124 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 
     
    
   
   
    
     immediately the guns, wheels, trails and axle-trees, were thrown 
     
     flat upon the ground, while for a time the gunners rested their 
     
     wearied bodies upon the different parts as though nothing 
     
     strange had occurred. But orders were shortly given to re— 
     
     mount the Battery and they were soon again in the heat of 
     
     action, filling the atmosphere with noise, dust, and curling 
     
     wreaths of smoke, when through the mist at that moment, a 
     
     long line as straight as the ranks of a grenadier regiment was 
     
     observed posted a little distance in front ; being determined that 
     
     no foe should obtain a footing within the ramparts of the fort, 
     
     the bugles sounded the charge, and with levelled bayonets, the 
     
     whole line pressed forward with terrific speed, when the sturdy 
     
     fence surrounding the Barrack grounds, brought it suddenly to 
     
     a halt. With this grand charge the fighting was brought to a 
     
     close, and the brave little army being deeply impressed with the 
     
     old proverb, viz: “all is well that ends well," retired from the 
     
     hard fought field, leaving the wounded and burial of the dead 
     
     for the care of the morrow. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The second Rifle Competition was held this year on the 11th 
     
     of August, in a field situated a little to the east of the city, 
     
     extending from the river’s side to the lower road, it was fitted 
     
     up with two targets, the firing being directed towards the river. 
     
     Here an Intercolonial Match was also to be contested. Dur— 
     
     ing the late session of the Legislature, the sum of £60 was 
     
     granted for the purpose of purchasing an Intercolonial prize— 
     
     whereby the volunteers should be encouraged—and having 
     
     decided upon offering a handsome Silver Cup as a prize, they 
     
     at once sent to London, and in due time the trophy arrived. 
     
     Rifle teams of twenty each were then invited from Nova 
     
     Scotia and New Brunswick to compete with the same number 
     
     of our own marksmen for the possession of this valuable 
     
     article. The morning was fair and promising with scarce a 
     
     breath of wind. Tents for the accommodation of visitors 
     
     were erected on various parts of the field, as the hour of IO 
     
     o’clock arrived, the strains of music which had been.heard 
     
     afar off, now entered the field gate, followed by the Island 
     
     competitors, numbering 86, and a great number of spectators, 
     
     happy and rejoicing. 
     
    

    
     The ranges, targets and number of rounds to be fired, were 
     
     similar to that of the previous year. Major Hunter Duvar 
     
     was range officer, and Colonels Lourie and Crowdie, umpires.