Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-03-17

perS brought 10 that city by the steamer winning
ton, the following few items of news by the
America. not contained in our teegraphic ac-
counts published on Saturday,: a.,. rat,s,t.l
"The editors of the National form sort Of
opposition outdoors to the new administration
Odillon Barrot, in a speech to the Chambers, de-
cared that the Republican government was not
firmly established until the period, of revolution
closed. He stated if would not interfere directly
with foreign affairs, and that the greatest latitude
would be given to individual action. Every thing
would be done to restore confidence and preserve
peace. General ChaDganier has been threatened
with an impeachment for holding two Offices Com.
mander Of the National Guard and First Military
Divisions. The impeachment meets with no en-
couragement out of the Assembly. Marshal Bu-
geaud is appointed Commander Of the Army of
The A Alps. bdel kader has written TO the Presi-
dent, asking his release. Paris funds continue
frm-even rise took place. .t a..
There are much more encouraging reports from
the cotton and wooIlen manufacturing districts in
Lancashire and Yorkshire. ID. "a . 7.L ,I.l'
IF SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH. = The experiments
made at Folkstone Harbor, in England. to test the
practicabity of throwing an electric wire across
The French channel, were einlnently successful.
and the strongest expectations are entertained that
modern science will achieve the bold design of
effecting an instantaneous communication between
Paris, without in The least imparing the strength
and security which Great Britain derives from
her insular position. No. 16 copper wire was
employed, $500 yards in length. This GOV.
cred with gutta percha, whereby a complete nsu-
lation was effected. The wire was thus made
about quarter of an inch in diameter. But this
is much smaller than that which it is proposed to
stretch across the channel. 1t is believed that
the kind Of wire proper to be used, is the twisted
iron wire, coated SO thickly with gutta percha as
to be nearly threequarters of an inch in diameter.
The wire used in the experiment, upwards of
two miles in length, carried out in a small
boat, and submerged in the sea. The outer end
of it was connected with teegraphic instrument
on the deck Of steamer. and the shore end with
the telegraph wire communicating with London.
Messages then nterchanged between the
steamer and London, with perfect facility and
complete success; and no greater difficulty was
experienced in making the signals with the sub
marine wires than with the ordinary wires on
land. lT.a 81, l.I-- nr q. ,r..s i
The practicability Of effectiug complete nsu.
iatlon by proper coating of gutta percha, was
abundanty esta blshed and the possibility of es-
tablishrg telegraphic communication with the
French coast was also demonstrated; for there
appears TO be no greater difficulty in running
and communicating along thirty miles of such
wire. than along two miles. But 10 the perma-
nent maintenance OF such communication, there
is admitted TO exist the same obstacle iha; has de-
feated our o@n efforts to maintain lines of wires
on the beds of the North and East rivers. viz ::
the liability of the submerged wire fracture by
the dragging of ships anchors, the bite Of the
larger sea fish. and other casualties. IL is pro-
posed TO provide against interruption from these
accidents. by stretching two or three lines
the channel ic different tracks, at such distances
from each other as 10 render ii improbable that all
would be broken on the same day. Ia the event
of one being fractured, the Southeastern Company
who have undertaken the enterprise, possess abun-
dant facilities in powerful fleet of steamers,
ready at both ports, for promptly discovering and
fishing up the broken wire. when its repair would
be the work of very short time. The immense
business of line of telegraph effeclng an in
Simultaneous communication between London and
Paris, would justify, it is believed much greater
expense than is involved in the arrangement here
ndcated.--Journal of Commerce. ,l,-....-- - ....,