Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-21
E,#ects Of a war between England and
R,,csin- 49, -.

Il One of the first incident ina war between Eng
/ land and Russia would be the extension of British
4 mower over the Northwest portion of our Conti-i
| nent. 1t is now occupied by russia chiefly as
| fur colony from which a large amount of this val
upbIe material is annually taken aud exported to
China where it is used in exchange for tea, silks,
porceainS, and a few other articles. The Russian
establishments on our Northwestern coasts are lar
ger and more important than are generally Suppos-
| edS New Archangel, the capital, has about one
thousand Russians, besides the neghboring ham.
lets of native Indians. Other settlements up anu
down that coast number two, three, and tour nun
tlred Russians. The conSting trade IS conslaera-
BILE, extending down 10 Oregon and California IN
one ditectiun, and up to Behring'S Straits on the
other. Their vessels trade regularly at the Sand
witch Islands, and every year several Shlps pass TO
and fro between Okotsk IN ASA, ana the uluerent
Russian American stations They also keep up
trade with China and the Islands directly north
of Japan, where they often touch, and TO whlcha
naval expedition similar to that OF the UnitedSates
has lately been sent. Formerly there were serious
collisions with the Japanese about the possession
of some of those Northern Islands; and 1t was ii
nalIy settled that 0oronp should be tie boundary
between them. Evidently Russia has large designs
and expectations Inthat part OF the worlu. her
dockyardS on the Northwest American coast annu-
ally launch number of valuable vessels, both
sailing and Steaming, aud an American machlnlSt
and engineer, Mr.. Moore, was engaged there sew
era years i'll irsTuCting the young Russians how TO
build steam engines and Steamlngsve sells. Whe-
Certain it is that those steamers were found re-
markably Serviceable coasters; for the coast is
studded for some distance out with dense urcM-
peIago of large hi islands, whose intricate cham
neS were often difficult for Sa'ling vessels. New
ATchange itself is situated on one OF these large
islands named Sitka. The British also have Stea-
merS on that coast, which ply chiefly IN the fur
business, between Vancouyer's Island and New
ATchangel.g .-s- Il. l.t...a aGk4af s3H4nf- r5g-
In case OF war the great peculiarity,of all those
RU-S would llE1 ti1nt
asSaiIable by Sca. The British fleets, outnumber-
ing and mastering the Russian, could without any
difficulty land sufficient forces there to capture
every one of those possessions and drive the RUS
slams from the continent and not only from the
continent, but from the Aleutean ond Kurile ISL
lands, nearly all of which more or less settled
or lrequented by Russians. Such an event would
not only sweep the rising Russian power from that
quarter OF the GLOBE but give large accession to
British strength and influence in the Pacific ocean.
Her possessions would then extend from Oregon to
Behring'S Straits, md across The Northern Pacific,
along the Aleutean and Kurile Islands, down 10
Japan. All this, added TO her present Australian
coast and power in the South. would make the po-
Sition and influence Of England on the great Paci-
| far more important than it is now.
How all this would affect own interest it is
not hard 10 foresee, and clearly also policy in
the matter would be evident. Our policy in such
warlike business between Others is peace for our
selves. This We have hitherto secured TO a re-
Marble degree, considering the length of our his
tory, anu plainly 10 our very best advantage. For
the future we trust we are to be guided not only
by the wise maxinS, but by the happy experience
of the past. Should the countries we now speak
of change masters and become British instead of
Russian, probably our intercourse and our COM
merce with themwoull be greater and more bene-
fetal. IS
In Asia war between England and Russia
would be attended with no important effects. Hin
dostan is too secure and too distant 10 be reached
by Russia as yet In Europe the theatre of opera
tons would be on the Black and Baltic seas, and
on their coasts, but to go into the probable deyel
opments in these quarters must require more lime
and space than we at present bestow.-JOar.
Of Commerce.