Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-03

order-ParticuIars of the laying offhe
wires. .s
NEw YoRK, July zs.
The following dispatch has fuet been re-
eeixed from Cyrus W. Fiell
HEARTS CONTENT, July q. 1876.
We arrived here at nine d clock this morn
ing. An weIl-thank God The cable has
been laid and isin perfect working order.
fsEccND DISPATCH.
HEARTS E0ETLsT. Julv 2s
We are 10 teIegrzphie comm zuicatioa with
Ireland The cabie il in perfect orde-.
CYRUS WI FIEID.
THIRD DISPATCH
HEARTS CONTENT, July Is.
England and America are again united by
telegraph The cable i In perfect order.
We have been receiving and sending MESA
ees through the whole cable since the srlice
on the 18th inst, off Falentia
(Signed) Cyrus w. FIELD.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
HEART CONTEXT, July 90.
The steamship Great Eastern left Sheer
ness On Saturday, at noon, June 30th. She
arrived az Beach Haven on THURSDAY NOM
ing, July 9Th Received the balence of her
coal and provisions. The other steamers
Joined the Great Eastern at Beach Haven.
as follows The William Cory and Terrible
on Friday, July 9th, and the AIbany on the
18th. and the Midway, On Tuesday, the 10th
inst
On Saturday, the 7th of July, the end Of
the Irish shore cable vas landed from the
William Cory, and at 2, 80 the next morn
ing the laying was successfully completed,
and the end buried In 81 fathoms, lat. SIC
40 long. lie 08< distance from the tele-
graph house at Valentia, 27I miles 29I
miles Of caple paid out
Wednesday llth inst, a. NJ, TIE steamer
Raecoon arrived at Beach Haven to render
all assistance IN her power.
Thursday, 18th inst the Great Eastern,
Midway, Albany, Terrible and Raccoon
were near one another. Services were held
at Nalentla and prayers were offered up for
the successful laying of the cable.
On Friday, the 18th, the shore end was
connected to the main cable, on board the
Great Eastern. At 2. 40 p. NJ. the feet
started for Newfoundland, and the Raccoon
returned to Valentia
The telegraph feet sailed in the following
order: The Terrible ahead Of the Great
Eastern on the starboard bow, the Midway
on the port, and the Albany on the starboard
quarter.
The weather was thick and foggy, with
heavy rains Signals were sent through the
cable on board the Great Eastern and TO the
telegraph house at Valenta. TE0thoasand
four hundred and forty nautical miles were
found perfect.
Arrived at Hearts Content at s A. NJ,
Friday, July q. The average speed of the
ship from the time the splice was made until
we saw land was little less than five nautical
miles per hour, and the cable has been paid
out at an average of FIVE and one-half miles
per hour.
The total lack was less than u per cent.
The weather has been more pleasant than
| have ever known on the Atlantic at this
season of the year.
We have had alternate days of rain, sun
shine, fogs and squalls
| have requested Mr.. John C. Dean, Sec
retary Of the Anglo-American Telegraph
Company, TO send you, by the first oppor-
tunity, for the Associated Press, twenty five
copies Of his diary, which viii give you a
detailed account of the ups and downs ex-
perienced In laying a cable across the Allan
| tic.
We have been in constant communication
with Valentia since the splice was made on
/ the 18th inst, and have daily received news
| from Europe, which was posted up outside
of the telegraph Office for the information of
all on board of the Great Eastern and sig
nailed to the other ships
After taking in Goals the telegraph feet
| viii sail for the spot where the cable was lost
last year, to recover the end and complete a
second line between ireland and New Found
land and then the Medway will proceed to
| lay the new cable across the Gulf of st Law
renee
The cable will be opened for business in a
few days, AID all messages viii be sent to
Europe in the order they are received at
Hearts Content.
| / cannot find worJs to convey my admira-
ton to the men who have so ably conducted
the nautical engineering and electrical de-
partments Of this enterprise, so successfully
amidst difficulties which required to be seen
to be appreciated.
In fact, all on board the telegraph feet,
and all connected with the enterprise, have
done their very best to have the cable made
and laid in perfect condition, and He who
| rules the winds and the waves has crowned
their united efforts with perfect success.
G. w. FIELD.
MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN.
AspY BAY, July 80.
The superintendent of the New Foundland
| line arrived here at o'clock this morning
WIN bAAC Ao1hOHlu6 lnScctEr .1AOlu bnC RuOCh
Of Great Britain to the President of the
| United States
OSBORNE, July 27, 1866
To the President Of the United States,
Washington, ID. G. :
The Queen congrasulates the President
on the successful completion of an under
taking which she hopes may serve as an ad-
ditional bond of union between the United
States and England.
THE PRESIDENTS S REPLY.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, =
WASHINGTON, July 80, I1.20A. M.
To Her Majesty, the Queen Of the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland:
The President of the United States ac-
knowledges with profound qualification the
receipt Of Her Majesty's dispatch, and cor
1 dlaliy rec1lJ4 S~~41s the nope Eiat Tue cSipIr
which now unites the western and the east
ern hemispheFes may serve TO strengthen
and perpetuate peace and unity between the
Governments of Eneland and the Republic
of the United States.
tSigned1 ANDREW JOHNSON,
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FROM HAVANA. 81
NEW YORK, July 80.
Advices from Halannah to the 10Th state
chat the Empress of Mexico arrived there on
/ tba nth On the way To Eurone She was re-