Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-02
Russia - Finland 50 The Island OF
AIand--The Northern Gibraltar.

The formal declaration of war against
Russia by England and France, with the
certainty that the immense resources of
ahose powerful states will be called into play
upon The theatre Of conflict; render exceed
ingly interesting every movemen, OF those
powers and every field o. their action. We
propose TO follow up their movements with
such data us will enable the gene,al reader
TO appreciate The changing position and force
of The combalants and The phases Of the
struggle. ~ ...n
3 The declaration Of war promulged March
.28,h, lound Sir Charles Napier u, Kiel. IN
the province of Sleswick, Denmark The
boy Of Kiel is small, about seven miles in
leng,h, and pro,sc,ed by The small fortress
of Fredricksou a, lis mouth. Ills conven-
ien,ly accessible from The Great Bell.
shrough which channel, The heavy ships ol
the English squadron made their entrance 10
abe Baltic, and was made the rendezvous OF
ahe several divisions Of the squadron. Upon
Heceip, of dispatches from Berlin. Sir Charles
Napier sailed eastward; and the reported OBJ
'iecl of this frsl expedition is the occupation
OF Aland, nesrly opposite The mouth Of the
.Gulfof Finland. This is the principal island
,of The group called The Aland Isles, situated
i'm The Gufof Bo,hnia. Eighty Of them are
inhabited, having an aggregate population OF
some $1,000 inhabiianss, who subsisl BY bus-
ibandry, fishing, fowling, hunting wild uni-
mails, &c; The principal island is forfeited
and con,uins a Russian depot of some value
These islands comprise parlofihe Grand
Duchy OF Finland, and by The treaty OF Sep
sember II, 1909, concluded al F'edrick-
sham, were ceded 10 Russia. They lie moi
far distant from the entrance TO The harbor o.
Stockholm. and have, therefore, been greatly
prized by Russia. as offering fair basis o
operations sgains, the Swedish CAPITOL
Hence. arises the importance Of their occu
patton by England 10 leave no enemy behind
arid give TO .he Swedish squadron The entire
coDirOl of lis own waters. ..g. d.
Ii The continental purl of Finland stretches
from near 81. Petersburg, norlhward 10 The
Arctic Ocean, is bounded on the west by
Norway, Sweden, and The Gull Of Bolhnia
and on ,he sou.h by lhe Gulf of Finland
The population is million and a half They
are not 10 be COMPOUNDED with lhe aborgns
,Einns, 80 called, who Gre inhabilan,s o
Lapland; but have Swedish orign-leac
qnfle an Independent liGe--are good seamer
---and present social condition, which lik,
aha, of The inhabitants Of The Baltic Province
OF Russia, much resembles lha. of Germany
dsii The Aland isles before named were cedet
40 Russia not many years since; blu, in ih
%aperiod from l57 ol293, Finland was con
squered by the Swedes. In 1889 Swede'
sDrrendered q portion, and again in 1879 ant
f7aS--while The residue passed under III
1s}ian scepier in 1909. ,ss,
Bui in the pressn, crisis, among the affair
Y eof Europe, there are some interesting feature
IN ihe position Of Finland. Wemenlion:
sai, lsL Her traditional and ancestral recol
,Ieciiops These are, 70 a considerable eS
sent, ami. Russian, and inclined 10 the milde
hierarchy OF Stockholm. e,rr.a,s..........
sd. Her location upon The SwediSh iron
Der Even If Sweden, preserves neulraiI
aas. between Russia and The Western powers
,he overshadowing influence Of The navt
forces OF .he, later will make her subservier
40 them. Moreover, while England an
France openly declare lha. they will retail
snoicopquered territory for themselves, ibe
also hold forth The idea that the time hu
scome 10 sllmi. Russian power by restorin
her modern acquisitions TO their ancicl
OWNERS. ,.lola .ls
Sd. The Independent character of h6
peopie.--The steamer that arrived a, lIalila
-thS i4lhinst, bfingslhe news Of disturbance
among ahe. people, aad numerous arresIs,
-ie 4lh. Her maritime and commercial cha,
.netsfy-Noto only are all her epdiDg,owns VI
on both Gulfs, places of commercial bushes
and wealth, bu, her people furnish the be
,seamen in the empire. Nicholas has r
-csnty sent large reinforcement. TO d
BLACK Sea fleet from Finland, and TO b
ypsople are .ihnusted the mosI important
fees iuihe practical conduc' Of The Russi'
marine. sg5aE s.. N seataGla sa