New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-26
TIE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

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The subject of the Atlantic Telegraph e1cites much
atieniien in England at the present moment hahsho
there has been not only apathy but prejudice against
project which was deemed too vast for ordinary men I"
hsncle. Not only was il the common remark IN con-
versaun that the project Of Atlantic telegraph was
visionary but newspaper ard magazine articles were
written to shO tia the physicaI difficulties In lne way
we've insuImountste by human ingenuity. Lieut.
Mbury's theory Oi subgqusau plateau a,Iaced iNucn
police, and ccnsderably weakened tDe donpr % sep
rCs, while it gave courage u the few VINO had al
,oug ntaiDtd tie feasibility OF an ocean erSt apn'
Tie expectations OF tie most sanguine were now
ever exceeced by tie results Of tie soundingr taken W
Il Uni cd States veying ship Arcnc, whnh P'acvd
beyt nd doubt that nature instead OF intcrposhs %
ssces had actually inside the best possible pre2,ra
ton for the enterprise by laying canseway aione Tue
bed of The sea- Something of the Interest alta ;hed 10
the present scheme Is also atfIlbaaole " thc cHcu
stance that other routes tor inter continental comhuh
cation have been more or lees talked Oas, for exam
Die by tie route Of Labrador, Greenland anu ue hofm
Of Eur pc; another which should make toe AHofe
lslanos halfway house between the American , anu
uican coasts, and yet another talks oil ruhhnb hne
direct from Lisbon to the Brazlls. ,.-
II takes but email amount of research 10 discover
that all these lines are mpracucaole ana ts' nc Oily
feasible route /. that proposed by the Nc"-iok, NOV"
fouldland ard London Telegraph Company, namely,
aloI the natural pathway between New'oundiaua
ind IIelabd. This one proper route bsng oeter'nou
the question becomes mole manageable. Ine poIS
u y
dor ard vii it pay 1t is TO these two points which
the whole question: that interest Is at present
alive Ia Britain. -.
Az regards the first Of thee moot pointed public opin-
ioI has been mOs set at rest by the results Oh tne
Arctics survey ard by the charts and diagrams that
have been COZ stIuced Iherefro AS regards the ias
there have never been two options tor even tne mos'
ineieduous have admitted that were a hne In opera
ton II would pay ImmeE'eIy! ..
European capitalists are, however, more cautious
race than satantc cempeers, anu tey require
assurance mace doubly sure before enoarhIns IN
schemes of magnitude. And so, TO remove any inger
ifg doubts Tie man - whom OF all others, ue Au6uc
Telegraph Company its eX.tence-tyru W.
Feld ESQ., of New York has e3himseli TO work, with
an energy perseverance, and ability that hs'e aston.
ihed tie British aud have called forth expressions OF
surprise aLo 6dmira,n from Dsny Of tine ocdl presses.
II Is BOT too much 10 say that wherever Mr.. Field mas
C me be has converted unbelievers into warm par
tisals Of his enterprise and has left behind bin hrm
imp esson thai in hts hands and those vi lis cone
Ncr Is Il from the public alone that Mr. Fisld has
met with encou sgeme0 le hhs succeeded Ia enIst-
il the warm support OF - ash GoVcrhmeal. ne
hes had repeated interviews in the various heads ol
deudr meIis aud our colcst Jdtn learns that telf
,ffcial promises OF support sre as DEFINITE as can De
C sired. AbOug II is matter personal 10 hr. .e.1
only, IL is gratifying TO have to say nai o one sai
all OF ihese persons ia high places he ha- met VITA at
I, nion and ir endship; aid tls, IN country wnere
society i. com ttued is in England, Is cifcu IL
siap, not 10 be overlooked
Ihe London ftHes Knows Inc Naint VI 'ncre iluNa-
tbs well ard viii usual sagacliy, has come oui
with IN edi Ural IN support OF tie Atlantic telegraph,
ard goo out of It's usE az 10 suggest IN At The stock
of tie Company will be an excellenC investment Oar
esloDOeDt eli Liverpool learns ilon sour'e en-
ec 10 credit that, ia reply u request made ~ NJ.
Field, The British Aomuaty has COMMISSIONED war
.etmer to make additional soundDgs, according 70 hs
directions, across and across" the track surveyed
by the Arctic and that this steamer, under comm -nd
OF an experienced officer Of tls navy, will nneace
operations early in Spring as the weather VIII peg
Lit.
Mr. +. has further invited the principal m snafaetu'
r.rs of telegraph wires send la estimates Tor the man
ufscture o he cable, to be Constructed ACCORDING 70
patti, ID at the rate OF 50 many miles per day, with
security given that The whole shall be ready for ship
by The LIST of July IT. IN ier heavy penalty per
di, m for every days detention beyond thar dste
specimen cable which our correspondent has seen Is
Vast improve The old torn Of submarine line.
In The Atlantic specimen the outer wires instead Of
btirg solid constructed OF bundles ii sma0er vlfe,
wlsisd INTO straI DIS which plated around the insa
ai.d ouctiDg wires IL TIE usual mann-r. Although
tits improve ment may seem but slight II j. OF ncscu-
liable advantage, and gives both ghtness and hexbty
10 the cable One great difficulty OF the Old cable
veloI,d in SOLID wire, was that IN paying out
into kinks and broke The inner wire, hereby rea-
oeripg he csbIe useless. This trouble entirely OBJ
waited by the rev Atlantic cable which is 80 flexible
that can he tied into knot withoa, damsge tO the
inner copper conducting wire, AMI high. aud
thar il VIII Of the reel easy hsrpoon line.
AS the possibility OF trans hitting signals over :, OW
snbt wires. ana thus wiring rom
shore 10 shore has been demonstrated and the e1per
N MS already publ shed by u. need be said
than that all the essentials of this ggant.; enter Prise
sppesr 10 have been satsactory tested and proved
and that the prospects OF tAe company are as bright ss
they can we'll be.
On Wednesday the 12th, Mr. Field del gered en az
DIRE, in TIE Rooms OF the Underwriters a. Liverpool
10 TIE gentlemen of that Docy, and 10 large ASSN
blaee Of the most Influential u-n ChInge. NJ Field
was accompanied by hr. j. W. Brett and other gen.le-
M of mole u Il graphic matters.
Nj Field said that, before the commercial men 81 the
gIea, commercial center of Great Brtaia hs did
link It vas necessary TO e1pend one mooeni n at
ttuuiirg 10 convince them OF tae yast importance Of
c,Ii.cipg he eastern aud western worlds By a. eec-
tfc teesral b. All they want 10 knos. he ei. SURE
YVES whether could Re doLe. Ii !. could De done-i
in the power OF human beings to accomplish the
obieci--he was sure. Il would receive their support.
The telesr apb bad beD DOS completed from g. JOb1's
land, 10 the teesTsphic station of B.i:s6
North America ex'endrng ali over the latter
ard the United S.ate--m than li2OuH ull-r of
wire. In Eurcpe the telegra2 hic Communication vas
fully 0npeted 10 the west coast OF Ireland. There
vas now only waning the single hDe OF 90 Ds1ica
miles or go statute miles TO bring into instant con
uppicsijon with each other every prlae 81 com nerca
town of Europe and America Nov, il possible 70
connect these Two lines p.
In the 6rst place. they would probably AK Woula
cable lie at the bottom Of the Atlantic Ocsani He
had there a profile OF the Atlantic Ocean from 81
Jobns Newfoundland, 10 Valencia ON the ives: coast
If Iresnd made by the order OF the Unite States Gov
e,pnent- At bis instance. that Government ordered
the United States steamer Arctic to be fitted out 20
male the eoupdipgs. This VS. done in the mos, p>-
feet manner and be had there the chart given him by
the commander of thst vessel. Mr.. Field bere pro-
duced and explained The chart The deepee. pcin.
between the two coasts Wa 2V'1 fafhons, and that
poin. was within hiitesn miles of the center Now II
was proposed TO have two vessels % 10y the cable
These vessels should proceed together each having
half Of the cable % board, 10 some Point njdv.v
sooss the Atlantic, ssa dee, having cs,sf.lly con-
l. Al 49, 49, ~