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this vessel, which was in fact going to Tripolis, and I 
had the cabin fitted out properly for this long voyage. 
Sunday, 13th December 1805, being fixed for my 
departure, I called in the morning on the pasha and took 
leave of him. He received me with all possible demon- 
strations of esteem and consideration, and engaged me 
to delay my departure till three in the afternoon, in or- 
der to have the pleasure of being himself present at it. 
I could not but accept of so kind an offer. As my equi- 
pages had been brought on board, I went at the appoin- 
ted hour to the port, in order to embark myself with all 
my people. 
I asked for the pasha, and they told me that he was 
coming. In the mean while I waited the arrival of the 
boat, and was walking about on the spot where the wall 
forms an inverse angle with a lane that runs into that 
angle. 
The boat arrived, but the pasha did not come: I there- 
fore determined to go on board; when all of a sudden 
two detachments of soldiers came up to me on both 
sides, and a third detachment from the above-mentioned 
lane. The two first ones laid hold of my people, and the 
third, surrounding me, ordered me to embark alone, and 
to depart that very moment. I asked for the reason of 
so strange a treatment; they answered, " It is the order 
of the sultan" I wished to speak to the pasha, and 
they said bluntly," Embark" This was enough to prove 
to me the bad intentions of the sultan and the pasha, 
who to the last moment had ordered all possible honours 
to be conferred on me as well by the troops as by the 
people, whilst they had been meditating a blow which 
