The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-04-15 00:00:00

FOnEIGN INTELLIORATE.

FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.
COMTANTINOPir, MARCH. 4.
General Brune, Ambassador from the French Re-
public to the Sublime Porte, arrived at Constanti-
nople on the 6th of January. He caused his arrival
to he notified to the Porte by Citizen Parandier, First
Secretafy of Legation. 'lie Prince Scarlata Calli-
machi, First Dragoman of the Porte, introduced
him successively to the Minister of the Interior, thft
Grand Vizier, the Reys Effendi, and the Capu'rt
Pacha, to whom he notified the arrival of the Am-
bassador in the following terms :
" I have the honour to announce to your Excel-
lency (or Highness) the arrival at Constantinople of
General Brune, nominated, by the first Coos's:
Bonaparte, Ambassador from the French Republic
to the Ottoman Porte. The rank which General

Brune holds in the State, the services he has pei-
formed at the head of armies, and in the conduct of
public affairs, must convince the Porte of the im-
portance which the French Government attaches to
this mission. The Ainbassador charges me pArti:-
cularly to testify to your Excellency (or !lig:mess)
the high consideration he entertains for the Porte,
and how much he is convinced of its being his duty-
to display, in the relations betwixt the two countries,
that frank and amicable confidence, so useful to the

interests of France and the Ottoman Empire."
The different Ministers discovered the greatest sa-
tisfaction at this discourse. They felt all the interest
which the First Consul Bonaparte took in the re-
establishment of that ancient and firm friendship.
which formerly existed betw.tzn the two empires.
They regretted that the festivals of Ramazan and
/3airam should delay the audience of the Ambassa-
dor of the French Republic. Citizen Parandier WAS
received by the Ministers with the utmost distinc-
tion ; they made him sit down, beside them, and re-
galed him with cofFeee, sherbet, ani perfume.
The first public audience to the Grand Vizier
was fixed fur the 14th of February, and the follow-
ing was the order of the procession ;
The Janissary gu:trd of honour ranged in mu
files, cot/unaided by the Colonel of the regiment.
Tne escort og- Aniss.tries attached to tfie service
of the Amixtandor.
'fwelve led horses, and twelve Tchoadars.
Twenty.four I'clioadars on foot, marching in two
lines.
The various servants and inferior officers connect-
ed with the embassy.
The Commissaries of Commercial Relations ors
hors back.

The public and private Secretaries on horseback.
The First Secretary of Legation, Citizen Paran-
dier, carrying the Ambassador's credentials in a port
folio richly ornamented with gold. He was also on
horseback, having on his right the Scharux Barbi. In
ordinary embassies this officer of the Porte took the
right of the Ambassador. At the audience of Ge-
neral Aubert l)ubayet, it was agreed, that after the
reception he should retire and come up to the two
other audiences by another way. On this occasion
he preceded the English Ambassador, placing him-
self by the side of the First Secretary of Legation.
The Ambassador.
His private Secretary.
The Commander of the frigate La Serene.
The First Drogman of France.
The Ambassador's First Aid-de-Camp.
His Second Aid-de-Camp.
His Third Aid-de-Camp.
A Chief of Battalion of the Artillery.
Two Officers of a frigate.
The Ambassador's Almoner.
The Superior of St. Anthony.
The Superior of St. Dominique.
The Ambassador's Equerry.
Two Guards of Honour.
The Ambassador's Intendant.
The two Commercial Consuls.

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A Body of French Merchants.
As soon as he reached the Porte, the Ambassa-
dor landed at the foot of the stairs which led to the
palace of the Vizier, where Prince Callimachi,
accompanied by several officers of distinction.
came to receive him, and conducted him, witl:-
out stopping, through the apartments where tla-
Ambass,idots usually wait. The Ambas,adt-
entered the grand saloon of the Divan at tl:e
same time as the Grand Vizier entered at an cppo-
site door. After reciprocal salutations, the Grand
Vizier seated himself on his sopha, and the Am-
bassador placed himself opposite to him, in :tn.
armed chair prepared for the purpose.
The Keys Effendi, and several other Ministers,
stood on the right hand of the Vizier : the Ambas-
sador then delivered the following speech, which
was immediately afterwards interpreted by Prince
Callimachi :
" The most Great, most Powerful, and most Mag-
nanimous First Consul of the French Republic,
Bonaparte, has sent me to the Sublime Porte.
cloathed with the character of Ambassador. I.
come, agreeably to custom, to present to your
Highness the letters by which I am invested iwitlt
that eminent chara.eter. Under the auspices of 3.
treaty which renews the former alliance, and.
through the happy disposition of your Highness's
sentiments, the whole of my condnd will tend, and.
I trust, succeed in drawing closer the ties which im-
perious circumstances had loosened, hut which
Ottomans and the French are accustomed to los.k
upon as the pledge of their mutual prosperity.
•hie genies of the maganinious First Consul, the
glory which he prides iii of maintaining the peace et:
the world, the splendour of his innumerable victories,
the peaceful pustule of the Powers heretofore our
enemies, the weight which the French Republic•
throws into the balance of the destinies of Europe.
are so many pledges of the stability, as well as of
the importance of our engagements. Your Hii;l:-
ness is well aware that France is the true friend and
the nrural ally of the Ottoman Empire ; that ter
frankness, generosity, and greatness, the two na-
tions have no equals in the world ; that the dearest
interests attach them to one another. I deem my-
self peculiarly happy in having been chosen to ke-.•p
up this union ; and i consider the honourab:e post in
which I am placed at the sublime Porte, as the most
glorious reward of my I alsours in the field. I feel great
pleasure in finding in the depository of the confidence
of his Highness the zitiltan Salm 111. a Grand
Vizier, a warrior hero, whose politeness and %%is.
dom will .smomth the difficulties of my new career.
I offer him my congratulations on the peace,