The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-22

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SaS"t.c PROJECT Should nothing be b.Sl IN m III
Gonsort, the Niagara wi after coalip . earo ] Oh II,
,n;oo ooesn S station having still on board abomt %
vessel has rot"in "hich, suppoSir that the otbe
noi. ias s Il hletalhed similar araonnt wonld ";
PN @ IN. VI the junction being crmnIetai nd ~
90 per cent: 1or Casualties IN tbis It t, a!u ao'
Itod ~ oi tle rope was lost and when II i; oIa
lated mat 1t Is roughly estimated t zen II Is cicu
the cable is about 100, m;Io :; una tnnt the value
up to the present has not boen 90 INA
10 might at first sight have been ur,,,o,oI
us rleio mad requested the Directors :,
meet &c, MN at Queenstown as early as nossihln
Inc London Times in the courso of
this failure saws: VI 'h '''icie Oh
Inc uauSe 0I the failure thus far we cannot ovo,
bnr9o bturs' @ Inc American ship brings tbe now,
breakage was S people had simply stated that the
was not on their side, and that all tbnr
Nle" ABOUT II was the cessation of tho s;nnais e.,
| tue ASanemn0n, we should naturally 6ora oo
a otuuea that II was the latter ship. When how
Ever, theE add to this that the electricians on h
nad experimental on the broken cabIn , i "a y
! 'lefepy arrived at the conclusion that tho braL
! age must have been at or near the Apan1om
e! tihe the matter altogether out of the dentb oi
o uheafhed public, and leave us to imagine ~,
suspect anything we please. If it is possibIo 70
measure over so approximately the length of ,y;ro
tpy electrical experiments at the one end tbon Wv,
mase noth!hS 10 DO but wonder at the progress of
.iehee anu art. But we wait for further informo
| tion, particularly from the people ON hoard tbo
| Agamemnon. ~ '" 'i'e
Inc electrical condition of the problem being
AuoMn; I; lhlS Is only mechanical question: with no
other chances of uncertainty than those of an ord
! nary maritime character, winds waves cmrronts
ana what may be called the deep sea ancboraro on
whlch the cable has to rest. With regard. t6cn to
49, decanlcai difficulties, and to the provisions
maze against them, it cannot be said that tbis trI
was very hopeful one. Two ships gave donbIa
chance OF failure. Each was evidently uneonal 70
us ihoety ot the work, having neither proper stow
q" popi m 9r the cable nor for the proper quantity
lnf Oh
the water as to excite misgivings in all who sow w
her; and then we were told that, though the A~a
ineninon looked BETTER she was, in fact shin of
less tonnage. snip vi
The paying out the tackle and the break had baon
proved, with success which the scientific aIonn
could appreciate. The speculation was, that inst
now now we should probably have the Atlantic at its
calmest, which, as it turns ont has NOT hoon +b
cdse. i Judge from the picture of the expedition
as 1t sailed from shores the Apamnmnon and
the Niagara so filled with their huge FREIGHT that
the gigantic coils spread from the hold into every
gunroom, gangway, and cabin we were relvinr ZOO
much on the favor of the elements and lavinn omrD
serves at the mercy of their caprice II IL nremo
lure indeed to say that we have been beaten by the
elemehtS; but the next attempt ought to combine
every precaution suggested bv the past
A suggestion has been made several times in theSo
GoluihnS, ana seems to us worth considering. The
LeVlathan is as yet on shell. Excepting that it
mas not even its engines on board it is .exactly in
that state to which, at great difficulty and cost tbn
Agamemnon and Niagara have been redncad fn.
thiS service In the Leviathan any length of cable
that could possibly be required could be held and
slowed IN the manner most convenient for paving
out The pitch of that huge vessel will be onite in
considerable in the toughest seas and the strains on
the cable will therefore be uniform Sufficient
length may be taken on board for the most lavish
use OF the CABLE to even twice the distance from
one shore to the other
1t is plain we must not be stinpy of material ;f
we are to succeed. The ingenious writer's who on
lghten the public on the wonders of the deep tell
us that currents carry the cable miles out of the
ships course before il touches the botom that eyer
SO freely payed out, the cable probably hangs in
lestoons from one submarine mountain top to an
other and that even if the cable is so fortunate as
10 escape the sharp edge of preeipice, mere sus-
beyond its strength If this be so, the more cable
we have, within reason, the better
NO snip ailoat but the Leviathan could carry am |
pie supply Tor the whole distance. 1t alone could
carry Goals sufficient for paving out the whole ga
BILE at the rate of five, four or three miles an bour
II necessary, and could Afford even in the midst of
the process to make any delays that might be
tLhought advisable. Whatever may be thought of
TINS suggestion we feel sure that nobody really eX
poets much from aeet of four ships sailing out to
rendezvous in the middle of the Atlantic TO law |
down one cable,-all the ships confessedlv over |
onShe1' ana an OF them reckoning upon good wealth
er and other favorable circumstances. There is /
a unity and simplicity about the undertaking
which i'll accords with complex and hazardous a !
process.
The London correspondent of the New York Com |
merciat AdcertiScr writes as follows:
The second failure of the attempt to Law the A.
lantlc cable, the news of which arrived at noon yes
terday, has been the absorbing event since the de-
parture OF the last packet. The disappointment is
the greater, on account of a confidence which dur
ing the past week had been growing up that the OPP
Grafton would this time succeed and winch |
had caused the shares to assume some frmness-
our days back, on report that the squadron had |
oeen heard Of and that the operation progress
ing n iaForaoly, the nominal price advanced from |
t5OO to f7OO. Upon the non-confrmation of this
statement they relapsed TO fj00, but in the mind
of the public hopeful antlcpations still predominat
ed. Yesterday, therefore, the fall was severe and
for time the quotation for the fIOOO share WAC
t2OO This afternoon it is G300 to f4OO.
THE LOG OF THE NIAGARA.
Thursday, June l0,-At IL A. NJ. we cast off from
the morning-5uoy in Plymouth Sound and proceed
ed to sea, in company with the Agamemnon Valor-
ous, and Gorgon. Weather fair; at night nearly
calm.
Friday, June 1l.-Calm, and a smooth sea. Capt
Hudson sent boat to the AgamemnOn, rendering A |
tow, which was declined. The Captain of the Ara
however, stated that he would ACCEPT the
offer if the light breezes held day or two longer
The progress made this day was very slow, the Nj
lgara continually stopping for the squadron to come
up, Weather calm; lat. 400 l2i long. 60 53t
Saturday, June l2.-Light N. n, f. winds and
pleasant; the Agamemnon, Vaorous and Gorgon
made all sail possible; the Niagara set no sails.
Lat. 400 AZ long. l0o l2I.
Sunday, June l3.-Commenced clear, but soon
became squally; wind hauled to S. s. W The Nj
agara set topsails and shut off steam. The
wind tres;iened and rain set in: Lost sight
creasing, the Niagara triple-reefed topsails and
reefed foresail. The Agamemnon was at this
time one mile distant. Lat So IL; hong l3o IT,.
Monday, June 4.-Squally, rainy weather: wind
S. W.. barometer fell from 30 35 to 29. IL; wind in
creased to gale, with high sea. The Niagara
close-reeed topsas, fured mizen-topsail set storm
sail and fured oresail, keeping within one
lnd-a-half miles of the Agamemnon throughout
Lat 500 22'i long. 15o 81.
Tuesday, June l5.-Strong gales from s. s. W;
.he Niagara under easy sail; at A. NJ. wind mode
'ated, and ship made more sail. Before night the
wind again increased, and the ship was put under
;lose-reefed fore and main-Opsails with storm-foro
tay-sail set. Lat. 5lo 22/ long. IS0 AZ.
Wednesday, June l6.-Strong gales; the Aga
nemnon in company; the Valarous and Gorgon out
If sight. In the latter part of the day wind died
way, and the Niagara made more sail. Distance
allied by log. l35 miles, on N, W. by n. course
Jay ended misty and foegy.
Thursday, June l7.-Weather still foggy, with
TIL breeze; tho Agamemnon in company; exchang-
ID signals During the day the Niagara passed
hip,s boat, bottom up. The speed of the ship was
I'VE vt, Knots an hour, with small head of steam and
lttle salI. Discovered strange sail to the south
ward. Lat. $40 35'; long. 23o 1d', We had now
'een just one week at sea.
Friday, June lS.-The day commenced clear,
With strong breezes from S. w. by s.; the ship
0i easy saIiJ anu ouI Htlle steam; the Agamenn0n
n company; the Valorous and Gorgon invisible;
at $50 49, long. $50 49,.
Saturday, June 19.-Weather overcast; wind
trong, signaled clipper-ship, bound west. This
ay all hands on board the Niagara were mustered
nd the Articles of War were read to the officers
nd crew. At noon, strong winds from W. S. W. I
.at $40 23', long. 20 5Ot.
Sunday, juno 20.-Heavy gales and a high sea
unnng; ship under close-reefed topsas, reefed
ore and main trysails, and storm-fore-staysai sets
lind west The Agamemnon keeps within mile
nd half of US. In the afternoon, the Agamem-
on signaed- -"have lost the guards (the iron
rame placed around the stern of the ship On
he same day the Niagara lost one of her large iron
uOys.
Saturday, June 26.-Joined Cable with the Ara
1emnon; The wire parted. Wespliced again, and
al paid out forty-t,ro and half miles from our
nip, all going finely, when the continuity suddenly
eased; The Niagara continued to pay out three I