The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-01 00:00:00

THE TURKISH AMBASSADOR.

The following are particulars relating to the Turkish
Ambassador lately arrived at Paris, and his suite :—" Mus-
tapha Redschid Bey bears the title of Minister Plenipo-
tentiary and Envoy Extraordinary to the King of the
French. At Constantinople Mustapha was the Grand Re-
ferendary of the Divan, whose duties are to make reports
upon all the affairs, whether political or administrative,
which are to be discussed in Council before the Sultan.
He enjoys a high reputation for wisdom and integrity. He
is acquainted with all the Eastern languages, but knows
none of those of the Western nations. He is about 38
years of age, small in stature, but having a fine and ex-
tremely mild countenance. He frequently salutes, and with
a degree of humility. He wears the civil costume of his
country, which is a species of frock, of a blue colour, but-
toned in the front, with a collar and cuffs embroidered with
gold on a sky-blue ground, a sword in a gold sheath, sus-
pended by a gold belt, and a silver plate on his coat, set with
diamonds. He wears on his head a red cap, with a fold of
black silk, which falls over his eyes, and is the only part of
his dress which is different from the general costume of
Europe. It is by no means graceful, but he never ap-
pears without it. It has replaced the turban, which was

much handsomer and more convenient. His Excelleuey
-*Mined on Friday at St. Cloud, where the King received

him with extraordinary marks of distinction.

He was

accompanied by his interpreter, and by his colleague
Namick-Pasha, Minister to the Court of London, who
arrived at Paris on Thursday, and who speaks French with
great facility and spirit. He wears the uniform of a Turkish
general officer, which is distinguished from that of Mustapha
only by having a greater portion of embroidery, and enor-
mous gold epaulettes, which seem to have been borrowed
from the Prussian military uniform. Namick-Pasha is
rather tall, of distinguished features, and manner announc-
ing a degree of haughtiness and of assurance. The inter-
preter of Mustapha, who is the only offices attached to the
Embassy, is a man already advanced in age, has a white
beard, and has a serious mild expression of face. He has
at Constantinople the reputation of being a learned man,
and is Director of the Academy or College. He speaks
several of the Western languages, and particularly French.
After dinner he passed an hour in examining the pic-
tures and curiosities that adorn the Palace. The paint-
ings on porcelain, and particularly the magnificent mosaic
table representing the shield of Achilles, peculiarly at-
tracted his attention ; he expressed his admiration with a
fire that.may be said to have been poetical. The son of
the interpreter was also invited. He is a remarkably fine
boy, 11 years old, speaking French with great fluency, and
with very little foreign accent, and having the best man-
ners and address. His education was commenced by his
father. He played the whole evening with the Duke
d'Aumale. He requested the young Duke to write his
name on a strip of paper, and having obtained it he
folded it up with care, and deposited it in his pocket,
as if it were an article of the highest value. He then
took a pen himself, and wrote in a very fine hand,
and without the least fault, "Je suis votre servitcur Ahmed
Vefik." This the Prince received, promising that he would
preserve it with the utmost care. The King had also in-
vited several Frenchmen of distinction who, in different
capacities, have resided at Constantinople. Among the
number were—General Guilleminot, Admiral Hugon, M.
Jouannin, his Majesty's intepreter, M. de Langsdorff, M. de
Sainte Aulaire, and M. de Laborde, all of whom took plea-
sure in conversing with the Turkish Envoy, either directly
or through his interpreter. The Government is seeking
for an hotel for the Turkish Ambassador, the Government
at Constantinople having appropriated there a residence for
the French Embassy."—French Paper.