The Ottoman Empire in this sentence. When the news of this spread, all the high-ranking officers of the Prussian army became angry and rose as one man, saying, "Away with this disgrace that will befall us if this man remains in the service of our armies." This general had become a naturalized British citizen. The chief minister of Prussia also objected and strongly forbade it, fearing the Sultan's bad consequences, and did not agree to Lord Ponsby's request. The Sultan's armies spread throughout the Levant, causing suffering and destruction. The idle and corrupt joined them, and factions came to them from all directions. A group of cavalry reached the vicinity of (Mazra), about two farsakhs from Nisibis. The commander of this group sent to the Sultan's governor in (Arul) requesting him to return to his Sultan's obedience and leave Prince Ibrahim to his own devices. He agreed to this. Prince Ibrahim learned of this and ordered Muhammad Majnun Bey to march with his soldiers and Arabs to Tel Bashir. He marched there on the thirteenth of Rabi' al-Awwal of the year. The Ottoman soldiers increasingly occupied many villages and towns within the province of Antep. The governor of (Arul) met the commander of the Sultan's armies and honored his hospitality. The governor showed him utmost obedience and advised him about all the sheikhs of that region. He did so and spoke to them about leaving Prince Ibrahim's obedience. They agreed to this, so he gave them weapons and war equipment and a large amount of ammunition. They distributed it among the people of the land and used them to fight the Egyptian army. Despite all this, the Sultan's chief minister told the ambassadors of the powers that the Commander of the Faithful was inclined towards peace and disliked war, and that he would proceed with deliberation and avoid haste until the powers settled the dispute between him and his subordinate.

Prince Ibrahim's cunning grew, and he could no longer remain silent, especially since the Sultan's armies had surrounded him and were coming to his army's positions from all sides. So he sent to Sulayman Pasha the Frenchman, urging him to come with all the soldiers he had. Then he set out from Aleppo with a group of cavalry and artillerymen, and Sulayman Pasha joined him with his men. While Prince Ibrahim was on his way, the news reached him of the defeat of the Arabs who were stationed on the banks of the Sajur River. The Ottoman cavalry fought them, and within an hour or so, they were routed with a terrible defeat. Many of them were captured, and the remaining ones were scattered. This news enraged him, and he marched rapidly to meet the Sultan's armies, but he could not do so. During these disturbances, the Sultan's supporters were making a lot of noise and complaining to the powers about the noble deeds of Muhammad Ali Pasha and his son Ibrahim, and his refusal to pay tribute to the Sultan's treasury. They said that he had always shown hatred and enmity towards his Sultan by mobilizing armies and preparing equipment, even after he had pardoned him and forgiven his past transgressions. Then the head of the state sent a letter to the representatives of the powers saying: "It is time for you to see what the Commander of the Faithful sees, namely the necessity of resolving the knot of these problems and resentments that have shaken the foundations of peace, or nearly so. Patience has run out, and the evil of this matter has escalated. The arrogance of this rebellious subordinate has taken hold of him, trampling the caliphate underfoot and shaking its foundations, and it has reached him..."