The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-25
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.

AxYsvsl OF the city OF Washington and
aorsh star-Tbe Weather &C ssa-rhs
Lans,pa or shs Cable and the Break-Fsnai
D>psSsuse Of the sqsAa6lr0n-E1rst Despatch
Received ny an American sewspaPsr.
mo sasmships City of Washington and Hcrth Bar,
noh arrived hsre last evening, le liverpool and ruts
symptom ihe 18th uzs., Eve days amer the telegraph
nses sailed nom vaienra Bay, and they report The wes
er beautiful throughout The tweve days. age, vii
ne exception OF two dsye which The head wscds were
sosvnr: suh Their being little south ward o.
no Geographic pIaeaS hsy did IN Sight os the
Squadrou.
Oar sp,iA oorresponder despatcnee the following in
aesssng et.ers by the North Star, Debating the sai ole
nations nj vaEents BAy-tbe handling the cable and tho
A~, departure of he squadron for Newfoundland
QUIZ sFyoIAs oosRssp oSDKEoE.
vALRrA, IsxiASp, August Q, 1851.
AyuEye Of ~ TLgrapa Squadron from Cork-krr77
usRss wt:. N Pos ing out kaasn1y ont Tie Hay--Hoo
v Wrsed-4rripo, q 0e Sq.Ndrot at Va,ensa-Loa&
iE9 q tie Cahle-scere Shore-srecesss q ne Lord
G@r~;s'aas q besaad, Mr. Cyrus " Fed, ard aaeT',
&C., A., 81. sef.a Era "a
No uhese teIegs.ps sqrscroa, csuzisttss Of TIE "
AgArs he susscehanps, the Agawenhou, toe Leopard;
he Q, oops and tsnde called tho 4dvoa Sol o., from
~ osVsuf cork for ,hesr SBss destination previous 70
saypg "a their way Newfoundland, the point o! The
Mes World which Is 10 be brought ina connection wiin thc
OH rbe day was no. ss susptC.o1s for the depart
pse se cooid have essn des,red, but there
lime e. be loet and Ane storm, Was absolutely neces
ssry ,h,s they shouId leave FIVE o'clock was the nour
zed for their departure but 4. past six before the
shoe squadron uoter wsy AID out OF tho naSbor.
e b. sh side Nhes. steamer the Leopard, ,ne rs;
- cye and about half an hour after che had gos 10
"a The AsamsnSOn followed. Mex, In order Wa the
sussuehsnDs the Niagara bringing up the Soon
~ nty tha NJ ha
a.ssrwsnt complete change, for The Niagara In fcx
hcurs took the lead leaving other three behind.
h>d been settled hc~eye,, before starting, S; noae Of
;he vesseh shord 70 under more Than hall press Of
seam, wa deemed prudent W save coal ~ much a.
ymhs 10 would unfair 70 take this tess OF
rns s.eamtrg qualities Of any Of them. There wss no
1sl CT speed for had there al would have done
nnA better than they did, sne particularly the Asaem
ION, which kss high rep ataiicn IN tho Risiah feet
Ths DAY OF Our departure, - wM stated In
ny Asi isssey, was Monday the Sd Of Augast-s
dsy memorable In history - the anniversary
q tho departure Of Christopher oosumbus
IN geas voyage Of discovery. wss
sdcd ~ srre Of he ssooen Of tie enterprise ard
n clearing up o. The weather, which to cclo,S
somewhat stormy. srcrCneued ne cooedeooe q as N
had e Of Cork had lost ngns cfthe ensrsz
scnna he bold headlaRds shch mark nearly NE whoe
had rs.sed Cape Clear, the point OF the
Nnd. IRE su.crebunns and The Leopard ~ere the only
s sS s IL ss0 ' oraeSdsa &c our
snd az y O'Clock were or the skelhss t~c o,cG rccks
which stand cut nile Or &C fren The rrhna asc VEGA
ere about eight nine miles nom Dnge bay In htte
more than IN hour We we're G iu entrance and before
running IN made three permerts upon miles Of dis
Fre TIC Ccvc fer the purpose i the c,mc wire
With which the mscb:ncry on tho Astu vrnon ssd
been 70 s7oc'.ssy 'ssre s and m ws'0 hws ,
'nss which bad rot ye. been tried
ma cable passed 70 nd :ne sneave wheels o: the
yAS Ms cot machine and then Sc u "a. p<ssed over the
Feoge sscbor WIS u-c 10 the end ~ srx ana n
As manner oy br'rgn wc,gn, upon inc ~nseia esss
asm 70 rssove until 3 suscieSs poTsnn % mo cahie
pa6 susb,a vcsse 70 proceed - tie
deAred sIeed The anchor hs 'rIs been fAstAoed WAS
cropped ipto tie ~s;as, DOT ,cs ~eibf MT pssvy
schsery refused TO Ana the ancbR ater
swinging n and TO from the stern fcr fe< momeov,
dropped sagshly into tie water, bat VII tout eecng
any h,nr TSo shafts o,led, and sbor, isry men
were PIT 70 work 70 pal lbs cable over IN, wheels by
enood BE- crouch OF h, ovsy tina ,oS the strain
seocrssry 70 20; ;tcm IN n, ,ion wihou; TOO aid OF
and s;-r,n Of the cable hseif. wac slew and
redoun pro,css, and 10 rcrs who were 'nratcn.
81 delay, 4 wss Doubtless maN vcrs''ors one
TDs n'ti half hour rsssei, ine suli ths men COG
snuo5 ssssSg the tnsavos sud ps'sirg u ever
sosrc ~i;sout ec;irg sne s5sntc ,nsrse, eii N loss
sss and :ssn wits increased spsci NJ 10 rate Of p.yas
e.,i reached from 20 10 npee mile, sn hccr. Az ios
SINE there spp.ren. tendency 10 Pink and taere
suInI and dragging the nso mad suc;sedsi, s5i the
whole hing no~ IN fssr ~sy " De ss.sisciory
essed. there VA nov no trculiy sooas psyiag out
ssi there MOST essential pOia. to De settled De
xTe IA ooalt be nnsny esssobssfd su rsoes
say 70 ~ The schn oi the nfssee, ,pd 70 DO that the
re cab woald be- most HshAbly subjected " strain
which mls III DO und ~ wax 70 TesHt II w1, Ao~
greT, vsldeoss for any Other pu pose and 90 msed
ie what suAin m3nt DO suhrcicdto 70 tee braces
sese pu. on, aud Tie wheels vbisb u passed
having been stopped 10 tbs wsy, Is broke 10
a refy few minutes. The oe}sc; OF the brakes, ~
In
saso hen sirg takes ps-ss OF when any asfeci ds
1Dyered before ra.ses over ne Shee so inat my DO
repaired t@sose desceads into he ~ser. Bat although
mas dtsrsple a1d sometimes absoiufeF ns-esssr %
repair any samsge,, 20, N oxoeedngy doao'isl sna boz
rnpg a. q rain 81 two three or four mfrs
eakasd sudanger ssrcty OF no sable ~ b-cssng
sfiruo,c for issian.e de'ce. 1890 ps re Gas
hsudted AID orr more hsfo~e " raArbss the mesine;
ne mou eos made kpoSp tho brakes are efoas u 10
sci sunic ont TO break cable Of soc % strength. ns
impossible. every orc tpows Who a,qusiutet 18th q
ssde wheel amer stop q. onco vhilc u gong
n 90 ,np rsie even as ivo niles hosr, and - s
dalauh ~ith op-iler Ia fani, 90 steam N~f be
srcpeer or sides Abeoi can oa mnes ssey srres.et,
until u has ,toul and scmelmss dc lhc IA
svn length, ami 40 foupd In THIS instance Toe y 1t
rrs O. ,ho brake severed me caoie szspgne RAG
fspe stem.
tosond expcr.meu; Va, r1sd ara wiz no re
sra, ard third ended 10 the me way. nc NasaFs
hrro or four miles ron tho crt-tncc OF fiEgio b
While cur passage IN Nc hsd magnificent vtoT OF ths
an tho sst aaf IN, opportunity OF arg OF ~
ssenory INC county Of kerry you ril ny leosg
At me map CO The mosi scutsers oogr'ies o. fe
hnd, and ~ whole pno OF n remsrKn ole Ear is
yuay ohsrsc.er rdcn,ar1ns which nc
scon of the see from u age has made upon w. Hnge
meunfnns ise M on A. every grca, masses
G yock W Thousand fantastic Stand miles from
he hard, terrible "a uose OF which the Creek mariners
sAood IN tuch awe. ara Of shca such tales
81 horror have been handed down 70 a. Two
umspns rocks, which ccs - hey bad heeu ross
Me huge mountain that guAds the er. slie OF tho
susanco Of mDsle Ray sus,a the entrance bse sr ana
-slleF beaten entnels, ohile the ohes sdel- osg
mountain range the face OF which, looking see ward
wcrr with deep assures, shie la bA sopOved oui =,
rvesulsr by some q which extend ts e
were after krds tod hot dres II feet The VERY
hear, OF the nointsins The bay has between AMI
three bapared fptonf, bot ~ SO en- 30 the ses ard
The anr srrge he'd that Y 10 one o. The pa1o-
which yeesc! ooud 90. in storm. Tho break
-Nh terhe cTce On the rn1ss, throwing their sway
an the bleag mountain r'acs aud tho WIND sweeps with
rssncr, ferry on l fsted vessel toa rsy bs csush;
heye on ee shore But vaenaA BAY s more pro ecbed,
and although n. tafo 10 storm, sfords mccn Scs-
or anchorage me and Tor miles lno NO .ntc or
@ harrf aiirdr