The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-17
EMET ALI PAsHA.
The New Turkish Commander Chief ~
the Army of the Danube.


Correspondence New York Times.J
The new Commander-in-C Chief of the
Army of the Danube, Mehemet Ali, is
reported to have arrived at headquarters,
and, as all new brooms sweep clean, he
will probably show some energy and en-
deayor to repair the mischief caused by
his predecessors stupidity and inaction.
He enjoys high reputation, and possi-
bly, may accomplish something il his
troops will fight, although his exploits
against the Bosnian insurgents were
not crowned with any very striking sue
cess.
Mehemet Ali Pasha is Prussian rem
egade, the son OF a music master in
Berlin, who was adopted by the late
Aoli Pasha, when that great Turkish
statesman was ambassador at the court
OF "Pious William" Ieannot speak Of
him except from hearsay, but / have
been furnished with some very trust
worthy details Of his character and
manners by gentleman who passed
several months in his company in Bos-
MIA at the close Of 1875. He commanded
last year the army which beat the
Servians, under Gen. Zach, in front
Of Now Vagar, and would have
the great war horse, Abdul Kerim,
then operating against Alexinatz, had
not forbidden the movement. He
studied at the Russian Military School,
where he graduated with considerable
distinction, was promoted rapidly to
the rank of Ferik, and would long be-
fore this have occupied q more promi-
nent position in the Ottoman army
but for the death Of his protec-
tor and the hostility Of the
Grand Vizier Mahmoud, for whom
hah rf 1nr a
Some months before the overthrow and
suicide OF Abdul Aziz Khan, the Gen.
eral spoke freely Of the necessity OF his
dethronement in order to inaugurate
the reforms without which Turkey must
inevitably perish. His pet hobby is
financial honesty" That great En-
pire like that OF the Osmanli should re-
fuse to pay it's coupons, and should
allow it's signature to be protested, he
cannot understand, and he would "hang
every one Of those robbers who thus
bring disgrace upon nation" We can
readily understand his virtuous indig-
nation when we consider that Mehemet
Ali, who was adopted from charity, and
whose father, declining to become a
renegade, is literally starving in Ber-
lin, has amassed a very large fortune,
but that the non-payment OF the
aforesaid coupons cuts down his
revenues by about 100000 francs an
nually. He had q disappointment in
love about year ago; a very handsome
but portionless girl Of good family,
Mile. Antoinette de s., attracted his
fancy, and some Of the friends OF her
family endeavored to bring about mar
riage, where q handsome settlement
and all the rights and privileges of
q European wife would be guaranteed
before the French authorities. What
the young lady herself thought about it
I cannot say, but her mother was not to
be bought over even by the great mans
tempting offers, and. in spite of
the penury Of her household, replied to
the negotiator of the affair that 'sshe
had suffered much, but until then had
been spared the insult Of an offer of
marriage by Prussian, who added to
the disgrace Of his nationality the
stigma Of apostasy." Mehemet Ali was
very much cut up by the rejection OF
his suit, and has since then been dis
tinguished for his ultra-Islamism and
his severity toward "Rayah dogs" as
he calls Christians in general.