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STATE OF TH lVIILITIA ot' rm;

FOR THE YE~\H 1 GH.

Pn.~.,,~~'l'BI> TO BOTll HO C~E...; OF P.AltLIA:'\tE~'I' m: OU~DLLl\'U OF 111 ' EXCELLEXOY THE c.:.QYY.~RNOR GENERAL .

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<L:i do i'trcngth, :Military DL-trict; :ul<l Prc .. ·inct!t> .••...•.••..••... · · · · · · · · · · · · ·

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w do Engint.'Cl'H .......................................... · · · · · • · · · · · · · • · · · · 1lu do • ·aHJ Bri;..:nd s ................ ........ ... .......... · ..... • ..... · .. ·

du do Infant~ . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . • • • . . . ·• · · · · • · · · ·

do du G1:neni.I lkm:u·ks ancl lnspectioru . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . •. • · · · · · · · · · · · · ·

do do , hoobi of .Military Instruction. . . . • . . . . . •.. · · • • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ti•} do Unwd Trunk Uailwny Brigade ............ .. ..... ..... · .... • · · · · ...... ..

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INDEX 'l'U LUN'!'ENT~.- 'orHin 1cd

A-.rucr or lnPi:::CT10Y HEKIR'l"-

)1ilitary l>i tri<t :\ o. 1 ........... .

du 110 Xo. :1 ........

"" tlo Xo. :; ..... t.lu 1ln Xu . .J ..... du d" Xo .• -. ..... tlu tlu Xo.li ....

11·· ilo X1•. I du d11 1'o. 8

d • J ... ~o. !I

:\o. 1. Hitle :\latch Hetums, by ~[ilito.ry Diatritt.f ....

'.'\o. '.!. l!cturn of Amn11mitivn 1mrcbase I ......•..

XI). 3. Hctum of Clothini;: deli\eml tn Acthc .Militia ...• Xu. 4 .• chools of )lilitary Itt•tmctiou C' rtificnte;, hy Prminc1>•

Xu. 'i. Th1ar.1' of Examining Otlil-C'l'll C('rtiltcnk , by l'ro\ inc

Xo. ti. Targ~t Practice Retum•. by :'>Iilit.nn· J1i-tri t ....

Xu. I. l't\\ airy &:hool l'i:1 tificates, Ii~ l'rm iucc

.; ... ~. C1111nC"T\' f\·rtificat .. ,, hy l'ro~i11c1"'

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1 l.O 10, 1 • 10:

110 to JJ; .. 111.1.ll:J

HO-HI H:. 143

111 to JUI Jnl l•llf; I

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DF.PAHT rnx1· or .\ITL111 \ AX!) l•EFFS('F

I >rrrn '· ;\f 1 Ir, I "I 1

Thi' 1111df'r::-ig11cd Jrns tli•• 111 1 •1 to 101 '' ml to.' our :i;:xt 11 ·r •',\ llat· , · m1 1.'11 •

l~cpurl relatin~ to tltt• •'l ilitia t•f tlu.: l>1•111i11i111 of < ui:uh f.,r I h~t, \d1ich i J't' I< tfull,\

11nl1mittod fur :-our· E:xl't• l11·ru·y, "t•11, idt·rntio11.

1'1i• Excellency

The Governor General, ii:c.1 .i:c., d:c.1

Otta'\\·a,

t:1;11 1-:·i. ( • u~·1·11m,

' l i1ii"lc1 of ' lilitfo n td .lJcfcncc

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~rn,-H<>for<'nr.c to th<l :iccornpan) i11 r rn'lp, whii;h is i11tcndod to illn trato this report,

will show how, for p11rposos of MiJith .eornrnand and 1vl111ini tr:ilion, t.ho Dominion

of Canada if; at 1wns,.nL cli\·idl'd i11t•1 ninl' Milil ry £>i trier natl h1r11ty [;\10 Brigailc

Di\iliions; tl11·s•• again, (though not sh1,11·11 on tltc rrmp fu1• want <>f 6pac(',) arc Hubdhid,., I

int-0 one h1111cl1·cd :till! ci"hly :•ix Hc~irn,..11ud f)j, i ir,n • whir.11 .1ro :•~ain suhdh·idcd into

('mnp.my Di,isions. Thr points indi1·1t<>d in lho lllap as linttalion and company het1d

rprnrtl'rll hl\ve only referC'nc: to a fow rrirps nf thC' \cti1 o filitia, nnrl, on nCT:ount , f

its small sc:tll', l\rfl fJOm~what imperfectly laid d•H\ n, IJut may B"rH'! to rcpresC'nL th"

Rj stl'm. Tho Rl•giment.al Division". at pre "nt ,,;u, 1 "l'Y few exceptions, aro it!C'ntical with the <'!er-torn I cli\·isions in the rcspccth c Pn11•inces. •

\Vit hin the Provinco of Ont.wio thl're nrc four militaQ districts, uumhero<I I, '.?, J 11.nd 4. fonning Pight Bri,C{ad" a1id eighty-hi o Hcgimcutnl JJj, isfons.

~filitar_v District X o. One cont:iins Lwo Brigarl(' Dhisions.

The first Brigade Divi5ion, conc;isti110 of1hl' He,.,immtal Di1·i.,ions of wex, K"nr.

Bothw!'ll, Lamhton, 'Ve~t Ridin~ of ~fol1llcscx. NortJ1 Riding of ~lirlcllcs"x, Ea!'>L Hiding

of Mirlrll('scx, \Vest Riclinrr of Elgin. l<:'\st Hi1li11g of Dgin, North Riding of Oxforrl, South Ri1ling of Oxfonl, and the City of l.AJtHhm.

The scconcl Brigwlc Division co1L'<isti11;:\' of the Regimental Di\'isions of ;o;outh Hiding

of Huron, 'forth Tiiding of Huron. Hon th ni1li11g of Ht UC•', x ortl1 Hiding of Bntcf.',

~outh Ri1ling of Perth, North Riding of Perth, Xorth Hiding of \Ynkrll)O,. nth Riding

of Waterloo, X orth Hiding of "' cllingt-011. Ucntr\! Hiding of WC'lliugton, nnd South Hiding of \V elli11gton.

~Tilitnr,\· Di~trict Xumher Two contains the third, fourth nnd fifth Hri~:u•le Di'i ions.

'fhe Third Brigade Division consi'ts of tllf.' U('giment.11 Dhi ions of .. :nrlh Hirlin~ of

X orfolk, :-:outh Hiding of ~ • orfolk. ~ • orth Hiding of Hrnnt, South nirlin~ of Brant,

lfaldimimrl, -:\lonck, \\'clla:1d. Lincoln, ... 'i.1gar:1. North Hi<liu!! of "'cntworth, ' 11th

Rirling of "·entworth. JI ilton, nucl the city of llamilt.ou.

The fourth Rrigtule dil-i:sion consist:-; of tho 1·egimcntnl dh i. ion of Pee!, Oanlwcll, ~·1011.h Ricling of Gr!'y, Routh Riding of Grey, ~\ l:.::om.1, .: orlh Hi1li11g of ~imcoc, t'outh Hiding

of Simcoe ·orth Riclin.,. of Y ork \Yest Hit!in« of York, En-"t Ridiu::: of York, No1th t !) J ...,_.

Ridin~ of Ont.a1fo, ~onth Riding of Ontario, nnd

The fifth Brigi\llt' J)j, isinn consi~t.-; of tho n•girncnt~l dil i. io11s of \Y~ st Hiding of tJ10

<'ity of Toronto, nncl the l.;nst Hiding of the City of Toront<>.

To ;\[ iliklr.v nistt ict Numhcr Three contains the sixU1 n11Cl so1·cuth Brigade Dfrisions.

The IT onoralil1•

'l'h1• :\I inistcr of ~Iilitia nnd D<'fcncc,

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Tho sixth Brigade Dhil'lion con isls of thP rc~imcn~l !li,·ision of tl11J Wf'st Rir!ingof

Durham, K'\St Hiding of Durh Lm, • ouU1 Hiding of Yictorin, ... Torth Hi!ling Victoria.

'V • Hiding Petcrboro', f-Ac;t Riding of Putcrboro, 'Vest Hiding of .X orthumberlan<l, E t Riding • T orthumberlnn<l.

The • \ cnth Hri~!l Dl\ i.,._ion consists of the regiment.al 1li' ision.'> of tho \\Test Ui<lin,.. ~ 0

of JI nstin!:,"", • y orth Hiding of Hastings, East Riding of Hnstings, l'rinco ~:dwanl, l.cnnox, A<ldin.~ton, F1-011to11ac, :md tl11' C'ity of Kingsto11.

Numhe.r Four i.'\lilitarytlistrict,consistin~ of lhc eighth Brigade f)ivi!;ion, whieh contains

the Hcgimentnl Divisions of tl11' ::;uuth Hitli11g of l.t:)ccls. North Hi!ling of L('(•ds :uul

1 :rcnville, Brocb·illc .• outJ1 Hiding of Grl'1will1\ :)outh niclin.~ of L.mark, North Hiding

of Lnnark, ::::outh l~iflin~ f)f Renf1-ow, N m-U1 TI icling of nenfrew, f'i\l'lclon, the City of

0 £.a,,n, Dumlns. H.ussell, • 'tormont, 1.:0rnwall, Pre:>cott anti C:lengarr,\.

'Vithin thn Province of Quebec there nrc thr •e Military districts, numhcrcd five, si.~ • ncl se'-en; eight. Bri~de. nrnl SO\ l'nty Ilcgimcntal Divisions.

Military I>i trict X um her Fi' c cousist-; of three Brigade Divisions.

The first of which. consists of the Hcgimeutal Di visions of Pontiac. Ottawa, Argentcuil,

~Iontrcal \Yest. nnd second .Montreal Ccntrt>.

Th<' second Dri~n~lo ni,·ision consist.<1 of the Regimental Divisions, 11 untingdon,

Napierrille. second <'hnteangay, St. Johns. Thcn·ille, :Jiissi,,quoi, Brome, and Shdford ;and

Th" third Brigade Division of th<' Regimental Di\-isiom; of Richmoncl, Drummond, ~·anstearl, ~herbrookt', and Gompton.

)filir.m-y District Xmnbcr ~ix: contains three Brigarlo Di' i ions, mm,1,.:;:·rd four, five, nnd six.

Th Eourth Brig ulc Division, consistin~ of the Ilegimcntal Divi•ions of ~Iontrcnl E , first \Iontrc:il Centre, Vandrouil, Soulanges, B"auharnoi.,, first Chatmuguay,

L:iprnirie. Two Mountains, Terrebonne, Ifochelnga, .Jncqnr•s G1rtier, an<! L:wul.

'l110 Fifth Brigade Di' ision consists of U1e Regimental T>ivi ions of L'..1.\ssomption,

l\Iontcalm, .J olictte, &rthiC'r, ,\J n.skinongl', Three Rivers, and ~t. )J.111ricc.

The Si.\'.th Brign le TJiv:ision consists of thn Itcginv•utal Division~, Nico!Pt, ~\rth:1haska, Wolfe, Ynma.ska, Bagot, Hich,.lieu, ~t. Hyacinthe, Rouvillc, Ycrche1·ei. and Chamhly.

Number Seven i\lilit..'Lry District consi.-,ts of two Brigade Divisions, numhcrctl seven and eight.

'fho • ·evcntb Brigade !Jivision consists of Lothinierc, .Megan tic, Bcanco, Dorchester,

Levi , Bell<> CJ1 c, IontmaJny, L'l slet, Kamom·a.<;kn, Tcmiscounta, Himm1ski, 8onnvcnturc nwl GaspC'.

The Eighth BrigiLtlc Division consists of the Rcgimcninl Divisions of Chitmplain,

J'ortueuf, Quebec 1<4st, Qw·bcc Centre, Qucb<'c \Vest, County of Q111·hec, :Montmorency I harlevoix, Chicoutimi n111l f'aguenay.

The Pro\ ince of 4.,. cw Brunsonick forms one· lilit:i.ry Dii;trict (tho Eighth) oomprisi11rr three Brig de and fifteen Rcgimnntal Divisions.

Tho Brigade Div.isioIL'i arc numb()red from one to thrO<', and f'mhracc tho following Rcgim ntGl Dh.i.sions :

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'l'li~ First Briga1fo Division contain tho He&rirncntnl l>h i ions of Victorin, Carl ton, Uhn1 Jutte, York 8111! • '1111lmry.

Tho Sccon<l !Jriga<le J)i\ ision consiJ!ta of tho Hc.-gimcut.nl l>i\ i ions of Queen's, Kin .•6

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tirst St. John, socond • t. J ohn, and Albert.

Tiu~ Third P,rigade Division consists of the l{egimental Dinsions of Hisugouclw, Glo11cost<.'1", Northuinberland, Kent, and \Ycstrnorfond.

'l'he Provincr. of Nova Scotia forms oue ~[ilitm·y Disfaict, te11no<l Milit.nn IJistrict

~ uinucr Nine, containing three Brigade and 11i11r.tcc11 llcgirucntnl Dh•isions; th~ Bngnde Divisions are uumhere<l from l t-O 3.

Tho first of wLich rousists of the H!~imeut.al Divisions uf the city of Halifax, o.ud

C:ountiPs of Halifax, IIant.o;, Colchester, Cmnhe1fa11d, Pictou, Antigouish and UuJ borough

'l'ht' 8ecuu<l Brigade Division consists uf tho Tir.gimeutD.l Di' i ion of J\.ing' , Atmapolis, Digby, Yarmouth, Shelbourne, Queen's, and Lunenburg.

'l'Le 1'hird Brigade Division cousi. ... t of the Hegi111011tal Vi visions of Im· me , \Tieton , Richmond and Cape Breton.

Tho organization under the law is simple and effective. nud tho whole STS!em \\ Ori;

with eu~e nn<l srnootlmes.s; the :\Iiuister of .Militia nud Dt>fencc is responsible u; P 1rlinmcnt,

am) the countrr, for the a<lruin.Uitration of 'Militia affairs. 'l'lie Adjutant. General is the ~lief Executi,·e Officer, and is charged under tho onlcrs of H e:r .Mo.jooty, ,; ith th~ ~lilitnr.· l.;om

muu<l anti Discipline of the 'Militia, a.nu l1e is nssbte<l hy tho D.:>11uty A<ljutnut Gen.em!, t

Hea<l Quarters. To each )lilitary District there is n Dcpnty-A<ljutaut- Gcr1ernl, nctin

under the orders of the Adjutant Gencml, a.llll who have the l'Ot11mauJ uf the 1\filitin iu

their re.'!pcctive districts, :incl to each Brigade Division thcrt: is a B1i~ido l\fujor; onP

District Pay-)fastcr is attached to each of the military districts, auc1 l\'e\Cn St.ore kccpc•rs,

wl10 act u11tlcr the orders of the Director of Htores at Ile:id Quarto1.-. will suffice to tnl: .

C'hargt• of, and rt.•gnlate the receipt and i_ 1 o~ the uoc ,.,,.'Lry Militnry Ston:?S requi1Y'J by the \\hole )lilitia Force of tl10 Dominiou.

At prest•nt there are actually eight ston--kccpc1.. 0111• of d1om can he clispen I" itJ1,

::mu liH· District Quarter-)fast.e1~, who"c s nice", uml1•r the p1esent y,,t.em, arc quit

umu>ccssai-y. Dy <lispt.'llsing ";th the s"1Ticcs of these gentlemen. 110 Joss of eflicie.uc\ \\oulJ l'<'sult, and a consiuer,\ble sniug to the puLlic onoul<I he ctfocted.

As a pcrlllanent and adequate staff is U10 first uce jity, and the mo t import ut

l'lement in an army, and the hinge, as it w1:rt', on "hich it can he turned and applied, ]

h<'g to point out. that any furtlwr rC<luction of the su1ff, l><.'~·01Hl tl.at already proposoo, would not ouly he :i.t rnriance with the orguni7. tion conwmplat(!(l l.i) tlw ]a,\, but \\Oniel he att1•11clod with lhc serious eYil of i111paircd Pllil·ienc,\ to the fore".

To rc1hH·o any of the cxi!jt.ing stall' of liri!,':l.do major>i, 'rnnld uot onl) intcrfao \\ itlt

tl11• proper inspC<.'tion aiul snpe1·vieion of the 1 spooti \l: hattalio11!J nnd corps, Lut \\ itlt

out the ui1l of sud1 staff officers it would be impo "I.Jc to hrigade the fore in nccordru1

'\ ith 111ilitm·y principles, either for tho nctunl dcf•ncc of tho countr.~, or for cnrryiug on

it~ proper instruction hj lorig:ide:s in cninp during the :umu l training.

.A lirig:uh..'-m:tjor is un oilict.:r belonging to 1 hrignJe, nnd 11ot atl.!lcl1 I JICl nail} to

the ofiicer in commnncl thereof; o.~ soon, therefor!.', t\S !'il'\'Prul hatL'\lio1111 aro brought

togctht'r in I rigndc, the scn;teS of a lirigndc mnjor arc indispt·11s:i.Ll1', othern i.o nil \\oul<l

he co11fusio11, for h is the . taff otlice:r "Jw. under the u1·1h•1'S of th1· brigntli1·r or c0111.

m. ll(}cr, re!!ulate" the dutits of the wholi' Lrignde. nnd hl• is the pror•·r diannel uu<l

mElclium of commnni.t•ntion wiU1 tho rnri.ms corps, he is to n ln·ig:ult> u" it w1·rc wl111l

nn n1ljut:mt is to a I ntt lion. ~foreuvcr, it is of great import.111cc to ha' e, at nil timC"s, :i

briga1lc-mnjor re:1i1lcnt in ~nch lirigada tlivision who, nt•ce~·sarily, ncquircs local knowle<lgt' mu] oxperiencc therein.

Lt would be unrcasonablL• to ~upposc that any country cn.n be said to be properly

p1..:pm·etl for its 1lefc11ce in w:tr, "ithout the existence during peace of-

ht. P~ifC('t unity in thP Mili t.iry administration.

umtl: :!n<l. The mai11tennnco lUltl pri;paration during peace of:~ permun<>nt allll un u<lequate

3rJ. A supply 1lt·pnrtmcnt capahlu of instant expansion to meet all the possible wants of :m nr111y in tlw iicltl.

4th. A perfL>ct corp!i, IJl'ign1l» an1l <li\ ision::d organizati011, l•olh for the actiYe and reserve

forcoo, w]1e1eb) every corp~. liatt~lion and l.attery may fall at once into their appointed ]ii ice.

The . ucc=>s.<; that attende!l Prns:;ia during tho war of 1 SGG, from the observance

'1111 ing peace of !<llch a sy. tcui, nml the 1lis:l.8ters that attc1ulc-tl tl10 early ('{forts of the

NC))thcru • 'mtrs in th•• 1wighhouring republic to suh<lue the South, from a total want of

auy such sptem, are fnir illn t1 .. tio11s of thi;; trnth.

The prc~ent militia lnw of the Dominion, provides for the necessary organization,

antl on its basis n \cry effective 111ilitnry S)StRm can be estalJlishe1l, ,\Jwrcliy, shoultl the

11ccc· ity !!Yer :uisc, the ''hole militmy power of the counlr) coul1l, \\itho11t ditliculty, I~ de,·elopcd for its <lefl 11cc.

The ,\filitia. which is Ji,;d d into two great clab~es of Acli\..: an1l ltcse1 w )lilitia,

ncconling to returns rcnderecl up to 31.st Dt'CcllllJer, 1 'GU, :u11ou11ls to n total of

G:>G,00 men, of which the .ActiYe Militia nu111Ler:1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(3,541

t}1e HP.BPr,·e "1 ilitia . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GI:!, Hl7

Total . . . . • . . . G5G.008

The uumh I'S of thr• Hrsrrve )!ilitia urc in accorJ:1111•e witl1 tlH• l'l'L11ms furnish(•d Ly tho enrollrneut. in lSr.8, J,11t M :uwth1·1· 1·111·olhnl'nt lllUS~ tnkc place:, iu at'l'Ol'chuce ''ilh

the Militb Act, prt•\ i()tt8 Lo the l Bt .\lal'cl1, 1871, it i:1 lidi1•Vf'tl thut, th:it l'lll'olluwnL will

slww a ' .. ry cousidPmb!P i11crca':!e i<J tl1r• 1·1 ,ervf'i for it. 11111 t. lw hu1w• in 111i111l lh:1t all

luen iii the 1'0111inio11, hchHcn th.-. n1r1~ of Id nwl CO :11'0 linl1lc by law t<J military• !!Orvice 0 ' •

iu 1lcfonce of tlic couutt).

The following is tlie ietuni of the .Acth e ;\filitia of the Dominion of <Ja1111da. on tlie 31st of December, 18G9, nn<l is divided ns folJo,,s:-

PRO\'l~CI~ Of' 0:'\TAlllO.

Jfilitary District, Xo. 1, 'JllOta :;.:;17 :-

':.! CxH'Jlfi, Co.vah·y, Artillt>ry, Infantry, niul Hilles, X otniual Strengtlc .. -493G Jfilitary 1Jiatrict, So . .!, quo/<'. COS9 :-

] :! t l'orps, C'.1ndry, ArtilJc.ry, Infantry, and Hitl1~, N ominal. 'tr.-'nt,~}1 •• 715~

Jfilitury 1Ji3tri<'l, No. :J, q1w/,t S.~00 :-IG Corpi!, Cavalr), Artillery, Infantry, a111l Hillt•s, N omi1111l Stnmgtb ..

Jfilitary IJist1·ict, So. 4, <Jllota SOC ~:-53 Corps, Artillery, Infa11try, au<l Hilles, X ominal , 'lrc11gth .. 3151

l!J,830 l !J Companies C:rn.n<l Trunk' Railway Brigado to be a<l<le<l. . . . . . . . . . l l 2G

• 3ti 1 Corps. Tuml organized ............

Xon:. Tiu: wonl "C:orp11,'' accortling ro th•.• :Militfa Act, indadt11 any Field Battery, Brini.de, or ilnttcrr of Artilll'ry, Troop of ca, airy, or any Company, Battllliou, C•r Hegime11t.

PROVINCE 01' QUEBEC.

Jfilitary District, .. :Yo. ;), quota 8028 :-

!18 Coqm, CnHtlry, Artillery, Infantry and Hilles: Nominal 8tn•11gth

Jfilitary District, Xo. G, quota [i7 J[I :-

5 3 C:orps of Infantry nn<l Hilles; Nominal St1\•ugth ....••.•.. ... .

Jfilitary Dii;trict. So. 7, ,111ola 508<; :-

1-)4 Corp~. Cavalry, Artillet-y, Infantry anti Hi flt'~: • ,.0111inal Strc11gtl1 ..

Ii l'ump.mfos GnH11l Trunk Raih1 ay Driga.fe to be a<IJe.l .......•..

~5:? L'urps. Total org-:1.11 izetl

PRO\'I~CE or ~KW DRl ~SWICK.

Jfilitary .District, Xu. S, 'JllO(tt 8264.

5G Corps, Ca miry, .ArtillL·ry, Infantry :w<l Hitl1•s; ... '"u111i11ul 8trenith ..

l'RO\'l'\CE or ~O\'.\ ~COTIA.

)filitary Di.~trict, Xu. 9. q11ot11 ~.!~'4 :-~'.! Col'J> , .Al'tillcry1 lnfuatr} unJ H.itle~: .Nominal t1-cngth ...••....

1:14 l'orps.

5.8:!4

!i012

1002

lfi,06(i

3327

419:!

G

l:toripit 11l<ltion. Pro,incc of Ontario, 3!it Corp , luwing a nominal stnmth of........ :!0,9.5G

Pro,-ince of Quebec, :!ft'.! Corps, h:wing n nominal strength of. . . . . . . 15,0GG

Province of Xew Brunswick, 5G Corps, hnving u nominnl strenhrth of. 3,32i l'roTinco of :Xov \ &:otia, I:! Corps, having u no1uinnl strength of ... , 4,192

Total. . . . . . . 43,541

Outnrio,

Quobcc, q11oh,

., New Ilrunswick ,,

Nova Scot in. ,, •

18,0iO, nominal strength ............. .

1·1.38:2, " " ............. . 3,~G4,

4,:?84, " "

"

Totnl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000

Tl1e force consisl-; of-

Cnvalry: ................... . 1,000 ofl1crrs nnd men

20,9GG

15,0GG

3,32i 4,192

43,541

10 Fielu BattRl'ies ............. . 150 } 42 guns. " " 441 horses.

Garrison .Artillery . . . . . . . . . . 3,558 " " 4 Companies Engineers . . . . . . . . 232

~avnl Brigade at Jlalifa:x: . . . . . . 233 " " " " i:l Balialions of Hilles an<l Infantry 37 ,2G8 " "

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,541 oflicers nn<l men.

But, in n<l<lition to the above strength, there are now 25 corps who have enrolled and

ten<len~l their sen ices within the proYinct'S of Quebec anti No~a. Rcoti:i, and tht'y bav~ littn notified that their sen·iccs "'ill lX! accepted comlitiouully, but. that the (foyernment

is at pr ent unal.IP to supply thein with the nPCC'S!k1 ry a1111s a.nu uniform.

The acceptance of th e Uurps woul<l raise the stln1glh of the active militia to a

t<>tal of 45,040. In rul<lition t-0 tl1is, howevC'J', so grf'at ha.':! lJecn the desire evinced to

voluuU:er for the defPllL'C <>f the country, and misc aclditionnl corps, that it has been

fomul 11eccssary to cl1:cli110 such ofitJ1-s from thoi;1· localiti"!I wlu•re tlw quofa is nlrea<ly

{•xct>c<lr~l, until Knd1 ti1110 as vaca11cies for their t>111·olmcni m:i.y arise in the rc.'lpectiw

districts, Ly the <'xpimtion of lh1• pc1 iod of sen ic<' of cxisti11g corp:i, who may not llc~ire to re-enrol for another pc1 iod. l•'rn111 thP..so fac·t..c; it 1r1ny he saf .. Jy nflirnwll th:Lt no <litliculty

will be expcrie11ce<l in lceepi11g up the present strength (at least,) of tho neliw force by \olunt.ury cnrolmeut., uud, th«'refo11•, the 111 .. '<·fl ity of ha' ing rccou1'St' to tllf' ballot, is not likely to arise.

The .Acti\e Militia cou ists of 111e11 who ha\t.~ nU , 0Junt.uril) t•nrolle<l to erve for

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throe years, at. tho <'.xpiration of which period, shoulrl they uot. <I ire to re-enrol, th y 11

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freo t..o claim their discharge wh1 n they fall back into the rcscn·c, and aro not a.;ain liablo for military sor\ ice m1til all the other men in tho 1st, :!nJ M<l 3nl clns.'ICS of militiamen

• (i.e., bctwocu th11 ngos of 18 n111l t.')) iu th11 company divisions within which tl1cy ido

have vol1111t-0c1.,·d or l>ecn ballot<- l t-0 wrvc, and a .. 'i iL is an acknowlcd 10<1 principle thnt all

the men hr·longin;; to any country shoulrl hi.: held lial>lu t-O military scr\"ice for it.c; dPfcnco

in just. proportion, the a<:tion of Parliament hy the introduction of the present ,;\J ilith Act, has rr.mowcl those in"qunlitics in tho pressure• of military rnn·icc for tb11 ill!fonoo of

the country, whieh, 111111,,r th" vol11ntccr systrm1 furmr>rly oxistc-1, nn<l nf whicl1 the volun.

~crs themselves with jtt'ilicc compbinecl, that the p~uro of militJtryscr\"ioo then fcll upon tl1•• "'ii ling fow.

ft ill to he ohservc<l that it i:> a vcr} importa•1t pli\ ilcgc whid1 thoso m"n enjoy, \\ho thus rnluntecr to S(:rvc for three years in tho mnk11 of tl1c ac ho militia, and n.s } c

appears to he hardly suflicinnt ly 11nrlcrst00<l J.y tht>rn, nlthough it. is a point. of grrot. importance anrl iu<livi1l11al ad,·antage. For, hy tho pcrformnnco of a few <l 1ys drill

annually, for three years, by any young man in tho co1111tr,:, he mo probabl~ \\"ill h l\C

fulfilled for the rc·st of his life, except in tho CY<'nt of \\ar, an~· military d111mn1l that hi.c; country coulrl of right cbim from him. 2\lorcovcr, t.llf• 1 flioet contemplated hy tlie law,

of a three years' enrolment hy inclividnals who. after such t~rm Qf scrYilX', return into th•

reserve, their places ly•ing t1k"n by others who oithcr voluntarily enrol, or arc drawn for

such term of service, will rt'sult, nftP.r a certain nnmhcr of years, in t110 great military

adv:Ultage of n very large proportion of the mm1 throughout tho Dominion havin~ under gone a certain ammmt of military training.

From tho above st.ntemcnt, it is cviricnt that in the event of ·.mr. sutlicienl u11mbcrs of men conlrl always he ohtnined from the forge ~Ii Ii ti~ Hcscn c, to sw II the mnl:s of t11cacli\ e force to any strength likely t-0 he rcquirct!, for it is a fact that the pop11l tion of tho

Dominion comprchen<ls nearly as many men within tho figh ing ages as the :'onth"rn S !l ~ in the neighbouring Republic CYCr hronght. into the field, nrnl 1Lc men of .,an:ida both

morally nnd physically, arc not only equal to any that lho worl<I can pM<luce. but. iu tY.>in

,. of hardihood, mnnline of spirit anrl fitness for military scr,·icc, aro not to be smpnssed. The present condition of th" Active l\Iiliti'.\ is follows:

C.AYALRY.

The Cavnlry, though only 1,500 in number,-n. small proportion fo1· so e.."Xtensfre a lint' of frontier-arc generally fairly mounf.<xl, .m<l compo:.cd almost cnti1-<?ly of young

farmors, the grcn.tcr pt'oportion of whom own their own hors<'!;, ride v,cJJ . nnii nro

Mmo<I with Spencer c:i.rbint•s and sword~. and a ln!"..::o per cent.'lgc lun c gono tl1ro11gh the CaYnlry School, which was est:i.hlished a~ Toronto, d11rit1" tho ctny of th• 13th IluSS3rS,

but since the dt>parturc of that corps no long 1· cxi.<rti. 1 would, hO\\ C\'CJ", ~tron,.dy recom­

mend that they bo trained to net more a.<; mounted ritlemen th:iu ns regular c:n·alry.

In a closo nnd intcrseck.'<l l·ountry like ':mndn, n.houndwg iu v.oods, water, fcnce.<i

and obstacles of a.II kinds, opportunity for J"('gular c1walry cl1:i.rgiug in line, :rn ord in

J1nnd, is not likely to ho 11.tfordrnl, lint th<' scn·iccs of 11101111tccl infm1tr) or rifi"m"n

woulcl be found invnlunblc, nctin~ ns snch dnring flpcmtions in the fii,),J they woulcl ~

bct.tcr suited to take outpost, picket, 11ncl C:;(.'OrL duty, licsi•lt>:; prrfonnin" the ortlinnry

duties of Light l'nvnlry in the Ii •!cl; in addition to "'hich they \\c;ulcl pron• morn really

formidnl>lc in actual conflir.t hy hcin;.: hettc-r c-nahktl t(l hams.-.; :1nrl ad upon thl' communi­

mtfons. fianki>, mul rear of nn invading force. )forcowr, hy nwans of tldachc<l ho<liffi of

)fonntc<l Hiflcmen, u111ler cntcrprisin~ leaders, grl'at lo s might he inflir.tcd lo an enemy by n. system of connt<>r ntta<'ks on hi~ own frontier.

The experience of th<' la~l ''·'r in the n<'ighbouring Hl'puhlic, !If; well ns that g.iinr<i

in prc\ious war~ in \me1·ica.111·0Yrs inc:-ontestably the praclic:\l :vlmnl:igr.s of mounted

riflemen, inst<'a•l of regular ca.vnlry, for the kind of w&ifarc usually carried on in America, nn'1 for the nature of tho country.

It. i~ worth) of not<>, moreover, th;it, at thi:> moment, it i~ propo,,ccl to ron,·ert the

"holc of the yeomanry ca\-.tlry in Enrrhnd (which is also a close anrl intcrsrctecl country) into monnkcl 1itlemen.

Fr{lm personal l' ·pcri1•11cc, luwing in the early pcriorl of my military carN'r,

served in a ccrps of monnlcd rifl<'mcn for four years at the Capo of Good 1lopt-, a con­

frirlerablc portion of which. \\as passed in the field during the Kaffir \Var, T can bear

tostimonv to the formirlnble cbnract<!r of a force of this description, to their power of

makin" f orccd marches, either for the relief, or rapid reinforcement of posts, or in order

to prevent fir anticipate the occupation of advantageous positions hy an enemy, and lo the

a.ch·ant'l:;c to he drriYcd in action by their co-operation as skirmishers along with men on foot.

As nn instsmce of their power of clrstruction, J may mention tlmt on onn occasion, at the

<Jape of r.ood Hope (<hiring the action at the Gwangn., in British Kaffrarin, in 1816) when

a large hody of the Kalli rs were attacked. and router!, hy one troop of British dragoons anrl

& squadron of the 011pc Mount J<l Iliflemen, in a very short tin111, l1cfor1· the rnrmy could

rC3C.h the nearest C<>Ycr, several hnmlrcd of them were rlestroycd, with b11rdly any loss to

the Briti h, not one of whorn wer' killc<l hy the swords of the Dragoons, hut nil hy tho

fire of the mo1111tc<l riflemen. I would, therefore, propo~e, in orclrr to iJt~rensr Lhc power

nnd u&'fulness of thi.-; important nrm of the s<'n-ic<', to introduce more gencmlly nmon~ them, the prnctico of firinrr from horse-ha••k, and of a.<;ting n, skirmishers, hoth mounted

3.11rJ on foot, which in addition to their present drill is all th:~t is necd(,.J to effect the desired object.

FIE LU BA 1'TERIE1-3.

\Vith reg<mi tl) th" Fi,.!<! Bnttcries of Artillery, (tm in 11umhPr) they aro in 11 per·

feely 11erviroable nnd r•lfr••·tivc ronclition, and this_satisfacLory result rcfli·cts grc:i.L cret!it,

not ouly on th1• ofliecrs in com111a111l of llwso lhttcrics, hut on llrn individunl offi<'Cl1! ancl m"n composing them.

The guns, 4~ in number, ancl l 11 horse.'!, (with the exception of the G pounder Arm·

strong batwry :i.t H11.lifax, which is not horsed) consist of muzzle loa1ling, i;mOQth horcd

~ pounders, and twenty-four pounder howitu;ors, in tho proportion of 3 nine pounder guns,

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and on 21 pounder hov.-itzer to C.'l"h hattery, th

hat ri from tl1 former, th<:' projectil • fir ) arc lid 110 , h an I from the l ttt r, common and 11hmpn II hell ('

use nnd man:v• mcnt of th o gun , nrc p rti tlj w ll unJ rstoocl

not hampered by use} tr. pping . On nll occa ion . wl , r c.11 1 on, t

nre fairly horsed, nncl the ha.mes!! and tackle, nro nc.-irh· n w · h ha " ' alwuy supplied with the usual amount of 1 \ice ammunition, n1 I th y n.r ii

dition at nny moment t-0 tnke tho fiolrl. I nu y aJJ, in co11necti1 n \\ ith t i Cauada po c os g1c::it re ourcei;, for t11e fi rm tio 1 of hi 1 tu- : of A1 .'·oung m<>n of the c.ountry nre well a.ccu toml'<l to wo1 k \\-ith m , d

being very int Iii •ent, nnd handy at such '~01 ·. m <:' ih t • in d for tl1e d artillcrym n, nnd there i'S, tl1~ughout tho country, n la.rg sup1 ly f I dra110 ht horses.

At various rc\·iew . which were held I t 1111mm r, th e tteri brigade, taking up positions in "'OOd tyl , nnd firin ' n-i c

require, in addition to the periodical prn i in tru ti?n in fitin

trained nt the annual drills in Brigade, in co-op • tion with Cavalry mid to

acquire and mnintnin nn adequate and reasomi~le d ~of dlicien y.

The power nml rnlue of Field A rtillery, j,, o well known. and the moml ffi t pro­duced hy it, during operations in the field so great, th t tho mnintelltlllce of these Batt rie. in a state of efficiency at nil time". is a matt r of tho greatest importance.

G.\RRISOX .\RT!LLEI:Y.

The Garrison Artillery numbers at pre nt 3,5:.JQ office1 nnd n n, nnd · o

into i brigach:,,, nnd I!) indepcmlent batt -i ; t.h I 1 er portion of the J a.ttachc l to the nml b:i.ttaliom of their difforc it Jo iti for ad iui t

The Head (~unrtcrs of fin! of thcs Bri rad , ro t Ott w , ~Jon John, N. n .. and Hnlifnx, N.S., and the remaining t:wo form ll p rtio I of

Brigade, \\ hieh h -. n di tinct 01·ganisntion, an l is inte.n led for th <l • of that important line of rnilwn~·.

l'or tho pr. cticc and instruction of the m n in Gun Drill, th ha\ the u e of h av.v guns of po,,ition nt th ir p ctho Ilc~d Qu 1•

al li 'on l m of }lJ itio 1 ca.n b obt1111e::l, i is prop Jd to di tribu

indq1 nd 1t hntteries not nlreacly furui:J1e l with this nccc ary mea1

The Gnl'rison .Artillery nrc clothed wi h the s: me description

Ro}nl .Artillery; fol' smnll nrrus tlie)· nrc in Jo- ion of the lonrr ln J:nficld Hiflc, nnd tl1oy have nll been drill d ns Infontr).

For tlw purpo of in tnic ing the ofii of tl ~filiti m Artil

is n.t pr c.nt but one sch ol of Gunnery. forrnro l} t11 Uo} nl Artill ~ nt Toron

hn.s be n lnrgely attcndcrl, uncl has pro' ed of E,'!'rot ervioo but, in u h it

pcnsablc for the clefenct- of tJ1e Dominion tlw.t a ufficicnt numl er of tmm 2"

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officers shoul I be forU1roming "h n r q tired, I wo ild tt t recommend thnt Schools of

Gunnery for the instr.i tion of tho )hli fa Artill ry oflic rs and cadets b ~ rmc l wherever a portion of tho Royal .A.rtillcry mo.y be qu:td.crc l for a certain perio<l, nt lea'lt, in c:i•h

~-ear.

E:S-OI:SEERS.

There nre four companies of Engineers, numbering 23'.! officers and men. Thrne companie.~ are stntione l nt iilontreal (one of which be!ongs to tho Grand Trunk Railway

Brigade). nnd the remaining compaJ1y is n.t St. John, N. B., the men composing these

corps are almost exclusively engiuec1s anJ mechanics.

XAYAL BRIGADE.

There is n ~m'l.ll Xaval Briga. le. of fom· c'>mp'.l.nies, numbering 233 officrrs and men

nt Hnlifox: clothed in nn:rnl uniform. hnvin~ eight 1 pounder guns, with storc5 for na\*al

guns complete. 'l'hey nre also armed '' ith Snider Rifles nud cutlnsses. This brigade is composed e.xclu~ively of seaforin~ men and would be available for nanl service on an

emergency.

IXFA:STRY.

1. The Infantry consists of seventy-three battalions of Riflemen and Infantry, num­

bering 3i ,26'\ ofiicers an<l men. They aro all arme<l with Snider breech-loading

rifle•. The accoutrements in possession are not of the latest or best description,

though quite serviceable ; and l would recommend that. whenever the same

can be effected, accoutrements of a more mo1lern description. and better suited for

carrymg a larger supply of ammunition be substituted.

:?. There are few of these battalions without some officers or men who haY'C pre­

viously ser>ed in the regular army. and many of them, at some time, actively in the

field. The presence of these men in the ranks i'3 of the utmost importance, ancl tends to

impart a feeling of military strength and steadiness throughout tho whole; for there are a

very largo number of men who ha.Ye previously serYcd a.s soldiers settled in the

Dominion. The mral Battalions are almost entirely composerl of the agricultnrnl popu·

lation-the bone and sinew of the land who have a s•ake i11 the country au l in very many

instance , are the proprietors and sons of proprietors of the J mil; and it is impossible to

see a hardier rnce, or finer material for soldiers. 111 many instance their physique is most

remnrl::ahle, and they all appear imbue 1 with a spirit of tho greatest loytLlty anJ <le\·otion to

their Queen and country, and the me pirit and a.ptitud for milituryservico is exhibiteil

by the C1ty Bnttalions, v; ho are comp l ma.inly of inU?lligent nnd educated o.rtimns and mechanics ; consi lering, more vcr, the short period of time allowed for the o.nnual drill,

the d"gree of advancement at w}1icb they have &1-rive<l is most creditable, and they a.re all now quite roo.drto go into brigade

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3. With regard to thG drill and effici ncy of the batnllions, from the result of my

own in pection, Inst IJIDID"r, of r..s m ny Co11 a my o•h r duties '\OU}d admit of 113 well as from the Annunl H port of tho D I uty ..:\dju nt's General, I am enabled to report that it is, in mo t cases, ns satisf: tory as could po "bly be expected, and th ro

nrc Ycry few of them '"ho are not suflici ntly acquainted "it.h Batallion drill to fit them

for all prnctical purposes to take their pbce along idc of th<> regular army in th~ clefenl' of the country.

ln tl1c C'l'Cnt of wnr, which is not cnrricd on hy the desultory efforts of Tinttnliom1,

lint hy the combin"d act.ion of tho three .Arms of tho Senicc, (Artillery, ,'airy, a.ml Infantry,) in Brigaues and Divi ions, to fit the F"oroe f.,r the p1 uper defence of the

country I would strongly recomml'nd that in future, the annunl 1lrill and training of the rural B:i.ttnlions be pcrforme l in e ch district o.t such pla"es as it ma~ be fi m cl most conYenicnt to form Brigade C'a.mps, 'vb rcat a portion of avalry and \rtill r1 may co-opernfo, :.md thus ufford nn opportunity to both officers and men to gain such

practical military instruction in Fi Id duties and thn applicntion of the three fin in

combined moYements, as in the c'·ont of a.cth·o service, would prove of tho titmost importn.nco.

Although future battles will probably be fought at t.'1e usual distances hitherto observed, the requirements of moforn warfar<?, resultin,; from the use of rifles

of long range r.nd precision, do not im·oh e the same character of <lriU. rigidity of movement, and closeness of formation. as wns formerlv necessary · but

what is inilispemalilc now, especially in Cano.do, is the pmc~ice of a Judieiou

an<l intelligent system of skirmishing drill, suited to the character of the

country, and in the taking up of positions, either for attack or defence, in connection with the other arms. Ft'Om tho extent of range. precision, and rapidity

of fire, which co.n be 1' v Jqx:cl by th" arms now in u e, it is e\'1clrnt that ill all future \\ ru'S. gr :i.t ho<lie of men and nnnies must be more than e•cr po ~ more

or less, with o. view to obtainin.,; cover. and if time will admit entrenched, an l thus

havo to occupy long r stretchc~ of ground, in order t-0 obtain h lt.cr f1"0m t11c effects of illlpro'l'ed rifle fire, as 'veil as .1itrnillo and shell; it therefi re

follows thn.t tl1c main objects to aim a are th<> careful instruction of the men in a

skilful use of the rifle, nnd to the officers n kno\\ ledg how to direct mo,,t judiciou y the

efforts of their men .• nd to select the most ad,·nn1• gcous positioru:, remembering that the

e~enoe n.nd spirit of n.11 warfare b to end :rvour to apply the greatest injw-y to o.n enemy 1vith tho le.1st loss to one's self.

On tlie Gth of .Augu t, l p:-ocee<lel to 'Montreal for the purpose of in~pccting I\

portion of the Grnn l Trunk Brigndo at thn.t ti n, aud "hich l fouud in cxcelln1t order.

Takin .idvnnhl o of this occ ion to o.ff rd nn opp rtunnit) to such m n of oth r corp

iu Montreal ns l'oul l fin I i com £111i nt, ru 1 d · l to t. k l rt in n fi Id dn), 1 invit

the attendance of uch men ns could be p nt ' ith ut int rforin~ with th ir busin avocn.tious, and tho following numbers. officers ond men, of the respective corp, named

readily responded to !.he invitation :--

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-Cil"J>& Officera. I N. C. 0. Rank and J.'lle. TotAI. H. --

3 3 ~~ 2S ~s 3 4 53 00 6:! u 10 ~34 :!~l'i ! li 18 16-1 1ro ~ IJ

I 13 321 :i~.l • " 15 w 221.1 !!5~ ~ 59 _I_ C7 101!) 114.'j n

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By tl i m :ius a run.II I rigadc cornpo~C'tl of a porti011 of the three nrms wn.s formed, ' ~ opp rt mit) of prnctic,il ficl<l m°' cmcnts ol fain •d, nntl the whole! forco includin3 \\ s J M\ id d with Llo.nk mnmuui.,ion.

A.f r u u I iu poction tho brigade marched pac:t in open column of companies.

T p of C mhy nncl tJ1e Field Battery, :i.nd :igain in contigu(lus columns

r ' hich n ch llge of front was efiectecl, the hrigaclc deployed,

t !'Own out, nnd the whole ndrnnced under cmcr of tho fire of the

v; r ma le in good St) le, nnJ the mnnreuncs, ronsidcrin~ the very few o rtuni · hM-e of Into l e<>n afforded to the 2\fonireal Force'=for Brigade Drill.

~el\ ,. ry c1 li nl.ilj pe1f 1 cl. 'J'h,. 1 unn r, in particular, in which the Field Battery

t k up i ' i u p itious, firt~l anti mnnu;uwed, ";ls mo~t praiseworthy, and I oth it~ conunan r, Li ut. 0 Ion I ~ ' nsou, 1.ncl thO!.'e under him provecl tlu:m1scln-s to Le not

on} well ncqu iutccl ' ith, bu \"cry proticient in tho performance of their duties. It cannot

be d u t I lmt thnt the p rforuuUlc of ,1 few such practical field (lfi) s periorlically, in order

to nffo l in ruction to officers nud men, whene;·er they can C"onvcniemly attcnt!, would

pro-'e of P.TMt dvantncre to tl1e Force in Montreal. and nltl1ough alw11.} s cl1• irablc it is by

no ry for the pw1>0 cs of in!itructiou nntl illustration thnt surh brigade p to tld b ' ry nume1ou ly attended.

On th 13th~ t<!m'Lcr J t, l inspected the 10th ('' Hoyub'') Cattnlion at Toronto.

Th" C rp consi "t o. 10 companies, 27 officers, nnd :143 non-commissioned officers unJ

Y Ii n, , n IL un ~ 1· tbe command of Lieut.enant Colonel .A. Drunel, who i~ , z lo , and m t in Ili nt officer. I found that t lie nrms of t11 • ~ I attalion were

oo l nd rvi le condit" on, n.s were also the clothing :md accoutromcnt.s. This

· n dril eel un I r t11f' command of I.icut-Colonel Hrunrl, un lcr a new system of

introd ic , n e p rirn<>nt, by that officer, an I they shewed much 11uicknr.s~ I , o.nd p rform<'d rna.ny Bnttalion 1novcmenis in nxe<•lle11t style,: but iii

i in roduc ion of a difii rent .} U>m of field oxcrcis from th:~t olJ e•·v0<l by tht•

Y nd th Militi f he Dominion, rui ht prorn , .y incom cnient, and

h th M1 i i A t nd ord rs contnined in Her Majesty's Hegulation , I

t i · 1 in ioni ig thn p nnn11ent use vf tho Sj stem of 1lrill :illuclcJ

und r il1 comm we! of Li utcnaut Colo1,1 I Brunel. .;

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A th in pee ion of this C",orp took pl oo in tho D1ill Shoo at Toront , 11. suffi 1

nt.

opportunity w not afforded to rno of in 'i ffi i t1ey in Light. fofantry mo'" m nts, but, for nll prn tical purpo c , it is efficient in Bnttnl"on Drill.

I b .; to ndd that I.ioutcnnnt.Colonel Brunel i~ an officer of great merit, wbo has

exerted luruself, \\ ith much succes.'!, t<J Lrin0 his Battalion to its present stat.c of efficiency,

and, in common with many other officers of tho :Militia throughout the DDminion, he i1 at hcnrt a true soldier.

On the 14th September, I procccdcl to 0 derich, I 10 miles wc.<it of T ronto, on Urn shores of Lnkc Huron, and the follo\\ing day in pect.c<l the· 33rcl (or Huron) 13 t lion,

whicl1 i und r tho c mmand of J.ieutennnt-Colonel A. M. Hoss, nnd con11i ta of 9 corupani s, 29 ofiic rs, D.Jltl 401- non-commi "oned offic rs and men.

T fom1d this fine 1 urn! Battalion encamped for the perli rmanco of it annu J drill on

:i well cho n l ot, on the banks of the Maitland rfre1·, 'I\ hero the ground nfi'ordcd ,·ery

facility for fi Id movements. The camp was clean and t1 o tents pitched with regularity,

and n large number of spectators. the friends of tho e in the 33rd, \\e10 mbled t-0 witne tho inspection.

Tho npp" ranee of the Battalion on parade was ,·cry goo<l and soldiC'r·likc, and it would be difficult to s e a. finer body of men assembled under nnns. One or t;\\ o of the

compnnie.s, compo eel nlmo .. t entirely of fanners (owners of lnnd), nnd their son , showed

·plcndid plqpriquc. 'l'he Battalion performed Ynrious hntt!lliou mo,·eruents witJ1 much

toaJincss, and mn.ii.tni11cd, throughout, great silcnco' in tlie ranks, nnd iml i?qucntly x tended tl1e whcilc of their Companie,, i11 skir1ni!'bing ord!.'r, in <'xoolknt ~le.

I found the anru, clothinl.!'. and nccoutrcmcut , in fair ord(lr nml oomlition.

Ono of tJ10 < 'ompnnies of tlti« Bntt,1hon forms n ('ompany of Garrison Artillery, nud

as there nre now two lteaxy g1m of position, nt Goderid1, tho opporllmity of prnctisin.!' gun drill 'rill be nffordcd tbcm.

This B ttaliou mny be considertd n pcrfocUy fit for fidcl en ice :md I attribut ita

tnte of efficien y to the fact of it~ being not only composed of n fine. intelligent body of olliccrn

nud men, but aho tu it: posscs<:ing a mo t. eilicicut Con11n:mdi11g Office•· and \djutant, tl10 lntter offi ·t hnviu"' s rw·d formerly in th f'<lc,"'Ulnr army, nncl l'cn much en·ico in tho field.

On th• 17th of the same month I inspected n portion of the London Bri ndc, at

London, consi tin3 of oae Troop of Ca¥ lry. uncl r the comm n l 1 f Cap~'lin D mp ter,

1mmu ring 3 o;fccrs, 38 m 0 n, and 41 horses. The London l<ieltl Battery. und r tl1e

command of Lieut.Colonel • hunly, numboring ~ officers, 5ti non-commissioned

officers, gunners rmd drivers, nu I ;,o horses, with three 9 pouuclcr gun<::. nnd one 2 l

pound r howit:nr, nncl tho 7th Bltt:i.lion (I.:ght Infantry) of Acfo o Militia, under the

command of Liout.Colonel Lewis, "·hich con ist.s of :!i officors, and :~G3 non~ommi ion l

oflic 1-s nnd m , some of whom, howc' r, were prevcntc<l from nftending tl10 re' i ' .

C. p · l D m1 r's TroClp wcr "!.'II mounted, nnd thlir nnns. ddl ry, nnd nccout.r m cl :m, uud in good ord .

Li ut.Coloncl Shnuly's Battery ''"llS in nn excellent :1.110 efficient condition, nnd re.flect-Od much credit on that officer .

The ith Bnttalion, who nro uniforme l in s1:arlet, presente1l n sm:irt and soldier-like

appearnncc, th ir arms nnd accoutrements being in good ordo1·; and they wcro sufficiently

well instructed in Bnttnlion drill for nll practical purposes.

I took advnntng of the opportunity to put the Drigntle through a series of combined

movements-the whole bcin" provide l w·ith bln.nk nmmunitiou-0.1111 the intdligent

manner in which the.> executed th 'nl'iou: mnnrunv1-e~ when tliroot •d, an<l the object of the movement~ cxpl:iiuod, supportin • e •• ch othel' hy the propc1 application of the rL>spectiYc

arm where the ground suited, botl1 in n1h, ncing ancl retiring, and in chan~in~ position,

clearly sJ1ewed that nil thnt i roquil'ecl to fit them for fiel1l sen·icl', in thi~ re~pcct, is

the periodical performance of :i. rnt.ioMl and intelligent system of 1kill in brigade.

Ou the following day I inspecte1l the 221111 Oxfohl Rille.s, nt 'Voo,lstock, under the command of Lieut-Colonel Richardson, consi-stin'.; of 31 ofliccrs. na l ~ "O non·commissioned

officers nnd men-the rn·ern"e strength of the corup:mies bciu.; 3 officer:> ancl 47 men

Tho Corps were encampvd for the Ammal Training a short distanco from tho town of

Woodstock. The Camp WM clean, nncl the tent<; regularly pitchc 1. This is a Rifle Corps,

anu a verv fine on", uniforme l in Gr~"n : they parforme l the usu'11 Battnlion movement.~

very creditably, n.ntl nftswnrcls skirmished equ:illy well, and shewed much intelligence in

nailing themselves of cover, nnd the aclv:mtages of the ground.

Their arms nncl accoutrement we!"C in good and service:ible condition.

On the 18th September, I inspected the 3Sth Battalion at Drautford, under the

command of Lieutenant-Colonel Patton, consisting of '..!3 officers nnJ 2Hl men; abo, four comuanies of the 3 ·d D:i.ttnlion Grnncl Trunk Brii:;acle, under the command of :Major

La~our, and some Cavalry, m.'\ny of whom had marched about 18 miles lhc day previous

to tak" part in tho RcYicw. I found the 38th Du.tt:i.lion was uniformed-one half of the

companies in scarlet. and the remainder in green-which greatly mnrrecl tho appearance of

an otherwise ''cry fine looking Corps, ancl I woultl here suggest the propriety of

introducing a. Gimilnrity of uuifonu therein. The app.:aram:e of both the 3Sth nm! the

four Companies of the 3rd Ba.tt:i.lion Grand Trunk Brign1!0, uncler the command of ::\fajor

Larmour, as 'vell as the C;ivalry. was most satisfactory, nml their am1s c.nrl equipments

were in fair order. The men being supplied with blnnk ammunition, n regular field-day

was gone throu,;h. for the perfommncc of which groat facility exists in the open nature

of tho !!round at Brautford, whi h, I would here remnrk, is one of the l•csL places for the

performance of bri ·a<l · drill and field muvcments in the whole ProYincc of Ontario.

On this occasion both <Ja,·alry an<l Infantry skirmished, a<l \'ancing anJ r .. tiring, ancl ma~e occu.sionnl chnrges in very good style, nml took tho greatest interest in le11rniug their

duty.

On tho 19th, 1 proceeded to Clift 11. ~ing:i.ra, and thcl'fl ma le nrl'!lngcments for calling

out and plncin , on duty, two companies of the 4.f.th lfatallion to a.ct ... a gua.rcl of

honor, during the stay < f II. R H. Prin"e Arthur, who w.~s then daily e:s:p ·tctl to

visit Niagara, and in pectcd n portion of the men detaile l. This gunrd duly performeJ

their duty in a satisfactory manner, a.ml elicit01l tho thanks and o.pprouo.t.iou of II. R. IL

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On tho 20th of S ptcmber, I inspected in t m rnin , nt S. C-.thnrin a ltllall

Company of Gnrrison Artillery, consi ting of 3 offi rs a. d ~2 mc::i. This mnll battery ia

furnishocl '~ ith one 6 p~im<ler gun nn1l ono 12 l ouucler ho" itz r. Tlicy were put through

the gun dnll ~cry creditably by Lieutenant llobn , tho young and intelligent officer in command, firing fift<:en rounds of ammunition, and s omed well acquainted with their duty as gunne1'S.

In the afternoon of the same dny I procecdctl to Hnmilton, nnd thcro inspected

first,. :he Field _n:~ttery, und"r the comma.nil of O.iptnin G. B. i::mith, and cons1stmg of 4 officers, ancl 7 5 non-commissioned officers nod men, with three nino­

poundcr guns, and one 2·1 pounder howitzer. 111isField Battery is in a vcn cffocti>c and

satisfactory condition, and both officers nnd men e:eemcd woll acquainted wi.th tlieir dutr

T afterwards inspected tho 13th Ilnt.'\llion, under tho command of LieutenautrColon~l Skinner, numbering ::?-! officers and 388 men. 'l'he inspection in the drill shed at

Hamilton in the eYeuiug was attended by a largo numbe: of spcctntors. Lieutenant.

Colonel Skinner is ouc of the most zealous officers in the .Active Militia. he ha.s del"oted

much .time and mon~~· for the good of the sen·ice, and has succ edcd 'in bringing his llattahon to a very lugh state of efficieucv.

The llJ>pearance of this Battal1'on .011 }"'rnde bo..... t ~ · '·I . ... 1., a s r1klng re.semu ance to a

reglIDent of the regular army, thcil' arm.~, nccoutrcments, and clothinir, beinJ in an

excel~ent an<l most praiseworthy condition. They went tlirough tho manual and platoon

Pxerc1se, underthe command of l\Iajor H. E. In ing perfectly, and nften"nrds were exerdsetl

in battalion drill Ly Lieutenant-Colonel Skinner, in a most satisfactori manner. 'fhi.s is a City Battalion, and the greatest uuauimity nncl hnnuony appears t-0 ~xist throughout.

On th~ 21st S<!ptcmher I inspected nt Bmmpton that fine nun! Corps. tlio :lGth, or

Pe•! Batt.'\lion, who ' ere cncampctl for their annual drill, and were under the commnnd

o'. 1\Iajor Gracy. Although this Corps had ouly been ~asscml lee! two or th1'Co days pre­YJt)usly, and had hardly shaken down into their plnc~. the.:- nlso passed well throu,.,h

dosi: nncl minute insprction, and were subsequent}~· exercised iu rottalion and Light Infantry 1lrill.

On the :!2nd F:aptember I proceeded to Nowmnrk t, '\hich lies about 30 miles to the north of Toronto, anrl there .inspected tl1c l :2th Batt Jinn, under the command of Lieut .

Colonel .Jarvis, con isting of 20 officers and 2n mc.:n. Tho 1 :?th were under ram·ns, and nt

the in,,pcetion presented a Yery fine appearnncc. The limited space of ground nt th ir dis­

posRl for dl'ill pm·poscs did not admit of any extended fidcl mo,·emcnt , but a sufficient

11umbcr of both batt.nlion :11111 ligl.t infantry munccm'l'CS we1'1:l executed to ~iti fr me thnt

thi• Corps is ns rflicil·nt in respect ~o drill as any of the 0U1cr C',orp,, I prc,·iously.inspccteJ.

On the 21th S0pt1 mbcr, I inspected the 34t11 Dattn.lion, under commnnrl of Iicut.­Colonol Fnirbanks, consisting of 22 officers, and 254 non-commissioned officers and n:ien,

who '\Cro encampe I about four miles from Oshn,rn. This Corps is. v.ith the exception of ono comp:my (which is uniformed in green). clothed in scarlet, nnrl I would here suggest ~lie propriety of a. similarity of uniform being hereafter observed in this Corps, as well

811 1n tha 38th. Tho 34th proseuted n i.·ery similar 11ppearonco t-0 tho othe.r ruro.1 bnttaliont,

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I of" plllll) fin loo1dng nnd intclli; nt men. Th i . rms nn l accoutrements w re in n .,; l e, n l th ) drill d 'H'll, bo h n 1 i · nf ntr) nncl in La r

On th folio\ in' dn.y l in ted th 46th B.1ttnli 1 • h n enc. mpcd n r ~ort ;: undor th command of Li ut.-Colonel \Yilli.uns, consislin" of I offi ers "ncl ".IQ'> pe; 1

• o .. •• ~ men, nn11 n though thlS ~r!>s had Lean only one or two days in th· Cillllp, I found C\erythino in

good order. . Tnror cnmp wns well pitche<l in a good nnd healthy po ition Oii the hnnk: r>f

Lake Ontnl"lo. On parade, the men of this 130.ttalion (some of whom : ro of v n· lnrg••

~tature), stood \\ell 1111 lor nrms, nnd pre 11tti1l a n~ry sohlier-likc app , ranee. Al~hou11J1 &o short n time in cam}'. tl1eir nrms, b Its. :m 1 ncroutrcmonts wcru H•i·y denn nnd ~n t'Ju.-ellent 01der. nud they nft ·1·wnrd ' bein r {ll'll\'i !nd "ith 11! ml· ntn 't' t o • ~ mulll wn, wen thro~.;h the mruu2u'7C! of n ficl11-d y, kirmi hing nn<l firing in prop r style, nnd "hen it j 8

c ns1~erol Umt they h cl he"n n cmble 1 together for so short a time, the condition the;

~~il-e1 _ in rcllecl~ great credit 011 themseh·es and theit· corurnanding officer. Lieut.·Oolou~l mms.

On the. ru:ternoon of th !lame d· y I proceeded to inspect the 40th Battalion, under thll

commnnd oi L1eut.-Coloncl ~mi th nncl con,istin~ of l !) officer:; and 328 men, nnd a squadron

of c~nalry under the e9P1maud of Liout.-Colonel D'Arcy Boulton, (consisting of th" Oobom·.! nnd Port Hope troop }. who were the·1 encamped clos • to tho town of Cobour". Th · r r "' e arpearnnce m me o the 40th. and foe i>olclicr·like manner in "Lich the squadron of

Cavalry came on tl1e ground, he.·uled l1y :i mounte 1 band. all ·well mounted nrnl

equipped. nnil took up tlieir ground, formin~ a 1>econ<l line in rear nf the infanirv, was

very good; but n sudden nnd violent storm of wind an1l rain, necessitating thn 1 ct.urn of

nil to cnmp. prewnt cl my having the opportunity of testinrr the cfi1cie11cv of the e Corps in drill or field mo' emen . '=' •

. Detail· I infonnation on the Lle of the alioni C.orps, n w 11 a of the othe1">

lll' I eel throughout tho Dominion, pt 'or to January, ISiO, will be found iu the Reports

of tho Deputy .Adjut: nts Uen rnl, and in the Sclte<luled In pcction n urn whirh nro herewiili appended. '

I much I'eQ'r t I that my lluti at Head Qutli te1'S pre\-cntecl my pe onally in p ting

other Corp 'but I h pc to be cnnbl d, in tl e coming S" on, to in p ct many as possible

throughout the "arious Milita ·y Districts. On rcfi rence to t11 e i port: from the

D puty Ad~ut.."l~t G n ml of Di! ri t , it will he soon thnt th y m of tmi g the

ru~l l ttaliom1 m cam1 i most nth:mtn"'MU , an l hns proH:d a , a .d they

f~reibly call attention to th clcsit 1 ility of <'Xtcnding tho trair iurr to ti full p rio l of

&uteen dn~~ drill n~lo~cd by law, and to the formation of Briga.de ('amp .

, In Military D1 trict N oi 3. the command of which, during tho nb nc cf J .. ieutcnnnt

Golonel .Tan•i.CJ, devolved upon D pu y A ,i t-0.nt .Adjutant Genern.l )focPhorson, tl1e

t~inin.., n~peara to h1n e be n car ic 1 011 v ry succ fully und 1· tho orrlers of that officer.

Se,·crnl bngad field d )Sh Ying be n w 11 performed, and on the 28 h Sept mber, a field

dn.y and ham fi ht, in which th 40th and 46 h Ba tnlions, with the ~orthumb rlnnd and

Dnrh~m squndron of Gn,.alry too· p rt, wn.s executed in goo 1 sty lo, :dfor<ling o.xccll.!llt practice to all engaged.

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= 1 n thfl month of _\u~u.st, some apprehensions heinn ent 1 t.ninctl hv the ( :o'l"cmm nt C> •

11f a Fenian in,w1io11, l rec<:i\"ecl instruction t.o ln.'\ko nrrang('mentB for the peed\· co 1

cmtration of tho 'arious Corp , at t11,.ir rcspecth e Head Quarters, nn I tl i ' M dul.;

performc<l, so that at any tirM, wh,.never the necossity aris , the Vi hole of tho Acth :\filitia, from :Sorn 'cotia in the En.st to the shores of L'lk<' Huron in the \\r t, C1ll\ l 0

roncentrat.cd by hatudions aucl co1v;; for tho defe.11cc uf th•· country in a 'cry ~·,;- houn,

and holcl in r<•;1.dinP~s nt their respo<:tive II~cl (..luurlcrs. Full informntiou on this point.

wus forwa.rJod to thP Lieutenant-General commanding Her Mnjo Ly's troop , nnd n

large supply of ~nider ammunition place1l iu various.Militia • fogazinca throughout tho

t'OUlltry.

On the !.Ith of UctoLl·r, in cuu5elJUt:nc · of iutdligcnoo l ·cui' c<l hy Uov1.:rnment of n

probable ntkmpt at Fenian invasion, simulumcous with "hich mo,·cment the Armouzics and Drill, 'heels throughout the Dominion were to ho fired by l'enian conspira.ors in Cnnadn,

acting in concert with tho:;c in t.he neighbouring Hcpublic; it '\.l.S doomed ruhisabl , in

order to pro.~en·c and secure from injury t11•' nrms bclon~;ing to the l\Iilitia, to distributo 1he snme t.o the men individually. The arm . hO\\CY<'r, have been since ordered to bo rostorcd t-0 their respect.in: _\rmomi\.'S, '\\;th the exception of those lielonging to Corp residing on the immediate frontier. which it i desirahl should, at all times, remain in

the hands of the men of such Corps. .\bout the s:imc time I was direct-0 I to mnk'! nrrangement.: to r.::lio,·c the detachment

of regular troops at Fort "~ cllington. Prescott, which was clnl:-· carrictl out ou th

departure of the regulur t roops on thn '..!0th of October. hy a small detachment, of th"

Artivo ?\Iilitia, consisting of one sulialt<>rn, cme scrge:rnt, nml 24 rank an I file, lnken from

tho Ottawo. Garrison .Artillery. who 1·e1l"."line<l on duty (tl1c indi,idua.l men i)(lin& relio,·c<l monthly) until the 15th of January. when this det11cl1ment wns ,\;thdmwn (it being

ronsiderecl 1ulvisahle to dismantle the Fort) nml the gun!', shot, shell, nnc! nll Qther

milit.'\ry stores hrou.!.{ht to Ott:rn a. Tnking into considemtioa that unless it is intended to garrison this Fort pennanently

(from ils expo 01! position, an<l tl1c e:\'!e ,,.jth which :my party of Feninn conspirntors, or

other evil-disposed persons, coul<l suddenly cross O\'Cl' an~ S ize tho same) it is more likely

to p1·ove n source of wcaknc,;3 th:\n of strength to the country. the proprict~ of d

troying it alt-0gcthcr woul•l SC<'lll apparent; lllOl'OOVer, tho rort it' If is :i. mere ~hcll-trnp. and, in n military 119int of view, of littlo or no u o to ihe D.ominion.

On the nfternoou of the l dh October la..c;t, I rccch oil in tructions to mo.n, :um, o.nd di

p:i.tch the gnn-hont I'ri11cc. ,( (/iwl (then lyiug nt C:odcrid1, 1.nkc H urou). for the defonco of

1he ~nrnin. ::mil Detroit frontier, with as little delay a.c; uossiblo: a.s tho r.:ondiest m us there· fore of nrming this Ycssel (tltne being no ship guns n the moment o:mil blo) l wo 9 pl>Under

gun!!, complete with service nmmunitiou, with one officer and ~O men as gunners, \>Qlonging, to the Toronto Fit:'ld Dn.ttery. were ordered l·y telegram t-0 proceed from Toronto to Goderich

the following morning, nnd one officer nn<l 30 men of the Goderich .Artillery Oorop:wy were

likewi'!c dctnik'<l for duty on board, the whole being uucler tho command of l..icutennnt­

<'olon<'l A. M. Ros.s, of the 331'\l •·Huron" nnttalion. and 11. medical otliccr was tt.nchoo ;1 •

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10,000 rounds of small nrm)mmunition, And n supplz"of blnnkcts . I" Lo d • - • • "ere 1orwnrdo 1 f

n on; am:tsternnd crow ton1wigntctho Ycsscl were cnrra ... <'d n d . rom for th t d · • " ' n an:i.ngemcnts rffoctecl

e paymcn nn 'ictunllu1g of all on board. On p1·occc<lin ... to cord ti . I I found to leAk bn-:1 lv be· 1 • .... · 10 'csse . s ie ''"a.' . , mg ~omow mt onv of rep:iir, but owin" to th . r nnd men of th A t' MT · "' 0 enci gv o. tho crl•W

. e c ivc ~ 1 itrn dcL'\ilccl for the service, t.ho Ye~ cl was dul ~aulk.e<l ' nd '·1ctunlled, the men nnd gi.m' nil omb:trked and she w· . " t l yd , coaled,

"I t .th. h . , ,15 r, por Cl re:t y for SCI\ on th - a ' w1 m t rec d:w., from reei . . ti I " . . " 'mg ic ore er, and sho sailc<l <'·trly the £oil . mo:nm" to cruise upo th <::'• 01 . , owm..,

o• n e ""· nu· frontier. T11 nclclition t<i th· I " Th"' Res ·1u I vin , at 1· · 18

• ttnot 1or gun-boat ' ~ ' \.Ing ton, w,i; }WCJ>n~·o j f01· S\.'rYiCC and crot rnnrfr to ho d 1'

manuo.J. for the defence of the Countrv. ., . ' armc nn<

The Prine,; A{fr l renmincd crni in!! on he; station ur1t1·1 h th ~· tJ1e :!:lrd of X ovrmbflr

w en, as c i~ wns berrinninN to fi . l ' <fJa.rl rs she returned to G d c-. h orm, m or1 er to secnn.i her oht:tining safo winter

' o •O enc on th:i.t d1w The ni c l the Toronto Field Batter> with 'rhich th.. . I· n ·pounc er gun~ belonging tti cmergencv althout.'11 ili-. • t t I:. >es~e was at first equipped nnclcr the pressin"'

• • 0 c c1en a a pinch ,, e,. b 1 ° Guns bta· d I , .e su 'cquent y replaced b,· 4 Xaval o mo on oan from the Imperial G • •

Field Batter\- returnod h b . I OYernmcnt, when the detachment of the Toronto

Comp:i::iy. The value of o:1=~n ~ng ~~: aced by. other men from the Goderich Artillcr~· rui n me:isure of 1ior :, . oat i . c the Prine" .Alfred on the lake and ri•er frontier.

1ce precaution arrnmst Fcnians · a.nd importance thnn ca11· t I o ' ls very great, and of far moro ust\

mg ou a ar"e number of th :\Iir f I excitement and al · " 0 " 1 rn, w icrchy often unncces..~arv

On the I ·,th a;; lS. cretttc<l, nn<l tlie welfare of the country interfered with. . - o .i: O'I ember, I proceeded to insp t ti p . 1

o 1 the nH1t of tho l 3•h l . ec ie nw:c ' lfrcd, roaching Sarnia a " , nil\ em bark.in ' 011 r tI fi 11 · . e:WeJ fi ,;\-· cl .. , " 10 0 owm6 mornmg, soon aftt>r davlight

or rn sor a.nd Amhcr;;tb rr • •

L:ike Huron to the ent f L. uro•, ~oastmg along the 'vhole St. Clair frontier, from ranee o ake Enc.

The new armament ha'f'in,. been rcceivccl I t·o J h I" d 0

' un t•r uow uit.1bly 1Lrn1ecl with two -·poun er Ann.strong guns. one 24 and one I" .

ca!.'Tia'.!es. ammunition l all . -·pounder Howitzer, complct.c with nnnl - ' an sm stores . the force on bo l I .

r.mounted to 3 offi <l r:o .' . :m, cxc u~n·c of the sailing rre". ccrs nn " non-comm11~10ued oili . 1

:runners, belonginr• to t1 G .1 •· 1. , • • ceis an< m<·n one half of whom w1•r•• o 10 oae1 lCu (•!l.rrlson \rtille. U h" .

33rd "Huron" B~ttal· 1

. " 1Y ompany, w 1ch ia nthC'l1l~I to th" " ion, t 1c whole licm" ui d,. tl

M. Ro3S of that b1t•-l· l .... 1 11 16 command of Lieutenant-Colonel .A.

' ..... IOn, w 10 h11S himself d I obtnining a first-class ifi . ' ' pns.~e t irou~h t.h" <:u111wry ~chool.

I . . cert icnte, au<l lS a very r.fficient oJlicer. mmutely inspected CY1'rvtJiiw, o11 how<l . ti

good cond·r I • . 0 • ' ic mrn \\ cri• 111 1•x1:ul!P11t spirit:; auri l tm, ant pcrfoctly S:l.tlllfiet! with tltc'1• . , , . '

there were 110 00 1 · ,_ f · . . 1 pa}• .uul mcs;,111g, atHl trl'itlmmtt, rind mp am.., o unv 1lesrr1phon Ti t t,.(1 1 his dutic, ably an l • _,. ·

1 • · ' cu cnan ° Olll'l .A •• \J. Hos.<i J>L'1forn1rd

• t Jllu1e1ous y' and tl11• "J·eatc t I . . . C.J:t ton bo:i.rd. 0 !! iatiuon} ancl good foel111g app<'nr!'cl t()

'l'he l'ri ice Alfred j 11 , d I 4 k

goo i;trong llt>Cfu I i;v•amP.r I not.a an hour nn l · :\111 r~tu <1C11'1ire n !>fl(Jed of • ' r as soou as the ncccssan· alterations I

anct1oued and nro now bcinrr cnn·icd out . • 1

allf r1•pairs, which lt:n c lot"rn s Lit4blc and effect• • bo 0 . lll H:r, h:\ve hccn elfoctctl, she will form u.

no ~n· at for police 1:1crvirr on tl S 1r • t. <'lair frontier; anrl. rl1111htlt-~o.

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''ill net ns u pren~ntin' me~eurP r."ainst I"eninn nttcmpts at im asion. Prcl'ious to the

l'ri11ce .l{/'red going intv winter qu:u1cl"8, he rendered good and humane 6Cnico by l«lSCUing tw~J l" ~els who Wl'fC in clieh't SS, "hi.Ji UUt for her assistance ou}d hat'e been l1ipwrocke<l:Jl.

< 111 the 17th of NovE!mber l procec<le<l to Kingewn a•1d ther.: inspected the gun·bc t

Hescur, which wa.s lyiug in the dockynr<l, the Master of 'vhich, and Crew, were nll on

lioanl, Lut. :;he 'ns not armed. I found tLe VCS!C'I very clean :mrl in good order, and nll ready to rcceiY<! her armament, liut thn sra on !wing then too far OO\'anccd, &he wna nol

placed on 1luty. On tho 1-1.th Jirnuary, I r<' .. f•iv~I orders to proceed to Montreal, to cxnmiu

aud report. on the capabilitir ~ of the large Luilding in that city, known as Uto

" ~Iilitary &:hool," and which had recently boon purchased from the corporation oJ ~fontrcnl by tho Militia Department. I founrl, afwr a careful cx.nmination, that. whc:i cPrtniu alterations havo been effocte<l, the building in qu•:!Stion is nm ply sufficient w fulfill

all thu purposes for which it i.<i <lc:.tincc.l. • ndcrnC:\th its roof it conuilns an ndmirnblo

1lrill hall, 304 feet in length and l'.?5 feet in itn.'1ldtl1, wherein nil thr ncth-e militia. foreu

of .\foutreal might be assembled under arms when required. nml there is plenty of sp:ice

r Jr a battalion to drill. There is al . .-o, in thi~ building, room for the armouries of nll tho

1~orps of active militia. in Montreal, including the field batt<'ry and troop of ca\·nlry,

likewise accommodation for tho military school, the staff otiicers offices anti srorBgO room for the military stores. By the acquisition of this building great advm1tngo will result

from the concentration, under one roof, of all tho arms, stor.:s and militia dop!lrlmcotu

in Montreal, nncl any immc<liat-0 expense will Le compensated by the sar.ng ultimately

effected in the rent nt present paid for Yery inft:rior and inadcquat~ :tccommod.D.tion.

MILIT.\HY SCIIOOLS.

MilitA1) ~chools for the pi-.:tctical tminingof Otlicers, wero originally cslo.blishod int.he

)'t'!\r 18G4, nftcr the npprchcnsion uf troubles a.rising out of the 'l're!lt aifoir. Th :-:clwols were formed in connection "ith Hcgiments of tho Regular .Army, the two first

opened, wt•rt' nt Toronto ~md Quebec, in )farch, l..,G 4, nml to encourage candidntcs to nppl'

for ndmission to the~c schools, gmtnities of c50 were grantc<l, with both first nnd second

claqs ccrtificn.tes (the gratuity for o. first clns ha~ sinco been discontinued) ; tho call " s

responded to from all pnrts, a.nd cn.nclidntcs be-ca.rue so uumorous, tbnt in the yror 1865, four more schools wcr(' Ntablishc<l, two in l\lnrch, nt i\fontrcnl and Kingston, and t\·o

in Ontario, at Jln111ilton and London, <luring tho months of April anJ ~fay respectively,

1hcs1' two schools lnc;t-n:unecl, failin; to draw :i sufficient numerous attcndnnoo of c: dot ,

''ere both closed by the end of the year. 'l'ho schools thnt have continued in opcrntion

inoo their tint establishment, nro those of Toronto ant.I Kingston. in tho Pro,incc of Onta.rio; a.nil of )Iontrolll a.nd Quebec. in tho Pronnco of Quebec Tho number of ~d

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who hnYo be n grouted certili •:it s by tho se' c1~1l commnnclnnts (oiliccrs of thP regular

nrmy), who ha' e h d chnt'Crl' of th o schools, now 1•xceetls ,\000, of whom 24 pt·r cent.

ho:'<e taken first. cl. c rtificntl's. Th· '' holo <tf thes · cndcts :i.r tlistribu~•tl throughout the two Provinces of Qul'b c :i.n<l Ontario, nntl so continuous have been tho npplicntion~ from the province , thnt tho numbc·1· of cadets in Queuoc, only oxcec1ls th:it of thosr

from Ontnrio by ei~hty-c•ight. Quebec has tho n1h :mta.go of first cl.ls~ certificAt.es, a.-.

durin r tl10 perio 1 thn.t grn uitie~ WCl'O given fo1· fit-,;t clu~·i \!crlifirn.tl"!l, l\ni W('l•(> lakun Lil Quebc:: for CY ·ry one in Ontnrio.

The r lnth·o s trungth of c:i lt'h oi" th" two pro' iucc on tho 30th X ovcmber ln~t. w111

folJO\\'S ·

First Cl:i.s:. . t'l'conr.l CliUls. Total Cadeta. Quebec i13 186:l ::!576 Ontario 470 2011 2487

To~e! 1183 :::s;~ CiOG:!

Th· r ,ult is, thro~6l1out th· cnt.i.t"C Pro,·in·~cs or Onmrio :\ncl Quobf'c, no to,1n, 1mJ

IJut. few villa·~t'> of impormuc ·, nrc to l1u fonn•l, whl'rc lho )Iilitary 8d1ool CaJet i,

unknov:n. .\ conshi,..rn1ile number of thos..! c:idd.s hn.Yc joinr:d thf' nctirn militi1l, but fa1

tl1" groat r part of them m·c at large, nntl will pro\•c of great scrvieo to tho com111andiug

officcra of the rescrYc militin bntfalions, i,hould their sPrvices c,·p1· lw c.dlecl for. With

this result obtninc<l, there can he no caus0 to complain of the C'itablishm!'nt of these schoola. or of the S}Stcm of in~t111ction, which Las hitherto obtnin<'d in the1r1.

In nt.l lition to lhc school abO\"C' rnentionf'<l, ,...-hen the PrO\ incP~ of X t•'t Brunswick nml

• "'o,a Scotia became p:ut of the 1Jominionco11fc<lcmtion,similarschooli;uf milit.'ll'}" instrnc-tion

p1 connection with the 1C';ular army WN'e 11ttnblishul 11t St. .John, X. Il., nncl Halifax.

•. S., on the 20th Janu:u·} and 1st I'cbm'lry, lSti!l, rcsp-'cti,•dy. S 11ftici<·nt time bas noL

) et been ntlordcd to judge: nccmntely of the l·ffect of thC'~e school!'! i11 thosl' provincos, but

in X o'·a Scotia. tho nttcndnne-0 tlurin.; thn yl'nr h:i.-; l>l"cu mo<ler:~.c ly fair, c·ight firHt, and

eighty second class ccrtiticntes ha\ ing lJecn gmnted J.y the ,. m1mf111t1. •• ; at St. John, N. B.

Jiixty cadet.8 lune been granted ccrtiticatos, three of whom mcoiH~d 1i1 ~ ·h.'iR crrtificat(l~ , '\ ith very high rrcorom ndntions from Colonel 1faw1Py, Hh hntt~ lion, UUch Rifles, the

romrnnndant. \.t the first opening of this scl1col the attcncl:mce pro111i•·ccl well, and from

the lst of February to th 21th Jun!', three first, and fifty-six Sl'con1l cln.s.'i <'t'rtificate~ hud

b n mken. The departure of the GOth, however, ~ems to have <lnalt the <It nth blow ttJ

thi hool, and, although it "ns immodiatcly uikf.11 oH•r hy a <lctru:lnnPnt of the l!lth

Highland~ , but one firs•, and ulc;-cn secornl class ecrtiticat••s hll.\e been gmnt-Od up to tlie tn December I , n period extending o;-or fh·e lllonths, an<l im.i<J tho Gth July, eiglit

mdcte only 11n,·o joinc<l this school, and tho nYcrnie weekly streni'th 11ince the 2nd of OctobGr In t, has boon equal to four and two-ninths.

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The number of Cadets to whom ccrtificnt-Os hrn e been &\\ arJed. ainoo thn first OJ nin. ,,( the &hools, in the resp?Ctive Provi1:1ccs, are ns follows :

Xumbcr of ('ad ta First Clas.11. Second <'la."5. remaining in the

, · hoot on tho I t. Janunry, 18i0.

Provinces.

l ,. 4ii '.!0 1; 71 j)~ l!Jl:! ~l~

I G'l ~· !J l 2:l

Ontario ..... . ........ . ... .. ... .. .. 1

Quebec ................. ... ... ... . Now Brunswick .... ........ . .. Nova. SC'otia. . . . ... . .. ... ..... . .. .

Total. .. .. . .. . .. .

---.... . , l20i ilGO 205

GR.A:XD TRU:XK lL\.ILWA "PB.RIGADE.

'l'hti l~rn.u<l Tmnlc. Ha.ilway Brign1le is composro of the llnilway Employ~':! ( 111ilit111)'

~enico bci11g exnckd from nll men in the Company's employment), and it fonn.r; part t>f tlw

lJllota of the Active ~Iilitia of Canada, i'i s11tjcd to tlw " _\.ct nf )filitia and D1•ft ucc," am! to ull regulations governing the ActiYe .Militia Force.

'fhe Brig;i<le consi:its of two Brig~des Gan·i~on Artillery, or10 Cmnpnny of Engince1

an<l three Ba.tfalions of Rifles, numbering 2, 1 '.!8 (two thousnnd one hundred nm! t WE>ut.\ -eight) of nil ranks.

ThPre is. in addition. a llescrn• of :!00 (two hunJreJ) wen »Worn in. lmt nul gazetted.

'l'hc Dl'iga<lc is di:.tril:,uted as follows :

~lontrenl. Garrison Artille1·!,

do .Engine<>rs. ~tu H iffos,

1l'uro11to.

Point Lt-vi, Ricl11no111l, Sherbrooke.

Brockvillt!,

Kingstou.

BP Ile, illt>.

Port Hopu, ~tmtfor<l,

Bra.ntfor<l,

St. Mary'•. :irnia.

Unrri~on A1tillcr.\, RiJ1e ,

" .. .. "

.. " ..

"

'l'• 1 .. . .

l.i H ttcri

l Compau~ .

7 Compa11ies. G llatt<>ri

1 'ompmt). .. •l

t t

.. .. ..

:i " I "

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, k 1) .1 . I' ·i<'ado Di,..tri1:t. extending from Riviere du Loup ro The t:n.nd 'I mn \i\I ~I\) '1 n . .

• I · J f· I" ·hmornl to the uoundnr'\" !me of.Mnmc,&c., thereby " . from Buffalo to l·O eric '· 10111 \I<: • . •

· nrnin. I .1.t: . r ·trict.-; in the two p 1•0 , i11ccs, was made n d1i;tmtt 'n. thrOu"h the Se\cl'U llll l :U) 1.lS

r11nm g e I J I . G l ~GG the .Dricradc wu.s removed from nny then-. f 1 • anti L' Ucncml Ori er, • u ) , "' • ,.., 1.n·~ar'.1sn l:o~ . I 1)1' .t1··1··t nml 11l11cNl 1.lirrctl y mHler the :\1 iii tin l><•pn.rtment at head <1ua.rter.;.

:1.1 ... t111" >rw:u e " ~ · · I f Li t c ~ c l ,1, k 1,. ilwnv Brigad~ is und1.'r the immc<lu1.tc commnnc o eu .·

The Gmn1. rnn '·1

'· • • l · h' I . . . .· .r· 11., formed a1ul has h(){'n mnmtnmet 111 a ig' L'oloncl Bry1.l"t.>~, hy "hom it \\!ls ouomn • ' . . l I • f . I

"' . ll" " ... ,.,.. ve1·v m:i.ny 111<'1l lll its rnnks w to awe o1mer y r ffi ·,..icy en·r su1ce kru "'" . • • . .

"'~'c. ~. n tl':"ll,•rul••· ,;.,m,:, nntl the rnluo or tJ,;, m·~nnV.ntion fo•· tho pt·o...,lton or·~ •c1' c<1· m If l'\1·10, •• ,L,. and .iu expt'diti11g in timP of tt-ouhle, tht> t ram1port of men an U"\\:n ine o , ''" .. '~ '

111aterial. would l~ 'er~ ~r1.'.lt.

'l'AH<.:J:T Pl:L\.OTICE A.~ D lU:FLE !\IATUHE:::>.

. . 18~o it. :i.iii>enrs that ltil • . . · l . t Hc.l<l Quarters. to 1st ,Janu,u Y • 1 ' • from roturns l(!{:CIHJ< a Tl h' fly used uemgthe

l I . ti e yenr 1 "G9 ie nnn c te I~itlc .\fotchc.:; hnvc tnken p nee < unn~ . I . • . . . l ~G9 of sixty four )fatch~ , . 1 J•' t'1el1l Riflt'. ~hewm" an mcre;\se. Ill ' • . . L~overmuent :--nu er ,n "'

l tl l 1 , •nteeu 1 'Jlorted for 186::;. . ovt•r 0110 mn m nnc se ~ . . h . tch ·ti·e 8hewnlll'

' d l . d' l n\11 rn t O::.C JM l''>,' The clctnil,; and fi;,•11r1• of merit :i.ttnrne )y m i' ll u . , b no mean> .1:. X I 'l'ho·crelurns howe,er, y th1• ,, Rifle :Match Ret1ll'11s" s !C ~\..ppenUL'X: ~ o. . " l '. the pnst year fur

1 b 1 t ken place < urrng ' mnbr.u.-c the nctual numlwr of mate H'S t at ia' e a. . r n.t1'on on this point · I · uta· · sahsfa.ctory m101111 •1reat dillicnlh· hns l1cen expencnccc m o imng • d accurate target

e • . 1 . "t by which fuller nn more r propose. thcrc.foN, esta\ihs nng a I') s em, f D' t . t to Head Quarters. . 11 . }) t . AdJ. utant's General o is rte s . . retm·nq 111av ho trans1mtk!1 1} epu ) . t

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each distnct ... • l sG- 400 hr.,tls ha.Ye been distriLutcJ proport1ona e y i d I ·ould .--1nce " 1. • "' . cd I t ar an "

• ~ · · l and <listnuut as ye • (·)OO) two hun1lred of wluch were r..,cene< . cl tilthreehan - ' '>00 t mny uo contmue tm trongh- recommowl thnt tho tmnnal supply of :. targe s D' .· . throughout th~

• l Q f t"vorv Company n is1on been supplic I to the He.u ua1tc>rs o • . . d' dent practice an '"l l t-0 carry on their rn cpen . Dominion in order to cmau e t ie men • l ~r i' t snits their

' • J t ti • ·enr " 1em•,·,- · matches. up to GOO yards, nt all time'! throug tou H ~ •

conwnience. . rtance for the defence d ln connection with thi11 sul~cct, which is one of grc>:tt unpo . tl prnctice of rirli

d I l t tend ancl popubr1se w .. ti1c· oountrv. CHn· effort shoul >e mac c o <'X. • f tho Domuuo . . L ·r II LI , )·01111g men o Hhooting and it i<1 not. tl)1J much to affirm, l at, l n ic my would be ti

, I try by nny enc were skilled in the use of tlH' rifle, an attack upon tie coun

tlicm a serious matter. . . R' Ho Associntion, nod thi The effect pro;lucccl by the fonuation of the Donnni~n . I . the prnctice cl

th . from m mtroduclllg .i Ulnny other Rifle Assocfationa that h:we spmng e1 e ' tt led with un11> • t' t' ti cin h:\.'i !men n enc rifln shooting nntl foste1·ing n spirit of compc I ion ier' ' . I' f l the Domini,,:

, I I • t. ~ I rt•sit " ron good . llllt M v. ns nnturnlly to bo cxpcctrit ' t ie pi .le i L k '~ho hnYe, froc , , ·11 I . d' . d l mar ·swen, A ocintion Las licen ti> tmiu a few highly ski Cl rn in ua I tAl.'.illi lh• rel'

tt rn~ tlies;e mntc 1'111. time to time, mol"ed tliruu~li the country a on< l •

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hnndeomo prizes oflho<l for cornpctiticm. Tho effoct upon tho Militia hM boon hith rto

hut slight, nnd ns the principal oLjccl fo lio nimcd nt for tho defence of the count!"'\" i . ' tho clilfusion of n gen<'1'al knowledge in tho use of nrms, to cnaLlo all thP meu' d Lin d for

its c!Pfi•nce, io ha' c opportunities of ncquiring tkill thcr in, the nncc ity nnd t.lesirnbility

of P.:;t.1.l1lishi11g Battalion nn•I Company mnlcliPfi in each Iwgimcntal and <J<>mp:u1y Dh-i ion

throughout thP Dominion. to b<: open t-0 tho mrn of hoth the actiH? nn<l r~rve force, i nppnrC'ltt.

Hy furuillhin~ targct.s to evc1 r Dnttali<m awl ( 'orupany JI Pru! Quartne, 1111,f

1liatriLuting prizcfi throughout the Corp3 of the active .\f.ilitin, tltis <le ir:d1lc II' ult woulrJ,

doubtless, ultimntoly be attained. All that is m~c smy to enahl~ a rnan tn l ecorno n good practical shot ii; to lea.(' It him: -

1st. Position Drill, which he ran lcnrn whPn l>i1 i11g instnic t,~I in tho l\lnnual and Platoon Exerci81~~.

2n<I. That he i,hould ho sho,\·n an<! learn how to align tho bark nnrl front ii;{h of hi~ rifle upon the objed aime<l al.

3nl. Not to wink, or shut hlli eye, "hen he pull. the trigger.

4th. Not to pull the trigger with a jerk, l1ut with n i.t.eady pre&.urc of tho tingcr.

.>th. To hold the sight of tllP. rifle p<>rpendicularl~, t11at i8, inclinin~ neirher t" the tight, nor to tho left.

.\tt<>ntion to the:sc th c l:limplc ru11•_.; , with :;01uc J>Jwcr of judging 1list.:u1l'C, nn<I a

knowledge of tlie influence of wind 011 the flight of a l.ullct, is all that is t'l'<fltirc<l.

Tho explosion of the charge has tendency t-0 thrm\· the muzzle up. nn1l Lullct l1igh ; to counteract thi.~, prcss cc•ntl'e of hcd plate firmly t-0 ~boulder. Tho sun ~hining from

left, lights up right 8ille of hack notch, :md left si1l1• of fure-;ight ; if thest' spnui nro l\ligned on the mark, the b:t.ll will go to tho l1•ft, anti l'ir.c l'ers1'i.

l Gli, 100 rounds of ~nidcr hall ammunition are returned thi ~·ca.r ru haviug l1COn old to thl' .\.ctivo )lilitin during 186!1, the niluc of "hich nmouuts to $3.9~5.40, soo

.. \pfX'ndix: Xo. :.'!:?. l'rom thi:i amount must Lo <leductcl! 30,000 rouuds, '1llucd nt i2 I. 1hat ~houl<l haw~ bce11 paid fur by the Dominion Ruio .As ociatiou tho I 1 ,·ivu,., year ( l ~G ) .

- but which wa.o:; not recoivl'd !ty the l>t-partmc11t uutil .July. I G:.J. ])cductiug thi,, the acuml

nmuhcr of rounds sold tluriu/.{ the} e:lr 1 'G!J, iH 1 :36,000. 'nhmcl at ~:l, 2G:?.40. to which

~hould Le a<lded l :?,!)00 1'Quucls, value ; .. !?!l0.10, i,,,..,ne1 l to t IH· Dominion Hillo A ssoci.n tion a

Toronto in l:3t•ptcmbt.•r, l 'GD, ancl which has not yet Leen paid tu tl!I' lJq n1tmcut. Thi,

add1·cl would make ii iota I of 14~.GOO rounds, Yalue. ~:l,:35::! . 80, 11s sold durin~ th" pa"t) e111·.

lit·in~ I :i, WO 1·01mds less thnn tltt· pn·' ious y1·ur.

lkforc conl'iuding this lkport. l foci it my duty to mcution tl1:.1t H'ry gcueml di.

sa.tiijfactiou w:i.'l fl'l t on the t\•duction of the numlicr of lla~s drill Inst Y•'!':lr from 16 t-0 1:4. ancl the cons1'1J11P11t lc:;:~oning of tlw pay i>-:sne<l to the men from ., ~ to "ti.JO, nnd a t th"

s,,stcm of allowing tlw l :: <lu) s drill to lit• nctunll~· }l('Jform~l in sh: d •: nncl n h If,

'I\ hnchy 1 ery insutlicient time w.ts atfor<l1•1l fiw military tmining, nud i111p:uii11g a kno'\ • ltogu of l':J.mp and tit•l<l dntit·~. lntlt'C<I, ('JI'} - h:ul I a~l) time tu wako into thdr plncc l<ct'orc the tla)· of 1lPpnrt11r1• an·i'<'<l. In' iP\\ of the.«<> fact '. I \10111<1 Lt • to l'\.'OOmrncnd.

that. the full period of sixteen <lnys drill nuthorized hy law, ho nllowrd for the annual

training of 1 .. 70-1 il-nnd thnt the trnining of the rural hnltalions he C:\trie<l out in

Hrig:idc Camp under the pen;onnl command of lhe scYrral Deputy Acljulo.nts General in command of District" in aC'conlance with special instructions lo br issne<l from Head

Qunrrnr:s. By the a1loptiou of th~-.c measures, much ground for dissntisfaclion would be re·

moved, and increased efficiency obto.ined. In nccordtmce with instruction~ rrcei' ell, [ ha.Ye prcp:.u·cd n code of n1gulation~

and orders for the 1\ctivc militia, the schools of military instruction, nnd the re.serve militia

(in the cases therein mentioned), these having been approved of by the Governor General

in Council. :nc now authori~cd and will be promulgatcrl. In the performance of thi~ somewhat nrd11011s duty, l have received great nssist.-ince from Lieut.-Uolonel Powell,

th D .. A.G .. at lfo'Vl Qunrters, Lieut.-Colonel T. ·wily, the Director of Storc.5, r.nd < 'aptain H. Herry. chil'f :\<'countant, all officers of much abi lity and expe1;encc.

Thes, rt.'gulations an<l ordC'rs are somewhat similar in form to the Queen's Rcgu·

lation1' n1Hl Orders for the TI<'gular Army, but n.-. :i. matter of ('Onrsc baaed upon the

)lilitia • \d. C.:Onuni!-.><ion:. applicable under the new la.w having been sanctiono<l, a.re now in

eo111~c of prcpnmtion, and will be issued t-0 such officers n.s aro entitled to them with :is

little <lela~ m; possible. Tht' ::;nider Rifll':. nt present in the hands of the active ).1ililia. (which arc similar

to lho1><' in u:-ic in the Regular Army), arc on loan from tl10 Imperial Governmont.

'11ie dl.'sfrahility therefore of L\ying tho foundation of nn independent supply would

e m appn!·C'nt, and ''hen we take int-0 consideration the great material and moral

power out.'\inl}(I hy the possession of the best arm, I would beg to rccommcn~ that a sum of 111oncy he annually appropriated for tho purchase ancl gradual distri­

hulion of th<' mo t c•ifocti\-c nnd nppr0Ye1l breech-lo::vlin~ rifl~ to tho men of the actirc

)lilitia. <>11 a careful consideration of the present )lilitia law, there can be no doubt but that

it insures a just and equitable pressure of the burden of military service for the defence of

tho country •m the JX.'Ople, and it will compare roost favourably with the ~1ilitia. Law of

nny oth"r <'ouutry, arul certainly with the volunteer system :i.t present prevailing in

Englawi which cannot he i::aicl to be us efficient in point of organization i under the f'xistiui; J\C't, the l\1iliti:~ of Canacla is capahle of heing uc:\ eloped, whenever the • ountry requires it, into l~ great :uul powerful :mny, with the simpkst, fairest, nnd

hest. means of swelling the ranks <,f its active force from t}1c wry lnrge reserve of

enr(lllcd men there is in the cot111tl"). It is said that in Prussia, tho \\' ar l\J inistcr has liut lo ring his bell a.nu an n

1111J

of more than 300,000 men, fully equipped nod complete in oil appliances, and in all

•lepartments "ith amp!,. ri?Se1-..·oo to re·fill its muks, woultl bt.1 im1lant.ly rcacly ~t the call an<l the military s~·st.cm (lf thnt {'Ountry is ju tly consitkrctl n triumph Ill

organi1A'ltion.

forth to fonn th fii t lin o

nnt ion to cl f<•n<l the' r Q nation, and th ir 1 n 1

But to rnabl

1left•11cc', uffi i nt

necc sary 1 e n ( ( f t

adequate 1111 I permancn

peace, and tJwir gu ida 1 in 'fhc que tion of th

)lilitin of the D minion to u

the libcrnlity of Purliam nt.

I h ' th h

Hea1l Qniirters, Oturna, 3rd March, 1870.

1

:.5

r

Yourm i nt &rran ,

G · ral.

26

-MILIT \.RY DISTRICT No. I.

current yelr,

, gw ou also inspectod th Lon l n 1'roop of(; v h~, 1 umb rin 3 o • i ,

this troop, with tl1e o her "St. Thom " Ttoop belongin to tJ ec .q mdron, propo per­forming their Annual Drill n t v. k.

I ha' e to report th I haw no ic d a H y gr at im1 ~O' t in t · <ln.l of the

battalions thi ) car, nu l al o I link t t their arm , • routr men and rl iing were

kept much cleaner thrm ' hen in Billets as last year, nu I I consid r the cor·ps to be in

a mucl1 more experienced 6U te to t:ike the field. But thr>re is a gc11e1 al fe !inti tl1at the

period allowed for drill in camp is too limited and that tl}e mon h. cl only commenced to gets• tlle<l down to en.mp life when the <lay came for them to Uk k up cnmp.

I have much satisf: ction iu reporting th zca.l and cne1 'Y of tht:1 officers, and that the general conduct of the men 1 be 11 mo..-,t cxempl.u-y, and hi l~ l c "t. blo to them.

Since last y nr, one B t hon, (the 3 I t Batta.lion, Coun y ( y,) h. be n moved

from under my comm nd, and 12 Companies in the D" ri t h ,c fail d to re·enroll,

Compah· have be n a pkd, • i l I h vc to r port the '\hich only U\\, it to c oll th h .

anrl bccam ' lJ kilful

settled

ul~·

is much required for BnttAlioru 111 cnmp,

nnd al o o. M 1q11

comm nd.

27

r oblig 1 m Orpll to

to nprcsa th 'aluable

ff ofiicerc of th

I have th hon r to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant,

The Adjutant Gen rat of Militio., Ottawa.

.JOH~ B. TA\"'LOR, Lt .. Colonel,

Depy . .;\•ljt. General .Militia,

lilitary Dist1ict .i.To. I.

HEAD Qt:.\RTERS,

Lo~mo~·. On., 9th l'ebn1nry, lSiO.

Rm,-I have the honor to forward this uppl men ry R port of my Annual Inspec­tion of the g 1 or London Fiel l B ttery \rt.ill 11 Volunt r lilif , under command of

Lt..Colon ) ,T. Shnnly, '\ hirh h ve now compl t d tl. ir \nnual Drill, the greater part of

which th y lune performed with the uns, &c., on l · h

I in p ctM thi.:; Batt ry on the 7th in t., but h ving 1 igh equipments for only :l

guns, there wt:1re. but 3 subJi,·isions or !) ro.rria pt nt on pamde, with ~ officers, 60

men, and !5 ho s.

I \Hts much i;truck with the 'ery effici nt st te of the Battery, both as to their moYo

ment.ci on pnm le, the cle nhne of th ir cquipme11 , nd the servicable class of their

horri s : nu I h m 11 v; ith tl1 ir 11 w hluc g~::i.t c ts look d 1 mm kably well. The Il.'lttery

tired s \Cm! roun ls of blank ammunition nnd th· ho pl>t'aml sready uud r fire.

The ave1 e d ily ntt ndance clurinoo th Aunu l D ·11 h 1 n G of all ranks.

'l'he Adjutant General Militia. Ottawn .

I ham th honor to be. Sir, Your m t obedi\:nt Cl""rnnt,

JOH T B. 'l'AYI..OR Lt.·Colonel,

Depy .. Adjl General Militia, :Military District No. 1.

.MILIT \.RY DI TRICT No. 2.

DEPL"'TY ADJt:T \~"T-GE~ER \L': OFFICE,

TOllO!\TO. 13th .Jnnunry, 18i0.

~m -Agreeable to ) our instructions. I h 'o now th honor to forward for your

inform ;ion. th a omp iyin" R ports of th Insp f ns ( \nnunl) of tho Vohmt~er .Militi Co p ' 1 · h h ' p rform d u l <l

I b n 0 to p n I n. Li o t C p,, ' · 1 baY no M y t perform~ their nnnu l <lrill. nd h , uot, th i o , n olli i lly in pccted for th ir nnnual dnll pny, viz: Wellnnd Field Bnttc11·, Toronto Gani on Batt ry, Oollin~ood Gani n Ritt.cry.

lion, 30th B. tt lion, an thP

11 th of thCI ' ohinU? r Mili 1a

5th nn l :i!flth .Tu11t-, J8G(), thP Volunteer · · mm 1 1l ii' 1111 l r <:. m . 'l'l1f' nch 1U1tage ... in e,·ery way

mo · th• efficiency of the Force.

perfo 'Inecl tlwir ruum, I drill together under

fi r tl at, n rc.tmninh to their company heal!

i.11 some m asure 111'"1 ctcd, or mthPr there m l or imc11 rMII.

urther in lu nt be held out to the men,

:.0 c nt,, p r man for a limited number Of J th 1' wi h, r would al () '>ugg st further

ik · nd ti!P, ns • n indncC'm ut not only to fire off

to t k 1 i t rifle. m·1tches, and go into

the Yohm · F01c .

ofu' on in tl1 ranks of the Yolunteer

a co111 ; to m t that difficulty tl1c nbcn·c

r to k p up c mp n,Y d1 ill nnd company ritle

' h n performing thflir nnnual

d) to l t b 1 d1 of drill nml fit>Jil

, ill contllm unimpnirc1l.

lhc·ir fl " n.nd their country

l l itJ 1 v J)' tri , "ill b forwnrde1l in :l

n t,

Rupport :md ai<l

pccth-o duties.

W L 8. Dt'RIE, Li ut.-Oolond,

De1 t Adjutant <•cncrnl, hlitnry I>i trict No. ~-

. -

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.MILITARY DISTRICT • ~o. 3.

KINGSTON, July 12th, 1869. Sm, -I have th,. honor to report t-0 you, tha 1 in

B t lion of' olun r Mili ·a, un < mrn d f Li 1 it Colonel "r 1 r Ro , at

Pict-On, o i Friday, the Dth in t., t <J P. , 11. the- 1 tl1 I tt lion. und r Lkutcnnut.

(' Jon 1 1. <'.mp di, at n pl ce t\\O mil from B II ,;11., on Rntmtlay, tho 10th it t., nt

r1 A.al., in tlwfr I' pcctivo camps. wh' 11 h I h II fonncd i;incc tlie prei;inus l\Jonday mom in.;.

The ro111s rnaintnin their chara.c r for cli:;cipliuc and gcnernl good conduct. ns wr.11 ru; for cl ·anlitie , and care of clothirw, accoutl"('mcnts • ml m1 .

The parndc.&at ·s were not prep l ,., hen tho in pection took pln.cc : hnt '~hen they are furni hed the\ "ill be f01""ard cl.

The ne\\ ~lilitia Law has !)(>('11 the mem1s of brin u1 • rnnny recniits to the ranks of

th corp , wl o, ha' u1g never bcfo1 been subjret to drill, the execution of b:\tt.'llion

man m res could not be t'xpectecl to equal tlte perform nee of tlw same 1 ttnlions, in this

1 e p t, on former occasion , when composed of cxpericnccc.I 'oluute<>rs.

1'h camp w re re!!ularly formed, ~ccording w the rul s of the nic~, and both the

1.ieu uant Colonelil reported to me tl t the lll("Jl hnd l mnincd in camp tlie ''hole "eek, day . •i<l ni ht.

T11e nn ngC>nH:nt for cooking. , n<l supplying them e . "ere "00 I. It wns belie' c1l thnt 25 c nt n It ad "ould co,·er nll th co t of t11cir commi :u i t.

Th 1 ' h I attn i n eue~m1p00 ' i '1iu the ground of the Agricultuml socil'ty. nt

1 by a hi h Lo rd fence. They h l f>r '<.' I Ion 7 shed f. r l.itchcn , nml

I art1tio11 <l ofi' for e. c'1 compan). E It I iti u " provi<l I "ith u

' , ml u rou"h cl I ble. "~ ntcr wns suppli L " tcr mrt from a spriug in then hi, urhoo<l : 400 pni1'; of \\ •t r, p<>r diem, 'cicut for the' nnts of the cnmp.

Tl l" h B 1'tn.hon enc. mpcd 00\tt b•o miles from B lie' ille, on the horc of the

H. y of Quint'., :md built th ir kitch 1 on the ground.I

( 1 h d been tnken of the Goi; crnment ten nd blanket , "hirl1 would Le

re urn d into rrtol'C' nt Kingst<1n. on the breaking up of tlw camps.

Some of the tent pole were l't ported ns too \\ eak for the \1 eight of tl1c tent , nml

' ·1 I of thC'm \\ere broken in cons queuce.

Thi fo n.ttempt .1t t'HC:unpin • '\ uluntcer Uorps for nun uni ch ill. has been succ

ful,. ml pp io lune gi'c1~ gcnc1 l isfnctio11 to dl concrrncd.

coun 1) 1•oulcl 1lcpcml UJ o 1 tlrn me men rcu iuiu"', conlinuou l~. tho x:

a , nf r t iC) " 1; once ,, ( I dril l. , o ii I be suff i 1t to k p up their ffici ncy.

but w th r 1 , • ud lo nro const n ly hable to chan , I run of opini n thst i days

on· ) , i 110 11 r!.) tffici to g t the m n mt pro1 form ; and, in f: ct,

:uno 111 to little more Uinn n must 1 ra le, "hich, in fonn r tlln , took pl cc on on

day m carh .) car, at a trilling co:. comparnth·cl~, to thr pubhc. lf, bow<>' e1, one fourth

30

of t11e quota for e cl1 Pro' inro,

t m, \\}nc1 imol"e!

mp ui m..,, il.lld p 1mc; du to tho men in all cases where tho captains were ready with th ir acquittruico rolls.

The Di trict Qunrtenn::i.st r wns nl > present to see the Pqnipmont proprrly packed

nnd shipp <l to the P1 o' iuciul • t re, nt Kingston.

His r<'port will le forn1ml1' I, '~hen ready. and the clnmngrs assess~}.

T haYc the honor to he, ~ir,

Your most obedient servnnt,

S. P . .TARYJi::. Lt.-Col.

D. \.G.l\I., l\I.D. No. 3. To the .Adjut.3nt-G•n r•l Militia o" C'an:1.d", Ot '.lwn.

D. A. GE~ER \L's OrFJCE,

KrNGSTO~, 1st. ·o,..emb,r, 1869.

'rn,-In obedience to your instructions, I Jm,·c 110\\ the honor to submit n rrport

npon the -.iate of the Volunteer force. 1 l :Militia, in ~filitary Di,frict ...... o. :l, at present

under my com111n ids, 'hich embm ·c, t\\O .131·ig1de Divi 'o ' nnJ ixtN.'ll ne,,imental

Divi:sions, viz., Gth .llri ad DiHsion. im lcr B1·irra le Ilfajo: Patter on, comprising tho

cowities of East nu<l 'Ye Ridin o. T>urh m, 'Z\orth t ml f-:outh Hi l'n of \'idoria,

E t and 'V c JU lin of P t rbor ugh, :md E t nn<I 'Yest Ridin of :S orth1 mberland; itl1Btiga1£' Di vi ion, u11dN· r . .: utenant Colone>! f-.:haw, Brigatl · l\fo'or, compr· ing • ·orth,

East and 'We t RiJin' of If in0rs, Prince E fo ar<l, Lennox, AdJillg on. Frontenac,

and City of Kingston. 'l'he folio\\ ing is an nbslt'aCt of the nominal strenuth of tl16

v· oluuteer :Militia in tht• Dirrtrict :

,\n ' ·

·r taI

. § 3 ...

DlILITAnY J)JSTRI "l', N'o. :1.

Gth Dri~ndc Divis1 n .

7th Brignde 'l'otnl in llistrict1 Dh isiou. , f all rnnke.

------

the lmtt

time a

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..i.E'lS AND .4CCOl'TRI:1ImiT •

As will be obsct'\ ed by the detail d r poi

in the

'.l'nmk t Kinn ton, two Com1 ni

in tho di trict, th arms and nccoutr ment , with ' 1 v fi w cxc ptio1 I ord r, a larg number of t.he

a•'coutrcmcnt are of the o' ol e p t rn, nnd not hi , \\Ould recommend nu i uo

of new acooutrement in cxchanrre. Smee th d te of my in ;poet ion, the 11ns, &c., hM·c

hcen distributed to tho Voluureers ft r safe kcepin , in nccord 1100 with orders from bead

quarten, and with a vie of a certainin..., that the nrms are hcin.! propci-1) cnrctl for in

the hands of thl• men. ( oUlDlalldinJ Office.ra ]u:l\ b n directed to detail ~ub It m

and ... T on-commissionecl Officer.<, t-0 in;:pe t frc 111ently the unns, &c .. in their seH~rnl

localities.

<'LOTHlNG AND EQUIPMEXT.

The uniform clothing of tlw 'nrious corr , is gcnernlly in foir order, lJUt a nlrc:idy reported, some of tho B. ttnlions '\ill soon require u frcsl1 i ue. "aYnlry cloaks o.ro J'l.~uired

for the s \ i I trOO] iu th di tri t. nnd 'eml Infan 1. C-0inpn11ie .,,,ill require more

Grc. t Co ; nll the Battalion ha' o boon supplied ' ith Great Coat !'lrop , lLn crsac ,

uud "Tater Bottles, ns hewn in the accompanying rctum.

'l'AROl:."T l'ltACTIC'J:..

'fhe 1 tu ms of 1':u0

t Practice, lu\\ e not b n been rec iV"cd regul rly, and in tho

ub nee of information, it i~ impossible to report ns to th xt.enL 'oh111tec.1'S lune n' ilcd tl1cm.

s h of this part of their duty. \Yith n ,;cw of affording· Ycral comp::mi iucrc ed

focilit.ics for target prnctic , c rt in numb r of iron tar' t , in addition to tho already

in possession of Battnliuns, nro no'~ being di tribute l, under tho direction of 13rigadC

Mnjors; o. retu;n of the number of targets in tho district. will be found in the nppendi; .

RIFLE ASSOCIATIONS A~D MATCHES.

\ oci tions in the district, one nt Kingston, in oonncction

with the 14th Battalion R'fl , and one of th 47th B ttnhon, "Count~· of H •tin Rifie

Associntfon," l3 JI 'ill1, nn I "('m nt\ f P rbo ough Rifi \ssoc1 tion," at P tcrborough, at nll thcs pl c s good rnug<.' exi t. \ n11mbc1 of Hifi M lch in connection "ilh

pl

' u

32

1 ' ill wd , ith

oc1 tion, compete I l ifl · Match

. A n of

Mcetin" in ~ptcwb r last.

DRILL SHED.

There are ix .B!: ttnlion (3 nnd 2 Compru1J} Drill Shctl11, nnd Sixte •1 one C pauy

Drill :--hed", within the di rtrict, nt '. iou s tion . n d tniled in th• , ccomp J1Dg

return, nll of \\hich, \\ith fho Ctptious, h vc 1 cen croct~ through Go\omm•nt Aid.

Comm n

of tlie school. Cobo r "G1

College Drill .A oci i u," • nd

" Grammar and Union School A with Enfield Hifle .

DRILI, AS OCIATIO. ::;.

c; in the district. 'iz · K' J ton-" K·11g ton Cadets," r ch ol on of earbi1 c • i l

( oll ge " r in

m

, or

i I of Jiassed

l: nion School," co po I of ie pupils

c· tion.' Port Iii ']JC ''Trinity

"Gr nnur ~hool Drill Associat'on." Pe1er O'i'Ottgh

ociation," The " Trinity College A ociation ' i armed

A.--:'XUAJ. DRILL IN CAlll'.

It become a plea ing duty for me to -roport, upon tho succ which h attended the

system of assembling the Yohm r Mili ia, for con ecutive ]rill in romp. during tL~ period r ntly concluded, the ' riou corps appeared to l1a' taken good ruh nll.ge 01

the short time t th ·r dispo . in acquirina a 'cry credit:. blc degree of profici cy, nnd

the experience thus att:.iinc>d, cannot fail to be n tende 1 with tho mo t l en fici I re;ult.~ : t11e z lous attention, and d · ,'(' mnnifi tc>,d by all rank . to perfect them elves in their military duties, i '\Ortl1y of hi"'h commendation.

The xperic:n of th· l t ) c. or two, h c mine I m<>, th t tJ1 drill prescribed runm I) in camp, is too limit d, and. I ,. ntm • to

increased, with the g bc1 fi to the fore , to at l t ten or t \ h d • , 1 n ing a

certain number of ,1 ) , for diill nt com ny head qu 1 ·r , pr pnrot.ory to tho a: mLling

of bnttalion in mp, tl1is ug., rt.ion, i fully upported b) th opinion of Oommandin!i

OfficC? of <1orp , nnd h vin, in' i w th c m ni nco of tho 'olunte rs g n mil), in the

rural du tricts, I would tron"Iy r commend, that the p rio I of tJ1 ye r for mbling

i:orps in camp, for the nnnu I drill, houl<l 1 fix<' l Lo ~H n seed time n.nd h rv t, sny from 10th J unc, to the I 0th Jul) .

In order to afford n opportunity for corp to practise mo1 c

the fi Id, in larg bodi I would , for yo 1r fi vo blc co idcmtion, th d · bihty

of forming a Brig c C mp u xt y r, inc ch Bri <l Divi ·on, to und rtli comm ud

of a. , 'taff Officer of the rlistrict, in whicl1 two or th1 battalions, wit..h Cavalry nd Artillnry, might nsscmblP- together.

It will he obscn·od, hy the acco111panyi11i; return , tJ1:\t the mn11tcni of the \llriou 1'nrp11, in thP <li<1trict, hnw- hcen highly satisfuct-0ry, tho nvcrrt,;e of Ct•IXJ.lry per troop,

hcing :! offir<.'1"1!, and 48 non-<"ornmis.o;ion,.d nffic"rs nm! m!'n ; A rti'ltr:t, i oilicel'8, nnd 59

non-commissionPd offirer., :1n1l mnn; ln,/1nfr!1, p"r romp:ui~. 3 oflic"J'fl, an•l 46 11ou--00m­mi~1.<ione<l ofticer!I nn<l mf'n.

UndP1· this head, it may IJ,• proper for 111c to m"ntion, th:it I had obsene<l <luring

my inspection nf r;"wml roqis, that the re1lt1rtfon of $1.50 Jl"r 111an, from th'3 us al

11nnnal tlrill pay, hn<l not a ple•l8in~ ~fut upon th force, nwl BC\ •'rnl municip Ji ti,. ,

Pspecinlly in the Regimental Vi' i"ion of Jw I>11r11 m, upplemen l tL.e drill pay for

this year, hy an n Jlriwnnri> of 30 cents pei· rliom, for r>ar.h mnn and horn', of th'3 volunwen1 belonging to that R"ction.

The t"nts issued by the de1•artme11t, ga \'C the greatest, satisfaction, and are cer ainly

as good and senicahle 11.:i could be wished for, but the t nt. poles were found defoclil"C,

lieing tl)O slight, nnd quite inadequate to !>upport 1ho strain upon them, Lending and

hreaking in many inst.'lnces ; almost all commanrling ofriret'!I of camp11, ha,·e r<'port.00 against them.

It has been suggested by CoUllllnndinrr Otlicers, that when corps are again onlorcd into camp, some sort of coarse ticking he provided for the purpose of enclosing straw for

beds, some of them report that they "found grrot r.nd <.'nclless troublo in keeping their

camps clean and tirly, owing to the lOO!!n straw being constantly rlro207ed out of tb11 tent~.''

FlF.LD flA YS.

In the nbsencc of Lie11ten1nt-Colonel .Janis, D .. A.G .. of 1\lilici&, whose duties I &88Umed undrr general order, on the lst .August la.st, I nm unable to report. a.s to the

field-days, in "hich Corps in the District mny h:n-o participate<l, previous to tho. dale.

lam informed, howeYcr. that on the Queen's birthday Md lst July las . the 14th Bat.­

talion "Volw1tecr Rifles, Kingston Troop of Ca,·alry and Field Battery, took part in a

rJview and field dny with the Royal C:inadian nifle!!. under command of Licut.euan Colonel Hibbert, on Rm·ificld Common

During the period of Annual Drill on tho 1 ith September, n field-day took plac

near Kingston, the force consisting oflhc Yoluntoor Brigade in camp, viz..-theSquadron of ~·rontenac C:n·nlry. Kingston Field Battery. the 4 itl1 ancl 48th Battalions, the whole bcin~ under commnnd of J.ieutennnt-Colonel Hamilton.

.\.ccordini; to nl1'nngemcnt · warle under m~· direction. the ~ .. orthumbe.rlrmd and

Durham Squadron of L':n-nh-~-. the 40th nnd 4Gth Dattalious took part in a field.day and

aham fight, nt a point midway het,.,·l!('n ColJOlll'): nnd Port HoFc on the for.-.noon of tl1e !) fl

3-1

::J th :O:epwmber, dct iii of \\hich appear in th. inspuction Tt turn . Tho nay pas (lei off

~ ell, and "ithout rosu It ·. except a C.'\\ airy otliccr getting his leg li'Ycrcly hn1iscd hy a fall from hi hor&'.

Un U1

\ J-.IT OF ll.H.H. PRIXCE AJLTUl'I:,

of the 'isit of Hi"

·11,, detaclunent.s from tl

"hol ~in,. under oo mand o'

:r !' I 00 b, cre d tai ed fro th" L' eute.n.ant-Colon .. I Call ghan. and th 4ii.h

I Hamil·on : the F..scor. duty bc.-in performed y t 1 •

, fired a roy-.il durin!:' th<> ~igt to th.. 1'

nmntain-<l t Go•·ernor General, during his stay in Kin~on.

o call forth the "-rea·esi enthusi:wn o i th I n of th"

ty on the occas ·on.

Co perfo ro th i

m1C10 .. \ 1 l

'U\ff, and ,-oluntee?'l5 of the ¥en!

01 unuu~ tl10 t mporat') comm.md of the di l1ict, the followinu ofiiett'S compri •l

tnff t H <l Quru-t , . Kin" ton. 'iz. :-Lieutenant !]alone) , haw. Hri~adc Major:

L' eut n nt-Colonel • h-auge, Di trict Pa_y uui.st"r: ·Major PJ1illip ·, Disti·ict tl11nrter-ma.>t(·r

nd Lle ten Lnt-Colonc>l Patti 1 0111 Hri!!aue .'lfnjor. Gth Di' ision, :it < 'obom-;.:. To thcsi:

uffi 1 I m much indebted for the nid they June affurcle<l u1c in tlwi1· seH~ml 1lepart11wuts.

During my recent irn1pccti1 11 of tlw v.nfou,, camps itt tlw ilistrid. I \\as ucco111panic<l

lJ) on" of the 1~rigade .\f njo1'8, a111l t11e Di trict Pay11111stc1· : 011 Pae Ii occasion the latt r

off r is; ucd tl o <hill pay to nll co1·p , \\ ith pro1uptness, fl1tabli11g the 'ol1111kc11l of :tll) co1 , \ithont oexecption, tu l'(.-cCiH• the mon•·.) 1h11· to them, hcfo1t· lt•n,·ing for tlwit

horn · l n00<l luu-dly remark thnt these satisfactory :i.rnu1:.:-cmr.11ts \\t'n· duly appruciat(l(I

hy the f• 'fhc lJi trict nuart'.!r mru,ter, ,,,. hi repn•scnt.nti' "· "'n'! pre Pllt 11t the

brc!lki11g up ,,f "ad1 1•:1111]'. t 1'('ceiw, 11H•r tliE' cnrnp "f!llipment'5, :-.nd a!T'".mge for 1

tnrn port, n111l tl11'011:.!11 Iii I"" :oi 111.tl up : isivn of this clep:u1ml'nt, t}w i;to11pa~ for I n111l 1li11na::1 s, '' • 1" 1·n111p:i1nti'<0l) of 1>111all •. 1nrn111t.

l '11lu11t:l Hol.lt't't!ioll·Hos.~.

T have tlil' honor to 1,.., Sir,

Your most- oh111lim1t ::::;>1·u111t, .I . ~L\f'PHER o

I .ient.< k>ll)nel, .Adjttl:rnl < h~rwial of )filitia. Ou:rna. I> • .A. \. <~. Militm·

.I. D. :!\11. .~

~IILI'l'AHY DI. ''J'HJ("J' X<J. 4.

11110< l\\'lttr., JnrllltU) titlt, I iO.

~· rn,-I lta rn the honor to report tl1.1t the lJattaliuns thnt ''..,re a semlJled in mp

1lni vt:d gi eat henE'fit from tlwir heiug t•nt11mpcd 1•\ cu for sudt n short tinw, hut. ix d:)

i1; 11111ch too short and twt·h .:. or fum1-t.>eu, would huw a most mnrkcd imprm emcnt ••

lJw hattnlions only just 1Jega11 to !!et shakP11 into camp lift'. nml to drill stcn<lih n battalion when they had to return ho111t>.

Tlw transport allowance was aho fuuncl not to Le suilicicnt, in thi,; district. to

pay tl1e officers, and meet expenses in joining tl1t• t':l111p:;, even although the mih\ B) cu111pa11ics most generously undertook to conYe)· them nt com;iderahly rcduc~l fares, nud

thl' ge1wml opinion seems to be. !l..'i far as I can fit11l out, th11t if a th:e<l mtc per mile \\

allo .... ed to Mery nrnu, commencing from Hw ' rupnny', Henil1pmrte1'S to wbel'(' thf'

cn111p i>1 formPcl, it wo11l1l Le more satisfactory.

I lun·e further to l'<'l>ol't. that there j, in man) locnlitit:'S in thi District, •m.. t 1li11iculty i11 procuring suitnble !!l'Olllld for ('.Jlcampmcllt . nrnl \\here no no,enun Ill

;.:rou1ul cxiHb much (•xpense had w be borne hy th~ Yoluntee1 , w1l reli le<l, \\hi ·h

iu Brockville, and some other i-tatious. they June ))()CH hy the kind tl! -.u tnnce of tho 1'°' 1 :uul Couutry Oouncil. who han~ reuted tho uecc ;:;nry ~round.

1 \\Otiltl also mo,,t respectfully sug~cst, tbnt if the Volunteer Comp. nie l'e roll

out fur :111) lo11g1•r i>t>ri0tl than six dn~,, that tlteoy he nllo\\ t.'<l to pe1form three or fou1

11.Lys' llrill at tl t•i1· Company Hc-nliqrnn"U°'J">'. to perfoct them in compnn~ drill, nud thu

lit tl11•111, \\ h1•11 they joiu thP. c111np-.. to ncquirc 11101't.' lJllickly lontutlion n111l Lri le IUt1\

0

!'lill'llt ,

ha' e the honor to Ix·. l"ir,

Your 1110,t obcdi 'lit ...,<'rVIUlt,

'

F. 'l'. \1' "IIEHLEY, l..ivut.·Coloncl,

IJ • .A. 0. liliti:i,

1 he Jj11t ut Gt:11e1 I of ~I ilitia Otta'' I T>. ~o. -4·

:rn

--.\TlLITAHY OT~TRICT ~O fi.

liOXTR£AL, JANUARY 2~iD, 1870.

!5rn.-ln ticcordnnre "ith your instructions, I have the honor to transmit to you

herewith, 1m abstrnct of Heport of the Corps, in the District under my command,

v.·hich h::n e perfo1·med the nnnnnl drill for the "Pinnncial yenr" ending June 30th, 1870.

In presenting this r<'port to you, I have respectfully to draw your attention to the l~u:t that of the Corps belonging to the City of :J[ontreul, in rny District, none haYO ns yet

undergone tho nnnunl inspection for the Ctu'l'ent year, ns their drill has not, .ns yet, been

performed ; tltis ill in tl. great measw-e owing to the fact that no facilities in the way of

Drill Hall arnl Armoury lun-e been at their disposal. The commanding officers of all the

Corps however, inform me that it lli their intention Yigorously to prosecute the drill of

their CO?'}JS directly the new Drill Shed, lately erected by the City of Montreal, is anilnble.

_.\!though it would be premature for m~ to report individually on the ~Iontreal Corps

in my District, I may state g1merally that with a. few exceptions much re-organization is

1.?quired to bring them ton sati,,factory condition of efficiency, ancl I shall have the honor,

at an early date of making a specilJ report to you on this subject.

Turning from the City to the rural corps in my District, it is highly gratifying to me

lo be enabled ngain, this }·ear to mnke a most satisfactory report of thrse fine battalions,

"'hich, drawn nlmo:it exclusively from the backwoods, and frontier districts, present a body of men whose phyRique i~ only equalled by their zeal for, nTHl aptitude in acquiring military knowledge.

The spirit which nniruates this force is, I tLink, hcst exemplified hy the extraor­

ui.narily large 1woportion of men, a;; comparec.l to the nominal strength of corps, which i:1

"bown iu tl1e attenun.nce in camp for the annual drill ; und this, too, it is to be remarked·

in tht> face of n certain amount of disnppoint111eut, im oh·ed l1y the curtailment of 11.

pvttion of the nnnual drill pny. Reference to tl1e .Ahstuct of Tnspcctiorn1 whicl1 1 have

pre..,.iously nllud•xl to,\\ ill show a larger proportion of men than lun-t" previously attended

any annual drill, since I havo had cl1Rrge of the District.

'l'l1e system of annual training in camp, instead of, w; heretofore, (with partial

t.x:ceptions), l.y drill nt desultory ~riods, has prowJ a compl1·tr wc1!Ss, and whilst it ha~ given univcrs.'\I satisfaction to both offi~1~ aml men, will t•·l111 t • t Ji,. most lx·ne6cia 11lS1.11ts ns regards cfliciency.

I '~011ld, liowcH·r, 111ost l•'l!Jk•ctfnlly 1·cco11111w11J, if found 1••11cticu.1.lc, tl1ut future

pe1ioJs of :utnw\l tmining rnny he !wit! in briga1le in!!tca<l of, as in tlw pa~t instanc<', b}

liattalio11s ; tho rcpo1 t v. l1ich, in t.hl! co1u'SC of o. ft•w cln.ys, I alu1ll, in o.ccorJa11ce witl1 your . ll

orJen1, ha\ e the lt<mor of p1 »s<:nli11g to yon on this su~jP.ct, will fully <•ml,01ly my news 11

tv tho points for, nml expense of, sucl1 concentmtion of corps for :umual clrill.

As t11e pccial r port ordered 1,y yon, and wl1ich I Jun u tl11• honor to forward htirtl·

w it1, ewbo<lics u:I d1•taile of i11tcr1•at connectc<l "\\ itl1 ,Ji,, in pcctio11 of corps; the ueccs~ity of my recapitulating here tho iwli' idunl insp1..-ctiu1111 v. hi ch l l11n c w11dll, i9 ob' i tcd.

37

Tho target practice returns awl aLstrnct of Hifle ~fatches helcl in rny Di t.rict, which

l lmvP al1·~ldy forwardt'<.1, will sliow you the Jll'O!!l"Ci made in tl1is ~pcct. Un this snhject I would respectfully 1'CCOnrn11:rnl to )Our farnumLle 001uridei tion tl1c

udviciability of n somewhat incrensed allo\\-a11r.c of :unmunitiun l1ein" mad", hoth of hall

and blank, as tending further to fo:;ter this highlr irnport.'\ut \,rnnch of military training.

ln concluding this repo1-t t-0 you, l beg to cx111 f'SS the satisfaction T feel, nn<l tl1 cheerful nid :i.ml assistance at all tiu11·s gh·e11 to nw Ly t11c otTtc.•ns of the taff of th Distl"ict under my command.

I have the houor to h .. , :;ir,

Your most ohc<lil·nt sen·a11t,

W. 0 ilOHNE .~:.\11'1'11.

Lt Col. D . .A.G.Militin.

'l'l1t:i Adjutant G1·ne1al of l'\Iilitin. J.:c, J.: e, e. Mil. Distiict, No. fi.

Ottawa.

)iILITARY DTSTHifrI' _°'O. G.

~fILtTI.\ Orner. )loXTllE \I., Ith Jllllu:iry, 1-- iO.

Sir, \Vith rcforencc to your irnih uctio11s, r l1:n c the 1101101· to make yo11 ti e following Report.

1 entered on rny dutitJs on U1e l~t ,J1m11ar), l ..,Gt1. l\ly l>i~trict eompri es tl." 4th, 5th, and Gth Brigade Divisiom.

At the time uf my as:;uruing ll11~ office. there v.pre iu my llis1tiLt. only cighl

<:01upnnies of Y olunt<'e1~, and :-tn-tn Jrill nssocintiou in o II.

The Volunteer Companies \\ c1-e thoS<' nt

f Como ........................... C. pt "11 • foX a11,1<hto11.

j L'\cLine....... ........ ... . . .... .. \\Tri •lit.

Beauharnois - To. 1. ........... )I ajor ~Hart.in, 4tl1 Di,isio11 ,, , .

du. Jo :.. ............ C.lJ1!. 111 Prndhowm~.

Stl1 Di' i.11io11

Cd1 Division

l :to )Jiu-tine.......... ....... .. .. ' l'un:ot.

Tlireo nive1"J>... ...... ... ... ... .. \ 11trol.111 .

J olictlt•...... . .. . . . • . .. . .. .. . ... :-\l1rpl11•rd.

St. 1Iy~1cinth.-. ....... ... . . ... ,. :-;t. .Jnoqm,.

'l'he Drill Associations, nil f,11111ed in our prinl·ip. I l:-OlleJe ''ere those 2t

'l'crreLomw.

4tl1 Brigade Dhisio11{ llenuharnoi .

Ste. 'fh 1 •

• 'it Ii i L'Assvinptio11.

I >h isiou 1 ,J olicth• .

l 'Phret• Hi' i>1 "·

",t]1 I 1· . . I ::-\1cult't. '' I\ ISIOll

l :-{w )JariP de .'l1rn1wi1·.

'l'hc c;umll 1111111b1·1· of \•ulu11ti>l'l'S l'Hrollc1l in our Fn•11clt < 'u11ndia11 Uo1111lies, would

h:n I' \IC('n :-.utlicient to dii-;countgt' tht' most zt-alous, "l'J'!' it not tltnl tht• sentimenl~ uf

] .lt1·ivti~111 am] loyalty of the ( 'l\ll:ldians fnlfi]Jp<] tlir t'\]>N:tatiow; of th<• 11011. th1• )fini~ll'r 11f )[ilitin.

'l'hnnk:-. to tli' l'fforh of our llrigacle )l:~jon;, tl1e m1m lwr of \' oluntl'f'l' Uomp:mie.'!

nctnnlly or~:uiized :mt! gazeltt•tl, uncl the equiplnent of which still continues !'Very 1lay.

:rniounh in the 4th Brigntle Di' ision to :H Yohmtcl•r Companit>s-of which two regimenti.

: re nt )fontrl':\1- one at Bcn.uharnai~. nn1l six ituh•pe11d1•ut eo11111:mi1•,;, and four drill

:is~ociations, uumllf'rin~ six cumpanic·s.

In the :ith Brig:ule Dh isiun, there :n·f> now eleven , .. olunt.-er Compani1·s, \\ hich 1

\\ ou!tl wi,,h to s fonuc<l into a Battalion.-aml thret> Drill ~.\.ssociations.

The Gth Briga1le Di\ ision comprises sixtet•u Yolunt<•er Uompuniei;, orgauizf'll nm]

!!:U:. ... tled, of which fonrlt->en :u·p c1p1ipjie<l and annc'<l, the two othp1·s art' still waiting for

tlirir uniform~ a111] anus, J.e,itll•S thr<'e drill associations.

• ~<·verul Companies are still heing organized. I 1·e~ri·t wry lllll<'h that the allowanC'P

f.,r Drill Instrnction in tlw L'ollt·gt>s has brt>n stopped.

Thf'se associations 'w1·1• n~tlly of great a«sisfanC'P to the .Militia, in tliifusing :1

111ilitary spi1it.

Tim ~ otmg g1•11tle111Pll ~Jbtl'llctP.d ill the Collegr>·, who h:n P. tlll'n~ llctptired military

l.'1.!;tes. a111l who nfterwar•h l1y their position in socic>Ly, \\ unl1l lun t' bt"<'ll al.tit• to populnrue

our milit.n1·y S.) stem, an• now likc·ly to he gr1·atl~ 1lisc:·<11111H{t•d, arnl \\ t' 11111y h1• tlPpt·iwd of tltPir Sl'J 'ires, shoultl ocension 1-ecp1irc thelll.

Jrnff,I, A~D <'.\\II':>.

With the exc ption oft\\ o hntt.ulions, the C'hasSt.·1111, Can:lllit•H!l, :11ul the ~Ioul Hoyal

HitlPs, two or tlm.:e old co111pani1JS 111.·rfonnrnl their drill Inst ,\ 11 t11m11, for 1 SG0- 70.

I hn\e not ::i.lluw1,.J 11ewl~ org:111izf'1l 0orp» to 1li·ill 111t'l·t>l~ to 1·Pcc•i\I• pny frorn the ( :01; •'l'lllnf'Jlt.

1 thought that it \\1111111 111• bi·lt1·r to all<>w tlH'»I' 11<·w r11·rni1J1 to ac1piir<• i;omc military k11riw]Pdg1-. ni11l :i littll' 1lrill, 1;" as to r11ahll' th1•111 w ll<·1·i\t• nWl'P prnfit from tlwir clrill in ('amp llPXt S11111111e1-.

·rnlcr particular nrrange1111•11ts with Lic•11lcna11t ( '0!<111(•) ( ):;bonw 81nith, D. A.G .. Mili·

tary lJistric.1, X o. !I, ns th1• 1111111 her of t•·11ts allowt•d J.y tlw C :oH·1·11lllt'nl, to 0111' ~Iilit:u: IJistri<:ts, wru; not 1mflicient t<> nwct tlw 1w111in·11wnts of tlu· 1111mw11t. I l1•11t him tht• t•·nts11e<purcd for Ill.) l>ishi•·t, iu u•tum, I am to gt•t fro111 Military District. ~o. !'1, 1111,r

tents f may neet.l lll .f llllU Jlt.!:.tt, to e11nhl1• tilt' \'oluntecrs u111IP1 Ill.\° c:-011111111ml to Jlt'lfo!IJI tlii dllJil J1 ill r ui1 .-LI I.! thw <!OVQ!'lllllunt.

Thl'l'c Co111pnni1~ wPrr Pn:tbl~l to ])('rfor111 thcir 1lrill for 1 6!J-i0, ltu• fall, und r

tont1;- tlt11 br11t rr.sulti; IHlY<' followt~l thf'..sc companies. Th o compt111i l'lre,

pr<'Sf'll t i 11 ( ';1111 p.

~t. f'imon. < 'nptnin • 'yhcstrc, :\'men.

~t. PiC', .,

~t. IIya<'inthP,,

('hagnon, ;,:;

~t • • J 11etp1es;, 5 :!

'f'otnl I ~!i

.,

ThP.<>C ('ompani<·s llS.'><•111hl1'll at :--t. I r>nrintl111 Oil th•l :!llth Oc·lohtr, 186~. 1]1,. ~t. 1'111n1 n

Company marcht-<l, in marching ord<·r. as far as ~t. H~ llcl'in tlw, a 1li11lnnoo 11f 11ine mil , U1

nt<'n prrfornw1l the mar('h in four hours, th•• roads \\l'rl' 'rry kul. hut ti11 y rndnn:lfl their

fir1't march 'l'IT '\I'll.

Thi· ~t . Pi(<1ompany. h:n ing :i t!istanoo of «le\'<:n mili·s VJ cr.wrl, p:'OCCcdr,d to. t. If>~

cinthP. hy i;t"amhoat. ('apt. Chagnon 1ll)(l11ck>tl the cost ,,f th" rrmu;port. from themcn's p:".

Th<>sc thrrc ( 'ompaui••s were plarnd umlet· tlw comrnnml of (' ptnin ~t. .Tncqu<' ,

Li1·11tc11ant Corcomn n<"ting as .\1ljuta11t.

Twrnty-two te11l<; were s1·11t from ::'\fout1 ·~I for th 11 "11f the !Jump. Lut. on!) dghtN>ll

"<·re 11!-.e<l ; two hundrocl hlankPt~ \\ rr~ 1fi,,ti ilmtcd to thP officers awl men ; the wmthcr

""s ah·eady very cold and chan~ahle.

Thr men did not re<'ein' rntimh: hut Ii> p.1rtieula1· m·t11n21•111e11i..<1 bt>t'>' it•n th

\' oluntccrs aml the Citizens, the hoard of the uwn il111in~ tlwir six clays &.•n- ioo ili1l not

aYerage more than twenty ct>nl.o; pe1· da~·. TIH' conduct of thr men wac; e.xcmplary.

'l'he drill in Camp, consisted in the mornin.t.: of. pt11cl rlrill anrl Com)':rny drill ; in U1

aftcmoon of Battalion drill :incl '"ik111nishi11g : in th<> l'\ 1 ning. po~ting sentries and round •

The nwn Wl'l'l' paid on the lai; clny of ~er' iec. ThcrP wc1·p no t•ntrics in the Dl'funltcr's hook. '\ hich 111v,, u~ 11111d1 iu Ci\\ om of m n

\\ho knew nothing of hCl'Yice 011 nrri,·in~ in ' mp.

I hrn e n·1nnrkl-<l i:rencrnlly, thnt till' country soldit>t \\cm morn r.mlurin", nnd nule

to l>C'at· mon· fatignc th:m tho1'c frorn the l'itit "" Tllt'rtl 1u·c still sc,·cral othl·r Oomp .. ·mic: in l'Olll · of or,!anizl\tion, in \lilit.riry Pi rict

::So. G, which I haYl' tho honour to commarnl.

l am lo hrin" to vour notice in t•ouclusion tl111t cJ11J dc.laY in die ,Ji_., ril1ution 1 farm , ~ .. .

at•cu11trPrnc11t.~. &c .. has the rffi.!Ct 1.f cn1hing <li,,co11ra~··n11~.11t n111011~t. tl1t YolunWc.rs

lluring J:u,t. ~\ 11l11m11 thrn· wns n Ri!lr Mntch hf'Jd ot Berthier Li ut nnnt.<'olun I

111111. mi, lkig11il1• l'1:1jot·- whid1 w.1 t'l'\l'>'.llC I with grc.~t

i;rncl ~·nu at till' tinll', :~ complt>te 11.·11U11 of it.

l Ii 11 l the honor l<•

r trust, ~ir, tlmt yon" ill \1t• satisth:1I \dth tl1i-. Ill\ lit t 11 •poi-t, .rnd hehcl\ o 111

tho higlwst con!'idcration, 'ltllll \I I'_) nht.i<lit•llt 'l'\IUlt,

. \ l 1. tit• I.I l'l'BL. n;1u~ H.\tt\\'l.H l1',

Lic11te11 .. nt.-f' lo11cl, ]l.A.l! . )I .

wilh

Tho Acljutant·Gencral ,\lil itfo, '111nd11 lili1 ry J>i rict, l:\o 6,

10

JTI.IT~\ HY l)JRTHI 'T. No. 1.

Ir J:All Qv.\RTY.M,

(~lll:m:c, 7th ,Jannnr~·. lRiO.

~rn.-1 Jin, c thl'l honor to report tlmt I" ch o l•nttnlions, and fom indt•prndrnt com­

pan.ies of the actin1 forco in this district haYe now pcrformecl tho thirteen day's drill ,

authorised for tho yr.nr ending ~0th .June, 1810. I I rg to forward, herewith, nn nhstra<'f

of inspection for the S..1.111". Thc rural Battalions cli·illcrl in camp, nccording to orrl('1~, nnrl

lho Quebec Gnrri~on ~\rtill1'ry. :mil !lth Rifl<•s, haw~ ;ilso hccn nnthorii;ccl to pcrfo1111 th<>i:·

nnnual drill in camp. 111 two instm11•c:;, one eompnny of tlw Battalion l111s been allowed

to put in the yc:•rly paid tlrill time at its own compim,V' head <pta.rtl'rn. Thes11 aro th11

Mn.tanc Company, cli!-.tnnt !-.ixty mile8 from the hattalion hrarl 1111artcrs at Rimo11:-ki, nnrl

the Township J,nngo,·in Company aho11t a<> far <li.;tant, :mrl \\ hich hnrl to come through an

unsettll)l District, :mcl liy 8uch roads a.c; nre next t-0 impn3."-'\hle. TlwiC companies, in th<>

abstract annexed, nro 1·11tcred with the inrlepernlent comp:-nic~, thcrehy re<lucin~ hy f.O

much the strength of their rcspecti,·e hatt.'\lions.

Nearly the whole of this for~e is comp08ed of II" \\' kvic:;, there heiug, with th<' exception of Quebec and Levis, only three Yoluntecr companies in the whole district,

previous t-0 the comin~ int{) 01l('ration of the }Iilitia ~\.ct of 1868. The Quebec Garrison

Artillery, 9th Rifles, 1 ith a.nil :;Jth Battalions, and St. Rylvester comp:mie!I re-enrollerl

under the law, although having a considerable numher of recruits, nre old corps, already

reported on fa.rnrnbly in former years. They appear nut only to have maintained their

former efficiency, hut to h:-.vt• con!<i<lernbly improved. The zeal an1l alacrity with which

officers of all ranh perfur111 tlieir duty is deserving of all praise, and is tho chief cause of

the efficiency attaulf'<I. As :rn insumcc of the earnestne;,s anrl liberalitv of officers for tho . . good of the service, J may mention that Lieutenant-Colonel Bowen, and the ofilce1·:-i of the

Quebec Garrison .. A1·tiller~·, fouling that their men could get no g1·cat gun-praclice elsr­

where than at thn hlaud of Orleans, actually took their hriga<le, with its heavy material ,

camping oquipagc, &c., at thcir ow11 CXJ>Cll!il', t-0 U11• rnngc at thnt island, and remained

there during tho whole time of their annual tminin~. The charges for transport. of thf•

men, marerial of nil sort.r;. nml 1lnily ratiuns we1·c very consiclerahlc, awl I think il ('~n hardly ho e.xpcctcd that ofiir.el'S shouJ.l (•very yt')ar he }'Ut t•> such 11m1sual nnd heavy

expense for th•J ;;ood ,,f tho public. r wuuld, th<>n·fon., respectfully recomme111l that, in

future, the Quebec Garrison Artille ry ho ,irin·11 the trnn!.pOl't nllowan('e allowP<l to rural

corps. This would l'Jlal1le thelll to kne s •J1111• gnat.gun praclicl' e,·cry year, without

v:hich Artille1'.)', lwwf.'H•J' w<•ll discipliner! nwl clrill1·d, cannot b1• con.'lidercd efficient.

Whil11 on thi sulijcct, l \HJuld i i('~ leaYe, l'l'sper.tfully. lo snhrnit that Artill('J')', l1aving.

besides infantry 1lrill to I :ai u, al o tl1" \>"orking :1111! pl'Udict• nf itR •>'\JI nrm, ~houlil h<•

nllcrn ed more tirne for trniuing e' f'lj ~car than is ~j, c11 to I nfoutry. Hixtrcn clays IL year

being alren<l) much too i;hort n time for I uf:llltry. lieeomes altog1 ther imndlicicnt for

Artillcrr, \\ ith more than t" ice tLe a111ou11t. of drill arnl tmining to go through. '11ir

s: me re~nnrk nppli to C l.L\ ah".' ha\ ing 1><p1itntitJ11 S\nml drill, :uul 11101111!('() :uul ilis·

tnct nn l cliscrc ion m d lin • with the 1 en, th )

ity, th ir g utle yet firm nnd uncompromising cnforcin"' orders, hrn e been imnlunbl . and gh· n ti ton nd a 1ding

which has contrihut • l much u t on!) to tJ cflici n j of th tr 1 pccth

rcndere: l po ible the nusing of n ,-cry lar , .nd en ircly n w, an I u tr.i.ined f,

in the ' ery t>hort t ime of twent)-one da) , bid fnir ro 11\', 1 tJ1e ol l n .

Th • m w Lattii.lions and compa.ni , l :l.\ h wn ap•1tu<l.,

:i.rl:' generally efficient and willin

r l'mnrLed n \\ nut of know ledge f

rt1l 1 y

Th ll'

led •e of drill un rl discipline, h n insuffi i c

measure, to t he length of t ime thnt el

cat-0..'> from the l\fil itary • chool, an l al o to ' u of J tit 1d , nn l d icien t min ther . Altogeth r , the new 1 ''Lesh ' d n ' ry '' II, n d fi urpa. I my ex

Their drill, t..'1ough somewhat lo e, i m ch bet r than re: uln.ra usually do in b a.me

number of da.ys. They nr~ ·x il: kcp in l nd, by 1 ffi r 11 d ro oom.mJ.n 1, and if callod

on service n. y ry sl1ort time, "ould mn ·o them cqu It nny oth r troop;. for actu I 1 m 1cnl

work, though they would, oi" course, npponr to disad\ ant .;c for parade and how wor k

when uri&(l\ded with men of seYera] years tminiu; .

CMdPS.

(', mps for CJ.ttalious \'I ere form d nt Leeds, Ste. ..,lnirl", JA.',•is, i\loutmagny, l mour

nskn, niYer du Loup. Himou:;ki. S . Ambroisc, Point n.ux 1'remblt:>S. and St. G ne' i~ do

Datiscan. The campin.; equipage ' ~go I, ' it.h th• C\:C ption of tent p l , whi h are

maJ <•f " 8\\. mp n h ., nu I l11X' - ' r. <. ih ,. tl1 • pre m of t n l th m I

nt .ll sfrong. Th , I consid r, hould be re I l Ly

nse that can be aYoided by s curing good on m the rii t instance.

l' idcring the season of the.year, has been Y ry fnir, en ra.;ing omething lik 49 per

co npany . The drillin:; nnd tr.:iining of the men in camp is much better nt d t-0 ~n ~1·

11 • -.ision of co1mnau ling officer thnn it woul I be "Were the men, s heretofore, to drill m

tw "r own pnrisl1 ; be ides, it affords opportw1ity for battalion 1 nd skirmi hin drill, ud

,1 uitoms tho mc.u to J.rill , :.; a corp , and t.cnd to ere te tlui.t fi ling of :prit de cor1 • : Im st indi pensabln, esp cially iu :'llilitin. ha' ing o little training. T put.

t h· h tl 1 t u fol l \ lion movements, in addition to squ d 1!1p:my drill,

· nd \.- ti • mg skirmishint•. Th :f ' throu h the manual nd pl to 11 e r "'-' o -

whole Yery f: irly fi r th tim the. h 'o in th rvice. l \\ ould trongl,} rec mm d

t11 t bri ad camp L>c form d next y r "here threo or mol'c k ttnliom co 1ld be brou ht

tog,.th"r nuder nn experi~nced offic -:. f) if

T rnGET l'ItACTI

'f h re bns ht' u ve1-y lit l t

And nlthough thi Di ri t b t of

in the -.th B tt Ii n, I

1''or the number of ns ocintions fouu d .. 1 d

return forwarded by mo on the subjL'ct.

DRILL SHED<::.

to rd~ r to the

There i only one drill hed in U1 \\ hol Di~ ic -n Qu bee: the lighting of which i,, very expensive. I b Ii 'e n con · l mule ,;Il!? conl l mnde by • lterin« the present

S) ,,tem. arnl changing the pipes • nd bum rs. St ps ha\'e b n tn n ' i h a 'iew of h:inng snitnble drill sheds built nt Ri,;~1 du l~oup and ~tc. G nc' ieve.

AR ·ocmEs.

In Quebec tl1ere i5 n. public nrmoury, where nrms, &c , are k pt at the public expense.

lt is verv incom cnient and iru nfficicnt. A good and p p r nrmoury could be built in

rear uf the llrill shed. The rural COI J s ha'!:' t 1eir arm in chnrgl:' of tho captains of com·

panies. who provide privnte arn1ouries or stura"e for the s fe-kccping of the arms,

uniform~ , and accoutrements of thC'ir r pective companies for ll e Go' crnment :illowance

of forty dollars per annum. Tlw arms, &t>., me "ell tik n cae of, ancl fa, orable reports

arc made by the Briga<le-l\lnjors nt their semi annual insp ·lions.

<:L-OTJIING.

The clothing of new

for in tancc, "ith a I

in summer uniform to ,., :iring 01 o i 11i 1 lj

a Lorseman, and utier n g1 t <l • 1 f1om tlw int>!

I hn' c· tho ho1101 to b , Sir,

Your ob di nt n nt,

\\Ca Ji l'.

L. A. OAS.AULT, L" ut.-Cul., D.A.G.

Col. P. RonERTSo~-Ross, ..Adjutant General, Otta'\\ a

l\:1. D. Xo i

43

MJLITAUY nISTHIC'T, :ro. 8.

Srn,-In compr nee ' i h Inspection R turn nnd R remarks n to th l

nt no time ex military ardour c nnd to hav been • · d d n<l inc

D t n: ADJl I '\T ( ~ RAL' OFFICE,

ICTO~, • ~.B., 12th J nu11.ry, l iO.

I hal"e the hono1 to trnnsmit the

d d, 01 d to submit the subjoin d Yo!unt et· Force in D" trict. .i: • o A,

"'ith tl1 · \ti'\\ to point o 1t more clearly the 11tep r, it 1 1 •n custou ary, in p1 'ious Hc1 orts, to

c m t do b t r 011 this occ: ion tl n en

n ti I A1 nual Heport " tcd 1 n b icf p 1 iod in opcm

of the \~ olunt r

th roll

l)C('n m er re -n • h of the Volunt r lion:

nc ountcd for in mnny wa) s. This

n h nd l d wn from 1i tl r to son from nn early period, l f1 o to time I infusion of tl1e •· Old · ldicr"

element fron1 th Imiwrial A.rmv, now ttl l in th c untry, nncl whct.her in tlw annual drill of the , ] l '!\lilit ·a "ith, in m wy in t. uc , \\ell ch ill d offic<"rs, or in tl1e 111ore recent

formation of Hom" Liu. 1,.,, or in the Yolun r 1 ov ml:'nt. it ha<: nt all t imcs hl!Cn th!!

prille of the loyal and patriotic to take p rt in th. t '\\ hich I for its object " preparation

for defcnco." The Yolunt rs. howev<"r, it '~ill be ob r. 1, did no compose the only force in th<"

Pro,iitcc, not n th 1 Foroo; th ze ous nnd en mctic "ere al o to he fow1<l

Oli ,•olun

founcle I rum

thnt all hould

nuual Government grout for l\Iilitia

I" I 1 • u to t 1 v. of the Dominion coming int

I of t 1 C.: 1 m n l r in C'hi f to be expend I on ti · 11. in th t Ill ny pre ,jng wants or the

f "' . too oft u, a l ill of expense on 1 r to purd1 o uniform clothing or to

I 'i ., to mcc the incidental expen es of

l to join tho Local Force v.e10

cl y.

Dnm wi k sh uld furnish 3,264

, ' h" om deemed it imprncti nbl to

tho me f, o it 11:

d l j d j ini g it, awaitin" specific ere lulou of cxa crnt I, or ill

On tl1t ir 1 cing assured, howcrrer,

their brethren in other parts of thP

Dominion, tl11t incluC<'m nt nml nd' nutn<!Cs RH! held out to thrrn weh : ~ l'tuln< t fi ii lo

come up to tLeir expec ntion, I ente11ninr<l,no doubt ns to the ultimate successful results.

l I 'c no'\\ much !: tisfoction in stntiug tl nt the p1 ogi cc:s nttni11l'<l dui 'ng the I :ist ~ e!l.l· is

cl! that could bed i1'<'d. The requited quota l.ns Leen clmplote<l : and. for f1cm the

t c:k eing a difficu t cne, tl num\'rous offers of i-m' ico 011 tho I nit of ofiicers nu<l men to form add1 ion ti 011 , 1 ceh eel subsequently to the quota l:ciug fillecl, though of course

i is impo 'bl to . tbcm, full~ proves tl nt tho 'oluntecr rnoYcmcnt is I eing iluily

mor<' npprecinted nJHl h kl in cstim 1tion. It is true tl1tlt more a<lYuncl 111~nt in thi~ nRprct lmq 1 <.> n mndc nt corno plnce ti n at 1 t liers.

I..iC'ut.-C'olon 1 Ott), in o. recent report, sfates tl• the little interl'st manifeskrl l·y tho peopl of t. J hn in tho Yohmtrer or0 aniz: j, n is n sflrious ol sfaclo lo l P ovcrromC'

this is more to l:ic rcgn-tted as the> <'itizens of St. John have ev<'ry n ason to be proud of

their Yohmt&rs. Tho Drign<le of Artille>ry po~~c$; es as fine a hctly of rnen. a.-; rcg:mls

physique nnd general tmiuillg. ns m1y in the Dcmillilll. The G2ml Batfrliu, and Xew

H-~~nswick Enginee1"R, t o. nio well drilJcd nud <>fiicicnt c .. orp~ The lack of intl'rest is

-abo npparCllt atoll er i Jac , happily but few, aml I ::,;uce1cly hope ti at tltc community

genernlly will ere long hcome fulJy i;en~iblc of the fort that as tho Imperial trco1 R aw

being withdrnwn tl1c Local Foret> l <'Cf mes the l-inn<liug army of C'anado, rrn<ly ai.<l

willing to repel imnsion . or aid the chil power nnd mniutaiu pcuce '1ithin our ut•rrleri:,

11.nd surely it is not t o much to n k for support and lllcom·ng< mcnt from the

people. I may, perhap . be allowed. on Lchalf of the force of New Hnms" ick, to C'XJ1rt~s

my ncknowlodgmenta to tho Lientenant (:m·crnor, tho Ht11. L. A. \Vilmot, 11imsclf ii

vohmteer of some standing, not only fo1· his presence on any op1;ortu11ity which oilers to

nch nnce tho interests of the f, rec, but his Honor, too, is cH'r ready ,\ith 11iR voice to

instil fre h aidour nnd lo\c for the senice. Thnnks arc ulso uuc for the valu:ihlc

assistance "hich tJic Prr hn.ci inmriably ::.ifor<led all those w110 I n.vc tho welfare of tlw

Foree nt heart. I propo c to <!ml o<ly h1 my inspection r po11s som<' I riPf Pxtracts from

th I il new p. pe1 , it dirotii " ti " high opinion formed of the Force, and ns a contrast

to the statements 1 O' rd in" the l ck f i.11te1 e> • manifest d at some plnc . ~\ml Lert• T

m y quote pa.rt o a I t r pu Iii heel in the "Daily Tel "'l'll}lh" from the pen of aa

old Militia C pt in, <l tcd B thm , N OH'mbcr :!4th, l SG!'l : "II in ing rcfened to

the highly crcdi • ble <1 1 of 11ofici ncy uttn.ined hy tl1P B t hnrRt Vulunten". us well

ns th(' nttcn ion I aid to tL ir '·clfarc by Lieut.-Coloncl tl1c Hc111 .. ) olm Fe1 •u on and others

he adds, ''By untiri1 , z l and t ffi,.ient ai1l lihcmlly supp)jp,J mo t of those ol starks

whic11 are nh\ n) fo\ i t · ' y of nny n w rnon·mrnt, Jun nli·cncly di :l}'J enrc I.

The public arc now r 1din' tho Yl)luute('r mo" me>nt, : Jl'l t from t· n iil<'m{ion of :i

mere military character. T r • u· '11 of o. I u.nrl of st<'ndy, r.dh o nnd k.) :i.l yomw JU<'ll. clothed in the scarlet liv y of ur Que Jl, \\ ith her i:rms on their shoulrlr1 , 1 ntl I er lo\ 1'

in th ir he , i n tu ny p t in thi remot•' rorn<'r 0f ti C' Hdtiah I mpill•; nu<l it iR ref1 bing to I r che t t · 11 t nt, 'pin~ ii g at soltlicrs,' I a l c 1 c m1 ob olt te

ion. and thn all c mmuni y np1 Cfll' no\\ w I <' f111l~ nlh <' t11 th'

J rl ' i nl I portanc

'

f ~ ' Hruru."i"k 1s ju Uy entitled to th1 support of tho community, I 'feel I roud f tl h n r of cc1 m nding it.

It i COlllJ>O cd f excellent 1 rial, ' i: f ti Pro' inc i ' ell rcprc n d, ''e haYc the hardy No1 l h01e m n, them rch nts and mech 'cs of ..,t, John, and o1hc1

cities, nnd, In t not ko.st, the "ealtLy fi m r tl Ilh c. St. J hn, nnd the frontiCJ lountic3.

In speaking of the i;xcellent mat rinl f th fore , I am prcud to lrn w that h'

I :xcellcucy the GO\ erncr Gener. 1 m d the Hrn. the ~l'ni t r of Mili ia nr.d J) frnc1•

formed hi• h '1 inicns of tic sc.ldin ly l caring of tl1e du 1 m d ml.'n com pc ing ti, guard

of hone.I' at the vnricus i In cs ,j 't<d ct riug thc'r re cnt tl tr in ~cw l 1m "ick.

II.RH. P1ince 'nthur. too, w p n cd to exp1 him lf m term of I rn' t le general n1 i uunnce < f tl c Fore<'.

Itisha1dh necc alTytor HTttothcmann riu' hi htl mnnlers ftleF rccofrny

Oistrict, and f Cnm:<.a gcnernlly. I lelic' rep ndcd to the crckr to ho <l tl en he in

iendinesstop1oc<'ed onnctiy en·i ec;n hortuotice. Auord r u ha ilmt''t ts th m tn1,"

"0 to ~peak, of the Fo1cc. r.nd to its er <lit, be it s1. d, in l than (~4} twenty-four

hours iiftcr the· uo of tl o c;rder, nc1y m n '' as n.q 1 dy wil1ing. tom t nny enemy

whose object wns to dis m b t1e> counh) 's I e.ace. An I th t "11e, v hethC'r trin dling

by rnil or in str:imbo, t . oue not tmf1equ ntly he. rd such ex1 r irns ns thi , "No 1 rk of \"' 11lU11tE'Cl'S 1l(1W-a-d1 )"." JndtE.d if r q\ i1cd ihe "He l\

1 l\1ilith \\OU}J lily Ii wl

n vnlunlJlc '•sup} ort" to our \"Olunt <'' er "n<lvancc gumd ."

During the J ; t ) car :::te1 s l a\(' L en taken in order to seem e tl1c cli' i ion of tl1c J'orco i11lo l ttnli ns, 1 s for as pmcticnl le. under the c mman<l of cum1 teut officers.

'flw Force i nc.'~ 1lh i<lcd into col'} s as follo\\ a ·-

Ono ( 1) llcgimrnt of Yeomanry (\wulry.

Se' rn ( i) Trocp .

<.lno ( l) Bri 11<le of .A rtill ry.

'fc11 (10) Bnttnlio11s.

One (1) Fi(')d Bntte1 y tf .A11illi:ry.

Three (3) Battalions of Infantry.

ix (u) Compmi<'s C!lch (r.n r.d<lhionnl &ttnliou hns lntcly be u recommended Isolnted cC\mJ. ni iemnic.

~omo of thr c In t named mn y ) ct le fo1rucd into bnttnl ion . : 1 d it is to bo hoped tlmt nll, or nnrly o, mny be drilled i..i I nttalions.

.A l'eturn recently ul rnitte<I, "C'l'\ cd to show low c cti''irly ccnccntrntion d corps

i.m I ~ c u-riocl out in the m nt of im n ion, er intcm:il di mu nee r. l r.uy point. and

' Ot ' le t hi concen trot ion of 1 l ''ill be facilitated ) e ~-ly, in p1 portion n.s in pro' r

m~nt in tho efficiency < f horn i 'C fcrco is effected nnd tl n ~v., of communirotion

111-c made c ~.

It is ubj c f concrntulo.ti 11 o 11 th t tho H n. Th riui t<'r of J\lili ill ~11<1 D<'fi ne-0 h. thi import. nt ol~'eet in ,j w. nnd T cam h I 01)(\ tlint ti~ formnti 11 of

Bri~ndo C'nmp for Rural C'o1·ps m:ty hor ' l :-utl orir.ed.

been m l in tl · PrO\ it

of th m t s: ll"uin .

ft th rcfo1 only 1

adopted with such

tnmsport l'l' obt i

tn.incd in your ·r ul r v

norrnecl : " T R

n~ m nt in tJ1i<.1 1 artic 1lar, has

t urp tl1e cx11cctations

l f c n nlrntion of forces, ry ndditioru l fund~ for

pr 11 i t d for thi!i seniCP,

"'P II in I hC' OU II t I y' and Oil tho I' "Jin,

the 1J ad (~111111:ers. I

Di trict, j,, i11 n m11irlly

• H 1 to th In lctlo1

lll nc > COl ps h: H'

of l r i • ci nl'r munc/

r 1, • d in nll (olil nncl

l ti kl m ll<l'll\ res, con­

' nm n!!!lt o hers, have of t1 ini1 •. cl arl:r 1lefiued. is l1y

" , n ho c '.1.bl I t :> 1h v • t l ' ti1 · t 1 j<; rli'-

po l to d1ill of a 11 acti • l n tm'(', ncl hnH n.11 tt ining mn) 1 r nde1 • d at 01 l'? intcrest­

in;; and instructh e.

SIORlllSHING PRACTICE

.An important t p h . l o b 11 taken in rnqmnn" nil Officers in command to jnstruct their corp i11 iI the um "I t 1 fo · cflici 1 C) c n IY' i ued.

I "ns glad to obs n nt 111 1n l tio• , th t 1 11rncti l },uo' I dgc of his most

necessary drill, h d 1 11 r dily n l tho1oughl) . q i1 , x I w n "' cvq • \\ hich mu t of c u be llo'" l a 1 blc.' time o ac !l :~ it.

UA~D.

Th,. nnnual npprop1i. t•o 1 in id

u UC of ll}>C'l. I cl

p i "'' orth).

'fho

which ihcy ha\e l'eceh

I regret thnt I ha' e prevent iny rc\icwing nt pro,·emen t in rifle prnc · c , l matches }1,n c been trau m ·

mt John. rtific:ites.

of th

ti on'' m

hmi i d for my R port, n.s to

] ast ) ror, to nttain im. mean of rifle rom1 ition. Return of the following

l. The NE\\ 1 t:l ~ ncK Pronn i, 1 Hifl .\. i tion, l1cld at Fredericton, l4lh t(J 1 ith H pt mber, inclushc.

•> Cu uu.oTTE <.'ovNTI Rifle .\. oci tion. h Id nt St. :O-:tcphen, 13th Oct-Ober.

3. CAnLETOX f'o. J,iflu A oci tion, Jadcl nt "oocl tock. ::5eJ1t<:>ml r ith. I. ::--r. Jom Rift .\ oc· ion, h 11 at \d laid Hoatl, t. John, i)q t m~r 10th. 5. K1xo's Rifle A ooi tiou, held t 81 x \~al .• \.um. st 29tb.. 6 .• TOllTlll."IB t

ful 1 1lt of the mnkb. I is ti ue th<.'r 'olw1t rs to compct-0

for tl1<· immcrou prut o i'l cl. Ho" ev r, one coulcl no f: ·1

" er:ick sho .'' n a I or n rl) nil. of tho l're ent "Ci'C

1 m J :u-ti ul r mu t b 11oti I, '' y, ung Pallin," n fi Jai xh, 'flinat) I ooting nud kndiu of

d. l m ) I ere t t that a UO\ I fi turo in our com1 titian', in roduc d. tics tion of H lI., t110 Lieut.-Go,crnor, who, in conjunc ion "ith the I 1 G '<.' 'lllllCnt, ofi'e1 d th sum of ,.120 c.s prizes for skir­mishintr. The pra.cticc v.. c ·oo out und r tho H) tho Regulations ,\;th r~i:ccllcnt results ; the m n, "ell trnin :i . t mcbvidual firing, sp iii) le med to think nncl net fo themseh·cs ; nnrl this mo nti I p1 t1 " , in consoquencc, 'cry dfootive.

ing, m y not only Le nccoun o ly d forward th "r best

coun i m ... c Brun wick, but fits

It 'in' ru D) " 11-o .... mzed County Rifle AssOClll.tion ru CounC'il of th Pro\ i nci l oci on to facilit< te

rf ult .

1 gl dly a hert o one

m iro to local energy, th ),

'ithin the ) ear at. rifl m h I ri!SpCCtfully . 1

County Rifle ~'-"""· ..... ~

resigna · ou of l · I o

Presiden , Colon l .T. V. 'fhur r, ' J o,

earnestly exert 1 him f in its b • f.

l ii Ir ly h n ntt nded with goocl.

m whi h, th nks in n gre t

d in priz s, • n l competed for lle.n rul .

of the ProYincial and

po ihle, ru; to the nmount

offi to n k preparatioru

od t"on, of our worthy

t' o formation of h · .Association, hr..'

It is, ho'· -..· r, · f: tory to know tha he l!'i succ cl by a no I :;s cncrg tic oiticer.

Lieut-Colonel D. L. Peters ; and, und r his control ~md thn.t of an efficieP.• C"nnc11. the

Associ:i.tioa will, I nm confi 1 ·nt, prosp r.

SUGOESTIO:-ig.

In n cord nc wi h ) o r instruction.,, I i·ecently subnntted when furnishinti )'OU

with a dctuilcd account of duti , ions for the l tt r overnmcnt of the

force, from th ff ofil 1 ) elf. Tho foltowing I oints. nmo1ig,t

c,ti

regularly ndu

line nforocd, h m n lc:u-n to

~ Ii re of th m n.

f

thu

du is

the

· d by Par i ·

mun.I

• ill

Tl\Ole I

111 . l • . attained, dlSClp.

offic rs uck th•

to mee more full. thP ronH•nien<.'• of voluntoon s to the penod

for tlrc nnnunl <lrill in camp, ani ,_ riou

that Li uten n C I n I Pow 11 su n l

effect, ,,.iz., that the Militia firumcitJ year should cl • 30th June.

3. I offered aome •;uggestions in order to foctlita

Government Grant in a.id of the er ion of drill h

to U1e steps tnken with the 'icw to C'J urc U e er

J olin -the nec<lful tlii11g nt t11at city nnd 1

part of the no\·ernmC'llt and the municip 1 nu 1orit , c nj inti.).

4. Lieutenant-Colonel Otty U" ted th t q 1 lifi I \.dju nt of B t Ji uld

rccoh·c some remuncrntion for their service , u h all nee, of course, n to prevent th payment of grnnts to captnins for J rivntc nnno 1ri , id for in tructron und r th cxistin • system.

.J. Lieutenant-Colonel McCull.) submi e<l encouraging the instruction of the young, th fary discipline.

rem rks ns to the importance of

ools an I colleg , in <lrill and mili-

Several suggestions were also submitted Llfo· w the · fi k ping of th clothing nn<l equipment:. of the fvrce, and some important points re pectin,; th ir pee

tfrc <lepnrtmenb were touched upon by the Di.strict Paymaster nnd Pro•incial Storekccper.

I ha>c the honor to be, Sir,

Your mo t obedient. Scrr&nt,

GEO. J. M \.UNSELL. Lieutcn&nt-Colonel,

Deputy .Adutant-G nernl

Mil. Dist No.

:\IIUTARY Dl"TRICT NO. 9.

0FHCE OF DEPL'IT-.ADJCTA}>"T GE.'\I:RAL.

HALIFAX, .S., 30th Nov mh<:r, 1 69.

Rrn,-1 have tho honor to submit my Report on tho Inspection of the lorol forces in

KingF. Annnpolfa nncl Dig:l1y Counties, the Bn) of Fund) shore of Lt-Col. 'f. JH11som or :!nd Brigade Dh ision .

I rum x n foliulnr statement of pnrticulnrs required, naming dnt nu I corp

There is n groat anxiety on the part of nll nmk t-0 get mto uwfonn · I exp a.med t•.1 c. ch comm::wd the un:woidnble can of d I ) on thi poi1 t.

~ con · d blc number of offic rs repor d th ir in u ion to p to Haliti tlus "'inter to join tho Mili y rhool y of reqm o .

On the whole, tho mo.n moved ~ell both in quick an• double time.

Bnt the office.'"S and men were all tha oould be cxpectocl at a first mu r, , &ee:n to

'11.-i&h to go into cnmp n~'t. ye,ar when the"r p '11.il! be far greater. -· I

Thi'\'· co 111 20, 16 nnd 15 mil

C'.ap nin W'cll' mp n.

at Paradise by mil. Ii no

t.ain':. requisition.

50

to rnustcr;

\nnnpoli to Bat. muster o be t p id 011 th<> Cap-

I hn' c to recommend \nn polis idc of Bear River, Captain

H rri , No. Comp uy, 1 t \nnnp 1 hcd from that command \\ith

the ulterior 'icw of formin ' tlt ' in" of r• b 1"011 in l>i 1b) f''ounty. Hc.1r River i~ thirty milns n'\\ ny from P. 1 di , h 1 I t Auunpoli , .mil l i 111iles from Anna-

polis, beyond 'vhich rnihrny comnmni n ion will no• r ·h, whereas Dighy i,; only two

or three hours march from n~ r m, l'.

I l11wc to no i tJ1 t ''!tile 1; ., I o i rs of M1 i it hn.'c hcretofo1c gratuitously

d " i U1 th force u.r0 usnall y not ~o

"ill l in c mp, nnrl the pasture hnd~ u"ed ";11 suffer' y m te 1 a m r in , of the m n, I t1 ust due conside-

ration will be giv n to thi , >n m rn i n' ill h gh n for thCI u c of the land.

Also, th:'Lt in some i in , o" comp nies xp ri ·nee much real incon·

venience, from using rooms in th ir th Hing ho i for a11nouri in lnck of pnlilic ones.

I hnve to repre.;., nt that n re n le rent should be allowed th m besides contingent for care of arms.

The same thinrrs will recur more or l s in other county clistrid:o. "' have the honor to be, ~ir,

Your oh<'di1mt sorvnnt,

B.. B. SINCL \ll:, Lieutcn ut-Colon I. D put) A<ljntnnf...Gcneml Militia.

Col. P. Hobertson-Ros.s, Mil. Dist, No. 9. Adjutant-General, Canada, Otta." a.

OFFICE OF DEPl TY AnJUTAXT GESERAL.

HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. 20th, 1860. Sir,-Enclosed arc- s tbmit d th R ports of thl' )f.~ors of Biignd <>f Di' i ions 1. ~.

:1.nJ :i of this Di t1ic .

'Phe new or •aniz tion h uot he n join ~ witlJ nl cri y, Lut the quotn of this District is now full with a margin h yond, fi r <' u, 1 ie .

The totals, nil rank , ex pt o n; , 1125 ga.z t d, and 812 not n.zctted.

I shall awnit instru ions befor fi ?';\ rdin nny mor roll b ond this number.

As seen by Lt.-Col. ~d r r , N 3. Dh · · n pr nts the chi f portion of roll• of men not yet accepted.

AB for me time, it "' doubtful wh ht"r our quota would be tilled, the first Rolla in, were forwnrd"o s they v;er r ived.

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" Tith oxceptio1

ciently ofiiccretl, nu I t

On thi p int, I Jun

their training, under tlwir ofilcers "hoc mands, tbnt tlw )Ictropolitnn fore cann

Tlic arms are reported in good order.

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e Majors of Brigad , nt

· n of the grenta- Jiart of ..1.:'o. 2 r Dn · "on .} ha'c littfo to add.

The ...llilit.ary School b.'ls b n mu I ttcr ntt nded,of I te. Fi,e nnd twenty or

thirty moro officers and cadet are ex1 l to j in after the .i: r w Year commences.

J t is much to be regrdtc l tha th · two ] rin i1 I t.-0"'1 c; in t1 e Distiict next in size and importance to Halifax, Yarmouth cl p· gi' n no eontinrrent.

If needful, lruwever. men can be thrO\rn po ts from otl1er place , to defend them.

T enclose the report of Captain Guy, rekeeper ru l ncting paymaster, N'Specting 3rinl'I.

I concludr> by clrawing att<:ntiou to Uw non xi tancc of nny resern• in suµport of the nctiYe force, I mean :my intermedinte supp 1 t dy to net.

l nm not prepaied to recommend nny con ·de blc i ue of nrms beyond tl10Q in the

hands of the ncth e fore , 1 ut wo-e th full) utili d for the further cncoumg mcut of

muskeu·.\, an inic1"111cdintc force rould I tlunk t 1 o furtb r c pen..."<' than the

prh;Jcge of usiug the rifle and contrndin for p foi · being merely tmincd in

platoons ; i. e. to mo,·r o h in fou , n 1 t Ii •ht infintr), and in platoon P:rercii; without tho manu I.

I hn' e tl1e honor to be, Sir.

Your obedient ITllllt,

R. B. SL rCLAIR. Lt. Colonel,

D PJ. Adjt. G n., Military District No. t . C'-oloDel Robertcon-Ro!s, .A. G. 111., &c .. &c , &c

Ottawa.

GRA ·n TRUNK R \IJ,W \ Y BRIGADE.

l\loYTREAJ, Fcbniary 23rd, ISiO.

~n: I h '<' lh<' honor to sub1 i ropo o lll) inspecti 11 of th Grand Tnmk Ro.ilwny Brfrrorl for I alf )( r n r 31 , I G9.

Tho !!ii ~de coming under the h d of "Town Rattaliom1 " did not :;o under nvu to perfonn hoir a.nnual drill.

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