The Portland daily press., 1863-07-03
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

sg-On the first page-Major General G..
Meade; Rear Admiral Foote.
n-On the fourth page-Maine at Aide,
an original poem; Miscellany.
THE Bangor Evening Times has donned
new and very elegant dress, has taken on
new head, and is decidedly the neatest daily
sheet issued in New England. The Times is
loyal all through, and deserves abundant
success.
Collector of this port and the Mayor Of our
city, and of our people generally, for their
efficiency in pursuing and capturing the rebel
pirates, of which we are in daily receipt are
very pleasant, and are gratifying to our self
esteem as Portlander, but we have not room
to publish them.
GHThe keeper of the Pond Island Light
reports that on Monday last one of the pilots
at the mouth of the Kennebec fell in with a
portion of a vessels top works, badly burned,
on the "Hub' some ten miles S. E. of Seguin
A compton, or gun stopper, was also picked
up at the wreck, which suggests that it was
an armed vessel and might have been the
Tacony.
sI- The London Spectator notices as ga
curious fact" that out of the eight essays sent
in at Oxford for the Chancelor's prize for the
best Latin essay on the present American
struggle-the subject proposed by Lord Der
by-seven are on the Northern side. More
over, several of the writers had begun their
labors as true Sodtherners, but had been con-
verified by the pure force of the considerations
which thorough study of the subject brought
before them.
aB-Our Washington correspondent informs
us that committee of Dutchmen from the
lower counties of Pennsylvania, called on the
President the other day and plainly told him
that the border counties of the State are now
in favor of recognition and will henceforth
openly advocate it. On demanding the cause
of this alarming OBJECTIONS it leaked out that
these patriotic citizens had lately come into
possession of large amount of Confederate
scrip.
sBThe Argus has come to grief, one would
think from reading its last number, because
Gov. Coburn was not renominated. But the
reason assigned by that paper shows how deep
ly it has put its foot into matters of which it
is entirely ignorant. 1t gives as reason for
Gov. C's., defeat that he was not satisfactory
to the Kennebec journal. Now it happens
that the senior editor and proprietor of the
journal was about theast man to yield Gov. Co
burns name, orlto appreciate any reason urged
for the adoption of new man. The Advert
ser, disagreeing with the Argus, says the Jour-
nal had announced Gov. Coburns nomination
almost authoritatively. The witnesses don't
agree.
gy-The Boston Journal says that =" a letter
received in that city from Halifax states that
the steamer Gen. Banks, recently sold by GER
tain Boston merchants to English parties in
the Provinces, is now loading at that port for
'Dixie," and a party of Southerners interested
in her are also there. Her cargo is said to
cost $4,000. 1t is openly reported by the pur-
chasers of the steamer that she will shortly re-
turn with cargo Of cotton"
1t may be added that reports say the Boston
merchants referred to kner the use to be made
of the Gen. Banks when they sold her. By
the way, has the Boston Board of Trade made
any response to the Portland Board Of Trade
touching this matter?
-, ss..tas -aha-snred steamer Star
Of the South, Capt Cooper, U. S. Navy, com
handing, stopped at Fort Preble yesterday
morning for information and late files of papers.
| The Star OF the South left New York Sunday
noon, and has been cruising along the coast
since. She boarded several vessels, and ex-
perienced foggy weather. She left the Fort
about halfpast A. NJ, on another cruise after
the rebel privateer.
Fort Preble, Me-, July Sd, 1868.