Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-14
MoNDAY:::::::::::::::::;:AUGUsT II, 1865.
THE ATLANTIC cARLE.

When the Great Eastern sailed from Val
entia Bay, on the 23d of July, she was OK.
pected to reach her landing on this side on
the 9Th of August By the Cuba we learned
that, when the great ship was seven hundred
miles out, insulation was lost, and tho At
lantic Gable, as an intelligent cord, ceased
to exist. 1t is left to conjecture what was
the cause or extont of the calamity. Another
steamer from Europe may bring us tidings.
Meantime we have news from Hearts Con-
tent up to August s, at which time there were
no signs of the Great Eastern, and hundreds
of the disappointed visitors to the Newfound-
land bay had already left in disgust and dis
appointment.
The British naval vessel, the SphyHr, which
left the cable feet on the 9th ult., reached
ports heavy gale on the 9th, under which
the Great Eastern bore up brayely. After
the gale the weather was favorable for cable
laying.
The English papers are almost as severe
upon the cable directors for refusing to per.
nit any correspondent on board as the press
on this side have been. The Spectator says,
with considerable pungency: "Should any
accident occur, the public will be informed
Of the fact, but not of its cause, the Com.
pany, with a suspicious dread Of publicity
not often found in such great undertaking,
having refused admission to the special cor
respondents, and turned out a subordinate of
their own who promised to keep journal of
incidents for daily paper Ths public, of
course, loses nothing, except an amusing de-
scription of an unique enterprise, and gains
what may prove full compensation, n pro-
found distrust of everybody connected with
the Company" The decision of the directors
to exclude reporters seems discreet, consider
ing the fact that there is nothing to report
save failure.
When the last fault was discovered in the
cable the Great Eastern was turned back,
and the wire was underrun for eleven miles.
How far it is necessary to underrun now is
not known, and the latest arrival to day does
not enlighten on that subject.
The Chicago Republican, whose editor
(Mr. DANA is well posted on the subject,
takes the same view of the probable success
of the cable entertained by US in an article
some days since. 1t says:
1t is, however, far from certain that this
telegraph will work successfully for any
length Of time even If no insuperable dff-
Guilty occur in laying it down. The long
cables in the Mediterranean and the Persian
gulf transmits messages, indeed, but in a
slow ard unsatisfactory manner. This fact
does not increase our confidence in the sue
cess of the great Atlantic experiment. 1t is
also alleged by some practical telegraphers
that after the Atlantic cable is submerged,
SO great volume of electricity will be re-
quired to carry messages with any reasonable
degree Of rapidity, that the continuity of the
fibre in the copper-wire will soon be destroyed
by equalization This is denied by those
engaged in laying the cable; but the denial
would be much more conclusive to the public
lift were sustained by adequate experiments
Besides, the enormous prices which the
directors Of the company have established do
not indicate n desire On their part to test the
cable by very extensive business.