1800.] 
Pazman Ohlu to Gyugyero. On the ap- 
proach of the Imperial troops, Omar Aga 
found it impoffible to remain any longer 
with fafety. in Cfernetz, and was forced 
to fly acrofé the Danube ; and, accompa- 
nied by only feventeen men, continued his 
flight as far as Kulla, about eighteen miles 
dittant from Widdin. As foon as the 
Baffla of Widdin was informed of his ar- 
rival at that place, he immediately dif- 
patched 1000 men, under the command of 
Ibrahim Bey, to intercept and feize him. 
Omar Aga retreated into an old cattle in 
the neichbourticod, where, with his feven- 
teen followers, he valiantly defended him- 
felf for three days, reseived feven wounds, 
and loftone man. On the fourth day the 
Bey took the caftle by ttorm; when the 
fixteen foldiers were, by his orders, cut to 
pieces, and Omar Aga, and his fecretary, 
Mula Ibrahim, taken prifoners. As the 
Bey approached Widdin, the people aflem- 
bled tumultuoufly in great numbers, and 
demanded of the Bafla to releafe the cap- 
tives. A general infurreétion in favour of 
Omar was apprehended. But the Bafla, 
to prevent the evil confequences that might 
enfue from the prefence of his enemy, dif- 
patched a courier to the Bey, withorders 
to caufe the two prifoners to. be privately 
beheaded. This order was immediately ex- 
ecuted; and a report being fpread abroad 
that Omar Aga had faved himielf by flight, 
they tucceeded in pacifying the people. 
No fooner was Pazman Ohlu informed 
of the death of his father, than, meditating 
revenge, he collected about 2000 men, 
pafled the Danube in 1789, and potted 
himfelf in Banya Luka, betwixt: Widdin 
and Niffa, where he kept upa correfpond- 
ence with his friends at Widdin, and on 
every occafion endeavoured to increafe the 
number ot his troops. 
bitants of Widdin efpecially joined his 
ftandard ; and by degrees his little army 
was augmented to 5000 men: many, who 
remained in the city, but were diffatisfied 
with the Bafla, promifed to open the gates 
tohim. Encouraged by thefe promifes, 
he attacked the city in the night, and, 
with the affifance of the inhabitants, got 
poffeflion of the fort without firing a fin- 
gle thot. He now called the Baffa to ac- 
count; but on his producing a firman 
from the Sultan, authorifing his proceed- 
inys againft Omar Aga, Pazman granted 
him his lite, but forced him to ditband the 
xoco foldiers under his command, and al- 
Jowed him to retain only his houfhold.— 
Raving thus become mafter of Widdin, he 
committed the adminiftration of all affairs 
2 to acertain Bekir Aga, a man above fixty 
Some Account of Paffwan Oglu, or Paxman Oblu, 
Many of the inha- 
33h 
years of age, and nearly related to him : 
but he himfelf repaired with his troops to 
join the army of the Grand Vizier, [fut 
Bafla, in Netiflam: the Vizier received 
him with particular marks of friendthip, 
and put an additional corps of 6000 men 
under bis command, with whom he was 
ordered to pafs the Morava, and hinder 
the fiege of Belorade. At the Morava he 
fell in with an Imperial free-corps, whch, 
after a bloody confi, in which he lott 
3000 men, forced him to fly with yoo. 
After this he continued three months with 
the Vizier, and then returned to Widdin, 
where he lived in tranguillity and retire- 
ment till 1792, without interfering in po- 
litical or economical affaire. At laft he 
demanded of Bekir Aga, who had amafied 
very great riches, an account of his admi- 
nitration; and on his refufal to jultify 
himfelf, Pazman Ohlu ordered him to be 
fabred to pieces, and feized his immentfe 
property. 
In the mean time a new Baffla, called 
Alchio Baffa, was fent to Widdin.. He 
acquainted the Porte with the power of 
Pazman Ohlu, and the fupport he might 
derive from the attachment of the inhabit- 
ants of Widdin; and requeted a rein- 
forcement of 12,000 mento enable him to 
remove this dangerous man out of the 
way. In confequence of this reprefenta- 
tion, a firman was iflued to fend Pazman 
Ohlu’s head to Conttantinople; but the 
Baffa could not put it inexecution without 
being fupported by a fufficient body of 
troops. On receiving inrelligence of the 
firman, Pazman Obl’ haftily colle&ted all 
his forces, and with 2000 of his faithful 
adherents attacked the Baffa, who had 
3000 men under his command, defeated 
him in the midft of the fort, forced him to 
furrender, to difmifs all histroops, except 
a body-guard of 300 men, and to promile 
to obtain his pardon from the Porte. For 
fome time after this the Bafia and Pazman — - 
Ohfu lived together on apparently friendly 
terms. But when in May 1792 the lat-. 
ter went into the country with fixty of his 
retinue, to leave, agreeably to the cuftom 
of the Turks, the horfes at pafture; the 
Baffa haftened after him with about 300 
foldiers and domeftics, and came up with 
him at the village Laétfar, nine miles from 
Widdin. A bloody conflict enfued: Paz- 
man Ohlu, with thirty of his men, was fur- 
rounded in a houfe; but efeaped in dif- 
guife with a few followers. His purluers 
again overtook him: but Pazmaa Ohlu 
having now collected a confiderable num- 
ber ot his adherents, the Bafla was, alter 
a battle which lafted three hours, obliged 
Dua to 
