REPORT ON THE

MILITIA

Of TUE

DOl\fINION OF CA 1tD.A

FOR 1'HE YEAlt 18ili.

PRE:::iE~TED TO HOTH lIOC::>L~ OF PAHLLUIE • ..,l'.aB\ CU)Dl.1......\D OF HI1-; E.XCELJ.,R\C'Y TUE

•

DnART~lBNT or M1t1TIA AND DBFKNci:,

OTTAWA, February, 1877.

The undersigned has the honor to forward to Your Excellency the accompanying

Roport relating to the Militia. of the Dominion of Canada for 1876, which is rcspcct -

fally submitted for Your Excellency's consideration.

W. B. VAIL, Minister of Mili tia and Defence.

His Excellency The Governor Genornl.

Ottawa.

INDEX TO CONTE __ ....-TR.

(MILITIA RRPORT, 18'7ll.)

RiPonr or OrrrcER 1N CoMK.t.No 01' TRI M1LITIA :-PAt';E,

Reduction of Pnrlinml'ntary Vote.................. ..... .. ....... ........ ............... .. .. .. .... .. . .... .. i

1lo do if p1·rmanent .......... ......... ........... . .. .. ............. ii, T1 Tii, IT, nli

tlo do do statistical plan.... .. ................................ 'l'iii, ix

Xnmber trained this year .. ................................................................................ .... ..

do for training under reduced vote ... ............... ...... ........................................... ..

Force in Citie3, Towns snd Villages .............................. .. ........... ......................... .. .. ..

Oorp• personally inspected .................................................................................... ..

Period of Drill .................................................................................................... ... .

i1 Ti

ix

ix, x ii, xiii

ii l!ili tary preparation...... ... ... .. . .. ... .. .... .. ........... ..... ... ..... .. .. .. .... .. .. ..... .. .......... .... ......... 1i

Elementary or ~Iorlcl Schools of Infantry ........................................................... v1 vi, Tii, nii

do do estimated expense.......... .. .............................. viii, x Embodied Companies as training Schools ............................. ......... ........................... .

Head Quarter Companies ..................................................................................... ..

Military Stores ................................................................................................... .

Ilead Qunrter Staff Officer, for supply ...................................................................... ..

Clothing ............. .. ....................... . ............................ .. ................ ......................... ..

Care of arms ..................................... .... ............... · ............ · ..................... ........... .

Stock of arm~, equipment and clothing, Absorbing of .......... ...... . ............................. . Re-armament with modern artillery ....................................... ......... .. .... .................. .

Efficient Companie, ............................ ........................... ......... .. ........................... ..

Bngade Staff, Reduction of ..... ....................................... . ............... .. ............... .. .. ..

Aid to Civil Power, fl ran1! Trunk Railway 1li~t11rbance .. ........ ......... .. .. ... .. ............... ... .

Resen·e MilitiR ............... .... .. ........ ........ .. .. .. ...................... .. ........................... .

Military College ....................... .... ......... ............................. .. ...... ...... . " .......... · ........ . Schools of Gunnery . .................. .. .... .. ....... .. ......... ...... ........... ... .............. ~ "" .... ..

\ppf.~ll!CEB :-

No I. D puiy Adj11t1111t-Ueneml, Reports by-

~filitnr)· Ili~\rict .Stl . 1 ......... ............... ... ... ··· ······ ·· ···· ·· ··· · ····· ··· ···· ···· ····· ············ do Xo. :! ................ .... . ............... ..... ... .... ...... ...................... .. ...... .

do Xo. 3 ....... ....... ......... ................. ................................. ....... ..

do ~ o. 4 .... .. .................................. .... ......... ..... . .................. ..

do "So. Ii ..... ............. ................. ......... ...................................... .

do ..... o. a . ... ........ ...... ...... ............ .................... .............. ....... ... . do "So. i ................ ................................................................ .

du "So. 8 ............ ................ .......... ·· ............ · ....... ............... ..

do So. !• ....... .............. ......... . . ...... ......... . ....................... .. ..... ... ..

I.lo No. 10 .................................... ......... ................................... ..

do So. 11 ............................. ................................. .......... ...... ..

ii

:\o 2

In!pect on Reports of Corps- ........ _ .................................... .. JJ 1 tary rr,trict ?\ o 1 ................................ .

do No. ! ....................................................................... ...... .. do do do do do do do do

Cl

0

········································· \o ....................... .. ~o. 4 •••••••••••••••• • ••••• ••• •• • •••• • •• ..... ••·•••·••••••••·••··•••··•••·••• ~o. 5 ............................................ • · ................................ .. No. 6 .................................... · .............................. ............. .

:So. .................... • .................................................. ...... ..... ..

~{o. 8 ....................................................................... ......... .. Xo. 9 ................................................ · ............... ................. . So. 10 .................................................................. .. ...... ......... .. :\"o II ......................................... . ............. ········ ·············· N'o. 12 .......................................................................... ..

~o :: R orts on the Art11lery-

J"p" ". - .. .. .................................................................... ·;;;:::;·;~; of Ontar o ................................................................... ..

Quebee ............................................................ .................... .. d :\"ew Brnn-w"ck ................................................... · .................... . d 1 ~o•a :'cotia ................................................................................ .. d Prince F.dward Island .................................... .. .. ......... ............... .

lleneml R ru:irks .... .. .................................................. · .. · - .. .. ··

\'o. 4 r: I rt oa A Battery, ::;cbool of Gan1Jery, Kingston ........ ............................. . do J. de• do Quebec ...................... ........ ·· ... ..

54 GI G" . ~n 811 !Ii

9G 10!) 110 125 126 131 132 147

l·t8 L"i7 l.'.i8 ltli 168 169 1 iO 171 1-., ,_ 175

liG Iii

191-l!lG

180 182

182 18:~

183 181

18:>

ISG !!JI

l!)i 198 1!)9 206

\" o 5. ll I tary Uollege, King•ton, Report ............................................................ . .'fo C Certificates lrozn :O:cbools of Gunacry- 207 217

.!I• 220 221 22:l

224 226 227 229

230 231 232 233 234 251

Pronace of 11ntario...... ........ ......... . .......................................................... .

do Quebec .................. .................................................................... . No i. Certificates from Schools of llilitary Instroction-

Pro,.ince of 1\ew Brans wick •.••. ...... • .......................... .. ........................ . ......... .

do 1'\ OTn Scoti11 ..... ... .. ............................................. .. ....... .. ............ .

No 8. Certificates from Boards of E:ramfncrs ....................................................... .. 1'\o. 9. R po:t of Direotor of Stores, .l:c ............................................................. ..

ANNU.A.L REPORT

O~ 'l'IIE

STATE OF THE MILITIA FOR

1876.

lIEAJ> Q U • .\ltTEits, OTT.\W.\. Janun1T ht, 18'ii.

'fho H onorable

The Jfin is te r of )!ilitia and Defonce, &c., &c., ... fr.

Srn.-I have t he honor to present the ~Iilitia Report for the pa.4 year. In Uic v:iriou:-, ~Tilitary Digfrict Hcport,; will be foun

ii

~nfi n ~(' rp" n I lhttoJic,ofA1·tillery, nmong-.t tho former fourv . •. . Ill M nt1 . 1. tlw Prince of \\'lie , J>'fl I \. . . , 01) fino lmttalron~ • " ,. c ... tie 1ctorm Rafi~ ti ~ h H nn I 6th Fu ... il rs, whi

1 rfo trn::"l 10 '>cry po--ible mnnnor the"a· military "'Y'tom--, n - I l"er?' Poor ft'llow, he .. urlcr:- --ach cxpo--urc to hard,,hip. to fatigue, I I 11 ::! m r h .. in wet nu I col I. ri-.!.: of --ml Ion death in war." or ('Olll'.•l! ho

., Li 1 n., d e.-. tho 'I or •mnn, the artiznn, tho dnilr l:1bou1 c1·, only under

n I ti n· 1 t n more 1~n bl' du11.1 •tor. 'fhcro j,., al-.o a -,iJly and i~1H>1·ant nt n~ ccrtnrn cl:i..-.c-. nrrn111 t di-.ciplinc or nllc~ianec of any de-.cription.

, m ,f l lUllll out nonll tho Je-. .. imJi,,putnJ Jc, thnt tho \\•Orkin~ cJa"c"' c.;pocialiy ni I t :1..-. intc obctde hin elf ifnt all with om", nrc freclv offered "l"ntuiton .. k to the -.olu ' o, nn e'der down 01· a compr>-111~ irnu,; 1t bcfo1u p tttiu~ 0ut 11!-. li.!;ht. Ii n' untnry nrmy j, to be urnintn.ine l nt it jll'C~cnt trcngth, it niust l'Pac·h tht> ath1e., 1utl the elt·mtore-it of the great majority, whic;h ha .. no :tl'dcnt tcrnpcl'a-

men to in ... pirc it and uo ambition of militnry renown to ~utc; but it is not from this er .;oo I nod commcudnhle they may be, that the burning d!' fro of d tinction anJ the thirst for ll

c ml nly tr. in ti d 1th us t i- or .... la.)· . I • ~ m c.w 1 11ltor11ntc-

. I c '"me time it ·ur thl' expcnso of . \c ' l l1litia m tho i t: l b fi\\' • •

I ~ Ill o gr n t d t J I I ) . 2\ O\\ on • . .... cc.m•c thl • P1•ru1n·iafon for •at-

CR I JI m, Jltl' II ll l b !(It. l ·' .. \d1tu rcqui1cd '1'1 I . • II cac . e ooh:; ,,·oule tho opportuuily of rcndc1wg

themselves capable of l:lO doing. While t r oop s of tho liuo wore in Canada, then,; wa.:.

every facility :.dforrlctl for attending tho m ilitary ..:choob :1ttachcd tu thorn, :.ud uftiCl' l':o,

and :-.crgean t." of militia could fairly m aster all rcq ubi le detail-.. :Sow tlnn·c arc really

no mean ... w hatc>cl', by wh ich military knowledge for Cavalry and Infantry can ho

ncquired, :rn

•

1

.A ' Battery to mO\'e from 'l'Clo du Pont B.1rral'k,; to Fort Henry, a~ moro n111fi.1 h ·1 • I , .. l'O~h1< ermi! t io he t mo lo of ntili iug with rnl'cc-t the i·o l11ced appl'll-

tt trll 111 tho hOJIC th·tt the ·cd •t" . •

1 11< 1011 rnny nnt ho pennaocnt and tlterek>ro tic unncc ·1 ·\· f h 1 • 1 1

• . ·" n e prcp:u·c t re following fati .. tleal plan for eon 1-

1 t I r UJ>!)ll the irn1i . I ·r . rP ion t int 1 we r•:mnot mniutai n nt present tho

of \ctt\•c Mrlitia un I · tlio icd c

"'hi h the ... ettlemenb nre ... uch :is "ill permit the nttondance of men at Company

)load Qunrter,, without incom'l'llicnco. Or the :-trcngth of corps in the cit ic..; nnd

lnrgor to\\ n-. might be incrcn.,e AdditielicYe thi~ would l>o mo1 c c

.xii

through the country, nud are, l conceive, gcnornlly known aud undt•r,.,tood, bn t I :1111 awnro nu uncertainty pro\·uib :i to tho future omploymc11t of tho young men who

will pn out of tho College nt tho termination of tho eoul',.,e. I need hardly : .)'Cll 1' :-\ l'CJIOI' • :::> ' ' o r. 1 tlw Ci tad cl of' Que bet', the Fork- at Poi 11 t Lc,·i:-1 and tlw ... c at l\lng:.t~n ~IHI foront-0

· II · . .. ·r c' in c·1 .. c olnm· hc-..1 tnt1011 n ... to the with 111odurn l'illc Ih-..i11 hus b en al-.t1 lll'lll~d with 21-pt• term rc-urma111c11t. A ,.ma 1a l'I \ • " · •

· h t 10 " connrtcd muu:lo-Jo:iding rilh..'

.or tl1i' ye. r' timutos n"c ten Gt-pr. ridod gun : fin for Queooc • 1 I fil'c fc r P rt Henry nt King ton, tu b mounted on 3:!-pr. iron cnrringc in our po ""ion- hi ·h "ill -:we the ex pen ... • of purcha ing wooden ones.

Jn the :same rcpor l fully cntc1eJ iuto the rcn .. ons whj QucboC', tbc koy of e heard it Lo:t. .. ted tl~t if a hip of wnr were to force her p11-..,.,a_;c to _\fontl'cnl for that purpo~e-·' .. Jio would nc\ er get away." It won Id be a ,,·u:-tc of time to ;;ny more ton utb \"aiu thro:it tlmu t11at there i.i not n gun nlong the line of tho St.

L:iwrcnce, cxccptinz pcrh~p ... thejl inrl1 guu .. upon the bn-tion .. of Quebec L'itndel, tit at optllj:-.Arljutnnt-Gcncrnl of the Di:-trict, nnd only 48 milc..'i. di-.tnnL lll:tdc a rcq 11 j..,jtion upon the Licutcu:rnt-Colonel commanding tho 49th B:tt~nlw11, whO>' .r th ·11 1· I "ti 1·t Ne· t clav ·1 reinforcemout "n ... called for nt n.m .. nm.1 JI I \\I I comp It( \\'l I . ... .~ ·' <

about fnrty n•en of the 15t11 Battali n were n scmhlod and pl •• c on duty. The

oflic:inl l'cpurt binco rcceh·cd -.tntc that tliu detaclun~nt .. of bot.h tho o c:~rp . bchn\"od ffi · I L t 011 the :\I ·ivor tele"rt1t>hcd to ~ oronto, d1 taut 113 m111~ , nnd c c1cnt y. a er , • • .1 o

"1th111 11 fc\\ hou11; n io1 co o ne:u ) - " c · · f • "'00 ot tl1e ('u"en' Own IWl 1 r c cde I / r

· h I · f · trnfik " I i I \\ n tJ1 uccforth to Dolle\ illc bj train, thu open in' t c .. me 01 , • • le umcd. ~'ltio dotachmcut pet formed it-. duty under tr) Inti c1rcum"t nee "ith

tcadi11L•:, anJ dh-cipline, as" ell 11 fo1 be.mmce. R

~ mighL bo oxpoctcd in an o C'Urrcnco of uch public i11toro t n the interruption of th t1 me on tl10 grost n1 tcdnl lino of communicntion tltroughont Q cbcc nnd Ont.'lr1 many commcnb hn,·c b en made 11rnl flmlt-; found with the u-:unl f:lcilitJ· of

th .. "ho l>ccomo '' prophet-. :11tcr nu O\·cut." I mercl,:; ns,;crt, it i. s11rp1·i-.ing that nny •oluntcor-. wore fort11oomin"' cithc1· nt Bollo,·illc or Toronto, when it i!'.I romom.

hor" I it was Xew Year'~ E\·o nn I Xow Yo:lr',. D.1y, g1meml holiday.-., whon, without Jlll) JH C\ ioti-. warning and nnknuwing of :1ny call for duty, nearly eYery Voluntco1· mi~ht bo nntnrnlly £1xpcctud to bo ab-.ont for rocrealion or amusement.

It. j .. nl-.o po1hnp ... ri~ht to ... ny it i.; :m unn-mp:my armouric., hn,·o any magazine or s:tfo pince to oro it. After the corp h:wo expended their annual pr:tC'lic1.: ammunition no f11r her i uc i mad I I

• • i; ' e, tm o , n re ent yin tho Eastern 'rown;;hip , apprehension ar1 C:; cnllmD' for preparation f • •· ·

o ' 01 sor~ 1cc,--·Jt con Id hardly have Leon fol'O ccn ~h~~ a . uddcn c:lll would be mn lo upon Yolu11tecr to perform local polic·e

u 1

,-it could hardly be cxpoctcncltt'lion, to repeat tho suggestion mnuo in the oo I have liketched out.

E. SELBY SMYTH,

Major General. Ottawa, January 19, 1877.

7-a

APPEN DIX Xo. r.

.\JI L11'.\.HY IJISTIHG'I' Xo. 1.

I f1i:.\ 11rwAn1'ER,.;, LoNnox, OsTARW, ith Dcoom Lier, 1 'iG.

Sra,-;-1 have the hono111· to. fonva1·d, fo1· .. nLrnj,.,,,jon t11 the MuJJr·Genernl comm:llld111g, tlH• endo~cu Jn.,pcctwn HcJ.a11·t r1f the Acth·c Militin iu thi-. Di-.tri1·t m1do1· my command, whitero I t n rortniu th t tho number nL drill cor1·0.,pon le I with those on tho :1c l u tt.·m o 1 ..>d1 \\hi ·h was foun I to I.lo the C.'l c. 7- l

CAYJ\LRl.

ltillorp:, who e cornm:mdilw oillccr ... ~ prefc:n e? and r ·cinxl J c1 mi ... ion to pJrform the annual drill to the ox~

44th Battalion, Welland. i7th lbwllion, Wentworth. Hifle Company, :rnlt Ste. Mnrio.

4

Tho two followin~ corp' failed to be ;i.,lcctc l by ballot, con:;oqnontly clid not perform nny dt ill.

20th Bnttnlio111 lfnl ton. 3 lth Bnttalion. Ontario.

The three Pielcl B.1ttcric..'

Of'1' 41}> ·· n ' ' · Tiie ' ~· l.1 ro\·1 1onnl Hcgirncutof Cnvnh·y.

- llJ nncc (r11r11son Battery. 15tb n tttnlion. 16th Batt11lion. i Companie , 40th R1tt:ilion.

3rd Pr " onal It {Jlment of Cavalr!J. On U10 21 t of S ptcml i· 1 ius t l bo 1 •h tho Port Ho ·r pee c two troop of this rcgi m on t; u.t hcd to P~tcrl>or ugh fui 0~~j;~ t~;1d?: .tho co1mn~and of Liout.-Col. Smart, ha-.i11g 10 11 .uumn drill together. They woro bi llctcd

7

in the A~t ieultural bu1l ling, Llnnkoti; boiug 'llJ>I,lieJ lo tlie 11e1 I' m the G \ · ·11. rno11t :;tore. Licnt-C-e ol' mukin~ tho ho1·t I' do I allo\\'u,I fo1· d1·ill thi::, _yoa1· a~ cllh:icnt a-. Jl":>"ilill h.} · >i11i11g the l'c'c100101gb troop.

1 I t:O' to ondo,,e herewith a lotter (C.) tom· :'tom I..1iout-('ol nul :::imnrt, rulath·o to the man~1 of hi-. troop from l'ort ll1>pe to Pcterbm·o 1~1t whie!t .'.l(>11tflins ome u-,ef'ul inl1·m:itio11. ~Iajo1· Ho 'Cl';;, complninc I (and \'cry ju tl.r iso) of' the t1owoc1· recently i~ ... ucd to the mon ~•"l of inforior quality and totally unfit for l':walry soldier:>. l '\Ould rc .. pcctfull.\· 1:eral m~noou\TC,., \"Ol'): cro?1t:l11l.r. but wore un.1blu to go through the ::iword oxcrc1 . .,e not h.n·.n~ boon practiced 111 it.

.1rtillery

All the hattoric:> detailed pe1·formc I thcil' drill. 'l'ho Fiel i H 1Lt~rie., in c imp. tine! tho g:m·i::;on li.1Ltcric,; at theil' rc."l!..)eti\·o l~e.ul~pinrtor"·. 'l'lw Iu~pcclv1·. of Artilk1T will roport on tho state of clhc:c.ne.)~ of thc,c uattcne~. I accomp:uued liim on his tou1· of i1Hpe0011 rccuntly :ll'mud with tho new r1f1c~l m11zzl~loarli11i..:- ticld gnn, and 111·0 now compiolo in cYc1·.r re::.pcct :ti> for u ... ot1u1p111enL is COIJCCI I H.:d.

Inf< lll try.

'l'ho battulio11::. of inC111try perfo1mc1l their drill by co~npnnic :~t the~I' rciit!ecti\'O company hcad-q uartcrs, :ual won• inspel'lcd by me or Bl'1:rncle .Un.10~· ,:Lieut. odio

hi Lil mn11nu·. 'rJ 0 ~Cl ernl llJll Clll II 0 of tho nal'O \\'llS goo I ·md tl1oit·. n ~ It I l II lcut .1 d clothiu,., Ill ood 01 de r, though I ol 'Cl'\ od a few .. th•lie i "11"1· .1111: ' l'l ' Ill I Ill tl 011'l I"'. '- ' C Ill

!Gt h 11[~:;1~ 11~11: ~!11Ji~f~l~~' I ::::c1b1 ~\n~~~f t·~~·~n~1!1111· uoti.1 a ion :tllC m t•hnrcr' of' . · 1

l ' 1

' 1c 'Ill!!? t be m11dc ·1 bl 'f · ~c •1 p:nc. c·111·ctake1· would he no dim ·ulh· in o"ti~,'.n! ,1 cl1 nece:-.ary a-. a drill-i11,trudo1· a ... thor~ ofli I J u. m111rr t lO 'Cl'\'JCc of' l'ti I ' 1

•1 'nt Y di,chnr~cd from Hei·"'.)Ia ·c t .. '". ". _'11111 1 et. uim.comrnis-,ioned

to obtmn ... uch employment. J ) :; . c1 nee ''110 would be onh· too "lad I w ul I J be • 0 th . . icrc "..! to ex pre,,, my thank, to tl ffi

ctr n , t mce in mnkin,z :u·mn..!cment, fo:- th .. 1~. o ce1;, commarn..ling- corps for well. cxpcn-.c w11-. --m·O(J. cc 11i..pcct1on:s whcreh.r mueh timo

Dr t1P /,. No new hill ,J1cd-. hm·o b en c1· . ' . .

:~~;~~~ nt 1 bonr~. which W:ls le tro~~!l\:.n fi\~~c ! \\ •ul 1 .. t, on~ly 'Cl'Or11111c11 I th t .~ I I 1 '·» ha ... uot yot hccJJ i·clmi IL.

ono :it 1~1t Hope. which j,; tho best'" I~ .1t .' io.uld 11; an

10

boon performed, l believe, but I hnvo not 1·ccch·ed tho

Trenton Garri on Battery.

A.ceompnni.?? by _!.u? In .. pector of .J:\rtil!nry T in,pecte

c z E--< 0 ........ ~ , ::::-w ......

,....., Q ~ ~ ~ ,...,

r-~ E--., ...., ....... ..... r"1

~- -~ ~ i:;i• ::: --..... -: - -... E

==-

12

·;:: "O

I ") .,

[G.]

:lrd P rovisional Regiment of Cavalry.

Po1n 1I1•.1::, 2:>th Xo\·embcr, 1~7G . • 'm,-1 ha\'e tho ho11onr to report that J mu-.tcrcfl the 2rnl Troop of the 3rd

Cnval1·y at Port Ilopo, on the morning of"the 1 th Scptc1nhcr last, for Lho puq10 o of annnal

14

Tho nix>> nro oxcl 1 ivc of th their own an-nn •emcut< for mt' Qn i:I uf1 c u 1 ~ e n~:; at I re.:.O tm i; n., the phy i

lG

Ga11anoq11eBatter9-C:1pt. Wm. )foKonzic.

Thi b:i.ttcry pcrfo1 mod twch·e dny ' drill in camp on the bank of the St· La'\'ircncc, nbout two mile west of 1nn:moquc, anti pre,.,cnto l a cluan, oldicrly • nd fli icnt appe:wnn c, :md notwith-.t:mding that thi" b a new battery, and only tho third nnnu:1l drill which it hud performed. Licut.-Col. :-:5lrnnge, ln-.pcctor of Artillery '\ho mndc the in >J>eetion, complimented the oflic ·1·,, and men Yory highly on thci; appcar:mco nnd efficiency, nntl to who~e report I he!(' to 1·cfol'.

.At tho timo of tho cncnmpmcnt and drill tho corp;, w:i-. in po,;,.,c-;,;ion of tho bronze mooth-boro gun-., with which tho competition for tho D0mi11io11 A.l't illoi-y A. socintinn prize" wn .. enrrrio i on. Owing to some mi--mrma~mncnt; or accidout 'nth the tnrget, tho prnctico (although l:illj)Cl'intcndod uy an oflil'lll' of the '·.A." Battery) wn .. not -.ati-.factory.

'.rho. now ,tcel. muz.zlo-ivadin.g ri.flcd gun-. ha,·c. "inco that time, hcon i ,;ned to C. pt. m .McKcnzw f.)r tho u-.e ot th1 corp,.., in who-.c hand;, I am isuro tho\· will 00 well nrcd for nn I effieil'ntly hnn lied. •

win 17 to the ~uetion of the hon;c to twonty--0i~ht, it was not found practic,. nble to tm·n out the full nnmbc1· of men authorized.

Pres nt at l11spe t 'on.

~fticcr ....................................... .•.•.. ...... ...... ....... . .... .. G iion-Commi .. ioncd Oflice1 ,Gunncw-. and D1frcr" . .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. 52

or:~c, ..... . ....................................... ............. ...... ...... .. '"'2

GARRISOX ARTILLERL

'l'he Ottawa Brgade-1.ieut.-Col. J,l". E_;Ic .. on.

fa Thi _Lrigad_e ~umbers evc!1 L:itt~ric" •. nll of which have bend-quarter nt ~t ·t. excJpt .No." B~ttery, wh_1cJ1 is ix mile.:. in the country, nud which cnmo into

e T.} an I aradcd with the Brig de for the annual in-poolion disch~: ranks ~r the. corp .ar~ well. filled nnd the ofliccr .... arc zealou in the their fl~~~~ t~c1~ dut1c ffi ~t l I imt''"'·1ble for a grc.'l.t number of the ofliecr:> to leave in '11 ·t"o t n.sme.s u c1cnt y on~ to enable them to go throurrh u course of blocked n~d th theffi hool of ~mncry, romotion in the Brigade b redo oo' nnmbe: ~ ~ nrehr hcc,

Pn SPJlf at l11s11ert ion. Offit·mp. n 'c t1·onJ, four of'' liielt were autliori: l to cit-ill. Xo tw > compnnic-. ·tn' locate I at the .,nPw place: :So. l Co., at Head . !. ~Ic1Tit·b·illc; Xo. 5. t\u·lcton Plaec.

With the e 1 •pt'on ot Xo. Ii Company now di banded, the I. ttalion l1n- nlw:n-s bren cflic'.l"ill :l" p 1 110 , fn..,pc ·tion Heporl. Gonc1. l eOicien ·y 1.1ir. ~\..II completed ho ta1·gpt pr. ( i 'l'.

Pr~o t at Inspect ·011.

om ·c . .., ....................... .. ........................... ····•. ·········· .. ~on C'muni-. ... ionod Ulli ·er-. and men ................ .... .......... . l r,:; An c!l1 ·icnt I and ot' ................................................... .

'l'otal. nll rnnJ,,.. ........................... 174

121 fl 111 iii n f!f fof,mtry-l:cut - ' lone! J. D. h tll. Bead (lnnrtcr .. , Bro< ,\ illc.)

· 1mp·mit: -trong. Xo two I JC:ttcJ nt th' m 11 pl tr·· .:\' l. !, \lmontc ; :\' .. ~. B1·o·n 11 .. X 3,Pci·th; X1.4,I\:111b11 n; X1 5 1111 l1w1• 1 .·.;.smith's F:llb; _. >. 7. Ptml.twl,c.

, 'ix (' np·111i m1tho1·i7.od. to drill. The britt iii m hn n '' 1 .. I • •n c ic"tnl1 :ti I rank-. ........... .....•........ .. .....• '.! j I - ) ·--

56th "Grenville" Battalion ('/'lie Lis9ar Rrjles)-Licut.-Coloncl H. D. Jo trnp.

(II end Quarter:-, Prt>:-t'Ot t.)

Sm·en comp:u1ic'. "tr?ng. • • o . 1.nnd. :! ~t II end Qnnr~c.rs ; ~ ... 2 :i,. l~m:ri.l~'.:' R;,pid,· :Xo. 4, Kemph1lle; ~o. :>,Ottawa; :\o. ~· .~\orth .1.\.ugust,1 1 ~t. t, t;pcmo1\1llc. 'fhe whole of tho oomp:mic:i authorized to drill. . . .

With the exception or 0110 01· two t•ompnnie:- wh1t'h :ire nmv 1·co1·g:m1zed ; the lJ.-ittalion has nlwn),, hcon cilic~cutly 11u1i11t:~incd: l>!·ill. a~ per abst1·a~·t, lnspoction Uoport. ~o. l C-Ompa11y, physu1uo good. tlnll fair, ~u. 2 Comp:rny \with the cxce1,. tiou of three or four mou who were order(.; I to he discharged), phy:-1quo good, drill fair; l' o:-. 3, ll :md 7 Uomp:mie-:, .f?uOd, - o. 5 Com pnny, phyMiq !~c. anti gon7rnl apposrnnco very ~ood. .Manual and company movements, good. hrrng excrc1-cs l\ncl :-kil'rukhing indifli.:rcnt.

Present ot Inspection. Officers...................................................................... 14 • ... on-Commi,..-.ion\.od Otlicer;o; :mu men........................ ... ...... 2~u Xo Bnml.

Total. all ranks.................... ................... 270

5flth "Stormont alld!Glengarry" Battaliou of b~fantry-Lieut.-CoJon el D. Bergin.

(llen1l-Qunrtert', Cornwall.)

~e>en com panic-; t-t.1·011~1 :-ix authorized to drill. X OI'. 1. 2 and 3 Companie~ at llcad-qunrter:-; Xo. 4, Luucastcr; Xo. 51 .Fanan':s Point; Xo. (j, Luncnlmrg; No. i Athol.

Thi::i lmttalion h•i,, been clticiently maintained for a number of year!'. Dl'ill a; per nb-tract, In~pection Hoporl. .Xo;-;. 1, 2 and 3 Compa11ic:-, ;.11· (a fow men oLjected to on nccount of ngc :uul -.izc); No. ·1 Com1>any, "ood, ~c "·;, ·:.md 6 Com-

. od "'l I . e-pnme. .... >cry ~o . .1. ic two ntter parade

Prese11t at Inspection. Office1 , .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . 1 i .Xon-Commi ionod Ofiicer nnd men................................ 2;;G Band..... ................................................................ !)

1fotnl, nil rank ..................... . 270

l.'iDEPEXDENT Co:uPANJEs.

Goulbum Infantry Company, Capt. Wm. (;m'\ iu. J.~etcalfe do do rese11t at In pe t ·on. Officer. .................................. . .Non Com mi~ ioned Officers nn l m~·,; .. ····•······ · ·· ........ ···· ··•·

·· ·· ············ ········ ..... . 1

1otnl1 all ranks .... ............ . ······················

iranoit l11f,,11fry f'om)'any-Capt. Hoh\·1·t .\fcGn•gor.

Thi ;.; c·o111p:wy li:1;1 alway ... hccn efficiently 111ai11taincd. I>rill n per nh~tract, Tn-~poction Hcpol'I. '!'lie phyhi'{ll •• 'i r,

Youl' mot ol cdicnt s

20

) [!LIT.Alff Dl~TH!l f '\ 1· 5.

II g,\1)·\~t'AHTEl\s, .\ fu11t1·1·:tl, J>c,·c111bc1· 1st., 1876.

~n:--:-1 h~,·o the honou1· to_ forward f01· youl' eon:iidoration, :ind fol' ~uhmj,, 1 to the )lnJOr-(.onernl commnndrn~. the An111ial Hcpo1·t of )1ilit:u·,· Distl'i ··t X· ·

111 lcr my commnncl. • l • u .. 1, . ·rhc n 1ml1er ofotli~c1-.. :\nd 111011 allowed to pcrli.n·m the a111111al tfrill fo1• 187fi ii

00111~ un In the n >mmnl trl'ngth of the t·oqi:- in the Di-,t1·ict a ~l'l"e ti' )I ' I t I

· f 1. • 1• • ... 1 l \1 a-

lll.\ t•, 11 .... t, ot corp ... c u-1rvu ... n ue111g 1·0 1e\·e I from dl'ill. am! -.e,·011d IH" l'elit•\in", . troop o t~n-alry nnd one eom1m11~· or intimtl'\' from lri I from e·a·li :,r· tlio 1 •• ,. 1°

1

nt ·I t J • d J ~. • • lg111cn1-01. 1:\l~ 1011 ... t int coul not 1 u ... ter for bnttnhon dnll. The foll()win•r eOI')'"' -Hh lhttnlion,, one com•1:tn\' cnch ot'it1• "1 l' ··) I .5"rcrn.!e ..,.trt·n~th or th: ... nrno '·~: •_-,,ou hu'c brou,_{ht the i:;trength withi11 tho 1pwta allOWl'd for ~h~1I> ". c · ._, l.i I. Bui th~ t:orp- throu~hout tho !Ji..,.tricpu.ty \d,iuta11t-f: e11• rnl.

< >ii>1 cl ran •t. 'fhc lll"l ·tiec '''U c< t ·~Jpin11lu 11~1d:r thC' upc.·111 tcnclcnc c of' LiL ut· 'l h I ._ , . , ' bl c1·c att ... fa('tor\·

. :--; ll'll•ll\I I· 1cld lhtte1y un lor th . . :'. . ' enmp ut (.ranl•\ on the l t nud b1·ol· e comm.rnd of \la or .lmnunlJ. wcut in ' ''llil in l' tI expe1hc whil'h canno>t "·...ti he hol'Oc by them. 1'ht• cxi..,tc11ec of' an l'fftcie11t brigade ot' :111 arm..,.-of the nominal 1.>tn·11~th of ~,050-such lt'l .\f 1m lrcal \\. e ... t JH1 ... ,..e~sc.~. i;.. truly dc,..c1'\'i11~ of more 011co111·n,:;einN1l than it h:t>l l:ttl'ly rccCi\·c·I tro:n the cit)' :mthol'ilie:-. TIH• Sl~,000 11win~ th0Militi11. l>cpartinont l1y tlH· hn,·c thi ... :1ccompii-.,hcd.

Nur

---~-

Adjut nt Gcnernl on the t ... t "'cptoml>or. The enmp w:i-- Wl·I~ pitl\· nt nbout a mile from the milw:l_\' "tat1on. I he battalion auJ

\\ I'"" " J I • • I • I . . 11 f' I • I t 'OOp \\CIC put throu~h tiil'ld moYoment ... , ... k11·1111 ... 1111g :till tirmg, a o w Ill: 1 \\a, c1cditnul) performed. . , .

'!'he · t. Andrew,.;" T1oop of C:walry :md 1Iunt111gdon T1·oop of Cantlry 1h1ll~J it T1~1op llendqunrler:-. ,. • . ,. . .

'fhe 11th B.1ttnlion, ".\.r~cnteuil R rn~e1·, i the 21 "t. Batrnhon, · R1chclie11 T.i~l1L Inli ntry;" thl' :>Oth Batt11lio11. ·· II1111t1ngdo11 B.wJc~·01-s;" tho 5~11d Ihttal~

\flJ;lT.\.Iff DI 'l'l:Irn,:--ln tOltfol'lnity with~ our in .. trn('tion~. 1 ha,·c the 1wno111· to ll'Jiort for ti rn1011nnt1on of the Jh 1 ,. Gen ,1.11 co . ti· I · 1~ Ordo1-,; (10) ls I ~i'. : ' ~ . mm." nrg, l lllt 111 :tl'l'ord:t1tl'c with the Gc11cml

ro:cnccor'n Fit 1 • ·~J .1n ... t, l"hnv~ ... elN·~~I hy lot. o11 thntt:ilton Lieut. ( 'o'. ,::,hcpphei·d ) :!I:) \t. h ~~llC'Ji"thc I'J·o,·i ... ional HnttJditin ()lajor Doltcrt\•) · ........ ·· 1 iO "! 1 UJ:i--rn Inlcpcndent Compnn; ................. ~ .. :::: ...... .. \\ott n Ir lcpen lent Cornpnny ................................. :: :::· .. · ·Li 4;;

'l'vt.11. ················ ··· ·· · · ·· · ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· · · ·· ........... 1,:>00

'l'hnt on the 'lh .July l:i ... t the d' 1,.. . . ~I. Prurfhomme. had cornploted th~~1~1.~1:: ti"n.pn 11.~c, of the U!th Battalio11, Lient.-llltoipc ·ted ID the follO\\'in, o I . . mr-.. I ' n,\" d1 di. and the,· wc1·e in r·o1i...cciucncc °X ? " ,,, 11 CJ - • ' 1

],~~~i:t ~~p1:1:1/i~,;~~ 1'~ l~cc·t~'n. All able liodic I and gr11>rl 111c11; the arm ... \\'< a goo•[ 111pa11y: the !!;l'catc1· nnmhc1· ar0 "tmng h0altlry meu. At·m ... ,

cl0Lhi11g :11 u atcoutn•mL·nt-- i11 a foir state. Company drill awl ,.!;:irmi-.hin~ lhirly j>l' l'fhrlll CC I.

P1·t'li

:.?•i

Ptt, t nt in, pc ·tiou-2 tlfliCcl',, nnd 47 men. . . Th,.. is .1 g I comp:my: well. up. in. eompnny d1·1ll. .\1·111-., t•l ot l11n~ a11d

t m nts we -e in ~ood order· ,k1rm1 ... hlll..! JOO\' •m1•nt-. ''ell pcrtor111cd. ).1th ... mo d.1y I })l'O C'cdc I to lfamlon to iu-.pect Xo. ;; Uomp:111y there.

Pa .... nt • t 111 ... pcction-:? ofli ''1'11o " \\r otto11" Iudcpellllc11 t, Gom pany, ('a ptaiu Hichard, wa-; not prepared v; tlrill. 'fhc :-;t. .Joar1 Ifaplistc frnlcpcndcnt Uompany, Capt:1i11 Simrson, wa-- to havo drillcil in its slca.d. .All was ready, whe11 the < 'nptnin (:)imp ... on) foll into hrtd l.111,...iue"'' nnd had to taJ,c rcfngc on the other :,idc of the liue. f t was then too late to timl :111othc1· company to tllko their turn .

tilth R11ttalirm or" Mr.m11t Royal R(Jfrs."

T.1i ... tine corp.; w 1 ... i11 ... 1wctc

•) ...

:-;iucc my fn,t nnuunl l'l'p01·t .1 reduction has taken pl:lco in the Brigade Slnfl of th·, Di~rict.

The rvicc' of Brigndc-~1nJor Licut--l'ol. II:t11--on, :11ul Liou t.-Uul. Lcfcbno do Bcllcfcuillo hnH) boon di-.pe11-.1.:d with. 1 ca1111ot ly ~inn me in 1.·al'l'ying ont the ordc1-. rccch·l I fi-om he.id-quarter-., nnd for the zeal and pn1mpti111dc with whieh the_\. ''ere ever rca ly to promote the inton·--ts of : l.c ti.wee.

h:l\'c the ho11on1· to l>c. Sir, Your obt.'- lien t :-01·v:rnt.

A. C'. l>F.LO'l'Bl~IFRE-lIARWOOD, Lient.-Golonol. Dop11: y .\· ljntaut-Gcncrnl, )Iilitary District X o, G.

The A ljutnnt-Genernl of Militi!l, Ottawa.

MI LI'r.\ Hl. DI;::,'fl{IC'r Xo. 7.

lIF..\D-QUARTER,;, QUEBEC,

llith December. 1876. • ·ri:.-t hnve the honom· re'llCCtfully to lny before you, fo1· the co1i..iclcr, Ill· Xo. :! 'Proop of the ~rny •f t l 1 I h llatt:1h1m. • · 'J

1 • \·ti,· ~liJ1tia of the JJi-.triC't which turno l ont fot· annual drill con:-i ... t~ of the foll \ 11 torp . Yiz:-

QucLcc Fie! I Bntten·. G. "PC B:n.tc1y ~nrd 011 Ai tillcry.

h Battnho11 H1tl -ii cornpnnics. !l Ii clo do 11th B •ttnlion J 1' ~ 11_1 r.\·-:: com panic;,.

u cl ' :~ do il5tli do i do I 1 t do ;~ d11 70th ilo -p :-i do

o tne if do ,, do ]J > he LC'r do ~ dri County. Quebec do ., do !1;nm. >t11, ka J,, :: do t.•m :ountn do 3 do

H m u ki c1, ~ 1 'I - 10

11 lC do :-:! d "t H 11 o · ndcpcr, lent C'ompany.

Art"ll ry.

r the ( nun 11 l of Tiient. (', 01 •I La .onta0 nu, wont th nu 'h co 11· • ,f It l.1y ' d 1 ii I i • ••.a

0o,

m I tc1cd UJ me n11d ·ill J•Cl'tc uy Lieu .·L'ol ucl st

The ( :ai...trict;

thl'y an• :h follows, \'iz .-all worked cflicicntly;

Money Expendc.>d.

< >nt"'hce f-.;tadacona J~ifle ... \!')sociatiun . ... . ...................... ~GS~ 00 \1i Battalion do . ........................... J:?o 00

17th do t.lo . ........................... 7:; oo ;).it h do clo . .. • .. .. . . . • . • .. . .. . . . .. . . . . '.!97 no iOth clo do . .......... ..... . ........... ~~ !HJ Uoan ty ot' 1 ~uPbt.•t.: do . .. . .. . . .. . . . . .. . ... . . .. .. •. 1 ;; 110

do ,.\lont1norcncy clo . ................... ........ ;-,o 00 do 'L'embcouata do . .... .. ........ .. .. ..... .. .. :?~;, OU do Him011,ki cl1) . •.•. .... ........... .. ...... ~1;; 011

'fl1c total: mo1111t thu:s c:xp

:tO

.MILi'l'.1.\lff l)( s 'fmCT Xt>. '-'•

PROYISC'•: 01' XEW BRl':'\SWWK, 1 h:ADQC.UtTEH~. F1nan:1rn ro\.

.ith ~O\ 0111 ber, I iH.

1r.-In >mf'linme \\'th thl' i1Hr11clio11:- cont11i11cd in 1;,,nernl U1·i ... u·ic•t under my co111n1r11HI. for the mililunnde1·, (5 troop- '.! troop- rclic''{'d.) ........ . ..... .

X_cwcn-.tle F!?ld lhttcr,\. Brc,·ct )lujor C:all. \\ • >d .. toek hl'ld Battery, 1. to keep in view the object for which it had been carefully tr.tined for many yo:u·i:; 1i:1st, and to prcn•11L dcterioruting in cilicicucy, the rcJirnc1it n"'crnLla