Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society . HO 3 >! < 2 3 Pi?L&S; 2S :*! n 3 3 S. n> 3*n CO ^ 3 T j.^ ^ ?n*! ^ 0 0 •* 3 m ~ 5*.»> WB) 3 ^ j<ce :; 3 « 3 o 5 2. f* «^ o. THE MILITIA OF NOVA SCOTIA. 1749-1867. 105 clamation was read to the Halifax regiments mustered that dayon the Common, and was received with great enthusiasm andvociferous applause. The call to duty was effective and the response regular machinery for selecting the men for active servicewas too cumbersome; and instead of using the ballot a call wasmade for volunteers from the various regiment
Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society . HO 3 >! < 2 3 Pi?L&S; 2S :*! n 3 3 S. n> 3*n CO ^ 3 T j.^ ^ ?n*! ^ 0 0 •* 3 m ~ 5*.»> WB) 3 ^ j<ce :; 3 « 3 o 5 2. f* «^ o. THE MILITIA OF NOVA SCOTIA. 1749-1867. 105 clamation was read to the Halifax regiments mustered that dayon the Common, and was received with great enthusiasm andvociferous applause. The call to duty was effective and the response regular machinery for selecting the men for active servicewas too cumbersome; and instead of using the ballot a call wasmade for volunteers from the various regiments and an amplesupply of men thus obtained. In Halifax a volunteer battalionwas called out and remained on active service in the city until14th April, when they were inspected and released from duty,the danger of immediate invasion having evidently passed;but a few weeks later, when the Imperial garrison was reducedby the despatch of H. M. 62nd regiment to New Brunswick,150 men of the local forces were again ordered out and remainedon duty until the end of July. In the surrounding counties about4,000 men came forward for duty, of whom 2,700 were allotedto various specified points for def
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