, 1861-11-15

lFr ON the Nv York Timee.J
Notwithstanding the threatening aspect of
European Affairs, md the occupation Of France
In military propositions, the Emperor il pros
greatest enterprises Of modern times-any one
Of which, successfully completed, will conBti-
tute an enduring monument Of his statesman
ship. These three undertaking are: the Sub
maine Telegraph between Europe and Africa,
the cutting through of the Alps, and the open.
ing Of the lsthmus Of Saez.
The hEst Of these undertakings has Just been
completed. On the "a OF September last, and
after two unsuccessful attempts, in which the
cable twice broke, submarine telegraph has
France, and that Of Alglers In Africa, and at
present, telegrsphic commune ahons are per-
Danently estsbliehed between tie two CONT.
nent&, Independently Of its practical results,
the establishment Of this telegraph solves
some difficulties which the experiments al
ready made had not yet settled. The question
Of the proper weight Of the metallic cable is
were ourselves in our transatlantic axperi-
ment, in manufacturing cable suited to the
/ various ex'genGes Of the expansa which they
had to cFoEs- But they have succeeded In fall
ing upon plan which has been crowned with
complete success; They measure the strength
AID elasticity Of the cable by the density Of The
water and the nature of the submarine soil
through which It has to run, making 1t light
and flexible in deep water, strong IN shallow
waters, and still stronger. for shore service
BY she weight Of the cable In great depths, and
| roesy suE6ce@.
+ The second great work Of France, the cut
! tcg through Of the Alps, is NOW going on
With every prospect Of SUCCESS, Mont Cenls
Is the placa selected for this work. It will be
traVersed BY tunnel seven miIea and half
| in length, with canal IN the middle, TO let
the Water leaking from tia rocks run out.
Two thousand i've hundred labore1s are row
Gently invented machine, :moTed By com
pressed atmosphere It is expected that this
| tunnel viii be finished III about SIX years.
1ta principal objectsKM be to cement moro
firmly the ties which nov exist between
France and Italy, TO bring Turin nearer to
countries and cities easier and more frequent,
TO bstte1 secure their mutual concurrence In
| all the political and eociN events which the
ttmee keep in store. This tunnel will abEidge
the distance Which now separates Paris from
l4f1n by one hall, aud, once completed, 1t will
take only seventeen hours to 60 from one city
| to the Other.
Tie third CREST undertaking to which Francs
IL noW applying her energy and power, the
cutting through Of the lathInus Of Suez, Is, &C
cosding to the informsdou, pushed on vigos-
Of the most sargulne friends Of this great
work. 8i1 thoIeand lAbore1s a1o engaged In
the operation, They 2re said to hare dscov.
cred On their WY from fhaNue to the Red Sea,
m Egyptian city, burtsd under + bed Of eaad,
and nuIRber Of enbalmea croeodles and
mum mics, with their attending collection oi
Inscriptions snd Fapytus. This work viii have
then, double result thst Of bringing the
comI arstively bafbaxous continent Of Asia In
direct communication with European clvIliEa
ttoD, and OF supplying science With new eae
ments Of researches, and pe1haps the thinking
world with new conclusions.