Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-06-11
For She Lcwisbur- Chronicle.
TIE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

Ia. the shores Of Great Britain. As there
/, scarcely person among your readers
who does not feel somewhat interested in
this great international enterprise, | tho't
tLis sh0rt article mi ight be read with in
trrcst. The latest news from the squad
ron leafs US 10 infer that by this time they
have completed their experimental trip,
testing their new paying out ard rccolling
machinery. After thus experimenting 1t
was expected that they would rendezvous
in the harbor OF Cork, in order to make
any necessary alterations i'll their mach,
merry, aud to complete their preparations
for fiual departure. 1t was thought that
By about the l0th of June they would all
DC ready for sea. They will sail for the
middle Of the proposed route, and there
jriulDg the two portIous OF the cable they
viii srparatc-the Agamcmnon, Of the
Engli-h Navy, sailing towards Nalentla,
Ireland, and tue Niagara, of the L. 5.
Navy, toNa Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
Each of these vessels has over fourteen
hundred miles Of the cable aboard. A
powerful steamer will accompany each Of
these paying out vessels, 50 that III case
Of any arrangement Of their engines the
escort viii take its crippled partner in
tow. The Niagara will have a steamer of
the English Navy to accompany her. Our
country would have been saved the morti-
tcatIon Of showing our poverty to the
world IN such Il conspicuous manncr, had
il not been for the unfortunate attack of
the yellow fever aboard the Susquehauna.
But, as an exposure of poverty among in
diviiUals often lead to renewed exertIons
to avoid future modification, so let US hope
that this may assist il awaking Congress to
sCuse OF duty.
The present plan Of laying the cable differs
frcm the one adopted las, year, as, then, the
attachment was made first to the coast OF Ire
land with the Nlasara's portion of the cable,
aud from thence al the vessels sailed iuge-
iher along the route intending 10 connect with
The AgdmemOn ) portion as soon as the Mag
dTa's became exhausted As the greatest
risks are caused hy rough weafher,It is easily
seen that by the adoption of this plan the veS-
Sel> will be engaged hut half as long in the
act of laying the cable, and Of course the
chances OF success, other things being equal,
vary as two To one in favor of the present plan.
In case of any interruption of the electrical
current by the cable beng damaged, but not
parted, then the old plan has the advantage,
being better adapted iur finding the flaw. Each
has IT, special advocates.
|, i probable that ty the l7ih,of this month
the squadron viii reach the proposed point OF
Junction. II the weather be favorable, the
wouii he made immsiately.
About the later part Of this month. we may bc
expected 10 listen with anxiety to the swift
words a> they ru>h along their trembling path
to the whole enlightened world
The success or failure OF this perhaps the
src"to.t o..i most 'ar,nu contest over TundeTta-
ken between mind and matter.
Last year, as it was my lot TO gaze on the
signal bunting flying IN the NiaSarAs rigging
duuuuuciug 10 a thousand anxious hearts the
thrilling sentence, .7he Cutie has pGyttd,"
ic.t as II | never wished 10 witness a scene
like that again. We could not have felt worse
If We had Just lost some near and dear friend.
Al our PRIDE and honor seemed for a time 10
depend on the strength of that irail thread az
il rcclrd from Tie Nlagara'S decks and passed
into the deep blne sea. "The Gable has par
ted - The interest OF the occasion made those
few and simple words reach the very acme Of
eloqucncc. 1t is 10 he hoped the same fate
does not await the present expedition. Truly,
the chances OF success are more than over
balanced by the chances of failure. If the
Gable does part again, although each time il
involves such enormous pecuniary loSS,l have
no expectations Of lis being the last attempt.
Although the difficulties are great, they are
not InSurmountable. The Gable must he
land. The AnglO-Saycn race have said 1t,
and it must be done. With the lavorS of Prov
idence together with the true scientific skill
of thcpIesent age, We have the most lively
hopes oi the fnal success Of the enterprise.
Ii successful IN this tral, Americans may
have the pleasure Of rejecting that some OF
our own couu'rvmeu have been leading men
in its accomplishment. Thelatest intelligence
from England states that Professor Hughes,
an American Electrician, has had much grea-
ter success IN transmitting rapid electrical
current through the Gable than The most car
nest effort Of any other electrician If he Is
entirely successful, his method will probably
he adopted. and he be placed at the head Of
the electrical department. Cyrus w. Field,
Esq, is at the head of the financial depart
ment, and W L. Everett, Chief Engineer Us.
Navy. is at the head of the engineering de-
Par,ment. Let MS wish them success, and
wait patiently for the result. G.
DEATH OF Con-. JONES A Morseo-
graph from Washington announces the
death Of Captain Thos. Ap Catesby Jones,
of the L. S. navy. He was born in Vir-
ginia, and entered the service in 1905. In
the war of 1912, he commanded a gun.
boat flotilla of % guns, which engaged a
British force af so barges or boats, carry
ing ~, operating against New Orleans, in
the action with which lie was disabled by
a shot He had command of the Pacific