The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-21
Ths Impssus 90 Ocean Tcixgsaphs-Wnat Is
ALREADY Ccntsmrlatx0.

Already Contemplate.
The successful completion of the Atlantic tele-
graph has solved the great problem Of the age,
and given an impulse to ocean telegraphic enter
prise that will enable ii al az early day to bind
the whole earth with electric cables. 1t may
be that some delay will occur before the cleo.
tricians will be able to obtain perfect control
over the electric current that Is now established
between America and Europe, and be able to
work it with that rapidly and success requisite
for intercontinental communication. But that
is no matter. If Mr.. whitehouse cannot do 1t
Mr.. Hughes may; and If he fails we will soon
find the man that can. The problem was 70
establish the electric current That Is now
done, and we will coon find the means of
using it.
Several enterprises were on foot before this
event occurred, with the object Of establishing
submarine cables between different sections Of
the world. Governments felt the want Of them,
and for political reasons urged their compile
ton. Commerce longed for them, but came for
ward doubtinely and spsringiy with the required
aid. The following incident, which occurred in
Loudcn but q few months before the triumph
had been achieved by Cyrus ". Fields tenacity
of purpose, viii illustrate the result which bis
success has brought to the whole world. A
wealthy merchant, largely engaged in the China
trade, was applied to for subscription to the
Red Sea telegraph. The applicant assured him
that forty thousand pounds more, only, were
wanted to carry out the enterprise, which would
soon be extended from India To China "Forty
thousand pounds" said the merchant, a. he put
down his subscription; do you think, sir, tia,
such sum would STAND in the way If you could
open for me instantaneous communication with
China? No, sir, nor ten times that sum; for
would undertake to supply IL myself" This
merchant, and every other one In the world, has
low the assurance be desired, and the results
arc already pslpabie.
Tho longest electrical current By far that the
world will ever require has been established in
tie 1000 miles from Trinity Bay TO Ireland
This fact itself viii produce revolution In telc-
graphic enterprise. 1t has been customary In
England TO endeayor to inspire confidence In the
telegraph 20 India with the assurance that the
longest submarine stretch required would be
four hundred miles. This could coast aleug the
shore OF Arabia with land line, and then run
another down the coast Of India. But Captain
Dayman has piloted The electric current across
the Atlantic, and now cable may be carried
through AIRY sea. The telegrapber need say no
more about coasting along Arabia and India
but strike boldly out to cross the ocean from
Alden TO Bombay, or anywhere else thnt he
chooses. The telegraph can now follow the
calls Of commerce across the waters, a. these
few centuries since followed vasco de Cana
and Columbus
Enterprises are already on foot that will 20
far towards putting the girdle round the earth
which shaksperc spokc of In moment of
poetic pbrensy. The Southern shore OF Europe
is already touched at many points and bound
to The northern eoast Of Africa The Mediter.
ranean Extension Company has laid Its cable 10
Malta, and may now run IL thence to Aloran-
drs. The Red Sea Telegraph Company oh.
tanned grant from the British government
two days before the success Of the Atlantic
cable was known, which will enable II to lay the
line through that sea 10 Alden, and, doubtless,
thence TO Bombay. This place Is already con-
nected by land line with Calcutta, aud an ex-
iensIon 10 Burmah is contemplated From
there the distance acroes TO the China sea is
short and thence about four hundred miles will
carry II to Canton. From some Of these points
10 Australia the work can be easily accomplish
cd through the mnuy islaDds and passages Of
the Australasian archipelago. A few years
will witness the completion Of all these lines.
On cur eide q similar impetus has been given
to enterprise in ocesn telegraphs. Mr.. Kcnne-
dy, wto has been for some time connected with
the subject, left here two days since by steamer
for Havana. TO perfect HE arrangements FOR lay
ing csble from Florida 10 Cuba. Charters
were obtained by him two years since from the
Legislatures Of Florida and Georgia, and
company With large capital WIS formed Ia
Havana. Tse saoctiup Of the Queen Of Spain