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The whole of the military in the colony consists of the New South
Wales corps (now the 102d regiment), two volunteer associations, and
a body-guard of troopers for the governor, commanded by a sergeant.
In fact, the inutility of a larger military force must be obvious to
every man of common reflection, since it is merely required for the
purposes of preserving domestic peace, which might be in danger of
continual interruptions, in case of the absence of military power
altogether, from the turbulent dispositions of many of the convicts.
This inclination to revolt, however, is repressed by the appearance
of a few organized troops; and a sufficient check is kept upon the
natives, who still continue to make occasional incursions, and
commit their depredations upon the India corn of the settlers,
whenever an opportunity offers itself: At these periods the soldiers
are called in, and a few of them are found sufficient to drive back
the plunderers, who hate and fear the approach of a soldier.
The Present Picture Of New South Wales, 1811 |
