Historical records of the New Brunswick Regiment, Canadian Artillery

:34 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THEissued transferring Capt. James Potter from the Sea Fenciblesto the Artillery company vice Calverly, whose appointmentwas cancelled ;promoting David Waterbury to be first lieutenantand appointing Caleb Ward, gentleman, to be secondlieutenant.On the 20th September, 1816, Major Ward issued an orderrequesting Captains Humbert, McKee and Potter to takecharge of their several companies agreeably to the generalorder partlyquoted above.It is, however, doubtful whether Captain Potter assumedcommand of the company, as on i8th April, 182 1, MajorWard recommended the promotion of David Waterbury tothe captaincy ^vice Crookshank deceased' It is not at all likelythat this expression would have been used if Captain Potterhad been the officer retiring. At the same time he recommendedthe promotion of Caleb Ward to first lieutenant andthe appointment of John C. Waterbury as second lieutenant.George Shore^ then adjutant-general, replied on May ist,making the appointments as desired. The militia generalorders of loth August, 1821, of interest to the artillery, wereasfollows'Major Ward, commanding the St. John militia, having'expressed a wish to retire with his rank, the corps is to be'divided into two battalions, the first under Charles Drury,'Esq., the second under command of Charles Simonds, Esq.,'which gentlemen the commander-in-chief is pleased to appoint'majors commandant of the same. The companies at present'enrolled within the Umits of the city, including the Artil-'lery. Sea Fencibles and African companies are to form the'first battalion, the remaining companies are to form the second.'The commandants will recommend officers to complete their'corps agreeably to the proportion provided in the militia Act,'as also their staff, paying every possible attention to the