The Press.
London, England, 1854-01-28 00:00:00

JANUARY 28, 1854.

ties within the shortest possible delay ; and the second,
the renewal of the treaties, to which the Sublime Porte
assents, in deference to the advice of the allied powers,
and in the undeviating spirit of moderation by which it has
been guided throughout in these transactions.
" With regard to the religous privileges and immunities
of the various non-Mussalman communions, subject to the
Ottoman Government, these have been accorded in ancient
times by the illustrious ancestors of his Imperial Majesty,
and reconfirmed by himself in virtue of a hatti-sheriff
recently emanated to that effect. These grants and fran-
chises, moreover, the Sublime Porte has been ever anxious
o; maintain—and will maintain perpetually—as has been
long since solemnly proclaimed to all Europe by the pro-
mulgation of the Tanzimat Morever, should any one of
those communions eossess advantages unenjoyed by the
others, and these desire to participate therein, the Ottoman
Government, animated by sentiments of justice and im-
partiality, will never refuse to dispense equal rights and
equal privileges to all. Neither can there be the slightest
objection to notify the sincerity and loyalty of these inten-
tions to every Government in Europe, and to furnish each
—and necessarily the Cabinet of St. Petersburg—with a
copy of the aforesaid firmans.
The project of settlement concerning the measures
required to complete the decision relative to the Holy
Places will be accepted definitively.
" Hence the Sublime Porte is ready to conclude a treaty
of peace, in the manner traced out by its august allies, and
consents, accordingly, to appoint a plenipotentiary, who,
with a Russian plenipotentiary, will finally regulate this
affair, and settle the terms of an armistice, in any neutral
town at the choice of the allied powers, as soon as intelli-
gence is received that the Court of St. Petersburg has ac-
quiesced in these decisions.
". In consequence of the many and various relations ex-
isting between Turkey and the European States, the Sub-
lime Porte considers itself in every respect entitled to be
admitted as a member of the European federation, and,
conformably with this situation, it will be requisite to con-
firm and complete the treaty of 1841, and this result. it
awaits with entire confidence in the good offices and solici-
tude of the great powers.
" Forty days ought to suffice to make known the deci-
sion of the Russian Cabinet, and the Sublime Porte
solicits its august allies to direct their attention to that
object.
" Finally, with a view of ensuring to all classes of his
subjects the blessings of justice and security, his Majesty
the Sultan is most anxious to see in full vigour the enact-
ments of the Tanzimat, and to introduce into all depart-
ments of state the requisite reforms and ameliorations ;
and to this end has deigned to issue orders for considering
and completing that most important object. This circum-
stance I feel most happy to announce, and it will afford,
no doubt, the highest satisfaction to the friends and well-
wishers of the Ottoman empire.
(Signed)
" Rebiulevel 30, 1270.

" MUSTAPIIA REDSCAID.

All the preparations are made at Adrianople for
the arrival of the Sultan, which is to take place in
March. Numerous articles of furniture, as also 800
domestics and 500 horses, have already been
despatched. The whole retinue will consist of 1,000
persons.

The first regiment of the Christian Cossacks
formed by Zadyk Pacha (Charkowsky), and mostly
composed of Bulgarians, was to leave Constantinople
on the 10th for the head-quarters of Omer Pacha.
The Cologne Gazette publishes a letter from Con
stantinople which speaks of the preparations making
in that capital by General Baraguay d'Hilliers, for
supplying provisions for the support of an auxiliary
corps of 40,000 French troops in Turkey.
The Porte, on the recommendation of General
d'Hilliers, has decided on establishing a line of
electric telegraph from Constantinople to Schumla
It is also in contemplation to purchase in Europe a'
certain number of steam-vessels.
Much sensation is said to have been created in
Constantinople by the arrival of reports from Malta,
stating that the English forces collected there and in
the I nian Islands already numbered from 30,000 to
35,000 men (7), and that an immense quantity of
provisions and ammunition had been brought. into
store.

Several British officers, chiefly from India, have
arrived in Constantinople, and offered their services
to the Sultan. Some of these proffers were ac-
cepted.

A melancholy affair of honour took place on the
3rd inst. in Constantinople between two French
officers, Marsala and Mouginot, both professors and
comrades in the Military Academy. They fought
with swords, and in less than five minutes Mouginot
fell mortally wounded. An inquest was held by the
French authorities, and it appears that, all having
been fairly conducted and according to established
usage in the French army, M. Marsaux is not amena-
ble to criminal law.
Fuller details have now arrived respecting the en-
nee of the combined fleets into the Black Sea.
For two or three days previous to the day on which
they started (the 3rd) every preparation was made.
The steamers lighted their fires, the ships of the line
loosed their sails, and signals were exchanged from
one squadron to the other, but the weather was so
bed,. the current so rapid, and the wind from the
X.E. blew in such heavy gusts, that the two admirals
hesitated, and postponed the intended movement.
At length the wind veered round to the S.W., and