Therefore the amiable Ibrahim made use of the marriage treaty to arrange an honourable reconciliation between Murad Bey and his uncle, and appointed the former "Ruler of the Marriage Feast," in which capacity he was charged to conduct the bride to Janina and deliver her to her husband, the young Veli Bey.

He had accomplished his mission satisfactorily, and was received by Ali with all apparent hospitality.

The festival began on his arrival towards the end of November 1791, and had already continued several days, when suddenly it was announced that a shot had been fired upon Ali, who had only escaped by a miracle, and that the assassin was still at large.
This news spread terror through the city and the palace, and everyone dreaded being seized as the guilty person.

Spies were everywhere employed, but they declared search was useless, and that there must be an extensive conspiracy against Ali's life.

The latter complained of being surrounded by enemies, and announced that henceforth he would receive only one person at a time, who should lay down his arms before entering the hall now set apart for public audience.