The Press.
London, England, 1858-08-21 00:00:00

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LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1858.

POSTSCRIPT.

THE FIRST NEWS MESSAGE BY THE
ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

COLLISION IN THE ATLANTIC BETWEEN THE
"EUROPA" AND "ARABIA."

BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH FROM NEWFOUNDLAND.
THE directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company
having received from Newfoundland the following
intelligence, have felt it their duty to publish it with
a view to allay the anxiety of the friends of the pas•
sengers by the Europa and Arabia :
" The Europa and Arabia have had a collision. One
of them has put into St. John's, Newfoundland. No
lives lost. All well."

GEORGE SAWARD, Secretary.
Chief Offices, 22, Old Broad-street.
FURTHER PARTICULAR?.

The message, asking Newfoundland for further
particulars, was despatched from London at 5 p.m.
last evening (Friday) and the following reply was
received back from Newfoundland at 7.70 p.m.
GEORGE SAWARD, Secretary.

22, Old Broad•street, London, Aug. 20, 1858.
"Arabia in collision with Europa off Cape Race on
Saturday last. Arabia on her way to New York,
slightly injured. Europa lost her bowsprit and
cutwater ; stem sprung. Will remain in St. John's,
Newfoundland, ten days from the 10th. Persia calls
at St. John's for mails and passengers. No loss of
life or limb."

The following letter has been addressed to the
Times by the Secretary of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company :
Sir,—l have the pleasure to inform you that the line
from Valentia to Newfoundland is now working satisfac-
torily both ways. The following message was despatched
)eaterday evening front the directors iu England to the
directors in America:—

" Europe and America are united by telegraph. Glory
to God in the Highest ; ou earth, peace, good will towards
men."

This message, including the addresses of senders, and
receivers, occupied thirty five minutes in transmission, aud
consisted of thirty-one words. Immediately afterwards a
message from her Majesty the Queen to his Excellency the
President of the United States, consisting of ninety-nine
words, was received by Newfoundland in sixty-seven
minutes . Both messages were repeated back to Velem ia,
to test their accuracy, and were found to have been taken
with great exactness. Of course, unless permission be
given, the contents of her Majesty's despatch cannot be
made public.
This morning we have the following message, the last
thirty-eight words of which were received iu twenty-two
minutes, from Mr. Cyrus W. Field, who is at Newfound-
land :

" Cyrus W. Field, Newfoundland, to Directors Atlantic
Telegraph Company, London.—Newfoundland, Monday.—
Entered Trinity Bay, noon of toe 3th. Landed cable on
the 6th. On Thursday morning ship at once to St. John's.
Two miles of shore cable, with end ready for splicing.
" When was cable landed at Valenti& ? Answer by
telegraph, and forward my letters to New York."
It will thus be seen that the line is now capable of being
worked with perfect accuracy, and the company will now
proceed, as rapidly as is consistent with th:: establishment
or a proper systetn, to make the necessary arrrangetnents
for opening the communication to the public, in doing
which, however, some delay must necessarily occur.—
Yours truly,
GEOROF. SAWARD, Secretary and Manager.
Chief•office, °•d, Old Broad street, London.

FRENCH COMMENTS ON THE ENGLISH

VISIT TO CHERBOURG.
Tut; collowing remarks on Cherbourg are extracted
from the political review of the fortuight contained
in tho current number of the Revue des Deux
Moudes

We cordially approve of the great political act which has
just been accomplished at Cherbourg. We are sincere
partiz'ens of the English alliance. We witneased with
sorrow the want of tact and the painful incidents which
shook that alliance at the commencement of the present
year, and we remark with delight the generous effort which
has just been made at Cherbourg to re-establish in the
face of the world the good relationst.ip between two nations
who may be powertul without having to make any
mutual sacrifice of independence. We consider this
effort to have been perfectly sincere on both sides.
" Faets," according to the just remark in the Imperial
toast, "speak for themselves.... 'I he presence alone of
Queen Victoria at Clierbour4, in spite of the murmurs
which the jouniey of her Majesty ucited among a portion