Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-25
NUMBER 12s.

uss oeen lying frozen under the euns of S,..ho,
oeng A. iast liberated from the ice-had vsotureI 10
creep ous and that Admiral Napier on receiving h,s IN
ehgence' had hosted signal to make re.dy sor a..
Could any reliance be placed on this story
nBn. look Tor immediate news of some decisive Mo-.
hasing been struck The rumor has bo.sv.r ali ~
ac.ersnes OF that numerous class which AZ nr-.sn,
h, -, & anu d,e day-appearing like bubbles on water
ous 20 ours' There are, however features In an. -,
eao'e news OF recent date which At tbis r,om.n, -
e eyes oi men irresstiby the direction M Dr. a
ass,s ~" p, the report that the combined
es 'ne BLACK Sea- after leaving Odessa s,.i h, ~
umecnon OF Sebastopol. OF the two c,mns ns - :. ~ .
fteneh government has resolv ed 70 est,bl;.h =,
With sna y, omer the latter avouedly set on foot
uh view to the Baltic. The simultapeops dsm.rS
oy inc English government for the means of r.ne t
thken IN connection with this fact ,eeu, ~
thar lad s.e western Powers are becoming conscious
i 80 anu troops may be required to follow up apv n. v.I
ATahtages they may gain in the Gulf Of PnI.,d Th,
ne 1an's that have been circulated te.oecns ,h.
o. " tne Russian gunboat hotlla have turned ths
Baltic. ~ prospects IN the
linz asan Baltic aeet is estimated a, 80 chips of tho
s,sro, oriss and covettes, and 10 paddle wheel
s"e,s Ice Emperor calculated also on having ,b,..
see~ SHIPS OF the line and three screw fris,,e. o.,
mh;P P' o' 'he hne, with all its machinery and tbe
W, or .ne other two, are now in possession Of her
! 90 ~! government, as all the world kuous One Of
'sates Is IN the same predicamept anotbr, a ;,st
Th L'' snu 'ne machinery of the third Is ipcompete
abou, ,sn ne are said to carry 246s guns but as
49, @ ven o 'nese ships are mere huks this weight ~
. me.A' must be abated-say by TAO guns Tbs Sn;,a
batteries oil the Russian Baltic ships of ali c,s.ss ~
the lin. one o guns; Of th, force eight ships Of
.e ue one irgate two hrigs, and three psddle hal
steamers carrying in all 7s6 guns have been ;J nv AZ
nng tue winter liesngors-the remainder are a, E
s"u- IL Is highly improbe that this divi.ion ca. 80
eu'uleu 10 sea with view to the English aeet IN
mas really left its anchorage its object more n,ohh, =
mosk us way up the gulf Croustadt II The sbins
e inter pace were free from the ice and tho -
DIVISIONS were combined possibly the Russians r,h, 80
tute 70 make dash at Sir Charles Napier before ,h.
'enca Meet could come up. Even in tha, case the num-
man, wonrs steamers under Sir Charles Napiers COM
To-.
weight o metal In the batteries the Russian se, end r.
Ine heisingiors division really working their vav nm 80
,at ,ha sna our Admiral pursaes them, he may over
e ueu before they accomplish the 200 miles which In,
between Helsingfors and Cronst,dt-n which c,ss
can De n'tie doubt but he will give good account
VI m nat part oi the Cars possessions at all events
inere Il only one ground OF apprehension Tbe oo.s,
70" ana rocky studded with isles and scheerer frockv
ee "tn narrow channels between. The Russian crevs
,,,aa M IN Tue locality while our men utterly un.
with it and at the mercy in great measure of
Russian charts rarely remarkable for their and
,esn Pno's; we have every confidence in the skill and
ooIuness and canton of our seamen; but il in
pursuit oi tne Russian ships they get entanged in the
oil the narrow channels above adverted To tbev
may oe separated and posed individually To 6
hotues OF Russian gun boats about which re-
Pot SPEAKS 50 loudly The gun boat fotla had of late
years oeeh allowed TO fall into dsrepar but last autumn
eY ,ooats we're ordered TO be added to the fftv
PREVIOUSLY krpt on foot Along with these would co-ope-
rae some nity or sixty small craft various
ana squadron Of row-boa to .ke out with the reses
to the Neva Yacht Club have been pressed into
ntad
put last night in the House of Commons Tn Sir
James Graham respecting the measures taken by tbe CO.
10 enable Sir Chas Napier to deal with this
" sru -1oals anu miscellaneous small craft. Unfortu-
ha.eIy 'ne honorable member who took upon him tn
pu' 'he question: conved shape as TO give IL the
appearance of being meant puff collateral of an eI
% building hrm. The First Lord of the Admi.
y larry enough declined to give such detailed infor
mahon on the subject might make the enemy aware
tne state oi our preparations At the same time with
en 70 reassuring the public, he far as to init
Of k.l
tue stenSth OF Russia in this peculiar arm of defensive
naval war, and measures adopted to enable the Brsb
commander to grapple with it. -l--
10 short, all things taken into consideration orr o
o aud prospects on the waters of the Baltic are salts
factory. The English fleet aoue seems fairly ahie 20
Keep s own against any force the Russians coucen-
use against It; and when joined by the French fleet
which must be in the of few days at atest
the allied force will be overmatch for the Russian
ana u u De true that with view to bring the whole of
tne husan eet under the shelter of the forts and bate
rles at Cronstadt the Hesngfors division have really
Sentned from under the guns of Sweaborr there ia rea
ground 70 hope that some of them least will
cauSnt oy Sr Charles Napier before they can reach
their destination Indications alluded to above suggest
nope that this preponderance of the allies at sea NAV he
ABOUT 70 De rendered more efcacious by associatiDg
land orce with the combined fleets in the Baltic as well
as with those in the Euxine.
something will ot course depend upon the attitude
oy the protessedy reutral Powers In the Bal
uc WIN regard 10 Sweden and Norway upon the peo-
pie oil which We have throughout relied with confidence
Tor sympathy and fair play conviction seems to be ra.
piay gaming ground there that neutrality for them the
least sale policy They have much reason 10 fear that
tue umoage avoTedly taken by the Russian government
atthe neutral attitude they have assumed will not be for
gotten aud that the first opportunity will be embraced to
punish them Tor It, There is much probability in this
vie~-enough TO render il worth The while of the STees
and Norwegiins TO reflect seriously far their true in
erets may be subserved by establishing claims upon the
utue protection OF France aud England by fairly taking
part with them In the present struggle As for the south.
ern shore OF the Baltic historical Tsn0ne which We pre-
sened 10 our readers on Monday, establishes these i'm
1 n farfa- aFafIt 81.
small are quietly but earnestly placing their armies
war footing; thar reconciations Ia Ia Peacbem and
Lockit) are taking place between Prussia and
some of the minor Powers with which IL v,a
at odds; that the German governments are he
coming anything, bold and yperemptory in
tuer policy that both Prussia and Ausria-re
garuns Russia as the oulwark OF despotism-me moro
anxious TO shield IL from Any weakening or alton
they can avert than afraid OF aud prepated 10 resist ia
gaspng and encroachng spirit Il is therefore accord
g 10 present appearances the reverse Of improbable
tnat more States long be absorbed into the
o actual hosities than present struggling n it
In that France and England may count upon Sweden
ana Norway land Denmark must follow their lead) ef.
heient allies The gunboa hotlla Of Sweden alone out
numbers that OF Russia. The hollow Of Germany
WILL on the contrary feel every disposition to enter the
hed as the allies OF Russia Iudeed only two things
can prevent them The first Is the commercial interest
OF the whole north of Germany, and especially Prussia
The only available outlet for their merchandise Is by te
hemel Nistua, Odef, Ebe, and intermediate streams and
harbors France can check-mate their traffic on the Up
per Rhine, and the navigation Of the Lower Rhine ia not
yet placed on the most satisfactory footing The Belgian
railways can only be turned to by WesphaA aud
the Rhine provinces. The steamers Of the French and
Eogsh Baltic fleets would in the event Of war bermet-
caly seal up the trade Of North Germany; while for
south Germany 10 the Adriaiic Trieste and Venice,
would be blockaded the east and the route by ayre
aud the Rbine closed the Germany cannot af.
ford 70 be thus hedgel in; Germany will submit 70 be
thus hedged IN for the sake Of Russia, which, after con
cludiug commercial treaty with Prussis eyaded It's full
hment for years. and ultimately declared Il annu-
led without assigning any For the German
reigns to throw themselves into the scale Of Russia will
be 70 SOW discomfort and disaeoon broadcast through
out all their territories. Ia that case another Ftankor,
Parliament may be convened forewaned by the weakness
ses aud errors Of the last.
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