The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-11-16

dungs.-Pennsylranian. ..
Effects Of a War between England and
Russia.
One Of tie first incidents in a war be-
tween England and Russia would be The ex-
tension Of British power over the North
west portion Of our Continent. 1t is now
occupied by Russia chiefly asa fur colony
from which a large amount of this valuable
material is annually taken and exported 10
China, where it is used in exchange Tor
tea, silks, popeelains, aud a few other arli-
Giles. The Russian establishments on our
Northwestern coasts are larger and more
important than are generally supposed
New Archangel, The capital, has about one
lhuusaud Russians, besides The nelghbor'
lug hanaeis Of native Indians. Other set
Elements up and down that coast humber
two, three, and four hundred Russians.
The c%oasting trade is considerable, extend
ing down to Oregon and California IN one
direction, aud up 10 Behring's Straits on
the other. Their vessels trade regularly
al, the Sandwich Islands, and every year
several ships pass 10 and fro between
Okotsk in Asia, and he different Russian
American stations. They also keep up a
trade with China ard the islands directly
north Of Japan, where they often touch,
aud to which a naval expedition similar to
that o( the United States has lately been
sent. Formerly there were serious coils
ions with the Japanese about the possess
ion Of some of those Northern Islands {;
and i, was finally settled that Ooroop
should be the boundary be,weeen ihem.
Evidently Russia has large designs and
e expectations in that part al The world.
Her dockyards ou The Northwest Ameri
can coasts auuDaAy launch a number Of
valuable vessels, both sailing and sleamlng,
! and an American machinisI and engineer
Mr.. Moore, was engaged there several
years 10 insrrucllng the young Russians
, how TO. build steam engines aud s'eaming
vessels. Whether he is there 10Y we
have not recently heard. Certain i! i.
! ina, those steamers were found rc:narka.
5 Div seryieeable as coasters; for the cOas
!, is studded for some distance out with a
! dense archipelago Of large high Islands
hose ;nIicate channels were often diff
J cul, TSr s.iling vessels. New AFchange
% itself is situated on pne Of these large
8 islands named Sitka. The Drri,.a aIst
Il have STEAMERS TN that coast, which ply
/, chiefly in the fur business, between Van
cou,er's Islands and New Archange.
In case OF war the great peculiarly oI
) all those Russian possessions would bt
that they are easily assallable by sea. The
Bntish fleets, ouluumbering and mastering
the RUSSIAN, eoulI without any difficulty
.. land sufficient forces there u capture every
ois If hose possessions and drive ih'
T. Russians from the continent, and moi Onll
IRON the continent: but IRON the Aleu-
team aud Kurile Islands, nearly all o
;" which are mule or less settled or Irequenlet
IL by Russians. Such an event would no
ne only sweep The rising Russian power from
ps that quarter Of the globe, but give a larg
Id accession to BRUSH strength and iOluenc
in he Pacific ocean. Her possession
would lheu extend from Oregon 10 BehI
oil ing's Slral,s, aud across The Northern Ps
a cine, along The Aleulesn and kurile Il
ol. lands, down to Japan. All this, added
n. her present Australian coast aud power
=. the South, would make The position an
" influence OF England on the great Pacif
o. far more important than ii is now.
ne How all This would affect our W il
IRIS lerest il is not hard to %lolesee, and clearl
nd also our policy in the matter would
~ evident Our policy in such warlike bus
w. ness between others is peace Tor ostselve
les This we have hitherto secured 10 a r
nd mark ,ble degree, considering The length
he our history, and plainly TO our very be
e advantage. For the future we are to
guided not only by the visa maxIms' b
by The happy experience OF me past
zen should The countries we now speak
b a change masters and become British inslei
hat of Russian, probably our intercourse al
al our with them would be great
;, aud mure beneficial.
VIC Ia Asia a wal between England a
ned Russia would be attended with no imp,
pul- lant effects. Hiadoslon is too secure a
was too distant to be reached by Russia as y
,ch In Europe the lhealre Of operations wo,
be on he Black and Baltic seas and
'"'' their COSTS. but 10 60 into the proba
SAD developments in these quarters must
,ger qoire more lime and space than we can
present bestow jour. of Commerce.