The Portland daily press., 1866-07-30
4sTtvaz Of the Grent Elassey,,
At HEARTS; Cosategss.
THE ATLANTIC CABLE sue
CESSFULLY LAID.
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DISPATCH FROM CYRUS w. FIELD.


40 Mo Asscciofed Fress, New Yorh
Tho Great Easternleft Sheerness Saturday noon,
June Soth, and arrived at Beerhavcn Thursday morn
ing, July 5th and there received tho balance Of her
Goals and provisions. -
|. Tho other steamers accompanying the telegraph
heet Joined tho Great Eastern at Decrhaven as fol-
lows: The William Cory and Terrible OH Friday the
9th, Albany the 7th, and tho Meiway Tuesday the
10Th instant.
Saturday, the 7th Of July, the end Of the Irish
shore cable was landed from tho William Cory and
at 23o the next morning the laying was successfully
completed, and the end buuyel In ninety-four faith
oms, latitude 81 dog. 40 min longitude IL deg. miI
utes distance from the telegraph house at Valencia
Tuesday seven and one-half miles were paid out
Twentynine and one-fourth miles of cable were pai.l
Oh Wednesday. 3S3 fAEa tlth7
On Tuesday, the llth instant, H. N. S. Raccoon ar-
nve,l at Deerhaven to rendcr all assistance in Ills
power. '1
Thursday the 18th the Great Eastern, Medwuy,
Albany, Teriiblo and Racc0on sailed from Bcerayen
Religious services wore held at Valencia and prayers
offered for the successful laying Of tho cable.
On Friday, the 18Th, the shoro end of the cable was
connected to the main cable board the Great East
err, and at 2ao o'clock p. III. the telegraph fleet start
cd for Newfoundland, aud tho Raccoon returned to
Yaloutia.
Tho telegraph feot has sailed In tho following Or
dor, tho Terrible ahead Of tho Great Eastern OH the
starboard beam, tho Medway tho port and tho Al
bany on tho starboard port.
Tho woather was thick and foggy with heavy rain.
Tho signals through tho cablo on board tho Great
Eastern and to tho telegraph house at valona, a404
nautical miles, perfect. s
Saturday, July 18th, distance run 1as miles cablc
paid out 11G miles.
Sunday, July 18th, distance run 1913 miles. Cubic
paid out 100 miles. .5,
Monday, July 10th, distance run 115 miles. Cablo
paid ont 139 miles. t4s 04 si-
Tuesday, July 17th, distance run 11S miles. Cable
paid out 1SS miles.
Wednesday, July 18th, distance run LOG miles,
Cablo paid out 1o5 miles.
Thursday, July 18th, distance run Ioa miles. Ca
BILE paid out I29 milos.
Friday, July yooth distance run lit miles. Cable
paid out 127 miles. & S3is.8
Saturday, July 21st, distance run 100 miles, Cable
paid out 1SC milos.
Sunday, duly 22d, distance run 1913 miles. Cable
paid out 1S3 miles.
Monday, July Esd, distance run 1e1 miles. Cable
paid out 13s miles.
Tuesday, July 9th, distance run loi miles. Cable
paid out 1876 miles. akf #&
Wednesday, July 25th, distance rulral2 miles. Ca
bio paid out 1c0 miles.
Thursday, July 2Gth, distance run 1es miles. Cnblo
paid out 1G& miles.
Friday, July s7th, distance ruu 11e miles. Cable
paid out 118 miles.
Which, with shore end Of valcntia, distance 27
milos, cable paid out 20 miles, makes the distance run
1868 miles, and cable paid out 1854 milos and arrived
ct Hearts Content at o'clock A. III. on Friday, July
9th. ia4
Tho avorago speed of the ship from tho timc tho
splice was mako until she saw land, was littlo loss
than five nautical milos per hour, and tho cable has
boon paid out at an average of vO and onohalf miles
per uour. Total slack less than twclvo der cent.
Tho weather has beon moro unpleasant than hnvo
ever known on tho Atnc ut this season Of tho year.
We have had alternate days of rain, sunshine fogs
and squalls.
have requested John Dean, Secretary Of tho Ai,-
glo Amcr!can Telegraph Company, to send you by
first opportunity, for tho press twenty-five copies
his diary, which will giso You detailed account Of
In lay ng q eablo across the Atlantic.
Wo havo been in constant communication with Va
cntia since tho splice was madc on tho 5th instant
and havo daily received news from Europe, which
was posted up outside Of the telegraph occ, fol the
signalcd to the other other ships.
After taking in Goals, tho telegraph oct wiz 81
for the spot whore the cable was ibid last year. aid
recover the end, and complete second limo bctwoc,
ireland and Newfoundland, and thon tho Midway
will proceed to lay tho cable across tho Gulf o
| st. Lawrence. sd pF
The cablo will bo open for business In u lew days
and all messages sent to Europe in tho order they
| received at Henrt's Content.
cannot fud wo.ds suitable to convey my admira
ton for tho mon who have so ably conducted thu
nautical, engineering and electrical departments
this enterprise, and the difficulty which must be sre'
to bo appreciated. 10 fact all board tho telegraph
Acet and all connected with the enterprise shore
havo dono their best to have the cable made aud lai(
I'm perfect condition, and Ho who rules ahe windl
aud waves has crowned thcir united efforts with pcr
fect success. CYRUS W. FIELD.