The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-16
LATEST NEWS.
ARRIVAL or THE MOTH
ING HEARD OF THE GREAT EAST
ERIN ',--He-

ERN.
FARTHER POINT, Aug. l3.-The steamer
Moravian, from Liverpool for Quebec on the
Sd inst, has passed this poiut. She reports
that nothing had been heard Of the Great
Eastern since noon of the ID of August.
"a [sEooND DIsPATCH.]
FARTHER POINT, August 13-Tte steamer
Moravian, from, Liyerpool on the 81, via Lon
donde;ry on the 4th, has passed this point
The following is the latest dispatch received
at Londonderry from London on the 1th
" Communication with the Great Eastern
remains suspended, and nothing has been
heard from her since noon OF the I'd. AtlaHs
tic telegraph shares are nominala at % to 8,
and insurance rates on the cable advanced to
10000 guineas ~
COMMERCIAL ADvTOEs.
Liverpool Aug. 4-t'oiton has declined id,
in American, and 4@3d, in other doscrip-
Breadstutf5 are alt VIVA has declined
Id ~.
Provisions are steady. Bacon has an ad,
vancing tendetcy.
London, Aug. 4.-Consols closed at 500 S9B
for money. Illinois Ceatral Railroad 784079;
Erie Railroad 532@54; United States 5-2O's
g. ..I ,At-. 500. .e4-.. .iI-st as 10
The latest dispatches from the Great East
ern up to Wednesday morning, August I'd,
reported all going on well, and 200 miles of
the blepaid out -1'' h.i
On Wednesday, evening the following was
received: -l --t.
"Valentia, Aug, 2-a8 P M-signsls ftom
the Great Eastern became unintelligible at
noon, ard there has been ne communication
with the ship since"
No informatiou has been received as to the
cause W hich is uh known. AT the closing of
this summary nothing additions! had trans,
PRED. The land line between Valentia has
| been out Of ofder.s- q "N'9 ga
Atlantic telegraph shares (old) became
quiet on the 81 and nominal, the quotation
Of the Sd being 4oe@50O; preference shares
| declined from ) premium to S@8 discount
jeremiah Townsend, clerk OF the Saving
Bank at New Haven. Connecticut, who alb
seconded last4 May, with $leO,oO0,a has been
cleverly captured in Liverpool, by the Phila-
delphfa deectites, on afqiving at that place
f ON Havana, via Southampton Townsend
sought. to use his loaded revolver when cap,
red, but was prevented. Nearly 500 900 d
the stolen money was found in his possession
He sailed for New York by the ct amer Etnf
on the I'd instant, in custody of.his captors
Satterth watt Circular of the evening of th,
I2d says. A fair amount of business has beer
doing in4 America for The past week
Il U. s. ,20's steadily deeliaed for several days
| until they reached 675. from which they hav
rallied to 684.
Il The cattle disease is reported to BE- spread
Hing rapidly in the vicinity of London, ant
serious rayages are boted The Govern men
t'had taken action toicheck the contag ion i
possible. ,'-'. ~
PROGRESS OF THE CHOLERA.
Thirty cases of the cholera. are reported a
Valantia, Spain. The cholera has also ap
|:pearea in camp at Gibral tar.
l THE ATLANTIC CABLE, $3.50
/ The London Herald SAYS that the state o
affairs in connection with the Atlantic cable
led to aa advance of the insurance premium
from "A guinness to SO and60 guineas A very
anxious feeling prevailed in the city and else
where with regard TO the prospects of the
cable. Up to midday ON Wednesday, the %
instant, the signals received were singalarl5
distinct. The Great Eastern was then very
nearly two thirds of the way to Newfound-
land. She was Ia the deepest water of the
whole route, 2,400 fathoms or a little over two
and half miles. 1t WIS at that time thai
The signals to Valentia became upinteligihle
and gradually ceased.
The times infers that the disaster occurred
after the cable left the vessel from the fact
that it was unknown to those on board who
were Signalling their messages as usual when
their signals became unintelligable at Valen-
tia, and at last ceased entirely.t 81
AS to the chances Of recovering the impair
ed part ofthe cable and repairing it, it may
be said that this process could not be aecomr
plished at the rate of more. han one qnarter
of mile an hour, which the slightest. wind
or rough sea would at once put an end to. .
For such eVentualities the Great Eastern is
amply provided. She has several buoys on
board, equally altogether to weight of fifty
tons, and she has at least five miles of power
fal wire buoy ropes, which can support all
that the buoys themselves can float. -l'..5 ~
FROM WASHINGTON