The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-31 00:00:00

GREEK INSURRECTION.

Fuad Effendi, on his arrival in Epirus, addressed
the following proclamation to the primates and
other rayahs of the empire. It is dated Prevesa,
7th .
"It has come to the knowledge of the Sultan, our
Emperor, that whilst you were very. peaceable there
came from beyond the frontier individuals who spread
disturbance throughout our villages, without thinking
what might be consequences of their conduct. Several
rayahs have led you astray, and have disturbed your
homes by promising repose to the subjects of our Em-
peror, who has appointed me his Commissioner-Extraor.
dinary in this country, and has placed at my disposal a
body of troops, a part of whom have already landed at Pre-
vesa. The others will soon follow ; and as the wish of our
Emperor isto treat his subjects as his own children, and as
no one wishes to shed precious blood, everyindividual who
has revolted must immediately return to obedience. Inde-
pendently of the troops which are already here, others will
come from Roumelia with numerous pieces of artillery,
which you will not be able to resist do not, therefore,
believe those who promise you assistance,, for they wish
to deceive and mislead you. The adventurers who have
come from beyond the frontier, have their houses and
their families out of our territory ; they have therefore
nothing to lose here, and when they shall have been de-
feated, they will return to their homes and will leave
you to suffer all the horrors of war. Let each of you,
therefore, reflect, and let those who have not yet risen
in revolt remain quiet. Let all those who have taken
up arms lay them down, and return to their obedience
towards our Emperor by repulsing these adventurers. All
those who have taken up arms, and who will lay them down
to remain in obedience, shall receive their pardon from
our Emperor, and I promise that no honest man shall
incur any danger, and that if any one has lost a lamb it
shall be replaced by a sheep. All who wish to return
to their duty towards our Emperor must separate them-
selves from these adventurers avid present themselves
be ore me, and they shall receive the pardon of the
Divan, but those who shell persist in their bad conduct
will bitterly repent of it and will not obtain pardon.
All the primates should, therefore, recommend others
to return to the path of duty, and not to place faith
in the promises of those men who came from abroad.
If any one remains in error, I shall render him re-
sponsible for the consequences of his bad conduct,
and for the blood which will be shed. Such is the
will of our Emperor, and in communicating it to you
I also make known to you as follows : —l. Who-
ever has not taken part in the disturbances, and has re-
mained a faithful subject, may be certain that he will
not be molested or disturbed either in his family or in
his honour. He may, on the contrary, be assured of
the kindness of the Emperor. 2. All those who shall
remain in arms and oppose the troops will have to submit
to the consequences of the war ; they will be, more-
over, punished in different ways. 3. Whereas the in-
habitants of some villages have, armed and unarmed,
proceeded to other villages for the purpose of plundering
them, all the inhabitants who have suffered therefrom
shall, on producing proofs thereof, be indemnified by
the people who plundered them. 4. All Greek banditti
who may be found among our subjects, either during
the war or at any other time, shall, on being arrested,
be severely punished."