The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-16 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

'EA SER, S
WINTER JOURNEY TO PERSIA.
2 Vols. Bentley, London, 1838.
Theauthor of these entertaining volumes of travels is
nr.
~_ Fraser, who has been long and famiiiarly acquainted
the habits, feelings, &c., of the oriental nations, and
Me years since produced a romantic tale entitled the
oftzrzspash" in which the nomadic tribes on the frontiers
Persia were delineated with as much skill and graphic
foree, as the late Mr. Hope showed in his sketches of the
modern Greeks in that masterly tale, " Anastasius." In a
Succinct
gays After
modest preface to the volumes before us, Mr.
hater After a period when the author believed
his travelling days were over, and that he had hung
nP his uvida vestanzentti for good in the hall of his own
_fte, his services were unexpectedly required, and he was
riding gear for a winter journey of no ordinary severity,
and another pilgrimage to those lands which he had tra-
versed already with so much interest as a younger man."
overland In other words, he was sent by Lord Glenelg on a
journey
to Tehran with dispatches to the Mission then
established at the court of the late Shah. Of this jour-
op', and the various difficulties attending it—which were
2_ no mean order, and greatly heightened by the inclement
Period of the year at which it was performed—the present
ume
vol • - .
s give a most interesting account ; and strikingly
illustrate the correctness of the trite adage that " truth is
s
mention
than fiction." In particular, we may
Mr. Fraser's details of his interviews with the old
of Persia, and his chief ministers and courtiers ; and
o hts rambles among the fierce, semi-barbarous Turcoman
iebes, which are full of spirit and variety, and have all the
St of the wildest romance. The author's second volume
is the most amusing, for in his first he goes over ground
yvell-known to all readers of modern books of travels ; but
In his second, he gives us accounts of countries of which
11:e know little but the name—such as the uncivilized fron-
''ev states of Persia, which are tenanted by- a nomadic
wb, wedded to the most ruthless predatory habits, and
o regard human life as a thing of not the slightest ac-
"lint. Among these savage bandits—for they would
really
seem to be no better—Mr. Fraser lingered for some
inloe., acquainting himself with their peculiar habits and
fe
Lings, which he describes with much vivid felicity of
"ell. As a specimen of his manner, we subjoin his ac-
ftunt of one of the cleverest of these thievish scamps, a
man of the " Amarlee" tribe
This man's name was Beggee. In a country which teems
dtu bold and hardy thieves, he was remarkable for feats of
tie a'ing and dexterity. Reza Koolee Khan, of Khabooshan,
• principal chief of these parts, and of Beegee's own tri e,
he offended this worthy by seizing and beating his uncle, afnd
ue swore to be revenged. The Khan had a favourite mare
ior
Whore as he wanted to breed from her, he had procured a ce el-
th!'te, d Turcornan horse of the Alkhal race ; and Beggee could
in•
,e. of no better retribution than to steal these valuable ant-
The mode he adopted, affords an excellent proof of the
o,ll's fearless u d 't . The Khan was encamped near
".nabooshan,w with c
habaoultyfive thousand horsemen, and the mar-
tair:d horse, both for superior security and in order to be nearer
atet„r",fter's eye, were picketted before his tent. Yet in this
toaja-„.' things, the fellow entered the camp alone, contrived
rod-In bead and heel ropes of both, and mounting the mare,
ca ta-,,°" with the horse following him, in the face of the whole
,0 r • There was a pretty commotion, and a number of the
13 7(lnen mounting, pursued the thief with hue and cry.
beetle° was sure enough of the mare, for he knew her speed
he wanted to secure the horse also, and this retarded him
itci ' Much, that the best mounted of his pursuers came up with
Lm. This man he slew as he approached,, and did the same
the second, driving their horses on before him ; the bulk of
haet,rat were far behind, but as any one came up, he gave him
tlia'ie; so after blowing their horses, and getting several of
e-„Par 4' killed or wounded, they gave up the chase, and
I,,,isgee got all his prizes safe into Nishapoor. Soon a te.r-
b_rds Reza Koolee Khan took Nishepotti, and Beggee in it.
irsolved to punish his daring robbery, yet not willing to
tienBtl.°Y so clever a fellow, he compromised the matter by pitieth-
.,
eg_eut one of his eyes, and retaining him in his serviFe, which
la fellow, strange as it may seem, entered with alacrity."

-7111 E PROTECTORATE OF OLIVER CROIII-

_ _
WELL.
EDITED BY ROBERT FALTGIIAN, D.D.
Om In 2 Vols. London, Henry Colburn, 'lB3B.
ra.„lllese volumes consist of a series of original letters, seve-
nYaddressed by, arid to Mr. Secretary Thurloe, Dr. John
Pell, resident Ambassador with the Swiss Cantons, Sir Sa-
runlel Morland, Sir William Lockhart, Sir William Petty, Sir
'enarles Cavendish, Mr. Hartlib, and other distinguished
1‘
rs(ms who flourished during the Protectorate of Oliver
thre°Twell now first published from the originals, under
.
Editorial inspection of Dr. Vaughan, Professor of His-
orrY in the London University. That such documents are
_',the first importance to the historical student, must be
admitted by all to whom the labours of the greatest histo-
ails are familiar. Although the plan of this work is simi-
larto that of Wright's " Life and Times, of Queen Eliza-
„eth;Published by Colburn in the course of the last year ;
et i
it s by no means so interesting, owing to the few really
t'n_ Portant State documents that are even so much as alluded
rn Thurloe's correspondence. For example, we would
Blue more for a sight of the Lord Protector's correspon-
deuce with Monk, after that General began to rule the
roast in Scotland, than we would for the entire contents of
these volumes twenty several times repeated. The letters
addressed by Thurloe to Pell were for the most part writ-
ten with a view to the communication of their import to
k'oreign Powers ; and, consequently, though they serve to
Nike us acquainted with the diplomatic skill of the Pro.
Sector, acd to impress us with a high opinion of his sound
'l4dgMent, aod rare tact, in the conduct of the relations of
t,
to
-ngland with the most ponerfu Continental nations, they,
our no small disappointmentl , throw but little light on
She domestic history of this country. What we would
"en Propose is, that Dr, Vaughan should follow up the
scheme of this work, by publishing the whole of the pre-
zpre-
served Manuscript Correspondence of Cromwell and his
lerals—and thus render a most important service to the
oft
not only of England but of Europe. We have
to n wished that some spirited publisher would undertake
slue to the world, in a regular, and properly connected
tznes
of monthly or quarterly volumes, the whole of
he inedited Correspondence of the Court and Cabinet of
v,intftland from the earliest period to the latest compatible
the a Proper regard to existing interests ; in order to
"general reader, who may have no opportunity of con-
the irlg manuscript evidence, with certain correct guides for
forming
of sound opinions upon great historical facts.
krilib therefore, not without great pleasure that we bail
otetto;ll:a,;libieur,,n's praiseworthy endeavours
.to carry some part
r” Plan into effect. By the publication of the " Har-
Marchmont," the " Rawdon " and the " Eliza-
Lod Papers, and the well-selected 'Letters" of. Ellis,
Ash, and many others, so much has been done in this
Ist ajudicious Editor would find the task of complet-
Nile" work, upnn a great scale, less formidable than
high at first be imagined ; nor can we better express our
atm .appreciation of Dr. Vaughan's industry as an Editor,
Itaottnelgment as an Annotator, than by stating that we
Al°Ye °few authors whom we would prefer seeing so em-
ti.
Cron,• The introductory summary of the Character of
sketehwell and his Times is well written, but it is by far too
introdttY Jnege the laim a higher erit than that of satisfactorily
Official Correspondence of Pell and Thurloe

COURT CIRCULAR.

Th
Plitt e Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the
kiltieells Augusta of Cambridge, and attended by Baron
igg"4"eelt and Colonel Jones, came to town yesterday morn-
qrnbrillteir Royal Highnesses and the Princess Augusta of
uge returned to Kew in the afternoon.
1151 144 Sebastiani, the French Ambassador, transacted busi:
/;:esterday at the Foreign
last Office.
Olhe %latches were sent oil evening from the Colonial
kv: for Sir Lionel Smith, Governor of Jamaica ; for
uGovern Sir
til
the -
the "lrray Macgregor, Goernor of Barbadoes ; and for
°ors-ofthe Wevst India Colonies.

The
Ineilde, Council of the Royal Society have re.com-
-43 success - the Marquis of Northampton to be elected President,
P, litor to his Royal Highness the Duke of Sus.sex. h
t announced last evening at the meeting of te
11Pori s?nciety that her Majesty has been pleased to confer
Thl" John Herschell the rank of a Baronet.
Apsi
,e Duke of Wellington is expected this evening at
to 4i-house, from Walmer Castle. His Grace will proceed
atilfieldsaye in about ten days.
the h° the enquiries yesterday at Apsley-ho use as to
his Leoalth of the Marquis of Douro, the answer given was that
rdshiP was convalescent.
Ad,irr,s• Clavering has left her brother's (Sir
Albemarle,
4t to in Queen-street, on a visit to the Earl of Alb
in
House, near Windsor..
't(l-'usPfliblic academy for the study of the elegant and
'441.4 '4l arts is about to be established in the ancient and
le City of York.
latel English lady and her daughter, who had been
PurrY:°llverted to the Roman Catholi4C faith, were baptised at
the Collin Belgium, a few days ago, by I.kl. Feys,
Te eke of Thick. ,Professor of
Tie buffalos have reached Strathfieldsaye from
wolf" Park, Shroali from shire, being a present to the Duke of
anion "se em thepEarl'of Powis, who has a large herd of
John als•
en Thl Smith, Esq., of this town, had upon his table
Lathe _lr,sday last, the Ist of November, a dish of green peas,
Itreetieet the same morning in his open garden in Charles-
lc-Preston Chronicle.
4ered" DUTY.---The collection for East Kent is or-
Wye. 48 follows :—Canterburv, Nov. 15 ; Faversham, 16 ;
and; Tenterden, 19 ; GOuldhurst, 20 ; Cranbrook, 21 ;
It
-r F sall,f,°rd' 23.
de ear s from a calculation made by M. Hericart
ti urY. that there are in Paris and the Banlieue 248 florists,
tlao ae,..41137 are within the walls; 184 nurserymen, of whomit
‘4liir,-,:„'n the B.inlieue - and 753 market gardeners. ee-
1114%te'r 'ree men for eacl;master, this will give 4.,740 persons,
s and Mtn, employed in thco# brambes of industry.