The New York Herald Newspaper, August 9, 1858, Page 1

THEONEW2ZYORK HERALD. ee ee ace WHOLE NO. 8010. THE OCEAN CABLE. Interesting Report from Mr. Cyrus W. Field. nee THE ELECTRIC CURRENT PERFECT. Telegraphic Commanication with Europe a Fixed Fact. PROGRESS OF AFFAIRS AT TRINITY BAY. The Telegraphic Instruments Nearly Ready. The Niagara to Sail To-day for St. Johns and New York. Wonderful Coincidences in Paying Out the Cable. CURIOUS ELECTRICAL PHENOMENA. Astonishing Accuracy of the Pla- teau Surveys. THE CABLE IN THE CITY CHURCHES MM the Leading Clergymen in the Baral Districts. WHERE AND HOW THE ENTERPRISE ORIGINATED, &o., &e., &o. TH LATEST NEWS FROM TRINITY BAY. SVECLAL DEAPATCH TO THE NBW YORK HERALD. WHE NIAGARA TO SAIL FOR NEW YORK—THE TELE- @RAPBIC INSTRUMENTS NEARLY READY—THE ELBO- KIC CURRENT PERFECT—HONOR TO MR. FIBLD— THE LRAD MINES AT NEWFOUNDLAND—THE FRBLING ON BOARD THE NIAGARA. ‘Truxrry Bay, August 8, 1858, Jans Goxvox Baxxatr, Freq. :— . ‘The Niagara sailed at three P. M. for St. Johns, but re- turned again at eight o'clock, the weather being wo Sogsy. ‘We shal) leave this place to-morrow for St. Johns, and ‘afer conling make ali haste to New York. The telegraph apparatus is nearly all up, and before the Niagara reaches New York you may expect messages from hurope. The electric current is perfect. ‘That pert of the ocean near this coast where the cable ie laid {3 northof the Banks, and in water so deep that the icebergs cannot affect it, while the water in Trinity Bay, at the head of which the station is located, and which is #ixty miles from the entrance, is from one hun- dred and ficty to two hundred fathome! ‘Mr. Field has received the Presicent of the United States, of Massa- ehusetts, the Governor General of @tnads, the Governor of New Brunswick, and frem all parts of the Union. A despatch from Baltimore asks if it is true that the cadie ia laid, for they can't believe {t. Yes, friends, the cable is laid. ‘You cannot imagine the intense anxiety +nd suspense on board the Niagara during the whole time the cable waa Deing laid, for negligence in at ingle action for one moment might have ruined the whole enterprise. Te@ telegraph operators here have named this piace Cyrus Station, in henor of Mr. Cyrus W. Field. The cear- ext village is fifteen miles off, and the nearest house five miler distant. The backward atate of things hore is at- tridutable to the want of confidence every body felt in the svecens of 'be enterprise. A party visited the lead mines of the New York, New- foundiand and London Telegraph Company yesterday, which are about fifteen miles distant, These mines aro very productive, yielding five tons of the best ore daily. AN who have seen them apeak in the highest terms of the quality of the metal. THE WAY THE CABLE WAS LAID. SYNOPSIS OF CYRUS W. FIELD'S DIARY REGARDING THE EXPEDITION. Tristry Bar, August 7, 1858, ‘The following are extracts from the journal of Mr. Field, im retauion to the Atianiic telegraph expedition — Satvnnay, July 17.—This morning the telegraph fleet soiled from Queenstown, Irelacd, as follows:—The Valo- yous and Gorgon ateleyen A.M , the Nisgara at half past feven P. M.,and the Agamemnon a fow hours later, All the steamers are to use coal te Little as ponsibie in ge'ting to the rendezvous. Up to five P.M. clear weather and Dine sky; from five to nine P.M. overcast, threatening weather and drizzling rain; from nine to twelve P. M., overcast, bazy sod equally. Suxnay, July 18.—The Niagara passed Cape Clear in the morning; wind varying from west, by west northwest; Reavy atmoaphore ; ¢loudy and squally. Morpay, July 19.—Wind varying from weet to north- weet; bexy atmosphere, cloudy and rainy. ‘Torspay, July 20.—Wind from N. W.to N.; baay at moaphere; cloudy and aqually. Weovepay, Joly 21.—Wind N. W. with a slight varia ton to the eastward; weather cloudy. ‘Tronepay, Juy 22.—sloe sky and cloudy. bd Punay, July 23.—Wind from W. by & to W. 8. W.; ‘cloudy and havy atmosphere and rain. The Niagara arrived at the rendezvour, lat. 92.40, at #90 P.M. Sarenpay, July 24.—Wind W.N. W.; bary atmosphere; cloudy and equally. fuspay, July 25.—The Velorour arrived at the rem- dervous at 4A. M.; weather calm, haxy and cloudy at- mosphere. Capt. Oldbam, of the Valorous, came on ‘Deard of the Niagara. ‘Temps, July 27.Calm weather, hery atmosphere ‘The Gorgon arrived at the rendervous at'6 P.M. Weoweepay, July 27.—Light N.N.W. wind; blue sky 52.5, lon, ‘Twenspay, July 20.—Lat. 62 99 N., lon, 32 27 W., tele. ‘STaph ‘eet all in sight ; sea emooth ; light wind from &. F. tBSE. ; cloudy. Splice made tm tho cable at 1 P.M. signals through the whole length of the cabie on boara Doth ships perfect depth of water (ifteen hundred aad fity fathoms Thatance to the entrance of Valentia Harbor oight bun. dred and thirteen nautical miles, and from there to the telegraph houee the shore ond of the cable is laid. Distance to the entrance of Trinity Bay, N. F., eight andred and twenty two nautical miles, and from there to. the telegraph bouts, at the head of Bay of Bull's Arm, sixty miles, making im all eight hundred and eighty tw) naotical miles. ‘The Nisgara has sixty nine miles further to run than th» Agamemnon ‘The Niagara avd Agamemnon bave cach eleven bun. dred nautical miles of cable on board; about the same quantity as laet year AtT46 1. M., ship's time, or 10:6 IP. M., Greenwich tme, signals from the Agamemnon ceased, and the tests applic by the electricians thowel that there was a want of continuity on the cable, but that the insulation was perfect. Kept on paying out from the Niagara very slowly, and was constantly applying all kinds of electrieal tests until 6 P. M., ship's time, and 11.00 P. M., Greenwich time, when we again Commenced receiving perfect signals from the Aga- mi mnon. Fropay, July $0.Lat, 61.60 .N,, lon. 34.49 W. Distance ran by Obeervation in the last twenty-three hours, cighty-nine = miles. Paid out one hundred end irty.one miles sine hundred fathome of the cable, of & surplus of forty two mile: nine ondred fathoms over the distances run by obserration— equal to forty eight per cont, Depth of water fifteen hun- dred and fifty to nineteon hundred and seventy-five tathoma; wind from SR, to S. W.; weather thick and feiny, with some rea. The Gorgon in sight. AN 9.60 A. °1. ligiabed the maip deck ooi/ and commence paying out from the berth deck. Seven hundred aad ‘twenty-three miles from the Telegraph House at Bay of Ball’s Arm, Trinity Bay. At 2:21 P. M. received signals from on beard the Aga- memnon that they had payed out one hundred and jifty miles Of the cable. At 2:34 P. M. had payed out from the Niagara one bun- dred aod fifty miles of the cable. Sarenpay, July 31.—Latitade 515 N., longitude 38.14 W. Distance run by observation im the last twenty-four hours, one hundred and thirty-seven miles, Payed out ene hundred and fifty-nine miles eight bundred and afty- three fathoms of the cavle, or a surplus of twenty-two miles eight hundred and forty three fathoms over the dis- tance run by observation—equal to thirteen per cent. Depth of water sixteen hundred and fifty: seven to tweaty- two hundred and fifty fathoms. Wind moderate, S. W., and from 6 A. M.,N. W. by N. Weather cloudy, a litle rain and some sea. The Gorgon in sight. Total amount of cable passed out two hundred and ninety-oue miles seven hundred and thirty fathoms. Tota! distance ran by observation, two hundred and twenty-six miles. Surplus cable paid out over the distance run by observation, sixty-five miles seven hundred and thirty fatboms—ecual to twenty-nime per cent. Six hundred and fifty-six miles from the telegraph house. it P. M —Payed out from the Nidgara three hondred miles of the cable. At 245 P. M. received signals from the Agamemnon thet they had paid out from her three hundred miles of the cable. At 5:07 P.M, finished the ¢oil on the berth desk and conimenced paying out from the lower deck. Scnpay, August 1.—Lat, 50 32 N., om. 41 55 W. Dis tance run by observation during the last twenty-four hours, one bundred aad forty-five miles. Payed out one bundred and sixty four miles six buodred and eighty- threo fathoms of the cable, or a surplus of nineteen miles six hundred and thirty fathoms over the dietance run by observation—equal to fourtecn per cent. Depth of water, nineteon hundred and titty to twenty-four buadred and twenty four fathoms, Wind moderate and fresh from N. N. F.toN. BE. Weather cloudy and misty, and heavy swell, The Gorgon in sight. ‘Total amount of cable payed out four huodred and fitty- six miles, four hundred fathoms. Total amount of distance run by observation three bundred and seventy one miles, Total amount of surplus cable paid out over the distance ron eighty-five miles six hundred fathoms—equal to twenty-three per cent. Fiye huedred and eleven miles from the telegraph house. At3SP. M. fipished p»ying out the coil on the lower deck, and changed to the coil in the hold. Mowpay, August 2.—Lat. 49.52 N., lon. 4548 W. Dis. tance run by observation in the last twenty-four hours one hundred and fifty.four miles Payed out one hundred and seventy-eeven miles, fifteen fathome of the cable, or @ surplus of twenty-three miles, ene hundred fothoms over the distance run—equal to fifteen per cent. Depth of water, sixteen hundred to twenty three hundred and eighty-Hve fathoms. Wind N. W. Weather cloudy. ‘The Niagara getting light, and rolling very much, it waa not considered safe {o oarry safl to steady the ship, for in case of accident it might be necessary to stop the vessel as 00D as possible. At 7 A.M. passed and sigvalled the Cunard steamerfrom Boston to Liverpoo). Total amount of cable payed out six hundred and thirty- three miles five hundred fathoms. Total distance run by obeervaticn five hundred and twenty-fve miles. Total surplus cable payed out over the distance run one hun- dred and eight miles five handred fathoms, or less than twenty one per cent. Two hundred and fifty seven miles from the Telegraph House. At 1208 A. M., sbip’s time, and 3:38 A. M. Greenwich time, imperfect insulation of the cable was detected in send- ing and receiving signals from the Agamemnon, which con- tinued until 6:40 A, M., ship’s time, or 8:40.4 M. Greenwich time, when atl was right again. The fault was found to be im the wardroom, or in about sixty miles from the lower end, which was immediately cut out and taken out of circuit. TUESPAY, August 3.—Latitude 45.17 N., longitude 49 23 ‘W.—Distance run by observation in the last twenty-four hours, one hundred asa forty.seyen miles; payed out ope hundred and rixty one miles sixty-one fathoms of the cable, or ® surplus of fourteen miles six hundred and thirteen fathoms over the distance ron—oqual to ten per cept. Depih of water,seven hundred and forty.two to eigbieen hundred and twenty sevem fethoms. Wind N. N.W. Weather very pleasant. TheGorgon in sight. Total amount of cable payed out, seven handred and pinety five miles three hundred fashoms. Total distance run by observation, six hundred and seventy twé miles Total surplus cable payed out over the distance run, one hundred and twenty-three miles three hundred fathoms lees than nineteen per cent. Two hundred and ten miles from the Telegraph House, At 8:26 A. M. finished p»ying out the coil from the bold, and commenced paying out from thet wardroom coll— three hundred and five miles of the cable remaining on board at noon. Av 11:16 A. M., ship's time, resetved a signal from om Doard the Agvmemnon that they bad paid out from her seven hundred and eighty miles of the cable, During the afternoon end evening passe: aeveral icobergs. AL 0:10 P, M., ship’ time, received @ signal from the Agamemnon that she was in water of two hundred fathona. At 10:20 7, M., ships time, the Niagara was in water two hundred fathoms anil informed the Agamemnon of the same. Weovrenay, August 4.—Lat. 48 17 N., lon. 52 43 W., distance ran by observation one tundred and forty-six miles, Vayed out ope hundred and fifty- four miles one humdred and sixty fathoms of tie cabie, of a surplus of eight miles three hundred and sixty fathoms over the distance run—equal to six per cent Depth of water lees than two hundred fathoms. Weather Deautiful and perfectly calm. The Gorgon in sight. Total amount of cable payed out nine hundred sad forty nine miles six huadred end sixty fathoms. Totai amount of surplas cable paldfout over distancs ron, one hundred and thirty.one miles, six hundred and sixiy fathoma—about sixteen per cent. Sixty four miler to the Telegraph Houre. Ab noon received sicnals from the Agamemnon tat they had payed out from her nine hundred and, forty miles of the cabie. Nvssed this morning several jooberss. Made the land off the entrance to Trinity Bay at ® A.M. Foterod Trinity Bay at 12:30 P.M. At 2907. M., ship's time, stopped sending signals to the Agamemnon for the purpose of making ® splice, and ao4o Pr. M, p's time, commenced sending s\casla again to the Agamemnon. ALOT. M saw her Majesty's steamer Porcupine coming to us. At 7:00 P. M., Captain Otter, of the Porcupine, came on board the Niagara to pilot a to the anchorage near the Telegraph House. Tworspay, August &—At 146 A.M. the Niagara an. chored, Distance rum since noon yesterday, sixty four miler, Amount of cable paid out, sixty-six miles three hundred and fifty three fathoms, being & lo-s of leas than four per cent. Total amount of cable paid oat since the splice wae mado, one thousand and sixteen miles six hundred fathome, Total amount of distance rua, eight hundred and eighty two miles. Total amount of cable payed out over @)-\anoe run, ope hondred and thirty four miles and #ix hundred fathome, being a surplus of about fifteen per cent. At 2 A. M. went ashore in « smal) bout and informed the persone in charge of the telegraph house— haifa mile from the Ianding—-that the telegraph fleet Rad arrived anit wer ready to land the end of the cable. At 246 A.M. received & signal from the Agamemnon eee and ten miles of the on At 6:16 A. M. the telegraph cable wae landed. At 6 4. M. the shore end of the cable was carried into the tele- graph house and a strong current of electricity received through the whole cable from the other side of the Atlantic. Capt. Hudson then read prayers and made some remarks. AULD. M., H. M. steamer Gorgon fired @ royal salute of twenty-one une, and all the day was discharging the cargo belonging to the telegraph company. Fripay, August 6.—Have been receiving all day wrony ectric signais from the telegraph house in Valentia. Norn —We landed here in the woods. Until the tele. graph instruments are all ready and perfectly adj. sted comm inication cannot pass between the two continente, but the electric currents are received freely. You «hall have tho earliest intimation when all is roady, but it may be some days before everything is perfected. The frat telegraphic message between Hurope and Amerisa will be. from the Queen of Kegland to the President of the United Siaten, and whe spond bie reply, OYRYS W, FIELD. a dineimingnapmmnemmner ya ef i Turns Bay, August 8, 1668, To THe AssociiTED Press, Naw YORK:— Pray excuse what you may have thought neglest on my part im not giving more particulars about the laying of the cable, but I have bardiy had time to est, drink or sleep, ‘Mr. McKay, the superintendent of the New York and Newfoundland telegraph line, has been working day and night to get everything ready. The people here seem to have had little faith im tho cable’s arrtving, snd had made very slight preparation for recetyixy it. ‘The end of the Alantic cable was landed on the Irish shore from the Niagara om the bth of August, 1857, and the other end from the same vessel on the Bth of August, 1858, ‘The heavy shore end laid from Valentin by the Niagara leat year stil] remains, and was to be spliced on to the main cable, so that both ends of the cable have been ac- tually laid by the Niagara. The teivgraph fleet sailed from Plymouth on the experi- mental trip on the 29th of May. The cable was broken at the atern of the Agamemnon on the first attempt to lay i on the 29h of June; and the splice in mid ocean on the last and succensfu) attempt on the 29th of July. Hoping to soon see you, I rematn, very truly, your friend, CYRUS W. FIELD. QUEEN VICTORIA'S MESSAGE. Brprorp, Pa., August 7, 1858, A large crowd aasembled to-day to congratula‘e the President om the success of the Atlantic cable. It is es- timated that fifteen hundred persons were present. The following is Mr. Field’s rep!y tothe President:— Trinrry Bay, Aug. 7, 1858. His EXcanuency James Bucnanan, President of the United States, Bedford Springe:— Your telegrapi: despatch is received. We landed here in a wildernees, and uatilthe telegraph instruments are all perfectly adjusted no meseage can be recorded over the cable. You sbail have the er ieet information, but some days may class before all is effected. The first message from Europe shall be from the Queen to yourrel’, and the first from America to Kogiang, your reply. With vreat respect, very truly, your friend, C. W. FIELD. ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CELEBRATION AT ALIPAX. Haurax, August 7—12 o'clock, midnight. ‘To-day the greatest enthusiasm has prevailed hore in rogard to tho successful laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable. Every piece of bunting in the city wns displayed and every bell was ringing. Short!y after four o'clock this afternoon royal salutes were tired from the citadel, and also by the First Halifax Voiunteer Artillery, who are on grand parade to-night. All the public buildings and principal business establishments and private resi- ences have been brilliantly illaminated during the en lire evening, many of them also being magnificently sud gayly decorated with figs. The telegraph office here shone forth with transparencies im which the names of all celebrated in telegraphic annals were pressnted— that of Cyrus W. Field occupying the most conspicuous place. An immense torchlight procession, headed by the Mayor, artillery and engine companies, paraded the streets until a very late hour. discoursing sweet music to the citizens, who in vast numbers promenaded the thoroughfares, cheering enthusiastically when passing the telograph office, Many persons came in by ratiroad from the sur- rounding country to witness the demonstration, Double royal salutes of forty-two guns each will be fired from the citadel and flagship, and by the Halifsx artillery, as Queen Victoria’s meseage to President Bu bacan is passing through Nova Scotia. DEMONSTRATION AT BOSTON. Boston, August 7, 1858. Five thousand people attended the promenade consert to night at Music Hall, which closed with a grand anthem, in commemoration of the successful laying of the Atlaatic telegraph cable, to the tune of ‘Hail Cohumbia.”” SALUTE AT PROVIDENCE. Provinence, August 7, 1958. ‘This afternoon the church bells were rung, tligs «is- played and a salute of one hundred guns fired in honor of the successful laying of ihe Atlantic cable. OUR NEWPORT CORRESPONDENCE. Newronr, R. 1, August 7, 1868, The Reception of the Atlantic Telegraph Neils—The De monstrations in Honor of the Event. Nune dimittis! We have seen the yreat event of our age—the At antic Telegraph is laid, The Ould Coun thry’' and Brother Jonathan are now a sort of Siamese twins, being literally ted togother. But we did not be- eve it at liret—we could sot—the news was wo cool to de true. Our firet intimation here of the event war & placard in front of the Daily News office, which gave the Intelligence asthe substance of @ despaich jost re- ceived; but old Newport did not fairly wake up toa reali- vation of the good time coming and the good time come until last evening,when the belis sot ringing like mad. The Ancient and Honorable Newport Artillory amsembiod at their armory, and from thence proceeded to Touro Park, where they fired a salute of fifty guns. In the meantime people more or less ex- cited were psesing to and fro, exchanging cougratu- lations, so that altogether—a rain storm to the contrary nolwithstanding—yesterday seemed juite like a pocket edition of “ Fourth 0’ July’? of “ ‘lection day,’ or, per- hapa, being in Rhode Island, we should say, “A Perry victory celebration.’ But to return—from the Park the Ancient aad Honorable were invited to accept the hospi talities of the Atlantic House, where Weaver «ii the thing ia very creditable style, and Queen Victoria, old Bu>k, and the telegraph’s health were duly drank with al! the honors. In the evening we bad a renewal of the celebra- tien in the shape of « grand illumination of the Sea Girt House, kept by Downing, the gentleman of color, whom not to know in your city is to deciare yourself guorent of what au oyster supper ought to be. We are to havo a salute from Fort Adams 4s soon as the g00d news is verified beyoud the possibility of a mistake ; for Uncle Sam i# a little slow, and hae no notion of being hambugged. Weare to have & bell at the Bellevue, which contains some 130 guests, on Friday next, and a hop on Mondsy night, with “ Music to fill up the pauses.” ‘Then the original long legged bouquet man baa come, and the man who sells rose-tinted balloons; and the two Aborigines, who wear short petticoats and sell Indian moccasins all of whom may, for want of better material, be reckoned among our \listingulahed arrivals. HOW THE OCEANIC TFLEGRAPH NATED. While the public are rejoicing at the contummation of laying the telegraphic cable, it is a source of justifiad'e pride and exultation that this creat work is purely of American origin. The Atlantic Telegraph enterprise wae born in the dining room of Cyrus W. Field, $4 Gramercy park, im the city of New York, one quiet evening in the early part of March, 1864. There were present Cyrus W. Field, nis brother David Dudley Field, Samuel F. B. Moree, Peter Cooper, Moses Taylor, Marshal 0. Roberts and Chandler White. Maps were laid upon the table, and ‘& general converration ensued upon the practicability of the enterprire and the best route. They then and there formed an association for the purpere of eatablirhing tele- graphic communication between America and burope. The most feaaible mode cf accomplishing it was thought to be by way of Newfoundinnd; and it was determines to apply to the Legisiature of that island for an act of incor- poration. The two Fields and Mr. White immediately proceeded to Newfoundiand to lay the matter before the | agisiature: of that island, and to ask for @ charter and other aasist- ance. These three gentlemen arrived at St. Johna abou the 90th day of March, 1854, and at once called upon the Governor, who conyoked the Fxecutive Council the same day. These gentlemen appeared before them, and David Dudley Field made am olaborate and poworfal address. The Governor promised them an anewer in the course of that day. In an hour or two the amawor was given to tham in writing, thet be would immediately send in « special mensage to the I gisiative Assembly, then in sea- sion, recommending them to pase an act of incorporation, with a guaranty of the interest on the company’s bonds to the amount o/ £60,000, and a grant of fifty square miles of land on the mland of Newfoundland, to be selected by the company ‘These terms being agreed apon, Mr. Cyrus W. Field re turned two days after to New York, to ft out thestoamer ‘Victoria for the ute of the Company, and David Dudley Field and Chandler White remained in Newfoundland ix weeks, 10 urge upon the Legisisture the passage of the charter and grants. Mr, Fleld’s cogent reasoning and con- ‘vineing arsuments on the floor of the Assembly ‘imally ac. complished the desired result. [uring their sojourn apo phe ielna:! bospttalitive and attgotions were showered tpon Mar, Field and Mr. White mide most levieb meaner, by MORNING EDITION-MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1658, the officials and citizens of the place, who looked upon them as public benefactors. The charter was drarn Dy David Dudley Field, and it was really owing to hia great legal ability and farrosching sagnity that such advantages were therein secured as afterwards enabled bie brother, Cyrus W. Field, to ‘enlist the confidence and support of Fuglian capitalists. ‘Thus the happy conjunction in these two brothere—the comprebensive grasp of mind of the one and untiring emergy and perseverance of the other—have at last Droughs about ‘the consummation so devoutly to be wished.’” ‘The preamble of the charter recites, that ‘whereas it is deemed advisable to establieh « line of telegraphic com- munication between America and Europe, by way of Newfoundiand,’’ &>,, therefore ‘he it enacted,” &>. E. M. Archibald, at present British Consul in New York, was then Attorney General of Newfoundiand, and took a warm interest in the subject. We bave before us a copy of a Newfoundland newspa. per, published in April, 1854, giving an acoount of # ban qnet beld in St. Johns on the occasion of the passage 0 the aboveact. David Dudley Field presided, and Chandler White acted as Vico President. A great number of speeches were made; and to show that the anticipstions of that day have been realised, we give an extract from the speech af the President: -- David Dudley Field ssid—Tbe tine will come, the men when the first question throughout America will be, “ What is the news this morning from Newfoundiand?”’ On the retarm of Mesars. Field and White to New York, the 6th day of May, 1864, the company was organized ua- der the name of ‘fhe New York, Newfoundiand and London Telegraph Company.” The following is s copy of the first card they iesued:— : AO ALOE OO IOLE IO LENE DELETE DEE LO LE DE POT EOE LEDER NEW YORK, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LONDON TELEGRAPH CO4PANY. DIRECTORS IN NEW YORK Prmn Coorex, Cynes W, Frew. Mosrs Tay Prrer Coorm, i Marware 0. Rosgrn, Chasoumn Wrens, « President, Vice President. Treasurer. Secretary. Counsel. Craxprer W . Daviw Depuay Fusco, EN, Gisonat..,......5 Engineer. eeeneustenaeen sete bb betett reese coneccseres1® Jt was under this act of incorporation that the line has deen ertadlisbed from tho eastern coast of Newfoundland to the United States, at the sole expeuse of the gentiemen above named. To order to induce English cap talists to contribute to the undertaking, {t was thought expadient to incorporate a new company in England for the purpose of establishing the submarine line between Newfoundland and Ireland; and Mr. Cyrus W. Field went to hingland and succeeded in organizing that company under the name of ‘The Atlentic Telegraph Company,” the two companies binding them- selves together by articles of agreement to operate in con- nection. ‘The public are familiar with the discouragements and difficulties that met Mr. Field at every step, but none can fully know the sore trials he experienced and the incred!” bie efforte he made. Possessed ot an fron will and the most indomitable energy, he has triumphed at last; and when our whole people had desponded, and the universal press bad sent forth a lamentation that the great en’er- prise of the nineteenth century had failed, a telegraphic despatch thrilled through the heart of the country— “CTE CARTE 18 SUCCESSFULLY LAsD.-—= CYRUS W. FIMLD, pearscessrencenscieseeeey Groce recereseresercressee® THE CABLE IN THE CHURCHES. In view of the success of the project to unite the Old ‘and the New Worlds by an electric chain, accomplished through the mercy of Divine Providence at time when the faith of many had given way to despair, we anticipated that yesterday would be wharscterized by ageners! notice of the event in our city charchee; and so it waa to a oer. tam extent, bat pot so generally as it doubtless would have been had more of our distinguished divines been in town, Among those now out of the city, whose active minds would doubtless bave not allowed the occasion to pares without remark,are Rey. ii. W. Beecher, Rov. &. H. Chapin, Rey. Dr. Cheever, Rev. Dr. Bellows, Rey. Dr. Thompson, Rev. Dr. Adams, Rey. Dr. Hatton, Key. Mr. firyker, Rev. Mr. Corbilt, Rev. Mr. Harris, and others of lets note, We give belowarketch of what was said on the subject in the \arious churches stil! open, which wil! be found ex seed ingly intereating. The Rey. George ©. Bancroft officiated yesterday morn- tug in the Church of the Pilgrims, in Orange street, Brook. ly, under the pastoral care of the Rev. Heury Ward Beecher—the laet named reverent gentleman being at present abecnt in the raral districts. There wasa very large Congregs'ion in attendance, aod after the ordinary preliminary exercises, the Rey. Mr. Pancroft delivered an eloquent avd impressive discourse, selecting as his text the Lith verse of the 2ist chapter of the Prophecies of Isaiah: “ Watchmao, whatof the ight!’ In his exordicm the reverend gentleman observed that the dazzling light of ChrisUan truth was rapidly spreading over the earth, and ‘the /ast and greatest event that ba? crowned the triumph of human ipgenaity and perseverance, directed by the mighty hand of the Great Architect of Nature, was the successful laying of the Atlantic Telegraph—the connect- ing link between two worlds. This important; work was to be regarded as one of the prominent “signs of the Umes’’—one of the principal agencies which is to give « bew impulte to the propagation of the glorious doctrines of the Christian faith. The effect of the successful work ing of the telegraph must be immense upon the world at large, and more especially upon the practical working of Christianity. The reverend gentleman then passed on to speak of the African slave trade, which he designated a “volcano always in motion.’’ Io the great progress being made ia this age of advancement, this horrible trailic would have to gira way, for the dostinies of the en- slaved were im the bands of God, who was in no hurry in the execution of his work, and the time would come when this creat curse would prove a great Dicreing. The reverend gentieman made a fervent appeal on beha'f of seamen and their families, for whose denefit the sermon was preached, eulogizing ia glowing terms the noble band of American indies who bad united for the purpose of relieving the moral ani physical wants of the unfortunate mariner. Most of the incumbents of the Brook!ya charches are absent from the city for e short time, ond the clergymen who are at pregent officiating for ther ¢id no} make the fuccess of the great event the theme of their discourses yesterday. At the church of the Rey. Dr. Brigxs, in Orange street, there was & large congregation, but uo reference wan made to the telegraph in the morning service. There was no afternoon service a4 the Church of the Pilgrima. At Dr. Smith's church, near Court street, the low tenet of the incumbent did pct preach on the eubject. At the Remanuel church only the ordinary Sabouth exercises took place. Our reporter attended one or two otber clvarehes bit the exercises were of the wena! kind In New York, Trinity church and § way, were closed in the evening. Atermon was preached by Iebop Snow, at 163 Howery, yesterday afternoon, to a very meagre ence. He ee. lected bis text from the fifth and sixth verses of the tenth chapter of Revelations, and in the course of his remarks alluded to the successful laying of the Atlantic oable. He considered that the ministers of the Christian churches in their sermons spoke of worldly and popular subjects in- stead of instructing their congregations in Godly matters. As to the Atlantic cable, he did not know what to say; they had been successful in laying it, a* tar as the reports bad informed them, and certainly | was a most wonder. foltriumph of science. He notice! that a minister had advertised to preach on the connection between “the Sea ‘and the Church.’ What had the res to Go with Christ's chureb/ Nothing. But he supposed that the telegraph was going to establish & connection between the sou and the church’ The popular preachers of the day paid too much attention to worldly affaire, and nog lected in their sermons to speak of Christ © eufering: an! their future happiness—a course which be Bishop Snow ) condemne:t. Ip some of the Methodist prayer meetings allu-ion was made to the great event of the age. Avan example of the opinions exprensed on the subject of the nses ty which the telegraph may be appiie!, th: following remarks male in reference to it by P.M Ambler, at tho well known prayer meeting in Fulton street, may be given « Great interest \s now taken in telogeapbis Communic tion, and I think at present of the facte relating to th» grow twlegraph just made over the Aiwatic. It ie bot long @ince, great, porhape not lone intersst, centered fn the prayer meetings which were held in thie place. sad | oma not help comparing it to p grent telegraph station where Paula, in Brood einners, May the Word of the great Crestor and director Of al) things go forth more and more, and may the grest telegraph and every other mighty engine of intelligence be employed ag 2 means of spreading His truth from he misphere to hemisphere.’ In the absence of the Rev. Mr. Thompeon, of the new Tabernacle, who is enjoying his summer vacation {n the Country, his pulpit is ocoupied by Rev. Mr. Johnsen, who preached in the lecture room yesterdsy morning and evening. Daring the morning the reverend gen- tlemen made a passivg allasion to the successful laying of the telegraph cadie, and predicted that it would be the means of binding the nations of the earth closer together, thus preventing the desolating wars that have fo often deluged the earth. In prayer in the evening the reverend gentleman also alluded to the great event of the age, and said that all the invention and szience of modern times comspired to advance the glory of Gol and spread the reign of the ‘Prince of Peace” among men. Rev. Dr. Dowling, of the Bedford stroot Baptist Charch, preached yesterday Dis last sermons previous to tho clos- ing of the church for a few Sabbaths. In the prayer pre- ceding the evening service, be took occasion to thank God for, among his multifarious mercies, permitting the succes of the Atlantic telegraph, which he trusted would benot only an indissoluble bond of union between the two countries, but would also tend to the advancement of the kingdom of God, by promoting harmony on the earth. Dr. Dowling took his text for the evening service from ‘Lake it, 14, “ Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace; good will tomen.’”” He commenced by saytng—~ We are taught in the sacred Scriptures that much of the employment of angels consists in praise, The awed and adoring prophet Isiah was'privileged to catch some faint echo of their celestial mivstrelsy when he saw the Lord upon his throne, high and lifted up, and whon one angelic songster cried to another, ‘‘ Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Boats, the whole earth is full of his glory.” The vener- able prisoner of Patmos caught @ nearer glimpse of the glories of Heaven, and heard yet more distinctly the songs of the angels, ss in strains, reaponsive to the praises of the redeemed, ‘they fell upon their faces and worshipped God, saying amen, blessiog aud glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God, forever and over. Amen.” Yet this is music which may not oft be heard on earth, These are notes too pure and holy for aught but celestial atmosphere. Once, and but once, were a choir of angels permitted to fayor earth with a specimen of heavenly song, of angelic pealmody, and that was upon the plains of Bethlehem when the birth of the infant Saviour was announced to the world—‘‘and suddenly there was with the angel a multitade of the heavenly hosts, praising God, and saying, glory to God in the high. est, on earth peace, good will to mon.’’ They cane to herald the advent of Jesus. They knew well the objec: of his mission; that it was to reconcile sinners to a justiy offended Creator; to work out and bring in an everiasting righteduaness; to open a fountain for sin and uncleanpess in which millions should be cleansed from the pollution ‘and guilt of sin, and to introduce a glorious era when man should not only be reconciled to his Creator, but man, everywhere, to his brother men; and when men abould peat their words into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks and learn war no more; and therefore it was they sung ‘ Glory to God In the bigbest, on earth peace, good will to mem.” The Doctor thea made a striking allusion to the great event of the week and of the age, the com- pletion of the Atlantic telegraph. My brethreo, said he, there has been announced during the past week, an event pregnant with the most momentous coos) 1en- ces, both to the Old World and the New, which migiit al- most justify a second visit of this choir of angels to our lower world, and a repetition of the song of Bethlehem, “Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will to men.” | need scarcely say that } allude to that mag nificent triumph of human genius, that glorious develope ment of Divine Providence, the completion of the A‘lsatic electric telegraph. Yes, during the past week, the sip- nal flash has passed through two thousand miles of ocean's depths, and bound in ties of amity, which I firmly believe no future disagreement shal! ever interrupt,the Olid Worl t and the New. America and Europe have shaken bands through ocean's hoary depths. The trans. atlantic daughter, whom three quarters of a orm tary ago the European mother sought, but in vain to whip back to her arms, has during the past week loviag'y entwined her arms around the neck of her ancient parc at in one fond embrace, and that binding together, in tron bonds, of Britain and Amorica, of mother aud daughter, has awoke @ shout of cxuitation, which has reverberated | from one shore of the Atlantic to the other, almost start ling the monsters of the deép in their ocean on this Loly day, @ shout like that of Bethiehem's angels in view of this event, gaes up from ten thousand teopies of Christisn worship, simultaneously tn Britain and in America, “Glory to God in the highest, on oarth peass, good | will t0 men.’’ Before another week we hope to hear ibe message which sball flash across the ocean from Heg land's gentle end beloved Queen, to America’s venerable and honored chief, We know not what that message will be. ‘ut we can conceive of none more appropriate than the glowing rapture of our text to-night: “Glory to God inthe highest, and on earth peace, good wiil to mon Doctor Dow)ing then procee:ied to ann yince an the muh. ject of his farther remarks, ‘The glory of God as exhib). ted in the work of Redemption,” and showed how this was Utustrated— First in the exhibition of the wisdom; socon:', of the power; third, of the justice, aad fourth, of the mercy of God, in the work of salvation by Jesas Christ. He took occasion in the course of his remarks to |I'ustrate the power of God the fact that the Atlantic cable, though regarded with such wonder by the whole world, ‘was @ mere atom in the evidences of the divine works. Rev. Dr. Ferris, Chancellor of the Universi y, officiated yesterday in the church corner of Tenth street and Uni ‘Yorsity place, in the absence of Rev. Dr. 'otts, the pastor. In hia morning prayer, Rev. Dr. Ferris took occasion, as follows —' Bleas to us, ob God, those remarkabio dis- coveries In science 0 emazingly sdapted to the purposes of social life. Thou hast called us, under the most solemn circumstances during the past week, to recocaze the com TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES FOR EUROP' Tmmediately after the announcement of the succo#sfu! laying of the cable was made, quite a number of persons, merchants and others, applied at tho office, No. 21 Wall were quite Importunate in demanding an entry of each moesage, every one wanting to be first if possible, and ench willing to pay the charge fixed on, and bear the low Provided the wire should not ultimately work and con vey meanages. In this way it may be enid that five messages were Absolutely forced on the books of the House telegrap) Tine, where they still remain. Some were sent through to Trinity Bay to take their chance at that place, Many more were offered. but we understand that the clerks have refused to take them since Inet } riday, in accoriance with orders. NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. LETTER FROM LIEUT. MAURY. To 1m Kerrors ov TH National INTeuuGENCKR — 1 send you & Geapateh £0 shrrsing foo pooreoea rs ment which you made this morning under your tele- ges head. it js an achievement our children will tof, that two creat nations will glory in, and you msy Well aflord to “tell it over again:— ‘The A‘ianti¢ eable on poard her Majesty's steamship A ind the United States frigate Nisgaem ‘enum in KP Mon Thrmtay, aly ‘. tow successful y c. W. FIELD. “mid ovean,” tbe piace of junction. “made tix and o ball statute miles the hour. This Trostry Bay, Avgnet7, 1568, Lieutenant Macey, Washington memnor wild oceen ALOR It appears that the %) arrived at the entrance of Trinity Hey on the 4th inst. This gave her six days from The distance 00d" during that time is nine hundred and forty-six statute miles, which gives her an av ‘pay wae & moat “happy bit,” for it greatly dim! strain uper the cable and lessened ite liability to the dan gers of the soa. The following @xtracts, italics and all, are taken from a letter written at the ( ‘on the ‘28th March, 1857, to the company, upon the best time for hoying the coble, and which has y proved to be the very Dest r eon the enterprine * in as Iovorian! ne. Gecd weather To Nt gory dentate pay Alwoat iadiwvcaaahie and thees barometric anomalies aro mmggeative, Yerkaps it would be wing Tor the elenmrery | | | | vot to join esbles until after the Mb of July. T Mosaiteana iho Wteof Megeas toe Seieet Doak cee ceaae te uoually 1 (be mass fe ae ome - Ne; and Aad {tthe thine ichteh iy investigations Mat ioate Me the 4 bie for laying down the wire. I eoommend tt and wish vou good luck, THE RBJOICINGS IN BOSTON. ‘From the Boston Traveller, August 7. To this city, since the despatch of Ae Ficid was fret Tade public, it bas engrossed the attention of the extra Popalation, who bave discussed it at their place of ‘urines#, in the streets and their various houses; apd the ‘most intense anxiety has been exhib ted to obtata farther intelligence. It is spparent, therefore, that the first mes- 8,0 from the shores of Grest Britain—which will be that of the Queen to our own Cbief Magiatrate—will bo received and perused under the intleence of emotions which few events in a lifetime are capsble of producing. The re- joteings onder the of the city at noon, yesterday, when a salute of ove Hundred pros was fred, foliawsd By ging of all the bells of the city, and the display of flegs upon the various public buildings, wa® continued im the evening by a demonet ation in State street of & moat entbusiastic jer. MIUMINATION OF THE AMERICAN TELBGRAPH BUDDING — ort PLAY OF FIREWORKS, MUSIC, TA ‘The demovatration on State wireot, iast eveomg, waa projected by Frank H. Palmer, Exq., the Banton superin- endent of American Telegraph pany, and he hav- ipg made known bia intention to illuminate the of the Traveller builaing, occupied the Americen Tele- graph Company, the re the Traveller joine + with bim in iumini the whole building. Lights wer» ‘glage in the building, on the side: street and Copgress sictare sig State street, Con, and the light from’al » the general {lumi duildirg, were suepended mammoth American axd British flags: from the east corner of the building to the Tremont Bavk block, and from the west corner to the OM State House were unfurled from lines the flags of all uadions. ‘The people carly began ty collect in Sata street till the whole space in front of our office was completely thronred, and at cight o'clock, when the candles were lighte!, @ Beheral shout of spprobation greeted the demonstration. The building looked finely from State gireat, ana tha Fe int Png ie » Bano} contipned to increase for am cur, almost precluding ibe possibility of a passage of yebicles up and down the won J ekg At about 8}; o'clock the Boston Cornet ban? were ata- tioned on the baicony, and discoursed thelr vieasing muelc to the throng. The first air played waa‘ Yankee Doodle,” which excited shouts of patriotic applense, sad th oceeding one of ‘ God Save the Queen,” was re- ceived by # demonstration equally enthusiastic A ec- cession of national and popular pieces followed , the band remaining two bourse. During the evenirg a large number of rockete sn other fireworks were discharged, principaily from tne telegraph rooms, and the whole conatituted a very sbovy disolay. The Traveller counting room aud the Telegraph office were thronged with people during the evening, eager to geen apy additioval news from the cable; hundreds ex- amined, with great curiosity, a specimen of the Atlantia od ‘8 fragment of the Newfoundisnd exhibited at the Traveller count! ¢x Mayor Rice, who bad them in hie poessanior. ‘The demovatration in this vicinity of State street lasted til about 11 3¢ o'clock. THR DISPLAY aT PALMER'S MARIVR NEWS ROOM. Fravk H. Palmer, Keq , wbo is slo proprietor of the wellknown Marine News Room and Genera) Telegrasm (fice, ip the Bank of Commerce Building, also bad a fine dieplay in that part of State street. He had the whole front of the building illuminated, the four stories reqatring 260 candles. These were lighted simultanesusty with ioe atthe Amero, Telegraph apd Traveller officers, at the butlding. Near the centre of this building, a decoration wae alee put up, consisting of a large eagle, draped with the fisca of Great Britain and the United States, Over the street jp front were aleo suspended the Britieh and American fhe; Frewets were discharged at frequent intervals, and the whole combined to Dt an arpearance equally at- tractive and exciting. is popular news depot wee sieo thronged with individuals spxious for the istest inteili- gence through the evening. SALUTES RY TIE FIRST RMGIMENT. At about 11 o'clock # joo «f the Firat regiment ar- the crowded state of the boat when the military arrived at the Naheot whar!, oply a small port'on of the regiment, consisting of portions of different companies, took passage in her, preferring « night at Nabent tothe chances of « bevardous night trip to Reston ona crowded boat. The meagre pumbers constitutirg the milit force, caused @ great dieappoiptment to the crowd wbo for hours aa~ Vietpated ite ‘one ‘vere made. clored the public display of the eveping. Nothing wenting to add to the epthusiarm which prevailed. except the apponncement of tho first moaage tranemitted on the tranratiantic wires, which shall fix theses! of cer- es of the coterprise, complete tha bonds which have go nearly united two coatinents, THE FYVRCT AT ANDOVER THFOLOGICAT. COLLEGE." The apncuncement at the uccr=* of the Atlantic tele. prapb at the Avdover semi centen'al Almont dinner, om the Sth ins’, in the presence of about one thousand per- tons, soveral bundred being ministers, produced an effect xbilaratirg a6 a large quactity of champagne might Pave proineed — Hon. Mr. Hennaxn, of Boston, rove and referred to the remarks made by Dr. Baddington and Dr. Hawen, at the recent onion of the Alumni on Wedn electric telegraph acroes the ocean a work of o We bad little theught at that time that this vereary Hubbard was wterrupted by ° piauge, wbich centinued for some time, nearly all present Joining m outburst of joy. Mr. Hubbard then proceeded to of as telegraphed pres 5 meade at Old Huedred. Dr. Adi hoart was too full for speech, and he suegestad connecting all parts ealoulebly the triump! Tr, Pomeroy waa requested to ence jolped in ain, th At the at oD remerey dience ain request of Dr. au “ond Hundred” the verso— ae = Jesan fy reign where’er the sun Doth bis successive ran, ke. Rov. Dr. Hawes then ciaed umoee during which @ deep silence was preserved hemid— "Wo here o : 3 3 ; WHAT HATH GOD WROCGHT? POLLO ELTA TEDE LOT UU TEDOLELEDEDEDEDE DEDEDE LE HE On State street there was brilliant digpiay, and the baildwg in which the Journal counting room is located made far the most brilliant the q conjunction with the clerks in the ‘ employ én in the Aveortiry Hovee aed the Supe of the Water Works, « plen of illumination epon which was succerefully and out, There were pearly three bunired wax ing at one time in the building, eo syxtematically in line as to make it almost patnful for the eye Greer. Fe ge iz i i to took ‘upen the building for any great jeng’h of time. ft was witnerred coe and a every body thet ‘war the beri dieplsy in the city we must give young H bankers all the credit the spectators bestowed upon: ° ‘The cecurrences of the evenirg will be remembered ag the celebration of the greatest triumph of theage. mA, IN CHICAGO. The chly wae Seowe tte excitement Ty y about noon by the of the news © ond every feat idual « beer ipti xpense firing one hundred gune wae reisec, and at sun down the brace of the light Artillery opened their throats, and the whole Oty was made aware of the joyful intelligence. | decorated with usta etre A eens for which was politely and Moers. J drageinte op Lake street. The rapa house of the iimele Gest! Ra\lromd was aleo bril- hyaptly ‘hom nated, attcgether, ‘the sucessful termination of the epterprice was received with unbounded delight cut the entire elty fi ‘The two nations of the world moet closely allied blood, lar gasge, politieal nd religina, are ant united for the time by & which i@ at once @ pledge of amity and s warrant of peace. May they never mors be separaied.