San Andreas independent., 1858-09-18
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMER SONORAi
First Messages Over Atlantic Telegraph


/ STEAMER SONORAi
First Messages Over Atlantic Telegraph
! Congratufatary message from the Director:
/ in England to the Directors in America:
Cyrus STATION, n F., Aug. 10th.
To the Directors of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company, New York
Europe and America are united by Tele-
graph. GLORY to God in the highest, and on
earth peace. good will towards men,
Directors ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH Co.,
Great Britain.
Message of the Queen of England and of the
President of the United States as transmitted
over the telegraphic cable:
VALESrrA Trinity Bay.
Queen VIcToRIA to the PRESIDENT of the United
States, Washington:
Inc Queen desires to congratulate the Pres
ldent upon the completion of the great inter-
national work in which the Queen has taken
the deepest interest. The Queen is convinced
that the President will join with her in fer
vently hoping that the electric cable which
now connects Great Britain and the United
States, will prove an additional link between
the nations whose friendship is founded upon
their common interest and reciprocal esteem
The Queen has much pleasure in thus commu-
nlcating with the President, and renewing to
him her wishes for the prosperity of the Uni
ted States.
The Presidents reply:
WASHINGTON Cry, August &C. 1853
To Her Majesty, yIcroRIA, Queen of Great
Britain:
The PRESIDENT cordially reciprocates the
congratulations of Her Majesty, the Queen, on
tbe success OF the great international enter
prise accomplished by the science, skill and
indomitable energy of the two countries. tits
triumph more glorious, because far more
useful to mankind, than was ever won by
conqucror on the field of battle May the At
lantic Telegraph, under the blessing of Hea-
ven, prove to be a bond of perpetual peace and
friendship between the kindred nations and
an instrument destined by Divine Providence
to diffuse religion, civilizatian, liberty and
law throughout the world In this view. will
not all the nations of Christendom spontane-
ously unite in the declaration that it shall for
ever be neutral, and that its communications
shall be held sacred in passing to the places
of their destination, even in the midst of hos
tiitics.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
~ 6'"HA S'Sut Vi thC az 10 SOuSu
The success of the Atlantic telegraph is no
longer doubt, but positive certainty. The
Queens message has passed over the wires,
and President Buchanan reply has been safe
ly transmitted to England. The reports of the
arrival of the Niagara at Trinity Bay were
followed by the news of the arrival of the Aga
memnon at Valentia, and Immediately the
whole Union was in a blaze of glory.
! Dispatches from nearly every city, town
and village of the whole country and in Can
ada, were received announcing the receipt O
the glad tidings; some difficulty was expert
enced at first by the electricians in arranging
instruments, but the public seemed satisfied
with the assurance that the signals from Va
entia Bay were perfect.
Several days elapsed without any positiv,
information on this point, and in the mean
time several merchants and others forwardet
messages to the offices of the Company in thi
city and Boston, for transmission. One mes
sage of fifty-seven words was paid for at th
rate of 81 per word. Arrangements were ais
made throughout the Union, for a general jol
lification in New York Public suspense wa
thus relieved by the preparations, till finall
on the afternoon of the 18th, the first regula
message ever transmitted between the tw,
continents, flashed across the wires to th,
Directors of the Atlantic TeIegrap ph Company
in New York. A few hours after, the Queen.
message was received; by some unaccounta-
BILE accident, the first paragraph was given as
| the entire message, and the public in the Easl
were consequently much disappointed.
On the 10th, however. the whole message tc
the President was received. This was the
signal for general outburst of enthusiasm
All over the country the bells were rung, can
tar hnrra and -1ar
and flags ioated to the breeze; buildings were
illuminated, and public festivities everywhere
In New York there was a splendid display o
fire works, a salute of 200 guns and an illu.
mination of the city such as has not beer
known for many years.
No further dispatches have been received
from England. but enough is known to place
the success of the cable beyond preadventure
About 80 miles of the cable still remains on
board, which it is proposed to sell in pieces oi
three inches iii length. 1t is not announced
when the line will be opened for business.
Lecompton Dead In Kansas.
From the returns thus far received, there
will be majority in Kansas of upwards OF
$4,000 against the English Lccompton Bill, to
about 1000 in its favor. The Washington
Union says, Kansas having now, by an unmis-
taxable vote, decided that she doesn't want to
be State just yet, the Administration and
Congress are bound, by the principle of nom
invention, to respect her decision
The democrats have elected their entire
Congressional delegation, in Missouri
In Kentucky, the democratic majority for
Clerk of Appeals, is 9,095, so far as heard
from in sc counties.
Ellis, democrat, is elected Governor ofNorth
Carolina, over McRae, know nothing, by over
$4,000 majority.
In Arkansas the Democratic nominees for