"TO THE EDITOR OF THE _Times:_ "_Sir_,--Eleven P. M. I beg to inform you that I have just received the annexed message from Valentia, which has been transmitted by Mr. Bartholomew, the superintendent of the company at that place. It would appear that by the application of extraordinary and peculiar battery-power at Newfoundland, in accordance with the instructions of Professor Thomson, of Glasgow (one of the directors of the company), it has been possible to convey, even through the defective cable, the few words recorded by Mr. Bartholomew in his message to me this evening. "This, however, though encouraging, must not be regarded as a permanent state of things, as it is still clear there is a serious fault in the cable, while, at the same time, it is not at present absolutely clear that any, except the most extraordinary and (to the cable) dangerous efforts can be made, more especially on this side, to overcome the existing obstacles in the way of perfect working. "The following is Mr. Bartholomew's message: "'Bartholomew, Valentia, to Saward, London.--I have just received the following words from Newfoundland: "Daniel's now in circuit." The signals are very distinct. Give me discretion to use our Daniel's battery reply.'" "Immediately on receipt of the foregoing I sent the necessary authority to use the Daniel's battery at Valencia. "Yours truly, "GEORGE SAWARD, Secretary. "22 Old Broad Street, _October_ 20th." And so the days passed, hope alternating with despair. [Illustration: CYRUS W. FIELD (From a Photograph by Brady, taken in 1860)] It was in writing of this time that a friend said: "To Mr. Field and those who had labored with him for so long a period the blow came with redoubled force. The work had to be commenced afresh; and Mr. Field felt that an arduous duty devolved upon him, that of trying to infuse fresh courage into some of his friends, to overcome the doubts of others, and to fight against the persistent efforts of the enemies of the enterprise to injure it in every possible way. His faith in its ultimate success was still unshaken, his confidence unbounded, and his determination to carry it to completion as firm as ever." On December 15, 1858, Archbishop Hughes wrote: "Our cable is dumb for the present; but no matter, the glory of having laid it in the depths of the ocean is yours, and it is not the less whether the stockholders receive interest or not. At present you have no rival claimant for the glory of the project." It was in strange contrast with the rejoicing so soon over that the gold snuff-box and the freedom of the city were received with this note: "MAYOR'S OFFICE, "NEW YORK, _2d August, 1859_.