Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-11-25
TelegTaRhic Communication between
London and New York.

ibis new and important line Of tele-
| graph, which is 10 transmit. 'elligence
between the Old and New Word, is at
tracing considerable atten IGN IN c9ln.
mercial circles. A portion Of the line is
being prosecuted with considerable Wig
or. The Company propose Bringing the
meas between these two points within 4
to days, and act under charter gran.
ted by the British Colonial Governments
BY the name 81 the Newfoundland Elec-
tic Telegraph Company, the capital for
which has been subscribed in this coun-
try and in England, and placed under
the most efficient management. Fred.
N. Osborne, Esq. name well known
IN teiegraphic enterprise, is the General
Agent of the Company for the construc-
lion Of the line. The line commences at
Cape Race, and touching at St. Johns,
crosses the Island Of Newfoundland to
Cape Ray, thence submarine line Of
40 miles crosses the Gulf Of ST. Law
renee, and o landing is made at Cape
East on Prince Edwards lsEsad, and go-
ing through the principal towns of that
district. it again tempts th ocean, and
crossing Northumberland Straits by an
I other submarine line Of IL miles, lands
at Cape Tormentin in New Brunswick.
and so on. to the boundary of the United
Estates. from whence, by an independent
I line to New YoIk, the connection is CON
pleted. The total distance traverscd by
I this line will be between 400 and 1900
niles, Of which $50 miles is submarine !;
| and it is intended, that this line shall be
completed and perfectly ready for use
early in the coming summer. For a
large part Of the line. wrought iron en-
anne ed posts will be used, and the new
insulatof. recently Invented By Mr.. Gis>
borne, and which has beea the object of
| so much attention both, here and in Eu>,.
rope. win be used throughout the line
In the building. Of the llnp apd the man
I utacture OF ulalerIals, All I'd n SCIENCE anu
the many improvements that have been
effected can do. to advance It's complies
ton and assist its durability and strength,
has been employed.
/ This lima Is intended to be used ex-
clusively forq the direct transmission Of
foreign insellsgencs, and when completed
the only unbroksn link in telegraphic
communicates for many thousand miles.
| will be the Atlantic 0peap, AT this
present momsns, a party Of capitalists
are testing the feasibility of q sub ma.
rine connection between Newfoundland
and the Irish coast. The existing COM
| munieation by. ocean steamers between
New York and Europe will be intercep.
ted BY the steam, yacht belonging to the
Telegraph Company. as, the vessels ap-
proach Cape Race; and direct com
munication between st. Johns by The
vessels Of Company destined 10 be
completed by the parties interested in
the Telegraph Company. running from
New York to Ireland. touching at 81.
Johns will bring additional foreign news
over this lire.
i A new and admirable feature in the
arrangements Of this Company. is the
being able 70 deliver message al the
tCompany's Office in New York. for any
| place in the Old Would to which Tele-
graph line extends. whilst messages may
be delisered. 10 its agen,s4in Europe. and
transmitted BY the Newfoundland Tele>
graph G. mpany over this Continent
| The gentlemen. connected with. the Com
/ pany are sufficient guaranty Of the af-.
/ fairs Of the Corporation being carried out
with a due regard and attention TO the
public interests; and there Is but little
doubt. that as this line will be the mos,
important now existing. it will be one
Of the most profitable. as enterprises
ought to be that conducc SO mgeh TO
public good.