The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-04
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TURKISH C0LONIZATInN

j. Horstord Smith, Esq, the Ottoman Consul in
New York, has received a copy of decree intended
to promote emigration to Turkey The emigrants
are termed ColOnists in the decree
The Colonists must first of all take the oath of
allegiance, and submit themselves to the laws of
the empire. They shall be free from all imnedi-
ments in the exercise of their religion and shall en-
JOY without distinction the religious privileges
as all other subjects of the empire IT, in those To-
caltes, winch the government shall assign for their
settlement, there should be chapes suitable for
their worship they may perform their devotions
there; but II new villages are to be formed, they
shall obtain from the Imperial government permis-
sion to erect chapelS.
From among the diSposabe land bnlonoino IN
the Government, portions will be granted to the
Colonst, according to his means free of taxes for
six years, if i'll Roumelia, and twelve if in Asia-
The colonlsts are to be exempt from military SER
vice or its equivalent in money for a like term
After the expiration Of these terms they are to be
subject to the same taxation and service as other
subjects They are not entitled to sell the lands
granted to them until after the lapse of at least
twenty years. Those who. before the expiration of
the stated term, may wish to leave the country and
Ielinqush their allegiance to the empire shall re-
store the lands to the government and shall be
obliged to give up to the government without com
pensation, all buildings which they may have
erected.
The colonists may change their place of resi-
dence, but the franchises from the original
grant.
Government reserves to itself the right of expel-
ing from the empire those who should prove to
have been criminals or bad characters in their own
country.
Before families start for Turkey they shall draw
up and transmit to the Imperial Government
through its own legation and consulates abroad
wherever there are such registers containing in de
tail their names, qualifications, means, the amount
of their capital and their profession. And each
family must possess sum as capital equivalent at
least to sixty gold medjidiyes (about S215)
At the time of the departure for, and of the ar
rival in Turkey, the COnsuls Of the Sublime Porte
n md he al
aries in the interior, shall grant all necessary IA
cities in the transportation of goods and chattels
Passports shall be furnished gratuitously by the
Ottoman Consuls.
Whenever families express their desire to emf
CRATE to Turkey, the Imperial government should
be apprised of it at least two months beforehand
so that there may be time to designate the proper
locality for their settlement in the Provinces and
the lands to be granted, in order that upon their
arrival in Turkey they ay neither lose time nor
suffer Inconvenience. Accordingly instructions to
this effect shall be furnished to the representatives
and ConSuls Of the empire abroad.
FROM MExICo.-The Washington Star has the fol-
lowing from trusty correspondent:
The people of Guadalaiara, after having hunp
Pielago and Monaco (Reactionary party leaders,,
did the same with a cannon of the Cathedral, and
afterwards shot Gen. Blancarte. Degollado Lib
eral party General) has posted himself at the
bridge of Calderon, with ,0G0 men, for the pur-
pose of fighting Marques. Don Juan Alvarez itbe
old Lion of the South is at Cuenavaca. DAVIS
journey from Mexico. Don Diego, his son, has
completely routed Vicario (Reactionary General
Treio, who has so gallantly defended the fortress
of Perote, being entirely deprived of provisions
and munitions, evacuated the position after hav-
ing rendered it useless to the enemy, and has re-
tired in safety to Vera Cruz, with his whole com
mand. Tobasco has fallen into the hands of the
Liberal forces Senior Mata arrived here on the
Tennessee.
The Star says Bancarte was Comonfort's agent
in the preparation Of his we'll known treacherv
and cruelty to the German PARTY of American
prisoners, who were rescued with so much difficult
ty by Minister Forsyth, and sent home
The States learns that new "wild cat'' bank is
to be established in Washington.
NJ S. c: Ludington, of Greenbrier, KY, whose