Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-12-31
HOBART PACHA.

known ss Hobart Fscha admiral OF the Turk.
ish navy, wrote q book, that has Just been
published, entitled "SkotChcs From My
Life" A life so full OF adventure and eN-
element that II might have Afforded good
basis for tales rs thrilling "a any Uf the Old
sea rovers for he had the spirit OF the
buccaneer and went rowing in queer corners
of the world In search Of adventure lie FOL.
lowed his profession of a soldier OF fortune
with great care for its honor, but he liked TO
feel reasonably sure OF a cash reward for his
gallaut enterprises. lie was a son OF the Earl
OF Buckinghsmshire, aud sutierlug the fate
Of the youngest sons of the nobility in those
days he entered the navy rs q midshipmau
at the age OF thirteen, WAS bullied and brow.
beaten after the harbarous custom that made
the English war ship GNating he'll, and
came out Of the mill a bluff and fearless
sailor with bitter hatred of all tyranny. lie
served for a long time on the Brazilian sta.
tion interceptins slsvers and was often sent
In command OF boat expeditions
Once when about 10 board famous slave
brig Hobart discovered that all his psrcus.
/ sion caps had been forgotten. In Conse-
Quence OF this accident the slaves we're got
| ashore but our midshlpman captured the
brig at Ter moorings, and without smmuni.
ton held her against a constant tre from the
land until his ship came to his relief Sail.
ing with his prize 10 Rio he to took another
| SLAYER on the way having 400 Africans on
| board, alive and dead, short Of water and
provisions and rsysged by smallpox, oPtha-
| mia aud diarrhoaA Once while alone watch.
| Ing from the shore \ SLAYER that had lust
come in sight two Cuoau uiUpdhOuuds we're
| set upon him, He had q double barrelled
gun the first barrel missed tire; with the
| second he blew out the brains OF the nearest
l dog; this checked the other brute for
moment and gave one OF the sailors time to
come up and shoot it On voyage to the
Cape OF Good Hope In a captured SLAYER,
with the captain and three Of his crew ss
prisoners, an attempt was made 10 murder
him and retake the vessel. He shot the
slave captain, his qusrtermaster knocked
another OF the sssasslns overheard and tue
rest were put in irons
When the American civil war broke out
Hobart saw chance TO crafty love OF ad-
venture and make money by running the
blockade He went into the business under
| the name of Captain Roberts. He made
eight successful trips to Wilmington aud out
/ again. The vessel in which he made .Cst
| OF his runs was fast and s'aunCh double.
| screw steamer OF 400 tons Her spATs were
| reduced to pair OF light lower masts, with
l out yards. Her hull, showing eight feet
| above water, was painted 3 duh gray, The
boats were lowered square with the gun
wales. The funnel telescoped aud the coal
was smokeless anthracite. At night the
| vessel was practically invisible Steam WAS
blown oil noise!essy under water. Among
the fowls taken ON board for provisions, no
cocks were allowed tor fear OF their GROWING
To get into Wilmington the Oh" as
Captain Hobart calls her had to run sdOuble
Gordon oi cruisers, and she WAS generally
seen and chased al some parts OF the lines
Once, AFTER dodging her pursuerS all day and
all night, she found steamer close alongside
her
"How she had got there withou, our know.
ledge is mystery to me even nov How
ever, there she was, aud We had hardly seen
her before steutorian voice hOwleu out,
1 'Heave TO In that steamer or III sink you.
l 1t seemed as IL all was over, but | determined
| to try ruse before giving the little craft up.
| SO L answered, Aye, aye, cir, We are
| stopped The cruiser was about eighty
| yards from US We heard orders given 10
| man and arm the quarter boats, we saw the
| boats lowered into the water, we saw them
| coming we heard the crews cheering Al the
| prospect OF their prize The bOwmsu had
| Just touched the sides OF our vessel With their
boat hooks when ! whispered down the tu be
Into the engine room, Full speed ahead -
and away we shot into the darkness.
/ II don't know what happened whethE the
captain OF the man.Of.war thought that his
boats had taken possession, and mus q ID not
try 70 stop us, or whether he stopped 10 pick
| up his boats in the rather nasty sea that wss
| running, some one who reads this may
| know. All l can say is that not a shot was
| bred, and that in less than minute the pitch
darkness hid the cruiser from our view.
/ This Was great piece Of luck"
After other narrow escapes the p--n
reached the entrance to Cape Fear river and
showed light from the inshUre side Of the
| vessel. This was answered by tao lights
| being placed a short distance apart on the
beach, SO low that they could not be seen
| from the fleet, and by getting these Lights
| into line the blOCksde-Tunner found the
| channel aud steamed in. When morning
| broke Hobart COuutsd twenty-five cruisers
behind him and on the shores in flames
l was fine blockade-runner which had been
| oeach9d in the night to avoid capture.
"It Will be difficult to erase from MY
memory the excitement OF the evening We
made our little craft fast alongside the quay
al Wilmington; the congratulations We re-
| oeiyed, the champagne cocktail We imDibed,
the eagerness with which We gave and re-
| ceived newa.n
On the way out well loaded with cotton.
| Hobart's ship was chased all day by cruiser
| which was slowly overhauling him, and hs
| only saveu himself by taking advantage Of
the Gulf stream. As soon AS he crossed the
| ripple which marks the edge of the stream he
| turned into the current, there running two
| or three knots in his favor His pursuer
changed course a. the same time without
waiting 10 reach the current, and thus Hobart
gained lead OF severa! miles By dusk the
| war vessel Was within range and began firing ;
| but the D---n was not hit and under cover
OF darkness she hauled OF 10 one side and ct
| the cruiser go by.
Captain Hobart, speaks highly of the char
acter and ability OF the United .ates naval
officers, especially those of the regular ser.
| vice, and he was greatly impressed, in spite
Of his own good luck, with the general
effectiveness of the blockade. Oar ships,
however, he thinks were not as well manned
| a. officered.
When he entered the Turkish navy his
services were especially desired 10 stop the
| blockade-running by which the Greeks kept
alive the Cretan insurrectlOn. Considering
| everything 1t is not surprising that he was
| easily successful In this work. II WAS then
/ that he received from an officer of the Brit.
ish admiralty semi-Cff fficial letter saying :
| Cnless you leave the Turkish service YOU
| will be scratched of the list" He answered
| You may scratch and be Id, " and he
| was taken az his word. But sCmo wear,
| afterward he was relnstated