The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-08

l6fmance had 10 Be- renovated, bat By the appont7d
hour iefght p. NJ all were ready. The performance
was perfect success. everything being loudly ap.
special mention at our hands. One OF these was
song composed for the occasion by Mr. vernon,
manager. entitled "The Panama Telegraph" which
There was also a hornpipe danced, few songs
sung farce acted entitled 1.-The Echo" ana SOLO
applause l
on the following day, photographic expedition
by Captain Dowel. OF The Daca; Captain Barrett, q
the Suffolk. and Captain Hunter. OF her MaJestya
COS with ntS' he 70 view o. ae narbor OF cenio
=! IN the evening OF saturday-the day Sir Charles
Brgnt returned from HayaDa-the band wa
piaying on the bridge OF the Dacla. and the gentle
men OF the expedition were amusing themselves al
cness and other games, when couple of yachts
containing party OF Spanish ladies and gentlemer
from the shore came alongside, much TO the aston
lsnment OF everybody. Not one OF them could speah
English. Every gentleman brought a lady in even
ing dress, and as they walked up the snp's ladder
we saw they mad couple OF Spanish guitars, and
n nau evidently come to make night OF II on board
they seated themselves comfortably, aud az the Da.
cas- band struck up Spanish ar they sprang ID
Their feet and commenced dancing all over the decks
as 10 provoke q smile from those who had never
seen Spanish dances before The dancing may sui
the climate Of the West Indies but II certainly Ii not
such as to commend itself to our ideas, where de.
cency and chastity the necessary ingredients OF
polite society," The ladies exhibited NO desire to ba
introduced 10 any OF the gentlemen OF this expedi-
ilon and 1t was quite amusing TO see how com.
pletely they thrust Sir Charles Bright and Cap.
tam Dowell into the background and took pos.
session or the Dacia for the night AS long ~ the
band dlscoursed music they danced, and when there
was pause they be;ook themselves to the guitars.
We had q few Spanish duets with guitar acc0mpa.
niments. When the evening was advanced and the
the unfortunate COOK. VINO had gone to bed had 70
turn out OF his cabin to light fires and prepare 1t.
ON. on sunday morning. the l7th INST, there was
IN consequence OF large shovelnosed shark having
peen canght by hands ON board the surrolk When
nf hA sfn
within few inches OF sixteen feet.
nalf.past ten O'Clock the bell of the Dacia tolled
lor service, ana On coming on deck the scene was
certainly as Impressive II interesting Round
the quarter deck were hung the national cOlOrs OF
america, England Spain and New Granaca, 80 as to
close In the chapel, and thereby prevent passing
vessels from attracting the attention OF worsnppers
pedestal gracefully draped with the ensign Of St.
| george, having the scarlet cross In front. The
sailors, dressed In the ships uniform, took their
| In separate chairs were Sir Charles Bright, Mr.
Gutteres and Mr.. France, while other seats on the
tlemen attached to the expedition The service was
mpresslvely read by Captain Dowell, and responses
by the chief orlcer, Mr.. Small, and never ala men
more solemnly JOIN prayer than ala the congreJ
CATION on board the Dacia that morning as Captain
Dowell breathed forth the prayer slowly, but
On Monday. the 18th inst. Sir Charles Bright and
star were transferred on board the Telegraph
Old and experienced navigator, OF the Royal Mail
steam Packet Company. who was In command or
Tie mail steamer La Plata when she struck w
the great TIDAL wave during the st. Thomas ear-i-
quake. The Suffolk, being vessel OF light drau, It,
Is designed Tor shore work The Dacia Tor deep q
work. rs her draught Is twenty-three feet 20
started at daylight in the morning for the Ba OF
Caz0nes, about sixty miles to the west Of C,en-
fuegos towing sugar nat" with fifteen H. les OF
cable, while the Spanish gunboat Alarma fo lwed
with another sugar dat" with ten miles more.
We anchored OF the bay AT about five O'Clock IN the
afternoon, az Captain Barrett considered 1t more
prudent to defer taking the Suffolk shoals until
morning. The wisdom or this precauton was all
m Sfune that
while we lay at anchor we had On opportunity OF
surveying the wrecks OF two fine steamers upon the
reefs. One OF them was OF American build, within
sight OF san Pedro hight One OF them, the pilot In
which was lost about month ago during tho
night; the other was Glasgow steamer, which was
lost at night Also running from Cenfuegos TO Bata-
banO. The evening was spent merrlly as circum-
stances would permit and as usual on sucn oc-
casiOns.
Tuesday. the 10th inst, found the Suffolk in safe
and q few Of the staff went board the Spanish
gun6oat Alarma, taxing one or the "sugar fiats, !"
with the laying gear In tow, while the other sugar
nat' hoised sail and shot ahead. At eleven O'Clock
the cable end was buoyed, ana the Aarma steamed
ahead over the shadows. while The cable was paid
out from the stern OF the "sugar fatn AS the gun
boat steamed round the buoy (eavng 'biter for
the ''splice'o the Spanish seanen manned the rig
giEg or the Alarma and cheered Justify as she passed
the SUFFOLK, leaving Captain Barrett to await her re-
| turn The cheering was taken up on board the Suf.
| folk and the paying out was watched with intense
interest until The Alarma disappeared on the hort
Z0n She had Twenty-Five miles 10 lay over shoals
where no steamer OF greater draught could rum and
When this IL successfully accomplished she Will have
10 return TO the SUFFOLK, which will then travel some
$50 miles around the Isle OF Pines to splice the end
and thus connect BatabanO with the buoy on the
otner Side or the Gulf OIL CaZones, from which the
cable VIII run on to Santiago de Cuba. D
My next letter will be the journey OF the Alarma.
with the cable and the passage OF the Suffolk round
the Isle OF Pines to connect BatabanO with the Gulf
OF Cazones, across the shadows OF that place.