The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-28
F o R E IG N
BY THE NORTH STAR.

THE RETURN OF THE AGAMEMNON.
Ihe Cork Examiner has the following account oi
the voyage the British portion of the telegraph
fleet:
At a late hour Yesterday evening her Maiesty's
steamer Faorous. the tender of the Agamemnon in
the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable arrived
IN Queensto wn and at late hour of the forenoon of
this day the Agamemnon herself entered the harbor
ana % steamed up to between Haulbowne and the
Columbine Quay, at Queenstown where she cast an
chor about l213 o'clock. As has already appeared
from the journals of the Niagara the expedition
sailed from Plymouth on the 10th of June and for
the frst few days they met with fair and favorable
weather.
About the 18th, however, it began to blow a stiff
breeze, which increased to a terrific storm and this
lasted until the 3d. the gale being at its height on
the zoth and 2lst The ship rolled very much, and
some fears were entertained that the coil of cable
on the upper deck, which 233 tons weight
would get loose from its fastenings and 90 over the
slde in which case, it would have carried with it
masts, rigging, and everything that came in its
way, and the ship would probably have gone down.
fortunately, the cable was well secured, and did
not shift in the least; about dozen fakes of its
coil on the lower deck were, indeed displaced and
got entangled, but no danger arose from this cir
cumstance
The ship, during portion of the gale. rolled at
an angle of AZ degrees, and all the Goals that were
slowed on the main deck broke adrft and went
bang down into the engine room, causing some con-
fusion and inconvenience there The ship also
strained considerably, and some of the deck planks
parted, but no lives were lost, as had been report
ed. few slight accidents only occurred one man
having received some injury while engaged in ar
ranging the portion of the cable that had got shift
ed, and story is also told board of another man
having lost some of his fingers in rather curious
manner.
In consequence of the rolling of the ship in the
nelght OF the gale hardly any one could keep his
ieet, and man on of the lower decks was hold
ing on by a supporting beam of the deck above
INN. In the straning of the vessel an opening took
place between the beam and the planks which were
laid on it, into which his fingers got and immedi-
ately alter the nterstice closed again as tight as
before, and took several of his fingers off All
the men and officers behaved admirably during the
storm.
The vessels having met in mid ocean, after the
cessation OF the violent weather. the splice was made
on the 18th of June, 2:30 Greenwich time and
lZ:2O ships time, but when they had paid about
three miles the cable broke on board the Niagara
In consequence of its having got foul of the scra
pers. They steamed back again and made second
splice on the same evening, about 1880 Greenwich
time, and 5:20 ships time. The Agamemnon then
ran about 292 miles, and had paid out about 37%
miles of the cable, when the continuity or electric
current ceased-its is supposed in consequence of the
cable having broken under water
The vessels accordingly returned and made the
third and last splice on the evening of the 2Sth-
The Agamemnon steamed east, and had run about
lis miles, and paid out LAG miles, $50 fathoms of
the cable, when the coil on deck was exhausted
Ihe speed OF the vessel then slackened in order
" VI CdUle Delng SnteQ with Safety to the
lower deck, where the other coil was, but while this
was gong on the cable snapped, without any per-
ceptbe reason, about six fathoms outside the stern
OF the ship AT this time the dynamometer indicat-
ed strain OF on " 200 lbs. while the cable is CON
traced to be able to bear strain of 6944 lbs and
on several occasions previously it had borne a strain
OF 4, 400 lbs., without any accident occurring.
The examination of the broken end that was
made on board did not show that any flaw or weak
ness existed where the breakage occurred and the
only probable cause thatcan as vet be assigned for
the accident is a sudden jerk which might have
taken place. and which might have snapped the
cable before the dynamometer had time to indicate
the additional strain. The arrangement being that
II an accident should occur, unless each vessel had
run over 100 miles, they should return Immediately
to the rendezvous to splice again. and the gameni-
non having run emily lis miles, the captain Judged
that the Niagara could not have run much over the
100 miles either, and he therefore returned to the
rendezvous In the hope of meeting her there.
thick fog came on, which prevented them from
seeing anything, and the Agamemnon and her ten
der having waited, according to appointment, for
eight days, they steamed for Queenstown. As there
is still quite sufficient cable board the two YES
sells, they will proceed to for the purpose of re-
commencing operations soon the Agamemnon
has coaled, which will be in few days
THE MASSACRE AT JIDDAH
The following telegram, from Acting Agent and
Consul-General Green, received at the Foreign
once via Malta, contains fuller account than
published yesterday:
Her Majesty's ship Cyclops arrived at Suez from
Jiddah on the Sd inst
On the evening of the 18th of June the Moham-
medan inhabitants of Jiddah rose and massacred
the Christians. Among the victims were Mr. Page
the English Vice Consul NJ. Eveillard the French !
Consul, and his wife, and about 20 others. The |
English and French COnsulates were plundered.- |
The Cyclops anchored about two miles from
the town, and during the night some Greeks swan
off to the vessel. The next morning two boats sent |
to the town were attacked, and obliged to fight
fire? on those who endeavored to intercept their
retreat. On the 10Th the Governor General of the
Hadjah, who was at Mecca, arrived with eight hun
dred men.
The Cyclops left Jiddah on the 24th, and brings
up the Christians who escaped, including the daugh
ter of the French Consul and the French interpre-
ter, both badly wounded, and "a Others
CHINA.
ALEXANDRIA, July THE steamer Bentinck ar
rived at Suez yesterday morning, with Calcutta
dates to the l4th ult. British columns marching
into Gwalior. | have no information from Madras
1ates from which place are to the 10th.
The intelligence from Lord Elgin is to the Goth
April, when the allied forces were in the Gulf of
Peipek The French had got two gun-boats over
he bar, but our two dispatch boats had stuck. The
English and French admirals were both at Peipek,
and it expected that in a few davs the first
blow in the north might be struck by the capture of
he forts at the mouth of the river The Chinese
Government had named Commissioners to negotiate,
'ut the letter announcing the fact had retired ad-
wing |? owing to an assumption of authority on
he part of the Chinese.
This telegram arrived at Malta from Alexandria
" the contract steam-packet Vectis, at 34 2. NJ.
IN July TO-
ITALY.
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