The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-03
The Transatlantic Telegraph.
LITTER PROM PROFESSOR Malay.


u. l. OPssRv. ToRy AND HyDRos OFsycI
wAsEJseroS Doemoer 81, 1885,,
Err have received your note OF the 3oth rst making
certain inquiries In relation TO the submarine teee OF
the Auantc, snd wishing TO hnow what are the Obstruc
being straight across the sea to our Own ssore
TIE oncrhies are manifold. aud, IN the present state OF
me ;s ,nsy Dc
hiants and the United staes with oct touchisg Eoglsh
sol BY the way, ~ round numbers, three thousand
miles, and the lightning has never ye been made % bear
message through . continuous wire OF suoh . leagth
Etre, therefore, 10 ar Obstruction.
Inc erance from the Western lsisucs 70 toe pelret
Se.ourdsnd rssr sod me distance seseen the
Irhh and the Western Jsands apbut lf.een hnn
drs n lies Therefore, with . relay on tue Western
Islands, line from Ireland. via those islands 10 oar own
shores Is electrically prsc icsbte
But wne by thai ronte would have to crcss the At
anc at hs deepest part and then the Portuguese govern
mer', well A. the Ensph would have conIo Of the
line 90 that, IN military com mercia political paint
OF view, nothing would be gained By under rauung
Atan,irg with tue teegrapho wires by taa, roce More
NJ would lead the wire volcanic
goI These constitute eb,tructone that 10 the present
state Of our knowledge are is,si TO such = route.
between The United eaies and Ecesnd appears u be
along the plateau q the atlantic, wherton II 10
structon
Eat surpoaes line were to be cousru,,ed by sricAn
enterpr Sc from the Brr,sh shoree submarine all the
way 10 one 81 our seaport tospscvf bono 10 time OF
peace toe line along the plateau" would, by OF
lie graf Advantage take all the ousaess and Ia war
toe British auth oes need bet cut the American cod
or ske change OF W once At the other end render
whole line ,bop.rs or perfectly useless 10 rs.
fortunate circumstances mat us srss, en,erprse II
The Sub Atlantic telegraph the jort work OF England
gparsp,es to world that n case o. wsr--shouid
vv upbspply ever be wssed between these t~o nations
an5 iAry alike by the iso nations their citizens ar
sub,ece.
We have icst ssep the great Datous OF Europe ensrs
ing from hs horroas Of &c ,cc and bloody ami ys
o. Their boror aBi the eioiy o. The age be tssi tsa
taa sunc, vtIsefol though II wss, MT SAVAGE
lightning ,o AID iro stn Messages bsweep 81 Pc
rsburgh and the capitals OF Fran AID Ensl>ud ssu
tasi skciris cord stretched by tie oat Seso, All eS
erphe OF the two people upon the aoet b1on Of the
otep tes, neihe- q The iro governmcni. would dare
he that cord and, In the fare q christian ssiec ana
peopse OF TIE age, convert into military engine 10 be
turned against iu DIN, owners &C d plstscrs,
Our fellow c;zt ns VINO contrt d plaou.d and brourht
Tor ward this noble re gracious paIioti,
not to have psrc. ved that ing a. does wholly Wtnn
the c,ntroi Of foreign p,wsr nation or eoths
Tor tie behu ing norg the bed o the their
ON eennuy wa: bat eey knew he p'o7le on the
lne Bsitat government nttror ~nh the Of
cable even 70 war The spirit OF toesge In Ggainst slcn
much isss that rres, Envl,n nation q noble peosIe'
weula eareto 90 such hing. Hr people AMI ers
We mirht vel Tim. OF eerirg NJ nov Ia peace tne
railways betweeo uapsds and The ssis or OF abr,ss
W the sf.sm engine, ecssse 70 nay he turn against
When Captain Cook vas On hi. vJyue OF dscsve,y
france and England were al var. The King u France
was requested not 10 LET i've armed cruisers destroy the
records Of that expedition, In spy Of them should
fall Ia Win You recoeci the robie reply 'i var rot
staIsf sciences" and forihv th every French man ef-
YER had orders 70 ircss Cook friend ,uld toey
is 10 With him, and sssist not interrupt him, IN ihs
King held In more e.,sem ,os ,hst a., ana scntiaer,
thar for any other &C; OF his reign.
lue more thar three yeas ago, At the maritime
conference Ct Frussels whtre the prbcps nations %
The world assembled in he pcrsors Of their representa-
tte devsc uniform pao Of physcal roesrco o. sea-
an 20 Iraf 49, 49,
Used board stp FOR mak.sg the observations uop vs.
winds ard currer 70, those fgnctonsr-s alluded tss
s,urnni OF the rrerch Monarch ar appealed each 70
hs government crde, thar, in case o. spr THE
shtract log sooud also be regarded sacred thing.
II Is sde 90. Inc armed crGiscrs OF the various ua
tobs that are co operating In tbs system OF research
are lteufed 10 touch that record with bet friendly
hands,
rhls tuontrine telegraph lire 10 an achievement with
which mi, very syste OF Oh has had sometn on
70 dc bringing about, and 10 u hsey that ~l or can
be motorohEed BY ssy rover for war purpose Tsry
and clearly may be considered the oui property Of
thoec ma ons vho arc operating workers and onl
co sbcrers IN that suifu .y,cm Of physis rese,rch
by which vay Tor the Hsbising bas beer di,eovered
under the SEQ ard scrots the ocean.
Thssyssn Of resesrch T. kss beer proclaimed ever
ard ssen not upiertsken The rxciasvs Ad.
vsnsge Of any one people nation bot Tor the BENEFIT
commerce the advsnoemsn Of science, AMI flr the
bereft ~ the whole homan 'sny and -th this uader.
sisncins the nations Of Europe entered into into 49,
BENG JSot owners ard equs psrtioips,ors IN each
these orcums'nees, demand lair participation ia ali
W. advantages
Bot suppose We should stand sioo and that the enter
p'we now on foot should lie abandoned by citizens
and govern aud then suppose 70 Ia lees
sosn sx months AFTER ts declaration the British govern
NM could, on ~ own account have a wire stretched
ireland.
ioa 90 rct desire me In your note 70 consider the |
Shrsthnizrg political social aud peace preserving 10.
vhcn This fsscicle Of copper threads vhsn
sueNLso upon the bed Of the ocean 10 70 have, and
90 mol oney any Of the views which present
themselves Ton such sand point
,,snS, !. IL h, ,s.. may say submarioe tele
the stride OF iull grcvp RANT and NO problem can 10
my mirc De more satisfactorily demonstrated than The
prsc'csonny O. tsa'y and aimost without risk laying
'esa" Of the Atlantic Respectfully, 40.
hon. C. C cSarss, Bouss Of Representatives wash.
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