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[Music. Noise of chains. Enter TALATHON with Chieftains, R., followed by HASSAN, who conceals himself. SELIM seizes the torch.

Tal. Know you this ring?

Se. Ali, I obey-Come on! [HASSAN, who has entered close after TALATHON, &c. rushes forward, and snatches the torch from his hand.

Hass. Hold !

Se. Hassan, what would you do?

Hass. Save, or perish with you.

Tal. Why hold him back, slave? Let him execute the Pacha's order.

Huss. Know you whither he guides you?

Tal. To fortune.

Hass. To death.

Tal.
Chieftains.

Treachery! Seize the miscreant!

[Advancing. Hass. [Presenting the torch to the powder barrels.] One step, and we are lost. Hear me, Talathon! None but Ali knew the secret entrance to the vaults, containing his vast treasures. Go force from him the mystery, and if you would revenge, be it on him, who plotted your destruction, not on the noble, the devoted Selim. You hesitate. I give you good counsel-follow it, you had best; for, raise one arm, or advance one foot, to harm a hair of Selim's head, and, by Mahomet, up we all go together.

Tal. He speaks rightly. Revenge on Ali!
All. Revenge on Ali!

[Exit TALATHON and Chieftains, R.-Music. Hass. My lord, the story you told the lady Helena was suspicious. I hastened to ascertain the truth of my conjectures, and, praised be Allah! I have saved my master's life.

Se. Slave! give me back the torch. What is life without Helena ?

Hass. Helena is your own.

Se. How! the sister of Zenocles the bride of Ali's grandson!

Hass. No blood of Ali's circles in your veins. Read, my lord, read. [Gives a paper.] A blessed chance placed that paper in my possession.

Se. O Providence!

Hass. Tarry no longer here. Haste with your faithful Hassan from darkness and destruction, to light and liberty.

Se. Greece and Helena! Hassan, I follow thee!

[Exeunt SELIM and HASSAN, hastily, R. Music. A secret trup-door opens. MOUCTAR rises. ALI follows him. Trap-door closed by MOUCTAR.

Ali. I have escaped the swords of the traitors! Where is Selim? Why stands the citadel? Not here! deceived by him, too! No matter, -a pistol fired among yon barrels

Mouc. There be hopes still, and strong ones. Our troops defeated-the Greeks have turned upon the Sultan's forces.

Ali. What then? They each are foes to Ali. [Shouts without.] Hark! some have traced our footsteps. [Shouts and noise of forcing the trap-door.] They force the secret door!

[Music.

The trap-door is forced up. ISMAIL and three Turkish Officers enter.

Ism. Yield, Ali! yield!

Ali. Never! Advance at your peril!

- [Presents a pistol. Ism. Behold the firman of the Sultan! [Showing the parchment.] He demands your head.

Ali. Be this my answer! [ALI fires, and wounds one of the Officers, and is wounded in turn by the shot of another. He staggers into MOUCTAR's arms.

Ali. Death and revenge!

[He fires his second pistol into a powder barrel, at the same moment that ISMAIL and the two other officers fire on him. The citadel is blown up. Amid the convulsion, and in a shower of fire, general combat on the calcined rocks that surround the citadel. ZENOCLES appears amid the flaming ruins with a banner.-TALATHON, SELIM, HASSAN, HELENA, Greek soldiery, &c.— Flourish-shout.

THE END.

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