“I have, &c.,
(Signed) “Robert Stopford, Admiral.”
“ O’Ferrall[ O’Ferrall], Esq., &c., Admiralty.”
SUMMONS.
“Sir,
“H.B.M. Steam Ship Gorgon,
Sept. 26.
“In the name of the five united Powers, Turkey, England, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, I demand that you immediately declare for the Sultan, your Master. Pardon for past offences will be granted; and the arrears to the troops will be paid by the Sultan.
“Charles Napier, Commodore.”
“To the Governor of Sidon.”