Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-29
LONDON, Nav -.

LONDON, MAY -.
Tho following letter which appears in the Here
ford Journal of w ednesday, contains fuller account
than any yet published of the catastrophe which he
Tel the Russian embassy at the Court OF Tehcran
with the causes which led to it. 1t is said to have
been written by Persian nubicman, and addressed
10 gentleman o.: rank IN this country;
''TADREEz, Feb 90 1929
knowing you 90 be- intercs' ed in Persian affairs
and Circumstance OF great political Importance ba
wig occurred Of Teheran ten days ago, Thought
you'd have the pleasure to communicate il to Won
myself aud shall be glad fit renders my letter accep
table 10 you. GEybydoff, the Russian Ambossadnr
win his suite and qua rd of Cossacks in nil bclipve
35 people, left this place for the Court of Teboron
about two months ago, mission from the Empe-
ror, OF congratuutIon to the King. the late treatv
oil peace between this country and Russa This
treaty which you have no doubt seen grants power
10 the SUBJECTS OF the respective Kingdoms IN 90 n
and fro unnoested; but the Auba ssador on his u,a
thought fit TO collect all the Anncnians ne could find
even such as were slaves at the time OF Am Nah
moud Khan AT Caobne he lntericred in those mat
ters 50 much os to give great offence amongst tho
people, by pun3hng very severely a Mahumedan VII
was the ncighbor merely of person who had houpht
an Armenian slave of which he was nccuscd of benp
the accessory although he perfectly rul,cys This
excited the Indignation Of the people funch that he
was seriously advised To depart, they would not an
swer for his personal safety. Arrived at Tcheran.
every attention was paid him. guard Of honor be.
ing appointed him. end greater respect shown I TN.
dcrstand- than To the splendid mission of Con
Yormouloh. But he chose to raise every possibIc
grievance respecting thUse claims of the Armenian
and Georgian subjects. Tho Ging'g eunucb Am.
fhacoub' formerly on Armenian, but now Mnbo-
rncdan moro than twenty years, having punJered
the King TO the amount On 10000 or so 600
tomauns fed to the Russian Ambassadors for 70
tugc, and he protected him against the cloin,s re
the King, aud III contempt OF his authority He
also granted refuge To two Arrnonions WHO had
murdered u Mahomcdan; but even this the Govern
rnent overlooked, and compromised the affair with
the relatives Of the deceased. MANY otl,or inst,nco
! in no an; -
Georgians and Armenians, even in contcmpt OF tho
Persian Government; amongst otbers, he reouirod
TWO Armenian women being given up him belong
ing To Allhya Khan, who we're formerly Turkish
slaves brought from Van during tho last va Le,
tins country and Turlcv; these women did not secL
5 protection but on the contrary wished IN rcrnoin
at Icheran' but he chose TO consider them Arne.
man SUBJECTS aud that they should return TO their
country. The King demonstrated, and even condo-|
seconded TO send the TO the Ambnssndor's ro
sldence, under the charge Of one Of his ctuchs in
order tliu they might be questioned by him as Ia Tho
tact agndod to; but he refused to question them in
The presence OF the cun1ch. whom he very IN trcsod
ana sent away, OBTAINING the women by force and
contrary w the kings orders From what 7 can
learn by the accounts already received these women
were treated very barbarou6y by the Ruesnns. In
the morning they made heir escape and ran thro,1I
the streets crying aloud for vengeance This eycSj
tne Indignation Of the popuace, who advanced with
menacing threats 20 tho residence of tho Ambasaadr
lis house WIS then protected BY about 100 Of H.
Kings Guards, and from 90 20 30 Ccrssacks ,rbosc
were ordered Ia hrc upon the populacc and thov kin
'usiX men ImseXasperatcd The mob 10 the orent-
Get height. The bodies of thcge mon ,yerc ,e6 ~
posed IN six different mosques, and the mcoaba CT
ted The people to fury cnll NJ upon them for revonc
on tho murdererg 'Fhc popuIaco was then increased
10 about 10000, infamcd by strong roliy;ous c,o -.
the sacrifice Of siN Mussulin1na by tlre Wuecog, ~
Gdels nothing could stem their rage and tbov ,ocm,
forward resolved opou their utter dcatruction Cbe
KING M the mean time hearing ftho tunult order
ed out two tboueand If the troope or 7;,1bo.seo
to the rescue Of the Ruasians and sent bis con
nm shah to thor personal assistance. Tho PripcoI
at the risk Of hs life, succeeded in saving ono Of.
tne AmonHsadors Secretaries and two Cospacks
with these exceptions the whole oftbc Rnirs ,yerc
masSaereh, the exact number of which cannot asccr
tam but they are cstrnotedt to be 30 az least Such
was the violence OF the mob that save young Malt;