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     May 24th being the anniversary of Her Majesty’s birthday, 
     
     flags at an early hour were seen waving in the morning’s breeze. 
     
     A review of the city volunteers took place under Colonel 
     
     Haviland. A Royal Salute was fired by the Artillery under 
     
     Captain Morris, a fiu-tle—jaz'a rolled from the rifles, hearty cheers 
     
     were given, and the troops marched past to martial music played 
     
     by the band, after which the parade dismissed. A levee at 
     
    
   
   
    
     Government House, which was largely attended during the 
     
     afternoon. 
     
    
   
   
    
     An addition of four 6 pounder brass guns,——forwarded by the 
     
     Secretary of War—were received at George’s Battery, raising 
     
     the field battery to 6 guns, its original strength. 
     
    
   
   
    
     On the 28th of June, the anniversary of Her Majesty’s 
     
     Coronation, quite a display took place on the Barracks Square, 
     
     greatly to the delight of the citizens who had congregated in 
     
     vast numbers. This consisted of a field day,- the Volunteers 
     
     were called upon to defend George’s Battery against a sup- 
     
     posed enemy, who intended to attack and storm it on the land 
     
     side, in similar manner as the fortress of Sebastopol had been 
     
     laid siege to by the English and French, in 1854. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The city forces being insufficient within themselves to stand 
     
     the shock of a powerful enemy, they were reinforced by the 
     
     arrival of a body of Volunteers from different sections of the 
     
     country, swelling the muster roll to several hundred. They 
     
     formed in order of battle as follows: The field guns were 
     
     placed so as to enfilade Rochford Street, in case the enemy 
     
     should advance in that direction; light troops were then sent 
     
     to the front in skirmishing order, while the main body, under 
     
     Colonel Haviland, was drawn up in line with the Artillery, 
     
     commanded by Captain Morris. The Commander-in-chief 
     
     was stationed upon an eminence to the left rear, from where 
     
     he had a commanding view of the field. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Presently the sharp rattle of rifles was heard in front, and 
     
     bugles sounded the advance of the enemy; the Artillery there- 
     
     upon opened fire at blank range; the main body of Infantry 
     
     became engaged and were marching and counter-marching, so 
     
     as to have the best chance at the enemy, while they themselves 
     
     were keeping safe from danger. But a singular panic came 
     
     over the gallant artillery, as if alarmed at the approach of 
     
     cavalry ,- the officers cried aloud, “dismount the Battery,” and