By July 23 the Great Eastern was lying no farther than 800 kilometers from Newfoundland when it received telegraphed news from Ireland of an armistice signed between Prussia and Austria after the Battle of Sadova.
Den 23sten Juli was de Great-Eastern nog slechts op 800 kilometer van Newfoundland, toen men uit Ierland de tijding overseinde van den wapenstilstand tusschen Pruisen en Oostenrijk, na den slag van Sadowa.