The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06
LATEST NEWS.
TELE G R A NJ S
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DAILY EXCHANGE.
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH
SUCCESSFULLY LAID,
THE OLD WORLD AND THE NEW TELE,
GRAPHICALLY UNITED.

ST, JoHNs, N. F. August 5.-The United States steame
Niagara arrived Trinity Bay yesterday the grea
news of the of the Atlantic Telegraph enter
prise.
The cable has been successfully laid, and the Weser,
end of the cable will be landed to-day The signals hav
been perfectly transmitted throughout the voyage
SECOND DIsPATcH.l
The following dispatch has been receiy ed from Cvrp
W. Field, Esq, of the Atlantic Telegraph Company
To the Agents of the ASsociated Press: '''' 1000
The Atlantic Telegraph fleet sailed from Queenstown or
Saturday, July 17th and met in mid ocean on the 2stb
Made the splice in the cable at one O'Clock on
Thursday, the 29th and then separated the British
9.eeTs a Agamemnon and Salorous bound to Valentia
Ireland and the Niagara and Gorgon for this place
we arrived Yesterday and this morning the of the ca
BILE will be landed. W.
1t is sos nautical $50 statute miles from the tI
graph house at the head of Vaenta harbor to the
graph house at Bay Bulls Trinity Bay and for more
two thirds of this distance the water is over two ,iIos m
depth The cable has been paid out from Atamemnon
at about the same speed the Niagara The electrical
signals sent and received through the whole cable are
feet ~ ~ Pei
The machinery for paying out the cable worked most
satisfactory, and it was not stopped single moment
Capt Hudson, Messrs Everett and Woodhouse Engi-
neers the Electricians and the officers of the ships and
IN fact every man on board eXerted himself the utmost
to make the expedition successful and by the BLESSING
Divine Providence it has succeeded
After the end of the cable has been landed and
ed with the land line of telegraph, the Niagara has
discharged some cargo belonging the Telegraph Com
pany she will go St Johns for Goals and then nroceed
at once to New York
tSigned) CYRUS W FIELD
NEW YORK, Aug. 5-11 ?. Mp to this hour we have
nothing further from Trinity Bay and the New Found
land line is now closed for the night
BEDFORD SPRINGS, August 5-President Buchanan.
now at TINS place. received the first nmaton the
cessu laying OF the telegraph cable through the agency
OF the Associated Press The following is COPY Of Mr.
Fields message announcing the fact:
10 The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WASHING
TON, DEAR sIR:-The Atlantic telegraph cable on board
the United States steam frigate Niagara and H p M
steamer Agamemnon joined in mid ocean July 2etb
and has been successfully laid as soon as the two
ends are connected with the land lines Her Majesty Queen
Victoria VIII SEND message to your Excellency and the
cable will be kept free until after YOUR repv has been
transmitted. With great respect
remain your obedient servant
CYRUS W FIELD.
THE EFFECT OF THE ENEWS-GENERAL REJOICING.
cable produced uneXamped sensation in this cty Tn.
Telegraph offices will be illuminated tomorrow night
UNIVERSAL satisfaction expressed at Montreal Quebec
and throughout the Provinces which are now at union
with the mother country.
At Worcester, Mass salute of 100 puns ia In be fred
to morrow
PHLADELPHIA, August 5.-The announcement Of the
laying OF the cable created the greatest excitement
was first believed to be hoax especially by the wiseacr.
who prophesed failure from the beginning The bulle
tns were crowded and extras were published and soon
ere was general public rejoicing There is great anx
iety to know whether the Agamemnon has arrived at
Vaentia. ~ ~ "
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 5-The in regard to the cable
was gladly received at the department and throughout
the city The news spread with extraordinary rapdity
The intelligence being unexpected and as failure was
generally anticipated the of the enterprise occa
stoned the greater surprise and qualification.
AUGUSTA, GA, August 5-The news of the success ~
the cable enterprise unbounded satisfaction in
ry portion of the South, far as heard from
HARRIsBuRG PA, August 5-There is great rejoicing
mere at the success of the Teegraphic fleet The old State
House bell and all the church and depot bells were runr
IN token of the general satisfaction