Grass Valley telegraph., 1853-12-22
OMER PACHA.

The following details relative to Omer Pa
cha, who commands the Tuskish army on the
Danube, are taken from the Journal des De-
bats:
"Omer Pacha is native of Croatia, and
was consequently by birth an Austrian sub
ject. He was born in 1901, at Vlaski. vii
lage situate in the circle of Ogulini, Is leagues
Flume. His family name is Lattas His fa-
ther YVES Observation-Disclosures of the
circle his uncle was priest of the United
Greek Church. Admitted when very young
into the School of Mathematics at Thurm,
near Caristadt, in Pennsylvania, and after
having completed his studies with distinction,
the young Lattas entered into the corps of
the BOnts ct Chausees, which in Austria is
organized on a military footing. In 1880, in
consequence of a misunderstanding with his
superiors, he left for Turkey, and embraced
lslamlsm. ChOsreW Pacha, who was then Sc
raskier, took him under his protection, pro-
cured him admission into the regular army,
and attached him to his personal staff He
even gave him his ward in marriage, who was
one of the richeet heiresses of Constantine
pie, and the daughter of one of the Janissa-
ries whose head he had caused to be cut off
in 1927, when that corps revolted against the
Sultan MahmOud. In 1888. Lattas, who had
taken the name of Omer, was chief of battal-
ion, and was appointed aid-de-camp and in
terpreter to General Chrzanowski, who had
charge Of the instruction of the Ottoman
troops encamped near Constantinople. Omer
was thenceforward actively employed in the
reorganization of the Turkish army, and, still
protected by Chosrew Pacha, obtained sue
cessively important missions, and command
in the army.
hn trnT1 0FC A
surrectiOn of 1916, gave him occasion to dis
tinguish himself, and attracted to him the at
tention of the Sultan. He was sent to Kur-
distan, and succeeded in obtaining the sub
mission Of that province, which was nesrly
Independent of the Porte Named in 1848 to
the command of the army sent to the Danu-
bian provinces, he made the authority of the
Sultan respected, while at the same time he
respected the susceptibilities and PRIVILEGES
OF those provinces placed as they werr '.}..sr
the double protection of Turkey and Russia.
The year 1851 was the most brilliant period
IN the military career Of Omer Pacha. Nam
ed Commander-in-Chief of Bosnia, the prin-
clpal chiefs Of which had refused to recognize
the Tanzimat, that is, the new organization
OF the empire, he cOmbatted successfully,
though with an inferior force. the Beys of that
country. At last he was sent to Montenegro.
where he found himself for the first time com
manding aregular army of 10000 men. The
intervention Of Austria, as is known, put
term to that expedition before decisive oper-
ations could be commenced. At the present
date Omer Pacha is at Schumla, at the head
OF nearly 100, 900 men. He is described as
displaying great activity in it's organization.
and is occupied with fortifying the country
which may become the theatre of war; Omer
Pacha is about 50 years of age, below the
middle height. but with a martial expression
OF countenance. He speaks with the same
facility the Servian, the italian, and the Ger
man tongues. After the insurrection of Hun
gary he undertook the defence of the refu-
gees whose eXtradition had been demanded by
Austria and Russia. He proceeded to Schum-
La, where he made acquaintance with the prin-
clpal refugees. and On his arrival at Constan-
tlnople he interfered zealously with the Sui
tan IN their favor. He took several of them
with him to Bosnia and Montenegro, and con-
hded to them important posts. Some of them
have distinguished themselves greatly. and
have remained in the service of Turkey"