Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-21
The Atlantic TelecPaph,

MIR. Field sent a message to England on Wed
| nesday and received a reply on Friday, as fol-
lows:
VALENTIA, Aug. 1.-the directors have Just
met They congratulate you on your success.
The Agamemnon arrived at Valentia at 6 O'Clock
on the morning Of the 5th Weare just on the
point OF chaTtering a ship to lay the shore end,
as no time is to be lost in sending them out.
dispatch from Carlonease, N. F., Aug 10,
says: =.
The cable is working beautifully. A Mr.
Mckay, at Cyrus station, sent a very explicit
message, to-day, to the agent at Liverpool re-
speeding the steamer Europa, which was dam
aged by the collision with The Arabia
Mr.. Field persists in his resignation of the act
i've managership Of the Atlantic telegraph, owing
to impaired health and the pressure Of private
business.
There has been some curiosity to know who
are the American stockholders in the Atlantic
Telegraph Company, as well as the aggregate
amount of stock owned by them. The last ques-
ton we cannot answer fully. The whole amount
of the capital is ESQ, 600, of which amount, we
are told, Mr.. Field owns one tenth That is
f5O,OO How much of the remainder is owned
In America we have no me ans at hand Just now
70 enable us to state accurately, but the follow
ing is complete list of the American stoc khold-
eTs Cyrus w. Field Peter Cooper, David Dud-
ley Field, August Belmont, John C.. Green Will
son g. Hunt, Jacob Little, A. nj Lawrence,
Matthew Morgan, Henry 6. Marguand, G. T.
Trimble, B. H. Van Anker, West Reid, John
Hughes, Estate Of Mortimer Livingston, Messrs.
A. A. Low d Bro, Messrs. Duncan, Sherman &
Co, Messrs. Schnard and Gebhard, Messrs w
A. Sale Co, Messrs. Phelps, Dodge & Co
Mrs. E. w. Perkins, all Of New York city; E.
r. Stevens, ESQ.,, Of Saratoga Springs, N. Y;
and VIM. Dow, Esq, Montreal, Canada.
BY the steamship Arabia, at New York, from
Europe, We have some of the particulars so eager
ly looked for, of the arrival of the Agamemnon
In Valentia Bay, after successfully LAYING her
portion Of the cable, and Of the feeling with
which the important event was regarded on the
other side Of the Atlantic. The following dis
patch was the first announcement Of the Aga
memnon's arrival, and we subjoin the other dis
patches and extracts from English papers:
VALENTIA, August S.
To the Directors of the Atlantic Tsieeyaph
Conpany.-The Agamemnon has arrived AZ Va
cable. - VIC
The Niagara Is In Trinity Bay Newfoundland
There are good signals between the ships
We reached the rendezvous on the night of the
18th, and the splice with the Niagara cable was
made on board the Agamemnon the following
morning. r.-- ,'.' -
BY noon on the Goth a65 nautical miles were
laid between the two ships on the 3ist, $40; on
the LIST Of August, $751; on the I'd 1855; on the 4th
1854; on anchoring at six in the morning, in
Douglas Bay, 2U22. 20
The rate Of the Niagara during the whole time
mas been nearly the same as ours the length of
cable paid out from the two shi ps being general
ly within ten miles Of each other.
With the exception Of yesterday, the weather
has been very unfavorable.
VALENTA, Thursday, August 6-Her Males.
tvs ship Agamemnon arrived of Douglas Head
early this morning with the end Of the telcgraphic
cable; the communication between Ireland and
of Ir Rria F.
making arrangements for landing the end and
thus bringing to a successful termination his
anxious and difiicult task:
The following second dispatch has been re.
ceived by the directors of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company: -ffsL
vALEkrIA, Friday morning, August 6. AEIec.
answer to the signals from our coilsthey returned
to US this morning, at S.i0 accurately to Green
witch time, as directed, the pre-arranged landing
signal. The complete instruments which were
on board the Niagara for speaking cannot posi-.
bly, be ad jnsted for some days
QUEENSTOWN, Friday Evening Aga
memnon and Valorous have arrived in this har- |
The following is from an English journal, re. |
ceiyed by the Arabia: 49,
The decided success achieved in the LAYING NJ |
the cable recalls to memory the despoE encv
which but a few months ago pervaded the minds
OF some OF the earliest friends of the enterprise,
who were also among the heaviest stockholders
In the company. We remember that, After the
second pal Ting Of the cable, Mr Brookiny. the
deputy chairman Of the directors, was vioientIv
opposed to proceeding any further with the en-.
terprise; and, when he found he could not bring
his colleague and the sciiug manager, Mr. Field,
over to his way Of thinking, he fndignantly re.
Sisnsd bis position and withdrew from all active |
Partieipaiion In the proceedings Mr. wiIlism
Brown, OF Liverpool, another director, was also
decidedly opposed to any further prosec ution Of
the enterprise. He would not attend the meet |
lngs Of the directors, but wrote them q letter
instead, urging the board To give up the enter.
prise as failure to sell out their property, and
aisband the company Others Of the directors
were disposed to follow their advice. ~ R,f.s L
But Mr.. Field stood ont firmly againsf every
proposition looking 60 an abandonment Of the
work. He was sanguine Of success. He knew l
10 such word as faic He continued perseverihg. !
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