New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-12
MEDITERRANEAN ELECTRIC TELE-
GRAPH COMPANY.

The Mediterranean Electric Telegraph Company 10
on the poiIt Of dispatching their cable, which IL
shortly to complete the telegraph communication De-
that Last year 10 miles of cable were sent on from
England and laid down between SpeEzs aud Tho most
northern point Of Coics. For this section oil the hoe
30 miles Of cable weighing eight tuns to tho mile ana
containing six insulated wiree, were required we re-
maIpder was taken TO the straits bttween Corsica ana
Sardinia and twelve miles laid down th.re, The
communication having meantime boon com psS,sd
along the island Of Corics by lana. lhe remanaeI'
which had been sent out TO insure asuiclent quanty,
wss then brought hone lin length about eight miles
and spliced 70 the cable just about to 10 sent
out Tie communication being now complete from
London to Csehsr, In the south OF oaron,a, az inc
line from Nsiers TO Cape Bonan on the African
coast. having been opened last January, nothing "
nov wanted to complete the work and co ne under me
guarantee mentioned above than submarine cao'e
This il he cable now lying coied In the bod Of the
Green Of Blackwell and commanded by Mr.. ke1, tho
same gentleman who conducted the previous oper.,
tesvest, besides being the longest, ever laid
down. Il 10 $50 miles long, each milo weighing y
.uns, and the whole cable weighing ,so taas. I'M
10 exclusive Of IL miles Of lighter cable sent WIN
! to o. avoid =. chance Se.s" W. Kuper Co.
Of LesdenhaILst. Its stowsge demand: the greatest
care. owing 10 the weight, and the crcum-
Of 4 have been put in lower hold fory-tvo miles
the orlop deck, thirty miles In tween decks, seven
niles In the after hold and the twelve spare niles OF
what called small cable although 1t weighs i've tans
10 the mile alec on tween dechs and every one OF
there portions has to be shored at very short Intervals,
10 prevent the movement Of the cable. Altogether,
the weight which will be sent in this vessel viii be 800
turs-s weight which Captain kell informed ~ with
ride only made her draw "a feet Q inches o water.
In laying down the last portion Of the cable, thst be-
tween Spezzs and Corsica, it took I'VE days, In
cludins the stoppsge that bad 70 take place In ca
ting the cable, ard going round to isy the NOT
lepsths between Corsica and Sardinia. II eipec1d
that the present cable will be laid down IN soof
dsys. The Mediterranean Telegraph ConP.y ~
ticioate that In two yesu and bali they VII nave
direct communication win BohDsy, sna u~.1, ~
eut,s ard they consiter this line they are just about
20 couD,ee a Only the preli nnary step 10 this rcsaf.
Their proposed ne joining the one at present open 70
Csslisr 81 Cape sPartvento, viii ars. be taken 70
Malta and thence direct under the MediteTanesn 70
AleIsndris. Tls win be an immense distaacs: ssf
miles Of submarine cable, without sta son; nom A.
s1andria 10 Suez, By land, 1te miles; announcer sun
marine cable under the Red See 70 Aoen, WIZ Wo
stations Cosiri and Liddah, IL $50 miles snS from
Moor. Islands and Rasalhsd, $500 miles.
When tbs undertaking is completed the com
snnication with Calcutta, which now takes on
on average Aity-six days, will be reduced 70 Q ZEN
minutes. Professor Ffsday, about two year ~
called the ntion Of telegraph companies 70 hs lot
niesiion thnush . greater length Of wire than 300
miles bat since that time Mr.. Brett he's beee exPsn
mentine, with view to overcome this di6cslty, snS
has perfectly aeceeded N doing So By eceneSs
each indivtissi wre In Ibis cod Of ID. end 80
belonging 10 another cable Intended fs an Am ssst
company, lie wac enabled to erpernner' On -. ~
Of $50 miles with perfect success sno ~ % -,
ns,ed a new ,nsframslt for use with wires o. sreAs
lengtA. lL"h''" "'''