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(Signed) ABERDEEN.
No. 17.
_The Earl of Aberdeen to Lord Cowley_.
My Lord, _Foreign Office, January_ 16, 1844.
I inclose, for your Excellency's information, a copy of a despatch from M, Guizot which has been placed in my hands by the Count de Ste. Aulaire, expressive of the just indignation of the French Government on receiving the tidings that, notwithstanding the representations which were made to the Porte by the Five Powers on the occasion of the execution of the Armenian at Constantinople in September last, a Greek has now been put to death near Brussa for returning to Christianity after having embraced Islamism. This event had been already made known to Her Majesty's Government by a despatch from Sir Stratford Canning of which I herewith transmit a copy.
The Government of the Queen share entirely the feelings of indignation and disgust which the French Government evince on this occasion; and I have consequently instructed Her Majesty's Amba.s.sador at the Porte to make a fresh and more energetic representation than before to the Turkish Government, in condemnation of this repeated act of barbarity.
I inclose a copy of this instruction to Sir Stratford Canning, and also of a further one of the same date, in which I direct his Excellency to concert with the Baron de Bourqueney in carrying that instruction into effect.
Your Excellency will communicate these instructions to M. Guizot.
I am, &c.,
(Signed) ABERDEEN.
No. 18.
_The Earl of Aberdeen to Lord Cowley_.
My Lord, _Foreign Office, January_ 16, 1844.
With reference to my other despatch of this day, inclosing, for communication to M. Guizot, a copy of an instruction which I have addressed to Sir Stratford Canning respecting the execution of a Greek near Brussa who had apostatized from Islamism, I have to state to your Excellency that, in the event of your making the communication to M. Guizot in sufficient time to enable him to send his instructions to the French Minister at Constantinople by the steam-vessel which leaves Ma.r.s.eilles on the 21st of this month, the post for which is made up in Paris on the evening of the 18th, I should wish your Excellency to acquaint Sir Stratford Canning by that opportunity with what may have pa.s.sed between you and M.
Guizot.
The despatch will be sent this evening by post through France so as to go on by the Ma.r.s.eilles steam-vessel of the 21st.
I am, &c.,
(Signed) ABERDEEN.
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