American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-22
From the austrian Observer.
CONSTANTINOpI.E. i

AONO AN lNOPLE. June Q2.
This capital has lately been the theatre of san.u;.
nary scenes, which, without the frmness of the Sui.
tan, the energy, despatch and wisdom Of the meo.
sures tha, have been taken, might have caused he
ruin OF the empire Alter short struggle the Ter.
rible catastrophe has finished by the annhla.op Of
tie corps Of Janissaries.
II we consider the circumstances under which
the Sultan Mahmoud ascended the throne in 1868
and it We observe his Dvarable mode Of proce ednp
for the last years. il is evident that starting with
the conviction that the existence Of the empire and
its defence against for eign and domestic enemies,
were Incompatible with the existence OF the Janis.
saries, organized IS they have hitherto been, his
f1ghness had prepared, indeatigably and in secret
the means either Of reforming or disso,ing alto.
gether This body, which had so much degenersied
since its formai ion and complete organization under
Soliman I.
Immediately after the publication Of the new re.
guations, The JaDissaries incorporated 10 the reeu.
lar army, showed in their exercises towards lhe
officers who commanded them, resistance which
soon became suen fermentation, the first traces
OF which disc ovcred themselves on the l4th n the
evening by the assembling of several groups Of The
body. AT length, in the night between the l4lh
and 5th the insurrection became a complete revolt
A troop OF the muntineers, alter midnight advanced
violently towards the hotel of the Aga Kassussi Of
the Janssaries, to massacre their Gencral.in Chief
but he had just time TO save himself in the palace
OF the Cou't, 10 the apartments oe :he Grand VI
zler. The rebels having thus failed in their first
attempt, wreaked their fury on the house Of the
Aga and sgains, his family, whom they treated in
the most cruel manner. They then proceeded
towards the house of the Nedschb EffeDdi, the
agen, Of Mohammed Ali Pacha, who had lately re-
turned from his mission to the Morea, and who, as
one OF the most enthusiastic friends of The new or
der OF things was particularly hated by the Janssa-
iies. They did not find him, but his house was
paged and destroyed with he most shocking bar
babari,y.
Whilst this was going on. the more numerous
body had proceeded to the Palace of the Porte, to
seize the Grand Vzier. He, having been apprised
by the Aga, had already hed from the Palace with
his family and domeslics, and retired 20 Jali-kosch
a pa'lo OF the Grand Segnior, situated near the
Seragio, in the side Of the harbor.-There the par
tisans OF the government we're gradually collected
while the rebels were employed in pilaglng the pa
lace oil the Porte, or scattered about in public hous
es, abandoning themselves TO the grossest excesses
Al day.hreak those of the Janissaries who were
10 barracks, assembled in the square Of Ameidan'
situated in the midst OF them, and well known IN
former reyots. There they carried their standards
and by public cries gave notice TO all the surround
ing quarters, that every Janssary should meet at the
common place OF assembling A similar summons
was sent to the Tschebedschic, in the neighbcrhood
Of the mosque of St. Sophia. The government,
meantime, was not idle. On the first news OF the
sedous explosion, the Sultan Mahmoud had quit
led his summer Palace of Beschktasch, on The Eu-
ropean bank Of the Bosphorus, to return to the Sc
raslio. BY degrees, the Ministers and Chiefs OK
Departments, the Mufti, the principal Ulemas, as
'smbled at Jalikoschk, round the Grand Vizef'
Soon afterwards the Aga Hassan Pspha, commander
ni the camp Of observation on the European side
and Mahomet Pacha, commander of the Asaile
camp, were seen TO arrive with numerous troops
which were joined by several batialions of cannon
lers and bombardiers, with pieces OF cannon from
The battery OF Tophanar. A considerable military
force being thus collected under the eye OF the Sui
TAM who, in the attire Of warrior himself directing
the military dispositions, marched towards the HIP
podrome. The standard of Nlahomet was holsleo
before the mosque Of the Sultan Ahmed; ard py
the public cries in every quarter OF the town aho
suburbs, an appeal was made to every good MUS
sulman TO range himself with arms under The sand
ard of the Prophet. Numerous armed groups ran
from all parts Of the Atmeidan Encouraged by
the in,repidity of the Grand Seignior and the war
like ardour OF Hassan Pachs, they all swore 10 oe
fend the Sulran and the throne to the last drop g
their blood.
The same appeal had been made TO all the NUT
neers. Three times they were surprnoord ts =