No. 465.
Mr. Brown to Mr. Fish.
Legation of
the United States,
Constantinople, January 24,
1872. (Received February 21.)
No. 44.]
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith to
the Department a change made by the Ottoman government in the position
of the vessel of war stationed at the Dardanelles for the purpose of
receiving the firmans of merchant-ships passing downward through these
straits.
With great respect, sir, &c.,
[Inclosure No. 1.—Translation.]
Server Pacha to
Mr. Brown.
Sublime
Porte, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs,
January 17,
1872.
Sir: As a supplement to my circular of the
22d November, 1871, No. 31344, 25, I have the honor to inform you
that, in the view of offering a new facility to navigation, the
vessel of the imperial marine, which, conformably with the second
article of the regulations annexed to the afore-mentioned note, was
to be stationed at Galata Bournoo, opposite Gallipoli,
(Dardanelles,) has been, from the 1–13 of this month, anchored
opposite Lampsieus, where heretofore the firmans of commercial
vessels procured by them for the passage downward through the
straits must be delivered.
I reserve the duty of transmitting you a copy of the instructions
delivered by the imperial admiralty to the commander of the vessel
appointed for this service.
In the mean time I beg you sir, to have the goodness to convey this
new decision to the knowledge of the citizens of the United States
engaged in navigation, and to accept assurances of my perfect
consideration.
