Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-08-31
Charlton CO., August 25, 1854.
From the London Times, August 1
BOMB SHE'LL,

Determination of England to act Vigor-
ously-.-.Operations in the Black and
Baltic Seas.
The last debates OF the Legislature, the
statements OF Ministers, the votes Of credit
the embarkation of troops, and the unceas-
ing despatch of every kind of munition, prove
that on our side it is resolved to prosecute
the war with vigor. At the same time, it
is announced as certain that the Emperor
Nicholas is neither dismayed by the array
of Europe in his front, nor disheartened bv
his repeated disasters on the Danube, but
that, relying on the inaccessability of his
empire and the numerical strength of his
legions, he has resolved upon resisting TO
the last. Perhaps it is but too necessary to
infer from these conditions that the strug-
gle, however conducted, must be protract-
ed; but it may be serviceable to consider its
most probable features, and to form, if pos
sible, some estimate of the result contingent
upon success in the several fields of con-
test.
The forces on the beligerents will come
into collision on three principal scenes-in
the Baltic, in the Black Sea, and in the Dam
ubian Prinoipalities. The Principalties
form not only the original field, but the orig
inal subject of the quarrel, and it cannot be
denied that the credit of the allies is in a
high degree concerned in the expulsion of
the invader and the restoration of these ter
ritories TO their lawful sovereign. As long
as the Gar maintains himself to the west
of the Pruth he is defying the decision and
the forces of Europe, and the "materal guar
antee" which he so wrongfully seized still
remains in his possession. 1t is not to be
forgotten, however, that such possession
costs him perpetual sacrifices of soldiers,
treasures and credit Though he persists
in his illegal occupation, he does so at the
charge of almost daily discontinue. The
Turks, though not strong enough to drive
the Russians across the Pruth, are never
theless able to repel their attacks, to dscon-
cert their operations, TO defeat them in reg
ular engagements, and TO inlet on them a
succession of ignominous losses. All this
while the Russians are deriving no kind of
advantage from their position. The terri
tory is desolated, without supplies and with
ont strong places, and is open at any time
to an irruption Of Austrians from the rear.
1t is not to be doubted that junction ofthe
allied forces with the Ottoman troops might
clear the provinces of their invaders, but
the invasion might be constantly renewed,
and, if the Gar was not brought to reason
by other operations, the only result would
be an endless succession of campaigns be-
tween the Pruth and the Danube, with this
advantage on the side of Russia, that she
would be close upon her own resources,
while the allies were far removed from
theirs. Under all circums stances, therefore
it can hardly be said that the employment of
the Anglo-Frepch army beyond the Danube
would be attended with any commensurate
results, though such field is peculiarly
marked out for the operations of the Aus
trians.
In the Baltic our squadrons already block
ade all the ports of the enemy, menace its
capital, and command the waters of the gull
up to the very mouth of his guns. The
expedition recently despatched from France
may probably enable us 10 convert the pres
ence of our fleets into more permanent spe-
cies Of occupation, and TO effect some for
mdable lodgment in these parts. Looking
broadly however, at the question, We mus