New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-28


The great improvements made in different ways slnco
the LAYING Of the last cable gives us confidence in
the result Of the present effort which If successful VIII
be the frs, Of the different lines that will be laid That
You Americans will lay a cable, and lay II success
fully" seems continual sore 10 many that have met
The continued bad weather is the "damper' OF our
hopes The Great Eastern hardly find the entrance
TO Trinity Bay in such ogs are now experience
ing True. Capt Guilford of the packet line between
Halifax and ST. Johns, has often made his voyages
without seeing the sun and finds difficulty In dis
covering the narrow entrance of the harbor Of II.
Johns in the dcnscs fog The Great Eastern can hardly
afford 70 make such a risky effort. No steamer mas
been intercepted of Cape Race for some time, owing to
the foe that prevails An earnest watch is kept on the
entrance to the pretty harbor Of Hearts Content But
no Great Eastern. False alarms plentfuly given
by over confident individuals
SATugDAY ll.-Still no Great Easternl Mr.. Mackay
says that Captain Anderson told him that be might be
long fifteen sixteen days on the Voyages ana IN
reply the query whether they should give the vessel
up at the expiration Of that time sad-No not oven
after twenty days Tho weather is clear to-day giy ng
US the hope that the big ship. should she be outside
waiting for the clear weather. may come in.
Tie food (codGsh) is becoming tiresome-for conse-
qucnce the bohemian fraternity are going about hun
gry The old women are the alert that their chick
ens (Which cannot be bought do not get carried of by
the spirits.
MONDAY. IA schooner. the FirstFruit, has just
arrived at Harbor Grace. bringing news Of the Great
Eastern. The usual congregation OF watchful ones
were assembled In the telegraph Office Mackay is sud
denly on his feet and at the instrument. We wait i'm
patiently The teegraphic instrument makes striking
rcmGrks ?"
The First Fruit bad seen a buoy with flag marked
Grea, Eastern, No .. The weather at the time was
thick.
She soon af.. ~ the Terrible. the ship of war act
ing as tender Great Eastern and received the in
formation that the cable had parted the I'd u The
shps were on the lookout the buoy The captain Of
the Firs, Fruit thought that they were graphing for
the cable.
The charts were gotten out at once. Mr.. f. Pour
tales Of the United States Coast survey who IS here
intending 70 take advantage o. the successful laying oi
the cable to ascertain more 'eHacty tho difference IN
time between Washington and Greenwich. DID the
searching after the whereabouts Of the buoy and acer
tanned for US that the had announcement depth
Of nearly two miles.
4 lengthy discussion now entered upon Could
the cable be gtapIe at such depth II So would IL
bear the necessary strain that Its raising would require
This discussion was not ended until the arrival Of the
Terrible at ST. Johns the evening OF the i'h "Aeh
the whole story came TO u, fsom the pens OF Messrs
Field aud Russell Mr.. RuseUs journal SEND you
herewith. Tie scene in the telegraph office, while Mr.
Fields dispatch was coming in. was almost amusing.
Anxious newspaper men who had wated-patienty
can hardly say-ior nearly II month saw that they
might have made headquarters at ST. JOHNS where ioou
yos morc rlenty society moro genial and everything
many hundred per cent more comfortable than the mis-
cradle Hearts Content.
Now il bchooyed them TO lose no time IN reaeh
ing St. Johns. Inv, Ana, ~ tsc,
Ara o'clock this morning the entire remaining party
OF cable vaiters--siX in nunOeI-leit Hearts ION
tent ON foot following thence cart containing tneif
baggage. The party consisted of three teegraphie
individuals and thee Bohemans. hiteen mile VAIN
before breakfas, is most desirable appetizer in this
country as 1t makes the poor but expensive iood Almost
comfortable I'm route the experience oil inc inherent
ones was narrated.
One had been charged the price of iirstelaSs New
York hotel add TO this an evident desire 10 srea''!
iucrease the price and to add number oil extras anu
formidable bill be- paid was the result Inc Others
were nearly as unfortunate. Your correspondent had
fallen among better people skipper hopAs % "'o'y
| respectable Newfoundlander and has my sihceres'
wishes for his future prosperity AS Tor INC o'her n
b,ban,s sru sure that they will live TO learn that
man never goes second time where he is ilneated
the first Tonight we are in this place with the inil
Information brought by the Terrible OF the unfortunate
accident TO the Gable whenits success seeinou a''os'
a certointy For the full information MI husseh
diary will be the chief authority: the general 'ac'S
being all that one can gather here while his diary gives
the fuIl and authentic statement. There Is the most
rrhornd.d confidence in the ultimate success OF the
| Cable ,
All the authorities seem to agree tha' No SOON ~ 'ic
Great Eastern can with the necessary materials
the raisipg of the cable will be almost certain
can hear of no instance where the stock OF the
Company has been offered for less than its par value
,rhi in t,ef seems to show great confidence on the
part of the people in the great undertaking. Even The
fishermen that have stock in the cable will not sell fol
less than par and they not anIons to sell for that