The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-14
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS.


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The European mails by the steamship America anive,
yesterday morning
The Atlantic Telegraph.
lfrcm The loodcn nmes xsrch 2ol
The operation q slowing the wire for second effort
commenced Friday hast, lvth board her Majesty
ship Agsmemnon, ia keyham basin An extra place ior
depoito Las been constructed her upper deck aba
bes ioremsst capable Of taking is miles each fake
layer Here about li0 miles deposited up to yestsr
day, Thursday evening. at average Of "a miles day
II will contain together 2G0 miles which forms the rs
portion to be laid The place Of deposit last year. Ia the
hold made the coil oval in one direction close 10 the
keson, and oval In the opposite direction above DIFF
ferent arrangement prevails now two additional bulk
heads have been knocked away and the held presents
the appearance of basin perfectly circular Ia every
part The ia the centre ID IL feet inches
high, and has diameter OF 10 feet ut the base and ut
the top it will be encirclcd by $3.50 miles of cable.
The remaining 100 miles to be coiled the orlop
deck. where the heavy shore end placed last year
guard han been fitted for the Aganennons stern,
To prevent the cable from fouling the propeller The
cage previously used weakened by its proximity 10
the copper the ships bottom which served a mega
tive 20 the iron The gaianic action of salt water ON
during the last eight months has rendered il desirable 10
provide one which will not touch the surface until
the load line is reached On board the Niagara the boats
forward the upper deck 10 be removed and space
prepared of 80 feet diameter, equal u the reception OF
from ITO TO $50 miles Of cable. ~ sg
For tue approaching trial the Atlantic Telegraph Com
through their engneer-in chief MI Bright, who has been
some days at Plymouth. The coilng on board the Aga
incnnon is superintended by Mr. Canning, who assisted
In the operations last year and who laid the cable across
the Gulf OF st Lawrence from Newfoundland TO Cape
Breton Mr.. Whitehouse, who completed the line from
varna to B.laAava, md charged with the FIRST ship
ment and fittings board the Niagara, takes the
duty now with the aid OF Captain Kc who engaged
In laying the early Mediterranean liDes- Mr.. Everett, Of
the Niagara accompanied by Mr. Clifford of the
panys assistant engineers the former OCCASION has
been inrsted with the supervision OF the experiments
carried at the works Of Mcsss. Eston Amos under
the advice Of Messrs. Penn, Field q Lloyd, whom the
company have consulted upon the notifications to be
made in the paying out machinery, and with the
Of Mr. Bright, their engineer, and Mr. Appold who
invented for different purpose the form Of brake to bc
used The staff OF elegraphic clerks engaged last year
has been retained and some Of them under the guidance
of Mr. Whitehose, the electrician perfccng them,
selves in their future employment by transmitting and
receiving, through the $3.50 miles Of wire now at Ply
mouth the class Of messages anticipated the closer
junction Of England with the United States aud the CONT
ncnt of America TX
Cotton from Africa. h8
ta From Liverpool Fossil
The steamer Hope from Ia,rgos has brought " bales
of cotton This cotton is the result of experiments made
by Mr. Clcgg of Manchester Having tested the
pacity of Africa to produce the article he resolved how
far possible 10 teach the natives how to grow it
proftabIy For this purpose he brought to England
several negroes and when taught how TO prepare the
nccdul seed and apparatus. The present importation is
the consequence Iargos is not the most desirable To-
clity for growing cotton for the land is limited aud the
bar is passabe only about four months III the year
New and desirable regions will present themselves
when MIR. MUregor Laird accompslcs his greut work
now in progress on the Niger.
France. y
The Nonaem of "Wednesday has the following imperial
decree " His eNcclency the Marshal Duo lie Malakon
appointed our ambassador 10 her Majesty the Queen Of
he iIniIId kuplOpl oft and N
place OF the Count dc pesiguy, whose resignation
ccpted." aat brf "a
The Paris correspondent Of the Morning P.st writing
on Wednesday morning says: 'fhe Monaear this morn
ing surprises all the world by announcing the Duke of
salakoii ambassador at the Court Of st Jaincss be-
lieve convey the Of the French Emperor for this
unexpected nomination when state that it believed
Marshal Pcsser, of the heroes Of The Crim,a,
bcin,, identified with the alliance n. pcrhd
when the soldiers of Frucr fighting side BY side
with those OF Eugland that sucb appearing in
ndcn ut such moment as the present as Ambassador
of France might produce favorable Impression, and IN,
dictate desire the part Of Napoleon III to maintain
relations co,rsccraed the battlefield Marshal Pclis-
ser, have TO believe, viii convey these senti
ments to her Majesty the Queen. The effect Of the nom
nation The Partisan Burse mt uniavorabe, and
interpreted assurance of good understanding
between France and England.
The Paris correspondent of the Times in letter dated
Wednesday evening, says Ihe nomination OF Marshal
Pclssier to the London embassy, left vacant Ivy NJ de
Persigny, only yesterday definitely resolved on-at
least the story and the ministers
mended to observe the strtst silence until the Mo
should speak. All they permitted 10 say 10 inqui
ics wrs that person named, and that of
the candidates put forward by The popular voice the
The first impression ON the public this morning
uniavorahlc. The appointment Of military man.
and that Peiliser, interpreted In sort
defiance menace to England On reflection, however,
such notion gave way. Far from anything like def
bein, meant there persons who think Marshal
Pesors mission will have the effect Of drawing Closer