The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-04
THE BATTLE or MONTREAL.
re Occasion for watch the Thirteenth Rest
aeut will 90 90 Canada.

9eut Will 90 60 Canada.
To celebrate their Queens birthday, thres |
weeks hence the loyal Canadians propose
sham nght Of more than ordinary aRnfcence.
Except for the heat. the dust. the thirst. the
crowd. the confusion. tho afternoon thunder
storm. the impossbility Of making out what is
going on. and the casualties that come from
happening to 1re bullets instead Of blank cart
ridges. n sham fight is always n delightful per-
Torrance. 10th TO participants and spectators.
Even the sturdy poet who satrizps militia glory
under the Ruise Of peaceful dry goods man.
deacon Of church. maybe" trampinR about
In the rain and max ing wet goods of himself"
and who also depicts the dangerous propensity
Of the recruit to ilro AWAY his ramrod arter
too much rum and water even Hosen Biglow
admits that there Is fun to n CORVALLIS"
Lieut.. Gen. Sir f. Srlby- Smythe. the COM
mander " the militia forces OF the Dominion
has determined that the coming Queens birth
day review Mt Montreal shall be worthy Of the
Princess Louise and her husband. who. for tho
first time. are to assist in Canada nj this cere-
mony. AZ the only available omen field Ia too
small to contain all the expected troops in n
straight line, they are to form-not individually.
but collectively" in the shape OF the letter v"
In which position they will fire a royal salute
and fen de ioie then hats of. and throo cheers
for her Majesty" After that will follow the
march In review. and finally tho great sham
nght.
Touching the latter subject Gen. Sclby-
smythe gives instructions To all concerned with
ht elaboration. The enemy Ia to occupy tho
front Of the Agricultural grounds with n strong
advance poet to the right front. on the noun
tain side OF the Cemetery road. or course.
there must be troops TO represent tho enemy
and the unfortunate detachmenis selected for
this purpose-ungrateful, but necessary as the
villains part in the plny-are named; II Ia the
fortune Of war. The attack ng force ia to form
on the low ground. close to the Hotel Dieu. out
OF the enemy's sight. and. whom all il ready.
will advance to the combat.
We need not partcularlze how the assaultng
lines and columns are to be formed how they
are to advance now cautiously and now boldly
sometimes with creeping. but anon with quick
PUSHES and with many a shrewd device. and
always with unauailng Rallantry. to attack the
mountain outpost. The blank cartridges will
BE- expended Iudciously. 80 as to produce the
greatest efect-although in these days Of rifles
1t IL not essential to hold the fire until tho
whites of the enemy's eyes are seen. We need
not add that there can be but one outcome to
the affair" the snemy's main body will now
move rapidly in retreat by both TANKS"
What gives this approaching battle at Mont
real its special interest to American readers IL
that an American regiment. the Thirteenth
N. Y S. n. @. Of Brooklyn. is expected 10 take
part in it, This regiment is to start from its
hrmory on the 29d, to be Joined at st. Adams
VT. by Chaplain Beecher. and then the whole
body. thus reinforced. will 90 on to Montreal
reaching that point on the Esd. In season for
the grand event OF the Oath In Gen. Sir Seby-
Smythe's orders for review. the American
battalion" is courteously assigned a post OF
high honor namely. on the right of all the in
iantry-the line beyond the field guns which
deliver the ordnance salute. running: cavalry
artillery. engineers American battalion. Gov
ernor- Generals Foot Guards. Fifth. Sixth.
Queens Own Eighth" &c.
There is only one little drawback to the whole
affair thus far Gen. Seby Smythe says that.
after the review. should the American bat
TALON desire 10 take part in the ileld day. l
should propose 20 form tho regiment In re-
serve" Often. II Is true. the reserve is post
OF honor. But unQuestionably the Brooklyn
boys would prefer being In the forefront Of the
fray Chaplain Beecher. whose own field day
is to bo the 25th Sunday. when no will preach
10 his regiment in full reRimental coat and
trousers. might perhaps be able to secure po-
stion in tho forlorn hope for the regiment
during the battle Of the Gath. We have no
doubt. in any case, that the American battalion
will do itself credit: and II. by any accident. tho
enomy overcome by tho frenzy OF conflict,
should refuse to retreat by both TANKS at the
appointed time. there will be in reserve a force
that can DO relied upon to overwhelm 1t at once.