The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-26

Mankato and presumed that is against this baud
hat Gen. Doad was marching The settlers fad al! he'd
from their homes and were leaving the country or gather
ing for mutual protection Great alarm was everywhere
felt All the Indians beyond the Minnesota river were said
10 be assuming hostile attitude. Rumors were rIe Of sn
alliance between the Sioux and Chippewas
The Rivalry Existing Between England ,u,d
Russia In Asia.
Translated for the New York Herald, from la rare, OF
Paris OF April 2, 1857.
The barriers which and political jealousy have in
erposed between the civ zd nations Of the West and tho
richest countries of the world in the East daily TO
be- gradually falling down The Pacific Ocean AT the pre-
day become rendezvous and point OF meeting for all
nations Tho japanese OF their own accord begin to re-
lax the severity OF their exclusive policy China too viii
be obliged TO make similar concessions 20 Western
commerce. by dint Of force, while the wandering opula
tons Of Central Asia the tribes which lead pastoral AMI
unsettled life being gradually disciplined and civilized
by Russia. Thus II is tina, Europe seems in the present
age 10 be directing all her energies and activity towards
the Eastern world II may, therefore, very Iossiby0hap
pen that two az least Of the great Powers Of Europe will
begin again in Asia the fierce struggle which ternina
ted for time In Europe by the treaty Of Paris The
ton arises whether England has any reaonto fear for her
Indian possession? Whether any danger from Russia is
"a be unprecedented on her lItr VIII the opposing forces
Of England and Russia ever meet together hostile array
the plains Of the East2 These question into which
we viii inquire and for the nrpose Of aiding US IN their
solution shall avail ourselves OF the information de-
rived from Mons Isrrier, French officer, the first who
has travelled through these countries Of Asia, by
which the English and Russian possessions arc separated
from each other.
The continent Of India forms triangle, two
sides which yaercd by the ocean while the base
Of the triangle Is formed by the mountains Of Thbet IN
insurmountabie chain. Thus viii be perceived that
nature provided for the defence q; India by II
the strongest barriers There is only point which
this ion may he said 10 be Vulnerable and that the
nor1w ot po Of the triangle. There is that
sion Of plains, called steppes laced above the other
successfully rise like gigantic sta rclse each stair being
Gull fcrs al's s aa S S s SsS5e, q a The
tn great Indus receiving in is all the streams
by Which Central Asia IS waered rushes into tho ocean
with power and rapiiiy exceeding that OF oil o,hcr
rivers. liver since The time Of Alexander the Great this
has AWAY been the co. ner al which foreign people have
4 .f.nt luAia Vtf fhsr ll.
Indus, notwithstanding Its great BREADTH and the raradty
OF IT. current, has never n,crposcd BARRED adequate o
! arrest the invading hordes of Central Asia.
| The English, who the only people who have con.
qucred India by invasion made on the side O; Tie
have erestDe1 any serious hdrs OF the HiDdoo
population o nss country These people eneIyaed by the
climate, and weakened 70 national unity by the system
vi o,scs, could De excited revolt against their
qucrorg, evti. by u,cir religion. While such Is the
| case with the Hindoo population IS quite different
viii the NuSsuman race inhabting India, who are
chiefly settles IN the northwest region OF the country, and
the descendants OF the ancient Mahometsn coD1nerors
Of Hneosian. These men, who are much stronger and
more warhke Than the Iiindoos, hate The Eg-
sh whom they regard both the spoilers OF their IL
hcritnco and the enemies of their religion In them
BE- English have always found rcbollious subjects and
doubtful allies. Besides all this these Mussulan tribes,
living ihcy 80 al the foot 81 the Hinalayas and
on both hanks Of the Indus hold az IL were. In their
hands the keys Of tho country, and could al any time de-
liver tcIn W 70 Cn invader. Now Jet IL be supposed
thai Their, should suddenly arise ~ Ccn'ra Asa power
such that o the Iartars or at the hongos, or sur'-c
that Persia have revival Of The day q Nadir
shaten, IN e,Aer case, any ccnqucror unfGrng the
proclaim holy war 81 religion, h. would bohod
million. q An, ulrg acng 70 his standard, and wc,'d
make The empire 81 he English tJtier TO it, FOUNDATION
The nlacnsc difficulties Which the conquest 81 soinde
aud e the rnb preserved 70 tic tglh within the last
Few years IS prof enough how much more terrible The
struggle would have becn u there had been some invader
N the country who had rallied round him against M ing
lah the hussunan population, uniting them together into
baud. il las been The policy 81 HgaDd, from
the commencement Of u,c present century. u guard
against danger II the kind NO have here ininlatei
H. accordance With such policy separate treaties ~
4 and grnlfy been Utaae WITH Per with
The Afrhags ny tie British a; great cot, without ANY
Thee nations have been played against each o,her
u he Aiyt ans invaded India, then Persia bound hy
treaty. ~ invade AurarIsian nd thus ~ MAX. diver
zion N favor "f TIE iAglsh On the otber hand, Persia
invaded India The AaeaIe were bound 10y treaty b. bar
the passage 20 thai Power Hut Il the two Powers shc4ld
happen b. quarrel and make acaus; each c'her n
ts lzl.rd not bound 20 NEEDLE hat left uin
! alone mutually a. destroy each other.
1 his sysern arw.rcd tn ygrTcse very well ind
fold security ~ England against TIC ,nvs ion 81 In
die, urui biey, when Persia ieli under tns power e
by hor Iicnceio1h Persia was 90 be feared, a. benz
likely Z. become too IN the hanos 81 Russis Nov u
uai iho former Power, having lot 30 much ox Us
northern frontier, vas seen making an cror; b. ocynrcn
ste itcn by acquisitions on ~ southern. lets.a
dosired &c extend ber empire over ArgfanLtan. IN
order make Wy for u1c territory which o hsd cedod
Bls!a. The S1ddozy family which formerly reigped
over the whole country had no Other possession uan
j the oser PARIS q DIE band ~, Mchsruru d
belonging " TIE family, regned over Cabosl
and teIashai Rclcn d Khan, he half brcer, refined
N""e">"s
birds The ether secondary oies snd rLaoes o. tho
country. lsra made Offer "a ali these princes 10 qua
yided they would acknowledge her the nominal
sovereign fvwcr AZ the time she offered drive
e Ssddozy family from lIeysi bcing the common
eoeny a The prpoes OF the Brukiyy family. In con
forfnity with these propositions the part Of Parss,
Persia under tho special guarantee Of tc Russian Amas
eaior the condition Of Which orders that Kchep d Khan
shouli 40 homage 70 the Shsh a Pcra a. hs vssl, and
iai IN return the Sab ehouh give hn The OF
ucraL Il was IN the oSecnion oG this re.iy that the
rriln army marched upon Heri 10 enc pear 1873, spd
Bo, u.is inlermedalias or the port OF rerss In the
family a,airs n Tho princes and rulers of Anshsn's'at
Completely upset al ue pans o. u.e ,ns, n, fss. nss
o-ors THIS yolcy was 10 epr-yse u,e perssns W C,e
Arsians and the Anshans 70 the rersIans r,ciPso-
intrigue euooeods IN uniting Pcrsis and Afharitan, ard
IA constituting che laior vasss n the Fersisn 'n4re,
a. The Mabomssan a,es 81 TIE nothwes, Of India into
similar alliance with Persia thus forming mighty Nus
saman embracing 81 ,he oc.nue .llaca
ne Snucdi' II was fc-esren that The day might como
When an army two hundred Thousand Mssuhuss, 90
sered by hurcis.s, mgh show helf Oh be bank a te
Indus; sch beng The view 81 Tie cAAe, fear
seze-i vpon she tngnsh government cf INDIA, aud
| drove tHt' The adoption N IN. noi disastrous
n.essurcs. ST. Alexander farp.s however, whc
va. 81 uut TINE In Anshansisn, was Ia from
participating " toess fears Tls aeseran pas,essoc
eUch perfect kpowadge a the oo,ntvy and s,rh inst
and fehsibe potbctl vsws, that he fully Gamble 81
, ~ stT se., ~ Sy N, sss nse IS IN sosse
wa The mnt lr,eHsen rs we'll a. Tie moi rov.rfa Of
The Hralsy isiny, Wa sa2stLcr $40 ed 20 ue or
p~ean alliance.
Tho principal motive which nauced The rh.r ,usv,t
uls ~ ulis family % e1,ef 'no such slhsoce was To
strong desire which each had be4ng serar .,.v ou
hrmed in The Possession Of The province be had selzes
vID Now then, The proper for the EngEsb W nv
40 would have been b. fall IN with ss Ae,ve Of ,h..
pluccs-so gus ransee 20 each a them psss,o
Of his trrtfspd by the liberal User OF .bs,is.s in
TIC s~et ~ airy with pevss 10 draw al them Into
sp lnst alliance II they s.oaic osy be paee sur. "A
ss~pgs ikeJ ows tsssss s<Yersiy each sDs s@ he-cs