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general ; several took our parts, but we were without arms, and 
unprepared. We seized our sabres and pistols, but as no person 
appeared from the Governor, and we knew not what number of 
drunken Albanians might come down against us, we thought it 
best to proceed to the town. A shot was fired after my servant, 
who was the last, and another at the Captain's servant, who was in 
a soldiers dress: fortunately neither took effect. We found the 
Governor seated at his door. He begged us to wait till the people 
returned. I told him, that after what had passed, I knew not if 
I were in safety, even near him. He declared to God I was, and 
begged me to wait. The fellows now approached with our poor 
wounded Frosh, and some shots w ere fired in the streets. We knew 
the Governor's want of power, and told him we would retire into 
his house, where we could not be shot unawares, and could, for 
some time, defend ourselves ; which we did. The soldier had the 
impudence to deny having fired at any one, and said they took the 
Arab for one of the people who had offended us, and meant to 
oblige us by punishing him. This lie it was useless to refute. The 
Governor had no power, and we were at the mercy of a drunken 
banditti, any one of whom might with his pistol put an end to any 
of us with impunity. The fact was, that the men were enraged 
with our poor Frosh from his having been our messenger to the 
Governor, where they had been, and had told him that a girl was 
in the Christian's tent, and that if he did not instantly send to take 
her out, they w^ould do it without him. He told them to take care 
what they were about, as we were people of great consequence, and 
it w^ould be a very serious business, but that he would send for her. 
They however set off instantly. Fortunately the girl was gone, or 
