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the throne a short time, to pubUsh an act of 
amnesty in favour of the Janissaries. The 
following short abstract will shew the nature 
of it. 
" It begins with some reflections on the 
conduct of the members of the Nizam Jedit, 
and on the unhappy delusion which had urged 
Selim to promote and encourage their measures. 
It adds, that by this, the officers and body of 
the Janissaries were alarmed ; that the Oolemhy 
and other respectable persons of the State, 
were obliged to disavow their obedience to 
their former sovereign; that they had united 
in proclaiming Mustapha, the son of Abdul- 
Hamid, their emperor ; that their conduct 
had been directed by the spirit of the para- 
graph of the Koran, which says : '' Those who 
render us homage, render it to the 
Highest; and the hand of the Lord is 
IN ALL they do. ThE WORDS OF OUR 
Prophet, which conduct us by the path 
OE LIFE, have been REGARDED: If A CITY 
ought TO BE DESTROYED, LET US GIVE AN 
OPEN FIELD TO THE EXCESSES OF THE VIOLENT; 
AND LET US EXTERMINATE IT ENTIRELY. ThIS 
THREAT HAS BEEN EXECUTED ON THE BE- 
TRAYERS OF THE FAITH AND THE EMPIRE; 
THEY EXIST NO LONGER; AND THEY SHALL 
