Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-27
Cable Confirmation.

!. The news of currents of electricity passing
;onthrough the Atlantic Cable. from Valentia,
En- gIreland, to Trinity, Newfoundland, though
Wcredited, has been regarded as little myth
- cal-somewhat on the spirit rapping order.
|ndWe are happy now to hear from the other
izecnd of the wire. 1t is confirmation strong to
4 Hyhave the news of the success of the Gable by
= steamer. 1t is somewhat as if we should re-
,eive file of newspapers of the other world
res;onfrming some things there of which we
have heard and believed, and of which we
luwould yet like to have assurance dOubly
sure ...
Here are some of the dispatches sent from
- yalentia Bay to the English press:
r-o VALENTIA, Friday morning, Aug. 6.
ira Electric communication is maintained per-
! JAectly. In answer to the signals from our
I-P;oils they returned us this morning. at $40,
p'lccurately to Greenwich time, as directed,
- he pre-arranged landing signal. The com
iIaS'lete instruments which were on board the
W usteG 1or Sc several days days =
hai VALENTIA. Friday. Aug. 6.
pas The Agamemnon and Valorous left early
fo.his morning for Cork where they will coal
Msnd proceed to Plymouth.
Tx The end of the cable was landed safely close
aoy the pier ut KnIghtstown, yesterday after
OIoon, the paddle box boats OF the Valurous
-:arrying it. The wind being high, it was
IOn cared the Agamemnon might have to put to
:, ca Immediately after IA sufficient quantity
Tad been veered out to reach the land
sc, The end of the cable had been connected
Df the company's station, aad the signals of
alternate currents iii opposite directions
inue through the cable. The currents from
Newfoundland are very good, giving dehec-
peion of 81 either side of IA galvanometer
or,ccording as positive or negative current is
! transmitted
The regulating apparatus for transmitting
messages through the cable is being fitted up
ellt each end, that for Newfoundland having
,1een taken out of the Gorgon, but it will pro
;,sbly be few days before they are finally
djusted and ready Tor work.
The line is expected to be open to the pub
tic in three weeks or a month, when the line
overland to Placenta, Newfoundland aud
ther arrangements have been completed.
The London Times, says:
By chain of electric communication ex-
snding from Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, to
his metropolis. we are informed that the last
aIttempt to lay the Atlantic Telegraph bad
p ucceeded, and that the Old and the New
World are actually linked together by the
iagnetic wire. The intelligence is So much
he more gratifying as we have been led, in
atommon with the rest of the public-and
tiarely not without very plausible reason-to
I, Dmething like despair not indeed OF the ult-
hate success of the undertaking. but of its
ohccess with the existing machinery, and I'M
$per conditions apparently so uniavorabe. 1t
ccf,as not unnatural TO apprehend that a cable
.sihich had parted at the bottom of the sea.
nd again within n feet of the stern of the
heessel that was paying IL ont, would never be
ii retched in safety across the Atlantic. But
as ie feat has been accomplished, and the relish
L the surprise Is only the greater from pre-
tous disappointment and uncertainty. Al
lough the weather was unfavorable, the cable
|n ems to have been paid out with the greatest
ctsgularity, the quantity of cable discharged
ON the two ships being the same every day
Thin ten miles. On the first two days the
oRnount paid out by each ship was about 1870
Nautical miles, or at the rate of between five
Id six miles an hour. On the LIST of August
Ich ship paid out 40 nautical miles. or at
ae rate of seven nautical miles an hour. On
Dfle second this rate was increased TO seven
,hutical miles and fve-eighths, SO that the
suit seems to show that greater speed can
4 attained with safety than had been calcu-
,hted on. We are told that there are good
RCgnals between the ships, but Of course we
a ait with much anxiety more precise inforIna-
on to the rapidty % communication that
IS been main attained.
ieWe sincerely congratulate the promoters of
Ais great enterprise upon the triumphant sue
So IS by which, alter SO many delays and dis
lpointments, they have been rewarded. Ii is
-hicult SO suddenly TO realize the magnitude
- the event which has just taken place; the
accomplishment OF this mighty feat comes up
~ US not In the gradual aud tentativ manner
which most scientific exploits have been
iirformed, but with rapidity worthy of the
pt,ent which II employs. Tne steam engine
e other great discovery of our time, has
zen perfected little by httle, and no one can
factly say when IL was that each of the tr-
inphs which II has successfully achieved be-
me possible. Practice was 20 far ahead of
cory that high scientific authorities argued
rongly against the possibility OF results aud
ere not refuted by counter arguments but
s'f the accomplishment OF those very results
y e possibility of which they had denied. With
Atlantic Telegraph it has been just the
ntrary. Theory had shown the PRACTICABLE
" OF the line, but practice Jagged infinitely
ahind 1t. Instead OF proceeding at once by
.-tow degrees, the projectors have leaped at
zee into gigantic success We believe We
@e correct IN saying that 500 miles IF tele-
fsaph have never before been successfully laid
nader water, and yesterday We received intel
kence that a Communication is fully esta~
ished between 1000 miles of stormy ocean,
idsr superintendent mass of water, the
ypth OF which may be calculated la miles
Lnaiy now, when 10 has succeeded. are we able
a fully realize the magn. tufle and hardihood
the enterprise. Over what jagged noun
il ranges Ii that slender thread folded In
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