The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-02
Russian DlDlOnaey.

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Almost simultaneously with our announce
ment that the Russian embassy at Washington
| was laboring to effect the appointment OF Mr..
Cass as Mr. Buchanan's Secretary Of State, We
perceive a confirmation of the lately prevalent
| TumOrs regarding the diplomatic intrignes Of
Russia in Asia, and learn that the Car is really
about to give effective support to the Shah cf
Persia To make the case of the war in Persia
clear in a few words, we may soy that for nearly
q century the Persans have endeavored at regr-
lar intervals to conquer the independent Princi-
pality Of Herak The English try to prevent
them because Herat 10 the key to Afghanissan,
and consequently to the northwestern provinces
of British India; the Russians encourage them,
because Hera. is within arms length Of the
Russian possessions on the Caspian, coaid be
taken from Persia by Russia at a moments
| military operations against British India To
secure their point, the English after the famous
siege OF 1888, made the Shah sign treaty
binding himself and his Successors not to modest
Herat. To carry his point, the Emperor Of
Russia made q treaty offensive and defensive
with Persia, promising to supply the Shah with
men whenever he went 10 war. Such wss the
position of the two rivals during the ten years
1s40-ls50; and alternately Russian and British
influence prepondcrated at Teheran. The con-
test was finally terminated by the superior 6iplo
| matte skill OF the Russian ENJOYS Colonel
| Shell, who represented England in Perea before
Mr.. Murray, was o very good cavalry officer, hat
q very bad diplomaiist; the Russians got the
better Of him, and made themselves the real
sovercgns Of Persia The rest followed natr-
rally. The English struggled feebly for awhile;
then struck their flag and shat up their embassy.
Left masters Of The field the Russians excited the
new invasion Of the territory Of Heras, and
promised a reinforcement of Fifty thousand men.
With such force, nothing could prevent the
| Russians from suhjugating the whole flank OF
British India from Khiva 10 Candahar aud
| Cabul.
The mind loses itself in the atiemp. to follow
the Russians through the multiplicity Of their in
trigues The Jesuits were fools TO them. They
have their emissarics at every Council board
throughout tho world, and their peculiar policy
on questions apparently the most foreign 10 their
interests and the most Indifferent. to their vel
fare
a long war has hardly emancipated tue Court
of the sultan from Russian supervision. Even
now, the best iAprmed writer's insnuatc that the
recent change in fhc Turkish ministry has been
effected by Russian intrigue, and tia. the Eng
lish must prepare for decline in their influence.
While this is the case at the capital, ono halt the
Sultan's subjects in the Provinces arc nurscd 10y
| Russian emisssries to state OF chronic insur-
rection. Tho Armepians pray for the day OF Rus
sian conquest. The Greek cities OF the empire
very naturally sigh for the same event.
Greece, now temporarily under Western tute-
lagc, has hardly ever risen above the rank Of a
Russian province. History docs not contain an
other such lamcntable tale as that Of Russian in
triguc in Greece. Catherine, rousing the unhappy
Greeks TO rebellion by false promises, and faith
less pledges Of support, deserts tfcm rs soon as
ever the day Of danger comes: and writes 70 Vol
tairc that the people whom she has betrayed to
their ruin and death, arc race Of rogucs. Al
oxander, detailing his aidcsdc-camp on special
duty 10 stir up rebellion in Greece procuring for
hi, friend and counsellor Ipsiant the leadership Of
the Greek revolutionary society turns his back
on Greece as soon as the Turks show fight, and
Europe warns with sympathy; for five year. be
let's the Greeks bc masacrcd. Nicholas, forced
10 interfere, does certainly help TO make Greece
| free: but il is on condition that bis tool Cspo
, dIstrias shall be President Hin dead, the
came Nicholas VIII sill bcfriend Greece; but he
must have anothcr tool-the Bavarian Ohio on
the ridiculous Greek throne. And from that day
10 this, the Greeks have never had leave from
Russia 70 say their souls were their own. But
for the French garrison they would hare been
bullicd into the late war.
AZ Vienna, the Russian party is in the shade
Of present; il has been in the ascendant; for
years, and no doubt coon will be again. The
King Of Prussia, prudent, sag scious man, al
ways uscd 70 coy thai he found his best coun
scllor in Nicholas Of Russia; and certainly, the
Emperor was not sparing Of counseh. AT Paris
all the correspondents say that the efforts which
arc being made by the Russians 10 produce on
impression. create party, and crercisc political
inference arc prodigious; IL Is openly asserted
that the ground they have gained since tic treaty
Of Paris viii Be aeon when the Conference is TO
opened. In the scandinavian kingdoms, political
partic are usually called ts. Russian party
and The Swedish or thc Danish party, ss the
case may Jc The Russians have always about
as much 10 do with the government Of thee
countries o. the people themselves. AZ Naples
il If the Russian ambassador WHO cmholdon:
Ferdinand to stand out against The maritime
Powers and the liberals Of his own kingdom.
ssrne story everywhere. Tho Emperor q
Brazil derives the greatest comfort and aseist
ance from the friendly udyice end sympathy OF
the Russian diplomatist accredited 10 his court.
Tho Emperor of China declare TO his people thst
the English French and Americans are much
more 10 he feared than tbc jussans '>-sn is