The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-05
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and of reducing the 10th of August the fortress of Bo
mersund- fortress defended by 100 guns
and attacked menaced with attack by 500 guns and
somewhat above TO- 900 There has hardly been any
hghtng the garrison of the principal fort surenderng with
battle after the outworks had been partly bombarded
and blown up Indeed for aught know, the sauteguns
fired the nvades at Paris in honor of the great victory
have consumed much powder appears have been
expended in that famous victory itself However, General
Bodseo the Russian governor of Bomersund and the
1000 Russian prisoners, will be paaded the less
and probably intended for exhibition in Paris and Lon
don to the utmost confusion of the miserable anderers who
would still deny the existence of actual between the al
lies of Turkey and Russia.
The value of the capture of Bomersund is questionable
and questioned beforehand by the Daily News Speaking
from military point of view the Aandses in the first place
offer base for further offensive operations against Russia
except in summer, while communication by is unnter
rupted But the of 1854 is nearly gone and may
take it for granted the faith of the Times the Globe and
in fact of the whole ministerial British press, that nothing
will be undertaken in the Baltic during the remainder
of the The that Riga about be occupied
is idle suggestion and deserves credit since it is
tany not the plan of the powers who have permitted
the fall of Poland to do thing likely promote its
rection In the second place. the wntering of
the Aland isles is useless exposure hardhp and to
danger, the expedition Of 1909 has shown IL Sweden
mains neutral that the fleets will have to return home
impossible to imagine why body of 10000 should be
forced to winter group of islands whittier they might,
in of reoccupaon by the Russians return in early
spring. and which they experience has proved al
ways reduce within couple of days. With regard to Swe
den it SHOULD be remembered that the Aland isles
offered to her, their continued occupation by the
western powers is the less likely give satisfaction to
that country those islands rather the key to it,
than Finland When Great Britain and France refused to
support Sweden in the recovery Of that province formerly
her own-o guaranty its conquest to herthen the
Swedish alliance forfeited, and long the against
Russia will be carried under the condition of leaving Rus
in undurbed possession of all her old robberies so long
will the strictest neutrality remain Swedens best policy
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inducements to join the against Russia who,
by the London protocol of 1852 disposed of in favor of
Russaa protocol which the powers still profess
adhere they adhere all their other treaty obligations
in favor Of Russia though Vate they alb
rogated by But vatte did forcsee the
question: and my Lords Aberdeen and Pamerston, who fore
it, did want to establish precedent by
duct Russia which they would find much in the way of
their intended renewal Of the old Turkish treaties 1t
may be said that the Danish government is not the Danish
people, it has been said that the Swedish
the Swedish people One word this matter The
Danish people desire to keep the whole Danish monarchy
Scheswig and Hosen included With expiring dynasty,
the and last heir of which could have legally
succeeded to all parts of the kingdom the Danes supported
the uccessionlaw of s47 though violation of their
cien constitution in order to the Duches The
uccessonaw concocted between Russia and her agent
Downing street happening, also, violate the ancient
constitution of the Duches there in lss the Sches
wig olsten rebellion and war; in which both parties
scousy fought for the sole interests of the Emperor of Rus
the adopted heir of the Danish by the coup at of
ls7 Under these circumstances the final triumph of Russia
inevabet scaled by the protocol of April 1852
signed London by England France and Russia and forced
both the Germans and the Danes The Danes of course
by this time that, in saving the monarchy"
they have only saved it for Russia But alliance with the
western powers is escape from forced future alliance
with Russia This being the is easy for the Danish
to get the support of the Danish people for their
policy of neutrality fany change intended by them,
it certainly not the of Engands perdy in 1908,
coupled with its perfdy in 1852, that would determine
the Danish people oppose policy of decided enmity against
England on the part of their government.
Suppose, them that the of Bomersund is wind
the campaign of the western in the Baltic and
that the fleets in month two will return Portsmouth
and Cherbourg what the fruits of this campaign military
and political While at its beginning, Sweden and Den
mark simply neutras Prussia 'aly and participation
in the Vienna protocol of 9th April the of these
three Baltic States not preceded accompanied by any
declaration of adhesion to the osensbe antRuan alliance
of England and France at the close of the campaign clearly
point out into whose favor the balance has been turned by the
reacherous inactivity of the western The Rus
government has obtained increased ascendency only
their populations but also their vassa States
the Baltic shores Finland sgusted bv the praces
Brehestar and Ulceborg Poland discouraged by
attack of Riga and Reve while Russia proper elae with
confidence by the declaration of Napier that
Sweaborg are impregnabe. At the time Sweden.
Denmark and Prussia furnished with practical demon
STATIONS that the English and French incapable un
willing to release them from the Russian embrace At the be-
ginning of the next campaign, the Baltic will longer be
Russian lake by but in fact The Prussaus arning
their ortresses Sweden does the ke and the preparations
making at Copenhagen coupled with the language
court journals indicate that attempt will be
spring to shut out the western fleets entirely from the Baltic
The Austrian occupation of Wallachia excu
sve of Turkish occupation will guard Russia against any
attacks from that quarter. That occupation, according
Geographic advices be put on the 18th
August by simultaneous advance of Austrian troops
through the Rothcnheven Pass and Nero Orova not
word about entrance Of the Austrian army Modaya
The Russians must hold certain aeeoal points there
long as the enemy. g., the Turksare in Waacha. To
mere srategical occupation the Austrans naturally
have nothing to oppose.
The position Russia has also improved Whether
the Turkish commanders St. and Batone merely
ignorant corrupted the result is that Russia has
foot of ground in Georgia The Of all corrup
ton is Constantnope of and from thence all the
military correspondents agree in stating that the srieest
ders have been sent to abstain from the offensive Demora
aation, insubordnaon rebellion the part of the army
and the population Of Anatoa the inevitable conse
quences. The advantage thus given Russia still
crossed by the conclusion defensive and offensive treaty
alliance between the Porte and the Crcassans by which
Of Schamy will probably be reduced to the
low level that of the Turkish armies Schamyl
warned by NJ urquhar has indeed refused to have any
thing do with peridou Engandhis ruin win be the
lance the honcst and uncorruped niyan OF Constnt
nople.
There remains, then, but field which Russia would
have apprehend danger There remains the
Crmoa Sebasopo Annpa Odessa But it happens that
whose attack she might have fear
themselves much attacked by superior enemy that
they viii not likely be able find leisure occupy
themselves much with the Russians The fact is, that the
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