The New York herald., 1867-02-04

Him a HerO-A Sketch Of His Lffe-Estab.
lisi,ment Of Constitutional Government in
l5rcece-ResuIts Of it.
The question has been asked quite often recently,
who is General KasTgi, 1.-THE Grecan hcrof The Al.
lanc cable announced that he would the United
States 70 procure aid for the Cretan insurgens
tradcted the statement within day two Afterwards
that left uncertain whether he will come or
not II is probable however, that he does come
be VIII take prominent part ere long in the contest
between the Turk and the Greek sketch Of the events
which made him hero will be Of public interest at thia
time He Hrst became known in the Greek fevou.ion,
in which he played distinguished part He was then
mere youth When the war broke out he was a boy Of
Afeen and at school in Germany He bad brothers
in the army Of independence. He left his studies at
once, and soon exhibited great ability mill
tary leader. At the disastrous battle OF Phalerum
in 1897, in which the Greeks commanded
by Sir Richard Church. were defeated by the Turks,
under Reschid Pacha, Kalergi led DIVISION and was
captured at the close Of the engagement He Of
the two hundred and forty prisoners taken all Of whom
were ordered to be beheaded next morning KaleIgi
alone escaped. He had been wounded In the by .
sabre cut and had leg broken by . rife ball. As he
could net walk the place Of execution he was carried
the back Of the Albanian boy who captured him. As
he was on his way he offered the Albanian ono hundred
Reschd wished 70 have Kalerg's head piled up with the
others but his captor insisted receiving 5000 for IL
Luckily for Kalerg tho condition Of the Turkish military
chest low THAI the Pascha could not afford 10 pay
% high price 70 sraty his passion and - the Alba
nian persisted In claiming him his property Rsschid
was obliged 10 yield Before reeasing him, however,
the PAcha cut on enc Of his ears Dr. Howe, OF this
city, says he remembers the day when Kaerg came into
camp WITH ono eay cut on
Professor Fson says that he equally distngrsna
In the exploits Of peace In the year 1894 tH Young
chisf Of the old and powerful nm3 q No,ar.s. John
and Pansyotokt 066sln1 We're in love with . young
heirs and her carAst crops and carried their rivalry
90 far a. TO involve the sahmus Of Cornh where the
ourrants and he lady were, in . civil war While the
powerful chain Colocoronss espoused one side of the
ssnby M oSer As gallant Ts.rs ah '%s sSs u
sent OF s lady, ended the without bloodshed by
maryiAg the heircss himself
waTof the revolution. He descended from one OF the
"fst fasnies' OF that island But Il was neither his
NTH h,s countrymen n w,s h~ hSsd,rs ,s
OF 164S which conferred Greece the priceless boon Of
representative government and put end the Ba-
0tho did mot rule wisely He put the whole power.of
the state in theshands OF party Of Bavarans whom he
prougn. INTO Greece with nm Hs kept Bavaran troops
The Bavarfans were corrupt Discomfort broke out
Mild and equitable himself, 0tho's government was
essentially despotc He did nothing 10 secure to the
people the safeguard OF popular constitution After
waiting ten years public discomfort rpened into rev.
olution.
The King learned that the revolution would soon break
out Instead OF preventing Il by granting reforms he
endcavored TO capture the leaders He sent orders 10
arrest General Makryiannes. when the gendarmes
made their midnight assault his house they found
that IL prepared for defence They attempted TO
force an entrance and were promptly repulsed.
Finlay tells US that tho shots which pro-
claimed that General Makryannes' house was attacked
heard General Kalerg, then Inspector of Cavalry
rode into the barracks where the troops were
drswn<up. Amid loud cries Of Long live the con-
stuton I" Kaergi took command and put the garrison
in motion. Large bodies Of citizens accompanied him
as he marched TO the royal palace With that prudsncc
which he constantly displayed great emergsnciea and
which conrased with bis extreme mprudenco on ordi-
nary occasions, he sent out strong patrols 70 MAINTAIN
order and stop the cry OF "Death 70 the BavaransW ~
which tho friends Of orthodoxy and brgandage attempted
70 raise.
King Ohio was waiting in his palace with his usual
apsthec patience TO receive the news that the
arrests ordered by the Minister Of War had been made
That OF Makryiannes 10 have served a signal for
the Others and his Majesty had hardly received the in
formation that the gendarmes had defeated when
the garrison Of the capital with Kaergi head, ap
peared under the palace windows General Hess, who
was the Bavaran military counsellor the camarills,
was by the Kings side. Bavarian Aid-de-csmp was
- % bring " the aFtIlery and drve We rebel