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London, England, 1845-07-14 00:00:00

LITERATURE.
711 E EDINBURGH REV !EP , No. 165.

July, 1845.
,„ Two articles in the present number will be read with
i"'lleh interest namely, "The Bukhara Victims" and
` Luther's Correspondence and Character." It is need-
iasi,,.epttaoinsay that the murder of Celonel Stoddart and
Conolly has caused throughout the United
ee.-"`gd'ina, nay, we might say the whole civilised world,
Feat sorrow and regret. They were, to a certain extent,
lettegnets of England, and the former especially was recoru-
tieaned by the British Envey at the Court of Persia, in
ke strongest terms, to the favourable consideration of her
Government for his services in Persia and
one anioining countries. Partly on account of these re-
Pktaltlendations he arestrcd to proceed to.Bulthara.
e eircumstances urged by the Reyieeer
"luenee which should Lave made Captain Grover
th:hesitate before he asserted that fur a diplomatic
rss'an, requiring cooleeee and self-command, a man
metadapted to the pureeeo could not readily have been
ei,et
generally blamed, partly for
We believe this assertion has been very
its bad taste, and partly
missions, after the servicee Colonel Studdart ;a various
bo;sion,s, it was not considered well. founded. The article
ongnout is directed chiefly against Captain Grover'S
a, which certainly does not meet with either favour or
-"ereY- According to the writer, he gives us little accurate
e auth
Pahl' ntic information that had net bef ire been made
was respecting the two unfortunate men whose history
so full of melancholy interest, nor does 113 enlighten
or
kihargnorance on the social condition of the people of
a, or anything else connected a ith the country or
eae'4 tete, who has been guilty of such atrocious.. deeds. In
th e attaches more blame to the British Government
044 the Ring of Bokhara for the untimely death of
gtoddard told Conolly. We concur with the review, that
ZCapt. Grover has not made out his case, and we are also of
iPelltinn that both Lord Auckland, Lord Palmerston, and
1, Marquis of Clanricarde, th, n at the Court of St.
thet.ersburgh, did everything that could he done to save
_:3l‘ lives. But the Khan was beyond their reach, the
;ltastrophe at Caubul had excited his savage jealousy,
td the defeat of the Caubul division had convinced him
any he alight commit any indignity upon England and
taY cruelty on British subjects with impunity. The
,2f Ilion of Dr. Wolff, too, is described as totally un-
tis''ed for, as proofs of the murder of these
nortunate men had been received of which there
on eld be no possible doubt. The folloa,g in extracts
eill,esePoints will be read with ainful intrest. It
" necessary to state that Sir NAPTilliam Maeenaehten
be
Captain oorolly to preceed to Bukhara.
and th • hbal at this mission had also ben solicited by the King
Victim for the purpose probably of setting another
t:;'"eln within his grasp. C'enelly accordingly proceeded
that plaeriand h: f.'"•
.4 by_ •
Iva,'" was received with a show of friends'iip. A hone'
ar, assigned for his residence b he guest of the
alinleert and, accurding ihe custom •-f the country, a flail %
NI/vas therfi.ire provided for his maintenance. On tl,e
itiu.l\revernb,r, Col. St, cida,t took leave ef the Russia:-
the and went to reside -h his countryman. Towards
Ckub°,se of that month int. of the insurrection te
ofth of the slaughter of jrS Alexander nurnfis and many
A:English, and the destructi.rn of the Eiigiish influence
gartighanistan, was rce ived i:okhara. The intelligence
fie: 'll , consistency arid strength, aed seeitig- them cut off
the sure -,,
rrt. the Arneer h... 1 b•ith the British officers
%cc in co»firrement en the 19th. Their servants and at-
pr ant ts were seized at the same time; the whole their
Itg7e ; was painderial, ian envoy from Shah Shoojah
lam al?0
arrested. Ak'i .i•dz itch Saleh Mahommed. who
from Caubill as i Kf.iv.t. to jein Caet. Conolly at
titredara, was seized and brim-Isom-4d. and Ids property plun-
• The efforts oft he Russian minister were ineffectual
t/qcrlire their liberation ; and 11. Boutenidf finding that
hitti,2llper had assumed a h itreet • and insolent tone towards
Flro>tiiA4,lll that the safety of his party, too, might be corn
he Led, tound it necessary to leave Bokhara in the spring.
okettatest intellige 11 race that had been received from these
1842 was a note from Col. Stoddart. dated the 11th
reliene All the information on the accuracy of which any
_esta ean be placed, represents to have been put to
S hemrde of the A ineer, by his chief executioner,
~ 4Tore than two months from that time.
first a ut hen' ic intelligence if this event was commu-
lt,,o,,t to Col. Sheil by the Akhomizadch Saleh Mahommed,
Akii!e narrative is dated the 23d November, 1842. The
leased"dZadelt was at Bukhara at the time, having been re-
lit ef,„fr"ln prison only a few days before.was a person
kit? -"udential emplo.vin••nt h Capt. Cottony. Ha had
" Pro r rtOafs (,), courage ail li,l,lity. while employed to con-
he 10 IZneY to Capt. 'Abbot iVaiva, such as are rarely to
1,4414J' niong,t the peepl,,, of any nation. He had been
veea,-"ed, chained, Om lered f all he possessed at Bokhara,
*se els: nt. his connexion with the English. His narrative
pf tri,tiair and coi:sistent, an .1 ~iire every internal evidence
alo' , which those who are accustomed to weigh the
is seeh°r_testinu,ny, especially of Asiatic testimony. look for
theni_.4 narrative. Col. Shell, who bad percinally com-
irn'4ted with him, was convinced of his veracity. He had
ititelb,..aglnable motive to deceive. He was communicating
;nigh epee which he knew would cause pain, and which
1117t4114'4(e him less acceptable. He had claims upon the
the pr Government for the sufferings he had undergone, and
that hoe sty he had lost in its service. He must have felt
lieve a would forfeit these claims if he should be found to
deteePade a false statement, and that he might be liable to
were ".oflaat any moment, if those whose death he reported
his Carr alive. The perfect accuracy of the earlier part of
and b at
was confirmed by the testimony of Mr. Abbot,
detail the last letter received from Capt. Conolly,
.which
Prigoi.,hl the circumstances preceding and attending his Fn-
bilt C'nt- It is true h 3 had not witnessed the execution,
re wile had seen the graves; and he had received an account
to eietteb,ad Passed from the executioner, who event offered
to
eV 'Ter the heads of the two officers. It is no easy
Ads tee;'apartial men could well doubt that his testimony
N.
ktoi:
.alrwtilethiestao :ding this strong evidence, Dr. Wolff's
The Was reso'ved on. Our readers know the result.
Luther is well timed, and furnishes a
1-34,,P.ete answer to the calumnies heaped by the
trLYites on that greet Reformer. The subjoined ex •CT show that only such a daring character could
had any effect in pulling dcoitai the profligacy and
~,'nrainations which then prevailed throughout the
`'athelic Church
t 10onf
rat haen
kw
ihnocle
sfetwb
ant
hclaims g
alnofesLhave such on the rati-
. ioranttioners.
thanks; for whatever a 1. system, have been owing far more to him than to herself.in ter
havev etna k-"eonmplace owes
him
there are any two facts which history ettablishes. it is the
desperate condition of the Church at the time Luther ap-
Pear td, and the vanity of all hopes of a self-sought and volun-
_teary reformation. On the firmer we need not dwell—for
n.rie now deny it ; it appears not only on every page of con-
perut,ll?ar_:.ri history, but in all the foims - especially the more
lust tt •
the,'enval literature Never was a remark more
lite tan that of Mr. Ham lla, that the greater part of the
le,r:itture or the tnidd;e ages may be considered as artillery
'etitiost the clergy.
iattile second gr it fact—the hopelet-sness of any effective
hea-Wal !el irni—history hives us in as little doubt. The
I),ve4 its' was the chief sea' of di.iease ; reformation must
Until ee_:eltrainen"d where corruption was. most inveterate: nor,
Bihlegreat principles should he reclaimtd, anti the
tt,terneect its truths restored—a result necessarily fatal lira
was rele"neil was founded on their pnrversion.. aed which
'e only in their ;.tpnressiott eso retorni.dinn
-
Or pi:nil:m*l,l.
cßhe successor of and luxurious Leo,
le tlisi'arst by the f.everity of his maimers, ind his
due "sire t.isee some sort or I.T.f ; diet his h 11:!:
Ireted "f %buses which lie wi-hed to be corrected, deli-
eniinoalh. at the diet of Nuremburg (and inconsistently AC.'
14fOrninle4 with loud calls for the vi,ilent suppression of the
IjheViliti"), was Heve.r forgiven by his own adherents.
"e must arch,' said he, .stands ne. dof a reformation, but
*larked tak‘e one step at a time.' Luther sarcastically re
Permit 'the Pope advises that a few centuries should be
.14 to intervene between the first and second step.'
,4117 in ce we In ay see the com parative futility of the small time.
'as e,Fpedients of Erasmus. His satire, hitter as it was,
d
trusted against the heart of the AN stein—he waged
1e,41,4.1113rwith the friars.e Not that we undervalue his la-
urt4l.
" a Pioneer he was ii valua',le. Nor, if we except
Melanethon and Zwingle, do We know any man
The hiVIY effected Si) much for thP (.::use it the Reformation.
he Bt-r"')ltr-i of Lath and hit: tertnit.ated in one result ;
ealtlps, how yeerd'ff•rert.tiowed at list in one channel—
' 'hi Rheodartiti s mane prerrapido fluit
Aralnue dubitan;quo fluctu,
kat 4711 are rite- deliberate views of the charecter, labours,..
at. VII of Luther.. We have been the
.tn ore copious In
55 -count
dar his et them, that we nay do what in us lies to ho
'NON, rneulory, at a period when there is a large p.arty
44ska,ate Protestants, who, not content with denying the
11:able benefits which he conferred upon mankind, have
!at, ill..taritte;lotfo speak of him with contempt and contumely.
the
sincecases to question the honesty of his motives and
his religion I"

The ~H'ADE'S LONDON REVIEW,
11-Number of this Review for the present month
and e,Y"lt, and contains a great variety of interesting
ells:4l4le matter. It opens with the introductory
bitionePl„of a Greek classical romance, entitled, "Am-
-4t
the hero of which is Erostatus—.
"Piring youth, who fired the Ephesian. dome.".
14 15-,;',,tale, which is full of incident, and is written
qVit,ole and classical style, is not unworthy the pen
view —7 Savage Landor himself. We have in a re-
lyest Tontd," Os„ borne's Guide to the Azores and the
the a most instructive and amusing account
s'Oyer varlOus places visited by the packets of the
opt
anl~ail Steam Packet Company, on their route
"th,' borne. From an elaborate review of
ektra7ll History of the Consulate and Empire," we
„ the following passage
trkeio44 Thiers is a man of quick parts and frequently sa-
!lot er,ll,l4i3oernments, but he is behind his time, sad does
3.ll4B.''Prehend it. It is not an age of enthusiasm or
tUtiltit"l' but of utilities, especially of the utilities that
tion'inY material comforts, enjoyments, and conve-
pthkeierns.
ier,rBl.li, is not less the bent of nations than of..
European thrones were never so
.exem
jeets Y filled, by princes who are a model to their sub-
fall
of ititent on advancing their enduring interests..
enTiuersof building iron fortresses. and barricading their
states they are seeking to open them, to connect
to th4eii.Y the strongest tie of peace, the power to minister
‘Oti ' mutual wants. France herself is fast c
desk "ailing spirit, becoming commercial and industrial.
with spite the little agitating demons, who, intoxicated
ueir own tropes and rhetoric, try to divert her
'aarerace.ful arts. By conquest, she can reap no new
or N_ twice she has overrun Europe ; and the empire
itsz:Peleon was not les4 Ephemeral than that of Charle-
Rio;‘e'L hero modern warfare there is little field for true
Cauvis,"ar'dlY any scow. for heroism. It is a brute
the (1.4,er; only
disgusting, not inspiring. Ever since
ib,r2V's of the Chevalii r ird, war has been becoming
8,1a17 of the nature of a buttue, a mechanic al butchery on
stss: scale, by the united aid of balls, powder, and
are wo The attacking column, by 'which most battles
44e0. 0, is a battering ram of human beings, almost as
itiSt '4te, with just as little power of volition, affording
to
rem little opening for the coward to flee, or the brave
Thez, distinction, as that ancient engine of destruction.
ibis no fascination, nothing fo: the imagination in
and
werti-out game of royalty ; it is a dull death's feast,
ihmt,en will soon begin to revert to its dismal horrors,
ectsi,ibil same revolting feelings that they looked back to
dark u"sm, human sacrificet., or other bloody rites of a
ant Savage age."
be
60, JULY 11.-11 e Ondine came in yesterday
ctil'sh—`4oolllle, with 50 passengess, returning with about 30. To..
Cal" in with 20, taking 1710 upwards of 40 and 3 carriages.