Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-31

A previous telegram SAYS, an armistiee
Of i've days between Austria and Prussia
commenced at noon on the 23d
There was fighting on the ed, the Aus
trians claiming a victory.
Earl SALISBURY had protested in the
House of Commons against the reform meet
ing. In discussion on the tariff, Sir John
Pakington admitted that England was be-
hind other nations.
A severe engagement took place on the
10th inst, the Austrians claiming a victory.
They sunk the italian irouclads, running
down and blowing them up.
HEARTS CONTENT, July 29.-TO His Ex-
cellency President JOHNSON, Washington
Sir; The Atlantic Cable was successfully
completed this morning. | hope that twill
prove a blessing to England and the United
States, and increase the intercourse between
our own country and the Eastern Hemis-
phere. Yours, faithfully,
c. W. FIELD.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-TO c. w. Field,
Hearts Content: I heartily congratulate
you, and trust that your enterprise may
prove as successful as your efforts have been
persevering. May the Cable under the sea
tend tn promote harmony between the Re
the Eastern Hemisphere.
A. JOHNSON, President.
HEARTS CONTENT, July 27.-T0 Hon.
". II. SelOard, Washington Telegraph
Cable has been successfully laid between
Ireland and Newfoundland. I remember
with gratitude your services in the Senate Of
the United States in the winter of1857, and
recollect with pleasure the speech you then
made in favor of the Telegraph bill, and
hope you may never have reason to regret
what you have done to establish commune
cation across the Atlantic is the sincere
wish of your friend, G. A. FIELD.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-To O. ". Field,
Hearts C0atent-As acknowledgements and
congratulations, if theAtlantic Cable had not
failed in 1858, the European States would
not have been led in 1861 into the great err
rOr of supposing that the civil war in
America could either perpetuate African
slavery, or divide the great republic. Your
achievements constitutes I trust, an effect
i've treaty of international neutrality and
non-interventiOn. VIM. II. SEWARD.
HEARTS CONTENT, July $50 the
Hon. Directors of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company: | congratulate you on the sue
cessful completion of the telegraph commu-
nication between Ireland and Newfound-
land, and hope within a week to inform you
that the cable laid last year has been recov-
cred, and that a second line is in operation
across the Atlantic. l assure YOU that all
on board the telegraph feet will do all they
can to accomplish this object
c. W. FIELD,
HEARTS CONTENT. July 29.-To Direct
ors Of the New York, New Foundland and
London Telegraph Comparative arrived
thrs day, and the Cable has been laid across
the Atlantic, and is in perfect order. As
soon as we have taken in coal we shall pro-
coed to the spot where the Cable was lost
last year, and when recovered, shall splice
with the cable on board of the Great East
ern, and return to this place; then the Mid
way will proceed to lay the Cable across the
Gulf of st. Lawrence. l cannot express to
you how thankful feel that you will now
receive some return for the money that you
have spent, and the time you have devoted
during the last half year to connect by tele-
graph, our own country with Great Britain.
c. w. FIELD.
The following is a list of the directors of
New York, New Foundland and London
Telegraph Company: Peter Cooper, c. w:
Field, Moses Taylor, Marshall & Roberts,
Wilson G. Hart. The officers of the compa-
ny are Peter Cooper, President; C. w. Field,
Vice President; Moses Taylor, Treasurer;
Robert w. Lawler, Secretary.
HEART's CONTENT, July 20. A. NC.
w. Field says there has been riots in Lon
don on account of the refusal of the Govern
ment to allow reform meetings in Hyde
Park
A daily paper has been published in the
Great Eastern.
AsPING BAY, July %, $50 P. M.-AH
dispatches from Europe, via Hearts Con-
tent, being mainly relative to the successful
laying of the cabl,e have been forwarded by
telegraph from this point as the news. The
Yosth sailed this afternoon on her return to
Port an Bergen. Another vessel will arrive
tomorrow morning Monday from Port au
Bergen, with further advices from the cable
and Europe. The telegraph lines are in
good working order.