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Artillery, which was stationed here, three troops of volunteer horse and a light infan- try company were raised among the inhabi- tants. These were handsomely clothed and mounted at their own expense, the arms and accoutrements being given by the gov- emment.

The militia law referred to, passed in I 780, required every man between the ages of sixteen and sixty years to be mustered and made subject to militia law. The Island was now considered safe from any predatory attack. The town was now protected on the side of the harbour by two batterties, that on the west side mounted with eleven heavy guns, so disposed as to command every part of the harbour; the other placed on the bank of the river in front of the town, mounted with four guns; the entrance to the harbour was defended by a block house mounting four guns, in front of which was a stone bat- tery mounting five guns; with a ditch, the whole well stockaded. There was also a bat- tery on the eastern side of the harbour, at that time out of repair. From the block house all vessels approaching were carefully signalled.

The barracks were situated at the west end of the town, and consisted of two sepa- rate ranges of buildings, each 260 feet in length, which fronted each other, being di- vided by a spacious parade. They were cal- culated to accommodate upwards of three hundred men, with their officers. A hand- some colonnade ran along the front of each range, the whole painted white, and, though flat roofed, the structures had a respectable appearance, and, in point of accommodation were not surpassed by any barracks in North America.

In 1806 there was in Charlottetown a small garrison. consisting of one subaltern,

PAST AND PRESENT OF

two sergeants, two corporals and twenty- six privates.

In 1826 a detachment of the Eighty-first Regiment, stationed here, was relieved by a part of the Seventy-fourth under Lieutenant Barker.

On August IO, 1828, a detachment of the Rifle Brigade, under Captain Pember- ton, a Waterloo veteran, relieved the garri- son which sailed for headquarters.

The Rifles on duty were relieved in June, 1828, by a detachment of the Fifty-second Light Infantry, under command of Captain Moorsom.

On April 23, 1829, the King's birthday was celebrated by a military review. The troops, consisting of a troop of cavalry, two companies of artillery of the garrison, the Sixth Battalion of Militia, were drawn up on Queen Square, under command of Cap- tain Moorsom.

On July 25, 1829, a detachment of the Ninety-sixth Regiment, under command of Captain Getin, relieved Captain Moorsom and his garrison.

In 1831 the garrison on duty here was relieved by a detachment of the Eighth Reg- iment, under command of Captain Machen.

In 1833 Colonel Holland, having re- tired from the position of Adjutant General of Militia, Major Ambrose Lane was "ap- pointed in his stead, and the garrison troops were relieved by a detachment of the Rifle Brigade, under Captain Sullivan.

The Militia Act was amended this year by 3 W illiam IV, Cap. 30, whereby the mi- litia was formed into battalions, regiments and companies. and clerks were appointed for each company, who once in each year made out a list of all persons liable to be en- rolled in the militia living within company bounds, and gave same to the captain, who