The New York herald., 1863-11-03
THE TELEGRAPH TO INDIA.
Approaching Connection Of England
with the Most Remote Corners OF Her

Approaehing Connection OF England
with the Most Remote Corners OF Her
IRON ths London Times, Oct al
he last ships Of the squadron appointed 70 convey this
{6e fsnotesf provinces Of our Indian empire, have
either sailed his week will leave now In few days
obtanps ali the varied appliances and apparatus
~ for remote and important expedition have delayed
We starting d some Of the ships beyond the time at 6rs
eoutemplated The Assaye lest Plymouth Saturday.
~ Tweed dropped down the river Monday last, the
Marian Moore and, Kirkham well on their voyage
% follow As they are ali rather behind time they VIII
touch al no intermediate ports but at once make All sail
s Bombay q The pubic r. 1s not ss od 70 nsss "a.
hFst intinasion OF success will mcst probably appear In
own columns 10 the telegram that VIII announce the
state Of the Bombay and Calcutta markets OF the previous
n Is only few weeks since We gave very long &C
BsnIey's factoryof the careful way n which al
most hourly estod for insulation and resistance I'LL IL
enay passed out from al the machines sheahed with
galvanized iron wire TO protect from rust swathed Ia
ksnp and tar this, and nnay coated over oil with
mixture Of aspnalt tar DAnd silica, laid in melted
hardness Of nnt and the nexbsy Of rope In this CON-
psted state nearly and quarter inches IN diameter,
= water n has been shppsd in huge black looking coils
% board the vessels wo have mentioned Tho Marian
suoSped and seventy four miles of The cable tho XIX
ham, one hundred and eighty three miles the Tweed,
sAsee hundred and y miles; the Asaye three hundred
end seventy miles and the Cospatrck viii have ono
hundred and seventy three miles or In ALL one thousand
$40 hundSsd and nty nautical miles Of submarine wire.
fOr one station IA ths Persian Gulf The little steamer
CAarsns, 70 Do hereafter called the Amber Witch, and
% snpSysa oo, soss bpy ps o. o@s,
eonpsiss the saIs q the sclsot6c eiped,,cn, than
vhnh perfectly equipped never left this ooun.
Ny Ths whole responsibility ef supsrintendence, from
NJ ths cabs begun down to tho proper At
snt OF every ship chosen 70 carry H. has devo'ved
vpon coicssi Patrick Stewart r. E. ss well known his
hgh military segvices 10 India a. for his superotendence
sr Charss Bright ana Mr. LA.msr Clark have been eec
tca sagiueerp under Colonel Stewart, and have under
iakcn the whole responsibility Of laying nsucces.iuiy
but the Or ncpa labor has fallen 70 Colonel stewar ot
end 10 him VIII be due the great merit OF the success Of
SAs NATIONAL achievement.
zach ship, a. We have said has been most perfectly
asSsd oat, ana each, far ne equipment goes, forms
npsfscs sspsdticn 10 sefa complete link IN The chain
stations which is 10 connect Bomb with tho head o
have just started with the greatest sngths OF cabe
uAy BE- taken ~ fair samples Of The whole siaadrou
sSsk, and Intended |. frisa,es tor the old
JsdIs Company. Both are o. erea, spced, and
~ nc lxooden vessels in her Mcsys navy 80 sirouz,
bound together. In each cf tbsse, in all the othe
sss Sep spe Sas non she bottom no 70 .Se main des
enc forward, amidsh'rs and one aft In these tn
sabls carefully slowed away 10 three ooilshe hes In
aiDa and snd OF each coil being carried along IN
shss 70 tho testing roomand the tanks thee lIle,
with watcr by small steam pump 90 deck.
msmbsr of sir Charles Rfizhts electrical staf goes
Win each ship and sole charge Of The cable, wbic
~ css thus through wne under water IN the tank
laiy aud IN OF any leakage being discovered hav
truo IN watch and ocaze the fanh 10 the Insulation,
eng sbsud occur. long before the time icr submerxnI
arrives. Being thus able 70 waicn The condition q b'
wss from day 10 day N Of the Utmost possible Import
snes though from various causes u has DOL been prAeti
eAblo M now 10 adopt tho precauton
with each section OF the osbe aso sent all tho appil
ancss necessary for paying out and buoyng, with ta
~ skisi wcrkmen Zoe making loinss and cutting @ ou
faulty places any such should be discovered Ia TN
vcyass out posts for land nss, graphing Hons io
eaisine The we and mos perfect and costly sets Of n
vm ~ kopt either M tho stations or ~ the bead
2sAstsss ~ kurrachss, In Of any Unforeseen ~
se1itise In working. M far, however, IN
ocse anxsons caro- and forstboueht can guard asain
eesdspee none likely 70 arise In facs the same dell
eee yseem tsstiaa adopted during ihs manufacture
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