OCEAN TELEGRAPH‘ AND SURVEYS. [From the scam’/ic Anterimru]

Five years since, when our lines of tele- graph were few and feeble, we stated that the time would yet arrive, and was not for distant, when an electric belt would encom- pass our globe, and the New York iner- chant would ‘hold converse, by the light- ning’s limit, with his fellow merchant in London. \Ve did not then conceive, how- ever, that measures would be as soon ar- ranged, as' the ltave, to carry out this grand result. twas then generally sup- posed, that the Atlantic ocean would pre- sent too tnany difficulties for a line of wires to be laid down in it, or to be worked in it by the most powerful batteries iflaid dowti. A line running through the north-west of our continent, then across Behring's Straits, through Northern Asia, and down to Europe was then supposed to be the itiost feasible route for a world's telegraph.

But this is an age of great enterprise in inventions and works of engineering skill and daring. Any rt-asonable payable pro- ject, however vast, is sure to receive atten- tion, when placed clearly before the public. Wltat was merely suggested a few ya-ill‘! ago regarding an ocean telegraph, is how fast growin into a ﬁred fact. Companies have been lormed, money subscribed, and measures arranged for the accomplishment of this great undertaking. The work is to be a joint effort between an American com- pony in New York and an English company in London ; but the scheme was projected and the first measures taken by the former.

Last year in an attempt to connect our continent with the island of Newfoundland telegrapliically. the cable was lost in a storm; but another has arrived frotn Lon- don, and with the precautions to be taken it will soon be laid down successfully, after wltich we shall be able to receive news from Eutope in two days’ less time than we no V do, as the mail steamers will then touch at Newf.-uttdland and leave the news.

But alter this is accomplished. the great cable Ilt'.tIl'ly l,800 miles long has to be laid down. '1‘-n ensure its success, positive in-. formation respecting the bottom ofthe ocean on which it is to be laid is required, because many parts ofthe ocean‘: bed are as steep and rugged as the Rocky Mountains. 'l‘o lay down a telegraph wire on the bottom of the ocean, is distance of L600 miles be- tween the opposing shores, and that bottom interspersed with such submarine moun- tains and valleys as those represented iii the map on page 256, Vol. 9, SCIENTIFIC AMIRICAN, would be impracticable, accord- ing to the present calculations made by the Ocean Telegraph Companies. It has been asserted, that there is an ocean plateau of almost uniform level extending from New- foundland to Ireland, and that on this marine elevation it would be easy to lay down the cable. T is plateau was stated to have been discovered by Lieut. Berry- man in the U. S. sloop Dolphin, three years ago, when taking deep sea soundings ; but that partial survey is not thought to have been suﬁicient ; and at the solicitation of Ltteut. Maury and Prof. B_a‘che oftliie Coast Slll‘to_r, S‘ec-etary Dobbin has ordered the explvwing steamer tﬂrrlic (which was sent aftln Dc. Kano) to be ﬂtted"oit¢ to who ‘a

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impossible.-—But through the centre of the shot there passes a tube, in which are fix- ed several quills. These gather up from the bottomispecimens of mud, sand, shall,‘ and so forth, to indicate the character of the sounding. Marks upon the lino Ind. chcclts show at a glance the depth to which the weight has tlescentled. 'l‘hese..souud- itigs are to be taken every.30 miles over the route, nml iftlte survey furnishes satis- factory results, the laying down of the great telegraph cable across the oceanwill be attempted as soon as possible ﬂll8I'WI|'dl-

It would he a waste of words to Ipocllllh on the probable results of this ocean survey at present. A ﬁne dinner was given in this city last week to commander Berrymsn, and the oﬂicers of the Arctic.’ 5) P01" Cooper, President,-C. W. FIG“, Elq-i and others,of the Tele raph Company. She proceeds direct to ewfoundland, to the starting poitit designed for the telegraph cable, and thence in as straight a line as possible to Ireland. We wish_ success to this ocean surveying expedition and the Ocean Telegraph Companies.

now AN lsouu-BA'r'rt.u is rouour. '

The Editor of the Omaha Nebraslmn I9 laboring to convince emigrants that there is not the least danger to be apprehended from the depredations of the Indians in that Territory. Since its settlement, but one white person has been killed by them, and it was by mistake. He was dark-colored. and the Sioux thought he was a half-breed Pawnee. The writer gives a graphic des- cription of an Indian battle, which we copy:

Two war parties (generally two or three hundred men, women, and children, dogs and horses,)come in sight, and halt at a distance of from one-halfto a mile of each other. The women, children, dogs and horses are immediately carrelled by the men surrounding them, to prevent a general stampede. When this arrangement is linish- ed, the dusky warriors pitch in alternately, as follows: The young aspirant for glory, with horse shoe designs upon his buﬂ'alo skin or blanket, and red vcrmillion on his eye-brows mounts a war steed, (generally a lazy, scrtibby pony, and with spur and whip describes, as swiftly as possible, a semi-circle in the direction of the enem_v’s carrelle, keeping, however, out of the tench of arrows or bullets from the bows or worthless ﬂint locks of the main body of the Indians, but ready to meet a straggler like himself from the other camp. If the two curved lines described by the warriors come frotn their camp within it hundred yards of each other, the warriors, at full gallop, discharge their respective weapons, be they bows or rusty ﬁre arms. After the champions retttrn safely to the camp, two others, (one from each part) with a whoop and yell, more alarming than their weapons, start out upon a similar venture. In this way, the battle is carried on for hours with- out a single fatal shot from either party. After giving to each other suﬁicient evi- dance of prowess, the parties retire,'no dam- age is done to either. unless some luckless or hardy‘ nteriis caught iiiit alone; 0 en he is'titttic ed by the whole unfriendly _tri e. Thisis an ‘Indian h_attlo—-ve,'y poetic indeed,

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The New Orleans Delta, says :

excitement this morning, about 9 o'clock

inent ex-oﬂicials of our c'ity—Mr G. \V Kendall, our late Postmaster, and T. S o cc of a

S. District Attorney.

notwithstanding t e intreatiea of Mr. Cay not to do so.

his hostilit once knee

is separated them.

brought before Recorder Stith. Mr. Kendall, they were both liberate for the present.

lowin time about

yesterday half-past

out-i audience attended the exhibition, and and Thomas A. Adams. ting accounts are given of the occurrence following brief version is correct :

ing on a box in front of Burnside's store

ended by Mr. Adams calling Mr. Kendal

asecond time, Mr. Kendall struck him

step in front of the door.

was not the case, Mr. Adams himself hav ing dratvn it; Mr. slight stab in the thigh dtiring the ligh

either party.

Noarout lsLaNn.——Captain Dcnhum, R. N., of "H

Nmzfolk Island ;-,-

. . ., . ""--12th June, I855. . “lmay remark,’ *fohri‘l} the‘ :l_dla inenl. 'The en

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occupied by an it": keeite.r.,-ttiah it .‘.‘t."... It. 9 pierce ldemig tptp fitiuow the sup }aI'slte_sp.. t'IIhs rest» urs.iotanded—forvthe Pitcairn ltilaviders avhta (are daily tiapected tb oocu Y eﬁil lead ‘and whos¢_heat-ts" qptl ("l'Iln_‘,‘ ail’ to,:_adpre,‘tlt . 5* ,‘ ‘wiiti;"ra§re‘rr._. l'lle0:lol?)VL'ly islatgddgdrl: d ‘f “facilit s‘ I", ,' Ian (com oi / wt . 9

’sulistatt‘tlal‘” lnilldln’ ‘U,’ ‘includiifg chapel, school.-_room,“lios'pith barracks, dwelling- houscs, aottitgcs, mills, and workshops ; together _wi_tli_lit-usoltold furniture, artisans’ tools, anl ngricttlt gardens stttcked wi ' with 2000 sheep, 301) cpttle, horses, pigs,-

I £tssi:tn forty-one. the Sanscrtt ﬁft‘y,’bud the- mere two hundred and fourteen.

poultry. ‘ A bountaoua liestowal indeed.“

Srauar Bu-nus IN New 0‘iit.iuivs.—

The neutral ground, or as it may now be more titly called, the battle-ground, on Can- al street, was the scene of quite an intense

on account ofa rencontre between two prom-

McCoy, who, it is said, has resigned the The air, as we have learned, was in this wise.

Mr. Kendall who was coming from the post-oﬂice, whilst passing over the battle ground, opposite Exchange alley, turned round and saw Mr. McCay close by him, upon which be seized him by the collar, and said to him, that since he-had resigned they were now on the same footing, and that he was going to thrash hitn, which he com- manced doing in uite an effective manner, Mc- Thc latter, however. seeing that his adversary was intent upon drew a revolver, which was at d out of his hand by Mr. Ken- dall, who then threw him down and con- tinued assulting him, until the bystanders

Oﬂicers being at this time on the ground, both gentlemen were taken into custody and Mr. Mc- Cay declining to make any charge a ainst : the latter, however, being fined ten dollars, rests

The same paper of 2nd inst. has the fol-

g :

The sidewalk by the battle ground on Canal street, witnessed another stirring two o'clock. As there were no pistols used, the crowd had a fair opportunity for seeing the sight, without the danger of being pro- miscuously shot at. consequently .1 numer-

of course, was highly delighted. The par- ties engaged were Messrs. G. W. Kendhll Various conflic-

but as far as we can judge, we believe the It appears that both gentlemen were sit-

when some conversation ofa private unture occurred, which took an angry turn, and

a liar ; the expression being used by him

and was struck back by Mr. Adams, and fell to the ground from stumbling on the iron During the melee a knife was drawn, some say by Mr. Ken- hall, and that it was wrenched from him by Mr. Adams; though others say, that such

Kendall received a

No other injury to speak of was done to

. M; S. Herald, to his recent Hy- dographic Notice ofthe Islands nd Reefs in the South West-ern Pepi c Ocean,

ili ‘‘ct_in'_t_:lus"i:o‘ ,‘ t pt,_I,i il',_nq lo" er i'i'p,e‘n|ii’l,s'iitt,le- . tct esta islimuit. wsawithg . druwtroa the 7th ofldsy toad is at present t cqtgqissary store- d in M01

'Queen and countrv which put them in pod: 3? 5 xtaifitudo, ofthe V ,,wi 511

. - : cod _ endsqugre miles of.land capable ftillnge, 800 acrelvolearcd and fenced,- Ilieautifttl ‘t-ands‘ intersecting it eighty‘-one

n i merits; the lfiilgleetrldlhd _t|te farms,

_ BE SOLD. TIIE Farm at resent in the occupation ol'Mr. Andrew Smit i, at the Cross Roads. Belfast. For particulars apply at the oﬁce of '1‘. HEATH HAVILAND, Esq. Barrister at Llllh. Charlottetown, April 25th, 1856.

“ALBION HOUSE," S’l‘tlEETLY & COUCHMAN

EG respectfully to inform the inhabitants sfChar-

lottstovva and its vicinit , that‘ they have taltaa

the stars lately occupied by R. NEIL RANKIN,

and have open it under the above title with a magnificent and

H031‘ EXTEI IVE BT00! 0' DRY GOODS

or itvuar nsscairrioa. This atoclthaving been purchased with great ud- vaatsgss, for taste, variety, quality, and cites ness. cannot be surpassed b Island ' advertisement to particularias. but on inspection it will be found to contain everything. that is supplied b the most extensive houses in the Oral Cities of I. . America, fro the miautest article in Ha ery, to those of the more costly character is Dresses, Silks, Shawls, Iautles, to la tasking this announcement, we trust the public will encourage us in this undertaking, and we pledge ourselves to carry on this business in a spirit of libe- rality, and continue to offer to purchasers advantages which will, we have no doubt. be appreciated. STREETLY 8t COUCHIAN. Charlottetown, May, 11. I366.

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ERYSIPELAS, RH§lHiATlSM AND SCORBUPIC titmouas.

No remedy has ever this so much for the cars of diseases of the rkimwbtttever form they may assume, as this Ointment. Scurvy. Sore Heads, Scrofula, or Erysipelas, cannot long withstand its influence. The inventor has travelled over many parts of the globe, visiting the principal hospitals, dis uing this Oint- uient, giving advice as to its app ieaiion, and has thus been the means of restoring countless numbers to health.

sons LEGS, soitu aasssrs, WOUNDB &. uacstts.

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