The Portland daily press., 1862-07-19


sufficient to purchase an elegant silk flag for
the Cadets, which it was originally intended
to present to them on the 4th Of July, but as
the flag did not arrive in season, the presenta-
ton took place yesterday, at the residence of
Collector Jewett, 81 Spring Street.
The Cadets, under command of Capt F. r.
Harris, turned out with full ranks and proceed
ed to the house, at LIZ o'clock, p. NJ, where
the presentation was made by Miss Caroline
+. Jewett.
After the Cadets had formed in double rank
in the garden, Miss Jewett presented the flag
(which was the national stars and stripes with
an Eagle in the Union,) with the following ad-
dress to Capt. Harris:
'In behalf of the donors of this flag. would
through you, present it to the Cadets of the
Portland High School for BOYS Around this
flag clusters the herosm of the past and the
present. Its stars and stripes have illumined
the darkest periods ofour national history and
lent new lustre to our many victories by land
and sea.
Although it may not be your duty now to
bear this flag aloff In the strife of battle, yet
as you gather around it, let it remind you that
1t is as a teacher leading you to higher posts
that lessons of loyalty to it are never to be for
gotten, and never to be outgrown.
Let those who are now in arms against this
flag see in your organization, that the rising
generation are ready to stand around our ia
TIERS emblem of nationality, and even if nee
essary to aid in bearing it aloit, until it shall
float in peace and beauty again over our whole
undivided land"
Capt. Harris replied in a brief but appro-
pirate speech, after which the company march
ed into the street, and welcomed the flag to
their ranks with three cheers and a tiger
Friends and Ladies We thank YOU for
this beautiful token Of your friendship and ia
yor. Your compliments are appreciated.
hope we may deserve them. We love this flag
not on account of its richness, but because il
is the emblem of our nationality, and. as it is
looked upon with joy by the old, on account of
the deeds of our fathers, we, the youth,
look upon it with joy for what our brethren
and friends have done and may do. Within
these folds are the stars, which represents the
States, upon the field of blue, which denotes
amty, and the union Of the States is all that is
dear to the American freeman. hope YOU
will excuse this homely phrase of 1--WE are
very much obliged
This company has been organized, on ac-
count of its numbers, into battaion-conse-
quently Capt. Harris will henceforth rank as
Major.
Acknowledgement Blake. a son Of Cap
tain Blake, residing on Waterville street, had
the misfortune to fall from tree on Bangs is
land, distance of about thirty feet, severely
injuring his back, but it it hoped not serious
ly. He was brought to this city last evening.
by the steamer Favorite, but at 10 o'clock had
not been removed to his residence a proper
conveyance not being at hand.
MORTALITY OF FoRT PREBLE-We regret
to learn of the death of two more soldiers be-
longing to the 18th regiment U. S. infantry,
owing to the breaking out of fever known at
the fort as the western fever" One man
died Thursday, also, from this cause, and his
body was forwarded to-day to Fort Wayne,
Ind, by the Eastern Express Company.
gg- Mrs. F. b. FELTON, will lecture in Sons
of Temperance Hall tomorrow, at and 1-2
O'Clock p NJ. The Sunday School will meet
in the same place at 8 IA O'Clock A. NJ. and
will be favored with a short address by Mrs.
FELTON,.
sB- Rev. d. M. Graham will preach by re-
quest, on the subject of the Resurrection to-
morrow, at 8 o'clock, p. NJ, at Casco Street
Church.
POLICE ENTHUSIASTICALLY morning
Deputy Marshal Head, with full staff OF
Policeman, started for Windham to spend the
day in fishing Tor pickeret in Duck Pond
judging from the size and beauty of the trophy
left at our office they must have been eminent
! ly successful. If they are as successful in
catching rogues as in hooking the fnny tribes,
the safety of the city will be duly protected