The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-18
The Persian Army at lsrra,

The loI,owing extracts arc taken from let
Ter which appeared in the Monaeur d fArmss
oi France. oi the 5th inst. written il is stated
by au European officer serving in the Persian
army before llera,
The Persian army consists OF $4,000 infant
~, al Il body OF cavalty which occupies the
whole OF the surrounding country, and Of a reg.
ular sclgc train, the whole under the command
Of Geaerai-in-Cbef named 1ziz Khan. The
serge works are directed by Il French officer OF
great merit, formerly student ut the Poly
,ccbnic School The batteries are commanded
hy Captain kirzz. Persian officer Of con.
siderable talent. The cavalry Is under the com.
mand OF M Austrian ogicer. The principal
engineering operations arc being directed
against Fort Nouchky. which is the key Of all
th- external wofks BY ibr latest accounts
dated the "a of september. the preaching bat
tories had opened against the southern lace Of
this work, and il il were taken. which appeared
probable, the fall OF iierat would bc certain
There would then be nothing 10 oppose TO the
bc-eiging army but nm old FASHIONED wall bnili
1888 which could not resist an attack pr op
erlY made. An Eugiish officer, late OF the com
Illg = rtFNltt. uTttl~ lil' tutIu'
tion- within the town, but Tzlz khans army is
in cgmpleie state ol dcnorilization. and eve.
nv day numerous dtsertions 90 to swell the
Persian ranks The Court Of Teheran has ia
this war undertaken holy crusade, which does
not seem lobe. generally understood in Europe
t.lamisn j. divided into two great sects the
Snnniies, who recognize the taiipbs A boabekir
Omrr and OsmoD. AS the successors oi Mahom
ei. and this is the dominant sect IN Turkey and
E!ypt and THE Shjjies, who admit Ali alone
as IL. irue succ~sor Of the prophet; These
last have the shah OF Persia as chief and pro
tector The Governor of iierat. lssa Khan, a
cruel aui bigoled Prince, who is great partl
zau "a. bnst Eahommtd of Cabu. and an invet
cra,e opponent Uf the persians. despite the wis
c0nusels be- received from twtstantinopie, has
declared himself the furious enemy of the shiite
whom hc calls scnis,Bailcs. aid whose massa
ere be- brought about by exciting the faDati
cisia ef his co rplig6Hsts. The wfetchcd Shiitcs
cried - tie sovereign of Persia for help, and il
was under the pressure Of pubc opinion in h''
own country That ih's primo, respoRld 10 The
appeal hy undertaking the .egc OF iierat.--
/ f'oiGraI reasons have oniy ''tna'iary pos'
J lion in thr decision arriyed a. The PeFsisn'
{ HtNt' '1~thFlfF'f lfltAbF ~ 'H''' wv
I management 81 an farcpssn officer. ! bis a.
) abIiamnent has fprulshsd them With sycra
( field p,re- OF lArgt., caiihte, and mortar. sltet
I the fasLian 4 thosc u@d ny tho aliies al Scbas
+ iopoj Il hc ta't iodia Company ,n''risr'
' there j. ~ as ing where all tuis wlil oni
1l,o Petrsburg Va Dsmoerai, Of the %
nit, contain. III. tllowing cnmplimentary
uo'.ce ~ Nr PEABODY
IT is d.pioraby amusing to ~itnes- tn, cut
tailed. crnp cared cross bred hr'-tocratie funk
eyi.m ii the NortbTn press toward. a ceriai
iacky i.,spl.aizsri Yankee >hylock known a
Pe..hsdy i tsis Individual has "su attacI
of rheumatic g01t" forthwith 'be New Yor
li,g.asi bark. iogdlg and l5s,'ly afpput Il, an
then the smaler animals jron "t'o'hamT :
"Muiern Athcts s,t up wb,ne II roady cot
doienc f. !. itny pity that ibesc paien
,nnnyrci aris'orrttic snkees have note" C9tf'
Jo,paaf" 4hprcin 20 chronicle the siekeniu
detail Il svery move, sci. SAYING and iocai, q
,his m,lhouaiFu Peabody Tbs "ins.epeislent
dollar adoriog yclios p'ush pres of ihe Mort
r.. in ~ truth. i'r yery snpror' ~ hamona
sns bty~y and er.ihsn cant. Nive iull purs'
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