Agas rather than with the Pachas

The Janissaries of Belgrade.  The Balds.  Ebu-Bekir, Pacha of Belgrade  Assassination of the Ago, Deli Achmet.  Bise of Osman Passman Oglu.  The Krds- ehalics.Alexa Nenadomitseh, Grand Knes of Servia.

Pacha Iladschi Mustafa.  Return of the Janissaries to Belgrade.  Murder of the Knes, Ranko.  Death of the Pacha.  The Dahis.  Tyranny of the Janissaries.

Unsuccessful Revolt.Address of the Servian Kneses to the Grand Signior.  Threats of the Sultan against the Dahis.  Horrible Slaughter of the Servians by the Dahis.

Of all the Janissaries of the Empire, none were more opposed to the Sultan than those at Belgrade.

Besides manifold other abuses which prevailed here as much as anywhere, the Janissaries had entered into a sort of conflict with the rest of the Turkish population, the Pachas, and the Spahis; and it appeared as though they would inevitably acquire, by violent means, a tyrannical dominion over the Country, to the exclusion of others of their countrymen. Already did their commanders designate themselves Dahis, after the example of the Deys of Barbary; who had in like manner, in a contest with the Pachas, been raised to power from amongst the mutinous troops: such had also been the case more recently at Tripoli.

By the side of the Agas of the Janissariessuch as Achmet, who, on account of his courage, was surnamed Deli-Achmet, and who commanded a force of 1000 mena Pacha appeared insignificant; and it is known that the Emperor Joseph pre-ferred entering into arrangements with the Agas rather than with the Pachas. Shortly before the commencement of the war, Mahomet Ali Seimo- witsch and fourteen other Spahis were murdered by the Janissaries of Achmet, and no one had ven-tured to call him to account for the act; indeed, notwithstanding this, he made his appearance at Ivjupria, in the Turkish army destined for the deliverance of Belgrade. Nevertheless, Belgrade was neither delivered by his assistance, nor defended by his comrades.

After it had been given back to the Turks, through the intervention of the European Powers, the Sultan determined, in this town at least, to rid himself of these troublesome claimants to a share in his power.