The loss of Kars is likely to lead to new
complications, -materially compromising the position of Russia's adversaries in -Alia. Omar Pasha has retreated to Redout Kaleh ; the whole of his operations provoking the question, whether he was re- strained by any jealousies at Constantinople—or at some, other capital more distant from the East. The discouragement likelj be given to the areassians and the Turks in Asia is scarcely ta worst consequence likely to follow from this reverse. Persia ha. long been an object of uneasiness; and remarkable changes have taken place in that country. The British Ambassador appears to be engaged in-some quarrel with the Shah, not yet clearlykunder- stood ; and while that is so, the inhabitants of Herat, revolting against a profligate Sultan, have ceded their province to Persia, Herat being notoriously the key to Northern India. Already we have reason to suppose that Russian agency has assisted that insurrection in the Sontal district which has at last necessitated the proclamation of martial law. Many districts of India have shown signs of disturbance ; while Seinde, the Punjaub, and Affghanistan, have not been settled so long as to obviate all un- easiness.. Oude itself, the semi-independent state, is torn by a civil war ; and a fanatic. insurrectionist, whom the King had en- couraged, has- excited a rebellion which it has required arms to -put down ; with some signs, oven amongst the troops headed by the King's px•itisc. General, that religious or native jealousies were stronger than loyalty to our rule. Whatever policy may have dictated the cold, neglect of beleaguered but gallantly- resisting Kars, British interests are likely to pay severely for the mistake.
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