Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1859 — At it Again. [ARTICLE]

At it Again.

The Atlantic Telegraph Company are bound to go in for the chance once more, on “talking through the water.” They want £600,000 in preferential share*, at £5 the share, a portion of which they intend to raise in this country. The new cable ia to be constructed on an improved plan, and there is a fine prospect of a complete succeass. Doubts hare been freely expressed of there ever having been any communication sent ver the cable. Th« doubters can have a chance of satisfying themselves by reference to the message book kept at Trinity Bay, in which the messages sent to Valentia and the answers thereto were recorded as they were sent and received. They will find there ninety-seven messages, containing one thousand, one hundred and two words, a id six thousand four hundred and seventy-six letters sent from Valentia to Newfoundland; and two hundred and sixty-nine message-, two thousand eight hundred and forty words, containing thirteen thousand seven hundred and forty-three letters, sent from Newfoundland to Valentia. In all, three hundred and sixty-six messages, three thousand nine hundred and forty-two and twenty thousand two hundred and nineteen lett rs passed through the whole length ol the cable, and it sufficiently proves what the di rectors claim. Some of these messages are interesting as showing with what speed they were transmitted. On August 20, quite a conversation was kept up between the two shores. At 9:19 o'clock A- M., Valentia asked Trinity Buy—“ Have you message?” At 9:21, in just two minutes’ time, the answer came back—“ No.” At 9:31 Trinity Bay asked—- “ Was message about Europa made use of?” At 9:48, seventeen minutes afterward, the reply came—“ Yes, it was sent for publication.,” At 9:55 Trinity Bay asked Valentia: “What weather have you!” At 10:8, thirteen minutes afterward, the answer was returned—“ Very fine; yours!” The rejoinder wassent at 10:18—“Mosquitoes keep biting. This is a funny place to live in. Fearfully swampy.” From this time the current in the cable seemed to grow weaker. Messages were fewer in number, and longer in coming. On the Ist of September the European directors sent the following message to Mr. Field. It was dated Valentia,l2 :49, and was received by Mr. Field at Castle Garden about noon. It was read by Mr. Field at the Crystal Palace Cable Celebration, and was to the following effect: “W\ C. Field, N. Y.: The Directors are on their way to Valentia, to make arrangements for op. 1 vug wire to public. They convey through cable to you and your fellowcitizens, their hearty congratulations and good wishes, and cordially sympathize in your joyous celebration of the great international event. ‘Saward.’” This was the last message but one that was ever received. The same day, not an hour later, the following message was started from Valentia, but only the portion italicized ever reached Trinity Bay: “Valentia, 1:30, Sep. 1. C. W. Field, N. Y-: Please inform American Government we are now in position to do best to forward their Gov’t messages to England.” “Best” wa6 the last word ever transmitted by the old Telegraph Cable, which was the “worst” of the whole proceeding.— N. Y. Atlas.