The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-02
our MONTREAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Military MOvemeBts Accurate Estimates Of
she Regular and Volunteer Forces Disgust
of the Latter with tho Service, &C., &c.
Cant 1890

Military MOvemc nts-Accprafe Estimates Of
she Regular and Volunteer Forces Disgust
of the Latter with tho Service, &C.. &c.
MONTREAL, c. r., Sept %, 1880
The military situation Of the province is incress-
ine interest tho arrival Of regular cavalry, an
that has not been Canada for years. giving
the volunteers a new dash OF ardor and q longing for
brush with the Fenans, who, IL is thought, mean 10
visit the province toward the end Of tbis month.
The points OF attack this tine viii, IL eurm.scd 10
along the frontier Of Nissisquo Huntington, there
being natural distractions there 10 thcY advance
apd the line Of lakes and rivers being guarded by
RuneoAts OF the regular navy
published in this city The following gives IL I'm
portant points
All enrolled volunteers who ,efue turn with ,heir
ses ~ eouri martial Tor dcseron 0e
ma aecesy 70 sonssss HVtec Q, spsh .yrnps
pain Of his company any officer sergeant undAr Bis
The oncer commanding win time In srr~ssinr all
such volunteers and reporting them 3, the tetric star
The asHe s.Ps The only T.ponssls %
officers shall their corps being orierca into active SER
tbs, each fay equipped ami has sa kit
shall BE- taken away aud destroyed ''' : '"''''
These regulations are followed BY some general direc-
ons me oplec' Of which y 70 impress upon the men
officers 10 the district stan officer aud 20 condemn tho
Of anything like 'Rornd Robins for thaf purpose.
occasionally show INSTRUMENTATION too much Jude
pendepce saying they ''n free country mot
dogs &C. though their favorite Yong sJolly dogs
The head Of the militia department " like q sailor
before ship goes down. He Is indulginr and feeling
very careless 10 the Fensns and thor attacks believes
that every one else s IN ihe sAnae happy ssase q
devil may careisrn.
The rolls show IS 600 men o. the volunteer force for
service, but 50 Disguised they that no: MON than
200o0 or 200 could be so. 70 tho front in an
gency.
The force o. regular troops now in canada 10 about
II 600 men, IL 900 Of whom effective As 10 the
tiery, there are eight nnc batteries say forty eight
TO Gftyour guns brcech loadins) in the most ecient
stale for service.
Tbs regiment Of cavalry, ray 800 men, is one Of the
best corps In the army-fomery the Thirteenth Light
Dragons who fought so we'll In Spain and Portugal In
the first ten years Of this century. square OF men,
armed with breecb loading rice could however rcpuse
the best cavalry in the world Witness the experiment
lately made In France Tho infantry could Are three OF
more rounds 81 their adversarcs thcy charged and
down would roll horses and men before the Gre. The
square would have 70 be OF good steady mon 70 do this
must DO said
The officers regular aud yolunsess in Canada very
poor indeed II seems that tho inject Of the Adjutsnt
General 10 10 keep the best Canadians OF tho militia
forcc-mcn who have learned warfare In tho United
States armies during Tho late OF thcec men there
good number IA the province spi,sully called BY
the English party Yankee officers