The Morning herald., 1877-08-01
HOBART PASH A.

Earl Of Buck1nghamShlro- AN Engilsh
nob!emau in holy orders, and occupant Of
| a prebendal stall--was born in 1924 He
entered the Royal Navy, and within .
comparatively short time attained gthe
lhnk Of captain. Attic tiheof our great
ivil war, having retired from active ser
vice, though still in receipt Of half-pay
from the Eng.ish Government. CAPTAIN
Hobart appeared on the Atlantic coast as
ablockade-runner. The daring and sue
cess with which he kept up communlcs-
t.ons apd conveyed munitions Of war to
the Southern army made him special oh.
iact Of annoyance to the commanders of
Iederal vessels engaged in guarding the
several ports.
/ when the Cretan insurrection broke out
id 1867, Cantain Hobart, having entered
the Turkish naval service, was intrusted
with the command of the squadron de-.
signed to Blockade the island; 1.-THE Gresk
government promptly called the attention
Of Pnrliament to this fact and the Adj
niralty, attic instance Of the Foreign Or
Gce. struck his name off The British Navy
List. In 1874. Admiral Hobart Pasha ad-
dressed letter to Lord Derby, admitting
chat he committed breach Of naval dis
cipline by accepting service under the Tur-
..ish Government without leave, but add
ne:"During seven years that have elapsed
since that time have endeavored to main
.ain the character of an EnglismaD for
zeal. activity, and sagaclty, and I have
been fortunate enough to obtain certain
European reputation of which ! hopel
may be Justly proud. II prevented by my
conduct during very critical period at
tho end of the Cretan revolution (while ]
was in command of large Turkish fleet)
much bloodshed, and, many people think,
aEuropcan war. I have organized tho
turkish navy in way which has led te
high encomiums as to it's state from all the
co1nmanders-in-chie of the English feetf
WHO have lately visited Constantinop]e'
lave established naval schools, training
ina gunnery ships land here have beer
bly, assisted by English naval officers).
While doing all this toward strengthening
sho navy Of our ally. have naturally
made many enemies. -. All that they
can find to say land it is bitter enough il
He has becl dismissed the English ser-
vice without, of course. explaining tht
:au 30. This is most painful to me, and il
very detrimental to my already difficuls
position" He therefore asked that his Of
fepse might be overlooked. and that he
might DO relieved from the "ban OF dis
grace.'
The result " as that on the Sd of Novem-
ber. 1874, Lord Derby relented by intimat'
ing TO the Admiralty that the re-instate-
meut of Captain Hobart might, he thought,
bo accorded, no "a matter Of imperial poll
cy, without afIording precedent detri-
mental to the discipline of the service"
II this way the commander of the Turkish
Acct was placed on the retired list OF her
Alaiesty's navy, and thus entitled to the
usual lponsion.
Since the beginning of the present war,
tho fact of Captain Hobart's continuing to
hold rank and receive pay in tho British
navy, while at tho same time commanding
that of Turkey, has been so strenuously
condemned in Parliament that Lord Der
by was finally compelled to inform the
brilliant officer that he must make choice
between the two flags. Upon this Hobart
pasha obtained an audience with the Sui
tan, who offered him an increase OF pay If
he would continue in tho service OF the
PORTE. A satisfactory arrangement was
soon completed and the Englishman hav
nu fnally transferred his allegiance to
Turkey, the name Of Augustus Hobart was
formally erased from the lists of the Brit
ish Navy.