The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-04-09
From Europe in rive Dar.i

What would the pilgrim fathers and revo-
iutionary heroes think, were they to assume
,le human and take peep at the world just
now The astonIshment Of the Dutchman
in France would be nowhere. In their day
no such things as railroads, steamships tele-
graph lines were thonght Of, unless by those
who were considered insane end except they
were acquainted with The Improvements Of
steam and electricity, the heading Of this ar
ticle would be pronounced an unqualified
humbng It's, however likely top prove true.
A ersnl has been made by the authorities OF
Newfoundland, to Mr.. H. B. Tibbatls and
associates, to construct and use magnetic
telegraph across that island for the space Of
thirty years. The grant is designed to assist
Mr. T. in his scheme 10 establish steam and
Telegraph communication across the Allan
tic, BY which the news between New York
and Liverpool could be transmitted in five
days.
There is already telegraph line between
New York and Halifax; and Mr.. Tibbatts
proposes to intersect this line at the nearest
point with his own, which is to terminate at
ST. Johns. The distance from ST., Johns to
Cape Ray, across Newfoundland, is 450 miles
The distance across the ST. Lawrence is about
forty-eight miles, and from thence to the in
tersection with the Halifax line, about fifty
miles, making in all, about five hundred and
fifty miles, Of which forty-eight only are sub
marine. The navigable distance from St.
Johns to Galway is one thousand six hundred
and forty-seven miles, Of about five days sail.
The .elegmphic Communication between Gal
way and London will be complete during the
current year, when without difficulty or spe-
cial effort, the New York mercl ant can COM
municate with his London correspondent in
about half the time now usually consumed.
This, is upon the supposition that line OF
steamers will be established to do the ocean
part Of the business. and Mr.. I. is NOW ask
ing the Legislasu.e Of New York for an &C
10 incorporate the New York and Galway
steamship Company, which will doubtless
soon be granted, The New York Post, in
speaking of the project, says
What the plans of the Company are as to
the steame IS. we do not know precisely, but
from the proposals submitted some months
since 10 Congress, and now under the consid-
Grafton of the Post Office Committee OF the
two houses. we learn that they are not to be
of less than two thousand tons capacity, and
are TO have no connexion whatever with the
Navy of with the General Government; un-
less they are asked to carry the mails between
this port and Liverpool, which they will do
for SlO 900 the round trip, or about half oil
what is now paid to the Collins line.
We presume that, in view OF the organi-
zation Of compan, tike this, possessed oi
the exclusive trlegraphic privileges in New,
fcundland of which we have spoken, we Shall
be no longer threatened with the loss OF all
our transatlantic commerce 10 case the Col
Inns company are compelled 10 wilharaw
their steamers from the ocean. -,
We presume it will not be questioned that
other boats will fill their places, which can
not only run faster than their British rivals
but nav their expenses without the aid oigov-
ernment. When we accomplish both these
results our maritime triumphs will be COM
pleie.