"Le Constitutionnel", 9 August 1826. Massacre of the Janissaries. The newspaper refers to the incidents after the Auspicious Incident of the 15th June 1826 and the forced disbandment of the Janissary corps by Sultan Mahmud II. The Sultan continues his course with his new troops against the revolted Jenissaries while more troops are gathering in Constantinople. Punishments & executions take place in major Ottoman towns, and this scene of terror led the Jenissaries of Thessaloniki, Edirne & Smyrna to declare obedience to the sultan. Many other relevant incidents.