Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-18
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

The following is the official translation of the
Porte's acceptance of the Note of the Four Powers
the version previously published being imperfect:
TRANSLATION.
His Majesty the Sultan has perised with attention the
British Ambassadors note of December IL respecting the
proposed for treaty of peace and identical with
those Of his colleagues the representatives of France
Austria, and Prussia, sent in collectively on the same
day and it results therefrom that his Majesty the Empe
rer Of Russia manifests pacific intentions.
The Sublime Porte has waged war solely in its own de-
fencen defence Of its sacred rights and sovereignty
and as there is nothing to affect them in this proposal it
has been deemedexpedent to adopt it with view to the
restoration Of peace his Imperial Majesty, moreover
peng actuated In this circumstance by the highest
sderaion for his august allies by ardent desire Of
conforming to their wishes, and by implicit faith in their
counsels
Accordingly, on resuming the negotiations the first
point TO establish will be the evacuation of the Princi
paes within the shortest possible DELAY and the se-
cond the rpewa OF the treaties to which the Sublime
Porte assets in difference to the advice Of the Allied
POWERS and IN the Underwriting spirit Of moderation by
which it has been guided throughout in these trans
actions.
With regard the religious privileges and mmunities
of the various Mussu.man comnunions subject to
the Ottoman Government, these have been accorded in
ancient times by the ustrous ancestors of his mnera
Majesty and reconfrmed by himself in virtue Of haiti
sheriff. recently emanaed to that effect These grants
and franchises moreover the Sublime Porte has been
ever anxious to maintain, and will maintain perpetuay
has been long since solemny proclaimed to all Europe
by the PRONUNCIATION of the Tanz1aat.
Moreover should any Of those communons possess
advantages unenoyed by the Others and these desire to
participate therein the Ottoman Government animated
by sentiments of justice and inpartiay will never re-
fuse TO dispense equai end ea.i privileges g all
Neither there be the slightest objection onotify the
sincerity and loyalty of these intentions every Govern
ment in Europe, and to furnish each-and necessarily
the Cabinet OF ST. Petersbgh-wth copy of the afore-
said frmans.
The project Of settlement concerning the measures re-
To nla
will be accepted defnitiyey.
Hence the Sublime Porte is ready to conclude treaty
of peace in the traced by its august allies
and consents accordingly to appoint Plenpotentary
who, with Russian Plenipotentary will finally regulate
this affair." and settle the Of an armstice in any
neutral town at the choice of the Allied Powers soon
intelligence is received that the Court of St. Peters
burgh has acquiesced in these decisions
In consequence Of the many and various relations ex
listing between Turkey and the European States the Sub
lime Porte considers itself in every respect entitled to be
admitted member of the European federation and
conformaby with this situation it will be requisite
firm and complete the treaty of 1871 And this result it
awaits with entire confidence in the good offices and sol
citude Of the great Powers.
Forty days ought to suffice to make known the decision
Of the Russian Cabinet and the Sublime Porte socits its
august allies direct their attention to that object
Finally with view of insuring to all classes of his
subjects the blessings justice and security his Majesty
the Sultan is most anxious to in full yigor the
ments of the Tanzmat and introduce into oil depart
ments of State the requisite reforms and ameoraons
and this end has degned to issue orders for consider
ing and completing that most important object. This
Afford doubt the highest satisfaction to the friends
and well wshers of the Ottoman empire.
MUSTAPHA REDSCHID.
REBIuLEyEL 80, 1870.