Petrograd, Nov. 3.
The Grand Virier's telegram to M. Sassonoff, the Russian Minister of Foreign Aflairs, expressed profound regret at the rupture of good relations due to an hostile act of the Russian Fleet. He said that the Porte would not fail to give an opportune—solution of this question and would take all measures to prevent the possibility of a repetition of such acts. The Ottoman Government had decided to forbid its fleet to enter the Black Sea and hoped the Russian Fleet would not cruise near the Turkish littoral.
He firmly trusted that Russia would show the same spirit of cone' in this affair as Turkey, in the interesta of the two countries.
M. Sassonoff, after listening to the Grand Vizier's telegram,—replied to the Turkish Charge @Affaires, Fahr-ed-Din, that Russia formally denied that her ficer took the hostile initiate He said it was too late to begin any negotiations whatsoever and added
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