Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-29
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The Threatened Persian war.
The last adsiees from Europe make i
highly probable that the difficulty between
Persia and England will eventuate in war
between these two nations, in which Rus.
sia will probably participate. The bloody
record Of Sebastopol is scarcely closed ere
the sky of the East is darkened with the
gloomy omens Of another and perhaps
equally deadly struggle. The subject can
not fail to be interesting to the public, and
it may be well for US to give the particu
lars Of the difficulty, as drawn from En-
glish sources, of course, none other being
open to us. The point in dispute involves
the independence of Herat, situated near
the extreme Eastern frontier of Persia, and
a place of great commercial and political
importance; commanding as it does, to
great extent the trade of the Caspian and
the Indus. Heretofore the English Gov
eminent has maintained amicable and re-
ciprocal commercial relations with Herat,
as well as with the other small tribes which
lie along the boundry of the English pos
sessions, from Afghanistan on the north to
Belochistan on the South, and from Persia
in the west to the Indus in the east. The
position of Herat as the central point on
the old route of trade between the Caspian
and the Indus, and as the outpost, so to
speak, between Persia and the English ter
ritory, have caused the English Govern
ment to look upon it as point to be jeal-
ously guarded against all foreign interfer-
ence or sHbjugation. Our readers will re-
member at what cost the British Govern
ment won the Northwest Provinces and
that of Cinde, and thai the object of that
the object of chat struggle was to estab-
lish the control of the East India Compa-
ny over the territory bounded by the Indus
on the West, the mountains of Cashmere
on the North, having Postwar for its ex-
treme station on the Northwest the lat
ter being the key to the mountain passes of
Cabul, which also command Bokhara,
Khiva, Herat, Khandahar, and the many
other small territories between Persia and
the Indus. Herat has been the point at
which the exertions of Persia to extend her
power Eastward toward the Indus have
been met and successfully checked The
supply Of European goods. which has here
tofore been transported from the Caspian
by caravans passing through the Northern
portion Of Persia and through Herat,
Khandabar, &C., has been by the efforts of
English during the past few years diverted
to the channel of the Indus by which ves-
sels are enabled to take freight within a
days Journey Of Cabul, and al -Kurachie
the harbor has been deepened, the fort en-
larged and Fair established with much
success. From this hasty glance at the
situation of things, it will be seen at once
that any attempt on the part of hostile
power to seize upon Herat and thereby
threaten to destroy the budding results
which have cost the English so much, and
which are so desirable, would necessarily
be regarded as Important and dangerous
to the interests Of the latter.
A treaty was entered into between En-
gland and Persia, by which the latter agreed
tozabandon all designs upon Herat and the
small tribes which were protect
ed by that strong hold, and whom the En-
ylish had formed friendly and profitable al
iances.
q Under these circumstances, Persia has
taken advantage of European war, it is
claimed with the encouragement and secret
of Russia, to make an attack
upon Herat, led it is said by Russian Off
GERS, the object of which is undoubtedly to
obtain control over the passes of the Indus.
The English Government demands the
of Herat on the part of Persia,
PAYMENT of expenses, dismissal of the Per-
,ian Prime Minister, and THE establishment
IF English Consulates in various places.
rhe |" Asia, (which arrived in New Y ork on
Monday the 18th, brings the statement |
hat negotiations are broken ofbetween
the British Minister at Constantinople, and
Ferouk Khan, the Persian Envoy, and the
after had proceeded to Paris. Persia is
stated to have assented to the return of Mr..
Mu ray, the English Minister, to restore
Herat, and compensate the Heratians; but
Ghe otherpoints are in allegiance. The En-
rlish public is opposed to q war, and the |
London Correspondent of the N. Y. Tri-
bWne says:
lsLord Redcliffe, aware of this opposition,
,ried to arrange this difficulty with the Per
ian Embassador, Ferouk Khan, who chan
ed to be at Constantinople; the proposed
erms being, of course, the restitution Of
aerat and the dismissal Of the Grand vi
,ier, who bears the title of Sadri Azem.-
Should the Shah refuse to go this length,
hen the war will be seriously carried on,
without regarding the opinions of Eng
and.n sassf .s.s3 7ef ats6alesb "a
Although there is doubtless some cause
on spprebension, yet we hardly think there
vill be serious war at present. The con-
essions which the Shah has already made, |
ccordine TO the news by the HAsia,' seem
o show disposition on his part to back
ut, and unless he be strongly supported
nd urged on by Russias he will probably 4
ccede to the demands of kngland.-
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