As for the Death of _Achmet Bassa_, another of your Enquiries, I shall give this short Relation. Some say, he was put to Death for being too much affected to _Mustapha_, and for favouring underhand the counterfeit _Mustapha_, and encouraging _Bajazet_ in his Designs. Others say, that being a mere Robber or Swash-Buckler at first, but advanced for his Audacity, Valour and Skill in military Affairs, to that high Dignity, the Punishment of his former flagitious Life, was only deferred to the last Period of it. And some were of Opinion, he was executed only to make Way for _Rustan_; for _Solyman_, having promised _Achmet_ never to take away the Seal from him, so long as he lived, to make a collusive Performance of his Word, he caused him to be put to Death, before he did it. Some said, that _Solyman_ gave it out, ’Twas better to die once, than a thousand Times over; for the Fear of the Loss of his _Grand Viziership_, and much more his Survival thereupon, would have been as a thousand Deaths to him. Whatever was the Cause, the Manner of it was this: He came early in the Morning into the Divan, (or Council-Chamber) being ignorant of what was designed against him: By and by comes the Messenger to him from the _Sultan_, telling him, that he must die. He was a Man of a great Spirit, and received the Message as undauntedly, as if it had nothing concerned him; only, when the Executioner drew near, to do his Office, he pushed him away, as thinking it dishonourable for a Man of his Dignity to die by the Hands of an ordinary Executioner: But, casting his Eyes round about the Company, he espied a creditable Person, that was his Friend; him he desired to do that last Office for him, and he should take it as a great Kindness at his Hands. His Friend, upon his iterated Request, undertook it: Only _Achmet_ advised, not to draw the Cord, or Bow-string, so as to dispatch him at once, but when he had strained it a little, then to remit it, that he might breath a while, and afterwards to pull it as hard as he could, until he were dead; wherein his Desire was answered. Thus _Achmet_ was willing to taste (as it were) of Death, before he drank his full Draught of it. Upon his Decease _Rustan_ had the _Grand-Viziership_ bestowed upon him. As for my Return out of this Country, which you desire to hear of, all I can say is, _Facilis descensus Averni_. He that brought me hither, will, when he sees good, bring me back: In the Interim, I solace my self in the Company of my old Friends, my Books, which never fail to afford me Relief both Day and Night. _Constantinople, June 12._ _SIR_,