The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-01
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TURKEY.
CoNsTANTINopLE, Jan. le.
Although: the Grand Vizier feveral days ago
received the fword and pcline, (diRinetive marks
OF command,) he has not yet quilted the CAPT
tai. He appears to have delayed only until the
designation of a Caimaean, or fubfitute. His
Hirhneis will be accompanied to the army, &C.
cording to cufom. by the Refs, Effendi aud XII
aja-Bey /; the prrfons intended to fupply their
places during their abfence, are already known.
Immediately after the Divan refolved to de-
clare war againIt Rufia, the Grand Seignior
addrefed to the Grand Vizier, the aTth Dec.
an imperial refcript, ufual in thofe cafes, &C.
quainting him with his nomination to the chief
military command, and the motives which in
duced a declaration of war. The following is
the iubftance of it =
The Grand Seignior to the Grand YTaier.
You are my mott fage Vizier and abf lutte
Flrtt Minifter !! May Providence and the Grace
Divine, neceffary to ,nan in all circumstances.
and the aid, and the afitance of the Prophet
of God, be always with you! 1t has been repre-
tented to the Council G%eneral, recently held in
prefence of all the Viziers, U!emahs, and Chiefs
ofthe corps of Janifaries, that the inidel Ruff
hans had fuddenly broken their treaty with us,
ie,zing the tortreties of Bender and Choczim,
which were deAitute of defence, thence ma
king known that their black perRdy, cherifhed
OF old, and manifefed on different locations,
againft the MufIelman nation, has ever ceafed
to exit. The law and the refo!ution taken by
the council, render it indifpenfable to aa hoE.
tllely againit thoie infdels, which is approved
ny general content and applaufe, 70 that after
having implored the a~fitance of the all power.
fui God, who made us out of nothing, and the
protection of the prophet Mahomet, the obietf
OF our glory and i%nftitutor of our law, I have
taken the formal refolution of declaring war a.
gainlt the Ruf1ians, confiding only in the d;y;n.
Providence and Grace. Every one knows the
ancient hatred the Ruilians bear Munrtmen.
ne act OF perhdy and treafon, iuf committed.
renders 1t necelary that all military and other
Individuals, attached to the MuGeiman faith.
take part in this iacred war ; and as meafures
have already been taken to march nv immortal
army, with all pofibie aIacrity, under the elo.
nous banner OF Sangiak Scherif (tandard of
Mahomet) | name you GeneraliHimo abfoiu;e.
Under thefe circumstances, you will reIy in
your operations upon the aid of providence s.
the all powerful God {; and / place in his divine
hands the care OF your perfoD, the viziers, ule-
mahs, janifaries OF all grades, and in fhort all
the faithful warriors who are with you in this
holy war.
MY glorious anceuors, fultaIned by the ar
dcnt zeal of their vizisrs, miniRers, ianifari-s
and other folders, and the energy with which
they oppoied the enemy, formerly conquered
thote provinces, and maintained poHefisn of
them. 1t now belongs to you to employ the
fame activity. expect your devotedn. r. and
diligence (; that you will forthwith fuppIv the
neceIdry tuccours of meH and ammunition TO
our mahometan brethren in the vicinity of thofe
already taken oy the mindless; and that you will
~ = ~, fhA ,,n.,no oE
ces, and preferving my fubjeets from all ooprer.
fon. AS to ammunition and other neceraries
for the army, you will concert f them with
the chiefs OF the departments you will en-
ploy every moment, by day and by night, to
acc eierate their expedition, as well as the de.
parture of the viZier, janiGaries, and others at
taChed to my imperial army in fhort, YOU
will be equally anxious, in quality of miniler
%abioiu;e, to provide for the equipment Of the
iiett' men as wen as ammunition (; you Will
be careful iuitably to recompenfe ,hofc who
fhHll d%IftinGuiih %themfeives ; and to. punrNl
thofe who ihall neglect to fulfil their duty.
May God preierve you found and fafe in all
your undertakings!
From tie Imperial Camp at RarLa4u,
January 30, 1907.
The Senate were to meet on the 18th Febru-
arv, and the following is the addrcfs of the en-
peror
SENAToRs-We have ordered our miniRer
of Foreign a fairs to communicate the treaties
we have made with the King of Saxony and
with the different fovereign princes of that
houfs. The Saxon nation loft its Independence
on the 18th October, 1856. 1t recovered il
on the 18th October, 1906. After SO years,
Saxony, made free by the treaty of Pofen, ceaf-
es to be a province of Prufia. The Duke of
SAKE Weimar, without any previous declara-