, 1854-10-07

al favor. Messrs. DENVER and He BERT,
both genuine democrats, have been elected
to supply the places of Messfs McDougal
and Latham, who would not suffer their
names TO be made use of. The Wing can.
dates-C. Benham, Esq. and Major Bowie,
whig nominees have been defeated
Both those ex-representatiycs acquitted
themselves 10 the discharge of their Duties
as become intelligent, and highly gifted
members of the great democratic party,
and will no doubt receive reward "be-
yond price" or the bestowment of "flthy
lncre," in the affections of greatfnl peo-
pie. Through the instrumentality Of her
senators and representatives in Congress,
California has been enabled to obtain from
congress the largest appropriations for
public purposes that has been awarded to
any State or Territory under the jurisdic-
ton of our Government; and there can
be but little doubt, that, under the di-
rection Of a wholesome home and general
government, all those appropriations will
be expended with an eye single 10 the bull
ingiup of powerful State, with reference
to its important position on the Pacific
coast, in an agricultural, commercial and
national point Of view|7Erepared TO fulfil
its destiny creditably and qupriyalledt
amongst the members of O. great eonfeder
racy q. -t,'ua. s!i ls,t II .t5 ..n
Further than is below CONTAINED, We
know not that the mail brought US any
thing worthy of special observation or
comment. .m ul al .niIna..4 =,
The Attack on the Russian
I. Forts. '-
AT last il seems that the allied French
and English are to make genuine at
tack on Russia. The outmost fortifcations
of the Empire, OH the Aland Isles and ut
Sevnstopol in the Black Sea, are success
siyely if not simultaneously, tobe aSsailed.l
Indeed, it is rumored in western Europe
that the former point has already been Ia
ken after brief bombardmeni, but the re-
port wants confirmation, and is probably
premature! As for the attempt upon Se-I
vastopol VIC have no official information
that it is to be made, but it is positively
asserted by The Loadoa Times and gener.I
orally believed in thai city. So far only a
couple Of divisions of French and English
troops have been embarked ut Varna, and
though it is supposed they form part Of the
expedition to the Crimea, it is possible, on
the other hand, that they are destined to
besiege the Russian fortress of Anape in
Asia. On this point all doubt will prob
ably be removed by the arrival of the next
steamer. .. .f i
The attack upon Bomarsund will he an
event Of great military interest. 1t will be
the first time that Montalembert's casema-
ted CONGRATULATIONS are put to the proof
To Judge from views and plans Of the place,
the forts there, although on far smaller
scale than those Of Helsingfors, Cronstadt
or Sevastopol, are defended against a land
attack as much Os against bombardment
by ships, and are exclusively constructed
upon Montalembert's principles. A long
bomb-proof fort, with about one hundred
guns hanked 10y temporary earth works
forms the main defense against ships while
II is commanded and protected In the rear
by large towers, mounting one thirty, and
one ten guns While the main fort would
chiefly engage the ships, the attack Oh the
towers would occupy the land forces Ac-
eording 10 our last accounts the garrison is
very much weHker than we had supposed
il consists of but little more than three
thousand men, II is'not quite clear, from
the information nltainable how far the sea-
attack and the land-attaekS can, not merely
coincide, but actually, cooperate aud sup
port each other /; for sea-attack is neces-
sarily an attack de rice Jcroe, which must
be decided in very short time, while any
land-attack against masonry lpresupposes
preparatory operations, with OF lenst one
parallel and batteries, and therefore is
matter of some duration. This kind Of
questions, however, can only be decided on
the spot. At all events the taking of Bo-
marsund will have, in q military point Of
view, a far higher interest than even the
capture of Seyastopol, inasmuch as it con-
tributes to the ISOLATION Of a much-diseussed
question, while the latter feat would nere-
ly be the successful carrying out of old.es-
tablished military rules. 50 oi ll44gnq |
The proposed attack upon Scvastepol IS
to be mainly executed by land forces; while
the action Of the fleets must be almost en-
tirely confined to the close blockade OF the
harbor. 1t thus amounts to a land and sea
blockade of seaport incompletely forti-
fed on the land side We have no means
OF knowing what forti6eations may have
been raised by the Russians on the south
Of the town and bay ! but that they
have established redoubts and lines which
NAV nocnssitnte a re,~blar eietre lnnless