Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-03-20
NUMBER :sA
IaroRTANT TREATY WIFE pAasjA.
WAsRINaIuN, Mg.e;i :

70 ,.. .hr United Sihtss II wss negotiated III !rs n.r
.,,,t;T,I vi ';,face' :'e Arnericaa :siT ~ tyb-
h. ,sa Si, "". fr':owH Khan, the aUit.asa.a\ ,c
of ms >aAh to e" Emperor Of rre-ca b,.q-\3
aho'h commercial treaty IA. b.puisti,. LIN y
t"r'Vuk hhan Is one OF the Uo.l a,-i,rr,,sh.I 4, n.
ioihs's agents tha! over WA, from r.. ~, vr,
"1o' u" ON; 'o' ne purpose az tea:r.- g,szr,
presents 10 LOUIS Napoleon, bat si,o ~ S-i,
sib!e, 20 al oucab- Gr,u,t:neu; tho EN-:
hi'. existed Tor srT-r". months os,s.., Li. 90, =
country end Great Britain. IL during hfs :,
at Con-tannooie in attempting rhi. with L.. Srr- =
eTd' that The present. treaty We. discussed and Sy
como udei.
Those wl:o are at ell acquainted with eastern STATE.
men know how important IL :le u. gotisylnt ,-...
'ies with them il is to hs fort I'D with hsad.ar.s
presents e. propatory offerings, and how III ,urr V
tney iaii when uIeois 20 advaDos these ppvse!
suu,ents. Mr. Spence, therefore, Gcasryrs 10 s-
Grecit Tor The diplomatic taiont he hss di.p,sy-G n
otihG.ns tns negotiations 10 successru! sue .;g
eotah'pg Tor bic country SO favorable ty..iy a. m
presert one Especially asit made wnout tho =
preseps and il spite Of the open aud bitter IN
Of the British government /; !se conn, rci, -,
ara oy It the Cn!ted State, gain all the riy,l,y :
granted by rersa 10 tie most favored na,,uu &, IN
sc:n "slch some Of ther: tave .hed no ,;!e b.or.
and ereEt much money.
Pcrss hitherto has tsao almost 4. ~tsr,o :r.o-
ta' 10 The peopio {: .hs Cnited States. bi;urtst
away 10 tbs east. 10 he. been regarded NJ many .s
Country IN holding any intercourse win Whit va
could derive ou. little advantage. T. however, n q
cultivation pl commerce between her and EQ.iarJ
oe al object Of so much importance 10 Ire elI-- .I.
aas been fostered with 50 :n,;, cars by her cavern
ment It certainly cannot bur prove beGs,ic. ~ q
merchants OF the United States, the great r.s's Il
those OF Great RrItau, to shars portion OF t.
ewing, however 20 the want ot anv treh,y bslma.r
tne TWO countries, and consequently IL" 5;en.u #
diplomatic and consular agents To protect ;Ser1
fcra!a has been entirely closed 20 American cs Al
anu COMMERCIAL .ntrrrrise. The prusrut trc,ty u-s
10 me nechan's OF TIE United S,a:e1 the yhsl :, ii
share her commerce with the Europeun uat.cns.
Persia cou:sns 40C,0GU aIusre miles, ard ircu~a
always difficult to obs: i'll tbs Eas, accura- sjl:s.
iicS INA population - generally ssrineied ~ 4buu,
i'oooouo; WINS; ihs revenus Is valued g; j! Uac CD
dollars, principally derived from duties on lrnrrs
and e1po:!a capation Esd land taxes aud tri5u.,s
pad ~ the nonadic tribes. L hes much irr.s laai
good climate, the !uhattsn,s are robust I'D
heaisF, and the merchants posseas far mlr. cr.l.
m.rcial enterprise than any others il. The III
Though abe has several good .-apors rpor The Psr.
sCa gulf, nes:iy all OF her tursgn cC,;nf rce ps..
through those OF Turkey. The two principal ones srg
TssblAund ana Bsssorah The former owe IL pre-.
sont commercial prosperity 10 tho concession masa
by the Porte upon the demand OF the European pow
e-s Of the free navigation of tho Dsrdau.lI. AMI
Bosphorus II ie situated the South Essttfn
shores ut .he Black Sea- about 8DU miles t-uu, Cug-
sta2'inOpe.
In sl eastern countries, where tie roads s.e bs;
and there are no railways, the sntire internal cnrn
merce is carried on by Of caravgu- Ii. ,T;-t.
chandise anered at lrebi1ond is dispatched iG'u 81
interior by caravan routes one By Erlroum 'ro,s,a.
the Pyiean moratd!ns the other by Ras aud E,vs"
These two routes, alter dvefging some dis uIi, l
~ the common pon. of Eakshlysu, IN Persia .y...H.
it seems, has been lately cedei Ia Russa hy .,,s,y
exchanged OH tho lS;h oi January at ST P~;.,.hg-t
From this point these so0s ary poure: into The .s.g
khana aud bazare of Tsbriz. tho mott rnur.:au,
commercial city OF :he empire aad IL great
ting depot. Thence they Grr forwarded 10 Tr.i-T -
the capital, lSphhan the suisertown, snd pgsin'.r.
auu even TO Catul Eeelckir,an, aid 10 supply ;na
numerous n0l:&dc trbes tina, lpLahl the va; ui,.a=
beyond He.at hhiva and Bokarah. TG- return carr.
BRING back III exchange !ar.e Quartity .; ih,gl
easGeru goods 10 be tounc ia EurOpcau markets sut
the stnpi- productions ui ;le cpCntry.
From the most r..a5ie statistics tisi csu oa ou.
tsinsd Of The cannefce .: Trsblcnd, :h- i;..pu.,
and exports swell Ia ;bc considerable amount at
IL Sl3,euuIlD Or the imports less Glan IS gGl UUh
is eltrely for the Persian market, CONSISTING o cot
and wooden fabrics, hardware, fancy articles eut
clYiz -Tii!s. The exp0rts arc made W OF poo.
bruugh, chiefly IRON that country, such ~ raw aHu
manufactured -ks. wool Jhawis. carPet- saffron. gs
nuts and dye-siuaA. The cUliiy alton Ui SIX U p.
sic, whence it was originally introduced into Eurot
is very considerable; the prvviuc- OF GBIan prcGG.
cling than ia ObtsEsd from the whole uf ltai.,
This trade Will be greatly Increased when ia. Daui.
tsDts abolish their crude and ancient method og
winding il; No stronger proof cGn he given in Ydii-
ton tu the aboV3 stat!G!cs OF this acrrsss Ard i'm.
portance OF Iais commerce .hsG the fact ,hat ies
Copstar.uop.e and T.gbizoud, al AG.,.iaH LU..is
Turkish and Gresk. Owing 90 Il better knu.I.dsa
Of ts navigation .ie Eu1ine ha. beer sirjpp-Ii ot us
ancient terrors which has r7s:,Y increased the ul.
Der OF sailing vessels that enter it,
Nearly the Whole OF these manufactured yood. ,ra
supplied by England. the most mpo: taur oi which
the merchants of ;h- GU!ted States .ouii supply -
well eT! sr cheap. PTs'r CONSUMES !a.2c Quantities
of 5.as drills uId plain white cp::GHs w..yt. sra
printed at the establishments at lstri1 a.G rssuii t.
C. !
srge amount Of tbes-r hsv:Ds IN T. ssure suy.
planted thos. Of England. The sr,oe. G;i o;p6r-
tun,.y presect, could b. done "a Persia. E!om t!!s
will BE- seen the! three-.our;h. ca the c,.rcasuGzs
imported thrcagn Trebizond 10 sent 10 persir, !ns
other is CONSUMED ~ the ;nEc5iiants OF the o,ry uf
hnis it. way into the barren and mouutaiuVu. g..
,lic,5 of MrSr ai:s, Georgia aui Armenia.
The port CT Basso:.t tr'oEss slsc - Turkey. srd
i. situated upon the Shat rlAreb Ia'se river y;a
I'd by The junction OF the Tsris SUD Euph-Ass tca9
ubou; $4,000 inhsbtsnts FROM tbs poIut u gTra.
carayar routes dire!Se-one Terminating ~ BE; f"gt
passing thEUugh Dagdsd end Dsi3sscu.; s:nae: 81.
A!elendretta, passing through A-ppc tnirc 'h.ovsl
Kosit, at Snyrns-sll Turkish ports upon the siec.
erranean. TIE fourth, raver,ing the whois c! As..
&c Turkey by Didrbiker srd Aossul, terminates Z:
?.ebizond.
From ,,ess grand trunk routes o;ters h.cac OF .
Ispahsu Hanadsn sad v:her smaller towns IL fr-s:.
Asgsuistsn and Cabul. That to Be2.oat thro@s:
the pilgrims to Mecca, Is perhaps the mos, uporsnt.
The merchants avail themselves Of L &c 10 protected
against the attacks OF tho predatory bands OF b.
dOuns that ptest the 6eseTts between BsgdHd arr
Damascus, bringing up the products and fabrics o!
their respective countries and carrying back In e1-
change those OF European DanuiHctute. The inrore
and exports Of Beyrout amount TO over seo-NI &c }.
Through these great caravan arteries arS1 queniy
of Europesu good. fud their wny into Pe,sa. Bu.
shr. 10 the most important port upon tas Pe.ssE gU
and does a considerable trsGo with India.
great revolution, however is derilned 10 b. usts
in this commerce. The sultsn bas lately srsneG
frrnan to Gen Chesuey aud Sir John Mcneil, tns
Euy,,ah commissioners, 10 construct :hs Euphrt;.s
Valley railway. Its terminus rpo. the 5ieditsrranee;
will either be at AvxarGre'ta, or se!uc!a 10 upppc.
Syria, running thence through Antioch and A.eppO
to Bir, upon the Euphrates. distance Of about 50
tn.. and along thd river to ;he Lr-san gull sbou:
SUO miles. The Eaphratea, from The survey mace
by Gen. Chesncy, undsr the direction o! tbs inG'n
Company, Is ntv!Sable for sira siugncrs 20 Br. aad
they will he placed upon u d. soon ~ The railway Is
completed to hst poiat. This vii, ot cnu.s., gie
the present. treaty, o?ec a arge deld in Peri. i,E
American capital crd commercial enterprise. lsual.
in some future letter enter fully into he a6ve
tages 10 bv derived from them and The b. the
Caspian sea, as well as to the poltics! sdvau"s''
which this treaty will give rs. Il Eas ever BEEN The
great object and aim Of 6aetern commercial rsr"rs
to extend their trade 10 tae E.st, rs II bss sS"ys
beeu source CT wealth TO tht 80 who were .aig,iy
engage; E Is: We cannot bur congrsi"!a's oa ss!Ves
upon iae formation Of the presea: iresy snd owe
nrah Tor is ratification to S.nsor aason, me c'sia'
yuished chairman OF tas committee OF !oTeiEn red
iione, who always watches over cur "rs'sn req
lion, with the ssiity Of great aud sf-seetns ss;ss'
roaa.
APPOINTMENTS Bf The PRESIDENT.
Elias Rector of Arkansas, TO 5s superintendent OK
Indian affairs for the Southern superi1tsucebcy, 10
the placs of G.. w. Dean, removed.
Ioho e. Hutchinson Of Missouri, 10 be receiver 6
,ubl;c money at Milan, Missouri in the place %
Wesley Halliburton, whose term of ofics nas ex
pired. ,,. .
tho office a, Milan, Missouri, IL ihe plere Of Jacs-
mish seaman, whose term II Office has expired.
Warren II. Grave: cf Missouri to bs !ezisie..sS
the lane office Ct Springfield, Missouri, IL ti- pscs
Of Richsrt n. Joces, whose terms Of ofce ia. eIe
pired.
Nathaniel 3. Holden Of Missouri, .ss2co;ated to
hs. .ea<:s.E ai rki!c