The New York herald., 1873-11-10
Daoud Pacha.

BY cable telegram from Paris we are informed
that Daoud Pacha, the eminent Turkish statesman
died at BiarritZ on Saturday, the 9Th inst.
The deceased Minister and diplomat OF the Otto
man Porte was born at Constantinople In March,
1916. He belonged to one OF the oldest Christian
families in Turkey, and which suffered during the
prosecutions OF 1927. He has been about thirty-six
years in the service OF the Porte, having,
after a complete university course at Berlin,
commenced his Official career as Professor
OF Modern Languages in the Ottoman Mill
tary College at Constantinople. He after.
wards entered the diplomatic line as Secretary
to the Ottoman Embassy at Berlin, then at Vienna
and afterwards at Paris, whence he returned to
Berlin as Charge d'Anaires which post he held at
various times for period OF nine years. In 1854
he accompanied Ali Pacha as chief secretary to
the Conference OF Vienna. In 1855 he was Impe-
rial Commis sioner Tor the question OF the naviga-
ton OF the Danube, and in 1858 went as CHIEF sec
retary with Fuad Pacha to the Conference OF Paris.
In the following year he was named Director Gen.
eral OF Telegraphs and under his auspices all the
great lines OF telegraphic communications through
he was selected by the Porte and the Ave Powers to
fulfil the very difficult post OF Governor General OF
the Lebanon, with the rank OF MuchIr or Pacha OF
the highest grade, and was the first Christian ever
named TO that rank under the Sublime Porte.
Daoud Pacha spoke French, English, Italian and
German and in the first OF these languages pub
lished history or the seven years war. He In
former years gained more than one great prize
medal, &C., by his writings and dissertations be-
fore the Berlin University, and was q member Of
the Academy Of Science in tnat city. In creed,
Daoud Pacha was Catholic Armenian that Is,
OF the sect OF Armenians who while retaining their
own ancient rites and ceremonies, are IN COM
munion with the Roman Catholic Churcn) bur,
although sincere and even devout member OF his
own Church, was by no means bigot, and placed
obstacles In the way Of Protestant schools or mis-
sionaries in Lebanon. Wherever amongst the
natives OF Lebanon he found persons OF education
and intelligence he employed them, no matter TO
what creed they belonged; and In more than zone
instance ne braved the outcries OF Catholics or
Creeks and employed native Pr0testants In the
service or government. Amongst Others he had
on his personal star and employed In the police
corps OF the Lebanon an English of1icer, formerly
In the English cavalry, French offcer, who be-
longed 10 tue Chasseurs Pied, and Hungarian
of1cer. his commission TO the important post
took place under the following circumstances:-
After the civil war In Mount Lebanon be-
tween the Christian and Druse sects, during
the summer OF 1880. the sultan's government, as
well as the five great Powers OF Europe were In no
small degree puzzled as to how this vast district
should be governed for the future. II was pro-
posed az first to select one OF the native princes OF
the country, but, owing to sectarian disputes and
Jealousies, this became simple impossbity Tie
population OF Mount Lebanon amounts to about
4oo,0 600 souls, divided into six sects-Maronites
Greeks, Greek Catholics, DruSes, Moslems and Met
ua,is-al hating each other aud all determined not
70 De ruled over by any member Of another creed
VINO is native OF the mountain. The great
majority OF the population Is Christian, and this
lact, together with the recollection OF the help
gwen TO the Drnse sect by certain Turkish officials
curing curing the civil war OF 1860, made IT almost i'm
Possipie lot the Porte to place Moslem as ruler
over Lebanon. IL was, therefore. decided by the
representatives Of the great Powers as also by the
S Saaan aa Dommlssioners. that the mountain should
NC NC sovelheo bt christian named by the Porte,
put not native OF Lebanon. The Unanimous
cnoice iell upon Daoud Enendi, who proved him
executive and tuY dnd monest Of the
WAS placed In MIN by the monarcns.