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Kentucky Gazette And General Advertiser
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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London report on October 17 details a proposed dismemberment of European Turkey by French General Lauriston, allocating territories to France, Russia, Austria, and a new Thracian kingdom for Grand Duke Constantine, communicated from L'Unite frigate off Ragusa.
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DIVISION OF TURKEY.
The following project for the dismemberment of European Turkey, is the substance of some observations made by the French general Lauriston, while speaking of the distracted state of the Ottoman government, and is communicated by an officer of L'Unite frigate, cruising off Ragusa;—
"France to have Albania, Greece, the Morea, and the islands.
"Russia to retain its conquests in Moldavia and Bessarabia.
"Austria (in the event of her acceding to the confederacy) to receive Bosnia, Servia, and Macedonia—Austria ceding to France the Littoral.
"The provinces of Wallachia, Bulgaria, and Roumelia, to be erected into a separate kingdom for the Grand Duke Constantine, with the title of King of Thrace; Constantinople to be his capital.
The disposition of the Illyric provinces is not mentioned, and they are possibly reserved for some future arrangement.
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European Turkey
Event Date
Oct. 17
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proposed territorial allocations: france gets albania, greece, morea, islands; russia retains moldavia, bessarabia; austria gets bosnia, servia, macedonia (ceding littoral to france); wallachia, bulgaria, roumelia form kingdom for grand duke constantine as king of thrace with capital constantinople; illyric provinces undecided.
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Project for dismemberment of European Turkey based on observations by French general Lauriston on Ottoman government's distracted state, communicated by officer of L'Unite frigate off Ragusa: France to have Albania, Greece, the Morea, and the islands; Russia to retain conquests in Moldavia and Bessarabia; Austria, if acceding to confederacy, to receive Bosnia, Servia, and Macedonia, ceding Littoral to France; Wallachia, Bulgaria, and Roumelia to form separate kingdom for Grand Duke Constantine as King of Thrace with Constantinople as capital; Illyric provinces not mentioned, possibly for future arrangement.