The New York herald., 1867-01-14

The Defepess Of MeatrsaD, O. E.-Cost oi
Works $4,000, ,OO0-Objeet Of the De-
fcnccs-Drilisary HcaAs.
II is tolerahiy we'll known that Montreal Is 70 bs
fenced in by works Of 20 heavy character - to cost
lo,ooo 00o-a sum which Il. tobe paid BY the homo
government for Is far too heavy to out Of tn
provincial treasury. Il would swae~ up years in
come Of the province Of Canada
The dsfences wiR b. divided into three works, the
chief ono 70 be the south side Of the st. lawrence
with the object Of covering the city Of Montreal and the
Victoria bridge This work is 70 consist Of number Of
detached redoubts which could atis OF war; b
nsctsd. The area ssclossd BY theworks would const
tute an sutrenched camp ground. This work, IL s
hoped would defend Montreal against any advance from
the direction Of Rossss Point Plnsburg, for the
danger Of invasion ssy spprshsndsd from the United
Ssatea
some works are to 10 thrown up on the head Of the
Island Of Montreal TO resist advance by this way.
These works are to bs batteries disposed cover the
roads leading Montreal and tho most favorable points
Of landing the Lac 81 Louis shore, eastern side.
Ing down the Left bank ef the ST. Lawrsnce, General
Boyd did in tho last Of 1914 The Lachins road 10
10 = especIaiiy defended
On the north aide Of Montreal ,is large mountain
which commands the city Upon this huge natural
mound tobe placed batteries to command the city and
the eastern approaches to H. Thus " an enemy were
the river In winter time below tho city and ad
vance up the bank they would be exposed TO fire OF
avoid y advancing along the river sde covered BY the
high bank at Long Point. Moreover tho IRE would be
too distant 20 be effective
ST. Helens Island lies In the centre Of the river ncu
ing south shore. and upon the magasne and
other military stores besides battery pointing east and
intended command tbs passage Of the rver upwards
or This battery ID 10 be strengthened aud other
works thrown up the ISLAND. II is also said that .
fe DE- nt Is 70 be thrown mp ON tho Ottawa river 10
cover the railroad bridge s Ste Annes which unitss the
two OF the province divided by the Ottawa river
The object these defences recommended by the Royal
Engpeers and adopted by tho Commander VI the Forces
Is certainly meet United States Invading force, not
Fenian.
Point Levi 10 now strongly fortified and thus Quebec
fs thought 10 he safe; ana Halifax is being made very
Cronsadt with four to 6ve hundred guns POSITION
and an engineer for lieutenant governor But these
works arc only secondary, and useless without some
hundred thousand TO hold them, force which the
Canadian government does not know how 70 organize
The commander OF ths forces In old man Of about
sixty years Of age He has seen much peace service
but ste war service He seems 10 be awakening TO the
power OF the United States for he, not long since, de-
clared that in stwo wssks' Montreal could be taken
lmeaning by . United States forcs.)
Tho Minister Of Militia is Hon. ]. A. Macdonald, ~
p. r. for Kingston, who Ii a lawyer OF the place. VI
military matters he quite innocent and, BESIDES bis
intemperaie habits incapacats him for the position Of
Minister of any oice. For hs sioyaAy,n that is, his
blind adherence TO the interests Of the crown and his
defiance OF people twbo pay and elect him he 10
retained In his offce such the imperial and pro-
visiona military heads Of the province Of Canada.