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TonoxTo, bt l\Inrch, 1811.

Srn.-1 hnYc the ho1wr to enclose n report of th<' mo,·cmcnts all!! clnly performed bv the Gunhonts " Prine" .\lfrecl" nrnl " Hescnc" (!ming tin· season of 1871. · Tht' followin~ hattcrit>R of artillt•ry pc1fonned thC'1r n111:11~d d1·ill on. hoan~ the Oun-

hont "Prine(' Alfre<l ": The Rt. ('athcrinc':; 1htt1•1-y1 two othccrs nml forty-e1ghL men; the C-Olliugwoocl Hi1ttt•ry. two jofticcrs antl tweuty-tiv1' men; and tlw ~arnin . .Battery three otllc~r~ antl thirtv-eight men.

Tho'' Princ..-c .\lf1:ed ''took part in the \\alcr ckfrucc of the c·1unps stationrcl at Goderich, OwCJ1 , 'ound, ~nrnia, and was also attllchrcl tn th· t•amp at Xiagara, being st..'l.tioned nt Fort. E1·io during the time the Xiagarn Camp was hc·l<l.

Tho Honomhle the 'Minister of :;'lliliti:l nntl D.:fenc · Yisite<l the '· Pri11c..·t1 Alfred" at Fort Erie, on the l uth .J unc. and Lieut.-Ge1ll'rnl f'ir Hastin~l! Doyle, with the Adjutant­General of :Militia went out into L.'1.ke Huron on the 22nd Jun<', t-0 inspect t.he Gunboat "Prince Alfred," ruul tho :--arnin Batter.\· (doing duty on hoanl) :lt their gun drill and target prncticc.

Durin.., the month,, of Odobcr 1t1lll X oYemhrr the Gunboat •· Prince .\.lfrccl" ren­dered vah11~1lc :;cn·icc t.-0 sc' c1, I ship-wrl'Cke<l Yesscls on La kl· Huron and Ueorgian Bay. .Among those ns:-.isted were •he, chooners '~I. Thompson,"" Ontario," Phn·bc Catherine," and '• Golrl H untcr.'' In com in r dov n Georgian Bay in n. gale of wind and hea.vy sno" · storm the latter vc~ el hccarue ~rnter-logge,( while in tow of the " Princr .\.lfrecl," and umnanngeahle, nn1l, to r<n,·u the ,gunboat and live~ on hoard, was cut ac!rift, and atter­wards went ashoro llt '\Yinglield Point, Cabot:; H ead, where tho hull now h es.

Owing to her pnwerhtl rugine, and weight of hull, this gunboat is eonsidcrcrl tho best wreckillg stcam<:r on the 11tk .. s, and I wo11l1l strom;l,r r<'com111encl some necessary applinntt'l; to he kf'pt 011 hoard, such as hawi-ers, 11loch1 < ll'lins, nnrl spare p1u11p~, which would cht>'rfnlly ],11 paid for when U!5Cfl hy lhoso nssist<-d. . .

I mn'· mention that iluring tl1t' ti1rn' tlw .. Prinr1· .\lt11·d 'w.1'! l'rnt1ln~·l· t l wl·eckm;. no cxpcns~ '111.'< im·11rreil lty th<; Dcpiu-tment, as all "·a!.(~. flll·I. &1;., wcrr paid hy tLe lru ur.uu.-c Cornpani<·s.

This gu11bo11t is now hauled 011t at l~odcricli . t.-0 mak<' goo<l :-.01111• r··pairs. nccc~-.ary partlv from a"e nud }r.lrth- from the severe "ales slJP h:ul to <•m·ounkr while wrecking

. " . "' l la.<it November. The "Prince .\lfrod" carries two "_\.nnstrou~" an1l four iras~ "howitzer n "11118 nml ltas lJet•n much improved by the :iltcrntions mndc in Sarnia hlst

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winter. On the !lth June I 1-ccei, ed orders to placr. the flnn-boat '' Hcscnc," lying i~l Kings­

ton, under the orders of.'. Fleming, E,,<1., C.:hief Engineer oft he Uaruuli:m Pacific R. n. Snr­'"·ey, and ncconlingly, the "lfoscue" procc1·de1l to C:ollingwootl, aml 1•mharkPd nwn and store/l for the differt!nt !im·veying point.'! on Lake Superior, :i.1111 rcmain~d in tlia~ ~mploymcnt until th<' Gth of,' ·ptembPr, when the "1l1•sc11c" 1·etu1·11ed lo E i11~'!!to11, arnvrng there on thti 17th ~<'ptembcr. A report of the senicc rendcr1:cl ii; cnclosr.d.

Thi~ gunboat hnving been examined by fom· ccm1pct<ont Hliip-u11il(~!'1·s a.111! w~~cl OV.'ll<'rff, wa11 found to he perfPctly i;o111HI below light-w:tkr mark ; :incl tl11•11· 1·c•port, winch I hnd tht> honor to forwarcl to von recommeml£' l ccrtai11 rPJ•ait'H :incl ultemtions, to mnkc

. ' I . her strong and a mor<· auital>le gunhoa.t; and :~ contmct will lw forwanled short y tor your approval from pnrtics willing to unrlcrtnkc U11• altcrationfl \\ l1i1·h will rcmlcr lwr a 1>0unrl boat for se~c11 or eight yi:nrs. The f•nr.:in<.> aml h<1ilcl' arc in goo.I orcJ,.r. .

~\econnnodnticm for office1-s an1l crmv ·will be made liclow deck, t he sp:1c1• hern:; not now 11scd, am! n. i;lron" lmlwnrk r:iis< l from thP 1l1·ck, gh in~ i; ·c11l'ity to t 11.,,,. 011 I,. in I'll. -the i'IC1:iCllt up}tt: I <i•.ck ICl1l!.>\\.;.J 1 \ l1id1 i, UV• \I n)1 t0 1i11aL rifl• l1•JL.

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NmnuN· of miles mn !luring the. c:i <111 of !Sil l1y the log is $,S7J , nntl th" pl • 'i-.it1•1l werl' b\ 1•nty-01w.

I 11aH1 th!! honor to he, .'ir,

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Y 0111· olictlie11t sen ant., G. H. WYA'r'l',

Cu11l•03l ,\ gP11t 'l'he Minister of Militia and Defrnc,..,

Ottawa.

The Clunboa.t "Prince Alf1·()(l "-.:\fov 4.- Li.ft Sarnia for '\Vindsor on trial trip.

· 5.-Retnrned from '\Vin1hor to 8:1111ia. " J wnc 7 .-Left Sami:i for Port ColhomP, t-0 emb.u·k artillery.

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l 0. - Received St. Cnthcri111·'s lhttcry, forty-eight men nn<l two olliccrs (' '11.t:11 1 Osw.ll<l nnd Lient. Hohn1·-;) Cll ho~ll'tl; rPmain~d :1.t Port Colbom<• for rltill Ulltil 30th June.

13.- Left Port C-Olborne for Fort Eri<.>, and inspccte.1 on 1 Ith inst:mt. l 7.- Disembarked St. C.ltherin<:'s Batter), an1l l>l"oceodcd to :-:nmi 1.

20.-Embai·kecl Sarnia Battery, tliirty-ei~ht men anrl thrne otlicc1'S (C •}'!. \\·rn l and Lieuts. Vidal and Kenny), and left i-:,u nia for Go<l•'rid1.

22.-::>teamed out to Lake Hnmn for t:ll'g•·t p '1CtieP. with Genrml ~ir lfru i 1 '" Doyle and the .Adjntant-Gcnt'ml.

~4.-Target practice. 27.-Left Goderich; into Lake Huron fo1· night rp1::ntt'rs; rct11111f'cl lo :-:~111il!,

ancl disembarked Sarnia Battery. 11 28.- Prncecd to Goderich.

Ang. 10.- Left Goderich for Wind!;o1·. ,, 12.- Left Windsor for Goderich.

8f'(Tt. 12.-I~eft Goderich for Collingwood, to take on artillery company._ 1.3.. Embarked Collingwood Battc1 y, twcnty-fiyc. mm ancl tw~ olli_cP1 t I ':tl' ii11

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Hogg and Lieut. DoMl<lllon), and left Collingwood for _(•_och nch. 17.-Left Goderich fol' ~amia, with the A<ljutnnt-G<'ne1-:iL to JOlll the c:unp tl,ri 18.-\Vant into Luke Huron, for practice. 19.-Lcft Samin. for Moore-town, to drill. ~0.-In River St. Clair, to fake p.ut in the 1m' al cn!.(agcrncnt. :!l.-I,eft Sarnia for Owcn Soi 11<1, with Brigndo-)Injor Deni-;on nnli nrtillf'1) 011

board. 2'.?.-.Arrived at Owen Sound, and joined camp. :!3. - '\Vent from Presquellc to Collingwood, and landed artiller) :./ 25.-Left Collingwood for Goderich. 2G. -.Arrived in Goderich.

Remained in Goderich until 20th October. Od. 20.- L('ft to assist Amcrie;m Schoon.er " l\f. Thompson," ;1.'>hOl'l.l al Port J\ lbe1 l,

L'l.ke Huron. V csscl not lightened ; rcturnl'd to G0<lf'rich. :! 1.-W cnt out agi.iin to Schooner "M. Thompson."-He:n y ~c·1 : co11l1I 1'£'11.Jt•1 no

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broke cable chuin ; retunwd to port. :!4.-At C:ode1·ich, lookiu~ for lc:.t. cLaiu. !!5.-TO'>'l'U Sl•hoo1wr •·~I. Tht>t!l}•~on," 1lis:1liktt, to ~.u11ia. 27.- Retm n<'d to GoJ('ri(·h : ~1 s1~tt-1l 1•rt·\\ l>f ~ .. houuc1 .. Out.tu io gt:LLin , li~1 oil

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:t ' \ 11 i' cd and "orkcd at • hooner. 4. ,; .t- G. \\ orking nt ;:; hooner. 7.-'l'o,\"cd schooner off. nnd mTh c<l nt l I\\ <'ll ~m111tl with Ju r. :1t In 11.111.

, .-\VPnt to P1-Psq11clle for \\OOd. !l. I ..i.ft (),\, n ound nt G:::o n.m .. fm· ~111) t h's B.1.', to n. s1 t ~,·110011111· . : G{llJ

J { nntcr," n.<ihure t het ('. ] (l to i ·~.-'l'nking off srhoo1w1·. mHl to\\ in~ 11('1" fro111 rPPf. 14. t:otschooneroff, lrokin~ l1:ull). Procrrdc<l ttt :l p.1u. 1lm'n c:,•orgian B:ly _;

\\ ht>n passing J...011C'ly Isl.m<l lw:wy sen. with s11ow-stor111. t'lll!lt' on; l1oat rnnking ''ntcr, from the hC'a,·y s('as hrr11ki11g O\ <'1' her.

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hooner: mni.i.'1 cut awuy : fo11111l water gni11in~ 011 fires. The ollice1"!l on hoarcl gunbont uppo ed scl100111•r hnd parlP<l tow-line, antl cut the line o 1 1 o.ml, to p1"C'vcnt it ~ettiu~ into the pro;icllcr wheel. ~t'tl. Rtill hrcaking rlcsm O\el' ; hull eo,·e1td with ill', :u11l th1·pc foet of watN· in the hole!. "ith two foct on deck. Rnn for {h\ en 8011rnl. to .S:1\ P st£>am<'r; snow clrored up nt 4 n.m. : "'''' sh01·e. rn:tcll' harbor nt !1:31) a.111.

1 G. ('learin~ up <leek • nncl rumping 11oat; rep:urCll juint,; in ('ll~i1w pipt>R. 1 ;-. \\~ <'nt to l'rnsquelle for wood. arnl p11t off sclwo1101:is clt•ck-loatl of lumbe1-. l~. \\~.-.11t in scm'Ch of Schooner'" Uol<l Hunter:" fonn<l ltull in \Vingfiel<l Bay :

Cl"C\\ of \'l'SSl'l lmd gone to Owt>n :::011wl h.\ laJHl. 1 fl.- \ t (),, t'll ~0111111 nncl1oretl. !.!fl. \\'e11t to l~i; f;,1y for w00<l: took fifty cl)nls off ;;uon• i11 ~mall hoats; frerzing

hnnl. :21. fpfL fur < 'olpoy'11 l~ay: nnchrn-ecl nn<lPr \\'hifa.(')01111 l '>lan1l; 11r:wy snow

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0 I>rng!.:C'<l nncl1ors: ''ent fmthcr up bay: Llo\\in~ hard, ''ith RHO\\'.

~~. w, iglwd nnchor at ~:30 a.Hi. : went to \YingliPld Hal'l>or ; sent boitt aahore to C'xnmine '' Gold IIunkr" wreck : proceeded to "Tolil•1· 1Inn:1y" Bay at 1 :30 p.m. ; nnchorcd; blow in; half gale wiml.

~4. \t nnclwr; blowing hard, nnd snowing all day. ~5. Left nt 9:30 .10. procec<l~l pn::;t Cove lsl.lrnl inw l.akP Hut·on; rC't.nrnetl

uud r tl10 i Janel 11t l 2::30. Heln y sea nmnin~ on lnkt-. and 1mow-ston:i. 2G. Bio\\ ing 11ard; "cnt under Tober ~1 urmy for Rholkr from hc·:1 ,·y sm . :?7. \\"t•ighed uncl or; 111"0CecdG1l <lown Lake H111Xlll fo1· <lmtl'riclt. ~8.-1\irhe<l at Oodcrich at 2 a .m. ; jce in harbo1·. 30.-lce too hen') to proceed to \Yindwr: l:ti1l ho::it up i11 '' inl<·r lfUarlers .

i\lilt:'S run, 4,2~0.

I11c dunbo-..1.t "Hcscuc" Rnlle<l from Kin;sst-0i1, :-;11111by. 11th .J 11nC', fo Colli.Jigwoollt pn S<>.d through \\'cllnnd f'anal on 1 Hh; coa!NI Hhip nt Wimls•)l' on I Gth; arii.vr.d n IJ-Ollin~\oocl 18th; l!.lth and 21)th L'mploy.-.tl taking 011 mon and store, ltt>longing to the <' mada 1'.tcific. ur\ey, and houn1l to different points 011 L·1k1•. 'nperior.

20th .June, 11 p.111. ""aifod from <'ollingwood. 21st. At LittlP C 'tttTl'nt. 22n<l. -Bn1cc i\I ine • nnd nt Ste. Tnrii-, (' nrulian and ~\ 111f'1·ic.·m si•l<'s of 1·i vrr ; c:onl1'<.l i;hip 011

A rur•t icau aide•. 23rd, n. m. <'all d ut llI ichi .. opotert l{i H!l' ; l1111dr<I 1101110 Htorc>s anti l' 1 t\ of men 24th. C' lieu at. Pi\! lti vc1 ; b11.J.,d 111<Jrn 111P11 •llll 11tore1o i lawle•l

1r1!'11 nnrl 11t.o1·00 :i.t Nl'epigon Ri,·cr. :!~tlr.-C..:.dlcd nt . ih el' Jslnnd; arriH'rl nt. Piincc Arthur'i; :Umcliug :~t midnight. :!Gth.-I~1ndccl rmnnindf! r of rn •n a111l 11tore~. 2ith to :211d .July.-At anchor Priuce .Art.h11r',.; J-.'l.ndin~. waitin~ orcl,•rs.

,July 2ml.- Sailcd frorn Priuee Artl1ur's L'l.rnling, bo11n•l to Colli11gwoo1l; cnll~l ut :->ii TM· 1Rland; coalccl <1ltip. 3rcl.-Called at l'ir• Uh l'r an<l MicLipocvt.cn Hh 1 r. ·itl1.­( 'o:dt!1l Hhip at • 'ault Ste. ll:uiP, American i;i1lc•; calle<l nt Canadian sid", nl!l(l nt Hnrce ~lirws. !ith.-Calle1l at Little C111-rl'1,t. Gth.- AniH•d nt Collingwood.

ltPmainr.<l until 3rd of August waiting fo1 11toi CIJ :11111 men for J~ke Sup<'t·ior. 3ril. G p.111. Sailed from ('olliugwood, r.'llling at Little CmTPnt. On th(' 4th, llt. , 'ault. :-lie. \lal'it', Cannrla sido; took 011 n. pa1·t.y of men for Can:ula Pacific Railway f;urvey; crns1wd to Amrrirun siclc, t.ook on board con!. Gth. - C;tl11•cl at l'oinL aux. Pirni for co<lli11g. 7th.­l~'lnclcd pnrty of •rnn nnd stor<\<J :it 1\Iichipocolt'll l:i H~r. Sth.- Anchor. GrO!i Cap, fur Hhelter ; lilowing h:u d. !>tl1.-Procee1k•<l to Pi<' Hin·1·: landP.cl mrll n11<l .ston s. 10th.­_\ t anchol' in IT <'rring Bay for shelter. 1 lth. - A ITin~l ut X ccpigon Jti,·cr : l11n1l111l 1111•n :111<) ~LOl"f'R. l2th.-0allecl nt .foc·k-fi . .,h Uiwl': lruulc·d 1111'11 and storN. rnth.- 'allNI 11t

~ih e1· 1Hla1ul : 2:30 p.m., nni VE'd at P1incc Arthur's L'lnding ; lamlf'~I rc-111ai11der of 111 11 :11111 stot"C:S. On thr. 14th and 15th at a11ch01· Pri11cc A rth11r':i Lamlin~.

lGth. ·• '>lilecl from Prince Artl1111·'i; I Au11li11~. l10un<l to Collinrrwood, callin~ at f\ihc-r lllliuul fo1· coal. 1 ith.-.\t Xcpigcm Rh e1-. 1 Sth. --.\t .Jack-fish Ili,·er. J 9th.- A t J :~ck.fish llirnr, waiting Mr. Rowan ·s return from 'isitin~ ~m'\·eying party. ~Oth.-l'ic lhvc1-. 2ht.-At anchor in Herrin!! Day until 31st. \\Uiting ~fr. Row:m·ii return from visiting suneying party on Pie Iliw;·. i!it .'.-pt.- ..\ l n11chor at Gros Cap. "aitini fo1· wcath1"1· to model'at<", so as to allow )lr. HO\\flll aL ::\lirhipoc:otcn RiYer. :!wl.-A t Gm, C 'ap. 3nl. - L'l.nded )fr. Rowan, nn1l proceeded to Point aux Pins, awl t'Oale<l ship. .j th. Pnssc<l through Sault Canal: <'~'lll!'d nt ":um•l.t sid1• t() mail letters. :ith.-.A 1TiH!!l :it Collingwood.

Gth.-At C'ollingwoo<l. 'ith.- Ttcceivctl m·llers w l't•turn to King•lon. ..,th.-f n 'l'ober Muna.y for i;heltcr. !>th ancl 10th.· .\rl"iYin~ at ~arnin at ll ·30 ]J.m. 11th.­At \Vindi;or, coaling. 13th.- .Arrivc<l in \\· cllancl Canal. 1 ith.-ArriH I at Ki11~to11, l1aTing l>C"en t>mployecl for C:4nacla Pa<·ifi • ll:iilwtl~ ~nn ey from !>lh ,Jun<' nntil 1 th ~C'ptemher. "Re11c11e" moored in N:l\')' J1ay from lith ~rpt. until 2'ith .i;·o,., wh1·11 procc<'lled to ~t. Catherine's, to ;;o into \\inter cprnrt ·1-s, l1y ord»r fr11m G1111ho.lt .I nspt'Cl01'.

'l'otal distnnco mn b~ "Hcscue" <luring st•!\s tiu of I il, four tlton'iaml five hundred and ninetv-one miles................ . .. . ........... .. .. .... 4 . .ifll

' l\1bl di!llance rn11 hy "P .. i;tC!' .Alf1'C'1l " ...... .. .. . ..... . ......... ..... ....... ·L:! '"'O

Totnl .. ........ .. ... .... .. ~. ~il mile!i.

J:."ort l<~ric, Port Colborn<', AmhP1"Rllrnrg, \Yinds'll", ~arnin, Moorctown, (J0Je1id1, JGnc.'l.nline, Collingwood, Owen t-iouml, I ittle Cmrcnt . Bruce Mines. )fo•hipocoh'n, Pie n.1ver, Ncepigon River, 'ilwr lslet. ~:111lt ~t". Murit', Fort \Yilliam. Pri11c1• A1t.l1111'~ Landing. nn l .Jnck fish River-.

1 ~1·~pl'<'tfu lly ~nhtnitl<'<l. G. 11. W'\A'f'T.

Gunhoal .. \gent .

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1\.PPE JDICES.

8-1

0 -

l\llLIT.\l{ 't n1:-:;TIUt'T ~o. I.

Dt:rl t'Y ..:\ n.1 l l'.\:\T-C g;rnn ~ 1.',.; u~ 1't1•1:,

Lo:-; 1>0~, 0:-.T. , :iOth Od11l11•1·. 1 !:'i l.

~rn.-1 n 11h111ittin, my :mm1•\l rl'pot·t of the distriet undi·r 111y 1·0111:i111111l. I i.:~rn the honor io U1t thnt. nlLhough the :mtlwrizl'<l :-;tn•ngth of th<· 1lis tri1·t 11p to ti .. ht Octob<'r, lSG , w. s r.,51 i m0n of \''ohmt-0er lllilitin, lltu pres nt autl.c•ri eel s•rPngth ld I 'j 10, cornri in~ of

3 'f1 OOJ C. 'alQ 1-!- Otlic<:rs :! B t •· ri c; Field \ rtiller) l 0 '' ,. Gani on . \ rtillr1.\' G ,. 11 r t.-.lio.1 Infantry, .'··ith ~WO 1 ... '

Ju epc J<'nt omp".l11t s. h<'rng ,. ::?::-7 i ' mp:uuc . J

Total

135 .N'. l'. 0 rm\ ';\Jt·n. l f)

I l

4 'jj I

Th('I coq me nominally full , but the number who turnccl 011!- for lltc;r a•mu·d drill t•1u \C, r which is the rC'al tc.'>t of the actual strrngth in tit~ clistrict , arc ;)11 otlicm; 3u1l :l,!l.J~ non-eommi ioned ofiicer,.; :uul men, leaving a dt>ficif'Ill'Y of R:::o 11011-commis~inncd officers nml men, wanting to cornplete.

'With reference to the desirability or necessity of C<lmplt•ting tl1is <h•fici ncy by lll''" ns of the ballot. I nm of opinion hat. presuming it is reqnire'l tlmt O\ Lry coq>'i s!rnll a;srmhJ,. for :innu'll drill in tlie full nuthori..zed strength -tlv· ai<l of tho lmllot will he ncpurc•l to cffi ct this. ns I do not think that every corps can be kept up to its full sb·c11!.!th otlic·rwisP.;

n<l, therefore, Yiev. in~ tho qucscion solcly on ?11ilit.ary qromals, l lielim·1· tho h licit to lio lesimble; I mu t, howen•r, state that tlie commnnding o li<'m'S of the three s~ronges,

b:ittnlions (nud who arc second to none in point of etliciency. in drill, :mil 1lisciplinc in th.ii district} nll report thnt tlicy can maintain their corps in an C'fii i nt u to\\ ithout the : 111 o f the LaJlot.

The whole of the coq>s in thir; <listl-ict performed th pr •ril <' l course of tnr~ct I rocticc in camp Jurin" their aunual drill, mad all, with lie 1 XCf" tion of I 0 comp: '11 s, were not le than 40 non-commi ionccl oflicersaml lll n. Tlw he t I ootin" h·1thliou iu th" district is th£; 2ith Lnrubton Bnttnlion, twurc of merit hcin~ l~J.i:!, m •1 tlw best ,,Jiootint;

tnj nnv in the di trict. i the •' \Vid•ler"0

or Xo. :1 co op.un. 2ith 1' t tlion. fi.,::11ro ot m rit ::!G.57. .Aud I hnvc tho honor to ntlllPX a retum of ali th win1111·s of prizes i 1 foe tli trict, together \\ith tho fi~ll"C of merit for shooting of OVCl')' c·on1pa11.\.

'.l11c Ull""Ct }H clicc nn l in tl'llctio11 in muskctn· wai; ca1Ti(' l on .tt both e.unps un<lrr ~ .

th very efiicir•nt uper\ision of Lieut. Colonel 111 ofht, l:r·ig:ido :\lnjor, t 1 who c 1 xrrtious are due tho accompli luncnt of thnt portion of the :mnu l training o 11uti fa ·torily.

111e whole of tho men who performed annual drill were bona.ficltt onrollul rncmlicrs of tho corp , but o. gr at portion of them lto.vo join,.<l since the m cnrollmout which w.ts ord red to be made wi hin t11rc • months from tho 1st C >ctobcr, 1 GS.

I find it impo iii t 1l ', '\ ith any attempt at accumcy, whit numbers of men nro r - I: to I ir di h m· on completion of their thrco ycan!, lmt from t!~e

l · · I h d uo hinl th'lt more than one fourth will lea vo the force, if 11 d ~ bri · de camps is coutinuc(l for all corps.

r

3

Thero '\ crt'l two hri ado c: n of c'<: r<" this y<'nr in the di'!trict, nt wl1ich nil t P

!'Orps pcl"formod th ir annual fl rill. 'l'lt • fit ~ \\. f, r ix n <IB' , conunen iaw c 11 ti lG th Jun , nt Goderich . an l '\<IS ionnoo of the following coq , ,j;-_: •

0

T..onrlon l'idd B lLtery 3 Ollicc 78 Men and 1 Gt t 7tl1 Battalion 2 Oflic •1 341 .. '. 0. 0. nud .ii ., th Battalion ~r; '.!iLJ ,,

" :!!Ith Battalion l "

238 " :>Uth Battalion :n

" -1 G!?

" :12wl lhttalion '27 "

:l'.?O " :!3rd llatt \lion :l:i

" 4.'.!LJ ..

8.1111i·t Gar. Art. (011 C nnl.ioal) .. :r; ,, " ,.

n eil'g Total of 170 "

2,18 l " -

The other hdga. lo can1p was for oight days only, commcncin~ on the 15tli. "<pt ml r, ut Saruin, a111l Wlh fvrmccl of tl1e

St. Thomas arnl Lon Ion C n·nlrv i Otlice1-;; i\Ioor1•town C.l\·aln· · .. .. Loudon Fielrl D ittcry, with detach-}

rnent from ·wellington l'ield :> llatten-.

2~nd Hatt.~lion :n :! Ith lb.ttalion, wit:1 \\ i111lsor ancl) •r

Leamington Uompanics. f -·> :!.)th Battalion •1-1

:2Gth Ihttalion :.!:I :!i th Hatta! ion

B inc; a total of 111

" .,

"

"

'j 1

•)-·) _,_

I, IG,

"

,,

,.

'l'hnsc camp,.; were the tfr.~t opponunitic the force h·1d •It lt>·trnin~ the new iii ill, n 1d I foe·! gre:\l prid,. in hcin~ abio to report t 110 mu-kc l irnpro\e>111ent wh1ch \\a:; "' i l •nt i • their drill at. the dose o. the camp, the !..'l·Mt intc1c3t which ull mnk~ apJH' lrt I D t kf' 111 th ·i1· drill and clnt'c , and their ,!!!ne1-. l Yf'l: gO\)(l conduct in camp.

Both at (: I rich nncl :-ils > at S.1rni ., the h i.!Hl s h I s \ t>ml ti hl d \ con11 llUJ I. at om• of wh!clt Lieut.-G •uernl :'ir !Ia tlllg'i l., lo "a ... pl"<'' n , n 1 I, ha\ in ' i ispc.:tetl th ' IH-i-"' lt', expreqc l lti111 elf ' -y much ple1 1 '\ ith Ute •ip tr fore .uul th· ca..i l'tnblt! rnmuer in which thy drilll'l, uud parti('nlnrly , 1 1! m I 1i<'nt.-('olo11l'l ~hanly oa . s()hlicdik' app r 111 • nu I cfiicicut -tat.e of tla•] 1 •

un.11 r h · s co nmantl. }'rom tlw ad lition Li c·.;p ricncc· ti i year of bl'ir!tlllt• c.unps. l nm <'Olllirm l :11 11~

opinion, which u; snpporte1l hy lh·1t of the l'Olllm.uulin,; officer~ of corp . thnt th1• ixt{ 11 1l 1~H brign<l • 1• imps :ll'C tlll' only 11wans of gl\·in;:! the forl'C proper in,..fr11l'ti on in th 1 •

1l11tws, llllll tlnt d1t•y al°' th<· lillht popular ntllOll r the force. and also that .lune is thr bt • and 111osL coin·cnicnt 11wntl1 in th y •ar fur th•• co1·p~ to go into l.ri!H•l • c.:Imp i 1 t 11 ti i~trid ..

I \I onltl rMp"1Jlfnll.1· 1>'g t > 1· C(la1men1l th \t tho two inclepcmknt comp3ni<'S in tlu• 0 nmtv ot' C,s '\: 111~v lo.: n n ti •.im 1La l with th• n ·a ·ost hattnlion, 'iz.: th• :.! Ith K ut. ll11 tt di1111. .

4

nn l effi ctunl mann r \\ill be to grant n ~·early bonus ~f a.bou~ t\~·enty dollnr~. n te·1m to those owners "ho duly enrol nnd r~ister tlwir hors -~for sernl.! 1!1 the hntt~ne~.

I ,\Ould beg t-O dmw attention to the ncce ,..ity thnt woul1l ex~ tfor an Engmcc1· com-

11..'\UY in roeh brin-n le (Ii' i ion in 0,·o.nt of wnr, ns nt prt.>sent there is no nrm of thnt forco • 0

in this di trict. . 'l'ho c:wnlry force in the district is n1so undl'r stron~th, there bemg only three troor~.;

nml I woul l, thert for<', Sllt!~est the fornmtion of three more troops so ns to make a. regi-ment of cavnhT. .

I nl 0 be("f'to cnll to yom· notice the many applic.:tio~1s wl11~h I .h:n-c forwarded fr~m ~entl~mrn otlerin.! to rnise new romp:rnic.-i in thi~ d1stnct, wl11ch 1s so mn?h bel.ow its ori~innl ,1uot.n for tlw populntion. There :u·u. nO\,. n~ !Pss tha\1 four ~>nl!ali~n~ viz., the :!4th, :!5th, 27th, urn! ~!lth, whid1, heing finl comp:\111cs stron_g, nre <J~ntc rnefuc1entas re­~nrdc; 1111111lK'rs, nJJjl 1 most r•'"pectfull~· nr~e tla' dt>pnrlmcnt to nnthor1zc thnt tho strength of thc,..e hattnliou" m:w he iucrca.sc.l to thcu· proper quota.

I nm lm]'Jff to ,,t~tc thnt tho :wcmgc of officers n111l mc1~ pe.· comp.1~y, who pcrforme1l th ir nnnunl ti rill thi,, yenr in cnmp i,; in Axce ·: ot: nny p1:,'v1ou~ .Yen;·. ';1z. :-

A vern!:!C strcn'.:!th p r company in 1 / l 1,; 3 ~fficcrs, .d ..1. • ( • 0. nm! :\Ien. .A ,·ernge ~trendh in 1s10 w:is :l otli.ccrs, 10 i\. C. 0. nntl }fon. _,\ vcrncrc ,,tren.:th in 1 G9 wa" :> officers, ·!'i "N. '. 0. nn1l ~le~. .

ln conclu i~n. I b ·..: to hrin!.( to your notic" the hearty co·operahon and, ns~1sbmct~ which I Jia,·e receh·ecl from otlice1., of nil rank', anti p.ll"tieulnrly from the st.aft othrers of the di,..trict under my comnrnnd.

I hn' e the honor to Le, :::-ir,

Your lllO:>t obc1liPnt ser\·ant,

JOHX B. TAYLOll, Licut .. ('ol.,

l>eputy \djut mt ne1wml, G.11nm:uHli11g :\filit:ny District, "N"o. 1.

The Acljntant (!!'neml of )filitiu.

)11 LITA ({ Y JH~TltH T ~ 'o. ·>

< )1,0 Fo1n, TonoXTo,

13th Xoveml1er, 1 ~il.

rn.-1Jn, in" nlrc:ulr fonrnrdcd for yo1u·-i11formntion, ngrel':i1,Jo to the in:>t~·11ctions contained in \Our comm;mication of the Ith . \tl"ust l.ist. the 1'nhnlnr In. JI d10:1 . aml 'l'ar<!Ct Prnctie"e Hcports, Hcturn of Prizu \Yinner-~ of tho \~ ol11ntct'r ..\I iliti:t in ::\hhtary

. . · I · I I ·11 J' ti I ~I - ·> I now he" D1stnct No 2, winch ha Ye JIC'rfonned t ieu· annua c ri or w ) ... ir • • • -· . . .~ leave to ~h·e th<' information 1Nptired, in acconhmco \\ itla 1.1 • qt11 ril's contame l m thfl abo' e communication.

lst.-'l'he rnq11irt'tl c1uota, or establishment of corp!-! of V vh111t~c·1· )I ilitia, in :'.\Iilititry Di trict No. :! is us folio'\ s : -

Unvalry ............................. . ..t\.rtillen·.-ri .. Jd nuttcrfos ..... .

,, .. Garrison 1lo

Otliccrs .. :.n l .'i

!)

I nfantry.-1 i Battalions, 5 irulc· penrlent companies ........... . 412

Total... 4,,..; All a11n11 n.nd ranks, 7, 112.

N.C. 0. a111l mc11. :l'1.i ~2;) } lj!;

G,210

I. 'l"-,,. ~I

!iS 7 11 Or!!C9

l lor,;rs. :3 IG 111

'iO

;, j

'

21111.-Actu al strength of corp ,,h.ch h p .form l nnnu'll drill, I il-i2 ·-Olli 1 N.~.O .. d men. Ho

C ' lry ......... ... ............... ... :!2 273 2 2 A 1 lillery.-Fiold ihtt ric, . . ... . l4 200 1 iO

,, (; arri 011 clo ."i 12 lufantry ....... .. ....... .,............ ~iS

Total... 41 !) All arm<; and m11lrn .............. G,Oll Estalilishrncnt. .,\ II n1·111s ancl

ranks ........................... i, l12 Oflicori;, non·co111. oflicc1'8 a 1'1

men, all arms am! 1 1nk , p"rfu11uerl thill 181 l-i2 ..... G,011

Wnntin_g to complelc c t.abli h-ment .......................... 1, 101

Deficiency,-< Hlicers . ...... .. . . . . . . GS

;";20

!i -'

520

(;-;

.. N.<J.Ollicerskmr>n l.333 f.i

4,U 2

.i,5::l:! J Ion;

.,

"

"

(j

!i!:!O ,.

The caYnln· and fielcl hatt<ories mustered well the two 1 attcri . Toront-0 nnd IIrunil­U:m were full. ·Tho infantry requires. nccor<ling to the nbow, 1,333 nonooCommissioued oflicers nnd men to compkte th<'ir estnbli hment. Althou!!h tho above number nppcars Jnrge, still, when distributed amon~ 14 battalions, from G t-0 10 comp::mies stron", it will not appear so he:1ry-; the aYe1~1g1• muster of 9 hlttnlion-. ont of 1..J.. l>ein~ nearly :iO per company; tho remaining ,; bntt~dion a\ emgiug :l per comp:my,-decidcdly too weak.

The honor and crerht of the 1>~ro11g<' ;t mu,,t<or in c.amp thb ycnr. is due to cJ1e :l th 11attalion, county of Bmnt, Lieut-colonel Patton connmmt!ing .. i men unly l1ei11g r.~1uirecl to complete its full estnblislnncnt,-H'r~· crcditnl1le to t11e nliOh' corps.

:lrd.-Cnn the nboYe deficiency lie maclc up in the fotur<.' 1.y ..,·ohmtcering1 If not. hy b:-illot, in accorclnncc with tlie militia In w.

The opinions of the ollirers commnnding corps 'nry ns t-0 tho motlc, ns ·will hes n hy tho onrloscd co1Te,,pon1lence. of filliu! up 'nro1wi1 s in their respective corp~; nltl10u h n majority of them clc ire to fill up •I ficicnci s in numbers b~ mNllb of tl1e 1.Lllot..

Tho cxistiug militia lnw 1l1)C not nuthorile the h llot in fillin up comp mic Lt>! 1 in~ to' oltmtee1· militil\ corps. 1fofieiont in i,trcrl d1, in the rnmm r <l ired l1y some of Uw co'l1mancling oflicers; still, even if it clit!, T 1 mch qu lion tl1e proprict~ or u pfuln of such a proceeding.

I nm i;trongly of opini•l'I that a 'ohm er militia. lX'giment. compo l'cl of p:i.rt volun­tcPr lllfll\ nnil part hnllot.ed men, would not work wtll or efficiu1tly. Thero \\ ouhl oo n coast.mt jnrrin~ or iil-v>ill hetween the t\\O cla <;. Hettertohtnt'1ilJ1crnYohm er militin re~iment, or the re •ulnr militia, nccor.lia!! t-0 militia lnw.

It i'j not for me to deci1lc ns to the merit of '\ hich force tho cou11t1·.'· r quire! ; Im ha Ying 110\f" been <'.<mnectcd "ith the fore• mnny ~oars, I mny be pardonc I in S.'l~ in,., u few wonls upon the subject.

f m11d1 qnestion whcthrr a rcgula1· militia. or hallot<:'d f1>l'l' • "onl•l tum out ns i11·0111ptl.\', n111l muster ns wdl :is the present forcP hns don1'. whl'n c•allccl npon in the r Yico of the country. I tl1ink that it will Iii' a lmittccl on nll luu11l-. th t tho\\ illiug nm nlwa~·fl more n.Ynilnhlc> than thP mrn illing.

'l'hf' 1 c·cM<l of the pnst, slaowil that th · cxi tin.! fore h \S checrfnll .. '· m t nll tl10 ncth c ser\"i<'C duties roqnirll 1 of it nnd thn , too. with no ordinnr\" sn rifk~ ton In pto

1K>r

tion of the mcmh-rs compo..,ing the fo1 C'. 'l h I • t, then, is no b. d guni n for th future.

T nm in1 line<l. t11C1n, to tho opinion, 1111tle,. c i ting ch-cum t:tnCCJ, that th t hli Ii mcnt of ii.' ohmtcer militia fo1ce, would U" moro in nccor lnnc with the wants nn l '"i lw uf the Dominion nt l:u c, th:m n bnllotcd forco.

G

ll c hi0 h<:' t nv 1

11Qint •

m:ly deem

comp:my must

of this y•'·ir's

fi m·.: of m rit is .11' :JI t B\t uliu11

i Troops of C:n d1 y, ;) Field lbtt<:ric<-, !11fat try (1 1 lhtt:,.) 1~rigac1c F., fr,

Totnl.

:22 I

:.!9 i ~

I

33U

·) . :J,9;0

4

4,4.j6

l iit j •• o. 6

(' llJ 11),31 t. J' lt:ili n,

~.,

,) ' G

ull

uut! ·1 t 11 comm u1 l lf C1pt. 'mith. llnmilt n

lcs fo · d1 ill pmpo . nnd ofli rs :ipJ oiu c I to

8

mp n:;.

for t!10 above

T • 1 ... ... ... -

13 3G

G

77

'!'ho .Adjut..rnt u n r ll of !\Hliti

1rn POHT OF BHJ({AD.E MO>:lKETRY LT:sTnucron., 3IAGARA c n1P.

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The l1uality of tl10 • pcnccr ammunition was 'c1·y lm<l. 1 n_ one froop there were 32 mi fire ; n portion, ho" ever. of these were c:mscrl by ~lc_f1•d!! 111 the weapou .. :Many of tho box I ,~hi h should co•1bi11 4 ~rounds wm o dcilc1eut to tl.o cxtcut <lf from '.! to;, or G in C"'~h 1.' .. " . I rog rd tho ..,pcuccr c:n uine l\ most d· ""t•rous \\ f' PC'" in the h , l of r .. r0-01~ but t fl e moo.t thorou!!h• • trninc<l in its u e. md 1' n then linblt to

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1 , urc of danger to it.-. user :- ..,,· his co111rn1le . 'l' io best core 111adc with it (2i " siblc 40). does not spenk mPt~. ~i.ir it~ HCl'ttracy. .

The 1• nge ato ,· .• 11111, ~ ~ia~m 1,' ns 1.uost. 1ln11r:i.uly s1tunt?.:!!.out :~ mt!o from thP ci~mp, upon the 0r,ln1mce lnnlls l.\ ing north of th!:! t-uwn and 'n~t of ~or~ ~h susru.1~n:1. J t i.l!ur1b the nlh nntncres of safety, Jew! ~ronud. s•iliicii>nl roo~n, and a. pos1~1<.m \:li ch P.1al~lc~ tho m n to fire townr<ls the north, thu,; placing t11l' sun rn rca1· of t.11 ... !mug ~qnn1l. ch:nng the most of the day. Its tlis:uh ant.ages arc exposure to tl11.:yre,·:ulmg '" l'ste1:ly wrnds <jl\ rtn·. er"ng from tho ricrht (11 dir<·c~ion the most 1mf.n·ornblc fur accurate shoolm:,!), nut! a '\atcr b:i..

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k "round. whkh, nn n sunny afternoon, renders the targets almost im isil.ile f~·om v':in•, nn 1 tl~torts their form and a ppuentdist~mce. 'l'hc lnttcr 1lefoct couhl bt remedH~d hy the erection hehin<l tho tnrg t.:; of woo1lcu ~creens pninte<l hlnck. . . .

The tnrrrets were ere<:tc 1 in sets ot three to each of tl1e p1·cscnbe<l rnngl"<, 01· nme m . U. It would have be<>n bettor if each set had Leen placed in tclic/!01'., thus l1rill6n~ tl1c firmg parties nt eac11 mngo in closc:r proximitr aml more under the s1,;ht an<l cont1~ol of th bUJ)('rintendin~ ollicer. 'fho shorter rnngcs shoul1l haYu ~J.c~n. Pl.aced on the l~/t :ind t e right. in~t ad of tho rc~ers" as they were atT1m~e1l l_1cre. l l11s _is for_ grea~r satct~·. a~ r 'co t balls, on account of tho ' ·spin" of the bullet bem6 to the i:i.~ht mrnnal'.ly deflect in that direction, nnd thus arc tlnngerous t-0 any part~· of men Gtat1011ed to the l'lght front.

The butt..; used wern tho-.e known as "lllnncls," antl with a fo" precautions ancl alter­ations proved commodio11s nnd snfe. If dr:i.wings nn<l spccilic.ltions of. this butt. w~re appended to tho .Militia report, it would prove Yery ncccptablc tu tho.,c interested m rifle range!:. .

.. ·eveml sli~ht ncci<lonts to the markers o~curre<l, cl11e1ij: frcm c~rcles~ness :it. th~ firincr point while the di c was up and the tmp m the Lntt root opC'n,or from ''cross-finng on the wron~ target. 'rhe S) ,,tem of marking was tlut known ns "Iiiils," Ly means of discs. I rf't!nrd it by nll odds tho mo:st accurate and satisfa,·tory. Jn no ~ase \\:as. I ahlc to <l t ct an~· l'ITOr in tht• mnrkiiw. The c.1se of tht· lnw:h in rear of the thsr. pomtm~ unt c ch shot ''Lile ns the smne time c-its exact position nnd Yulue is inrlicatecl, almost ent1rcly 0 u, in res ~rror and conduce much t-0 the accuracy of the shoot in!!.

n,- your 'permission I intro<lnce<l a new system of firing, l>y which each man firctl his fh eshO'ta cousecutively at each rnnge. A large saYing:of time. parti<'nlndyat tlw long r.mg1:,, \\, lhu effected. nnd some confusion obviated. In mhlition, inst111ction w.a: m1m: e~lcct­h ly imparted ns tho recruit fire<l his five shotr; in suc<'cssion. c1 r?rs of po 1.t1?1~ or .s.1g.h:· inn- '\ere more rcadil·; correcte1l, anJ tho marksman l1n<l then<•' antn{!e ol imng h1,, ino sh~ts ns much n.s posSlble under equal conditions uf wind, '!L:ither .• t:c. . . . .

I also adopted the plan of forming , the S<\t.iad.~ well m rMr .of the1~· respecll \"C ~r~11;:; points, making th? men ·'ground a~·ms,' and rct~re a few ]~aces hcl11lll~ ~l1cu· w_onp~m•," h~ch they La 1 no occasion to hanclle until called out m s11cce..,s10n t > th_n fu·111-? p~mt, at winch plnce tl10 access of any but the mnrksman an<l the scon•1· was stu·?tly forlmlden. Thc-;o p~n~1tio1lS pro,·ent the po:;sibility of any such larnr ntalilc .t• eulcnt as occnrrecl at L:l

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. · i. tl sr. The linties devoh ing upon the Brigade Tnstructor of musketry, m ru 1 1t1011 o . 10,

l i l down in the cnm11 re•mlntions were !lB follows. (I) To snpcriutc;IHl tho collect1on of .

0 · · "t' ('1) '1' select mat rials reqUired for tho ranges and the 11ln<'mg of tlw tnrgeis m post 10n. - o ,

' . f h . 1 . (3) 'lo and org nize a taff of efficient markers, and arrnngo tho di tut! o t mr 1 ut1cs. rran<•e the "enernl and daily •letail. ( 4) To rcceivo tho Ynl"ious corps as tlicy c:uno upon tho

o o . . . • l 'ti fi . f ·eturn~ um! g roun I f. rm them into qu d furnish the othce1-s m l'onunnm '~ l 1 1>1 ms o I · •

' · · ' · h f k' (-) 'J' nrrnnge the j n1 t th m rn t 1 • r u , and also rn t c system o mar mg. <> o · . . 1 d t il o"' e ch c mp 111) n1 l fURll nt tho Ynrious rnnges. (G) 'l'o collect nnd e.xnmme '\1 l 1

c: 1 th· r turns lumdcd in. (i) Toeopy tJ1e same fairly. {8) 'l'o analyze the scores, clnn

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IL'i?e~tnin tho l1ighcst, nnrl. finaJly mnko up therefrom the camp abstract. and report co ltunutg, run<mgst other tl11n33, thr• company nnd battalion figure of merit.

_l_fo1m1l i~ ue.cessa~y t-0 1crn11in co11t~11uo11 ly on tliogrou11cl fro1115.30 a m.,to G.30p , the fmng contmumg without any cMsnt1011 each clay during thir~n hours. '.l'he mal. · 1 • 11p of the mt.nrus and a.'18tmct, h·l\"e iuvoh·ct! O\er n. wook's continuo ts l 1hor in h,·eaking up of tlw cnrnp.

The l1iglteist 1igure of merit obtainn<l by tl10 Yarious lm.ttn!ions is luw. Tim l 1

nurnhN· of 1vcruits who lire la rittc for thP. first tim ·in their liv1•-; on this occasion n. 1d tl ' JH'u\•alcnco of w1 ather extn:nnch· unf1n·omlJlo to accurnte shootinrr will in f>:trt accom

j • I . 'r ,.. • "' , ' or t ur;. v e1·y 1cw conntrv r:inrres nro to 110 found ovnr 500 or <.n-en .j.0(1 Yards in le•1n Ji

whid1 will form an a1!1litio;ial reason for tho very low average at GOO yimls. ' l ~omul that .n. very hrge proportion of tho officers in cb:u·gc ofsqun I , w r l L

plct~ly I~11om~1L of cnm the first prirwiple.<i of muskct1·y inc;truction, Ute formation of qu'l l , fi\:0~·111g, 111arkm!f a.n 1 othnr.' details of tar~ t practice. Those comp:mic.11 in n:ich hat 110 1

winch h:l\P 0Ltame1l tho l11ghost figure ot' rnerit, will nlruost invarinhly be found und · ihe co!llrn•mtl of ofiiccrs who ta~-e an inte1-est in rit1e practice and are aLlo to instruct th · men .

T~tc wh~le end nr.111 air? of nil niilitary drill and discipline is to enaL!e tl;e soldil'r to 11s ' w 1t!1 skill n1~1l 111tell1genc' the weapon witl1 which he tight<;, so ns to render it d •3trnct1.ve n'> p'1~s~J,Ie to the enemy. To place n riHe in the hands of a recruit "ho h 110 prcnou'! tl'ammg,mul send him out for ball practice, 1 bc•rinnint? a the wron e11d. There i~ no more important or necessary feature in the tminin!r cof our Militia th. n th fact tha~ <'.ach m:in, to a cert.'lin extent, should become familiar witlr the weapon upoa "hi h he has, m ru:t1rnl war~fare, to depen 1. Tiu.: 1-ecruit 1•\ en li:is leame1l souwthing. ll' en if l scores all nnsses fur ln>i fifreen shots, he has to that extent b~omo familiar wiLh it. 1'h • cxpen1liture of the annual allowance is insnretl, instentl uf the latter bein~ fire1i uwuy, often the caso by a few crack shots in each corp<:. Homethin!.;' fort her, howc\'er. is nee nry t~ be done in order more fully to carry out tho ol(ject in view, arnl render this anuunl }1,mctt.ce of mor'C practi~,tl Yalue. nntl the sequc•nce of formur in~trnction nn<l Jll"pnrntion. lo ~Ins e1ul each l.:~tt;thon sl10uld l11wc it<; own mn-;ketry instrurtor, who l'Oulrl put hi; re~rnwn~ through ;;omc sort uf tr:ii11h1g, an1l a fiord it ~ome instruction hefo:-c it put'> in it 1tppcnra11cc at the hntt.s.

To supply a competent stall of such oliiccrs. the fonnn•ion of n i;chool of mu ·etn· ii:; nc ·es<>·~~·y, nnti conl1l be ea.sily efft.lCteil thI"uugh tllf' rnachinery of tho 111ilit.:11y school.· If a s1unll ammnl allownnce "ere ~l'l.dc to l'ach unttalion mnsketn· instructor, offi~rs woul l ~p1ickl.~· b ·found '1 ho \\"Oniel gra<l11·1t•' nt ~ucl1 school : eYen ns it.is. much coul I be rlo e b • 11n1~nrt111~ some knowlccl~ of po-<ition drill, kc .. to the militnry !' hool ,:acl , nntl ta~mg th~'nt 01~t for actual taI"..!et practice. ,,\ greater nmonut of knowlecl.!c amo111; the 01licl'!-;; 'nil qmckh· raise the fi~ni·e of llll!rit n1nonrr tire men. The..;e hnttnlion mu ketn· i11s.tl'll_cto1·,,. '\ 01.tltl ·form most va!nablo nirl t-0 th; Hriga le ",fu,kctry Instructor, nud b) 1·ch<'\ Ill~ l11m iron1 attentiou to many details. wou!tl t'Jmule him to .. i,·e "rca er atkntio 1 to the mo1·c import-tut of his <h1ti~s." .~ "

1~nlil somt.' snch sy,.,tcm be or~:i.11i;;ed which woul<l fumish tho cln;.s of officers in li­r:.1to 1, it wonl_cl bo. a gr~'at n1lrnutn!:'e if tho Briga1le )luskctry Instruct-Or h·1 l a;,-.ignc I t lt11n tlll'"e or 10111· rntt•lligcnt no1H·ommissioned otli..:crs to al't n,., :;crgeant-instructors :i.t ea h l'llll.'<" , 1~ wakh th" fo·ing, arHl to h' r1·~1w11sibl<• that the ordcri of the commaurling ofiil' r :Ll'I' 1 ·11·1w 1 •ml. J. fo11 •1d it, impos~i!ilt>, 1 \-(•n with the closest att~ntion. and in spit-0 of 111 .. \· c~n.tinu.tl J•l"OsL'nce on the grournl fnr thirt<>cn hon rs of each <ln:', to prc,·ent in nncc~ ot ]>WHtl\ o n<'glect 01· clisolPclienrc of my orders n111l instructions, :md I much folt th "n 1 t of some 1;1w h nssisiirnce.

For tho n ·n targ1>i, in u" • at <'"llllp ·h..;arn. the I 1t- t n11mb r ul r;Ji,,11] l bl• furniRhocl is fifteen, which "011 t nclud ·us t '" nt ii' c1. 1 ~e • r ll1"a sh ml1l h' fu nislw l \"th t.<.'nt or h:irm • uccomo l tion in .,e '-icinity if 11 ~ •• 11 nnd 1~1tio11. i .te: to th ...... ,;ep.tr.1tely. In Hifio .AS'ociRtion matche 'ho u 1mb r deemed 1tc rs '.lry i t"'O t c "leh hutt. with a rclio ·of L\\Q mo1'i'; tlti '\OnJ.I gi\ ~I int". l f

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c ch 1'I1r. nctnal

nmmtnition, form­\ nr' on; squads shonl<l

comn 11ce th ir 1cr reg lution of

utcd Lo each 1·('gim nt, 011 the

I h:wc t,hro ho~or to I ',0 Sir,

Your oh('di n sen°£mt.

To Lieu .. (' l. D f 1 •

D , u \ 1dj1 an 0 c • l Milit:.1, 'l'oronto.

GEO. L }) \.ll'l'N"ELL, .Majol'.

'VEi.T11 n DrAr.\, during T g • p-nc•:c'"' nt C1mp ... il"'nn, .JunC', 18il. D ii.

... !l comp:i.ni 3 G.O.U. ... ,,\

J ne t!. .............. Vw ind ......... m. N'.W. p m.-N., s iff br z .

D co' of 1 ) i Uoy ta ..... ,Yc h r .... Cl u ly, cl ring up to\\ r<lM C'\" ning; le , ghrc i n. er d y fo · 1 till''; much cool r.

l 11! 9 !. ............. 'Vin l.. ....... m.-cal n. p.m.-lir ht br zc f om N. T :w.

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l 2lh York. ing sultry, and great glare. ' No. lOco., 10th Hoyuls} WCJ.thcr .... Cloudy lllld c:ilm in tl1e forenoon; p.m.-urigl1t · C\Cn-

Go\·. Ocu.13o ly Gunr<l.

Jww 1 O.clt ............ \\Tinrl. ...... n m. high "incl irom "'· p.m.-h If ::;nle.

5th, llh, 8th nud 1 ::?th ... \\° catl1c1· .... C'lottrl), Yiol nt thunder show 1· in th pm. 'J'nr-1 nth... g ts con t:.11tly blov. n over. c .d p c :ieo nt

Yo1k ll'!Uadron......... ... 3.1.J p.w.

June I:'!tlt ...... ...... ,Vi1vl. .. ..... n.111.- l .. 1. k · l f "T ..l ti r u '1 \HIH l'Olll .;.~. uOW'll ·c nmg .

p. rn. <i, 7, n11d St11. J!ltl1 ..... \Ye1th(',· .... Clo111ly nt t'1:i "· I> t {hy yet fhooting much im-.All. :3Uth.. ... pro'' d .

.Tn111? 13th ............ \Vincl ........ IIi~h from the \Vest nll 1lay. 7 companies 31th ......... \V 1.:11ther .... Clear n111l r.old ; not so good n <lay aa on l :!th. 3 troops Cn,·nlry on 1 ~th

.Tune 1 itlt ........ . ... \Yind .. . ..... T.ight. from -T·"°· No. 4 ccmpany, 31th .... \ Veather .... Cloudy. ~l10w<'ry tow:ml,; p.m. .:\. fa,·011111hlo dny.

June 15th .... ..... .. . \Vind . ....... :i..m.-lightJrom N. W'. p.m.- .. E.

37th ........................ \VcatllC'r .... Ole.'lr; n Yory farnumhlo day .

.Juno I Gth .. ... .. ..... \Vind ..... ... Light, from :N.~ ~.E. 38th . ... .. ...... .. ...... .. .. \Yeathcr .... :Fi11t'. Rlight hnze during most of tho day ; othcr-

wi,,c clt'·1r. Yt'l'Y fayomn!.>lt' .

.T111ie 17tli ......... ... \Yirnl .... . ... South. or II}' tl10 mug<.'. Hth ............ .... .... .. .. \V cnther .... Y('ry l-limilnr to pn .. '<'e1ling day. l'n' omulc. 0asuals, 2rnl and 10th,

nnd Cavafry ........... .

.lune 1 !:ltlt ............ "'iud ., ...... Brisk. from "T· Cas11AIR ()f remnining\·rcatllC'r .... Uright nm! clear. A fa,·orniilo <lay.

corps .. . . . ....... .. .... .. .

J\IF~10.-The r:mgo is assumed to bo North n.rnl ~oulh ;.tho lnrgels facing f:outh, n11cl the firing parties North.

G CO. II. D..1\ TI'fXELL, )fajor, Tit;Ii,'lldO ~J. l.

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-i\IIl,11' ~HY DI:-. TI I l'. X "· 3.

K1xa rox, October 11th, 1 Sil. "" IR -In for"· rdini? mv Annu \1 Iuspec ion l~ 'tnrns for th' yc:i.r ontling :\tJth .Jun",

1 72, [ im, th honor to r p rt tl1 t tho quota authorized to go into Ua111p in .\Iilitary DtStrict ... o. 3, '\ , :?,50:> m 11, :i.nd in compli1:1ce with Gt·u ·ml Ord •r ->th 'i'hy. l~i l, th folio'' in, corp,,\ nt into Bri0 ·1 I I '\Ill 1 at ring t'> l 0.1 th\) '.!!st .Juuc, nntl t•Cl'for111e1l th ir ixt n th) drill.

... .fS "' In <'11mp. \ 1:lual ~treJ1 th. 1

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. . f."g-] i .; ... !'.! i:: -..:> ~ " ~ ::,, ~ ~8,g :J ~ ~

I~ .-; ~ ..... ;..., 6 ,..... ;::

X rthnmbcrbnd :ind Darh!lm Sqnndron •...•... ~~ -;~-l~l~ --G-1-l-l-,~ ~ Fronten Sqlllldrou ................ . ........•.... ]0 110 1:?1 ••••• ··j lU 110 114 ~inh~ 1~ J .1eld JJattcry ........... · · · · · · · · · • · · · • · · • · .,~ 72 · · · · · · _;i ..,~ I .. ~~ ti~ ll•.h.uattal1 n ••...•.....•..........................• :;, 2.;,~.~ .· .. ·.·.··1 t~~ I 3-~ ~~,',; ~I .. ,, ······················ ............ ... ......

~~~ :: : : : : : : . : : : : : : : : . : : . : . : : .. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : I ~~ ~~ : : : : : : ... ~ ~j ~Ji 1 -titb ., . . .. .. . . . .. . • . . . . • • . . ••. . . . . .. . . . . . .. '.!!J ~:it r.1 I :!:!

1 :l:n -t

4ftfh ,, . . . . . . . • . • . • • • . . • . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ~:; 24'1 . . . . . . . . ~O ~S~l !'i 57th .. . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . :!Ii :!iii :;.i I :.!4 I :?iti 5

I 1 :!iJ.J 12w2 310 The 14'h Hat alion join I the Ilri;;ade nt drill onl HI I 114 .....

Tul!Hdny nnd Wcdnt>Sdny. 27th nail~ th .June.··· · .. · 18 I 16:! J · · · · · · j I J

----Tho duties in ca111p wore carried on in accorclance with the general order, 5th ~fay,

l ... ; I, the mornint: an l 10 o'clock drills of corps under cor111na1ul of their respµctive officer::;, and a hrignde parade C\'ery nftemoon at 3 o'clo1:k, untfor the com111:rn1l of the officer commanding the ca•np. when t11e.whole forl!c mnrche•l to Ihrriefiel1l Common and went through a brigade field day of about two hours <lnration.

On tho ~Gth .Tune, the camp was Yisitecl Ly the Adjnt:mt C:ennal of .Militia, who mustered the whole of tho ofiice1 , men, and hor:;es in camp, and on that afternoon arnl the two following, tl10 brignde was inspecte l by l1im, when fifte"n 1·01111tl'> of bh11k c.a.rtrid~o per man, and twenty rounds per fidd !!Un were fire•<!.

On the compl ·tion of the inspection. he called the comm'LlH)ing officers to the front nnd expresi ed him elf a...ci much pl · 1sed with tho app<>aranco and nfiicicncy of tlw scvrral e-0rps composing Ute briga,le; h<' also i SU<'d a crm1pli111entary ordi·r to the brigade.

Th two squ:ulron.ci of cavalry \\"ere formed into a provisional n•gi1 11f·11t ullller the command of J,t. ( 'ol. Boulton, tlw seuior ofii1:er, and worked vny wpll togl'ther.

All the corps in camp (<'xccpt tho cavalry) went thro11!!h ilu•ir hrget prai.:ticc, and at the last brignde pnra<le r pre ntccl tl10 lll<Jlley pri7."S to tho hcsL shot in P:~c ·h h:cLt:Llion ttll<l comp:lll), amounting to $305, and a 1><1.dge to tho hcsb shot in e:wh lmttalion, company La lg Jiad not b n n; •ived.

E ch corps h s a 1ooc1 l):tnd, T <letnil"d two of thetn to play in camp cvt•ry aftcmooa from 4 to G o'clock, tlwy were al o pra<'ticc<l tog(•thcr as a l1rigade h:mcl, an. I playP1l the brigade past at tho in pcctiou.

'l h nnn , nccout."cmcnlci, 1 uu clothing of all corp$ wr>re in goo•l or.lcr, except the clothing of the c.·n airy which "as v:om out.

The condu t of th m n in camp was ''<'ry good, no "Ompfoints were nm I~ to 11w hy con m ncUntt office , nor by tho ch ii nuthoritiea of tho city of Kingston.

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The uu<lcr-mrmtiuncd gan·i on battcri 3 of ~rtillery wc.nt in:O l<'ort Heurv at Ki1wston, on tho tth September. nnd performed t~t<'lr annunl :lnl_l of ~1ght dn) unde~ tho comm:md uf Lieut. Col. Fr••nch, In pector of Artillery and \\ a.rhke , tol'<'3.

( '<1111'8.

Act 1 Stren :th. In }'art.

,., t I . CJ f 5 I ~

---- -- ------- -Garri on Hatterv Trenton, •... . ........... •. · · • · · • · · · · · · · · · • · · · · · 1 3 ;.r, I·••· · · · · 3 I {iv

<lo ·' Xapnll<u ................. . ........... •· ........ · :: :lG l!* 3 3!1 clo ('obour-.;. . • ...•... • ..• ' •...•.••... • •. • • .. ' •... • :: I 4i 8 .~ 4 • tlu .Port Hope.................... • . . . • .• • . . . • • . . . . . . 1 4i 8 1 4i

To~ .•••..... 110 I~ -as-w l~ They were muste1·e1l hv mo on the Gth; tren.:th us above stated. The;·<· was also a can;p at ( 'obour, on the 12th ~ptember, "here tho unden11en­

tio1w1l corps pel'formeJ ci~ht days drill in nccordnn".le \Yitl1 the general order 4th Augu t, lt>il.

Conr!I.

11.ctual Strength.

I Nap:mee Troup Ca,•alry ....... . ................... ~~=-.-1~1--9---!-,---;--;-45th Battalion : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . • • . :.'9 ~ I Sli 2(; 2 r:l Ci

Nh "" . . . . .... ;.~~;:::::::.1+ :: L'~~ ~1-~h ~ The c:unp Wfi.<; iuspccte1l uy the .Adjut..'l.nt..~~ener.1~ on the :!1st ~eptcmbcr, \\hen t.11~

wa-; a l1riga1le tieltl d1iy, tho rnen b ing prov-Hlo I "1th .ten rounds of bla1~k amn~umtion per man. The infantry complete<! their t.-1.rget prncuco; nml nfte1~ t11t> 10 pecb?n, tho ~\djutnnt-Gem:rul prrseutcd tho prizes and bndgr to the he~t shot:; m C.'lch bnttahon and company, . . .

'l'hl· camp hroke up on t.ho e,·l'11~g. of. the 111s1:ect1on. . , " r.

'flrn hest shooting corp:> m tho ch t1"1ct 1s tho 4~th b:ittnhon. l'. of _,f. 14.a3. '!'he he~t. shootin~' compaiff is X o. I of tl10 48th battalion. ' l'lw best i,hot in the di tri~t is <.'\)rp. Frod. IIoblm, ~ "o. 1 Company, 4fith butfalion.

.X o. l Company, :.! 3 4 5 6

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J.l t/1 llattaliou. Figure <!f Jf crit. Be~t hot iu tho Hatfalion.

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15th Battalion. Pigm·c oj ..ilcril, 8. i L

JJcst shot in the B.1tt Lliou, l'. D. Bolnapp.

F . .M. _,,. o. 1 Co1npnuy ............... .............. . l)rivnto .T. Beckett, 8.7:! No.~ ,. . ........................... . . ,, I>. Hehmpp, 11.1 G ~"o. 3 N"o. 4 J..-0. :> No. 6

,, ,J. Shaw, i. 4 ., \\T. J uhnson, ~.5;)

" ,, Drum l\l1jor 8t:mgcr, 11.15 1>1frntc ll. llf iug, 4.50

l6t/, /Jattalio.1. Pig.mJ of H cril1 13. 5.

Best shot in the lhttalion, St:1jennt N. O:;tr:mder.

No. I Company ............. . .... . . . .. . . . . . . . No. ~ ,, ............................. . .r -o. 3 .................... . ........ . • TQ. 4

I'

No. J ,. No. 6 ., No. 7

" ... ·o. 8 .,

Private R. Gillispie, ,, B. Palin,

Sc1jcant .A. :\Iursh, ,, • - . O:;t1~m<ler1

Prirnte \Y. :Miller, ., l>. Cam po,

D . .l\1 i11:1i~, ,, A. lf:u t,

40!/1 naitu.lion. Fi:JUre of J/, rit, l ~- 7 4.

Uost shot in the l~attalion, Sc1jennt E. Nix.

No. 1 Comp:my ..... . ............. . ... . ..... . No.::! ,, ............................. . No. :l ,, ...•......................... . No. 4 ,, ............................. .

'T .... CJ. 5

" TQ, G ,, •:r ....... o. j

... ·o. 8 " No. !) .,

Prirntc J. :McNutt, Corporal Irwin, P1·i vatc 'f. Ogilvie, Se1jcant K Nix, l'rivatc E. Yeaman, Corpornl \\·.Peck, l'rini.to \V. Fo" ler,

,, H. D0p ·y, ,, ,J. \Yright,

MW~ f}aitalion. Figure of Nerit, 11.:37.

Best shot in the Battalion, Corporal Fred. lfohhs.

No. 1 Company ........... . ................ .. .._TO. 2 11 ••••••••••••••••••••••• •• •• ·•·

No. !3 ,, fo. 1

·" No. 5 " ·o. G " No. 7 .,

Corporal l•'rcd Hobbs, l'riHttc \Y. fisher,

,, \ 1l. Sn11dcrs1

( 'orpo111l .A. Ekligc, l'livato S. Elle1·y,

,, 1'. \Villi,u1111, Uo11>ornl T. IJe\ er,

F . .ll.

] 2.02 12.00 13.:lG i:>.34 13.0G 10,05 1 Ull 1:-5.10

r . .lt. 9.83 G.33

13. 90 20.96 11.0!l 13.G! 14.13 10.85 13.!J5

F. ?·l.

lG.2:] 10.51

!l. 7:; .·.~3

10.l::iU l '.?.91 10.V!

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Mit/1 /J11tt clio1 . Figure 1f Jf, rit, l 0.1 ~.

n t

.._,.o. 2 Co1npany ............................. . No. 3 ,, ........................... . J\o. 4 ,, ............................ . No . . , :i ............................. . No. G ,, ............................ .. :N°IJ. 7

" 17 tli Battali 1 • ry lr o.f If, I it, 11.03.

Bc>st shot in tl10 Batu lion, s 1jc>m1'" .T. lhilliC'.

J. ·o. 1 Con1pn11y ............................. . No. :! ,, ............................ . ~\o. ;J ............................. . No. ·1 ,, .. ........................... . No.:; No. G No. 7

II

II

Prirnt<' .J. ~I oou r. ( '01 po1 I r. Lyo , P1 i mt \ \'. D 1 vli;,

, Al>bott, Serjc. nt .I. Ihillie, P1i' ate C. Dtn·ic:.

., \\-. A :;el-.ton,

18t/1 Batt11lio11. l'igu1· n.i Jferit.

Best shot i11 the Butlnlio11, Primte R Peri~-.

}. !.

13.3, 12.G6 l.J.!>7 l l.32 23.30 l IJ.71 11.30

r. ll. "!<\o. 1 Comrany .............................. se1jcant J. Lo\Sl, :!4.01 No. '.? 11 ............... ............... Pri\ate H. l\lilli~nn, .iO Ko. 3 :. ............................. ~erj~nt 0. Humph1ies. Ll.!lO :So. 1 ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . ... . . . . ... PJfrat • \\'. Ulen. 16.:!~ X o. 5 ,, . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . ... l '0111ornl .Ame~. lJ.00 No. 6 ., ............................. P1fr.1tc It. Pe1Ty, 14.u:?

!9th Battalion. l'igl•re q.f Jfei·it. l:l,41i.

Best shot in the n.ittalion. Primtc E. J 01111 on.

}".M.

:'.\ n. 1 Comp:i1n-............ ... .. .. .. . .. .• ...crje:int D. Cunnini?lmm. 13.3G \o ~ .. ·.......................... ,, Dru11, 12.10 \ o. ;3 ., .......... ..... ............ Prh, t • S. '1'1 ell 1 'Ai ::So. 4 ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., K .J olm:-.011, l l. is "\o. 5 ... . .. .................. ... ]~ .• •Ic'fagg:u·t 1~.63

5 itli 1Jattalio11. Fiyurc of Jlfcrit, 10.3-.

Best shot in the l' ttnlion, , rje nt G. H. Leslie.

:N . 1 "' m11n.n~ .......................... . ~o. !:! ......................... .

n ... o. ,) ... :ro. 1 Ko. J ... ~n. G t-:J

" ., l :?.:14

,l.3:!

l ~

'1'11. 11 . rnndC1 by thC' troo1 sin the i;ixtcf111 1la\ camp ' as ,·cry sutisfoctorr, anil l1oul_ I, 1f Jo 1L1c In continu d ) • rl). hut th' l'ight 11 ) cnmp is obj<'ctionnl, ns there i

too h ti • tim · to ti 'ote to in ti u tiou in di ill nu I 1 if' pr. die•, to he of l'<'.nl value t~ tho' oh nt r.

l don t think that<' ip c:.n Lt k1'pt up to tlw:r .t. 11!i l11J nt b) the jll'csc11t snil'm of 'olm rin". I beli H: the time lin arri\ tl ,.hen th• b:i.Jlot 111n L he rci;orlc1l.t-0 to fill up. '

'l h • \\}1olc of th!' men "ere repo1 tee! &o11a .Ii.le lb 111e111h·1~ of' t·v1·ps. 'L'hcrn wcrn a t!OOC~ m ny bd from tlftcu1 _yi;:ir,, old." lw woultl I c peri'c 'tly 11selc•1s if or1lrn'd on nethc sen ICC', L:1 n~ ·npti ins nre unxious to h:we t Ill ir conwnnic:-. as SLJ·ong as po:-;~ililc nt the :umunl dri I. tlwy \nk1 rne>n tint would not lie ncu•pt<•tl "1" 01 the· b.1llot in force.

l h:n<' not h <'n nb)P to n~cctt .• in from com111:\111li11~ t 1iicl'1,, lhc prohnlilc 11111111.>er of men ''hu ''ill tnkc tli. ir di. c11nrgc liefor<' Jl<':d :mm.al clrill, bnt from all I ean learn the numbf'r "ill h lnrl:>c. tl1is is a.~ it ought to he, tlll'r · ~houltl he new 111e11 at each 'new enrolment.

'1'11. di.,,b ict paymn tf'r nttcndetl in !10th cnrnps, arnl p::irl all tlic corps b.:fore thev left for hon ·. •

'1111'.rc will b~ no tlillicult • in horsin!.: the Kin~slon li'icld Ibttcry, it is composed o fo1 mers 111 th ne1ehl ourhood. nnd tlw~ hrin~ tl1eir own l101'1>cs.

The _\.cJjut:mt b"nernl vf ·'lilitin. Uttnwa.

ha' c tl.1' houor tn he, ~ir,

Your most 011 ·client scrnmt,

ALEX. PATIERSOX, Licut.-Colonel. Actin.~ D. A. General of :.\Iilitia,

:.\J ilitnry District, :X o. 3.

• 1 f lh D1ockville an 1 Ul.lawa It 1ih-:ny, JI. ALhott,

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J.:•11-i co11vey<'<l (thi11 hein~ the 11econ1l time), nll volunteers to nud from P rtb frc , nml tl11' r~>rpomtion of that town in n lik{' lioe>r:l 111nm er, prm id I .JI with o. 11 nti 1 climwr. 'l'hc men "c·rc vc!l Ii Jrn.v" l, nn I ill r 11111 ·.d t:> th ·ir l1om \\ itho 1 1 1 I 1

Now that t11• 111mu ii drill nr p rform I in n·np, I <p1r tion th propri t) f h these p riodical 11111.<;t rs. wliich one iilo; muc 1 Jul, 1r 011 tie compan olli 1 , h lllL'n, 1111d results iu but little, if anj. henetit.

On the l Hh .Jun', I ins1' ctf!tl the PPmhroke lnf:mtn· (' rup::my, (' p• in D 1 which parad~d two oi'ficers 111111 :is non-cornmis~ionc 1 uffi('(trs ncl r 1. Tl ncc·outrcmont ·, clothin,!{ and ot,her E>'Ore v or ci• an ancl in !!<JOO n l"ti n. Si nplo hat talion 1110\·e11w11ls 1tt111 company drill \\"Pro wr·ll execnt J. 'I hi skirmi .. hir • nu firing could 11ot wl'll bi• 1·xcc·llerl. 'l'ho efJir·c1"l! am Pfficicm awl z1•:\lc111 •

On the 20th .Ju1w, T iwip ct~l tho whol•• of tho force at <>ttnw:i. Tito H lei B1ttery, C'<Lj·bin l-'01·.,ylh, hail just cc,mpl ·t ·I th•' n1m11 ii drill, anti 1• 11.1 led : s ui;•11l lllO t. er lit­ahly, Hm11hr·rii1g :l otlh:• 1·s .. i I 11on-cou1missio11ed ofl:iccrs. j!llllllCl'S md dn\••r:, nwl ~!) horses, those horses are '.!C 1crally owned by the dri\ cm. "ho are faru1• 1i; in t 1c vidnity of Otl:\I\ a, arnl arc the ordinary work h11rses of th.-. coumry.

Thi· 1lrill consiste•l of the usnal fi ·11 li11 t<'• y mo\ m nL!, '' ith f rin , \\ I ing n<l trottin, past, all of vhich C'l"I'.' s111n1tly au I wvll <'X cu I.

TIJI' Ottawn. Bri_ 1 I of ('.111·i on ~\rtill t\• J.i ut. I. F rr rs and :.! tC 11 lll <:onmds-·one I ff(' :1.1 J • 11 n 1 • ti i of llllll, n.wl, ha\ing :! ·tee! up to thi 1m 111 • l II.) li,,;ht iuforitry drill' ry fair!.).

'flw iJ'lud 1 f a'1ou :.!6 pe1 form 11:; tu w iTa11t the :,p'·ed~ i.cq11i1iu ti t 1 •

X os. 3 and 5 batti;rie.., ot' thi~ ur1!.!a I• h·in..: c Jrp·,, h·Ld, iu l'<•mpli Ill e with gcne>rnl orders, l>een encamped for ei~ht tlup 011 Major's Hill, tlnrin!.'. ,..,.J1icl1 p riod. l1ig gun chill hacl been carried on at the drill l:ihc I. The tonnc1· 11u111l,.,.1·l'<l 1 wu officers nwl 34 non-com111is~ioned officer8 :m<l men. nud the laltet· three otlicl'r". a111l .i:! nono{'0111rnissio11cd ofliccrs and men. ·

'!'he Ottawn. Hi fie Company parthlr.11 :~ oilict>rs aiul 3tl non-com111ir.:-.ion1 11 ofiiccrs nwl lflE'n, and pe1·for11rnclthe us1wl rifle company lllO\'t•111enlo.: crt•ditalily and e!liciently.

Tlw Ci,·il ~er•; ice Ritlc Comp.in:,< 'apt.nin Whit(!, e,ompos{'(l e.xcln inJI) of cmploy61 of thr- go\ e>rnment, pa;:adoil ;) utliet·h :uul :I:? 11on-co111111i"si1H1ed o!lic h nnJ men. Arm~ :md clothing clean nnd ~0011, 110 accoutl'e111C'11t.~ i11 po,,..,c, ,ion cXN'pt ,~·:ii. t licll'-, fro:rs :u1d small pouchc:s, which are uf poor 1p1nlity. l\l 11ch improve1l in <lrill duriu:.; the ycar, mnnual :mtl lirin~ exercise>::;, company d1 ill :m<l nkirmishino; 'cry fnirly executed.

In the cwnt of the 01xlinan· force h in~ all call ti rnrny from the dt,· 011 frontier service, ns on seYeral previous oeca.«ious. the '.llue of this co;npau~· would then ho np1 ~-1 m1t. The p.·otcction of the pulilic Luildi110., nncl city 1 ropc!·t~· woulcl ·ol ly <le' ohc upon the111. consequently I \'."'Oniel .,u~~cst tlw issue of the complete eq11ipm0 11t, nud such n ur­ngc:ment ns ~o Cll>;nrc n full comp.'lny of 53.

The ann>;, :.1ccoutrc111ents, aud ot11cr :;tore of th "hole of th o ht r ih k1'pt in c11n.rgo of :~resident cm·etakc·1·. ni '" ns n rule, to I l' fonrnl cl nn :.11d i; tiuu, which. O\'. ing to the leaky roof, iHI 01 en condition of th~ amwri . c11tuil labor on thl' l':1rctak1:r, m11l :-;unwtimt"" uot'' itlistnndi110 l1i~ care and a«<1id11ity, it h \\ ith clitlic11lty the arms nrc pre"~n ul from rnst :u11l tlcteri01.\lion.

'.I'ht• i11s11flieie11c\· 01' the",, :\111101 ic,, as well ns the <ll'ill . hc11. ·11-c such n to " ll rout 111,v calling) 0111· ntk1~t ion t!h rcto.

In '"i111ling11p tht• opr-mtions ofth<' ~c.r !.'1Hlin!!: :10th .Inn•'. th<.' "ho\ of Hie d1ill pa,\·, nllow:mc,·~ for tl1·ill ins!r11ttio11. c.111• of nnns. ,h: .. we1"t• prompt]\' p.1id, co1 l'<}U 1tly there m-c :w l'Ot11plai11ts frc111 :Ill) 1.1rt of the district.

I now beg le .. \'C lo <'o:nmu1cc my repl:li for the prc..-.ent )·ear. n reqt1iro l l) ) our instruct ions.

l. The quota for tJij,, di"trict. assho\\ll 011 png1 17, Jn...,L~cn1:- l"CJlOrt,.i 3,0G4 o ic 1 :11111 111<'11. net 11nl •111ot1• or uo111i11al sh •1!!tl1 n nuthur! ~ by th•• numh\•1 of co 1 n 1 ir.ed1

20

< lt '' ,\ fi, lei Bntre1 ' Olln\\n Brig.l le lfar;.i-..011 .\ nilkry C: .mnnoq uc l ~ ttcry I 1oquoi:s 1 ~th Bnttaliou tlst t 2ucl 131 I

nGth J~tlt

,, . ,

" "

., , . " " .,

Total

liG

Cnckr our prl::.ent 'olunker ,,y,.,tem. I fear iltis lnrgc 1leficic•11cy e;;nnot be mn<le up in the loc'.lli•ie,,' lwrc companie-; ure now Ol'!!ltniztil. Tl1f•n• Lt•in~ hut a i;m:tll percentage of the popul tion '' lto "ill. throu!!h th Jon• of thP "orvieo or patrioti:rn. 'olunbwily sene, mnny of' hom 1 11• t kin!! clisclt. l'l.!<'S on completion of their rcsprcti ,·c terms; and, although we ha\ c m 111\ in the i mkfi '' lio h we sen eil from six to twt:l vc n•ar!'. there is no clis­gui-.in~ the fad. that ea h uccec ling year shows the force to li~ co111p0se<l of a larger proportion of the t!t>nting populntil•ll or inclifforent citiz<>n, who arc sPldom present at more thnu on nnmml I eriod of <11·ill; while the mt•n "ho have n stake in the country re­f·nin from voluntcc1ing them lves. an•l frc<1ncntly clisconrngf' other,; from doing so.

In me counti , nrh ns Pre~cott for instance, the volnnt,..cr clement seems to have ecome cxlum tc 1, nn I cap• ins find w much ilifiiculty in recniit.in'?, that, they think the

Jabor too 1ea to undertake to ma0 nhin their c:ompauies pm ely hy the 'oluutnry system. Had th· b 1llot uot bePn a. hoc:tted, I ha\'c no doul;t tht• fow• could hiwe l1een kept

up t-0 its I res nt clcfici nt numbel's 1,y the cxtrn exe1iio11sof tl1c captaias: lmt the frequent 1 ignations of th · offic 1 ho\\ • h <l ire b cscapl• o lul>orious n ta k. and many harn c n lu l d to I t tl cir c 1 ipaui • •o down. unless nuthor·izcd to fill vnc. ncies as tl1ey occur, 1 y I ortin, to the ball t. A1 i ..,. re tl1is ]>O\\ r givrn, l belie\· w]ur.tecrin!.( woukl be mo brisk th 11 at p 'C nt, as th hole popnlntion wonld feel inter tf'<l in encouraging the movement.

L The hooting firrme of merit of the corps in this district is : follo" ~,viz. : Dis­ri t average 1 Ull. B t ho in district, S 'lJC,lllt William 1\lcI11ty1,., :So. 4, Company,

4 1 t B lt hon, 1\1 rri k\ ill , ore 51 r ci 1 •

·o. i Bntt 1y ... o. ~

Ottiwu J'ield J!attory.

C •nptnin J'ot'fi_\ t Ir. :-:crj•·ant IL <J. 'llillnr.

Ult wa !J,.i9a1l flm·ri n ,frt i/lc1·y.

1; •ut. C'ol ncl F01·1 e t.

, 'c1je:mt ,J no. , c;ott. ( 'orpoml .J ,\S, JI ugh .

r

No. ~ No.·! No. G :No. 6 Xo. i

" ,, " ,,

21

r;aw 1 oque But y.

Unptnm McKenzie, Gunner, .Tno. Jlaiskp.

fro'luoi Battery.

<'aptttin )[l'Don<ll, <:muter, '!'ho . Ht,.· 1 l.

'VJ::i:-i'I:H'l OF INFA~11n· Pmu·' \ J) lJ T ~JI TS l t 'om •

No. 1 Xo. 2 Xo. :3 Xo. ! No. 5 No. G

l Stk JJatt£1lion, Yankl kl.ill.

l.iPut .. Coloucl, Hig~nson. f'ommanclecl in camp hy 1\fojor Shieh.!~. . \, em.;e figure of l\ferit, 1 l.G4.

'VrxxEn or· BATTA! 10x I 11mrn.

f.:01jennt .r. 1foKerd1nr.

Company, 10.f!!l S •:icant J, Mdfohou. ,. . , " ,.

1:3..t7 S. l :3 13.~n 10.!'18 1:?.9';'

., G. Ligl1thnll. ·w. Humilt·m . \\'. )I oon , ..

Privnte J. Gor<lou. · Serjc:mt J. McY rchnr.

-l 1st Battalion.

Liout.-Coloncl Cole. Brocb;llc. .A' em~~ 1i!!Ure of Merit, 15.:.G.

\~ INN r. OF B \T'I'Al ION PRIZE.

Se.j :mt \Ym. Mclnt~ re.

No. 1 Compau. , 12.il Prirntc II. Fitz,.,immons. No. 2 j.~(). ~1

No. t No. 5 No. G .i. ... 0. ;

. , l l.3G J. Wilkinson . 13.2G .. R Gnrdinct-. :! l.30 S 1jeaut \Vm. Mcintyre. i ·1.30 l'l'iw1t.c .T. Wilson. Hl.2 l .. R. l3oale. Ott:twn Hitlo Oompa.ny. 10.70 'c1jrout ,J. I'ear-.ou.

4~11d JJcutalio 1.

Lieut. Coloncl Bncll, fl1'0Ck\ illc. .A n•1 1 <' li~m't' of ~lerit, 13.44 .

\\·ni'iEli or BATT.AI,10:;- Pmzt;. • 1:jeant .r. L.'l.nsknil.

-o. 1 Comp m5 , U.:l~ ;... :i nt H. J;(l khn\·t. _"'o. 2 ,, l:i.O:i ., .r. L'.ln !.:nil. Xo. 3 l~t:!9 .. A . :ir..r.eod. _ ·o. 4 15. 'l Pri\11.t{' .T. Youn!~. Xo. 5 ,, 12.::!~ Corporal\\'. Dixon. ~: o. G fl.9~ Pri,·ate ,J. Tomlinson. .Xo. i Pcmhrok~ Infantry Company,

1 :l. l ' Pri' at<i If. )fc( '·\he.

No. I No . .J Xo. 3 No. 4

• r: , (}, , I

Xo. tj

No. 7 Xo. ~ Xo. fl

J.iem.-Colonel lkarmnn. _\ verngo figure of ::\Ierit , l:J.!ll.

\\·1xxER OP lJATT.\J.ro~· I>mz··. Privat \\-. H.i.milt 11.

Company, 12.4 1>1 ivaoo R Griffin. 1 G.33 :-..; rj ant J. B ;.de. 13.11 Pri' atu \V". Howe .

,. 13.Go ,, J. G .• ult. ,. 8.ii 1

" w. Hamilton.

H 15,"0 ,, \V . . Fetherston. 14.20 ,, . \ . Collins . JG.Pl Corporal J. G. ( 'raitr. 1 t.50 ~e1:ieant .\. ~tcwart.

;.G11i !J!1lf<1lio11. Lis:1111· J.'ij/,.6, Pns·~off.

I.i1mt.-C'olonel ,J e!lsnp.

A \"t.'l'llZf' ti~nre of :.\forit, !'I. I !l.

\Y1:sxEn OF B.\TT.\LIO'i P nizE.

Corpornl .J, L:mdon.

No. I Company, • o. :!

1.:;s Bandsman P. G luglH!r. i.14 Serj£>ant ~I. B rue. (No ptize.}

- 2 - o. <> No. 4 No. 5 No. G No. i

" ., ,. " .,

IJ.66 \.. Young. G.42 Private H. Lniug. -..1 ~ ,. D. Hartwell.

15.61 . 'erjeant n . .!:'. Chccolley. 14.92 00111011.ll .J. Landon.

59t/, "Starmout rtntl G'lcn~1arry,'' JJaftrili, n. Li ut.-Colonel Burgin, Oomwall. .Average Jignrcnf .!crit, S.!?J.

W'1:onm OF !3.\T'f.U,HJ'i P1uz1:.

• "erjcant ;J. C. Donglns.

• ·o. 1 <-Omp:my, G."'1 Private D. KorI"ign11. - • o. :.: ,, 7 .~!J ,, \\". ~. Keith.

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Xo. :1 " 8.GO ( '01·poml .J. Uarnlinrl.

J. To, 4 :• i.:10 Private .J. ~lcH011~nl I. . C), Ii 10.75

" No. i ,. , ' rjront .J. l\fcI>herson.

l~ ~st r lost .r. 1 •. l>ouglas.

'Tho wholo of the nlwni co111p:miPc; fir~l fifteen rounds per man. while in C.'lnlJl. 'l11e following which wrr,. 11n1lcr two-thi1-ds of their tl'C'ngtli. W• 1'<.'not entitlc1l 10 priz , ,;,. :

No. 4 'omp:my, llst. lhtlalion . • ·os. 1, 8 and ti l'ompauies, J3r•I Ratt.'llion. • ... o. 2 Companr, :iGth il Lttalion; :in<! ~ •os. L <i an 1 i Co111pa11ie."I !;9th Battalion.

The i1e.-.t shooting liatlalion in the 1listrict is tl1 · J t~t. 'l'hP b<.'8t i;hooting r.omp:m! i!I No. ·i, 4 lst )T cnickv illc.

5. ~o far as I conltl lc:tru, tho '\\holn of the 111c11 were "1'o11n jid,.'' 1mmhcrs of lhe iiovcral CJrps, lmt T ratlwr. nspert tl.nt mu11y '-:ere }'rC cnt who c ll:rm of s<:1 \ice lin1l PX­pirccl, ancl 'vlto came out mrrcly to fill up tl1c companies.

6. It is qnito impossible to fom1 any estimate as to tho number of men who will clnim their cli~charge on romplction of their tJ11-cc y~ s r,·frc, somc of the C4plnins a 1y that nuno of their men will rc-enlii;t, others am! nearly all say, tliat n largo proportion will claim their 1li . .;cJurgc aft"r the co111pl1•tion of this year.

i. The nin" b:i.ttcrics of t!'trri3on artillen· from tl1i, district, went into l'vrts Henrv and}; lw.ml :t~ Kingston, an<l pcrformNl sixt-Oon clays clrill n..; artillery under 00111111n111l ,)f Licut.-Colonel FtPnch. In~p,,ctor of Artillery arnl " 'nrlikc • 't-0l 'C''-

Bein~ cng~~e<l with the hrig,uJe camp at Prescott at the time, J '"'lS unable to visil the artillery while performing their clrill.

On the 12th September, a hriga<le camp ofexerci~c wasfonncd RL Prescott, compo•cd of the following corps, which arc more fully <lctaile 1 in the huular inspection report here with enclosed, Yiz. :-

Ottawa Field Batt~ry, C'a11tai11 Forsyth. 1::3th Battalion, ..)fojor • hielcll!. 4:1st ,, LiPut.-Colonel Cole. 42ml ,, ,, Bnell. 43rd ,, ,. Rearmr.n. 56th ,, ,, ,J essnp. • 9th ., Ber!.._>i.n. Ottawn Rifle Company. Captain .Mowat. Pembroke Infantry Oom:mny, Capta.in Dickson.

The Ottawa Field Battery, four gnus ancl .'i.3 hors~ . with the Ottawa Ritlo Compnny as an escort, mr.rchecl from Otttrnn t-0 Prescott, a di ... t:mco of .:;~ mile.~. The: e corp., cnrril'd their 1mpplies. camp e<p1 ip:·~c. ::ml a111m1111itio11, an1l were properly cq11ippc1l for fidd sen·ice, and with the exception of 011c horse I t•ing ki{'ked while 011 tLc wny, the march w:v; 1~1fornwd without at·dclent, nll co111i11g into camp iu excelll•nt condition, the march occnp~ ing thrt:e .md a cpmrt< r 11 ) '· l'Xch1 ... in• of Snnda!, wl1ich w11.~ a day of icst.

The other corps wero all 111on cl h;.· wn~~on, mil !UHl ::.tc.unho. t. 0" iu~ to n change of timt' in t.Jw l'llllllill~ of the Uo,ltS On the ·pper Ottawa. the r cmbrokci ('omplll,Y \\llS

<lct.ninecl two dn.ys on th<' 1·oa1l <o:wh way. Thl' other corp~ all r<':U'lic-tl UH' C".nnp nwl w11l"t'

comfortalil~ 1mder cnnYas in good time on ihc day of le:wiu~ th..:ir htnd q1mrtcrs. 'I li1• nnmbcr of hours l'l'lJUirl!d to assemble the I rigadc is shown iu the n.ccoml'au~ iug tnl.ulnr r eport.

'l'l1c Ryi-tcm of >:i·d, en 11.1~ s drill in liri,!!n•le camps of <>xerci. c·. is mud1 to 1 n COin· 1umule11. The "ornlcr now h•ing thnt :in~ thing l'OHld hn' c been accornplM1ed in dgl1t dnys.

'l'h is hl'ing t lie fi l'SL ~ . r the 1ri • ", r. mt irned hy the' lcpart111c11t, tl1c ":u1t of J rop r ncalcs. nnd n usil ti r .. arr. ing nppli<'s ".t much fi•lt. I'he u in~ of lilnuke ior the co11\'l') flllce t f brc.ul from th· supply oflic rs' store i ' cry oltiectiouabl<', :md th ''enr m d tear thn!'> caused, will in a few )C:ll"li. c t tl1u gmcr111ncnt rno1t> than to prmiue uitabl~ l>nskcts or di IHJs for that purpo c.

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'l' o l l t nn l 12nd b::it lion hnve mnnngod to pro,·idc these nrtirlcs in a wry scnice­nblc nnd ('Omp c form, the fonn r corps having addr.cl picks nnd sho,·els all of whid1 al'e store I '~ ith their resp ·th • qu i term~ tero.

D rinrr the encampm nt th g nernl or<ler;i of th 5th '\In.~· Inst, WN'c C;'l.rrie\l out with ns um h p1~i ion rs po ~ible.

1lw t u-g t nnd: rtillery pro fc wcrc kcpt up i •ttlnrJ_,., nod, with Y ry few exceptions in lce<l, th "hol of tho m n fii l thc allottc l . llo" nuc.,

T y m of ·' ing mon v p ·iz to the- best shots, Ju s resn ltecl mo~t beneficially, nnd oo Id the nnm r in ed, it \\ oul I further stimulate the mcn to acf1uire a. thorourrh knowled.;c of the rifle.

During the first th1 o ch) :s in <.'amp, O\\ in~ to the lnr~c number of recruits. I con­fined the drill to p1ncl, com1 :my, rmrl b ttalion. n.fter that J Imel one bri!_rarle drill daily, and the progress m de w. t:ntl) wonderful. \VJ1erc the officers were intelligent or cffi ient, th attalions were got int-0 brigade 100,·ement' without difficulty, in fact the cfficiei y of tbe force, mn) be cl termined by that of the officer~.

On chy during the p riod, I di\ idecl the bri~nd . sending two guns and three bnttali ns to occupy n stron~ po,ition amon~ some hills and bush about one ai~d a half mil , from the town. l'hu force under the r-0mmnnd of Lieut.-Coloncl .J e,,sup, monid off with proper ad\·nnce nnd ic::ir guards and took up tho po~itio11 . \Yith a similar force I moved out to the attack, my nchance '!Uard felt the c·nem,v's outlyin~ picket, the leading hattalion wns nt once extended in skirmbhin~ order, nrnl the troops were brought into action. manamvcrin!? ns in the pre.'-e11ce of an actual enemy. The firing, changes of posi­tion. flanking and d fence w re creditably performed. .1.\ftcr an engngenwnt of about two hours (the first brigade was out about five homs), the cease fire and a.s,,embly were sounded, when the whole formed together an l m:u·ched back to camp.

'l'his days proccc lings wcru '\\ itness"' 1 by a ln.r~c concourse of spectators, many of whom were from the neighbourin~ states. The last two days of the encampment being under your immediate command, it is perlinps unnecessary for me to more than allude to tho attack and <lefC'n<'c of Fort "r ellington.

The v-i it of His Ex llency the OoYcrner-Goueral nrnl suito, the Honorable the Minister of :.llilitio. nnd I> f; n ,the Honorable l\lcss1-s. JJ11nkiu, Aikin«, and a largo party of officers, In Ii and g ntl m n from 0 tawu anrl othe1· parts of tho Dominio~, n ld l much to the eclal of the camp .

.A ltl ou.;h the e11.rly p i of the <lay pron~ 1 " t, and interfcl'ed ,·ery mur:h with the rno' emcn of t11e troops, the pr. nee of so many 1listit1g11ishcd 'isitors, nnil the prescntn­tion of the priUlS for shooting lJy Lord LisJnr, his ubsequent addrus:; and levee, were highly appreri3too by the brig de.

Throughout th • encampm nt tho conduct of them •n was remarkably g()o.l, necessit:it­i"lg b 1 ' ry littlo pnni hm 1 ~.

'f n ml d1 ati i 1 of t nr,.., ons rel tin~ to tlw in uffici• ncy of the me1li· •1 I the l Ii ' th qua ti y of th• ration, ar · m•ttcra 1·c p1irin,; att<:n·

t" on. 'I 1 rP.po i ' hi ·h ' r • fo1 \ .u d ·d n. :fi ·w ~lays since. will e pl in to ti

Alt himself '~ ith nffi i n c k I ~ i 1 1 11 h m y ft 1 ond dav, \\ ith few excep·

tions thi or r ' n di r / rdcd. cons 1uently after a ~Cl) rnrl v brcnkfi~t at l10111c. with perhaps the exception of ru1 npplP, a gla.ss of beer, or some other such useless article pro·

CUl'Clll Oil the 1·0.1d, they a • ll\JU1i11g \Ill ii tl1cir fit Ill l . I I I' \) I tit, ill ?rJer th tt t?dr hunger :night UO np1 001 CODSUtnOO th •rca r] I

rntion fo1· tho first ineal, thl.S causC'd the me scnix:it) for t\\O or Uu 1l \\ ,, '[ • • " tho grcnt cry for l~t tter, cau od much trouhl" nud in som ·instances nlm t" mutin). At

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ns the Jll'e>ss a.nu cit zens gen,.rnlly sympathi cd "ith the m!'n, their iu. rinnr.} brr10, an hoc.uno mnrh ma::iJ.ifiPd.

. lf ~lie i>erv~co is to . IJ(l rn,u]1• popular \\ ith tho people of the country, a m o lib< 1 1 l mtw11 \'>ill re<pure to l.10 1ss11cd, and T hcg le:n c fo sugg t the followin" '\ hicl1 \\ 1mld I think, meet the <lifficnltv: c.o• '

,~ .hnlf r:~tion cf lm·a~l, tt~1 fLIHl tmg u· lo _ho i ue<l on •la) of flITiv.d in ramp, on . 1

I a half full rations 011 sccowl <h,\, pork to he 1 ue<l. sn.y t\\ o duys in tJ10 w. k. Th"

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a ·ut mtion to he left i11t~"t with the following c-lirmgc, cofiee> t-0 be stn1l'k off nnd the lurg('ly increased, which would. JI •rhnp , allow n slight deduction in t}1,. rm r. mtio11 of bnrlcy fur s?up to he a1ldcd, :n~d say thrco or four ('('n per dicn1 to ho p ii•I in cagh to cad1 man, which woul1l enable lum to procure such other necc.~ ari• !I ns mii:;J

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rrq ufrcd. lf approved, it might ho considered "Whether it woultl not ho tuh; blo ro I this money to the c~ptnins in advance, on reaching camp.

I al110 found the ration of fuel wood too small, and it had in man\• in tanC('S to I c ~ce<i0<!. An allowm1re of wood for the gun1-ds, particularly in cold we.:1ti1er would be r• ~1'.>0n. Ir;

1the fo~ge ration, I think the stra~\· might be stn1ck off and its' equh-nlcnt ~' n

Ill hny. l he ration of straw for the men rn1d1t Le l"C'duced con.siderabh· nn l nc s allowed, it heing cheaper and cleaner than oaten. ~ ' •

The system of •lrill M authoriz' I. is a irreat improvement on the old botl1 officers ml m~n comprehend th.n movement'> mnr~ i-e·tdily, n.nrl uftl.!r a fe,\. days of brigade ddll, can, "1t~ cnreful hn.ndlrng, perform credit.ab) y almost m cry mo' ement required on 1 c t. I i;en·1c~.

Owing to the prescribed nnturc of tho ground occnpir·<l 11y the force during the two rlays you wer:! prn:; •ut, enu.bli:-d yon to see them nnly to a great 1lisnlh·antagt•, and ,\ h c]

1 prcvmtctl you from secin~ the real ef~icicncy of tJ1e brigade.

\Vhile on thi11 sul~ject, permit mn to ay that, \\ ithout nu npproprintionl•lr the i ut d of u. lurgc field for hrigndc drill. it '\lll he impo iblc to carry out, in this di tric•, on a larw~ scale, that syilte!n of fie~u mnnccuvrc HO e. ential fo tlie cflicicury of the fort , uu l winch could bo practiscrl dtmug th,. e IUUlual lmgn.de camps of cxerci "·

l would also sug~cst th,. desirability of n more thorough \'Stem of mu ketry ii tn1 tiou, which is so csscntinl to mnko the men even passable sl{o '· If n short com of positio~1 and ain~ing dri~I. '\i.th .a fo~• 'e1;· . hort lcctmc on the throreticnl principl , t e­ther w1th some m,.,n·uctions m Judgmg dist.'mce could he carried out, tho Sn' t r cfli i 111·~ in this, one of tho most cssentinl dutic.q of tl10 solclic.r, would become apparent. ~ "

8 . Tho nctnal strength of the force wJ1ich will hnYO performed sixteen <la, s drill in lhi!I district for the pn•sent year, will be ns follows:- •

At For:s JI W!/ a u1 J:: fr·arJ, llin3ston.

(!.1niso11 .Artillery..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 otlicerc:, 43~ men. Brigrvle Camp Pre:;cott.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I G 1 1, ~ 11 Hrockvillc nml Ott11.wa Hail way Ganison Artillcl'y, •) ., 'i~

194 2,450

Total otliccrs m1d men.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~,G44 Horses at Prr.scott Camp.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

As the (~ivil Scnicc Hitlc Company rcceh·cs no p:: r, I h:we not incln<lod thnt co11 s in this calculation.

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' ith rcft.:l'(•n to tho lJOht syi;t m of iilli11g up the corp to the umxim111n stl't:ll"lh "cien y for ti • p1 nt ~ 1.\r b iug 591 oliicc1-s aml 1~u·11). L fur~mrdt>'.l to .Ym~ a s]~,1 t

i1 1 •t •n ti • \\holo of the officers <: )mmnndmJ corpH m tin 111str1 ·t, \1ho ~t x · •p'iou, of the opinion thnt th~ time. hns mn~· urri\ c1l '~ hc~1 olhc rs sl1ould

rt fll ' clnci,.., ns tl 1'\" OCt m· from time to tmic. ''·' rcso1·t111g to tlw hul111•.

I it , hu b o indcpc.llit.:nt compmaics in th,. district, it. i•1 \er.'' l 1·siral1le l J t 111 • hattn.lion.

mi i'ion of tho force be carrit--tl out,, ithont interfering'" ith tlic <'laillls · 1th nnd 1 ff cicnt otlicer::, :;o a·> fa) form county hatt.llio11s, 1 l>rli"Yl'

Len fici:il : Lu ! · tho hrignu1• i:; wca·l•iug most h:m1:011inusly :mcl • 11 orgimizcd. 1 t lm.ot : ·c 1ay wny dl.'~u· nL pr sc 1: lu n.•co1m1H•1ul

. ch ng•'. 1 • l l, th 1 rm·1\ sugJ;e.::it that tht• < '.'t1iw:• nitlP Conqmny he.' l'!i;i11~ed. to :i

1 rps Enl')"t! .. or:~ .t.whc i to to1e 5G~h '.•attal.1011. -;\~ p:c~ent t!:u·p 1o.; 1w J~n?hl'<'" l oq in the distnd, duch mnl~ s tht• lir~~a.~lc q~nt~· cll'f1c:eat m dia~ t·~~1,c1.:1. ~lwulcl utliority be gh n, 110 doub+ n r011)s of this uC»l'l"l)ltllln conhl he or~111111. <l 1u "Olli· faYol'

liJ localitv. Ifthc.Ottl' \Hill· Uomo:mv i attr.·hc1l to tlll' !J(ith l1att.-ilion, 1 thi11k X<'. :1 <1

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11 of Umt corp:;, nt l'm'l"fln°s l'oint, which i,; illf,v1try. 111i . .d1t witl1 nd.,·u:1t.1g•· to b 1tl1 ri· he ntt:ichcu to the 5tlth lr.1tmlion. . . . , .

Tl e Pembroke· Infantry Company ue:rn~ the only Cll!'}IS m lhl.! county ot l .cnfrcw, l t1 uld recommend tlm., it lx· nttnchcd to th' ·l:!ml b.1ttalio11, '.\hich i~ the nearest infantry

1 ps. and mn<lc: up of compa11ic>s pri ncip!llly fru:n along the line of the Hrockvillc :m•I tt:iwa RailwR)'. "hicb \.,hen comiilcte1l to Pt•mLm:.:e, ,~m 1·nahlc that company to rc;1rl1 e battalion hrod-qunrtcrs in n few l1om-c-.

'Vhile on this sullject, I he,; le..'l.•C to c:Ul your attention to t!1c very g cit impol't.mc(' hin-ing n. few troops of c:wnlry orci•lniz~ l in lho ,tlisfrid, which ~re not only

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r~11u.ir~1l ) mnke the h1i~tle complet<', J.ut wonlcl, m case ot trouble, he of mcnlcul:l.LlC' rx·1wfit m

patrul!in!.( tho cxt<:mlcd nnd exposed frouticr of the distrir.t. 'flt rec troops Juno he"n offered, two of which nrc enrolled, being compo>;c•.l of urn·

£'St yeoman ull of "hom o" n tlwir own horses, :incl as a rule are owners of real c~t:tl" in the count;·y, by accepting their sc>rvice:;, '':e secure. the i;~.rnp ithy :mtl i.nllue~1ce ot' a t of men who e sen ices no <•ountry can dispense with, clnrm~ trouble or lllv:~1011.

1 O. Heretofore tlicrc hns bc>cn no <liliiculty oxpPiieucrd in procming hor:;cs for th<' hl battery, tl1cy bcin"' °'med by the drivers who :u·c as n. rule far.mers. Hut .. s~1oultl n taininrr llo,Ynncc be nuthorizecl, I Jin,·e no doubt it would fit.'CUrP mc1Tase<l elnc1cncy.

11. !Jurin" the cucmnpment, l mustered the seYcr: l corps, uml <·ulled and checked nominal ruicl muucrirol roll'1, hy which the pay list.c; were l.'orre<·led. . , ] ~. l.n conclusion, permit me to exiirPSS my thanks to the rnnyor and rorpor:~t1ou ot

cott for their liberal support tluriug the emc:impme11t, their supplyiu~ of water to thl' OJ , ,~ hich was most efficiently performed, and thei1· contribution towards the r('.nt of

e field for drill, s.wcd the departm nt between two arnl three hu111lre1l dollars._ . . To tl1e Ott:iwa Hiver .i:-avigation, The Union Forwnrtling, allll the ('auath ~ av1g11hon

Comianics, I nm in<lebted for their promptnci;;; in cnnying ont my wishe!:! fo1· the. co11-vey1mcc of the forco over their rcsp~ctivc linei:. The f)t. La\\ rrncc n.~111 Ottawa -~~1lway Company ns on several former occ· iotL'> pcrfonned the trn11sport fi<'~·ncc most .e111."1"nt}), nn<l although taxed very severely, moved the large numlicnif men pas:,mg ove1· thpu· hne'\ 1~h such expedition as to secure c·crtain connectiom;, which enal>lcd the lllC'll to reach tllf'~r homes in the sho1 test possiblo time. \Vithout the h~arty co-opemtion of th<' otiiciaJ:.1 of tin•; rood much inconvf'nicnce would have heen felt.

'J t is very b'Tntifying that so large n Lo<ly ot' men was lrlO\ 1 ll to an1 I from the camp '" ithout an nccidcnt being reported. . .

I nlso ncknowlcdge the 'nlnahle services of the ofiir.crs who SCl'ved on my !itnfl 1lul'lng the cncmnpm,.nt Yiz :- 11ujor Scott, 4:!n<l Lntwlion, supply officer ; C.:aptnin )foDonal<l. 59th B:i.ttnliou, ~\ctingl3rign<le :Major; Lieut. W'c:i.thcrlcy,. Civil Service ~lifles, ~!uskctry Instructor, nnd Captnins Buttcrficltl nncl '\Veils, 18th hattahon, onlcrly olhcers.

The district paymnsfrr, I.iout .. <101..McDou••all, with hi.'!-usual prompln la is duties must cfiicienLh•,n11<1 in addit"o11 to tJ10 urdinnry duti£>Sof tl1e di n hoth at Prescott a TH! Ki°nge-ton, awl p·Lid 111 claims hefo10 t. c troopl ldt f,

I trnst you will not think i t out ,,f pine", if I nckno'~ le lg tl · n; XPil )foLe:m, carotnkcr of Fort '\Yclli11gton, who hns <luring tlie p t year, s v; ]) ~ o 1

fo!'m<'r occasions, received from the clcpartmc11t nucl issue<! W tJ1e urigaclo llU~Or, the ""« holt. of tho camp equipage, ~1rgofa, ammunition, kc., and in m:iny inst.'Lnccs <le' otcd much tim • iu suprrinten<iing the drying, packing, an<l 11hipping the same.

To the oiliccrs throughout tho district, I nin p:1.rtic11larly ind IJro<l for th ir tanco anil co-opcmlion, without which, ilw several 1l11ties coultl not have llf n cn.nicd o 1. Their readiness to conform to ortlcr.1 anrl inc11lcnte di.sciplinc• in their 1-o<ipective comm nd , lr:wo n.'l.';is~<l wry rnntcl'ially in liringing t!rn oporntions of the year to a succ · sful te1 min\ tion, which ha'I left tht3 lirig·ade in ~ mul'h higher i;tatc r1f t llicicncy thn11 on nny fonnr·1· occasion. ·

Your orcler for the• e11listmcnt oi a detachment of men for service in the Xo1 th 'Vest, r<'nchcd me 011 l'ricfay 13th Octoher. 1 nt ')n~ telcgraphc l t<i th11 sm·cml olli ,...,. commnnrling corp> in the district, awl on tho folJCJwing clay received nns'\\en;, ffcring mo men than wprc rcquirl~d. T · llowed them . 'undn:- nnd fond 1y to pre11a1-e, and on 'l'w l 1

tlwy asscrn hle•l nt Drocb·illc, where on that nnd tho folio" in~ <lay, they " 1-e Medic: II 1·xnminetl, ntt~·~ted, enrollrnl, arma.l and nccoufrcd. 'l'he dctachm nt. 1 ft for Colling' l 011 Tlmrsdny, whc·re the_;· nufred in one we k from ti e receipt oi ) om· ordrr.

Had tl1t• quol3. for this dist1·id heen 11011\Jlo t!J1• nmnbcr, thny would hn,•· Lctn f, 1·omin~ in th~ snme short period. whid1 s1~ks volumes fo1· the p 1triotism of our llOO In making th~ enlistmr>nts for 1his serYi~, I <'ncleavoured to select nwn , .. h 1'\O1ld m ~ood citizl'HS, and settle in the ~forth \Vo.it. aftc1· their period of military s ni dll ) cxpirl.'d.

J h.lYO tho honor to le, ~ir, Your most obeclicnl se1T:mt,

W. IL .JAOK.'ON, Lient.-Colr)11• I. .\.cling D. A. G. L, ::.\Iilit.n.ry J)j tri t, No. 4.

Dr.Pt:TY AllJl:T.\~ r GEXEl!AI.':' OrFH'E.

Dnoc1n 11.LE. '.!:!ncl ..._ • O\ ember, I 71. :-irn, T h:n e tho honor to rt~port that I mnclc th~ :um uni inspection 1 f U10 Brocb ill•

a111l Ottllrn Ht1ilway Battl!ry of Unrrison .Artillery, Onptnin I.AJW1', ye terdn.y. Pr<-sont, on p:u·:vlo. 1 captnin, l li••ntcnnnt, l trumpeter. ~~ 11111 i i ru. nncl 4 n

('ommif<sionecl offic<>rs nn1l gunnc~-s : totnl of nll rnnks, i :t Drill consistl.'cl of 111anunl and firing l'xncis s, \\ hich were well p rformed, :u I c

pany drill pas.":thly w<>ll CX<'cntecl. The men am of :t YCr;t superior das..-i. l1oth in ph ·~iqucnncl nppo 1 lucC'. They) 1. ]

\'f'ry clc>:m anll sol Eer·liJ,1•, Wt'l"C Yl'r.\· :;t(•:ul\· Oil parade. nnu r, flcct Ill tch credit 011 t}1 l'a)lt.'\in, n.." ahm the m·urng1•r oft lie rail \\"ny, who takes :ul•i!p in ten-stint h welforeofll co1

Tiu· ll'llul <if twent,\··t"" o performer .. iR in !l hi!:h statt of l'iliciencr. '!'he ni·1l\s :ind a0co11tr1·mtmts :tl't' n•ry do.111 mul in porfoct ordP1-.

h1•P11 in U!>t' tiw YP:tr~. nrnl :•lthon~h it, ha ..... 1···cc.ii:c<l the lic-;t of call'. "hicli is 11101·c: p:~dicularl!· notirPah!t• in the ti-owscrs.

'l'lw nrmory is wf'll n•g11l11k1l, nn<l 'l'r~· t'lcanly k!'pl. On th1• who],., tlw t'o1·ps ic; n:;r<'·1t acquisition to the ~\ctive :.\Iilif,1,

l11 tl11• lov:J1. h:l\'t• thP hm1or to he, Hir,

'l'o tho Adjuf'.mt Go11crnl ot' ~liliti 1 OtttlW~.

'I oar most obc<l1t nt S<'J'\ nt , \\'. H .. I \. 'Ksu'" · Lieut l' I.

.\ctillh I>. U1.1\I., .Milit ry l1i tri t ~·

---=-IILITARY DIS'l'RJ0'.1. No. 5.

lIEAn QuAnT.1m , l\fo:\TRF.AL.

(\VJX::'-ilPIW, • I .A:\ITOll,',,

December 10th, 1871.) • 'm, I Jin..., o ti o honor herC\\ ith to forwnrtl to) ou, my o.nnual l'Oport of )lilitn.ry Dis­

trict ..... o. 5, tho tnbulnr returns connecte1l ''ith whid1 \\ere tmusmittctl in Octobet· last. You ''ill ob rHl from the o return!; tlint the n11tho1 izecl quota, or est.nbli.shment, is

cou idernbly lnrger tlinn tho str ngth nctunlly in!'pccL<.'d; the 1p1ota fo1· the District heing ns follows :-

l >tr cers. N. C. Orliccrs,

nnd Men. ( 'a,nlry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... . Field ~\.rt.ill ry ...................................... .

]~ ~:?O. ;:; 7+.

fofontry (including Gnn-ison _\rt.ille1")) ................. . Thi nctunl strength irn;pecte l, hcing:

Cn'\"nlry ................................... ........ .

:' i l 4,n1:1.

11 i-·1 '-· Pielcl .Artilkrv ............................... . ..... . Infru1try .... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

'l'hus l~viug n dc:ficiency in : Ca' nlry .................................. . ........ .

4 G+. ::!~ l :J,:1:n.

I .. ~. Field Artillery . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . ............ . Infnntry .... ·.............. . . . . . . .................. .

I 1 n. 81 l,1'ii'.

The detnils i:;hewing tli 11uotn nnrl inspected streugth of indi' itlnnl corpr>, \\ill he found in t11e tabular stawment n!rtadv allndeil to.

As a liu-g • m1mlJcr of th~ m<>u i1~ tlie ilktrict' ill <'Olt1)1!<'k• tlH'ir scrYitc lwfol'C the conclusion of tho pn'5ent financial :'I ear, I have emlc:ivom·t'<l lo 11se1'rt 1in hy communit«I· tions with ofiicers comm:\wlin~ co11is, '1 hctJwr tl1cy <·011sidcr it prohnl lo that i·ccruit:5 01·

re enlisted men nre likely to fill tJw rn.nki:; of th ir J"<'spocfo c hat talion i. \\'ith ,·cry few u.:ceptions Uie answers nn· in th· nrgdin•; and a strong 1fo~ire is ex pre. s<'<l thnt the Lallot mnv he enforc cl.

Ny J~rsonnl observntion indu m to emlo1 o th<'<;l' opinionc;. I 1 deed, I focl !;ll.tisficll thnt, unles:i an emergf·1wy sl1ould arise, the nctnal. ti C'ugt11 of tlie llistrid will,at the <'Wminl! drill senson, ho found nt least one third l~s than it is nt prcscnl,unfo .. that it is perfect!~· nnd distinctly understoo I that dmfting ";11 be plueed in OJ>f'rntion in regiment.al district:; whfoh may not fnrni h the nutl1oriz d quota m: e.i;tabl"sl. l &y tJ,e l'or711;at present Gn:::ett I.

The f') tern of mn ing corps in camp,, of inst111ction, so far ns tl1 clistrid; unclPr rn' command is concenwd, hn been successful. The tn.bul. r statement. 11' tho 1listrict shows, that with tl10 CXCC'J•tion of the Brigade of Gnrrison Arti111 ry· of .Mo11trenl, which was r>n· l.'3mped for dr:ill nt t.. Helen's f Janel, nn<l the . t. J ohu's J: itt i·,. of C:itrri~on Ai till.:ry which drilled at iUi 0"11 J1eml qna1i!.'1 , the wlwlc of ti« 1 ' I 1,11ckr my commaiul nsl embled on th 2ith of.Tune, for ix~n dnyr; Jrill. t Lapmi1w1 w h '!.', t<igcthm· with those iu l\lilitary District • o. G, they w ie fcmncd into a ()j, i ional c.unp 1. <'Cl' 111.v commaml, oonsisting <Jf thr!.'c Brigndes, 1mmhf·rin.!; in full, 5,:no of :ill r. nk . 'I ht· 111 tails of tho strcn~th of corp is 1die'' n in tho tnlmlnr i.tatement.'I.

The <hill at the camp was varied hy several nwie\\ s a nrl ti ·hi da. s, on 0111• of wliich occnsions, the camp was honored hy n 'isit and imipcction J,y II is I:x clll·ncy tl11: Lir111. Gene.ml commanding Her i\Jaj t) fore in J;. N. A., n.nd tho llo11Gral>lc tlu· )finistcr of l\Iilitfa and D<:'frnce.

On the 8th July, I vina . force of four hundHd men ns n ca1J1p g11nr1l ; t}ll! wholu of th" r m ining fot · \HI 10 e<l o• r t :Montrrol, nnd fo1·11 ~d i1 > cliviciion in con· 1unctfo11,\itl1thcGrand'1'1unkr·il"•L) (' 1p nndthP l<..mtr t11:Lri1111 \rtille1y,on Logan's ]' rm, m king t t I of G, 1 iO of all rci.nl .

I JI••-.

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Your pcrsonnl inspection of tho for on t "on, ob,-iatcs the necessity of nn~ remark from me on its appearance.

'!'ho 1listnnoo from tho encampment nt J prairiu to Logan's Fann is nbout cl ,en mill's. 'f'.ho ~t. Lawrence was crossed hy Ute troops, partly by train over the Victorin. lM'.lge>, from nu improvised st:1tion on tho Grand Trunk J:ailway, and, partly by tJw ,·niious ft>r1y steamers. The corps mo\ing ,. rlic t, hinrtOO from camp nt four a..m., nnd tho whole, :iftcr the field d.ty, wcro rc-cmba··k d by seven p.m. No c..'l.SO'. ulh· occurred "it her n·ossing or returning. •

'l'lio suLsistence of the troops was carried on ns on wr\oicc, and tho syslem of !!upplv nncl rntioning was found to work well. ·

'!'ho general conduct of the troops wns uoyond reproach. T helievo that rnrely or °' <'r ha.'1 so largo n. ho<ly of rnen 1Jccn nssomblcd, with such an outire akonco of crime, and so little i tTl'!(tilarity.

'Vhilst two fntnl acci<lents, one arising from druw1i.ing whilst hniliing, nnd the othf!l' from tli<· enrelc>ss lmndling of 11. 1-iilc, ha,·o u' lx: deplored, it is satisfactory to report tl1nt th,. h"alth Qf the men was excdlont, ~nil thnt thero \\fiS no case of serious eicb1

Tho rifle practico was carried on in nccordnuco ~ ith regulation , with the result i.,Jwwn hy tbe hu·get returns note1l in tho tabular statement in connection 'rith this; nml in futJ1er:mcc of your orders to offer any suggestion I nuy desire, I re pcctfully hci; to rcm:uk, that although, doubtless, tho sy tern of co1 ducting the rumual tar<tiet prnctiC(I nt t11n " mps has great ndvantages, still I do not c:onsiclcr that it l~ds to nt nil a fair c<111cl11sion a..c; to the best shot of the force. 1 t folio'' s, of nooessit). "hen e111lea \0-0uring t > pcrfom1 a lnt·go amount of target prnctico in tl1<' limited i:;paco of time which, too. iR 1·('fp1irctl for tho objocts in the short period of training. that tho parties must he too hurried, and, therefore, not accurnte in t't'sult • The 1a1 er tl1e l.JO<lv uf nrnn assemhled. t11e 1n01·ci appnrent tho fact become,. ·

l would respectfully sugg~t, th!.'reforc, fo1· your consideration, that the tnrget i •rnrdcu sho~ild hP performed at compnuy llC'acl-<1n:lrW1'8, under the supen·ision of th" Briyad·· .lfn,;or of the respective divii;ion!I, on tlu;i 1ln\ s of their semi-nnnunl inspection!!, or liy somo oflicer appointed as Rifle Instructor tv tho district; iuid that tho d.L\. 011 which the company met. for target practice !J10ultl 1·ount ns one of tho drill cbys. of tho annual course. In addition to tLo juster rc:ml~c; which would he a1Tin~d ut, tlic: o nu111cro11!! prize meetings, which they would really be, "oul~l grrotly t:ncouroge rifle prnetic~ throughout the countn·.

Tho ranges, ton i1; numlm, wC're prepared under the supervision of the ~[ontl'cnl Volunteer Engineers, by whom also 11. two gun mrthwork batter_,- wns constructed noo.r the entrance to tho barracks, during tho period of encampment... The lnhour of erection of lrnts for the distribution of rations. l{:c., nnd other work. was alw undortnken hy thi 11~cful corp!!, thereby s..1,;ng much expense to tlie Dep:irtment.

'rho permanent Militia Staff bein~ otherwise employed, the followiug officc1-s Yolunte.·red for, ancl performed tho ])ivisi-Onnl ~tail Dutio.c; :-Licut.-Col. Gillmor, Comm:mding Queen'~ Own Ritles, (Toronto), .:\clin~ .Assistnnt Ac\jutant General : J,icut.­Uol. l\lcKny, Oommnndin~ ~fontroal Unrri. on .\rtillery, .\cting Quart-0m1a."tcr ll ncral, J,i«"nt.-Col. .\loore, u11attache1l, Camp Quu.rtermnstor: l\rnjor Dowker, )fontrcal Gar1i5011 .Artillery, Supply Officer; C.Lpta.in )foKny, .l\fontrc:il Garri<:on Artillery .A.i(lo-de-Carnp. ~\ ly wu1·nwst admowledgmentfi ar1~ rluo to th e ofiiccrs for tho indcfo.tigable zeal, aud :Lbility with which they pl.'.'rformed their rnrious .futi ~- Tho Brigade~ w~ro comm.md •11 as follows :

.. ro. 1 U:igndo hy Li ut. l.'0!01 ·I :Flctcli.c.r, Brigndo l\lajor. ~ ,, King-, 3 ., D'Orson1a l s .,

'rho lntl<·r of thoso officers nssumcd comm nd of tho Brigadu formed from l\tilitAn DistriC't No. Ii, in consequence ot tho riou indi 1 itfon of Lieut. ~ loucl JlaN ood, D.A.0., who was therehv l'Op1pe1Jed to IC."l\ tho c.:imp.

From the facilitie:o: offi_ red for 1:orn.:e11trntio11, its ccntrnl position, the 111\turc of lh

country, nnd other \ru-iou ndrn.nfage!, I consider Laprarru:iCT to ho the mosL suitublc place for n cnmp of in ruction in my clistrict. Till' chief di!licnlty is t!10 question of wa.ttr up1 l), nncl 1 \\ on1<1 Ur<JO on ) our consiclcrntion tho propriPty of luning a series of well~ uuk pr l'iou ly to th next Pmcnmpment hcin~ fnrmecl tl1m!'; this mm readily l1o <bne. nd tho c of inking' ill not, I think, lie iu 1•x:cess of thl' «'xpcnditnro of c:artin~ w.1t0

;.

for n it ~I y • ·'i:; camp. _\. }. rge C'4'l.rtngo ~\:}>Cnclitmc \mule! also he s.wccl bv the con-tructio i of 1 I rndin~ t go nt tho olrl Ilarmck \Yhn.rf. ·

Th difficulty of oht.'liniu~ horses for the ::\Ioutr.:nl F'iekl llatt0ry i;till l·xi,;t ·, and to n. grea xt nt in1p 1irs t110 efliciencr of this tine c:ori's. :M.my Sll!!~cstiou., to ohYiate thi11 l1a\'O li n mnlle. l am of opinion thnt tlw simpl•~t awl h•:tst c·xpensh·~1 metl.od v;oul1l ], • the cnrolmont. oi tho 11•quirt..'<l n11mher of hors<>s annually, such t•nrolint'l'lt lwi11;; con1p,.11 '.

sated for, hy a fol', of :-;ny riftcen dollars, which in :ulllition to tlH' fact of thr h01·~· s l'('­

tnincd in this rnrmncr: cscapi1:g mnuicipal taxation, wonld, with the clrill pay,l holcl 011 sufficient intluccrnenb to propricto~ to cnsmc tl10 lti:ttt ry 1\( ing prop<>rly a:ul ~fiicie:itly liON!d.

Tho l'nrolmcnt should, I think, he made by the 01lice1· comm:m:ling the L:l!l.,ry. ciali­jrct to npprov t1 hy the In;;pnctor of .Artillery for the PrO\ incl'.

ln the rnml di t.rict<>, I consider that the :u:nua.l chill pay \\ill snHic<' to ol.tuin hors for batoories. 1 have already 11nd the honor to s •1bmit to yot1, npplicalion for tlil' formation of bnt.teric in tho scconrl nnd third brigrHl' clivi ions.

roi· det iii rchllfrl' to the strength, clrill, profieien ".\• at fa1·g<'L pm :ti1·('. &t.'., of i111]i. 'idu~l corp;, .1 I<~ to roft.:r ~·ou to the tabular rc·lurns of thP st:it<' of tlll' f)i~trfrt alreaill' funrn hNI.

I havl' tl1e houor to h.:, , 'ir, Your oh •dient ~cn·m1f,

·w. o:-:;nonxE ~\IITH, Lieut. l'ulo11cl, D. A. G.,

< 'om1n'11Hli11.~ )lilitary Distri<'t Xu.~ ..

MTLTT.\ HY lH~THIGT No. Ii.

)!o~.·11uar,, 15th ::\'ovcrnlK'i', 1 ~ il.

Hir.- In conforrnity \\ ith your instrncfons J hnvo t110 hono · to n·port for yon I' :inform. lion, 'that 1111 tho Volunteer Corps of :Milit..'l.n l>i~tri(·t .i.. To. r.. 11111 ler my c0111111:rntl, lian• p rfonned tl1rir Annnnl Drill for 1871-'i:! nt Lrpmr"o <'ninp in .June Jai;t, wrth till· ex pti n off 1r rompanics. The ~ompanics of Arthabn k::.villf', Tl11wi l{iwrs, 8t. Yali·11• •le B.tlstrod . t 1 tl1r• ('ompany of\\Tolton, h.n<:> pc1fo111wd thr•ir.A11111rnl Drill ntthcirowu II . I Q ait Ni.

.A II Cic co11> "ho c n 11 es am mc;n:oncd in tho ] 11spc1 tioJt l'l!JHffL !trim ll(•r· furmc I their ~m111al JJr.ill of J "il-'72 nt Laprr.i ie C'. Dlj•, 1111 lc·r tl1e con1111r.ncl of Liu1t. C:ol. d"1

) l t. d Orsounen , ~rigado )Jajor, who too1> l'Otnm:u1 l in 111y Ht<wl, O'- iug to Ill\ l1Ci11g ol li,.!'c<l to have c; mp, 011 sick ]caw>. Xo•with t11.ncli1w tlw S\lllclPn u111l 11;1i11ful ln~s oihis n, Li ·1 l f-01. cl'< li'801111N1S re111ni1w<l .it l 111p. :1it~J11li11g to all hiis duti1 s with tit· t.tmost c dit t11 him elf.

'.1\.o lamc1!..'l.ble accirlrnts !1appenrtl clming thr> \11r1:1al 1>1i.ll, f t!ic• \"1 l1111tcP1· ('OJ"•

of my !Jistri ·t :>t Laprniri<• f':unp. A prh tP of thP o:ith l latt.alion. (':m.: inicrs. Mf}llllt noynl, \\a8 1lrow11rd wl1ilqt

b hing, t 1 l n. p iv: te of the. orel ('olllpan.r w:is ac ·id ntall) i;hot n .. tm·g••t. praeticr. l'o t 111.:11.elv the accidents, howeH~r ! mcnf.alil ·they ir.ny h<', ('fllllJ<1t I • lnicl to th

f: •tit of 0.11) of UH' ofifoers, nud : rn among th•J r misforLtm<:> :- Ji 10 • inc-. itnb!f>, \\ hc·n lnr;:i1'

u unl 1 of trl)ops me to 11{ founcl a.'lSemblC'•l. '.!hank to t'.1 sa11it1r) mcas1111·s t:ikl'l~ J.\ uur icdi I o1Ii c1 , 110 c>thC'r death is to l ii_-corcle l, nnd \, itl1 t11 c· C' ption of a fe,~ sh~l t i11Jispolri•tu11 , 110 1 ions Hickn h:\S co•n • to l1indo1· them 11 f10111 }'1·1 fon11;11g tllf'ir d 1115 cluli

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I fed hnJ•P) to record Jwrc Ll1e cifurt m.vl · I y Ill) B i0ad · '..\[ · 1 •

d'01 om1 • , Lieut.-< 'ol. H n: on, 111d Licl t. 'ol. <lt Jx·llt r. uill ·, nml h\ l • 111 111nmli11g ti (' .tiff I nt; 'oq . ill co•mo•~t.ion \\ ith tho L •prnirc· c.unp.

:\ot ith t 11di11g 'h · 1111111 hor nncl nppare1 ti; ice 1 f, I ·• 111y t nt th it the gl·eatcst p.td uf the vol1111 • r t•ori • f tu cl t <: m F::arccly l o t hirtls of ihtiir "( '.1<ltcs" in o. t. c 11f 1mdd 11 <'tn rgrnc:

In 111orc than 0110 locnlity, 1):1 nccount of tl · Ho.i in,; popuhtion to ho fc unJ tl1 rt, it would Jlo1 ho prndcnt to rely on t:vea h llf c,f tJ1 • mt 11 t !Ulm ly l':trollecl.

After h·t\ing t"<JllSUlttltl with the CJfliceru 00111111111di11g c Is in n1y l>ishi t, r ]1 \1

c >Ill•• to tit" nmd111:.iun th"t. the 11.illo' 1111t t. h • r orted to. ~CH'ral , ,,.11-to·ilu pe1·~011i; lmw tol 1 nw ,Jmt 1!1 •. \\ 1:ld \\il!ini;;h

111111;k t \1<•m tlwy ol1li;~.,,l i;o lo1 clr1, !Jut U at tl c·:r cx.oeup·1•11 11 wou1d uoL ullo" Ii 11 tu " rnliintarily" 1wgl!'ct. tl11•i1· 1.u iu" s 1•11d irnp1ir th(·ir fo tun , fon~ttin '· 11nc1oub :it that T11cH11~11t tli:.it to contributn fo ti1e cl1 fPuc•· of hi 01 untr), is n sac1 ti cl It th 1'\ <'ry 111a11, t!.icrefon:-, acco1,lin:; to my huml le opinion. the only j1 t nnJ legal \\R\ o Jinn· c•\ory one share c~1ually, is tho •·l1<tllot," o hy th means 1 \er:-· ono "'ill u 1uiro i11 rot.1.1tio11 the military knowledge JLt ... • ry now a-d.ly fo c Hr) t'OOd <itizo1.

I will nl!'o 1111<1, that from whnt I he"r from co•mu. uclitw ofiirern of •:Ol"J• , ii i my 1ir111 hdief drnt two third<; of tl1l' 11 11 \ !io h:iv · Bl". vcd their time, will a'5k to ho clischarged.

'f \P.OET l'J:Al Tl(::.

Tlw tm·~ct l•l<Wticc at Lnpr.•iriP C.•mp coul l not Io complelc<l for clil rs l"C:! n , the grand field days, and tlm rnarch to L•l;;an's farm an.' amongst. th1• <'!1icf on· .

I lrn.ni the honor to forward,. ith lhi~, t!ie report of tho tnr~l't p1.v'1ice. \\l1id1 took J•laeo under the comn1aml of Lt. Ool. 1I1uu on, l>rig.\tlo .~hjo1·.

Thoinas Coppin;;, of the ecco111l co111pany. of Hawclon. ii; points (-17). r have already I p1l t]11• ho•10!". in II Jll'U\ iou 11\Cn<ling hi 111 for the cfoitrict pril".

HIFI,'" Ai;>'OCl,\TIO:-iS.

tho one wl11> g t th 1 1110 l c• l""Clip •ndeu · . o:" fl ~111-

1 C"rct tl!:1t the allownnce for tho Hille _\.ssoci.'ltionu in 11n- ti:strict. unh· mnounted l~i ~100.

0

'That i;um w:ts h:mclu<l to Lt.·Col. Hanson, P1"<' idrnt 0

of thc Hi1!1• ·.A~.ocintio11 of ,J olictte.

\\'ith thii; report l fonHwl ~ uu th• report of tho Hilll' ~\~ociatiou of J olit•lt.--, nnd I may ndd that I foe} proud to d11l.\\0 your nttnntiou to tl1c mark~! progre s made hy both o!liccrs ancl men of that i]j, i1:1io11 .

c Alf PS.

T a111 lnppy to inform yon that lhc new i;_rstcm you inangnmt<'1l h .:s CH'I) ")l(lll' ml't with the approbation of tl1e Yol11ut('e• , and th' lost }'l"OOf of it i tlll' I111111lx>r of m~n 1 •rcsc;1t :it Lapl·airiP Camp.

ll JJ,11' \ 1: Y :;TOitE~.

1 n ordcl' to couip, with as little del:\\' ns possilJk, C'\ cry m:m "ith nil lie n' p1i1 , would suggest that militnry stor<> sl1ould ·he e~tuhli ht-'tl in 1•vcry tli•t1;ct. ''it.hall th 1t

is llel'essarv for the scrYic . 1 ca11°not conclude tl1is rcpo1 t \\ ithout Jrn,, ing ~our nttcntio:1 to tl1c f: c ti t

Tnfnntn• is the onlv ·' nrm" 1 ha HJ iu the dietrict under mv co111111nnd. l ~ islt ) OU wou]tl therefore autl1orizu tho fo11natio11 of n COlllp!UI)" O~ J:11gi11CC 1 "ith

" l ,1..,

h 0 troo1 of ( ':n nlr), in en h of t110 thrco cli\ifilons of my c~isfrict. 'l'l1e 1•n;inPOi'll "ould net scparntc h·, but tho i troops of cnvnh:y coul.'1 form;~ r<'gime.nt._ .

Morconr, I ' oul l recommend t110 form'.ltiou of t'\ o hold Butter1c.'I ot Artillen·. With l'<',gi rd to this I t brnnch of thC' sen icC'. I w~11l1l suggest t11at tho 1ut·n ·hou!1l i>e rec1uitcd from the rountry, from muong th~ .}Oung inrmors. Among other l'e'1 ons, fot· tho folJO\\ in~ :

lt i:s w~U known that of nll ". rn ," : rtill('ry is that \\ liicl1 r quires most c'nn., stud\' nnd nttcution. • '

T n towns the population is couvitiunlly chauginrr pl e<.·. the 1J1e11 nr(• too often Hhifte\l from ono plnc(' to another, in order to find tho menus of living : wlw1"C:l.8 in tl1e tountt·y, tho well-to-do former, nttnchcd ns he ir;; to th · :..oil. JHwer le vcs lJomc, n11tl would, i11 tJ

11•

i' Olll'l;O of time, bccom~ proficient in thnt " rm,' :i. 1d \\it h all th 1t, Iw could ahHiys La,·• his o" n horse nt hnnd when wnnred.

Pt•rhnpi! the nppen.rnncc-thc mere ·' i:hO\\ '' _wouhl I t l t n" .iwili:a11t, l1ut in re. I cilicit•ucv in power of cnclumnce, there would cc·1 tnmly b · n. ' <'::tt t·rnt.

· ' I remain, clear Sir, Your most obc<lient scrnmt,

~\.. c. DE:LOTBii'iIEHF-IL\l~WOOD, The AdjufMt-Generru of .:\Iilitin,

Ott.-iwa.

Lil'ut·-Col., D. A. <t., i\lilitary Ui!>t1·ict Xo. 6.

l\IILIT.ARY DISTHIC:r NO. 'i.

Qu1:m:c, Gtli Xovf>mber, loll. Sm, I h.~ve the honor to forward her<.!with tho .Annual Htturn of l.ient.-Col.

Duchcill:tY, Brigade )fojor, ith Division, who, durwg my nb~cnce in )Ianitoba, pcl'· formed th~ Jutics of Acting Deputy Adjutant GC'ncml, ~Tilitnry District No. 7.

Two corps only ,,.ere inspected by me. (i. e .. ) th' Glst ~lontnt:tgny Battalion, and the Sth Y oluutccr llifles. The tirst of these Wtb fairly C'illcicnt. Of the second I can onh· say thnt for proficiency in drill and smart npponrnncu Oil parade it is, and has been fol' 1iomc time, tho first corps in this Dic;trict.

Colonel l' .

I ha•c tLo honoi· to L,.., Sir, '.\our obedfont n·nnt.

IJepuLy Adjutan C: ' J{ODERTSOS-Ross,

• \djutnnt General, & .

L. A. () \SAl III', Li,.ut. Col.. I ( '01 m. ndi1 " 1\Iilittnry District :No. i.

Qu nE ·, Gth o' 111bcr, 18il. :;:m,-1 hnvo the honor to forwnrd you, her wi h cnclored, my .Annual n('p~rt for

l Sil-7!:!, together witl1 a tn}Ju!ar annual Jnspc:tion. Hcturn of nll th~ co1ps 1!1 t.h~ Di.strict '\ho have perfonncd nnd completed then· 1h 111 : also mm1 xcJ IS tho D1i;ti1co Tai-get l'mcticc Hctum, and the nn: wcrs of oflien·s co1umnncling c•orps rP"l '·ding thr. J>ossibility of re-forming their <~itforei~t corps up to t hoir full s~rc11gth liy thu \ ohmt:er ~ystem. Three of tho comm:mclmg ofl1ccrs havo not yet l!PnL then· auswcrs, Lnt on rccNpt of the same I '"·ill inllne1li11tcly transmit thc111 to you to lie forwcll·dcd to lwncl quarter~.

I hn.vc tho honor to Lo, Sir-, Your obedient l!C'l'\"D.llt,

J L 'I'. l> [j( 'HE. 'NkY, LiP.ut.-C.:ol., 11dgndo Major, Ith DiYision, P. Q.

Lieut.-<.k>l. L. A. GASAl.:J.T,

Deputy .Adjutant Gen :ml Mili · , ~lilitnry D" Lri t .. "'o. i, (luc' ~.

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(~ l: r.nEt', .H t Octolx 1, J i I

S11• ,- 1 ho.,·o the I onor t.:> 1 cport tlmt by ncro.1 Order, 1latcd 5th '?tiny, l ~il, Uri 1111•· (':uops of ln0t1"Uctions were 01,:e1 ·d in tl1c 'crn) Milito.ry Di tricts of tlIC Dominiou of I 'n11: Jn, m1 I t.110 numLc1· of vol111 k rs to be brought nt th e r.nm1 s limited lo !!0,000 b fo.; lhcn tlist.1·iLuood e<1ually 11 th" different J Ji t icts.

The nllotkd n:.imhe ·to .Militmy lli trict No. 'i, which I nm i11 comm:md of, ' .'.!,3:!) JllCII, t·x<'lush e of offc~rs, nnd 1 wns Ohlere l lo ru s ·mblc my Division 011 t11c 3rd of .Jul:., 1811. Aftc>r ru ~km;.; n.rrn11gcmcnt..ci v·ith tho diffo1·ent stt-ambout. and 111ihrny corn pnni'3.'l for the tm11c.:1>01t of the 1cop , in ncco1 dnnc(• '\\ ith my l)r<lc1'!!, I nwnngod to co 1 1·1•ui ale the wLole of 1:ly Vivi io 1 •m the 3nl of .July nt Point L<.:vi , tho uppr..iutcd pl , f •I' C'lllll !Jill". •

The J,att diomi 01~! ·1-cd tn : s •111b?P \"er1• n'I follows; v'dc tulmlnr fo1111 til10\,i11.; n11111('1·ical !ltl'Pllgth of otliccrs , 111 men i11 • 1c 1 1, 1tt:dion :-

ni: l "H'i sh1Jwiug lllllllCl'i1·nl s•1·cn«th of oflicers nnil meu in c.1ch Buttnlion IL~ • 'pecial k gc de Onmp nt Poi It I.cwi .

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I ~ -~ .S! f ?. • Hc:ul Quarten.

I]~ f/~ ~ ~! c.""'" . .J~j--s-1~ IJ? i2;Q --ue-bcc--.• -.-.. -.-.. -.-.. -.-.

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~·~~l:11~1l;1l~ri:::::::1 ~ ,::::J ~~ ~~~ ... ~:. I.e~~ .::::: ::: ::::: ~ :: lrd du . .. .. . . Ii I . . . .. :"I .,10 . . .... St .• Inrie .. • . . . . . .. :W r1:ith "'' ...... · 1 " !" ~ ... I. ..... Invernc.'llS........... 50 iOth clu . .. . . • • 6 : • 216 ...... z-t. <:enit!·n1.. ••. . . . • <o l>orc.1e&t1Jr Ilr.ttnlirm 1 v I 1 • . • • . St. Austiue.. . .. . . . . lo <'om ty of Quub,•c dol 4 fl lt>J •.•.. C'hru !esbou']f • • . .. . . !J l\1rt1ceuf clo . i 9 ~'2'J ...... ,Pointe aux l'~mblee 30 l~run>uraska 1lu . I ...... G 1;"11 ...... Knnoura.c;Jca........ ~ '1\miscou.nta tlo .

1 ! j ·..... ¥ I 1 d .•.... l~!nr du.Loup . . . . . 120

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By this tnblt YOH will fM thnt the force brou!!ht out under C!lll\"ns wns :!, ... G, j11cl11:sirn of ollicer::. · 1", tiguc l:\ ·ti•-; hail been <letailcd previon:s to the formation of t.La < atn 1, so thnt on arrin1l at 1-<: •is He se,•eml nttalion:s fo:md their tents struck up, nurl in1medintely to:-ik I e:irtily to wor '• building l:itche11s, dr:.tini11g roun<l their tc.nta . .t:c.

~l"l'l'l.ll s.

Tho cont met~ fo1· suppl"P~. h 0 ••im1ing on'y on tl10 mornin~ of the 4th of .T ulx, tl1c men Jud accordingly prCYidcd thcm,,ch·c.., \Ht i cooked mtiou~ Ou the 4th tho supplies 111' 11 cnt, b1·c.'\'1, groceries, fomg>, w1·od, nnd stro.w ~111c into work, m d from ti1c first. dn~· g Yt general sntisl\ctio1 . 'flu} supply oflicl'r, Cnptnin Duche:;11:ty. of tho ~ncl Bntrolion t~uc >Cc l~itlc . whost' scn·i<'e'I l 11nd securecl he bo.ing nt the time on le:wo from l1is rcgi lllPnt, wns i111lefntigable in tho porformnncc < f hi..ci urduou duties, nncl b~· hi untiring 1•11c1 ') <'arriccl tltc nrr:mgcments to my cntil'C snti fnctiou. and to thnt of all tho ofre<'l"l! 1111! men of my Di\":ision.

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l'hc Supplies for th tro:>p3 ia l"mtp w ,,. nppt'O\ u nt tho follo\\ing rnles. viz. :-

Tlio rnlious • id out in p.ir: grnpl: :.!!) l. i~rguhticm~ nnd Orik1 11.lr tho .\ctiw 'ilitin, CO;-.t. ~13 i.i.

c \ II'.

There bcin~ no suiliricnt grouml to piklt th· c·:~mp aecoi·1lim• to rPgulation, I was t; Ji!!Crl to puttl1o tenL<> in double coLunn uf comp:imes, ;1ml so 11mn113cd to put, tog•)thc1·

1 ~~hole of lll\" ])ivision. On the Gti1 of Julv the Atljutnn (J,,nc1-..1 •>I .Milit,i,1 al'l'iH·<l aG camp, and i1.11ru·~ii

Jy Legan to muster the troops. .\fter tlic completion u~ the 11111stel' the total fort:<' in mp was ~,:i .. G officers nncl men, . . . . . ""

On tho nfternoon of the lith tl.c '' hoie D1 \'!,,ion tu rued unt fo.- mspcction. J 11·~ \.cliutnnt General, accomp:miecl hy Lieut.-l'ol. )Iacp!tcrson, D .• \. . .A: G., a.ncl Licut.-Cul. '1 ~11ch, In~pect-0r of .Artillery. gallopecl on the groun1l, aml was 1·c•cctv('1l with a g<'ner:1l }ute nt ShuuJderccl nrm~, the. troops '1Jei11g in l!tl(; Ci" C'O!Ul111\S. }Jt'. tJi~n iJl'OCCe:lf'I~

brough hi~ imrprction, tho re,!.,rilll"J1tltl ~>:mcls plnyn:g as ]1~ pa . .;1;ed t.hcn· hn.t·~· . A1h:1 I , ing expressed himself\\ ell :;ntisficd with the appeam11cc ot the troops th~ lhH·no:t w:u; rdcrod to march pn.st in columns anti <1uartcr C'olumns. .\.s <'ach hattnhon pns:ml the lutiiw point. they were closely scrutinize1l Ly the lm:pC'rtin~ Otlict>r, who w:1~ ple:ts(• l ith tl~o st<>ndincss of the marching of Yolnntc<:1 s who ha.cl only hccn two 1l;1y:i m. c 1111p.

''ho fol'l::e ,rns theu di\ icled into two bri!;adcs aucl a sham fi~ht heg.m. 'I he .\<lju;;rnt· l ncrnl took command of tl10 1st Dri:!atle, anti the ~nil, u11cl r the c·omm:uul ol. the .\.ctiug Deputy .Adjutnnt General of l\lilitia, was or1l1'rc<l t-0 dep!i_>y ~n•l take .covc•r 111 a1'.

Jjoining copse of wood. One hoop of ca..,·alry wns sent out to i;br'.n~sh ~ml ,o. fi el f;·1

an enemy which wns supposed on the m.nrch to attack our camp. f-:kmmshc1-s ~rom t.i .. !Jth and ·Rimouski Hnttnlions were sent out t-0 support the cavnh·y '\ 1· lcttes, wh1d1. Ycry soon after eomiu~ in con tac witlr the e11emys oat posts, l>c~nn to foll hack n11~l rl'ttrl.!. on tho main 'body. ~In tho rnrontimc tho skirrni~hcrs of tho !Jth arnl Himonski Dattalwns luwing encountered those of the enemy a bri,.,k fire lmgan, tlnring which ~he lattc:r se~·111.ccl to ho l.ieatcn hnck, lmtjstca<lily di~putecl c•vi:ry inch of gro1111d. .lf:nmg rl'cc1wd 1n.1;

forcements our skirmishers were repubecl i11 their t11r:n. The fidcl liattc~·y now dui goo<l work pouri1w dr>adly volleys into the cne111y'R mnka. The B1·iga1lr. ~iavmg dcployri: in line be~m to a<l~·ance, anil wl1cn in a good position com111c11r.Nl to <l<·h:·cr a well h file fire. '!'he contest hccnmc very sharp, having closed Oil the t•1wmy tho hnc :vnsor<lcred to Chari:re which it <licl with m·cat entrain 111m1uinrr him hotly to a great thstnnco nwl

·o ' o· ' o I .1 vcr seeming reluctant to o.ba11do11 tho 1m11mit. Tho cavalry who hail lJCcn 'ept unucr co, • I . ti 'Ilw was ordered to charge '~ hich hn<l the efiect of cornplct.e y routing 10 enemy.

v. eather v; as exccssh ci/wnrm, uotwithstnnding the men kept heartily to work, nntl non~ were found to fa.ll outduriug the fight. Aftct• n little rest tho troops marched horno afte. !: Tin" been throe hours in tho field.

msorrr.tsr:.

TI" 1l11ti<'s in <'ntnp wero carri .1 i;trictly ncconling ro 0Hlc1 , l 1Cl unrl r the direct. 1:mpervision of tho Stall: Tho hours for parade were ns follows: G o'C'lock, a.111., Adjn t:m t's p:m1.dc ; 10 o'clock n. 111., Com1111m1liug nmccr's pnm,:e ; ::l:!~O o'.~Jod:, p.m., nri .. ado p:mule, 1111dc·1· tlie rommancl of the Deputy .A1ljntnnt; C:m1eml. On .'un1lays the t~1n p:u·n.decl at 9 o'clock, n.111., for Di vine H1•n·icc. '1'111• T•:pii:;copalinns nn<l \\·, !1 yrms )~'\racletl with the rrg11lar;;. The Homnn. Uitl1oliM attcmlc l ,\fnss in thr. open nir, at which otliciatt•cl the lfoverencl Father Cnsgmin, Chnplain duly nppointrd to thr. !Ith B.1ttal1io11. Oa Sunclny nftA•rnoon the men wern pcrmiLte1l to seP their frien<ls in ca111p frorn '.1 o'clock, p.m., to G o'clock, p.m., being the only lime when stranger, WPrc allowed into camp with ont pa.<;Scs. C:mlePns W<'1-e shut on R11111l11.v aftcrnvoa, :mil it 111111 the good 1•fli•ct of pr"'­n·nting drunkPmwss. I am linppy to hn' e occnsion hero t-0 testify to the good leh1n ior (.)f the 'olunt<>r.r1> under mv command.

ThC' oflicC'rs in. generai appear to i!!110rc their duties, which can he uccounted for h\ the little <'tlorL<; on their pnrt to 111nko thc111seh •lS ac1p111inwl \1 ith them, nncl tho c1-ro 1 ions ic.lc:i in considering th0 camp as a pl:1cP of rmjoymeut. ins~:t•l of Leini; pccinllv c•st.lhh ·he l for the in,,tntction of ollicer, nnrl 110!1li .. rs in their 1litfor<'11t 1lutics. Man of them al o. T rt-gl'et to say, forget the lint' of d1·manmtio11 wJ1ich should oxist b<:t\1 tho otlicer ancl soldier, nnd without which no discipline can he propn]y carrictl out. st1 • attention to tJ1atcssentiul p:trt of nn olliccr\ dut.1· woulll oL\'iate to man,: cli 1.grcrol ' consNp1ences t-0 thcm><eh·es, nn<l~wo11l1l help crnatly 1ho officer cornrna11di11g the Di nic ·n tl1r rlisrhnrgP of l1is rlntir.-;;, nrnl the r~~ponsi hilit.\· of l1is co111111and.

JJltl LL.

Dming the HrigaclP C11111p the 111 ·n wPrc )l!"lletisctl clnily in the 1li1lhc11t mnmrun J

of .I3n.tt:dion nrnl Brigade. I in.~istcil particulnrly thnt th,. men f'houl<l he hught Lig 1 lnfantrJ Drill nncl outpost duties. Tl1rc11.• days in the WC'f'k wcrP 1 ~ ig11Nl lo Brig d mo~·e11H'11ts, antl thrl'e tl1ws to tielcl clnyt::, \\Ii '!l 1 'm·y 111an \\U'> pt-o,·iclPd with fi\C 1-01111 of hlank ::unmunitiun. T have at anot!tt'r part of my report given a 1fot.ailed :u:count of fil·l1l cl1Ly, '' hich took 1•lnco u11clt'l" the i111:11ediat.c eommnrnl of th,.. Ad."mant Gfne I 1

.\I iliti:1. 'l'ho tl:IJ hPfore J1r. Lreakin~ up oi' the cnmp ~ir < ~oor<.:e '.1rtier, ~linistc1· of 1tfili

ancl l>t·fc11~ ..... acco111pa11iE'ii hy Licut.-Uol. ().,home :-::mith. Lieut. Col. Uacon, niul Lieut, (, f)'Or.>01meni;, pai1l a visit to the C'amp. \a escort of cm lr,\· had h!X'n <letniled tom him at his hotel, and l'hortly nft.cr !l o'clocl,, a.m .• J1c dro,·e on the parade gro11111l nml " r<'<'eivecl with a !!enPral !'<.\lntr>. ::Sir c;eo1g1· d ·tniled Lieut..lJol. :-O:mith to ri<lc through ti ranks :md to r1·pm-t. Tl1e troop;; "ere then or,lrrt-<l to rnarch pa<>t l>"fore :'ir Uoor!!" C'art.i who was lo.1tl in hi.; prni,;t•, in till' m::umer in \\ hich the' o[untCE>rs 1•quittecl them •h ,\ tic·ld 1h.1· nfwrward..; took pin~ llllllt•i' ihc co111mnn1l of uf the .\('tin ... n imty ~\djutn Uerwral, the l'H~ll havin~~ liccn pro,·ilh'd with ten ronn<l, of lalnnk ammunition. On th t'<mcl11~iu11 of t!te ma!lle11n·1•;;, tlw :Minist!·I' of :Militin :u1tl lJefcll<'l' clro\o tn tho t< nt of tl1 otlirer co111m:111clin;;! the camp, n111l hc>ld u leYir, at whieh the \\huh• of t11c otlict•rct in ·~1111 were p1·<Js"ntE>1l. :-;ir C:t111r1fC C '.ll"ti11·11 ).'.p1·e«se1 l himselfl1i~hly ~atisfied nt tho rln} '. proce<> I im~~. :md Ht:i.t.etl that tht·s1• (':Jlllps hn1l l , 11 u\hlishOll to I t tlw ach .rntn"e in brin~i1 ' t< ;~ether l:tt"~ 1 J,o lie .• ,,t" n>lnntc •r., t, > l • .i·n 011 n larger ,clle the 111an1Pn,·re, in Hri~ I • JI was h.11•1•.\ to s 1y th.i t it l1.1d pl'm"e<l n great suwc s and mtt "ith ~ 11 t:ll i;nti fnctio 1

In C11~ln111l the.1· hacl pir:ly copie I 0111· 1;v,.t<·m. i-;uowing thnt nltliou ?h yomw ( n IL 1·11111<1 t<>a•h tho llJother co1111t1y onw useful hiut.

,,\.I though th1'SL' camps h.n 1' so far proved grr.nt. n :;nee' ~ . .I nm ff oiJiuion t.11 t t •' limo for ('.1m1>ing is too short to \\or:~ with f'l1il·icncy R l:u~o body 01 1 n. 'ulunt<'C \\ho h.wc llC<'n l\n•l vc 111omh-i wi t.!tou t. drill cannot i11 thnt 'hott sp cc of I G da: lenm wt:ll tho prnli111i11nry <'- cn·i11us, n111l l.>c put nt 011c .. :1.t tho l3rigado 1110\ 1cuts l'l~ttirc l of

them. Some of tho most. nccessnry brnnchcs hnvo to be hl . .nicd through without the men boin« taught tho pm 'tical knowledge of tho same. If tJ10 .vho~o of tho otliccrs were we II ac111~intcd with their du ti anrl oxcrt()(l. thc:rnsolvcs t<i hop •4)fic1er.t, porhnps soI?emn.t!lrial difference mi.; ht be c xporienced, but until then no bon fic10.l rcsul s can he obtamod.

MU,.KF.THY.

The t...'lr~et practice wn.s carriocl out cl.tily untler the sn iorintcmlcnco of l\Iajor J. n. .Amyot, of the 2ncl lhttalion Qnchec Rifk~, a Ycr_v efiicil'n oflicc ', nncl thoroughly cc1g11i­zant of tho o llutie:::. 'fimc nntl nccommoda.tiou "onlcl not allow lllP to fire tho whole of Rtttalio11s nt more thnn two distance~, viz., ::?00 and 40U ynrcls. Included in my tal:ula1· rt>tum will be found a corr0et stat-Omc:nt of the Jigm·cs of llll.'rit of each company tltlll lmt­tnlion in the District.

A.l~o annexed is compilecl n District Ta ·gd Return "ho\\ ing co111p:u1y, battalion, nml disfrict prizo v. in1101 s.

:o:·.01u".

The arrangement 3 unde1· this 1 end were very s itisfr ctory, n11rt I rccl•ivcc.l from tli-• DeparLment all the niti in their power::. I v·OL•ld lK'~ to ro.'omm?ud that in future a :mfil­cicnt quantity of sto ncce ,,ary for .> •. OU~ men shoulll he ~ur~plud arnl storecl permanent­ly at the hcnd-qunrters of every District, therchy ohnatm~ unnecessary delay aucl break cown in n sudden emergency. I mmt not forg<•t to rncntwn that the camp quarter­master, although a novice in that capacity, ac(1uittcd himself \'er_v F.atisfactorily, andv·as a g-rcat help to mo. I consi ler in the new rcdi,,tribution oftlie forcP-, tlrat tho formation of pioneers in each battalion of strict ncce:>sit.1, aucl th, want of wliich was greatly folt <lurin~ the Inst camp. Provided "it] the 1 ecessary tJob they would be of great advan­la!!e to the force for carryiug out any ".-o ·k uceclecl in camp, nml s:n-e expenses to th' Govonune:nt. 'llie tools, ,h•., issueil to the0t would, ft th J completion of the camp~, b 1

retumud into the privnto armories nml kept in orcler, tho n Jo·wan.:e fol' tho care of arm-; being sut1iricnt for boL11.

Tit£ po-.. ... m11.1n· o~· m:-r.~r.Ol.J';G .:lEl\ BY THI: ,.OLUXTE:;n ... r:-;r1:ll :.nr:Jt THE TllllF.t·:

l >:Ans n GAC:F.l!LXT.

'fhe three years hnvin,.. expired f)l' thC' f>Crvice of C<.nl'm.1ics in tho District, r may state with certainty thnt the t'\ o-thirds of tJ c voluntcon c:.uoJlctl iu l 8GS will cbim · hci · <lischnrges. I find hy tho opinions of the s '' ernl ofliocr2' conunr ndin!; batt .. lions in th • District that they nil concur in stating that twill lio im 10. 'iblo to iill up the roll:i mew by tlte Yolunt-Oer .. ysrem. It is ver,; ncce. ary forthe 'Hll wo king of. tho Yo!m.trc· l\filitfa, and to enable officers commandin~ to ha.vo more c intro! ffe1· tho1r rnen that t!i • Go,·ernment "ould ry to briu:.: in ;:,r:t auualh- the sys OJ l r ballot. If a. ('0Illl'auy WI\; unable to complet-Oits quota hy volunteers the law mi,.:ht tnkA it, ,,ou...'ile and ordN tliat the halanco wr nt.cd nhoultl he tillcrl hv ballot out of tl omen of th• hrst clnss ofthrR~crni .Militia. Kce'>in" up tho Volunteer· Svstem compels u ~ to a e.., it AS otncers men r nit' unfit for the a1~pohttm£>nt, either by their social positim1 or thlir nilitary training. ~'Ji,1 present schools of ~lilitary In trnctions may givo thorn li1ne11t, iur tho making of n. ,;00'.l insl ructor, but tho short ti mo they ar..: in it c:urnot gi' u hr m the tono aml mililn.ry ~tnh· fications so necessary for the formation of a goocl ollicer. ;.' c·olle~o whcro otficers dPs1roa~ of qualifying as Luch woulcl receiYo a higher oducation '\ 01..!d lie very clc"irable, :mil all the money flXpended in tho numerous l\lihta ·y School nov. oxistin;.{ might with ad~·nn· tago be flxpenaed iu the establishment of such 11 col1ef<:1. Tho facility of communic:1twns are •uch that gontlemcn rcnlly wi hing to 11ualify '\\Ould finrl no <lifficulty in nttendmg.

JI:LD TIAT'TEiff.

The Quebec Fielti Bn tery, under the command of Lieut.· Co. Lumonla'{llC, in ncoor1l· ance to p:u-ngro1 h 31 Hq;ulntions for the tr.uuing of 1'i ltl I'nttcrie in camp, perform ·cl

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n. march of 20 mil , with v.ng.ons propc I p eked, all cntrer c in• tool , camp cqui­pn~e, Rmnll nrms, &c., strn11pcd in their pine . The men .ha' ing brrokfo11ted c•nrly, the tents \\Crc struck and packecl, nncl tho batter:, nur bcrin •fivcofi ccrs and il mr-111 t.a11ed at r; i.>'clock,n.rn., returning a.t !J o'clock, p.rr.. \It O"lgh the: '~e:th rwn.s \ory '\\nrm the journey \\•t.s o.ccomplishecl without uccicl nt. 'J'ho ho un nrrh nl looked fresh, nnil SPOmc cl n•a ly for more work. This lfattery h HT) cffocthe and could Le mncle more so l1y a littl0 iucre:1s!' in the allowances fur 11ors<; . J "ouhl suggci t ll1at the be t way tA> horso fip]rl l1attcdes woul l be, 1st, t.o enli t in each hn.ttery a s 111icient mnnbc·r of men propriPtors of hors"s ; 2nd, to gin-., hosiilcs n daily drill pay of~ I 25 per horse, n bonus of 7.ic. for cv<'ry approvo<l horse on parade.

I'\, ••

'l'lio number cf officers ancl mc·n wl10 l1:w recei\'ed at the . px:ial camp of LC\ia, n11 tarns l t~'lll :iscert: in, was 217 oilico:rs, a11d :>,63!.I mnk nn<l file. Out of this nmnltcr ~.Gfi~ office rs and nH'!ll were l'rcnch Canarlinn .

('a.pta 0

11 FotTest wns present at camp two •lnyE before the br •tll:ing up, nnd mnnni::ci:l to settle th::i greate:it part of tho 1•1nims. I did not hear nu~· complaints ns to the pay of tlw men, tho solo i 1stance hciu~ he very smrul n.llowanco t-0 C.'ln.lry and I attcry horses. J ~n assert that tho officer~ hn1l to go to a good deal of personal cxpen !O to bo nbl--- to secmc tho horses necessary, nntl coultl not g them for Jess than '< ollnr n. day.

J.IGllT DA ' cnJPS.

'! 11<• c uups of eight dnys di-ill '"ere mrr:cd out nccordin.! to 01c.lc111 by the sc,·ernl l ntlalio1h who ha2. not joined th special camp. '1 ho (~t:cboc Ua..:ri;on Artillery, tho Gb1t 1111< Charl< voi.'" Battalions nsscmhbl n.t th ir 1liffc1 nt camping gro 111tlR. The nnmhcr of ofli1·C'rs and mon pr"scnt at theso camps \\US 7!l0.

OFFH E lS. n:s. Quebec Garriso 1 .Artillery .................... 1 ::! 1 (i lst Bath.lion................. . .................. l G :. :.!I Charlovoi x Bnt a lion . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. l ~ :. :~.!

'l'hc 8th Dattallion Rifles and Gro so h.L,, Det.'lchmcnt perfrn le•l tl cir n.unu.il thill :lt hwd-quarwrs, .akin:; 16 days of three hour;; t> cl1 to complet • tlwir ~ourso of instruc tio11. The Gaspe, :Bonaventure, and New Curlislc lnfnntry Co1r1p:1'lics I a\ in.! completed their term of service and drill, not hnvin~ informe< the ]Jeputy .\.djutruit GeJ1crnl of their i11~ntion f puttinri in extra drill for l 'i 1- 'i~, I hnvc leddcd to comp! •t-0 my r iurt wit! out them.

T n ,.oncluding my report I heg to su limit the follo,1;n~ roe< m mcn11.1tio11s, 'iz.: 1st. The amal~.\mation of indepeuclent companies to tlw nro1-e.<:t battalion; ::! lei, Thnt in tho rcorgnniz.'l.tion or redistribution of tho force 0110 Fn~int'er comp:ny, nrd one field hnt­kr ' shoulc ho formecl in each Biirrarlfl Division 1 'dent therein: 3 :d, In order to insm-c I\ ~)rrcct muster at the nnnnal drill;i to pre nut nny fllsific!lti :ms of r.ocounts or fol o m11,trrs, t Ill muster shou d Io c.'\refully mndc hy tho Bnttnliou l\\ymnster, muler tho m1p rintrn11lencc of the Die; rict. J'.1~·11w;tc1·, the De~nty ;.\<ljut:rnt Grneml, nn1l theBri~aJo ~Jnjor of t11c Bri~a le Oi,·i$ion. .

l hr-g, in co11pleting my l'C]l()rt, to re urn niy lwarLfdt thnnk. for the tUd I h 1vo l"PCl i\•ecl f1.1m thu Brigade :JLijor und r my cc11ti·ol nuu t]1e Staff wl10 as ii:t~l me n the Hrignde f". mp at T.c,is, ns well ns from otrcc.rs iu l'Ommnu l of corp~in m,y nistiict.

r hnvo the honor to l><', tii1. Your ol client lYnn ,

rr '.I'. D ~C'HI: N ~ \', L'ei t.· ol., \. fr ,.; D pu y \djutm t Ge1 era! ~filith

'fho Adjutant Concral of l Iilitin, • l lit:try District • • o. ':'.

lfc:tcl Qunrkrs, Ott~rnn1 r.o.

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.:iIILlT.ARY DI.__ THICT No. 8.

DEPUTY .AnJUT\:\T GE'>Tt:A1.'s 0F'PIC'F.,

F1n:m·n l<'TO~, N. B.. 2 I st October, l S 11.

Srn, In compli.inc,, with your iw,fructious, I lun·e tlw hnnor to 1mln11it this 111 ,

• .\nnunl <; 11 rnl H<'port on tlH' ~iaw (If th' forc1•, in 1\filit~\tT Dis!t·ic·t Xn. 8. (Xc·~i 1:11111 \\ ick). uml r lllY romm:m I. •

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(I.) '.I'ht nomin·d quota 111111 strcn~th :\ulhor.i..:' I for my district is :3,'.:!1)4 of all 1.tn',s. (:!) Tin n,r-tunl Rtrl'n~th of the corps is,

t > flicc1·;::; . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ~':.? N. ( '. <>HiN•rs n.m1 l\fon ............................. . .. :!,!>5 t

Tutnl .................... ............... ~. 'j~fi

'fhe 11umher of ofiiC<'l'S :m,I men who :m, •' pc1f,w111l'.l tlu·ir a11n11.d 1h·i!I for 1''j1-7:.!

<)ffi 'l'l'S •••••• ........ ... • ... .•. .. . ••• • • • .. . ... • • .. . .. • .. • 1 'j 'l ~. t 1. Oflic<'rs nnd )IPn ...... ................ .... ... ... :!,:!:.!!•

Total ................... ....... ....... :!.40~

(3.) 'J'J1' nctunl shcn~th nncl cstnbli:;;IL'<l xlre11gllr a1·t• il:e11ti1.: 11 in al11w.c;t r~·f'rT inst:me.'.l. The Troops of (' n nlry whose serYices Wl·rc U<'C<'pl~<l, n11tl wl10 rPcciwtl clothing n.t 40 nr1n-commissio11ed ofiicers and men p<!l' troop, anti :1 B.ttt.(.'ri•·-> of G.tl'rison Artillerj· 'd10 w1:1··• ncccptcd n 1d who recci,·cd clothingfoi· 1rnmhr.rs :-110\"i' tl1t· t'stalili hrd s1rrn!{tli, liei11g the cxceptio11·d case~. ·

',l'lm.-. whilt' !he :ictunl Rtrm~h is 2,l~G, Cif'c·.;tahlishment, ·1 S<•xii;tingNH'(l'l, i,; :!,I~~. U10 thscmp:m ') in the 'Il1otn hein;; c:i.usPd hy K infantry co111pa11ir<.; lwing 1lisha11dPd, ''hi h 11t 5 per <·omp:u1y is I Go!. . In p1'00f of thi st 1tcment, then' em•~P :i.ttcn1l1111rl} ti; the i11sp1.:diu11..; of tl1r 4~ rorp~ 1 o er fiO; th•• di li.1·cncP hcing accountctl for cl.idly hymen tclllporarily abse11t frt1111 their lion• r i k, mul there liein~ unifo ·1.1 uflicirnt bnt for :-,,, PH•n J'OI' rompa11y.

I • in of Oj inion th t. c.'lphlins of romp· nir should Im\ c nt lc.u;t ti J m 11 on tlwi•· Joli , ppli xl '' ith t;O uniforms. this wualcl 1 n. nr n 1 m·.:1.v•c 11tte:11l:mce <1f ;;;; nrf':i I<'• C'Ollll • 1 \.

'11 e cor1 >O\ • referred to hn.-c mo"<,!: <'rh<l th i · ti.ne of on~ng .ncnt, al'1i, • Ith • 1 h th m·p some praiqcvrorthy instancc<i in wlrich not n 1 in11 is d1 ir< 11s of I .t\ in,.. . . mtl 11 in:• o h 1 • · 1 \\hi h tl1e vacnnl'ics crt.»t<>•l hy 11•·11 t 1:~i11ti tlrrir 1 lic;cl11r,~t·. \\ i:t ~Jl • ly Ii fill JI,. g 11rn1l tl'llo men by th \ '(1)11nt< r1·ii1 .. "'Y f.()111. T :•111 o · opiniv 1 ll1n· 111 1r• fi '~ in11t. ·1c£', <"hie.fly in cities an I tnwi:~. di 11 ·e• s itv 1•1d doiini1i it,·. "tl'l

111ilitn"y gr 11nd . 'fur l'Ompieti11g the 11,.fici •aci£., in t;\C 1. 11ks J,)· d1l· rn 111 of tl11: i ai!u•, ~s l't'C· • iu1• I ni.tl 1nthori tl in the 1>xisfo1~ militi.~ liw', is now :q1pan·nt.

H.n ing, i11 c11mpli •nee with y<.ur instructions, plal'(·d 111y ·C"lf i11 t·•11'1n11111i1•:tti1111 with ofiicern f'!Ornniandill'; corp<i, yo twill ohsf•n· · th·.t tho 111.1j1Jri ty of t h1"'l · "11111.: 11H·11 h '1l' 111" ou, an l ewlo1 th n.110\ 0 opinion; and, >d1 11prol)erlY111ul•·1stoocl, r a111 <•"lll\irwrd tl1;1t ~t '"ill p~d 1c: ' otl I ult.'l if thl' syi;tt·m J,n "<'n •,, lly a lopte I t 111'nu6111,lll th l\1111i:1iP11, 111 ca 111 wl 'l 1 o tnOl'f' T lu11tl!er, ccrn [;,. oi l<tin,.tf, lo 1•all 111 on tl111.t 1 l: , tire <·11111

munity ' cor 111 i i1 ~ tJ1 oft hP. ngt' < f ,.i,,lr• • 11 y • 1 i•1 I 1qm n•·' , h11t 1111 IP· tlri1 t. • Y rs, \\ho :u-e 1111m:.1nietl or \\iclO\\ rs \\:t.h 11 child., 11," ! .... ,. iu tlt' ,\ ·t!rn :'liliti.L for n period of t1 !"(' • yca1'1'1.

J n the fit t pl:i.cc LL trcrinr. l l:escn· rorccwiiJ thu. II' fi rrnotl, l'OllljlO c<l of rn ll 1·l'.L !: entl ' illin~ to 1-c inforce tho 1\ cth o Militia in th.-• hour of tl<'C•I, or iw 1in to fo1·111 pa1 t vf i ~ quotn in time of peace.

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(~.) 'l'lio ·will be rlr:1'H1 int~ th• muk ~'ho, pc~h· J fvr no,t 1mfli~i nt re J1it.herto bb.;n no p.1rt or rntcrc m tJ1c r.cn 1c ·, I \'111" th· " Lnthu 1 t , so 110 all th•l work.

(:I.) ny Jinn •iu;;jr Ji 11 :!lerie1l int.o tJw fore 1 f I t ill

c1·cawd · a11d, i11 t>hurt, th..: lll'Wmi1K'llio11 ·vill lx: more cH11ly 1li 1ibutccl th n 11 rctofo1 • It ; to lir~ lio1J(l•l. too, "That tire pCOJ le, I\!! a ho I~, \\ill thus m i·o \\ i!linc:ly ubmtt.

lo those R:tcrifice~ or tl:oir- ti111c n.11rl p •nio11r.1 lihcrti. I L) wl ich alon. th fo1 t·r11111tn• c.m be 111aintai11c4l in Pili it•n ·v,: , f; iling t 1.1t,nll •1:r u\\ n <ff 1-L~ \\iii lK' t'\'111 1 .. ., ..-... 1 11111.(:ll(>I'\.

In Cfll;d1tsio11, I 111.iy l1 ·re •1110 . p:u·t •>f .1 lc:t.l I' fro111 u I" t)f tlt1 om Cl ('Jin ll uuli11., corps, ahuvc refrne1l to, in wlii1•h J 1•nt ircly conc11r

" The foct that the cnpwi•1 oi t !tP 1··1111p.my has pc1w11 lly i;olicitCil tl1 • 1110 t. of tl111 rne11 i11 the r.ml:s to join, places hirn in a 110• suHicieutly i1l'l"J ntk·1 t )'OOitio:i in re tttl tu tl11•111 whic.h cert iinlv t<:uds to 1111dl'1·111i111• tl c 1! sciplinc ofth" lOrcL'

!Tc: addi; that " hc.t1.in'.:s i~ de.<iirnblt• that nll rcasonnl.I • 1J1-tli1111·y fii.l11.8 lioul I I 1•xlra111;tcd t•1 procure \ oluntccni l1Cfo.·o I'" o.-t hi· lm1l (A'J 11 .!ro.1ft or hallot; bnt on 11ilit rv grounds lw thiaks that iL is tlosimlilo that tho l :ill,1t i.l1011l l ho 1 ought i11t.o rcqui 't10•1 to <' >mplct..c the strength of rorp .1ftt•1· 1uason blo c'l'w·s ha\ ·been urn I' lo 'ht:lill 'c.11111 tc•crs."

(!).) I am of opi11iua thu~ th• \\hol~ vf th· .111t·n ''ho pt•1:f~r!.1ccl tLdr.1111 '~ I <h II ",re buna tide l'nrolle<l mcmbt·1'13 ol ihc corps n1~cor1h11! to the ~hhtm _\ct, <'>.:C pt 111 t \ o in!>hnc< s,

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in wi1ich it was expedient tcmpoi. ril: to nttach mcm1bm a vf otl r cor1 , o \<"liYe l\lilitia to corps pcrfonnin;; 1lt-ill.

T n accordance with General Ordt:r of the· 5• h Mny, Ii t. n iliigml • < ', mp of Excrci , fol' 11) clays continuous drill. wl's fornll' l :~L Frc lcric!:ton on the ~~th .Jun<', nml l) led "C;\111p Ho;.;s," in honor of the Adjutant Ucm·ml. •

}forct-0 :i.ppended is n st:iknw11t slrcwing the ,\ctua! strength of c lfl a ·n,t I ! m this <":imp. (:See pn~o 4-1.)

Th•' Nev. Brunswick Hcgimcnt of C',1,alry mu1chc"I t<1 camp nn :ncm •o 11' ,..;o miles pel' t1·oop, crossed three lunf; a111I tetli1111s ft•rriPs, biY011ac!>• I nL tho .J 111 ·.;on the ni.,ht of the :!9th, an1l arrive.I at l1\'C,1eiicl:to11 on tl1c :10th. \\ h n 1 turning th<' rc•gi1m~11 t left one day before the ('<Lln(J wn.<; lirnk1·11 11p.

•· 'l'li1· pmctical utility of ih" rcdmcnt v .. <; tlm'S t~t-:..1, pt'OCtlC<liu.;: tu 1111tl 1dur11i11 • from camp. nnd much credit is rhw tt~ l.i.:nt. 'olo1wl Saun1lcrs for hi, S.) -tc~1 ~ti~ nrrun¥ • nw11ts, whieh cnsul'ud th" sue ·e~~ o: Rn Ion" nm ucli. 11' well a<; for tho cl1'1C1pl1110 m Lm t 1i11e l in the corps.

The 'j !st Datt~lion "as c:u ly 011 thcgroun l on tlio :!9th itL'it .. aml di1l good s r\ ioe in pitchin~ the tc11t,; :mil preparin~ for tlw nrri,·al of more dtst.mt t'f.•l'(l"· wliid1 rom<.' iu from ti me to time during the d.w.

Tlw 'j ah Bnttnlion. 1;~Yi11g J1:ul n !tin~ di t.mcc fo tr.I\ el hy 1.iil nml stenmbrot, rlid 11oL n.rrin· till half-past<:' o'elock p.111 .. 'dum tl1c 111 ·n 1100·1 scttlcil down for tho night in the most onlcrl v mannf'r.

The followiu~ s~·:-tcm "as .,;,.,, n •.I hy CO!"jh on nrrinil 0:1 the ~round : 1.-'rcnt,; prOJX'rlr pitt·het!. :!.-('ookin~ places marke 1 out: rn1 'd •hens ,·on trnct<' I. .I. Latrines clng. ·1.-'Y dis mtidt•.

The 11sunl routine (lf drill :m1l r l t 1.11 lO'U\ l'o,;'i, • tl L1ii0 l in ( :t ne:nl (h-dcrs. Wl\.'l

t•11111111e11ccd on th' morning of tho :lQ, 1 in t lilt. \. Lil. l'\ 'I ,1, c~t.tl1lishrxl for tho use of the me11 ; Jl. Ir. the L\cnt. 00\·r.ruoi· k · •1cll • c , it· bu 1l 1 ··ri di al ·. n •\\ spapers, ,t-:c., nml cu11trilJ11tio11s were also sent fr.'>m o hrr 1ptnrt 'I"'.

< ln the l:;t J uh· "l>ominion D. · ' th .>1", I w '> rirwe1 in line, :md ut 12 o'clock noon the cnstomarv :.feu-de·ivie" ' ,; lil'\~J in honor ut \. 1c d 1y. '!'Ire brignclo wus 011 tl.i:~t :1ay subscqucn.tly exorci~ed in ficltl u10~ cm nt.s. , • . U. If. the I.ieut Go' crnor was pl'esent, nnd n mnnber of i;peciator ,1·<>1-e on the grouml.

-------1 ln tl1c Gth July the A<lmirol of this Station. with IL U. tho Liout. Governor, witt1t'SS l

tho field i~nncetl"• re of tho brigndo 1~n th' "Flats ,. Lolll\v tho town, wh.er1· tho troop~ \\Cl'() c11:ercisc 1 on mo1 111 none occaston. nud nd,·nnco nml rc:i.r g inrds ot <':1'olrv n111t infantrv woro in,.nrinbly thrown out mnrehing f1'Qm uml returning to en.mp. ·

0;1 tho 11th .July the .Adjutant Ucncr I, nccompnnicd hy the Dircctol' of Stores awl tho Inspector of ..A.1 cllc ry, nn·h c<l in c mp; tho ~\lljutnnt Uonornl occupying, for llu.i wst of the period of trai'ling. n bell tent, uc'let to that of tho• Deputy .Adjmnut Gcncm1.

On tho 10th nn l 3 Ii .T uly the brignclc wn.~ divided into t ·' o fo1 ccs, in a<:~orcl: n ·t• ,\ ith tho .A.Jjuhmt Genera.l's instructions. under l'Omm1md of Lieut. Unlc•uclB Gpto 1 anJ Howil-ion, rest->COti,·ely, ho two senior infn.1 try commnn1lcrs, one side to act 0·1 the of1~11 siH'. tho other on tho de fo11siYe.

These forco.q hnvi·1g been oxercis • l on tl • l' Ol'cnsio:if, on·r gro11111l with wl ich ueithPr otliccn; nor men wcr -"or the most part f 11r1il inr, thu re ·ults 111·0• cd most s 1tisfact•>t'\". Individual intelligence o ·officers was prncti.c.illy tcstc<l: c1-r,11 c. on °n<' s 1lc. 1111lt·ss sp\:e liiv correctc<l, were tnken ul \"nntnge of liy the < thcr; while a' nlu ib e I 'on of tl c 11cccs itv for the oh,,erYnnce of coclne sun l i-iciuliue· in action, " lS t u..,ht. A minute deserip io~ of the mo,emcmt.s on l>oth 1lny,, i~ scarcely necessary. l 11my, iowcYer, refer ns bridl/ :l5 1~ihloto the ..,ham Hnttle of the 13th .Tul}. under the Adjutant <.:.Cmral's supcni.sio 1.

'rho folio" ing is the Brigade Order, iutrndetl to com ey Lut n '' g•iw•ral i< ~a" of t'1l.

po~ition.s to be taken u l by the two livision~. lcn.ving t!10 rest to llw knowledge, int.·lli. geuoo, nn<l judgement of the command ~rs.

<"'A:l\£P noss. BnrGADE 0 mens n • LIEUT. COLC'XEL: far:->SELT •• J> • ...:\.G • CAllP C'o:rnAXDA~T.

l'.:! h July, 1871.

X o. 7 .-Th who c of the corps composi1 • the Brigade '\ iJl p::i.mde their full strer glh to-monow, for field nn lccuncs (" Sh'lm Dittlo "', ... p ·escno' of t11e Adjuta:1t Gemral, n.s follows :-

First Division.-01 e Squadron of Cinalry. tl1c i 1st Hntul!ion. ~t. Stephe~ and Gig..:· town lnfoub·y cn1 L·eut. Colonel Howiuou, nt such I om· cu. that oficer ma1 direct.

, econd JJir.rion --"v;o ~qundrons o" C.:nrurY. Gitl lhtlalion mid 7·1th Ihttalion, J,ieut. Uolonel 1 'pton n l ~-30 p.m.

The order c.f mnr h '\ill be as folio\\ :-The 1st Dili . n to m!lrch by tho St. s eplien ro l, na<l t 1k up: s rOll" po~ttior on

the heigl1ts, nbot tho rriles from camp, whi··h "ill b de· nd l from attac!~ expcctod f:om an aclvancinrr fo1ce, ei Ju r from St. St£ ph"n or '\Yoo<l>< o k.

Lieut. Colo iel l c' ·itson will dt tai a p u·ty ' it!1 "' 1 to trcng•ben the; poi.1 ion by constructin~ ihclter trenches, if pn ctieahh·.

The camp C•unrlern nstcr v;ill isst e le . 'fhe 2nd Di \;sion "ill march by the u >p r Spring !ill llo::id, null on nn: vin!{ n" the

residence of l\Inj ->r Uc lC nl Kilner will take he llC\\ ro d connecting with thC' m. :Stcpht>n Rood, "ith the 'icw to> advnnce on )?n cleric on by Lhe upper route. B th fo~ces will take c,·ery advnntago which tho features of tlie g·ouncl may n.lford.

It is to be unden to ><I that tho ~\hnrn right sh di terminate on tho opp sing forcc:i coming 'rithin o 1c Im id :ed yards of each ot11c•r. .

J,ieut. Colo C'l • · u 1dcrs 'rill de ii a. p Lfrol of 011 • troop to p ·ococtl 1 y then am ''°ood tock no l to 1Jb1 in intcllig n e nn<l .' oin th· :!ml D\ ision y th~ ·oa<l below i\lcJ.nughlin', connectin.; ";tJ1 thC' Ht. 8t l. nlfo 1. <k·neml Kilne1's.

1'J10 Comu n1 <ln.1 t \\ ·11 ha e I 1 n · · n 1 f the movem< uts of l.oth for<'l'S; Lieut. Colonel nundl 1 \\;11 direct h • l m l'l t ·of thC' Crn ah y; J,i~ut. Colont>l Otty ..., ill net n: Bri e Mnjo1 of l t )iv i 11 ; Lieut. Coloucl lnche

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for ~11 l Division. Fi ft n ro md of l I 1 l· .\ mmun · ·on "i 1 be i uc l P"r mn l of Loth Di visions.

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On the I :it\i the troops pnra led for J>1 ~cnt'.l.tiou of Color!> to the G-tl B tt r 1,r the TT unornbl~ C. Oom:"ll. ~I. P., \\hen t lw nc~omp .. n) ing n ldre- w ~/ t i I :.y ci1'1l~n, CA>mwll, nnd rephe l to by illnjo~ Hnymoncl. of th it corp . Th con ... 1 1tion 'HIS 1 1•

formed by tho Hm er nd C'0 non l,e . , 'J'hc.!. forco t!1cn m:lr~he!d p st, an I 11b equ ntly wru "'· 1 i l. m l r the Ad"u nut

(,cnornl, 1~1 n 'nnoty 01 11 ·l<l 111n.11ccnh , .\t th clo e of "hich. the monc\• pt ir. rJ 'l' • get Pmct~~~ "ere }ll'Csante<l by tho Adjut nt U ac. ii, \\ho aftcn,11rcl; nddrc~ l;:e

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CA:?liP no-..... ·EL:IA~· ELL, D .• \.G, C'A ir Co:il!f\~mA~T.

1~~ July, 1871.

• the Bri(Y de "ill p:u-nde thoir full :rt.1-er gth ne of the A dj uto.:1t Gem rnl.

rr·ving a the

n thn opp sing force'

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FI E LDS UNDER CUL Tl VAT/ON

RO.AO FR OM FRC0£RICTON

TO a

AOOLPHUS G:. BEC J<WITH. CAP! l<AOl..T 11~! B ATT:'

<Jn the Irl th t he troops pnrn•lr>d for Pr ~cmt ltion of Colors to the Gith Ihttalion, liy thC' lfonornblc C. Conn 11. .\T. P., 'lien th<' 111 .. omp:m'i'ing n<l<lrC' , wns 1 d hy :\fiss Co1m ·II. mul replie l to by ~Hnjor Hn~ mowl, of th 1t corp~ The con .. ·ration ,,ns }!('!'·

forrnctl hy t}1c ffo>er ml (' non I ,c "

, Tho, force t~1en m·ir:hNI in:u1t, nucl suh quC'nt}y wns ex<.'r"i d, under the \dji:tm1t ( •Cllernl, m n vnnety of 11 ·IJ mn.nrem r . ut th 1·!0 c of \\ hich. the monc,· p1·iz s fo1· 'l'1u­gct P mctico \\ m-c }H'Cscntcd by tl10 .A dju t mt <lc:toral, "ho :1ftcn1 ;1rd~ addrcss1•tl tho

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On ti '\ ith tho J Howit.~ou lii\C, the 0

The;:;e olliC't'J'S 1101

l ntl i vidue.l corn .'Cl<.«l. for the o of the l!lOYE

po,, ... ible t-0 t 'fhe fol

po~itions to gc•1cc, and j

Bi.IG.\D

Xo. i .­to-mon-ow, f( as follows :­

l'i•st Ih town lnfon r

Second 1 J,ieut. Colon

Theo The 1st l

the height,, al ru1 ad,·ancina

Lieut. b,· constrllc · • The ca1 p

The :!nd l residence of M Hoa<l, with tH C\'ery arlvan B

I t ill to he 1•uming within c

Lieut. C 1 Woodstook l ~IcLau~hlin's,

'f11<' Cornn i1 u 1

Lieut. Colonel Snun 1 1

Otty ~ill net ns Bri e l\I j 1 of l :Fift<> n round of J I

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