The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-15
The Shore End Spliced to the
Deep Sea Cable.
The Operators at Work and Commu-
nicati0n With BreSt.
Special Message to Napoleon, Die
tated by Himself.
Tone and Action of the American
Government.

The ocean cable was spliced to the shore end to-
day by the steamer william Cory.
The cause of the failure to splice yesterday was
that the shore end was lost. The buoy was easily
found, but when taken up it was discovered that |
the cable was detached, and it therefore neces-
sary to grapple fori
Directly the splice was made the instruments and |
the full staff Of operators sent on shore, and
communication was soon opened with Brest.
Sir James Anderson the commander OF the Great |
Eastern, had brought with him sealed message |
which had been prepared by the Emperor Napoleon
ana the purport OF which was to remain unknown
until 1t was opened this side the Atlantic upon
the completion OF the cable, when the message was
to be sent to the Emperor over the wires in order
that he might thus judge of the accuracy OF the
transmission. This message was sent to France to-
day.
No signals Received at Bresf Mt Noon Yes.
terdny.
BREsT, July 14-Noon.
No signals have been received through the new
cable from the Great Eastern since the dispatches
OF Monday. 1t is supposed. however, that no acct
dent has occurred.
Tone and Action of the Cabinet in Washing.
ton-Congress May Consider the Question
OF Territorial notwithstanding Fish
to the French Minister-Government Privi.
leges of tho United States Over the Cable.
WASHINGTON, July IA, 1859.
With the exception Of the "opinlon" OF Attorney
General Hoar and the letters addressed to the
French and the British Minister by Secretary Fish,
no action has been taken by the government to
prevent the landing Of the French cable on the
coast OF Massachusetts. Secretary Boutwell, has not,
as reported in some quarters, ordered O United
States revenue cutter to proceed to the point where
1t proposed to land the cable on United States ter
ritory and prevent it, nor is likely that any such
course will be pursued. The matter was pending in
Congress at the adjournment, and 1t Will probably
be left to that body to settle It, Secretary Fish con-
sidered It his duty to place the French Minister in
possession OF the facts SO far as the action of
our government has been developed relative to
the landing of the cable, that he might inform his
government Of the risk 1t must in attempting 10
Land the cable on United States territory without
authority from Congress.
IL govern
ment Of the United States shall have equal facilities
and privileges over the cable with that OF France.
This seems to be about the only objection to the
landing Of the cable in the minds of government
0fclas. This, too was the principal object which
the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations had In
view in reporting and urging the passage OF the bill to
prevent the landing Of any foreign cable on the
shores Of the United States without the consent of
Congress. There does not to be any very strict
law on the subject beyond what is cited BY the
Attorney General in his "opinfon" on the qNestion
and some good lawyers regard that rather as a
labored report to strain point In favor OF the At
lantic cable monopoly than as sound law. II the
cable is actually landed some action may be taken
by the government to prevent its being worked, at
least until Congress meets. What course Will be
pursued does not seem to be known just now.
The Arrival Of the steam Cablc-Layer Great
Eastern at Sc. Pierre, NliauelOn--Con.
sfruction of the Cable-The INSTRUMENTS.
From the Boston Post, July al
The conclusion Of the voyage OF the Great Eastern
is announced. This vessel yesterday arrived from
Brest at the little island of St. Pierre with the new
cable of the French company-the Societe du Cable
Transatlantique Francais-from which point the lay.
ing win be continued to our coast.
The cable is nearly 200 miles longer than the one
now in operation and is divided into six sections
VIZ, the two shore ends, the deep section from
or Brest to st. Pierce, the western and eastern |
shore ends at that island and the section TO be |
ald thence to the Massachusetts coast. The
shore ends are larger than the deep sea section,
and through the whole there is greater conductive
capacity than through the English line. 1t was man.
ufactured by the same company the other, but in
circumference bears to that the relation Of four to
three and IFS central coil is larger Insulation has been
made more perfect than heretofore the wires having
been imbedded in a new compound and covered
with four layers OF gutta percha Around these is a
web OF steel wires, wound spiraly, each wire being
first bound with five strands OF hemp, well saturated
with preserving compound. With It's massive
strength this cable thus comprises the aexibility
which will enable 1t TO yield to the motion OF waves
and currents.
The company's first charter was granted by the
French government just two years ago; the right
build lay ana work the present cable was conceded
IN July Of last year. This right granted to Baron
d'Erlanger, Of Paris and Julius Reuter-, OF London,
who were empowered to work 1t for the term of
twenty years from the LIST of September next; but
none but French and United states soil was to be
touched by It, and the charge for twenty word de-
spatcn was not to exceed twenty dollars. The CAPT.
tai stock of the new company was liked at 60000O0
shares were All taken IN in London and PARIS bv
strong parties in little more than week after they
were offered, and soon advanced to premium. on
the very day the subscription closed the first pay
ment OF 000 900 was made to the English company
with which the contract had been concluded for
the new cable.
The commission OF scientific men connected with |
the enterprise made, at The request OF Messrs. DEF
LANCER and Reuter-, report on the wire, estimating
Its actual strength at seven and threequarer tons,
while the strain required for its immersion could
be only fourteen cwt The commission has been
sustained in its favorable report by the eminenty |
result. 1t was further stated that the
power of transmitting messages through long sub.
marine lines Is no longer matter Of doubt, and the
laws a1ecting their transmission are well under
STOOD They promise with certainty that 1t VIII be
possible to send through the enlarged core twelve
words per minute, and BY improved methods OF sig.
mailing IL ts.hoped that this can DO exceeded The
length Of the cable, they say which In deep water s
greater thanthat Of existing cables rests on the
same smooth and safe bottom. The shallow water |
section ID heavy cable, protected against rust BY
bituminous compound such as has been used In the
Persian Gulf cable.