Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-31
The Atlantic Gable in Sue
oessful Operation.
Dispatches from London,
dated 9th inst.
Treaty of Peace between
Austria ard Prussia,
DISPATCHES FROM CYRUS w. FIELD.

New York, July %, 1866, 9 A. M.-At-
lantic Cable successfully laid and working
| admirably. The Great Eastern reached
Hearts Content at o'clock. A. NJ. to-day,
Sunday
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 30, II A. NI.-Ca-
BILE successfully laid. A message has Just
been received in New York dated London,
July 9th, which says treaty of peace has
been signed between Austria and Prussia.
New York, July %, $3.50, A. M.-The
following dispatches have just been received
from Cyrus w. Field:
HEARTS CONTENT, July 29.-We arrived
here at 9 o'clock this morning. All well,
and thank God the Cable has been laid, and
is in perfect working order.
CYRUS w. FIELD.
HEARTS CONTENT, July 29.-We are in
Geographic communication with ireland.
The Cable is in perfect order.
c. w. FIELD.
HEARTS CONTENT, July 2S.-England
and America are again united by telegraph.
The Cable is in perfect order. We have
been receiving ndsending messages through
the whole Cable ever since the splice on the
18th inst. off Valentia.
C. W. FIELD.
HEARTS CONTENT, July 29.-The Great
Eastern left Shearness on Saturday at noon,
June Sd, and arrived at Bearhaven on
Thursday morning July 9Th, and received
the balance of her sails and machinery. The
other steamers joined the Great Eastern at
Bearhaven, as follows: VIM. Cory and
Terrible on Friday, July 9Th, Albany on the
9TH, and the Midway on the 10th inst On
Saturday, the 9TH of July, the end of the
first shore cable was landed from the VIM.
Cory, and at $50 the next morning, the
laying was successfully completed, and the
end buried in ninety-four fathons, latitude
51:40, longitude 11.06. The distance from
the telegraph house at Valentia, is twenty
seven and one-half miles. Twenty-nine and
one-fourth miles of the cable paid out on
Wednesday the 11th inst.
Her Majesty's ship Raccoon arrived at
Bearhaven to render all assistance in her
power.
THURSDAY, July 12.-The Great Eastern,
Midway, Albany, Terrible and Raecoon are
near one another. Services were held at
Valentia, and prayers were offered up for
the successful laying of the cable.
FRIDAY, July 13.-The shore end was
connected to the main cable on board the
Great Eastern at 2:40 P. NJ.
The telegraph feet started for Newfound-
land, 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 post and the Albany on the starboard
quarter. The weather was is foggy, with
heavy rains. Signals were sent through the
cable on board the Great Eastern, and to
the telegraph house at Valentia.
SATUDAY, July 14-The distance run is
los miles; cable laid out 1l6 miles,
SUNDAY, July 15.-The distance run
I2S miles; cable paid out 1879 miles.
MONDAY, July 16.-The distance run is
lis miles; cable paid out 1877 miles.
TUESDAY, July 1.-THE distance run is
los miles; cable paid out I38 miles.
WEDNESDAY, July lS.-The distance m
is los miles; cable paid out l25 miles.
THURSDAY, July 19.-The distance run is
122 miles; cable paid out l29 miles.
FRIDAY, July 20.-The distance run is
III miles; cable paid out l27 miles.
SATURDAY, July 21.-The distance run is
122 miles; cable paid out 136 miles.
SUNDAY, July 22.-The distance run is
123 miles; cable paid out 1873 miles.
MONDAY, July 23.-The distance run is
121 miles cable paid ont 13S miles.
TUESDAY, July 24-The distance run is
l21 miles; cable paid out $50 miles.
THURSDAY, July 26-The distance run is
12S miles; cable paid out 134 miles.
FRIDAY, July 27.-The distance run is
112 miles; cable paid out us miles, which
with the shore ends off Valentia, distance
Of q miles, makes the distance some 1869
miles, and paid out 1854 miles Of cable,
A II n TIL.
9th.
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 half miles per hour.
The total slack was less than Is 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, sunshine, fogs and squalls.
We have requested Mr.. JNO G. DEAN, one
Of the American Telegraph Company, to
send You BY the first opportunity, for the
/ Associated Press, . copies Of his diary,
| which will give you a detailed account Of
| the ups and downs experienced in laying
| Cable across the Atlantic. 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 signalied to the
| other ships
After taking in coils the telegraph feet
/ will sail for thespOt where the Cable was lost
last year, TO recover and complete a second
/ line between ireland and..NeW Foundland,
/ then the Midway will proceed to lay the
new cable across the Gulf Of st. Lawrence.
The cable will be open for business in
| few days and all messages sent to Europe in
the order they are received at Hearts Con-
| tent
| | cannot find words to convey my admira-
/ ton Of the men who have SO ably conducted
the nautical, engineering and electrician de-
| paltments of the enterprise 50 successfully,
amidst difficulties required TO be seen
/ to be appreciated. In fact all on board the
telegraph fleet and all connected with the
enterprise have done their very best to have
the cable made and laid in a perfect condfa
ton, and he who rules the winds and the
waves has crowned their united efforts with
| perfect success. C. ". FFID
HEARTS CONTENT, July 2S.-The Lon
don Times, Of the 9th, says Of the telegraph,
/ it Is great work; the glory Of the age and
I Of nations, and those who have achieved II
deserve 70 be honored as benehctors Of their
/ race.
A treaty Of peace has been signed be.
tween Austria and Prussia.