The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-30

NlSphlGA MS yu5B uGGu received
Cyrus w. Field:
HEARTS CONTENT, July 18th, 1885,
We arrived here at nine o'clock this
morning. All we'll. Thank God, the
cable has been laid, and is in perfect
6YRGs ". FIELD.
SECOND DISPATCH.
HEARTS, CONTENT, July %, 1866
We are in telegraph communication
with Ireland. The cable is in perfect
order. (Signed) CYRUS w. FIELD.
THIRD DISPATCH.
HEARTS CONTENT, July 2s.-England
and America are again united by .ele-
graph. The cable is in perfect order.
We have been receiving and sending
messages through the whole cable ever
since the splice on the 18th inst, of
Valentin.
(Signed) CYRUS w. FIELD.
HEARTS CONTENT July 29.-The
Great Eastern left .Sheerness on Satur-
day at noon, June 30th, arrived at Bear
Haven on Thursday morning July 9th,
and received the balance of her Goals
and provisions. The other steamers
Joined the Great Eastern at Bear Haven
as follows: The VIM. Cory and Terri
BILE on Friday July 9th; the Albany
on the 9TH; the Midway on Tuesday
the 10th inst, on Saturday the 7th of
July, the end of the Irish Shore able
was laid from the w. Cory, and at 2:3O
cessfnlly completed, and the head
buried in "a fathoms, latitude 51.4O,
longitude 1l.0s,t distance from the tele-
graph house at at Valentia 271< miles,
29H miles paid out. Wednesday,, the
nth inst, n. NJ. S. RacoOn arrived at
Bear HaYen to render all assistance in
her power. Thursday, the 18th inst,
Great Eastern, Midway, Albany, Ter
rible, Racoon near one another.
Services held at Valentia and prayers
offered mp for the successful laying of
the cable, Friday, the 18th: on shore
and was connected with the main cable
on board the Great Eastern, at 2.4OP,
NJ; on telegraph fleet; started for New
Eounuland and the RacoOn returned to
Valentia; the telegraph fleet sailed in
the following order: the Terrible ahead
of the Great Eastern, on the starboard
bow, the Midway, on the port, the AL
bany, on the starboard quarter; the
weather thick and foggy, with heavy
rains signals sent through the cable
on board the Great Eastern to the Tel
egraph house at Nalentia, and two
thousand four hundred and forty
nautical miles. Saturday, 18th
distance run los miles; cable
paid out 116 miles. Sunday, 18th, dis
lance run 12S miles, cable paid out l39
miles. Monday, 10th, distance run lis
miles, cable paid out 1877 miles. Tues
day, 18th, distance run llS miles, cable
paid out lbs miles. Wednesday, 18th,
distance run los miles, cable paid ont
125 miles, Thursday, 18th, distance
run 10 miles, cable paid out 129 miles.
Friday, Goth, distance run III miles,
cable paid out 127 miles; 21st, distance
run 122 miles, cable paid out 1856 miles;
I'D, distance run 123 miles, cable paid
out 1913 miles; sd, distance run l21
miles, cable paid out 1873 miles; 9th,
distance run 12I smiles, cable paid out
l35 miles; 18th the distance run was
liz miles, cable paid out 100 miles; 18th,
distance run l29 miles, cable paid out
l34 miles; 9th, distance run liz miles,
cable paid out lis miles, which with
shore end of Valentia, distance q miles,
cable paid out % miles; makes
the distance run 1869 miles, and
cable paid out 1854 miles. Ar
rived at Hearts Content at 8 A, NJ,
on Friday, July %. The average
speed of the ship from the time the splice
was made until we saw land, was q
little less than FIVE nautical miles per
hour. The cable has been paid out at
an average of So miles per hour. The
total slack was less than II per cent.
The weather has been more pleasant
than have ever known on the Allan
tic at this season of the year. We have
fogs and squalls.
have requested Mr.. John G. Dean.
Secretary of the Anglo American Tele.
graph Company, to send you by the
first opportunity for the associated
press, % copies Of his diary, which will
give detailed account of the ups and
downs in laying cable across the At
lantic.
We have been in constant communi-
cation with Valentia since the splice
was made, on the 18th inst. Have
daily received news from Europe,
which was posted up outside of the
telegraph Office for the information OF
the Great Eastern and other vessels.
After taking in Goals the telegraph
deet Will sail for the spot where the
cable was lost last year 10 recover the
end and complete a second line between
Ireland and Newfoundland, and then
the Midway will proceed to lay the new
cable across the Gulf of st. Lawrence.
The cable will be open for business in a
few days, and all messages sent to Eu-
rope in the order they are received at
Hearts Content. 1 cannot find words
suitable to convey my admiration for
the men who have so ably conducted
the nautical engineering and electri-
cal depots of this enterprise so success
fully amidst difficulties which require
to be seen to be appreciated. In factall
VI OotAAN vi Ju5 IsleSEapu ueet, ana 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 wind and the waves
has crowned their united efforts with
perfect success. CYRUS w. FIELD,
HEARTS CONTENT, July q, via. AsPY
BAY, 29.-The London Times of the
9th says ofthe telegraph: tits great
work-the glory of the age and nations
and they who have achieved it de-
serve to be honored as benefactors of
their race.
A treaty Ofpeace has been signed be-
tween the Austrians aud Prussians.
A previous telegram says that a five
days armistice between Austria and
Prussia commenced at noon on the 23d,
There was fighting on the 22d, the Aus
TRANS claiming a victory.
The Earl of SALISBURY had protested |
IN the House of Commons against the |
reform meeting. In discussion on the |
tarih Sir John Pakington admitted that !
England was behind the other nations. |
A severe engagements took place on |
the 10th of the Island of Ltssa. The |
Austrians claimed a victory. They |
sunk the Italian irOn-clads, running |
down one and blowing up three.
HEARTS CONTENT, July 21.-HLs Err |
eeLLency, President Johnson, Wdshin0to7, |
D. C-Dedr Sfr:-The Atlantic Gable I
was successfully completed this morn
Ing, hope thatit will prove a blessing
4 ~ IT. rv.