Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-07-23
Intelligence from the Telegraph Fleet.


The ship Alice Monroe arrived at Boston on the
evening of the 10th inst with news from the telegraph
fleet. The Alice Monroe met the Niagara on the 9th
Of june in latitude 50 5, longitude 33 As. She tackled
ship and boarded by Cyrus w Field, who furnished
the captain with the following statement:
The telegraphc squadron experienced very bad
weather, and sixteen days in reaching their destina
ton. Two unsuccessful :empts had been made to
commence the laying of the cable. The second attempt
was made on the 26th and they had laid upwards of
forty miles, and were progressing finely in full hope of
success, when communication ceased, and the Niagara
cut the cable an returned again to the starting point
and waiting the approach of the Agamemnol when
they would splice and make the third attempt.
The Alice Munroc left the Niagara on the 27th-
The weather had since been foggy and unsettled and
the squadron did not probably meet before the 28th
Mr.. Field was in good spirits, and seemed to think
that the laying of the cable would be successfully &C
complished at the next attempt.
The stormy weather had greatly nterlered and one
Of the ships slightly damaged
The Niagara's machinery worked WE'LL and all the
difficulty seems to have been the Agamemnon
The Washington Union of the 18th inst has dis
catches from New York of the evening previous from
which learn that the Agamemnon was driven as far
North latitude "a deg-much higher than the rem
devious. The Niagara behaved in all respects like
thorough sca-going vessel. The Agamemnon on the
contrary suffered severely and at time all hopes of
saving her were lost great was her stranng but the
storm subsidized at last and she rode out the gale An
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breaking loose of the connections which held the cable in
position the gun deck letting the coil shift its posi-
ton. AS pitched about two seamen were injured and
other accidents occurred.
The two vessels and tender finally arrived on the
ground on the morning of the Goth. The two ends of
the cable united, but the payingout had hardly
commenced before the wire snapped After few hours
detention another splice was made and the steamers
again started. Signals were kept up and message
was transmitted every l5 minutes. All was going on
well. Forty miles were paid out when the electricians
on the Niagara discovered that the circuit was again
broken. The Niagara Immediately put about, and had
reached the mdOcean rendezvous when seen nv the Alice
Monroe.
1t was believed board the Niagara that the second
breaking caused by kink in the Agamemnon's
wire from its disarran cement during the Gale.
The first of the line of steamships between Gal
way, Ireland, and New York, arrived at New York
last week. and is advertised to sail on the Odd instant
on her return trip to Galway. This steamer the In
dian Queen, is to be followed by another the Ameri
Empire, large, first class vessel that expects to
make her passage in less time than the Atlantic has
ever been crossed Galway is the nearest CITY on the
west coast of ireland to the United States being abon
three hundred miles westward of Liverpool 4 good
line of steamers from that port to New York must ne
ceSsarly make short passages, and prove great con-
venence to very large portion of the European travel
to the United States.
BANK OF CLAkENDoN.-At the annual meeting of the
stockholders, on Monday last satisfactory report of
the condition OF the Bank was made, and the former
Directors reelected, viz John D. Williams A. A. Nc
K ethan, n, A StedmaD A johnson Tr H Tillv II,