Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-11-08
Paaha.

The Journal .'es Dsbats gives the following ue-
Tails relative to lomat Pasha, who commands the
amy of4he Danube:
Omar Pasta is an Austrian subject; he IS ma
i've Of Croatia. He was born in 1901, at Veskl, q
vii are situated in the circle of Ogulin;. lnlLteeu
leagues from Fiume. His family name IS Las .,.
His tier was Lieutenant administrator o. sus
circle; Ills uncle was priest inthe United SEeeN
Church Admitted wien very young, lhto lne
school of I6thein1tics of Thurmj near OatlsIaul'
in Pennsylvania, after having completed MS elu
dies, with distinction, the young Lattas ehtS'e"
the corps of the Points ct GausSees WhlSh ~ ::
tria is organized on military ioohng. IN 4oSu III
consequences OF msunaels tanells WIN y, I ~
riors, he lett for Turkey, and embraced lslamsa.
Kbosrew Pasha, who was then Sefaskter. TOOK MN
ul,dsr his predictions procured him admission INTO
the regular army, and attached him 10 ms petsonal
staff He then gave hun his ward IN marriage Mhv
was one OF the richest heiTessesin Consiontlnppie'
anil iIs Innphier OF 0ne of the JaniSsaIies, whose
head he had caused TO be cut oil N 1871, when lhal
corps reyolled against the Snitan 9lahmoud: In
1888, Lattas, who had taken the name OF omar
was chiefof Battalion, md was appointed aia-ue-
camp, and interpreter 10 General ChrzapoWsAl'
who had charge of the instruction OF the ottoman
troops encau1ped near Constantinoplt. Omar was
thenceforward actively employed In the re- IL
cation OF the Turkish army and still projected oy
KhosreW Pasha, Obtained successfully lnpottah
missions and conmandin thea.my- Inc uouOIea
"a,
gave him an occasion 10 distinguish himself, and
attracted to him the attention OF the sultan ne
was sent to the Kurdstan, ard succeeded IN Oh
tanning the sunission Of that province, whlch wa
nearly independent of the Porte. Named III 1890
to the command of the army, sent TO the DanuDlar
provinces, he made the authority OF the Sultan To-
spected, while al the same time he respected Inc
susceptibiities and privileges of those provinces
placed as they were, under the double protector
of Turkey aud Russia. The year 1851 was the
most brilliant period of the military career oil Oma
Pasha. Named Commander in-Chiet oil Bosnia
the principal chiefs of which had refused 10 recog
nize the Tanzmut-Lhat is, The new organlzatlo!
of the empire-he com6atted successfully thougl
with an inferior force, the Beys OF that country
AT last he was sent TO Montenegro, where he tount
himself for the first time commanding regulor ar
my OF 80 600 men. The Intervention OF Austria
as is known, put a term TO that expedition beior'
decisive operations could be commenced. al Int
present date, Omar Pasha is at Schumla, at In
head oil nearly IOO, 600 men. He is described
displaying great activity in its organization, anu
occupied with ioTti'ying tue country winch ma
become the theater of war. Omar Pasha Is abou
fifty two years OF age, below the middle height
but with IL martial expression oil countenance~d
speaks with the same facility, the SerVlan, IN
| Italian, ana the German tongues. Alter tue In
| surTeciion of Hungary, he undertook the delens
| nf the refugees whose extradition had been de
handed by Russia and Austria. He proceeded
/ Schumla, where he made acquaintance with III
Ipuncipnl refugees, and on his arrival at Constan
lttnople, he inteIiered ZealouSy with the sultan
i their favor. He t, ok several of them with nun
/ Bosnia and Montenegro, and confded 10 them lI
portant poSS. Some Of them have dlStlngulShe
themselves greatly, and have remained IN Inc SCI
! vice of Turkey.