Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-10
MI. Fields Log ofthe Atlantic Expedi-


! ton.
TRINITY BAY, August 7.-Mr. Fields log
states that the Niagara arrived at the rem
devious in mid-ocean ON the 23d of July, the
Valorous on the 25th, the G0rgon on the
9th, and the Agamemnon On the 28th.-
a splice of the cable wss made on the after
noon of the 29tb. At Is in the evening,
the signals from the Agamemnon ceased
The electricians reported the want of lncon-
tinuity in tho cable, but that the sulation
was perfect. Kept Oh paying out, and at IL.
80 received perfect signals from the Aga.
mennon.
Ga the Both July, the distance run was
eighty-nine miles; paid out one hundred and
thirty.one miles Of cable; the depth of the
water was from 1850 to 1913 fathGms.
90 the 3lst the distance run was one hun
dred and thirty seven miles; paid out one
hundred and ffty.nine miles Of cable; the
depth of water from $50 TO 2, 200 fatboms.
On the lst OF August the distance was one
hundred and forty-fve miles; paid out one
hundred and sixty-four miles of cable; the
depth from 1850 to 2,4OO iathoms.
On the ID Of August, the distance run was
one hundred and ffty.four miles; paid out
one hundred and seventy miles OF ca
be the depth of water from 1000 to 2,3OO
fa,homs. The Niagara was now getting
light and rolling much. 1t was not consider
ed safe to carry sail to steady the ship; for,
in case of accident, it might be necessary to
stop her as soon as possible. At 3.3S in the
morning some imperfecti0n CT insulation was
detected in sending and receVing signals; but
all was right at 40 The fault was found
in the ward room, 10 about sixty miles from
the lower end of the cable which was cut
out and taken out of the circuit.
| On the 81 OF August the run was one hun
bred and iOrty-seven miles; paid out one hun
dred and sixtv.one miles Of cable; depth Of
water from 7i0 to $50 fathoms. At Ills
in the forenoon received signal from the
AgamemnUn that she had paid cut seven
hundred and eighty miles. Ats o'clock 10
the evening received signal from the Aga
memnon that she was 10 200 tathoms water.
AT 10 in the evening, tho Niagara was 10
same depth.
Ga the 4th of August, the distance run
was one hundred aud fortyslx miles; paid
out one hundrad and fity.iour miles Of CABLE
the depth Of water was less than 200 faith
oms Wemsde lard at the entrance of Trim
ity Bay at 8 o'clock III the morning, and en-
tered the bay at 1880.
| % the 9Th of August, at AS in the morn
! ing, anchored. The distance run was sixty
| four miles; paid out sixty-one miles of cable;
making the total paid out one thousand and
sixteen miles, and the total distance eight
hundred aud eightytwo miles.
AT o'clock in the morning, landed and
informed the telegraphers that tie fleet had
arrived. At . 45 in the morning. received
a signal from the Agamemnon that she had
paid out one hundred and ten miles. At 5.
Is in the morning. the cable was landed
AT in the morning, carried it to the tele-
graph house, where strong current was re-
ceived from the other side of the Atlantic
Capt Hudson read prayers and made some
appropriate remarks. At o'clock in the
afternoon, the GorgOn fired royal salute Of
twenty-One guns
Ga the 9th of August we received strong
electric signals from Valencia, all day.
We landed here in the wo0ds, and until the
instruments are ready and perfectly adj listed,
communications cannot pass between the con-
tincnts; but the electric current passes freely.
1t may be some days before communications
can be transmitted
The eastern end of the Atlantic Gable was
Landed on the Irish shore by the Niagara on
the 5rh Of August, 1857, ADD now the west
ern end is landed from the same vessel Oh
the 9th of August, 1858. The shore end
| from Valencia as laid last year still remains;
so that both ends have been actually laid by
the Niagara.