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WASHINGTON. Nov. %,

WAsH1NGFoN, Nov. o..
The Washington Star, contains the fol-
lowing: The impression prevailed extens-
lively in front yesterday and to-day, that
Generals Early and McCalrs divisions of
Jacksou's corps were advancing upon Wash
ington and had arrived in The vicinity OF
Leesburg. We know if Slonewall Jackson
comes this way with less than one hundred
thousand men. Heintz!eman would let him
back again.. We don't believe the rebels in
our immediate front, are in any considerable
force.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-11-26
BIacksmithing.

Any person who wants good Job Of Black
done had better call at our shop, for
our work cannot be excelcd. We shoe T.
IS1 HORSES AND OXEN. SFfWN
Make and repair almost all kinds of '1azessss7
FARMING MACHINERY
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-26

NOBLE RECoRD.-Bro. Stetson in the
Advertiser, pays deserved tribute to Col p.
r. Quincy, of the Massachusetts Ninth Regi-
ment, recently under Col. Cass, who was wound
ed before Richmond and has since died. Col.
Quincy is true-hearted Irishman, but devot-
ed heart and soul 70 the cause of his adopted
country, under whose banner he has fought
and will continue to fight until this Internal re-
bellion is crushed out. Bro. Stetson closes
his noble tribute to this noble son of the En-
erald Isle, as follows:
We have said thus much of Col. Quincy, be-
cause he is known to many of our citizens, es-
pecially to such as attended Mr.. Jones's school
some twelve or fifteen years ago; because, al
so, he is deserving of honorable mention-be-
cause his example should be known and imi-
tated AT the age of twenty and in the
face of the most adverse circumstances, save
that nature gave him talents, the spirit of in
dustry and ambition, Col. G. has certainly set
an example worthy of imitation by our young
men, who would be men and patriots When
Col. G. was a boy in this city, certain lady
in whose family he performed labor at times
and who noted his studous habits. used to re-
mark, by way of encouragement-"Well, Pat
rick, expect you will one day be President"
Taken with due allowance, that lady need not
blush at Der expectations, to the fllfilment of
which her kind words may have contributed
more than she is aware.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-26
Too Many shoulder STRAINS.

The New York World thinks we are too
much given to shoulder straps-that we have
too many poor officers and too few good sol
diers. He says:
Our army has much too large proportion
of costly and worthless, because superfluous,
officers. While the rank and file are sadly
thinned, so that many noted regiments muster
barely three hundred men, there are always
officers enough to command eleven hundred.
1t is now proposed to create, in addition to
these veteran officers, a swarm of new ones
for the regiments forming in the several States,
thus adding enormously to the cost Of the mil
itary service, while impairing its efficiency.
1t is to he hoped that this matter will be
brought to the attention of the President, or to
the new commander-in-chief, if we are TO have
one, so that the creation ofuseless officers will
be stopped forthwith. There are regiments
enough, and officers more than enough al
ready under pay, to make use of the new levy
of 100000 men. Let no more money be laid
out in shoulder straps.
A correspondent now in the field, complains
that inexperienced and green boys are too of
ten sent out to officer veteran troops. An of
ficer dies, is discharged or resigns, and too oft
en- his place is filed, not by soldier from the
ranks, who has been under fire, and proved his
courage, but by beardless boy, whose father
happens to have some influence, and who
scarcely knows carbine from crowbar, and
whose muscles have no more toughness than an
icice. Such things would do once We were
obliged to put up with them; but no such ne
cessity now exists
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-26
Did the Government Stop Recruiting,

At war meeting in Newton, few nights
ago, Hon. Henry Wilson was present, and was
called upon to speak; and in the course of his
remarks he took occasion to notice the very
common impression that Government, some
time since, ordered recruiting to be stopped.
Mr.. Wilson said that the Government did no
such thing; that the recruiting had stopped of
itself; there was no recruiting going on; re-
cruiting had ceased altogether. There were
seventy-ive unorganized regiments. The
enormous expense of all these unorganized
regiments called upon the Government to put
a stop to it. The Government was paying at
the same rate it did when the army was being
recruited by tens of thousands 1t was a mis-
taken idea that recruiting was ordered to be
stopped.
He also referred to the common remark that
he, as chairman of the Military Committee,
had said in the Senate that Government had
10000 more troops than were needed. Said
Mr. W.:
declare on my honor that never dreamed
of such thing there is not only no truth in
it, but there is not a shadow of truth upon
which to Law the foundation of the assertion.
As Chairman of the Military Committee, an
order was drawn undermy supervision, calling
for half million of men. This was during
the recess of Congress. Congress assembled
in December, and from the best information
that Government could obtain, the amount
raised exceeded 6S0OO0, or 10000 more than
was provided for.
The Military Committee, always found fault
with on account of the enormous expenses of
the war, were called upon, over and over again,
TO state the number of men in the service, and
after careful and laborious calculation, it was
ascertained that instead ofhaving 6S0,000 men,
there were but about $4,000 in the service of
the country.
On the floor of the Senate, in reply to an
inquiry from the chairman of the Finance
Committee, Mr.. Grimes, of Iowa, stated that
Government had but $4,000 men; that it
called for 10000 more than were enrolled: -
that if there had been $4,000 men that would
be 10000 more than allowed by law. / have
always maintained that Government wanted
more men. In a recent debate upon the army
bill l appealed to every Senator to say if ever
l, on the floor of the Senate, maintained that
we had more troops than were wanted, and
not a voice was rased-on the contrary a
unanimous verdict that had not. SO much,
Mr.. Chairman, for explanation of the false po-
sition which the New York Herald has sought
to place me in, and which other papers have
echoed
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tFor the Daily Press.l
Gray Awake.

At a town meeting held in Gray, on We'd
nesday last, it was unanimously voted to pay a
bounty of one hundred dollars to each volun-
teer enlisting from this town, toward making
up its quota of soldiers recently called for by
the government
At the conclusion of the town meeting, a
mass meeting was organized by the choice of
Jacob Clark, Esq, as President, and Thomas
Hancock as Secretary. The citizens, who had
come together in large numbers, were then adj
dressed by their fellow townsman, Hon. W. I'll.
Vinton, followed by Hon. ]. ii. Drummond
and Hon. +. o. j. Smith of Portland The
several speeches were eloquent, and just what
was needed to rouse American patriotism, and
from the applause which followed the utterance
of every patriotic sentiment, / should judge
the people of Gray to be awake to the impor-
tant issues now before the country, and deter
mined to do their part in the salvation of the
Union.
AT the close of the meeting, l understand,
several volunteers enrolled their names, and it
is thought that few days only will Gil up the
number required of this town. EASES
Gray, July "A, 1862.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-26
For the Daily Press.
Fort GOrges,

writer in the Advertiser, in an article OPP
posing the construction of Fort Georges, says:
"Fort Gorges is a great humbug, and the
sooner the Government stops work upon it the
better for the country" at seems strange
to me that such spot was ever selected to
build a fort on. And the more the subject is
discussed, the more absurd it will appear to all
who have any knowledge of such Matters
With person who seems to have better
knowledge of maritime defences than the Off
GERS of the United States army do not pro-
pose now to discuss this matter of the con-
struction of Fort Gorges but desire to an
swer his cut and thrust article in Yankee
manner, by asking him some questions, to wit:
Surprising your two Monitors are built and
placed in our harbor, as You propose, and sup,
posing also, your fort on Bangs Island is built
lboth very proper as parts of system of de-
fence) what would the two or four guns of
your Monitor do or your fort on Bangs Island,
if our city was attacked, not by one or two
ships, but by ten or more ?-could not part
of the fleet do as ours has lately done on the
Mississippi, run by your outer line of defence.
and open upon our city from the upper harbor?
Or could they not come in through Hussey's
Sound, unframed by fort on Bangs Island
and, without Fort Georges, proceed up to our
inner harbor.
Fort Gorges, with its casemated guns of a
calibre that will strip the iron off the Warrior
or La Glorie, will then be of some use, it seems
to one who don't profess to have great know
ledge of such affairs, but does have confidence
in what our army and navy officers are now
doing for our country. PORTLAND.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-26
Brighton Market--JuIy "a.

At market, 1l50 Beeves So Stores. = Sheen and
Lambs, and $50 Swine.
Prices-Market Beef-Extra So IS; first quality
So 80; second do So CO., third do 81 Is a5OO
Working Oxen-S95, 100, 131 a 1886
Mich Cows-Sf3 a AZ; common do SO 90
Veal Calves-S3a6.
Yearlings, none; two years old none; three years
old, $50 a d.
Hides Sc a Gle p ID. Calf Skins, &c - H.
Tallow-Sales at 81 63c y ID.
Sheep and Lambs-S2 90 so; extra SO, 8 50
400.
Pelts-50 75c.
Swine Sfores-wholesale BIC; RETAIL &c.
Spring Pigs-W hoesale 51c; retail 81 &c.
Bceves sold by the head, at prices equal to the
value p ID of the estimated weight of Beef in the
quarter, the price, at shrnkage from live weight
agreed by the parties-varying from Is to "a per
cent
a. Boston aud Lowell lis; Boston and Maine, IA;
Western, 81; Total 253
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-26
FOREIGN PORTS.

AT Kanagawa MAY 10, bark Bcnefactor. Davis, FIN
Hong Kong for shanghae few DAYS.
AT Smyrna 1st inst bark Andrew Carney, Mayo,
for Boston in about weeks
At Cagliari 10th ut. ship Ocean PEARL to load salt
for Portland
At Antwerp 10th inst. ship Z Buckley. Ross. for
New FORK soon.
Sailed from Liverpool sth inst. ship Hemisphere.
AT Rio Grande May IL. brig Elizabeth, Larsen. for
New York ldg
At Montevideo I'd ult ship Geo Turner. Isley, from
Portland March %; bark Lizzie. Niekerson, fm New
York March %.
AT Rio Janeiro 22d ut, banks Traveller Randall
and Leighton, Randall wig; brig Talulah, Piummer.
for New York about cath.
AT Pernambuco Sd inst, bark Imperador. Powers.
for Philadelphia.
Ar at Aspinwall Nth inst, bark Golden Rule. White
berry New York.
sailed 10TH brigs Caroline Potter New York; 18th,
Arabea, Hartford. do
Mansanilla.
AT Santos May 3d. bark Clifton, Lennon. from Bal
tmore.
At Cumberland Harbor Cuba, Sd inst. brig Cos
mos. Ling, disg.
Sailed I'd bark Essex Ray. st Jago to finish ldgfor
Boston.
At st Jago sth inst, bark Morning Star, Stirling,
for New York ldg.
York days; Sarah Maria. Underhill. for do 10Th
At Trinidad I'd inst, brig Leyiathan, Hoffscs, for
New York 10 days.
At Havana 18th inst, brig Aroostook, swett for
New York days.
At do -th inst, bark David Lapsley, Bradley for
New York. to sail 18th.
At Matanzas -th inst brig Herald. Davis, for Phil
adelphia, to sail 9th; eth, bark Mana, Benner for
New York, ldg.
Ar at Bermuda 9th inst brig Princes Royal, New
Ar at ST John NIB I'D inst, ship Ella A Clark, Bur-
ton, Boston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-26

At a town meeting held in Durham, July
"a, 1862, a vote, without one dissenting voice,
was passed to furnish the volunteers necessary
to I'LL up the quota of the town, with one hun
dred dollars each over and above all bounties
offered by government.
The Selectmen were authorized by vote to
raise by loan the sum of eighteen hundred and
fifty dollars for the payment of the above-men-
toned bounty.
After the business Of the meeting, the citi-
zens listened to some string remarks made by
Mr.. Morrill,, graduate of Bowdoin College,
who has enlisted in the service of his country.
His remarks were received with patriotic en-
thusiasm by the citizens, which shows that the
people of Durham are awake to the interests
of the country. L. III. j.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-26
From our Regular Correspondent.
Letter from the State Capital,

Death Of Hon. Reuel Misunderstanding
Pronisinq-"B Banner Toacn'-Personal-
appointments.
AUGUSTA, July %.
Hon. REUEL WILLIAMS died at his resi-
dence in this city at two o'clock this friday
morning. He was born on the I'd day of June
1888, and was therefore at his death entering
upon his eighticth year. His death, although
not wholly unexpected was sudden, as he was
about the streets week since. He had been
for several months becoming more and more
feeble, until he has at last expired, full of years
and of honors.
He was, all his life, imam of the strctestbus-
iness habits, and had acquired very large
property. To the ability and public spirit of
Reuel Williams the whole State owes not
little, while his loss will be severely felt by
this city. His works of benevolence, both
public or private, remain to bear his memory.
He was member of the Senate of the United
States, during the Madawaska war; and,
though unambitious for Office, he had held
many places of public trust. One of the last
public acts of his life, was to visit Washington
as one of the Commissioners appointed by the
Governor, to lay before the national authorities
the necessity and feasibility of terrifying the
coast of Maine; and it was very largely by his
efforts that the Government were led to appre-
ciate the sure policy of protecting our coast
with forts and other defences work which is
already begun. Mr.. Williams leaves one son,
the Hon. Joseph H. Williams, formerly Gov
ernor of Maine-and five daughters.
The news from all sections of the State is
very encouraging respecting recruiting. Many
of the towns have already raised their respec-
tive quotas, and not few have raised more
Lincoln, in Penobscot county, still maintains
its rank as the Banner town. with quota
of only Is assigned to her, she has raised over
so men. All indications are that it will not be
necessary to resort to draft to obtain the 1000
troops required from Maine.
Col. Bumham, of the 9th regiment, was here
yesterday on his way for short visit to his
family. He looks like regular "war-dog," as
he is; and he has the command of regiment
of "wardogs."
Major Edward A. Seaman, of the 9Th reg
iment, has been promoted to the lieut.. colonel
cy of that regiment, rendered vacant by the
death of 1t. Col. Heath.
Col. Seaman is here, but leaves this morn
ing for his regiment.
VIM. p. Simonton, Camden, has been APP
pointed Second Lieutenant, Co. -, Eighth
Regiment. SKIRMIsHER.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-26


GB- Bro. Tenney of the Brunswick Tele-
graph says sit is true that we have few who
talk Secession; we have also few who talk
rampant Abolition" and Tenney don't seem
to make any difference in their criminality.
Freedom and slavery seem to have equal merit
in his eyes; and to destroy the government is
no more heinous than to destroy hellish in
stitution! No wonder he winces when word
is said about the 'latent treason" in his town.
Bro. T. may save his lectures in our behalf, for
we are fully posted in relations to Brunswick
sentiment No truer men live than a large
majority of the people of Brunswick, but it is
equally true that few self-infated, selfsufii-
Gent men are found there who have male it
almost life business to denounce the North
ern people when in Southern ports, and who
have such an adherence of abolition that they
don't act one whit better than the rankest Sc
cessionists. And it seems sometimes as though
this is the only class that never receive hard
shot from our friend of the Telegraph. We
suppose his heart is in the right place, but his
prejudices sometimes lead captive his reason
ing faculties.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-26

A VETERAN SHIPMAsTER.-A few DAYS
since we had pleasant call from Capt Laza-
rus Bates, of Yarmouth, now in his nintieth
year, though hale and smart as most men of
seventy. Capt. Bates showed us his first pro
lection, dated Aug. %, 1875, signed by Ma
thaniel +. Fosdick, Collector ofPortland The
young sailor was then but % years of age, and
was about to make his maiden voyage in the
brig Harmony, Capt. Tucker, from this port to
Charleston, S. c. At Charleston the brig took
cargo for Cowes and market, proceeded to
London; from London to St. Ubes. and thence
to Portland. One remarkable fact is this: the
green sailor from Portland returned Temporal
ry master of the brig. At St. Ubes the I'd
mate died of black vomit and the Captain was
taken down, expecting not to recover. The
LIST mate was very dssipated, and one day came
on board drunk, and attempted violence upon
In charge, and tied him TO the quarter rail-
Capt Tucker called the crew below. request
ed them TO obey the young sailor during the
rest of the voyage, placed the keys in his
hands to be delivered to his 1.-THE Captain's)
wife, and resigned himself to his fate But
the trustworthy young man not only brought
the brig safely into port, but had the satisfac-
ton of bringing his Captain with him, in an
improved condition of health. Afterwards he
was master of vessel for more than forty
years, and now, in his advanced age, he looks
forward to peaceful entry into one more port
the haven of unending rest and peace.
sg- The Waterville Mail is printed on
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-26

First DISTRICT.

The Republicans and all other citizens of the First
Congressional District who support the State and
National Administrations, requested to meet in
convention at the CITY Hail. in Portland, on TUES
DAY. the 18th day of August next, at IL O'Clock, A.
NJ for the purpose of nominating candidate to re-
present the district in the 3Sth Congress.
The basis of representation will be as follows: Each
city and town will be entitled TO one delegate, and to
additional delegate for every seyenty-fye votes
cast for the Republican candidate for Governor in
1851.
The Committee will be in session at the City Hall.
in Portland, the morning of the Convention, at
10, A. NJ, to receive credentials.
NATH'L G. MARSHALL, JOHN LYNCH,
SEwALL N. GROSS, j. A WATERMAN,
JOHN ID. LINCOLN, DANIEL SrINeoN,
GEO ii. kNowLToN,
Republican District Committee.
July 49, 1862.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-26

BRUNSWICK, July 18th, 1862.
To the Editors Of the Daily Press This
pleasant town has somehow won quite a repu-
tation for dignifed quiet, and conservative
slowness. People have got the notion that
Young America does not flourish much here,
and even that genuine patriotism is somewhat
chilled and repressed by some untoward infu-
ence But believe the overwhelming major
ity of the people of this town sympathize with
every good cause, and enter cordially into the
measures proposed by the government to de-
fend our national existence, against the vio-
lence Of PARTICLES, and the jealousy of foreign
powers. You will nowhere find more true
earnest and public-spirited men and women
than in this same quiet village.
Some response, by no means Insignificant,
has already been made here, to the call of
the country in this critical hour. There
has not, however, been great rush of men to
the ranks. Perhaps people have been holding
back till they saw what the town would do in
the way of bounty. But there will be no
more waiting now. A town-meeting was held
yesterday to consider the demands of the pres
and generous. 1t was voted with the greatest
unanimity, to pay 500, over and above all
other bounties, to each volunteer under the
late call, who has enlisted, or who shall enlist
within the next ten days. A rallying commit
tee was also chosen to stir up the people, and
assist in raising recruits. That committee
consists of the following gentlemen:
Leonard Townsend, VIM. G. Barrows,
Francis Owen, j. l.. Chamberlain,
Charles j. Gilman, Marshall Cram,
Benjamin Greene, 4. ID. Toothaker,
Samuel II. Jackson, J. ID. Lincoln,
Amherst. Whitmore, Nath L. Palmer.
Benz. c. Dennson, Charles Crossman,
Benz. Melcher, John l.. Swift,
G. G. Humphreys, Joseph Lunt, I'd,
A. G.. Robbins, Vim. X. Field,
Lewis Simpson. I'd, Isaiah Jordan,
Augustus +. Cox, Chaplin Weston,
Woodbury. G.. Frost, Thomas w. Given,
Lyman L. Smith, Samuel w. Frost
Augustus p Jordan, Edward S. Hacker,
Joseph G. Given, Albion Z. Woodside,
George w. Minot.
The kindest feeling prevailed at this meet
ing. and it cannot but have a quickening and
uniting influence upon all the citizens. The
recruiting officers are busy, and it needs now
only the fife and drum to bring out our quota
of fifty-two without delay The college is
wide awake. Many students have already en-
listed, and all are eager to; some of the Pro-
fessors are ready TO set them an example,
Bowdoin is not behind the times, you may be
sure.
see that another rallying meeting is called
this evening, at which Hon. Charles j. Gilman,
Prof Chamberlain, and other gentlemen, are
expected to speak. / will endeavor to keep
you informed of everything of interest that
may occur in this place.