Mr. Leishman to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

(Mr. Leishman reports that the usual promises are continued by the Turkish Government, but no definite reply has been given, and unless otherwise instructed he will inform the Porte on the 6th instant that failure to act favorably within the promised period is considered as a definite refusal to accord equal treatment to American institutions, and that he will demand an audience with the Sultan.)