Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-04
THE EVENING STAR.
FRIDAY.............. January q, 1875.
Ossnan and His Omeers.

A GLIMPSE or THE PACHA DURING THE SIEGE
Herr Victor Loire, the correspondent OF the
Fronk1urfer ZeitHag az Pleyna. has published
a series Of interesting letters describing his eN
per1ences during the siege of that town
oSman Paeha'S tent was always the point al
which itiy>t of the Russian shells were directed.
ana " va dangerous To approach IL. but the
tent itself was never hit the shells usually fell
from % 10 100 PAGES short OF IL. OSman once
asked the correspondent why he had not left
fleNna With his colleagues, and Herr larie
having replied that he had neither a good
horse nor sufficient money 20 pay for an e.
eort-oeing, IN laet, "haShi-hazOuk of the
duec nous to which Teylik Bey, the chief of
the staff. added, " 1t moi J0fnle les drfiSteS
discipline was very strict in the camp, and
Osman sometimes chastiSed refractory officers
himself. Herr Loire once saw two such on
GERS, a captain and lieutenant. brought before
the Marshal To he punished for cowaT,iice be
fore the enemy. The captain was head taller
than the Marshal and very strongly built. Both
stood in a humble attitude. with their heads
bent and their eyes fixed on the ground.
O>man first spoke 10 them gTayely and in a
low tone; he then suddenly sprang upon the
lieutenant, lifted him into the air With his left
hand, struck him repeatedly with his right fist
on the head and chest. and then dashed him 10
the ground. He next turned to the captain
and gave him also good thraShing. 1T WAS
strange. says Herr Loire, Ito see this man.
usually so calm and reserved. leaping about
Win the agility OF eat, his eyes flashing and
his lace glowing gnaShing his teeth and ac-
cOmpanying every blow with an exclamation
OF disgust and contempt
EDUCATION OF THE OFFICERS
speaking of the Turkish officers generally,
Herr Loire observes that many OF them speak
Bremen and German. have received thorough
education. and are great lovers of art. We
GermanS al home have no idea that there are
IN the Sultan army great number Of such
oihcerS-Tcal Turks and Northumberland no
IN scientific requirements and distinguished
manners are quite equal 10 the most eminent
and accomplished of the PruSSan officers As
Tor the Turkish soldier, | can say from per
Sonal inspection that he is the best i'm the
world. The busiest place i'm PleVna during
the Seiup WAS a handsome marble fnrnfain al
the southern end of the principal street The
haShl baLoukS and CircaSSianS here used Ia
sell their plumber To the regulars or To Spanish
Jews, who afterward sold them again al good
prOht. High boots clothing, and especially
warm Russian clOakS. were in great demand !:
thousands of Turkish soldiers i'm Pleyna wore
the Russian uniforms which they had thus oh
tanned, and they were only recognizable a.
OttOmanS 10y the feZ on their heads. MANY
blind beggarS, too, were clad i'm Russian uni
forms which had been given them by the chair
table soldiers. "One of the Turkish infantry
soldiers wore a Russian medal, With the in
ScrlptiOn, War Against Polani-lSl34' BY
strange freak of destiny the Russian soldier
who had fought for oppression in Poland per
lshed in war waged under pretence of put
ting down oppression in Bulgaria, aid the
medal concentrating his achievements had
gone 10 deck the breast Of a Turkish soldier
who did not even know IFS meaning. - fs,it
Mai Gazette.