Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-02

IMPORTS Hens, cattle and sheep form
quite an item among the impor tations OF our
farmers by the European steamers. Maine
is coming up in agricultural respects.
Portland Courier.
Maj. Cen Mitchell, thirty years ago,
during the famous bank riots in Cincinnati.
when the city government was at the mercy
of the mob, restored order in few hours. by
his personal daring and command of men,
Celebrity of movement is always one of his
characteristics.
Quick PASSAGE. Sch. Vulcan. Capt Geo.
Small, sailed from Pembroke, April 10Th
She was ireigted with iron Arriving at
Boston cargo was discharged and freight OF
$50 tons Of coal taken in, and on the the 18th
she was back in Quobby Bay, having made
the qulckeet trip on record Mdchias
Union
BANGOR House.. Col Geo. W. Larrabee,
the popular landlord OF the Bangor House,
feeling obliged to relinquish the management
ct his house on account of feeble health,
Messrs. Shaw & Mclaughlin of the Franklin
House have taken lease, and purchased the
furniture of the same, and will commence its
administration May LIST. The Franklin
House will be conducted by its old landlord,
W. d. McLaugh lin.- BANGOR TINES.
The MAINE REGIMENTS. OF the Maine
Regiments, the 18th, 18th, lith and 18th, are
at Ship Island under Gen. Butler. The 10th
Regiment is at Ilarper's Ferry, protecting the
Ohio and Baltimore Railroad The Cavalry
is connected Wild Gen. Banks Division The
Sth and 9th are at Port Royal, under General
Hunter. The 5th is with Gen Mcdowell,
while the ID, Sd, 4th. 9th. 9TH and | lth. arc
Mt Yorktown, under Gen. Mcclellan. All of
these Regiments, except the Regiment at Var
pcrs Ferry, are liable Mt any moment, 50 far
as we can judge, to beengagod in battle.
\ fearful LlsT.-Thc namc of the Oteln
Traveller, making twenty vessels lost on
Georges Bunk is announced as having gone
down together with all her crew, in Janua
ry. Her crow consisted of ten persons, only
two Of whom were married-who each leave
wdow-onc with five children. This
makes the destitute, in consequence of the
Gloucester ealamites, one hundred and forty
nine widows and ono hundred and fifty seven
children.
The Washington Sar publishes tho
following, doubtless by permission
" If the Gllena arrived at Hampton Roads
on Wednesday, as reported ty passengers
from Fortress Monroe. she has already proved
herself fine sea boat, as she left the Brook
lyn navy yard only at 0 4. NJ. on the day
before. Her constructors and designers
claim that she is to prove even more eti'c-
tive in action as we'll a quite as inyulnerable
rs the Monitor, than which she is the larger
and heavier armed vessel, by the by. If she
tulfis their expectations she will make rev
olutton in naval opinion relative to the best
model for iron clad steamers, the belief since
the fight OF the Merrimac aud Monitor, aud
the alleged failure in SEA going qualities Of
the English steamer Black Warrior. being
that lfon ships are to prove OF little value
except as armci rains for harh1r dcieusa
Her arrival IN Hampton Roads must at once
change the strategy 9i our navy in that quar-
ter. it gives US signal advantages, which
We d. not regard as being prudent to mcnti n
in detail. Among rs ELECTS, it strikes us
viii be to compel tie rebels - risk tie Mer
rlmac in anotLcr engagement somewhere
where our arrangements for disposlns Of tier
can have fair and tuli play