Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04
FURTHER BY THE AMERICA.
The Atlantic Telegraph Cable-DOings Parliament
Troops for India-PrOgress of the India Rebellion
Interesting from France and Portugal.

HALIFAX, Aug 27.-The English files by the Ameri-
ca contain the following additional news
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABIE.-Tne following
dispatch is from Mr.. Field, of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company.
London, Saturday, Aug. IS. A. M.-Her Majesty 5
steamer Leopard arrived at Portsmouth on Friday even
ing the 18th inst and reports that the Atlantic cable
was lost at quarter before four o'clock Tuesday
morning the llth inst, after having paid out success
fully three hundred and thirtyive nautical miles, and
the last one hundred mile of it in water two miles
in Depth and the greater part OF this at the rate OF more
than four knots an hour
Although the unfortunate accident, says the Liver
pool Times will postpone the completion OF this great
undertaking for short time the result of the expert
ments has been to convince all that took part in it of
the entire practicabty of the enterprise for with
some slight alterations in the payng-out machinery,
there appears to be great difficulty in laying down
the cable and it has been clearly proved that you can
telegraph successfully through twenty-five hundred miles
of the cable and know that its submersOn at greater
depth had no perceptibe influence the electric
rent There is no obstacle to laying it down at the
rate of five miles per hour, in the greatest depth of wa
ter on the plateau between Ireland and Newfoundland
GREAT BR1TA1N-The steamship North American
arrived out on the afternoon of the 18th inst.
In the House of Commons, on Friday, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer obtained leave to bring in bill for
continuing two years from April next the present
duties on tea and sugar.
On Thursday in the House of Lords the Marquis of
Canricade asked the government whether they would
lay on the table certain papers to show the steps taken
in pursuance of the promises of the great European
powers recorded in the protocol of the conference of Paris
relative to the Danuban provinces and calculated to
explain the course adopted by the government in these
matters?
Lord Clarendon, after entering into history of the
recent occurrences at COnsantinOple stated that the
papers asked for had been conhdentlay communicate
to each of those who parties to the treaty of Paris
The government did not consider that they would he
justified in producing them.
Mr.. Gladsden censured Lord Palmerston for his po-
tical opposition to the Suez canal but the latter re
ated his objections to the scheme.
The Commons were engaged in protracted debates on
the divorce BILL its opponents fighting against it step by
step The government equally determined in press
ing it forward.
The suspension of Messrs. Thomas Ashmore & Sons
had been announced, but their liabilities not very
large.
A report of the affairs of Messrs Carr, Brothers &
Co., of New Castle who lately suspended shows abih-
ties amounting to 100000, and assets promising 2Os
in the pound.
Charles Raward Keith knight, has been appointed
British consul for Philadelphia, and Dennis Donnohoe
consul at Buffalo.
Ledu Rolln has written another letter to the London
papers about the charge of conspiracy against him. Heis
very severe upon Napoleon.
Rumor says that it decided at the recent imperial
visit to Osborne that in the event OF Lord Elgn ana
Baron GrOS not attaining Lhe 0DeCC vi ner HlSSol ~
China more decided action in common should be adopt
ed.
The East India Company have despatched, are on
the eve of despatchng to India in ALL y vessels carry
ing about q 900 troops.
The steamer Sarah Sands has been pronounced inca
pable of receiving troop and stores.
IND1-F urther mutnies in several districts had been
reported.
AT Sirza, Gen. Van Cortland had attacked and COM
pletely defeated the insurgents nhictng heavy loss
Intelligence had been received Of The mutiny of the
troops at Mosandabad, Tyrabad, Soetopore, Sangar,
Nogwonp, Puttughur, Jubour and Judore. Pushawar
is disturbed and three regiments had been dsarmed
there.
Sir Colin Campbell arrived at Alden on the 28th of
July.
The British force before Delhi stated to be from T.
600 to 5000 Europeans and 5000 natives The native
portion of the troops had proved trustworthy.
There are floating rumors, as there were the re-
cept of the last mall of the capture of Delhi but they
are wholly unreliable.