The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-27

cyoumftsrces 10 not tu sss thu; many YeEsrds5 ihe
p,oes cutiop Of TIE eebsn Of soc sd srootsrs'
money however, mp OF the 1los. vehemsas 1pp,si
Uop ne majority OF mo eofoya dst rmneo - aesos,ca
the esotoicr IVY ID fortune sgaio mil ospas
lore they abandoned III scheme altogether Is inprac.
tcable.
Accordingly. tho morning or Saturday, the Itch Of
July the VAosous, gOD Mag ara haviOg oompet
cd roalDg, steamed away from TOR the ren-
dszv0us rSe bgamemDOn, bsving to wait for Professor
w. Thomson, one OF the dec,ors who took ~ OF the
ehcri.al department On board DID not weigh anchor
bic The haroOr there apparently notice tAxsn OF
ber de partuJo BY those shDso 10 tina vessels
The coIvcscn ths. eDgsged in nopslsss enter
prise anu the squadron seemed ,aber 70 he SUNK say
On some dswedfAce mission itan 20 hsvo sailed for the
accomplishment o. q grsnd pAonal scheme II sas jus.
dawn when the AssmempoD Rss ciear Of Qoeenst1
Dor, but tho wind blew s'y tho south vest,
Head Of Rnrsie, a oatsnce Of o1iy a ieF mnss roe
weather remained IRE during the day, apn "a the Aga
msnDon skrtet Gopg the Wild aad rocky shore
Of the southwest coast OF beiand, those board
had 40 excellent opportunity Of seeing the stu zen
dous rocks which rise rom the xa,er Ia tbe most gro
Afternoon Cape Clear was passed. aad though the coast
gradually EDGED ava, TO the north yard OF oonrsa,
YET sss nearly dsrk before We loss sight Of tue rocky
moppslns which surround BantIy Bay and the shjses
By Honssy morning, the 10Th, bad let the la1d far
behind and thence Eel into the usual du moaoOny OF
sea fo OF the voysgs out there Is i.ue 70 be sait
not cbeckered by the excitement o. coutuu4
or the tediam ef perpetual cams, but had sa ent
yous very ordrary and uniniereiung indeed For
he hrst week the barometer remained upugualy IS~ and
the numbers OF hoee natural haroneters Mother Ceys
chickens, thar kept In our wake kept in continual ex
pec.aon OF heavy weather. VIII every lntls bgssze G
wind the ,crsw was got up and sail made, 10 nrh
bsna our coal az much a possible, bat n generally
coon fen calm and obliged Captain preety r5uo,,uuy
10 get up steam again. In consequences OF thssc
:mued delays and charges from to sail, aod from
sail TO steam again UGH fuel was expsn5ed sod net
more than eEHy miles OF distance made rood day.
On Sunday, the 18th, however. the weather changed,
md for n fhara
rupteo calm The moon was just NJ tho full, aud for
several nights shone with brtsacy which turned the
smooth ees into one svery shee which brought out the
dark hull end white sss Of The snp In sorg contas 70
the sea and sky a. The vessel lay oil but motioniess
the water the vey representation Of sosnao and fcpc5o.
Indeed, until The rendezvous was gainsi, had sucn
succession OF beautiful sunrses gorgeous sunsets aud
quil moonlight nights, would have excited toe
meet enthusiastic admiration OF any but persons
regarded only {" the annoying indica'ioos OF tse
cam which delayed our progress and wasted our
in general, there were days on which our former
pleasant experiences OF the Atlantic were brought
he sufficiently high produce en- minor scae
some OF the dscomorts Of which The previous had
been 40 fruitful these DAVIS however, were The exssg
ton, and not the rule ana served 20 show how aeh
pleasant tbs LconveneE aim than tho .her
WHICH had previously prevailed. ny oat, no Fever Of
juaicious expenditure Of fuel, LIBERAL use OF the
cheaper motive po Tor Of sail inc rendezvous was coached
on the evening OF Wednesday, the 2stn OF JAY Just
clover days after our departure from Queenstown.
u
at such confederate distance that pasticn OF OK
on the morning OF nursdsy, the 29th before the aga
mennon joined them. Wo were rs usual greeted by
pensct storm CT questons 10 what kept sach
bind our time and learned hat all bad " tbe
euson nht The snip must have got on shore Oh leaving
Qusensown harbor. The Niagara, Is appeared, bad ar
rived at the rendezvous Friday nignt, the 3d. the
yasrous Sunday, the 2bth and tho The ar
tcrnoon OF TUESDAY, he 9th
The Cay vas besu fuy calm, go 70 time was 10 20 last
before raking the spcs beats lowered from
The at;eedant ships tho two vessels inside fast By baE
the Agsmemnou About hair past twelve O'Clock tho
spice Vas enocualy made, bot sl,h materials very Off
ierent from carefully rounded sencoaf ocsrds which
had been used u enclose the unc.ous prsius occa
sops. II consisted merely Of two straight boards hauled
ov.r We joining, with tie iron rod emo itaea plummss,
attached 10 The centre In h1hrgf ffu.a las OF
The ship however, The esden sker broke sr5rt on aud
fen oveboaId and t.srs being sssi,
a. hand thnts two perd th) was fastened 20 be spice
ns;ca ard the whole apparatus was quickly dropped
into The sea without any forUsay an, indeed, almost
without as9ee'aor for these on board the ship had VT
messed 20 many besrnhgs 10 tho teegrsphc line Tint
was evident they deersired Of there being cod 70
it he siI ulaoe go iahons Of cable having ,cea paa
out 10 allow the srlcs 20 rnk veil below IRE surface
signal 70 eart nokiei tho hawlor loose and tho
Niagara and AgenemEon stsrisc fos The last time fof er
opposite 6ess;Bsiiors
For he Hrst ihrec hours the ships procoeJed very soz
", syre cut great quantity OF slack, ou arsr ihe
ption OF this time the syeea q be Agsmeu1non was in
creased 10 sbc, nvc knots per hour ITO c.so going a.
about six, without indicating than few aundsed
p unJs OF strain upon The dynancmcCr shTrly rissr
Elk oecck very large whale approaching tho
s;nbosrd ROW al g-ea, sped rninF All toesire The
sea INTO foam all around and i0r the hEi time fell
potsbihy Of the imposition tia, second mysscri
hTestage OF the cable might have been ossod asr all by
one OF tfess animals getting foul OF water. ap
posred a. making drcc, Tor the cable and greet
was The relief % al when tho rondcrous living mas was
seen slogy 70 paAs Rstern, just grazing NE cable where
mischief.
All seemed to 60 web up 70 Sbcu, olsh. O'Clock, TN
cable paid out from the h1h vih eyeufel aai rnaa.
laTity which showed how uy snd perfectly u had
been cooled away; and " gard against accdess whch
r1 In
injury durhg the sturn tho indicated strain upon ms
eyramomoter was never allowed n 70 beyond l.7co
iba, leys than quarter wrb, tee cable estimated
N bear, ard hus far overythLg lo1Bed y;omnE Of sue
cess But IN such szucous work nc one ino va phsl
urca ro,on on tie csbs vas ds cvSref ab,us n u OF
ave FROM tho port on paying out Not 'pou' io5t
81 VI carnirg, he eng'uecr on duy, n setting men 70
work " oooble up The Injury well AZ time wSnd pr
uii, Tor NE caeio was gorg oGim such rate tha mo
damaged portion Sruld pc pad overheard IN lcy than
rwerty minutes, ard former experience hal shosa W
that 70 check ci6er Tie specj az ihe ship or The csbs
we'll. n ell rrobatu'y, be ATTENDED y mo most A,al
Just before the a-pl-F was rIshod Prcsrsor rhossa
reported that tbe ELECTRICAL Continuity % the wrc nsd
ceased, bot thai the insulation stu PERFECT attention
naturally dcciet 10 The INJURED pece The probable
source OF ne s0ppago, and no moment wa 70. N cl,
rrg She cAblo at hat point, with the intention o, making
perfect spice To The conservatism OF AL The electrical
tests applied showed the fault 10 be orerOJkd and in
probability hfiy miles from The chip. Nct a socond
wa 10 be lost for evident that The portion must
BE- rad overheard IN few minutes ard In the meantmc
20 be performed The ship Immediately stopped, AMI
no more cable paid oui than absolutely necessary 70
prevent breaking.
AZ The stern Of the ship was lined BY the waves q
scene OF The most inenfe excitement followed seemed
Impossible even by using the greatest possible speed, aud
The least pocsos amount Ct cable that lhe juno
cn could be finished before The part taken ont og the
hands 81 me vtrkmep. The main hold presented
usoI dasIy soone nearly all the officers OF the ship and
OF hose connected wh tho expedition stood In grouss
about the coil, watching with intense anxiety
The cable, ~ n slowly unwcrnd ftpelf nearer and
nearer tho Joint, While the wurk1acn, directed BIZ Mr.
Canning, under whose supern.. uceEce The cable orr
giusliy manufactured, worked n the splice emily
could work who felt the life and death Of the oxped
ton depended upon their rapidly But all their speed
was 70 no purpose, az the cable was unwindng within
hundfe cd athos and, last and desperate RESOURCE
The cable stopped stogs,her and fSr few m.nnss
the ship hung by the eud. Forsunatoly, however,
was only for few minutes &c tho strain coniinuay
rising above two tons, and would not hold on mucn
longer when the splice flushed tho signal made
70 loose the stopper, and u rsssed overheard safely
enough.
WHEN The exciterrnnt cnnscn nnnn having