When was it published?

August 20, 1772 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News August 20, 1772

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Seman Effendi, Reis Effendi Oman Bey, Ministers From Vienna, Ministers From Berlin, Ministers Of The Grand Seignior

Q: What keywords are associated?

Constantinople Diplomacy, Bucharest Congress, Ottoman Ministers, Peace Expectations, Austrian Prussian Conferences

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What is this article about?

In Constantinople on April 17, Ottoman ministers Seman Effendi and Reis Effendi Oman Bey prepare to attend the upcoming Congress at Bucharest as plenipotentiaries. Slow war preparations suggest expectations of peace. Ministers from Vienna and Berlin hold frequent nighttime conferences with Ottoman officials.

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CONSTANTINOPLE, April 17. Seman Effendi and Reis Effendi Oman Bey, who have been named Ministers Plenipotentiary from the Porte at the future Congress at Bucharest, have already made Preparations for their Departure, as have the Officers who are to attend them. The slow Disposition making here for carrying on the War gives Reason to believe that the Porte has little Thoughts but that the Congress will terminate in Peace. The Ministers from Vienna and Berlin have frequent Conferences with the Ministers of the Grand Seignior, which are almost always held in the Night.

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic War Report

What keywords are associated?

Constantinople Diplomacy Bucharest Congress Ottoman Ministers Peace Expectations Austrian Prussian Conferences

What entities or persons were involved?

Seman Effendi Reis Effendi Oman Bey Ministers From Vienna Ministers From Berlin Ministers Of The Grand Seignior

Where did it happen?

Constantinople

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Constantinople

Event Date

April 17

Key Persons

Seman Effendi Reis Effendi Oman Bey Ministers From Vienna Ministers From Berlin Ministers Of The Grand Seignior

Outcome

preparations for departure to bucharest congress; expectation that the congress will terminate in peace

Event Details

Seman Effendi and Reis Effendi Oman Bey, named Ministers Plenipotentiary from the Porte for the future Congress at Bucharest, have made preparations for their departure along with attending officers. Slow dispositions for carrying on the War indicate the Porte expects the Congress to end in peace. Ministers from Vienna and Berlin hold frequent nighttime conferences with the Grand Seignior's ministers.