The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-02

THE CAPTURE BoNERsUgp Tue kLLEs.-The news by
the Europa published yesterday announced that Bonner
sund had been taken by the French and English forces
This is situated of the Aland islands the
extremity of the Black sea and the Gulf of Bohnia
and the principal protection of the island The fol-
lowing interesting description OF these islands is given
the London Times
The Aland isles, whiob lie hardy IS leagues distant
from Stockholm and arc called by the Firms Ahyenon
mas, consist OF three groups OF about 80 inhabited and
200 uninhabted islands The inhabitants, who number
about 5000 of healthy and cheerful race who sup
port themselves partly by agriculture and the breeding of
cattle partly by fishing and by acting pilots. They
refuse TO be called either Swedes Firms but proudly call
themselves Aanders and the chief island with super
hces OF about seven square leagues while the whole group
contains perhaps, ITO square leagues they cali the
nent IL OGDEN times i had its own kings, and support
ed almost kali the population of the whole Archipelago
In addition good ports possesses in particular
the safe anchorage Yernaes which il capacous enough
admit the whole Russian feet the shore of which
lies the strong fort of Bomersund capable Of containing
within its walls 10000 Bomersund has only been
built about twenty years but the history of this group
islands goes further back Already IL the fourteenth
Jury ii is mentioned az eagldom and at different times
has beea in the possession CT Swedish princes and queens
whether fef or jointure,
aUp to the year 1877 the islands were used by the Rus
sian fleet (Which then continually threatened the Swedish
shores place OF rendezvous. Many Alanders who fed
Sweden returned after the peace of 72T In 1859 and
1903 the Russians again took possession of the islands but
year. surprised the Russians and took .he Russian
nander Major Neidhart prisoner 1908, however, the
islands again taken by the Russians and have
since t.,ea remained as their possession.
On lonely yedgraniie rock lying close 10 the sea-
the ruins Of the strong castle of Casehom which
mp the year 1884 the residence of the Swedish
Of the islands The passage between these islands with
their deeply ndented bays is more ike excursion
lake than the open sea- Ii is se9a possible 10 far
either ahead astqE the view IS either bounded by
fresh g,Sea meadows with shoregged cattle and sheep
feeding them by nce-lookng villages surrounded by
kitchen gardens by bare desert cliffs of red granite
aboanding in ielspar along which there sstch hazel
elm tla al "a p4 tho
eastery Aand isads ,attunaa the steamer which plies
between Stockholm and Finland remains anchor during
the night but at the very first dawn Of day in
cautiously continues its course through tbs labyrinth of
islands, the channel between which Is marked ont by
stakes till it arrives the mouth Of the Aprajok where
one has the FIRST sight Of the shores Of Finland
The CROPS DROUGHT, AyD THE rANIc-nAKrRs-
| There Is evidently attempt making particularly by
Of The New FORK papers get up panic about the
drought The Albany Express referring to the cry about
the crop being oneird short Of an average yield,
says
II the s,uu Il onethird less than it should be- the
ground planted with this is full third greater
than that planted last year What we lose in poor
yield make increased In opinion the
amount Of that will come TO market during the ap-
preaching viii equal that 2f ANY former year
When approached poitar bushe, and hay cent
poupd TIE owner discovers that he make more by
giving away bis cattle than keeping them for another
year In this and the neighborng counte every unpro-
duCtive win be converted into beef as early as posi-
BILE This fact SLOWS thai meats VIII be reasonable in
price lei grain 20 as may People have become alarmed
without cause They forget that the wheat rye and rice
crops all secured before the drought set in We will
he short for oats hay and straw but that there will Toe
great scarcity OF breadstuf do not believe for
moment
The Buffalo Commercial this week informed by an
intelligent genuems saHected With the agricultural and
shipping Interests Of the West that the crop OF in the
Wabash and Maumce sections viii be larger and in every
respect better this than il has ever heeR before His
means Of knowing these facts ii says ample and his
veracity il 10 he questioned lie states that in the VAL
ys of the two rivers named there has been abundance
[ of rain.
The Hannibal Mo- Courier refers to unfayorabe reports
Of the crop many counties Of that State but
that in that county there will be fair average crop The
Detroit Tribune states that ia Michigan corn and oats
looked better The Kentucky papers speak Of
improvement in the aplpce Of corn in consequence Of
| recent rlina