Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-24
RICHMOND wHIG.
:. IsAhNDER BEY, THE DAsHING sABRER

inHNDhh BEf, THE DASHING SABRER
'ono"ng sketch Of the character and proves, Of
an sueer 10 the Turkish service whose poropsI n,o,
na deeds the field OF battle rivaI ,bos f
u1 leminu ns OF pages Of romance ts given bv .
s., o the Daily News and h dated at Ks.-
Ut rs to be regretted tha, at the mouen, vh., .,.
a,e most needed lskender Bey one OF the hes, os
shia ne uo usken army, who commands the outnosfs
~ % o cohhhed 70 his bed BY severe illness at Widd,
IN the sction ut Ctale he ~as riding 6,rons, %
ess OF the village heading charge of M, ,,oor sn
oe norse OF Cossack, who advancing to mrs, h;
him. '.' l--- = - ''ineuH'ey IN 'front.' OF
"lkender Bey continued his course and ,.,,., ,...
'e P'os,ae bodies OF the Russian and his borss h,,
Nhen 10 TIE act OF doing so, the latter Attended ~
and iskcnder Bey thrown yiolentv snJ - W ~
and their two steeds rolled over and over N ,b
ne mad no sooner reganed his feet than he onnS
n,uiseh IN the grasp of Russian oidier vbo 1.nad -
nun 10 ask Tor quarter, which he renIed x;h 49,
ms sabre, prosraiing his assailaut in the mud In -
eu 10 reue IN safety by the advance of BODY of ,ha
and b, AN OUT ognd that his ribs had been disocated
ana 'na ne mad received internal injury he re
NAMED at bis post for few days bot was AZ Isst
e give away, as he was longer able to mount bi.
OF the surgeon H- - 'e'' 1nuer 'ne caro-
Both IN appearance and anteceden,s he I, N, no.,
r;ddis 49,, mAn IN me Turkish army. He Is about the
h.;, Ia ou1 rat9er muscular aud symmetrical His
oiaek as MS eyes which fash ike 6re under d,,l - i.
hangiag oions long and slightly curved nose anal,
mouth, nun lips and high forehead and compile ion
nnA nE sk.
most striking physognomes have ever looked uoon ~
is Of Tartar origin, and Mussuman by birth and n ,h
owner OF large estates In Bessaraba but has been in
political exile ever since he attained the aoe of ,hs
Personal taste and family traditions have M, Az ~,
so1er. hatred OF Russia made him colder Of fortpne
anu might be expected, there were few wars in any
not taken part. ,T "A'u ~ ne mas
HE served with distinction in the Carlst war In sn.;,
~. ue LOU euro war IN Portugal, in both of which
ne was iamed for his dashng courage az c.vaI,,
flr 1afar IL.
IN SPAN he was appointed to the command of a Legion
eu legion froVisorie, composed Of all the ,aaurai.
% .ne atmy-cat throats and brigands from every
Cline under heaven, who found intolerabIe In ,ha
Oh more decent men, This legion coon ACQUIRED
tne habit OF killing their officers at last no one eouH
S Se got 70 command them except Iskeuder Bey then
count lihnsky DE no found himself In bis -
post than he took tho initiative BY killing three nnsn ~
the spot who gave signs Of nsubordina,on Everyhod
was expecting each day to hear Of his death; bu, his
troops finding the sort of man they had to deal x;,h
gave up their old practices and followed him in sc,n
with uncomfortable vaor and devotion
he LETT spain and Portugal with eleven crosses of VA
oD: oraes 1886 found him at the famous siege of He
rat IN Persa, during the Russo Persian difference which
excited so much interest in Indian possessions The
war brought him to Canton where he was spec
.a,or o. tne sosuli.ies from beginning to end BE then
eneed The French service at Algeria and was present IN
most Of the actions Of Abdel Kader and keise sb.rsd
IN the dangers and disasters Of the terrible rera r
Constantine; He left the French arms with the star of
the legion OF honor and ls4s took service in tho Hun
gaan war OF independence under his old companion in
arms General Benz '. 'A
" The treachery and misfortune of ls4e sent hin, ;,,o
turkey with crowd Of others He quickly obtained en-
poyment and bore prominent part In the campaigns in
Bosnia and Montenegro. In the former be Commanded
DIVISION oi the Turkish army which defeated vastly sr
perior ioce OF the insurgents and captured large Lum
Der OF neir guns This service most important ma IL
inncted blow on the Bosnans from which thew never
recovered. The government eyinced its gratitude by
raging him to the rank Of Pasha but Austria and Russia
Jointly protested against his elevation and he relieved tho
sultan from hs emoarrassnents by voluntarily renou sb-
ing his new dignity He the grade of colonel
OF cavalry and has had of the ouposts of KaIs
LAT though nomnay second to Muz1r Hasha the SON of
hesehid Pasha, who though quite boy and without ex-
peence az orgadier OF cavalry, but has the good sense
never to attempt to perform the onerous duties attached
to his rank. =
lkender Bey is not above forty years of age but war
and weather and fourteen wounds have done their work s
WELL that he locks fully ten years older As horseman
and sabrer he has few equals and probably no superior
in Europe lie is dozed by the soldiers rather for his
brilliant courage than anything in his manner When he
hrst took the command Of the ouposs so high was the
opinion entertained in Turkey, well as in the rest of
Europe OF the capabilities of the Cossacks that the Tur
kish troops viewed them with considerable apprehension
when the vdettes saw two three approaching they
were in the habit OF rushing Ikender Bey and report
ing tue circumstances as one Of grave import He diss
Paed their illusions by very simple process When
ever he received Of the of two three or
four be mounted horseback rode out and in sight Of
his men, flung himself into the midst Of them with sword
IN hand They seldom awaited his onset but whenever
they did, found reason to regret it, But few dspays Of
this sort were sufficient to convince the soldiers that
courageous man with good sabre had nothing TO fear
from the Cossacks"