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Transcription - when quite young which was taken by the Turks, and he then became a Turk. He went to England with Dr. Morier and was there some months. He speaks English tolerably well. – I enquired the news from Constantinople + he told me the following things. The Grand Signore is collecting troops + there is talk of war with Russia. Orders are given to the troops who go against the Morea to put to death all men between 16 + 60, + to sell all the women and children as slaves. The avowed design is to exterminate the race. - - During the disturbances at Constantinople a drunken Turk one day killed 9 Christians, the Grand Vizier heard of it + cut his head off. - - - A Turk demanded some money of a Greek who owed him. The Greek had not the money by him but promised to pay in 3 days. The Turk immediately stabbed him….This being the day of the monthly concert I devote it to fasting + prayer. I found it pleasant to turn my attention from the dangers and the assassinations which surround me + give myself up to prayer + meditations concerning the great cause of Zion. ----- |