The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-27
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SAhA sSIhL At rLTn0UrH-THK CABLH TO
IN LANDED IN Tux GOVERNMENT DOoK YARD
WHAT IS TO BD poD WITH THE MAG ARA TILL
MKT YEARt-s sHS 40 RETURN TO THE UNITED
sTAfHs. os TO REMAIN IN KNaLANH3LeRE EHr
oohpirioS OF THE ANrERTRisE-sALE OF rae
hLAros OF rHs ATLANTIC cAsLE-RisE IN THk
PRICE OF GUrrA PEauaA-NQoEsT on TaE PAY.
ING OUT kACHiNEBY-A NEW TELLER APHfC
CAsLR TO BE MANuFAcruAgp ron TAX NEXT AT
TBMPr-Moax SUGGESTIONS FRoz C0RRKsPoND-
EEfs, ETC, ETC., Erc.
PLYMOUTH, Eosiand, Sept 8, 1857.
The United States igate Niagara il still lying
the harbor OF Plymouth ana from prescott appearances
it's probable be detained In these max,
i've or ak weeks. she has already been here three
weeks the work Of landing the cable has yet even
been commenced AZ you have been already Informed
the Atlantic Telegraph Company In negotiation with
30 East India COMPANY 70, the sale OF the two thou
sand and odd miles which sl co,Ied ON board the
Agsmemr ana Niagara. What time the barr ain viii be
communicated no one can tell; md although there 10 q
STRONG probability that viii events ally be sold there
no absolute certainty about It, In fact there certain
" about anything connected with this enterprise and
therefore impossible to say what may One thing
seems TO be settled however, that ship IL go into
the government dock yNd which Is about haf q mile
from where she is anchored; but certain forms to
be gone through Win, documents sigued and orders
out, before abe enter and the preliminary pre-
paraaon for the landing OF the cable will take nearly
week On the arrival of the Niagara Captain sent
Official Information OF the result Of the expedition 10 the
Department n Warrington aud his dispatches ief by
the Atlantic, which sailed fro Liverpool iah or
last morth four hvc weeas must eSpse before
receive reply from the Secretary Of the Navy What
tha, reply may be has given rse considerable spscua
s.on here Some arc OF the opinion taa according to
the ac, paused by Congress she 's to remain
al the Command OF the npany till yew,
and as the company hIvo already been at
considerable exp.n in fitting up the recep aon o.
che cable that no ALT ration change will be made her
present condition Under these c!rcumstsncss ii /, sup
IN Ain
whsve be 10 I'll another attempt can he made and the
British govsrnuent still consider themselves bound by
their 10 stand by the prse and Scr
oil the assurance In their power towards its successful
complainant IL nos likely that will Withdraw from
sae position has srmed This IN the opinion generally
entertained, but there come who believe toat the
agreement which government has made With
already done hardly probable, however, tia. In this
emergency will refuse 10 Operate with the 60
70 this point, there Why the ship should be de-
tAned for eight or nine months In foreign port anici
sbs ooud .s veil II ao ossr, winter ii home and return
In time for tie expedition next year
Tue cable to be sold TO the Red Sea Telegraph Com
paDy but - tina, body 10 auxiliary of the Est India
Company the bargain cannot be concluded with ,ut the
consent and 90 operation Of the latter The price for which
IL has been offered 10 ft0 $3.50 mite which In.
OF Els or sos, the amount paid the
Jurors The Of this increase Is The scarcity OF gsta
pechs which has advanced 80 per cent on the mSkes
price OF last year. that after ALL the Atlantic Telegraph
Company win not, - supposed derive any profit from
the bargain. By disposinE OF they will be enabled 10
procure an entirely new cable and 10 AVOID mistake
which made In It's manufsc and about which
so useless diseas ion in the papers bere pre-
vto1s 10 tue departure OF the e. edition reio 10 he
facs q The 20 halves having been made with different
ley or twist one being right and the oher len handed
The error however, not serious public were
led TO suppno aud cerAny not serious interfere
with he successful snbnersor OF the line With this OK
cepto7 there will be chsnge made In the consrucaon
OF tue cable which has been and the beat that could
be devised but ~ some fears entertained that the
lat WIS net long enough the next will be GOO OF
svea., Ave hundred miles IA length II va, supposed
thai surplus Of $50 mcs would certainly be su aloni
very serious error IN The c,suauou for -ao tao di,
sAnse from Eewfound and 10 Ireland given In
inlet, ls.sX nsrefsre Of having t.ssts ave hurried
there but about 100 giving ssrn or l.Io more
after connecting the two points they Gill seven
hs1tred 70 spare will DO Employed In the ssab sh nest
OF su5ms inc Line between Pscena Bay and Cape
Ton a the aod telegraph which southern
par! OF Newfoundland. and which ABOUT four hanired
nies icpg more liable TO accident than submarine
cable would be and consequently more expensive.
The pos In which the en.erpri,e stan IL o. present
despite be late failure cert .nly anything Ia, dsoou
raging. 10 true that failure has made pretty large
draft sne spiA OF The ompspy bot the OF
the Shareholders N the u Of TIE under
has been estAbHshcd-ihe pr.cucasIiy OF The work
ami there vi be d1DBul,y psYen ,ed raining
.eOS ,Setr in he .ns.rprse tina, the socs.
which mifhl 81 time be bad reduction o. twenty
per cent, would not now be geld FOR It's origuL value
The scics experience which hs. beea gained sai
be worth the price thai psc FOR a. and the FACT thai
considerable part CT the work ~ already psscd 10
n
vii be remcn bered that Ss4 miles OF tho cable a.
ready ai OF which ten OF the heavy shore line Tns
Gao be vndcrrrn and Ills thought thai portion OF tue
aeep ses oabe-a1out hundred mlles CT Il At len-may
io be MADE available should they mol attempt 10 recover
u beioro the lAyirg OF the nc II cable.
Ire machinery, rticn has been the subec. OF mush
clt ;bm and which no justly condemned ~ the
o. toe failure Was up for discussion 81 late meeting Of
ihe Board OF Directors OF the ALA nc Telegraph Company
There but opinion In regard 70 H. and thai
that required YER alterations before I. could he
employ "a again Tho fact H. II viii never be used and
thai new mach merry must be made for the seooni
erpeditn. when the suejec, bad been thoroughly
discussed Mr. Everett the chief engineer of the Nasars
vho invited 10 be present and participate IN the do
Eberstoos Of the Bard, requested TO examine the
machinery and report upon 1t ., mis- leisure Desiring,
hoseser 70 associate o,hcrI With him IA his tageHxa
tons, be blamed the CO operation Of Mr. Penn orthe t
Fieid-,ll distinguished engineers 10 L,ndon--sud Mr.
Lloyd Eog,ncer 10 Chief 10 the Ad mr,hy. These gentle
vsisd the ship few days ago snd held an inquest
5ul 81 lbey rendered Iaeir verdcin oiher
worc. ihey have made their report VIA, ths; report
10 than probable toey will the foil ing
ree,nmesdrnon The removal Of the winding up ma
dncaion the form OF brsrer To addition 10 tns
taey vi also recommend toe deepening Of the shesves
~ VII be As nearly perfect as il Is possible 10 MAKE
Il The rert consideration via be IN regard 70
a.. .Sov ave n. ss .. Go and most eDuo% hi,S Nv
regards the expenditure Of osbe Tols important
po.ai sad enitec 70 ~ mech eousdersaoo ., say Of
for me consideration Of the sccnhs meu connected Win
he enierpriss.
There are some Who believe that the cable DO paid
~ ssrsy al met hour At ave, snt that ;5st
sie should be sdoptsd reducing the time ami conse
quen y, 10 proportional extent lsacninE the rsss
Psytsg cut al eve milo the ships starting from mid
ocea1 which 10 tue plan likely I, be ado tci IN the next
attempt, the whole work can be accomplished In some
what isss Than sevtn dsss
,se return Of The expedition and ac publication or
report regard 70 the Of tho failure the company
have oeen oeluged win sufg ssuons from veun
r,spondenu y! showing bow the cable thord be laid.
sone o. hsse oder them -i.hou rope Of pay or at cas-.
without faJ ins anything about H. bot mus be confessed
hit the msioilsy Of them worldly mrde1, and look
tner The almighty smiling Take them altogether, they are
generally roh specimens Of literature AM should be
Allowed ~ pass Into thai opscury WHOM efforts OF
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c,erfy sfsiss mechAIiS, engbetrs safos soldiers
officers aLd gentlemen q hsure-Jha: IT, nose who ar
iUppoisd 70 nave plenty Of money ADD plenty ri time
spend as. Tts following 10 Que Of the snee, letters