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necessary to take great care to prevent desertion. On this subject, 
private directions had been given to the officer commanding before 
leaving St John, but an additional memo, on the subject was given to 
him here by Captain Percy of the 9th Foot, who was doing duty as 
Dep.-Asst.-Qr.-Mast.-Gen.* The precautions taken were to confine 
the men to barracks each night; and as they were generally fatigued 
with their journey, they did not grumble. 
Fifth day. Monday. February 10. Woodstock to Florenceville. Fifth day’s 
no -7 J a march. 
2o mites. 
The weather continued as previously very clear and cold, the ther¬ 
mometer on starting standing at 15° below zero. One trifling case of 
frost bite happened to day, the only one that occurred during the ten 
days' march. Soon after leaving the town of Woodstock, the road 
ascends till it gets on to the table land, at the top of the hills above 
the river. Here the breeze was much felt as there was no sort of 
shelter from it. Soon, however, the road changed to its old character, 
constant ascent and descent, through endless ranges of “ soft woods " 
overhanging the river. This day's march tested the strength of the 
sleds and the mode of packing and lashing, more than any other part 
of the journey did, the ascents and descents being so steep and the 
“ cahots " so numerous and deep. On arriving at Florenceville it was 
found that two of the gun sleds had the tranverse pieces which 
supported the trails, broken across, caused doubtless by the trails 
pitching a little when going over bad portions of the road. As 
previously explained, the trail lashings were of necessity very oblique, 
so that the pitching could not be entirely prevented. The broken 
pieces were replaced in a very short space of time, and the new 
pieces put in lasted till the end of the journey. The sled too which 
carried the store-limber wagon body got off the track, and the horses 
fell in the deep snow, but it was soon righted again. The mid-day 
halt was made at Mill's tavern, sixteen miles from Woodstock. The 
remainder of the road is of the same character, and the sameness of the 
scenery becomes somewhat tiresome, though it is all beautiful. Florence¬ 
ville, a small settlement on the river, was reached about 5 p.m. It 
lies in the county of Carleton. The accommodation is as follows :— 
In the principal inn (Parker's), six officers and fifty men could be 
accommodated. Three other houses could accommodate respectively 
sixty, fifty, and twenty men, and if necessary some other officers could 
be accommodated in another house. 
Sixth day. Tuesday , February 11. Florenceville to Tobique. sixth day’s 
26 miles. march. 
The weather continued the same as usual, and the men were in the 
best health and spirits. The road to day hardly merits a description, 
being the same as that of the previous days, never distant from the 
bank of the river more than half a mile, and winding along through 
long woods of pines, firs, cedars, black and yellow birches, &c. On the 
* See Appendix, No. VI. p. 205. 
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