With the privileges that the extension of the Sultan's authority had granted through the firman sent by the hand of Khalil Pasha, the esteemed commander of the fleet. And the condition of Ali Pasha's return to obedience and mutual loyalty, and that he would guarantee his governorship over Acre and Tripoli. And that the Sublime Porte would agree to decide and announce his renunciation of accepting any foreign subsidy or material aid intended for victory over Muhammad Ali Pasha. The news spread of the agreement reached between Haj Muhammad Ali Akif Pasha, the French ambassador, and the French government's determination to subdue Muhammad Ali Pasha and force him to obey his Sultan. People spoke a great deal about the matter, and the English ambassador wrote to Prince Ibrahim saying, "I am writing to you, and I have certain knowledge of what you have agreed to as your Sultanate, regarding the establishment of the principle of peace with Khalil Pasha, the commander of the Sultan's fleet. So, rejoice and let your hopes be fulfilled. You will refrain from that fateful war which almost destroyed the city's landmarks, and you will refrain from the leadership of those four which have been taken over by war and have been afflicted from all sides. Know that the Sultan has forbidden you the governorship of the Levant and Damascus, and has sent you a firman of approval and a firman of governorship by the hand of Rashid Bey, the Sultan's chief of staff, and has ordered you to cease fighting and to write to you about this as soon as possible. The order has come from the Emperor of the French to his ambassador at the Sublime Porte to proceed with Rashid Bey to Alexandria to explain to you. The consequence will be that if you reject the peace on the basis of the firman, the French government will be pleased. As for the English government, it has lost its hopes and its objectives. I do not think that the advantage that the English government would gain if it refused peace would be worth it. I am aware of the consequences that would follow this refusal, and I do not doubt it. As for the Prince, out of respect, do not refuse peace now, and do as you are told, and let it be peace. The Sultan sent a firman of pardon to Muhammad Ali Pasha and his son Ibrahim, and sent them the ranks and titles of honor that had been sent to them. And he issued a firman stating: "Since Muhammad Ali Pasha and his son have returned to the obedience of their Sultan and have demonstrated loyalty that is worthy of the ranks bestowed upon them, and since God Almighty has inclined towards forgiveness for what has passed, it has been our Sultanic will and our imperial decree to forgive them. We have issued this firman to confirm the governorship of one of them, Muhammad Ali Pasha, over Crete and the Egyptian lands, as he deserves, and we have also favored him with the governorship of Damascus, Aleppo, and Diyarbakir, and the governorship of the Holy Cities, and the leadership of the Hajj caravan, and the deputy governorship of his brother, and his son's governorship of the two Holy Cities, along with the guardianship of his grandfather. We have also favored him with the governorship of the Hijaz and its dependencies, and we have entrusted him with its revenues. Based on what we are naturally inclined to, which is generosity and benevolence, and what God Almighty has bestowed upon us in terms of the ability to bestow favors and kindness, we hope that those in authority and those of high standing in the land will fulfill the requirements of this firman. Issuance of the Sultan's firman of pardon for Muhammad Ali Pasha and his son, and the sending of ranks and titles of honor to them.