, 1854-04-15
Olne.r Parhr.


The Journal des DeBafs gives the follow.
ing details relative 90 5Omer Pache, who
commands the army of the Danube:
il Omer Paehe Is native'of Croatia, and
was, consequently, by birth, an Austrian
subject. he was born in 1891 at Nluski
a village sitnate IN the circle of Ogulini
thirteen leagues from Fumc His family
nalno is Lattas His father wOs Lieuten,
ant. Administrator Of the circle; his uncle
was priest of the United Greek Church
Admitted when very young into the
School Of Mathematics Of Thrun, near
Caristadt, in TraAsylvnhia, and after hav.
ing completed his sludies'with distinction,
the young Lattas entered into the corps Of
the Pous ct CAausees, which n Austria is
organized ON military footing. In 1880,
in eonsdquen6e' of misunderstanding with
bis superioFs, he hft for Turkey aid en-.
braeed Islamjsns Chosrew Paeha, who
was then SerasEier, took him under his
protection, procured him admissioninto the
regular army, and attached him to his per
s6nal staff Tie even gave him his ward in
marriage, who was one Of the richest heir.
esses Of Constantinople, and the daughter
of one Of the JanisSaries, whose head he
had caused TO be cut of in 1924. when that
corps revoited against the Sultan NAH
m0ud l--s I.. ..
MIN 1888, iLattas, who had taken tho
name Of 0mer, wAs chief Of battalion, and
was appointed Aid de-Camp aud interpre.
ter TO Gen. Chrzanowski, who had charge
Of the instruction Of the Ottoman troops
encamped near ConsiantinOph. Omer was
thenceforward actively employed In the re-
organization Of the Turkish army, and
stilltprotected by Ch6srew Pacha, obtained
spccesiivsly important missions aud com
uand IN the army. The troubles Of Syria
and the Albanian insurfectiOn Of lS46
gave him occasion 10 distinguish himself
and lattracted4O him the attentioh Of the
Sultan. He was pnt TO Kurlistan, and
succeeded m Obtaining the submission OI
that pr0viAce, which was nearly independ
ent Of the Portesdi ao 90 bog. r'l"i .l.A'
MINED ih 1913 to the command of the
army sent to the Dandbhr provinces, he
thnde the authority oFthe Snitdr respected
while az the same time lie respected the
sdsceptibhities dhd privileges of. those prov.
iuces, placed asithey were nnilef The double
protection q Turkey amt 'RtssIa.' ~ The
ycar 1851 Was the midst olrillldht period d
the military career Of Omer Pacha Named
6omnandcr-inLC Chief of Bosnia, the princi
pal Chiefs Of which had refused to recog-
iize the PanzimAt, that IS, the new organi-
zatiOfi4 4of.the empire, he tomBatted sne@ssl
fully, 'thddgh with an inferior force, the
Beys Of TINT country AT last hewas sent
to Montenegro, where he found himself for
the first time 7commhndiBg "a regular army
of 10, 0Q0 men. .i,.- lfJua 9lj 's'l Hi
lnlEhe inseyentionof Austrin gas is shown,
pat ternptot that expedition before dcci-
6pU operations could be commenced. Al
heipresent date OmerI 'aeha is at Schutnla
at the head Of nearly 100, 600 men He i
described as displaying great activity. in ID
organization, and is occupied with fOrtify'
lpgl the country which may become the
theatre Of war Omer RaRhe is abOnt fifty
two years of age, below the middle height,
but with a marital expression Of counte-
nance, He speaks with the same facility
the Seryian, the Italian, and the Germsn
tongues fir159 9iI 10 ylpn 81 q i''p
lIsAfter the insurrection of Hungary hV
undertook the defence of the refugees
whose extradition had been demanded by
Austrih and RussiA.rs He proceeded tC
SehomlO, where he Iiadcacquaihtanee witt
the principal refugees, and on his arrival Al
ConstantinoHle be interfered zealolsly Will
the Sultan in their favor, Hs took severa
Of them with him to Bosnia and Montene
gro, and confded to them important posts
Some oFthem have distinguished themselye'
greatly, and have remained in the Service
Of Turkey, - .tl .a.n.ar. 500