The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER, 10, 1866.

spirits as we were a week ago. However, we are
" buoyed with hope." According to a calculation
made by Captain Anderson in the month of March
last, yesterday was the day we were to leave these
latitudes for Heart's Content, having given the ship
eight days to wait for weather, lift the cable, and
make the splice. At 5 this morning we passed
No. 5 mark buoy, bottom up. The Albany came
and picked it up. sAt 6.30, stopping 1 miles east
of the light buoy, having lowered the grapnel about

200 fathoms; it was found that the rope required a
little repair. Mr. Canning, therefore, judged it
more prudent to heave up. This will delay us a

little, but it is far better to lose time than lose
our rope, our store of which has been already lea-
sened by the two miles lost by the Albany on the 11th
and two miles by the Great Eastern, on the 15th,
when the grapnel rope and buoy rope drew. The

Medway commenced grappling two miles west of the
bight buoy a little after six this morning. At 9.30,
our rope having been repaired, we stopped 11 miles

east of the bight buoy, and again lowered the

grapnel.

We are about three miles from the line of

cable, and it will be some hours before we are there.
Sunday, Aug. 26.—Yesterday was the only really
fine day we have had since we left Heart's Content.
A bright sun and good horizon enabled us to get
observations at noon, which placed the ship in lat.
51.33.50 N., long. 38.37.45 W., and then the bight
buoy did not appear to have changed position.
Shortly before 11 a.m. we found that the wind was
failing, and the current setting us to the N.W., en-
tirely wrong drift, and so orders were given to heave
up. At 3 p.m. the Albany came quite close to us
with the large buoy No. 5 in tow, and being let
slip was towed to us by one of her boats, and hoisted
in on our starboard bow, Mr. Boatswain's-mate
Thornton again appearing in his usually peril-
ous position on the • buoy. At 5.15 we stopped
three miles south of No. 6, and at 7.25 lowered
one of the largest spring grapnels-21 cwt.—with
2,350 fathoms of rope and 15 of chain. We then
drove north, backing the paddles. The Terrible
placed a light on the light buoy, and with this guide
we drifted slowly until 11.15. When we saw the

light last it was distant about 31 miles, and we were
within 1/ miles north of the supposed position of
the cable. By midnight it was &most calm, and
the sea very smooth ; the strain on the dynamometer
indicating 8 tons. Sti'l driving on, not knowing
exactly how far, we got at 3 a.m. to-day an intima-
tion from the dynamometer that the strain had gone
up to 101 tons, when suddenly it went down to 71.
This did not look very promising. At 5.10 we
observed the Medway S.W. / W., about five miles
distant. We were then about six miles north of
the cable, and 71 from where the grapnel was
lowered. To have passed over the cable again with-
out hooking it was very discouraging, and so we
commenced heaving up at 5.35. When the grapnel
came on board we found two of its springs much
bent, as if they had come in contact with a large
stone. At seven o'clock the Terrible made a signal
that the Medway had hooked the cable, and we
found her half a mile S. by W. of the light-buoy ;
the Albany grappling to the westward. At noon
we were close to No. 6 buoy, lat. 51.31, and found
by observations that it had not moved. Wind,
N.W.

Monday, Ang. 27.—For the tenth time we

lowered the grapnel yesterday at 1.17 p.m., and it
reached the bottom at 3.36. There was a general
gloom over the ship. Men began to doubt whether,
notwithstanding the fact of our having raised the
cable, we should be able to get it up this season.
In the North Sea and Mediterranean, where cables
have been picked up over and over again, a cable
engineer can reckon upon having some calm wea-
ther, but in the Atlantic Ocean at this time of the
year there is no depending upon its continuing fine

for twelve hours. We may hook the cable many a
time, and even bring it to the surface, but there
must be a comparatively smooth sea to enable the
cable-crew to handle it and put the stoppers on, so
as to bring it on board ship. However, the general
feeling on board the Great Eastern is, so long as
there is a biscuit left and a bit of rope in the ship
we should persevere. Just before dinner, the Med-
way having come up to us, sent a boat, and we
learned from Mr. London,' when he came on board,

that she had broken the cable S.W. of the buoy and
set it adrift. We told her to pick it up, supposing
the end still to be fast to No. 6. Th;s, indeed, was
bad news, and added materially to the gloom which
prevailed. There being no use in grappling for
what we considered a loose bight, we commenced to
haul in at 7.35, and signalled to the Medway with
rockets not to touch the bight buoy, but to watch
by it until further orders. At 10.25 the grapnel
was up. From that hour up to 1 o'clock this morn-
ing nothing particular occurred, when the Albany
was observed bearing down upon us. She came
close alongside, fired a gun, and her crew gave a
ringing cheer. The welcome news was soon con-
veyed to the Great Eastern that she had the end of
the cable buoyed. The observations decided that
the Albany had hooked it east of the bight held by
No. 6. Mr. Temple having come on board at an
early hour this morning, informed us that he had
hooked the cable at 5 p.m. yesterday, hove it up at
6.30, and got it over the bow at 11.30, buoying it at
12.30 ; so that, having got down to convey to us
the intelligence at 1.30, he had done a good deal of
work in the time. It appears that the maximum
strain on the dynamometer of the Albany when the
cable was hooked was 11 tons, and under 3 tons
when it reached her bows. Considering that it was
lifted by the Albany with the identical machinery
and engine used by the Great Eastern in picking up
last year, with four strands of the grapnel rope gone
and three of the flukes of the grapnel nearly
straightened, we should never for one moment des-
pair of recovering the Atlantic Telegraph Cable of
1865. We are now (10 a.m.) close to No. 8 buoy,
which the Albany put down, and the ship's stern is
being brought to the wind in order to heave in the
cable. The next few hours will be very exciting,
and even if we should fail, at all events we have
got a large piece of the cable cut off from the gzap-
no! by Mr. Temple before buoying it—the best and
most practical evidence that it has been raised to
the surface.
Monday, Aug. 27, 9 p.m.—From 10 to 12 this morning the
stern of the ship was the point of attraction to all of us.
There Captain Anderson and Mr. Canning stood watching
our own boats, and those of the Albany and Medway
gathered about the buoy. The sets and currents were so
remarkably strong that notwithstanding all the 'captain
could do with paddles, screw, and -canvas, he could not
get theenahled shtoipatoo Ie
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so use,
,fer
Staff-Commander Id.otiarty came to him at noon 'with a
calculation founded on the observations, which showed
that wo were 81 miles from the nearest supposed position
of the cable, and 131 miles from where the Albany hocked
it yesterday. There was nothing now for it but to get the
ship-bow on to the buoy, which we were enabled to do in
about an hoar. The boats flocked about it under the bows
of the ship, and after some difficulty it was hooked. The
pick-up gear was set in motion, and ere long we had the
satisfaction of seeing the old cable on dock, the dynamo-
meter telling us at the same time by its being practically
at zero that we would have but a comparatively small
piece to haul in. Mr. Willoughby
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length Smith
there proceeded
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There it was, almost as fresh as when
twelvemonth ago—hemp and wire perfect. Above all
vnthao
it
gutta percha was as new in appearance as when left
the
manufactory in the City-road; a fact so important, that
notwithstanding the disappointment which wo all felt, we
know now that as an insulator it is practically superior to
any, and that a cable once laid across the Atlantic without
a fault may be looked upon as perfectly secure. When we
had got this piece of cable on board we steamed for the
light buoy, with the view of hauling up the cable attached
to it. We commenced picking up at 5.35. At the same
time I now write (9 p.m.) the grapnel rope is coming
in very fast, with a strain on the dynamometer
amounting to nothing, so that if the cable was on it must
have slipped off the grapnel when wo Legan to haill up.
The Albany leaves-in the morning fur England, having
only 10 days more provisions. If anything should occur
between this and her departure, I shall add a postscript.
NtlTv:
will,
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.
Monday
next, her stock being exhausted.

JOHN C. DEANE.
Tuesday, Aug. 28—At 2 this morning —tho sea as smooth
as glass, and the moon shining in full brightuess—we
steamed W. by N. N. 15 miles from No. 7 buoy, the only
ono nor remaining. At 6.30 wo went §otith 6i miles to-

wards it, and at 8 o'clock the engines were stopped and
orders were given to lower the grapnel, under the suppo-
sition that the ship was south of the cable. But Captain
Moriarty shortly afterwards found by sights that we wore
N. 52 B. 14 miles from our intended position, in consequence
of No. 7 having unfortunately drifted to that extent. The
drifting of the buoys has been a source of trouble and
annoyance to us. Last year the rope used in buoying was
made of wire ; heavier than the grapnel rope used in this
expedition, consequently, from the additional weight, the
buoys kept their position more accurately. Independently
of this the weather was much botter last year. We now

Love up, and signalled to the Modway to do so as well.
By observations at noon we were in lat. 51.38.15 N. long.
38.14.45 W.

Wednesday, Aug. 29—Shortly after 12 o'clock yesterday
the Albany placed a mark-buoy mile north of us, on
which no number was painted, as it was not intended to
leave it there long. She then proceeded to the east to let
down another mark-buoy, and at three o'clock we steered
151 miles west of the temporary buoy. By 7.15 p.m. the
grapnel was again down with 2,300 fathoms of rope. We
drove E.N.E. slowly, backing the ship's rtern to the north-
ward, with one paddlewheel, the rope being at a very groat
angle. From 8 p.m. to midnight the wind was west, and
the Medway was grappling two miles further to the west-
ward. The strain of our grapnel rope became so great
against the hawse-hole guard and side of the ship, that
the dynamometer could not indicate properly, and it was
suggested that the grapnel seldom touched the bottom, but
was kept floating by the strong current. The wind was
now increasing, and by 4 this morning was blowing half-
a gale. At 6 we commenced bearing up, in sight of the
buoy and the Terrible. At noon to-day Capt. Mortarty
placed the ship in lat. 51.39 N. long. 38.13.30.
We are now going to change our ground and try to
grapple for the cable 100 miles to the eastward, in 1,600
fathoms.

Thursday, Aug. 30.—Shortly after 8 p.m. yesterday
Captain Commerell came on board. It was arranged that
he should at once proceed to St. John's, and hating coaled

and taken in provisions, return to us at tho rendezvous—
lat. 51.52.30, long. 36.3.30, the 1,600 fathom patch. At
8.45 the Terrible was off. During the night it showed
indications of the coming gale, and by this morning it

blew hard from the N.N.W., but the weather was clear.
At 7 this morning we had run our distance of 80 miles,
and were supposed to be on the line of the cable, or very
near it. At noon we were in lid. 51.37.45 N., long.
35.41.30 W., the rendezvous being N. 26 W., 16i miles
The engines were worked very slowly, and the ship's head
kept to the wind, so as to retain her position in the line of
the cable, while the Medway placed Buoy No.ll. The men
were employed to-day in overhauling and repairing the
grapnel rope, for its next work in shallow, and, we hope
more successful, waters. We aro surprised at not seeing
the Albany. We gave her latitude and longitude, and her
answering signal showed that she understood us. Ng,
doubt she will turn up to-morrow.

Friday, Aug. 31.—Wind N.N.W., with a heavy roll
from the N.W. At noon to-day, by observations, we wore
61 miles north of the line of the cable, lat. 51.58.45 N.,
long. 36.7 W. Nothing could be more favourable for com-
mencing operations—sea smooth, clear day, and no wind.
Under these favourable circumstances orders wore given

,o lower the grapnel, at 10 a.m.--the Medway a couple of

miles further to the westward grappling. It was nearly
a fiat calm at noon, but the swell still prevailed. The
ship was placed by sight Ist. 51.57.37 N., long. 36 1 W.,
4i miles from the line of the cable.

Saturday, Sept. I.—At 1 o'clock p.m. yesterday 2,150
fathoms of the grapnel rope was out, the depth of water
being 1,900 fathoms—rather more than we expected. Can-
vas was set, and we drove along in the right direction, to
the southward, all the afternoon. At 11.50 p.m. the strain
on tho dynamometer, which had been going up slowly
from 7to 8, gradually reached 9to 91. Mr. Canning and
Mr. Clifford both pronounced that we had hooked the
cable. The Medway signalled to us that she had also
hooked the cable and slipped it, the fluke of her grapnel
having broken. The strain was temporarily taken off the
dynamometer by steaming ahead a little, and when the
engines were stopped, and the ship allowed to resume her
position over the grapnel rope, the strain again indicated
was 91., showing that undoubtedly the cable was hooked.
Away went the pick-up engine again, and worked away
all night. By 450 this morning, the sea being as smooth
as glass, the cable was up to 800 fathoms from the surface,
and the strain 7.4 tons. At 5.20 we stopped heaving up,
and slipped bight and buoy No. 12. Shortly afterwards
we were glad to find the Albany in sight. Captain Batt
came on board at 8, and told us that they had come to the
rendezvous according to signal, but were disappointed at
not finding us. We had felt the force of a strong current
sending us about three-quarters of a mile an hour, from
the southward, and so we missed each other. At 10 o'clock,
the weather still being all that could be desired, after
steaming a couple of miles-to the eastward, we have again
lowered the grapnel, and hope for the best results.

Sunday Morning, 3.45, September 2.—We have suc-
ceeded. Untiring energy and perseverance have con-
quered all the difficulties. The Atlantic Telegraph cable
of 1865. has been raised to the surface, and in a few minutes
afterwards communication established with Valeritia. It
is impoSsible adequately to describe the enthusiastic joy
which prevails on board the ship at the present moment.
Those men who by their skill have achieved this great
success deserve well of their country. As I stated in
yesterday's diary, the grapnel went down for the 15th time
at 10 a.m. Save that there was a long swell, as there
always is in the Atlantic, the sea was like a millpond; and
as we saw the grapnel go down, we could not help remark-
ing to each other, that the circumstances under which we
were going to make another effort to recover the cable
were a 3 favourable as they could possibly be. In fact, it

was felt that if we did not succeed on such a ,lay as this
there was very little chance of our succeeding at all. The
buoys bad all been placed accurately to mark our position,
the Medway was signalled to to grapple, and we were
drifting as fairly for the line of the cable as if our course
had been marked by a line on the water.
From 3.45 p.m., when we began to haul up, tho strain
on the dynamometer varied from 9to 11. After dinner we

received a signal from the Medway that she having hooked
the cable, had hauled it up about 500 fathoms. We told
her to heave up as rapidly as possible, and, in fact to break
the cable, so that we might have the strain taken off our
portion of it, and so increase our chance of raising it to the
surface. To the eastward the effect would be produced by
the bight we lifted yesterday, and buoyed on the bight
buoy. The picking up went on with its usual certainty
and precision, and by 12 o'clock (midnight) the bows of
the ship were crowded not only by those actually on watch,
but by nearly all the hands, who turned out to see the re-
sult of this attempt to recover the cable. By this time the
boats of the Albany and Medway rowed up under our
bows, not so much with a view to assisting in putting
stoppers on the cable, but to be there in case any of the
men who were lowered in bowlines over the bow should

fall into the water du••ing their perilous work. Pre-
cisely at 12.50 this morning the cable made its ap-
pearance upon the grapnel ; and, save when the voice of
Captain Anderson or Mr. Canning was hoard giving an
order, one almost could hoar a pin drop, such was the per-

feet silence which prevailed. No excitement, no cheering
as there was on the Sunday when we lifted it before—all
was cairn and quiet, the men scarcely spoke above their
breath. Tho cable hands, having had the bowlines slipped
over them, were lowered down over the bows, and placed
huge hempen stoppers on the cable, which was speedily
attached to 5-inch ropes, one being placed to protect the
eastward side of the bight, and the other the westward.
This took the best part of three-quarters of an hour. It
was then found that the bight was so firmly caught in the
springs of the grapnel that ono of the brave hands who
put on the stoppers was sent lower down to the grapnel,
and, with hammer and marlinspike and other implements,
the rope was ultimately freed from the tenacious gripe of
the flukes. The signal being given to haul up,
the western end of the bight was cut with a saw,
and grandly. and majestically the cable rose up the
frowning bows of the Great Eastern, slowly pissing round
the sheave at the bow, and then over the wheels on the fore
madehe
usap
otud thewhins
part of the deck. Even then there was no excitement, but
d
now men were seen to cross the platform and to touch the
rope in order to feel satisfied that success had been achieved.
The greatest possible care had to be taken by Mr. Canning
and his assistants to secure the cable, by putting stoppers
on between the V-wheel and the pick up machinery, and
to watch the progress of the grapnel rope and shackles
round the drum before it received the cable itself. This oc-
nr.inGgo,oolihr,.
cupied a considerable time, and now it became evident that
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ore long the end would be passed down as far as the Elec-
ll
trician's-room.
Professor Thomson, Mr. Deane, and others. At
larrival
chief onei
electrician,
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mdcMtN
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appearance at the door with the end of the cable in his
opposite the instrument. A breathless silence prevailed.
experienced operator, whose expression of countenance in-
dicated the deep anxiety he felt in making the test. At
the expiration of seine ten minutes, he relieved our sus- ,
pense by stating that as far as ho had then gone he believed
the tests to bo perfect ; but another minute Lad scarcely
elapsed when he took off his hat and gave a cheer, which,
as can be easily understood, was lustily taken up in the
room, and having been hoard outside, it was echoed from
stem to stern of the ship with a heartiness which every
Englishman can appreciate. A rocket or two having been
fired from the ship to announce to our convoy that we had
succeeded, the crew.--: of the Albany and Medway answered
our cheer enthusiastically.
Mr. Canning at once sent a message to Mr. Glass, the
managing director of the Telegraph Construction and
Maintenance Company, expressing the pleasure he felt at
speaking to him through the cable of 1865, and the operator
at Valentia telegraphed back his congratulations.
We are now going to make the splice, which will take
about three hours, and ere long we hope to hear the wel-
come sound of the paying-out machinery in the stern of
the ship. The weather still continues as calm as it was
yesterday, and there is every probability that we shall be
favoured with at all events some few hours more of quiet
sea to enable us to slip the bight buoy, and proceed on our
way to UottXt'4 Content.

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Things are not going so smoothly in the Prussian
Chambers as Herr BISMARCK no doubt anticipated
they would after the signal successes of the Prus-
sian arms. Now that the first excitement of the
affair is over, it would seem that the members in
both houses are beginning to think a little of con-
sequences, and that they very naturally hesitate to
confer too much power upon the Government. Thus
we find that the Committee on the Loan Bill have re-
jected the Government proposal to issue sixty mil-
lion treasury notes, and instead have adopted an
amendment to the effect that the amount to be
issued should be only thirty millions, repayable in one
year. This is a very wise proceeding on their part,
and they will certainly find the advantage of it
at a subsequent period. In the Upper House the
Indemnity Bill was passed unanimously. Herr
Iturzow made a speech, in which he regretted that
the Government had adopted such a mode of put-
ting a stop to the conflict wth the 'Chamber of
Deputies. This is very true, and we do not doubt
that the course will hereafter be regretted, when
the effects of it are more fully seen and compre-
hended. It is establishing a very dangerous pre-
cedent, and we wonder that the deputies were not
sharp-witted enough to see this for themselves. • The
conduct of the Government has been so outrageous
that it is most unwise to mention it, no matter how
expedient it may seem to do so. The Berlin journals
have enough to do in contradicting all that is said
and written about foreign affairs, and their last
effort is to deny the truth of the report that the
French EMPEROR has thanked the King of PRUSSIA
for preserving the integrity of Saxony. According
to all we have heard on the subject, it would seem
as if such a proceeding was very like saying "Thank
you for nothing," for there will not be much to re-
joice at when the various arrangements are com-
pleted. The semi-official North German Gazette
declares that many petitions have arrived
in Berlin, protesting against the cession
of any part of Schleswig to Denmark.
The Hanoverian deputation have, howeier, let us
into the secret of all these petitions in a great mea-
sure ; and henceforth we know that all possible aid
is lent to the making up of those which coincide
with the wishes of the Prussian authorities, while no
oppression is wanting to prevent the further awe of
those which militate against their schemes. No
doubt such a course is a very ingenious one to pur-
sue, only it may be carried out too far, and thus de-
feat its own purpose in the end. Those who are
uninitiated may well be surprised to hear of all this
clamour in favour of annexation to a Power which
is so arbitrary in its demands and so unscrupulous
in its exercise of authority, but a little investigation
will soon show them their mistake.

The article in the North German Gazelle con-
cerning the Belgian press has naturally excited a
great deal of indignation in Paris, and many of
the journals comment upon it in strong terms. It
is, indeed, a very scandalous thing that a free
kingdom should thus bo insulted, and the language
is the more reprehensible because it is supposed to
emanate from the Government, although not offi-
cially so. Very likely the next news will be that
Count BISMARCK has contrived to pick a quarrel
with the Belgians in order to possess himself of their
territory, or at least of a considerable portion of it. It
is averred by those overpowering scrutinisers that in
future the Belgians must mind what they are about,
and not presume to pass any opinion upon what is
done in Prussia, unless they can speak in terms of
approval. It has really come to something when
the press of a foreign country is to be lectured after
this fashion, and its Government told to understand

that they will be reckoned among the " enemies of
Prussia unless they mend their ways." The mis-
taken and mischievous course adopted by the
late Ministry respecting the Schleswig-Holstein
question is still exemplified in the bear-
ing of Prussia. She now thinks that she
can do as she pleases without let or hindrance, and
scruple not to enforce her claims and carry out her
plans, no matter how unjust or unequal these may
be. We regard this attack on the Belgian press as
a most unwarrantable thing, and also as a very signi-
ficant sign of the times. It is very convenient to have
a dispute all ready made, and one that is ready for
any emergency that may arise. The EMPEROWS
departure for Biarritz, which is announced
as likely soon to take place, seems to promise
a certainty of peace for the present at
any rate, but the dissatisfied tone of the
French press and people has not yet abated. No
doubt they are better able to judge of things than
we are, and to comprehend more fully what will be
the consequen.ces of events now occurring. If so,
who can wonder that they should be annoyed and
irritated at the prospect before them, or give vent to
their indignation in no measured terms. Affairs
seem to have taken an unexpected turn in respect
to the changes in Germany, and thus the plans
of the French Government have been so far
deranged, but we do not doubt that in
a short time Prussia will find out that
they have yet more before them if they would
completely insure their conquest, and maintain
their supreMacy in Germany. The preparations
that the French are making look ominous enough ;
and of one thing we may be certain, namely, that
the Prussians will find it very different to engage

the French forces to what they did when they en-
countered the Austrians. The latter fought with-
out heart or spirit ; and, indeed, their army was
composed of so many mixed races that it was not
likely to act with the same force or efficiency as a

more compact one.
Those who think that the Prussians displayed
moderation during the recent campaign will find
out their mistake when all the details of the affair
come before them. It will then be seen that they
have acted with their usual greed and exhibited
their customary want of consideration when quar-
tered in other countries. The Memorial Diplo-
matique contains some striking comments upon the
manner in which affairs were conducted by
the Prussians. The Cologne Gazette animad-
verted upon the course pursued by some
Austrian soldiers who took some linen from the
Prussian hospitals, which, of course, was only alluded
to in order to turn all attention from the depreda-
tions of others. The King of PRUSSIA was so much
struck with the beauty of some merino sheep of
good breed on an estate in Bohemia that he con-
fiscated them for his own farms without offering
any indemnity. It must be added that, in conse-
quence of their rarity, these sheep are now of
priceless value. This is certainly a very ignomi-
nous act for a king, and one that may well
give rise to comment on the part of strangers, while
his own people may blush to hear of it. It is mean
and paltry in the extreme, and indeed this makes it
the worse, for there is not the excuse of any political
advantage and military point being gained. The
Royal example was followed by a General in
the Prussian army, who carried off from the stables
of the chateau of Nikolsburg two very fine horses,
without asking any one's permission. No wonder,
adds this journal, that the soldiers in the Prussian
army should have misconducted themselves when
they had such examples before them in high places.
" In the intoxication of victory they conducted
themselves in Bohemia and Moravia in such a
manner as to recall to mind the invasion of bar-
barians at the commencement of the Middle
Ages." It is, indeed, deplorable that the army of
a civilised country should thus forfeit all claim to
respect and regard by their cruel and selfish pro-
ceedings, but it seems as if there was something
innately wrong in the mode in which the Prussians
carry on their affairs either at home or abroad.

The Democratic party in America has had a heavy
loss in the death of DEAN RICH3IOND, one of those
singular and self-reliant characters which the New
World brings into rapid development. He rose
from the ranks of the people without any adventitious
aid, without even the solid advantages of education
to be a man of property and influence, whose voice
influenced the election of senators, governors, and
Presidents, whose assistance was eagerly sought by
politicians and statesmen, and who kept up an active
correspondence with I\iinisters of State, even though
he could not write a sentence grammatically. So
much for native strength of character and natural
ability. His death will be a blow to the Democratic
party throughout the States and will be a great loss
to the PRESIDENT, to whom he was a powerful ally.
It was mainly owing to his exertions that the great
Philadelphia Convention was set on foot, and his
place as a political leader will not be easily filled.
His loss at the present juncture is much to be de-
plored, as the struggle is still pending between
the PRESIDENT and the Radicals. Mr. JOIIN-
SON during his journey from Washington to
New York has met with continual ovations from
the Democratic party, but party feeling ran so high
that in Philadelphia the Mayor (a Radical) con-
trived to be out of the way at the time of the PRE-
SIDENT'S visit in order to avoid having to receive
him ! A fine specimen of municipal politeness
truly !
General GRANGER, who was appointed special
commissioner to visit the Southern States, to mingle
with the people and test the public sentiment, has
now made his report, after a six months' residence
in the South. He reports that in no Southern State
has he found any symptom of organised disloyalty.
The people accept the issue of the war in
good faith and are anxious for the presence of
Northern injdustry and Northern capital amongst
them. He heard rumours of secret societies, but
on investigation they all proved to be charitable
institutions. The remnants of the idlers left by the
war, who depend on gambling and stealing for their
livelihood, aro said to be the cause of nearly all the
present trouble in the South, and the Freedmen's
Bureau and its agents account for the rest of the
mischief. As both these evils are temporary in their
nature, we may hope for a better state of things.

The great experiment in submarine telegraphy has
at length been brought to a triumphant conclusion.
However lively was the satisfaction felt when
the first telegram reached Valeutia from Heart's
Content, recording the successful establishment of
a direct line of communication between the two
hemispheres, it mint have been surpassed by the
extreme gratification of receiving a message through
the long silent cable of 1865. The perseverance
and constancy of the managers of the company
have been at last rewarded, for on Saturday at
9.20 p.m. came the long-looked for signals.
It is with the greatest pleasure," so runs
the magic message from the other side of
the Atlantic, " I have now to report to you the suc-
cessful completion of the Atlantic cable of 1865."
When the news was received that the vessels had suc-
ceeded in grappling the cable, of course the ultimate
completion of the line was only a matter of time, but
it is most satisfactory t 9 find tbat Po far from being

damaged by its long immersion the cable has actually
improved. The message which we have referred to
came with greater precision and distinctness than
those of the new line. Not a single repetition was
necessary, and a warm congratulation being sent
in answer, Mr. CANNING responded again from the
Great Eastern. 'This is a gratifying fact, and gives
us great encouragement as to the durability of the
new line. Ever since the catastrophe of last year a
careful watch has been kept over the reflecting
marine galvanometer connected with the shore end
at Valentia. An electrician has been always on
duty, and twice every day the 1,2.10 miles of cable
have been tested for " conductivity" and insulation.
The resu!ts of these tests were always the same,
showing that up to the very point where it broke
off • the cable was perfect. The object of keeping
this close watch was to keep an account, recording
the condition of the wire. Sometimes, owing to
magnetic storms and other causes, messages came
veritably from the sea, and incoherent words were
spelt by these mysterious agencies. But
on Sunday morning last the watcher
perceived the indication of a coming mes-
sage, and iu a few minutes the flickering light
grew steady, and the long-silent cable began to
speak clearly, accurately, and definitely, with a
precision) as we have said, which surpassed
that of the new line. Few except Mr.
CANNING, the able engineer of the expedition,
had really felt sanguine as to the result
of the attempt to recover the lost prize. It is evi-
dtnt that the cable of 1865 was well worth the
effort, since it has remained perfect all these
months, though the cable of 1866 is, we believe,
still better. It is a triumph for the engineers
and electricians, which they richly deserve,
and a valuable encouragement not only to the
directors and shareholders of the company, whose
fortunes are now established, but to all who, when
concerned in costly and adventurous enterprises,
encounter those checks and disappointments which
await alike the boldest and the most wary, demand-
ing the exercise of that fortitude and perseverance
which have in this instance been so triumphantly
shown.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Sunday Evening.

The Paris papers are beginning to discuss vigo-
rously what is called the Eastern question, and they
give extracts from Russian papers with a view to
show that there is likely to be a new struggle in
Europe. The most important of these papers,
which has a semi-official character, La Correspond-
ance Russe, says that the hour has not yet arrived
for the deliverance of the Christians subjected to
the Ottoman Porte. There are, however, it says,
in Russia two parties who are disposed to take up
the question with great energy. The ~ieck says :
—" According to the opinion of one party Austria
since her defeat is excited towards the East by her
friends in Europe. They seek to induce her to put
herself at the head of the Sclavonian population.
Turkey is evidently struggling against dangers be-
yond her strength. The principle of nationality
is assuming proportions hitherto unknown." The
Correspondance Russe, in proceeding to discuss this
important matter, remarks :—" Will Russia be the
only Power to deny the principle of nationality in
the face of her co-religionists. We do not wish for
conquests: we do not want to extend our domination
in the East. But when the Christian populations
who suffer under the Ottoman yoke begin to bestir
themselves, shall Russia stand alone in not express-
ing her sympathies ; and ought we not to support
their efforts ?" In reference to this passage the
Siecle adds :—" There are no doubt in these words
symptoms which ought not to be disdained, but it
would be wrong in our opinion to regard them as
identified with projects of the Government, parti-
cularly as the Correspondence Russe denies that they
embody its views."

The Emperor, as at present arranged, will leave
St. Cloud for Biarritz immediately. Among other
distinguished personages who will assemble there
will be her Majesty Queen Isabella of Spain. The
Emperor held a Cabinet Council yesterday at St.
Cloud. There was a numerous shooting party in
the forest of St. Germain on Thursday and the
sport was unusually good. Ilis Majesty killed no
less than 180 birds. A day or two ago the Liberte
had an announcement that an orphan of five years
old, poor and abandoned, wanted a protector. The
Moniteur, in reference to this announcement, says:
This protector has been found. The Emperor
has undertaken to provide for the education of the
young orphan, whose name is Paul Felix Maneille."

Letters from Brescia state that Garibaldi will
shortly leave Brescia, not, however, to retire from
military and political affairs, for it is known, on the
contrary, for a certainty that he intends to take
part in the sittings of the Parliament as soon as
they shall be resumed.
The shooting season in France, as in England, is
inaugurated by some calamity. It has hardly com-
menced, but already there has been a deplorable ac-
cident. Two young girls were at work in a field in
the commune of St. Pierre le Viges, near Rouen,
when a sportsman, having started a hare, in the
excitement of the moment, fired without perceiving
them. The two girls, sisters, were both seriously
injured. One was shot in the eye, and will probably
be blind for life. The other received shots in the
hand, arms, neck, head, and back.
The culture of flowers and fruit in France pro-
ceeds with increasing attention. What is called the
Pornological Congress will be held at Melun on
Tuesday. This will be the 11th session of this
Congress. It was founded in 1856, and the object
of it is to discover the best fruits cultivated in
France, and to study and give prizes for new and fine
varieties, and also to discourage the culture and sale
of all bad or inferior fruit. The Society of Horticul-
ture of Melun is connected with that of Fontainebleau,
and the various horticultural societies of France will
have representatives at the ensuing Congress, and
will compare their notes made during last year.

The Milan Gazette mentions an atrocious case,
which is about to be brought before the tribunal of
Brescia. It is stated that a doccor, wishing to de-
stroy the family of a successful rival residing on the
Lake de la Garde, promised to give the servant, a
girl of 15, a new silk embroidered gown if she would
destroy the four children. She made an infant, not
a month old, swallow several pieces of needles, and
she beat another child dreadfully about the head
and mouth. The child was made to swallow ten
pieces of needles in eight days. The girl threw one
of the children into the lake, but it was rescued.
Happily none of the children have been seriously
injured. The servant has confessed her crime. She
says that the doctor made an old woman the medium
of incitement to the wicked acts.
A company at Paris has contracted for the erec-
tion of several handsome and convenient markets,
which will be let at such rates as will insure a
handsome dividend. One of these markets, the
March 6 Beaujon, near the faubourg St. Honor 6,
has just been opened as a substitute for the old
Marche Laborde. The company are about to con-
struct ten other markets in various parts of Paris.
the second market, the Marclui Brezia, will be
opened on the 15th of October, and the third on
the 15th of November, that of St. Quentin, near
the Northern Railway station. Early next January
a splendid new market will be opened at the Ba-
tignolles, a large suburb of Paris.
The Correctional Tribunal of Dieppe has sen-
tenced to five years' imprisonment the English
welchers who ran away with the stakes at Deau-
ville.

A discovery has been made of great archaeolo-
gical interest. In the course of the excavations
made in the courtyard of the Louvre, by order
of the Prefect of the Seine, to ascer-
tain the exact site of the celebrated
lofty tower built by Philippe Augustus in 1204, and
razed by order of Francis I. in 1527, they have
reached the walls of the ditch, by means of which
the tower could be inundated. This tower, erected

in the centre of the fortified inclosure, was the dun-
geon in which were imprisoned the celebrated men
of that day. Philippe Augustus, who took prisoner
the Count de Flandre at the battle of Bouvine 111
1214, ordered him to be confined there. Afterwards
there were prisoners there—Jean the Fourth, Duke
of Brittany, Jean du Grailly, and John the Second;
Duke of Alen ion. In after days the Bastille and
Vincennes became the receptacle for State prisoners.
Although the chateau of the Louvre was finished
before Philip Augustus died, his successors, Louis

IX. and Charles V. added the western wing,
which was for some time called the chamber
of Saint Louis. The chateau of the Louvre
had formerly four fortified gates. The principal
entrance was to the south on the banks of the
Seine.
A new comedy, in five acts, " Louis Berteall,"
by M. Auguste Vacquerie, is about to be produced
at the Theatre Francais. A new comic opera, by
Auber, is to be produced at the Opera Comique at

the time of the opening of the Great Exhibition.
A memorandum-book, belonging to Talnia, has
come to light, in which the great actor was in the
habit of making entries respecting his domestic ar-
rangements, his theatrical impressions, and his in-
terviews with great men. I give a few interesting
specimens. Voltaire played Cicero in a white do-
mino. It requires a longer time to make a great
actor than a great painter. The Emperor spoke of
me at his first bivouac after his landing at Cannes•
The Emperor once said to me, after seeing me 210'
Nero, " Talma, we make history." The Emperor
also said to me, "If Corneille were alive now, I
would make him my Prime Minister."
M. Chassepot, the inventor of the new gun to be
used in the French army, has been named Chevalier
of the Legion of Honour.
A chemist of Marseilles is said to have made the
discovery that the spawn of certain fish contains a
tissue composed of delicate filaments with which
silk may be made.

It has been fine and warm to-day, but with oc-
casional violent sudden gusts of wind and flexor
clouds, which prevent the weather from being con'
sidered as settled.

LATEST INTELLIGENOS•

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Sept. 10.
The Minister of War has issued an order, accord-
ing to which the regiments of the Austrian armY
hitherto bearing the names of the King of Prussia,
the Prussian Princes, and the Grand Dukes of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Baden, will no longer
be so designated.

SAXONY.
VIENNA, Sept. 10.
The Official Gazette of to-day publishes a decla-
ration forwarded to it from Saxony, which bears the
signatures of 5,000 inhabitants of Leipsic alone.
This document declares that the resolution adopt°
at a meeting held on the 26th ult. at the Hotel do
Pologue, Leipsic, in favour of the incorporation 0f
Saxony with Prussia, only expressed the opini°lls
of some individuals, and that the Saxon people
remain unshaken in their attachment to their
hereditary Prince and the independence of their
country.