Star.
London, England, 1828-07-24 00:00:00

OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION

FROM THE RBIS EFFENDI TO THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR.

" The strengthening of the bonds of good understand.
ing and of friendship which the Porte has so long main-
tained towards the Court of France being the object of
the unceasing endeavours of the two Empires, the de•
parture and absence of the French legation from Con-
stantinople was never desired nor agreeable ; and if the
departure of your Excellency (agreeably to fat.'a de-
crees) has excited our lively regret, the continuation of
your absence has scarcely caused us less pain; however,
the state of things evidently proves, that in the inter-
change of the good intentions and favourable disposi-
tons with which the Sublime Porte was always ani-
mated, the Court of France has, on its side, always
sticerely desired the mail tenance of the most perfect
harmony. Tne advice of the return of your Excel-
lency to Corfu being a certain proof and further evi-
dence of the sincerity and pure intention of France gra.
tifies us, and occasions us to take the first step to open
the way to negotiations, conformably to a good under-,
standing, to renew our relations; since your friendly
declarations, made before and since, show the desire
of France—that its aim, full of good faith, is the
will to maintain the dignity and prosperity of its
ancient friend the Sublime Ottoman Porte, as well
, as the preservation of its sovereignty and absolute
power, so the syst m and conduct of the Sublime Porte
have at all times been based by right and justice ; and
it is notorious that she has been constantly a faithful
ally, conforming all her actions to the Holy Law, and'
never permi.tinA the infraction of treaties, nor the viola-
tion of a sincere friendship. The separation, therefore,'
though it cannot appear conkrmable to the friendly
relations of the two Powers, yet cannot affect the
ancient and loyal friendship which subsists between
them; the pleasure, besides, that friends experience in
meeting after a separation, contributes at all times to
cement more closely their attachmer:t, and consolidate
their ties. So the first and only desire and pure inten-
tion of the Sublime Porte i<, to pu-sue the path of jus•
rice, and to obtain the general tranquillity of its sub-
jectt—expecting that the good bind equitable views of
:he Court of France, the ancient and affectionate friend
of the Ostoman Government, tend equally to the like
'object.
" In case your Excellency should return to Constan-
tinople, so that the affairs which have been discussed
' between us, according to the pure intentions and friendly
dispositions of the two Empires, may arrive at a happy
termination through these amicable conferences, depend
that your Excellency will receive, on the part of the
Sublime Porte, every honour and consideration.

" After this explanation, we wait with impati ace the
return of your Excellency to Constantinople, and we
address a similar note to the Ambassador of England.
" It is for your especial intormation, and to ezpress
the high consideration w•e entertain for your person,
that we ad-tress you the present. Your friend, the un-
dersigned, hopes that if it ple4se GOD, when you receive
it, and know its contents, that your earnest zeal will be
used to consolidate the basis of a good understanding,
according to the conte.iti of the above."