New-York tribune., 1877-05-03
THE ADMRATs SINGULAR CAREEI

THE ADAIHALS SlNGlLAR NAttIEit.
HIS ENGLISH PAHENTAGE-HOW HE LEFT THE navy
OF HIS OwS CoUNTRG-GEEAr SERVICES TO
ruRKEY-A BLOCKADE RUNNER IN TIE CIVIL
WAR.
The conspicuous service which Gen. Williams
rendered 10 the corrupted and demoIalizedauny Of
Turkey during the disasters OF 1915 in Asia has
parallel in the work Of another EnllisAInan-Capt
Augustus Charles Hobart, How called 'obart Paslo,
admiral of the Turkish feet Gen Williams by his heroic
conduct won the title Of Baron OF Kars and was sent TO
plameut Hobart Pasha is the third son Of the Earl OF
Bucknghamshirc
Ueyyas born April l, 1922, and entered the navy in
1875 becoming commander when 80 years Of age. Ho
made himself known through great haldihood and en-
drauce aud tCudDes for adventures on the seas Ten
wears ago the condition OF the Turkish navy was dopoa
bic Corruption, want OF discipline and an Impoverished
treasury had reduced 1t to the lowest degree Of i'll
efficiency. A loan was negotiated b. the Government
for the purpose rcparngit The bends found areajy
sale among nations which We're ineIcs ed IN the military
mower OF q people they had been allied with In war
twenty years before. Can't Hobart was then an officer
ON hall pay, and the Porte waf naturally anxious 10
secure the services OF man in the English navy IL
offered him great ICcunaIv inc ccments and the dignity
which belongs 10 the rank Of Pa,ha. Tie Admit
rsIty WAS not -. sea with HobaIt's Inclination
10 accent the )cr, and 10 warned him that ne should
do so ne would forfeit his professional rights at home
Meanwhile tho Gre iusurrectcn broke out, and capt
Hobart vas cmplo ed by Turkey in forcing blockade
ot C,etcas.ust III. Greeks. Whom the Admiralty heard
of ,lrs u ...nt ,n was called Tor and ne iutimated
tpst ne .g Dnc1 made member Of the Board OF
Admiral. .h. lIcctOrGeneral Of Naval Schools IN
te onto . EniJi.. H. prayed that il his name should
bc tal,ct tn. active list ne might remain as retired
officer eyed g. vain, ana on the l0'h Of March
1ecor . removed altogether. Not long after
,ro,d H. - .,, a reinstatement. and the subject was
postpon,a q, .jaLibcrA Ministry was install ed and
The reque.t , ncwcd only TO be promptly refused In
1874 ho,y,. tousc-vatiye Ministry had succeeded
10 tlIe Lib, ., and Capt HOBART renewed hls appeal
Iccug in ,OO ugut phiss,es the disgrace attending MS
dism ssal and iemgdug the Ministry oil the praise he
Dna .arned hy organizing the Turkish Navy. He '.e
then r.st1reG TO the retired list with hali pay -
yeqr ard such be now is.
This ,restgr-whethor an E1g's1 naval officer, b und
IN serve his co4ltTy by the recep ofpay fro g., and
hv b,e official rank should cOncuc wdrliEe o, "T IONS
,oins, friendly pOwer-has already been the meme OF
1l,e in the House Of Lords. Lond,n letter. printed
g., ,h.so couinus today will snow. L0rd Derby IN that
1chata aid not defend Hobart Fashas breach of dis
cpllne but be gave some irocedehls IN iaVor OF MS
rstoration 70 English h1nOrs. In his argument now
.,.r IN, JOudou EewS says he seemed to say 4rue'
Turkeys system OF government Is Dur@Sque' IIu''
her courts y Justice are disgrace 10 c'lh%"'4o' "'
,ha uiser3cs Of her Christian pOpuialoh H"'o io
generations been source oi uouDe "ii I''"
Isnrope Is there however no praise dne /" th'
man who has given her good navy ""o
bas thus far at least pat her IN cohHuoh
20 defy the public opinion of Europe Win impuni9'
and TO maintain her sovereign right of niS-o'er"c'
and oppressionp The subject Is Key 10 ProVo Sou'o
of unusual interest to the British puDhc INC 1'"'
of Aprl q says: We shall the fun measure OF tne
anomaly If we ask what the United States wouid nave
said had Capt of the Alabama borne hor hoJ'e
Rvs commission and been recost Of hall-paS rom er
Maiestys treasury" It's matter OF record however
that Capt Hobart actually engaged h Dochaue oi-
erations during the late Civil war lie mauc
the base Of his work, and one authority says 'hht
be ran the blockade at Southern ports ls times.