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his power to give them fatisfadlion. They went away, 

 and proceeded to Polaco, to take a bark there, and 

 run off. 



The kapudan pafha having got intelligence hereof, 

 fent his felidlar to acquaint the ringleaders (as if he did 

 it of himfelf) that they fhould return immediately; for 

 that the kapudan pafha, if he met them, would have 

 them cut in pieces with fabres. Terrified by thefe me- 

 naces, they all returned. Prefently after, the kapudan, 

 pafha appeared quite unexpectedly, with a body of 

 armed followers. But, finding none of their chiefs 

 along with them, he made them give up their banner, 

 and took it with him. Afterwards, on their deliring it 

 again, he demanded money of them for it ; which they 

 paid, as the bearing of this banner is a poft of honour; 

 and in this country the banner-bearer is regarded as an 

 illuftrious perfbn, of tried fidelity to the prophet and 

 attachment to the fultan, and at the fame time has the 

 command of the whole village. And thus ended this 

 bufinefs ; by which, inftead of obtaining money from 

 the kapudan pafha, they were obliged to give him a 

 good fum of their own. 



On the 25 th. of June came AfTan bey to the kapu- 

 dan pafha ; to deliver an account of his command. He 

 informed him, that the beys were arrived in Minica, 

 and therefore very clofe to Cairo. 



The 28th. 4 deputies arrived with 3 beys as homages. 

 The beys were Aju bey, jordaffi of the great bey, ano » 

 ther jordaffi of Amurath bey, and one of Ibraim bey. 



The kapudan pafha was not fatisfied with them. 



Therefore, on the ift. of July, he ordered it to be / 

 fignified to the beys, by two deputies, that he re- 

 quired^ 



