The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-15
OBITUARY.
Fnad Pasha, Turkish Minister Of For.
eign Affairs.

eign Affairs.
By the cable we have the announcement o.
the death OF Fuad Pasba, the Turkien Minister
for Foreign ABaiTs oI which news has been re-
received In Pare from Moe, where the event
took place. Che name of Fnad Mehmed Pasna
has occupied disuL Lguisbed place in the annals
OF the Turkish Empire Tor the last quarter OF
century. He was born at CoDstantnople In the
year 1914, and spent his early youth irst culti-
waiting literature, and afterwards in studying
medicine, the profession of which he adopted,
serving Tor o short time in the Turkish
navy. Upon quitting the service he entered
the IDteTpreters Office of the Government, in
which he spent several years qualifying himself
for the duties OF diplomacy by the study of ms
tory the modern languages, International law,
and political economy. He began mis- diplo-
matte career In lS40, as first secretary TO
special mission sent by the Sublime Pore to
England, in which capacity he gave such
evidence OF ability of very high order that IN
l843 he was sent on special miss ion to Spain
congratulate Isabella ii on her accession 10 toe
throne, being at the same time intrusted With
mission 10 the Court OF Portugal. Again he gave
CON plete satisfaction, and returned home deco
rated with Spanish and Portuguese orders. In
184S he was Ottoman Commissioner 10 the Prin-
cipaities during the troubles which followed
the Revolution OF lS4S, and he was subsequently
employed on special missions to st. Petersburg
and Egypt. He was appointed for the first time
Minister Of Foreign Ahare in 1852, and the
events which, during the following year, lei to
the Crimean war, brought his name more
prominently than ever before the worli. Ii tie
question OF the Holy Places, which led to that
war, Fuad Pasha took very high ground, resist
ing the pretenslons OF Russia and publishing q
pamphlet entitled "The Truth upon the Ques.
lion of the Holy Places" which excited the
Indignation OF Prince Menschikoff to such a
degree that he openly insulted the Turkish
Minister by refusing 10 show him certain tokens
OF respect required by etiquette, and charging
him, in the presence of large concourse of
people, with being guilty of several acts of bad
faith towards Russia. Fuad Pasha Immediately
fpndprpd his rpsiUnafiOn Uhirh % Cnulh m ha
induced to withdraw; and not long after the
Crimean war commenced. the ex Minister
having successfully employed his abilities in
securing the alliance between Turkey, France,
and England against Russia. In the first
year of the war he was Commissioner at the
headquarters of Omar Pasha. In 1856 he
was reappointed to the office of Minister of
Foreign Affairs, dscharging the duties to the
close OF the war with signal ability; in 1860 he
was entrusted with the task OF putting an end
to the outIages committed by the Druses against
complished; and although he was designated by
the Paris Conference of that year Governor
General of Syria he preferred to return to Con-
placed at the head of the Council OF Justice. aud
a few months later appointed 0rand Vizier,
with the entire control OF the finances of the
and was made War Minister, which office he
OF Foreign Minister. He represented the
Porte at the late Paris Conference for
the bettlemeuS Oh the recent tTOuOle6
between Tsrkey aud Greece. Fuad
Pasba was an honorable exception to Turkish
statesmen hs views being remarkably enlight-
ened and liberal. both as regards religion and
politics. His policy as Foreign Minister has
contributed largely to strengthen the amicable
relations of the Porte with foreign powers, and
as regards the internal administration of the
Empire he was always in favor OF con-
ciliatory course of action to ward the Christian
population of Turkey. The existence of tele-
graph lines aud lighthouses in Turkey, and
other evidences of material proeress in that
country, are owing IN q great measure to his
patriotism. He was possessed OF superior lite
Iary attainments, proofs of which he has left
behind in an Ottoman grammar, aud poem
entitled ''The Alhambran % embodylue his recol-
leetions of Spain during his mission to that
country. . ..'.