The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-21

III United States xigate Niagara arrived at this port
yesterday from Plymouth England, which she left the
9th inst having made the passage in fourteen days and
half Thefollowng Is a list Of her oflcsrs-
Captain, Vim. l. II. dson; Commander, A. " ponnock,
Especial se' vice Isuenanss James - North Joshua D.
Beverly K.nnon Purser, Joseph G. Edredgei Surgeon,
JosephC Palmer; Passed Assistant Arthur NJ. Lynah;
Assistant T. w. H. Washington; Captain Marines, j. C..
Rich; Lieutenant VIM Stokes Boyd; Chief Engineer, VIM.
Everett First Assistants, John faron Thos A. Shock;
Second Assistants Mortimer kellogg John r,o Moore core
r. Kutz Theo r. Ely; Captains Clerk, John W. Hudson;
Purser Clerk, Edward willard soatswain Robert Dixon;
Carpenter H. p Leslie; Gunner, John webber sailmaker
VIM. B. Fugt
From the time OF her departure till her arrival on
coast the Niagara encountered series Of gales
and during the lastsx days of the voyage they
blew from the northwest. In addition to unavorabl
wether she had 10 contend against the old dmcultyc
defective In which the iron work OF the riggins
was done. II may be remembered that this
the principal of the long passage which she mad
on her trip England last April and that by the givn
way Of portion of the rigging three men nearly lost their
lives. It found cessary, on her way here, TO Sc
cure the top and topgaant masts by strong hawsers
and had not these precautions been taken IL IL
believed she wou have lost several OF her spars Under
these circumstances il IL not wondered at it, on her
passage Eng ard and her return, she should not
have realized the expectations that have been formed re-
garding her sailing qualities However, one days run,
she capable Of accomplishing IN the sailing line From
IL O'Clock the sh instant to twelve OF the following
day she by observation three hundred and twenty
three miles, and gavo abundant evidence that with tho
wind from the right quarter sho could throw of nineteen
and twenty miles But while tho iron part OF the rigging
defective the machinery worked admirably, pro-
peng her right in the teeth Of the gale at the rate of six
miles an hour, and accomplishing all that the most gan
guine could expect.
AS We stated on a former OCCASION the arrangements
for the reception Of the cable the return Of tae shpto
England xt year have not been disturbed The circles in
ftah hat hnnfh N m
were and the cable sheaves the bow and stem
It'll in their old position Nothing has been removed OK
cept the cable itself and that, are assured notwh
standing the reports TO the contrary, in perfect
condition when came out OF the factory. The OIL
GERS wardroom has not been altered and hose who
visit the vessel may have some idea, from the condition
OF this part of IT, Of some of the pleasures Of cable laying
Everything, N fact, in and about the ship romans un
chan sed and what better than ALL the officers return
good If not better health and spirits when they
went on the expedition 1t is settled, we understand
that they 20 next year. and the great practical
experience which ALL from the captain to the humblest
seaman board have gained in cable laying will prove
invaluable on the second attempt.
Before the Niagara left plymouth orders were cved
by the naval commander OF that port from the Admiralty
at London TO pay of and put the Agamempon out of
mission soon as her cable is discharged work which
will take much longer than that OF removing the cable
from the Niagara in consequence of its greater length
the whole twelve hundred and nifty miles having re
NAMED untouched from the day il was coied ON board
from the factory at Greenwich II is reported that when
the Agamemnon goes out on the expedition next year
she will be placed under the command Of post captain
though yet known who is Ia receive the appoint
msnt 1t is extremely doubtful whether this act OF the
British government In superscdng her commander, Mr.
Noddell gentleman whose competency for the task has
never been questioned will work well for the Atlantic
Telegraph Company the OF the enterprise The
experience which Mr. Noddal and his officers have had
the work Is invaluable 10 the company and IL 10 be
hoped that change will be made in the commands Of
the English will be made in that OF the American
ships The importance Of this point cannot be too strong
Iy urged upon both governments.
The machinery for the work Of laying the cable next
summer has been contracted for and will cost somewhere
about thirty thousand dollars II is 10 he thoroughly
before the sailing Of the expedition that any de
machinery, such can be made between this and next
with doubts whatever need be entertained OF it,
But accomplish II successfully, IL Is essential
that the ships the same commanders and the
officers should be appointed.
incident OF much interest n the officers OF the Ma
CARA occurred before their departure from
Plymouth. They received an anonymous letter informing
them that In OF the old church yard OF Ply
mouth lag the remains Of Lieut. Wm. Henry Allen the
commander of the United States hrg Of Argus the
Of her capture in the English Channel during the
of 1872 and who received fatal woant during the hard
fought contest which ended in her falling into the hands
Of the enemy This letter stated that the inscription
the tombstone almost eHacad and that the officers of
the Niagara would have opportunity Of renewing at
any time they might desire II y almost needless h.
that they lost time in doing this and the ver a. tho
old Plymouth churchyard will hereafter have dcul,y
reading the record which tells tina, he whose remains
lie beneath, died brsvely, In defence o h country Ia