Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-08-13
DIsPArcu IRON CYRUS W. Field.



70 The Associated Press. Nsr York;
The Atlantic Telegraph fleet sailed from
Queenstown on Saturday, July l 7. met at
mid-ocean, on Wednesday, the 2Sth, made
the splice at / p. m on Thursday. the 10Th.
and then separated. the Agamomnon and Va
orus bound TO Valentia Ireland. and the Nj
agara and Gorgon for this place, where they
arrived Yesterday. and this morning the end
of the cable will be landed
1t is ,G98 nautical, or $50 statute miles
from the telegraph house at the head of Va
lentia Harbor to the telegraph house, Bay Of
Bulls, Trinity Bay, and for moro than two
thirds this distance the water is over two
miles in depth. The cable has been paid out
from the Agamemnon at about the same speed
as from the Niagara. The electrical signals
sent and received through the whole cable are
perfect.
The machinery for paying out the cable
worked in the most satisfactory manner and
was not stopped for "A single moment from
the time the splice was made until we arrived
here
/ Capt. Hudson, Messrs. Everett and Wood
house, the engineers. the electricians and Off
GERS of the ships, and in fact every man ON
board the Telegraph feet, has exerted him
J
successful. and by the blessing of Divine
| Providence, it has succeeded.
After the end Of the cable is landed and
connected with the land line Of telegraph.
and the Niagara has discharged some cargo
belonging 20 the Telegraph Company, she
will go to ST. Johns for GOALS, and then pro-
coed at once to New York
CYRUS w. FIELD.
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PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 5. 1858.
The President, who is at Bedford, received
the first intimaton of the successful laying Of
the Atlantic cable through the Agency of the
Associated Press The following is copy
Of Mr.. Fields message to the President:
"To He President IF the United States, Wash
ing'op:
DEAR SIR; The Atlantic Telegraphic
cable on board the United States frigate Nj
agara and her Britannia Majestys steamer
Agamemnon was Joined in mid ocean July %,
and has been successfully laid and as soon
as the two ends are connected with the land
lines Queen Victoria will send message to
YOU, and the cable will be kept free until
after your reply has been transmitted.
with great respect, remain
! "Your obodiont servant.
"CYRUS w. FIELD"
THE SECOND DISPATCH.
HALIFAX, Aug. 5 S5s-Eveniug.
The Newfoundland line has closed for the
night without furnishing any further inteli-
gence concerning the Atlantic cable.
MR.. FIELDS JOURNAL OF THE FIX
petition
FULL EXPLANATIONS.
|
! CABLE.
| Trinity Bay Aug. 6.-The Atlantic Tele.
graph cable was successfully landed here yes.
terday morning, AND is IN PERFECT ORDER.
The Agamemnon has landed her end of the
= cable, and we are now receiving signals from
: the Telegraph House at Valentia.
The United States frigate Niagara and II
+ NJ. steamer Gorgon and Porcupine leave fol
st, johns, N f., tomorrow.
. Due notice will be given when the Atlonti,
Telegraph Line will be open for public bust
ness CYRUS w. FIELD.
TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENTS NOT READY.
Trinity Bay, Aug. Up. M.-We lande,
! here in the woods. Until the telegraph in
struments are all ready and perfectly adjust
, ed, communications cannot pass between lii,
two continents but the electric currents arr
received freely. You shall have the earlies
4 intimation when all is ready, but it may b.
some days before eyerythingis perfected.
/ The first through message between Europ
/ and America will be from the Queen of Eng
i land to the President of the United States
and the second his reply.
CYRUS w. FIELD.
- MR.. FIELDS EXPLANATIONS TO THE PRES
AND THE PUBLIC.
; Trinity Bay, Aug. S-Pray excuse wha
4. you may have thought neglect on my part il
q not giving more particulars about the layinl
OF tho Gable, but ! have hardly had time t,
cat, drink or sleep Mr.. Mckay, the Super
d intendent Of the New York and Newionnd
: land Telegraph line, has been working da,
and night to get everything ready.
The people here seem to have had it'll
y filth in the Cables arriving, and had mad
y made very slight preparation for receiving it.
II The end of the Atlantic Cable was lande,
on the Irish shore from the Niagara on tn
@ 9TH of August. 1857, and the other end from
Z the same vessel on the 9th Of August, 1873
d The heavy shore-end laid from Valentia b
o the Niagara last year still remains, and wa
y to be spliced on to the main Cable, so tina
< both ends Of he Gable haze been actnallg faa
By he Niagara