About six weeks later, the Albanian soldiers (or Arnauts) in the service of the Ottoman Empire tumultuously demanded their pay and surrounded the house of the "defterdar" (finance minister), who vainly appealed to the governor Husrev Pasha to satisfy their claims.
About six weeks later, the governor Husrev Pasha attempted to disband his Albanian bashi-bazouks (or Arnauts) without pay in order to strengthen his regular soldiers at their expense. The Albanians surrounded the house of the "defterdar" (finance minister), who appealed in vain to the pasha to satisfy their claims.