Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-08-11

later than per Oermania. The Boston has
nearly eight hundred passengers
The shore end Of the Atlantic Cable having
been successfully submerged on the night OF
the 22d the splice with the main cable was
completed at 4:25 Sunday afternoon, July %,
ard the Great Eastern Immediately com!
'lieuced paying out. The feeling throue houi,
the whole length was perfect and weather
very fine. On the 25th defects Of insulation
were discovered, and the Great Eastern hove
to in lat. SO long. 10, about 80 miles from
shore. The latest dispatch is as follows:
"VkLENTIA, July 25.
1.-THE Great Eastern teIegraphs from lat. SO,
long. II, that small fault has been discov-
cred and cut out. She is now paying out
sgsin and the sinalling is perfect, weather
very hne."
A dispatch from Queenstown per steamship
City Of Boston, dated July 9th. states that
the steamship Great Eastern was on that
morning three hundred miles cut at sea pay
ing out the cable successfully. The signals
were good aud the weather fne. A private
letter from Cyrus w. Field says ave ex-
pect to reach Hearts Content, New Found.
land, about the 5th OF August.
The following dispatches from on board
the Great Eastern to Mr.. Seward, London,
are ofinterest.
tuesday, II, p. m, one hundred and nifty
miles oil cable laid. IL o'clock midnight
one hundred and hity miles run.
Wednesday, 9 a. m, two hundred miles Of
cable laid, signals good, all going well.
NV YORK. Aug. 7.
The Herald's Washington dispstch says;
Gen. Buffers business in Washington lately
was to secure the pardon Of Mrs. Slocumb
.,l laIt a,fN nxla al -.
ing done be has left the city.
missioner Of the Indian Beureau have under
sdvisement the adjustment of our relations
with Indian tribes of New Mexico.
General efforts are being made by officers
and stockholders of Southern railroads to re-.
gain possession Of their roads and to secure
credit from the North to replenish them
Their officers are now in Washington for this
purpose.
TheHerald's SouthC1rolina correspondence
says movements indicate the intention of the
National Government to keep a wholesome
check for q season, and garrison has been
placed in all the principal towns of the nteri-
or mostly composed Of colored troops
The steamer Mariposa brings New Orleans
dates to the 29.h. The Matamoras Monitor
Of the Frontier Of the 22d contains details Of
the defeat of Cortinas by Lopez. Ii appears
that Lopez was in command of a convoy, and
Cortinas, surmlsing the convoy contained a
large amount OF specie, determined upon an
attack.
After skirmishing awhile Cortinas' whole
force, numbering 600 men. attacked and were
repulsed. Another was made and again re-
pulsed. Cortinas men then became terrified
and fed in every direction Cortinas lost
not less than 100 men. Those taken priso-
ners by the lmPerialist were instantly shot.
The lmperialists had onlyhve or six woun-
ded. One OF the Lieutenants was captured
and killed. The convoy then proceeded to
Monterey IN Icharge oiportion of Lopez s
force and the remainder returned to Matamo-
rss.
The Matamoras Rancbero of the Esd says
among the rebel leaders steering for the city
OF Mexico are Genernis Kirby Smith, Price,
Wilcox, Msgruder. Walker. King, Preston
and Leadbeater. Colonies Flemnay and ObaD-
on, and ex-Governors Allen and Moore
There were still at Monterey Generals Shell