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but he had an elder brother, Joseph,
and cousin, Lieutenant Moreno, of
the Italian navy. the latter born near
Alba. Little is known about the sta
ton OF his people, but an uncle, a Cath
ole bishop, superintendent his educa-
ton. He first attained great proficien-
cy in languages, and by middle life was
able 10 speak some fourteen different
tongues, including Arabic, Spanish,
French, German, English, Portuguese,
modern Greek little Chinese, a little
japanese and numerous dialects. He
learned Latin thoroughly and retained
his knowledge of it till his death. Grad
uating as a lieutenant in the naval
academy at Genoa, he saw service in
the Crimean war, as Piedmont sent 90
900 men for the assistance of England
and France against Russia Moreno
participated in conflict between the
Russian forces and a detachment of
men from an Italian ship of war and
received a wound in the neck, which
caused a slight tilt of the head, very
noticeable in his striking appearance.
He was sent back to Genoa with
other wounded and while he was con
valescing there decided to study civil
engineering at the University of Genoa.
He graduated there in 1854, but never
followed his profession Of civil engin-
@@ring. He did not like the navy, but
appears to have had sufficient money to
purchase a merchantmen, of which he
became captain. This ship piled be-
tween Genoa and the southeast coast
If India and Singapore. At that time
as a young man he was very str'k-
ing figure. He was medium height,
broad shoulders. dark gray eyes,
abundant black hair and beard, the lat
ter many years before his death having
turned almost white. His voice was "A
peculiar one, firm and rasping. His
manner was persistent but courteous,
and as he grew older suggestive of
much Impotence.
MARRIED a sULTAN'S DAUGHTER
Captain Moreno, sailing his mer-
chant vessel in those far-off seas, dis
covered an island, which he offered to
several nations, and finally settled in
9lmatra. There, about the year 1860,
1e started on his wonderful career Of
power and decline by marrying a
laughter Of the Sultan. It was a
dutch dependency, and Moreno's nat
-fal bent for agitation and adventure
soon led him 10 melting the natives to
oft against Holland. Being the SON
-H--aw Of the Sultan, he was able to
Weld much influence, and the uprising
@r~1med such proportions that Holland
sent an army to fhgt the rebellious peo-
- and Moreno had to flee for his lie.
MS wife, it is said, was left behind, and,
DIS lar as known, he never heard Of her
-saln. He was taken to Europe on a
'7Icn warship and went to Italy, Vic
Tor emmanuel II then reigning as king
al me capital Of Florence. To this SOW
,,eign Moreno proposed a scheme for
f-iAung colony in Sumatra, but Vic
'o' emmanuel was not enthusiastic,
. anu Moreno went 10 France, where he
8 urged a similar undertaking under the
'Lzplces Of the French Government.
+ ->epote con III was ruling, and Moreno
as given most cordial reception
I W ME IN Sumatra he had heroically
-sS-uea several people from the wreck
u d FRENCH vessel, for which Napoleon
J1SIo"ed upon him the medal of the
--sglon OF Honor. Napoleon, like Vic
vi Emmanuel. was wary Of COLOMBIA
= ~" schemes in Sumatra, where the
a D1'ch already had a firm foothold, but
"a mat visit to Paris, Moreno became
We" acquainted with many notab,es