The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-25

system both in Cons,antnope and tho provinces MS
reform Ike the emancipation Of the Russian sers by Al
exauder H. favorite idea With the Sultan Mahom-
med though not executed in his life time. Since this i'm
poraDt event Redschid fasha hn3 with brief intervals,
occupied moet important posts in the service OF the Sultan
He has held several times the appointments ofrand Vzer
and Minister Of Foreign Affairs In lSaI ne became again
for time the Sultan's representative in England His
administrations have been series Of struggles
to realize the snzimat His foreign policy has been d
rected above all things, 20 the maintenance OF peace
He was not in power when Prince MeDschikof visited
Confannope but when tho Russian envoy presented
the Sultan disgraceul convention the Sovereign appears
to have felt that the time 10 make end OF the
n,reues which had excluded his abest servant from
power, and Redschd Pasha was again called TO direct
the AFFAIRS of the empire. In the spring Of 1856
he again lost Office, still, however, exercising
in the middle of last year, and has died in Office
The British Minister Lord Stratford de Redcline, was
,h ntm ,enn OF the late vinor, and sustained him all
tnIougn id ns attempts at reform During the absence
at Lord stratford TO the Cnea In 1885, Redschd was
moved from the Vizershp But sooner did the British
hnnteI return ,han ne compelled the sultan by threats
and bullying TO restore him.
Redschd was said to be faoulously rch owning estates
not only In Turkey but In Syria, Bulgaria Rournia and
Thetsay His estates in all reported to number over
four HUNDRED He was the owner Of the magnificent
Boephorus but sold to the Sultan for the immense sum
Of twenty-five millions Of piastres The Sultan sabse-
queLty presented 1t az marriage gift TO Redschids son,
All Ghalib, who was welded 10 the Suitans daughter
While ambassador IN England and France ne kept up
the most ruperS establishments while the splendor Of his
palaces nj home unequalled. Redschd tho
rough European either from policy and spoke
several languages fuentiy He kept no harem, and,
rather singular for Turk, never had more than ono
wife.
During the early part Of the crimean wsr he was in
command of the Turkish army and was repulsed by the
Redschld Pasha sailed forth from ShumIa with force
OF about thirty thousand men, attack the Russians at
Pravadi, which formed a fortified advanced post as It.
were, 20 the fortress OF Varna.
The Pasba failed in his attempt and retired upon Shum-
Ia followed as one narrator asserts by single regi
OF ofcavay, supported by part Of the Pravad garrison
which pressed his retreat much, the village OF
Markofska, about half way from Pravada that he
arrested by for four hours in hs march, having turned
upon his pursuers and ultimately repulsed them while
another statementha OF Baron Moka-sets forth that
Redschd Pasha found at Markorska a strong body Of
cavalry posted in his front with six guns and supported
by infantry in the It's irmed that although the
Turks mstook this force for the two corps under Gene
rails Roth and Rudger, which known TO be n the
negbborhood they merely attacked with their cavalry
and come artillery, but quickly routed IT, causing Ioss
OF four hundred men and i've guns 10 their opponents but
ina, the Hussian infantry, more fortunate than the
cavalry, which was destroyed escaped 10 neghbor,ng
wood oy quickly changing front, and the Turks having
thus opened road across tho mountain continued their
retreat On reaching the Shuma side Of the height,
however they discovered another strong Russian force
occupying the dehlea in their 'front.' and consisting Of
only the corps OF Generals Roth and Rudger, but Of
force amounting all to about the number that
Of Redschid Marshal Die btscb having hurried up with
strong reinforcement from the beseging army in the
neebborhood Of sistra hearing that Redschid PashA
had quilted the fortress Of Sbumla
Although the forces each side said 10 have been
nearly equal, and respectively 10 have exceeded
what thirty thousand men, the Turks had only about dty
pieces OF cannon while the Russians averred have
bad three times that amount
Opinions vary 70 whether the Grand Sizier could
have reganed Shuma without riskng battle with
the iors Of his baggage Be that may Redschd Pasha
ia reported TO have attacked his optoneuts after some
delay across the broken ground between aim and the
villages oil kouiefsha and Chrkovna, where they
posted, and TO have carried the position, and nearly
cleared the plateau which they occupied, when just
the remainder Of the Russians giving way body
husars under Count Pahlen, arrived most opportuney,
and saved the army and its overpowerng force Of are
al troon