On May 4 1829, the Pernausches Wochenblatt, in the Number 19, published an article containing letters from Corfu stating that the Albanians together with the Greeks had revolted against the Ottomans and demanded, like the Greeks, to be free of Turkish rule.
“Turkish border, April 17. In Belgrade, people were concerned about the News from Constantinople is concerned because the ever-increasing shortage of food is making the peace of the capital difficult. All shipments of goods there have also ceased; no one wants to risk their fortune, especially since the emigration of the Jews from Constantinople has made a bad impression on their co-religionists. Turkish troops have been stationed in Serbia, and others will follow.
Letters from Corfu report that the Albanian uprising is taking on a very serious character and that Albania and Thessaly are in complete insurrection. The rickshaw pay that the Albanians are demanding is not the real cause, but merely a pretext under which they want to shake off the Turkish yoke.
It is claimed that they are in contact with the Greeks and even named an Albanian, who was a confidant of a noble Greek chief is, as the Albanians demand their freedom and, like the Greeks, want to be independent. Their example is likely to find imitators, and the Porte will soon no longer grant anything. Emir Pasha, son of the current Grand Vizier, who was left behind by Lenterem to maintain peace in Thessaly, is said to have already suffered great losses. It is believed that the Turkish troops marching from Epirus and Livadia to the Danube will receive orders to return to Thessaly to reinforce Emir Pasha.”
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Balkan Academia 