, 1866-07-08
riig ATLANTIC OisosNRD t,f'H MoS.
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rhc ycy.gc T. 1t tho m,an&oa e,apn-t1s,r
apssnata tsehavtor-lker Arrival ~
QNcenhtugttls

dnTe, how much they are unlike lhosc DINER
1sns days Of eontenasDg armies and e'9ck. t'a
enough has pas.ed for the achoIne Of guns
'pnd rattle Of mussetsy to haves died away.
Scores OF lclds bear no testimony Of the
bntt1cs TINT ruged above, or OF tho dead
TINT sleep beneath except oy ths richer Srfsn sfa
ep.incIug grain. The Gordon Of armed ships
that lined coast, has disappeared. Some
whose names became famous, NOW guardians
Of the nations honor mud interest abroad
and Others scattered md Enthusiastically
bear witrsss Of the natlon's energy: and the>
natIon's life. j.
OF the many wonderful Developments Of
the war, so f1r as they pertain to science and
mechanism, The ':monltor"' class Of naval
vessels must take precedence. Each day Of
the war brought go much to US, that ,was
novel and surprising, that our minds had to
work quickly TO comprehend II MI. NotwIth-
standing the gEeat: number Of articles TINT
have appeared describing tho 'iron-c1ads.n
yet think that even noW the Arnerican peo-
pie have no proper conception Of the practl-
proyements that four years have Witnessed.
- No wonder the frontier guard pi secession
were astonlshed when the little e'cheese-box
cn raft" made Its appearance in the waters
OF Hampton Roads. Its like had never been
seen. The mailed monster which, q few
nuule Oslore, Hau Sent 1iou It's not guns
blasts Of terror all through tho North, was
now discounted bY this Insignificant strau-
ger, whose modest commander theuccforward
led the list Of the nations heroes. 4; new
era was inangusated in The science Of naval
warfare.
From the Is Monitor ~ 10 the '.,tonadnock''
was short step counted BY years. yet great
out number have no. been wanting that every
new vessel would prove failure. The sMo-
nadnock," ;" despite the assertions Of many
wise-leads. has steamed safely from port to
port until she has reached our western coast.
and every one OF these present days and
hours gives get more cmphatic denial to the
prophecies Of those who lacked faith In Iron
Pro Probably to Mr. G. Y. Fog more Than to
any other man. Is due the Development and
of-war, aud it seems peculiarly fitting that
having hcen select to bear American con-
grntulRtions to Russia, lie shou1d hare
chosen % bis conveyance. one Of the first OF
the ''monltor'. vessels. - :.
The "Mlantonomoh, 70 double.tufreted iron.
but Of later construction, in company NTH
! the side-wheel Steamer Augusta" reached
| st. Jol,ne, New Foun1tand, In the 1attc- part
of May. With Mr. Fox on board. We LEFT
Doston at no9n on the 3oth Of sIay, and alter
os. i nSop sssi fs ss sF,''sS as St q:
From Out Of n fleld tf s,nal1 icobtrRs we ral,
under the great lIcallands which, like twu
Elahts, U1lnfd tho marrow, way, and ID tho
lakellkc hnrbut We fund tho +" sllsntunu-
thhh" quietly and sattfy ut hot hnclurage.
Tie towi, 30 rarely visited by American uleti.
uEtsar, hud been III a slate ur uucti uxrlte:
lncnt uter tle wonderful Ynukea stlt,, and
tllr sgnal.iliuit ttput, her Arrival, dumb will
h1hkriiietit left fills stktluli D thH hill, atltl
felptled ~ eliiklng. sieatref eusnlhR ill.'
y Oh Hhhday tftdtt1fng ~ NJ ttttie MP aiphs
fhe tunstt we fall ettse " anu II i'lA[h sight
Ut tHtIe llAe8 ftultil Atlu llglit lhtttB Ut n,
ttlllfaf fU liz oil Ra tlr ttitt Nslttne wu ttasd
IL receive bttf 1Ate4t ftllrUtenh llnwH.
t1hlntt IVY t''elntk III Thu t!inffilt1R Il VIA
sHlE1eienllF light ltl fnatl',, Ae Hvt OtnuA
ltib Hlit'=ali l,Ilf f.lAl.=tllsl'elle|l llle aAl
Tnta Vf lte iNfhl!,A, h'ttl re.pAlp ~ IL, or 0t
Rppraael,p,t i n,lr 4lHs.ps rVEiyetu| II,
s9"ls hsi ill., % I"sI i:,a. 1 uo} }faI,s; as,' aorus
| Of Nllul, MAS lnrrhad d lrnknn tnWer,, ~
w nal1!n Hharar u aua'1el Krusl laka lllla'
svn y" n y I,.a si',S l'hsn!p h,tt
l'spa Tho roiitiEulty 10 lllo lslant
shHkes'el il-Uy1r Wllhac l!rnH at'
eeyss y looked ~ tl'niHh Krasl Ml,ltu niantl
Ind t,ce!s tliruWn. 'rlIp beantl(il! changes Il
colnr, thu blending Of ,Erean., mud wl.lso+ an
| Il
wAs comparatively aftla!l oho-1t was q
sts"stt.:! " IN sYygnt ttul ltl4lI, and FUR
very rGsiiersatsio :,ns vsu,,nA,.. Aaeasn !. 4,
AT til qav 10 81, jutts Tic icn{,rri,a ia,
constantly In sigllt, Win all woiderli
they wsfe l.car ,ls and sometimes iar AVA,
/ During our stny nj tultts thtv ftunur,t[
. tluRtrti lpy tue tilpltlI If tho bnrltor. r,
I ,noin,,cr tnc which Impressed ID nlt alik,
Ii nrt,curcI l,ku II rruat co,Ici,, t,rnnn,u,to
I ii q -, -
jny nj gulI jrutil d co,Iustis, ll,t,hn dr,,rt
n$rr which Wus M tnlt,Ir,,n willis nal,. III,
drntrrv nj thr pail WA ai,Ir,turiv hnsut,fa
III tke ayrntn,, NJ I',lnaIinv ,i'a,n ath. ~
foiiowc.i thc Sitnn,nno,t,''i; i nil A,,p',.t
10 ssa. o"plo ilosEod To- t,la wnhryas n Is ~ =,
ilin tlei'attafc. a!!sl rom llo !nFsA ~ tn "a
mr 'Hs!G .H'n1h wv n.it M!M, ~ t0nR M tw.'g ~
evening a'r. Lno 'nto;M,ns aay w woto W.
VI soa. leaving hMotlea nontnH. tn0a cor I
incncsH tl.r cFMls ncfo.a sho Atlantic OF IN
Hfft fAhkrc "monstof' iron 'ela!l' III al
pearnnca 10 nnaea"ortly Vessel, 70 saet1
tngly At variance, ln constrnctl1n nnd eqA.!
e, Win a. ha ia,n ncna, en.e1 ~ anu ssanars ~ X
a,en. a.siS nn " ohog
them; masta,. spars, anl salia. none; J;
there was no shaken confidence In the littl
ncet, OF nor complete aballty 70 halsa 70
voyage satcly ind well. The following Do
the three vessels were steadily on the couss
During tho early morning m Immense ic
berg was seen on tue Eastern horizon,
i long time. Our course took IL no ncafl
!, than hvc or slx miles. YET re s1~ thc san
: Monoer1nl play o. Isht ana saaoe, tne san
be measured, 1t was estimated to be near
, Two hundred feel high nnd mile long
haff mile broad. Surely this one might
considered one OF the older members Of tt