The Sultan was greatly concerned about this sedition and took it very seriously. He dispatched many soldiers and weapons. However, through meticulous planning, killing, and enslavement, he eradicated the rebellion. The Greeks committed all sorts of atrocities and ugliness, plundering wealth and enslaving women in the Thermopylae pass. His armies then tore through everything, managing to bring the Ottoman warships, which were anchored off the island of Samos, out to sea. Three thousand soldiers from those ships, who had fought on the islands of Samos and elsewhere and liberated them from the rebels, were unleashed. Their armies engaged in killing, looting, and enslaving women and children, committing all sorts of atrocities and ugliness. The rebels then plundered them and destroyed them completely. When the supporters brought this news to the Sultan's palace, the Sultan was agitated and almost ordered a halt to the fighting, leaving the enemies and their captives. However, he feared for the lives of the people, especially after the ambassadors of the nations in the Caliphate's court strongly protested to the Grand Vizier about what his armies had done to the enemy and their captives, and perhaps the killing of women and children in Samos and elsewhere. He then returned to appeasing the people and began to destroy. He sent a decree to Muhammad Ali Pasha, granting him governorship over the rebellion and Crete, and ordering him to fight the rebels and commit to obedience, so that he could prepare for the difficult war. He then set out for the Egyptian and Hijazi regions, and sent him the robe of honor. Muhammad Pasha agreed to this and prepared for battle. He also prepared ships at night, and they set out for the island of Orma, where they had brought...