The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-11
Canada The number and capacity Of the gunboais and
the several points At which they are 70 be build are 10
| DO definitely decided upon by the Admiral.

Canada the number and capacity Of the gunboais and
the several points at which they are 70 be built are TO
be definitely decided upon by the Admiral
THE PRESENT DEFENSIVE POSITION OF CANADA.
But as sthe best laid schemes OF mice an, men gang
aft aglee," and as government may at any moment
determine TO nip this pleasant programme Of Old Eng
lands American policy in the bud, by means Of the Mon
roe doctrine and General Grant it is we'll to inquire
what the present defensive condition Of England in
gentle though Arm, coercion be difcult Of accom-.
plishment or attended by any material sacrifice To
| that end We will first consider
| THE MILITARY FORCE OF CANADA.
The garrison towns in Canada are London, Hamilton,
Toronto kingston Montreal and Quebec and the troops
Of the regular British army now In the province are sta
At London-one wing of the Sixteenth British infantry,
between four and FIVE hundred strong under command
Of Major Ross regmental field battery, six twelve
FOUNDER ARMSTRONG guns one hundred and ainey-foar
AT Hamilton-Five companies of the Sixteenth British
infantry four 70 Ave hundred men, under command OF
oo. Peacock peacock No guns
cred mem Colonel Lowry commanding. Batteries and
| 9, Fourth brigade British regulars each battery one
strong gus ninety five horses twenty spares
Colonel Mountain In command; Colonel Hoste com.
Of forty men Of the Tenth brigade of heavy artillery,
nsn 10 charge OF siege guns at the fort Full COM
At Kingston-Two field batteries ton guns EACH Arm
srongs two hundred and twenty i've men each battery
squad OF Tenth British heavy artillery, two hundred
men, TO work the guns In the forts.
Al MontrcalSixtieth British foot (riaes Fourth bat
! taon one thousand men; Twenty-hfth British inan-
try, or Kings Own Borderers, nine hundred strong
Thrteth British light infantry, hundred strong,
der command Of Colonel Packonham; two batteries Of
field artillery, each battery six gums Armstrong twelve
FOUNDERS, two hundred and fifty men, about one hum
| At Quebec-Seventh British Fuaileer Guards, eight
hundred to nine hundred First battalion British
Rifle brigade nine hundred strong; Tenth brigade Royal
artillery three hundred strong; Fourth battalion Rifle
BRIGADE nine hundred men, Point Levi; field bat
teries, six guns each, twelve FOUNDER Armstrong;.
The force Of the regular British army in Canada s
therefore about nine thousand eight hundred men,
nine field batteries numbering Ixty.two guns.
Of
companies hundred and nineteen infantry compa-
Mes eghtytwo RTE companies two engineer com ap,
batteries.
The volunteer force in Lower Canada is-Finy.two
gineer companies, nine cavalry companies twelve CON-
panics Of garrison artillery and two ded batteries
In garrison towns the volunteer force Is as follows
two hundred and my mem Quebec aed battery, three
snS
garrison artillery, four batteries; Eighth battalion
ono and weny
Ninth battalion, "vogeurs dc Quebec, sin companies,
| about five hundred men
At Point Levi-Seventeenth battalion Of infantry, five
companies, about four hundred men.
In Montreal-The Montreal squadron Cavalry, two
Guides, OF Governor Generals Body Guard" about fty
men, Montreal Field battery, three six Founders and
twelve FOUNDER guns one hundred and twenty five
| panies about sixty men; Montreal light infantry six
"The Koys Light Infantry seven Companies, six hun,
dred men; Sixth battalion "Hocheaga Light Infantry
six companies about Ave hundred men; FIRST battalion
"Prince Of Wales Rifles nine companies hundred
men; Third battalion Victoria Volunteer Rifles" six
companies, about four hundred men; Fourth battery
Chasseurs Canadiens ten companies, about seven hun
dred men; City Police rife companies two companies,
| one hundred and sixty men.
In kingson-Frst Frontenac troop (cavary) one hun
dred and twenty men; Kingston field battery two nine
Founders and one twentyour FOUNDER guns, one hun
Fourteenth battalion rifles, companies, about four
| hundred men.
In Toronto-rirs, York troop cavalry, abou. eighty
men, Toronto Field battery three six FOUNDERS and
twelve FOUNDER guns hundred and twenty five men,
Toronto Naval brigade, hundred strong, having
Of Ave boats Tenth battalion Of infantry, "Royal reg
ment of Toronto Volunteers" eight companies, eight
hundred men; Second battalion "The Queens Own
rifles ten companies, eight hundred men.
In Hamlton-First Wentworth troop tOAyalIyl eighty
twelve FOUNDER guns one hundred and twenty i've men
Twelfth battalion VI infantry, eight companies, about nvo
hundred men.
strong; London field battery two Founders and
twenty four FOUNDER guns one hundred men; London
battery, forty men; London infantry, two companies
one hundred and seventy.nve men; London rincs two
| companies, two hundred men.
Report Of the state OF Militia for 1884 down
| twenty five thousand men.
The service militia is distinct from the volunteer
province Of the Of eighteen years and upwards and
under sixty years, not exempted or disqual
called respectively first class service men,
ond class men, and reserve The first class service
those Of eighteen years Of age and upwards but
under forty five years, who are Unmarried men, or
widowers without children; the second class service
men, or widowers with children, and the reserve men
those between the ages Of forty-h and sixty.
The whole strength Of the service militia under this
law, returned on the rolls Of 1894 is as foows:-In
Upper Canada 270 l2Sbeng Of the first class S. 0S1
OF the second class 1870 $685. and OF the reserve men,
class 4o; Of the second class 627 and Of the
men, 80 7oL This gives the entire militia strength
rs Ha2 I sass %sH
This enrolment includes the volunteer militia, although
they exempted from attending MUSTER and from
service at any time except In OF war; invasion
nsurrecton while they are the rolls OF any corps
or battalion and serving therein. II also includes the
emptIons by reason Of nrmites or any other cause,
be made after draft may have taken place. so
that this enrolment shows the very extreme numper o.
duty, supposng were exempt or disabled while,
in fact the number capable Of performing military
vice in the province would not probably reach much
more than half these figures.
| THE PRESENT ARMAMENT OF CANADA.
| The and accoutremcnts at the disposal OF Tho
provincial government, furnished by the imperial au
thorities for the use OF the militia and volunteers o
the province, po May rs 1894, were, in reply to TO-.
long EnGcds, 1928 sets Of accoutrements 90 231.
is estimated that there have since been issued from thu
in The hands Of the militia about rs Too There are II
addition about 600 stand Of arms Of different denomi
nations in possession Of the militia belonging TO TIT
imperial government There at the present time a
Quebec, in the Citadel Armory, $4,000 stand OF arms
l6 600 sabres and H. 900 revoves This does not include
the flint locks aud other inefficient arms, OF which Their
are large numbers In store The rifles Enfclds
seafaring and whtworhs The Ennelds are sighted 70
900 yards the Seafaring for 200 and the Whworh 70
500 There estimated 10 be about so 900 more be
longing to the imperial government stored at othe
points making In all In the province between 100 90
and 40, 900 stand Of good and efficient arms
There are large number Of heavy guns IN Quebec an
good supply Of siege guns at Kingston, Toronto Mon
treal and other points but many OF them old fash
toned pieces UNIT for service There at Quebec
Kingston and effective guns recently importe
from England, and q large number Of mortars
The government steamer Himalaya which left Qucbe
last month with troops their return home, 10 brin
back heavy armament OF guns and rifles Among then
70 be several complete ornaments for gunboas,
different capacities II Is 10 be her last trip this