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humble servant his ambassador extraordinary, in order to increase this 
friendship and attachment. Your Majesty’s having honoured me with the 
favour of this flattering audience, is a new proof of increasing friendship 
and kindness; and I doubt not His Majesty the most glorious, noble, and 
powerful PapisuAu, will be highly gratified by it.” 
The Queen replied: “I am much obliged to his Majesty the most 
glorious, noble, and powerful PAprsuau for instituting this welcome and 
pleasing * embassy ; and the choice having fallen on so auspicious a person 
as your Excellency,t there is no doubt the friendship which has so long 
existed between the two empires will, with God’s assistance, be strengthened 
and cemented by the prolongation of your stay.’’ Having read the paper 
containing this speech, it was translated by the interpreter; and Her 
Majesty returned thanks verbally, and expressed her satisfaction and pleasure 
with the imperial presents, particularly with the jewelled aigrette with 
which her eldest daughter had, through the imperial favour, been distin- 
guished above her equals. She was delighted with it, and her speech over- 
flowed with wishes and prayers for the long life and the increase of the 
splendour and glory of His Majesty the PapisuAu. I said: ‘ With your 
permission I will report your satisfaction and gratitude to the Sublime Porte ; 
and His Majesty the most exalted, noble and powerful PApisuAn will 
derive much pleasure to hear of your noble bearing.”” She replied: ‘I 
will owe this grace to the favour of the ambassador.” It was, in truth, a 
lovely and delightful assembly. After having announced the names of the 
attendants, my companions, we retired. 
In this assembly we observed the great joy and pleasure occasioned by the 
imperial presents, and in particular by the jewelled aigrettes. The QureEn 
stuck her’s on the left side next to her heart, and her daughter fixed her’s 
on her head. ‘They looked upon them as talismans of the soul; and shew- 
ing them with great exultation to the duchesses and ladies, said: ‘* We 
have now been declared dignified Sultanas by the Sublime Porte.” 
Having by the favour and assistance of God, and the blessing of the 
Lord of the Saints (the prophet), discharged the duties of the embassy in a 
manner the most dignified and most conducive to the honour of the Sublime 
Porte, notice was given us that their Majesties desired to see us again. 
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