u 1/ ,oo REPO i{T CL/ ,A.S \.9'G(;~9
ON THE
STATE OF THE !1ILIT1A
OF TITJ;
PROVINCE OF CA ~ADA.
PRESE.NTED 1'0 .BOTH HO SE' OF P_.\.HLIA.;\IFXT HY c''O~I\JAXD OF HIS EXCBLLENOY 'IIIE GOYER~Ol 1 .E~EH \L......
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<.!."ttani.1: J>IUXT ED HY IIU.NTEil, 1WSI~ • CO., SAi.LY ~ l'HEET. 1 GG. AD.JUTA~T GE~ERAL'R Ol"FICE,
OrTAWA, .June, I 66.
The underi;igned has the honor t-0 forward t-0 Your Excellency the accompanying
Report relating to the Militin of the Province of Canada for I 65-613, which j,; rei;pi>ct • fully submitted for Your Excellency's consideration .
P. L. MACDOUGALL, Colonel,
.Adjt.-Gcn. ~lilitia, Canada. His Excellency the Right Honorable The Governor () cneral, &c.! &c., &c., .. Ottawa . REPORT .
YOLU.N'TEEH '.
On his first arrival in Cann •Tho.M1htia. Oen rn\ Or1lcr I su d ly llie Excellrocy the Commander iG Chief will be found t page 7 of thi~ Report. -•1 7 '.. I \. C.\. v .ALU y AND I~ IEIJD BATTERY E Qr I PM E~ 'r. IXCREASB OP YOLUS'l'Egn. FOllCE. The experience ac<1uired during tho pa t wiutcr line been i:o encoura~ing that the 'l'hc equipment of Cavalry <'orps generally, :mtl of tho Field Bnttcrie 1 i iu a Ycry Adjutant-General ha, been authorized to incrc:isc tho or1li11ary Volunteer F orce to 25,000 un::.ali!;factory state. lf corps of th ~sc two arrus of tho Service arc to be continued, they mcu. ought to be properly nrmcd nnd cq11ippc1l. ~lany of the troops of Cavalry hayc at present no arm:; lrnL nntiquntctl nbrc'; 1111tl arc SPECIAL C10RP8 l.N' .AllDI'l'ION. unpruYidcd with military i:addlcs nml bridles. 'l'he oflicers and servants of the railway cou1pa11ics ha,·c been hithNto liable 10 lie 'fhe harness of the Ficltl Batteries, except in one iust:mcc, is foiling to 11icc from o llc•l out for Militia l!erviec, with tho l?XCcption of engi11c.1lrivcr , co11d11ctors and switl'h age and r o ttcnn c s ~ , and it would be quite impo siblc to more the guns nt nll ou :my but the smoothest roadq, nnd even ou smooth roads, they could uot bo wovcd ten wiles from men, to tho great detriment of the interest and convcuicnce nf the public ; a11 d :1 i11 time of .war, it woul.d be of the most vital importnucc thnt thP rnilruads of' the t'ouutry i;honl •. h · t I "ncr tho 0 \ oluntecrs heretofore supplied with uniform clothing DRILL SIIEDS. '· '\ 1t a '1cw o p ac1 0 . . r • J:' otin"' of cqualih· llS regnr uniform 1 may be so furnished by paying, out of their first year's drill pay, the excess iu In the event of war it would be ofvitnl importance to Canada to h:we a rorce of Gar rnluc of each uniform rci1uircd (including the great coat) above ten dollars and fifty cents. :l. Ju addition to the yearly drill pay, n. yearly allow:rnce of three dollars per man, rison Artillery, well instructed in all the detnils of heavy artillery. The tir~t operation of for the current financial year and thenceforward, will be credited to the Yoluntcers entitled the Canadian army must, in all human probability, be defensive. 'l'he Adjntnnt-General to receiv-c ,uoh allowance. respectfully and urgently recommends that a suitable provi ion Le made for this mo t im portant object, viz., the thorough of the batteries of Gnrri<:on Artillery to the 4. I~or the purpo:-e of such clothiog allowance, the Volunteeri! will be considered in in~truction service of great guns. three cln--c.s: 1st Clais.-Oorp prov-ided with uniform heretofore at their own expense will be credited with the allowance of three dollars per man in lieu of clothing for the current RIFI,E ~lATCHE •. fionncinl ycnr ending :30th June, 1 ~66. The Returns of Rifle l\Iatches forwarded to this Department, for the pa·t year, are ~nd Olas .-Corps which have been heretofore clothed a.t the public expense, and satisfactory, as indicating the continued interest felt by the Volunteer5 them~clv-es in these who .ioec such clothing was issued to them have been on Frontier Service long enough, frien l'or the repair. of ll1e valuable arms issued to the Volunteers it is much tu lie dc~ircd, The aggregate sum thus collected nmounts to $:!5;";9. 50, to which e_·teut the Yolun ns n measur~ of ult1w;tc _economy, that the l'ro\·ince ehl)uld employ permanent armourer:;, teers have willingly tnxed thcm~elvc.; 1 rccci\·ing in n limitc1l degree, 1mch extr:mcou aid nt lea tone 10 each 1 rovmcc, who would be coust~ntly occupied in repairing nr\ns which as n few liberal and public spirited indh·idunls haye been willing to nfford th m, iu fur. mny l1avo suffered damage. them.nee of the objects contemplated by thc~e matehe.;. 1'hc total number of competitors Ill 12 13 who a ·embled to compete for the prizes thu offered, were lGH>. At the Ilcmmingfor fen against the attack . d I 'ric the results of which nre summc·l up io the following The Cadets, a large proportion of them from the best families in the con t 1i · w:i. ,a 11 of In truct1on for me at prai ' . . f -:\l T tia ·- the usua~ ioutiuc of cnmp life with surprisio .... readio=s Th . 1· n ry,_ e into Hcport nddrc cd by tho Adjutant.Geoornl to the ~hoister o • I I . ~ '"' · e1r 1ves were prec15eJy the i;amc as thc.se led by soldier. of the regular armv in camp and I t h Mo:-;T&EAr,, Oct. 20, 1865. ,, ' mus stiy t at the demcanor o f a II throughout was beyond pra;ae. t th t io obedicocc to the iostructioos of His Bx:oel- m I ha~c the honor to repor n d b 16tl lt . The second day after their asF.cmbly, the fir~t beiog n •• unday, I ordered a brigade i rn "1 '-:-'lonck the C.1dcts of the )lilitnry Schools were 'lssemblc on t c u . parade for the purpose of addres:,iog the Cadets· I was J,t-Col. commanding Right Balt'n.1 Co.pt. Shephard, 25th Regt. Sergeant of a company ID battalion; and it was surprising to ob er\"e the aptitude nod Adjt. Right Batt'n, Capt. Carter, lGth Rcgt. . ,. . kn·o·wledge they generally displayed. It affords a gratifying testimony to the value of the Lt-Col. commanding Centre Bntt'n, Lt-Col. Smith,\ ictor1a V. R. ~Iilita? Schools \vhich bnve been established in the I>rovince; and I am thereby con Adjt. Centre Batt'o, J,ieut. Nagle, 30th Ret;t. firmed rn the .convict'.on that so soon as we shall ha"e obtained, through the agency of fa-Col. commanding Left Batt'o, Lt.-Col. Suzor, Volunteer Force. ,, ~h~~e. schools, a suffi.cient number of officers and non-com mis ioned officen for tho Service Adjt. Left Batt'n1 Capt. Barnard, Volunteer Force. i:~ihtia, th~ assembling of. them yearly in camps of instruction \Viii render it possible to Quarter-masters and Sergeant-Majors were also appointed permanently to Batt~li~ns dispense with a. large portion of the time during which the whole of the ervice Militia from among the discharged non-commissioned officers resideut in Canada. The remarnmg Force ought otherwise to be called out yearly for training. battalion officers a'l.d non.commissioned officers were furnished by the Cadets themselves During the three last days of re6idence the Cadet Brigndo wru. encamped with a bri 10 rotation, except that two Cadets were named permanently as Sergeants, and two as Cor ~ade formed of the Montreal regular garriwo. This force went through two di,·bioual poral~ to each company. field days, commanded by Major-General the Hon. Jame· Liod:;ay, the la.st bein,., in the The force was formed in three battalions, and to avoid all possible jealousy as to posts p~esence of the Licut.-Gcoeral Commandio,.,, and I fully corroborate Col. Wobe~y's opi of honor, they were disposed in the order they would naturally assume facing the frontier mon th.at the Cadets compared most fa;orably with the regulnr troop:i, an opinion thet wu of Canada to repel an iova~ion. Thus the Cadets of the Toronto School and of those shared in and expressed by both Sir John ~Iichcl and lhc ~Iajor-Gcoeral. f'chooh; West of Toronto, were formed into the right battalion; the Cndcts of the Kings To give the Uadets their just credit, it should be stated that while they executed all ton School, and the English-speaking Cadets of the Montreal and Quebec Schools, com the movements of a sham fight with the t:ame prcci~ion and quicko~ as rqgular troop.s; po ed the centre battalion; the Cadets of French Canadian origin composed the left they suffered under the great disad\"antage that the Captning and Co"ering-Sergeauts were battalion. Cadets taken out of the ranks to act as such in rotation. 13y utilizing the small barrack nt Laprairie, I was enabled to place each battnlion .Among th(> Cadets who attended the camp were three French Canadian .Members of under camp during two weeks; nod in quarters one week. P~rliament, and one Upper Canadian :Lifomber, and I cannot speak too highly of the patri Uwiog to the distance of faprairie from Montreal, nnd the impossibility of obtaining otic example exhibited by those gen tlcmcn of cheerful submission to uonccustomcd incon tl1e service of more than one small steamer, a large number of Cadets did not reach camp venience, and of ready a::id willing obedience to authority. 011 the fiut day until after dark; nnd before they could be told off to their several com Lord Aylmer was al~o present in the rank:::, with several gentlemen holdin"' the rank panies it began to rain heavily. The rain continued all oigbt nod nil next day, and ou of Lt.-Coloncl in tho Sedentary )lilitia, bc:;idcs many officers who hud served in ~he regular the second night, although fine overhead, the weather was cold and it blew hard from the nrmy; nnd the same acknowledgment is due to all these, a!> to the J1'reucb Canadian i\Iem North. Thus the spirit of these young soldiers was rather severely tested at the outset, bers. and I nm happj· to 11ny that nothing could exceed their cheerfulness and good humor under One very gratifying feature and consequence of the Camp of Instruction wa the e11tc11tc cordi rl h. h d b . . . theso rather trying circumstances. The first rntions were served out to them on tho < c w tc was create ctween the French Canadian and En"'h:>h battalion . morning after their arrival, noel these they had \o cook for tliem11elvea at thr. usu!\l r.iunr h 1'he French nnd Engli h were in the habit of s~rcnadiog each other by turn~, and kitchens, und r heavl raiu t e greatest good fcllow!'lhip prevailed throu~hout, without nnx, ioterruntion. ' geotle- 18 19 h l ened to travel by the train which took some 200 French Canadians back to man w o iapp d · · d · · · " God savo from tho .Montreal G~rrison. I took with me camp equipment for two b:ilt.. 'llions. and I . home-< ioicrmed me that at all the stations they ha J010e in s10g10g t 1e1r ., . ffi h h d ma.oded thom blankets for three battalions. Upon the 15th the Camp Wll! pitched by this detachment, the Qoeca,·• ending always with three cheers for their.o oers, w o a com latrines dug, field kitchens constructed, and every arrangement ru:11lc for the reception of nt C3n)p nod three cheers for the l,; ppcr Canada battahon. . h the Cadets, who arrived by the afternoon boats on the day following-99i having reported ' h bTt1 1 d er"y wit I de iro to record as strongly as possible my i;eose of t e a Y an en o themselves before IO p.m. that night. hich th~ immediate command of the camp was exercised by Colonel "\Volseley, and to According as each mau gave in his name, and decided whether he wiehP.il l.O beloug wv; hich is attributable a larrre .,hare in the success of the ex penmen· t · It was a charge. to the French or English battalion11, he was attached lo a company; the companies were rcquiriug ~uusually delicat: mnnngcment; but in Colonel Wolseley'~ .qualificati.ons ~ct 18 composed of 40 men each. As you desired, I formed them into three b11tt.alioo5, formin~ combined with firmne,~, nod both with an intimate knowledge of his profession 10 nn those from the Schools of Western Canada into the right battalion, tho e from Kiog"t-00 llDCOlllDlOD degree. . d t and the men of the English race from Montreal and Quebec into the centre, :ind tho~e of l de:-irc nlso to exprc:-s my great obligation to the J.Jieut.-Gcneral commanding, an . 0 French origin from the same districts into the left battalion. Io order to omewhat Major-General the Hoo. James Lindsay, for tho kind and ready aid they afforded me 10 equalize their rP.spective strengths, I was subsequently obliged to attach the <'adets from the every particular in which aid was requirecl from the regular troops and stores. Right Eat., 3&6 men. London School to the centre battalion, when their respective. treogth Without their a~istance it would have been impossible to carry out, satisfactorily, tho Centre Eat., 334 do. · W h d h Le n Bat ..... 4 05 do. v wishe" of His Excelle:icy the Governor Ceneral. was as per margtn. e a a eavy rainstorm on the niL?ht of the I have the honor to be, Sir, Total. .... 1105 do. 16th, and as it was very dark there was some difficulty in supplying the Cadets with bedding, particularly rui they kept arriving in :.mall Your very obedient servant, parties until near midnight. P. L. .MACDOUGALL, Each Cadet, upon joining, was supplied with two blankets, n p:illia~~e and bol~terca~e; Col,mel, Adjutant General Militia. The Hoo. the Minister of )Jilitia, I a liberal allowance of straw to fill these was also given to them. In adclition to the large &c., &c. amount of camp equipment, kc., &c., lent by tho Imperial Government, wooden flooring:i I ha"\"e omitted to make that special mention of the French Canadian Cadet.I! which is were supplied for all the ten ta by order of the Lieutenant-General commanding. The bell their just due. Laboring as they have done, both whilst under instruotion at the Military tents used in camp were of several patterns, but all arc adapted for the accommodation of ~chools and during their exercises at the camp, under the disadvantage of, in many cases, 12 soldiers. In order to make the Cadets as comfortable as possible, 10 only were put into each tent. a total ignorance of English, and as a general rule, a very imperfect k.nowledge of the language, it i~ most creditable to them that their proficiency in drill and manoouvres was Ii lbs. of bread. Free rations on a most liberal scale (as per ruargin) wero supplied, of not inferior to that of the Engli'!h battalions. It is only to be explained by the fact that the ~ ~~: ~~~~7oes. excellent quality, by Mr. Dunn, of Laprairie, who fulfilled his contract with ·French Canadians have retained thoae military in11tinets, and that ~pecialit~ for military Tea, au,;ar, ult. credit to himself and to the ntisfaction of all. or.;aoizatioo, which sent their countrymen of Old France conquerors over the whole of The routine of duties was almost the same as that generally adhered to in H.M. Europe with the exception of two &mall islands in the North Sea. Regiments in this country. The hours of reveille and t:tttoo, for meals and parades, corre:: ponded with those of tho Montreal Garrison: the Cadets had five hours drill d:iily, ._:itur P. L. MA.cDouOALL. days and Sundays excepted. Roman Catholics and Protestants attended divine ::ervice on the latter day. The cooking was done by compnnies, the Cadets taking it day about; (ENCLOSURE.) tliey also carried out themselves all the usual camp nod barrack fatigues, &c., &c. Two (Cop9.) MONTREAL, October 10, 1865. Sm,-In compliance with your instructions, I have the honor to make tho following and sometimes three laborers were employed daily upon meoi:il dutie.", which I did not brief report with reference to tho Camp of Instruction, established by your ordere at consider the Cadets should be subjected to. With this exception they were employed iu Laprairie, which you did me the honor of placing under my immediate command. turns upon nil military duties, from that of regimental field officl!ril dowu to that of prirate was At Laprairie there is an old wooden barrack that affords accommodation for 400 iuen J sentinels. One guard was furnished daily by each regiment, nod ooo company alway:. upon in-lying picket. fo each battalion two Cadets mro named to net ns Regirucotul in front of it is a level s<1uarc, large enough for drilling a battalion. .A.round the barracks is nn extensive common, where a largo force might encamp. it is admirably adapted for Majors for two days at a time; they reported themselves daily to the regular Field Officer military instruction and the mano::uvring of troops. ' of the day, nod accompanied him on his rounds by day and night. Two OadcL were named permanently as sergeants, and two as corporals for each company. .At every drill , . Enclosed is ~ Ii.st of 11taff and other officers appointed to do duty with tho camp. 1 hirty non'.co~mw1oned officers from the various corps of Infantry in Canada were lent different Cadets were called out of the ranks to act u captaiol! and subaltern officero:, 50 io act as dnll 1nstructors, by the Lieutenant.General commanding. that opportunity was afforded to nil to learn the dutie:; of nil regimental grade . For the first few days they were exerciacd without arms, and during tho whole period of their Pn he 15th ~It., I procf'eued to Laprairi~ l'i~h ~ f•ti e par~ Qf 160 ~OQ~ furni~hr.(\ • •tay in ca.mp the early morning parades wcrewithouc arms. .Aftera few day;,' ~pericncc 20 21 · l 1.. l d 0 f drill was much greater tbnn I ha At one of these field days Lieut.-General Sir James )Iiche\1 K.C.ll., was pre:fent ; In consequence of events whicn have taken place since the both he and Major-General Lindsay expresse l themselves highly pleased with tho manner in which the Cadets manoouvred, and with their i:tcadines." under arms. foregoing was printed, it has been found nccc ary to make ome 'l'he camp was broken up on the evening of the Gth instant, and all the Cadets bad left for their homes by the following evening. additional remarks, which 'vill be found in following page~. To the officers who commanded the three battalions, Captain Shephard, 25th llcgt., (K.O.B.,) Lient.-Colonel Smith of the Volunteer Militia, and Licut.-Colonel Suzor, .Brigade Major of .Militia, and to their respective Adjutnnts, Captain Carter, lGth Regt. Lieuteunnt 1 Nagle, 30th Regt., and Captain Bernard, of the Militia, all who took an interc~t in the camp are deeply indebted for theit· zeal nnd energy. The services of Lieut.-Col. Atcherly, late of the 30th Regt., who acted as Assist.nut Quarter-master Geueral, were invalunl>le. The comfort of each individual recruit depended greatly upon the manner in which tl1e duties of that officer were carried out, nod I do not. think: that any one could have been more succesafal in discharging them thnn he wn . • ~ajor Drowne (late of the SStb and 69tb Regts.,) di played great tact iu the manner lll which Le carried on hie duties; he wu peculiarly happy in dealing with the Cadets, • 23 l,t..C'ol. Armstrong, of Brockton, al o sent five of his son to the front n vo1nntec . '.l'hc ubove are only particular and remarkable iusta11c of n d YOf n which h heen tnernl. When the \' oluutccrs were lately sent to the front to m ct n c ml in th 1 ADDE~DA TO THE ADJUT1L T GENERAL'S REPORT. fi Id, a11 Offic r. l'tbich he would employ to the bc.;t ndrnutngc for the comfort of the meu, in all c where they nre not pcrm:iocntly billit l and supplied by househol1le•s. store houses, .ehoul '1 ront-0 1 11 milton aurl London, for the zcn l t 1icy Itn\'C :;1 1ewo rn· gc'tti 11 "..,. thci r liattaltons iug Companies, OliO strong, were billeted at their nearest Hailway St:nious that night, into nn efficient 'tnte of drill and discipline. . making n total of l,2.J;; meu rcacly at their ncare:it Railway. 'tatio:.is by eight p.111., on tbc 3th ~larch. I glndly nrnil mvseli' ot' thi< opportunit) of hrin~ing to the n.ost Jarnrahll' not'.ce of On the 9th March I l1ad lli l~xce!lcnc) the c}ovcruor General, the 'ulnablc nsqistnnce l liavc rel'ci reel from Lir~i t · Colonel Durie \•,i,tant. i\djutaut-Gcncral of \lilitia. Thi-.: otliccr, hy l1i s unwcaryin~ 14 companies in Londou, ex rtiono, ha ~ceu ol' thr grcate~t u-e to Hic, nn • • • ' OU S"r\ .ICC. [ mu t ..ndd the oblioontioni;0 which I am_ underd p tol ======::-:::==:-:-:=-:====--=====~ came to jorn their compaa1c. l 'T k Grnnt 'Yc:itcrn anil Loo . . he nble to r<'cortl, thnt not o. i,inglo cnsualty or accident required, they will not fail to rally under their colours for the clefcoco of their Queen and his sat1sfnctory .to f .No. G. and the fact of the \' olunteers being sent o numerously and so nctun II y necessary, prevcn tc1 l my be1'ng oftener nt Cornwnll, but• I feel s1folfied that this town bas been a forwnrd a~ tl1c other~ in rtintlering nil the ass1:>L1nce to the GovernruP.ot All these companies, witl1 the exception of those stationed at Ottawa, (which were nod Volaotcers thnt wns pci;:-iblc. It afford:. me great pica ure to be able to testify to the undl'r the commantl of' Lieut. ('ol. Wily,) were removed to Lt. Colonel ~mith ' Di trict, aml l1avc J,ecn rcportcJ 011 by him. r.xccllcnt conduct and behaviour of all the Yoluntecrs in this dbtrict, and the almost total nbsrnce of crime. They haYc wontlerfolly improved in drill, and have shewn the greatcllt 1 am ho\vevcr happy to J,c aJ,le to state that, with one solitary c.1.ccptiou, (n c e tri<>d by lJctachmeot Court iHurtial,) there was a total absence of criwe am ong the corn J•a nie nnxictv nntl wish to irnproni. The two weekly drill~ have had n mo .. t lJcncficiul effect. 'T'hc w.holc of the Yoluntccr-. in the 1li trict ha' t! ~hown the very best spirit, nnd the little above referred to, and in onl) one case, (that of the Torrcbonue Hifle Compauy,) wn any trouLlc experienced in obtaining the required nuruLcr of men for duty. anuoynncr ... and di .. comfort to which mnn~ of them hwe been subject since they cnmo on serdce, have all been borne with the utmo~t contcutrnent an1l good nature, antl an Hy the order of ~fojor.Ucncral Lindsay, commanding 2nd ~Iilitary J>i trict, I pro auxiou, wi,h to leun their drill and du their duty, ha!\ been shown by all ranks of both ceeded to 8ht'rbrooke on tl1c 2Gth of March last, for the purpose of i1111pt:ctiu g the fore, officers and men. at that Station, Stan~tea 1 l , ·'lcll.rnurn<', and Richmond, on which I had the l1ou or <• f rcr ort I have the honor to be, Sir, ing 111 0 L favorably to the Major General on the '.!!.Ith March which Your obedient bumble servant, report I have now the honor to enclose for your inforwation. F. T. ATCHERLEY, Lt.-Col., I abu pcr:;11 ually impected all the companies in my Di:.trict proceeding to, nnd rd urn Coloot'l MacDougal!, Dcp. Ai -0. I. Your mo::;t obedient serv:int, REPORT BY J,fETJTENAX1'-COLONEL BROWNE. GEORGE BROWNE, Lieut.·Cul., .Dep. A~ t. Adjut:int Ueneml of Mi Ii tin. Mo~TREAr,, .May 7, 1866. Srn.,-l haYc the honor to rcp::irt for your in form ation, tliat the following companies ~lo:STREAL , March ~9th, 1... GG. of Volunleer Jilitia in my District were called out f, r actual service on the 8th March Sm,-I haYc the honor, iur the information of the )lajor-Ucnernl commandin!! lite lat, 'iz.: 11th Battalion, "A.rgcoteuil Hangers," ceosisting of eight companies; the 2nu Milit:iry llistrict, to :; tatc that, in compliance with in,.tructions rcccivcJ from tbc 13uckingham Infantry Company; tho Como Hillo ('ompaoy; aotl the St. Eusta~hc Rifle !? Companies a t Rtantca " ll , . 'Inc maiu gun.rd, con::iisting of un officer t f duty o.re o.s w O\\S • " • 'l'hc nrrnngemen s or _ t ,_.. men . ·rnd ono dctnchetl gunrd nt the soldicrlike body of men, and Captain Irvine a ures me they arc all mo c. willing and 1 1 its two corporn1 Q' nnu wen "' ' • d (subaltern) ' t\"\'O sercrr:u ' ' iornl unJ eight men; the runiu gunr anxious to_acquirc a perfect lrnowled,i?e of their dutie:s. The nwlrrial i all that. ooulri be k . tin" uf one :;ergcant, one c1lff S11111 tcncl B i\11 • l'Oll~IS t" • twenty mun which furui:.he~ double sentries ou each ol' the two bankH. A piquet, com· .l\fo.'.'1TREAL1 ~fay ith1 1 66. po~cJ of on~ ,.ubaltcru, one sergeant, one cc1rporal and ten mr.n patrol~ near the Railway Srn,-To nccordo.nce with your instruction", T have the honor re.-;pcctfully to "-t1hmit ~tntiuu nightly, and inspects the night train,,. . the following report coneernin~ the Volunteer Militia. Forc-e lately called out for service, 'l'bc l'urcc at :-5herlirooke i,.. under the command of' l\Iajor Ibbotson, commandrng ht which was placed under my charge, iu the tli:;trict cornpri~in!! the Rc~iwcntnl di\·i~ioo .. Rifle company. This ollicer bu,, takcu no certificate, either from the Military School or i;outh of the St. l~awr~ucc, from 8tan:-tca l then 11rocceded to Richmond, and inspected the Megan tic Infantry Company, under Sherhrooke, making in nil a ~trcngth of 1Ofl officer:;, :m I b · I , l !er the immc1liate com111:tn1l of ;\l:rj11r-<:e11cr.il tho lion un Ion. the who e cing P ace• uni . . No. fl. Jnmc Lind ay. commnnlling the :-cconcl ~lili~1ry lh:-tnct.. 1· f' ·1 l I 'l'I lC d lltlCS· con ·I~ l",1 l ...' J1irtlv• in y1iqul'tit1JY0 and gmml111g the. mes . . o ra1 w:1y • a111 t 1c Quu.i;c, 'ith • f 1y, I Gu. r ad ~ Ica Jinc:. .tu t o ('11 nn1Jn.. .. f1·01u thl.l l nitccl :tall'. )lilitary d1sc1phue• was i;t11clly lll· .. rn,-I have the hono1 w suu111it the following Nport, in connection \~ ith the Volun fire d from the time <1f crnhodimeut, nnd drill wns a~sitluou~ly earned on. . tc•ers of this clivi3io11 called out for active service. ) >y' re ( Cf('UCe 10 the raturnI: of the for.:\! • it will lie seen th it• :i very large• propnrt10u' On receipt of )Our midnight telegram, dated 'oruwall, 8th i\Iarcli, I coo 1 t d of the Iornl frootia and ue1~hboring eorpi; between Frlllh~bbur!; rn the b:i t, a11 1I tlrnt J should call out, for i1111ncdi.1tc scn·icc, the Quebec aud Lo'vis fo1ct , th men 10 b J>e, u I11ruo1,. · 10· ti 1e ,,,,.... ,,. t , .·111 notice 1 were 11ccc -arily unprovided with many of the ordinary comforts of regular sol1licr~. fn connection with this night para1lc 1 wU1 to make nn honorable meutiou of. 'o. I J c11111ot rqort too hidily to you of the companies who were thus employed; either Company, Eighth Hattalion, 'tadacona Hifle:<, Captain Uhnrlcs Alleyn, \\hich corps was fir t a-. n,..ard tire alncrity with which they complied 'vith tho ord'rs for their embodim~nt, or a~ the rendcz\·ou-:, fifty-two men strong, one hour after tho alar1J1 liad been given. tire 111:u111a iu \\hicb, by night and day, pcr:-onal experience pro\·ecl t•> me they performed .\.t four in the morning the men were ordered to return to tl1eir home , a111J to p... radc th ir dnttcs. again at 10 a.111., fully e11uippe Your most obedient servant, Ill t.l,'ETI :\0 01' Tll E TROOl'~ . In l Colonel MacDougall, W. OsnoRN}: ,' ~111•n, Licul.-Uoloncl, co11 e11uenec of' ) onr ~uu~c'111c11t order The behnvionr of the men has been up to the present very good. \!though the gnll:mt Commnndcrs of Corps were all equally uttenth·e with more or I uccc to the instruction of the troops under their rc.-;pcctive command, I ncvcrthclc wi h to mnke n :-pecinl mention of Captains ~colt :mu 'l'urnbull of the QuclJcc Cavalry, who hnve been untiring in their cndravours to increase the efficiency of their respective command , nnd whose zenl :md acthity 'rcrc only equnllcd by their muuificencc. l'IIOOES OF r.oY.\J.TY TO OUR QUE};!\. It would he difficult to enumerate nil the proofa of fidelity lo our bclovctl (Jucl'n evincctl on thb occasion by all cln''l':-. 'l'o speak of the Voluu teers alone, rnauy pou1· fathers nbnutloucJ their familic:; to n•i;poud to the call of their Govcrnmcnt, lcavi n'.! numerous chilt!reu iusuflicicntly provided for. .i\lany young mcu left lucrative :;ituation: lo follow the colors of their regiment, antl that with an apparent joy and satisfaction. i\Inny of our fellow country.men at the time in a foreign laud, rushed to the succour ol their native country thrcateue1l 'vith inrnsion. Among others I may be permitted to men· tion the name of .Mr. Albert Humphrey, who at the time happened to be employed iu South Cnrolina. A pntriotic fund, amounting to seYl.!ral t hou~auu l 1111\ e the houor to be , ir ' ' \' onr 1110 t obedient :;en ant ' Colonel Mnc] lougull, I.. 'I'. SuzoR, Lt.-Uul., l. i\djutant <1encrnl djuta11t l..reneral i'Iilitin, ~lontrcal. ~\ Militia. ...n No. 1. L 0 WER CANADA. ~1 EETIXO 01' TIU: :lRI> BATTALIO~ VICTORIA Vor,UNTEf:it Ha•u:s. flclcl at ,Jfu11trcal, 01l tl1e J 8th .Au9ust, 18G1. At ~00 ynr >20 oo I I N • 'T Com1 my, Hoy I J.ight Fivo Cowpelitora from ench C.:>mpanyl Infantry ...... { ~~ 0.~ I ~ lh-o rounds at cnd1 ran go...... , 4 GOO I\ ,., I.,, I .C t.00 Long Enfiel I. l :io 00 S 1 C11pl11in • PRIZES. WI~N.EltS. ' .; ~ .. .11 ~ I ~ ~ rDc1criptlon of ------" 0 - \\inner al o ~ ._ .... Terms of Co1Dpctitiou. l ~ I % ; I % ·~ _:- ~ I 0 ~ I HiOc U!ecl l J' Description. 1 ______!_:_1 !'1 IHI '®" IHI fii I w.. ,... $ cu. ( Compctccl for by fi vomen from each Bat, ,., j I IM ..... , fa.lion Voluntcors in l\Iontronl, vir.: I Royal~, Garri~ on Artilt~r.v, lot CQrp rntion Ch:illcn~o \'a,e,pre~cnt ) I 1 Princo of Wales Hcgim<'nt, Montreal 1200, j 1 I 11 y th Corpcrntion cof .\l ntr l, ~ '.!.10 00 !loyal Light Infantry )[on trcal. Lt. Clll. Houtb, Commanding l Light Infantry, Victorin Hine•, Chas. f 400 l.'i I ~ l nt t 10 HiOo l'onrnawent, in J:, :;. ) I scur ~, to he won two, yenrt in enc. JI liOOk /'J I ce!si•rn. before bocowini; tho property I Qf tho lfattallion. r:,·o rounds at l each rongc ...... :io I 38.GO I.on~ EnfidJ. 1'3 Datt.alion .-\rtil· <'01111 lition between Xo. 5 Company} I '" I I lcry, ebort En Queen·~ Own I:iflt•, Toronto, anrl ...... Sn. 'l C1•wpuny Royal L ight fielr! RiOe. So. i C mpany l:<>yal•, Montreal. Iufnntry ...... Cnpt. Grnnt, Comm~ntling .. . I (Competed for by Eix won fro111 each/ pt•O, I I I I I Co1Dpany, the firing to t.Jtke placti re- J :JOO I I ll ~pcctin~ly at Toronto nu•l ~Ioutreal.I .t } I ' C mp tui u bctwct;n \"oluntc~rs of} I l Hange.• fi\·e rounds at each raogo.... 400 ' 15 I~ I 2:!5 :rno I 3i.50 Lor:i; Enfichl. erer I Corps in :\!ontrenl. A I 15 00 Duncan ...... , Privnto, R oyal Light Infantry F1 Id Gln•s ...... •__ Five rounds at each rango ...... , { ~ 5 .t!~ ~'--~'~ ~~~ 0 0 Jo Totll valuo ...... 315 110 I1 1 Total number of Competitors.... ·-1- .. ······1 ······.. SO , ...... , ...... ----~.Yot<".-Transmittoll -~ too------late for l:ut year'a :\1iliti:i. ltcp11rt. ----- JonN .M.ACPII.cR:-:QN", Lt. 'ol., Bri.~a1lc Major. No. 3 l'IEETINO OF SEVEHAL Cotu1s VOLUNTEER IIJHdTI.\. lhld at Jlontreol, on Jlfarch lllh .Noi" :ll"Cl, IOt!t, lltli, ISth tl• 21tlt, l'-U5. At ~00 yarilH, ~ fort x G feet ) ~izc of Tllrgcts, Shope of Bull'~ Eye~, Centres, &c., " 100 to GOO yd~. G '' x G " ~ Bull's Eyes anu Ucutre.s S11uare. { '' iOO to 1000 yd'. l'-l"x6") A I:iOo gl.-ca by Capt. For•ytb, Yol-1 I I Open to No. 1 Compnny Eni:iuccr•, nm! ) 200, UDtC<.."1" f:ngh teu...... s f I 25 00 ~lcWillhms ...... Sergl.Vulun~l'r Engim·or• .. . thomcmber~ofothcrYuluuterrVom. J400 I I l.'i { pnnie~ Montreal. Fi,·o r ou111 J, each .l 110 31.22 ILoug 1-:ofielJ. .Maleh...... I : l rnn~c...... 500 l ...... l\'oluntecr~, ;\l•111lr1•al...... Fin'. edcde1l frnm ~c 1 cra l ~Open t-0 fi.-o Yoluntccu nnol live Non. } Corp11 ...... I commi~sioncJ Oflicl•rs of JI.:\[. :10th iOO Ill ltl 111 IO Ahtch for a Turner Rifle...... :l' Hcgimunt...... 2 .~n dil 00 I ~ • ~ Whilo ...... l'icri:t. \'olnnlcor Mililiti ... .. Open only to 111eu1h1·r~ uf \"ohrn tC<' r } 2, t I ;lli!iti1\ ~Ion trcal. J.'ini rn1111•ls 1•ach ~ I .t 15 _, 611 ;{ l.S I Match for I\ Turner Riffe...... 1!0 25 ~ ran~c...... tiOO I 00 Quinn ...... l'n. l'rinco of Wal~s R ~gl. .. ) Opl'11 nnly to V11lunt1•1-rs uf tho City of /'.!,I.~ l Montreal. l'iro runn ls each r.111g11 S600 15 15 60 I :lO.GO do Match i r a GoH Watch...... \' r" I' I' . ~Q 00 I a ID, •· fl\' •t<• ...... Xn. 7 Cn111p:1ny Hoyal I.i ~hl ~ (lp~n to \'olnl!lccrs nf tho 6c\ er 1 ~ 2. 4 AIBtch for tho Comraoy Medal, \',,J .I l nf.111try ...... 15 uatecr F.n ..1ne1lrr ~ ;.;:~:.j.~.~~'.'.I'.'.~.~~~: ...~:l.'.~~~~•l•I.''.~. ~·~ ~ • 15 ~Q 60 I !?!Ull do ., ••••• ...... CO no T11.)lor ...... • ,.. \Open ro <'hlllpctitlon hy mcml era } 2. l • Total value...... - ·•••·• ...... ""Tl' r.d. Eni;inccr~ ...... ) G.1)'l. l:'or~.\th" s <.'omp1t1), \'oluntccrl .t 15 12 ...... ,$185 00 32 GO 15.5, do ( 1:11gint1•rF, ;, n111111ls each rnngo ...... ~ ____1 _I l Total numhrr of Cc> n1pctitor8 .• ., ...... 1 93 I 4Ci=awww 0 ,,,.,...__.._....,..~,...... ,.-...,...... ,,...,,.,,.....,..._,,.I So.t I..,.T OR PnrNcE or WALE~ H£onrENT. l!dcl at .Jl!untrral, 011 .i.llarcli 301!1, a111l April _\t ~OoJ y:11 PRIZE S. WIN:-ll~RS. I J - .0 ... '1 0 I .. .. DClcrlptlon of --·------'o0 /;;'o~ \Vinncr's ==~ =~ ------Terms of Compctitic.n. t! ,~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ De cription. &: \'aluc. Xame. Rnnk nn Jou:-1 l\JACl'IJF.R:;O~, Lt. noJ., Brigade 1\J :ijor. ~o. 5. ======:..:::======~ Tmnu A~NUAL MEETr:so OF THE FRONTIER RIFLE ASSOCIA'TIO~. Ilcld at llemmil.g/urd, 011 tl1c 21 tit, 28th and '!. ToW value ...... j2!i!! 00 ------_____ ..;.______;______~ '''"' ""'"';''" ·······················/=/=/""' .JonN Fr.i:Tcru c, l\lnjor, Brigade .Major. ------= ------=-====- ~o. G. OR ROYAL LI No. 1 lfatclt. $ cte. l ( Open to ~ix mombera of tho Hoyal Light/ 2110 Jl Pri10 , Infantry nnJ ~i:t Non-Cnmmi••ionedl 300 1 ...... 20 00 Royal Lii;ht Tnf.1ntry...... ,Lt.-Col. Routh Comman•lio~ Officers of ll.:\f. 25th Regt, I\.O.D. & / 15 1 40.16 Long Enfield. . Fi>o rounds :it each rnn~c...... 4A.tcgogo No.!! Match. I (Six members of Rt>y11l Light Iofuntry ., Ii I and 8ix Non-Commissioned Prize c '" OO!ccr~...... ~O oo , •'on-Com1niseione1l Officers, Il 1 11.M. 25th Regimont. IJ'i,..c rounds 3 l5 / i 11.)(. 25th Hegt.ILO.n ...... 5:\fontrcnl...... <10 33 do Xo, 3 .Mntch. I ~ Si;\:~~hb;~n~~ n~.r~·l ..Llgl;·t"i'~r~~;~~ !gg I' I I Pr:ze...... I I 1 nn1l &ix Noo-Commi ..ione1l Officers orl aoo 20 11.M. 25th Regiment. 1\.0.U l'iTcl ,\: ~ 15 I!! j •.:?s; :ltiD N ~-~·~;~·:~;:~...... OO IRO)nl Light Inf.mtry ...... ,Lt.-C.11. Ronth Cumman,Jiog. t I .i2.G3 I d "C rporatioo Challenge y :i e"t wo ~ 11 Co::::: 4011 J j by the It yals la t year, lo 1, .;; : ::rc::~f::11:~:~·~·;;~~·~·~;:~~1 I I l the following \'iz :-Rt>\'nls 200 } l'omp le~ ~ora;;ain thiayear,unJ r ·1.;,, ., ~ • Corp~. 1 I Long F.ofidd 1 11 En~inoer$, lst l'rinco of Wale•, ·Yio'.I 4oo 1 1:1 ::o 11:'2 !!10 the cond itaon• of tbe l!iOo 'l'our-J 1:: .,.:; ')~] I.!gbt Inf,ntry ...... Lt .. Cul. Ttou th Comm1111ding. I I llCl.IO uccpt.Artrtl Q 1 1 { tona~, Onrri Q 10 11 o. 7. i\h:ETINO OP SE\'EltAJ, CORPS OF THE Vor,UNTEJ.tL III,ITIA. I/eld at Jl/011/rwl, on ,July :...Dtlt, .l1t,7Ult 7th,r Scptcmbrr 91/t a11d Ortnl.,u 18tlt. l SG:,, At ~00 yar I a:; P 1' I Z ES. WIN~BHS...... · .. ~ ... u:., l>escrlplion or . 2 l\'icncr'a "..>1 ------~ ·;: I ..... ------'l'crw~ of GompctitiJ11. c::. .. "- Rifle use 1 liy Descriptioi::. \'uluc. :Name. Ilnnk and Corps. Q a I:) ·ore. .. :: I .. s I r -o .. Cl gi • ~Q .C'" t .... i::: Wlnorr. ------EttJO ~ I !"'e ~e • ------I------• o 1 .Match. Yd. l'ompany ld:il, pi-co l•y LI. Mason_ .,O 00 :::me t ...... Curpornl, Artillery...... Open only t·J :\!embers or tho l1nrrison !!Oil ' Mnrka. ! I Battery ,\rtillc ry, Mon:rcnl, fh·o ,!; I No. 2 .!.1Rtc!i. JO ,.;s Ar llcry Car· rountl• cnch nw:;c ...... 200 ~ 181 24 40 : A C mpaoy M~al, pr • nt d by t o l ~ IJ UC. 30 L ..: ...... John Young...... PrinLtl!, I:o;inccr~ ...... ~ Open to ;\fcmhcu of tl1c I:n.;aoccr Cum- !!,oo" 10 I ~~~~ .:..~.:· ~ ~~·~·l·~·~ ~~- ~ ~ 20 ? pnuy, Xo. !!, a roun Is cnch range..... '100 30 ~o I .15 ILo g rnfiel •• X. 3 Match. A C mpany 0 ld hled:il...... 40 00 john Yuung...... (rirntc, Engineer! ...... S Open to )[erulicr• r f tho J:nginecr Con O 1 o 2G !!!) ~ I ~ I( 40 H 0 I do ~o. 4 Match. ~ pnuy, Xo. ", 5 ry1111 Jou:; HACPHEn ·ox, Lt. Col., B.~L No ...... L 1'1nu 1'IEETnw OP TllE QU"Em:c .ACX· ILB.RY RIFT.'E :I3RA:\Cl1[ ...\SSOCIATfO llclrl at Q11cb,.c, 011 tlu 'ii.th A11y11~1, 1$G5 . S 01 '1' 5At ~0() ynrtls, 4 feet x Ci fret • IZC nrgcts, ~h1po of' Bull's J:~1s, Centre:-, &c., "·100 to noo yJ~., 1 (i feet x G foct Bull's Eyrs nu F1n11 l\1n:ru.;o OF TUE QuEuEc Auxn.1An1 H1ru: l3nA:-.c11 Assoc1ATJON.-Co11tirwc I' H I Z I!~. WINNBilS. ~ I ~.; I I :3~ I ~~ Description of ...: ~ ,. , ~ ~ \\'lnner'al ·;; !i ~_: fl> .; ;? ~ ~ g_:;J '- H ------Terms of Competition. ,, - • o o a Itillo u cd by ~ r; 5 c; §' Scorc. : .S I g , ----D crip::____ J::: ____Nnmc. __ __/__ ::_::orps~ I 0 ~ I~~ I~8 2~ I ]~~ 1_ Win-ner. ------____1 _:_:_,_ $ cts.1 rE·l" Doudict ...... •....•...... } Yds. G h Pn , a "•her \Oup ...... 1 lll11rk!. 50 00/ 1~: t~~l~~·D~~·~i'd:::::::::::·· Fire men from lho :;111 llatt .. Open to live men from each Datlnliun aoo rr. Cotton...... I of Gnnndian V J,, 11'. Suzon, J,t.-Uol. ----- Brigndc ~1njor. No !I MEET!~C OF TUE STll B\T· TALION "STAU.\COX-\ H1pr,r.s." lfcld at f2ue!Jcr, 01~ tl1c 20tlt .Au911st1 l"G5. Size of Target., Shapn of Bull's Fye~ Uentrcs &c { At 300 yard~, , , "l I •) (( 400 to £i01J yiJ 'I ci ~::~ ~ ~ ~:~:} Bnll's Eyes nnd 'cntrcs ~quare. ======::======~======~-- 60 00 Alcxnnder Frc" ...... Cor1•orol, i;o. l Goml':•ny.. ) ( 151 'JO II. Ale:oconiler ...... ··•·••··• ·•····•·• l'riY11tc, C. 8. R ...... •... ··• 1 80 10 1 1 flO, W. J. Barrett •.....••...... i-;cr"cnnt, No. 1 Cot011nu1 .. 2 .o 182 00 .r. Wllhh ...... l'ri~ntc, v. s. u ...... : .. Open to Oniccrs, ~on.Ca111mi•sio11c1l Offi 2.. 40 I OIJ \~ m. IJ' N ~•ll H 'f · • 00 I I :?!? 40 5 o ...... ergcanl, 11 r•JOr ...... cer~ nnol men of lhu ~th Bnttnlion. Sf 400 I ll 0 Mo;l(nn ...... l'rin1tJ, Xo. 4 Cn111pnn) ... , rounds nt ••ach ot tho!! tir•t r inge•, ntul 2~ 40 I f'nfid I RiOo I J I 1 C . ,. j .t l'I j Ii 00o .rI!. .•. Cut o~~u ton····· ...... jc· ,"!1."' r.i •, ~"fl. , omp.!11, ·· four nl Iha last ...... •10 ...... , Goi-t. isauo. GOO I 1 ti\ Q pl • C?, I •• ,, ••••• 5 00 J )' • ••••• ''' ••• •• •••• ''''''' ''•• 1 1 1 0 00 00 5 00 1·r· : S. J. HEEYi;, Lt.-Col. Comd'g. th B ttalion.