The New York Herald Newspaper, August 19, 1858, Page 3

i tf iH i au ! i gs : g j § z Hits E ih Hl see ify cH Hie i i sie it lit $= H F z Fi a & H g i & 2 rust s3gaes aie ggeE ey gre F 2 2 5 i i 1 heer of efforte in-onoking be is will astound bimw. Jost think, ob! jast think o Coreian meo puttiog @ & pot not big enongh to hold one bail the quantity, and thet pot about one third fall of tbe culinary be thes tee meogg and that i ; E ‘water! Is it any wonder that the water should goon »ail away, and that the bettom of the » decoming ved should set the & diaz? plom cumpliog, and who wore obliged, dy ther own tn- Gapacity aod utter ignorance of the great art of cooting— an art‘hat hes tmmortalized a Soyer and » Murray—wo Senve toe Gumplicg unfinished aud then endeavor to con- ‘vert it into ® series of puncakes Just thipk of it, pam. ‘anes with ploms ip them, and those plums so batered ep? broieed that the stones woud persist in appearing where they were not wanted, rigbt on the top of the flattened surface. But the cook wil set everything to vight#, aod take care, when the pork is boiling, tne fet doce not get into the fire. Ge will also see to tt cha! whea Gumyplinge are commenced do not end by becom- ME oer all thee title a and low at 6 mentic misbape after all > su} dest land witoim a few fees of the building. no lack of fuel, for firewood is abaniaat all ground them. and they can cut down suffitient in @ day to last them for a month addition \ atl this, there it of game io the valleys ard on the mouvtaios, whit Be ar the const, eos with flab and the s reams are live with trout. Newfoundisnd is (pn fact the aporteman’e , aud Wen the Nimrods of the United onne to find it out they will rush to it to crowded the sum- mer moths. What do they think of caton ing forty trout ia the cemrae of av hour wd @ baif, and of taking them ali from the one epot in « stream not more than two yards wide in i's widest part? Woatdo they thick of periorm- eg, this feat with a rod made of the crooked branch of a tree, without @ ree) and the boox baited with @ piece of mution? This feat the writer himself performed, and be liingly teatifies that the ‘rout was finest ever tusteé—vastiy superior to the wretched affairs called rook trout, whien many of tbe Broadway restaurants st adoliar apiece. There are dears, too, in the ord ort tor those who are fond of the kind Ze, the wolves somet’mes become 0 id that they break into the farmyarés aod xi) the = cattle The deer, or the kariboo as it is called, affords very gool venison and there are severs! varieties of feathered game. All thicgs considered, it will be seen from this that Now feendiand ts vot such a dreary, desolare place to live in, and tbat if the telegraph station is situated in the midst of & wilderpess, it s one that s cot devoil of attrasiions. ‘There te one particular partof tue building which hes not yet been siluded to, but which {s, after ail, the most important. This is the electricians? office, in which all the ‘telegraphic inetramente have been put up. There are the Datteries, which bear the same relation to the wire con @uctor that the boilers bear to tae steam engine; and there the de!icate apperatua by means of which the weight er force of ine electriva! current ie told to a nicety; there, too, the needle, which tells whether the centinui'y or in- sulation ts perfect. There, in a word, are all the imetrumenta which were put oa board the Niagar: sed whob, having served their purpose w beve been transferred to the telegraph ptation at Trinity Bay. The cffice is also farnished with a clock whien keeps Green wich time, end in the event of ite running down there are hal! a dozen chronometers by which tore: it right again. Take it altogether, the elec trickene’ office is the brs arranged part of the whole estab- Usbment, and presents © strong contrast to the kitchen and paricr, both of which the compacy must have weil forpished ‘The telegraph bouse, it is proper to state here, has been cblied “Uyras Station’ by the electricians, in honor of Mr. Cyrus W. Fieia, and will hereafter be kaown by that tle, It could not recetve a more appropriate one, aad will belp to perpetuate the nawe of a men who has lone more then apy other to make the Atlantic telegraph a Braud reality. THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT IN AMERICA THAT THE CABLE WAS LAID. About cight o’clock on the evening of the 4th inst., while the ‘Niagara was proceeding up Trinity Bay, and seme seventeen or eighteen miles atstant from the landing piace, Mr. Fiei¢ left the ship for the purpose of vieiting the telegraph station, and if possivie, of sending a despatch to the United States announcing the succses of the enter- Prise. As the boat of the Porcapine was alougsile, it was ebeerfaily placed at bis disposal by Captain Otter, who had now vodertaken to pilot the Nisgara. Mr. Field im: mediately set out, and as the Gorgon was on her way to the Bay of Bull's Arm, at the bead of which the cable was to be Isoded, he went on board that veesel, and bis boat was taken in tow, Here he was warmly received by Captain Psy man and his officers, who were ta the full enjoyment ef success. It was noar two o'clock im the morning before be arrived at the beach, and as it was quite derk, be had considerable difficulty in finding the path that led up to the station. There was no house tn sight, aud the whole scene was asdrenry and on desolate as a wilderoess at night could be. A silence as of the grave reigned over everything before him; while behind, at the distance of a mile, he could see the huge bull of the Niagara Feoming up indistinctly through the gloom of night, and the light of the lamps on ber deck making the darkooss still and Diaceor by the contrast, He entered the narrow ad aiter # journey of what appeared to came in sight station, whi hall le from the veach. There was, there, aod ihe house, in its still- Dest, looked suracge’ unison with everything eround. ‘Jt hed @ cesertod took, as if it had long eince ceased to be the babitation of man. [n vain he looked tor @ door tn tae front, but there was no entrance there; he looked up at the windows, 6 hope, perhaps, of being abe to enter by that wey, but the windows in the lower story were bo- his reach, aud the house having been partiy built on let gave \$ ibe appearance of being raised on sti. A ir of the establishment, bowever, led to the discovery of & door in the side, and through tuis he faa ly succeeded in eflecting sa entrance. The poise he made in getiiag |p, ‘it was oxsoTal lO expect, would arouse the inmates, but there scemed cither to be no inmates to arouse, or be tm He inmates were not oasily disturbed. He st for a mo- ment W listen, and as he listened heard the breathing in on near him ag door was immediately rown open, and a wide the wonder! z 3 H Ubetr nenees. ‘The cabie they had received news they bad looked ouly to the far complishment of the great work. any weary daye and weeks for weary and to believe never come. What! and ‘ip the Day—those same ahipe—within a mile they be dreaming? Dreaming! no—what they havo heard is true, all true, and there is the living witness before them, « What do you want?’ was the exo'amation of tho first who was a |, aa he endeavored to rub the sleep ba A ’ said Mr. Field, “and help us “Lweot up,” » “an iP to take the cable ashore.” “To take the cable ashore!" re echoed the others, who ‘Were now jurt awaking, and who beard the words, with » dim, dreamy idea of their moaning—fo take tae cable “Yor,” said Mr. Fold, “and we want you at once.’’ shay vere now aroused, and directing Mr. Nd to the bedrooms of the 5 ii NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1858. eee! New TES CREW OF THE NIAGARA COMMEMO- RATE THE LANDING OF THE CABLE, AND MARK THE SITE OF A NEW CITY. shey might in a perfect wilderness. And never dia the crew of any vessel enjoy themeclves with more zest under the circumstances—it was 80 different from their shore experience in other places, but the novelty only served to increase the pleasere. Some amused them: selves in explorations over the hille and through the forests; others in plecatorial excursions up the trout atreams; others in swimming; while others commemo- rated the occasion by erecting @ mast near the poin! where the cable was landed, and dignified the place with the title of “Nisgara City.” There were no lots marked out, it ia true, mo boundaries, nor anything of thet kind; but there may be at some future day, and if the inbabitaots do not retaim the name they don’t deserve to Dave a city—that’s all’ The portion of the crew who assisted tn this work aumbered about a hundred altogether, and among these was # considerable body of the firemen, under thecharge of Mr, Sexton, the engineers’ storekeeper. The high officiating personage on she ocoarion—in fact the founder of the future city—was Jobn MoMath, one of the sailors, and just the man to take the lead ip ruch @ movement. McMath resolved in his own mind that something more should be done to com- memorase the great event in which he and bie messmates bad piayed a part, however humble, and sting upon this determipacion he gathered a umber the crew togetber and addressed them on the subject. |~When they were all assembled he spoke in substance as follows:— “Now, boys, we are all here, and J want w say a fow words to you. We have isid the cable. Epes of yes, yer, aud barra.) Yes, boys, we bave laid the cable, and that’s afact, this tine—no mistake now. (A voico—That’s teve, any way. Give us some more of thas kiod of talk, Mac.) it’s down and it’ll stay down where we have put it. (Another yoice—They’il bave a job to lift it—that’s all). Now, what I want to say to you is this—(Aye, aye.) I want the people who come bere to know tbat the Niaga- *’s boys have been here before them, aud tha: it was they that lay@ the cable. No objections to that. (No, no, from @ hundred tongues.) Well, theo, I have got some. hing to propose. (Whas is it?—whatis 167) that we raise @ mast on this very spot, and when we have got it up that we shall call the place ail round adout “Niagara City.” Are you all agreed? (aye, aye, we're with you, Mac.) At the cose of thia brief, but pithy and forcible address, they ali upavimous y decided that Math gbould be the leader, and the better to perform his part he manufac- tured from the branch of @ tree a boatswain’s whistle, with which to direct the men in putting up the mast and rigging. Uoder bis direction they went to work at the forest, selecte? the tallest pine, put @ rope around it end tugged and pulled till they dragged it up by the roots. They tbeu cut off the branches unt! nothmg remained but the straight tronk of the tree, which they planted drmly tna ee they bad dug for the purpose. This partof the work performed, they tore dowa several other tress to make yards for the mast. There was the waw yard, the maiptop yard, the penne gallant, and the mia royal yard, and above those floated » flag, which they extemporized for the occasion, and which bore the simple wecription “Niagara.” At the close of their work they wave three cheers, and sevarated, but the raising of the mast and the founding of ‘Niagara City” farnisbed the — of Conversation among the crew for masy days er. CONGRATULATIONS FROM HOME ON THE SUCCESS OF THE EXPEDITION. DEEPATOBES PROM NEW YORK, BALTIMORS, BOS- The despatch which wea sat to the Anociated Press of New York di not, we understand, reach that city before tbe Sth, on account of the distance of the nearest atation from the piece where the cable was isnded. That same day, bowever, and for a whole weck, we continued to re- ceive congratulations from all parts of the United States ond (be British provinces. As they serve to show the feelings which our succees oxlied forth, and as they may be taken as the expression of the enthusiasm of the whole country, they will be read with interest. The following are pretty fair specimens of those received both st Trinity Bay and St. Johns:— FROM NBW YORK. St Jouxs, Augast 5, 1853, [By telegraph from Now York. | TO. W. Lt ‘The city te in iy excited over your success. Tho news bas res ail parts of tbe Union. Messages are ottertag foe kurope. shall we take them! Answer. J. BODY. Tarity Bay, August 5, 1868, To Mr. Fraup (By telegraph from New York.j 0 — spatch athome and store Glortous! Derenen reneieeds:, A eR AMS UE TD SUn Br. Jouxs, August 6, 1853. [By telegraph from New York. Tovcepeich received. ‘Family all well. Same at the stores, e anni well. Gtorigual My AD wot We FISLD 4 CO. Parity BAY, August 7, 1868, [By telegraph from New York.) yp A are friends in New York ‘heir of the eccepi irom your world’s cobgratalations. PETER COUPER. Sr, Jouxs, August 7, 1853, (Ry tnlegraph trom New York.) ToC. W. Finn, keg — Your despatch has been recetved. T congratulate youmy. self and tor the people of this city om the success of the great Workot uniting the Uid ana New Worlts hy electric elograph. incere w verance have faa! “err D. . T. MANNERS, Tarxrry Bay, August 7, 1358, [By telegraph trom New York.) TOC. W. Preto, Keg — Mra. Pield at Kocktridge. Your mon Trinity Bay, August 7, 1863, {By telegraph from New ‘York. J 4 — ToC W Fir, The city i# intensely excitedover your euccess. The news Talon, | Messages are of ring for forwar led there, ORK OF FICa, han reached all parteof the Kurope. khall we take them! Answer. Bay, A p Ad ad 1858. 4 ibe euroeae of the as were, of eanind sapemer Se and New World, by the DANII Perea Troy Bes, Angas 7, 1868. By telegraph from New York.) TL ‘We hav facts in addition to your 4 of the Sth e100 leap ea oor wh asian x te any way, will b bof cable, or wit ent rl a MJ m1 reccived by the public, ‘Thronghont the country tere isin” tomae anxiety to kpow all in rein. to it, aad prensa de aires the line kept open tn the evening, 80 sethere are any facts of ialerest to warrant. a PETER COOPER. € i, ed, “ the cable te uw” Tho village was ln 8 tamult of » Keone vid DUDLEY FIELD. Ay A aca By ob mM horn ¥ tao ia to*vome. ‘ EB. M. ARCHIBALD, Br Jonns, A 9, 1888, Py, Wslegrant from Astor House, New York | % ow. Fircp— Counet! of New York have resolved on a great ‘be Common 79 Senpemente Jesire 3 kubw the ayo which the frst message ia desire 7 meaas) rangement 7 a will bad ony ae wo pee on pasate ney en RNieL, FP, TIRMANN, Mayor. Jowxs, Auguat LI, 1958. Sr. [By telegraph from New York eee =i ne meaeages to ia for them and ‘artien are pressing npon take their Tore, when he lune opens, shall we do? reply. W. @. HUNT, DESPATCH TO PRESIDENT BUCHANAN. ‘The following despatch waa sent by Mr. Field to tho President, informing him of the landing of the cable: — Tnumrre Bay, August 7, 1858, To Fe Excexeency Jawes Bucnanan, Puesivent oF roe ‘We landed here in yh insirnments are all can Your Sots W. MELO. ™ — Sue Daan dine Inte you with all my heart on the which your name is #0 of Diviee Provi- telegraph from Baltimore. ) Br. Jor AY Adabad s Betaahed 1888, Atlantic LJ FROM BOSTON. &r. Jonna, CS ya 7, 1998, Pe from Boston, August 6.) Be eee PAM ScA pasty eo tenes 1 Sr I. [By ae 5 io T, 1858. Fiw— Semrrhar Tiger age. NATHAN, P. BAN! YROM WASHINGTON, | oo {By telegraph from Washington f i” Fravp— juickest route for sending you & fan iad’ of cab, prown a: ount Verune, for : Sal, 0. RUCHEET.” © commemorate. FROM ym, * > in [By telograph from Be Joh, MBP Mr. Aseltement here imcreasing— every moment for Dusiness, What tariff from D. B. STEVENS, DB. Sr. Joun, he ke 5, 1858., ° [By, iteeree’ from St, John, N. B.) i the most bear Jardine, ne . moet hesuly congretnlaiions of Mesera Jardine, ante of ie ' All rejoice im your brilliant success . B. iVENS, Sr. Jon, August 5, 1853, {By telegraph from St. John, H. B.} ToO. W. Freup— Excitement here increasing. Parties in every moment for Dusiness, What tariff from heret D. B, STEVENS, FROM HALIFAX. i RA August 5, 1858. To Mn. Firip— egg > We ai you om your triampbant success, incerely congratulate you on Great em busiarm bere. Eve: cry ed. and every bell reat em! a ry ae Dy ih Sea ery will J. HOYT, fr, Jonn, Auguat 5, 1968, {By telegraph from Halifax | To 0. W. Frew, Eeq.— We sincerely congratulate you ou your trlumphant success Great enthusiaem here Kvers flag disvlayed. and every bel fm whe sity ringing. Salutes will be fred this a‘ternoon Sa3sE HOYT. [By telegraph from Helifax. | Br, Jouns, August 9, 1858, TO eaten eathcsinam here—everyhody full with KGS rent ent m be: ly a lutes were fired during Saturday row ihe Citadel ah'p. and by the Halifax Voluntesr Ariiliery, under main. Every piece of bunting in the city displayed, every bell ringing In the evening all the pudlie bulld- and principal busivers esitabbshments and private reai- dences inated. Many mageificently and yf Saeaeaies. Telegraph ofice shone forth with names of all p’omineni men celebraied in telegraph history, in which that of Mr. Field ovcupted the most oopspicuous place. Immense torch: ligbt procession beaded by the Mayor. Halifax Voluniesr ry and Kogineer company paraded the atreeta anil) late hour, discoursing sweet music to the amusement of cftizepa who, in vast numbers, promeuaded through areeta, cheering epthusiaeticaly when passing the pb office, Many persons came in by ratiroad from the surrounding of Tarts two gus rach will he Bred from "edad, dagebl forty -'wo wi ‘rom “i:adel by the Halifax artillery, ae Queen Victoria's mesauge 10 Pre: juchauan is passing through Nova feotia JESSE HOYT. FROM TORONIO. ime ‘Sr. Jouns, August 6, 1 {By telegraph from Toronto.) 10.0. W. Pr , His Exee'lercy the Governor General desires to express his congratulations on the success of the accomplishing of the reas undertay ng of iaying thn Atlaniic\elngraph cali. BJ. NNEFEATHER, Governor's Secretary. FROM ne 888, nixity Bay. August 7, )) [By telegraph from Montreal | W. Fin forth ronn ail parts of Cannas of pour tadetatgable verse. 1 from. arte of jour eta arse- Versnce and final suceess. Fon ne. 8. WOOD. DEPARTURE FOR AND ARRIVAL AT ST. JOHNS. RECAPTION OF THE NIAGARA AT THAT PORT—ILLU- MINATION OF THE CITY—RALL AND DINNESR— VISIT OF AUTHORITI£S TO THE SHIP, ETC., BTC. The Niagara, the Gorgon and the Porcupine !eft Trinity Bay early on the morning of the 9th instant for St. Johns, where shearrived about six o’clock the evening of the same day. From what we had heard it was evident thatthe whole population were moved by the greatest enthu- siasm, and that they intended to make our visit tho ooca- sion of a grand demonstration. Indeed, sufficient evidence of this was to be found in the fact that the Speaker of the Colonial Legislatare, Mr. Shea, had been deputed to wait upon Captain Hudson at Trinity Bay for the purpose of ascertaining what time he should set out, so that prepa- rations might be made for the intended demonstration the day of her arrival. They intended, he said, illuminating the city, getting up a regatta, and giving a ball in honor of the occasion. It was evident that the good people of ‘St. Johnewere determined to give us a hearty reception, and that when we left Newfoundland we should carry away a pleasant remembrance of their hos- pitality, The little steamer called the Blue Jacket, which brought Mr. Shea on bis mission to Trinity Bay, had about dozem other gontlemen from St. Johns, whose impatience to see the Niagara before her arrival in tha port could not be restrained. It was impossible for the captain to refuse the pressing invitations he received and they were accordingly accepted; but he determined on rcmaluing wo longer than was necessary to take in a suflicient supply of coal for the homeward passage. We were all impatient to get to New York to seo our friends agnin, and to tell them ourselves bow the cable was laid, and all the incidents of the eventful week through which we passed. Every day that delayed our departure, there fore, seemed lengthened into two, and we thought, in ou- eager baste, that the fog which hemmed us in would never clear away. At last, the weather having pariially cleared up, we started, after a detention of four days in Trinity Bay, and made all the speed we could for St. Jobne. The litle Blue Jacket met us about a mile from the entrance of the barDbor, with flags flying, anda largo company of the residents of the city on board, and some four or five miles away to the south we could sce Cape , the welcome, while cheer om cheer arose from the crowdéd the hillsides and the shipping. Yet in the midst of all this for home our and alle we Tally » we could i I litt Hl ah) eelbevigs : s§ 33 lH if u ef HF i H l 7 i i : Ne 3° £8 giao iiinminated, and it ere Kept busy alt bight. sending of New York. one of the buildings was the following in- scription — POCO LCOELEIOI OLDE HODOLELE HE THE CABLE OF FRIENDSHIP, ‘MAY A WIRE NEVER ER DRONE. POOPIE REDOOEEOHE Ht tt POPOL ODOE DELL DEDEDE DLDEDILOLELE DERI LE DEDEDE HE PE : ff i i ge ce i f igi iP: HH i : i ij oH i la gist i i for hos the is devtmed 0 pre to comand with diaries. of no a, | when I fod rate me nthe hae done, to am im the not only & moment fi work. Soiia beled the Nisgaraon the great circle ars while laying the cable: to moad for the carefa) sur admiraple 7 ‘tbat it w Bays Me Wootho've, he ant zealously and more time than any other, was meny years » realdent of this place, and wel! known toall of you, I aluce to Mr. Brooking, of London; to Mr.C M. I, Lampaon. anstive om to vice, shall rejoloe to fad the commercie) of this colony wi «2 re t may be largely benet ted by the close boads that will now be drawn by the agency of Atlantic telegraph Between them and tbe varied Feiniionsthey bold throughout the world and wishing you all every prosperity and bappiness. Later in the day Mr. Field was presented with another ai address by the President of the Executive Council o Newfount , in the Council Chamber, a largo number of the members being present. Mr. Lawrence O’Brica by whom the address was delivered, spoke as follows on bebalf of the Executive Council: ‘We, ibe Executive Council of Newfoundland, have gree and sincere pleasure in offering you our congratulations upon the sucoras of Bhs great project of the Inying of the Attantic telegraph cable. | Intimate juainted as we have bean whb the energy and enterprise which bave diatingntshed you from the commencement of the great work of raph con- New Worlds, oni feeliog ‘hat ander Providence this triumph of science is a. due to your well directed end indomitable exertions, we desire to express to you our high appreciation of your snecesato the cause of the world’s Beegrese, and our Rear, sym pathy im these fee inseparable from pre: sent re result. fe recognise im thie a his ment creation of new of commercial social union between the people of the two pation thue marveliously connected, and we are gratified to remewher the aid contributed towards this mos! important object by the Colony of Newfoundland, in the priv! conferred upon the rene] on represent. We sincerely trust the beat ex- results of the enterprise to all interests ap. immediately fulfiled, avd that you, sir, individually, msy reap from !tap ample resompense for ZcUr many losses and scritices, from ile inception to the event hour. Pim bebalf of the Rxecullve Council of Newfoundland. LAWRENCE O'BRIEN, Pregdent, Sr, Jouns, August 9, 1858 Fim—At the request of the Executive Vounsil Lenciose tbe copy of the address purposed to he prevented to you by that body, and to request that you will be kind enough to intim ste to me at what time it will sult your convenience to receive the Counei for the purpose of its preseniment. Mr. Field replied as foliows:— MR PREsrpent AXND HONOR ANLE GENTLEMEN —I thank you ‘with ell my heart for this cordial manifestation of your good will. There is, however, nothing new to me in the prescnt tone of your fecimgs. Upwards of four yeare first iid before the Tegialature of this colony the 9! dng the two continents by means cf telegraphic communics- tion, I received your ready countenance, in the charter of pose pereiion passed, wag unfolded the whole view, wi has now arrived at its fioal nesompliabinent. The terms of that charter were liberal and at But bad your souneils been guided by a diferent epirit, the project wonld have been absndoned. and years perhaps might have passed without witnessing this Lappy uulon of the two worlds, with the benefical eonequences it 's destined todifluse The «x. clutive privileges conferred by the colony on the N. ¥, N. F. ‘aph Company, have been the subject of hostiie criticiam, and it is therefore with satiafaotion I observe the approving terma in which you refesto them Every es biened country recognises a right of property im those who 10, when I of unit. originate @ work, where science or Pkill or capitel bas been Invested. This protection isn to draw out the efforts for who would the individual ward, his iadore, iv conferred on the com: the le of copyright only 1a mvolved, nk there can now he no doubt that your policy hee conserved the Interests of the colony; while I confident'y truat ihe future may be productive of much benefit to your people from the great work, which from the imning to 1he present time has had your copaistent aad Mberal aupoort. thal. look with peculiar pleacure on the advantages you ee § derive from the prond position of this elony in the telegr phis connection with the @id and New Worlds, and shall ve ever ready to promote jour views of advancement by all means In my power. An official visit was paid to Oxpt. Hudson, on board of bis ship, by the Exeoutive Council of Newfoundiand, aod a committee from the Chamber of Commerce, to congra- tujate bim on the success of the uadertaking in which he had played a part. Mr. Lawrence O’Brien addressed bim on behalf of the Executive Counc!l of Newfoundland sod Mr. Waiter Grieve on behalf of the Chamber of Com. merce, to botli 6f which the Captain made brief and ap- propriate replies. At seven o’clock on the evening of Tuerday, the 12th instant, Governor Bannerman and bis lady en- Wertained a large company at dinner in the Govera- ment House. [bere were some sixty or seventy — Present, among whom were Captain Hudson, Mr. Vield, Purser een op Drs. Green and Grinnell, Lieut. Boyd, Lieut. Gher i and Mr. Mullaly, from the Niagara; Commander Dayman, of her Majesty’s steamer Gorgon; Captain Otter, of her ’s steamer Porcupine; Con: "a steamer Atlanta; Hon. Mr. shea, Speaker of the Onionial Legisiatare, Mr, O'Brien, Chief Justice, Brady, Mr. Keut, Colonial Secretary , Judges Little and Robincon, eeveral officers of the garrizon and Prominent public officials. At the close of the dinner Lady nerman retirod, after which the company indulge. in speech making [or about an bour, when they asjouraed to the Dall. The first toast given by the Governor was “The Queen of Great Britain aud the President of the Unied s ,? which was drank with three times three. Thon Ne toasts yentary to Mr. Field, Captain Hud- son, Captain Otter, Cap'ain Dayman and others, to which brief speeches were made in reply. When the Governor and bis guests entered the Culonia) building, in which the Provincial Legislature holds !ts sessions, aud in which tue ball was png hen 4 were received with [ej tion by the large company presont. Toom was bandsomely decorated with American and Kog- lish H og a a portrait of Washington, in a wr evergreens, was suspended in the conspicuous place. The ball, which was & most snc- cessful aflair, was kept : tli daybreak, It sustained the of St. Johns for both the grace and beauty of the fairer ij oter than World and the New by the electric bond whieh now binds The day after the ball there wae a regatta on Lake Qai- dy Vidi, but as Captain Hudson had determined on start- ing for New York that afternoon wo were unabdie to wait for the termination, The mn was in the barbor of St. Jonos when the Niagara left, but it is mot at all improbable that she may visit New York. Mr. Field made a requcst to the Admiral commanding on the station, bat he not recelved a ra- ply before sailing. The folowing ia the despatch seut to the Admiral: — Br. Jonns, Newrounnrarn, Wednenda} gp agent I, tees Hovston Srewant, K.O,B, &0., Halifax, THE NIAGARA AS SHE NOW IS. An the ship will undoubtedly be for some time an ob- Jeet of the greatest curiosity to the poopie of New York and vicinity, the cable circles and the paying out macni- nery have not been removed. Those who visit the vessel will, therefore, have a pretty tair opportunity of seeing ail ‘that is of interest, so far aa the work of laying the cadl is considered. The cones, the sheaves, the bobbins, tuo dynamometer, the rings or fair leaders are ali in tact, and besides ail these, two of the circies, contaia sore eighty or ninety miles of cable coiled aad ready for lay ing. The flooring of two or three of the circles has ‘deen removed, but the remainder aro as perfect as at any time while the work of submerging the cable in the depths of the ocean was in progress, There are three circles on the spar deck, two of which are without any cable, for- ward of the engine hatch, and the third, with twenty or thirty miles of it, aft of the aame part of the ship. Above each of these a temporary staging was erected for tho purpose of facilitating the paying out process. While the work was going on no one was allowed ov any part of this staging who bad po business there—not even the offivers of the ship. This rule was carried ont to the fullest ex- tent and with the most despotic rigor. it wae slong thie staging that the spiicer Paine walk. ed with the ‘bight’ in bis hand when the | last fathom in the hold coil waa paid out, and when the wardroom coil was reached. The covering of tho engine hatchway still bears the mark of tho curiosity of one of the men, who, in hia exertions to get a glimpse of Paine while performing this feat, smashed the gias: and nearly loat his life by his temerity, The iron bobbins over which the cable pamsed on its way to the machine have not been touched, and etill bear the marks of the service in which they were employed. Although an effort has beon malo to remove the tar, it bas boen found almost impossible to do #0 wholly, and traces of it may yet be seen clinging to them. For six whole days and nights those eame bob bins never stopped revolving, and they always saluted the car with the selfsame rattiing sound—a sound, by the way, that was peculiarly plonmant, conveying as it did the information that the waa going out succeasfily Passing further aft the visiter comes to the great machine iteelf, and it ts ae perfect @ piece of mechanism of its kind a wea ever constructed. While it was in operation none but those on duty were allowed to go new enough to brush their skirt agninet 4—(ney could hardly got near cnongh to tough it with » six foat pole, so strict were the reguiations. No one dare tranasend the written law which waa displayed close by, informing all who had no Dusiness there that there they must not go. It was ovr. tainly @ well guarded spot, and the sentry who kept wateb near it wae as rigid as an icicle—which means that he would sooner break than bend, Then, aa if all this was ‘vot sufficient, the whole was inclosed with « rope tater en dod beyond the dynamometer, briaging that within the limite, All theme regulations and rate, how- yO, Cnded PAB the landing of ue cable, nad Gig machi. nery le now as free to inspection a4 acy part of the ship. ‘The rope bas been removed, and tho sentry no louger keops watch over the probibited ground. The paying ou! machine has doue its daty, and done it well, aod is per- haps more deserving of attention than aaything vise oa Doard the ship. It is perfect in every particular, #0 that those who are of @ mechanical or acientific turn of mind can study it in all ite details. There are the two sheaves, with the four grooves, in which the cabie ran, and there the brake wheels on the same shaft, #0 that tho speed of the former could always be regalated by the latter, Tho ‘end of the machine shows the levers which acted upon the brakes, and which by means of oblong weights of a hun dred pounds each were made to increase the sirain upon the cable. But ali this has been #0 frequently explained already that the reader must be familiar with its action. ‘The dynamometer, which stands within a few feet of the wachine of which it is an important part, is so simple iv ite construction and operation that the visiter will beve no difficulty in understanding the principleon whish it works. Further towards the stern is another wheel which the cable passed over before it entered the sheave at the stern on its way into the ocean. The staging erected on this part of the abip was for tho men who wore stationed here, and whose duty it was to stopper the cable in the event of ite breaking on or before tt entered the machino. The moment the word was passed to these mon that a fracture had occurred, they were a} once to put on the rope stoppers, whioh were always at hand and by which it was hoped to hold the cable until the fractured part could be spliced. Fortunately, there was no occasion for the services of these men, and they had # merely nom ne part to play. From the forward deck coil to the stern the course of the cable was waiched by more than a dozon mea, while nearly thrice that number were stationed in the circle from which it wag being payed out, to look out far and guard against kinks. The wardroom coll, containing some sixty mileg of cable, is concealed beneath a covering of canvass, but as this covering can be partially raised, the manner in which the cable is coiled can be seen at a glance, On the port side of this coil were the electricians, officers but all the instruments have been removod and the limits alone are now traceable. As you go forward from this point you come to another circle, and looking through the hatchway you discover two more on the orlop deck imme- diately beneath, and another still lower dowa in the hold. It was at this point that the greatest interest was manifested ag the last turn of the cable came out of the lower circle. This was the critical moment, and the vist- ter can imagine, as be looks down into the depth below him, bow itense must have been tho interest with which they awaited the moment whem tho bight came to be handed up through each of the circles until it reached the spar deck above, whore he now stands. With ali these arrangements on board of her tho Niega- ra looks as much unlike a man of war as it is possible for her to look. There is nothing in (act betligerent in bor ap- pearance, except the four cannons which were intended as signal guns, apd the twelve immense ports on ber spar deck. ‘Those, therefore, who expect to see a man-of-war will bo dieappointed; but she has done more, during the great mission on which she was employed, to bring about the reign of peace, by drawing together tn closer communion the several nations of the earth, thaa any man-of- war could haye® done, She has helped to lay the cable, and what grander or nobler work could apy veseol be engaged in? This it is which has rendered her famous and given hor an interest im the eyes of the poople of the United States as great as if she bad gained the most brilliant victory on record. She does not, perhaps, look as prosentablo to the eye of the naval oritic as if wach side of her deck were lined with guns, and tho tar spots which fre- quently meet the eye may be rather obnoxious to what are called refined tastes, but they are preferable to blood ptains; and it is to be hoped there may be more freqaent employment for the cable machiaery than for the canuon. HOMEWARD BOUND. At length the bour of our departure arrivol—we were at last homeward bound. We could hardly realize the fact that we were not again going to Engiand, inatead of New York, and that the cable was successfully deposited at thebottom of the ocean. For home crowned, with suc- cees! How slowly the ehip eppears to move, and the fog, that sets in thicker and thicker srouad us, seems na if it never would lift, Bat we have no reason to be disaatis- fled, and though the bours were never more dull and monotonous, yet every delay only enhances the pleasure of meeting ovr friends agaia? How we measured the distance each day on the chart, and wished that \t were only what itappeared on paper. How we tried to prove tatiwo had overrunjour rockoulog, and wer nearer to oor destination than we really were. How wo calculated on tho wind, that would not como from avy other point than that from which it was not wanted; and how eagerly we looked for any change in the sky that promiseda favorable breeze. It is ail useless, however, for bere we are in our fourth day from St. Johns and three hundred and eighty-five miles from New York; bat the fog would not clear, ard the wind would not como, and without pbservation for two days, what could wo do? Yes, bere we are, over three hundred miles from Now York’ and it will bardly be credited, with a pilot on board—a New York pilot, Mr. William Maxwel’, whom wo have just taken from the Mary Taylor—the first pilot boa built by George Steers, ae our ship was one of the last bo ever constructed. Bore was a piece of enterprize deserving of encouragement. Even ata distance we kaew she was New York boat, and were not deceived when 6! came slongside. The pilot was soon aboard, and as the graceful little vessel which he had just left sailed by, ono of ber crew asked if wo had been successful. Capt, Hudson,’ said he, * is the cable laid ?’” “* Yoa,”’ replied the captain, “ the cable ts laid,” Is wos the first he had heard of tho fact, for the boat was twelve days out of New York; but it evidently took him by surprise. Pulling bis cap off bis head he gave what was doubtless intended for a cheer, but which was nothing more of leas than a perfect yell of delight. That satisfied him and it satisfied us, for it was worth » dozen burras Doth to hear and see the spirit with which it was done An hour after the Mary Taylor war away beyond the horizon, and the base of a rainbow rested on the point where we had wetched her till she dizsppeared. On the 15th we sighted one of the Laropeaa propellors bound to New York, but the fog soon after closed in and we saw no more of her. As Captain Hudson desired to speak her two guns wore fired, to which she ro- sponded with two more, but she must have kept on hor way, as we could not see her when the fog partially lifted. On the 17th we spoke the pilot boat Edwin Forrest, and asked if the Queen’s message bad arrived, to which we received @ reply in the aflirmative. This was enough— the cablo waa not only laid, but was in the best working order, and nothing more was neccesary to complete our success. The pilot boat, as sho passed astern, saluted us by firtog a gan and dipping ber flags, te which we re- sponded by dipping ours. At five @’clock in the morning the tugboat is alongside. Home at inst | OFFICIAL REPORTS. MR. CYRUS W. FIELD'S DIARY. New Yor, August 18, 1858 To toe Dinectons or THe AtLaytic TeLeoraru Comrayy, London — Gewtianen—For your information T herewith submit a copy of my diary since leaving Queenstown, Treland:— Batonoay, July 17, 1858—Telegraph fleet sailed from Queenstown as follows:—The Gorgon and Valorous at li A. M., the Niagara at 7:30 P.M., and the Agamemnon a few hours later, All the steamers 10 use as little coal ag possible tn getting to the retdervous. Up to6 P. M. clear weather and blue sky; from 6 to 9 P. overcast, threatening weather and drizaling rain; from 910 12 P, M. overcast, bazy aad aqually. Bowpay, Jaly 18.—The Niagara passed Cape Clear in the morning. Wind varying from W, by N, to N. M, W; hazy at mosphere, cloudy and squally. Mowpay, Joly 19.—Wind varying from W. to N, W.; hazy atmosphere, cloudy and rainy. Terepay, July 2.—Wind from N. W. to N,; hazy atmos, phere, clondy and equally. Wrowespay, July 2.—Wind N. W., with alight variations to the eastward. Clondy. ‘ Tuonsvay, July 22—Wind N. W. by W., blue sky and cloudy. Frivat, Jaly 2.—Wind from W. by 8. to W. 8. W. and ¥, N.W. Cloudy, hazy atmosphere and rain. Misgare arrived at rendezvone at 8:30 P. M., latitude 58 deg. 5 min. N., longi- inde 82 deg. 44min. W. Barunvar, July 4.—Wind N,N. W. and N. by B Hany at mosphere, cloudy and equally. Sonpay, Poly 25.—Valorous arrived at 4A. M, Calm, hazy atmosphere and cloudy. Mowpay, Jaly %.—Calm, Imag stenoaphere, cloudy. Capt, Oldham, of the Vaicrous, came on board of the Ningara. Torseay, July 27.—Celm and heey atmosphere, Gorgon jespay, J } ‘and hazy atmosphere. Agamemnon arrived at 5 P.M. ‘nvnapay, July %.—Latitude 63 deg. 9 min. H, longi. f miles; and from there to the Telegraph House, at the bead 6 Bay of Bulls’ Arm, 60 mlee—making ia sil 668 asutical mien, The Niagars has @ miles further to ran than the Aga+ memnon, The Magara and Agamemnon deve each about 1,100 nautical miles of cable op +e ee reer 0 i RP EY A. ie. Greenwich ive male foes x} tet oats sopiled by the electricians showed taal there uw feats ee wed that there wee ® fant of eonitanliy ,28 ie cahle, but tho {newlatton wea par nt op at from Niagara very slow! povatantly applying Sn? nirds of elestrinal tasen, ‘woul ve. ‘time, or 11.0 Gi commenced receiving pertvet # ‘rom teh game mileas hours mi ry 37 opgraner’s » 183; do. ~ nyed out 181 mi'ee 00 fathons eadle or fathome faihoma. Wind from 5. &. with some tea. Gorgon in poaition. ‘ i. ‘be min deck coil ard commences paying out from the sera « Seow 198 Telegraph House st Bay of Buil's Arma Trinity Bay $220 P.M. from on board the agam: . cr pa ce eat OD mice at 236 Pia bed pop that they had pa ed oot 150 payed out from Ni 20 milen cable, nad informed é2gi- peere op board of ymoon of 7 Der cent Vevia of water from 1,667 moderate 8 KB toS W; and ‘vation: 2 260 fe.boma, 6A M,N ®. bYN. Weather cloady, with rain and some sea. Goryen tp ‘Totel amount of cyte payed 291 mies 780 81 distance run by obser miles Toa! disancerun by patent ive 42910 mile, By distance rum by abi alt Tota) dia- tsoce run by enginee ‘orolua able Fai ont over distance F be rom water, Lea from yon, ie ral stboae: 656 mules ta from Telearsph Bouse 4 J iagera 30 mire of cable, ond toformed engineers of #gememnon of the reme. at 245 Pw from on heard the Agamemoon. thet they Bad pai her 9) miesearin “915.37 P mM. fintehad the coll deck, and commenced +o psy ont from the lower deck. FUNDsY, Auguat L—Latitude @ 32, ¥. longitade 4h Distance ron ry ober: va lou inet wenty four 52ure M4 las) Lweaty (oar bors 139 miles. hours 142 Distance run by #bip slog | Distance run by engineer's tog saat twenty four miles. Distance rip by prten’ log jaat twemy:four hours 1417-10 miles, Payed one 6s miles 685 fataoms eable, or & 19 miles, 683 fa:a0me Over dian’ run hy Coser vaiion—equal to L4 per cen. vepth of 950 to 2,434 fathoms Wind moderate aod fresh, (roa N Weather cloucy mirty wiib aqua) s anc heavy awell. Gor in position and keeplag ovr cooree very soourately, al amount of gable pesed out 466 miles 40H thome. Tt surplu ation 37! miles kotal die aace run by *» ‘Total distance 20a by ship's log ance ria by eugineer’s log 88634 miles. Tove) amount of snrpiua cable payed Cat over distance ran miles 400 fa Boma equal to 23 per cen wit 1.468 fathoms, 765 mites to water, 1, farbome; 305 miles to water, 465 fatboms, 388 miles to water, 200 fatboma, 451 miles to land, 511 miles io elegraph Bonne. At 305 P.M dinished Poving ut coll on lower deck, and cbanged to coil in the he MoNDay, Augurt 2~Latliude 4952 N, logitude 4537 W. Distenre rop by observation last twenty four hours a Giatance run by abip's log Taat twenty-four hours, 14 dieance ron by enginee: tweny ar Bors miles: distance run by p Inst tveoty-four 1413.10 miles. Payed out 160 fstbome cadie, or & surplue of 23 miles 150 tatboms over distance ran by obser ra ton—equal to 18 per cent. Depth of water, 1,600 to 2.555 fatboma Wind north Weather cloudy. ia pod- case of accident, it might be nacestary to: As possible. At] AM passed and signaile! Cunard stenaer from Borton i Liverpool Total amount of cable payed a. 633 miles 600 fathoms, total dimtance ran by observaiien, 5: milen; (otal distaune Fan by pataat, log, $25.9 10 miles: io 's log, S24}4 miles; tote! distance run ip engineer's lox, 528 miles, Wis) smonnt of « outover distance run by Observation, 105 1uJe8 5 lesa thon 2! per comt. Similes from water, t.466 fetboua; 11 miles from water, x 5 151 ml rater. 21) miles from water, A.M, Greeowich time, when all was rig) was found to be in the ward room cot, on Duard of thiaah'p, ‘about 60 miles {rom the lower end, which was cut And taken Out Of circuit ‘TURSPAY, August 3.—Lautude 49 17 north, longitude 49 23 Week. Distance Fun by obvervation inst tweaty four how Ti7'miien, distapee Fun by ebip's log last twenty Zour boars. SP distance ran by engineer's log last weaty four Bore, miles; djtance rua by patent Inst twenty tout hours lity Payed out 161 miles 763 fathome cable, or ‘urpins of 1 calles 763 fathoms over distance run by 0 Hiou—eaual 10 ten per cent Depth of water 742 isiboma, Wind N.N W. Weather very pleasant in position, Total amount of Gable payed ou, 796 miles tw =| oms; total cistance ram hy observation. 673 miles; 10" mnties; total distanee ru b; Ta wiles, wy water 20) fathotna, 1% miles to water elegrapa House, At 5204. M. Gnisoed payibg outecil frow R id, aud commenced paying out from Ward room cull. $06 mile exble remaining on my ALILIS ®. M., ehig’s time, recetved signals from ow boar ‘Agememvon, What they bad payed out frum her 780 miles cane Lp the afternoon and evening passed several loeberge. ALO IOP. M, abip’e time, received m- non that rhe wi oY sbip’s ime, he a in water of 20y fathoms, and Agamemnon same. RDNESDAY Aug 4 ~ at. (Sdeg., 17min north, jon, 53 deg. 43 mip, W , distance run by observation 146 mules; distance run by shis’s log, 140 miles, distance rum by sagineer's 142 mallee Fued si from ibe low, 149 milom, das’ames rum by patent i out 164 miles 360 fathoms eable, Or a earpia of 8 miles thowe over distance run by obser~aton, wT to 6 per cent. Depth of water jose thaa 200 txthocs ' Wasther beautita: perecily calm Gorgon tn + Total amoan: 0 cable payed out, 049 miles, fathoms; total amouns run by observation, S19 miles; total amount tent loz, 12 410'miles; total ‘amount og. 810}, ‘mulles ; total amount run by S15h4 miles ae cable paged out over disiaace rant by Observation 13) miles 600 Ta home, aboa' 16 per cents lea to the Trlegrapd House, Keowived Al trout in vg wey og et out from ber ie Faawed | morning ev the land of entrance 19 Trini ries 8 M Epiered friutty way at 1d PM. Al230 B. M ‘sopped senting *¢naleto Agamemnon or l¢ minutes, for Uh ing Apitce. ‘THexspay, ‘Ai Distance run sinon no payee ous, 60 pilles S62 cent, Toul amount of cable 1.016 milee 0 fathome. Total am miles. Amount of cable payed ont over distance run, miles 600 (aihome, being » survlue of about IS per cent. Tweat ashore ine smsll band, aad aw x aS e pereour = ready to land the end of oar py Bal from the Agamemon that ebe had payed ou: 1 010 milew gable Ac4 aH delivered ie fo! ow ig talegrapbie dawpa:od for the Associated Press, to be forwarded w New Yore aa early in the morning a2 the offices of the line were open:— UNiteD States Steam PRigate NiaGaRa, ‘Trestry Newfoandiaad, Aug ust 5, 1868. AswootaTen Panes, New York— Jed from Queenstown. Ire~ al Fam til ay daly a oo ALP, wlay, the 2th, and sem. rated— and 'Vaiorous. bound to Valenui Ireland; iagara ane Gorgon for thia piace, wi 4 w Cerived zemerdes, sod this morning tbe end of the cap e. . Lt is 1,696 neatleal, oF 1.960 sta‘n:e miles (rom the T. | i PAH - ah re uf i fi + iS A Ma elograph cable lanted. At $, end of cable {eiccurtthy harough she whole sabia "Septal Hanon, of the New Tore, August 6, 1608. ect aia Boston, Avgust 6 1268, Cray Foe x Maret ot Doe vs order is