Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-15
The European War-Its Popularity
with the Allies.

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with the Allies.
An eminent legal gentleman OF New
York. in writing frOm England, gives his
views Of the war question in Europe. He
says ra
Barring ths railroads. there Is no symp.
tom Of trouble or distress; the crops are
excellent, though il rained almost steadily
during July, and no one appears to feel
any present trouble or future apprehension.
This brings me to the war. which has re-
sumed its interest since the attack on
Swesborg, and the repulse of the Russians
at the Traktir bridge across the Tcher.
maya.
The Sweaborg affair was at first gross
ly and ludierously exagg Grated by all the
press, from the Times to the lowest organ
OF the press. 'Swcaborg was extinct =
1T was a grimy ruin Such were the
texts Of all sorts of leaders, pacans and
halleluias, until Admiral Dundas's des-
despatches arrived, by which it appeared
that the damage was confined to the de-
struction by fire Of everything inhamable
on the four or five islands forming the for
tress Of Sweaborg, tbut hat the deiences
of the place are absolutely uniniured /;
whether the conhagration witnessed by the
attacking boats consisted of houses, arse
nal, stores of fuel for steamboats,, or sheds
for gun-boats, seems wholly uncertain,
but the important part of the matter
is the proved value of the gun-boats and
mortar-boats, and the increased probability
of an attack on Cronstadt. 1t is believed
that no sufficient force OF light draft yet
exists to attack that place this year, but
the partial success at Sweaborg has raised
a very confident expectation that the town
and shipping in Cronstadt can be destroy
ed as soon as the mortar and gunboats
now in construction can be brought into
the field, and in this point of view, the
affair at Sweaborg is of no small conse
quence.
AS to Sebastopol, it seems difficult to
resist the belief that the allie must be able
to carry the southern part of the town this
year. But little hope is entertained that
the northern part will fall, and how far the
southern division will be tenable as long
!, as the great Star fort stands, seems very
doubtful. Rumors are rife that the Rus
SLAMS in tie town are very short of provls-
. ions. This may or may not be true; but
the question evidently is. viii h of the con-
tending powers will be longest able to stand
: the terrible drain Of the war. Within two
years England has added to her debt twrn-
ty nine millions, and France sixtysix mil
lions sterling together ninety five millions
sterling, or five hundred millions Of dol
lars. The years expenditure of England
, alone is upwards of ninety -four millions
stelling, instead of the average peace out
lay Of fifty four millions sterling; (of this
sevcntyone millions are raised by taxation
and twenty three millions are fresh debt J
in other words, forty millions, ortwo hun.
dred millions goes this year for the war
t And if next winter o: spring the English
: and French governments have to come be-
: fore their respective countries with fresh
: loans, and nothing to show but Sweaborg
It scorchcd and Sebastopol, at the best, hal
taken, it may well be askel how will mat
> ters then look ?
e But, per coutra, it is to be Observed that
i neither England nor France, as yet, feel.
: t lie war, and as far as can be judged, it il
!. popular in both countries. 1t is perfectly
. vous from the tone of the press, tina
the old warlike blood of England is arous
ed, that their pride is up, and that the.
would submit to great sacrifice rather THAI
v to defeat And as to France, it is idle tt
= say, after the manner in which Louis Ma
n poeon's appeals for money have been an
" swered, that this government is not sub
stantially a popular one, possessing th'
confidence of the middle and lower class
e es. And no one knows how long Russi
:. herself can stand out The drain on he
must be equally severe, and what is NOR
serious, her troops certainly do not tiyh
n in the open field as was expected oftbcm
| The real trouble for the western govern
@ mcnts will come when the war is over
then, whether successful or defeated, til
y reckoning must be met, and it will be yer.
difficult, either for the English aristocrac.
e to maintain their monopoly of Office, 0
C for Master Louis Napoleon to keep up hi
despotic system. There will be smasl
+ somewhere, and, on the whole, l doub
not benehcent one
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IS ANOTHER "CITIzEN" N"-SANTA AN
COMING The n. Y. Mirror has grea
piece of news 1t stated several week
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