The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-23
sub-Oe~snie GeOgrsphy.
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE

papers wnicn, 10 bArsher word has done great
injustice 10 Ltut Be- ryman, who sent out by the
Navy Department to AXE souudngs and ascertain the
ctp,n &C rather for the purpose OF surveying route
Newfoundanc and the coast OF Ireland. Lieut.
aArry in hts report makes point Of representing the
work as lately done by Lieut.. Berrymsn unreas
bic and suggests The propriely Of going again
There are some facts In connection with this
which wnn TO state, and then | desire 10
accompany this letter with Lieut.. Berymans report
and table which has been published In order that
the erroneous Impression which Mr.. Msury's report
makes may be correctsS.
The expedition having undertaken entirely for the
benefit OF the telegraph company who solicited govern
eut aid making that survey, no part Of the data WAS
arranged with the view OF 10 being criticised by Mr.,
Maury and is to be hoped that the department! will
rect The impression ae has made derogaory the cha
rscter Of work by the publication Of the data in
the department
The sourdnes taken by the Arcc were far more per.
eci tnsn any heretofore obt ned no just or proper
paTson be Instituted between these aao oaer
soundipgs taken by the n'w exploied) plan winch
same gentem MS command ciat mooe was the best
which could have been emp ed al that Time out now
the machinery for ascerianiug The vertical depths
have been 90 much Improved no eliat &c ought TO be
placed 10 any OF the iormer plaps such as the sma
the ard shot,"
The depths reported were obtained by this improved
piap, and consequently, are more accurate than any
Others skea previously ana particularly on the route Of
'tel, graphic pa All" which ctveret Dy the
Dolphin, when under Lieut. Berry mas command, and
which hro noticed in memorial 10 congress, presented
the 29th January ls49, by General He aao Huboe,
ana Colonel John sher burne OF Peunsy wanna thus
showing the intention the part OF
the cit7ens OF the United Stat Europe
Am,rica by Of sub marine telegraph. Taat
work done Tor the Observatory AMI commentet
upon faYora3iy b. Mr.. Asury.
From sounoings the profile OF the bottom Of
Atlantic has been produced and the specimens Of tne
bottom (n all perecron) sho- plainly that the teiegra
phc cable DO lsd wiki perfect aud safely 70 is
future existence The weight OF that cable aas also been
already determined upon, ~ the facs con municated
(verDRy) 10 Dir, Feid Vice PRESIDENT OF tue company
that Ihe sounding ne even sunk TO The bosom wtaeai
The assistance o. he Lead
The very interesting specimen OF volcanic cinder was
obIutc by tne use Of Sa-oas thermomee attached ID
the line me J. Id the specimen being brought mp n
che rane Of tibet Instrument A-d, but for IT, tas stone
would not have been uIsd
Al Ia stated IN Tie leport shish was not intended to
discuss detail every hie crcu instance connected WITH
the opersIcn OF sounding for very BRETT soundngs
were AK those places where an informei ne had
sounded, or naviDg oone so, with the imperfect
an ~ ,,smau line aad sno phist the steam reel was
broken were repeated the return trip vita lhs more
perlec, plan adopted IN the beginning Of The work.
NE rseGcus invention Of Lieut. Brooke understand,
Aoried great facility get ing rid Of the weight used In
sounding. and hts plan for bringing up the bottom With
quilts ives their main eepenoeace FOR .as, parpose
Ihe Cicers associated 10 THIS expeditonlne Arctic
were gentlemen OF high intelligence and Si!h every de-
sire participated in by every board TO Accomp ISL
reuder she gresiet aaysntage Tor the ooject coate
plated obtain the bottom and vertical depsos FOR
elegrapnc cable TO DC ad Ia They ioled gay and
night through arm and rain and with what success
has already noticed in the report TO the President oil
she Unieo STATES
Tne report sts'es that opportunities occurred for
the measure &c. OF CURRENT; did occur and ihe
impression, informed tbs the sounding opera
tols denorsuaed that taere enough al either
point sounding interfere with the laying OF ths
ole; Brd the detention which would necessarily nave
been caused py these so'ervsnons was greater than
wa deemed adyEaols when con- :eriog the va1a
bic aud all important duty Of OBTAINING tae yertcz
depths ana boston, which occupied sometimes more
than taf day Having therefore, the fullest conn
cenee IA Tie accuracy q ns observations cy the
Arctic d "a 20 the Neg York, Newfourti AMI aud
London Telegraph Company, sad 70 Lieut. Berry ma, 70
nave repcrt spread osl5e country aud that
uMrED srArx, srsaxKs ARCTIC.
Nav YoKg Oct ~, 500
Hos j c DOZEN, Secretary OF the Navy
siR-Haying returned wsh toe Arctic. aflor the
The xtlaric ccsar, bet- cen Il. JONAS Ne-oaadlaad
the Of ireland for the purpose OF ascertAnlng
q porsble tire prsccsoly OF laying ted graphic wire
tonor e. make tie iolosing report, shich uit vii
dcuOi WITH be department! thai srsn an enter
Prise be successfully carried out
Leaving New York the night oil July 18th, seersf
directly for ~ johns, ~ae'e arrived oa the 2ssh
rneneed sounding the Great Cree as possible
psssing the end u The Grand Banks" 10 la IS
MIN 81 sec. n. and one hundred twenty fAthoms
U.ter al,housh Tue have bard record
one hund aud nfty hour; tor difference attrous TO
the mode Of taxing soundnss II toe time that survey ""
made.
soou arer passing the banks, aud gestiag into deep
water reel broke, ana caused considerable de-
ayurd uns work would dependent upon
The Ye,y sborous stem Of hauling In the Zoe BY hand
Npon CONSULTATION xith the found them ready
and wiling do all IN their porer TO repair Tue injury
sUd sccofonsiy some days were employed 10 tasnE
reel do~n and putting 40 again IN good order.
By thI time the Stssher So'cn nsa oeen en'syor.o.e
became one, and edotts we're mace I, soanf wta the
line from our ooats eu, with no Satisfactory re
the line parting repeatedly without once orsasng
our steam reel bers nov IN gooe order aud our hearts
beng greatly ref.ved RON sadness caasei ~ !.
failure recommended In earnest the tedious task OF
deep sea soundlng Oar nrs, Effort ~as asteaced ~lsn
great xiey aud not man In the vesss failed TO re-
loice WREN The sounding Apparatus returned amply
Al intervals OF thirty, iofiy sixty, and one hundred
miles We sounded ali stended with complete success
but frtausnpy Involving many hours, oofn night aud
day of great suspense asd hard work. oosug sometimes
tuo three thoUssnd iathomS Of Lne sounding spp1a
me great splaieau' became apparent In the mid.
die a. The ocean, and ius being considerably 70
duced determined % Increase ,he iaierv.s estseen
with enorgh soundinEs 10 complete line entirely across
Ths accomplished on he z4d Of Ausust and srrv
ed 10 the harbor Of Queenslos With only fec ousaes
Temperatures rsro taken hurry the surface, sna At
twenty lniboms every tour hours Attempts we're made
10 OBTAIN III n Al the bottom and Al different depths,
bat the results worthless, owing % some
assnsensn' ne r,s,f,a, vs,s 0ans ,s as oo,s
important object o. sounding and obtaining bottom On
two ~cre sen, 70 the bottom 10 very deep
water and iadicstef temperature OF II dexs The
other "a osgs On examining and comparing the rest Of
the Thermometers, found them oil differing from esch
other muct and some Of the hsnfs bene broken, !
thai tney could not be used with any proper
results
currens we're eSperetcod 10 TIE eastward, from
nine 70 fifteen miles In each twenty four hours,
between tbs Grand Banks and tnose Of Ire
ABd. No good opportunities for observing under
currents occurred, tbeIe being always either TOO
much wiad or hiEh sea None appeared 70 Affect our
.ounaings vtry muchso little, Indeed, that frequently
The SLACK lire posld cooled or knEed upon the bot
tom showing plainly thai reached the bottom wthou,
the sxsstsncs o. the leai-determnlns 10 my own mind
that however others may think, the cable or ~re Of
The highest kird vii here rsan the bottom most GER
tanly
After recruiting my and officers In ireland, and
sakSnr 10 fu supply Of fuel at,e nptsd 70 sail on my
return trio % 9TH Of Sepemoe but o~iox TO an
srcinept ~ oar propeller detained until the lvh
vhen suoceedso getting 70 and near the line Of
prevous soundngs. -.
In returning towards st Johns sounded only in the
'niervar unevodsoy neglected 10 song out Isrrived
IN 81 Johns september 30 coaied, and sailed a. carry
possible or tais port. .
That part Of pour instructions relative TO ine o.
sounding srroe, the 3uf stream, did not undertske
1rtng n an 81 supply OF MAS