Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-28
Daily atir9iaiaa.
From the New York Tribune.
Tho Ocean Telegraph System.

Inc oCeuu AeioBrnpi cySeohi
The Atlantic Telegraph is n great fact in itself,
but ls full significance is only realized when 1t Ia
regarded as part of n system Though there ARE
wider stretches of salt water than that which sepa
rates Ireland from Newfoundland, yet no other
unbrokcn line of submerged wire of equal length
with the trans Atlnntic cable is required to con-
meet with London tho British possessions in eve
ry quarter of tho globe, Even Australia requires
no single cable of equal length with this lndia,
China and tho Cape of Good llore can all be con
nectcd with the fast anchored islo' by lines
mninly traversing water of considerably less
depth than that which covers the Atlantic pla
tcau, aud touching the land every three or four
miles il desired. We cannot doubt that every
considerable colony of Great Britain will be con-
ncctcd with the mother country ere fac years
more shall have elapsed, 40 thnt tho Minister for
the Colonies. sitting in his Office in Downing
street. may tnlk with tho Governors OF nil the
PRINCIPAL Colonies, succcssycly md interchangen-
bly, in the course oi the same eyoning. Thus n
rebellion or savage irrupton ut tho Cape OF Good
lIope may bc known to the British Cabinet
within few hours after it's occurrence. and or
dcrs dispatched instantly To Gibralter, Calcutta,
Bombay and Sydney To send II regiment from
each to the scene OF trouble and the Minister nay
announce to Parliament next evening that the
troops required have nll actually embarked and
are on their way. There can he no rational doubt
that tho British Army and Navy may both here
maintaining their present efficiency, and that the
power Of Grcat Britain, both positive and relative,
is materially enhanced by tho Ocean Telegraph.
That her commerce. thrift and wealth will also
bc increased is inevitable but whether to the pre-
iudicc q! other nations, events must dctermine-
Let every ooenn bc trayersed aud every island
reached by the electric wires. and London
will still be the centre Of tho commercial world,
and every line bring to her merchants daily or
dcrs not for British products alone but for those
Of every quarter of the globe. As all tho Rail
ronds on this continent bring trade to New York
50 ull the electric wires On earth. when connected
with the general telcgrnphic system, will tend
To increase tho commercial monopoly and
the manufacturing prcdominancc Of Great Brit
AIN.
Merely rs a specimen Of the facility Of Tclc-
graphic intercourse, we give the following convcr-
sation carried on between tNe chief operators in
the London and Constan,inoplc offices respective
" of ''rhc Electric and International Telegraph
Company" soon after the opening of tho line to
tho Moslem metropolis lust Spring This CON
ycrsation, it will DO noted, prosecuted
across the continent of Europe over lines Of
telegraph which cross tho British Channel and
II portion Of tho Mediterranean, and can hard
ly bc loss than two thousand miles long though
Il direct line between tho two capitals in
rather less than fifteen hundred Here is the
talk
Srxpar. May ID, ls5S--s5o p. m. (Iondon,)
CoNsrANTINorLE--llcre Constantinople.
LosDoS Here, London, how nrc you?
Cos.--Admrably we'll; and you?
Losp--Vcry we'll. What time are you Mt Con-
stantinople?
Cos--ll:45 (London s57 m, The weather
is superb here How is it with you.
LoNp.--lt is iirst-rate weather hore. Am do
lighted with tho honor Of talking with you.
CoN.--This is the first time that the Ottoman
telegraph has succeeded in passing beyond the
British Channel. Tomorrow tho Minister
will be gratlicd with this good communication
II you have any dispatches, am at your service,
Sir.
LoNp.--I am in London via the Hague, and
see nothing AT present for you. viii you please to
give me your name!
Cos.-My name is Viyet. chief Of the station ut
Constantinoplc What is your time, SIR
IoNp.-lt is 0: | in the evening
CoN.-A thousand thanks for this valuable ex-
pertinent for both nations
LoND-I hope to hayo tho honor Of speaking
with you very often in future Good night, NJ.
Nvet.
CoN.--I am much hattcrcd, NJ. Fischer. Good
night.