The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-30

NEW YORK HERALD.
TIE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH EXPEDITION
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QUEENSTOWN, IRELAND, July Is, 1858.
In The report Of the details o the last expedition Of the
Telegraph ,quadron you informed that the attempt
lay the cable had failed and that the Niagara ana her
crt, the GOrgon, hsdbosA rsturnsdto Queenstown 40
cordng to tho terms Of the written agreement the whole
feet were 70 return aer the two cable ships should have
gone hundred miles towards their separate des
tnatons, and was In compliance with this explicit under
standing that the Niagara proceeded 10 the point indicated
therein. We arrived hero the tth July expecting 10 find
the Agamemnon bad got IN before us. We were oons
dsraby disappointed however, whom we learned there
yet no idinss Of her. although she had two
hundred miles the start Of her The suppo
siion that she had mot gone hundred miles wa great
ly strengthened BY her non appearance, and We were
forced 70 the conclusion after two three days. that she
fou0ezvOu1
awaiting Day rday passed, and yet there
Agamemnon, vaorous. Terrible stories were crcalA
ted about the missing ships-n was said that We had
asandored them and that the Agamemnon had gone
down. The London fes with the most indecent hsste
accused circulating reports throwing the dscreds Of
the failure the Agamemnon and intimated thHt they
must wat her arrival before hey received reliable intel
ligerce. Al lat the Agsmemnon made her appear.
ance, having returned, 20 we supposed, to tbs
rendezvous in mid-ocean. Tho reliable intSlli-
gerce had at length arrived, and IL ascertained
mat the cable had parted about twenty feet from her
ard sixteen miles, miles than ship You
will be somewhat surprised 1t the pursued hoe
engineers In this instance when you know thxt the agre
ment made entsely account of her not having
sufficient supply OF COAL On leaving Plymouth she had
but $50 cr: while the Niagara had $50 and although the
spce the strong probability OF our going 70 the bottom.
aud the deporabe condition Of ship well calcu
we came out OF one Of the worst gales that has
been seen in the North Atlantic with other dam
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figure head. aow the Asamemnon Jared you have been
/ have said ,hs. the cable parted sbou. twenty
feet from the stern Of the Agamemnon, but how
whether by ACCIDENT, weakness OF the cable, want
Of proper vigilance on the part Of those having charge OF
nation, 90 far ~ have heard, has been given. The
engineers unable 70 say wha. TINS Of the
twenty 1wo hundred pounds at the time; but IL ia TO BE-
hoped that Mr. Bright who has gone to london to attend
sht upcn The MISTER there ia one consolation 70 be
had. however from the fact tnat the continuity dc
soyed By the known fracture OF the cable. and that is
be found in the stronger OF than there
could possibly be the interruption OF tue electrical
municaton produced by some unexplained Cause
like that which attended the second accident to the cable
Mr.. Field has gene to London, whsrs meeting OF the
directors was 10 be held last night, though with
-r.sk ha1a npl
is no doubt that will sail on Saturday,
the 18th instant We have coal on board,
morrow. We may succeed This time, and have stili
strong hope that WILL IL must be confessed, no wever
that the chsnces are against but WHISTLER we succeed
fail the eventual accomplishment Of The great work Is
none tho less matter OF certainty. We just Imagine
how the OF would be recsive through
out the Union, and what welcome would greet the MIA
CARA her officers and crew. on their arrival ia New York
But successful or rot OF one thing you rest assured
that no,hrg will be wanting 90 our part towards securing
tho Accomplishment Of the undertaking.
There still sufficient cable left (about 600 uilss to
allow surplus Of thirty per cent or ten per cent more
laying the cable thus far This is according 70 all
counts the best month, being lees subject TO gales than
Any other during the summer season. aud the ony thing
TO be feared nav is that The oxydzaor OF the cable
some places may have far weakened 10 render II
unable TO bear the strain to which may nl times be
subject With this fact view, there coubt that the
epgneers will reduce the pressure The brakes the
lowest possible point.
FA
Queens,own July l2) Correspoudenceo London Times
Al hall past twelve on Monday morning, the Agamem
non anchored OF ooeenstown after having a. your rssd
aware failed in the attempt 10 submerge toe
Atlantic cable. The arrival Of tho Niagara must have
known the bare fact that the cable mad parted AID
tremendous gales aad unavorable weather which all
rquadron had 10 contend against less though
only these board the Agamemnn be said 10 koow
The real nature Of the peril which was enocunisred and
the ioug series Of difficulties, muhaps and misfortuncs
which marked almost the entire cruise from hf 20 last
Not often have 60 many adverse and dshea-eDiDs cir
days never have the enterprise sk and c,ursge Of
all connected with the undertaking been more conspca
ousy displayed than In each obstace ~ arose
ever entitled TO prosper from tie perseverance
and devotion :. .sS enssssa 70 carving
to the efforts Of al board the Agsmemuon In favor Of
the undressing. Fer once however, fortune did no.
favor the bold. The attempt 10 lay the cable failed three
times, and once in the mcst my sterious manner; aud
these beard have only the satisfaction OF kno wing that
ss ooo,couess ia, 4. has soso schs
ed tina, possible with such materials comfort IA %
be CLEANED from the iatc attempts except, perhaps, IN
the fact that much wire or more still remains than the
expedition commenced with Last year. and that both
vessels will start again for another and last asmp, tho
nstsnt they have flied up with cos-ths, g. by sstur
day At latest WHAT the result OF the next sttem
viii he readers viii be bstter able 10 judge when In
the couIte Of srother day or two, they will have laid be-
failures, and the means, any, which will be taken 10
guard sgsirst them for the future 10 the mean .ims,
they uces Tor themselves OF what has been DONE aud
the dcuues which have been encountered board the
Agausmnon.
HIGH HoPEs AT srARTING-THE TONNAGE IN rug
AGAMEMNoN AND LOG RUN IN A FINE BREEZE.
Your readers already aware both the w,rs ships
quilted Ebeland In the most unfavorsble tr possible for
bad weather. According 10 Appearances ct starting, how
ever bad weather seemed OF all others the risk least
likely be encountered every hsd been ioresees
Pre- gros cated, and provided for but gs'e that OF
course cut OF the question. That traditional veteran,
own, OF The Transallnatic Line, who had wesshersd
many storms In the Atlantic, showed how 10 Jaue
never had occurred. while Jones proved how wouldn't
END Robr son nate {" all serene by demoustr sting
winds and essounter delay from Gains and sulry
weaber, but gales regular Atlantic sorplthe very
IDEA eoi for laughter 80 the wire squafrou went
with the tvo chief vessels laden almost the
edge and ell other respecS little httsi rough
water that had 1.-THE OF the tremendous weather they
experienced been oresccn 1t home not ship would
moved from Ply mouth Sound. The Agamcmnon had 2Ss0
dead weight In her, noossrous load for any ship
OF her tonnage but made stu dangerous over
bearing By The manner 10 which u stoxed In her