The New York herald., 1870-05-04
CENTRAL ASIA.
Native Reseliie. on tho Caspian.

Native Rebellion On tho Caspian.
LONDON, May o. 1870.
Dispatches from India report chat rebellion mas
broken out among the Khrgish tribes ON the shores
Of the Caspian Sea, against the power OF Russia.
history OF tho Movement Against tho Cxar.
The important intelligence conveyed in the pithy
cable telegram given above reports matter Of the
very highest importance to the peoples of Russia Of
ASIA At large, Of Europe generally, and. indeed,
also OF America In commercial point OF view. The
Khergizh native movement has been going on for
some time past with more less intensity and sue
cess.
Advices received from Moscow, dated in August,
1859, furnish the following facts:--
The rebellion Of the Kirghiz tribes in tie great
OF Ara Is matter OF great importance with respect
to Its effects on the Aslatic trade, and is Of
nariy supposed to be by the Russian public. II
mas, however, not taken the proportions which
have been assigned to It by the German news.
papers, and the Don Cossacks In no way engaged
init These Kirghz tribes, or more exactly the lesser
horde q the Kirghz Kaizaks, have for many years
Ural and lshm--n the summer being near the Oren.
burg line, and In the winter further south, In
exclusively nomadic and pastoral people Until
the last year their reettons TO Russia consisted in
the % payment of yearly tribute Of one aud q half
ton TO furnish at fixed price cames for the army
and other government trains when crossed the
steppes. Their internal government was entirely
in the hands Of the sultans or rich arlstocratic
portion OF the tribes, the government appointing
three OF them as ruling Su ltans, under the direction
OF u governor stationed at Orenburg, who for the
past few years has been General Bauseck, formerly
ambassador In China. Their laws were their own
The arlstocracy were content with this arrangement
They adopted some OF the reinements OF European
civilization.
Justice was to he administered by Judges elected
by the Kirghizes themselves, though without the
concurrence OF the higher arslocracy on the basis
OF local customs. The religious legislative power
Kirghizes are thus free from any religious
influence coming fipm the Central Asiatic
khanates, The religion IL under the direction of the
Grand Mufti, living at Ufa; but the Mullals are
chosen by The people, with the approval OF the gov
ernment The only control exercised over the reli-
gion was that no mosque could be constructed with
out permission.
THIS project had no faults tf any magnitude. and
II was expected to have great success. The con-
trary result, however. occurred. The Kirghizes were
surprised to find that, instead oil owning their vast
territory, they were sort Of tenants ut will they
telt the h1ndrances to their free movements and
had fear and horror OF the books and papers
which were connected with the district and yolost
governments. The tribute had been raised TO three
roubles per kibitka-less than what had been ex-
acted by the Sultans, but more than the government
mad previously claimed. The Sutans were Of course
opposed to the new system, and used all their inil
ence on the people to induce them to revolt. Hence
the Ireland OF Russia,