Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-08-28
The Atlantic Telegraph.
LAYING OF THE SHORE CABLE AT yALENT1A
EXCITING SCENES !.


Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland. as stated yes
terday. laid the end Of the Atlantic tele.
graph cable on the mainland, near Valen
tia, amidst great rejoicing. The Knight
OF Kerry entertained the distinguished
individuals connected with the underta>
king at banquet in the evening, when
the o. 8. navy. Mr.. Field and others.
The entire feet sailed with high hopes Of
success soon after, but as the telegraph
line to sValentia was not completed, we
are Without information as TO its progress.
The weather in England had become
rough and stormy, but was rather more
settled on Saturday. the 9th instant. A
letter from Valentia, after noting the ar
rival Of the Niagara and Susquehanna,
United States vessels. and the Agamem>
non. Leopard and Oyclops. British YES.
sells, proceeds to describe the incidents
attending the paying out of the tele-
graphic cable. as follows:
The ships were visited in the course of
the evening by the directors and others
interested in the great undertaking. and
arrange ments were Immediately cons
meDced on board the Niagara for paying
out the shore rope fol- conveyance TO the
mainland. These arrangements were
fully perfected by Wednesday morning,
but for some hours the state of the wealth.
er rendered it doubtful whether opera
lions could be safely proceeded with. To-
wards the afternoon the breeze Gained
down. and at o'clock it was decided
that an effort should be made to land the
cable at once. The process Of uncoiling
into the small boats commenced at "a.
and the scene at this period was grand
and exciting in the highest degree.
Valen'ia Bay studded with innumera-
Die small craft, decked with the gayest
bunting-small boats firted hither, their
occupants cheering enthusiastically as the
work successfully progressed. The ca
be boats were managed by the sailors of
the Niagara and Susquehanna. and it was
q well designed compliment. and indica-
tive of the future determination of the ma
lions that the shore rope was arranged to
be presented at this side the Atlantic to
the representative of the Queen. by the
officers and men of the United States ma
Wy, and that at the other side British Of.
6cers and sailors should make similar
presentation to the President Of the great
republic.
From the main land the operations
were watched with intense interest. Fo.
several hours the Lord Lieutenant stood
on the beach, surrounded by his staff and
the directors Of the railway and telegraph
companies, waiting the arrival of the ca.
BILE. and when at length the American
sailors jumped through the surge with
the hawser to which it was attached, his
excellency was among the first to lay
hold OF it and pull it Justify to the shore.
Indeed every one present seemed desi-
rous of having hand in the great work;
and never before perhaps were there so
many willing assistants at "the long pull,
the strong pull and the pull altogether"
At IL o'clock the cable was hauled on
shore. and formal presentation was made
Of it to the Lord Lieutenant by Captain
Piunoek, of the Susquehanna, his excel.
lsncy expressing hope that the work SC
we'll begun would be carried to salts,
factory completion.
Rev. Mr.. Day, of Kenmore, then ad.
vAnced, and pronounced prayer, say
ing:
Thee. every obstacle, and remove every
difficulty which would prevent US from
succeeding in this important undertaking
Control the winds and the sea by Thy
Almighty power, and grant us such ia
Vorable weather that we may be enabled
to lay the cable safely and efFectuaIly
And may Thy hand of power and mere,
be 80 acknowledged by all. that the Ian
guage Of every heart may be, Not unto
us, o Lord, not to US. but unto Thy name
give glory that SO Thy name may b.
hallowed and magni6ed in US and by
u.s.
His exccllency then said: My Ameri
can, English and Irish friends, feel tina
at such moment as this that no Ian
guage of mine can be becoming excep
that Of prayer and praise. However, it i
allowable to any human lips. though they
have not been specially qualified for th,
Office. to raise the ascription Of "Glory t,
God in the highest; on earth peace, gooc
willto men," Cheers.
His excellency continued at som.
length in a similar strain, and was fol
lowed by Mr.. Brooking and Cyrus Field
Esq, of New York, after which the ship
got under way. with the expectation o
reaching New Toundland in twenty days
The London Times. speaking of the ex
periments made in the harbor Of Corl
previous to the sailing Of the above yes
sells, says:
One end Of each cable was carried t.
the opposite ship. and SO joined up as tc
form continuous length of 2 500 miles
both ends of which were on board the
Agamemnon. One end was then con,
nected with the apparatus for transmit
ting the electric cuEreut. and on sensi
tive galyanometer being attached to the
other end. the whole cable was tested