3/15 On arrival there the Montreal troops (with the exception of the cavalry and the company of Victoria Rifles) were left to garrison St.John's, together with the 21st Battalion and the St.John's Garrison Battery of Artillery. Fletcher was left in command at St.John's, with instructions to secure the safety of that place from a sudden dash by the enemy, and on the following morning proceed to the Huntingdon frontier and assume command of the troops assembled there. A party of the 21st Battalion (Richelieu Light Infantry) was detached at Malmaison to guard the bridge over the Pike River at that place. Smith arrived at Stanbridge Station with the Montreal Cavalry Troop and the one company of the Victoria Rifles. |