, 1873-04-08
OCEAN-TELEGRAPRY.
Tho Few Atlantic Cable

> Eron, the Lo,sdo,l Standard, 1larch T., - !.
Tho dreat Eastern, lying IN tho Mcdwny, a.
haB received on board tho whole Of the deep son
section Of tho new Atlantio cablo. Already, aB
our readers know, there havo been four cables
laid, three Of thon being in auccossfui operation
and brokcn in 1866 pfolod up and completed in
1866 md tho second, laid in 1906, from Valet-
tia, iii Kerry, to Newfoundland, ,boloug to the
Atlantic Telegraph Company. Tho third. laid in
spcioto tlu Cablo Transatlantique Francas. Tho
and it is intended to lay in tho last days Of May
and the beginning Of Juno, tho great ship boing
appointed to loavo hor mooringa on tic Goth OF
Thoro is this poouliarity about tho now. cable, =,
TINT, although nominally tho property Of d
Fronch company. in which. howovor, thoro is a
aS sse an as4 4 f'nn sd III T. H9ss 1 sass g eSh
Construction. aid Maintenance Company will
only koop to themselves the courao OF Tho ship
during tho lsyng and tho ho11ngs Of tho nos eab
publish, Havo that Ehglisl-llko, wc loyoto wear
o.tr hearts upon ollr Bleeyea,-th new cable will
giy6 us IN case Of war, direct communication
With Canada. independents Of tho land lines of
Now Topnland which. IN winter, arc a., more or
crossing the Widest part OF tho wogt Of ireland.
whore, at such . timo, tho :, dihaGeoted
sht ss nGt tho m dsnsyur5 disney 70 ID "5s Ho tns sse
IS that Of the Indian cable-a place ealtoa Cor
moe on tho north Bido of Mounts Bny, Corn
wall :: It had been intondoa to atart from Wlito-
sand Bay, on tue Western Bido. of the Linda
End Poninsula but tho Hhoro end would there
hayo boe,l lablo, to injury, ,aB many coaBting
Vessels bring mp in that bay during eaHterly
winds. This pRrt Of Mounts Bay IL Bloltored
from ull tile heaviest sons, and IL, indeed, pro-
.tectod from twenty-five points Of the oon,pasu,
tho remaining soven covering Ill aroa In which
no great run Of sea can be got up, howcvor
roaccd in about four miles, and tue shore end for
this, although tho landingp place il 30 oteoted,
will bu much heavier tllan those put down ut
Foilhommorum Bay, wlaero the SEQ plays with
bonldorB tho size OF cottage, anil wl.oro, never
tloloHB, tho shore ond laid iii 1866 is stiintaCt.
The descent into tho Thousand fatlom bottonltis
much loss abrupt from the chops Of tho Channel
than of tho ooast Of Kerry; and tllore Is no
dooper water all the way aor0sa OIL this track
cablo carried BY tho Great Eastern will be land-
cd at FreB1lwater Cove, III IIllifax narbor, on i
pioco Of land II the occupation Of tho War Oilco,
by Which loayo to lso tho coyo haB boon grantod.
Thoro will then bo laid branch oabo from
FroBll Water Cove to Hog Island, near tho ollIl
OF Long island, and only 16 miles from SANDY
Hook, nor much moro from Brooklyn. Thus,
not only shall wo haya cablo from Cornwall to
lIallfa1, and that ~ much In military point Of
Wow, but thore will bo obyiatod tho danger OF
Q do!ay In commercial moaYnges oyor Now
connection with. the Now York & Newfoundland
Line will DO avoided. But, as tho tronch COM
pany las working arrangement with the Anglo
American Company, tue public are not lskoly to
dorivo any immediate advantage from thssaying
Of tolls to tho Company over which Mr. Cyrua