New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-06
r1E rylRGgsrulC EXCURSION
.x,r,,rx M rnE JAMES ApGsI

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~. ,se.v,.A,r lsmcs ADO '.r' : y ,'''"''
ss,ivcd IN tAs pm al nt~'u on "'""'" w w
s.s~ s,nn Ire expedition 81 'h' New '"N' ~
And and l.roa,,s rel,Sr'rA" '""rs% ~ :" we
-. 49, h.su>~u ,he l.snds N Neot'u"d
,'s-s -, ,srAs,n. She b,,net 6a, -eeh' rse@eu
-, .,st,re II The oG,~sV n she NNmr'n'. tho"
-. I'D ruynhes ot teleS "a pho operation
IN. 1.uoee Aaec5 lea horV ~ the 'th N August
rs, Neen aA4ent - ds,s "a her passage cat che
.,,,yeS a, nshfs, IN the 10th, lea there tae same
.,s,,rs and p,NC~,'ea 70 Hott saS.R ssQnes. Al Che
..,,A p,ost Conner NJ Newfoundland. rP'n he' arr
vi on tNe lqih. not 6ndn., the hagk sarah l. ny
..i -h,,A had h~n chartered IN Liverpool t. cary
A., Tie ,shn,af,ne cable she lee at ~ f " johns
,AA,A Sle reached IN Tsesisy mora.ng. Aug -
81 -a,,siu,,i Al ~ Iesms tour days during wa''h
,,D,e A.. a,nror sas given On hcAri 10 the PRINCIPAL
.,,,son. q. he Mace whc responded by grand
A.l N the CcAr,N Buildings The iollosiug evening
T>e irhsh anti ot =. Johns msde every eNertion ~
.nesss,n c officers ~ she Company and ihor guests
ava their ssy " - taAea up by contluud T"1ad "i
k~,iNsies
Isc Iar,c> Adcr returned ~ Port. aux Bas Iues on
Naps.v ue-rinc. Avg. %. and found tnst the Sarah
l. Rvani had arrived there on the preceding Wcdncs'
say. after AVoyace II q days. The preparations Tor
pa,re out the cahle occupied two three days anu
sa,sn,sce vas taken Of this delsy to visit Cape
MOTT IN Cane Rci,n. snd 81, leci proper point for
the termination al he submarine line.
The POINT II starting was asp changed from Port
any. Rssques 10 Ca c Ray Cove, where vey favora-
be sot was found or landing the end Of The cable
house was erected ST thus point AMI The bark having
e>sn to~ed +, The cove by the James AdSe the cad
Of TIE cShe vas ssfty brought sshore on the evening
Of the 2Si
The mex. Jay was f,ecy and unfavorsblo, b. On
Saturday morning, the ash, the steamer 10 the
bark in too. snd eadeavonei 10 proceed - sen.
,s,lert porih. west wind was Blowing All while the
vessels were endesvoriug 10 get into line, slight cJl-
Rsion took place which seriously strained the cable
Tie attempt was then given up, but the bark s)on
a,erwarl lost her anchor and drifting before tho
gale upon reef If rocks, when she was obliged to
en-, the cable aud Sc, sail 10 save herself from wreck.
The cable was :, Iced on the following day, but as
he junction was OF found TO he sufficiently strong,
the two miles which had already been paid out were
abandoned. and new end hauled ashore and made
fa,t q, the morning Of Tuesday, the Goth, the
weather calm ami propitious, aud the steamer
,owed the bark to Her progress slow at first
and by nigh, not than twenty miles of the cable
were laid.
O.Dg TO a knk produced by uncOing, it broke
during the light Occasionng delay OF eight hours.
Tie psying-Out webt more rapidly next day, but
south ern gale toward evening aud b ,cime
violent that the safety Of the bark endangered
After all of securing her lad been exhausted,
and her situation becoming and more peril
ous the cable was cut to save her.
All three o. the insulated copper wires had already
been broken by the violence OF the strain. At the
time this occurred 40 miles hsd been payed out leav
q - 10 nh ,ut
30 miles distant from Cape North the terminus of the
sabmsrine line. The British war.steamer Argus came
up at the time and kindly offered her assistance.
The Jsues Adger, with the bark in tow, then pro-
ceeded Sy dsey, in Cape Breton where she arrived
on the aft. moon Of the 3Oth. Two days were spent IN
taking on board Goals, water and provisions. The
Sarth L. Bryant was loft there, unloading the re-
nainder of the cable
The Adger left Sydney on Sunday morning, the I'd,
aud has had speedy aud pleasant return voyage.
Yesterday morning, On approaching sandy Hook
meeting OF the passengers was held in the after cabin
50, the purpose OF expressing their sentiments toward
Che Telegraph Company, whose guests they had been
for the past four weeks The Rev. j. Nj. SHERWOOD
was cal ed to the chair and DIR. LEWIS A. SAYRE aq-
pointed Secretary. Committee of ix--'ons'stidg OF
Bayard Taylor Dr. Sayre, James 5. Suyter, Wan. NJ.
Sw ain, John Mullay and the Rev. MIR. Saefwooi-
were appointed to prepare resolutions expressive OF the
sentiments Of the meeting The fOlOwiI we're reported
and unanimously adopted; after which brief thanks
giving prayer was made by the Rev Dr. Field;
Resolred thanks due 70 thu Newnor
Newt und and aud London Telegraph Company anu
their representatives Peter Cope ts9 anu SS,a
Eco for the hospitality e. which We are i9ueooa
or be derhtu Interesting voyage which now drawing
No. a hich has male acquainted " tn aces
H,tIe known mn7s with store OF valuable recoi
iou. snd cheefed with warmth ot social intercourse
Resored while oher HEARTFELT sympathy to the
Telegraph Company for the unsuccessful issue OF tun tempt
10 Law he submarine cable btWeru Newfoundland aui Cape
Breton on untyoIabe weather and uni seen din
entities We have entire faith that the unit ana
yenpce which chaacterz'd their lib0s hitherto WI in
sure their final triumph aud enable .hem TO conduct 10 lie
s ssyi '''D'"''"' VIZ ''' '-'''''
RereS That der thanks 10 Capt Turner and the
officers james Adser for their tourney aud at
toption the voyage.
LAYING THE SUBMARINE CABLE.