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 ISTORIC 
 
 Garrison 
 
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 ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, N. S. 
 
 Some of Its Early History 
 
 AS TOLD BY 
 
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 THH LAST BRITISH SOLOILR THAT 5T0()I) SHNTRY ON 
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 ANNAPOLIS ROYAL. 
 
 When I arrived here in 1851, the Garrison at Annapolis Royal 
 was as pretty a place as you would wish to see. Piles of ammu- 
 nition and guns, in fact, you could hardly walk without looking 
 into a cannon's mouth, the same, no douht, which had many a 
 time poured forth its deadly missile into ihe ranks of the enemy. 
 I was stationed here four limes in succession. The first time I 
 marched into this fort I belonged to the Twenty-third Royal 
 Welsh ^^usiliers. The regiment stationed here before we arrived 
 was the Second Battallion Rillces (Riile Brigade.) Lieutenant 
 Tratt commanded the fort at that time, with Dr. Leslie as surgeon. 
 
 Part of the barracks was burned down, back of where llall's 
 house now stands; and the French Barracks, which stood in 
 front of the bomb-proof, svas torn down by order of Colonel 
 Savage of the Royal Engineers. 
 
 Many of the old places of interest have been taken down, 
 even our old Blockhouse, and many of the embankments have 
 been levelled with the ground. 
 
 Its Ix-auty h11 is ^nui> 
 Disiiiunlh'd luui tlisrofji'd. 
 And witli the ravaj^cs of tiiiu' 
 Thi' scene (if in.iny a fray 
 Is sinking fast to slow decay. 
 
 In taking down the bomb-proof", a man by the name of C-.rtier 
 was killed. A large number of bricks were bought by Patterson, 
 a brick-maker, who took many a ship load to St. John. Sentries 
 were posted near the graveyard, at the gate, and on the front 
 battery. 
 
 Annapolis was quite a dillerent place then to what it is now. 
 1 could count all thd houses between here and Windsor, which 
 only consisted of a few log huts. 
 
 The last vessel that took a cargo of shot and guns was com- 
 manded i)y ("Aptain Dunn, of Granville. They were transported 
 to Halifax, lie look eight big guns, eighteen piles of shot and 
 two mortars. 
 
 •*v''«t*irw 
 
THE HISTORIC GARRISON. 
 
 During one of my stays here I made a prisoner of an ofricer 
 who failed to give the password, and put him in the box, I was 
 afterwards told that if I had not done my duty I would have been 
 shot. 
 
 The General's Bridge was so called bi'cause the Indians there 
 rebelled, and used to steal from persons in town. The soldiers 
 at the Garrison went out and drove them back, and called it 
 GeneraTs Bridge. All vas government property from the old 
 Academy up to the corner ; but it was sold otV gradually, until it 
 was all disposed of. 
 
 Major Norman, Barracks-master, was sent from the I lorse 
 Cniards by the Duke of Wellington. He it was who planted all 
 the trees in front of the (iarrison and Graveyard. The Duke of 
 Kent, the Queen's lather, thought a great deal of the old Fort. 
 
 I came here first with the left wing ot a Regiment; second, 
 with a Company ; third with fitty men; and fourth, with fifteen 
 men. The last Regiment that lay here was the Seventy sixth. 
 
 Tlie old French Barrack was taken down the last time I was 
 here. Each room held from thirty to forty men, and was all 
 bomb-proof. Perhaps a brief description of a bomb-proof mav 
 not be out of place. The rooms were all cone-shaped, with an 
 outside roof of shingles; but under that a covering of solid stone, 
 making it impregnable for shot or shell. In the inside of this 
 buildin<^, seats or beds for the soldiers wert' in a circle around 
 the room, near the wall, the centre being clear for tables, etc. 
 
 Two wells of beautiful water were also in the old Fort, and 
 many of the inhabitants availed themselves of this opportunity to 
 obtain the elixir of life. No doubt th<. old well that still remains, 
 has, in years gone by, slaked the thirst of some of our forefathers, 
 
 A passage underground, the moutli of which can still be 
 seen, used to lead to the old French uharf The English used it 
 merely as a storehouse for lumber and shot. On one occasion, I. 
 remember, moved by an adventurous motive, I explored part of 
 this subterranean pii.-^^.sage, and found ;iii old wTenching-pin 
 belonging to the French. I disposed of it to some lover of his- 
 torical relics for the sum of two dollars. To show how much 
 antiquities were then sought after, I might say that while under 
 ground I managed to kill a iar^c' animal, the tail of which broug'.-* 
 one dollar, almost as much, no doubt, as it would ^■"ive brought 
 during the Siege ot Dcrry. 
 
 Some call the passage I ha\-e just been speaking about, the 
 Black Hole, This is a mistake. What was. the Black Hole «Aas 
 nearer the gra\ eyard. It wa> l)ui!t of logs, and consisteil ol four 
 jipartnu^nts, used as cells. It has been down .s<uiic years. I'ire- 
 wood, I understand, was its fate the sa-ne death whicli rubfx'd us 
 of our l>l(ickliouse, some .years ago. 
 
 r mu.<l not forget to mcnt'on the Oid \r. h. This vcncr-ule 
 
THK HISTORIC GARRISOX. 
 
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 structure is composed of massive stone, and is still in a fair state 
 of preservation. If we were to read some old French records 
 relating to the Garrison during the time when it changed hands so 
 often, when the English and the F'rench were striving for the 
 mastery, we would, no doubt, find some mention made of it. 
 Indeed, so many of our country's brave defenders have, in '* ye 
 olden times," passed beneath this stately relic, that it is a wonder 
 the stones themselves have not turned red, instead of remaining 
 gray. 
 
 Several names of officers who served here in the old Fort at 
 difierent times, can still be deciphered on the Magazine, while 
 cannon balls and other articles dug up on the old battle-field, 
 serve to remind us of the fierce struggles that once ensued. 
 
 Much of the wood comprising the Blockhouse was eagerly 
 sought after, especially by American visitors, who. in the warmer 
 months, wander over the old battlements, and gather information 
 as well as recreation. 
 
 The old building that was burnt down in r.S8o, on George 
 Street was used on the lower flat as a provision store, and the 
 upjier as an armor\' room for the militia. 
 
 The old French wharf was farther down the river than the 
 present one. It was located near the point at the entrance to 
 Allen Creek Stones comprising the old foundation can ^till be 
 seen. It was not a straight wharf, but the shape of a triangle, 
 having three sides. The wharf ras it may be so called ) that we 
 see to-dav, was built bv the I^nglish. A man bv the name of 
 Iluestis came from St. John and put the Ton. It is now fast 
 going to ruin. 
 
 The (Government House, which stood opposite the Union 
 Bank, has long been burnt down, but I hope, befort; I'^^i^j ^o see 
 a large Post Office and Custom House rise in its place. Sir 
 Fenwick Williams, the heroic defender of Kars, was born here. 
 
 VVe lu'.d not a F'lying Yankee ' r ^ in olden times to carry the 
 mails between here and Halifax, but they were all carried on 
 men's backs, and occupied a fortnight to go through. 
 
 On one occasion I was absent seven years, and when I returned 
 the only building that had l)een erected was i»u' l>ai-)/. We <ire 
 glad to add that .\nnapolis has gone ahead a great deal since 
 then, and only hope th.it it is not finished growing. The old 
 Blockhouse, which was destroyed so lately, has had a checkered 
 histor\-: and if it oidy could have spoken, it would have told a far 
 more interesting tale than this feeble attempt of mine. 
 
 But 1 had some rough and hard sieges to go through while in 
 the service I was at one time senlenceil Id deatli at a place that 
 was then called the Disputed Territory, now it is called Fori 
 (ieorge. 1 am told it is one of the principal places in the North- 
 West. I was sentenced bv Sir jc^hii ll.iivev, then Gorernor of 
 
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THE HISTORIC (iARHISON, 
 
 Now Brunswick. I was on a lonely post, a post where several 
 soldiers liad been picked otV by the Indians. I went on at twelve, 
 and before one I was a prisoner. 1 would have been shot for giv- 
 ing a false alarm if I had not been allowed to speak for myself. 
 A sergeant and three men went with me, and they hauled out a 
 big 'ndian that I had shot. 1 was then allowed three days liber- 
 ty, and Sir John gave me two sovereigns to spend as I liked. 
 Ten years after this, at a kit inspection in Halifax, Sir John 
 Harvey remembered me, and took me lor his orderly, in which 
 otiice I remained until his death. Another time, when we had to 
 cross the Grand K^iver going on to Lake Erie, we marched on 
 the Ice until we came in sight of Navy Island, where the rebels 
 were encam.peri. This was the end of Papineau's rebellion, the 
 latter end of 183S. When we got the route for Navy Island I 
 was stationed at a place called the Bath House at Niagara Falls. 
 We had two companies oi' negroes, commanded by Captain 
 Thomas. Although a black man, he was thought a great deal 
 of for he raised a regiment of blacks, which he commanded 
 himself Cajitain Thomas and two companies came with us; 
 they were the first that crossed into Navy Island. When the 
 rebels saw us coming they Hew up and left everything, provisions, 
 clothing, ammunition and llrearms. This rout that we gave them 
 out of Navy Island put an end to the rebellion. 
 
 It was in this rebellion, at a place called LalVairie, in Canada, 
 nine miles from Montreal, that I was wounded. Nelson was the 
 rebel doctor. To him, thrcjugh his skilful treatment and the 
 blessing of (lod, I owe my life. For the care of myself and a 
 sergeant, Lady Colbourne begged the life of Dr. Nelson, for he 
 was, when we took him, chief of the rebels. The man in the rear 
 of me was killed by an old mortar that was fired at us filled with 
 scrap"^ and pieces of broken bottles. I lay nine months in 
 hospital on the broad of my back on St. Helen's Island. Before I 
 went to the General Hospital my legs and face were all cut open. 
 I could never afterwards wear ttie kilt, I had to join another 
 regiment. Lord Charles Wellesly was the Duke of Wellington's 
 eldest son. He commanded the 15th regiment at St. Helen's 
 Island. When I was able to i;o out on crutches Lord Charles 
 came up to me one day. Not knowing who he was, I said to 
 him : " Old chap, have you any tobacco r" He asked me if the 
 doctor allowed me to smuke. I said no, it was against orders. 
 The next day he brought mc a fine stick of tobacco and a pipe, 
 and got liberty from the doctor to allow me to sit outside and 
 smoke. Every day after this he alUnved me a bottle of porter as 
 long as I was on the island. God bless him. This was the latter 
 end of ';vS, and in \]C) 1 volunteered to put in the remainder of my 
 service in Ihitish North America under Sir John Colbourne. 
 That 1 t 'He what ihey call permanent. When one regiment 
 went home I had to ioin another. 
 
THE HISTORIC (iARRISON, 
 
 ; several 
 t twelve, 
 t for giv- 
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 ed out a 
 lys liber- 
 
 I liked. 
 Sir John 
 in which 
 ve had to 
 rched on 
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 llion, the 
 T Island I 
 ira Falls. 
 
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 •eat deal 
 nmanded 
 with us; 
 ^'hen the 
 rovisions, 
 ave them 
 
 1 Canada, 
 
 I was the 
 and the 
 
 ilf and a 
 )n, for he 
 ri the rear 
 illed with 
 lonths in 
 Before I 
 cut open. 
 
 II another 
 .'llington's 
 t, Helen's 
 1 Charles 
 
 T said to 
 
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 st orders. 
 
 id a pipe, 
 
 jtside and 
 
 porter as 
 ; the latter 
 der of my 
 \)ll)Ourne. 
 
 rcLnment 
 
 I remember when we were going out to the East Indian 
 Mutiny we called into the island of St. Helena to get fresh water. 
 It was then that I saw Napolean Honaparte's grave. 
 
 I marched from the old North Barracks, Halifax, into the 
 Garrison at Annapolis nine different timi-s, with nine ditlerent 
 regiments. This is what I believe no other man in the British 
 service can say but myself Tiie last regiment that I served in 
 was the 76th. The same regiment is now^iSSg), stationed in 
 Halifax, but I have made enipiiries and am told tliat there is not 
 one of the old hands either olllcers or soldiers, in it now ; they are 
 all young men. At the time I was in it, it was commanded by 
 Colonel Lloyd. I served in this Garrison of Annapolis under 
 Captain Hedley Vicars. Colonel Gardiner conmianded the 76th 
 Regiment at one time during one of my stays here. 1 served mv 
 (^leen and country 23 years and q months/ 
 
 I will give you a few details of my travels around Nova 
 Scotia. I was on detachment service on Prince Edward Island, a 
 place I liked well. Xo doubt it is a far nicer place now and 
 much improved since. Twice in Sydney, Cape Breton; twelve 
 months in Woodstock, N. B. I was three ditlerent times in 
 Musquash on the look-out party to prevent desertion and 
 s-muggling. Each time I went to 'Musquash [ shut one eye and 
 wanted for nothing. The man that I went to relieve got £iS for 
 splitting on some of the smugglers, but he or the t'lS was never 
 heard of from that day to this. I lay twelve months in St. John, 
 N. B. After remaining eighteen months in Annapolis, I was 
 sent back to headquarters, where I got my discharge. 
 
 
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