the rifle.
During the first th1 o ch) :s in <.'amp, O\\ in~ to the lnr~c number of recruits. I confined the drill to p1ncl, com1 :my, rmrl b ttalion. n.fter that J Imel one bri!_rarle drill daily, and the progress m de w. t:ntl) wonderful. \VJ1erc the officers were intelligent or cffi ient, th attalions were got int-0 brigade 100,·ement' without difficulty, in fact the cfficiei y of tbe force, mn) be cl termined by that of the officer~.
On chy during the p riod, I di\ idecl the bri~nd . sending two guns and three bnttali ns to occupy n stron~ po,ition amon~ some hills and bush about one ai~d a half mil , from the town. l'hu force under the r-0mmnnd of Lieut.-Coloncl .J e,,sup, monid off with proper ad\·nnce nnd ic::ir guards and took up tho po~itio11 . \Yith a similar force I moved out to the attack, my nchance '!Uard felt the c·nem,v's outlyin~ picket, the leading hattalion wns nt once extended in skirmbhin~ order, nrnl the troops were brought into action. manamvcrin!? ns in the pre.'-e11ce of an actual enemy. The firing, changes of position. flanking and d fence w re creditably performed. .1.\ftcr an engngenwnt of about two hours (the first brigade was out about five homs), the cease fire and a.s,,embly were sounded, when the whole formed together an l m:u·ched back to camp.
'l'his days proccc lings wcru '\\ itness"' 1 by a ln.r~c concourse of spectators, many of whom were from the neighbourin~ states. The last two days of the encampment being under your immediate command, it is perlinps unnecessary for me to more than allude to tho attack and <lefC'n<'c of Fort "r ellington.
The v-i it of His Ex llency the OoYcrner-Goueral nrnl suito, the Honorable the Minister of :.llilitio. nnd I> f; n ,the Honorable l\lcss1-s. JJ11nkiu, Aikin«, and a largo party of officers, In Ii and g ntl m n from 0 tawu anrl othe1· parts of tho Dominio~, n ld l much to the eclal of the camp .
.A ltl ou.;h the e11.rly p i of the <lay pron~ 1 " t, and interfcl'ed ,·ery mur:h with the rno' emcn of t11e troops, the pr. nee of so many 1listit1g11ishcd 'isitors, nnil the prescntntion of the priUlS for shooting lJy Lord LisJnr, his ubsequent addrus:; and levee, were highly appreri3too by the brig de.
Throughout th • encampm nt tho conduct of them •n was remarkably g()o.l, necessit:iti"lg b 1 ' ry littlo pnni hm 1 ~.
'f n ml d1 ati i 1 of t nr,.., ons rel tin~ to tlw in uffici• ncy of the me1li· •1 I the l Ii ' th qua ti y of th• ration, ar · m•ttcra 1·c p1irin,; att<:n·
t" on. 'I 1 rP.po i ' hi ·h ' r • fo1 \ .u d ·d n. :fi ·w ~lays since. will e pl in to ti
Alt himself '~ ith nffi i n c k I ~ i 1 1 11 h m y ft 1 ond dav, \\ ith few excep·
tions thi or r ' n di r / rdcd. cons 1uently after a ~Cl) rnrl v brcnkfi~t at l10111c. with perhaps the exception of ru1 npplP, a gla.ss of beer, or some other such useless article pro·
CUl'Clll Oil the 1·0.1d, they a • ll\JU1i11g \Ill ii tl1cir fit Ill l . I I I' \) I tit, ill ?rJer th tt t?dr hunger :night UO np1 001 CODSUtnOO th •rca r] I
rntion fo1· tho first ineal, thl.S causC'd the me scnix:it) for t\\O or Uu 1l \\ ,, '[ • • " tho grcnt cry for l~t tter, cau od much trouhl" nud in som ·instances nlm t" mutin). At
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ns the Jll'e>ss a.nu cit zens gen,.rnlly sympathi cd "ith the m!'n, their iu. rinnr.} brr10, an hoc.uno mnrh ma::iJ.ifiPd.
. lf ~lie i>erv~co is to . IJ(l rn,u]1• popular \\ ith tho people of the country, a m o lib< 1 1 l mtw11 \'>ill re<pure to l.10 1ss11cd, and T hcg le:n c fo sugg t the followin" '\ hicl1 \\ 1mld I think, meet the <lifficnltv: c.o• '
,~ .hnlf r:~tion cf lm·a~l, tt~1 fLIHl tmg u· lo _ho i ue<l on •la) of flITiv.d in ramp, on . 1
I a half full rations 011 sccowl <h,\, pork to he 1 ue<l. sn.y t\\ o duys in tJ10 w. k. Th"
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a ·ut mtion to he left i11t~"t with the following c-lirmgc, cofiee> t-0 be stn1l'k off nnd the lurg('ly increased, which would. JI •rhnp , allow n slight deduction in t}1,. rm r. mtio11 of bnrlcy fur s?up to he a1ldcd, :n~d say thrco or four ('('n per dicn1 to ho p ii•I in cagh to cad1 man, which woul1l enable lum to procure such other necc.~ ari• !I ns mii:;J
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rrq ufrcd. lf approved, it might ho considered "Whether it woultl not ho tuh; blo ro I this money to the c~ptnins in advance, on reaching camp.
I al110 found the ration of fuel wood too small, and it had in man\• in tanC('S to I c ~ce<i0<!. An allowm1re of wood for the gun1-ds, particularly in cold we.:1ti1er would be r• ~1'.>0n. Ir;
1the fo~ge ration, I think the stra~\· might be stn1ck off and its' equh-nlcnt ~' n
Ill hny. l he ration of straw for the men rn1d1t Le l"C'duced con.siderabh· nn l nc s allowed, it heing cheaper and cleaner than oaten. ~ ' •
The system of •lrill M authoriz' I. is a irreat improvement on the old botl1 officers ml m~n comprehend th.n movement'> mnr~ i-e·tdily, n.nrl uftl.!r a fe,\. days of brigade ddll, can, "1t~ cnreful hn.ndlrng, perform credit.ab) y almost m cry mo' ement required on 1 c t. I i;en·1c~.
Owing to the prescribed nnturc of tho ground occnpir·<l 11y the force during the two rlays you wer:! prn:; •ut, enu.bli:-d yon to see them nnly to a great 1lisnlh·antagt•, and ,\ h c]
1 prcvmtctl you from secin~ the real ef~icicncy of tJ1e brigade.
\Vhile on thi11 sul~ject, permit mn to ay that, \\ ithout nu npproprintionl•lr the i ut d of u. lurgc field for hrigndc drill. it '\lll he impo iblc to carry out, in this di tric•, on a larw~ scale, that syilte!n of fie~u mnnccuvrc HO e. ential fo tlie cflicicury of the fort , uu l winch could bo practiscrl dtmug th,. e IUUlual lmgn.de camps of cxerci "·
l would also sug~cst th,. desirability of n more thorough \'Stem of mu ketry ii tn1 tiou, which is so csscntinl to mnko the men even passable sl{o '· If n short com of positio~1 and ain~ing dri~I. '\i.th .a fo~• 'e1;· . hort lcctmc on the throreticnl principl , t ether w1th some m,.,n·uctions m Judgmg dist.'mce could he carried out, tho Sn' t r cfli i 111·~ in this, one of tho most cssentinl dutic.q of tl10 solclic.r, would become apparent. ~ "
8 . Tho nctnal strength of the force wJ1ich will hnYO performed sixteen <la, s drill in lhi!I district for the pn•sent year, will be ns follows:- •
At For:s JI W!/ a u1 J:: fr·arJ, llin3ston.
(!.1niso11 .Artillery..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 otlicerc:, 43~ men. Brigrvle Camp Pre:;cott.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I G 1 1, ~ 11 Hrockvillc nml Ott11.wa Hail way Ganison Artillcl'y, •) ., 'i~
194 2,450
Total otliccrs m1d men.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~,G44 Horses at Prr.scott Camp.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
As the (~ivil Scnicc Hitlc Company rcceh·cs no p:: r, I h:we not incln<lod thnt co11 s in this calculation.
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' ith rcft.:l'(•n to tho lJOht syi;t m of iilli11g up the corp to the umxim111n stl't:ll"lh "cien y for ti • p1 nt ~ 1.\r b iug 591 oliicc1-s aml 1~u·11). L fur~mrdt>'.l to .Ym~ a s]~,1 t
i1 1 •t •n ti • \\holo of the officers <: )mmnndmJ corpH m tin 111str1 ·t, \1ho ~t x · •p'iou, of the opinion thnt th~ time. hns mn~· urri\ c1l '~ hc~1 olhc rs sl1ould
rt fll ' clnci,.., ns tl 1'\" OCt m· from time to tmic. ''·' rcso1·t111g to tlw hul111•.
I it , hu b o indcpc.llit.:nt compmaics in th,. district, it. i•1 \er.'' l 1·siral1le l J t 111 • hattn.lion.
mi i'ion of tho force be carrit--tl out,, ithont interfering'" ith tlic <'laillls · 1th nnd 1 ff cicnt otlicer::, :;o a·> fa) form county hatt.llio11s, 1 l>rli"Yl'
Len fici:il : Lu ! · tho hrignu1• i:; wca·l•iug most h:m1:011inusly :mcl • 11 orgimizcd. 1 t lm.ot : ·c 1ay wny dl.'~u· nL pr sc 1: lu n.•co1m1H•1ul
. ch ng•'. 1 • l l, th 1 rm·1\ sugJ;e.::it that tht• < '.'t1iw:• nitlP Conqmny he.' l'!i;i11~ed. to :i
1 rps Enl')"t! .. or:~ .t.whc i to to1e 5G~h '.•attal.1011. -;\~ p:c~ent t!:u·p 1o.; 1w J~n?hl'<'" l oq in the distnd, duch mnl~ s tht• lir~~a.~lc q~nt~· cll'f1c:eat m dia~ t·~~1,c1.:1. ~lwulcl utliority be gh n, 110 doub+ n r011)s of this uC»l'l"l)ltllln conhl he or~111111. <l 1u "Olli· faYol'
liJ localitv. Ifthc.Ottl' \Hill· Uomo:mv i attr.·hc1l to tlll' !J(ith l1att.-ilion, 1 thi11k X<'. :1 <1
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11 of Umt corp:;, nt l'm'l"fln°s l'oint, which i,; illf,v1try. 111i . .d1t witl1 nd.,·u:1t.1g•· to b 1tl1 ri· he ntt:ichcu to the 5tlth lr.1tmlion. . . . , .
Tl e Pembroke· Infantry Company ue:rn~ the only Cll!'}IS m lhl.! county ot l .cnfrcw, l t1 uld recommend tlm., it lx· nttnchcd to th' ·l:!ml b.1ttalio11, '.\hich i~ the nearest infantry
1 ps. and mn<lc: up of compa11ic>s pri ncip!llly fru:n along the line of the Hrockvillc :m•I tt:iwa RailwR)'. "hicb \.,hen comiilcte1l to Pt•mLm:.:e, ,~m 1·nahlc that company to rc;1rl1 e battalion hrod-qunrtcrs in n few l1om-c-.
'Vhile on this sullject, I he,; le..'l.•C to c:Ul your attention to t!1c very g cit impol't.mc(' hin-ing n. few troops of c:wnlry orci•lniz~ l in lho ,tlisfrid, which ~re not only
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r~11u.ir~1l ) mnke the h1i~tle complet<', J.ut wonlcl, m case ot trouble, he of mcnlcul:l.LlC' rx·1wfit m
patrul!in!.( tho cxt<:mlcd nnd exposed frouticr of the distrir.t. 'flt rec troops Juno he"n offered, two of which nrc enrolled, being compo>;c•.l of urn·
£'St yeoman ull of "hom o" n tlwir own horses, :incl as a rule are owners of real c~t:tl" in the count;·y, by accepting their sc>rvice:;, '':e secure. the i;~.rnp ithy :mtl i.nllue~1ce ot' a t of men who e sen ices no <•ountry can dispense with, clnrm~ trouble or lllv:~1011.
1 O. Heretofore tlicrc hns bc>cn no <liliiculty oxpPiieucrd in procming hor:;cs for th<' hl battery, tl1cy bcin"' °'med by the drivers who :u·c as n. rule far.mers. Hut .. s~1oultl n taininrr llo,Ynncc be nuthorizecl, I Jin,·e no doubt it would fit.'CUrP mc1Tase<l elnc1cncy.
11. !Jurin" the cucmnpment, l mustered the seYcr: l corps, uml <·ulled and checked nominal ruicl muucrirol roll'1, hy which the pay list.c; were l.'orre<·led. . , ] ~. l.n conclusion, permit me to exiirPSS my thanks to the rnnyor and rorpor:~t1ou ot
cott for their liberal support tluriug the emc:impme11t, their supplyiu~ of water to thl' OJ , ,~ hich was most efficiently performed, and thei1· contribution towards the r('.nt of
e field for drill, s.wcd the departm nt between two arnl three hu111lre1l dollars._ . . To tl1e Ott:iwa Hiver .i:-avigation, The Union Forwnrtling, allll the ('auath ~ av1g11hon
Comianics, I nm in<lebted for their promptnci;;; in cnnying ont my wishe!:! fo1· the. co11-vey1mcc of the forco over their rcsp~ctivc linei:. The f)t. La\\ rrncc n.~111 Ottawa -~~1lway Company ns on several former occ· iotL'> pcrfonned the trn11sport fi<'~·ncc most .e111."1"nt}), nn<l although taxed very severely, moved the large numlicnif men pas:,mg ove1· thpu· hne'\ 1~h such expedition as to secure c·crtain connectiom;, which enal>lcd the lllC'll to reach tllf'~r homes in the sho1 test possiblo time. \Vithout the h~arty co-opemtion of th<' otiiciaJ:.1 of tin•; rood much inconvf'nicnce would have heen felt.
'J t is very b'Tntifying that so large n Lo<ly ot' men was lrlO\ 1 ll to an1 I from the camp '" ithout an nccidcnt being reported. . .
I nlso ncknowlcdge the 'nlnahle services of the ofiir.crs who SCl'ved on my !itnfl 1lul'lng the cncmnpm,.nt Yiz :- 11ujor Scott, 4:!n<l Lntwlion, supply officer ; C.:aptnin )foDonal<l. 59th B:i.ttnliou, ~\ctingl3rign<le :Major; Lieut. W'c:i.thcrlcy,. Civil Service ~lifles, ~!uskctry Instructor, nnd Captnins Buttcrficltl nncl '\Veils, 18th hattahon, onlcrly olhcers.
The district paymnsfrr, I.iout .. <101..McDou••all, with hi.'!-usual prompln la is duties must cfiicienLh•,n11<1 in addit"o11 to tJ10 urdinnry duti£>Sof tl1e di n hoth at Prescott a TH! Ki°nge-ton, awl p·Lid 111 claims hefo10 t. c troopl ldt f,
I trnst you will not think i t out ,,f pine", if I nckno'~ le lg tl · n; XPil )foLe:m, carotnkcr of Fort '\Yclli11gton, who hns <luring tlie p t year, s v; ]) ~ o 1
fo!'m<'r occasions, received from the clcpartmc11t nucl issue<! W tJ1e urigaclo llU~Or, the ""« holt. of tho camp equipage, ~1rgofa, ammunition, kc., and in m:iny inst.'Lnccs <le' otcd much tim • iu suprrinten<iing the drying, packing, an<l 11hipping the same.
To the oiliccrs throughout tho district, I nin p:1.rtic11larly ind IJro<l for th ir tanco anil co-opcmlion, without which, ilw several 1l11ties coultl not have llf n cn.nicd o 1. Their readiness to conform to ortlcr.1 anrl inc11lcnte di.sciplinc• in their 1-o<ipective comm nd , lr:wo n.'l.';is~<l wry rnntcl'ially in liringing t!rn oporntions of the year to a succ · sful te1 min\ tion, which ha'I left tht3 lirig·ade in ~ mul'h higher i;tatc r1f t llicicncy thn11 on nny fonnr·1· occasion. ·
Your orcler for the• e11listmcnt oi a detachment of men for service in the Xo1 th 'Vest, r<'nchcd me 011 l'ricfay 13th Octoher. 1 nt ')n~ telcgraphc l t<i th11 sm·cml olli ,...,. commnnrling corp> in the district, awl on tho folJCJwing clay received nns'\\en;, ffcring mo men than wprc rcquirl~d. T · llowed them . 'undn:- nnd fond 1y to pre11a1-e, and on 'l'w l 1
tlwy asscrn hle•l nt Drocb·illc, where on that nnd tho folio" in~ <lay, they " 1-e Medic: II 1·xnminetl, ntt~·~ted, enrollrnl, arma.l and nccoufrcd. 'l'he dctachm nt. 1 ft for Colling' l 011 Tlmrsdny, whc·re the_;· nufred in one we k from ti e receipt oi ) om· ordrr.
Had tl1t• quol3. for this dist1·id heen 11011\Jlo t!J1• nmnbcr, thny would hn,•· Lctn f, 1·omin~ in th~ snme short period. whid1 s1~ks volumes fo1· the p 1triotism of our llOO In making th~ enlistmr>nts for 1his serYi~, I <'ncleavoured to select nwn , .. h 1'\O1ld m ~ood citizl'HS, and settle in the ~forth \Vo.it. aftc1· their period of military s ni dll ) cxpirl.'d.
J h.lYO tho honor to le, ~ir, Your most obeclicnl se1T:mt,
W. IL .JAOK.'ON, Lient.-Colr)11• I. .\.cling D. A. G. L, ::.\Iilit.n.ry J)j tri t, No. 4.
Dr.Pt:TY AllJl:T.\~ r GEXEl!AI.':' OrFH'E.
Dnoc1n 11.LE. '.!:!ncl ..._ • O\ ember, I 71. :-irn, T h:n e tho honor to rt~port that I mnclc th~ :um uni inspection 1 f U10 Brocb ill•
a111l Ottllrn Ht1ilway Battl!ry of Unrrison .Artillery, Onptnin I.AJW1', ye terdn.y. Pr<-sont, on p:u·:vlo. 1 captnin, l li••ntcnnnt, l trumpeter. ~~ 11111 i i ru. nncl 4 n
('ommif<sionecl offic<>rs nn1l gunnc~-s : totnl of nll rnnks, i :t Drill consistl.'cl of 111anunl and firing l'xncis s, \\ hich were well p rformed, :u I c
pany drill pas.":thly w<>ll CX<'cntecl. The men am of :t YCr;t superior das..-i. l1oth in ph ·~iqucnncl nppo 1 lucC'. They) 1. ]
\'f'ry clc>:m anll sol Eer·liJ,1•, Wt'l"C Yl'r.\· :;t(•:ul\· Oil parade. nnu r, flcct Ill tch credit 011 t}1 l'a)lt.'\in, n.." ahm the m·urng1•r oft lie rail \\"ny, who takes :ul•i!p in ten-stint h welforeofll co1
Tiu· ll'llul <if twent,\··t"" o performer .. iR in !l hi!:h statt of l'iliciencr. '!'he ni·1l\s :ind a0co11tr1·mtmts :tl't' n•ry do.111 mul in porfoct ordP1-.
h1•P11 in U!>t' tiw YP:tr~. nrnl :•lthon~h it, ha ..... 1···cc.ii:c<l the lic-;t of call'. "hicli is 11101·c: p:~dicularl!· notirPah!t• in the ti-owscrs.
'l'lw nrmory is wf'll n•g11l11k1l, nn<l 'l'r~· t'lcanly k!'pl. On th1• who],., tlw t'o1·ps ic; n:;r<'·1t acquisition to the ~\ctive :.\Iilif,1,
l11 tl11• lov:J1. h:l\'t• thP hm1or to he, Hir,
'l'o tho Adjuf'.mt Go11crnl ot' ~liliti 1 OtttlW~.
'I oar most obc<l1t nt S<'J'\ nt , \\'. H .. I \. 'Ksu'" · Lieut l' I.
.\ctillh I>. U1.1\I., .Milit ry l1i tri t ~·
---=-IILITARY DIS'l'RJ0'.1. No. 5.
lIEAn QuAnT.1m , l\fo:\TRF.AL.
(\VJX::'-ilPIW, • I .A:\ITOll,',,
December 10th, 1871.) • 'm, I Jin..., o ti o honor herC\\ ith to forwnrtl to) ou, my o.nnual l'Oport of )lilitn.ry Dis
trict ..... o. 5, tho tnbulnr returns connecte1l ''ith whid1 \\ere tmusmittctl in Octobet· last. You ''ill ob rHl from the o return!; tlint the n11tho1 izecl quota, or est.nbli.shment, is
cou idernbly lnrger tlinn tho str ngth nctunlly in!'pccL<.'d; the 1p1ota fo1· the District heing ns follows :-
l >tr cers. N. C. Orliccrs,
nnd Men. ( 'a,nlry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... . Field ~\.rt.ill ry ...................................... .
]~ ~:?O. ;:; 7+.
fofontry (including Gnn-ison _\rt.ille1")) ................. . Thi nctunl strength irn;pecte l, hcing:
Cn'\"nlry ................................... ........ .
:' i l 4,n1:1.
11 i-·1 '-· Pielcl .Artilkrv ............................... . ..... . Infru1try .... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
'l'hus l~viug n dc:ficiency in : Ca' nlry .................................. . ........ .
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I .. ~. Field Artillery . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . ............ . Infnntry .... ·.............. . . . . . . .................. .
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The detnils i:;hewing tli 11uotn nnrl inspected streugth of indi' itlnnl corpr>, \\ill he found in t11e tabular stawment n!rtadv allndeil to.
As a liu-g • m1mlJcr of th~ m<>u i1~ tlie ilktrict' ill <'Olt1)1!<'k• tlH'ir scrYitc lwfol'C the conclusion of tho pn'5ent financial :'I ear, I have emlc:ivom·t'<l lo 11se1'rt 1in hy communit«I· tions with ofiicers comm:\wlin~ co11is, '1 hctJwr tl1cy <·011sidcr it prohnl lo that i·ccruit:5 01·
re enlisted men nre likely to fill tJw rn.nki:; of th ir J"<'spocfo c hat talion i. \\'ith ,·cry few u.:ceptions Uie answers nn· in th· nrgdin•; and a strong 1fo~ire is ex pre. s<'<l thnt the Lallot mnv he enforc cl.
Ny J~rsonnl observntion indu m to emlo1 o th<'<;l' opinionc;. I 1 deed, I focl !;ll.tisficll thnt, unles:i an emergf·1wy sl1ould arise, the nctnal. ti C'ugt11 of tlie llistrid will,at the <'Wminl! drill senson, ho found nt least one third l~s than it is nt prcscnl,unfo .. that it is perfect!~· nnd distinctly understoo I that dmfting ";11 be plueed in OJ>f'rntion in regiment.al district:; whfoh may not fnrni h the nutl1oriz d quota m: e.i;tabl"sl. l &y tJ,e l'or711;at present Gn:::ett I.
The f') tern of mn ing corps in camp,, of inst111ction, so far ns tl1 clistrid; unclPr rn' command is concenwd, hn been successful. The tn.bul. r statement. 11' tho 1listrict shows, that with tl10 CXCC'J•tion of the Brigade of Gnrrison Arti111 ry· of .Mo11trenl, which was r>n· l.'3mped for dr:ill nt t.. Helen's f Janel, nn<l the . t. J ohu's J: itt i·,. of C:itrri~on Ai till.:ry which drilled at iUi 0"11 J1eml qna1i!.'1 , the wlwlc of ti« 1 ' I 1,11ckr my commaiul nsl embled on th 2ith of.Tune, for ix~n dnyr; Jrill. t Lapmi1w1 w h '!.', t<igcthm· with those iu l\lilitary District • o. G, they w ie fcmncd into a ()j, i ional c.unp 1. <'Cl' 111.v commaml, oonsisting <Jf thr!.'c Brigndes, 1mmhf·rin.!; in full, 5,:no of :ill r. nk . 'I ht· 111 tails of tho strcn~th of corp is 1die'' n in tho tnlmlnr i.tatement.'I.
The <hill at the camp was varied hy several nwie\\ s a nrl ti ·hi da. s, on 0111• of wliich occnsions, the camp was honored hy n 'isit and imipcction J,y II is I:x clll·ncy tl11: Lir111. Gene.ml commanding Her i\Jaj t) fore in J;. N. A., n.nd tho llo11Gral>lc tlu· )finistcr of l\Iilitfa and D<:'frnce.
On the 8th July, I vina . force of four hundHd men ns n ca1J1p g11nr1l ; t}ll! wholu of th" r m ining fot · \HI 10 e<l o• r t :Montrrol, nnd fo1·11 ~d i1 > cliviciion in con· 1unctfo11,\itl1thcGrand'1'1unkr·il"•L) (' 1p nndthP l<..mtr t11:Lri1111 \rtille1y,on Logan's ]' rm, m king t t I of G, 1 iO of all rci.nl .
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Your pcrsonnl inspection of tho for on t "on, ob,-iatcs the necessity of nn~ remark from me on its appearance.
'!'ho 1listnnoo from tho encampment nt J prairiu to Logan's Fann is nbout cl ,en mill's. 'f'.ho ~t. Lawrence was crossed hy Ute troops, partly by train over the Victorin. lM'.lge>, from nu improvised st:1tion on tho Grand Trunk J:ailway, and, partly by tJw ,·niious ft>r1y steamers. The corps mo\ing ,. rlic t, hinrtOO from camp nt four a..m., nnd tho whole, :iftcr the field d.ty, wcro rc-cmba··k d by seven p.m. No c..'l.SO'. ulh· occurred "it her n·ossing or returning. •
'l'lio suLsistence of the troops was carried on ns on wr\oicc, and tho syslem of !!upplv nncl rntioning was found to work well. ·
'!'ho general conduct of the troops wns uoyond reproach. T helievo that rnrely or °' <'r ha.'1 so largo n. ho<ly of rnen 1Jccn nssomblcd, with such an outire akonco of crime, and so little i tTl'!(tilarity.
'Vhilst two fntnl acci<lents, one arising from druw1i.ing whilst hniliing, nnd the othf!l' from tli<· enrelc>ss lmndling of 11. 1-iilc, ha,·o u' lx: deplored, it is satisfactory to report tl1nt th,. h"alth Qf the men was excdlont, ~nil thnt thero \\fiS no case of serious eicb1
Tho rifle practico was carried on in nccordnuco ~ ith regulation , with the result i.,Jwwn hy tbe hu·get returns note1l in tho tabular statement in connection 'rith this; nml in futJ1er:mcc of your orders to offer any suggestion I nuy desire, I re pcctfully hci; to rcm:uk, that although, doubtless, tho sy tern of co1 ducting the rumual tar<tiet prnctiC(I nt t11n " mps has great ndvantages, still I do not c:onsiclcr that it l~ds to nt nil a fair c<111cl11sion a..c; to the best shot of the force. 1 t folio'' s, of nooessit). "hen e111lea \0-0uring t > pcrfom1 a lnt·go amount of target prnctico in tl1<' limited i:;paco of time which, too. iR 1·('fp1irctl for tho objocts in the short period of training. that tho parties must he too hurried, and, therefore, not accurnte in t't'sult • The 1a1 er tl1e l.JO<lv uf nrnn assemhled. t11e 1n01·ci appnrent tho fact become,. ·
l would respectfully sugg~t, th!.'reforc, fo1· your consideration, that the tnrget i •rnrdcu sho~ild hP performed at compnuy llC'acl-<1n:lrW1'8, under the supen·ision of th" Briyad·· .lfn,;or of the respective divii;ion!I, on tlu;i 1ln\ s of their semi-nnnunl inspection!!, or liy somo oflicer appointed as Rifle Instructor tv tho district; iuid that tho d.L\. 011 which the company met. for target practice !J10ultl 1·ount ns one of tho drill cbys. of tho annual course. In addition to tLo juster rc:ml~c; which would he a1Tin~d ut, tlic: o nu111cro11!! prize meetings, which they would really be, "oul~l grrotly t:ncouroge rifle prnetic~ throughout the countn·.
Tho ranges, ton i1; numlm, wC're prepared under the supervision of the ~[ontl'cnl Volunteer Engineers, by whom also 11. two gun mrthwork batter_,- wns constructed noo.r the entrance to tho barracks, during tho period of encampment... The lnhour of erection of lrnts for the distribution of rations. l{:c., nnd other work. was alw undortnken hy thi 11~cful corp!!, thereby s..1,;ng much expense to tlie Dep:irtment.
'rho permanent Militia Staff bein~ otherwise employed, the followiug officc1-s Yolunte.·red for, ancl performed tho ])ivisi-Onnl ~tail Dutio.c; :-Licut.-Col. Gillmor, Comm:mding Queen'~ Own Ritles, (Toronto), .:\clin~ .Assistnnt Ac\jutant General : J,icut.Uol. l\lcKny, Oommnndin~ ~fontroal Unrri. on .\rtillery, .\cting Quart-0m1a."tcr ll ncral, J,i«"nt.-Col. .\loore, u11attache1l, Camp Quu.rtermnstor: l\rnjor Dowker, )fontrcal Gar1i5011 .Artillery, Supply Officer; C.Lpta.in )foKny, .l\fontrc:il Garri<:on Artillery .A.i(lo-de-Carnp. ~\ ly wu1·nwst admowledgmentfi ar1~ rluo to th e ofiiccrs for tho indcfo.tigable zeal, aud :Lbility with which they pl.'.'rformed their rnrious .futi ~- Tho Brigade~ w~ro comm.md •11 as follows :
.. ro. 1 U:igndo hy Li ut. l.'0!01 ·I :Flctcli.c.r, Brigndo l\lajor. ~ ,, King-, 3 ., D'Orson1a l s .,
'rho lntl<·r of thoso officers nssumcd comm nd of tho Brigadu formed from l\tilitAn DistriC't No. Ii, in consequence ot tho riou indi 1 itfon of Lieut. ~ loucl JlaN ood, D.A.0., who was therehv l'Op1pe1Jed to IC."l\ tho c.:imp.
From the facilitie:o: offi_ red for 1:orn.:e11trntio11, its ccntrnl position, the 111\turc of lh
country, nnd other \ru-iou ndrn.nfage!, I consider Laprarru:iCT to ho the mosL suitublc place for n cnmp of in ruction in my clistrict. Till' chief di!licnlty is t!10 question of wa.ttr up1 l), nncl 1 \\ on1<1 Ur<JO on ) our consiclcrntion tho propriPty of luning a series of well~ uuk pr l'iou ly to th next Pmcnmpment hcin~ fnrmecl tl1m!'; this mm readily l1o <bne. nd tho c of inking' ill not, I think, lie iu 1•x:cess of thl' «'xpcnditnro of c:artin~ w.1t0
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for n it ~I y • ·'i:; camp. _\. }. rge C'4'l.rtngo ~\:}>Cnclitmc \mule! also he s.wccl bv the con-tructio i of 1 I rndin~ t go nt tho olrl Ilarmck \Yhn.rf. ·
Th difficulty of oht.'liniu~ horses for the ::\Ioutr.:nl F'iekl llatt0ry i;till l·xi,;t ·, and to n. grea xt nt in1p 1irs t110 efliciencr of this tine c:ori's. :M.my Sll!!~cstiou., to ohYiate thi11 l1a\'O li n mnlle. l am of opinion thnt tlw simpl•~t awl h•:tst c·xpensh·~1 metl.od v;oul1l ], • the cnrolmont. oi tho 11•quirt..'<l n11mher of hors<>s annually, such t•nrolint'l'lt lwi11;; con1p,.11 '.
sated for, hy a fol', of :-;ny riftcen dollars, which in :ulllition to tlH' fact of thr h01·~· s l'('
tnincd in this rnrmncr: cscapi1:g mnuicipal taxation, wonld, with the clrill pay,l holcl 011 sufficient intluccrnenb to propricto~ to cnsmc tl10 lti:ttt ry 1\( ing prop<>rly a:ul ~fiicie:itly liON!d.
Tho l'nrolmcnt should, I think, he made by the 01lice1· comm:m:ling the L:l!l.,ry. cialijrct to npprov t1 hy the In;;pnctor of .Artillery for the PrO\ incl'.
ln the rnml di t.rict<>, I consider that the :u:nua.l chill pay \\ill snHic<' to ol.tuin hors for batoories. 1 have already 11nd the honor to s •1bmit to yot1, npplicalion for tlil' formation of bnt.teric in tho scconrl nnd third brigrHl' clivi ions.
roi· det iii rchllfrl' to the strength, clrill, profieien ".\• at fa1·g<'L pm :ti1·('. &t.'., of i111]i. 'idu~l corp;, .1 I<~ to roft.:r ~·ou to the tabular rc·lurns of thP st:it<' of tlll' f)i~trfrt alreaill' funrn hNI.
I havl' tl1e houor to h.:, , 'ir, Your oh •dient ~cn·m1f,
·w. o:-:;nonxE ~\IITH, Lieut. l'ulo11cl, D. A. G.,
< 'om1n'11Hli11.~ )lilitary Distri<'t Xu.~ ..
MTLTT.\ HY lH~THIGT No. Ii.
)!o~.·11uar,, 15th ::\'ovcrnlK'i', 1 ~ il.
Hir.- In conforrnity \\ ith your instrncfons J hnvo t110 hono · to n·port for yon I' :inform. lion, 'that 1111 tho Volunteer Corps of :Milit..'l.n l>i~tri(·t .i.. To. r.. 11111 ler my c0111111:rntl, lian• p rfonned tl1rir Annnnl Drill for 1871-'i:! nt Lrpmr"o <'ninp in .June Jai;t, wrth till· ex pti n off 1r rompanics. The ~ompanics of Arthabn k::.villf', Tl11wi l{iwrs, 8t. Yali·11• •le B.tlstrod . t 1 tl1r• ('ompany of\\Tolton, h.n<:> pc1fo111wd thr•ir.A11111rnl Drill ntthcirowu II . I Q ait Ni.
.A II Cic co11> "ho c n 11 es am mc;n:oncd in tho ] 11spc1 tioJt l'l!JHffL !trim ll(•r· furmc I their ~m111al JJr.ill of J "il-'72 nt Laprr.i ie C'. Dlj•, 1111 lc·r tl1e con1111r.ncl of Liu1t. C:ol. d"1
) l t. d Orsounen , ~rigado )Jajor, who too1> l'Otnm:u1 l in 111y Ht<wl, O'- iug to Ill\ l1Ci11g ol li,.!'c<l to have c; mp, 011 sick ]caw>. Xo•with t11.ncli1w tlw S\lllclPn u111l 11;1i11ful ln~s oihis n, Li ·1 l f-01. cl'< li'801111N1S re111ni1w<l .it l 111p. :1it~J11li11g to all hiis duti1 s with tit· t.tmost c dit t11 him elf.
'.1\.o lamc1!..'l.ble accirlrnts !1appenrtl clming thr> \11r1:1al 1>1i.ll, f t!ic• \"1 l1111tcP1· ('OJ"•
of my !Jistri ·t :>t Laprniri<• f':unp. A prh tP of thP o:ith l latt.alion. (':m.: inicrs. Mf}llllt noynl, \\a8 1lrow11rd wl1ilqt
b hing, t 1 l n. p iv: te of the. orel ('olllpan.r w:is ac ·id ntall) i;hot n .. tm·g••t. praeticr. l'o t 111.:11.elv the accidents, howeH~r ! mcnf.alil ·they ir.ny h<', ('fllllJ<1t I • lnicl to th
f: •tit of 0.11) of UH' ofifoers, nud : rn among th•J r misforLtm<:> :- Ji 10 • inc-. itnb!f>, \\ hc·n lnr;:i1'
u unl 1 of trl)ops me to 11{ founcl a.'lSemblC'•l. '.!hank to t'.1 sa11it1r) mcas1111·s t:ikl'l~ J.\ uur icdi I o1Ii c1 , 110 c>thC'r death is to l ii_-corcle l, nnd \, itl1 t11 c· C' ption of a fe,~ sh~l t i11Jispolri•tu11 , 110 1 ions Hickn h:\S co•n • to l1indo1· them 11 f10111 }'1·1 fon11;11g tllf'ir d 1115 cluli
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I fed hnJ•P) to record Jwrc Ll1e cifurt m.vl · I y Ill) B i0ad · '..\[ · 1 •
d'01 om1 • , Lieut.-< 'ol. H n: on, 111d Licl t. 'ol. <lt Jx·llt r. uill ·, nml h\ l • 111 111nmli11g ti (' .tiff I nt; 'oq . ill co•mo•~t.ion \\ ith tho L •prnirc· c.unp.
:\ot ith t 11di11g 'h · 1111111 hor nncl nppare1 ti; ice 1 f, I ·• 111y t nt th it the gl·eatcst p.td uf the vol1111 • r t•ori • f tu cl t <: m F::arccly l o t hirtls of ihtiir "( '.1<ltcs" in o. t. c 11f 1mdd 11 <'tn rgrnc:
In 111orc than 0110 locnlity, 1):1 nccount of tl · Ho.i in,; popuhtion to ho fc unJ tl1 rt, it would Jlo1 ho prndcnt to rely on t:vea h llf c,f tJ1 • mt 11 t !Ulm ly l':trollecl.
After h·t\ing t"<JllSUlttltl with the CJfliceru 00111111111di11g c Is in n1y l>ishi t, r ]1 \1
c >Ill•• to tit" nmd111:.iun th"t. the 11.illo' 1111t t. h • r orted to. ~CH'ral , ,,.11-to·ilu pe1·~011i; lmw tol 1 nw ,Jmt 1!1 •. \\ 1:ld \\il!ini;;h
111111;k t \1<•m tlwy ol1li;~.,,l i;o lo1 clr1, !Jut U at tl c·:r cx.oeup·1•11 11 wou1d uoL ullo" Ii 11 tu " rnliintarily" 1wgl!'ct. tl11•i1· 1.u iu" s 1•11d irnp1ir th(·ir fo tun , fon~ttin '· 11nc1oub :it that T11cH11~11t tli:.it to contributn fo ti1e cl1 fPuc•· of hi 01 untr), is n sac1 ti cl It th 1'\ <'ry 111a11, t!.icrefon:-, acco1,lin:; to my huml le opinion. the only j1 t nnJ legal \\R\ o Jinn· c•\ory one share c~1ually, is tho •·l1<tllot," o hy th means 1 \er:-· ono "'ill u 1uiro i11 rot.1.1tio11 the military knowledge JLt ... • ry now a-d.ly fo c Hr) t'OOd <itizo1.
I will nl!'o 1111<1, that from whnt I he"r from co•mu. uclitw ofiirern of •:Ol"J• , ii i my 1ir111 hdief drnt two third<; of tl1l' 11 11 \ !io h:iv · Bl". vcd their time, will a'5k to ho clischarged.
'f \P.OET l'J:Al Tl(::.
Tlw tm·~ct l•l<Wticc at Lnpr.•iriP C.•mp coul l not Io complelc<l for clil rs l"C:! n , the grand field days, and tlm rnarch to L•l;;an's farm an.' amongst. th1• <'!1icf on· .
I lrn.ni the honor to forward,. ith lhi~, t!ie report of tho tnr~l't p1.v'1ice. \\l1id1 took J•laeo under the comn1aml of Lt. Ool. 1I1uu on, l>rig.\tlo .~hjo1·.
Thoinas Coppin;;, of the ecco111l co111pany. of Hawclon. ii; points (-17). r have already I p1l t]11• ho•10!". in II Jll'U\ iou 11\Cn<ling hi 111 for the cfoitrict pril".
HIFI,'" Ai;>'OCl,\TIO:-iS.
tho one wl11> g t th 1 1110 l c• l""Clip •ndeu · . o:" fl ~111-
1 C"rct tl!:1t the allownnce for tho Hille _\.ssoci.'ltionu in 11n- ti:strict. unh· mnounted l~i ~100.
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'That i;um w:ts h:mclu<l to Lt.·Col. Hanson, P1"<' idrnt 0
of thc Hi1!1• ·.A~.ocintio11 of ,J olictte.
\\'ith thii; report l fonHwl ~ uu th• report of tho Hilll' ~\~ociatiou of J olit•lt.--, nnd I may ndd that I foe} proud to d11l.\\0 your nttnntiou to tl1c mark~! progre s made hy both o!liccrs ancl men of that i]j, i1:1io11 .
c Alf PS.
T a111 lnppy to inform yon that lhc new i;_rstcm you inangnmt<'1l h .:s CH'I) ")l(lll' ml't with the approbation of tl1e Yol11ut('e• , and th' lost }'l"OOf of it i tlll' I111111lx>r of m~n 1 •rcsc;1t :it Lapl·airiP Camp.
ll JJ,11' \ 1: Y :;TOitE~.
1 n ordcl' to couip, with as little del:\\' ns possilJk, C'\ cry m:m "ith nil lie n' p1i1 , would suggest that militnry stor<> sl1ould ·he e~tuhli ht-'tl in 1•vcry tli•t1;ct. ''it.hall th 1t
is llel'essarv for the scrYic . 1 ca11°not conclude tl1is rcpo1 t \\ ithout Jrn,, ing ~our nttcntio:1 to tl1c f: c ti t
Tnfnntn• is the onlv ·' nrm" 1 ha HJ iu the dietrict under mv co111111nnd. l ~ islt ) OU wou]tl therefore autl1orizu tho fo11natio11 of n COlllp!UI)" O~ J:11gi11CC 1 "ith
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h 0 troo1 of ( ':n nlr), in en h of t110 thrco cli\ifilons of my c~isfrict. 'l'l1e 1•n;inPOi'll "ould net scparntc h·, but tho i troops of cnvnh:y coul.'1 form;~ r<'gime.nt._ .
Morconr, I ' oul l recommend t110 form'.ltiou of t'\ o hold Butter1c.'I ot Artillen·. With l'<',gi rd to this I t brnnch of thC' sen icC'. I w~11l1l suggest t11at tho 1ut·n ·hou!1l i>e rec1uitcd from the rountry, from muong th~ .}Oung inrmors. Among other l'e'1 ons, fot· tho folJO\\ in~ :
lt i:s w~U known that of nll ". rn ," : rtill('ry is that \\ liicl1 r quires most c'nn., stud\' nnd nttcution. • '
T n towns the population is couvitiunlly chauginrr pl e<.·. the 1J1e11 nr(• too often Hhifte\l from ono plnc(' to another, in order to find tho menus of living : wlw1"C:l.8 in tl1e tountt·y, tho well-to-do former, nttnchcd ns he ir;; to th · :..oil. JHwer le vcs lJomc, n11tl would, i11 tJ
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i' Olll'l;O of time, bccom~ proficient in thnt " rm,' :i. 1d \\it h all th 1t, Iw could ahHiys La,·• his o" n horse nt hnnd when wnnred.
Pt•rhnpi! the nppen.rnncc-thc mere ·' i:hO\\ '' _wouhl I t l t n" .iwili:a11t, l1ut in re. I cilicit•ucv in power of cnclumnce, there would cc·1 tnmly b · n. ' <'::tt t·rnt.
· ' I remain, clear Sir, Your most obc<lient scrnmt,
~\.. c. DE:LOTBii'iIEHF-IL\l~WOOD, The AdjufMt-Generru of .:\Iilitin,
Ott.-iwa.
Lil'ut·-Col., D. A. <t., i\lilitary Ui!>t1·ict Xo. 6.
l\IILIT.ARY DISTHIC:r NO. 'i.
Qu1:m:c, Gtli Xovf>mber, loll. Sm, I h.~ve the honor to forward her<.!with tho .Annual Htturn of l.ient.-Col.
Duchcill:tY, Brigade )fojor, ith Division, who, durwg my nb~cnce in )Ianitoba, pcl'· formed th~ Jutics of Acting Deputy Adjutant GC'ncml, ~Tilitnry District No. 7.
Two corps only ,,.ere inspected by me. (i. e .. ) th' Glst ~lontnt:tgny Battalion, and the Sth Y oluutccr llifles. The tirst of these Wtb fairly C'illcicnt. Of the second I can onh· say thnt for proficiency in drill and smart npponrnncu Oil parade it is, and has been fol' 1iomc time, tho first corps in this Dic;trict.
Colonel l' .
I ha•c tLo honoi· to L,.., Sir, '.\our obedfont n·nnt.
IJepuLy Adjutan C: ' J{ODERTSOS-Ross,
• \djutnnt General, & .
L. A. () \SAl III', Li,.ut. Col.. I ( '01 m. ndi1 " 1\Iilittnry District :No. i.
Qu nE ·, Gth o' 111bcr, 18il. :;:m,-1 hnvo the honor to forwnrd you, her wi h cnclored, my .Annual n('p~rt for
l Sil-7!:!, together witl1 a tn}Ju!ar annual Jnspc:tion. Hcturn of nll th~ co1ps 1!1 t.h~ Di.strict '\ho have perfonncd nnd completed then· 1h 111 : also mm1 xcJ IS tho D1i;ti1co Tai-get l'mcticc Hctum, and the nn: wcrs of oflien·s co1umnncling c•orps rP"l '·ding thr. J>ossibility of re-forming their <~itforei~t corps up to t hoir full s~rc11gth liy thu \ ohmt:er ~ystem. Three of tho comm:mclmg ofl1ccrs havo not yet l!PnL then· auswcrs, Lnt on rccNpt of the same I '"·ill inllne1li11tcly transmit thc111 to you to lie forwcll·dcd to lwncl quarter~.
I hn.vc tho honor to Lo, Sir-, Your obedient l!C'l'\"D.llt,
J L 'I'. l> [j( 'HE. 'NkY, LiP.ut.-C.:ol., 11dgndo Major, Ith DiYision, P. Q.
Lieut.-<.k>l. L. A. GASAl.:J.T,
Deputy .Adjutant Gen :ml Mili · , ~lilitnry D" Lri t .. "'o. i, (luc' ~.
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S11• ,- 1 ho.,·o the I onor t.:> 1 cport tlmt by ncro.1 Order, 1latcd 5th '?tiny, l ~il, Uri 1111•· (':uops of ln0t1"Uctions were 01,:e1 ·d in tl1c 'crn) Milito.ry Di tricts of tlIC Dominiou of I 'n11: Jn, m1 I t.110 numLc1· of vol111 k rs to be brought nt th e r.nm1 s limited lo !!0,000 b fo.; lhcn tlist.1·iLuood e<1ually 11 th" different J Ji t icts.
The nllotkd n:.imhe ·to .Militmy lli trict No. 'i, which I nm i11 comm:md of, ' .'.!,3:!) JllCII, t·x<'lush e of offc~rs, nnd 1 wns Ohlere l lo ru s ·mblc my Division 011 t11c 3rd of .Jul:., 1811. Aftc>r ru ~km;.; n.rrn11gcmcnt..ci v·ith tho diffo1·ent stt-ambout. and 111ihrny corn pnni'3.'l for the tm11c.:1>01t of the 1cop , in ncco1 dnnc(• '\\ ith my l)r<lc1'!!, I nwnngod to co 1 1·1•ui ale the wLole of 1:ly Vivi io 1 •m the 3nl of .July nt Point L<.:vi , tho uppr..iutcd pl , f •I' C'lllll !Jill". •
The J,att diomi 01~! ·1-cd tn : s •111b?P \"er1• n'I follows; v'dc tulmlnr fo1111 til10\,i11.; n11111('1·ical !ltl'Pllgth of otliccrs , 111 men i11 • 1c 1 1, 1tt:dion :-
ni: l "H'i sh1Jwiug lllllllCl'i1·nl s•1·cn«th of oflicers nnil meu in c.1ch Buttnlion IL~ • 'pecial k gc de Onmp nt Poi It I.cwi .
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By this tnblt YOH will fM thnt the force brou!!ht out under C!lll\"ns wns :!, ... G, j11cl11:sirn of ollicer::. · 1", tiguc l:\ ·ti•-; hail been <letailcd previon:s to the formation of t.La < atn 1, so thnt on arrin1l at 1-<: •is He se,•eml nttalion:s fo:md their tents struck up, nurl in1medintely to:-ik I e:irtily to wor '• building l:itche11s, dr:.tini11g roun<l their tc.nta . .t:c.
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Tho cont met~ fo1· suppl"P~. h 0 ••im1ing on'y on tl10 mornin~ of the 4th of .T ulx, tl1c men Jud accordingly prCYidcd thcm,,ch·c.., \Ht i cooked mtiou~ Ou the 4th tho supplies 111' 11 cnt, b1·c.'\'1, groceries, fomg>, w1·od, nnd stro.w ~111c into work, m d from ti1c first. dn~· g Yt general sntisl\ctio1 . 'flu} supply oflicl'r, Cnptnin Duche:;11:ty. of tho ~ncl Bntrolion t~uc >Cc l~itlc . whost' scn·i<'e'I l 11nd securecl he bo.ing nt the time on le:wo from l1is rcgi lllPnt, wns i111lefntigable in tho porformnncc < f hi..ci urduou duties, nncl b~· hi untiring 1•11c1 ') <'arriccl tltc nrr:mgcments to my cntil'C snti fnctiou. and to thnt of all tho ofre<'l"l! 1111! men of my Di\":ision.
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l'hc Supplies for th tro:>p3 ia l"mtp w ,,. nppt'O\ u nt tho follo\\ing rnles. viz. :-
Tlio rnlious • id out in p.ir: grnpl: :.!!) l. i~rguhticm~ nnd Orik1 11.lr tho .\ctiw 'ilitin, CO;-.t. ~13 i.i.
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There bcin~ no suiliricnt grouml to piklt th· c·:~mp aecoi·1lim• to rPgulation, I was t; Ji!!Crl to puttl1o tenL<> in double coLunn uf comp:imes, ;1ml so 11mn113cd to put, tog•)thc1·
1 ~~hole of lll\" ])ivision. On the Gti1 of Julv the Atljutnn (J,,nc1-..1 •>I .Milit,i,1 al'l'iH·<l aG camp, and i1.11ru·~ii
Jy Legan to muster the troops. .\fter tlic completion u~ the 11111stel' the total fort:<' in mp was ~,:i .. G officers nncl men, . . . . . ""
On tho nfternoon of the lith tl.c '' hoie D1 \'!,,ion tu rued unt fo.- mspcction. J 11·~ \.cliutnnt General, accomp:miecl hy Lieut.-l'ol. )Iacp!tcrson, D .• \. . .A: G., a.ncl Licut.-Cul. '1 ~11ch, In~pect-0r of .Artillery. gallopecl on the groun1l, aml was 1·c•cctv('1l with a g<'ner:1l }ute nt ShuuJderccl nrm~, the. troops '1Jei11g in l!tl(; Ci" C'O!Ul111\S. }Jt'. tJi~n iJl'OCCe:lf'I~
brough hi~ imrprction, tho re,!.,rilll"J1tltl ~>:mcls plnyn:g as ]1~ pa . .;1;ed t.hcn· hn.t·~· . A1h:1 I , ing expressed himself\\ ell :;ntisficd with the appeam11cc ot the troops th~ lhH·no:t w:u; rdcrod to march pn.st in columns anti <1uartcr C'olumns. .\.s <'ach hattnhon pns:ml the lutiiw point. they were closely scrutinize1l Ly the lm:pC'rtin~ Otlict>r, who w:1~ ple:ts(• l ith tl~o st<>ndincss of the marching of Yolnntc<:1 s who ha.cl only hccn two 1l;1y:i m. c 1111p.
''ho fol'l::e ,rns theu di\ icled into two bri!;adcs aucl a sham fi~ht heg.m. 'I he .\<lju;;rnt· l ncrnl took command of tl10 1st Dri:!atle, anti the ~nil, u11cl r the c·omm:uul ol. the .\.ctiug Deputy .Adjutnnt General of l\lilitia, was or1l1'rc<l t-0 dep!i_>y ~n•l take .covc•r 111 a1'.
Jjoining copse of wood. One hoop of ca..,·alry wns sent out to i;br'.n~sh ~ml ,o. fi el f;·1
an enemy which wns supposed on the m.nrch to attack our camp. f-:kmmshc1-s ~rom t.i .. !Jth and ·Rimouski Hnttnlions were sent out t-0 support the cavnh·y '\ 1· lcttes, wh1d1. Ycry soon after eomiu~ in con tac witlr the e11emys oat posts, l>c~nn to foll hack n11~l rl'ttrl.!. on tho main 'body. ~In tho rnrontimc tho skirrni~hcrs of tho !Jth arnl Himonski Dattalwns luwing encountered those of the enemy a bri,.,k fire lmgan, tlnring which ~he lattc:r se~·111.ccl to ho l.ieatcn hnck, lmtjstca<lily di~putecl c•vi:ry inch of gro1111d. .lf:nmg rl'cc1wd 1n.1;
forcements our skirmishers were repubecl i11 their t11r:n. The fidcl liattc~·y now dui goo<l work pouri1w dr>adly volleys into the cne111y'R mnka. The B1·iga1lr. ~iavmg dcployri: in line be~m to a<l~·ance, anil wl1cn in a good position com111c11r.Nl to <l<·h:·cr a well h file fire. '!'he contest hccnmc very sharp, having closed Oil the t•1wmy tho hnc :vnsor<lcred to Chari:re which it <licl with m·cat entrain 111m1uinrr him hotly to a great thstnnco nwl
·o ' o· ' o I .1 vcr seeming reluctant to o.ba11do11 tho 1m11mit. Tho cavalry who hail lJCcn 'ept unucr co, • I . ti 'Ilw was ordered to charge '~ hich hn<l the efiect of cornplct.e y routing 10 enemy.
v. eather v; as exccssh ci/wnrm, uotwithstnnding the men kept heartily to work, nntl non~ were found to fa.ll outduriug the fight. Aftct• n little rest tho troops marched horno afte. !: Tin" been throe hours in tho field.
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TI" 1l11ti<'s in <'ntnp wero carri .1 i;trictly ncconling ro 0Hlc1 , l 1Cl unrl r the direct. 1:mpervision of tho Stall: Tho hours for parade were ns follows: G o'C'lock, a.111., Adjn t:m t's p:m1.dc ; 10 o'clock n. 111., Com1111m1liug nmccr's pnm,:e ; ::l:!~O o'.~Jod:, p.m., nri .. ado p:mule, 1111dc·1· tlie rommancl of the Deputy .A1ljntnnt; C:m1eml. On .'un1lays the t~1n p:u·n.decl at 9 o'clock, n.111., for Di vine H1•n·icc. '1'111• T•:pii:;copalinns nn<l \\·, !1 yrms )~'\racletl with the rrg11lar;;. The Homnn. Uitl1oliM attcmlc l ,\fnss in thr. open nir, at which otliciatt•cl the lfoverencl Father Cnsgmin, Chnplain duly nppointrd to thr. !Ith B.1ttal1io11. Oa Sunclny nftA•rnoon the men wern pcrmiLte1l to seP their frien<ls in ca111p frorn '.1 o'clock, p.m., to G o'clock, p.m., being the only lime when stranger, WPrc allowed into camp with ont pa.<;Scs. C:mlePns W<'1-e shut on R11111l11.v aftcrnvoa, :mil it 111111 the good 1•fli•ct of pr"'n·nting drunkPmwss. I am linppy to hn' e occnsion hero t-0 testify to the good leh1n ior (.)f the 'olunt<>r.r1> under mv command.
ThC' oflicC'rs in. generai appear to i!!110rc their duties, which can he uccounted for h\ the little <'tlorL<; on their pnrt to 111nko thc111seh •lS ac1p111inwl \1 ith them, nncl tho c1-ro 1 ions ic.lc:i in considering th0 camp as a pl:1cP of rmjoymeut. ins~:t•l of Leini; pccinllv c•st.lhh ·he l for the in,,tntction of ollicer, nnrl 110!1li .. rs in their 1litfor<'11t 1lutics. Man of them al o. T rt-gl'et to say, forget the lint' of d1·manmtio11 wJ1ich should oxist b<:t\1 tho otlicer ancl soldier, nnd without which no discipline can he propn]y carrictl out. st1 • attention to tJ1atcssentiul p:trt of nn olliccr\ dut.1· woulll oL\'iate to man,: cli 1.grcrol ' consNp1ences t-0 thcm><eh·es, nn<l~wo11l1l help crnatly 1ho officer cornrna11di11g the Di nic ·n tl1r rlisrhnrgP of l1is rlntir.-;;, nrnl the r~~ponsi hilit.\· of l1is co111111and.
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Dming the HrigaclP C11111p the 111 ·n wPrc )l!"lletisctl clnily in the 1li1lhc11t mnmrun J
of .I3n.tt:dion nrnl Brigade. I in.~istcil particulnrly thnt th,. men f'houl<l he hught Lig 1 lnfantrJ Drill nncl outpost duties. Tl1rc11.• days in the WC'f'k wcrP 1 ~ ig11Nl lo Brig d mo~·e11H'11ts, antl thrl'e tl1ws to tielcl clnyt::, \\Ii '!l 1 'm·y 111an \\U'> pt-o,·iclPd with fi\C 1-01111 of hlank ::unmunitiun. T have at anot!tt'r part of my report given a 1fot.ailed :u:count of fil·l1l cl1Ly, '' hich took 1•lnco u11clt'l" the i111:11ediat.c eommnrnl of th,.. Ad."mant Gfne I 1
.\I iliti:1. 'l'ho tl:IJ hPfore J1r. Lreakin~ up oi' the cnmp ~ir < ~oor<.:e '.1rtier, ~linistc1· of 1tfili
ancl l>t·fc11~ ..... acco111pa11iE'ii hy Licut.-Uol. ().,home :-::mith. Lieut. Col. Uacon, niul Lieut, (, f)'Or.>01meni;, pai1l a visit to the C'amp. \a escort of cm lr,\· had h!X'n <letniled tom him at his hotel, and l'hortly nft.cr !l o'clocl,, a.m .• J1c dro,·e on the parade gro11111l nml " r<'<'eivecl with a !!enPral !'<.\lntr>. ::Sir c;eo1g1· d ·tniled Lieut..lJol. :-O:mith to ri<lc through ti ranks :md to r1·pm-t. Tl1e troop;; "ere then or,lrrt-<l to rnarch pa<>t l>"fore :'ir Uoor!!" C'art.i who was lo.1tl in hi.; prni,;t•, in till' m::umer in \\ hich the' o[untCE>rs 1•quittecl them •h ,\ tic·ld 1h.1· nfwrward..; took pin~ llllllt•i' ihc co111mnn1l of uf the .\('tin ... n imty ~\djutn Uerwral, the l'H~ll havin~~ liccn pro,·ilh'd with ten ronn<l, of lalnnk ammunition. On th t'<mcl11~iu11 of t!te ma!lle11n·1•;;, tlw :Minist!·I' of :Militin :u1tl lJefcll<'l' clro\o tn tho t< nt of tl1 otlirer co111m:111clin;;! the camp, n111l hc>ld u leYir, at whieh the \\huh• of t11c otlict•rct in ·~1111 were p1·<Js"ntE>1l. :-;ir C:t111r1fC C '.ll"ti11·11 ).'.p1·e«se1 l himselfl1i~hly ~atisfied nt tho rln} '. proce<> I im~~. :md Ht:i.t.etl that tht·s1• (':Jlllps hn1l l , 11 u\hlishOll to I t tlw ach .rntn"e in brin~i1 ' t< ;~ether l:tt"~ 1 J,o lie .• ,,t" n>lnntc •r., t, > l • .i·n 011 n larger ,clle the 111an1Pn,·re, in Hri~ I • JI was h.11•1•.\ to s 1y th.i t it l1.1d pl'm"e<l n great suwc s and mtt "ith ~ 11 t:ll i;nti fnctio 1
In C11~ln111l the.1· hacl pir:ly copie I 0111· 1;v,.t<·m. i-;uowing thnt nltliou ?h yomw ( n IL 1·11111<1 t<>a•h tho llJother co1111t1y onw useful hiut.
,,\.I though th1'SL' camps h.n 1' so far proved grr.nt. n :;nee' ~ . .I nm ff oiJiuion t.11 t t •' limo for ('.1m1>ing is too short to \\or:~ with f'l1il·icncy R l:u~o body 01 1 n. 'ulunt<'C \\ho h.wc llC<'n l\n•l vc 111omh-i wi t.!tou t. drill cannot i11 thnt 'hott sp cc of I G da: lenm wt:ll tho prnli111i11nry <'- cn·i11us, n111l l.>c put nt 011c .. :1.t tho l3rigado 1110\ 1cuts l'l~ttirc l of
them. Some of tho most. nccessnry brnnchcs hnvo to be hl . .nicd through without the men boin« taught tho pm 'tical knowledge of tho same. If tJ10 .vho~o of tho otliccrs were we II ac111~intcd with their du ti anrl oxcrt()(l. thc:rnsolvcs t<i hop •4)fic1er.t, porhnps soI?emn.t!lrial difference mi.; ht be c xporienced, but until then no bon fic10.l rcsul s can he obtamod.
MU,.KF.THY.
The t...'lr~et practice wn.s carriocl out cl.tily untler the sn iorintcmlcnco of l\Iajor J. n. .Amyot, of the 2ncl lhttalion Qnchec Rifk~, a Ycr_v efiicil'n oflicc ', nncl thoroughly cc1g11izant of tho o llutie:::. 'fimc nntl nccommoda.tiou "onlcl not allow lllP to fire tho whole of Rtttalio11s nt more thnn two distance~, viz., ::?00 and 40U ynrcls. Included in my tal:ula1· rt>tum will be found a corr0et stat-Omc:nt of the Jigm·cs of llll.'rit of each company tltlll lmttnlion in the District.
A.l~o annexed is compilecl n District Ta ·gd Return "ho\\ ing co111p:u1y, battalion, nml disfrict prizo v. in1101 s.
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The arrangement 3 unde1· this 1 end were very s itisfr ctory, n11rt I rccl•ivcc.l from tli-• DeparLment all the niti in their power::. I v·OL•ld lK'~ to ro.'omm?ud that in future a :mfilcicnt quantity of sto ncce ,,ary for .> •. OU~ men shoulll he ~ur~plud arnl storecl permanently at the hcnd-qunrters of every District, therchy ohnatm~ unnecessary delay aucl break cown in n sudden emergency. I mmt not forg<•t to rncntwn that the camp quartermaster, although a novice in that capacity, ac(1uittcd himself \'er_v F.atisfactorily, andv·as a g-rcat help to mo. I consi ler in the new rcdi,,tribution oftlie forcP-, tlrat tho formation of pioneers in each battalion of strict ncce:>sit.1, aucl th, want of wliich was greatly folt <lurin~ the Inst camp. Provided "it] the 1 ecessary tJob they would be of great advanla!!e to the force for carryiug out any ".-o ·k uceclecl in camp, nml s:n-e expenses to th' Govonune:nt. 'llie tools, ,h•., issueil to the0t would, ft th J completion of the camp~, b 1
retumud into the privnto armories nml kept in orcler, tho n Jo·wan.:e fol' tho care of arm-; being sut1iricnt for boL11.
Tit£ po-.. ... m11.1n· o~· m:-r.~r.Ol.J';G .:lEl\ BY THI: ,.OLUXTE:;n ... r:-;r1:ll :.nr:Jt THE TllllF.t·:
l >:Ans n GAC:F.l!LXT.
'fhe three years hnvin,.. expired f)l' thC' f>Crvice of C<.nl'm.1ics in tho District, r may state with certainty thnt the t'\ o-thirds of tJ c voluntcon c:.uoJlctl iu l 8GS will cbim · hci · <lischnrges. I find hy tho opinions of the s '' ernl ofliocr2' conunr ndin!; batt .. lions in th • District that they nil concur in stating that twill lio im 10. 'iblo to iill up the roll:i mew by tlte Yolunt-Oer .. ysrem. It is ver,; ncce. ary forthe 'Hll wo king of. tho Yo!m.trc· l\filitfa, and to enable officers commandin~ to ha.vo more c intro! ffe1· tho1r rnen that t!i • Go,·ernment "ould ry to briu:.: in ;:,r:t auualh- the sys OJ l r ballot. If a. ('0Illl'auy WI\; unable to complet-Oits quota hy volunteers the law mi,.:ht tnkA it, ,,ou...'ile and ordN tliat the halanco wr nt.cd nhoultl he tillcrl hv ballot out of tl omen of th• hrst clnss ofthrR~crni .Militia. Kce'>in" up tho Volunteer· Svstem compels u ~ to a e.., it AS otncers men r nit' unfit for the a1~pohttm£>nt, either by their social positim1 or thlir nilitary training. ~'Ji,1 present schools of ~lilitary In trnctions may givo thorn li1ne11t, iur tho making of n. ,;00'.l insl ructor, but tho short ti mo they ar..: in it c:urnot gi' u hr m the tono aml mililn.ry ~tnh· fications so necessary for the formation of a goocl ollicer. ;.' c·olle~o whcro otficers dPs1roa~ of qualifying as Luch woulcl receiYo a higher oducation '\ 01..!d lie very clc"irable, :mil all the money flXpended in tho numerous l\lihta ·y School nov. oxistin;.{ might with ad~·nn· tago be flxpenaed iu the establishment of such 11 col1ef<:1. Tho facility of communic:1twns are •uch that gontlemcn rcnlly wi hing to 11ualify '\\Ould finrl no <lifficulty in nttendmg.
JI:LD TIAT'TEiff.
The Quebec Fielti Bn tery, under the command of Lieut.· Co. Lumonla'{llC, in ncoor1l· ance to p:u-ngro1 h 31 Hq;ulntions for the tr.uuing of 1'i ltl I'nttcrie in camp, perform ·cl
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n. march of 20 mil , with v.ng.ons propc I p eked, all cntrer c in• tool , camp cquipn~e, Rmnll nrms, &c., strn11pcd in their pine . The men .ha' ing brrokfo11ted c•nrly, the tents \\Crc struck and packecl, nncl tho batter:, nur bcrin •fivcofi ccrs and il mr-111 t.a11ed at r; i.>'clock,n.rn., returning a.t !J o'clock, p.rr.. \It O"lgh the: '~e:th rwn.s \ory '\\nrm the journey \\•t.s o.ccomplishecl without uccicl nt. 'J'ho ho un nrrh nl looked fresh, nnil SPOmc cl n•a ly for more work. This lfattery h HT) cffocthe and could Le mncle more so l1y a littl0 iucre:1s!' in the allowances fur 11ors<; . J "ouhl suggci t ll1at the be t way tA> horso fip]rl l1attcdes woul l be, 1st, t.o enli t in each hn.ttery a s 111icient mnnbc·r of men propriPtors of hors"s ; 2nd, to gin-., hosiilcs n daily drill pay of~ I 25 per horse, n bonus of 7.ic. for cv<'ry approvo<l horse on parade.
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'l'lio number cf officers ancl mc·n wl10 l1:w recei\'ed at the . px:ial camp of LC\ia, n11 tarns l t~'lll :iscert: in, was 217 oilico:rs, a11d :>,63!.I mnk nn<l file. Out of this nmnltcr ~.Gfi~ office rs and nH'!ll were l'rcnch Canarlinn .
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11 FotTest wns present at camp two •lnyE before the br •tll:ing up, nnd mnnni::ci:l to settle th::i greate:it part of tho 1•1nims. I did not hear nu~· complaints ns to the pay of tlw men, tho solo i 1stance hciu~ he very smrul n.llowanco t-0 C.'ln.lry and I attcry horses. J ~n assert that tho officer~ hn1l to go to a good deal of personal cxpen !O to bo nbl--- to secmc tho horses necessary, nntl coultl not g them for Jess than '< ollnr n. day.
J.IGllT DA ' cnJPS.
'! 11<• c uups of eight dnys di-ill '"ere mrr:cd out nccordin.! to 01c.lc111 by the sc,·ernl l ntlalio1h who ha2. not joined th special camp. '1 ho (~t:cboc Ua..:ri;on Artillery, tho Gb1t 1111< Charl< voi.'" Battalions nsscmhbl n.t th ir 1liffc1 nt camping gro 111tlR. The nnmhcr of ofli1·C'rs and mon pr"scnt at theso camps \\US 7!l0.
OFFH E lS. n:s. Quebec Garriso 1 .Artillery .................... 1 ::! 1 (i lst Bath.lion................. . .................. l G :. :.!I Charlovoi x Bnt a lion . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. l ~ :. :~.!
'l'hc 8th Dattallion Rifles and Gro so h.L,, Det.'lchmcnt perfrn le•l tl cir n.unu.il thill :lt hwd-quarwrs, .akin:; 16 days of three hour;; t> cl1 to complet • tlwir ~ourso of instruc tio11. The Gaspe, :Bonaventure, and New Curlislc lnfnntry Co1r1p:1'lics I a\ in.! completed their term of service and drill, not hnvin~ informe< the ]Jeputy .\.djutruit GeJ1crnl of their i11~ntion f puttinri in extra drill for l 'i 1- 'i~, I hnvc leddcd to comp! •t-0 my r iurt wit! out them.
T n ,.oncluding my report I heg to su limit the follo,1;n~ roe< m mcn11.1tio11s, 'iz.: 1st. The amal~.\mation of indepeuclent companies to tlw nro1-e.<:t battalion; ::! lei, Thnt in tho rcorgnniz.'l.tion or redistribution of tho force 0110 Fn~int'er comp:ny, nrd one field hntkr ' shoulc ho formecl in each Biirrarlfl Division 1 'dent therein: 3 :d, In order to insm-c I\ ~)rrcct muster at the nnnnal drill;i to pre nut nny fllsific!lti :ms of r.ocounts or fol o m11,trrs, t Ill muster shou d Io c.'\refully mndc hy tho Bnttnliou l\\ymnster, muler tho m1p rintrn11lencc of the Die; rict. J'.1~·11w;tc1·, the De~nty ;.\<ljut:rnt Grneml, nn1l theBri~aJo ~Jnjor of t11c Bri~a le Oi,·i$ion. .
l hr-g, in co11pleting my l'C]l()rt, to re urn niy lwarLfdt thnnk. for the tUd I h 1vo l"PCl i\•ecl f1.1m thu Brigade :JLijor und r my cc11ti·ol nuu t]1e Staff wl10 as ii:t~l me n the Hrignde f". mp at T.c,is, ns well ns from otrcc.rs iu l'Ommnu l of corp~in m,y nistiict.
r hnvo the honor to l><', tii1. Your ol client lYnn ,
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'fho Adjutant Concral of l Iilitin, • l lit:try District • • o. ':'.
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.:iIILlT.ARY DI.__ THICT No. 8.
DEPUTY .AnJUT\:\T GE'>Tt:A1.'s 0F'PIC'F.,
F1n:m·n l<'TO~, N. B.. 2 I st October, l S 11.
Srn, In compli.inc,, with your iw,fructious, I lun·e tlw hnnor to 1mln11it this 111 ,
• .\nnunl <; 11 rnl H<'port on tlH' ~iaw (If th' forc1•, in 1\filit~\tT Dis!t·ic·t Xn. 8. (Xc·~i 1:11111 \\ ick). uml r lllY romm:m I. •
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(I.) '.I'ht nomin·d quota 111111 strcn~th :\ulhor.i..:' I for my district is :3,'.:!1)4 of all 1.tn',s. (:!) Tin n,r-tunl Rtrl'n~th of the corps is,
t > flicc1·;::; . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ~':.? N. ( '. <>HiN•rs n.m1 l\fon ............................. . .. :!,!>5 t
Tutnl .................... ............... ~. 'j~fi
'fhe 11umher of ofiiC<'l'S :m,I men who :m, •' pc1f,w111l'.l tlu·ir a11n11.d 1h·i!I for 1''j1-7:.!
<)ffi 'l'l'S •••••• ........ ... • ... .•. .. . ••• • • • .. . ... • • .. . .. • .. • 1 'j 'l ~. t 1. Oflic<'rs nnd )IPn ...... ................ .... ... ... :!,:!:.!!•
Total ................... ....... ....... :!.40~
(3.) 'J'J1' nctunl shcn~th nncl cstnbli:;;IL'<l xlre11gllr a1·t• il:e11ti1.: 11 in al11w.c;t r~·f'rT inst:me.'.l. The Troops of (' n nlry whose serYices Wl·rc U<'C<'pl~<l, n11tl wl10 rPcciwtl clothing n.t 40 nr1n-commissio11ed ofiicers and men p<!l' troop, anti :1 B.ttt.(.'ri•·-> of G.tl'rison Artillerj· 'd10 w1:1··• ncccptcd n 1d who recci,·cd clothingfoi· 1rnmhr.rs :-110\"i' tl1t· t'stalili hrd s1rrn!{tli, liei11g the cxceptio11·d case~. ·
',l'lm.-. whilt' !he :ictunl Rtrm~h is 2,l~G, Cif'c·.;tahlishment, ·1 S<•xii;tingNH'(l'l, i,; :!,I~~. U10 thscmp:m ') in the 'Il1otn hein;; c:i.usPd hy K infantry co111pa11ir<.; lwing 1lisha11dPd, ''hi h 11t 5 per <·omp:u1y is I Go!. . In p1'00f of thi st 1tcment, then' em•~P :i.ttcn1l1111rl} ti; the i11sp1.:diu11..; of tl1r 4~ rorp~ 1 o er fiO; th•• di li.1·cncP hcing accountctl for cl.idly hymen tclllporarily abse11t frt1111 their lion• r i k, mul there liein~ unifo ·1.1 uflicirnt bnt for :-,,, PH•n J'OI' rompa11y.
I • in of Oj inion th t. c.'lphlins of romp· nir should Im\ c nt lc.u;t ti J m 11 on tlwi•· Joli , ppli xl '' ith t;O uniforms. this wualcl 1 n. nr n 1 m·.:1.v•c 11tte:11l:mce <1f ;;;; nrf':i I<'• C'Ollll • 1 \.
'11 e cor1 >O\ • referred to hn.-c mo"<,!: <'rh<l th i · ti.ne of on~ng .ncnt, al'1i, • Ith • 1 h th m·p some praiqcvrorthy instancc<i in wlrich not n 1 in11 is d1 ir< 11s of I .t\ in,.. . . mtl 11 in:• o h 1 • · 1 \\hi h tl1e vacnnl'ics crt.»t<>•l hy 11•·11 t 1:~i11ti tlrrir 1 lic;cl11r,~t·. \\ i:t ~Jl • ly Ii fill JI,. g 11rn1l tl'llo men by th \ '(1)11nt< r1·ii1 .. "'Y f.()111. T :•111 o · opiniv 1 ll1n· 111 1r• fi '~ in11t. ·1c£', <"hie.fly in cities an I tnwi:~. di 11 ·e• s itv 1•1d doiini1i it,·. "tl'l
111ilitn"y gr 11nd . 'fur l'Ompieti11g the 11,.fici •aci£., in t;\C 1. 11ks J,)· d1l· rn 111 of tl11: i ai!u•, ~s l't'C· • iu1• I ni.tl 1nthori tl in the 1>xisfo1~ militi.~ liw', is now :q1pan·nt.
H.n ing, i11 c11mpli •nee with y<.ur instructions, plal'(·d 111y ·C"lf i11 t·•11'1n11111i1•:tti1111 with ofiicern f'!Ornniandill'; corp<i, yo twill ohsf•n· · th·.t tho 111.1j1Jri ty of t h1"'l · "11111.: 11H·11 h '1l' 111" ou, an l ewlo1 th n.110\ 0 opinion; and, >d1 11prol)erlY111ul•·1stoocl, r a111 <•"lll\irwrd tl1;1t ~t '"ill p~d 1c: ' otl I ult.'l if thl' syi;tt·m J,n "<'n •,, lly a lopte I t 111'nu6111,lll th l\1111i:1iP11, 111 ca 111 wl 'l 1 o tnOl'f' T lu11tl!er, ccrn [;,. oi l<tin,.tf, lo 1•all 111 on tl111.t 1 l: , tire <·11111
munity ' cor 111 i i1 ~ tJ1 oft hP. ngt' < f ,.i,,lr• • 11 y • 1 i•1 I 1qm n•·' , h11t 1111 IP· tlri1 t. • Y rs, \\ho :u-e 1111m:.1nietl or \\iclO\\ rs \\:t.h 11 child., 11," ! .... ,. iu tlt' ,\ ·t!rn :'liliti.L for n period of t1 !"(' • yca1'1'1.
J n the fit t pl:i.cc LL trcrinr. l l:escn· rorccwiiJ thu. II' fi rrnotl, l'OllljlO c<l of rn ll 1·l'.L !: entl ' illin~ to 1-c inforce tho 1\ cth o Militia in th.-• hour of tl<'C•I, or iw 1in to fo1·111 pa1 t vf i ~ quotn in time of peace.
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(~.) 'l'lio ·will be rlr:1'H1 int~ th• muk ~'ho, pc~h· J fvr no,t 1mfli~i nt re J1it.herto bb.;n no p.1rt or rntcrc m tJ1c r.cn 1c ·, I \'111" th· " Lnthu 1 t , so 110 all th•l work.
(:I.) ny Jinn •iu;;jr Ji 11 :!lerie1l int.o tJw fore 1 f I t ill
c1·cawd · a11d, i11 t>hurt, th..: lll'Wmi1K'llio11 ·vill lx: more cH11ly 1li 1ibutccl th n 11 rctofo1 • It ; to lir~ lio1J(l•l. too, "That tire pCOJ le, I\!! a ho I~, \\ill thus m i·o \\ i!linc:ly ubmtt.
lo those R:tcrifice~ or tl:oir- ti111c n.11rl p •nio11r.1 lihcrti. I L) wl ich alon. th fo1 t·r11111tn• c.m be 111aintai11c4l in Pili it•n ·v,: , f; iling t 1.1t,nll •1:r u\\ n <ff 1-L~ \\iii lK' t'\'111 1 .. ., ..-... 1 11111.(:ll(>I'\.
In Cfll;d1tsio11, I 111.iy l1 ·re •1110 . p:u·t •>f .1 lc:t.l I' fro111 u I" t)f tlt1 om Cl ('Jin ll uuli11., corps, ahuvc refrne1l to, in wlii1•h J 1•nt ircly conc11r
" The foct that the cnpwi•1 oi t !tP 1··1111p.my has pc1w11 lly i;olicitCil tl1 • 1110 t. of tl111 rne11 i11 the r.ml:s to join, places hirn in a 110• suHicieutly i1l'l"J ntk·1 t )'OOitio:i in re tttl tu tl11•111 whic.h cert iinlv t<:uds to 1111dl'1·111i111• tl c 1! sciplinc ofth" lOrcL'
!Tc: addi; that " hc.t1.in'.:s i~ de.<iirnblt• that nll rcasonnl.I • 1J1-tli1111·y fii.l11.8 lioul I I 1•xlra111;tcd t•1 procure \ oluntccni l1Cfo.·o I'" o.-t hi· lm1l (A'J 11 .!ro.1ft or hallot; bnt on 11ilit rv grounds lw thiaks that iL is tlosimlilo that tho l :ill,1t i.l1011l l ho 1 ought i11t.o rcqui 't10•1 to <' >mplct..c the strength of rorp .1ftt•1· 1uason blo c'l'w·s ha\ ·been urn I' lo 'ht:lill 'c.11111 tc•crs."
(!).) I am of opi11iua thu~ th• \\hol~ vf th· .111t·n ''ho pt•1:f~r!.1ccl tLdr.1111 '~ I <h II ",re buna tide l'nrolle<l mcmbt·1'13 ol ihc corps n1~cor1h11! to the ~hhtm _\ct, <'>.:C pt 111 t \ o in!>hnc< s,
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in wi1ich it was expedient tcmpoi. ril: to nttach mcm1bm a vf otl r cor1 , o \<"liYe l\lilitia to corps pcrfonnin;; 1lt-ill.
T n accordance with General Ordt:r of the· 5• h Mny, Ii t. n iliigml • < ', mp of Excrci , fol' 11) clays continuous drill. wl's fornll' l :~L Frc lcric!:ton on the ~~th .Jun<', nml l) led "C;\111p Ho;.;s," in honor of the Adjutant Ucm·ml. •
}forct-0 :i.ppended is n st:iknw11t slrcwing the ,\ctua! strength of c lfl a ·n,t I ! m this <":imp. (:See pn~o 4-1.)
Th•' Nev. Brunswick Hcgimcnt of C',1,alry mu1chc"I t<1 camp nn :ncm •o 11' ,..;o miles pel' t1·oop, crossed three lunf; a111I tetli1111s ft•rriPs, biY011ac!>• I nL tho .J 111 ·.;on the ni.,ht of the :!9th, an1l arrive.I at l1\'C,1eiicl:to11 on tl1c :10th. \\ h n 1 turning th<' rc•gi1m~11 t left one day before the ('<Lln(J wn.<; lirnk1·11 11p.
•· 'l'li1· pmctical utility of ih" rcdmcnt v .. <; tlm'S t~t-:..1, pt'OCtlC<liu.;: tu 1111tl 1dur11i11 • from camp. nnd much credit is rhw tt~ l.i.:nt. 'olo1wl Saun1lcrs for hi, S.) -tc~1 ~ti~ nrrun¥ • nw11ts, whieh cnsul'ud th" sue ·e~~ o: Rn Ion" nm ucli. 11' well a<; for tho cl1'1C1pl1110 m Lm t 1i11e l in the corps.
The 'j !st Datt~lion "as c:u ly 011 thcgroun l on tlio :!9th itL'it .. aml di1l good s r\ ioe in pitchin~ the tc11t,; :mil preparin~ for tlw nrri,·al of more dtst.mt t'f.•l'(l"· wliid1 rom<.' iu from ti me to time during the d.w.
Tlw 'j ah Bnttnlion. 1;~Yi11g J1:ul n !tin~ di t.mcc fo tr.I\ el hy 1.iil nml stenmbrot, rlid 11oL n.rrin· till half-past<:' o'elock p.111 .. 'dum tl1c 111 ·n 1100·1 scttlcil down for tho night in the most onlcrl v mannf'r.
The followiu~ s~·:-tcm "as .,;,.,, n •.I hy CO!"jh on nrrinil 0:1 the ~round : 1.-'rcnt,; prOJX'rlr pitt·het!. :!.-('ookin~ places marke 1 out: rn1 'd •hens ,·on trnct<' I. .I. Latrines clng. ·1.-'Y dis mtidt•.
The 11sunl routine (lf drill :m1l r l t 1.11 lO'U\ l'o,;'i, • tl L1ii0 l in ( :t ne:nl (h-dcrs. Wl\.'l
t•11111111e11ccd on th' morning of tho :lQ, 1 in t lilt. \. Lil. l'\ 'I ,1, c~t.tl1lishrxl for tho use of the me11 ; Jl. Ir. the L\cnt. 00\·r.ruoi· k · •1cll • c , it· bu 1l 1 ··ri di al ·. n •\\ spapers, ,t-:c., nml cu11trilJ11tio11s were also sent fr.'>m o hrr 1ptnrt 'I"'.
< ln the l:;t J uh· "l>ominion D. · ' th .>1", I w '> rirwe1 in line, :md ut 12 o'clock noon the cnstomarv :.feu-de·ivie" ' ,; lil'\~J in honor ut \. 1c d 1y. '!'Ire brignclo wus 011 tl.i:~t :1ay subscqucn.tly exorci~ed in ficltl u10~ cm nt.s. , • . U. If. the I.ieut Go' crnor was pl'esent, nnd n mnnber of i;peciator ,1·<>1-e on the grouml.
-------1 ln tl1c Gth July the A<lmirol of this Station. with IL U. tho Liout. Governor, witt1t'SS l
tho field i~nncetl"• re of tho brigndo 1~n th' "Flats ,. Lolll\v tho town, wh.er1· tho troop~ \\Cl'() c11:ercisc 1 on mo1 111 none occaston. nud nd,·nnco nml rc:i.r g inrds ot <':1'olrv n111t infantrv woro in,.nrinbly thrown out mnrehing f1'Qm uml returning to en.mp. ·
0;1 tho 11th .July the .Adjutant Ucncr I, nccompnnicd hy the Dircctol' of Stores awl tho Inspector of ..A.1 cllc ry, nn·h c<l in c mp; tho ~\lljutnnt Uonornl occupying, for llu.i wst of the period of trai'ling. n bell tent, uc'let to that of tho• Deputy .Adjmnut Gcncm1.
On tho 10th nn l 3 Ii .T uly the brignclc wn.~ divided into t ·' o fo1 ccs, in a<:~orcl: n ·t• ,\ ith tho .A.Jjuhmt Genera.l's instructions. under l'Omm1md of Lieut. Unlc•uclB Gpto 1 anJ Howil-ion, rest->COti,·ely, ho two senior infn.1 try commnn1lcrs, one side to act 0·1 the of1~11 siH'. tho other on tho de fo11siYe.
These forco.q hnvi·1g been oxercis • l on tl • l' Ol'cnsio:if, on·r gro11111l with wl ich ueithPr otliccn; nor men wcr -"or the most part f 11r1il inr, thu re ·ults 111·0• cd most s 1tisfact•>t'\". Individual intelligence o ·officers was prncti.c.illy tcstc<l: c1-r,11 c. on °n<' s 1lc. 1111lt·ss sp\:e liiv correctc<l, were tnken ul \"nntnge of liy the < thcr; while a' nlu ib e I 'on of tl c 11cccs itv for the oh,,erYnnce of coclne sun l i-iciuliue· in action, " lS t u..,ht. A minute deserip io~ of the mo,emcmt.s on l>oth 1lny,, i~ scarcely necessary. l 11my, iowcYer, refer ns bridl/ :l5 1~ihloto the ..,ham Hnttle of the 13th .Tul}. under the Adjutant <.:.Cmral's supcni.sio 1.
'rho folio" ing is the Brigade Order, iutrndetl to com ey Lut n '' g•iw•ral i< ~a" of t'1l.
po~ition.s to be taken u l by the two livision~. lcn.ving t!10 rest to llw knowledge, int.·lli. geuoo, nn<l judgement of the command ~rs.
<"'A:l\£P noss. BnrGADE 0 mens n • LIEUT. COLC'XEL: far:->SELT •• J> • ...:\.G • CAllP C'o:rnAXDA~T.
l'.:! h July, 1871.
X o. 7 .-Th who c of the corps composi1 • the Brigade '\ iJl p::i.mde their full strer glh to-monow, for field nn lccuncs (" Sh'lm Dittlo "', ... p ·escno' of t11e Adjuta:1t Gemral, n.s follows :-
First Division.-01 e Squadron of Cinalry. tl1c i 1st Hntul!ion. ~t. Stephe~ and Gig..:· town lnfoub·y cn1 L·eut. Colonel Howiuou, nt such I om· cu. that oficer ma1 direct.
, econd JJir.rion --"v;o ~qundrons o" C.:nrurY. Gitl lhtlalion mid 7·1th Ihttalion, J,ieut. Uolonel 1 'pton n l ~-30 p.m.
The order c.f mnr h '\ill be as folio\\ :-The 1st Dili . n to m!lrch by tho St. s eplien ro l, na<l t 1k up: s rOll" po~ttior on
the heigl1ts, nbot tho rriles from camp, whi··h "ill b de· nd l from attac!~ expcctod f:om an aclvancinrr fo1ce, ei Ju r from St. St£ ph"n or '\Yoo<l>< o k.
Lieut. Colo iel l c' ·itson will dt tai a p u·ty ' it!1 "' 1 to trcng•ben the; poi.1 ion by constructin~ ihclter trenches, if pn ctieahh·.
The camp C•unrlern nstcr v;ill isst e le . 'fhe 2nd Di \;sion "ill march by the u >p r Spring !ill llo::id, null on nn: vin!{ n" the
residence of l\Inj ->r Uc lC nl Kilner will take he llC\\ ro d connecting with thC' m. :Stcpht>n Rood, "ith the 'icw to> advnnce on )?n cleric on by Lhe upper route. B th fo~ces will take c,·ery advnntago which tho features of tlie g·ouncl may n.lford.
It is to be unden to ><I that tho ~\hnrn right sh di terminate on tho opp sing forcc:i coming 'rithin o 1c Im id :ed yards of each ot11c•r. .
J,ieut. Colo C'l • · u 1dcrs 'rill de ii a. p Lfrol of 011 • troop to p ·ococtl 1 y then am ''°ood tock no l to 1Jb1 in intcllig n e nn<l .' oin th· :!ml D\ ision y th~ ·oa<l below i\lcJ.nughlin', connectin.; ";tJ1 thC' Ht. 8t l. nlfo 1. <k·neml Kilne1's.
1'J10 Comu n1 <ln.1 t \\ ·11 ha e I 1 n · · n 1 f the movem< uts of l.oth for<'l'S; Lieut. Colonel nundl 1 \\;11 direct h • l m l'l t ·of thC' Crn ah y; J,i~ut. Colont>l Otty ..., ill net n: Bri e Mnjo1 of l t )iv i 11 ; Lieut. Coloucl lnche
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for ~11 l Division. Fi ft n ro md of l I 1 l· .\ mmun · ·on "i 1 be i uc l P"r mn l of Loth Di visions.
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On the I :it\i the troops pnra led for J>1 ~cnt'.l.tiou of Color!> to the G-tl B tt r 1,r the TT unornbl~ C. Oom:"ll. ~I. P., \\hen t lw nc~omp .. n) ing n ldre- w ~/ t i I :.y ci1'1l~n, CA>mwll, nnd rephe l to by illnjo~ Hnymoncl. of th it corp . Th con ... 1 1tion 'HIS 1 1•
formed by tho Hm er nd C'0 non l,e . , 'J'hc.!. forco t!1cn m:lr~he!d p st, an I 11b equ ntly wru "'· 1 i l. m l r the Ad"u nut
(,cnornl, 1~1 n 'nnoty 01 11 ·l<l 111n.11ccnh , .\t th clo e of "hich. the monc\• pt ir. rJ 'l' • get Pmct~~~ "ere }ll'Csante<l by tho Adjut nt U ac. ii, \\ho aftcn,11rcl; nddrc~ l;:e
D r ADJ: 0 n£r. n
CA:?liP no-..... ·EL:IA~· ELL, D .• \.G, C'A ir Co:il!f\~mA~T.
1~~ July, 1871.
• the Bri(Y de "ill p:u-nde thoir full :rt.1-er gth ne of the A dj uto.:1t Gem rnl.
rr·ving a the
n thn opp sing force'
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FI E LDS UNDER CUL Tl VAT/ON
RO.AO FR OM FRC0£RICTON
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AOOLPHUS G:. BEC J<WITH. CAP! l<AOl..T 11~! B ATT:'
<Jn the Irl th t he troops pnrn•lr>d for Pr ~cmt ltion of Colors to the Gith Ihttalion, liy thC' lfonornblc C. Conn 11. .\T. P., 'lien th<' 111 .. omp:m'i'ing n<l<lrC' , wns 1 d hy :\fiss Co1m ·II. mul replie l to by ~Hnjor Hn~ mowl, of th 1t corp~ The con .. ·ration ,,ns }!('!'·
forrnctl hy t}1c ffo>er ml (' non I ,c "
, Tho, force t~1en m·ir:hNI in:u1t, nucl suh quC'nt}y wns ex<.'r"i d, under the \dji:tm1t ( •Cllernl, m n vnnety of 11 ·IJ mn.nrem r . ut th 1·!0 c of \\ hich. the monc,· p1·iz s fo1· 'l'1ugct P mctico \\ m-c }H'Cscntcd by tl10 .A dju t mt <lc:toral, "ho :1ftcn1 ;1rd~ addrcss1•tl tho
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the licld \\CfC CKC
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On ti '\ ith tho J Howit.~ou lii\C, the 0
The;:;e olliC't'J'S 1101
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po,, ... ible t-0 t 'fhe fol
po~itions to gc•1cc, and j
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Xo. i .to-mon-ow, f( as follows :
l'i•st Ih town lnfon r
Second 1 J,ieut. Colon
Theo The 1st l
the height,, al ru1 ad,·ancina
Lieut. b,· constrllc · • The ca1 p
The :!nd l residence of M Hoa<l, with tH C\'ery arlvan B
I t ill to he 1•uming within c
Lieut. C 1 Woodstook l ~IcLau~hlin's,
'f11<' Cornn i1 u 1
Lieut. Colonel Snun 1 1
Otty ~ill net ns Bri e l\I j 1 of l :Fift<> n round of J I
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