Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-31

manly officer, that he always has bccn,ani
which has made him general favorite.
All the clerks at this time are capable
faithful and gentlemanly. The business
of the Board is so systcmatized, that every
thing goes on like clock work. There is
no fussy~ meddlesome interference, one
with another, nor putting Oh of airs. We
have never seen the time when the
business of the Board was dispatched with
SO much promptness and accuracy as at
this time. The Government and the poo
pie are dealt with honorably and prompt
ly.
The men from Ellsworth are anticipa.
ting the time to which they were ordered
to report here,and arc coming in, i'll squads
each day. One hundred and fiftyeight
makes quite draft upon the men left in
town between 90 and 10. A good share
of them pass the fiery ordeal of Il critical
examination Of the Surgeon. Some men
pass that those who judge from outside APP
pearance, consider not able-bodieI men
and again, there are those who are rejected
whom the same partial judges would have
it are '.sound as nut" In all such cases,
please to remember that an educated,
practical physician, is the only competent
judge.
The L. s. sloop- of-war Rhode Island,
Commander S. u. Trenchard. arrived at
this port on Friday of last week, where she
will probably remain for some time as a re-
cruiting vessel for the navy. She has been
in commission since July, 1861, and was
sent out with the original Monitor, which
was lost in gale off Hatteras while bound
for Charleston. She was afterwards at
taehcd to the flying squadron off the West
Indies, where she remained some time
cruising for the protection of the California
| mington, where she captured the blockade
runner Vixen, and was i'll both fights at
Fort Fisher, in the latter of Which she had
II men wounded i'll the storming party.but
none fatally. She is 300 tons burtI,cn,
and her armament consists of eight S-inch
one inch, two 3O-pound PARROTS and one
rihcd boat howitzer. The number of men
now OH board, including officers, is 250.-
The following is a list of her officers
| Commanders. ID. Trenchard.
Lieutcnant-F Il Smith.
Chief Engineer + Meeutcher.
Assistant Surecon-E i Bingham.
Assistant Paynaster-Wm. Lee Darling
Acting Mastcrs-Chas. O'Ncil,. Icra l..
Tanner.
Acting Ensigns-Nicllols Pratt, Il O
Lunfarc, Lemuel Pope.
Acting 81 Assistant Engineers w
Smyth, Chas. Radcll.
Acting 3D. Assistant Enginccrs-W Il
Bayky,Wm. J Patterson, Vim. II Mccoy,
Acting Masters Mates-R w Wallace,
f Bradbury, John p Fisher, Goo. II
Appleton, Henry Il Gardner
Captains Clerk-Lansdon $ Rogers.
Paymastcr's Clerk-Wm. J Bennett.
Gunncr-H Hamilton.
| Up to to-day noon. there had been nc
cepted on the Ellsworth quota, twenty
seven volunteers and eleven drafted men.
Of n drafted men examined, Il were held
and 10 rejected. This We think is the re-
suit of our operations since the number
Mas reduced to "A.
Ninety one men were examined on Mon
day, mostly from this COUNTY. Ellsworth,
Buclsport. Orland and Bluehil, were
largely represented. of the number cX-
manned, SO were held to service. OF the
men examined Il large number were yolun-
tccrs from Ellsworth.
Quite number of men were recruited
on board the Rhode Island, on TUESDAY
, the first since her arrival.