The Portland daily press., 1888-08-14

H.-An calls will first be sounded at brigade
headquarters, and repeated successively from the
right to the left of the lIne Musicians call will
be sounded at brigade headquarters ten minutes
previous to calls for revielle, guard mounting,
drills. dress parade and tattoo.
III.-The commanding oficers of the Battery
will cause one gun to be fired daily, at reviellc
Won Monday Aug. Is, guardmouDting VIII
V.-The commanding officer Of each regiment
and the battery are severally charged with the
guard of their own commands. Paragraph 1O95
Revised Regulations, U. s. Army, should govern
in this duty. They will promptly notify the gen
eral commanding OF all instructions given their
camp guards. The old guard viii only be excused
from morning drills.
xI-An officers will be required to, remain
within the limits of the brigade camp, and not de-
part therefr0m without permission from their
commanding officer. All enlisted men are hereby
Without V bass spned by er G camp
mander, approved by the colonel of their reg-
ment. Only.a limited number of passes will be
men who give prompt and faithful attention 10
their duties in camp and viii conduct themselves
as gentlemen during tneis absence Ell, from me camp:
except on escort, guard duty, dress parades, in
spections and review.
By Command of
BROADER GENERAL MITCHELL.
CLARENCE S. LUNT,
Major and Asst Adj Gen'l.
The entire afternoon and evening has
been devoted to settling the men in camp so
that they could have comfortable nights
rest. The weather was SO cold, wet and dis
agreeable that this was somewhat difficult
1t was slow work moving the supplies and
equipments across the field without wetting
them. Every staff officer was busy through
out the day in an endeavor to make the men
comfortable. Gen. Mitchell, who was con-
stantly at work, was wet through and to-
night members of the staff and the men are
all more or less drenched Take 1t all
around, the outlook is rather dubious one.
Everyone is hoping for fair day tomorrow,
and is anxiousy looking forward to the
morning hours TO see the sun rise in an ul-
couded sky. The General instructed the
company commanders to allow three mat
tresses to each tent. Two of these were to
be placed cr0sswise on the tent floor, and
the third across, and at the ends of the two
Sufficient straw, in ticks, was to be placed
at the head Of the. mattresses. on
these beds would accommodate six men. In
most of the cases where these instructions
were carried out the men are very comforta-
Bile. There were enough mattresses to ac-
comodate all the men if they had been ar
ranged in that way, but in distributing some
men got more than their share, and their
places were supplied with ticks filled with
dry hay from a barn near by, all the straw
sent to camp being wet down by the time it
arrived. Tomorrow all will be rectfed 1t
was impossible to do any routine work today
other than what was necessary to settle the
brigade in camp. The men seem to be order
ly and quiet, and satisfied with their cond-
tion, knowing that all is being done to make
them comfortable that is possible under the
circumstances.
There was no regular guard mount today.
Co. K. of Augusta, were detailed to perform
duty as guard at Brigade Headquarters un-
til 8 O'Clock tomorrow morning Other
guards have been mounted only sufficient to
look after the property.
The camp was formally opened at noon by
the firing of gun by the battery.
Tonight LIT. Col. f. III. Ballard of the First
Regiment. was detailed as officer of the
commanding Co. d., Second Regiment, was
ordered to report with his command at Bri-
gade Headquarters tomorrow morning at s
O'Clock, for guard and other duties.
Captain Z. G. Newcomb of the
mand to report to Col. Brett, of the Second
Regiment, to do duty on battalion drill. in
place of Co, ID, while the latter company is
on duty at brigade headquarters.
From the reports of the several companies.
made tonight, the total strength of the mill.
tia, absent and present, including officers
and men, is 100l; strength of the command
present in camp, 754,
A Hampden man was taken down with
the measles and sent home.
At 10 o'clock tonight ten men from Co. A.,
of the First Regiment were in the hay barn
near the grounds, filling their ticks with
straw.
Chandler's Band of Portland, is the First
Regiment Band, and the Bangor Band acts
for the Second Regiment.
One of the familiar faces on the
grounds is that of Drum Major Bean of
Portland, who is lways welcome here.
If the wetaher ears sufficiently there will
be a brigade dress parade tomorrow night
Col. Ii. M. Sprague is one of the most eff
cient officers In camp, and the general of the
brigade is much pleased with his presence at
headquarters.
The men are much pleased with their food.
There is an abundance of it. 1t is well cook
ed and is clean and palatable.