Mavroyeni Bey to Mr.
Olney.
[Translation.]
Imperial Legation of Turkey,
Washington, October 14,
1895.
Mr. Secretary of State: I have the honor to
confirm my note of the 30th ultimo relative to the Tarsus incident, and
herewith to inclose to your excellency a translation of two documents
which I have received from the Sublime Porte, one of which is from Mr.
D. Keshish Oglon, acting consular agent of the United States at Mersine,
and the other from his excellency the vali of Adana. The former of these
documents contains the thanks of Mr. Christie, together with those of
the acting consular agent of the United States at Mersine, to the
moutessarif of Mersine, and the latter contains the details which were
telegraphed on the 26th of August, 1895, concerning the incident at
Tarsus, by the moutessarif of Mersine.
Be pleased to accept, etc.,
[Inclosure
1.—Translation.]
Mr. Oglon to the
Moutessarif of Mersine.
Honorable Sir: Mr. Christie, a citizen of
the United States, has requested me to express to you his thanks for
the strenuous efforts made by your department for the settlement of
the Namroun affair, and for the arrest and punishment of the accused
persons, which affair formed the subject of my previous letter.
Consequently, in bringing the foregoing to your notice, I beg you to
accept the sincere thanks of my consulate for the zeal and energy
manifested by your department in this matter.
Be pleased, etc.,
D. Keshish Oglon,
Acting U. S. Consular Agent at
Mersine.
[Inclosure
2.—Translation.]
The Vali of Adana to
Imperial Minister of Foreign Affairs at
Constantinople.
I have the honor herewith to transmit to your excellency the
following telegram, bearing date of August 15, 1895, which was
received from the moutessarif of Mersine, in reply to the request
for information relative to the Christie affair.
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[Telegram.]
As has been previously reported, the American consulate at Mersine
was informed twenty days ago that the country seat of Mr. Christie,
at Namroun, had been attacked. The captain of the gendarmerie was
consequently sent to the spot with a sufficient force of gendarmes,
and an investigation was held. It appears from the inquiry that no
harm was done either to the house or to the person of Mr. Christie.
The facts are as follows: About 350 paces from Mr. Christie’s house
is a tent which is inhabited by his cook and two apprentices. Mr.
Christie’s cook and his companions threw stones at the neighboring
tent, which is inhabited by one Zeybeck All. A quarrel arose between
the last-named person and the cook. Zeybeck Ali and his companions
slapped the faces of the cook and the two apprentices. The aggressor
was at once arrested, together with his companions; he was then
turned over to the judicial authorities, and justice took its
course. The American consul, in writing, and Mr. Christie, who
called upon me in person, expressed their thanks for and their
satisfaction with the measures adopted on that occasion. They also
expressed their gratitude for the energy displayed by the Imperial
authorities.