The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-03 00:00:00

" Several days more were required at Cagliari for pre.
paration previous to starting on the hazardous operation
of paying out the ca,lale. All hands were busily occupied
till Saturday the 14th, in this duty; in which valuable
assistance was rendere,l by the active and intelligent
officers of the Desperate and their men. Every facility
for getting through the work, in arranging the offices
and in completing the land line, was afforded by the
authorities of Sardinia and Mr. Consul Craig, all of
whom evinced a deep interest in the undertaking.
" The Liverpool Steam-Tug Company's steamer Blazer
sent out 11 us for the purpose of towing, du:, brought
Newell and Webb from Marseilles.

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so unfavourable that it was decided to defer the starting:
" By evening of the 14th November the weather again
calmed, the barometer was high and steady, and at nine
p.m. the expedition got under weigh, the Desperate
leading and the Blazer having the Elba in tow.. During
the night the weather was very calm, but a heavy swell
from the eastward was soon felt, and in passing Cape
Carbonara (the S.E. point of Sardinia) this increased so
much as to show that there had been strong winds blow.
ing outside which had not been felt in the well-sheltered
bay of Cagliari.
The swell, being right abeam, caused the vessel to roll
heavily, but the line was payed oat without difficulty. On
the morning of the 15th the clouds began to appear on
the east horizon, and the wind to blow heavily from the
south. By 11 o'clock this had increased almost to a gale,
and the vessel rolled still more heavily, each sea washing
right across the decks, and it was found necessary, in order
to steady her, to hoist fore-and-aft sails. Add to this
violent squall=, with thunder and lightning close over our
heads, and you may conceive the anxiety of our situation.
Under these circumstances the operation of paying out
the cable became extremely hazardous on account of the
difficulty of standing to the break, and passing freely from
place to place. By the arrangement of the cone and rings
the cable wound steadily off the coil on to the break
wheel, and the speed of the vessels being maintained at
About C• knots an hour, the operation of the break in re.
gulating the speed of paying out was very satisfactory. At
,he height o' the gale the wind veered round to the S.E.,
and the vessel being now much lightened, rolled less,
►nd rose well to the waves, During the gale we were
passing over the deepest water, extending a distance of
45 miles. The whole of this time cabins and berths
(deck) were washed through, and cooking was out of
the question. However, all were too anxious about the
cable to think of such small inconveniences. About the
very height of the gale the Desperate hoisted the signal,
"The barometer indicates fine weather," and shortly
after, in truth, the wind began to abate, and by evening
had quite fallen, and though for some time the sea ran
very high, we were entirely relieved from our anxieties.
"From this time all went smoothly, the weather con-
tinuing fine up to the last.

"On Monday, the 16th, it da3 light, we sighted Mari-
timo far to the northward, and soon after the coast of
Sicily ;at sunset we were (ff Pantellaria. On Tuesday
morning Gezo was in sight, and in the afternoon the
Admiralty tug Hearty came out to welcome us, with
Andrews, superintendent of the Mediterranean.
Extension Telegraph Company, on board, to suggest an
alteration in the landing-place. For the purpose of de.
tiding this, Newall went on board the Desperate to
reconnoitre, having previously arranged signals for the
Elba to steer by, and her speed was reduced as much as
possible. I❑ consequence of the change we did not
come to an anchorage till about 9 o'clock, instead of
before dark, as we had calculated on. The distance
from shore was about three-quarters of a mile, and the
operation of landing the end in the dark was somewhat
tedious, it being necessary to examine and mark out the
course carefully. About 4 o'clock the end of the cable
was landed amidst the cheers of our men and the sailors,
who appeared as well pleased as ourselves with the sue.
easeful termination of our labours.
"During the voyage a constant communication was
kept up with Cagliari, and the cable was tested every
quarter hour. It was also immediately on landing
tested, and the insulation ascertained to be very good.
" Messrs. L• flier and Vieohelmann, in the employ.
ment of Messrs. Siemens and Halske, of Berlin, by whom
the beautiful instruments supplied to us were con-
structed, have made a series of eelctrical experiments
which we believe w;11 be extremely valuable for future
operations. These gentlemen also instructed the work.
ing of the instruments during the whole voyage, and go
on with us to Curfu.

"Since our arrival we have been engaged in eomplet.
ing the land line, for which the assistance of a party of
sappers and miners has been kindly granted to Colonel
Crawley, RE. In the meantime a temporary office is
established in one of the military huts at St. George's Bay
where the cable is landed.

" We can scarcely express the lively sense of gratitude
we entertain towards the Governor, Sir W. Reid, Admiral
Lord Lyons, and General Sir John Pennefather, for tke
kind manner in which they have aided us by their autho-
rity in all we have had to do to get through our work.
" The gregale has been blowing with great violence
since Friday morning, 21st inst., but has now abated,
and we leave this for Corfu to.morrow morning."

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