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Southland Times, Issue 729, 27 September 1867, Page 3

The West Indta Telegraph Expedition. — lhe " New York Herald" of April 3 says : — The 3tearnsb.it> Francis Wright, Captain Bolger, commander, "sailed on Saturday from this city for Key West, laded with telegraph materials and stores for the use of the Intercolonial Ocean Telegraph Company. She slso carries a sufficient corps of men to assist in laying the coast or shore line of this important telegraph company, consisting of about eighty operators, linesmen, and laborers, together with the necessary complement of superintendents, book-keepers, &c. A number of horses and waggons, with forage and rations for the men, were also on board. The Francis Wright is a fine vessel of 470 tons, nearly new, and has been specially chartered by the Telegraph Company. The International Ocean Telegraph Company begin their line at Lake City, in Florida, to which point the Western Dnion Telegraph Company are to extend their line. Leaving Lake City, there will be a land line through Gainesville, Ocals, and Sumterville, to Punta Eassa, at the mouth of the Carloosahatchie river. Thence the communication will be by cable for 150 miles to Key West, and from that point again by cable to the mouth of the Chorrera river, near Havana. The work of constructiou will be commenced in May, and with the force sent out by the company it will probably be completed by the Ist of June in the present year. From Havana it is anticipated that two European companies — an English and a French one — will extend the communication to the other side of the Atlantic. The International Telegraph Company has a nominal capital of 1,500,000 dols., and is under the management of General William F. (Baldy) Smith. The Spanish Government have aided the company in an extremely liberal manner, having remitted all duties on materials, and ordered a vessel of war to be detailed to accompany the steamer which lays the cable.