Worcester daily spy., 1858-07-19

THR CABLE FLEET.--ln addition to the in
telligence from the cable fleet published on
Saturday, we copy from the Boston Courier
the following interesting statement, derived
from Mr.. Richards, the first mate of the Alice
Munioe, who processes to have obtaiued his
information from Mr. Field and the lieuten.
ant of the Niagara. If the statements con-
corning the Agamemnon are correct, the ves-
sci is unit for the servive she has to perform !:
They stated that both vessels, the Niaga-
ra and Agamemnon, experienced the most
violent southerly gales from the day they left
Plymouth, and were driven as far north as
latitude 54-much higher than the rendez-
vous-thus delaying their operations for seve.
raj days. The Niagara behaved i'll all res.
poets like thorough sea going vessel, and
was none the worse for the storms. The Ag-
amemnon, on the contrary, suffered severely.
at one time the commander of the Agamem-
non informed his first officer that they might
as well prepare' for watery grave--he had
no hopes of saving the vessel two hours lon.
ger, so great was her straining. But the
storm subsided at last, and the Agamemnon
rode cut the gale A most unfortunate acci-
dent occurred on board, however, caused by
the breaking loose OF the scones which held
the cable in its position on the gun deck
the deck, undoubtedly much to its damage.
Two hundred tons of coal also got adrift on
the same deck, and caused infinite trouble
Two seamen were injured by these accidents,
one Of them having an arm, and the other a
les broken.
The two vessels and their tenders finally
arrived on the ground, and on the morning
OF the Goth, connection OF the cable was eff.
fba Uo fhar ,a..o a..
calm. The paying out of the cable had
scarcely commenced before the wire snapped.
After a few hours detention another splice
was made, and the steamers started, the Aga
memnOn and her consort for Ireland, and the
Niagara and her companion for the American
coast. Signals were kept up between the
two fleets constantly a message being trans
mitted everv fifteen ninutes and all was 60
ing on well TILL about forty miles had been
paid out, when the electricians on board the
Niagara discovered that the current was bro
ken. This was at half-past twelve A. M. of
the 9th. The Niagara was Immediately put
about, and she had already reached the mid
ocean rendezvous at eight o'clock, when first
seen by the Alice Munroe.
1t was believed on board the Niagara that
the cause of the second breaking was kink
in the Agamemnon's wire, caused by its dis
arrangement during the gale; bat of this
there Is no certainty. Nothing was said to
Mr.. Richards about the working OF the new
brakes, probably there had been no occa-
sion to put them in use.
Mr.. Field could not conceal his evident
dow n-heartedness; he certainly had occasion
for much toreboding. The theory that June.
was the most propitous month for carrying
out the enterprise, was entirely destroyed /;
the Wanting boasts Of the London Times as
to the superior capacities of the Agamemnon,
were put to rest by the narrow escape of that
vessel from going to pieces without the aid of
rocks or icebergs; and the two breakings Of
the wire at the very beginning OF the trial.
these were certainly enough to dismay the
stoutest confidence.
The Alice Munroe parted from the company
of the Niagara shortly after noon of the 9th,
and lost sight of her about four o'clock. The
Agamemnon had not then come in sight.
The Niagara had hoped that her consort
would arrive in season to make another trial
that day; but as the weather was foggy,
though calm, it is hardly probable that any.
thing was done on the 9th. For two DAYS
subsequently the weather was quite calm
and favorable, but after that there was anoth.
er succession of heavy southerly gales, and
the weather on the Banks, as experienced by
the Alice Munroe was exceedingly rough.
Such is the account procured by our report.
er from Mr.. Richards, mate Of the Alice
Munroe."