The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-11-28
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CURIOUS DOCUMENT

~ PERSIAN ne wspaPer, received by q respert.ar.
-.'ao Merchant, 1t present resident in c l,,,,,,
communicates the details fthe late cona;ct -
tween ti1e Pei sian & Russian armies in Ceor,.;,
w"'c"' IS 'eiit"g TO AN event OF which no am.
'hchtIc aCcount had previously been rec.;,J
viii doubtless be per,,scd b. our ltaders ,,,,,L
considerable interest We give them pretty r..,,t
~ III The terms Of the original -
ny the ship Rahimshaw, we haze recev.d
an account OF the, victory lately obtained b, tie
warriors oil iran over the armies Of Russi, Ti,ie
event happened towards the latter end of go
month OF Ramazan, in the year ls25 of II H.
spending "ith the middle OF Nov. "a -.
Ihe Chrlstian rra--rhe following, are The na,,;
ulars - large Russian force, well aona;o+,f1
and accod'red, & powerfully supported b. a far
,hidaeie artillery, having marched from Tef;se1,
t0r the purpose Of reducing The fortress 81 Prayv
-InteihBence OF their movements was cnroD,,,,;
Gated to Mahomed Houlf, in Khan. K,,i;ur &c
CosVeen, Beg!er Begee. the High in ID orn;tvg
immediately on the receipt Of MS inforn,otinr
lh"t cneft"in asst mbled together such tpoons ~
the 'lctorIncs army as he had in readiness ord
proceeded by rapid marches to meet the Russi-,
'is' rs SIon as tie two armies came within
sight OF each other, the enemy ,pepe1 . t,,,nyx
| hFe from iie.r artillery, which dssfro,,S %
Iioh o. me Persian troops Upon Ibis MaL,,ir -
HOuiAIh E-dan, the renowned for b''S
iH's TO mind the words of the proyerf c,s,L;1L
may be tTansated--" The bzttsT NM ~ N NnICh
80 ECON y az Iecourse TO the warfare og H.
nc tnus lnycigicd the Russians In r,lI ie't'
ana directed bis way towards the f,rfrass &c -
roomes, where the tents of lis soldiers ,,rs =:
terinIXed with the dwellings of the iuhat;,s,''.
"a he pursuit WAS Kept up by the ener,,, -
much eagenc5s and precipitatiup mil 49,,
came within rage of the fortress viz, ~
PERSIAN artillery opened, and AZ the 6rst liz
lcba'Se' st nuuircr Of the Russian s,.IJ;a-
were consumed n tie FIRE Of mo- s,litv 49,
SANE moment, the victorious troo2g nf Nr,t,,,.I
h0ul's'n Khan rushed, With lra wn soy,ni,.'r,,
among the ra;lES OF the ei-my .ri co,i,,,t .t.I
ther discontinue In the conflict vshjci, 60
ed, about z or 5000 Russians fell q pr,v,s, e..
IFemorsclcSs sword, many Of theirol,tf go
made prisoners, and great par; of then. o,,.s
afin2, and announcements, fell into the h,nJ -
The conqieiitg PeTsians The kns, 1u C,,r
aiaEder IN Cniefhe1 towards Tchieez.
-" rs soon vs. Mahomed HoufIlin KHAN ,,,,
np'e.ely assured ofthe defeat AMI flint Of
enemy, he transmitted an account Of his ,,r,.,,
victory 70 the Poiace # the vgo,ia. A5b.s Wirzs
who sits on the Throne of Roy lty a. zebr,ez
At tie same time, Mah1med IouHin kL,,
himself proceeded towards Tefl.cz in ri,rs,,,, IS
tie Russians When tie intelligence rrac,eJ
the Prince Abb1z Mira, he immediatel, ,or.
varied detail OF the circumstances Oft the Oh.
tory to the Aing, aud, taxing tie Fl Id m person
With powerful army. also SET out in the direo
ton of Tetiieez, with fixed deterrpip. 80
in his valiant mind, to extipate tie Russian ns,
ion
" Mahomed Kuireen Khan AEbaar. n rols
lion % their PFme minister, Mira ~ sf,otnet
Shaifec,) received Instructions from the KIM. -