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ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH EXPEDITION,

1866,

THE LANDING OF THE SHORE END.

The harbour of Heart's Content presented a scene
of interest and excitement on the evening of Friday,
the 27th of July, which will not easily be effaced
from the memory of those who witnessed the final
triumph of the Atlantic Telegraph Expedition of
1866. Securely anchored in its capacious waters
lay the Great Eastern, surrounded by her faithful
convoy, while boats of all sizes and kinds flocked
about her laden with the inhabitants, who rushed
wildly on board to see the leviathan ship and all her
wonders. Now groups were seen examining the
machinery—others, and by far the•greater number,
found their way to the grand saloon, the luxurious
fittings of which appeared to attract their greatest
admiration. The velvet:covered sofas in the ladies'
saloon found a succession of occupants in the per-
sons of the fair daughters of Heart's Content, and
the pianos responded to the touch of more than one
of them in some popular music of the day. For a
week before the arrival of the ship, people living
even as far away as St-. John's, eighty miles distant,
had been waiting to see her. Where or how they
lodged is known only to themselves. To us, who
reckoned the houses in the village and round the
bay (and they number about 60), it is a mystery.
While this crowd of visitors was on board there was
a select gathering on shore, comprising the leading
resident 'gentry and their families, awaiting the
landing of the cable from the Medway by the boats
of the Terrible, to whom that honour was assigned.
Her large paddle-box boats, her,cutters, pinnaces,
gigs, were all brought into requisition, and under
the command of Lieut. Streatfeild, the second lieute-
nant, conveyed it to the shore, close to one of the
wooden fish-stages, nearest to the telegraph-house,
some three or four hundred yards distant from the
water's edge. This part of the shore is fringed
with huge boulders of rock, so that the boats could
not get within 20 yards of the beach:, but the Ter-
rible's crew, accompanied by the leading cable
men, under the orders of Messrs. Temple and
London, soon jumped into the water, and
there was a hearty, animated, and amusing
Struggle between them to see who it wasthat should
first bring the cable on shore. Perkins, one of the
cable staff, broke a bottle of champagne on the end
of the cable as it left the boat ; and, as nearly as
possible, at 4 p.m., the chief engineer (Mr. Canning)
received the Atlantic telegraph cable of 1866 at its
western terminus. Well may he have felt proud at
seeing the triumphant result of his labours in the
completion of the greatest-of modern enterprises.
Captain Anderson was close to him, sharing in his
feelings of gratification. Mr. Daniel Goode, M.P.,
Captain Hamilton, and Mr. Cyrus Field, directors
of the Anglo-American Telegraph Company, with
their Secretary, Mr. John C. Deane, were there also,
awaiting the intimation which they were soon to re-
ceive from the telegraph-house that the cable had
been connected with the instruments, and still more
that it was in perfect electrical condition. Mr.
Willoughby Smith, the chief electrician, soon pro-
nounced the signals to be perfect from the Irish
shore. Mr.. Goode then sent a message to Lord
Stanley, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in
these words :—" Mr. Goode has the pleasure to in-
form Lord Stanley. that the Newfoundland shore
end of the Atlantic cable was laid to-day, and the
most perfect communication established between
England and America. God grant it may be a
message to Mr. R. A. Glass,
lasting source of great benefit to our country." lie
:—" Our shore end has just
cimntargost perfect cable, under God's
btaileiseeonm sentlaanidat,g
ing
oar.sev
bblessing,etw een Englandhas telegraphic
tof America. I
communication
cannot find words fully to express my deep sense of
completedand o eontine
the untiring zeal, and the earnest and cheerful man-
ner in which every one on board, from the highest
to the lowest, have performed the anxious and ar-
duous duties they in their several departments have
had to perform. Their untiring energy and able
and watchful care, night and day, for the period of
two weeks, required to complete this work, can
only be fully understood and appreciated by one
who, like myself, has seen it. All have faithfully
done their duty and glory in their success, and:join
with me in hearty congratulations to our friends in
England who have in various ways laboured in car-
rying out this great work." A salute in honour of
her Majesty of twenty-one guns each from the
Great Eastern, Terrible, Niger, and Lily, announced
the landing of the cable, and the cheers which were
given on shore were answered by those from the
ship over and over again. Early in the morning
before the Great Eastern entered the harbour, Mr.
Goode had received the message from the Queen to
the President of the United States. It was in these
words :—" The Queen, Osborne, to the President
of the United States. The Queen congratulates the
President on the successful completion of an under-
taking which she hopes may serve as an additional
bond of union between the United States and Eng-
land."

Upon consultation with Captain Commerell, of

Saturday, July 23.—Ships alongside supplying
us with coal, and the accommodation ladder sup-
plying us with visitors from all parts of Newfound-
land, who braved the difficulties of the very worst
roads, and about as bad vehicles, to get to Heart's
Content to see the ship. But one came to whom it
was not permitted to have that gratification. A
blind girl, led by her young brother, walked about
the deck, and gathered from his intelligent descrip-
tion, and by the exercise of her sense of touch, some
notion of the great size of the ship. Coming up
the.ladder at. the side doubtless gave her an idea Of
the height, and then a walk from stem to stern an
estimate of the length. It was touching to see the
radiant smile on this poor girl's- face as she listened
to the boy, who told her of the wonders he
saw. Heart's Content, they say, is so Called from
the harbour being like a heart in shape ; but then
the two next harbours on the same side of Trinity
Bay are respectively. called " Heart's Desire," and
" Heart's Delight," with certainly no resemblance
to the organ in any recognisable way.
Sunday, July 29.—A day of quiet repose, and
of great relief, after the excitement we have gone
through.
Monday, July 30.--To-day Captain Anderson
entertained all the officers of the squadron. On
such an occasion one can easily imagine there was a
good deal to be said in the way of mutual congratu-
lations. Captain Anderson, Mr. Cyrus Field,
Mr. Gooch; M.P., Captain Hamilton, Mr. Canning,
Mr. Clifford, Mr. Willoughby Smith, Professor
Thompson,' Captain Commerell, and Captain
Moriarty all making appropriate speeches.
Tuesday, July 31.—T0-day we had President
Johnson's message to the Queen sent to this station
to transmit to her Majesty. It reached Heart's
Content, at 3.42 p.m., and at 5 p.m. we received
an intimation. from Valentia that it had been de-
livered to the Queen at Osborne. The message was
in these words—" The, Executive Mansion, -Wash-
ing, 11.30 a.m., July 30. To her Majesty the Queen
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and _lre-
land. The President of the United States acknow-
ledges with profound gratification the receipt of her
Majesty's despatch, and cordially reciprocates the
hope that the cable that now unites the Eastern
and the Western hemispheres may serve to strengthen
and perpetuate peace and amity between the Go-
vernment of England and the Republic of the United
States.—ANDREW JOHNSON." Shortly after the
President's message was received, which was about
noon, ship's time, the American flag was saluted by
the Great Eastern with 21 guns. Mr. Cyrus Field
had congratulations from his fellow-countryman, the
President, in terms almost identical with those sent
to the Queen, and a characteristic communication
from Mr. Seward, in which that distinguished states-
man stated that" if the Atlantic cable had not failed
in 1858, European States would not have been led
in 1861 into the great error of supposing that civil
war in America could either perpetuate African
slavery or divide the Republic."
Wednesday, August I.—This morning Captain
Moriarty, RN., left in the Albany to look for the
end of the cable of 1865, the Terrible accompany-
ing her. The Albany is fitted with a complete set
of picking-up machinery, buoys, &c. We have every
hope that when we arrive at the place where it parted
last year it will be hooked and brought to the sur-
face by the Messrs. Temple, of Mr. Canning's staff,
who have gone with the expedition. Capt. Batt,
R.N.,:tak-es Capt. Moriarty's place on board of us,
and Capt. Prows°, R.N., still remains in the Med-
way.

Tuesday, August 2.—Twenty miles to a ball !
Nothing in these parts ! And so, over hill, down
dale, through ruts, over stones, went nearly all of
us to a ball given by Mrs. Ridley, of Harbour
Grace, to commemorate the laying of the Atlantic
cable. A special ball-room erected for the purpose,
tastefully decorated, received the invited strangers,
who had an opportunity afforded them by their
fair hostess of seeing that Newfoundland can hold
its own with any other part of the world in the
beauty of its women.

Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3 and 4.—Some
return must be made for all this hospitality, and so
most of the ladies who met us at Mr. Ridley's
visited the ship on Saturday, dined, and improvised
a dance in the evening.

Sunday, Aug s.—Divine service in the dining
saloon, which was attended by our guests, who had
remained on board during the night. They saw a
much larger congregation than they would have
found in the church of Heart's Content, heard the
service impressively read, and sacred music done in
a very creditable manner.

Monday, Aug. 6.—The Medway alongside, still
discharging the cable of 1865 (838 miles) into our
main tank.

Tuesday, Aug. 7.—The Ariel steamer, from St.
John's, in sight, with the mail. The Attorney-
General, Mr. Carter, and Colonial Secretary, Mr.
Demister, of Newfoundland, on board her. There
was a bag of letters quite in keeping with the size
of the Great Eastern, which were quickly distri-
buted. The Ariel left again at 3 p.m. for St. John's,
so that an opportunity was afforded to write by the
homeward mail. To-morrow we shall have a visit
from the Governor, who would have been with us
before, were it not that he was away from St.
John's on an official tour of inspection.
Wednesday, Aug. Bth.—Active preparations
going on all day for our departure to-morrow. At
5.45 H.M.S. Lily, Mr. Kerr, R.M., commanding,
arrived, with the governor and staff, consisting
of Major Jarvis, 'A.D.C., Major Wright, R.A.,
A.D.C., Commissary-General Moore, and Mr.
J. Musgrave, private secretary. His Ex-
cellency shortly afterwards came on board,
with a salute of 17 guns from the Great Eastern.
He was received at the gangway by Captain An-
derson, Mr. Gooch, M.P., Captain Hamilton, Mr.
Cyrus Field, Mr. Canning, Mr. Willoughby Smith,
Professor Thomson, Mr. Clifford, and Mr. Deane,
who were severally introduced to his Excellency
by the Premier and Attorney-General, Mr. Carter.
The Governor brought some twenty guests in the
Lily, all of whom were entertained at dinner, and
remained, as did his Excellency, to sleep on board
the Great Eastern. Mr. Canning conducted the
governor over the ship, showing him the tanks, the
machinery used in the expedition, and presenting
him with specimens of the cable. Great satisfac-
tion was felt by every one on board that her Ma-
jesty's representative in the colony of Newfound-
land had paid this official visit.

THE EXPEDITION TO RECOVER THE
CABLE OF 1865.

Thursday, August 9th.—At 5 a.m. we com-
menced to unmoor, and at 10 n.m. the governor
left the ship for the Lily, and went ashore to visit
the telegraph station, on which the British ensign
floated in significance of the fact that the great
enterprise is essentially an English one. The go-
vernor sent a complimentary message to Valentia,
to Mr. it. A. Glass, the managing director. The
building where the electric instruments are at
present is very small and inconvenient. The di-
rectors of the Anglo-American Telegraph Company
here have taken practical steps to increase the ac-
commodation. Shortly after their arrival they
purchased a piece of land for erecting a suitable
building. Mr. Nevill, the colonial architect, has
furnished designs, and Messrs. Southeott, of St.
John's, have entered into a contract for the house.
By noon, Mr. Halpin, the chief officer, had got up
the anchOrs, and we left Heart's Content, the Lily
accompanying us. The Medway had gone out
half-an-hour- before, and waited for us in the bay.
A. complimentary signal was sent from the governor,
thanking Captain Anderson
_for his hospitality, and

-
I then we shaped our course to the eastward, having
600 miles to run to meet our fellow-labourers, the
Albany and Terrible.
Friday, 10th August.—The big ship bowled
along all night at 8 knots, and to-day, at noon, we
had gone 188 miles. The weather is calm, but
foggy, and one's ears are pierced with the constant
shrill of the fog whistle. Anything but fog for a
sailor. No matter how it blows. he feels himself
comparatively secure, but he hates going blindfolded,
which is practically the case when navigating in
weather affording an opportunity of seeing about
half a ship's length, and many a time ou this coas t
and bank of Newfoundland scarcely your hand be-
fore you.
Saturday, Aug. 11—Prom noon yesterday to
noon to-day we ran 192 miles, our position then
being by observation lat. 50.12 long. 44.30.
Heart's Content distant 380 miles, and the end of
the cable 226.3 N. 71.10 E. Weather moderate,
but looking as if it was gathering up for a blow.
Sunday, Aug. 12—During the night the wind
increased, and the ship got the full force of a heavy
sea on her starboard quarter, causing her to roll a
good deal ; but rolling in the Great Eastern is not
the same as rolling in any other ship. It is a long
measured movement, unlike the rapid action from
side to side in a smaller vessel}, but' 1-01 l she did,
beyond all doubt. She could • not prove herself
insensible to a strong gale from W.S.IV., which the
navigators set down at the force of 8, raising waves
at least 25 feet in height from hollow to crest. By
noon we had run 206 miles, having carried canvass
during the night and morning, which added about
a knot to her speed—were 586 miles from Heart's
Content, and 25 from the end of the cable. At
2.18 ship's time, we made out the Albany bearing
E. by south, and at 2.30 the Terrible. At 6
minutes after 3 a buoy was on our port beam, bear-
ing east by compass, and distant about one mile.
The sea was so heavy that we could scarcely expect
either the Terrible or Albany to send off boats, so
we spoke by signals, and learned from the latter
that she had placed the buoy (which we had just
seen) in lat. 38.57 on Monday last, and another
buoy on the subsequent Wednesday at a distance
of 15 miles from it in 38.50. We also learned from
Mr. Temple that he had been grappling, and had
hooked the cable. He used the largest grapnel with
a Finch mooring chain, which unfortunately broke
35 fathoms from the buoy, thus losing about two
miles of grapnel rope. IVe shall have more par-
ticulars to-morrow. The sea still very heavy, but.
the wind is inclined to go down. During the night
it shifted round to the northward and eastward, and
and there was less sea.
Monday, Aug. 13.—At 6 a.m.7the Terrible was
close under our stern, the Albany away 4 miles to
the southward, and the Medway right ahead. At
9.15 the Terrible sent her cutter for the letters we
had for her by last mail. Lieut. Elliott brought
Capt. Moriarty from the Albany and also Mr.
Temple. The following extracts from Captain
Moriarty's log will explain what the Albany had
been doing since she left Heart's Content at 7.30
a.m. on Wednesday, the Ist of August :
Aug. 2.—Some sea.
Aug. 3.—Rough sea.
Aug. 4.—Rough sea, 42 miles from end of cable. I
Aug. s.—At the end. Two p.m. the Terrible

joined company.
Aug. 6.—At 10 minutes to 1 commenced lowering
anchor for buoy lat. 51 deg. 26 min., long. 38 deg.
57 min. 3.40 p.m. let go buoy ; position 51 deg.
25 min. 45 sec., long. 38 deg. 57 min. 15 sec. Steamed
E. / N., 5/ miles, lowered grapnel 31 miles from
cable.

Aug. 7.—Wind S.W. by W. North of cable 31
miles. Steamed to the south. Strain on Dynamo-
meter 10 to 12 tons. At 6 there was a heavy swell,
commenced heaving up, distance from cable un-
known.

Aug. 8.-1.45 a.m. grapnel up, rope uninjured,
2,300 fathoms out, 200 had been on the bottom.
Mud brought up very fine and soft, like putty, full
of minute shells, one stone the size of half an almond.
9.40 a.m., took sights at No. 1 buoy, and proceeded
eastward. Noon, lat. 51 deg. 26 min. 52 sec., long.
38 deg. 57 min. 45 sec., wind W.N.W. At 12.20
commenced lowering anchor for buoy. 2.40 let go
No. 2 buoy, black star over red ball. Lat. 51 deg.
28 min.sec., long. 38 deg. 34 min., distance from
No. 1
buoy
15 miles, and close to line of cable. Re-
mained until 5 p.m. to ascertain its position ; found
a strong current to the eastward. Returned and
spoke Terrible at No. 1 buoy, WT.S.W., some swell.
Aug. 9.-3.30 a.m. steered W. by N. in quest of
buoy No. 1. 5.5 shaped course for No. 1, S.S.E.
half E., 5 miles, and stopped at 5.45, 21. miles south
of the line of the cable. Noon. S.S.E. lat. 51 deg.
27 min. 52 sec. long. 38 deg. 17 min. on north side
of the cable, one mile. Terrible, N.W. by W.
Buoy No. 1 supposed to be out of position. Com-
inenced paying out again. F 44, grapnel on bottom.
Positioh, lat. 51 deg. 28 min. 50 sec. ; long. 38
min. 46 sec. 20 sec. A set N. 23 E. true, 51 miles
in 8 hours, nearly calm. 8 p.m., held on and kept
guard for the night, supposing we had hooked the
cable ; mean strain on the dynamometer, 11 or 12
tons.

Aug. 10.-4 a.m., wind S.W.,
,a long swell from
N.E. 6 a.m., wind W.S.W., commenced heaving
up, raised grapnel 100 fathoms from the ground ;
strain 11 to 15 tons. 8 a.m., wind west, lowered
grapnel to the ground, buoyed. 11, let go large
buoy. Noon, lat. 51 deg. 28 min., long. 38 deg.
49 min. 40 sec. ; supposed buoy to be adrift by its
floating so highly. At 4.35 p.m., by sights we had
drifted 1 miles ; remained by it, placed a lamp on
it. Terrible went to No. 1.
Aug. 11.—The buoy at 6.22 a.m. had drifted 84
miles, and in 22 hours had drifted N. 32, E. 17
miles. 7 a.m., commenced picking up buoy, hoisted
it in and found a link of mooring chain broke,
10.40, proceeded to No. 1 buoy. 2 p.m., stopped
at buoy.
Aug. 12.—Britannia steamer passed to N.N.W.
At buoy all day. 3 p.m., Great Eastern and Med-
way joined.
Mr. Canning and Mr. Temple .having consulted
for about an hour, the latter left for the Albany ;
Capt. Moriarty remaining on board the Great
Eastern, and Capt. Batt returning to the Albany.
Preparations were now made to commence grappling,
and at I after 4, ship's time, the grapnel was let
over the bow, the huge grappling rope being paid
out by the new machinery with great ease. The
weather is as favourable as it can well be. The
steamship • United Kingdom, Capt. Ferrier, from
New York to Glasgow, in sight about 12 o'clock ;
ran down to us, and obligingly took a bag of letters.
If she be favoured with fine weather, her news of
the cable fleet will anticipate that sent last Monday
via Ilalifa,x.
Tuesday, Aug. 14.—During all yesterday it c 3007
tinned calm. At 4.54 p.m. Greenwich time.
_o°
fathoms of the grappling rope had been 11
minutes
down,.
the time of paying out being 1 hour
There was not sufficient wind to drift the shipover
the line of the. cable, the rope being
(Cimen ich), Mr. .nearly up and
down the stem. At 10.46 p.m.
dat 11. t
Canning gave orders to h are I Atan 11.40 the 10
mhe
a-
,
engine was thrown into ge.
Mr. I enn would have
grapnelchinery Nv went
over
vtheNvat continuously,er.
been glad to have seen the admirable manner in which
his trunk engine worked. The rope comes over the
5-feet drum as smoothly as possible, every revolu-
tion bringing up 3 fathoms. It is then passed into
the foretank where it is coiled. Of this rope, 20
miles were manufacturod at Morden Wharf, Green-
wich, 71 of which were on board the Great Eastern,
71 in the Medway, and sin the Albany. It is 61
inches in circumference, and consists of 7 by 7
strands of No. 13 homogeneous wire galvanised-49
wires in all. Each strand is served with Manilla,
and the breaking strain is 291 tons. The similar
ooze was _found on the rope as we got last. year.
This morning the wind was strong from the E.S.E.,

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to that which is nearly parallel : ; lit wi mod
cable, its course being N. 76$ (true) E. ..E.61% E. r`;
E. by compass for 115 miles. Yesterday we were
never nearer to it than three miles, and the set
drove us about north, and the little wind there was
from the west.
Wednesday, Aug. It.—From noon Tuesday and
and all during this day we had thick Newfoundland
weather. About 10.30, ship's time, the wind became
more favourable for grappling, and at 12.25 the
grapnel was let go three miles south of No. 2 buoy.
After paying out 600 fathoms the strain on the
dynamometer was about 21 tons ; at 1,100 fathoms
it was 3 to 4 tons ; at 1,500, 4 to 6 tons ; and at
1,900, 6to 8 tons. Orders were given to stop pay-
ing out for a short time. This gave a steady strain
of 71- tons, kisiug to 81 and 9 tons by the motion of
the ship. When 2,200 fathoms of rope were paid
out, or about 2$ miles, the strain indicated was the
same as at 1,900 fathoms. At 1.45 the grapnel was
on the ground, and we hoisted the ensign on the
fore to slow to the convoy that the grapnel was
down. At 2.20 Medway and Albany came close to
us, and at 3 the Medway went two miles west to
grapple, and Albany was signalled to stand by buoy.
At 6 p.m., the strain being 84 tons, at 7.15, 9$ tons,
Mr.. Canning felt no doubt that he had now hooked
the cable. Knowing, as Capt. Anderson and Staff_
Commander Moriarty do, the exact line in which
the cable is, having marked it carefully and accu-
rately with buoys, the ship is brought within three
or or four miles of the north or south of it, accord-
ing to the wind, and, drifting broadside on, the
dynamometer tells its own story immediately the
grapnel lays hold of the cable. It was now deemed
expedient to pick up, and at 8 p.m. the drum corn-
inencelto revolve. By 10.15 600 fathoms were
board, and the average .;train from the 1,600 fathoms.
still out was 9 tons. Preparations were then made
to get one of the largest buoys out—a monster
weighing 3$ tons ; the capstan bars were manned,
and in an hour and a half it was lowered over tale
side by the derrick ready to let go. Just at this
time a severe thudding shock was felt in the after
part of the starboard sponson, and a crowd rush-
ing aft to ascertain what was the matter, learned
that it was No. 1. mark-buoy which had been
put down by the Albany about 21 miles from
the end of the cable of 1865, to which we had
drifted with singular precision. This inconvenient
and dangerous collision (for it might have fouled
the floats or screw, or even, as Captain Anderson
said, " bump a hole through her iron sides") was,
what Captain Moriarty expressively described as a
" victory in nautical astronomy—cable caught, our
mark-buoy touching us at the same time." A thick
fog prevailed while we were getting rid of our -after
all not unwelcome visitor, and we burned a blue

Lght to see the direction in which it floated astern.
At 1 o'clock a.m. everything was ready to let go
the large buoy, with the veering rope attached to it,
when, unfortunately, the first disaster took place on
board the Great Eastern in her picking-up expedi-
tion. The splice between the grapnel-rope and
buoy-rope drew, and passing along with terrific
velocity over the wheels above the platform to the
V-wheel in the bow, plunged into the ocean. For-
tunately no one was hurt. During the night we
steamed to the N.E. and drifted. At 5.30 steamed
up S.W.—wind, E.S.E.—passed the Albany. At
noon to-day (Thursday) our latitude and longitude,
as also those of No. 4 buoy, were N. 51 deg. 29
min. 40 sec., and W. 38 deg. 49 min. 30 sec.
Friday, Aug. 17.—Just 12 months ago, Aug. 17,
the engines of the Great Eastern were stopped off
Crookhaven, on her return to Sheerness, after her
memorable attempt to lay the Atlantic cable of
1865. A despatch was sent on shore embodying
the practical conclusions arrived at by those engaged
in various capacities in the expedition, which was
speedily given to the public by telegraph. One of
those conclusions were that if the ship was supplied
with sufficiently strong tackle and hauling-in ma-
chinery for depths of 4,000 to 5,000 yards, there
was little or no doubt that the lost end of the cable
could be successfully recovered. There were many
however, who differed from this opinion, and scep-
ticism prevailed largely as to the possibility of rais-
ing it from a depth of two miles. To-day all
doubt and uncertainty has been set at rest for
ever, for the great fact has to be chronicled—and a
great one it is in every sense of the word—that the
lost cable of 1865 has been brought up to the sur-
face from its oozy bed at the bottom of the Atlantic
Ocean. Attached to the flukes of the grapnel, it
made its appearance at a quarter to 11, ship's time,
and was welcomed by a spontaneous, earnest, and
heartfelt cheer, which will never be forgotten by
those who heard it. The sound of the cheering,
however, had scarcely passed away, when the fact
became known that the cable had noiselessly parted
from the grapnel, and left those who witnessed this
fresh disaster more depressed from the "slip" which
had taken place between " cup and lip." The de-
pression, however, was only temporary ; we all felt
that.a great feat had been performed, and that we
had now only to try a few more times to ensure suc-
cess: Dealing thus with the main incident of the
morning let us go back to yesterday, and see what
the chief engineer had been doing. At 1.50 p.m. he
gave instructions to pay out the grapnel rope, which
was on the ground at 4.49. About 7 p.m. they com-
menced to heave it in, at 9 had hauled in 100
fathoms ; about an hour afterwards had paid them
back again, and then hung on by the rope until day-
light this morning, when the heaving-up when on
continuously. At 7 a.m., 1,100 fathoms being in,
there was a strain on the dynamometer of 10.4,
and but 300 remained to come in, the instru-
ment indicated 8.2, with a calculated strain
of 6.7 on the electric cable. We signalled to the
Terrible to send us boats, and her two cutters came,
into each of which Mr. Canning put aleading hand,
and the boats took up their position, the one on the
starboard, the other on the bow, so as to be ready
to put hempen stoppers on the cable if it should
come up. By 10.30 a.m. 2,300 fathoms of grapnel
had come on board, and there now remained to be
lifted but 15 fathoms of the 1i chain attached to
the grapnel. Nearly every one on board the ship
crrowded to the bows to see it come over water, and
I have already endeavoured to describe the effect
that occurred. On the appearance of the cable wo
were all struck with the fact that one half of it was
covered with ooze, staining it a muddy white, while
the other half was just in its state as it left the tank
un-
changed. The strain on the cable gave twist,
last year with its tarred surface aud stands
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and it looked like a pole painted spirally white,
black, and white. This disposes of the assertion so
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in suspension during the five minutes it remained in
sight. Upwards of nine miles were lifted off tho
ground,
nd the depth being two miles. The bottom of
the sea would represent the base of a curve, and
the two curved slants of cable from the grapnel to
bottom were each 41 miles in length, the angle
where these met at the grapnel was 87 degrees.
The length along the bottom, being the space from
where the cable was raised, was 8 miles. The
strain at each side of grapnel amounted to 4} tons,
being equal to the weight of nearly six and a half
miles of the cable in water. This calculation was
made from the following data :-Ist. Weight of
cable in water per mile, 14 cwt. 2d. Depth of sea,
2 miles. 3d. Whole vertical strain,, as marked by
dynamometer, with weight of grapnel and chain
deducted, 61 tons. The scientific world will tell us
that there has never been such an example of the
catenary curve as this ! Mr. Canning is in
to fish
spirits, and has let down his line
again, with
and
the certainty that he will ere long get a bite,
capital
are near us,
cordinr, to the pro-
with instructions to grapple ac
with the full confidence that lie will bring the prize
on board. The Albany and Medway

gramme.
Saturday, Aug. 18. —Contain Anderson and Mr.
Canning, as they stood at the bow yesterday, had
the best opportunity of seeing the condition the
cable was in when it came to the surface, and dur-
ing the brief moments it remained in sight. They
both remarked that the strands were going, and that

the friction was increasing every moment by the
liftindmotion of the ship. Not a moment was lost
in.lowering a Chain, with the hempen stoppers, to
the men in the boats of the Terrible ; but, as we
have seen, there was no time to secure it. When
next we hook it, it is more than likely that Mr.
Canning will buoy it about 1,000 fathoms from the
bottom, then grapple again in another place, and so
ease its weight and strain in lifting. This morning
the buoy wrs not in sight ; at 3 p.m. we were along-
side of it, and found that its flagstaff had come to
grief. St3aming S.W. by S., seven miles, with a set
from the N.W., we commenced lowering a mush-
room anchor for another buoy, No. 5, and at 7 30
p.m. let it go. It has a red flag and red ball at the
top, with white horizontal stripes. No. 4 buoy
bearing N.W. aW. Towards evening there was a
fresh breeze from the east. •
Sunday, Aug. 19.—At 4 a.m., wind still east, we
were close to No. 4 buoy, on which the Albany had
replaced the staff and ball. We then went up to
No. 5, and steamed S.S.W. five miles. At 8 a.m.
lowered grapnel; at 9 there m ere 2,300 fathoms out
when the grapnel reached the bottom. We drifted
fast to the N.N.E., the squadron being in sight.
From 9 till 3 p.m. the ship drifted steadily, with
moderate wind and sea, but the dynamometer
showed no strain above 9 ; and the probability of
our having passed over the cable without hooking
it was much discussed. The Albany had signalled
to us that she had hooked the cable, her dynamo-
meter indicating 9 ; but we scarcely thought this
wasfikely, looking at the position she was in. About
4 p.m. our strain went up to 104, and occasionally
touched 11, leaving no doubt we had the cable again.
Away went the pick-up engine, and after getting in
about 1,300 fathoms (7 10 p.m.), Mr. Canning felt
that as some four or five hours must neces-
sarily elapse before • he could get the remaining
1,000 in, he resolved to buoy. It took a couple of
hours to get everything ready, and it was not until
10 p.m. that it was lowered over the starboard bow.
The sun had gone down very angrily, and there was
every appearance of wind. There would be no use
in running the risk of lifting the cable on board at
night, and in such heavy weather ; there is, there-
fore, nothing for it except to keep in position and
wait a favourable opportunity. We steamed be-

tweeu the buoys during the night.
Monday, Aug. 20.—At 11.30 a.m. we came up
to the buoy to which the cable hangs. The obser-
vations at noon placed the ship in lat. 51.31.30 N.,
long. 38.39.50 W., at No. 6 buoy on bight of cable.
Tuesday, Aug. 21.—Assuming the depth of water
at 2,100 fathoms when we let the buoy go, the
cable is buoyed in 940 fathoms from the bottom ; or
allowing for stretch of rope and grapnel chain-900
fathoms, and deducting 40 fathoms of rope attached
to the buoy 860. There ought not to be any prac-
tical difficulty in getting the cable on board next
time, and making the splice, if we are only blessed
with fair weather and a smooth sea, but it is simply
useless to try in such a swell as prevails at present.
When the boats of the Terrible were under the bows
on Sunday last, the crews must have wished them-
selves anywhere else as they looked up to the stem
of the great ship, and saw it lift with the swell.
Nest time we bring up the cable man-ropes will be
lowered over the bows to the hawsepipes, so as to
enable the crew to put the stoppers on. Last night
it blew strongly from the N.E., and this morning it
had all the appearance of freshening into a gale from
the northward. At 10.30 this morning we came
alongside of buoy No. 4, which we found adrift.
Steaming up to it, having it towed by a boat under
our starboard bow. Thornton, one of the boat-
swain's mates, was lowered in a bowline to the
buoy, which turned round with him like a top, and
he was repeatedly immersed in the water. He
managed, however, to hook a chain on to it, and at
11.30 it was hoisted on board. The riding chain
had broken at the angle. One is never surprised on
board the Great Eastern at hearing of acts of per-

sonal bravery. There is always a readiness to face
any danger. For example, some time before the
grapnel came up with the cable on Sunday, Clark,
our diver, lives extremely anxious to be permitted to
go down 20 fathoms to see whether the grapnel had
hooked the cable! Apropos of grapnels, a word of
description here .of the several kinds used in this
expedition may not be uninteresting. The " ordi-
nary grapnel," which m e are now using, is about 4
feet high from the stock to the bottom. It has five
prongs, each 10 to 12 inches high, and is fitted with
springs to prevent the cable getting out of the
flukes in case it has to be buoyed. Each prong has
been tested to a strain of 10 tons. There is also a
" holding grapnel," which has not yet been used.
It may be wanted in grappling for the end of the
cable. It has also .five prongs, which have been
tested to 18 tons each. There is a " cutting grap-
nel," too, of the same shape as the " holding grap-
nel," but with steel cutters fitted on each prong, to
cut the cable, if necessary.
At noon to-day the latitude was 51.3.15 N.
Near No. 6 buoy.
Wednesday, Aug. 22.—H.M.5. Terrible.—Shortly
after noon, yesterday, Captain Commerall came on
board to confer with €apt. Anderson and Mr. Can-
ning, as he has repeatedly done during this expedi-,
tion, never sparing himself any trouble or inconve-
nience so long as he can render assistance. He has
230 tons of coal left. Considering that he has been
out three weeks to-day from Heart's Content he has
husbanded his stock judiciously. We steamed dur-
ing the night between the buoys to keep our posi-
tion, and be ready for a chance for grappling.
Thursday, Aug. 23.—At 11.28 yesterday morning
• we began to lower the grapnel, and at 12.25 it was
reported on the ground. The Albany returned from
the position which she was directed to take, and
signalled there was too much swell to grapple. At
this time the Medway was three miles W.N.W.,
going for the end. At 2.30 p.m. the stern of the
Great Eastern was canted to the N.W., the current
setting us E.S.E. in line with cable. At 2.55 the
Medway signalled to us that having grappled to the
west of the bight buoy, she had hooked the cable.
At 4 p.m., being carried too far to the eastward, we
commenced to heave up. The Albany was told to
pick up No. 2 buoy, which was observed to have
drifted. At 5.40 we had another signal horn the
Medway, intimating that she had been mistaken,
and had not hooked it. It appeared that when she
had 1,800 fathoms out the strain went up to 9i, and
suddenly down to 6i tons; which was the proper
weight due to the rope. They had some apprehen-
sion on board her that they had broken the cable.
When we hauled up our grapnel we discovered a
large piece of granite, like stone, on the fluke, and
not very much ooze on the rope.
The Medway's grapnel was out all night, and on
signalling to her this morning, at 5.45, we learned
that she had 2,000 fathoms out, with a strain of 8i
on the dynamometer, and had hooked nothing. At
8 o'clock we steamed for the east end of the bight
buoy (the one to which the cable is suspended), and
the Medway wag. ordered to go east of us, and the
Albany to be ready to let go a mark buoy when we
signalled to her. At 9 o'clock we commenced to
lower the grapnel, and at 9.43 it was down. We
are drifting towards the buoy, from which we are
distant about two miles. We are out to-day a fort-
night from Heart's Content. At noon to-day the
bight buoy, No. 6,
bore N. 53 W. (true) 24- miles.
Lat. 51.30 20 N. ;
long. 38.37 W. Wind N.N.E.
Friday, Aug. U e 12 .—Aft ro'clock on Thursday
the drifting of the ship was not
satis-
factorily as it was in the earlier going on so
part of the morning,
and orders were given to back the engines with a
view to drifting the ship to the northward. At
7 p.m., when in lat. 51, 32, 45-2 nines east of the
" bight buoy"—we hove up, having for the first
time passed over the course of the cable without
hooking it. The Medway's attempt was also un-
successful. As night approached, it became very
di" and there was a rough sea, too if
we bad hooked the cable, to have done anything.
At daylight this morning, the weather was very un-
promising, and by far too rough to attempt grap-
pling. By noon, the bight buoy bore N. 25 W.
(Mal..-,,.) 6 miles, having drifted since seven this
morning at the rate of more than one mile per hour.
Saturday, Aug. 25.—1 n the course of yesterday
afternoon, it was observed that the buoys had
moved, and so at 7 p.m. another mark buoy was
dropped, on which " No. 7" was painted. It bore
from the bight buoy SW. by W. 2 miles. The night
wars cold and disagreeable, and we were not inasgood