The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-16

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Slav0nian origin, Deryish Pasha differs
entirely from MoukhtaT. Without mill
stary education, but with an in1petuosity
which makes him a Mussulman Murat,
he ie at sixty years old as brilliant a
cavalry officer as he was in his youth.
Pr0digal. greedy of pleasures and SEN
satiOn, he satisfies his passions without
bothering himself about public opinion.
In the army heis a so1diel OF the first
class, and has never missed an occasion
to fight he has never failed to be sue
cessful, but, by a strange fortune, since
1S49 he has had none but his own COM
patriots to fight against. At court, he
is suitable and able coulter, versatile
and ready, and always prompt to adj
vance his own fortunes.
NEDJIB PAsHA.
Educated at the military school OF
Brussels, Nedjib Pasha, although of
Turkish race, is European in education
and in his mode of life. He is married
to Christian woman of Banja1uka, in
Bosnia, and has always lived after the
Western;fashion. His Independence of
character and his prediction for foreign II
customs won him at first the hostility
of the war minister of Abdul -Aziz,
Hussein Pasha, but later this served
him, for it was on account OF his habits
and experience as man OF the world
that he was chosen as ambassador ex-
traordinary to the King of Italy. He
acquitted himself so we'll on this deli
cate mission that on his return Hussein
Pasha gave him an important command
in Bulgaria. This new mission gave
him new means of bringing himself
into notice. He soon obtained the
chief command of the army of Herze-
govina, at the end of fortunate march
which he made from Gatchko to Beleka
to succor some isolated troops. On re-
turning to COnstantinople at the begin
ming Of 1876, he Joined in the conspiracy
against Abdul-Aziz, and under Murad,
obtained the rank of lieutenant-g general
and chief of staff to Abdul-Kerim.
sHEvKET PAsHA.
It is Shevket Pasha who was charged
with suppressing the Bulgarian insur-
rection. He acquitted himself of this
task, say his friends without executing,
in all their rigor, the orders he had re
ceived, but nevertheless, with such a
severity that he is, in a measure, res
poDsible for the atrocities committed
by his subordinates. Nevertheless he
has the reputation of being generous
and good natured. He is young, and
owes his military fortune to his noble
carriage and martial air. Mustapha-
Diellaeddin Pasha, under whose orders
he served as attachee on the staff in
1869, during the Montenegrin campaign,
having certain talent as an artist,
made his portrait and sent it to Abdul
Aziz The Sultan, struck by the heroic
mien of the young officer, had the pic
ture hung in his gallery, and every time
he looked at it in passing, issued orders
to promote Shevket to another grade.
In reality Shevket was brave, but the
Sultan was not acquainted with this,
and it was only his good looks that
brought him his rapid success.
YAvER PAsHA
is also one of the handsomest Turkish
general officers. He is of Circassian
descent, very brave, and has great
powerHof endurance. To the qualities
of race he conjoins all the advantages
which special military training and a
careful education can give. He is a
graduate of the school of Constanti-
NOBLE, and is considered an accomplished
general of infantry. He won distinc-
ton at the head of the Chasseurs, at
Silistria, in 1854. In 1871 Abdul-A,ziz
made him minister Of war; Yaver
Pasha acquitted himself of this task
with praiseWorthy integrity. II the
Turks do not condemn too much his
sweetness of character, inclined to too
great leniency, he will probably be
Charged, during the present campaign,
with the chief command of one OF the
armies.