The Portland daily press., 1864-07-25
Letter from the State Capital.

Augusta, July I'D, 1864.
To tie Editor Of The Press:
The Governor has appointed Benz II Kinds,
ESQ., formerly of this State, but now a resident
OF Washington, as Military State Agent, vice
Col. A. b. Farwtll. resigned, on account Of Ill
health, a necessity very much regretted by all
concerned, in consequence OF the able and ac-
cepiable manner in which he has performed
bis duties. SIR. Kinds is literally educated,
afiable gentleman, formerly OF Bristol, which
town he has represented in the Legislature.
He viii promptly and cheerfully attend to all
lettere or personal calls from those who desire
Information or aid in regard to our wounded
soldiers in Washington or vicinity.
What with raids accomplished and antc
pated and the call Of the President for five
hundred thousand additional volunteers Tor
one years service, there has been some little
excitement in different parts OF the State and
no little communication, both personal and by
little, with the Governor during the past week.
The subject Of coast deiences has again been
orized The Governor TO raise Company for
the specific purpose OF garrisoning Fort Pop
ham, at the mouth of The kennebec river, and
it will be mustered into the service OF the
United States for one year. This is as il
should be. With some guns mounted, but no
ammunition, nor amy one stationed there to
man them, The Fort could easily be taken by
hall dozen determined men, and at their
pleasure be Destroyed or turned against the
very commerce 1t was designed TO protect.
This state of things will not long exist A
Company Of 100 men is to be raised immedi'
ae'y, fifty of which are TO be recruited in
Bath, twenty in Gardiner, and thirty in Au-
gusta. Companies will be raised for the de-
f-nce OF other exposed points along our coast,
as the exigencies Of the public interest may
require.
New regiments will not be raised under the
call OF the President for 100000 men, as at
present advised. The quota of this State I'M
der this call is 900, which, il is hoped, will
be raised by volunteers without resoriing to a
draft.
The following commissions have been issued
since my last, viz
TTSt ASytHttHt AAt1Ny y.--onaliCs
C. Sawyer, OF Greenyilie, "a Lieut.. Co. L.
First Regiment ID. c. Cdcalry-Joseph w.
Lee, OF CALAIS, lst. l. cut Co. e.; Albert c.
Dam, OF Portland, "a Lieut.. Co. |; Calvin
Wilder, % Lieut.. Co. X; Robert G. Smith, lst
Lieut.. Co. ID; Dan1 +. Sargent, OF Brewer,
Capt. Co. III.
Eighth Regiment Iafantry-Bepj. Williams,
OF Unity, Asst. Surgeon; Ephraim w. Wiley,
OF Searsmont ID Lieut.. Co. Ii.
Nineteenth Regiment IaGdntry - Charles
p. Garland, OF Winslow, lst. Lieut.. Co. H.
Thirty First Regiment IaJaatry-Preston
Fisher, OF Orono, Asst. Surgeon; Byron c.
Gilman, OF Bangor, Capt. Co. +; Geo. G.. Boil
ton, of Bangor, Capt. Co. b; Almond Ii.
Gushee, OF Appleton, Capt. Co. G.; Stephen
ID. Benson, OF Bangor, LIST Lieut.. Co. A; Geo.
A. Dickey, OF Bangor, I'd Lieut.. Co. A Alex.
Crawford, OF Skowhegan, I'd Lieut.. Co. G..
Thirty Second Regiment hifiiitry-John G
Written, OF Alfred, Isl. Lieut.. Co. +; Albion
). Durgin, of Biddeiord, ID Lieut.. Co. F; Jas
w. Goodrich, OF Saco, ID Lieut.. Co X.
Official Information has been received of the
following discharges:
ReStgned-Dr. G. G. Richardson, Asst Sur
&c Sth Reg; I'd Lieut. Chas. f. Poor, Co.
A, llth Reg.
Discharged for iisabitity,-Leut. Colonel
Benz. r. Harris, ON regiment; LIST Lieut.. Jos.
w. Whitmore, I'd Battery.
Deceased = Rev. Josiah Keely. Chanl,in
18Th regiment; Capt. VIM. IL. Shoppee, Co. b,
3lst regiment; I'd Lieut.. Samuel w. Rowel,
Go. /, lst Heavy Artillery.
A telegram from Col. Beal, of the 10Th reg
iment, says that communications for all the
Maine regiments except the I'd cavalry, that
were lately in the Department of the Gulf,
should be addressed to Washington.
Yours truly, HELIos.