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Folio, 35x23cm, pp.4. Detailed news from Anatolia. While Smyrne enjoys peace, further north near Pergamos a tragedy is on the way. Few days before, the Psariotes attacked against the coastal city of Sandarli, captured the local castle a7 8 canons, took prisoners and plundered the land around. After the capture of this coastal place, they moved in the nearby lands. The Muslims of Bergama panicked, and abandoned their city, but the Psariotes had no intention of moving further in the inland and left the place. The Turkish returned and during the night attacked the peaceful Greek inhabitants of Pergamos (Bergama). More than 1.500 Greeks were killed in one night, many were enslaved, while the rest in panic tried to escape. Other Ottoman officials tried to stop this annihilation and enslavement of the Greeks. The 24th of July the Kehaya of Brussa stopped several Turks near Bergama and freed the enslaved Greeks. He entered with troops in the city and reestablished order. He even tried to find the stolen Greeks properties. He ordered that all money, jewelry etc must be returned (with no result). Finally, he assembled in the center of the town all items that could gather and ordered the Greeks to recognize their properties. The situation is still chaotic. Detailed presentation of a typical case of massacre and plundering of local Greeks. Light worming.