New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-30
Gigantic Naval Preparations Of England for
the Next Campaign. Esss

, as the prospects of peace grow fainter and the
spectre OF war looms out dark and gigantic more
ylv1dly from the future it becomes the business Of
England to examine what hopes she has Of being allie
to strike hard and home at fussa-of being ale "a .
make her blows tell with quick and vital effect on the
vast body OF her foe. There use Ia hesitatin
there j. nothing to be gained by the system
tous is time that we should not only show,
y but should actively employ, our enormous strength
by we should not only blockade the Russian
ships in the Baltic but that we should show them
that no strength OF defence that no armament
Is sufficient to secure them from the force of the Brit
lsh attack. We must appear close to ST. Petersburg
with arguments which Russia cannot answer. We
must see what conditions Of peace she will venture
offer when the last sail of the navy on which she a5
spent her time and her treasure Is demolished
even Cronstadt is insufficient to defy the armament
that we are now gathering for this exploit.
we published yesterday q list, the accuracy of
winch we have no to doubt, of the shins that
will be available for the Baltic campaign Of 1856 It
is o catalogue the extent and power Of which will
show that the country has not been has
not neglected the greatest source of strength that she
possesses-hat she has fleet superior to ANYTHING
that the world can show at the present ay Or that
history can tell Of in cid time Twenty the
line and eighteen rigates, of the magnificent proper
tlons and heavy armament with which those forTai-
dable vessels are now fitted are followed BY line Of
Hoatlng batteries heavy nortarships and gun boats
o. slaaner dimensions a1neantng in all to two hum
dfed ana tofSythree sall-enough, one would think,
to do anything that can be demanded Of naval force
II Is plain that Russia expects, and is preparing to
meet, strong attack this year in the Baltic An our
news thence tells of the troops that she is coeen-
tratng-of the defences that she is erecting there
She knows our preparations and feels that sharp and
decisive work must be encountered. Hitherto our
appearance in the Baltic has been snowy rather than
damaging and formidable Our ships have been busy
with the ruin Of Russian commerce. They have not
been exposed to danger; they have not medded
with glory. They have struck the Russian flag from
the seas without suffering blow themselves. This
has, no doubt severely damaged the country It has
created trouble in the Russion towns and has brought
dismay and starvation to the stores Of the merchants
but is not enough for the national obstinaey
it does not, nnhappily, convince the people
Another course must be taken-a stronger attack
must be made-it must be determined whether or no
British skill and courage are match for the fortifiea.
tIons which make the pride and strength Of Russia We
should think, and we believe all England will agree
with us that the armament which We shall bring
against these Tremendous forts the present yeartat
the floating batteries which we and our Allies shall
bring into actionthat the feet of gun-boats which
we shall direct, will at least be sufficient If not to de-
stroy the forts themselves, to annihiate every ship
that now lies beneath their guns The destructonof
the russian Navy will be something to add tothe
history OF our maritime glory. It will be d aloW
winch 1t will take Russia long to recoYer-a sArious
damage to her, practically and fnanciallyza fatal
loss to the position which her ambition had I'd her
assume IN Eurpe. ELondon Post. Jan. 4, s