Washington telegraph., 1854-09-13
o,ner Pac,,a At the English Camp

OInerPsc,ia at the English Camp.
The special correspondence Of the Lon
don Times, writing from the camp at DeYi-
ma, July Sd. gives the following description
Of the reception of Omer Pacha
I'VE have just had very exciting review.
The men who had had four hours drill
between halfpast four and halEpast eight
o'clock this morning, had finished dinner.
when news arrived that Omer Pacha was
coming. on his way from Silistria to Narna.
and that he might be expected in m hour
7 Presently the brigade majors rode ND from
the brigsdiers with orders To the colonels 10
hold their regiments in readiness to turn
out and in about half m hour the burles
sounded the assembly The Turkish in
fantry down OF the plains below were OBJ
served To fall in and draw up in solid col
umns in front of their tents About two
o'clock faint streak of dust rose over the
white Lines Of the road winding far in the
distance over the hills which lie towards
Shumla, and through The glass could De dis-
cerned two travelling carriages. with a small
escort OF horses, moving rapidly towards
\ the village Of Devina Arrived there. they
halted. and the whole Of the staff present
with the division fastened to pay their res
poets to Omer Pacha-B -Brieadiers Airev.
Butler. Brigade Majors Mackenzie aud
Maxwell, Colonel Sullivan. Captain Mac
\ donnel, Captain Pearson, Mr. Campbell. as
/ well as Colonel Bentinck. Brigadier-Gener-
Y Al Of the Brigade Of Guards aud Captain
Byng. His aid-de-camr. who happened to
have ridden up from Aladyn. OIner Pacha
mounted his horse and attended BY Colonel
Dieu, BY an English officer attacked to the
British Embassy at Constautinople. and
several o. his suite and followers rode up
\ the hill towards the camp. il front of which
\ the whole division was drawn UP in line III
a very short space vi time The English
staff rode after him. and at his side were the
two brigadiers. The coup d'esH was mag
nifcent. The blue outlines Of the distant
bills. over which played the heavy shadows
Of rapidly gathering thunder clouds-the
green sweep of the valley below dotted with
! tents-and marked here and there with dark
black masses Of Turkish infantrv-the arid
banks Of sand, ard gray ellis, displaying
every variety Of light ana then the crest of
the bill, along which for mile shown tie
/ bayonets of the British infantry, topped
BIZ the canvas walls behind tlem-formed
and imposing spectacle
Omer PacAa was dressed with peatIsss
and simplicity-no order glittsred on his
breast, and the close fitting blue f7ock coat
displaying no ornament beyond plain gold
shoulder-strsp ana giit buttons. lie were
fez cap, which showed 10 advantage the
clear, wen marked lines cf Bis calm and
resolute face. embFo1nei by exposure To
the wind and weather for many year Of
soldiers life and the hue Of which was well
contrasted with BIZ snow-wh:te whiskers
u the rude and rather sensual mouth, with
compressed thick lips. vas traceable. II
physiognomy has truth, enormous frmnes.
and resolution The chin. full and square
eSinced the same qualities, which might
slso be discerned BY the general form Of the
head. Those ho remember the statutes oF
ROdctSky at the great exhibition. VIII IN
derstand what 1 mean All the ruurher
features, the coarse nose, and tho slight pro-
minence Of the cheek bones, are more than
redeemed BY the quick, penetrating. and
expressive eye, full Of quiet courage and
. genius. and by the calm though rather stub
born brow. marked. by lines Of thought ris-
Ing above the thick shaggy eyebrow In
person he appeared to be rather below than
above the ordJsry height but bis horse,
well-trained grey. was not as tall az the
English chargers beside him, and he may
be really more than FIVE feet seven or eight
His figure is light spare and active, and bis
seat Oh horseback. though little too Turk
ish for our notions Of equestrian propFiety,
was firm and easy. He wore white gloves
and neat boots, and altogether would have
mustered very weli in the ring at Hyde Park
a, vel appointed quiet gentleman
His staff were by no means SO well turn
ed out, but The few Hussars for the escort
were stout soldierlike-looking fellows One
one Of them led strong chestnut Arab,
which was the Pachas battle charger. A
he rode by the troops presented arms. and
when be had reached the end Of the line
they broke into column, advanced. and per
formed some simple feld-day naneuvres, to
the great delight of Pacha A the men
moved off, after exercising for about three
quarters Of al hour, the cavalry came M
at full trOt, and at once rivited the attention
Of the Pacha. There were one and half
squadrons OF the 18th lancers. troop Of
the Sth and troop Of the llth huszars.-
The artillery horses and the dragon horses
were ont at water. There were two or three
magnificent chargers and the Pacha is said
said to have declared that such infantry and
cavalry could dash over any troops in the
woTld. As he retired he was cheerod.