The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-22
New TransatIantso Telegraph.

new VT0n1atlAnt1C Telegraph
THE EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN TELK0RAPH COhPAHY
In the article published in the HERALD Of Monday last q
the progress Of submarine telegraphng, We retesreA
briefly association which organized reces1v
in England for " the establishment Of teegraphc
ncaton between Europe and America" This associala
was formed under the title of " The European and Ame
can International Telegraph Company" and is under ~
drsctio of the following officers -
Drecors-Joseph Rodney Croskey, Esq. (hrm OF Ores.
key Co., Grace Church street. London); Major Gerard
wyde c. B. Richard Til, ESQ., and ". Fothergil Cooke,
Esq Directors of the Electric and International TelegrspA
Company-W. l. Durant Cumming, Esq, Uoyds, aaA
Cherry Orchard Old Charlton; Charles w. Topper, m
(Hrm OF Upper Carr Mansion House place. LOndsao
Lieut. Col William Lewis Grant, King street, St James.
The directors in America are to be nominated herear
the circular of the company states and the electrician has
not yet been appointed There is President Wee
President sad Secretary names mentioned, and =
fair to presume therefore, that they have been elesA
up to the time of the publication of the prospectus Of s
company "Ihe enterprise" this document states, ~
successfully carried out, will prove highly renuneravs,
and has been calculated that the shareholders in the ~
% pa vii 0s , per ef hs pr hs
after paying per cent the capital goes TO the pro
jecors" provisional contract, II appears, has eeea
concluded with firm engaged in the manufacture OF sub
marine cables for the execution Of the whole work, In
cudng the laying down Of the cables on terms which Ina
u
rk in laying down, and leave no doubt that the enter
prise can be accomplished within the amoon Of tho ca
So 900 0C0 which Is to be divided into shares Of $40
each.
The company propose to lay down submarine clecsto
telegraph cable from the south Of England and anotA~
from near the port Of Bordeaux in the south Of France
10 Cape Flnisterre the coast OF Spain me0oo
tho cable will extend TO Op0rtO some couvenke
spot on the Portuguese coast, whence will be Nd -
Flores OF the Azores, from which point will vre
coed direct 10 Cape Cod, or, possible, still nearer ~
Boston. From q memorial which Is 10 be presented -
Congress we learn that the company TO be Incorporates
by act OF the British Parliament and by act Of Co.
gress de,iraS and there will sio be French Counn
In proof Of the practicabity Of the laying Of cabls
from the this continent is said that the part a
thousand fathoms In depth The distance from Cape CT
Flores il 100 miles, which IL the gresst length 70 b
traversed between any two points along the route. We
are informed that the engineers consulted by the Europsa
and American Telegraph Company do not accept the o.
struccn Of cable adopted BY the Atlantic Telegraph Cen
pany fcr passing through great depths. diders1
construction Of cable, not moro expensive IN
that covered with wire rail- not much more bulky snl
strong for the same weight has been recommended ~
persons who sre willing TO undertake the risk OF aytng
down This cable will have two conductors weighing s6e
- cwt per mile, sDd the diameter Of the deep e ~
not exceed inch One OF the principal objections Agn
the praccabty q laying the cable Is based the ens
that the region aro,d the Azores Is Of volcanic origin -
there have been, IL urged In reply no active vocaAoce
the period ana earthquakes not frequent -
never violent.
In their memorial to Congress the csnpany make Ne
following ststcment:-
Your m, ncrass proposstc connect thea Fable with ~
American sySscm Of teleerafhs NJ or near Bcstoa
on the same oons Of peerens over private h
srnn,ent mes,sges Of o, .n,rs s. ,,s
mapsed for ordinary public or priy,,s messages
into any arrangement On common other govcrnnanso
paying annual subsidy oesse = y
Thai spch q The American government may IN -.
90 the Bosr 10 useS It's inrrs SD piease. ~
agents q is own a, any Of The station. allow The line !: ~
gee may be sent In cypher.