The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-17 00:00:00

THE WAR IN ASIA.

The Corriere Italiano of Vienna says :—" It
appears that Schamyl begins to again give signs of
life. The Russians are concentrating their troops
in the neighbourhood of Tiflis, in order to guard
against an imminent danger with which they are
threatened by an unexpected movement of the
tribes. Vessels are also every day arriving from
Constantinople with arms and ammunition, which
are distributed to the inhabitants of Mingrelia and
Abasia."

A letter from Trebisond, of the 16th ult., in the
Trieste Gazette, says :

" Accounts have been received from Erzeroum of the
real causes of the late rising in Kurdistan. They are
partly attributable to the imprudent conduct and want
of good faith of the local authorities, but more particu-
larly to the Oppression which they have exercised to-
wards the inhabitants. A noted chief, named Eddin
Schir, who had been made prisoner by the Turks in a
former revolt, but who glad obtained his pardon at the
commencement of the present war, was allowed to re-
turn to his country, on condition that he would raise a
corps of 1,000 infantry and 500 cavalry, to fight in the
ranks of the Turkish army. He was promised; as chief
of this corps, the fixed pay of 3,500 piastres a month
(the piastre is not altogether five sous), and the
funde-for the pay and supply of- his corps. These nu n
were recruited principally in the mountainous districts
of the Pachalik of Mossoul, and the Deflendar of that
district paid to Eddin Schir a sum of 200,000 piastres
on account, in .an order on the treasury of Djesireh.
When, however, Eddin Schir arrived at Djesireh lie
found no money, and the chief of the district had fled
to Sacha, twelve leagues distant, in the direction of
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Amadijeh. Eddin Schir, finding himself thus treated,
did not hesitate, to take possession of the district of
Djesireh. He began by arresting the President and the
members of the Medschli, and afterwards bastinadoed
seven of the principal inhabitants with such cruelty that
four of them died under the infliction. He afterwards
addressed a letter, written in a tone half threatening,
half submissive, to the Governor-General of Kurdistan,
who resided at Diarbekir. The latter immediately sent
to Kars to obtain ;troops, but could not procure any.
In the meantima Osman Pacha, the Governor of Mar-
din, appeared before. Djesireh with 5,000 men, but
he was completely defeated by the insurgents, and left
400 men dead on the field. Previous to this victory
Eddin Schir had sent a second- letter to the Gover-
nor at Diarbekir, which was very conciliatory, and
full of protestations of devotedness to the government of
the Sultan. The Governor-General of Kurdistan was
disposed to enter into negotiations, first, because he felt
that the bad conduct of the authorities had caused the
rising, and next, because he had not sufficient forces to
oppose the movement. Wishing, however; to satisfy
himself as to the good faith of the insurgents, he sent a
person to ascertain the real state of things, and then found
that the only object of Eddin Schir was to gain time in
order to collect a larger force, which he had in the in-
terval done, and had commenced besieging Mardin, and
also Midiat, the chief town of a district between Diar-
bekiy and Djesireh."