New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-13

much the runnersin the fortress were annoyed
while loading.
The Russians sppear to have entirely neglected
the commonest precautions against this ride hre'
They too. had rifles. Why did they not post
them behind the parspet Of the root oil the so"-
er. where they commanded the enemy's skirmlsn'
ersi But the Finnish rifles at Bomarsund appear
to have had no inclination to fight for the glory
Of Holy Russia. Finally, the French employed
besides the three preaching guns, some mortsts
and three no ritzers The mortars sent their
shells at q high angle on the bomb-protf roof OF
the tower, trying to crush it BY the combined
force of the fall and the explosion. ms, now
ever, does not appear to have been OF greatenecs'
On the other hand, the French howitzers stuck
TO direct horizontal firing, and aimed at the en-
brasures. At the short distance of four or hve
hundred Yards long twenty -four pound brass how
itzer. throwing shell Of six inches diameter,
might very we'll hit such an object as an emora-
sure once in three times; aud every sheu enter
se would disable the men at the gun, besides dis
mounting the gun itself This fire, therefore,
must have been very effective
Thusyye see that the granite walls OF Bomsrsund
turned out mere Russian humbug-hesps OF ruo-
bish kept in shape by thin stone-facings' not fit
10 resist good and steady fire for any time. Ii
Nicholas had been cheated by their constructors
he has succeeded for all that in cheating the
allies out of whole campaign by these sham for
tresses. The defense on the part OF the Russians
WIS, upon the whole, Indifferent; and this may
be traced to the pretty plainly pronounced dlsat-
lection of the Finnish troops. The attack OF the
allies was characterized by resolution unheard
of hitherto in their proceedings, aud due, evident
". TO Gen. Jones. The difficulties overcome IN
moving and placing the guns, though exaggerated
By Sir Charles Napier, were certainly great. The
French attacked with preaching guns OF too weak
caliber and with mOrtars that could be ef little
use under the circumstances, but their mode oil
horizontal shell. firing and rae-fring at the en-
brssures deserves high eulogium. The English,
as usual, came down with the heaviest ealiber
they could move, gave plain, straightforward aud
effective fire, underwent difficulties and
stood fire with their usual s:eadiness and carried
their point without fuss, but also without any
special distinction.
BOmdreund Delng lahen, tue qucston ucAs
arises, what is to be done with it According to
the latest dispatches from Hamburg, at council Of
war held by the Admirals, the Generals-in- Chief
of the expeditionary troops and the principal COM
msuders resolved upon destroying all the fortif-
cations and abandoning the island. if Sweden
should not be inclined to occupy it and buy it at
the price of declaration of war against Russia.
II this dispatch prove true, the expedition against
the Aland Islands, so far from being military
move, as announced by the MoHiteur would prove
simply diplomatic one, undertaken with view
to entangle Sweden in dangerous alliance with
the same powers whose friendship, to use the
words Of Mr. Bright, has brought upon Tar-
"key in a single year such calamties as Russia
"in her widest dreams of ambition never i'm
"sgined." The Swedish Court hesitates, the
Swedi,h press warns the people against the Da.
naOS d dOna terentess but the Swedish peasants
have already passed a motion that the Chamber
should petition the King to take steps that
Aland may never again become Russian. There
is little probability that the petition of the peas
ants will be listened to, and we may expect soon
to hear that the fortress has been blown up.