The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-09-17
TIIOS. c. PERRIN, Pres't.
The Atlantic telegraph.

1t Is stated that Mr.. Whlehousc, the English
electrician, who has heretofore had that de-
pnrtlnent Of the Ocean Telegraph, has given
place to Prof. Thompson, of EiinLurg, as his
successor, aud that if the latter gentleman
should fail to secure the objects desired, he
will give place to Mr.. Hughes, of the Unite.l
States. the inventor of an instrument from
which Important results to ocean telrgrn;,l ;,l,np
may yet lac realized. The New York Herald
thinks that the opening of til" line will not be
delayed beyond the lSi of Oc,nhcr
the m"-i confident hopes arr ier,aine,l tim
The machine Of Professor lu hes W i'll fultiI all
The inu,..'lia'r r..Ju;r-nr Is II the line. lie
un'i"riak"> I" transmit cIyht letters Il miuu,.
III. In "'h"r w"r'l-. IN accomplish one hun
.lr'.i T., c,.ni more ihal Mr.. Whir.l,nus,s u.,.,
>u''"--i'i! ,if,r'-. au.l III witii.;r any of IA.
interruptions 'c:rrrin:: in the latter. From
what "" know ni the wurSInr nf his iu.tru
m"nt, and The r,.-uit- If li,rX ,.r.Irrnts n,ni.
in ENGLAND. irc!i"ve that this j. only In.
minimum cal n,nii"n "t what he can do. Th,
average nui''rr of slgnas through the. cni.l,.
whist coii-l III krvilnm ns.nmt thirty five
The Average number low is n":,lL sixty Der
minute. s'i.winH HAT all the 'hruI les III III.
ma"y >"i":l'tir men w"rc 'iIt the ";,prsie oI
the truth linking ilu dies experiments nunu
The cable whilst it WIS r"iicl al k-vhan int.
consideration, and uSsu nin. tn l. Sixty electric
siGnn:s--ihnty positive anl thirty negative
currrnts-cun now he PASSED through the ca
bic every minute, there appears to he no doubt
but that his instruments will transmit an av-
crage of twenty-five to thirty lctters-cuual to
five or six words-pcr minute. Should these
anticipations he carried nui--as there is every
reason to believe they will be-the ocean tcle.
graph will become at once not only the easy
medium of communication which we expect to
render it, but highly remunerativs enter
prise 10 ~ concerned in it.
AS r. - the definite opening ofthe line,
ther" :. course, owing to these circurnstan-
ces SOL. little doubt attending ii. AS nearly
us we can calculate, however. IL will not be de
layed beyond the 1st Of October. at the last
accounts Professor Hughes. who has two in
strunlents with him in London was preparinp
to leave with one of them for Trinity Bay 1t
was arranged that the cable company should
send n special steamer from Liverpool 10 Trim
i,y Bay on or about the 10th of this month, to
convey the Professor or his assistant, with all
necessary instruments and other fixtures for
working the cable. lie will arrive there about
the 10th or 25th of the month"; and will of
course require few days for preparation and
the adj just,nent Of the machinery This will
occupy him until the 2Sth of September, or
perhaps to the LIST of October, but certainly
not longer. If, therefore, he succeeds in his
calculations, we may connt upon being placed
in the full enjoyment of the fruits Of his labors
by the latter date. We look forward to the
Results of his experiments with double inter-
cst-tlrst for The sake the enterprise itself,
| aud next IN order that they may add another
laurel to The bays won by American ingenuity
and energy In this greatest of molern under
tukings.