The New York Herald Newspaper, August 6, 1858, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1858. Ube electricians to coalinus thelr experiments. Out of 334 miles paid ous in this etlomgt, 68 Gere sudseqacatly re- THE ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY. Tk was feared, that in consequemoe of the strain which ‘wes at times brought upon the cable, the comtiauity or electrical connection would have been destroyed; bat during the laying of the whole 884 miles the conductor re-_ maised periect. At one time, for two hours and a ball, no signal was received through the cable, and as the cause | Could not be explained, i} was genersily believed that tae ‘continuity bad ccasec op account of the fracture wd Core or conductor; aud everything had been the fractured part, wea, - was found that the coavnuity, which was appareniy Droken, was restored, aco that we siguals were passing trough the conductor. It was aisofoucd inat the elec- teal character of the cxole was improved by its sub Mersion 1p the great depths, and that it was worked with much ease and more 8 resus Now it is known that the ivsulating gatie perods are more perfectly dev Lure o: forty (wo degrets; and as that of the was about the same, the resu't which we have re- prepared dieoo certained foc. that abgh temperacure interferes wito the ‘Weulation apd that ibe greater toe hea\ by which the current gutta percha is affected tae weaker the elecirical Decemrs. THE VESSELS ENGAGED IN THE EXPEDI- TION. THE NIAGARA AGAIN DETAILED. Tt baving been determined to make a farther attempt this summer, the Niagara was again, on the 30:h of De- comber last, detailed to that duty. Tas Susqachaana, which bad been her consort, had in the mesatime been despatched to Greytown, and consequently did not as:om pany her, though it was expected that eno would join her in Exgian?in time to participate in the enterprise. In thai, hewever, there wasa disappointment, The Niagara, as we have said, wes the ouly United States vessel that took part in it, while on the partef the British govern ment ths Agamemuon, the Valorous aud the Gorgon were dotaiied. THE NIAGARA—HER OFFICERS AND OREW. ‘The Nisgara gailed from New York for tais service on the @ib of March iset and arrived at Piymouth on the 23rd. Ske took out aforce of four hundred and four men, captain @nd officers included, all of wnom were speciaily detail for yp's particular aervice. The follow. ing is @ list of her OYNICERS AND CREW. Captelo..... ceveece cee *®m. L Hudson. Firet Lieutenant Secous Lieutenant ‘Thire Lieutenant Fourth Licuter ant. Fifth Liewsenant, Sixth Lieuteoant 3 Gi “Joseph C. Eldredge. “Wm, Stokes Boya. F. & Guuneil. wm. Hay. Joshua Folianadee. *John 3 Licutenact com’g Marive Guard. Pepsec Astistant Surgeon Assia'act Sargeon, Chief Exgineer First Aseistant Beoun’ acsimiant ‘Teird Aneistant Eoginesr oorge Key wor'h. . Andre# Swckhoia. COMPIEMEST OF OFVICERS AND MEN ALLOWED THE FRIGATE DIAGAKA POK IMM PURPOSE OF LAYING THE SUBMARINE TELE GRAPH. Captain, 1; lieutenants (1 ss acting muster) 1; parser,'1;' passec asswtant surgeon, 1; ee 1; captain's otesk, 1; pureer's cerk, t; dostewain, | guaper, i; sailmaker, 1; carpenter, 1; master’s mates, 6 yeoman, |; boaiewain's mates, 4; guaper’s mete, 1; carpenter's mate, 1; master-atarme, 1; ship's cook, 1; quarter wasters, 8; quarier gusmer 1, captaias forecasile, 4, capia.rs tops, 6; captains after guard, 2; captains noid, 2! coxswaina, 4’ armoter, 1; c00per, 1; ehip’s stewara, 1; surgeco’s steward, 1; cflloers' siewarus, 2; officers’ cooks, 2: ships corporals, 2. Making seamen, +4: ordiuary sea- ‘men, 64; landamen and boys, 60—Total 218. ENGINEER DAP ARTMENT. Chief engineer, 1; first assistants, 2; secrd do., 2; third do., 4, firemen, 80; coal heavere, 28, fotal, 67. MAKINE CORPS. Lientenaat, 1; sergesnts, 3, corporais, 4; drummer, 1; fer, 1; privates, 40. Taal, 60. RACAPITCLATION. ‘Total... Toree cfflcers ames were ou tbe firet expedition. THE BRITISH LIN’ OF BATTLE SHIP AGAMEMNON. ‘This Gne man of war was also detached ‘(or i» syesial service connected with the laying of tae avuatic tee. graph cable,” but under @ diiferent commana. Che fact of her having been appointed for this work, waich sbe ‘wes to perform in concert with the Niagers, led t) a con- parison between both ships. They are both, it is sus, different in almost every particular; ae oxfforent, in fact, ‘as It is ponsible for two veesels,to be; but still wnere were certain points which those who professed w be judges would tpetet on comparing. Thay contended toat the Ags- memncn Was Fuperior ia point of epeed—an aes rion which Was aluerearcs Ci.proves by actual text, eaowing thal the Nisgera could Dest Lemunder siean aod pai, with @ goed Wind, between toree and four kBots en hour As to the comparative fighting quanties of Down stipe it is to be Doped (ai the ocessio0 will Dever Brive when tDat point stali pe decided. fhe dimensions are as fol- lows —Letgth between perpenticulers 230 feet, breasth of beam, 664, end cepih of hold 24% fost. Toe Capacity of the sbip is 5,102 tons, aud nor engines, ot Which #de bas two, are Doth G20 horse power. Her foros At preseat pumbore adout 450, bot Der fas) complement When On & Wer footlog is Over 600, Her full armament consist cf 91 guoe, of which 34 are # toed ebell cane oa hor ower oeck, 14 un her spar deck, 82 pounders, aad 35 ow ber main Geck are also bined, In a9dii90 to those abe carries co the furecastio ix 82 pounders, and one beary gub of 9 60 pouods, for rowing 4 ven Aolid shor All ihe gove are mace for firing shells. ‘ue Agamemnon was launched et W. ole ich tp tae year 1852, aod 16 said to be one Gf ibe fartert of ihe screw vensels of the Lritien fet. Her engines are Known ss the travk, with bor roc ta! 6) linder#, aba their pominal boree power is capable Of Belg Wirked UP to 1.800. The motive foros te sup- plied ty four tubular Dolers, whicb are made vo resist casure of IT pounds to the equereinco. [here are farnaces umre* ceca of these, and the whole macbuery @ t#o a0% & bait feet below the emer The bel tb aac ion to this, are protected fom AS the eogines sad Orerooms stern, it accoua's for We ty fee. sess thas that Cf the Nugarn. Ite diameter is thirteen iaches and length ke Whe propriler is about eigbteee fect im diameter & pith Of wwenty feet mit inches. Ios weight i eipot tove, exciasive or the gearing, aed It te race of ta position catled gun mete! Toe uamoder of revclutions at the li gbeet rpeed is Ofty four tw the minete, aad rete with @ cocsamption of f'ty tons of cosl «cay from wine to ten milee aa hour. oon war Sir (Dow Lore) Lyou's fagvbtp, Mater—H A Nn Peymsster—Joan N ie Vries Regincet—James irowe ‘Assietavie—Jobp Browu, W. BR. Hervey, Stwia Pearce, | Wm. Suiley, Joba Helternan. Sargeos—Was. 1) Kerr Arevtant— 7. WV Sey th. Clerk—¥. A Pountney. Keen Guarer—F Snell Boats #ain—Ivonard Faracil. THR BRITISH WAR STRAM BLOOP GORGOK. ‘This i one of the oldest vessels in the British nevy, having been betlt some nineteen or tweaty years aco. Bhe is ccmparatively @ small vessel, but at Loe ume wae constructed ehe was regarded aa one of the larges! versels (0 the whole English feet, and a# @ wonderfal Specimen cf naval architecvure tn her wey Hor mea SureMmeD io 1,11) toe, ber armament six gens, Woicd ebe carries co ber epar deok; and ber engnss ate 320 horee power Bbe accompanied the Ningere a9 a0 ester! fm the p Aor of the Uovec Staten steam irigete Sasque- banpe, which ween the inst expediiion, but #hicu wag ented from aconmpanytag 00 account of the yei- low fever having broken out ow bua i of her while ia the Wert incis The following ® % Lik of the officers of the Gorgon: = Comirander—Jeespd Dayrrn enier I cutensat—J B Mevei) Liewtenam—J fi. Purier Master and Filet -C. Alnert Paymaster—A FM Roverts Burgeve— A. Gimieite Obief Kngineer—P. Ferns Cerk arin Kiog First Asswtant Koginser— Piicher Second Assistant Rogineer--1. Sy Third Apetwtact Engines —P Kwat >t Romtewain--H Bike Carpente’ Gunner ‘Thiro Aesistante— Dillon, P. Baldwin THR SRITION SURVEYING STFAMER Por Prise le one of the eummilent Cleese steamors lv the Fe pary, and was built in 1844 for surveying purpoess Aor engines are 18: horse power, and her measuremen! 19 582 tons. The following is « list of the Porcupise’s officers: — Onptae—Heary © Utter. jueniy ith | Assistant Paymaster in B. Walker, THE BRITISH STRAM FRIGATE VALOROUS. ‘This ship took the place of the Leopard, which accom eacort, She is reputed to be one of the finest sidewhee! steamers in the British navy, and carries an armament of sixteen guns. Her horse power is 400, her measurement TidutenanteR. Moore, @. 8. Key, Hon. J. 8, Fitz. Surgeon—A. Mi Chaplain and ‘sett teatractor—Rev. D. J. Boulflower, soustant con—P. B. Mansfield, = L. V, Monyn, W. H. Ryde, ©. P, Heasiop. Lieutenant—Rd. Williamson. jatant Eogineeré—W. Farquharson, J. Broach, J. ao ety atkee, Robt. Gilchrist J : PARTMENT OF THE EXPEDITION. The organization of this department on board both the cable ships was much better than it was last year, 59 wens. The watches were all arranged so that the ma- chines would pot at any time be left withont proper attention. In addition to wr. Everett and Mr. there were Mr. Joshua Follansbee, the chief the ship; Mr. M Kellogg and Mr. McEtwell, assistant ea- jreers, all of whom bad to keep watch. This made a ‘sree of engineers for this particular duty alone. Then there was Appold, who was always ready to assistance whonever it was required. Captain Kell had special charge of the col, which he sbared with Mr. Goedncb, masters mate, Mr. Fugett, sailmaker, and Mr, Webber, the ganser of the Niagara, Oa the Agstmemnon were Mr. Amos, Mr. Clifford, Mr. Cauning aud Mr. Brght, assisted by Mr. Hoare and Mr. Moore—two of the engineers of the Agamemuon The following are brief sketches of the master spirit, the engipeers, electricians, and officers of the enterprise. MR. CYRUS W. FIRLD. ‘The mevager and general agent of the Atlantic Telo- graph Company—Mr. Cyrus W. Field—bas been the prin- cipal promoter and the very lifo and soul of the enter- prise, and bas been the first to communicate to tho Ame” ricau public its success. He is a man of the most indo- mitable erergy avd perseverance—a man who seems to delight 10 meeting obstacles, that be may nave the Pleasure of overcoming tuem. No di ‘no matier how Giecouraging, Cwbearieos or sweys nim from his pur- poso, to which he holds with rewarkabie tenacity. an illustration of this was presented isst year, when the cable parted, The disaster bad just ocsurred when tae nows spread over the whule ship, creavicg @ mot patatai ex citament. Mr. Field, who nas more ai stake tu the eator- prise than apy member of the whole company, aad wno might be suppored to feei the effects of tue failure more than ary one Ou board, proved himself equal to the emergency. Losing no time in vain regrets, heoa led & meeting at CRC Oa board the Niagara, ot waich Caplan Tucson acd the commanders of the other ships wore pre- | tent, una at which it was resoived to make & gerios of ex. perimenis in view of the resumption of the undertaking the folowing October, or the next (this) year. nese ex- periments Were iutepded to test the practicadiliiy of splicing and layirg the cabdie from mid-ocean, pod it is enough to say that they were successful. Having made mects for these experiments and ascertained of cavle paid out, ar lvelo etaries for England the Cyclops, on of the B.itisn ships of the drop, 0 On lapciag progesded at once to Lordon, of the failure hax got thore before him, how- ever, and the directors #90 shareholcers met oim with what it would require a verrible latiiade of exgreacion to call encouraging looks. A meeting of the Board was immediately catied, at woien Mr. Fiold set forta the prorpects aud condition of the enterpriae, aud showot that whatever doubts there mignt bave been, there covll be none now regarding its practicability. He infused new hope into the company, and arrapgeraeais wore immediately entered jaw tw revew the attempt during the present summer. | abould stato that at this me Mr. Field was simply @ director, ous at the purticular and special request company he sudsequeutly ac- Cepted the positon of general aanager. His appointment to wie office war made when hv was io the Uated States, anc ag sccn as be secured the consent 01 the government giving Mr Everett, the Chief Eogineer ofthe Navy, leave arrived on 6th of last January. But there are some olper polos * shovid be mentioned here as showing the nature of Mr. Field’s connection with the undertaking. About six years ago ho iwterested bimeel’ for the Oret time ia tele #rapbic ¢pterpriees, and with an energy thas appesre to characterize everything he undertakes upon eld. Tarough bw efforws an sesociatioa caled ‘York, Newfoundland and London felegreph pany’? was ized for the of laying @ cabdle across toe Gulf of St. Lawrence, and of counecting with the line which the Atlantic Telegraph Company intended to iay between Europe and America. Tala iatior company bad been orgavized, but the ital was not subscribed. Mr Fiela aetermined, bowever, ot of ow boerd foundiand gractwg tbe Amoricas Vom pany the exclarive for flity years of running @ telegraph acrose Wet isiand snd through say of the ai)a cent waters, Im addition to this the company were bo- cured (be interest on two bundred and ity thousand dol- Jere for Lfty yemrs, aud @ present of fifty equare miler of land, whien they were at iiberiy to select in any part of tbe wind, There were other minor aod jess substantial Ube tere bad beeu Provieesiy granted by ibe governments of Prince howard leland aud New Brunewick, also giving the compary excinsive privileges aod develits. Every- tea g bad been thos favorsbly settled to pre for ibe great work of the age. Through the game mane wer, We goveromects of we United states and Great Britain were incuerd to grant the use of #lx uational ships with which to perform ihe task of s bmerging the cabie. MR. W. EB. EVERETT. bected with the Atlantic Telegraph euterprive, and for \hat reason i entivied to something more than s pacsiog ketch st our bands. To begin, then, Mr. Everett is an Americsp, and an officer im the Uaited Stetes navy, ia which he Das eerved some thirteen years. He obtained his present commossion as Chiet Ergivecr at the cloee of the Mexicsn war, throughout the #hole of which he berVed Dot Ob tem God and = Aithougo but @ junior the rorvice, he was often entruvted in iaportant and re- ible pruitions. Last year be was detailed as Obiet Kogiveer of the Niagara, avd it was while nolding this ceition that be repcerea’ the eflicient service to tbe un JoNakiog that brought his mechenical ekill aud jagenu.ty inio such promivence. Whom it wee decided by the com- mittee. appomted by Capt. Hadson tan: year, apo comaissing Of the Furtt Lieutenant of toe Nisgara, itr. James H Norto, Commander Penpock and Mr Everett, that there was suf- ficiect #pace in the ehip for be reception of the cabie, be (Mr, Everett) coatribated largely towards ber prepara- oe for the © z3Hft i pigsse Bez wae not only ® big! bute high compliment might have the advantage of bin aoulitins. Doering department was to de placed under bin direction; Be was to craw up the pian of the machivery, end the | woole was to be constructed under his supervision application beiag ® somewhe: unvrual ume, our govern Tuc Dt Pesitated jer some time before grantng \', bu: oa dee counderation aconded to the roqness. Mr Frere ob- Aawes ibe required end elarted for Engiecd with Mr. Fiend, the 6tn cay of January last, io the Perma, arriving in Liverpool on the 1610 of tho eame month. No | time wae to De lost. The two proceeded at once to Lon- Gow, where they found that nothing had yet been dons to- Drenmiaary to ine adoption of the required form of macaines for pay ing out the casie, aitbcugh i bad beet explicitly underswod before Mr. Ever ett's departure from snd, that the experiments would be soncunced t) him on bis arrival, Nowing, bowever, as we have enid, haa been done, and he was ooliged him soll © exer upoe the experiments, too resale of wach were of euch comtequence. Night aod ¢ay be worked ia ibe dirty, meerable looking, Out of the way factory, in & Guty, wwerabie looking, out of the way pinse, called Gravel ince, wad in some four or five wooks mad dove irpea the pian of the adairabic machiae, cvpies of wh ob wou Doard Lhe Agamemnon aad Niagara, de. and ilturtraied description of walsh is placed , ned ime AnuMeer Of tbe mort dizto- Foirhed engineers of Fngiand were javived to its inspeo ve becdiees to save what is alreaay kno va, that it meet With general Rpprovel, aod Lhe} |) wes do cided to he the bens edapted to the’ purpore for whtca it We designed. ADOUL three Weeks before the departure of yeditlon {, Was out down to Piyaonth wat put oa Doard ‘boin ships, Sr. Pverett altesding more eapesialiy to that which hed been designed for toe Sis tho fate expedition which bad market the whe work at od Ma Gtting up Mt Plymouto, whore it was al o tried ‘equal euccses. Mr. Everett beviog thus fer por a the work, #aa further requests arge of Ube paying out ow the for him (0 seyoriatend it on b DR. WILDMAN WiHITEROUSE Dr. Wildman Whitehoves bas beea working with ead ter ite cables for several years. He ia the chief elevtri n of the company, aod by his arrangements with that i) thai thet ne bes lavented or mo fatore, «!\ bis quaifications, all his sé! piiebten 4, e)) nis jagenuity aud all bis i entirely 10 thomacives, To's i the contract, at pave ail the advantages which ehould acerae to them der the circumstances. The Doctor did no} go out on the panied the Agamemnon on last year’s expedition as the | plishes. Tne Doctor, it appears, bas brea tbat there could be no complaint in regard to its effective- | after he has had a tew years more experience. ve. is | toe expedition for this p tat tne | Dave been ore of the moat energetic wake of favor bestowed upow the company through the | ‘he direction vilurta of Mr. Field, by the Newfounciaud government. | of a storm, | the way | firatto employ the Morse erapaing. | vet expecition, as he was taken sick at that time, end he | considerable service to him on ic BCT gO OLE OD the subsequent expedition for a ler eect. Ip copclusion, we may state that the Docwor, be igen asins be corets endo beets of a r «xpenoed, does expeud, a large of ” ‘aad r ‘fe printing te: erapbic it, which it is expected by «2m “sanguine” admirers will everythi eb ascom is some wo years, and is quite sanguiae himsei( as to the resuit ready > omens © tee See ae com any Ime ago Dr. presen! resigns ion, but withdrew ii again, and ts still, as bas been stated, tho 1,250 tons, and ber full complement 220 officers and men. biel or head electrician cf tay enterprise. PROFASSOR THOMPSON, ‘Tis gentleman is «ne of the directors of the company, ani is distirguished for his scientific atteinments. Toe Protereor has certainly taken s great des! of interest in ‘We undertaking, and bas dev.ted macan wme to experi: tenis, With the view Of attsining the desirable object whick he has co muchatheart = Dr. Thom; forms 900 of the efectiica! staff op veard the Agamemnon, on which veagel it is understoo) he wil coatinae the expe tim@ente which sre so nocesssy :o test tae app icability and working power of bis inv-n‘ion, MB. J. C. LAWS Is one of the practical members of the electrical depart- * THE ENGINEERING OR MECHANICAL DE- | ment, and has considerable ing-nuity in mechanical met- ters. Mr, Laws is quite 2 seule mae commenced his education in the scieace of electricity, bu from the knowleoge be has already acquired, he promises Bagiand, MR. AMOS. to become promneut among the electric ans of An it was recereary to have a gentieman to take charge of the mechan‘oal arrangemerts on board the Agamem- non who was thoroughly acquainted with the,working of toe paying out machine, Mr. Amos, et th» special request of the atlantic Company, conser ted to xo out 00 . “Mr. Amos Is one of the membere of the firm of Easton & Amos, at whose works hs paymg out wachive was constructe: 3 au engi ner es & thoroughly praciicai mind. Mr. Bright 16 :0mi owily the chief engineer over the mechanics! arrange tm-n's, bot be is only nowinally 6», the waole charge having been placed in the bands of this gentleman. ME. APPOLD Is the inventor of the brekes, which have been 60 modified by Mr. Everett as toadapt them to the paying out machine. He !s an amateur mechanic, and posseeses more tbav ordipary inveativs powers. ming plenty of money, plenty of ime, and nothing elee to do, he ovoupies lime mossy in experiments of a mechanical nature, Mochanien are in fact his bobby, @ wachive shop astractions for bim that ure irreaieti de is alw: veuting something, and is never satiafied excep working withiron. Infact this feature in his ch is carried to uch an excess as to become an eccentricity. His own house is {wil of evidences of nis peculiar ia clinations. By some pecviiar contrivance every gas bur- per 1@ bt as ibe vame time, avd every window sputter closes with @ simu taneons basg. Theeo are bu! « fow of the achievements ef his genius when applied to domeatic pores, and his outdoor triumons in toe display of his jmventive lacultiee are no less remarvavle. M> Appolt ts op powrd the Nisgara avan amateur, not asa worker, aubovga be may occasionally shrow io ® suggestion oF two, Mr. Appold in of wa argumoniative tery of mind, sno like ll Gebalers sometimes succeeds and someumes ees not eveceed. Elis concin tog recaarke when he bas fatied to eonv'nge his actagontet are wortny of nots—“‘Try 1) look at it as 1 do, apd you will pee i; az I ao.” ‘ MR. WOODHOUSE Mr. Woodhoure ia Ass!stant Eagineer of the Telegraph Company, and was appointed to aid Mr. Ryera:t in the Ising cf the cable, He wasou the leat @xcedition, and bas been ever tivce retained ia the ser’ peny. The work waicn cawe under bi ways been thorougbly performed, end his practical tslent have rendered bit an inv te the undertakiog. Mr. Woodbouse has het & most ox tensive experience in the work of saomorging caries paving been eogaged in the bustoess siccs be iwi? teat acroes the Biack Sea from Varoa to ‘Klava. fe has attended mora esrecial'y this time to ths construction of the colle and other work on the Niagara; aud it is suffi. cient to say that everything that bas geome unter his supervision and directiny hes basa weil done He waa also on the Niagara last year; aod whea bia gercices were demanded, Was always promi, eelf poseesaed and MR. CANNING. This gentleman war one of the scientific corps of the expedition Jast year who had charge of the work on the Niagara = Like Mr. Woodhovse, he baz bad a good deal of experience in toe ley'ng of eubmarive liner, having hat the cirection and superintendence of the first but unenc cessful atiempt to submerge the cable across the Gulf of St Lawrence, the urder'aking baving becn deteated by a gale. Previcus to this, however, be wae engsgod in con- necting Spezzia with Sardinia by @ line across the Siraita of Bonfecio, and in euperimtendiog the union of Priace Edward Istapd with New Brupawick by the same means. While in the Niagara last year Mr. Cacniog was always ready in every emergency, and when the cable surged off the whee! he succeeded by bis quicknees io getting it oc twice withcut 2 ‘his time he formed one of tho pumerous staff of the Agamemnon, among which ha will the most skilful MR, DB Santy Is one of the moet practical electricians in the employ. | ment of the compspy, and has baa covsiderabic expe rience In the working of both 'aad and sarmarine lines. Be was on the Niagera curing the first expedition, De Whitehouse baving been too unwell to go to oem santy bas been over eix years engeged ju iclegraphicg, she greater portion of which um has devoid big at- ‘ention more especia'iy tothe laying of submerioce . end the construction of those erected on poles Tuo lay- ing of ibe submarine calc across tbe Guif ot St. Lawresoe wea suc‘rssfuly accomplished under bis superinten- der comthe firet attemot, which wae mate 1855, ontor Mr. Canpiog, Daving tatied io coaseyien 28 joring which they were obliged to cat the ce- be. Mr. de Santy i entitied also to the oretit of baving put down the eccond Black Seacedle, which conosctet Vara with Balaklava. We may add that be was ths instrumest in suomariae tele- MP. CLIFFORD, Although cecupyirg a cowparatively eudordinate posi- tien, Mr. Clifford is an engineer of mech shill and tnge- | nuity, and @ draugbteman of more thea ordicary ability | The gentleman is the most prominent engineer COo- | 4y¢ acquirements. He bas been copnected with Mr. aay | Cactale by the tate Retiriog Board, naving served tnroagh sas | at rett a* an aeeisant ip yuperintecding end furwarcing sue | constroetion of the present machinery, in which work be | bas rencered material service. Toe experience whica he | obtained trom bis connection with the opgtvesring depart ment last year, wasot great advantage to bim in the pre- sent work, anit has proved iodesc to neerly all who were ten wiih the undertaking. Tne puiting ap of the machivery on boerd the Agamemnon was effected under bis direction, and ho has had partial charge of the aying Of the abe from that ship. One of the main features in Mr, Clifford's character in his good, rowad practical common sense, © which be appears to subord) pate everything, and which enabies him w see things in tocir right light MR. BRIGUT. ‘This gentleman wes the chief engizeer of the'comyaay, ‘end bie pame is et!) retained on the books ood gives in the reports as sceb: but he bes had pothing to do with the construction of tue machicery, and bie clam to that pericion may, therefore, be regarded as Morely nominal. In electing the enence of enginouriog for the diaplay of bis abilities, be bas mate & g OM wisteKo, as the result of thd Inst expedition bat proved, and the Atlantic Tele xraph Company heve exnibited their juc@ment fn plastog the mechanical arracgemes!= and the cvastruction of the machicery under the charge of another, apart from the, however, Mr. Bright bas undoubted abilities, aad lad be devoted his time exclusively to himeelf in gentleman {rem many of nis electrical ‘THE CAPTAIN OF THR NIAGATA. Captain W. L. Hudson is already well known to the readers of the Hexain on account of the prominent part which be played ie the (iret expedition, and the important service be rendered on cue vocesion in aviog the cable. chout the whole undertaking be took @ most actire be tha tendes lo promote Ite success. On the meme ‘eveorug of the Tth of August, 1857, wuen yalmeat impomible to save the cable from alip hoard ater ithad parted, aud when the them or, Mr Pright, bad made a ney, ba held tue Urok 2 hour with » hawser, uatii tbe sp! the work uf paying out could beresumed. Caoiain iad 2 8 ono Of the cident apd mort Peapected oflicers of we Amerioas mary, sod er, igh rerutavion for his avill- nen sad jod which are sald be of the Bret order be rpent inthe service of his country be wae usted for (he probity of bin character aud true bevevolwnce of heart, He bas « high eente of the responsidiiities which bi: pomniom devorvas pun hiva, wad enceacora to meet them as an beneet man should Daring yoo terribio phowera year of i862 ho was ® Fesident of Brooktyn. Freeing the foarfal extent of it ravages that ot wae im pominio Dy OF-WATY Mesne to Keop iia chook, and be heving that it was the duty 0° every man to do ali in die ower Wowares tue relist of the suiferors—be devoted omeeit to the nosle work of euendiag 09 the sick. ta thie nerore task ho wae aeeiied by Meyor Fall, ef rook. lyn, Bishop Moltvaine, aot two owner goctiomen The committee Of Ure would enliy ont ever, to find ont new objects for their aanistaccn, snd in the'r searc 1 enier Puch houses a4 were inualited by the poorer who they rig bitully supposed wore moet io need ot their bid If they found aoy of the occupants afflicted with the cholera toe) haa them eemoved to the hospital or atwen ted by @ phy sic.an at toeir own homes, Each dey tho captain ene the other members of she commiuee would virit tholr | pasients, note the Ooudition, and when any of them aied, eee Uae cho last rites were rly performed. At that Dime bioed letting wes practised o foes extent as & ro- mec! menoure, Wut as it was jouad to terminate fatally lo somny cance, It Wag abandoned. The Visitiog Oommites were, 1) 8 Woueratcod, atnong the first to adopt the use of foe, which was generally eucceseful. Captain Su ison ras Dever in active service, Dut who imagines that his cla me to courege oF heroism want higher evidence thea wha. we have given? Be wae promoted ty the position of Post grades. When the pirates of the Grecian Arch :pelary bad becoms to bold and audacious in thoir dopreds tious upon American commerve as Wo call for determine rompt action on the part of our government, be oc copied the post of sailing master on board the tivo of ‘er Warren. atuer this he made a four yesra’ craise in 14 Pesoock, @bich wag ons of the veeneia of ihe Exploring Apoortion Under Commodore, Wiikes, aod wich was sud tly lowt aickaands of Colum dia river. Not on board, was lost. While oo this cruise Sock WHE many a per{ious preiiion, aod on occasions woald inevitabiy Lave bern lov! amid & th * feveral jhe ice but for the coolness, self poseeemive &né admirn>iy bcamesehip of her commander. His experiance amon; the loeborge of the Actarotic circle, must Newfoua’- land. Previous to his taking command of Captain Hudson beld the post of Commanier of the Bro2s- lyn Navy Yard, which be oocupied over six years. THE CAPTAIN OF THE AGAMEMNON. Achangé took place in the command of the Agememnon since last year, her former commander, Mr, Noddall, having been recently appointed to another post, The gen- tleman who pow occupies this responsible position ix Ges. ¥ Witchy, ws ote te rao Font Jean, avd whd some twent, ears younger thea The difference in eed and jet tlipeamencse ot rant in both ihesp conaa a axpiines be faa Shas le bp ene eee seniority almost, ys only ral ’ and distinction im service of any onne- navy. 1 the ages of the two Post Ceptaics need not therefore bea subject of astonishment Capt. Preety has served over ty years in the British navy, and ts now about tha: middle age which those who pro fees to know everything about the matter—and who, it is to de hoped, are Tully informed—say full porseesion of all his physical and mental powers. This age is fred somewhsre vetween forty and forty five the very summit of the bill, whien ts always cogarded as ap eadlem or figure of life. The captain of tue Aga memnon was in tno Baitic fleet during the Crimean war, and served in the capacity of commander on board of the Duke of Wollingtcn, one ef the largest propellers in ¢! Eng tsb pavy. is regarded in the service to wnict belongs as ab admirable seaman and navigator, indepen- dent of which his many fine qualities as 8 maa have sc quired for hog well manned OPSNESE. Bo uke special pride in the work to which he bas been appointed, and t which Bis qualifications as @ commander have been one of bis principal recommondations. THR CAPTAIN OF THE GORGON. Tho British Admiralty have certainly shown & great deal of judgment in the appcintment of the commander of the Gorgon. It was a matter of some importance to the Atlantic Telegraph Compavy that this officer should be assigned to the post, in coasequence of the prominent part ne performed iat year. He rendered important sor- ‘Vice by Soundings woich Ne took on tbe plateau, and the new sources of information which be opened to scientific invcetigntion. In the report which be made of the work, bo has shown himeelf to be a maa of extensive acquire- ments and of @ liberal and generous micd—a quaity waich is rarciy met with, and is, therofore, the more to be prized. After referricg in jodest and moderate matner to the way in wbice be acquitted himself of tne task bo was entrusted with, he speaks of bis indebtedness to Liewt, Brook and the use of his ‘‘ingenious souading appsratua;” alludes to the assisiance be obtained from his officers in complimentsry terms, and ackaowledged the aid be received from the mechauics ip the preparation of the machinery for the work. lt was Commander Day- mab, it may be remem! |, Who made the sounding at Abe time the cable broke iast year, aud reporred the deptt: at 1,660 fathcms. Seon after his return and the preseuta- tion of bis report he was promoted from the rauk of iseutenant to thet of commander, and still furtuer re- warded by being appointed to the commend of one of the vesteis detached for we expedition. Exciusive of the ser- vioe which he bas performed in connection with tne pre- sent enterprise, be is looked upoo as one of the most ac- officers in the British navy, and is reputed to be & gentleman of very fine scientiic attainments. The result of bis soundings Oa the plateau are very clearly set forth in hia report, which is an unpretending, uaaffecied siatemect of all the details, rie is the only one of the English commandera of last year's expedition who bas Deon re appointed. CAPTAIN KELL. The gentleman who apswere to this name, and who appears to be indiepeosadle to the company, is one of those jolly, good humored, plearant faced characters who you ar@ almost certaio you must Dave met or seen iu some place, aithough you are convinced that you never could have Jaa your éyes on him betore. Ae bas what bas been caliea a conmopolitan, universal face, athing which it is easier to comprehend ihan deflue. Well, Caps. Keil is @ weatber beacen merchaat skipper, on the wrong side of forty, who bas given up the sailing of stigs for the col pg of cables, of which iateresting operation he is com- plete master. He was om toe Niagara last year, and he ‘sason ber this year aio, Seeing tat the deep eea line was properly coiled, #0 that there might be no diffsuity in pacing thout. In fact, it woula aot do if Captain Keil ‘were Dot on this expedition, and the compasy coucluded thai hey coulon’t get along weli without nim. CAPTAIN W. ©, ALDHAM. This gentleman ic the captain of ber Majesty's steam- sly Velorour, which accompanied the Agamemnon while laying the cat He is copaidered one of the most effi- cle nt officers ip the Grish navy, and is a generat favorite ‘Bmoug wi: WHO kuow him in the service. CAPTAIN HENRY C. OTTER In ove of the juvicr Post Ceptains of the British navy, being abcut forty years of age. He commanded one of thi enrwapiag, steamers in the Baltic during the penian’ ™ bas but recently been assigned toe commmaad the Percupine, w the Eogiia ne Having thus described the yossels, officers, engineors and electricians engaged in this great work, we will re- sume the thread of ite history. The Niagara baviog reached Plymouth, the work cf coiling the cable on board of ber apo the Agamemnon wes commenced withou! loss of time. The quantity of cable was increased to 2,970 miler, apd the plan was egreed upon of commencing the Nisons of ihe smallest sloamers in | work’ im mid-eoaap. in the dockyard as Keyham the | mare tuket the cable, to tne length of 2,200 miles, had Mri ds) Deen etuwed away iu gigmatic ovils during the wiater, and & (wi etait of electricians, under the direction of Mr. Waive bouve, messages throughout proving the | electrical Bixens Of the cable w the faliest extent. fhe | result of there experiments had been ia tae highest de- Satwiactory Moet of those acqusiited wiih the firet «furts which were made Ww sead messages Whrouh the eotire ler of the cable kaow tat tne retardicg inilueces, or whatever ober sis ip a long ccnouctor, feevee upos the rapidity with which it was found b @ to Wapsmt words through Copstant+xperinents joined win practical ek.lt ia work ing the wire daily, evadied Mr. Whveaouse to over 80 much of this restetance that Ave wor could be sent through the 2,200 rutles of os ‘ally €xpected that eignt words will be traar nit tee with ease ang certainty. 1) many of our readers un, ecquainued wun the practical working of aub.oarive lin euiy erght words per mivue May appear to be oUt poor result, ater all, thouga We cas assure tuem thal, if ever attained, t © au haa improvement tn the rate of trans- mirsion @4 HOt Many ventured wo anticipaic who sas toe cable worked lor the fret time last summer. atthe seme Uime sued a result seems to bow with most Conviaciag clea? Dees tbat, Hhougd 440 words per hour through this line, if it ts quseemefuily laid down, might dou dtless amoly remunerate the oompany, Tt would stil be aimoet as far tre bovinwws meiwages bo tweon Burope snd he New Ty will, Cuore ore, for low an @ taiter of course that threo or four others mast be laid a Well, snd there seems a0 reason why ti One COD be laid down there adould not be M4 meuy tolegravas uncer the Atiantic as there are new under the Caanuel. FAILURE OF THE SECOND ATTEMPT. ‘The telegraph squadron, comsist.og of the Niegara, the Agamemton, the Valorgas, the Gurgov, and the Porca- pine’started from Plymouth Souod at tea o'o.cck on tne morning of te 10th of Jawe, 1868, for mid-cean. They were cighted by the Brith steawiug Bue Jacket on the ‘Qth of Jane, and a report of that fact made at 3. Johas, Newfovnd’and, on the Lith of July. That was the Grat in twiligence we Tece!ved of the squadron. Oa the Léto of July the ship Windsor Forest reported the: abe bad also signted the fleet. Bat on the 16th the Alice Muaroe ar- rived at Boson and made the following report Bostox, Jaiy 16, 1858. At sem, Sunday, Jose 27, 1858, Istivade 54:6 north, Jovgituce 33, eat, wind west aod ligat, and westher Deay , POW two Bbips Beading to Wer ca-tward. On looking wb & glaes foona them to be the Usited Sites stoam frigate Niegare aod her Majesty's ebip Gorgon, of the fete graph equecror, and as Wey were iyiog sti | at once tacked eDip ana stood towards them. At 11 A.M was boarded by Cyrus W. Field, Frq., ace a lieutenant of the Niagara, from whom we received 8 letter beg and the followiog commuaicato, vz: —Coat Whe equedron bad experieace’ very wad weather from its leaving port, and were sixteen days reacaiog their dest pation, and toa! they bai made iwo uneuccesafal a: tw isy the cable. On the sroond atvompt, the 2ch, vney pucoerdea in ‘aying upwards of forty miles,end were goug aloog foely, when the communiostion suddenly consed, at 12:55 Sunday morulrg, the 270 of Jano = fhe ebips then returned to the stertiog pot, aod were wait ing the return of ihe Agamempoa aod Vaiorous, and as as they met a splice would be made aad another at- Inough, |, the most serious appredensions hai commences to be ettertained aa to the reauis of the enter prise. However, as it seemed that a third attempt reselved on belore the vessels sb ald retura, tll a hope that i} mignt tura out better thaa tac other two. THIRD FAILURE. That hope, however, was aiso doomed to dirappoint ment, The Agamemnon ead Niagara met again, on the Wath of June, at the rendezvous in mid-ooeaa, and again the ouble was ppilced and the ships separated. Ono the tary of the Naty: OFFICIAL REPORT OF CAPTAIN HUDSON. Ustren States Sveim FRIGATE NiaGana, Queesarows, Iretaud, July 8, 1853. Tam somewhat mortified and disappointed wo report the srrival of the Niscara at this port on the 6th ioat., after ihree unmucowetul atlempts at laying ‘owe ihe tolegre pote cable. ‘My Inst despatch of the 10th ult. Informed you that the fqusdron were off Plymouth har bor bound to the apprint 4d rendezvous for woiting aod running ont the telegrapbic cable, Doring the three or four first days of ovr puange wo bad esims and light variable winds; the folluwiag sight coye armost continuous gaion the W. to thes. #, ana the greater partof the time heavy seas, whon the weather again moderated and our Vessels, which het poparated during the gales, met together at the ren fez vous on the 2th, the Agamemnon hariog sai’ted aout coe bundred milés of the upper portion of tae oxbie on her main bold wer d the whieh porkos thay were engaged ia ru to the guodeck wheu we foil ia with ther On the 26w (Saturday) wo commeaced onr operttione by eeouriog the Niagare aod Agamemnon together, ste: to, with huwsers, rpllcing the cabo aud oasiog |i do gradually #ith two hunored fathoms patd out from 6a saip; the bawner ier go by signal anc py TS oa their respective courses at tg rate of fourthe " we bad paid out two miles and forty fasboma, as chown by our insicator, carle beirg baviec in the wrong direction, turough toe excite mea ctationed by im the Nisgara’s machisery A beav! There wore men on both sides of the coms mao wae amouct of mi peay were poetuge we ‘pay mens ov firms bat set in evde after the shivs sep! afew ‘vai of the sieamer that brought We were fortuvate enough, however, to got togetber | the bows of their insciveucy. It is eimost peed egaln in « ebort time, aplice, ower down the cabio aad | lees to thet such things caa bard'y cccur whem arate from each otner as before stated. The Ni- | telegraphic {8 @niabilshed between the ‘ara’s epeod was ehors of one wile the bour, and gra | two countries. The rame remark of course appiieses well to the other countries of Europe witn which the United States are engaged in commercial iatercourse. Tere is evother point which must not be overtoosed in this oom- nection. At frst the eccounts that wil! be published im the preas on both sides of the oovan, in consequence of the inory | limited capacity of ove cabie, must be.vory brie’; but | wey will contain the privcipal features of toterest and importance. The public wiil not, however, be limited ‘very long to one line; for the first that snail nave beea ind ported there the Tilted dom Th's wiil b ore 4 4 that no Agemem. | wil wn, Ths 10 ren Recessury by the ‘nop for the last ten minutes, Gemands of business, whch would keop 9 dozen ne beirhaet a eon gend lowly, a8 previously agreed upon, | empleyed. Every mercoant im the United Staes who until 4:40 4. M., (in the meantime tho siestricians does business with apy pari of Kurope will be obliged te ‘the cabie in the ‘and reported she contioutty and jasu. | use it if be would not be Jationg perfect), when the ship’s headwey was entirely | trade, Then the Telegraph Company will have to mess atpped, end we comaenced heaving in with mactinory, | the demands not only of the business community, but of Tne cavle parted at 4:56 A.M, acd we joat on this ooca- | individuals, the press, and the governments whiok sion. 88 meaeured by the indicator, 42 miles 50¢ fathoms | bave entered into contrast with it. Now, who cable, and started for the rendezvous, whore on Moa. | Agamemnon sad Niagara were secured | alroacy cesoribad, at 7:30 P.M Oar | ur was only three quarters of = hour, 254 milos, third hour, + miles; aud the 34 miles. From that time uotiiten mioutes on tuesday evening, the 49th (when we from the jomave, aad the on- the ship bad bees four candle paid oat five aad . OP At aad thesbip Were stopped at 10 P. she abip hung & measure by the cable until’ twonty minutes after midnight, when it parted, the indicator sho wing « loss this occasion of 145 miles ag gb , and found the insulation and coniieuiiy all perfec! there was but one opinion among these gentiem=! that the cavie parted ator near ibe memora, waich | we eball wecertain when she arrives at tow port to dll up | her coal. An arrangement had been made when the skips sepa- Fated the 25in ivstart thet, in the event of any accidect to the cable before either should baye run one huodred miles, we were to return to the rendezvous, unite the ca- ble and make another effort to lay it out; {f beyoad that distance the veeseis were to proceed to Quevasiowu, ull up wito coal and agein revew our efforts. On tho Niagara we bad all she coal tat we required for layiwg down our part of thecable. {bere were serivus doubts, however, if we ran farther, or any distagce be- yond the one named, whether the Agememnoa’s coal ‘would hold out (without any expeneiture in getting back to the rendezvous) and leave her enough to 1asure steam. ing back to Valentia Bay with tho caole, tp the eyveat of be furibercatualty ts it on the way there Mr. Evercti’s wachizery has paid out the cable with apparent’ eneo and uniformiyy of straic, and we fina po dean aperrigsteal it hag so perform in ail Le Her Mejeety’s steamer Gorgon, which accompanied us, arrivedbere with tbo Nisgera We pow awaivihe ar- rival of the Agamemaon and Valorous, when we hope to ‘be cif again for the readezvous in seven or eight days, under more favorable auspices of wea.cer than we cxpe rienced in the month of June. = * It affords me plessure to report the continued good heelth of the officersand crew. T have the hoaor to be, respsctfally vant, WM L_ HUDSON, Usp am. Hon. I. Tovcey, Secretary of the Navy, Wasntwgtwa. , Four obe tient ser- THE AGAMEMNON’S CRUISE. The Agamemoon did not immediately retura to Quesns- town, but proceeded to the ccean rendezvous, where she cruised for five deys in anticipation of meetirg the Niage- rr. polnied in that, she returved to Irclaud aad reached Queenstown cn the 1th of July, whenes the full report of her cruise was forwataed to tho Kogleh pepers. Quarnstows, June 15, 16°8 ‘The anon arrived mere this morniog at thirty minutes past twelve o'clock, baving left the rendezvous in the centre of the Atiantic oa the 6tb inet. Oo the voyage Out With the other vessels cf the rquedron, a succesoo Of tremerdcus eovthwesierly gales were wacounterod, which ecatterec ali ihe ebipt for vuriog vis time the very beavy wad uaequel joad oa board ihe Age mace her condiuon Of dacger a} ose tim; thas the chances ware tm favor of her goicg to tue bortom w.tn ® boarc, Tb® worst storm was daricg (us 20th aus Zisi of ry yolied 20 Leavy dangerously as ber thon wim to head to serious fears thet the masis would go overvosrs, Or thar sho would capez> completely, aad foca- coals wluen were stow © Kway and seri- ously injured several of thecrey. The eleciwic instru. menin were ali lojured. The main coil in the Doiton of sbip shifted. The ceck boats gotatritt. the uard wat wrencbed im two, tbe wi ween the botlers broken, ail by th Twice, after every effort had been mase tO ease the slip, which wer tauch patapered Dy the upper deck co'l of 236 tops forwarc, it was found necessery 0 rua before the | Wind, So that it wes Ouly ou tue 26th of June that the reo 2V0Us Was made, ac the otaer veetels Of 48 Aq indroa The first’ eplice was nade ou the 26m, asd was witorw Gn beara ine Niagara, jem Det Deen paid oul from eacn i ‘The eecors aplice Wasaleo made On tue 26h, 2 a. M. ov Thursday, Z7ib, pertiog apparently tom of We ses, afer some miles hao Doew wade irom each ship, The Ubira end last aplice parte wt 10:39 P.M, on the night of the 20'h, about six fethoms below toe stern of the Agamuemvon, ibe care of the ime in of the wire was Only 2,200 pousce AineMnOn returned to” th and cruised for ve days; during wh: sufficient bad weather w prove that the retno upper ceck coll bad almost restored per ty bor urim, wud certainly rendered her buoysoiun wsee Ueforia ly We Nisgare cid pot retnura w tae rencezvous, #0 Wat tow only foe weather whieh the eapecisou bad wae totety José, aud the Agamemnon vad to precved Ww Quesoato There are stil #00 miles of wire eo board ino ebips, It je intended to nit up with conl and freed provi sions, and start fore floai attempt oa Sawraay cext, too Vish of July. . Queasstows, Jaiy 12, 1858 Her Majesty's ebip Valorous arrivet atl' a M. she Sie of July. eturned to the Feu lezeous, wed waited tea days. FOURTH AND LAST ATTEMPT RESOLVED ON. At Queexstown ail tho veseris coaisd, aad there betog still 2,5C0 miles of cadle left, » fourth attempt to tay it wag resolved on. This time Provideces las deigaed to emile op the undertaking ana to crown it with success, ‘The squadrin was reported to have set sail from Queer. town early on the morning of Sunday tae Ith of Jay, heavy rolling. but Mr. #icla’s Gemyatch fixes the time as the previous e ) The veteols met, av learned yesterday for the fist toe, at ml -oceme On Wedoesday the 24th, mae the splice ut i P. M. on Toureday the 20in, aad theo ne Jn. rajeo—the Niegers and Agacempon reaching their re- the ath of At gust, the hameer moenls beng tea hed y us ee complished in a littie over #ix days. eve RESULTS OF THE SUCCESS OF THE ENTER. PRISE. 1\ ie almost immpoeeible to caiculate the great aad im. portant resulte which must follow the succesful com- pletion of the expedition. Toray that it qill auuibuate time ani space between the two hemispheres, is to state a fect which every one knows. Bat this is not all; it Will produce @ revolution ta trade, ia commerce, and im fact in all the great transactions of the business tk will create ab era in bistory, irom w 1 Of & grea: eps; shousanas of miles tipility —as one cf those iapracticabin (bly Vistouarics and entitests Would eagege io, and winch tnen Of ComMMOD SENSE Would AVC! as Corts to end in deveat. Let us looms litte cluser At the subject, and arcer tain the facts upon which the prospects of suc cresare Dased. A large Lumber of sahmarine osoles have blrcady Been laid dowe im the Meciierrauena Sea aad uber waters—aiready the whule of Rurope is cuncectsd the Channel, Was bronght 1000 toregrapare During toe Crimean war a the Biack ses, beeween Varna ana of between taree aad four hundret toiles; aod Det recently soother wae submerged from | Cagbari to Algeria in the greatest depths of tne Meaiterra bean; in depias, in tact, #bica it Was at One Lime ova pidered fimpossible to pase with 8 mulmaring adie. Now | Bil thie Das been effected, aod i tie moet sa seem ial man. — ner, but the work whion tbe Atiantic fovegraph Vompany hed Uncertaken Was & Work O° greater magnitude, and therefore more difflienit, from its being at enee 1 wih more rink ond liable 10 more asc:dent. To the re. place, teen, Jet ua say that the position of the United states giver usa preat Aavantage in one point of View over the aabons of the Old World. The sun tives beiwoen five and ex hours later Upon uF, eo toat news which te trans mitted from Burepe *¢ tro w'cwck | ihe afrooon must reach ws aboct eight of nine o’olnck ou the worning of the same cay, Tans the london Ex- change closer at three o'clock, und Am ibe Miiierense 10 time between the Britith capital and Now York is four | bours and forty five tamutes, we will learn tho console at eleven O'clock jo the morning, in then operstore in Wall street Tae movements ta toe Le 4 New York money marsets -vill, therefore, appear ia | ing edition of tue New flanaLn tne on Which they take piace. : erally rite ne late RS One or two o’olock © oO Fi0CK Of the preceding night, evevgh wo be publiohen in tho Henatn of che next dey, wrt of the Landon Times. Chom rime omn fond their orders (ferent paris ot Kaxope, and cvan- | ot perbaps to tat Teas intel gene beter ha cConniries in fegard to the progress of 1! y Millions of doilara might have heen saved to the riguifat owners, and much of the hanwuptey and rula prevented apiice made, lowered cows, the shipsscoa- | ¢ that one cable would be sufficient to do all this business; or that two, or three, or baif a dozoo cables would be 1? What! enough wiih thirty three toousand miles of im America and forty two thousacd in Ea- rope? Holeg. absurd. Look! still {uriuner > fnture, when the world circling oball tact; when the farthest among the indeyendsnt (were OF earth, are connected with Europe, ead Fai with america—looking, wo still far- ‘ther into the , When all this will be done, who will Bay tpat the facili'ies afforced dy haifa dozen or a dozen cables acroes the Atlantic will satiefy the press, tho ge- business community, aad the demands of but some of the reeults of the euccsestal completion of the present expetition; but thera are otaors of more importance in tueir political consrqaeaces, aad whch it wocld be imposmible to epunerate here, What- ever doubt may be entertained upon its eff':cts @p the menva! aud intel’ectual world, there cau be nove in regard to is great advantages other wise. TELEGRAPAS IN THE UNITED STATES, ‘there are now in the United 3tares, to bo brought ia connection with the Atlantic telegraph, something like 83,000 miles of inland lines, as fellows:— The catimated number of miles of telegraph lice cast end north of New York is— 1 UpOD Boute sad southwest of Ne OF poe Bese... Of we % “pon posts West and northwest of Boffalo and tracg upon posts .. &yraud itm! tn -dve thousand mt'es of posts, epoa watch there ure steung abvut Wirty-taree thousacd miles of telegrapm eine Gapitel investe? in the exiting ‘1008 18 owt- mati $1000, 00, but tue actual Cort of Cuustructon aid not Probably exceed $2,000 0LO, the Palance Raving Doom About equally divited botween the convacord wos DALE the bree 6ud the Mo The ext! )o¢ over all the Dpes is 4,000,000 per aunam, or cay, TELEGRAPHS IN OTHER PARTS OF AME- RIGA, d LINKS IN CUBA. Tp 18FG the government in Cuba but!t extending from Banas to a!) tae pri island, aad introduced tae House were badly balt and have been badiy msasged Adous two years ag tne House macbines were ciscarded aed Ube Moree ostabliened; but the ines aril! work trregulariy, 2 %y S000 CERTLO to Khe Pravaloos of eloctrioity, All (be joes upou the isiaad by the goverment, LINES IN MEXICO. Some eight years since a party of Amori extent of Nees leedivg from the capival: uz; DUL GON of tbe sven yieicet more (bar thetr current exveoses, apd at tor preveat tne thare tm only & poor apology for a line between Vera Graz aac Mexico. LINES IN N&W GRANADA, The only line in actaai use is ine Ka lroad line, bailt for that company in 1865 liextvepas from Aaptawall to Pa- Dama, aod works very reguiarly. LINDS IN SOUTH AMBRICA, Ove oF two lives are tn course of construction from tha capitals of Chile add Perv, but thero are none in acwal operates. TELEGRAPHS IN EUROPE. On the Cortnent of Eirope there are now ia some 38,16 mies of land telegraph, divided up as fol- | lowsie Miles. #10060 The Netherlands. 2,000 Seitzerian: Belgiura 600 Itty... Gerianoy ead Austria.10,000 Spa'n and Portugal... Tota... Ruavia. SUMMARY OF SUBMARINE CABLES. Tbe following |S & Correct Labie of the number and lergth of the submarine cables laid down ia the differeat parts of the worid:— Cat les. Miles. Wires. Dace. Dover aud Calais, “a 4 ASL Dover avo Osend . .. 6 1862 Holynead and Hewth . 1 Asn bogiand acd Holeod,... . 3 1553 Port Patrick sud Donaghadee, .13 6 iss Fecond cabie oe. vo... »-w 6 Ise Taly ena Corsa a. rn ee (1 Corsica acd Marcipia . |. -b > 1864 Denmark, acrcea the Great Bell... is R 1a6e ad bo Littie Bels, - 6 3 ‘1s6t « bed Sound .. +12 8 186 Acrora the Frith of Forth (Scotland)... 4&4 1866 Varva aud Balaklava (actesa whe Beck eee : 1 1855 Balakisva and Bopa‘oria.... 1 1866 Across the Danabe at Shumla 1 1868 acress the Rocgley river - Messwwa to Regg) ... 1 1866 Across the Guil of St. Lawrence . % 1 1p Actors the Straits of Nortbumber lend, Trivce Wiwarn’sInand =... LOK OL RES Aorors he Boephorus at Kandi! . 1 1 Aes | Acrors Gutot Ka 6», Nowa Soot... — 3 1866 Sia cables acrovs toe mouths of we Da- nude attoe Ivle of Berpente, each one wi't lug #00 Laying one conductor... 6 6 1867 Acrors the Mentrarppt «t Paducah, 1 1 186t Viom Vetersburg to Orowstedt - 10 1 1806 Asrons the St. Lawrence at Queveo -— 1 186 Acrcts tao Boland, Inie of Wight ( » 8 4 1866 Sarai river crosaings Tie ~ Total length of submarine cables. 950 milena. The total iength uf submarine cables iaia down is 960 mies, aod the length of the cond wires in all 2,660 miles. The attempt to lay the great Atlantic sub- marine cable being vow successfal, the length of cables nid down is increared to 2.664, and the lsagth of con- ducting wires to 4.075 mites. TELEGRAPHS PROPOSED. | We shall briefly nouce two of them which appear to uate offer the greatest probabilities of realization. The point of departure of both these lines ts Alexan- 7 i i | j H w Incla by about 300 Gules, Agaiust thisiv urges objrotion Wat the hor will Dave to pass through « thoa- tana whee Of Country inhabited the Beuouiva, aod therefure requirmg & Doay of at least Mfiees thoumad cavairy for its provection This objection does not apoly to abe route by the Kea sea, woich besides bas the a>van- tage of existing Concessions, The Ba Conpany y thong inoorperates, baa as yet revel) oS es A yian tor covarctng the West india with Karepe: by teleerayh, vie tos United Stater, has met wits ih loflvention quarters. It is proposed to ex! wirgrach to Savagean, and from thesce wo tbe oF from New Oritaos to the southessiern poi United tates, and trom thence acrose the to cubs. From Qubsa seccession of short submeriae ‘osbles could be laid dowa to reach (Guiana and Trivial by ‘Way of St Thomas, and incladiug the whole of the Aotilles, From Jemaica to Ocion the distance im on!y 70 mils, aa tha iatter page Oould be renshed Irom St. Fhosmes by and And tea telegraphs slong the Ypanien main. From Onom the Wires Gould J6 Carries motors the Panams Railroad to the rstern termicue of that live, from which ibey could be extended to the numerous wealthy towns on the New Grapaciao, Kquadorian, Peruvian, Bolivian nod Cleese comets from Ba hevesture to Valperaivo. This line, waa the pr peeec Paciiic lice ubrough tae United States to the Vac fle, would piace Encope ia immediate communication with the gold mives of California, the sliver mines o: Pera fod the pear) feboriee of Panama, From Havaus across tee Mexioan Gui’, the e'ty of Mexico itself could exstly be Trnched by the teegrapa wires. ‘A prefect js apken Of to connect the Tadien low hy way 6 Penacg, Inxapor®, Barerin and King deorge’s fo with the Aa n colomes of Great B lives iteelf im the evatemplaion of eohemes, 7H FIRST MESSAGE FROM THE OLD TO rHE NEW WORLD. Tt had been agreed opon thatthe fest manage tracamit ted by the Atlantic Telograph shou'd be sent by the Queen 0( England to the President of te United States. Mr Cyrum ‘W. Fiela soggcsted that tho meseago should be the Sorip. ture text—") hore whom God bath jotmed let nos men pay asunder” —a Vory aperepriate message for tho ocoasive. ir Puchanan, whee it was proposed that the first megage Phoald pass betwen the rolere Of the two nations, W taDe assented, abd wrote the fcllowing letter to Mr, Piel yim. Mr Dear Ste— Aceidental Circumstances, when 1 newt net detail, prevented your kind letter of tu 19.0 dls being browgbt Weder toy Bodies anti this morning, T now tie | tem to pay L #1) foe) myself mach bonorea Ii the fret mes | page, ow you pi foam the Aflantis, be frou | Quer.s Vietor'a 10 the Presideut or the Waited Saree < aod 1h ged pot Meeore You be Wil endeavor to avswer itia relrit aed manner becoming & grr atoosamon Yours, ‘very respecifuily, AMES BUCLIANAN