The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-25 00:00:00

THE ATbANTIC SUBMARINE CABLE.

We learn that Mr. W. Brown, M.P., chairman
Company, Mr. Brett and
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directors, accompanied by Captain
Kells, have been on board the noble ship Niagara,
Captain Hudson, at Gravesend, to confer and ar-
range with him about laying that portion of the
submarine cable which is to go to the westward,
we trust, in harmony and peace.
to connect and bind the Old and the New World,
permanently,
Nothing could exceed the gentlemanly and cour-
teous feeling with which they were received by
Capt. Hudson and his officers. After going through
the ship it was found, to their extreme regret, that
without ruining her, by cutting away stanchions,
there was not space to make sufficiently large cir-
cular coils of the csble to secure its safe delivery
into the ocean, which in such an enterprise is the
first point to be attended to. Indeed this is not
surprising, for although Sir Baldwin Walker was
most anxious that the British Government should
furnish suitable vessels to do their part of the enter-
prise, Capt. Kells was three months looking over
the dockyards to find one that would do. The
Agamemnon was at last fixed on, but she required
considerable alterations. If time admitted there
can be no doubt that among the United States navy
would be found a suitable vessel, and that the Go-
vernment would send her hero to aid in this great
international undertaking. Capt. Hudson stated
that his orders from the Secretary of the Navy
were to do everything in his power to forward the
enterprise, and that he, his officers, and crew felt
a deep interest in it, and were ready to do anything
that would contribute to its triumphant success.
It was felt by all parties that these two great nations
must be united in carrying out this important work,
and probably the best thing that could now be done
was for the Niagara to take on board the shore end
of the cable, and lead the van of that part of the
squadron going to the Western World, and be
ready to give every necessary assistance. In this
suggestion Capt. Hudson most cheerfully acquiesced,
saying he was ready to do anything the deputa-
tion wished to aid and assist the 'undertaking.
The United States, desirous of conferring all the
honour possible upon this country, sent one of
their noblest ships, and, to a person who knows
what a vessel should be, an inspection of the
Niagara would be worth a voyage A
.tro3S the
Atlantic. Everything was in the ro,:,st
beautiful order. She is constri perfect and
and space between &-
for purposes of war, and not -
'eted for sailing and
for carrying such a
length of cable as is nee- to annihilate time
nations. Non
but practical en,-* ...4 twokindred .
the habite
of laying /3 _ sineers who have been in
-'
MTh ..own submarine cable could foresee w
..ssay
what
-sidruc-tion of vessel would best answer the pur-
pose, and leave least risk in paying out the cable ;
a " bight" or a " kink '
' might be fatal to the a
bold enterprise,
whole operation, This being -
nothing must be left to chance. After the squadron
has started we shall look forward with much in-
ns that all is right,--Liverpool Albion.terest to a message from Newfoundland informing