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• RUSSIA.

. The Russian Papers to tlie7tb inst. contain nothing new
from Perils, sed'likle retnarkeble, noleat we may except
an seconnt'ff the fall of a-large meteoric stone, which ap-
parently rliff'frs 1. external appearance from those which
have hitherto been found, and which are most proyokingly
uniform in character.

ST. PETERSBtROIT, OCT. 5.
The Journal A St. Pet,reentrg contains the declaration of war
against Persia. and. the accounts from the army in Georgia to the
7th or Smtetnber, i. r. to the defeat of the Persians by General
Madrooff, on the rivet Chamhom (siticli'have been already pub-
lished).

OCT Ot Et 6.

Last July. M. Menge, a foreign minendogiat, who is travelling
in Siberia, discovered, near Lake Jlonen, eight 'erns from Missk
7.;rcon, a granite-like 11101F3, formed of Albite, Alice, and Horn.
bkorte. Ile has sent three specimens to die 31useani of the Corps
of Cadets of the i'tlines t one of them is on the bed, the two others
detached, end are distinguished. one by its extraordinary size, and
'Abe other brit'. regular eryandliration and splendor.
A letter from Odessa, of the 10th of September, giver an secmint
of an aerolite Whirl fell on the estate of Madame SerbinofT, in the
government of Ekaterinoslaw, and in the district of Pazingtssd. On
the 19,h of May, some labourers, working in the fields et noon,
heard a noise which seemed to come from the clouds, and continued
to increase fill it ended in a loud explosion t at the same time they
saws heavy body descendir.g rapidly, the fall of which was accom-
panied by a flash of light; it was about twenty fal.aets irom them.
On going to the spot they found a inane. which, in fulling, had
raised the earth to the height of two irsheens, and made a hole
one araheen in depth. On the Any when the phenomenon Wok
;dice, the sky was slightly clouded.. the air calm, without any
storm or rain. The stone origos two pooda ; its edlour is a very
dark blue. aprroaching to black; the surface has some amanita.
I'hies. and, in general, the external appearance much resembles
that of an agglomeration of sand.

RUSSIA AND TVESIA.

BY LTRYINALTe. •
Tn the declantion of war issued by the Emperor Nicholas, his
Imperial Maieety declares, that in the "orders preemihed to hie
(Alexander's) Ambasasdnrs and Agents at the Court of Teheran,
relative to the mode of conduct which -was best calculated -to. con-
vince the Shach, his heir, and his Ministers, that Russia had no
thought whatever of conquest, that It wished only hr repose, and
required nothing hut the execution of the treaties, tbey,emjoined all
the Russian authorities to observe the most conciliatory conduct.
and measures which could never tend to give to Persia just ground
for suspicion or complaint." Indeed, the Councillors of the Auto-
crat make out an excellent case for his Imperial Majesty, who has
been all along studying the " interest of Persia." Therefore, he
complains of violated treaties—unprovoked injustice—sudden inva-
sion—excitement to revolt—and total want of good faith on the side
of the Persians ; while he attributes to the Russians immaculate
rectitude—amicable diem:option—conciliatory conduct—apathy of
conquest—desire of repose necessity of selt.defence—indemnity
for past aggressions, and security for future ream.
In the 'awe strain, the active, the brave, the intelligent, but the
somewhat savage agent of the Autocrat, in the South, Gen. Yee.
rnolof, complains of the measures of the Semler of ttivan, who,
forthwith, must be chastised for his insolence.
The escape of the Armenian Patriarch, and the Monica, from the
Monastery at Etchmiarlsen, and their sejour in an adjoining dis-
trict, under the protection of Russia.-the mid-administration of
the Persian provinces, over which Russia now sways her scepere—
the violation of female chastity—and religious fanaticism—have, by
turns, been assigned as the cause of the irruption of the Pentane
into the territories of the Autocrat; and, beyond doubt, they all
have had their share in influencing the resolutions of the Shach and
of Abbaz Mirza. But, in my opinion, the principal muse of the
prtsent invasion is to be found in the deep haired and the un-
bounded indignation—aided by traitors—which' have been long
rankling in the hearts of the Persisne, in contiequence of the avari-
cious, arrogant. and dictatorial measures of the Russian
C: binet,
and the haughty, insolent, and tyrannical' conduct of Gen. Yermo.
lof. during his embassy to the Courts of the Shutt, and of Abbaz
Mires. in the year 11117.
I have been emoted of partiality towards Russia, but I hope
without cause. At all events, the present remark.' will not come
under that censure, because they at e chiefly founded upon the do-
cuments of the Ruesenn Ambassador, and of one of his attariers,
and upon the report of a gentlenian who was sent by the late Au-
tocrat on a special mission to Teheran. These documents ere—
First, the abridged translation of General Vermolors " Private
Journal of Itis Embassy to the Court of Persia. in the year 1817,"
contained in the 2:1 volume of my " Travels in Russia, the Eel-
mea, the Caucasus, and Georgia," which was published nearly two
years ago, and which, as it throws much light upon the conduct of
Persia and Russia toward each other, may be reckoned a very im-
portant political paps: at the present juncture. Secondly, upon the'
" Voyage en Perm a la suite de PAmbassade en 11117, par 31aueice
de Kotzebue," one of the sons 'of the late and celebrated dramatic
writer; and, thirdly, upon " I.ettres sur la Caucaee et Is Georgie
suivie (Pune relation tPun Voyage en Perse en 11112;" of which
Mr. Freyganch, an cnzpluye of Russia, and his Lady, were the
Authors.*
lit 1012.13, " Russia was peculiarly anxious to be at peace both
with Turkey and Penis, and this object was accomplished by the
assistance of the British Government, through our Ambassadors at
the Courts of those States. Mr. Freyganch was sent by Russia, on
a special mission to the Court of Abbaz Mime, to concludes peace,
and Sir Gore (Neely. who hail arrived in that country, from India,
was very desirous to further his object." The result of the mea-
sures adopted was the Convention of Gulestan. By it the Russians
pretend that the provinces of Kerabagh and 'Palish were ceded to
them, whereas I have been informed that they were only to be held
possession of for a limited time, as a guarantee for the ratification
cf a future treaty. " This was dangerous policy," said one of my
friends, who was well acquainted with political affairs, " and both
the Persians and the English were gulled. These provinces, once
under the claws of the Imperial Eagle, were never intended to be
restored to Persia; and the general and favourable change in the
aspect of the affairs of Russia, by the defeat and downfall of Na-
poleon, soon enabled her to assume a dictatorial tone towards
rersia."
In the year 11115, the well-known Abool Hassan Khan was
sent by the Shach to Petersburgh, with magnificent presents for
the Emperor Alexander, and to solicit the restoration of what he
esteemed the pledged, and what the Russians now call the con-
quered, or ceded provinces. After the lapse of some months,
Alexander gave the Persian Ambassador hls leave, and said that
his opinions would be more fully made known at the Court of Tehe-
ran, by a special embassy. Whether, from misrepresentation or
deception, agreeably to General Yermolof, the Shach, even dur-
ing the negotiations in Persia, in 1817, remained, " in full assur-
ance, agreeably to the representation of Ids Ambassador at Peters-
burgh, that all the territory occupied by Russia would be restored."

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• A translation of this work wu lately published by Mr. Mur-
ray, aecomp inied by valuable Note.