, 1865-08-08

Voyage Of the Great East
ern to Valentla Bay.
Preparations for Receiving the Gable
at Hearts Content,

at Hearts Content,
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leo1sesponoenee 81 .ae a.nsaee'9s oua'a'anj n,uan
bfsEaAsEs+ ban"s BAY, 'u'5 ~.
We reached aahntsa sbls morning at halt
past slr. The Caroline had cast of her tow
rope little before this, and made her o"n
way Into tic barbor. The Great Eastern them
sent boat en- shore with Mr. Canning, the
chief euRinter, AID Immediately af.er~ards
she will remain until the shore ind Of the
cable IL laid. Extremely heavy Eeather has
been encountered by tho Grtat Eastern In
her voyage hitker from the More. In spite
OF her gigantic size she las been made to feel
that she Is ship, and ttat eho bears no I'M
which bslopge TO all floating structures.
We are forcing cur way slowly of q lee
shore. and fhe n;rht is a. ilIrty as We could
wish moi to see. Tomorrow morning we
ehaIl be Of Valeptia, but the programme
sli.pged before xe st15tsS hss bes5 s Spsst
nSrt Of II. This resssI q screw steamer Of
moderate Tonnage. Taa entrusted with the
dnty of layiur fhc shore end Of tho Atlantic
rahie. 9Es Jeff London with the end on
board eleTeu or twelve days ago. and ought
lnnt, hefort now In have rtached her deatf1a-
tion and nerformed her Eolk. 80 that the
Great EastrrD, fmmt dtate]y On her arrival at
Va1fntta. could; Il The Wrather had been fine,
horr made a snf,re and r,roceedefl 10 sea. IL
he clannel. however, she was met by beayy,
eansltv weather. and tound herself unable 10
ret on She nut into Falmouth, and there
e. e. IN nem,;ncd @ rnnt,I MondaV mornirr. when
she came ant. and s,owiv' - the rate 81 ahout
fonr Emit an 1,nnr. continued her vnraref
OF The iand's End We. 10 our g,eat astouish-
ment ard disgust. fell In with Ter. There
was nothing Is be dons but to take her In
tow, and help her along to ValeutIa With all
h1sf, 5.-n nuo,
and. EIuce MONDAY afternoon. ne have been
drurpina her atter rs at the rate Of about fix
knots an hour. sneed which the had trim OF
he Great Eastern. and tha bad weather We
posstble for rs Is exceed, to any material er.
tent. At anv time during The voyage.
TGe sbIp len her paoorings below the More
ut twelve o'clock on Saturday. This was q
pocd deal later than the time drst fxed ;but,
slthcueh It might hare been desirable tos
scrnc reatons to s's.t Tery early III the dBy,
and thus get ae many hours Of daylight -
possible, to show her. the way through the
nar7ow part Of the channel eff Dover and
Fclkstone, It Was more inportant to hare q
riE!pg tide Fhi1e passing Infoueo tne ehat-
lows At the mouth OF the 1hAmes, 70 that IN
the eFent OF the shp.9 oottom toucnsne
fand. the tide Wouia u At her od. Ever tlnce
present dnt5 very strong interest mas been
the moment for her departure arrived. an
attendant Tram Q! yachts cinstefeo sonno
her, ealing along her sldes, H1th tneir mast,
heaus Just peeIsnK over ne1 oalmas1s, a,sa ana
taek'ng atas nes ste% .t oa s,gdn; .Sa ~ some. tnt
nna@s 70 c!oee a. aiott ~ ofhsn .nG P@5Mng.
cut apparatus Win thelr topsaAs' Ihe
MOI o'9a1ng VA .P Pei1eet M y eEe.y Ta1'-.alnost =.
cloudlese, With inst sufficient wind 70 carry
on ne smoke, INT none teat could N the
least peteepl1Mpie M degree auees tne steef1ng
eronght did not, Of course, promise any ;ve1y
or1ll,ant penorlnances at eea. she crew 81
starting thlrty.four 1eet TWO inches at md
tr'f1e over thirty 1eet 1or"srd, This vas ~
several feeta oee epes dIaoght than she vas
des'gned ior, SEQ told ve9y sellouslY against
Be en m even keel II required to behaye well:
Msny teteH sHame3s require oeeP ataushs
1sttIn; bns this - = n.1 toe case W,.h fhs
Gfcal eastern. Ihe esn VIII, however, pc
Itms difd when tie actual FFoIk OF the voyage
ecmmeneee, ~ paying OUT tha cable IN the
tcof7espoaeanee o1 me n. Z. Aersid.I
VAIsxT1A, JULY Is. 1865.
The rain comes down 20 INCREASINGLY and
with euch sttadiuees that va ali begln to heel
that the November gales may set ID aud ind
Us here, il he winds do not .ahate and some
| that roll NJ so swiftly from the broad bosom
| Of the Atlantic. and EMMY their dreuchinq
loads upon rs. Every Gay that this weather
continues 50 1aE postpones 1ae sa1lmg o. the
teleEtnpa aeet. As VIE. .9e Gfeas Eask
en-, 70 company Win t& Englsn snip; epoyn9
ard Ierr6ie, Is being tossed and knocked
ABOUT b{ the eea and wird dtteen or tWentJ
miles on ne Island, unable 20 make move
to begin the great Undertaking. and the
storm Is doubtless shAkirg up the Caroline,
with the shore end On board, rs she slowly
steans against the heavy seas, making her
Ttaty Wsy u Valentia; Without the latter
a1aeIt nae m4tA en 1sa 1en1.sG t n +al:nM ~ sas ~.