The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-13
IaREAr RRIrAIN ANp PERsIA.

INVASION Of Fersa WHICH, II peslsleu III py 6fcat bral
cannot fail to lead to serious complication in Asia, and
perhaps war between Great Britain and Russia. We
copy from the Dublin Nation the following account Of the
occasion aud pretexts Of this war;
certain Persian named Mira Haschim was from his
infancy the service the Schah Last year Mr. Thomp
SON. charge daares OF the English government al Tehe
ram wished employ this Persian In the service Of the
English mission. The Persian government not having
accepted the resignation OF this Mira refused recognise
him English employee and after several months dis
CUSTOM Mr. Thompson went at last tqthe Persian Prime
Minister and informed him that he had got authority from
bis 1.-THE Bitsh) government to send back Mira aschim
and that heneeforth this Mira longer in the SER
vice OF the British mission. ..
The dispute about Mira Hasehim was thus arranged
and the Persian heard more Of the subject
while the mission of Mr.. Thompson lasted.
Some months after the arrival Of Mr. Murray the Per-
sian government received suddenya despatch in which
the new minister of her Britannia Majesty declared that
he had named Mira Haschim agent OF the English gov
ernment at SchraA and that he going 70 depart for
that city The Persian Prime Minister replied in the
of the Schah that Mrzt Haschm in the service
Of the Persian government and that consequently he could
not proceed 10 Schiraz as English agent
The right Of the Sohah incontestabej but still Mr.
Murray thought proper to insist that Mira Haschim
should depart for Sehiraz.
In order 10 arrive at the bottom OF this question: it must
be known that the wife Of Mira Haschim, princess OF
the blood royal ID known through all Persia for woman
of loose morals and the young Haschim who has been
married to her two years s far from enjoying spoess
reputation SO the relations of Mira Haschim with the
English had not failed from the beginning TO give rise to
which might have resulted in trouble for the Eng
fish legation; but the Princess being intimately allied
with the royal family the Persian ministers took natu-
rally great pains suppress these rumors as calculated to
compromise the dignity OF the royal family well as the
safety of the English mission
When Mr. Murray began for the second time to raise the
question of Mira Haschim the Persian government used
every effort to veythng which could give birth
suspicious But the persistence OF the English mis-
sion upon the departure Haschim appeared nexpica
BILE that the strange interpretations began to agitate
the fanatic population of Teheran. The brothers of the
Princess seeing their sister becoming the object OF most
alarming rumors and wishing to prevent greater scandals
brought her to live with them and forbade her to quit the
fraternal mansion.
The next day Mr. Murray wrote letter to the Persian
Prime Minister threatening remove his flag if in twenty
four hours the wife of Mira Haschim not delivered
her husband The Persian Prime Minister replied
that this question touched nearly the royal family that
he permitted to speak of it, and begged the Eng
sh minister not to to subject which was so ex-
ceedngy delicate and which had bearing 80 high that
Persans only could comprehend
Mr. Murray, receiving this reply, only redoubled his
threats and the Persian ministers extremely
ious to have little said the subject possible they
inmaed TO Mr. Murray that the wife would be restored
her husband in the paterna mansion of the latter and
in the other house which he had recently taken near
the English legation. This arrangement would not salts
fly Mr.. Murray, and he took away his flag The English
minister before quitting Teheran addressed some letters
to the Minister OF Foreign Affairs OF the Schab, in which
he attacked in the most insulting the Persian
Prime Minister. The Schah, IN two letters which he
wrote TO his minister severely censured the conduct OF the
English minister and in the end Mr. Murray left the cap
ital of Persia.
The above is an official statement and of It's entire
euracy there be reasonable doubt Indeed, when
the reached England of the retirement of Mr. Murray
from Persia the London press seemed to admit the mpro
prety of his conduct We recoect that the Times placed
him and Mr. Champion in that category of public servants
who bring discredit upon their government
Upon this statement lie Nord makes the following reiec-
tons:
Independently Of the fact that Mr. Murray had no right
to employ Mira Haschm it is further to be remarked
that the English mission had right to name an official
agent at Schiraz because ii is expressly stated in the treaty
that the English government shall only have consular
agents in the cities of Tauris and Bouchir.
What gross improperly the part OF foreign min
lister TO speak officially in the East OF Mussnlman wo-
man, and above ALL of relative of the sovereign
The Mussulman people susceptible tie question
Of women that the least mprudence the part Of Eu
ropean is sufficient to create the most fanatic and danger
Gus irritation Thus according to reports from Teheran
the demand Of Mr. Murray had produced such an agitation
amongst the clergy aud people, that without the departure
Of the English mission, of those terrible catsrophes
which have often ensanguined the great cities Of the
East would most surely have occurred
Now this matter suggests inquiry which the public
interests require should be clearly solved Was Mr. Muir
rays conduct suggested by the home government was
this British agent playing the gay Lohario-to an
discreditable the attempt 10 seek thus by most gnObe
means TO create dsturbance and confusion In the domin
ions Of the Schah If the latter then how unworthy an
agent was Mr. Murray of the most "mora and yirtuous
If not indeed the only "moral and yrtuousgovernment
in the world In either England is bound by every
law OF honor morality and international comfy TO apollo
gse and make reparaton to the government of Persia
Her agent by attempting through means Of intimidation
to the services English agent at Schsz Of Mira
Hachm guilty Of violation Of the treaty between his
government and Persia His conduct with regard TO the
Princess insult to the royal family Of Persia and
violation Of decorum which might have produced most
disastrous consequences II matters not whether Mr. MUIR
rays proceedings prompted not by his govern
ment he acted all through agent Of that government
and the government is bound repeat TO apologize and
make reparaton TO Persia.
oApoogseP make PREPARATION p we hear Mr. Bull ex-
claim a will treat the rasoals to bombshe and grape
shot" Precisely 1t is your way, old gentleman. In
dealing with weaker power than your own you first in
suit outrage, and provoke you next call the world to
witness how cruelty you have been used and you con-
clude the by declaring war; avenge wrongs
and ouagss which you have received but 10 support and
hRgrayao wrongs and outrages which you yourself org
nay inflicted We beg pardon then for using such words
honor, morality, and international comfy. We had
forgotten that you recognise such principles OF political
conduct
In reality, we believe England Is this moment At war
with Persia The last accounts from the East stated that
naval force had been despatched TO the Persian Gulf In
justification Of this latest British aggression, do not
hear word about Mr. Murray Mira Haschm, the Pru
MOI that would not suit the Great Britons book
Herat Is the word "The Persans have taken posses
sion Of Hera say these English "and therefore we must
make upon Persia" Now In the first place, be II
Marked that Is by certain that the Persans
have taken Herat The correspondent OF the Times wri
ting by the last overland mail from India, says:
10 the midst of this warlke stir we are as much at
loss 70 know whether the PersanH In Hera or
no. The frontier journals without any later inteli-
gence from the Afghan country than that which sent
you In my last We have had opportunity therefore
Of testing the truth sehood Of the report Of the Per-
san victory which then mentioned received from Oabul
by the Lahore Chronicle think however 1t did not find
general credit
-. what matters Il whether the Persans be at Herst or
not7 England wants an excuse TO demosh their king