The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-08-18

lower enti, Mhich was immediately w W.
and taken out OF circuit.
Tuesday, .4ugust 5.-Lat. 45.l7 n, lon.
1928 w. Distancesrun BY observation IN
the last twenty.fonr hours une hundred and
forty seven miles, paid out one hundred and
sixty.one miles, sixty-one lathoms OF the ca
BILE, or surplus of fourteen miles six hun
bred and thimeep iathoms over the distance
run, equal 20 ten per cent. Depth OF water
seven hundred and forty to eighteen hun
,lred and twenty.seyen fathoms. Wind n.
N. w. Weather very pleasant. The Cor
gon in sight
Total amount Of cable paid out seven hun
tred and ninety miles three hundred Ia
thoms. Total distance run by observation,
six hundred seyenty-two miles. Total sur
plus cable paid out over the distance run,
cue hundred and twenty.three miles, three
hundred fathoms. Less than nineteen per
cent. Two hundred and ten miles from the
Telegraph House. ;,
At $ &c a. NJ, fpished paying out the coil
from the hold aud commenced paying OUT
from the ward room coil--three hundred and
FIVE miles Of the cable remaining on board al
noon.
At Ills A. NJ. ships time, received
signal from on board the Agamemnon thai
they had paid out from her seven hundred
eighty miles Of the cable. During the after
noon and evening passed several cebergs..
At go p. NJ, ships time, received sig
nal from the Asamemnon that she was IN wa
ter Of two hundred fathoms.
1 At 1920 P. NJ ships time, the Niagara
was in water of two hundred fathnms, and
Informed the Agamemnon Of the same.
Wealesidy. august Lat. 48.l1 Mon
5a.43 W. Dstanc0rnn by observation, one
hundred and forty-six miles. Paid out one
hundred and tifty.four miles, one hundred ant
sixty fathoms Of the cable, or a surplus o
eight miles three hundred and sixty tathan'
over the distance run-equal tn SIX per cent
Depth Of water less than two hundred Ia
thoms. Weather beautiful and perfectly calm
The Gorgon in sight.
Total amount oi cable paid out nine hun
dred and forty nine miles six hundred ant
sixty lathoms. Total amount OF surplus ca
Bile paid out over distance run, one hundrc'
and thirty one miles, six hundred aud slxt.
fAthams-about sixteen per cent. sixty-lou
miles to the Telegraph House.
At noon received signals from the Aga
) memnon that they paid out from her nine hun
dred and forty miles Of the cable.
Passed this morning several icebergs.
E Made the land of the entrance TO TrlnIt
Bay at \. NJ. EnteredlTrinity Bay a
1880 p. NJ.
: At 2.20 P. NJ, ships time, stopped send
ins signals TO the Agamemnon for the pnr
. pose 81 making a splice, and at 40 Z. y
3 ships time, commenced signals again to u
! Agamemnon. At5P NJ. saw Her Majesty
steamer Porcupne coming 10 US. At -
p. NJ. Capt. Otter of the Porcupile came
: board of the Niagara to pilot Us to the an
: chorage near the Telegraph House.
= Thursday .7ugust Sat Las A. NJ. III
r Niagara anchored. Distance run since non
= Yesterday sixty-four miles. Amount OF eabl
paid out sixty-six miles three hundred an
!. fifty three tathoms, being loss Of less tina
= four per cent.
Total amount Of cable paid out since u
]. splice was made one thousand and sixtee
j miles. SIX hundred iathoms. Total amour
: Of distance run eight hundred and elghty-t"
!. miles. Total amount Of cable paid out ov'
n distance run one hundred and thirty-lou
i. miles and six hundred fathams, being sui
: plus Of about fifteen per cent.
At2A. NJ. went ashore in small boat, an
informed tie persons in charge Of the Iel'
a graph Huuse-half mile from the landing
that the Telegraph Fleet had arrived ''aH
e we're ready to land The end OF the cable.
r At GAS A. VI. received signal from Y
Agamemann that she had paid nut one thp
b sand and ten miles &c the cable.
e At SIS 4. VI. the Telegraph cable W
landed. At 6 A. NJ. the shore end Of q
!. cable was carried into the Telegraph llou'
+ and a strong current Of electricity receive
through the whole cable from the ether si'
!. If the Atlantic. Capt. Hudson then rea
PRAYERS and made some remarks.
AtiP. NJ Il. VI. steamer Gnrgon bred
. royal salute nf tweuiy.one guns. and Az U
] ,lay aas di.chsrging The cargo belonging
! the Telegraph Company.
2 Friiay, .fng,tst. G.-iIaye been rceel,h
! all Jay strong electric signals from the re
egraph House in Valencia.
= .yofs.-We landed here 10 the wonIls. u
til the Telegraph instruments are all reat
i aud perfectly adjusted, communications cal
;. not pass between the tWa continents, but Z
= electric currents are received freely. "
; shall have the earliest intiinatlpn when all
9 ready, bat Il may be some. ,lays before eve
I thing j. perfected. The htst telegraph
I message between Europe and America !"
; IL from tie Qleen n England 10 The Pres
len, IL TIE United states. and the second. b
il ssnlv. CYRUS ". FIELD.
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EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
:. f.,,tt lie ~, fn,.ltss1eft.s fon.ion Correspondent