The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-05-15
From HE Londan Observer.
A Second latiaistie-7sstssss aEia.

a large and comprehensive plan has beer
proposed by which q competing line Of tele
graph across the Atlantic may be established
The line which is proposed is one which will
traverse the oceanic depths from the most ives
tern OF the group Of the Azores Islands, direct
TO Boston in The United States. The govern.
ment o. Portugal has given to the promoters
q the line all the necessary concessions ana
powers for landing the cable on their territories
The merchants OBJ the United States promise
Y the most cordial cooperation and are de-
lighted at the prospect Of having an indepeu.
dent line OF communication with Earope, which
4eWlil mol, as IN the case OF the Atlantic line
have to traverse at each Of its iermini British
territory for the proposed Atlantic line Will
only touch the shores Of New Foultdlafd. leay-
ing a distance Of 1900 miles TO be trayersed
partly overland and partly submarine, before
the wires reach Maine State, upon the limited
States territory. The distance from Flores r.
Bostoh Is 1900 miles, being as near as possible
the same as that between Ireland and New
fonndland The cable which will Thus stretch
across the Atlantic from Flores will be eonnec.
ted BY another link with ST. Michael, Or soma
one OF the Azores Islands, and thence with !
line from Lisbon. Telegraphic Communicates
already exist between Lisbon and all narts IL
Europe, 50 that a means of Communicates
viii thus be afforded between the continental
nations and America. A link, however If
much greatci Importance, as well to the United
States as to this country, also forms n portion
OF The scheme. In usder to connect England
with this second oceanic cable. a line is nro.
posed TO De laid from Falmouth, or the lands
End TO the northwest extremity OF Spain, at
Iape flnlsterre thence to lie extended TO
Lls6ond' where it will join the cable, or BRO
coed direct from the Spanish coast to the AZ.
efes. nc distance to be traversed from Eng
land to Boston by this route VIII not be erea.
Ter than by the proposed Atlantic line. via
salentia and New Fonndland while, so far
as England is concerned, it will place her also
N q direct communication with Spain md her
oldest and most faithful ally, Portugal. Al.
olher great advantage which the 's,bmersence
Of tue iine From Falmouth to I.isbobd VIM
secure to England is, that il would form a most
Important INK in our communication with In.
ia, as from Lisbon the line could be extended
. ulora'tar, and thence TO Malta from WHENCE
'iisauy a soomarine telegraph extends to CORN. /
, ,a @n,eh VIII soon be prolonged to Alexat.
lfia me distance of Falmouth from Zane
rl',ls'ere IS ago miles, and from Cape Fjnistere
. cape hocca, near Lisbon, 270 miles. There
5 yet another link in the system, upon which
7 IS stated the, French government locked with
special favor, NSaasuuch as it brings Frame
ntee'ly IN comi4 snication With This extensive
Of subma inc telegraElss. A table viii /,
laid from Bosleapx direcSa Cane Fin;s.
ERE. where It W. effect a jmcSon with 1be
me proceeding westward to America. and com. !
y sou'hward from England. This viii rive ,
rance the benefit of a direct line to Ames;c,
nd an alternative, though somewhat circuit' !
u.s. means Of communication with this eonntr,. +,
ne distance from Bordeaux to Cane Fjnis,ssn :
500 miles. N"ie 't's'efe $
Inc promoters of this system have ob,airaa -
om Inc governments Of France aud Snain ~
Wen as Portugal, aii The necessary on,yars :
enabling the to land the cables NJ nnint :
DC hereafter determined anon. The laa;.ia -
I've Of Massachusetts will give al The reonirnJ :,
clll'ses for laying The telegraph at Basin -
EXCAVATIONS are proceeding with he govern. y
sl's OF each Of the rrspec,iv countries ~ IT, ~
tufe aud extent Of the assistance "a he eigs3
me undertaking, and ii is confidently b,',.ll !!
Hef MAJESTY governments. corsiderino thn -;
neai's oi the proposed line to this coultry cI