Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-03
ADVENTURESOME.
A ROMANTIC AND OAsHiNG CAREER.
The Life Of Capt. John Smith thrown into
q the Shade BY an Irishman
rom the New York SUM


dividuals-poets, orators, duellists
and the wild Irishnlan in every phase
of the national character. DOnny
brook" was in its day famous the
world over for the rapidity with which
I the diversion" could be inaugurated
the handy manner in which skull.
were cracked for the mere amusement
of the thing; and then, after the bat.
tie ceased, the loving embrace which
appeared so ludierOus, and the abun-
dant pOtations of mountain dew,
! which washed the wounds and healed
the cause of quarrel, brought annually
! to the Brook" adventurous spirits
| from every quarter of Ireland. The
young gentlemen of Dublin were in
early youth imbued with the spirit of
this devil-may-care sort of fun, and
especially the Trinity College boys, for
whom nothing was too hot nor too
heavy.
No wilder, more jolly, daring, or
dashing gallant broke from the portals
Of old Trinity, or scaled its walls for a
spree in .Jilde'S, a raid through the
city, or q free fight on the green of
DOnnybrOOk, than your phenomenal
Irishman," Eugene O'Reily, or Has
san Bey. He is the son of an eminent
attorney in Dublin, and was born in
Lower Gardiner street about the year
1S24, and entered Trinity College when
seventeen years of age. College life
did not suit the taste of the descen-
dant of the "Onefin OReillys." He
eagerly desired to change the garb OF
the student for military costume, and,
before he graduated, cap and gown
were cast aside and he sought military
life and adventure in Austria. where
he obtained a lieutenancy in a hussar
regiment. He was just the right sort
Of material for that branch of the
service. He stood about five feet ten
inches, had 1.-THE, active frame, red
hair, sanguine temperament, bright,
restless blue eyes, a handsome face,
and well developed forehead.
After serving for some time with
distinction, his impulse, erratic, Celtic
nature and love of fadventure-some
said there was a lady in the case, Just
rs there was recently with his phenOm-
enonship in Syria-led him into diff
Guilty. He quarreled with his superior
officer and challenged him to mortal
combat, for which Ofiense against dis
ciplinc he was forced to leave the ser
vice, and he returned to Dublin.
After short stay he proceeded to
Italy at the time Charles Albert un-
dertOOk, with the blessing of Pho Mono
and the sword presented by that
POntiff, to drive the. Australians out
of Italy. lie Joined the army of the
King, as captain Of light cavalry, and
fought bravply throughout the short /
and disastrous campaign.
The Evolutionary spirit was abroad |
in Europe. Ireland caught the flame /
and was boiling over with rebellion. !
OBrien, Dillon. Meagher, DOheny, .
UGOTnan and McGee, from forum |.
and hill top, sent forth those eloquent /
the bones of dead nation stir in 1
their tomb. Revolutionary clubs /
were formed all over Ireland, and the I
people We're arming. with whatever I
description Of Weapon they could pro- /
cure. Dublin was the headquarters
Of the organization. O'Reilly re- I
turned once more to the hanks of .
. Anna Liffey," and threw himself .
into the movement with all the fervor .
Of patriot soldier. lie became PreSi- /
dent of one of the Dublin clubs, and /
was "a member Of the Central Council. /
. The suspension of the habeas corpus /
act brought matters to crisis, a .
rising was precinitated, and after the
feeble attempt &OfebelliOn had fizzled |
out at Ballingary, O'Reilly escaped to
Paris and enjoyed life in that gay /
capital qntil the breaking out of the 1
revolution in 'i9. lie /
snuffed the breeze Of hattie like an
ancient Wdr-horse, was soon in
harness, and the Roulevards know
'' Gen. Count O'Reilly" no more.
He obtained q captaincy in a light
cavalry regiment, fought gallantly in
nearly all the great battles of the
campaign, and was raised TO the rank
Of Colonel After the betrayal of the
army by GOergey, when
the cause was irretrievably lost, he
escaped across the Turkish frontier
With Gen. Balm, turned MuSselman,
and was 6dptized Hassan Bey,
lie was again made captain of a
cavalry regiment in the Turkish SER
vice, and remained in it until q short
time previous to the breaking out of
the Crimean war, in 1854. He again
returned to Dublin, and let himself
loose in gsy dissipatioh,' AZ in his cOt
lege days of yOre.
When hostilitieS commenced be-
tween the Russians and the Turks, he !
hurried over to London, obtained an
Interview with Lord Palmerston in
Downing street, explained to him the
sort of military life he had been lead
ing for some years, and asked for q
in the Turkish contingent
)f Bashi- BaZooks, or irregular cavalry,
which was subsidized and differed by
he British Government; but hekold
Palmerston very frankly that hdhad
seen eRgaged in the rs, affair In Ire
and, which might be an objection to
lS appointment. %
Old Pam, in his handsome tones,
aid: " Not at all, my dear fellow,
On the contrary, it is one of your
trOngestrecommendations, Any one
having the tenlerity 20 embark In an
Enterprise 50 desperate has Just the
'Ort of mettle we require in the pres
mt war"
lie was commissioned Colonel of
he semi-diSciplined, semi-barbarous
,ontingent of the British army, the
lent anu Nllu-lOOklllg DslSIil-DaZOukS.
He served throughout the Crimeap
var, and distinguished hipself by the
lash and pluck which he Invariably |
displayed in every engagement he en-
-ered.
In1S57 he returned to Dublin, where
be remained only a short time. He
his romantic career i'm Tur-
key, Syria, Egypt, and elsewhere; but
having fallen into the tolls Of the De-
Iilah of the desert, he is now in the
,ustody of the Sultan.
The New York Ereaing Post of
the 26th, in reference TO the policy of
our Government in the Alabama
claim affair says; Z. It is aseertained
from the most trustworthy sources
-haf the President considers that Eng