The Portland daily press., 1896-04-25

liz tbL'Ayp SCuUUef II, l(fI.
November ninth, Col. Phinney's regi-
ment marched to Fort George where Gel
Fhinney superseded Col, John Stark in
command. Here they remained, trans
porting supplies over the Lake 20 the
9sher forts, until they were discharged,
december thirty first, when most of the
regiment returned home.
Inc men in the army were appealed to
ny the Congress to reenlist for three years
u the war, and offered bounty of
twenty dollars with complete suit of
cunning to consist of two linen hunting
snlrts, two pairs stockings, two pairs
snoes one pair brooches, one waistcoat.
Two pairs overalls, two shirts, and one
leagher cap or hat, the whole amounting
TO twenty dollars or that sum was to be
PAID TO the soldier. The order book at
hoft Ticonderoga says: 'This noble
bounty of $40 and 100 acres Of land at the
emu or the war is such an ample and gem
erous gratuity from the United States
mat the General is convinced no Ameri-
can will hesitate to enroll himself to de-
| lend his country's posterity from every
attempt to enslave them." Over seventy
OF Col Phinney's regiment reenlisted for
three years mostly in Col Brewers regi-
ment
The 18th Continental Regiment, in
5nelr twelve months Of service, had no
| opportunity to distinguish themselves in
duty with fidelity that was honorable
to themselves and the Commonwealth
large part of the regiment went from
Cumberland and York counties, and they
must have many descendants in our state
who no doubt will be pleased to know
| that their history has been preserved.
campaign of 1776 said: 6The story of
| the suffering, the zeal, the patience, the
patriotism, the perseverance, and yalor Of
the men who won the victory at Ticon-
deroga. should be held in grateful re-
membrance by their counttrymen to the
| latest generation. Like the story of Val
| ley Forge, it is notito,d In startling deeds
of blood. Though but few had persisted
| by the sword, yet five thousand who had
gone out at the call of their country never
| returned. More than one out of every
three became victims of pestilence, want
and exposure and many Of those who
passed through the campaign came out of
| it with broken constitutions to fill pre-
| mature graves.
| This is but an abstract of the regi-
| ment's history which has the company
rolls and detailed accounts of the duties
| performed by the soldiers with their ex
| perienoes.
Chairman Burrage and Rev. DR.. Dali
| ton made remarks congratulatory to
essayistiu the work he is doing in trac-
| ing out the history of the Revolutionary
regiments.
DR.. Dalton deprecated the efforts of
various advocates of the peace societies
to prevent the inculcation of military
knowledge and training in the minds of
| our young people, and Directing to the
building of..proper coast defenses and up
building of our army and navy. The
Doctor said emphatically that the best
way not to have to fight is to be pre-
pared to fight
| Chairman Burrage read brief and in
teresting paper written by John E.
Sprague of Monson, Me-, whose subject
was "Hon. Thomas Davee, one of the
founders of Piscataquis county," He
gracefully traced tbs honorable career of
Thomas Davee and described the little
town of his home, Blanchard,
"a region of repose it seems,
| A place of slumber and of dreams,
Remotesupon the wooded hills. P"
Mr.. Sprague's paper was much enjoyed.
| Mr.. Hubbard W. Bryant was next called
upon and announced that he had just
|
and unique document. 1t was pamph-
let, on the title page of which is in
scribed:
DESCRIPTION OF
PORTLAND, IN THE UNITED
STATES,
IN A LETTER
FROM AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN
IN AMERICA TO HIS FRIEND IN
~ SHROPSHIRE,
CONTAINING 4 THE MOST JUDO
IOUS ADVICE RESPECTING
EMIG GRAFTON.
The pamphlet Is most interesting let
ter written by one James Day, an Eng
lishman sojourning in Portland in 1917
| to Shropshire. He describes Portland
as an exceedingly pretty little place of
some 5000 inhabitants and where a large
number of available building sites
| which he felt sure would prove a lucra-
| tive investment.
Mr.. Gay describes the people Of Port
land as not so demonstrative and open
hearted as the people Of the Southern
States, but more frugal and much keener
and more shrewd in business dealings.
! OF their morality he speaks in the most
glowing terms, and declares they are
people who would sacrifice everything in
their love and loyalty toEtheir country.
| He is convinced that the purchase uf
land anywhere in that vicinity could
not fail to yield most satisfactory
profit, but is inclined to the belief that
land along the banks Of the Penobscot
would be the most lucrative, as being
! better suited to yeldErichssharve
The pamphlet is most valuable adj
| dition to the society's collection. 1t will
be exceedingly interesting to the NOM
bers of the society TO know whatever be-
came of the Mr.. James Gay, English gen
tleman, who was SO favorably impressed
with the charms of Maine, and to obtain
| iOfOrmo tjon oF u5hara ha finally catt1ad