Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-30

de Ponpieres-We have, 1 say, paid doub,e ,bs
sum Tor the arrival of a Tiger in Portugal.
mlnutes.)
NJ. Du,ertre-order, Order.
Poices on the Righ.-We cannot suffer this.
resident, do your duty; call him to order.
NJ. ~Baeou1-Repeat it!
u Lgf-and legitimacy--Do youtbink Off
The Right-It is infamous.
Il potee-I Is it the word S5iped that makes these
gentlemen so angry? ~
M. Guikhem to III. de. PomDisyes-A npwo, NO.
who are interrupling YOU. ~
The President Don answer.
ihc LGt-Whatt tenderness for an usuruer.
II Poice-1t is Don Miguel whom YOU shot,S
call to order. ~ oNo''"
Other poiees-Go on. (Smiles from the Ministers,
Bench.) nAa'e
After the tumult had continued Cor Como ,ir,o VT
.ture.
The following yo,,or ,,hio, LosnoH. May q.
ford journal of Wednesday, contains n filler occo,nt
than any yet published of the catastrophe which hns
lei the RUSSIAN embassy at tho Court of Teheran,
with the causes which led to it. II is said 70 boyc
been written by a Persian nobicman, and addressed
to a gentleman o frank in this country:
@TABREEz, Feb. 90, 1929.
"Anowing you to be interested in Persian aHEaire
and a circumstance of great political Importance ba-
wing occurred OF Teheran ten days ago, [ thourbi Z
would nave the pleasure. to communicate II IN vo,,
myself, and shall be glad fit renders my letter accep-
W iyOyuo tuG tuSSldQ AmhaGaadOr-
with his suite and guard of Cpssacks, in all 7 bel;ern
IS people, left this place for the Court of ,Fehergr
ABOUT Two months ago, on a mission from the Emnr-
TOT OF cohSratolatlon to the King, on the late treaty
OF peace between this country and Russia. ThiS
treaty which you have no doubt seen, grants n powrr
10 the SUBJECTS OF the respective kingdoms to 90 To
anu iro unniolested; but the Ambassador on his ,yav
thought lit to collect all the Armenians he conld end
even such as were slaves at the time of Aoa Moh.
noud Khan. At Caobine he interfered in those mat,
1cls SO niuch as to give great offence amongst the
people by furnishing very severely a Mahomedan who
was the neighbor merely of a person who had bor,nt.
an Ammonium slave of which he was accused of heRr,.
tho accessory, although he was perfectly euiltless. tLSfs
excited the Indignation of the people so much, that he
was seriously advised to depart, or they would not an.
swcr for his personal safety. Arrived nj rrobe,on
every attention was paid him, u guard of honor hn'
ing appointed him, and greater respect shown. I nm
Gerstand' than even to the splendid mission of Gen.
iorfnouion. But he chose to raise every possiha
grievance respecting those claims of the Arnan;on
and Georgian subjects. The Ging's eunuch. Aos
fhacoub, formerly an Armenian, but now a Mabo-
medan moro than twenty years, HAVING nlrnde-na
the King to the amount of DO OoO' q - so mn
tomauns, led to the Russian Ambassadors for :,
iugc, and he protected him against the cIn;,ny or
the hing, and IN contempt of his authority. lie
also granted refuge to two Armenians. who had
murdered j Mahomedap; but even this the Govern
ment overlooked, and compromised the affair with
the relatives OF the deceased. Many other Instances
7 couIa name OF HIS interfering in the affairs of the
GcorSlaRs and Armenians, even in CONTEMPT of tho
PERSIAN Governments; amongst others, he reouirerl
Two Armenian women being given up to him belopr-
lng TO AliaJh hhan, who were formerly Turkish
slaves, brought from Van during the last war bet weeo
tins country and Turkey; these women did NOT sech
his protection, but on the contrary wished TO re1.im
at Ieheran, but be chose to consider hem as ARM.
man subjects, and that they should return to ,bSs
Country. The King demonstrated, and even con,Fn1
scended to send the women to the Ambassndor,s m
sldencc, under the charge of one of his e,,nnci,s :,
ofdef ihat they might be questioned by him as to the
fact alluded to; but he refused to question them in
The presence sf the eunIch, whom he very in trestoJ
and sent away, OBTAINING the women bv fnyce .na
contrary to the kings orders. From what I cal,
learn ny the accounts already received. these wonc,,
were treated very barb.rouslv by the Russian, -
the morning they made their escape, and ran tbrouoh
the streets crying aloud for vengeance. THE erc;tea
tie Indignation oflbe populace, who advanced with
mcnaclng threats to the residence Of the Ambnssadrr
Ills house was then protected BY about ION Of I'm
Kings Guards, and from 20 to so Cossacks. Srbsse
were ordered to fire upon the populace, and they kill
ed SiN men. This eXasperated ihe mob 70 the 1roa,.
est height. Pho bodies of these men were ther ~
poSeu III SIX different mosques, and the moolahs excl
tea me people to fury, calling upon them for rcyenos
on me murderers. The Populaco was then incrcased
TO about 10000, inflaned by stronr religious E,elino ~
the sacrifice of six Mussullnans by the Mnscovite In
lideis; nothing could stem their rage, and thew u,er,
forward resolved upon their utter destruction rrho
ny, III .he mean time hearing ofthe tumult, ordes-
cd out two thousand of the trooUs, or Y6rbos,rs
TO the rescue OF the Russians, and sent bis snn
Am ohan TO their personal assistance. The Primer,
at the FISK of his Ltc, succeeded in saving one of
:1t ScCietaIisS and two CoS5ackg.
WIN tness exceptions the whole oftbe Russians were
mastered, the exact number Of which + cnnpot o.c,r
tam, but they are estimated to be 30 q, lenst, Suci,
waStie violence Of the mob, that to save yoaur bfaif.
zof thcy were obliged to carry him in a box tbro.rcf,
me street. Tor protection, TO the Palace. Mr.. GrvGv-
doft, 1t Is said, was killed by a blow from o s,o1a !,
the ternble; the people seeing hin fall, then resbei
INTO the house and murdered every Russian they confd
meet with This horrible event has caused great CON,
Tcherun. The King has sent TO saw that he ,s;;ia .
Tor every indemnity TO Russia Which she NAV .e.
quiro for SO horrible an outrage, over which T..
r Mia no M ]fontToul, and did his utmost to prevent
Ambassador that nothing might occur to disturb, the q
peace WIN Russia, and so tamely did he submit rS
tbem that 1T excited nrcat indinnnfion pnnnaah,f-