The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-28 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND PERSIA.

Perhaps the following extract of a letter from the
seat of war between Russia aid Persia, may 'proye in-
teresting to some of your re p.aders, firtienitkil as I can
'sledge myself i:or the urnsac of its details, as they
proceed from the pen, 01 orte who hae the best possible
opportunities of 04stiling correct information, and
•esho is perfectly without prejudice on the subject
Matsui., Ato, 22, 1820.—You will trot be a, little
astonished t'i learn that Persia has declared War against
11.118 Sig, ar,cl in the last twenty days (which includes the
whole time that hostilities have lasted), has driven the
'Russians to the gates, of 'Nibs, expelled them from Talish,
the. Island of Salian, Chmja, Shirwan, and all Karabang,
except the fortress of Sheesha, which has been invested
for ten days, and is already treating fora surrender. We
all thought that Persia's doom waraxed the moment she
declared war on Russia; now we find her driving that
power before ber, without any apparent resistance on the
part of Russia, whose bad Government has driven all the
Mahometan inhabitants in this part of her dominions into
open rebellion, and her own soldiers to desertion, when-
ever, an ^opportunity call be found—
" The Russians, from the moment of their gaining pos-
;session of Georgia,and the countries south of the Caucasus,
'have made it their object uniformly to drive out the native
Chiefs, who bad submitted to them. Seine, as the Royal
Family of Georgia—were sent to Russia on pensions; and
this has also been the case with some of the Mahometan
Chiefs, who had served them with the greatest fidelity.
Others, as Mustapha Khan, of SheerWan' Mehdi Khan,
of Karabang, &c. inside their escape into Persia. Every
One of these had tuipitulated to Russia on certain terms, not
one article of 'which had been observed, arid the Cornmand
ants, atatiOned in all these provitrecs, maltreated the inba-
bitante at their pleasure; it was not extraordinery, there-
fore, that these people should be ripe for revolt. The
:numerous complaints, too, that reached the heads of the
Mahometan religion in Persia and Arabia, every day from
these countries, excited a strong feeling; and the King, at
last, was obliged to pledge himself to declare war against
the Russians, in case they refused to restore 'eertitin tMtling
places claimed on the frontier of Eri van, by ikersca(Paluckloo,
and the Gummy of Goukcka). Prince MftekOff declared
his inability to do so without orders from his Court., to
which he promised to make reference; but this was re-
fused, and Abbas Ilioerstenterod Karubang about the 27th
of sliuly.
" The Russian Officer's had taken no precautions apaiaat
an enemy they had always so witch despised; the guard at
the bridge of Khuda-aiderine (over the river Arras), when
attacked, had not time to remove a few sticks which bad
been thrown over the broken arches, for the convenience
of caravans; and on it the Persian army crossed the river.
The Russian officer commanding in Karabang slowly awoke
from sleep, and :ordered his dispersed forces to assemlle;
hut it was toe late, the. Persian cavalry intereepted them,:
and, after it trilling resistance, 1100 men (and four guns).
were wounded, or taken. The prisoners, amounted
to seven hundred and eighty, among whom were, a Colonel,
two Majors, and ten Officers, The Russiaes now ad.
'itunced agaiOst Sheeska, and, on the 3d of August, learned
that the garrison of Gaugo had been destroyed by the in;;'
habitants, who had gained posseSsion of the fortress by
treachery. It was instantly occupied by :3,000 Persians,
and this secures their future operations against Tellis.
" The circumstances of this exploit are worth relating.
The garrison consisted of from 1000 to 'llOO Men, and the
14"te" was considered perfectly sufficient. to resist any
attack of the Persians, even had the garrison been much
smaller. The Commandant, being Ordered to detach what-
ever assistance he could spare to the force in Pembeek
'(on the Eqvan frontier), he sent to the prineipal Meho-
(newt inhabitants of.the place, and irtaiateil on their swear,
aria to be faithful to Russia on the Koran, They objected
to this, without previottAy consulting their 11,„1.0ollah
(Priest); and 'demanded sites, te do so. The Moollah re-
• commended them not to hesitate, as such an oath would
not be binding tows'ols infidels; so they took it. The
Cormittrittaiit c:,iteti on the Meolloh,' tuuli.told him
that tieing Satisfied of his fidelity, he was about to confide
the Cale 'ef the hides to Itim,..witit a:garrison of three him-
dred men; he himself marched with the remainder towards
Erivan. The Mahomedans being freely admitted into the
fort, distributed spirits and provisions among the Russians,
:Who, thus thrown off their guard, became an easy, prey, and were destroyed to n matt without any disturbance.
Th. Mahomedans then followed the rest of the Russians;
and the Moollab, with two 'or three Chiefs, going into
the Commanding Officer's tent, informed him that
they had received certain information of an intended
insurrection their, men followed •in ." small parties,
end mingling with the ltussialls, who had no sires
trieitnr, fell' on them suddenly, sword in hand, and
put the greater part to death., Thus fell this important
- fortress, by the reoet blameable neglect Of every preeautien.
Sheerwen instantly rose, and destroyed the few Russians
in that province; and General Yermalolf, by rcmaining,as
he does, on the defensive, Will render .the revolt still more
general; should it be followed bY that of Georgia, be is
lost, with ell his army, sthich is three times as surnerous as
that with which his predpeessor conquered and maintained
the Provinces now in danger, when the French were at
Moscow. Sorely these are not the same men who won
Georgia.? Though Persia may have a formidable attack
to sustain next year, such is the hafattrated polity of Russia
with regard to these provinces, and so great the adVaatages
she has so weakly lost, that the contest will at least, in all
probability, be more obstinate and tedious than before.
t cannot but advert to the infamous conduct of the
King, in ordering the Ituisian Ambassador to be arrested
and confined titlrivan, where he still is., It is.needless to
repeat the pretences On Which this step was. taken ; it-was
certainly la direct. vielation of his word, most solemnly
griven, and of every principle. of international good faith.
Equally barbarous and more disgusting, was the display of
minarets of Ruasian heads, and the cruel order to
sell the
Russian prisoners as slaves this is, however, true, and
such conduct must, doubtless; putsit out of the
.poWer of
Great Britain to interest herself in fasritir of Petite, should
she require assistance hi &time: In fact, no Minister is
safe, and I think we should all make our escape as soon as
possible."

From this statemcnt'offacts, ,Sir, which I am satin-
fled is correct, it apneas that this war has been pro-
vonnk,7oloa.so
~tipleilii,,,!73,ta.b:btyrrtirnical and encroaching dis-
ery of the Court of
V'ersin, tvtiicl► tnake • )the
treachery
is little scruple at violating faith
when the object is,
indenti, of,,,,u,.ier own interest is in view ; but it
twee huyehhmeLltigedgurprising to observe how the
Pe.
a►id how the hitherto coward•
ly and ulid;'34oilkee;4l4ll;entlians have contrived to drive
before them, like
illonee h►irdy and well-er-
ganised troops of Huss's. the contest may end,
late events have shown that it. 17.,-,,,,„„u,„,„1,t0 foretell,
alt
care already pass-
but we may take a lesson frnm
.ed, and learn that Persia will do
the incroachments of Russia, witilhZ Tr t() rere33
going to the expellee of an enonnot 'read/iv/3:4l;in
duce her to attend to her own iittertt4."l"Nivid) ."-
paid her 200,000/. a year, and bad many In ~,"(Ir
ti assisting to train her troops, she (lid nod 1%-;•-T.:
have discontinued that subsidy; and our 011'iee-r-3-1:4-,,7
ni ess UM a moat}►;
been dismissed, and Persia, * I • 116
drives the Russians" from all their conquests, even to
the gates of Teflis.

CHILD BURNED.— A child between three and
four Yen* agei'of the name of Rogerson, whose parents bye on
the Pe►l Sidet Wag 441 severely burned on Tireaday last, by its
clothes catching fire; as to occasion its death. The child had en-
tered the house, with route other children, in the absence of its
mother, n d going too near the tire, the lime communicated with
its clothes, and the 'poor little creature was scorched in so dreadful
a mariner that it died aooti afterwaMs. Verdict of Coroner's
jusr.Acuiden tat Deat4......wcotmodand 4duertstsr.