New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-16
TRIAL TRIP or TWO MONITORS.
Tho Dictator and Agame.tirus-B Beta
Vessels Prove sueccssfni- Commodore
Roser.'s Opisisn Of the ve'seis--Tse
DistiuguishtG Gaesss on Beard.

The two vessels named above were ordered
to make trial trip the ID inst. fiom BOSTON. MAJ
10 Portsmouth. y. H. for tho purpse of asr"ia'ning
the Kea-cong aud general wOrkin qEnies OF inc Two
vessels and tlcr engines 10 An Vsspsr.to shy hefc
tia, this was not tiia for speed. The great con
ra.f In the size Of the vessels powtr Of eng nes Ac
forbId ,ucI an idea We arc permitted 20 publish be-
low the respective reports VI The EnPinecrs OF tho Mv
yessss and they speak for themselves, rLd tpenk wei
Both vesss.s gave great satislsoitH ~ board 'he
Dictator. during the tiip, Commodore Eog.ls Com.
ninnaing tntc dinner 10 afcw eurr's ancnr WON
were CniefJnstce hasc ard the lion. Samuel hooier
and a. H. Rice. NJ CSC M..sacLs. " "a, az W. =.
Bile. M va ienrn ny private letter say fhs HsMl's
ION RspsJLeea, Comm, doIe Rogers not OILY efp"esse
the highest satisfaction With tbe Dictator pu' NJ
Snote In equally hsh terms Of the iglrcnficns lis
aid VIA tle Dictator and a., Assmsnnew. iesa 's'A
fAs who< Enei,sL iron clad assi" o., a..
The Aganenicus, il win be remembered, y 9' y.
so,uc class ~ Monitors tne SOnldnock. ana was
bnIt nv tho snue constructor. Wm. L. Hans" M no"
Of the Philadelphia yard, but recently OF "a" IhA'e'
NJ tcnsne. OF Tie Dictator were built by Ericsson
and those on the Aeamcntoos wero constructed under
the direction of LDgiueer in-Chie lshA"o'd' VI '"o
Navy Department c,.,, r,,.~,,oy -
- t Poirsxo,T1i. n. H.. Aug. g. isoo'
Hon, GIDEON WELLts. S.Ge@s9 n1 nelH. c,tey
SIN. have the honor to inciose ihe ispu,n y.
Fngineer Robic II this vessel md Acting Chiei En-
oineer Hart weli Of this AraDeDtcus. IN fegatu W NJ
performance Of ihe respective engnes du'ips 'Ds p
Tha xosmentic.. and Dictator strted together om
Boston Light The Dictator arrived nooei h',een
minutes before the Agamen,icus. Tue weather ""'
fine aud very pleasant. .r--L,...l, add.
Very respectfully your obedent servant
. - - - Jo,s ROGERS. Commodore. {
.. USIIRp STATgs IROs'CLAD DICTATOR 4
fogfsM0tIM, n. H., Aug. = loo'.
SIR respectfully report that the total time the ma,'
I'm Rtuos IN this vessel In operation during tuo
frcm Boston Light Mass 10 this place, was s'A lou''
and FIVE minutes. -. -, A., ..a "a, l,,vno
that time II ,16J. - ,
Average resolutions por inmate ;'1,2lL a,,vx
Total amount Of coal consumed during snine sipc ""'
= Average coal consumed per boar. tuns. go d.
The lower tier 9f furnaces In Tho boilers were Inv
only ones used. ...,.rl..e....x.- ~ A. :, ,tcr
as less than l.532. formed badly untn the de"s,y
rec he'd That point afor which they iarnisseu ~,
team for the ma ulnn amber of revolutions Sh'
vcre N ade. Ihe water which passed Over ipto .na
cylinders from the boilers which were ioamlhg P'o
vented the engines working ~ higher spoei; "a, -.
'The rpain aud auxiliary engines worked weii rltnpu
heating In any Of tho Journals. The machinery a"s
boiers are now ready for scryice Very respeeiany,
| - - - ID II. u. ROBit, ChiefEngineer. w. o. ~;
| Commodore JoHs kOaEHs.' u. =. NJ, commanding
| d 4. Iron-Cbd Dictator.
~ - UnrrED STATES STgNNEB AGANgs1IcUS
! - ~h PoErSMnUTH N. H.. Aug. 2. le6
4 Sm; have the honor ~ report III obedience 20 YOU
order that the engines Of the vessel were IN orero
haween point on Boston Light and this anchorage
on tho ID inst. hours and 10 minutes-5 hours spa