Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-11-14
THE PERSIAN INVASION OF THE RUS
SIAN PROVINt ES.

lc The Editor 81 the London Courier.
again take the liberty of requesting a rlace in
your columns Tor some remarks which have been
suggested by the most recent Intelligence from
81 Petersburg | remain, Sir, your very obi
serv't. ROBERr LYAII.
a. Haymarke;, Sept. 10, 1926
ANY indiv ldual ignorant of the Russian Empire,
Of the character of its natives, of the peIfidious
policy OF the auTocrat cabinet and oil the unbound
ell ambition of the rsars might ils ly suppose that
this nation was deeply aggre, ed by the sc irrup-
ton made by The Persidns into era parts of the
Russian territory - and the cant in which we are
into med 6 that the justice If their cause W uld
ensure 10 their arms the Divine protection - while
II Is proianaton of words, and an insult to the
Deity, ushi Leaf just pei son infer that Persia
h ID acted with the greatest wanonmess, deceit and
treachery. Yet such Is the language of Russia
nation 1t hose double headed eagle has stretched
ipEth her lions 70 the north and TO the south to
the east ard 20 The west has pounc.d uron her
prey, and has held II fast ia The grasp of des-
potism-Of na,ion which, Tor hundreds of wears
has never been al rest, except tUT period suitable
TO prepare her iutue means oil attack and to avail
her projected Acknowledgement OF a nation which
has added provInce 10 province, priBcipaliiy TO
principally, and kingdom to kingdom in word,
at a nation which has engulphei every territory
which 5Ordered Is ancient frontiers.
Vnhresrsct 10 Persia facts tell us that Russia
has been lnsidiously seZIng upon her best proyin-
ces in regular succession hat Gen YermoIof.
(who though but the representative OF the autocrat
may be slmos; feckoned an ab,olute sovereign OF
the Caucaso Georgian provinces, entertains the
meanes opinions Of Persia and Of the Pefsians,
well as Of their power-lhat ia the character of
Ambassador to the Court Of Sbacb, he behaved
with the greatest arrogance, pride aud coatempi
towards all the constituted authorities that he
boasei he was g me .Ambassadoy Of the most
p0iCetJm nation ofthe UOrLi''--no doubt forget
ting that there such an INSIGNIFICANT empire
that Of Great Brtsin) that in an animated dis
cu,-ion he disdsinfully threatened Mira Abdool
WeIab, the Prime Minister OF the Persian Mon
ARCH with the capture of all the Persisn terriiory
as Tar as the Arsxes and tia. he scornfuIy re-
marked, that he could even fix the day when he and
his army should be at Iabreez -.In word. the
tenor of he Generals sentiments amount ed TO
declaration of hi cspabity to annihilae the king.
dom Of Persia, and the dynasty Of the Shach, on
receiving the permission or the command Of his
~ perai master TIL further and more authentic
details arrive, may, therefore, be allowed TO state
opinion With respect 10 the present TrupfioH
1t y called Of The Persian territory The subject
presents itself under two heads.
lst. As mutual and bitter ia red has long separa
ted Russs and Per-s, and IS Abbaz Mira. the
brave and frightened heir pfesumptiye of the
Persian Crown, hos most eagerly awaited sfavoura-
bic opportunity o attack the Russians, aad 10
dive them from the Persian provinces which
have been Nrested from bis Royal Father. by craft
violence aud policy, Is well as by good fortune
(ss, = example, ~ 1912, v hen England assisted
HIs-ia's ambitious views, becsGse II was then the
Interest OF the cabinet oil ST. james, that the Rus
sian srmy should be lett ease upon its southern
hsnk 90 ~ the letter to resist The wanton en-
croachm eat of tie formidable, and hitherto almost
irresistible N,poleoD)- and, he now deeply
ieel- his cOunuy's wrongs, II seems probable that
he, hl,i hesTI Of the late rebellion at ST. Peters
burg, by .Ome circurous route Tor the news OF
no such event would be allowed 70 pass the Gsu-
ca.us. al least i.r time and not then having
been Informed oi the apparent restoration oftran
guilty in 'le 81 D., tom such an authority as he
dfemeI suihcaIc 20 thirsing that ibe propitou.
moment had arrived loi Offensive operations. once
more resolved to rust his cause to the force of
arms and has, 10 reality, made rfuptons into those
provinces which were once the property Of his
pfogsnitor5.
IDLY a. tie Russian cabinet has slyyays evinced
The strongest deposition TO strengthen and 10 ex
tend ~ Trans. Caucasian possessions, and as
General YeTmolof most sjdently burns with the
..fs o giyss demonstration Of he oyefwhslsn-