Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-07-14
Editorial Correspondence.
BELFAST, June 10Th 1865

BELFAST, June 18th 1865.
Dear american:
This city is quite centre of attraction
Just now, with the new monitor Agamen-
ticus, a novelty and curiosity to most
people, and the fine and graceful steam
cutter Ashuelo;, Capt. Davis. from East
port. The Agamenticus has been visited
by hundreds of people Of all classes, and
the utmost attention and kindness has
been extended to all such by her gentle
manly officers. To those like ourself who
have never had the pleasure Of personal
inspection Of this ''new tangled yankee
notion. there was much to excite curiosity
and provoke criticisms. We appropriate
Bro. Rusts account of the monitor, rather
| than to write one ourself.
The double turreted monitor Aeameu-
ticus. Commander PARROT, arrived i'll our
port on Sunday. Tn Tuesday Mayor Alb
bot and qnite lumber Of our citizens
with their ladies made a call on board. and
were very politely received and entertain
ed by Commander Parrot and his officers,
and by them shown over the vessel. The
Agamentieus is entirely new and Just from
the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, where she
has been these three Years i'll building
She has all the latest improvements in that
class OF vessels. and is "A worder of naval
architecture. Her keel is go feet, and
her extreme length of beam is 30 feet
and her tonnage is about 1900. She draws
l3 feet of water and her speed is ten knots
an hour. Her whole construction and
equipment is a novelty, and presents a
great contrast with ordinary ships of war.
Her immense revolving turrets the walls
of (which are ten inches thick; composed
of iron plates one inch thick; her i'm
mense fifteen inch guns two in each tnr.
ret, side by side; her upper stationary
turret which cncloses the steeragc appara-
tus. and from which her officers in con-.
mand direct her movements in action
her ponderous machinery which revolve,
her turrets, bringing her guns to bear in
any direction her splendid and powerful
engines; her ingenious apparatus for keep
ing fresh air circulating in every part, al
are admirable, and show to what surpris
ing degree of perfection our country hal
arrived in naval architecture. The Aga
mentions is now merely Oh trial trip fol
a few weeks to put her new machinery in
| running order and will return to the navy
yard at Portsmouth where her last finisl
will be put on prior to her going perman
entity into tho service. At our Request
Lieut. Hopkins has politely furnished III
the following list of her officers: Com
mander, +. q. PARROT; Lieut., Comman
der, Alfred Hopkins; Lieutenant, VIM
/ +. Stewart; Acting Chict Engineer, S. y
iartwell Act. Passed Asst Surgeon, J
j. Somerby; Act. Asst Paymaster, J. W
Fairfield; Act. Ensigns. T.. b. Pratt, S
) A. Brooks, {. +. Palmer; Act. LIST ASS
Engineers, Chas. Roebuck, =. o. Bright
man; I'd do, IL. +. Hayden, J, II. He
bard 3D. do, ID. Z. Lyons, n. w. Brown
o. Il. Hardy; Gunner, j. G. Granger
} Captains Clerk, f.. A. Chapman Pay
masters Clerk, John Miles. The Aga
. menticus will remain here but a few days
The U, S. Steamer Tioga has gone t.
6 PASSPORT but is expected back in a fe,
days. She will open as a rendezvous 70
, enlsting naval apprentices. wheu she get
back.
The weather is fine and farmers are do
ing their best to secure their large crop
Of hay.
! There is not much ship building for thi
city, going OH now. There is one larg
1 ship ON the stocks, in Master Carter
yard.
Merchants here, as in most places
, complain that business is dull. "After
. storm comes calm" is an old saying, an
it is being verified just now though c, er
one anticipates a good fall trade.