"The telegraph fleet sail as follows: The _Terrible_ ahead of the _Great Eastern_ on the starboard bow, the _Medway_ on the port, and the _Albany_ on the starboard quarter. "It was foggy nearly all day and rained very hard most of the forenoon. Signals through cable perfect." "_Saturday, July 14th_. "Wind W.S.W. Weather fine. Distance from Valentia, 135.5 miles; from Heart's Content, 1533.5. Depth of water, 210 to 525 fathoms. Cable and signals perfect." "_Monday, July 16th_. "Calm, beautiful day. Signals perfect." "_Tuesday, July 17th_. "Sent Mr. Glass at Valentia the following telegram: "'Field to Glass.--Please write Mrs. Field to-day at Newburg, New York, and tell her, "All in good health and spirits on board of this ship, and confident of success." Machinery works perfectly, and the cable pays out splendidly.'" "_Friday, July 20th_. "Total distance run, 830.4 miles. Distance from Heart's Content, 838.6 miles. Depth of water, 1500 to 2050 fathoms. Wind S.W., with rain." "_Sunday, July 22d_. "_Great Eastern_ has passed the place where the cable was lost last year, and all is going on well." "_Monday, July 23d_. "At 8.54 A.M. I sent the following telegram: "'Field to Glass.--Please obtain the latest news from Egypt, China, India, and distant places for us to forward to the United States on our arrival at Heart's Content.' "At 7.05 P.M. I sent the following telegram: "'Field to Glass.--Please send us Thursday afternoon the price that day for cotton in Liverpool and the London quotations for consols, United States five-twenty bonds, Illinois Central and Erie Railroad shares, and also bank rate of interest. The above we shall send to New York on our arrival, and I will obtain the latest news from the States and send you in return.'" "_Tuesday, July 24th_. "At 9.05 A.M. I sent the following telegram: "'Field to Glass.--We are within four hundred miles of Heart's Content, and expect to be there on Friday. When shall the Atlantic cable be open for public business?' "At 10.25 A.M. I received the following: "'Glass to Field.--If you land the cable on Friday, I see no reason why it should not be open on Saturday.'" "_Thursday, July 26th_. "Field to Glass.--We expect to land the cable at Heart's Content to-morrow; all well." "_Friday, July 27th_. "At 7 A.M. made the land off Heart's Content. At 9 A.M. we sent the end of the cable to the _Medway_ to be spliced. I left the _Great Eastern_ in a small boat at 8.15 A.M., and landed at Heart's Content at 9 o'clock. "The shore end was landed at Heart's Content at 5 P.M., and signals through the whole cable perfect. "At 5.30 P.M., service held at the church at Heart's Content."