The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-12-28
HE TURKISH MILITARY CHIEFS.
ohER PAsHA.

The commander Of the European d.
vision Of the Turkish army, now posted
/ on The Danube, is Croalian, and was
born 10 1901 at Elaski, village situated
in lhe circle Of 0gulini, twelve leagues
from Flume.! His family name is I.auas.
His father was Lieutenant Administrator
Of tie circle; his uncle was preacher Of
The United Greek. religion. While yet
very young he attracted !he attention Of
some officers by his great talent for draw.
ing. Through the influence Of these gen
'lemen, he was admitted into The school
Of mathematics, a,Thurm, near Carstadt,
in Transylvania 4; and after having finish.
ed his studies with distinction, the young
Latiss ehtered' the corps Of roads and
bridges, which in Austria has a military
organization. Towards 1890, after having
a dispute with one Of the chief officers,
he passed into Turkey and embraced Is.
lamism. Chosrew. Pacha, who was then
General.in. Chief Of the Turkish forces,
took him undefhis protection, placed bin
in The regular service, and attached him to
his person. He even made him marry
one Of the richest heiressses of ConsIan.
linople, daughter Of a chief Of The Janis.
saries, whose head he had cut ofl'in e27,
at the piime Of the revolt Of this body
against the Sultan Maboned. ,..i atm.
lu 1892, Lallas, who had taken the
name Of Omer, was Chief Of Battalion,
and was designated by Chosrew Pasha an
aide-de-camp and interpreter 10 General
! Chrzanowski, charged with the instruction
of the Ottoman troops united in camp
near C nstantin6p!!e. After that omer
was actively employ 10 tue re-organiza-
ton Of the Turkish army, and constantly
pushed forward by Chosrew Pscha, he oh.
tanned successively difficult missions and
important commands. ...l ...,..
The troubles in Syria and the Albanian
insurreclion in lS46 gave 0mer the oppor.
tuniiy Of distinguishing himself and of at
tracing the attention Of The Sultan. Sent
inlo KurdislaD, he succeeded in bringing
10 submission this province, which was
almost independent Of ile Ottoman Porte.
/ ii 1913, called 10 the command Of the
army sent into the provinces Of Moldavia
and Wallachia, notwithstanding the diff.
culties of managing the suscepubiliiies and
the privileges Of these provinces, placed
under The double protection of Turkey
and Russia, be soon made respected The
authority Of the Sultan. ''''' ''' '' 'i'
The year 1851 is The most brilliant
epoch Of the military career Of Omer
Pacha. Named, Commander in, Chief in
Bosnia, Of which the principal Chiefs had
refused 10 recognize the 'razimai, that is
10 say, The new organization Of the EN-.
pire, he combsted with success against the
Beys Of tba, country, with much inferior
forces. ll .u'.rnIru a3 o. .r.i i..r %
Lastly. lie was sent 10 Montenegro,
where he found himself, for the first time
in his life, The commander Of regular ar.
my Of 10000 men. As will be recolect.
ed the intervention of Austria put an eud
10 this expedition before he could com
mence any decisive operations. ...
On the eth ull, Omer Pacha was al
Kalelat, on the northern bank of the Dan.
ube, expecting battle with the Russians
on le next day. He is a, the head Of an
army of more than 100000 men. He is
thoroughly posted in the most improved
European tactics, and his defence and plan
Of operations are said To be admirable
English and other officers who have vis;.
ted his camp, have expressed not only ad.
miralion but establishment al the skill dis
played in all his arrangements Of defence
aud of tactics, and are confident that he
will make stand worthy Of any Euro.
pean army. lie displays The activity Of a
youth IN all his movements, and is eager
10 commence the contest. q.hod Y.u9.r.
0mer Pacha is now 6fly.two years old,
lie is lille. below the medium height,
bu, he has martial Physiognomy, full Of
expression. He speaks with equal facili.
ly, Servisn, Italian and German. lie has
been frequently offered portfolios of state,
by the Sultan, hui always refused, prefer.
ring to remain in the army After the in.
suyreclion in Hungary, he took in hand
The defence Of the refugees, whose ezra
diion had been demanded by Austria ant
Russia. lie went in person 10 Shumla
where he made The acquaintance Of Kos
suih, and The other principal members o
the refugees, and upon his arrival at Con.
slanlinoplp, he actively inlerveued in their
favor with The Sultan. lie brought seve-
raj Of them with him into Bosnia and
Montenegro, and con6ded to them impor.
-tant posts. Several Of these have dislin.
guished themselves, aud have remained in
the service OF Turkey. The distinguished
Hungarian officers, Demblnski and Klapka
who fought so npbly for The independence
Of their country, were amongst this num-
Der, and they now have lIle command ol
10000 men in the camp Of 0mer Pacha.
There are other foreign officers OF jislinc.
Iion in his staff, mostly refugees from Rus.
sian and Austrian oppression, aud it will
he safe to predict that these men will show
little cowardice when placed once more
face 10 face with their old and hated enc.
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4 ABDI PAsuA. ri 48
The Asialic division Of The Turkish ar
my, that division Of j, which is nov col
elected at Erzeroum, Mount Ararat, in
Armenia, and destined TO prevent an inva-
sion Of the Russians from the northeast
shore Of the Black Sea, commanded by
Abdi Pacha, an Asiaiic, of the same age
and youthful activity as Omer Pasba.-