The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-12-30
THE TURKISH COMMANDER-IN-
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THE TURKISH COMMANDER-IN-
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The following sketch Of Oner Pacha S
career is given in the Journal Dcs De.
6ats:- .... ......
"It is known tha. The chief command
OF the. Turkish army in Bulgarip has been
confded TO Omef Pacha, considered The
best general in the Sul.un's SERVICE
The following is biographical sketch Of
that persnnage: ge:-Omer Pacha is an Aus
trian subject, born in Croatia. His
family name is La,tas. His father
was Observation-Disclosures Of the c. lcle.
and hia uncle priest Of the Crock reli~
glon. Young Lattas was admitted very
young into the mathematical school of
Thurm, near Carlsiadt, in Trausylvanla,
and after having completed his studies
with distinction, entered the corps OF
Ponls>e,-C Chausses, which in Austria is
militprly organized. Ii was towards 1880
that, after some discussions with his SUI
peIiors, he proceeded to Turkey and ems
oraced lslamism. Chosre W. .Pacha, who
vas then general-n-chief OF the army,
took him under his protection, made him
onter The regular amy, and attached him
TO his person. He even gave him for
wife bic 4ard,, one OF the richest teires-
es in Conslaa'inople, daughter of leads
er Of Janissariss, whose head he had cut
off in 1927, when that body revolted
against Sultan Mabmoud. In 1884,
L,ttas, who had taken The name Of Omer,
VAS already, chef de battalion, and was
appointed by Cilosrew-Pacba as ulde-de>
camp and Interpreter Of General Chrza>
nowski, charged with tho Instruction Of
f,he Ottoman troops collected in a camp
nea! Constantinople. Omer was then
employer IN the Reorganization Of the
Turkish army; and sill pushed on by
Chosrew Pucha, he obtained successfully
difficult missions and important COM
mands. The troubles of syria and the
Albanian insureclion Of 1916 gave him
an occasion TO distinguish himself, and
to attract the attention Of the Sultan
BeiLg sent into Kurdisian, he succeeded
in reducing that province, which was Al>
mos. Independent, OF the Ottoman En-,
pire. In lS4S, being appointed 10 the
command Of the corps d'drmee sen, into
the provinces Of Mcldayia and Wallachia,
he knew how TO make the authority OF
the Sultan respected there, whilst shows
ing consideration 10 the susceplibili.ies,
aud privileges of these provinces, placed
under the double protection Of Turkey
and Ru's:a. The year 1851 is the most
brilliant period Of Omer Pacha's military
career. Being named commander>in-
chief n Bosnia, of which the principal
chiefs had refused TO recognise the Tan.
zimat-tiia, is, the new organization oI
the Empiro-be successfully Fought a.
gainss Beys with inferior forces. Lastly
hs was sent TO Montenegro. where he
i-u"s' !.imsefr for the first time a, the
head Of a regular army of 10000 men,
|. may be remembered iha. the in,erven.
tion Of Austria put an end to that expe>
dilion before lie could commence deci>
sive operations. At present Omer Pa.
cha is at Scbumla, at the head Of nearly
100 900 men; he displays, it IS said,
great activity, and is occupied in forilfy-
ing The country, which may become the
,heater Of war. Omer Pacha is SO years
old, shor. in stature, but with physiog.
nomy full Of material expression. lie
speaks with equal facility Servian, Italian
and German. After the Insurection OF
Hungary he took up the defence of the
refugees, whose eAtradi,ion vas called
for BY Austria and Russia. He proceed
ed in person to Schumls, where he made
acquaintance o! the principal members Of
the emigration, and on his arrival at Con.
s,an,inople he in,erceded warmly in ,heir
favor with the Sultan. He took several
Of them with him 10 Bosnia and Monle-
negro, and entrusted them with import-
ant commands. Some Of the refugees
distinguished themselves there, and have
remained iE the service Of Turkey"