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Dépêche de Lord Granville à Sir John Young, gouverneur général du Canada (1)
The Secretary of State for the Coionies te the Governor General.
PSE Downing Street, 14th April, 1800.
Sir,—1. Her Majesty's Government have had recently under their -consideration | the distribution of Her Majesty's Troops among the British Colonies, and the rate of | contribution to be paid to the Imperial Exchequer by the Colonies in which they are
questions, their attention has been particularly directed to Despatch, No. 95, of the 17th of June, 1865 (2), in which Mr. Cardwell conveyed to Monek the decision of Lord Palmerton's Government on various questions of importance respecting the defence of then Province of Canada, and also to the Minutes
(1) Sessional Papers, 1869, No 60, page 11. — (2) Pièce No 3% ci-dessus.
large armies had been recently dishanded, and were not yet thorougbly absorbed in pursuits of peace. Such a state of things must always contain
Muenbouring country, and s0 far as the Canadians suffer form it, they Méchdrom their connection with Great Britain as from an unhappy—1
which I am by no means inclined to press too on which 1 have to convey to you the conclusions
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in the opinion that jt wi! soon maintain uny British force in those Provinces,
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employ for the organization or instruction or maintenance of fortifications, or f nee. The War Department cost price with such arms, though the matter may be of less interest to 1 enclose a copy of regulations under whieh
ed to take service as policemen, or otherwise, In the Colonies in which they have been stationed.
any part of it, pense of fhe Colony.
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the 17th of June, which 1 have already cited, and to Council refers, Mr. Cardwell observed that, “apart from
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(Signed,)
The Right Honorable Sir John Young, Bart., G.CB., GCMG.
Downing Street, 12th Februars, 1870.
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(1) Sessional Papers, 1871, No 46, page 8.
ns this force the Secretary of State for War is desirous of enabling your Ministers, 1f they should think It requisite, to retain in Canada the services of » “met body of regular troops for the instruction of their Volunteers and Miitie
The barracks and fortifications finally vacated by Her Majesty's troops, together menthe landed property of the War Department attached to them, will be bandes ae to Canada, so also wili the armament of the fortifications. But jt must be remembered vent, if et any future period troops are sent to Canada at the request of the Leet Gr
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time of pence, a in no way intended to alier or diminish the obligations which exlet on both sides in ense of foreign war.
I have, &ec.,
(Signed,) Governor General, The Right Hon. Sir John Young, Bart, G.C.B., GC.MS.
Rapport de Sir Georges Cartier au Gouverneur (:) Department of Militia and Defence,
nies, of the 12th February last (40-41), to His Excellerey the Governor Géneral, Herewith undersigned has the honor to state, that, the reason for not
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(1) Sessional Papers, 1871, No 46, page 65.
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#1 Lettre du Général Lindsay au Gouverneur Général (:)
The Licutenant General Commanding to the Governer General, Head Quarters,
Montreal, 27th May, 1870.
(Copy — C. 8900)
quarters returning to England.
2nd. Half-pay officers were to be allowed to take service under the Government of Canada, without forfeiting their rank in the army, and were to revert to half-pay when they censed such service.
3rd. That Her Majesty's Government expressed themselves anxious to afford the Dominion Government all possible assistance in organizing such a military and naval power as they may consider necessary.
I requested an early consideration of the question, which could not be postponed, inasmuch as two regiments were under orders to leave the country before the autumn. and another, essentially Anglo-Canadian, was to be disbanded.
1 pointed out to your Excellency’s consideration that a number of officers and men of the Royal Canadian Rifles, and probably of other corps, would be prepared to transfer their services to the Colonial Government; and in another letter respecting the composition of the force for the expedition to Red River, I also drew attention to the advantage of engaging the services of a portion of the Royal Canadian Rifles.
I have not yet been favored with a reply to my letter of the 14th April, except to one point, viz., that “the Government did not intend to avail themselves of the proffered “services of the men of the Royal Canadian Rifles”, and this decision has been still further confirmed by the Adjutant General of Militia, that with regard to the Red River Expedition, the Government would not accept Royal Canadian Riflemen until after they were discharged.
In again addressing your Excellency, 1 am well aware that the Dominion Govern- Leu must be the best judges of what their military policy should be, now that they have before them the Imperial
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positions which should be occupied, and to the military system, viz, Fort Henry,
There are also the Seat of Government and the Commercial Capital. The two former are places of considerable importance, and will be evacuated by Her Majestÿ's
I am conversant with the military system of the country, and however complete the organization may be, as regards the system laid down, yet there is no provision for the permanent employment of a force for the purpose of forming garrisons.
There ls, however, one suggestion which 1 am again anxious to bring under your Excelleney's consideration, viz., that of establishing an afflitated militery system with the Mother Country. It seems to me to be worthy of consideration, that the organiza-
(1) Sessional Papers, 1871, No 46, page 37.
