Of the annexed translation we have only one word to say, and that is, that we have exercised all possible care to translate honestly and fairly, and this being all we undertook to accomplish, we leave it to speak for itself.
THE TRANSLATOR.
Edinburgh, May 24th 1832.
N.B.—In the following work the system of Sir William Jones, in the orthography of Oriental words, has been used as far as the nature of the Turkish language would permit. The accented vowels have the same sounds as in Italian; and the unaccented, the short sounds, as a in bat, i in lily, &c. The consonants have the sound usually given them in our own language.
AUTHOR’S PREFACE.
IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL AND MOST GRACIOUS GOD!