The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-25

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ing nom ospe Horn and the Sandwich Islands non the
Ons day o.
day. y We bad telegraph line stretched from &in-
IL 70 California thence 70 this city and another 10 India
by the Persian 6uthe Atlsntc line being also cemple
edtben you should send telegraph message u cor
respondent In Manila by the California and PsclLc line
and reqpest them 10 inform you Of the exact lime al
which they receive them-suppose you send the mes
ssges at IL n Mondsy-aDd your friend 70 CHINA,
will answer al received your Instructions twelve hocrs
after date or at midnight on Aoncsy bnt yonr cures
por dent a. Manila VIII repy - recev.e yoSr
Surd;y night IL to he hoped the th.ratempt Of
tho French government 10 lay their lines o. Telegraph n
toe Mediterranean will be successful When that and the
Atlantic line completed We will have the hsp ness Of
witnessing the hree old continents Ia conversation with
the new The mariner, as he reaches the trade Winds
finds bmre waited along by air the scest seetest
rurest In the world thare 10 no sky delicious
heavens more beautiful IN the Pacific ocean the trade
wines the Icst-hey perfectly develop ed-Ihere
s nothing to change defect them open boat might
fost upon them 81 easily and safely upon sunny r.
the sails filled; II is constant and rises
falls suddeniy-a gale is unknown. OF all the
@os enchanting Ssnss are among the sns IN ss
South Pacific aorg the course OF the trade winds There
SKY, earth and air combine their spendors IN such
harmonious whole doubly 70 delight she mind and
raife the heart aloft IN sdmisation.
The land and byee other charac,erstcs Of
lie always strors gale blowing from the the
raise and beat against shore The shs drag
chors the promenadpg In tho streets stopped and
ly every outdoor pursuit prevented Suddenly there
Rrta calm-the shermen launch their little boats upon
the ide which moment before was angriy toamrg
snd breaking against tue Shore but now az calm as Il i
lad never known y storm The weather invites abrosd
the ladies' tho streets In ball costume for
there WIND enough To disturb the ghtest curl and
all this change is 70 sudden that cannot reaizs it,
Presently, when the ehort twilight has scarcely passed
away the stars stand ont, held by invisible fngcrs
the considerations fixed In their places and there
beauty unsurpassed. Alone the night wstch aer the
gazing admhngy upon those stars which snne With
lusire unknown 10 this latitude The sky looks solid
hh Of steel with diamonds you fear 10 speak
lest the slightest noise shall disturb the deer profound
Glancng the eye above and around you with
toe Ornament; the and stand ana
seem TO touch the vault But Mt the same time the west
sky beautiful Orion Is there and jus. about 70 20
down and sup with hts brother The considerations Of
IKE holes torn In the robe OF night through
which the astronomers peer into the deep beyond No
one who has oehed these skies have any idea
psss from he deep above to The deep below The lead
10 let down to the bottom OF the sea, and Is 10
ss0us srs see the work that e going on there
part Of one could dissect would be found have
come down the Mississippi, from the Rocky Moul taus
have borne the bosom of the greas Ana
in shs. island may have come from every psrt Of tue
seem wonderfully long and strange In tue cell whlh
Of those little animalcu has built for itself shcd
ssnd ffon he Holy Mountains II NAV contain matter
from the Euphraes, from the sunny pIans OF Southern
Europe from the battle fields Of the Danube and the Nile
from the sot Of classic Italy We know all lhs be
mariners have told OF the islands these ccras
have built up; they have been 1t work in the
since the waters gathered together one
place; and looking the work they have done the
issnds that have been built up, have proof OF their
eternal diligence and perseverance, IL appears that we
had no idea Of the operations that were carried on IA The
depths o! tho till began 70 explore with lead
and line, ana now seems great charne house. Every
booy has stood upon the shore OF the sea hes
sired 10 d. Away upon s and learn what there
bey ond it, POI sioie TO dive below and learc wbs.
the depth and formation OF the bottom OF sea-
IL supposed thai 1t might be as deep o, mountail
high but TO the character OF the bottom they left
that 10 poets brains 10 pacture some supposed scat
tered with gold gems anchors, dead mens bones
Nc but Brooke6 lead teaches diereni Story; u SHOWS
down many feet by shells ana aninna,cni. Everywhere
where this admirable sounding apparatus OF Brooke
single quill may bring up lhousands-nay millions or
these sbells; they small that II requires the mi
nusst TO discover them trey cannot be seen
when alive. The bottom OF tie deep il covered
with t1eir carcases; they have obeyed the
commandment when WAS given on The anh dap:
Multiply and bring forth ahundantly.n Never
before DOW does history give account OF any
attempts being made to measure the depths OF
The sea- Chancs circumstances caused ms 10 attempt
1t, and thinking it might result in good I con-
ipued the attempt Cougress hen passed act direct
Ing the Secretary OF the Navy TO set apart and direct
vessel soandngs for the purpose Of as
sspg In perecting the Sc discoveries, and also 70 allow
SO far a. they could wiihou. interfering win their pro-
per dutek In order 10 get as the bottom Of sea-
they got aome common twinc and tied thirty two
pound bali TO IT, then letting down intD the sea, they
waited to see how much line would OUT, and con.
sdered tho lergtn or that line measured the depth OF
the sea al that point The twno and bali e In tho
Az q the deep sea soundnss were commenced
found q new field; we found that System
would not do; experiment showed teat whom the
cspItn ball was ~ the bottom, the tvinc continued 70
out, and that the larger the ball the slower
tho twine would The difficulty OF getting II down
not because OF the decreased density OF the water
since that oaiy be compressed very slightly but be-
cause that when the cannon bali had gene down mile
had 70 drag mile OF tv amer IT, Then used the
kind twine and tho weight OF ban for every
experiment, but found that Irvine would
never run out vessel day sent ont to take
xoundngs, measure the depth Of tho particular
sTot they began 81 sunrise anc The captain very
patient they stay cd there Till SUNSET the sui
running they back and snid they guessed
there was no bottom there. iLaughicr) This be-.
fore discovered the under-currcrts ny the
proper leafs know the OF bottom OF
The along the north Pacific well along TIRE At
lantic, Tho mos. peculiar thing North Atlantic 10
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