Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-15
FOREIGN NEWS.
LONDON. OCTOBER o
LUNDON, OCTOBER ..
Extract from q private letter, dated Constun-
tiuODie .4ur %

LONDON, OCTOBER 9.
Extract from private letter, dated Constun-
tinopte, Aug. %.
The Emperor of Russia is amicably in
clIned towards the Porte, but other pow crf,
Princes in his empire are for war. About tbir-
ty persons have been behcaded here since our
last, and the Turkish government have receiv-
ed the heads Of one of Ali Pachas sons, & one
OF grandson. BY accounts from Smyrna.
the new fruit will be ready to ship in about 20
days 1t comes in this season at about half the
price OF last year. Smyrna is no longer to he
ruled by Governor; il is made Pashalik ::
inns was done in consequence of the late dis
orderly conduct of the Turks there, and in
tended to curb them by vesting greater pow
crs in the authorities. The embargo in corn
here was raised the 9th inst. there were then
about 23o cargoes Import, aud the Government
discontinued discharging even those that had
been sold for about fifty days but on a strong
remonshance ofour Minister, they commence
ed receiving again.-The Russian Govern
ment has just declared Odessa to be no longer
a free port, and have exacted the duties on
the goods already imported there The O.
dessa merchants are much astonished at this
arnitrary mode OF proceeding about three
thousand carSoes OF wheat are annually laden
there.--Poor Danesi is still in exile i'm Macne-
STA, about eight hours distant from SMYRNA : il
Is a large town, and Pashalill.
Some time since courier arrived here from
81. Petersburgh, overland to Odessa, in seven
days thence by sea to this place in two more.
The distance from St. Petersburgh to Odessa
has been done in five days and a half will
give you another instance of speedy travelling /:
"A. Pacha, OF Bagdad, had some particular in
teliISence to transmit to the Porte he ordered
tne courier to make as much speed as posi-
bic, and not TO lose "a moment in returning.
Fifteen days after, as the Pacla was coming
out OF Mosque, he met this trusty Tartar and
III IL great rage demanded his reasons for hay
ing SO long delayed quitting Bagdad Know
ing his head depended on his speed, the Tar
tar handed him the dispatches from the Sui
tan, havmsperformed the Journey in that time.
Alter reading the dispatches, the Pacba de-
manded OF the courier the number of horses
that had been killed in performing the tourney.
The number was great; and the Pacha coolly
told him that he had Killed more horses than
his head was worth, which wasaccordingly in
stantly struck off
F" On the l6thnst. the Spanish Ambassador
had his audience with the Grand Vizier the
Minister started from the English Palace with
DIS SUITE, and the Turkish officer on horseback,
attended by three or four hundred Janissaries
and servants in livery on foot, and proceeded
10 Iophana, the place of embarcation. The
Ambassador with about half dozen of his
suite, crossed over in the State Barge. the rest
following in other boats. On landing thew
were provided with other horses by the Porte,
many OF them most richly caparisoned, parti-
cu'arly the Ambassadors. Before he mounted
mere he was served with cup of coffee he
was attended by several Turks who walked
10y his horse, mostly with one hand on him,
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ms side with the ambassador, his suite, ia
nlssaries, SIC. the whole amounted to about six
hundred persons. On arriving at the palace.
and waiting few minutes in the audience
chamber, general shout announced the en-
trance of the Vizier, who took his seat on a
sofa, with Turkish officer of distinction
standing on each side of him, and the Am
bassador seated in a chair, immediately oppo-
site 10 the VIzler. After.a silence of IA few mi
nutes, the Ambassador, seated, delivered his
speech III French, expressive of the friendly
relations OF the two courts. The Drogoman
OF the Porte, standing at the side of the Am
| bassador, repeated the speech in Turkish this
is one of the highest Offices held by Greeks,
| and they are considered almost as petty Prn-
ces.) After this, one of the Secretaries took
silk bag from off his neck and handed it to
the officer, who stood on the right of the Vi
Zler, ana who opened and took from it the
credentials of the Ambassador. Those the
Vizler' looked at, acknowledged, and handed
again to his officer, on the right. Coffee and
sherbet were handed to the Ambassador, who
| sIpped of each censor was then brought
containing wood of aloes, &C. which is held
few seconds under his nose. after per
in Turkey is considered to have eat long
enough with his entertainer, civil hint is giver
him to depart by holding some perfume to hi.
tacc.) The Ambassador was then robed in Z
verys rich pelisse, lined with ermine his Sc.
cretaries and several of his suite were also
robed with Others of an inferior quality, which
| are considereda sort Of return for the Ambas
sador's presents. This done, he saluted the
Grand Vizier and departed think Their,
must have been six or eight hundred persons
IN the audience room, the greater proportion
Turks IN full dress, armed with sabres and pis
tolls. We had fire here this week which de
stroyed about four hundred Turkish and Ar
menian houses the Grand Vizier and Capt
Pacha were lending their authoritative aid.
From tie ~ York Commercial 4d5.qctisesJ
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FRANCE.
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