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detectors,” “ We get your currents, but so irregularly, that we cannot 
read them; will you examine your key well?” On the fifth day, 
Valencia thawed a little more, and actually asked America to “Send 
faster ;” but although several long messages were sent on that day 
from America, only isolated words were received in reply. On the 
seventh day, Valencia and America seem to have arrived at a better 
understanding with each other, and Valencia asked, ‘‘Can you take a 
message ?” with the warning, “ You must repeat each sentence in 
full.” Upon receiving an affirmative reply, Valencia telegraphed :— 
“ Directors of Atlantic Telegraph Company, Great Britain, to Directors 
in America: Europe and America are united by telegraph. ‘Glory to 
God in the highest; on earth peace, good-will towards men.’ Repeat 
back faster. Queen’s next.” After America had telegraphed back 
the above message, the Queen’s message was sent. This consisted 
of ninety-nine words, and occupied altogether sixteen hours in its 
transmission ; many parts were repeated over and over again, and the 
whole message was signalled back to ensure accuracy. After this, 
owing to the greater delicacy in the reading instruments, and 
especially to Professor Thompson’s beautiful reflecting galvano- 
meter, several long messages were sent backwards and forwards ; 
America, however, always doing the greater part of the talking. On 
the tenth day, very good signals came, and Valencia asked for the 
messages to be sent faster. The telegram respecting the collision 
between the ‘ Arabia’ and ‘ Europe,’ was sent on that day from America, 
and it was followed by the President’s message to the Queen. 
Professor Thompson was at this time constantly engaged upon ex- 
periments, and the result of these was that the cable spoke much more 
intelligibly, complimentary messages being sent between the directors 
and many public men, and several long directions on the details of 
working the instruments. From this time the cable seemed to im- 
prove, and on the twenty-second day the memorable Government mes- 
sages were sent to America, countermanding the return of the 62nd 
and 39th Regiments, thereby saving to the British Government the 
sum of 50,0001. 
To give our readers some idea of the difficulty experienced in 
forcing information through the wire, we copy verbatim the conversa- 
tion which took place in reference to these despatches at the two 
extremities of the wire. Valencia speaks to Newfoundland at 1.30 
p.m. on August 31 :— 
‘‘Can you read? We have two Government messages, Will you take? 
Reply direct.” 
Newfoundland.—“ Try, but send.” 
Valencia.—‘“ The Military Secretary to Commander-in-Chief, Horse 
Guards, London, to General Trollope, Halifax, Nova Scotia :—The Sixty- 
second Regiment is not to return to Engiand.” 
Newfoundland.—* This received :—‘'The Military Secretary to Com- 
mander-in-Chief, Horse Guards, London.’” 
“ «Trollope, understand, go on after ‘Scotia.’ ” 
“Ts it finished after ‘ England ?’” 
