Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-08-19
Thursday Morning, August 10, 1853.

The ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.-The whole
country is rejoicing over the successful working
of this truly wonderful enterprise. The first
evidences we have of this success will be found
in the subjoined dispatches. 1t is matter OF
congratulation to mankind in general that sci
ence has SO far triumphed as almost to annihilate
time and space between the old and new worlds,
and that now the people of different hemispheres
can converse upon important topics as near
neighbors. 1t is generally regarded as bond
Of brotherhood-of peace and good will, for
which our warnest acknowledgements are due
to Almighty God
It will be seen that the expected message of
Queen Victoria to President Buchanan and his
response were made on the 10th inst. Welearn
that the first information on the subject was
communicated to the President through Senator
Bigler, from information obtained from the
Washington Associated Press Agency, when the
President returned at once to the city from the
Soldiers Home" and received at the White
House the message from her Majesty, where the
reply was prepared.
FIRST DISPATCH FROM EUROPE TO
AMERICA.
Nec York, august 16th.-The following dis
patch has just been received by the American
directors of the Atlantic Telegraph Company
from the English directors at Valentia Bay:
]" Nalentid Bay, Ireland, august 10th, 1855
To the American Directors of the Atlantic Tel
egraph Company:-Europe and America are
united by telegraph Glory to God in the high
est. On earth, peace good will towards men.
(Signed) DIRECTORS OF ATLANTIC
TELEGRAPH Co. OF GREAT BRITAIN"
A dispatch from Trinity Bay says that the
message from the Queen may be expected this
evening.
Trinity Bay, august 16.-The Queens mes
sage is now coming over the cable.
MESSAGE OF CoNGRATULAT1oN FROM HER
MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA, OF GREAT
Britain, 70 THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
London, august 16, 1850 the Honora-
Nc, the President Of the United States Her
Majesty desires to congratulate the President of
the United States upon the successful compile
ton of this great international work, in which
the Queen has taken the deepest interest.
The PRESIDENTS RESPONSE.
The PRESIDENT cordially reciprocates the
congratulations of Her Majesty, the Queen, on
the success of the great international enterprise
accomplished by the science, skill and indomit-
able energy of the two countries. It is a tri-
umph more glorious because far more useful to
sasnRRd than was ever won by conaue12r on
under the blessing of Heaven, prove to be a
bond of perpetual peace and friendship between
the kindred nations, and an instrument destin-
ed by Divine Providence to difftlse Rilgion,
Civilization and Law throughout the world
In this view will not all the nations of Christen-
dom spontaneously unite in the declaration that
it shall be forever neutral, and that its commu--
nications shall be held sacred in passing to the
places of their destination even in the midst of
hostilities
By more recent Geographic dispatch from
Trinity Bay, it seems that the above message of
the Queen was not complete. The following is
furnished as the entire message:
"VALENTIA, Aug. 16, 1858.
To the President Of the United States
The Queen desires to congratulate the Presi-
dent upon the successful completion of the great
international work in which the Queen is con-
WINGED that the President will join with her in
fervently hoping that the electric cable which
now connects Great Britain with 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 COM
municating with the President and renewing to
him her wishes for the prosperity Of the United
States
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84 The drought still continues with us, and
it is really heartsickening to behold the face of
che country for several miles around our village