The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-31
The Cable IN HaGfBct Oder
Between Ireland and
h N6wfoun1llnd. .e1
President JOuvsoN,s
REPLY.
DWpoaHheu ffoa Cyrus ". Fta14
- PreuAAent Johns0n on4
Secretary Seward.

Nkw YoRK. July n. $50 = m.
The following despatch hes just bean ~
ceived from Cyrus W. Field !:
HEARr's CoxrAsT, N. F., July 20.
We arrived here ., 9 clock this morning
Ill we'll, thank God The cable has beer
laid and is in perfect working order
fSisued) Cyfus ". FIKiD.
SECOND DnrArra.
HEAsfss CosrErk hHs2s.
We are in telegraphic communication with
Ireland The cable is in pesiecs.s srSez.
tSixued, - - ~C9hts'W. FIklD.
THIRD pIsrArdH.
HrART's CoxrExT, July 2s.
England and America are again united by
telegraph. The cable il in perfect order We
have been receiving and sending messages
through the whole length Of the cable ever
since the splice on the 18th inst, OF ValentiA.
tSigned,l CYKus W. FiELD.
nR. FIELD TO PREsipEHT soHEsoS.
HkARr's Coxresr, July 9s.
To His Erceuency HesideS JoAsso~, WasA-
tSqton;
completed tins morning. | hope it will prove
and increase the interest between our coun
try and the Eastern hemisphere.
tSisned,) CYsus W Field.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON TO Mr.. YIELD.
WASHINGTON. July l9.
Cyrus " Field, Hearfs Content:
/ heartily congratulate you, and trust that
your enterprise may prove AS successful ~
your efforts have been persevering. May the
cable under the sea tend to promote harmony
between the Republic and the Governments
of the Eastern hemisphere.
Mr. FlElp To SECRETARY SEWARD.
HEAHT's CONTENTS, July 20.
To Hon Fm Separd. Washington
SIN: The telegraph cable has been sue
cessfuly laid between ireland and New
FoundIand. | remember With eratituds your
service in the Senate OF the winter Of 1861,
and recollect with pleasure the speech you
then made in favor OF the telegraph bill
that you may never have resson 10 regret
what YOU have done to establish cammuuicA
tions across the Atlantic is the sincers wish
of you friend.
(Signed) cYRrs W. FIEtD.
SECRETARY sEwARDs REPLY.
WAsHssGssx, July %.
Csrrs ". Field, Hserts Coneesf.
1.-THE Atlantic Cable had not failed in 1883
the European States would not have been led
in 1861 into the great error Of snpposing that
civil war in America cosld either perpesaase
African slavery or divide the Republic.
Your great achievement constitutes, | trust,
IN effective treaty of International neutrality
and non~iutervention.
tSigned) VIZ. Fl. SEwARD.
BdsroS. July 80.
Gov Bullock ordered salute Of 100 guns
TO be fired in Boston Com mon. to day, TO cese
brate tho completion Of the Atlantic Cabls-
Asrre Bar. July 30.
The Superintendent of the New FoundIaad
line arrived here at cloek this moruisg
with message from the Queen of Great
Britain 70 the President of the United
States
Osborne, July 81, 1886.
To tAs Residena Of the United Stosss, Fash-
iagton:
The Queen coneratulates the President on
- successful eomplstica of the undertaking
which she nores may serve ~ an additional
bond of union between the q united States and
England e is.sr~-fs is-srss'
To which the following reply vAs sent:
ExEcrrrvk MANSION,
WARRINGTON, July 30, ldtS-llaso.j
To Her Najesty. The Queen Of tie United
Kingdomef Great Bsisain and Ireiaad ::
The President OF the United States &C
knowledgrs. With profound Frati6caaion. the
receipt OF Her Msjestys despatch, and cor.
daily reciproca,es the hope that the Cable
which now unitee the Eastern and Western
Hemispheres may serve to strengthen and
perpetuate peace and amity between the Gov
srnment of England and the Repablic of the
United States
S, tSigned) ANDREW JoHEsoE.
NV YoRk, July 30.
The following despatch has been forwarded
over the Atlantic Cable
MAYoR's OFFIcE,
Nrw YonK, July 80, 1866.
To the Lord Mayor Of LoRdos:
The energy aud genius of man, directed
By the Providence of God, have unifed the
Coptinen,s, may the nn.on be Rniverssl, Sc
curing the happiness oil all nations aud the
rights of ali people.
lSixesd) Jxo. T. HaFrnAE,
Msyor Of New York.