The Press.
London, England, 1854-08-26 00:00:00

AUGUST 26, 1854.

potisms," such as fill the brain of Mr. Lows,
and abandon the theory of Lord DALIIOUSIE,
that a system of organised confiscation can
be conducive in any country to the public
wealth. Above all, they must surrender the
notion that a country covered like India
with the remains of ruined palaces, broken
aqueducts, and other traces of former riches
and civilisation, must necessarily be doomed
in our hands to hopeless barrenness and
poverty because the means of its restoration
happens to be matters beyond the compre-
hension of the India•house or of Sir CHARLES
WOOD.

THE EXPLOITS AT BOMARSUND.
AT length public expectation has been gratified
by the performance of exploits which sustain
the character of our maritime arm for efficiency
and nautical skill. The capture of Bomarsund
is the first event of the war, and before long
two thousand Russian prisoners will be off the
Downs. Such a fact realises the actuality of
the struggle more vividly than any previous
incident of our campaigning operations either
in Northern or South-eastern Europe. In the
first place, it is satisfactory to know that the
enemy have at last been grappled with; and,
secondly, it is impossible to examine the
difficulties of the navigation about Bomarsund
without perceiving that the recent operations
were most dangerous and difficult. All honour,
therefore, to our officers and sailors, who have
shown themselves worthy of our flag !

The whole incidents of the attack on Bomar-
sund are extremely interesting, and its details
only want a little skilful combination to make
a brilliant picture. The glowing sunset of the
Bth instant, under whose beaming light the
troops disembarked, in presence of the two
allied veterans, General BARAOUAY D'HILLIERB
and Admiral NAPIER—the dead silence while
the steamers crept along the rock-girt coast,
with their boats stealthily sounding ahead—
the firing in the chill morning dawn from the
French and English steamers—the rapid dis-
embarkation of eleven thousand troops in
three hours into the Russian forests—all
these might have been witnessed with breath-
less anxiety by a spectator. Then, as the day
wore on, " Old Charley's " flag was shifted
alternately between the Lightning and Bulldog,
whose names symbolise the brilliant celerity
and pugnacity for which even his severest
critics give credit to NAPIER. As the Bulldog
grounded within range of the Russian guns, a
looker.on might have felt uneasy for the fate
of our British admiral, but the Russians
refrained from firing at him, whether through
design or want of perception is not stated,
though it seems to have been thought
" incomprehensible " by those present at that
rather momentous incident.

These were only the preliminary scenes of
the stirring drama. On the next day, in all
its pomp and portentous consequences, war
was visible in the glittering array of the three
regiments of our gallant allies, marshalled
under General BARAOUAY D'HILLIERS. There
is something singularly touching in the sight
of a veteran of seventy-four years of age, with
his person marked by honourable wounds,
-- troops to victory, and display-
ly prowess which challenged
more youthful years. The
`a indispensable wants, seem
Ldmirably provided for. The
•• into immediate action, and
tly taken to keep their spirits
mghly up to the work before
enemy on his part was not
the very outset of the assault,
Russian spies were at full
a spy was caught in female
he next the dress of a priest,
lionship of a lady, were as-
sorts for calmly observing the
-speditionary camp. Who can
of such highly characteristic
ins of LOYOLA have a monopoly
training up agents with subtle
teams spirit?
skilful reconnoitring and vigi-
sus, on the 13th inst. the bow-

still leading on tr
ing the soldierly
admiration in n
camp, and all its
to have been ad
troops were put
measures prompt;
and bodies thorni
them. But the
idle, and, even at I
we find that the
work. One day a
attire; and on till
and the compani
sumed as passpo
inside of our exi
say, in presence 4
facts, that the sot
of the art of tra
brains and audac
After much sk
lant preparations