The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-21
Operations I'm the Baltic.


may now be worthy Of consideration. The Baltic
u Tree for navigation only during five months In the
year, In the months, namely, from May toSeptember.
Inc two grand military ports, those Of sweaborg
pregnsble against the attacks Of feet. Although
military occupation Of the islands Of Afand might
greatly assist our operations now, yet during the
months OF ice Aland IL In fact united ID the
continent and unless Finland were thoroughly occu.
pied with troops no efectual opposition (ssy the old
satee ists) could be offered 10 the march OF Russian
tcfcehfough Finland, and over the ice to Aland In
the absence then Of the allied fleets which could not
remain in the north during the winter, the Rus.
slams might regain Aland by land force, and the
whole work OF the allies would have to be done
over again. SO far runs the argument Of the war
riors OF the last Reperation Grant all the positions,
uced, however, that the whole construction Of the
argument depepds upon the impregnability Of
swtsborg and Cronssadt. Could Sweaborg be taken
and occupied, Aland--wefe t,ike wise occupied
would IL In little danger OF winter invasion By the
Russians and the same Is nearly true in the event
q the occupation OF Cronstact. II, then, troops
are being prepared for the occupation Of Swea-
iios Of these forts BY the feets, or even for
the purpose Of ultimate assistance In the
Inevitable capture of those places, the old
strategists would have to fall back upon
s IN he S Ss si sSs sues
cess, although achieved, was gained against all
sound Frindples Of warfare. All depends, then,
upcn the impfegnsbslty Of sweaborg .and Cron.
stadt tf Charles Napier may possibly tell us soon
something about TIE latter fortress; we must ques.
iion history for "a = respecting the former. And
Listory Goes Dot give " reastn e despair.
70 he teAr lsQ- s~eaborg wss In the hands of
f1e SnsdeA, and was corsise impse0nable, as
srme ccntsd,r 4 now. The garrison was composed
o. shove 1000 men, rarity svedts, partly Fins.
y 'he feeitflne u The month Of March the Rus
s.ans gen menced The siege q this place, With
ssvtn bsiiallQs, four squadrons, and four field
k3ttNF4fN. en- ri hp
sisxcrs was matter Of TIE greatest dan ulty. The
hsavy artillery lad obe brought on sledges from
Durirs The vkole Of the time that the seige was
carried u, The number 81 artillery never exceeded
frry six pieces Of cannon, Of which sixteen were
morsars. The Russisns kept the Place In a con-
tlnssd state q alarm, by constant attacks, during
rpesIs q the eneers and men, on the part Of the
bsskesrs, began To isssfiora,e. AZ length, on the
tth = Arn', Count CEonstsds, the Swedish COM
msnder, sgr~d 70 al amis.ice, and . convention
the Ra~ chlef engineer that the truce should be
continued until tho "a of Mar. and that IL by that
time the fortress wffs not ssctuAy relieved by the
arrival q a lea.s nvs shps Of the Inc y should Be-
sFrivsa. and The RossiAa general took pcs-
session 81 The Race Al the time OF It's
capture II q uts.ned s. piects Of brass ordnance,
ls Ir.s sas. sss s saaae1 ear'dss' 1000 bar.
nscr.y 1900 stand o. arms with other weapons,
fixxfes. xehccs, brig, yachts of.wsr. Is gun
beats 81 others csiec yaw,s 81 bsrks. doops, &c,
10 transports "a tnmsa ~ depot Of naval stores,
AID cossiferahic magazines. These details are
rsktn from Al account o. the siege lately trans.
sted by Genera soaieish from The manuscript Of
4 Russian osckr
n mar h. Assumed for certain that, although In
tie fo.ty six years since ssesborg was taken the
fortifcatlons Lave been greatly iusproved, the re-
sources ~ bessegsrg arrsies have improved In the
sane ratio. sweseorf vas ten considered I'm
tregnable against attacking for &c. ~ Il now Is
Yielded. nevertheless, after two months sege, 70 q
small srmy not rtmarkably well provided with
SHATTERED. IL vas attacked On the hnd ade only
ans had AZ tte time q considerable naval force IN
Tie hsxtof. Ibe RGsia1s wao lock 4 sesy scarce