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" Imo" gre!!.
" th rcquirem ts f
" work than f1
"so f· pt ntly ns i
" uu<l r nrtid .
'· would be 100 for p
" " ,. durin , th t tim
'asiou to c0-0perate 'n
enrolled to ser~e in th mili i
that th oflicers of u h v
the rnces of a m&ll b 1
in the d fence of the f1 on i
a great feeling of
cut the '1 o
rec mm n I th th") h · m
of \. rtill id
In t.lie course of n
th la.st two years, at th
d-q unrt rs n t T'ol't
'\ill ntlrnit of their
iod of open un" igntion nt u "moment's
o he D p. rtmmt to tlio mh mtago that
I~ oflicers nnd m n) required to no.\ ig11.te
by t 1 month n.s hitherto praclicetl. He nnbcr of working crow for " limo ;;pccificd
i hirt'd by the month) .... 5, lfl::!
4, 20
the )Car.) ............ 4. 21)
o t l one e r for less money actually than only
mor' servica 1le, for un ler ihe constant cha ug-
h b I u the department of firenwn alone. I
lily emplo) ed, one to under11tand
"ill make one ton of co,ll tlo more
i l a h If ton.-; clo. A when we h 1ve to chnngc
i re not on 11-0arrl lon,_{ eno gh o caro nhout
in lOll.'> 1uence, hut as the men came and left ns
It would b different were the crew \
thPm on dm·ing the winter months
l rniu~ their drill and worki1w iu vnrioua r'l
1 1 •ly 1 co nmend the engagi11g of the el'I'\\' by
of the Go' ernment."
h e •un-boat;; arc attach"d to the militia
i nt, n l intended in the O\ cnt of smltlcu in-
h m n en<Y~e<l to enc ns n Ct'O\\, be n~gnbrly
nd be 1 o tmined to the use of guns, and
l as offic.ers in the force. By this means
• '\ ould be obtained, who u co-opcmtion
' hll\bl ', nd who c pre cnco would convoy
h co mtry. Iore.ovci, n.cting us Ht-venuo
tni •ht bo fou111l most 11 ful, nll'I I would nl110
ry ii truction to thf' v u·ious i1ulopollllont
long U10 I 1ke and Ilh er b'ron lier.
CO CLIJDI G REllARHS.
ing w nv co111 of th \cti' filititt within
n iu 1 t mmg [ ould not fn.il lo oh e1., th,. wAak-
ness numerically of some of th Inf: ntry Batt: lio1
conmrn.ndin ' su h c m J n i
up the ranks of their c mi. 1ics by
these oflicers, (captain of co pani
not heing up to
by tl1e offi rs
liffi 1lt) in :filling
jorit) of
force has bccm mnit1ly sustai1wtl, s · m cl to o opiuio 1 t l t 1out recourse to the
ballot it would not he pos ihle to keep their ~omp mi up to the pro1 r trength under
or1lin:1r.v circ11mstn.rn.:o in futur •,for nltl ough tl1r m n
when the• country Jias to 1 · d frrnle l, nnd there ·
imch C>xcitement, very mnu ' i Id fro i j i 1'
unless tmincd to om <'XU' l t-0 th u · o
found too late to iemc ly this o i
which due provi ion i, mll'.de iu h
the men actually tmolled in I e ~cti'e For , ' ho con i<l rf' l ti
longer of a R)Stem 'vhich tl ro' the dofi nee of tl e ro mtr) u u
and is not shnrecl equ Llly h oth 1 , i 111tfi i : ·md 'e1-y man) ofticu
fonrnrd rendily
till. \Yithout
:\iilitin. Y ct
ntem (for
t' faction to
e con im nuce any
:iin indivi lu ls only,
infi 1m d met
in their opinion. the majo1 i . of tl e young men corolle l in the l
throughout. tho country woul<l be found 11uit:R ready to re;;pond to ti
thus no diffil'nlty won kl be found in kc ping their corn pa 1ies \tp t th
class of t c mili ·:,
l alh t system. n i.l
101 er sb'Cngtl1.
I therefore foel it ID) duty to snlnnit thi for thcscriou~ considerati1'n ofthc 11overn
ment. TI1e number of men 1 uthorizc l to be drilled • ummll is Ii mite l to 10,000. hy drawing
the.so men, throu h the instrm enu Ii y of th h Hot. out of meu in tl1e fit t elnss (i. r., young unmnriiccl m£'11 or wiclo'" c1 n, be ' of IS . nd 30), \o be
replncetl hy others from the me cl · d f eniolmcnt, ver;
little incom cniencc to indi\ idu l , i uy. "ou ld · he training o( ti e
militia. annunll) it <' mp of instrn tion. for a fi " dtt) oul , ma le regarded l'
young men more in tho li,;ht of a 1 ocrention thnn a h 1 lship) ; ti u . in • ft w year", nil tL
1st cla s men wonlrl ht\ e been to some extent trained to nnus. nnd in course of time nll the
men in the cotmtr). It h hem, by the oh::;OrYnnce of U1i principle, carried out to grent
pcrfootion, thnt thi- l:'ru inn h '\O nttainc<l to t11<'ir pr nt militar_ po\\Or nnd
liuc.cess, nwl to the po ition "hich they now occup) in thfl ' o ·Id. \YI t eems ro..'\lh
required to plne n. countlj in trong military positi n ·n ti pi n cb-, i tho org ni-
u.tion of n •1 t militi S) tem ponnenting through e\ 1 t 1 p:u · h, '\hereby
in the eH•nt of wni he "hole un ion mn.y prin~ to n l l thl'm t-0 do o
effcotually, thCI obsen once in ti1 ic of pence of such m all tl1e men to
obtain in rotntiou rc.-u on blc nount of military tminin , i ) , nncl the
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M?
m for the militia in Englnncl, now being nih·o-
uffi ·i<'nt proof of thi ncccs it: m a
diss.'ltisfoction "hil'h
rought to my notice nt tlw tiuw of
to nll ollic J'S nlik , without
tl1e annual ti ining, tit,. non-
only th· ame tinily mtc of p.1) ns tlie llwn,
m n gl'tfn0 rations; flncl I wo11ltl
j 11 t _!!i'iC'Tlllll't•, they ] >l' i 11 future
rec h iii~ nt the nnnun I 1lrill
vo ations, nnd p11t to the same
u l "'<'n; ), the rat c; of pay I ill do" u accord
!!6 of th • Iili i n •ulutions nnd Or<lcrs,
r<'C mwnaation!': lrnrein contnine<l,
tl c ;'\filitia. I J ~ to say thnt '' ith
ofi
c defc
n l the can1 in, out of the sa111e
l offi e1 and me l during th<' dayfl of
th ' R gnl tions and Orcle fi r tho Active
I inten I l o co opc·r:itc witl1 the militia ns Nunboalll, . • • 0
lll ibon of an d litio llll one, many cau~es of dissa.ti11fo.ctio11 d th exp n<liture incurred I · · amp) compensated for bv tho mcreased the oountiy and ita po'H'r of dc>fi nee. •
Do
of tho "Dir ctor ofSto "'t ·1i b ' re 1 w1 c seen that wl1ilc a rc:umn:i hlc 1 , to meet the immc<li tc , n of the • t . "' I ·1 · · I I
.t.\f' IVO ~' I 1t1a lll5 JC!'ll
I P Y ""oulcl be found 11) in cleqna to 111nct thn wants or'thc whole
re pectfull) ff1t re em rgen i , t 11
" R "" Star ' '
e\ er ho r1>quirecl uwler exroptional
nl mit for tlu eriou consi<lemtio11 of
i i y of comm ncillg th
· ~, i l 11. 1ilit.o.r) point of vio-w, of
tent 1 m y be d c 1 ~1 ufli«'icnt,
nuf.'\Cturc ef nmmunition in <'nnnrl hy tho
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estahlilihment, on n small seal(', of a lnbor.Llory at Kiug&·ton, where thore is C\ ery facility
for tloing :-;o.
In conclu1li11g tl1is Heport it ufford me much plen.sm to l rin , 1 otic he
great support nml assistm1cc I hnve 1·eccived f1om all the taff offie 1 1 Milit"a.
e'pc('ially t hose nt ltcadr1umicrs, n.;; als1J from all ofli <'l jn ~ommnn<l of c 'P <l ring the
past year, which may he well cousiderc1l one of ex cpt'on I ti i t<1 tl" sl'rvice in
which I have tho hu11or to hol<l t11e "Military command. • I have the 11011or to br', , 'ir,
Your most obedient ~en nut,
P. HOBEHTSO --HOS',
Colo .el and .Adjut ml Oen"ral. HEAD Ql' rnn:ns,
OTTAW.\, l;J lt'el 111a1·y. 1$71.
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APPE ... "DIX ... L
D tho '""onth En.stem Frontier J
.!tl
< 'orps.
i:l
f! " ~ ,.; ... ~..:: j . !:: .s :::: f:;;:; 0 s::
~ C'I ?. !:::
., ,,,_ -= t.o ;o§ f c:: 0 ~
.. We w ~ ..... ..... - - -
( 'ominanding Officer.
-c ----- -------
I
····· .... ,1.... 2 ..•. 41 24 30 .. .. .. . . . . . 3 3 ........ ... , ....... .
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . . . . . . . . I 1 --------2 •. •• 4 28 34
1 4 G :l 18 108 3 ··········· ······ 1 :.! J 22 ······ ····· .... 1 2 4 :i1 .... ······ ······ .... 2 7 55
.. .. .. ... ············ 1
I. Li ut.-C"ol. B.C'hamhcrlin 1 ····· 3 3 4 12 110 3 ····· 1 ··········· 1 2 1 1 47 1 .. 1 ······ ... 1 10
.. ····· ····· ······ .... 1 . ... ....
1 . I .-( ol. 0 IlORNE • '.MITH D \. (' -ar·1· .
' .~ • x. a l it1a, Cotnman<ling.
!HS
DUTY S1· \'l'E of Uorp llll Service on the Hunt~ngdon 1870.
Where Stationed . <'orp . Commanding Ofhccr.
HrA.d Q11m·tcr1.
lranklin....... . . . . Dctnchm nt..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I~untii~.;don ........• lst'l'ro p \ .M. G.wnlry C p in Muir ·... . . .
1 Ilvmmingfortl ........ Detachment...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . ..
1
Huntin;;tion • • ..•.... j()th llnttalion...... Lieut. -Col. ~foE:ich~m. . 2
2 7
Hemminlifurd ........ liht Batt lion ......... Lieut. Col U •ers...... .~ IJ :Franklin ...........•• lktncl1ment... ... . .. . . .. .. . ...... ...... ••.. 1 Havelock .........•. Detachment..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
J! lleauharnoi~ .......•.. Beauharnois Battalion Lieut.-Col. llodier ...••• 1' Valleyfield ........... Detachtncut(1 Comp'y) ................. ... .
3 s 2 ;:;
1
2 G
_hh,
~.; J
s
Total in Huntin0
don and llenuuin~onl Frontier..... ......... ~ Total in :::iouthcm Frontier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Grand Total. ...•.....•.... . .... · ... · . · · · • · · · · · · "134 f • 'l'his Battalion was relic\ed from 11er~ico thl• :! .. th April, by ord r of
:\To~TltEAL, 27th .April, lo70.
Lient.-Col. FLETCHEH, Biigndc- [ j 1. (' 11m ndini=,.
J. )L\CPUER:>O:->, Lieut. Col., D.A.A.(.
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·~====--==============-==~ APPE. Tnrx c.
B .I AD PAR.AD STAT n pC'rtiou b.) Lieutenant General Lindstty, l\foutn•nl ~0th .Ap1il 1~70. '
... .. .. ·· ·· ····· . :! G a 7 :.!S!I " :l 70
1 4 :.! .. l!IS 2 1 I (i :!05
..! :l Ii 180 1 4 I) I Uti l :l ,, H7 1 I {j 1' 200 .. i G JO 211 2 .j Ii 11 180 5 ... ·· ··· ·
·· ······················ ...... ·· ······· ·· ·· ······ ------- -
Total all ranks.. . . .. . •. ... .. .. . ...... l,!140 l!l :.>fl 39 67 1,786
--,J. )lA<:PHER~ON, Licut.-Col. D.A.A.G.l\I.
----Pl'E.~DIX P.
H EH> Qt:.rnTtR' .
llITA"·'.\. l :! th ~Ia:, F i fl
VTl\T: ~fILllJA.
The format ion, to date f1c·n ) <;I i11 -tnnt. oft\\"O n.1tl tli•JllS o' 1Wlr·mrn, flt'\rn ( ,.i~ · in '.:
corps of Act iYo.l!iliti1. for ('r' ·irr in <l •' .. -"mtl1-'\·c t" is ll'r l:• autliniizcd, ti) bes ,1Pd rrf'j)€fti,eJ:·. l!w Fir.st (or Ontario) Battalion ..,f Hitl• men. l' I tlw .-:ncond (or l~•t'llw
l'ntta]inn of Hi ficm,.n , :incl l ' 1" appoint rncnts th,.r1·rn :\re ns ~ •llu" . '1 :
!.-' r r. r tJ1 Ir;·.',) I] ff 1lio,l •f Ri Tri ,.,,
lll 1 e Li' uten:int-Co1oncl · Li .. ntennnt-1°"<•1cnd Sn· 11C'I 1 'ctl'i"• -ht \Is .
fo bn .\1 jo1· : :Jfajor Grill1th" " ·nine ,•nzht.
J.1 be C.:npt:i.in-. :
~fajor 'l'homn" !:icott. ?ifojor Thomas ?.fo.ddem. ~fajor William )fo,-1ul:1:» 1f1>rchmer.
Captain Willinm Smith. I 'aptain Alexander R )I a,.,don'.l \d f';1plnin n.ncl Adjutant H enry Cot' k.
<'aptain Uani"l Huutcr )fc)l ill.111
fo he Lioutcnnnli.
t 'apt~in nn<l A<ljutm1t D1llt.tl•l ~\ .• \I l" Donal I. <'apt11i11 l)n,, icl )f. W:\lker.
<'.1ptain :n11l ,\,lj 11w 11t \Yi llia111 X. l"ennPrl~-.
( 'aptaiu \ n1li·"" ?ll r lh·id1
( 'a plain :tn<l .\1lj11t:rn• \\ illim11 .1. \ I" .'•In ll
1 ';lptain ::)~muul .l.ku1·1· I f. u·11i:111.
l.ic•ul€111l 11 t .I a llll'f> H<·11 t i ll.
To lir Ensirrn · I') •
1'aptai11 :nnl \dj 111.111t I, l. l'• 11
Lif'ulonrlll t iil-O\\ 11rt \I uh~.'"· Lio11te11n11 t Jusiala ,) !)ll E'S eell.
Lieut ·mm1 ~.~111m•l I l:1111il t-011.
l.1f'11t<-nant .I nl111 l3i"g1H'.
l.iP11 t,.n.111L \Villfo.111 I rill ... · a h.
i:n ign 11111!11.l ohn \l \o: lo11 1l l. -·-
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To P ymnstcr· C ptnin ,T. F. B. Mon'
To be Adjutant ";th rank of Cnptnin .
Captain :md Adjutan Will" m J me Bnk"r Parsons . .... To be Quarter.lfnst r :
Ouart.cr-l\I t r Edwnrd \rm.-,tron :.
T" l;e Surgeon : S 1rg o:i '"\.lf el Codd, '1!.D.
~id (or Que C) B i' iia12 oj Rif.e1i1r.11
To be L:euten:mt·Colouel : Lieu en n Col nel Louis .Adolphe ('a ult.
To be )[a' r:
l\I . or Ach n . Im~".
To C pt.'lin :
I.i tenant-Colon 1 L. C. A. L. de .Bellefeuille.
11 ~or A l n Macdonald.
Ma~or Jacques Llbranch . Cap+ein Samui:il Ma00omld. 0 plain J C!ln Baptiste Ann ot. Capt ·n John Fro er. •
Cap m William John D rrc
To be L:eute nn .
C p•ain Jo ~phus \V. Ya ugh n CJ. in J hn Pri o Fletcher. Cap in uh ard T. II.}'. Pu~u:rnorn. Cap 'n 0 r Pre,.os.
r p in M uricc E. n. Du
C ptain Henri oouthilli r.
C'a• in IAn"d • dA !:: Jab ... rr .
T be Ens1gna ·
< pt.am Ed S. J; nr . (' P ·nJohn Allan.
J; utmnnt George s· mard. L" • nant Ga ri l Louis D G E . eorg
::m A pho de Montcnll h IJ · · •n '\Yil · '\''
1 e nn D .Eschnmhault
. m '' i mount Ross. o'Il Alp. r. T.
'lo lie .Adjutant, with runk of (1.1ptain ·
Mnjor l'. D. C:n .. .:;nicr.
To lie Quartcr-)laster :
Hi<lillg l>lneter I'. Villiers
8T,UF.
'l'ht: following l::>tatl' a11pointiucnb in connection "-ith the Militia Corps for service in
the ::Sorth-'Vcst nrc hereby m L<l\!, ,iz :-
To lie Assist.ant Driga<lo Major :
).Iajor Jam cs F. ~lcLco !.
To lie .Assistant Control Officer :
Captain A. Peeble".
Tu be Orderly Officer to tho Officer iu Comurmd of Expedition:iry Force·
Lieutenant Ft·e<lerick Chnrle3 ~- ni:.on.
llElIO!U.::Dl ....
All the Oilice1s al'pointeJ for J?orcs Service in the "~orth-W.est" will continue,
·,\bile on that m:1~,..icc, to retain the nppointm~nt:; in the Militia, '"'ith the rank r.n l
ptecede1ce therein. heretofore hcl<l by them.
Ko. '>
'fi,e ofikers rmJ m.:H of the )lilitio. Fo!"ce, emb~lied for s~rvicc in the N orth-"-e.st, :is
soon as they are attested, un<l enrolled, :ir~ hereby placed under the command of the
Lieuteuant Oene1-al l.'011uoa11ding Her :\fajesty'a Forces in Girnndn.
Dy crmmnncl of IIis E:-ccellcncy the Governor Generel,
l'. P.or:u.q-:.O!\·Iloss, Colone!, Adjufa.nt General of 'Militia,
l!annda.
A Pl'E~DIX E.
BnocK' ILLC, Gth Jun . kiO.
:St tt,-1 hn' c the lto11or t , H'J o!"t f. ,. t • inform:ition of tho Adjutant GE-nc. ,
tl,~t. punmnut to your in!lh n ti 11 . I proc J l fr :n :Pr colt to Brockvillo on tl1 llOOll of tho 2Jll1 \tltim(•, to ex mino a\ l 1 p :·t u1 on tJ1c <-np:i.bilili of th t ... l'r · ~4l/,.ed to n• t. ns a gun nud J•Mrol bo t 011 t • l. L· '\Tun I p rform d th d 1 y, nd
reported to the Adjutant Gcncrnl, rel irni ,., . once to Prc:icott, ' h re I nr i,.ed r.t
c)e;·en o'cfoc}· }' m., ·,\ Jirn l ru:: :\•t.: 1 yonr lDC 3J,~"(' infofmin_; me o( )" Ur depnrtUJ'O for
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C-0rnwall, nud dhi:ctiu0 me to n um comm n I • t l'rc.,cott. .\bout rni<lni·~ht, l 11, 1 ~ instructed by tho .\.djutnnl Gcucrnl that, undel' tl10 ci1cum lance . l hncl I l'ttcr lngng~
tie Prince .Aljml. This order I a onco complied ' ith. nn<l <lirect~d Li<:ut.·Colontl
L wforJ, CommnndiON nt llroch illc, to P.1 .. ce one oflicct· :mtl t• ... U gco.l l'illu shob fill
l; nl and st'nd her to Pl\."'SCOtt. On the following morning. C.lpt.liu \Y 01 lcy, 11 ill1 a
detachment of the Brocl:1ille nn<l Ott!lwn Hnilwny .\.rtillcr.1 . icponc,I to nw at Pr~.:1cott
ith the .. 'l'ug," nt the samo time informing me that tho u1nnnge1· or tho t-ailwn} cou~ J
not, ,, ithout gt t loss to the road, nllo11 tltc.>e mc11 to remain for any len~lh of tim.: upon htr.
In the ufte1110011 I onlc.:rc I Cnpfaiu Worsley lo rctmn "id1 lite l>oat to Brochillt',
nn<l <lil'\.'Ctt'<l l..ieuwmmt-Colonel Crawford to 111nn he1· ,, ith one otliccr and ton mm of t11~ lhn: noquc ( :mison .Artillerr. then on dut~· nt Drock1·ille. 'l'his order w,\S not rowplie,l v.ith, l'OI cquently f reported tlie fact to the Adjutunt-Geneml :v> well ns yoursolf. On
tl1e !,lllov. it J <l y the "Tug" w s onle1ecl to proceed to Comw:ill. Un her \\"UY down she tou heel nt Presoott for orders, v. hen I pl!lced Capfain Cluff and cen mon of tho Ottaw:i
Brig'R(lc G:i1Tison _\.1 till.iry (..-.hich hurl n1Th'e<I tlie l'l'l'\ ivns C\ cning f1't>1JJ OUnw;1) up-011 brt, "hen th.y proceeded to Vornwall.
Durio~ the night of the :?5th, l l'l,'\:Ci1·ed inst111ction, froM the .\djnt:inl-l:l·uct'll.l tJ
nd the Di..-ision of Ficltl Artillery nnd nil of the G.mi on Artillerv fro1t1 Prl'soott t•• Comwnll. Un tl1e morning of the ::?tidr, the left DiYision of the Ot~t w11 Ficl1l !fatten
tid Ott:11a1 Brigade Garrison .Artillery arrived nt PmJcott, anrl tho whole, a'l nbov~ rdct~l, rrocoo<le<l by steamer that mol'!ling to Conn,·nll. Tl1c left Di\·i~ion of the Fie!.!
U tte1y rcmninin6 at Prescott.
fn the ineantiruc, tho balance of the 5Gth Datroliu11 \\a~ orul!rc<l nm aud thrc:o rompanies nrrh-ed on tLe aftel'Iloon of thb <lay. The C.m·i on nt thi~ time ,~·ag not np to th" sitencth tho :\.d' ta t G 1 h 1 d" • .
o • ~u n enern l< u-ectcd t 1 ~ 1u1anb1n.1,l, 1,•011se.1uP11Lly l ~lrtl<l ttnd procured your pcrmi ion to c.ssemblo the !31,l .lhU.alio11 uud.:r Licute11ant
olonel Il~nu:in at Ottaw t be d ' . ' a, o rcn y to IDO\'C shoulu they be require<l nrnl I orde1.:'1
the Ottn\li Rilie Companv C ta" 'lr • '
. • ' ap m .:.uowat, to procec<l to Prescott whero they 11rrive.I on the evenmn of the 'ljtli Tl b" ' b G ·"" - · I& reports w 1ch were brounht. to mo nt shott intcrvah b-r
t C O\ennuent detectives fi h S•·•·- l ~ • fo to d fi d rom t e ""l.Cll• ed me to believe that I had not sufficieut l ··rceeute et1;Co·n 1 thel !nown in case of attack, C-Onscqucntly at 1.1i lrii :ht of the 2ith I oruered .. nan · or.e eal"lllan C din .., ith f, •• ' ommnn g 43r<i Battalioll, t > 1,ro.:-a~tl at once to Pre;coti
vur comp:m1es, '\\hero th1y artive<l nt c n.tn. on the nt!t.. On tLa nftenioon or this dnv I
Battalion u <l 1 . ·' ptoceede l to I!rockville, a.n<l i1.s1,<X:teJ tLe 1'.!nd , n er teutennnt-Colond Duell d' J>rc<!cott &t 11 I r ' commau mg ll1e po:ot. Ou rny ruturn tJ ' p.m., ioun l n telegm · · no to m kc eve . m wai .ng mo horn tho A.1ljutcut.Ooneral, dirccli11J 1
'Y prepiar t.on for the defen f th I I ttemptcd 011 that h co 0 e l "CC, ru. n c1 os.:iing wonkl p1·ol;al.ly
c.r t c followin11 n' h I -t o"cnty-Gvo men on th t 0 1 1
• nt '•il ·o r•lacC1l t,10 officN11 and e s ~mer Pre1eJtt nn l t J • ·1
Ja\light and directed 1 . sen 1 r tut to patrol tl.o rn·er null • '
1"'1~int.Colonel B t 11 C din ' lll!13nie ad\' to ~, • ominan g at Brocl.:villo to bolJ three • p • .,..._-,,-u to PrC3cott at .. '
an, tncmeut, and hould he foul t.Jie wi.rel cut,
fj}
10 rnu\'e llown without further orders, ~{r. Le~lie, Grand Tntnk Huilway, h:n ing nrr.u1geJ
t 1 lrtLl"o ::i train ready for their co1weya1h' . I also directed Lieutenant·Colouel Duell tv
,,arn Lho )foitbnd people to bo 011 tho :dart, and seud immediJ.to inforrnatiou shoulJ any
:itlcinpt at a cro3sing lie mallo thort'. This sen·ico Wa3 promptly and elliciently f'•·t f"ruH.:ll. J also ordoreJ tLo oLhcr five companies of the 4 :jrd .l.fatt.nlion, "hiclt were in
Lillct'i o.t Ottawa, un<lc1· comuul.nd of ?!Iajor Corbett, to mwe to Prescott, anJ ut the :>a.rue:
rimo inl'l'l!..l'lP.cl tlw guaru:i 1rn1l extandetl the bt>at of the patrol!;. 'l'hese o..rnmgement3
wer<! ~Lil <·omplote:l in Lt.bout ono hour from Lh3 time I rec!lived tho Adjut.ant.-Gcueral'~
tde<Yra111. '!'he fi,·e eornp.\llil!!t oft.ha 4.3nl :Battalion arrived at I) n.111. on Hund11.y, tht: ~ .
:!9lh ultimo, tmtl wer;i comfort!lbly in billet:. in half an hour thereaftt'l". '!'his raiseJ tlttl
strength of the g.\rriqon to ubonL 7,jQ officer11 and m·"n, and two guns, with 23 1u·till~t} hor~.:i. ·with this forcd I fr.IL lhn.t t.he town might be defended against 11 large lxxlr uf
l\mians, which )ill(} fur ~..;\'ct·.d <llly.-; been colle..:ting along tlt'' lxmlcr, nn1l the wwns
p .. uplo slto\\ e1l hy tlu•i,. plP..l.'l•' l c Jttnlell.\11c'e'! that th~y npprPrintecl the ll(lft'lt.'livu fvH·I! tltl'IL l•l'(·sent.
The cletail., for duty Wt:r<l ~hom c111e lnrndret!, viz : -_.\.11 officers' g11a1·cl ot" lWellt) •
oil~ non-eommissiont:d oflieers :tnd man nt the Jrill shed, one officer arnl si'tteen meu .1t Rrliller·y st,i.hle'l, which po3teu seut.rie.i at bank all<l princip<tl wharf. a gunrd of Ont!
~.1h:i.lt.em and fourteon men, which alcio pnformcd p .. 'ltrol duty nt :Fort \Yellington, un
in I) ing picket. at Silltte place consisting of th1·eo otllce1·s nntl forty men, from which ru1
unt.Jying picket Wtti po'ltcd :tL \Vind :\Lill J!oi.m, nud the St. Lnwrenee and Oltaw:i
Hi1ilway Rifle Comp:.my 11101mt,e.l n night gu:i.r.l of one ofllct~r, one serge:rnt, null iweh·~ ltlcn 01·cr the t':li!wn.y pt·operty. Tho pn.tri>l:> from ea.qt, west, nnd north reporting e1·et') l1om·, nud !tll Oll daty "Cl'O l'eportecl by the Piehl Otlicel' of the day ns bt>ing \'igiltmt aua
vu the alon. I pcr~onally aoesi:!led the duties both liy day and by night.
U11 \\• e1lnes,by, the bt J nnc, Ly yl)ur or<lors, the left divi~ion Ottawa Field .Ba.ttel'} ,
lH1tl ·r Lieu ten.mt :\Ic~fah. proc~edc<l with the- di 1•ision fmru 'ornwall to Ottawa to be teli >il\l from set·1· ica.
TL.a wholo force nt Pr<.! X>l.L rn1vle ex1.-ellent progre.;:; in drill dut ing tho sLol'l period.
Ou t.he lilt J nne, ] h.Hl hrigade dl'ill, tlte fot'l.!3 being formNl into tlm.>e battalions ol
l!Ye conipnniea e.ich, nod on the :!n'l J Lnd a Drigdde fielJ day with the same distribution .
lue 5Gth Battalion wa~ prol"ide l with ten ronrnh, untl the other two Battalionq with
~ven rounds of blnnk ammunition, p1'1' mon. 'l'be ruoYomeots l'Overe.l nhont three qua.rtei
c.f 11 s<p1.1r~ milo!, and cc1n i;;tetl ol' one b1lttalion skirmishing, one supportin:;, and oui::
•<"tu.iiuing i11 re~an\•, nt!murin6 an1l rdirin~ firin~, n'licving skinniehor'.:l, rhanging front 1
11<1 cbargiug, nwl linr.ll), !l1h, ncin,; in \'<!~ iew nr.lar. Thc,,e tnO\'<'ment.i were all
licililahly nllfl satio f:1 ·toiily perfot·mt'tl, on.I won1 ''itn~~_,d hy bt 11 cou\.'0111:;0 of peotil" hou, tla: city of Og1l.-.11-ih11rg U'I Y.Cll !I.'> from Prl'"C•)t .
t Ju th.: 3:\I i11s1.anL, I 1'6-:{•i\ ttil ut\loro tit\~ ~liu '' bc.J ... ol the tor\'c wet" to Lo.• t'l'.!heve,J rrom sen·[o!a. T imme<lio.tely inacfo 1he uc~~2illl".) arrangement; for the (iuth D tt lion1
under Lieut~nant-Colo:-iel J es·mp to be relicvetl th11t ll. y, nnJ the '"hofo of he 43rJ·
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J.i uteiunt-C-Olonel Be!lrmnn, 400 trong, and the Ottaw'l. Rifle Company. Capt:iiu )fiJ\la[,
ron , pro<»"<l I by ~ i.al train t.l Ott:1wn nt G.45 n.m., on tl1 · !th instnnt.
Daring ti G' holo 1 rio.J of SCI"\ I • l 1'CCCi' ed tb r :ne.>t a•;sist.n11.:-e frolll )1 r. Irwin,
th ~I ~or, , !1 , n any Io r of th ni ht ''~s prepJre l t 1 pri '' idc J,iJJ ·ts for tl1e 111 ·u 14,
the rri\ ~xi. In fa~t, 111 '-rholc of th pc pie of Pr olt cmcd to 'ie " i th o.1ch utLcr 10 r nd ring ist.anro. If. r • t to mention lllllt on the night oftlic :! tL ulti11101 tl11unz}1
tL i tance of ::\Ir. Pnrkis, l succeeded in hnYini; th• sl".Lill fi;n.1· h.1:it tl!11l a propeller wl1i L w~ro h~in:.t at 00 len burg, lJrv 1:;:ht on:r t Pre ·ott. an I Jn !Ju Hro\\'11, of
Ogd nsburg, ~arnnt etl that ~m woul I be k pt up on the G rau1l Trunk Fcny Ho.11 •
ion to Le f;
m all\ t mpt mi 11t k 111 le hy the Fe11ians t'.1 ntiliLe he1
uf l ni n 1.:l111p:; l.Jein~ fo1· 11e I hu~h 1• 'St an I ,, 1;3~ ,,f
uding of onnof our offi r , (Ueut:u nt. Ozrr:1i.I;\ .1r~~~~ I
to Lin t e fi1. : tlJe t: rumour., pro\ c I m ead1
I ·e Ile t Cilon I J up, I ut •J..llLt-Col II In at Ill 11, l'aptuin :\Io,. r.t, Lieut~Haill3 I :nb and Se'· rt, s' ell, the hole of t e offi rs in th ii respectin: cowmawl,
l me e l! ·s m , id carri{'(I o 1t th orJ 1-.; mo-t }'l'Olll•1th au l dir.orfolh'. l J ~ n:l .-\.diutant Walsh .JGtl J> t•A1· d <l
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• • • • • D . ad J ' 1 } ,,.. ion, 1 n ere me rnw.:h l' :'\ 1c • y;J11l•: actm
IL5 • ng c .AJju.UUl:· Tim men Leh:wed mo t con-ectly an I :; Ledy, m1J \d:t c well • tisficd ' th ti ir 1 !lets nn 1 the liou ~holJ t r• 11 tted that I little trout.ii t 1e lllPll gu\ c tliew H•J
The ll.!Tall!l ments 11111de Lv Mr l tt II '.l · Ott n ·1 • • . 'I re ' • up 11nte11<lent of the St. L" \\'I au cc .ud " 111 • • f, r the tnm<mnrt of tL f
• --r-- e l'C", wei \ m-y pt OIHJll anrl e fii ci.:n t.
I !um.: the Louor to be Sir ' '
Your most obedient sen ant
W H. JACKSO.",
Lieut..nol0rtel, D. _,f.,
'th Briga<le Di'i,,iuu.
-HEAu Ql.ARTrns, 4:.nrt HattsJ;ou
' JR,-F. r the infon l r r L . nROC!i:\ I I.I.I I Gtli .J lll1C, I ~ill
ill ion o t "~\d;u nt. (' I I I Jn nccortbncc iU1 your ord ' llE:l'll' >CJ to i·t:p<n t. a,, folio" :
"'•r\i I ,on t)u; ~HJ. Mav I t I ·1 l · · uc11nemlwn;ormv:1 tr . • as, 111ucrci out tor .\cu11• I l<innrt r ,, re in Brock II
1 ~" l liei 1111 I nl o tv.o <'Otup:ini••s of 111.' h:iLlulio.1 (, ITU • . \I "• 'IZ.. then k • II l . 11 •'1111! • , Capt: ·11 Wo
1 w " n ant Ott.i.1n lh1hrny H.1tt ·ry
ll po~I If . • , I d • o • C 'r m (' . I In) to ] ut. CJ) n I (' ~ ~ 'P Lllj, • }Jt..1111 .I. I: .flllOll l, au
ti! L I v." Id l . ffi e proce dt'd to Cornw II 0 1
_ ' 1101• ' '' r, 1nrl net d u11dc1 Iii <J1\le1 ~ ord I •~1 ' n tie !.1th On t1 9·u . ' ""'czra1, ed to the re . . · • -" 1 Ill.St, in n cordcmce "ith vour out t1 ir mrunmg Staff Offi , . ·
Ineu at once fj r .Acthe ni ril, an l < plam of co111pauic , to onll n<l m '" ton tt hon l1ead-qun1 te.r.s l.Jy 1-nilwny.
All re ponrlc l readily and quickly, nud tl1c ,..ompani wore nll here within two.nty-four
hours, o~ccpL No. i ( f'ilz1·oy), whir·h, owjng to the distance tl1ny wero lrom tho rnilwa'"
"·om a few ho•u·,, lat.nl', nrl'iviug o.wly on Friday :'11o111ing. Tb" men w re all hillct-Od in
the fown, tho in ha hit.ants chot:rfully admitting th<>m \\ ithouL recourse hojng bad l•) com·
pnl&ion in :my caso. lJ pon the 1lo11a1"t11rc of Licut.-Colonol r.rawford, ";t11 the 4 J t natt.ali1in, for Corll\\"n.11, I n snmcd com1nan1l of this gnrrison, :tll<l }1rooc dc<l t.o ma.ko 11ch :•mtn~emenl, :tE> I I houghL 111'<'f'Ssnr:;. f }•l:i"<'•I !!nntric.'8 011 tho Bank, rm rar-h of th,. Arrunri('s, at. "ach 11f the p11l1Ji,.. H:ilh,, :ind :it tho Hailwny 'Vlt:irf, <lay an1l night. and
from !I p.m. i ill '.'! a.111. k"p' t •rn pnfr 1) pa dies ~tmc.,lm1tl.'· ln!wing <'a.st nnrl west. a[Qng the
1o:ul and riH:1· hn11k. nnd iu r<'ar of tho lowu, a111l al8o atatiunn<I a t1-ong outlying pil'r('tOl
at the :Brock,·ille aml Ott,1" a Hail way Station, with st1-ict orders lo kPcp i\ sharp look-out.
:wl to cxnmin" :ill steamers ml'l vessels coming into the harbor. I also ha<' on•; comp:my
11mh·1· nnns (':t"l1 nit;ht :1s nn ontlyin" pic'ln<'t. On Satur<lav nid1L (2S-Gt11), uwin,. to :i.
tilcgrarn from Linut,..IJolon"l .Jw·k. on, I orclcrocl tJ1r •o co111panios, urnl1:ir •:omrnnn<l of Major
c:emmill, uu l r .11 u1" r 1dy o proceed t > Presoot ni a moinc:nt's notice. 'l'ho 'aptains
,,f Urn cornp.mics n crnhl9<l their men in foll marching <>r<l"r <ptickl.Y and r111ictlv : anti,
although th" ol'dcr ,. n f~ivcn i11 tie midcllc of th1J night. nnrl tho blll ts were r;cnttcreil,
ti ey were r<'mly to JnO\" off in h 1 lf 111 ho111· a rw1• th" order ".15 i tr.d. l T pon tho rcccipl
0f 11 further tPleg1-.l!n ft om I i"ul.-Colonel J uckron,sayin;; lie h cl orrlcrod troops from Ottav;n.
J sent one of th 0 thrc" cowp:i.nien into l1illeL n;;.1in, l•ut from la!l.•r Lclogratns from yourself,
rmi<:>ring extra -.·igihJl"'.:l fA' 1,, oh ·01 \·ed, 1 rot:iinF> l two rompani<'S nll nic:ht. 1n Yict(lri~ lf11ll, and no1ifio l Lho r.1ih,ny nnllioriti••s tn h1 un tho lo •k on. TRI o sent. LiPUleU1.nL
Hurne nnd n filn of men I>:: r 1rrino t ' :;\laitlcm1l, lo ".u n tlrn inhnbilrinls to ho on th<>
look-011t. a•11l t.o report mw thing snsp1~ou , ciUl(\r t" l'l'e <'Otf or li"t"(', ill1icl1e\·r.r wa,
most expedient. Li••ut. Hume 1-clurnc<l at chyli•.:;hl, nn<l rC'port 1 th"L ho kid ins!.rncW
6ome c.•f tho mo!:! ncli\c m"n ii M.titlaml in rrcor1lnnce "iti1 his orcl"l, nn•l lhn sam1> morning senrnl of th,.. gontl"m n 1 osidin·~ in th:t qunrt-01· ~tllNI on me, nnd stated th 1t
tl.ey '\oul1l do nll that wa-; r q11irc•I in the "ny of p:tll'lJI t11Hl look out. In conscquonr
11.I o of 'our telegram· 011 , • 1turdny nic:hL au•l undny. I cnlarg <I I oth my mnin gu rd
nn I patrol, an 1 re nitiud ono comp::iny each night uncl"r ~rm nt tho Victoria H nll. 0 l
Hun1hy. I :1 lso sent (\1 p . Fr:u. ·r. of l\ o. ! <'om pan:, to J'rcscoll. to report to Liout..·Col . . Tackaon our nrrungcmcnt. nwl ton"" an.:i further orders, and Lo nscc1tain cnuso of nlnrm,
that I mighl know better how to ncL in en c of cme1.;c11cy. 1 ln tho dny following. hcnrin~ report that thc1 wn ll l'cninn c.1mp hctwccn .Non·i 1own nrnl Ogdcmsbur£h. nbout
Ii If-a-mile from the 1frcr, [ scn1 ( '.11•t. Fr.:tzcr in plain clothe . O\ C'r to tho point mcn
lionccl, to n Cel'tain tlll' foe~, ; he failf'd, howOYt.lr. ~O lind nny such camp, in f< ct. the1 O
l\n• none. Tlic • une nvcnin • 1~ "omn11 11·1mc in. in grc:lt. hn tc and fcru-, . nd i1tnted th.1l
tli 1~ \\C'rc n gN it nun1bcr of men "ith nrm'I in tht- 1 uh 011 tho b.mk of the rher. nbont
thre 1nilc w of the town. .\I though tlouhtin~ th<' tor~, till thinking it 1,e t to he
{)lJ u.e nfc· itlc, l •ltdn, I I ll'(hl p:ttl'ol t·• l l'O. I nl Ull "11}' th<' ro:td nml J iv r I nk. to nbo, c th pbc · indi t I .No p11 in wc1 · fomd in tl1ut qu 1 t..t:r, 111•\\ '<'I. 011
T11c~ I y ni •lit, '·' 11 11 o! inf~ 11111lio11 f1 11 Li111t 1lum l .J cl )1\ f il1 1 • h iu'
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party of Fcni3c going "est on the propellor Lawmtt.<. anti form& to pt·ovcnt tho1u bndi~ hero, I ordorcd the outlyin"' picquot nnd n largo number of the p.1 trol to ho un•lor a.rms, llnd stationed the former nt tho entrnnco to tbQ wharf, :mcl the lntter at tho station. 0 ., 01 •
looking and commanding the "·harf; tho..-e again. woro conMct" 1 "ith t.ho main.611.1td an I outlving picquot by n chain of scntric:,, 1 wont do';\·n with tho Captain of th'l <h!
to the~!. but tho entri~ '"cro nc:irly :ill a Jeep, lyinz 111'01mrl tho cabin floor11• anil iM
a enipt Wl\S marl" to land. On WNlnosday. hL in t:m'. m ,•C\,"'<mlanct:> "ith ~ vur 01\lcr ... , I arr<tngC1t for th•
rompani<'l! 10 be nJI mu~tcre<I ont of ncli' o H'l'Yice, and fon, nnled lhP r<lar coinp:iniP•·
.No:i. I, 3 J. and G, by tho Brochillo nwl Ottawa Rnilw.\:· t') their hoamo;. nL 1.:30 p.m
'o. ;\ gOLn!:) \\"OSt by fon lOlltlC by tlran I 'J'ntnk naihY:t.)'. nt t Jl.lll .. ;\Jl \ :N°o. ~ f\1\1\ tl19 llrocln·ille an l O•tawa Railway Battory mustered 0:11 of sorric"' ht:r~ at i.~ l p.111.
l ~ furth~r to report that I h::ul each dny, three Comp:111y J)rills, 'i··. : --a• 1; a iu ..
JO II.ID., nnu ~ p.m .. nnd ono lfatwlion Pnm<lo, :\t li.30 p.m. : :~nJ it "-.1s 6!\l'J>l'isin~ w f.nd how quickly tho old han~ brushed up their drill n~iu. auil how :·:ipidly the re<-n11!s
g ~on. On Monda~· cYening we wcro joiuc<l liy the two Lo~l Compauies of tho Grnd
Trnnl: llrignd". nndcr l\Injor McE.ichrnn, nnd hnrl a fair D.\lt.1lion Drill, encliug with~ march through the streets, headed b)' the 4~nrl Danrl ; :intl this clisplay. I think, tcnilcl'I to impart more confi<lcnco 10 tho inhabitants, at tho 5.'l.mc timl' s!1owin:; to ont-Eii<lcrs tha'
M "ero pretty wrll preparc<l for a small force. Th9 mc11 all f-cr111 l in guod , pi: it" au I had they h~n brought to f:u:e tho cn!'my, 1 am surd they would ha ,.e tii, en :i goo-I
account C'f th•'m .. ~h es. E\OIJ' s:iti~faclion w.1s expre&iP<l with regard io tho Billols; n11'1
the mt:m \\ere \'Cry orderly, anrl, l!O far ti~ tho,\· roul<l be, were n<>,1.tl v and ti<lil r drc••~tl . Xo.. 3 (Perth) \\~re 'cry short. of rlothing an•l acconlremcnw-ti10 clolhin; thtw h~·I hcing the &'I.mo that wns supplied to tho company when thm: were ont i1:srn .. ice in 1866 · nnd a la!C'e nmnb·r of belts · · ( . · · · ... m1ssm~ or u " e "· anrl other defic1cucics, al 1 of "lnrh I v. di l'P110rt. to \'Ou again in <l •ft1'l I I t · · ·
--i "' • 1a'e o cxpti.:s my sal1sfact1on '11.lh lite conrlntf of both officers and m"n und!'.'r m <l 1 . . • Y commau , nn< for U10 chccrfuliw~ •. w11l111g11" .. l, Rn~ I romptn "Ith which 'b"y cli 1 their dut\' ~olh day :ind iiight.
1 h' th" hon 1 t-0 remain, ~1r, Your obcilicnt , rn ant
,J. fl. Dr J;LL,
11 ut.f ol ATcnuur, Dcpu y A<l.J. Go 'la!
Hrock'rille.
Lie11f. Col. i!?nrl Ik1tt;ili0n
-IR I "-.J l: r.01 l\\'11.1.E, .Ju11e titli JSi!I. R ,- n o~ue.nce l(I vour ord 1 ha\
"porL of tho .Aclhe 'HlftiR calJ,.,~ th" ho1101· tiJ 1mbmit for ,·our infonnation, 1
11 temp•e<l f!'.'ni.in Hatrl 1 on ll t'nJ Pl'\'irP, i11 '..011 ;'11l"llf'f' of th" IRt~
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On tlie 24th of day ],\st, f rncoi,cd your orclei'h, nt 2 p.m., w roll out tlw cornpanie.B
of the Actiw !\lihtio., nt Brockville and Prescott, which I l\CCordingl) did nt once. [ proceeded wyi;clf to J>1·escott, and turned out the me9 thcrr. forthwith. I thi:n receive<l,
on the day following, im <n der to 1u t-0 Iroquois, o.nd l 11 out the Batte~ of Al'tillery nt that plnr • which assernblctl at their Head QuarU:rs a. G p.m. on that day. [ \\ns in the
act of taking the battery to tlw canal, in order to po t sentries for the safety of the lock ,
when T 1·ccein 11 an orrlcr from thf' Licuteu 1t General Oornmn.nrling to lll'OCCC(l at once t-0 Cornwall, am! assume the command ther,. I also received a telcgnuu from the ol1icer com
mancliug at that Rtation, asking for an increase to his force there, in co11sccp1111cc of an
at.tempt reported, as likely to he rnndc, on Cormrnll, that uighL. r then determine(\ to go
on at once, anrl take with me the Iroquois Battery of .Artillery, an<l, by permi iiivu of Mr.
tipem:er, the rnauagi.ug director of that section of the Grand Trunk Hnilw.t), proceeded to
Cornwall at 0 p.m., that night, wfth the Artiller) iu a freight ta..'lin. \\·c .u·11Yed at
Cormvall nt mi(\night, when I at once took the comm nd ; nnd. together with Lieutenant
C'-Olond Ber3in, commanuing 5!)th Batt..'1.llion at that "t tion, took nil tl10 necessary pre
cautions po si.ble for the i>afety of the town, nud also Corm\ all an I. Lieutenam-Colonel
BPr!!in. in the meantime. harl recei\\~d orle1,; to call out the wholt of his Dattulion. which
he did most f'x.pe litiously. On the da.y followin3 the Demi Field Bnttcry of .\.rtillery, Captain Forsyth, with two guns and twenty-three horses, n.r1frecl from Pre-colt, tog£:ther
with the wholP Brigade of Grm 'sou Artillery, under Lientcnnn~Colour·l Fonest, from
Ottawa, with the exception of~ 1. 3 Battery. About the same ti1ne, the l~ th Tiattalion (County Prescott), ~layor :-.hitlch1, bpgan to arri,·ti in wuggons from L'(lri'.:i11nl. Lnt in
con.-;erpa·nce of the long tli:itance they ha.d to come by road. did not nrrhe until tho follow-
.. ing da~. The 41st Dnttalion, under the command of Lieuteunnt-Colonol C'1 twfon:l, abo
anived by steamer frorn Urockvillc, tlrnt afternoon, and l1y that night (F1i1hy. May '.?ilh),
nea1Jy all the force ordered to tbscmhlo at Cornwall, luul a1Thed, ·with the cxce1 1tion of . ' some of the I::sth, which did not nu i ,·e till the foJlowing day. Iu nddition to thi:s force. I
fouml that a mounted corps of ahout GO men. under the command of Captain Mattice, had
been orgamzed by Licuteuant'-Uolonel Bergin, in pununnoo of .u1 or1ler from the I..ieu
tma11t~Gern .. 1·al Oon11uandin~. This corp:s did mo,,t c....: ·ellent sen ic • at night. in l drolling
a.long till' lJ,ml-.s of the l".final, from tht• Guard Luck, at Dicki.uson'!'; l..nnclin!!. to the Yillatie of Rnnnncrstcn' 11. a distance of ~1 mih•s. I had al on strong picquet of four officers and
100 111e11 011 duty «'\ t'l'j night, to t.'lke char~c of the culn•rt.'i in lhc t.'Urn11. one about two mile!> u1ul a hulf from ('ornwall. opposite )lessinn Point, and the otllf'r Lwo nt .Mi.llrush
and ~louliiu:tlC'. The l.tsl one, wns chiefly gnard~d by the mounte( \ patrol, on ncoount of " it.c; being so far from C'orm,all. I also pln.ced on dut~, nt tho hrod of the canal, nt the
(:uard Lock. No. f1 Company of the 56th 136ttnlion (the ~\ullwille), Captain Bredin.
They "'er£1 plnl.':ocl in billetis :i.t Dickinson's L<tnding. in order to he clo1<c to their work.
This Comp ny did most goo\ nn l important 1<ervicc. T also hnd n i;trong night picq 1et of
two ofiict:l'S and .'.iO men uu duty ut the two lower lock>: of tl1c cnnal, where enter,, the St
L&wr~uce: thc.c 'HW also, in additiou 1-011~ gunr\l iit tl1c '.l'own Ilall in Corrnrnl .... nd all!O OC<"..lf!iounl 1J<1lrol!i ulxiut the tr t. l n c ln.scqut'n~ of ordNii T reociv l to conununi-
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d if "ble, k p up coll'esp~mdt'n~ with tho troops on service at Huntingdon, catt-, an ' po.ssi B · · h 1 · t and t t secti n of th untI), I hired tho ste.'llllCJ' ritu • menca o go o,·cr with per-
ns 1 n to Port Lew:i I k 1 the t<'1mcr t" o days, "ith steam up, if occ:tsion :~.1 1 ord "' re rece\ed th I might proceed at once to reinforce the militia in requm:u1 anu
that section. Jn addition. the small steamer Prince A(lrul, was also engaged at Brock
rille, IUl I had some artillery men placed on board, as Rharp.'!hooters, to patrol the river. On Monday, the 4 lst Battalion \lent into camp in a field, close to the lowest lock of the
canal This regiment hail been prc\'ionsly in the Town !foll nt Cornwall, in consequence
of rul the billets hann, been nbborberl by the other corps. which had arrived previouo.1ly. l Lad one short field day on )fondny the 30th, inn field close to the town, kindly lentua
by .Mr. Mattice, but. s the duties were h :wy and the men had had so m1!ch night work, I did not feeljustifiecl in drilling them much. In consequence of an order received by
telfc"Tilm from the Lieutenant-General Commnndin~. I ordered, on Tuesday afternoon, the 3li;t May, all the ~lilitin. 011 sen;ce at Cortl\\'nll and Brockville, to return home.
The Bri'.'.llde of Artillery retumed home at eleven that nighf, in the Steamer Paupo t, to Prescott," en route" to Ottawa, lllld the IC th by train to , t. Anne, on the follow.
ing mornin!!', there to trnn~hip to the steamer Prince nf Wales for L'Original. The 4lst
I ft at ele\·en the same day, by Grand Trunk Railway, for Brockville, and the 59th also
l ft that da~·, except some men of the town companies, that I kept for fatigue duty.
The whole of the battalions were comfortably billeted in the town, except the 4lst, n nder c:un as.
The !~n l returned home from Brocb;lle, on the same day as
nd thP. ;)6th, at Prescott, returned home ou .Friday the 3rd instant. home from Presc<itt on !'aturday the 4th instant.
those at Cornwall,
The 43rd returned
I will forward you the H port of Lieutenant-Colonel Jackson who wa.s in command
at Prescott, and also Lieutenant-Colonel Buell, who was in com~and at Brockrille, as soon aa I r'lteire them.
The conduct of tbe whole r, t Co B orce a rnwall, and I am informed at Pre!cott and
rocknlle also was most ex II . d th . ld"' . ce ent 10 eYery respect, and deserving of the highest praiile,
eir so 1er like appearn ce and tead J
Too h ~1: 8 Y per1ormance of their duties, most satisfactory. tn c "'nut cannot be ghen t Li t
rest Li te 0 eu enant-Colonel Crawford, Lieutenant-Colonel For-' eu nant-Colonel Bergin Ma· h" Id
them and to h 1 ' or " ie • and Captain Forsyth, and indeed all under ' vr om be ' to tender ·
J rompth· and th hi e my mcere thanks for carrying out all orderR 60 • oroull " and renderin .
In conclus" 1 h ·' g me such highly etl'ici,.nt service. on. ave to report tn t . . . .
rend re<l to me L\' D .All os ClipCC!ally, the kind and most energetic 11erv1oe • r. en the 'Mavor of Co 11
Counl'II, ~Lo P"""'·-1 th . • rnv:a , and also the members of the Town .......... i:u us e bille so . kl
the 41 B ttalion wh th qui y, and nl o lent the Town Hall for the use of ' n Y fi t arrhed 'l'h
rnak t1 e rnen com1i rtabl · ese gentlemen 1lid all in their p<>wer to and secure the Le.st b"ll
e or t o excepti0... 1 ets, which where rPported to me, with . ..,, a l~r1 good •nd th ' e lll•n ""•ll trnxl for and prop~rly f~d.
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The different hou11es upon which the men were 11iJl,.te<l seemed to vie with ea.ch other
who could do most for the volunteer~.
By Thursday morning, the 2nd i11stant, all tbe 1lifferent companioo had left for their
homes, and after hn.ving collectccl all a0<:011nt.q, as far as pos.'Jible, nncl completed all final
arruigements, I proce"dcd home to Brockville that 11i1!l1t.
I have the honor to he, , ir,
The Adjutant-General of .Militia,
Ottawa.
Your mo::.t ohedient ~erYant,
F. T. ATCIJP,RLEY,
Lieutenant-Colonel, D.A..G ..
:.\filirnry District No, 4.
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APPE~DL\: F.
ACTIVE :MILITIA, CANAD.A..
JlETt:R~ .::hewin~ Strength of Acth e M.ilitia on ScrYice in ,_the several ~ilitary Di-tricl' ot the Pro,·ince of Ontnno nnd Quebec. on 21th May, 1870.
0 ll "' = ... a:: ; :;: '2 t :z ii ... c
-i:: ~· .. E a1 t>
~ o- 5 .· i£ • i:: ..... ·~...., 0 Military Distri - .. u~mark•. i: .... _
~ ... ... = i:: ~;; El .... 'C ... -: ~ ~= 'S ~ .0 ,... i::"' ..... ~ "
,... ~::: ... ..,., ..; al
c E-§ C;! .. .; "' s' - "'- " §~ !: c
~ -o::: oa ~ .o c .;: ;: - z; ..... z - I:!)
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~o. l MILITARY DISTRICT. RETUR~ of Active Militia "hewing strength in thi!'I Di,.trict on 28th 'May, 1870,
on the Uiver , t. Clair Frontit>r.
C'orp!I. -I Commanding
Officl'r. Head Quarters
of Corpe.
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n,.,,..,,,,.. I Field Battery ... Lt. -Uol. 8h1mlcy J,ondon .. .. .. . 3 30 2:; 2 Sarni11. Mounted Infan·
try ........... Capbin l:!tewart Mooretown . . . . . 3 3!l 42 27th Bt.ttnli6n
Infantry ..... Lt .. ('ol. Davis .. Sarni~.......... 24 224 3
30 293 iO 2
Canlry Troop. lea.pt. B01·hridge . St. Thomar<... .. 6 42 45 .... Winchor. b!antry Comy . . I ,, 'Wilkin110n . ,Leamington . . . . 3 45 . . ..
,, . · 1 ,. Richards . . ·wintl&<>r.. .. . . . . 3 42 . . . . ,. . . " C'hatnber'!. nothwell . . . . . . . 3 40 • . . . ,.
,, . . ,, ~tevenQon. Lobo.. .. . . . . . . . 3 4i ... .
l!s 216 - 45 ~ Total. .. . .. · 148 509 11.') Z
Remarka.
Lif'ut.-Col. TAYLOR, D.A.G .. ~filitill.
:fo. ~ MILITARY DISTRI 1T. RET'GRX of Active Jli litia, shewing the Strength called out for '"'• ·tTice on the
~iagara. Frontier, Ontario. £ _ __ _ --- - - .~ - - ·-~ ·- -
I -a .. ('orpo. Cummanding II t'lld Qunrtel'li f ~ - .; Di1po itiou. Rerut\rki. ~- °' ..
OilicC'r. of Corp . ;; ~ ~ ;: ] t; c:: iE ""':~ ::s I 0 ~
,. ,.... ~
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Cava!~· T7p:: l~:a:~~~i~: ~~~~~· 1ii . ... Chi~owa.
.... .. . . .. · 1 ' I " 13 . . . . Illa · Creek.
. .. ... · · · ··· ... . 1 14 15 . . . . Fort .Erie .
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.J. .M.lCPilEReos-, Lieut.-Col., I D.A.A.G. Militil..
-;po-Mounted Infan- I try Corp ..•.. . CaptAin C-:111-ry • • Niagarl\ .. . .... 2 1 1s !?O . ... ~iagna.
" .... .. ... .. ···· ·· ·· ··· ···· · .. ... . 1 18 19 .... Qu~n1ton.
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'"" ""b""•" J Welland Field Battelr. . ..... Major Kinp: . . . . Port Robinson I 4 61 5!'i ..
19th attalion " ' cllnnd Can11! Infantry . .. , . Lt. Colout'I! Hon. St. C'at herine ancl .T. J . ('urrie St. ('atherinei1 .. 1!? 87 3 ....
Port Dt.!houaie ,. ···· ·· .. ... .... ······ ····· ···· 3 42 .... .. . Xiagarn.
.. ·· ·· ·· ·· ··· . .. . ···· ··· ··· .... .. 3 42 .. .. Pon Robin'°n .. ········ ···· ... ····· ··· ···· .... :l 42 .. .. .... W elland. .. ... .... ... ... ······ . ······ 3 42 .... .... ,\llnnbul"ilh.
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APPR TDI. G.
)foXTRF.,\L, .Tune 4, 18i0.
ir,-I ha' e the honor hl'rewith to encloso to :ron <'Opies of tlrn r<'port of the
E,.,.l •' Hill. v.ith Fenianc:. mndc by me to tho Lientennnt.General en.!?!\!? men , at "" , Commanding
I have the honor to be, Sir,
The .A1ljutant-General )Iilitia,
OLtawa.
(Copy.)
Your obedient Sorvant,
W. OsnoR~E S:mTH, Lient.-Col., D.A.G.
Com. No. 5 Mil. Dist.
ECCLES' HILL CAMP,
28th May, 1870. 'JR,-I have the honor w report thnt, m obedien<'e to your orders, I proceeded, on
thP afternoon of tho :!Hh instant, to :'tanbriclge. to assume commnntl of the 60tb
Battalion Active :Militia., which had been ordered there for active service, having pre·
nously, upon your su~gestion, telee'l"aphed to Frelighslmrg fr<?m :Montreal, that any
inhabitants ha\in!! rifles, who could bo got togetl1er sooner than the volunteers mustered at their head-quartel-s, should take posse,sion of and hold Eccles' Hill, if not alreadY occupied Ly the Fenians.
I foun I, on my arrirnl at tanbri lge, but one company assembled (No. 3, Capt. RoLinson), and that not n it.~ full trength. I also learned from the Adjt. of the Battalion,
Capl Kemp th t sev ral inhabitan of the countv not enrolled in the active sen;ce . ' had llMlled the Iv , and under do direction of .illr. Asa \Vestover, of Dunham, had
occupi 1 Eccl ' Hill, :i strong posi ion on the immediate frontier, in a1h·n.nco of Cook's
Comer, and that the Fenian had mo' eel up to within a few hundred yards of the boundarJ line, occupyin0 a. hill 01 posito to the Eccles. •
. Cai tain Kemp SU"~ tcd, and knowing from your instructions during recent provbus sen'lcc on thi frontier the ~t · .... . .
• o·~ 1mpo ... ance you attachecl to the possession of this strong position, I acted upon h. g tion, and nt forward a picket to Cook's Corner, in sup-port of the partv occu11,; Ee I • II'll .th . .
• . • · c 1 , Wl msti11ctions to move forwiml at daylight to :-rnfo it. I al
0 0 -rl l'(' I nn t "r d t:lchment of :?,t men under Ca1>tain Bockus, of
~,o r: (' ' ~ • " LAmpany to mole u11rlll J l ' uppo to Cook's Corner at aylight. nnd this <letac 1-ment, nlso, und r 1our ord
. rs, was moved up to Eccles' Hill cluring the forenoon, after your armal.
1Ia\'in, companied th i k , 1i t I Pc t to ( ook s Oome1·1 nnrl seen it marched off to th~ rou ' rct med to tanb dg IL d .
Coo . ' report l to you l1ortly aftc1 your arri\al. Wlnlt> a~ ' k's Corner, two P1180ners who had L d .. 1
Ut: .1 ca11tured by the partv of arme l.ll
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hnbitauts , t !',eel· ' Hill,'\ ·r Iii-ought in, ono of them pro,ing to he a F<mian captain
nnmed .Murphy, th" o hor .i 8t. Albans tc:lm'>t r of tho sat name, believed to have been
in t crnpl y of th 111 -.l\1 ~ · . I nt • ·m, mrt • ~u r<l of o. corporal nu 1 t'\ o meu, to
:'.'\: 1,hri<lgc, m1king lll) tor co r th rout, up to a.nrl until a ~rn on, 3 ofiic"rs and 46
me11.
H:l\iug p1·vct• · lt•d t > l~cclcs' IIill lwfl re me. J found, m1 m. arri.,al, that the 11eces
sar,r <lispositinn <1f lll"ll for tlrt• defcnC\l of ho }'hil·e h.1d lJee11 alrea<ly made liy '011. The
~(·ntril'S of the adHUll' <l gua1·<1 'f tl1< cnerny "ere thcn vi.i;ible upon tlH· hill OJ•positc, but
nothing inclicatccl tlll) i1J1niedi.tte intcntiun to attack u~.
Upon your retnm lu ~t.111lmdgt.i lu make the uece::.sary .Lrn:mgement.s for bringing up
th11 remninder of the fon·1·, [ u 11111C'd co111mand of tlie outpo . At thi. time u picket,
consisting of an ofliccr · ncl 10 me11, ha·l Leen po,,te<l upon tl1 right mar. The rl'maining
men of the detachment, 2 ollie ·1-s mul ~G men, were po:.ted nmoug tho rocks nnd tl'tl051
nnd
behind the fences stretchiu3 from the road to the cre:;t of the hill, whil our l'ight flank
was protected by a bo l} of :;j nr111cd inhal1ita11l.8. for the mo t pat't hurp~liooter . The
numbers of the combini>d fo1·c · it 111} cli•1•o:s. l to l'' ist an 'lttack upon tho po:;t was,
therefore, two offieers 11<l i I nwu. But; of these. between h 1lf-past 11 and bnlf-plli!t 12
o'clock, 1fj or 16 \\'Pre ab<;ent proe111·i11!.! 1li1111er ~ t ntif!hboriug honi<es.
At ahout 20 mi1111te'i before 1 :.! o'clock, General Fo'-'ter, the United State;; :Marshal
for the adjoining District of \ " ern1011t. "uited npon me, <lesiriug, us he informed me, to
offer assurances that his Uon~n11uc11t and himsdf personally were doing all what was pos
sible to prevent a rai1l. that tho Unitc..I :)tates troop" were being monxl up to a ·sist him in
the discharge of his <luty aud cuforcument of the neutrality l.tw:> as fast as they could be transported.
He also said he was d1u1·~ed with a message from the per,ou in command of the
Fenian force in front. to ~.1y that t)wse under liis command woul1l uot make wu upon
v.omen aud children, nor he permitted to plunder peaceable inhnhitnnts, but would con
duct their "ar in the mumwr npprt•YOd among ~i\-ilizecl nation" .
1 repliul that l cmdd n•cci' c no mes~ngc from men who were mere pirates and
matnuder>1, and that it ".ts scarcPly safo,tiwtor~- to those whom they intended to murder,
Lcmnso the~ W(•re iu 111·1ns for tho 1lPfenc1• of thl•ir OO\l'rmnent nud country, that their
piracy would not hl' atfrndt>d with unnsunl harhnritit·s.
While we wcru in l'un,·er,,, tion, the head of the Fenian tolumn began to adYa11ce. I
c.ille1l thP att<·11lion of (~ene1·al T'o:>t~·r (o t lw fact, who replied "l thought they intended
"t-0 attack you onn, li11t not ns sou11 ns this.'' He then dro\'o n'\ll)' in the direction of anrl past tl1e l'cninn party.
I hntitily 111:1110 such dispo ition of th men ns seemecl mo~t ndunntng~ou", with Cnpt.
Bockns on the ll'ft of the skinnbh linl'. "hid1 re too upon t.he main road. .As '\ill be
aeen, from the stutement alx>ve, the force at 111) disposal for the purpo of resisting the
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attaek m de, " ~ som than GO rillc:;. I b 'l L x•11 unnLlu to .1 cu t.iin the
. \.-- o th I rt f irm i\ ilinn . Jll"CCI DUIDUCI<> •
__ .1 • lo e colm n from 150 to ~Olt strong, "1th a imrnll :ul\'nuccd Th enem a \"tJ11."U.• m
. 0 IOO rd 11 han o ti mnin horh- : on its approach to th" houndarv guard, nl ;, or ya • • . · rd I to 0 , n th double and then1h nlll'l' !,!lH\l d rushed :i.crof.s; so !,OOH !\S )me, 1t \\&$ o rec m l '
it w upon Canadian oil I opeu d fire upon it. Th ti1·c wns n•tunwcl froiu the mnin
I f t ck tl.11 ~1·thi"n the 'United stat tenitor\·, wlil'll the conflict hccamo gcntm11. co mnn 0 nt ll ~ n •
l'pon thn fir. t di,C'hargc one m n. in the lc<11ling 'itJCtiun of the .ulrnnccil gu:ml, wa'i ~hot
de:ul ar. l others \\Olin led. nn I th rtmnining men comprisin~ it sought refng(• hl'hin<l the
nei"~borinu barn• and und r a bn l:?e nenr nt hnutl .. 'l'hc main l>ody hnltecl, wnYcred, e
mrtiallv rnllie<i n!:.'llin. and then, lied b) the wcll·~ll~t.1ined and well-di rccted Ii re of our r-- • •
m n, hroke-all S( kin:; l'l:fnge bebin 1 the hou~cs nnd stonl' fences alo11a: tl1e road, or
makin!! their \\8~ to a WO I \\ hich rownoo tho summit of the hill oppo~it~ to Olli'
po.sition upon the :ime (tie " tC'm) ide of the ro:L<l, another man 1.ein~ killl'tl and
several wonnded in seeking thi shelter.
From thi' time. ad 1ltorv fin from Lehincl trees :mil fence.-.. n~ .. wu.~ kept up. A
i w minutes after the column" w broken, you arriver! and :L'<f>ume1l the command.
The fire of the Fenian column, \\bile formed a.., such, wm.; Ycry ill-clirl'ctPcl, i;ome
times more l"i'~ mlilin::r a f. de j ie tbn 1 RJl)ihing 1·l~r. Hardly a shot came near us, till
after ~helter hnd been gained hy the enem).
I hale the honor to ltC, Sir,
Your \cry ohe<lient Ser\'ant,
{~ed,)
To Lieut. Colonel W. U. :'mii.h,
B. CHAMBEHLI~, Lieutenant Colonel,
Comm11.mling 60th Batt. Activc)Iilitia.
Dep. Adj. !Jeni. t.:or <lg. Militia,
.Mil. Dist. No. !3.
(C-Opy.)
l'AMr Er·r·u:i'I HILL, )fay, :!~th, 1870.
Sia,-I reiz~et tb,.,t preseurc of work, anrl tho cliffirul ty of correr;pon<lence from \Ji vouack, hu tlela,·iod 11nt1l to-dav m . t f h · · · · · d
• • · ~ ropor o t P p1ocoochngs of the force of Active ,\hhhn un er my commanrl.
Having been dela~cd 1 .M -• • · t . • n ontreai, it was nr:arly four o'clock a.m. on tbf' :l{>th mi ·
that l amvcd at Stanbricl s• . g tation with th" Montreal Troop of Cavalry, nnd n. dots.ch·
ment from the 3rd Battalion , th y- . . h ' ictona Hille '' hn.' in" ~" route dctachrd l.-0 t e
posts, orden.>d bv \'Ou th<' ren .• d ' o ' O . • • ' n er of the force wl1ieli I wok from ~Iontrcul.
n arnve.l &t tan brid • . g ' !IOm@ mile from S~nhridie Station, l ucertained tb&t
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thA ground o~·c11pit>rl hy thl' F1•11iam1 in 18GG, nil thl'il" c.1111p nL l·~elt'!i llill, 11ei11· f'ooh'
l 'or1wrs, which po.,i tio11 I ]1,l\ c 111c11tio1w<l to .Y'Oll a . ._ being H'r_y i;t ro11g. :111rl of '' hid1
infonnation has hcc•11 gi\!•11 ;is lieing a prohable place of occ11patio11 again l,y Fi:nin11s, \\!H
1J('i1tg held h,v so1110 of mu· farmer!! an<l other ycom('ll of tlrn adjoi11i11g parish(·:i, to whou1 I
ha•I reqm•st~d Colo11cl ('ham lwrlin to tclcgrnph.
r aho ascerl:1incd thllt Li1•11 tcnnnt-C'oloncl Uhamhl'rlin,2\I.P .. of the 60lh, OJ' :\I i~ isrpwi
H~ttaliou, who had anivccl 011 the ]'l'C\'ious eYcning nt Stanhri<lg1·, hn•l promptly llllJ1l'ml"1l
tlwsl' farmer:), with ~ l Illl'll 111111 an ollicl'l' from one of llw l'ompaniCK of hii, liatt:ilion,
which l hitd ordered to muslcr at Hanbridgc', a1Hl which was then IJ<;"<'mhling.
.\fter an in ten i1•\\" will1 J .i1•11tcrn111t Colonel Cliambcrli11, [ arrnng1-d a 1u1'Cti11l(' with
him at Ec·cles J fill, to which )'la<·1· I ;it once rod!', accornpa11i1·1l liy Cttptai11 Ua!:i<:oignc.
your A. D. L'., whose s1·n ices yo11 hail kinclly affordccl Ill<'.
Aftl'r h;l\'ing 1>alislit>1l 1uys .. lf. from s1·cing a Ft•ni.m )'icki·t, rn·Rr the lio1·d1 1· li1w and
tro111 othl'I' cin:u111stam·c~. that, an atc.nck on tl11• En·lt,, Hill w,1.<; )'mlnltl•'. r mtt•I"
up 111y 111 ind. 11lth1rn~li dis.1ppoinkd in the 1111ml1e1·.~. that 1111' sl101'l w1tiec hwl allowi·d
to muster, tlrnt I wu11l1l hun-y fonnml, as r:ipillly as poasilil1', the Comp.mi1•:-; th< 11
R~8emhling at l >tmha111 1uvl :-it ltlln·itlgl', an<l that I would ewh-;n·m· lo hol1 l tlll' hill.
J "•WC a frw clil'vcti1111s n·latin.: to the· 0•·1·upation of the position to Lirut .. n:ml <'olonel 0
Chamberlin. who, a8 st•nior utfit:1·r present, rcmainecl in co1111na111l, n111l llll'n l•·ft f111
Ktirnhridgc, to bring up all the fnrre L coulil, anrl make the rdp1iRitl' nrmngementi; for
tlrn transport, uf tlw ollw1· eonqianics, commissiariat, &c. A hont two mill's from .'urn
hri1lgC', u motrnt{!cl nw.~scngct·, from Licuknant.-Colonel Chamberlin, overtook 11>;, gi vin~
the information th:it llu· F1·ni:111<; "c'rc on the point of attack, I therefore rcquc~t ·d Unpt-Rin
C:ascoignc to h:istcn 011 to 't·rnliri1lgc arnl hring up c,·ery a vaill\blc man an1l at one" ro~l ...
hark to EcclPs ] fill.
On arril"al I found tli;1t tin• Iii-st ;1tt..ack of the J:'\·nia11., which \\as m:l<le nloug tht>
road to L'l"oss the hou111la1'\" J i11I', in .. olnmn consisting of t hrcc di visions, :m Rth nnn:1l pn rly, ·'
TnRin hotly a111l a n•sei~H'. ha·l ht'('ll n·puls1•1l hy a handful of llll'll at tllf' outpoots lh.•t.
l.i1>11k·na1;t-ColonAl 'lianthl'l'iin h:irl nt hi~: clispos;tl, not cx1·ccdin!!. at the timt' Clf atli•rk,
fifty rilb.
TIH• pu1·ty :wtiwlly 11 t lad.; in~. thus l't'j1Hls1·1l. Li1·11 k11n11t l \1ln1wl ( 'hn111herli11 l·slinrnfl',
aL l :iO lo '.lOO 11\en, the tot,d 11u111b1·r whid1 lormL•cl the c·ol1111111, thl' n•<;l'l'vt' of" hich \\,•~.
howt•ver, not hrouglit into act ion, wa~. lll'l'Oriling lo th<' slntc1nP11tR of the Unit1•1l ~lat ...
fltlil'ials llllfl olh<'rf', i.;11lisP1p11·ntl,r li\l'd :ii n 1ont. :~;,o tu IU(l m1·11.
For lhP p:1rticnla1-:<> of this first nttnck. :rn1l the Y<'ry singuln1· cin.'nmslnnce!'I i111111(.'(iiatdy
l•l't'Cr\<ling it, I hPg to r1•f1•i· lo tlll' a1111P'\.1'1l r<'pnrt of Lit•ufrnnnt.Colonl"l Glrnmherlin.
'rhP colnmn havini.: liP<'n n•intl~ecl, t lie• men compo<;ing it ~rok1' into 1ktnchcd p:i1 I it•J>,
· · · I I · I • I ot' t 110 ro:ul somo 11 nilcr 01110 SP<'kmg ~hcltt•1 from 0111· hn.i 111 t 1C 1011:;r:; on l'IU.' 1 su ti • •
<'o\cr of tlw foncl·s, i\1i1l i;omc in n "uo<k1l and rocky knoll oppo"it tt', nml a\)Qnl 200 ~V i - IU
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r L of our lin , f1um "hi1 h places tlu•y opnl!'d .1 clt·~ulton· 0 \ 1..t~ ft m tht• o:trcmc n:m • • . e<l the "round nnd llSl u111cd command. c A th t me I arr1Y on o . . . .11 '·- . II I should cxiilain the nntnrn of th~ po:s1t1on. Hy n{('rriug to Ile!\' Jt Wl IA.' '\\ c . .
h Go cit ..;11ru,· you " .. , ih crn' thnt 1mnwcltatcly to tlu• ,,.<•:;t of MnJl Xo. 5 of t e '\Cl11tn 1 • • '·
. f Cook' Comcrto01c trni · 1:-.t:it._•~thon· extends to tho south alo11., t e ro <l lend mg 1'Com ~ . • t>
I h. . . 1111ch "Cl'n\tetl aml iv.:k\, rn :dso m n grl'nt nwnsure covnrcl rid P of grotm< . t JS, H'f) I " ." •
h J t I sit:1i-se umlcr«t'O" th· it. l'mls m n tongue of land slccply alopmg to lilt mnp e l"CCl Rll o ' .
I I II. 1·n,, ntliiiirnhlc coH'I' for defonc:••; from tlu• bolt.om of tlus slope to the tlio Wiii I, IUIC n QI'( I 0
d 1. 't · low ~rnl m u"ll\ but J•l 1\C'ticnhlt1 ~ronncl, for nhout 200 ynrcls, l 1 1111 ar\' me, I IS n • 1
11 i ha .ronll fordable strrom running tb1"1Ju3h it pamllcl to an(l on the Cnnaclinn i,,iclr.
f th line 4fi. On the Unit I ::51Altt:- side of the l oundaQ· lim'. tho rocky ridge alludctl to, again
from the low !yin;: intenmiug ~'OUll!l, th" slope lX'i11g somewhat similnl' to that
t on thr • 1t;vfon sic!". Tiu mad eontinuo." stmight across the lin<>s, at t•ach
'r whi h. for three or fonr lmwlred )llrd ' ilctaclw(l houses of woocl :incl hl'it•k fol'lll~ n
ra:: ling h:unlct, whibt to tho outlrnnnl the romSL' the ron1l l<1kes is through 11. d1'ep
g ll!C ~ rn:~ h; the rid..,-e to the \\l'St, nnd Mini tcr's Hill to the east. The Yillnge of
.F 1 Ii , Vermont. is distant alont tw'o miles and a c1uartcr, and about half way to thi~
nil r the Fenian camp and !'tores were at a plaro called " Hu lJhard's Corner."
P, yonl dl.'Stlltory firiu; f10111 tl10 Fe11ia11~. retttrnccl when any opportunity o!fcrccl hy
our mrn, there was uo movement of any illlp01font nature until 5 o'cbck p.m.; in tho
m ntime, the ~font real Troop of Ca"all'y, Company of tho 3rtl Dalialion Active l\lilititt,
nnd a farth r detachment of ~O men fro1n tho GOth lhttalio11, were brought fol'ward,
th nniH~l at half past~ p.tn., and'\\ ith this acl<litionnl force, I was cnnble<l to strengthen
tht' ekinnish line, and better secure tho ri~l1t tlnnk of U1f' position.
Durio' the afternoon a m go 'rns hronght to 111c liy a civilian from tho Unitecl
fl t ' who requ~l that a fl 1g of truce might be pcrJnitV-!l for the purpose ef rf'movin~ l n ti l and wounded of the Fenians, I declined to 11clrnit any flag, or holtl :my icr111s
11 lt teYrr with marauders. About 5 p.m. it '\as cvicknt, from l11~ slacknesH of thf'
Fenian fire, that, with the exception of those who had t11ke11 shelter in the hou""' 11 long
the rood, there \\ere but few men left, and tho fire frorn tlwsc houses was now rcstrict('d to n ~ '\\' dro1•11iw• silQta a.-s ti e • · f 11 · · · J I 0 1 ) "ere care 11 y markccl liv the sk1nmsh hno nncl 1>Carc ice \,, n howrr of bullet.~ whenever a lihot \liflJ !imcl. •
A quarter to six a countn r. tl y • l · · l . ' -/mnn ll'Om 1<' l; 111tcd St.1te3 came ronml ours m·m1H 1 h e, am! rnfo1 mcd me that l • • · l
a gun w ~ JCtng h1011ght, into po:.ition hy tho ~c1111111s . rll) nft"r ol ~ ·1 \ ed it nho t 1 1100 · }
d . u ,. )nr<l from the frout of 011r position-at this !11110 tennmed on ruhsncin, m,· fo . h l . . . .
• 0 • rec tot e >01111tlary h11c, 111 orclf'r to dnvc out any lnrkcri; I the hon s r it lJCforc da1 k I
· therefore ra1iic.lly 11clvancctl tho men c·ompo11i11g th«' m guards an l those from th CO h 1 . .
c t 3 tt 11011 iu skirrniFhi1w or<lcr the Victoria Rilk~ 0 1
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l~·iug posted on l11c right slw11 lcl1•1· of the slope t-0 cover till! acl vauco ; this movement,
"liich \\U'{ wl'll executecl, Juul tlw effect of <l11ving the Ft:11ia11s in all <lin'Clions frou1 their
cov~r in full au<l even ludicrous fligl1t to the m·ighboring wooJs- 1101. &tove a Joze11 i.Lot.'I
\\ere fircil by them to anesL eur ach-a11ce at this time, their nrm", accontr~ment nn<l
cYen clothiug ]J~ing thrown ltW:ly l1y them a<J they ra.11. Iu th<:ir lligl1t. several tl1'<>)']1Ccl
to tho fire of ou1· rnen.
I hnd, as nuty 1rn.t11mlly lie lm:tgi11Nl, much diflicnlty to rest.rain 11ursuit over the
Loumlnry, but am lmppy to say lhaL, aiJNl liy the exertions of the officers, not. u. s inglt:
militiaman crossc(l.
At nightfall thrPe shots W!'l'e fired hy the .Fenians frorn their fiel<l pir'.\·e which 1111<1
l.et-11 n·tireJ to tL position in i.l11• \\oo<ls, lint tht' fire was \'t·ry ill {lin:ctcd.
I laiJ tlw picqut'ls for the night closr• to tl1e lim-s, auJ tlll' mc>n not. 011 duty
liivounckeJ 011 the• hill.
Yest<>rday rnorning, I aRcPrlain<'~l tbat the field piece allucle<l l•J h:ul bt•e11 J.ronght iuto
Cana<la about. a mi IP mul a li:1.lf '\<'st of our position, I at 0111e ordered it, to Lt> seib!J,
which was accorJiugly <lon<•. Tlw Fl'nians, I am informed, a1·c· utterly JisorgauizcJ.
It is lii<rhl)' <rmtifvincr to lie altle to rc1>ort that we l11wc no casualties, t1ll' wl10lc of 0 0 • 0
the men, not only those "ho wcr<' actually engagecl but those who hav1' su1Jse<1ut:utly-
11nivcll, arc in the highest. spirits, aml only anxious for fmthcr work, they arc nulurally
(•hted at tlw fact that with far i11forio1· numbers they have met tho Fl•nums umlt:t
their chief leader u.t the \'(•1·.v lio111Hlnry line of the Dominion tm<l at once tlrin•n lht>m
liack in tli11gmccful rout.
It is impossihlt', "ith any CC'I tainty, to nrriYe at, the Fcniim loss iu killec.l 1111tl
wounded ; three of the forn1c1· "en• at one time pli1iuly in view whilst another \\ ll'l
rep01tc1l ns dead in the hrook at tl1c• foot of the hill-dnrin~ the night lights Wt•J"f' :-oon
moving °'er tl1<• fiehls in SP:ll'Ch of thP Ju;td and wournh~I who wen~ tlwn t..r1kt>n a'' ay liy
the civili:ms of Lhe Uuik•tl ~tal1•s. Frnm nil th<" information l can gathe1·, lhu 1'1•11i.m Io-.s
rnay 1<· sPL do'\ n as fou1· 01· Ii' c killl'1l. nn1l fift1.:cn to eighU.•1•11 ~ouncle1l; :so111t' n C\..--OUll
uoulilc a.1111 tn•\Jlt• thii; nurnlu•r - \\1' have lmrietl one man i11si1lt' our li1u s. ..\moug the
wou11de1l is tlw so calli•d " Ui•n('ml" 1 >ondh. .:\ ft(•r the rqmh<t• at tl11' btmmlary liue, tlie
~\·nian load1·r tlH' so 1·all:·d " Uc1ll'l':tl" U'; l'il, took ivfu~e in a brick lwus1', fro111 "liidi
he was tunwd out hy tl11• o\\ 1w1-. O'Nl'il thE'u hastcm·1l lo llH• l'l'ar, a111l g<\\ l' liiuis ·lf up
to, or w11i; tnkt·n l1_v tl1t' U. ~. J\larshal for l1reach of th1· 1wutmlity ln" s. 'rlw Feui,m
l'0111111and tlwn tlt•voh t'll 0 11 one• O' ltilt>y, and l'sC:\1wd l'Om ict.
011 the folio\\ in!.{ 111orni11~ I ~s~1·rl:1i11t•1l th:tt tl11• Fcui:ms Wt•r1' pcrfoctly i·11ut~l. nuil
h:ul lll'okc•n up into small s1p1:ul c;1
nl1111 1011i11~ tlu i1· camp, nllll 11c-.lrly all tht•ir st-0i·cs of 111·111~, a1u111u11itinn, an1l dotlci11~. "hid1 \\ 1.•r•' '1·r~ l:u-ge, nt I l 11lil1:u,1's l 'or11i•rn. 'nieii 1 itl1·~ 111·0 uf tlnw• p·tlt1 rrn1 ; tl11• lJ11it1• l ~l1les U0\1•rn111e11l ::ipri11gli1'ld 1illc, lUUH•t'te l
lutu ll 111 ccrh lo111ie1 uf i11g 1•Hio11 u 1:>t111d il •ll The ~pence1· . 11 I .l fe, :5pi in~riield
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muufo-loolers; the tit Ill pi«X"C i:; 111itlcd ii on !!Ull, brnech lo:Hlin~ ;tht1ut Gt h c.d ilin>. Tiu~
accoutrements .md :-.tores of the .Fcninn.-., were of c~t"t'llent dt•,,Tipt ion in mosl l't.st•s.
1 nnot too hii;:hlJ commend to ~our noticu the comluct of tho otticPt-s :uul 11 11•11 of
OUr fo~, \l"hO took part in the engugement, the l!UlllC Rpiril with wJiieh llll' l'l"l'Ol'tls of tJu~
.Militia of .,,uadn n\Jouml "a:; a!!nin fully tlispl.1~ e<I. \\'here nil bch l\' I \\ ell. I cnn 111.1kc no spt'Cifll mt>ntinn, \\ i th tho ncepti1Jn of
t:X}'l"t sin:;: my hi~h .lthnimtion of the mnnner in whid1 J,ieutenant.<.Jolonel Chtmil>t•tfot
stt~:lily au I ti ·tcrminodly, with the hantlful of mrn :it tltt' outpos t, n 1pellrll tho ti rst 1.11811
of the ~'t·ni1m~ ; th~ fact,, howcrer, so ~tro11gly i;peak for the111st'l\'C's, t.hat 110 r uloginm 011
111~ 1~i.rt b requirrd to brill!~ hi~ oon•lnct to )Our notice.
I li:ur al~o to express my sinccn .. thanks to C:1pt.1in <:as1:oigne fo1· t l1t> re:ulr aiul
\tUI aLlti n i-tance he Wllllercd to ID!', not 011ly Ly the Pllergetic 1111u11 w 1• in \\ hi.d i ltt1
hastened for11 . nl tlie force. L " ta11\J1id!!e, hut abo for tilt' snl1~t>C (lll'lll aid a fl iml .. tl L\ Li1U in the fi t<ltl. •
11 r\larJ her .. ~ itl1 1t memm.uulum of our troo1~<; Pll"ttg<'tl on the oc•·a,,iou.
I hu\e tl1e l1onor to Le, ..;ir,
Yuur ol>etlient :s .. n aut,
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Li~ut. l'ulouC"l, D. A .0.~J ,
l'o CJencl"lll tl10 Hou. JAYE:. Li~n:..n , 5th ~lilitary l>i~tritt.
1 vrnrna.n<ling If. )J. Forcc·JI in <..:11nRdn.
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::lm,-..!.ln arconla11cp wi tit your in ~lructionP>, I ha \'O the houor to 1t'Jl01 l to ~ uu t.11.1 t
on the !!"!n1l 11lt. I l'el'l'i\·ccl from yo1':.1t kle~ri':.un, 1li1·ecti11~ me to he !ll"l'nrt:tl fo1· a Ft!11i.rn
n1itl 011 the fro11ti!'I' lying within tl1a Diiilrict unrle1· my co111111n111I, i11strn1·ting me at tl1tt
~ame time to keep the l'ot111n11ni1,"ation perfectly conft1l!'11tin1.
L li:ul, how~ver, in 1•011-;e<111ence of i11 fonnatio11 I hacl lll):iPlf rcc1•in•tl, t lel(r11.1•l1ed to
~~ rn'.tl of tlte principal ottic~· l."fl of tlw front il'1· milit ia, to he cm the 1111i l'i1·f'.
On thf' sn<"c:rNling dny T recc•i \'rrl your orders t-0 commnnicatc with, 111111 plar•~ 111~ si-lf
11ml1•1· the orders of, t lH• LiP11te1ll\ 11 t,. Ue1wral Commilnclin!{.
On the 111or11in!.( of tlte :?4t lt ini;t. (which, being tl1P. ntmi\'t·hary of JI PI' .'il 1~je"t)'s
llirthclar, W;\'i an oe~·1c;io11 uf as,.. t>111hl i11g a.JI the town corps of '.\I ilitia), I re1~i\e1l pri\.tlt'
:vh il't>s fl'om sources thnt T knew wen• t rnstwol'thy, thitt Fenian hodi~s of meH wer•• u11 th ..
mnH• to the frontier. J abo a'it·f'1·tn i1w1l that th" tf'lf'J,'l':.tph "ir1•s h.1J lJP"ll cut in L\\ o rn
thl'1·P. vlac<·~ .
Xot rt'ti:i\ in~~ a 1't•ply from Ot tnw:t t'> one or two telegnu11s; anol tltP onler whirl1 I
wtl~ f"XJlf'cting for the eallin~ out of thfl mili t ia not arri\ i11g, I fo:1re1l i11U•1rn1,.,.J l m111111·
nil'utio11, and I theref01"e took th E' CXt l'l'lllC respon'liliility J*l'lllittf'cl l1y the Gftth ~e.:lio11 or the ~Iilitia _\.ct, ancl C'allec l 011t a la1 ·~(• portion of the militi1t of my district, i11dmling all
th<' fnmtier an<l llontreal Col'p>'.
I r.·port1•tl lll}' 1\r l inn 1 1 tlw l.it'nltm:rnt-(.{enE'1-.ll Commamliug. "lio \\ :l'> ple.t'it>J t-0
·11•}'H•>e of 111.' suggestions as to t he 1lispo<;n) of tlw troops instantly requit"•l on tlw fron ·
tier ; :u11l fnrtl1t'1' that I should perso11.tll~, as!lnme comnrnrnl at thl· thr~atl'm~l 1.oint t•t'
:tltao:k iu thl' uci~hhor11001l of l•'n·l i~sl.11 1·~. 1, t herefort', h:n i11g tilt' ~l'l'<lt nd,·a11l!lg1• nf the
.\fu11tlt<"l fo1'l'C ht.'i11;.< il"~PUlhll'< I fnr the c·dPhmtion of l frl' ?1 Iaj1·st~ ', Uirtlicl:1~ p:ll'lult>. ''II"
t·i.:1hlt'J to 1t l<lrcs~ the J11t•11. j11for111in~ thc-111 thllt miller,. Wt'l'1' 011 the fro11til'1'. thnt from
that moment they Wt'I'C un s •1·\·i ct'. :11111 th.n r~ p1irc:d jj, ,. c 1111pnnic· ... nt 11111.:1· tu pt Ofeetl
to the frontier "ith iw·.
It is gr1ttifying in the pxtrt:l1l\! lo repor t that till' "hoh• Hri.~n1le 11''J'Oll1lt> I 111ost
e11tlmsia~ric:ul~·, 1u11l '1 as n ·a.ly then and there, if re1p1i11•il , lt) 1non> oil' to thl' fru11ti1•r.
1 JH't)('l'('1lPcl thP N1111e uftcmoon. b.king with lllt' tilt' ?\Iontrt';tl Tnlop of ( '.1Y.1h·y. :md
cmipanies fro111 the h t J>rincP of Wnll'~ , :3nl \ 'ictoria HiHt-!l, :>th Roy11.ls. :11111 H~hl•l11~11, (togethPr with aa ofill't'r and :!O uw 11 to n' info1·cc Jslt' :111 \. ~ nix. fro111 tilt' ~Jo11tr1'ul U1u
rison .\rtill<'ry), lo St. ,J ohu.
I look 011 tlH• troop :11111 thl} M t11p:HI)' of tht> \ 'frtoria Hitlt•i t•l '-\t 111111 iii •t.> :4t 1 tio11,
1"8 \'itt~, " it h tl1l! l'\.C •ptio11 of t ho 1let:1c h mcnt which " 1•11 t. to 1 sit• 1111" '\ oi , t ht> 11·111 \ i 11J l'I'
(if tl!e companil'l frm11 ,\fonlt't'Hl to ~:1rriso11 8t . John, tog1•th1•1· "ith th•• :!J .. t lhtudlivn
ntt.11 th .. Cbrrison Hatt er~· of Artillt.>1y of that pbcc.
1 di11'C ll·1l l,i1·~t.-('.,). Flnt her to sel'lllu the ~"ll"t>b t•f ~t .• f11h1I'> fn) lll .1 -.11.l1lt•u tl 1,..Ji
v.ith th.: for.:? em1111el'Ut1:1l , :\I\ l, on tho follo'>\illg morni:1g. to p1occeu to th11 H uutiusrdon
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\n·h i1 ~ nt ~t.. nh1 idge st tion. about. midni~ht. l .tt on ct~ 1w11·ch<>ll tu ..._.t·inl · 1 '' • )I 'll "~
t\\een 'en ni I <>i.,ht miles from tlie tation, '' ith the troop anJ the cou1pany of ;~1~ \ i t ria Hilles.
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I I· oftl1 fi2ntl fl ]' . . , . b.d' . . :itt ion wl11d1 luul 1t11 n cd nt h eh !i I " ' Iii l1 \\it} th c k . 1
" oo · hue< 'avnhy, " s then as
• A post of oli~enalion) . lo El..'d cs J !ill. as i11fu1·111ntiv11 ' 'nr> ;;i,c11 of a fr, It ntt.r\ k hciw·
i ... rnincn t. (}n thii; 1lay the ~nited :::;t;Ltes )f:u·.slinl fol' Ycl'mont, C:c11eral Fo ti•1·, lame O\CJ th"
line, a111l infornwd me that a 1·0111pa11y of l11e linitcd • talcs tmops was u11 th" ""'Y to
Fnmldin, about two :rn'1~1 ]1;df miles from 111y position, awl tlrnt tltc l•'eniau an111> v.-J1ich
ha1l liecn nh:11ulo11<'il nfte1· tlwi1· llight fro111 om· troops were lo he sr.izetl.
TI1c ofticrr co111111a111li11g tlw roinpany, with officC'l'S 1111dc1· l1is e<m11111mtl, " ·13 g1>0d
er.ongh to pay mr several 'isits, awl to a.c;snre me of his inteulion to e11rl"a' 01· t'J prcvc:ut.
l\n:· further Fl'nian :ti tncks.
With the excr.pticm of shots lirecl :it ·1 long 1list.1wc ft'!Jll\ thr> woodr; on the Unite<!
Stares side of the fro11ticr, no further annoyance was offered after the ntb1ck m1 the :!::itl1•
The fiehl pi1~c wli;<'h w.1s capturetl, re1nains with tl11: 11w11 of the H ome C:uard of
~[is,<.i~qnoi. who scizt>d it liy my direction when urought into 0111· lincs.
At th<· re1p1est of tl11· fri e111ls nf · F l'11 iau f;ltot :irnl lmric<l in our lines, "hich "as
conn'ye1l by a Deputy uf the l · uit d , l .... ,, }fan,hal, I g.n c the hody to them.
::>cvcral stntgglcr:> who were <'I tlwr Fenians. 01· frit•w ls of Fm1ia11s, '' r.t't', <luring t '~ o
or threr> rlays succccdiu:; the attack of tlte .Fe11ian lead• r CJ'_~ r>il. found in om· lines, J.ut
lx>ing without arms, anrl nut th<' slighte.'>t proof of gnilt hci11!! forthco111in!!'., nftcr due im·cs
tig:1tion, I rlismi~scd them. One Captain (so-C'allf'd} 'Imphy. with his ilrin•r, f hnn• c0111mitl •rl uml ·t' l11P
"Habc::is Conms Suspension Act" to l5" eetshury (!.aol. Tiu' proofs of this 111n11's ~ri1ilt &et>m to me complrtc ; he is, I lx•liew , one of the raiders anrl pilla!:(l'l'S of Freli!!i;lnn:g in
Jl:G6. I am wailing fot· 1>01111' u,·icknl'C from :Jlissisrptoi in rdatiou tu ltirn Ii fot'O scuilin~
a full report. For fo!tr uigl1b:;, the 111".!! uuclcr rny commancl at Eccles H ill. were without hl:mk,.ls,
arnl, in some car-;""• even great co1ts. l1ut t here was not. a complniut. Tl.e'r cu11tlt11·t ns l "<'~rt111b sobrir·t}. an1enal1ili ty to 1lisciplinc. enchn.mcl of h \HI hip-,
and coumgo in th · fi<>lcl, e111thlc me to state to ~·ou with pride lh.tt I lielic,·c tht•m to he
. I r~rior to no troop.;; in the "01·l1l fur the qualit ies I cnuuwrntc. The 1)1'(lcrs whieh Jm,·" hcen issu<'cl for their d ismissal from nctu.tl cniC<.' ha' l' been
promptly c.nnie<l out. Tim pay not ha' in;; arriHHl for billet! . &c., Jin!' iou:-; to till' t!U:mu sal, I It n•
authorize.! tlw l"'Y of l ho 1pmr tcr master,;. ,h·., to he continued until tltt' ltjllut ncoou11u
1rr settled, which I clouht not. you will appro'o of.
ltn' t' the h011or to hi-, ~ir,
Your olicdient. ;-i('l'\'IUtl,
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'J'o .. olo ,f /'. /lt../>er 11 lltM•, 1dj11ta11t (,'e111mll .lfilitiP. f)u111i11io11 '!l (,'o,111 lei.
m, - l'ho officer; of the J 6th llntt11liou, \'. I.~1 .. n" arc of thQ irn port a nee w Ii irh yon
Al ah t-0 rille pr:ictic", •'-nil thclll"l'hc, of this opportnuity to f'l.Bl"C">'i ll11'ir 'iuwM on thP
working of tl1e Dominjon Rill• .\ •ociitlion. Thl'J tuke it for i.:rnnt~I that in making 11 grn11t of ~.i,000 p('l' 11.1u1utn. th!' ol\jed of
thP 1:0\ernme11t" 1s to i11rn'ns1• thn rtlicie111.~y of the whole force-<>specially of tl1c 110n
commi•siou~d otlic·ers 1111<1 pri,at1•s-i11 thr usr of the rifle. It is thP opi11ion o.f the otl:<.-er of thi~ h.'lttalicn that thal obj1..>ct ha~ not hcen nttainetl; an~l. fttrtht>l", thnt Lhl're
i 110 pro 1~ct of nttniuiug it so long n" the GoTcrnmf'nt !..'l'<lllt i~ cli-1trihutP1l :w at )'resent.
'l'hc~ 1ue coin inced. thcrefort', tlint a dullll:(tl is not only dt·..,irnble, hut, in the
inte1 ts nf tlie \Oln11teer fon.'t', impt•rslin•ly dt-mnrnl<:'ll; and they respectfully Ru~~st ti t ~ou 11 pn -· nt to the •'liui,tf't' of Militi11. tho impol'tance of making t}w followi 11 :z ch 11.: , 'i"~: Th 1t i11-te11d of luwin~ the p1'i7.e~ compcti>cl for aL an l\nnual gl\lherin~ in
11\" one place, the ~raJtL boullf lie 1Jislril111kc[ HlllOflfj~~ (he !!C\.L'l11i hnttaliOll$ of th1> flominion-:x1y SIOO to each 1..-ittaliou.
' l'hl' oliiccr<> of the }13th co11si1lel' thi,, rhanqe nt.'Ccssary. hecau.;;c, 3.Cconliug to thP
l'I" ent i;)Mem, comparntin•ly fc11· 111m-con1111issio11e<l ofticern or pri' al~s obtain nnr of
lhl' prize j aruJ thi;, llQL flCC:lll l A pn1fici1mcy in rifle-shooting i)\ C01lti1l1:1tl to the OfliC:l-:1,
but lx.-cau!le .the rn1tjo1ity of thP Hlt'lt nre unahlo to hear the expense of nt:LE-nciing tho nn1111nl rneetrngs of the .\ssociation.
The,· \\oulrl t:iv•. in cowlu~io11 tl1~• r I· J ]' • • • • n~ SO 1<11' II'! t ll'i 1ntta IOll 18 concern.eel the goo1\
,.fl..,ct of l11P small ~rant Piven ti is ·. · ] l · · ' · o· 1 .11mml'1 is a ren1 .\'apparent, rn an mcre,lst."'Cl 1wx.1olr
1uno11gst 1111 classes of •olunt t I fi · · . cers o >eeumo pro tcu•nt Ill the use ( f the rifle ; ani1 th"' ha•e the honor to ,,ul cribe themscl\'f.: ·
Your obcdic11l scr"aHL~.
C.imp, 16th Battalio11,
Gth . 'ept"ruber, 1 ..... iU.
\; .J. ~\"i:u,ur. <'apt. Xo. l <'ompany \\ ll. I ATT:·R o\·, ilo 3 do • .UllH.J, 1.\ f:l:KS, tfo l do ,J. H. •\CKSU>IA\s, Lieut..) do .Jo t.1·11 Ct,\Pr. 111, G I E_ \\'. ,J 011:; RU'i ( 'a)it - 110 ~ ) 1 ' • I I 0 •. A. 1 f.lfRSOX Ill) 8 I \\' , l )
"· H. lhm· P.\, tfo ~ tlu MA~SllA!.L HH llAJ:ll ' l.i1·ut. Xo. fi, ,_ •• {_i[llJ Oli I ) vv. w ., co :;
Al.Tf 1t Ho .J 1111• d 1 ( ' I I 0
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\V \LTT:H n'>~~.
Lif'ut. ( 'ol. Co111m1rndinc.:.
--- En si1C11 ?:\1> :i ('1>1Uf•l\11\ , \ l.<>A \' \\ l.JL"SF.'i clo fi tlo • ·1:11ol1A~ Hv<1, Lt: Col., .\lajor 16111 Hflllnlinn l~r:t; 11. W1~1n:, )f~jor, rf,, f,t:o. A. ~01rso:-.-, Capt. nll(f Adjutant .J. ,\l11;ro:-; l'L.\TT, M.JJ .. A~~i st.-R11rg1•011 IJov \1,1> Ho~r., (~uart l'r-?\l nst<'l' Ir. 1 ' llAI>l>, .\<'ting P11v111n1;tP1· ·:Alll:s W . .\~1.n:11~0:;, ·Lir.11t. ::'\o. !l ( 'o
·.om; N. Ut :S\'l\GHA-..r, En~ign do Lssrn:-; A. \\' oou, Xo. i f 'om p:\11\ .J.uu:s 1'1!X\A~T, I tlo .
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APPENDIX I.
l\fEMOR.\.NDUl\I.
Loxoox, O~TAIUO, ,Jan. a, 1811.
In 18G7, ancl ngnin in 1868, when it was un.der:;tood that the Bill with respect to the
rniliti:t nn<l dcfen<'e of Canada was about to be brought before the House, 1 asked the at
tention of the )Iilitin Dcpnrtmcnt to the ~11bjcct of furnishing and maintn.ining horses
on as perm:mcut a. footing as possible, for the fielcl artillery, ancl a!i the phn I then pro
po~c<I is one which in• my opinion would wui:k successfully, I nppen<l extracts from n letter
written l1y me nt the lime. to a v1:ry iutluentinl member of tl1e House of Common", re
crubtiug him to hriug my s11gg<-stions under the notice of the .:\liuister of .Militia ; the
date i:; :ith Mn\', Uil)\), aftrr l hn<l read the draft of the Dill then before lite Hon~. and
which b3came the .l\lilitia ancl Deftmcc Act, 186 '.
EXTRACT.
"f will venture to trCS}'fiSS for a few minutes on your vnluaulc time, to ltring umlcr
•·your notice what, nppcar:; to me to he an oversight in the )Iilitia aIHl Defeuce Bill, now
"l;efore the House. I mean the want of any power of maintainin~ a supply of clrnught
"horses for the scn·ice of the field artilll'ry as now organized, con~ii;ting of eight batteries,
''the eliiciency of which cl('p<.!rnls cmtircly upon their me;rns of mpi1l rno,·ement.
''Of tl1c eight ba.ttcric:;, that which I command ha:; been always the best mnintnineil
.. in this 1·pspect. T..om!.on and its \'icinity being better i;nppliecl "ith the proper dnss of
"hors s than most of the hen1h1un1ier town:-; of the iicltl artillery. l,nt foL· the p ...... t two
"years tlw ownero:. of horN'S, ii11tling thnt, tl1e enrolment of tl1t•ir nnimnl:. for tho "mall re
.. m1mc111.tion grnntccl was the occasion of -eriuus loss, arnl that the exemptions from
'· tnxci; declared by hnv. di1\ llot free thcmseh-e:; from carrier=>' license", to which a ~rcat
"many of them are Iiahle, uer..rn t-0 withdraw 'their horses, nnd the ditlicuhy of keepi11~
"up the rcquirPd m1mbcr is eonsccp1ently grcntJy increased. so thn unJc,.s somo con idcr
'· ntion 01· a1h nnce in lhu p.1y at pre~cnt authorized, is gmntNl, 1 :nu conYinccd thnt a
"permanent siaff of horses c:mnot be maintni1w1l.
·• 1'ho heltl hntlcl'i<·s ns nt: jll\:"cnt organizl•tl) thou~h small. :u·e i11 otlwr rc::,pcct-.
" l'en~unalil.' sen il'etthk. h11t thP t'quipmC'nt nrnl \'!ll11ahlc stores nmst 111011lth-r into tlust,
'·if h01"St·:s.1re 1101 lo h.! fon111l t-0 work thern (:ff·ctin•ly.
'· lla\ ing rC'p .ttcdly hl'ought this snhjt-'Ct 11mlP1' l110 notice of the authoritie-... :md
'· h 'iug nli,o p11bli hed so111 1·c111nrk-: (full of typo~mphicnl l'rror-:, by th' 'my} in the
" Vi f, · R i w, i11 .l 11ly In t 011 tliu m:itcrinl defcctA in o 11· 1i~lll artiller) 01".!n11i1.atio11,
'· ag thry nppcnreJ to 11u•1 l hn.' o to ad::mrn lcclgo thnt the 11 •fccts nrc fully rcco.;uized
"by tho officer . t pre enL at, tho hcti I of the militia 01· C. n do, hut .t i is a que.>tion of
'' 1lo11artUicnt:11 ex pt>11dit,u·o aml for tht1 Lr<gislatui·o to Je-Jl v.'ith, no pow-:r nt pre'- ·u~ 7-11
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ulcl rcmc I) so serious a wnnt as tlmt of
, nnd it th r fo1 np1 !Urs to me n . riou8 omis:.iun in the p1·opOSC'<l
u whi h, prondi ~in oth r 1 Jlect for an 01licicnt force of fiohl artillery, lc:t' cs
0 r n c t u k o expen ·, 11 1 m 'nlu ble for the purpose of its organization.
"Ip po e th po'\\ r hould be ghen to offic 1 commanding these corps to enrol II r p p r Und rd, L~ regular cont ct\\ ith the owner,, for a fixc<l period or fro1n " t r to fi'f' y or 1 ore, hor:>e5 o nroll l o be marked or lmmclc<l as in the Ho! al "Artill ry, and n regular re!!i try k pt o n to i lentify th 111 nt nll times as auinrnJ,.. "co' nan cl or hon led fi the Queen's crrice.
' Th 'd rnti n t be offi red being nil the cxemptio!l;, a1i'fl pay now autl101izcd ''Ly I , a 1 i di · , for each effi ient ho1 so de' oted to the public ;-,ervice. that ' th er sl1 uld h· n fixed annual p1 mium of ~1 ~. I LelieYe that this would be ' fi uffi · nt inducement to owner;."
"I rou0 h clraft of cl:\U v;}i h when put in proper slrn.pe, will, l tltink "m th '\\ nt which, an oft r of this arm of the force. I feel to be a very importnnt ''one"
CLAUSE St:GGESTED.
for the sen i<.:c of
HaVUl' made thete extra:: con inc my view of the snhject on which the Adj11·
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tAnt General hi\ 110w done me the honor t-0 ask my OJiini 11, ] de ire to ~y fm h r h t the principle involvcd,appcaring to mo to be lite prrmcm 11t 1 'nt of ad r of I. s
adapted LO tfte Sert•ice /or w/iic/t l/tC!J are 1'C'Jltired, this Oltiect, i1 l ofc I , 'rC, tly d p 11 )'1 ,
upon prirntc cxpc111litnrc nml pe1 011nl influence. can hest ho at nin d b~ the ado1 ':i n of ome such plan ns may be thus sy tcrnntizcd.
1. Co\·e11nnte1l or lioncled horses, lhc service.<; of '~hich will ht' tii tl) c mpul 1 , n.
state of things which, though intcndc1l under the existing la,:, docs not' o k p1 cli I •. !?. Uo111pr•11Sl tion on n fixed annual sc·ile, p.iyable at the expiration of ad. ~ r of
s(·n·irc. I suggest $1 :.! pe1· horse anti the present Jl• y, nnd free fomge ' h n in c n p 01
on service. 3. Exemptions from tolls, licenses. mnnicip:tl or otl1e1 wise, eizmc ~ r de t, 01 d'
tl"CSS for rent ; n nd 4. Horses to he lhc bo1w file propffty of the pc1 on f>nrolling, nntl f1 from l'
ki.n l of lien 01· chattel mortgngc, to be of the stand.u'Cl of not 1 s th:rn 15.2 nud 10 to I!. C\V t. to Le !>1tbject to 1 ejection, on in pection yearly by a 't t rinnry urg~ n.
I woultl f urthcr sugc:cst that a 'c crinary sur~eon to inspect tl1e artille11 h ~ 01 cc or b\ ice in c.'lch year ,,hould be nppo'nted for the whole of the force of thi- nnn, p.'li I '\ h 1
neti,·ely employc<l. This f believe wonld tern! greatly to prJmotc n b tt r nnd om 1 r r!a<;s of horses than ofr.eu at pre,,ent cmploye<l, a.ml would il.SSis comm:mdit1~ ofiicc1
~t·atly in keeping np the efriciPncy of th fr batteries. .Farm hor,,e,, arc, gencmlly sp ·1ki111!. sonn1ler thru1 tho~e C'mployed in t.owu . L 1t
rnany of my best hor:scf> and clcver~st llrivcrs :11'C derived from the teamsters of Lond n.
.T. SH.ANLY.
J.ient .. Colo11el Commauding F'cld B llery of A.1·till "J· !. 1do ·
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llEPORT 0 1~
DEPU rY ADJ ;TAXT-G:E. ·ERAL OF • [I f.,lrL\. \.1' IIK \. DQUA HT El:~, o~ u.·um1n r CLOTHIXu FOH THI~ ,;\{IlJITL\. .
OTTAWA, Novemhcr, l ~iO.
:--111., I have the honor to report tl1nt, in nccordnnce with i11stru<'tious receivP1l, re-In ling to
the l l'O\ ision of uniform clothiu' for the militin of ('a mu la for the CUJTt.mt year, I pro
ceeded to En~hw l, l!.':l\·iug ('annda on the :?6tJ1 \.ugusl, ntTi\·ed in Lornlon 011 the P\'cnin" ,..,
of the Gth , ptcmber. n11d, returning. reached Quebec on the !1th Octohcr. _\. cll'sp:ikh.
which Hi~ Excellency the Go>emor Geueml was ~o !!OOcl as to scml t-0 the Recrctary of
"' tc f, r th Colonies. procured my ndrnis ion into. nnd examination, in all its tlctn.ils, uf
th Ro) l Anny Clothin.: 1''Mt-0ry nt Pimlico, from which depot I olitainetl patkrns of
cloth and clothin.!. a li,t of the prices at which materials were hcin~ supplie<l to the
l mpt>ri 1 Go>emment, an l other information relating to the se\·eml descriptions of arnw
clo hin th n in use in Engl n I, all of wl,ich pro\•ed of much Ynlue in making tlccision°s
~ r th 1pply of arti l requirC'd for O.:uudn, nnd ennblc1l me to form au opinion
~ r future reference. as to wl1ether cloth and dothing of the dcscriptious re(pi irml for t]10
militi . co 11~ l>e satisfnct-Orily m nufncturctl in Cnnad:i. t!ithe1 h~ contrnct, or dir~ctly by
11 tennl being procured and ma le up nut! r nper' ision of the Go\'ernmcnt, m11l nccoriling
to the y tem now prevnilin!! nt Pimlico.
It mny be WC'll to state that \\hen ti odes ription of clothi1w to be worn l1y tlw i \" militfa of Canada w adoi t I ti 'd · .
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. . i C<, te co1 I ernhou that mnformity '' ith that worn 1 \ regunen of Her .M .i ;' r 1 • • · · ~ • 1 r rm) was important. m vrnw of tho fac t lh·1t rnnnv f th regiments were io I · th • . . n Ill c mill'~·, ancl that they wo11l1l in cases of ill\·nsion, r otl1 n
) ttP?, th Irv, net m con ert v:itL the mil't' l ti l ·1 . .
• • • • • 1 in, an ms. w 11 e gt\'mg conli1lence to thci nulanty m colour of clothi 11 · ng wou , m cai;c.c; of at~ck hy nn t•nern v pr •vent
ny uu lue a.dmntntrc bein<> t ken a-1· t tl ·1· . . ' o • .,.. 1e nu Iha. The co!Ollrs then adopW were I t .· i. • • 'th I r . e · "itu Llue focmg11, fot• mfm1tn· · rilll' trreon,
w1 scar et iacmgs, for rift,. . 1Jlue with I t f . . • J o fi . ~ ' ' r ncmgs. for artillery· and blue with buff a.cm~, or cm·alry, nncl imilar cloth and tl ' ' fact-Oiil. "-..... d. IC • col'1lll"> c011ld not at tht· t i1110 lie 11afo·
) manuiu1,'1.1tre lil r.anri la it w 'I f, d 1 rmy cloth' ,, . ' 01111 t mt the nmuufactnrP of al'my r.lolh aml
10" were pec1al Lranch nn l s I l I J: gl 1 d under ,, r . ' c 0 1 11 · 1 M th.iii rcquil'ccl was only urn.de in ' con rnc .. 'I " r d hven . .
o Id be efi'ected b . ' roqun d from tune lo time, n eousitl"ralilo iving y procu ug t 11 pli or th T ·
d r contrndwith th I . mi ilrn. from rnanufiwturcrs who wt're o mp1m 1 Go\ 1 .1 C lla(fa .ould have th
1 ' w 11 • at tlw nme t ime the C:ovP1 nmrmli of
e aC\ nta in f I 1 F t-Ory in dee' ·on . . rom t 1 • exp ricncc of tlic HoJ n.l .A l'my Cloth·
as to d11rnh1hty of rn t.crial t.: k . cu moo " cai· by th" nrm.r from ear to year.
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1"ur th· 11mn11facl111·c of clothing, otl11•r t han tJmt. supplied rcady·mncle Ly contractors,
the sy t 1,1 adopted liy th•' Impe1·iul Uo,·emment is to procure cloth and matcri. l considor
nbly in at!mnc ·of actun.l ri'11ui1cmcnt.<c, the nrticles so procured ~re paid for on nppt-oYal
by tl10 inspectors; tlw p1·~css of 111.lking up, at the I!oyal Army Olothin" Fnctory. thC'n pro
~~eds. under a rcglllal'ly app:.iinte<l stalf. Tl1is system cnnlilcs the Govornmcnt t.o up1,1
its 'vants without disappoinbucnt as to time, a1Hl holds contract-01-s in check hy l'Otnpar .•
iirc competition in prices from time l{) ti111 r..
' Yilh tho exception of the Gnar1ls, who wcnr scarlet, all the regimenh of infantry ,,f
the rcJular army W<'lll' tunic.:.; ma<h· of a r ·<l cloth cornmouly known ns •· In ick 1lust," the
. tun! co,t of wl1ich, to t l1e l 111pc1·i:\l C:o,·cr11111c11t, is ahout b . .iii. per y:ml le tlmn th
srorlet worn lJy the gual'<ls. '.!.'he average of the siz<>,; of m1m in the army of < ':111adn ·
coru;itlerably grcate1· than t hat of thP men com po.,in~ H er 'Maje ty'R re<mlar n11ny, aud a., the
infantry are pruvi1led with Rt::1.rkt tunics, similar to to tho n worn by scr.tcauts, tlic
ctual mluc of u. thous·m1l uniforms for Canada . should exceed that of the aml' numlx>r
uppli d for wear in England, IJy t he co,;t of t he extra material u ... cd in their rnanufachuc.
'l'he change in i-;ystc111, hy which the nn1111a~ tlrill is ean-icd on in Liigndc c unps, nml
where the men sleep in tents, is hnr1l upon t h,, dothing, especially that worn by thf'
infantry, as the searl1>t tunics :mi ~asily soile1l, hut even "ith this hard usn!!C, n. :-11it of
clothin~. such as tlntt now contracted for, shoul1l answer for fol!r am1ual per iods of llrill,
C\'en if the thys in c;unp lie incrca!t:ed to sixtc-en.
Having snti-;Jit'll mys..:lf as to 1p1alit ies awl p1•ic's of the supplies contmct <l for hy the
Imperial Government foi· r.u1 rent ill•li"cry. I e11t.erc1l into contmct with ~ir !'ct r 'f 1it .'.:
Co., of London, for th • supply of t he followi11~ :u·ticlc" to J,c mncle up ncc01 liu,..i: t-0
Cnna1linn srole1l pattern . awl rMdy for 1le1 iYcn· l1y l"t Fobrunry. 1 s j I. 'iz : -
i,:;oo senr!et d oth tunics .......... . . ... . .. ...... .. .. . . ~ 1 fl D
1,000 rifle green 1ln ... . . .. .. . . . . .. .. ... . . ..... . .. . :!O G
1,000 artillery 1lo . .. . . .... . ... ... ... .. .... . .. . ..... .. ~l
400 hussar ,Io . .. ..... . .. .. .. . . .. .... . .. . .... . :! i G
230 infn11fry han1l clo .. . ........ . ...... .... . ....... . . ID ll
I.i,000 pail's infantry 1lo11hl t> s!'rgo trnu-N'S . .............. . .. . H 3
~.000 1lo 1-ir!u 1l11 tlo ... ... .... ... ....... .. !) ;)
l,000 tlo Ul'lill(wy .Jo 1lo ... . ... .... ..... . ... . U G
~:i() do nrtillt•i·y cloth trnnsers . .. .. ... . .. ... . . .. .... . .. . 1 ;l
:!00 <lo 11rtillery 0H•1111l >l , st mppt> 1 \\ith lt•ntlwr ........... . 21 ~)
500 ilo 1111 ars <H <'nlls .. ........ ..... . ... ... ....... .. 21
:l,000 iuf. nh1 font.g • e.1p . . .... .. .. ............ . .... • • • · · · · · 1 ~
:;oo Ir \l nr do •l .......... ......... ......... ..... :.O :!!! G
5,000 i11fnuh~ grcnt
l ,000 m WlPI') tlo
1. l ' (' ip . ... ... .... .... ... ...... . ........ ' ..... .. ... .
500 lrn sni· 1lo ..... ....... ' ...... .. :.li G
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poml h vron ...••. • • · • • · · · · · · · • • · · · · • • • • · • · · · • · 4
. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ti
ho liner, kc. ,\:c.
ren 11 rlyas pos;ible imilated with tho"e in n,;e hy He1· :i\Iajest)'s
11 Jity of 1 , et ll d ctiption of cloth i,; in all respects ::.nperior, a111l
n "i w to obbinin!! the i.lcs mnterinl at the 10·1.st pos::.iLlo c,ist to the
fr m which the tunics nrc to ho muclc. is pcrha ps hctler than
the m n wcrc on actunl sc1Tice, and where new
dist nt, i h s l n found more ocouornical, all things
1, th t fi r i 1• to then tiv militia he of ~mperior quality.
H r nl ~·,ty':. IC.,"UI r nnny I tunic, 1 p 1ir cloth trou-.('l'S for wintCI', and 1 pair
~ u I fo: ench ) car; but in ~.rnnt 11~ tl1e militia
rece'\c nh on ,uit for w r durin • 01 linm') drill and p.m ties, nn<l to be equally iwail
mm l n I \\inter" r. nn l tot main son icenble for "ay four ) c>:ll's.
The lob trou rs i n d t oldi 1 of tl1 regular nrmy wonltl he too heavy for
mmPr w r i.,,. he militi 1 in(' n da, while ti o s •rge tron ers issued, "·hid1 were tiied
for two or three ye: and found oft o li~ht llll\lf'rial for win tel'. I 11 this view, as
o l~ on uit i.'! :111tho1 iwl for i ,uo to th militi i, I \\":ls of opinion that a. I>.'\' ing to n
ble ex nt w ti I Le rffi cd n l tL force b better
made more fr, cpwntly, it is
mu ·h time nt thcil' di po al ns regulnr
in rood condition, it untnrnlly folio" s
ior i11 qn· lity fo1· gt>nernl "e.ir. It 111 s
Ul'C clotl1ing undPr the prf> e11t cunb.1ct
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that will combiue, from longth uf sci\ ic ·, the greatest economy ns 1-c~rrmls ~xpenditure,
with comfort lo tho men wearing it, and at tho samv time retain its hright appromnce .
'l'he neat nppc:mrnce of a corp,, of milit.ia on parade hns not only n good effect ru;
rc~arcls the men themsel\'es, hut tht: public who pay the hills are uot insensible to the
tlifforcncc in appearance uf their own men wheu cared fo1 in tLir; respect, ns comp.ll"ed w·ith
the represent.ati\'e 111ilitia11H'll in other countries.
The cost of the t\\o descriptions of uniform for au infantryman j,, ns follows:-
Serge N orfulk jackel .. · · · · .............. . . ........... , I~ :3
Single serge t.rnnscrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1..: /
Forage cap ....................... , ........ . 1
::! I 11, eq11nl t-0 ·~:; 33
. ~carlet cloth tu11ic ........... . ....................... .
Dou hie se1-ge trons"r" ................................. .
Forage cap ............. .......... . .................. .
30 "· e<pial to·~ i 4 6
And by coui11.1ring these two nniforms, ancl conntiu~ probable length of "ervice, there seems a tlecidctl difference in fa\'Ol' of the latter.
'fhe same remark will apply to uniform supplietl to ritlemcn. tut. while the s1•1·_;e i'i the same in price, the cloth unifo1·m exc"c1h the cost of thaL supplied for tho infantry b)
eight<>en cent.c;, which will make the Yalue of each suit ~i G L and the artillery. which is
still more expensiYe, cost.<> for each suit ~i !ll.
The aYcrnge ammnl cost of tho unifo1·m clothing r•quired for each infantry eolclier
may therefore be stntcd ai; follow": serge uuiform ~:5 33, s:iy to la:,t 3 ~em-;;, co ts per year
I ;s; cloth uniform ri 4G, sny to last ! ye., I';:,, co,,ts per year "'I j' ol'inclucliug tll(' CO'-'t
of ti. groat coat, whicli is the same in all ca:;C.'-, arnl is intended to l.tst 5 ~cars. n ld!> Di cents for each year.
'fhe man clotl1e1l in scr~c. gre.1t coat inclrnled, cosh pe1· year ·l i.}
tlo 110 cloth, cl0 do :--:? 4
The uniform supplied for infantry b.rn11s111en costs 10 ccnh per suit more than tha
upplie 1 for the rank a111! file, and is principnlly l'.ll.nse I hy the hr1)ncl ~tripe on the trou,,er,,
111 the mo1·c uxpe11si\(l trim111i11g 1111 the tunie.
'I'ho hussar uniform is 1no1·c l'O. tly thnn tJml suppliell for any other nrm, in const>-
11 nee of tho nilditionnl hrnidin~ on tltl' tunic, mu! the !tea' ier nm! more co tly mnt-0ri.: 1
f whith tho O\ cr:t!ls arc mnde, hut it is to he noted that this l'lothin~ will not
quire t-0 I c> so often re11c\\ c<l nm! ns tho c:n nln· is limited in number, mu! the men con-, . Lnuc to <:'rvo fur Ion •er pcriocl , thei.1· being well e<1uippecl is n consiclorntio11. 'l'ho co t
of outfit O\ \:I' otlH r r.rni is not so g1·cat n-:; tho 1i;11rcs at a first glance "oultl i-ccm to r present.
'
H1 do <lo <lo
::!i G r t mi . fh ye:i . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . . . . . . .. .. • . .. 21 0
0 , 11 fh c ) c:i1-s • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ' ••••••••..
b bb)' tell ) I • • • • •. • • • •• . • • ••. • • • • • • • ..... • •. !) !)
. . . • . .. :! 0 forag c::p, fhl' ) ................. .
grc t con , six years .. .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2i ll
87 n, er11rnl to ."'21 35.
Th uniform for roch Im ar therefore. co >;, i11d11di11g grrat cont, nu :n·crng<' p<·r
) I of '"' ~ 1. • ,. t ~t c Ptrnct d for is nu le of gr<'T cloth a:; u ual, lmt the cap· j~ Th · uu: n I"\'" ~'rt' c • •
to Le I 1 r th:i~ th t 1 w in u . This ndditi 11 "ill pro\'C n. hett,,1· }ll'Ot •ct ion l-0 the :l' h nil rs. ndu in accord \\iththcpattern ,,Jiich ''ill. witho11tdo11Lt, pren1il in
arm\ ere I n!?. Th" numl r of •n t coat which shoulJ he supplie(l ruch yt•ai·
to mnkr eood d iici nci cau ed by or<liun1y Wt :tr m1tl tea:: is 8,000, tlctermiucd · th th force i fix d at I0,000, ncl that each great coat will last th c years.
Fro my e:mmi ion of tlt<' ystem in op ration t tho Royal _\.nuy Clothi11g .Factory, Pim i . und r the ule direction of l\lr. Hnm , y ns dir<'ctor of clothing. the snperinh'ml· n of C'olonel Hudson, and inspection of Cola.nel Erskine on the p:u·t of the Arljutaut
J, 1 Lerome an ed th for the pre, nt ~t least, nrnl until tho army of Cann\la. 1 ,ery mucl1 I. r r proportion , 1ch an tabli,.hmcnt. enm on a mnrh smaller
I und rGovernm n•d1re• ion in C n h, woul•I. when compared with the present f upply. and the incrc: ed rnlue of labour hel'tJ, rcsnlt in loss from a pecuniary
clo h in C lll!.da ]i:winv n. h tin,.,. 1lve in either of the "' ~ . , "·ill of nee it) proYc a u u ricr to the s11ccessfnl mnnu·
l fii • tu I mod of dycin..: sc!:n·lct, rifle gr.:en. allCl
cut th t 1 long ns the cloth nnd all
o. th nuL,~ be irnl'orteil from Englnncl
h' employment of labou1· necessary in mnkiug
J,y th· 'Militia. ]J p utnwnt to i,e.curc 1 crH'
h curicnt year; the purchn e hnH', t11crc·
, ii tea I of in advance of 1-c<1uirc1•1cuts. I am,
·n on
of m t ri .ih.o au
without extr p tyment.
th
com·
pmvitl •rl for
from mw
1"pm n from LiH1pool , "' r.\ hipmeu tu \1 i1 ·tor · tu du ,Ii .itt p
hP.y I I'(' to b
r rntt '•
h 1 been m. le u e of
rc11ui1-etl in <>ht iuin 1111.?IO) cl durin~ tb
1 I \\ orkiu~ "l' nil the nc es,.:u·y
t • un hip, t1 'c ling .md iucid nt.\
um c 1ui\ 11 it to nbou on tl1i1 I purcha l' I.
J Ii n thr h nor to oo, ~ir, 0111 obedi<>nt sen nut,
in I in Huglnnd. ~ly
I n~ rdnting to this
f on par cc t. on the
of Mili i11, \\. P \\ J:LL, Li '' C cm l, JJ '1 . .4. vt. G . of luilit' .
I
bcing fore of
90
MILil J \' Dl RICT '"o. l.
AIJJ TA~'T GE~f.IU!)S OFFICE,
Lo~oo~. 1st .1. "ovembcr, 18i0.
>orl of th drill of the \Toluulecr :Jlilit.ia in
1 l t whic 1 inclnd · the whole strength,
liow, who will p 1fo1,n their drill nex t June.
1 drill con i t of
1 Ft ld B tery, 1 Squ dron Ci Tnh1 , 2 Troo1 • lounted Rifles, 9 B tt lio 1 fofantlj,
~ lnd pen l nt Comp:ulles,
4 Guns,
officers and men actually
d 49 n u commi-.-.ioned officc1·~ nnd men per
u O\ r Ii,.. year's mu:;ter for drill.
I of tho V olunteer ~I ilitia in the 1st
rps i 1 ('ounty Bs~ex) ::i.s-;emuled for unnnal
ki1 of .. rnin. This brigade consiste<l of
:!6th, nd 2ith Bnttalions.
130 Horses, 2 406 Offi rs and Men,
.Ufred, the guns of
ing fo1· six days under yonl' personal
ur 1 collection t he ge1wral exemplary
to.; h · in a large camp for tho fit'!'it time,
1 • rea. line di.spla.yod hy the ollic1:1rt1 and
brigad field day .
m ed in a. brigade camv at Gonerich on the 13th • o , and w n througn a tiel1l day of eight hourll,
l by )OU this sen.son, appears to be the
d 111, and the n c the uio t in tructivc
li('U. o h 0 ic1 d f1 eliug of
The men nll t'.Ookod tliei1 1 n. io 1
being from 19k to 2!l (' nu I for cooking with. Th ffi but the 1 attnlions h d I o
room, wl1ich l1urdc11 " ould
\Vere pro,;dc<l.
!fl
1 , t11c experu;e of 111M; in!-'.
for th nts r.nrl wood
The whole of t hf' non-co111missionc<l nd men \\ho p rformed annnal chill.
hnvc, with a f l'W nil w oicl lb! x ptions, · l 1:; r > 1 Hls each 1 t.n
to your or<lcrs, and I lrnvc the ho11or to fo v l th · retur i. 11f th: 1 , t p :acticc, r.rnl
would remu1·k that thcs" I ri rou •ul th11s fi r d app " to h • of more 'nlu in the imprc" o· me11t of the shoot ing ~encmlly thrmwhont e:l<'h co ·n thn i h 101 f th,. tO rounds
pre,·iunsly issue<l. There has he£•11 ·1 1::n·" • i 11 of
trict. which j,.. now well bllpj>I"
for its baud, which is found to
he mi.:ht LP nhlc to r ·tifr : ny f'r '"
pay lists.
in this nis
m nC\\ uniform
h 'r clli ·i nry.
l ~ 1r ) ou · iru pee ion, th
JD) elf or th'
r in or<ler th
•11 m l in ti
The namN; of the srn:ce ful co np titor:-; for the prizes for the h ·~t hootin' as offer~ l in )filitia General OrdPrs (2fi) nr<' f'ntered in thr Inspection ll ·po ·t. 'fh I e t ~hot in thi District being 1'1frn.tl' 'h ·pparl llf A~ o. i Comi:an~·. i th D Ji n, who mule ;;;,
point~.
I feel thnt tl1i r port " ould 1 Cl inrompl re cli<l
a nee I have recciYc l from h h ·" l nui.j i-<i an l \\ell ·'' from th
officers in command of corps in the Di tri . J Im' e thC' honor t be, 'ir,
obooi ut sN-v nt.
Jon::> H. T\H n
LiC'nt OolonC'l D •pnty ~\djufo Ci e1 I . .Mil if :in Dis i t X o. 1.
P. ~.-1 hin·e thP. honor t o n.ttarh a memorandum from I,ieut-('olonC'l f\h1mly. com
man<ling the Field \ rtiller', of the r·~quiremcnts of hi cor1 The \tlj11t.nnt-Gcncml of :\tilitin., .r. R. T.
0 t rrn :\,
B Finn B \'M'Em \nT11.u·1n . J o~DO'i, To,eml c1 7. 1~70.
IU'QUIItEl!f '\T~.
1. 1 would ncr in most Ht! on l ur e the n · it~ f1 r cnroum •in' tl11 f•11r lmrnt of
horses by gmntin • a ) .., r h 01 1
I
t
Deputy Adjutant.-Ge1 end, London.
!12
re i ifi 1 ior to the kind that ought to Off I J.
rel"ed on for p •1mnnl'.'11t
L '» nd ntaih; much
, frail ·u1tl chfofly un'i 1 vil'l'·
i nt L ha l l I un l •ut oil from
I men, aUtl I 'ms gin•n n " c 'airy p:ittcrn i u Tho e
:SHA J,\,
n l use! ~ for
m ( a\ 50). DriHn
• ' G.)
Lieut-Colonel,
Commanding.
lIJUT \RY Dis'f'HfOT o "
D l
111·tl i nspec-
::! h 'e ' t to ·~ bein • deemed
pr i11g
98
c nt.< p r di i ' i i 1 out "itl far more eff , with nn i11creas l . rnoun o. t rget 1 <'ti l to make a good 1 i ficm u.
The first nttempt of it eify battalion (iu nuy <liin1fot) t.<1 <11 "II u111l r cnm wns rna<l" by the 13th Batt lio l ( rr a111ilt1>\1). "bi ch march cl f1 OI H mil II t G1 .• ) I 20 mi)m;,
the latter pa1 t of.July In t, min in" into cnmp nme d y, reu ining m d 1 c IO day ,
marche1l bac1 .. on tl e 1 ~th d1.) \\ ithont fill) l~ualitie r l 01 te I, thus perfo1 ming their
annual 1h-ill, : ml reflectiag much credit upon the Pon.m. udin • officer, otlicers nn<l men of the re,.. irnrut.
"~ith 1 fi i nee to the tu •ct p1. cti e I rfo1m <l h) th" four regiments, when in ramp,
the higl11•11 T ra.<te re •imcnti 1 fi , ire of meiit. 1 ·, ma) 1 cl:time1l hy the 3 I .st Bat-talion ( f'o l ) (.h cy)
11 king a:R nv ·m.ge of ... .......... ··············· .... 11.07 point.a. Hi(J'hest C'omp nv in erngc Fi~m e of ~fcrit No. ;, Company, 20th Bntt Ii n, Count) H:dt-On,
ak. n ,.c e " ~:~. -, G 110 111, ·111g n n l'ag 01 ................................ .
Highest indivi1lual score-Rergeant Omn.ncl, l:Hh Hat~ t lion. Hamilton, sc01·ing...... . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 50 d11
The ~enm nl f!tlicienc_v nnd nppen rnnce of tlw force still coutinue wry good. .A nmge Mrcngth of co1 ps nn terin" for mmunl drill very fair.
A 1111 • re outr< ment.<; nud clothin"' in 'cry fair order. pnrtic1 lru h t11t nrms which
are 'W'I) de n and in rooc l 01 d r. It giY<'S me plensm e to hring before ) om· uotie<•. that
I still co1 tinuP to 1 eh c tl1n 11 e effici nt a.id nd support from th off rs f the 'taff
of the Du triPt in tlw pC'1fo1 m uu c of their r I <'the <lutk .
I ha' c thf' honor to he, ir.
Your mo: t obedient -.c1 \.mt: W 1. :-:. Dt1m-,
Li ut < 'olon I.
The \11,iutant < hm 'r.11 or \lilitin. neputy \dju a 1t-<Jouernl,
~lilit:u·.' Dii·trir.t No. :.?. Otta\\ 1.
:\11LlT\HY l>I~fRl('T Xo. 3.
DE rt n \ DJL'T.AXT <, .r.'> HnL' lh'FJCE,
• m, I hn.v th• honor to <'IH:h th munl ins Distifot ~To. :--1, "h ich were noL insp t d L)
Kr o", Gth July, I 10.
i i 1 m i o corps in Military
] J. \ • o••. foq1J I 011.
t
14th Batt l'on, Rt fl
rfi rmed th 13 cl ) 'drill clurin ti o ) enr. I inspcctod it on the
t • Tl ere" cro 23 officers am! 221 men
i id in good ord r : clothing goo<l.
Ga i B tt y, Ya anee.
Th. b:lt cry 1 1 ~ rm I tho 13 da~ 'drill during th ytm'. I im;pe<·t;e1l it on the 15th
menl~ au<l do hi ',.II i1 "0 I o · l 1. 'rl1 · l1n Cl') is 1lrillecl both
incl i inn 'C'l'V efficient st h'. there werP ~ offic•c1·s :111Cl ~7
m n pre 1 •
troop performed the 13 d ) '<lrill at ·n1 anc ; men nml horses in hillch1 at a
per di m for m n nnd I 01 • ct l the ti oop on the 1 Gtli ,June, and found am , ddlery. ncooutrem 1 nnd t 1ir g, in good order. '.111e troop is in nu
eflici it te ; there were-officers and m n pre nt.
llarri1 JJ(1ttery. Port Hope.
Thi battery perform l the 13 d ys' drill during th ye. r. I in.-pcded it on the '.!4th
.lune, n I found arms, accoutrement n l clothin '·cl au ml in goo1l orde1·. Then• were 3
office1 nncl ~; men pre-ent; they nro \H 11 d1 illcd with both rifle' and great g1111, and are in n very ~fficient state.
Carriso1 Batt ·y, Ooiourg.
This B ttrry performed thC' 13 cl n .Tun u I fou cl t
que
of
The \.dju mt Oen l of Iili · Otta~a.
m, I
'drill cluriu, th,..) C'ar, I iuspectecl it on the ~7th
<l do 1 · rr, C']can r.ud in good order. There
ll 'rill l \\ ith the rifle nncl just comm one-
-
a'h ~ from Orono. an I some difticnlty in
o do th hill ; I inspeetecl the com
w l in good orcler. the dothing ii
nt n,t the in pC'dion ; n new set
r . nt
PATTER o:;, l icnt.-Clol. . .Actg. ]).A.G.
K1~0 TON, 10th December, I ~70. o 1 e nnu I i11s1 ct i' 11 of tl1t• co1 p!!
1870 71. Tho ' Lolc of tho corps in the
9!1
Di trict (except. the 14th B tt di n it Kingston, and the Garri on Hatten of Artillery d Xapanc ), han p rformcd the nnnunl drill f(}r 1870-71.
A romp wu.s fo1·111c I .it Kingston, eo111po d of tl10
P1011wn LC und on of Cavalry.
Kiug ton Fiold BntteiJ of \.rtillerr.
4 7th n 1 4 th B 1ttnliou .
The • ~.1pr uee Trnop of <\\\ah~ wen in lo camp .tt Ad )lplmi;towu. :mcl t!te 1 Gtb Battalion at Picton.
A camp was formc l uc u· B II \ ille h.v the lflth aIHl ~9th Battalion . Thnre wu also one ot Cobourg, whel'(' we1·e assembled the
N ortlmmhedarnl and Durham !'<pindron of Ca,·alry.
Cob<mrg Ua1 rison Battery of \.rtillery.
40th and 57th Batt."l.lions.
'fhe 45th B:ittalion went into camp nt Howma.11\'ille.and t}p 4Gth at l'ort Hope.
Y vu will seo lty th a O\"<' t te .Pen th, t th le "ere ew•11 camps in the District. Tho annu 1l cu.mp drill is o grc. t 'r' ic;; o the YoluuteC'r;;, but 1 would r~ pcctfully
sug~est that in fntun· no in ' corp oul l I e permittt>d to !!O into camp. but t11at all
shoul1l he v1\lei-ed t 1 :uM•mbl · 1 IJ .. 7 I · m ~. 1 u l wher pus.~ible, the tclwlcfvrce in the
Dist1·ict should meet in on camp. Jum " u cl be tho bc;;t month for tl c c01 p in this
district to go into carnp. 'rlie arms awl nccoutrements of the soYeml corps 1ll'l' in good
order the clothi11t• in rnnnv c.L'; 'S i,; ,·e1-y much "orn and discolorecl . l:e<1uisitio11 h:rrn , .t") .. ..
been sent in by many co1111u L11tli11 otlice1 • nud I hope. before the next annual drill all
the corps re<J.uiring JIC\\ clothing will be supplied.
The order for target prn tice hns been c.m1ed out by the co1·p iu camp. nml the
drill has heen in accorilnnc, '' ith thl.' in tructions contained in the \cljutant Geueml's letter of the 19th .Jul~. 1860.
Boards for the cxnrniuntion of officers nud other:, were fornwtl at the c.unp at llclJe
ville, Cobour~. Port Hope, and l~owmanvillc, when runny mndidntes pr(M•nted tl1cmselves, ''ere examin()(I nnd pru M.:d.
I Im\ e t "1 I ) iour t-0 bt>. :,ir,
\our obedient sernmt .
I'he .A.djutn11t.Oencml of :;\lilitin, Ot~rn .1.
.Au:x. PATTrnsox, Lieut.-Col .. . ..\ctg. D.A.G.
~ULIT.\.HY DI TRICT .1.' o. 4.
BROCKYILLE. December 16th, 1~10.
~m,-I hnvc thtl honor to snl11nit this, my .Annual Heport for thi Di:sfrict. The
Dil!trict om braces tho Countie of J...ocd , Gr(!lwille. Dm1dn • Stormont· Ulen !!nTy,
Prescott, RnMell, 01\rleton, Rflntit•w, Lan 1·k, 1md the City of Oit.lla.
follow~.
with tl1 fi llomu" I No. I BAt ry. No.:.
• o. 3 ..
1
T. IS
. IC01p:y. No. 2 •TO. 3
No. 4 Xo. - ,,
No. l Co pany No. 2 ,, No. 3 ,,
.Ko. 4 ,,
No. 5
No. 6 The G nanoq 1
Battalion.
. . . . . . . . . . . .
... . . .. . . ..
····· .. ······ .....
th Di t ict, n1'C' ns
ill r •
F1 Ill t,
Ros.
( '. ptuiu J<, •lcso11.
,, Cotton. . .......
" Pe1T) .
,, (') uff.
Hopper. ..........
" (rah 111.
' , I . . . . . . . Ill Hi n Oil .
. . ... . . . . . . . . . . "
i\lcJu osh . ... . . . . . .
" Buttm·ticl<l . . ............ ., 0 0 den . .... . . ... ., l'lld.ie.m.
Captain ('ooke. ........
" Legge. . . . . . . . .
" Lander . .. . . . . ......
" 'Yright . . . ······ ...... " Brown . ... ... . . . . ... ,, O'Neil.
l apt.'lin l\ I c Ke 11 z.i '
i n.tt,L h·d to
Uc 1 llfcrntry.) 1 1 Buell.
this
G mmill.
o. I <:ompan No .•
ttach d to R d Hivcr Forci:; )
Captain .McDougall.
., Ucdmond.
No. 3
No. 4
Xo. 5
,,
" "
97
... . . ... . . . ............. . ....... . ......................... . .... .. .. . . .... .................. .. . ..
" " "
Spillman .
Fra er.
n nionrl. ;•o. 6 ,, ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . ., \ rson.
The Brockvillc nncl Ottawa Raihvay B tter) of Artiller). C I' :i.ttacbed t-0 this D:i.ttalion.
111 'Vo1 ley, is
Tlte 43rrl Battalion, Carltto11 I nfwtfr!f,
Lieut. Colonel Jk.1ru1"11.
)I..jor Corbett.
Major Falls. A· o. 1 Company... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . Captain ~ rt.
No. 2 ,, . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ., Jiolmc . No. 3 ,, No. 4
" No. 5
" No. 6
" No. 7 "
No. 8 "
:So. 9 "
. ~- ... ...................... . . . ....... ........................ ..... . . . . ·· ······ · ....... . .. .. ....... . . .... .... . ······ ................. . ········· ............. . .. . ...... . . I. ooo o o o o oooooo•oo o 0 ooo • o o o o o oo o o • o o
.. .. ' . . ................. . . ... . ..... .
2'/i,e 56tl~ Batta ion, County (!/ Grem:ille.
Licnt.-ColonPl J es~mp. Licnt.-Colond White.
"
,.
Mon•au.
Uonl~.
Uoocl .
Garvin.
D t'"idso1L Helmer.
McOregor .
.1,J ajor ShepLerd. No. 1 Company .... . ...... .... ............. . . Captain .\..r111st1·on3. :So. 2
Xo. 3 N"o. i No. 5
Xo. 6
,, ., ,.
" .,
Mooney. Campbell.
Clothier.
Bredin.
Chcckley.
.l.. o. i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r•a1wicltael.
The Iroquois Ua.ttery of Artille1·y, C.tp tin l\IJDonuell, b attached t-0 tbis Battalion .
59th JJ.tttalioTl, Or.nmty of ..... ·1ormo1 t and Glcnyarry,
Lieu t..lJolonol Darby Bergin.
l\Injor )k Lcunnn.
~fojo1 Wood. .. ·o. I Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Captain McCourt . No. 2 . , , . .Mattice. No. 3 P. G. )[cLenunn.
No. 4. ,, "
A. R Mc.Lennan. .No. 5 ., II Hm rctt. ~o. fl
" ., F11lt-0n.
o. i ,. f-13
JI Mc.Diarmid.
' '--· 9
t I are follows:-... ... . . . . .. . . . . Cnptnin Dickson.
• " .................
" 'Mowntt.
Jla,\k bury ,. .... .. ...... ....... U rqnlmrt. Ci,il rvi e Rifl
" .. . . . . . . . . . . ..... ., \Yhite.
'l'h are n troop~ f , I , 'n 1 District, and the wnnt of them hus hecn much felt. \ troop f camlrv I infantry woulcl he most hcneticial, anrl of the g1-enkst 11 for p:itrol purpo!; , Thero haq b en on or ti\ o off.'1
or moun I infantry, an I I
l5o to net as viclettes wht>n oc~1sion require<!.
cnt part; of the Di'ltrict, to raise eithel' cavalry recommend thnL some of the offers should bo
nee ·pred.
DRILL SHEDS.
'l'he Drill %eds in the D" trict n as follows :-
Prescott ..... .. ........ . ...................... . One Battalion Shed Perth ..... . . .... ............. . ..... · · · · · · · · · Gnnnnoque . . ... . . . . ........ ........... . Cornwall .. ... ................ ............ . Lansdowne ...... . ...... .. .. .......... .. ... . ~Cerrickville.. . . . ...... . . . .. . . . . . .. ......... ..
Rurritts Rapic~ .. . . • ... . .... . ........... . ~liller' Corner'.5. .. ............... ......... .. Oarleton Place. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . ... . Pakenharu .............................. . .... .
Fitzro ............ . ....................... . Richmond ............ .... .. ................... , Goulburn ··········· .......... .. ............. .
North Gower. . . . . . . . . . . . ................... . \Ternon ·········· ······ .... ........ ·····.... ,, Metcalfe .......... . .. ..
Innotick ············ .... ······ .............. .
" ,, 2 Company
,. ,, "
" 1 Company " ,, " ,,
" " ., " "
" " ,,
" " ,, • Small
" " 1 Company
" " " " " " ,, " " "
" " Tue shed at Glou~f.€1' l ... d .. · · · · ... · .' · · ." " "
was own own some time fllllce, and the sbeds at Bell's Corne nud Huntley were L . t I I .
1111 < 011n 'urmg the Jato devn,tatin!{ fires in the County of Carleton.
The drill hed at Pakeuhmn is in need of repairs m consequence of its being struck by Ii rhtning. '
· 1·eml other drill sJied.1; · . 1 . rcqmr mor or less extensiv1• repair.!! and if they could he
JY.ltntc<' it would much tend t•i th . d b"' . . . ' r urn u1ty, m udd1t1on to the require<! repair11.
The followin , pl~es in he D' tri Gananoque . . . Lansdowne .. .. . . .. .. . .. . .
TARO ms.
upplie I with tnrgeU;
2 old nnd 1 priva~ property. 3 new .
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Brochillo.. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . li olrl nnd n ·w. and 2 prhnte 11roperty. Prescott . . . . . • .. .. . . . . . . . . . I 5 left ince th<> camp . Iroquois .......... .... .. . .
Fan·an's Point. .. . .. . .. . .. .
Lunenhur~ .......... . ..... .
Cornwall .................. .
Carleton Place, . . . ........ .
Almonte ... ..... ......... ..
Pakcnham .. ~ ............. . Perth ................ ... .
3 now. ., •)
2 cast.
3 now.
" .,
;} very old and unserYicenhle. ~now.
.Merrick\ille. .. .. .. . .. . . . . . . . 3 Richmond . .... .. ... .... .
,;\fetcalfe ...... . .. ..... ... .... .
L'Orignal .......... ..... . .. . Otta·wn .... . ..... .. .. ..... . . . Ha:wke:;bury )lills . .. . .. . ..
" .. ... ,,
9 tu cl four private properb ., o)
Total.. . . . 73 and I of private property.
Tiu· principaal rifle mng<'~ arc 1it Ott:rn a . P re.-cott. Bwck\ ille. and P rth, LesideJ some smaller ones in different plncl's.
Target practice was car ried ou :1t the 1~mp at Prt•<.oott in !-=e1 t mher last, :mrl
!most all the cotnpauies in camp \\ £>nt through tl e com e, as for n~ the short ti.JnP.
admitted ; but ~omc few clitl not finish on nccom1t of the time. ancl al!';O statt of tho weather.
The want of an otlice1· to net as Hitlo In~trurtor. dmi1 ~ the tin l f t'he ramp. and be constantly on tJ1e grouml, was much folt; and if . . t futur 1 rge J J ment , on \\as
especially told off nnd appointed for tl1i-, e pccinl nml im1 ort: nt < 1 ~ mueh ,·nlunble time would be sav~d.
The camp at Pre.-.cot t as~embled at tlu t.'ltion on Mo1 dny. tbe iith 1 f • Ji t'mllf'r last, when the following coi·ps W<'re pre: t nt, nd '\ ent under cm11 n . ,;z ·
The 41 st. Lieut.-OoloneJ Omwford.
42nd, do B uell.
43rd, do Rcam1an. 6Gth, do Je~ up.
59th, do Bergin.
The, '\ r it p ted by
n I ere m I fi r th t l m
Go" rmurnt p1 pcrty th t pl · n h
drill a I rge force, in ddi tion to the •1'0m I upiec- 1.
Th<' troop l'{'lll 'ncd in t mp until \\Toon returned to their cveral COIDJ>!lD) he d qua11
.. , to
ptemlx-r,
IL -th er ough to
wbeu the. ir U ID
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Th number in ci mp \\"ere 1 ut 1,600. and 1m the in pcction chy ~>y t he .Acljuta.nt-
Genernl. I n werl on p de, he rem ii I r hC'in~ ncconnte l for n<i ~1oi1 g on muud 0 ,
, or on c mp f i ue Th b lion w•ro 1 C'. m ti e w1•st. nn<l tho 4lsi
b:i.tU\lio . u r aI 'or Col · occu >i I th w l t nml mo..t stony pit-CO of hl'Ollnd. Thia
common, th pr pcrh• of the Go rnm nt, v.ould he n most e xcdle11t c::unpiug g1ouncl, if cleared of h rock nucl :-tonC', \\ hich 1 ers ns ha\ o offore<l to llo. I nm told, if they could
be allowed to have it on lea~" for n term of) cm,, su bjecli to it:s being, at nll times, avnila.ble
for camp ancl military purpo i: • 'l'he hospital for the camp was estal>lishctl in the
fort, but the number of sick "C'ro eompam ively i'trn , I am happy to stat (', except the
ordinary numb r of cnse<i arising from cold nnd expos1n·e to the weather, whi~h though
~cvernl had been nccu,tomed to, yet tlierc were still many that hnd never been in tent
before.
The several corp-.. wore l"f'~ulnrl) drilled every day for about six hours, which
included n commaurling officers' JXlrnde daily. TI1ere were nho three or four Briiacle
field days, when I commancle<l m. rsC'lf in person, or elsr> they were drilled bV' the brigade
Major. I nm much iu<lebt • l to the ~la.yor awl Corporation of the town of: Prescott, for •
kindly hirin!! earl.-; an 1 su )plying v.ntcr to the troops duri11~ the whole time they were
in camp.
The hospital armngementc; \\ere ndmimbly cnn-ied out under the different tmrgeonR of battalion., d Dr. Bron <', su1 epn of the :iGth Batt.n.lion. rcndcre<l mo:>t efficient service.
The behaviour of th troo in C'lmp wu~ excellr·nt. as test ifit!d not only by the
officers but al by ti inh bi :i1 of P re cott.
:riie tran port \llow o ie offi 1~ nn 1 men, by railway, was fou111l to be hardly sufficient an ' •eral c ~ r re rted t h h · • po o me w ere t ey were cons1dern.\tly out of pocket- 1 h uoh t h ra"lway compani . on some lineq. took them at reclucccl rntes-espcciall h Brocb ill i 0 a d • I d · • , n . .A'IH nee an Ottawa H:ulways.
sum of mo1
The w
with n batt.ali
is cnlled t.
lty of procurin"' "OOl g 10 1 l for nca.rupments. e:"tcept a t Ottawa and
ps a t Brockville, is ,. ry groat, and high rents asked for th• ground,
m n . prop rty is not nvnilable; nnd I would respectfully suggcat that &
Le ow .. d, whe}'(' the camping ground ha.'i to be rented. 1le of h <> batt~lions in th n· · 1 . 1s net iave now bands, with one or two
l ar prozre ·n, mo t fa, bl . l 'f . . o orn y, nw 1 a certarn nmonnt wns annually
m , to e:r.ch ~nd, upon ueiu 're1 ortct.l of exquisite strength nnJ efficiency, mo c fi c1 I.
I'E'qu · r • for the pi neers of ca.ch coqJs, o. set of t ools-snch as
r "U) r ni e, d which \\ould be of the grcat('St tiervice, if
du ' 1 g H ncnmpments.
r!CQ lm nd, th t each battalion should be 1mpplied
' to • in ch rge of the officer commanding the
n'ailn t the shorte notice. wlwn t he battalion
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I :un much indchte<l to the cornma111ling officers, otlicers and men. for their hearty
co-operation in c: rryu1" out rtll 11rd l'1 , not only during th cncampment.c; but at all other
times ali:o, nt11l hog to t Pnder t hem my wnrm t th.mk . 'I'he District Staff unrlor me. <'-Ompo I o Lieu Colon l J ·kson. B1igadc l ajor ;
an<l Li•'llt.-Colond Macdongall, f>i15trict P1iymastcr, hAH' l' rform l ti ir 6<.'Veml duties
to my cntiro satisfaction, und J havo !..'l'C Lt pleasure in hrin ing them to )om· especia.l
notice as most vnlnahh· otlicers to thi; n partment. I beg to sulm~t the n\,stmct of target praclic;; rPturn". awl nli;o the a bstracu; of
inspection reports, a1Hl other illl,pection t·cpor ts of corp. who hn.vc performed their drill
for 1870-71. T lHLVO the honcw to he, :;i.r,
Your mo,,t obedien t 5erva.nt ,
F. T. ATCHE RLEY. Licut.-Colonol,
D. A. G. :Militia. C',onunnndi:i" ~lilit.'lry Dist rict , No. -t
TI1e _\1ljut:.mt Gcncml of .Militia.
~1 11.ITIA Bnt< .. U>E OYYl<.:E,
BROf'K\ 11.LE. 16th N 0\ em lier, l ,/i O.
:-\rn,-1 have the ho1101· h('t"C'\Yith, t-0 hancl yon nl stract report of my inspections
of corps in this District . whicl1, owing to yom· unavoi•lable nbscncP. I pe1fon ned.
The 18th Battalion. under t' immand of i\I.ijor :iliield (Lieut .. f"olouel Hi!!hrllL'>Oll
L ·ing on lease). muste. •cl at HawkE\ l ury ~lills on the 2";" th of .Tune, nncl were cnC.'.lmpe l
on the :property of tho H on . . J. Ha.milt-On. nbout one mile ea.st of the \'illnge. on the i :ink
of the Ottawa Rh er. I wns present "; h the battalion two 1lnys. nnd found th 1t the
usual routine of camp lifo was regularly carried out. The men impro' td \ r) mucl in
drill and npp0 11rancc, an 1, with one exception. couductc I th m eh es to the enti1 ... afo .. faction of their officers. ' r1v·gct 11mctice wa,, performed hy the whole of ti c companies whil '
in c3mp; .i. ... o. I, hO\vcver. owin,... to n 'cry hea.' y rain, could not com pl tt'. I wru pn: ent
at some of tho prnctice, nnrl found that it was c nductc l nccorcling to regulation. '!'he
people of the ncighbo1·hood ~ med to tak much intere.-.t in the fo1 • n l turned out Ill
large numbers to witness the inspection. which took plnc on the G h .ful , durint? whidi
tjmp the men went through the usual battalion drill nnd skirmishi1 ,.!.
ltlauk ammunition ; hu t us this was thr first timo they had pra tic wcrn Hot \·cry st .tdy. nn1l, it a rnle, tired too 1-apidl). Thi , howe\ " \\ ould on I"
OYCl\!OJOe h) prnctire. On the 7th Jul), pr , ious to bl'raking up camp, tho otll e
tn.ined nt dinn r l1y I rs. II nmilton. \\if.· of Hon. J. H mil ton. II
nrrnnge<l in n beautiful grOH', and nm ig the gu ts "e1
Tre:ul\\ ell , the 'ount) A tornr-y, ncl s '"rnl o i r di in ,· 1
ilh·ine . and on "l icii occn ion i; 'eml spc ch "ere 1 r' Jh.miltou, o.nd tho He\. lr. orwood, of .Mon n>nl, bei1 P 1
1
encourage the volunteers.
• cuter
calculated to
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1 am very much pleased to be nblo to inform you tlint the County Oonnril of th
united Counties of Pre cott and Ru ell, hns 'otecl . l :>0 to purcJin~e a stiu1rl of colour: for thi bat liou, nnd authorized the wnrd~n to procure the "ame.
.As tl1 other corp were in pccte<l for ln.<it year, I presume it i only ncc~ary to refer you to the nb,trnct.
I have the honor to be. Sir,
Y om· most obediont Sermnt,
~1'. TT .• TAoKsox, Lieut.-Colonel,
Rrigncle ~Injor, 8th Brigade Divii;ion. Lt.-Colouel .A t<'.herly. D.A.G. ?If. D. ? o. t, Rrockville.
~IILITARY DISTRICT :No. 5.
:\IonREAL, Januarv 3rd 1871. I h w •
..1&, ine the honor, herewith. in nccorllnnce with your orders to tm "t t ti; • h • , Milli -0
JOU repor ot. t e lll."pection of corps of the Active Militia. in the District nndoi· my command, which I have held durinr• the past ye r.
Th~e repom include such corp, as had not finished their annual drill for the financial
)car end~n!! on the 30th of .Tune la t, nt the dnte of my last annual report; and also
tho e which }m,e completed the course of trniniu.; for the current tweh-e months. ' Of the latter with the t' f l · cxcep 1011 o t 1rec corps (the '· ~t \ncl c '." cl
" Montreal , 'I' - f C I . . _;_ r w s an I'OOJl
8 0 a,·n ry, nnd tl1e 1st or ' ' Prince of \\?·1le'i " Rille ) 0 th I that have under!:' · . . ' · , e on y corps K' a' ) • • ~one m~1iectio11, are tho e formmJ the 3r<l Briga<le Division (Lieut.-Col.
m., s . '\\ h1ch we.re assembled in cam11 It I b k did th th . . ' ear• l r 100 ·e. nml of which, as you yourself
em e honor of mspectmg them in l t Se te 1 • . nt length. as P m er, it1s superfluous for me to remark
It i gratifying, ho'\\ ev r, to me to I ofo t1 h . of th . 1 ounrr troo . . . 1 ton t e occasion of the first asscmhling
• ~ P" m romp m Lngn le th . d tisfactor~· ""ti 1 . ' eir con uct and disciplinl' were most
.; • 1 l t i exc n of me I 1 pr cr.ibed COUJ'!'ic of k t . u ' nnc three companies, the whole of the
Th . mu e ? P t w perfom1ed hy thiR brig·ade whilst iu camp. 0 j tem of pe1formmu u vortiou of th
although it intetfi ~ . 0 annual target practice whilst in camp, eres, to certam extent '\\'th th rd"
Le ntknded with th be ' 'l 0 0 mary nnnnal drill, nppe1u~ to me to e t rt ults, ns to th i .
portion of a soldier's trninin" mprovement of the men m this important .... Jn nccor<l with your in ructions I
and it iJ \\'itb pleasm h 1 ' ns urned command of the camp nt Sherhrooke, • ' to xpi to you 11 t · f: t ' · '\\ 1110}1 I was U}'j>Orl<> lb . fli 1 Y sa IS nc 1011 nt the mn1111er m . .} o ' both ff nd . tnl • .
n <lo at · nd I c · II . l . a r •amen , m haHng my orc!Prn ' l 1
w1 o l•rm to · . B tt Ii 1, '\\ho \Olunte re<lforth 1 Loi"o Y tr ;1~ ace L1eutena11t. Hall, of tl10 !i3nl
con tfmtly whl the firi.u rt' I'. • l of 1 1 ' rnu keh-J m ti tlf'tor, and was l ir m I yl ·ht ill I k l . h • tmini1 . < '.l.l ' < u11ng t e contmunnc of the
'l'hc mm n n~ for th . mp cl oice of Lieut. Col. King with his l al ' ground, &c., v.ere personally supervi c<I by
' u energy and zeal for the ervice.
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- -· ==--:: -.::=====-==== The t. Arulrow's nn<I tho• fontreal Troop of c~amlry performC'<l their annual training
cousecuth olj, the former nt • 't. Andrew's. the men beinJ? hill tted ; the hitter at ~elby
Grange, near Montreal. 'flie effects of nn accident rcncleri1 ' me unable to in pect these
corp!!. that duty 'rns p rfonned hy Lit1ut .. Col. Bacon, who • lf'}>Ort to mo on their efii ·iency is atisfactory.
The lst or "Plinec vf Wales" Uegiwent '\\ent througl it training in camp, nt St.
.John's. I frmrul ,111 i.Jnprovemellt in tho general state of thil corp sinne rny preYiou.-s
inspection.
The remniniug battalions, in the 01ty of Montreal. ii my District. are performing
their training indepc11 lent!). in :i.ccol'<lance with the regulat ons for annual drill. \Yith
the exceptions just noticed. 11oue ha' o a~ yet completed I" coui e, and therefore a.re
uuinspected ; but I foul that thel'C is n. rnarke I improvemeu in the atte111 lance at drill. a.nd
in general eiliciency nu1ongst the city h:ittnlions which hnH been drilling.
The calls for active survice which were made on the faontier hatt.alions of the :!nd .
and the rural corps of the l. t Brigade Divic;ion~, la t prir ..!, rendered it inexpedient, in
the opinion of the 'arious connn:mdin:.r officers, to call on t!te men com po in~ these corps
to proceed to ca.mp for trainin, up to the present time; it has. therefore, boon arranged.
with your sanction, w assemhle the whole of the~e battalion . to,zether 'vitl1 one or tv;o
independent companies in brigade, at L'iprairie Common, about the mi1lclle of June next,
for their trninin'.-'{ for the cu1Tent yenr. This periocl of the year bein~ thnt lie.tween seed·
time and hav-harvest. is found to be ~enerall.'' most convPnient for the corp:> in my district; in :td<lition to which. the length of the Jays. and the usunlly fair state of the
weather, render it the best time of the year for camping.
At an earl\- date. I sh«ll have the honor of presenting to } our com;idemtion :-ome
recommedn.tio~. which. if approved of and effocted. will. I think greatly increa!;e the
military efficiency of my District.
I have the honor t-0 be, ~fr.
Your most obedient ~,.n·ant,
W. Q,,.noR~E ..:mTII, Lieut.-Col. Commanding Milirary Di~trict No. 5.
The Adjutant General of :Militia.
Ottawa.
MILITARY DISTRICT No. 6.
l\fo:\TRUI., 20th .Tnnuary. lSil.
• IR,-1 hnve the honor to trnn~mit t-0 you herewith the In~pection Report!'> of the
three Brigade Dh·ision under my commaucl. . . . . Tho w~ar 1 ~Gn-iO hns boon n year of ,,cJ,ool for the Canndinn hhtin, be~idt:S the
tl't:icea ~f .April :uul ~lny In t, when tho 'olunteer. of the rural districu pat~cuarlr rlistingui he<l therueeh· hJ their promptitud t-0 obey the call to anus, and by theu· good
oonduot
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The annual drills in camp In t mum r hn' e strengthened very much the oflicers Rud
men in their dutie .
I this Din ion, thC' c rp of t
cember, 1 R69. h numl er of m n w
ncoouti menh in ' od ord r.
C'it} of :Montre1l were inspcctc1l in Dc
atisfnctOt). the drill good. and the urms nnd
'Rut i;ince the leparture of o. c rtain umber of oftice.-s fm· 1{o<l Riw1·, these corps
seem to bn in he ' ny of becoming di orgnuized, nnd rlicl uot make as goo<l an appear
nucc in M ly such n they should bav doue.
1n .June, the Cm dian Volti em , of B ,mhn1nois (64thBatt .. \~. )f.) J>"rformecl
their nunnal drill for 1 69-iO un ler t ut , nt Pointe Si;. Lonis. nenr the Town of
Bea.uh 1ruoi To thi.'> battalion, '' hich i quite UC\\', 1 ntmche1l the ~te. :;\lartine Com
pany to enahle them to profit by the ndvantn.!!es of a cnmp. The} quickly acquired the
beh1niour and discipline of u ~ood reginwnt. The battalion wa~ under the cmnmand of
'Major Rodier. 1\Iajor ~ ". I--ibranche, acting as imtn1ctor. and Lieut.-Col. D'Orsoimens Bri~de Major. conducted the camp. '
· nder the direction of these officers, the Beauharnois Battalion and the StC'. 1J artine
Company, commanded by En~gn Bou lrcau. made remnrkable progre~s in inimual exercise. and h •ve learned a !!rPat dcnl of camp life.
The tan!et practice wn,, all the time kept up by e.'\(•h company in ib turn.
The inhn.bimnts of Beauharnois nnd the ofiiccrs sub-;cribecl a pret~v large suw, which ww cqunlly dhided amon~,,t the companic,, present in camp. •
there was but one tar~et nt Bea uh ruoi', Lieut.-Col. D'Orsonnens caused the two
cit) co npani.es to po:;tpo:1e their rrret pmcticc, as tlt"y could practice after tltc breakiAg up of camp, m order to !!ne the others more time.
. In ~ fe,v cl ys I will have the honor to tmnsmit fo you the name~ of the winners, with their number of points.
In ~eptember last the three compani of the Countr of 'fwo Mountains which hR.d
already perfonned ei!!ht days' drill out of tl1e thirteen. <iavs fur 1 69-70 ~vere callod
under :e~ts to complete th e thirteen days, and to make tl~o sixreen day:-;1
fo1· 1870-71, thus g1vmg to the men eleven cousecufrrn <lays' drill •
Lieut..Col. D'Orsounens took th · 1:_ • d e lllimNuato couunnud of that i;mall camp. The con-
uct of tl1e men was very ~ood. and their progress tnilv astonishinrr The tar~et practice was complote I d h . • . o·
het . . < un er t e dfrechon of tho commandant who w~~n the different drill ' act I ns In tnict-01 of 'i\[ usketry. , ,
1 he camp ended hv a T met Rifl<1 M:n.tch 1 t tl ffi L- • )C ween ic o cers a silver cup having ·~ 11 'merou ly pr ted J.i M J 1 d'Od t D 0 ' r . • • 1 sonnens .
.ieut. Col. D'Orsonncn \O th IJ 3.., . lmt presented it to Ca t. Ro
1. cup Y · :. pomts-10 rounds, 200 and 300 yards,-
p nt 11 r, "'ho ha I made .:lO pointa.
5th Brigade f)ivisiou.
Jn the OOnr&e of July 1869 ~ 1 ' sompany with Lieut.·Ool. Hueon, Brigade Mnjor
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of the :.ith Hri0
ad Di,·ision, I won t to ,-,i it •md inspect the sc'eral
or hat Dh ision. These cornpanio.'! \Vero r1wie" e<l hy me t th<•ir
r remarked in the men a 1:10ldierly appearance, fl l
'rhcy nll appeared 1mtisficcl ; their arm, and 1
!'he officers s£·emed to have the esteem and confidence of heir m ·n.
m1 nies
-qu rtcrs.
ilitary life.
' JOd Ot"llor.
Lie11t.-Co\. JI :iuson has organized an association for tar'! t prndicc in liis J) j"j ion,
from which 1 expect n great deal, as he conduct.'! it vcr~ WC'll.
Herewith cnclo eel is t he rcrturn of the target practice whieh look pince l '1'111·
Ri,·crs during the 12th. Utli and 14th of October last.
6th Brigade Diviaion.
Some time in thfl mon th of .July last T went to ~t. H yacinthP to itu;pe t the camp
thert'.
At that pl11.ce thern were ten independent companies assembled "or tL •ir r nnu::U th ill.
m11ler the command of Lie11t.-Ool. Audet. actm~ a.s Bri~ra<l,. :Major, clming h nb cncc ot
L1eut.-Col. D Bellefeuille of t h is Dh-il ion, tA m 01 a ·ii) n aeb d to tho H •I Hi' r expedi
tion. The camp was sit11uted at about t.wo miles from the Town of ::-- t. B ya intll('.
The place chosen for the c.'lmp was one of the mo t fo.vonrablc. with pm ' ir. space for
drill and mtinroun:c. In fron t. of the camp. ran a gentle river\\ itli dear nu I limpid w 1i;.er
The white nnd ue:it tents w~re put up with much order and s:-,nmetn. l vi itecl tho
kitchens. which were \'cry clean. l saw, in t he ho~pital tent. three or four m n sick. who
appcare1l to be we>ll t reated . Their sickne-.s :;eems to hnve been till' re nit of sun i;t roke
ancl fati~ue. ~ the cn111p '" il:s situate(l. a a certain cJi.o;tance from tlit• town. aml in Of11er
to gh e ruor' eclat to the parade, t he l 'omman<lant ordered th<.' Ill 'll (i l t he aft moon of
the clay of m) 'isi t.}, to p roc eel to the publi · place of the To"·n of •t. 11) acinthe, ,\J1cre
Lieut. Col. \. uclet then o rderc I, in m. pt " ice, i;e' eral ,·olution~. " hich were performed
in a manner to prove t hat t he corp had wel profited b} thn time p~ ~ed in c mp.
I after" n b in peered t he arm:s and accoutrements. Every~hing "M in good order.
I then ad Ire.~:. cl a C '' words of i>ncoumgement to the officer~ and meu . who nil '' ent back
to the cam I' ''ell pl t>ed, am! in the mo::.t perfect order.
[ have the honor to be. ,~c. ,
.\.. C. D1:Lonmrnmr HAnwoo11.
The Adjutant Gencrul of Militia,
Ottawa.
I,ieut. Col. D. A . G ..
Military Dil t rict N o. G.
.MTLITA.RY DISTRTCT .. To. 'i. QUEBEC, 16th .L '"O\"Pmber, 1610.
• rn, -1 have the honor in acconl nee with your iu tmctions, dated Ott ' . :?5th
October. 1 711, to r p irt upon the s tate of tl1" \..r:..h o .Militin in Military Diru-icL:o: i,
which compt"lSC' t\\ o Brigntl Dh·i ion , Yir:., :So i Di,-i.sion. of which I m now fulfillUJ '
7-U
Corps.
---/~ -F1 Id Jlatte~ . Q 11 '>cc Garns n .. Artni~ · RUies and Inf try •.. : . • I ndependcnt Companies
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106
I of Li ut.-Col. 1..nmontngne, Hrigarlo
\ i\ · Milit Force of l\filitnrv District
of wh~ ·h detailed report is. hcn·im~
itb} . de / Dhi ion. 8th Brigade JJiviainn.
I gE~ 1--1 E~~-9..,s ?ts
Oflioers. § ~] Officen.
1 E.l .S -c JT111";e•.
f'< "' ~:: 2
Grand Total.
--------1--.--_ al n I
7;, lG
oD 117 99!1 ~5 -- ---
lo.i 1,300 M 3,455
107
FENIAN RAID.
Early this sprin ' the '"ohm )" t · ·t • . i w ere c 11 -l out on t;wo different occ ion to 1 p 1 . F<:nian im
good will the "ho! fo1 · turn d 1 ti> m
home~ at a J•r~cious time of the ) -, • nJ lustanc<'s wt•r r port l to 1 'I\ h' e olu
Janus while tho) "cnt to rl fond th ir om
it i ffi) rd, '\\ ith what
tl. leave their
their scn·ices h('en rc(ptir ·d on t 10 fron
selv<>.s and honor to tLcfr country.
ARMS A. ·n ACCOUTREllENT'.
The st.1te of tho arms wn
annexed. Th offic •1-s lrn.\ e don ti
the strict nece!'::;i ty of taki n er c. ot
~ee that in general their effort ha
LOTHING.
h If done.
rk their
t , that had
i to them·
lion. I r 1-ep< rt th f \•olunk rs
it · ~ n ti faction to
'fhP. clothing pre C'n , pn.rtirul 1h ''hne r~w · ckd hnH1 1 fllll i11.'>ll ~.a rntl11 r
11oiled appNtrnncP. Th.is i<; tluc g1 ·1tl. · to thci1 use in < mp "here> nwn m obliged to
sleep on hare ground. n11d snme time in ph <
Oil. f WOUid l'L'COllltnencl that in the D of the vohmtecrs; wltich step would b add to their appearance.
'' he1 e ··om1 le lo I tm ic
't g1 a
RlFLE A:; OC'l.ATIO!oi~.
&r•reral • ocia ion h '
the r turn of the 1 ith H lion
war le l to l>tu ' . The 11am s o tl1c Hifl
tion. the County of Qu e
The Hitie C'lu of lu
and military men htn jo"n it.
TAltOE1' Pn,\CTIC'I".
' J1" im t'!l llllOl he cam d h 1 Id l 1• en eel to tho w}11 c
Hr<:>, nn•l v. ould tC'111l nl o to
i, and I I er<' annex
n for-
ona R illr Associn
R i fle \ ,ocintion.
'l'l\rget practic hns been cn.rrit1d on by battalion , whc1c n' nilable ground could bu
procured. :uul tlw volm t 1 .. h ,, kon mud1 int r > t in th<.' llll nnd im1 ro\"cd greatJ~
in th use of he r rill I i b t Ii return'! hn' (' hcc-1 f ni · ~hed. I h 'I' m ' · nuer" o'" prize allot t
•••.• No. I ( 1 p.--n •. Xo :! do
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