The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-29 00:00:00

(BTAMPID, Id. ADDITIONAL.]

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ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH EXPEDITION.

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VALENTIA, TEOLIDAT, JOLT 17, 8.30 A.M.
The Hawk returned this afternoon at five, with
fall particulars of the fault in the cable, its emus%
and speedy and saceessfal remedy. It tarnishes

one more illustration of the oountleas difficulties
and adverse influences against which submarine
teiegraphy bee to guard. In the process of splicing
the different lengths of the main cable when it was
being stowed away in the Great Eastern a minute
piece of outside wire, about the site and substance
of common parcel-string, flew off unobserved. It
was not two inches long, and was as little likely to
excite observation as an odd shaving in a 'amen-
ter's shop, a stray ribbon-cutting in a milliner's
room, or a bit of wax-end below a cobbler's stall.
In the processed j.nuing the cable, it was as inseam-
bier that'portions of it should.fall about as that they
should pass without notice. Yet to this insignifi-
cant atom has been due the alarm and con-
sternation which, despite the coefidence felt
in The ultimate success of the enterprise, undoubt-
edly obtained here until the favourable message
was received from the Great Eastern, and the news
spread that all was well, Falling into one of the
tanks, it settled upon the coil stowed away there,
much as a speck of:duat might light upon the hide
of an elephant. It was, humanly speaking, as little
likely to affeat the insularity of the cable by its
capricious choice of a resting place, as the dust-flake
would be to disturb the elephant's digestion. It
lay unsuspected by any one on board, until it fur-
nished another modern instance of the poetic saw,
as to the weighty events a trivial cause may bring.
For, as the outer coating of the cable is composed
of well pitched hemp and wire, it is sufficiently
sticky to retain any sharp point falling on it. A
common pin, cast carelessly on a rough pair of
shooting boots, which had been first thoroughly
coated with grease, will illustrate the degree of at-
traction one substance possessed for the other.
When the paying-out commenced, and the Great
Eastern had progressed some eighty miles westward
of the point where the splice was made, and was about
a hundred miles from land, the portion of the cable
havingthe bit of wire sticking to its outer coat Gam-
in its turn through the machinery, and out at the
stern. There was nothing to mark its presence, the
ship was steaming-quietly on, the cable was passing
at a steady uniform rate into the sea, and neither
check nor hindrance spoke to its many careful
watchers of the unwelcome parasite clinging to its
coat. In passing the cable through the leading
wheels, by mesas of which it reaches the paying-out
machinery, the jockey-pullies used to keep it in its
place and the curve' of the leading wheels them-
selves forced the unlucky piece of wire through the
hemp, and between the interstices of the outer sod
protecting coil, and so punctured the gutta percha
coatings, and at once affected the insularity. This
was immediately ascertained by the leakage of the
electric current. Mr. de Sauty and the electrisaL,
staff on board at once applied their testa. After
carefully and vigilantly sending currents through the
entire length of the cable on board, some 2,300
miles, it was found to be in the part already paid
away. The next thing was to discover the position
of the flaw, and by aid of resistance coi➢s and the
galvanometer, and after repeated minute and deli
cats experiments, Mr. I:launders declared it to be
11 miles from the point where the Great Eastern
lay. Further, he was able, such is the exquisite
perfection to which these experiments are brought,
to state with confidence its position to within a
quarter of a mile. The machinery provided in case
of any such unforeseen accident as this was at ono,
brought into play, and the Great Eastern put back.
She was at this time in 300 fathom water, and the

apparatus, which u our readers will remember is
fixed at the prow of the vessel, effectually fished
up the cable. It was placed in long coils

on the deck, and rigidly scrutinised yard
by yard. Nothing could be more satisfactory than
the result. The recovering machinery, the prac-
tical use of which on a vessel of the vast sire of the
Great Eastern had been doubted by more than one
adviser of the oompany, proved fully equal to the
emergency. The flaw was discovered at the exact
place indicated by Mr. Saunders, and the perverse
bit of wire found twisted and bent up is the cable
itself, as already described. The piece of rope
containing it was at once cut out, fresh splices were
made, and the whole length tested and retested
with the most triumphant result. Messages, sig-
nals, currents, and reverse currents were all sent
through with clearness and force, and the great
ship started once more on her eventful voyage,
with the confidence of everyone on board
strengthened and their most sanguine hopes
realised by this conversion of what at first seemed
an untoward incident into a substantial omen of
success. A delay of 24 hours is the moat serious
consequence accruing to the expedition, for as the
process of picking up and examining was neces-
sarily a slow one, the cable was only recovered at
the rate of half-a-mile an hour. It is scarcely
likely that a second piece of wire tan be concealed
in similar fashion in any other portion of the
cable ; and it is fortunate that the balance of pro-
babilities is so decidedly against this, for it is
doubtful whether a like accident could be retrieved
as easily in the deep seas. The Hawk has brought
with her most assuring messages from *ll the
scientific authorities on board the Great Eastern,
and the proved efficiency of the instruments used
in testing the cable, and in ensuring its absolute
perfection, will doubtless augment public con-
fidence in the permanent success of the under-
taking.

The Caroline leaves here this morning, her duty
being over. This ponderous and ugly old vessel has
from a variety of causes bad hare justice given her
for the part she has played in the laying of the
cable. It is certain that she was overweighted on
her voyage here with the shore end on board, and it li
is no less certain that bee gambols were comically
ungraceful when towed by the Great Kaateen
through a heavy sea. But it should be remembered
that the sort of prettiness so essential to an orna-
ment on a twelfth cake is of less consequence in a
ship used for cable•laying than that she should be
properly manned and fully equal to toe efficient
performance of her work. The Caroline was the
first screw collier built by ➢er. Boot' Rumell, sad
her rude strength and battering-ram-like substan-
tiality more than compensate for her leek of
beauty. Again, her captain and crew deserve cre-
dit for the persistence and pluck with which they
sacrificed comfort to the exigencies of the expedi-
tion, amid even hazarded their personal safety rightr
then lose time. Jektlps plied Towle; week, mem

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than one authority on the big ship vowed that bad
they been on the Caroline they would, in *lien to
the lives on board, have cut the hawser attaching
her to the Great Eastern, and have made for the
nearest port. Her captain not only did 1104 do this,
but when the time came for laying the shore-end
proved that his experience on former cable-laying,
expeditions—this being the wreath or eighth on.
which he has been successfully engaged—stood him
in good stead. He and his useful but unwieldy'.
vessel leave for London to-morrow, having
played a far from unimportant pert in the gees
enterprise with which the name of the Great
Eastern will henceforth be associated for good or
ill. The departure of the Caroline, the continued
favourable character ei the signals reeeived, and the
distance the big ship—a distance which precludes
the chance of telegraphic communication in case of
disaster—has now reached, all denote that the en-
terprise is fairly launched. The necessity for per-
sonal inquiry and special correspondence is there-
fore virtually at sa end, and the public will hence-
forth learn the whereabouts of the big ship and the
condition of the Atlantic cable mainly through So.
ogltid:telegrusne forwerded to London .by -
Maas.

ON SOLED GREAT EASTERN ?MAT Ansasoce.
660 nautical miles of cable paid out at 4.60 p.m.
to-day. All right.

WRECK OF ♦N ENGLISH VIM= ON A'

MEAT ISLAND.

SUFFERINGS OF THE CREW.
Among the plumage= by the West India mall
steamer Shannon, which arrived at Southampton
yesterday, was Captain Dawn°, of the British ship
Inveroould. This vessel had not been heard of for
more than 12 months. We now learn that she was
wrecked upon a desert island near the island of
Auckland, as far back as May of last year. Biz of.
the crew were drowned. Nineteen succeeded in
Raining the shore. There they died, one by
until only three were left. These were not
from their captivity until they bad been on the
desert island a whole year. The Panama Star and.
Herald of the 6th July gives the following particu-
lars of this occurrence :

Amoog the peramgen from Callao, by the Chile, is
Captain George Delgerno, late of the British ship Inver-
mold, whisk riled from Londoe on the 10th of Jacunry,
1964, bound to Melbourne, Australis. After a flee per
ems of Mt der be Melboothe, where the remised a moo&
she maid theme for Callao, in ballast, ow the 2nd day el
May, 1864 ; melon the eight of the 10th of the same ineatik
dram • severe gale from the northward with the*
weather, she struck os the north-west sad of the Island of,
Auckland, and went to pieces to lees than half ea hour.
Oat of s mew of 25, 19 ieeluding the captain mid *Mars;
seeceeded Le getting as share, or rather were provideathar
meheden ahem the serf Mingo heavy that the ezertioneof
the tweet powerful swimmer would have proved netheal
the task. Not cm of the survivors succeeded la twist
aqtldecbut
_what he had mr, sad Lot onehed • Mir of
Meth Istemthig le the wreck the followleg seaming, all
that sent. be oterithed wes some 21k.. of bliceit sad threat
ea signal queetitty of salt park. Fortunately there was at
pleettful supply of good water or' the island,_ to which Cap-
tain Worse emeree as be ewes his life goalsothe Byes of '
hie brothers in Ridenour', as notbiog la the sham odes
esteem but room cad a elegem of limpet Oben AM) could
be found as the Weed. _spies, awhile melded eat the roots
for the Ise menek, sad outlet 'gimped' *se net tom&
Retails' bed bees on the island for upward. of sthweeks, thet
water, which certainly must here permed ly
nullities repents', woe the only ibis( supported
WM. Atha reseMaisig as the iskindizireZiggesit
tee days, during whisk time all bet the
Andrew Smith, sad one seams., Robert Bolding:l=
lives starraiken sod cold, they were reword from their
perilous situate* by the Penmen ship Julies. boned from
to Callao with Chinese ensignuots, which ship hay-
ing a leak met a beat es shoes to muerte° if they
ebeeie maistereie. There beep so ishibitaate oe the
island bat the three above named unfortheatee who were
taken en beard, the Julien proceeded is her voyage, keep-
ing the pomp going all the time, end strived et Callao is
the 27th Jam, the dip before the Chile sailed.
GOMA l)algarno sod his two compisions speak is the
highest terms of the treatment they received from Captain
C. Arraberisi sod °Memo! the Julian, sad beg publicly
to rotors them their most grateful thanks. Mr. Andrew
Smith. thief mate, and Robert Moldier, mania; remain at
Wm, sad Captain Wpm* is sow oo his way to Balked
to report his misfortune and provideutel renege to hie
°wows, Messrs. Richard Coneow and Oa, of Aberdeen,
tied to gladder' the hearts of those relatives sad Meads who
must have teeg Mum ;Weed him deed, as nothing after
the day levereaukl sailed from Melbourne bad ever been
beard et her aetil the arrival of Captain Wrath° la 011110,
jest fourteen menthe.
Few snore provideolial escapes from a fearful death have
ever come under oar notice ; and although it is the tort
sudsiest that the ever created to Captain Dagen° during
his 27 years' atherisom at MS, we heartily tram that
it will Mao be the last, and we sincerely wish him God
I We&

TIM LAIR DIA= OF A YOITSO FRILRoII Lai At
Sr. Joionewoon.—The following letter 'posers in the
Times : "1 bappeo to be acquainted with some of the par-
ticulars coesected with the am which brought Mr. Francis
Veinal beam a hommer's court. and it appals to me that
Mr. Mowatt bee does himself tepid co by withholding,
from mistaken dallown, a name which, is my opinion,
would hays est the Oak is its proper light. In Joe.,
1852, Mr. Mowatt, with a eimpaaion visited Paris.
That acempaake wee the late Lad Clyde. Walking on.
dip along the street., they saw lb* yousg lady deicribed
in the erbium 'oblate( and alteddieg tears. The well.
known chivalry of Lord Clyde was forthwith exalted, be is.
sided out giving her the pecuniary assistance she waisted,
sod Mr. Boma joie* is it. This happened i Janes 1862.
The yowl lady mada another appeal to them, destrieg
their sasistases in order to amble her to go to
Brasil, where she intended to set op as a dreemaaker.
They spin raided her. Lord Clyde. as the wean/mar man,
always eontributiag the I.rier sham. When is Brazil she
wrote letters of tbaoks both to Lord Clyde mid to Mr.
Mews* She retained from Bread is Mane last, on
her way to the South of Franca, sad returned thence, as
la stated the evidence, to this country. Mr. Ilowatt sew
her on both bee visits to this isometry, and assisted her I.
Setting lodgings. Neither Lord Clyde or Mr. Mow** saw
the 74elnil testy at say time is Pero except is the
of ...h other, and Mr. Mowatt for himself declares he
sever saw be; la Le adoe except openly and in the peewee'
if a third perty. Thom seams to have been just as little -
name for withholding` the name of the French email as
that of Loot Clyde, far among the paper. el the dearness&
there existed a boodle if his letters with his proper Apse
tare. A Natural desire to camel her mishap trews strewn
produced the cosorahneet, or rather the reesonl,, et the
cocoa sod of the Maimed elothen. The Chirothe seems to Me
to ham made a meddle of the whole if sir by giving it as
air of mystery. Bed Lord Clyde been lirieg be would have
made sa Mee avowal. and. eeeforniably to his well-known
rtrusery, prided himself as saccoarim a distressed
loosed'
CIVIL 8118VIC11 or INDLIL—The undermentioned
caididates, selected ie 1864, have pored the "Further
ExamstaaMen r—O•orp Emmanuel Low, Rear? Priestley,
William Edward POliiiff Joseph BircheU Janes, Herbert
=Malay, Armada' Tap. Arthur Dairies Carey. James
Middleton, Thomas Cowered WUkiesoe, Beery St:
George Tooker, George Toyabes, John Faster Steve*
Farteeme Willoughby Faster Camp Edward Knox, George
Rob rt Carlisle Williams, William Monne Massie. Hinny
Rem lisethiese Jim's. William Thshie, datitany Patriot
MaaDoseell, Jobs George Charles, Thomas Francis Bark.
Sella, Jan Baobell Annetroes, William Joseph Ream IA
Fame, William Blemerheseett My's Langford Femme
Themes Dumas Mackenzie, Edward Toombs,* Oesdy,
Allred Eeptir,
_Beery Pilkiegtoe Majeek, Jobe McLeod
Campbell. Ilroleard Ed ward Coady, William Beejamia Old-
ham, James Knew Severe, Spenser Feethemes Arthur
Smith, Charles Donald Macdossatesed Alexander Eobiasos.
TIM EMOTION RIOTS AT ROTHWIMAM—Tbe ex-
amination before the Rotherham magistrates of tie 57 psi.
sowers aberged with riming at the assess was brought to a
Blom cm Thuoiday. The bomb cenamitted 23 far trial to
the smises, boned over aim is their owe recepiessom asd
' two emetire to keep the pews for six mist* bound It
it
theieown reeersiessiese slily, mid disobliged the remainder.
SPOZADIC CHOLERA AT MALTA.—This disease MS,
we am happy to my. made HMIs heed durteg the pact week,
'Mb the momptiom d two days. was the Beal atimine
antabseed is sae day. r d eight ea t.M ether. Sines re.
today Mon bac* only l ola mess thy..or foss eves
theetigheet the weed. imegely attritmetde toisdiseretiesi
is diet, ta rep* to wbk h, witheet eareting say imatasial
thane. eare should be tehen to avoid thripei fruits, ea ads
elesteldes. toiniod Gob so leek, and shell Soh el aU kinds.
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