Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-24
THEATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
THE NIAGARA At NEW YORK

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The United States steam frigate Niagara arrived Of
the Floating Light below New York, At four O'Clock
Wednesday morning, and was signaisd from the tet'
graph station AT O'Clock under sails and steam
The st.nm tug Achilles went alongside 1T ak o'clock
aud took OIL Mr.. Cyrus w. Field, Mr.. Mu!lay, pri-
vate secretary 10 Prof Morse; Mr.. +. w. Everett.
first Engineer. and Mr.. Woodhous., second Engineer
o. thu Nagara Baron Boye, Mr.. Matthew ID Field.
of Newfoundland and Purs-r Eldrihge, OF the Ming
ara The party were landed at Whitehall at hall
past eight o'clock, bringing the first news OF their
own arrival. The New York Post OF Thursday eve
ming says:
Mr.. Field took carriage and drove Immediately
TO his house, No. 81 East Twenty fret street stating
that he must tor 4 few hours deny himself 10 the
prers and everybody else, as he had important DIS
ps'ches 10 prepare thu steamer which sas 10 day
He ha. been absent from his family eight months
At present he is rather thin in flesh and looks very
pals and fatlgued
4 repor; WAS circulated this morning that an acct
dent had happened to the Niagsra's machinery, but
this was incorrect. She had supply OF poor Goa!
when she left 81. Johns, and this running short has
been the cbie OF her delay She has also been
detained by heavy fogs. She signal'sd the Saxonia
Yesterday aud requested tn be taken IN tow, but II
appear. thai her signals were no, understood
Sir Field is 10 day receiving the congratulations OF
his kindred, and de.res above all things, few days
of rest and quie'. He assured our reporter, en
pharically. that mes.ag1s PASSED 6oth rays through
fhe cnbl, ruth entire success. before he lett NewiouHd
and. Otherwise he would have remained until per
fec, communication had been established.
From the New York Tribune.
MR.. FIELDS ACCOUNT OF THE LAYING Or
THE CABLE.
His ARElvtL AT TRIsirY BAY-OPERAroRs
ASLEEP HE TEsrs THE ISsULATIoS BYHIs TONGUE
Il. KNOCKED OvER--ls AHUTHEkC CABLE TO BE LAID!
Mr.. Field describes the feeling which perveded oil on
bo.rd the Niagara while the cable was being lad De
one OF the most intense excitement. Every man e1-
erted himself 10 the utmost 10 achieve success in the
work. Throughout the six and a halt dhyd The most
perfect silence and attention pervaded among ths men
lest single nonsnt Of negligence should destroy the
cable. On the frs. day after the paying out began il
ras found that tn. cable being laid out at rate
which. in proportion 10 the distance run, would II
continued, have defesed the enterprise.
This WIS owing 10 the tact that the csbie on the
Niagara had caused so much local attraction as to
seriously derange the compassee rendering 1t Impos
sDlc 10 steer he ship. NsI' day the commander OF
the Gorgon being apprised OF The TACT ran ahead at
the Niagara st-eiing in the nue direct course tor
Trinity Bay. This he continued 10 do day and night
until thy arrived never leaving the deck except tor
"A .nw mnmanis snh varpi"' His position by repeated
observations by the aun moon ana r'srs To hi-
agency therefore, the success Of The achievement is
greatly in! ebted.
Dav nj : clock IN the morning and walked - ih-
house h,.f mile distant, lhroGGh fh5 Ti'deipe-
not person being Visible on the beach. AT tho r!e-
graph house he found the operators from London irs
aslrep not one OF mem SntcllnS tUh Tue ENTERPRISE
would succeed. Indeed they had not unpack-d h-lr
trunks anticipating that in Week or two they would
bu ordered back TO LoudDn.
The reason why signals and not words were GENT
through ta Gable 81 II Vas being laid, Is that on the
pr.vious ATTEMPT tus CcrLs INDUCED IL irrelevant
COM ersatiOn, which distracted their Gtteuion IRON.
duy III time wheD the SintesI obstruction might te
fatal to the work. The Directors therefore ordered
that signals only should be sent through the c-b'e
from ship 20 ship. Bo'h vessels had GREENWICH TIM"
,b. .l.of ,lny eJtD he EeHt,
them for ten minutes each way.
The aignal- showed rha, on the first day Tue speed
of the AgsnemnUn slightly exceeded that oi The Nj
ayara hut on the succeeding days they went 1T th7
same p1ce there newer being more than twenty miles
d tf-rauc- b-tween them. When the csb.r ~ss land
ed al both ends Mr. Field sppi-d hs tongue 10 the
end and received the cheering information that the
insulation perfect, in n shock that nearly threw
him over The reason why messages wars NOT trans
United sirisr was from tl- nct tha all the apparatus
al both ends ~ss h-V ani untr-i, sni rv: air.l
great d.al OF care and skill 10 ADJUST.
Mr. Field sfat-s thai there Ia hor The slightest doubt
thu. IN. cable s An entire success great greater
ilaG liza rno-t sanguue friends looked forward TO. By
tn. Prrsn day h. writes 10 thu directors 10 prepar.
another cable ut H. is evident that The prerrn'
one which wit III short time transmit m"a-sges a.
rapidly "a M II, sl line, will Do entirely in. fic-ni for
the business. which will flow it.
Untl the Nrst Of September tn line will be closed
to oil messages save those from The Governments o;
Great Britain ana the United states. Daring that
time Mr. Field will keep the pubic advised Of Ell mat
ters affecting the succ-,s ut the cable.
TRANSMISSION OF THE PRESIDENTS DIS.
PATCH.-An announcement from Trinity Bay gives
The information thar The Presidents message had on
Thursday morning got through to Enentis Bay. The
message is just hundred aud thirty eight words
Ii the company commenced sending il Immediately
after the conclusion Of the work on hs Queens dis
paich they have been forty eight hours in getting thu
presidanta dilpatch through, fraction thrs-
words an hour. The Queens, which ninety
four words, tool tventy iOrr hours or about four
words an hour These ra.es OF Transmission are pro
baby not the measure OF speed which will De attain