The Express.
London, England, 1856-09-18 00:00:00

THE EUPHRATES VALLEY RAILWAY.

We are requested to publish the subjoined coreee•
posemee between the Foreign Oates and the Chairman of
1 the Euphrates 'Jam Railway Company.

Foreiga Office, August 19,1866.
Sir,—l am directed by the Earl of Clarendon W state 80
yes that, with a view to amble, his lordship to Walsh
Vieonat Stratford de Redeliffe with leetructions as to the
support to be afforded to Major General Chesney and the
company which he represents, Lord Clarendon would be glad
to metes from you pores *meioses' and pattieelsrs Se to
the proposed Euphrates Railcay, end as is the mistime,
which eau be afforded by her Majesty's Arabeasador.—l am.
sir, your mat obedient servant,
TO W. P. Andrew, Esq. (mod)
caul
(airman.)
August 28,1866.
My Lard,—l have the honour to aekno.ledge the receipt
of your letter of the 19th inst., requesting or. to communi-
cate for the information of the Earl of Clarendon precise
statements and pertieulare regarding the Euphrates Valley
Railway Company. to enable hie lordship to give imbrue-
tloas to Viewuet Stratford de Radcliffe to support Major-
General Chesney on his minion to Conatanticople, as UN,
reprwentetive of the Euphrates Vette, Railway Company.
2, In reply, I beg to state the oijoets contemplated by
this company are shortly as follows :
3. This company is established to *wince the Mediterra-
nean and the Persian Gulf by a railway from the ancient
port of &learns by Antioch end Atria') to Jabot Castle on
the Euphrates, of 80 mile. in length, and •iterwatds from
thence by other towns to Bagdad, and on the bead of the
Persian Golf. Theme by stamen communication will be
, established with all parts of India
4. The eff. et of the proposed townies to be entered into
between the &Witte. Porte and this company will be, that
h the Ottoman government gueratitse a minimum dividend
on the capital required at 6 per wet per annum for 99
years, with power to raise capital for semen, at a rate to
. be hereafter determised.
6. The Ottoman government grant a lease of the land
r neeemary for the railway and works for 99 years, free of
, charge.
; 6. Oa the opening of the line, all nett profits exceeding
the rate of dividend guareateed, are t i go to the Ottoman,
government, is licjaidation of the dividends they have ad-
, Tweed. When this advance Is 'spell the entire surplut
goes to the shareholder..;
7. At the expiration of 99 years the land with the railway
and works pettaining thereto will become the property of
the Ottoman government, who will at we same time per-
. chess the rolling stock at a valuation to be settled by
srbitration.
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S. The Ottoman government guarantee the imenpany
spinet all competition from works of a similar character,
andmigrrtyeatofthtterielitaht ftho,atianad,
certain"cd.. dieflanmice". daetneacqhusuidriee :iithrehe
e.
9. The preliminaries for a conessefon on the above bads
were niutoally,egreed to by his Hiehress hell Pasha Grasse
Tuley, when in this country, and M. Minoru, with General
Chesney and myself, his highness referring me, as the chair-
men of the eompaay, to M. Mayoras for the settlement of
details, and requesting me, on his departure from England,
Pound en agent to repremat this oompany at Constant.-
haviag fall power to gin effect to the preliminary
agreement, so that the Arms might be booed giving the
formal sad official sanction of the Sublime Porte to the con-
cession and guarantee.
10. The directors of this company have selected Omni
Chesney. their consoling engineer, for this mission, feeling
that, from his intimate acquaintance with Tarts, and IM
people, and from hie high and honoareble character, he is
percaller:y qualified to oenclude enangaments begun and
tarried thu far, under the most promising supine..
11. The major-general will be accompanied and aided on
his mission to Constantinople, and the subsequent e yin
Syria. by the celebrated engineer Sir John Macneill, and
takes his departure on the Ist prosino.
12. On the 17th of March tut, by desire of the chairman
of the Hon. East ladle Company, 1 forwarded to Lord
Chreedoo.throtigh tie H le Court and the Board of
Control, a letter addressed to Lord Stratford de Rodcliffea
with enclosures eraintathing fall particulars connected with
the Repbrates route to India, and begging his lordship to
exert on behalf of the effort that was being made to arta-
bllsh a communication between this country and India, iris
the Euphrates, his great and jolt inithenee with the Turkish
geveraneet, to facilitate the negotiations for the Inman so
ter as was eensistint with his Baceilency's distinguished
official position.
18. 1 bath reason to believe that Lord Stratford has long
' regarded with much interest the establithment by English-
' men of the pivoted direst route to India, so calculated to
I promote the prosperity, safety, aid consolidation of the
Sultan's Asiatic dominions, being at the same time of in-
estimable importance to the policy and power of thin
OM/.
14. have therefore only, in conclusion, ta request that
I Lord Clarendon would be good though to state to Lord
. Stratford the same approval end conearreace in the objects
r contemplated by this company he was pleased to express
verbally when I was honoured with en interciew, and
' suggest to the ambassador the recognition by his Ethelleney
t of the salmi= of Genital Chesney es one worthy of his
countenance and furtherance.-1 have the honour to be, my
toed, do., (Signed) W. P. ANDIUM, Chairman.