The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-04-12
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BY reference to our telegraphie column
ii will be- seen that the Gear has rejected
ihe Ultimatum Of the Western Powers,
and tina, Wa 10 now almost certain
Little doub. is entertained, bu, that Austria
and Prussia will eventually side with
Russia, Notwithstanding their repeated de-
claralions Of neutrality. This will make
the coates. an equsl one. certainly, and
the coates, will undoubtedly be the blood.
lest the world has ever Jaw. The frs,
collision Of the conlending forces, will be
The signal for a general uprising Of Eu.
ropes oppressed millions, 20 strike a death
blow for freedom. Europe must eventu-
ally become enc vasi field Of carnage.-I
While it 10 perfectly apparent, that the
six powers must come out Of tho contest,
in a worse condition than they wen, into
H. yet it is alse equally apparent that re-
publicanism must spread, and freedom
fnd a homo even upon European soil.
England is taxing her resources to the
utmost. in preparing for the war. In
fact the war preparations now going on,
exceed any thing ever before known
We copy the following from the New
York Tribune, which shows what super.
human exertions England is now making,
10 prepare herself for the contest.
1.-THE late news from Europe shows
that the war SO long threatening, or indi-
reclly and partially carried on is abou, to
commence on a scale Of magnitude worthy
The proves Of steam and the mulIiform
ingenuiies Of a long peace applied TO
works Of wrath and destruction Welearn,
in fact that novel warlike means on the
part Of Great Britain have been brewing
secretly in the ho, eauldron of arcenals,
and are now TO- be made known to the
horror Of an astoaaded enemy. Years
ago a floating rocket was offered TO the
British Government as a means Of destroy.
ing vessels beyond the hope Of decuse.-
This is a Congreye rocket which goes in
a right line on water ill it strikes the
vessel, when its explosion makes a hole
some twelve feet in diameter, which can.
no. be stopped. While the British Gov
eminent affected 10 give no attention TO
The author Of this Invention, they have
secretly manufactured at Woolwich on.ils
principles, and Sir Charles Napier is now
ready 10 hurl them against the Russians.
Additional terror is len, 10 this rocket from
the fact that it carries much further than
an ordinary gun.
"There is more than one story OF ma.
giciaus who had the power of striking
mute and motionless those who came
within the range Of their charms. This
magic is revived 10 The forces of war now
to be applied 10 Russia. If the account
be serious, there is to be, among other pro-
j%eciiles, an asphyxiaiing ball, which does
not kill the victims, but paralyses them
for several hours, so that they can be cap
lured alive and whole. Generous science /!
What a curious sight would a deck SO at
lacked present! The captain with his
trumpet suddenly glued 10 his mouih-the
order TO FIRE a particular broadside arrested
before it gets halfway out Of the tube-lhe
sailors in the fierce hurry.skprry Of des-
perale engagement palsied-iheir stalwari
chests no longer h%easing with slaugh,erous
breaIhings-their underwriting hands
clu'ched by The stronger grasp Of terrible
subllety riding The air unseen,-and all be-
coming like a painted ship on a painted
ocean. How Imagination in The wild
phrenzy Of genius appears 10 have phroph-
ecied reality by thousands Of ysars-lhe old
fairy tale Of wonder at las, worked into
The circle of fact!
Among other death. jistillers may be
mentioned small steamboats, carrying two
enormous Paixhan guns on the fore part
OF the vessel. Ok, iron, cotton. mattresses
make their rhinoceros like coverings bull
lei proof, while the vessel can scatter
bombs, shed Grecian FIRE, and with ten
men only, sink a feet. To this hell on
the waters must be added the erial pam
demonium of balloons, 10 be senl Hyiag
over Russian towns and villages, dropping
Inflammation on The sstounded inhabitants
raining FIRE from the skies. The lis,
will be completed when another invention,
yet more frightful than any enumerated,
shall have been made public. and added to
this hot tempest Of destruction brewing in
England for The Northern Power"