Chapter V: Mehemet Ali

The Sultan Mahmud II.--The Greek insurrection--Sultan
invokes the aid of Mehemet Ali--Intervention of the Christian
Powers--Navarino--Russo-Turkish War--Mehemet Ali--Ibrahim
Pasha lays siege to Acre--Mahmud resolves to crush his
rebellious vassal--Defeat of Hussein Pasha--Stratford Canning
at Constantinople--Mahmud appeals to England for help--Battle
of Konieh--Muravieff at Constantinople--Russia offers help--The
policy of Russia towards Turkey--Ibrahim advancing--Sultan
accepts the aid of Russia--Mehemet Ali rejects the
Sultan's terms--Russian fleet in the Bosphorus--Roussin at
Constantinople--_Ultimatum_ of the Pasha--The Convention
of Kiutayeh--Anger of Nicholas--Why Mahmud surrendered
Adana--Ponsonby and Orloff at Constantinople--Treaty of
Unkiar-Skelessi--Great Britain and France protest--Meeting
of the two Emperors at Münchengrätz--Treaty of October 15,
1833--Secret treaty of September 18, 1833--Palmerston and
Broglie vainly endeavour to arouse the fears of Metternich
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