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rat be Holy Catholic Climb, and which unhappily
itenffittate to distract it, have resulted from an erroneous
apoLklation, and a perverse interpretation of the holy books.
We will not inquire whether the Papal Brief addressed to the
Archbishops of Goan. and Mob'Sou, and particularly the
Decretuni of the Sacred College, 13th June, 1757, are obli-
gatory or nut in the Netherlands; it is enough that these
documents apprise us clearly of the sentiments eut•rtained
by the Holy See upon this point: I have always adhered to
It in a manner too invariable and too conformable with My
duties to undertake any thing, or to assist in any undertak-
ing whatever, which are opposed to its sentiments.
" Have the goodness to inform me by what way I shall
,return you your packet.
(Signed) FRANCIS ANTOINE.
" To the Rev. Van Era, Catholic Professor
and Citrate at Marbourg, in Hesse."
CONSTANTINOPI.I, APRIL 10.
The Sublime Porte is not without some uneasi-
Mess, as May be seen by the knowing/masa, rd-
' dressed to the Kian-Bey, dated the 26th Djentak-
cul-AcAir, 1236 (30.11 March, 18314
" person is ignoraut of the events which have
taken 'place in the provinces of Wallachia and Mot.
eiriovia, and the consist perfitly of the Greek nation. We
must hope in God twat tranquility will soots be re.
established. • In the mean time it is essential that
entry Maseulman should begin to adopt himself to the
circumstances of-the moment, which impose the necessity of
renouncing all the pleasures of social life, which have gene-
. rally become, for a long time, a second nature, and return
to the life of the camp, the primitive alnico! the 1,11105, and
so conform himself by degrees to the habits of our ancestors.
11 is equal), indispensable that the 51inisters of the empkw,
`and all'persons employed in public uffices, should renounce
every kind of dissipation, and repute themselves for this
• change in our habits by procuring arms, horses, &c."
The following are the words of the Haty-Sherif
upon this subject:—
" The infidels, witnessing the irregularities to
which the Ministers, and other public officers of my empire,
hi•••:
~„ 'l4„. , give themselves up, and foreseeing that there is no resist-
slice to be apprehended in that el:miler, have had the stela-
-4p ry aity to come to these extremities. Although these facts be
• • .known of all the great mist, the Illioimera and Officers of
my empire, I do not see in them more zeal on that ac.
count. Let orders be given to every class of persons. Per-
sons in office scarcely rerair to their poste at three o'clock.
This is not the way to do business. Every moment is not
made fur pleasure; but see the dreadful consequences.
The mutual alteteatione of some improper persons, and
. the liberty they assume of ceusuriug the conduct of each
oilier, have occasioned COMM'S& between the Ma•aulmana.
They who will not alter this kinder life, who without regard
In the precept which commands them to regard every Hue-
sulmas as • brother, will retain their animosities, and shew
a remissness laud a negligence io the performance of their
duties ; they who will come too late to their poste, and cen-
sure each other's conduct—to such persons I shall speak no
more in the language, but give them over to the sword of
the ex. cutioner Let them the,' open their eyes. The pre-
sent circumstances ore by no means to be compared-with the
past ; oar 'William is in stamper. My imperial intention is,
to gain to me the hearts of true believers, and to make wiy-
•elf useful to the law of 111ahoolet, May God giant vigil.
suce to all! So be it."
On the preceding day (the 29th of March) the
!leis Effendi addressed r circular note to all the
foreign Ministers, in which he apprised them that
the Porte was obliged, in consequence of the flight
of reve•al of its subjects on bort d of foreign vessels,
to exercise the rigid reserved ley Treaties, and to
. amuse all ships to be visited which shall pass the
Straits, either towards the Euxine or the Era!'
Sea, that it has tippoinieil Commissioners for this
purpose, and that it invites the Nlinisters also to
send Commissioners to Fri:atAi and to the Dew-
dotielleti, to ar.siat at these vwits, which in other re-
siercts should rof retard or iiiconimode the crews
oe the foreign passengris.