Beaufort, Francis: Karamania, or a brief description of the south coast of Asia-Minor and of the remains of antiquity: with plans, views, &c. ; collected during a survey of that coast, under the orders of the lords commissioners of the admiralty, in the years 1811 & 1812 (London, 1817)

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the common and summary one of assas-
sination. Every precaution was, there-
fore, taken to prevent a second surprise,
and every stranger was an object of sus-
picion. Whatever cause the father had
for alarm, the apprehensions of the son
were still better grounded: he had, in-
deed, humbled himself to the Porte, and
bid high for its favour; but it was known
that he had formerly supported his re-
fractory father, he now openly claimed
the succession as a right, and above all,
he had taken possession of his father's
riches. In this anxious posture of affairs,
while in doubt whether to expect the
tails or the bow-string, we had arrived ;
the part we liad taken in the former
transactions, was fresh in every one's re-
collection ; they had also heard that we
had lately been at Smyrna, in the neigh-
bourhood of Kara Osman Ogloo, who
had been Ahmed's chief supporter; and
in this remote corner of the world, they
were probably not aware of the impossi-