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Show j!o iii Peace. St. Petersburg, 24. Princo Gort-chakofl Gort-chakofl has sent the following note under data of April 24th, to - the Turkish charge do oflaires here : Earnest negotiations by the im-; im-; perial government and the porte for a ! desirable pacification not having led to the desired accord, my august master sees himsolt compelled, to hii regiet, to have lecourBO to forco of arms. Be therefore so kind as to inform in-form your government that from to day Russia cousideiB herself m a state of war with tho porte. Tha first consequence con-sequence of this is the rupture of dip-lomasic dip-lomasic leliiions. I request you to kindly inform me of the number ol persons composing tho Ottoman em bassy here, in order that you may be furnished with the necessary passports. pass-ports. Ottoman subjects residing in Russia aro at liberty, if they desire, to leave the country unmolested. Thoao who should prefer to remain may consider themselves assured ol full protection of the laws. The Turkish charge da affaires has written to Princo Gortsohakofl a farewell note. |