The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-29 00:00:00

PERSIA.

We extract die following ktters from a Supplement to
the Calcutta Gartramrrot amelk of May 11, because we
think they may he interesting to some of our readers at the
present moment, as indicating the good wilt of the Persians
towards the English. The following letters from Prince
Abbas Mirza to the Ilee.JosephlVoolff and Henry Di um-
mood, q. griming permission to establish art English
school at Tabriz. tl.splay great liberality, and prove the
cotihdenet which is placed in Persia in the English cha-
racter :

Translation of a Letter from his Royal Highness Abbas Mimi to
the Rea. Joseph 11'iaolif.
" The Rev. Joseph Woolff, havmg Iwo) presented to us, has ex-
plained ihe desire vial wish he env:it:tints of estallishing, in our
city of Tabriz. and tin:lir the patronage of II toy Drummond,
Esq., a school tor the education sir children of all classes, and
of 'ending out from England such teachers as may bt necessity to
reside here. will to employ themselves constantly in the instruc-
tion of children.
As this benevolent undertaking is in perfect accordance with
our own feeling., end its tne strictest Intimacy now subsios be.
trees the ( inv. museums of Engiand and Persia, the proposal of Mr.
%Voila' has met with our cordial approbation ;—we hare dor tore
ordered that a house should be given over to bins to comment e the
school, and have granted this !cute, in order to inspire a confident
nsatiratice that, when teachers come from England, the institution
shall always receive from us ell slue patronage, protection, and
sti limit. (Signed) " Annatt .Mukt7. A."
Translation of a liettrr from Isis Royal Highness Abbas Mirza to
I lent y Drummond, Esq.
I After complimestsl—" The Rt v. Joseph Woolff having arrived
its Tabriz, and represented to us, on his pusentatiun, the philan-
thropy and zeal with which you promote the establishment of
schen!, for the education of children of all persuasions, these
things have not feats! to make upon us a moat favourable impres.
1 Sion. He ha. requested out pi emission, on your part. to have a
school established in Tabriz, and promised to send one or mere
teachers as may be (wand necessary to reside here, and employ
themselves in the eiluention oh children.
" As our constant wish is to promote good and useful works, and
el the closest intimacy now exists between the Governments of
England and Per ia, we have felt great pleasure in complying with
his request, and In assigning him a house to commence with until a
tearlwr arrives from England.
" The school shall always be considered under our immediate
patronage and protection, and bliall receive from us that support
I and asslstarce due :o in humane an establishment.
(Signed) " A DIMS 511eZA."

DUTCH PAPERS.

04T1F:NT. SEPT. 22.

The nonage done by the late explosion is estimated at present at
dove millions of frame. It is fortunate that at the moment of the
expl. sion the gates were opened, otherwise the whole town would
have shored the fate of the barracks. There are her:: three other
powder nuntraints, at which the guards are doubled. The garrison
.5 mussily reissuing its exercise at the hour when the explosion
took place, but it happened that for some days past this hal bets
omitted on account of the fevers now prevalent, otherwise it is
likely that few of the men would have escaped. Our environs
nay present a most melancholy appearance.
31. Wieland, Cooludssary of tue district, suffers a loss of 30.000
franc.. We liar: son a tarn, which is unfortuna.e•le unwind in
one of :he thr•:e directions which the explosion took. For the space
of eight minutes this farm and the fields to the distance of half a
mile from the explosion, were covered with a shower of stones, some
of them from four to six feet long. The house and all the out-
bu Wings are beaten in ; the son 01 the family was killed; the mo-
ther is probably dead by this time of the wounds she received.
Fire cows and oxen ate killed. and others dangerously wounded.
The fruit-trees in the prams are shattered to pieces, and there is
seaway a trace of vegetation to be seen.
A SISTERDAM, SETT. 21.
We have received Batavia JAI/1121S to 27th )lay, which bnng
accounts of• further operations against rebel.. A report of
31ejor-Ilent nil Omen, dated Djociocarta, 17th April, gives an ac-
count of an expedition whkh he had made to Pteret, which was
completely successful, though he met with considerable resistance
is storming a tenting. Ile estimates the lase of the retie!' at 109
teen; IS Europeans and 14 natives of his division were wounded.
The General thinks that the rebels will not again venture to shut
themselves rp in a boiling.
Exchange on London—One month, 40e. 5f.; two months,
12c. 2f.