Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-05-06
Editorial Correspondence.
BELFAST, May Sd, 1864

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| DEAR AMERICAN:
Company A, Captain Baker, stationed
ut the batteries here. embarked on board
the steamer katahdin yesterday, en- route
for Washington. Company ID, Captain
Conani. stationed ut the battery at Rock
land. will start for same destination on
Thursday by boat to Boston. 1t is suppos-
ed that all the companies enlisted in the
State for the batteries, will also be ordered
to Washington very soon. 1t is also sup
posed that the companies organized as
..Home Guards" will be called upon to
man these batteries, and to perform any
other service which the necessities of the
government demand. 1t looks very much
like business, this ordering all the troops to
the front. westward the star of Empire
takes its way" just at this time, and we
all hope that Grant will demonstrate and
make it palpable, by destroying, or captur-
ing Lees army.
We understand that the quota of this
State is full, clear up, without any special
s;raining, by claiming those that have not
already been credited. This will relieve
us of another draft for the present, or uu
til there is another call for troops,in which
case the draft will be levied OH the delin-
quent towns. 1t will take another call and
another draft under it, to get matters
cqualized. So far, the patriotic and wide
a wake towns, in most instances, are clear
up,while there are others that are copperish
and less active which are clear behind.
Two gay and festive" girls, not wishing
to be the girls that the soldiers left be-
hind them" donned the United States
uniform and got admitted to the barracks
and made themselves generally useful
there. These ardent patriots, and lovers
of the dear Union, belong in a neighborirg
town; but their military career was a
short one. The authorities finding out
about these new recruits, and not liking
this new way of entering the service, had
the festive ones sent to jail; and from
there they were taken to the Police Court
and put on trial for vagrancy. They were
convicted and sentenced to thirty DAYS in
the county Jail. After the trial, they dot1ed
the blue uniform, and donned the crinoine
using wood-house as a dressing room,
and having the services of AS dressing
maid. Their military career was short,
and not very brilliant one, they earning no
promotion, nor vote of thanks.
The Provost Marshal, Captain Bean,has
sent a-clerk to General IIodsdon's office,
to transcribc the names of all the men that
have been furnished the service by the
towns in this district, since the war
When this list of credits is completed it
will show at once the deficiencies and the
excess of the several towns. 1t will be
published after it is completed.
We will not omit to mention that new
and commodious quarters have been pro-
vided for the Enrolling Board of the Dis
trict. One of the brick tenements of the
new block erected the last season by the
late A. j. Morrison, is now occupied as the
Headquarters of Captain Bean. The
lower room is about 20 x 25 feet, and is
partened off into Offices; the second story
is used for the storing Of the clothing, and
the third story for soldiers rests. This new
brings all the business of the
office into close proximity, and very much |
facilitating the performing of all the duties
pertaining to the Provost Marshal's Office.
The weather is uncomfortable, the wind
easterly, and it is raining some. 1t is doubt
full if the Katahdin made her trip on ac-
count of the weather. This fine boat is
doing splendid business and is ably
1t is said the new steamer Lady Lang"
will be on the Bangor and Portland route
next week. Tuesday is named as the day
'or the first trip.
Judge Appleton commences term of
he Supreme Court here to-day.