The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-07
RUSSIA IN NORTHERN EUROPE-HER
POWER AND ITS CURTAlLMENT.
IRON The lcnde n Times. Dec. Ie.I

From the Lcndtn Times Dec. 19.
We have recently several occasions dra attention
to the dangerous position which Russia occupies in the
North Of Europe. In proportion as the South Is more
eGectualy secured against her the other obstacles
which oppose then selves the pent up torrent require
to be strengthened. From the supineness Of War
and possibly iGm the NE of our dp
advantage which ought to have been permitted
her and the loss Of which must be retrieved at whatev
which ave jeaiousy excluded from the rood
Constantinople to obtain an equivalent advantage ~
through Asia Minor just when the last vessels of he
own have disappeared forever under the waters Of /
Euxine.
But, while vigilance has thus unaccountably slep.
the south, we are happy to think that much create
tnce to the plans Of sggrandizement Russia has 30
cherished in the north. While the White Sea and he
COSTS of that district Of Lapand which belongs to Rusia
encumbered with the ice before mid autumn " at
portion Of Norway which is within the Polar Circle s.
by curious caprice OF nature fee from ice during
fords which cleave the Ct this wild req n
is, doubtless, one cause Of the phenomenon The l..
nuence Of the Gulf Stream, the waters Of whos
communicating to the western side Of the British
isles temperature so perceptbly higher than that OF
The eastern is undoubtedly another. Be the cause VIII, t
il may IL happens that while Archange is licked up
eight months Of the year in thick robed ice the
ports of the Sea for the PEI od moo
cessbe, the town of Hamrerest, stuased within TIE
Polar Circle hae open harbor all the year round
The inhabitants, instead of yieIoing to the lazy nde
Of AIcc winter, employ the long night in fishing
hunting. The harbors OF this region are, have
said, enormous, Compared with them, the lightly
bay of sebastopal itself is paltry creek long
TO the tou'h, and a voyage-we are afraid
say Of how few days-might transport Il
from these vast harbors to the shores Of the British
isanda. 1t IL wonderful that Russia while devotng such
expense to the formation OF arsenal aud r
ess in tho south, should have submitted long to -
co,ped up within the and shallow waters OF the
Belize and suffer bloch ade in which relieves the
efforts of hostile feet OF late years Russia has awoke
to the full Importance of this oversight all that the most
oexterous inrigues she most cautious
all that threats and Establishments could effect has been
tried the united kingdoms Of Sweden and
duce them to ceds only much apparently worthless ter
itory as would bring Russia within reach this strp of
coast Gshing station the Bay OF Varanger was all
Ter modest desire. The Bay Of Yaranger Is forty miles
skceso where few batteries could defy numerous en-
syi II has two outlets is only fifty miles the pre-
cent Russian boundary there Is in depth from ave to nf
team faboms it abounds in fish, and affords ON its south
81 side q anchcrag for any number of yesses
is easy to imagine how soon the fishing station
which Russia so modesty demands would grow into ma
he fortified barbor into Fortress of the rs class AID
The fortress Of the first class into military and naval ar
stnal calculate to Norway and to menace the
chores of Western Euproe-
schemes Of graspDg ambition have Ear human fore
sight can effect IT, betn completely frustrated and an i'm
barrier imposed between the aggressive designs
az Rus STA and lodgment the seaboard OF the Moth
Atlantic which che has ardenty desired A treaty
as teen entered into between the Western Powers And
The united kingdoms Of Sweden and Norway by which
SWEDEN snd Norway undertake on the one hand,
hat they will guarantee the Scandinavian king,
q, ma their present boundaries and mel Tier permit
Russia to encroach upon them TO the North nor
TO seize IS II IL very probable shs might wish to
CO. the large and impo Island of Gotha I'd Thus II
ray be hoped have succeeded in drawing line BE-.
word which Russian ambition shall not penetrate and
ing AZ It that gradual and constant
which bss been FOR the last hundred years oblteratng