The New York herald., 1877-09-16
OBITUARY..

coNsrAN11NE CANADIs, OF GREECE.
Tho sudden desnh Of the daring apd patriotic GrecR
Constantine Ca'saris, which Was announced from
Athens yesterday by cable Is unfortunate event ns
this time. Under tho influence OF Russia Greece has
been wrishInE escape from Turkish rnlo during shs
past year. of the leaders OF the
revolutionary parry was N. Canaria He was always
favorable to Muscovite ascendancy in Turkey, hence
his loss sdvscr will bo deeply felt this time.
HB advance pOm = commander In tho navy TO the
premiership OF the nation the result OF pure
patriotism aided by spirit OF criticism and oppostion
TO all tyranny and disregard Of tho rights OF the
masses.
There is but little on record concerning him from
the time Of h,s birth In the island Of Ipsara IN 1900
until 1871, wnon he Was found In command Of a small
merchant vessel running from Greok port Odessa
In the Black Sea- When the revolutionists OF Greece
alarmed Europe By the bouness OF their measures 10
1872 Canaris determined to Join the navy and soon
Turks In 1922 Ksr. All, the barbarous com N andcr
Of tho Ottoman forces landed with his troops IN the
rich island oi Sco and commenced an indsoriminate
massacre OF the Greek inhabitants. Neither young
nor old wcro spared, men and women fell alike, and
in few days the fertile island WAS turned
INTO a desert. Having murdered tho hostaget
they Ind received the Turks returned to thcf
ships. Meanwhile the Greek fleet had made at
,ncks the Turks, but owing to ihsr inferior nun.
bcrs we're beaten on both occasons A. length was
determined 10 make an attack on tho Osmanlis with
n,e.hP and Two ships being ing prepared CAnar. "a wa:
the 18th OF June, 1872 Tho Turks still lay tho
harbor OF scio, cxulting over their buichcrcs and
fvxsing on and amid the plunder torn from tho
dcred Greeks On tho fatal night which his
destruction tho Captain Pacha gave great enter
undauntsd Creeks came sailing into the mid., Of
the Turkish ccL The brniot Commando by Causris IN
person ran into the Admras ship and instantly set her
OIL nrc. The Greeks then got into n launch. rowoe
under fire to tho other vessel which had se rc to the
Turkish treasure snip took on tho men aud passed
unharmed through the fleet. The Pacng's ship blow
up with 2, 00U Tho Admiral killed bv a fall
ing mast and tho Turkish navy received shock from
which recovered WINE tho oi the Greek
| ISLANDS were saved IRON invasion by tho heroic
courage OF Constantine Canaris and his gallant sailors.
Ever ready for action from this time Canaris was tho
nie or Tho Greek Tee In 1924, when tho Turks wcrs
making mn attempt on Sanios. bo advanced against
their whole fleet IN The midst OF heavy hrc, sup
ported only by u brg,nne,s aud so greatly did tho
! Turks tear his nreshlps that they drew on In con-
| fusion a few days after he ran Town and burned
uTuskish ,rlgate, contributing much TO the victory
which saved sa,nos from INVASION In the next year
! he attempted to burn the fleet OF Mehcmet All IN tho
| harbor Of Alexandria, ami would probably have sue.
! cccdcd had II not b'en Tor contrary winds For hs
rsaniry he gwen command OF tho rigatc Hcilos,
prescn tod by the Americans TO the Greeks.
In 1927 he was elected Representative OF Ipsara to
the national Congress. 0n the death OF Capo dstrs,
from whom he had received many avors and who had
appointed HIM commander Of the navy, he retired 10
syra where he remained several years Under Ohio.
IN ls4s, he was made Minister Of Marine and Prcn-
don't OF the Council In 1S5i he was again appointed
10 mat position lie also madc COMMANDER OF the
order OF the aviour" In 1885 hc resigned this
place and three years after Disguised Mt the msmsn-
asemcnt ana tyranny of The government threw up all
his commissions sent back his orders and retired nts
private life.
Becoming ono OF tn. leaders OF the opposition ia
1851 he refused pension oi 81 400 which tho
Ministry had succeeded IN gc,ting Parliament TO
hun. II At this timo that hc refused tho rank ot
vice admiral, sithough he has been dc-iSoated under
this title SINCE. On January 25 1862 no replaced
VI. Mmoulis as Prime Minister and was asked TO
tinus the head OF AFFAIRS hut hc could agree
with his colleagues this appointment was revoked.
The effect prodnccd by this brns1ne revocation was
ono OF the prctccls fer tho revolution IN Sauplic.
After The Ming had He'd Cansrs took part
III the provsi"nai sov-rnmont but shortly attcrward
resigned lie was subsequently named as ono OF tn.
irumyiraic formed to govern Greece In the absence
OF King but he appeared to dislike nc responsibility
and ion OF certain ,eaers more fond o power
than he again resigned February 1903 In March,
1861. ON the Establishment oi tho new kingdom. he
was again called upon to form Ministry. the Kin
having conferred him tho title OF prcsdcnt OF tho
Council but AGAIN he showed his dislike of power and
rcsgncd In April 1864 lie declared no was willing
at ali times stand by his country; to give her min
stcrs what benefit his experiences might guarantee,
hut he had no desire ior arbitrary rule Hc accepted
the task OF forming another Cabinet however some
what iacr and renamed at its hcnu president win,
his former title OF Minister OF Marine until u was
superseded IN March, 1860 DURING tho last years
he has renamed 10 comparative obscurity, bat bis
sudden dem'sr, OF apopoxy dcrrivcs Athens Of tb.
cral host ana 1rcccc OF ava.uab,e statesman