The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-09-21

ous MONTREAL CORRESPONDENCE.

The Great Review in Honor of General Meade
and staff ON the Champs de Mnrs-How the
Canadians Expect TO Make General MEADE
nm Anti.Fenian.
MONTREAL, c. E., Sept. 10, 1866.
To-day all the regular force in this city ordered to
prepare for review the design being TO do General Meade
honor for tho faithful execution Of his duties during the
late attack upon the Province.
The ground chosen for the review is the old Champs
do Mars which, ono hundred years ago or more, was
used by the French their parade ground II Is about
four hundred yards long, by hundred and fifty wide,
and lies in the heart Of the city, forming little plateau
on the eope OF the first one OF the two cofes which,
with the hollow between them, constitute the site OF
their CITY, There are banks the one stepping as IT
were from Nore Dame street to the Champs, ana the
other from tho ground TO Craig street. On the
frs, bank have laid steps, which can serve as seats
for the people who come TO look upon any military
pageant such as that OF to-day
Al ten o'clock the troops began to march into the
Champs and In twenty minutes they were all there
The force consisted OF two batteries VWeise suusj,
breech-oadcrs, and three battaons-nainee,y, lne
Tsenty-thrd ROYAL Welsh Fuseers, Twenty uith King
Own Observation-Disclosures Of the iine-and the Fourh
battalion Ride Brigade the newly arrived troops were
not present The whole made force of about eighteen
hundred men, On reaching the ground they were
formed into contiguous columns OF batlallons, ana
ARRIVAL GENERAL MEADE,
who came on the ground few minutes later he was
the Brigade Majors horse, BIT hi5 two Aus
tho line band after band struck up and when be got
opposite to General Lindsay, that officer and his an So
luted HIM. General Lindsay, then, after few words
with the distinguished visitor proposed to deile the
whole force before him In slow time. IL was put in
march, and corps atr corps passed before the Gene
raj the officers sauling aud he returning the salute
as he was TO do with the DIVISIONS of the Army
OF tho Potomac This over, the troops denied in quick
time and then in double quick the bands OF the
infantry heinz omitted and standing in the centre OF the
Champs AS the two batteries went by him General
Meade expressed 70 General Lindsay his admiration OF
anAfaa nj
II was with this aud the rifle battalion that he
seemed 10 DO most struck After tho delilcment the
Tweniyt ;imcnt put through the bayonet ex
ercise which the men performed very WELL though, as
have before observed there too many thruss and
parres-lnore would be used in warfare. With this
exhibition of good drill General Meade cned TO be well
satisfied and at tho end Of every movement frankly gave
his praise or tho drill and stead ness shown by the men
There were about tour thousand people upon the
ground and at the bayonet drill they gave cheer and
made pagdts With their hands, IT which the men Of the
Twenty third were gratifed
teries shown General Meade and as he walked over
to it his aids also led by Of General Lind
says staff to examine the gun. Every explanation was
given by General Lindsay and Colonel Pipon, IL was
worked by It's gunners in The presence Of the three
American olcers who looked on and watched the gun
with attention. This gun forms the best part 0.
British force. II Is very good one, and as long az u
would contno in good order u would DO very cestrnc-
enemy. The riding OF tho gun Is lhe, ara, 10
avoid inlurng The grooves rings Of lead placed on
the she'll hat tho part which reels against the bora
NAV be softer metal than itself, This renders the
muniton expensive and not easily TO be replaced.
After Inc examination Of The breoch loading gun was
General Meade returned 70 the sautins point and
looked nuUlber Of made by the force,
oil, Of wh ch executed with The precision and stead
tha denote The soldors Of tho British army This
over General left ground, apparently well pleased
with the exercises Ia his honor
Tic weather not ~ that could have been desired
tho sky being lowering Drops Of rain 70 AZ intsrva 8
II was cold and the day mora Ike one in The
end OF fall than ia scNe nberbat at his season
the weather seoms s'out Of joint
This Afternoon General Meade viii hold reception,
all those who desire 70 pay their respects 70 bin wi
have occasion 10 do az the st. Lawrence hall.
All this attention IL shown neral Meade ia the hope
that wit dispose ia well towards the CANADIANS aud
render him suii-Fcnian.
General bicad intends leaving Tomorrow Tor P!ats
burg