New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-06

an, u,,sne~ vss little ,rchv cove. vhs'p the '"hlo
would Ca ,mme,istol, into a.pr water an @d'an''se
in cre resrect siuce would r'pven' all danger ~"
100 dn,inr tho Ninjot. On The other hand tho can"
mi, h, rcssihlv chsfo On The r'cky aud un'vo" bottom.
~ be caught ny hy the ancho'p o Noa'e'' when ~
aucn,lv iAAe reuge ia the r"'t N Cap" Kay IN
bottom IL fon seud deepening gradually while IA"
o, ho;,, liz, a moro than az open road - not ikoy
70 bc vi,ncd hy largo c,nn. The only r"k y" % AP-
oh,ndcd 4, rom tho din Ice which collects at thS
oint m large Iusntitc, during the W'n'of AMI SpdnG
According 10 the fishermen. 1, sometimes hl' The cove
and mics MP al,rg tho shore, 20 which II freezes
firmly Tho ocks on either side of the iandinc-pAce
would Il was thought, crush tho largo ice blocks De-
forr they eioui dcd while the cable, sinking oy u"
strain O ~ own weight NEARLY i ians I" the mi'"
would soon be buried beyond the reach of Jury Ex
rcriccc only can os the -oundne-s Of these n'ider
atoms. but. so far as could Judge, the change OF
starting point was iudiciously made.
The end Of the cable having been passed around the
I.ro i,o, vrhccs on deck AID over the cylindrical
sbeatbpg in the harks stern slowly hauled TO the
Victoria bv two boats where blight was passed over
IT, as a temporary stay, and the boats then p1'ed -
The beach There the end VI The cable wa seized by
the worknen ashore who rushed utO the edge OF the
surf 70 graspit On Friday morning 1t wac drawn
into the trench dug for H. carried to the telegraph
house and securely besyed around the c,pstan under
Ia floor the three copper wires being connected ~i'h
the machine In passing the ca1e over the Victoria,
il be came accidentally knked and the strain upon
opened or un,wsted the outer, protecting wires aud
apparently injured the gutt4 percha casing of the
conner wires since on ties ing the insu at II, there
was found to be leakage although much less tn An
escapcs into the atmosphere from an ordinary wire
A buoy AZ attached to the cable at this place, that
II might at any time be lifted and repaired. These
operations were not finished until late in the aft
noon and on account of the foSgy weather il was de
toruiI ed not to commerce paying out until morning.
Saturday came clear and cool, with lively sea
snd strong breeze from the northwest 1t was not
tie most favorable weather for commencing the
rork but at this season fDe weather get 10 be rare
in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Mr. Canning, whose
advice was asked declared that he had laid part OF
the Mediterranean cable in a much heavier sea, aud
was willing T. commence opera ions believing tn 1t
the wind would abate in few hours. The order
accordingly given The Victoria brought out the
bark, let her 90 near rs, and then modesty retired
Her aid was again necess 4ry however, in getting
hawser on board for the wind blew strongly as %
make II rather difficult task After en- hours work
the end of the hawser was secured OF the bark aud
the eye which was swollen by the water, dragged by
the united Efforts Of passengers and ce7 through the
stern hawse-hoes of our steamer. The Adger was
light, and high out of water; consequently shc not
only presented large surface for the wind TO act
upon but required speed 10 give her stHcra 20
way On board the bark than half the men
were employed in the hold watching the cable, while
the remainder weighed anchor. They found some
difficulty in getting it up and as the Adger con-
stanty fell off before the wind, and in her efforts TO
come up within the length Of the h4wser sonnet mes
threatened to pull the bows out Of the bark, Capt.
POusand at last slipped his anchor.
We now endeavOred to take up the line Of march
but were no longer attached merely to the bark but
also to the cable, which required to be paid ost worry
gDgerly at first, and stopped altogether Whenever
thee was the least link in it. We had but small
space 10 work in, for the were reefs on both sides
and thus, after various futile maneuyers our posi-
ton, somehow got completely changed, and the
Adgcr ur. ed by the wind, drifting down upon
the stem Of the bark The wheels were backe i'm
meCiately, but without preventing slight collision
The Byauts stern thumped twice against our port
bow before we surged clear of ner. We had little
paint scraped off, nothing more bat the iron cable
caught unoer our bow and sustained severe STRAIN
Ii was not apparently injured but the hawser directly
aerW ard got afou OF IT and jeked it the tange
If the roller on which payed over the stern aCd
against the starboard mzzen-shrouds, which 1t cut
clean away, as with Knife. II was caught between
OIL of the wheels aud the brake attached, and 50 bad
IL damned that two of the copper wires were broken
This was Immediately announced - Us, aud "a moth
ing further could be done until the injury repaired
Capt TurLcr in order TO relieve the cable from Its en-
tanelm ent with our hawser orlered the latter to be
cut after which came 10 anchor. The bark fell
little to loeward, but anchored also.
Toward nocn, the Captain Of the bark desiring to
get further to the wind ward account of 60 ne dan
gtrous reefs in the eastern side o. the cove got
hawser from the Victoria, which attempted TO tow,
but found herself too weak TO advance IN the teeth OF
the wind with such load IL fact, she fell astern TO
such a degree that she hung by the bark an 'hor,
which finally parted. The cable which had a second
time slipped over the aanges and was slightly injured
held the bark firmly by the stern, but IL spite OF 1t,
and in spite of the resistance of the Victoria she
drified slowly and surely toward the fatal reef. The
ensigns were hoisted II halt mas, uuion down, on
board both vessels and iOr few minutes the fate OF
the Bryant seemed inevitable. Capt. Turner imma
dately slipped the Adgers anchor and b7re down to-
ward her But before We were rear enough to give
her hawser she had gone within hundred yards OF
the breakers, and the only chance Of escape, her
Captain parted from the Victoria, cut the subnarin"
cable set Lis jib spencer and spankCr and was leav
ing the lee shore behind him. We gave chase and
caught him mile or SO outside the Cape Oar
seane passed the bark 10 leeward closely that the
coil flung from our pac0le-b1N would have reached her
d, ok. had the set been skillfaly performed. We
then went ahead, dropped under her very bow, Ia ew
a roIe won her b-ooom, and soon had her ssaln by
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