The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-02
ANOTHER FALSE ALARM.

From the following in yesterdays fqelgencer it would
that the roicngs Of the London Times the fall
Of Sweahorg futile the fluctuations that crowned
the ruuiored capture of sebasopol months ago:
''SwEABona NOT TAXES Ivan Goovne whom we sup
pose be Russian presents his compliments the editor
of the New York Evening Mirror and begs that
Swaaborg has not been taken. lie says:
''t is mpregnable. 1t is no FOR the allies to take
ortresses they cannot Keep The fact is that weaborg
bombardcd for two dags, and around
the Russian fleet is stationed The CAPTURE the former
should then the surrender of the latter, which
of Sweaborg that could be taken the
Russians themselves who corrupted the Swedish general
Suchteln
"Tho partial details of the late foreign news which we
published yesterday show concuvely that the report of the
conquest and destruction of Sweaborg erroneous 1t
has been bombardcd and its depots of military storcs &c.,
destroyed The subned brief of the Qualifications
there will convey to the reader idea of their formidable
character:
IIelsingfors the capital of Finland is beautiful town
of 10000 inhabitants situated fertile peninsula in the
government Of Ryand. rebuilt in 1875 and the
Braberg and Uricaborg erected side
spacious and deep bsrbor for its defence. Three
quarter southeast of Helsingors the massive and
been hitherto believed the Tor
Of Sweaborg which built in l74s BY General Ehrenswad
the islands of Langoe Weser-Svaroe, Bakhom
Lila ester Svartoe, Stora Warg-oe and
tiustassvUrd, (the Sword of Gustavus and which has
been since strengthened particularly during the past
seven islands lie within circumference Of miles,
and all Of them fortified, although the key the po-
been the Fort OF ord which has
manded by its guns the and only inlet for ships
Of At the commencement of this century, Coxe in
his travels called Sweaborg the Gibraltar Of the North
and Hu0t said of it, recently 1T is of the
ders OF modern military architecture; the object of eter
nal regret Sweden aud the greatest trophy Of Russia
Portions of the fortress cut out of the solid rock
presenting the eye single of hewn granite
eight feet in height, covered FROM in depth
BY earth and turf which had been laid it destroy
the effects of bombs and shot. In the island Of Warg
dry dock capable of containing twelve irigate
followed 10 the solid rock, three hundred feet long,
hundred broad and fourteen deep al extremity of
this dock basin hundred feet square, closed each
end sluce gates which for the entrance and
OF rigates and likewise for repairing and building ships
At the other extremity another basin OF the nen
The and battery built the edge of
the water which il sufficient to admit each to the edge
Of tho quny be equipped without trouble There also
excellent port for seventy ships of the line, and small
harbo capable Of containing from ten to fifteen large vessels
steamers Fifteen months when two British ships
reconnotred the place. they counted in this barber thirteen
sps three of which steamers The loss Of SweeborQ
to Sweden took place the sh Of May sos and its capt
iaton regarded the caamies
incurred by the Swedish Since that time has
mansd unnteruptedy under Russian control the opin
ion That had been formed OF its npregnable
strong that sir Charles Napier said declared
that whatever might have been done last would
difficult to take this as Cronstadt ITSELF