New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-24
TURKEY.
On, om Own Correspondent.

the United States, at least nasmucn 90 ~ ic W.
10 the dismissal By either "o'eilw Wn.h,v."n
1,;,;sb M,ni,ters at Tehcran aud at Washington
In 10Th cases the British Miuistry sustain the Con-
d., If IN, Ministers in opposition ~ public opln-
49, md 70 the well Known culpability vi their
n",duct II NAY not be undressing to add, that
wh.n the Persian Government pointed out 10 M'.
Wu,ysx the Improperly OF the course pursued by
him ana the consequences which II would nave 70
tbe relations existing between his Government and
tb,t of the shah he endcayOrcd to make dplO-
matte u,aneuver, mud suddenly change HE own p0-
.,ou from that of defendant to that Of paiutif and
in place of giving satisfaction tor nls own wrong,
1msDced repaI alton for alleged dlsrospect TO HIN.
ssf and insults TOMS government much III the man
per that Harlequin in the play, when met by al
impossible impt dinief to his proceeding Tor Ward
sudden, conceves the idea VI rtcolant en- santa"f,
and BIZ b sudo eli somerset LII moment STANDS NH
and fierce at distance FROM his opponent.
LAST year the Persian Government appeared to
be Disposed ~ listen to Russian Intrigue, and to
favor ON alliance with the Gar against the allied
Powers TO do this the Shah OF Persia was ln'
spired by the Russian emissafies with the am0i.
ton to conquer Herst, fortified town situated
on the frontier of Atghauistan, aud which has been
at various times under the shah, aud ~ others un.
der the Atghans 1t is considered the Key OF Al
sbanftan aud much Importance is attached to It's
preservation from Per.ia by the British Govern
ment Of Iboia
You are aware that MIR. Murray, the present
British Minister to Persia, has Travelled extensively
in the United States, especially In the West, and
that he married the daughter Of the late Mr..
Wadsworth of Geneseo. tic has since been Con-
sulGeneral in Egypt, and left there Oh account of
the affair Of the Railroad, in which he and Lord
s dc Radcliffe disagreed. His wife has since died.
believe he was ulsO Nominated British Ninister
to BerBe.
When the Russian troops occupied the Danu-
bian Provinces, Tue Russian Minister To Persia,
Prince Dolgorouki, endeavored to induce the Shah
to make treaty offensive end defensive with the
Gar for which purpose the latttS went to Soil
naucb, in PeIsia, where he has summer house,
and CONNIE need collecting his troops there -aInove-
mt nt contrary TO treaty shpulauOns MADE hereto
fore with Russia. Inc cholera, however, having
made it's appearance among his forces, they mad to
be dispersed. his treaty had already been drawn
up and received the signature Vt the Peroan
chief Minister, and required only that Of tue
Shah himself. 1t guaranteed to tae Shah all
the coDquests which he might make IN That part
of Turkey near to kars aud ErZerOum, and In
case he made none, tO give him portion vi
Georgia. But as the war was commenced with
hesitation, the Russian Government still hoped
that 10 alliance would hold sood ssaiast it, aud it
directed Prince DOlgOrUuki to hold back the haal
signature Of the treaty be had made until luther
ADVISED. The Shah, in the mean time, pressed the
conclusion of the treaty, and finally, oifcnded at
its delay, declared (nO dOu0t on the demands OF
the British and French EmbassadUrs) for the per-
feet neutrality OF Persia.
MIR. Murray arrived, and found Persia entirely
neutral in the war, and the Brtish Embassy In
open hOstiItles with the Shah's Government. The
Charge o'Afaires of the Queen, Mr.. Thompson,
Tad. by bad course of proceeding with the
l ersians, in behalf of rich native banker named
Haoii Abdei Kerin and u Persian Prince, Farhud
Mirzs, ah uncle OF the Shah, twice broken oil all
relations with the Shah Government. The banker,
after having amassed oil immense fortune, aud be-
come embrUiled with the Persian Ministry, sue
steded in procuring the protection OF the British
Embassy. 1t il stated ON good gOunds that the
Charge d'Affaires had no title to project this
person: and that the banker, though native OF
Herat, claimed British protection as native OF
Candahar, u town in the possession OF the British
Indian Government. To protect the Sbah's uncle
the British mission declared that, since the resi-
dences Of the Shah ia Persia, and all holy places
were asy lunIs TO those who seek them from DANGER
the British Ministerial residence (the LegatlOn)
belonged to her Majesty the Queen, and could
therefore, become al asylum tor the enemies OF
the Shah.
The present chief Minister of the Shah, Mira
Ma is q creature OF the British Government deye.
1ed TO British interests, and disposed to do all and
everything for it, The conduct Of Thompson, h0w-
ever had grleved away all the goodwill oI this Min
liter VINO TO preserve bis good name among the
public finally had 10 reject him. Unfortunately, Mr..
Murray accepted ali of the irregular conduct OF
Mr.. Thompson and by some imPrudence or
other, has also got his Government III the worst
opinion of the Persian.
The question on which the Persian Government
broke on it's relations with him, and on which he
left the capital for Tabriz, and finally for Bagdad
On Turkey, is the following:
In the view of maintaining the position that the
British Embassy 81 ould be deemed an asylum for
all those seeking Il refuge in it, Mr.. Murray gave
asylum to a prince, an uncle of the shah, who
having claimed an increase of appanags from the
chief Minister and been refused, feared TO be sent
away from the capital into one Of the provinces.
Soon after this the rtfugee's wife, also princess,
rejoined HIM at the British Embassy, at the coun-
Try residence Of Sutaniste, and occupied house
near that Of the British Minister. Already tho
Persian Government had expOstulased with the
Minister upon his receiving and keeping relative
and an ofhcer OF the Sh ,h at his residence and in
return received the demand that it should recOg.
ME 'he refugee prince British Consul for the
city OF shiIsz where no consul has ever been al
lowed by that GovernmeM. OF course, objection
was made both to the individual and to the office.
Murray persisted; his own Government apparently
supported him tor it supports its Ministers 10 all
their absurd positions, so as not to Jose pub ic
respect and infiuencel The shah was firm, and
finally Murray lett for Bsgdad whence he now
threatens the Persian Government with all kinds of
horrors through the Persian Gulf The fact of
Mussulmsn woman, Of a relative Of the Shah.
being tool Of the British Embassy, made most
unfavorable impression upon the populsce. The
reverend doctors of holy Islam have petitoncd the
Shah 20 put q stop to the scandal, and on this
being communicated to Murray, he met it with a
demand for satisfaction for insult offered to his
nation
1t is only recently that the British Government
has allowed the French to make treaty OF CON-