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spoil; and those -who,do,not object the 
prey without the chase, gladly embrace 
whatever, plunder .fortune., may, throw 
into, theirjhandsy.5.44 55, «3 bold 
The fair, sex.,of,the, Courdish race 
are generally,ofj,a, pale mahogany, hue, 
with ;veny fine features ; the nose usually 
aquiline, with cyes bright indeed,as the 
antelone’s, and, the whole; countenance 
expressive,of frank and amiable dispo- 
silions,; The,men have nothing) of that 
suspicion regarding their women which 
distinguish, the; Turks, and. Persians ; 
hence, their wives and daughters walk 
abroad in. the. security of innocence, 
without the great veilor chadre, . Their 
only appendage which ‘at; all resembles 
such a coyering, isa handkerchief hang- 
ing loose from. the: back. of the head, 
which at will they can pull, quite over 
ihe face, or allow it merely to shade the 
cheek. ; Their persons are enveloped in 
along blue garment shaped like a shift, 
and opening low down the bosom, where 
itis partially closed with loops fastened 
to buttons, usually formed of pieces of 
money ; an ornament which they affect 
in, profusion, . Their ears, too, are deco- 
rated, with large silver rings, running 
ihrough strings of the same. In the 
cottages, or at the tent doors, these wo- 
men appear without restraint ; and are 
as ready as any peasant girl in England 
to pay toa stranger the usual simple du- 
ties of hospitality., Modest when mai- 
dens,,and chaste, as wives, in every re- 
spect. they,,cullivate. those vigorous 
habits,in themselves, which produce an 
athleti¢;race, of children and set them a 
fearless, example. . ‘‘ Our boys are to be 
soldiers, (say, they,) and they must learn 
to bear, and to darevevery thing. We 
shew, them, the way,’ 
ailasl jeMAHMOUD ALI.MIRZA. 
«Whe fact of. the Shah, having nomi- 
pated Abbas Mirza, to be his successor, 
rather.than,, Mahmoud; Ali Mirza, the 
elder) brother, is, well, known ,to;every 
country ip} Europe, at,all interested in 
the affairs of this kingdom.,, ‘Lhe reason 
assigned tor the preference, is simply the 
diflerent.cireumstances.of their -birth; 
the mother. of the declaned heix, having 
been one of the legal queens.of the, king, 
and. also a daughter, of {be Kadjur,or 
royal tribe; whereas the; mother, of..the 
Prince of Kermapshah, was, ouly a con- 
cubine;, slave;, ) Bnot,..from. what. has 
already, passed, ,.we,,must.see that the 
scymetar is) likely; to; be; called upon 
hereafter, to write in blood the willsof 
Putteh Ali Shab. On the day fornaming 
the successor, all the royal . brothers, 
Sir R, Ker-Porter’s, Travels in Georgia, Persiay Armenia, &e. 
with; the “ministers ,and» great khans, 
were |present;) and) when: the: kitig: pre- 
sented, Abbas, Mirza; to them as: ithéir 
sovereign, every soul bowed thechead of 
submission, excepting: Mahmonds Ali 
Mirza; and-be told his royal father; ithat 
while. he! lived; he wouldoacknowledge 
no,other sovereign! than himselfijitben 
laying his hand ‘ou-his-sWord, ihe fadded 
sternly, “after: that;sthis oshall detide 
who is 4o be king of Persia.” ( jisijosd 
The -intrepidity.of| suc pfrankness 
marks the character ofithis printes:| tte 
is proud, ambitious; daring; aud:inyiu- 
cibly brave; but»heis despotic and se- 
vere, rather’ holding | the saffections) of 
thoseabouthinaby awe,thanattachment. 
His military taleuts;have been tried\on 
more than one oecasion;inconflicts with 
the troops of the/Pasha bf Bagdad > the 
results.of which have-shewn his powers 
for negociation: and» political intrighe, 
by the adyantages»to himself avhich he 
always derived) from these differences. 
Hehas now fixed atnibute onthe Pasha, 
and maintains.a sovereign inflnencelover 
all the considerablechiefs of that partof 
Courdistan, which\,appertaiits eto ithe 
pashalick, ‘Theiboldnessand command 
of such a character isivery'strikingsiand 
we see in it iron qualities}, well adaptel 
to the government of so; wildya country 
as the most part: of southern) Persia; 
power to! use, or to: holdin -ebeek; those 
predatory and turbulent:spitits which 
obey no law but theswordy:Batdliese, 
perhaps essential dispositions loccontral 
an almost determinately barbarous peo- 
ple. would crush the yrowing pragress 
of civilization in the/northern ‘partief the 
empire ; which requires the blatid infla- 
ence of gentleness, goodness;' liberality, 
and bravery wedded; to:mercy,'to foster 
that -country; into) what) it) promises. 
Aud between woisuch opposite charag- 
ters as those L have: just sk¢iched, the 
contest will lic.. Ube power of Mahmoud 
Ali Mirza, wheneverhe chodsesstaexert 
it,’ may -be ‘considered formidable, fiom 
the extent.and nature of the country un- 
der bis jurisdictions: Ltiembraces almost 
the wholesofithe Leuristan mountains, 
even soofar to! the: south-eastias where 
tlicy:mearly;toneb the head)ofidthe: Per- 
sian, Gulf;,and; bending round inthe 
dine of, ihe Ziloon. hills, ituineludes the 
provinee of Khuzistan » iwhence lit muns 
porth-westyy by»! Moutito:Zagros, 2) till 
bounded by the province of (Ardelar 5a 
part of Courdistan; under the nule:of the 
Waly of Senna. » Hamadan douches, it 
on the morth-east. »Andthus:itmay! be 
said to hold-withinitsinfluence two of the 
most 
