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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.
Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book
(without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.
1820 edition. Excerpt: ...sacrifice, and the destined victim was no
other than the venerable Ibrahim. However, before he ventured to
imbrue his hands in the blood of this respectable character he
thought it necessary to discover whether such a deed were likely to
arouse the indignation of the Porte. In order therefore to sound
the feelings of the Divan, he put in practice the following
manoeuvre. On a certain day Ibrahim Pasha disappeared from his
apartment in the tower. The messenger who was sent 'every morning
by his daughters to inquire after their father's health, came back
and reported the circumstance of his absence, adding that he had
made all possible inquiries without being able to discover his
abode. The daughters hearing this, and feeling convinced that their
father had been secretly put to HIS CUNNING WITH RESPECT TO IBRAHIM
PASHA. 197 death, set up the Albanian howl for the dead, in which
they were joined by all the slaves of their harems as well as by
the women of the adjoining mansions: from thence the cry was spread
from house to house, and the whole city of loannina rung with
lamentations during three days for this imaginary death of Ibrahim.
The occurrence indeed was generally believed, and the French consul
dispatched a courier with the intelligence to Constantinople. This
messenger was stopped by the agents of Ali, his dispatches were
read, and he was allowed to proceed. The news occasioned a strong
prejudice against Ali in the minds of all. A council was called,
and a capigi-bashee of the highest rank was sent to loannina with
the sultan's commands to investigate the affair and bring back the
depositions of the great officers of religion and the law. The
messenger arrived, and being introduced into All's presence
surrounded by all his ministers, ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.
Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book
(without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.
1820 edition. Excerpt: ...sacrifice, and the destined victim was no
other than the venerable Ibrahim. However, before he ventured to
imbrue his hands in the blood of this respectable character he
thought it necessary to discover whether such a deed were likely to
arouse the indignation of the Porte. In order therefore to sound
the feelings of the Divan, he put in practice the following
manoeuvre. On a certain day Ibrahim Pasha disappeared from his
apartment in the tower. The messenger who was sent 'every morning
by his daughters to inquire after their father's health, came back
and reported the circumstance of his absence, adding that he had
made all possible inquiries without being able to discover his
abode. The daughters hearing this, and feeling convinced that their
father had been secretly put to HIS CUNNING WITH RESPECT TO IBRAHIM
PASHA. 197 death, set up the Albanian howl for the dead, in which
they were joined by all the slaves of their harems as well as by
the women of the adjoining mansions: from thence the cry was spread
from house to house, and the whole city of loannina rung with
lamentations during three days for this imaginary death of Ibrahim.
The occurrence indeed was generally believed, and the French consul
dispatched a courier with the intelligence to Constantinople. This
messenger was stopped by the agents of Ali, his dispatches were
read, and he was allowed to proceed. The news occasioned a strong
prejudice against Ali in the minds of all. A council was called,
and a capigi-bashee of the highest rank was sent to loannina with
the sultan's commands to investigate the affair and bring back the
depositions of the great officers of religion and the law. The
messenger arrived, and being introduced into All's presence
surrounded by all his ministers, ...
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