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12 THE NORTH ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. sophy which I have just stated. That company has issued a cir- cular, stating that some twenty-one thousand letters were sent through that cable. I have seen evidence sufficient to satisfy me that the distinguished and honourable Secretary allowed his zeal to impel him to certify much beyond the fact, though I have no doubt but what he was sincere, and believed his statements to be correct. The Secretary, last year [1858] certified in the London Post, that “ the Queen’s message, containing ninety-nine words, was received by Newfoundland irr 67 minutes.”* On the other hand, a despatch from Mr. De Sauty was published through- out America, that “the reception of the Queen’s message was commenced early yesterday morning, and not finished until this morning,” &c. Here is proof that the certificate of the Secretary of the company was not correct. But you do not require the certificate of Mr. De Sauty to demonstrate that the Queen’s message was not received by Newfoundland as stated by the Secretary, because every one cannot but remember the piece- meal manner in which the message was made public—a part of which purported to have been received on one day and another part on another day. I have given you proof, sir, sufficient to cause you to doubt the correctness of any statement that may be issued claiming success for that enterprise. I do not believe the statement, recently published by some New York speculators, that some twenty-one thousand letters were transmitted through the cable. If I had time I could readily prove to you that this is an exaggeration. Persons unacquainted with the mysterious art of telegraphing might very naturally believe it. It would be well for the officers of the company to review their statement, and make public their arbitrary signals. In ordinary telegraphy a single arbitrary signal often represents some twenty letters. I express my opinion, that not ten consecutive words were ever sent through the cable in any one hour after it was laid. Even admitting that the 21,000 letters were sent through the cable during the twenty-three days its friends contend that it worked, no stronger evidence need be required to prove the im- practicability of that enterprise. The line was attempted to be * This statement has been taken from a letter, published officially by Mr. George Saward, Secretary and Manager of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, dated August 17th, 1858. Mr. Saward said, viz. : “ Immediately afterwards,” having reference to a preceding despatch, “a message from Her Majesty the Queen to his Excellency the President of the United States, consisting of 99 words, was received by Newfoundland in 67 minutes.” Mr. lie Sauty was the electrician at Newfoundland, and received the Queen’s mes- sage. In a letter he states, viz. : “ On reference to my journal, I find that the Queen’s message was commenced at 10'50 a.m. on the 16th of August, 1858, and was completed at 4'30 a.m. on the 17th ; so that it occupied 17 hours and 40 minutes in its reception.”
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The North Atlantic telegraph via the Færöe Isles, Iceland, and Greenland

Höfundur
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1861
Tungumál
Enska
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86


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