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

the friction was increasing every moment by the
lifting motion 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-
Bide of it, and found that its flagstaff had come to
set
grief. Steaming S.W. by S., seven miles, with a
from the N.W., we commenced lowering a mus -
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. 1 W. 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 Ns 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
Was likely, looking at the position she was in. About
4 p.m. our strain went up to 10k, and occasionally
touched 11, leaving no doubt we lwd 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-
tween 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.
Next 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, was 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 oat 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 51.33.15 N.
Near No. 6 buoy.
Wednesday, Aug. 22.--H.M.S. Terrible.—Shortly
after noon, yesterday, Captain Couamerall came on
board to confer with Capt. 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,
commenced to heave up. The Albany was toldwto
pick up No. 2 buoy, which was observed to have
drifted. At 5.40 we had another signal from 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 9f, and
suddenly down to 61 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 8.
on the dynamometer, and had hooked nothing. At
5 o'clock we steamed for the east end of the bight
bthuoy (the one to villich the cable is suspended), and
Medway was 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
amiles. We are out to-day a fort-
night from Heart' Content. At noon to-day the
bight buoy, No. 6,
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Lat. 51.30 20 N. ; lone N.
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Friday, Aug. 24. 12to'clock on Thursday
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the drifting of the ship was going on so satis-
factorily as it theWasgiintt o b
earlier
ptaret of the morning,
and orders were given engines with a
view to drifting the ship to the northward. At
7 p.m., when in lat. 51, 32, 45-2 miles 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
" dirty," and there was a rough sea, too rough, if
we had 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.
(flag.) 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
was cold and disagreeable,and

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. At 6.30, stopping 11 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 les-
sened by the two miles lost by the Albany on the llth
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 11 miles north of the supposed position of
the cable; By midnight it was almost calm, and
the sea very smooth ; the strain on the'dynamometer
indicating 8 tons. Still 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, Aug. 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. This, 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 Med way 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 oae 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 grap-
nel 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 paddies, screw, and canvas, he could not
get the ship to back to the buoy. But even if he had been
enabled to do so. there would have been little use, for
Staff-Commander Moriarty came to him at noon with a
calculation founded on the observations, which showed
that we wore 81 miles from the nearest supposed position
of the cable, and 13i miles from where the Albany hooked
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
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notwithstanding the disappointment which we all felt, we
know now that as an insulator it is practically superior to
any, and that a cable once laid across tho Atlantic without
a fault may bo looked upon as perfectly secure. When we
had got this piece of -cable on board wo steamed for the
light buoy, with the view of hauling up tho cable attached
to it. We commenced picking up at 5.30. 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 began to haul up.
The Albany leaves in the morning for England, having
only 10 days snore provisions. If anything should occur
between this and her departure, I shall add a postscript.
We go to-morrow to fresh ground to grapple, animated
with tho best hopes, and with a determination to persevere
to the last. We have just a month's provisions on board.
The Terrible must leave us for St. John's on Monday
next, tfr stock being exhausted.

JOHN C. DEANE.
Tuesday, Aug. 28—At 2 this morning —the sea as smooth
as glass, and the moon shining in full brightness—we
steamed W. by N. N. 15 miles from No. 7 buoy, the only
on!) now IWlttalling. At 6.30 we went pout 4 6iles to-

wards it, and at 8 o'clock the engines were stopped and
orders were given to lower the grapnel, undor the suppo-
sition that the ship was south of the cable. But Captain
Moriarty shortly afterwards found by sights that we were
N. 52 E. 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 better last year. We now

hove up, and signalled to the Medway 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

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the Albany placed a mark-buoy 4 mile north of us, on
which no number was painted, as it was not intended t 3
leave it there long. She then proceeded to the east to let
down another mark-buoy, and at three o'clock we steered
15i miles west of the temporary buoy. By 7.15 p.m. the
grapnel was again down with 2,300 fathoms of rope. Wo
drove E.N.E. slowly, backing the ship's stern to tile north-
ward, with one paddlewheel, the rope being at a very great
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 wo commenced bearing up, in sight of the
buoy and the Terrible. At noon to-day Capt. Moriarty
placed tho 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 having 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 lat. 51.37.45 N., long.
35.41.30 W., the rendezvous being N. 26 \V., 169 miles
The engines were worked very slowly, and the ship's head
kept to the wind, so as to retain het 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 hopo
more successful, waters. We are surprised at not seeing
the Albany. We gave her latitude and longitude, and her
answering signal showed that she understood us. No
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 were
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
to lower the grapnel, at 10 a.m.—the Medway a couple of
miles further to the westward grappling. It was nearly
a flat calm at noon, but the swell still prevailed. The
ship was placed by sight lat. 51.57.37 N., long. 36 1 W.,
41 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 the 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 9f, 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 wo 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 wore 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 Valentin. 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 J O 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 wo
were going to make another effort to recover the cable
were as favourable as they could possibly be. In fact, it
was felt that if we did not succeed on such a day as this
there was very little chance of our succeeding at all. The
buoys had 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, the 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 during 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 hear a pin drop, such was the per-
fect silence which prevailed. No excitement, no cheering
as there was on the Sunday when we lifted it before—all
was calm and quiet, the men scarcely spoke above their
breath. The 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 paced 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 one 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 passing round
the sheave at the bow, and then over the wheels on the fore
part of the deck. Even then there was no excitement, but
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 iliamachinery, and
to watch the progress of the grapnel rope and shackles
round the drum before it received the cable itself. This oc-
cupied a considerable time, and now it became evident that
ere long the end would be passed down as far as the Elec-
trician's-room. There awaiting its arrival werelMr. Gooch,
M.P., Mr. Cyrus Field, Capt. Hamilton, Mr. Canning, Mr.
Clifford, Professor Thomson, Mr. Deane, and others. At
last Mr. Willoughby Smith, the chief electrician, made his
appearance at the door with the end of the cable in his
hand, and, the connections having been made, he sat down
opposite the instrument. A breathless silence prevailed.
Not a word was spoken, all eyes being directed upon the
experienced operator, whose expression of countenance in-
dicated the deep anxiety he felt in making the test. At
the expiration of some ten minutes, ho relieved our sus-
pense by stating that as far as ho had then gone he believed
the tests to bo perfect ; but another minute had scarcely
elapsed when ho took off his hat and gave a cheer, which,
as can be easily understood, was lustily taken up in the
room, and.having been board 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
suc
cheerceeded ,e
n thetimcsrieassvtsi
coafl
ityli .o Albany and Medway answered
our
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 Valentin 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, nd 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 tho bight buoy, and proceed on our
way to lieart's Content.

rpTIEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.-
-a- Solo Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. CH-kTTERTON.
The public is respectfully informed this Theatre will
OPEN for the DRAMATIC SEASON on SATURDAY,
Sept. 22d, when will be performed Shakespere's Tragedy of
KING JOHN : King John, Mr. Phelps ; Falconbridge, Mr.
Barry Sullivan; Hubert, Mr. T. Swinbourne, Prince Arthur,
Master Percy Roselle ; Constance (first time), Mrs. Herman
Vezin. At the conclusion of the Tragedy, the National
Anthem will be sung by the entire strength of the Com-
pany. To conclude with Shakspere's COMEDY OF
ERRORS : Dromio of Ephesus, Mr. Henry Webb; Dromio
of Syracuse, Mr. Charles Webb. Prospectuses of the
Season Arrangements to be obtained at the Stage Door.
Prices : Private Boxes, Two, Threo, Four' and Five
Guineas • Stalls, 75.; Dress Circle, 55.; First Circle, 45.;
Amphitheatre Seats, 3d.; Pit, 25.; Lower Gallery, ls. ;
Upper Gallery, 6d.
Box-office open from Ten till Five daily, on and after
Saturday, Sept. 15.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and .Aanager, Mr. Geo. Vining'.
SUMMER. SEXSON.—Doors open at Half-past Seven,
periormanc, s commence at Eight o'clock precisely.
THIS EVENING, a New and Original Dram'', in Three
Acts, by Waits Pnillips. Esq., entitled THE HUGUENOT
CAPTAIN. Principal characters by Mrs. Stir Miss
Neilson, Miss Augusta flionison ; Mr. Geor,e Honey arid Mr.
Vining. Grand Ballet 01 lioliendans, in which ma Flageo-
let, Ulodoche, Comte, and Normande, will appear. New
scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds.

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ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Alanageress, Arm Swanborouvh.
THIS EVENING, TH MAIM al) BACHELOR.
Messrs. Thorne and Price; Misses Johnstone and lltiLheb...

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To be followed by WAITING FOIL THE UNDER-
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