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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF 
the two brigades equal, an ammunition cart with each gun with its proper 
proportion of ammunition and stores. 
The brigades to be divided, and officers attached to each directly, so that 
when guns are ordered to be separated from either of the brigades it may 
be instantly done, with the proper number of officers and men : to do this, 
each brigade must be divided and subdivided. 
A proportion of entrenching tools to be taken with each brigade, as it may 
be necessary to form batteries when on shore. 
The greatest precision is to be observed by the officers in giving their 
orders, the greatest coolness and subordination by the men in obeying them, 
and as the use of artillery in action will depend on a clear arrangement and 
management of the guns, and a strict attention of the men to their officers, in 
order to which the most profound silence is absolutely necessary : Major 
General Phillips, therefore orders the officers to jpunish on the spot during the 
time of action any disobedience of their orders. 
The officers in the field being separated, are to command according to 
seniority, but are not to detach themselves from the brigade to which they 
are posted by Major Williams according to his order. 
Particular instructions in the field when landed, relative to the nature of 
ammunition to be employed at particular times, will fall under the orders of 
Major Williams, the captain commanding brigades, and the eldest officers 
as they may happen to be detached. 
Major-General Phillips relyes on Major Williams and the detachments con¬ 
tinuing that zeal and good conduct for which the corps of Artillery have 
hitherto been so fortunately distinguished. 
The utmost care to be taken that the artillery do not uselessly fire away 
their ammunition ; nor even fire at all, but when some object appears to make 
it necessary. The great consequence of this order will be evident from con¬ 
sidering how difficult it will be to supply regularly the ammunition on shore. 
This order is particularly addressed to the young officers who are to take 
care not to fire their guns too quick, and not without being well sponged 
and carefully pointed; whenever it may be necessary to call for the assistance 
of the infantry in deep roads or marshy grounds, or in steep ascents or 
descents, application must be immediately made to the Brigadier-general, if 
with the brigade, or otherwise, to the commanding officer of the nearest 
regiment if the situation is so critical as to prevent an application to the 
commanding officer of the troops on the spot. 
Articles which are to be ordered to Chamblie by the first conveyance: 
a field officers' tent and marquee, for Major Gordon; six officers do. com- 
pleat; the engineers' instruments, and a box of stationary. 
July 6th. Major-General Phillips has appointed Second Lieut. William 
Houghton to be firemaster to the detachment of the Royal Artillery 
in Canada, and he is to be obeyed as such. The serjeants and corporals are 
for the future to use carbines instead of halberts when on duty. 
July lith. In the quick firing motions, the man who rams home is on falling 
back, to give the word Clc fire " as usual; but is on no account to turn 
his head, but keep his eyes fixed on the muzzle of the gun so that he may 
be certain when the gun is fired before he steps forward to sponge. 
