Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-11
Another HICKS Pasha.

n lew Gays sinc1 tne HERALD con-
tanned an interesting account Of the life
aud services Of Charles G. Hicks, o.. Cali
fornia, who, after an eventful career
well known in this State. went to Egypt
and became general, whose title in
that country is Pasha. Henceforth
Hicks Pasha became prominent officer
in the army Of the Khedive. Some Of
eur readers were with Hicks in the Mica.
ragus war and speak Of him es dashing
| fiibuster of generous sentiments and
versatile accomplishments. But it seen 8
that there is q disposition to divide tie
honors with our California Hicks, and
claim that Hicks Pasha was an Engl sh-
man and not on American at all.
Mr.. r. A. Rising. OF Lo, Angeles,
states that he was a schoolmats Of Hicks
in England, and knows his entire his
tory In support of his statement about
the life of Hicks Pasha. be produces a
copy of the Norfolk Chronicle and Nor
,cich Gazette, Of England. dated Decem.
ber l, 1883. which says:
clicks Pasha entered the Bombay
army as far back as lS49. He served in
Bengal during the campaign of l857-59
with the First Belooch Battalion, and as
. staff officer to the Punjaub moveable
column; served IN the Rohi.ound cam
paign with Major.General Penny's
forces, and was present in the action Of
Kukralee, action with Feroze Shahs
force before Bareilly and occupation Of
that town; actions Of Bunnee. Mahom-
dee, and attacks by the rebels on Shah
jehanpore; campaign for the subjugation
Of Dude, and present at the attack on
and capture OF the Fort Of RaInpore
Russia, surrender and occupation of the
Fort Of Amsthee; subsequently, with
Lord Clyde's force ct the occupation Of
Sunkerpore. attack and defeat of the
enemy under Beni Madho at Dhoondia
Keris, and capture of the Fort of Buxar;
with the column detached after the &C.
tion to drive the enemy across the River
Goomtee. Served under Lord Clyde
throughout the operations across the
Gogra; present at the action with the
Nana's force at Brijidis, action at Chur-
dab, attack on and capture of the Fort
of Mujediah; commanded the right wing
OF tho First Belooch Battalion detached
with Brigadier Horsford's brigade previ-
ously to end on the passage of tire Rap
tee into Nepaul; at the defeat of the en-
emy at Sitk Ghaut, and capture OF their
guns mentioned in dispatches. medal)
served as Brigade Major, Second Brig
ade, First Division, during til. Abys-
sinian campaign ia l667.68. and was
present ct the capture of Magdala (men-
toned in dispatches, Brevet Major and
medal). Some months ago Colonel Hicks
went to Egypt, and after taking up the
Office of Chief Of the staff, he was ap-
pointed by the Khedive Commander.in.
Chief of the Soudan Army.
The English officers attached to the
expedition with Major-General Hicks
were Lieutenant-C Colonel. the Hon. J.
Colborne, late Major of the Eleventh
Foot; Lieutenant-C Colonel Coetlogon, late
Major of the Seventieth Foot; Major
Martin, late Captain of Bakers Horse in
South Africa; Major Farquhar. late Cap
tain Of the Grenadier Guards: Captain
Forester Walker, late Lieutenant Of the
Bluffs or East Kent Regiment; Captain
Massey. late Lieutenant Of the Duke OF
Cambridge Own (Middlesex Regiment);
Surgeon Major Rosenberg, Major War
ner, Captain w. Page Phillips, and Mr..
e. B. Evans, Intelligence Department.
The cavalry was under the command of
Major Martin; the artillery, with Nor
denfelt guns, was under the command Of
Captain Forester Walker. Colonel, the
Hon. J. Colborne, was, according to the
last advices, on sick leave at Cairo. The
gentleman who acted as Mr.. Broadley's
interpreter during the State trials at
Cairo, Mr.. Edward Baldwin Evans, went
to the Ssudan. it is stated, in q similar
capacity under Hicks Pasha.
The Cairo correspondent of the Stand.
ard states that telegram has been re.
ceivei there from Mr.. Power, who fully
confirms the previous news of the disas
ter ia the Soudan. 1t seems that Hicks
Pasha. believing the enemy to be routed,
accepted the guidance Of an emisslry OF
the Mahdi, who led him into the defile
where his army was attacked.
This matter has been referred to cur
correspondent, who declares that the
California Hicks Pasha is the genuine
fellow who led the Egyptian forces .
glory and the grave in the Soudan. He
does not doubt but that there may have
been another Charles Hicks who entered
the British army. and may have possi-
bly, gone to Egypt, but he claims that
the genuine, unadulteratcd Hicks Pasha,
who led the whole Egyptian Army up
the White Nile to fight Mahdi, the False
Prophet, was our own Hicks Pasha,
friend of Stone Pasha, formerly COM
mander Of the Egyptian Army. al.o an
American, who advised against the en-
tsrprise in sending Hicks with l,O03
msn into this part of thu enemy's coun-
try. He was once offered similar COM
mand, to make the same campaign, but
informed the Khed,ve that q 900 men
would be the least that he would require
to meet the False Prophet, who held
every strong position with 25, 200 men.
Stone Pasha is now in America, and
can settle ths question whether it was
our Pasha who was defeated, or the
scoolmate Of Mr.. Rising. 1t is q matt r
Of interest TO the old comrades Of tur
Hicks, who fought with him in Nicara-
qua, and now reside in Los Angeles, to
know the truth Of the matter. They
are anxious to know the real fact, and
really the friends ON each side hope it is
the other Hicks Pasha who was defeated
and slain. and not their own. A copy
Of the HERALD will be sent to Stone
Pasha. now in New York, who can tell
which Hicks Pasha was killed by Ma
homet Achmet, the False Prophet, who
seems to be "holy terror" ON the Blue
aud the White Nile.
COURT REPORTS