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its reception Valentia desisted sending it in order to make slight repairs 

 to cable. Through a mistake the part received was sent south as if it 

 constituted the whole message. De. Sauty. 



N. York, Aug. XVIIth. To the Honorable The President of the United 

 States, Washn. I beg leave to transmit a message this moment received 

 from Trinity Bay explaining the cause which prevented the whole of the 

 Queens message being telegraphed from Valentia yesterday together with the 

 complete message itself. Shall we consider your message to Her Majesty a 

 full reply and date it this day accordingly. The operators at Trinity Bay 

 await your answer. Peter Cooper. 



Valentia via Trinity Bay. To the President of the United States, Washn. 

 The Queen desires to congratulate the President upon the successful com- 

 pletion of this great international work in which the Queen has taken the 

 deepest interest. The Queen is convinced that the President will join with 

 her in fervently hoping that the electric cable which now connects Great 

 Britain with the United States will prove an additional link between the 

 Nations whose friendship is founded upon their common interest and 

 reciprocal esteem. The Queen has much pleasure in thus communicating 

 with the President and renewing to him her wishes for the prosperity of the 

 United States. 



Trinity Bay, Aug. XlXth. The Hon. The President of the U. S., Wash- 

 ington. Your message in reply to that of the Queens was transmitted to 

 Valentia at seven this morning. Its transmission was delayed until ten. 

 Some cause occurring at Valentia with which I am yet unacquainted. 

 De. Sauty. 



Washington City, August i6th, 1858. To Her Majesty Victoria, the 

 Queen of Great Britain: The President cordially reciprocates the congratu- 

 lations of Her Majesty, the Queen, on the success of the great international 

 enterprise accomplished by the science, skill and indomitable energy of the 

 two countries. It is a triumph more glorious, because far more useful to 

 mankind, than was ever won by conqueror on the field of battle. May the 

 Atlantic Telegraph, under the blessing of Heaven, prove to be a bond of 

 perpetual peace and friendship between the kindred nations, and an 

 instrument destined by Divine Providence to diffuse religion, civilization, 

 liberty and law throughout the world. 



In this view, will not all nations of Christendom spontaneously unite in 

 the declaration that it shall be forever neutral, and that its communications 

 shall be held sacred in passing to their places of destination, even in the 

 midst of hostilities? 



QUEEN VICTORIA, panel photograph of, with autograph signature and 

 date 1898. Presented to Mrs. Johnston by Her Majesty in June, 1898. 



