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and send things afterwards, if permitted. June 5.—Governor writes a long letter in answer to one received from Colonel Hinks, of the Eighth Regiment, then in Maryland, who had asked that the regiment might be detained in the service as one of the six regiments asked for the three years service. The Governor declines to entertain the proposition. As the men have a right to come home at the end of three months, and the officers cannot speak for them, they must speak for themselves. June 10, 1861 To Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott. General,—His Excellency the Governor of Massachusetts orders me to make a detailed statement to you in regard to Cobb's Flying Artillery. Major Cobb raised, drilled, and commanded Cook's Battery, now in service under General Butler; and understands himself. He has one hundred and fifty picked men, most carefully selected; six pieces rifled and throwing twelve-pound shot and nine-pound shell (concussion), intended to burst on striking a column