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The Arnauts, being tired of the dominion of the Ma» 
melukes, rose against them, and slew a great number 
of them; the remainder retired into Upper Egypt, where 
they are now settled. At the commencement of the 
revolution of Cairo, the brave Osman Bey Bardissi was 
in his own house, and had no more than about twenty 
Mamelukes near his person, when thousands of Arnauts 
came to attack him. He ordered his men to saddle 
their horses quietly; and, mounting his horse, he with 
his little escort opened 'the gates, and fell like thunder 
upon the Arnauts: he spurred into the middle of the 
enemy, cut his way through, and fled into Upper Egypt, 
where he now is.* 
It appears, that this revolt was organized by Kour- 
souf Pacha, governor of Alexandria, and that the scheiks 
of Cairo were not ignorant of it. 
Koursouf repaired immediately to Cairo, and took 
the command of Egypt; but the Arnauts, always 
troublesome, and excited on the other hand by the 
scheiks of Cairo, overthrew Koursouf, and raised in his 
stead Mehemed Ali, who is the present pacha of Cairo. 
During the time the Mamelukes were at Cairo, the 
porte nominated the troublesome Ali Pacha to the go- 
vernment of Alexandria, who had already made himself 
known during the revolution of Tripoli, in Barbary; at 
which place he had intruded himself as pacha during 
some time. He arrived with instructions to lessen the 
power of the Arnauts and Mamelukes, and to place 
Egypt under subjection to the porte. 
* Since the period mentioned by Ali Bey, Osman Bey has been 
poisoned. 
