The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-06-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the New York News

From the New YORK NeWs
England our Sentinel!
some seven hundred miles at sea, in paral.
Ia, ne latitude with Savannah, ga, az deg.
N there are clustered together group OF
small Islands formed on a coral reef. They
occupy an exceeding small portion OF the sur
face Of this globe, containing only about TWEEN.
~ SQUARE miles, or twelve to thirteen thousand
acres the extent of good sized Western farm.
There are some four hundred ISLANDS IN me
rroup, only one Of which is ofany imp 'Itance,
and that is but twenty miles IN length anu aoou'
ono IN width. The islands, too, are low; no
mint raises over five hundred feet above the
surface of the ocean, and they are often PASSED
nv the navigator seeking them, who, losing his
reckoning, may search in vain.
Tnsiynifcapily as the Bermuda Islands ap-
near on the map. they are IN many ways re-
inarkable. The climate, owing probably to
their close proximity to the Gulf Stream, is
eouable. and at alh seasons delightful. Eter-
nal sDrinc seems there to reign; no frost blight
the unfolding bad, but fruits and vegetables OF
more tropical region, grow almost spontane-
ously with the verdure of more northern chne
All iuxuriate, and are in beauty and aoun-
dance.
In these quiet little islands, 50 cut of from the
husy commercial world, Great Britain, to whom
they belong, has founded powerful military
DEPOT, There she has expended millions OF
dollars in making her Notifications impregna-
tle. and there ride at anchor in perfectly Sc
cnre harbor, protected from the attack OF cne-
mica and safe in all rising storms, powerful
navy. Thus in this Gibraltar of America, her
mighty men of-war keep a sentinel watch over
ma safely guarded themselves and watching at
our very door. In time Of war her heet can
saly suddenly forth. making incursIons upon
our coast. and leaving blood and a ISOLATION BE-
hind them. retreat to their stran yhold at Ber-
muda, beyond the reach OF our most determin-
ed attacks. ,.,
things. but we know to what great expense
Great Britain has been to make these works
imnrecnable. For many years the whole ener-
rics OF the Island, aided by some two to three
thousand convicts, has been constantly en-
Moved to effect this object. We know with
what difficulty Americans have gained access
u the Notifications, and with what Suspicion
they have viewed even the curious interest
which simple American traveller might take
in them. But Notwithstanding their pr'cau-
lions, the weak points as well as the strong ore
well known to our naval commanders, ana the
intricate channel is as fully laid down upon our
charts rs the entrance to the port OF New YORK.
DEFEND uron it, should war 'rise with Eng
n
the enemy would be early contemplated, and
the invent VIC genius of our young nation
would place in our control engines Of des'ruc-
ton which would overcome the powerful de.
fence and silence their laundering dogs of
war.
Irritating AZ it is even in times OF peace,
when feelings of the best understanding exist
between the nations to have foreign Power
rs sentinel at our door, in time OF war 1t will
become unbearable, and if we mistake not
the determined spirit of the American people,
these little Islands will one day become the
scene of commotion and bloodshed. Our des-
tiny points US to it, our necessities and nation
al honor require it. .
Once in the POSSESSION Of the American peo-
RE. what change would take Elace in the en-
tire character Of these islands. With eli.
mate delightful as any on the face of the
globe, with the tempting variety of fruits and
vegetables from almost every zone, with a rich
soil ready for the rlow of the husbandman,
what Paradise we could make out OF them.
Peculiarly fitted for the culture Of the grape.
there over the white coral rocks they would
hang in rich luscious clusters, and there we
would soon have vineyard supplying what
formerly existed in the island of Madeira. 1t
would become the wine press Of America The
equable temperature would render the Islands
q resort for invalids, who, while we are block
AIDED with snow or flooded with rain, would be
basking in sunshine amid flowers and delicious
fruits and even growing vegetables-steamers
would ply to aud from the Islands filled with
the rich products-their commerce would inn
prove, and their population rapidly increase.
Our destiny points us to these Islands and it
is with no boastiul spirit no vain conjecture that
we predict ultimately annexing these Islands
to our Union Of States. A war at this time
would certainly arouse the American spirit to
attempt the destruction of this British strong
hold. We may be weak in power, but inven-
ton is stronger than power, and there are new
weapons of attack now being perfected which
will prove more than match for the much
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