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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
171
"By
daylight
on
the
morning
of
Thursday,
the
bold
and
rocky
mountains
which
entirely
surround
the
wild
and
picturesque
neighborhood
of
Valentia,
rose
right
before
us
at
a
few
miles'
distance.
Never,
probably,
was
the
sight
of
land
more
welcome,
as
it
brought
to
a
successful
termination
one
of
the
greatest,
but,
at
the
same
time,
most
difficult
schemes
which
was
ever
undertaken.
Had
it
been
the
dullest
and
most
melancholy
swamp
on
the
face
of
the
earth
that
lay
before
us,
we
should
have
found
it
a
pleasant
prospect;
but,
as
the
sun
rose
from
the
estuary
of
Dingle
Bay,
tinging
with
a
deep,
soft
purple
the
lofty
summits
of
the
steep
mountains
which
surround
its
shores,
and
illuminating
the
masses
of
morning
vapor
which
hung
upon
them,
it
was
a
scene
which
might
vie
in
beauty
with
any
thing
that
could
be
produced
by
the
most
florid
imagination
of
an
artist.
"No
one
on
shore
was
apparently
conscious
of
our
approach,
so
the
Valorous
steamed
ahead
to
the
mouth
of
the
harbor
and
fired
a
gun.
Both
ships
made
straight
for
Doulus
Bay,
and
about
six
o'clock
came
to
anchor
at
the
side
of
Beginish
Island,
opposite
to
Valentia.
As
soon
as
the
inhabitants
became
aware
of
our
approach,
there
was
a
general
desertion
of
the
place,
and
hundreds
of
boats
crowded
around
us,
their
passengers
in
the
greatest
state
of
excitement
to
hear
all
about
our
voyage.
The
Knight
of
Kerry
was
absent
in
Dingle,
but
a
messenger
was
immediately
dispatched
for
him,
and
he
soon
arrived
in
Her
Majesty's
gunboat
Shamrock.
Soon
after
our
arrival,
a
signal
was
received
from
the
Niagara
that
they
were
preparing
to
land,
having
paid
out
one
thousand
and
thirty
nautical
miles
of
cable,
while
the
Agamemnon
had
accomplished
her
portion
of
the
distance
with
an
expenditure
of
one
thousand
and
twenty
miles,[C]
making
the
total
length
of
the
wire
submerged
two
thousand
and
fifty
geographical
miles.
Immediately
after
the
ships
cast
anchor,
the
paddle-box
boats
of
the
Valorous
were
got
ready,
and
two
miles
of
cable
coiled
away
in
them,
for
the
purpose
of
landing
the
end;
but
it
was
late
in
the
afternoon
before
the
procession
of
boats
left
the
ship,
under
a
salute
of
three
rounds
of
small-arms
from
the
detachment
of
marines
on
board
the
Agamemnon,
under
the
command
of
Lieutenant
Morris.
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