The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01

far satisfa tory rs 1t showed that the Emperor OF
Austria would not be satisfied with the restoration Of
ment as to the securities which were demanded
by the English ard French governments being
the proper basis Of negotiations. The Austrian
Minister did not go further at present u remained
tU be seen whether the government Of His Imperial
Msjesty would think proper to communicate the
infer change of notes which had taken place to thu
G, nmeDt of Russia. and whether the armameats
which had been made by the Emperor OF Austria Of
late you'd be put into action ia order to obta1 by
force il they could not be Obtained by negotiation.
those securities 10 EurODe which the English and
the French governments deemed absolutely neces
saIy, and which, he trusted, the German Powers
from Russia.
WHAT THE ALLIES CAN DO WITH BOMAR,
sUND AND The ALAND ISLANDS.
[From the London News, Aug 16]
There is no doubt of Bomarsund being soon taken:
four a6vices by the Europa inform us Of its fall
into the hands of the ales-ED. HERALD The
speculation is What shall be done with it aud the
Alsnd ilsnds when they have fallen into our hands
The inhabitants Of those islands are people Of o
very marked character. There are usually about
$4,000 of them peopling the group. They have not
the stupidity Of Russian peasants, but can take
care of themselves under difficulties In spring
they all till the ground and fish; In summer, they
fish and carry provisions up aod down the Bothntan
gulf, and act AZ pilots; a. autumn comes on they
gather their harvests, sud later on fell wood and
II all when to all OILERS the Gulf is impossible.
Every child among them knows every rock and
creek AZ channel Of the curious labyrinth amidst
which they live. Every man can built hut, and
every woman can r0w and skate, and defend her
property against the wolves. These people have
for so long shown themselves up to everything, that
we cannot think 1t by any means desperate lot for
French and English soldiers and sailors to pass
winter among them, IL it should be thought neses.
sary to do So. As they trade in food and fuel
all the winter through, even up to Tornea, they
may surely be good neighbors to any Pc wer that
they consider friendly, which may hold the citadel
everything he can TO make the islanders prefer ua
to him. He has taken all their strong men 70 serve
in the forts; he has burned their dwellings, and
even their woods and crops; he has laid bare their
soil all around Bomarsund so that the old men, wo-
men and chlden cannot pass the winter there.
But there are other islands at hand, whence help
may be had, or to which the houseess peasants may
90 for shelter; and they are very rich just now.
supplies drawn from those islands. that the inhabi
tants will doubtless be very glad to see settled
anon & them, instead Of the Russians, who cut OF
boys beads for taking our money. or money they
se as
buy timber to make themselves ne huts, as soon
the Russians are gone. Their market bats
will be passing al the autumn in our servi Q;
bsred that the climate Is far mder Ia those islands
than at parallel points Of the maip land. When the
Finnish hal bOrs are frozen hard, there are al rays
some among the islands that are open. There are
brittle; ard between the Swedish c3ast ard the
islands it is very rare thing nteed for the ice to
be trustworthy for the whole distance. The people
do not stay at home on that account. Between
marching, they convey themselves and goods; and
the accidents are surprisingly few as the regularity
I the mails msy show. Naturally enough, the
people are extremely weather-wise; and here again
Na - A~s- l. AAre.
They can always tell, and will be glad for their own
sakes tc do IT, this next winter, when passage over
the Gulf is practicable for boat, man, or beast.
They know when to expect the wolves from the
Finnish shore to devour the game and farm stock of
their islands; and they can therefore guide our
soldiers to an expectation Of the arrival of the
human wolves whom the Gear is reported able to
produce at Christmas. They keep themselves 30
safe and comfortable the winter through that 1t is
men how TO keep themselves safe and comforta.
BILE too.
The citadel once taken Ut may reliably be ours
by this time), there is good stout mass Of build
men. The pc asants stuff the chinks Of their houses
with moss and earth; and, when wiater fairly Get.
In, bank mp the snow against the outer walls, ngat
good fires within, and come out 30 thoroughly warm
a. to be At for an expedition TO Sweden. Why
able, within their stout walls, With food at com.
mapd, and fuel and proper clothing? II Is nothing
to compare with the hafdships that our troops aud
seemen have undergone 10 former wars. To say
far worse station; and 80 were many others in Ca
Lada, and In Oregon, and on many desolate shore
Of the globe. Inhabited islands can never be 30
rigid and desoate a. the frozen wastes OF any con-
tic are allowed good victory before winter TO warm
their hearts, they Will pass the cold months cheerly
eDough-though there Is no answering for the
consciousness Of . chilling Of their moral
and fame from home. and they win do very
well. Depress them by Q sense OF disappoint-
ment, spreading from themselves into their cJuntry
and their families, and the frost may benumb instead
consideration With comm andsrs who are appointing
troops to winter IN the Islands Of the Baltic.
Ash for the notion Of military operations of An In
WESTON Of Bomarsund nom Russia In the winter--it
seems to most people too absurd to merit many
with artillery and stores Il i hastily concluded that
the same thing may happen again. But this IL q
case in which such thing having happened once,
!. the very reason why IL should y happen agaia.
Such an expedition could succeed only BY . sur.
prise-only in season Of prolonged black frost
OIL after q we'll m ssked survey-only whom the
party to be attacked had no advantage from the
good viii Of the native pepulation-onIy when
The ice was as reliable on the further as ON the
nearer coast-only when good many moro things
may be depended on which are not st all likely
to occur on more than ono occasion. The Aland
people VIII know the state OF the Ice quite a.
vel! a. any Russian 9 :onts, The allies will Ger.
tainly not be caught by surprise. There a,e many
chances to one against the season favoring even
the setting ont Of such m expedition; and much
more improbable II IL that there will not be epen
harbors, and creeks, and channels which may be
improved into very ehectual trench by tae labor
at command. Our stout fellows would enjoy keep
ing . trench open, by axe, saw, and even powder
whether the foe on the other side be wolves or cubs
Of the great Russian bear. They viii invent in.
fernal machinea TO blow up the ice, and make
shorter work Of Il than the Gear has vet done
with our ships. An ice rampant or trench might
be msde Of . much lees cost Of toll ard human dfe
than the Ice palace OF former Gar, or than that
coffce, heated like an oven because Nicholas was
impatient, vi ere the workmeo were made to wear
caps OF ice after scores Of their comrades had fAen
from their scahods ard died of ain fever. In time
Of pea G, both French ard Eselisrmcn have done
harder things than holding the Alsad Islcs through
~infe against discou aged foe. IL IL should DO
recessary tc hold them. il can Of course be done
II TIE Russians are to march from st. Petersburg
q the ice the transit Il perii0uely long, Who can