The Portland daily press., 1863-12-15
Letter from the State Capital,
Augusta, Dec. IA, 1868.

To The Editor Of the Press;
The impression seems to prevail in some
parts OF the State that if the quota on the
late call of the President, is not fully raised in
any congressional district that the draft is to
be made on the whole congressional, OF
provost marshal's district for the whole mum
Der called from that district. The following
instructions from Provost Marshal General
Fry by Governor Coburn will correct the
false impressions entertained by cities and
towns and show them that il they raise theil
own quotas, they OF least, are freed from liza.
bilty to draft, Independent of the rest Of
the district to which they belong. The fol-
| lowing are the sections referred to:
LIST. That quotas be apportioned to towns
and wards In the several Congressional dis
tricts in the State and that assurance be given
to such towns and wards as may furnish their
full quota of volunteers under the recent call
Of the President for 100000 men, that they
will be exempt from the pending draft, should
one be rendered necessary in January next.
I'd. That the several towns and yards re-
ceive credit for all such volunteers as may
have been mustered into the service of the
United States service since tie draft, and that
number SO credited be deducted from their
proportion OF the quota assigned the State
under recent call"
The following commissions we're issued on
Saturday, viz:
SIXTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Horace S. Hobbs of Milo, LIST Lieut.. Co. A
Irs p. Wing of Barnard, I'd Lieut.. Co. A +.
A. Hill of Machias, Capt. Co. G; John /.
Diarpn IF Machiac CT iopt " I
West of Machias, I'd Lieut.. Co. c; Edward
Williams of Calais, Capt. Co. d; George p.
Blanchard of Calais, LIST Lieut.. Co. d; Henry
A. Balcom of Calais, I'd Lieut.. Co. d; f. B.
CHM Of Orland, Capt. Co. E; Waldo S. Rich
ards of Prospect, LIST Lieut.. Co. E; Charles p.
Dorr of Bucksport, I'd Lieut.. Co. Z.
SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Chas. p. Mattocks of Portland, Major; ]. S.
Roberts of Portland, LIST Lieut.. Co. A; Rob't
H. Mathes Of Durham, n. H., I'd Lieut.. Co.
b; Granville +. Sparrow of Portland LIST
Lieut.. Co. b. VIM. II. Sturgis of Standish, I'd
Lieut.. Co. b; WIN. ii. Green of Portland,
Capt. Co. E; Wellington Hobbs of Norway, I'd
Liest. Co. Ii George A. Whidden of West
brook, 1st Lieut.. Co. L; Benz. Doe of South
Berwick, I'd Lieut.. Go. X.
TwENrY-NINTH REGIMENT VETERANS.
VIM. p. Jordan of Portland, Capt. Co. c;
Benz. M. Redlow of Portland, LIST Lieut.. Co.
C; Chas. B. Fillebrown of Winthrop, I'd
Lieut.. Co. C; VIM. II. Whitmarsh of Norway,
Capt. Co. G; Henry r. Millett of Norway, LIST
Lieut.. Co. G. Sylvester w. Cummings of
Fraedou, ID iaut 70 q .Cranv;llo Plat, -,
Auburn, Capt. Goa; Geo. b. Coburn of Lew
iston, LIST Lieut.. Co. II; Hartwell S. French OF
Turner, I'd Lieut.. Co. II Almon c. Pray of
Auburn, Capt. Co. i; John o. Kidder of Mex
leo, LIST Lieut.. Co. /; John l.. Hoyt of East
Livermore, I'd Lieut.. Co. /.
THIRTIETH REGIMENT VETERANS.
Horace C. Haskell of Turner, Captain Co.
A; VIM. W. Noyes Of Livermore, LIST Lieut..
Co. A. Francis Z. Dwinal of Minot, I'd Lieut..
Co. A. Freeman NJ. Whiting of Newport,
Captain Co. B; Lucius D. Fisher of Norway,
Cd Lieut. Co. B; Whitman Sawyer of Ray
mond, Captain Co. C; Henry F. Simpson OF
Gray, 1st Lieut., Co. C; Lewis F. Cummings
Of Albany, I'd Lieut.. Co. c; Warren H. Boyn-
ton of Bangor, Captain Co. ID; Daniel Quin-
by of Ellsworth, LIST Lieut.. Co. d; Reuben
Seavey of Farmingdale, I'd Lieut.. Co. d; G.
w. Randall of Freeport, Captain Co. f; Sum-
nor A. Strout of Durham, 1st Lieut.. Co. Z;
Abraham n. Rowe of Yarmouth, I'd Lieut..
Co. Z.
Gharlce Macon OF Kennebunk, Chaplain
Charles A. Miller Of Rockland, Major; John
NJ. Lincoln of Perry, Captain Co d; George
w. Seavey Of East Machias, LIST Lieut.. Co. ID
WIN. Gillespie of Calais, I'd Lieut.. Co. d; S.
w. Clark Of Newcastle, Captain Co. f; ADO
hiram J. Pickard of Rockland, LIST Lieut.. Co.
Z; Fred. A. Metcalf of Damariscotta, I'd 1t.
Co. E; Gustavns A. Stanley Of Pennington.
Captain Co. +; Evander S. Prescott of Will
ton, LIST Lieut.. Co. F; Samuel w. Knowles OF
Bangor, Captain Co. G.; VIM. Barton of La
grange, LIST. Lieut.. Co. G.; Jason c. Chandler,
of Corinth, I'd Lieut.. Co. G.
Official notice, has been received from the
War Department of the following discharges,
viz:
Discharged on erdn,iHation-lst Lieut.. c.
p. Lord, Co. - sth regiment; I'd Lieut. John
II. Cowan, Co. - do; I'd Lieut.. VIM. P. ST.
monitor, Co. /, do.
Discharged for mpetency-Assistant
Surgeon W. II. Jewett, Sd Regt.
Assistant Surgeon VIM. Westcott, 18th Reg.
Discharged for promotion IN Cotored
Troops - Corporal Chas. A. Hinkley, 9Th
Battery.
The opening lecture before the Augusta
Lyceum was delivered on Thursday evening
by Wendell Phillips, upon "The Times" 1t
was one Of the speakers best efforts, and was
listened to with admiration by the large audi
ence present.
An obscure sheet Il have forgotten its
name), published, l believe, in Gardiner, has
done itself the honor Of taking some extracts
from my letter in last Tuesdays Press, and
attempting to make shrewd criticisms upon
it. Will the editor OF that paper also do its
readers III IL has any) the favor Of copying
INV latfar i'm vour Caturdav'c iSsuo opd Tine