782 
PART OF MOLDAVIA 
But various circumstances have at times encouraged the Porte 
to the most scandalous breaches of every guaranteed privilege of 
the two principalities; and in consequence the terror of the 
Russian eagle has often done more than hover in threatened 
vengeance. After one of these contests, a plenipotentiary from 
Constantinople came to Boucharest, (in the year 1812,) and pur¬ 
chased peace for his Sublime Master , by ceding the eastern, and 
finest part of Moldavia to Russia; thus yielding to that power 
a very commanding look-out over the conduct of both princi¬ 
palities. About this time, Prince Charles Callimachi came as 
hospodar into that moiety of Moldavia which remained to the 
Turk, and Prince Yanco Caradja was honoured with the same 
lities, for the space of time that they have been occupied by the Russians; and in 
consideration of the losses and sufferings sustained by them on account of the war, 
to claim no sort of tribute from them for the space of two years after the date of 
the treaty. 
8th, The Porte engages to show every regard and humanity to the inhabitants of 
the said countries, at and after the expiration of the term mentioned in the 7th article, 
relative to the tribute and taxes which they shall then be called upon to pay, and 
will neither suffer nor permit any pasha or other person, to oppress and molest them 
after the payment of the ordinary tribute, and also to allow them the free and entire 
exercise of the privileges they enjoyed during the reign of Sultan Mahmet IV., 
father to the present Sultan. And the Porte shall permit the hospodars of 
Valachia and Moldavia to have one or more public agents to reside at Constan¬ 
tinople, Greeks by nation or religion, who shall have to transact the affairs of the 
princes; and not only consents to acknowledge and treat with them, but also pro¬ 
mises to observe in them the privileges due to persons who have public rights and 
interests, and are not under the control of power. 
The Sublime Porte also acknowledges and admits; that the Russian Ministers 
residing at Constantinople shall have the right of interfering in behalf of the 
affairs of the two principalities above mentioned, and engages to pay every 
regard to their representations.* 
* The treaty of Yassi signed in 1792 binds the Porte to consult the Russian ambassador on the 
choice of hospodars, and to appoint none but such as are approved of, or recommended by the 
embassy. It contains also the stipulation of their remaining seven years at the head of the princi¬ 
palities. — Wilkinson’s Account of Valachia, &c. 
This gentleman’s work on the subject is full of valuable information to all interested in that part 
of the world. 
