Historical records of the New Brunswick Regiment, Canadian Artillery

124 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THEB. L. Peters', and G. J.Coster, of Captain McLauchlan'sbattery, each won a silver medal. There was a grand reviewat Torryburn on 25th September at which the artillery and allOther forces acquitted themselves creditably They were accompaniedon this occasion by Captain Morris' battery ofRoyalArtillery.There was not the same ecla. attending the reviews of thatportion of the active militia which was not enrolled in thevolunteer companies. By an absurd provision in the law theywere called out for one day's drill in each year. Of coursethey formed the butt for all who chose to jeer, and the descriptionsin the newspapers of the time are most ludicrous.No training was given or could be attempted and these farcesserved simply for the enrolment of the men.During the year Captain Hurd Peters retired from thecommand of the Portland battery, which he had brought intoexistence and which had been very successful under his charge.He was succeeded in command by Lieutenant Simonds,who had been gazetted 27th April. Lieutenants Kirk andRankin also retired and Gunner Edward Jones, of B. L.Peters' battery and Richard Farmer obtained commissionsin the battery.Captain Knox's battery at Gagetown went out of service.Captain Chestnut's at Fredericton was strengthened by theappointment of Geo. C. Peters and John M. Stratton aslieutenants. The latter was drowned in the Saxby gale of1869. Lieutenant Quinton was also transferred from CaptainM. H. Peters' battery to the county militia.The remarks of Lieutenant Jago, R. A., who inspected theartillery at St. John on September loth, were very complimentary.Without underrating the other batteries he particularly