Historical records of the New Brunswick Regiment, Canadian Artillery

:—56 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THEany cost answered Governor Harvey's demand by calling formore troops to the number of ten thousand men. Sir Johnacted promptly. He despatched ninety men of the 36th regimentthen at Fredericton, under Colonel Maxwell, to Woodstock.On 13th February a draft was ordered from the istand 2nd battalions of the.Carleton county mihtia. A requestfor troops was sent to Sir John Colborne, the commander inUpper Canada. The militia of St. John volunteered ; the firstto come forward being fifty men of the Highland companyunder Captain, afterwards the Hon. John Robertson. A draftwas made on the militia in that city, one company of seventyfivemen being taken from the ist battalion and another ofequal strength from the rifle battalion. These men did garrisonduty during the absence of the regulars from the city. Theregiment of Artillery volunteered its services which were acceptedby the following order :MilitiaGeneral OrderHeadquarters, Fredericton,19th March, 1839.—His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor and Commanderinchief, having accepted the voluntary offer of service of theNew Brunswick Regiment of Artillery, has been pleased toorder into actual service one officer, two non-commissionedofficers and nine gunners per company (together with the adjutant)at each of the following stations, viz. : Fredericton,Woodstock, Saint John and Saint Andrews.Lieutenant-Colonel Hayne will be pleased to take immediatesteps for carrying this arrangement into effect.By command,(Signed)George Shore,Adjutant.