MILITARY AND CIVIL. 2 2 I

I Lieutenant, 15 rank and file; No. 5 Company—I Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 2 Sergeants, 25 rank and file; No. 6 Company—5 rank and file; No. 7 Company—l Lieutenant, 1 Sergeant, [3 rank and file; No. 8 Company— 5 rank and file.

No. 2,—The officers commanding each company will be particular and select his best and most efficient men for this service, and also see that they are all fully accoutered, any articles they may be deficient of must be reported at once to headquarters.

By order, HENRY BEER, Lt.-Colonel. Com. 82nd Butt. of Infantry.

To Capt. D. Stewart, commanding No. 3 Co., 82nd Bath, Ch’town.

It may be mentioned just here that Capt. T. S. McLeod, then commanding No. 5 Company, at Hunter River, had also offered his services and that of his Company for duty, and had been accepted in the same manner as above stated. On Satur- day, at noon of the 15th instant, the two Companies of the 82nd Battalion were fully organized and complete in their equipments, except water bottles, which were not in store, and reported themselves ready to proceed on Monday morning, the 18th inst., just three days after receiving orders; which showed the military spirit which existed in this excellent Battalion.

Capt. Stewart had command of No. 1 Service Company, and Capt. McLeod, (now Lt.-Col.) command of No. a Company. We think that we cannot do better than give a few extracts from Capt. Stewart’s report, which was forwarded to headquarters after the Service Companies were dismissed, they being under arms for thirteen days in Charlottetown, awaiting orders to

proceed :

No. l. “ In accordance with Battalion orders dated l4th May, 1885, placing No. 3 Company 81nd Battalion on actual service for the Northwest, the detail of No. 3 Company being I captain, 1 lieutenant, a sergeants, 26 rank and file, I have to report that on the first parade of the Company there were present at roll call 27 rank and file, but owing to the strict medical examination which the men had to undergo, five of the number were found unfit for active service, which necessitated a further draft from members of my Company, and 1 have pleasure in reporting that on Monday, the 18th instant, the day we were to leave for service, there were present of my Company I lieutenant, 2 sergeants, 28 rank and file. The balance for No. I Service Company was made up asfollows : No. 4 Company, York, I lieutenant, l sergeant, 9 rank and file ; No. 6 Company, Covehead, a rank