New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-01
TIE WAR WITH PERSIA.
Proof AVIATION

PoR1 Wu1I. FOREIGN DEPARTMENT Nov. l. 1856
The Right Hon. the Governor General OF India in
Council having, under directions fIom her Majesty =
Government directed the asembsge Of large British
force aiBombsy for service in thd Glf deems
il pyoper to make known the which have rem
deIed this measure ecessary.
In the month of January le53, certain articles OF
eereeme Mt concluded between Lieutenant Colonel
Shiel her Msesty's EayOy Extraordinary and Minis
ter PenipotenaIy at the Court of the Shah of Persia
and his Hgbnefs the Sudr Aim, or Prlme Minister oil
| the Persian Gov eminent.
By those articles the Persian Government engaged
not 10 tend troops to Herat on any account unless
( reign troops-that il, troops from the direction OF
Cabul or Candahsr or other foreign country--hOuld
invade He1at. In The eveot of troops being sent the
Persian Government engaged that the ss,d troops
should not enter the City Of lierat; aud that on tue
return Of foreign troops toward the own territory the
Persian hoops thould be Immediately withdrawn from
the neig hboIl GOD Of He 10 Persian sol
The PtIsi:n Government also engaged TO abstain
from all interference whatsoever IN the Internal d.
ars of Heat whether in taking posse sion, or &C.
cupy ing assuming the severe gnty, or governing,
except in far as interference existed o.t"eel the
1.-TWO parties during the lifetime OF the laie lar
Manoned."
lirousb all pretensJn 10 and demand for the coin
age or the reading Of the khC obeh or any other ac-
knowlt Of allegiance or suoecton on the part
Of the people of Herat to tle Government oil Persia
twas at the time, stipulated that, 90 long as
there should be interference OF any soIt whatever on
II part Of the Bi,ish Government IN the anAfs OF
H,rat the engagements contracted y the Pesa an u ,
yer1mept as aforesaid should remain 10 full force and
fTct ON the oil er hand il vas agreed in the name
of the British Government thai II any foreign Power
such a. the Afghans OF others shodld. Slsh to utter
re with OF take possession OF Hest, the Brueh 10
Nernnent, on the rtqusluon me ferslAn aols err
would not object 10 re ain such foreign Power by
ireudy advice got hat Hera: nigh, lain In It's own
stsie If Independence. .,.u
While the British Government has faithfully and
con .rauly adhered - The 90 s,I which accepted
p,ae 10 % lSslO,
Ut nj Of P,ria has mAnies'ei de lOerne and perse
verIg der. gard Of the reciprocal engagements oy
which st the tine, Il became bonni, ana Is now
enc eAyorpg 10 subvtI by force tire nde pendence OF
Htrat which was the ctcl-red object OF the agreement
81 far hack as Deem. ber 1855 the Persian Govern
mt 1t by an art Gle il The Tehefen Ohcal Ga;es an-
boupc, liz intention OF dspst,hn g force 10 He-st
ale eng that the Amer Dost Mahomsd Il al me
ruler &C AffshauistaO. had been iDsiigated by hIs
meg TO possess himself OF handahar taaI nav
iug with TIER assistance succeeded IN uat eh1eiPfe
he NEGOTIATED an advance upon Herat; aad that 40
armed demonstration in the dire on o. Herat " as re-
auir for the preservation of tranquility IA hnoras Az
tbs afs.rti D. that the rnIer OF Afshanlstan was IN
stie se0 BY bis neigh bors 10 occupy handa1ar or
HAT h. vas assisted by them in possessing himself Of
thst city or that he received sdylce or Ell ;oJr sgeent
from them 10 advance upon HerAt, was, oy thoee
81 eighbors" the Bfiu.h Government Il inileated,
wboy untrue. No sueh instg sten OF GsSistsoce en-
cement direct or indirect had been gwen BY the
British Government; nor, go fsr as The Bn1sh Gov
emmett is informed had there been vhea the assertion
sas made any act On the pNt OF the A neef Do7t
Matomtd Khan, eynciug a deslgn - adVaace upon
Heiat.
Nevertheless, the Persian Government has executed
Re intention Not only have Persian troops Invaded
the Territory Hers although The eonunS ncy which
alone could iCsty such act hBs not cOIe 10 pas;
but they have laid siege 70 the oty and have ntereed
n iis internal AFFAIR." While the Government Of Teharan
has not OILY I'd The gt:tO ncnnste the ruler Of
bersi but in addressing The present chief Of he city,
has declared H-Ist 10 be Persian ii.
Tie sisge Of HeTst has Now been esrisd on by the
Pssian army for many msnths. Before ~ commence.