The Virginia Gazette

From the London Evening-Post, October 4.

Yesterday arrived the Mails from France and Holland.

Constantinople, July 20.

We have found out the Subject of the Embassador's Commission arrived here from Thamas Kouli Kan: When the Porte resolv'd to break with Russia, she forelaw that she must be obliged to break likewise with the Emperor; and the Apprehension she had of not being able to maintain a War against those two Powers, determin'd her to make Proposals to Kouli Kan for Assistance from him; to obtain which, she had Recourse to all Sorts of Methods and Insinuations. She represented to him, that the formidable Union between the Emperor and Russia might tend to pull down the Ottoman Power; and that in such a Case, the other Princes and States of Asia might have great Cause to dread the Consequences of it: To these public Reasons, private Interest was join'd; Offers were made to Kouli Kan to give him two or three Provinces bordering on the Conquests which were ceded to him by the last Treaty of Peace; there remain'd then but one Thing which might have dash'd the Negotiations to Pieces, and that was some Articles left undecided relating to the Disputes between the Turks and Persians about the Sects of Omar and Ali; but the Porte, less scrupulous in those Points than she us'd formerly to be, granted the Persians all their Demands on that Head: This Difficulty being thus got over, Kouli Kan consider'd the Importance of the other two Objects above-mentioned; upon which, he sent the Embassador now here to treat about that Affair; that Minister has had frequent Conferences with the Kaimakam, and we are assur'd that every Thing is almost settled regarding the new Cessions to be made to Persia. We have also a Report, that Thamas Kouli Kan will assist the Porte with 160,000 Men.