The Portland daily press., 1870-07-06

the Auburn Light Infantry, Capt Pray, wer
detailed to escort Cuv. Chamberlain and stat
to the field they being the guests OF Col. Johl
NJ. Brown, of the Governors staff, at his resi-
| dence.
The detachment was accompanied by tn,
| Portland Band and Lieut.. c. j. Pennell, Aii
| of Major Parker.
The arrival of Gov. Chamberlain was an
nounced by gubernatorial salute from the
Arsenal by Capt Bigelow, and the dstin
guished party were received in true military
order by the soldiery.
The Governor was mounted upon his famous
war-horse of rebellion memory, that has borne
him SO calamity through many battle and on
many march. His staff on this occasion con-
sisted of Gen. j. NJ. Brown, Gen. Z. w. HYDE
Col. T. d. Chamberlain, and Col. c. B. Mer.
rill. The military display at this time was
very imposing. After the formation of the
battalion line by Major Parker, ,he Governor
reviewed the soldiery in battalion drill and
marching evolutions, which the companies ex :
ecuted admirably.
At the close of the review Gov. Chamberlain
AOuC ACdlCE Lue Iluc duu tutS duuTeSSeu tlC
battalion:
So!diers,-I congratulate you on your ad-
mirable appearance this day. congratulate
you for your sodierly bearing, your steadiness
in line, your manlihess of character as shown
in your faces and your action. ! am proud of
you to-day. look upon you with peculiar in
terest as many Of you are children of mine so
time have seen these companies together re-
Gently organized by my advice. Companions
in rrms, am satisfied that you need no praise
The associations of to-day remind me that
this is not an exhibition of force merely, but of
force sanctificd by right. When I look upon
your faces see soldiers and sons of soldiers
who bravely fought in the recent war. say
with still deeper interest gaze upon this ex-
hlbitlon of force because it is not force at all
except as sanctified by right vindicated by
might. 1t was for the vindication of right
that our fathers pledged their lives and sacred
honor. 1t was Tor this that we have fought
through this war, and when 1 lock upon YOU
to-day, and remember that you were selected
Tor your characters and all those elements that
adorned manhood this lesson was enforced on
my mind. You are to defend this truth, to
maintain the honor and oneness of this nation.
All-everything that belongs to liberty is sa-
cred to man and the country. You to-day rep
resent the idea of defence. Now that the
Declaration OF Independence is fulfilled you
are to defend unsulied this flag, which now
has deeper meaning, which is reddenei with
deeper and nobler star-the blood Of its sol.
diers
The State looks upon you with confidence,
iieellng that she can repose in you her honor,
liberty and life Again compliment you for
your soldierly bearing and military excellence
tender you again my confidence and friend
ship and the best part of my heart now and
fOrevermOre, and trust that shall remain in
your memories after you have passed from my
command.
tho o1o5o Of fbo oIJ ,,.I, a
excellent and fitting one, the battalion again
formed into company order and took up the
march from the field, escorting the Governor
to the Falmouth Hotel. The column passed
down Pine to State, State to Deering, Deering
to High, High to Congress, Congress to Mid
die, Qeaving the Governor at the Hotel Middle
to Exchange, Exchange to the City Hall,
where s...s.-., -
THE COLLATION.
had been spared by Barnum and which con-
sisted of bountiful supply of well cooked
viands and plenty of hot coffee Arms were
stacked in the corridors of the building and
the companies then marched into the Hall
where tables had been laid lcngthwise with
plates for five hundred.
There were no formalities, but the troops at
once attacked the outposts and stormed the
fortress of edibles with true relish and yigor
of appetite after marching c:om 10 1-2 A. NJ,
to 31-2 P. M.
An hour was passed at the feast and then
each company departed on its own course-to
see ard be seen. The military portion proper
of the celebration thus ended. 1t was a per-
feet success. The citizens of Portland we
Iynn ,InrS L Al,
der great obligatsons to the out-of-town com
panies for their presence ON this occasion.
SAIL yG REGATTA.
One of the most enjoyable parts of tho pro-
gramme was the sailing regatta. 1t is true
that ON waters of Casco Bay yesterday, the at
mosphere was not tepid, and that there was
even a suspicion of iceburgs floating in the Vi
cinty, but all there was necessary to do, was
to wrap yourself up in good warm pea-jacket
lay low so as not to impede the progress of the
yacht you might happen to be on which need
ed all of the light breeze ION the S. e. that
they could obtain. 1t was a scrub race, no al
lowance being made for differences in measure
ments, yachts at the sequal to up anchor
wherever they might happen to be, and make
their way to the stake boat off Basket Island,
a distance of some fourteen miles out and re
turn, their time to be taken as they passed the
judges on Custom Honse wharf, going and re-
turning There were the same crowds In at
tendance on the wnarfs on the shipping, COW
ering Munjoy Hill, and filling the "City of
Richmond" "Stephen Decatur" and ELLA
and "Charles Houghton" to repletion, one of
which, the "Stephen Decatur" followed the
yachts all the way. The water was very smooth
not single white cap showing itself, thereby
showing the lghtness of the breeze aud neces-
stating ithe different crafts crowdng on all
the sail they owned. The Judges were Capt.
j. w. Deering, Capt. Charles H. Chase and E
B..James The following were the