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fh2MTuE LONDON NEWS Augustus,
~ The frst attempt to connect the New World
Will, the Old by means of the Submarine Tele
graph bns proved failure. In this result there
is much cause forimmediatc regret-ndile for
I permanent acknowledgement. The Atlantic will
not be anpihisteditfiis year, but the success of
the great experiment is only postpone for n
-ssnsont .Ohr readers Win remember tho elaJor-
, afc accounts, with Which we have from to time
presented them, of the manufacture and stow.
tgesgttie, $500 miles Of cable destined to
etretsh tfom Sabre To- shore along the bottom of
the Auantic main. They will not have forgot
TON thefeport ohthat characteristic meeting at
* dIeRfid under The genial presidency Of Lord
Carlisle, when every topic of alusion and am
lifSdtIon tthtpodld possibly be pressed into
He.secg doc swas lavisi,y devoted 10 the purpose
with .dbpGoRriate: rl,sterieai embellishments
! .is sgiRal plan of laying down the cable had
( ( hes2sst tho zsgamcfpnon and niagara, each
NitiS the; lehgth of cable on board, should
pTgSGsd 'toan agreed. point in the mid Atlantic.
elect a jhaction betweept the two dctuched poEs
'fiohs ofalSs line aid Thence steafn in opposite
dNkttions. Eastward to irelandand westward
to toNawfenndlnnd. #This plan was abandoned =
4s9at Was detsrm!neu tbet the entire length Of
JNiasfastspil should. 6e' sprca along the ocean
ANslon fpolp west 'osast III one continuous oper.
sntion,
- FROM f.aieitia har6or the great ships set
tortls. tie Anfefican frigate.& having the
stnss assilitsd her Of aPayi6g the first por.
ts9ns " iths ca5lsr She was waited on through
$ tie ocenn ,hya4the ,.Snsquehnnna the sfamous
.Aganeninops Her partner in the great enter.-
prise. wns attended in like manner by tho Cy.
clcps md Leopard The first startwas an un-
tapeeo Les than four miles from the Irish shore
-IbeTsaamage3lus occnsoned was speedily re,
Eared, ,snnd~the hye vessels again on Saturday
me 5tsasp Augusts steamed out into the Allan.
ttS. Flu The Monday following all went on pros.
psEonsly The weather was favorable, the ma
fathens had been Teached and some 800 90 miles nes
az distence: The Geographic communications
win Snienta wereekept up without interrup.
IioH..A4 oh ohS19uaayeVenin3 heavy swell SET in,
n, md q. .Powsrlal under eurrent was experienced.
ms nsreased ihsgonglI tho night OF Mouday
past on the gaeaday morning. it was found
tleat: naafssyessel was only making some
three or ters sGnets aud honr, the cable WINS
faylgg ons nSss !slx, and sometimes even seven
sp9ts.s. AT th!s rate 1t was obvious that the
Y.aasi:@f @ q WIRE on b 6oard would be exhausted
nsiere thesaeMlo uhoinnd shore was reached. 1t
.,EEEy S'S',. o." "'h ". Wv
caRlesn,a th,s gas, accordingly done till the
pressure Eeasped4 tnree thonSnnd pounds.-Thi'
.wasAl a e9queElsTra ST. % tour Sn.Tucsd"y morning.
Ihere was aheavy swell running at the mo-
meneAhat Inc iTii. increased power was thus
low Gown IN dhe trough OF the sea: AS she
. rose o9sthe oask o. Inc waves the extra strain
Inus oesasionea was more thnn the strength Of
.ns!eao!e ee1ld oenr gave way under the
t|n tEressIre and. 9frting nj some distance from
ssne ;sIss stern; II sank down l.keiead through
sns m.gNy iWesefs on thae portion % the tele'
ss.apMMc lnaeeaa 3getWeeh ireland ana New
3o.4eiana w wnsIe .ne ATLANTIC reaches Its maxi.
.gnnf N Sahos less than 1000 fathoms AT
JaeIt TINE Of thsaey the Niagara had made
e Iso m.,es IN direct course from
!lsss l,sasHRsa51esgo 17s,S Tss about $50 miles.
:aasstsfemarkabl enough that" somewhat
a.nnllasz,9ureh mas hfAherto attended almost all
amesesp osrae ep.ernrlses IN Tire first instance
.s.lyy ore extraordinary, Iut
tts,seannot quite &c disRensesyith the teachings
ot eApeaaeisee i fhe genstnf opinion amongst
taosesa Sst quail flfiedgto form judgment np
rsassto Se thnt we have learned enough in
t sssnsssess 10 rohasr the success ms tile next
aetSsapesn9rally; Sa certain.
2 Wo important points have been dccisivcly
, setatrest 6y what has already been achieved.
nfasatelea @ M iensth oi' tie cable, and the
a; Ns teicgraphIc Working; until