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smyrna and has seized three ports on the island. of Mytilene. The British Foreign Omce has no request from Turkey, as ap- nounced by the Constantinople corre- spor dent of The Echo de Paris.
 Paris, Nov. 5.-Admiral Caillard's squadron arrived off the island of Syria 'Grecian Archipelago) yesterday and de- tached a dispatch boat, which entered the port of Syria and received from the telegraph station batch of dispatches containing definite instructions from the French Government regarding carrying out the sealed orders which were handed to the Admiral previous to his leaving Toulon: These dispatches directed Ad- of Mytilene, where he will seize the customs at Midelli and at another port. The squadron is now on its way to Myti- iene and will nrobably arrive at it's des-
 The Foreign Oifice has not Yet received the Sultar's reply to the note presented bv M. Baptiste, Councillor for the French Legation at Constantinople, following Foreign Minister. under date of Novem- Der 3. The correspondent here of the Associated Press is enabled to make the following statement:
 to send French squadron to Turkey 1t debated whether to seize the customs | at Salonica, Bierut or Smyrna, as 1t was realized that the receipts of one of these I | dCce' sufficient sum to pay on the French claims without long occupa- | tion, which was con 5ldered inadvisable. The occupation of Salonica was at once | dismissed because it might create the | false impression that France was aiming to reopen the Macedonian question. That of. Bierut was also set aside, owing to the French position and interest in Sy- ria, where the population looks upon France as a protector. The occupation of Bierut, therefore. was certain to ere ate effervescence. and perhaps even re- | bellion.
 "The choice of M. Delcasse conse- quentiy fell on Smyrna, which offers l equal advantages to the other ports, Saturday. however, came the dispatch | from M Baptist, announcing the issu- ance of the Sultans trade accepting the Orlando claim in its entirety as France demanded. This dispatch slightly modi- fled the aspect of the situation, inasmuch as M. Delcasse came to the conclusion that the Sultan would now settle the money claims and would within a few
 France demanded for their payment. The necessity for selling big customs, therefore, became less pressing, although the necessity for occupying Turkish ter | compel the Sultan to concede to the de- mands respecting Turkeys disregard of French treaty rights, still remained urg- | ent.
 "The Government. therefore, decided that Admiral Caillard should open a | couple of ports on the island of Myti- ma. So. should the Governments i'm" pression that the Sultan will satisfactor- 1 fly settle the money question prove un- l justsfied and the customs receipts at French claims. Smyrna can yet he open. ed In the meanwhile the occupation of the ports on the island Of Mytilene IS mere c2nve nient from military point d., flaA DNh disturbed on that island. while smyrna, Deing on the main island. its occupation might have more serious developments
 than desired. The French Government. however, trusts that the whole difficulty l will be arranged to its satisfaction and
 hopes that the treaty stipulations will | be carried out by the issue of trades such
 as giving certain French schools per- mission to open, which thus far has been l withheld and also by giving official re- | cognition throughout the Turkish Empire to diplomas issued by the French med | ical faculty at Bierut.
 Paris, Nov. 6.-Telegrams from Toulon report that the utmost activity in the l preparations to place squadron In read ! mess for any eventuality. The ships are ! taking ammunition and supplies. includ- ing live stock and everything necessary to revictual Admiral Cillard's squadron: The battleship Charles Martel, the third transports are ready to sail It is as serted that one of Admiral Caillard' s ships has a submarine torpedo boat on board
 The Echo de Paris asserts that M. Del casse has received a dispatch from M. Bapst counsellor for the French Elm bassy in Constantinople, saying that Ad- mirai Caillard informs him that he has seized the customs of the island of Nifty lene.
 Move Not Announced to Alliance,
 New York, Nov. 5.-It is learned from c reliable source that France has not up to the present informed the Triple