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August 28, 1806
Lynchburg Star
Lynchburg, Virginia
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Report from Paris of the first audience of Ottoman ambassador Mourad Effendi with Emperor Napoleon I, including the ambassador's congratulatory speech on Napoleon's accession and Napoleon's reply pledging French support for the Ottoman alliance.
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From the Moniteur.
PARIS, June 6.
His excellency Mourad Effendi, holding one of the most important places of the Ottoman Porte, and ambassador extraordinary from the Sublime Porte, had yesterday his first audience of the emperor and king. At eleven in the morning, the grand master of the ceremonies, accompanied by his attendants, proceeded with six of the Imperial carriages, drawn by six horses each, to take up the ambassador at his hotel; they were escorted by a guard of 80 dragoons, and the ambassador was received at the door of the anti-chamber by the colonel-general of the Imperial guard on duty.
The emperor was, as is usual on such occasions, seated on his throne, surrounded by his ministers, his high officers, &c. The ambassador made three bows as he advanced, and was saluted in his turn by the emperor, who took off his hat and put it on again. The ambassador then addressed his majesty in the following speech:
"Sire--His majesty of all the Turkes, Sovereign on the two continents and the two seas; the trusty servant of the two holy cities; the Sultan Selim Han, whose reign be eternal! sends me to his imperial and royal majesty Napoleon I. the greatest among the sovereigns who believe in Christ, the resplendent Star of the glory of the western nations; him who holds with a steady hand the sword of courage and the sceptre of justice; to deliver to him the present imperial letter, which contains congratulations on his accession to the imperial and royal throne, and assurance of a sincere and entire attachment.
"The Sublime Porte has incessantly breathed its best wishes for the prosperity of France, and for the glory which her sublime and immortal emperor has lately acquired, and the Porte was anxious eminently to testify the joy it felt on the occasion. It was with that view, Sire, that my ever magnanimous Sovereign has ordered me to approach the throne of your imperial and royal majesty, to congratulate you on your accession to the imperial royal throne, and to assure you, that the ordinary communications not being sufficient upon such an occasion, the Sultan has thought proper to send a special ambassador, in order more fully to express the sentiments of confidence, of admiration, and attachment with which he is deeply impressed towards Prince, who he looks upon as the most ancient, the most faithful, and the most necessary friend of his empire."
His majesty made the following answer:
"The mission of your excellency is very acceptable to me. The assurance you give me of the sentiments of Sultan Selim, your master, comes home to my heart. One of the greatest and the most useful advantages which I am desirous to derive from the success of my arms, is to be able to support and aid the most useful, as well as the most ancient of my allies. It is with pleasure I thus publicly and solemnly assure you of these sentiments. Whatever of happiness or misfortune befalls the Ottomans, will be happy or unfortunate for the French. Transmit these assurances to the Sultan Selim. Let him bring them to his recollection, whenever my enemies, who are also his enemies, should attempt to approach him. He can never have anything to apprehend from me; and while united with me, he shall never have to dread the power of any of his enemies."
The usual presents were then laid before his majesty, and the extraordinary ambassador, after being presented to her majesty, was reconducted to his hotel with the same ceremony with which he came to the palace.
From the Moniteur.
PARIS, June 6.
His excellency Mourad Effendi, holding one of the most important places of the Ottoman Porte, and ambassador extraordinary from the Sublime Porte, had yesterday his first audience of the emperor and king. At eleven in the morning, the grand master of the ceremonies, accompanied by his attendants, proceeded with six of the Imperial carriages, drawn by six horses each, to take up the ambassador at his hotel; they were escorted by a guard of 80 dragoons, and the ambassador was received at the door of the anti-chamber by the colonel-general of the Imperial guard on duty.
The emperor was, as is usual on such occasions, seated on his throne, surrounded by his ministers, his high officers, &c. The ambassador made three bows as he advanced, and was saluted in his turn by the emperor, who took off his hat and put it on again. The ambassador then addressed his majesty in the following speech:
"Sire--His majesty of all the Turkes, Sovereign on the two continents and the two seas; the trusty servant of the two holy cities; the Sultan Selim Han, whose reign be eternal! sends me to his imperial and royal majesty Napoleon I. the greatest among the sovereigns who believe in Christ, the resplendent Star of the glory of the western nations; him who holds with a steady hand the sword of courage and the sceptre of justice; to deliver to him the present imperial letter, which contains congratulations on his accession to the imperial and royal throne, and assurance of a sincere and entire attachment.
"The Sublime Porte has incessantly breathed its best wishes for the prosperity of France, and for the glory which her sublime and immortal emperor has lately acquired, and the Porte was anxious eminently to testify the joy it felt on the occasion. It was with that view, Sire, that my ever magnanimous Sovereign has ordered me to approach the throne of your imperial and royal majesty, to congratulate you on your accession to the imperial royal throne, and to assure you, that the ordinary communications not being sufficient upon such an occasion, the Sultan has thought proper to send a special ambassador, in order more fully to express the sentiments of confidence, of admiration, and attachment with which he is deeply impressed towards Prince, who he looks upon as the most ancient, the most faithful, and the most necessary friend of his empire."
His majesty made the following answer:
"The mission of your excellency is very acceptable to me. The assurance you give me of the sentiments of Sultan Selim, your master, comes home to my heart. One of the greatest and the most useful advantages which I am desirous to derive from the success of my arms, is to be able to support and aid the most useful, as well as the most ancient of my allies. It is with pleasure I thus publicly and solemnly assure you of these sentiments. Whatever of happiness or misfortune befalls the Ottomans, will be happy or unfortunate for the French. Transmit these assurances to the Sultan Selim. Let him bring them to his recollection, whenever my enemies, who are also his enemies, should attempt to approach him. He can never have anything to apprehend from me; and while united with me, he shall never have to dread the power of any of his enemies."
The usual presents were then laid before his majesty, and the extraordinary ambassador, after being presented to her majesty, was reconducted to his hotel with the same ceremony with which he came to the palace.
What sub-type of article is it?
Diplomatic
Court News
What keywords are associated?
Ottoman Ambassador Audience Napoleon
Paris Diplomatic Ceremony
French Ottoman Alliance
What entities or persons were involved?
Mourad Effendi
Napoleon I
Sultan Selim Han
Where did it happen?
Paris
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Paris
Event Date
June 6
Key Persons
Mourad Effendi
Napoleon I
Sultan Selim Han
Outcome
ambassador presented a congratulatory letter; napoleon publicly assured the ottoman alliance of french support and friendship; presents were exchanged.