The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-31
THE ATTITUDE OF PERSIA.

THE SHAH DECLARES WAR AGAINST THE TURKS
PROBABLE RESULTs-KHGLISH Foley IN INDIA.
Although official confirmation OF the dscarA lion Of
BY Persia against TURKEY has been received the in
teIigence is considered quite probable
The English press, although admitting that the cir
plicates TIE position o. Affairs, do not
consiser it OF supreme portance Persia they say 81
though small IN military strength has is trus the ad
vantage Of geoers phca position that couEte BE- ancss
the deficiency BY operations within it, POWER 1t can
.p Afghan force from Cssu 10 Herat But Britain it is
bel eyed could from India force up the Persian
Gulf and which daembarked at Bus hSs the island
OF karack would speedily reduce the to subsection
Or The martial tribes Of Afghanstxn who ready
for might easily be induced to attach the Persians
in tie rear.
However /. cannot be snie that the uocion Of the
Russian Persian forces may be productive Of msch e
10 the Turkish operations 10 Asia. considerably Per
san is usually stationed in the frontier provinces II
Az.rbijan contiguous to the loesI.y the
present shpg and nothing can DO more probable than
woronsow to make . concerted attack upon Erzeroum.
Tie loss sustained BY the Of the transports
At Snope would make such attempt 1T the PREF emit
moment the likely to be unAvorabls to the Turks
Consequent this step the part of the Shah, the
British Minister 1T he Court Of feherAn we learn from
Vienna Of date 18th inst has broken OIL diplomatic
lations with Persia.
From the London Times Dec. 1871
The complexion Of Eastern affairs already too omnous
further affected by the dispositions OF Power hitherto
cerned in the strife and which, though insignia
can't in Its own resources can operate indirectly with
and her foe 1t Is said that the Persian has
in faver Of Russia against the Porte and though
the report In still without absolute confirmation
thing its character shich should induce TO dsbsvs
it, For many generation that ntry, which
famous for the prowess Of its population and which
In the last century carried its the Indus has
been sunk into total bel psness and has received from
the csoery Of others all the impulse which
its politics evnced. The privilege OF influencing the
Court Of Teheran has been contested successfully the
French, the British and the Russian governments II
now = sufficiently obvious pertains TO the latter and
with Characteristic uDscrupulcusness.
The position Of the Persian NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
with the Asic provinces OF Turkey the
provinces OF Russa and the wild regions of
gives its government unusual facilities for efsctng
diversions other Of these directions, and il its
military ftrer 9Th is small its advAntay of situAon
sufficient TO counterbslance the deficiency By opera
tions easily within its power can draw Turkish army
across the Tsris, or attract an afghan force from
CAbu to Her,t. 1t is in this ca pacty services
have been generally employed. When the invasion
of Egypt By the French Directory rendered It de-
sirsbs to provide occupation for the Turks on
the eastern frontiers OF their AsAtic dominons the good
Offices Of the Persian Court solicited for this
pose, but the negotiations Of the republican ENJOYS
efectually counterActed by Captain Malcolm and
from that time British influence acq aired prsdomi-
nance At Tehsran which WAS M tanned, though not
rpaigns Of Jena and Frediand the Emperor
MAJ oeon bespoke the cooperation OF Persia
T,.,, nsr hsss,h ne,snoor but the peace
later species OF formal treaty contracted between
the British God Persian nents by viii ,h be-
came bound TO the terms Of def nive alliance directed
against Russia This engas embarrassed us vita
the obligation Of sending assistance to Psrsia-c
bic, however, for . money paymeot-whenev.r aud
offn that Povtr 81 ould be- involved 10 with any
European nation, otherwise than by agg Of her
own. case for the application Of this contract
WAS created in 1876 BY renewal Of hostili.es
with Russia upon the subject OF the territorial
boundaries which the last had left nperfe silly
determiI ed On this occasion interfered FIN cha
ac'er OF protecting allies and the analoges presented
by these transactions 30 thove pending remark
able in the extreme When our envoy arrived at the
court rather the camp OF the SHAH his attempts
first d ected to ascertain which party really charge
able with the aggression, and next to put stop by
available sxpedients TO 30 troublesome Q quarrel
The Russian government made psutibs representations
OF its claims. but obstni tey eludsd all offers
while the British envoy negot ting and psrsuAding,
the Persan against his wishes, but relying his aid
commenced tbs At first they obtained successes
a least M considerable a those Of Oner PschA the
Danube an entire Russiaa division being routed, after
desperate conflict with the loss OF all It's artillery and
600 prs The foruns OF the paign wsvsr was
promptly reversed by the dco n6ture OF the Perans Ia
every direction and In the end the Court OF TsherAn
fain to make peace by pecupiary decentralization ADD
by cesson Of territory which red the lsssn from
tier TO its present line Of the Aras. Az the Shah Ill
provided with meney, or reluctant TO part with It, the
British or At least the Indian government, came to his
aid and advanced sum VII oh opted in ia dis
charge Of the Liabilities had incurred BY the treaty OF
1909 When, at the time OF the Afyh expedition In
formation required by Parliament on ths omexhat
obscure subject Of our relations with Persia the sub
stance OF these facts laid before it. and the conclusion
cosy 10 be deduced. Persia had fallen entirely un
der Russian control and whom therefore, Persan
diop had advanced against Herat was attributed to
Russian Influence and invested In the eyes Of our Indian
statesmen, with an Importance which II Gsuredy never
deserved
Tho movement now Asoribed 10 the Court Of rshsran is
exact counterpart Of Its ordinary performances Ia the
rsnsac lions dslinsated above In Obedience no doubt,
"a sus2sstons received from St Peter burg 1t has de
the facts are not yet satisfactorily ascsrtanabl
quite prepared TO hear that q eombned Russian and