The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-08-17
Omar Pasha at the English Camp.

II.
The special correspondent of the London
Times, writing from the camp at Devna, on
July Sd, gives the following graphic descrip-
ton of the reception of Omar Pasha
We have just had very exciting review
The men, who had had a four hours drill be-
tween halt-past four and halfpast eight o'clock
this morning. had finished dinner when news
arrived that Omar Pasha was coming on his
way from Silistria to Narna and that he might
be expected in an hour. Presently the Brig
ade Majors rode up from the Brigadiers with
orders to the Colonies to hold their regiments
in readiness to turn out; and in about half an
hour the bugles sounded the assembly. The
Turkish infantry down ON the plains below
were observed to fall in, and draw up in solid
columns in front of their tents. About two
o'clock, Il faint streak of dust arose over the
white lines of the road winding far in the dis
lance over the hills which lie toward Shumla,
and through the glass could be discerned two
travelling carriages, with a small escort of
horse, moving rapidly toward the village of
Devna. Arrived there, they halted, and the
whole of the staff present with the division
fastened to pay their respects to Omar Pasha:
BrigaIiers Airey, Butler, Brigade Majors
Mackenzine and Maxwell, Colonel Sullivan,
Captain Macdonald. Captain Pearson, Mr..
Campbell, as well as Col. Bentinck, Brigadier
General OF the Brigade OF Guards, and Capt
Byng, his aid-dc-camp, who happened to have
ridden up from AIadyn. Omar Pasha mount
Cd his horse and attended by Col. Dicu, by an
English officer attached to the British Es!bas-
sy at Constantinopie, and several of his suite
and followers, rode up the hill toward the
camp, i'll the front of which the whole division
was drawn up in line in very short space of
time. The English staff rode after hinl, and at
his side were the two Brigadcrs. The spec
tacle was magnificent. The blue outlines of
the distant hills, 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 infantry the
arid banks Of sand, and gray cliffs, displaying
every variety Of light and shadow-and then
the crest Of the hill, along which for nile
shOne the bayOnctS of the British infantry, top
ped by the canvas walls behind thenl-formcd
Il spectacle worth coming far to see. Omar
Pasha was dressed with neatncss and simplici-
ty--no order glittcrcd Oh his breast, and his
closc-ilttlng blue irock coat displayed no orna-
mcnt beyond plain gold shoulder-strap and
git-buttons. He wore the fez cap. which
showed to advantage the clear weli-markcd
lines OF his calm and reSOlute face, embrOwncd
by exposure to wind and weather for many a
year OF a soldiers life, and tie hue of which
was well contrasted with his snOw-white wills
kcrs. In the rude and rather sensual mouth,
with compressed thick lips, was traccable, if
physlogony have truth. enormous tirmneSs and
resolution. The chin, full and square. evincod
the same qualities, which might also be dis
ccrncd IN the general form Of the head. Those
who remember the statue of RadctZky at the
Great Exhibition will understand what mean.
All the rougher features, the coarse nose,
ana the sight prominence of the check bones.
are more than redeemed by the quick, pcnctra-
ting. and expressive eye, full of quiet courage
and genius, and by the calm though rather
stubborn brow, marked by lines of thought,
rising above the thick, shaggy eyebrow. In
person he appeared to be rather below than
above the ordinary height but his horse, a
wrI!-traGed gray was not as tall as the Eng
llsh chargers beside him. and he may really be
more than five feet seven or eight. His figure
is light spare and active. and his scat on horse
back, though too Turkish for our notions 0
equestrian propriety, was firm and easy. He
wore white gloves and neat boots, and alto
3ctllcf WOnu nave passed muster very Wei IN
Hyde Park as weIl-appontcd, quiet gentle
man. His staff were by no means so well
turned out, but the few hussars of the escort
were stout, soldicr-likc looking fellows. One
of them led strong chestnut Arab, which
was the Pashas battle charger. AS he rode
by, the troops presented arms and when he
had reached the end of the line they broke in
to column advanced and performed some SIM
pie lield-day mancuvers, to the great delight OF
the Pashaaa AS the men moved off after cXcr-
clsing for about three-quartcrs of an hour, the
cavalry came up at full trot, and at once riv-
eted the attention Of the Pasha. There were
one and a half squadrons of the llth Lnccrs
troop of the Sth. and a troop of the lth
llussarS. The artillery horses and dragon
horses were out at water. There were two OF
three magnificent chargers. and the Pasha is
said to have declared that such infantry and
such cavalry could dash over any troops in the
world. As he retired from the field, the men
who had all been dismissed, throngcd in shirts
and fatigue jackets to the front of the lines
and cheered him enthusiastically, to his great
delight