The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-18
Death Of Mavrocordato the Greek
Statesman.

Advices of recent date, from Greece, announce
the death of Prince Mayrocordato, patriot Greek
who has been prominent in the affairs of his coun
try for many years. and whose name has been fa-
miliar to our readers through cotemporary litera.
turs--particulariy the adventures of Lord Byron.
as related by himself, by DR.. Kennedy, Moore,
Trelawney and Others
Alexander Mavrocordato was born iu 1887 at
Constantinople. He WAS descended from sn an
cient Fanariot family, which has for generations
served the Porte as hospodsrs and dragomen, for
which posts Of honor the facile, quick, spirited
Greeks are peculiarly adapted One of bis ancess
tors WAS q principal negotiator on "Carloutz
bloody plain" in 1899, and the father Of Alexander
was drsgoman to the Porte. When young man
Mavrocordato was very successful student of
languages particularly those Of Eastern lands aud
while still very young he held position in the
tabinet of his uncle, the Hospodar Of Wallachia,
who being detected in a conspiracy hed from Wal
lachia to escape the vengeance of the Porte
Alexander accompanied him voluntarily and they
visited Switzerland and Italy, where Msvrocordato
entered with Greek avidity upon the study of the
arts of diplomacy and war. While at Pisa he was
invited to take part in the Greek Revolution, and
his sword was soon unsheathed Freighting .
vessel at Msrseilles, he sailed for Greece, with a
few French volunteers. With great talent he or.
ganized q provisional Government for western
Greece, and he was instrumental in bringing ''the
wild Albanisns kirtled to the knee" as we'll
the standard of free Greece. With the aid of
these heroes, he fortified MssoloDghi against Kur-
shid Pasha's army, and withstood several Turkish
attacks. 1t was here that Bozzaris fell fighting
and Byron died from the malaria of the marshes
of the low lying plain. All through the Revo-
luton Mavrccordato was active, as head of the
Provisional Government, and was in great meas
ure the creator of the Greek Constitution. He was
first President, and while holding that Office dis
most mastery skill in reconciling the wild
partisan cheftains Of the country, and in fnan-
cia operations. At Nayarino, Mavrocordeto
distinguished himself by his bravery and GOODNESS,
and here he made most wonderful escape,
an animated account Of which he has written
himself After Greece was transformed into akipg-
dom, Mavrocordato continued prominent, and was
once minister to England. Latterly, however
he has resided at Athens, where he acted as Sc
nator and member of the Council of State, from
his owl choice. Iu person he was short and stout
with animated and intelligent countenance, and
most winning manners. He married the dsugh-
ter of Prince Argyropoulo, dragoman 10 the
Porte. MavrocoIdato had two sisters, one of whom
married French Colonel in the Greek service
and the other is the wife OF the Greek Envoy now
at London
With Mavrocordato, dies another link which
connects rs with the age of Byron and Shelley
" hen Greece app Greek literature, tours, history
and poetry were the height of the fashion.
Tbs FATAL Duel IN CALIro2NIA.-The Californig
papers notice, with much feeling, the death Q
VIM. ]. Ferguson, who fell in the duel with Geo
Fen johnson, near Sau Francisco The Buietir
gives the facts of the case:
On an examination of the wound soon after III
inflictop, the opinion was generally entertained
that il woud prove fatal. Mr. Ferguson him
| self was informed of the serious nature of the
injury, and WAS notified that unless the entire
leg were amputated, tho chances were q thou.
sand to onp against his recovery. He answered
however, that he would take the one chance, f.,
he would not loose his leg for all California
Such Surgical assistance as could under the cir
cuinstance. be given was accordingly rendered
without resort.ng to arnputation, until yesterday
when the condition Of the patient made it neces-
sary, in ,he opinion Of the attending surgeon, to
lay open tho wound and remove portion of the
diseased bone. An incisiOn was accordingly made;
but as soon as the bone exposed, it became
| evident that ampntation of the leg would be ab-
solGtely necessary to save life, even if that would
suffice: for the bono was completely shattered, aud
tue inteTctces we're filled with pus. The patient
was informed Of these circumstances, and, by the
advice of his friends he consented that the operas
tion OF amputS.ion should be performed. This
was done about half past o'clock. Previous TO
the operation, MIR. Ferguson spoke Of the circum> =
stances of the quarrel with Johnston. and of the
duel, and stated that ns he did not expect to sur
vive. he wished bis body to be conveyed to and
buried at Sacramento. Chloroform was then ap-
piled to his n0stris and he sank into q state OF
Inconsistencies, from which he never recovered.
The operation was performed In q short time the
arteries and veins were taken mp and the wound
bandaged; but theee processes were barely over
before life extinct. He, in fact, died under
the operation.
LARoB SALE.-Two Louisiana sugar plantations,
belonging the succession Of the late Pierre Le>
feyre, we're sold at auction In New Orleans on the
10th inst. The plantation on the Bayou IAfourche,
with one hundred and sevcnty>two hands, sold for
STAT .0o0; and the plantation at the Vacherie Duo
que Liyaudais, on the same bayou, with eighty
hands, sold for $4,000. Mr.. g. Sabatier Was the