Eleventh Emperor of the Turfa.

9 2 The Reign af Sultan Mé inet, or Mahomet IV.
I 165,9. covery of Bağdat, or Babylon, which was the Camp» which being performed nesr a Town 16(9.
U/-yr\? ancient Patrimony of his Forefathers } fo that called Alexandria, he foolifbly fuffered himfeif SL^pj)
the Grand Signior being rendred thereby more to be feparattd in a private Place from his Ar­
willing to agree and accommodate Affairs with I my, on pretence chat Peace was more aptly
the Pafha, proffered to him the Government of concluded in a free Retirement, than under
die Province of Son* for ever, paying only a the conffraint and force of the Souldiery. Here
yearly Homage of an hundred thoufand Sulta- Mortati meeting the Pafha, forcibly ftrtnglcd
nees, in lien of three hundred thoufand, which him, with feventeen of his Complices, whom
that Country always yielded. But the Pride of he bad brought with him for Witnefles to his
m the Pafha fcorned a Proffer of fo mean a Confi- Capitulations with the Grand Signior. With H
dcration, having nothing lefs in his Thoughts the news hereof the Army of the Paflia foon
I than the entire enjoyment of the Empire, or at disbanded« every one with fhame and filence
leaft to partake an equal (hare thereof with the fhifting for himièlf, retired to his own Coun- .
H Sultan. *
try and Home. And herewith eaffly ended this
For the Hopes of the Paflia encreafing with
Civil War almoft in a moment, which but now
his Army, which was now grown to eighty thou­
threatned the Extirpation of the Ottoman
sand Men, he took up for tòme days bis Head­
Race*
quarters near the Fortreis of Tvcacaiih within The cruel Vizier retained his thoughts of Re­
ten days march of Smyrna ; and thence apvenge, which we fhall fhortly hear in what
proaching towards Cò/^fantìnople, the chief Mi­ manner he vented on the great Spahees and rich
ni Iters concluded, that there was no other Safety Men in A/!*- who had joined tbemfelves with
butin their Anns -, and that the Pafha was not the Paflia in this Rebellion. This good Service
co be reduced to any terms of Gentlcnefs or promoted MmoxM, and rendred him more con«
Moderation. Accordingly the Great Vizierpaf- lider able to the Grand Signior, fo that he was
H led into Afla with a numerous Army, and fpee- employed in the Affiftanee of the Tartars, ;
dily joined Battel with the Pafha, which conti- againft Regntld in Tronjylvama, and afterwards
I nued for fome Hours with great daughter on one preferred to the important Charge of Bağdat, H
fide and the others but at length the fortune of or Babylon, of whole Succeß, and Fate, we
H the Day turned in favour of toe Pafha ', and the we fhall hear in the Sequal of a few Years.
Vizier's Army being routed, heloft all he Can­ But as yet the Commotions of Afla were not
non and Baggage, and he himfelf was forced to fo wholly extinguifhed, but that the Nephew
fave bimfcF in the Neighbouring Countries i of the Pafha of dltyfc in revenge of the trea­
where not being purfued by the Pafha, he bad cherous Death of his Uncle, took up Arms, and
time again to collect his torn and {battered was followed by the People of the Territories
froops. The News hereof multiplied theDiP- depending on Alnp». To his Affiftanee came
orders and Confufions at Confiantitiople, to which in alfo the Son of Chnfatin Pafha, late General
being added the Motion of the Perfians, and that in Candia, whom the cruel Vizier had put to
they were to join with the Pafha i as allò fòme death» noflwitbftanding the merit of his late
Trouble: in Tr tnJjfmrì\Tm cauled by the unquiet Services, which might lean to atone for his
H Spirit of Ragttskft together with the ill Humour former Misfortunes, and make fatisfaction for
" of the Male-contents in the City, made all things non-compliance with Ihfbructions 5 bat this Vi­
• appear with equal or greater Danger at Home sier, who never pardoned any Perfon, would
than Abroad.
not begin with an Act of Clemency towards
•Wherefore, as the ultimate Remedy of theft one who was none of bis Creatures or Confi­
imminent Dangers, it was refolved, that the dents depending on him.
Grand Signior mould go inperfon to the War, Tothefé joined the Bey of TVJJ«, who call­
on fuppoGtion that Reverence to his Royal Pering off his Obedience to the Pafha of Cairo,
lon would produce that awe on the Spirits of entred into the Cabal with ten thonfand Horfe 5
his Subjects» which was not to be effected by fo that a formidable Army being compofed by
Violence, or force of Arms. According to this this Union, gave a new Subject of Fear and Ap­
I Refolution the Grand Signior palled into S*,i pi at ConftantinofU. But the Great Vi- H
and joining his Forces with thole of the Vizi-| »er fo dextroufly managed his Affair, by fow-
I er, compofed an Army of feventy thou fand ing Diflcntion between the Chiefs, and bellow- : J
Foot, and thirty thoufànd Horfè > with which ing Lapgefles on the Souldiery, that the Army
I marching boldly towards the Enemy, the Heart anfenfiDİv mouidred away, leaving their Gene- S
of the Paflia began to mil him, fo that calling rais, and Commanders to fhift fit- tbemfelves,
a Council of his Officers, he propofed bis In­ and expofing them to the Juftice of a Vizier,
clinations towards Terms of Agreement, rather who was unacquainted with Mercy, and never
than to hazard all on the Uncertainties of a pardoned any who was either guilty of a Fault»
\ i4 Battel , the Spirits of the Souldiery being now or fupected fork.
become tractable by the appearance of fo great Towards the end of this Year, the Vizier
a Force, aflènted to the Propofition, and there­ built the lower Forts, which are fatua ted at the
upon Articles being (peedily drawn up, were entrance into the Dardanelles, commonly called
fent to the Grand Signior for his Approbation ; by the name of the Queen-Mother's Caille*
who, though he would.not feerato rerufeany And difpatched a Chaous to the Pafha of C#-
[ " thing therein contained, yet declined a fo­ «M, to put all things in a Readinefs for the /
nai Treaty, as being a Matter too mean for his Siege of Candis • Orders were alfo given to the
Imperial Perfon to capitulate with his Vafiàls, Pafha ws of the Inland Countries to prepare them-
and therefore ordered, that Mortaz* Pafha felvesfor the Wars againft Dalmate*, and Tran-
fhould Treat in his behalf, pfomifing to confirm fllvania.
whatsoever Act Mmm* Pafha mould conclude
in this Matter.
Li' AN NQ 1660.
MortA* being thus made Plenipotentiary, re-
* • filled to treat with the Pafha, until fuch time THE Rendezvous of the Army being ap­
as he had retreated with bis Army at a diftance pointed at Belgradi, the Vizier battened
of fome days March from the Grand Sjgnior's thither io Perfon to quicken the Preparations,
and